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     AFM 2024 runs November 5 -10, 2024 in Las Vegas Filmfestivals.com will be covering AFM 2024  (45th edition) with dailies and newsletters.  Take center stage....   We would like to contribute to your success in AFM YES WE CAN... ...

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The Bulletin Board ANNOUNCEMENTS / CALL FOR ENTRIES recommended by filmfestivals.com: BE ON IT!       Martha’s Vineyard International Film Festival September 2 – 7, 2025 July 1, 2025: Regular Deadline July 15, 2025: Late Deadline The Martha's Vineyard International Film Festival is consistently recognized as one o...

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Background and Perspectives on Film Festival Consulting for your films

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...

Research the 272 AFM Sales & Production Exhibiting Companies

The global independent industry will all convene in Santa Monica in just a few weeks for AFM23 with hundreds of productions, sales, distribution and buying companies from 70 countries registered. Over 230 companies – from A24 to XYZ - as well as international umbrella stands are set to exhibit - with more still being added. To find out more about the Exhibitors coming to AFM, click on the company’s name on the exhibitor list and you’ll be taken to their profile on The Film Ca...

Welcome to the Future of Film Finance with FilmHedge

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...

Video Interview with Pascal Diot, head of Venice Production Bridge

Filmfestivals.com partner of Venice Production Bridge sat down with the Pascal Diot who shared with our audience a few practical facts and figures on the Market which he has created 6 years ago. ...

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Do not heistate to contact me with questions, I will be happy to brainstorm with you. We are the leading network for film and festivals, established in 1995, with 380 000 unique visitors every month, a subscribers base of 161 000 registered users. Furthermore my experience in marketing film (200 film launched wordwide) can be of some assistance. Check the online store for Pro Services for the Film Festival Community. Promote your Festival (Bulletin Board), your Film (Showcase)...

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...

Better World Fund Gala to Host Cannes' First Global Red Carpet Livestream with Surprise A-List Reveal

Tonight at 7PM.  The Better World Fund Gala Is Set To Make History CLICK HERE TO WATCH Livestream Access:  Hosting the first-ever interactive global red carpet Live stream powered by TikTok, YouTube, and Instagram.   The gala will feature a dazzling celebrity lineup, including Kevin Spacey, Rosanna Arquette, Julia Ormond, Spike Lee, and the cast of The Awakening Movie. Adding to the mystery and glamo...

Next Step Prize 2025 | Semaine de la Critique

Next Step Prize 2025 THE LAST TEARS OF THE DECEASED | Beza Hailu Lemma Since 2014, La Semaine de la Critique has been supporting talented short film directors who have presented a short film at La Semaine de la Critique towards making their first feature through the Next Step programme. After presenting their short film in Cannes, filmmakers are invited to come in December to Moulin d'Andé and then to Paris for our workshop. For a whole week, inte...

Daily for Cannes May 21st

THE HISTORY OF SOUND and AFFEKSJONSVERDI.        COMPÉTITION (SÉLECTION OFFICIELLE) FUORI by MARIO MARTONE at 8:30 (runtime 1h55) Rome, 1980. After the magnum opus The Art of Joy she has been working on for a decade is rejected by the Italian publishing world, writer Goliarda Sapienza ends up in prison for stealing jewelry, but the encounter with some young inmates turns out to be a life-changing experience. After their release and over the ...

Exploring China's New Billion-Dollar Film Boom - Cannes 2025

Today on the Marché main stage, Silvia Wong of Screen International spoke with Cedric Behrel (Executive Director and Co-founder, Trinity Film CineAsia), Chen Sicheng (Director/Screenwriter/Actor/Executive Producer), and Chen Yu (Screenwriter/Director, Professor of Peking University) to discuss the current cinema market in China and how it is continually one the #1 market for cinema worldwide. The host opened the panel with a message to the world: The Chinese government supports its film...

