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Films of Purpose find a voice for a decade during 75th Cannes Film Festival with United Nations supported NGO

For a decade the Queen Consort of Eti-Oni the oldest cocoa plantation in Nigeria, Her Royal Majesty Queen Angelique-Monet has supported films of purpose, and worked towards providing a platform for the unheard and unseen voices at Cannes Film Festival with her Non Governmental Organization New Generation In Action (NGIA) and main initiative Artisan Festival International World Peace Initiative (AFIWPI), which is a United Nations supported organization in "Consultative Status,"...

The Locarno Kids Award la Mobiliare will be given to Indian filmmaker Gitanjali Rao,

      The Locarno Kids Award la Mobiliare will be given to Indian filmmaker Gitanjali Rao, director of Bombay Rose (2019). The ceremony on the Piazza Grande on Monday, August 8, 2022 will be accompanied by a screening of her short film Printed Rainbow (2006).   The L...

Academy key dates for the 2022 Oscar® season

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and ABC announced the 95th Oscars® will take place on Sunday, March 12, 2023.  The show will air live on ABC and in more than 200 territories worldwide from the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood. Academy key dates for the 2022 Oscar® season are as follows:  General entry categories submission deadline  Tuesday, November 15, 2022 Governors Awards ...

VIDEO : Fourth Annual French Riviera Film Festival Unveils 2022 Award Winners

Held from May 20 – 21, 2022 at Eden Hotel & Spa in Cannes, France, the fourth annual French Riviera FilmFestival, celebrating short film and short-form content from around the globe, has unveiled the award-winning shorts of the 2022 competition. The announcement was made  by festival co-founders Gotham Chandna and Nicole Goesseringer Muj. Nicole Goesseringer Muj, Juan Garrafa, Eduardo Cuervo Mora (N.O.R.A.) The 2022 Wi...

Pardo alla carriera Ascona-Locarno achievement award goes to Costa-Gavras

  During its 75th edition (3-13 August 2022), the Locarno Film Festival will pay tribute to Costa-Gavras, master of the cinema of civic engagement. The Greek-French director will receive the Pardo alla carriera Ascona-Locarno achievement award on the evening of Thursday 11 August, in Piazza Grande. On Friday 12 August Costa-Gavras will appear at the Forum @Spazio Cinema in a panel conversation with the audience, while spectators at Locarno75 will also have a chance to see two ...

QUO VADIS, AIDA? Wins LUX Audience Award 2022

Munira Subašić, surviving mother of the Srebrenica genocide and founder of “The Mothers of Srebrenica”, director Jasmila Žbanić and Roberta Metsola, President of the European Parliament. (Picture: Federica Scarpa)   The European public and the members of the European Parliament have voted QUO VADIS, AIDA? by Jasmila Žbanić the winner of the second LUX Audience Award. During a European tour, including virtual screenings and a live Q&A with the filmma...

International Uranium Film Festival 2022 Award Winners

A radiant film festival at the Cinemateca do MAM Rio International Uranium Film Festival 2022 Awards go to Canada, France, Poland, Spain, South Korea, USA „Rio de Janeiro’s 11th International Uranium Film Festival was a brilliant event and it must go on.“ That was the general opinion of the Audience and of Spanish Filmmaker Jaime García Parra at the Modern Art Museum Cinema. Jaime García Parra’s short film comedy „January 66“ on th...

Award winners of the 22nd Nippon Connection Film Festival

Honor award for Masatoshi Nagase / Jury award for unconventional high-school drama / Audience awards for heartwarming family drama, story of disabled lovers, and documentary about Kurdish refugees in Japan After six days and numerous sold-out events, the 22nd Nippon Connection Film Festival in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, ended on Sunday, May 29th 2022 with a grand award ceremony. At twelve venues, the festival screened around 100 short and feat...

The Awards of Cannes 75th edition

After 11 days of an exceptional edition, the Jury of the 75th Festival de Cannes, chaired by French actor Vincent Lindon, surrounded by Iranian director Asghar Farhadi, British-American actress and director Rebecca Hall, French director Ladj Ly, American director Jeff Nichols, Indian actress Deepika Padukone, Swedish actress Noomi Rapace, Norwegian director Joachim Trier and Italian actress and director Jasmine Trinca, presented its winners' list among the 21 films presented in Competit...

