Armenia captivates - through its location at the geographical crossroads of different cultures, its position between the Silk Road and Christianity, its centuries-old culture, its landscapes and traditions. And not least through its films. As part of the 34th FilmFestival Cottbus, the “Close-Up Armenia” section offers a diverse selection of current feature, animated and documentary films: from a moving melodrama from Stalinism to an intimate portrait of a ...
The Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) today announced the award winners for the 27th-annual SCAD Savannah Film Festival. A key stop on the festival circuit leading up to the Academy Awards, the 2024 SCAD Savannah Film Festival screened 162 films, including 123 narrative feature films, 31 documentary feature films, 69 short films, and ten world premieres and six U.S. premieres.
Out of over 2,335 submissions, nineteen awards were announced from the 105 fi...
Acceptance, inclusion, and historical memory take center stage at the 12th Chania Film Festival awards
After eleven days filled with screenings, seminars, and numerous activities, the 12th Chania Film Festival concluded on Saturday, October 26, 2024, with a grand closing ceremony, attended by the festival's honored guests, its co-organizers, members of parliament, the CEO of H.F.A.C.-Creative Greece, representatives of local authorities.
The main hall of the Cult...
Coming Soon to the Capitol Theatre!
We are thrilled to announce the return of the Arlington International Film Festival for its 14th year! Mark your calendars for November 7-10, 2024, to celebrate the power of film, connection, and cultural exchange.
This year’s festival will focus on uplifting marginalized voices, sharing diverse stories through impactful narratives, and fostering empathy. In a time of global division, we believe in the power of storytelling to b...
The German-French-Iranian co-production The Seed of the Sacred Fig by Mohammad Rasoulof has won this year’s Arab Critics' Awards for European Films, which is being presented for the sixth time by European Film Promotion (EFP) and the Arab Cinema Center (ACC).
During the award ceremony at this year’s El Gouna Film Festival, The Seed of the Sacred Fig was announced as the winning film on the evening of the 29 October. The Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof,...
The SCAD Savannah Film Festival 27th annual continued its second and third days with more exciting screenings and conversations. On Sunday, Demi Moore and Margaret Qualley accepted the Icon Award and Luminary Award respectively prior to the screening of “The Substance”, Isabela Merced accepted the Rising Star Award before the screening of “Alien: Romulus”, and Marisa Abela accepted the Next Gen Award followed by a screening of “Back to Black.” On Monday, Dai...
OFF has broadened their special programs this year to give filmmakers and enthusiasts more insight into the business and the labor of love film requires. We are so happy to be partnering with leaders in entertainment to bring you this high caliber program.
Special Programs at the Festival
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The 36th ISRAEL FILM FESTIVAL in Los Angeles, which celebrates the best of Israeli culture and cinema, will run November 13th – 26th, 2024. Come Closer, written and directed by Tom Nesher in her feature film directorial debut, will have its West Coast Premiere at the Festival’s Opening Night Gala. Soda, directed by Erez Tadmor, will have a special sneak preview as the Festival’s Sponsor Centerpiece Film Event. At this year’...
The competition sections of the BFI London Film Festival in partnership with American Express are a celebration of the most exciting, innovative new films and cinematic storytelling; creative, beautiful and often provocative, the films showcase an incredible range of talent from across the world.
This year's winning films chosen by four juries - led by jury presidents Alexandre O. Philippe (Official Competition), Dionne Edwards (First Feature Com...
JURIED AWARDS + AUDIENCE AWARDS ANNOUNCED!
Congratulations to all!
(All of BIFF's 2024 Official Selections are award winners to us <3)
BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM – ADIDAS OWNS REALITY
BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM
ADIDAS OWNS REALITY
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With the Call for films and projects now open, Visions du Réel is excited to announce the three committees who will select and shape the 2025 edition. This includes a new Advisory Committee, in addition to our film programme and industry selection committees.
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On 10-11 December, three new FOCUS conference stages of thought leadership discussion and insight will feature over 60 panels, keynotes and interviews from vital voices from across the industry.
We are busy lining up 150+ expert speakers from film, TV, advertising, games and XR. Below is a sneak peek of some of the confirmed sessions and stay tuned for details of a brand-new format to the show, IN BRIEF, 10-minute, deep-dive presentations. From&nb...
Arizona premieres of Born Innocent: The Redd Kross Story, Max Dagan, and Between the Mountains and the Sky topline the festival’s 20th year.
The 20th annual Tucson Film Festival, formerly known as the Tucson Film & Music Festival, is set to take place from November 7-10, 2024, and today the festival announces its Opening, Centerpiece, and Closing Night films. In celebration of two decades of cinematic excellence, the festival lineup features a captivating rock music document...
