This superbly crafted biographical documentary by Karin Kaper and Dirk Szuszien premiered in North America in a May 2023 screening arranged in New York by the Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung and the Leo Baeck Institute. The focus of the film, writer Walter Kaufmann, passed away at the age of 97 in 2021. Every stage of his life is chronicled and accompanied by his visual participation and recorded commentaries from his texts including childhood and youth; passage as a Jewish child refugee from Germany ...
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The Mélanie Thierry mystery
Whether in film, theater or television, Mélanie Thierry has been distilling the sweet perfume of mystery for over 20 years, that of an unclassifiable actress with a sharp craft and a career full of side-steps, feline leaps and entrechats, surprises and attempts, in France and the United States.
She made her mark on the silver screen in Giuseppe Tornato...
The Ottawa International Animation Festival announces its selections for its Young Audiences 7+ and its new Teen Audiences 13+ competitions, both categories to be judged by members of their respective audiences at the Festival
The Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF) announces the Official Selections for its Young Audiences 7+ and for its new competition category, Teen Audiences 13+. The new competition category includes 11 animated worlds that bridge the gap between adult and child...
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Multi-Oscar nominated director Bruce Beresford has been signed by producer David Carver Films to direct The Place I Belong, the Moe Norman story.
The feature film is a human-interest journey set against an uplifting sports story and follows the rise of the socially misfit savant and self-taught amateur golfer, Moe Norman, from caddie and bowling alley pinsetter to playing The Masters and on the professional golf tour. Sadly, Norman’s eccentric and misunders...
Mike Faist as Art, Zendaya as Tashi and Josh O'Connor as Patrick in Luca Guadagnino’s Challengers © 2023 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc.
Challengers, directed by Luca Guadagnino, starring Zendaya, Josh O’Connor and Mike Faist is the Opening Film, Out of Competition, of the 80th Venice International Film Festival within La Biennale di Venezia, directed by Alberto Barbera (30 August > 9 September 2023).
Challengers will have its worl...
The 10th edition of the Venice Gap-Financing Market (September 1 - September 3, 2023), organised as part of the Venice Production Bridge, will take place during the forthcoming 80th Venice International Film Festival (August 30th - September 9th, 2023) and will offer selected projects from Europe and around the world the opportunity to close their international financing, through one-to-one meetings with international decision-makers.
The 3...
We are thrilled to announce the winners of the First Flights Short Film Fund 2023 Edition in association with HollyShorts.
Deadline - Amy Gardner
A man in severe debt has one day left to pay off his loans but does not realise that failure could be fatal.
El Vals (The Waltz) - Alycya Magana & Damiana Acuna
After his mother's deportation, a lonely 8 year old Mexican-American boy tries to throw his sister her long awaited Quinceañera.
Moving Doors (D...
The Toronto International Film Festival® is excited to announce early details about its 48th edition. Recognized as the world’s largest public film festival, TIFF 2023 will welcome audiences from across the globe to Toronto to experience the best in international and Canadian cinema, press and industry screenings, special events, and red carpets featuring some of the biggest names in film.
Taking place from September 7–17, 2023, TIFF 2023’s official screening v...
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TIFF announces World Premiere of Ladj Ly's new powerful film, Les Indésirables
Making his return to the Festival, Ly’s highly anticipated film is set to captivate Toronto audiences with this World Premiere
Photo credit: Luis Mora
TIFF is thrilled to announce the first international title to make its World Premiere at TIFF 2023. Ladj Ly, the acclaimed French filmmaker be...
The opening film July 9th is Luka by Jessica Woodworth
Synopsis
Luka, a young soldier craving battle, heads north to the legendary Fort Kairos where soldiers heroically defend the remains of civilization. He finds instead a dysfunctional force that has never even seen an enemy and is lorded over by a high command bloated with delusions of grandeur. Luka finds comfort in friendships with Konstantin, an enigmatic ra...
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Turning five is the first milestone for NatureTrack Film Festival (NTFF) which will be kicking-off its’ wildly popular nature-centric film fest with a celebration at the five-star Ritz-Carlton Bacara Resortin style. From 6:30pm to 10pm on Friday, October 6, the evening will be bookended with merrymaking before and after the screening of an astonishing new documentary called Wild Waters about a female kayaker who is making a name for herself - Nouria Ne...
