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Liliana Cavani and Tony Leung Chiu-wai to receive Golden Lions for Lifetime Achievement at the 80th Venice International Film Fe

  The director Liliana Cavani and the actor Tony Leung Chiu-wai will each receive the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the 80th International Film Festival of the Biennale di Venezia (August 30 – September 9, 2023). The decision was made by the Board of Directors of the Biennale, upon recommendation of the Director of the Festival, Alberto Barbera.   “I am very happy and grateful to the Biennale di Venezia for this wonderful surprise", said Liliana Cavani...

Announcing the 2023 Festival of Cinema NYC Awards Nominees!

The moment we've been waiting for is here! Visit our website today to see which films have been nominated in our 15 categories. As always we'll also be giving the Audience Choice Award to one feature and one short film.This year we have added the 'Un-produced script' award, where the winner will get a pitch meeting with an industry producer of their choice, courtesy of STAGE32! Now is a great time to look through the categories to help you decide which films you'd...

Cinema for Peace Award for The Pope, President Zelenskyy, and Filmmaker Afineevsky

 Cinema for Peace Honorary Award 2023 Trailer Cinema for Peace hosted a special honoring of His Holiness Pope Francis, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and Oscar-nominated filmmaker Evgeny Afineevsky at the Vatican and in Rome, which was followed by a screening of the film “Freedom on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom”, at the European University of Rome. Cinema for Peace has honored the greatest icons of mankind in the past, from Muhammed Ali to Nelson Mandela,...

VIDEO: Awards Ceremony of the JDIFF 2023

  Aly Yeganeh winner enjoying his Best Ensemble Cast Trophy for Sibel's Silence with Festival Director Susie Gorell     Best Feature: “Pinball: The Man that Saved the Game” Best Documentary: “Labeled: The Missing, the Murdered and the Forgotten” Best Short I: “Hedgehog” Best Short II: “Mayfly” Best Cast Ensemble: “Sibel’s Silence&rd...

Finalists of the International Film Music Competition

Carl Falkenau, Elliot Murphy and Cian McCarthy. © Zurich Film Festival These are the finalists of the International Film Music Competition   The International Film Music Competition takes place for the 11th time during the 19th Zurich Film Festival's "Cinema in Concert" gala event. The prestigious event motivated 153 composers from each of the world's continents to enter an original score, which they created for the short film AU REVOIR JERÔME. Presided ...

Finalists of the N.E.F.T.I. Africa Competition will screen at Durban FilmMart

NEFT Vodka  In Collaboration With Durban FilmMart And AFRICAN BANK To Spotlight African Film Talent With Its N.E.F.T.I. Africa Competition   Three Top Films To Be Screened At The Durban FilmMart Competition Winner Receives $5000 As Well As A Long-Term Collaboration To Create Short Films, Documentaries, And Other Video Content For African Bank. Audience Choice Award Winner Receives $2000   The Three Finalists Are  Lwazi Duma (South Africa); Emma Tollman (So...

Locarno: The Leopard Club Award to Stellan Skarsgård

Swedish actor Stellan Skarsgård, one of the most popular faces of contemporary cinema, will receive the Leopard Club Award at the 76th Locarno Film Festival (August 2-12). The award ceremony, which will take place on Friday evening, August 4th, in Piazza Grande, will be followed by a talk with the audience at the Forum @Spazio Cinema on Saturday, August 5th, while God afton, herr Wallenberg (Good evening, Mr. Wallenberg, 1990) by Kjell Grede will be screened on August 3rd. Stel...

Trieste / ShorTS IFF Winners of the 24th edition

ShorTS International Film Festival 24th edition / Trieste, 1 - 8 July 2023 THE WINNERS OF THE 24th EDITION     MAREMETRAGGIO SECTION   EstEnergy – Gruppo Hera Award / Best short film - 4.000 euro (Jury members: Leonardo Martinelli, Valentina Otormin Dall'Oglio, Yannis Sakaridis) Serpetatiyen neqewimi by Ramazan Kılıç (Turkey 2023) «For the bravery of telling this story of a family in a remote village that reflect...

