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The Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film (ITFS) offers new highlights for audiences and the industry: The award ceremony will be moved forward by one day and the feature film competition AniMovie will now focus more on family and adult films. The Animation Production Days (APD) record a new peak in submissions with 103 projects. Both events are linked by the country focus on Switzerland. Further innovations and programme highlights were presented at a press conference in Stuttgart...
The annual Beverly Hills Film Festival® (BHFF) opened their 25th Anniversary on Tuesday April 1, 2025 with a full house and over 265 red carpet attendees, including filmmakers, cast & crews and special VIP guests. One was especially missed from tonight’s event.
“It was a shock to find this out. We had just confirmed Val to attend the West Coast Premiere of American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective this past weekend,” shares Nino Simone, Foun...
We have extended the deadline for the documentary series projects that want to join the Ex Oriente Film Documentary Laboratory 2025! This prestigious training program, organized by the Institute of the Documentary Film, supports the development of creative documentary series projects from Central and Eastern Europe.
About the Ex Oriente Documentary Laboratory 2025 for series
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Filmmakers Norm Coyne, Kate Kroll, and acclaimed actor Edward James Olmos have teamed up to bring Good to Be Seen to life—a powerful documentary about Battlestar Galactica star Michael Hogan’s remarkable journey back to the stage after a life-altering accident left him brain-injured, paralyzed, and partially blind.
The inspiring story of actor and Battlestar Galactica star Michael Hogan is set to begin filming in 2025. The documentary chronicles his jo...
Six new works to premiere from 28 September
This autumn, celebrated Scottish performer, artist, and fashion icon Tilda Swinton is developing the exhibition Tilda Swinton – Ongoing exclusively for Eye Filmmuseum. Collaborating with esteemed figures from film and art - whom she considers close friends - she is creating six new works for the show together with Luca Guadagnino, Joanna Hogg, Jim Jarmusch, Olivier Saillard, Tim Walker and Apichatpong Weerasethakul. She also present...
CANNESERIES SEASON 8 UNVEILS ITS SELECTION
Norman Reedus, Louise Bourgoin, Nicola Coughlan, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Laura Smet, Marie Colomb, Sergio Agüero, Eric Rochant, Manu Payet, Fauve Hautot, Beau Willimon, Sam Claflin, Josh Holloway, Guillaume Labbé, Bille August, Ana Girardot, Lee Soohyuk, César Domboy, Marie Gillain, William Lebghil, Ruben Alves, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson are among the guests at the festival.
28 World Premieres, 8 International Premi...
ILLUMINATE stands at the forefront of the conscious film movement, dedicated to inspiring lasting personal and planetary transformation through the power of visual storytelling. As the world's premier showcase for films that unite and uplift us, we curate a profound experience that goes beyond entertainment—it's a journey of individual and collective awakening.
We're thrilled to unveil our 2025 festival theme—Looking Through the Lens of Love. This theme explores the tr...
The 12th annual edition of SR Socially Relevant Film Festival NY 2025 wrapped on Sunday with an Awards Closing Night. During this event, multiple awards were given to talented filmmakers, and a Cinematic Achievement Honor Award was presented to Anora's co-star, Karren Karagulian.
Photo: Honor Awardee Karren Karagulian with Nora Armani
The 12th Edition of the SR Socially Relevant™ Film Festival in-person section closed on March 16 at the Tenri...
The Diepsloot and Maspala communities are set to come together to celebrate a milestone and explore future aspirations through the power of film. The Diepsloot @30: Future Aspirations Screenings will take place on March 27th in Diepsloot Ext 2 and March 28th at the Northern Farm Hall, Maspala.
This exciting event is made possible with the support of the Gauteng Film Commission (GFC), which aims to promote and develop the film industry in the Gauteng province.
The f...
Devour! The Food Film Fest is back for its 15th anniversary, and this year, we’re bringing Montréal’s world-famous culinary scene to Wolfville! From October 20-26, 2025, prepare for a week-long celebration of food, film, and flavour featuring Michelin-starred chefs, award-winning filmmakers, and exciting new talent. In addition to our galas, culinary workshops and films, we have added three new events and will showcase Montreal musicians throughout this year’...
Following the strategic groundwork laid at the National Arts Advocacy Summit – Davos in the Desert, The Creative Coalition is heading to Capitol Hill on April 25, 2025, for their annual Right To Bear Arts Day, making the case that investing in the arts fuel's economic growth, job creation, and thriving local communities. The Arts Advocacy Summit convened 50 top thought leaders from the arts and business sectors—including C-suite executives, policymakers, actors, musicians, medi...
