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Maya wins a very special award at NY Socially Relevant Film Festival

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The 11th Edition of the SR Socially Relevant™ Film Festival in-person section closed on March 18, at the National Arts Club in New York. The Festival opened at the Maysles Cinema on March 13 and ran at MRHS and Cinema Village. The festival covers social issues totaling 53 films this year. The Official Selection is accessible online through the festival website. The main themes are 100 Years of Armenian Cinema, Black History, BIPOC films, Aging and Disability, Women, LGBTQI+,...

Amaze on and on: Citadel: Honey Bunny (Hindi)

Amaze on and on: Citadel: Honey Bunny (Hindi) Raj and D.K. The duo that always pay! They take-over Citadel from and name their series Honey Bunny. “We believe in giving titles that are in sharp contrast to the content of the show. (Well, what else would you say about The Family Man and Guns and Gulabs, for example?”). Honey and Bunny, co-incidentally, happen to be the names of the leading pair, Varun Dhawan and Samantha Ruth Prabhu, in the series. This is Varun Dhawan’s stre...

Amaze on Prime video: PLOTT A LOTT GOTT

Amaze on Prime video: PLOTT A LOTT GOTT Inviting us at 12 noon for lunch at a 5-star hotel was unusual. The practice is to invite you at 12 or 12.30 pm, and serve you lunch at any time between 3 and 5 pm. Oh, the price you pay for being a journalist! Proceedings begin at around 2 pm, and last for about 1- ½ --2 hours. Lunch dare not be served before the proceedings begin, or while they are on, because savvy organisers believe that starved journalists would wait, while ‘lunched&rs...

Call for Applications: Arthouse Cinema Training 2024

  The Arthouse Cinema Training returns to Berlin this summer for its 21st edition.  19-25 AUGUST 2024 BERLIN, GERMANY     Don't miss it. Applications are open!   What is the Arthouse Cinema Training?   The Arthouse Cinema Training is an intensive one-week program that brings together arthouse exhibition professionals from across the world. The only program of its kind, the Training gives participants a unique chance to learn from top e...

Interview With Filmmaker Alison Tavel For Debut Doc Feature Film RESYNATOR (2024), SXSW World Premiere

RESYNATOR is a feature documentary film and synth resurrection project started by director Alison Tavel in 2014. The true story centers around a resurrected synthesizer (aka the RESYNATOR), that was invented by Alison’s late father Don Tavel in the ‘70s, which she dug up from her grandmother’s attic twenty-five years after his passing and has been on a mission to share it with the world ever since. RESYNATOR had its world premiere at SXSW on March 10th, 2024, and won the Docu...

SXSW: Film.io Public Launch With $30K Collaboration Grant to Empower Independent Filmmakers & Democratize the Film Industry

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Film.io’s fan and creator-focused platform elevates marginalized voices and restores creativity, collaboration and transparency to the filmmaking process To kick off the first day of SXSW 2024, decentralized filmmaking platform Film.io announced its public launch, opening the doors for independent creators around the world and putting Hollywood decision-making into the hands of creators and fans. Following the success of its initial debut at th...

Awards of Cinélatino 2024 Professional Platform

PROFESSIONAL PLATFORM  CINÉLATINO 2024 FILM IN PROGRESS 43  & FILM IN DEVELOPMENT 19 AWARDS   Film in progress proposes to contribute, with pragmatism and efficiency, to the completion of the selected films, and exposes these films to international visibility in the professional environment in order to facilitate their circulation and distribution.     ...

370 short films from 62 countries for the 36th edition of Filmfest Dresden -16 to 21 April 2024

For the 36th edition of Filmfest Dresden (16 to 21 April 2024), more than 370 short films from 62 countries compiled in the three Competitions and various special programmes are awaiting the audiences. In today’s press conference in the Filmtheater Schauburg festival cinema, Festival Directors Sylke Gottlebe and Anne Gaschütz together with further members of their team are providing insights into the highly diverse programme, including the already announced thematic focus on “...

