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The Jewish International Film Festival (JIFF) announces it's centrepiece The Zone of Interest by Jonathan Glazer

The Jewish International Film Festival (JIFF) in Australia announces an addition to its already stellar line-up – the exclusive Australian premiere screening of the Cannes Grand Prix-winning film, The Zone of Interest by acclaimed director Jonathan Glazer.     Described by Variety as “A remarkable film — chilling and profound, meditative and immersive," this piercing drama follows an Auschwitz commander, Rudolf Höss, and his wife H...

'Tibetan Hearts' Wins Award at La Femme International Film Festival

On Saturday, October 21st, La Femme International Film Festival screened ‘Tibetan Hearts’, a true story of star-crossed lovers in the Tibetan Plateau. The romantic leads fall in love despite the rivalry between their sheep-herding families.  LAFIFF took place at the Regal Cinemas in LA Live, located in downtown Los Angeles. Now in its 19th year, it is a festival with a special focus on promoting and supporting films directed, produced, and written by female filmmaker...

9th Cartoon Springboard 2023 kicks off October 24-26 in Madrid

    YOUNG EUROPEAN ANIMATION TALENTS GATHER AT CARTOON SPRINGBOARD’S NINTH EDITION IN MADRID   Young European animation talents will gather at Cartoon Springboard’s ninth edition, to be held on October 24-26 in Madrid. During this pitching event, the participants – all of them students or graduates from European animation schools – will be mentored by a panel of experts with the aim of strengthening their projects. In addition...

CONCRETE UTOPIA (2023) Um Tae-hwa. South Korea - Toronto International Film Festival

Um Tae-hwa’s CONCRETE UTOPIA, premiered in South Korea on August 9, 2023 and was unanimously nominated by a jury for the 2024 Oscars. Shown first in North America at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) at was produced for an estimated $18 million, but  CONCRETE UTOPIA earned close to $17 million during its first screening week in Korea. The film is based in part of the webtoon “Pleasant Bullying” transformed by Um Tae-hwa  and his team his t...

IPTA’s Inter Collegiate Drama Competition scores 50, marches on

IPTA’s Inter Collegiate Drama Competition scores 50, marches on Was it the first or was it the second? Was it 1972 or 1973? My introduction to the annual competition is nevertheless at least 49 years old. I had just finished college, and could not participate. How I wished I could! But I could watch the event, and, soon afterwards, write about it, extensively, in several publications, as a theatre critic. If memory serves me right, back then, it was called IPTA’s Inter Collegiate ...

Soul Mates a Manny Halley film hits the screens today

95 min | Horror, Thriller  "Allison and Jason, two unsuspecting strangers, must find together their way out of a nightmarish maze which was forced on them by a twisted new dating service led by an evil "Matchmaker" (Neal McDonough) promising to find your soul mate...or pain! Watch the trailer and be prepared ...     The Matchmaker is played by Neal McDonough Charlie Weber (How to Get Away with Murder 2014...) plays Jaso...

DCIFF 2024 Submissions Open for features, documentary, short animation and web series to December 25th

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DCIFF is the oldest independent film festival in Washington DC and acts as a forum for discussion around selected films. We combine a traditional competitive festival format with in-depth conversation around the films we screen - giving filmmakers a chance to connect, learn about the impact of their films and move their work forward. We have a wide range of relevant and up-to-date workshops, socuial events and lots of fun. Every year we welocme 60 or more filmmakers to join us. All submissions ...

The European Film Academy announces: Young Audience Film Weekend to celebrate the launch of the new European Film Club

  The European Film Academy announces: Young Audience Film Weekend to celebrate the launch of the new European Film Club Over 25 European countries are participating in the weekend on 3 to 5 November The public part of the Young Audience Film Weekend kicks off with the Young Audience Film Summit 2023, now in its 3rd edition, on the subject of “The Future of Humanity”. The Summit is co-created and hosted by young peopl...

Languages & The Media 2024: Venturing into New Frontiers of Media Localization in Budapest

Budapest will host the 15th edition of Languages & The Media, the International Conference and Exhibition on Language Transfer in Audiovisual Media. After a record-breaking conference in 2022, we are gearing up for another groundbreaking event from November 13 – 15, 2024.  Setting foot outside its traditional location in Berlin, Languages & The Media finds a new home in Budapest for the 2024 edition, marking a momentous milestone in its legacy since 1996. As the ol...

EACG Fest Returns!

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After several years away due to the pandemic, The Epic Animation Comic Game Fest is returning to Northern California. This is a multimedia event showcasing animation, comics, and games from around the world.  This year, EACG Fest is partnering with O!PLA Animation Festival to present the winning films of their 2023 event. O!PLA is a Polish based festival with the goal of bringing Polish animation to a world-wide audience. These 14 short films d...

"Godless: The Eastfield Exorcism" won the Panorama Fantàstic People’s Choice Award at this years Sitges Film Festival!

Lara is a woman tormented, torn between science and faith. Pushed by her husband to seek treatment from a congregation of zealots, a ruthless exorcist will try to save her soul by putting an innocent woman through hell.     View Trailer Here   ­     ­The Coven is proud to announce that "Godless: The Eastfield Exorcism" won the  ...

THE BUCKINGHAM MURDERS to open Mumbai Film Festival 2023

The International Premiere of Hansal Mehta’s atmospheric thriller, The Buckingham Murders, opens Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival on October 27 2023.     The Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival (October 27 to November 5) is excited to announce that this year’s Opening Night film will be The Buckingham Murders, directed by Hansal Mehta, produced by Ektaa R Kapoor, and co-produced by Indian actress and star Kareena Kapoor Khan, who will all attend the film’s red carpet...

