Pro Tools
FILMFESTIVALS | 24/7 world wide coverage
Welcome !
Enjoy the best of both worlds: Film & Festival News, exploring the best of the film festivals community.
Launched in 1995, relentlessly connecting films to festivals, documenting and promoting festivals worldwide.
Working on an upgrade soon.
For collaboration, editorial contributions, or publicity, please send us an email here.
|
THE FESTIVAL BEAT ! N°1000 and 61
THE FESTIVAL BEAT MAKER ! SHARING MOTION AND EMOTION SINCE 1995
GETTING READY FOR CANNES: LET US KNOW IF YOU NEED HELP TAKING CENTER STAGE WITH EXCLUSIVE SCREENING BOOSTER CAMPAIGNS AND MORE GET SOME HELP: just email us Cannes Dailies I Cannes Market Dailies
Weekly newsletter N°1060 // 1059 Documenting the festivals experience since 1995, reaching over 166 000 subscribers.
FOLLOW US :      
With other 11 000 festivals worldwide which we cover: no wonder we have reached the '1000' mark for our newsletters count. We proudly share our knowledge of the circuit with our community and really hope our audience ENJOY THE EXPERIENCE. In case you missed any of these 1000+ newsletters ... you ll find them all here.
La Biennale di Venezia / 80th Venice International Film Festival / Venice Production Bridge / Book Adaptation Rights Market The 8th edition of the Book Adaptation Rights Market (September 1 - September 3, 2023), organised as part of the Venice Production Bridge, will take place in-person at the Excelsior Hotel on the Lido di Venezia, during the forthcoming 80th Venice International Film Festival (August 30th – September 9th, 2023). Following the call ...
On the heels of its world theatrical premiere at Manhattan Film Festival, feature docudrama Gender Transformation: The Untold Realities by award-winning director Tobias Elvhage debuted worldwide on EpochTV on June 19. l-r, Pamela Garfield, Dr. Katherine Welch, Tobias Elvhage, YiYuan Chang, Erin Friday, Roman Balmakov at Manhattan Film Festival Gender Transformation: The Untold Realities examines the topic of transgenderism and youth, exploring th...
Actress Claudia Wells. Actor Jeremy Miller. Actor Max Adler. Lights, camera, action! The wait is finally over as tickets for the highly anticipated fifth annual Bedford International Film Festival are now available for purchase. Get ready to embark on a captivating journey into the world of cinema, right in the heart of Bedford, Virginia. On, the Bower Center for the Arts, nestled at 305 North Bridge Street, will transform into a vibrant hub of creativity and inspiration. Immerse yourself in...
The fifth edition of the Ermanno Olmi Award for Best Short Film to be held in Bergamo. The award aims to promote films made by young filmmakers under 30. Submission deadline: October 15th, 2023 ©Gianni Berengo Gardin/Contrasto The Ermanno Olmi Award is back in Bergamo. Established to promote short films by young Italian and international directors, the award was also created to honour the late filmmaker from Bergamo. Aiming to promote young filmmakers under the...
NYC Directing Team Ethan Cyr, Dakota Holmes-Dodge, and Carlos Lavezzari Explore Race, Gender and Class Through Narrative of Comic Book Superheroes Superhero comedy short S.Q.U.A.D. will have its world premiere at the new Jersey Shore Film Festival on July 7, 2023 at 5 p.m. EST at Basie Center Cinemas as part of the fest’s Shorts Collection: It’s On Us track. The film, directed by Ethan Cyr, Dakota Holmes-Dodge, and Carlos Lavezzari, explores the issues of race...
The Best Shorts Competition is unique in the industry. Attracting both powerhouse companies as well as talented new filmmakers, The Best Shorts is an exceptional, truly international awards competition, not a traditional film festival – which allows filmmakers from around the world to enter their films in this prestigious competition. Established in 2011, Best Shorts is an avant-garde worldwide competition that strives to give talented directors, producers, actors, cr...
Cinequest Film & Creativity Festival returns in person for a sizzling summertime experience. Riveting film screenings, red carpets, live events, and spectacular parties will pop off August 15th–30th. In addition to Cinequest’s beautiful San Jose venues, festival goers can also experience exhilarating screenings at the state-of-the-art ShowPlace ICON Theatre in Mountain View. The theme for 2023 is Energized, as Cinequest is invigorated to discover the latest and greate...
The films presented included 109 feature films from 127 filmmakers and 36 countries, with 93 world premieres, 43 first time directors, and 53 documentaries depicting a broad spectrum of sociopolitical issues, including spotlights on the Ukraine and Iran. Short films were selected from a record number of 8,096 submissions and of them 76 selected shorts were presented in 12 short film programs, produced by 91 filmmakers from 48 countries and included 48 world premieres. Tribeca Festiva...
