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Göteborg Film Festival 2025: disobedience in focus

In 2025, defiance will be brought sharply into focus at the Göteborg Film Festival. Under the heading Focus: Disobedience, the power of civil resistance will be explored, as well as questions like: when does rebellion become a moral obligation? When can it go too far? And is the flouting of laws and regulations a reasonable price to pay for change in a democratic society?  History is made up of acts of disobedience, both big and small, that started chain reactions of consequences...

The Winners of the 34th FilmFestival Cottbus

WHEN THE PHONE RANG wins at the 34th FilmFestival Cottbus Director Iva Radivojević has been awarded the main prize at the 34th FilmFestival Cottbus. The Serbian production WHEN THE PHONE RANG was honoured with the EUR 15,000 prize. The film convinced the international festival jury and won the main prize ‘for its authentic narrative of a country falling apart and its unique, poetic film language, which sensitively balances the personal feelings of a teenage girl, collective pain and...

Paramount Pictures join forces with Scuderia Ferrari HP to promote the release of Gladiator II

Check out the trailer, very simple, very classic and very smart marketing in my opinion (as a former distributor with Sony and Fox I have alligned many brands to some of the 200hundreds movies I released! My interrogation: how much did Pramount pay for this campaign? Perhaps they traded some free cars in the next Paramount release? Anyway lets have some fun watching this trailer! Bruno Chatelin Paramount Pictures is thrilled to team up with Scuderia Ferrari HP for an exclusive, one-of-a-kind...

The Festival Beat N°1114

THE FESTIVAL BEAT MAKER ! SHARING MOTION AND EMOTION SINCE 1995   EMAIL US FOR PROMO OPTIONSWE ARE CURRENTLY UPGRADING OUR SERVERS AND DESIGNING A NEW VERSION OF OUR PLATFORM SORRY FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE DURING THE TRANSITION ! FOLLOW US :           With other 11 000 festivals worldwide which we cover: no wonder we have reached the '1000' mark for our newsletters count. We proudly share...

SCAD Savannah Film Festival Announces 2024 Juried Award Winners

Savannah Film Festival Announces 2024 Juried Award WinnersThe Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) today announced the award winners for the 27th-annual SCAD Savannah Film Festival. A key stop on the festival circuit leading up to the Academy Awards, the 2024 SCAD Savannah Film Festival screened 162 films, including 123 narrative feature films, 31 documentary feature films, 69 short films, and ten world premieres and six U.S. premieres.   The Wild Robot was this year’s Audien...

CIFF is back for their ninth year!

  CIFF IS BACK FOR OUR NINTH YEAR!   We’re thrilled to announce that the ninth annual Chandler International Film Festival (CIFF) is returning to Arizona for another year of fun, food, and fantastic films! Join us from January 24 through February 2, 2025, at LOOK Dine-in Cinema, where over 150 films will make their Arizona debut. "The Chandler International Film Festival is a celebration of creativity, culture, and community, bringing toge...

The Marrakech International Film Festival will present 70 films selected from 32 countries

The 21st edition of the Marrakech International Film Festival takes place from November 29th to December 7th, 2024 On the occasion of its 21st edition, which takes place from November 29th to December 7th, 2024, the Marrakech International Film Festival will present 70 films selected from 32 countries in its various sections: the Official Competition, Gala Screenings, Special Screenings, the 11th Continent, the Moroccan Panorama, Cinema for Young Audiences & Families, and films shown...

The nine members of the jury for the 21st edition of the Marrakech International Film Festival

  The 21st edition of the Marrakech International Film Festival takes place from November 29th to December 7th, 2024 The nine members of the jury for the 21st edition of the Marrakech International Film Festival, taking place from November 29th to December 7th 2024, have been announced.   Hailing from nine countries and representing five continents, the jury will award the Étoile d'Or to one of the 14 first and second features in the festival’s International C...

