The European Film Awards honour the greatest achievements in European cinema. This year the awards’ ceremony, presented jointly by the European Film Academy and European Film Academy Productions, takes place on 9 December in Berlin. The selection procedure is underway.
19 productions have been chosen by the European Film Academy Board – consulted by a diverse range of invited European experts – as the first part of the Academy’s Feature Film Selection 2023...
GERMAN CINEMA NEW TALENT AWARD AT 40th FILMFEST MÜNCHEN 2023
On Friday, talented German newcomers were honored with the coveted German Cinema New Talent Award. The jury — consisting of actress Friedrich Mücke, director and actress Sheri Hagen, and director Sophie Linnenbaum — honored Sylvie Michel as best director for her film “More Than Strangers”. Uschi Feldges grabbed the award in the category of best producer for her drama “Empty Nets”. Merle ...
Presented by The Budman Family at the 2023 TIFF Tribute Awards
Photo credit: Guy Aroch/Netflix
Cameron Bailey, CEO, TIFF, is delighted to announce that Canadian producer-director Shawn Levy (Free Guy, Deadpool 3) will receive the inaugural Norman Jewison Award presented by The Budman Family. Named in honour of the legendary Canadian filmmaker, the Norman Jewison Career Achievement Award is presented by The Budman Family, and recognizes Canadians in the film industry who have made...
Ken Loach awarded the Prix du Public UBS for The Old Oak, while Čuvari formule (Guardians of the Formula) received the Variety Piazza Grande Award
The English director once again captured the Piazza Grande audience's 8,000 hearts, following his victory in 2016 with I, Daniel Blake. Likewise, Dragan Bjelogrlić's Čuvari formule (Guardians of the Formula) secured the recognition of the prestigious American magazine.
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The Pardo d’oro at Locarno76 goes to Mantagheye bohrani (Critical Zone) by Iranian filmmaker Ali Ahmadzadeh, a hymn to freedom and resistance in Iran.
Eleven days of cinema drew a passionate response from critics and audiences. Packed theaters, movie discoveries, shared emotions: this was Locarno76, an edition which saw the triumph of Mantagheye bohrani (Critical Zone) by Ali Ahmadzadeh, winner of the Festival’s Pardo d’oro.
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Open Doors, Locarno Pro’s talent development program for artists from underrepresented communities around the world, has announced its 2023 winners.
For the second of its three-year cycle, Open Doors this year focused on the region of Latin America and the Caribbean. A total of eight projects in development were selected for its coproduction platform, the Projects’ Hub, along with eight creative producers who participated in the program’s talent incubator, the Pr...
Locarno Pro, the industry event of the Locarno Film Festival, has announced the winning projects for its work-in-progress section First Look on UK films and Alliance 4 Development, the co-development program for film projects from Austria, France, Germany, Italy and Switzerland, along with the winner of the very first Heritage Online Restoration Contest.
Director Cécile Embleton from Mother Vera, winner Creativity Media First Look Award 2023, receive...
Eight outstanding documentaries from Central and Eastern Europe, planned for theatrical release during the upcoming 12 months – the Docu Talents from the East – were presented yesterday as part of CineLink Industry Days at the Sarajevo Film Festival.
Projects from Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, and Ukraine made it to the final selection of Docu Talents from the East 2023, which is curated by the J...
Embracing diversity and innovation, the second iteration of the DOC Atlantic Breakthrough Program is set to empower emerging Black, Indigenous, and Persons of Colour (BIPOC) artists hailing from Atlantic Canada.
The Documentary Organization of Canada’s Atlantic chapter proudly joins forces with Telefilm Canada, Northern Film Initiative, CBC, Bell Fund, DOC Institute, and Lunenburg Doc Fest to present this career boosting program.
“The DOC Atlantic Breakthrough Program is ...
The 10th annual HollyShorts Screenplay Contest is part of the 19th annual HollyShorts Film Festival (August 10-20, 2023). All Quarter, Semi, and Finalists will be announced and invited to the festival with an all-access pass. Top 5 screenplays will be announced/awarded at the HollyShorts Awards Ceremony and the winning scripts receives production deals courtesy of The Seattle Film Summit, Hawk Films, and 88th Street Productions. The completed shorts will screen at the 2024 HollyShorts Fi...
The results are in. This year was a groundbreaking year for alternative cinema in the entertainment capital of the world.
“Everything to Entertain You: The Story of Video Headquarters”, a feature documentary film directed by Brantley Palmer, swept honors at this year’s festival, capturing Best Film, Director and Documentary. The film, a story about a nostalgic look at a video store that closed in 2015, made a major statement at this year’s festival. It was the film&rsq...
GERMAN CINEMA NEW TALENT AWARD AT 40th FILMFEST MÜNCHEN 2023
On Friday, talented German newcomers were honored with the coveted German Cinema New Talent Award. The jury — consisting of actress Friedrich Mücke, director and actress Sheri Hagen, and director Sophie Linnenbaum — honored Sylvie Michel as best director for her film “More Than Strangers”. Uschi Feldges grabbed the award in the category of best producer for her drama “Empty Nets”. Merle Gr...
