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High Tide, Review: Time and tide wait for one

High Tide, Review: Time and tide wait for one There was a film in which the main character is a psychopath who buries his victims alive. This was a European film, probably Austrian, that sent several chills down my spine when I saw it several decades ago. High Tide uses that basic premise, but builds an entirely new take around it. Three-quarters of the film are located in a box, the size of a large coffin, with a man trapped there. His plight evokes instant sympathy, for he has done nothing ...

 

 

Uunchai trailer launch: Heightened expectations

Uunchai trailer launch: Heightened expectations Uunchai is not about family. It is about friendship. How far will you go to fulfill the last wish of a dear friend? Mount Everest? There can be no greater Uunchai (Height) on earth, and never mind the spelling. Should be Oonchai, but I guess numerology dictated the changed spelling. Numerology again seems to be at play in choosing the release date: 11-11-22. But two factors have kindled keen interest in the film: firstly, the return of Amitabh B...

 

 

Phone Bhoot ghost shoots a mockumentary

Phone Bhoot ghost shoots a mockumentary The trailer of Phone Bhoot, the comedy horror film that is scheduled for release on 04 November, was trending continuously for 24 hours on YouTube. Taking ahead their constant efforts of building anticipation, the makers dropped a fun promo of a mockumentary, a few days back, and now they are finally here with the full video. As we see the full video now, we notice the actors indulging in hilarious banter and enjoying taking a dig at each other. The ch...

 

 

MISMFF 2022, 07: Prize winners

MISMFF 2022, 07: Prize winners A Special Mention went to Esmeralda (Mexico) A Special Prize went to “The Iron Digger” (Nepal) For the masterful Cinematography and the director’s respectful attitude towards the theme. A Special Prize went to “Preparation” (Georgia) For the minimalistic yet very empathic portrayal of a family relationship. The Best Short Film Award went to “Jesus Bird” (Georgia) For the humorous, modern interpretati...

 

 

Kahani Rubber Band Ki, Review: Precaution first, protection afterwards

Kahani Rubber Band Ki, Review: Precaution first, protection afterwards No, it is not the story of a rubber band. The term is used as a euphemism for something that was known as French Leather in the latter part of the twentieth century. Towards the end of the twentieth century and till now, the term ‘protection’ has taken its place. It appears from the film, set in Varanasi, that in towns and Tier III (small) towns at least, men are still shy about saying the word “condom&rd...

 

 

Doctor G, review: A 124-minute operation, performed by a novice

Doctor G, review: A 124-minute operation, performed by a novice G in the title could stand for ‘jee’, a suffix denoting respect, or for gynæcology. Neither is moniker material, so why title your film Doctor G? Because the protagonist is a male student of medicine and has his heart set on orthopædic studies and practice, but no seats are available in that branch of study and the only option is gynæcology. Pray, why the reluctance to study gynæcology? B...

> 38th HAIFA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 8-17 October 2022

Haifa IFF - 2022 Award Winners

Haifa IFF Int. Awards: Carmel Competition Winner - Close by Lukas Dhont Special Mention - The Beasts by Rodrigo Sorogoyen Golden Anchor Competition Winner - The Mountain by Thomas Salvador Special Mention - The Worst Ones by Lise Akoka, Romane Gueret   Haifa IFF Israeli Awards: Best Feature - Valeria is Getting Married by Michal Vinik Debut - The Fat Guy by Gudis Schneider Best Doc - Nitza's Choice by Uri Barbash Special Mention - Bronca! by Tomer Sl...

 

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Opening film, Envision Competition, International Competition, and IDFA DocLab selections announced for IDFA 2022

At the festival’s press conference today, the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) announced the opening film and main competition lineups for its fast-approaching edition. Newly unveiled selections include the Envision and International Competitions, the entire IDFA DocLab program, and the nominations for all cross-section awards. As of today, the official selection of 277 titles is complete. The 35th edition of IDFA takes place in person in Amsterdam from November 9...

 

 

25th UNAFF Opening Night and Weekend

The United Nations Association Film Festival (UNAFF) presents its Opening Night for its 25th anniversary on Thursday, October 20, at the Mitchell Park Community Center in Palo Alto, kicking off with a welcome by Palo Alto Mayor Patrick Burt and the PROCLAMATION for UNAFF’s 25th Anniversary.   Three films screen on Opening Night, beginning with MALDITA. A LOVE SONG TO SARAJEVO, a poetic portrait of unique Balkan artist Božo Vrećo. Also screening is the inspiring ORCHESTRATING CH...