Five Winners of the 2024 Earthshot Prize Unveiled at Awards Ceremony in Cape Town

 Advanced Thermovoltaic Systems, High Ambition Coalition for Nature and People, Keep IT Cool, Altyn Dala Conservation Initiative and Green Africa Youth Organization (GAYO) revealed as 2024 Earthshot Prize Winners during star-studded ceremony broadcast live across 50 African countries Each Winner to receive £1 million to accelerate and scale the impact of their innovative environmental solutions Calls for nominations for the 2025 E...

Bergamo - Ermanno Olmi Award : The finalist

­ ­ Ermanno Olmi Award 6th Edition Announcing the finalists of the Ermanno Olmi Award - 6th Edition. On Tuesday, 3 December, award ceremony and screening of I fidanzati by Ermanno Olmi (1963).   Over 100 works are taking part in this year's 6th edition of the Ermanno Olmi Award, intended to promote short films by young directors. Fictions, documentaries, experimental films and animation, from Spain, Estonia, Belgium, Switzerland, Germany, UK...

The International Film Festival Mannheim-Heidelberg kicked off its 73rd edition

The International Film Festival Mannheim-Heidelberg kicked off in the fully renovated Kinosaal 10 of the Cineplex Mannheim, which was filled to capacity with the screening of Sharp Corner with director Jason Buxton and producer Paul Barkin attending! The International Film Festival Mannheim-Heidelberg kicked off its 73rd edition yesterday evening in the fully renovated movie theatre 10 of the Cineplex Mannheim, which was filled to capacity. At the opening ceremony, remarks were delive...

Winners of the 2024 American French Film Festival Announced in Paris

THE FRANCO AMERICAN CULTURAL FUND ANNOUNCES THE 2024 AMERICAN FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL AWARD WINNERS  The Marching Band is Honored with the Audience Award for Cinema Souleyman’s Story Earns the Critics Award for Cinema The Blissful is the TV Movie Award winner Becoming Karl Lagerfeld wins Audience Award for TV Series     At a luncheon held today at the headquarters of SACEM, members of the Franco-American Cultural Fund (FACF) and The American French Film Festival  ...

28th Ji.hlava / Awards and outcomes

The Awards of the 28th Ji.hlava IDFF were presented at Jihlava’s DKO on Saturday night! The Contribution to World Cinema award was presented to Taiwanese director filmmaker Tsai Ming-liang. The Opus Bonum Award for the most notable international documentary film was granted to Ms. President by Slovak director Marek Šulík, while The Impossibility by Tomáš Hlaváček took home the Best Czech Docu...

BIFF Brings Cinema and Culture to Nassau this November 13-17

Baha Mar, the Caribbean’s premier luxury resort destination, is proud to announce its role as the official host of the 19th Annual Bahamas International Film Festival (BIFF). This year’s event, held from November 13-17, will celebrate the artistry and vision of Caribbean filmmakers, showcasing their work in a breathtaking setting that merges world-class luxury with Bahamian culture. “We are excited to celebrate the 19th annual Bahamas International Film Festival at Baha M...

19th BIFF Poster Revealed: Visual Artistry Unleashed

The Official Poster of the 19th Bahamas International Film Festival was designed by June Collie (Nassau, Bahamas) June Collie (b. 1986) is a Bahamian visual artist and gallery owner based in Nassau, Bahamas. Often working with the mediums of paint, film and photography, Collie’s work centers the joy of fami...

The Academy Honours Isabella Rossellini with the EUROPEAN ACHIEVEMENT IN WORLD CINEMA AWARD

  On the occasion of this year’s 37th 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 and filmmaker Isabella Rossellini with the EUROPEAN ACHIEVEMENT IN WORLD CINEMA award for her outstanding body of work. Photo © Paola Kudacki - Truck Archive Isabella Rossellini grew up in Paris and Rome. When she was 19, she moved to New York City, w...

The nominees for the European Film Awards 2024!

  Today, the European Film Academy revealed the nominees for the main categories of the 37th European Film Awards. The nominations are announced in an official nomination video presenting all nominated productions and protagonists. The winners will be revealed in this year’s award ceremony on 7 December in Lucerne, Switzerland.   European Film:  With the recently newly introduced regulation, films from the categories "European Documentary"...

