“Baghdad Messi” directed by Sahim Omar Khalifa will be shown on the screen at the opening ceremony of the 10th edition of the "Dohok" international film festival in the "Congress" hall of Dohok University in the city of Dohok in the region of Kurdistan.
According to the report of Mansour Jahani, an independent and international cinema journalist, The movie “Baghdad Messi” directed by Sahim Omar Khalifa is a joint production of Belgium, the N...
A Light Never Goes Out
Posted by Robin Menken
Anastasia Tsang’s gentle, elegiac film ”A Light Never Goes Out” was submitted as Hong Kong’s Official Foreign Submission to the 96th Oscar awards, although, for some reason, does not appear in the final list submitted to Academy voters.
Mei-hsiang (Sylvia Chang), the widow of Hong Kong neon artist Bill (Simon Yam) discovers her late husband’s apprentice Leo (Henick Chou) still working in his closed worksho...
The Peasants
Posted by Robin Menken
Director DK Welchman and producer Hugh Welchman’s follow up to their landmark Painted animation feature "Loving Vincent" is The Peasants (Chłop), Poland’s submission for the 96th Academy Awards.
Based on Władysław Reymont’s 1904-1909 Nobel Prize-winning novel of the same name, It follows a year in the life of a Polish village.
Although set in the 19th century, the book, which is read by all Polish teens i...
DOC NYC has remained the largest and most important North American documentary festival. Held in person this year from November 8th to the 16th alongside streaming selected productions from the 8th to the 26th, DOC NYC once again displays its well-earned reputation for excellent curatorial program choices reiterated by the significant number of featured documentaries that have nominated for and received Oscars. DOC NYC 2023 selected 114 feature length documentaries and 129 short films. The pro...
DOC NYC has remained the largest and most important North American documentary festival. Held in person this year from November 8th to the 16th alongside streaming selected productions from the 8th to the 26th, DOC NYC once again displays its well-earned reputation for excellent curatorial program choices reiterated by the significant number of featured documentaries that have nominated for and received Oscars. DOC NYC 2023 selected 114 feature length documentaries and 129 short films. The pro...
Radar Pictures and Bandits Roost In Development on Feature Film Adaptation
Based on the Best-Selling Children’s Book Weslandia
High School Musical’s Kenny Ortega to Direct
Radar Pictures and Bandits Roost Entertainment are in development on the feature film adaptation of Weslandia , the international best selling children’s book by Newbury Award winner Paul Fleischman.
Award-winning, hit franchise director Kenny Ortega (the High School Musical trilogy, Disney&r...
Red Sea International Film Festival (Red Sea IFF) hosted a Special Presentation of The Absence of Eden tonight at its 3rd edition, with lead actor Zoe Saldana (Avatar, Guardians of the Galaxy), director Marco Perego, Michelle Rodriguez (Fast and Furious), Garret Hedlund (Inside Llewyn Davis), and Naomi Campbell in attendance. The screening took place at the Ritz-Carlton in Jeddah.
Producer
Robert Kravis, Karl Herrmann, Julie Yorn, Marco Perego
Cast
Zoe Yadira Saldana Perego...
CONFERENCE - OVERVIEW OF BRAZILIAN AUDIOVISUAL INDUSTRY AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR COLLABORATION WITH SÃO PAULO
Nov 27th 16:00 hs - Auditorium 1
Explore the current scenario of the audiovisual industry in Brazil, going through its successes, challenges and innovations. Also, learn about the partnership opportunities available for industry professionals interested in collaborating with Brazil, with a special focus on São Paulo, one of the main audiovisual capitals in Latin America...
Thank you to everyone who helped me secure the Emerald Award. ‘ Summer Forever ’. ☀ . Agnes Yen, Mr. Timothy Zhao, Mr. Battipaglia Zara. Mr. Maurizio Bergamini, Mr. Hari Tenang, Korg Company/Mr. Chen Quiang.
Animation! is an exclusive space for animation, a unique opportunity for producers from the region and for professionals from other parts of the world looking to connect with Latin America.
Projects seeking for strategic alliances, networking activities, round tables, workgroups with international specialists and pitching training sessions, are some of the key elements in this section.
Latin American animation continues to arouse great interest in new territories and markets. At Animati...
The Film AlUla Audience Award and Film AlUla Best Saudi Film Award are designed to recognize and empower new filmmaking talents in the region
The Red Sea Film Foundation announced today that Film AlUla will be the strategic sponsor of two awards at the Red Sea International Film Festival. The Film AlUla Audience Award, based on public votes, and the Film AlUla Best Saudi Film Award, which will recognize and reward Saudi filmmaking talent, supporting both the Saudi film industry a...
The Film AlUla Audience Award and Film AlUla Best Saudi Film Award are designed to recognize and empower new filmmaking talents in the region
The Red Sea Film Foundation today announced NEOM will be the Principal Sponsor of the Red Sea International Film Festival (RSIFF), ahead of the event’s third edition beginning on 30 November in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The partnership, which includes the powering of key components of the festival including the Red Sea Souk and Tale...