 

 

GARDEN STATE FILM FESTIVAL welcomes new board members

The globally recognized Garden State Film Festival (GSFF) announces the addition of Paul Perkowski, Doreen Sayegh, and AJ Swirz to its board of directors. They join current board members David Angstadt Sr., Eric Ascalon, Heather Brittain O’Scanlon, Ming Chen, Stephanie Clineman, David Holtzman, Charlene Horne, Robin Kampf, Diane Raver, Joseph Sernio, David Schoner Jr., and Brian J. Sheehy Sr. GSFF has been showcased in major international media outlets such as Variety, Vogue Global ...

 

 

The CineFAM Film Festival Presents two nights of original works by Canadian women and non-binary creators of colour

The CineFAM Film Festival Presents Limitless Imagination and Bold Stories Two nights of original works by Canadian women and non-binary creators of colour     The 6th annual CineFAM Film Festival is back in-person on Saturday October 22nd, 6:30pm and Sunday October 23rd, 6:00pm at the Carlton Cinema, 20 Carlton Street, Toronto celebrating limitless imagination and bold original film stories by Canadian women and non-binary creators of colour!  “We have a fantastic prog...

 

 

Cannes’ Semaine de la Critique new partnership with Morelia IFF for Next Step

    Morelia International Film Festival, celebrating its 20th edition this year, and Cannes’ Semaine de la Critique team up for the very first time around the Next Step workshop. Jorge Sistos, a Mexican director whose short film La Oscuridad was recently presented at la Semaine de la Critique in the frame of the Invitation to Morelia IFF, will be invited to participate in the Next Step workshop, taking place in Paris and Normandy in December. During the week-long pro...

 

 

Shorts Not Pants Announcing 2022 Hybrid Festival Lineup Full Programme

  In-Person November 18 - 20  |  Virtual November 21 - 27   All-Access Pass $45 ($40 until Oct. 31) Virtual Pass $35 ($30 until Oct. 31) Tickets, film guide and more can be found here     What a short 10 years it’s been. Started in 2012 in Toronto by James McNally, Shorts Not Pants Film Festival has car...

 

 

The Marrakech Short Film Festival: Honored commitments.

The Marrakech Short Film Festival has honored its commitments for its second edition under the aegis of the Ministry of Youth, Culture and Communication. An edition that marks the identity of the festival and traces the main lines of the foundation of its next editions. The MsFF took place for its second edition from September 23 to 30, 2022. An edition rich in exchanges and high-level screenings in mythical places of the ocher city, in a friendly setting worthy of the hospitality of...

 

 

71st International Film Festival Mannheim-Heidelberg: The Cutting Edge Talent Camp announces the selection of its third edition

The Cutting Edge Talent Camp, held during the International Film Festival Mannheim-Heidelberg in November, has selected 12 talents for its third edition. Still ›Jupiter‹ | © DREIFILM GmbH         ...

 

 

23rd Annual Ojai Film Festival Returns With In-Person & Virtual Festivities This November

The Ojai Film Festival returns November 3-20, 2022 for its 23rd year with both in-person and virtual events, celebrating the works of filmmakers from around the world. The official festival schedule includes 84 selected films (varying from features, shorts, documentaries, and animated films), over a dozen seminars, panels, and receptions with filmmakers, live music from local artists, and the Awards Brunch.    For the second year in a row, the festival will run in hybrid form, scre...

 

 

First films announced for the second Red Sea International Film Festival (RedSeaIFF)

RED SEA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES FIRST SLATE OF FILMS FOR THE SECOND EDITION New Saudi/New Cinema Shorts selection includes 16 films from future filmmakers of the flourishing industry and offers a glimpse into the rich culture of the Kingdom   The Red Sea International Film Festival (RedSeaIFF), which is set to take place from 1-10 December in Jeddah, nestled on the eastern shore of the Red Sea, today announced its first slate of films in the ground-breaking section &lsquo...