Technicolor Group unveils its strategic framework

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TECHNICOLOR GROUP: A FRAMEWORK FOR TRANSFORMATION World class businesses MPC, Mikros Animation, The Mill, Technicolor Games – to be housed under a new holding company: Technicolor Group A company in a sound financial position, with new money injection and moderate indebtedness Ambitious transformation underway to become a leading provider of visual experiences and cutting-edge technology in the dynamic world of visual storytelling Technicolor Group, the new holding company for Technico...

MIP confirmed its move to London after 61st Cannes edition of MIPTV

MIPCOM CANNES ORGANISER RX FRANCE CONFIRMS THE LAUNCH OF MIP LONDON IN FEBRUARY 2025   MIPTV TO END RUN AFTER 61ST EDITION IN APRIL 2024 RX FRANCE today announced the launch of MIP LONDON, a new industry market and networking event set to take place 24-27 February 2025, with a pre-opening on Sunday 23 February. The inaugural MIP LONDON will take place the same week as the 2025 London TV Screenings and is conceived as complementary to the existing annual gather...

41st IFFF Dortmund+Köln, 16 to 21 April 2024

The Focus programmes: Rage & Horror, desired! – film lust & queer, Panorama and more Festival specials   From 16 to 21 April 2024, IFFF Dortmund+Köln presents an eclectic array of films and we look forward to welcoming numerous German and international film-makers to Cologne. Alongside the Competitions, the Festival sections with their different profiles will showcase provocative and poignant works by directors from all over the globe. This year’s Focus: Rage &a...

Film Fest Gent will present a musical tribute to James Horner October 17th

17 October, James Horner Tribute Concert 15 - 17 October 2024, WSA Film Music Days   On 17 October 2024, Film Fest Gent will pay tribute to the legendary American composer James Horner with a unique night filled with his iconic scores. A selection of his work will be curated with the assistance of Simon Franglen. The World Soundtrack Award for Discovery of the Year 2023 recipient was an integral part of Horner's team on the scores for among others Titani...

UNAFF 2024 Call for Entries

SUBMISSIONS ARE OPEN for the 27th UNAFF, which will run from October 17-27, 2024 in Palo Alto, East Palo Alto, San Francisco and Stanford University.    SUBMIT NOW May 4, 2024 Earlybird Deadline May 14, 2024 Regular Deadline May 24, 2024 Late Deadline   SUBMISSION GUIDELINES: Documentaries only and absolutely no films that are available online for free before the end of the festival(10/27/2024)
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Interview with Director Olmo Schnabel, Actor Darío Yazebek Bernal & EP Jeremy O'Harris for PET SHOP DAYS (2023) @ SXSW

                                                                                                   Olmo Schnabel's directorial debut PET SHOP DAYS screened as a Festival Favorite at SXSW, 2024. The film stars J...

Porto Femme - International Film Festival returns to Porto from 16 to 21 April

In this 7th edition, Porto Femme will continue to focus on sharing the work of women and non-binary people in the seventh art, promoting equality and empowerment in the cinematographic universe. It will once again be a space for creative freedom, sharing and debate for everyone. More than just a festival, Porto Femme is a festival that, by its nature, has multiple dimensions and aims to celebrate the diversity of genres, themes and languages, promoting values of equality, justice and human...

The Brainwash Movie Festival’s 30th Anniversary Annual Shows!

OK, Look Out Now, here comes our 30th! Annual Brainwash Movie Festival! But first, here are our winners form our 2023 Festival, shown at SF’s New Farm, 10/27-29/2023:   1st Prize: Loop Garou – a French Canadian Werewolf Fable – Erin Greenwell 2nd Grand! Prize!: The Unseen – John Akre 3rd Prize: Shitfaced – Jack E. K. Collier 4th Prize: Once I Passed – Martin Gerigk 5th Prize: # SPONSORED – Yurie Collins   So get in on the show and en...

MoMA Doc Fortnight 2024

Now in its 23rd year at New York’s Museum of Modern Art, MoMA’s Doc Fortnight ran from February 22 through March 7 and presented recent documentary features and short films from new and established artists. As in past editions, Doc Fortnight focused on innovative, experimental, and adventurous filmmaking approaches. The 2024 program included 13 features, six short films, three special seminars on Caribbean productions, landscape films, and a spotlight on Gelare Khoshgozaran, an int...

