Athlete von / by Semih Gülen und / and Mustafa Emin Büyükcoşkun © Vigo Film & Amok Film   At the 38th jury session of the Berlinale World Cinema Fund (WCF), the juries made 13 recommendations of funding to projects or films from Bhutan, Brazil, Indonesia, Israel, Madagascar, Nepal, Palestine, Somalia, Sudan, Turkey, Uruguay and Venezuela. This current funding comprising ten production and three distribution grants totals 345,000 eur...

    Talking Heads reunites at the Toronto International Film Festival for a Q&A event led by filmmaker Spike Lee   The Toronto International Film FestivalⓇ announced today it will celebrate the 40th anniversary of Jonathan Demme’s Stop Making Sense with a special event screening on Monday, September 11, at Cineplex’s Scotiabank IMAX Theatre in Toronto. The special IMAX Live 40th anniversary event will include a screening of the film followed by a...

This year’s programme features new series from Lulu Wang, Shawn Levy, Hagar Ben-Asher and Ron Leshem, Jeon Woo-sung, and Sasha Leigh Henry All the Light We Cannot See (left) Photo Credit: Courtesy of TIFF  Bad Boy (right) Photo Credit: Courtesy of TIFF     The Toronto International Film Festival® Primetime programme has been revealed for 2023, with nine compelling and thought-provoking series from around the world, including eig...

    September 8th-10th, 2023 on Boston’s North Shore Tickets On Sale Now At silverscreamcon.com     (Danvers, MA- August 16, 2023) WWF champion Chris Jericho is the latest to the star-studded roster of celebrities set to appear at Silver Scream Con, a horror filled weekend curated by Ice Nine Kills’ frontman Spencer Charnas September 8th-10th at The DoubleTree Boston North Shore Hotel in Danvers, MA. Tickets ...

Iván Fund, Juan Pablo González and Ana Isabel Fernández de Alba, Daniel Hendler, Gabe Klinger, Lucila Mariani, Bárbara Sarasola-Day, Alicia Scherson and Federico Veiroj, among others, will present their projects at the Europe-Latin America Co-Production Forum The fifteen selected projects come from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Spain, the Dominican Republic and Urugua The Co-Production Forum will run from 25-27 September in the framework...

  The moviemaker, widow and regular collaborator of the Chilean filmmaker, has rescued, reconstructed and completed this hitherto-unseen film conceived by its author 50 years ago   As part of its Klasikoak section, the San Sebastian Festival will host the world premiere of El realismo socialista / Socialist Realism (1973-2023), an unfinished film by the Chilean moviemaker Raúl Ruiz, wh...

  This beautifully wicked tale of privilege and desire is directed, produced and written by Academy Award winning UK filmmaker Emerald Fennell.   Saltburn (2023) © Amazon Studios/MGM   The 67th BFI London Film Festival (4 to 15 October) in partnership with American Express is excited to announce that this year’s opening night gala will be Saltburn, directed, produced and written...

  It’s time to reveal that the European Premiere of One Life, directed by James Hawes, will be the American Express Gala at the 67th BFI London Film Festival, screening at the Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall. This incredible true story of bravery and heroism stars Anthony Hopkins, Johnny Flynn, Lena Olin, Romola Garai, Alex Sharp, Marthe Keller, Jonathan Pryce and Helena Bonham Carter. 'James Hawes’ assured feature debut about the visionary British hum...

30th Oldenburg International Film Festival  13. - 17. September 2023   The German-born, LA-based actress Eva Hassmann will open the 30th Edition of the Oldenburg International Film Festival with the World Premiere of her directorial debut. On screen, Eva Hassmann stars alongside country music icon Willie Nelson and New Hollywood legend Peter Bogdanovich in his final performance. An homage to the legendary country singer, whose songs and lyrics were the inspira...

World Premieres and female-led films dominate this year’s slate of exciting selections, including works by Mackenzie Davis, Malia Ann, Yann Demange, and Jasmin Mozaffari, with performances by Riz Ahmed, Kaniehtiio Horn, and more   DAMMI (2023) Photo Credit: Courtesy of TIFF   The Toronto International Film Festival® announced this year’s Short Cuts lineup, ed by Ontario Arts Council, showcasing 42 live action narrative, documentary, and animated s...

Sylvester Stallone's extraordinary journey unveiled in Sly, the Closing Night Gala of TIFF 2023 The Netflix documentary captures the life and career of Sylvester Stallone, whose television and film credits span almost half a century  Photo Credit: Netflix   TIFF is delighted to announce Sly as the Closing Night Gala for the 48th edition of the Festival. A vivid exploration of an illustrious life woven through the silver screen, this remarkable documentary ab...

‘‘Barbie’’ directed by Greta Gerwig film review © Lalit Rao (FIPRESCI) 10.08.2023   Audiences and critics will ‘‘Barbie’’ for a long time as a light-hearted film that came at a time when the entire world was going gaga over big films such as Oppenheimer and MI-dead reckoning part one. It is said that most children play with toys in their childhood. However, there are also a lot of people who never got to play with toys especi...

Goldfish, Trailer launch: Mind matters Splendid Films yesterday released the trailer of their internationally acclaimed film, Goldfish, followed by a discussion, in association with Mpower Minds, an initiative of Aditya Birla Education Trust. Goldfish, which was shown at IFFI 2022, is set to release in India on 25th August, 2023. The event was held at Birla Centurion Business Centre, in Worli, Central Mumbai. For once, I was late. Very late. The venue was absolutely new to me and there ...

