New Prizes at the IFFMH
€25,000 for the main prize +++ €10,000 for the Rainer Werner Fassbinder Award for best screenplay +++ A total of €47,500 in prize money at the IFFMH
Starting in 2020, the IFFMH will award five monetary prizes in the international competition ON THE RISE. In addition to the traditionally non-monetary prize of the International Federation of Film Critics FIPRESCI, which has been awarded in Mannheim since 1960, a...
A big success during difficult times: the first edition of SoundTrack_Zurich (STZ), which took place within the framework of the 16th Zurich Film Festival (ZFF), attracted 1.800 visits. Over three and a half days, the music congress brought together composers, music supervisors, producers and directors from Switzerland and all over Europe. Almost 50 industry experts spoke in workshop talks, case studies and matchmaking sessions about current topics relevant to the film music scene. One of the hi...
We're wrapping up 11 days of festival – coming together, exploring new voices, debating the future of cinema and making new friends. Find below a recap of our key industry events.
FOCAL – Audience and Market Strategies
25.9. – Project Showcase
Noah Bohnert pitching his winning project WOUND
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Thirty-one highly promising and ambitious new feature projects from across the globe were presented at the online Holland Film Meeting (HFM) last week. As one of Europe’s must attend international exchange platforms for professional collaboration and creative development, the HFM creates a bridge between the Dutch and international film industries. Tonight the HFM Awards Ceremony 2020 took place online, hosted live from Utrecht – HFM’s hometown. The four prize categories of t...
Cinelatino, the nation’s leading Spanish-language movie channel, is proud to announce the 2020 winners of Hola Mexico Film Festival’s (HMFF) prestigious Cinelatino & DishLATINO Audience Choice award and the Cinelatino & DishLATINO Tomorrow’s Filmmakers Today Best Short award.
Normally held in Los Angeles, HMFF is the largest festival of Mexican cinema outside of Mexico. HMFF has become a staple in the City of Angels, attracting cinephiles and devotees of Mexican ...
Best Film: Labyrinth
Best Director: Amir Hossein Torabi for Labyrinth
Best Actor: Shahab Hosseini for Labyrinth
Best Actress: Mina Vahid for One Night in Tehran
Best Screenplay: Tala Motazedi for Labyrinth
Best Cinematography: Farshad Mohammadi for We Are All Together
Best Documentary: The Bridge of Victory by Yaser Talebi
Best Children’s Film: Ocean Behind the Window by Babak Nabizadeh
Best Short Film:&nb...
We are delighted to announce the Winners of the VENICE TV AWARD 2020, which is supported by the International Music + Media Centre [IMZ], the European Group of Television Advertising [egta] and the Association of Commercial TV [ACT], awarding the year’s television masterpieces.
The jury evaluated TV shows from around the world in the categories TV Series, TV Movie, Performing Arts, Documentary, News, Light Entertainment, Program Promotion, Branded Entertainment, Spo...
Since the COVID-19 pandemic has necessitated a virtual ceremony, everyone will be tuning in from home as the awards will air on Saturday, September 26 at 10 p.m. CET at:
http://bit.ly/Golden_Prague_Official_Awards_Ceremony
We are pleased to announce the winners of the 57th Golden Prague International Television Festival. Congratulations!
Grand Prix
Fi...
MPFF FALL 2020 AWARD WINNERS
BEST FEATURE FILM - ANGIE: LOST GIRLS
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE: FINDING MANNY
BEST SHORT FILM: HERMIT: HERMIT
BEST STUDENT FILM: GUMMI BEAR
BEST LGBT FILM: PATRICK
BEST SOCIAL JUSTICE FILM WE CAN’T BREATHE
BEST WEB SERIES: CRAZY SEXY OREOS
BEST MUSIC VIDEO: ADRIAN SUTHERLAND: POLITICIAN MAN
BEST DIRECTOR: RYAN FENSON-HOOD - THE OBITUARY OF JASPER JAMES
BEST EDITOR: - SEKURITAS Claudio Cea Carmen Stadler
BEST SCRE...
A magical night under the imposing lights of the Acropolis, marked the ceremony of ADAF AWARDS 2020
The ADAF AWARDS 2020 was successfully completed in the urban space outside of the Danish Institute at Athens, an unforgetabble event under the imposing lights of Acropolis. We would like to thank all of you who supported the event with your presence. Especially nowadays, such events are an injection of optimism and, above all, of strength for us as well as for the artists and the public.
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You can watch the full AWARDS SHOW in our video
Best Music Video
-Second runner up: Pressure; Directors Tony Drake, Luke James Shaffer
-First runner up: Don’t Die; Director
Greg Doble
-Winner: Lover I Surrender; Director Fiona Cochrane (The Black Sorrows ‘Lover I Surrender’ Tour)
Be...
A Remarkable Awards Show for A Remarkable year.
The 121 New Media Films & Content from 32 countries that are nominees in the 11th Annual New Media Film Festival® voted. Resoundingly the nominees voted to have an online awards ceremony and forgo an in person festival this year. With 38 World – 15 U.S., and 30 L.A. Premieres and the first time a holographic digital comic and an AI implemented story character arc and the 1st touch rotation in AR are nominees.
The win...
The 12th edition of FIDLab took place online on July 6th - 10th.
Out of more than 400 international applications, FIDLab, an international coproduction platform for film projects at any stage of development selected, 15 projects reflecting 20 production countries.
