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IFFI 2024, 13: OOH La La Gala prèmieres and bouncers to protect the carpetbaggers

IFFI 2024, 13: OOH La La Gala prèmieres and bouncers to protect the carpetbaggers Gala premieres have become the most glamourous part of IFFI after it moved to Go, in 2004. They do draw audiences and photographers, but the regular film critic and film journalist is kept away from them. Camera and microphone men and women, who never bark but only byte, are the persons for whom this ceremony is engineered. Bouncers and other security personnel accompany the film team, as they are first l...

IFFI 2024, 13: OOH La La Gala prèmieres and bouncers to protect the carpetbaggers

IFFI 2024, 13: OOH La La Gala prèmieres and bouncers to protect the carpetbaggers Gala premieres have become the most glamourous part of IFFI after it moved to Go, in 2004. They do draw audiences and photographers, but the regular film critic and film journalist is kept away from them. Camera and microphone men and women, who never bark but only byte, are the persons for whom this ceremony is engineered. Bouncers and other security personnel accompany the film team, as they are first l...

A Foggy Day in Prague Old Town

I left a surprisingly sunny London City Airport not too early on Monday morning,just after the 2-minute silence for marking Remembrance for 2 World Wars at 11am on the 11th day of the 11th month this and amazingly British Airways landed 10 minutes early in Prague at the recently renamed Vaclav Havel Airport although it was swirled in fog like in a Christopher Lee film! ...

VIDEO Panache from Santa Barbara: the SBIFF red carpet, the awards, the keynotes and panels...

Do not miss a bit of the action and the glamour! Watch the video channel coverage from the 39th Santa Barbara International Film Festival. Videos courtesy SBIFF, coverage by Marc Bennett and Guy Kennedy in Santa Barbara.   ...

B!tchFest Film Festival & Screenplay Contest

TO SUBMIT PLEASE VISIT OUR FILM FREEWAY PAGE: https://filmfreeway.com/BtchFestFilmFestivalandScreenplayContest Welcome to the 1st annual B!TCHFEST: An International Women’s & LGBTQIA+ Film Festival & Screenplay Contest with a groundbreaking in-person event for both Filmmakers and Screenwriters in the heart of Los Angeles. At B!tchFest we’re not just breaking glass ceilings; we’re shatterin

Cary Mulligan receives Best Actress Award for her performance in "Maestro" from Meryl Streep

  Last night at the Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Meryl Streep said, "I am here for my friend Cary Mulligan. If you think of the dimension of all her characters, the emotion is always full and felt, and tucked away and hidden in reserve, her work in Maestro, it’s like the smaller tremors we get here in California..that scene in Maestro on Thanksgiving, we hardly see there faces, it’s hard to see her, but it shakes you with...

World, US & L.A. Premieres with Oscar, Emmy, Grammy winners and nominees at New Media Film Festival® -

  World, US & L.A. Premieres with Oscar, Emmy, Grammy winners and nominees at New Media Film Festival® - Honoring Stories Worth Telling since 2009. https://www.newmediafilmfestival.com From anywhere in the globe, film fans can watch World Premieres and unique content online June 7th and different programming June 8th in-person Los Angeles as part of a hybrid experience. 106 New Media Films and content from 22 countries vie for $45,000 in awards.  Judges from Marvel, HBO, BBC, PBS, Emmys, Grammys, Simon & Schuster.  37 World – 10 US – 41 L.A. Premieres A sampling of some of the premieres from names and talent you love and know.

Jonathan Baker’s Annual Viewing Party Celebrates Elvis, Oscar and the Late Paul Sorvino

Jonathan Baker’s Annual Oscar Viewing Party, presented in collaboration with French Riviera Film Festival and Indie Entertainment Media (IEM), was held on the eve of March 12 at Baker Manor in Beverly Hills, at the stunning estate that was once home to Warren Beatty. Elvis is Oscar was the theme of the evening and the cover feature of IEM. Jonathan and Jenny Baker   Joining hosts Jonathan and Jenny Baker, and FRFF co-founders Nicole Goesseringer Muj and Gotham Chandna, were Oscar...

Cittador International Film Festival - Winners 2022

      Winners 2022 Jury Awarded Films   Best Narrative Short – Jury Award “The Pencil“ by Alexandre Mahutte, Canada Jury´s Statement ...

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 ...

The Marrakech Film Festival opens today !

  ­ ­ What an emotional moment this morning with the screening of Yuku and the Himalayan Flower in presence of children who discovered cinema for the first time. Tonight, the festival returns to Palais des Congrès for the Opening Ceremony in presence of the Jury of the Competition, presided by Paolo Sorrentino. Guillermo Del Toro who can't attend the festival will introduce virtually the screening of his film Guillermo Del Toro's Pinocchio&nb...

The 19th San Diego International Kids’ Film Festival Is Just Around the Corner

With the vivid memories of the 2019 San Diego International Kids Film Festival, the global challenge of COVID-19 changed the way to present the glorious San Diego International Kids Film Festival in the past two years. Facing the most difficult time for all the live events, SDIKFF festival committee and the brand owner – Maeya Cultural Exchange Group have been working on all possible way to keep the film dream running in all kids’ hearts. After the 2020 online edition and the 2021 ...

