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Fourth Annual French Riviera Film Festival Unveils 2022 Award Winners

Held from May 20 – 21, 2022 at Eden Hotel & Spa in Cannes, France, the fourth annual French Riviera FilmFestival, celebrating short film and short-form content from around the globe, has unveiled the award-winning shorts of the 2022 competition. The announcement was made today by festival co-founders Gotham Chandna and Nicole Goesseringer Muj. Nicole Goesseringer Muj, Juan Garrafa, Eduardo Cuervo Mora (N.O.R.A.) The 2022 Winners are: DRAMA (Tie) Phase D...

International Artistic Excellence Honored at 2022 French Riviera Film Festival

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International Artistic Excellence Honored at Fourth Annual French Riviera Film Festival with Indian Actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui Receiving Industry Excellence Award   Lifetime Achievement Award presented to Polish director Jerzy Skolimowski and Industry Excellence Awards to Danish Filmmakers Martin Strange-Hansen and Kim Magnusson;  Turkish actor Cansel Elçin and Italian actress Arianna Veronesi recognized for acting   Gilles Marini, Nicole Goesseringer Mu...

The winners of the 25th La Cinef Selection

The Short Films and La Cinef Jury, presided by Yousry Nasrallah and comprised of Monia Chokri, Félix Moati, Jean-Claude Raspiengeas et Laura Wandel, has awarded the 2022 La Cinef Prizes during a ceremony held in the Buñuel Theater, followed by the screening of the winning films. La Cinef Selection included 16 student films, chosen out of 1 528 entries coming from 378 film schools around the world.   First Prize IL BARBIERE COMPLOTTISTA (A CONSPIRACY MAN) directed by V...

‘A Night of Knowing Nothing’ and ‘In the Billowing Night’ win Doc Alliance Awards

( Still: ‘A Night of Knowing Nothing’) CANNES 2022: ‘The Eclipse’ receives Special Mention The awards were handed out during the Doc Day of the Marché du Film in Cannes Doc Alliance - the network of 7 of the most influential European documentary film festivals - has announced the winners of its 15th annual Doc Alliance Awards during the Doc Day at the Festival de Cannes. The Doc Day is part of Cannes Docs, the Marché du Film’s documentary-fo...

The prizes and awards, given by the Jury of the 61st Semaine de la Critique,

The prizes and awards, given by the Jury of the 61st Semaine de la Critique, presided by the director Kaouther Ben Hania, are Grand Prize La Jauría de by Andrés Ramírez Pulido French Touch Prize of the Jury Aftersun de by Charlotte Wells Leitz Cine Discovery Prize for short film Ice Merchants de by João Gonzalez Louis Roederer Foundation Rising Star...

Better World Forum hosted a series of powerful sustainability focused events in Cannes

Global Speakers and Filmmakers Joined Forces to Raise Awareness about Food, Health and Sustainability at the Cannes Film Festival 2022 during a special event organized by The president and founder of Better World Fund, Mr. Manuel Collas de la Roche’s. After a magnificent Cannes sunset, stars appear above the famed Croisette illuminating the Better World Fund’s illustrious Black-Tie Gala dinner that took place at the JW Marriott, with the humbling presence of Her Excellency the Firs...

Royal reception and Awards Ceremony at 10th Annual AFI World Peace Initiative

10th Annual AFI World Peace Initiative’s “World Peace & Tolerance Royal Gala and Awards” at Cannes Film Festival was held on May 19th at the Majestic Croisette salon.        ...

Jeff Bridges honored with golden Jubilee by Queen Angelique Monet at AFI Artisan for Peace Film Fest event in Cannes

Bruno Chatelin, Fest agent for the film Living in the Future's Past, was there to receive his award. Watch out for the fun video and ambiance picturesfrom this superb event at Majestic salon Croisette with exquiste artistic performances! ...

“Pierre Angénieux Tribute” in Cannes to Darius Khondji

« PIERRE ANGÉNIEUX TRIBUTE » to DARIUS KHONDJI (A.F.C., A.S.C.*) and « ANGÉNIEUX SPECIAL ENCOURAGEMENT » to EVELIN VAN REI Friday May 27, 2022 at 8pm Buñuel Theater, Palais des Festivals Darius Khondji @ Peter Lindbergh As an official partner of the Cannes Festival since 2013, the premium cinema lens manufacturer Angénieux hosts the “Pierre Angénieux Tribute” every year to celebrate an exceptional cinematographe...

Forest Whitaker to receive the Honorary Palme d'or at the 75th Festival de Cannes

© WPDI   Following Jodie Foster in 2021, Actor Forest Whitaker will be the honorary guest at the opening ceremony of the 75th Festival de Cannes, to be broadcasted live by France Télévisions and Brut. After Jeanne Moreau, Bernardo Bertolucci, Manoel de Oliveira, Jean-Pierre Léaud, Agnès Varda, or Alain Delon, he will be the new recipient of the honorary Palme d’or, which pays tribute to a sparkling artistic journey, a rare personality as well as a ...

The Vision Award Ticinomoda 2022 goes to Laurie Anderson, “storyteller” in art, music and film

  © Ebru Yildiz The Locarno Film Festival will pay tribute to U.S. composer, visual artist and filmmaker Laurie Anderson with the Vision Award Ticinomoda, a prize dedicated to creatives whose work has extended the horizons of the filmic image. The award will be handed over in a ceremony on Wednesday 10 August in Piazza Grande, followed on Thursday 11 August by a panel conversation with the audience at the Spazio Cinema, plus screenings of two titles directed by Ande...

