SHORT FILMS AWARDS
Wednesday, October 11th, the Agora in UQÀM's Cœur des Sciences hosted the Short Film Awards Ceremony. We are happy to reveal the list of winners of the 52nd edition of the Festival du nouveau cinema.
INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION
The best of today’s cinema: the boldest and brightest films from around the world.
The Jury of the International Competition - short films was composed ...
KEY WEST FILM FESTIVAL CELEBRATES JIMMY BUFFETT, THOMAS MCGUANE, JIM HARRISON AND OTHER CONCH REPUBLIC LEGENDS WITH FLORIDA PREMIERE OF “ALL THAT IS SACRED”
MCGUANE TO RECEIVE GOLDEN KEY AWARD FOR ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE
2023 FESTIVAL RUNS NOVEMBER 15-19TH
The Key West Film Festival announced today that i t will present the Florida premiere of the short film “All That Is Sacred,” directed by Scott Ballew. Thomas McGuane, the award-winning writ...
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.
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The 8th European Arthouse Cinema Day celebrates European film culture worldwide on 12 November 2023! Press Release13.10.2023 - Berlin / Paris The 8th European Arthouse Cinema Day celebrates European film culture worldwide on 12 November 2023! For the eighth time, the International Association of Arthouse Cinemas (CICAE) invites movie theatres and film fans from around the world to join the European Cinema Day on November 12, 2023. Interested cinemas can now register free of charge at www.art...
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...
Defiant (2023) Karim Amer. Ukraine, USA, and UK.
Among the outstanding documentaries in the 2023 program is Karim Kamer’s DEFIANT which offers a comprehensive inside view of the Ukrainian resistance and counteroffensive against the ongoing Russia invasion. DEFIANT investigates the conflict with in-depth interviews of leading government officials and provides essential background information with the assistance of archival footage. It follows and demystifies the systematic disinformati...
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,...
MYMETASTORIES EXPERIENCE IN MINECRAFT
FROM 13 OCTOBER
In three days' time, MyMetaStories festival in Minecraft will get underway. It will take place from 13 to 16 October 2023. This is the 1st European film festival in the Minecraft® video game.
This unique experience will enable festival gamers to watch 13 short films in a virtual cinema: immerse themselves in the world of MyMetaStories, discover emblematic mini-games such as "Build Battle" or "...
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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
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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...
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The Best Shorts Competition Announces Latest Winners!
La Jolla, CA, October 2023 – The Best Shorts Competition is proud to announce the latest winners. The Best Shorts Competition puts filmmakers first and provides a direct opportunity for recognition and publicity for high quality productions. It ...
Drumroll for the five nominees in the running for the European University Film Award (EUFA)! The European Film Academy and Filmfest Hamburg announce this year’s nominated films. Introduced in 2016, the award is presented by university students from across Europe. Based on the European Film Awards Feature and Documentary Film Selections 2023, these are the five nominations:
ANATOMY OF A FALL (ANATOMIE D’UNE CHUTE)
France
DIRECTED BY Justine Triet
WRITT...
The program for the 46th Denver Film Festival is now live and ready for your exploration. With a captivating lineup of films, engaging panels, and unforgettable cinematic experiences, this year's festival will be a celebration of storytelling like no other. Dive in below to discover the incredible array of films and events at DFF46!
Critically acclaimed AMERICAN FICTION, I.S.S, MAXINE'S BABY: THE TYLER PERRY STORY, THE BOY AND THE HERON, LA CHIM...
Congratulations to our 2023 shortlist!
Following a record number of submissions for this year's Big Screen Awards we are delighted to announce the 2023 shortlist!
The exceptionally high calibre of entries showcases the very best of the UK cinema industry across marketing, distribution, publicity and exhibition teams/companies.
See the list of shortlisted entries by clicking the button below.
THE NOMINEES
Join us at the awards ceremony on 23 Novemb...
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...
GEMS will feature 26 films from 14 countries, opening with the Mexican drama “Radical.” Four Centerpiece Screenings – the survivalist thriller “Society of the Snow,” the animated feature “The Boy and the Heron,” provocative comedy “American Fiction” and psychological thriller drama “Saltburn”– leading to the closing night feature, “The Holdovers,” a comedy-drama by Alexander Payne starri...
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By Phillip Bergson
Member of International Jury 17--22 September 2023
The interest in historical cinema over the past decade is a trend in contemporary documentaries. Bearing this concept in mind not only across screens globally, but also here in Bulgaria, we were launching the largest forum for International Historic Documentary Cinema – DOCK. It will take place in Burgas over 5 days – between the 17th and the 22nd of September 2022..
The inaugural edition o...
After a highly successful festival of well-attended screenings and events, the 43rd edition of the Atlantic International Film Festival (AIFF) is pleased to announce its 2023 award winners.
Best Atlantic Editor
Sponsored by the Canadian Cinema Editors
Winner: Justin Oakey
THE KING TIDE
David Renton Award for Outstanding Performance
Sponsored by Sky Talent
Winner: Susan Kent
WHO’S YER FATHER?
Joan Orenstein Award for Outstanding Pe...
We’re thrilled to announce the full lineup for the 37th edition of AFI FEST!
October 25-29
TCL Chinese Theatres
141 Films
49 Countries
18 International Oscar® Submissions
10 Special Screenings
44% of Films Directed by Women
And More!
VIEW FULL PROGRAM GUIDE
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The 39th Warsaw International Film Festival will begin on Friday, October 6, and end on Sunday, October 15, 2023. The festival cinemas will be Atlantic and Multikino Zlote Tarasy.
We have selected films for the program from 4,800 submissions, sent from 111 countries. During the WFF we will present:
- 77 feature-length films, including 23 world premieres, 9 international premieres, 6 European premieres, 15 Eastern European premieres and 17 Polish premieres.
- 61 short films.
Films w...
Ingrid and Sonia Jean-Baptiste revealed the CFF 2023 JURY
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'O corno / The Rye Horn' lands the Golden Shell at San Sebastian Festival's 71st edition
The feature film O corno / The Rye Horn (Spain-Portugal-Belgium), directed by Jaione Camborda from San Sebastian, carried off the Golden Shell at San Sebastian Festival's 71st edition. In addition, the official jury decided to give the Silver Shell for Best Director to Tzu-Hui Peng and Ping-Wen Wang for Chun xing / A Journey in Spring (Taiwan), while the Best Scre...
On the stage at the Vitoria Eugenia theatre where fifty years ago he received the Golden Shell for his first film El Espíritu de la colmena, Victor Erice picked up the Donostia Award last night. The actress Ana Torrent, who as a child starred in the very same film, had the honour of presenting the director with the statuette, and said that it was enormously moving to give Erice the award “50 years after coming together in the same place to present El espíritu de l...