Honorary TV Beats Producer Award introduced at Tallinn’s industry event

TV Beats Forum, the drama series strand of Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event, will launch the Honorary TV Beats Producer Award, which will be presented in 2024 to Ukrainian independent producer Kateryna Vyshnevska.  “This award is meant to spotlight a prominent and inspiring figure from our region, covering the Nordics, Baltics and Central Eastern Europe, who has made a significant impact in the field of TV Drama production. Kateryna Vyshnevska’s role in building and growin...

Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival 2024 announces full programme and the 7 juries members

Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival 2024 announces full programme and the line-ups of seven juries that will be evaluating the six competition programmes of the festival. The awards will be announced at the festival’s Award Ceremony, which takes place on the 23th of November.  The 28th edition of the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival kicks off on the 8th of November and, together with its sub-festivals, will present a total of 249 feature films and 323 short films fro...

The Festival Beat N°1113

THE FESTIVAL BEAT MAKER ! SHARING MOTION AND EMOTION SINCE 1995   EMAIL US FOR PROMO OPTIONS WE ARE CURRENTLY UPGRADING OUR SERVERS AND DESIGNING A NEW VERSION OF OUR PLATFORM SORRY FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE DURING THE TRANSITION ! FOLLOW US :           With other 11 000 festivals worldwide which we cover: no wonder we have reached the '1000' mark for our newsletters count. We proudly share our knowl...

Chicago Int'l Film Festival Announces Audience Awards

The Chicago International Film Festival closed the 60th edition of North America’s longest-running competitive film festival on Sunday, October 27, and today announces the winners of its Audience Awards in four categories: U.S. Feature, International Feature, Documentary, and Short Film.    The Audience Award for U.S. Feature is presented to David Fortune’s subtle and elegantly conceived feature debut, COLOR BOOK, which follows single father Lucky as he takes his 11-yea...

Jacques Audiard honored with the FACF Achievement Award at The American French Film Festival

  Jacques Audiard: director of Emilia Pérez, the Opening Night Film at TAFFF and France’s Official Selection for the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, Receives the Award for his Outstanding Contributions to Cinema Over his 30 Year Career For the first time in The American French Film Festival’s 28-year history, the Franco-American Cultural Fund (FACF) presented a director with the FACF Achievement Award. Jacques Audiard, whose film Emilia P&...

French Film Festival UK unveils programme for 2024

With more than 200 screenings of 60 French-language films across more than 25 different locations the 32nd edition of the French Film Festival UK includes some of the most hotly anticipated titles of the year, many showing exclusively as UK premieres featuring such directorial talents as Jacques Audiard, Audrey Diwan, Emmanuel Courcol, Robert Guédiguian, Anne Fontaine, Nabil Ayouch, Arnaud Desplechin, Arnaud and Jean-Marie Larrieu, Christophe Honoré, Alain Guiradie, and Gilles Le...

The 28th Ji.hlava IDFF has announced the award winners.

The 28th Ji.hlava IDFF wrapped with awards. The Best Czech Documentary Film is The Impossibility directed by Tomáš Hlaváček and the Best World Documentary Award went to Ms. President by Marek Šulík. The Award for Best Debut this year went to the film Grey Zone by Daniela Meressa Rusnoková. The audience appreciated Dajori by Martin Páv and Nicolas Kourek. For his Contribution to World Cinema, the leading figure of Taiwan's New Wave, Tsai Ming-...

The 2024 SCAD Savannah Film Festival honored Pamela Anderson with the Marquee Award

The 2024 SCAD Savannah Film Festival honored Pamela Anderson with the Marquee Award Saturday, Nov. 2, recognizing her for her starring role in Gia Coppola’s The Last Showgirl. Anderson will receive the award before the film’s Southeast premiere and she will join Coppola for a Q&A. The 2024 SCAD Savannah Film Festival took place Oct. 26–Nov. 2.     “We are excited to have Pamela Anderson join us for the last day of the festival for a special screening o...

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