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THE FESTIVAL BEAT ! N°1000 and 46THE FESTIVAL BEAT MAKER ! SHARING MOTION AND EMOTION SINCE 1995Weekly newsletter N°1043 // 1044 Documenting the festivals experience since 1995, reaching over 166 000 subscribers.
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With other 11 000 festivals worldwide which we cover: no wonder we have reached the '1000' mark for our newsletters count. We proudly share our knowledge of the circuit with our community and really hope our audience ENJOY THE EXPERIENCE. In case you missed any of these 1000+ newsletters ... you ll find them all here. > SANTA BARBARA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL IN FOCUS WITH VIDEO INTERVIEWS AND DAILIESVideo: red carpet Interviews on SBIFF 2023 MIRANDA'S VICTIM opening night![]()
SBIFF 2023 kicked off on Opening Night Wednesday, February 8 with the WORLD Premiere of MIRANDA’S VICTIM. Directed by Michelle Danner and starring Abigail Breslin, Ryan Phillippe, Luke Wilson, Donald Sutherland, Mireille Enos and Andy Garcia. It’s 1963 when eighteen-year-old Patricia “Trish” Weir is kidnapped and brutally raped at knife-point. Committed to putting Ernesto Miranda in prison, Trish’s life is destroyed by America’s legal system as she trig...
SBIFF23 Interview with the director of Ibiza Blue (La Corriente)![]()
IBIZA BLUE (LA CORRIENTE) Interview with Director: Jesús Lloveras July 2020. The lives of three young professionals intertwine in the post-pandemic Ibiza of confinement where they will try to overcome their personal tragedies, rediscover themselves and move on. By Emmanuel Itier Such a charming tour de force put with grace by actor/director maestro Jesús Lloveras. You will find yourself suck into the vortex of love and the desire to connection with this splendid br...
SBIFF23 Interview with the director of 'Who are the Marcuses'![]()
WHO ARE THE MARCUSES? Santa Barbara Film Festival Interview with Director Matthew Mishory. By Emmanuel Itier Q: Tell us about the inspiration and the motivation to put together this fascinating and inspiring Documentary. Matthew: Even so this was a movie that came to me as a work for hire it had subject matter I had thought about and that were of interest to me. Mark Bennett, who is the executive producer put this project together and I couldn&rs...
VIDEO Red Carpet Interviews Outstanding Performer of the Year Award, Presented by Manitou Fund SBIFF 23![]()
Arlington theater opening. A very successful night No ordinary Campaign Run, By Alex Prager Writer, Director, Producer JUNGLEFOWL Black Carper Film8 Dancing with Mom Trish Neufel Director John Ritchie Executive Producer ...
THE QUIET GIRL wins ADL Stand Up Award at SBIFF![]()
SBIFF's partner ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) of Santa Barbara/Tri-Counties announced today that it has awarded its ADL Stand Up Award to the feature film The Quiet Girl, a touching fictional drama about a young girl sent by a dysfunctional family to stay with foster parents. A jury of local ADL staff and supporters annually present t...
SBIFF Interview with the director of "Are you awake?"![]()
ARE YOU AWAKE? Santa Barbara Film Festival 2023 Gabriel Caste’s latest short film Are You Awake hadits world premiere at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival. Interview with Director: Gabriel Caste by Emmanuel Itier - Santa Barbara 2023 Where does this film comes from and what were your intention with it? Gabriel: Well for context, Are You Awake? is a psychological thriller film following a woman who’s job is to wake pe...
Superb roster of panelists at Santa Barbara Festival![]()
Writers Panel Daniels (Everything Everywhere All at Once) Todd Field (Tár) Kazuo Ishiguro (Living) Rian Johnson (Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery) Tony Kushner (The Fabelmans) Martin McDonagh (The Banshees of Inisherin) Ruben Östlund (Triangle of Sadness) Lesley Paterson (All Quiet on the Western Front) Sarah Polley (Women Talking) Saturday, February 11th, 2023 11:00am Arlington Theatre, Santa Barbara, CA CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS Women's ...
