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Le Prix du passage is the winner of the First Prize BFM 41!

  Le Prix du passage/The Channel by Thierry Binisti (France, Belgium, 2022) is the winner of the main competition Mostra Concorso of the 41st edition of Bergamo Film Meeting. Chosen by the audience, the film will receive the Bergamo Film Meeting Prize, worth 5,000 €. The international jury, led by Nerina Kocjančič (Slovenian Film Centre), along with Simone Bachini (Apapaja Produzioni Cinematografiche) and Iva Hejlíčková (Uherské Hradiště Summer Film S...

Séries Mania announces Doctor Who: Flux BBC as the winner of the first “Series Mania’s Creative Campaign Award”

SERIES MANIA FORUM ANNOUNCES WINNER AND JURY SPECIAL MENTION OF “SERIES MANIA’S CREATIVE CAMPAIGN AWARD”   Award part of “Marketing of Series & Innovation” strand  as part of Series Mania Forum ­ ­ Having announced the creation of the award last November, Laurence Herszberg, Founder and General Director of Series Mania, today announced the winner of the first annual “Series Mania’s Creative Campaign Award...

Jonathan Baker’s Annual Viewing Party Celebrates Elvis, Oscar and the Late Paul Sorvino

Jonathan Baker’s Annual Oscar Viewing Party, presented in collaboration with French Riviera Film Festival and Indie Entertainment Media (IEM), was held on the eve of March 12 at Baker Manor in Beverly Hills, at the stunning estate that was once home to Warren Beatty. Elvis is Oscar was the theme of the evening and the cover feature of IEM. Jonathan and Jenny Baker   Joining hosts Jonathan and Jenny Baker, and FRFF co-founders Nicole Goesseringer Muj and Gotham Chandna, were Oscar...

Oscar Awards revealed

Congratuilations to "Everything Everywhere All at Once" which took the major industry awards at the 95th Academy Awards Sunday night: Oscars for best picture and best director, and cast members earning individual acting awards.     WINNERS & NOMINEESACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE WINNER BRENDAN FRASER The Whale   ...

Oxford Film Festival 2023 announces filmmaker awards for 20th Anniversary edition

THE 2023 OXFORD FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES AWARD WINNERS   Mike Cheslik’s HUNDREDS OF BEAVERS wins Best Narrative Feature, and G.B. Shannon’s SHOW BUSINESS IS MY LIFE (BUT I CAN’T PROVE IT) wins Best Documentary Feature   Michael Stevantoni and Strack Azar’s THE BANALITY, and Kelly Duane de la Vega and Zandashé Brown’s IN THE BONES tied for Best Mississippi Feature     THE BANALITY, IN THE BONES Oxford, MS (March 11, ...

VIDEO: watch the World Trailer Awards 2023

2023 WORLD WINNERS CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL WINNERS AND NOMINEES ENJOY THE SHOW         ...

„When the Woodlark Sings“ – Nominee at the Digital Griffix Film Awards Montreal

Wonderful! Our film is nominated for the BEST FIRST TIME DIRECTOR at the Digital Griffix Film Awards in MONTREAL, Canada! Here is a quote from the film festival about the jury: "Our jury is composed of award-winning filmmakers who perfectly understand the hard work put into independent filmmaking!" We are overjoyed and very proud! Thank you to our cast and crew members and everyone who supported us in the process! Watch the trailer: https://youtu.be/oXuEJiN3rD0 Watch the music...

38th Annual Artios Awards

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  Casting Society (CSA) honored excellence in casting across feature films, television and theatre at the 38th Annual Artios Awards held on Thursday, March 9, with ceremonies in Los Angeles, New York and London. Yvette Nicole Brown hosted in Los Angeles at the Beverly Hilton,  the New York ceremony was hosted by Amber Ruffin at the Edison Ballroom, and the London ceremony was hosted by Gordon Griffin M.B.E at the Union Club. The star-studded award ceremonies are Casting Society's ...

'Unruly' wins Dragon Award Best Nordic Film

    Unruly, directed by Malou Reymann, wins Dragon Award Best Nordic Film. The award of SEK 400 000 makes it one of the world's largest film prizes. Presenting partner for the competition is Region Västra Götaland and the City of Gothenburg. The Jury's motivation:  With a great wish to honour a film that tells its story with both great sensitivity and power, the jury is grateful to lighten a universal story about human spirit against the oppressive system. ...

