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The Federation of Film Academies Europe (FACE) just launched

European Film Academies Join Forces in Federation

On 11 July 2024, the European Film Academy and Film Academies of 20 countries have gathered in Luxembourg founding the Federation of Film Academies Europe (FACE), a pan-European film body, officially registered in Luxembourg.

The Federation emerged from a desire to formalize the relationships between these academies, which have been collaborating since 2006 through the Film Academy Network Europe, organised by the European Film Academy. Members of this network, all of whom are bodies presenting their respective national or regional film awards and the European Film Awards – have been meeting regularly in order to share insights and developments, and to develop ideas for joint activities to promote European cinema, join efforts to integrate diversity, inclusion and sustainability into their work, and to strengthen collaboration on film education and audience development within Europe.

PICTURED: The founding members of the Federation of Film Academies Europe (FACE) in Luxembourg.
Copyright: FACE / Marie de Decker. 

 

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Save the date for the live stream of 7th Malaysia Golden Global Awards (MGGA) 2024: 27 July 2024

Don't miss out on the live stream of the 7th Malaysia Golden Global Awards (MGGA) 2024 to celebrate outstanding film achievements. Join us for an evening of glamour, talent, and recognition as we honor the best in the film industry. Date: 27 July, 2024 Time: 6 PM

 

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The SCAD Savannah Film Festival will return Saturday, Oct. 26 through Saturday, Nov. 2 for its 27th edition

 

The SCAD Savannah Film Festival will return Saturday, Oct. 26 through Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024 for its 27th year of celebrating the year’s most buzzworthy films.

 

 

 

Presented by the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD), the SCAD Savannah Film Festival is filled with cinematic creativity from award-winning professionals and emerging student filmmakers. Each year, more than 63,000 people attend the eight-day festival. The annual festival kicks off with a gala opening night screening, while the rest of the week features scheduled competition screenings, premiere screenings, workshops, lectures, and panels. The “Docs to Watch” series, hosted by Scott Feinberg of The Hollywood Reporter, will spotlight the 10 best documentaries of the year; Variety returns with its “Artisans to Watch” and “Pixels and Pencils” programming; Entertainment Weekly with “Breaking Big,” spotlighting the next generation of Hollywood talent, and Amazon MGM Studios are back for a second year with the LGBTQIA+ Shorts Competition.

 

 

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The International Jury has now been finalised for the Venezia 81 Competition of the 81st Venice International Film Festival

La Biennale di Venezia - 81st Venice International Film Festival finalised the International Jury for the Venezia 81 Competition chaired by Isabelle Huppert, composed of members James Gray, Andrew Haigh, Agnieszka Holland, Kleber Mendonça Filho, Abderrahmane Sissako, Giuseppe Tornatore, Julia von Heinz, Zhang Ziyi

The International Jury has now been finalised for the Venezia 81 Competition of the 81st Venice International Film Festival (28 August - 7 September 2024) of La Biennale di Venezia, directed by Alberto Barbera. The jury will consist of a total of nine international film personalities, who will award the Golden Lion for Best Film and the other official awards.

 

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Sharon Stone will light up the closing night of the 70th edition of the Taormina Film Festival

 

The Hollywood star will receive the Golden Cariddi for Lifetime Achievement on the closing night at the 70th edition of the Taormina Film Festival

Sharon Stone will light up the closing night of the 70th edition of the Taormina Film Festival, which will present her with the Cariddi d’oro alla carriera (Golden Cariddi for Lifetime Achievement), the glorious honour that over the years has been awarded to the leading figures of Italian and international cinema, to talents such as Jessica Lange, Robert De Niro, Tom Cruise, Sophia Loren, Nicole Kidman, Richard Gere, Colin Firth, Isabelle Huppert, Gina Lollobrigida, Vittorio Gassman, Nino Manfredi, Alberto Sordi, Monica Vitti, just to name a few.

 

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Winners announced for the 58th Karlovy Vary IFF

The 58th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, a non-specialized festival with two competitive categories, took place from June 28th to July 6th 2024. It was organized by Film Servis Festival Karlovy Vary, a.s., with Jiří Bartoška as the president of the festival, Karel Och as its artistic director, Kryštof Mucha as the executive director and Petr Lintimer as the head of production.

