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Ukraine Represented Proudly at MIPTV 2022

Ukrainian content industry was very well represented at MIPTV 2022. This year's MIPTV edition welcomed a comprehensive presence of the Ukrainian content industry aiming to support its sustainability and development during these critical times for the country. The Ukrainian National Stand was organized by leading Ukrainian media companies and creative powerhouses – Starlight Media, 1+1 media, Ukraine TV Channels, and FILM.UA Group, facilitated by RX, the MIP Markets organizers.  ...

AWARDS 2022 Announcement Closing night

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    Interview with POWERLANDS Director Ivey Camille Manybeads Tso, one of the awarded by AMDOCS A young Navajo filmmaker investigates displacement of Indigenous people and devastation of the environment caused by the same chemical companies that have exploited the land where she was born. On this personal and political journey she learns from Indigenous activists across three continents. https://powerlandsmovie.wixsite.com/website     ...

AMDOCS 11th Annual April 7-11 2022

Welcome to the AMDOCS 2022  In person Teddy Grouya introducing for us:   Watch the trailer with all extracts from the film The opening night followed by an after party. Roger Corman and his wife honored by the Festival and the audience with Myriam Brough producer and Bertrand Tessier film director of "The pope of the pop Cinema". We will be filling in soon with more information.   After party with Roger Corman The Filmfestivals.com team is enjoying the f...

Fantasporto closes with awards the 42nd edition and a farewell to Rivoli Theater

42nd PORTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL | FANTASPORTO 2022 | THE AWARDS THE WORLD OPENING OF “FOLLOW HER” BY THE NORTH AMERICAN DIRECTOR SYLVIA CAMINER MESMERIZED THE INTERNATIONAL FANTASY JURY, THE SPANISH “JACINTO” BY JAMI CAMINO WON THE DIRECTOR`S WEEK AND “ESCAPE FROM MOGADISHU” BY SEUNG-WAN RYOO, A STRONG FILM FROM SOUTH KOREA WAS THE WINNER OF THE OFFICIAL ORIENT EXPRESS SECTION The awards of the International Juries went also to Afg...

This Sunday at Fantasporto: winners only for you at Rivoli Theatre

DON'T MISS THE AWARD FILMS OF FANTAS'2022, TODAY, SUNDAY 10, AT THE RIVOLI TEATRO    DE OLIVEIRA AUDITORIUM SUNDAY, APRIL 10 15.00 • BEST ACHIEVEMENT AWARD IN FANTASTIC CINEMA The Exorcism of God - Alejandro Hidalgo - 99' (USA/ Mex /Venezuela) - vo ingl /port a priest North American is called to perform _ a exorcism _ but nothing runs as predicted and years later still _ is suffering the consequences of what he has done. Director Alejandro Hidalgo visited Fan...

Alejandro Hidalgo wins Best Director at Fantasporto for The Exorcism of God

TOO HAPPY ! I was awarded the Best Director award for my film THE EXORCISM OF GOD in the 42nd edition of Fantasporto 2022 | 42 anos | Festival Internacional de Cinema do Porto one of the most prestigious genre festivals in the world! Many thanks to the festival, its director Mário Dorminsky , my friend and mentor Julian Richards and all the technical and artistic team of the film! I carry this award to my soul! THANK YOU! Alejandro Hidalgo ...

LAST CALL FOR ENTRIES: French Riviera Film Festival 2022 - Final Deadline April 13, 2022

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THE FESTIVAL BEAT ! N°1000 and 7

  THE FESTIVAL BEAT MAKER ! SHARING MOTION AND EMOTION SINCE 1995 DO NOT MISS A BIT from  CANNES, OSCAR, Fantasporto, Chelsea, Sonoma and many more  including industry comments on the war in UKRAINE! Weekly newsletter N°1005 // 1006 Documenting the festivals experience since 1995, reaching over 196 000 subscribers:   Email us to...

Fantasporto 2022 look back at the program

With the awards ceremony scheduled for tomorrow it is time to look back at the program of films and shorts which were featured at this year rainy filmfestival : rain brings more crowd into theatres which is also a positive thing. It slightly deprives you from the beauty of the city, buit thank god we have been here as a regular partner and we are now quite familiar with the city's assets.   ...

