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 ...
Agnieszka Holland steps down to dedicate time to new films
French actress Juliette Binoche has been unanimously proposed by all members of the European Film Academy Board to succeed Agnieszka Holland as President of the European Film Academy. The new President was chosen after the incumbent President, Polish filmmaker Agnieszka Holland, had decided to step down in 2024. The honorary role of President of the European Film Academy holds a strongly symbolic power and embodies what the Academ...
Film Fest Gent is proud to welcome French film composer, pianist and conductor Philippe Rombi as guest of honour at the 24th edition of the World Soundtrack Awards. Rombi’s work can be heard in the majority of François Ozon’s films; their collaborations include Swimming Pool, Jeune et jolie, Potiche and most recently Mon crime. Other popular film scores are Joyeux Noël, directed by Christian Carion, comedies like Bienvenue chez les C...
Photo : Daniel Day Lewis in Phantom Thread by Paul Thomas Anderson (2017) © ChristopheL
A Day with a Chameleon Actor
After devoting a day to Brad Pitt in 2022 and to Nicole Kidman in 2023, we’ll be honoring an actor from the British Isles at the 52nd edition of FEMA (Friday June 28 through Sunday July 7).
His magnetic charisma, his perfectionism and his spellbinding charm have profoundly marked his roles and established him as one of the greatest actors of his time.
An...
The Tryon International Film Festival (TRIFF) is proud to announce the selection of Dr. Sam Waymon as one of the judges for the 2024 edition of the festival, specifically within the category of Human Rights & Dignity. Dr. Waymon will be joining the esteemed Homayra Sellier, a veteran judge of TRIFF, marking a significant addition to the festival's panel with his extensive background in music, film, and civil rights.
Dr. Sam Waymon, a resident of Tryon, NC, and the brother o...
Variety will present Tom Hiddleston with the Variety Virtuoso Award at the Miami Film Festival on Tuesday, April 9. The award will be for his career achievements across film, theater and television.
"From screens large and small to the Broadway stage, Tom Hiddleston is one of our most versatile and engaging actors,” said Jenelle Riley, Variety Focus Awards and Features Editor. “With Season two of 'Loki,' he brought a Shakespearean arc to a fan-favorite...
According to the report of Mansour Jahani, an independent and international cinema journalist, The court verdict in the case of copyright infringement in the movie "Hero" directed by Asghar Farhadi based on the expert opinions of three professors of the University of Tehran, experts and lecturers in the field of intellectual property rights, as well as four official art experts who unanimously dismissed the plaintiff's claims as baseless and rejected. had announced, issue...
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On 2nd March 2024, after having watched Indian maestro Mrinal Sen’s critically acclaimed film ‘‘Kharij’’ [1982] on Screen 9 of PVR Cinema during 15th Bangalore International Film Festival 2024, Haobam Paban Kumar sat together with film critic Lalit Rao (FIPRESCI) to talk about the theme of disappearance in his latest film ‘Joseph’s Son’ [2023]&n...
Variety will honor Molly Ringwald with the Variety Creative Vanguard Award at the Miami Film Festival on Saturday, April 6. The award will be for her outstanding career achievements, earning acclaim from critics and audiences alike.
Ringwald will participate in a Q&A about her extensive work in film and TV with Variety Senior Awards Editor Clayton Davis.
"It's important to remember that before Molly Ringwald was the iconic young star of John Hughes' t...
Belgian director Karim Ouelhaj , from “Megalomaniac”, winner of the Best Film and Director Awards at Fantasporto 2023, and honored at Fantasporto 2024, talks about his work with producer Florence Saadi.
Karim Ouelhaj is a Belgian director, writer and producer. His first feature film “Parabola” was selected for the Venice Festival in the official Giornatti degli Autori Venice Days section. This film also won the Federico Fellini Prize i...
During Cannes 2023 a Filmfestivals.com new team member Frank Loveland got the chance to make his first ever interview with Pritan Ambroase who was in town to introduce in Cannes the first look footage of his new film "Can I go Home Now ?" and to receive the "MOVIE THAT MATTERS AWARD IN CANNES" the interviewer was moved to tears when discovering the fantastic project find out why...
Pritan mentionned as opening remark "The main purpose I have in life is...
Allah Rakha Rahman ( born A. S. Dileep Kumar; 6 January 1967) is an Indian music composer, record producer, singer, songwriter, musician, multi-instrumentalist and philanthropist, popular for his works in Indian cinema; predominantly in Tamil and Hindi films, with occasional forays in international cinema. He is a winner of six National Film Awards, two Academy Awards, two Grammy Awards, a BAFTA Award, a ...
Pictured Julian Richards – distributor with Festival founders Mario Dorminsky and Beatriz Paceco Pereira and Bruno Chatelin
Guests of FANTASPORTO flew from all over the world to attend the presentation of their film at Fantasporto 2024
Check below who is in town!
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Jaime Neves- UCP representative
Luisa Alegre- director and Bruno Chatelin
Mariana Machado- team of the film
Joana Carreira - film team
Clara Alegre - film team
Bayan 1 and 2
Tomoyuki Miy...
