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...

  MAD APPLE: BITE INTO THIS! The new show from Cirque du Soleil at the New-York Las Vegas hotel and casino. I have covered almost every Cirque du Soleil shows in Las Vegas but I have never ever been so blown away from a show like this one as this is the first time I felt a complete interaction and intimacy with the performances from ‘Mad Apple’( https://www.cirquedusoleil.com/mad-apple#about-the-show ) at the New-York Las Vegas hotel and casino (https://newyorknewyo...

Apple TungFong   Entertainment Oxygen/eoFlix Partners with France’s Largest Media Professional Association, médiaClub, Expanding Its Influence Across the French Media Landscape Entertainment Oxygen/eoFlix, a leading digital platform specializing in networking and content self-distribution for the entertainment industry, today announced its strategic partnership with médiaClub, the largest association of media professionals in France. This alliance marks a signi...

Apple TungFong   Entertainment Oxygen/eoFlix Partners with France’s Largest Media Professional Association, médiaClub, Expanding Its Influence Across the French Media Landscape Entertainment Oxygen/eoFlix, a leading digital platform specializing in networking and content self-distribution for the entertainment industry, today announced its strategic partnership with médiaClub, the largest association of media professionals in France. This alliance marks a signi...

Interview with Andy Brown and Brian Lindstrom directors of LOST ANGEL: THE GENIUS OF JUDEE SILL. Before any of the folk singers we all adore like, Joan Baez, there was an amazing lady whose life was cut short due to her fight with her inner demons. ‘LOST ANGEL’ give us an honest and moving portrait of the fragile soul of singer Judee Sill. Judee was a jewel who never encountered the success she should have received. She dedicated her life to create and inspire others. Today h...

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...