The 59th Karlovy Vary IFF will be held from July 4th to July 12th 2025. On July 6th 2024, the festival’s juries presented awards for the best films at the closing ceremony of the 58th Karlovy Vary IFF.

On July 8th, the festival’s juries presented awards for the best films at the closing ceremony of the 58th Karlovy Vary IFF.

 

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Four Ukrainian filmmakers selected for residency at Göteborg Film Festival

 

Four Ukrainian filmmakers selected for residency at Göteborg Film Festival

 

For the third summer, a group of Ukrainian filmmakers will spend a few months in Göteborg. The residency program is funded by Region Västra Götaland with contributions from the Film Office, the City of Göteborg, and in collaboration with Företagsbostäder. The selected participants will spend August-September in Göteborg, working on their projects at the Göteborg Film Festival office, and networking with the local film industry.

 

"Last summer's residency program resulted in, among other things, a film that found a co-producer from Göteborg and premiered at the Berlinale in February; a short film that will soon be shot in Ukraine – and a filmmaker who moved to Göteborg permanently. We are now looking forward to welcoming four new interesting filmmakers to Göteborg, whose projects all deal with dedication and resistance," says Camilla Larsson, Head of Göteborg Film Fund at Göteborg Film Festival.

 

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The Man Who Saved the Internet with a Sunflower wins Audience Award at Dances With Films 2024

The Man Who Saved the Internet with a Sunflower, the Untold Story of Visionary American Entrepreneur Rob Ryan Takes Home Competition Features Audience Award at Dances With Films 2024

Global filmmaker Ori Yardeni's feature film The Man Who Saved the Internet with a Sunflower, the true story of American entrepreneur Rob Ryan, was awarded the prestigious Competition Features Audience Award at the closing ceremony of Dances With Films 2024, held yesterday evening at TCL Theatres in Hollywood.

 

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Audience Award at Sheffield DocFest - STRIKE: AN UNCIVIL WAR

 

STRIKE: AN UNCIVIL WAR WINS AUDIENCE AWARD AT THE 2024 SHEFFIELD DOCFEST

 

NATIONWIDE PREVIEW SCREENINGS TAKE PLACE TOMORROW, 18 JUNE THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BATTLE OF ORGREAVE

 

 

Sheffield DocFest announced today that the 2024 Audience Award is presented to Strike: An Uncivil War directed by Daniel Gordon (UK).

 

 

 

The film had its World Premiere at the 31st edition of Sheffield DocFest on 16 June 2024, and director Daniel Gordon and contributors Morag Livingstone, Ian Mitchell, Jim Tierney and Jon McCure were in attendance for a special post-screening conversation.

 

 

 

Strike: An Uncivil War tells the story of the most violent confrontation between miners and police during the 1984/85 Miners’ Strike in Great Britain - The Battle of Orgreave. Nationwide preview screenings will play on 18 June marking the 40th anniversary of the events at Orgreave, before a general theatrical release on 21 June.

 

 

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> AWARDS WATCH

 

Introducing the award-winners of the 41st Munich International Film Festival!

 

A highlight of the 41st Munich International Film Festival was today’s presentation of the awards in the five international competitions (CineCoPro, CineMasters, CineVision, CineRebels, and CineKindl), the FIPRESCI Prize, the Young Jury Award, and the three Audience Awards. The German Cinema New Talent Awards were already presented on Friday evening. The most lucrative prize for German co-producers, the 100,000-euro CineCoPro Award, which is financed by FFF Bayern and was reintroduced this year, went to the film “To a Land Unknown” by Mahdi Fleifel.

 

All the award-winning films and festival favorites will be screened at the festival theaters on Sunday, July 7 at a reduced ticket price of 9.90 euros.

 

“Our juries have truly embraced an affirmation of the diversity of global cinema. Meticulous in their artistry, socially relevant, and forward-thinking in their cinematic approach, our winning films show what cinema today can be. Our first Audience Day, which beckons audiences to theaters at reduced admission prices, offers another chance to discover all of these films here at the Munich International Film Festival,” say festival director Christoph Gröner and artistic co-director Julia Weigl.

