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SXSW: Insane Cyberstalking EBay Court Case Doc from Producers of 'The Staircase'

    WHATEVER IT TAKES Directed by: Jenny Carchman Executive Produced by: Mandy Chang, Lizzie Fox, Casey Meurer, Nicole Stott, Jonathan Silberberg, Allyson Luchak, Jenny Carchman In the summer of 2019, a middle-aged couple are subjected to cyberstalking threats and bizarre deliveries including a bloody pig mask and funeral wreath. As the harassment intensifies, the police and FBI close in on a Silicon Valley giant and some very unlikely suspects. "Whate...

MUST SEE SXSW Panel: Salvador Dali, AI, and the Future of Creativity at SXSW on 3.12.24

  THE DALÍ MUSEUM AND GOODBY SILVERSTEIN & PARTNERS EXPLORE  SALVADOR DALI, AI AND THE FUTURE OF CREATIVITY AT SXSW One of the world’s most innovative museums and creative ad agencies  to present new AI prototype on March 12   Expect nothing short of fantastical when one of the world’s most innovative museums and one of the most creative advertising agencies come together for a panel discussion at SXSW. The...

SXSW CANADA HOUSE - TECH NOURISH - Tech-Drive Food System Transformation

                                                                      TECH-NOURISH: Tech-Driven Food System Transformation, happening March 9th as part of SXSW @ Canada House 2024 in Austin, Texas powered by Telefilm Canada and with the support of the Consulate General of Canad...

SXSW 2024 / Searchlight Pictures' THE GREATEST HITS on March 14th

presents Starring: Lucy Boynton, Justin H. Min, David Corenswet and Austin Crute Director: Ned Benson Screenplay by: Ned Benson Producers: Michael London, p.g.a., Shannon Gaulding, p.g.a., Stephanie Davis, Cassandra Kulukundis, Ned Benson, p.g.a. Executive Producers: Hilton Smith and Stone Douglass Run Time: 94 minutes Rating: PG-13   Synopsis: Harriet (Lucy Boynton) finds art imitating life when she discovers certain songs can transport her back in ...

SXSW 2024: AZRAEL - Experiential Survival Horror Thriller from Director E.L. Katz and Writer Simon Barrett Starring Samara Weavi

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AZRAEL   Directed by E.L. Katz (Cheap Thrills) Written by Simon Barrett (You’re Next, Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire) Starring Samara Weaving, Vic Carmen Sonne, Katariina Unt, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, Sebastian Bull Sarning   **WORLD PREMIERE - MIDNIGHTER - 2024 SXSW**        SXSW Festival Screenings   WORLD PREMIERE: Saturday, March 9 at 9:30pm - Alamo Lamar, 5 Public #2: Monday, March 11 at 10:45am - Alam...

XSW | THE BLACK SEA | Festival World Premiere | Narrative Feature Competition Section on Saturday, March 9

  From the Filmmaker of The Wolfpack and Skate Kitchen Crystal Moselle and Musician, Actor, Filmmaker & Barista Derrick B Harden THE BLACK SEA SXSW World Premiere - Narrative Feature Competition on Saturday, March 9th! When faced with a challenge, will you survive, or will you thrive?   Inspired by Derrick B. Harden’s travels to Bulgaria, The Black Sea is the transformative journey of a man who finds ...

Nat Geo Art Installation At SXSW For Groundbreaking New Series 'QUEENS'

      NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC TO PRODUCE ART INSTALLATION AT SXSW INSPIRED BY GROUNDBREAKING NATURAL HISTORY SERIES QUEENS   Renowned BIPOC Muralist Erin Yoshi Will Compose and Lead the Mural Installation at the East Austin Hotel from March 3rd - March 8th; Will Be on Display Through Duration of SXSW              WHAT: QUEENS x SXSW Art Installation  National Geographic has partnered with experientia...

SXSW | ANY OTHER WAY: THE JACKIE SHANE STORY | Festival World Premiere

  ANY OTHER WAY: THE JACKIE SHANE STORY SXSW World Premiere - 24 Beats Per Second (Sales: UTA) Directed by Michael Mabbott & Lucah Rosenberg-Lee Produced by Amanda Burt, Sam Dunn, Scot McFadyen, Michael Mabbott, & Justine Pimlott Executive Produced by Elliot Page, Sam Dunn, Scot McFadyen, Chanda Chevannes, Matt Jordan Smith, Nia Long, & CJ Mac Sixties soul singer Jackie Shane boldly carved a new path as one of...

