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THE FESTIVAL BEAT ! N°1000 and 51THE FESTIVAL BEAT MAKER ! SHARING MOTION AND EMOTION SINCE 1995Weekly newsletter N°1050 // 1049 Documenting the festivals experience since 1995, reaching over 166 000 subscribers.FOLLOW US :With other 11 000 festivals worldwide which we cover: no wonder we have reached the '1000' mark for our newsletters count. We proudly share our knowledge of the circuit with our community and really hope our audience ENJOY THE EXPERIENCE. In case you missed any of these 1000+ newsletters ... you ll find them all here. > FOCUS ON SONOMA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVALGrand Jury & Audience Award Winners announced at 26th Sonoma International Film Festival
Stolman Audience Award, Best Feature | JULES starring Ben Kingsley A 3 Audience Award, Best Documentary | Karen Carpenter: Starving for Perfection The McNeely Audience Award, Best Short Film | Nina & Irena Grand Jury Best Narrative Feature | Burning Days Grand Jury Best Documentary Feature | The Gr...
SIFF 2023 in full gear
With 110 films representing 32 countries, we have something for everyone during our five-day festival, including these works from filmmakers at the top of their game. Check the Festival Guide. Award Winning Films Master Filmmakers Women Directors ...
Sonoma Fest opening Night Film Stars Jane Curtin, Harriet Sansom Harris, Jade Quon, & Ben Kingsley
The festival opened with Jules world premiere, a delightful new comedy with Oscar®-winner Ben Kingsley, Harriet Sansom Harris, Zoe Winters, Jade Quon, and director Marc Turtletaub.. 110 Films Representing 32 Countries Slated for March 22-26 Our five-day festival features the best in new cinema from around the world. Use our online guide to make your selections by genres, days, visiting filmmakers, and themes using these quick links: All Narrative Features A-Z All ...
Sonoma International Film Festival announces the film schedule & special events
We're pleased to present the 26th Annual Sonoma International Film Festival March 22-26, 2023. Dive into our SIFF Film Schedule including the World Premiere of Marc Turtletaub’s JULES, starring Ben Kingsley, Harriet Sansom Harris, Jane Curtin, Zoe Winters and Jade Quon. Marc Turtletaub, and stars Ben Kingsley, Harriet Sansom Harris, Zoe Winters and Jade Quon will be joining us in Sonoma and we are thrilled to be the first audience to see this delightful comedy. Af...
>FOCUS ON INDIA with SIRAJ SYEDAmazon Prime Video’s Jubilee: A celebration of the golden era of Hindustani cinema
Amazon Prime Video’s Jubilee: A celebration of the golden era of Hindustani cinema When a director like Vikramaditya Motwane charts new territory in the shape of a 10-episode web series, with lip-sync songs, something he has never done before, there is high curiosity value. It’s called Jubilee and the trailer was launched at Four Seasons Hotel, Mahalakshmi, Mumbai, on Friday afternoon. Starting just 30 minutes after the scheduled time, the proceedings ended within an hour, which i...
Nani’s Dasara creates Dhoom Dhaam across the earth, the moon and the sun
Nani’s Dasara creates Dhoom Dhaam across the earth, the moon and the sun To north Indians, Nani means maternal grandmother. Wonder what it means in Nani’s native Telugu. His full name, though, is Ghanta Naveen Babu, and he is 39. After a dubbed success called Super Khiladi 4, in this, his 29th film, Dasara, he has a very earthy look, unshaven and with long, unruly hair. “You might be pardoned for thinking that this is the same look sported by Allu Arjun in Pushpa, though the...
Hunter, Tootega Nahin, Todega, Amazon Mini web series: Give us a break
Hunter, Tootega Nahin, Todega, Amazon Mini web series: Give us a break Don’t blame me for a sense of ennui and déjà vu that is having an extended run over the last few years, both on the big screen and on OTT. The number of films that have our armed forces and secret services battling that of our neighbour is falling from all sides, like snowfall. But by and large, what we are served is ‘been there done that’. Lagging not far behind is the genre of bad cop batt...