Awards at Punto y Raya JUNIOR 2023 educational programme

Punto y Raya JUNIOR 2023 educational programme and its culminating event in Poland. The fifth edition of the festival -co-produced by MAD and PyRLAB- took place June 14th - 18th, 2023 at CNP Centrum na Przedmieści, Grotowski Institute, PAN Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapies , Pracownia Małych Instrumentów, and Przejście Dialogu in Wrocław (PL). PUNTO y RAYA JUNIOR 2023 Summary at CNP FULL HD &mid...

The OIAF releases its Young Audiences 7+ and Teen Audiences 13+ selections

The Ottawa International Animation Festival announces its selections for its Young Audiences 7+ and its new Teen Audiences 13+ competitions, both categories to be judged by members of their respective audiences at the Festival The Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF) announces the Official Selections for its Young Audiences 7+ and for its new competition category, Teen Audiences 13+. The new competition category includes 11 animated worlds that bridge the gap between adult and child...

Winners of the First Flights Short Film Fund 2023 Edition in association with HollyShorts

  We are thrilled to announce the winners of the First Flights Short Film Fund 2023 Edition in association with HollyShorts.  Deadline - Amy Gardner A man in severe debt has one day left to pay off his loans but does not realise that failure could be fatal.   El Vals (The Waltz) - Alycya Magana & Damiana Acuna After his mother's deportation, a lonely 8 year old Mexican-American boy tries to throw his sister her long awaited Quinceañera. Moving Doors (D...

Sibel s Silence wins best ensemble cast at Julien Dubuque International Film Festival

The film has previously won at the following film festivals Worldwide Women's Film Festival Hong Kong Indie Film Festival Paris Lady MovieMakers Festival WRPN Women's International Film Festival Boston Independent Film Awards Vancouver International Movie Awards Toronto International Women Film Festival Rome Independent Cinema Festival RANKED AGAIN IN 2022 AS ONE OF THE TOP 50 FILM FESTIVALS WORTH THE SUBMISSION FEE BY MOVIEMAKER MAGAZINE AND ONE OF THE TOP REV...

The Best Shorts Competition Announces Latest Winners!

The Best Shorts Competition is proud to announce the latest winners. The Best Shorts Competition puts filmmakers first and provides a direct opportunity for recognition and publicity for high quality productions. It is international in scope and has granted awards to producers in Australia, Bahrain, Barbados, Brazil, Canada, China, Columbia, Cuba, Denmark, France, Germany, Iceland, India, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Malta, Martinique, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Paragu...

"Close" wins LUX European Audience Film Award 2023

The European public and the members of the European Parliament have voted “Close” by Belgian director Lukas Dhont the winner of the LUX European Audience Film Award in a ceremony in the European Parliament’s hemicycle in Brussels. The film, co-produced by Belgium, France and Netherlands, tells the story of an intense friendship between two thirteen-year old boys Leo and Remi. When their friendship is suddenly disrupted, Leo approaches Sophie, Remi’s mother, struggling t...

The Best Shorts Competition Announces Latest Winners! June 2023

  Contact: Rick Prickett, Competition Director 858-779-9544 BestShorts.net Info@BestShorts.net The Best Shorts Competition Announces Latest Winners! La Jolla, CA, June 2023 – The Best Shorts Competition is proud to announce the latest winners. The Best Shorts Competition puts filmmakers first and provides a direct opportunity for recognition and publicity for high quality productions. It is international in scope and has granted awards to producers in Australia, Bahrain, Barb...

Annecy 2023: The Winners of an Unprecedented Edition

  The Winners  of an Unprecedented Edition Annecy, the world capital of animation film. The International Animation Film Festival and Market welcomed 15,820 accredited attendees (a 19% increase on 2022) from 102 countries.   "More than ever, Annecy deserves its status as world capital of animation film. This new attendance record symbolises the acknowledgement and trust of industry professionals. ...

