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THE FESTIVAL BEAT MAKER ! SHARING MOTION AND EMOTION SINCE 1995ANOTHER BUSY WEEK ON THE CIRCUIT: FEEL THE BEAT? ... DO NOT MISS A BIT from Cannes, Locarno, Rotterdam, Venice, Santa Barbara, Fantasporto, Lumière, Marché du Film, Seattle, Bentonville and many more ! Weekly newsletter N° 966 documenting the festivals experience, reaching over 196 000 subscribers:Email us to be featuredFOLLOW US :> FILMS IN FOCUS ...Overview of the US business for the week of Monday, May 17
At the box office, Lionsgate's Spiral opened in 2,811 theatres across the U.S. and Canada and led all films with $8.7M in ticket sales. The R-Rated horror thriller starring Chris Rock and Samuel L. Jackson is the 9th movie in the Saw horror film franchise. Of those, this is the 6th time that the it has taken top spot in the box office on its opening weekend. UA Releasing's heist thriller The Wrath of Man starring Jason Statham earned $3.7M in its second week, now with a 10-da...
Disney and Pixar’s ‘Luca’ is set to Open ICFF 2021
The tenth edition for the Italian Contemporary Film Festival will kick off on June 19th with a red-carpet drive-in Special Screening featuring the new animation from Disney and Pixar. SPECIAL SCREENING - JUNE 19th, 2021 | Ontario Place The ICFF, presented by Lavazza, announces that the tenth edition of the Festival will open with Disney and Pixar’s upcoming original feature film “Luca”, directed by Academy Award® nominee Enrico Casarosa (“La Luna”). The...
Tribeca announces Steven Soderbergh’s film 'No Sudden Move' as its Centerpiece
The 2021 Tribeca Festival™, presented by AT&T, will spotlight HBO Max and Warner Bros. Pictures’ highly anticipated crime drama No Sudden Move as its Centerpiece Gala selection for the Festival’s 20th anniversary. The outdoor premiere of Director Steven Soderbergh’s film will take place at The Battery in New York City on Saturday, June 18 as part of Tribeca’s 12-day celebration to re-open New York and bring live entertainment back. Members of the cast will...
Opening and closing films and final confirmations for Rotterdam Fest 50th edition in June
Closing film Poupelle of Chimney Town 50th International Film Festival Rotterdam 1 – 7 February | 2 – 6 June 2021 The World to Come, Poupelle of Chimney Town and Dominik Graf at IFFR 2021 During the press conference today, International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) presented the full programme for the celebratory 50th edition. The World to Come by Mona Fastvold opens the festival on Wednesday 2 June and Hirota Yusuke&rsquo...
A.RTIFICAL I.MMORTALITY , Canada, Ann Shin, 2021, Hot Docs
As science advances more rapidly the expectations of what it can do for humanity is expanding as well. Yet at the same time, control over the consequences of this development seems to elude mankind. There is a steadily growing gap between the current state of knowledge and the need for knowledge necessary to master what we now know. Put differently, the more we know the less we know or the greater the knowledge gap. Over the last decade, scientists have been able to join and grow living ...
Vertical Entertainment to Release Director Jon Carlo’s First Feature ‘Feral State’ on Digital, VOD and All Streaming Platforms
Vertical Entertainment is set to release Jon Carlo’s feature directorial debut Feral State on digital, VOD, and all streaming platforms in the territories of North America (USA, Canada and Mexico), United Kingdom and Ireland on May 28. Written and directed by Jon Carlo (Mob Town, First We Take Brooklyn), Feral State stars AnnaLynne McCord, Octavio Pisano, Ronnie Gene Blevins, Jaden Piner, Baldur Thor and Sif Saga. Feral State will premiere on Apple TV and Amazo...
