The Bulletin Board ANNOUNCEMENTS / CALL FOR ENTRIES recommended by filmfestivals.com: Dear filmmakers friends do not miss these Festivals in Focus.     Bruno Chatelin and the Filmfestivals.com Team wish you much success on the festival circuit  Read this online         FOLLOW US ON THE SOCIAL NETWORKS:                    New York Festiva...

UK producer Gareth Wiley spent his time after university working with some of the world’s leading investment banks (including Salomon Brothers and UBS Warburg) in London, Hong Kong, and New York. A lifelong fascination with the film business resulted in him leaving banking in 2002 and since then, Gareth has worked with (amongst others), Woody Allen, Scarlett Johansson, Penelope Cruz, and Javier Bardem and with Oscar winning director Alex Gibney. Furthermore, he has served ...

UK producer Gareth Wiley spent his time after university working with some of the world’s leading investment banks (including Salomon Brothers and UBS Warburg) in London, Hong Kong, and New York. A lifelong fascination with the film business resulted in him leaving banking in 2002 and since then, Gareth has worked with (amongst others), Woody Allen, Scarlett Johansson, Penelope Cruz, and Javier Bardem and with Oscar winning director Alex Gibney. Furthermore, he has served ...

2025 SANTA BARBARA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL AWARD WINNING FILMS ANNOUNCED Awards were announced at a ceremony this morning hosted by El Encanto, a Belmond Hotel, in Santa Barbara with Jury and Filmmakers in attendance.   “It's an undeniable pleasure to celebrate such a diverse and wonderful array of winning films," said Claudia Puig, SBIFF Programming Director. " We have been so excited to showcase storytelling from 60 countries around the world in our slate of ...

(L-R) Nicole Sperling, Alex Coco, Alex Heineman, Brian Young, Coralie Fargea and Cale Boyter attend the producers panel at the 40th Santa Barbara International Film Festival on February 10, 2025 in Santa Barbara, California. (Photo by Tibrina Hobson/Getty Images for Santa Barbara International Film Festival) Courtesy of SBIFF This high caliber panel brought together a very impressive lineup of industry heavyweight producers attached to the key Oscars contender films: Cale Boyter (Du...

Categories of entries at the 3rd Tamil Nadu Film Festival, 10-19 August 2025, Chennai INTERNATIONAL Narrative Feature *Films originating from outside India must be submitted in the INTERNATIONAL CATEGORY. *Films produced from 1st January 2021 are eligible to participate in the competition section of the TNFF. *Submit films made in any language and from anywhere in the world except INDIA. *Films with a minimum run time of 45 minutes to a maximum run time of 120 Minutes are eligible under t...

Trailer launch of CrazXy: What’s new and different this time? With an output of two films since 2012, actor-producer Sohum Shah cannot be called prolific. “I believe in taking due time, right from the script stage till the post-production. This is done to achieve something different, something new, in each of my films,” explained Shah. He was speaking to the press at the trailer launch of his third film, CrazXy, at the Juhu PVR multiplex, on 17 February. Releasing on the 28t...

World Premiere of "Anastasia Kobekina – Now or Never"  Many share the dream of a global career - but what does it truly take to make that dream a reality? Following the charismatic cellist Anastasia Kobekina, the documentary offers a unique look behind the closed doors of her record label, concert halls and into her private life. Having started to play the cello at age four, Anastasia struggles with the decisions made for her and those she must make, when asking herself: &...

Actor, Producer, Director, David Lipper, CEO of Latigo Films, has worked on dozens of films and series throughout his profession; his recent producing titles include "My Favorite Girlfriend" (2022), "Freud's Last Session" (2023), "Not Without Hope" (2025), "Hotel Tehran" (2025), starring Liam Neeson and Zachary Levi, "Off The Grid" (2025), starring Josh Duhamel and Greg Kinnear. He directed a film he wrote called "The Neglected" (...

The report on the 2024 Festival  A total of 172,301 spectators flocked to the 676 screenings of the 252 films from 53 countries at the 72nd edition of the San Sebastian Festival, translating into a rise in audience figures of 8.9% compared to the 158,194 recorded in 2023. For the third year in a row, the Festival has surpassed its record of accredited guests, whose figures passed the 5,000 mark for the first time last year and stood at 5,314 this year, i.e. a rise of 5.8%. Almost half of ...