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Venice red carpet picture gallery day 1, business kicks off at VPB

The Venice Production Bridge kicked off August 29th.

The Venice Production Bridge, since 2016, provides opportunities for networking and exchanges for every category of professionals involved in making films. 

The Venice Production Bridge is beeing held at the Excelsior Hotel, 3rd floor, on the Venice Lido (August 29th – September 6 th), and on the Venice Immersive Island for all immersive activities (Lazzaretto Vecchio). Selected panels and events that will take place in the Spazio Incontri at the Excelsior Hotel and in the Spazio Incontri Immersivo at the Venice Immersive Island, will be recorded and made available on the VPB Live Channel Archive. 

For the third year, the Venice Production Bridge will organise the Venice Immersive Market, located on the Venice Immersive Island (Lazzaretto Vecchio island) gathering all our Immersive activities during the Venice International Film Festival. These activities include the presentation of immersive projects of both the Venice Gap-Financing Market and the Biennale College Cinema Immersive through 1-to-1 meetings; panels and networking events dedicated to immersive topics; an Exhibition Area for institutions, public and private funds supporting VR/XR/AR, manufacturers, production, distribution, sales, VFX and post-production companies which are connected to immersive content. 

Also this year, through the European and Non-European VPB Focuses, the Venice Production Bridge will shine a spotlight on Luxembourg & Wallonia-Brussels and Japan. The Focus on Luxembourg & Wallonia-Brussels is supported by Film Fund Luxembourg and Centre du Cinéma et de l’Audiovisuel and the Focus on Japan is supported by JETRO. 

Additional panels both at the Hotel Excelsior and at the Venice Immersive Island will be hosted within the framework of the VPB Focuses. Meetings, presentations and special events that will take in the framework of the Venice Production Bridge during the 81st are listed below.

 

The Venice Production Bridge is co-financed by the European Commission’s MEDIA Programme.

 

Photos by Laurent Hou

 

Series in series @ Seriesly Berlin: Six premieres at the first edition of Seriesly Berlin

• Six premieres at the first edition of Seriesly Berlin
• Screenings from September 16-18, 2024 in the Hackesche Höfe cinemas
• German entry "Der Upir" with Fahri Yardim and Rocko Schamoni opens the festival
• Start of ticket sales for series fans

Berlin, August 26, 2024. The public program of the new international series festival Seriesly Berlin is set. From September 16 to 18, the festival will present six international series in the Hackesche Höfe cinemas, all before their German TV or streaming premiere.Tickets for the screenings are now avaiable at www.hoefekino.de and www.serieslyberlin.com. Next to featuring brand new shows the festival offers Seriesly Berlin Conference, a two-day industry gathering with panels, talks and interactive formats at the unique Fotografiska 

The Upir. Fahri Yardim (on top) with Rocko Schamoni. © Joyn

 

> FILMS IN FOCUS

Palisades Park Pictures is launching worldwide sales on the sci-fi thriller Eyes in the Trees, a reimagining of H.G. Wells’ “The Island of Doctor Moreau”

 

Palisades Park Pictures Launching Sales Ahead of Toronto Film Festival

 

Leading global entertainment company Palisades Park Pictures is launching worldwide sales ahead of Toronto on the sci-fi thriller Eyes in the Trees, a reimagining of H.G. Wells’ seminal novel “The Island of Doctor Moreau” for today’s audience, starring two-time Academy Award winner Sir Anthony Hopkins (The Father, Silence of the Lambs). The announcement came today from Tamara Birkemoe, CEO of Palisades Park Pictures. Ashland Hill (The Magic Faraway Tree, The Crow, Sneaks) is coming aboard to finance alongside BGG Capital.

 

 

 

The cast will be led by Golden Globe winner Jonathan Rhys Meyers (Michael Collins, Match Point), Ashley Greene (The Twilight Saga, Bombshell), Thomas Kretschmann (Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, King Kong), and Praya Lundberg (White Lotus, Season 3). Emmy Award winner Timothy Woodward Jr. (“Studio City,” Til Death Do Us Part) will direct from a script by B. Harrison Smith (Where the Scary Things Are), Mike Manning (Son of the South), and Dominic Burns (Airborne).

