Filmfestivals.com partner of Venice Production Bridge sat down with the Pascal Diot who shared with our audience a few practical facts and figures on the Market which he has created 6 years ago.
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Vesoul Fest Jury President (right 2001) In Memoriam Max Tessier: 1944 - 2025
We have just learned of the death in Manila of Max Tessier, film critic, lecturer and former Cannes Film Festival selector.
We are deeply saddened by his death. We had a thirty-year friendship with him.
He was one of the memories of world cinema. From 1965, he contributed to Jeune Cinéma, then in 1967 to Cinéma. In 1972, he was one of the founders of Ecran. He was a columnist for Revue d...
The highly anticipated American film will be presented Out of Competition at the Grand Théâtre Lumière May 14.
On Wednesday, May 14, actor and producer Tom Cruise, his long-time collaborator, director and screenwriter Christopher McQuarrie, and the cast will walk the steps of the Palais des Festivals.
This is only the Hollywood legend's third appearance on the Croisette: the first in 1992, for the premiere of Ron Howard's Far and Away, a few years went by before T...
Photo credit: Mariana Maltoni
Kering and the Festival de Cannes are pleased to announce that the 2025 Women In Motion Emerging Talent Award will be presented to Brazilian director Marianna Brennand during the official Women In Motion dinner at Cannes. Brennand was selected by Malaysian director Amanda Nell Eu who received the Award in 2024, as each winner is chosen by the preceding Award winner to receive the prize, which includes a grant of €50,000 to support the creation of ...
SURPRISE RENDEZ-VOUS WITH EFA PRESIDENT JULIETTE BINOCHE IN CANNES
With the Academy President presiding over the Cannes Competition Jury this year, the European Film Academy will organise a surprise rendez-vous with Juliette Binoche during the first weekend of the Marché (Friday, Saturday or Sunday). The exact date and location will be communicated a week before, when the final jury screening schedule has been made. At a members-only small reception near the Palais, Juliette B...
The Rising Star Program, a full-service career accelerator, film market access, and mentorship initiative known for elevating visionary talent, proudly announces the 2025 cohort that will be present in Cannes during the film festival and market. This program is designed to spotlight the next wave of emerging filmmakers and actors at various international industry events.
The 2025 cohort features nine Rising Stars poised to make their mark on the industry.
Maria Allred (USA) &...
The 15th Annual International Film Finance Forum in Partnership with the Marché du Film and filmfestivals.com will be taking place on Friday, May 16th on the Festival Main Stage.
Experience the cutting edge of global film financing at the 15th Annual International Film Finance Forum. This premier gathering unites visionary filmmakers and industry executives to explore groundbreaking trends in entertainment finance, innovative funding approaches, and cross-border collaborations.
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The Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement of the 82nd Venice International Film Festival of La Biennale di Venezia (August 27 – September 6, 2025) has been awarded to the great German director Werner Herzog (Aguirre, the Wrath of God, Fitzcarraldo, Nosferatu the Vampyre). The decision was made by the Board of Directors of La Biennale, upon recommendation of the Artistic Director of the Festival, Alberto Barbera.
Photo credit: Werner Herzog courtesy of Lena Herzog
Werner Herzog, in a...
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On Tuesday, May 13, 2025, American actor, director and producer Robert De Niro will receive an honorary Palme d'or for lifetime achievement at the opening ceremony of the 78th Festival de Cannes, 14 years after he Presided over the Jury in 2011.
There are faces that stand in for the 7th Art, and lines of dialogue that leave an indelible mark on cinephilia. With his interiorized style, which surfaces in a gentle smile or a harsh gaze, Robert De...
American composer Philip Glass will be celebrated with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the film music concert Minimalism in Motion: Glass, Nyman and Beyond which will close Film Fest Gent’s Film Music Days 2025 and the 25th World Soundtrack Awards. While initially renowned for his work for opera and his symphonies, Glass has made an equally impressive contribution to film music, with a rich oeuvre of film scores that include Koyaanisqatsi, Mishima: A Life in Four C...
The annual Beverly Hills Film Festival® (BHFF) opened their 25th Anniversary on Tuesday April 1, 2025 with a full house and over 265 red carpet attendees, including filmmakers, cast & crews and special VIP guests. One was especially missed from tonight’s event.
“It was a shock to find this out. We had just confirmed Val to attend the West Coast Premiere of American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective this past weekend,” shares Nino Simone, Foun...
Filmmakers Norm Coyne, Kate Kroll, and acclaimed actor Edward James Olmos have teamed up to bring Good to Be Seen to life—a powerful documentary about Battlestar Galactica star Michael Hogan’s remarkable journey back to the stage after a life-altering accident left him brain-injured, paralyzed, and partially blind.
The inspiring story of actor and Battlestar Galactica star Michael Hogan is set to begin filming in 2025. The documentary chronicles his jo...
Six new works to premiere from 28 September
This autumn, celebrated Scottish performer, artist, and fashion icon Tilda Swinton is developing the exhibition Tilda Swinton – Ongoing exclusively for Eye Filmmuseum. Collaborating with esteemed figures from film and art - whom she considers close friends - she is creating six new works for the show together with Luca Guadagnino, Joanna Hogg, Jim Jarmusch, Olivier Saillard, Tim Walker and Apichatpong Weerasethakul. She also present...
