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To Catch a Killer, Review: Mass murderer vs FBI veteran and rookie policewoman

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To Catch a Killer, Review: Mass murderer vs FBI veteran and rookie policewoman It’s a tame title, considering the killer puts down 29 individuals in the first round of his carnage. The other title, Misanthrope, is vague. It’s not nail-biting stuff, rather a thinking man’s whodunit, with occasional movements towards the edge of the seat. Mounted on a great scale, it is unable to escape the familiar tropes: Good officer being bullied, taking the rookie under his wing, a couple...
 

 

Chidiakhana, Review: Of all the animals in the zoo…

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Chidiakhana, Review: Of all the animals in the zoo… Made under the Children’s Film Society masthead, now merged with the National Film Development Corporation (NFDC), Chidiakhana is not a zoo story. It won’t do much good to the reputation of NFDC. Stretching logic a bit too far, the makers justify the title by having the lead character imagine human beings as animals. And the animals talk with human voices. Guess what the core subject is? Football. And when you are making a...
 

 

Aazam, Review: “I want to be the next Don, and stop me if you can”

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Aazam, Review: “I want to be the next Don, and stop me if you can” Ministerial power often stems from a ‘healthy’ give and take with underworld Dons. There is a popular belief that legislators play one gang against the other, and like to work with just one Boss, rather than a multitude of Mafiosos. Then, there is the power and succession struggle between gang members, often resulting in brutal killings. Choosing these elements as its theme, Aazam builds a narrative th...
 

 

Fast X, Review: Vin some, lose some

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Fast X, Review: Vin some, lose some Weapons and vehicles are the twin jet propellers on which Fast X rides. Weapons come in all potencies and sizes, including IT software/hardware and a (nuclear?) bomb that could blow up a whole city. Vehicles too, come in all shapes, sizes and models, including a container and a mini-aeroplane. All these are transported across continents, with the ease of greased lightning. There are two more twin jet-propellers that help the film cruise along, and these are...
 

 

8 am Metro, Review: One train, many tracks

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8 am Metro, Review: One train, many tracks Firstly, it is not about a train. Secondly, the journey of the lead characters changes so many tracks that it ultimately derails, and it takes a long-drawn climax to get it back on track. Even then, it ends on half a track. And yet there is something about 8 am Metro that is endearing and fresh. Coming not too long after Pierre Filmon’s French film, In Between Two Trains/Long Time No See (2019), it is likely to have been inspired by the French ...

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Open calls for Lucca Film Festival 2023 23 september – 1 october 2023

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  Lucca Film Festival 2023 23 september – 1 october 2023 Entries are now open for the international feature and short film competition and for the Lucca Effetto Cinema evening of the Lucca Film Festival 2023. In addition, there is the Lucca Film Festival for Future, a new short film competition created in an exclusive collaboration with the Sofidel Group. Chaired by Nicola Borrelli, the Festival will be held from September 23 to October 1, 2023. It is one of the flagship events...
 

 

Howling at the Great Wolf Lodge

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By Emmanuel Itier and Roxanna Bina             You should have seen the beasty faces of our three sons, Felix (18), Max (11) and Rex (9) when my sweet wife, Roxanna, decided to book a trip to the Great Wolf Lodge for their birthday. Our sons had heard plenty about this amazing, totally immersive, unique world that is the Great Wolf Lodge ( www.GreatWolf.com ). Great Wolf Lodge began as a small indoor water park resort in 1997 in Wiscon...
 

 

Hot Docs 2023: Theatre of Violence

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Each year there is a growth of issue-oriented documentaries, but in 2023 Hot Docs included THEATRE OF VIOLENCE (ToV) directed by Lukasz Konopa and Emile Langballe which outranked most of the other productions. This Danish-German 2023 documentary had a Special Presentation with its North American premiere and excelled in posing in a persuasive and impressive manner fundamental questions about the confrontation between the Western European based system of detached criminal justice, the Internati...
 

 

The International Film Festival Manhattan came to Cannes!

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The 1st Annual International Film Festival Manhattan Industry Screening at the Marche Du Film took place on May 24, 2023 at the Palais G  at the Palais des Festivals.    Luis Pedron, the Festival Director of the International Film Festival Manhattan said that “this event is the first year we will be doing an Industry screening at biggest Film Market in the World which is Marche Du Film. The short films selected have the recurring t...
 

