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THE FESTIVAL BEAT ! N°1000 and 54THE FESTIVAL BEAT MAKER ! SHARING MOTION AND EMOTION SINCE 1995GETTING READY FOR CANNES: LET US KNOW IF YOU NEED HELP TAKING CENTER STAGE WITH EXCLUSIVE SCREENING BOOSTER CAMPAIGNS AND MORE just email us Cannes Dailies I Cannes Market Dailies Weekly newsletter N°1052 // 1053 Documenting the festivals experience since 1995, reaching over 166 000 subscribers.FOLLOW US :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 ENJOY THE EXPERIENCE. In case you missed any of these 1000+ newsletters ... you ll find them all here. > FOCUS ON JULIEN DUBUQUE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 26 30 AprilJulien Dubuque International Film Festival Returns for 12th Year, April 26-30, 2023
Presenting 180 New Independent Films and Filmmakers from around the World Rated “One of the Coolest Film Festivals in the World” by MovieMaker Magazine Julien Dubuque International Film Festival 2022 Get ready to experience the cinematic event of the year! The 12th Annual Julien Dubuque International Film Festival is back and better than ever, showcasing the boldest and most innovative independent films and filmmakers from across the globe. This five-d...
Bruno Chatelin will give a keynote on festival strategy and film marketing at Julien Dubuque International Film Festival
Spend some creative time with Bruno Chatelin who will share his experience and marketing tips learned through his career as a distributor, founder of filmfestivals.com, festival agent and curator of the "best for fests" line up. "HOW TO MARKET YOUR FILM" Saturday, April 29, 2023 1:00 PM CDT Holiday Inn - Blue Moon Room Free to attend. Bio: Bruno Charelin, HEC French Business Scho...
Line up of films at Julien Dubuque International Film Festival
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS FILM LINEUP The Julien Dubuque International Film Festival is an annual film festival that takes place in the heart of Dubuque, Iowa. Dozens of films from around the world are screened during this 5 day event. During the festival, downtown businesses open their doors to host panels, workshops, film screenings, parties, and more. This event attracts filmmakers and film lovers from around the world. Recognized as one of the ...
12th Annual Julien Dubuque International Film Festival Welcomes EST Studios as Host of Two Panels and International Night Party
12th Annual Julien Dubuque International Film Festival Welcomes EST Studios as Host of Two Panels and International Night Party All three events are free and open to the public The Julien Dubuque International Film Festival is back and better than ever, celebrating its 12th annual five-day event series from April 26th to 30th. This year, the festival is excited to announce that Los Angeles-based finance, production, and sales company, EST Studios, will be taking center stage w...
Susan Gorell Julien Dubuque Festival executive director interviewed on The Gazette
"Word-of-mouth continues to reel in world of filmmakers"... in an article by Diana Nollen, published by THE GAZETTE Susan Gorrell explained how and why the festival is rated one of the coolest by MovieMaker Magazine which has dubbed it among “50 film festivals worth the entry fee.” Susan develops on the care and dedication the whole festival team is giving to the attending filmmakers, as a result a very positive word of mouth with a very strong reputation...
>FOCUS ON INDIA with SIRAJ SYEDBook review - Tears of the Begums, by Rana Safvi: Rivetting, heart-rending chronicle
Book review - Tears of the Begums, by Rana Safvi: Rivetting, heart-rending chronicle Are conquerors and kings plunderers and mass murderers? Should a succeeding, weak generation face the wrath of the new colonials and the revolting natives, together? Is it a sin to be born of royal blood? The humiliation and disgrace, not to mention the thefts, robberies, beatings, murders and unspeakable atrocities that the large family of India’s last Mughal Emperor, BahadurShah II ‘Zafar’...
PVR brings Japanese anime film Suzume to India, director Shinkai comes to promote it
PVR brings Japanese anime film Suzume to India, director Shinkai comes to promote it Japanese film director Makoto Shinkai, who wears his 50 years rather lightly, wowed a gathering of media-persons and some anime artists at the Juhu PVR Multiplex, north Mumbai, yesterday. In the city to promote his latest film, Suzume, he spoke with the help of an interpreter, but appeared to understand almost all the questions put to him in English. Proceedings began around 4.30 for a 4 p.m. call, and that i...
