Black Room 2024 mentors (from the left): Uli Hanisch, Lollo Urbansdotter, Marco Bittner Rosser
The Black Room, part of Discovery Campus, the international education programme taking place at Industy@Tallinn & Baltic Event, welcomes eight emerging production designers from across Europe for this year's edition. The four-day programme includes in-depth masterclasses by established production designers Uli Hanisch and Marco Bittner Rosser.
The participants include a student Edz...
Co-Directors of Film Programming Jacqueline Lyanga and Michael Stütz
Tricia Tuttle Appoints Michael Stütz and Jacqueline Lyanga as Co-Directors of Film Programming and Announces Other New Executive Director Positions
Berlinale Director Tricia Tuttle has appointed two internationally respected programmers to share responsibilities as Co-Directors of Film Programming. Former US-delegate to the Berlinale, Jacqueline Lyanga, and Panorama section head Michael Stütz will ass...
Daniela Forever set to close the festival
Henry Golding (Crazy Rich Asians) stars in Daniela Forever, director Nacho Vigalondo's (Colossal) return to science fiction
This year's jurors are Allison Gardner, João Monteiro, Justin Lockey, Jeremy Dyson, Cristian Solimeno & Luna Gualan
Trieste Science+Fiction Festival, the leading event in Italy devoted to science fiction scheduled from October 29th to November 3rd, has confirmed the festival's closing film, DANIELA FOR...
The Santa Barbara International Film Festival is honored to announce that cinema icon Angelina Jolie will receive the Maltin Modern Master Award at the 40th annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival. Jolie will receive the prestigious award on February 5, 2025. Angelina Jolie's career as an actress has been marked by versatility and critical acclaim, with significant impact globally. Angelina Jolie's latest film, “Maria” marks a significant turn in her care...
Arthur Fogel, President of Global Touring and Chairman of Concerts, Live Nation, personally oversees many of their largest tours, connecting artists with millions of fans around the globe. Current tours include Oasis’ highly anticipated 2025 stadium tour which has sold out all dates across Europe and North America and just announced Australia and New Zealand shows, Justin Timberlake’s The Forget Tomorrow World Tour, Sting’s 3.0 Tour, and more.
Recent notable tours include th...
Tobias Pausinger, der neue Programmleiter von Berlinale Talents / Tobias Pausinger, the new Programme Manager of Berlinale Talents
© Steffen Junghans
On October 1, Tobias Pausinger will take over the programme management of Berlinale Talents, completing the dual leadership team of the talent development initiative alongside Project Manager Nikola Joetze.
Tobias, a seasoned, interdisciplinary creative executive, has made a...
As in previous years, the Mannheim-Heidelberg International Film Festival will be honouring two distinguished special guests. Scottish filmmaker Lynne Ramsay will receive the GRAND IFFMH AWARD, while the festival will dedicate a HOMAGE to Polish director Agnieszka Holland. By conferring these honours, the festival will be recognising two of the most eminent female directors of our time for their work in cinema.
Festival director Dr Sascha Keilholz: “This year we are honouring two ...
Sydney Film Festival (SFF) announces the appointment of Justin Martyniuk as the Festival’s new Head of Programs. Justin has been a core member of the SFF programming team for several years, working alongside outgoing Head of Programs, Jenny Neighbour, and brings over eight years of experience curating film programs.
Alongside this announcement, Lisa Kitching, who has been with the Festival for ten years, has been promoted to Head of Industry and Special Projects. Lisa’s promotion ...
Variety will honor Amy Poehler with the Variety Legend & Groundbreaker Award at the Newport Beach Festival on Sunday, October 20. The award is reserved for those who have broken barriers in the industry and withstood the test of time. Poehler will accept the honor for her career achievements, including the recent success of “Inside Out 2.”
Reprising her role as the voice of Joy in “Inside Out 2,” Poehler served as a leader of the emotions inside Ril...
14TH ANNUAL CATALINA FILM FESTIVAL HONORS MARCIA GAY HARDEN AND EMMANUELLE CHRIQUI AT THE LEGENDARY CATALINA CASINO
Notable Attendees: Matt Walsh, Aleksa Palladino, Necar Zadegan, GaTa, Nolan Gould, Amy Tsang
The 14th annual Catalina Film Festival celebrated two extraordinary women making waves and impacting change, Saturday, September 28, 2024 at the historic Avalon Theatre at the Catalina Casino: Academy Award-winning actress Marcia Gay Harden and actress/philan...
I'm delighted to announce today the appointment of Justin Martyniuk as the Festival’s new Head of Programs, and Lisa Kitching as Head of Industry and Special Projects.
After an extensive search for our new Head Of Programs, we’re delighted to appoint Justin Martyniuk from within our own ranks. He has been a core member of the SFF programming team for several years, working closely alongside outgoing Head of Programs, Jenny ...
“Together, let’s celebrate the power of cinema to inspire and bring us closer as a diverse, democratic society”. Those are the words of the patron of this years’ edition of the European Arthouse Cinema Day, the First Vice-President of the European Parliament Sabine Verheyen in her video message inviting cinemas to join the day and highlighting the values of the event.
Cinema stands for #Democracy
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Filmmaker Nicholas Gyeney has received top prizes on the global festival circuit for his feature horror/thriller The Activated Man. On September 21st, the Hungarian-American director received the Paramount Premium Award, presented by the Hungarian Hollywood Council, at the inaugural Tony Curtis International Film Festival held in Mátészalka, Hungary; followed by the Best Director and Best Film prizes at Cinema Scares Fi...
