American Airlines Award Inter College Short Film Competition
Grand-Prix
“Down Zone”
Director: Takuto Okui from Osaka University of Arts
©2019 TIFF
Tokyo Gemstone Award
Josefine Frida (“Disco”)
Sairi Ito (“Life: Untitled”)
Riru Yoshina (“Take Over Zone”)
Yui Sakuma (“I Was a Secret Bitch”)
Japanese Cinema Splash
Be...
DOCLISBOA will announce Joana Gusmão, Miguel Ribeiro and Joana de Sousa are the three new Directors of DocLisboa, after Cíntia Gil and Davide Oberto left
International Competition
JURY: Billy Woodberry, Carlos Almeida, Jérôme Bel, Juliano Gomes, Leonor Silveira, Mania Akbari
City of Lisbon Award for best International Competition film (8.000€)
SANTIKHIRI SONATA, Thunska Pansittivorakul (Thailand, Germany)
Portuguese Authors So...
The Iris Prize LGBT+ Community, Education and Micro Shorts Awards expands to welcome entries from England, Scotland and Northern Ireland!
“It’s amazing what you can do in a minute!” – new Micro Shorts Category added to awards.
Closing date for submissions is 20 December 2019 and the 2020 Awards Show will take place in Cineworld, Llandudno Junction.
Organisers of The Iris Prize Community, Education and Micro Shorts Awards have announced that they will be accepting entri...
The Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) is pleased to announce that two cinema legends, actor Tatsuya Nakadai and director Nobuhiko Obayashi, will be honored with Lifetime Achievement Awards at the 32nd TIFF for their significant contributions to the film industry.
Nakadai is known around the world for his roles in films directed by Akira Kurosawa, and has appeared in the films of many of Japan’s leading directors. He has ...
FEATURE FILM FINALISTS!
Ultimate Grand Prize Winner: Feature Film
Ted Campbell- Blue Motel
Genre: Thriller /Crime
Feature Film Category Finalists:
Action/Adventure
1. Ben Matthews. "American Youth"
2. Paul Paseli. "Massacre in Monkey Bay"
Thriller/Horror
1. Ted Campbe...
IFFI 50, XII: Rajinikanth to be Icon of Golden Jubilee
Union (Central Government) Information & Broadcasting Minister, Prakash Javadekar, announced on November 02 that, “In recognition of his outstanding contribution to Indian cinema, during the past several decades, I am happy to announce that the award for the ‘Icon of the Golden Jubilee of IFFI 2019’ is being conferred on cine-star Shri. S. RajiniKanth”, said Javadekar.
Carpenter-turned-porter-turned-bus conduc...
In honor of the 11th Annual Governors Awards, the Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences presented last night (10/27) Honorary Awards (Oscar® statuettes) to actor Wes Studi, director Lina Wertmüller, director David Lynch and the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award to actor Geena Davis.
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Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award recipient Geena Davis, Honorary Award recipient Lina Wertmüller, Honorary Award recipient David Lynch, and Honorary Award recipient Wes Studi at the 2019 Governors Awards in The Ray Dolby Ballroom on Sunday, October 27, 2019, in Hollywood, CA.
Matt Petit / ©A.M.P.A.S.
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Alternative film winner Georden West prior to the 46th Annual Student Academy Awards® on Thursday, October 17, in Beverly Hills.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences tonight honored its student winners from colleges and universities around the world at the 46th Student Academy Awards ceremony, held at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills. The Gold, Silver and Bronze Medal awards were announced and presented by filmmakers Phil Lord, Chris Miller, Melina Matsoukas, Gr...
Dear friend of the PLURAL+ Youth Video Festival,
We have the honor to invite you to the annual Awards Ceremony of the PLURAL+ Youth Video Festival, which will take place on Wednesday 13 November 2019 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York in ECOSOC Chamber from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM. The winners will be announced during the event, and they will have a chance to present their work and say a few words to the audience. They are very...
The 9th edition of US in Progress Wrocław will be held from the 6th till the 8th of November as a part of 10th American Film Festival. US in Progress aims to facilitate professional networking among European and Polish film professionals and independent filmmakers from the United States.
The 2019 US in Progress Wrocław partners provide in-kind awards of post-production service packages of combined value amounting to $50,000 for American Projects. The partners are lead...
This year’s IFFAM Project Market (IPM) is taking place December 6th – 8th, 2019. Providing a platform for a blend of top-level talents and rising stars from around the globe, to showcase feature film projects and encourage international collaboration. 14 Project Market entries will be vying for four cash awards; while the program will also include two Work-in-Progress Presentations.
Thrills and chills throughout the selection
Projects include supernatural revenge t...
Dear Friends,
Like you, the Santa Barbara International Film Festival values access to the arts and arts education for all. While we're known primarily for our Festival in January, SBIFF also offers a slate of free educational programming on a year-round basis. Our education programs focus on some of the most underserved throughout Santa Barbara County. It's the support of our community that allows us to offer these programs—and continually improve and expand them&mdas...
