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El Gouna Filmfestival revealing winners across multiple categories

El Gouna Film Festival concluded its 2023 edition with an impressive awards ceremony that celebrated outstanding cinematic achievements from around the world. Despite the challenges, this year's festival showcased  90 films, captivating audiences and industry professionals alike. GFF extends heartfelt appreciation to the esteemed juries who lent their expertise to this rigorous selection process. As the curtain falls on the 2023 El Gouna Film Festival, we proudly announce the winners...

Bradley Cooper to receive the “Capri Visionary Award” at the 28th edition of “Capri, Hollywood – The International Film Festival

Bradley Cooper is to be assigned the “Capri Visionary Award” at the 28th edition of “Capri, Hollywood – The International Film Festival” for his latest movie as director “Maestro”. The Blue Island will host a special screening of the much-anticipated biopic on Leonard Bernstein that aims to be one the big contenders at the 2024 Oscars. On December 30, 7.20 pm at Capri Auditorium. It is a precious biopic about legendary composer and conductor Leo...

The cast of Christopher Nolan’s film “Oppenheimer” will receive “Capri Best Ensemble Cast Award 2023”

Nolan’s latest movie on the run for Oscars 2024 wIll screen Jan. 1 on Capri island. The extraordinary group of actors in Christopher Nolan’s film “Oppenheimer” has been awarded with the “Capri Best Ensemble Cast Award 2023”, a special prize given annually as part of the “Capri, Hollywood – The International Film Festival” promoted with the MiC (DG Cinema) and the Campania Region (Film Commission), together with Intesa Sanpaolo and Giv...

THE FESTIVAL BEAT ! N°1086 and Merry Christmas

THE FESTIVAL BEAT MAKER ! SHARING MOTION AND EMOTION SINCE 1995  WISHING YOU A FANTASTIC HOLIDAY SEASON EMAIL US FOR PROMO OPTIONS Weekly newsletter N°1083 // 1084 Documenting the festivals experience since 1995, reaching over 166 000 subscribers.   FOLLOW US :           With other 11 000 festivals worldwide which we cover: no wonder we have reached the '1000' mark for ...

Palm Springs International Film Awards to present Paul Giamatti with the Icon Award

The Palm Springs International Film Awards has announced that Paul Giamatti is the recipient of the Icon Award for The Holdovers. 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 event will be sponsored by Entertainment Tonight and IHG Hotels & Resorts.      “In The Holdovers, Paul Giamatti inhabits a complex character who is both challenging and rewarding, and ultimately...

Palm Springs International Film Awards to present Billie Eilish and Finneas O'Connell with the Chairman's Award

The Palm Springs International Film Awards has announced that Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell are the recipients of the Chairman’s Award for their critically acclaimed song “What Was I Made For?” from Greta Gerwig’s acclaimed, record-breaking film Barbie. The song has been nominated for five GRAMMY® Awards and received Best Original Song Golden Globe and Critics Choice Awards nomina...

Palm Springs International Film Festival Announces 2024 Official Lineup with Opening Night "Wicked Little Letters"

  Fest to Open with the U.S. Premiere of “Wicked Little Letters” and Close with “Ex-Husbands.”   Festival Guests include Griffin Dunne, Jennifer Esposito, Susan Feniger, Gloria Gaynor, Greta Gerwig, Glenn Howerton, Eva Longoria, Jeremy Piven, Philippe Rousselot, Jeffrey Wright and More!     Complete Line-up Includes 40 International Feature Film Oscar Submissions, a Korean Film Focus, Spotlight on James Ivory Films, Talking Pictures, New...

Thierry Frémaux and Ruben Östlund In Conversation at Göteborg Film Festival end january

It is our pleasure to welcome Thierry Frémaux, the General Delegate of the Festival de Cannes and General Director of Institut Lumière, to Göteborg for an engaging on-stage conversation. Together with director Ruben Östlund, Göteborg Film Festival’s Honorary President and two-time Palme d'Or recipient, they will delve into the exclusive talk about the current cinematic landscape and film festivals, exploring their past, present, and future. ...

