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MIPCOM 2020 goes 100% digital with MIPCOM Online+

MIPCOM 2020 goes 100% digital with MIPCOM Online+, the first digital edition of the World’s Entertainment Content Market offering month-long access to inspiring keynotes, screenings, conferences, intelligence, pitching, networking and more. A premium digital platform offering 1-to-1 video meetings and live chat among attending delegates.   Korea Country of Honour MIPCOM is proud to welcome Korea as the 2020 Country of Honour. MIPCOM ...

Successfull call to action for the Mediterranean raised awareness (and funds) during Mostra

  Impressive coverage of the event during Venice 77 : see below some excerpts. "Better World Forum participated for the first time at the 77th Venice International Film Festival with a full-day event, on Friday 4 September at the Ca 'Sagredo Hotel in Venice . The project is in turn presented at the Italian Pavilion . Created to raise public awareness on the great climate changes of the planet earth, through the screening of films and do...

Post Show Report of "Focus on India" Forum Organised at Venice Film Festival, 2020

“The Venice Film festival has stood as a symbol of recognition of cinematic excellence at an international platform,” said Prakash Javadekar, Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Government of India, in his address at Venice Film Festival 2020, where India is the focus country this year. “It is with great pleasure that I am announcing that India and Italy have agreed on the rules of procedure for co-production treaty and it is hoped that it will take our joint collab...

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Watch Content Market LIVE! Today At 11AM BST & PDT Featuring exclusive presentations from Register on Vuulr To Watch Content Market LIVE!   Tune In To Watch Exclusive Presentations Streamed Live     ...

Best Movies To Watch On Netflix At The Moment

  With many other cable network channels potentially struggling to bring an influx of new films onto consumer’s TV due to the global pandemic ensuring that funds are at a premium, Netflix has gone the other way and delivered a host of new films for all their customers this September. This month, Netflix is releasing a host of really high-profile classics in multiple different genres ensuring that there truly is something for everyone on Netflix this month. Today we are creating a l...

Your Baliwood Zoom meeting

BALIWOOD INTERNATIONAL WEBCONFERENCE OF FILM VILLAGE 2020... ( from Bali Island, World Friendship and Global Online Event for All, Registration, 11-13th Sept 2020, Baliwood.id & ITB Stikom Bali) : The Future Content by the Impact of Digital Media Technology and the Mondial Culture. The Global Synergism by the Creative Village. "New Creative Space and Film Marketplace Opportunities for All. A New Tradition". BALIWOOD INTERNATIONAL WEBCONFERENCE OF FILM VILLAGE - 2020 (Free Enter , S...

Meetings On The Bridge - 5th Short Film Workshop projects are announced

Meetings on the Bridge (MoB) is the international co-production and networking platform organised within the scope of the Istanbul Film Festival in collaboration with Anadolu Efes. Meetings on the Bridge Short Film Workshop was initiated with the support of Istanbul Development Agency (ISTKA) in 2017 aiming to highlight the importance of the short films for the careers of new generation filmmakers and to contribute to the increase of high-quality productions with international potent...

Call for entries - Bangkok International Documentary Awards

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BKK DOC calls for entries. http://www.bkkdoc.com/bkkdoc-submit-documentary.html Enjoy this unique opportunity to bring your work to the attention of an international jury of highly respected professionals and be featured at the festival in Bangkok in December 2020. Over 200 films from all over the world are already in competition for one of the 15 awards to be given to the best of documentaries. Official selection will be revealed on November 29th, and the Award winners on December 1...

French Riviera Film Festival Partners With PlayPlay.TV To Take 2020 Festival Online

  French Riviera Film Festival (FRFF) and PlayPlay.tv, premier digital video streaming service for the performing arts,  have partnered to present the second annual installment of the festival online. Official Poster "We're delighted to partner with PlayPlay.tv as we take our festival online this year, due to the pandemic,” comments FRFF co-founder Nicole Goesseringer Muj. “Film lovers from around the world will now be able to enjoy th...

The 54th WorldFest-Houston Intl Film Festival Calling

  The 54th Annual WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival officially opened for entries August 15th!   November 15, 2020  Earlybird Entry Deadline I  December 15, 2020 Main Festival Entry Deadline I January 16, 2021 Late Entry Deadline I   January 31, 2021  I Final Brick Wall Deadline I April 16, 2021 Notification Date WorldFest Houston's blog I Website: http://www.worldfes...

Holland Film Meeting broadens its international scope in 2020

Selection announced of BoostNL, New Dutch, Stories & Beyond and Talent en Route. Thirty-one highly promising and ambitious new feature projects from across the globe will be presented at Holland Film Meeting, an event long established as one of Europe’s must-attend co-production meetings, and an essential bridge between the Dutch and international film industries. The Holland Film meeting will take place during the Netherlands Film Festival from 26th of September till the 1st o...

15 Facts you did not know about Martin Scorsese’s Casino

The world of mobsters and underground kingpins is terrifying yet exciting. The top of Jacek Michałski’s list is the movie, Casino. He’s an avid gambling enthusiast and has a passion for cinema blockbusters, especially those that delve into the casino and gambling industry. Casino Movie The movie Casino is arguably one of Martin Scorsese’s best films that massed millions of dollars in 1995. It follows the tale of two mobster friends as they make a name for themselves...