This friday in Fantasporto goodies and terror in the night

FRIDAY, APRIL 8TH GRAND AUDITORIUM   16:00 CF/AN/OE Chicken of the Mound Xi Chen, 83' (Chi) – Fiction Scientific – vol leg. english ./ leg. port . – preview European Robots rule the Earth but no hide the nostalgia of humans what already no exist . and do what _ they did -- fight . machines infernals , crabs and humanoids , in a fabulous fictional animation _ scientific , selected for the Annecy Festival and the Ottawa Festival. 18:00 CF Night at the Eagl...

The great Roger Corman opens AMDOCS : watch our exclusive video interview

"Roger Corman, Pope Of Pop Cinema" will open the 11th edition of AMDOCS filmfestivals.com met with the team at Santa Barbara Fest earlier this year: check our interview.   Many award-winning directors took their first steps while working for him, from Francis Coppola to Ron Howard, as well as Peter Bogdanovich, Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg and Joe Dante. He influenced the New Hollywood and contemporary moviemaking to such an extent tha...

American Documentary and Animation Film Festival for 11th Annual is Back in Person This Year

Announcing the 11th Annual American Documentary And Animation Film Festival (AmDocs) will be back in person for 2022, featuring well over 200 documentary and animated works from around the world, April 7th-April 11th. The cost for the all-access pass to AmDocs 2022 is just $169, giving one carte blanche to all programs, including the Opening Night,   Roger Corman on the set. April 7-11 ...

Baz Luhrmann returns to Cannes with ELVIS

  Australian director, screenwriter and producer Baz Luhrmann will attend the Festival de Cannes to present the world premiere of his latest feature film Elvis, along with Austin Butler, Tom Hanks and Olivia DeJonge. In addition to Baz Luhrmann and Tom Hanks, the Festival de Cannes is also delighted to welcome Austin Butler and Olivia DeJonge as Elvis and Priscilla Presley. The film explores the life and music of Elvis Presley (Austin Butler), seen through the prism of his...

THE FESTIVAL BEAT ! N°1000 and 6

THE FESTIVAL BEAT MAKER ! SHARING MOTION AND EMOTION SINCE 1995 DO NOT MISS A BIT from  CANNES, OSCAR, Fantasporto, Chelsea, Sonoma and many more  including industry comments on the war in UKRAINE! Weekly newsletter N°1005 // 1004 Documenting the festivals experience since 1995, reaching over 196 000 subscribers:   Email us to be featured FOLLOW US : &nb...

Program for the opening week end at Fantasporto

  42nd PORTO INTERNATIONAL CINEMA FESTIVAL RIVOLI THEATER   FRIDAY, APRIL 1ST GRAND AUDITORIUM   20:45 CF/OE Opening Session • Opening Night xxxHolic Mika Ninagawa, 110’ (Jap) – Fantastic/Manga – v. O. leg. english/leg. port. – World premiere A student named Watanuki wants a normal life. To get rid of what torments him, he is guided by a butterfly to a witch's shop which reads "I can fulfill any d...

RIFF 08, 2022, 08: Awards and rewards at the colourful closing ceremony

RIFF 08, 2022, 08: Awards and rewards at the colourful closing ceremony The Closing Ceremony and Award Night of the 8th Rajasthan International Film Festival (RIFF), 2022, was held at the Jaswant Thada Lawn, at the foot of the Mehrangarh Fort, Jodhpur, on 30 March. It included a colorful cultural dance programme, to mark Rajasthan Diwas, the Founding Day of the State of Rajasthan. Nagar Nigam (Municipal Council) North Mayor Ms. Kunti Deora Parihar was present on the occasion as the chief gu...

Full lineup for the 65th annual San Francisco International Film Festival

  More than 130 films from 56 countries to be shown at landmark venues including the Castro Theatre, the Vogue Theater, the Roxie Theater, the Victoria Theatre and BAMPFA in Berkeley Today, SFFILM announced the full lineup for the 65th annual San Francisco International Film Festival, the longest running film festival in the Americas. This year the Festival will make its return to theaters in person, featuring more than 130 films from 56 countries, including 16 World and 10 North Amer...