A few more festival wins for Time is Eternal

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Hot Springs International Women's Film Festival     Best Shorts Competition      4th International Film Festival of Crete & Awards 2023       Colortape International Film Festival      Seattle International Fashion Film Festival ...

Stand with wild horses: "Wild Beauty: Mustang Spirit of the West"

• Best Documentary at Boston Film Festival 2022 • Best Documentary at St. Louis Int’l Film Festival 2022 • Best Documentary at Sunscreen Film Festival 2023 • Best Director and Best Cinematography at DOC LA 2022 • Best Cinematography at Red Rock Film Festival 2023 Journey along with filmmakers Ashley Avis and Edward Winters over five years, across 20,000 miles and 13 states as they document the tragic plight of North America&...

"My Love Affair With Marriage" animated review

Posted by Robin Menken Signe Baumane’s multi award-winning “My Love Affair With Marriage” is a exuberant mixed-media feature animation, a musical blend of neuroscience, gender issues and old fashion romance- gone wrong!     Baumane’s signature style goes back to her earliest shorts in the late 90’s. Her poignant characters are sexy and pulpy-featured and, by 2014, when she made her video Tarzan and her first feature "Rocks In The ...

Gender Transformation: The Untold Realities wins Best Human Rights & Dignity film of this year's Tryon International Film Fest

Now, it is time for us to announce the winner of the Best Human Rights & Dignity award. But before we unveil this year's recipient, I want to take a moment to introduce someone whose dedication to our festival's mission has been invaluable, though she couldn't join us in person tonight. Homayra Sellier, the founder and overall director of "Innocence in Danger," an international organization committed to protecting children from all forms of violence and exploitation,...

VIDEO : Martin Scorsese' Killers of the Flower Moon New York Premiere Alice Tully Hall

Directed by Academy Award-winner Martin Scorsese, “Killers of the Flower Moon” is an epic western crime saga, where real love crosses paths with unspeakable betrayal. Based on a true story and told through the improbable romance of Ernest Burkhart (Leonardo DiCaprio) and Mollie Kyle (Lily Gladstone), “Killers of the Flower Moon” tracks the suspicious murders of members of the Osage Nation, who became some of the richest people in the world overnigh...

2023 Tucson Film Festival Announces Opening Night Film KISS THE FUTURE

2023 Tucson Film Festival Announces Opening Night Film KISS THE FUTURE Arizona Premiere with screenwriter Bill S. Carter   The 19th annual Tucson Film Festival is honored to present the Arizona premiere of KISS THE FUTURE, a feature-length documentary directed by Nenad Cicin-Sain, Thursday, November 2, 2023, at 7:30 PM. Screenwriter and executive producer Bill S. Carter (Miss Sarajevo) will be in person alongside producer Sarah Anthony (Light & Magic series) for a specia...

Seventeen titles selected to the Opus Bonum International Competition at the 27th Ji.hlava IDFF

  Seventeen titles will premiere at the Opus Bonum International Competition at the 27th Ji.hlava IDFF : six films will be screened in their world premiere, eight in international premiere and three will have their European premiere at Ji.hlava. The competition features a great diversity of outstanding films produced by filmmakers from Argentina, Belgium, Croatia, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Slovakia, South Korea, Switzerland, Thaila...

Michael Mann’s Ferrari Closes NYFF61

  Ferrari (courtesy of NEON/Lorenzo Sisti) After an incredible two weeks of screenings and events, there’s still a few days left to experience the 61st New York Film Festival. Tomorrow, we are thrilled to present the North American premiere of Michael Mann’s Ferrari, with Michael Mann in person for a Q&A at the 6:00pm screening and intro at the 9:00pm screening, both at Alice Tully Hall.  If you missed out on tickets, we...

MIPCOM starts today 8 Chilean production companies attend the world’s largest TV market

- The Chilean delegation is headed by 5 delegates supported by the Ministry of Cultures, Arts and Heritage who arrive with their respective production companies that are Escala Humana, Juntos Films, Pájaro, Parox and La Ventana Cine. For MIPJUNIOR, from 13 to 15 October, the participation of Tally Molly from the production company Pajaro is expected and the arrival of 2 projects by 17Films, Hola Flinko, and Microterricolas. -  Chile is also selected for the Content Innovation Awar...

Garden City, Kansas

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Garden City, Kansas. Posted By Robin Menken Bob Hurst’s Garden City, Kansas Is a crime documentary about a foiled terrorist attack and a warning against the violence of Trumpist America. We meet Angie Haflich, the content editor of High Plains Public Radio which broadcasts to Kansas and four other states. Interviews with Haflich and other local citizens portray a conservative Middle American small town (mostly Republican) which, because of it reliance on farming and meat p...

Toronto International Film Festival, 2023, Reviews

Defiant (2023) Karim Amer. Ukraine, USA, and UK. Among the outstanding documentaries in the 2023 program is Karim Kamer’s DEFIANT which offers a comprehensive inside view of the Ukrainian resistance and counteroffensive against the ongoing Russia invasion. DEFIANT investigates the conflict with in-depth interviews of leading government officials and provides essential background information with the assistance of archival footage. It follows and demystifies the systematic disinformati...

Amplify Pictures has announced a production and financing partnership with Folk Productions

Emmy Award-winning Amplify Pictures has announced a production and financing partnership with multiple Tony Award-winning Broadway producing team, Eric Kuhn and Tre’ Scott’s recently formed Folk Productions. The announcement came today from Amplify’s Joe Lewis, CEO of the independent content studio behind HBO’s Emmy-winning series “100 Foot Wave.” The new collaboration brings together both organizations’ extensive experience in producing and financing ...

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