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VIDEO: Sundance Interview with actress Shawn Polite Bledsoe

James Nelson interviewed actress from Atlanta Shawn Polite Bledsoe who seemed totally ready for a fantastic 40th anniversary edition of the Sundance Festival!. Shawn retired from Corporate America to pursue an acting career. It all started when she was convinced by a coworker to do a photo shoot. She was persuaded to submit one of her photos into a online model contest to represent your state, she was pleasantly surprised that she won for the state of Georgia, with a picture from h...

VIDEO: Sundance Interview with Zoë Worth, producer of Thelma

Thelma is a 2024 American comedy film written and directed by Josh Margolin. It stars June Squibb, Fred Hechinger, Richard Roundtree, Parker Posey, Clark Gregg, and Malcolm McDowell. It had its world premiere at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival on January 18, 2024. Zoë Worth (producer) spoke in Park City with filmfestivals.com James Nelson ahead of it s film premiere.     The Sundance Film Festival (40th edition) takes place from January 18–28 2024. ...

VIDEO: Interview with Univision Arizona reporter Dyana Villa getting ready for some exciting Sundance coverage

Dyana Villa talking to filmfestivals.com James Nelson at Park City Utah Day one of Sundance festival 2024 The Sundance Film Festival (40th edition) takes place from January 18–28 2024.       ...

Sundance Institute Announces 2024 Screenwriters Lab and Screenwriters Intensive Fellows

12 Projects to Be Developed at Annual January Screenwriters Lab in Utah 8 Projects to Take Part in March Online Screenwriters Intensive Park City, UT, January 12, 2024 – Sundance Institute announced today the fellows selected for its 2024 Screenwriters Lab and Screenwriters Intensive programs, which provide emerging artists with a creative and nurturing space to develop their first and second independent features. Out of over&nbs...

VIDEO: Christopher Nolan honored with inaugural Sundance Institute Trailblazer Award at 2024 Sundance Film Festival

Christopher Nolan to Be Honored with Inaugural Sundance Institute Trailblazer Award at 2024 Sundance Film Festival’s Opening Night Gala: Celebrating 40 Years Presented by Chase Sapphire® Celine Song and Maite Alberdi To Receive Annual Vanguard Awards Presented by Acura Annual Event Recognizes Outstanding Independent Storytellers and Raises Funds to Support Nonprofit’s Year-Round Programs The nonprofit Sundance Institute today unveiled details ...

Santa Barbara International Film Festival's Kirk Douglas Award Honoring Ryan Gosling

Ryan Gosling speaks onstage while accepting award at Santa Barbara International Film Festival's Kirk Douglas Award Honoring Ryan Gosling at The Ritz Carlton Bacara on January 13, 2024 in Santa Barbara, California. (Photo by Rebecca Sapp/Getty Images for Santa Barbara International Film Festival) After a joyous pre-reception, attendees joined the award recipient for an upscale dinner. During the evening’s festivities, a wide range of figures, including SBIFF Executive Dir...

Interview with Founder and CEO of Phiphen, Molly Conners

Molly Conners is founder and CEO of Phiphen, an independently owned film, television, and digital media company focused on producing, creative, smart, and efficiently budgeted productions for a global audience. Currently a member of the Producers Guild of America, The British Academy of Film and Television Arts, the Television Academy, and the advisory board for the production software company, SHOWRUNNER. Molly is Emmy nominated and has produced or executive produced dozens of feature films ...

The jury for efp’s 27th edition of european shooting stars is unveiled

  EUROPEAN SHOOTING STARS 2024 - THE JURY: Barbara Albert, Moe Dunford, Aisha Bywaters, Živilė Gallego and Vassilis Economou European Film Promotion (EFP) is delighted to announce this year’s jury: Five highly renowned experts are waiting in the wings to pick up Europe’s ten most promising acting talents from the nominees for the 27th edition of EUROPEAN SHOOTING STARS (16-19 February, 2024) at the Berlin International Film Festival. With their combined expertise in vario...

the 2024 european shooting stars: outstanding talent to discover worldwide

European Film Promotion (EFP) is delighted to announce the ten emerging European talents for the 27th edition of EUROPEAN SHOOTING STARS. From 16 - 19 February 2024, seven actresses and three actors will be presented to the international press, industry, and public in an exclusive four-day programme during the 74th Berlinale (15 - 25 February 2024), with major support by Creative Europe - the MEDIA Programme of the European Union. One of the programme's many highlights will be the European...

