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Durban FilmMart Institute Announces the Selection of Projects and Participants for Talents Durban 2024
The Durban FilmMart Institute (DFMI) announces the lineup of projects and participants for the 17th edition of Talents Durban, taking place during the Durban FilmMart (DFM) in Durban from 19 - 22 July 2024. As the African satellite programme of the Berlin International Film Festival and Berlinale Talents, Talents Durban holds a significant position within the DFMI's programmin...
According to the report of Mansour Jahani, an independent and international cinema journalist, Mohammad Rasoulof, a well-known director of Iranian cinema, was sentenced to 8 years in prison, whipping, fine and confiscation of property, according to the verdict issued by the 29th branch of the Islamic Revolution Court.
Babak Paknia, the lawyer of Mohammad Rasulof wrote in his user account on X channel: According to the verdict issued by the 29th branch of the Islamic Revo...
Unveiling the new visual of the 31st Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema directed by the official graphic designer of VIFFAC, Marie Melcore. We look forward to welcoming you from February 11 to 18, 2025.
(Copyright Marie Melcore
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Festival Will Be Held May 22-26, 2024, Throughout Mammoth Lakes
California Premiere “Never Look Away” and “Black Box Diaries” to Open and Close the Festival.
The Festival Features 17 West Coast, US, International, and World Premieres
Mammoth Lakes, CA (May 3, 2024) – Today, Mammoth Lakes Film Festival (MLFF) announced they’ve reached double digits with this year...
With ITFS 2024, a week full of animation comes to an end on Sunday
Packed cinemas, enthusiastic audiences, and a positive summary
The 31st Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film (ITFS) came to a successful close in the evening with the grand awards ceremony. For six days, the animation industry gathered in Stuttgart, and the festival delighted filmmakers, industry visitors, and animation fans from around the world. This year's ITFS featured numerous innovations, including ...
The 43rd Istanbul Film Festival, organised by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV) and sponsored by N Kolay, was concluded with an award ceremony held on 28 April at Atlas 1948. A total of 51 films competed in the international and national competitions of the festival.
At the award ceremony, the winners of the International and National Competitions, the National Short Film and National Documentary Competitions, the Young Master Award, Seyfi Teoman Best Debut Film Prize...
The 19th edition of the Haapsalu Horror and Fantasy Film Festival (HÕFF) crowns Wander to Wonder (dir. Nina Grantz) as the Méliés Short Film Competition winner and Sander Maran's Chainsaws were Singing as the best Estonian genre film.
The Silver Méliés of the biggest genre festival in Baltics went to Wander to Wonder by Nina Grantz. The jury said: "We award the Méliés d’argent to thi...
The International Film Festival Mannheim-Heidelberg will hold its 73rd edition from 7 to 17 November this year. For the first time, the IFFMH will present the Young Actors Award, a new €10,000 award for achievement in acting.
The International Film Festival Mannheim-Heidelberg will hold its 73rd edition from 7 to 17 November this year. For the first time, the IFFMH will present the Young Actors Award, a new €10,000 award for achievement in acting. Films in all sections of the festiv...
FOCUS ASIA 2024
Over 200 participants from 35 territories,
11 projects in development, 6 works in progress, over 300 one to one meetings.
Japanese project POLARIS, the new feature directed by Yoko Yamanaka and produced by Shoichiro Kawashima (TWENTY FIRST CITY INC), wins the TAICCA/Focus Asia Co-Production Award!
UDINE – With over 200 participants from 35 territories, 11 projects in development, 6 works in progress, 3 days of panels & case studies and over 300 o...
Festival will open with Amber Sealey’s “Out of My Mind”
Today, the Bentonville Film Foundation, in collaboration with founding partner, Walmart, and presenting sponsor, Coca-Cola, announced narrative, documentary, short film, and episodic selections premiering in-person at the 2024 Bentonville Film Festival’s competition program, set for June 10-16 in Bentonville, AR. The annual Festival is a globally recognized platform amplifying female, non-binary, LGBTQIA+, B...