 

Producer's Club Opening Cocktail Ambiance Photos

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The one-stop-shop for global film production! The Producers Network is the go-to place for producers seeking to make the most out of their time in Cannes Sponsored by FilmHedge.   ...
 

 

French Riviera Film Festival Announced 2023 Winning Shorts and Specialty Awards during Cannes Festival

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The fifth annual French Riviera Film Festival (FRFF), (a filmfestivals.com partner) held on May 19 and 20, 2023 in Cannes, France,  has revealed the winning shorts of the 2023 competition, the announcement was made in Cannes at Eden Hotel by festival co-founders Gotham Chandna and Nicole Goesseringer Muj. Official 2023 FRFF Festival Trailer:  https://youtu.be/AtK-7Y0zYMI   Fir...
 

 

VIDEO: Perfect sunny day for our wine tasting reception for festival directors attending Cannes

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THE FILMFESTIVALS.COM WINE TASTING RECEPTION FOR FESTIVAL ORGANIZERS Bruno Chatelin and the Filmfestivals.com Team Jon Gosier and the FilmHedge Team hosted the annual reception where festival organizers have a chance to mingle and have a taste from wines from all around the world.  May 22nd 6:00pm - 10:30 pm   This annual event is by tradition held and reserved strictly for FILM FESTIVALS organizers.   ...
 

 

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EXCLUSIVE FIRST LOOK: LALA my Redhead project by Nellie K. introduced in Cannes

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A Kalaidzhi family from the oldest gypsy clan residing in Bulgaria and strictly adhering to Orthodox traditions’s sees the fate of their beautiful daughter LALA defined irrevocably at the St. Todor’s Day bride market.  The film casts a light on generations of such women who are denied access to education and the freedom to make their own choices and struggle between tradition and modernity. Nellie will be in Cannes and taking meetings: Email her...
 

VIDEO: Interview with Stephane Sperry on King of Kings by Harriet Marin which he produced

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Bruno Chatelin, festival agent for "King of Kings : Chasing Edward Jones" met in Cannes with Stéphane Sperry who produced the film. Stephane produced among many other films "Tintin" with Spielberg and works on the next one with Peter Jackson.

KING OF KINGS takes an in-depth look at the life and legacy of Edward Jones, an African American who rose to the heights of financial and political prominence in post-Depression-era Chicago. In shaping the destiny of a city, he could not however escape his skin color. In conflict with both the mob and the Feds, he was forced into a life on the run.

"As his granddaughter, I’ll uncover the lasting repercussions of his untold story, not only within my family, but also for Chicago’s South Side where he once embodied the American dream." Harriet Marin.

 

EXCLUSIVE: EPIC Outdoor Cinema: Transforming Events with Revolutionary Screen Solutions at the 2023 Festival de Cannes

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EXCLUSIVE FROM OUR EPIC PARTNER! EPIC Outdoor Cinema, the leading provider of innovative, insta-flated™ screens and complete cinema solutions, presents an unparalleled opportunity to feature their offerings at the highly anticipated 2023 Festival de Cannes. With their state-of-the-art equipment that is unparalleled in the industry, EPIC Outdoor Cinema is on a mission to transform events into extraordinary experiences.        EPIC Outdoor Cinema, the leading provid...
 

 

Ukraine is back in focus in Cannes

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SUPPORTING THE UKRAINE FILM INDUSTRY     The Marché du Film has exciting news! A newly revamped 2023 Ukraine in Focus program will come to light and include a range of events that will provide  better support to Ukrainian filmmakers, industry professionals, and entrepreneurs.  The program will also highlight the country's creativity & cinema despi...
 

 

 

Is China back? : Marché du Film & Bridging the Dragon Sino-International Film Panel - Tuesday, 23 May

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  The Sino-European producers association Bridging the Dragon together with Marché du Film will host on 23 May two panels on China. In collaboration with The One International Women's Film Festival, this year’s program will include a panel on the contribution of women in recent Chinese cinema.  PANEL I. IS CHINA BACK? TUESDAY, 23 MAY   9:30 - 10:15 CET MAIN STAGE, PALAIS DU FESTIVAL ...
 

