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This could be your film at the 56th WorldFest-Houston!

The 56th Annual WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival is now officially open for entries! WorldFest offers competition for Shorts, Documentaries, Feature Films, Music Videos, Experimental & Student Films on the Silver Screens of the wonderful Memorial City Cinemark Theatres, with over 1,000 international filmmakers attending the  International Film Festival! EarlyBird Deadline is Nov 15th!

Enter the festival that gave first honors to Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, Francis Ford Coppola, Ang Lee, the Coen Brothers, Randal Kleiser, Oliver Stone, Ridley Scott, Robert Rodriguez, David Lynch, John Sayles, Robert Townsend, Deepa Mehta, Agnieszka Holland, John Frankenheimer, Robert Rodriguez, Richard Linklater, Jonathan Demme, John Boorman, Martin Brest, Lesli Linka Glatter, Hal Hartley, Will Vinton, Hugh Wilson, Michael Cimino, Gavin Hood, David Winning and John Lee Hancock! The Remi Winners of today will be on this list next!

This is America’s Discovery Film Festival – We’re Fiercely Independent!

Competition in 10 major categories with 200 sub-categories to ensure you are judged with your peers for the chance to win a coveted Remi Award!

Six great days in April, at the beautiful Memorial City Cinemark Theatres. Here’s a taste of what WorldFest-Houston has waiting for you: see your film on a big theatre screen; network with filmmakers from more than 75 countries; enjoy the Festival Club every night at our VIP headquarters hotel, the Memorial City Westin/Marriott, parties at the VIP Hotel Zaza, walk the Red Carpet; attend more than 100 new film Premieres; relax at the VIP Police Escort Tour of NASA & Rocket Park; enjoy the Houston Yacht Club/Consular Regatta with Texas BBQ, Beer & Wine! 

See the largest survey in North America of New Asian independent & major studio films from Korea, Taiwan, Japan, Mongolia, Viet Nam, the Philippines, Malaysia, India, Nepal - with over 200 Asian Filmmakers attending our remarkable 8th Annual Panorama Asia, the largest Major Spotlight on Asian & Chinese Cinema in the film festival world!

Enjoy great new films from Italy in our 19th Annual Panorama Italia, with the Italian Directors in person to intro the film and meet the audience! 

All at the 56th WorldFest-Houston Intl Film Festival, April 25-30, 2023.

Enter Here Today.​

RIFF 09, 2023, 01: First list unveiled

The 9th edition of the Rajasthan International Film Festival (RIFF), organised by RIFF Film Club and accredited by the Federation of Film Societies of India (North Region), will be held from the 1st to the 5th of February 2023, at INOX, Crystal Palm, C-Scheme, Jaipur, Rajasthan, with the theme Sports in Cinema. 

The first list of the 9th Rajasthan International Film Festival 2023 was released today, where a total of 22 films have been officially selected in RIFF Panorama, in which 9 films have been selected in the feature film category and 13 films have been selected in the non-feature film category. The feature film category includes Kannada feature Film "Mata (The Monastery)" directed by Ravindra Venshi, Marathi feature film "Aata Vel Zaali (It's Time To Go)", directed by Ananth Narayan Mahadevan, Sanskrit feature film "Ekachakram", directed by K. Suchendra Prasad, Hindi feature film "The Fallen…Are Connected", directed by S. Pradeep Varma, international feature film "Love Me, Stupid", directed and produced by Buvana Ram, international documentary film "Insulaire Dans L’ame (Islander At Heart)", directed by Isabelle Balducchi, Muduga feature film "Aadhivaasi (The Black Death)", directed by Vijeesh Mani, Kannada feature film "Naanu Kusuma (I Am Kusuma)", directed by Krishnegowda and Maithili feature film "Lotus blooms", directed by Pratik Sharma.

The Non Feature film category includes international short film "Finding Vega", directed by Joey Xuetong Zhao, Hindi music video album "Rangi Saari ( Colours Of Love )", directed by Indrajit Nattoji and sung by Kavita Seth & Kanishk Seth, international short film "Staffed", directed by Ryan Graham & Raul Gonzo, Tamil short film "Anbirkum Undo (Love Knows No Boundaries)", directed by Arul Sankar S., Rajasthani documentary film "Dhinga Gavar", directed by Somendra Harsh, Hindi short film "First Second Chance", directed and produced by Lakshmi R. Iyer, Hindi student short film "Guilty?", directed by Anirudh Jaiman, Hindi student short film "In My Head", directed by Mansi Sharma, Malayalam Short Film "Pressure Cooker", directed by Shemej Kumar, Hindi documentary film "KB Future", directed by Anirudh Ajay Baboo, silent student short film "Fumes", directed by Viveka Deol , multilingual documentary film "Basti - The Story of slums in India" directed by Parinaz Jal, Hindi short film "Tamashbeen", directed and produced by Shekhar Ujjainwal.