"Of Medicine and Miracles" and "Farewell, Mr. Haffman" Named Best of Fest at Sedona International Film Festival

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Of Medicine and Miracles, a feature-length documentary following oncologist Dr. Carl June on his quest to find a cure for cancer, and Farewell, Mr. Haffman, a narrative feature set in Occupied Paris in 1941 about a thwarted attempt to escape the conflict, captured top honors at the 29thannual Sedona International Film Festival.             The eight-day festival featured more than 150 films from around the world and appearanc...

Awards of the 29th Festival International des Cinémas d'Asie de Vesoul

HONORARY GOLDEN CYCLO (offered by the Agglomeration Community and the city of Vesoul): to M. Lee Yong-kwan, president of BIFF, for its action in favour of the cinema (Korea) and Semih Kaplanoğlu, director, for the all of his work (Turkey).   CYCLO D'OR (offered by the Regional Council of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté), International Jury: President: M. Lee Yong-kwan, president of BIFF (Korea), members: Mrs Emily J Hoe, president SGIFF (Singapore)...

FANTASPORTO closes 2023 Batalha edition with Awards

MEGALOMANIAC AND THE PORTUGUESE INCUBUS WINNERS OF THE FANTASY SECTION AND NARCOSIS OF THE DIRECTOR’S WEEK The new Multiplex BATALHA received this year the 43rd edition of the iconic and just finished Fantasporto – Festival Internacional de Cinema do Porto. The International Jury of the fantasy section was LAWRENCE TROTT, MÁRTA BÉNYEI, SANDRA HENRIQUES and LUÍS ROSALES and decided to divide their awards between European and Asian Films.  PORTUGUESE...

The CESAR Award Winners

The Night of the 12th Dominik Moll, Carole Scotta, Caroline Benjo, ... Film Benoît Magimel Pacifiction Actor Virginie Efira Paris Memories Actress Nadia Tereszkiewicz Forever Young Promising Actress Bastien Boui...

The Better World Film Forum returns to Cannes MAY, 21st and 22 nd at The Carlton

  BETTER WORLD FUND   @ INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL CANNES   MAY, 21st & 22 nd 2023 at THE CARLTON HOTEL     Sustainable development worldwide, Academia for a Better World   Mastermind, Conference, Press, Gala Dinner, Trophy Ceremony, Celebrities, Red Carpet, Liz Mc Comb Showcase   Check the FULL BROCHURE   AMAZONIA FUND ALLIANCE FOR UNESCO    BETTER...

Mike Downey to receive The Stockfish Honorary Award

Stockfish 2023 will confer an honorary award for “An outstanding contribution to the film industry,” an approach to bestow prominent professionals from the academic, production, distribution, market and film festival scenes. The 2023 Stockfish Award will go to Mike Downey.   Mike Downey founded the UK-based independent production house Film and Music Entertainment (F&ME) in 2000 as part of an IPO on the Frankfurt DAX...

Glamourous Closing of Berlinale 2023 – Delighted Winners and Full Cinemas

The 73rd Berlin International Film Festival came to a successful close with the Publikumstag on February 26. At the festive awards ceremony on Saturday evening, Sur L'Adamant by Nicolas Philibert was awarded with the Golden Bear.   Watch our WRAP post edition Following the slogan “Let's get together”,  the Berlinale started its first fully in-person event after two unusual years due to the pandemic – and the audience as well as...

BERLINALE 2023 Wrap : Awards and Video Interviews

DO NOT MISS A BIT from BERLINALE AND EFM 2023      FOLLOW US :          TAKE CENTER STAGE IN BERLIN: ADVERTISE WITH US AND PROMOTE YOUR LINE UP AND PROJECTS EMAIL US FOR A CHANCE TO BRAINSTORM AROUND YOUR BEST ONLINE OPTIONS   THE BERLINALE BEAT   VIDEO Berlinale 2023 Awards : The complete list, yes a long one, with the winners video conferen...

VIDEO Berlinale 2023 Awards : The complete list, yes a long one, with the winners video conference !

