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The lineup of the 28th Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival

The 28th Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival starts in two weeks. The programme will offer more than three hundred films and includes a revealing retrospective of Swiss filmmaker Anne Marie Miéville and a showcase of award-winning Taiwanese director Tsai Ming-liang. The festival will be attended by director Kirsten Johnson, the author of this year's Ji.hlava festival trailer, among other guests are directors Roberto Minervini, Albert Serra and Andr...

Winners Announced for the 2024 Venice TV Award

The winners of the 2024 Venice TV Award have been revealed, showcasing the best of global television content as it competed for the prestigious Gold Medals. The Venice TV Award continues its proud tradition of recognizing and celebrating the most outstanding achievements in television. Two weeks after the Venice Film Festival, this annual event brings together an international jury in the iconic city to honour television masterpieces from around the world. Supported by the International Music...

Justin Martyniuk joins as the Sydney Festival’s new Head of Programs, Lisa Kitching promoted to Head of Industry

Sydney Film Festival (SFF) announces the appointment of Justin Martyniuk as the Festival’s new Head of Programs. Justin has been a core member of the SFF programming team for several years, working alongside outgoing Head of Programs, Jenny Neighbour, and brings over eight years of experience curating film programs. Alongside this announcement, Lisa Kitching, who has been with the Festival for ten years, has been promoted to Head of Industry and Special Projects. Lisa’s promotion ...

Is MEGALOPOLIS Coppola’s own Singularity?

By Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent   “Imagine today’s Society as a branch of civilization about to reach a dead end.” You want to defend and explain Francis Ford Coppola’s MEGALOPOLIS just as much as narrator Laurence Fishburne, who tries to make the case during the movie that this oddball gorgeous landscape of mildly psychotic imagery is historic. You want to love Adam Driver and his maniacal urban hive-builder genius as someone amazing and heretofore...

Lineup for the 27th annual SCAD Savannah Film Festival taking place Oct. 26 - Nov. 2

  Nation’s Largest University-Run Film Festival to Close with ‘Maria’ and Include Centerpiece Screening of ‘Better Man’   The Savannah College of Art and Design’s 27th annual SCAD Savannah Film Festival will take place Oct. 26 - Nov. 2. The largest university-run film festival in the U.S., this eight-day celebration of cinematic excellence honors both professional and student filmmakers and welcomes major industry luminaries, including...

Tryon International Film Festival postponed due to the regional damage from hurricane Helene

  TRYON INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL Polk County Film Initiative 285 N. Trade Street, Tryon, NC 28782   Message from the festival director! We hope this message finds you well and safe. I am writing to share that due to the regional damage from hurricane Helene we have decided to postpone the Tryon International Film Festival (TRIFF24).  Our region is without crucial community resources and has suffered loss of life and our businesses will need a few weeks to recover and r...

Inaugural Gotham Week Honors Recipients Announced

  On Wednesday at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, The Gotham announced the winners of the inaugural Gotham Week Honors. Winning the U.S. Features in Development honor was Here for the Weekend, written and directed by Jane Casey Modderno. The raunchy rom-com follows three transgender best friends chasing love, success, and connection in Palm Springs, while trying desperately to keep their found-family together. Winning the U.S. Shorts to Features honor was Thirstygirl,&nb...

Inaugural Gotham Week Honors Recipients Announced

  On Wednesday at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, The Gotham announced the winners of the inaugural Gotham Week Honors. Winning the U.S. Features in Development honor was Here for the Weekend, written and directed by Jane Casey Modderno. The raunchy rom-com follows three transgender best friends chasing love, success, and connection in Palm Springs, while trying desperately to keep their found-family together. Winning the U.S. Shorts to Features honor was Thirstygirl,&nb...

Pedro Almodóvar received the Donostia Award

                     The director Pedro Almodóvar received the second Donostia Award of the San Sebastian Festival’s 72nd edition from Tilda Swinton in the Kursaal Auditorium, where 44 years after his debut in the New Filmmakers section, he made a passionate defence of freedom, in fiction and in reality. The ceremony was followed by the screening of The Room Next Door, winning movie of the Golden Lion at the Venice Mostra....