Actress Nora Armani honored with The GOLDEN KIRK awarded by Associated Artists

Actress Nora Armani is the recipient of the GOLDEN KIRK (Le Prix KIRK d’OR) awarded by Associated Artists and its president Régis Raffi Bakian. The Golden KIRK Award was given to Armani for her commitment to social cinema. Le Prix KIRK (The KIRK Award for excellence in Armenian Cinema) and the Le Prix KIRK d’OR (The Golden KIRK) were awarded at the Cannes Film Festival Marché du Film on May 17, 2025, at the Pan-Armenian Federation of Film...

Cannes Forever ! Forever Denzel !

Paul Pogba one of France top football players Cannes 2025 will be my 46 th Anniversary Cannes film Festival ;-) ALOHA PICTURES © Winner First Price Photographer's Award Cannes Film Festival Images Collection by  Alan Schoenauer Carlotti  & Patrick Mascaraque © ALOHA PICTURES © Reproductions interdites All rights reserved 70TH EVENT - 28.05.17  Photographer's Award - The ultimate photo In celeb...

Eli Roth, Christopher Woodrow, and Veronica Ferres Host Inaugural Luncheon in honor of Iris Knobloch and Helen Hoehne

On Monday, May 19th Founder of The Horror Section Eli Roth, Founder of Media Capital Technologies Christopher Woodrow, and Founder of Construction Film, Veronica Ferres, hosted an exclusive luncheon at a private estate in Biot, France, for the festival’s 78th year,  in honor of the President of the Festival de Cannes Iris Knobloch, and also honoring President of Golden Globes, Helen Hoehne. Guest notables such as Jameela Jamil, Barbara Palvin, Dylan Sprouse, ...

Hot Ticket - Fuori - May 20

Italian director Mario Martone brings the next major competition film to premiere at Cannes this season: Fuori. The Fuori synopsis from Cannes reads: “Rome, 1980. After the magnum opus, The Art of Joy, she has been working on for a decade is rejected by the Italian publishing world, writer Goliarda Sapienza ends up in prison for stealing jewelry, but the encounter with some young inmates turns out to be a life-changing experience. After their release and over the course of a sweltering s...

The Cannes Festival & Market Beat Volume 4

Cannes Marché du Film & Festival NEWSLETTER Take center stage in Cannes, blast your press releases and invites EMAIL US  : bruno@filmfestivals.com Take center stage in Cannes, blast your press releases and invites, let us shoot and promote for you...   We produce The Cannes Dailies delivering News, Glamour, Biz and Buzz. The Cannes Market Dailies and 8 Cannes Newsletters :     “...

VIDEO tour at Immersive competition in Cannes year two

Launched in 2024, the Immersive Competition highlights the most exceptional immersive, collective, and interactive works that incorporate cutting-edge technologies such as VR, AR, artificial intelligence, and video mapping. These innovative experiences immerse audiences in narratives that transport them across time, space, and into uncharted realms of artistic expression. With the support of the CNC (French National Centre of Cinema), the Immersive Competition aims to establish...

Linjee Huang Interviewed in Cannes for Hidden Flavor

Bruno Chatelin, filmfestivals.com founder spoke in Cannes with   Linjee Huang about her new short film which played in Cannes.     ...

VIDEO Charlotte Gainsbourg | Kering’s Women In Motion Talk

As part of Kering’s Women In Motion program taking place at the Cannes Film Festival 2025, we were thrilled to welcome Charlotte Gainsbourg. ...

VIDEO Nicole Kidman at Kering Women in Motion Talk

Launched in 2015 by Kering, in partnership with the Festival de Cannes, the Women In Motion program shines a light on women in cinema. Guided by an ambition to shift perspectives, this year sees Women In Motion celebrate 10 years of commitment and initiatives to champion gender equality in arts and culture. ...

Two red carpet looks from Natalie Portman at 78th Cannes Film Festival

Beloved actress Natalie Portman walks the Cannes FIlm Festival red carpet in two stunning looks, this time the star is stepping into her role as film producer.   Natalie Portman, all pictures are curtesy of Laurent Hou. Natalie Portman, all pictures are curtesy of Laurent Hou.   Natalie Portman with team, all pictures are curtesy of Laurent Hou. Natalie Portman, all pictures are curtesy of Laurent Hou. \ Natalie Portman, all pictures are curtesy of Laurent Hou. ...
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