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Submit to New Media Film Festival 2026

The festival will run  its 17th edition June 4 – 5, 2026 SUBMIT ON THE WEBSITE   Website I  Facebook  I  X I Instagram I profile on filmfestivals.com I Submit I October 6, 2025 Regular Deadline 1 November 4, 2025 Regular Deadline 2 December 6, 2025 Regular Deadline 3 January 5, 2026 Pre-Fest Deadline February 6, 2026 Late Deadline March 6, 20...

Partner Festivals Calling Now

The Bulletin Board ANNOUNCEMENTS / CALL FOR ENTRIES recommended by filmfestivals.com: BE ON IT!        The New Media Film Festival June 4 – 5, 2026 PARTNER FESTIVAL WITH FILMFESTIVALS.COM November 4, 2025 Regular Deadline 2 December 6, 2025 Regular Deadline 3 January 5, 2026 Pre-Fest Deadline ...

Partnering with the hottest festivals and markets so you can get full coverage.

    We, at filmfestivals.com, are extremely proud of our relationships and partnerships with these amazing film events: AFM, Venice Production Bridge, Tallinn Black Nights International Film Festival, Industry@Tallinn,  FestForums Santa Barbara, FestForums New York, Montreal International Animation Film Festival - Animaze, WoFF Glasgow, UNAFF, Bridges Festival, Bahamas Int Film Festival, Houston WorldFest, Fa...

AFM Exhibitor Space Sold Out; Panels, Speakers Added from AGC, Bleecker Street, HanWay, SAG-AFTRA, Tribeca

The American Film Market® (AFM®), which officially launches tomorrow, November 11, and runs through November 16 at the Fairmont Century Plaza, has sold out of Exhibition space as the world’s leading independent production, sales, distribution, and buying companies, along with film commissions, production service companies, and AI/technology players, prepare to convene at the Market for its anticipated return to Los Angeles.  This year’s Market will open with more ...

What's cooking at Industy Tallinn & Baltic Event 2025

  Meet the Emerging Professionals and Talents of Discovery Campus 2025 Join the Discovery Campus Open Masterclasses with World-Class Mentors in Tallinn Script Pool Competition Highlights Five Outstanding Scripts Black Nights Stars Reveals Eight Rising Actors for 2025 Lineup  Eight Emerging Cinematographers to Take Part in an Immersive, Tech-Forward Journey in Tallinn & Helsinki Music Meets Film Introducing P...

The 25th Edition of Just Film kicks off

      Just Film, the youth and children’s film festival of the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF), celebrates its 25th anniversary this year and opens today with a recor...

Berlinale Spotlight: World Cinema Fund at “Around the World in 14 Films” for the Seventh Time

For many years, the Berlinale has been presenting specially curated programmes outside the festival time. These programmes go by the name of Berlinale Spotlight. For the seventh time since 2018, the Berlinale initiative World Cinema Fund (WCF) is invited with a Berlinale Spotlight at the film festival “Around the World in 14 Films”. At its 20th edition (November 28 to December 6, 2025 at the KulturBrauerei cinema, the Delphi Lux and Neues Off in ...

EFM FRONTIÈRES FOCUS final call for entry

***** THIS IS YOUR FINAL CALL ***** ONLY ONE WEEK LEFT TO SUBMIT YOUR PROJECT   Don’t miss your chance to be part of the brand-new EFM FRONTIÈRES FOCUS, a collaboration between the Fantasia International Film Festival and the European Film Market (EFM) in Berlin. This unique showcase will spotlight five bold international genre projects in advanced stages of financing, production or post-production at the 2026 Berlinale, offerin...

The Red Sea International Film Festival the Jewel of Saudi Arabia

Five years ago, December 2021,The Red Sea International Film Festival (https://redseafilmfest.com/en/ ) surprised the World with the launch of a mesmerizing and enchanting event. Located in Jeddah this has now become the must attend last big international film festival of the year.  A WAVE OF CHANGE! For its 5th edition that will take place December 4 until December 13, the festival team has again assembled a fantastic line-up of films, none other than nine stand-out titles as well as t...

The Festival Beat N°1144

THE FESTIVAL BEAT MAKER ! SHARING MOTION AND EMOTION SINCE 1995 - FINALIZING OUR NEW SITE - COMING OUT SOON BEST OF LUCK ON THE CIRCUIT We are working hard finalizing a new version of our platform to better serve our community. Filmfestivals.com was established in 1995 before google even existed, turned into a social network in 2006 with a blog platform welcoming festivals and film professionals with over 120 000 articles and counting. In the meantim...

VIDEO TIFF’s 38th edition opening red carpet and ceremony

Over 200 filmmakers, actors and leading lights from across all sections of the festival, as well as the TIFF jury members, briefly greeted an awaiting audience before beginning their walk along the 162-meter carpet, where they obliged autograph and selfie seekers before arriving at the elegant staircase leading into the Tokyo Takarazuka Theater. Built in the style of yesteryear’s grand movie houses, the theater provided a glamorous backdrop for TIFF’s Opening Ceremony.   T...

Palacio Libertad the new venue for the 17ᵗʰ edition of Ventana Sur to be held in Buenos Aires from 1 to 5 December

The Marché du Film – Festival de Cannes, the National Institute of Cinema & Audiovisual Arts of Argentina (INCAA), and the Uruguayan Film & Audiovisual Agency (ACAU), are pleased to announce that the 17ᵗʰ edition of Ventana Sur, Latin America’s leading audiovisual market, will take place in Buenos Aires from 1 to 5 December 2025 Ventana Sur – Río de la Plata, co-organized by the Marché du Film – Festival de Cannes, INCAA,...