Lata Deenanath Mangeshkar Award goes to Asha Bhosle
Lata Deenanath Mangeshkar Award goes to Asha Bhosle Instituted in the memory of the late great singer, Lata Mangeshkar, on whom the highest civilian honour of India, the Bharat Ratna was bestowed by the Indian government, this is the second such annual honour that her family awards. The first one, given last year, went to India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Lata Mangeshkar, who sang thousands of songs, from the 1940s into the new millennium, passed away on 06 February 1922. She sang i...
Guru Indrajeet Keisham’s mission: Learn music, perform music save music
Guru Indrajeet Keisham’s mission: Learn music, perform music save music Hindustani music, like other forms of traditional Indian music and dance, could face extinction over the coming decades. Already, many Hindustani musical instruments find no players, proving the late maestro’, music director Naushad’s prediction true. Obviously, this is happening because of the times we live in, the electronic era, where music can be ‘sampled’ and then played according to the...
> FESTIVALS IN FOCUSFrench Riviera Film Festival Unveils 2023 Official Poster, An Homage to "To Catch A Thief," by NY Artist Cindy Shaoul
The fifth annual French Riviera Film Festival (FRFF) is pleased to unveil the fest’s 2023 official poster, featuring an original work of art titled To Catch A Thief (oil on canvas, 24x18 inches), created exclusively for the festival by New York City-based, impressionistic/abstract artist Cindy Shaoul, the announcement was made today by festival co-founders Gotham Chandna and Nicole Goesseringer Muj. “We are thrilled to continue our partnership with the tale...
NatureTrack FF Call for Entries NOW through June 30 on FilmFreeway.com
If you have a nature documentary, NatureTrack Film Festival is looking for entries now through June 30 via FilmFreeway.com Based in Santa Barbara County in the nature loving city Goleta - where the University of California Santa Barbara calls home. The new co-directors of this beloved festival graduated from the Film & Media Studies Department. This is the 5th Anniversary of the nature-centric film festival - the only one of its kind between San Francisco and L.A. ...
Golden Trailer Awards: late & final entry deadline is april 21
Late & Final Entry Deadline: Friday April 21st, 2023 GTA23 Application Show Date: June 29th, 2023 Orpheum Theater Downtown LA Cocktails: 6-8 Awards Show: 8-9:30 Post-Party: Immediately following ...
Announcing the 2023 Tribeca Festival Feature Film Lineup!
109 FEATURE FILMS FROM 127 FILMMAKERS ACROSS 36 COUNTRIES, INCLUDING 93 WORLD PREMIERES “SPOTLIGHT+” PREMIERES FOLLOWED BY LIVE EVENTS WITH ALICIA KEYS, SARA BAREILLES, GLORIA GAYNOR, DAN RATHER, GOGOL BORDELLO, INDIGO GIRLS, MARC REBILLET, AND OTHERS Passes and Ticket Packages Available at Tribecafilm.com; Single Tickets on Sale May 2 The 2023 Tribeca Festival, presented by OKX, today announced its lineup of feature narrative, documentary, and animated films. This ...
'The Last of The Winthrops' To Have West Coast Premiere at Beyond Hollywood International Film Festival on April 21st
Touted as “Not Your Average Film Festival,” Beyond Hollywood International Film Festival (BHIFF) opens today and runs through April 22 at Regal LA Live Cinemas in downtown Los Angeles. The festival offers three days of networking, panels, and screenings. The event culminates with an awards ceremony on the 22nd. Not to be missed is the West Coast premiere of the compelling documentary, The Last of the Winthrops, by first-time filmmaker Viviane Winthrop. The film screens in Theatre ...
Submit to the International Black Film Festival
2023 CALL FOR FILM SUBMIT YOUR FILM TODAY The International Black Film Festival welcomes filmmakers from all over the globe to submit their projects to be considered an “official selection” for the 2023 festival. Judges select films to be screened to energetic festival participants. Filmmakers take advantage of the opportunity to interact with the audience and share their journey about their film project via Q&A sessions, networking events, and the Awa...