SXSW 2024: I DON’T UNDERSTAND YOU - Starring Nick Kroll and Andrew Rannells - Off-the-Rails Babymoon

  I DON’T UNDERSTAND YOU Written and Directed by Brian Crano and David Craig Starring Nick Kroll, Andrew Rannells, Nunzia Schiano, Morgan Spector and Eleonora Romandini   ** WORLD PREMIERE - NARRATIVE SPOTLIGHT - 2024 SXSW **     SXSW Festival Screenings   WORLD PREMIERE: Friday, March 8 at 9pm - Zach Theater Public #2: Monday, March 11 at 12:15pm - Alamo Lamar, 4 Public #3: Friday, March 15 at 3;15p...

‘NATATORIUM’ WILL HAVE ITS NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE AT SXSW 8TH MARCH

UK, Monday 19th February 2024 – Bjartsýn films are thrilled to announce that the Icelandic thriller Natatorium by first-time feature director Helena Stefánsdóttir will have its North American Premiere at SXSW on 8th March.   Natatorium is directed and written by Helena Stefánsdóttir produced by Sunna Gudnadóttir for Bjarstýn films and financed with support from the Icelandic Film C...

SXSW 2024: World Premiere 3.10 Pinny Grylls and Sam Crane's Doc GRAND THEFT HAMLET

GRAND THEFT HAMLET Pinny Grylls and Sam Crane's Documentary  Following Two Out-Of-Work Actors Who Mount a Production of Hamlet Within the Game Grand Theft Auto ...

Pourri and Rolling Stone Hosts an Unforgettable SXSW Experience: Get Funky. Stay Fresh. At The Funk Factory

  WHO: ~Pourri, the iconic company that transforms life’s stinkiest moments, teams up with Rolling Stone, the authority in music and culture news, to invite guests to “Get Funky. Stay Fresh.” with a week full of fun-filled events tapping into the magic of South by Southwest (SXSW) 2024.     WHAT: Making its SXSW debut, ~Pourri along with the storytelling maestros at Rolling Stone, are hosting a series of events that will el...

VIDEO Interview with Pritan Ambroase for Can I Go Home Now

During Cannes 2023 a Filmfestivals.com new team member Frank Loveland got the chance to make his first ever interview with Pritan Ambroase who was in town  to introduce  in Cannes the first look footage of his new film "Can I go Home Now ?" and to receive the "MOVIE THAT MATTERS AWARD IN CANNES" the interviewer was moved to tears when discovering the fantastic project find out why... Pritan  mentionned as opening remark "The main purpose I have in life is...

Film score composed by the "Mozart of Madras " aka the icon A.R. RAHMAN who scored Slumdog Millionaire

Allah Rakha Rahman ( born A. S. Dileep Kumar; 6 January 1967) is an Indian music composer, record producer, singer, songwriter, musician, multi-instrumentalist and philanthropist, popular for his works in Indian cinema; predominantly in Tamil and Hindi films, with occasional forays in international cinema. He is a winner of six National Film Awards, two Academy Awards, two Grammy Awards, a BAFTA Award, a ...

150 film crews attending Fantasporto: filmfestivals.com in good company

Pictured Julian Richards – distributor with Festival founders Mario Dorminsky and Beatriz Paceco Pereira and Bruno Chatelin Guests of FANTASPORTO flew from all over the world to attend the presentation of their film at Fantasporto 2024   Check below who is in town! ½=1 Jaime Neves- UCP representative Luisa Alegre- director and Bruno Chatelin Mariana Machado- team of the film Joana Carreira - film team Clara Alegre - film team   Bayan 1 and 2 Tomoyuki Miy...

Fantasporto schedule March 7 & 8

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Fantasporto SCHEDULE on MARCH 7TH AND 8TH (THURSDAY AND FRIDAY)...     Fantasporto 2024/44th Porto International Film Festival presents the program of this new edition . The festival takes place at Batalha Centro de Cinema from the 1st to the 10th of March and shows around 100 films from 34 countries , all unpublished and, in debut national , European , international and even worldwide . They will be Most of the directors and crews of the films in competition , well as representa...