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VIDEO: Movie that Matters Award in Cannes for "La Riposte" a film by WHO - World Health Organization

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Bruno Chatelin awarded "La Riposte" a WHO film with the Movie that Matters Award in Cannes during the Wine Tasting Reception for Festival Directors in Cannes. La Riposte is a testament to community resilience and perseverance against the COVID-19 pandemic and the hardships of life. Told through a dialogue between community leaders, health officials, scientists, and journalists, the film speaks about the importance of inclusion. Such a dialogue seldom happens but must take place. The...
 

 

VIDEO: Movie that Matters Award in Cannes for "Can I go Home now" by Pritan Ambroase

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CAN I GO HOME NOW? is a heartbreaking, moving, and powerful documentary film that gives a voice to Children suffering from the ongoing horrific war in Ukraine. Rarely do Children get to have a say in a war fought by adults. Bruno Chatelin awarded Pritan Ambroase with the Movie that Matters Award in Cannes during the Wine Tasting Reception for Festival Directors in Cannes;       A Pritan Ambroase Film. Filmed in the current war zone of Ukraine. Original Soundtrack by Tw...
 

 

The 76th Festival de Cannes winners' list

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 © Maxence Parey / FDC After 11 days of an exceptional edition, the Jury of the 76th Festival de Cannes, chaired by Swedish director Ruben Östlund, surrounded by Moroccan director Maryam Touzani, French actor Denis Ménochet, British-Zambian screenwriter & director Rungano Nyoni, American actress & director Brie Larson, American actor & director Paul Dano, Afghan author Atiq Rahimi, Argentinian director & screenwriter Damián Szifron and French direc...
 

French Riviera Film Festival Announces 2023 Winning Shorts and Specialty Awards

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The fifth annual French Riviera Film Festival (FRFF), held on May 19 and 20, 2023 in Cannes, France,  has revealed the winning shorts of the 2023 competition, the announcement was made today by festival co-founders Gotham Chandna and Nicole Goesseringer Muj. Official 2023 FRFF Festival Trailer:  https://youtu.be/AtK-7Y0zYMI     First launched in 2019, FRFF recognizes and celebrates...

Unifrance announces the winners of the 21st Unifrance Short Film Awards

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Lions by Beru Tessema received both the Grand Prize and the Be TV Prize of the 21st edition of the Unifrance Short Film Awards, presented on May 25, 2023 at the Unifrance Terrace during the Cannes Film Festival. The Unifrance Short Film Prize arose from our desire to help festivals, broadcasters, and audiences around the world discover the rich palette of French short film production. Over the years, the Unifrance Short Film Awards du court-métrage have established a strong f...
 

 

Palme d’or Presented to Justine Triet “Anatomy of a Fall”

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The Jury of the 76th Festival de Cannes, chaired by Swedish director Ruben Östlund, surrounded by Moroccan director Maryam Touzani, French actor Denis Ménochet, British-Zambian screenwriter & director Rungano Nyoni, American actress & director Brie Larson, American actor & director Paul Dano, Afghan author Atiq Rahimi, Argentinian director & screenwriter Damián Szifron and French director Julia Ducournau, presented its winners' list...
 

 

Another beautiful award in Cannes for La Riposte film by World Health Organisation

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Queen Angelique Monet of Eti-Oni  « New Generation In Action » (a United Nations supported organization through the Economic and Social Council since 2016 -ECOSOC ) to honoured LA RIPOSTE A WHO film with an award during their Cannes event May 25th A.F.I. World Peace Initiative in Cannes. (Initiative that uses films to make an impact for world peace and tolerance.) United Nations Approved Organization In Consultative Status through the Economic and Social Council (EC...
 

 

The prizes and awards, given by the Jury of the 62nd Semaine de la Critique, presided by the director Audrey Diwan

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The prizes and awards, given by the Jury of the 62nd Semaine de la Critique, presided by the director Audrey Diwan, are Grand Prix Grand Prize Tiger Stripes de by Amanda Nell Eu  Prix French Touch du Jury  French Touch Prize of the Jury Il pleut dans la maison (It's raining in the house) de by Paloma Sermon-Daï Prix Découverte Leitz Cine du court métrage Leitz C...
 

