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VIDEO: Eileen Muriel Tasca interviewed on her Oscar nominated EO film

Eileen Muriel Tasca  and Bruno Chatelin at Riviera International Film Festival! Eilenn si the Managing Director at Alien Films, she co produced EO which had a sensational festival run, starting in Cannes (Cannes Jury Prize Winner 2022) and leading to Oscar nomination for best foreign film. EO (Polish: IO) is a 2022 drama road movie directed by Jerzy Skolimowski. Inspired by Robert Bresson's 1966 film Au Hasard Balthazar, it follows the life of a donkey introduced to us while feature...

VIDEO: Interview with Ali Aksu in Cannes for his short film Singularity

Singularity: his short doc will release this fall and questions us on how we should approach Artificial Intelligence, with the support of many experts testimonials. They met during the Riviera International Film Festival in Cannes held at Eden Hotel.     ...

CICAE Grows and Sets Course for the Future with Newly-Elected Board and General Delegate

CICAE Board of Directors gathered in Cannes (from left to right) First row: Domenico Dinoia (FICE, Italy), Marlena Gabryszewska (Stowarzyszenie Kin Studyjnych, Poland) Detlef Rossmann (Casablanca-Kino, Germany), Christian Bräuer (AG Kino – Gilde, Germany), Guillaume Bachy (AFCAE, France), Tibor Bíró (CineFest Miskolc, Hungary). Second row: Marcin Pieńkowski (Stowarzyszenie Nowe Horyzonty, Poland), Hannele Marjavaara (Kino Tapiola, Finland), Peggy Johnson (Loft Fil...

Surprise visit from Martin Scorsese for new Agnès Varda archive of footage from 'The Gleaners' for film students

More than 60 hours of rushes of Agnes Varda’s 2000 documentary feature The Gleaners and I will now be available for the next generation of international filmmakers thanks to a new educational initiative from France’s National Audiovisual Institute (INA) and Ciné-Tamaris (Agnès Varda's company run by her daughter Rosalie Varda). The five-year project offers students a bilingual platform available 24/7 where they can view and download the complete collecti...

BFI partners with Diversity in Cannes to celebrate Black women filmmakers during t

  A delegation of UK filmmakers will be attending the festival to focus on growing international networks and building new creative and financial partnerships. Yvonne Ibazebo, Nadine Marsh-Edwards, Kelley Robins Hicks and Shantelle Rochester     BFI partnered partnering with Diversity in Cannes to present Celebrating Black Women in International Film, a curated programme of events and networking opportunities to build meaningf...

'We Were Laughing A Lot' - Press Conference for 'Firebrand' featuring Alicia Vikander, Jude Law, Karim Aïnouz, Gabrielle Tana

Director Karim Aïnouz, producer Gabrielle Tana, along with Alicia Vikander and Jude Law, stars of the in competition film Firebrand were featured at a morning press conference on May 22. The film takes a realistic look at King Henry VII's final marriage to Queen Catherine Parr, in where the roi is characterized as a monster. The lively press conference lightened the mood and theme of the film, with the actors saying they were often joking throughout the shoot, despite the film's ...

Better World Fund in Cannes Panels on Monday 22nd 2023 at the Carlton Hotel in Cannes

 Better World Fund in Cannes Monday 22nd 2023 at the Carlton Hotel in Cannes.     Monday, May 22, a series of conferences in English will be held at the Carlton Hotel,   ...

Marché du Film & Bridging the Dragon Sino-International Film Panel - Tuesday, 23 May

  The Sino-European producers association Bridging the Dragon together with Marché du Film will host on 23 May two panels on China. In collaboration with The One International Women's Film Festival, this year’s program will include a panel on the contribution of women in recent Chinese cinema.     PANEL I...

Do not miss the Film Finance Forum May 20: 2-5 pm in partnership with Filmfestivals.com

Full Program and Speaker Announcements! We look forward to seeing you today ...

VIDEO Thierry Fremaux introduces the team of Indiana Jones

“Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” screening out of competition is the fifth (and perhaps final) instalment of the epic stories of Indiana Jones   Cinema’s most famous archaeologist returns for a new adventure in Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, presented Out of Competition. The American filmmaker James Mangolddirects this feature film in which Harrison Ford as “Indy” faces a new Nazi threat, against the backdrop o...

Impact of Writers Strikes on the Film Industry

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  "… the ongoing Writers Guild of America strike poses unique challenges for deals despite wide excitement over the recent theatrical box office resurgence and what seems to be the end of coronavirus woes for production," Variety writes. Although deals are still being made at the Cannes Film Festival, the writers strike has caused these deals to be more selective. Scripts that have been finished prior to the strike are generally good to go, whereas scripts that require rew...

VIDEO: Women in Motion Interview with Jeremy O’Harris hosted by Kering

  This morning we attended The Women in Motion Interview with Jeremy O’Harris sponsored by Kering at the Majestic Hotel here in Cannes. Jeremy O'Harris, the renowned playwright and cultural provocateur, shared profound insights into his creative journey and his quest for diversity and inclusion within the entertainment industry. O'Harris emphasized the necessity of empowering marginalized voices, especially those of women and people of color, in shaping the narratives of ou...

