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The Overlook Film Fest returns this early April

THE SCHEDULE IS HERE! SINGLE TICKETS ON SALE NOW   In just over 2 weeks, the Overlook Film Fest emerges from its long, dark slumber to bring you spine-tingling thrills guaranteed to give you nightmares!  Check out the official schedule, 6 new films added to the lineup, 2 more immersive shows, 6 Special Events, more guests and the festival premiere of a mysterious new musical...read on, if you dare!     ...

Debut Feature Film Competition 2024 at the 41th festival edition of the IFFF Dortmund+Köln

  41st IFFF Dortmund+Köln, 16 to 21 April 2024 International Debut Feature Film Competition Eight directors compete for the 10,000 euro award Jury: Thelma Buabeng, Cristina Andreu Cuevas, Jennifer Reeder German feature ELLBOGEN opens the festival on 16 April   The Cologne edition of the Festival pays particular attention to showcasing the work of young film-makers. The International Debut Feature Film Competition is considered a useful barometer not just of directorial ta...

Nominees for BANFF's Rockie Awards

Congratulations to the 2024 nominees of BANFF's prestigious Rockie Awards International Program Competition We are pleased to announce 155 incredible programs selected from entries across 33 countries vying for this year's top honours across five streams and 30 categories in BANFF's flagship competition recognizing excellence in global screen content. Screen clips from all nominated shows HERE and meet the nominees...

New York International Children’s Film Festival Award Winners

And the winners are... The results are finally in: please join us in congratulating the 2024 New York International Children’s Film Festival Award Winners, based on YOUR votes!           Audience Awards   ...

41st Miami Film Festival to honor Actress Sheryl Lee Ralph and director Michael Showalter

41st ANNUAL MIAMI FILM FESTIVAL TO HONOR SHERYL LEE RALPH (PRECIOUS GEM AWARD) AND MICHAEL SHOWALTER (ART OF LIGHT AWARD)   Today, the Miami Film Festival, produced by Miami Dade College, announced it will honor Emmy Award-winning actress Sheryl Lee Ralph and director Michael Showalter during the 2024 festival taking place from April 5-14. Ralph will receive the Precious Gem Award on Saturday, April 13, following a conversation about her career. S...

Winners announced at SR Socially Relevant™ Film Festival NY - 11th edition

The 11th annual edition of SR Socially Relevant™ Film Festival NY in-person section closed on Monday, March 18, with an Awards Ceremony at the beautiful National Arts Club, hosted by the Club’s Moving Image Committee and Chair Nina Urban. In the presence of over 140 attendees, including club members, filmmakers, jury members, and friends, the screening of the last block of short films Before the Oil, ByKids: Beekeeper, and SeaMonster was followed immediately by the Awards Ceremony...

The 2024 New African Film Festival celebrates its 20th year with 26 films from 16 countries running March 15–28

   Presented by AFI and Africa World Now Project. See them all and save with the NAFF All-Access Pass! Get tickets and All-Access Festival Passes now.   ...

HIFF launches Ōpio Fest for student films April 5-7

Join us for the HIFF 'Ōpio Fest HIFF’s inaugural ‘Ōpio Fest is tailored to engage young audiences and families through a celebration of student films that spotlights the diverse voices of young filmmakers across Hawai‘i. We are honored to bring this new Festival to audiences of all ages and take pride in offering all ‘Ōpio Fest programming completely FREE to the public! Please join us in recognizing the remarkable achievements of these young filmmakers...

In Celebration of 10th Anniversary, Bentonville FilmFest Foundation announces their Grant Recipients

Geena Davis’ Bentonville Film Foundation (BFFoundation), announced the second annual beneficiaries of their two filmmaking grants totaling $45,000. A BFF alumni shorts filmmaker, Gabrielle Roberts, was awarded the M&M’S For All Funkind Grant totaling $20,000 and the team behind the upcoming indie feature Nuked received a $25,000 grant for the See It, Be It, Make It Filmmaker Grant presented by NBCUniversal. The BFFoundation is a non-profit organization focused year-round o...