THE FESTIVAL BEAT ! N°1000 and 85

THE FESTIVAL BEAT MAKER ! SHARING MOTION AND EMOTION SINCE 1995  EMAIL US FOR PROMO OPTIONS Weekly newsletter N°1083 // 1082 Documenting the festivals experience since 1995, reaching over 166 000 subscribers.   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...

VIDEO SLOW MOTION capturing some beautiful red carpet moments at Red Sea IFF

Halle Berry on the RSIFF red carpet ...and we have some more for you!   ...

VIDEO Red Sea IFF hosted Academy Award-winning actor Adrien Brody in conversation

Red Sea International Film Festival (Red Sea IFF) will host Academy Award-winning actor Adrien Brody (The Pianist, Succession) In Conversation with Red Sea Film Festival Friday December 8th 15h00, Vox Cinema 1, Red Sea Mall                           Adrien Brody won the Academy Award and Cesar Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of real-life Holocaust survivor Wladislaw Szpilman in The Pianist, making him,...

Greta Gerwig, will be the Jury President of the 77th Cannes Film Festival

Greta Gerwig © Ben Rayner Following a year in which she beat every record with her film Barbie, the American director, screenwriter, and actress Greta Gerwig is to preside over the feature film Competition Jury of the 77th Cannes Film Festival, which takes place May 14 – 25 2024. A heroine of our modern times, Greta Gerwig shakes up the status quo between a highly codified cinema industry and an era that is demanding greater expansiveness. And she’s a cinephile. &l...

L'Homme d'or d'Issyk, Kazakhstan's honorary film prize, awarded to Martine and Jean-Marc Thérouanne Vesoul Asian Fest founders

L'Homme d'or d'Issyk, Kazakhstan's honorary film prize, awarded to Martine and Jean-Marc Thérouanne, directors of the Festival International des Cinémas d'Asie de Vesoul on Wednesday, November 29, 2023. Mr Askar Abdrakhmanov, Permanent Delegate of Kazakhstan to Unesco, and Mrs Ainur Danenova, Minister-Counsellor of the Embassy of Kazakhstan in France, awarded Martine and Jean-Marc Thérouanne, co-directors and co-founders of the Festival International d...

Gary Sinise to Receive the Pat Conroy Lifetime Achievement Award from the Beaufort Film Society

Renowned actor and humanitarian Gary Sinise to be honored in Beaufort, SC   We are honored to have Gary Sinise back in Beaufort where the character of Lt. Dan first appeared nearly 30 years ago. His body of work as an artist and humanitarian is worthy of celebration.” — Ron Tucker President, Beaufort Film Society BEAUFORT, SOUTH CAROLINA, UNITED STATES, December 13, 2023 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The Beaufort Film Society is delighted to announce that renowned act...

The Hubert Bals Fund backs ten new feature projects

   The fund underscores its commitment to fostering new and diverse voices, supporting a majority of projects by emerging talent. HBF autumn 2023 filmmaker portraits         The Hubert Bals Fund (HBF) of International Film...

Robby Müller Award 2024 goes to Grimm Vandekerckhove

The 53rd International Film Festival Rotterdam will run 5 January 4 February 2024! Tiger juries announced with Cinema Regained and more premieres in Limelight & Harbour    International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) announces the recipient of its fifth annual Robby Müller Award: Belgian cinematographer Grimm Vandekerckhove, renowned for his delicate, humanist work with filmmaker Bas Devos, amongst others. The award pays homage to the craft of artists workin...

