Final day for the Marrakech International Film Festival
During the 19th Closing Ceremony, the jury announced this year's awards and paid tribute to Tilda Swinton
The Étoile d'Or awarded to A TALE OF SHEMROON
by Iranian director Emad Aleebrahim Dehkordi
An Exceptional edition
The 19th edition of the Marrakech International Film Festival was exceptional in many ways. First, it marks the return of the event after a two-year break due to...
Photo: Coroner Creek
40th Torino Film Festival
Western returns to the Torino Film Festival with a dedicated section. Mezzogiorno di fuoco (High Noon) was thought to cover the noon time slot with screenings of what still today is considered the ‘American cinema par excellence’, loved by cinephiles from all around the world among different generations.
Especially loved by the artistic director Steve Della Casa, the western genre has been the main character of the editions ...
NEIGHBOURS PLATFORM APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN NOW
Meetings on the Bridge, organised by Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts within the scope of Istanbul Film Festival and with the support of Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Culture and Tourism, accepts Neighbours Platform applications. Deadline is 17 February 2023.
Supported by Anadolu Efes, Meetings on the Bridge continues introducing directors, producers and scriptwriters from Turkey and its neighbouring countries to inte...
In December, Film Fest Gent will present the Sinfonietta Cracovia Orchestra to the Belgian audience through the concert series Composers for peace, performing the music of the internationally renowned Polish composer Wojciech Kilar, the American composer and pianist Philip Glass and the Belgian composer, conductor and Film Fest Gent music director Dirk Brossé. The concert is part of the international Kilar 90 tour.
After the success of the Kilar | Glass concert at the Krakow Film Mus...
Bruno Chatelin is happy to be a judge for the second edition of the World Trailer Awards / 25 February 2023 .
Voting member : European Film Academy (former Board Member); Les Cesar voting member since 1987, Académie des Lumières.
Fest Forums Advisory Board Member, International Film Festival Summit Advisory Board Member.
Board Member on a few Festivals BIFF, CIFF, Animaze - le MIAFF, Houston WorldFest, Co- Founder of Animation Day in Cannes
French ...
Photo by Jeremy Yap on Unsplash
The poker table is a great way to build cinematic tension. Involving psychology, elements of luck, and very often, high stakes, lots of movies from spy thrillers to comedies have used the game as a narrative device. However, creating a great scene from a card game is not easy. Below, we give the best poker scenes in cinema history.
Maverick
This movie takes the casino back to the old west, where Mel Gibson stars as poker player Bret...
The documentary film Silent House, a mirror of the Iranian society, co-directed by Farnaz and Mohammadreza Jurabchian, will get a screening in the International competition category of the 35th International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) in the Netherlands, though the directors have been banned from leaving Iran to attend this prestigious cinematic event.
The documentary film Silent House co-directed by Farnaz and Mohammadreza Jurabchian and edited by Hayedeh Safiyari is a joint ...
The events of the ninth edition of the Cairo Film Forum, which encompasses 135 authentic and promising projects throughout the Arab world kicked off today, within the proceedings of the 44th edition of Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF).
Today, 5 films were presented among the works taking part in the ninth edition of the Cairo Film Forum, in the presence of the Forum’s director, Linda BilKhairia at “Sofitel” hotel.
The films which were presented during the events of ...
FOCUS ON YESTERDAY
Watch the Marrakech Video Channel
Tribute to Farida Benlyazid
Farida Benlyazid, Moroccan film critic, director, screenwriter and producer received a Tribute at the Palais des Congrès after introducing tuesday night at the Jemaa El Fna square her movie Women's Wile.
WHAT HAPPENED YESTERDAY IN MARRAKECH
...
Finding a genuinely great movie in Netflix can become a difficult task
Netflix offers access to more movies and TV shows that was ever possible before. Not only do we have a huge library of content available, but it’s also more convenient than past services like Blockbuster, or even renting DVDs in the mail.
The only problem is that we can sometimes be spoiled for choice and spend hours just looking for something new to watch. To save you some time, here are some g...
Hamed Soleimanzadeh, an Iranian critic, researcher, instructor, and filmmaker, has been appointed as a jury member of 2023 Golden Globe Awards.
The first Iranian critic to be a Golden Globe Awards voting member in the category of motion pictures, Soleimanzadeh has previously been on the jury panel in several prestigious festivals such as Cannes, Berlinale, Göteborg, Oberhausen, and Istanbul.
The invitation has been sent by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) whi...
