The 2023 Nihilist International Film Festival announced that it is looking for short videos for this year’s program. Festival Director Elisha Shapiro says, “It’s the Nihilist Film Festival for god’s sake. Herisy, tastelessness, offensiveness…you get the idea. We’re looking for that film other festival are afraid of.” If you are a filmmaker who wants to be part of the fun, Shapiro hopes you will send your entry to ...
Actor and director Kassem Istanbouli has been awarded by UNESCO with the 2023 Sharjah Award for Arab Culture and Arts, recognizing his prominent contribution to Arab culture.
The international committee of experts in the fields of culture and arts has chosen the work of Kassem Istanbouli, founder of the Lebanese National Theatre, from many nominations for his contribution to the creation of an independent culture and arts net in Lebanon, including the restoration of abandoned cinem...
Film at Lincoln Center announces Sofia Coppola’s Priscilla as the Centerpiece selection for the 61st New York Film Festival, making its North American premiere at Alice Tully Hall on October 6.
Get tickets for Priscilla & more with a NYFF61 Festival Pass!
Never has there been a more obsessed-over American pop icon than Elvis Presley, yet no one knew him more tenderly during his superstar years than Priscilla Ann Wagner, whose own story as Elvis’...
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Moreetsi Gabang (Botswana) - Winner of NEFTI Africa Competition with African Bank at Durban FilmMart
Judges
Acclaimed Actress Vivica A Fox, Academy and Tony Award winning producer Bruce Cohen, and President of Post Production 21st Century Fox/Disney Ted Gagliano – as well as the previous competition winner - Nahom Abraham (Eritrea)
Selected
Moreetsi Gabang (Botswana)
Competition Winner Receives $5000
Audience Viewers Choice
Chosen By The Event & Online Attendee...
Relive the highlights of the 70th Sydney Film Festival which took over Sydney screens from June 7 - 18, 2023.
12 days, nearly 250 films, hundreds of filmmakers guests and a red carpet feeling that stretched all over Sydney. The 70th Sydney Film Festival was the ultimate celebration of cinema in 2023. Relive the highlights from the opening night film The New Boy, to our closing night award ceremony and screening of Indiana Jones and the Dial o...
Festival Agenda Heats Up, Cinematography Focus & Final Deadline
A quick sneak peak, here are a few things we are up to…
This October, we are launching a slate of cutting-edge educational panels as part of the Producers Club and Cinematography Focus. Panel conversations will include Virtual Production, A.I’s impact on the industry, and the Director-DP collaboration.
Heads up… the absolute final Submission Deadl...
2023 festival artwork by Lara Kaminoff
NORTHWEST FILM FORUM'S
26th annual
LOCAL SIGHTINGS FILM FESTIVAL
An annual showcase of PNW moving image artwork, screenings, workshops, and filmmaker gatherings, taking place in-person and online.
September 15–24, 2023
Opening Feature: Fantasy A Gets A Mattress
Closing Shorts: She Marches in Chinatown + Wok Hei + xīn nī 廖芯妮
The 26th Local Sightings Film Festival at Northwest Film Foru...
Outfest — the Los Angeles-based nonprofit that uplifts marginalized creators in the entertainment industry by providing career support and curating the exhibition and preservation of queer, LGBTQ+, and underrepresented stories — announced it will present Karine Jean-Pierre with their inaugural Outfest Achievement Award for Press and Media. The award will be presented during the Closing Night of the 41st Outfest Los Angeles Summer Festival pres...
Taiwan Film Festival Boston (TFFB)
is planning for their 5th anniversary event. This year's festival will be held at the AMC Theater September 23 -24 with a reception at the
Hyatt Regency Boston.
TFFB includes two days of events, including six to eight feature-length film screenings (for both short and long films of an equivalent length of time), post-screening discussions and the evening Gala Reception.
The TFFB organizers will bring the creative te...
Australia’s Leading Independent Film Festival
XR:WA 2023 Opens Today
It’s on again for 2023 and it opens today and it’s completely free!
For four days, XR:WA explores the dynamic and fascinating world of immersive technology across VR, AR, games and everything in between.
Featuring talks and presentations from local, national and international guests, the program includes se...
The Cinequest Film & Creativity Festival is back for another hot summertime festival. From August 15th - 30th, 453 artists from over 50 countries will screen their captivating films at our stunning venues in both San Jose and Mountain View, California. This exciting lineup features 82 highly anticipated World and US premieres—many of which were directed and produced by women and/or members of the Asian, Black, Indian, LatinX, and LGBTQIA+ communities. Known as the festival where art ...
The moment we've been waiting for is here! Visit our website today to see which films have been nominated in our 15 categories. As always we'll also be giving the Audience Choice Award to one feature and one short film.This year we have added the 'Un-produced script' award, where the winner will get a pitch meeting with an industry producer of their choice, courtesy of STAGE32!
Now is a great time to look through the categories to help you decide which films you'd...
The Call for Entries for the 22nd Wild & Scenic Film Festival is now open and closes on September 17, 2023. The early-bird discount on the entry fee ends midnight PST on Sunday, July 16th.