Ventana Sur Series selection announced for the 17th edition of Ventana Sur (Buenos Aires, December 1–5)

  Ventana Sur Series, organized by INCAA, ACAU and the Marché du Film – Festival de Cannes, taking place within the 17th edition of Ventana Sur (Buenos Aires, December 1–5), announces this year’s official selection. Out of more than a hundred entries received from across Latin America, fourteen series projects were selected — nine scripted and five non scripted — based on their outstanding creativity, technical and commercial quality, and their ability...

Partner Festivals calling this early November

The Bulletin Board ANNOUNCEMENTS / CALL FOR ENTRIES recommended by filmfestivals.com: Dear filmmakers friends do not miss these Festivals in Focus.     Bruno Chatelin and the Filmfestivals.com team wish you much success on the festival circuit  Read this online         FOLLOW US ON THE SOCIAL NETWORKS:                  &nbs...

Submissions open for the New Media Film Festival 2026

The festival will run  its 17th edition June 4 – 5, 2026 SUBMIT ON THE WEBSITE   Website I  Facebook  I  X I Instagram I profile on filmfestivals.com I Submit I October 6, 2025 Regular Deadline 1 November 4, 2025 Regular Deadline 2 December 6, 2025 Regular Deadline 3 January 5, 2026 Pre-Fest Deadline February 6, 2026 Late Deadline March 6, 20...

VIDEO channel: Alexandria Mediterranean Film Festival wrapped

Alexandria Mediterranean Film Festival is an annual event held in Alexandria, Egypt. It aims to disseminate film culture and the progress achieved in various branches of film art and to strength the relations among filmmakers throughout the world in general and Mediterranean countries in particular. Interview and ambiance video by Alice Kanterian Watch the video channel, playlist of all ambiance and interview videos.     ...

TV Beats Presents 31 Drama Series Projects in Various Stages

    TV Beats, the drama series-focused strand of Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event, will showcase a record 31 drama series projects in various stages of development during its 2025 edition alongside insightful panel discussions.  This year’s programme brings together several key initiatives: the TV Beats Co-Financing Market, MIDPOINT Series Launch, two new sections Series Bridges Baltics and Coming Soon, as well as the Screening Day offering an extensive overview of the...

The Festival Beat N°1143

THE FESTIVAL BEAT MAKER ! SHARING MOTION AND EMOTION SINCE 1995 - FINALIZING OUR NEW SITE - COMING OUT SOON BEST OF LUCK ON THE CIRCUIT We are working hard on a new version of our platform to better serve our community. Filmfestivals.com was established in 1995 before google even existed, turned into a social network in 2006 with a blog platform welcoming festivals and film professionnals with some 120 000 articles and counting. In the meantime we are busy mai...

Back to the Future: FMX 2026 will Honor the Past and Look Ahead

FMX 2026 will be our 30th edition! A good reason to celebrate as we mark this proud milestone, and another welcome opportunity to honour the past, survey the present and discuss the future of digital media creation. FMX 2026 is going to be a very special event, featuring brand-new and first-hand tech and innovation, creativity and art, cooperation and diversity - in a world and a media landscape that are changing at breathtaking speed. FMX 2026 will address this and more under...

Schedule for VTIFF october 23rd-24th

  Thursday, October 23   1:15 PM Yes! at Film House Israel, in the aftermath of October 7. Y., a jazz musician struggling to make ends meet, and his wife Jasmine, a dancer, sell their art, souls, and bodies to the elite and bring pleasure and consolation to a bleeding nation. Soon, Y. is given a mission of the highest importance: setting to music a new national anthem.    1:45 PM Cutting through Rocks at Black Box ...

VTIFF film schedule october 20th-22nd

Monday, October 20 1:00 PM Hedda at Film House Hedda, a newlywed thrill-seeker, throws an extravagant party in the hopes of helping her husband receive a professorship. However, a lover from her past appears, and disrupts this event. 1:15 PM Timestamp at Black Box Following teachers and students across Ukraine over the course of a school year, Kateryna Gornostai captures their evolving relationships with the current conflict. 2:00 PM Walk With Me at The Screening Room a personal document...

VTIFF film schedule October 17th-19th

7:00 PM My Father’s Shadow at Film House  A semi-autobiographical tale set over the course of a single day in the Nigerian capital Lagos during the 1993 Nigerian election crisis. The story follows a father, estranged from his two young sons, as they travel through the massive city while political unrest threatens their journey home.    Saturday, October 18 12:00 PM Walk With Me at ...

PÖFF29 Reveals Lineups for Critics’ Picks and Rebels With a Cause Competitions

The 29th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF) has announced the selection for its Critics’ Picks and Rebels With a Cause competitions — two of its boldest and most forward-looking programs celebrating daring cinema and fearless storytelling. The fourth edition of the Critics’ Picks competition is a cinematic feast for the brave and the curious, offering ten dazzling world premieres handpicked from across the globe and served fresh in Tallinn. Now in his ...

PÖFF29 Kicks Off with They Will Be Dust and a Celebration of Catalan Cinema

PÖFF29 opens with They Will Be Dust — a bold, moving tragicomic musical by acclaimed Catalan director Carlos Marqués-Marcet, starring Ángela Molina and Alfredo Castro in a deeply human story of love, loss, and reconciliation. The opening ceremony on 7 November at Alexela Concert Hall will feature a live performance by Maria Arnal, one of Catalonia’s most distinctive voices and winner of the Gaudí Award for the film’s music. ...

PÖFF 2025 Unveils Bold Competition Line-Up and International Jury

The 29th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF) has unveiled the line-up and international jury for its 2025 Official Selection Competition, presenting 17 feature films, including 16 world premieres and one international premiere. Strong Global Presence This year’s selection follows an impressive number of submissions: 1,900 for the main programme, 433 for Just Film, and over 5,600 for Shorts. Films were submitted from more t...
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