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Following the strategic groundwork laid at the National Arts Advocacy Summit – Davos in the Desert, The Creative Coalition is heading to Capitol Hill on April 25, 2025, for their annual Right To Bear Arts Day, making the case that investing in the arts fuel's economic growth, job creation, and thriving local communities. The Arts Advocacy Summit convened 50 top thought leaders from the arts and business sectors—including C-suite executives, policymakers, actors, musicians, medi...
Director Gabriele Fabbro
Named by MovieMaker Magazine as one of the top 2022's screenwriters to watch, Gabriele Fabbro was born in 1996, in Milan, Italy. He's a film director with a BFA degree in Filmmaking from the New York Film Academy. Since 2011, he wrote, directed and produced over 30 productions including features, short films, music videos and commercials. Among his most recent works, he directed the music video "If You Run (2020)" for Josh Homme (Queens of the St...
Ydalie Turk is a South African, Lebanese actress and writer. She is known for The Grand Bolero (2021), Ma Lina (2022), and the upcoming feature Trifole (2024). She graduated from The New York Film Academy in 2018 with a BFA in drama and has since been working in both theatre and film. In 2022 she was named one of MovieMaker magazine's screenwriters to watch for The Grand Bolero (2021). In 2022 she co-founded Holding Thumbs Productions with her frequent collaborator Casey-Anne Diepeve...
28th Sonoma International Film Festival
Wraps with Unforgettable Films
Culinary Cinema, and Packed Pop-In Events
Sonoma, CA March 23, 2025—The Sonoma International Film Festival (SIFF) 2025 March 19-23, concluded in spectacular fashion, drawing enthusiastic audiences for a week of world-class cinema and culinary delights. This five-day celebration of cinema featured 93 films, including highly anticipated World, North American, and California premieres,...
The annual awards of Filmfest Bremen were presented at the Kleines Haus of Theater Bremen on March 23. With 793 submitted short, medium-length, and feature films from 30 countries in 24 languages, the festival received an impressive international response. Among them were 31 debut films, highlighting the festival’s strong commitment to emerging talent. In total, prize money of 52,000 euros was awarded. The festive awards matinée was hosted by the festival directors Matthias Gr...
THE FESTIVAL BEAT MAKER ! SHARING MOTION AND EMOTION SINCE 1995
I take this opportunity to extend our warmest wishes for a successful year on the festival circuit. We are working hard on a new version of our platform to better serve our community. Filmfestivals.com was established in 1995 before google existed, turned into a social network in 2006 with a blog platform welcoming festivals and film professionnals with some 120 0...
Director Gabriele Fabbro
Named by MovieMaker Magazine as one of the top 2022's screenwriters to watch, Gabriele Fabbro was born in 1996, in Milan, Italy. He's a film director with a BFA degree in Filmmaking from the New York Film Academy. Since 2011, he wrote, directed and produced over 30 productions including features, short films, music videos and commercials. Among his most recent works, he directed the music video "If You Run (2020)" for Josh Homme (...
"The characters in the painting are called Twitchys. They are always lurking and playing. They are very happy to be at Cannes " H.K.
Graphic design : Michel Welfringer
One of the great troublemakers of American indie cinema (Gummo, Julien Donkey-Boy, Spring Breakers), Harmony Korine has spent 30 years subverting pop culture and its clichés in a career that has ranged across cinema, painting and multimedia works. He advocates an art of error which he terms "Mi...
Ydalie Turk is a South African, Lebanese actress and writer. She is known for The Grand Bolero (2021), Ma Lina (2022), and the upcoming feature Trifole (2024). She graduated from The New York Film Academy in 2018 with a BFA in drama and has since been working in both theatre and film. In 2022 she was named one of MovieMaker magazine's screenwriters to watch for The Grand Bolero (2021). In 2022 she co-founded Holding Thumbs Productions with her frequent collaborator Casey-Anne Diepeve...
Cinthya Brasil is a Brazilian comedian, writer, and actor based in Los Angeles. A regular at The Ding Dong Show at The Comedy Store, she has performed internationally in Australia, Brazil Canada and toured all over the US. Her sharp wit and sarcastic humor often parody cultural stereotypes, horror and the unique experiences of growing up as a Jehovah’s Witness.
Beyond stand-up, Cinthya has worked with industry veterans like Brett Gelman, Eric Roberts, Tiffany Haddish and Harry Lennix. S...
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The official poster for the 2025 Directors’ Fortnight (Quinzaine des Cinéastes) has been unveiled. This year’s artwork was conceptualized by creative trailblazer Harmony Korine.
One of the great troublemakers of American indie cinema (Gummo, Julien Donkey-Boy, Spring Breakers), Harmony Korine has spent 30 years subverting pop culture and its clichés in a career that has ranged across cinema, painting and multimedia works. He advocates an art of error which he te...