MIFA / Annecy
Acreditación y pitch en el programa especial de Animation! en MIFA 2024 (Francia) para 2 proyectos de serie y 2 proyectos de largometraje.
Accreditation and pitch at the special Animation! program at MIFA 2024 (France) for 2 series projects and 2 feature film projects.
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The third edition selection of the Red Sea International Film Festival Shorts Competition presents a kaleidoscope of international filmmakers’ work
The Red Sea International Film Festival (Red Sea IFF) has selected an impressive programme of short films from African and Asian filmmakers operating across the globe as part of the Red Sea: Shorts Competition strand. With the third edition of the festival taking place from 30 November to 9 December in Jeddah, this selection of short...
The Red Sea International Film Festival (Red Sea IFF) has announced that this year’s Closing Night Gala will be Ferrari, the new biopic from maestro Michael Mann and starring Adam Driver, Penelope Cruz, Shailene Woodley and Patrick Dempsey, as well as unveiling the International Spectacular line-up for its third edition, which selects cinema from around the globe and features celebrated auteurs and international filmmaking icons. This section showcases some of the mos...
Fantasporto 2024 is pleased to announce the complete retrospective of the director who won Fantasporto'2023 with the film MEGALOMANIA. Karim Quelhaj's. The retrospective include the films Parabole, Le Repas du Singe, L'Oeil Silencieux, Une Realité par seconde and, of course, Megalomaniac. There will be a MOVIE TALK with his participation and his producer Florence Saâdi, who has agreed to be a member of the International Jury. A symbolic tribute to the Belgian director is...
Mrs. Kanayo Awani, Executive Vice President, Intra-African Trade Bank, Afreximbank delivering her opening statement
Mrs. Awani said that the fund would oversee film financing, co-finance with large studios, finance African filmmakers and finance producers and directors of film projects across the continent
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com) is working on the establishment of a $1-billion African Film Fund to be launched in 2024 to support the continent&rs...
The third edition of NEM Zagreb will welcome major companies from 6th to 8th of December at Esplanade Zagreb Hotel!
NEM ZAGREB COMPANIES 2023
All companies in alphabetical order that will contribute by supporting the event that is all about TV series & film creation can be found below
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After years away due to the pandemic, Epic ACG Fest returned to the Bay Area on Oct 28 & 29. This event celebrates animation and features films from animators around the world.
This year, EACG partnered with the “O!PLA” National Animation Festival in Poland. A special “Poland Block” opened the festival, featuring winners from O’PLA’s 2023 competition. It was exciting to see the breadth of animation talent in this country.
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The Red Sea International Film Festival (Red Sea IFF) is delighted to reveal the World Premiere of HWJN (2023), directed by Yasir Al Yasiri as the Opening Night Gala of 2023. Adapted from the best-selling Young Adult fantasy novel by Ibraheem Abbas, HWJN combines Arabian folklore elements of fantasy, blended with modern themes that is sure to enthrall both regional and international audiences. A co-production from Image Nation Abu Dhabi, MBC Studios and VOX Studio...
Seven days of learning, growing, and fostering connection across the (arthouse) world – taking a stand for worldwide collaboration and intercultural exchange
44 participants from 20 countries and five continents - more than 20 Trainers from ten countries: From 30 October to 5 November, the 20th edition of the CICAE’s Arthouse Cinema Training (ACT) took place in Berlin, Germany. Each year, the renowned initiative gathers arthouse professionals and industry experts f...
The Film Awards will take place on January 4, 2024, at the Palm Springs Convention Center, with the festival running through January 15, 2024.
The Vanguard Award is a group honor distinguishing a film's cast and director in recognition of their collective work on an exceptional film project. The award will be presented to Academy Award-winning director Martin Scorsese, Academy Award winner and Executive Producer Leonardo DiCaprio and Gotham Awa...
Established in 1963, the annual New York Film Festival (NYFF) has become one of the most important North American festivals by identifying innovative trends in global film making, developing a program of rising influential new American film makers, and selecting the best recent features from international film festivals. NYFF does not offer awards or prizes, their selection of films gives prestige to the filmmakers and producers, marking them as significant shapers of current and evolvin...
SUBMARINE AND CONCORD ORIGINALS BOARD ILYA CHAIKEN’S NEW MUSIC DOC “Pretty Ugly: The Story of the Lunachicks” FROM RbG’s JULIE COHEN AND BETSY WEST
Submarine has landed worldwide distribution rights to the documentary feature Pretty Ugly: The Story of the Lunachicks with Concord Originals on board to finance and produce, it was announced today by Josh Braun and Dan Braun, co-founders of Submarine, and Sophia Dilley, SVP Concord Originals. Chronicling the ...
As further details of the Film Festival’s third edition are unveiled, hotly anticipated new titles are set to screen alongside classic cinema from across the globe,
30 November to 9 December
Tickets to all screenings will be on sale from Sunday November 12 at 12 PM
The Red Sea International Film Festival (Red Sea IFF) has now revealed the details of both this year’s Festival Favorites and Red Sea: Treasures strands, bringing together some of the best films made i...
