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LOCARNO IN FOCUS

Locarno76: audience reward a bold edition

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The 76th edition of the Locarno Film Festival saw enthusiastic audiences flocking to screenings and other initiatives, creating a rare and special interface between public, filmmakers and film industry professionals – all attending in greater numbers than before. Photo: © Locarno Film Festival / Ti-Press After eleven days of the delights of the big screen, yesterday, Saturday 12 August, brought the 76th edition of the Locarno Film Festival to a close, rounded off by the announc...
 

 

Ken Loach awarded the Prix du Public UBS for The Old Oak

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Ken Loach awarded the Prix du Public UBS for The Old Oak, while Čuvari formule (Guardians of the Formula) received the Variety Piazza Grande Award  The English director once again captured the Piazza Grande audience's 8,000 hearts, following his victory in 2016 with I, Daniel Blake. Likewise, Dragan Bjelogrlić's Čuvari formule (Guardians of the Formula) secured the recognition of the prestigious American magazine.   © Sixteen ...
 

 

The Pardo d’oro at Locarno76 goes to Mantagheye bohrani (Critical Zone) by Iranian filmmaker Ali Ahmadzadeh

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The Pardo d’oro at Locarno76 goes to Mantagheye bohrani (Critical Zone) by Iranian filmmaker Ali Ahmadzadeh, a hymn to freedom and resistance in Iran.  Eleven days of cinema drew a passionate response from critics and audiences. Packed theaters, movie discoveries, shared emotions: this was Locarno76, an edition which saw the triumph of Mantagheye bohrani (Critical Zone) by Ali Ahmadzadeh, winner of the Festival’s Pardo d’oro.   © Locarno F...
 

 

Locarno Pro 2023 wrapped

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Locarno Pro, the landmark industry event at the Locarno Film Festival, has come to a close, with a record number of professionals attending.   © Locarno Film Festival Altogether, Locarno Pro saw a growth of over 10% in attendees and welcomed 1,530 people at the event, with 1,460 of them attending on the ground in the Swiss town and 70 of them online. This in comparison to a total of 1,377 (1,266 onsite, 111 online) ...
 

 

Locarno Open Doors announces winners

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Open Doors, Locarno Pro’s talent development program for artists from underrepresented communities around the world, has announced its 2023 winners.   For the second of its three-year cycle, Open Doors this year focused on the region of Latin America and the Caribbean. A total of eight projects in development were selected for its coproduction platform, the Projects’ Hub, along with eight creative producers who participated in the program’s talent incubator, the Pr...
 

 

Locarno Pro announces industry awards and Heritage Online Restoration Contest winners 2023

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Locarno Pro, the industry event of the Locarno Film Festival, has announced the winning projects for its work-in-progress section First Look on UK films and Alliance 4 Development, the co-development program for film projects from Austria, France, Germany, Italy and Switzerland, along with the winner of the very first Heritage Online Restoration Contest.  Director Cécile Embleton from Mother Vera, winner Creativity Media First Look Award 2023, receive...
 

 

A Long Night of Dreaming in Locarno about The Future of Intelligence

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    Locarno Film Festival:  Wednesday, August 9th, 20:44 CEST – Thursday, August 10th, 6:17 CEST (from sunset to sunrise)  BaseCamp PopUp, Istituto Sant’Eugenio. On Wednesday, August 9th, "A Long Night of Dreaming about The Future of Intelligence" takes place at the Locarno Film Festival. From sunset to sunrise, Festival guests and visitors are invited to learn and dream together about possible futures of intelligence. Guided by researcher...
 

 

Maja Hoffmann named as new president of the Locarno Film Festival

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The Board of Directors of the Locarno Film Festival has unanimously approved the name put forward by the appointment committee tasked with finding a successor to Marco Solari. Maja Hoffmann, founder of the LUMA Foundation, is the proposed candidate who will stand for approval at the next Extraordinary General Meeting. Photo: © Annie Leibovitz   The Board of Directors of the Locarno Film Festival met to discuss the succession proposal of Marco Solari as president of the Festiv...
 

FESTIVALS IN FOCUS

Ten projects based on metaverse, AI among others, to compete in the Zinema Startup Challenge

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Ten projects based on metaverse, AI, machine learning and augmented reality, among others, to compete in the Zinema Startup Challenge The projects by Spanish startups and entrepreneurs will have a specific competition, part of ‘Spanish Screenings: Financing & Tech’, one of the initiatives of ‘Spanish Screenings XXL’ and part of the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan (PRTR) The initiative falls within the framework of Zinemaldia & Technology, p...
 