 

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> AWARDS WATCH

Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement to Sigourney Weaver during Venice opening

 

 

Iconic American actress and three-time Academy Award nominee Sigourney Weaver (Alien, Gorillas in the Mist, Galaxy Quest) has been awarded the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the 81st Venice International Film Festival (August 28 – September 7, 2024).

 

Sigourney Weaver, in accepting, said, “I am truly honored to receive the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement from La Biennale di Venezia. To be gifted this award is a privilege I share with all the filmmakers and collaborators I have worked with throughout the years. I proudly accept this award in celebration of all who have helped bring these films to life.”

Watch the red carpet moments captured by Laurent Hou:

 

 

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Locarno77: The Pardo d’Oro goes to Akiplėša (Toxic) by Saulė Bliuvaitė, a striking vision of the teenage female body as a battleground

 

 
The 11 days of the Festival this year brought packed cinemas, extraordinary moments, and unforgettable encounters to the city of Locarno once again, capped off by the triumph of the Lithuanian drama Akiplėša (Toxic), winner of the Festival’s Pardo d’Oro of the Concorso Internazionale.

Photo: © Locarno Film Festival / Ti-Press
 

With a rich and varied program of films, the official selection of Locarno77 served as a robust defense of all possible kinds of cinema, spanning popular to arthouse, experimental to classically crafted, auteur-driven to collective. It was an edition that combined success at the Locarno box office – featuring many sold out screenings and long winding lines of ticketholders in the streets – with the thoughtful curation of sidebar programs that have come to define the Festival.



The prize list of the 77th Locarno Film Festival crowned Akiplėša (Toxic) by Saulė Bliuvaitė, an incisive portrayal of teenage girls and the crushing expectations imposed upon them. Also, in the Concorso Internazionale, Kurdwin Ayub’s Mond won the Special Jury Prize, while the Pardo for Best Direction went to Laurynas Bareiša for Seses (Drowning Dry). The two Best Performance Awards were given respectively to Gelminė Glemžaitė, Agnė Kaktaitė, Giedrius Kiela, and Paulius Markevičius for Seses (Drowning Dry) and to Kim Minhee, star of Hong Sangsoo’s SUYOOCHEON (BY THE STREAM). The Pardo d’Oro in the Concorso Cineasti del Presente was instead awarded to Tato Kotetishvili’s HOLY ELECTRICITY.

 

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Reinas by Klaudia Reynicke Awarded the Prix du Public UBS, While Gaucho Gaucho Takes Home the First Letterboxd Piazza Grande Award

 

 

The Swiss-Peruvian filmmaker won over 8,000 hearts in the Piazza Grande with her tender ‘90s-set family drama. Meanwhile, Michael Dweck and Gregory Kershaw’s panoramic Argentinian documentary Gaucho Gaucho was crowned the winner by Letterboxd, the global social media network for cinephiles.

 

The list of the Locarno77 Palmarès, announced in the afternoon on Saturday 17 August at the official ceremony in GranRex, is now complete, with the awarding of the Prix du Public UBS, done in collaboration with the Festival’s Main partner for more than 20 years, and the Letterboxd Piazza Grande Award, which has been given for the first time at Locarno77. Both were awarded on stage at Europe’s largest outdoor screen on the final night of the Locarno Film Festival.

 

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Poor Things’ by Yorgos Lanthimos to receive the FIPRESCI Grand Prix 2024 for Best Film of the Year

 

The Greek director receives this recognition from the international critics for the first time

 

Poor Things, directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, has obtained the FIPRESCI Grand Prix after having been chosen film of the year 2024 by the members of FIPRESCI, the International Federation of Film Critics. The vote had the participation of 791 film critics all over the world, who have chosen this British production from among all of the films premiered after 1 July 2023.

 

The other four finalists were Nu astepta prea mult de la sfârsitul lumii / Do not Expect Too Much from The End of the World, by Radu Jade, Aku Wa Sonzai Shinai / Evil Does Not Exist by Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Perlak, 2023), All of Us Strangers, by Andrew Haigh and Daney anjir maabed / The Seed of the Sacred Fig, by Mohamad Rasoulof (Perlak, 2024).

