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The movie will screen in the Kursaal Auditorium on Friday, 22 September, after the opening gala Hayao Miyazaki’s latest film, Kimitachi wa Do Ikiruka / The Boy and the Heron, will open the San Sebastian Festival’s 71st edition out of competition. Having shown at Toronto Festival on 7 September, San Sebastian will host the European premiere of the latest proposal from the director of Spirited Away. The movie will screen in the Kursaal Auditorium on Friday, 22 September, after the o...
The San Sebastian Festival and HAZI, a public company of the Basque Government Department of Economic Development, Sustainability and the Environment, promote the Eusko Label micro-short film competition in the endeavour to spread news of and support locally sourced produce Two prizes of 6,000 and 4,000 euros reward the best works, with a maximum runtime of three minutes and filmed using a mobile phone The San Sebastian Festival and the Basque Government through HAZI call the Euskal Label mi...
Submissions Now Open Get ready to be a part of our newly scheduled festival from April 5th to 14th, 2024. Renowned as the pinnacle of emerging Ibero-American, international and independent cinema in the U.S., Miami Film Festival is actively seeking the freshest and most innovative creations spanning all genres. Whether you're a first-time filmmker, an emerging talent, or a seasoned regular, we invite you to submit your latest masterpiece for consideration. Ou...
Welcome to the sizzling and spectacular Cinequest Film Festival running tomorrow through August 30. There's still time to get tickets/passes for the Opening Night Film Screening (Fresh Kills) and/or Party. We would so love to have you join us. Randy Myers, Film Critic for The Mercury News says about Fresh Kills: "Actor Jennifer Esposito scores a victory in every way imaginable with her directorial debut, an epic that is not only one of the best films at Cinequest th...
Lunenburg Doc Fest (LDF) is shining the spotlight on Nova Scotia's aspiring filmmakers! The Launch: Documentary Development & Pitch Contest, a barrier-breaking initiative aimed at nurturing the talents of emerging underrepresented filmmakers, returns to Lunenburg Doc Fest, September 23, 2023. Thanks to the generous support of CBC and the Bell Fund, LDF’s The Launch offers the finalists a chance to win invaluable mentorship and a prize package to bring a short d...
Cameron Bailey, CEO, TIFF, unveiled today the name of TIFF’s new café-bar, Varda, named in honour of the celebrated French filmmaker Agnès Varda, whose innovative storytelling and artistic vision have left an indelible mark on cinema. With the bright lights of King Street West as its backdrop, the new café-bar will be open exclusively for Contributors Circle and Patrons Circle Members during the Festival (September 7–17), before its official public launch ...
Lil Nas X and TIFF 2023 announce World Premiere of Lil Nas X: Long Live Montero with Sony Music Entertainment Photo Credit: Courtesy of Sony Music Entertainment Lil Nas X and TIFF are excited to announce the World Premiere of the groundbreaking, GRAMMY–winning rapper, singer, and songwriter’s documentary, Lil Nas X: Long Live Montero, which was shot during the course of his first ever global tour. A new addition to the Gala programme, the film was produced by Radic...
HAPPY BIRTHDAY HASBRO! 100 YEARS AND ROCKING THE MARKETPLACE. This year the legendary bands maker, HASBRO, has turned 100! 100 years to rock the marketplace and create iconic game such as Monopoly, Scrabble, Risk or Battleship! Hasbro has also expanded his “movie star” status by creating some insane lines of toys such as with ‘Transformers’, ‘G.I Joe’, ‘Dungesons & Dragons’ and lately adding premier collaborations brands with Star Wars, I...
IT’S A FUNKO WILD WILD WORLD!!! This summer it seems like FUNKO is everywhere on the planet, and especially in the USA with a mega appearance at the worldwide legendary Comic Convention of San Diego. We went to the convention with our three boys who are mega fan of FUNKO. What a surprise when we discovered the ‘FUNKOVILLE’ built by the hard-working team of FUNKO. This year, they doubled the footprint of their booths and it felt like a complete immersive expe...
LEGOLAND CALIFORNIA: AN AWESOME ENDLESS SUMMER! This summer, again, my boys and I decided to head down to Carlsbad, California for an extravaganza full of fun adventures at Legoland California ( www.Legoland.com/california ). I had prebooked a theme room at the iconic Legoland hotel ( https://www.legoland.com/california/places-to-stay/legoland-hotel/ ) and I highly recommend to make a reservation at least 1 month before heading to the park as, both the Legoland Hotel and the Castle Hot...
