8 - 19 October 2024, 51st edition Film Fest Gent
15 - 17 October 2024, WSA Film Music Days 2024
Film Fest Gent releases FFG Session with composer Natalie Holt
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For the 36th edition of Filmfest Dresden (16.–21. April 2024)the festival received a record number of 3,200 film submissions from 104 countries.
Record 3,200 Submissions // Discourse Europe: Italy – Curated by Ronny Trocker // Focus Québec // Regional Focus: “As If It Were Yesterday – Film...
Christopher Nolan to Be Honored with Inaugural Sundance Institute Trailblazer Award at 2024 Sundance Film Festival’s Opening Night Gala: Celebrating 40 Years Presented by Chase Sapphire®
Celine Song and Maite Alberdi To Receive Annual Vanguard Awards Presented by Acura
Annual Event Recognizes Outstanding Independent Storytellers and Raises Funds to Support Nonprofit’s Year-Round Programs
The nonprofit Sundance Institute today unveiled details ...
In the 4th meeting of 2023, German Films „Distribution Support" awards committee decided to support 32 foreign theatrical releases of German films. In total 288,000 Euro were allocated.
The committee decided to support the following films:
AFIRE in Ukraine (Distributor: Traffic Films, World Sales: The Match Factory, Theatrical Release: March 20, 2024, Grant: 1.750€)
ANSELM in Portugal (Distributor: Alambique, World Sales: Hanway, Theatrical Release: January 4, ...
Experiments from India intertwined with dreamlike love triangles. Female anger is heard in duet with the macho slogans of career-obsessed businessmen. Buildings and political systems collapse – and then the gate to the afterlife bursts open in a police station. Little monkeys meet a giant fish and a horse girl, then join forces to imitate the world. Activist cinema makes an appearance, showing itself to be eloquent and polyphonic in the face of global crises. The film...
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Avant Première Music + Media Market Berlin is the international trade fair, marketplace, conference and networking event for music + dance films. As the preeminent gathering for a specialised industry, it unites around 600 key international experts + decision makers from major public + private broadcasting stations, streaming + VOD platforms, distribution + film production companies and performing arts institutions.
Taking place in Berlin from ...
Celebrating more than a decade of leadership advocating for diversity, equity and inclusion in the entertainment industry, the 2024 Easterseals Disability Film Challenge (EDFC) opens for registration Jan. 20, with the competition to be held April 2-- April 7. The awards ceremony will be held May 9 at Sony Pictures Studios.
This year—in addition to the traditional Film Challenge awards of cash, goods, subscriptions, mentorships and screening opportunities—the EDFC will b...
Cory Reeder's new short Smash or Pass will have its worldwide debut at Slamdance 2024 on January 19th.
Reeder wrote Smash or Pass to laugh at the YUCK of modern dating. While so many narrative films showcasing disability are dramatic or depressing, The five minute short ends on a high note. There is so much more to life! The PWD (people with disabilities) he knows are fun, smart, creative, and sexy; they party, fall in love, break up, and hate Mondays just l...
ILLUMINATE Film Festival, the world’s leading festival for evolutionary cinema, announces a key creative partnership with the Holomovement for its 2024 event April 5 - 14, in Santa Barbara, CA and globally online. The theme for this year's Festival, “Movies Make Movements Happen,” will bridge ILLUMINATE’s mission to elevate human consciousness through cinema, with the Holomovement’s work catalyzing a critical mass of transformative action for the greates...
RSIFF 06: Competing against the best
I wrote about Insha’Allah, a Boy in the last instalment. Now I shall talk about the other competition films I have seen.
BEHIND THE MOUNTAINS
A meta-physical film that starts with a man entering the office where he works, and smashing the furniture. He then jumps out of the window, and behold! He survives the fall. The man is Rafik, is a desperate man. He is now convinced he can fly, and is determined, in the face of his family scepticism, ...
RSIFF 05: Raising the curtain, well begun is half done
At the Spectacular festival, the opening film had to be one from the Spectacular Gala. They chose a supernatural comedy, called Hjwn. In attendance were music video specialist Yasir Alyasiri (Iraqi director; producer writer On Borrowed Time-2018, 122-2019, Murk Light 2012-3), Nour Alkhadra (actress), Baraa Alem (actor), Naif Aldaferi (actor) and Shaimaa Al Tayeb (actress). Based on the best-selling Saudi Arabian fantasy novel by Ib...
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Sensational! 45 YEARS of the renowned film festival SEMANA DE CINE DE LUGO in Spain and we are part of it! Being selected by a festival with such a long history makes us incredibly proud and overjoyed! Yeah!
We are in the official international competition among only 6 films!
Big thanks to our cast and crew and to all our supporters!
