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THE FESTIVAL BEAT ! N°1000 and 1THE FESTIVAL BEAT MAKER ! SHARING MOTION AND EMOTION SINCE 1995DO NOT MISS A BIT from Berlin, Santa Barbara, Sundance, CANNES, Cesar and many more including UKRAINE!Weekly newsletter N°1001 // 1000 Documenting the festivals experience since 1995, reaching over 196 000 subscribers:Email us to be featured
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With other 11 000 festivals worldwide which we cover: no wonder we have reached the 1000 mark for our newsletters count. We proudly share our knowledge of the circuit with our community and really hope our audience ENJOYED THE EXPERIENCE.In case you missed any of these 1000 newsletters ... you ll find them all here. Putin will not stop in Ukraine: Ukrainian cinematographers urge the world not to remain silent![]()
Today, February 24, Russia launched a full-scale war against Ukraine. Now, more than ever, we need the help of the international community and anyone who understands that tomorrow war may be at your door. We’ve talked about the war in eastern Ukraine in our films for 8 years. You watched them at the festivals. But this is not a film, but our reality. And today this reality has spread throughout our country without exception. Ukrainian cinematographers appeal to you not to be silent and n...
Berlinale Statement on the Situation in Ukraine![]()
We – festival workers, artists, filmmakers … – think fondly of our friends in Ukraine and we are by their side in a call for peace. One week ago, the Berlin International Film Festival was celebrating a complicated yet successful edition. Filmmakers, artists and journalists from all over the world gathered in Berlin to enjoy a collective and joyful experience. The feeling of being together again, with no distinctions of nationality, religion, or culture, t...
European Film Market came to a successful conclusion![]()
Exceptional Edition of European Film Market Comes to a Successful Conclusion In the studio: AC Coppens (The Catalysts) & Dennis Ruh (EFM director) at the "EFM Industry Sessions" opening This exceptional edition of the European Film Market (EFM) at the 72nd Berlinale ended successfully yesterday, Thursday February 17. The international trading platform for audiovisual content had to be ...
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DO NOT MISS A BIT from BERLINALE AND EFM 2022 FOLLOW US : ---------------------------------------- VIDEO: Meet the winners of the Golden and Silver Bears at the 2022 Berlinale. ... 17.02.2022 | Berlin's blog Berlinale 2022 - Arthouse Cinema Award winners The CICAE Juries at Berlinale - (f...
Look back at Avant Première Music + Media Market 2022![]()
AVANT PREMIÈRE 2022 IN NUMBERS AVANT PREMIÈRE 2022 IN PICTURES BROWSE THE HIGHLIGHTS OF AVANT PREMIÈRE Revive the four intense days and see what went on in the Avant Premiè...
Panorama Audience Award for LOVE, DEUTSCHMARKS And DEATH by Cem Kaya![]()
A film by Cem Kaya Germany 2022 Documentary, 96 Min. filmfaust, Film Five and Rapid Eye Movies are very pleased to announce that AŞK, MARK VE ÖLÜM (LOVE, DEUTSCHMARKS AND DEATH) by Cem Kaya has won the Audience Award in the category Panorama Documents. The prize is awarded by the Berlinale Panorama section together with radioeins and rbb Fernsehen (Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg). "I would like to thank the audience and the Berlinale! Our film...
NELLY & NADINE wins the JURY AWARD at the Teddy Awards 2022![]()
NELLY & NADINE Sweden / Belgium / Norway 2022, 92 Min. NELLY & NADINE by award winning Swedish director Magnus Gertten wins the „Jury Award“ at the TEDDY AWARDS 2022, one of the most prestigious queer film awards in the world at this year’s 72nd Berlin International Film Festival (10-20 February 2022). The jury award goes to a film which has been chosen from all nominated films in the TEDDY AWARDS film program. NELLY & NADINE was also a nominee for „...
Myanmar Diaries won three prizes in Berlin![]()
Petr Lom and Corinne van Egeraat MYANMAR DIARIES WINS THREE PRIZES AT BERLINALE ZINDOC's new feature documentary MYANMAR DIARIES by the Myanmar Film Collective won three awards at its world premiere last week at the Berlinale: The Berlinale Documentary Award The Amnesty Film Award 3rd Place Panorama Audience Award Winner Panorama Dokumente The Berlinale Documentary Award comes with a prize of 40 000 euros and makes t...
101 Films International has taken on world sales of watergate inspired new feature film 18½![]()
UK-based sales firm 101 Films International, the UK based sales division of Amcomri Entertainment Inc (AMEN:NEO) (FRANKFURT: 25YO), has taken on world sales of compelling new feature film 18½ . Available now, the drama is inspired by Watergate, the US scandal that took down a President, which commemorates its 50thanniversary this year in June. In 1974 a White House transcriber is thrust into the forefront of shocking events when she obtains the only copy of th...
