Illuminate Festival had an incredibly rich and joyful experience collaborating with this year's poster artist, local Santa Barbara creatrix, Tricia Evenson, who shares:
In the creation of art for the Illuminate Film Festival, I am drawn to the intricate dance between the arts, the mind, science, spirituality, nature, and human connection. This festival’s key art transforms into a multi-media canvas, beckoning viewers to embark on a journey of explora...
That’s a Wrap!
Thank you to all of our guests, partners, funders, venues and to you, the fabulous audiences. That’s a wrap for this year!
The 2024 festival welcomed 19,200 people across 10 days, screening 138 films from 50 countries, shown across 14 venues.
It featured an expanded programme with 16 public events, 15 industry events, and 40 post-screening Q&As.
Submissions for DIFF 2025 open in May 2024!
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The eye of the storm: a resolutely current selection for 2024, in tune with the present
Visions du Réel unveils the programme for its 55th edition (12 – 21 April 2024). A bold and well-rounded official selection of 165 films from 50 different countries, with gender parity for the second year running. With 88 world premieres and 14 international premieres amongst the 128 new films being shown, Visions du Réel reaffirms its position as Switzerland’s second most...
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In just over 2 weeks, the Overlook Film Fest emerges from its long, dark slumber to bring you spine-tingling thrills guaranteed to give you nightmares! Check out the official schedule, 6 new films added to the lineup, 2 more immersive shows, 6 Special Events, more guests and the festival premiere of a mysterious new musical...read on, if you dare!
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41st IFFF Dortmund+Köln, 16 to 21 April 2024
International Debut Feature Film Competition
Eight directors compete for the 10,000 euro award
Jury: Thelma Buabeng, Cristina Andreu Cuevas, Jennifer Reeder
German feature ELLBOGEN opens the festival on 16 April
The Cologne edition of the Festival pays particular attention to showcasing the work of young film-makers. The International Debut Feature Film Competition is considered a useful barometer not just of directorial ta...
Congratulations to the 2024 nominees of BANFF's prestigious Rockie Awards International Program Competition
We are pleased to announce 155 incredible programs selected from entries across 33 countries vying for this year's top honours across five streams and 30 categories in BANFF's flagship competition recognizing excellence in global screen content.
Screen clips from all nominated shows HERE and meet the nominees...
And the winners are...
The results are finally in: please join us in congratulating the 2024 New York International Children’s Film Festival Award Winners, based on YOUR votes!
Audience Awards
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41st ANNUAL MIAMI FILM FESTIVAL TO HONOR SHERYL LEE RALPH (PRECIOUS GEM AWARD) AND MICHAEL SHOWALTER (ART OF LIGHT AWARD)
Today, the Miami Film Festival, produced by Miami Dade College, announced it will honor Emmy Award-winning actress Sheryl Lee Ralph and director Michael Showalter during the 2024 festival taking place from April 5-14. Ralph will receive the Precious Gem Award on Saturday, April 13, following a conversation about her career. S...
Ken Kao is CEO and Producer of Waypoint Entertainment and Josh Rosenbaum serves as Head Executive and Executive Producer for Waypoint, which is a full-service film production and financing company best known for Yorgos Lanthimos’ Academy Award-winning THE FAVOURITE (2018). They have also been behind such films as MID-90s, SONG TO SONG (2017), KNIGHT OF CUPS (2015), THE NICE GUYS (2016), and more.
Josh and Ken's latest film, CUCKOO starring Hunter Schafer and ...
MÁXIMA with Delfina Chaves, Martijn Lakemeier et Sebastian Koch will be screened on Tuesday, April 9th at the Grand Auditorium Louis Lumière.
© Millstreet Films/ Martijn van Gelder
Pays-Bas • Netherlands
Just like in fairy tales, all's well that ends well. To close its Out of Competition program, CANNESERIES invites the audience to discover the wonderful adventure of Queen Máxima. Argentinian s...