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Acceptance, inclusion, and historical memory take center stage at the 12th Chania Film Festival awards
After eleven days filled with screenings, seminars, and numerous activities, the 12th Chania Film Festival concluded on Saturday, October 26, 2024, with a grand closing ceremony, attended by the festival's honored guests, its co-organizers, members of parliament, the CEO of H.F.A.C.-Creative Greece, representatives of local authorities.
The main hall of the Cult...
Coming Soon to the Capitol Theatre!
We are thrilled to announce the return of the Arlington International Film Festival for its 14th year! Mark your calendars for November 7-10, 2024, to celebrate the power of film, connection, and cultural exchange.
This year’s festival will focus on uplifting marginalized voices, sharing diverse stories through impactful narratives, and fostering empathy. In a time of global division, we believe in the power of storytelling to b...
Leading sales, finance and production company Protagonist Pictures is launching worldwide sales and reveals a first look image for Glenrothan, the feature directorial debut from Emmy and Golden Globe winner Brian Cox, best known for playing the ruthless family patriarch Logan Roy in HBO’s hit “Succession.” The company will also screen exclusive footage for buyers at the upcoming American Film Market. The announcement came today from Protagonist’s CEO, Dave Bishop....
Margaret Qualley (The Substance, Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood, Netflix’s The Maid) is set to star in psychological horror thriller film Victorian Psycho. Zachary Wigon (Neon’s Sanctuary) directs from a script by the acclaimed and best-selling author Virginia Feito (Mrs. March), based on her upcoming novel of the same name. This marks the second collaboration between Wigon and Qualley, following Wigon's film Sanctuary, which premiered at TIFF...
Academy Award-winner Jessica Chastain (Eyes of Tammy Faye, Zero Dark Thirty, Interstellar), Academy Award-winner Brendan Fraser (The Whale, Killers of the Flower Moon), and Academy Award-nominee Bryan Cranston (“Breaking Bad,” Trumbo) have joined Academy Award-winner Al Pacino (The Irishman, Scarface) in the mystery thriller Assassination. The film is directed by Academy Award-winning filmmaker Barry Levinson (Rain Man, Bugsy) from a script by David Mamet, with Levinson and Sam Brome...
Producer and global sales executive Pia Patatian today announced the launch of Concord Studios, an independent production, sales and financing company focused on original and high-quality director driven films for a theatrical audience. Based in Los Angeles, the company will launch 12-15 feature films per year for the global marketplace, with the majority of projects earmarked for a theatrical release. Patatian will serve as President of Concord Studios, which is financed by private equity.
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Cameras have started rolling on Bharat Nalluri’s highly anticipated FLAVIA, it was announced today by Protagonist Pictures’ CEO Dave Bishop. The company reveals an exclusive first look for the family mystery adventure, ahead of AFM where Protagonist Pictures is continuing international sales on the film. CAA Media Finance are handling US rights and arranged financing for the film.
Based on the New York Times bestselling series of books by Alan Bradley, Flavia is ...
This Halloween, Studio 100 International is thrilled to announce its collaboration with Lunch Films to develop the enchanting new animated family feature, “Halloween vs Day of the Dead”. This alliance unites the creative talents of Mexican independent animation studio Lunch Films and Munich-based Studio 100 International, a leading independent studio renowned for children’s and family entertainment. Combining their expertise, the two companies are set to transport audiences int...
Acclaimed filmmaker Jay Duplass (“Wild, Wild Country,” “Transparent,” “The Mindy Project”) is directing See You When I See You, starring Cooper Raiff (Cha Cha Real Smooth), David Duchovny (“Californication,” Reverse the Curse), Hope Davis (“Succession,” “Your Honor,” Asteroid City), Kaitlyn Dever (Booksmart, “Dopesick”), Lucy Boynton (Bohemian Rhapsody, “The Politician”), and Ariela Barer (How To Blow...
Alongside the sales and licensing activity, LocationExpo and Screenings, The AFM Sessions presented by Wrapbook & Film Hawaii, will present 100 leaders, experts and influencers on 30 panels and presentations across two stages. A key attraction of this year’s Sessions, “The Innovators” will welcome two of the independent industry’s most prominent figures, Stuart Ford, Chairman & CEO, AGC Studios, and Sébastien Raybaud, Founder & CEO, Anton, to ...
