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The KwaZulu Natal Film Commission (KZNFC) and Gauteng Film Commission (GFC) announce new partnership

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The KwaZulu Natal Film Commission (KZNFC) together with Gauteng Film Commission (GFC), two of South Africa’s leading provincial film funding agencies, are proud to announce their inter-provincial partnership and collaboration. In a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by the executives on 18 August 2022, the entities have undertaken to foster collaborative efforts that will contribute towards the growth of the Film industry in the country.   The partnership entails assisting fil...

Jafar Panahi's "No Bears" Poster Unveiled in Venice International Film Festival

Prior to its world premiere in the official competition category of the 79th Venice Film Festival, "No Bears", the motion picture directed by Jafar Panahi, had its poster unveiled in this cinematic event.   "No Bears" is a motion picture written, produced, and directed by Jafar Panahi, with its first global screening in the official competition category of the 79th Venice Film Festival. The premiere includes four screenings on Friday 9 September, 2022, at 9 am and 4:...

Five films funded by RSIFF are beeing presented during the 79th Venice Film Festival

The Red Sea International Film Festival (RSIFF) has partnered with Final Cut, the Venice Production Bridge programme that supports films in post-production from African and the Middle East nations of Iraq, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, and Palestine, which will hold its tenth edition at this year’s festival. Additionally, five films funded by RSIFF will be presented during the Venice Film Festival which runs from 31 August to 10 September. The 79th edition of the festival welcomes te...

TIFF unveils Industry Selects for 2022

Rounding out the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival lineup is TIFF Industry Selects, a curated selection of 10 audience friendly l films beyond the Official Selection that are available for worldwide acquisition.  These films will each have an in-person screening during the Festival for accredited buyers and industry professionals.. “We’ve worked to build a selection that will appeal to buyers as well as audiences,’’ said Norm Wilner, Programmer, Digital...

Venice Immersive back to the island of Lazzaretto Vecchio (Lido) with 43 projects from 19 countries

The selection of projects for Venice Immersive, the XR - Extended Reality section of the 79th Venice International Film Festival of La Biennale di Venezia, is now complete. The official selection will return to  the Venice Immersive Island (island of Lazzaretto Vecchio), a short distance from the Lido di Venezia, for the first time since 2019, on the following dates: 30th August (afternoon): press preview 31st A...

Filmmakers under Attack: Taking Stock, Taking Action panel and flashmob to raise attention at the 79th Venice Film Festival

Filmmakers under Attack: Taking Stock, Taking Action: two initiatives in solidarity with the filmmakers who have been arrested or jailed around the world this past year an international panel (Saturday 3 September, 3:30 pm, Casinò) a flash-mob on the red carpet (Friday 9 September, 4:30 pm) / In collaboration with ICFR – International Coalition Filmmakers at Risk Watch the round table with: Alberto Barbera, Vanja Kalurdjercic, Sinem Sakaoglu, Orwa Ny...

Films in Venice Currently Without Sales Agent

Venice Production Bridge will be happy to send you the list of titles in the official line up and the collateral sections of the 79th Venice International Film Festival that do not yet have international sales representation. Current rights holders may be contacted for details. Synposis's and trailers (when available) have been supplied by the producers.    Venice Production Bridge : vpboffice@labiennale.org ...

Cinema for schoolchildren returns to the Velodrome to talk about robotics

The film chosen in collaboration with the Donostia International Physics Center is ‘Terra Willy: Planeta ezezaguna’ (Terra Willy: Unexplored Planet), which will screen dubbed into Basque Thousands of girls and boys between the ages of 6 and 11 will return to the Velodrome to enjoy the screening of a film bridging the gap between the cinema and science in an activity co-organised by the San Sebastian Festival, the Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC) and the Filmoteca Vasca...

Be scared: the third trimester of Nosferatu Zinemaldia 70 returns

Eleven films that were part of the San Sebastian Festival programme between 1988 and 2010 will be screened until December in the Nosferatu 'Zinemaldia 70' season to return in October   The Nosferatu season dedicated to San Sebastian Festival's 70th anniversary (1953-2022), started in January of this year with the scre...

The world premiere of ‘Marlowe’ to close San Sebastien

The world premiere of ‘Marlowe’ to close the Official Selection with the presence of Neil Jordan, Liam Neeson and Diane Kruger The film will screen out of competition following the closing gala on September 24 Marlowe, the film by Neil Jordan bringing the famous private eye back to the screen, will close the Official Selection of San Sebastian Festival's 70th edition. On September 24, the Kursaal Auditorium will host the world premiere of the film, to be attended by the ...

Competition winners confirmed for IFFR 2022: Return of the Tiger

    IFFR 2022: Return of the Tiger 14 oktober to 16 oktober 2023 First titles announced for a weekend of screenings on October 14, 15 and 16.   International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) announces the first confirmed titles to screen at IFFR 2022: Return of the Tiger – a weekend of screenings from October 14 to 16 at Cinerama Filmtheater and LantarenVenster in Rotterdam.  The winners of the Tiger, Big Screen and Ammodo Tiger Short competitions will sc...

Arab Cinema Center launches the 17th edition of the Arab Film Magazine,

The magazine celebrates Palestinian Cinema and honors women of the industry Iconic star Youssra writes in 17th edition of Arab Cinema Magazine   Arab Cinema Center launches the 17th edition of the Arab Film Magazine, whose editor in chief is American film expert Colin Brown, as part of its activities at Venice and Toronto International Film Festivals. “In this edition, the magazine continues  its campaigns to celebrate the history of Palestinian cinema and pay tribute to t...

