The fifth annual French Riviera Film Festival (FRFF), held on May 19 and 20, 2023 in Cannes, France, has revealed the winning shorts of the 2023 competition, the announcement was made today by festival co-founders Gotham Chandna and Nicole Goesseringer Muj.
Official 2023 FRFF Festival Trailer: https://youtu.be/AtK-7Y0zYMI
First launched in 2019, FRFF recognizes and celebrates...
Bruno Chatelin awarded "La Riposte" a WHO film with the Movie that Matters Award in Cannes during the Wine Tasting Reception for Festival Directors in Cannes.
La Riposte is a testament to community resilience and perseverance against the COVID-19 pandemic and the hardships of life. Told through a dialogue between community leaders, health officials, scientists, and journalists, the film speaks about the importance of inclusion. Such a dialogue seldom happens but must take place. The...
CAN I GO HOME NOW? is a heartbreaking, moving, and powerful documentary film that gives a voice to Children suffering from the ongoing horrific war in Ukraine. Rarely do Children get to have a say in a war fought by adults.
Bruno Chatelin awarded Pritan Ambroase with the Movie that Matters Award in Cannes during the Wine Tasting Reception for Festival Directors in Cannes;
A Pritan Ambroase Film. Filmed in the current war zone of Ukraine. Original Soundtrack by Tw...
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After 11 days of an exceptional edition, the Jury of the 76th Festival de Cannes, chaired by Swedish director Ruben Östlund, surrounded by Moroccan director Maryam Touzani, French actor Denis Ménochet, British-Zambian screenwriter & director Rungano Nyoni, American actress & director Brie Larson, American actor & director Paul Dano, Afghan author Atiq Rahimi, Argentinian director & screenwriter Damián Szifron and French direc...
Lions by Beru Tessema received both the Grand Prize and the Be TV Prize of the 21st edition of the Unifrance Short Film Awards, presented on May 25, 2023 at the Unifrance Terrace during the Cannes Film Festival.
The Unifrance Short Film Prize arose from our desire to help festivals, broadcasters, and audiences around the world discover the rich palette of French short film production. Over the years, the Unifrance Short Film Awards du court-métrage have established a strong f...
The Jury of the 76th Festival de Cannes, chaired by Swedish director Ruben Östlund, surrounded by Moroccan director Maryam Touzani, French actor Denis Ménochet, British-Zambian screenwriter & director Rungano Nyoni, American actress & director Brie Larson, American actor & director Paul Dano, Afghan author Atiq Rahimi, Argentinian director & screenwriter Damián Szifron and French director Julia Ducournau, presented its winners' list...
Queen Angelique Monet of Eti-Oni « New Generation In Action » (a United Nations supported organization through the Economic and Social Council since 2016 -ECOSOC ) to honoured LA RIPOSTE A WHO film with an award during their Cannes event May 25th A.F.I. World Peace Initiative in Cannes. (Initiative that uses films to make an impact for world peace and tolerance.)
United Nations Approved Organization In Consultative Status through the Economic and Social Council (EC...
The prizes and awards, given by the Jury of the 62nd Semaine de la Critique, presided by the director Audrey Diwan, are
Grand Prix
Grand Prize
Tiger Stripes
de by Amanda Nell Eu
Prix French Touch du Jury
French Touch Prize of the Jury
Il pleut dans la maison (It's raining in the house)
de by Paloma Sermon-Daï
Prix Découverte Leitz Cine du court métrage
Leitz C...
By Moira Sullivan
Top prizes for Un Certain Regard were announced tonite at Cannes. Best film went to Les Pires - "The Worst Ones" directed by Lise Akoka & Romane Gueret (France). The film concerns a film shooting in Picasso, a suburb of Boulogne-sur-mer in north France. Four teenagers are chosen to play in the film. and everyone in the neighborhood is surprised: why only take the “worst ones?
Jury prize went to the first Pakistani film to screen at ...
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Focused on arthouse, artistically daring films, the 2023 Un Certain Regard selection has included 20 feature films – 8 of which are first features also competing for the Caméra d’or. This year, the opening film was Thomas...
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Focused on arthouse, artistically daring films, the 2023 Un Certain Regard selection has included 20 feature films – 8 of which are first features also competing for the Caméra d’or. This year, the opening film was Thomas...
The Short Films and La Cinef Jury presided by Ildikó Enyedi and comprised of Ana Lily Amirpour, Shlomi Elkabetz, Charlotte Le Bon and Karidja Touré has awarded the 2023 La Cinef Prizes today during a ceremony held in the Buñuel Theatre, followed by the screening of the winning films. La Cinef consisted of 16 student films, chosen out of 2,000 entries coming from 476 film schools around the world.