3000 HS Students to Get Private Screening of The Count of Monte Cristo at The American French Film Festival in LA

THE AMERICAN FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL TO SCREEN  THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO FOR 3,000 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS   TAFFF’s High School Program will Include a Special Live Q&A Session with Filmmakers Matthieu Delaporte and Alexandre de La Patellière, Actor Patrick Mille, and Composer Jérôme Rebotier  The American French Film Festival (TAFFF) will continue its tradition of hosting students from across Southern California for a very speci...

"Lee" a remarkable portrait of a remarkable woman

Andy Samberg as David E Scherman? Kate Winslet as Lee Miller LEE Photo By Kimberley French posted by Robin Menken    Lee Miller was a fashion model IT girl before becoming the radical war correspondent whose intimate images of  the siege of St Malo, and the liberation of Dachau and Buchenwald have become some of the most famous images of World War ll. Discovered on the street by Condé Nast, who supposedly stopped her from...

The Festival Beat N°1109

  THE FESTIVAL BEAT MAKER ! SHARING MOTION AND EMOTION SINCE 1995 WISHING YOU A FANTASTIC HOLIDAY SEASON EMAIL US FOR PROMO OPTIONS WE ARE CURRENTLY UPGRADING OUR SERVERS SORRY FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE DURING THAT PROCESS! FOLLOW US :           With other 11 000 festivals worldwide which we cover: no wonder we have reached the '1000' mark for our newsletters count. We proudly share ou...

The Czech-In Film Festival is celebrating its 10th edition: get ready to embark on a cinematic voyage of a lifetime!

For its 10th edition, the Czech-In Festival invites you to check- in for an unforgettable adventure, from 17 to 21 October 2024, at the Cinéma Saint-André des Arts in Paris. More than just a festival, it’s a journey to the heart of Europe to discover Czech and Central European culture, where each screening transports you into a varied cinematic universe. Once you’re on board, you’ll never come back the same! This anniversa...

‘Soy Nevenka / I Am Nevenka’ wins the Euskadi Basque Country 2030 Agenda Award

Soy Nevenka / I Am Nevenka, directed by Iciar Bollain, has carried off the Euskadi Basque Country 2030 Agenda Award given, for the third year running, by the Basque Government in the framework of the San Sebastian Festival, to the film that best reflects the values of sustainability and solidarity as the key flagships of the Sustainable Development Goals promoted by the United Nations 2030 Agenda. The award comes with 20,000 euros for the majority producer of the winning feature film. The jur...

'Tardes de soledad' wins the Golden Shell at the San Sebastian Festival's 72nd edition

   The feature film Tardes de soledad (Spain-France-Portugal), directed by Albert Serra, has bagged the Golden Shell at the San Sebastian Festival's 72nd edition, whose official jury gave the Silver Shell for Best Director ex aequo to debutants Laura Carreira and Pedro Martín Calero for their respective work in On Falling (UK-Portugal) and El llanto / The Wailing (Spain-Argentina-France). The Silver Shell for Best Leading Perf...

Variety to Honor Amy Poehler With the Legend & Groundbreaker Award at Newport Beach Film Festival

  Variety will honor Amy Poehler with the Variety Legend & Groundbreaker Award at the Newport Beach Festival on Sunday, October 20. The award is reserved for those who have broken barriers in the industry and withstood the test of time. Poehler will accept the honor for her career achievements, including the recent success of “Inside Out 2.”   Reprising her role as the voice of Joy in “Inside Out 2,” Poehler served as a leader of the emotions inside Ril...

The 14th annual Catalina Film Festival celebrated Marcia Gay Harden and actress/philanthropist Emmanuelle Chriqui

    14TH ANNUAL CATALINA FILM FESTIVAL HONORS MARCIA GAY HARDEN AND EMMANUELLE CHRIQUI AT THE LEGENDARY CATALINA CASINO Notable Attendees: Matt Walsh, Aleksa Palladino, Necar Zadegan, GaTa, Nolan Gould, Amy Tsang    The 14th annual Catalina Film Festival celebrated two extraordinary women making waves and impacting change, Saturday, September 28, 2024 at the historic Avalon Theatre at the Catalina Casino: Academy Award-winning actress Marcia Gay Harden and actress/philan...

