Sylvester Stallone's extraordinary journey unveiled in Sly, the Closing Night Gala of TIFF 2023
The Netflix documentary captures the life and career of Sylvester Stallone, whose television and film credits span almost half a century
Photo Credit: Netflix
TIFF is delighted to announce Sly as the Closing Night Gala for the 48th edition of the Festival. A vivid exploration of an illustrious life woven through the silver screen, this remarkable documentary ab...
The 8th edition of the Venice Production Bridge (August 31th to September 5th, 2023), will be held during the 80th Venice International Film Festival. It will once again focus in particular on the presentation and exchange of original projects for films and works in progress, so as to foster their development and production.
The Venice Production Bridge (VPB) has been constantly adjusting itself to follow the evolution of the industry with the long-term ...
His new work film The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar (40’) to premiere at Festival
La Biennale di Venezia and Cartier are pleased to announce that the American director, writer and producer Wes Anderson (The French Dispatch, Grand Budapest Hotel, The Royal Tenenbaums) is the recipient of the Cartier Glory to the Filmmaker Award of the 80th Venice International Film Festival (August 30th – September 9th, 2023), dedicated to a personality who has made a particularly ori...
We are thrilled to officially announce the newest venue for the 59th Chicago International Film Festival: AMC NEWCITY 14
We can't wait to welcome film lovers from across Chicago, the U.S., and the world to our newest Festival venue, AMC NEWCITY, in the heart of Lincoln Park. Steps away from the CTA North/Clybourn Red Line stop, the location offers ample parking and dining options in the neighborhood.
Other Festival venues include: Music Box Theatre, Gene ...
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The Four Pillars of Beyond Borders
Within festival circles, it is admitted that a festival is only really born when it passes its 7th edition. If this wisdom is correct, we are now a proper young boutique festival. For this 8th edition of Beyond Borders, it therefore seems appropriate, not only to articulate but also to make transparent, our international development strategy for the years leading up to our 15th edition. This would be again a yard stick, and will turn the festival in...
Locarno Film Festival: Wednesday, August 9th, 20:44 CEST – Thursday, August 10th, 6:17 CEST (from sunset to sunrise) BaseCamp PopUp, Istituto Sant’Eugenio.
On Wednesday, August 9th, "A Long Night of Dreaming about The Future of Intelligence" takes place at the Locarno Film Festival. From sunset to sunrise, Festival guests and visitors are invited to learn and dream together about possible futures of intelligence. Guided by researcher...
The Board of Directors of the Locarno Film Festival has unanimously approved the name put forward by the appointment committee tasked with finding a successor to Marco Solari. Maja Hoffmann, founder of the LUMA Foundation, is the proposed candidate who will stand for approval at the next Extraordinary General Meeting.
Photo: © Annie Leibovitz
The Board of Directors of the Locarno Film Festival met to discuss the succession proposal of Marco Solari as president of the Festiv...
The Jury
Guillaume Canet — President (Actor, Director, Screenwriter & Producer)
Anne Berest (Novelist, Screenwriter & Actress)
Stéphane Bak (Actor)
Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre (Director & Screenwriter)
Alexandre Aja (Director, Screenwriter & Producer)
Marina Hands of the Comédie-Française (Actress)
Rebec&sh...
Fifth annual TIFF Tribute Awards fundraising gala to take place on Sunday, September 10
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Dream Scenario (2023). Photo credit: Courtesy of TIFF.
TIFF unveiled the 10 World Premiere features that comprise the Platform programme for 2023, along with the 2023 Platform jury members: Academy Award–winning filmmaker Barry Jenkins, joined by Cannes Jury Prize–winning director, writer, and actor Nadine Labaki, and 2022 Platform Prize–winning filmmaker Anthony Shim.
Since its introduction in 2015, Platform has celebrated and showcased films with unique directoria...
Hayao Miyazaki's The Boy and the Heron soars into Toronto to open the 48th edition of the Festival
Japanese auteur’s latest film makes its International Premiere at TIFF
Photo credit: © 2023 Studio Ghibli
TIFF is thrilled to announce that Studio Ghibli’s long-awaited fantastical epic feature film, The Boy and the Heron, from Academy Award–winning visionary director Hayao Miyazaki, will be the Opening Night Gala Presentation for the 48th Toronto I...