 

 

Full Lineup Unveiled for 35th TIFF

The Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) today unveiled the full lineup and other highlights of its 35th edition in a press conference held at Tokyo Midtown Hibiya, one of the festival’s main venues. The 35th TIFF will feature physical screenings and a variety of related events in the Hibiya-Yurakucho-Marunouchi-Ginza area of Tokyo, from October 24 to November 2, 2022. For the first time in three years, the 10-day festival will open with a Red Carpet event. Festival Chairma...

 

 

 

Marrakech International Film Festival will present Seventy-six films from 33 countries

The festival is only a month away—see you soon!     ...

 

 

Green Bay Film Festival to screen award-winning film ‘Drawer Boy’ Oct. 20 at its new home: Tarlton Theatre

Green Bay Film Festival is screening award-winning film ‘Drawer Boy’ Oct. 20 at Tarlton Theatre The Green Bay Film Festival welcomes audiences to its new home at the Tarlton Theatre for a special screening Oct. 20 of “The Drawer Boy,” an award-winning selection from our past festival. The Tarlton, 405-409 West Walnut Street in downtown Green Bay, features booth seating and a menu of classic and modern American cuisine along with craft beverages at full-service bars. ...

 

 

The 6th annual CineFAM Film Festival is back in-person on Saturday October 22nd, to Sunday October 23rd

   CineFAM Film Festival  Oct 22-23, 2022  The 6th annual CineFAM Film Festival is back in-person on Saturday October 22nd, to Sunday October 23rd at the Carlton Cinema celebrating limitless imagination and bold original film stories by Canadian women and non-binary creators of colour!       More information about schedule and location at cinefam.ca ...

 

 

The 42nd Annual Hawai‘i International Film Festival (HIFF) reveals the lineup

  The 42nd Annual Hawai‘i International Film Festival presented by Halekulani (HIFF) has revealed its lineup taking place from November 3-13 on ‘Oahu and November 17-20 on neighbor islands, with virtual programs streaming from November 3-27 nationwide. The program includes 102 features, 124 shorts, and seven nominated film programs. Among the lineup are 111 Hawai‘i premieres, 69 world premieres, 14 U.S. premieres, 10 North American premieres and 7 international premiere...

 

 

Jaipur International Film Festival ~ JIFF 15th JIFF Edition to kick off from 6th to 10 January 2023

The fifth edition of Jaipur international film Festival-JIFF would be distinguished, and a number of new events would be added along with the film’s screening   Known to create an identity of Jaipur in the entire world, Jaipur international film Festival is going to kick off from 6th to 10 January 2023   Red carpet will be organized this year. Will take Rajasthan and Rajasthani Cinema to the world level. Filmmakers themselves will host JFIF 2023.   Filmmakers across th...

 

 

Miami short Film Festival Celebrates Its Brass Anniversary

MiamisFF Reveals an Enticing 21st Edition   Miami short Film Festival proudly announces its 21st annual film festival edition to be held Friday, November 11 through Sunday, November 13, 2022, at three well-known venues in our great cultural capital: Deering Estate, Miami Beach Bandshell, and O Cinema South Beach – formerly Miami Beach Cinematheque.      William Vela, Founder and Executive Director asserted, “The Miami short Film Festival started by pure chan...

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Guillermo del Toro, will receive the SF Honors award for his bold artistry in the upcoming film, Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio

A Special Guest Will Moderate Tribute Conversation with Award-Winner, Guillermo del Toro on November 9 in San Francisco SFFILM today announced Mexican-born filmmaker, screenwriter, producer, author and Academy Award®-winning director, Guillermo del Toro, will receive the SF Honors award for his bold artistry in the upcoming film, Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio. SF Honors showcases exciting new work from singular filmmakers, historically presenting sneak peeks and premieres for Bay A...

 

 

AFM 2022 Producers Pitching Projects powered by AI Forecasts

Largo presents an innovative pitching session where global producers with “in-development projects” will go face to face with forecasts powered by Largo.ai tools. AI is appearing as a robust assistance tool today for a confident understanding of a film’s potential, audience, and story’s strong and weak points. During the session, the producers will pitch their projects to financiers and distributors by utilizing their AI analysis of the projects over the screenplays. C...

 

 

Upgrade Productions hires Caroline Kusser as Executive Vice President, Head of Series

Upgrade Productions, the Los Angeles-based production company that develops and produces premium local language series and films for a global audience, has hired seasoned executive Caroline Kusser as Executive Vice President, Head of Series, it was announced today by co-presidents Matt Brodlie and Jonathan Kier. Kusser will report directly to Brodlie and Kier. Photo credit Anna McMaster   In her new role, Kusser will oversee the development, distribution strategy and production of U...

