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THE FESTIVAL BEAT ! N°1000 and 69THE FESTIVAL BEAT MAKER ! SHARING MOTION AND EMOTION SINCE 1995 Feel the beat from TIFF, Deauville, Venice, San Sebastian, and many more we are following for you!Weekly newsletter N°1068 // 1067 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. > FESTIVALS IN FOCUS19th Myrtle Beach International Film Festival (April 23 - 27, 2024) calling for entry
Call for entry MBIFF 19th now open Submissions begin June 16, 2023 Earlybird Deadline October 6 Regular Deadline November 17 Late Deadline December 8 Extended Deadline December 29, 2023 Notifications March 8, 2024 Event Date April 23 – 27 2024 SUBMIT I Website I Profile on filmfestivals.com I Email contact I Facebook I&n...
NYCIFF call for entry: happy submitting to NYCIFF!
16th NYC Independent Film Festival June 5-8, 2024 August 31, 2023 Earlybird Deadline November 30, 2023 Regular Deadline January 15, 2024 Late Deadline February 15, 2024 Extended Deadline Home of the NYC Indie Awards the festival aims to discover the Artist Filmmaker, showcasing them to the entertainment industry and the NYC public. All NYCIndieFF screenings take place in...
Julien Dubuque International Film Festival (April 24 – 28, 2024) is now accepting submissions
The festival will run April 24 – 28, 2024 We are now accepting submissions for the 2024 Julien Dubuque Film Festival and awarding over $35,000! You can submit your film via filmfreeway, or contact us for more information. Regular Deadline: January 8, 2024 January 22, 2024 Late Deadline February 1, 2024 Extended Deadline Watch the 2023 AWARDS CEREMONY Highlights Video by...
One World calling !
ONE WORLD: SUBMIT YOUR FILM! – 1. DEADLINE SEPTEMBER 1ST 2023 ONE WORLD INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS FILM FESTIVAL, 26th EDITION March 20 – 28, 2024 in Prague and in over 30 towns around the Czech Republic and in Brussels. We would like to invite you to submit your film to the 26th edition of the festival. One World has grown over the years to become the largest human rights film festival in the world. It is one of the leading cultural events ...
CINEMED 2023 : The poster unveiled
What are the images of cinema that are fixed in our minds, imprinted on our retinas, buried in our hearts and that we hold dear? Undoubtedly those that created and stimulated pure emotion in us. And this sunny image of a little girl with mischievous eyes and a modest smile, who seems to be confidently heading towards her future while looking at us, the spectators, with a knowing glance, is one that cannot be forgotten. That child is Frida, the heroine of Carla Simón's Su...
Göteborg Film Festival’s Nordic Film Market launches call for films in development
Göteborg Film Festival’s Nordic Film Market expands its Discovery Co-financing Platform for films in development and opens call for Nordic feature projects! Discovery is Nordic Film Market’s platform for promoting feature films in development, facilitating opportunities to discover new Nordic talents and to connect with co-production and financing partners from all over Europe. Every year more than 500 sales agents, distributors, producers, funds, public agencie...
TIFFCOM will celebrate its 20th anniversary in 2023
Message from TIFFCOM CEO. This year, the 20th TIFFCOM will return to its fundamental idea as a place for people to connect with each other, which is the true appeal of a market, and we have been preparing to hold a physical event for the first time in four years, to promote new communication among people. This year, we will welcome you with a new view at the Tokyo Metropolitan Industrial Trade Center HAMAMATSUCHO-KAN. The venue is easily accessible from both Haneda and Narita Airp...
TIFF 2023 announces Industry Selects and additional sessions for Industry Conference
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...
Hayao Miyazaki to open the 71st San Sebastian Festival with ‘Kimitachi wa Do Ikiruka / The Boy and the Heron’
The movie will screen in the Kursaal Auditorium on Friday, 22 September, after the opening gala Hayao Miyazaki’s latest film, Kimitachi wa Do Ikiruka / The Boy and the Heron, will open the San Sebastian Festival’s 71st edition out of competition. Having shown at Toronto Festival on 7 September, San Sebastian will host the European premiere of the latest proposal from the director of Spirited Away. The movie will screen in the Kursaal Auditorium on Friday, 22 September, after the o...
Eusko Label micro-short film competition launches
The San Sebastian Festival and HAZI, a public company of the Basque Government Department of Economic Development, Sustainability and the Environment, promote the Eusko Label micro-short film competition in the endeavour to spread news of and support locally sourced produce Two prizes of 6,000 and 4,000 euros reward the best works, with a maximum runtime of three minutes and filmed using a mobile phone The San Sebastian Festival and the Basque Government through HAZI call the Euskal Label mi...
Submissions to Miami 41st annual festival are now open!
Submissions Now Open Get ready to be a part of our newly scheduled festival from April 5th to 14th, 2024. Renowned as the pinnacle of emerging Ibero-American, international and independent cinema in the U.S., Miami Film Festival is actively seeking the freshest and most innovative creations spanning all genres. Whether you're a first-time filmmker, an emerging talent, or a seasoned regular, we invite you to submit your latest masterpiece for consideration. Ou...