It's A Wrap! Sonoma International Film Festival 25th Anniversary Celebrates the Best in Film, Food, Wine & Fun

  SIFF AWARDS FILM AND SPECIAL EVENTS WINNERS  AT 25TH ANNIVERSARY SONOMA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL Female Filmmakers Take Top Jury Awards in Feature Film Categories Karen Allen, Jacqueline Bisset, Jacques Pépin, Aaron and Adam Nee,  Jennifer Siebel Newsom, Jean Schulz, Joanne Weir,  Governor Gavin Newsom and Senator Bill Dodd in Attendance Sonoma, CA March 29, 2022—Centered on its slogan—the best in films, food, wine and fun&mdash...

16 directors invited to l'Atelier de Cannes with their promising projects

L'Atelier 2022 L’Atelier hosts its eighteenth edition this year and will invite to the Festival de Cannes 16 directors whose projects have been considered particularly promising. Together with their producers, they will be able to meet potential partners, a necessary step to finish their project and start the making of their film. L’Atelier provides its participants access to international co-productions, thus accelerating the film’s completion. ...

TOP GUN Maverick locked for Cannes with Tom Cruise in attendance

The film will premiere in CANNES in competition  May 18th with Tom Cruise to receive a tribute to his extraordinary career, exactly 32 years after his first visit to Cannes for Ron Howard’s Far and Away on May 18, 1992 when his film closed the festival.   After more than thirty years of service as one of the Navy’s top aviators, Pete “Maverick” Mitchell (Tom Cruise) is where he belongs, pushing the envelope as a courageous test pilot and ...

Japanese super production “xxxHOLIC” opens Fantasporto 42nd edition in world premiere

Festival opener and in competition in the Official Fantastic Cinema Section   Porto International Film Festival | Fantasporto 2022, which will take place between April 1 and 10 at Teatro Rivoli, will have as its Official Opening film the world premiere of the Japanese super production “xxxHOLIC”, the live-action film adaptation of CLAMP 's xxxHOLiC manga , a film that will also be in competition at the official sections of Fantastic Cinema and Orient Express. The film wi...

A lot on my plate at Fantasporto 2022 - special edition with an Ukrainian focus - Check our live coverage

Filmfestivals.com returns as FANTASPORTO partner and looks forward to catching up with the beautiful city and 55 films in Portuguese Première in the 3 competitions   FANTASPORTO 2022 PRESENTS 25 EUROPEAN AND WORLD PREMIÈRES, A RECORD NUMBER IN PORTUGUESE FILM FESTIVALS.   The program also includes a retrospective of Classic Movies from the 30-60’s   The 42nd Oporto International Film Festival is proud to announce the proof of its international status: o...

OSCAR night full of surprises and emotion

Here is the full list of winners: Best Picture: “CODA” Best Actress: Jessica Chastain, “The Eyes of Tammy Faye” Best Actor: Will Smith, “King Richard” Best Director: Jane Campion, “The Power of the Dog” Best Original Song: “No Time to Die” Best Documentary Feature: “Summer of Soul” Best Adapted Screenplay: “CODA” Best Original Screenplay: “Belfast” Best Costume Design: “Cruella”...

100 films from 30 countries line up for the New Delhi Film Festival

9 categories of awards announced on Sunday for NDFF 2022     NDFF 2022 – 5th edition of NEW DELHI FILM FESTIVAL is going to kick off.  A list of nominated and awarded films for the festival is declared on Sunday. It’s mentionable that films aren’t going to be screened in the festival, but only nominated and awarded films are declared.   Under a variety of categories – 16 films for feature fiction category, 18 films for documentary feature fictio...

Pathé produced “CODA” has won three Oscars® at the 94th Academy Awards

The French industry is very proud of Pathé produced “CODA” winning three Oscars® at the 94th Academy Awards held Sunday evening at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, including the top prize of Best Motion Picture of the Year. With his win for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting role, Troy Kotsur joins fellow “CODA” star Marlee Matlin as one of the few deaf actors to win an Academy Award. Writer/Director Sian Heder won the Award for Best Adap...

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