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Bau, Artist at War, the powerful historical drama directed by Sean McNamara (Reagan, Soul Surfer), will have its theatrical release by ShowBiz Direct in the U.S. and Canada on September 26, 2025. The film, which stars Hirsch as real-life Holocaust survivor and artist Joseph Bau, is distributed by ShowBiz Direct and Republic Pictures.
The story of creativity, survival, and love based on Joseph Bau’s memoir, ...
BIFFes 16, 2025: The flicks, picks and my jinx, Part II
My third visit to the Bengaluru International Film Festival (BIFFes) in three decades was enjoyable and comfortable. However, my selection of films to watch was jinxed, with very few movies meeting minimum expectations. Not surprising, considering the same had happened at the International Film Festival of India. As a critic, I prefer to pick films without doing any background reading or asking people who might know somethings about them...
BIFFes 16, 2025: The flicks, picks and my jinx, Part II
My third visit to the Bengaluru International Film Festival (BIFFes) in three decades was enjoyable and comfortable. However, my selection of films to watch was jinxed, with very few movies meeting minimum expectations. Not surprising, considering the same had happened at the International Film Festival of India. As a critic, I prefer to pick films without doing any background reading or asking people who might know somethings about them...
I met Björn just recently on March 23 at the closing party of Filmfest Bremen. The event took place at the Institut Français, film professionals where gathering and celebrating their films, discussions going on about upcoming projects and most surely about next festival to attend. And then I saw, no first I heard the piano, and looked for the guy who interrupted our so intellectual conversations. This is when I first acknowledge Björn. He was masterfully improvising on the pia...
Following the strategic groundwork laid at the National Arts Advocacy Summit – Davos in the Desert, The Creative Coalition is heading to Capitol Hill on April 25, 2025, for their annual Right To Bear Arts Day, making the case that investing in the arts fuel's economic growth, job creation, and thriving local communities. The Arts Advocacy Summit convened 50 top thought leaders from the arts and business sectors—including C-suite executives, policymakers, actors, musicians, medi...
20th MEETINGS ON THE BRIDGE WORK IN PROGRESS PLATFORM AND SHORT FILM WORKSHOP SELECTION ANNOUNCED
20th Meetings on the Bridge
15-17 April 2025
Organised by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV) as part of the Istanbul Film Festival, the Meetings on the Bridge co-production platform connects producers, directors, and screenwriters from Türkiye with international film professionals.
The 20th Meetings on the Bridge, supported by Anadolu Efes as the main sponsor, will fe...
Hope Studios' Fredrik Wikström Nicastro & Robin Sharma
European film studio Hope Studios, led by veteran producer Fredrik Wikström Nicastro, is setting up a feature adaptation of Robin Sharma’s The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari, the internationally bestselling book about a life-changing journey, filled with powerful life lessons that teach us how to abandon consumerism in order to live life to the full and discover lasting ...
For the first time, a country is being highlighted as part of the Professional Platform. We've called this new approach the ‘Fil Rouge’ (Red Thread) because it runs through all the components of the Professional Platform, enabling visitors to discover the different aspects of the audiovisual and cinematographic landscape. The festival's professional approach is complemented by a focus on the presence of home-grown productions, to showcase the weal...
Henry Ian Cusick (Lost, MacGyver, The 100), Dean Cain (Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman), Rory Gibson (The Young and The Restless) are set to star in the new sci-fi drama Fugitive from Asteron, adapted from the award-winning novel by Gen LaGreca, who also wrote the screenplay.
Directed by Dan T. Hall (Noble Vision, Greek Fire – Demon Spirit) and executive produced by LaGreca’s company Winged Victory Foundat...
BIFFes 16, 2025: All the Winners and Winners take all
All eyes and ears were on Bengaluru International Film Festival’s Artistic Director, Vidyashankar Jois, on the evening of 8th March, at Sulochana, Information Department, Infantry Road. He first introduced the Selection Juries, that helped him reduce the number of entries from 400+ to 200, then the Award Juries were introduced, and finally, the films and makers who bagged awards. Besides the citation and a trophy, the awards, in each...
My Melbourne, Review: Ticking the diversity box
Taking the cue from the last segment, which centres around cricket, this is a boundary film, a four in one compendium, or anthology. It premièred last August, in Australia, and has been released yesterday, 14th March 2025, in India. Of the four protagonists, two are Indian and one Afghan. There is only one Australian in the lead cast. Again, three of the four are women and the fourth is a homosexual. Since it is shot in Melbourne, the iss...
