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RSIFF: Winners Declared, the Festival over, or is it? Red Sea International Film Festival was to be held from 29 November to 09 December. But when we got our invitations to the closing night, it was indicated as 07 December. Sounds strange, doesn’t it? But if you have attended other film festivals, like the Mumbai Film Festival (held by MAMI), you would not be surprised. Actually, it is a great idea. Announce the awards two days before the closing, so that the invited guests do not have t...
RSIFF: The Origin-al Don Quixote, in a Ferrari At an average length of 100 minutes, and a 14-hour day, which is what is available to an average person, after accounting for sleeping, eating, travel, etc., I should think four. Spot on. RSIFF allowed you to book 4 tickets a day, 48 hours in advance, as the clock clocks. But there are the riders, which mean, “but….”. Shows began only at four o’clock or a little before that, in the afternoon, and continued till late in t...
RSIFF: Foundation, Fun d-a-mentals, Funding, Figures and Films A major initiative of Saudi Arabia in developing film production and co-production is the Red Sea Film Fund. Supporting Development, Production, and Post-Production of Arab and African Films. The Red Sea Film Festival Foundation is a non-profit cultural organization registered in Saudi Arabia. The foundation is chaired by Jomana Al Rashid, the president of the foundation is the Saudi producer Mohammed Al Turki. The Red Sea Fund w...
RSIFF: Souk, the appetiser, and the dessert in the desert In Arabic, Souk is market. In India we have a Film Bazaar at Goa during the International Film Festival of India, every year. Most major festivals in the world hold a film market, where film-makers and persons connected with the film industry set-up stalls or booths. A lot of business takes place here and a lot of projects are green-lighted. And the two halls, Violet and Orchid, at the Ritz Carlton, were just the place for RSIFF to loc...
RSIFF: Keep counting the celebrities, and be blown over Opening the act was Yasir Al Yasiri’s HWJN, with its world première and the screening was attended by the director and lead cast: Nour Alkhadra, Baraa Alem, Naif Aldaferi, Alanoud Saud, Mohsen Mansour and Shaimaa Al Tayeb. Jury President Baz Lurhmann was in attendance, with his jury - Joel Kinnaman, Freida Pinto, Amina Khalil, Paz Vega, Hana Alomair and Fatih Akin. Some members of the jury are very familiar to Indian audiences...
Competition Section films that I saw, and my opinions about them. THE TEACHER Palestinian school-teacher Basem (Saleh Bakri) grapples with personal devastation, after a tragic incident involving his son, who dies in custody merely suspected of participation in a protest. His life takes an unexpected turn when he forms a deep connection with Adam, one of his traumatised students, who has suffered personal losses in the ongoing conflict. He also develops an unexpected bond with British s...
Halle Berry on the RSIFF red carpet ...and we have some more for you! ...
Dear Friends: This year’s Festival had a special feeling about it. People attended more Films, crowded the Panel discussions, settled in at the VIP Lounge, enjoyed the Filmmaker Happy Hours, Patron's Breakfast, Party with a Purpose and Culinary Cinema like I haven’t seen before. We often talk about building community with like-minded film lovers and I am grateful that this year’s Festival delivered on that promise in a big way. It was palpable. This year we focused o...
Los Angeles,– As the New Media Film Festival® (NMFF) marks its 15th year of innovation and storytelling excellence, anticipation builds for a groundbreaking event on June 5-6, 2024, in the heart of Los Angeles. A prestigious panel of judges from Marvel, HBO, PBS, BBC, Grammys, Emmys, Simon & Schuster, and Rolling Stone will give out $45,000 in awards and evaluate creator submissions from over 20 countries that explore visions of the future through AI, animation, virtual reality,...
Fest to Open with the U.S. Premiere of “Wicked Little Letters” and Close with “Ex-Husbands.” Festival Guests include Griffin Dunne, Jennifer Esposito, Susan Feniger, Gloria Gaynor, Greta Gerwig, Glenn Howerton, Eva Longoria, Jeremy Piven, Philippe Rousselot, Jeffrey Wright and More! Complete Line-up Includes 40 International Feature Film Oscar Submissions, a Korean Film Focus, Spotlight on James Ivory Films, Talking Pictures, New...
The competitions for the Lucca Film Festival 2024 are open The engines are already warming up for the twentieth edition of the Festival with the launch of the 3 International Competitions on the FilmFreeway and FestHome platforms: for the Feature Film Competition, 12 films will be selected and will continue the tradition of presenting the best international, independent, and auteur cinema; the 2023 edition saw the triumph of the Chechen film "The Cage is Looking for a Bir...
