Zoom conversation between Jonathan Wolf (Managing Director of the American Film Market® AFM®) with Bruno Chatelin. Here are some of the questions raised during the interview: Enjoy Jonathan's answers in our video.
The 41st edition will run November 9 -13. Jonathan Wolf is EVP of the Independent Film & Television Alliance (IFTA®) and Managing Director of the American Film Market® (AFM®).
Since his appointment in 1998, he has guided the growth and repositioning of ...
Jérôme Paillard in conversation with Bruno Chatelin
Facts and figures on the 2020 marchédu Film online, the first edition of its kind. Quite a challenge on many fronts
A few figures about attendance trends this year?
when is the marchedufilm.online opening,
why 5 days only?
How many of the Cannes official selection titles will be screening in the virtual Marché do you see a trend ?
I see 16 conferences and panels a...
Filmfestivals.com partner of Venice Production Bridge sat down with the Pascal Diot who shared with our audience a few practical facts and figures on the Market which he has created 6 years ago.
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22 Jurors to Award Prizes at Awards Night on February 2
22 celebrated voices across film, art and culture will bestow this year’s awards on feature-length and short films at the Sundance Film Festival, at a digital ceremony taking place February 2nd. This year’s Festival is fully available online at Festival.Sundance.org; Awards Night will be live-streamed. Award-winning films will be available for special extended-run viewing the da...
We are proud to announce this year's 17 Nordic Film Lab participants! Nordic Film Lab is Göteborg Film Festival's exclusive networking forum for up-and-coming Scandinavian filmmakers. The 17 participants will meet during this year's digital edition of Göteborg film festival.
One of the most vital functions of a film festival is to act as a meeting place. Since 2008, Göteborg Film Festival has worked on enhancing this particular function by creating a spec...
2021 has brought a major change to the communication and press team of Tallinn Black Nights as Epp Kõuhkna has become the new Head of Press and Communication. The former head, Hannes Aava will continue in a reduced role as a communication consultant.
Epp Kõuhkna is no stranger to the festival, having been responsible for the marketing activities of the Black Nights’ sub-festival Just Film for the past 4 years. She will be taking over the international communication and p...
by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent
On a typical day, the Screenmancer Staff inbox receives most of the usual Hollywood notices. But after midnight of the Inauguration, we received an official White House item from newly seated US President Joseph R. Biden.
Something like this hasn't crossed our desk before, so we are running it.
We left off the address and phone number, but the press release is as we received it.
Rejoining the Paris Agreement is...
The French Ministry of Culture names the Director of the San Sebastian Festival Chevalier de l’ordre des arts et des lettres
José Luis Rebordinos places this honorary distinction within the context of his links to the French culture and filmmaking
The French Minister of Culture, Roselyne Bachelot-Narquin, informed the Director of San Sebastian Festival by letter of his appointment as Chevalier de l’ordre des arts et des lettres (Knight of the Order of Arts and Lettres of the...
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has named Fernando Garcia as its Executive Vice President, Member Relations and Awards.
Garcia will lead engagement and outreach initiatives for the organization’s worldwide membership of over 10,000 artists, filmmakers and executives, and oversee Academy Awards® processes for submissions, nominations, voting and balloting. Garcia will also work with the Academy’s Office of Representation, Inclusion and Equity and the B...
Veteran Film Programmer and Festival Producer Will Lead Programming for the 2021 San Francisco International Film Festival and Year-Round SFFILM Offerings
SFFILM announced today a major addition to the organization’s leadership roster, with Jessie Fairbanks joining as Director of Programming, effective January 25. Fairbanks will lead the curation of film and off-screen programming for both the SFFILM Festival and the organization’s year-round offerings, bringing fresh and com...
Farrell joins previously announced Grand Jury members: Libbie Doherty - ABC Australia, Dan McDermott - AMC Networks, Miranda Wayland - BBC, Laura Michalchyshyn - Blue Ant Media and Jane Millichip - Sky Studios.
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The 4 final projects have been selected for the Biennale College – Cinema 2020-2021 (9th edition) from Argentina, Ecuador, Italy, USA /
Starting Wednesday 2 through Sunday 6 December 2020
they will participate in the first of two workshops
For the first time a film from the Biennale College – Cinema,
This Is Not a Burial, It’s a Resurrection by Jeremiah Mosese
(7th edition 2018-19) is nominated for an Oscar for Lesotho
The selection is complete f...
La Biennale di Venezia / 78th Venice International Film Festival / September 1 - 11, 2021
Director Bong Joon Ho will be the president of the International Jury of the Competition at the 78th Venice International Film Festival (September 1 - 11, 2021), which will assign the Golden Lion for Best Film, as well as other official awards.
The decision was made by the Board of Directors of the Biennale di Venezia, who confirmed the recommendation of the Director of the Venice Film F...
At its last meeting, the Board of Management of the Council of Europe’s Eurimages Fund re-elected Ms Catherine Trautmann unanimously and by acclamation as President of the Fund for a second four-year term starting on 1 January 2021.