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Moreetsi Gabang (Botswana) - Winner of NEFTI Africa Competition with African Bank at Durban FilmMart
Judges
Acclaimed Actress Vivica A Fox, Academy and Tony Award winning producer Bruce Cohen, and President of Post Production 21st Century Fox/Disney Ted Gagliano – as well as the previous competition winner - Nahom Abraham (Eritrea)
Selected
Moreetsi Gabang (Botswana)
Competition Winner Receives $5000
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The director Liliana Cavani and the actor Tony Leung Chiu-wai will each receive the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the 80th International Film Festival of the Biennale di Venezia (August 30 – September 9, 2023). The decision was made by the Board of Directors of the Biennale, upon recommendation of the Director of the Festival, Alberto Barbera.
“I am very happy and grateful to the Biennale di Venezia for this wonderful surprise", said Liliana Cavani...
The moment we've been waiting for is here! Visit our website today to see which films have been nominated in our 15 categories. As always we'll also be giving the Audience Choice Award to one feature and one short film.This year we have added the 'Un-produced script' award, where the winner will get a pitch meeting with an industry producer of their choice, courtesy of STAGE32!
Now is a great time to look through the categories to help you decide which films you'd...
Cinema for Peace Honorary Award 2023 Trailer
Cinema for Peace hosted a special honoring of His Holiness Pope Francis, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and Oscar-nominated filmmaker Evgeny Afineevsky at the Vatican and in Rome, which was followed by a screening of the film “Freedom on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom”, at the European University of Rome.
Cinema for Peace has honored the greatest icons of mankind in the past, from Muhammed Ali to Nelson Mandela,...
Aly Yeganeh winner enjoying his Best Ensemble Cast Trophy for Sibel's Silence with Festival Director Susie Gorell
Best Feature: “Pinball: The Man that Saved the Game”
Best Documentary: “Labeled: The Missing, the Murdered and the Forgotten”
Best Short I: “Hedgehog”
Best Short II: “Mayfly”
Best Cast Ensemble: “Sibel’s Silence&rd...
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These are the finalists of the International Film Music Competition
The International Film Music Competition takes place for the 11th time during the 19th Zurich Film Festival's "Cinema in Concert" gala event. The prestigious event motivated 153 composers from each of the world's continents to enter an original score, which they created for the short film AU REVOIR JERÔME. Presided ...
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The Three Finalists Are
Lwazi Duma (South Africa); Emma Tollman (So...
Swedish actor Stellan Skarsgård, one of the most popular faces of contemporary cinema, will receive the Leopard Club Award at the 76th Locarno Film Festival (August 2-12). The award ceremony, which will take place on Friday evening, August 4th, in Piazza Grande, will be followed by a talk with the audience at the Forum @Spazio Cinema on Saturday, August 5th, while God afton, herr Wallenberg (Good evening, Mr. Wallenberg, 1990) by Kjell Grede will be screened on August 3rd. Stel...
ShorTS International Film Festival
24th edition / Trieste, 1 - 8 July 2023
THE WINNERS OF THE 24th EDITION
MAREMETRAGGIO SECTION
EstEnergy – Gruppo Hera Award / Best short film - 4.000 euro (Jury members: Leonardo Martinelli, Valentina Otormin Dall'Oglio, Yannis Sakaridis)
Serpetatiyen neqewimi by Ramazan Kılıç (Turkey 2023)
«For the bravery of telling this story of a family in a remote village that reflect...
Punto y Raya JUNIOR 2023 educational programme and its culminating event in Poland. The fifth edition of the festival -co-produced by MAD and PyRLAB- took place June 14th - 18th, 2023 at CNP Centrum na Przedmieści, Grotowski Institute, PAN Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapies , Pracownia Małych Instrumentów, and Przejście Dialogu in Wrocław (PL).
PUNTO y RAYA JUNIOR 2023 Summary at CNP
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The Ottawa International Animation Festival announces its selections for its Young Audiences 7+ and its new Teen Audiences 13+ competitions, both categories to be judged by members of their respective audiences at the Festival
The Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF) announces the Official Selections for its Young Audiences 7+ and for its new competition category, Teen Audiences 13+. The new competition category includes 11 animated worlds that bridge the gap between adult and child...
We are thrilled to announce the winners of the First Flights Short Film Fund 2023 Edition in association with HollyShorts.
Deadline - Amy Gardner
A man in severe debt has one day left to pay off his loans but does not realise that failure could be fatal.
El Vals (The Waltz) - Alycya Magana & Damiana Acuna
After his mother's deportation, a lonely 8 year old Mexican-American boy tries to throw his sister her long awaited Quinceañera.
Moving Doors (D...
