Film Threat Award This! 2023 complete list of nominees for its fifth year with a live in-person, in-theater event on Sunday, December 10th at non-profit arthouse cinema the Frida Cinema to honor the best and brightest in independent film. Film Threat’s Award This! has become an independent film industry staple celebrating the best in independent cinema.
This years’ vastly differing nominees have offered unique views with a horro...
Seven days of learning, growing, and fostering connection across the (arthouse) world – taking a stand for worldwide collaboration and intercultural exchange
44 participants from 20 countries and five continents - more than 20 Trainers from ten countries: From 30 October to 5 November, the 20th edition of the CICAE’s Arthouse Cinema Training (ACT) took place in Berlin, Germany. Each year, the renowned initiative gathers arthouse professionals and industry experts f...
The awards ceremony of the 14th International Film Festival of Corinthia Peloponnese, "Golden Pegasus," took place yesterday at the Municipal Theater of Corinth. A crowd of people visited the art exhibition with the theme of Cinema, held in the foyer of the Municipal Theater. The exhibition featured paintings by members and friends of the Alkyonides Art and Literature Association before entering the auditorium for the Golden Pegasus Awards Ceremony. At the event, there were pre...
LES URBAINES Festival of emerging arts
Les Urbaines is delighted to announce the appointment of Yasemin Imre as co-director of the festival. From 2024 to 2026, Yasemin Imre will form a new team with Samuel Antoine, succeeding Ysaline Rochat.
Following the announcement of Ysaline Rochat's departure as co-director after 11 years of involvement with the organization, 7 of which as co-director of the fe...
Award Winners
Explore the 46th Denver Film Festival award recipients including our 2023 audience awards, juried awards, and MOFFOM.
Audience Awards
The following films were recognized as the People'...
Happy returning to the fun of beeing a judge for the Global Entertainment Awards 2024 edition.
More to come on their social media channels that will be updated over the coming weeks with content about the Global Entertainment Awards and news from their partners, sponsors and developments in the awards show on 02 March 2023 in Algarve, Portugal.
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Luba Balagova Kandur and filmfestivals.com founder Bruno Chatelin photographed during sunny Cannes film festival
The announcement of this year’s SIFFA UK (Nov 20-27) lineup was made by Luba Balagova Director, Screenwriter,Independent Film Festival SIFFA Founder/President. She unveileda selection of films from across the globe, including Iran, Israel, the United States, China, Italy, Ireland, Russia, Costa Rica, Romania, Australia, Colombia, and also films out...
The Polk County Film Initiative’s (PCFI) Tryon International Film Festival (TRIFF) expresses its elation and relief at the recent resolution of the SAG-AFTRA strike. The festival, along with the entire film industry, welcomes the end of this period of uncertainty and disruption.
The resolution of the strike comes as a significant relief for filmmakers, actors, and the entire entertainment community. As an international film festival, we understand the importance of a stable and ...
Celebrating the achievement, innovation and ambition of our local industry, the WA Screen Culture Awards (WASCAs) embrace all forms from new, established and emerging screen practices.
Now in its fourth year the WASCAs will be held on Sunday 26 November at Luna Cinemas Leederville hosted by comedian and YouTuber Ethan Marrell AKA Ozzy Man Reviews.
“The WASCAs are dedicated to acknowledging innovation and achievement across the entire screen sect...
FILMFESTIVALS.COM EXCLUSIVE
The Key West Film Festival and The Charles and Lucille King Family Foundation are pleased to announce an extension of their partnership which began in 2021, and which will now last through the 2028 edition of the festival. The ongoing support of THE CHARLES & LUCILLE KING FAMILY FOUNDATION will focus on Key West Film Festival’s annual celebration of film and filmmakers, as well as student film awards and educational initiati...
The celebrated true indie-focused film festival returns to New York City
(November 30-December 3) with three times as many films as last year’s debut.
64 World Premiere Screenings Featured
Dylan K. Narang’s TAPAWINGO is the Opening Night
selection, and Nicholas Gyeney’s THE ACTIVATED MAN
will make its World Premiere as the Closing Night selection.
Tapawingo, The Activated Man
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L to R: Jason Cassidy (Photo credit: Evan Mulling); Riley Keough (Photo credit: Jeff Vespa)
We are excited to announce that Focus Features Vice Chairman Jason Cassidy and actor, producer, and director Riley Keough have joined our Board of Directors! These Board members will help advance our mission of celebrating and nurturing independent film and media creators. Welcome!
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The Bushwick Film Festival (BFF) celebrated its 16th edition this year from October 25th – October 29th, screening over 125+ films from Brooklyn and around the world. The festival included live screenings hosted by Williamsburg Cinemas, an Opening Night Red Carpet Re...
