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Announcing the 2020 GIFF Award Winning Films...

   A Peloton of One follows a Survivor of Childhood Sexual Abuse, Dave Ohlmuller, as he conducts a solo bicycle ride from Chicago to New York to raise awareness of this scourge. Along this 700-mile journey, Dave meets other Survivors abused by coaches, teachers, family members, and like Dave himself, Catholic priests. Through these interactions and common stories, Dave tries to find a way to connect and heal, mile by mile, as he heads east towards his hometown. Dave also meets ...

Visions du Réel – International Film Festival Nyon: The Awards of the 51st edition are unveiled!

The closing ceremony of the Festival took place online on Sunday night, unveiling the awardees of this one-of-a-kind edition, a first for the whole team, guests and the various audiences. Launched a little over a month ago, the ambitious challenge proved to be a success with a number of 60,500 online viewings. Discover the awardees! The Sesterce d’or la Mobilière was awarded this year to the film Punta Sacra by Francesca Mazzoleni to celebrate an emblematic wo...

VIDEO: Lawrence Kasdan Accepts The 2020 SLO Film Festival King Vidor Award

  The King Vidor Award presentation has been a tradition ever since the first SLO Film Fest began in 1994, when director George Sidney was presented with the first award for Excellence in Filmmaking from Mary Harris. And so began the annual tradition of awarding a successful motion picture industry personality with the prestigious award on the stage of the beautiful Fremont Theatre in downtown San Luis Obispo.  This year, our Festival was stopped before it could start, a...

The 53rd WorldFest-Houston Announces the BEST Actress/Actor FINAL JURY RESULTS...!

As we begin to move beyond the shadows of the dreadful virus, and although the 53rd WorldFest-Houston International Film & Video Festival has been postponed ... we have carried on with the essential business of the film festival and overseen the adjudication of the Remi Awards from a wonderful slate of amazing films, scripts and excellent performances...! We "Salute and Congratulate" all of the contenders and we are now delighted to Announce the Final Results re...

A success for the Online Industry programme of Visions du Réel 2020, discover the awardees!

Image: still from Reas, Lola Arias   The Online Industry of Visions du Réel 2020 closed last Thursday on its traditional awards ceremony which was too, held online. All activities took place as planned and provided tailor-made platforms to 1,300 accredited professionals, host to fruitful exchanges and encounters. A series of online talks centered on the uncertainties the film industry faces in the current time was also held, gathering prestigious speakers on the Festiva...

AFI 2020 Writers’ Room Ready Awards

Program Pairs Winners with Industry Mentors   The American Film Institute (AFI) announced today the recipients of the 2020 Writers’ Room Ready Awards, which recognizes outstanding work by AFI Conservatory Screenwriting Fellows. The 2020 winners are: Haley Bartels, Christina Kingsleigh Licud, Kenda Greenwood Moran and Alessandro Pederzoli.   The selected recipients will be paired with mentors, giving them an opportunity to work directly with established artists. The mentors ...

MY BROTHER CHASES DINOSAURS Wins EFA Young Audience Award 2020

  2,000 Young Jurors From 32 Countries Elect MY BROTHER CHASES DINOSAURS by Stefano Cipani   YAA 2020 - online: Winning director Stefano Cipani, EFA Director Marion Döring and host Ivana Noa Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, the originally planned theatre screenings had to be cancelled. The 12-14-year-old jury members watched the three nominated films online on Festival Scope, had the opportunity to discuss the films in various video groups and then cast their votes online. M...

Tribeca annual award show airs tonight: join us!

Our annual award show, presented by AT&T, airs tonight on Instagram. Our festival may be on pause, but there are still plenty of reasons to celebrate. We’re honoring fearless storytellers tonight at our annual Juried Awards, presented by AT&T. Notable jurors — including Danny Boyle, Aparna Nancherla, Regina Hall, Yance Ford, Lucas Hedges, Pamela Adlon, Marti Noxon, Asia Kate Dillon and Sheila Nevins — put their heads together to select this year’s winners, whos...

New York Festivals TV & Film Awards Announces 2020 Winners

                                                                                    Al Jazeera English Earns Broadcaster of the Year, The Edge Picture Company is Production Company of the Year; Grands go to: Fleabag - Series 2, Very Ralph, Okavango - River of Dreams and Apollo: Mis...

Nominees announced for the 2020 Rockie Awards International Program Competition

  128 nominees from 35 countries across 26 categories The Banff World Media Festival (BANFF) is pleased to announce the full list of nominees for the 2020 Rockie Awards International Program Competition, recognizing excellence in television and digital media from around the world. The Rockies Program Competition ceremony will stream live on Monday, June 15th.  The Rockie Awards International Program Competition is one of the largest awards programs of its kind, juried by ...

Marcel Duchamp the Art of the Possible wins Gold Remi Award at WorldFest Houston

53RD WORLDFEST THE FESTIVAL HAS BEEN POSTPONED DUE TO THE CORONAVIRUS! ...