 

This summer, the Munich International Film Festival will once again be taking part in KINO AM KÖNIGSPLATZ (July 23 – August 1, 2024) with a lineup of films to be announced shortly. We’ll then return in the fall with FILMSCHOOLFEST MUNICH – Festival of Future Storytellers (November 15 – November 23, 2024).

 

 

The 2024 award-winners

CineCoPro Award

“To a Land Unknown” by Mahdi Fleifel and with it the film’s German co-producer, François Morisset of Salaud Morisset, was honored with the CineCoPro Award.

The winning film was selected by a three-member jury of international renown: Baran bo Odar (director and screenwriter), Leonie Benesch (actress), and Sol Bondy (producer).

Honorable mention was given to “The Village Next to Paradise” by Mo Harawe and thus to the film’s German co-producer, Nicole Gerhards of NiKo Film.

After a five-year break, the Munich International Film Festival brought back the 100,000-euro CineCoPro Award. Ten international co-productions involving German co-producers competed for this exceptional award in the CineCoPro competition. The prize money is provided by the FFF Bayern and is distributed to the German co-producers of the winning film for their next co-production. The award was presented by Minister of State Dr. Florian Herrmann.

 

CineMasters Award

The film “Explanation for Everything” by Gábor Reisz earned the CineMasters Award for best international film, which was presented to producer Júlia Berkes of Proton Cinema LLC. Marie-Lou Sellem (actress, Germany), Moritz Peters (Director of Marketing & Acquisitions, Plaion Pictures, Germany), and Rajendra Roy (Chief Curator of Film, Museum of Modern Art, New York) comprised this year’s independent jury for the CineMasters competition. Fourteen films were in the running this year for the CineMasters Award, worth 50,000 euros and sponsored by ARRI, for the best international film.

 

CineVision Award

The CineVision Award for the best international film by an emerging director went to “Simón de la Montaña” by Federico Luis. The independent jury that honors the best directorial achievement was comprised of Bob Byington (director and screenwriter, USA), Maksym Nakonechnyi (director, Ukraine), and Sarah Blaßkiewitz (director and screenwriter, Germany). Fourteen talented international directors competed for this award for the best international film by an up-and-coming director. The award, which is sponsored by MPLC Deutschland GmbH (Motion Picture Licensing Company), is worth 15,000 euros.

 

CineRebels Award

The CineRebels Award, presented this year for the third time, went to “Viêt and Nam” by Minh Quý Trương.

Honorable mention was given to “Fragments of Ice” by Maria Stoianova.

This year’s jury consisted of Mia Bays (Director of the Filmmaking Fund at the British Film Institute, UK), Nicolas Wackerbarth (filmmaker and author, Germany), and Dale Dickey (actress, USA). The CineRebels Award is an exciting new platform for films that dare to take risks and break the mold of established filmmaking. Fourteen productions competed for this award, which is now worth 15,000 euros. The festival’s main partner, AUDI, sponsors this award for best directorial achievement.

 

CineKindl Award

“Lars Is LOL” by Eirik Sæter Stordahl won the CineKindl Award for best children’s film.

Since 2022, the film production company megaherz has presented the CineKindl Award to the best film in the CineKindl section at the Munich International Film Festival. This award for outstanding directorial work was presented this year by a jury comprised of Barbara Kronenberg (director and screenwriter, Germany), Philipp Budweg (producer, Germany), and Jytte-Merle Böhrnsen (actress, stage director, and screenwriter, Germany). This award has a value of 2,500 euros.

 

Young Jury Award

The Young Jury Award, presented this year for the first time, went to “Hoard” by Luna Carmoon.

Honorable mention went to “Sisterqueens” by Clara Stella Hüneke.

The jury was comprised of Lorenzo Germeno (actor), Virgina Olivia Obiakor (actress), Johannes Rockstuhl (screenwriting student at HFF Munich), Maryna Shymko (student), and Tarik Uslu (student).

 

Audience Awards

The festival’s Audience Awards were also presented alongside the others. The Audience Awards, supported by media partners Bayerischer Rundfunk and Süddeutsche Zeitung, went to “Führer and Seducer” by Joachim A. Lang in the national category and “Samia” by Yasemin Şamdereli, in collaboration with Deka Mohamed Osman in the international category.