  ROCK THE SUMMER AT UNIVERSAL STUDIOS: HOLLYWOOD!!!!!   There might be a strike giving you the appearance that Hollywood has shut down. But this is not the case at the full of life, full of fun Universal Studios Hollywood! To celebrate the summer and get ready for the fall, my sons and I headed back for the magic of Universal Studios Hollywood.   Of course, the usual iconic rides, such as Jurassic World and Transformers were the first stop of our boys. Nearby the lower lot...

    Locarno Film Festival:  Wednesday, August 9th, 20:44 CEST – Thursday, August 10th, 6:17 CEST (from sunset to sunrise)  BaseCamp PopUp, Istituto Sant’Eugenio. On Wednesday, August 9th, "A Long Night of Dreaming about The Future of Intelligence" takes place at the Locarno Film Festival. From sunset to sunrise, Festival guests and visitors are invited to learn and dream together about possible futures of intelligence. Guided by researcher...

World Premieres for Discovery include After the fire, Gonzo Girl, The Queen of My Dreams, and Widow Clicquot World Premieres for Midnight Madness include Dicks: The Musical, Hell of a Summer, Boy Kills World, and KILL   Dicks: The Musical (2023). Courtesy of TIFF   the full release   TORONTO — The Toront...

Hayao Miyazaki's The Boy and the Heron soars into Toronto to open the 48th edition of the Festival Japanese auteur’s latest film makes its International Premiere at TIFF Photo credit: © 2023 Studio Ghibli   TIFF is thrilled to announce that Studio Ghibli’s long-awaited fantastical epic feature film, The Boy and the Heron, from Academy Award–winning visionary director Hayao Miyazaki, will be the Opening Night Gala Presentation for the 48th Toronto I...

Dream Girl 2, Trailer launch: Meet Ayushwomann, the body behind the voice Meeting Dream Girl 2 was not easy. In fact, it was 3 times as difficult as one would have imagined. First hurdle was the location hunt, as the invitation just said Meta Office, BKC. BKC is a huge settlement, and it took us (me and my friend Prasad Sovani, who had come down from Pune) a while to locate the venue, though we still managed to arrive on time. Secondly, we had to wait about 45 minutes to get identity badges a...

Made in Heaven, Season 2: "Marriages are made in heaven, so are thunder and lightning" Although the quote comes from Clint Eastwood, you can say it again, for this is Season 2. And unlike most marriages in real life, on OTT you get a second chance, to revisit heaven. After a successful Season 1 (2019), the team from Excel Media and Entertainment, and Tiger Baby Films, is back, with Season 2. Many characters are retained, and a few are added, to make these marriages work, I presume, ...

  Want to get your short film on the festival circuit but not sure where to start? Come along to our DIFF Circle online discussion ‘Short Film Festival Strategy’, where we’ll be asking our lists their best advice on how to get the most out of your short film at festival season.     Hosted by festival director, Gráinne Humphreys, we welcome industry experts Kathleen McInnes and Wouter Jansen alongside the DIFF 2023 Discovery Winners; Laura O&rs...

THE WAY TO HAPPINESS WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6TH, 2023 | 7:00 PM   It’s 1987, Brussels. Welcome to the New Manhattan deli, adorned with technicolor movie memorabilia, where patrons eat New York style pastrami and play movie trivia with the delightful MC and owner, Saul Birnbaum. Saul and an exiled Chilean filmmaker are working on a screenplay they hope will reach the big screen. When Saul falls for a lovely projectionist at the local cinematheque, romanc...

  The Europa Cinemas network, which brings together some 1,200 cinemas from 43 countries, will organize the Audience Innovation and Development Laboratory from October 25 to 28   Europa Cinemas, the network of theaters specializing in European and auteur cinema, which brings together some 1,221 cinemas in 38 countries, will bring together exhibitors from all over Europe for an innovation and audience development laboratory during the 68th Valladolid International Film Festival, wh...

Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahani, Review: All rhyme, no reason When a film tries too hard to please too many viewers, it shows. When it has too many stars, including stars of yesteryear, predictably, its length grows. When the maker goes back three generations and sets one chunk of the story in 1978, the public knows. When a layman at a bus-stop on a rainy night tells you lots about a film he has not seen because, perhaps, he has seen the trailer and read stuff about the movie, you know that&rs...

  The Red Sea Fund has partnered with Film AlUla to offer a production grant for filmmakers with projects set in the versatile and diverse landscape of AlUla. Film AlUla is driving the development of the film and TV industry in AlUla, located in northwest Arabia, and committed to championing talent from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. The partnership will help develop a strong ecosystem in Saudi while providing a platform that empowers a visionary approach amongst regiona...

RED SEA SOUK CALL FOR PROJECT MARKET AND WIP SHOWCASE IS OPEN  APPLY HERE Deadline for Applications: August 18, 2023   The Red Sea Souk will take place at the Ritz Carlton in Jeddah, December 2—5 alongside the Red Sea International Film Festival. The Call is reserved solely for projects and films by directors of Arab or African nationality/origin. The Project Market will present a selection of ten to twelve projects in development or in production. The WIP Showcase will pr...