Berlinale 2024: Honorary Golden Bear for Martin Scorsese

  Martin Scorsese © Brigitte Lacombe The 74th Berlin International Film Festival will award US-director, producer and screenwriter Martin Scorsese the Honorary Golden Bear for his lifetime achievement in an award ceremony at the Berlinale Palast on February 20, 2024.   “For anyone who considers cinema as the art of shaping a story in such a way that is both completely personal and universal, Martin Scorsese is an unmatched role model. His films have accompanied our his...

Palm Springs International Film Awards presented Carey Mulligan with the International Star Award, Actress

Emma Stone, winner of the Desert Palm Achievement Award for "Poor Things," poses backstage during the 35th Annual Palm Springs International Film Awards at Palm Springs Convention Center on January 04, 2024 in Palm Springs, California. (Photo by Presley Ann/Getty Images for Palm Springs International Film Society)   The Palm Springs International Film Awards honoreed Carey Mulligan with the International Star Award, Actress, for her performance in Bradley Cooper’s Maestr...

Talking film with critic/PSFF David Ansen--- 35 Years, stars Emma Stone, Cary Mulligan, Martin Scorsese, Bradley Cooper

  MARLA: LET’S TALK MOVIES…   SO DAVID, TELL ME ABOUT THIS YEARS UPCOMING FESTIVAL.   DAVID:  This year we have 179 movies.  the festival will be  back to the size before the pandemic. We are using the Palm Springs theatre, the Regal, the Annenberg, the Mary Pickford.  As you know we have always  specialized in intern...

Director's statement Pritan Ambroase on his first film "Can I go Home now"?

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This film is my love letter to Children all over the world. This film is more than just a film. It is a revolution for Children in all the countries so that they can return home to safety. This piece of Cinema is a call to action, my powerful rallying cry, as tragedy unfolds and wreaks havoc due to ongoing catastrophes in Ukraine and many other parts of the world. As I type this statement in my hotel room in Kyiv, I am exhausted, heartbroken, and shaken. It is 6th of May 2023 and Russia has just...

Pritan Ambroase bio

Pritan Ambroase, originally from Kent in England, has been nicknamed the ‘Rebel with A Cause’ as he is one of the few CEOs who has physically protested on foot for human rights in more than 35 countries and is globally praised for combining entertainment, philanthropy, and education to further humanitarianism and unite people worldwide. Ambroase is a film director, producer, media entrepreneur, and philanthropist who actively participates in human rights activism across all borders...

Greta Gerwig, the director of the box office hit “Barbie” will receive the inaugural “Capri – Lina Wertmuller Award”.

Copyright Warner Bros. France   Greta Gerwig, the director of the Warner Blockbuster “Barbie” will receive the inaugural “Capri – Lina Wertmuller Award”. The movie, starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling, will be screened on Tuesday, December 26, 3.30 pm at Capri Auditorium.   ...

Bobby Moresco Chairman of Capri Hollywood 2023

Alessandro Preziosi and Bobby Moresco   Oscar winner Bobby Moresco will be the chairman of ‘Capri, Hollywood – The International Film Festival 2023‘ twenty-eighth edition (December 27-January 2, 2024). The director and screenwriter of ‘Lamborghini’ (currently in Italy working with Andrea Iervolino to prepare the film ‘Maserati’) will join President Edwige Fenech on the Blue Island. Andrea Iervolino, Pascal Vicedo...

Bradley Cooper to receive the “Capri Visionary Award” at the 28th edition of “Capri, Hollywood – The International Film Festival

Bradley Cooper is to be assigned the “Capri Visionary Award” at the 28th edition of “Capri, Hollywood – The International Film Festival” for his latest movie as director “Maestro”. The Blue Island will host a special screening of the much-anticipated biopic on Leonard Bernstein that aims to be one the big contenders at the 2024 Oscars. On December 30, 7.20 pm at Capri Auditorium. It is a precious biopic about legendary composer and conductor Leo...

