The Festival Beat N°1171 FilmFest Munich and Mumbai Fest in Focus
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Virginia Woolf's Night and Day in Munich after SXSW premiere - co-producer Annegret Weitkämpfer-Krug
German premiere of "Virginia Woolf's Night and Day" with actress Haley Bennett at Filmfest Munich
Interview with Transit Times director Ana-Felicia Scutelnicu and cast Marina Palii and Arina Mura
Interview with Ana-Felicia Scutelnicu, director of "Transit Times" at Filmfest Munich
ZDF announcing Streaming US+Audience Department-interview with CCO Nadine Bilke at Filmfest Munich
Woman power at Filmfest Munich with Heike Hempel, President of Arte and Head of Fiction at ZDF
New film "Indentiti" produced by Roman Paul after "Minotaur" awarded Grand Jury Prize in Cannes
Interview with director Valeska Griesebach at Filmfest Munich after winning the Jury Prize in Cannes
Interview with producer/editor Geoff Marslett, in the jury First Time Features at Filmfest Munich
Selling Sex at Filmfest Munich-interview with Marie König Estella Suplit and Pauline Striebeck
> MUMBAI FILM FESTIVAL INDIA IN FOCUS by Siraj Syed
MIFF 2026, 11: Film fare at the 19th MIFF, Part II
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MIFF 2026, 10: Film fare at the 19th MIFF, Part I
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MIFF 2026, 9: All the winners, the winners take all
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MIFF 2026, 8: PM of NFDC’s 3 good men and 1 good woman
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MIFF 2026, 7: To piB or not to piB, Part II
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MIFF 2026, 6: To piB or not to piB, Part I
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MIFF 2026, 5: Gala premières and special screenings
MIFF 2026, 5: Gala premières and special screeningsDay 1. Films: 3Little Big Dreams aka Sonam Aur Sona ke Sapne/India/2026/19 min/Hindi/Short fiction/Rakesh NairA fiction film on a real-life...
MIFF 2026, 4: What it means to be a media-person at MIFF
MIFF 2026, 4: What it means to be a media-person at MIFFTo attend MIFF, a layman has to get registered by paying Rs. 500. Students are allowed free entry, as are media-persons. Well, media-persons...
MIFF 2026, 3: Polish Silver bags Indian Gold
MIFF 2026, 3: Polish Silver bags Indian Gold Well, I am making a jump cut. While the festival was on, the choice was between writing reports and watching films. The main screening venues are far from...
MIFF 2026, 2: Inaugural films
MIFF 2026, 2: Inaugural filmsBefore venturing out into its Peddar Road location, I could see 2 ½ films during the opening ceremony of MIFF, at Ravindra Natya Mandir. They were screened after the...
Mumbai International Film Festival launches its 19th edition, MIFF 2026
Mumbai International Film Festival launches its 19th edition, MIFF 2026Now under the wings of the National Film Development Corporation (NFDC), the 19th Mumbai International Film Festival (MIFF) is...
Governor-The Silent Saviour, Overview: Saving India from imminent bankruptcy
Governor-The Silent Saviour, Overview: Saving India from imminent bankruptcySome film-buffs, like me, who end-up watching a film without doing any googling or AI-ing, are in for a big surprise here....
ATxSG, 2026, 06: Singapore’s Senior Minister of State for Digital Development and Information, Tan Kiat How, announced new initiatives to accelerate AI adoption
ATxSG, 2026, 06: Singapore’s Senior Minister of State for Digital Development and Information, Tan Kiat How, announced new initiatives to accelerate AI adoption The push expands the Digital...
ATxSG, 2026, 05: Nvidia’s Quantum Strategy is Shifting Market Power Toward a Lesser‑Known Player
ATxSG, 2026, 05: Nvidia’s Quantum Strategy is Shifting Market Power Toward a Lesser‑Known PlayerForbes Magazine - April 20Nvidia's CEO Jensen Huang has shifted from scepticism to actively advancing...
ATxSG, 2026, 04: Nanyang Technological University gives insights into building an AI brain in health-care
ATxSG, 2026, 04: Nanyang Technological University gives insights into building an AI brain in health-careNanyang Technological University, Singapore’s Centre of AI in Medicine, is exploring how...
Indian Institute of Zombies, Review: To zombie or not to zombie
What are you writing this week?I am reviewing the film Indian Institute of Zombies, IIZ.Don’t be silly! There is no such institute. We have the IIT-Indian Institute of Technology, IIM-Indian...