The Locarno Film Festival will pay tribute to Italian - American film editor and two-time Oscar winner Pietro Scalia with the Vision Award Ticinomoda, the prize dedicated to creatives whose work has extended the horizons of the filmic image. The award will be handed over in a ceremony on Thursday, August 3rd in Piazza Grande, followed by a panel conversation with the audience at the Forum @Spazio Cinema on Friday, August 4th, plus screenings of two standout cuts from Scalia’s career:&nbs...
72 Hoorain: Untouched, heavenly virgins, 72 of them; go, have a blast!
That is what the title of this film means. It is derived from the preaching of some misguided Muslim religious leaders, who brain-wash impressionable Kashmiri youth into becoming terrorists, and set-off bomb-blasts, in the hope that 72 hoorain will be waiting for them in the hereafter. It is not a documentary, but claims to be inspired by true incidents. The makers describe it as a tale that delves into the depths of the h...
In Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One, Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) and his IMF team embark on their most dangerous mission yet: To track down a terrifying new weapon that threatens all of humanity before it falls into the wrong hands. With control of the future and the fate of the world at stake, and dark forces from Ethan's past closing in, a deadly race around the globe begins. Confronted by a mysterious, all powerful enemy, Ethan is forced to consider that nothing can ...
The European public and the members of the European Parliament have voted “Close” by Belgian director Lukas Dhont the winner of the LUX European Audience Film Award in a ceremony in the European Parliament’s hemicycle in Brussels. The film, co-produced by Belgium, France and Netherlands, tells the story of an intense friendship between two thirteen-year old boys Leo and Remi. When their friendship is suddenly disrupted, Leo approaches Sophie, Remi’s mother, struggling t...
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The Best Shorts Competition Announces Latest Winners!
La Jolla, CA, June 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 is international in scope and has granted awards to producers in Australia, Bahrain, Barb...
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The Winners
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Annecy, the world capital of animation film.
The International Animation Film Festival and Market welcomed 15,820 accredited attendees (a 19% increase on 2022) from 102 countries.
"More than ever, Annecy deserves its status as world capital of animation film.
This new attendance record symbolises the acknowledgement and trust of industry professionals.
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Mychael Danna · Lifetime Achievement Award
Johann Grillenbeck · WDR Filmscore Award
Pavel Sitnikov · European Talent Award in Sound Design
Arezou Rezaei · Honorable Mention - Filmscore
Jan Willem de With · Peer Raben Music Award
And Still I Sing · See The Sound Music Documentary Award
Dusty and Stones · Honorable Mention - Music Documentary
The award ceremony f...
Cinequest Film & Creativity Festival returns in person for a sizzling summertime experience. Riveting film screenings, red carpets, live events, and spectacular parties will pop off August 15th–30th. In addition to Cinequest’s beautiful San Jose venues, festival goers can also experience exhilarating screenings at the state-of-the-art ShowPlace ICON Theatre in Mountain View.
The theme for 2023 is Energized, as Cinequest is invigorated to discover the latest and greate...
Outfest — the Los Angeles-based nonprofit that uplifts queer and trans creators in the entertainment industry by providing career support and curating the exhibition and preservation of queer and transgender stories — announced the full line up for its 41st Outfest Los Angeles LGBTQ+ Festival presented by Warner Bros. Discovery and Genesis Motor America, taking place July 13 - 23 in venues around Los Angeles and is headquartered at the Directors Guild of America in West Hollyw...
Hussein Fahmy President of CIFF: He is a unique director. His works are so prominent in the history of cinema.
Amir Ramses Director of CIFF: His works include a special cinematic language. He used the terms of Egyptian cinema in a brave way.
Yousry Nasrallah: I’m glad to be granted the Golden Pyramid Honorary Award. I appreciate being honored at CIFF.
Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF) announced honoring the iconic director Yousry Nasra...
WINNERS OF THE 2023 SYDNEY FILM FESTIVAL
Last night, at our sold-out Closing Night Ceremony, our largest ever prize pool was awarded to outstanding filmmakers, including the prestigious Sydney Film Prize, awarded to The Mother of All Lies, directed by Moroccan filmmaker Asmae El Moudir.
The $60,000 Sydney Film Prize for the most 'audacious, cutting-edge and courageous' film was awarded by the jury, headed by filmmaker Anurag Kashyap, and selected from tw...