Successful Berlinale 2022![]()
On the last day of the festival, Berlinale director duo Mariette Rissenbeek and Carlo Chatrian bid farewell to the audience at the Cineplex Titania cinema © Sandra Weller / Berlinale 2022 Berlinale 2022 Successful Berlinale 2022: Flying the Flag for Cinema On Sunday, February 20, the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival rounded off successfully with numerous audience screenings. On the last day of the festival, Berlinale director duo Mariette Rissenbeek...
Berlinale Talents Breaks New Ground for More Sustainable Communication![]()
Florian Weghorn at the Talents Tanks The 20th anniversary edition of Berlinale Talents ends on a high with alumna and Golden Bear winner Carla Simón (Alcarràs), and having established a clear mission for the future. The six-day summit, with talks for thousands of online viewers as well as workshops and the new daily think tank Talents Tanks for the 200 participants from over 70 countries, emphasised the desire to create m...
Panorama Audience Awards to Happiness and Love, Deutschmarks and Death![]()
The audience has voted: The 24th Panorama Audience Award for the best feature film goes to Baqyt (Happiness) by Askar Uzabayev. Aşk, Mark ve Ölüm (Love, Deutschmarks and Death) by Cem Kaya wins in the category Panorama Dokumente. The prizes are awarded by the Berlinale section Panorama together with radioeins and rbb television (Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg). ...
Interview with Saralisa Volm director of The Silent Forrest![]()
Interview by Emmanuel Itier THE SILENT FOREST Berlin 2022 With Director: Saralisa Volm Q: Tell me about the origin of this film and what was the idea behind it? Saralisa: The project is based on a novel written by Wolfram Fleischhauer. We were working on another project before and he gave me this novel. He knew I’m from Bavaria and that I have an attraction for intriguing stories that are relevant. As expected by him I really like the novel and I really thoug...
Berlinale 2022 - Arthouse Cinema Award winners![]()
The CICAE Juries at Berlinale - (from left to right): Éva Demeter, Tisza Mozi, Szolnok (HU), Sabine Girsberger, Schweizer Studiofilm Verband (CH), Dr. Christian Bräuer, president of the CICAE, Carla Molino, Il Kino Berlin (DE), Jochen Frankl, Burg Theater, Burg (DE), Joanna Piotrowiak, Kino Muza, Poznan (PL), Albert Triviño Massó, Zumzeig, Barcelona (ES) and Boglárka Nagy, managing director of the CICAE. Photo © Stefan Zeitz On Thursda...
Crystal Bears and Prizes of the Juries Generation Kplus and Generation 14plus Awarded![]()
Crystal Bears and Awards of the Juries of Generation Kplus Awards of the Children’s Jury Generation Kplus The members of the Children's Jury in Generation Kplus – Tilda Aue, Maria Fock, Connar Beck Lowe, Henri Marioth, Leonardo Urrutia Schwarze, Kerstin Teichmann and Ida Lilli Zschaubitz – have awarded the following prizes: Crystal Bear for the Best Film: Comedy Queen by Sanna Lenken, Sweden A great protagonist, powerful and vulnera...
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The members of the 2022 International Jury, M. Night Shyamalan (President), Karim Aïnouz, Anne Zohra Berrached, Tsitsi Dangarembga, Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Connie Nielsen and Said Ben Saïd award the following prizes: Prizes of the International Jury Golden Bear for Best Film Alcarràs By Carla Simon Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize The Novelist’s Film By Hong Sang-soo Silver Bear Jury Prize Robe Of Gems By N...
Heiner Carow Prize Awarded to Rafael Starman, cinematographer of Gewalten![]()
The Heiner Carow Prize 2022 for the promotion of german cinematic art goes to the Perspektive talent Rafael Starman (cinematography) for Gewalten. The Heiner Carow Prize, endowed with 5,000 Euros, has now been awarded for the ninth time at the Berlin International Film Festival. For the first time, the prize in the Perspektive Deutsches Kino section goes to a Perspektive talent whose skills in their respective professional field have made a...
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Berlinale Co-Production Market 2022 Awards Ceremony On Monday, three cash prizes were awarded to new feature film projects at the Berlinale Co-Production Market (February 12 to 16). The Eurimages Co-Production Development Award, endowed with 20,000 Euros, went to the producers of Caractères Productions from France, and Honare Khiyal from Iran for their project My Favourite Cake (directors: Behtash Sanaeeha & Maryam M...