Seattle-based NFFTY (National Film Festival for Talented Youth) returns next week for their 16th edition
16th EDITION OF NFFTY In-person in Seattle, April 27 - April 30 Virtually April 27 - May 7 Seattle-based NFFTY (National Film Festival for Talented Youth) is excited for their 16th edition, with 25 screenings showcasing over 200 short films from the next generation of NFFTY filmmakers. The 2023 hybrid festival kicks off with a weekend of in-person events at SIFF Cinema Uptown in Seattle April 27 through April 30, and continues online through May 7 with a com...
La Semaine de la Critique 7 features selected for the 62nd edition
FEATURE FILMS IN SELECTION Feature Films Il pleut dans la maison BELGIUM / FRANCE Paloma Sermon-Daï Inshallah waladInshallah a boy| Inchallah un fils JORDAN / FRANCE / SAUDI ARABIA / QATAR Amjad Al Rasheed Jam Sleep SOUTH KOREA Jason Y...
La Semaine de la Critique unveils its short films selection
Ten short films in competition and three in special screening compose the selection of the 62nd edition. SHORT FILMS IN COMPETITION Arkhé MEXICO Armando Navarro Boléro FRANCE Nans Laborde-Jourdàa Contadores SPAIN Irati Gorostidi Agirretxe Corpos Cin...
Punto de Vista announces the key figures and dates for 2024 documentary fest
The eighteenth edition of the festival is to be held in Pamplona from 11th to 16th March 2024 Punto de Vista, the international documentary film festival of Navarra, backed by the government of Navarra and organised by the public company NICDO, held its seventeenth edition from 27th March to 1st April. Six days packed with offerings that drew 5,300 viewers and included the latest trends in documentary film around the world, with pieces by both established and less well-known dir...
WorldFest 56 Schedule Online
Dear WorldFest Film Fans! Get ready to strut down the red carpet with our wonderful opening night films! You'll see everything from blue jeans to ball gowns at this fiercely independent opening night event. Catch "Mission from Outer Space" or "Way Out" at Cinemark Memorial City and join us for a champagne toast immediately following the 7pm & 7:30pm screenings (nearby location announced at screening). See you at the movies! - T...
The 54th Vision du Réèl edition's talks and meetings
This year again, Visions du Réel offers meetings, debates and masterclasses open to the public! Come meet us in the morning at La Colombière for the Morning Talks in the presence of directors of the 2023 edition, listen to our prestigious guests' masterclasses at l'Usine à Gaz, or walk the streets of Nyon as part of our balades thématiques after the screenings! ...
CineYouth 2023 | April 21-23, 2023 Just over one week until your free weekend of screenings, workshops, and more!
See the next generation of filmmakers! CineYouth 2023 presents 65 short films across 10 programming blocks featuring everything from uproarious comedies to genre-bending thrills to family-friendly fun. Plus, CineYouth features two workshops focused on social impact through storytelling and creative collaboration through editing, live filmmaker Q&As, and more! Tickets and all events are free and open to the public. Join us for our Opening Night Chicagoland program on Frida...
> FIlMS IN FOCUSCinema and World Affairs: Two filmmakers from two countries-in-conflict join for building a cinematic and political bridge...
Let's begin, by taking a look back into the 1950s, a period darkened by Joseph McCarthy who tried all the hard balls to control the Hollywood film community and their rights of free union and meetings. Many people from the creative community surrendered to the pressure. A few of them revolted against censorship on the human liberty and free thinking. This phenomenon was shown in the film, Guilty by Suspicion by Irvin Winkler, with Robert De Niro. In the1950’s, a war was being fought...
Line Up of new and returning television and original indie episodic series for the 2023 Tribeca Festival!
The 2023 Tribeca Festival will take place June 7th to the 18th, and showcase a selection of highly anticipated programs from networks and streamers at the forefront of groundbreaking storytelling like Disney+, Max, Apple TV+, Starz, AMC, A&E, BET+, and more. This year’s TV lineup features eight series premieres and two first looks at returning classics. World premieres include Max’s Full Circle about an investigatio...
Pixar Animation Studios returns to Cannes with Elemental, to be the “Last Screening”
Elemental ©2023 Disney/Pixar. All Rights Reserved. Pixar Animation Studios are back at the Festival de Cannes on May 27th for the world premiere of their all-new feature film Elemental. Presented Out of Competition, the film will be released in theaters on June 16 in the United States and on June 21 in France. Elemental is the fourth feature film from Pixar Animation Studios to be presented in the Official Selection, after Up, Inside Out and So...