 

 

Do not miss the largest swim-in cinema ever with Life of Pi shown on a huge screen at Laugardalslaug!

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  Life of Pi shown on a huge screen at Laugardalslaug   In celebration of the 20th anniversary of RIFF, our annual Swim-in Cinema event will be bigger than ever! We invite you to join us for a unique, one-night-only swimming pool cinema event, where we‘ll show the Oscar award-winning film Life of Pi on a huge 100 m2 screen. The swimming pool grandstand, with seat capacity of 2600, has recently been renovated and will be open to the public for the first time i...
 

 

TIFF announces Wavelengths and Classics programmes

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 ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ Wavelengths welcomes both luminaries and emerging talents, spotlighting rule breakers, film essayists, and different ways of seeing the world, with new films by Radu Jude, Isiah Medina, Eduardo Williams, Angela Schanelec, Rosine Mbakam, Wang Bing, Chantal Akerman, Pedro Costa, Jean-Luc Godard, Ja’Tovia Gary, Steve Reinke, Shambhavi Kaul, and more Classics features Chen ...
 

 

Red Sea Fund Cycle 4 for Post-Production is Now Open

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Calling Submissions Is Your Film in the Post-Production Phase and Needs Funding? The Red Sea Fund Has You Covered. Accepting applications from August 6 to August 21, 2023. The third edition of the Red Sea Fund is happy to announce the launch of Cycle 4 for the year 2023, dedicated to film projects in post-production. The Fund will be accepting submissions from Saudi, Arab, and African filmmakers, across a wide range of genres. Apply now and unlock new opportunities for your film. For mo...
 

 

Red Sea Souk Call for Project Market & WIP Showcase ends August 18

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RED SEA SOUK CALL FOR PROJECT MARKET AND WIP SHOWCASE IS OPEN  APPLY HERE Deadline for Applications: August 18, 2023   The Red Sea Souk will take place at the Ritz Carlton in Jeddah, December 2—5 alongside the Red Sea International Film Festival. The Call is reserved solely for projects and films by directors of Arab or African nationality/origin. The Project Market will present a selection of ten to twelve projects in development or in production. The WIP Showcase will pr...
 

 

The Venice Production Bridge returns for the 8th edition

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The 8th edition of the Venice Production Bridge (August 31th to September 5th, 2023), will be held during the 80th Venice International Film Festival. It will once again focus in particular on the presentation and exchange of original projects for films and works in progress, so as to foster their development and production. The Venice Production Bridge (VPB) has been constantly adjusting itself to follow the evolution of the industry with the long-term ...
 

 

Get ready to fest this fall Nov 3 – 12 2023

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  The 38th Annual Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival runs Nov 3 – 12.  Featuring nearly 200 films from 40 countries plus filmmakers from across the nation and around the globe.  Our unmatched party line up includes Poster Reveal Party, Opening Night at Hard Rock, WinterFLIFF (joint production of FLIFF and Winterfest) at Villa De Palma, The IMAX Reception, Centerpiece, FLIFF On-The-Beach at Las Olas Oceanside Park, plus nightly recepti...
 

 

Announcing the newest venue for the 59th Chicago International Film Festival

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  We are thrilled to officially announce the newest venue for the 59th Chicago International Film Festival: AMC NEWCITY 14   We can't wait to welcome film lovers from across Chicago, the U.S., and the world to our newest Festival venue, AMC NEWCITY, in the heart of Lincoln Park. Steps away from the CTA North/Clybourn Red Line stop, the location offers ample parking and dining options in the neighborhood. Other Festival venues include: Music Box Theatre, Gene ...
 

 

Submit to the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival (FLIFF)

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  June 1, 2023 Earlybird Deadline July 1, 2023 Regular Deadline August 1, 2023 Late Deadline Celebrating its 38th annual festival in 2023, the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival (FLIFF) presents American indies and studio films, international films, student films, special tributes, seminars and introduces filmmakers to South Florida audiences. The festival runs November 3 – 12, 2023, and screens 200 films in Fort Lauderdale, Sunrise, Hollywood, St ...
 

 

Fort Lauderdale Int'l Film Festival - 2022 Sizzle Reel

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    A montage of the upcoming FLIFF37 stay tuned for the 2023 edition ...
 

