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Video Interview with Pascal Diot, head of Venice Production Bridge

Filmfestivals.com partner of Venice Production Bridge sat down with the Pascal Diot who shared with our audience a few practical facts and figures on the Market which he has created 6 years ago. ...

The SBIFF Demi Moore retrospective begins tomorrow Friday, February 7th

The Santa Barbara International Film Festival announces a retrospective for Demi Moore, a celebration of the esteemed actress's distinguished career. The retrospective begins on Friday, February 7th at 5:40 PM PT with a screening of Adrian Lyne's Indecent Proposal. ​​An exclusive in-person conversation with Academy Award®-nominated actress Demi Moore will follow the 2:00 PM FREE screening of Coralie Fargeat's Best Picture nominee The Substance on Sunday,...

Aitana Sánchez-Gijón to receive the Goya Honorary Award 2025

The actress Aitana Sánchez-Gijón will be recognized with the Goya Honorary Award of 2025, a prize for her career that the institution will present to her at the Goya Awards Gala, which will take place on February 8 at the Conference Palace in the city of Granada. Nearly 40 years of film career back the actress, who won the Silver Shell for Best Actress at the San Sebastian Film Festival for Volavérunt, directed by Bigas Luna, and received her first Goya nomination for Mad...

TO KILL A WOLF director interviewed at Santa Barbara International Film Festival

TO KILL A WOLF is screening at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival in the "Festival Circuit Favorites" category February 9 & 10.   This modern re-imagining of Little Red Riding Hood is told through the nuanced lens of teenage sexual grooming and is the debut of writer / director Kelsey Taylor. The film is a drama/mystery and has been described as a “haunting modern fairytale” and “Oregon-noir".   TO KILL A WOLF...

Richard Gere, International Goya Award 2025

 The American actor and producer will receive Spain's highest award for an international filmmaker on February 8th in Granada “for his extraordinary contribution to the art of cinema, starring in some of the most iconic films in the history of cinema, and for his personal and professional social commitment. Richard Gere will meet with the media on February 7th in the Andalusian city Days of Heaven, Officer and a Gentleman, American Gigolo, The Cotton Club, Pretty Woman, and the ...

Berlinale Camera 2025: Tribute to Rainer Rother

At the 75th Berlin International Film Festival, film expert and Artistic Director of the Deutsche Kinemathek Rainer Rother will be honoured with the Berlinale Camera. Berlinale director Tricia Tuttle says: “We are honouring Rainer Rother for his many years of work in the service of preserving cinematic history and as a bridge builder between history and contemporary cinema. Under his leadership, the Deutsche Kinemathek has successfully made the living heritage of cinematic art accessibl...

The Berlinale 2025 Juries

The International Jury (clockwise): Todd Haynes © Samir Hussein / Wire Image, Nabil Ayouch © Mehdy Mariouch, Bina Daigeler © Pablo Zamora, Bingbing Fan © Chen Man, Rodrigo Moreno © Lucas Charrier, Amy Nicholson © Lee Jameson, Maria Schrader © Christine Fenzl   Competition: The International Jury Once again a multitalented International Jury will decide who will take home the Golden and the Silver Bears at the Berlinale 2025. The members of the ...

First market for Tanja Meissner new Director of Berlinale Pro and European Film Market

Tanja Meissner   Berlinale Festival Director Tricia Tuttle has appointed the highly regarded and experienced industry professional Tanja Meissner to join her Executive team as the Director of Berlinale Pro*. This reshaped role encompasses the directorship of the European Film Market (EFM) while also taking a strategic lead in developing the Berlinale Pro* consortium, together with the Heads of the Berlinale Co-Production Market, Berlinale Talents and World Cinema Fund, who will report ...

First Berlin Speakers and Program Announcements for Winston Baker Entertainment Finance Forum

Winston Baker’s Entertainment Finance Forum Berlin returns with a sharp focus on the evolving world of global entertainment finance. This year, we spotlight cutting-edge sales strategies, the surge of international co-productions, and the intersection of creativity and capital in today’s industry. Join top executives and thought leaders as they share actionable insights on securing funding, navigating co-production complexities, and staying authentic while deli...

VIDEO Sundance moment with a unique rousing group of volunteers

Volunteers have been the strength and stability of the Sundance Film Festival for 41 years.  Each year are outfitted with a uniform color for team recognition.  This year one group of the green clad volunteers gathered for a rousing group photograph at the ROSE Wagner Theater in Salt Lake City, Utah.  Sundance Film Festival photographer Juan Miguel Mendoza had the volunteers pose for a quick photo before the next movie started screening. ...

VIDEO: Amy Redford at Sundance Film Festival 2025

  Amy Redford is an American actress and filmmaker, daughter of Robert Redford and historian and environmental activist Lola Van Wagenen. She received her BA in Drama/Theatre Arts in 1994 from San Francisco State University. She also attended the University of Colorado Boulder and studied theatre in England at LAMDA. A few words on the red carpet with James Nelson for filmfestivals.com   ...

VIDEO Photography on the Sundance step and repeat dos and don'ts

Donyale West; photographer for Shutterstock at Sundance Film Festival 2025 discusses with filmfestivals.com James Nelson how photos are taken on the step and repeat and his role.   ...

VIDEO: EFP Europe Hub in Sundance Director talks about fest screenings

EFP provides a meeting space for the European film industry at the DoubleTree Hotel, The Yarrow, to promote and celebrate the diversity of European cinema. Jo Mühlberger is efp deputy managing director. He sat down at Europe's Sundance Hub with James Nelson, filmfestivals.com Sundance correspondant. Films from Norway, France, Germany, The Netherlands, Switzerland, Belgium and Austria are running in the different sections of the festival and will be highlighted at t...