Highland Film Group has come on board to handle international distribution rights to the horror thriller Witchboard, it was announced today. The re-imagining of the 1986 horror classic stars Jamie Campbell Bower (“Stranger Things,” The Twilight Saga), Madison Iseman (The Jumanji film series, Warner Bros.’ Annabelle Comes Home), Aaron Dominguez (Hulu’s “Only Murders in the Building”), Mel Jarnson (Warner Bros.’ Mortal Kombat), Charlie Tahan (Netflix&rsquo...
Once again, The AFM Sessions will present four full days of programming exploring today’s global industry and where we are headed. Forecasts for the future, marketplace intelligence, advice on how to best navigate our industry, and conversations on the most current topics and technologies across Financing, Production, Distribution, Streaming, Diversity, and more will be shared through the lens of 100+ Speakers from all facets of the business.
This year, The AFM Session...
Csenge Palotai, Csaba Kael, Lili Bordan
The closing reception of Made in Hungary was held on Monday, October 28th at the Melrose Rooftop Theatre, where for the first time ever, the Best International Production Filmed in Hungary was awarded.
The newly introduced award went to the British-Irish-American co-production Poor Things by director Jorgos Lánthimos, produced in Hungary by Pioneer Pictures under the direction of Ildikó Kemény, ...
Director of Emilia Pérez, the Opening Night Film at TAFFF and France’s Official Selection for the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, Receives the Award for his Outstanding Contributions to Cinema Over his 30 Year Career
For the first time in The American French Film Festival’s 28-year history, the Franco-American Cultural Fund (FACF) presented a director with the FACF Achievement Award. Jacques Audiard, whose film Emilia P&eacu...
The growing business platform and trade fair in Northern Europe for audiovisual industry professionals Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event celebrates its 20th edition with a seven-day summit in Tallinn, accessible also online, focusing on hot topics such as green production and sustainability in the film industry.
Marge Liiske, the head of Industry@Tallinn& Baltic Event comments that even though 20 years has given the team a great deal of experience and the summi...
The growing business platform and trade fair in Northern Europe for audiovisual industry professionals Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event celebrates its 20th edition with a seven-day summit in Tallinn, accessible also online, focusing on hot topics such as green production and sustainability in the film industry.
Marge Liiske, the head of Industry@Tallinn& Baltic Event comments that even though 20 years has given the team a great deal of experience and the summi...
The American Film Market® (AFM®) is set to raise the curtain on its 45th edition and first-ever show in Las Vegas next week with Exhibition space sold out and Buyer and Attendee registrations running strong with participants confirmed from 80 countries. AFM24 will run over six days, Nov. 5 – 10, 2024 at Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas. The move to Las Vegas was announced by the Independent Film & Television Alliance® (IFTA®) a...
The growing business platform and trade fair in Northern Europe for audiovisual industry professionals Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event celebrates its 20th edition with a seven-day summit in Tallinn, accessible also online, focusing on hot topics such as green production and sustainability in the film industry.
Marge Liiske, the head of Industry@Tallinn& Baltic Event comments that even though 20 years has given the team a great deal of experience and the summi...
The growing business platform and trade fair in Northern Europe for audiovisual industry professionals Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event celebrates its 20th edition with a seven-day summit in Tallinn, accessible also online, focusing on hot topics such as green production and sustainability in the film industry.
Marge Liiske, the head of Industry@Tallinn& Baltic Event comments that even though 20 years has given the team a great deal of experience and the summi...
The German-French-Iranian co-production The Seed of the Sacred Fig by Mohammad Rasoulof has won this year’s Arab Critics' Awards for European Films, which is being presented for the sixth time by European Film Promotion (EFP) and the Arab Cinema Center (ACC).
During the award ceremony at this year’s El Gouna Film Festival, The Seed of the Sacred Fig was announced as the winning film on the evening of the 29 October. The Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof,...
IFFI, other Film Festivals, and the Media: Partners or undesirables?
When the first film festival as held in Bombay in the year 1952, by the Films Division, 30 years after the first international film festival was held in Venice, nobody would have expected we would be holding the 55th edition in 2024. In the 50s and early 60s, festivals were not held in India regularly, only sporadically. In the 70s it became an annual feature, hence only 55 festivals are spread over 72 years. Since then, it ha...
The SCAD Savannah Film Festival 27th annual continued its second and third days with more exciting screenings and conversations. On Sunday, Demi Moore and Margaret Qualley accepted the Icon Award and Luminary Award respectively prior to the screening of “The Substance”, Isabela Merced accepted the Rising Star Award before the screening of “Alien: Romulus”, and Marisa Abela accepted the Next Gen Award followed by a screening of “Back to Black.” On Monday, Dai...
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A label gor further distribution of the poetic films by Anna Polibina-Polansky.
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Symbolic label for further genre distribution...
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