FESTIVAL CINEMA HERITAGE
Zhang Yimou, guest of honour at the Cinema Heritage festival, will be honoured for his lifetime achievement at the event, which is organised under the patronage of UNESCO.
Chinese filmmaker Zhang Yimou will receive a lifetime achievement award at the first CINEMA HERITAGE international film festival, organised by the AITYSH France association under the patronage of UNESCO.
Artistic director of the opening ceremony of the O...
THOMASIN MCKENZIE TO RECEIVE AWARD IN CONJUNCTION WITH CLOSING NIGHT SCREENING OF “EILEEN”
The Key West Film Festival announced today the recipient of its 3rd annual Golden Key Award for Emerging Talent.
The Golden Key for Emerging Talent, given to actors and directors who will be destined to grace our screens for years to come, will be presented to Thomasin McKenzie for her breakout role in the NEON Rated release of EILEEN, also starring Anne Hathaway a...
Happy 38th FLIFF to All You Movie Lovers!
We can’t wait to present FLIFF2023. This year we have a lot of established stars attending. THE GOOD HALF, our Opener, has much of the cast including Brittany Snow (HAIRSPRAY, PITCH PERFECT), Matt Walsh (VEEP, THE HANGOVER), David Arquette (SCREAM, NEVER BEEN KISSED), Alexandra Shipp (BARBIE, X-MEN) and director Robert Schwartzman (PRINCESS DIARIES, Rooney). Charles Martin Smith (AMERICAN GRAFITTI, THE UNTOUCHABLES) is here with his new film THI...
A few of the titles XUMO acquired thru New Media Film Festival®
Honoring Stories Worth Telling since 2009
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Soldier's Stories with Mickey Rooney
2 Below 0
21 Days of Triumph
AI LA
Blade Of Honor
Chip Taylor - Whiskey Salesman
Crownsville Hospital: From Lunacy to Legacy
Fixing Grandma
Friends Family & Lov...
This year's 61st Viennale celebrated its official closing with the gala screening of the film YANNICK by Quentin Dupieux.
The final press kit, in which we present the highlights of this year's festival, the number of visitors and the winners of the Vienna Film Prize, the FIPRESCI Prize, the Standard Readers' Jury Prize and the Erste Bank Film Prize, is now available for download HERE.
If you have any questions, please do not hesi...
As the Tryon International Film Festival (TRIFF) gears up to mark its extraordinary 10th season, it is introducing a lineup of thrilling additions. For the 2024 film season, TRIFF proudly unveils a groundbreaking addition, the "Environmental Awareness or Green" category, and the new and innovative "Podcast Competition" category. These categories promise to make the 10th season of TRIFF a memorable and enriching experience.
Key Dates:
Opening Date: October 31, 2023
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The German-Turkish Co-Production Development Fund, established by Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, Filmförderung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein and Meetings on the Bridge programme of the Istanbul Film Festival, has selected the following projects in its 2023 session.
The full list of funded projects:
Ali Özgür Baltaoğlu, Hezeyan
Co-producers: Vigo Film, Klinkerfilm
Banu Sıvacı, Günyüzü
Co-producers: Caf Film, Manderley Films
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The festival is in full swing; every evening is a party. We're still bouncing back from the opening night in Kerkrade, it was that good. With the fantastic alpine dance performance White Out of course, but everyone was also unanimously enthusiastic about the beautiful animated film The Legend of Goldhorn. You can still see this on Saturday, just like the exhibition of the same name that will be on display until November 25.
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On Thursday night, it was Heerlen&r...
Last night we kicked off our highly anticipated 10th annual Miami Film Festival GEMS at our brand-new screening venue, the Koubek Center, featuring the distinguished presence of Eugenio Derbez! Our opening night showcased the remarkable film RADICAL, presented by the renowned Mexican star himself, alongside the charismatic ¡Despierta América! host, Raúl González.
The pinnacle of the evening was the presentation of th...
Kaleidoscope Film Distribution has acquired international sales rights for a compelling new film adaptation of Hamlet, led by two-times Academy Award® nominee and Shakespearian titan, Ian McKellen.
Directed by Sean Mathias, who previously directed the film Bent, winner of the Prix de la Jeunesse at the Cannes Film Festival, the adaptation comes from production outfit BK Studios (The Critic, The Shepherd), and is produced by the late Bill Kenwright (Cheri, Broken), and exec...
Australia's Top Genre Film Festival Moves to the USA
Eau Claire, Wisconsin - One of the most beloved genre film festivals on the planet, Australia's long-running A Night of Horror International Film Festival is changing venues... to the other side of the world!
And festival founder, Australian ex-patriate Dean Bertram, has returned to the helm.
A 2021 Dread Central article noted that A Night of Horror was “Australia's top genre festival&rdqu...