 

 
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FIlMS IN FOCUS

Europe-Latin America Co-Production Forum Lineup in San Sebastian

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Iván Fund, Juan Pablo González and Ana Isabel Fernández de Alba, Daniel Hendler, Gabe Klinger, Lucila Mariani, Bárbara Sarasola-Day, Alicia Scherson and Federico Veiroj, among others, will present their projects at the Europe-Latin America Co-Production Forum The fifteen selected projects come from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Spain, the Dominican Republic and Urugua The Co-Production Forum will run from 25-27 September in the framework...
 

 

Klasikoak to host the world premiere of ‘El realismo socialista / Socialist Realism’, a film never screened before by Raúl Ruiz

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  The moviemaker, widow and regular collaborator of the Chilean filmmaker, has rescued, reconstructed and completed this hitherto-unseen film conceived by its author 50 years ago   As part of its Klasikoak section, the San Sebastian Festival will host the world premiere of El realismo socialista / Socialist Realism (1973-2023), an unfinished film by the Chilean moviemaker Raúl Ruiz, wh...
 

 

The International premiere of Saltburn will open 67th BFI London Film Festival

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  This beautifully wicked tale of privilege and desire is directed, produced and written by Academy Award winning UK filmmaker Emerald Fennell.   Saltburn (2023) © Amazon Studios/MGM   The 67th BFI London Film Festival (4 to 15 October) in partnership with American Express is excited to announce that this year’s opening night gala will be Saltburn, directed, produced and written...
 

 

James Hawes’ One Life is this year’s American Express Gala

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  It’s time to reveal that the European Premiere of One Life, directed by James Hawes, will be the American Express Gala at the 67th BFI London Film Festival, screening at the Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall. This incredible true story of bravery and heroism stars Anthony Hopkins, Johnny Flynn, Lena Olin, Romola Garai, Alex Sharp, Marthe Keller, Jonathan Pryce and Helena Bonham Carter. 'James Hawes’ assured feature debut about the visionary British hum...
 

 

World Premiere of Eva Hassmann's "Willie and Me" to Open the 30th Anniversary Edition of the Oldenburg International Film Festiv

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30th Oldenburg International Film Festival  13. - 17. September 2023   The German-born, LA-based actress Eva Hassmann will open the 30th Edition of the Oldenburg International Film Festival with the World Premiere of her directorial debut. On screen, Eva Hassmann stars alongside country music icon Willie Nelson and New Hollywood legend Peter Bogdanovich in his final performance. An homage to the legendary country singer, whose songs and lyrics were the inspira...
 

 

TIFF announces eclectic Short Cuts programme for 2023

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World Premieres and female-led films dominate this year’s slate of exciting selections, including works by Mackenzie Davis, Malia Ann, Yann Demange, and Jasmin Mozaffari, with performances by Riz Ahmed, Kaniehtiio Horn, and more   DAMMI (2023) Photo Credit: Courtesy of TIFF   The Toronto International Film Festival® announced this year’s Short Cuts lineup, supported by Ontario Arts Council, showcasing 42 live action narrative, documentary, and animated s...
 

 

Sly will officially close the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival on September 16, 2023

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Sylvester Stallone's extraordinary journey unveiled in Sly, the Closing Night Gala of TIFF 2023 The Netflix documentary captures the life and career of Sylvester Stallone, whose television and film credits span almost half a century  Photo Credit: Netflix   TIFF is delighted to announce Sly as the Closing Night Gala for the 48th edition of the Festival. A vivid exploration of an illustrious life woven through the silver screen, this remarkable documentary ab...
 

 

‘‘Barbie’’ directed by Greta Gerwig film review © Lalit Rao (FIPRESCI) 10.08.2023

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‘‘Barbie’’ directed by Greta Gerwig film review © Lalit Rao (FIPRESCI) 10.08.2023   Audiences and critics will remember ‘‘Barbie’’ for a long time as a light-hearted film that came at a time when the entire world was going gaga over big films such as Oppenheimer and MI-dead reckoning part one. It is said that most children play with toys in their childhood. However, there are also a lot of people who never got to play with toys especi...
 

 

Goldfish, Trailer launch: Mind matters

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Goldfish, Trailer launch: Mind matters Splendid Films yesterday released the trailer of their internationally acclaimed film, Goldfish, followed by a panel discussion, in association with Mpower Minds, an initiative of Aditya Birla Education Trust. Goldfish, which was shown at IFFI 2022, is set to release in India on 25th August, 2023. The event was held at Birla Centurion Business Centre, in Worli, Central Mumbai. For once, I was late. Very late. The venue was absolutely new to me and there ...

