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On the occasion of the 36th European Film Awards on 9 December, the legendary director Béla Tarr will be presented with the Honorary Award of the Academy President and Board. With this award the European Film Academy wishes to pay special tribute to an outstanding director and a personality with a strong political voice, who is not only deeply respected by his colleagues but also celebrated by audiences world-wide. Béla Tarr is the sixth filmmaker to receive this recognition &nda...
European Lifetime Achievement Award for English Actress
Photo: (c) GBA
On the occasion of this year’s 36th European Film Awards and in recognition of a unique contribution to the world of film, the European Film Academy takes great pleasure in presenting the actress Dame Vanessa Redgrave with the EUROPEAN LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT award for her outstanding body of work.
Born in London, Vanessa Redgrave comes from a family of actors, a tradition that was started by her grandfather...
This year, the Cutting Edge Talent Camp is being held for the fourth time as part of the International Film Festival Mannheim-Heidelberg. For this year’s edition of the mentoring programme, 16 promising young filmmakers who are working on their first or second feature film have been selected.
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"We have just learned of the tragic death of Iranian film director Dariush Mehrjui and his wife, both brutally murdered by thieves.
Dariush Mehrjui was president of the international jury at the 11th Vesoul IFF Asian Cinemas 2005. VIFFAC has presented many films by this great director: Bemani, Leila, The Cow, ...."
RIP
Jean-Marc Thérouanne,
Dariush Mehrjui and wife at 11th FICA Vesoul 2005 (photo credit archives FICA)
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Mads Mikkelsen receiving the Evolution ICON Award at EMIFF, 2018
Mads Mikkelsen will be a special guest at the 12th Evolution Mallorca International Film Festival.
Join us at Cineciutat for the screening of his latest film, LA TIERRA PROMETIDA - THE BASTARD. After the screening, Mads will be joining us for a Q&A about the film.
Sunday, Oct 22nd,
18:00 h, Sala 2 (Danish with English subtitles)
18:30 h, Sala 1 (Danish with Spanish subtitles)
Mads is ...
Pathé are delighted to announced that Caroline Stone joins its UK operation, Pathé Productions Ltd, today (16th October 2023), in the newly created role of Commercial Director. The appointment consolidates the expansion of Pathé’s business in the UK into premium scripted television.
Stone joins Pathe after a 15 year tenure at BBC Studios Productions. She was engaged across a variety of roles including, since 2020, Commercial Director of Scripted where she he...
New York Festivals® Television & Film Awards competition is thrilled to welcome Valeria Fiñana, Vice President of Production & Development for Telemundo Streaming Studios at NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises to the TV & Film Advisory Board.
Ms. Fiñana joins the prestigious 17-member Advisory Board panel comprised of a global assembly of innovative storytellers and industry leaders with expertise across diverse genres.
“We...
Academy Award-nominated film director Mira Nair is announced as the Head of Jury for this year’s Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival’s South Asia Competition – a section dedicated to showcasing the best of South Asian and South Asian Diaspora Cinema.
Indian-American filmmaker Mira Nair (Salaam Bombay!, Queen of Katwe, Monsoon Wedding) is welcomed to the Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival this year to preside over the jury of the South Asian Competition. ...
Belgian directors gather for 50th anniversary Film Fest Gent
FFG2023
Film Fest Gent is celebrating its 50th edition. For the festival it proved the perfect opportunity to gather Belgian filmmakers who, over the past five decades, premiered their films at FFG. On Friday 13 October, the red carpet at Kinepolis Ghent was exclusively filled with Belgian filmmaking talent, with directors such as Patrick Conrad, Stijn Coninx, Christina Vandekerckhove, Felix Van Groeningen, Lukas Dhont, ...
The Red Sea Film Foundation has partnered with leading news outlet Bloomberg to support its prestigious live media event ‘Bloomberg Screentime’ – a two-day summit covering the intersection of Hollywood and Silicone Valley with Bloomberg’s award-winning journalists gathering moguls, celebrities, and entrepreneurs already defining the next phase of pop culture.
Bloomberg Screentime is hosting defining figures of popular culture – including Issa ...
J- 26 avant le lancement de la 33ème édition des Rencontres !
Découvrez les thèmes des débats et les avant-premières qui se dérouleront au Touquet-Paris-Plage du 8 au 10 novembre.
Je souhaite m'inscrire aux Rencontres
Les d&eac...
Josh Cohen, born in 1986, is a multi-disciplinary director, writer, photographer, and artist living between Los Angeles and New York. Josh was raised in central New Jersey with access to all things suburban, including but not limited to parking lots, strip malls, backyards, and runoff creeks before moving and spending the majority of his adult life in New York City. Initially studying animal science and marine biology, he took a hard turn to study design at the School of Visual Arts ...
