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VIDEO : Arnold Schwarzenegger adressing the russian people and soldiers fighting in Ukraine
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Serhiy Loznytsia was excluded from the Ukrainian Film Academy
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On The Eve of Its Independence Day, Vilnius IFF Acts On Russian Boycott with Ukraine Focus
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HFPA Journatlist, Kyiv Native Lena Basse in Europe to Help Ukraine
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Homage to Ukraine at Fantasporto closing
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> SANTA BARBARA FEST IN FOCUS with Guy Kennedy, Emmanuel Itier, Mark Bennett and Quendrith Johnson
VIDEO: SBIFF's American Riviera Award to Kristen Stewart
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VIDEO: Will Smith and Aunjanue Ellis Outstanding Performer of the Year Award at SBIFF
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VIDEO: SBIFF 2022 Cinema Vanguard Award to Benedict Cumberbatch
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SBIFF Interview wit the team behind Sextortion: The Hidden Pandemic
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SBIFF Interview with Aude Pépin, director of the documentary "A la Vie"
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SBIFF 2022 closed with a special screening of DIONNE WARWICK: DON’T MAKE ME OVER
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2022 Santa Barbara International Film Festival AWARDS
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We covered SBIFF with great pictures and interviews ...
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VIDEO Discussions with Virtuoso Award recipients
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> INDIA IN FOCUS with Siraj Syed
Jalsa, Review: The feisty anchor, their devoted maid, her teenaged daughter and a ghastly accident
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Bachchan Paandey, Review: Gangsters are best played by real-life gangsters
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Incomparable Shachin Dev Burman: HQ Chowdhury’s labour of love, about the man and his music
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RIFF 08, 2022, 07: Third and final list of selected films released
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Radhe Shyam, Review: Goodness gracious, how flirtatious!
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> FESTIVALS IN FOCUS ...
The Oslo Film Festival 2020 & 2021 editions are going online this week end
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VIDEO : Fantasporto 2022 : Dare watch the Fantasporto Trailers channel on Youtube
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Fantasporto 2022: much fun watching all the posters of the 42nd edition
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Santa Fe Film Institute to Receive a Grant from National Endowment for the Arts for SFiFF
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Fantasporto returns with a strong slate of 21 world premieres
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Sun Valley Film Festival Announces Pioneer & Rising Star Award Honorees & Opening/Closing Night Films
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During its 53rd edition Visions du Réel will present 160 films from 58 countries
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The Karama Yemen: The Human Rights Film Festival kicks off : full program and masterclasses announced
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The 17th edition of "L.A., Italia Festival" kicks off next week
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Orient against Occident at Fantasporto 42nd edition
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> PEOPLE IN FOCUS
TAKESHI KITANO to be honored at Far East Film Festival 24
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Jon Gosier's FilmHedge Secures $50M Debt Facility to Finance Georgia Film/TV Productions
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Escape behind THE LOST CITY scenes with Sandy, Channing… and Brad Pitt?
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"Why you need to be screened at Festivals" A Masterclass with Bruno Chatelin at Bangkok Doc
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> FILMS IN FOCUS ...
Cinando announces new chapter in partnership with Shift72
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Save the date for Nostradamus release in Cannes on May 23
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Great quotes for ZERO GRAVITY
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>AWARDS WATCH ...
The Sound of Us wins two top prizes at Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema
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Aliens on Halloween wins at Night of Comedy Shorts - Winners announced
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Aliens on Halloween wins at Night of Comedy Shorts - AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED
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The winners for the 2022 EE BAFTAs have been announced.
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Festival wins so far for Zero Gravity
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“Beyond Borders” International Documentary Festival in Castellorizo
August 21-28, 2022
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Calling: January 2 - April 30, 2022
«Castellorizo-The Aegean Island where Documentaries meet History & Culture»
The 7th International Documentary Festival «Beyond Borders», Castellorizo island, has the pleasure to invite documentary film-makers to submit their films from 2nd of January 2022 until 30th of April, 2022. The Festival’s objective is to promote the most important documentary productions worldwide that focus on history, culture, politics and other social issues. «Beyond Borders» which takes place every year during the last week of August, will be held once again under the patronage of H.E. the President of the Hellenic Republic Ms. Katerina Sakellaropoulou. It is produced by the Hellenic History Foundation (www.idisme.gr) in collaboration with Ecrans des Mondes (Paris) and the Society for the Restoration of Megisti, (Sydney). «Beyond Borders» includes a selection of Greek, European and worldwide productions of the last five years, workshops, parallel events and master classes.
