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    AFM 2023 runs October 31- November 5, 2023 Filmfestivals.com will be covering AFM 2023  (44 th edition) in person with dailies and newsletters.  Take center stage....   We would like to contribute to your success in AFM YES WE CAN... ...

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Enter before 31 December 2023 for big early bird entry discounts. Dear creatives of the world, You work hard. Having the talent to create something that gets into the heads of an audience and changes their behaviour is a high value skill. A skill that powers the entertainment industry worldwide. The Global Entertainment Awards gives you, the creative, a voice. Exposure of your work, story and potential. And brings your name or brand to the attention of esteemed judges and...

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FILMHEDGE: A MODERN ALTERNATIVE TO MEDIA FINANCE BANKS FilmHedge simplifies the application and funding process to secure up to $10M for qualified film and television products. Media finance is just one click away. APPLY HERE   Official sponsor of the Producers Network The Producers Network is the go-to place for producers seeking to make the most out of their time in Cannes. Launched 16 years ago, the Producers Network welcomes more than 400 producers f...

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Poster signed by Arnold for Bruno Chatelin as a thank you token of fantastic Box Office records in France   I have been working with film festivals and helping filmmakers for the past 20 years in various capacities. There was only one big lesson I learnt in festivals: Cannes can work miracles for you, if you do the right thing with the right people : dare, work hard and be creative in each of your actions. HERE IS THE DETAILED STORY OF A 40M $ HANDSHAKE TO ME FOLLOWING OUR SUCCESS...

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Trailer for Pseudonym, for festival consideration

Synopsis:  Alex is a divorced father, a stressed executive. His daily routine is work, work, work. Tonight he's in a hurry, he's due to meet a beautiful young stranger... who contacted him via the internet. But this blind date will flip him into a downward spiral and disrupt forever the course of his life.  Thriller, 75 min., Scope, Dolby 5.1  Directed by Thierry Sebban  Starring: Simon Abkarian, Igor Skreblin, Perrine Tourneux...

19th Myrtle Beach International Film Festival (April 23 - 27, 2024) calling for entry

  Call for entry MBIFF 19th now open     Submissions begin June 16, 2023   Earlybird Deadline October 6   Regular Deadline  November 17   Late Deadline December 8   Extended Deadline December 29, 2023   Notifications March 8, 2024   Event Date April 23 – 27  2024 SUBMIT I Website I Profile on filmfestivals.com I  Email contact I Facebook I&n...

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16th NYC Independent Film Festival  June 5-8, 2024   August 31, 2023 Earlybird Deadline November 30, 2023 Regular Deadline January 15, 2024 Late Deadline February 15, 2024 Extended Deadline 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...

Submissions open for the Julien Dubuque Film Festival: April 24 – 28, 2024

Regular Deadline: January 8, 2024 January 22, 2024 Late Deadline February 1, 2024 Extended Deadline   We are now accepting submissions for the 2024 Julien Dubuque Film Festival and awarding over $35,000! You can submit your film via filmfreeway, or contact us for more information. Watch the 2023 AWARDS CEREMONY Highlights Video by filmfestivals.com   The JDIFF Video Channel: ambiance and interviews Emai...

Call for entry for the 19th Myrtle Beach International Film Festival (April 23-27, 2024)

Submission Deadlines for MBIFF 19 Earlybird Deadline October 6 Regular Deadline  November 17 Late Deadline December 8 Extended Deadline December 29, 2023 Notifications March 8, 2024 Event Date April 23 – 27  2024 The MBIFF is a World Class Event. 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 ...

Denver Film Festival : The Program is Finally Here

  The program for the 46th Denver Film Festival is now live and ready for your exploration. With a captivating lineup of films, engaging panels, and unforgettable cinematic experiences, this year's festival will be a celebration of storytelling like no other. Dive in below to discover the incredible array of films and events at DFF46! Critically acclaimed AMERICAN FICTION, I.S.S, MAXINE'S BABY: THE TYLER PERRY STORY, THE BOY AND THE HERON, LA CHIM...

Shortlist Announced for the Big Screen Awards

  Congratulations to our 2023 shortlist! Following a record number of submissions for this year's Big Screen Awards we are delighted to announce the 2023 shortlist! The exceptionally high calibre of entries showcases the very best of the UK cinema industry across marketing, distribution, publicity and exhibition teams/companies.  See the list of shortlisted entries by clicking the button below.  THE NOMINEES   Join us at the awards ceremony on 23 Novemb...