The 15th Odesa International Film Festival will take place from July 12 to 20, 2024, in Kyiv and is now open for film submissions to participate in the competitive programs. To submit an application, it is necessary to fill out the online form available on the official festival website and provide all materials specified in the online form by 2:59 PM (Kyiv time) on May 1, 2024. For participation in the National Competition Program, full-length Ukrainian films of all genres,...
While the El Gouna Film Festival-GFF unveils its program "Window on Palestine" showcasing a powerful collection of films that delve into the heart of Palestinian narratives, the Iran International Documenaries Film Festival CINEMA VÉRITÉ takes it a step further and puts Gaza in the Spotlight of it's 17th edition. While GFF 14-21.12 will be finishing in 3 days, CINEMA VÉRITÉ just started. Wh...
RSIFF: Foundation, Fun d-a-mentals, Funding, Figures and Films A major initiative of Saudi Arabia in developing film production and co-production is the Red Sea Film Fund. Supporting Development, Production, and Post-Production of Arab and African Films. The Red Sea Film Festival Foundation is a non-profit cultural organization registered in Saudi Arabia. The foundation is chaired by Jomana Al Rashid, the president of the foundation is the Saudi producer Mohammed Al Turki. The Red Sea Fund w...
RSIFF: Souk, the appetiser, and the dessert in the desert In Arabic, Souk is market. In India we have a Film Bazaar at Goa during the International Film Festival of India, every year. Most major festivals in the world hold a film market, where film-makers and persons connected with the film industry set-up stalls or booths. A lot of business takes place here and a lot of projects are green-lighted. And the two halls, Violet and Orchid, at the Ritz Carlton, were just the place for RSIFF to loc...
Sundance Institute has announced the short films that will be a part of the 2024 Sundance Film Festival programming. The Festival will take place January 18–28, 2024, in person in Park City and Salt Lake City, with a selection of titles available online nationwide from January 25–28, 2024. The Festival will introduce new short films for 2024 across eight curated programs. “Selecting the shorts for the Festival Program every year is an exercise in taki...
ANNOUNCING THE LINEUP FOR THE 13th EDITION OF THE MCMINNVILLE SHORT FILM FESTIVAL FEBRUARY 23rd-25th McMinnville, OR becomes a destination for art and culture this February for the 13th edition of the McMinnville Short Film Festival! MSFF is excited to announce the lineup for 2024, with over 100 short films from filmmakers all over the world screening in the heart of Oregon Wine Country February 23rd-25th. All films will showcase at the McMinnville Cinema foll...
The Theory of Everything (2014) A Stephen Hawking Biopic. A Lush Baroque Love Story Turns into a Medical Nightmare -- Alex Deleon, filmfestivals.com A Theory of Almost Everything-- or Cosmology for Beginners. Viewed at MK2 Bibliothèque, Paris, January 26, 2015. This fervent quasi religious hagiography starts out as a tender saccharine love story in Cambridge,1963, but soon segues into a Medical Horror picture. It ultimately became an ordeal to sit through because h...
From November 25th to 28th, SIGNIS Board of Directors members and secretariat staff met in Bangkok, Thailand. This was the first in-person meeting that took place since they were nominated, and it was an opportunity to discover the vibrant life at the grassroots level in each region, delving into the rich intercultural challenges that shape our global community. The BOD also adopted a safeguarding protocol and discussed how to build trust and consolidate the network beyond the boundaries of t...
Following the onsite edition of FIDLab 2023, the 10 selected projects have experienced several evolutions since July. Join the Follow up, a second moment of meetings with the directors and producers of the selected projects. Professionals worldwide will have the chance to discover the current status of each project through online meetings. ...
Gravitas Ventures, an Anthem Sports & Entertainment Company, has acquired U.S. and Canadian rights to director Danny A. Abeckaser’s World War II drama, BARDEJOV. The powerful film stars Robert Davi, Danny A. Abeckaser, Kyle Stefanski, Dean Miroshnikov, Darren Weiss Omer Hazan, and Emil A. Fish, among many other talented actors to comprise the expansive cast. Written by Shmuel Lynn and directed by Abeckaser, Gravitas Ventures will release the film with ...
Sundance Institute has announced the short films that will be a part of the 2024 Sundance Film Festival programming. The Festival will take place January 18–28, 2024, in person in Park City and Salt Lake City, with a selection of titles available online nationwide from January 25–28, 2024. The Festival will introduce new short films for 2024 across eight curated programs. “Selecting the shorts for the Festival Program every year is an exercise in taki...
