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The meeting place for all forms of documentary
Fipadoc, the first international documentary meeting in France, returns from January 19th to 27th in Biarritz for a 6th edition which opens the year and sheds light on winter and the world by sharing and celebrating all forms of documentary storytelling for all screens: from cinema, television, and series, including virtual reality, podcasts with the link to the musical creation.
The plural and unique meeting place in...
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...
IFFI 54, 02: IFFILMS in Competition
When recalling the films you have seen, over a month ago, the 360-page catalogue is indispensable. I will refer to it, to recap the fare which I could manage to see in the seven days I spent there IFFI is usually held from November 20 to 28, in Panaji, Goa. I always arrive 1-2 days earlier, by train, and then begin watching from the inaugural film, which is the only film screened on the first day. My visit was curtailed because of the invitation from the Re...
International Film Festival of India 54, 01: Glitches galore
It was inevitable. Since I had to leave for Mumbai on the 27th of November, to catch my flight to Jeddah, to attend the Red Sea International Film Festival, I had to miss the last two days of IFFI. As if this was not enough, I was unfortunate to catch only the bad to mediocre films shown at the festival. Add to that the pain in the neck arrangements for the press, under the leadership of Ms. Monideepa Mukerjee, the Director General ...
THE FESTIVAL BEAT MAKER ! SHARING MOTION AND EMOTION SINCE 1995 WISHING YOU A FANTASTIC HOLIDAY SEASON
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Dear Friends:
This year’s Festival had a special feeling about it.
People attended more Films, crowded the Panel discussions, settled in at the VIP Lounge, enjoyed the Filmmaker Happy Hours, Patron's Breakfast, Party with a Purpose and Culinary Cinema like I haven’t seen before.
We often talk about building community with like-minded film lovers and I am grateful that this year’s Festival delivered on that promise in a big way. It was palpable.
This year we focused o...
RSIFF: Winners Declared, the Festival over, or is it?
Red Sea International Film Festival was to be held from 29 November to 09 December. But when we got our invitations to the closing night, it was indicated as 07 December. Sounds strange, doesn’t it? But if you have attended other film festivals, like the Mumbai Film Festival (held by MAMI), you would not be surprised. Actually, it is a great idea. Announce the awards two days before the closing, so that the invited guests do not have t...
Los Angeles,– As the New Media Film Festival® (NMFF) marks its 15th year of innovation and storytelling excellence, anticipation builds for a groundbreaking event on June 5-6, 2024, in the heart of Los Angeles. A prestigious panel of judges from Marvel, HBO, PBS, BBC, Grammys, Emmys, Simon & Schuster, and Rolling Stone will give out $45,000 in awards and evaluate creator submissions from over 20 countries that explore visions of the future through AI, animation, virtual reality,...
Fest to Open with the U.S. Premiere of “Wicked Little Letters” and Close with “Ex-Husbands.” Festival Guests include Griffin Dunne, Jennifer Esposito, Susan Feniger, Gloria Gaynor, Greta Gerwig, Glenn Howerton, Eva Longoria, Jeremy Piven, Philippe Rousselot, Jeffrey Wright and More!
Complete Line-up Includes 40 International Feature Film Oscar Submissions, a Korean Film Focus, Spotlight on James Ivory Films, Talking Pictures, New...
The competitions for the Lucca Film Festival 2024 are open
The engines are already warming up for the twentieth edition of the Festival with the launch of the 3 International Competitions on the FilmFreeway and FestHome platforms: for the Feature Film Competition, 12 films will be selected and will continue the tradition of presenting the best international, independent, and auteur cinema; the 2023 edition saw the triumph of the Chechen film "The Cage is Looking for a Bir...
RSIFF: The Origin-al Don Quixote, in a Ferrari
At an average length of 100 minutes, and a 14-hour day, which is what is available to an average person, after accounting for sleeping, eating, travel, etc., I should think four. Spot on. RSIFF allowed you to book 4 tickets a day, 48 hours in advance, as the clock clocks. But there are the riders, which mean, “but….”. Shows began only at four o’clock or a little before that, in the afternoon, and continued till late in t...
The 15th Odesa International Film Festival will take place from July 12 to 20, 2024, in Kyiv and is now open for film submissions to participate in the competitive programs.
To submit an application, it is necessary to fill out the online form available on the official festival website and provide all materials specified in the online form by 2:59 PM (Kyiv time) on May 1, 2024.