Skeet Ulrich, Anne Heche, Daniel Diemer, and Jordan Kristine Seamón join Alec Baldwin in new disaster adventure film SUPERCELL
HIGHLAND FILM GROUP HANDLING INTERNATIONAL SALES Anne Heche - Credit Maiwenn Raoult / Skeet Ulrich - credit Paradigm Skeet Ulrich (The CW’s “Riverdale,” “#Freerayshawn”) and Emmy-award winner and Tony-nominated Anne Heche (Donny Brasco, The Vanished) join Academy Award® nominee Alec Baldwin (The Departed, "30 Rock") in the new natural disaster adventure film Supercell. The film is directed by Herbert James Winterstern (NBC's "Si...
The H Collective brings more to marvel at with Chinese book adaptation
by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent Isn't it about time filmmakers supplemented the public's Superhero Diet? While DC Comics and the Marvel Universe has given us lots of creatures and critters to, well, marvel at, The H Collective has plans to adapt a Chinese classic novel with a mythic variety of creatures to stand apart from the usual cape and tights fare. Read on... From Screenmancer in LA... LOS ANGELES, CA: The H Collective (THC) will adapt the Chinese classic t...
War Between Hamas and Israel : Pray for peace and watch a few related features
Israel's Iron Dome defence system taking down rockets fired by Hamas Jerusalem - Hamas's 2000+ rocket fire has started a war with Israel. After Israel’s strike back the potential involvement of other surrounding states could lead the conflict out of everyone's control, into an outright Middle East war. An open discussion has been scheduled for today at the UN Security Council. The United States envoy Hady Amr, UN peace envoy Tor We...
“ANGIE: LOST GIRLS” wins Best Feature Film at Hot Springs International Women's Film Festival
HSWFF 2021 AWARD WINNERS “ANGIE: LOST GIRLS” Best Feature Film Julia Verdin Director Julia Verdin Writer Janet Odogwu Butters Writer Julia Verdin Producer Sean Michael Acosta Producer Jason Piette Producer Cady McClain Producer Morris S. Levy Producer “About German Women” Best Short Film Kevin Schmutzler Director Tobias Schmutzler Director Michael Croce Writer Caroline Muhl Producer Elisa Schlott Key Cast “Frie...
> FESTIVALS IN FOCUSAnnecy 2021 set to launch hybrid June 14 -19
In 2021, the Annecy International Animation Film Festival has received for the Short Films, Graduation Films, and TV and Comissionned Films categories, over 2,700 films coming from almost one hundred different countries. 2021 Selection Check out the list of the Official Selection films in competition for Annecy 2021: Short Films – Competition Official Off-Limits Perspectives ...
registrations are open for Cartoons on the Bay 2021 – International Crossmedia Animation and Children’s Television Festival
Cartoons on the Bay 2021 – International Crossmedia Animation and Children’s Television Festival Registrations are open! You have time until 21st June to submit your works. The categories in competition are: Preschool TV Series (2-4 years) Upper Preschool TV Series (4-6 years) Kids TV Series (7-11 years) Interactive Multimedia Works Live Action/Hybrid TV Series TV Series Pilots Short Films Animated Feature Films Visit...
The Arlington International Film Festival announces the award for the 2021 winning poster design
IMAGINATION AND CREATIVITY… The Soul of this Year’s Poster Contest Winner “The design has great color and energy, the AIFF text is strong and will be very readable from a distance, and the allusion to "peace" (the olive branch) is important at this time.” David Ardito, AIFF Poster Contest Judge The Arlington International Film Festival announces the award for the 2021 winning poster design, an award of $500 that aims to assist ...
The Stockfish Film Festival is live till 30th of May.
The Stockfish Film Festival will be held from 20th - 30th of May. Never before in the festival’s history have there been so many titles shortlisted and nominated for an Academy Award. La Llorona, The Last Ones, Sun Children were in the frontrunning for Best International Feature, Pinocchio was nominated for two Academy Awards, Promising Young Woman won for Best Original Screenplay and The Man Who Sold His Skin was nominated for Best International Feature. Stockfish ...
