The competition sections of the BFI London Film Festival in partnership with American Express are a celebration of the most exciting, innovative new films and cinematic storytelling; creative, beautiful and often provocative, the films showcase an incredible range of talent from across the world.
This year's winning films chosen by four juries - led by jury presidents Alexandre O. Philippe (Official Competition), Dionne Edwards (First Feature Com...
With the Call for films and projects now open, Visions du Réel is excited to announce the three committees who will select and shape the 2025 edition. This includes a new Advisory Committee, in addition to our film programme and industry selection committees.
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All We Imagine As Light, Holy Curse, Bhangaar, A Nice Indian Boy, A Dream Called Khushi, Loop Line, Gold Medal, A Lullaby for Yellow Roses, Pink, Katlaa Curry, Dr. B.R. Amebedkar: Now and Then win top awards at the 19th Edition Tasveer Film Festival
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The 19th annual Oscar®-qualifying Tasveer Film Festival concluded on a high note, with the announcement of the 2024 Audience Choice Awards, and Juried Competition Award winn...
It is with great excitement that we unveil the winners of the competitive award categories for the 60th Chicago International Film Festival! The Gold Hugo for International Feature Competition goes to Maura Delpero’s Vermiglio! In the New Directors Competition, the Gold Hugo was awarded to Mo Harawe from The Village Next to Paradise while the International Documentary Competition Gold Hugo went to Elizabeth Lo’s Mistress Dispeller. In the OutLook Compe...
We’re thrilled to share the results of the Audience Choice Awards from the 23rd Annual San Diego International Film Festival! Your votes have spotlighted the films that truly made an impact this year. Thank you for ‘Celebrating the Power of Film’ with us this year and for supporting talented filmmakers from around the world.
Your enthusiasm makes all the difference!
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Riding the wave of being named to both MovieMaker Magazine’s esteemed “Top 25 Coolest Film Festivals in the World” and “Top 20 Destination Film Festivals in the World,” The Key West Film Festival has assembled a revered group of industry leaders and artists to judge the 13th edition of the festival, which is set for November 13-17 in the Sunshine State. The collective includes Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves writer Michael...
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ZOE SALDAÑA TO BE HONORED WITH AMERICAN RIVIERA AWARD AT 40TH ANNUAL SANTA BARBARA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2025
Saldaña will receive the award on Friday, February 7, 2025 at an in-person conversation about her career, leading up to her acclaimed performance this year as Rita Moro Castro in Netflix’s EMILIA PÉREZ. Zoe Saldaña's performance in EMILIA PÉREZ is one of her most trans...
Nikolaj Nikitin, the curator of Critic's Picks Competition reveals the carefully curated side competition programme (Launched two years ago) lining up 10 exclusive world premieres from around the globe.
The conception of the third edition of Critics’ Picks competition is to present the most daring and caring voices of world cinema and show contemporary masterpieces. For the third year in a row, The Critics’ Picks programming ...
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF) reveals the full selection and the jury for the Official Selection Competition 2024. The flagship of the PÖFF programme comprises 18 titles, of which 11 are world premieres and 7 are international premieres. The jury is chaired by acclaimed German director Christoph Hochhäusler.
The Official Selection Competition has been run in its present form since the festival received it’s ‘A-category&r...
The brand new AI assistant and film recommender Susi knows the PÖFF programme inside out. Susi is dedicated to helping you find the films in the festival programme that match viewer's unique preferences.
The Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF) is setting a groundbreaking precedent as one of the first film festivals in the world to adopt AI technology to enhance audience engagement. By integrating an AI-powered personal recommendation system, PÖF...
Co-Directors of Film Programming Jacqueline Lyanga and Michael Stütz
Tricia Tuttle Appoints Michael Stütz and Jacqueline Lyanga as Co-Directors of Film Programming and Announces Other New Executive Director Positions
Berlinale Director Tricia Tuttle has appointed two internationally respected programmers to share responsibilities as Co-Directors of Film Programming. Former US-delegate to the Berlinale, Jacqueline Lyanga, and Panorama section head Michael Stütz will ass...
With the creation of an international competitive strand for fiction feature debuts, the Berlinale will shine a brighter spotlight on new filmmakers within the festival. This new stand-alone competition, Perspectives, will include up to 14 fiction debuts from all over the world, with a jury of three deciding on the Best First Feature Award. The award is endowed with 50,000 euros, funded by GWFF (Gesellschaft zur Wahrnehmung von Film- und Fernsehrechten), a society dedicated to s...
