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HIFF launches Ōpio Fest for student films April 5-7

Join us for the HIFF 'Ōpio Fest HIFF’s inaugural ‘Ōpio Fest is tailored to engage young audiences and families through a celebration of student films that spotlights the diverse voices of young filmmakers across Hawai‘i. We are honored to bring this new Festival to audiences of all ages and take pride in offering all ‘Ōpio Fest programming completely FREE to the public! Please join us in recognizing the remarkable achievements of these young filmmakers...

In Celebration of 10th Anniversary, Bentonville FilmFest Foundation announces their Grant Recipients

Geena Davis’ Bentonville Film Foundation (BFFoundation), announced the second annual beneficiaries of their two filmmaking grants totaling $45,000. A BFF alumni shorts filmmaker, Gabrielle Roberts, was awarded the M&M’S For All Funkind Grant totaling $20,000 and the team behind the upcoming indie feature Nuked received a $25,000 grant for the See It, Be It, Make It Filmmaker Grant presented by NBCUniversal. The BFFoundation is a non-profit organization focused year-round o...

Film Fest Gent welcomes Philippe Rombi as guest of honour at the 24th World Soundtrack Awards

  Film Fest Gent is proud to welcome French film composer, pianist and conductor Philippe Rombi as guest of honour at the 24th edition of the World Soundtrack Awards. Rombi’s work can be heard in the majority of François Ozon’s films; their collaborations include Swimming Pool, Jeune et jolie, Potiche and most recently Mon crime. Other popular film scores are Joyeux Noël, directed by Christian Carion, comedies like Bienvenue chez les C...

A Day with Daniel Day-Lewis at 52nd edition of FEMA (Friday June 28 through Sunday July 7 La Rochelle)

Photo : Daniel Day Lewis in Phantom Thread by Paul Thomas Anderson (2017) © ChristopheL A Day with a Chameleon Actor After devoting a day to Brad Pitt in 2022 and to Nicole Kidman in 2023, we’ll be honoring an actor from the British Isles at the 52nd edition of FEMA (Friday June 28 through Sunday July 7). His magnetic charisma, his perfectionism and his spellbinding charm have profoundly marked his roles and established him as one of the greatest actors of his time. An...

Countdown to Lovers Film Festival in Turin-Europe's oldest and 3rd oldest film festival on LGBTQI+ in the world

Countdown to Lovers Film Festival in Turin-Europe's oldest and 3rd oldest film festival on LGBTQI+ in the world (Turin, Cinema Massimo – 16-21 April 2024) The first previews with guests Paolo Camilli, Annagaia Marchioro and Guglielmo Scilla National premiere at the festival "LIL NAS X: LONG LIVE MONTERO" by Carlos López Estrada and Zac Manuel. The countdown to the Lovers Film Festival begins on Tuesday 16 April (press conference 10 April, at 12 at the Cinema Massim...

Gin Ke Dus, Review: I’ll count till ten

Gin Ke Dus, Review: I’ll count till ten There was a film titled Ab Tak Chhappan (So Far, 56), about a specialist cop who had killed 56 criminals in what are known as ‘encounters’. These are often incidents where the victim is lulled into believing that he has been let off, only to be shot dead by the policeman who set this up. A giveaway, the tile told you that there would be 56 killings, though cinematically, all might not be shown in detail, due to time constraints. Now co...

Call for Entries: Faith in Film: International Film Festival and Screenwriting Competition

Faith in Film is a boutique film festival and screenwriting competition that takes place in historic downtown Tucson, an area rich in history and culture. Event Date May 18, 2024 April 5, 2024 Final Deadline SUBMIT NOW  VENUE : The Screening Room in Historic Downtown Tucson 127 E Congress St Tucson, AZ 85701 United States   Our aim is to forge a film festival and screenwriting competition that will ultimately launch the careers of faith...

Punto de Vista 2024 Winners

Kumjana Novakova’s Silence of Reason wins the Grand Prize for Best Film The international jury of the eighteenth Punto de Vista International Documentary Film Festival of Navarra, made up of Ruth Somalo, Jorge Villacorta and Ainara Elgoibar, after watching the entries in the Official Section has decided to award the following prizes: ...

