Films such as MY BEAUTIFUL LAUNDRETTE (1985) made Stephen Frears a leading voice in New British Cinema. He followed up on this with such internationally popular and multiple award-winning films as DANGEROUS LIAISONS (1988), THE QUEEN (2006), and PHILOMENA (2013). Christoph Gröner and Julia Weigl will talk to the celebrated director about his career and his latest film, THE LOST KING, which will be screened in the Spotlight section at this year’s festival. Moderators: Julia ...
Introducing our 2023 Judges!
We're delighted to announce the first wave of top industry names who will be judging this year's Big Screen Awards. The awards will be held on 23 November 2023 at The Brewery, London.
Remember the awards are FREE TO ENTER and with the 8 September entry deadline fast approaching, now is the time to submit your entries and celebrate your teams excellent work.
From stand-out Big Screen Events, Poster Designs and ...
Nellie K was born in Kyrgyzstan, a small country in Central Asia, to a family of mixed backgrounds and cultures. She taught literature to young kids and university students and has worked with the United Nations. Nellie is a passionate advocate for the rights of the child and women’s empowerment. Nellie is the winner of the 2015 Platinum Hermes Creative Awards and the 2017 Writer’s Digest Honorable Mention. She wrote for notable EU documentaries A long w...
We welcome and congratulate Nikola Joetze; the new Berlinale Talents Project Manager.
On September 1, Nikola Joetze will take over the project management of Berlinale Talents, completing the dual leadership team of the talent development initiative alongside programme manager Florian Weghorn.
Nikola Joetze brings to the Berlinale Talents team her many years of professional experience at the European Film Academy, where she was responsible for the event ...
Session guests include Spike Lee, Lulu Wang, Ladj Ly, Guillermo del Toro, and more
TIFF 2023 Industry Conference takes place September 8–12
TORONTO — TIFF is proud to reveal an exciting array of sessions and a powerhouse lineup of speakers for the much-awaited 2023 Industry Conference, supported by Ontario Creates and Telefilm Canada. Covering six pillars of Conference programming: Visionaries, Dialogues, Perspectives, Connections, Microsessions, and Spotlights, this yea...
Kristy joins the BFI from her recent role as creative director of the Edinburgh International Film Festival.
Kristy Matheson will take on the role of BFI festivals director, leading the UK’s largest film festival, the BFI London Film Festival in partnership with American Express from 4 to 15 October 2023, and BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival from the 2024 edition. Kristy joins the BFI from her recent role as creative director ...
TIFF announces In Conversation With... series presented by Visa spotlighting renowned global industry icons Pedro Almodóvar, Lee Byung-hun & Park Seo-jun, and Andy Lau
TORONTO — TIFF proudly announces the In Conversation With… (ICW) series at this year’s Festival, featuring talented and acclaimed artists in the world of cinema including Pedro Almodóvar, Lee Byung-hun and Park Seo-jun, and Andy Lau. An integral part of our year-round programmi...
Tonino Zera will receive the Campari Passion for Film Award / He created the sets for The Palace by Roman Polanski, to be presented Out of Competition
La Biennale di Venezia and Campari are pleased to announce that the production designer Tonino Zera (The First King, Rose Island, Angel of Evil) is the recipient of the Campari Passion for Film Award of the 80th Venice International Film Festival (August 30th - September 9th, 2023).
The Campari Passion for Film Awa...
His new work film The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar (40’) to premiere at Festival
La Biennale di Venezia and Cartier are pleased to announce that the American director, writer and producer Wes Anderson (The French Dispatch, Grand Budapest Hotel, The Royal Tenenbaums) is the recipient of the Cartier Glory to the Filmmaker Award of the 80th Venice International Film Festival (August 30th – September 9th, 2023), dedicated to a personality who has made a particularly ori...
With an MA Screenwriting (Film and TV), Sharon Axcell's short films received attention at the London Independent Film Festival; she was awarded Quarterfinalist in the ScreenCraft Fellowship and also Emerging Screenwriters (both Sci-Fi genre); and she was secured previously as director with other producers for three feature films – she is now taking closer control of projects alongside Dean M. Drinkel as co-producer at DrAx Productions. Also with an MBA gai...
Dian Weys is a South African filmmaker. He is the writer/director of three short films which have screened at over seventy film festivals, including Clermont-Ferrand, Tampere, ZINEBI Bilbao, Palm Springs ShortFest and the Carthage Film Festival, where he won the Silver Tanit for Best Short Film. Apart from working on his next short film, he is currently a joint-PhD student in film studies at the University of Groningen and Stellenbosch University. His short film “Bergie” screened a...
Jury of Official Competition Section
Peter Arens – Head of History and Science, ZDF German Television (President of the Jury)
He was born in 1961 in Gerolstein , Germany. He studied German Language and Literature, French Language and Literature and Political Science in Mainz (Germany) and Toulouse (France). He entered ZDF German Television as writer, editor and producer of several documentaries. Since 1997, he is responsible for high end documentaries ser...