One Friday Night, Review: Cheat on wife, pay with life Get captivated by the Pawna Lake hilly region, close to Mumbai. Watch Raveena Tandon and Milind Soman in a first time pairing. Sit back as Vidhi Chitalia enters the scene, playing the ‘other woman’, the third angle of the triangle. And go along with the flow, as One Friday Night works towards the only real twist in the tale, the climax. That is if you care for this narrative and cast. If not, don’t spend One Friday Night...
The 7th edition of Film Noir au Canal will close this Sunday, August 20 with a screening of Jackie Brown (1997) by Quentin Tarantino, an adaptation of the novel Rum Punch by Elmore Leonard (1992), featuring one of the greatest roles in the career of Pam Grier. Starting at 7 p.m., the event will begin with a musical performance by the band Grindhouse Collective, followed by a presentation of the film by Helen Faradji, a film critic at Radio-Canada and author of the book R&eac...
To say we’re thrilled would be an understatement… Closing the 2023 BFI London Film Festival in partnership with American Express will be The Kitchen, directed by British filmmakers Kibwe Tavares and Daniel Kaluuya, the latter of whom also screenwrites with Joe Murtagh. Exploring themes of community, inequality, family, resilience, defiance, and care in a dystopian London, The Kitchen stars Kane Robinson, Jedaiah Bannerman, Hope Ikpoku Jr, Teija Kabs, Demmy Ladipo, ...
Love and poverty, betrayal and wealth - centuries of traditions put to the test! A compelling story intricately woven into a comprehensive exploration of women’s status against the backdrop of the Roma culture. From the director of an award-winning film in Cannes 2023. “I worked in my tenure at Sony with Emir Kusturica in Cannes for his brilliant film: “Time of The Gypsies”, when I read the script for “Lala, my redhead” I immediately saw the connection...
After the successful return of the European Film Market (EFM) in February 2023 with record numbers of 11,500 plus trade visitors, more than 600 exhibiting companies and over 1,500 market screenings, the EFM is now announcing its guest country for the upcoming edition. “Country in Focus” 2024 will be Italy. The EFM's “Country in Focus” programme was launched in 2017, but due to the pandemic, the EFM 2021 ...
Athlete von / by Semih Gülen und / and Mustafa Emin Büyükcoşkun © Vigo Film & Amok Film At the 38th jury session of the Berlinale World Cinema Fund (WCF), the juries made 13 recommendations of funding to projects or films from Bhutan, Brazil, Indonesia, Israel, Madagascar, Nepal, Palestine, Somalia, Sudan, Turkey, Uruguay and Venezuela. This current funding comprising ten production and three distribution grants totals 345,000 eur...
Talking Heads reunites at the Toronto International Film Festival for a Q&A event led by filmmaker Spike Lee The Toronto International Film FestivalⓇ announced today it will celebrate the 40th anniversary of Jonathan Demme’s Stop Making Sense with a special event screening on Monday, September 11, at Cineplex’s Scotiabank IMAX Theatre in Toronto. The special IMAX Live 40th anniversary event will include a screening of the film followed by a...
This year’s programme features new series from Lulu Wang, Shawn Levy, Hagar Ben-Asher and Ron Leshem, Jeon Woo-sung, and Sasha Leigh Henry All the Light We Cannot See (left) Photo Credit: Courtesy of TIFF Bad Boy (right) Photo Credit: Courtesy of TIFF The Toronto International Film Festival® Primetime programme has been revealed for 2023, with nine compelling and thought-provoking series from around the world, including eig...
September 8th-10th, 2023 on Boston’s North Shore Tickets On Sale Now At silverscreamcon.com (Danvers, MA- August 16, 2023) WWF champion Chris Jericho is the latest to join the star-studded roster of celebrities set to appear at Silver Scream Con, a horror filled weekend curated by Ice Nine Kills’ frontman Spencer Charnas September 8th-10th at The DoubleTree Boston North Shore Hotel in Danvers, MA. Tickets ...
The European Film Awards honour the greatest achievements in European cinema. This year the awards’ ceremony, presented jointly by the European Film Academy and European Film Academy Productions, takes place on 9 December in Berlin. The selection procedure is underway. 19 productions have been chosen by the European Film Academy Board – consulted by a diverse range of invited European experts – as the first part of the Academy’s Feature Film Selection 2023...