☞ Watch the trailer: https://youtu.be/oXuEJiN3rD0
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Our film "When the Woodlark Sings" was selected on the New York Neorealism Film Awards in the category BEST ORIGINAL SCORE. Yes, this is yet another recognition for composer DANILO WIMMER, who composed great and unforgettable music for our film! Congratulations!
☞ Watch the trailer: https://youtu.be/oXuEJiN3rD0
☞ Watch the music-clip: https://youtu.be/sDsy_MdP4gE
☞ More information: https://heidelerche-film.cittador.com/festivals/
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Our film "When the Woodlark Sings" received two great recognitions on the Stanley Film Awards in London: AWARD WINNER in the category BEST ORIGINAL SCORE and OFFICIAL SELECTION in the category BEST SCREENPLAY! We congratulate the composer DANILO WIMMER for the splendid Award and the screenwriter ANA BILIC for the wonderful acknowledgement!
☞ Watch the trailer: https://youtu.be/oXuEJiN3rD0
☞ Watch the music-clip: https://youtu.be/sDsy_MdP4gE
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Our film "When the Woodlark Sings" was selected on the Frida Film Festival, USA in the category BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY. That was very nice news and we are grateful and very happy! Great appreciation goes to the cast and crew as well as our supporters!
☞ Watch the trailer: https://youtu.be/oXuEJiN3rD0
☞ Watch the music-clip: https://youtu.be/sDsy_MdP4gE
☞ More information: https://heidelerche-film.cittador.com/festivals/
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Very nice news! Official Selection in the category FIRST TIME DIRECTOR at the International World Film Awards in NEW YORK, USA. The famous film festival selects the best films from thousands of projects from all over the world. We are honored and very happy to have been selected!
☞ Watch the trailer: https://youtu.be/oXuEJiN3rD0
☞ Watch the music-clip: https://youtu.be/sDsy_MdP4gE
☞ More information: https://heidelerche-film.cittador.com/festivals/
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Our film is Award Winner in the category BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY at the Hollywood on the Tiber Film Awards, Rome / Italy. The script by ANA BILIC convinced the jury and both she and the whole film team are thrilled and proud of the award!
☞ Watch the trailer: https://youtu.be/oXuEJiN3rD0
☞ Watch the music-clip: https://youtu.be/sDsy_MdP4gE
☞ More information: https://heidelerche-film.cittador.com/festivals/
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We are overjoyed that our film “When the Woodlark Sings” was selected in two categories at the film festival: BEST FEATURE FILM and BEST FEMALE DIRECTOR on the Golden Bridge Istanbul Short Film Festival. We are thrilled and grateful for the double Selections! Great appreciation goes to the cast and crew as well as our supporters!
☞ Watch the trailer: https://youtu.be/oXuEJiN3rD0
☞ Watch the music-clip: https://youtu.be/sDsy_MdP4gE
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We are very happy to announce that the director ANA BILIC won BEST DIRECTOR at the International Motion Picture Awards in Brooklin, CANADA. The festival describes itself: “We crave to form and empower alternate and diverse motion picture society with substantial networking opportunities as an alternate solution from mainstream regulations and culture.” Great honor for both the director and the entire team!
☞ Watch the trailer: https://youtu.be/oXuEJiN3rD0
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The meeting place for all forms of documentary
with live coverage from the Festival by filmfestivals.com Bruno Chatelin and Elizabeth Teyssonneau
Fipadoc, the first international documentary meeting in France, returns from January 19th to 27th in Biarritz for a 6th edition which opens the year and sheds light on winter and the world by sharing and celebrating all forms of documentary storytelling for all screens: from cinema, television, and series, including virtual rea...
Discover the fascinating world of film festivals and podcasts in our latest episode! Join us as we explore the inclusion of podcasts at prestigious festivals like the Tryon International Film Festival (TRIFF). We answer questions from film industry experts, enthusiasts, and creators from around the world, diving deep into the challenges, opportunities, and unique experiences that podcasts bring to the festival scene. Don't miss this insightful conversation that sheds light on TRIFF's ris...
The 35th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) announced this year’s juried award winners on January 13. The festival took place from January 4-15, 2024 and screened 184 films from over 70 countries, including 48 premieres. The line-up includes 41 of the International Feature Film Oscar® Submissions along with Talking Pictures, New Voices New Visions, Modern Masters, Queer Cinema, True Stories, World Cinema Now, and more.
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Ryan Gosling speaks onstage while accepting award at Santa Barbara International Film Festival's Kirk Douglas Award Honoring Ryan Gosling at The Ritz Carlton Bacara on January 13, 2024 in Santa Barbara, California. (Photo by Rebecca Sapp/Getty Images for Santa Barbara International Film Festival)
After a joyous pre-reception, attendees joined the award recipient for an upscale dinner. During the evening’s festivities, a wide range of figures, including SBIFF Executive Dir...
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