Um Tae-hwa’s CONCRETE UTOPIA, premiered in South Korea on August 9, 2023 and was unanimously nominated by a jury for the 2024 Oscars. Shown first in North America at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) at was produced for an estimated $18 million, but CONCRETE UTOPIA earned close to $17 million during its first screening week in Korea. The film is based in part of the webtoon “Pleasant Bullying” transformed by Um Tae-hwa and his team his t...
The Ojai Film Festival (OFF) celebrates 24 years of “Enriching the Human Spirit through Film” November 2 through 19. The live event kicks off with free opening night festivities at Libbey Bowl. Music by Spencer The Gardener welcomes patrons starting at 5:30 p.m. followed by Diane Ladd accepting the 2023 Distinguished Artist Award at 6:30 p.m., accompanied by a screening of her latest film “Isle of Hope.”
OFF moves to the Ojai Art Center for the next four days, November...
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It is with great pleasure that we unveil the winners of the competitive award categories for the 59th Chicago International Film Festival!
The Gold Hugo in the International Feature Film Competition went to Gábor Reisz's Explanation for Everything. In the New Directors Competition, the Gold Hugo was awarded to Amr Gamal from The Burdened, while the International Documentary Competition Gold Hugo went to Tatiana Huezo's The Echo. Minhal Baig's&...
Congratulations to this years winners!!
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It is with great pleasure that we unveil the winners of the competitive award categories for the 59th Chicago International Film Festival!
The Gold Hugo in the International Feature Film Competition went to Gábor Reisz's Explanation for Everything. In the New Directors Competition, the Gold Hugo was awarded to Amr Gamal from The Burdened, while the International Documentary Competition Gold Hugo went to Tatiana Huezo's The Echo. Minhal Baig's We Gro...
Volker Bertelmann has won the Film Composer of the Year Award at the 23rd World Soundtrack Awards Ceremony & Concert on Saturday 21 October at Capitole Ghent. He had been nominated in this category once before, and has now returned victorious. Nicholas Britell received the Television Composer of the Year Award. It is the second time in a row he has won this award, the third time he has won in this category and his sixth WSAward overall. “Your Personal Trash Man Can” from&...
Simón" and "We Dare To Dream" win $20,000 Grand Prizes. Matthew Modine honored with Pioneering Spirit Award. Audience Choice Awards include "Brave the Dark," "Rustin," "The Lionheart" and more.
INDIANAPOLIS - The 32nd Heartland International Film Festival (HIFF) announced the 2023 award winners and presented more than $60,000 in cash prizes to recipients at the Awards Presentation at The Jazz Kitchen on Saturday, October 14. The 11-day...
At the 50th edition of Film Fest Gent, Ryûsuke Hamaguchi, one of Japan's greatest directors of the 21st century, was honoured with a Joseph Plateau Honorary Award, a prize that recognises the filmmaker's piercingly beautiful oeuvre, including ten features that are all showcases of his eloquent style. Hamaguchi received the award after a Creative Partnership Talk with composer Eiko Ishibashi at the WSA Film Music Days.
On Friday afternoon, Film Fest Gent honoured d...
'Los delincuentes' by Rodrigo Moreno and music from 'Poor Things' grab top prizes at 50th edition Film Fest Gent FFG2023
Argentine director Rodrigo Moreno's beguiling tragicomedy Los delincuentes has won the Grand Prix for Best Film at the 50th anniversary edition of Film Fest Gent. The International Jury was taken by the unique rhythm and delicious absurdity of Moreno's enormously entertaining film. Debuting film composer's Jerskin Fendrix' ste...
HAVEL SPEAKING, CAN YOU HEAR ME? WILL OPEN THE 27TH JI.HLAVA
The world premiere of a time-lapse documentary Havel Speaking, Can You Hear Me? which follows the last years of former Czech President Václav Havel's life, will open the festival on October 24. The director Pavel Jančárek created a multi-layered portrait of a world-famous political icon and important playwright, but also an ordinary man plagued by health problems. With a...
Slow, the sophomore feature by Lithuanian director Marija Kavtaradze, has won the Explore Award by the youth jury at the 50th anniversary edition of Film Fest Gent. A Special Mention went to the picaresque odyssey The Sweet East by director Sean Price Williams and screenwriter Nick Pinkerton.
Every edition, Film Fest Gent engages a number of avid cinephiles between 18 and 26 years old to immerse themselves in the films with the Explore Zone tag, a selection of films ...
The European Film Academy revealed the nominees of the categories “European Animated Feature Film” and “European Short Film”. The committee which decided on the nominations for European Animated Feature Film was comprised of representatives of the European Film Academy and CARTOON, the European Association for Animation Film. The nomination committees will be presented on www.europeanfilmawards.eu after the publication of the nominations.