 

Poor Things had its premiere in 2023 at the Venice Festival, where it carried off the Golden Lion for Best Film. The award marked the start of a brilliant international career that has seen it harvest laurels including two Golden Globes and five BAFTAs, in addition to eleven nominations and four awards at the Oscars, amongst which was Actress in a Leading Role going to Emma Stone.

 

 

The FIPRESCI Grand Prix will be presented on 20 September at the opening gala of the 72nd San Sebastian Festival. The winning film will screen on the same day at a time to be announced on 9 September.

 

 

Since its creation in 1999, the FIPRESCI Grand Prix has gone to outstanding moviemakers including Maren Ade, Pedro Almodóvar, Paul Thomas Anderson, Alfonso Cuarón, Jean-Luc Godard, Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Michael Haneke, Aki Kaurismäki, Richard Linklater, Terrence Malick, George Miller, Cristian Mungiu and Chloé Zhao.

 

 

TIFF Announces Its 2024 Awards Categories and Film Juries, with the Best Canadian Discovery Award Set to Return

 

 

TIFF is pleased to announce its renowned 2024 award categories, distinguished jury members, and prizes to celebrate and honour the outstanding works in this year’s Festival lineup. Back this year after a five-year hiatus and with a new name and criteria, the Best Canadian Discovery Award salutes the best of emerging Canadian filmmakers in Official Selection. The juries, featuring distinguished film critics and filmmakers, include three jurors for the two Canadian feature film awards; five members for FIPRESCI, the International Federation of Film Critics; three jurors for NETPAC, the Network for the Promotion of Asian Pacific Cinema; and three jurors each for Platform and Short Cuts (both previously announced). All awards will be announced on September 15 at TIFF Lightbox.

 

“TIFF’s annual Festival awards for films in Official Selection are integral to recognizing the excellence and artistry within our industry,” said Anita Lee, Chief Programming Officer, TIFF. “Every year, we gather to celebrate the wide spectrum of cinematic talent with the collaboration and endorsement of our distinguished global juries and peers, and we look forward to continuing this tradition again in just a few weeks.”

 

Awards descriptions including eligibility can be found here: tiff.net/awards

 

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European Film Academy Honours Wim Wenders with a Lifetime Achievement Award

 

On the occasion of this year's 37th European Film Awards and in recognition of a unique contribution to the world of film, the European Film Academy takes great pleasure in presenting Wim Wenders with the award EUROPEAN LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT for his outstanding body of work.

German director Wim Wenders (download photo) © Donata Wenders

 

Born in Düsseldorf, Wim Wenders attended the Academy of Film & Television in Munich, worked as a film critic for various German publications, and was a founding member of film distributor Filmverlag der Autoren. In 1975, he started his own production company in Berlin, Road Movies. Often hailed as one of the most important German directors on the international scene, Wim Wenders has received various international awards, including the German Film Award (WRONG MOVE, 1975, THE AMERICAN FRIEND, 1978, THE END OF VIOLENCE, 1998), Golden Lion (THE STATE OF THINGS, 1982), the Palme d’Or, Italian David di Donatello award and BAFTA (PARIS, TEXAS, 1984), as well as twice the European Film Award (WINGS OF DESIRE, 1988 / PINA, 2011), and a Silver Bear (THE MILLION DOLLAR HOTEL, 2000).

 

Throughout his career, Wim Wenders has made several unconventional documentaries including LIGHTNING OVER WATER (1980), TOKYO-GA (1985), and NOTEBOOK ON CITIES AND CLOTHES (1989). His most famous documentary, BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB (1999) about a group of legendary Cuban musicians, won a European Film Award and was nominated for an Oscar. So did his 3D dance documentary PINA (2011) with the Wuppertal dance ensemble Pina Bausch. Another Oscar nomination followed in 2015 for THE SALT OF THE EARTH about the Brazilian photographer Sebastião Salgado.

