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THE FESTIVAL BEAT ! N°1096

  THE FESTIVAL BEAT MAKER ! SHARING MOTION AND EMOTION SINCE 1995  WISHING YOU A FANTASTIC HOLIDAY SEASON EMAIL US FOR PROMO OPTIONS Weekly newsletter N°1094/ 1095 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 '10...

The Overlook Film Fest returns this early April

THE SCHEDULE IS HERE! SINGLE TICKETS ON SALE NOW   In just over 2 weeks, the Overlook Film Fest emerges from its long, dark slumber to bring you spine-tingling thrills guaranteed to give you nightmares!  Check out the official schedule, 6 new films added to the lineup, 2 more immersive shows, 6 Special Events, more guests and the festival premiere of a mysterious new musical...read on, if you dare!     ...

Debut Feature Film Competition 2024 at the 41th festival edition of the IFFF Dortmund+Köln

  41st IFFF Dortmund+Köln, 16 to 21 April 2024 International Debut Feature Film Competition Eight directors compete for the 10,000 euro award Jury: Thelma Buabeng, Cristina Andreu Cuevas, Jennifer Reeder German feature ELLBOGEN opens the festival on 16 April   The Cologne edition of the Festival pays particular attention to showcasing the work of young film-makers. The International Debut Feature Film Competition is considered a useful barometer not just of directorial ta...

Nominees for BANFF's Rockie Awards

Congratulations to the 2024 nominees of BANFF's prestigious Rockie Awards International Program Competition We are pleased to announce 155 incredible programs selected from entries across 33 countries vying for this year's top honours across five streams and 30 categories in BANFF's flagship competition recognizing excellence in global screen content. Screen clips from all nominated shows HERE and meet the nominees...

CANNESERIES unveils its sixth Out-of-Competition Series

  MÁXIMA with Delfina Chaves, Martijn Lakemeier et Sebastian Koch will be screened on Tuesday, April 9th at the Grand Auditorium Louis Lumière.   © Millstreet Films/ Martijn van Gelder   Pays-Bas • Netherlands ­     Just like in fairy tales, all's well that ends well. To close its Out of Competition program, CANNESERIES invites the audience to discover the wonderful adventure of Queen Máxima. Argentinian s...

The 2024 New African Film Festival celebrates its 20th year with 26 films from 16 countries running March 15–28

   Presented by AFI and Africa World Now Project. See them all and save with the NAFF All-Access Pass! Get tickets and All-Access Festival Passes now.   ...

HIFF launches Ōpio Fest for student films April 5-7

Join us for the HIFF 'Ōpio Fest HIFF’s inaugural ‘Ōpio Fest is tailored to engage young audiences and families through a celebration of student films that spotlights the diverse voices of young filmmakers across Hawai‘i. We are honored to bring this new Festival to audiences of all ages and take pride in offering all ‘Ōpio Fest programming completely FREE to the public! Please join us in recognizing the remarkable achievements of these young filmmakers...

Countdown to Lovers Film Festival in Turin-Europe's oldest and 3rd oldest film festival on LGBTQI+ in the world

Countdown to Lovers Film Festival in Turin-Europe's oldest and 3rd oldest film festival on LGBTQI+ in the world (Turin, Cinema Massimo – 16-21 April 2024) The first previews with guests Paolo Camilli, Annagaia Marchioro and Guglielmo Scilla National premiere at the festival "LIL NAS X: LONG LIVE MONTERO" by Carlos López Estrada and Zac Manuel. The countdown to the Lovers Film Festival begins on Tuesday 16 April (press conference 10 April, at 12 at the Cinema Massim...

Call for Entries: Faith in Film: International Film Festival and Screenwriting Competition

Faith in Film is a boutique film festival and screenwriting competition that takes place in historic downtown Tucson, an area rich in history and culture. Event Date May 18, 2024 April 5, 2024 Final Deadline SUBMIT NOW  VENUE : The Screening Room in Historic Downtown Tucson 127 E Congress St Tucson, AZ 85701 United States   Our aim is to forge a film festival and screenwriting competition that will ultimately launch the careers of faith...

