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Fortnight 2023 : A conversation with Quentin Tarantino May 25!

In 1969, in Cannes, the Directors’ Fortnight was born, a counter-programming of free-spirited films from all over the world. In 1969, in California, a new generation of filmmakers rose against old Hollywood. Of this, Quentin Tarantino has recently published a captivating analysis in a critical essay on 1970s cinema. As an exceptional and generous cinephile, Tarantino is at home at the Fortnight. He will be our guest this year to present a secret screening ...

Winners of SRFF 2023 - SR Socially Relevant™ Film Festival, NY 2023 - 10th Anniversary Celebration

The in-person section of the 10th edition of SRFF wrapped with resounding success, Honor Awards, Jury Awards, and Films. Honor Awardees on Opening and Closing Nights, Winning Films make happy filmmakers, Rejoice, Resist: BIPOC Films in West Harlem. Online streaming of the films through May 31.   Nora Armani, Gale Anne Hurd, Tonya Lewis Lee, Robe NEW YORK - April 17, 2023 - PRLog -- SR Socially Relevant™ ...

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THE FESTIVAL BEAT MAKER ! SHARING MOTION AND EMOTION SINCE 1995 GETTING READY FOR CANNES: LET US KNOW IF YOU NEED HELP TAKING CENTER STAGE WITH EXCLUSIVE SCREENING BOOSTER CAMPAIGNS AND MORE just email us  Cannes Dailies I Cannes Market Dailies Weekly newsletter N°1052 // 1053 Documenting the festivals experience since 1995, reaching over 166 000 subscribers.   FOLLOW US :       ...

Bruno Chatelin will give a keynote on festival strategy and film marketing at Julien Dubuque International Film Festival

Spend some creative time with Bruno Chatelin who will share his experience and marketing tips learned through his career as  a distributor, founder of filmfestivals.com, festival agent and curator of the "best for fests" line up. "HOW TO MARKET YOUR FILM" Saturday, April 29, 2023 1:00 PM CDT Holiday Inn - Blue Moon Room   Free to attend.   Bio: Bruno Charelin, HEC French Business Scho...

Hungarian filmmaker Ildikó Enyedi will chair the Cannes Short film and La Cinef Jury

  Photo © Ildyko Enyedi © Claude Medale - Getty Images / Karidja Touré © Matthieu Dortomb / Ana Lily Amirpour © Myrna Suarez / Shlomi Elkabetz © DR / Charlotte Le Bon © Matthieu Delbreuve Flanked by Ana Lily Amirpour, Charlotte Le Bon, Karidja Touré and Shlomi Elkabetz, the Hungarian director and screenwriter Ildikó Enyedi will award the Short Film Palme d'or and the 3 La Cinef prizes for student films in the Officia...

Announcing the 2023 Tribeca Festival Feature Film Lineup! 

109 FEATURE FILMS FROM 127 FILMMAKERS ACROSS 36 COUNTRIES, INCLUDING 93 WORLD PREMIERES “SPOTLIGHT+” PREMIERES FOLLOWED BY LIVE EVENTS WITH ALICIA KEYS, SARA BAREILLES, GLORIA GAYNOR, DAN RATHER, GOGOL BORDELLO, INDIGO GIRLS, MARC REBILLET, AND OTHERS Passes and Ticket Packages Available at Tribecafilm.com; Single Tickets on Sale May 2   The 2023 Tribeca Festival, presented by OKX, today announced its lineup of feature narrative, documentary, and animated films. This ...

Legendary Howard Shore special guest of the SACEM Music Lesson 2023 at the Cannes Film Festival

Since 2018, the Society of Authors, Composers and Music Publisher is an institutional partner of the Cannes Film Festival to promote film scores and composers.   Sacem is organising the "Music Lesson" that will be given this year by Howard Shore, a leading composer of the Seventh Art. His Music Lesson will be an opportunity to share his experiences and go behind the scenes of his works. It will take place on May 22t at 4:30 pm (Palais des Festivals, Buñuel roo...

