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VIDEO Locarno 78 Livestream | Official Selection 2025
Live from Luma Westbau in Zurich the official selection for the 78ᵗʰ Locarno Film Festival has been revealed. Join a global community of cinephiles and dive into Locarno78’s highly anticipated competitive programs and special presentations. ...
Locarno Film Festival Announces Pardi di Domani 2025 Selection
Films by emerging talents, rising stars, and established auteurs like Neo Sora, Marta Popivoda, Abdellah Taïa, Salvatore Mereu, and Radu Muntean feature in the 2025 short and medium-length selection of the Locarno Film Festival, a vital space for expressive experimentation and innovative forms of cinematic poetry. Still - Les Dieux (The Gods) by Anas Sareen Pardi di Domani is a cornerstone of the Lo...
Marcel Barelli to Receive the Locarno Kids Award
The Swiss-born director and designer will be given the Locarno Kids Award, presented by la Mobiliare, on the evening of Tuesday, August 12. During the Festival, Marcel Barelli will present the Swiss premiere of Mary Anning, chasseuse de fossiles (2025), his new animated film dedicated to the British paleontologist who revolutionized the discipline in the early decades of the 19th century. Meanwhile, all the films selected for the Locarno Kids Screenings, the Festival section dedicated ...
Meet the Juries of Locarno78
The juries for the 78th edition of the Locarno Film Festival, taking place from 6 to 16 August 2025, have been announced. A distinguished group of filmmakers, actors, producers, and cultural figures will gather in Locarno to decide the winner of the Pardo d’Oro and other major awards to be presented at the Festival’s Award Ceremony. ans both stage and screen, and who herself won the Pardo for Best Actress in 2023 for her role in Ena Sendijarević’s Sweet Dreams. Togethe...
Locarno78: Official Selection Announced
The selection for the 78th Locarno Film Festival was unveiled at the official press conference today, featuring highly anticipated titles from the three feature competitions – including 99 world premieres – alongside a rich selection from the non-competitive sections. Between August 6-16, 2025, the Swiss city of Locarno will transform into a bustling crossroads for the independent cinema from around the world, featurin...
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The International Juries have been selected for Venezia 82, Orizzonti and for “Luigi De Laurentiis” Venice Award for Best Debut
The International Juries for Venezia 82 Competition, Orizzonti section and the “Luigi de Laurentiis” Award for a Debut Film / The Jury Presidents: Alexander Payne (Venezia 82 Competition), Julia Ducournau (Orizzonti), Charlotte Wells (Award for a Debut Film) The International Juries have been selected for Venezia 82, Orizzonti and for “Luigi De Laurentiis” Venice Award for Best Debut Film, of the 82nd Venice International Film Festival&nb...
Venice Countdown is ON for the second Film & TV Finance Forum in Venice
Winston Baker’s 2nd annual Film & Television Finance Forum Venice will bring together leaders in the entertainment industry to discuss the State of the Film & Television Finance industry. ARE YOU COMING? ...
Double Pre-opening (26 August) in the Sala Darsena for the 82nd Venice International Film Festival /
The 82nd Venice International Film Festival of La Biennale di Venezia will have a double Pre-opening on Tuesday, August 26, with the program in the Sala Darsena (Palazzo del Cinema) at the Lido enriched by a new special preview. At 6 pm will be screened in world premiere Origin, the Venetian Lagoon (30') by the famous French photographer, director and environmentalist YannArthus-Bertran...
The Venice Classics restored masterpieces films selection
Restored masterpieces by Almodóvar, Beyzai, Carné, Daves, de Oliveira, De Santis, Freda, Fregonese, Ichikawa, Kieślowski, Kobayashi, Kubrick, Mankiewicz, McGuire, Pietrangeli, Roy, Salce, Tsai / Director Tommaso Santambrogio President of the Jury of film students ...
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A tribute to Jane Campion’s film school A Wave in the Ocean, with seven short films in a dedicated programme and a film in competition within Orizzonti Shorts Jane Campion photo by Grant Matthews courtesy of Netflix. A Wave in the Ocean, the film school conceived in 2022 and directed in Wellington (Aotearoa New Zealand) by the two-time Oscar®-winning director Jane Campion (The Piano, The Power of the Dog), will be honoured with a tribute at the&nb...
The actress Emanuela Fanelli will host the opening and closing nights of the 82nd Venice International Film Festival
The actress and author Emanuela Fanelli, one of the most original and innovative performers in Italian cinema and television, will host the opening and closing nights of the 82nd Venice International Film Festival of La Biennale di Venezia (27 August – 6 September 2025). Emanuela Fanelli will lead the inauguration ceremony of the 82nd Venice Film Festival on the night of Wednesday 27 August on the stage of Sala Grande (Palazzo del Cinema on the Lido), as well as the closin...