SBIFF Outstanding Directors of the Year Award to Daniels, Todd Field, Martin McDonagh![]()
Outstanding Directors of the Year Award Sponsored by The Hollywood Reporter Honoring Daniels (Everything Everywhere All at Once) Todd Field (Tár) Martin McDonagh (The Banshees of Inisherin) Friday, February 17th, 2023 8:00pm Arlington Theatre, Santa Barbara, CA The Hollywood Reporter has released its newest issue for free to all SBIFF subscribers, which is available by CLICKING HERE. ...
Santa Barbara ADL Stand Up Award to the feature film The Quiet Girl![]()
SBIFF's partner ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) of Santa Barbara/Tri-Counties announced today that it has awarded its ADL Stand Up Award to the feature film The Quiet Girl, a touching fictional drama about a young girl sent by a dysfunctional family to stay with foster parents. A jury of local ADL staff and supporters annually present the ADL Stand Up Award to a film in the festival that exemplifies the impact storytelling can have in fostering mutu...
VIDEO Andy Garcia interviewed at Santa Barbara Film Festival for Miranda's Victim![]()
The cast and crew of Michelle Tanner's Film Miranda's Victim which opened Santa Barbara Festival. Interview and pictures by Mark bennett, Stuart Macnaught & Guy Kennedy ...
Santa Barbara: interview with the director of Miranda’s Victim, the opening night feature![]()
MIRANDA’S VICTIM Santa Barbara Film Festival 2023 Opening Film by Michelle Danner and starring Abigail Breslin, Luke Wilson, Andy Garcia and Donald Sutherland. It is based on the life of Patricia "Trish" Weir, who was kidnapped and raped by Ernesto Miranda in 1963. With Director: Michelle Danner Interview with director: Michelle Danner by Emmanuel Itier at SBIFF 2023 Where does this film comes from and what were your intentio...
SBIFF 2023 will close on Saturday, February 18 with the US Premiere of I LIKE MOVIES.![]()
SBIFF 2023 will close on Saturday, February 18 with the US Premiere of I LIKE MOVIES. Directed by Chandler Levack and starring Isaiah Lehtinen, Romina D’Ugo, Krista Bridges, Percy Hynes White. Lawrence, a socially inept, 17-year-old cinephile, gets a job at a video store, where he forms a complicated friendship with his older female manager. Tickets available now at sbiff.org. To view the info on all films at the 2023 SBIFF, download the SBIFF Official App! ...
Santa Barbara International Film Festival in full gear![]()
SANTA BARBARA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2023 PROGRAM We are pleased to announced the highly anticipated lineup for the 38th edition, which will run February 8 to 18, 2023. The festival will showcase 52 world premieres and 78 U.S. premieres from 43 countries, along with tributes featuring the year’s top talent, panel discussions, and free community education and outreach programs. SBIFF’s Executive Director Roger Durling commented, “At a time where there...
Colin Farrell & Brendan Gleeson will be honored with the Cinema Vanguard Award at the 38th Santa Barbara Festival![]()
Cinema Vanguard Award Honoring COLIN FARRELL and BRENDAN GLEESON Thursday, February 16th, 2023 8:00pm Arlington Theatre, Santa Barbara, CA Colin Farrell & Brendan Gleeson will be honored with the Cinema Vanguard Award at the 38th annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival, on Thursday February 16th, 2023. The event will be an in-person conversation about their careers where they speak on their performances including Martin McDonagh’s THE BANSHEE...
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Filmfestivals.com will be covering EFM 2023 in person with dailies and newsletters. Take center stage.... We would like to contribute to your success in EFM YES WE CAN... Promote your line up to media, buyers and attendees. ...
VIDEO: Meet EFM director Dennis Ruh introducing the market in Berlin for filmfestivals.com audience![]()
Dennis took some time of his busy AFM - in person schedule to introduce EFM and give a helpfull highlights for filmmakers newcommers in Berlin. More timely news on the futures evolution and changes in the Market in the coming weeks... Dennis Ruh has been director of the European Film Market since 2020. He studied cultural sciences, audiovisual communication, social science and history in Bremen, Germany and Valencia, Spain. ...