Norwegian actor/filmmaker Espen Alknes started his acting career doing stage performances in theaters, one of which includes the National Theater in Oslo. He has contributed to multiple TV series and films. He is known for “Stardust” (2020) and “What's on Your Mind?” (2014) and Camping in Paradise (2023).
Can you speak about your background in acting first?
ESPEN: I went to acting school in Oslo and have been working as an actor for about twenty ...
Brandon Lattman was born in San Diego, California on the 5th February 1992. In 2015 he moved to Los Angeles to study filmmaking at The New York Film Academy where he found an interest in cinematography. He also developed himself in other filmmaking areas such as directing, writing and editing. He is known for his work on The Waltz of the Monsters (2017), Repertoire of Memory (2016) and Methadone (2018). His latest film Trifole (2024) held its world premiere at the Palm Springs International Fi...
I met Björn just recently on March 23 at the closing party of Filmfest Bremen. The event took place at the Institut Français, film professionals where gathering and celebrating their films, discussions going on about upcoming projects and most surely about next festival to attend. And then I saw, no first I heard the piano, and looked for the guy who interrupted our so intellectual conversations. This is when I first acknowledge Björn. He was masterfully improvising on the pia...
Norwegian actor/filmmaker Espen Alknes started his acting career doing stage performances in theaters, one of which includes the National Theater in Oslo. He has contributed to multiple TV series and films. He is known for “Stardust” (2020) and “What's on Your Mind?” (2014) and Camping in Paradise (2023).
Can you speak about your background in acting first?
ESPEN: I went to acting school in Oslo and have been working as an actor for about twenty ...
Brandon Lattman was born in San Diego, California on the 5th February 1992. In 2015 he moved to Los Angeles to study filmmaking at The New York Film Academy where he found an interest in cinematography. He also developed himself in other filmmaking areas such as directing, writing and editing. He is known for his work on The Waltz of the Monsters (2017), Repertoire of Memory (2016) and Methadone (2018). His latest film Trifole (2024) held its world premiere at the Palm Springs International Fi...
Brandon Lattman was born in San Diego, California on the 5th February 1992. In 2015 he moved to Los Angeles to study filmmaking at The New York Film Academy where he found an interest in cinematography. He also developed himself in other filmmaking areas such as directing, writing and editing. He is known for his work on The Waltz of the Monsters (2017), Repertoire of Memory (2016) and Methadone (2018). His latest film Trifole (2024) held its world premiere at the Palm Springs International Fi...
Director Gabriele Fabbro
Named by MovieMaker Magazine as one of the top 2022's screenwriters to watch, Gabriele Fabbro was born in 1996, in Milan, Italy. He's a film director with a BFA degree in Filmmaking from the New York Film Academy. Since 2011, he wrote, directed and produced over 30 productions including features, short films, music videos and commercials. Among his most recent works, he directed the music video "If You Run (2020)" for Josh Homme (Queens of the St...
Ydalie Turk is a South African, Lebanese actress and writer. She is known for The Grand Bolero (2021), Ma Lina (2022), and the upcoming feature Trifole (2024). She graduated from The New York Film Academy in 2018 with a BFA in drama and has since been working in both theatre and film. In 2022 she was named one of MovieMaker magazine's screenwriters to watch for The Grand Bolero (2021). In 2022 she co-founded Holding Thumbs Productions with her frequent collaborator Casey-Anne Diepeve...
Director Gabriele Fabbro
Named by MovieMaker Magazine as one of the top 2022's screenwriters to watch, Gabriele Fabbro was born in 1996, in Milan, Italy. He's a film director with a BFA degree in Filmmaking from the New York Film Academy. Since 2011, he wrote, directed and produced over 30 productions including features, short films, music videos and commercials. Among his most recent works, he directed the music video "If You Run (2020)" for Josh Homme (...
Ydalie Turk is a South African, Lebanese actress and writer. She is known for The Grand Bolero (2021), Ma Lina (2022), and the upcoming feature Trifole (2024). She graduated from The New York Film Academy in 2018 with a BFA in drama and has since been working in both theatre and film. In 2022 she was named one of MovieMaker magazine's screenwriters to watch for The Grand Bolero (2021). In 2022 she co-founded Holding Thumbs Productions with her frequent collaborator Casey-Anne Diepeve...
Cinthya Brasil is a Brazilian comedian, writer, and actor based in Los Angeles. A regular at The Ding Dong Show at The Comedy Store, she has performed internationally in Australia, Brazil Canada and toured all over the US. Her sharp wit and sarcastic humor often parody cultural stereotypes, horror and the unique experiences of growing up as a Jehovah’s Witness.
Beyond stand-up, Cinthya has worked with industry veterans like Brett Gelman, Eric Roberts, Tiffany Haddish and Harry Lennix. S...
Discover the 2025 Juries! Once again, Visions du Réel’s esteemed juries – made up of leading figures from the world of cinema – will come together to watch, discuss, and select this year’s standout films after a week of screenings. Prizes will be awarded to works whose originality and vision stand out the most. The Awards Ceremony will take place on Friday, 11 April 2025, with the VdR–Industry Awards Ceremony happening on Tuesday, 9 Apri...