It’s a premiere! For the first time, Berlin will host the international Arthouse Cinema Training from 30 October to 5 November 2023. The only programme of its kind worldwide, the ACT gathers independent arthouse cinema professionals from across the globe for a week-long intensive workshop on running an arthouse movie theatre and advancing film culture. For its 20th edition, the Training will relocate to Holzmarkt, an event campus in the heart of the German capital, after 19 years in Veni...
Turning five is the first milestone for NatureTrack Film Festival (NTFF) which will be kicking-off its’ wildly popular nature-centric film fest with a celebration at the five-star Ritz-Carlton Bacara Resortin style. From 6:30pm to 10pm on Friday, October 6, the evening will be bookended with merrymaking before and after the screening of an astonishing new documentary called Wild Waters about a female kayaker who is making a name for herself - Nouria Ne...
72 Hoorain: Untouched, heavenly virgins, 72 of them; go, have a blast! That is what the title of this film means. It is derived from the preaching of some misguided Muslim religious leaders, who brain-wash impressionable Kashmiri youth into becoming terrorists, and set-off bomb-blasts, in the hope that 72 hoorain will be waiting for them in the hereafter. It is not a documentary, but claims to be inspired by true incidents. The makers describe it as a tale that delves into the depths of the h...
In Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One, Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) and his IMF team embark on their most dangerous mission yet: To track down a terrifying new weapon that threatens all of humanity before it falls into the wrong hands. With control of the future and the fate of the world at stake, and dark forces from Ethan's past closing in, a deadly race around the globe begins. Confronted by a mysterious, all powerful enemy, Ethan is forced to consider that nothing can ...
On the heels of its world theatrical premiere at Manhattan Film Festival, feature docudrama Gender Transformation: The Untold Realities by award-winning director Tobias Elvhage debuted worldwide on EpochTV on June 19. l-r, Pamela Garfield, Dr. Katherine Welch, Tobias Elvhage, YiYuan Chang, Erin Friday, Roman Balmakov at Manhattan Film Festival Gender Transformation: The Untold Realities examines the topic of transgenderism and youth, exploring th...
From mobile to streaming, CTV to FAST and gaming to e-commerce, diversification is the key to success in the expansive region. The Asia Video Summit marked a successful return to Hong Kong, with almost 300 delegates attending the conference in person and virtually. Hosted by the Asia Video Industry Association (AVIA), the Summit conversations centred around the key themes of "The Making of Korea and the Model for Who's Next?", "Video at the Crossroads", "Tech...
Tap in to the potential of 68MM US consumers that speak a language other than English. UVOtv is looking for international movie rights. We are especially interested in movies in Arabic, Chinese, Filipino, French, German, Hebrew, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Polish and Spanish. Learn how your film can be a part of UVOtv! ...
Italy is without question one of the most beautiful and romantic countries in the world, celebrated in some of cinema’s most iconic films, Roman Holiday (the first ever Hollywood movie made in Italy), La Dolce Vita, The Godfather, Il Postino, and Under the Tuscan Sun. Most recently, the hit series White Lotus, set in Toarmina, showcased the picturesque landscape of Sicily. Incidentally, my research has revealed that some of the most stunning scenery of Abru...
The European public and the members of the European Parliament have voted “Close” by Belgian director Lukas Dhont the winner of the LUX European Audience Film Award in a ceremony in the European Parliament’s hemicycle in Brussels. The film, co-produced by Belgium, France and Netherlands, tells the story of an intense friendship between two thirteen-year old boys Leo and Remi. When their friendship is suddenly disrupted, Leo approaches Sophie, Remi’s mother, struggling t...
Contact: Rick Prickett, Competition Director 858-779-9544 BestShorts.net Info@BestShorts.net The Best Shorts Competition Announces Latest Winners! La Jolla, CA, June 2023 – The Best Shorts Competition is proud to announce the latest winners. The Best Shorts Competition puts filmmakers first and provides a direct opportunity for recognition and publicity for high quality productions. It is international in scope and has granted awards to producers in Australia, Bahrain, Barb...
The Winners of an Unprecedented Edition Annecy, the world capital of animation film. The International Animation Film Festival and Market welcomed 15,820 accredited attendees (a 19% increase on 2022) from 102 countries. "More than ever, Annecy deserves its status as world capital of animation film. This new attendance record symbolises the acknowledgement and trust of industry professionals. ...
The Locarno Film Festival will pay tribute to Italian - American film editor and two-time Oscar winner Pietro Scalia with the Vision Award Ticinomoda, the prize dedicated to creatives whose work has extended the horizons of the filmic image. The award will be handed over in a ceremony on Thursday, August 3rd in Piazza Grande, followed by a panel conversation with the audience at the Forum @Spazio Cinema on Friday, August 4th, plus screenings of two standout cuts from Scalia’s career:&nbs...
