The Red Sea International Film Festival (Red Sea IFF), in partnership with VOX Cinemas, NEOM and the MBC GROUP, welcomed cinema lovers and the global film community to its the third edition, which will run from 30 November - 9 December in Jeddah. Yasir Al Yasiri’s HWJN had its world premiere to kick off the festival, and the screening was attended by the director and lead cast: Nour Alkhadra, Baraa Alem, Naif Aldaferi, Alanoud Saud, Mohsen Mansour and Shaimaa Al Tayeb. Jury President Baz L...
Welcome to a New Edition of Ventana Sur!
CHECK THE HIGHLIGHTS!
Wednesday, November 29th!
For the full program click here.
SCREENING - GLÓRIA
09:30 hs - CIN...
Great experiences and emotions on my arrival in Buenos Aires a day before the Ventana Sur Market opened: very happy to share them! I was so surprised and thrilled to see such a strong presence from french impressionists in the museum! do NOT miss that while in Buenos Aires! PS the museum visits were free!
...
I was walking and admiring the pink house on May plazza, and watched an interview end in front of me, I was asked for an Interview myself which I have gladly, although I was asked about political views on the new elected president, the interview came out fun, and I decided to return the favor and interviewed Alain Delon from AladinoTV.com in New York.This is how they describe their TV and mission:
ALADINO TV is fun, spectacular and unique. It is based in Manhatta...
Ventana Sur: The place to be if you are into LATAM content from or for Latin America.
A place to relax after work: the Starbucks Cafe with a great view and internet
Change will make your meals cheap 10 to 20 $? : go for the blue dollars of course (in change boutiques or in the streets about 950 for a dollar.
A must-see visit to la Recoleta area with fantastic trees, 200 years old rubber tree, tango scenes in the streets and restaurants, amazing cemetary, cafe la Biela for a drink...
Sunny ...
Catrinel Marlon, Steve della Casa, director of TFF and Enzo Ghigo President of the Museum of Cinema
Pupi Avati: director, producer, screenwriter and great storyteller was the exceptional star of the opening ceremony of the 41st Torino Film Festival honoring one of the great masters of Italian cinema.
During the course of the event – hosted by Steve Della Casa, director of the 41st Torino Film Festival and longstanding voice of Hollywood Party – a numbe...
SIFFA UK 2023, November 20--27, is taking place in London at the Vue Cinema in Piccadilly and also in Castle Cinema in Hackney. This is about connecting filmmakers to their audiences and giving them hope for peace and a platform for a better understanding and exchange of culture. At these difficult times we believe the Great Britain must be truly great to support the culture. As a festival, this is what we can offer and invest in our culture. For more info visit: www.siffa.media.com
...
Red-carpet round-up!
Over the past couple of days, the red carpet has been graced by some feathered friends and iconic filmmakers. To catch up on all the fun, jump over to Instagram. Tag #LFF to share your Festival highlights as the final weekend draws to a close.
The Kitchen
15 Oct
The 67th BFI London Film Festival closed with the world premiere of T...
From Oscar Nominated Pot Au Feu film... to learning classic French cooking techniques with Chef Gabriel Kreuther of eponymous Michelin-starred restaurant in NYC, France Day explores the different levels of French Cuisine and film. Here are our top picks for the day!
What To See & Do: France Day - Friday, October 27th
...
with Damien Chazelle at the Variety party
The magazine Variety (www.variety,com) was omnipresent at the 80th Venice Film Festival edition 29.08-09.10 hosting or co-hosting four events. I attended three of them, invited by Eric Legendre, Managing Director, International, Variety and his wife, the sophisticated fashion designer Muzy Burton (www.muzyB.com).
from the left: Claudio Staderini,Cynthia Littleton, Ramin Setoodeh, Damien Chazelle, Roberto Barbera and Eric Legendre
T...
PRELUDE TO DEVOUR! DINNER & SHORT FILM SCREENING
Join us at Planters Ridge
September 23, 2023
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Savour the Magic of French Cuisine and Cinema at our Annual Devour! Dinner & Short Film Screening. Prepare to be transported to the captivating world of French culinary excellence, where film and flavour converge. This eagerly anticipated event, meticulously crafted by Chef Michael Howell, Founder and Executive Director of Devour!, sets the stage for the forthc...
The Better World Fund event in Venice took place during the 80th Edition of the Venice Film Festival, La Mostra, on the 7th & 8th of September, 2023.
More than 300 people attended at the Ca' Sagredo Hotel & La Scuola Grande Della Misericordia di Venezia with the participation of great personalities such as: Isabelle Huppert, Jeremy Piven, Euzhan Palcy, Tom Volf, Keira Chaplin, Nadia Farès, Elisabeth Moreno, Jo...
Words and glances from the protagonists of the Festival: the young talents of #Orizzonti, Xavier Giannoli and his #OutOfCompetition series, Liliana Cavani and then the stars of #Venezia80, between arrivals, Photocall, #BiennaleCall and Red Carpet, on the day when EL CONDE, FERRARI and DOGMAN are presented.
...
TIFF 2023 Industry Conference takes place September 8–12
TIFF is excited to share the 2023 Industry Selects lineup. Screening for accredited buyers during the Festival, this curated selection of 12 films go beyond the Official Selection, and are all available for worldwide acquisition.
“As the media industry continues to evolve, TIFF strives to foster creative innovation in both the development and business of storytelling,” said Anita Lee, TIFF Chie...
Cameron Bailey, CEO, TIFF, unveiled today the name of TIFF’s new café-bar, Varda, named in honour of the celebrated French filmmaker Agnès Varda, whose innovative storytelling and artistic vision have left an indelible mark on cinema. With the bright lights of King Street West as its backdrop, the new café-bar will be open exclusively for Contributors Circle and Patrons Circle Members during the Festival (September 7–17), before its official public launch ...
WOW! What wonderful nine days we just had at the film festival !
Our 40th FILMFEST MÜNCHEN is over, but we look back on many great moments in which we celebrated cinema, filmmakers from all over the world and the festival summer together. A huge thank you for the highlight impressions and the video of our birthday edition goes to Lichtbilder Filmproduktion - Paul Müller-Hahl, Benedikt Schulte and Raffaelo Lupperger - as well as Marc Steck, Joel Heyd...
The Four Pillars of Beyond Borders
Within festival circles, it is admitted that a festival is only really born when it passes its 7th edition. If this wisdom is correct, we are now a proper young boutique festival. For this 8th edition of Beyond Borders, it therefore seems appropriate, not only to articulate but also to make transparent, our international development strategy for the years leading up to our 15th edition. This would be again a yard stick, and will turn the festival in...
Relive the highlights of the 70th Sydney Film Festival which took over Sydney screens from June 7 - 18, 2023.
12 days, nearly 250 films, hundreds of filmmakers guests and a red carpet feeling that stretched all over Sydney. The 70th Sydney Film Festival was the ultimate celebration of cinema in 2023. Relive the highlights from the opening night film The New Boy, to our closing night award ceremony and screening of Indiana Jones and the Dial o...
15th Cannes fro Winston Baker which successfully wrapped to conferences in Cannes: The Film Finance Forum and the China Forum. Celebrations took place at official and classy Plage des Palmes with a hot DJ. Thanks Amy and Katie!
MORE TO COME
Camille Bisson
...
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...
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.
...
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.
...