The CineKindl Audience Award went to “Dìdi” by Sean Wang.

 

FIPRESCI Prize

Since 2015, the International Film Critics Association (FIPRESCI) has presented an award in the New German Cinema section at the Munich International Film Festival.

This year it went to “Sad Jokes” by Fabian Stumm.

The FIPRESCI critics’ jury consisted of Jason Gorber (journalist and film critic), Paola Casella (journalist and film critic), and Rudolf Worschech (journalist and film critic).

 

 

German Cinema New Talent Award

On Friday, July 5, 2024, up-and-coming German talent was also honored with the coveted German Cinema New Talent Award. The jury — which consisted of Mariko Minoguchi (director and screenwriter), Denis Moschitto (actor and director), and Florian Koerner von Gustorf (film producer) — honored Fabian Stumm as best director for his film “Sad Jokes”. Semih Korhan Güner clinched the award for best production for the drama “Smell of Burnt Milk”. Aaron Arens and Lukas Loose took the award for best screenplay and a slot in the Bavaria Fiction mentoring program for “Places in the Sun”. Atika Jumaih Bashiru received the award for best acting performance for her role in the film “O Chale”.

 

Bernd Burgemeister TV Production Awards

Previously, on Sunday, June 30, 2024, the two prestigious Bernd Burgemeister TV Production Awards for outstanding achievement in production were presented. The three-member jury, chaired by producer Dagmar Rosenbauer and including Jan Kruse (Bavaria Fiction) and Martin Richter (Rat Pack Filmproduktion), honored producers Maren Knieling and Lars Jessen (Florida Film GmbH) for the comedy “Micha Thinks Big” starring Charly Hübner as best TV movie. The award for best series or miniseries went to producers Katrin Haase, Oliver Arnold (U5 Filmproduktion GmbH & Co. KG), and Lasse Scharpen (Studio Zentral) for the vampire-themed series “Love Sucks”.

 

Fritz Gerlich Prize

This year’s Fritz Gerlich Prize was awarded by Tellux Next to “Tatami” by Zar Amir and Guy Nattiv.

 

One Future Prize

This year’s One Future Prize, awarded by the Interfilm Academy, went to the documentary “Petra Kelly – Act Now!” by Doris Metz. The 2024 One Future Honorary Award was presented posthumously to Petra Kelly for her life’s work and her tireless engagement with sociopolitical issues.

 

 

The detailed jury statements for the competition awards can be found here.

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Awards from the 19th Geneva International Oriental Film Festival (FIFOG)

The 19th Geneva International Oriental Film Festival (FIFOG) took place from June 10 to 16 in Geneva. The theme of this year’s edition was Knowledge and Recognition of the Other. It was chaired by Lebanese writer Joumana Haddad.

 

This year’s edition was a great success, marked by many emotional moments. Festival-goers rediscovered the joy and pleasure of watching a wide variety of films, and exchanging ideas with filmmakers, actors and journalists from all over the world.

 

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The winners of the 71st Sydney Film Festival

 

The 71st Sydney Film Festival awarded it's largest ever prize pool at our Closing Night ceremony, including the prestigious Sydney Film Prize to the Italian film There's Still Tomorrow directed by and starring Paola Cortellesi.

The 71st Sydney Film Festival awarded the prestigious Sydney Film Prize to Italian filmmaker Paola Cortellesi for her film There’s Still Tomorrow, a moving, empowering melodrama about an industrious woman in post-WWII Rome. Cortellesi directs and stars in the film, which became a box office phenomenon in Italy, outperforming the likes of Barbie and Oppenheimer.

 

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Bentonville BFF 2024 Awards and Honors!

 

2024 BFF AWARDS AND HONORS!

We want to offer a special congratulations to our 2024 festival award winners:



Phoebe-Rae Taylor
2024 See It, Be It Award

 

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> PEOPLE IN FOCUS

Jean-MarcThérouanne, president of the Netpac Jury at the 2nd Danang Film Festival (Vietnam)

The Danang Film Festival (Vietnam) (2-6 July 2024) had focused on France by organizing a retrospective of French films, focusing on the work of 20 of the Ateliers Varan, a seminar on co-production of films between France and Vietnam, and by inviting Jean-Marc Thérouanne, director and co-founder of the Festival International des Cinémas d'Asie in Vesoul, as president of the Netpac Jury and speaker on the work of Vietnamese film master Dang Nhat Minh, French-speaking and Francophile director, as part of the tribute to him.

