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Producers Guild of America announces key dates for “The PGA Innovation Award” for 34th Annual Producers Guild Awards

Award Honors Outstanding Entertainment Endeavors Across VR, AR, Experiential and Other Emerging Media   The Producers Guild of America (PGA) today announced the application period is now open for the PGA Innovation Award and the deadline for submission is January 10, 2023. The PGA Innovation Award will be bestowed upon the production of a noteworthy, impactful new media program that significantly elevates the audience’s viewing experience. The winning submission will challenge the...

The winners of the European Film Awards 2022

Here come the winners of the European Film Awards 2022 European Film Awards 2022: The winners on stage at Harpa concert hall in Reykjavík. Photo: Sebastian Gabsch Tonight, the European Film Awards celebrated their 35th edition of Europe’s most prestigious and renowned award honouring the best of European cinema. The winners were being revealed during the grand gala show at Reykjavík’s Harpa concert hall in front of 1,250 international guests. With four awards T...

9th Duhok International Film Fest Winners Announced

The winners of various competition categories of World Cinema and Kurdish Cinema in the 9th edition of the Duhok International Film Festival of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq have been announced. The closing ceremony of the latest round was held commemorating Yılmaz Güney, the prominent 1982 Palme d'Or winning filmmaker, at the congregation hall of Duhok University, in the city of Duhok, Kurdistan Region of Iraq, and the winners in different categories were announced, with the golden ...

Awards of the 42nd Annual Hawai‘i International Film Festival announced

And that's a wrap for the 42nd Annual Hawai‘i International Film Festival! The HIFF Team wants to send a huge Mahalo to all those Audience Members & Filmmakers who joined us during the festival.   We also would like to thank and acknowledge our Board of Directors, Donors, Sponsors, and Volunteers who are a huge part of the continued success of the Festival.   We look forward to seeing you all once again during our next events in 2023!       ...

Finalists of NEM Zagreb TV Writing Contest announced

  DISCOVER YOUNG WRITERS PITCHING AT NEM ZAGREB   TV Writing Contest, a special segment of NEM Zagreb, is all about connecting talents with key leaders in the TV industry. We are happy to announce the finalists of this year's edition of the contest! SCRIPTED CATEGORY:  Milena Džambasović – “Wool” – period drama Agne Serpytyte – “The NFT Hunt” – action drama Katarina Belić – comedy/dramedy UN...

Deadline Approaching - Last Call for Entry

We are approaching the end of our deadline for submissions - don't miss your opportunity and submit your film today on: https://filmfreeway.com/CittadorInternationalFilmFestival Festival Homepage: https://iff.cittador.com ...

„When the Woodlark Sings“ – Official Selection on the Iconic Images Film Festival

Our film "When the Woodlark Sings" was selected on the Iconic Images Film Festival in Vilnius, Lithuania in the categories BEST FEMALE DIRECTOR and BEST DRAMA FILM! We are glad, enchanted and thankful!  Watch the trailer: https://youtu.be/oXuEJiN3rD0 Watch the music video: https://youtu.be/sDsy_MdP4gE More information: https://heidelerche-film.cittador.com ...

SBIFF Virtuosos Award honorees announced!

Virtuosos Award Honoring AUSTIN BUTLER (ELVIS) KERRY CONDON (THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN) DANIELLE DEADWYLER (TILL) NINA HOSS (TÁR) STEPHANIE HSU (EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE) JEREMY POPE (THE INSPECTION) KE HUY QUAN (EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE) JEREMY STRONG (ARMAGEDDON TIME) Wednesday, February 15th, 2023 8:00pm Arlington Theatre, Santa Barbara, CA   CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS ...

Montecito Award Honoring ANGELA BASSETT at Santa Barbara Festival

Angela Bassett will be honored with the Montecito Award at the 38th annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival. Bassett will receive the award on Thursday, February 9th, 2023 at an in-person conversation about her career leading up to this year’s performance in Marvel Studios’ BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER directed by Ryan Coogler from Disney Studios. Thursday, February 9th, 2023 8:00pm Arlington Theatre, Santa Barbara, CA CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS “Ms. Bassett h...

Vietnam's Critically Acclaimed Feature "The Brilliant Darkness!" Sets Sights on Golden Globes

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The Brilliant Darkness!, the critically acclaimed dark horse of this year’s Vietnam box office, has defied cultural odds when its authentically raw depiction of the systemic problem of domestic abuse in Vietnam took home the highest national cinema honors with five Vietnam Golden Kite Awards, including Best Feature Film, Best Screenplay and Best Actress.      Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0xEmkJKyUg&feature=youtu.be       &nb...

Official Winners EMIFF 2022

Evolution ICON award: Lone Scherfig Evolution Cinematography Icon award: Ed Lachman, ASC Evolution New Talent award: Laia Costa Mallorca Film Award presented by Mallorca Film Commission: Nastassja Kinski ​ Best International Feature Film: Triangle of Sadness by Ruben Östlund Best Director INTERNATIONAL Feature Film: La Maternal, Pilar Palomero Best Actress INTERNATIONAL Feature Film: La Maternal, Carla Quilez Best Cinematography INTERNATIONAL Feature Film: La Maternal, Julian El...

