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Another beautiful award in Cannes for La Riposte film by World Health Organisation

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

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...

Top prizes for Un Certain Regard announced at 75th Festival de Cannes

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 ...

Un Certain Regard Winners List 2023

 © Jean-Louis Hupé / FDC   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...

Un Certain Regard Winners List 2023

 © Jean-Louis Hupé / FDC   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...

26th La Cinef Winning Films Revealed

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. ...

Indian Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap Receives French Riviera Film Festival Industry Excellence Award

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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...

VIDEO Harrison Ford moved to tears for his Palme d'Or

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. ...

Pierre Angénieux Tribute in Cannes to Honor Barry Ackroyd celebrating Excellence in Cinematography

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...

Pierre Angénieux Tribute, Celebrating Excellence in Cinematography, to Honor Barry Ackroyd

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 will receive the Movie that Matters Award in Cannes during filmfestivals.com Festival Organizers annual reception

"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...

FEMALE VOICES ROCK FILM FESTIVAL announces winners and a Sold Out Weekend in New York City

  (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...

Michael Douglas will receive the Honorary Palme d'or of the 76th Festival de Cannes

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. © Gareth Cattermole / Getty Im...

Jury announced for Un Certain Regard at the 76th Festival de Cannes

John C. Reilly © Kirk MacKoy / Getty Images - Alice Winocour © Aurélie Lamachère - Émilie Dequenne © Delphine Ghosarossian - Paula Beer © Christian Hartmann - Davy Chou © Julien Lienard 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

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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...

The Award Winners of the Tricks for Kids Award Ceremony

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...

„When the Woodlark Sings“ – Nominee at the Alternative Film Festival Toronto

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. ☞ Watch the trailer: https://youtu.be/oXuEJiN3rD0 ☞ Watch the music-clip: https://youtu.be/sDsy_MdP4gE ☞ More information: https://heidelerche-film.cittador.com/festivals/ ...

IFFF Dortmund+Köln 2023 Award-Winners

  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...

European Film Awards to change dates in 2026

  Move repositions Europe’s main award show to international awards corridor   The European Film Awards, the European Film Academy’s annual award ceremony celebrating the best of European cinema, will move dates. After the 37th edition in December 2024, the 38th edition will take place mid-January 2026 and will celebrate the best European films from the previous year. The date change is a next step in the repositioning an...

Awards of Visions du Réel – International Film Festival Nyon

International Feature Film Competition   Grand Jury Prize offered by la Mobilière  CHF 20 000 While the Green Grass Grows Peter Mettler Switzerland, Canada | 2023 | 166' Special Jury Award offered by Région de Nyo...

Awards of the 7th Hollywood Comedy Shorts Film Festival

  The 7th Annual Hollywood Comedy Shorts Film Festival came to a close this past Sunday night with the Festival’s Awards Ceremony which was held at LOOK Dine-In Cinemas in Glendale and hosted by Haroun-Raschid Cole. The Festival’s big winner and Best of Fest Grand Prize went to Sucks To Be The Moon from directors Tyler March & Eric Paperth. The winners will take home a post production package from Color Space Finishing and consulting package from Alta Global Media...

Winners of the Porto Femme Festival 2023

  WINNERS OF THE 6TH EDITION PORTO FEMME  ...

The Locarno 2023 Raimondo Rezzonico Award goes to producer Marianne Slot

The Locarno Film Festival’s Raimondo Rezzonico Award, given to figures who have played a major role in international production, will go to Marianne Slot this year, honoring a career distinguished by essential collaborations with filmmakers like Lars von Trier, Lucrecia Martel and Lisandro Alonso. Slot will receive the prize on the evening of Saturday 5 August, and the tribute to her will include a screening of one of her recent successes, Kona fer í strí...

Kering and the Festival de Cannes will present the 2023 Women In Motion Award to actress Michelle Yeoh

   Kering and the Festival de Cannes will present the 2023 Women In Motion Award to actress Michelle Yeoh. Photo credit Michelle Watt Trunck Archive   François-Henri Pinault, Chairman and CEO of Kering, Iris Knobloch, President of the Festival de Cannes, and Thierry Frémaux, Director of the Festival de Cannes, have chosen this year to pay tribute to Michelle Yeoh's exceptional career by presenting her with the 2023 Women In Motion Award...

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