Case studies on ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT with Oscar winner Volker Bertelmann, EO with European Film Award winner Paweł Mykietyn, FOUDRE with Swiss Film Award winner Nicolas Rabaeus, VISIONS with composer Philippe Rombi, and LIVING with composer Emilie Levienaise-Farrouch, are just a few of the highlights of this year's edition of SoundTrack_Zurich (STZ). The event, which will take place for the fourth time from 29 September to 1 October as part of the ZFF Industry Programme, w...

Superhero comedy short S.Q.U.A.D. is taking the global festival circuit by storm, being named an official selection at the Urban Arts Festival in Dallas, Milan Shorts Film Festival in Italy, and Paris International Short Festival in France. The film world premiered at the Jersey Short Film Festival in early July, and will have its West Coast U.S.A. premiere on September 8th at TCL Theatres in Hollywood (Theatre 4, Block J, 2:05 pm PST) , as an ...

ENTRIES FOR THE 44th EDITION OF FANTASPORTO ARE OPEN   till the end of November 2023. We are informing all our friends and colleagues that can submit films to the festival from now on.  The films must be produced only in 2023.  The decisions of the selection jury will be announced over the year and the Final and Definitive  Line Up will be announced on December 15th.  You will find in our site the entry form (compulsory) and regulations for 20...

Now is its 15the year, The IndieFEST Film Awards announces its Call for Entries for flimmakers, television producers and videographers.   Submit: Deadline November 15, 2023 https://theindiefest.com/submit-your-film/    https://filmfreeway.com/TheIndieFest The IndieFEST Film Awards are unique in the industry.  Attracting both powerhouse industry veterans as well as talented new filmmakers it is an exceptional, truly international awards competition, ...

                                                                         Contact: Rick Prickett, Competition Director 858-454-9787 TheIndieFEST.com Info@TheIndieFEST.com The IndieFEST is proud to announce the latest winners. Congratulations to all the filmmakers who participated in the current season!The a...

The 15th annual edition of the Hola México Film Festival presented by Toyota September 29 - October 7 during Hispanic Heritage Month A Quinceañera celebrating the latest & greatest Mexican cinema Featuring the opening night screening of “Sobreviviendo Mis XV” (Surviving My XV) Follow the conversation on #hmff Los Angeles, CA. Monday August, 2023 –The largest Mexican film festival outside of Mexico, Hola México Film Festival...

Ramblings of a Bandra Boy, Book release: Haps, mishaps and madcaps Joy Bimal Roy has lived his entire, or almost entire life, in the Mumbai suburb of Bandra. The only son of venerated film producer and director Bimal Roy, his address was Godiwala Bungalow, Mount Mary Road. And living there has given him much joy, though his name ought to be spelt Jai for non-Bengalis, Joy being the Bengali way of pronouncing the more common Jai. Joy’s book, Ramblings of a Bandra Boy, was released at the...

After announcing the premiere of the new Miyazaki film, the presence of Wes Anderson and J.A. Bayona, and unveiling the posters paying tribute to Nastassja Kinski and Marisa Paredes, here's a new guest of Lumière 2023! Alexander Payne is a major figure of American independent cinema. After making his mark with his first film Citizen Ruth (1996), followed by the satirical comedy, Election (1999) and received acclaim for the poignant About Schmidt (2002)...

My work at Mosfilm dates back to the Millenium spell. Back in the 90s I translated a poetic excerpt from a celebrated Russian chansonier Vyacheslav Dobrynin. His songs sounded in each window and in each garage and yard.  *** Oh the lake the sorcerer. It's not far in groves. Walk its streams and sources swift where my heart roves. You cannot escape its spells, you will keep at sight All its rays and vapor sweet, its magnetic light. (English poetic translation from Vyach.Dobrynin, b...

  Bambai Meri Jaan, Trailer release: Kay Kay is on a role In the crime thriller Bambai Meri Jaan, Kay Kay Menon plays the key role of Ismail Kadri, an honest cop. Just the other day, I was chatting with a fellow journalist and we both agreed that Kay Kay’s portrayal of a victimised badminton coach in the very recent sleeper film, Love All, salvaged his reputation of playing hardened cops or intelligence officers, as a norm. He did a pretty good job, and Love All led us to believe ...