Naples International Film Festival announces lineup of films and events for 15th Anniversary edition

      R.J. Daniel Hanna’s cycling drama Hard Miles to be the Opening Night film selection and NIFF closes with Steven Spielberg’s E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial accompanied live by the Naples Philharmonic   Haroula Rose’s All Happy Families, Shaun Dozier’s  The Problem of the Hero and Vivian Kerr’s Scrap compete for the Narrative Feature Juried Prize   Miranda Yousef’s ...

STARS OVER VENICE WITH VARIETY AT DANIELI, THE GOLDEN GLOBES IN VENICE AND THE NEOM FUTURE FOR CHANGE CITY

  from the left: Claudio Staderini,Cynthia Littleton, Ramin Setoodeh, Damien Chazelle, Roberto Barbera and Eric Legendre The magazine Variety (www.variety,com) was omnipresent at the 80th Venice Film Festival edition 29.08-09.10 hosting or co-hosting four events. I attended three of them, invited by Eric Legendre, Managing Director, International, Variety and his wife, the sophisticated fashion designer Muzy Burton (www.muzyB.com). The most anticipated event is always the pre-opening p...

Welcome the Miami Film Festival's new Executive Director, James Woolley

  WELCOME JAMES WOOLLEY, NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE MIAMI FILM FESTIVAL!   As the Miami Film Festival (MFF) celebrated its 40th anniversary earlier this year and prepares for the upcoming 10th anniversary of its GEMS festival, taking place Nov. 2-5, 2023, we are excited to welcome the Festival's new Executive Director, James Woolley. “I am excited about this opportunity to lead the acclaimed Miami Film Festival, an institution I highly admire,” Woo...

Wanted: Only the best documentaries and shorts. Call for entries for 64th Krakow Film Festival now open

  With the beginning of October, the call for films for the 64th Krakow Film Festival has started. The organisers and selectors are eagerly awaiting short films and documentaries from all over the world. From among several thousand entries, approximately 200 of the most interesting titles are going to make it to be shown in Kraków's cinemas to festival audience in late May and early June – and online throughout Poland. To us, beginning the process of accepting sub...

The Festival des 3 Continents is back in 2023 for its 45th edition from November 24 to December 3

45th EDITION OF THE FESTIVAL DES 3 CONTINENTS – KEY EVENTS   The Festival des 3 Continents is back in 2023 for its 45th edition from November 24 to December 3, with screenings in Nantes and in cinemas across the Loire-Atlantique region.   This international event will take place over 10 days, bookended by two weekends.   A wide range of dramas and documentaries from Africa, Latin America, and Asia will be presented in a programme of some 90 feature films, m...

Unveiling our 10th Miami Film Festival GEMS lineup!

    GEMS will feature 26 films from 14 countries, opening with the Mexican drama “Radical.” Four Centerpiece Screenings – the survivalist thriller “Society of the Snow,” the animated feature “The Boy and the Heron,” provocative comedy “American Fiction” and psychological thriller drama “Saltburn”– leading to the closing night feature, “The Holdovers,” a comedy-drama by Alexander Payne starri...

Amplify Pictures has announced a production and financing partnership with Folk Productions

Emmy Award-winning Amplify Pictures has announced a production and financing partnership with multiple Tony Award-winning Broadway producing team, Eric Kuhn and Tre’ Scott’s recently formed Folk Productions. The announcement came today from Amplify’s Joe Lewis, CEO of the independent content studio behind HBO’s Emmy-winning series “100 Foot Wave.” The new collaboration brings together both organizations’ extensive experience in producing and financing ...

STARS OVER VENICE WITH VARIETY AT DANIELI, THE GOLDEN GLOBES IN VENICE AND THE NEOM FUTURE FOR CHANGE CITY

with Damien Chazelle at the Variety party The magazine Variety (www.variety,com) was omnipresent at the 80th Venice Film Festival edition 29.08-09.10 hosting or co-hosting four events. I attended three of them, invited by Eric Legendre, Managing Director, International, Variety and his wife, the sophisticated fashion designer Muzy Burton (www.muzyB.com).     from the left: Claudio Staderini,Cynthia Littleton, Ramin Setoodeh, Damien Chazelle, Roberto Barbera and Eric Legendre T...

Interview with Italian American Producer, Actor, Writer Enzo Zelocchi

Enzo Ashford Zelocchi was born in Rimini, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. Raised predominantly between the United States and Italy with family also located in England and France, he is of Italian, British, Spanish, French, Asian, and Jewish descent. Enzo pursued higher education in Italy, graduating with a degree in accounting from a private international school in Rome before relocating to Milan to study marketing, media strategy, and public relations at the private university IULM, alongside the Stan...

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