 

 

Trends in Hollywood Dealmaking & Sharing of Profits: A Look Back & Forward at the Risk v. Reward Model

RSVP Now for the IFTA Connect Session... Trends in Hollywood Dealmaking & Sharing of Profits: A Look Back & Forward at the Risk v. Reward Model   Thursday, Oct. 6th 9:30am (PDT) | 12:30pm (EDT) | 5:30pm (BST) | 6:30pm (CEST)  via Zoom Moderator: Anita Wu | Managing Director, GHJ Speakers: Peter Klass | Partner, GHJ James Roiz | SVP, Film Finance & Business Operations, PARTICIPANT Thi...

 

 

Volker Schlöndorff will be a guest of honor at the 38.WFF

During 38.WFF we will show the documentary debut of the Oscar and Palme d'Or winner at Cannes. The film "The Forest Maker" tells the story of an extraordinary man. Tony Rinaudo, as he is referred to, was honored with the Right Livelihood Award, an award given to individuals working on practical and exemplary solutions to the most pressing challenges facing the world. The award is often referred to as the "alternative Nobel Prize."  Tony Rinaudo foun...

 

 

Lead Actress of Spain's Sitges Film Festival Audience Choice Award Winner

Debuting the world premiere of her horror/comedy film SISSY at SXSW, the film recently won the Audience Choice Award at the 2022 Sitges Film Festival in Spain! This grisly, inventive slasher follows a successful social media influencer Cecilia (Aisha Dee) who gets invited to a destination bachelorette party by her childhood best friend and eventually finds herself face to face with her high school bully Alex (De Margheriti). Emily stars as ‘Alex,’ the glamourous antagonist, who pr...

 

 

BAFTA nominated costume designer Jennifer Johnson honored at Key West Film Festival

The Key West Film Festival announced today the recipient of its seventh annual Golden Key for Excellence in Costume Design, honoring BAFTA nominated costume designer Jennifer Johnson.  Johnson's most recent artistry can currently be seen in Andrew Dominik’s Blonde (Netflix) starring Ana de Armas as Marilyn Monroe. As part of the honor, Johnson will participate in a discussion of her work, to be moderated by Tomris Laffly of Variety. Ms. Johnson will ac...

 

 

Jodain Massad, NFL Films Director, Development & Innovation, Joins New York Festivals TV & Film Awards Advisory Board

  New York Festivals® TV & Film Awards 2023 competition welcomes Jodain Massad to the TV & Film Advisory Board.    “The 16-member Advisory Board panel is an international brain trust of innovative storytellers and industry executives whose expertise spans all genres. Jodain’s path from the Chiefs to Notre Dame, and now to The League has been marked by his focus on making memorable moments that bring communities together. These insights and the Board&rs...

 

 

35th TIFF Announces Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient Nogami Teruyo

The Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) is pleased to announce that NOGAMI Teruyo will be honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 35th TIFF, in recognition of her extraordinary career and contributions to Japanese film. Nogami first worked with KUROSAWA Akira on his film Rashomon as a script supervisor in 1950, and went on to participate in all his films after Ikiru in a variety of roles. This year, as TIFF revives the Kurosawa Akira Award, we are thrilled to honor...

 

 

35th TIFF’s Kurosawa Akira Award Goes to Alejandro González Iñárritu Fukada Koji

The Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) is pleased to announce that the 2022 Kurosawa Akira Award will go to Mexican director Alejandro González Iñárritu and Japanese director FUKADA Koji. As announced earlier, the Kurosawa Akira Award has returned to TIFF this year after 14 years. Honoring the renowned auteur’s legacy and ongoing influence, the award is presented to filmmakers who are making extraordinary contributions to world cinema and are expected to h...

 

 

2022 Newport Beach Film Festival’s Centerpiece with featured guests Eddie Redmayne, Colson Baker, Ryan Phillippe, Kathy Ireland

Yesterday, the 2022 Newport Beach Film Festival (NBFF) continued with its Saturday Centerpiece of events. The day began with NBFF’s Icon Award honoree Eddie Redmayne, who sat down with Hollywood Reporter’s Scott Feinberg for an ‘Awards Chatter’ at The Resort at Pelican Hill. The day continued with guests Colson Baker (Taurus), Ryan Phillippe (American Murderer), Kathy Ireland (Anxious Nation) and many more. We wanted to share some photos from the event for considera...