The Palm Springs International Film Awards has announced that Paul Giamatti is the recipient of the Icon Award for The Holdovers. The Film Awards will take place on January 4, 2024, at the Palm Springs Convention Center, with the festival running through January 15, 2024. The event will be sponsored by Entertainment Tonight and IHG Hotels & Resorts. “In The Holdovers, Paul Giamatti inhabits a complex character who is both challenging and rewarding, and ultimately...
The Yılmaz Güney Award in Duhok IFF awarded to “Between Revolutions” The winners of the competition categories of World Cinema and Kurdish Cinema in the 10th edition of Duhok International Film Festival have been announced. According to the report of Mansour Jahani, an independent and international cinema journalist, The closing ceremony of the 10th round of Duhok Film Festival was held on Saturday, 16 December, 2023 at Duhok University's Congregation Ha...
Jeffrey Wright will be honored with the Montecito Award at the 39th annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival. Wright will receive the award on Thursday, February 15th, 2024 at an in-person conversation about his career leading up to this year’s performance in Orion Pictures / Amazon MGM Studios’ AMERICAN FICTION, written and directed by Cord Jefferson. Wright has received lead actor nominations from the Gotham Awards, Spirit Awards, Golden Globe Awards and the Critics...
Virtuosos Award honoring Danielle Brooks (THE COLOR PURPLE), Colman Domingo (RUSTIN & THE COLOR PURPLE), America Ferrera (BARBIE), Andrew Scott (ALL OF US STRANGERS) . Saturday, February 10th, 2024 8:00pm Arlington Theatre, Santa Barbara, CA The Santa Barbara International Film Festival is honored to announce the second group of recipients to receive the Virtuosos Award, an honor created to recognize a select group of talent...
Bradley Cooper will receive the Outstanding Performer of the Year Award at the 39th annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival. Cooper will be honored on Thursday, February 8, 2024 for his critically acclaimed portrayal of Leonard Bernstein in MAESTRO from Netflix. Thursday, February 8th, 2024 8:00pm Arlington Theatre, Santa Barbara, CA Bradley Cooper, born in Philadelphia, is an acclaimed actor, filmmaker, writer, and producer. A nine-time Oscar nominee, Grammy winner, and...
The Palm Springs International Film Awards has announced that Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell are the recipients of the Chairman’s Award for their critically acclaimed song “What Was I Made For?” from Greta Gerwig’s acclaimed, record-breaking film Barbie. The song has been nominated for five GRAMMY® Awards and received Best Original Song Golden Globe and Critics Choice Awards nomina...
The Palm Springs International Film Awards has announced that Colman Domingo is the recipient of the Spotlight Award, Actor for his performance in Rustin. The Film Awards will take place on January 4, 2024, at the Palm Springs Convention Center, with the festival running through January 15, 2024. The event will be sponsored by Entertainment Tonight and IHG Hotels & Resorts. “In Rustin, Colman Domingo demonstrates his impressive talents bringing to life civil rights activis...
It is our pleasure to welcome Thierry Frémaux, the General Delegate of the Festival de Cannes and General Director of Institut Lumière, to Göteborg for an engaging on-stage conversation. Together with director Ruben Östlund, Göteborg Film Festival’s Honorary President and two-time Palme d'Or recipient, they will delve into the exclusive talk about the current cinematic landscape and film festivals, exploring their past, present, and future. ...
Greta Gerwig © Ben Rayner Following a year in which she beat every record with her film Barbie, the American director, screenwriter, and actress Greta Gerwig is to preside over the feature film Competition Jury of the 77th Cannes Film Festival, which takes place May 14 – 25 2024. A heroine of our modern times, Greta Gerwig shakes up the status quo between a highly codified cinema industry and an era that is demanding greater expansiveness. And she’s a cinephile. &l...
EoY (End of Year) is true to its name: December 31st, 2023 (Midnight PST)
Early Deadline: January 26th, 2024 (Midnight PST)
Regular Deadline: March 29th, 2024 (Midnight PST)
Late Deadline: April 5th, 2024 (Midnight PST)
The Golden Trailer Awards is the award show honoring the best in feature film previews and global marketing. The show is an audio visual extravaganza of non-stop entertainment and adrenaline-pumping fun. Packing a year’s worth of explosions, laughs, surprises and hit music into a fast and furious thrill ride, the press has dubbed the GTA’s “the Academy Awards for the short attention span.”