Audience Award - Be Part of the Jury!

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All selected short films will participate in the competition for the Audience Award after they are uploaded on the Cittador International Film Festival´s website. The award is determined by Internet viewers using a voting tool. The film in each category with the highest number of voting will receive the Audience Award. Be part of the public voting jury - visit our website, watch films and vote on: https://iff.cittador.com You can submit your short film!   ...

Call for Entries on CITTADOR INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2022

  We consider short films up to 10 minutes length and there are no film premiere requirements or date of completion requirements. The screenings of the winning films will take place at the beautiful Studio Cinema Lugner City Vienna.   Cittador IFF awards films in the following categories: Narrative Short, Original Film Music, Arthouse Short, Feminist Short, Animated Short, Sci-Fi Short, Experimental Short, and LGBTQ+ Short. We want not only to select the inspiring...

Toronto Independent Film Festival Winner ‘Motherland’ Premieres To Rave Reviews at Raleigh Studios in Hollywood

‘Motherland,’ which HuffPost’s Thom Senzee called ‘Most Anticipated Documentary Film of 2022,’ by Vic Gerami, premiered on Thursday night to a standing ovation. The red-carpet event was held on Thursday, July 7, at the historic Raleigh Studios Hollywood.  Vic Gerami One hundred and forty guests included elected officials, celebrities, and other high-profile public figures. They were there to support the film that brings attention to Azer...

Neo-Gothic Psychological Thriller SCREWDRIVER to Have World Premiere on the Closing Night of Dances With Films on June 19

   In Attendance Will Be Director/Writer Cairo Smith, Cast Members AnnaClare Hicks, Charlie Farrell, Milly Sanders and Matt Munroe, and Producers Rand Vossler, Michelle Shundo and Christopher Corey Smith     Neo-Gothic psychological thriller Screwdriver by director Cairo Smith will have its world premiere as part of the closing night festivities of Dances With Films. The feature film debut of the award-winning director and screenwriter Smith,...

The 19th Universe Multicultural Film Festival successfully concluded

It has been two years since the last Universe Multicultural Film Festival, and changes have taken place all over the world. The Universe Multicultural Film Festival, a brand of ethnic film celebration for nearly two decades, has withstood the impact of the pandemic and the global economic downturn. After two online and postponed events during the pandemic, it finally returned to the beautiful California coast as scheduled in April 2022. As always, the enthusiastic California sunshine welcomes fi...

The 2022 Universe Multicultural Film Festival is on schedule at April

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With the Southern California coast enjoying another sunny spring, the 19th Universe Multicultural Film Festival will be held this April in Los Angeles. This is the first time that the UMFF can be revived after two years of COVID-19 challenges. National cultures are the common cultural treasure of all mankind and the whole world. The development of social trends makes cultural styles tend to be the same, but what really fills our hearts with confidence and pride is the national culture of each na...

The 2022 Universe Multicultural Film Festival is on schedule at April

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With the Southern California coast enjoying another sunny spring, the 19th Universe Multicultural Film Festival will be held this April in Los Angeles. This is the first time that the UMFF can be revived after two years of COVID-19 challenges. National cultures are the common cultural treasure of all mankind and the whole world. The development of social trends makes cultural styles tend to be the same, but what really fills our hearts with confidence and pride is the national culture of each na...

FRFF Industry Excellence Award Winner Eric Roberts To Hold NY Premiere of 'The Elevator'

The East Coast premiere of "The Elevator" starring Oscar-nominated actor Eric Roberts will have is NY premiere on November 17 at the Angelika Film Center (18 West Houston St. New York, NY  10012) in New York City. The film is also available now on Amazon. Earlier this year, Roberts received the Industry Excellence Award at the third annual French Riviera Film Festival. Directors Jack Cook and Mukesh Modi bring to life a dramatic true story about one fami...

Dances With Films 24th annual festival premieres in Hollywood

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  The 24th annual festival of Dances With Film kicked off its opening night with a red carpet followed by the world premiere of The Art of Protest at the iconic Chinese Theater.  With an impressive line up, the festival is making a powerful live come back by extending its run to three weeks.   https://danceswithfilms.com       ...

2019 edition filmmaker Q&A

Directors Mandy Wetzel, Shannon Metelko and Yan Ran Zhu discuss their films with Mirror Mountain's audience!

The 2020 San Diego International Kids’ Film Festival Award Ceremony is Around the Corner~!

To filmmakers from all over the world, there was never a year that could be as challenging as 2020. Each corner on earth was facing an unpredictable tomorrow and no one could tell the date of everything gets back to normal. Under such a condition, the 17TH San Diego International Kids’ Film Festival didn’t stop its journey. For all the love from filmmakers, participants, and everyone who has been looking forward to SDIKFF every year, the committee held on with strength to off...

EFN Festival - Less than a month to submit!

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LESS THAN A MONTH TO SUBMIT YOUR FILM   ***We accept films of any genre and type: COMEDY, DRAMA, HORROR, ANIMATION, DOCUMENTARY, all are welcome***   ...

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