Filmfestivals.com partner of Venice Production Bridge sat down with the Pascal Diot who shared with our audience a few practical facts and figures on the Market which he has created 6 years ago.
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by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent
Unless you see a film, you can’t have an opinion, right? So in the Brett Rather-directed documentary MELANIA from Amazon MGM Studios, about 20 days on the way to becoming FLOTUS for a second time, First Lady Melania Trump’s heels can be heard as a lonely echo in the frequently empty halls of power.
Or, you can listen to Ravel’s “Bolero” soundtrack embedded behind the footage as a quiet march to a thundering echo th...
INTERVIEW WITH WRITER DIRECTOR TOMER ALMAGOR FOR PSYCHOLOGICAL HORROR "KLIFHAUS" (2026)
After the 2025 Bahamas International Film Festival (BIFF), I interviewed writer-director Tomer Almagor. We spoke at length about his illustrious career as an independent filmmaker, and his latest film psychological horror "Klifhaus" (2026). His film10 Kilos of Cocaine screened at BIFF. The film was directed by Doron Eran and inspired by the bestselling true story by ...
You have been a prolific producer for decades when many find it such a difficult feat to produce a film today. What is your secret recipe?
ALES: My path of becoming producer was a little bit longer than expected, since I was coming from post-socialist country and the profession of producer as we know now was starting to develop in the mid 90-ies. Before becoming a producer I was professionally active for a few years in theatrical distribution (working...
During the 2025 Bahamas International Film Festival (BIFF), I sat with award-winning Turkish writer producer Hakan Unal at the King's Surf Shack on Harbour Island. We spoke about his short films that have been awarded at multiple international film festivals around the world and his recent acceptance to the 2026 Sundance Film Festival.
BIFF is a boutique film festival of the highest standard, where film talent from all over the world gathers in ...
Writer Tad Daggerhart
During the 2025 Bahamas International Film Festival (BIFF), I sat with actor, writer and producer Tad Daggerhart at the ELH airport in the Bahamas on the last day of BIFF. We spoke at length about his illustrious career as an independent filmmaker, and his latest film COYOTES (2025), which screened at the festival. Tad is known for his work on THE EXPENDABLES 4 (2023) and BLACK LOTUS (2023). He is in development for his latest project which he will write...
Director Cash Robinson
During the 2025 Bahamas International Film Festival (BIFF), I sat with writer director Cash Robinson at the King's Surf Shack on Harbour Island in mid December. Cash's film "Nobody Wants to Be Here, Nobody Wants to Leave" (2025) screened to local and international guests at BIFF.
BIFF is a boutique film festival of the highest standard, where film talent from all over the world gathers in paradise&nb...
During the 2025 Bahamas International Film Festival (BIFF), talent manager and producer Jib Polhemus and I sat at the Dunmore Hotel on Harbour Island with the idyllic view of pink sand and Caribbean blue water in front of us.
BIFF is a boutique film festival of the highest standard, where film talent from all over the world gathers in paradise for a week every December for screenings, panels, writer ...
Boshra Dastournezhad Haghighi (left). Goli Samii (right)
During the 2025 Bahamas International Film Festival (BIFF), Iranian actresses
Boshra Dastournezhad Haghighi and Goli Samii and I sat at the King's Surf Shack on Harbour Island with palm trees swaying in the wind under tropical sun. BIFF is a boutique film festival of the highest standard, where film talent from all over the world gathers in paradise&nbs...
S.J. ALLOCCO-ST.GERMAIN (left). Paulina Keszler (right)
During the 2025 Bahamas International Film Festival (BIFF), I sat with producer S.J. Allocco-St.Germain and breakthrough director Paulina Keszleat the King's Surf Shack on Harbour Island, beside the pool one blustery December day. We spoke about their new shortfilm called HOWARD (2025), starring Sawyer Spielber...
NIFFF (Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival) and its General and Artistic Director announce the end of their collaboration.
NIFFF announces, in mutual agreement with its General and Artistic Director, Pierre-Yves Walder, the end of their collaboration.
Since his arrival in 2021, Mr Walder has contributed to strengthening NIFFF’s position as a leading festival and to bringing the fantasy genre to a wider audience. The 2025 edition was an exceptional success whil...
The Red Sea International Film Festival (Red Sea IFF) is welcoming Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Sean Baker (Anora, The Florida Project) as the President of its Features Jury for its fifth edition, running 4-13 December.
Sean Baker is an Academy Award-winning filmmaker and trailblazer in independent filmmaking. His latest film Anora (2024) won five Oscars for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, Best Editing, and Best Actress for Mikey Madison. Baker is also known for...
Luci Lenox is an award-winning casting director based in Spain with a diverse professional background and international experience. She has cast over 100 productions for clients such as Netflix, Amazon, MediaPro and various Spanish independent producers, and her work has resulted in over 250 awards at international film festivals. In addition to her work as a casting director, Luci is a strong advocate for diversity and inclusion in the industry and has served on the board of the CSA and the d...