Levante is the winner of BFM 41! Best Doc Prize goes to The Golden Thread.

  Levante/Power Alley by Lillah Halla (Brazil, France, Uruguay, 2023) is the winner of the main competition Mostra Concorso of the 42nd edition of Bergamo Film Meeting. Chosen by the audience, the film will receive the Bergamo Film Meeting Prize, worth 5,000 €.  The international jury, composed of Michelangelo Frammartino (director), Vaida Kazlauskaitė (project coordinator European Film Forum Scanorama - Vilnius) and Paola Raiman (fi...

Women in motion-Tsitsi Dangarembga and Gabriele Sindler present their African-European collaboration in Hamburg on 21.03.2024

Beim Schlump 84a 20144 Hamburg *Tsitsi Dangarembga, Author, Director, and Cultural Activist, Institute for Creative Arts for Progress in Africa (ICAPA), Harare The author, director an activist Tsitsi Dangarembga lives and works in Zimbabwe, USA, and Germany. She attended Cambridge University and Sidney Sussex College before studying psychology at the University of Zimbabwe and screenwriting and directing at the German Television Academy Berlin. She held several university chairs and res...

THE FESTIVAL BEAT ! N°1095 SXSW and Fantasporto in focus

THE FESTIVAL BEAT MAKER ! SHARING MOTION AND EMOTION SINCE 1995  WISHING YOU A FANTASTIC HOLIDAY SEASON EMAIL US FOR PROMO OPTIONS Weekly newsletter N°1094/ 1093 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 new...

And the SXSW winners are:

The SXSW Film & TV Festival announces winners across various categories, including Narrative Feature Competition, Documentary Feature Competition, Design Awards, and Special Awards during the annual Film & TV Awards ceremony. Short Film Program winners, eligible for Jury Awards, and Film and TV categories eligible for Audience Awards, will be certified by Maxwell Locke & Ritter. Meet the 2024 Jurors for this year’s Narrative and Documentary Feature competitions, Shorts Progr...

Amazon MGM Studios’ THE IDEA OF YOU Closing Night World Premiere at SXSW

  “THE IDEA OF YOU” WORLD PREMIERE SXSW CLOSING NIGHT  Claudette Godfrey (VP of Film & TV, SXSW), Michael Showalter, Jordana Mollick and Gabrielle Union THE IDEA OF YOU is Streaming Globally on Prime Video May 2 In attendance was Director/Producer/Co-Writer Michael Showalter, star and producer Anne Hathaway, stars Nicholas Galitzine, Ella Rubin, Reid Scott, Raymond Cham Jr., Meg Millidge, music superviso...

MAMIFERA Wins SXSW Special Jury Award For Best Performance

                        Mamifera has won the Special Jury Award at SXSW for Maria Rodríguez Soto’s performance. The film is directed by Liliana Torres whose previous credits include Family Tour (San Sebastián International Film Festival premiere) and What Went Wrong? (which had its premiere in the Official Selection of PöFF - at Tallinn Black Nights). Mamifera i...

TOKYO CALLING showcase supported by The Orchard Japan @ SXSW

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Following the TOKYO CALLING showcase at SXSW, TOKYO CALLING will be touring the West Coast with Backdrop Cinderella and GOKUMON. The tour will take place in Seattle, San Francisco, and Los Angeles.  TOKYO CALLING is a live house circuit festival that started in Tokyo in 2016. It is a festival that spans three days in September every year, featuring approximately 400 artists performing at around 40 venues. The festival attracts 10,000 spectators. Since 2023, we...

Searchlight Pictures' THE GREATEST HITS Premieres at SXSW

                                                                          Searchlight Pictures' debut of THE GREATEST HITS, which premiered at the festival on Thursday, March 14th. The film comes from Ned Benson (The Disappearance of Elenor Rigby) and features Lucy Boynton (Bohemian ...

AC Milan makes debut appearance at SXSW 2024 bridging football with entertainment

                                                                     AC Milan - the globally renowned soccer club headquartered in Milan, Italy - made its debut appearance at South by Southwest (SXSW), the internationally renowned festival held annually in Austin, Texas. AC Milan took center stage at the event, ...

