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Alex Kahuam, the founder & CEO of the film production companies Kahuam Films [US] and Promotora NAE [Mexico], is an award-winning film director/producer/writer. He is best known for "Failure!" (starring Ted Raimi), "Forgiveness" (World Premiere in FrightFest) and the upcoming horror film "The Remedy" starring: Timothy Granaderos (13 Reasons Why), London Thor (Gen V), Doug Jones (The Shape of Water), Chris Mulkey (Twin Peaks) and Jenny O’Hara (Dev...
Alfred Cervantes, Executive Director of the Houston Film Commission and a native Houstonian, has worked in the film industry in various capacities since 1992. As a freelance crew member, some of the movies he worked on are Reality Bites, The Chase, Jason's Lyric, Powder, Apollo 13, and many independent feature films. His role with the film commission is to promote the greater City of Houston area to film/TV/media producers, production executives, independent film...
Multi-award-winning Director / Writer + Producer Arun Kumar was born and brought up in London. He studied Economics at the University of Essex graduating with honours in 1988. He studied film and video at Goldsmiths College, University of London and at Thames Valley University, London. He studied martial-arts (Wing-Tsun Kung-Fu), Yoga and is a recognised Reiki Master.
After working as a News Producer for the...
Multi-award-winning Director / Writer + Producer Arun Kumar was born and brought up in London. He studied Economics at the University of Essex graduating with honours in 1988. He studied film and video at Goldsmiths College, University of London and at Thames Valley University, London. He studied martial-arts (Wing-Tsun Kung-Fu), Yoga and is a recognised Reiki Master.
After working as a News Producer for the BBC he made his first d...
British Italian film professional Mark Foligno works as a prolific producer and executive producer. He has worked on dozens of high-profile feature films, shorts and TV series. Based in the UK, he is most known for his work on Oscar winning film The King’s Speech (2010), I Am Slave (2010), A Lonely Place to Die (2011) and most recently Freud’s Last Session.
In an interview with Mark at La Mome Beach in Cannes, here is what he had to say.Interview by Vanessa McMahon
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British Italian film professional Mark Foligno works as a prolific producer and executive producer. He has worked on dozens of high-profile feature films, shorts and TV series. Based in the UK, he is most known for his work on Oscar winning film The King’s Speech (2010), I Am Slave (2010), A Lonely Place to Die (2011) and most recently Freud’s Last Session(2023).
In an interview with Mark at La Mome Beach in Cannes, here is what he had to...
The 27th Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF) is set to return from June 13 to June 22, bringing ten days of cinematic celebration to the city. Today, organizers unveiled the official selection for the prestigious Golden Goblet Awards, with winners scheduled to be announced later in June.
Photo 26th Awards ceremony courtesy SIFF
49 films have been selected as finalists:
Main Competition
AFTER THE FOG
Director: Miriam Heard
Country/Region: Chile,United King...
The 16th Durban FilmMart (DFM), scheduled from 18 - 21 July 2025 in Durban, is set to deliver a programme under the theme "Bridges Not Borders: Stories that Unite". A standout element of the DFM 2025 Industry Programme is the In Conversation series, designed to enrich the film community through in-depth and specialised sessions with professionals who have significantly impacted both global and African cinema. This year's distinguished lineup features influential voices who will s...
The 16th Durban FilmMart (DFM), scheduled from 18 - 21 July 2025 in Durban, is set to deliver a programme under the theme "Bridges Not Borders: Stories that Unite". A standout element of the DFM 2025 Industry Programme is the In Conversation series, designed to enrich the film community through in-depth and specialised sessions with professionals who have significantly impacted both global and African cinema. This year's distinguished lineup features influential voices who will s...
5 days to go and the big announcements keep coming! The closing night film for this year’s Festival is the rollicking romantic comedy SPLITSVILLE, directed by Michael Angelo Covino (The Climb) and starring Adria Arjona, Dakota Johnson, Kyle Marvin and Nicholas Braun. “An utterly endearing tale of four people trying to negotiate their own desires in the silliest ways possible” (IndieWire), SPLITSVILLE comes straight from its lauded World Premiere at Cannes. Be the...
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Earlybird Deadline : August 31, 2025
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Join us for another weeklong event showcasing some of “the best indie films” from the NYC film festival circuit, according to Secret NYC.
NEW YORK, NY — The 17th annual NYC Independent Film Festival (NYCIFF) is proud to announce its return to the Producer’s Club located at 358 West 44th St, in the heart of Times Square.
From Tuesday, June 3, 2025 to Sunday, June 8, 2025 the festival will screen over 190 independent films, including features, documentaries,...
Anima, the Brussels Animation Film Festival, will take place from 20 February to 1 March 2026 and will celebrate its 45th edition. Submit your films now! We look forward to discovering them!
The winner of the Anima 2026 Grand Prix will automatically be included on the ACADEMY AWARD® longlist in the Best Animated Short Film category. British short films selected in one of our competitions are also eligible for the BAFTA Award for Best Sh...