SCAD alumni American producer and entertainment industry professional Jon Gosier’s film career began while working with Tyler Perry on the movie “Diary of Mad Black Woman (2005).” In 2008, however, Gosier left the film industry to begin a career in venture capital and Tech, during which time he built data focused software companies. He later came full circle and went back into entertainment, working in both the music and film industries. During his successful busine...
Cyril Morin is an Academy member, a multi-award-winning composer, who has scored numerous soundtracks for both film and television. He is re-known throughout the international press for his long lasting "multiple talents (Variety)". His score for the critically acclaimed "Samsara" (directed by Pan Nalin). The soundtrack continues to be a hit internationally, garnering many dedicated fans, and has made Morin something of a cult composer. ...
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...
The Chelsea Film Festival (CFF) has been selected in the "TOP 10 BEST FILM FESTIVAL IN NORTH AMERICA" (#6) by USA Today in 2019 among 19 other film festivals in the USA.
CFF is an organization dedicated to supporting films and the artists who create them by providing a creative forum for exchange and discovery with the public.
The Festival attracts filmmakers, artists and audience members from across North America and around the globe. It premieres independent feature-length, documentaries and short films with a Global Focus.
Chelsea Film Festival aims to raise an awareness about foreign independent films and discover upcoming talents.
The Chelsea Film Festival is an international film platform for world lovers.
Email I NY United States I Website I Blog on Filmfestivals.com I Facebook I Twitter I Instagram I SUBMIT
 WATCH OUR EXCLUSIVE VIDEO COVERAGE & FEST AMBIANCE FROM THE CIRCUIT
Some who took vaccine with the noblest of intentions experienced unexpected debilitating aftereffects. Instead of compassion, they were met with skepticism; instead of being helped they were shunned; instead of being heard, they were silenced. Join us as we bring their stories out of the shadows so they can be heard and seen and no longer alone.
And yet nobody's coming to the rescue of truth?
Profile on filmfestivals.com I Trailer I Synopsis I Cast and Crew I
---------------------------------------------------------
France 93 minutes
August 2014. ISIS invades the city of Sinjar, home to a religious minority called the Yazidis, in the north west of Irak.
Sibel, a 13-year-old girl, witnesses the slaughter of her entire family.
Alongside thousands of other women and young girls from her community, she is then kidnapped and forced into sexual slavery.
Profile on filmfestivals.com I Trailer I Synopsis I Cast and Crew I
---------------------------------------------------------
5 minutes 40 - USA July 2022
An overly confident cop’s first day on the job gets interesting as he navigates unfamiliar territories and people.
Profile on filmfestivals.com
---------------------------------------------------------
A brother-sister assassin duo become part of a scheme much bigger than them, when a culture vulture-ing client calls an audible.
Profile on filmfestivals.com
---------------------------------------------------------
2023 USA 96 minutes
Rear View Cataclysm is the story of two brothers and an ex-girlfriend who try to recapture the love and passion and of their past. Edison is trapped in a toxic marriage and invites down-on-his-luck brother, Blake (Jason Liebrecht), to a popular local music festival. Broke and depressed, Blake agrees, not realizing that Edison has also invited Mazie (Caroline Ducey), his ex-girlfriend. No one can predict the course of desire, reconciliation and regret that unfolds. Set against the barren landscapes of rural Texas and featuring the hypnotic sounds of Grouper and Govinda along with Punk Rock Bands Zounds and The Jesus Lizard, Rear View Cataclysm is a feast for the heart and senses.
Profile on Filmfestivals.com
---------------------------------------------------------
December 2022, USA 2 hours 4 minutes
Gotham tells the true story of what happened in New York City during the twenty years from 1993 to 2013. How did a city with over 2200 murders, 93,000 violent robberies and 147,000 car thefts in 1990 become the capitol of the world a mere handful of years later? This feature documentary explores what happened during these decades, told by the people who did the hard work, some at great personal and professional cost.
From Fear City to the City of Dreams. Hear about the greatest American turnaround story from the people who made it happen.
Profile on filmfestivals.com I Website I Trailer I The team I
---------------------------------------------------------
ABSOLUTION by Lauren Spohn
Short film by Lauren Spohn (UK: 6 minutes 24 seconds 2022)
Labelled BEST FOR FESTS by curator Bruno Chatelin former head of Fox and Sony in France, filmfestivals.com founder and editor
"I am in a dark forest and something is chasing after me, some sort of creature that reeks fire or something: one part of me wants to run but I cannot move my legs? I am totally paralysed..."
"One last thing"he said : "it's not your fault !"
A man sees his psychiatrist for help with a difficult hidden family secret. The conversation takes a sinister turn as the psychiatrist pushes deeper into the man’s past. All is not what it seems:
Can he take the tension, will you?