The next Festival La Rochelle Cinéma (Fema) will take place from June 25 to July 4, 2021
Dear friends, We are thrilled to confirm that the next Festival La Rochelle Cinéma (Fema) will take place from June 25 to July 4, 2021. In order to welcome you to this 49th edition under the best possible conditions, we are working with the appropriate authorities to develop a sanitary protocol and specific physical arrangements, which you could see here. In the meantime, we invite you to reserve your unlimited or multi-entry passes on Fema La Rochelle’s onl...
Sheffield Doc/Fest Reveals Competition Titles and Full Program
Sheffield DocFest is an international film and arts festival and marketplace, with a mission to spark imaginations and empower our capacity for change by celebrating, championing and debating documentary film and art as a collective form of engagement. Let us join the 28th edition and enjoy the full Film, Arts and Exchange Programme for the 2021 festival, which takes place from 4 - 13 June. The line-up includes 55 world premieres, 22 international premieres, 15 European premi...
The 19th Big Sky Documentary Film Festival is now open for submissions
CALL FOR ENTRIES TO THE 19th ANNUAL BIG SKY DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL The Big Sky Documentary Film Festival is now open for submissions, seeking documentary film entries in consideration for the 19th annual event in February 2022. The festival accepts submissions of non-fiction films of all forms, lengths, subject matters and genres. Big Sky is the largest documentary film festival in the western United States, showcasing a broad range of World, Internation...
Gangneung_IFF 2021 International Narrative Feature Competition Entries Ends on 31 May
Submission [GIFF 2021] Festival dates : 22 – 31 October 2021 Festival venues : The City of Gangneung, Gangwon Province, South Korea [Awards Prizes] Best Feature : Cash award appr. USD 17,000(20 million KRW) and certificate Best Director : Cash award appr. USD 8,500(10 million KRW) and certificate Best Scr...
The Screen & Story Film Festival is bringing its second virtual edition from 15 to 25 September 2021.
The festival directors and programming team are pleased to announce the global open call for submissions for the 2021 Screen & Story Film Festival will open from Monday 10th May 2021. Following a highly successful inaugural online edition in 2020, which featured 21 shorts from 10 different countries, the festival is expanding to a 10-day programme as well as running an extensive live event programme and screenplay competition. Festival Director, Jordan Lonsdale...
Save the Date for the 2022 Sundance Film Festival
We can’t wait to return to Park City, Salt Lake City — and beyond — for next year’s Sundance Film Festival. The 2022 Festival will take place in-person and online January 20-30. We are in the process of designing a safe and accessible Festival where our audiences and artists can come together to celebrate and discover new work, and each other. Mark your calendars and stay tuned: This summer we will have more details to help you craft your plan and arrange for ...
> AWARDS WATCHDOK.fest München 2021 @home: Best of Guests, Film Talks and kinokino Audience Award
The very big news first! The incidence numbers allow it: On the last festival weekend we return to our favorite place, the cinema, and present there the audience favorite on the big screen. We're super excited and invite you to join us on Saturday, corona compliant of course. But first, on Friday, we will announce which film has won this year's kinokino Audience Award – sponsored by BR and 3sat. Be there live at the online award ceremony! Today we want to whet your appetite o...
Only a Child wins at the 28th Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film (ITFS)
"Only a Child" is the winning film of the SWR OnlineFilm Audience Award After the official end of the 28th Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film on May 9, 2021, viewers accredited for ONLINE+ and ONLINE PRO were able to enjoy almost the entire content of the media library until May 16, 2021. The OnlineFestival.ITFS.de website had almost 250,000 page views by more than 6,800 users from a total of 63 countries between May 3 to 16, with an addition of almost 100,000 page v...
> PARTNERS FESTIVAL AND MARKET NEWSArlington International Film Festival (AIFF) final call ends may 30
2021 AIFF Call for Submissions May 31, 2021 Late Submission The Arlington International Film Festival (AIFF) based in Arlington, Massachusetts is pleased to announce the Eleventh Annual Call for Submissions featuring the work of independent and student filmmakers from Massachusetts, USA, and the Global Community. AIFF is a juried festival welcoming submissions of feature-length and short film...
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