Singapore Continues To Lead the Way in Asia in Judicial Blocking of Illegal Streaming Sites, but More Can Be Done
The Coalition Against Piracy (CAP) welcomes the latest round of blocking ordered by the Singapore High Court and the impact the blocking of almost 300 pirate sites in the last few years has had in preventing harm to consumers, but notes that the impact could be even greater with a more efficient and effective system. Singapore, Apr 17, 2023 - (ACN Newswire) - The Asia Video Industry Association's Coalition Against Piracy (CAP) commends the Singapore High Court for its ...
> AWARDS WATCHWinners of SRFF 2023 - SR Socially Relevant™ Film Festival, NY 2023 - 10th Anniversary Celebration
The in-person section of the 10th edition of SRFF wrapped with resounding success, Honor Awards, Jury Awards, and Films. Honor Awardees on Opening and Closing Nights, Winning Films make happy filmmakers, Rejoice, Resist: BIPOC Films in West Harlem. Online streaming of the films through May 31. Nora Armani, Gale Anne Hurd, Tonya Lewis Lee, Robe NEW YORK - April 17, 2023 - PRLog -- SR Socially Relevant™ ...
Winners Go Short Awards 2023 announced!
Films about the unruliness of life go home with Go Short Awards 2023 Thank you for your patience! by Simon van der Zande receives two awards During the anniversary edition of Go Short tonight, the coveted Go Short Awards were presented for the fifteenth time during a live show. The awards are an important springboard for the Oscars, BAFTA and European Film Awards, among others. From a packed auditorium at LUX, in Nijmegen's hometown, the jury announced to filmmakers who had...
Punto de Vista 2023 Winners
The international jury of the sixteenth Punto de Vista International Documentary Film Festival of Navarra, made up of Ángel Santos Touza, Hama Haruka and Marcos Uzal, after watching the entries in the Official Section has decided to award the following prizes: Official prizes The Punto de Vista Grand Prize for Best Film, worth 10,000 euros, goes to El polvo ya no nubla nuestros ojos by Colectivo Silencio. Jury statement: A film that unites past and present, in its ...
The 2023 Sun Valley Film Festival (SVFF), announced this year’s juried film award winners
2023 SUN VALLEY FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES AWARD WINNERS National Geographic Documentary's Wild Life is Audience Award Winner Fancy Dance and Nascondino win Best Narrative & Documentary Feature Film Fremont and Bad Press score One in A Million Awards The 2023 Sun Valley Film Festival (SVFF), announced this year’s juried film award winners during the annual Awards Bash, presented by SVFF. The Awards Bash was hosted at Whiskey Jacques with a perfor...
Winners Go Short Awards 2023 announced!
Films about the unruliness of life go home with Go Short Awards 2023 Thank you for your patience! by Simon van der Zande receives two awards During the anniversary edition of Go Short tonight, the coveted Go Short Awards were presented for the fifteenth time during a live show. The awards are an important springboard for the Oscars, BAFTA and European Film Awards, among others. From a packed auditorium at LUX, in Nijmegen's hometown, the jury announced to filmmakers who had...
> PEOPLE IN FOCUSLegendary Howard Shore special guest of the SACEM Music Lesson 2023 at the Cannes Film Festival
Since 2018, the Society of Authors, Composers and Music Publisher is an institutional partner of the Cannes Film Festival to promote film scores and composers. Sacem is organising the "Music Lesson" that will be given this year by Howard Shore, a leading composer of the Seventh Art. His Music Lesson will be an opportunity to share his experiences and go behind the scenes of his works. It will take place on May 22t at 4:30 pm (Palais des Festivals, Buñuel roo...
Hungarian filmmaker Ildikó Enyedi will chair the Cannes Short film and La Cinef Jury
Photo © Ildyko Enyedi © Claude Medale - Getty Images / Karidja Touré © Matthieu Dortomb / Ana Lily Amirpour © Myrna Suarez / Shlomi Elkabetz © DR / Charlotte Le Bon © Matthieu Delbreuve Flanked by Ana Lily Amirpour, Charlotte Le Bon, Karidja Touré and Shlomi Elkabetz, the Hungarian director and screenwriter Ildikó Enyedi will award the Short Film Palme d'or and the 3 La Cinef prizes for student films in the Officia...