Women in motion-Tsitsi Dangarembga and Gabriele Sindler present their African-European collaboration in Hamburg on 21.03.2024

Beim Schlump 84a 20144 Hamburg *Tsitsi Dangarembga, Author, Director, and Cultural Activist, Institute for Creative Arts for Progress in Africa (ICAPA), Harare The author, director an activist Tsitsi Dangarembga lives and works in Zimbabwe, USA, and Germany. She attended Cambridge University and Sidney Sussex College before studying psychology at the University of Zimbabwe and screenwriting and directing at the German Television Academy Berlin. She held several university chairs and res...

THE FESTIVAL BEAT ! N°1095 SXSW and Fantasporto in focus

THE FESTIVAL BEAT MAKER ! SHARING MOTION AND EMOTION SINCE 1995  WISHING YOU A FANTASTIC HOLIDAY SEASON EMAIL US FOR PROMO OPTIONS Weekly newsletter N°1094/ 1093 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 new...

Africa Rally-the ultimate adventure of a lifetime-interview with the co-founder Paul Clayton at ITB Berlin

You can watch my interview with Paul Clayton, the co-founder of the Africa Rally here! We are both wearing the official Africa Rally glasses! And I kept mine! www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFB7yVP-BdU And you can watch one of his African adventure on several streeming platforms, just google it, furthermore Paul has signed a contract for a series, but this is still undisclosed! The Africa Rally brings together people of all backgrounds, nationalities, and levels of overlanding experience, in the m...

SMART7 competition announces the film selection for its 2nd edition

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The SMART7 network has announced its selection of European films which will tour seven film festivals across Europe in 2024. SMART7 includes festivals from Poland (mbank New Horizons IFF), Iceland (Reykjavik IFF), Portugal (IndieLisboa IFF), Romania (Transilvania IFF), Spain (FILMADRID IFF), Greece (Thessaloniki IFF) and Lithuania (Kino Pavasaris). The tour starts at the 29th Vilnius IFF Kino Pavasaris (14 – 27 March 2024). SMART7 in its second year: the bravest European cine...

CJ Jones launches inaugural SignLight International Film Festival showcasing deaf talent

Inaugural SignLight International Film Festival is a Catalyst for Change in Hollywood; Showcasing the Global Community of Deaf Filmmakers for the First Time Ever, April 16-20   Co-Founded by CJ Jones, Supporters Include Troy Kotsur, Marlee Matlin, Shoshanna Stern,Craig Mazin, Rosie O’Donnell, Andreas Deja & More   April is National Deaf History Month … and We’re Making History! Purchase Tickets: https://www.signlightff.org/tickets   Hollyw...

Visions du Réel unveils the projects selected for the VdR–Industry

  VdR–Industry 2024: Selected Projects Visions du Réel is delighted to unveil the projects selected for the VdR–Industry, the Festival’s programme dedicated to industry professionals, as well as the prestigious juries delivering CHF 80,000 in industry awards. Over four jam-packed days, Visions du Réel provides a unique opportunity for cinematic creation, connecting filmmakers with financing and distribution opportunities within an inspiring and productive enviro...

The international FILMFEST MÜNCHEN is giving its awards a coordinated design that will be reflected across the festival

Starting this year, the CineWaves will be the motif gracing the awards presented at Munich’s international film festival. This new design is inspired by water and its motion, reflecting the city’s joie de vivre and FILMFEST MÜNCHEN’s aim of attracting large audiences and offering something new that will inspire, captivate, and astonish them each time. “FILMFEST MÜNCHEN has given itself a fresh iconography inspired by one of Munich’s most sceni...

Nearly 60 exhibitors, including major US studios, confirmed for the 2024 edition!

NATPE BUDAPEST RETURNS Industry heavyweights A+E Media Group, BBC Studios, NBCUniversal Global Distribution, Paramount Global Content Distribution, Sony Pictures Television, TelevisaUnivision and Warner Bros. International Television Production are amongst nearly 60 exhibitors, including robust Turkish and LatAm contingents, already confirmed for NATPE Budapest. "It’s wonderful that so many of last year’s exhibitors have made the commitment to return to NATPE Budapest...