Please, find the application form and the participation terms here:www.beyondborders.gr
French Riviera Film Festival
May 21 – 22, 2022
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The fourth annual French Riviera Film Festival (FRFF) will recognize and celebrate short-form content created for film, television, Web and all digital platforms. In the glamorous South of France setting, FRFF invites filmmakers from around the globe to participate in the two-day festival that includes screenings, awards ceremony, and closing gala party. FRFF will place the spotlight on the best short-form filmed content during the time period of the annual Festival de Cannes. A prestigious jury panel will select Best Drama Short, Best Comedy Short, Best Documentary Short, Best Animation Short, Best Experimental Short, Best Lifestyle Short, Best Fashion Short, Best Music Video, Best Female Filmmaker Award, Best Director Award, Best Actor Award, Best Actress Award, Best Activism Short, Best Micro Short Award, Industry Excellence Award, and Lifetime Achievement Awards . Attendees and participants will include filmmakers, industry executives, celebrities, media, and influencers. https://filmfreeway.com/FrenchRivieraFilmFestival
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Your Script Produced Studios: season 3
November 3 – 7, 2022
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March 31, 2022 Regular deadline
Discovering and Producing Talented Writers and Filmmakers left behind by the entertainment industry, worldwide!
The return of Entertainment's unparalleled event!
Season 3 SPECIAL EDITION: Accepting the following submissions: Features, Pilots, Shorts AND Documentaries!
THERE IS NO AGE LIMIT ON SUCCESS! WE ARE ACCEPTING SUBMISSIONS FROM ALL AGES, WORLDWIDE! Anyone under the age of 18 MUST submit a parental consent form.
ALL GENRES / SUB GENRES ACCEPTED!
Writers & Filmmakers of ALL ages can submit.
ACCEPTING: FEATURES / PILOTS / SHORTS / DOCUMENTARIES!
OVER $500,000.00 IN PRODUCTION BUDGETS - CASH - AWARDS -PRIZES
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New Media Film Festival
June 1 – 2, 2022
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March 3, 2022 regular deadline
New Media Film Festival®, an innovative and award-winning* festival created in 2009, celebrates stories, technology, and platforms. We continually implement new opportunities outside the norm to bolster creators in media.
Judges from HBO, MARVEL, EMMYS, BBC, Grammys, PBS & more. $45,000.00 In Awards
Through our boundary pushing ideology, we create an environment for creators to thrive. New Media Film Festival® is an infinite catalyst for story and technology. Not just any stories, but the stories worth telling.
All submissions come with perks - one of them is consideration for distribution.
NETFLIX - 1st look deal, documentaries specifically.
AMC-1st look deal, feature length, & series - all types
New - NFT category
New - PITCHING - our Producer Panel & Pitching is now online. Submit your Pitch today!
New - One Page Feedback add on to Script Category
All categories -
360, AR, AI, 5D, Animation, Apps, Artwork, Digital Comics, Documentary, Drone, Feature, Mixed Reality, Mobile/Tablet, Music Only, Music Video, New Media, Pilots, Pitching, Podcasts, Scripts, Shorts, Sniplers (30 second pitch), SR- Socially Responsible, STEAM, Student, Trailers, TV, Virtual Reality, Web Series, Web Series Promo (one scene)
**Please note, New Media category includes Gaming, Tech Vlog's, VE, Vertical, Live, Location Based, etc.
June 1st Global Online and June 2nd in person at the state of the art theater, The Landmark in Los Angeles CA
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Paleochora Lost World Short Film Festival
May 28 – June 2, 2022
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The 'Lost World' of Paleochora nestles between the Mountains and Sea in South West Crete and is the perfect location for Filmmakers to convene to show their work, network with colleagues and enjoy our fabulous Cretan hospitality. We may be at the most southern point of Europe, but there are BIG Film things happening here and on the entire Island of Crete. Our main aim will be to select films which focus on great storytelling, whether fiction, documentary or any other accepted genre.
Paleochora Lost World Short Film Festival launched its 1st edition in June 2019 to a spectacular success. The Festival enjoyed packed audiences at all screenings and played host to 22 visiting Filmmakers & Industry guests from as far afield as Brazil, USA, France, Ireland, UK, Germany, Greece & Iran. Check out our photos here as well as the Festival Vibe & interview videos on our YouTube Channel (Copy & Paste the link):
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Screenings are held Under the Stars in the Town Hall Square with daytime programmes held at the fabulous Pearl Cavo oceanside venue.
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ONES TO WATCH FOR FESTIVAL CONSIDERATION
THE THRILL by Gordi de st. Jeor 8 minutes USA Jan 29 2022
Starring Aidan Browne and Sofia Masson
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TIME IS ETERNAL by Dreamteam filmmaker duo of Bayou Bennett and Daniel Lir - Starring berite labelle
Short Film Fantasy USA December 2021 - 14 Minutes 20 seconds
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A prestigious feminine writer examines in her most recent novel what it means to be a woman across history and conjures up Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt and fierce feminine writer/philosopher Mary Wollenstonecraft(mother of Mary Shelley, author of Frakenstein) who have crossed deserts of eternal time to meet.