Including Craig Gillespie’s Dumb Money, Anna Kendrick’s Woman of the Hour, Viggo Mortensen’s The Dead Don’t Hurt, Ning Hao’s The Movie Emperor, Maggie Betts’ The Burial, Alexander Payne’s The Holdovers, Ellen Kuras' Lee, Um Tae-Hwa’s Concrete Utopia, Thea Sharrock’s Wicked Little Letters, Cord Jefferson’s American Fiction, Richard Linklater’s Hit Man, Lukas Moodysson'...
Hello from New York! I’ve just returned from Utah, our home state, where we celebrated some of the films from last year’s Festival with free screenings for our local community. Sharing these films with audiences has left me even more energized for next year’s Festival, which will take place January 18–28, 2024.
This is a busy time at Sundance, as we’re laying the foundation for the 2024 Festival — our 40th edition (and my fir...
The Europa Cinemas network, which brings together some 1,200 cinemas from 43 countries, will organize the Audience Innovation and Development Laboratory from October 25 to 28
Europa Cinemas, the network of theaters specializing in European and auteur cinema, which brings together some 1,221 cinemas in 38 countries, will bring together exhibitors from all over Europe for an innovation and audience development laboratory during the 68th Valladolid International Film Festival, wh...
SAFILM - SAN ANTONIO FILM FESTIVAL
CELEBRATES OPENING NIGHT TUESDAY, AUGUST 1ST
KICKING OF 6-DAY FEST AT THREE CITY LOCATIONS
Plus FREE opening night party & concert by Here's to Now Band
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On August 22, as part of the industry section of the 14th Odesa International Film Festival, a presentation of the opportunities of the European Union programme "Creative Europe" will take place.
Event programme:
11:15 - 11:30 - Welcome speech by the festival's general director, Anna Machukh, presentation by the EU programme "Creative Europe" office in Ukraine, introduction to the initiative's content, and presentation of partners. Event introduction an...
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GOLDEN APRICOT YEREVAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 9 — 16 July 2023.
by Alex Deleon Filmfestivals.com
Looking back at the 20th GAIFF Golden Apricot film festival I can say that the most interesting person I met here was Brigitte Leloire Kerackian, Armenian French journalist from Lyon France. I was surprised to find that Brigitte shares my interest in Indian cinema, especially the Bollywood cinema, and has done ex...
Actor and director Kassem Istanbouli has been awarded by UNESCO with the 2023 Sharjah Award for Arab Culture and Arts, recognizing his prominent contribution to Arab culture.
The international committee of experts in the fields of culture and arts has chosen the work of Kassem Istanbouli, founder of the Lebanese National Theatre, from many nominations for his contribution to the creation of an independent culture and arts net in Lebanon, including the restoration of abandoned cinem...
Film at Lincoln Center announces Sofia Coppola’s Priscilla as the Centerpiece selection for the 61st New York Film Festival, making its North American premiere at Alice Tully Hall on October 6.
Get tickets for Priscilla & more with a NYFF61 Festival Pass!
Never has there been a more obsessed-over American pop icon than Elvis Presley, yet no one knew him more tenderly during his superstar years than Priscilla Ann Wagner, whose own story as Elvis’...
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Relive the highlights of the 70th Sydney Film Festival which took over Sydney screens from June 7 - 18, 2023.
12 days, nearly 250 films, hundreds of filmmakers guests and a red carpet feeling that stretched all over Sydney. The 70th Sydney Film Festival was the ultimate celebration of cinema in 2023. Relive the highlights from the opening night film The New Boy, to our closing night award ceremony and screening of Indiana Jones and the Dial o...
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© Locarno Film Festival
From August 3 to 9, Locarno Pro will once again welcome film professionals from around the globe during the Festival’s 76th edition as the landmark event for the industry takes a deep dive into the question of what independent cinema is today. From networking events, pitching forums, market activities for emerging film professionals, industry lunches and screenings, Locarno Pro will offer a wide range of activities, both on-site and online through ...