Enzo Ashford Zelocchi was born in Rimini, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. Raised predominantly between the United States and Italy with family also located in England and France, he is of Italian, British, Spanish, French, Asian, and Jewish descent. Enzo pursued higher education in Italy, graduating with a degree in accounting from a private international school in Rome before relocating to Milan to study marketing, media strategy, and public relations at the private university IULM, alongside the Stan...
The new Locarno Film Festival Board of Directors has been elected, with Maja Hoffmann as President. The Festival’s governance has also been restructured
Maja Hoffmann has been officially confirmed as President of the Locarno Film Festival, following a vote of the General Assembly and the new Board of Directors. A revision of the Festival’s governance structure has led to the adoption of new articles of association, a reduction in the size of the board and the introduction of two n...
Anthony Hickox, the British director known for horrors such as Waxwork and Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth, died October 9, aged 64.
Re published courtesy of DEADLINE
Hickox had spent his recent years in Romania, where police found him dead last week at his house in Bucharest after friends had reported not seeing him for some time, according to close friend and InterTalent Rights Group CEO Jonathan Shalit.
Best known for his work in the comedy-horror genre,...
ANDREA SLAVIČEK (Croatia) © Nina Duredevic – ZHAO HAO (China) © Yeo Seung Jin - ASMAE EL MOUDIR (Morocco) © Ammar Abd Rabbo - GESSICA GÉNÉUS (Haiti) © Jean Marie Gigon - DIANA CAM VAN NGUYEN (Czech Republic / Vietnam) © David Tichacek - MELTSE VAN COILLIE (Belgium) © Harm Dens
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The jury has been appointed for the Ermanno Olmi Award, international film
award promoting short films by young directors.
Submission deadline: October 15th, 2023
©Gianni Berengo Gardin/Contrasto
Luigi Musini (film producer), Lorenzo Rossi (researcher and editor of Cineforum magazine), Omar Pesenti (director and screenwriter), Giada Mazzoleni (film producer and teacher) and Giorgia Goi (producer and distributor) have been appointed as the jury of the fourth edition of t...
WELCOME JAMES WOOLLEY, NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE MIAMI FILM FESTIVAL!
As the Miami Film Festival (MFF) celebrated its 40th anniversary earlier this year and prepares for the upcoming 10th anniversary of its GEMS festival, taking place Nov. 2-5, 2023, we are excited to welcome the Festival's new Executive Director, James Woolley.
“I am excited about this opportunity to lead the acclaimed Miami Film Festival, an institution I highly admire,” Woo...
Enzo Ashford Zelocchi was born in Rimini, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. Raised predominantly between the United States and Italy with family also located in England and France, he is of Italian, British, Spanish, French, Asian, and Jewish descent. Enzo pursued higher education in Italy, graduating with a degree in accounting from a private international school in Rome before relocating to Milan to study marketing, media strategy, and public relations at the private university IULM, alongside the Stan...
Ingrid and Sonia Jean-Baptiste revealed the CFF 2023 JURY
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Photo : Leila Naghdipari, Jafar Panahi, Majid Berzegar
“Jafar Panahi” the acclaimed Iranian director, published a video in support of the release of “Leila Naghdipari”, the costume and set designer of the movie “Three Faces”.
According to the report of Mansour Jahani, an independent and international cinema journalist, “Jafar Panahi” announced in a statement that “Leila Naghdipari” was arrested on the anniversary ...
We stand behind Agnieszka Holland
Agnieszka Holland (photo by Jacek Poremba)
We are stunned by the current personal hostility and threats from the Polish Minister of Justice, Mr Zbigniew Ziobro, against the President of the European Film Academy, the highly acclaimed filmmaker Agnieszka Holland, at a high political level because of her film ZIELONCA GRANICA (THE GREEN BORDER). Agni...
The Ukrainian Film Academy expresses its support for Polish director Agnieszka Holland in response to criticism of her film Green Border (Zielona granica) which has gone beyond the bounds of cinematic discussion and taken on the appearance of sharp attacks on the director, accusations of propaganda, and even threats of physical violence. This could lead to a lawsuit by the victim.
Agnieszka Holland (photo by Jacek Poremba)
As with any creator, a film director has the right to raise imp...
Don't miss the Festival's curated screenings by female filmmakers, and our Panel discussion: "Unstoppable Women" *
This panel highlights women filmmakers who are breaking stereotypes and making a unique impact in the film and entertainment industry.
Panel Moderated by Sandra Maas, Board President of the Women's Museum of California.
This event is presented in conjunction with Mind|Body|Soul Magazine.
Watch these films and join us in the Fe...
We're thrilled to announce that Geoff Daniels will join us as the next Executive Director of Jackson Wild. Daniels, who has been a leader in the film and television industry for over 20 years, joins Jackson Wild in its 32nd year of programming.
Daniels will lead Jackson Wild's year-round programming and will be responsible for guiding the organization's overall vision and strategy. Shaping the organization's presence globally and locally, Daniels will lea...
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