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The 28th edition of Cartoons on the Bay is around the corner!

The Festival will be held in Pescara from May 29th to 2nd June, 2024. You have time until April 10th to submit your works to the contest. Don’t miss this chance!  The categories in competition are: Preschool Tv Show (2-4 Yo) Upper Preschool Tv Show (4-6 Yo) Kids Tv Show (7-11 Yo) Youth Tv Show (11+ Yo) Interactive Animation Live Action And/Or Hybrid Tv Show Tv Pilot Short Film Animated Feature Visit our website www.car...

CEE Animation Workshop wrapped the 2024 edition

    The CEE Animation Workshop has entered it’s sixth year with a new selection of participants and animated projects in development. The programme is again welcoming projects and participants from various different countries, while still maintaining focus on the CEE region and low production capacity countries. Among 38 applications from 26 countries, the organizers have carefully selected 12 projects and 28 participants from 13 countries who will attend the 2024 edition of th...

VIDEO: THE WILD ROBOT from DreamWorks Animation : Watch the Official Trailer

From DreamWorks Animation comes a new adaptation of a literary sensation, Peter Brown’s beloved, award-winning, #1 New York Times bestseller, The Wild Robot.  THE WILD ROBOT – IN THEATERS SEPTEMBER 20 Official Website | Facebook | X | Instagram | TikTok | YouTube | #TheWildRobot The epic adventure follows the journey of a robot—ROZZUM unit 7134, “Roz” for short — that is shipwrecked on ...

Warwick Thornton's THE NEW BOY wins ASC Spotlight Award

    Warwick Thornton has been honoured again for his work on The New Boy , this time at the Beverly Hilton in California, taking home the Spotlight Award from the 38th American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) Awards . The latest win follows recognition late last year with the prestigious cinematography prize, the Golden Frog at Camerimage, and comes soon after The New Boy was awarded five AACTA Awards including for Best Cinematography for Thornton himself. The New Boy...

Mersive Appoints Theresa Benson as Vice President of Marketing & Product Management

Benson will steer the go-to-market strategy and rollout of exciting new Mersive collaboration products in 2024 and beyond. Mersive Technologies—innovator in collaboration tools for the pro AV market and its verticals—announced today the appointment of Theresa Benson to the role of Vice President, Marketing and Product Management. She will play a critical role in developing Mersive’s go-to-market strategy and a thoughtful roadmap of forward-thinking products grounded in the m...

Censorship at Berlinale 2024 and the German Dilemma

Given its past, Germany has a dilemma defining, coping with, and translating antisemitism it into policies. In this most advanced European economy with a population of 84.7 million in 2023, including 5.5 million Muslims as well as a Jewish community of at least 225 thousand, there seems to be a political consensus about a special relationship with the state of Israel and the need to protect its interests. This has been engrained by Chancellor Angela Merkel’s 2008 declaration that Israel&...

The 13th-annual Sun Valley Film Festival (SVFF) announced this year’s juried film award winners

Bobby Cannavale Recipient of Inaugural Best Performance in a Film Award for “Ezra”   “Tiger Stripes” and “Maya and the Wave” Win Best Narrative and Documentary Feature Film    “Ezra,” “Photographer,” and “Abundance: The Farm Link Story” Win Festival Audience Awards   The 13th-annual Sun Valley Film Festival (SVFF) announced this year’s juried film award winners during their annual Awards Bas...

Doc Program for 13th AMDOCS revealed : festival opens March 21 with Superpower, Sean Penn attending

The 2024 American Documentary and Animation Film Festival will kick off its 13th annual event with the screening of Sean Penn's film, "Superpower". The film and discussion is set for the Camelot Theatres at the Palm Springs Cultural Center, 2300 E. Baristo Road, Palm Springs, Thursday, March 21, 6 pm,  noted AmDocs Director and Founder, Teddy Grouya.​ TICKETS: Opening Night   Superpower, USA, 115 min. (Aaron Kaufman, Sean Penn)​ ...