EPK on filmfestivals.com I Request a screener
Partenaire du Festival international du film d’animation d’Annecy depuis plus de 15 ans, la Fondation Gan pour le Cinéma attribue un Prix à la Diffusion, à l’un des longs métrages de la Compétition officielle. Le Prix, doté de 20 000 €, a été remis cette année à GEBEKA FILMS, le distributeur français de LINDA VEUT DU POULET ! réalisé par Chiara Malta et Sébastien La...
LUMEXPLORE 2023, en chiffres : * 15 films d’exploration scientifique ou environnementale, en compétition, * 7 films de 5 minutes réalisés par les scolaires, en compétition, * 7 livres, en compétition, * 5 BD pour le Prix BD Lumexplore Junior * 8 films hors compétition * 5 expositions sur des thèmes scientifiques et environnementaux, à la Chapelle des Pénitents * 10 prix, un pour chaque catégorie, dont le Grand P...
Les 9 prix spéciaux du Festival international du film d’animation ont été remis aujourd’hui à 18h00 au centre Bonlieu. Découvrez le palmarès des prix spéciaux remis par des partenaires ou complémentaires aux prix officiels. Félicitations à tous les lauréats ! PRIX SPÉCIAUX SPECIAL PRIZES ...
Du 21 septembre au 1er octobre 2023, à Rennes Compétition internationale : du 26 septembre au 1er octobre. La réputation du Festival Court Métrange a largement dépassé les frontières bretonnes. Les affiches étranges et fantastiques imaginées par l’agence Kerozen contribuent depuis plus d’une décennie à ce rayonnement. Celle conçue pour accompagner la THÉMATIQUE 2023 « Comme un poison d...
Photo : Le Règne animal Thomas Cailley Les rencontres du 51e Festival La Rochelle Cinéma Le Fema c’est plus de 300 séances et autant de moments cinématographiques à partager avec tous les invités de cette 51e édition ! ...
LE NOUVEAU VISUEL En 2023, ce sont Nina Meurisse et Bastien Bouillon qui nous accompagnent pour cette 29e édition du Festival Jean Carmet qui se déroulera du 11 au 17 octobre 2023 à Moulins (Allier I Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes). Nina et Bastien sont deux comédiens fidèles à notre festival. Ces dix dernières années, nous les avons admirés sur nos écrans de cinéma avec des courts métrages, des seconds rô...
DES PERSONNAGES HAUTS EN COULEURS VONT SE CROISER AU FIL DU RÉCIT, ET SE FAIRE LEUR PROPRE CINÉMA AU COEUR DE LA REDOUTABLE CITÉ DES ANGES. À l’occasion des 100 ans de l’enseigne H.O.L.L.Y.W.O.O.D (1923-2023), les auteurs de bande dessinée Zidrou et Éric Maltaite livrent un récit choral sur les coulisses du cinéma des années 50. C’est l’époque des Gary Cooper, Elizabeth Taylor, ...
Lundi 26 juin, le Centre national du livre (CNL) a rendu publics les résultats de sa nouvelle étude, menée en association avec la SCELF et le CNC, sur les adaptations cinématographiques et audiovisuelles d’œuvres littéraires, confiée au cabinet BearingPoint. Apporter un éclairage sur le marché des adaptations de livres, en France comme à l’international. Portant sur la période 2015-2021, cette &eac...
Il recevra un Prix honorifique pour son œuvre lors de la cérémonie d’ouverture le vendredi 22 septembre et il donnera une masterclass le dimanche 24 septembre. Une rétrospective sélective de ses films sera également organisée pendant toute la durée du festival. Après des études de sciences politiques à Los Angeles, Terry Gilliam déménage à New York où il commence sa carri&...
Du 28 juin au 22 septembre, Ciné Plein-Air Marseille fête sa 28e saison, en proposant toujours plus de cinéma dans tous les quartiers de la ville ! Chaque année, plus de 10 000 spectateurs découvrent ou redécouvrent des films sur grand écran. Qu’ils habitent la ville ou qu’ils soient de passage, ils sont invités à s’installer devant nos écrans mobiles, créant d’inoubliables moments de...
Nous sommes très fiers des bonnes relations et des partenariats signé avec les plus grands festivals et marchés : Venice Production Bridge, FestForums Santa Barbara, AFM, Animaze, Tallinn Black Night International Film Festival, Houston WorldFest, Fantasporto, et Cannes Market bien entendu et beaucoup d'autres. Nous sommes heureux de pouvoir grace à ces parteneriats pouvoir apporter news et dailies à ...
|
About Newsletter
 Team Laurent
(AB01) The blog publishes the past collection of our newsletters covering the film festival circuit.
It distributes the latest news for free to 200 000 film & festival professionals subscribers from around the world.
Advertise inside the newsletter?
Promote your festival call for entry, promote your film.
Subscribers breakdown details
Paris France View my profileSend me a message
|
