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Highlights and winners of the 42 Munich Film Festival

The Munich International Film Festival rather known as FIlmfest Munich fulfilled all expectations. International stars like Swedish actor Stellan Skarsgard and American actress Gilian Anderson came to the Bavarian capital in order to receive the CineMerrit Award aswell as local heroes like comedian Helge Schneider, who received the award for his entire carriere and presented his new film after the award ceremony.  Between June 27 and July 6, 2025, the festival recorded more than 91,000 a...

Alexander Payne to Receive Pardo d’Onore in Locarno

The Locarno Film Festival’s honorary leopard, presented by Manor, will be given to the internationally recognized and celebrated American filmmaker during Locarno78, on the night of Friday, August 15, 2025. Payne will also present his films The Descendants (2011) and Nebraska (2013) and participate in a public discussion with the festival audience.  The distinctive voice behind a slate of dryly funny modern classics, writer-director Alexander Payne has secure...

Cinematic magnificence: Halftime at the 42nd Munich International Film Festival

Hollywood comes to the Isar: halfway through its run, the Munich International Film Festival is thrilling audiences with big names, high-profile premieres, and the ultimate summery vibe. Since its start last Friday, more than 99 films have been screened at twelve venues across the city — and the rest of the program will be just as stellar up until the grand final day of the festival on Sunday.  Gillian Anderson, Stellan Skarsgård, and Paula Beer celebrate their films on th...

Winners of Fest Anča International Animation Festival 2025

photo: Šimon Lupták The 18th Fest Anča International Animation Festival has announced its award-winning films and directors. The Anča Award for Best Animated Short went to I Died in Irpin, while the Best Slovak Animated Short was awarded to Overture. These winning titles are now one step closer to the Oscar® Award, as Fest Anča remains the only Academy Awards® qualifying festival in Slovakia. This year’s international jury recognized films that reflect...

Golden Trailer Awards: This Week’s Winner Drops Are Live

THIS WEEK IN TRAILER GOLD  We’re keeping the momentum going with more standout moments from #GTA25—and this week, we’re spotlighting two fan-favorite categories:    Best Action TV Spots High stakes. Big moments. These spots packed explosive impact into every second. ...

International Festival of Creativity - celebrating the Final Lions

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The Cannes current edition which just ended a week ago, taking place 16-20 of June announced the Lions for Film, Dan Wieden Titanium, Glass: The Lion for Change, Sustainable Development Goals, Grand Prix for Good and Special Awards France and the USA win two Grands Prix each. Brazil and New Zealand each win one 20 June 2025 - As the 72nd Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity comes to a close, the final Awards Show honoured the winners of Film, Titanium, Glass: The Lion for Change, ...

CineMerit Award for Stellan Skarsgård: 42nd Munich International Film Festival to honor the Swedish actor

Stellan Skarsgård will be honored at the Munich International Film Festival for his achievements in the cinematic art. Stellan Skarsgard is a versatile actor, in Cannes I met him at the film reception on the Arte Boat, his latest film was coproduced by Arte. The picture was taken while I was not yet aware of his presence, I recognized him only on the way out and congratulated him on the spot for his outstanding performance. And only later Inrealised that he was in the background , yes he...

Bentonville Film Festival Announces Winners of 11th Annual Festival

BENTONVILLE FILM FESTIVAL, LED BY GEENA DAVIS, ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF 11TH ANNUAL FESTIVAL   “Rosemead” Wins Best Narrative Award “The Librarians” Wins Best Documentary Award   The Bentonville Film Foundation, in collaboration with founding partner, Walmart, and presenting sponsor, Coca-Cola, announced the winners of their narrative, documentary, homegrown, short film, and episodic categories from the 2025 Bentonville Film Festival’s competition progr...

Jafar Panahi received the Sydney Film Prize, winning the official competition with IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT.

Last night, the Sydney Film Festival closed with a night to remember at the Closing Night Ceremony. Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi received the Sydney Film Prize, winning the Official Competition for his astonishing masterpiece IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT. Panahi accepted the award in person to an emotional standing ovation from the audience.   The jury, led by director Justin Kurzel, remarked that the winner was “a courageous film with a deep soul and a powerful sense of forgiveness....

VIDEO Cannes Grand Prix to Trier’s Sentimental Value Red carpet and photocall best moments

Joachim Trier, winner of the Grand Prix, poses with team. Images courtesy of Laurent Hou (instagram: @wu.photo.video)       ...

Filmfest Munich - Nominations for the 2025 German Cinema New Talent Award

Nominations for the 2025 German Cinema New Talent Award   This year, the Munich International Film Festival will again present the German Cinema New Talent Award in four categories: directing, production, screenplay, and acting. These awards are among the most coveted among young German filmmakers, as a sponsorship award can help launch a promising career. This year, the jury is comprised of Liliane Amuat (actress), Erol Afşin (director and actor), and Jan-Ole Gerster (film directo...

Cannes Lions honours Adobe Chair and CEO Shantanu Narayen as inaugural Creative Champion of the Year

Cannes Lions honours Adobe Chair and CEO Shantanu Narayen as inaugural Creative Champion of the Year New Award recognises Narayen’s dedication to enabling creativity in its many forms and driving the creative agenda across industries and around the globe 13 May 2025 - The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity has announced that Shantanu Narayen, Chair and CEO, Adobe, will be honoured as its inaugural Creative Champion of the Year. The new honouree Award is given to individu...

Cannes Lions Highlights - Joy is Rebellion - Reese Witherspoon inspires girls at Cannes Lions -Hello Sunshine

I'm very excited to announce American actress Reese Witherspoon speaking at Cannes Lions on Wednesday 18.06 at 12:45 pm at the Debussy Theatre about her new initiative empowering women, especially young women. Hello Sunshine is on a mission to change the narrative for women. Especially for girls and young women who don't feel represented by brands, their needs are not understood. For the first time, media visionary and founder Reese Witherspoon speaks about a new initiative and brand...