The President of the Centre National du Cinéma et de l’image animée (CNC) who, with the support of the French Minister of Culture, had put forward the candidacy, congratulated Ms Trautmann on a re-election that testified to the excellen...
BRIAN NEIL HOFF, FOUNDER AND ARTISTIC DIRECTOR of THE PALM SPRINGS INTERNATION ANIMATION FESTIVAL (PSIAF)
The Palm Springs International Animation Festival (PSIAF) successfully launched 400 animated films on-line, and hosted drive-in, screening events with enthusiastic audiences throughout 2020. The Covid-19 challenges have complicated events but offered creative opportunities for re-thinking directions, funding, and staffing. Brian Neil Hoff, Founder and Artis...
15 Fellows From Around the Globe Bring 12 Projects to Digital Convening, Developing Visionary Feature Films
Fifteen emerging storytellers from Chile, India, Kenya, Tunisia and the U.S. will convene digitally for Sundance Institute’s January Screenwriters Lab, taking place online via Sundance Co//ab from January 11 -15, 2021. The Fellows will work to further develop twelve original projects, in collaboration with an experienced group of Creative Advisors. Under the leadership of ...
IFFI 51, Goa, January 16-24, 2021, 08: The kaleidoscope dozen
International Film Festival of India (IFFI) has today announced the line-up of films for its Festival Kaleidoscope. The section will feature 12 films from across the world. The line-up consists of the following movies:
We Still Have the Deep Black Night by Gustavo Galvão (Brazil, Germany)
Window Boy Would also Like to Have a Submarine by Alex Piperno (Uruguay)
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EFP (European Film Promotion) today announced the ten European actors who will be honoured as EUROPEAN SHOOTING STARS 2021. Germany will be represented by Albrecht Schuch.
An international jury of experts, consisting of American casting director Cassandra Han, Kosovar director Antoneta Kastrati and Danish producer René Ezra, selected the EUROPEAN SHOOTING STARS 2021 from candidates who had been nominated by European Film Promotion's member organisations, including German ...
12 January 2021
°efp european shooting stars 2021
This year's selection of rising stars to be united in EFP's digital Home of Acting Talent 23 – 25 February 2021
photocredits: Heli Blåfield: Seidi Haarla Mathieu Rainaud: Nicolas Maury Steffen Roth: Albrecht Schuch Fabó Tóth: Natasa Stork India Mullen: Fionn O'Shea Dainiu...
Visions du Réel will honor Emmanuel Carrère by awarding him the prestigious Honorary Award (previously the “Prix Maître du Réel”).
The homage will include a Masterclass, a Carte Blanche and the presentation of his documentary Retour à Kotelnitch (2003). The prize will be presented during the 52nd edition of the Festival, taking place from 15 to 25 April 2021. The Cinémathèque suisse (National Film Archive) and the ECAL (Un...
Internationally renowned filmmaker Ken Burns will accept Professional Photographers of America’s prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award at Imaging USA, the largest convention in the photographic industry. Imaging USA will be held virtually January 17-19. Burns, whose career spans more than 40 years, is credited with sparking renewed public interest in American history thanks in large part to the extensive use of archival photography in his films. From Brooklyn Bridge to the Country Music...
Cloud 21 PR International and Kultura PR International will present the fourth annual "Indie Entertainment Showcase 2021" special event that will be held virtually during the time of the Park City, Utah film festival.
The online event "Indie Entertainment Showcase 2021" is scheduled for January 30, 2021 at 12 p.m. PST/3 p.m. EST.
Register for the complimentary event at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/4th-annual-indie-entertainment-showcase-...
The jury members for the NOK 200,000 (€ 20,000) Nordic TV Drama Screenplay Award 2021 are now official.
For the fifth consecutive year, the award for outstanding writing of a Nordic drama series, funded by Nordisk Film & TV Fond, will be handed out during TV Drama Vision, Göteborg Film Festival’s conference event and series market.
This year’s Nordisk Film & TV Fond Prize jury members comprise the Israeli Emmy Award-winning producer and Head of Intern...
MyFrenchFilmFestival is back with 33 films on offer: feature films and shorts, as well as VR works, all subtitled in 10 languages and available worldwide from January 15 through February 15, 2021.
Discover the jury members, the film selection, and watch the trailer for the 11th edition of MyFrenchFilmFestival!
The 2021 International Jury:
Franco Lolli: Colombian director, screenwriter, and producer Franco Lolli premiered his first feature film, ...
Special Guests:
DJ SIR ALEX CRANBERRIE
SIR ALEX CRANBERRIE is all about wonderful words & magical music: “The time we spend together on a dance floor matters and because of that I prefer to play music with a strong and catchy character.”
I am mostly involved in producing, remixing, scouting, and playing new vibes and fresh talent besides my passion for writing poetry and lyrics. Recently founded the Bahamas and Portugal-ba...