Fantasporto World Premiere of The Floor Plan with another busy screening schedule

      WORLD PREMIERE OF ONE OF THE FUTURE WORLD BLOCKBUSTERS March 6th - IN THE PRESENCE OF THE FILM CREW The Floor Plan – Junichi Ishikawa -110´- ( Japan ) CF/OE- WORLD PREMIERE- horror fantastic , vo, leg english , leg port Amemiya is a Youtuber who specializes in the occult . When your _ advisor him brings a house plan to observe , notice that the house presents compartments that do not they are logical , as if the owners they wanted to hide some thing da...

Vietnamese/American Co-Production A Fragile Flower Receives Multiple Awards, Including Best Picture, At FLOW Film Festival

Jacqueline Nguyen Accepts Awards at FLOW Film Festival On March 4, 2024, internationally acclaimed Vietnamese/American co-production, A Fragile Flower (Đoá Hoa Mong Manh), was lauded with six awards at the FLOW Film Festival, held in Hollywood, Florida from February 29 to March 4, 2024. Founded in 2019, the annual festival promotes the growth of opportunities for women in important and male-dominated positions within the film industry. FLOW strives...

Very strong presence of the Portuguese cinema in Fantasporto selections this year!

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The Fantasporto 2024/44th Porto International Film Festival offers a very international program for this new edition. It is also worth mentionning the very strong presence of the Portuguese cinema which stands out with long and short unpublished footage, as well as the films chosen by the higher cinema schools at the Fantasporto Portuguese Cinema Award 2024. Fantasporto decided to extend this visit to the Portuguese cinema by plotting the Porto Portuguese films of 2023 that It has been a ...

The 28th edition of Cartoons on the Bay is around the corner!

The Festival will be held in Pescara from May 29th to 2nd June, 2024. You have time until April 10th to submit your works to the contest. Don’t miss this chance!  The categories in competition are: Preschool Tv Show (2-4 Yo) Upper Preschool Tv Show (4-6 Yo) Kids Tv Show (7-11 Yo) Youth Tv Show (11+ Yo) Interactive Animation Live Action And/Or Hybrid Tv Show Tv Pilot Short Film Animated Feature Visit our website www.car...

CEE Animation Workshop wrapped the 2024 edition

    The CEE Animation Workshop has entered it’s sixth year with a new selection of participants and animated projects in development. The programme is again welcoming projects and participants from various different countries, while still maintaining focus on the CEE region and low production capacity countries. Among 38 applications from 26 countries, the organizers have carefully selected 12 projects and 28 participants from 13 countries who will attend the 2024 edition of th...

VIDEO: THE WILD ROBOT from DreamWorks Animation : Watch the Official Trailer

From DreamWorks Animation comes a new adaptation of a literary sensation, Peter Brown’s beloved, award-winning, #1 New York Times bestseller, The Wild Robot.  THE WILD ROBOT – IN THEATERS SEPTEMBER 20 Official Website | Facebook | X | Instagram | TikTok | YouTube | #TheWildRobot The epic adventure follows the journey of a robot—ROZZUM unit 7134, “Roz” for short — that is shipwrecked on ...

Warwick Thornton's THE NEW BOY wins ASC Spotlight Award

    Warwick Thornton has been honoured again for his work on The New Boy , this time at the Beverly Hilton in California, taking home the Spotlight Award from the 38th American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) Awards . The latest win follows recognition late last year with the prestigious cinematography prize, the Golden Frog at Camerimage, and comes soon after The New Boy was awarded five AACTA Awards including for Best Cinematography for Thornton himself. The New Boy...

Mersive Appoints Theresa Benson as Vice President of Marketing & Product Management

Benson will steer the go-to-market strategy and rollout of exciting new Mersive collaboration products in 2024 and beyond. Mersive Technologies—innovator in collaboration tools for the pro AV market and its verticals—announced today the appointment of Theresa Benson to the role of Vice President, Marketing and Product Management. She will play a critical role in developing Mersive’s go-to-market strategy and a thoughtful roadmap of forward-thinking products grounded in the m...

Censorship at Berlinale 2024 and the German Dilemma

Given its past, Germany has a dilemma defining, coping with, and translating antisemitism it into policies. In this most advanced European economy with a population of 84.7 million in 2023, including 5.5 million Muslims as well as a Jewish community of at least 225 thousand, there seems to be a political consensus about a special relationship with the state of Israel and the need to protect its interests. This has been engrained by Chancellor Angela Merkel’s 2008 declaration that Israel&...

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