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The 8th Annual Lumbee Film Festival ran on 4th of July
The 8th Annual Lumbee Film FestivalSaturday, July 4, 2026The 8th annual Lumbee Film Festival will take place on Saturday, July 4, 2026, in Pembroke, NC, during Lumbee Homecoming at Moore Hall on the...
The third edition of the international Silver Frame Film Festival will take place from July 16 to 19, 2026
Silver Frame Film Festival 2026:Third Edition Introduces Doc Academy, Film Residency, and Multi-Location Programme in Srebrenica and BratunacThe third edition of the international Silver Frame Film...
Greenpoint Film Festival Announces 2026 Official Lineup for Landmark 15th Anniversary Edition
The Greenpoint Film Festival (GFF) proudly unveils the official lineup for its 2026 edition, marking a milestone 15th edition dedicated to showcasing innovative filmmakers and compelling stories from...
SOUTH AFRICAN FILM FESTIVAL BRINGS AWARD-WINNING SOUTH AFRICAN CINEMA TO AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND
33 films. Six cities. One month. In cinemas and online until 26 July. The South African Film Festival 2026 (SAFF 2026) is now underway, bringing a landmark program of contemporary South African...
FONDAZIONE PRADA FILM FUND THE CALL FOR ENTRIES OF THE SECOND EDITION IS OPEN
Fondazione Prada announces the opening of the second call for entries of the Fondazione Prada Film Fund, the annual initiative launched in 2025 to support independent cinema.The fund, amounting to...
“12 HOURS” Debuts Trailer, Sets Festival Launch for Chilling Psychological Horror
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IN THE COMPANY OF WOLVES: AN AMERICAN JOURNEY Documentary by Susan Kucera
1 hour 21 minutes USA, December 2025
Academy-Award winner, JEFF BRIDGES narrates this stunning journey, following wolves as co-travelers through American history — from the shores of England to the birth of the New Republic and ultimately the colonization of the vast, contested landscapes of the modern American West. A place where the ensemble doesn’t merely walk through history; they trot, lope, stampede, and migrate across it reminding us that the connection between the wild and the domesticated have always reflected a deeper story of who we are as a nation — and who we might yet become.
Susan Kucera and Academy Award winner, Jeff Bridges, team up for their 3rd Documentary Film together. This is Susan's 8th documentary film following award winning films such as, Living in the Future's Past, Hot Money, 12th Hour, For the Love of Tango, Wild Genius, Breath of Life and Trading on Thin Air. She spent her youth filming on the ice fields of the Athabasca Glacier and has a deep love of nature, cinematography, animals and the great outdoors.
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STAKEOUT by Riker Lynch USA 90 minutes April 26
Suspicious of his new girlfriend, Jon enlists his wannabe-detective best friend for a DIY stakeout - only to stumble on a dangerous secret that puts them in way over their heads.
Action, comedy romantic thriller by Riker Lynch Writer, Director, Producer
Produced by Billy Gould, Ross Lynch, Gordy De St. Jeor and Riker Lynch
Casting: Riker Lynch, Titus Makin, Bella Martinez, Samuel Del Real, Curt Mega, Sammy Ferrenbach,Bobby UKey, Kayden Muller-Janssen
Riker’s band is ready to perform in sync with festival screenings.
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Coming Home From Shadowland to Spiritworld
US April 2026 Documentaryby J.Mitchell Johnson & Daniel Golding
Coming Home: From Shadowland to Spiritworld is the story of a California native tribe’s surprisingly successful recovery of sacred land and their unique quest for reunification with descendants of tribal women taken to Russia at the end of that country’s brief colonial enterprise on the California coast.
Shot over a period of 14 years beginning in 2012 in a cinéma vérité style, Coming Home: From Shadowland to Spiritworld follows the story of the Kashia Band of Pomo Indians as they undertake an extraordinary effort to reclaim their ancestral lands on the Sonoma Coast after 170 years of displacement. Interweaving the little-known history of Russian colonization in California with a modern story of negotiation, diplomacy, and ceremony, the film shows how land repatriation becomes a powerful act of cultural renewal. The Kashia tell their own story without a third-party narrator as they confront the legacy of historical trauma—including generational loss and the ongoing impacts of colonialism—the return to their sacred places like Metini and Danaka reveals how restoring land can help restore identity, resilience, and community.
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'LALA, MY REDHEAD' Feature film award winning script by Nellie K. and Deniz Nala
at development stage, with a finalised script
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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The Awards of the 43rd Munich International Film Festival
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Le barreau de Paris lance son festival du court-metrage consacré à la lutte contre les violences faites aux femmes
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Les prix Spéciaux d 'Annecy
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