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The Bulletin Board ANNOUNCEMENTS / CALL FOR ENTRIES recommended by filmfestivals.com: BE ON IT!       French Riviera Film Festival  May 19-20, 2023 PARTNER FESTIVAL WITH FILMFESTIVALS.COM February 12, 2023 Regular Deadline March 11, 2023 Late Deadline April 11, 2023 Extended Deadline The fith annual...

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SIFF 2023 in full gear

With 110 films representing 32 countries, we have something for everyone during our five-day festival, including these works from filmmakers at the top of their game. Check the Festival Guide.      Award Winning Films Master Filmmakers Women Directors     ...

THE FESTIVAL BEAT ! N°1000 and 50

THE FESTIVAL BEAT MAKER ! SHARING MOTION AND EMOTION SINCE 1995 Weekly newsletter N°1047 // 1049 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 '1000' mark for our newsletters count. We proudly share our knowledge of the c...

La Semaine de la Critique unveils the poster of its 62nd edition

  Scottish director Charlotte Wells’ first feature, AFTERSUN, was discovered last year at La Semaine de la Critique, and has since found phenomenal success, moving audiences throughout the world.  Photographer and artist Sarah Makharine captures a warm embrace between the protagonists, Paul Mescal and Frankie Corio. A moment out of time, intimate and graceful, a simple gesture that envelops and reassures. Both a discovery and an encounter: two stunning actors meet acros...

Call For Entries- Best Shorts Competition - June 2023 Season Deadline June 13, 2023

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The Best Shorts Competition is unique in the industry.  Attracting both powerhouse companies as well as talented new filmmakers, The Best Shorts is an exceptional, truly international awards competition, not a traditional film festival – which allows filmmakers from around the world to enter their films in this prestigious competition. Established in 2011, Best Shorts is an avant-garde worldwide competition that strives to give talented directors, producers, actors, creative tea...

SFFILM Announces Full Lineup for 66th San Francisco International Film Festival

Program Features Selections from 37 Countries, and Spotlights New Work from Bay Area Filmmakers  11 Days of Film and Events Exclusively in San Francisco, Berkeley, and Oakland Theaters  Today, SFFILM announced the full lineup for the 66th San Francisco International Film Festival (SFFILM Festival), the longest-running film festival in the Americas. This year’s program, curated from over 5,000 submissions and invitations, will screen exclusively in theaters across San Francisc...

The 2023 San Luis Obispo International Film Festival announces film lineup for 29th edition (April 25-May 7)

      Matt Johnson’s BLACKBERRY is the Opening Night  selection and Marvin Samel’s IMORDECAI  is the Closing Night selection   SLO Film Fest’s’s special screenings, events, and programs include  Hunter S. Thompson Tribute, Surf Nite at the Fremont,  MicroHorrors, Cal Poly Shortcuts, E.T., Roman Holiday, and  Oliver Stone’s Nuclear Now        BlackBerry,&n...

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Caminhos Film Festival is the main celebration of Portuguese cinema. Although focused on national cinematography, the festival provides competitive and non-competitive sections for international cinema. Productions from film schools compete in the Essays Selection, while in other parallel  sections international shorts and features are highlighted allowing the audience to meet their confluences with the festivals programme. Fiction, documentary or animation, all genres are welcome. ...

Series Mania 2023: French series out in force and a renewed setup for Unifrance

    The 13th edition of Unifrance will be present and active at this major event of the world audiovisual industry.   Salade grecque(Prime Video), created and directed by Love Is All (6x26’), produced by Wild Bunch TV, will be presented by Pierre-Marcel Blanchot (Phase 4 Productions), and 9/12 (4x52’), produced by Mediawan Rights, will be presented by Florenc...

Buried Alive Film Fest 2023 returns September 29th through October 1st.

  It's that time again, the 16th annual Buried Alive Film Festival is taking submissions!  Last year was our biggest and best year yet, with great media coverage and record attendance.  This year looks to be even better with a return to the historic Plaza Theatre.  We will be screening your movies at the oldest independent theatre in Atlanta, recently renovated and more beautiful than ever. Join us for what's sure to be one hell of a year.   We wan...

Sixth Edition of DaVinci International Film Festival Announces 2023 Dates and Unveils Official Poster, Themed “Possibility”

  The sixth edition of the DaVinci International Film Festival (DIFF) will take place from October 20-22, 2023 at AMC Theatres at The Grove in Los Angeles, as announced by DaVinci Film Foundation Inc. founder/CEO Chadwick Pelletier.   For its second installment at The Grove, DIFF will feature an opening night VIP reception, live and in-person screenings, a closing night Leo Award celebration, panel programs, and exclusive festival events.   “W...

