On the eve of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a team of Ukrainian journalists enter the strategic eastern port city of Mariupol. During the subsequent siege and assault, as bombs fall, inhabitants flee, and access to electricity, food, water, and medicine are severed, the team — the only international journalists left — struggles to cover the war atrocities and to transmit their footage out. Eventually surrounded by Russian soldiers, they shelter in a hospital, unsure of how th...
As the 2023 Sundance Film Festival winds down, it’s natural to reflect on the impactful, emotional, and inspiring times that we’ve all shared. We’re swapping must-see watchlists and unforgettable stories of early mornings, late nights, and buzzing theaters. One of our favorite ways of marking the incredible w...
Series Pitch 2020
On 21 and 22 February, the Berlinale Co-Production Market will be dedicated to Co-Pro Series: producers, editors, distributors and other series financiers will take part in the industry's highly renowned pitch event, which will take place this time at CinemaxX on Potsdamer Platz.
This time around, ten top-quality series projects from Europe, Argentina and Canada are looking for suitable co-producers, distribution ...
The selection this year shows a strong Focus on reality, call it re documentaries of fiction
News from Berlinale Special, Panorama, Generation, Berlinale Co-Production Market, Berlinale Goes Kiez and Information on the Programme Press Conference
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Berlinale 2023 the Executive Director Mariette Rissenbeek and the Artistic Director Carlo Chatrian provided an outlook for the 73rd Berlin International Fil...
It’s day eight of the Festival and online screenings are in full swing, including Bravo, Burkina!, Fantastic Machine, The Disappearance of Shere Hite, and more. If you’re on the mountain, grab tickets for well-received films The Stroll, Twice Colonized, and A Still Small Voice. Don’t miss your chance to see these movies before the rest of the world.
And if you’re in Salt Lake City, make sure to snag some tickets for Is Anybody Out There?, It's Only Life A...
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We’re honored to welcome the casts of Oscar-winning CODA and recently Oscar-nominated Navalny for their encore screenings happening today. After two years of online Festivals, audiences will now be able to see these remarkable films in Park City. Hear from Marlee Matlin and Sian Heder (CODA), and meet Daniel Roher and Yulia Navalnaya (Navalny) during their in-person Q&As following the screenings.
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For over 20 years, InkTip has been the premiere online marketplace connecting producers with talented writers. The InkTip Pro Screenwriting Contest continues that tradition by shining a spotlight on some of the best on InkTip.
We are excited to announce the Grand Prize Winner and Finalists for the InkTip Pro Screenwriting Contest – Holiday Scripts.
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38th ARTIOS Awards will be held on March 9, 2023
Casting Society (CSA) today announces the film nominees for the 38th Artios Awards, which honor the contribution of Casting Professionals to film, television, theatre and commercials. The winners will be revealed on Thursday, March 9, 2023. The in-person celebration will be held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.
The film nominees for the 38th Artios Awards are:
ANIMATION
THE BAD GUYS – Christi Soper Hilt
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Passages is a 2023 French romance drama film directed by Ira Sachs starring Franz Rogowski, Ben Whishaw, and Adèle Exarchopoulos. It depicts a long-time male couple one of whom has an affair with a woman. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on 23 January 2023. Shortly after, Mubi acquired distribution rights to the film in the United States, United Kingdom, Ireland, and Latin America. It is set to screen in the Panorama section at the Berlin International Film Festival in F...
Ladies enjoying the crisp winter day at SFF 2023.
Snowboarders pose for a photo while waiting for the bus during SFF week 2023.
Walking to the movies, and Finding out where the movies are vital to the Sundance experience!
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Filmmaker Daniel Roher showing the sketch he made DURING his interview with filmfestivals.com correspondent James Nelson. It's an image of Nelson hiding behind a gopro video camera. LOL. Roher apparently does the quick sketches while being interviewed. It will make a fun book someday!
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Oscar Nominations for the 95th Academy Awards 2023 were announced: ‘Everything Everywhere All At Once’ leads with 11 Nominations, followed by ‘The Banshees of Inisherin’ and ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’, both receiving 9 nominations.
The 95th Oscars will be held on Sunday, March 12, 2023, at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood and will be televised live on ABC.
Full list of the Oscar nominations below.
Best Picture
“All Qui...
Children’s Film Festival Seattle is thrilled to finally announce that its opening night film for the 2023 festival is the Oscar®-nominated film MISSING LINK! Produced by the PNW’s own award-winning stop-motion animation studio LAIKA, this adventure comedy film will kick off CFFS’s fantastical lineup.
“We are so honored and excited to be hosting MISSING LINK for our opening night event! What star would be better suited to a Northwest film fest than the ...
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For over 40 years, the Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis has dedicated itself to the presentation and promotion of young German-language film talent.
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Due to its focus exclusively on the work of new talents from Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Luxembourg, it is considered the most important newcomer film festival in the German-speaking world.
The cinema film as an audiovisual artistic narrative form is the focus o...
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DEEP RISING is a tale of geopolitical, scientific and corporate intrigue: investigating the future of the world's energy crisis and how it is currently tied to the fate of the deep ocean floor, which is intricately tied to our survival.
5 years after Anote’s Ark, Matthieu Rytz returns with this up-to-the-minute tale of geopolitical, scientific, and corporate intrigue that exposes the machinations of a secretive organization empowered to greenlight massiv...
The Sundance key staff welcoming media in Park City: Eugene Hernandez, Joana Vicente, Kim Yutani, and John Nein
First question from the floor to the SFF leaders at Cinema Cafe
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Heidi Zwicker is a Senior Programmer for the Sundance Film Festival, focusing on international and U.S. Narrative Feature Films, Midnight and Shorts.
She has been contributing to various Sundance Institute programs for over ten years, beginning with the Feature Film Program, International. Heidi was a Programmer at Palm Springs International Shortfest from 2011-2014 and also programs at the Provincetown International Film Festival. Originally from the north shore of Boston, she has a degree i...
Eugene Hernandez, Joana Vicente and Kim Yutani happy on day 1 at Cinema Cafe as the festival kicks off
It’s day one of the 2023 Fest, and we’re kicking it off with some highly-anticipated feature film premieres, like Radical, Sometimes I Think About Dying, birth/rebirth, The Pod Generation, and Little Richard: I Am Everything. Be sure to look for the second screenings that still have tickets available in person and online. Plus, there’s a lot happeni...
The official section FANTASTIC CINEMA, comes to us with a lineup with several World and International Premiers and the most diverse award-winning feature films at prestigious festivals.
Highlight forever strong representation of Japanese cinema, to the presence of a surprising Ukrainian film, from a Malaysian film, country for the first time present at the festival. Strong presence also of the extremely creative European Cinema, this year again with great product...
European Film
TRIANGLE OF SADNESS directed by Ruben Östlund, produced by Erik Hemmendorff & Philippe Bober (Sweden/ Germany/ France/ United Kingdom)
European Documentary
MARIUPOLIS 2 directed by Mantas Kvedaravičius (Lithuania/ France/ Germany)
European Director
Ruben Östlund for TRIANGLE OF SADNESS
European Actress
Vicky Krieps in CORSAGE
European Actor
Zlatko Burić in TRIANGLE OF SADNESS
Euro...
The Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) concluded this weekend with guests Anna Kendrick and Ray Romano. Anna Kendrick attended the screening and Q&A of her film Alice, Darling, while Ray Romano attended the screening of his directorial debut film Somewhere in Queens.
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PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 14: Anna Kendrick attends t...
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