VIDEO Interview with Guillaume Esmiol Marché du Film Co Executive Director

...Guillaume Esmiol in conversation with Bruno Chatelin, about Guillaume's background in tech, media and innovation (with the TF1 Group), developping the new features in the current Marché du Film 2022 and the plans for the future edition which he will be running solo (with his team). He currently serves as co executive director of the Marché du Film and will take over from Jérôme Paillard who was having his last year in office. Bruno Chatelin was able to sit do... 

 

 

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Flying bark productions set to produce “200% Wolf” FILM

  The heroic pink poodle is back with double the fun and double the adventure   Flying Bark Productions has today announced production of “200% Wolf” - the much-anticipated sequel to the internationally successful feature film, “100% Wolf”. The film will be distributed across Australia by StudioCanal while Studio 100 Film is managing international sales.   A co-production with Spain’s Atlantika Films and Western Australia’s Siamese,...

 

 

High Tide, Review: Time and tide wait for one

High Tide, Review: Time and tide wait for one There was a film in which the main character is a psychopath who buries his victims alive. This was a European film, probably Austrian, that sent several chills down my spine when I saw it several decades ago. High Tide uses that basic premise, but builds an entirely new take around it. Three-quarters of the film are located in a box, the size of a large coffin, with a man trapped there. His plight evokes instant sympathy, for he has done nothing ...

 

23 projects and films selected for the 5th edition of the Atlas Workshops, held in Marrakech

­The Marrakech International Film Festival announces the 23 projects and films selected for the 5th edition of the Atlas Workshops, held in Marrakech from November 14-17, 2022 For its 5th edition, the Atlas Workshops will present 16 projects in development and six films in post-production from 11 countries, selected from 240 applications received from the African continent and the Arab world. ­   The Atlas Workshops will take place in Marr...

 

 

Origami in the Garden selected to play at Art Non Stop Festival in Buenos Aires

Art Non Stop Festival, is the International Film and Art Festival born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, which takes place from October 26 to 30 BA 2022, Organized by the Producer Arte Non Stop, combining Cinema, Painting and Sculpture under the exclusive theme of cinema. The reason for the Festival is to Promote Art in all its Expressions. Providing a new space year after year to the Artists and Sculptors, to interact their works of art together with the Films of Art and Fiction that participate f...

 

 

Uunchai trailer launch: Heightened expectations

Uunchai trailer launch: Heightened expectations Uunchai is not about family. It is about friendship. How far will you go to fulfill the last wish of a dear friend? Mount Everest? There can be no greater Uunchai (Height) on earth, and never mind the spelling. Should be Oonchai, but I guess numerology dictated the changed spelling. Numerology again seems to be at play in choosing the release date: 11-11-22. But two factors have kindled keen interest in the film: firstly, the return of Amitabh B...

 

 

35th TIFF to Open with Fragments of the Last Will and Close with Living

The Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) is excited to announce the titles of this year’s Opening and Closing Films. Even with the COVID-19 pandemic continuing, TIFF is committed to screening its complete lineup in Tokyo theaters so that audiences can experience the communal joy of watching films on the big ...

 

 

VIDEO: American rapper 'Machine Gun Kelly' and Taurus at Newport Beach Film Festival

  Colson Baker, aka Machine Gun Kelly, got onscreen to present his own struggles through the cautionary tale of a fictional character with echoes of himself. “It was very uncomfortable because it was a very meta movie.” Taurus is about a troubled musician who pushes himself into a dark yet deep place to create his very last song. Baker is outspoken in his own laidback manner, spouting phrases like “Life is grim. It isn’t Always Sunny in Philadelphia,” but th...

 

 

 

 

WAR is an AWARD-WINNING animation film

WAR, one of my short animation films with voiceover by Annette George and Greg Nutcher, was just designated an AWARD-WINNING FILM by the SYDNEY AUSTRALIAN FILM FESTIVAL (SAFF) in Sydney, Australia. WAR is a heartbreaking anti-war film. OldMan Hawk Film link: http://www.hawkfilme.com/WAR.html Here is the SAFF link: https://sydneyaff.com/    ...