Benson will steer the go-to-market strategy and rollout of exciting new Mersive collaboration products in 2024 and beyond.
Mersive Technologies—innovator in collaboration tools for the pro AV market and its verticals—announced today the appointment of Theresa Benson to the role of Vice President, Marketing and Product Management. She will play a critical role in developing Mersive’s go-to-market strategy and a thoughtful roadmap of forward-thinking products grounded in the m...
10:30 am (Theatre 3)
Christopher Blauvelt (Saturday, March 23)
Location: Camelot Theatres
Details: Cinematographer Christopher Blauvelt will discuss his life in the industry and ways in which he’s navigated a career in independent film.
Christopher Blauvelt is a third-generation film craftsman who combines his extensive experience with a fresh creative eye. A protégé of Harris Savides, Chris worked on with H...
Navalny Being Evacuated by Cinema for Peace in a Medical Jet from Siberia to Berlin in 2020
by Jaka Bizilj
On August 20, 2020, when I woke up, I found several missed calls and messages on my iPhone. Upon returning the calls, Pussy Riot founder Nadya Tolokonnikova urgently asked me to evacuate her friend Alexei Navalny from Siberia to Berlin to save his life - a mission that unfolded in a sleepless, breathtaking three-day thriller. I had never met Navalny, yet suddenly found myself resp...
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and Sharon Stone present The Cinema for Peace Honorary Award to Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton.
Cinema for Peace Gala 2024 Honors Pope Francis, Secretary Hillary Clinton, UN SG Ban Ki-moon, Helen Mirren, and the World's Most Influential Filmmakers by Sharon Stone, Pussy Riot, Sir Bob Geldof, Ann Curry, Ukrainian Nobel Peace Laureate Oleksandra Matviichuk, and 102-Year-Old Holocaust Survivor Margot Friedländer
The C...
While shooting on his new film "Modi" about the life of Italian artist Modligliani, Johnny Depp visited the National Museum of Cinema in Turin on the 21 of February, and was, no wonder, very much impressed by the museum itself and the current exhibition "The World of Tim Burton". Depp and Burton have been collaborating on most of the films, and so many posters and paintings exhibited in the fascinating museum are from these films. Films like "Edward Scissorgan...
Xavier Dolan © Shayne Laverdière
«Let's hold on to our dreams, because together we can change the world. Anything is possible for those who dare, work and never give up.» With this statement, filmmaker Xavier Dolan received the Jury Prize for Mommy at the 67th Festival de Cannes in 2014. At the helm of the Un Certain Regard Jury, he will celebrate the thirst for discovery and passion for others’ talent.
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LECH MAJEWSKI COMES TO WINDOW ROCK / NAVAJO NATION CAPITAL
BACK TO NAVAJO LAND
Renowned Polish film director, writer and media artist Lech Majewski is coming to the capital of the Navajo Nation in Arizona in March 2024 presenting his movie „Valley of the Gods“ that was partly shot on Navajo territory and with the participation of Navajo actors.
LECH MAJEWSKI COMES TO WINDOW ROCK / NAVAJO NATION CAPITAL
BACK TO NAVAJO LAND
Renowned Polish film director, writer and media artist Lech Majewski is coming to the capital of the Navajo Nation in Arizona in March 2024 presenting his movie „Valley of the Gods“ that was partly shot on Navajo territory and with the participation of Navajo actors.
In 2016, Lech Majewski shot his surreal movie „Valley of the Gods“ in the Monument Valley, Utah, on Navajo Nation land w...
SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT: Wildscreen brings together world-renowned scientists and wildlife filmmakers for science communications summit in Bristol
Wildscreen will host a brand new one-day hybrid event in Bristol on 12 March that will bring together scientists and filmmakers from the wildlife film and TV industry to discuss the impact of communicating scientific research and knowledge effectively on screen.
Science in Storytelling, which takes place at the Bristol Beacon, w...
New York Festivals® Television & Film Awards will honor trailblazing sports journalist, Olympic champion, and award-winning broadcasting pioneer, Donna de Varona with the 2024 Lifetime Achievement Award.
The New York Festivals Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes prominent industry leaders, innovators, and driving forces in the broadcast industry whose accomplishments have advanced their field and made a lasting impression on the industry. The Lifetime Achievement Award...
(A still of Thinley Lhamo from Shambhala by Min Bahadur Bham, © Aditya Basnet / Shooney Films)
By Lindsay R. ''Lulu'' Bellinger
Shambhala is a glorious exploration of womanhood, being true to one's self and determination. Thinley Lhamo's riveting and subtle portrayal of Pema is so gentle yet strong. I would not be at all disappointed if she won the Silver Bear for best leading performance. Pema becomes the wife of Tashi and his two ...
The Tanzanian film director Cece Mlay commenting on her new documentary "The empty grave" she coproduced with Agnes Lisa Wegner about the bloody history of German collonial killing in Tanzania.
The film team of “The Emoty Grave” at the @berlinale world premiere!
Priscilla Mlay (better known as Cece by her creative family) is a passionate storyteller who has been a part of creative teams that bring stories to life on various media platform...