Submit your film for consideration to our annual program through FilmFreeway.
The Wild & Scenic Film Festival inspires environmental activism and a love for nature–through film. The 5-day event happens annually in Nevada C...
Cinema for Peace Honorary Award 2023 Trailer
Cinema for Peace hosted a special honoring of His Holiness Pope Francis, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and Oscar-nominated filmmaker Evgeny Afineevsky at the Vatican and in Rome, which was followed by a screening of the film “Freedom on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom”, at the European University of Rome.
Cinema for Peace has honored the greatest icons of mankind in the past, from Muhammed Ali to Nelson Mandela,...
ReelAbilities Stream will be the first streaming platform to offer an expansive collection of celebrated disability-themed films offered with pioneering accessibility features.
Honoring Disability Pride Month and the 33rd anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, ReelAbilities Film Festival is thrilled to announce the highly-anticipated launch of ReelAbilitiesStream.org, a groundbreaking, accessible streaming platform dedicated to films that celebrate and explore the li...
Southbox Adds Former ICM Exec Chandler Heinz Laun and Finance Industry Veteran Jonathan Hecht to Leadership Team to Help Navigate Company’s Aggressive Growth
The team in Cannes
Chandler Heinz, Jonathan Hecht and Jon Gosier
Southbox Entertainment, a film and TV production company founded by investor Jon Gosier, has secured a $25 million partnership with sister company FilmHedge to greenlight scripted series and feature films. The company is in the process of raising an ad...
#ShareYourShort Entries Will Screen on the Rewards-Based Platform TaTaTu and Qualify To Be Nominated for TV Series Festival’s Best Short Film
TaTaTu to Host Content from Major Italian Broadcaster During The Festival including “The Sea Beyond,” “Dragonero - Tales of Paladins” and “The Left Handed Son”
TaTaTu, the groundbreaking rewards-based social media app founded by Andrea Iervolino, and Berlin’s TV Series Festival, the ...
The Montreal International Documentary Festival (RIDM) and Forum RIDM are proud to unveil a visual identity that’s as vibrant as ever for their 2023 edition, to be held this November.
For a second consecutive year, graphic designer Juliette Moal was invited to create the festival’s visual signature. Building on the concept she initiated in 2022, which was inspired by the imagery of VHS cases and 1990s television, Juliette has constructed a delightfully kinetic...
FREE PITCH ! Receive a USD 5000$ Cash Prize to create your future film.
We are excited to announce a unique opportunity for filmmakers to showcase their talent and win a Cash Prize of USD 5000$ to fund their next short film!.
New York Indie Shorts Awards is introducing a new competition called “PITCH THE AUDIENCE,” where filmmakers can submit a 2-minute video presentation.
This presentation, if selected by our programming team, will be screened during o...
24 April/2 May 2024 - Udine, Italy, Teatro Nuovo and Visionario
FAR EAST FILM FESTIVAL 26
FROM “A CITY OF SADNESS” TO “RAISE THE RED
LANTERN”: FEFF 26 WILL BE HOSTING THE WORLD
PREMIERES OF RESTORED VERSIONS OF FIVE
PREVIOUSLY UNAVAILABLE MASTERPIECES!
Chiu Fu-sheng, legendary producer of the five films,
will be receiving the FEFF’s 2024 Golden Mulberry
Award for Lifetime Achievement in Udine.
Apart from being the five mas...
Carl Falkenau, Elliot Murphy and Cian McCarthy. © Zurich Film Festival
These are the finalists of the International Film Music Competition
The International Film Music Competition takes place for the 11th time during the 19th Zurich Film Festival's "Cinema in Concert" gala event. The prestigious event motivated 153 composers from each of the world's continents to enter an original score, which they created for the short film AU REVOIR JERÔME. Presided ...
NEFT Vodka
In Collaboration With
Durban FilmMart
And
AFRICAN BANK
To Spotlight
African Film Talent
With Its N.E.F.T.I. Africa Competition
Three Top Films To Be Screened At The
Durban FilmMart
Competition Winner Receives $5000
As Well As A Long-Term Collaboration To Create Short Films, Documentaries, And Other Video Content For African Bank.
Audience Choice Award Winner Receives $2000
The Three Finalists Are
Lwazi Duma (South Africa); Emma Tollman (So...
2023 Festival Recap Video
Our 2023 Festival was absolutely magical. We are so grateful to every sponsor, donor, attendee, guest, filmmaker, film subject, volunteer and staff member who made it happen. Check out the recap we put together of some of our favorite moments from this magical weekend.
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ShorTS International Film Festival
24th edition / Trieste, 1 - 8 July 2023
THE WINNERS OF THE 24th EDITION
MAREMETRAGGIO SECTION
EstEnergy – Gruppo Hera Award / Best short film - 4.000 euro (Jury members: Leonardo Martinelli, Valentina Otormin Dall'Oglio, Yannis Sakaridis)
Serpetatiyen neqewimi by Ramazan Kılıç (Turkey 2023)
«For the bravery of telling this story of a family in a remote village that reflect...
Chatelin Bruno 
