FILMFEST HAMBURG opens on 28 September with the Jordanian film Inshallah a Boy by Amjad Al Rasheed and ends on 7 October with the Swedish contribution Paradise is Burning by Mika Gustafson. For the second time, the Molodist Kyiv International Film Festival will be hosting its national competition with seven feature-length films in the Hanseatic city. This year’s Douglas Sirk Award winner is Sandra Hüller, who will be awarded on 30 September before the Germa...
FILMFEST HAMBURG opens on 28 September with the Jordanian film Inshallah a Boy by Amjad Al Rasheed and ends on 7 October with the Swedish contribution Paradise is Burning by Mika Gustafson. For the second time, the Molodist Kyiv International Film Festival will be hosting its national competition with seven feature-length films in the Hanseatic city. This year’s Douglas Sirk Award winner is Sandra Hüller, who will be awarded on 30 S...
Tales of Babylon, one of the BEST FOR FESTS, has been selected as Best Feature Film at the amazing Rome Independent Film Festival Awards.
The Rome Independent Film Festival (RIFF) is Italy 's first independent and international film festival.
Its aim is to unite enthusiasm for films and filmmaking among young filmmakers with the realities of film production and distribution.
Since its first edition in 2001, RIFF has become an event that is followed with more and more...
Isabelle Huppert and many other celebrities show their commitment at the Better World Fund
Auction for the Maria Callas Foundation
Interview with American actor Jeremy Piven who receives the Best Commitment Award from Tarina Patel
Manuel Collas de la Roche and Jeremy Piven among guests
from left to right: Tarina Patel, Solanges Vivens, Manuel Collas de la Roche and Elisabeth Moreno
Scarlett Baya Avedikian with Mischa Aznavour
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What happens to a film when an actor's face is changed?
In collaboration with SF Studios, Gothenburg Film Studios and The Ingmar Bergman Foundation, Göteborg Film Festival is producing an AI-generated version of Persona, featuring Alma Pöysti in Liv Ullmann's role as Elisabet Vogler. This cinematic experiment will be screened exclusively once at the Göteborg Film Festival 2024 in the presence of Liv Ullmann and Alma Pöysti. The screening will be followe...
Baz Lurhmann, Photo credit Hugh Stewart
The Red Sea International Film Festival (Red Sea IFF), today announced internationally renowned writer, director and producer Baz Luhrmann (Elvis, Moulin Rouge!) will preside over the Festival’s Red Sea: Features Competition Jury this year. The third edition of the festival will take place from 30 November – 9 December in Jeddah, nestled on the eastern shore of the Red Sea.
The legendary Academy Award® nominated au...
by Christina Zhu-Weaver, Chief Strategy and Fun Officer at Robosen Robotics
Amid the rapid advancements of artificial intelligence, a pivotal dialogue emerges, focused on the ethics and equity of AI development. At the heart of these discussions, one critical question often lingers in the shadows: should we provide rightful compensation to the writers and creators whose imaginative works form the foundation of AI system training?
AI for Humanity: Insights from Hollywood Writers
In a r...
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MAYA will make its WORLD PREMIERE at the @raindancefilmfestival in London!
Maya premieres on October 30, 2023 at 6:00 pm at Vue Piccadilly and will be followed by a Q&A
Please join us if you are in the area !
Per Raindance: “Written, directed and produced by Julia Verdin, Maya is a stark social impact film engaging with the dangers of online grooming and sexual exploitation. Young Maya, whilst doing well both sociall...
