The Communist Party of China declared in 2011 that poverty has been succesfuly eradicated in China. No wonder the film "Hani" with the world premiere at Tallin Black Nights and presented as a German premiere at Filmfest Munich has not yet been screened in China.
Director and screenwriter Hou Dasheng presents the story of a boy who belongs to the old community by the name of Hani.
But who are the Hani people? The Hani, or Ho or Hà Nhì, are a Tibeto-Burman ethnic group....
The Munich International Film Festival rather known as FIlmfest Munich fulfilled all expectations. International stars like Swedish actor Stellan Skarsgard and American actress Gilian Anderson came to the Bavarian capital in order to receive the CineMerrit Award aswell as local heroes like comedian Helge Schneider, who received the award for his entire carriere and presented his new film after the award ceremony.
Between June 27 and July 6, 2025, the festival recorded more than 91,000 a...
The German film director Christina Tournatzes has been awarded with tthe German Cinema New Talent Award for Best Director ( EUROS 30,000) for her debut film “Karla”. The German Cinema New Talent Award Ceremony is connected to the Filmfest Munich and sponsored by Bavaria Film, Bayerischer Rundfunk, and DZ Bank. The award ceremony took place on July 4 at the University of Television and Film Munich (HFF) and was hosted by Sandra Rieß. The three members of this year’s inde...
British director Nadia Fall won on 02.07 the Fritz Gerlich Trophee at Filmfest Munich. The ceremony took place at the Künstlerhaus in Munich and was organised by the Tellux production company. It's Nadia's debut film, no surprise the London based director was overwhelmed by this unexpected honor.
British director Nadia Fall has received the Fritz Gerlich Prize at the Munich Film Festival.
The award went to her drama "Brides." The film tells the story of young Muslim wo...
Hollywood comes to the Isar: halfway through its run, the Munich International Film Festival is thrilling audiences with big names, high-profile premieres, and the ultimate summery vibe. Since its start last Friday, more than 99 films have been screened at twelve venues across the city — and the rest of the program will be just as stellar up until the grand final day of the festival on Sunday.
Gillian Anderson, Stellan Skarsgård, and Paula Beer celebrate their films on th...
The Cannes current edition which just ended a week ago, taking place 16-20 of June announced the Lions for Film, Dan Wieden Titanium, Glass: The Lion for Change, Sustainable Development Goals, Grand Prix for Good and Special Awards
France and the USA win two Grands Prix each. Brazil and New Zealand each win one
20 June 2025 - As the 72nd Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity comes to a close, the final Awards Show honoured the winners of Film, Titanium, Glass: The Lion for Change, ...
Stellan Skarsgård will be honored at the Munich International Film Festival for his achievements in the cinematic art. Stellan Skarsgard is a versatile actor, in Cannes I met him at the film reception on the Arte Boat, his latest film was coproduced by Arte. The picture was taken while I was not yet aware of his presence, I recognized him only on the way out and congratulated him on the spot for his outstanding performance. And only later Inrealised that he was in the background , yes he...
Nominations for the 2025 German Cinema New Talent Award
This year, the Munich International Film Festival will again present the German Cinema New Talent Award in four categories: directing, production, screenplay, and acting. These awards are among the most coveted among young German filmmakers, as a sponsorship award can help launch a promising career. This year, the jury is comprised of Liliane Amuat (actress), Erol Afşin (director and actor), and Jan-Ole Gerster (film directo...
Cannes Lions honours Adobe Chair and CEO Shantanu Narayen as inaugural Creative Champion of the Year
New Award recognises Narayen’s dedication to enabling creativity in its many forms and driving the creative agenda across industries and around the globe
13 May 2025 - The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity has announced that Shantanu Narayen, Chair and CEO, Adobe, will be honoured as its inaugural Creative Champion of the Year. The new honouree Award is given to individu...
I still remember his impressive debut film I watched in Venice. He made his feature directorial debut in 2015 with The Childhood of a Leader at the Venice Film Festival.
His second feature film, Vox Lux was hailed by critics after it premiered in competition at the 2018 Venice Film Festival, London Film Festival and Toronto International Film Festival.
His recent original feature The Brutalist recently won Brady Best Picture and Best Director at the Golden Globes.
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I'm very excited to announce American actress Reese Witherspoon speaking at Cannes Lions on Wednesday 18.06 at 12:45 pm at the Debussy Theatre about her new initiative empowering women, especially young women.
Hello Sunshine is on a mission to change the narrative for women. Especially for girls and young women who don't feel represented by brands, their needs are not understood.
For the first time, media visionary and founder Reese Witherspoon speaks about a new initiative and brand...
Coming up - Cannes Lions -Live your visions
The Cannes International Film Festival just finished, and now again only 3 weeks later Cannes is becoming once again the mekkha for talents from all over the world attending THE ultimate market for creativity - CANNES LIONS!
What to expect?
Certainly more buzz, more professionals, more future focused technologies and all major companies combining entertainment and software applications. Orginally a hub for the advert...
The Jury of the Immersive Competition of the 78th Festival de Cannes presented today the Best Immersive Work Award to From Dust, created by Michel van der Aa, recognizing a creation that pushed the boundaries of storytelling, art space, and audience engagement.
The Jury, chaired by French director Luc Jacquet included American musician, director and writer Laurie Anderson, French author and performer Tania de Montaigne, British director, screenwriter, ...
The very first edition of the global festival of film and artificial intelligence, the WORLD ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FILM FESTIVAL, connected to the WORLD ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE CANNES FESTIVAL (same organizers but different objectives, here at the WAIFF the focus is enterly on films where AI is used as a tool) took place in Nice last Friday and Saturday 11-12.04. Very well organised by producer Sarah Lelouch and David Defendi, CEO Genario, artistic director Julien Raout and festival director J...
I met Björn just recently on March 23 at the closing party of Filmfest Bremen. The event took place at the Institut Français, film professionals where gathering and celebrating their films, discussions going on about upcoming projects and most surely about next festival to attend. And then I saw, no first I heard the piano, and looked for the guy who interrupted our so intellectual conversations. This is when I first acknowledge Björn. He was masterfully improvising on the pia...
The annual awards of Filmfest Bremen were presented at the Kleines Haus of Theater Bremen on March 23. With 793 submitted short, medium-length, and feature films from 30 countries in 24 languages, the festival received an impressive international response. Among them were 31 debut films, highlighting the festival’s strong commitment to emerging talent. In total, prize money of 52,000 euros was awarded. The festive awards matinée was hosted by the festival directors Matthias Gr...
Diversity at the Oscars and in general in the film industry has become a key to success. The celebration of diversity takes place in Berlin a week after the Berlinale on the last day of the ITB. The Diversity Gala, organised by Tomontour is celebrating Diversity & Inclusion during the ITB including the award ceremony of the ITB LGBTQ+ Tourism Award & LGBTQ+ Pioneer Awardo. For the third time, ITB trade and media visitors, exhibitors, tourism professionals & friends from around the wo...
The opening of 10th edition of Filmfest Bremen on the 19.03 in my hometown Bremen was a big success. The red carpet was rolled out for a dammed good reason: Stephen Frears and Hugh Grant were in town.
The grand British director was receiving the "Golden Pug-Goldener Mops". Now pugs are known for being sociable and gentle companion dogs. The American Kennel Club describes the breed's personality as "even-tempered and charming". Charme was definetly the motto of th...