For participation in the National Competition Program, full-length Ukrainian films of all genres,...
While the El Gouna Film Festival-GFF unveils its program "Window on Palestine" showcasing a powerful collection of films that delve into the heart of Palestinian narratives, the Iran International Documenaries Film Festival CINEMA VÉRITÉ takes it a step further and puts Gaza in the Spotlight of it's 17th edition.
While GFF 14-21.12 will be finishing in 3 days, CINEMA VÉRITÉ just started.
Wh...
RSIFF: Foundation, Fun d-a-mentals, Funding, Figures and Films
A major initiative of Saudi Arabia in developing film production and co-production is the Red Sea Film Fund. Supporting Development, Production, and Post-Production of Arab and African Films. The Red Sea Film Festival Foundation is a non-profit cultural organization registered in Saudi Arabia. The foundation is chaired by Jomana Al Rashid, the president of the foundation is the Saudi producer Mohammed Al Turki.
The Red Sea Fund w...
RSIFF: Souk, the appetiser, and the dessert in the desert
In Arabic, Souk is market. In India we have a Film Bazaar at Goa during the International Film Festival of India, every year. Most major festivals in the world hold a film market, where film-makers and persons connected with the film industry set-up stalls or booths. A lot of business takes place here and a lot of projects are green-lighted. And the two halls, Violet and Orchid, at the Ritz Carlton, were just the place for RSIFF to loc...
Sundance Institute has announced the short films that will be a part of the 2024 Sundance Film Festival programming. The Festival will take place January 18–28, 2024, in person in Park City and Salt Lake City, with a selection of titles available online nationwide from January 25–28, 2024. The Festival will introduce new short films for 2024 across eight curated programs.
“Selecting the shorts for the Festival Program every year is an exercise in taki...
Opening the act was Yasir Al Yasiri’s HWJN, with its world première and the screening was attended by the director and lead cast: Nour Alkhadra, Baraa Alem, Naif Aldaferi, Alanoud Saud, Mohsen Mansour and Shaimaa Al Tayeb. Jury President Baz Lurhmann was in attendance, with his jury - Joel Kinnaman, Freida Pinto, Amina Khalil, Paz Vega, Hana Alomair and Fatih Akin. Some members of the jury are very familiar to Indian audiences, and I am some more will get familiar soon.
The...
Competition Section films that I saw, and my opinions about them.
THE TEACHER
Palestinian school-teacher Basem (Saleh Bakri) grapples with personal devastation, after a tragic incident involving his son, who dies in custody merely suspected of participation in a protest. His life takes an unexpected turn when he forms a deep connection with Adam, one of his traumatised students, who has suffered personal losses in the ongoing conflict. He also develops an unexpected bond with British s...
THE FESTIVAL BEAT MAKER ! SHARING MOTION AND EMOTION SINCE 1995
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Welcome to the Global Entertainment Awards
THE ART OF SELLING THE STORY
Any single element of a great social media campaign stops us, mid-scroll. It pops a visual idea in our head that sticks. And prompts us to hit like and share.
In 2 seconds.
What is it that makes a piece of entertainment instantly desired through social media?
The idea? The key art? The story? The timing?
However you achieved it.
We have a social media c...
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Halle Berry on the RSIFF red carpet
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RSIFF: Competing against the best
I wrote about Insha’Allah, a Boy in the last instalment. Now I shall talk about the other competition films I have seen.
BEHIND THE MOUNTAINS
A meta-physical film that starts with a man entering the office where he works, and smashing the furniture. He then jumps out of the window, and behold! He survives the fall. The man is Rafik, is a desperate man. He is now convinced he can fly, and is determined, in the face of his family scepticism, to prove to h...
The main organisers of the international competition and festival known as FMC – Film Music Contest and Awards - held an exclusive four-day FMC VIP Artist Travel Stay in Budapest, Hungary.
This event drew together artists from the film, music and fashion industries, media partners and representatives of tech companies producing specialist hardware and software products.
FMC partners, organizers and winners
The participants wer...
A Record Number of Submissions Were Received for BIFF 2024
BIFF 2024 is set to be a landmark event, showcasing an exceptional array of films that highlight the creative breadth and depth of the global filmmaking community. You don't want to miss this one.”
— Ron Tucker, President, Beaufort Film Society
BEAUFORT, SOUTH CAROLINA, UNITED STATES, December 14, 2023 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The Beaufort Film Society announced today the Official Selections for the...
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