SXSW Doc RESYNATOR Premieres to Acclaim! // Featuring Peter Gabriel, Fred Armisen, Gotye and More

                                                                      SXSW In-Competition Documentary RESYNATOR premiered to universal acclaim on Sunday, with two additional screenings at the SXSW Film & TV Festival yet this week. A film by Alison Tavel 96 minutes / Not ...

Audible Hosted The Audible Sound Experience with a Sonic Ferris Wheel and After Dark Party @ SXSW

  AUDIBLE RETURNED TO SXSW WITH “THE AUDIBLE SOUND EXPERIENCE” FEATURING A SONIC FERRIS WHEEL, GAME BOOTHS, AND CLASSIC CONCESSIONS SHOWCASING AUDIBLE’S VAST CATALOG OF PREMIUM AUDIO ENTERTAINMENT    FESTIVITIES INCLUDED AUDIBLE’S ‘AFTER DARK PARTY’ IN COLLABORATION WITH HOUSE OF YES FEATURING A LIVE PERFORMANCE BY GRAMMY-NOMINATED DANCE MUSIC DUO,  THE KNOCKS   Last weekend at SXSW, Audible, the leadin...

SXSW EXPO: Immersive Audio Experience 'Fiera del Suono'

Fiera del Suono THE ECHOES OF THE CARNIVAL CHRONICLES IMMERSIVE AUDIO EXPERIENCE An immersive art extravaganza at SXSW 2024! Picture this: A 3000 ft2 hallway at the SXSW Expo as a canvas for a sensational spatial audio experience. Behold colossal inflatable abstractions of carnival wonders, pulsating with history through location-driven sound. Journey through the centuries, as the carnival emerges as a hub for diverse arts like live theater and dance, while showcasi...

Doppelgängers³ Pussy Riot, Colin Self, Mirrored Fatality and Asmodessa Join Forces in Visual & Sonic Experience @ SXSW

Radical imagination in space exploration: How can a meeting with your doppelgängers lead to new pluralistic futures? Pussy Riot, Colin Self, Mirrored Fatality and Asmodessa join forces with Nelly Ben Hayoun-Stépanian in a visual and sonic experience for her latest feature film Doppelgängers3 on diasporic and queer eco-feminist futures in space.  The ‘Willy Wonka’ of design and science, analogue astronaut Nelly Ben Hayoun-Stép...

Ireland House at SXSW celebrates the best of Irish creativity and innovation this St Patrick’s Day

As we celebrate St Patrick’s Day all over the world, Ireland unveiled its first-ever, specially curated ‘Ireland House at South By,’ showcasing the best of Irish creativity in the fields of science, innovation, technology, culture and the arts. South by Southwest (SXSW), is a combination of festivals and events that include film, interactive media, music and conferences on a range of subjects, and takes place in March each year in Austin, Texas. ...

Indy Autonomous Challenge Showcases World’s Fastest Autonomous Racecar at SXSW 2024 as an Innovation Award Finalist

                                                                                     AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Indy Autonomous Challenge (IAC), a world leading competition and research organization in autonomous mobility, will be presenting cutting edge robo...

Ren Faire, Episode One, World Premiere - 2024 SXSW

  REN FAIRE Directed by Lance Oppenheim (SOME KIND OF HEAVEN)  Produced by Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie, Benny Safdie, Dani Bernfeld, David Gauvey Herbert, Sara Rodriguez, Nancy Abraham, Lisa Heller, Lance Oppenheim, Dani Sloane, Karen Bernstein, Nicholas Nazmi   **EPISODE ONE, WORLD PREMIERE - 2024 SXSW**    ...

"The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" Turns 50, Celebrations Starting With SXSW

  'THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE' TURNS 50   MPI MEDIA GROUP'S DARK SKY FILMS LAUNCHES YEAR-LONG ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS STARTING WITH SXSW   Series Of Events Includes Live Fan Social Activations, High Profile Exhibitions, Special Screenings, Cast and Crew Appearances And An Exclusive Collector’s Edition 50th Anniversary Chainsaw Box Set In Late 2024  MPI Media Group and Dark Sky Films announce the launch of a year-long ser...

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