BYRON BAY FILM FESTIVAL - WINNERS ANNOUNCED
The 2019 Byron Bay Film Festival (BBFF) came to a spectacular close tonight with the announcement of the winners of the BBFF Best Film Awards. Fest topper J aimee Skippon Volke hosted the evening with another stunning dress (quite a match with the spectacular dress from opening)
Compliments all the way from Paris to the designer
The event, now in its 13th Year, attracted entries from all over the globe.
BBFF Director J'aimee...
MFF 21, 2019: Fernando Meirelles’ Masterclass
Brazilian filmmaker Fernando Meirelles took a master class on the fifth day of MAMI’s 21st Mumbai Film Festival. Best known for his globally acclaimed and award-winning films such as The Constant Gardener, City of God and Blindness, the director was speaking after the screening of his 2019 biographical comedy-drama titled The Two Popes, starring Anthony Hopkins and Jonathan Pryce.
Festival Director Anupama Chopra presented the Excell...
TOP 50 FINALISTS
Title
Genre/ Feature
Script Writer
Children Of The Sun
Sci-Fi
Joseph Walter & Christopher Clark
Cleaning House
Thriller
Mark Grisar
Secret Birthday
Thriller
Daniel Forrer
Grass Snakes
Crime
Daniel Kato
...
\\\JURIED AWARDS///
Best Narrative Feature:
Lost Bayou directed by Brian C Miller Richard
Best Documentary Feature:
Ernie & Joe directed by Jenifer McShane
Best New Mexico Narrative Feature:
The Short History of the Long Road directed by Ani Simon-Kennedy
Best New Mexico Documentary Feature:
Why Can't I Be Me? Around You directed by Harrod Blank and Sjoerd Dijk
Best International Narrative Short:
Utopia directed by Kosta Nikas
...
The Chelsea Film Festival closed its 7th Annual Edition on Sunday, October 20 after having presented 100 Films from 21 countries at AMC Loews Theatre 34th St. The list of winners were announced by Jury Members Paul Haggis/Jury President, Celine Rattray and Wilson Morales on Sunday, October 20th at AMC Loews Theatre 34th St. at 9.30pm.
BILCHED by Jeremy Cumpston
Grand Prix for Best Feature Film
BETWEEN THE PINES by Emma Bell
Petite Prix for ...
This year again the Alexandre Trauner ART/Film Festival was a great succsess. The closing ceremony was held on the 19th of October, Saturday, in the Szolnok Gallery where the awards were given out in the presence of the film and media industry, Hungarian and international filmmakers and town officials.
The Czech period piece Golden Sting took home the award for best set design, while the Austrian-German drama, The Tobacconist and the Hungarian thriller, Valan were awarded with a shared...
Here is the complete list of FNC's 2019 Awards (for all the special mentions and awards for short films, see HERE).
INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION – FEATURE FILMS
LOUVE D'OR - PRÉSENTE...
At the Awards Ceremony of the 12th edition of CinEast (Central and Eastern European Film Festival in Luxembourg, 3-20 October 2019, www.cineast.lu), held at the Cinémathèque Luxembourg on Saturday 20 October, the International Jury awarded the Grand Prix to the film Oleg by Juris Kursietis (Latvia/Belgium/Lithuania/France) and the Special Jury Prize to the film Corpus Christi by Jan Komasa (Poland/France). The Critics’ Prize awarded by the Press Jury also went to the film C...
41st edition, 13 - 19 October 2019
Palermo, Cinema De Seta | Cantieri Culturali alla Zisa
The winners of the 41st edition of the Golden Efebo
The jury composed of Yervant Gianikian (artist), Wilma Labate (director), Egle Palazzolo (president of the Research Center for Fiction and Cinema), Clara Sanchez (writer) and Alessio Vassallo (actor) assigns the Golden Efebo for the Best Film taken from a literary work at the film Once Upon a River by Haroula Rose with the following m...
For the 19th year in a row, the World Soundtrack Awards were announced during Film Fest Gent. The World Soundtrack Awards, one of the most imporant film music awards, place an emphasis on the oeuvres of special contributors to the world of film music. This year's winners are Nicholas Britell, Hildur Guðnadóttir, Lady Gaga, Frédéric Vercheval, Michael Abels, John Powell and Pierre Charles. Frédéric Devreese and Krzysztof Penderecki were both hono...
HIFF27 announced the awards on October 14 at the Awards Brunch, held at Serafina in East Hampton. Congratulations to all our winners, and thank you to all the filmmakers who shared their work with our audiences this year.
AUDIENCE AWARD FOR BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE
THE TWO POPES, DIRECTED BY FERNANDO MEIRELLES
AUDIENCE AWARD FOR BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
OLIVER SACKS: HIS OWN LIFE, DIRECTED BY RIC BURNS
AUDIENCE AWARD FOR BEST SHORT FILM
FIRE IN PARADISE, DIRECTED...
2019 WINNERS
CRYSTAL PINE AWARDS
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT
Eddy Joseph
Eddy Joseph is without a doubt one of the most successful sound editors of our time.
He has been in the film industry for over 40 years and a sound editor for 30. He has collaborated with such directing luminaries as Alan Parker, Bernardo Bertolucci, Louis Malle, Jean-Jacques Annaud, Neil Jordan, Anthony Minghella and Paul Greengrass.
His credits include Pink Floyd The Wall, An...