Coming up - Cannes Lions -Live your visions

Coming up - Cannes Lions -Live your visions The Cannes International Film Festival just finished, and now again only 3 weeks later Cannes is becoming once again the mekkha for talents from all over the world attending THE ultimate market for creativity - CANNES LIONS!   What to expect?   Certainly more buzz, more professionals, more future focused technologies and all major companies combining entertainment and software applications. Orginally a hub for the advert...

14th International Uranium Film Festival Rio de Janeiro Awards

14th International Uranium Film Festival of Rio de Janeiro announces Award Winners at the Cinematheque of Rio’s Modern Art Museum (MAM Rio) Photo by Paloma Anjos Films from USA, Italy, Germany, France and UK received top awards in Rio. US director Greg Mitchell won the Uranium Film Festival Award for Best Documentary Feature Film for „The Atomic Bowl: Football at Ground Zero - and Nuclear Peril Today“, a revelation of Nagasaki's place in history. And t...

Sony Future Filmmaker Awards Announce Award Winners, with Attendees including Jason Reitman, Minhal Baig, Elizabeth Gabler, and

The Sony Future Filmmaker Awards announced today the 2025 winners during a special ceremony hosted by Emmy-award winner Denny Directo (Entertainment Tonight) in the iconic Sony Pictures Studios’ Scenic Arts Building in Culver City. Now in its third edition, this trailblazing global awards program for short films established by Creo and sponsored by Sony ignites the careers of emerging visionaries, amplifying bold storytelling from different corners of the world. Selected for their...

Costa Gavras’ ”Last Breath” at the Los Angeles Greek Film Festival

Acclaimed director Costa Gavras’ latest film “Last Breath” premiered during the 19th edition of the Los Angeles Greek Film Festival where he received the Lifetime Achievement Honorary Orpheus Awards following the screening of his 1970 feature “Z” about the real life story of the assassination of Grigoris Lambrakis. The film won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film and Best Editing, as well as the Cannes Film Festival Jury Prize and Best Actor Awar...

Los Angeles Greek Film Festival 2025 Award Winners

The 11th Discovery Days Jury picked Katerina Mavrogeorgi’s project, ANCHORED, as the winner of this year’s feature film projects, and gave an Honorable Mention to THE SON, represented by Yorgos Athanasiou and George Zafeiropoulos. The awards were presented during the Orpheus Awards by the lab’s Director Karina Logothetis and last year’s participant Tilbe Cana Inan. This is what Logothetis said: “We were deeply moved by the work and discipline of the participants. ...

Golden Goblet Awards Lineup Announced: Spotlight on This Year’s Top Contenders

The 27th Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF) is set to return from June 13 to June 22, bringing ten days of cinematic celebration to the city. Today, organizers unveiled the official selection for the prestigious Golden Goblet Awards, with winners scheduled to be announced later in June. Photo 26th Awards ceremony courtesy SIFF   49 films have been selected as finalists:   Main Competition   AFTER THE FOG Director: Miriam Heard Country/Region: Chile,United King...

The 40th edition of the Goya Awards will be held in Barcelona

Barcelona will host the 40th edition of the Goya Awards, as announced this Tuesday by the president of the Spanish Film Academy, Fernando Méndez-Leite, during an event held at the institution's headquarters. The first time the Goya Awards were held outside of Madrid was also in Barcelona, during the 14th edition—marking the first ceremony in history to take place outside the capital.   "25 years after our Goya Awards in Barcelona, today we announce our return to a c...

A look back at the 12th edition of the Pierre Angénieux Tribute

« PIERRE ANGÉNIEUX TRIBUTE» to DION BEEBE (A.C.S.*, A.S.C*) (Australia) and « ANGÉNIEUX SPECIAL ENCOURAGEMENT » to EUNSOO CHO (South Corea) Friday, May 23, 2025 at 8:00 pm Salle Buñuel, Palais des Festivals   As every year for the past twelve years, the Pierre Angénieux Tribute - named after the prestigious French creator and manufacturer of world-renowned cinematographic lenses Angénieux, was held on the eve of ...

Cannes 2025 The François Chalais Prize goes to Ukrainian director Sergei Loznitsa for his movie TWO PROSECUTORS

In 1997, Mei-Chen Chalais created this award, named after François Chalais, author, reporter, and major figure in the film press of the 1960s and 1970s, to recognize a film from the official selection that captures the world today. This award recognizes the film by Seigei Loznitsa (Ukraine): Two Prosecutors, presented in the official competition. This prize recognizes the film by Sergei Loznitsa (Ukraine): Two Prosecutors, presented in the official competition.     ...

The 2025 Docs-In-Progress Award Winners!

The winners of the Docs-in-Progress Awards have been revealed today during Doc Day. Presented in collaboration with our partner organizations, these distinguished awards celebrate standout documentaries in the final stages of production. They’re a mark of excellence and a respected benchmark in the documentary filmmaking world. This year’s winners were selected by our esteemed jury: Maria Bonsanti, Soleil Gharbieh, and Kiyoko McCrae. They unveiled the winners durin...

The 2025 Goes to Cannes Award Winners

The Marché du Film is thrilled to announce the winner of the Goes to Cannes Award: Virtuous Woman directed by Cíntia Domit Bittar and produced by Ana Paula Mendes and the director herself. Selected by Goes to Cannes Partner Festival Festival do Rio, the film follows a group of Christian women at a luxury retreat, where a witch legend begins to unravel their reality in chilling ways. Cíntia Domit Bittar’s bold, genre-bending project is a testament to ...
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