VIDEO In depth Interview with Pritan Ambroase for "Can I go Home Now" very moving doc on children in Ukraine at war

Filmfestivals.com Frank Loveland and Aldo Nadal sat down in Cannes with Pritan Ambroase for an in-depth interview about his new film in post production.   A Pritan Ambroase Film. Filmed in the current war zone of Ukraine. Original Soundtrack by Two-Time Oscar Winner A.R. Rahman. Join the revolution - https://www.instagram.com/canigohomen... Website - https://www.canigohomenow.com   check our previous article :  CAN I GO HOME NOW ? Ukrainian Ambassado...

Baron Jay Littleton Jr. Announces the Launch of The Artist Advantage

Baron Jay Littleton Jr. Announces the Launch of The Artist Advantage, a Course Program Designed to Teach People How to Produce Movies with Zero Production Experience and Minimal Cost   Following the recent release of his sitcom, American producer Baron Jay Littleton has launched his course program and community, The Artist Advantage, aimed at showing prospective producers how they can produce movies for less money and still ensure they are top-notch  The average cost of producing ...

No one will hear you scream at this Cannes Next panel: LISTEN TO YOUR FEARS

    Due to limited capacity, entry will be done on a first-come, first-served basis.               ...

45 efp alumni celebrating premieres in cannes

EFP's EUROPEAN SHOOTING STARS and PRODUCERS ON THE MOVE alumni with 32 titles at the Festival de Cannes 2023 PERDIDOS EN LA NOCHE by Amat Escalante (MEX, GER, DK, NL) European Film Promotion (EFP) and its member organisations are delighted to announce that 31 former participants of EFP's PRODUCERS ON THE MOVE programme from 15 countries and 14 SHOOTING STARS from 7 countries will be celebrating the premiere of their films in Cannes. The competition films Club Zero by Jessi...

Check online the WeAudition Future of Casting Panel & Party on the 19th 6-8.30pm

The WeAudition Future of Casting Panel & Party on the 19th 6-8.30pm - will be officially live streamed with Marché Du Film - panel names to be revealed. We would   Ask Olivia for an invite and your name on the list.   The WeAudition 'Ones To Watch' talent that will be in attendance at the party are as follows:   Nikki Soohoo - best known for the Oscar nominated The Lovely Bones opposite Stanley Tucci and directed...

The new session of the Résidence of the Festival de Cannes

Since March 1st and until July 15th 2023, the Résidence of the Festival de Cannes has hosted 6 directors who, for four and a half months, receive personalised support in the writing of their screenplay for their first or second feature film. They will be in Cannes from May 16th to May 22nd. In 2023, the Festival de Cannes wishes to reaffirm its mission to support the creations of younger generations and transmit our passionate interest in films. The Résidence is one of the forem...

Unifrance’s 2023 “10 to Watch” in Cannes 10 rising talents to keep an eye on

  They have made a name for themselves in major international festivals in 2022 and will be on screens all over the world in 2023. They are the new faces of French cinema.  Selected for the excellence of their work by international journalists Rebecca Leffler (Screen International), Fabien Lemercier (Cineuropa), Elsa Keslassy (Variety) and Jordan Mintzer (The Hollywood Reporter), these 10 to Watch in 2023 embody the reinvigoration of French cinema through the freedom and singularity ...

Unifrance’s 2023 “10 to Watch” in Cannes 10 rising talents to keep an eye on

 Unifrance’s 2023 “10 to Watch” in Cannes  10 rising talents to keep an eye on They have made a name for themselves in major international festivals in 2022 and will be on screens all over the world in 2023. They are the new faces of French cinema.  Selected for the excellence of their work by international journalists Rebecca Leffler (Screen International), Fabien Lemercier (Cineuropa), Elsa Keslassy (Variety) and Jordan Mintzer (The Hollywood Reporter), th...

The Jury of the 76th Festival de Cannes unveiled!

  Ruben Ostlünd © Julien Lienard / Getty Images - Julia Ducournau © Stephane Cardinale – Corbis / Getty Images  - Damián Szifrón © Gabriel Machado - Rungano Nyoni © Gabriel Gauchet - Denis Ménochet © Sabine Villiard - Maryam Touzani © Lorenzo Salemi - Atiq Rahimi © Frédéric Stucin - Brie Larson © Randy Holmes / Getty Images -&...

Barrett Wissman joins the Taormina Film Fest’s as Executive and co-Artistic Director

TAORMINA FILM FEST’S NEW ARTISTIC DIRECTOR INVITES DIRECTOR BELLA THORNE TO CURATE GALA EVENING “INFLUENTIAL SHORTS” The Taormina Arte Sicilia Foundation has appointed, effective immediately, arts and entertainment veteran Barrett Wissman as the Taormina Film Fest’s Executive and co-Artistic Director. As one of Wissman’s first initiatives of the festival’s 69th edition, artist Bella Thorne will be curating one of the prestigious gala evenings to ...

VIDEO Sibel's Silence, interview with the director

Bruno Chatelin met in Dubuque and Chicago airport with Aly Yeganeh, the director of Le Silence de Sibel (2020) which just won best ensemble cast at JDIFF. This film tells the story of 13-year-old Sibel, one of the many thousands of girls kidnapped by ISIS fighters. After her entire family was murdered, Sibel was taken as a prisoner and forced into sexual slavery – all in the name of religion.Hana, 40, is an ophthalmologist living in a small town in central France. Of Kurdish origin, she...

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