VIDEO chat with Sundance veteran journalist sharing her experience and expectations

Jane Howze has covered 17 Sundance editions, returning to cover the action. for her Texas based publication. https://www.papercitymag.com/* Interview by James Nelson ...

VIDEO: Eugene Hernandez welcoming words at Sundance 2025

Eugene is Head of Sundance filmfestival and public programming at sundanceorg Welcoming press attending Sundance the day before the opening this is what he had to say about Sundance relocating to another city (Cincinatti ?) The place for the new home for Sundance is Not Announced yet. Two more years in Park City ! ...

VIDEO: First Sundance chat with a german journalist covering the festival

Antje Sieb who runs the LA office of ARD Radio and TV, (leading german channel) met with James Nelson chatting for filmfestivals.com audience. ...

Celebrating Sundance Institute Presented by Google TV, co-chaired by Ebs Burnough and Pat Mitchell

  Celebrating Sundance Institute Presented by Google TV, at the  Grand Hyatt Deer Valley, in Park City, Utah, starting January 24 at 6:30 p.m. MT with a cocktail reception. The dinner and program will begin at 8 p.m. MT. Celebrating Sundance Institute Presented by Google TV, co-chaired by Ebs Burnough and Pat Mitchell, will celebrate Michelle Satter, Sundance Institute’s Founding Senior Director of Artist Programs, for her unparalleled commitment to nurturing and supportin...

Discover the juries for the 15th edition of MyFrenchFilmFestival!

MyFrenchFilmFestival is honoured to welcome an esteemed International Jury for this 15th edition, which will award the competition’s Grand Prix for Best Feature Film. The International Jury MyFrenchFilmFestival is honoured to welcome an esteemed International Jury for this 15th edition, which will award the competition’s Grand Prix for Best Feature Film. This award is endowed with €15,000 in prize money to be shared equally between the director, producer, and distributor of ...

The Chinese director Jia Zhang ke “Caught by the Tides” will be the president of the jury at the 31st Vesoul Fest

Jia Zhang ke “Caught by the Tides” will be the president of the jury at the 31st Vesoul  International Film Festival of Asian Cinemas (11-18 February 2025).   Today comes out in France «Caught by the Tides » by Jia Zhang ke. He will be the president of the international jury at the 31st Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema (11-18 February 2025), during which an exceptional tribute will be paid to him in the presence of his muse...

Zoe Saldaña will be honoured with the Derek Malcolm Award for Innovation at the 45th London Critics’ Circle Film Awards

Zoe Saldaña will be honoured with the Derek Malcolm Award for Innovation at the 45th London Critics’ Circle Film Awards on Sunday, 2nd February 2025. The Emilia Pérez actress will become the second recipient of the annual award, named in memory of the legendary critic Derek Malcolm, who died at 91 in August 2023. Cinematic trailblazer Actor and filmmaker Colman Domingo was the inaugural recipient earlier this year. “I’m honoured and thrilled...

Daniel Craig to Be Awarded Top Honour by London Film Critics

  The Bond star will receive the Dilys Powell Award for Excellence in Film at the UK film critics' 45th annual ceremony on 2nd February 2025.   The UK's leading film critics today announced that British acting powerhouse Daniel Craig will be awarded their top honour, the Dilys Powell Award for Excellence in Film, at the 45th London Critics' Circle Film Awards ceremony on Sunday 2nd February at The May Fair Hotel. “This is such an immense honour and I&r...

Julie Delpy to receive the Honorary Dragon Award at Göteborg Film Festival

  Göteborg Film Festival announces the recipient of the 2025 Honorary Dragon Award: Julie Delpy. The acclaimed filmmaker and actor will attend the festival to accept the prestigious award, participate in a talk, and present her new film, Meet the Barbarians. The festival will also feature a retrospective showcasing some of Delpy’s most beloved films.  Over four decades, Julie Delpy has established herself as one of the most versatile and groundbreaking voices in interna...

Todd Haynes to be Jury President of the Berlinale 2025

Todd Haynes © Samir Hussein / Wire Image The US-American director, screenwriter and producer Todd Haynes will be President of the International Jury of the 75th Berlin International Film Festival. “Todd Haynes is a dazzlingly gifted writer and director with an impressive range; his body of work is at once stylistically versatile but also unmistakably his. Ever since his debut feature Poison won the TEDDY AWARD in 1991, the Berlinale has followed and loved his fil...

The Palm Springs International Film Awards to honour Denis Villeneuve with the Visionary Award for Dune: Part Two

The Palm Springs International Film Awards has announced that Denis Villeneuve will receive the Visionary Award for Dune: Part Two. The Film Awards will take place on January 3, 2025, at the Palm Springs Convention Center, with the festival running January 2-13, 2025. The event will be presented by Silvercrest and sponsored by Entertainment Tonight.   “Denis Villeneuve has once again pushed the boundaries of cinematic storytelling with Dune: Part Two. His visionary direction and u...

Palm Springs International Film Festival Announces Talking Pictures Program

Conversations to include guests from films Babygirl, A Real Pain, Sing Sing, and Wicked; Emilia Pérez and Maria to be presented by Women In Motion   The Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) has announced the lineup for its Talking Pictures program, featuring in-depth discussions with actors being honored at the Palm Springs International Film Awards. This year’s program includes Babygirl with Nicole Kidman; Emilia Pérez with director Jacques Audiard as w...

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