The final night of Locarno Film Festival, on Saturday, August 12th 2023, will be the European premiere of Iranian-Australian director Noora Niasari’s debut film Shayda. The film, which won the Audience Award at Sundance 2023, will close out the final evening of the Festival, alongside a free second screening of a surprise title that touches on the history of cinema and the Locarno Film Festival, chosen by President Marco Solari.
Cate Blanchett is an executive producer of the...
We're thrilled to announce the recipients of our 2023 Legacy Award, as well as the recipient of our 2023 Rising Star Award. These three individuals have made outstanding contributions to the field of nature, science, and conservation storytelling.
This year’s award recipients share Jackson Wild’s commitment to building an impact-driven community of filmmakers, creators, and conservationists, and have demonstrated a dedication to accelerating conserva...
“This year’s Ji.hlava visual is absolutely documentary,” says festival director Marek Hovorka. “It connects the old with the new. It refers to calligraphy, an art that is six thousand years old, and at the same time works with the principle of mirroring. Its all-silver surface reflects the world around, including those who look at it. It thus links tradition with the present, much like the Ji.hlava IDFF, which presents retrospectives of important authors as well as ...
The films presented included 109 feature films from 127 filmmakers and 36 countries, with 93 world premieres, 43 first time directors, and 53 documentaries depicting a broad spectrum of sociopolitical issues, including spotlights on the Ukraine and Iran. Short films were selected from a record number of 8,096 submissions and of them 76 selected shorts were presented in 12 short film programs, produced by 91 filmmakers from 48 countries and included 48 world premieres.
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THE WINNERS OF THE GIO AUDIENCE AWARDS ARE...
We received nearly 18,000 votes for this year’s GIO Audience Awards, which reflect the most popular films at Sydney Film Festival – as voted by you! We’re thrilled to announce the winners of all four categories for 2023:
Best Australian Documentary
Winner: The Defenders
Runner Up: The Last Daughter
Best Australian Narrative Feature
Winner: Birdeater
Runner Up: The Big Dog
Best...
After ten years as the Artistic Director of Göteborg Film Festival, the 2024 edition will mark Jonas Holmberg's final festival. The festival's board will now commence the process of recruiting the next Artistic Director of Göteborg Film Festival.
”My experience as the Artistic Director of Göteborg Film Festival has been an incredibly fulfilling journey, and I am grateful for the opportunity to be part of an organization that serves the art of cinema...
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 twelve O...
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FIREBRAND TO OPEN THE 57th KARLOVY VARY IFF
The 57th Karlovy Vary IFF will open with the British historical drama Firebrand, starring Alicia Vikander and Jude Law. Firebrand is directed by Karim Aïnouz from a screenplay by Henrietta Ashworth and Jessica Ashworth, based on the novel Queen's Gambit by Elizabeth Fremantle.
Firebrand premiered at the 76th Cannes Film Festival, where it was selected to compete for Palme d'Or.
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Raul Niño Zambrano: photo credit: Sheffield DocFest
FESTIVAL TAKING PLACE 14-19 JUNE
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Ahead of the 30th edition of the Sheffield DocFest taking place, 14th – 19th June, the festival is pleased to announce that the Board of Trustees confirm the appointment of Raul Niño Zambrano as Creative Director, following a successful year as Acting Creative Director.
Raul was previously Senior Programmer at IDFA (International Documentary Fest...
The Best Indie Films came to NYC June 2023: Winners for the 15 Annual NYC Indie Awards, The 2023 New York Cirt Independent Film Festival
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ANNOUNCING THE 2023 TRIBECA FESTIVAL COMPETITION WINNERS
We’re excited to announce the 2023 Competition Winners of the 22nd annual Tribeca Festival, presented by OKX! Among the top honors are Cypher (Founders Award for Best U.S. Narrative Feature), A Strange Path (Best International Narrative Feature), and Between the Rains (Best Documentary Feature). We’re also thrilled to reveal Gabriella Moses as the winner of the 11th Annual Nora Ephron Award for Boca Chica, and Common Ground ...