 

Top prizes for Un Certain Regard announced at 75th Festival de Cannes

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By Moira Sullivan Top prizes for Un Certain Regard were announced tonite at Cannes. Best film went to Les Pires - "The Worst Ones" directed by Lise Akoka & Romane Gueret (France). The film concerns a film shooting in Picasso, a suburb of Boulogne-sur-mer in north France. Four teenagers are chosen to play in the film. and everyone in the neighborhood is surprised: why only take the “worst ones? Jury prize went to the first Pakistani film to screen at ...
 

 

Un Certain Regard Winners List 2023

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 © Jean-Louis Hupé / FDC   Focused on arthouse, artistically daring films, the 2023 Un Certain Regard selection has included 20 feature films – 8 of which are first features also competing for the Caméra d’or. This year, the opening film was Thomas...
 

 

26th La Cinef Winning Films Revealed

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The Short Films and La Cinef Jury presided by Ildikó Enyedi and comprised of Ana Lily Amirpour, Shlomi Elkabetz, Charlotte Le Bon and Karidja Touré has awarded the 2023 La Cinef Prizes today during a ceremony held in the Buñuel Theatre, followed by the screening of the winning films. La Cinef consisted of 16 student films, chosen out of 2,000 entries coming from 476 film schools around the world. ...
 

 

Indian Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap Receives French Riviera Film Festival Industry Excellence Award

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On May 20, 2023, award-winning Indian filmmaker Anurag Kashyap received the Industry Excellence Award from the French Riviera Film Festival at the private closing reception of the festival held at Eden Hotel & Spa in Cannes. The award was presented to Kashyap by Awards Editor Movie Marker magazine Rehna Azim and FRFF co-founder Nicole Goesseringer Muj. Kashyap's latest film Kennedy was screened at the 2023 Festival de Cannes.   Anurag Kashyap, Reh...
 

 

VIDEO Harrison Ford moved to tears for his Palme d'Or

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Cinema’s most famous archaeologist returns for a new adventure in Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, presented Out of Competition. The American filmmaker James Mangolddirects this feature film in which Harrison Ford as “Indy” faces a new Nazi threat, against the backdrop of the Cold War. It is the late 1960s, and Dr Jones (Harrison Ford) declares his opposition to the recruitment of former Nazis as NASA scientists during the Space Race. ...
 

 

 

 

Pierre Angénieux Tribute, Celebrating Excellence in Cinematography, to Honor Barry Ackroyd

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Angénieux, world-renowned optical manufacturer and flagship of the French industry for over eighty years, will pay tribute to a great name of photography during an exceptional evening opened by Thierry Frémaux, Delegate General of the Cannes Film Festival and presented by French journalist Charlotte Lipinska. The PIERRE ANGÉNIEUX TRIBUTE ceremony is a unique event during which the experts of the world’s image - without whom cinema would not exist - are celebrated. Ang...
 

 

 

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VIDEO: Karl Bardosh Cellphone Festival Silver anniversary in Cannes

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Karl Bardosh Interviewed in Cannes at Eden Hotel where the Festival just wrapped. by Bruno Chatelin honorary jury ...
 

 

ITW Chloe Maayan for her role in « Only the River Flow » at Directors Fortnight

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Chloe Maayan (Chinese: 曾美慧孜; born October 3, 1988), also known as Zeng Meihuizi, is a Chinese actress and director. She was nominated at 55th Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actress, won 38th Hong Kong Film Awards and 25th Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards for Best Actress for her role in Three Husbands. ...
 

 

VIDEO: Exclusive Micaela Wittman & Arthur de Larroche interviewed in Cannes for Remy & Arletta

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Two girls lean on their friendship to get through troubling teenage years. Drama feature film directed by Arthur De Larroche Written by Micaela Wittman, starring Bobby Hogan, Ashley Michelle Grant, Amy Benedict, Micaela Wittman....which premiered in the Marché du Film Cannes 2023 Interviewed by Frank Loveland, camera Aldo Nadal.     Cannes is always rich in behind the scenes, backstage...cute stories of coincidences and happpy moments: I over-heard a tense phone con...
 