![]() > INDIA IN FOCUS with Siraj SyedGangubai Kathiawadi, Review: Guess what is the oldest profession in the world, and meet its President![]()
Gangubai Kathiawadi, Review: Guess what is the oldest profession in the world, and meet its President Gangubai, a variation of Ganga, is the most common name of Maharashtrian maid-servants in Mumbai. Ganga becoming Gangu is quite normal, while the Bai here refers to her designation as maid. An engaging film was made in 2013, with the maid as the central character, only it was spelt phonetically more correct, Gangoobai. In other parts of the country, Bai could mean a courtesan, a classical sin...
Love Hostel, Review: Khaps, cops, corpses, more corpses and still more corpses![]()
Love Hostel, Review: Khaps, cops, corpses, more corpses and still more corpses It’s not about a hostel. But it is about love. And the price that has to be paid for falling in love with someone who follows another religion. Killings spread through the film like a pandemic caused by a particularly deadly virus strain, ‘LH Covid 22’. The makers could run a contest with the big question: How many people are killed in the film? The prize could be four tickets for the film, so tha...
Pondicherry, Review: Enough icing, but the cherry is missing![]()
Pondicherry, Review: Enough icing, but the cherry is missing Marathi language Indian film Pondicherry is like a French patisserie (it used to be a French colony), with some delectable pastries to savour. It uses the relatively unknown locale quite well, and incorporates tastes of various other languages, besides Marathi: Hindi, Punjabi-accented Hindi, English, Tamil and French. It also uses characters from the ages of 7 to 70, to be really democratic in its story-telling. Having set the base ...
Pyar Mein Thoda Twist, Review: A sack-full of emptiness![]()
Pyar Mein Thoda Twist, Review: A sack-full of emptiness A lot of action in the film Pyar Mein Thoda Twist takes place inside a bound sack. It is marked, Lena Hae Lena Hae (have to take, have to take) Brand, and it twists alright. No, not because it is haunted, but because it holds a man captive. This man is supposed to be Mr. Wanted, a dangerous criminal, whose capture carries a reward of Rs. 2 million. While the sack changes hands and locations several times, being stolen or ‘kidnapped...
![]() > FESTIVALS IN FOCUS ...Santa Barbara International Film Festival coming up soon.![]()
The SBIFF film festival will go on! And we thank you for your support. We cannot wait to see you and share time and movies together. We look forward to coming together this March to safely celebrate the magic of cinema. The festival is much more than an accumulation of movies, it's a family gathering, a show of community, and we are besides ourselves with anticipation to see you and experience it all...safely. Film lineup and schedule available NOW on t...
Full coverage from Cannes 2021 festival and market![]()
Cannes Festival News and Dailies I Les Dailies du Festival I Cannes Market Dailies I Les News du Marché Cannes coverage with 300 videos:https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0EAAC0FEC7D0E612 Cannes photo albums : https://www.facebook.com/cannesbyfilmfestivalscom 160 ARTICLES ON CANNES / 208 ARTICLES ON MARCHE DU FILM ...
Maui Film Festival: the summer antidote to 2022![]()
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2021 festival filmmaker Q&A livestream![]()
Filmmakers from around the world participated in a livestreamed Q&A session during our 2021 festival.
> PEOPLE IN FOCUSFive new film curators are joining TIFF programming team![]()
TIFF revealed today that five new film curators are joining its programming team. The new programmers are some of the most sought-after and vital voices in the industry, and women continue to comprise 50% of the programming team.TIFF also announced details of the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival, taking place September 8–18. TIFF’s 47th edition will feature 11 days of the best that the international film community has to offer, while spotlighting and championing the Canadia...
Sundance Film Festival 2022 - Interview with Karim Ben Khelifa, Director of SEVEN GRAMS![]()
Interview by Claire Varney SEVEN GRAMS is directed by photojournalist and war correspondent Karim Ben Khelifa. THE ENEMY, his 2017 award-winning virtual reality exhibition sought to humanize the images of war by allowing participants to encounter combatants on opposite sides of conflicts throughout the world. Continuing his long standing committment to bringing forth personal narratives behind global issues, SEVEN GRAMS is an augmented reality experience tha...
Penélope Cruz will be honored with the Montecito Award at the 37th SBIFF![]()
Penélope Cruz will be honored with the Montecito Award at the 37th annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival. Cruz will receive the award on Tuesday, March 8 at an in-person conversation about her career leading up to this year’s performance in Pedro Almodóvar’s PARALLEL MOTHERS from Sony Pictures Classic. “In the most complex role written by the master Almodovar, Penelope Cruz delivers the best performance of her career and a master class in c...