Composer Laurence Rosenthal will be honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award at 23rd World Soundtrack Awards

  Composer Laurence Rosenthal is set to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 23rd edition of the World Soundtrack Awards, which takes place as the concluding event of Film Fest Gent on Saturday 21 October. The 50th edition of the festival crowns two grandmasters of the world of film music in its anniversary year. Earlier, it was announced that Italian composer Nicola Piovani will be a recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award as well. A veteran composer for film, television ...

La Semaine de la Critique 7 features selected for the 62nd edition

FEATURE FILMS IN SELECTION Feature Films Il pleut dans la maison BELGIUM / FRANCE Paloma Sermon-Daï Inshallah waladInshallah a boy| Inchallah un fils JORDAN / FRANCE / SAUDI ARABIA / QATAR Amjad Al Rasheed Jam Sleep SOUTH KOREA Jason Y...

Pixar Animation Studios returns to Cannes with Elemental, to be the “Last Screening”

Elemental ©2023 Disney/Pixar. All Rights Reserved.   Pixar Animation Studios are back at the Festival de Cannes on May 27th for the world premiere of their all-new feature film Elemental. Presented Out of Competition, the film will be released in theaters on June 16 in the United States and on June 21 in France. Elemental is the fourth feature film from Pixar Animation Studios to be presented in the Official Selection, after Up, Inside Out and So...

Deneuve graces the official poster of the 76th Festival de Cannes

Actress Catherine Deneuve is standing on Pampelonne beach, near Saint-Tropez, for the shooting of La Chamade by Alain Cavalier, adapted from the novel by Françoise Sagan. She plays Lucile, who leads a worldly and superficial life, tinged with ease and a taste for luxury. Her heart beats frantically, hurriedly, passionately. Like the heart of cinema that the Festival de Cannes celebrates every year: its lively and embodied pulse can be heard everywhere. The heart of the 7th Art - of its ...

WorldFest 56 Schedule Online

Dear WorldFest Film Fans!    Get ready to strut down the red carpet with our wonderful opening night films! You'll see everything from blue jeans to ball gowns at this fiercely independent opening night event. Catch "Mission from Outer Space" or "Way Out" at Cinemark Memorial City and join us for a champagne toast immediately following the 7pm & 7:30pm screenings (nearby location announced at screening).    See you at the movies!   - T...

Series Mania Forum Best Project Award given to the Ukraine/Poland war thriller drama “Unspoken”

SERIES MANIA FORUM ANNOUNCES WINNER OF THE CO-PRO PITCHING SESSIONS AND RECIPIENT OF THE €50,000 PRIZE LILLE, FRANCE – March 21, 2023 – Ms. Laurence Herszberg, founder and general director of Series Mania, and professional jury president Caroline Hollick (United Kingdom), Head of Drama, Channel 4, announced this evening the winning project of Series Mania Forum’s annual Co-Pro Pitching Sessions. Of the 15 projects selected ...

Launch of CANNESERIES season 6

  Season 6 of CANNESERIES will be officially launch today with the Opening ceremony, hosted by Camille Chamoux and broadcasted as an exclusive for free on CANAL+ at 8:30 pm. Following the ceremony, the new Apple TV+ series based on Hugh Howey’s best seller, SILO, will be screened Out of Competition in the Grand Auditorium Louis Lumière.   ­Lancement de la saison 6 de CANNESERIES     La sixième édition de CANNESER...

Meet the 60th Golden Prague Festival Jury

  The Golden Prague Festival is an annual showcase for the best television programs from around the world. For the 60th edition of the Golden Prague, a panel of expert jurors has been assembled to select the best films in various categories: documentaries, performing arts and concert recordings. Let's take a closer look at each of the personalities and their backgrounds. Who will be on this year's Jury?     ...