Welcome to the Cinequest Film Festival! Rolling Aug 15-30
Welcome to the sizzling and spectacular Cinequest Film Festival running tomorrow through August 30. There's still time to get tickets/passes for the Opening Night Film Screening (Fresh Kills) and/or Party. We would so love to have you join us. Randy Myers, Film Critic for The Mercury News says about Fresh Kills: "Actor Jennifer Esposito scores a victory in every way imaginable with her directorial debut, an epic that is not only one of the best films at Cinequest th...
Lunenburg Doc Fest Presents $10,000 Live Pitch Contest for Rising Filmmakers in Nova Scotia
Lunenburg Doc Fest (LDF) is shining the spotlight on Nova Scotia's aspiring filmmakers! The Launch: Documentary Development & Pitch Contest, a barrier-breaking initiative aimed at nurturing the talents of emerging underrepresented filmmakers, returns to Lunenburg Doc Fest, September 23, 2023. Thanks to the generous support of CBC and the Bell Fund, LDF’s The Launch offers the finalists a chance to win invaluable mentorship and a prize package to bring a short d...
TIFF names new café-bar: Varda, in honour of the celebrated French filmmaker Agnès Varda
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 ...
> FIlMS IN FOCUSAURORA'S SUNRISE, Armenia’s Official Selection for 95th Oscars, N. American Theatrical Release Began Aug 11th
AURORA’S SUNRISE From Director Inna Shakyan Thanks to my dear friend Louisa Sharamatyan (https://www.instagram.com/louisasharamatyan/?hl=en ) I found out about Amenia’s official selection for the 95th Oscar: ‘Aurora’s Sunrise’. Such a mesmerizing movie that Cher, the iconic singer, showed up at one Los Angeles screening to congratulate fellow Armenian sister, director Inna Shakyan. This inspiring movie is based on the true life of Aurora Mardiga...
A24’s dark comedy DREAM SCENARIO with Nicolas Cage opens the 19th ZFF
The European Premiere of A24’s DREAM SCENARIO set to open the 19th Zurich Film Festival. Kristoffer Borgli’s dark comedy highlighting the everyday madness of celebrity culture, which stars Hollywood cult actor Nicolas Cage marks the first time in the history of the ZFF that a film from the New York-based entertainment company A24 will kick things off. The film will be presented at the Zurich Co...
Matthew Mishory's doc on Randy Schoenberg, FIORETTA, to make international premiere at Zurich Film Festival October 5
Israeli-American filmmaker Matthew Mishory’s latest feature FIORETTA has its International Premiere at the Zurich Film Festival on Thursday, October 5 at TBD CEST, followed by a Q&A and live string sextet performance of composer Arnold Schoenberg's Verklärte Nacht (Transfigured Night) by the ad hoc “Maverick Sextet.” FIORETTA is the cinematic new documentary directed by Matthew Mishory, whose previous film (including WHO ARE THE MARCUSES?, NO PLACE ...
James Marsh will close the Official Selection of the 71st San Sebastian Festival with ‘Dance First’
The helmer of ‘The Theory of Everything’ directs Gabriel Byrne and Sandrine Bonnaire in this movie about all the lives of writer Samuel Beckett Dance First, the film from the British moviemaker James Marsh on the subject of Samuel Beckett, will close the 71st San Sebastian Festival. The film winding up the Official Selection out of competition stars Gabriel Byrne and Sandrine Bonnaire. Marsh (Truro, UK. 1963) won the Academy Award for Best Documentary for M...
‘La Ternura’ and ‘Chinas’, in the RTVE Galas at the San Sebastian Festival
‘Chinas’, by Arantxa Echevarría, will have its preview on 27 September at the Kursaal 2 The Gala of ‘La Ternura’, by Vicente Villanueva, will take place on the 28th at the Victoria Eugenia Theatre RTVE will come to the Festival with three films in the Official Selection plus another three titles, including ‘Cerrar los ojos / Close Your Eyes’, by the Donostia Award-winner, Víctor Erice RTVE will hold two film Galas at the 71st San Seb...
En Trance Films Unveils Official Poster for The Company of Thieves
Revisionist Western Feature by Filmmaker Viduran Roopan to Begin Festival Run in Early 2024 En Trance Films has released the official poster for the upcoming feature, The Company of Thieves, the announcement was made today by company founder Viduran Roopan. Filmmaker Roopan's first feature film, the 'revisionist Western'* will premiere on the festival circuit early next year. The film stars Tony Noto (1923, Pam & Tommy, Flight 704), and Hunter C. Smith (Luc...
Lala, my Red Head synopsis
Love and poverty, betrayal and wealth - centuries of traditions put to the test! A compelling story intricately woven into a comprehensive exploration of women’s status against the backdrop of the Roma culture. From the director of an award-winning film in Cannes 2023. “I worked in my tenure at Sony with Emir Kusturica in Cannes for his brilliant film: “Time of The Gypsies”, when I read the script for “Lala, my redhead” I immediately saw the connection...
