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New York Festivals Television and Film Awards, now in its 67th year of celebrating trailblazing storytelling, is now open for entries.
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I have been working with film festivals and helping filmmakers for the past 20 years in various capacities. There was only one big lesson I learnt in festivals: Cannes can work miracles for you, if you do the right thing with the right people : dare, work hard and be creative in each of your actions.
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The global independent industry will all convene in Santa Monica in just a few weeks for AFM23 with hundreds of productions, sales, distribution and buying companies from 70 countries registered. Over 230 companies – from A24 to XYZ - as well as international umbrella stands are set to exhibit - with more still being added. To find out more about the Exhibitors coming to AFM, click on the company’s name on the exhibitor list and you’ll be taken to their profile on The Film Ca...
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Alex is a divorced father, a stressed executive. His daily routine is work, work, work. Tonight he's in a hurry, he's due to meet a beautiful young stranger... who contacted him via the internet. But this blind date will flip him into a downward spiral and disrupt forever the course of his life.
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LoveYaPa, Review: The mobile phone as Pandora’s Box
Those who are uninitiated might not realise that the title is a variation of siyapa, which means chaos or jiggery-pokery, and that siyapa itself comes from the Urdu word, siyah, meaning black, or dark. Siyapa has been used in the title of a film some years ago. So the makers of LoveYaPa have come up with this three-word composite term, standing for Love Ya and Pa. Translate these three words, and you get Love Or Pa (father). Clever, ve...
LoveYaPa, Review: The mobile phone as Pandora’s Box
Those who are uninitiated might not realise that the title is a variation of siyapa, which means chaos or jiggery-pokery, and that siyapa itself comes from the Urdu word, siyah, meaning black, or dark. Siyapa has been used in the title of a film some years ago. So the makers of LoveYaPa have come up with this three-word composite term, standing for Love Ya and Pa. Translate these three words, and you get Love Or Pa (father). Clever, ve...
The seventh annual French Riviera Film Festival (FRFF) is pleased to unveil its 2025 official poster, creating this year using AI technology, the announcement was made today by festival co-founders Nicole Goesseringer Muj and Gotham Chandna.
“In the spirit of innovation, we decided to experiment with our poster design this year,” comments Muj. “We wanted to use AI in a positive way, and have added an AI category ...
QUWA screening at Santa Barbara Film Festival 2025, a film by Jade Ipina (co-producer), Jonathan Coronado (sound designer), Ryan C.Grant (director of photography and co-editor) and Catherine Scanlon (co-producer and assistant camera/editor).
Interview by Emmanuel Itier
I was truly taken by surprise by ‘Quwa’, a short film, exploring the history of the Goleta Slough and the historical Chumash island Quwa who was once there. I leave nearby and I drive by the area near...
The Burbank Music Center officially opened its doors on Sunday, February 2nd. The event welcomed musicians, creatives, parents of students, and community supporters.
Hosted by TV personality and PR expert Louisa Sharamatyan, the celebration featured notable guests, including Burbank Mayor Nikki Perez, Council Member Konstantine Anthony, Dr. Armond Aghakhanian, President of the Burbank Un...
We started this year with terrible fires in Los Angeles, devastating the whole local economy and making so many people homeless. So, we needed to recover and start celebrating life again. What a better way but to start the award season with the Grammys and Nathalie Dubois’s DPA gift suite (https://dpagroup.org ) at the Luxe hotel on Sunset (https://www.luxehotels.com ).
Once again, Nathalie and her team put together a splendid and enchanting suite.
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The Santa Barbara International Film Festival announces a retrospective for Demi Moore, a celebration of the esteemed actress's distinguished career. The retrospective begins on Friday, February 7th at 5:40 PM PT with a screening of Adrian Lyne's Indecent Proposal. An exclusive in-person conversation with Academy Award®-nominated actress Demi Moore will follow the 2:00 PM FREE screening of Coralie Fargeat's Best Picture nominee The Substance on Sunday,...
VARIETY ARTISANS AWARD honoring
Judy Becker – The Brutalist: Production Design
Kris Bowers – The Wild Robot: Original Score
Clement Ducol and Camille – Emilia Perez: Original Song
Nick Emerson – Conclave: Editing
Jomo Fray – Nickel Boys: Cinematography
Tod Maitland – A Complete Unknown: Sound
Pierre-Olivier Persin – The Substance: Hair/Makeup
Paul Tazewell – Wicked: Costume Design
Erik Winquist – Ki...
The actress Aitana Sánchez-Gijón will be recognized with the Goya Honorary Award of 2025, a prize for her career that the institution will present to her at the Goya Awards Gala, which will take place on February 8 at the Conference Palace in the city of Granada.
Nearly 40 years of film career back the actress, who won the Silver Shell for Best Actress at the San Sebastian Film Festival for Volavérunt, directed by Bigas Luna, and received her first Goya nomination for Mad...
40 Years of SBIFF 2025 OPENING NIGHT: on a rainy night, the Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF) opened its 40th edition with the U.S. premiere of “Jane Austen Wrecked My Life,”, offering a much-needed respite after a challenging month marked by devastating wildfires in Los Angeles.
Starting on February 4, the festival features 33 world premieres from 60 countries, with over half directed by women. Notable stars expected to attend this milestone celebration in...
TO KILL A WOLF is screening at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival in the "Festival Circuit Favorites" category February 9 & 10.
This modern re-imagining of Little Red Riding Hood is told through the nuanced lens of teenage sexual grooming and is the debut of writer / director Kelsey Taylor. The film is a drama/mystery and has been described as a “haunting modern fairytale” and “Oregon-noir".
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The American actor and producer will receive Spain's highest award for an international filmmaker on February 8th in Granada “for his extraordinary contribution to the art of cinema, starring in some of the most iconic films in the history of cinema, and for his personal and professional social commitment.
Richard Gere will meet with the media on February 7th in the Andalusian city
Days of Heaven, Officer and a Gentleman, American Gigolo, The Cotton Club, Pretty Woman, and the ...
Srilankan film The Other Half, Review: Death, despair and despondency
In the opening titles, the carries a long message about Srilankans dying of kidney failure, caused by the wide use of contaminated or sub-standard fertilisers and pesticides. As many as 50,000 of them have lost their lives due to such poisoning, and continue to die, making it a tragedy equal to, or perhaps even greater than the Civil War that ravaged the island state in recent decades. This makes you wonder whether a docume...
CIFF 2025 has officially ended, but the past 10 days have been unforgettable.
Thank you again for watching, submitting, and participating in our 9th annual festival.
Congratulations to all the winners, nominees, and official selections!
WHAT A FESTIVAL!!!
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