Taking only 90 minutes to roll through 17 categories ranging from Best Drama to the Golden Fleece, the Golden Trailer Awards is as diverse and exciting as the art form to which it pays homage.
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New York Festivals TV & Film Awards honors content in all lengths and forms from over 50 countries. Embracing all aspects of the Television and Film industries, categories mirror today's global trends and encourage the next generation of story-tellers by recognizing innovators in our 14 Category Groups: News Program, News Reports/Feature, Sports Program, Documentary, Entertainment Program, Entertainment Special, Craft Program, Promotion/Open & ID, Craft Promotion/Open & ID, Streaming, Student, Films, Corporate Image, and Craft Films/Productions.
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The Global Entertainment Awards honour the role marketing and promotion play in powering the entertainment industry. We celebrate the creative people around the world whose work drives us to want, play, watch and listen to entertainment.
7 Regions. 4 Consumer Entertainment Markets.
26 Awards Categories. Pricing
Early Bird Entry Deadline 31 December 2023.
Regional Winners announced February 2024.
Global Entertainment Awards Winners announced March 2024.
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Extended Deadline December 29, 2023
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Event Date April 23 – 27 2024
Submissions end December 31st, 2023, submit through filmfreeway.com, or through the festivals website, myrtlebeachfilmfestival.com
Selected by Movie Maker Magazine as one of the top 25 film festivals worth the submission, one of the top festivals in the world by Film international and touted by many as one of the most important independent film festivals in the circuit. We are passionate about film and it shows!
The MBIFF screens projects in a multi-million dollar theater, housing state of the art technology.
We look forward to viewing your film /project!
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Home of the NYC Indie Awards the festival aims to discover the Artist Filmmaker, showcasing them to the entertainment industry and the NYC public. All NYCIndieFF screenings take place in the historic center of NYC, Time Square which is the perfect home for an event geared toward creating incredible opportunities for independent voices.
NYCIndieFF honors the Best in Category which includes Best Narrative Feature, Best Documentary, Best Short Documentary, Best Short Narrative, Best Super Short, Best Covid Diaries, as well as Best Director and Best Screenplay.
New York City Independent Film Festival (NYCIndieFF) will hold a physical festival this year. We will celebrate the Independent Filmmaker, documentaries, short and feature-length films and animation. Whether a submission is comedic, dramatic, or something in between, The NYCIndieFF is eager to embrace fresh ideas and storytelling.
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RANKED AS ONE OF THE TOP 50 FILM FESTIVALS WORTH THE SUBMISSION FEE BY MOVIEMAKER MAGAZINE AND ONE OF THE TOP REVIEWED ON FilmFreeway, JDIFF is known for its networking opportunities, best communication, quaint location, great programming, friendly staff & volunteers, inquisitive audience, multiple screening opportunities, workshops, panels, amazing events and parties and so much more! And most importantly, lots of FREE FOOD in our filmmaker lounge, where many friendships and collaborations have been made.
JDIFF is ALL about the independent filmmaker and is truly geared for the best experience!
Our final nominees are judged by our Jury members of Film professionals, such as Directors, Producers, Critics, Director of Photography, etc and choose the final winner of each category.
JDIFF acknowledges emerging filmmakers from around the world and is committed to bringing world class entertainment to the heart of the midwest.
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The 6th annual
French Riviera Film Festival (FRFF) will recognize and celebrate short-form content created for film, television, Web and all digital platforms. In the glamorous South of France setting, FRFF invites filmmakers from around the globe to participate in the two-day festival that includes screenings, awards ceremony, and closing gala party. FRFF will place the spotlight on the best short-form filmed content during the time period of the annual Festival de Cannes. A prestigious jury panel will select Best Drama Short, Best Comedy Short, Best Documentary Short, Best Animation Short, Best Experimental Short, Best Lifestyle Short, Best Fashion Short, Best Music Video, Best Female Filmmaker Award, Best Director Award, Best Actor Award, Best Actress Award, Best Activism Short, Best Micro Short Award, Industry Excellence Award, and Lifetime Achievement Awards . Attendees and participants will include filmmakers, industry executives, celebrities, media, and influencers.