Get Ready For The European Film Market With Summerhill Films!![]() ![]() ![]()
Check out some exciting films from Summerhill at the European Film Market! We will be at Marriott, Stand #139, with Monique White. We look forward to meeting with you! Be sure to check out our website at www.summerhillfilms.com to see all our available films. We look forward to working with you throughout the rest of 2023 and beyond! If you're interested in any of these titles, feel free to schedule a meeting: CLICK HERE...
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RIFF 09, 2023, 6: Days 01 and 02 On 01 February 2023, day one of the Rajasthan International Film Festival the late actor Padma Shri Irrfaan Khan (full name Sahabzade Irfan Ali Khan) was honoured with the RIFF Theme Award 2023 (Sports in Cinema), for the film Paan Singh Tomar. Ms. Sutapa Sikdar, writer and wife of Irrfan Khan, accepted the honour on his behalf. Rajasthani Documentary film Dhinga Gavar, directed by Somendra Harsh, which was screened in January at the Dhaka International Fil...
RIFF 09, 2023, 5: The Line-up![]()
RIFF 09, 2023, 5: The Line-up The venues The grand Opening Ceremony of Rajasthan International Film Festival - RIFF 2023 was to be held in Jaipur on 1st February at INOX, Crystal Palm, C-Scheme, Jaipur. This would be followed by film screenings, open forums, workshops and talk shows for the next four days, which be held at Screen 3 - INOX, Crystal Palm, C - Scheme, from 2 to 5 February 2023. The grand RIFF Closing Ceremony and RIFF Award Night was to be held on 5 February at the Open-Air The...
RIFF 09, 2023, 4: Life-time Achievement Award for Parikshat Sahni![]()
RIFF 09, 2023, 4: Life-time Achievement Award for Parikshat Sahni The 9th Edition of the Rajasthan International Film Festival(RIFF) 2023 will be held from 1st to 5th February in Jaipur, Rajasthan. Festival Director announced that the life-time achievement award will be given this year to lead actor and later character artiste, the eminent personality, Parikshat Sahni. Sahni is well-known to the earlier generation for TV shows like Barrister Vinod and Gul Gulshan Gulfaam. The latter was set ...
> FESTIVALS IN FOCUSCall For Entries- IndieFEST Film Awards - May 2023 Season Deadline April 15, 2023![]()
Now is its 15the year, The IndieFEST Film Awards announces its Call for Entries for flimmakers, television producers and videographers. Submit: Deadline April 15, 2023 https://theindiefest.com/submit-your-film/ https://filmfreeway.com/TheIndieFest The IndieFEST Film Awards are unique in the industry. Attracting both powerhouse industry veterans as well as talented new filmmakers it is an exceptional, truly internati...
Call For Entries- The Impact DOCS Awards - July 2023 Season- Deadline July 8, 2023![]()
Impact DOCS Awards July 2023 Serving documentary filmmakers and spreading their messages around the globe. Our Mission is to Promote Filmmakers! Film - Television - New Media ***Call for Entries*** Deadline: July 8, 2023 Attention DOCUMENTARY Filmmakers! You’ve stood up because you’re ready to change the world. Now stand up and be recognized for it! Documentary filmmakers are a special breed. You like it straight. You thrive on impact. You’re not afraid to get real. An...
Guess who is in town at Fantasporto!![]()
43rd OPORTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL | FANTASPORTO’2023 24th Feb to 5th March FILMS, GUESTS AND A WARM WELCOME Fantasporto 2023 is coming soon. The rush now is creating the best conditions for our guests, coming from all parts of the world. Set in the beautiful restored BATALHA, home of all things cinema in Oporto, Fantasporto is the next meeting place for cinema lovers. 68 countries sent films for selection, resulting in a selection of 86 premières in ...