America’s Highest Honor For A Career In Film To Be Presented on April 18, 2026, At Gala Tribute To Benefit AFI’s Arts And Education Initiatives
The American Film Institute Board of Trustees have announced that Eddie Murphy will receive the 51st AFI Life Achievement Award, America’s highest honor for a career in film. The award will be presented at a Gala Tribute at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on April 18, 2026.
“Eddie Murphy is an American icon,” said...
The Cannes Cinema Meetings-Les Rencontres Cinematographiques de Cannes is celebrating the 38 edition and taking place 17-23.11 in Cannes. While the organizers are describing the film festival as not beeing international, the selection it surely is. Just before the movies releases in France the films are screened in the 6 movie theaters of Cannes and Cannes La Bocca, giving cinephiles a rare chance of an avant premiere and even meeting the cast, directors or screenwriters of the films. In colla...
by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent
Tonight, Skydance/Paramount’s David Ellison is reported by The Guardian's White House Correspondent Hugo Lowell to be in attendance for the MBS White House Dinner at President Trump’s invitation. Trump of course is close to the elder Ellison, Larry Ellison of Oracle, backed up by his hundreds of billions. At $23.50 or thereabouts a share, Skydance’s David Ellison, who bought Paramount sometime in August, has been gunning fo...
The AFM Sessions’ featured panels on November 12th & 13th brought together thought leaders to discuss topics such as new models of financing, AI, as well as the arthouse and horror genres; all speaking at the Fairmont Century Plaza. Below we’ve included highlights from the speakers
Photo credit: Dan Steinberg
The Innovators – From Fan to Financier: New Models in Film Financing and Distribution (Nov. 12th, 11:00am ...
Interview with Ali Vatansever the director of the feature drama LIFELIKE and the co producer Dumitru Alexandru.
The film premiered in Tallinn in main competition at Black Nights Film Festival and we met at the Turkish reception in the Bookstore by the theatre complex.
The story: ABDI(46), a once-aggressive school-bus driver, has grown quieter under the weight of his son’s terminal illness. His wife, REYHAN (43), in contrast, refuses to yield to despair; her social media pres...
The press conference took place this Sunday, 16 November at 13:00 in the Sirius conference hall at Nordic Hotel Forum.
Trine Dyrholm was presenting at PÖFF29 the TV series The Danish Woman at PÖFF, and Dar Salim his the film The Fall of Hercules.
Dar Salim – The acclaimed Danish actor, best known for his breakout role as Amir Diwan in the famous Danish TV series Borgen and his performance in Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant (2023), returns to PÖ...
Focus on Italy: A Strategic Hub for International Productions” panel at AFM.
It was a great conversation on Italy’s growing role as a production partner for U.S. and international studios. As announced during the session, producer Gary Lucchesi was awarded the title of Cavaliere (Knight) of the Order of the Star of Italy for his contribution to strengthening ties between Hollywood and the Italian industry.
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Press conference for the film 'Oh, What Happy Days!', starring Golshifteh Farahani!
It sounds like a fairy tale – Golshifteh Farahani is here too with her director Homayoun Ghanizadeh to present an incredible film, a film essay where actors were remotely directed by Homayoun, during Corona time!
The Iranian french actress, who left Iran 18 years ago and currently resides in France has appeared in films directed by renowned filmmakers from around the world, such as Jim J...
by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent
When you realize Academy Award-nominated Make-up Artist Donald Mowat hand-painted the giant glowing pink face of Ana de Armas in Blade Runner 2049, which most audiences think is a digital special effect, you begin to realize the enormity of a gift like his. While his credits include Dune (2022) which resulted in his Oscar nom, Mowat has a visceral connection to The Fighter and its gritty realism that belies any use of cosmetics. Eminem&rsq...
The Red Sea International Film Festival (Red Sea IFF) will be welcoming iconic Indian actress Rekha (Bhanurekha Ganesan) to this year’s edition of the festival.Described by critics as one of India’s finest ever actresses, Rekha will attend the Festival to present her restored 1981 classic ‘Umrao Jaan’ in its international premiere.
Showing as part of the festival’s Treasures programme, the film is a beloved heritage work set in 1857 Lucknow and tells the sto...
The Red Sea Film Foundation (Red Sea FF) has unveiled the programming team for the fifth edition of the Red Sea International Film Festival, which takes place from 4–13 December 2025 in the historic district of Al Balad, Jeddah. The announcement comes on the eve of the Venice Film Festival, where the Red Sea Film Foundation is celebrating the premieres of five of the projects it has supported – Hijra (Venice Spotlight), Roqia (International Critics’ Week), Cotton Queen (Inter...
When the esteemed French actor Juliette Binoche took to the stage for a Q&A session following the screening of her directorial debut, In-I in Motion, she expressed the hope that, rather than just answering questions about the film, the questions themselves would teach her something new about the movie. “So let’s rock and roll,” she told the crowd.
Photo by Laurent Hou
Binoche had presented the film on October 28 in the Special Screenin...