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Social impact documentary on evolutionary biologist Robert Travis, 1h:12 minutes USA December 2023
Wild Genius portrays the exceptional life, career and mental health challenges of living legend Robert Trivers, the evolutionary biologist TIME magazine named as “one of the greatest scientists of the 20th Century”. Harvard psychologist and best selling Author, Steven Pinker calls him “an under-appreciated genius, and one of history’s greatest thinkers in the analysis of behavior and emotion.” An advocate for civil rights, Trivers’ straightforward logic makes an empowering case: understanding our evolutionary past isn't a life sentence but a liberating force. Wild Genius is an entertaining and intellectual odyssey that challenges us to confront our evolutionary roots and societal taboos, daring us to think differently about ourselves and our place in the natural world. This isn't just the story of a groundbreaking scientist; it's an invitation to transform our understanding of life itself. We have the cognitive tools to know ourselves better and, by extension, to make a better world.
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Maya by Julia Verdin
USA 2023 1hour 44 minutes written and directed by Julia Verdin
Teenage Maya is raised in a household stricken by her father’s abandonment.
Maya makes the wrong encounter on social media and meets Ray a handsome stranger she falls for: he encourages Maya to run away from home...she ends up being set up for appointments with Ray’s “clients” until Police finds her. Can Maya's mother help her get back on her feet, or will Maya be forever lost to the dark world she has fallen prey to?
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Through the real-life experience of several transgender youth and expert interviews, this docudrama provides an uncensored look into the forces behind this movement and reveals untold stories you have never heard.
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Some who took vaccine with the noblest of intentions experienced unexpected debilitating aftereffects. Instead of compassion, they were met with skepticism; instead of being helped they were shunned; instead of being heard, they were silenced. Join us as we bring their stories out of the shadows so they can be heard and seen and no longer alone.
And yet nobody's coming to the rescue of truth?
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2023 USA 96 minutes
Rear View Cataclysm is the story of two brothers and an ex-girlfriend who try to recapture the love and passion and of their past. Edison is trapped in a toxic marriage and invites down-on-his-luck brother, Blake (Jason Liebrecht), to a popular local music festival. Broke and depressed, Blake agrees, not realizing that Edison has also invited Mazie (Caroline Ducey), his ex-girlfriend. No one can predict the course of desire, reconciliation and regret that unfolds. Set against the barren landscapes of rural Texas and featuring the hypnotic sounds of Grouper and Govinda along with Punk Rock Bands Zounds and The Jesus Lizard, Rear View Cataclysm is a feast for the heart and senses.
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Greta Gerwig © Ben Rayner Après une année 2023 où elle aura battu tous les records avec son film Barbie, la cinéaste, scénariste et actrice américaine Greta Gerwig présidera le Jury du 77e Festival de Cannes, qui se tiendra du 14 au 25 mai 2024. Héroïne de nos temps modernes, Greta Gerwig bouscule les lignes d’une industrie cinématographique codifiée et d’une époque à questionner...
LES SOCIÉTÉS CONCOURANT POUR LES PRIX CÉSAR & TECHNIQUES 2024 Ce lundi 11 décembre 2023, le Comité Industries Techniques de l’Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma a validé les entreprises françaises de prestations techniques pour le cinéma qui vont concourir pour le Trophée César & Techniques 2024 ainsi que celles qui vont concourir pour le Prix de l’Innovation Césa...
Alors que la 24ème édition de l'Arras Film Festival se clôturait il y a quelques semaines, c'est maintenant l'année 2023 qui touche à sa fin. Le moment idéal pour vous renouveler nos remerciements et vous souhaiter de belles fêtes de fin d'année ! ...
Le Festival Ciné Junior, le plus important festival international de Cinéma Jeunes Publics de France, est heureux de vous dévoiler la compétition de sa 34ème édition, qui aura lieu du 24 janvier au 6 février 2024 dans 60 lieux partenaires (salles de cinémas, médiathèques, musée , centres culturels, maisons pour tous) répartis dans 27 villes du Val-de-Marne et 15 villes e...
12-16 décembre 2023 PRIX DU JURY LONGS MÉTRAGES ...
À l'occasion de cette édition anniversaire, du 1er au 6 avril 2024, le Festival international Music & Cinema Marseille a l’immense plaisir de s’associer à l'illustrateur Martin Carrese pour une affiche conçue comme une invitation cinématographique : « Le cadre, le décor et la composition aspirent le regard pour mieux embarquer le public dans l’expérience du Festival. Chaque anné...
Les belles lettres laissent des traces que les metteurs en scène empruntent pour des noces chimiques. Les livres sédentarisent le verbe et deviennent mémoire quand le filmage incarne et enfante ; alors s’accouplent dans un mouvement de cinéma l’art littéraire et l’art pictural. A Gérardmer, nous sommes les témoins de ce mariage pour le meilleur et pour le pire. Cet hommage, inclua...