Venice Production Bridge: the 10th Book Adaptation Rights Market will run August 29th – August 31st, 2025
The 10th edition of the Book Adaptation Rights Market (August 29th – August 31st, 2025), organized as part of the Venice Production Bridge, will take place at the Hotel Excelsior at the Lido di Venezia, during the forthcoming 82nd Venice International Film Festival (August 27th – September 6th, 2025). The VPB Focus 2025 will be dedicated to the United Kingdom, Chile and Morocco. Following the call which was launched on January 14th, the Book Adaptation Rights Mar...
The selected projects at VENICE GAP-FINANCING MARKET 2025
La Biennale di Venezia is proud to announce that the 12. edition of the Venice Gap-Financing Market (August 29 – August 31, 2025), organised as part of the Venice Production Bridge, has selected 40 Fiction and Documentary projects, 14 Immersive projects and will present an additional 10 Immersive and 3 Fiction projects developed during the Biennale College Cinema workshops. The 3-day Venice Gap-Financing Market ...
Paolo Sorrentino's La Grazia to open the 82nd Venice Film Festival
La Biennale di Venezia is pleased to announce that La Grazia, written and directed by the Oscar®-winning filmmaker Paolo Sorrentino (The Hand of God, The Great Beauty, Il divo), and starring Toni Servillo and Anna Ferzetti, is the opening film, in a world premiere in competition, of the 82nd Venice International Film Festival directed by Alberto Barbera (27 August – 6 September 2025). Photo: La Grazia Toni Servillo by Andrea Pirrello La Grazia will have its world premiere scr...
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Into the shoes of James Cameron -"The Art of James Cameron" exhibition has reached Cannes
Kim Butts (Avatar Alliance Foundation) and David Lisnard (Mayor of Cannes) inaugurating the Cannes exhibition at Palais des Festivals. Enzo Ghico and Carlo Chatrian, the president and the director of the National Museum of Cinema in Torino were saying in May: "Our city has a very cosmopolitan touch due to the internatuonal events we are hosting like "The art of James Cameron". This exhibition has not only attracted a record number of international visitors but has also attrac...
Interview with the producer of the first film about the Hani people presented at Filmfest Munich
The Communist Party of China declared in 2021 that poverty has been succesfuly eradicated in China. No wonder the film "Hani" with the world premiere at Tallin Black Nights and presented as a German premiere at Filmfest Munich has not yet been screened in China. Director and screenwriter Hou Dasheng presents the story of a boy who belongs to the old community by the name of Hani. But who are the Hani people? The Hani, or Ho or Hà Nhì, are a Tibeto-Burman ethnic group....
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Saiyaara, Review: Forget it
Saiyaara, Review: Forget it Saiyaara or Sayyara or Sayyaaraa, Saiyaaraa is a word derived from Arabic and an integral part of the Urdu language. It could refer to a star, a planet or anything that travels. The word saer/sair, which means ‘taking a tour of’ or ‘wandering’ is derived from this root, or maybe the other way round. Saira is a common name among Muslims, and the most famous Saira in India is Saira Banu, the wife of acting icon Dilip Kumar. There was a song in...
Krishna Arjun, Review: A one-shot movie that experiments within a formula
Krishna Arjun, Review: A one-shot movie that experiments within a formula Hemwant Tiwari (no typo here; it is HemWant, and not Hemant) released Krishna Arjun on YouTube, on 27 March this year. More than three months later, he organised a press show, on 02 July 2025, at the IMPPA mini-theatre, in Andheri, Mumbai. Here, he revealed that even after a year of having shown his film to the Central Board of Film Certification, he was refused a certificate, unless he carried out the cuts, maskings an...
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The Alexandria International Film Festival for Mediterranean Countries 02-06.10 announcing the highlights
The Alexandria International Film Festival for Mediterranean Countries will take place October 2 to October 6 in the city of Alexandria. Leyla Elwi Al-Amir Abaza, the president of the festival, is announcing that the upcoming edition will be dedicated to the great Egyptian actress Leyla Elwi. Al-Amir Abaza Al-Amir Abaza is a writer, cinematic critic, poet, journalist and the president of the "Egyptian Association For Film Write...