 

Ampav Guests pictured by John Bernstein

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Jeffrey Wright at The Pavilion with Chaz Ebert. One of the most prolific actors of our time, multi-award-winning artist Jeffrey Wright joins us to discuss his illustrious career, spanning theater, film, and television. His credits include HBO’s Westworld, The Bond, and Batman franchises, both the Broadway and film versions of Angels in America and Wes Anderson’s The French Dispatch and Asteroid City, which premiered at Cannes this year In Competition. Moderated by Chaz Eber...
 

 

VIDEO: Interview with Jon Gosier and Mickey Vetter of FilmHedge

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Jon Gosier Founder and CEO of FilmHedge and Mickey Vetter co founder of FilmHedge sat down with Frank Loveland to explain how and why they launched (successfully) the company at last year's Cannes.   ...
 

 

VIDEO: Interview at Marché du Film with Armenia Film Commissioner

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filmfestivals.com Alice Kanterian and Aldo Nadal met at Marché du Film 2023 with Melikset KARAPETYAN Armenia Film Commissioner.   ...
 

 

VIDEO: Interview with director Tona Enache

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Toma Enache (born 1 November 1970) is a Romanian film director and actor. Being of Aromanian ethnicity, he directed "I'm Not Famous but I'm Aromanian!" The Aromanians are an ethnic group native to the southern Balkans who speak Aromanian, an Eastern Romance language. Alice Kanterian took the interview in Cannes at FilmHedge's terrace on la Croisette       ...
 

 

Pictures by Brice Anxionnaz captured Day By Day on the red carpet

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Brice Anxionnaz is an independent French Press Photographer, and a filmfestivals.com regular correspondant in key festivals (Berlin, Cannes etc). He runs Objectif Festival - +33 6 35 18 19 30 - contact@objectiffestival.fr May25th photo collection   Eric Judor :   Andie MacDowell   Alice Taglioni May 23rd photo collection from the Asteroid City red carpet   Asteroid city red carpet on may 23rd was one of the...
 

 

Interview with Pablo Berger for Robot Dreams which screened in Cannes

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ROBOT DREAMS is the first animation film by the award-winnin and speak in his native languageg director Pablo Berger (Blancanieves). A story about friendship, its importance, and its fragility. It screened at Cinéma de la Plage to 1500 people. Frank Loveland had a chance to sit down with the director and speak in his native language. DOG lives in Manhattan and he’s tired of being alone. One day he decides to build himself a robot, a companion. Their friendship blossoms, until th...
 

 

VIDEO: Michelle Yeoh Woman in Motion Award by Kering press conference

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  Sound from the 2023 Cannes Film Festival honored Michelle Yeoh with the “Women in Motion” award, sponsored by Kering. The actor is known for her recent Oscar win for her performance in “Everything Everywhere All at Once.”   ...
 

 

VIDEO Interview with Guillaume Esmiol Cannes Marché du Film Director views on cannes 2022 and 2023

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Guillaume Esmiol the new Cannes Marché du Film Director sat down in Berlin during EFM with Bruno Chatelin to discuss Cannes 2022 and the coming 2023 edition Tue, May 16, 2023 - Sat, May 27, 2023. Watch his interview and what he could reveal about the new features of the 2023 comimg edition:       ...
 

 

Ruben Östlund, President of the Jury of the 76th Festival de Cannes

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50 years after fellow citizen Ingrid Bergman, Swedish director Ruben Östlund, a two-time winner of the Palme d'or, will preside over the Jury of the 76th edition of the Festival de Cannes to be held from May 16 to 27. « I am happy, proud, and humbled to be trusted with the honor of Jury president for this year's Competition at the Festival de Cannes. Nowhere in the film world is the anticipation as strong as when the curtain rises on the films in Competition at the Festival...

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The Chelsea Film Festival (CFF) has been selected in the "TOP 10 BEST FILM FESTIVAL IN NORTH AMERICA" (#6) by USA Today in 2019 among 19 other film festivals in the USA.

CFF is an organization dedicated to supporting films and the artists who create them by providing a creative forum for exchange and discovery with the public.

The Festival attracts filmmakers, artists and audience members from across North America and around the globe. It premieres independent feature-length, documentaries and short films with a Global Focus.

