On March 6, as a result of shelling by Russian occupiers in the Ukrainian city of Irpin, the famous Ukrainian actor Pasha Li was killed. He was 33 years old.
The artist joined the ranks of the Territorial Defense Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in order to protect the country from Russian occupiers.
Pasha Lee was a well-known Ukrainian film and dubbing actor, singer and composer. He played in the theater "Koleso", starred in films and commercials. Among his work...
Santa Barbara International Film Festival -March 2022
Interview by Roxanna Bina
Grandes Horizontale Premiering at the 37th Santa Barbara Int’l Film Festival
From the award-winning director Leslie Zemeckis (https://lesliezemeckis.com) of Bound by Flesh, Mabel, Mabel, Tiger Trainer and Behind the Burly Q comes a documentary about the lives, loves and enduring influence of the Grandes Horizontales. A never before in-depth look at the c...
OUTSTANDING DIRECTORS OF THE YEAR AWARD
Sponsored by The Hollywood Reporter
Honoring Paul Thomas Anderson (LICORICE PIZZA),
Kenneth Branagh (BELFAST),
Jane Campion (THE POWER OF THE DOG),
Ryusuke Hamaguchi (DRIVE MY CAR),
and Steven Spielberg (WEST SIDE STORY)
THURSDAY, MARCH 3rd, 2022
8:00PM - ARLINGTON THEATRE
AND PANELISTS FOR SBIFF’S INDUSTRY PANELS ANNOUNCED
PLUS THE ADDITION OF A NEW ANIMATION PANEL
Paul Thomas Anderson (LICORICE PIZZA), Kenneth Branag...
VARIETY ARTISANS AWARD
Sponsored by Variety
Honoring
Tamara Deverell
Frederic Aspiras and Göran Lundstrom
Germaine Franco
Greig Fraser
Lin-Manuel Miranda
Paul Massey
Kelly Port
Peter Scriberras
Jacqueline West and Bob Morgan
MONDAY, MARCH 7th, 2022
8:00PM - ARLINGTON THEATRE
Variety’s eighth annual Artisans Awards celebrates those essential to the filmmaking process and who have exhibited the most exciti...
by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent
Last night at the 37th Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF) when Kristen Stewart arrived, you could actually hear the crowd roar outside in the light rain behind the makeshift metal gates along the street outside the Arlington Theater. And that’s how #KStew, in her fan shorthand, brought the post-pandemic thrill back to SBIFF when she accepted the American Riviera Award.
Part of the magic was a black and white feather...
PASANG: IN THE SHADOW OF EVEREST
SBIFF 2022
Interview by Emmanuel Itier with director Nancy Svendsen, Pasang’s daughter Dawa Futi Sherpa and Nepali Mountain climber Dawa Yangzum Sherpa.
Q: What inspired this film and what were you trying to explore with it?
Nancy: I knew about the exploit of Pasang, this amazing, first Nepali, woman to climb the summit of Mount Everest. This was an inspiring woman, full of courage. It is a universal story for our times and for al...
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9 Fellows selected to develop 4 live action dramas, 3 live action comedies, and 1 adult animation
The Sundance Institute announced today the 9 Fellows and 8 projects selected for their 2021-2022 Episodic Program. This year marks the Episodic Lab's return to in-person activities at the Sundance Mountain Resort in Utah bookended by a digital pre-lab story development curriculum and its first annual Episodic Pitch Parlor hosted in Los Angeles in partnership with XRM Media...
International film academies are joining the boycott of Russian cinema due to Russia's full-scale war against Ukraine.
The European Film Academy is boycotting Russian cinema and calling for a boycott of all European film academies.The Polish Film Academy, the Danish Film Academy, the Italian Film Academy, the Catalan Film Academy, the Lithuanian Film Academy, and the Slovak Film Academy have already joined the appeal.
In addition, other film organizations are joining the boycott: D...
The European Film Academy has joined the massive global sanctions currently in effect against Russia and fully supports the call of the Ukrainian Film Academy to boycott Russian film as expressed: https://chng.it/GFywhGb4SX.
The Academy strongly condemns the war started by Russia - Ukraine's sovereignty and territory must be respected. Putin's actions are unacceptable, and we strongly condemn them.
What concerns us most is the fate of the Ukrainians, and especiall...
TIFF revealed today that five new film curators are joining its programming team. The new programmers are some of the most sought-after and vital voices in the industry, and women continue to comprise 50% of the programming team.TIFF also announced details of the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival, taking place September 8–18. TIFF’s 47th edition will feature 11 days of the best that the international film community has to offer, while spotlighting and championing the Canadia...
Today, February 24, Russia launched a full-scale war against Ukraine. Now, more than ever, we need the help of the international community and anyone who understands that tomorrow war may be at your door.
We’ve talked about the war in eastern Ukraine in our films for 8 years. You watched them at the festivals. But this is not a film, but our reality. And today this reality has spread throughout our country without exception.
Ukrainian cinematographers appeal to you not to be silent and n...