Clare Stewart (photo by Udall Evans), the former Director of BFI London Film Festival and Interim CEO at Sheffield DocFest joins IFFR ahead of 2024 edition
53rd International Film Festival Rotterdam
25 January – 4 February 2024
International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) has appointed Clare Stewart to the post of Managing Director, taking over from outgoing Managing Director Marjan van der Haar. Most recently Interim CEO at Sheffield DocFest, Clare steered the 2022 ...
The International Animation Film Festival’s 9 Special Prizes were awarded today at 6:00 pm in the Centre Bonlieu.
Discover the list of Special Prizes attributed by partners or complementary to the Official Prizes.
Congratulations to all the winners!
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Renowned Actress Sylvia Chang is Honoured with Lifetime Achievement Award
The 6th Malaysia International Film Festival (MIFFest) held a press conference today to unveil the complete lineup of programmes for its upcoming edition, featuring 42 films from 15 countries. The festival also announced the distinguished presence of acclaimed filmmaker Johnnie To as the Jury President of the competition section. In addition, MIFFest bestowed the Lifetime Achievement Award on renowned actress Sylvia C...
Record number of visitors, numerous sold-out events and delighted guests from Japan
After six days of mostly sold-out events, the 23rd Nippon Connection Film Festival ended on Sunday, June 11, 2023 with an award ceremony at the Künstler*innenhaus Mousonturm in Frankfurt am Main. At eight locations, the festival screened around 100 short and feature-length films from Japan and offered a supporting program with more than 6...
Patrick Roche Is a freelance screenwriter and producer, living and working in New York City. He holds a BA in Film and Television Production from UMass Amherst and is the founder and director of Think Tank Coworking, based in Portland, Maine. He is the recipient of numerous awards for business and entrepreneurship and is the founder of Portland Summer Films. Patrick has worked as a writer, producer and editor for Plum TV and Principle Pictures, as well as a reporter at the St John Tr...
Director, Writer, Producer Sarah T. Schwab wrote, directed, and produced the short film, A MY NAME IS (2018). The film went on to tour the festival circuit internationally and was awarded "Best WNY Short" at the Buffalo International Film Festival, and "Best Lead Actress in A Short Film" at the Nice International Film Festival, the Nova Star Awards, as well as the Young Entertainer Awards. A MY NAME IS is currently streaming on Amazon.
In August 2020, CFI locked a fe...
French Riviera Film Festival 2023 Closing Awards Reception was held on the afternoon May 20, 2023 at Eden Hotel & Spa in Cannes, France. During the exclusive event, the 2023 Awards were presented, as well as a special Industry Excellence Award to filmmaker Anurag Kashyap.
Best Drama - Till I Return
Best Experimental - Totem
B...
Bruno Chatelin celebrating partnership and jury Duty with Festival co-founder Nicole Goesseringer Muj !
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CIELA wins the Grand Chameleon Award
Best Narrative Feature – COYOTE
Best Documentary Feature – SWEETHEART DEAL
Best Narrative Short – CIELA
26th Brooklyn Film Festival “Human Times”, which was staged both indoor at Windmill Studios, Wythe Hotel, The Center for Fiction and online, ended on Sunday, June 11th with an award ceremony during which all the winners were announced. Three groups picked the competition’s winners: 1) The external ...
Unifrance is delighted to meet up once again with French sales companies and international buyers at the upcoming Unifrance Rendez-Vous in Biarritz, the world's largest market devoted to French television productions, to be held in the Basque coast city from September 3 to 7, 2023.
As is the case each year, the opening ceremony of this year's Rendez-Vous event, held September 3, will take place at Les Halles de Biarritz. The market and the video library will be open for partic...
Amanda Nell Eu, lauréate du Grand Prix accompagnée du jury de la 62e Semaine de la Critique et de Lily Bloom, présentatrice de la cérémonie de clôture
Paloma Sermon-Daï, lauréate du Prix French Touch du Jury accompagnée ...
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The Accolade Announces Latest Winners!
La Jolla, CA, June 2023 – The awards go to those filmmakers, television producers and videographers who produce fresh, standout entertainment and compelling documentaries. The Accolade is an international awards competition that honors those who demonstrate exceptional achievement in craft and creativity.
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