AmDocs 2024 panels and keynotes with special guests and industry experts

  ​ ​10:30 am (Theatre 3) Christopher Blauvelt (Saturday, March 23) Location: Camelot Theatres Details:   Cinematographer Christopher Blauvelt will discuss his life in the industry and ways in which he’s navigated a career in independent film. ​ Christopher Blauvelt is a third-generation film craftsman who combines his extensive experience with a fresh creative eye. A protégé of Harris Savides, Chris worked on with H...

The award winner animated short film «Little t» selected to shine at AmDocs

"After failing to get her dream job, Alexis questions her inner critic and unravels the origins of her comfort food". USA 2023 - 6 minutes animation -   «Little t», an award-winning animated short by Pixar's Masha Ellsworth, entered the official selection at the AmDocs Film Festival 2024 in Palm Springs. The film explores how a young girl—and her grown woman counterpart—struggle with her inner critic. Since its 2023 release, &laq...

SR Socially Relevant™ Film Festival NY Celebrates the Women Filmmakers of 2024

On the occasion of International Women's History Month, SRFF celebrates the Women Filmmakers of 2024 with a dedicated program of films, a webinar, and a screening followed by a panel discussion at NGO CSW's 68th UN Forum. The 11th Edition of SR Socially Relevant™ Film Festiva, NY opens March 13 at Maysles Documentary Center, at MRHS on March 14, at Cinema Village on March 15-17, and at the National Arts Club, on March 18. Two webinars on March 8, with all the wome...

Cinema for Peace enabled to extend Navalny’s life by three Years: learn how they exfiltered Navalny to Berlin

  Navalny Being Evacuated by Cinema for Peace in a Medical Jet from Siberia to Berlin in 2020 by Jaka Bizilj On August 20, 2020, when I woke up, I found several missed calls and messages on my iPhone. Upon returning the calls, Pussy Riot founder Nadya Tolokonnikova urgently asked me to evacuate her friend Alexei Navalny from Siberia to Berlin to save his life - a mission that unfolded in a sleepless, breathtaking three-day thriller. I had never met Navalny, yet suddenly found myself resp...

Cinema for Peace Gala 2024 Honored Hilary Clinton

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and Sharon Stone present The Cinema for Peace Honorary Award to Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton. Cinema for Peace Gala 2024 Honors Pope Francis, Secretary Hillary Clinton, UN SG Ban Ki-moon, Helen Mirren, and the World's Most Influential Filmmakers by Sharon Stone, Pussy Riot, Sir Bob Geldof, Ann Curry, Ukrainian Nobel Peace Laureate Oleksandra Matviichuk, and 102-Year-Old Holocaust Survivor Margot Friedländer The C...

FICCI FRAMES 2024, 01: RRR-Reflections, Realities, and Road Ahead

A return to its long-term base of Hotel Westin, by the lake in Powai, might just be a step in the right direction. As usual, the conclave runs for three days, Tuesday to Thursday. The dates are March 5-7. This time around, the media could register online and get a confirmation too. The process was smooth. But whether the media will be treated any better in 2024 than it was in 2013 will be known over the next few days. FRAMES looks towards Turkey this time to invite Turkish Actress Hande Ercel...

THE FESTIVAL BEAT ! N°1093

  THE FESTIVAL BEAT MAKER ! SHARING MOTION AND EMOTION SINCE 1995  WISHING YOU A FANTASTIC HOLIDAY SEASON EMAIL US FOR PROMO OPTIONS Weekly newsletter N°1092/ 1091 Documenting the festivals experience since 1995, reaching over 166 000 subscribers.   FOLLOW US :           With other 11 000 festivals worldwide which we cover: no wonder we have reached the '10...

First Look: The Crow starring Bill Skarsgård, FKA twigs, and Danny Huston

The Crow (Lionsgate) Release: 06/07/2024   Bill Skarsgård takes on the iconic role of THE CROW in this modern reimagining of the original graphic novel by James O’Barr. Soulmates Eric Draven (Skarsgård) and Shelly Webster (FKA twigs) are brutally murdered when the demons of her dark past catch up with them. Given the chance to save his true love by sacrificing himself, Eric sets out to seek merciless revenge on their killers, traversing the...