Chelsea Film Festival aims to raise an awareness about foreign independent films and discover upcoming talents.

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VIDEO: Aly Yeganeh came to Cannes with his succesfull film Sibel's Silence

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Aly Yeganeh came to Cannes with his succesfull film Sibel's Silence Filmfestivals.com captured the emotion at the screening in the Palais.

This film tells the story of 13-year-old Sibel, one of the many thousands of girls kidnapped by ISIS fighters. After her entire family was murdered, Sibel was taken as a prisoner and forced into sexual slavery – all in the name of religion.Hana, 40, is an ophthalmologist living in a small town in central France. Of Kurdish origin, she cannot bear t h e atrocities committed against Yazidi women. Hana pays a ransom to Sibel’s captors, then adopts her, and they come back to France where Hana tries to provide her with a normal life filled with nurturing love. Although Sibel adapts to her new life, she refuses to speak; her haunting memories are always present. What lies ahead for this young girl...?
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5 minutes 40 - USA July 2022

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An overly confident cop’s first day on the job gets interesting as he navigates unfamiliar territories and people.

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Demanded Supply written and directed by Sean Famoso

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A brother-sister assassin duo become part of a scheme much bigger than them, when a culture vulture-ing client calls an audible.  

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Rear View Cataclysm by Eric Frodsham

2023 USA 96 minutes

Rear View Cataclysm is the story of two brothers and an ex-girlfriend who try to recapture the love and passion and of their past. Edison is trapped in a toxic marriage and invites down-on-his-luck brother, Blake (Jason Liebrecht), to a popular local music festival. Broke and depressed, Blake agrees, not realizing that Edison has also invited Mazie (Caroline Ducey), his ex-girlfriend.  No one can predict the course of desire, reconciliation and regret that unfolds. Set against the barren landscapes of rural Texas and featuring the hypnotic sounds of Grouper and Govinda along with Punk Rock Bands Zounds and The Jesus LizardRear View Cataclysm is a feast for the heart and senses.

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Gotham: The Fall and Rise of New York - Feature Documentary by Matthew Taylor

December 2022, USA 2 hours 4 minutes

Gotham tells the true story of what happened in New York City during the twenty years from 1993 to 2013. How did a city with over 2200 murders, 93,000 violent robberies and 147,000 car thefts in 1990 become the capitol of the world a mere handful of years later? This feature documentary explores what happened during these decades, told by the people who did the hard work, some at great personal and professional cost.

From Fear City to the City of Dreams. Hear about the greatest American turnaround story from the people who made it happen.

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"Tales of Babylon" by Pelayo De Lario 120 minutes UK 2022

Crime Thriller, Second film I 120 mn I UK October 2022 I Groucho Arts Ltd I Available for worldwide sales with a 2023 Cannes Market premiere.

In this ultra-hip crime thriller, X and Y are two hitmen whose storyline is interwoven with other two hitmen: Mother Nature and The Professional. The lives of these hitmen, a bartender, a kid, her brother, and their gangster leader grandfather intertwine in these wild tales of violence, family and redemption, in London, the Modern day Babylon.

The film stars: Clive RUSSELL (“Game of Thrones”), Ray CALLEJA (“The Bystanders”), Maria CRITELL (“Doctors”), Liran NATHAN, Paul CASSIDY (“Outlander”),  Aaron COBHAM (“The Spanish Princess”), Billie GADSDON (“Cruella”), Aaron-Jon NORTH, Philip TOMLIN, Dylan GADSDON, Albert TALLSKI...

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ABSOLUTION by Lauren Spohn

Short film by Lauren Spohn (UK: 6 minutes 24 seconds 2022)

Labelled BEST FOR FESTS by curator Bruno Chatelin former head of Fox and Sony in France, filmfestivals.com founder and editor

"I am in a dark forest and something is chasing after me,  some sort of creature that reeks fire or something: one part of me wants to run but I cannot move my legs? I am totally paralysed..." 

"One last thing"he said : "it's not your fault !"

A man sees his psychiatrist for help with a difficult hidden family secret. The conversation takes a sinister turn as the psychiatrist pushes deeper into the man’s past. All is not what it seems: 

Can he take the tension, will you?

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