FILMART Online kicks off today for a 4 day virtual market experience

         Creating opportunities for global entertainment industry   Organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), the Hong Kong International Film and Television Fair | Online (FILMART Online) opens today and continues through 29 August, creating business opportunities for the global entertainment industry in the face of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The four-day virtual content marketplace brings together more than 670 exhibitors from 38 count...

AFM Announces Complimentary Credentials for Buyers for the online 2020 edition

The American Film Market announced today that all Accredited Buyers will receive complimentary credentials for AFM 2020 Online, taking place November 9 - 13, hosted by the Independent Film & Television Alliance® (IFTA®). Buyer registration is now open at AmericanFilmMarket.com.    Buyer credentials will provide access to the AFM 2020 Online platform, including screenings in the On Demand Theatre, all Exhibitor Pages, MyAFM - the profile and connections platform,...

Top Grossing Films of 2020

2020 has been a very difficult for many and if not all industries due to the global pandemic and Covid-19 ripping apart any plans or targets that the world has. The film industry isn’t excluded from that either, in fact with all movie theatres being shut due to lockdown restrictions and unable to social distance in them so like the rest of the world, the film industry has seen a drop off in grossing films. Today we look at some of the top grossing films of 2020 in which has been a diffic...

Best Films with a Casino Theme

Casino-themed films combine action, suspense, and dramatic action. There’s fast-paced action, suspense, and a battle of wits in the best plots. Movie producers use multiple casino games for these storylines.  As a movie fan, you might never visit a casino to enjoy such games, but you can try these games out, like table games or online slots. Some of the most thrilling movies ever made are based on casino action. These movies are always about risk and dare-devilry from the character...

BKK DOC - Bangkok International Documentary Awards

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Bkk Doc is thrilled to announce that the festival will take place at the prestigious Goethe Institute in Bangkok 17-20 December 2020 Visit www.bkkdoc.com to keep yourself updated with the program as it unfolds.   ...

Which is Daniel Craig’s best James Bond film?

Daniel Craig has now outed as Bond on four occasions, and he has certainly lived up to expectations in the role and with him personally been the Bond I’ve grown up with – he’s made be fall in love with the character and ensures I watched all previous Bond’s from the past. However, we want to see which is his best film and why; we delve deeper into that today.   Daniel Craig’s latest episode of in Spectre was a bit lack-lustre for our liking, starting well w...

Highlights of the Zurich Market initiative

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Zurich Market : Opportunity for Indie Film Sales with Zurich Screenings. The Zurich Film Festival, together with the San Sebastián Film Festival organizes a film market for independent productions. The aim of the Zurich Market initiative is to revive the film business and to bring together the most important players in Zurich.      The market takes place physically in Zurich from Friday, September 25, to...

Venice Film Festival Comes Back With A Bang

We don’t think we’re going to shock anybody by saying that 2020 has, thus far at least, been a dreadful year for film festivals. That’s not the fault of the movie industry. As we all know through week after week of being asked to stay indoors for our own good, it hasn’t been possible to hold many of the major international film festivals this year because having so many people in one place isn’t possible right now. We suspect that in years to come, this won’t ...

iMigrant Woman, a Zoom play in 3 beats, brought to you from seven cities and three continents by Socially Relevant Film Fest NY

  Three women, four stories, five actresses tell the stories of immigrant women in a timely and socially relevant context on Zoom July 25 & 26 at 2:00PM (EDT) By: SR Socially Relevant Film Festival, Inc   1 2 3 Facebook iMigrant Woman NEW YORK - July 21, 2020 - PRLog -- iMigrant Woman, written originally in Italian by Valentina Acava Mmaka, and directed by Nora...

A look back at the stats, facts and figures from Marche du Film Online 2020

Marché du Film Online comes to a close, the Marché du Film – Festival de Cannes announces the numbers of its first virtual edition. Over the course of five days, the Marché du Film Online welcomed 10,002 participants from all around the world. The most important delegation came from the USA (1,500 participants), followed by France (1,400 participants) and the UK (950 participants). More than half of the participants were coming from Europe with 5,900 participan...

Surprisingly Few Films with Only Two Characters

Although there are countless plays written for two actors, surprisingly, very few films feature only two characters. But there are some, and a few of those are simply outstanding. If you like minimalistic and experimental cinema, you will want to check out these two-character movies.     The Sunset Limited   Television movies are rarely as noteworthy as cinema releases, but The Sunset Limited is every bit as good. Written by author extraordinaire Cormac McCarthy, ba...

Catch Up Sessions from the Market...All yours

  Marché du Film 22-26 June 2020 Press "replay" The Marché du Film Online wrapped up on Friday 26 June after 5 full days packed with no fewer than 200 conferences. Experience and learning shared all together live are now available for replay. Throughout the summer you can dip into our conferences about diversity, new technologies, virtual reality or co-production. Until we can toast again in Cannes, stay safe, take care and vive le cinéma!   Ca...

As the Cannes market comes to an end, the Far East market opens its doors!

Udine - 30 June / 2 July 2020 FOCUS ASIA 2020 As the Cannes market comes to an end, the Far East market opens its doors! More than 600 requests for one-to-one meetings. 9 projects selected for the market, 7 projects selected for the 'in progress' section. Over 600 requests for one-to-one meetings between accredited professionals. Nine projects selected for the All Genres Project Market. Seven films selected for the new Far East in progress section. These are the numbers that t...

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