He had the impression of being in the big family of the Asian Cinemas of Vesoul by seeing again, during the festival, the director and writer Dai Sijie (Balzac and the little Chinese tailor) came to Vesoul in 8th FICA 2002 as president of the International Jury, the actress Tran Nu Yen Khê, (the smell of the green papaya) came to Vesoul as a member of the jury at the 9th FICA 2003, Stanley Kwan, director Hong Kongais came at the 8th FICA 2002, Golden Cyclo for his film Lan Yu, and at the 14th FICA 2008, Golden Cyclo d'honneur 2008 for his entire work, the great Vietnamese director Dang Nhat Minh, who came three times to Vesoul in 1997 (audience award for Nostalgia of the Campaign), in 2003 as president of the Netpac jury (Closing Film The Season of the Goyaves), and in 2014 as guest of honor of the France-yearsWhen the 10th month comes, the Vietnamese director Phan Dang Di came to the 20th FICA 2014 with his film Bi, don’t be afraid, the academic specialist of Tibet and Southeast Asia, Mara Matta came to the 19th FICA 2013 as a member of the Netpac jury, Kim Dong-ho, founder of the prestigious Busan Film Festival, Honorary Golden Cyclo of the 17th FICA Vesoul 2011 for all his work in favor of cinema, Charles Tesson, former director of the Critics' Week in Cannes, came to the 22nd FICA Vesoul 2016 as president of the Critics' Jury, and many others …

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58th KVIFF Welcomes Viggo Mortensen, Steven Soderbergh, Clive Owen, Daniel Brühl and More Renowned Filmmakers

 

This year’s 58th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival will host actor-director Viggo Mortensen. At the festival’s opening ceremony, Mortensen will receive the Festival President’s Award and also present his film The Dead Don’t Hurt, which he wrote and directed.

 

 

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Tony Armer leaves Dallas Film Commission and joins Steve Demmler’s Talon Entertainment Finance

 

 

 

From Tony Armer:

 

 

"This Monday morning I have some news I’d like to share with everyone. I have been a Film Commissioner for 10 years now. Eight and a half years with St. Pete Clearwater and the last year and a half with the Dallas Film Commission. After 10 years my time as a Film Commissioner is at an end.

 

I’m excited to announce that I’m joining Steve Demmler’s Talon Entertainment Finance as the Head of Physical Production. Talon is doing some exciting things in the industry. As a company Talon is really taking off. They are producing films, acquiring soundstages, partnering with established production companies and so much more.

 

 

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SUPPORT BIFF's "Cinema In Paradise."

 

 

 

SUPPORT BIFF's "Cinema In Paradise." Enrich your cinematic life and network with diverse, multinational community of artists and audiences through exhibition and education.

Bruno Chatelin is one of BIFF Advisory Board Members.

 

 

 

 

The Reel Deal

The Bahamas International Film Festival (BIFF), a non-profit organization, is committed to exhibiting diverse films from The Bahamas and around the globe. The primary objective of BIFF is to enhance the cinematic experience for local Bahamian and global audiences, providing them an opportunity to explore diverse films which may not otherwise be available in Bahamian theaters. Additionally, it fosters educational programs and facilitates discussions on cinema's evolution and cultural viewpoints.

 

Since its establishment in 2004, BIFF has demonstrated remarkable progress, displaying over 1000 local and international films and successfully promoting Bahamian culture to more than a million film professionals and aficionados across the world.

 

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Submissions Are Now Open for SR Socially Relevant™ Film Festival NY - SRFF 2025

 

 

SR Socially Relevant Film Festival New York's 12th annual edition is underway. Following a successful 11th edition, which saw many winners and over 750 films screened to date

 

SR Socially Relevant™ Film Festival is pleased to announce that submissions for its upcoming 2025 edition, #SRFF2025, are now open. This hybrid event provides a unique opportunity for filmmakers worldwide to showcase their socially engaged and relevant works from March 11 to 16, 2025, in person, in New York City, and online afterward. Submissions are accepted on FilmFreeway.