Film Fest Gent welcomes Philippe Rombi as guest of honour at the 24th World Soundtrack Awards

  Film Fest Gent is proud to welcome French film composer, pianist and conductor Philippe Rombi as guest of honour at the 24th edition of the World Soundtrack Awards. Rombi’s work can be heard in the majority of François Ozon’s films; their collaborations include Swimming Pool, Jeune et jolie, Potiche and most recently Mon crime. Other popular film scores are Joyeux Noël, directed by Christian Carion, comedies like Bienvenue chez les C...

A Day with Daniel Day-Lewis at 52nd edition of FEMA (Friday June 28 through Sunday July 7 La Rochelle)

Photo : Daniel Day Lewis in Phantom Thread by Paul Thomas Anderson (2017) © ChristopheL A Day with a Chameleon Actor After devoting a day to Brad Pitt in 2022 and to Nicole Kidman in 2023, we’ll be honoring an actor from the British Isles at the 52nd edition of FEMA (Friday June 28 through Sunday July 7). His magnetic charisma, his perfectionism and his spellbinding charm have profoundly marked his roles and established him as one of the greatest actors of his time. An...

Punto de Vista 2024 Winners

Kumjana Novakova’s Silence of Reason wins the Grand Prize for Best Film The international jury of the eighteenth Punto de Vista International Documentary Film Festival of Navarra, made up of Ruth Somalo, Jorge Villacorta and Ainara Elgoibar, after watching the entries in the Official Section has decided to award the following prizes: ...

Levante is the winner of BFM 41! Best Doc Prize goes to The Golden Thread.

  Levante/Power Alley by Lillah Halla (Brazil, France, Uruguay, 2023) is the winner of the main competition Mostra Concorso of the 42nd edition of Bergamo Film Meeting. Chosen by the audience, the film will receive the Bergamo Film Meeting Prize, worth 5,000 €.  The international jury, composed of Michelangelo Frammartino (director), Vaida Kazlauskaitė (project coordinator European Film Forum Scanorama - Vilnius) and Paola Raiman (fi...

SMART7 competition announces the film selection for its 2nd edition

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The SMART7 network has announced its selection of European films which will tour seven film festivals across Europe in 2024. SMART7 includes festivals from Poland (mbank New Horizons IFF), Iceland (Reykjavik IFF), Portugal (IndieLisboa IFF), Romania (Transilvania IFF), Spain (FILMADRID IFF), Greece (Thessaloniki IFF) and Lithuania (Kino Pavasaris). The tour starts at the 29th Vilnius IFF Kino Pavasaris (14 – 27 March 2024). SMART7 in its second year: the bravest European cine...

CJ Jones launches inaugural SignLight International Film Festival showcasing deaf talent

Inaugural SignLight International Film Festival is a Catalyst for Change in Hollywood; Showcasing the Global Community of Deaf Filmmakers for the First Time Ever, April 16-20   Co-Founded by CJ Jones, Supporters Include Troy Kotsur, Marlee Matlin, Shoshanna Stern,Craig Mazin, Rosie O’Donnell, Andreas Deja & More   April is National Deaf History Month … and We’re Making History! Purchase Tickets: https://www.signlightff.org/tickets   Hollyw...

Dr. Sam Waymon Joins the 2024 Tryon International Film Festival as a Judge in Human Rights & Dignity Category

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The Tryon International Film Festival (TRIFF) is proud to announce the selection of Dr. Sam Waymon as one of the judges for the 2024 edition of the festival, specifically within the category of Human Rights & Dignity. Dr. Waymon will be joining the esteemed Homayra Sellier, a veteran judge of TRIFF, marking a significant addition to the festival's panel with his extensive background in music, film, and civil rights.   Dr. Sam Waymon, a resident of Tryon, NC, and the brother o...

Tom Hiddleston to Receive Variety Virtuoso Award at Miami Film Festival

  Variety will present Tom Hiddleston with the Variety Virtuoso Award at the Miami Film Festival on Tuesday, April 9. The award will be for his career achievements across film, theater and television.   "From screens large and small to the Broadway stage, Tom Hiddleston is one of our most versatile and engaging actors,” said Jenelle Riley, Variety Focus Awards and Features Editor. “With Season two of 'Loki,' he brought a Shakespearean arc to a fan-favorite...