Winners 2022 La Semaine de la Critique

The prizes and awards, given by the Jury of the 61st Semaine de la Critique, presided by the director Kaouther Ben Hania, are Les prix décernés par le Jury de la 61e Semaine de la Critique, présidé par la réalisatrice Kaouther Ben Hania sont Grand Prix Grand Prize La Jauría de by Andrés Ramírez Pulido ...

International Artistic Excellence Honored at 2022 French Riviera Film Festival in partnership with filmfestivals.com

Gilles Marini, Nicole Goesseringer Muj, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Vincent De Paul International Artistic Excellence Honored at Fourth Annual French Riviera Film Festival with Indian Actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui Receiving Industry Excellence Award   Lifetime Achievement Award presented to Polish director Jerzy Skolimowski and Industry Excellence Awards to Danish Filmmakers Martin Strange-Hansen and Kim Magnusson;  Turkish actor Cansel Elçin and Italian actress...

Fourth Annual French Riviera Film Festival Unveils 2022 Award Winners

Held from May 20 – 21, 2022 at Eden Hotel & Spa in Cannes, France, the fourth annual French Riviera FilmFestival, celebrating short film and short-form content from around the globe, has unveiled the award-winning shorts of the 2022 competition. The announcement was made today by festival co-founders Gotham Chandna and Nicole Goesseringer Muj. Nicole Goesseringer Muj, Juan Garrafa, Eduardo Cuervo Mora (N.O.R.A.) The 2022 Winners are: DRAMA (Tie) Phase D...

International Artistic Excellence Honored at 2022 French Riviera Film Festival

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International Artistic Excellence Honored at Fourth Annual French Riviera Film Festival with Indian Actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui Receiving Industry Excellence Award   Lifetime Achievement Award presented to Polish director Jerzy Skolimowski and Industry Excellence Awards to Danish Filmmakers Martin Strange-Hansen and Kim Magnusson;  Turkish actor Cansel Elçin and Italian actress Arianna Veronesi recognized for acting   Gilles Marini, Nicole Goesseringer Mu...

The winners of the 25th La Cinef Selection

The Short Films and La Cinef Jury, presided by Yousry Nasrallah and comprised of Monia Chokri, Félix Moati, Jean-Claude Raspiengeas et Laura Wandel, has awarded the 2022 La Cinef Prizes during a ceremony held in the Buñuel Theater, followed by the screening of the winning films. La Cinef Selection included 16 student films, chosen out of 1 528 entries coming from 378 film schools around the world.   First Prize IL BARBIERE COMPLOTTISTA (A CONSPIRACY MAN) directed by V...

‘A Night of Knowing Nothing’ and ‘In the Billowing Night’ win Doc Alliance Awards

( Still: ‘A Night of Knowing Nothing’) CANNES 2022: ‘The Eclipse’ receives Special Mention The awards were handed out during the Doc Day of the Marché du Film in Cannes Doc Alliance - the network of 7 of the most influential European documentary film festivals - has announced the winners of its 15th annual Doc Alliance Awards during the Doc Day at the Festival de Cannes. The Doc Day is part of Cannes Docs, the Marché du Film’s documentary-fo...

The prizes and awards, given by the Jury of the 61st Semaine de la Critique,

The prizes and awards, given by the Jury of the 61st Semaine de la Critique, presided by the director Kaouther Ben Hania, are Grand Prize La Jauría de by Andrés Ramírez Pulido French Touch Prize of the Jury Aftersun de by Charlotte Wells Leitz Cine Discovery Prize for short film Ice Merchants de by João Gonzalez Louis Roederer Foundation Rising Star...