Albert Serra is a Catalan artist and filmmaker born in 1975 in Spain. He is well known for his theatre and cinema work as a writer, director and producer. European myths, history and literature are recurrent themes in his works. He has been diligent in filmmaking since 2004 and has made award-winning movies, such as Honour of the Knights (2007), The Death of Louis XIV (2016), Story of My Death (2013), which won the Golden Leopard, ...
Latest figures have shown that there was a 20% increase in films released in 2021, compared to the previous year. What’s more, with a growing interest in films and a huge fan base all over the world, it’s no surprise that we’re seeing some movie-based influences in other areas of our life.
From travel to fashion, and now even the games we play, it seems our favourite storylines and characters are having a bigger impact on the way we live, work and play. Here, we del...
Göteborg Film Fund 2022 celebrates supported Ukrainian film Luxembourg, Luxembourg in Venice and Toronto, hands out pitching awards in Khartoum and announces new development grant programme for Ukraine.
In September Göteborg Film Fund is opening the call for submissions for development grants for filmmakers working within Ukraine. The support scheme is part of a bigger programme for Ukraine, with residency filmmakers now working in Sweden, as well as support for dissemination a...
French language movies always have a mountain to climb when it comes to global acceptance, more so than their English language counterparts. Yet some of cinema's true gems have been included in the French language movies of bygone years, with themes that still resound today. Below, we discuss three French movies made in Canada that would be ripe for a modern update.
The Last Casino
Also known as La Mise Finale, the Last Casino stars Charles Martin Smith as Doug Barnes, a mathemati...
Lee Chang-dong
이창동
South Korean filmmaker Lee Chang-dong, director of Peppermint Candy, Poetry and Burning, a prominent figure of the new wave of Korean cinema, will be attendance in Lyon in October as a guest of honour of the Lumière Film Festival.
A committed artist as a novelist and playwright, Lee proves to be a remarkable director with the release of his first two feature films, Gree...
From the 7th to the 9th of December, the long-awaited new edition of NEM Zagreb will be back - and better!
We present six NEM Zagreb highlights that will make the event worth the wait.
Panels and presentations: biggest industry names are coming to Zagreb to discuss trending topics
Co-production platform: exploring co-production opportunities has never been easier
Networking: a handful of networking events will connect new business par...
Video game movies provide lots of variety, meaning players can expect multiple genres that suit their personal preferences. This is possibly why this niche of movies always performs pretty well when it comes to box office ratings. Whether you are a hardcore PlayStation Gamer, or a Nintendo old school kid who has been through every phase of gaming, there are some video games which are perfect for all the family to watch, regardless of the video game it is based off of.
With the new gen...
Pedro Pascal has swiftly become one of the world’s most recognisable actors. After breaking out as Oberyn Martell in Game of Thrones, Pascal earned main roles in several high-budget television series. Now, the Chilean and American actor is gaining greater acclaim in Hollywood and could be a major star in cinema over the next decade.
Pascal is One of the Top Properties on Television
There are few television viewers left nowadays that are unaware of Pascal, who has become o...
The silver jubilee edition of the annual Revelation Perth International Film Festival kicked off last Thursday 7 July with a screening of Aussie slasher flick SISSY and a celebration of cinema at Luna Leederville.
The physical Festival continues until this Sunday 17 July and a selection of feature films and documentaries from this year’s programme will then be available to stream online from 18 – 24 July via RevStream.com.au&nbs...
Little Wing Film Festival is returning for its 6th year in September and accepting film submissions for another week.
Submissions are open until July 24th and can be submitted here on FilmFreeway > https://filmfreeway.com/LittleWingFilmFestival
Little Wing is a volunteer and community-led grassroots festival championing sustainable and inclusive opportunities for emerging filmmakers breaking into the industry. With an arsenal of prizes, industry workshops,...
Dear friends and colleagues,
We proudly announce that our twentieth edition of SoundTrack_Cologne will take place from the 10. - 13.5.2023 at Fritz Thyssen Stiftung.
...
Get ready to...
...meet the Finalists.
Robert IJserinkhuijsen (The Netherlands), Nicolò Braghiroli (Italy) and Elliot Murphy (Ireland) will have their compositions premiered by the Tonhalle-Orchestra Zurich in the final round of the 10th International Film Music Competition.
...
Bild herunterladen
© Viennale
...
Frank Grillo (Kingdom, Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard, Copshop) has joined the highly-anticipated action-thriller Black Lotus, starring eleven-time world champion in kickboxing Rico Verhoeven, it was announced today. Shooting has begun on location in the Netherlands and will take place atseveral locations in Europe. Todor Chapkanov (Viking Quest, 2nd unit for The Hitman’s Bodyguard, The Expendables 4) will direct from a script written by Tad Daggerhart (Expendables 4).
...