Universe Multicultural Film Festival - Event Date Change

The 2024 Universe Multicultural Film Festival will no longer be held in April, as previously scheduled. Instead, the event will occur on June 14-16. The final submission date has been extended a month, to April 18th.   The festival will be held at several venues, including the Peninsula Center Library (701 Silver Spur Rd. Rolling Hills Estates, 90274), the Palos Verdes Promenade (550 Deep Valley Dr. Suit 163 & 117, Rolling Hills Estates, 90274), and the CSTV Theater (11...

Fourth Edition of TV Kids Summer Festival Set for June

  The fourth edition of the TV Kids Summer Festival is scheduled for June 4 to 7, 2024, featuring keynotes and panels with leading executives and creatives discussing the major trends in the children’s programming business. You can register for the TV Kids Summer Festival here, free of charge. It will be streamed live and available on-demand on TVKidsSummerFestival.com. Unlike other events requiring hefty registration fees, attendance to the TV Kids Summer Festival is ...

Meetings on the Bridge’s ‘Series on the Bridge’ selection has been announced, part of the 43rd Istanbul Film Festival,

  SERIES ON THE BRIDGE SELECTION HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED   To be held from 24 to 26 April as part of the 43rd Istanbul Film Festival, Meetings on the Bridge’s ‘Series on the Bridge’ selection has been announced.   Meetings on the Bridge, with Anadolu Efes as the main supporter, continues to bring together producers, directors and screenwriters from Turkey with international professionals.   Series on the Bridge, sponsored by OGM Pictures, will present 6 s...

CASCADIA International Women’s Film Festival Celebrates Exceptional Films by Women Directors

  BELLINGHAM, WA – The CASCADIA International Women’s Film Festival is thrilled to announce its seventh annual event, celebrating exceptional films directed by women from around the world. The festival will take place in Bellingham, WA, from April 25-28, 2024, with an online festival following from May 2-11, 2024. Since its inception in 2017, CASCADIA has presented the films of over 220 women directors, one of the few festivals in the U.S. dedicated to the goal of championi...

BLACK TEA Review: Berlin Film Festival Competition Film from Mauritania

(Black Tea by Abderrahmane Sissako © Olivier Marceny / Cinéfrance Studios / Archipel 35 / Dune Vision)   By M.R. D’Amico   Even before its world premiere at Berlinale 2024, Black Tea had generated strong interest among major international distributors, a promising start for the film’s journey into the global market. Mauritanian director Abderrahmane Sissako, after the amazing success of his first Oscar-nominated film Timbuktu in 2014, embarks here...

Interview with Producer Patrick Reardon & Director Lucian Read "Lions of Mesopotamia" (2024) @ SXSW

Lions of Mesopotamia had its world premiere at SXSW, on Saturday, March 9th. The film is the true account of hope and victory when Iraq’s national soccer team – aka Lions of Mesopotamia – earned the 2007 Asian Cup amid the bloodiest days of Iraq’s civil war. The fairytale story is directed by Emmy winner Lucian Read and produced by Jupiter Entertainment. In an interview with the film’s producer Patrick Reardon and director Lucian Read after their premiere, h...

THE FESTIVAL BEAT ! N°1096

  THE FESTIVAL BEAT MAKER ! SHARING MOTION AND EMOTION SINCE 1995  WISHING YOU A FANTASTIC HOLIDAY SEASON EMAIL US FOR PROMO OPTIONS Weekly newsletter N°1094/ 1095 Documenting the festivals experience since 1995, reaching over 166 000 subscribers.   FOLLOW US :           With other 11 000 festivals worldwide which we cover: no wonder we have reached the '10...

Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga World Premiere at the 77th Festival de Cannes

Anya Taylor-Joy as Furiosa in Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Village Roadshow Pictures’ action adventure “FURIOSA: A MAD MAX SAGA,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures Nine years after Mad Max: Fury Road, the Australian director, screenwriter and producer George Miller’s famous saga’s is back on the Croisette! The highly anticipated Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga will be revealed in the presenc...

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