The Pardo d’onore Manor 2022 goes to Kelly Reichardt

  © Courtesy of David Godlis The Locarno Film Festival will pay tribute to Kelly Reichardt, one of the most original and independent voices in contemporary American filmmaking. Reichardt will receive the Pardo d’onore Manor award on the evening of Friday 12 August in Piazza Grande. On Saturday 13 August at the Spazio Cinema she will be at the center of a panel conversation with the audience, who will also have a chance to see two stand-out titles from her career during Locarn...

The Golden Gate Awards at the 65th San Francisco International Film Festival

Image courtesy of SFFILM This morning, SFFILM announced the winners of the juried Golden Gate Awards competition at the 65th San Francisco International Film Festival at a live-streamed event hosted on sffilm.org. The Golden Gate Awards were created the same year the Festival was founded in 1957 and are notable both as a qualifier for films under 40 minutes for the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) and as a launching pad for internationally renowned filmmakers early in thei...

Meetings on the Bridge announced the award winners

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Organised within the scope of the Istanbul Film Festival and as part of the Common Cultural Heritage: Preservation and Dialogue Between Turkey and the EU–II (CCH-II) Grant Scheme financially supported by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and the European Union, Meetings on the Bridge announced the award winners.   Supported by Anadolu Efes, Meetings on the Bridge had its first hybrid edition. The selection included one documentary and nineteen feature film projects, as well as six...

Dee Wallace Presented With Woman of Influence Award at Women Filmmaker​s​ Showcase 2022

Gabrielle Stone, Dee Wallace, Sue Vicory   In honor of Women’s History Month and Oscar weekend, Heartland Films, Inc., Cloud 21 PR International and Kultura PR International presented “Women Filmmakers Showcase 2022,” a special panel event held at Laemmle Film Center Santa Monica on Oscar weekend. Following the panel was an exclusive cocktail reception at the Hypnomagnetism offices of holistic healer Richard Garnier, Ph.D. The by-invitation-only event featured a panel ...

Films covering vulnerability big winners at Go Short Awards Winning films reflect on current issues in western society

Last night, the Go Short Awards were handed out during the live award show of the fourteenth edition of Go Short – International Short Film Festival. With these awards, Go Short offers filmmakers an important platform to go to the Oscars, Bafta and European Film Awards. The jury handed out the awards personally in LUX, Nijmegen (Netherlands) to the lucky filmmakers.  Kent Chan won the Dutch Competition with his film Heat Waves and the French Audrey and Maxime Jean-Baptiste won the ...

Sun Valley Film Festival Announces Award Winners

  ●       We Feed People is Audience Award Winner ●       Linoleum and Mama Bears win Best Narrative & Documentary Feature Film  ●       Karmalink and Sirens score One in A Million Awards    The 2022 Sun Valley Film Festival (SVFF), announced this year’s juried film award winners during the annual Awards Bash, presented ...

VdR–Industry 2022, it's a wrap!

  The VdR–Industry Awards 2022 were announced Wednesday evening. With more than 2100 accredited people from over 80 countries, the Festival has significantly broken the Industry attendance record of last year's hybrid edition (+27%). The Festival Awards will be presented on Saturday, April 16.  We are absolutely overwhelmed by the historic success of this edition. And considering that in 2019, the last Industry edition before the global pandemic, we counted just over...

34th Filmfest Dresden Roundup: “Back to Cinema” Festival Winner

Between 5 and 10 April Filmfest Dresden attracted festival visitors numbering 12,900 to the 199 festival screenings and events held in 13 Dresden venues. 34 Filmfest Dresden Award Winners and Award Sponsors / Photo: Fabian Catoni ...

African Royal Monarch holds second edition film festivals and awards in Lagos in an effort to support farmers and cocoa farmers

By Staff Writer Royal Cocoa International Film Festivals Lagos (RCIFF) edition from April 7-11th proved to be a needed event not only for the country of Nigeria, continent of Africa, but also on an international level. There are many reasons the film festival which debuted last November 25th at the Kingdom of Eti-Oni, supported and launched by Osun State Governor, His Excellency Adegboyega Oyetola is making a global impact. For starters, the Film Festival was Founded by a Reigning African Mon...

Jeff Bridges and Living in the Future's Past honored at 2022 Royal Cocoa Festival in Nigeria

Royal Cocoa International Film Festivals (RCIFF) is the first film festival, and film festivals Founded by a reigning Monarchy, and the only film festival in Nigeria hosting two major festivals April 7-11, 2022 - Lagos, Nigeria and November 25-28, 2022- The Kingdom of Eti-Oni, Osun State Nigeria. A warm message from Susan Kucera and Jeff Bridges to Angelique Monet and the Festival! it was shared with the festival audience in Lagos Nigeria prior to the screening of the movie. ...

Aliens on Halloween wins Best Sci-Fi Jury Award at OTB Only The Best AWARDS

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Aliens on Halloween won Best Sci-Fi Horror in Cannes French Riviera Film Festival

French Riviera Film Festival (FRFF) recognizes and celebrates short-form content created for film, television, Web and all digital platforms. In the glamorous South of France setting, FRFF invites filmmakers from around the globe to participate in the two-day festival that includes screenings, awards ceremony, and closing gala party. FRFF places the spotlight on the best short-form filmed content during the time period of the annual Festival de Cannes. A prestigious jury panel selects Best Dr...

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