Boise Film Festival announces lineup of films and events for debut in October (October 10-13)

20th Anniversary screening of Gavin O’Connor’s Miracle opens the film festival Film festival award winners on the inaugural schedule include Silje Evensmo Jacobsen’s A New Kind of Wilderness Zoë Eisenberg’s Chaperone, Alison Tavel’s Resynator, and Alonso Ruizpalacios’ La Cocina     The inaugural Boise Film Festival will make its debut October 10-13 with a 20th Anniversary screening of Gavin O’Connor’s tale of the 1980 U....

The Festival des 3 Continents unveils the main outlines of its 2024 program

  46th FESTIVAL DES 3 CONTINENTS THE MAIN OUTLINES OF THE PROGRAMME REVEALED: INDIA AND HONG KONG IN THE SPOTLIGHT   The Festival des 3 Continents unveils today the main outlines of its 2024 programme and opens the sale of festival Passes and accreditations.   The 46th edition of the Festival des 3 Continents will be held from 15 to 23 November 2024 in Nantes and its partner cinemas across the Loire-Atlantique territory.   A wide range of rare and previously unrelea...

7th Annual New York Baltic Film Festival Lineup Announced — Featuring U.S. Premieres and Oscar Contenders

The Nordic Center in America The 7th Annual New York Baltic Film Festival (NYBFF) presented by Scandinavia House: The Nordic Center in America is back November 6-17, 2024, with a mix of in-person and virtual screenings of the best new films from the Baltic region. From November 6-10, festival-goers can enjoy screenings and events at Scandinavia House in New York. For those across the U.S., virtual screenings of six of the films will be available to...

Announcing SFF's new Head of Programs and Head of Industry and Special Projects

I'm delighted to announce today the appointment of Justin Martyniuk as the Festival’s new Head of Programs, and Lisa Kitching as Head of Industry and Special Projects. After an extensive search for our new Head Of Programs, we’re delighted to appoint Justin Martyniuk from within our own ranks. He has been a core member of the SFF programming team for several years, working closely alongside outgoing Head of Programs, Jenny ...

Line up du 26ème Festival des Cinémas Différents et Expérimentaux de Paris

  © Marine Bigourie, 2024 Cette année nous avons sélectionné 44 films parmi plus de 1500 reçus pour la compétition internationale. Les films sélectionnés seront présentés à travers six séances, du jeudi 17 au samedi 19 octobre au Cinéma Le Grand Action.    Chaque année le Festival récompense les films sélectionnés lors d'une délibération d...

73rd IFFMH to open with ›Sharp Corner‹, put ›April‹ as its centrepiece and close with ›Shepherds‹

The International Film Festival Mannheim-Heidelberg will officially open on 7 November with the German premiere of ›Sharp Corner‹, an absorbing psychodrama starring Ben Foster and Cobie Smulders, in which a man’s midlife crisis spirals out of control ...

Sabine Verheyen, First Vice-President of the European Parliament becomes Patron of the 9th European Arthouse Cinema Day

  “Together, let’s celebrate the power of cinema to inspire and bring us closer as a diverse, democratic society”. Those are the words of the patron of this years’ edition of the European Arthouse Cinema Day, the First Vice-President of the European Parliament Sabine Verheyen in her video message inviting cinemas to join the day and highlighting the values of the event. Cinema stands for #Democracy     ...

Arab Critics' Awards for European Films

visibility and a tribute to european films in the arab world A total of 22 European films, including nine Oscar submissions to be considered for Best International Feature Film, are competing for the Arab Critics' Awards for European Films, which is jointly hosted by European Film Promotion (EFP) and the Arab Cinema Center (ACC) for the six time. All of the 22 films which were nominated by EFP’s members, the national film promotion institutes from throughout Europe, have premiered ...

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