The grand Opening Ceremony of RIFF 2023 will be held on 1st February in Jaipur at INOX, Crystal Palm. After this, films screening, open forum, workshop and talk shows will be organised in the next four days from 2 to 5 February 2023, again at INOX, Crystal Palm.

For more details, contact:

Somendra Harsh

CEO / FOUNDER, FESTIVAL DIRECTOR

RAJASTHAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL - RIFF 2023

Third Eye, 2022, 19, 01: Asian Film Festival resurfaces after Covid break

The 19th edition of the Third Eye Asian Film Festival, organised by the Asian Film Foundation, will begin from December 12, 2022. Started in 2002, under the stewardship of Mr. Sudhir Nandgaonkar, the festival is a one-of-its-kind experience for film buffs from Mumbai. It allows them to watch parallel cinema from various Asian countries. Supported by Government of Maharashtra, the Festival has received special assistance from Prabhat Chitra Mandal, one of the oldest film societies in India.

As many as thirty films, applauded at the international level, and shown in many international film festivals, will be screened at the festival, from December 12 to 18, 2022. Films in various local languages from Asian countries, including Iran, Bangladesh and Srilanka will be showcased at various screens of the P.L. Deshpande Maharashtra Kala Academy, located at Prabhadevi, in central Mumbai.

The festival will be inaugurated at 7 pm on December 12, 2022, at the Mini Theatre of the Academy. Legendary actress of yesteryear, Asha Parekh, who was conferred the Dadasaheb Phalke award this year and was felicitated at the International Film Festival of India, Goa, will be felicitated at the inaugural function. The festival will open with the Srilankan film, The Newspaper, directed by Sarath Kothalawala and Kumara Thirimadura. Aparajito, a Bengali film directed by Anik Dutta, will be the closing film of the festival, on December 18.

Six Srilankan films will be screened in Country Focus category. Hellaro, a national award-winning Gujarati film, directed by Abhishek Shah, will be the main attraction of the special category, in which Gujarati films are being screened for the first time. Dhaad, 21MU Tiffin, Reva, Aa Chhe Maru Gav are the other Gujarati films scheduled to be screened. Regional films, such as Dictionary (West Bengal), Stallone My Pony (Manipur), God on the Balcony (Assam) and Kaajro (Goa) and Marathi films including Funral, Godakaath, Kaali Maati, Bharat Maza Desh Ahe and Faas are part of the films to be shown in the festival. Dr. Santosh Pathare-directed documentary, Sumitra Bhave– Ek Samantar Prawaas, will be screened in the festival, as a tribute to noted Marathi film director, late Sumitra Bhave.

Selected 30 short films, picked from 120 entries that participated in the competition, will also be screened at the festival. Two short films selected by a renowned jury panel as part of the competition organised as part of the festival, will be awarded during the closing ceremony.

Registration for the Third Eye Asian Film Festival is open at Ravindra Natya Mandir from December 5. Delegates can register themselves for the festival by paying Rs. 500, while the Film Society members and students can enroll by paying Rs. 300. The registration can also be done online. The online form is available on website www.asianfilmfestival.in

International Film Festival

Transcending Borders

Bosnia-Herzegovina - Balkan - Worldwide
1st EDITION / PARIS
January 18-22, 2023

Deadline: January 7, 2023
 

Risks and Possibilities:
Multi-Ethnicity - Multi-Religiosity - Multi-Nationality
For a Sustainable Future

SUBMISSION INVITATION
to three International Competitions at Paris
 

THE AWARDS

	Creating Tolerance
Sensitivity		Surprise
	Future

 

Fest to Open on January 6 with the World Premiere of Paramount Pictures’ “80 For Brady” with Jane Fonda, Sally Field, Rita Moreno and Lily Tomlin Scheduled to Attend;  

Fest to Close with “The Lost King,” Screen World Premiere of “Shot in the Arm,” and Films Featuring Juliette Binoche, LeVar Burton, Eugenio Derbez, Colin Farrell, Jim Gaffigan, 

Luca Guadagino, Mia Hansen-Løve, Lasse Hallström, Sally Hawkins, Anna Kendrick, Udo Kier, Vicky Krieps, Eva Longoria, Lena Olin, Ray Romano, Tim Roth, Rhea Seehorn, Léa Seydoux, 

Neil deGrasse Tyson, Paul Weitz, Olivia Wilde, Stephen Williams, Alex Wolff and More!