Quentin Tarantino’s ‘Cinema Speculation’: Autobiography? Encyclopaedia? Critiques?...Keep Speculating!
Quentin Tarantino’s ‘Cinema Speculation’: Autobiography? Encyclopaedia? Critiques?...Keep Speculating! Confined by time (1968-1981) and restricted to select genres, like revenge, gory violence, exploitation and blaxploitation, Quentin Tarantino’s 392-page hard-cover Hachette publication is a voyage of discovery that is not for the feeble-hearted or the purist. In baseball and cricketing terminology, he hits the ball all over the park. Though he was born in 1963, the (r...
Zwigato, Review: Wobbligato
Zwigato, Review: Wobbligato Too good to be true-life, Zwigato might have been inspired by true incidents. The narrative does try to convey that feel. At first, it sucks you in with its no blemish couple and their ideal family. But then the layers come off one by one. There are tropes galore, masquerading as plot points. Is the film narrating the story of a food delivery boy, with interesting twists and turns, or is it taking the delivery boy as a prototype and making him go through the motion...
> FESTIVALS IN FOCUSThe Sun Valley Film Festival kicked off this week
Sophie Thatcher attends the Rising Star Party at the Sun Valley Film Festival on March 30, 2023 in Sun Valley, Idaho. (Photo by Chelsea Lauren/Shutterstock for the Sun Valley Film Festival) The Sun Valley Film Festival kicked off this week with Day 1 and Day 2 of its 2023 program, featuring attending guests Sophie Thatcher, Tony Phelan, Joan Rater and the Opening Night screening of Wild Life. On Wednesday, March 29, the Sun Valley Film F...
The 20th San Diego International Kids’ Film Festival Calls for Entries!!
Since its inception in 2003, the San Diego International Kids’ Film Festival has successfully passed through 19 starry years, winning recognition from kids’ film creators and fans in Hollywood and around the world. As an annual kids’ film festival, the 2023 San Diego International Kids’ Film Festival will take place in Southern California in late August. Known for its sunny summers and long, beautiful Pacific coastline, San Diego is close to Hollywood, the heart...
20th Anniversary CUFF Lineup Announced
The 2023 program has just dropped. This will be the biggest celebration of film CUFF has ever hosted The Calgary Underground Film Festival has announced the full lineup of films playing the 20th Festival, taking place from April 20-30, 2023 at Globe Cinema. This year’s festival is the largest in the organization’s 20-year history, showing 42 feature films and 38 shorts, over 11 days. “The community, our fans, and the small businesses that have helped grow and sup...
Visions du Réel has unveiled the official selection for its 54th edition (21 to 30 April 2023)
Visions du Réel 2023: the 54th edition will run 21 to 30 April 2023. It is a powerful and dazzling programme that showcases the strength of contemporary non-fiction filmmaking. In all, 163 films - including 82 world premieres, 11 international premieres, 2 European premieres and 26 Swiss premieres – offer a panorama that often challenges the boundaries between fiction and reality. 46 countries are represented in the selection, while 37 Swiss (co)productions are featured in ...
SIFF 2023 in full gear
With 110 films representing 32 countries, we have something for everyone during our five-day festival, including these works from filmmakers at the top of their game. Check the Festival Guide. Award Winning Films Master Filmmakers Women Directors ...
> FIlMS IN FOCUSMartin Scorsese returns to the 76th Festival de Cannes with Killers of the Flower Moon
Lily Gladstone (Mollie Burkhart) and Leonardo DiCaprio (Ernest Burkhart) in Killers of the Flower Moon © 2023 Apple Studios Killers of the Flower Moon by Martin Scorsese stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro, Jesse Plemons and Lily Gladstone. Hailing from Apple Studios, Killers of the Flower Moon was produced alongside Imperative Entertainment, Sikelia Productions and Appian Way. Producers are Martin Scorsese, Dan Friedkin, Bradley Thomas and Daniel Lupi, with...