 

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Angelina Jolie to attend the TIFF Tribute Awards Gala on September 8

 

 

Photo Credit: Alexei Hay

 

Cameron Bailey, CEO, TIFF is honoured to present Angelina Jolie, the multi-hyphenate Academy Award–winning actor, Tony Award–winning producer, writer, director, and humanitarian with the TIFF Tribute Award in Impact Media. Previously bestowed upon such luminaries as Pedro Almodóvar, Mira Nair, and Alanis Obomsawin, the TIFF Tribute Award in Impact Media is presented by Anne-Marie Canning and recognizes leadership in creating a union between social impact and cinema. Jolie will be honoured at the 2024 TIFF Tribute Awards on Sunday, September 8, at Fairmont Royal York Hotel and marks the final honouree announcement. She will be honoured alongside Amy Adams, Cate Blanchett, Durga Chew-Bose, David Cronenberg, Clément Ducol and Camille, Jharrel Jerome, Mike Leigh, and Zhao Tao, with Sandra Oh serving as the inaugural Honorary Chair of the fundraising gala.

 

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Pedro Almodóvar to receive a Donostia Award at the 72nd edition of the San Sebastian Festival

 

Spain’s most internationally famous director, screenwriter and producer will receive a tribute on Thursday 26th prior to the screening of his latest film, ‘La habitación de al lado / The Room Next Door’

On 26th September, the director, screenwriter and producer Pedro Almodóvar will receive a Donostia Award at the 72nd edition of the San Sebastian Festival. Presentation of the honorary award, which recognises the extraordinary contribution to the world of cinema by the person receiving the tribute, will take place in the Kursaal Auditorium prior to the screening of his latest movie, La habitación de al lado / The Room Next Door, his first feature film in English, starring Tilda Swinton and Julianne Moore, to compete for the Golden Lion at the upcoming Venice Festival. It will be Swinton who will be on stage to present the award to him.

 

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A tribute to Isabelle Huppert at the Lumière Film Festival

 

The official poster for the 2024 Lumière Film Festival features Isabelle Huppert, this year’s laureate of the Lumière Award.

 

It was composed from a scene of Paul Verhoeven's film Elle, for which she garnered a Golden Globe and a César award, as well as an Oscar nomination.

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In Memoriam : The Posterity of Alain Delon in Asian cinemas:

 

Alain Delon during the shooting of Plein Soleil by René Clément (1959).

 

Alain Delon influences Asian actors and directors, including Hong Kong directors John Woo (The Killer) and Johnnie To (Fulltime Killer, Vengeance,... ). These filmmakers admire Alain Delon when he plays gangsters in Melville’s films ( The Red Circle, The Samurai, ...).



Johnnie To wanted to work with Alain Delon. He offered her the lead role of Vengeance, that of Francis Costello in 1967, as an allusion to Jeff Costello in Le Samouraï, which was played by Alain Delon. After Alain Delon refused, Johnny Hallyday is chosen by Johnnie To. Vengeance makes its international premiere at the Cannes Film Festival on 17 May 2009. It is screened at the Festival International des Cinémas d'Asie in Vesoul as part of a retrospective devoted to Asian films.

 

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Berlinale Announces New Selection Committee and Expands Network of Advisors and Delegates

 

 

Berlinale Festival Director Tricia Tuttle appoints four members to a new-look selection committee, shaping Competition, Berlinale Special and contributing to the discovery-focused Perspectives section. They will work alongside Tuttle and her Co-Directors of Film Programming, the experienced Heads of Sections of Panorama, Generation, Berlinale Shorts, Forum and Forum Expanded to deliver a dynamic and diverse Berlinale programme that showcases contemporary cinema as a dazzling art form.


Selection Committee Members:


Mathilde Henrot is a programmer, a producer and the co-founder of Festival Scope. She was a member of the selection committee of the Locarno Film Festival from 2018 to 2024 and has been a programmer for the Sarajevo Film Festival since 2012.


Jessica Kiang is a Berlin based film critic, essayist and programmer who has been writing about film for almost 15 years. Since 2022 she has been the international programmer of the Belfast Film Festival.


Jacqueline Nsiah is a film festival, art and culture consultant based in Accra, Ghana. She brings many years of working in cinema, and has served as project manager at the Goethe-Institut and joined the Berlinale selection committee in 2023.