SBIFF's Cinema Vanguard Award honoree Benedict Cumberbatch announced!![]()
CINEMA VANGUARD AWARD HONORING BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9th, 2022 Academy Award nominee Benedict Cumberbatch will be honored with the Cinema Vanguard Award at the 37th annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival. He will receive the award on Wednesday, March 9th following an in-person conversation about his career leading up to this year’s performance in Jane Campion’s THE POWER OF THE DOG from Netflix. "He’s an intelligent, enigmatic and dee...
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© CR / FDC 2022 Guillaume Esmiol is named co-Executive Director of the Marché du Film, alongside Jérôme Paillard. They will work in tandem during the upcoming edition of the Festival before Esmiol definitively replaces Paillard for 2023. In 2020, Guillaume Esmiol joined the Marché du Film as Deputy Director in charge of development with the prospect of taking over new functions linked to the succession of Jérôme Paillard. Af...
"Why you need to be screened at Festivals" A Masterclass with Bruno Chatelin at Bangkok Doc![]()
Bruno Chatelin filmfestivals.com co founder former head of SONY AND fox theatrical distribution shared his festival experience and advice for an hour to participants of BANGKOK INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY AWARDS 2021 THE VIDEO WIL BE ACCESSIBLE FOR OUR AUDIENCE YOUTUBE CHANNEL OF BRUNO'S INTERVIEWS ...
> FILMS IN FOCUS ...Maeya Film new production “ Tibetan Horse”is filming in China.
Tibetan Horse, a large-scale ethnic theme film produced by Maeya Films, held a grand launching ceremony in the Gannan Tibetan area a few days ago. The film is directed by young director Jade Li and starred by Cooper Budan, a famous Chinese minority actor. Maeya Films joined hands with Qinghai Mantanhong Culture Media Co., Ltd., Xining Baita Art and Culture Communication Co., Ltd., Sichuan Miding Media Co., Ltd., and Qinghai Linshui Media Co., Ltd. to co-produce the film. Cooper Budan,...
Market shares Overview for streaming services in Q4 in the USA
Detailed performance review of Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+, etc. in Q4 of 2021. SVOD market shares in Q4 2021 Apple TV+ had a strong Q4, adding +1% from Q3 and finished the year with an all-time high of 5%. HBO Max had the most growth, adding 2% in Q4, closing the gap to Hulu and Disney+. Paramount+ also gained 1%, and the growing competition led the market leader Netflix to fall 2% throughout the quarter. Hulu and Disney+ maintained their market position, tied for third place be...
Origami in the Garden selected to Golden Harvest Film Festival February 27, 2022![]()
GOLDEN HARVEST FILM FESTIVAL is an online film awarding ceremony dedicated to the promotion of independent filmmakers from all over the world, in association with the International Film Festival Community (IFFC) established in Tokyo in 2020 under this COVID-19 paradigm shift. OUR MISSION We aim to celebrate independent films with any genre or any duration, by selecting and awarding the artistry and creativity of independent filmmakers from all over the world, which is likened to “Go...
Filmmakers from around the world participated in a livestreamed Q&A session during our 2021 festival.>AWARDS WATCH ...
Cesar awards revealedFandor to Present Inaugural ‘Fandor New Voices Award’ at 29th Annual SXSW® Film Festival, March 11-20![]()
Award Created to Spotlight and Elevate the Work of Under-Represented, Independent Filmmakers For Immediate Release: Cinedigm, the leading independent streaming company super-serving enthusiast fan bases, announced today that Fandor, the premier destination for cinephiles, will present its inaugural Fandor New Voices Award to one independent filmmaker as part of this year’s South by Southwest® Film Festival (SXSW®), March 11-20 in Austin, Texas. Fandor eleva...
VIDEO: BFI Future Film Festival 2022 | Awards Ceremony Livestream![]()
Join the video capture we reveal the winners of the 15th BFI Future Film Festival Awards 2022. The BFI Future Film Festival Awards Ceremony, supported by Netflix, will be hosted by Rhianna Dhillon, Film and TV critic. Winners will be announced across 10 award categories, including Best Film, Best Director and Best New Talent, which were selected by our festival partners and sponsors and festival jury, chaired by Mark Herbert Producer and joint CEO of Sheffield-based Warp Films; Aml Ameen, Filmma...
'The Sound of us by Chris Gero wins Best Documentary Feature at Black Hills Film Festival 2022![]()
Congrats to Chris Gero and his team for this new win on the festival circuit. Best documentary at Black Hills Film Festival 2022. AND THE WINNERS ARE... BHFF is a true celebration of cinema and the mavericks who do what it takes to get their vision to the screen. The festival spot lights the mountain towns of Hill City, Hot Springs, Rapid City, Spearfish and other Black Hills Communities to promote world-class films and powerful workshops. The filmmaker is the star of the Black...
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