Complete Line-up Includes 35 International Feature Film Oscar Submissions, Talking Pictures, New Voices New Visions, Modern Masters, True Stories and World Cinema Now!

Palm Springs, CA (December 6, 2022) – The 34th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) announced that the festival’s opening night will be the World Premiere of 80 For Brady directed by Kyle Marvin, on Friday, January 6. The festival will close with The Lost King, directed by Stephen Frears on Sunday, January 15. The festival will screen 134 films from 64 countries, including 27 premieres (2 World, 12 North American, 1 International and 13 U.S.) from January 5-16, 2023. The line-up includes 35 of the International Feature Film Oscar® Submissions along with Talking Pictures, New Voices New Visions, Modern Masters, Queer Cinema, Cine Latino, True Stories, World Cinema Now, and more.  

OPENING AND CLOSING SCREENINGS  

PSIFF will open with the Paramount Pictures film 80 For Brady on Friday, January 6 at the Richards Center for the Arts. The film’s stars are expected to attend Opening Night including Academy Award® nominee Lily Tomlin, Academy Award® winner Jane Fonda, Academy Award® winner Rita Moreno and Academy Award® winner Sally Field, along with additional cast members. The film is inspired by the true story of four best friends living life to the fullest when they take a wild trip to the 2017 Super Bowl LI to see their hero Tom Brady play. 7-time Super Bowl Champion Tom Brady is a producer and will appear in the film. 80 For Brady is in-theaters February 3, 2023. 

The festival will close with The Lost King on Sunday, January 15. The Warner Bros. Pictures film stars Sally Hawkins, Shonagh Price, Helen Katamba and Lewis Macleod. The film follows an ambitious writer and amateur historian guided by instinct and spectral visions, who defies the academic establishment to unearth Richard III's long-missing remains in a Leicester car park.  

Highlights for this year includes the World Premiere of documentary Shot in the Arm with director Scott Hamilton Kennedy and subject Neil deGrasse Tyson scheduled to attend. Other films with guests include Alice, Darling with Anna Kendrick; The Banshees of Inisherin with Colin Farrell; Chevalier with director Stephen Williams; Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy with director Nancy Buirski and Michael Childers; the North American Premiere of Hilma with director Lasse Hallström and actress Lena Olin; Linoleum with director Colin West and actors Jim Gaffigan and Rhea Seehorn; the US Premiere of Moving On with director Paul Weitz; the North American Premiere of My Neighbor Adolf with Udo Kier; the North American Premiere of Racist Trees with directors Sara Newens and Mina T. Son; and Somewhere in Queens with Ray Romano which he stars in and directs.  

“We are beyond excited to welcome back our beloved audience and filmmakers in Palm Springs. We’re especially thrilled to be joined by all four leads of 80 For Brady. The film is brimming with joy and heart, and it’s a perfect film to kick off our 34th edition,” said Artistic Director Lili Rodriguez. “Our programmers have dedicated almost a year to scouting the world for the films that make up this edition. It is our most thematically diverse year yet and I don’t believe you’ll find two movies that are alike. From light entertainment for casual nights out to urgent commentaries that beg for post-screening conversation and beyond, the cinema is there to capture it all.” 

AWARDS BUZZ – BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM SUBMISSIONS  

This section is selected by Festival programmers as the strongest entries in this year’s Academy Awards® race and will screen 35 official submissions from the Best International Feature Film category. A special jury of international film critics will review these films to present the FIPRESCI Award for Best International Feature Film of the Year, as well as Best Actor, Best Actress, and Best Screenplay in this category.  