 

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Submissions are open for 45th Fantasporto


PORTO CITY OF CINEMA, CULTURE, ARCHITECTURE, LEISURE…
THE CITY OF FANTASPORTO

SUBMISSIONS ARE OPEN FOR THE 45th EDITION

Fantasporto 2025/45th Porto International Film Festival announces the opening of submissions. These take place until November 30th 2024. To do this, producers, sales agents, directors will have to send the film screener to info@fantasporto.com accompanied by the entry form which can be found on the festival website www.fantasporto.com. There, you go to the homepage menu, FESTIVAL 2025, where you can find the event regulations. You must download the entry form or fill it out directly on the website. The festival will take place at Batalha Centro de Cinema from February 28th to March 9th 2025 screening around 100 films, all premieres in Portugal, that is, in national, European, International and World Premieres.


As always, the program includes 4 official competitions: Fantasy Cinema, with competitions for features and short films, Director's Week (all genres, only features), Orient Express dedicated to Asian films (features only) and the Portuguese Cinema Award.


Also important are the retrospectives, the tributes, and the Fantas Classics. Another section called Première will present new but out of competition films.


Welcome to the 45th Fantasporto | Porto International Film Festival
PORTO, WHAT TO SEE, TO EAT, TO DO...
The city at its best
In Time Out - Time Out - Porto- 01-02-2024
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ONES TO WATCH FOR FESTIVAL CONSIDERATION  carefuly curated by Bruno Chatelin 

ONES TO WATCH FOR FESTIVAL CONSIDERATION carefuly curated by Bruno Chatelin
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IRUVAN by Manoj Annadurai (GET HAPPY)

"Iruvam," where the darkness whispers your name, and the light awaits your decision.

'IRUVAM' by Manoj Annadurai pre launched at Cannes from May 17-20, 2024, in the "Let's Spook Cannes 2024 Selection" (one of the 4 selected projects)!

It is currently gearing up to it's release on Indian mobile platforms. It is regarded as one the boldest and most creative initiatives bridging anticipation among cinema and game enthusiasts.

Available on Android and iPhone.Scheduled for late-June 2024. This ensures "Iruvam" delivers a fully immersive and polished gameplay experience. Scheduled for mid-June 2024. This ensures "Iruvam" delivers a fully immersive and polished gameplay experience.

'LALA, MY REDHEAD' Feature film by Nellie K. and Deniz Nala
at development stage, with a finalised script

Love and poverty, betrayal and wealth - centuries of traditions put to the test! A compelling story intricately woven into a comprehensive exploration of women’s status against the backdrop of the Roma culture. From the director of an award-winning film in Cannes 2023.

“I worked in Cannes with Emir Kusturica as his Sony Distributor on his brilliant award winning film: “Time of The Gypsies”: when I read the script for “Lala, my redhead” I immediately saw the connection and the potential of a unique story: I trust you will like it too. “

Bruno Chatelin - filmfestivals.com founder

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WARRIOR SPIRIT by Will George, 44 mins, CANADA, 2023
A CBC DOCS Original Documentary Film by PROTECT THE INLET FILMS and COEXISTENCE FILMS

A simple window washer and fisherman, Will George’s life transformed when Tsleil-Waututh Elders chose him to protect his Nation's lands and waters against the Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion (TMX). Will challenges leaders like Justin Trudeau, striving to halt the threat Canada imposed on stolen land. There is a traditional story of a threat like TMX. The voice of Elder Xwechtaal narrates the beginning of the Two-headed Serpent story. As pipeline construction advances and protests escalate, Will intensifies efforts, ultimately facing criminal charges. Despite courtroom racism, he advocates for his people and territory. Returning to the Two-headed Serpent story, the Warrior grapples with people’s doubts, and his own. Will urges people to stand up against injustice and criminalization of Indigenous peoples for protecting lands and waters.