The FIDLab takes place in two steps. First, a live presentation of the projects, this year, a video presentation. In a second phase, one-to-one meetings with professionals, this year, virtual. During this edition, more than ...
His We Are Living Things is
a China/US/Italy co-production.
Press release for 3 July 2020
For immediate publication/release
UDINE – The fifth edition of FOCUS ASIA, the industry section of the Far East Film Festival, concluded this year with a rigorously virtual awards ceremony. Thanks to its collaboration with 108 MEDIA, it offered a prize of $20,000 in international distribution this year to the best project selected in the new Far East in Progress section. Competi...
Kenya Film Commission (KFC) has announced the winners of My Kenya My Story mobile phone film competition. For the second year in a row, David Waronja scooped the top prize of Ksh 200,000 courtesy of his film Automedic. The film 2024 by Mandela Midamba emerged second winning a cash prize of Ksh 150,000 while Mmoja by Omar Hamza Hassan was third and got a cash prize of Ksh 100,000.
Muzzled by Sammy Mwaura and Covid 19 by Paul Gaturu scooped Ksh 25,000 each as Jury Special Mentions;...
Breaking record numbers of viewers, the 7th The Americas Film Festival NY Announced The Americas Award Winners in Its First Ever Virtual Closing Night Ceremony, followed by the online Premiere of Powerful Documentary SISTERS RISING, in Partnership with the National Museum of the American Indian
Directors Willow O’Feral and Brad Heck, and Producer Jaida Grey Eagle in Digital Attendance to the audience via Livestream after the Screening
Best Experimental: CAM...
LORIK is the winner of the Grand Prize - Award Winners Announced by SR Socially Relevant™ Film Festival NY 2020 - ONLINE
-- Narrative Feature Grand Prize goes to International Jury favorite 'Lorik' -
-- 'A Call for Peace', Juan C. Borrero and Melodie Carli production on the Colombian peace process, wins best documentary
-- 'Mother, Daughter, Sister' wins Vanya Exerjian- Empowering Women & Girls Award
SR Socially Relevant Film F...
2020 WINNERS
Through the resources of industry-related sponsors, the Brooklyn Film Festival awards the winners with products, services, and cash.
PRIZES SPONSORED BY: ABELCINE, XENO LIGHTS, BE ELECTRIC, SOBRE VISTA RESORT, WNET, REEL 13, MPE, FINAL DRAFT, LENTINI COMMUNICATIONS, MEDIA SERVICES, NOBLE JEWELRY, THE POD, PAPAPIETRO PERRY WINERY, BROOKLYN FILM SOCIETY
Grand Chameleon Award
INTO THE STORM [EN LA TORMENTA] by ADAM BROWN
Best Narrative Feature
OUR OW...
Please join us for the all the excitement
June 7, 2020 6PM NYC Time!
The New York City Independent Film Festival Presents The 11th Annual NYC Indie Awards
Do to the COVID-19 Pandemic New York City has shut down all theaters which means we will not be able to hold the physical Awards Ceremony this year. With that in mind we have moved the Ceremony online!
To join us follow the link below or press The Red Button!
https://www.bingewave.com/s/awards-ceremo...
We are proud to announce this year's Short Film Fund Grand Prize Winners. Two Production Grants of $15K & $5K to be awarded this year.
OUR JUDGES HAVE SPOKEN!
GRAND PRIZE WINNER
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In its 60th edition, the Cartagena de Indias International Film Festival maintains support for Colombian cinematography.
The Documentary Film Workshop is an autonomous project of the FICCI in alliance with the Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, the Centro Ático of the Universidad Javeriana and Señal Colombia. For 11 continuous years we have supported the best of Latin American documentary cinema and this year we managed to articulate with ALADOS, the most impor...
The IFF Panama Foundation thanks all the filmmakers from Central American and Caribbean countries who applied with their projects for the PRIMERA MIRADA award, a fund dedicated to supporting post-production work exclusively, and SU MIRADA award, a fund that seeks to strengthen the participation of women in the film industry in Central America and the Caribbean. Both granted by our ally, the Inter-American Development Bank IDB.
PRIMERA MIRADA FUND
Last April, the IFF Panama Foundation i...
After four days of intense work and many meetings, the First Cinematographic Co-Production Forum of Central America and the Caribbean concluded: IFF Panama Film Match Virtual.
The international producers and members of the jury, Diana Bustamante, Thierry Lenouvel and Inti Cordea, unanimously agreed to grant the following awards and recognitions to the participating projects of the IFF Panama Film Match co-production forum.
"By presenting in your project a sto...
We have our Extra Credit Adventure Edit winners!
We received so many amazing submissions from filmmakers across the country and the world! Our jury had a challenging deliberation choosing the finalist films and the Jury award was no different. The Audience Award winners were up to the voters, and with each contest decided by at least 10% of the vote, the voice of the people was clear!
Without further ado, MOFF presents the Extra Credit Adventure Edit video contest winners:
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Thank you to everyone who participated in this year's festival! We hope you enjoyed the first ever Virtual Vail Film Festival.
Here are a few stats from this year's inaugural online festival:
We screened 54 films in four categories; narrative features, documentaries, short films, and student films.
Thousands of viewers participated in the online festival, from 47 U.S. states and 10 countries.
We hosted virtual Q&A sessions with our filmmakers, presented our ann...