MIKE FIGGIS “2023 Capri Special Contest” jury president to judge 144 movies

British director Mike Figgis will lead the “2023 Capri Special Contest” jury board. 144 movies were selected among the 1500 proposed coming from 98 countries. The movies will be screened online on the MYmovies and Eventive platform and will be available for free worldwide to viewers during our Festival ( December 26, 2023 – January 1, 2024 ) for up to three days. Mike Figgis, who is directing a documentary about Francis Ford Coppola’ upcoming mo...

Virtuosos Award honoring Danielle Brooks, Colman Domingo, America Ferrera and Andrew Scott

  Virtuosos Award honoring Danielle Brooks (THE COLOR PURPLE), Colman Domingo (RUSTIN & THE COLOR PURPLE), America Ferrera (BARBIE), Andrew Scott (ALL OF US STRANGERS) . Saturday, February 10th, 2024 8:00pm  Arlington Theatre, Santa Barbara, CA   The Santa Barbara International Film Festival is honored to announce the second group of recipients to receive the Virtuosos Award, an honor created to recognize a select group of talent...

Santa Barbara Outstanding Performer of the Year Award honoring Bradley Cooper

Bradley Cooper will receive the Outstanding Performer of the Year Award at the 39th annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival. Cooper will be honored on Thursday, February 8, 2024 for his critically acclaimed portrayal of Leonard Bernstein in MAESTRO from Netflix. Thursday, February 8th, 2024 8:00pm Arlington Theatre, Santa Barbara, CA Bradley Cooper, born in Philadelphia, is an acclaimed actor, filmmaker, writer, and producer. A nine-time Oscar nominee, Grammy winner, and...

Palm Springs International Film Awards to present Billie Eilish and Finneas O'Connell with the Chairman's Award

The Palm Springs International Film Awards has announced that Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell are the recipients of the Chairman’s Award for their critically acclaimed song “What Was I Made For?” from Greta Gerwig’s acclaimed, record-breaking film Barbie. The song has been nominated for five GRAMMY® Awards and received Best Original Song Golden Globe and Critics Choice Awards nomina...

Palm Springs International Film Awards to present Colman Domingo with the Spotlight Award, Actor

The Palm Springs International Film Awards has announced that Colman Domingo is the recipient of the Spotlight Award, Actor for his performance in Rustin. The Film Awards will take place on January 4, 2024, at the Palm Springs Convention Center, with the festival running through January 15, 2024. The event will be sponsored by Entertainment Tonight and IHG Hotels & Resorts.  “In Rustin, Colman Domingo demonstrates his impressive talents bringing to life civil rights activis...

Thierry Frémaux and Ruben Östlund In Conversation at Göteborg Film Festival end january

It is our pleasure to welcome Thierry Frémaux, the General Delegate of the Festival de Cannes and General Director of Institut Lumière, to Göteborg for an engaging on-stage conversation. Together with director Ruben Östlund, Göteborg Film Festival’s Honorary President and two-time Palme d'Or recipient, they will delve into the exclusive talk about the current cinematic landscape and film festivals, exploring their past, present, and future. ...

VIDEO Red Sea IFF hosted Academy Award-winning actor Adrien Brody in conversation

Red Sea International Film Festival (Red Sea IFF) will host Academy Award-winning actor Adrien Brody (The Pianist, Succession) In Conversation with Red Sea Film Festival Friday December 8th 15h00, Vox Cinema 1, Red Sea Mall                           Adrien Brody won the Academy Award and Cesar Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of real-life Holocaust survivor Wladislaw Szpilman in The Pianist, making him,...

Greta Gerwig, will be the Jury President of the 77th Cannes Film Festival

Greta Gerwig © Ben Rayner Following a year in which she beat every record with her film Barbie, the American director, screenwriter, and actress Greta Gerwig is to preside over the feature film Competition Jury of the 77th Cannes Film Festival, which takes place May 14 – 25 2024. A heroine of our modern times, Greta Gerwig shakes up the status quo between a highly codified cinema industry and an era that is demanding greater expansiveness. And she’s a cinephile. &l...

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