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On May 20, 2023, award-winning Indian filmmaker Anurag Kashyap received the Industry Excellence Award from the French Riviera Film Festival at the private closing reception of the festival held at Eden Hotel & Spa in Cannes. The award was presented to Kashyap by Awards Editor Movie Marker magazine Rehna Azim and FRFF co-founder Nicole Goesseringer Muj. Kashyap's latest film Kennedy was screened at the 2023 Festival de Cannes.
Anurag Kashyap, Reh...
Cinema’s most famous archaeologist returns for a new adventure in Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, presented Out of Competition. The American filmmaker James Mangolddirects this feature film in which Harrison Ford as “Indy” faces a new Nazi threat, against the backdrop of the Cold War.
It is the late 1960s, and Dr Jones (Harrison Ford) declares his opposition to the recruitment of former Nazis as NASA scientists during the Space Race. ...
Angénieux, world-renowned optical manufacturer and flagship of the French industry for over eighty years, will pay tribute to a great name of photography during an exceptional evening opened by Thierry Frémaux, Delegate General of the Cannes Film Festival and presented by French journalist Charlotte Lipinska.
Barry Ackroyd / Photo by Francois Duhamel.
The PIERRE ANGÉNIEUX TRIBUTE ceremony is a unique event during which the experts of the world...
Angénieux, world-renowned optical manufacturer and flagship of the French industry for over eighty years, will pay tribute to a great name of photography during an exceptional evening opened by Thierry Frémaux, Delegate General of the Cannes Film Festival and presented by French journalist Charlotte Lipinska.
The PIERRE ANGÉNIEUX TRIBUTE ceremony is a unique event during which the experts of the world’s image - without whom cinema would not exist - are celebrated. Ang...
"La Riposte" is a 15 minutes long movie produced by The World Health Organization (WHO) it will be awarded during Cannes with the "Movie that Matters Award in Cannes"
LA RIPOSTE is a testament to community resilience and perseverance against the COVID-19 pandemic and the hardships of life. Told through a dialogue between community leaders, health officials, scientists, and journalists, the film speaks about the importance of inclusion. Such a dialog...
(FVR Team L-R): Maria Akay (Producer), Catherine Delaloye (Founder/Executive Director), Kira Leinonen (Producer)
Female Voices Rock Film Festival has wrapped their highest attended festival to date this past weekend with their 4th annual event celebrating the best new films by female, BIPOC and LGBTQ+ filmmakers.
Female Voices Rock’s mission is to incite and inspire change that builds a foundation of equality and diversity within the film industry. The festival, created i...
The Festival de Cannes awarded it to Forest Whitaker, Agnès Varda, Jean-Pierre Léaud, Jodie Foster or Manoel de Oliveira. Michael Douglas will receive the Palme d'or d'honneur at the 76th Festival de Cannes, in recognition of his brilliant career as well as his engagement for cinema. The Festival de Cannes will pay a tribute to him during the Opening Ceremony broadcasted live on France 2 and internationally on Brut. Tuesday, May 16.
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Following last year’s Italian director, actress and producer Valeria Golino, this year American actor John C. Reilly is set to preside over the Un Certain Regard Jury, together with French director and screenwriter Alice Winocour, German actress Paula Beer, F...
French Riviera Film Festival Announces 2023 Finalist Shorts and Unveils Official Festival Trailer
Festival to Feature Two Days of Screenings on May 19 and 20 at Eden Hotel & Spa in Cannes, Online Screenings on Sparq, Sixth Annual Global Entertainment Showcase and VIP Receptions
Cannes, France, May 2, 2023 - Scheduled from May 19-20, 2023, the fifth annual Fren...
30th Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film (ITFS):
The winners of the Tricks for Kids competition for animated short films for children at the 30th Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film have been announced! The prize of € 4,000 (donated by Studio 100 Media) was awarded at the TREFFPUNKT ROTEBÜHLPLATZ of vhs stuttgart on Saturday, 29 April, 5:00 p.m. The winning film was chosen by a children's jury. In addition, the audience favourite of the Tricks for Ki...
Yeah! At the Alternative Film Festival in TORONTO Canada our film was nominated in the category BEST DIRECTOR! We would like to thank our team and our supporters for making this film happen together.
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MOTHERHOOD (LA MATERNAL), directed by Pilar Palomero, wins EUR 15,000 prize for best film in the International Feature Film Competition for Women Directors
Sparkasse Dortmund Audience Award for Claudia Richarz and her documentary HELKE SANDER: CLEANING HOUSE
KHM & IFFF Dortmund+Köln Award for Emerging Female Artist of the Academy of Media Arts Cologne 2023 goes to Hanna Noh
ECFA Short Film Award won by TULA, directed by Bea de Silva
The ann...