Better World Forum hosted a series of powerful sustainability focused events in Cannes

Global Speakers and Filmmakers Joined Forces to Raise Awareness about Food, Health and Sustainability at the Cannes Film Festival 2022 during a special event organized by The president and founder of Better World Fund, Mr. Manuel Collas de la Roche’s. After a magnificent Cannes sunset, stars appear above the famed Croisette illuminating the Better World Fund’s illustrious Black-Tie Gala dinner that took place at the JW Marriott, with the humbling presence of Her Excellency the Firs...

Royal reception and Awards Ceremony at 10th Annual AFI World Peace Initiative

10th Annual AFI World Peace Initiative’s “World Peace & Tolerance Royal Gala and Awards” at Cannes Film Festival was held on May 19th at the Majestic Croisette salon.        ...

Jeff Bridges honored with golden Jubilee by Queen Angelique Monet at AFI Artisan for Peace Film Fest event in Cannes

Bruno Chatelin, Fest agent for the film Living in the Future's Past, was there to receive his award. Watch out for the fun video and ambiance picturesfrom this superb event at Majestic salon Croisette with exquiste artistic performances! ...

“Pierre Angénieux Tribute” in Cannes to Darius Khondji

« PIERRE ANGÉNIEUX TRIBUTE » to DARIUS KHONDJI (A.F.C., A.S.C.*) and « ANGÉNIEUX SPECIAL ENCOURAGEMENT » to EVELIN VAN REI Friday May 27, 2022 at 8pm Buñuel Theater, Palais des Festivals Darius Khondji @ Peter Lindbergh As an official partner of the Cannes Festival since 2013, the premium cinema lens manufacturer Angénieux hosts the “Pierre Angénieux Tribute” every year to celebrate an exceptional cinematographe...

Forest Whitaker to receive the Honorary Palme d'or at the 75th Festival de Cannes

© WPDI   Following Jodie Foster in 2021, Actor Forest Whitaker will be the honorary guest at the opening ceremony of the 75th Festival de Cannes, to be broadcasted live by France Télévisions and Brut. After Jeanne Moreau, Bernardo Bertolucci, Manoel de Oliveira, Jean-Pierre Léaud, Agnès Varda, or Alain Delon, he will be the new recipient of the honorary Palme d’or, which pays tribute to a sparkling artistic journey, a rare personality as well as a ...

The Vision Award Ticinomoda 2022 goes to Laurie Anderson, “storyteller” in art, music and film

  © Ebru Yildiz The Locarno Film Festival will pay tribute to U.S. composer, visual artist and filmmaker Laurie Anderson with the Vision Award Ticinomoda, a prize dedicated to creatives whose work has extended the horizons of the filmic image. The award will be handed over in a ceremony on Wednesday 10 August in Piazza Grande, followed on Thursday 11 August by a panel conversation with the audience at the Spazio Cinema, plus screenings of two titles directed by Ande...

The Pardo d’onore Manor 2022 goes to Kelly Reichardt

  © Courtesy of David Godlis The Locarno Film Festival will pay tribute to Kelly Reichardt, one of the most original and independent voices in contemporary American filmmaking. Reichardt will receive the Pardo d’onore Manor award on the evening of Friday 12 August in Piazza Grande. On Saturday 13 August at the Spazio Cinema she will be at the center of a panel conversation with the audience, who will also have a chance to see two stand-out titles from her career during Locarn...

The Golden Gate Awards at the 65th San Francisco International Film Festival

Image courtesy of SFFILM This morning, SFFILM announced the winners of the juried Golden Gate Awards competition at the 65th San Francisco International Film Festival at a live-streamed event hosted on sffilm.org. The Golden Gate Awards were created the same year the Festival was founded in 1957 and are notable both as a qualifier for films under 40 minutes for the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) and as a launching pad for internationally renowned filmmakers early in thei...

Meetings on the Bridge announced the award winners

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Organised within the scope of the Istanbul Film Festival and as part of the Common Cultural Heritage: Preservation and Dialogue Between Turkey and the EU–II (CCH-II) Grant Scheme financially supported by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and the European Union, Meetings on the Bridge announced the award winners.   Supported by Anadolu Efes, Meetings on the Bridge had its first hybrid edition. The selection included one documentary and nineteen feature film projects, as well as six...
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