The women materialize into her present time environment and recount their greatest victories, defeats, loves, regrets and dreams.
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ORIGAMI IN THE GARDEN by Barbara Bentree
Documentary December 2021 - USA 90 minutes
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Kevin Box has always known exactly what he intends to do with his life. In his words, "I want to have a conversation with people now and hundreds of years into the future."
As an artist, Kevin has been fascinated by the evolution of "lost wax casting" to create bronze sculptures and he spent many of his early years being mentored by other successful sculptors. Through his own R&D, he developed a unique signature by “unfolding” origami and casting these beautiful patterns into museum quality wall hangings.
"ORIGAMI IN THE GARDEN" traces the career arc of Kevin and his partner/wife Jennifer as they now continue to create multiple traveling exhibitions of their artwork. Over the past decade, their unique sculptures have been viewed all over the country by millions of people.
"ORIGAMI IN THE GARDEN" is an Artfilm, a Love Story, and an inspiration for all by showing what is possible…just starting with a simple piece of paper!
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HOT MONEY by Susan Kucera (director of Jeff Bridges Living in the future’s past)
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Former NATO Supreme Allied Commander, General Wesley Clark and his son Wes Clark Jr. take us on a journey through the complicated realities of our financial system and its profound exposure to climate change. Hot Money outs the whole game, the whole charade, the whole crapshoot of the money system with all the humor and intelligence of a New Yorker cartoon. Combined with the wisdom of international business experts and academics, Hot Money is rich with historical context. It severs the knot of economic and political forces that may lead to societal collapse.
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12TH HOUR narrated by David Morse
Documentary by Susan Kucera (director of Jeff Bridges Living in the future’s past)
USA July 2021 51 minutes 48 seconds
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Much of our population currently lives with hopeful delusions about climate change. These delusions, many of which are built in by evolution, hamper our ability to meaningfully address the problem.
Our brains evolved to solve short-term challenges for our survival. Climate change is a long-term challenge to our survival. Can we bridge the gap between these modes of thinking?
Emmy-nominated actor David Morse narrates the brutally honest 12th hour with insight from noted evolutionary biologists, climate scientists, cognitive researchers and psychologists.
Visionary thinkers like Peter Russell, Dr. Paul Piff, Dr. Kari Norgaard and dozens of the brightest minds in academia lay out an unflinching look at mankind: our past, our abilities, our shortcomings and what may be humankind's final destination.
If we have any hope to survive the changes we’ve locked in to our climate, we need to be honest with ourselves and our limitations. The 12th Hour lays out our biases so that we may overcome them.
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ENOUGH Lebanon's Darkest Hour
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Documentary by Daisy Gedeon second feature documentary
Australia june 2021 90 minutes (in post)
ENOUGH! Lebanon’s Darkest Hour follows Australian-Lebanese filmmaker Daizy Gedeon’s personal and independent introspection into how her ancestral homeland, the place her family was forced to flee in the 1970s because of the Civil War, has ended up in a state of complete catastrophe. It is a story of awakening in which Daizy is forced to abandon her idealism about Lebanon and face the cold, harsh truth about the country’s dark underbelly which is its most sinister enemy.
Daizy prosecutes the case against the corrupt political class which has reduced a proud people to beg for garbage collection instead of greatness and negotiate potholes rather than peace.
ENOUGH! is the plea and the prayer, the feeling and fierce determination of the 4.5 million Lebanese in Lebanon as well as the 16 million members of the Lebanese diaspora scattered around the world, whose hearts continue to bleed for a homeland they are desperate to return to and so deeply want to believe in...once again.
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The Sound of Us directed by Chris Gero
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"The Sound of Us" illustrates that during this critical time in world and U.S. history, music gives sound to hope and courage, allows us to grieve and be honest, and is the great, universal language that unites us all.
As the world grapples with unrest the profound truth remains that, through music, we are not alone.
The Sound of Us weaves inspiring stories about the beauty and goodness of music with interviews and performances by artists such as Ben Folds, Sarah McLachlan, Avery*Sunshine, Eric Whitacre, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Hiromi, Antonio Sanchez, Butch Walker, Will Wells, Patti Smith, and many more. Combined, these powerful vignettes illustrate how music heals us, gives us hope for the future through our children, keeps our heritage and history alive, allows us to have the most difficult of conversations, sheds light on current struggles, and continues to invite us back to the thing that unites us all - music.