Sixth Edition of DaVinci International Film Festival Announces 2023 Dates and Unveils Official Poster, Themed “Possibility”

  The sixth edition of the DaVinci International Film Festival (DIFF) will take place from October 20-22, 2023 at AMC Theatres at The Grove in Los Angeles, as announced by DaVinci Film Foundation Inc. founder/CEO Chadwick Pelletier.   For its second installment at The Grove, DIFF will feature an opening night VIP reception, live and in-person screenings, a closing night Leo Award celebration, panel programs, and exclusive festival events.   “W...

The 2023 American Film Market® (AFM®) moves to Santa Monica’s Le Méridien Delfina on Pico

The American Film Market®(AFM®) has chosen Santa Monica’s Le Méridien Delfina, located at 530 Pico Blvd., as its new headquarters, replacing the Loews which closed for lengthy renovations in early March.  Though that 30-year era has ended, we are delighted that our new location means you will be returning to the same sunny beachside city for AFM 2023, to familiar places and faces, and that you will be part of this exciting n...

AniMovie – Feature-lenght Films in Competition in the 30th Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film

„Charlotte“, „Nayola“ and „Dounia & the Princess of Aleppo“ Strong Women in Times of Crisis – The Feature Films of the 30th Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film   AniMovie is the name of the international feature-length film competition of the 30th Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film (ITFS), which takes place from 25 to 30 April 2023. The films selected this year have a chance to win the coveted Trickstar award. M...

Annecy Festival Unveils its 2023 Poster!

The  In 2023, Mexican animation will be in the spotlight, and we entrusted the Annecy Festival’s official poster design to Animator and Director Jorge R. Gutierrez, who will also be one of our jury members. An aficionado of Me...

DOKUARTS 2023: Call for Entries!

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DOKUARTS 2023: CALL FOR ENTRIES! Deadline May 31, 2023 After three long years, we are delighted to finally announce our next festival edition: DOKUARTS will take place from October 4th to October 15th, 2023, thanks to the renewed support of Berlin’s Capital Cultural Fund. We will move our program to three new venues: Kino in der Kulturbrauerei, Kino in der Brotfabrik and Klick Kino. A fourth venue will be the Haus für Poesie.   DOKUARTS screens documentaries on the ar...

THE FESTIVAL BEAT ! N°1000 and 49

THE FESTIVAL BEAT MAKER ! SHARING MOTION AND EMOTION SINCE 1995 Weekly newsletter N°1047 // 1048 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 '1000' mark for our newsletters count. We proudly share our knowle...

Cannes ACID poster revealed

This year's visual is by illustrator Xavier Lissilour Metaphoric dream of a diverse cinema, the ACID Cannes 2023 poster invites us into the heart of a luminous and mysterious forest. A place to project into the imaginary world of individuals who build together, through their eyes, new worlds, new possibilities. As many stories as hidden treasures that we wish to share with you. May 17th - 26th ...

New festival of Southwest Asian and North African cinema screening in Sydney- 28 - 30 April

  The first-ever SWANA Film Festival, presented by Arts & Cultural Exchange (ACE) Parramatta, is a 3-day festival of Southwest Asian and North African cinema screening at Riverside Theatre, Parramatta across the weekend -  28 - 30 April 2023!   ACE Executive Director Anne Loxley said, “ACE is thrilled to bring the first-ever SWANA Film Festival to Western Sydney.  The Festival is an important community-led project that showcases the diverse and important ...

Five French films for Francophiles at AFF 2023

          À la recherche de films amusants et inspirants à regarder?   Looking for so...

First titles and opening film announced for Visions du Réel

        Visions de Réel unveils its Grand Angle and Highlights selection: 23 feature films – including 3 world premieres, 1 internation...

Seattle International Film Festival reveals the first sicx titles for the 2023 edition

Take a peek into the movieverse  with the first six 49th Seattle International Film Festival titles just announced including the Cannes Grand Jury Prize winner, the sensation that swept the Goya Awards, and a tribute to longtime SIFF Programmer Ruth Hayler. Passes are on sale now and individual tickets go on sale to SIFF Members on April 26 and to the general public on April 27. The Festival takes place in person May 11–21 at venues across Seattle,...

Film Festival Flips Paradigm Upside Down for Filmmakers with refundable submission fees

SYS’s Six-Figure Film Festival offers filmmakers risk-free submissions by refunding 100% of the entry fee to all the filmmakers who’s films are not screened at the festival.   With film festival entry fees on the rise and many festivals opting to screen films online, SellingYourScreenplay (SYS) is championing new initiatives to give filmmakers more value at festivals. SYS’s Six-Figure Film Festival and Screenplay Contest is an annual in-person event held in Los Angeles...
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