The Chopard Young Rising Star awarded to Sara Taibah at RSIFF 22

Chopard official partner to the Red Sea International Film Festival crafted the ‘Young Rising Star Award’ to be given to Sara Taibah  Already very involved in the world of cinema, Chopard is proud to demonstrate its love of the seventh art by being official partner of the Red Sea International Film Festival, currently being held in Jeddah from December 1st to 10th. Together with Vanity Fair, Chopard along with partner Attar United, co-hosted the Women in...

VIDEO: Winners of the Red Sea competition sections

Actor Jackie Chan poses with the Red Sea International Film Festival (RSIFF) CEO Mohammed al-Turki and chairwoman Jomana al-Rashid on the Red Carpet during the closing ceremony of the second edition of the Red Sea International Film Festival (RSIFF), in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on December 8, 2022.    The second edition of the Red Sea International Film Festival (RedSeaIFF), taking place from 1-10 December 2022, today announced the winners of the Red Sea competition section...

Red Sea Souk Awards winners were announced today in Jeddah

Red Sea Souk Awards winners were announced today during the ongoing Red Sea International Film Festival (Red Sea IFF) in Jeddah. Aimed at fostering co-production, worldwide distribution, and new business prospects, the Red Sea Souk is a film market created to support the thriving Saudi, African and Arab industries and promote talent. Distributors, sales representatives, and producers looking to expand their regional reach attend it.   This year, the four-day souk attracted a larger crow...

Egyptian cinema icon Yousra received the GOLD YUSR Honorary Award at the opening ceremony

The Red Sea International Film Festival honored the Egyptian cinema icon Yousra with a GOLD YUSR Honorary Awards at the opening ceremony of the Festivals’ second edition in Jeddah on the Eastern shore of the Red Sea.     Along with acclaimed British director Guy Ritchie and the legendary Indian actor and producer Shah Rukh Khan, the Festival honored the three outstanding talents to recognize their exceptional contribution to the film industry. The Festival is set to run ...

RIFF Awards announced

RIFF AWARDS 2022 17 /25 November 2022 RIFF - Rome Independent Film Festival in its 21st edition announces award winners Best Italian Film is “Un mondo fantastico” by Michele Rovini Best International Film “Alice” by Krystin Ver Linden Best Italian Documentary “Il paese delle persone integre” by Christian Carmosino Mereu Best International Documentary “Moruroa Papa” by Paul Manate Raoux Best Italian Short Film is “Super Jesus” by ...

3rd Annecy Festival Residency – The 2023 Winners

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From 3rd April to 30th June 2023, the Annecy Festival Residency will be hosting new artists who will be working on the graphic development of their animation feature films. ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­      ...

EFA reveals its Excellence Awards 2022!

Congratulation to the winners of the Excellence Awards 2022!   The eight winners of the Excellence Awards have been unveiled by the European Film Academy today. The winners in the categories honouring the different arts and crafts will receive their awards at the European Film Awards ceremony on 10 December in Reykjavík:   European Cinematography Kate McCullough for THE QUIET GIRL   European Editing Özcan Vardar & Eytan İpeker for BURNING...

44th Cairo Int'l Film Festival 2022 Winners

INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION The Golden Pyramid Award for Best Film Alam by Firas Khoury   The Silver Pyramid, Special Jury Award, for Best Director Love according do Dalva by Emmanuelle Nicot       The Bronze Pyramid Award for Best First/Second Work Bread and Salt by Damian Kocur       Naguib Mahfouz Award for Best Screenplay A man by Kei Ishikawa (kosuki mukai)     Best Actor Award (split for two actors) The dam by Ali Ch...

Ermanno Olmi Award - The Finalist

La cotta (The Crush, Italy, 1967 Over 70 entries - ranging from fiction, documentaries and animation - from Mauritania, Belgium, Spain, Greece, Croatia and Germany, along with several other European countries and a substantial Italian representative, were selected to compete in the third edition of the Ermanno Olmi Award, an event aiming to promote short films by young directors. Flores del precipicio by Andrea Gatopoulos (Spain, Italy, Brazil, 2022), Garfield Coquillage by Paul Marques...

Announcing the Winners of ILLUMINATE 2022's Film Awards!

    ANNOUNCING OUR 2022 FILM AWARD WINNERS   The votes are in... drumroll please...  We are proud to announce that this year's overall ballotted film scores were higher than any program in ILLUMINATE history!   A huge CONGRATULATIONS to our 2022 ILLUMINATE Film Festival award winners:    Audience Award* Love Heals Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song ManguTV ...

Works in Progress OIFF Winner Announced at Stockholm Film Festival

  The jury announced the winner of the Works in Progress Stockholm International Film Festival 2022, supported by the Odesa International Film Festival. The jury consisted of top Swedish filmmakers: director Daniel Espinosa, producer Fredrik Zaner and filmmaker Siri Hjorton Wagner. They chose a winner from 10 presented projects, which are at any stage of production and belong to different genres. The winner of Works in Progress was the project Pride is not available in your...

Winners of the Tiburon 2022 Golden Reel Awards

The winners of the 2022 Golden Reel Awards were announced at the 21st Annual Tiburon International Film Festival:     Best Film: The Eaglets. Grodno'39 [Poland] Best Director: Krzysztof Lukaszewicz, for The Eaglets. Grodno'39 [Poland] Best Actor: Marko Matvere, for On the Water [Estonia] Best Actress: Kinga Preis, for Back Then [Poland] Best Documentary: Oscar Peterson: Black + White, directed b...

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