THE 44th ISTANBUL FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES OFFICIAL SELECTIONS AND AWARDS
11-22 April 2025
Organised by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV), the Istanbul Film Festival is set to return from 11 to 22 April 2025. The festival, sponsored by N Kolay, once again brings together pioneering filmmakers whose stories and styles are redefining today's cinema.
Marking its 44th year, the Istanbul Film Festival is a remarkable celebration of cinema, showcasing a wide ...
Good bye Hunter rest in peace, it has been a very long and fun partnership and I have been very happy to serve as Advisory Board Member with you and your team!
We sadly join all WorldFest friends bidding a fond farewell to its founding director Hunter Todd.
Bruno Chatelin filmfestivals.com founder and team.
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Forty-nine films from 30 countries comprise the 27th annual Full Frame Documentary Film Festival lineup. The festival runs April 3-6, 2025, in downtown Durham, North Carolina.
Film still from MISTRESS DISPELLER.
In the NEW DOCS category, 20 features and 15 short films will compete for nine juried awards totaling $45,000 in cash prizes. Full Frame is an Academy Award®–qualifying festival for Documentary Film Short Subject. Festival award winners will be announced at the a...
The programme of the 56th edition is now online! We are delighted to unveil a rich programme of 154 films from 57 different countries. The 129 new films on show include 88 world premieres and 12 international premieres. Once again, audiences will have the opportunity to dive into non-fiction cinema, through a rich and diverse range of forms, approaches and subjectivities, offering multiple perspectives on reality and its narratives.
Visions du Réel thus confirms its p...
Hope Studios' Fredrik Wikström Nicastro & Robin Sharma
European film studio Hope Studios, led by veteran producer Fredrik Wikström Nicastro, is setting up a feature adaptation of Robin Sharma’s The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari, the internationally bestselling book about a life-changing journey, filled with powerful life lessons that teach us how to abandon consumerism in order to live life to the full and discover lasting ...
The Palm Springs International ShortFest, one of the largest showcases of short-form cinema in North America, will return for its 31st-edition this year from June 24-30, 2025. Sponsored by the City of Palm Springs, this year’s ShortFest will be presented at the Festival Theaters in Palm Springs. In addition to screenings, the ShortFest Forum will occur with classes and panels featuring industry representatives, filmmakers, and additional guests. The ShortFest Awards and cash prizes wo...
BERGAMO FILM MEETING International Film Festival 43rd edition, March 8 - 16, 2025
43rd EDITION – THE WINNERS
Gina - Ulrike Kofler
Gina by Ulrike Kofler (Austria, 2024) is the winner of the main competition Mostra Concorso of the 43nd edition of Bergamo Film Meeting. Chosen by the audience, the film will receive the Bergamo Film Meeting Prize, worth 5,000 €. The international jury, composed of Dániel Hev&eacu...
For the first time, a country is being highlighted as part of the Professional Platform. We've called this new approach the ‘Fil Rouge’ (Red Thread) because it runs through all the components of the Professional Platform, enabling visitors to discover the different aspects of the audiovisual and cinematographic landscape. The festival's professional approach is complemented by a focus on the presence of home-grown productions, to showcase the weal...
The marketing and promotion creatives working on hit film, TV and games had their moment in the sun at the fourth Global Entertainment Awards over the weekend.
The awards, held in the Algarve, Portugal, recognize work across film, TV, games and streaming.
Brazilian broadcaster Globo’s trailer for its coverage of the Olympic Games won Best Trailer in the TV sec...
The 29th Sofia International Film Festival (SIFF) is welcoming its audience from March 13 to 31, 2025. The preliminary program kicks off on March 10 at the Czech Cultural Center with a retrospective of one of the festival’s special guests – Bohdan Sláma. The SIFF program in Sofia continues until April 4.
The festival is organized by Art Fest under the patronage of the Sofia Municipality, with the support of the Ministry of Culture, the Bulgaria...
From Afghanistan to the Philippines through to Slovenia: the nominations for the International Feature Film Competition 2025
42nd IFFF Dortmund+Köln, 1 – 6 April 2025
Just ahead of International Women’s Day this Saturday, we present the line-up for our International Feature Film Competition for women directors. Black comedies, biting satires and surreal dramas covering topics ranging from family and gentrification to turbo-capitalism. Unexpected angles ...