Interview with Actor / Producer Anjul Nigam
Anjul Nigam was an executive producer and a supporting actor in the feature film "Supercell" starring Alec Baldwin, Skeet Ulrich, and Anne Heche. He also was a producer on "Murder At Emigrant Gulch" starring Gabriel Byrne, Thomas Jane and Richard Dreyfuss. Previously, Nigam released Joel Souza's "Crown Vic," serving as its lead producer with Alec Baldwin and starring Thomas Jane, Luke Kleintank, Bridget Moynahan and David Krumholtz. The movie had its World ...
CAN I GO HOME NOW ? Ukrainian Ambassador in Washington Oksana Markarova meets film director Pritan Ambroase
Ukraine's Ambassador to the United States, her Excellency Oksana Markarova (left) has met Pritan Ambroase (right), Film Director of ‘Can I Go Home Now?’ Focusing on Suffering of Ukrainian Children affected by Invasion CAN I GO HOME NOW? Director's statement Washington D.C. In a meeting held at the Embassy of Ukraine, the Ambassador of Ukraine, Her Excellency Oksana Markarova has met Pritan Ambroase, the Filmmaker and Founder of Philanthropic organisation...
Composer Laurence Rosenthal will be honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award at 23rd World Soundtrack Awards
Composer Laurence Rosenthal is set to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 23rd edition of the World Soundtrack Awards, which takes place as the concluding event of Film Fest Gent on Saturday 21 October. The 50th edition of the festival crowns two grandmasters of the world of film music in its anniversary year. Earlier, it was announced that Italian composer Nicola Piovani will be a recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award as well. A veteran composer for film, television ...
Deneuve graces the official poster of the 76th Festival de Cannes
Actress Catherine Deneuve is standing on Pampelonne beach, near Saint-Tropez, for the shooting of La Chamade by Alain Cavalier, adapted from the novel by Françoise Sagan. She plays Lucile, who leads a worldly and superficial life, tinged with ease and a taste for luxury. Her heart beats frantically, hurriedly, passionately. Like the heart of cinema that the Festival de Cannes celebrates every year: its lively and embodied pulse can be heard everywhere. The heart of the 7th Art - of its ...
Bruno Chatelin, Filmfestivals.com founder and editor, featured in the WorldFest Houston 2023 Catalog
Meet the 60th Golden Prague Festival Jury
The Golden Prague Festival is an annual showcase for the best television programs from around the world. For the 60th edition of the Golden Prague, a panel of expert jurors has been assembled to select the best films in various categories: documentaries, performing arts and concert recordings. Let's take a closer look at each of the personalities and their backgrounds. Who will be on this year's Jury? ...
JANE CAMPION – HER WAY, a retrospective of her films at Sydney Fest
CELEBRATE THE GROUNDBREAKING CINEMATIC LEGACY OF JANE CAMPION AT SYDNEY FILM FESTIVAL, ACMI AND NFSA Sydney Film Festival (SFF) in association with ACMI and the National Film and Sound Archive (NFSA) will present JANE CAMPION – HER WAY, a retrospective of films by the pioneering director. Campion herself will appear in conversation with David Stratton at SFF. JANE CAMPION – HER WAY will encompass screenings of all nine of Campion's feature films, as ...
VIDEO Interview with Guillaume Esmiol Cannes Marché du Film Director views on cannes 2022 and 2023
Guillaume Esmiol the new Cannes Marché du Film Director sat down in Berlin during EFM with Bruno Chatelin to discuss Cannes 2022 and the coming 2023 edition Tue, May 16, 2023 - Sat, May 27, 2023. Watch his interview and what he could reveal about the new features of the 2023 comimg edition: ...
Ruben Östlund, President of the Jury of the 76th Festival de Cannes
50 years after fellow citizen Ingrid Bergman, Swedish director Ruben Östlund, a two-time winner of the Palme d'or, will preside over the Jury of the 76th edition of the Festival de Cannes to be held from May 16 to 27. « I am happy, proud, and humbled to be trusted with the honor of Jury president for this year's Competition at the Festival de Cannes. Nowhere in the film world is the anticipation as strong as when the curtain rises on the films in Competition at the Festival...
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