 

 

 

Doctor G, review: A 124-minute operation, performed by a novice

Doctor G, review: A 124-minute operation, performed by a novice G in the title could stand for ‘jee’, a suffix denoting respect, or for gynæcology. Neither is moniker material, so why title your film Doctor G? Because the protagonist is a male student of medicine and has his heart set on orthopædic studies and practice, but no seats are available in that branch of study and the only option is gynæcology. Pray, why the reluctance to study gynæcology? B...

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Céline Sciamma receives Joseph Plateau Honorary Award, presented by Lukas Dhont, at Film Fest Gent 2022

  Céline Sciamma receives Joseph Plateau Honorary Award, presented by Lukas Dhont, at Film Fest Gent 2022 French filmmaker Céline Sciamma, best known for her game-changing historical drama Portrait of a Lady on Fire, has received a Joseph Plateau Honorary Award at Film Fest Gent on Wednesday 12 October. She was handed the award by Lukas Dhont, who kicked off the festival the day before with his sophomore feature Close. Before the award ceremony the two filmmakers talked in d...

 

 

 

European Film Academy reveals one winner and further nominations

EXTERIOR NIGHT by Marco Bellocchio receives award for European Innovative Storytelling Nominations for European Comedy, Animated Feature Film and Short Film announced On the occasion of the 35th European Film Awards on 10 December in Reykjavik, the European Film Academy is honouring the Italian veteran auteur director Marco Bellocchio with the Award for European Innovative Storytelling for his outstanding mini-series EXTERIOR NIGHT. The director will be guest of honour at the awards ceremony...

 

 

 

Pierre et Jeanne wins big at Chelsea Festival in New York: best director, best actor

Congratulations to Clémentine Célarié and Loris Freeman for their Best Director and Best Actor awards at the 10th Chelsea Film Festival in New York for the film PIERRE ET JEANNE produced by Sazia Films!  ...

 

 

 

TIFF Amazon Prime Video Take One Award Finalists Announced

Co-Presented by 35th TIFF + Amazon Prime Video Amazon Prime Video Take One Award Finalists Announced   The Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) is pleased to announce the Amazon Prime Video Take One Award Finalists. To discover new talent, TIFF started its partnership with Prime Video from 2021 to establish the new ...

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Worldfest Houston 56 
April 25-30, 2023

 

Early bird discount deadline  November 15

WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival offers international competition in Ten Major Competition Categories! Features, Shorts, Docs/Business Films, Student, Experimental, Screenplays, New Media, TV Production, TV Commercials, & Music Videos! More than 200 sub-categories for fair competition. Only at WorldFest-Houston are you selected as a Remi Award Winner on the basis of your numerical score from the juries, which greatly increases your chance to win a Remi, unlike other festivals that only give out one Gold, one Silver and one Bronze! Only 10%-15% of entries actually win the coveted Remi Award!

You may enter Online via our entry platform - www.worldfest.org, or via FilmFreeway.com - we now accept entries via Vimeo & YouTube, in addition to DVD/BR Entries, & USB/Jump Drives. Screenplay entries must be bound. We will confirm when we receive your entry and we provide personal Jury Results, and festival details when you are selected for screening at the 56th WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival!

 

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New York Festivals TV & Film Awards 

New York Festivals TV & Film Awards honors content in all lengths and forms from over 50 countries. Embracing all aspects of the Television and Film industries, categories mirror today's global trends and encourage the next generation of story-tellers by recognizing innovators in our 14 Category Groups: News Programs, News Reports/Features, Sports Programs, Documentary, Entertainment Programs, Entertainment Specials, Program Crafts, Promotions/Station IDs & Opens, Promo/ID & Open Crafts, Streaming, Student, Films, Corporate Image, and Film Crafts.

Accepting entries for the 2023 competition since September 7th 2022. If you need additional assistance or have any questions about our categories, please contact Rose Anderson at randerson@newyorkfestivals.com.

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NEWS: PROGRAM

NEWS: REPORTS/FEATURES

SPORTS: PROGRAM

DOCUMENTARY

ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAM

ENTERTAINMENT SPECIAL

CRAFT: PROGRAM

PROMOTION/OPEN & IDS

CRAFT: PROMOTION/OPEN & ID

STREAMING

STUDENT

FILMS

CORPORATE IMAGE

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World Trailer Awards 
25 February 2023 

Honouring the world's best creatives, marketing the world's best entertainment.