Goodbye Julia von / by Mohamed Kordofani © Pierre de Villiers / Rushlake Media GmbH
At the 40th jury session of the Berlinale World Cinema Fund (WCF), the juries made ten funding recommendations for projects from Algeria, Argentina, Brazil, Cameroon, Egypt, Iran, Lesotho, Nepal and Sudan. The current funding pot of eight production and two distribution grants amounts to a total of 260,000 euros.
“At a time when the complexity of the world is ...
Official awards of the 28th Busan International Film Festival have been announced and a grand prize of USD 30,000 was awarded to “The Land of Morning Calm” and to “MA – Cry of Silence”.
According to the report of Mansour Jahani, an independent and international cinema journalist, The closing ceremony of the 29th Busan International Film Festival was held in the Busan Cinema Center in Busan, South Korea, with the presence of members of the jury of differen...
Daniela Forever set to close the festival
Henry Golding (Crazy Rich Asians) stars in Daniela Forever, director Nacho Vigalondo's (Colossal) return to science fiction
This year's jurors are Allison Gardner, João Monteiro, Justin Lockey, Jeremy Dyson, Cristian Solimeno & Luna Gualan
Trieste Science+Fiction Festival, the leading event in Italy devoted to science fiction scheduled from October 29th to November 3rd, has confirmed the festival's closing film, DANIELA FOR...
Today the European Film Academy revealed the nominees of the European Short Film category. With the announcement the Academy enters a partnership with Vimeo, the innovative video experience platform for creators and enterprises. The cooperation aims to encourage a cultural dialogue and showcases the layered richness of European cinema. Vimeo will serve as the exclusive title sponsor of the European Short Film category, renaming it to “EUROPEAN SHORT FILM – Prix Vimeo”. Fu...
Sofia Alaoui, Rudolf Fitzgerald-Leonard, Theo Montoya, Eglé Razumaité, Diwa Shah and Anastasia Veber are the six new filmmakers welcomed to the 48th session of La Résidence du Festival de Cannes. From October 1, 2024 to February 15, 2025, they will live in Paris and benefit from a tailor-made program designed to help them write their first or second feature film.
Rudolf FITZGERALD-LEONARD © Problemkind Film - Diwa SHAH © IMDB - Anastasia VEBER © Dusya...
The Santa Barbara International Film Festival is honored to announce that cinema icon Angelina Jolie will receive the Maltin Modern Master Award at the 40th annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival. Jolie will receive the prestigious award on February 5, 2025. Angelina Jolie's career as an actress has been marked by versatility and critical acclaim, with significant impact globally. Angelina Jolie's latest film, “Maria” marks a significant turn in her care...
Arthur Fogel, President of Global Touring and Chairman of Concerts, Live Nation, personally oversees many of their largest tours, connecting artists with millions of fans around the globe. Current tours include Oasis’ highly anticipated 2025 stadium tour which has sold out all dates across Europe and North America and just announced Australia and New Zealand shows, Justin Timberlake’s The Forget Tomorrow World Tour, Sting’s 3.0 Tour, and more.
Recent notable tours include th...
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Tobias Pausinger, der neue Programmleiter von Berlinale Talents / Tobias Pausinger, the new Programme Manager of Berlinale Talents
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On October 1, Tobias Pausinger will take over the programme management of Berlinale Talents, completing the dual leadership team of the talent development initiative alongside Project Manager Nikola Joetze.
Tobias, a seasoned, interdisciplinary creative executive, has made a...
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Serialised filmmaking has long been an integral part of the Berlinale, as both a cultural showcase in the public programme and as an important creative and business exchange within the Berlinale Pro* industry programmes. In 2025, the Berlinale reaffirms its commitment with exciting new series due to be presented in the public programme, at the Berlinale Series...
The 11-piece competition strand includes six world premieres and five international premieres.
The new team is led by Estonian documentary director, producer and Associate professor at the Baltic Film, Media and Arts School of Tallinn University, Marianna Kaat (The Last Relic, PÖFF 2023). The other three programmers are: self-shooting producer/director Mike Arnott, long-time PÖFF programmer Edvinas Pukšta; and the head of Youth and Children's Fil...
As in previous years, the Mannheim-Heidelberg International Film Festival will be honouring two distinguished special guests. Scottish filmmaker Lynne Ramsay will receive the GRAND IFFMH AWARD, while the festival will dedicate a HOMAGE to Polish director Agnieszka Holland. By conferring these honours, the festival will be recognising two of the most eminent female directors of our time for their work in cinema.
Festival director Dr Sascha Keilholz: “This year we are honouring two ...