The project, produced by Sammie Astaneh’s Vancouver-based production outfit Service Street Pictures (Exile, Lonestar Christmas), marks Goodshort’s first vertical drama series produced in Canada. One Last Temptation Before I Say I Do is directed by Brianne Nord-Stewart (I Was Octomom: The Natalie Suleman Story) and produced alongside Geoff Browne (Gboy, Call Me Shamsz).
"Vertical dramas are more than a format shift — they're a cultural bridge to a gener...
Barcelona will host the 40th edition of the Goya Awards, as announced this Tuesday by the president of the Spanish Film Academy, Fernando Méndez-Leite, during an event held at the institution's headquarters. The first time the Goya Awards were held outside of Madrid was also in Barcelona, during the 14th edition—marking the first ceremony in history to take place outside the capital.
"25 years after our Goya Awards in Barcelona, today we announce our return to a c...
‘Sirât’, the original Movistar Plus+ film directed by Oliver Laxe, confirms its status as a favorite in the Official Selection of the 78th Cannes Film Festival, where it has been awarded the Jury Prize, ex aequo with the German film Sound of Falling by Mascha Schilinski.
Oliver Laxe praised the Cannes Festival in his acceptance speech:
"I believe that’s what the Cannes Festival does. It brings us together here, we come from different cultural latitudes, in this ...
The North American writer worked with William Wyler, Arthur Penn, William Dieterle and George Roy Hill,
among other filmmakers
The screenwriter Lillian Hellman, a key name of the classical Hollywood scene who worked alongside moviemakers such as William Wyler, Arthur Penn, William Dieterle and George Roy Hill, will be the focus of the retrospective at the San Sebastian Festival’s 73rd edition. Organised by the Festival and the Filmoteca Vasca, in collaboration with Film...
We’re excited to announce that the 27th New York Sephardic Jewish Film Festival (NYSJFF) returns to New York City from June 8 to June 15, 2025, bringing a powerful week-long celebration of film, music, and community.
Opening Night – June 8 at El Museo del Barrio
This year’s Festival kicks off with a star-studded Pomegranate Awards Ceremony honoring:
Yael Naim (Music)
Roya Hakakian (Literature)
Michel Boujenah (Stage & Scree...
The Bentonville Film Festival (BFF) in collaboration with founding partner, Walmart, and presenting sponsor, Coca-Cola, announced today their Shaping the Narrative, Geena & Friends participants, Juneteenth and Spotlight programming, jurors and additional panels and events taking place at the 2025 Bentonville Film Festival, set for June 16-22 in Bentonville, AR. The annual Festival, celebrating its 11th anniversary, is a globally recognized platform amplifying female, non-binary, LGBTQ...
Watch the full recording and read the transcript of the press conference with Executive Producer/Director/Star ELISABETH MOSS and Stars YVONNE STRAHOVSKI, ANN DOWD, O-T FAGBENLE, MADELINE BREWER, AMANDA BRUGEL, SAM JAEGER, EVER CARRADINE and JOSH CHARLES.
SERIES SYNOPSIS: Adapted from the classic novel by Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid’s Tale is the story of life in the dystopia of Gilead, a totalitarian society in...
« PIERRE ANGÉNIEUX TRIBUTE»
to DION BEEBE (A.C.S.*, A.S.C*)
(Australia)
and
« ANGÉNIEUX SPECIAL ENCOURAGEMENT »
to EUNSOO CHO
(South Corea)
Friday, May 23, 2025 at 8:00 pm
Salle Buñuel, Palais des Festivals
As every year for the past twelve years, the Pierre Angénieux Tribute - named after the prestigious French creator and manufacturer of world-renowned cinematographic lenses Angénieux, was held on the eve of ...
Award-winning French animation production and distribution company Dandelooo is delighted to announce that its film division Dandelooo Cinema has secured a deal with French production company Films Grand Huit and Academy Award®-nominated studio Xilam Animation for the feature film My Life in Versailles – The Movie. The deal gives Dandelooo Cinema exclusive worldwide distribution rights (excluding France, Italy, Germany and the UK).
Produced by Films Grand Huit ...
In 1997, Mei-Chen Chalais created this award, named after François Chalais, author, reporter, and major figure in the film press of the 1960s and 1970s, to recognize a film from the official selection that captures the world today. This award recognizes the film by Seigei Loznitsa (Ukraine): Two Prosecutors, presented in the official competition.
This prize recognizes the film by Sergei Loznitsa (Ukraine): Two Prosecutors, presented in the official competition.
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The winners of the Docs-in-Progress Awards have been revealed today during Doc Day. Presented in collaboration with our partner organizations, these distinguished awards celebrate standout documentaries in the final stages of production. They’re a mark of excellence and a respected benchmark in the documentary filmmaking world.
This year’s winners were selected by our esteemed jury: Maria Bonsanti, Soleil Gharbieh, and Kiyoko McCrae. They unveiled the winners durin...
The Marché du Film is thrilled to announce the winner of the Goes to Cannes Award: Virtuous Woman directed by Cíntia Domit Bittar and produced by Ana Paula Mendes and the director herself.
Selected by Goes to Cannes Partner Festival Festival do Rio, the film follows a group of Christian women at a luxury retreat, where a witch legend begins to unravel their reality in chilling ways.
Cíntia Domit Bittar’s bold, genre-bending project is a testament to ...
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