GERMAN CINEMA NEW TALENT AWARD AT 40th FILMFEST MÜNCHEN 2023 On Friday, talented German newcomers were honored with the coveted German Cinema New Talent Award. The jury — consisting of actress Friedrich Mücke, director and actress Sheri Hagen, and director Sophie Linnenbaum — honored Sylvie Michel as best director for her film “More Than Strangers”. Uschi Feldges grabbed the award in the category of best producer for her drama “Empty Nets”. Merle ...
Presented by The Budman Family at the 2023 TIFF Tribute Awards Photo credit: Guy Aroch/Netflix Cameron Bailey, CEO, TIFF, is delighted to announce that Canadian producer-director Shawn Levy (Free Guy, Deadpool 3) will receive the inaugural Norman Jewison Award presented by The Budman Family. Named in honour of the legendary Canadian filmmaker, the Norman Jewison Career Achievement Award is presented by The Budman Family, and recognizes Canadians in the film industry who have made...
Ynon Kreiz, Mattel Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, who has transformed the company and spearheaded its global blockbuster film, Barbie, will receive the 2023 IFF Industry Leadership Award at the 36th ISRAEL FILM FESTIVAL in Los Angeles Opening Night Gala on November 1st. Meir Fenigstein, founder and executive director of the Israel Film Festival, made the announcement. Fenigstein noted: “Ynon Kreiz’s visionary leadership and incredible achievements at Mattel, m...
Films such as MY BEAUTIFUL LAUNDRETTE (1985) made Stephen Frears a leading voice in New British Cinema. He followed up on this with such internationally popular and multiple award-winning films as DANGEROUS LIAISONS (1988), THE QUEEN (2006), and PHILOMENA (2013). Christoph Gröner and Julia Weigl will talk to the celebrated director about his career and his latest film, THE LOST KING, which will be screened in the Spotlight section at this year’s festival. Moderators: Julia ...
Introducing our 2023 Judges! We're delighted to announce the first wave of top industry names who will be judging this year's Big Screen Awards. The awards will be held on 23 November 2023 at The Brewery, London. Remember the awards are FREE TO ENTER and with the 8 September entry deadline fast approaching, now is the time to submit your entries and celebrate your teams excellent work. From stand-out Big Screen Events, Poster Designs and ...
With her UN background, Nellie is a passionate advocate for the rights of the child and women’s empowerment. She is the winner of the 2015 Platinum Hermes Creative Awards and the 2017 Honorable Mention from the Writer’s Digest. She scripted and directed A long walk, Land of many waters, and La Riposte a WHO film (World Health Organize) which won two awards in Cannes. Visit the website: https://www.nelliek.ch/ Contact nellie@nelliek.ch ...
We welcome and congratulate Nikola Joetze; the new Berlinale Talents Project Manager. On September 1, Nikola Joetze will take over the project management of Berlinale Talents, completing the dual leadership team of the talent development initiative alongside programme manager Florian Weghorn. Nikola Joetze brings to the Berlinale Talents team her many years of professional experience at the European Film Academy, where she was responsible for the event ...
Session guests include Spike Lee, Lulu Wang, Ladj Ly, Guillermo del Toro, and more TIFF 2023 Industry Conference takes place September 8–12 TORONTO — TIFF is proud to reveal an exciting array of sessions and a powerhouse lineup of speakers for the much-awaited 2023 Industry Conference, supported by Ontario Creates and Telefilm Canada. Covering six pillars of Conference programming: Visionaries, Dialogues, Perspectives, Connections, Microsessions, and Spotlights, this yea...
Kristy joins the BFI from her recent role as creative director of the Edinburgh International Film Festival. Kristy Matheson will take on the role of BFI festivals director, leading the UK’s largest film festival, the BFI London Film Festival in partnership with American Express from 4 to 15 October 2023, and BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival from the 2024 edition. Kristy joins the BFI from her recent role as creative director ...
TIFF announces In Conversation With... series presented by Visa spotlighting renowned global industry icons Pedro Almodóvar, Lee Byung-hun & Park Seo-jun, and Andy Lau TORONTO — TIFF proudly announces the In Conversation With… (ICW) series at this year’s Festival, featuring talented and acclaimed artists in the world of cinema including Pedro Almodóvar, Lee Byung-hun and Park Seo-jun, and Andy Lau. An integral part of our year-round programmi...