Visions du Réel unveils the projects selected for the VdR–Industry

  VdR–Industry 2024: Selected Projects Visions du Réel is delighted to unveil the projects selected for the VdR–Industry, the Festival’s programme dedicated to industry professionals, as well as the prestigious juries delivering CHF 80,000 in industry awards. Over four jam-packed days, Visions du Réel provides a unique opportunity for cinematic creation, connecting filmmakers with financing and distribution opportunities within an inspiring and productive enviro...

The international FILMFEST MÜNCHEN is giving its awards a coordinated design that will be reflected across the festival

Starting this year, the CineWaves will be the motif gracing the awards presented at Munich’s international film festival. This new design is inspired by water and its motion, reflecting the city’s joie de vivre and FILMFEST MÜNCHEN’s aim of attracting large audiences and offering something new that will inspire, captivate, and astonish them each time. “FILMFEST MÜNCHEN has given itself a fresh iconography inspired by one of Munich’s most sceni...

Second edition of Sony Future Filmmaker Awards 2024 closes to great success and announces jury panel

Creo is delighted to reveal the panel of judges for the Sony Future Filmmaker Awards 2024. The competition for the sophomore edition of the major annual program for short films and filmmakers, which closed earlier this month, provides a gateway for the development of cinematic talent from across the globe.   Following a celebrated launch edition in 2023, this year the Sony Future Filmmaker Awards competition ran from June 15, 2023 to February 15, 2024, receiving more than double the num...

Nearly 60 exhibitors, including major US studios, confirmed for the 2024 edition!

NATPE BUDAPEST RETURNS Industry heavyweights A+E Media Group, BBC Studios, NBCUniversal Global Distribution, Paramount Global Content Distribution, Sony Pictures Television, TelevisaUnivision and Warner Bros. International Television Production are amongst nearly 60 exhibitors, including robust Turkish and LatAm contingents, already confirmed for NATPE Budapest. "It’s wonderful that so many of last year’s exhibitors have made the commitment to return to NATPE Budapest...

"Hero" directed by Asghar Farhadi was acquitted by the court verdict in Iran

  According to the report of Mansour Jahani, an independent and international cinema journalist, The court verdict in the case of copyright infringement in the movie "Hero" directed by Asghar Farhadi based on the expert opinions of three professors of the University of Tehran, experts and lecturers in the field of intellectual property rights, as well as four official art experts who unanimously dismissed the plaintiff's claims as baseless and rejected. had announced, issue...

Barco heads to CinemaCon with debut of a breakthrough in cinema innovation

The company’s 2024 exhibition space promises a peak into the future of cinema technology Barco, the leader in laser-powered cinema solutions, announced today its plans to return to CinemaCon 2024 with the debut of a long-awaited breakthrough in movie presentation and an expanded cinema team. This year, Barco will showcase the power of its globally renowned entertainment brand in a breathtaking exhibition across the Roman Ballrooms at Caesar Palace. The eye-catching experience w...

Variety to Honor Molly Ringwald with the Creative Vanguard Award at Miami Film Festival

  Variety will honor Molly Ringwald with the Variety Creative Vanguard Award at the Miami Film Festival on Saturday, April 6. The award will be for her outstanding career achievements, earning acclaim from critics and audiences alike.   Ringwald will participate in a Q&A about her extensive work in film and TV with Variety Senior Awards Editor Clayton Davis.   "It's important to remember that before Molly Ringwald was the iconic young star of John Hughes' t...

Cinequest opens and rolls through an uplifting weekend

  Cinequest launched another stunning Opening Night World Premiere Screening and Event...and further through a weekend designed to fulfill our theme Uplift. BIG WEEKEND, BIG FILMS, BIG NAMES Friday brings the inspiring Camp Ricstar and a full March 8 lineup of Film Premieres and Silent Cinema entertainment. March 9 Lineup and March 10 Lineup deliver breathtaking Movie Premieres including the trending wonders One Night...

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