Bruno Chatelin to give a keynote on festival strategy and film marketing at Julien Dubuque International Film Festival

Spend some creative time with Bruno Chatelin who will share his experience and marketing tips learned through his career as  a distributor, founder of filmfestivals.com, festival agent and curator of the "best for fests" line up. "HOW TO MARKET YOUR FILM" Saturday, April 29, 2023 1:00 PM CDT Holiday Inn - Blue Moon Room   Free to attend.   Bio: Bruno Charelin, HEC French Business School Alumni, began his ...

Meetings on the Bridge announced the award winners

  Organised within the scope of the Istanbul Film Festival between the dates of 12-14 April, Meetings on the Bridge announced the award winners.   Supported by Anadolu Efes, Meetings on the Bridge had five documentary and fourteen feature film projects, as well as four series projects. Throughout the programme, the projects had their debut presentations. Six feature films and two documentary films in post-production had sc...

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THE FESTIVAL BEAT MAKER ! SHARING MOTION AND EMOTION SINCE 1995 Weekly newsletter N°1052 // 1051 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 our knowledge of the c...

Festival Selections and Awards for the 12th Hour

The film won awards at  Accolade Global Film Competition 2022 Humanitarian Awards and Best of Show New York Movie Awards  OTB | Only The Best Film Awards  WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival     Finalist at Wildlife Vaasa Festival-International Nature Film Festival  Hot Springs International Women's Film Festival with selections at Crossing The Screen 10th International Documentary Festival of...

At FEFF 25, premieres of Tony Leung Chiu-Wai's last two films!

  The legendary Hong Kong actor, who will be taking home the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement award at Venice this year, is the star of crime thriller Where the Wind Blows and compelling spy story Hidden Blade.   Apart from being masterpieces, what do almost all of Wong Kar Wai's films have in common? And apart from being cult favourites, what do John Woo's Bullet in the Head and Andrew Lau and Alan Mak's Infernal Affairs have in common? We could go on all day,...

VIDEO Presentation of the films in official selection at 76th Cannes Film Festival

The Official Selection for the 76th Festival de Cannes was unveiled on 13 April at 11 a.m., during the annual meeting with the French and international press, in the presence of Iris Knobloch, President of the Festival de Cannes, and Thierry Frémaux, General Delegate. Discover the list of feature films selected in Competition, Un Certain Regard, Out of Competition, Midnight Screenings, Cannes Premiere and Special Screenings.   ...

VIDEO Migration trailer looks so cool,

This holiday season, Illumination, creators of the blockbuster Minions, Despicable Me, Sing and The Secret Life of Pets comedies, invites you to take flight into the thrill of the unknown with a funny, feathered family vacation like no other in the action-packed new original comedy, Migration. A modern-day comedy following a family of ducks who convince their overprotective father to go on the vacation of a lifetime as they attempt to migrate from New Englan...

VIDEO: Ben Affleck and Matt Damon on AIR, with many hats

Air is a 2023 American biographical sports drama film directed by Ben Affleck and written by Alex Convery. The film is based on true events about the origin of Air Jordan, a basketball shoeline, of which a Nike employee seeks to strike a business deal with rookie player Michael Jordan. It stars Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Jason Bateman, Marlon Wayans, Chris Messina, Chris Tucker, and Viola Davis. The project was...

Audrey Diwan is the President of the jury of the 62nd La Semaine de la Critique

La Semaine de la Critique, the parallel selection of the Festival de Cannes dedicated to first and second films, is proud to announce that the President of the 62nd edition will be director Audrey Diwan. A journalist, editor and screenwriter, Audrey Diwan questions the world around her and hones her professional skillset before directing her first feature film, Losing it in 2019.   In 2021, Happening, her second feature, shakes up Venice Film Festiva...

The Academy launches the Production and Technology Branch, comprising approximately 400 individuals

The Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced the creation of the Production and Technology Branch, comprising approximately 400 individuals previously classified as Members-at-Large. The new branch represents members working in key technical and production positions in all phases of filmmaking, from pre- to post-production.    Branch members include chief technology officers, senior department heads in technology and creative services, a...

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