'Fácil', an original Movistar Plus+ series, to screen at San Sebastian Festival

The five episodes of ‘Fácil’ will premiere on September 20 at the Movistar Plus+ Gala Fácil, an original Movistar Plus+ series, in collaboration with Destrucción y Salvación, will screen at San Sebastian Festival’s 70th edition, on September 20, at the Movistar Plus+ Gala in the Kursaal 2. The series, created by Anna R. Costa, produced by Sandra Hermida and starring Natalia de Molina, Anna Castillo, Anna Marchessi and Coria Castillo, will have its...

Jason Reitman’s Live Read will return to TIFF

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The Toronto International Film Festival® today revealed that Jason Reitman’s Live Read will return to the Festival for an all-star event featuring a surprise cast. This year, the Montreal-born filmmaker will present a surprise screenplay in honour of his father, Ivan Reitman. The live read is a unique event in which classic movie scripts are read by contemporary actors. A beloved film will be performed for audiences in a one-take read-through with Reitman...

550 venues have signed up to participate in National Cinema Day in the UK September 3

NATIONAL CINEMA DAY – £3 CINEMA TICKETS COMING TO A CINEMA NEAR YOU   On Saturday 3 September, cinemas across the UK will be offering everyone the chance of a cinema visit from just £3 under the banner of National Cinema Day.   Over 550 venues have signed up to participate in the event, including all of the major UK cinema operators and a wide range of smaller cinema operators and venues.   Echoing the success of similar ‘cinema day’ events o...

Zero Gravity wins The Award of excellence Special Mention at Accolade Competition

  Thomas Verrette (USA), Zero Gravity, Doc Feature – Deft direction, excellent production and skillful pacing bring to life the story of a diverse group of middle-school students from California who compete in a nationwide tournament to code satellites aboard the International Space Station. Thoroughly engaging and poignant stories of the special kids whose lives are changed by the challenge. ...

Origami In the Garden, Barbara Bentree's newest doc wins Accolade Award of Excellence: Documentary Feature

Barbara Bentree (USA), ORIGAMI IN THE GARDEN, Documentary Feature wins at Accolade Global Film Competition - August session    ...

Vimeo is teaming up with Meta Business Suite

Get ready, marketers. We’re changing the way you work.  What if you could create and add video to your Facebook ads, Instagram posts, and media library directly within Meta Business Suite? No more managing workflows across multiple tools. Plus, say goodbye to downloading video assets from other apps and re-uploading over and over. We’ve combined the firepower of Meta with what we do best — ya know, video —  to build a first-of-its-kind conduit for busin...

LES CINQ DIABLES THE FIVE DEVILS by French director Léa Mysius will close FNC 51st edition

LES CINQ DIABLES   THE FIVE DEVILS by French director Léa Mysius will close its 51st edition on October 15 at the Cinéma Impérial. Five years after receiving the FNC Louve d’or for Ava, Léa Mysius reaffirms her protean talent with a strong second feature that dips into fantasy as it rides the twists and turns of the storyline, which Mysius also co-wrote. A luminous tale brought to life by a standout cast carried by Adè...

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!   ...

The Departed by Martin Scorsese Closing film of the 6th edition of Film Noir au Canal

The Departed by Martin Scorsese screens this Sunday, August 21   Film Noir au Canal is proud to announce its neo-noir pick for the 2022 season: The Departed (2006) by Martin Scorsese, presented as the closing film of this edition. Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon and Jack Nicholson, the four-time Academy Award-winning film will be screened outdoors this Sunday, August 21 at Saint-Patrick Square, at the corner of Wellington and Saint-Patrick streets.   The evening will begin a...

Dis­cov­er the films pre­sent­ed in The Deauville "Pre­mieres" sec­tion,

Dis­cov­er the films pre­sent­ed in « The Pre­mieres » sec­tion, dur­ing the 48th edi­tion of the Deauville Amer­i­can Film Festival :  ALICE by Krystin Ver Linden ARMAGEDDON TIME by James Gray  AT THE GATES by Augus­tus Meleo Bern­stein BLONDE by Andrew Dominik BLOOD by Brad Ander­son CALL JANE by Phy...

Presented by the Napa Valley Film Festival, the Three Film Series Includes a Three Course Dinner Inspired by Each Film

 The Napa Valley Film Festival (NVFF) announced a special event in the town of Calistoga that brings together food, wine and film. Cinema Calistoga will be three special screenings including a dinner inspired by the film. The series kicks off Wednesday night with “Big Night” starring Stanley Tucci and Tony Shalhoub (September 7), “The Trip to Spain” starring Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon (September 8) and &ldquo...

"Origami In The Garden" takes center stage in New Mexico

  ORIGAMI IN THE GARDEN TAKES CENTER STAGE IN NEW MEXICO Celebrate! ORIGAMI IN THE GARDEN: An entire week full of events in New Mexico!       New Mexico's September celebration of art spotlights ORIGAMI IN THE GARDEN with a gallery show, a documentary film and a studio tour in Northern New Mexico!   Jennifer and Kevin Box created ORIGAMI IN THE GARDEN (OiG) in 2013. The...

Dalíland is TIFF 2022's Closing Night Gala film on Saturday, September 17 at Roy Thomson Hall

 Photo credit: Rekha Garton and Marcel Zyskind   TIFF CEO Cameron Bailey announced today that the film Dalíland will have its World Premiere as the Closing Night Gala for the 47th Toronto International Film Festival®  on Saturday, September 17, at Roy Thomson Hall.  Dalíland tells the story of the later years of the strange and fascinating marriage between the genius Salvador Dalí and his wife, Gala, as their seemingly unshakable bond begi...

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