Sur l’Adamant (On the Adamant): film team with Mariëtte Rissenbeek and Carlo Chatrian © Sandra Weller / Berlinale 2023     PRIZES OF OFFICIAL JURIES    PRIZES OF THE INTERNATIONAL JURY  Members of the Jury: Kristen Stewart (Jury President), Golshifteh Farahani, Valeska Grisebach, Radu Jude, Francine Maisler, Carla Simón, Johnnie To    GOLDEN BEAR FOR BES...

Berlinale 2023: Crystal Bears and Prizes of the Deutsches Kinderhilfswerk (The Children’s Charity of Germany) at Generation Kplu

  Crystal Bears   The members of the Children’s Jury Generation Kplus – Luan Faik Can, Valerie Louise Da Silva Matos, Timon Mahlke, Nina Marie Stellmacher, Defne Frida Sungu, Enno Winch, Jerrit Wunder – have awarded the following prizes:   Crystal Bear for the Best Film: Sweet As by Jub Clerc, Australia   A film that touched us by virtue of the personal stories of the characters and its impressive backdrops. You’ve seen various...

The Panorama Audience Awards Go to Sira by Apolline Traoré and Kokomo City by D. Smith

The audience has voted: The 25th Panorama Audience Award for the best feature film goes to Sira by Apolline Traoré, Kokomo City by D. Smith wins in the category Panorama Dokumente. D. Smith had boarded her plane already when she learnt about the award and quickly got off to be present at the ceremony. The prizes are awarded by the Berlinale section Panorama together with radioeins and rbb television (Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg). ...

Berlinale 2023 Crystal Bears and Prizes at Generation 14plus

Adolfo – Szemen sarka – Man khod, man ham miraghsam – And the King Said, What a Fantastic Machine – Hummingbirds – Mutt – Infantaria – IncorciCrystal Bears The members of the Youth’s Jury Generation 14plus – Leia Haarhuis, Leo Hanstein, Anna Lena Hiemer, Anouk Segebart, Jonas Volkers – have awarded the following prizes: Crystal Bear for the Best Fi...

Berlinale 2023 The Perspektive Deutsches Kino Award Winners

The Perspektive Deutsches Kino award winners are: Compass-Perspektive-Award: Seven Winters in Tehran by Steffi Niederzoll Kompagnon Fellowships: Mareike Wegener (Perspektive Deutsches Kino 2022) and Anna Melikova (Berlinale Talents 2023) Heiner Carow Prize: Bones and Names by Fabian Stumm Jury member Anne Fabini, Steffi Niederzoll (director Sieben Winter in Teheran), jury member Dela Dabulamanzi ...

The 34th Annual Producers Guild Awards will be held on Saturday, February 25, 2023

    PRODUCERS GUILD OF AMERICA ANNOUNCES PRESENTERS FOR THE 34TH ANNUAL PRODUCERS’ GUILD AWARDS    ANGELA BASSETT,  AUSTIN BUTLER, BILLY EICHNER, BOB ODENKIRK, BRENDAN FRASER, CATE BLANCHETT, DAVE BURD, DAVEED DIGGS, DIEGO LUNA, HANNAH EINBINDER, JAMIE LEE CURTIS, KATE HUDSON, KE HUY QUAN, MICHELLE YEOH, RON HOWARD, SACHA BARON COHEN, SANDRA OH, STEPHANIE HSU, AND MORE TO PRESENT   Ceremony  will  take place on Saturday, February 25, 202...

Sony Future Filmmaker Awards 2023 Winners for the inaugural edition announced

This evening, Creo announced the winners for the first edition of the Sony Future Filmmaker Awards during a black-tie awards ceremony at the Cary Grant Theatre on the historic Sony Pictures Studio lot in Culver City, California. Entertainment Tonight's correspondent Denny Directo served as the evening's host. 30 filmmakers were shortlisted across six categories with six winners announced on the night. All filmmakers are awarded a trip to Los Angeles to take part in the in ceremony, f...

The Winner of the First Berlinale Series Award in Cooperation with Deadline is The Good Mothers

The Berlinale Series jury – Mette Heeno, André Holland and Danna Stern – has decided: The first Berlinale Series Award in cooperation with Deadline goes to The Good Mothers. TheTeam dbehind the Berlinale Series Award, The Good Mothers: Daniel Frigo (Country Manager The Walt Disney Company Italia), Elisa Amoruso (Director) Julian Jarrold (Director), Alessandro Saba (Head of Productions The Walt Disney Company Italia...

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