Nani’s Dasara, Review: The bar is on fire!
One way of owning a film, an extension of the auteur theory, would be to name the film with your name preceding the title. Might sound quirky to some, but so what? It is his film, and he can call it Nani’s Dasara or whatever else he likes. But you do wonder why Telugu actor Nani chose to call it his Dasara when he has neither written nor directed it, not even produced it. The nomenclature is a reference to the Dasara (Dussehra) festival, which forms the climax of the story, in which case...
Ukrainian "Motherland, or the land of mothers" will premiere at the 63rd Krakow Film Festival!
Grand premiere of the film Motherland, directed by Ukrainian-Belarusian director Alexander Mihalkovich (My Granny From Mars) and Belarusian director Hanna Badziaka, will take place at the 63rd Krakow Film Festival! This monumental work, which is a multi-threaded portrait of the oppressive post-Soviet culture of cruelty, has just received the Grand Prix at the prestigious documentary film festival CPH:DOX in Copenhagen. In Kraków, we'll get to see the film at the turn of May and June...
VIDEO Jack Black: "Super Mario Movie comes to the theaters next week"
The Super Mario Bros. Movie – Only In Theaters April 5 Tickets on sale now. Official Website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube | TikTok | #SuperMarioMovie For the first time, the iconic global entertainment brands Illumination and Nintendo join forces to create The Super Mario Bros. Movie, a new, big-screen adventure starring one of pop culture’s most prominent plu...
VIDEO: RENFIELD It’s the real f*cking Dracula and he’s one sucky boss
Evil doesn’t span eternity without a little help. Renfield – In Theaters April 14TH Official Website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | #RenfieldMovie In this modern monster tale of Dracula’s loyal servant, Nicholas Hoult (Mad Max: Fury Road, X-Men franchise) stars as Renfield, the tortured aide to history’s most narcissistic boss, Dracula (Oscar® winner Nicolas Cage). Renfield is forced to procure ...
Sonoma Fest opening Night Film Stars Jane Curtin, Harriet Sansom Harris, Jade Quon, & Ben Kingsley
The festival opened with Jules world premiere, a delightful new comedy with Oscar®-winner Ben Kingsley, Harriet Sansom Harris, Zoe Winters, Jade Quon, and director Marc Turtletaub.. 110 Films Representing 32 Countries Slated for March 22-26 Our five-day festival features the best in new cinema from around the world. Use our online guide to make your selections by genres, days, visiting filmmakers, and themes using these quick links: All Narrative Features A-Z All ...
Amazon Prime Video’s Jubilee: A celebration of the golden era of Hindustani cinema
Amazon Prime Video’s Jubilee: A celebration of the golden era of Hindustani cinema When a director like Vikramaditya Motwane charts new territory in the shape of a 10-episode web series, with lip-sync songs, something he has never done before, there is high curiosity value. It’s called Jubilee and the trailer was launched at Four Seasons Hotel, Mahalakshmi, Mumbai, on Friday afternoon. Starting just 30 minutes after the scheduled time, the proceedings ended within an hour, which i...
Nani’s Dasara creates Dhoom Dhaam across the earth, the moon and the sun
Nani’s Dasara creates Dhoom Dhaam across the earth, the moon and the sun To north Indians, Nani means maternal grandmother. Wonder what it means in Nani’s native Telugu. His full name, though, is Ghanta Naveen Babu, and he is 39. After a dubbed success called Super Khiladi 4, in this, his 29th film, Dasara, he has a very earthy look, unshaven and with long, unruly hair. “You might be pardoned for thinking that this is the same look sported by Allu Arjun in Pushpa, though the...
> AWARDS WATCHSR Socially Relevant Film Festival Awards revealed
Our 10th-anniversary Awards Night took place on March 23 at JCC Harlem concluding the in-person section (March 16-23) at Lincoln Center, Cinema Village, Dear Mama, MRHS, and Maison Française. Honor Awards, Jury Awards, HipHop Music, Jazz and a convivial atmosphere were enjoyed by all throughout! Check out the winners and download the full list here. The SRFF 2023...