With an MA Screenwriting (Film and TV), Sharon Axcell's short films received attention at the London Independent Film Festival; she was awarded Quarterfinalist in the ScreenCraft Fellowship and also Emerging Screenwriters (both Sci-Fi genre); and she was secured previously as director with other producers for three feature films – she is now taking closer control of projects alongside Dean M. Drinkel as co-producer at DrAx Productions. Also with an MBA gai...
Dian Weys is a South African filmmaker. He is the writer/director of three short films which have screened at over seventy film festivals, including Clermont-Ferrand, Tampere, ZINEBI Bilbao, Palm Springs ShortFest and the Carthage Film Festival, where he won the Silver Tanit for Best Short Film. Apart from working on his next short film, he is currently a joint-PhD student in film studies at the University of Groningen and Stellenbosch University. His short film “Bergie” screened a...
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Home of the NYC Indie Awards the festival aims to discover the Artist Filmmaker, showcasing them to the entertainment industry and the NYC public. All NYCIndieFF screenings take place in the historic center of NYC, Time Square which is the perfect home for an event geared toward creating incredible opportunities for independent voices.
NYCIndieFF honors the Best in Category which includes Best Narrative Feature, Best Documentary, Best Short Documentary, Best Short Narrative, Best Super Short, Best Covid Diaries, as well as Best Director and Best Screenplay.
New York City Independent Film Festival (NYCIndieFF) will hold a physical festival this year. We will celebrate the Independent Filmmaker, documentaries, short and feature-length films and animation. Whether a submission is comedic, dramatic, or something in between, The NYCIndieFF is eager to embrace fresh ideas and storytelling.
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JDIFF is ALL about the independent filmmaker and is truly geared for the best experience!
Our final nominees are judged by our Jury members of Film professionals, such as Directors, Producers, Critics, Director of Photography, etc and choose the final winner of each category.
JDIFF acknowledges emerging filmmakers from around the world and is committed to bringing world class entertainment to the heart of the midwest.
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The 6th annual French Riviera Film Festival (FRFF) will recognize and celebrate short-form content created for film, television, Web and all digital platforms. In the glamorous South of France setting, FRFF invites filmmakers from around the globe to participate in the two-day festival that includes screenings, awards ceremony, and closing gala party. FRFF will place the spotlight on the best short-form filmed content during the time period of the annual Festival de Cannes. A prestigious jury panel will select Best Drama Short, Best Comedy Short, Best Documentary Short, Best Animation Short, Best Experimental Short, Best Lifestyle Short, Best Fashion Short, Best Music Video, Best Female Filmmaker Award, Best Director Award, Best Actor Award, Best Actress Award, Best Activism Short, Best Micro Short Award, Industry Excellence Award, and Lifetime Achievement Awards . Attendees and participants will include filmmakers, industry executives, celebrities, media, and influencers. SUBMIT I Website I Profile on filmfestivals.com I Email contact
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Maya by Julia Verdin
USA 2023 1hour 44 minutes written and directed by Jukia Verdin
Teenage Maya is raised in a household stricken by her father’s abandonment.
Maya makes the wrong encounter on social media and meets Ray a handsome stranger she falls for: he encourages Maya to run away from home...she ends up being set up for appointments with Ray’s “clients” until Police finds her. Can Maya's mother help her get back on her feet, or will Maya be forever lost to the dark world she has fallen prey to?
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Through the real-life experience of several transgender youth and expert interviews, this docudrama provides an uncensored look into the forces behind this movement and reveals untold stories you have never heard.
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Some who took vaccine with the noblest of intentions experienced unexpected debilitating aftereffects. Instead of compassion, they were met with skepticism; instead of being helped they were shunned; instead of being heard, they were silenced. Join us as we bring their stories out of the shadows so they can be heard and seen and no longer alone.
And yet nobody's coming to the rescue of truth?
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France 93 minutes
August 2014. ISIS invades the city of Sinjar, home to a religious minority called the Yazidis, in the north west of Irak.
Sibel, a 13-year-old girl, witnesses the slaughter of her entire family.
Alongside thousands of other women and young girls from her community, she is then kidnapped and forced into sexual slavery.