European Film Market Presents Italy as “Country in Focus” 2024
After the successful return of the European Film Market (EFM) in February 2023 with record numbers of 11,500 plus trade visitors, more than 600 exhibiting companies and over 1,500 market screenings, the EFM is now announcing its guest country for the upcoming edition. “Country in Focus” 2024 will be Italy. The EFM's “Country in Focus” programme was launched in 2017, but due to the pandemic, the EFM 2021 ...
> AWARDS WATCHThe 2023 Festival of Cinema NYC closes with Awards
The 2023 Festival of Cinema came to a close on Sunday, August 13 with awards given out in 18 categories. Enthusiastic and emotional filmmakers and attendees celebrated at the Jamaica Performing Arts Center as it concluded the 7th edition of the Forest Hills-based film festival. Aly Yeganeh’s Sibel’s Silence won Best Narrative Feature Film, and Pierre Guillet’s The Book of Harth took Best Documentary, with Althea Root’s Good Side of Bad w...
Chromaart Film Festival Winners announced
Last Saturday was nothing short of a fairytale. Drenched in gratitude, we soared through a cosmic opening of our inaugural @chromaartfilmfest with over 1500 galactic souls, artists from galaxies near and far that visited ..... and the visionary artist and installation creators who transformed our realm. Immense thanks to @superblue.art for anchoring this celestial journey, as we usher Miami into a new dimension of artistic innovation Our transformation of t...
Toronto International Film Festival announces 2023 Awards categories and film juries
2023 Best Canadian Feature Film Award, Amplify Voices Awards, Short Cuts Awards, Changemaker Award, People’s Choice Awards, along with FIPRESCI and NETPAC film jury awards, to be announced at the close of TIFF The Toronto International Film Festival® is delighted to announce its Award categories, jury members, and prizes for 2023, along with the return of three distinguished international film juries to honour outstanding works in this year’s lineup. The juries, featuring reno...
"Fallen Leaves" by Aki Kaurismäki, to receive the FIPRESCI Grand Prix 2023 for Best Film of the Year
‘Kuolleet lehdet / Fallen Leaves’, by Aki Kaurismäki, to receive the FIPRESCI Grand Prix 2023 for Best Film of the Year This is the second time the Finnish director will have won the award Fallen Leaves, directed by Aki Kaurismäki, has won the FIPRESCI Grand Prix after having been chosen best film of 2023 by the members of the International Federation of Film Critics, FIPRESCI. The vote had the participation of 669 critics from all over the world (a record pa...
The European Film Awards 2023: The European Film Academy announces this year’s Feature Film Selection – Part 1
The European Film Awards honour the greatest achievements in European cinema. This year the awards’ ceremony, presented jointly by the European Film Academy and European Film Academy Productions, takes place on 9 December in Berlin. The selection procedure is underway. 19 productions have been chosen by the European Film Academy Board – consulted by a diverse range of invited European experts – as the first part of the Academy’s Feature Film Selection 2023...
> PEOPLE IN FOCUSThe Masterclasses and Conversations from August 31 to September 4 of the 80th Venice International Film Festival
Wes Anderson, Edward Berger and Philippe Falardeau, Liliana Cavani, Damien Chazelle and Justin Hurwitz, Francesca Lo Schiavo and Dante Ferretti, Nicolas Winding Refn From Friday, August 31 to Monday, September 4, celebrities from the world of film will be the focus of a series of masterclasses and conversations at the 80th Venice International Film Festival (August 30 – September 9) of the Biennale di Venezia. They will be held in the Conference Room of the Palazzo del Cas...
Wes Anderson, guest of honnor of the Lumière Film Festival.
Although still young, he is already a giant of the cinema. The Lumière film festival is proud to welcome him as one of this edition’s guests of honour. Wes Anderson has left his inimitable mark on the worldwide cinematographic landscape, creating a unique and instantly recognisable style, an extraordinarily rich and breathtakingly beautiful aesthetic, and one of the most personal and compelling universes of contemporary cinema. He will be in Lyon for a few days to ...
Wim Wenders Lumiere Award 2023
Wim Wenders Prix Lumière 2023 Wim Wenders was one of the first filmmakers invited by the Lumière Institute in 1991 for a retrospective and a photographic exhibition. He has since never returned to the Rue du Premier-Film. Honouring this travelling filmmaker, a multi-faceted virtuoso and visionary - an accomplished photographer who has never ceased to reinvent himself and who has lived a thousand lives - in Lyon, the birthplace of the Lumière Cinematograph, has been an ob...
Famous Actors in short Films
Miami short Film Festival (MIAMIsFF), in partnership with Deering Estate, presents: Focus On: Famous Actors in short Films! Sunday, September 10th - 7:00 p.m. TICKETS ...
TIFF announces global superstar Sylvester Stallone for in-depth discussion about his celebrated career
Creator: Dave J Hogan Copyright: 2022 Dave J Hogan courtesy TIFF TIFF announces global superstar Sylvester Stallone for in-depth discussion about his celebrated career as part of the In Conversation With... series presented by Visa TIFF is excited to announce Sylvester Stallone as the newest addition to the In Conversation With… (ICW) series for TIFF 2023. Stallone joins an illustrious roster of cinematic superstars including Pedro Almodóvar, Lee Byung-hu...
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