Chandigarh gets its investiture: Cinévesture International Film Festival

Chandigarh gets its investiture: Cinévesture International Film Festival Rana Dagubatti, Jérôme Paillard, Julian Friedmann, Nicole Guillemet, Nuhash Humayaun, and Ajitpal Singh must be familiar names to film festival buffs. Now they have come together to serve on the Advisory Board of a film festival, which will be held in the northern Indian city of Chandigarh, a city that serves as the capital of two states, Punjab and Haryana. The festival is called Cinévesture I...

Cannes Festival and Marché du Film coverage from filmfestivals.com

Video coverage on our youtube account followed by 18 600 with 2900 vidéos) Playlist : Cannes 2023 (cannes coverage : 46 videos and Interviews Playlist : Fan de cannes (cannes coverage : 379 videos and interviews)  380 articles publiés https://www.youtube.com/@fest21comfilmfestivalscom/featured CANNES FESTIVAL Coverage 125 articles + 41 articles  en français MARCHE DU FILM Coverage 194 articles + 20 articles en français &nbs...

French Riviera Film Festival Unveils Official Poster Art for 2024, Featuring Original Artwork by NY-based Artist Cindy Shaoul

  The sixth annual French Riviera Film Festival (FRFF) is pleased to unveil its 2024 official poster, featuring an original work of art created exclusively for the festival by New York City-based, impressionistic/abstract artist Cindy Shaoul, the announcement was made today by festival co-founders Nicole Goesseringer Muj and Gotham Chandna.    “We first discovered the art of Cindy Shaoul in 2021 and felt her artistic style was perfectl...

ITB Berlin-location scouting in the Kyrgyz Republic, Egypt, Nicaragua, Mexico, Uzbekistan, Croatia, Ladakh/India and Leipzig

  with Henning Hellmann from the German publication "Zauberhaft Reisen" www.zauberhaft-reisen.com, Saltanat Midin Kyzy, president of KATO, Suran Rabaev, Specialist at the Tourism Development Fund in the Kyrgyz Republic and Mrs. Zumurat Malikovna, the owner of the hotel Sunrise Osh www.sunrise-osh.kg, in the city of Osh, the second biggest city after the capital Bishkek   Kyrgyz Republic   The Kyrgyz Republic is represented at the exhibitio...

Location scouting at the ITB- The Danube Salon

State Secretary Rudi Hoogvliet, the host of the Danube Salon The Danube Salon was part of the ITB Berlin Congress 2024, which explored the future of travel and tourism under the theme “Pioneer the Transition in Travel & Tourism Together”. The right timing for location scouting along the Danube river! The Danube Salon takes traditionally place in the Baden-Württemberg State Representation, and this was the case also at the current ITB. 400 participants attended ...

Location scouting at the ITB-World Leading Travel Market in Berlin-Oman as the Host Country offers fabulous scenery

The ITB-World Leading Travel Market returns to Berlin with the Oman as Host Country. Oman is one of the most beatiful destinations, a diverse landscape ideal for shooting was presented at the Opening Ceremony and the previous press conference on 04.03 in Berlin.    The country in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula boasts an impressive history spanning 5,000 years and is known for its many different attractions. Filmmakers can look forward to a welcoming shooting destination an...

It is now official: AFM moves to Las Vegas' Palms and is scheduled for November 5 to 10, 2024

The Independent Film & Television Alliance® (IFTA®) and its Board of Directors today announced that the American Film Market® (AFM®), its industry flagship event, will relocate to Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas for its 45th edition. Scheduled for November 5 to 10, 2024, this move marks a new chapter for AFM.   Held in Los Angeles and Santa Monica for over four decades, AFM is a cornerstone event for the independent entertainment industry. The decision to move AFM t...

THE FESTIVAL BEAT ! N°1094 SXSW and Fantasporto in focus

THE FESTIVAL BEAT MAKER ! SHARING MOTION AND EMOTION SINCE 1995  WISHING YOU A FANTASTIC HOLIDAY SEASON EMAIL US FOR PROMO OPTIONS Weekly newsletter N°1092/ 1093 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 new...

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