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5 minutes 40 - USA July 2022
An overly confident cop’s first day on the job gets interesting as he navigates unfamiliar territories and people.
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A brother-sister assassin duo become part of a scheme much bigger than them, when a culture vulture-ing client calls an audible.
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2023 USA 96 minutes
Rear View Cataclysm is the story of two brothers and an ex-girlfriend who try to recapture the love and passion and of their past. Edison is trapped in a toxic marriage and invites down-on-his-luck brother, Blake (Jason Liebrecht), to a popular local music festival. Broke and depressed, Blake agrees, not realizing that Edison has also invited Mazie (Caroline Ducey), his ex-girlfriend. No one can predict the course of desire, reconciliation and regret that unfolds. Set against the barren landscapes of rural Texas and featuring the hypnotic sounds of Grouper and Govinda along with Punk Rock Bands Zounds and The Jesus Lizard, Rear View Cataclysm is a feast for the heart and senses.
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December 2022, USA 2 hours 4 minutes
Gotham tells the true story of what happened in New York City during the twenty years from 1993 to 2013. How did a city with over 2200 murders, 93,000 violent robberies and 147,000 car thefts in 1990 become the capitol of the world a mere handful of years later? This feature documentary explores what happened during these decades, told by the people who did the hard work, some at great personal and professional cost.
From Fear City to the City of Dreams. Hear about the greatest American turnaround story from the people who made it happen.
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ABSOLUTION by Lauren Spohn
Short film by Lauren Spohn (UK: 6 minutes 24 seconds 2022)
Labelled BEST FOR FESTS by curator Bruno Chatelin former head of Fox and Sony in France, filmfestivals.com founder and editor
"I am in a dark forest and something is chasing after me, some sort of creature that reeks fire or something: one part of me wants to run but I cannot move my legs? I am totally paralysed..."
"One last thing"he said : "it's not your fault !"
A man sees his psychiatrist for help with a difficult hidden family secret. The conversation takes a sinister turn as the psychiatrist pushes deeper into the man’s past. All is not what it seems:
Can he take the tension, will you?
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Le jury • Guillaume Canet - Président (comédien, réalisateur, scénariste & producteur) • Anne Berest (romancière, scénariste & comédienne) • Stéphane Bak (comédien) • Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre (réalisatrice & scénariste) • Alexandre Aja (réalisateur, scénariste & producteur) • Marina Hands de la Comédie-Fran&...
Partager le cinéma. En vrai. En grand. Après sa première mondiale à la Mostra de Venise début septembre, le très attendu premier long métrage de Delphine Girard, QUITTER LA NUIT, (une coproduction entre la Belgique, la France et le Québec) ouvrira le 38e Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur le 29 septembre prochain, en présence de l’équipe du film. SYNOPSIS | Une nuit, une femme en danger ap...
Le jury Guillaume Canet - Président (comédien, réalisateur, scénariste & producteur) Anne Berest (romancière, scénariste & comédienne) Stéphane Bak (comédien) Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre (réalisatrice & scénariste) Alexandre Aja (réalisateur, scénariste & producteur) Marina Hands de la Comédie-Fran&c...
Le Festival du cinéma américain de Deauville favorise un dialogue silencieux et secret, qui circule entre les cinéastes du Festival de Cannes et des États-Unis. Transmettre et partager sont les valeurs du festival dont cette sélection témoigne. Pour la quatrième année consécutive, le festival accueille le Festival de Cannes à travers trois films. Marco Bellocchio (avec L’ENLÈVEMENT) fait partie comm...
Photo © Nicolas Spiess Rien ne le prédestinait à la photographie, encore moins au cinéma. Pourtant, c’est par le biais de ces deux médiums que Jerry Schatzberg a su s’imposer comme l’un des plus brillants artistes de notre temps. Ses clichés iconiques restent à jamais imprimés sur nos rétines, autant que sa filmographie intense, figure emblématique du Nouvel Hollywood. Derrière l&rsquo...
Nous sommes très fiers des bonnes relations et des partenariats signé avec les plus grands festivals et marchés : Venice Production Bridge, FestForums Santa Barbara, AFM, Animaze, Tallinn Black Night International Film Festival, Houston WorldFest, Fantasporto, et Cannes Market bien entendu et beaucoup d'autres. Nous sommes heureux de pouvoir grace à ces parteneriats pouvoir apporter news et dailies à ...
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