‘Taste of Music’ received a standing ovation at the Norwegian Ravenheart film festival in Oslo. The promise of this short directed by the brilliant and talented Kyle Sevenoaks is about a man (played by the maverick Chris Wiborg) for is facing his music keyboard turned evil after a cosmic storm hitting the Earth. The question is, “what would you do if your keyboard became alive and ready to attack you”? I was lucky to connect with Kyle and Chris and to explore a little m...
Ali Samadi Ahadi was born in Tabriz, Iran, and is now based in Cologne, Germany. He’s an award-winning filmmaker, with directorial credits including Lost Children (05) and The Green Wave (10). Seven Days (24) is his latest film.
Interview by Emmanuel Itier
https://tiff.net/events/seven-days
TIFF invited an amazing director, Mr. Ali Samadi Ahadi, to showcase his very moving new film: Seven Days. You will have tears in your eyes whil...
Composer Will Bates has composed original scores for a myriad of filmmakers including acclaimed directors Mike Cahill (Another Earth; I Origins; Bliss), Alex Gibney (We Steal Secrets: The Story of Wikileaks; Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief; Zero Days; The Forever Prisoner), Ry Russo-Young (You Won’t Miss Me; Nobody Walks) and Fisher Stevens (Mission Blue; Bright Lights).
Bates’ upcoming p...
Composer Will Bates has composed original scores for a myriad of filmmakers including acclaimed directors Mike Cahill (Another Earth; I Origins; Bliss), Alex Gibney (We Steal Secrets: The Story of Wikileaks; Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief; Zero Days; The Forever Prisoner), Ry Russo-Young (You Won’t Miss Me; Nobody Walks) and Fisher Stevens (Mission Blue; Bright Lights).
Bates’ upcoming p...
The short film SHOTPLAYER (2024), directed by Sam Shainberg, screened in the Documentary Short Competition at this year’s SXSW. SHOTPLAYER is an impressionistic journey into the mind of Wilfred Rose, one of New York City's most notorious pickpockets. As he returns to the subway for the first time in many years, he reflects on a life of crime in a society that has left many of its citizens behind. SHOTPLAYER asks the question: When is it ok to p...
RESYNATOR is a feature documentary film and synth resurrection project started by director Alison Tavel in 2014. The true story centers around a resurrected synthesizer (aka the RESYNATOR), that was invented by Alison’s late father Don Tavel in the ‘70s, which she dug up from her grandmother’s attic twenty-five years after his passing and has been on a mission to share it with the world ever since. RESYNATOR had its world premiere at SXSW on March 10th, 2024, and won the Docu...
17 October, James Horner Tribute Concert
15 - 17 October 2024, WSA Film Music Days
On 17 October 2024, Film Fest Gent will pay tribute to the legendary American composer James Horner with a unique night filled with his iconic scores. A selection of his work will be curated with the assistance of Simon Franglen. The World Soundtrack Award for Discovery of the Year 2023 recipient was an integral part of Horner's team on the scores for among others Titani...
Olmo Schnabel's directorial debut PET SHOP DAYS screened as a Festival Favorite at SXSW, 2024. The film stars J...
Lions of Mesopotamia had its world premiere at SXSW, on Saturday, March 9th. The film is the true account of hope and victory when Iraq’s national soccer team – aka Lions of Mesopotamia – earned the 2007 Asian Cup amid the bloodiest days of Iraq’s civil war. The fairytale story is directed by Emmy winner Lucian Read and produced by Jupiter Entertainment.
In an interview with the film’s producer Patrick Reardon and director Lucian Read after their premiere, h...
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The six new faces of La Résidence of the Festival : Molly Manning Walker ©️ Billy Boyd Cape, Ernst De Geer ©️ Per Larsson, Daria Kashcheeva ©️ Gabriel Kuchta, Deník N, Danech San ©️ Prum Ero, Anastasiia Solonevych ©️ DR, Aditya Amhad ©️ DR
Welcome to Molly, Aditya, Daria, Danech, Ernst and Anastasiia ! From March 15 to July 31, 2024, these young filmmakers will work in the heart of Paris on their first or second feature film project. Fo...
41st ANNUAL MIAMI FILM FESTIVAL TO HONOR SHERYL LEE RALPH (PRECIOUS GEM AWARD) AND MICHAEL SHOWALTER (ART OF LIGHT AWARD)
Today, the Miami Film Festival, produced by Miami Dade College, announced it will honor Emmy Award-winning actress Sheryl Lee Ralph and director Michael Showalter during the 2024 festival taking place from April 5-14. Ralph will receive the Precious Gem Award on Saturday, April 13, following a conversation about her career. S...
Ken Kao is CEO and Producer of Waypoint Entertainment and Josh Rosenbaum serves as Head Executive and Executive Producer for Waypoint, which is a full-service film production and financing company best known for Yorgos Lanthimos’ Academy Award-winning THE FAVOURITE (2018). They have also been behind such films as MID-90s, SONG TO SONG (2017), KNIGHT OF CUPS (2015), THE NICE GUYS (2016), and more.
Josh and Ken's latest film, CUCKOO starring Hunter Schafer and ...
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