Entries are open, the venue is booked and we are excited to be well into the preparations for 2023.

International Awards Program with International Judging Jury:

The work you submit is going to be seen by hundreds of judges. All are senior executives from production companies, distributors, broadcasters, streamers, advertising agencies and film, television and gaming studios.

32 Categories for Best Trailer, Best Audio Trailer, Best Poster, Best Motion Poster, Best Story, Best Experiential Marketing, Best Online Advertising, Best Outdoor Advertising, Best Print Advertising.

World Trailer Awards Regional Winners are announced and celebrated in early February 2023.

Winners for the World Trailer Awards 2023 will be announced on 25 February 2023 at Tivoli Marina Vilamoura, Algarve, Portugal. The high profile awards event is attended by industry guests, entrants and judges. This is followed by a by a virtual broadcast on 26 February on Deadline.com

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Julien Dubuque Film Festival
April 26 – 30, 2023

Regular Deadline: December 12, 2022 

RANKED AGAIN IN 2022 AS ONE OF THE TOP 50 FILM FESTIVALS WORTH THE SUBMISSION FEE BY MOVIEMAKER MAGAZINE AND ONE OF THE TOP REVIEWED ON FilmFreeway, JDIFF is known for its networking opportunities, best communication, quaint location, great programming, friendly staff & volunteers, inquisitive audience, multiple screening opportunities, workshops, panels, amazing events and parties and so much more! JDIFF is ALL about the independent filmmaker and is truly geared for the best experience!

Dubuque, Iowa, located right alongside the Mississippi River, is a perfect place to host the festival. As quoted in Filmmaker Magazine "The festival is smartly situated downtown, with an assortment of handsome venues all within walking distance" from the Festival Headquarters, located in the grand HOTEL JULIEN, the same hotel where Al Capone used to hide out from the Chicago Feds.

 

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The Myrtle Beach International Film Festival 
April 18 – 22, 2023

November 11, 2022 Regular Deadline

Submission Deadlines for MBIFF 18

October 7, 2022 /  Earlybird Deadline

November 11, 2022 /  Regular Deadline

December 9, 2022 /  Late Deadline

December 31, 2022 /  Extended Deadline

 

The MBIFF is a World Class Event.
Submissions end December 31,  2022, submit through filmfreeway.com, or through the festivals website, myrtlebeachfilmfestival.comThe Myrtle Beach International Film Festival has been awarded several prestigious awards including one of the "Top 25 film festivals worth the entry fee" by Movie Maker Magazine and has become a favorite of many filmmakers and film enthusiast!

The MBIFF 18 will take place April 18 - 22 2023.
What sets the MBIFF apart from other festivals is our commitment to the true spirit of film. Once you are here, you are family.
Our judging panel includes judges from all walks of life, why? As with any subjective judging, it is important to have a broad spectrum of perspectives. Many film festivals house only filmmakers as judges, which can lead to niche judging which we feel is unfair to filmmakers, especially if you do not fall inside their niche. Your film receives the fair and honest treatment it deserves. By including other perspectives from different walks of life it creates a balanced judging platform, which we believe is why we have been touted as having one of the best film line ups in the World. We believe that your project receives a more overall perspective grading as to whether it entertains or informs a wider viewing audience rather than that of only an entire panel of film makers. Not to worry, we do have several film professional on board as judges!
The goal of the founder and director Jerry Dalton, was to create a venue for independent film makers which is not corrupted by politics.
The MBIFF screens projects in a multi-million dollar theater, housing state of the art technology.
We look forward to viewing your film /project!

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14th NYC Independent Film Festival 
June 11-18, 2023 

 

August 31, 2022 Earlybird Deadline  

 

Home of the NYC Indie Awards the festival aims to discover the Artist Filmmaker, showcasing them to the entertainment industry and the NYC public. All NYCIndieFF screenings take place in the historic center of NYC, Time Square which is the perfect home for an event geared toward creating incredible opportunities for independent voices.

NYCIndieFF honors the Best in Category which includes Best Narrative Feature, Best Documentary, Best Short Documentary, Best Short Narrative, Best Super Short, Best Covid Diaries, as well as Best Director and Best Screenplay.