Fantasporto 2023 introduces Movie Talks the conference program![]()
SPECIAL PROGRAM “FALAR DE CINEMA- THE MOVIE TALKS” Specially dedicated to training in cinema, and taking advantage of the availability of some of the national and foreign guests of Fantasporto 2023, a program of debates/workshops was organized aimed at the younger audience, young filmmakers and film students. The aim of this extra-exhibition program of the festival's films is to promote debate and conversation. Not only about the films shown at the festival and how their...
Fantasporto 2023 reveals the complete line-up of the 43 rd edition![]()
The official section FANTASTIC CINEMA, comes to us with a lineup with several World and International Premiers and the most diverse award-winning feature films at prestigious festivals. Highlight forever strong representation of Japanese cinema, to the presence of a surprising Ukrainian film, from a Malaysian film, country for the first time present at the festival. Strong presence also of the extremely creative European Cinema, this year again with great product...
Fantasporto releases the poster for the 43rd edition![]()
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> FIlMS IN FOCUSInvisible Hand won best short at Calgary Independent Film Festival![]()
Calgary Independent Film Festival (formerly Phoenix Genre/Comedy festival) is a bi-monthly online celebration of the best of independent cinema. The festival’s goal is to present all forms of independent films to the general public. We accept all genres of films, including Horror, Action, Crime, Fantasy, Comedy, Romance, Science Fiction, Sports, Thriller, War, Western, Student, Covid, Women Empowerment, Documentary, Experimental, LGBTQ, Animation from all around the world. All the best f...
Carl Lammle Producer Award 2023 to be awarded to German producer Thomas Kufus May 26
The German Producers Alliance- Film & Fernsehen eV ( Alliance of Producers ) and the city Laupheim bestowed the producer award to Thomas Kufus for his life 's work . Thomas Kufus becomes at the Friday May 26, 2023 at Carl Laemmles city of birth Laupheim in the Frame one solemn award as outstanding producer personality with the Carl Lammle Producer Award 2023 awarded . The award appreciates his previous , impressive total creation as socio-political more ...
Gotham The fall and rise of New York wins three prizes at IndieFest Film Awards![]()
IndieFEST, has been active since 2008, now in it's 13th year - it discovers and honors the achievements of filmmakers who produce high quality films and new media. Attracting both powerhouse industry veterans as well as talented new filmmakers, the IndieFEST is an exceptional, truly international awards competition, not a traditional film festival. For the veteran filmmaker – IndieFEST serves as a great predictor of future success. Our films have gone on to win Oscars, Emmys, Tellys...
> PEOPLE IN FOCUSStrong filmmakers attendance for the films in Fantasporto 2023 selection![]()
DIRECTORS OF THE FILMS IN COMPETITION PRESENT IN PORTO RUSSELL OWEN Born in North Wales (United Kingdom). He studied illustration and screenwriting at the University of California. He started out as a storyboard artist and worked on the “Doctor Who” series and “Tomb Raider” games before becoming artistic director for very popular TV series. He made his first short film “Anglesey Road” (2009), highly awarded. This was followed by...
Fantasporto 2023 Jury announced![]()
JURY MEMBERS INTERNATIONAL JURY OF THE OFFICIAL FANTASTIC CINEMA SECTION MÁRTA BÉNYEI Born in Hungary. Expert with over 35 years of experience in the film industry. She started out as a market specialist and rights buyer. Responsible for the Festivals Department of the National Film Institute of Hungary since 2004, deputy representative of Hungary in the Eurimages Program and collaborator of Fantasporto for decades. Participant in Movie Talks. LAWRENCE TROTT (Un...
VIDEO Interview with J.R. Rodriguez for his first film: REMEMBER YESTERDAY![]()
REMEMBER YESTERDAY OPENING ON DIGITAL PLATFORMS ON FEBRUARY 14 Interview by Emmanuel Itier When diner owner Jenny Hill's childhood sweetheart returns home to direct a new film project, her once stable life is turned upside down. She finds herself face to face with the possibility of a second chance at the life she had once longed for; performing on stage and being in love. But is that what's been missing in her life? Confusion, misdirection and an old...
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