THE MARRAKECH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
ANNOUNCES THE 27 PROJECTS AND FILMS SELECTED
FOR THE 7TH EDITION OF THE ATLAS WORKSHOPS
AND NAMES US DIRECTOR JEFF NICHOLS AS THIS YEAR’S PATRON
Rabat, October 25th, 2024. The 7th edition of the Atlas Workshops will take place in Marrakech from December 1st through 5th, 2024. Celebrated US filmmaker Jeff Nichols (Take Shelter, The Bikeriders) takes on the role of patron of this new cohort of filmmakers from Morocco, the ...
All We Imagine As Light, Holy Curse, Bhangaar, A Nice Indian Boy, A Dream Called Khushi, Loop Line, Gold Medal, A Lullaby for Yellow Roses, Pink, Katlaa Curry, Dr. B.R. Amebedkar: Now and Then win top awards at the 19th Edition Tasveer Film Festival
Request to Interview Festival Director Rita Meher
The 19th annual Oscar®-qualifying Tasveer Film Festival concluded on a high note, with the announcement of the 2024 Audience Choice Awards, and Juried Competition Award winn...
It is with great excitement that we unveil the winners of the competitive award categories for the 60th Chicago International Film Festival! The Gold Hugo for International Feature Competition goes to Maura Delpero’s Vermiglio! In the New Directors Competition, the Gold Hugo was awarded to Mo Harawe from The Village Next to Paradise while the International Documentary Competition Gold Hugo went to Elizabeth Lo’s Mistress Dispeller. In the OutLook Compe...
We’re thrilled to share the results of the Audience Choice Awards from the 23rd Annual San Diego International Film Festival! Your votes have spotlighted the films that truly made an impact this year. Thank you for ‘Celebrating the Power of Film’ with us this year and for supporting talented filmmakers from around the world.
Your enthusiasm makes all the difference!
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Vidiots Foundation is excited to announce their November programming highlights below. A one-of-a-kind hub for film lovers, filmmakers, and everyone curious about cinema, Vidiots was opened in Santa Monica as an alternative video store in 1985. Vidiots is dedicated to inspiring human interaction around film through preserving, growing, and providing access to our diverse physical media collection, ...
Riding the wave of being named to both MovieMaker Magazine’s esteemed “Top 25 Coolest Film Festivals in the World” and “Top 20 Destination Film Festivals in the World,” The Key West Film Festival has assembled a revered group of industry leaders and artists to judge the 13th edition of the festival, which is set for November 13-17 in the Sunshine State. The collective includes Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves writer Michael...
The 34th FilmFestival Cottbus offers exceptional cinema from Central and Eastern Europe in three exciting competitions from November 5-10.
In the feature film competition, twelve titles from 19 (co-)production countries will compete for the prestigious Lubina prizes, including the main prize for the best film (EUR 15,000, donated by Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg), the special prize for the best director (EUR 7,500, donated by Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg rbb) and the prize f...
Hello food and film enthusiasts,
The 14th Annual Devour! The Food & Film Fest is Officially Underway!
Are you in need of a mid-week culinary escape? Tickets are still available for Wednesday’s Opening Gala Reception, presented by Taste of Nova Scotia, featuring the highly anticipated gala film La Cocina and a lively afterparty—don’t miss out!
As we head into Thursday, get ready for a day packed with flavour and fun! From the fan-favourite C...
Photo Credit: Albert Owusu-Ansah
What an incredible weekend it was! We are still buzzing from the energy, creativity, and bold storytelling that lit up CineFAM 2024. Thank you to everyone who joined us for our screenings, panels, and special events. Whether you were there in person or tuning in from afar, your support made this festival truly unforgettable.
Thank you to everyone who attended and made our 8th CineFAM Film Festival a true celebration of women and non-binary creators of...
Official awards of the 28th Busan International Film Festival have been announced and a grand prize of USD 30,000 was awarded to “The Land of Morning Calm” and to “MA – Cry of Silence”.
According to the report of Mansour Jahani, an independent and international cinema journalist, The closing ceremony of the 29th Busan International Film Festival was held in the Busan Cinema Center in Busan, South Korea, with the presence of members of the jury of differen...
Daniela Forever set to close the festival
Henry Golding (Crazy Rich Asians) stars in Daniela Forever, director Nacho Vigalondo's (Colossal) return to science fiction
This year's jurors are Allison Gardner, João Monteiro, Justin Lockey, Jeremy Dyson, Cristian Solimeno & Luna Gualan
Trieste Science+Fiction Festival, the leading event in Italy devoted to science fiction scheduled from October 29th to November 3rd, has confirmed the festival's closing film, DANIELA FOR...
As in previous years, the Mannheim-Heidelberg International Film Festival will be honouring two distinguished special guests. Scottish filmmaker Lynne Ramsay will receive the GRAND IFFMH AWARD, while the festival will dedicate a HOMAGE to Polish director Agnieszka Holland. By conferring these honours, the festival will be recognising two of the most eminent female directors of our time for their work in cinema.
Festival director Dr Sascha Keilholz: “This year we are honouring two ...