The Board of Directors of the Locarno Film Festival has unanimously approved the name put forward by the appointment committee tasked with finding a successor to Marco Solari. Maja Hoffmann, founder of the LUMA Foundation, is the proposed candidate who will stand for approval at the next Extraordinary General Meeting.
Photo: © Annie Leibovitz
The Board of Directors of the Locarno Film Festival met to discuss the succession proposal of Marco Solari as president of the Festiv...
The Jury
Guillaume Canet — President (Actor, Director, Screenwriter & Producer)
Anne Berest (Novelist, Screenwriter & Actress)
Stéphane Bak (Actor)
Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre (Director & Screenwriter)
Alexandre Aja (Director, Screenwriter & Producer)
Marina Hands of the Comédie-Française (Actress)
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Dian Weys is a South African filmmaker. He is the writer/director of three short films which have screened at over seventy film festivals, including Clermont-Ferrand, Tampere, ZINEBI Bilbao, Palm Springs ShortFest and the Carthage Film Festival, where he won the Silver Tanit for Best Short Film. Apart from working on his next short film, he is currently a joint-PhD student in film studies at the University of Groningen and Stellenbosch University. His short film “Bergie” sc...
Dan Reardon was raised with a camera documenting the incredible landscape and peoples of South Africa, Thailand and the Philippines. He attended the Syracuse University Visual Performing Art School majoring in Film and Acting. Dan currently lives in New York City and focus’s his time identifying genre agnostic stories to produce into films with three simple requirements - the stories must be very entertaining, the budgets have to make sense, and your potential partners should ...
DD. Photo by Laurent KOFFEL/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images
Darren Darnborough is a British actor, host & director based in Los Angeles. His TV work includes the hit shows “True Blood”, “2 Broke Girls” and “Roots” and film work includes “Abruptio”, “20Ft Below” and “Stefano Formaggio”. He was trained in London, UK where he worked as an actor on stage and television, before relocating to Hollywood.
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French Lebanese producer and financier began his professional career with a degree in engineering from Ecole Centrale de Paris in 1982 and a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering at MIT (Boston, USA) in 1983. After years working as a venture capitalist and founding multiple startup finance and investment consulting companies, Carlos moved into the arena of entertainment and film.
Carlos acted as shareholder and Chairman of the board of Artemis Productions in Belgium since December ...
Georges Tomb is an award-winning composer and concert pianist of international fame. He studied composition & orchestration with Conrad Pope and Christopher Young in Vienna. His compositions were performed on many prestigious stages in the United States, Europe, and the Middle East. Tomb is the commissioned composer of the Italian ballet "Pinocchio", to be launched in 2023-2024, with Balletto del Sud and Choreographer Freddy Franzutti. He was introduced in Italy as " the You...
With an MA Screenwriting (Film and TV), Sharon Axcell's short films received attention at the London Independent Film Festival; she was awarded Quarterfinalist in the ScreenCraft Fellowship and also Emerging Screenwriters (both Sci-Fi genre); and she was secured previously as director with other producers for three feature films – she is now taking closer control of projects alongside Dean M. Drinkel as co-producer at DrAx Productions. Also with an MBA gained in 2009...
Dan Reardon was raised with a camera documenting the incredible landscape and peoples of South Africa, Thailand and the Philippines. He attended the Syracuse University Visual Performing Art School majoring in Film and Acting. Dan currently lives in New York City and focus’s his time identifying genre agnostic stories to produce into films with three simple requirements - the stories must be very entertaining, the budgets have to make sense, and your potential partners should ...
Fifth annual TIFF Tribute Awards fundraising gala to take place on Sunday, September 10
Photo Credit: Iglesias Mas/El Deseo D.A. S.L.U. Photo Credit: Spike Lee
Cameron ...
Dream Scenario (2023). Photo credit: Courtesy of TIFF.
TIFF unveiled the 10 World Premiere features that comprise the Platform programme for 2023, along with the 2023 Platform jury members: Academy Award–winning filmmaker Barry Jenkins, joined by Cannes Jury Prize–winning director, writer, and actor Nadine Labaki, and 2022 Platform Prize–winning filmmaker Anthony Shim.
Since its introduction in 2015, Platform has celebrated and showcased films with unique directoria...
DD. Photo by Laurent KOFFEL/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images
Darren Darnborough is a British actor, host & director based in Los Angeles. His TV work includes the hit shows “True Blood”, “2 Broke Girls” and “Roots” and film work includes “Abruptio”, “20Ft Below” and “Stefano Formaggio”. He was trained in London, UK where he worked as an actor on stage and television, before relocating to Hollywood.
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Actor and director Kassem Istanbouli has been awarded by UNESCO with the 2023 Sharjah Award for Arab Culture and Arts, recognizing his prominent contribution to Arab culture.
The international committee of experts in the fields of culture and arts has chosen the work of Kassem Istanbouli, founder of the Lebanese National Theatre, from many nominations for his contribution to the creation of an independent culture and arts net in Lebanon, including the restoration of abandoned cinem...
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