NYCIndieFF provides a showcase for the best in independent cinema, including short films, feature films, music videos, and animated works. With panels, parties and a week-long gathering of fellow indie filmmakers NYCIndieFF is the place to be June 12 to June 19, 2022 This dates may move to accommodate any and all government regulations.

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Fantasporto´2023 | 43rd Porto International Film Festival calling for entries

 

ENTRIES FOR THE 43rd^d EDITION OF FANTASPORTO ARE OPEN

WELCOME TO THE PORTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

 

Fantasporto´2023 | 43rd Porto International Film Festival reminds you that the entries for the next edition of this festival are open, and will close on December 31st, for all sections.

The 43rd edition of the event will be from February 24t till March 5th at Batalha – Centro de Cinema. To submit a film please send to info@fantasporto.com the link and password (in Vimeo) of the film to be seen by the selection committee, and the entry form that you will find at FESTIVAL 2023 on www.fantasporto.com. The link must be open till March 5th. The selected films will be announced by the end of January.2023.

Fantasporto enjoys incredible loyalty and support from the large film-appreciating community all over the World.

A World Heritage City by UNESCO, Porto was considered twice Europe’s Best Touristic Destination, another factor adding interest for guests and the press. Founded, in 1981, by Beatriz Pacheco Pereira and Mário Dorminsky, the fest goes now with the same founders and directors, for its 43rd consecutive edition and has the support of the Portuguese State and Porto Townhall.

Please check the Regulations on the site www.fantasporto.com before sending your submissions.

FILM ELIGIBILITY:

Features: The films must be produced in 2022.

Shorts (only fantasy films competition) till 15 minutes produced in 2022;

             To participate in the festival, films must be first screenings in Portugal (for all sections).

             Films in a language other than English must be subtitled in English.

 

 

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> "THE BEST FOR FESTS :

ONES TO WATCH FOR FESTIVAL CONSIDERATION

ABSOLUTION by Lauren Spohn

Short film by Lauren Spohn (UK: 6 minutes 24 seconds 2022)

Labelled BEST FOR FESTS by curator Bruno Chatelin former head of Fox and Sony in France, filmfestivals.com founder and editor

"I am in a dark forest and something is chasing after me,  some sort of creature that reeks fire or something: one part of me wants to run but I cannot move my legs? I am totally paralysed..." 

"One last thing"he said : "it's not your fault !"

A man sees his psychiatrist for help with a difficult hidden family secret. The conversation takes a sinister turn as the psychiatrist pushes deeper into the man’s past. All is not what it seems: 

Can he take the tension, will you?

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PIERRE ET JEANNE by Clémentine Célarié

First Feature film 2022 99 minutes

France 2021 99 minutes  First feature film by Clémentine Célarié, produced by Matthieu Rubin - Sazia Films.

Starring Loris FREEMAN, Elodie GODART, Clémentine CÉLARIÉ, Philippe UCHAN, Mathieu AMALRIC, Sergi LOPEZ, Dominique PINON, Tom LEEB, Jacqueline CORADO, Marie DURET...

Sibling Rivalry and truth untold emerge after the unexpected inheritance of Jeanne

"Pierre et Jeanne" recounts the devastation caused by an inheritance intended for Jeanne, Pierre's younger sister. This poisoned gift from a friend of the parents will instill discord, jealousy, discord and sibling rivalry until an untold truth is revealed.

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RETURN TO EDEN written and directed by Jeff Gross: 87 minutes April 2022

Starring Gary Kohn, Jade Struck, Claude Duhamel, Jim Kinney...

Jeff Gross is a novelist and film maker. He has several writing collaborations with Roman Polanski to his name, including "Frantic" and "Bitter Moon"
Returning to the small town of Eden, Oregon after 30 years in France,  Josef, a writer, filmmaker, and self-described permanent exile, tries his best to fit in. Unable to write,  the world is so crazy that he can't keep up, he starts coaching the girls' tennis team at one of the local high schools. Lonely, adrift, he develops a friendship with Hope, a remarkable woman who dances in Puritan Eden's only strip club.  But as the dark clouds of fascism roll in, rumors run rampant, and soon enough, inevitably, the two worlds collide, with tragic consequences.

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HOT MONEY by Susan Kucera (director of Jeff Bridges Living in the future’s past)

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

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
 

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

"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...

USA  28 minutes August 2021

Zero Gravity USA first film directed by Thomas Verrette

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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