Swym Good Films' New Horror Short The Girl in the Street Embarks on Festival Run, Unveiling Official Trailer and Poster
The SAG-AFTRA Production Stars Shawn Roundtree Jr. (Emperor of Ocean Park), Whitney Masters, D'Andra Laneé, and Chris Anthony; and Features Special Cameo Appearance by Horror Icon Heather Langenkamp (A Nightmare on Elm Street) Chicago-based Swym Good Films’ latest production, the horror short The Girl in the Street, directed by the innovative and talented Black filmmaking duo Chris & Miles (Chris Paicely and Miles August), and written by Paicely, has embarked o...
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59th KVIFF Honored Stellan Skarsgård, Vicky Krieps, Dakota Johnson and Peter Sarsgaard
STELLAN SKARSGÅRD TO RECEIVE THE CRYSTAL GLOBE FOR OUTSTANDING ARTISTIC CONTRIBUTION TO WORLD CINEMA AT KVIFF Swedish film and theater actor Stellan Skarsgård, recipient of a Golden Globe award, will return to Karlovy Vary for the 59th edition of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, where he will be presented the Crystal Globe for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema. Skarsgård will personally present his ne...
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GOD'S WORK premieres this week end at Durban Film Fest
Do not miss this film, and watch the trailer : filmfestivals.com founder Bruno Chatelin wishes best of luck on the festival circuit to his friends, Gary Springer and Marco Orsini, producers of this gripping movie about the invisible in your streets which premieres this week- end in Durban . A Portrait Of Resilience, A Meditation On Memory, And An Unflinching Gaze Into The Unseen Lives Of Those Discarded By The World. GOD’S WORK A FILM BY MICHAEL JAMES PREMIERING JULY...
Universal Studios Mega Movie Summer
Just in time for the 50th anniversary of the release of JAWS and for the worldwide success of the new ‘Jurassic World: Rebirth’, Universal Studios Hollywood (https://www.universalstudioshollywood.com/web/en/us ) has launched a terrific summer promotion: until August 10th and to celebrate the summer, Universal Studios Hollywood is having a mega deal: “Buy a Day ticket and get a second day for FREE!”. Such a treat for such an amazing park! We ...
Josh Brolin rolling dirty for Pay Dirt Supercross
by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent Remember when JAWS, which celebrates its 50th anniversary this summer, hit screens and changed the way everyone looked at the beach? A few years earlier in 1971, a film by Bruce "Endless Summer" Brown came out that changed the way everyone looked at the dirt. Starring motorcycle buff Steve McQueen, Brown’s On Any Sunday uncorked a two-wheeled frenzy that paved the way for ruts and tracks all over Southern California and beyond. ...
HARMONY OVER CONFLICT - a James W. Hawk animation short film
What does harmony mean to you in today’s world? HARMONY OVER CONFLICT A 30-Second Animated Meditation on the Power of Inner Peace YouTube link: https://youtu.be/GKgxWWcO6qw In a fractured world of red, black, and gold chaos, one symbol rises — Harmony. Unyielding. Silent. Absolute. “Harmony Over Conflict” is a 30-second artistic meditation in which a single white Japanese kanji for "Harmony" remains unmoved over an underlying storm ...
COSMIC LIMOUSINE, Ltd.x - book reel
Cosmic Limousine, Ltd.x Amazon link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CRPYL91H Buckle up. This isn’t just a ride, it’s a revelation. Welcome aboard Cosmic Limousine, Ltd.x, the newest metaphysical fiction from author James W. Hawk, a genre-bending, mind-bending tale where absurdity meets eternity, and nothing is what it seems… including you. In this metaphysical sci-fi satire, the Limousine isn’t a vehicle—it’s an invitation. A journey through dimensions, questi...
Lala My RedHead award winning script builds success on the festival circuit
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NYC Independent Film Festival
June 1 – 7, 2026
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Earlybird Deadline : August 31, 2025
Regular Deadline : November 30, 2025
Late Deadline : January 15, 2026
Extended Deadline : February 15, 2026
Home of the NYC Indie Awards the festival aims to discover the Artist Filmmaker, showcasing them to the entertainment industry and the NYC public. All NYCIndieFF screenings take place in the historic center of NYC, Time Square which is the perfect home for an event geared toward creating incredible opportunities for independent voices.
NYCIndieFF honors the Best in Category which includes Best Narrative Feature, Best Documentary, Best Short Documentary, Best Short Narrative, Best Super Short, Best Covid Diaries, as well as Best Director and Best Screenplay.
New York City Independent Film Festival (NYCIndieFF) will hold a physical festival this year. We will celebrate the Independent Filmmaker, documentaries, short and feature-length films and animation. Whether a submission is comedic, dramatic, or something in between, The NYCIndieFF is eager to embrace fresh ideas and storytelling.