Elad Samorzik is a film programmer, industry consultant and former journalist. He has over a decade of experience as Artistic Director of the Jerusalem Film Festival from 2014 to 2024.


The committee, chaired by Co-Directors of Film Programming, Jacqueline Lyanga and Michael Stütz, and overseen by Tricia Tuttle will select the films competing for the Golden and Silver Bears and those screening as Berlinale Special Presentations. Existing Heads of Sections will also contribute to these selections. All will select films competing in the new Perspectives section for the Best First Feature Award and for the nominations for the Best Documentary Award.


Tuttle and her Co-Directors of Film Programming also confirm a group of Advisors and Delegates who offer programming support and deepen the expertise and international networks of the Berlinale.

 

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SUPPORT BIFF's "Cinema In Paradise." Enrich your cinematic life and network with diverse, multinational community of artists and audiences through exhibition and education.

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The Reel Deal

The Bahamas International Film Festival (BIFF), a non-profit organization, is committed to exhibiting diverse films from The Bahamas and around the globe. The primary objective of BIFF is to enhance the cinematic experience for local Bahamian and global audiences, providing them an opportunity to explore diverse films which may not otherwise be available in Bahamian theaters. Additionally, it fosters educational programs and facilitates discussions on cinema's evolution and cultural viewpoints.

 

Since its establishment in 2004, BIFF has demonstrated remarkable progress, displaying over 1000 local and international films and successfully promoting Bahamian culture to more than a million film professionals and aficionados across the world.

 

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Submissions Are Now Open for SR Socially Relevant™ Film Festival NY - SRFF 2025

 

 

SR Socially Relevant Film Festival New York's 12th annual edition is underway. Following a successful 11th edition, which saw many winners and over 750 films screened to date

 

SR Socially Relevant™ Film Festival is pleased to announce that submissions for its upcoming 2025 edition, #SRFF2025, are now open. This hybrid event provides a unique opportunity for filmmakers worldwide to showcase their socially engaged and relevant works from March 11 to 16, 2025, in person, in New York City, and online afterward. Submissions are accepted on FilmFreeway.

 

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Submissions are open for 45th Fantasporto


PORTO CITY OF CINEMA, CULTURE, ARCHITECTURE, LEISURE…
THE CITY OF FANTASPORTO

SUBMISSIONS ARE OPEN FOR THE 45th EDITION

Fantasporto 2025/45th Porto International Film Festival announces the opening of submissions. These take place until November 30th 2024. To do this, producers, sales agents, directors will have to send the film screener to info@fantasporto.com accompanied by the entry form which can be found on the festival website www.fantasporto.com. There, you go to the homepage menu, FESTIVAL 2025, where you can find the event regulations. You must download the entry form or fill it out directly on the website. The festival will take place at Batalha Centro de Cinema from February 28th to March 9th 2025 screening around 100 films, all premieres in Portugal, that is, in national, European, International and World Premieres.


As always, the program includes 4 official competitions: Fantasy Cinema, with competitions for features and short films, Director's Week (all genres, only features), Orient Express dedicated to Asian films (features only) and the Portuguese Cinema Award.


Also important are the retrospectives, the tributes, and the Fantas Classics. Another section called Première will present new but out of competition films.


Welcome to the 45th Fantasporto | Porto International Film Festival
PORTO, WHAT TO SEE, TO EAT, TO DO...
The city at its best
In Time Out - Time Out - Porto- 01-02-2024
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 WATCH OUR EXCLUSIVE VIDEO COVERAGE & FEST AMBIANCE FROM THE CIRCUIT

> "THE BEST FOR FESTS :

ONES TO WATCH FOR FESTIVAL CONSIDERATION  carefuly curated by Bruno Chatelin 

ONES TO WATCH FOR FESTIVAL CONSIDERATION carefuly curated by Bruno Chatelin
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IRUVAN by Manoj Annadurai (GET HAPPY)

"Iruvam," where the darkness whispers your name, and the light awaits your decision.

'IRUVAM' by Manoj Annadurai pre launched at Cannes from May 17-20, 2024, in the "Let's Spook Cannes 2024 Selection" (one of the 4 selected projects)!