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Docu Talents 2023 winners, Emerging Producers 2024, East West Index survey

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Eight outstanding documentaries from Central and Eastern Europe, planned for theatrical release during the upcoming 12 months – the Docu Talents from the East – were presented yesterday as part of CineLink Industry Days at the Sarajevo Film Festival.    Projects from Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, and Ukraine made it to the final selection of Docu Talents from the East 2023, which is curated by the J...
 

 

Media Creators Selected for 2nd Annual DOC Atlantic Breakthrough Program

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Embracing diversity and innovation, the second iteration of the DOC Atlantic Breakthrough Program is set to empower emerging Black, Indigenous, and Persons of Colour (BIPOC) artists hailing from Atlantic Canada.   The Documentary Organization of Canada’s Atlantic chapter proudly joins forces with Telefilm Canada, Northern Film Initiative, CBC, Bell Fund, DOC Institute, and Lunenburg Doc Fest to present this career boosting program. “The DOC Atlantic Breakthrough Program is ...
 

 

HollyShorts Screenplay Contest - Finalists!

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  The 10th annual HollyShorts Screenplay Contest is part of the 19th annual HollyShorts Film Festival (August 10-20, 2023). All Quarter, Semi, and Finalists will be announced and invited to the festival with an all-access pass. Top 5 screenplays will be announced/awarded at the HollyShorts Awards Ceremony and the winning scripts receives production deals courtesy of The Seattle Film Summit, Hawk Films, and 88th Street Productions. The completed shorts will screen at the 2024 HollyShorts Fi...

 

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PEOPLE IN FOCUS

Kristy Matheson appointed as new BFI festivals director

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Kristy joins the BFI from her recent role as creative director of the Edinburgh International Film Festival. Kristy Matheson will take on the role of BFI festivals director, leading the UK’s largest film festival, the BFI London Film Festival in partnership with American Express from 4 to 15 October 2023, and BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival from the 2024 edition. Kristy joins the BFI from her recent role as creative director ...
 

 

TIFF announces In Conversation With... series spotlighting Pedro Almodóvar, Lee Byung-hun & Park Seo-jun, Park Seo-jun...

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TIFF announces In Conversation With... series presented by Visa spotlighting renowned global industry icons Pedro Almodóvar, Lee Byung-hun & Park Seo-jun, and Andy Lau   TORONTO — TIFF proudly announces the In Conversation With… (ICW) series at this year’s Festival, featuring talented and acclaimed artists in the world of cinema including Pedro Almodóvar, Lee Byung-hun and Park Seo-jun, and Andy Lau. An integral part of our year-round programmi...
 

 

Production Designer Tonino Zera announced as the recipient of the Campari Passion for Film Award

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Tonino Zera will receive the Campari Passion for Film Award / He created the sets for The Palace by Roman Polanski, to be presented Out of Competition   La Biennale di Venezia and Campari are pleased to announce that the production designer Tonino Zera (The First King, Rose Island, Angel of Evil) is the recipient of the Campari Passion for Film Award of the 80th Venice International Film Festival (August 30th - September 9th, 2023).   The Campari Passion for Film Awa...
 

 

Wes Anderson to receive the Cartier Glory to the Filmmaker 2023 Award in Venice

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His new work film The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar (40’) to premiere at Festival   La Biennale di Venezia and Cartier are pleased to announce that the American director, writer and producer Wes Anderson (The French Dispatch, Grand Budapest Hotel, The Royal Tenenbaums) is the recipient of the Cartier Glory to the Filmmaker Award of the 80th Venice International Film Festival (August 30th – September 9th, 2023), dedicated to a personality who has made a particularly ori...
 

 

Interview with Director Writer Producer (& Rocket Scientist!) Sharon Axcell at 76th Cannes Film Festival

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     With an MA Screenwriting (Film and TV), Sharon Axcell's short films received attention at the London Independent Film Festival; she was awarded Quarterfinalist in the ScreenCraft Fellowship and also Emerging Screenwriters (both Sci-Fi genre); and she was secured previously as director with other producers for three feature films – she is now taking closer control of projects alongside Dean M. Drinkel as co-producer at DrAx Productions. Also with an MBA gai...
 