Interview by Claire Varney
SEVEN GRAMS is directed by photojournalist and war correspondent Karim Ben Khelifa.
THE ENEMY, his 2017 award-winning virtual reality exhibition sought to humanize the images of war by allowing participants to encounter combatants on opposite sides of conflicts throughout the world.
Continuing his long standing committment to bringing forth personal narratives behind global issues, SEVEN GRAMS is an augmented reality experience tha...
Interview by Emmanuel Itier
THE SILENT FOREST
Berlin 2022
With Director: Saralisa Volm
Q: Tell me about the origin of this film and what was the idea behind it?
Saralisa: The project is based on a novel written by Wolfram Fleischhauer. We were working on another project before and he gave me this novel. He knew I’m from Bavaria and that I have an attraction for intriguing stories that are relevant. As expected by him I really like the novel and I really thoug...
CINEMA VANGUARD AWARD
HONORING BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9th, 2022
Academy Award nominee Benedict Cumberbatch will be honored with the Cinema Vanguard Award at the 37th annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival. He will receive the award on Wednesday, March 9th following an in-person conversation about his career leading up to this year’s performance in Jane Campion’s THE POWER OF THE DOG from Netflix.
"He’s an intelligent, enigmatic and dee...
A Message from Lela Meadow-Conner
Dear FFA Community,
I am writing to let you know that February 28th will be my last day as Executive Director of Film Festival Alliance. Just before the winter holiday, I let our leadership and staff know of my plans to move on in early 2022 in pursuit of other projects, namely my work with mama.film, our rePRO Film initiative and other producing and creative consulting opportunities. Our wonderful Associate Director Barbara Twist will step in a...
For the 50th edition of the Festival La Rochelle Cinéma, which will take place July 1–10, 2022, the association and staff of Fema are delighted to announce the name of the Festival President: Sylvie Pialat.
This outstanding screenwriter and producer founded her company, Les Films du Worso, in 2003. She comes to the Festival regularly to present the films of Alain Guiraudie, Patrick Grandperret, Joachim Lafosse, Corneliu Porumboiu, and Abderrahmane Sissako. In 2005, she participat...
Isabelle Huppert - Photo Philippe Gay
Isabelle Huppert, recipient of this year’s Honorary Golden Bear unable to attend the Berlin International Film Festival in person
The Homage of the Berlinale 2022 is dedicated to French film and stage actor Isabelle Huppert, who is also the recipient of the Honorary Golden Bear for lifetime achievement.
Unfortunately, today Isabelle Huppert has been tested positive for the coronavirus in Paris and therefore she will not be able to ...
Actress Jacqueline Bisset will be awarded the SIFF Cinematic Excellence Award for her body of work at the festival’s 25th Anniversary edition on Friday, March 25 in conjunction with the screening of her most recent role in the Northern California premiere of LOREN & ROSE directed by Russell Brown.
"I am honored to be the recipient of the SIFF Cinematic Excellence Award,” said Jacqueline Bisset. “I am thrilled to be seeing Loren & Rose in this environ...
Taurus
Berlin 2022
With Director Tim Sutton.
Interview by Emmanuel Itier
Q: Why the choice of directing this film and what were your intentions with it?
Tim: First, I have always been fascinated with the lives of musicians. Often it means a tortured soul who create stuffs and struggle to exist in the world. You can go back all the way to Mozart and his struggles. It’s about the struggles, the addiction, the family, the fans. The struggle of the creative mind ha...
BEBA
Berlin 2022
With Director: Rebeca Huntt
Berlinale Interview by Emmanuel Itier
Q: Why was it so important for you to make this documentary?
Rebeca: I made this film because I wanted to connect with people on a more honest level. On a more honest but also more vulnerable level. I felt isolated like a lot of young people do when they go through that existential growth. Especially when you are in your twenties. I don’t think we live in a very kind society. T...
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Guillaume Esmiol is named co-Executive Director of the Marché du Film, alongside Jérôme Paillard. They will work in tandem during the upcoming edition of the Festival before Esmiol definitively replaces Paillard for 2023.
In 2020, Guillaume Esmiol joined the Marché du Film as Deputy Director in charge of development with the prospect of taking over new functions linked to the succession of Jérôme Paillard.
Af...
Honoring French animations, documentaries, and dramas for TV that have achieved the highest international sales, the 18th Unifrance TV Export Awards were presented on February 8, 2022, at the Trianon in Paris during the awards ceremony for the PROCIREP French TV Producers' Prize. These awards, which highlight the strong appeal of our French TV productions in international markets, recognize the wonderful work of French distribution companies, which Unifrance accompanies on a dai...
The Asia Video Industry Association has appointed Matthew Cheetham as General Manager of the Coalition Against Piracy (CAP) with immediate effect.
Over the last four years CAP has made real inroads into the systemic problems of video piracy faced by the broadcast and streaming video industry in Asia Pacific. The blocking of pirate sites is becoming more common in many markets, laws have been introduced to limit access to infringing set-top devices, constructive relationships have been f...