It is currently gearing up to it's release on Indian mobile platforms. It is regarded as one the boldest and most creative initiatives bridging anticipation among cinema and game enthusiasts.

Available on Android and iPhone.Scheduled for late-June 2024. This ensures "Iruvam" delivers a fully immersive and polished gameplay experience. Scheduled for mid-June 2024. This ensures "Iruvam" delivers a fully immersive and polished gameplay experience.

'LALA, MY REDHEAD' Feature film by Nellie K. and Deniz Nala
at development stage, with a finalised script

Love and poverty, betrayal and wealth - centuries of traditions put to the test! A compelling story intricately woven into a comprehensive exploration of women’s status against the backdrop of the Roma culture. From the director of an award-winning film in Cannes 2023.

“I worked in Cannes with Emir Kusturica as his Sony Distributor on his brilliant award winning film: “Time of The Gypsies”: when I read the script for “Lala, my redhead” I immediately saw the connection and the potential of a unique story: I trust you will like it too. “

Bruno Chatelin - filmfestivals.com founder

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WARRIOR SPIRIT by Will George, 44 mins, CANADA, 2023
A CBC DOCS Original Documentary Film by PROTECT THE INLET FILMS and COEXISTENCE FILMS

A simple window washer and fisherman, Will George’s life transformed when Tsleil-Waututh Elders chose him to protect his Nation's lands and waters against the Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion (TMX). Will challenges leaders like Justin Trudeau, striving to halt the threat Canada imposed on stolen land. There is a traditional story of a threat like TMX. The voice of Elder Xwechtaal narrates the beginning of the Two-headed Serpent story. As pipeline construction advances and protests escalate, Will intensifies efforts, ultimately facing criminal charges. Despite courtroom racism, he advocates for his people and territory. Returning to the Two-headed Serpent story, the Warrior grapples with people’s doubts, and his own. Will urges people to stand up against injustice and criminalization of Indigenous peoples for protecting lands and waters.


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Wild Genius by Susan Kucera (Living in the future's past, Hot Money, 12th hour...)
Social impact documentary on evolutionary biologist Robert Travis,  1h:12minutes USA December 2023

Wild Genius portrays the exceptional life, career and mental health challenges of living legend Robert Trivers, the evolutionary biologist TIME magazine named as “one of the greatest scientists of the 20th Century”. Harvard psychologist and best selling Author, Steven Pinker calls him “an under-appreciated genius, and one of history’s greatest thinkers in the analysis of behavior and emotion.” An advocate for civil rights, Trivers’ straightforward logic makes an empowering case: understanding our evolutionary past isn't a life sentence but a liberating force.  Wild Genius is an entertaining and intellectual odyssey that challenges us to confront our evolutionary roots and societal taboos, daring us to think differently about ourselves and our place in the natural world. This isn't just the story of a groundbreaking scientist; it's an invitation to transform our understanding of life itself. We have the cognitive tools to know ourselves better and, by extension, to make a better world.

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

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Pasolini en clair-obscur jusqu'au 29 septembre 2024 au Nouveau Musée National de Monaco

 

 

Pasolini en clair-obscur jusqu'au 29 septembre 2024- Villa Sauber & Miquel Barceló, océanographe

jusqu'au 13 octobre 2024 - Villa Paloma

L’exposition du Nouveau Musée National de Monaco - Villa Sauber aborde l’influence de la peinture classique et contemporaine sur le cinéma de Pier Paolo Pasolini. Pasolini en clair-obscur réunit des œuvres de différentes natures (extraits de films, peintures, dessins, installations, photographies, etc.) du XVIème siècle à nos jours. Elle se poursuit en présentant des œuvres d’artistes ayant rendu hommage à Pasolini.

 

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The 32nd Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film (ITFS) is calling for entries

 

Call for Entries: Filmmakers can submit their Work starting 1 September

Starting Signal for ITFS 2025

 

The 32nd Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film (ITFS) will take place from 6 to 11 May 2025. With focuses on artistic animated films and the promotion of young talent prizes totalling over 45,000 euros will be awarded across five competitions. Filmmakers worldwide are invited to submit their works starting September 1. The submission deadline for the short film competitions is 15 November 2024, while feature-length films can be submitted until 15 January 2025.