2050 Care with Love: A lot of love and care, but little else
On display here is a short film, shot in feature/TV serial episode style, where all the four main characters are sensitive, caring and loving individuals. As the film progresses, the qualities these individuals possess bloom on, and it all ends on a happy note. ‘Feel good’ is the operative term for 2050 Care with Love. But extricate yourself from the mushy situations on screen and apply film-making technique barometers, ...
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As part of the France-Brazil Season 2025 and in celebration of Brazil beeing Marché du Film 25 Country of Honor, the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC) and the Marché du Film are collaborating to host the first-ever France-Brazil Co-Production Meetings on 20 May 2025 (9:00 to 13:00) in Cannes.
This exclusive event will give 10 selected Brazilian producers the opportunity to showcase their company, track record, a...
The Marché du Film – the world's largest international film market and gathering for film professionals – is proud to announce Brazil as the official Country of Honour for its highly anticipated 2025 edition, taking place from 13 to 21 May during the 78th Festival de Cannes.
This prestigious recognition will shine a spotlight on Brazil’s dynamic audiovisual industry, its creative talents, and its longstanding commitmen...
Aamir turns 60, celebrates birthday with media
It was producer Tahir Hussain’s residence on Pali Hill, Bandra, where I first saw his cute son Aamir. Aged about seven, he was sitting on a chair and apparently studying or doing his home-work. The year was 1972, and Tahir Hussain wanted me to help him get permission to shoot his new film Anamika’s first scene in my college, National College, which is situated on Linking Road. I had been a student of that college, and had held many po...
Led by Multi-GRAMMY® Award-Winning Engineer, Mixer, Producer, and Musician Rafa Sardina
Abbey Road Institute, a leading international professional music production school, is proud to announce the opening of its newest campus in the heart of the global music industry, Los Angeles, California. Set to open in 2025, the new campus will be launched by 19-time GRAMMY® and LATIN GRAMMY® winner Rafa Sardina, and its location will be announced shortly.
Sardina, whose extensive list of aw...
The César Academy has announced the nominations for its 50th ceremony, to be held on February 28, 2025 at the Olympia in Paris. The Festival de Cannes would like to congratulate the 21 films of its Official Selection which are among the nominees in 22 categories and have garnered 83 nominations.
21 films from the Official Selection were nominated in 22 categories: 14 nominations for The Count of Monte-Cristo by Matthieu Delaporte and Alexandre de La Patelli&e...
This year, Cinéma en Construction welcomed feature-length fiction, hybrid, experimental and animated films. The diversity of themes and aesthetics never fails to amaze us. The presence of countries hitherto under-represented enriched that plurality with their cultures and imaginaries.
The themes of abandonment, loss and parenthood are approached from a variety of angles. Singular writing, combined with poetry, authenticity and emotion, reveal what was previously dark.
This 44th select...
As the Cannes Festival and the Film Market have just come to an end, the Association of Film Exporters (ADEF), composed of companies ranging from very small enterprises to large groups, extends its heartfelt congratulations to the teams of the awarded films and to the French exporters who represent the majority of them this year. The international promotion support fund established in 2017 by the CNC helps to enhance the international visibility of French films, but the international sales compa...
The final round of green-screen filming for Eden’s Horizon Primer and The Null Dominion wrapped up this week, marking a major milestone in these thrilling animation projects. With every shot, the vision comes to life—bold, cinematic, and unforgettable. Here’s an exclusive look behind the scenes!
Both projects are key installments in The Epic and Essential Alp to Taw Chronicles, an expansive sci-fi saga that delves into humanity’s greatest frontier...
The final round of green-screen filming for Eden’s Horizon Primer and The Null Dominion wrapped up this week, marking a major milestone in these thrilling animation projects. With every shot, the vision comes to life—bold, cinematic, and unforgettable. Here’s an exclusive look behind the scenes!
Both projects are key installments in The Epic and Essential Alp to Taw Chronicles, an expansive sci-fi saga that delves into humanity’s greatest frontier...
Superboys of Malegaon: Seeing is believing
As you watch Superboys of Malegaon, there is an uncanny feeling that it has been made by one or more of the Superboys themselves. It does not go over the top when the boys reap unexpected success, and does not become judgmental when differences arise among them. It is not sympathy on show here—it is empathy. That is a rare commodity in cinema, and happens only when your heart beats for your characters. The film, which comes 16 years after Faiza...
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