Congrats to Play-Doc for its upcoming twentieth edition - Call for entries opens

  Entries will remain open from now until 1st April. The 20th edition of Play-Doc International Film Festival will be held in Tui, Galicia, Spain, from 1st to 5th May 2024. The call is open to films of all lengths and themes, both fiction and non-fiction, from any country. All films selected for the competition sections will be eligible for a cash prize awarded by a prestigious international jury.   Each year, Play-Doc presents a selection of competiti...

Tryon International Film Festival Opens Call for 10 Year Anniversary Poster Art

TRIFF Announces Call for Poster Art 10th Anniversary   Tryon International Film Festival Polk County Film Initiative/Tryon International Film Festival 285 N. TRADE ST. TRYON, North Carolina 28782  ...

Denmark in the spotligh at Stockfish SFIF 2024

DENMARK IN THE SPOTLIGHT For 2024, SFIF would be delighted to present Denmark as the Industry in Focus in light of the prominent number of Danish co-production films at SFIF program, “Tove's Room (Toves værelse)” by Martin Zandvliet, “Kalak” by Isabella Eklof and “Eternal” by Ulaa Salim. SFIF is hosting the national premiere and proposed “Eternal” as our Opening Film. The filmmakers representing the films in the pro...

Oska Bright Film Fest - Championing learning disabilities in cinema touring the UK

Oska Bright Film Festival' Best of the Fest screening, centering people with learning disabilities in front and behind the screen, is touring the UK. While we're based in Brighton and are touring cities around the UK, I'm specifically located in Glasgow, but can also pass on any other regional information should you wish. I'm reaching out as I wondered if this was something you thought your networks might find value in joining to watch some brilliant short films in an auti...

NYICFF 2024 opens this week end

We've an entire weekend of amazing films, special guests, and even a few surprises in store, so get a good night's sleep and get ready to celebrate Opening Weekend with us. We can't wait to share our lineup with you, hear your reaction to the films, and watch some great movies together. Not quite ready to make a decision? Walk-ups welcome! Stop by and grab your tickets at the theater.   View Lineup   Looking f...

Discover 6 films in progress in the 43 session of Cinéma en Construction Toulouse

  For 22 years, Cinéma en Construction has been arousing the curiosity and sensitivity of professionals, helping them to finalise their films and propelling them onto the international film scene. The selection for this 43rd edition will undoubtedly confirm the success of previous editions. There has been a marked increase in participation, with 301 projects applying this year, including many quality films that require long, passionate and rigorous deliberation before being ...

AMERICAN STAR A shore thing

AMERICAN STAR is an engaging contemporary thriller, well-directed by Gonzalo Lopez-Gallego, colourful, intriguing and enhanced by some unexpected star turns.Ian McShane- another 81-year-old!- excels as a grizzled, hardened professional--well, let's say he he has not come to Fuerteventura on holiday, or on real estate business.Gradually, there are enigmatic hints in dialogue and action, and bit by bit  connections between the characters are revealed. Settings and locations are fin...

"The play's the thing"

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There have been at least 50 film versions of what is probably William Shakespeare's most famous  tragedy Hamlet. There were a goodly number of silent screen shorts, and many celebrated features, most of which more or less trimmed its  customary four hours' traffic of the stage. There have been classical, award-winning versions such as the 1948 production, starring and directed by Sir Laurence Olivier, foreign-language translations- notably in Russian, or as a Finnish farce...

13th IUFF Rio de Janeiro 2024 Announces Award Winners

International Uranium Film Festival has selected its Winners 2024 In advance, the 13th International Uranium Film Festival (IUFF) Rio de Janeiro 2024, to be held May 25th to June 1st at Rio’s Modern Art Museum (MAM Rio) Cinematheque, has announced its Jury award winners. “Normally we announce the winners at the official award ceremony at the last day of the festival at Rio de Janeiro’s prestigious Modern Art Museum Cinematheque,” says executive director Má...

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