Award Winners at SoundTrack_Cologne 20 · 2023

  Photo: Stephanie Englert     Mychael Danna · Lifetime Achievement Award Johann Grillenbeck · WDR Filmscore Award Pavel Sitnikov · European Talent Award in Sound Design  Arezou Rezaei · Honorable Mention - Filmscore Jan Willem de With · Peer Raben Music Award And Still I Sing · See The Sound Music Documentary Award Dusty and Stones · Honorable Mention - Music Documentary   The award ceremony f...

And the winners of the 70th Sydney Film Festival are...

  WINNERS OF THE 2023 SYDNEY FILM FESTIVAL Last night, at our sold-out Closing Night Ceremony, our largest ever prize pool was awarded to outstanding filmmakers, including the prestigious Sydney Film Prize, awarded to The Mother of All Lies, directed by Moroccan filmmaker Asmae El Moudir. The $60,000 Sydney Film Prize for the most 'audacious, cutting-edge and courageous' film was awarded by the jury, headed by filmmaker Anurag Kashyap, and selected from tw...

2023 Jackson Wild Legacy and Rising Star Awards Announced!

  We're thrilled to announce the recipients of our 2023 Legacy Award, as well as the recipient of our 2023 Rising Star Award. These three individuals have made outstanding contributions to the field of nature, science, and conservation storytelling. This year’s award recipients share Jackson Wild’s commitment to building an impact-driven community of filmmakers, creators, and conservationists, and have demonstrated a dedication to accelerating conserva...

New York: Tribeca Festival 2023

Tribeca Festival 2023 was held from June 7-18, with an extension to July 2 through the Tribeca at Home online platform.  The films presented included 109 feature films from 127 filmmakers and 36 countries, with 93 world premieres, 43 first time directors, and 53 documentaries depicting a broad spectrum of sociopolitical issues, including spotlights on the Ukraine and Iran. Short films were selected from a record number of 8,096 submissions and of them 76 selected shorts were presented in ...

Announcing the Sydney Fest Audience Award winners!

THE WINNERS OF THE GIO AUDIENCE AWARDS ARE... We received nearly 18,000 votes for this year’s GIO Audience Awards, which reflect the most popular films at Sydney Film Festival – as voted by you! We’re thrilled to announce the winners of all four categories for 2023: Best Australian Documentary Winner: The Defenders Runner Up: The Last Daughter Best Australian Narrative Feature Winner: Birdeater Runner Up: The Big Dog Best...

Congratulations to the winners and finalists of the 70th Sydney Film Festival awards

WINNERS OF THE 2023 SYDNEY FILM FESTIVAL Last night, at our sold-out Closing Night Ceremony, our largest ever prize pool was awarded to outstanding filmmakers, including the prestigious Sydney Film Prize, awarded to The Mother of All Lies, directed by Moroccan filmmaker Asmae El Moudir. The $60,000 Sydney Film Prize for the most 'audacious, cutting-edge and courageous' film was awarded by the jury, headed by filmmaker Anurag Kashyap, and selected from twelve O...

The 15th Annual New York City Independent Film Festival Award Winners announced

  The Best Indie Films came to NYC June 2023: Winners for the 15 Annual NYC Indie Awards, The 2023 New York Cirt Independent Film Festival ...

The 2023 Competition Winners of the 22nd annual Tribeca Festival

ANNOUNCING THE 2023 TRIBECA FESTIVAL COMPETITION WINNERS We’re excited to announce the 2023 Competition Winners of the 22nd annual Tribeca Festival, presented by OKX! Among the top honors are Cypher (Founders Award for Best U.S. Narrative Feature), A Strange Path (Best International Narrative Feature), and Between the Rains (Best Documentary Feature). We’re also thrilled to reveal Gabriella Moses as the winner of the 11th Annual Nora Ephron Award for Boca Chica, and Common Ground ...

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