 

Interview with Award-Winning South African Filmmaker Dian Weys at 29th Palm Springs Shortfest

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Dian Weys is a South African filmmaker. He is the writer/director of three short films which have screened at over seventy film festivals, including Clermont-Ferrand, Tampere, ZINEBI Bilbao, Palm Springs ShortFest and the Carthage Film Festival, where he won the Silver Tanit for Best Short Film. Apart from working on his next short film, he is currently a joint-PhD student in film studies at the University of Groningen and Stellenbosch University. His short film “Bergie” screened a...

Jury of the 8th Beyond Borders Doc Fest

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Jury of Official Competition Section   Peter Arens – Head of History and Science, ZDF German Television (President of the Jury) He was born in 1961 in Gerolstein , Germany. He studied German Language and Literature, French Language and Literature and Political Science in Mainz (Germany) and Toulouse (France). He entered ZDF German Television as writer, editor and producer of several documentaries. Since 1997, he is responsible for high end documentaries ser...
 

 

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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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Maya by Julia Verdin
USA 2023 1hour 44 minutes written and directed by Jukia Verdin

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Teenage Maya is raised in a household stricken by her father’s abandonment.
Maya makes the wrong encounter on social media: Ray encourages Maya to run away from home...and 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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Gender Transformation The Untold Realities 
Canada 2023 1hour 23 minutes written and directed by Tobias Elvhage and Liza Morberg

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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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Unseen Crisis Documentary by Cindy Drukier
Canada 2023

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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Sibel's Silence by Aly Yeganeh

France 93 minutes

August 2014. ISIS invades the city of Sinjar, home to a religious minority called the Yazidis, in the north west of Irak.

Sibel, a 13-year-old girl, witnesses the slaughter of her entire family. 
Alongside thousands of other women and young girls from her community, she is then kidnapped and forced into sexual slavery.

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5 minutes 40 - USA July 2022

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An overly confident cop’s first day on the job gets interesting as he navigates unfamiliar territories and people.

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Demanded Supply written and directed by Sean Famoso

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A brother-sister assassin duo become part of a scheme much bigger than them, when a culture vulture-ing client calls an audible.  

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Rear View Cataclysm by Eric Frodsham

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 LizardRear View Cataclysm is a feast for the heart and senses.

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Gotham: The Fall and Rise of New York - Feature Documentary by Matthew Taylor

December 2022, USA 2 hours 4 minutes

Gotham tells the true story of what happened in New York City during the twenty years from 1993 to 2013. How did a city with over 2200 murders, 93,000 violent robberies and 147,000 car thefts in 1990 become the capitol of the world a mere handful of years later? This feature documentary explores what happened during these decades, told by the people who did the hard work, some at great personal and professional cost.

From Fear City to the City of Dreams. Hear about the greatest American turnaround story from the people who made it happen.

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ABSOLUTION by Lauren Spohn

Short film by Lauren Spohn (UK: 6 minutes 24 seconds 2022)

Labelled BEST FOR FESTS by curator Bruno Chatelin former head of Fox and Sony in France, filmfestivals.com founder and editor

"I am in a dark forest and something is chasing after me,  some sort of creature that reeks fire or something: one part of me wants to run but I cannot move my legs? I am totally paralysed..." 

"One last thing"he said : "it's not your fault !"

A man sees his psychiatrist for help with a difficult hidden family secret. The conversation takes a sinister turn as the psychiatrist pushes deeper into the man’s past. All is not what it seems: 

Can he take the tension, will you?

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Le Women Make Waves International Film Festival va fêter ses 30 ans fin septembre

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Créé en 1993, le Women Make Waves International Film Festival fête ses 30 ans en France, berceau du cinéma et du féminisme, au Forum des images du 19 septembre au 8 octobre !   30 réalisatrices de différentes générations sont à l’honneur avec de la fiction, du documentaire, de l'animation et de l'expérimental. Alors que la situation internationale reste tendue et que la place de Taïwan est plu...
 

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C-Side change de face !

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  Le Festival du cinéma américain de Deauville favorise un dialogue silencieux et secret, qui circule entre les cinéastes du Festival de Cannes et des États-Unis. Transmettre et partager sont les valeurs du festival dont cette sélection témoigne. Pour la quatrième année consécutive, le festival accueille le Festival de Cannes à travers trois films. Marco Bellocchio (avec L’ENLÈVEMENT) fait partie comm...
 

Jerry Schatzberg recevra un hommage à Deauville

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