The catego...
On the occasion of the 36th European Film Awards on 9 December, the legendary director Béla Tarr will be presented with the Honorary Award of the Academy President and Board. With this award the European Film Academy wishes to pay special tribute to an outstanding director and a personality with a strong political voice, who is not only deeply respected by his colleagues but also celebrated by audiences world-wide. Béla Tarr is the sixth filmmaker to receive this recognition &nda...
European Lifetime Achievement Award for English Actress
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On the occasion of this year’s 36th European Film Awards and in recognition of a unique contribution to the world of film, the European Film Academy takes great pleasure in presenting the actress Dame Vanessa Redgrave with the EUROPEAN LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT award for her outstanding body of work.
Born in London, Vanessa Redgrave comes from a family of actors, a tradition that was started by her grandfather...
1. INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION Jury members Dorota Kędzierzawska (Poland), Nadejda Koseva (Bulgaria), Yurii Andrukhovych (Ukraine), Alejandro Torres Kennedy (Mexico)ł gave the following awards:
1.1. Warsaw Grand Prix went to THE SHADOW OF CATIRE / LA SOMBRA DEL CATIRE, dir. Jorge Hernandez Aldana (Venezuela/Mexico)
The Warsaw Grand Prix includes 100,000 zlotys cash award, funded by the Mayor of Warsaw.
The Jury justification: "touching and delicate, universal and p...
"We have just learned of the tragic death of Iranian film director Dariush Mehrjui and his wife, both brutally murdered by thieves.
Dariush Mehrjui was president of the international jury at the 11th Vesoul IFF Asian Cinemas 2005. VIFFAC has presented many films by this great director: Bemani, Leila, The Cow, ...."
RIP
Jean-Marc Thérouanne,
Dariush Mehrjui and wife at 11th FICA Vesoul 2005 (photo credit archives FICA)
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This year’s winning films explore a fascinating breadth of themes and stories, including a drama about a community fighting to preserve its principles, a spirited tale of siblings enjoying the pleasures and pitfalls of life ‘home alone’, a deeply personal and joyful exploration of a filmmaker’s relationship her mother, and a poetic film that documents the experiences of queer Nigerians.
And the winners are...
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CHELSEA FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES ITS 2023 WINNERS!
The 11th Annual Edition of Chelsea Film Festival announces its list of winners listed below by award category. It introduced American and foreign films to the public.
The Chelsea Film Festival (CFF) held its 2023 Edition in-person from October 12-15 at Regal Cinemas Union Square and online through FilmFestival+ until October 31st.
NARRATIVE FEATURE AWARD WINNERS
Grand Prix Award for Best...
FEATURE FILMS AWARDS
Saturday, October 14th, the Cinéma Impérial hosted the FNC Feature Film, FNC Explore and P'tits Loups Short Film Awards. We are pleased to announce the winners of the 52nd edition of the Festival du nouveau cinéma.
INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION
The 2023 ...
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Pathé are delighted to announced that Caroline Stone joins its UK operation, Pathé Productions Ltd, today (16th October 2023), in the newly created role of Commercial Director. The appointment consolidates the expansion of Pathé’s business in the UK into premium scripted television.
Stone joins Pathe after a 15 year tenure at BBC Studios Productions. She was engaged across a variety of roles including, since 2020, Commercial Director of Scripted where she he...
• Best Documentary at Boston Film Festival 2022
• Best Documentary at St. Louis Int’l Film Festival 2022
• Best Documentary at Sunscreen Film Festival 2023
• Best Director and Best Cinematography at DOC LA 2022
• Best Cinematography at Red Rock Film Festival 2023
Journey along with filmmakers Ashley Avis and Edward Winters over five years, across 20,000 miles and 13 states as they document the tragic plight of North America&...
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Signe Baumane’s multi award-winning “My Love Affair With Marriage” is a exuberant mixed-media feature animation, a musical blend of neuroscience, gender issues and old fashion romance- gone wrong!
Baumane’s signature style goes back to her earliest shorts in the late 90’s. Her poignant characters are sexy and pulpy-featured and, by 2014, when she made her video Tarzan and her first feature "Rocks In The ...
Fantasporto was invited to represent Europe at the WORLDCON 2023 | 81st World Science Fiction Convention | HUGO´s AWARDS in CHENGDU, China. A conference will be made about the situation of the SciFi Film Festivals and the documentary Fantasporto - 40 Years by Isabel Pina, a co-production between producer companies Pizzo and Cinema Novo will be screened at this huge event that, like the Oscars, have the famous HUGO Awards that are delivered in the last 81 years. This even...