Selections are open for the 71st edition of the Taormina Film Festival, which will take place from June 10 to 14, 2025, under the direction of Tiziana Rocca. The festival will be divided into three sections: the International Feature Film Competition, the Out of Competition section, and Special Events at the Ancient Theatre.
The official poster for this edition has also been unveiled, paying tribute to Giuseppe Tornatore's film Malèna, distributed by Medusa Film, in celebration of ...
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This year's visual is by illustrator Alex Besikian
With clear lines and blunt forms, the artist evokes a cinema shaped by movements, familiar and elusive all at once. From morsels of images, the wave emerges to face the sundial's steadiness. Our inhibitions are carried away, unleashing imaginations and announcing a 2025 line-up of movies ready to leave its mark!
"Alex Besikian blends digital and analogical...
Another big step towards expanding the Festival's international image
WORLD PREMIERES WIN FANTASPORTO 2025
DOLLHOUSE IS THE GRAND PRIZE
This year, the four juries of the 45th edition of the OPORTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL- FANTASPORTO have given us a truly astonishing list of winners, which only goes to show the quality of the event's program, with the awards distributed among a wide variety of films. Asian and North American cinem...
Canlandıranlar International Film Festival is pleased to extend an invitation to all skilled animators, to submit your work to the 13th edition of the Festival, which will be held from October 20th to 26th, 2025.
Recognized for celebrating the best in international animation, this year's festival is especially exciting as we introduce a competition for short films. We are eager to see how your unique artistic voice could enhance our diverse showcase.
In our previ...
Tickets are now on sale for the 17th Annual ReelAbilities Film Festival: New York, reframing disability and celebrating inclusion and accessibility through film.
Join us April 3-9 in venues throughout NY and virtually to enjoy riveting films, engaging conversations, professional workshops, arts events and more, accessible for all.
Check out our trailer and visit our brand new website for the full list of festival films and events. See you at the festival!
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The event, which attracted over 6,500 people to more than 70 sessions between 24th February and 1st March, will be celebrating two decades of history from 2nd to 7th March 2026.
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Visions du Réel is delighted to unveil the projects selected for the 23rd edition of VdR–Industry! This year’s selection includes 28 projects from 28 countries, a record number of female directors, returning award-winning alumni, and a host of new talent. The Festival will showcase new projects from Sarvnik Kaur, Jonathan Perel, Mariana Otero, Hassen Ferhani, Justine Harbonnier and more.
In the two showcases pitching events, 14 projects in d...
“Meet the Barbarians” and “On Swift Horses” to Open and Close 2025 Festival
Honorees to include Julie Delpy, Mark Duplass, Paul Feig, Melanie Lynskey, Roger Ross Williams, and Billy Zane
Miami Dade College’s (MDC) Miami Film Festival announced its acclaimed lineup for its upcoming Festival taking place from April 3-13, 2025. The Festival will open with Meet the Barbarians, with director Julie Delpy in attendance on Thursday, April 3, where she w...
THE OVERLOOK FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES FIRST WAVE LINEUP FOR NINTH ANNUAL CELEBRATION OF ALL THINGS HORROR
Festival to Kick Off with Screening of New Christopher Landon Thriller Drop and Opening Night Party Honoring Shudder’s Tenth Anniversary
Flying Lotus Named Overlook’s Inaugural Guest Curator, Director Ernest Dickerson to Receive Master of Horror Award, Author Joe Hill in Conversation to Highlight the Many Special Guests
The Ov...
The Hubert Bals Fund is now accepting applications for the 2025 round of its Development Support scheme, offering grants of up to €10,000 to support the early development of projects by eligible filmmakers.
“To work independently, to have a grant at this stage, it’s really great because then you don’t have to take up commercial work to survive,” said All We Imagine as Light director and previous recipient Payal Kapadia in a recent inter...
Discover the 2025 Juries! Once again, Visions du Réel’s esteemed juries – made up of leading figures from the world of cinema – will come together to watch, discuss, and select this year’s standout films after a week of screenings. Prizes will be awarded to works whose originality and vision stand out the most. The Awards Ceremony will take place on Friday, 11 April 2025, with the VdR–Industry Awards Ceremony happening on Tuesday, 9 Apri...
We are thrilled to announce that Gotham Week 2025 will make its return to Brooklyn on September 29th through October 3rd with the renowned Gotham Week Project Market and Expo!
The Gotham Week Project Market—the nation’s oldest and largest curated marketplace for film and TV creators—will open for submissions in early April. In an effort to nurture both emerging and established talent, the Project Market opens doors for groundbreaking f...
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