New York Int'l Children's Film Festival Awards announced
The results are finally in: please join us in congratulating the 2023 New York International Children's Film Festival Award Winners based on YOUR votes (and those of our esteemed Jury). Cue the confetti! ...and the winners are Audience Awards ...
The prize winners of the 18th edition of the Festival L'Europe autour de l'Europe
The 18th edition of the Festival has come to an end. In 15 days, we showed 126 films from 31 European countries. We would like to thank the filmmakers who came in great numbers to present their films in Paris, our professional and committed juries, our warm and enthusiastic audience, our partners, the cinemas and all those who have made this adventure possible. The Festival is honoured to announce the prize winners of its 2023 edition. Prix SAUVAGE select...
Nominees for the 36th Global Film and Television Huading Awards
The World Film Industry Conference (WFIC) is excited to announce the shortlist for the 36th Huading Awards on March 31, 2023, in Los Angeles, California at the Avalon Theater, 1735 Vine Street, Los Angeles, CA, 90028. The red carpet will be from 3:30-4:30 p.m. followed by the awards ceremony at 5-8 p.m. In the film category, "All Quiet on the Western Front", "Avatar: The Way of Water", and "Everything Everywhere All at Once" are shortlisted for Best Glo...
Grand Jury & Audience Award Winners announced at 26th Sonoma International Film Festival
Stolman Audience Award, Best Feature | JULES starring Ben Kingsley A 3 Audience Award, Best Documentary | Karen Carpenter: Starving for Perfection The McNeely Audience Award, Best Short Film | Nina & Irena Grand Jury Best Narrative Feature | Burning Days Grand Jury Best Documentary Feature | The Gr...
> PEOPLE IN FOCUSJackson Wild Executive Director Lisa Samford is stepping away from her role
Sharing this letter from Lisa Samford, Executive Director of Jackson Wild. Warm greetings to all, After 20 wonderful years leading Jackson Wild, I will be stepping away from my role as Executive Director following this year’s Summit in Jackson Hole. I have spent a lot of time reflecting on what we have accomplished over the years, with a sense of wonder. Together, we have created innovative global partnerships, accelerated the amplification of underrepre...
Visions of Peace initiative shines during the UN 67th commission on status of women COMMISSION ON STATUS OF WOMEN
VISIONS OF PEACE INITIATIVE SHINES DURING THE 67TH COMMISSION ON STATUS OF WOMEN WITH FILM SCREENING AND RECOGNITIONS WITH SPECIAL INVITATION TO PRESENT FROM UNITED NATIONS APPROVED NGO NEW GENERATION IN ACTION'S AFI WORLD PEACE INITIATIVE Pictured: Princess Cheryl Halpern (VOPI) presenting the Art for Peace Book in celebration of Visions of Peace 5 Year Anniversary during the 67th Commission on Status of Women at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City ...
VIDEO Interview with Guillaume Esmiol Cannes Marché du Film Director views on cannes 2022 and 2023
Guillaume Esmiol the new Cannes Marché du Film Director sat down in Berlin during EFM with Bruno Chatelin to discuss Cannes 2022 and the coming 2023 edition Tue, May 16, 2023 - Sat, May 27, 2023. Watch his interview and what he could reveal about the new features of the 2023 comimg edition: ...
Ruben Östlund, President of the Jury of the 76th Festival de Cannes
50 years after fellow citizen Ingrid Bergman, Swedish director Ruben Östlund, a two-time winner of the Palme d'or, will preside over the Jury of the 76th edition of the Festival de Cannes to be held from May 16 to 27. « I am happy, proud, and humbled to be trusted with the honor of Jury president for this year's Competition at the Festival de Cannes. Nowhere in the film world is the anticipation as strong as when the curtain rises on the films in Competition at the Festival...
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