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Wild Genius by Susan Kucera (Living in the future's past, Hot Money, 12th hour...)
Social impact documentary on evolutionary biologist Robert Travis,  1h:12minutes USA December 2023

Wild Genius portrays the exceptional life, career and mental health challenges of living legend Robert Trivers, the evolutionary biologist TIME magazine named as “one of the greatest scientists of the 20th Century”. Harvard psychologist and best selling Author, Steven Pinker calls him “an under-appreciated genius, and one of history’s greatest thinkers in the analysis of behavior and emotion.” An advocate for civil rights, Trivers’ straightforward logic makes an empowering case: understanding our evolutionary past isn't a life sentence but a liberating force.  Wild Genius is an entertaining and intellectual odyssey that challenges us to confront our evolutionary roots and societal taboos, daring us to think differently about ourselves and our place in the natural world. This isn't just the story of a groundbreaking scientist; it's an invitation to transform our understanding of life itself. We have the cognitive tools to know ourselves better and, by extension, to make a better world.

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Maya by Julia Verdin
USA 2023 1hour 44 minutes written and directed by Julia Verdin

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Nouveaux élus au Bureau de l’Union des Producteurs de Cinéma (UPC)

 

L’UPC ÉLIT SON NOUVEAU BUREAU POUR L’ANNÉE 2024-2025

Le Conseil de direction de l’Union des Producteurs de Cinéma (UPC), réuni le 11 juillet 2024, a réélu Marc Missonnier (Moana Films) à la présidence du syndicat.

Le Conseil de direction, renouvelé à l’occasion de l’Assemblée générale du 27 juin 2024, a procédé à l’élection de son nouveau Bureau comme suit :

PRÉSIDENCE
Marc MISSONNIER
(Moana Films)

 

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La 27e édition de Valence scénario en images !

Vous l'attendiez ? Nous aussi ! La vidéo réalisée par Cooa.fr du Festival international
des scénaristes et compositeurs est arrivée, pour vous faire vivre et revivre le Festival.

Merci à Cooa.fr !


Clap de fin pour la 27e édition
du Festival international des scénaristes et compositeurs

Valence scénario - Festival international des scénaristes et compositeurs s’est clôturé samedi 8 juin, après 7 jours de compétition, d’apprentissage et de rencontre.

Pendant une semaine, ces métiers de l’ombre, ces métiers parfois solitaires, ont pu être sur le devant de la scène dans une joie collective et partagée.

Quel bonheur d’avoir vu les festvialier·ères remplir les salles, échanger avec les invité·es lors des Grandes Rencontres, défendre leurs projets de scénario et de composition et échanger autour de l’écriture pour l’image.
Le Festival s’est fini en beauté par une cérémonie de remise de Prix qui restera gravée dans nos mémoires.


Un immense merci à toutes et à tous pour votre présence, votre participation et votre soutien lors de la 27e édition de Valence scénario - Festival international des scénaristes et compositeurs.

 

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Le 10e Festival International du Film Insolite de Rennes-le-Château & de la Haute Vallée de l’Aude

 

Le 10e Festival International du Film Insolite de Rennes-le-Château & de la Haute Vallée de l’Aude se tiendra du 15 au 19 août 2024

 

Pendant 5 jours, au cœur de l'été, le Festival International du Film Insolite propose de découvrir plus de 40 films et autant d'invités, dans des salles et des sites à ciel ouvert chargés d’Histoires, en région Occitanie, à seulement 40 minutes de Carcassonne !

 

Projections • Débats • Table ronde • Ateliers • Évènements insolites…

 

Présidente du jury : Vahina Giocante

 

De nombreux compléments à la sélection seront annoncés au fil des prochaines semaines, dont notamment la liste définitive des films des compétitions.

 

Le Festival International du Film Insolite s’attache à mettre en valeur le patrimoine culturel et la biodiversité de Rennes-le-Château et de la Haute Vallée de l’Aude, un territoire empreint de mystères et de légendes et un écrin de nature hors du commun.

 

Côté cinéma, cette 10ème édition invite cinéphiles, passionnés et curieux à découvrir plus de 40 films français et internationaux étonnants, poétiques, spirituels, à travers une sélection de courts métrages et documentaires en compétition pour les Prix du public, Prix de la presse, Prix de la jeunesse et Prix du jury, et des films de fiction hors compétition, longs métrages et série, présentés en présence d’invités, acteurs, cinéastes, auteurs, producteurs, peintres, musiciens, scientifiques, ethnologues...