The film is directed by Chris Gero, a Grammy nominated, American music industry executive, concert producer, record producer, songwriter, film director and composer, founder of Yamaha Entertainment Group of America and Chief Artist Relations Executive for Yamaha Artist Relations Group
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INVISIBLE HAND by Matthew Taylor
director of The Creepy Line, Marcel Duchamp the art of the possible, Safeguard an electoral debate...
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USA 28 minutes August 2021
Invisible Hand is an exploration of memory. Our unnamed protagonist lives a life of repetition and insecurity. Every day is a blur of abstract actions until one night she meets a dark stranger who gives her a mysterious gift. Her life is turned upside down when she confronts a terrifying truth about her past. Deciding to take herself out of the abstract daily routine, she journeys into the crevices of her memory to untangle a dark secret that could ultimately destroy her.
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Aliens on Halloween by Riker Lynch
29 / 39 or 43 minutes, short comedy April 2021
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In an attempt to snatch a sample of human DNA, two clueless aliens come down to Earth and crash a Halloween party in Hollywood.
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Zero Gravity USA first film directed by Thomas Verrette
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74 minutes First feature documentary USA April 2021
A diverse group of middle-school students go on the journey of a lifetime when they compete in a nationwide competition sponsored by MIT to code satellites aboard the International Space Station.
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Safeguard: An Electoral College Story Documentary by Matthew Taylor
USA September 2020 77minutes
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How do United States' presidential elections really work? And what would happen if we changed the rules? In Safeguard: An Electoral College Story, award-winning filmmaker M.A. Taylor answers those questions.
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BLUE MOTEL Award winning script by Ted Campbell
Feature film in production by Doval Bacall Films
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Grand Winner Your Script Produced season 1 Platinum Remi Award WorldFest Houston
When his bank robber father injured in a recent heist seeks refuge at the desolate motel where he works, a motel clerk is forced to confront the truth behind a botched heist from his past.
Originally from Boston, Mass, Ted Campbell is a screenwriter and director who specializes in thoughtful, character driven thrillers. Ted will direct his heist thriller "Underground" with producer Ellen Wander of Film Bridge International. His contained, crime thriller “Blue Motel” won the Grand Prize in Your Script Produced screenplay competition. Ted will direct “Blue Motel” with Doval Bacall Films producing. Ted is a member of ISA’s Development Program. And was named to ISA’s Top 25 Screenwriters To Watch list.
Ted finds inspiration in the works of the great noir writers Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler and Ross MacDonald as well as his screenwriting idols Scott Frank, Shane Black, Tony Gilroy and Richard Wenk.
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SAVING NORTH - A RUSSIAN AMERICAN ODYSSEY by J Mitchell Johnson
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Russia USA Feature documentary April 2020 Director's cut: 79 minutes
What happened, what can happen to the centuries old amazing wooden churches in north of Russia. Photographer Richard Davies trips to Russia and USA tell stories on human soul, hope and russian american…cooperation in restoring beauty.
Saving North is the story of a struggle for human and cultural survival in the mysterious and insular world of the Russian North. An outsider from England, photographer Richard Davies, enters this mysterious and vast region of the world with the hope of documenting both the glory and the tragic demise of its rapidly disappearing Wooden Churches.
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Des partenariats forts avec les plus grands festivals et marchés
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Les organisations du cinéma français signent un accord avec NETFLIX
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CANNESERIES dévoile sa selection et son jury
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MARY REYNOLDS: de l’effervescence du Montparnasse des années 20 aux jours noirs de l’Occupation, la trajectoire d’une artiste
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Les invités d'honneur des Dialogues de Lille 2022 qui auront lieu le 24 mars
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Pacte culturel : la culture doit être un actif stratégique !
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Le Festival TransMéditerranée accueillera à Grasse Jacques Ferrandez pour une rencontre-débat-signatures autour de la B.D
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Le programme du 38e Festival international de cinéma Vues d’Afrique hybride
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Marylin revient sur l'affiche de la 11ème édition de Champs-Elysées Film Festival
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Hellfest Metal Vortex, la première BD sur le Hellfest, avec le Hellfest
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Itinérances s'apprête à fêter ses 40 ans avec Tony Gatlif
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Thierry Perreau (Flashback) prend la Direction de l'enseignement Jeu Vidéo à 3iS
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Le Festival International du Film de Marrakech tiendra sa 19e édition du 11 au 19 novembre 2022
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Prime Video dévoile un premier teaser de sa nouvelle série avec Josh Brolin, nommé aux Oscars.
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Découvrez le programme de la Journée de la Création de L'ARP Ie 29 mars: "Politique et Cinéma"
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