Celebrating the Vibrancy of Independent Documentaries from China and Hong Kong
2024 TIDF Presents “Salute! Chinese Independent Documentaries” Section with three world premieres
The Taiwan International Documentary Festival (TIDF) organized by the Taiwan Film and Audiovisual Institute (TFAI) , scheduled for May 10th to 19th, 2024, reaffirms its role as a premier platform for showcasing the richness and diversity of Chinese independent documentaries. In its esteemed “Sa...
On Thursday 2 May the legendary Chinese director received the Golden Mulberry and hosted a masterclass.
The last two days are packed with unmissable titles: from cult Philippine comedy Becky and Badette
to the world premiere of high-octane Hong Kong actioner Customs Frontline!
A whole year of preparation for nine days of programming: nine joyful, intense days which, once the countdown starts, slip away at the speed of light... Yes, it's already time to a...
The 16 films competing for this year's Doc Alliance Award are out! 8 feature-length and 8 short films are chosen by the 8 film festivals, from the Doc Alliance as well as this year’s guest festival. The Doc Alliance Award is endowed with 5,000 EUR (Best Feature) and 3,000 EUR (Best Short). The winners will be presented at the award ceremony of this year’s guest festival Docudays UA International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival in Kyiv (31 May - 9 June 2024). The Doc Alli...
Make Believe: Year Two was one for the books, and we want to thank all of the volunteers, filmmakers, and audiences who helped make it so special.
This year we are unveiling our SPIRITUS AWARD, which is our version of a Golden Lion or Palme d’Or, which best represents the spirit of the fest.
Including our Fangoria, Mindbreaker & Spiritus Awards!͏
MAKE BELIEVE: YEAR TWO AWARD WINNERS
SHORTS
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Lead actress June Squibb to be honored with the 2024 Golden Space Needle Award
for Outstanding Contribution to Cinema
The 50th Seattle International Film Festival will open with Josh Margolin’s action comedy Thelma from Magnolia Pictures and honor lead June Squibb with the 2024 Golden Space Needle Award for Outstanding Contribution to Cinema. The Festival’s Opening Night Film & Party will take place Thursday, May 9 at The Paramount Theatre followed by a ...
Radical by Christopher Zalla,
Asmae El Moudir’s The Mother of All Lies win Grand Jury Awards at
Movies that Matter Festival 2024
Other winners include Mediha by Hasan Oswald and Mediha Ibrahim Alhamad; Kix by Bálint Révész and Dávid Mikulán; Eddyʼs oorlog by Joost van der Valk; and Mast-del by Maryam Tafakory
On Wednesday, 27 March the Movies that Matter Festival announced the winners of its 16th edition during the award ceremony at The...
The 2024 program includes 50+ Films & Special Events, including John Waters in attendance!
The Calgary Underground Film Festival has announced the full lineup of films playing the 21st Festival, from April 18-28, 2024 at Globe Cinema. On-scale with the expanded programming of last year’s 20th Anniversary Festival, the largest in the organization’s history, CUFF 2024 will show 41 feature films, 37 shorts, and host 8 special events over 11 days.
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BFI Flare 2024 in numbers
28,125 audience attendances across BFI Southbank screenings, events and short films on BFI Player
54% of all ticket bookers new to the Festival
87% occupancy at BFI Southbank screenings and events
58 features and 81 shorts from 41 countries
5 world premieres, 2 international premieres, 6 European premieres and 23 UK premieres across the feature films
285 filmmakers and their ...
Full Frame recognizes the generous contributions of the 43 regional and national sponsors of the 26th annual Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, which takes place April 4–7, 2024.
“I am humbled by the tremendous amount of support from so many incredible sponsors and partners. Their generosity enables us to produce a world class event that gathers together thousands of people to celebrate documentary film and artists, and also puts a spotlight on our wonderful city of ...
Edinburgh International Film Festival announces collaboration with Edinburgh Festival Fringe, unveiling new venues and programming strands
Out of Competition, Midnight Madness and Repertory strands will showcase the best in UK and World cinema
The newly relaunched Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF) has today announced a landmark collaboration with the renowned Edinburgh Festival Fringe which will open up the Film Festival programme in new venues across the city i...
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...
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.
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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 “...
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