 

Autour de la programmation dédiée au cinéma, le Festival propose des débats et une table ronde "Sous le signe des énergies nouvelles et renouvelables" animés par l’écrivain et journaliste scientifique Maxence Layet et réunissant scientifiques, écrivains, journalistes et réalisateurs, un concours de scénarios insolites de courts métrages, des ateliers, des conférences, concerts, expositions, dégustations de produits locaux, et une pétanque insolite !… Autant d’événements singuliers qui nourriront cette édition pour une réflexion commune et un questionnement ouvert sur le monde et sur nous-même.

 

 

JURY COMPÉTITIONS (en cours) • Vahina Giocante => Présidente des jurys, actrice et écrivaine. Dominique Filhol => Réalisateur. Maria Conquet => Conseillère départementale déléguée à la culture, Dépt de l’Aude. Sébastien Goales => Directeur de la communication et des partenariats Orange depuis 2007. Eddy Charbit => Producteur, À la vie production.

 

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Deux splendeurs en ciné-concert au Festival Lumière

 

Le festival Lumière et l'Auditorium-Orchestre national de Lyon présentent deux événements musicaux.

Après l'annonce de la remise du Prix Lumière à Isabelle Huppert, l'ouverture des accréditations et la mise en vente de la soirée d'ouverture du festival, voici les deux ciné-concerts à l'Auditorium de Lyon de Lumière 2024 : deux chefs-d'œuvre nouvellement restaurés, projetés pour la première fois en France, accompagnés en musique live.

 

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Retour sur la 52e édition du Festival La Rochelle Cinéma

Photo : Mohammad Rasoulof © Fema - Philippe Lebruman

La 52e édition du Festival La Rochelle Cinéma s'est achevée ce dimanche avec la projection exceptionnelle en deux époques du Napoléon vu par Abel Gance dans sa grande version inédite, restaurée et reconstruite par la Cinémathèque française, avec le soutien du CNC.

C'est avec une grande joie que nous vous avons retrouvés si nombreux dans les salles de La Rochelle.

Du 28.06 au 07.07, le festival a enregistré 84 958 entrées en salles et 91 423 en comptant les rencontres et expositions. En termes de fréquentation, il s'agit de la deuxième édition de l'histoire du festival, juste après 2017 et avant 2023.

 

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Unifrance présente les 30es Rendez-vous d’Unifrance au Havre

 

Unifrance se réjouit de retrouver les vendeurs français et les acheteurs du monde entier à l’occasion du 30e anniversaire du plus grand marché au monde consacré aux programmes audiovisuels français, qui se tiendra pour la première fois sur la côte normande, du 2 au 6 septembre 2024.


Les Rendez-vous d’Unifrance au Havre s’ouvriront le lundi 2 septembre avec une soirée à la Bibliothèque Oscar Niemeyer, à l’invitation de la Mairie du Havre. Le mercredi 4 septembre, les participants seront également conviés par la Région Normandie pour une soirée aux Franciscaines à Deauville.

 

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Le Festival du Film Féministe se déroulera du 9 au 13 octobre 2024

 

A vos agendas : le Festival du Film Féministe se déroulera du 9 au 13 octobre 2024, sous le marrainage de l'actrice Anna Mouglalis.
Le thème de cette quatrième édition sera "Libres !".

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NIFFF - Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival : Ca démarre demain

NIFFF 2024 : DÈS DEMAIN, LE CINÉMA FANTASTIQUE ENVOÛTERA NEUCHÂTEL

 

Le Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival (NIFFF) est sur le point d’ouvrir les portes de sa 23e édition (5 – 13 juillet). Dès demain, frissons de plaisir et découvertes cinématographiques seront au rendez-vous, avec une sélection de 124 œuvres issues de 5 continents et de 46 pays ! Au Théâtre du Passage, la première internationale d’ANIMALE marquera le début des festivités lors de la cérémonie d’ouverture en présence de la réalisatrice du film Emma Benestan et de son actrice principale Oulaya Amamra. Ce thriller camarguais fera également l’ouverture de l’Open Air au cœur de la Place des Halles.

 

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