In a remarkably crowded end-of-year film season, New York film audiences are buzzing about the excitement being created by European films, which have been on abundant display in theaters across town. In short, New York loves European cinema.Of course, this is no new story. The films of pioneers Ingmar Bergman, Federico Fellini, Francois Truffaut and Luis Bunuel first took root with New York film critics and film buffs. The Festival’s major film festivals always feature a strong contingent of f...

New and old european classics on view in Turkey with the "European Film Festival On Wheels" – Izmir, Turkey. With Turkey now bucking for entry into the EU (European Union) this travelling selection of carefully culled European films -- Features and Shorts, old and new -- is a most significant cinematic and cultural event in this dynamic country of 65 million, stretching west to east, from the Aegean Sea to the Caucasus, north to south, from the Black Sea to the Eastern Mediterranean. Founder...

The Moscow International Film Festival is held since 1959 and has since become one of the most representative and prestigious film events in the world. In 1972 the MIFF was registered by the International Association of Film Producers (FIAPF) as a "class A festival" alongside forums in Berlin, the Cannes, San-Sebastian, Karlovy Vary and Venice. The constitutor of the Moscow International Film Festival is the Government of Russia. Among the winners of the Moscow Film Festival in different years w...

The winners of the best films and filmmakers (Golden Reel Awards) were announced in a ceremony with many filmmakers and foreign dignitaries in person. TIFF congratulates all the winners. Best Film: The Gift (Italy), by: Michelangelo FrammartinoBest Director: Ventura Pons, Anita Takes A Chance (Spain)Best Screenplay: Nawfel Saheb-Ettaba, for: The Bookstore (Tunisia)Best Cinematography: Kirill Davidoff, for: The Gun (USA)Best Documentary: Aging Out (USA), by: Roger Weisberg & Vanessa Roth; &: En...