 

The submission deadline for the following short film competitions is 15 November 2024:

 

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Quand Marilyn rencontre Nougaro, écrin sur la Garonne

 

 

 

La Maison Templar et Art Expo Première proposent une exposition singulière autour de Marilyn Monroe la star du glamour hollywoodien qui s’installe dans les singuliers et magnifiques Espaces EDF Bazacle à Toulouse.

 

A travers cette exposition inédite, La plus célèbre des icônes se dévoile comme peu l’ont perçu à travers des photos inédites, des écrits et des objets qui dressent le portrait d’une femme aussi forte qu’intelligente, cultivée que réservée.

 

Grâce aux 240 photos et aux nombreuses anecdotes, le public découvrira un autre visage de Marilyn, celui d’une pionnière engagée qui tient tête aux plus grands d’Hollywood, une avant-gardiste féministe lanceuse d’alertes avant l’heure.

 

Marilyn Monroe, le secret de l’Amérique est à découvrir sans attendre aux Espaces EDF Bazacle à Toulouse jusqu’au 3 novembre.

 

 

Toujours Festival : 6ème édition du 20 au 31 août 2024 théâtre - concerts - cinéma - performances

 

« Si vous croyez avoir saisi l'essence du Toujours Festival, c’est que l’on vous l’a mal expliqué. »



Événement hybride, poétique et singulier, le Toujours Festival se réinvente chaque année. Pour sa sixième édition, il revient avec le thème de « la famille » promettant une expérience immersive où tout peut arriver.


Un évènement qui transforme la Haute-Savoie en un pays imaginaire, s’étendant des rives du lac aux cimes des montagnes. Menthon-Saint-Bernard, avec son château emblématique, ainsi que les villes d’Annecy, Talloires, et Veyrier-du-Lac.

Un festival qui s'est imposé comme un rendez-vous incontournable des étés savoyards !


Le Toujours festival ne propose pas moins de 30 concerts et spectacles répartis sur 8 sites d’exception à travers 4 villes emblématiques.

Plus de 4000 spectateurs sont attendus pour découvrir ce programme pluridisciplinaire alliant théâtre, musique, cinéma en plein air, ainsi que des performances artistiques.

 

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Les hommages et toute la sélection du Festival de Deauville

 

www.festival-deauville.com

Découvrez les hommages et toute la sélection !

Pour cette édition anniversaire, le Festival de Deauville vous propose, à travers son plateau exceptionnel d’invités, tout le spectre et la richesse du cinéma américain ainsi qu’un instantané de ses accomplissements depuis 50 ans : la fidélité avec un Prix d’honneur du festival remis à Michael Douglas pour sa cinquième venue à Deauville ; l’excellence artistique avec les deux hommages rendus à l’un des plus grands documentaristes au monde Frederick Wiseman et à l’un des plus grands cinéastes classiques contemporains James Gray ; la découverte avec le coup de projecteur sur la success story d’un jeune réalisateur indépendant qui a fait ses premiers pas à Deauville, Sean Baker ; le rayonnement, la beauté et le rêve en primant deux des plus prestigieuses et talentueuses comédiennes du cinéma américain, Natalie Portman et Michelle Williams ; le pari sur l’avenir avec la mise en lumière de deux personnalités montantes d’Hollywood, Daisy Ridley et Sebastian Stan.

Natalie Portman
Deauville Talent Award



© Olivier Vigerie

 

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Alain Delon : monument du cinéma français

 

Revenir sur la carrière d'Alain Delon, page après page! 

Encore aujourd’hui, cette icône intemporelle fascine. Il a tout vu et tout connu, il a travaillé avec les plus grands et entretenu des passions intenses tout au long de sa carrière. Mais a-t-il vraiment livré tous ses secrets ?


Les meilleures plumes du magazine Sofilm ont mené l’enquête pour proposer un nouveau regard sur une existence et une carrière hors du commun, en plus de 250 pages richement illustrées de photos souvent rares.

INCLUS : des entretiens exclusifs avec John Woo, Alain Terzian, Mylène Demongeot, Arthur Harari, Ariane Massenet...