Highlights from El Gouna Filmfestival opening today (14/12-21/12)

About El Gouna Film Festival El Gouna Film Festival, founded in 2017, is one of the leading festivals in the MENA region. GFF aims to showcase a wide variety of films for a passionate and knowledgeable audience, while fostering better communication between cultures through the art of filmmaking. Its goal is to connect filmmakers from the region with their international counterparts in the spirit of cooperation and cultural exchange. The festival is committed to the discovery of new voice...

Call For Entries- Accolade - March 2024 Season Deadline February 22, 2024

ACCOLADE COMPETITION – Give your film the recognition it deserves – join the ranks of Oscar winners! Submit: https://accoladecompetition.org/film-submission/. https://filmfreeway.com/AccoladeAwardsCompetition   “Very happy we submitted, Jeff Bridges and the team are happy with the two awards we won!” ~ Susan Kucera. Accolade is the original, top-tier internationally respected global online awards competition recognizing film, TV an...

THE FESTIVAL BEAT ! N°1000 and 84

THE FESTIVAL BEAT MAKER ! SHARING MOTION AND EMOTION SINCE 1995  EMAIL US FOR PROMO OPTIONS Weekly newsletter N°1083 // 1082 Documenting the festivals experience since 1995, reaching over 166 000 subscribers.   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...

Academy Award Winner Lupita Nyong'o will be Jury President of the Berlinale 2024

  Lupita Nyong'o © Nick Barose     The Kenyan-Mexican actor, director, producer and New York Times bestselling author Lupita Nyong'o will be President of the International Jury of the 74th Berlin International Film Festival.   Ever since her 2014 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in 12 Years a Slave (director: Steve McQueen), Lupita Nyong'o has been one of the most high-profile international actors, inspiring audiences and film critics alike....

First film announced for the 44th edition of the Porto International Film Festival | Fantasporto 2024

MORE THAN 1500 FILMS OF 70 COUNTRIES WERE SUBMITED TO THE FESTIVAL Fantasporto announced today that the film submissions for the 44th edition of the Porto International Film Festival | Fantasporto'2024 closed end November and the line-up for this edition will be announced in December. The final program will be announced in January. Fantasporto 2024 will take place from March 1 to 10 at the Batalha Centro de Cinema and, possibly, at other venues in Porto. Around 90 feature films and 20 s...

Tricia Tuttle will take over the Berlinale directorship from 1 April 2024

Tricia Tuttle appointed as new director of the Berlin International Film Festival.     Chaired by the Minister of State for Culture and the Media, Claudia Roth, the Board of Supervisors of the Kulturveranstaltungen des Bundes in Berlin GmbH (KBB) today approved the selection committee's proposal to appoint Tricia Tuttle as director of the Berlin International Film Festival from April 2024. Tricia is "The right choice to lead the Berlinale successfully into the future ...

VIDEO The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures raised over $10 million to support the museum’s exhibitions in it's annual Gala

 With Featured Performance by Billie Eilish and Finneas, Gala was Co-Chaired by Ava Duvernay, Dr. Eric Esrailian, Halle Berry, and Ryan Murphy, Presented by Rolex L to R: Meryl Streep, Oprah Winfrey, Sofia Coppola Meryl Streep Photographed By Hunter Abrams for Academy Museum Oprah Winfrey Photographed by Stefanie Keenan/ Getty Images for Academy Museum Sofia Coppola Photographed by Emma MacIntyre/ Getty Images for Academy Museum     The Academy Museum of M...

Winners of the 36th European Film Awards

The 36th European Film Awards, presented by the European Film Academy to recognize achievements in European filmmaking, took place at Arena Berlin in Berlin on 9 December 2023. It was the twenty-second time that the awards ceremony took place in Germany. The full list of nominations was revealed on 7 November 2023. The french film by Justine Triet: "Anatomy of a fall" has been awarded with 5 top prizes: Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Actress for Sandra Hülle...

Poitiers Film Festival Award Winners announced

  It's time to know who the winners are!  Watch all the awarded films at the TAP Castille cinema on Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th of December! Jury's Grand Prize                           ...

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