Exclusive: 35% Off Submissions to LA Crime & Horror Film Festival

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The final deadline for the 4th Los Angeles Crime & Horror Film Festival is coming up. If you've completed a feature film, short film, or screenplay in any horror or crime subgenre, from zombies and vampires to mobsters and heists, this is the event to showcase your content in the heart of Hollywood, California. The festival's award winners are given official recognition with verified awards listings on IMDb. The top films and short films are considered by reps and production compani...

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...

SoundTrack_Cologne 17 Announces Nominees for the EUROPEAN TALENT COMPETITION and PEER RABEN MUSIC AWARD

Sixteen composers and sound designers are nominated for the EUROPEAN TALENT AWARD.  Seven film composers enter the race for the PEER RABEN MUSIC AWARD. The winners will be announced at the grand award ceremony on August 22nd, 2020, moderated by Ill-Yong Kim. The EUROPEAN TALENT COMPETITION offers a platform especially for young talent. The participants‘ tasks was to compose a new musical interpretation (score and/or sound design) to the short film DANS LES BOIS. The nomi...

Vilnius IFF Went Fully Digital – Here Are the Results

  After spending the entire year preparing its anniversary edition, organizers of the 25th Vilnius International Film Festival had just 168 hours to move their event from cinemas to streaming platforms. With all mass gatherings banned by the government to prevent the spread of coronavirus, festival organizers quickly adapted and accomplished what seemed like an impossible task – to go fully digital. The story of their success has captivated the interest of many other festivals. ...

The Accolade Announces Latest Winners!

Waging Change – Abby Ginzberg Abby Ginzberg (USA), Waging Change, Doc Feature – A hard-hitting look at the challenges faced by sub-minimum wage restaurant “tip” workers and the advocates who are fighting to change the system. Featuring two-time Oscar-winner Jane Fonda, Oscar-nominee Lily Tomlin, Saru Jayaraman (President of One Fair Wage, Author of Forked) and Congressional Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez – who are all wor...

Palmares Films in progress 37

In the healthcare and confinement emergency that we all share, CC had to adapt and has been going online in order to support the 6 films in progress, currently looking for additional funding and partners that could help them circulate and reach their audience After watching the 6 selected films, the juries of the different awards got together on Thursday the 2nd and Friday the 3rd of April in order to deliberate. They acknowledged the quality of this new selection and had long discussions abo...

Hollywood Just4Shorts Short Film Awards and Screenplay Competition

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Hollywood Just4Shorts provides industry exposure for independent short films and short screenplays, with awards that qualify for IMDb award listings. Submissions of independently produced short films and unproduced short scripts are now accepted for the current round. Submit now at: https://filmfreeway.com/Just4ShortsFilmScreenplayCompetition ...

Annapolis Film Festival winners announced...virtually

And the Winners are...         Annapolis Film Festival is proud to announce our short film jury award winners for 2020!     Best Narrative Short award goes to ...

INDIAN INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL "CINEMASCOPE AWARDS 2020" COMING SOON

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We would like to invite all the dedicated  film makers to join and participate with their short films in different categories .We are coming with all the details soon. ...

"The Keeper" Wins Audience Choice Best of Fest at 26th Sedona International Film Festival

THE KEEPER WINS AUDIENCE CHOICE “BEST OF FEST,” BEST FEATURE DRAMA AT 26TH SEDONA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL             SEDONA, Ariz. (March 1, 2020): The Keeper, a British-German biographical drama that tells the extraordinary love story between a young English woman and Bert Trautmann, German footballer and prisoner of war, who together overcome prejudice, public hostility and personal tragedy duri...

18th Third Eye Asian Film Festival, III

18th Third Eye Asian Film Festival, III Iran bagged two of the four prizes in the best short fiction films category at the 18th Third Eye Asian Film Festival (TEAFF), including the most coveted First Prize. The second prize went to an Indian entry, while the third prize was shared between an Iranian and an Indian film. Over the years, Iranian films have regularly made their mark at TEAFF, and there is always a strong presence of films from Iran, whether features or shorts. Here are the winne...

Asian Cinema dominates the Fantasporto Awards

FANTASPORTO 40 YEARS  THE AWARDS ASIAN CINEMA DOMINATES  FANTASPORTO OPENS TO THE BIG ISSUES OF TODAY  PORTUGUESE FILM AWARDS GO TO BUNKER, ETIC FILM SCHOOL AND BEHIND THE COIN “Ghostmaster” by Paul Young, a fantasy comedy with heavy touches of gore, won the Fantasy Section in the 40th Porto Film Festival- Fantasporto. A film crew in action. The assistant director, called Akira Kurosawa, is frequently humiliated by all. But what nobody knows is that in a scri...

Fantasporto 40th gave its awards

    FANTASPORTO  2020 / 40th OPORTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL   AWARDS   FANTASY INTERNATIONAL JURY The International Jury of the Fantasy Section of the 40 th Oporto International Film Festival - Fantasporto  has decided to grant the following awards: Best Film Award Fantasporto Ghostmaster - Paul Young- 91’ (Jap)   Jury’s Special Award Dancing Mary- Sabu – 106’ (Jap)   Best Direction Clarita &...

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