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Martha’s Vineyard International Film Festival
September 2 – 7, 2025
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The Martha's Vineyard International Film Festival is consistently recognized as one of the "50 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee" by MovieMaker Magazine. Thank you!
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The recurring theme of the annual Martha's Vineyard International Film Festival is "Other Places, Other People"; the festival's purpose is to encourage attendees to think broadly (about how huge the world of film is) and deeply (about the universal concerns and desires that unite all people). About 90% of all film selections are non-US productions, helping to fulfill the festival mission of promoting cross-cultural understanding through film.
International Jury Competition – 10 films will be selected from festival's worldwide entries and screened in the 2025 Martha’s Vineyard International Film Festival short film showcase. Jury members will select the winning film for a jury cash prize and presentation at Short Film Finalist showcase program on Saturday, September 6th.
We accept either fiction or non-fiction short films. Our festival's programming is about exploring other cultures/people in the world -- so please keep that in mind before submitting.
Jury Prize of $2000 USD cash for winning short film
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French Riviera Film Festival
Cannes : May 15 – 16, 2026
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The 8th annual French Riviera Film Festival (FRFF) will recognize and celebrate short-form content created for film, television, Web and all digital platforms. In the glamorous South of France setting, FRFF invites filmmakers from around the globe to participate in the two-day festival that includes screenings, awards ceremony, and closing gala party. FRFF will place the spotlight on the best short-form filmed content during the time period of the annual Festival de Cannes. A prestigious jury panel will select Best Drama Short, Best Comedy Short, Best Documentary Short, Best Animation Short, Best Experimental Short, Best Lifestyle Short, Best Fashion Short, Best Music Video, Best Female Filmmaker Award, Best Director Award, Best Actor Award, Best Actress Award, Best Activism Short, Best Micro Short Award, Industry Excellence Award, and Lifetime Achievement Awards . Attendees and participants will include filmmakers, industry executives, celebrities, media, and influencers.
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'LALA, MY REDHEAD' Feature film award winning script by Nellie K. and Deniz Nala
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Love and poverty, betrayal and wealth - centuries of traditions put to the test! A compelling story intricately woven into a comprehensive exploration of women’s status against the backdrop of the Roma culture. From the director of an award-winning film in Cannes 2023.
“I worked in Cannes with Emir Kusturica as his Sony Distributor on his brilliant award winning film: “Time of The Gypsies”: when I read the script for “Lala, my redhead” I immediately saw the connection and the potential of a unique story: I trust you will like it too. “
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Marcel Barelli to Receive the Locarno Kids Award
The Swiss-born director and designer will be given the Locarno Kids Award, presented by la Mobiliare, on the evening of Tuesday, August 12. During the Festival, Marcel Barelli will present the Swiss premiere of Mary Anning, chasseuse de fossiles (2025), his new animated film dedicated to the British paleontologist who revolutionized the discipline in the early decades of the 19th century. Meanwhile, all the films selected for the Locarno Kids Screenings, the Festival section dedicated ...
FID 36 | FIDMarseille awards revealed for the 36th edition
The closing of the 36th edition of FIDMarseille revealed the award winners and thanked every filmmaker and thier team for the dedication and engagment during the festival to share thier passion for cinema and for openness to discussion. La 36e édition du FIDMarseille s'est cloturée avec la révélation du palmarès remerciant chaque cinéaste ainsi que leur équipe pour leur dévouement et leur engagement tout au long du festival, ...
The Alexandria International Film Festival for Mediterranean Countries 02-06.10 announcing the highlights
The Alexandria International Film Festival for Mediterranean Countries will take place October 2 to October 6 in the city of Alexandria. Leyla Elwi Al-Amir Abaza, the president of the festival, is announcing that the upcoming edition will be dedicated to the great Egyptian actress Leyla Elwi. Al-Amir Abaza Al-Amir Abaza is a writer, cinematic critic, poet, journalist and the president of the "Egyptian Association For Film Write...
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Remises de prix au festival de l’histoire de l’art Fontainebleau les 6, 7 et 8 juin 2025
Remises de prix au festival de l’histoire de l’art à Fontainebleau les 6, 7 et 8 juin 2025 Chaque année, le festival de l’histoire de l’art est l’occasion de récompenser la recherche et les travaux des spécialistes de la discipline à travers différents prix prestigieux. Les lauréates 2025 du concours « Ma thèse en histoire de l’art et en archéologie en 180 secon...
