This year, Cinéma en Construction welcomed feature-length fiction, hybrid, experimental and animated films. The diversity of themes and aesthetics never fails to amaze us. The presence of countries hitherto under-represented enriched that plurality with their cultures and imaginaries. The themes of abandonment, loss and parenthood are approached from a variety of angles. Singular writing, combined with poetry, authenticity and emotion, reveal what was previously dark. This 44th select...

Keith Le Goy, Chairman of Sony Pictures Television (SPT), is confirmed to join the Festival’s elite Summit Series keynote lineup, which features the industry's boldest voices and the world’s most influential media leaders. As the driving force behind all television production operations across the US, Latin America and Europe, Le Goy has overseen a portfolio of globally renowned programming, including SPT’s legendary game shows, Whe...

MFF 42 PROGRAM REVEAL Miami Dade College's Miami Film Festival is SO BACK. This year’s Festival will screen over 199 narratives, documentaries, and short films of all genres, from over 45 countries worldwide including 35 World Premieres, two International Premieres, nine North American Premieres, three U.S. Premieres, 21 East Coast Premieres, and 72 Florida Premieres.  There are so many exciting movies in this lineup, we can't even start to name them bec...

  24 April/2 May 2025 - Udine, Italy, Teatro Nuovo and Visionario   Dedicated to the power of the gaze and the trajectories of the imagination, the image for FEFF 27 once again bears the signature of graphic designer Roberto Rosolin. "Minds are like parachutes: they only work if they're open." Some attribute it to Frank Zappa, some to James Dewar and some to Albert Einstein. But though no one knows who actually said it, no one can dispute that it's true:...

THE GLOBAL ENTERTAINMENT AWARDS ANNOUNCE REGIONAL WINNERS   The Global Entertainment Awards 2025 advanced by AMD has today announced the regional winners for its 2025 awards celebration. The Global Entertainment Awards is an opportunity to recognise the creatives from across the world who are continuously setting new standards in how entertainment products across Cinema, Games, Streaming and TV are sold, experienced and remembered. Having been considered by a panel of high-p...

The Bulletin Board ANNOUNCEMENTS / CALL FOR ENTRIES recommended by filmfestivals.com: Dear filmmakers friends do not miss these Festivals in Focus.     Bruno Chatelin and the Filmfestivals.com Team wish you much success on the festival circuit  Read this online         FOLLOW US ON THE SOCIAL NETWORKS:                    &nb...

September 2 – 7, 2025 July 1, 2025: Regular Deadline July 15, 2025: Late Deadline The Martha's Vineyard International Film Festival is consistently recognized as one of the "50 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee" by MovieMaker Magazine. Thank you! The recurring theme of the annual Martha's Vineyard International Film Festival is "Other Places, Other People"; the festival's purpose is to encourage attende...

  Best Picture Winner Anora Alex Coco, Samantha Quan and Sean Baker, Producers Nominees The Brutalist Nick Gordon, Brian Young, Andrew Morrison, D.J. Gugenheim and Brady Corbet, Producers A Complete Unknown Fred Berger, James Mangold and Alex Heineman, Producers Conclave Tessa Ross, Juliette Howell and Michael A. Jackman, Producers ...

Iris Knobloch © Olivier Vigerie - Festival de Cannes The Board of Directors has unanimously re-elected Iris Knobloch as President of the Festival de Cannes for a second three-year term. This new mandate, beginning in July 2025, will cover the 2026, 2027 and 2028 editions. This decision reflects a renewed vote of confidence in her leadership, acknowledging her achievements, ensuring stability, and enabl...

Juliette Binoche © Photograph by Brigitte Lacombe The burst of an all-pervading laughter, an ideal of commitment to her art and her times —Juliette Binoche has won over audiences and critics alike, bringing together today’s greatest filmmakers in her world-class filmography. Exactly 40 years after her first appearance on La Croisette, she will preside over the Jury of the 78th ...