Ajoomma (Singapore) Director He Shuming  

Alcarràs (Spain) Director Carla Simón  

All Quiet on the Western Front (Germany) Director Edward Berger  

Argentina, 1985 (Argentina) Director Santiago Mitre  

Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths (Mexico) Director Alejandro G. Iñárritu  

Beautiful Beings (Iceland) Director Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson  

Blanquita (Chile) Director Fernando Guzzoni  

The Blue Caftan (Morocco) Director Maryam Touzani  

Cairo Conspiracy (Sweden) Director Tarik Saleh  

Cinema Sabaya (Israel) Director Orit Fouks Rotem  

Close (Belgium) Director Lukas Dhont  

Corsage (Austria) Director Marie Kreutzer  

Darkling (Serbia) Director Dušan Milić (U.S. Premiere)  

Decision to Leave (South Korea) Director Park Chan-wook  

EO (Poland) Director Jerzy Skolimowski  

Eternal Spring (Canada) Director Jason Loftus  

The Happiest Man in the World (North Macedonia) Director Teona Strugar Mitevska (U.S. Premiere)  

Holy Spider (Denmark) Director Ali Abbasi  

Il Boemo (Czech Republic) Director Petr Václav (U.S. Premiere)  

Joyland (Pakistan) Director Saim Sadiq  

Kalev (Estonia) Director Ove Musting  

Klondike (Ukraine) Director Maryna Er Gorbach  

Last Film Show (India) Director Pan Nalin  

Mars One (Brazil) Director Gabriel Martins  

Mediterranean Fever (Palestine) Director Maha Haj  

Nostalgia (Italy) Director Mario Martone  

The Quiet Girl (Ireland) Director Colm Bairéad  

Return to Seoul (Cambodia) Director Davy Chou  

Saint Omer (France) Director Alice Diop  

Under the Fig Trees (Tunisia) Director Erige Sehiri  

Utama (Bolivia) Director Alejandro Loayza Grisi  

Victim (Slovakia) Director Michal Blaško  

War Sailor (Norway) Director Gunnar Vikene (U.S. Premiere)  

World War III (Iran) Director Houman Seyyedi  

You Won't Be Alone (Australia) Director Goran Stolevski  

TALKING PICTURES

The Talking Pictures program includes in-depth discussions with directors, writers and actors from the year’s top titles. The following film selected for this year’s program with guests attending are: 

Alice, Darling (Canada/USA) with actress Anna Kendrick  

Chevalier (USA) with director Stephen Williams 

The Banshees of Inisherin (Ireland/UK/USA) with actor Colin Farrell 

Moving On (USA) with director Paul Weitz and producer Andrew Miano 

MODERN MASTERS  

New films, classic auteurs.  

All the Beauty and the Bloodshed (USA) Director Laura Poitras  

Broker (South Korea) Director Hirokazu Koreeda  

A Compassionate Spy (USA/UK) Director Steve James  

Hilma (Sweden) Director Lasse Hallström (North American Premiere)  

No Bears (Iran) Director Jafar Panahi  

One Fine Morning (France/UK/Germany) Director Mia Hansen-Løve  

R.M.N (Romania/France/Belgium/Sweden) Director Cristian Mungiu  

Salvatore: Shoemaker of Dreams (Italy) Director Luca Guadagnino  

Tori and Lokita (Belgium/France) Director Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne   

NEW VOICES NEW VISIONS  

Unique viewpoints from first- and second-time directors.  

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (USA) Director Aitch Alberto (U.S. Premiere)  

Butterfly Vision (Ukraine/Czech Republic/Croatia/Sweden) Director Maksim Nakonechnyi (U.S. Premiere)  

The Damned Don’t Cry (France/Belgium/Morocco) Director Fyzal Boulifa (North American Premiere)  

How to Blow Up a Pipeline (USA) Director Daniel Goldhaber  

Love According to Dalva (Belgium/France) Director Emmanuelle Nicot  

Our Father, the Devil (USA) Director Ellie Foumbi  

Riceboy Sleeps (Canada) Director Anthony Shim 

Snow and the Bear (Turkey/Germany/Serbia) Director Selcen Ergun (U.S. Premiere)  

Susie Searches (USA/UK) Director Sophie Kargman (U.S. Premiere)  

TRUE STORIES  

Non-fiction filmmaking at its most urgent and illuminating.  

1341 Frames of Love and War (Israel) Director Ran Tal  

All That Breathes (India/UK) Director Shaunak Sen  

Anxious Nation (USA) Director Vanessa Roth, Laura Morton  

The Art of Eating: The Life of M.F.K. Fisher (USA) Director Gregory M. Bezat  

Bella (USA) Director Bridget Murnane  

Body Parts (USA) Filmmakers Kristy Guevara-Flanagan and Helen Hood Scheer 

Born in Chicago (USA) Director Bob Sarles, John Anderson  

Butterfly in the Sky (USA) Director Bradford Thomason, Brett Whitcomb  

The Caviar Connection (France) Director Benoît Bringer  

Crows Are White (Japan/Ireland/USA) Director Ahsen Nadeem  

Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy (USA) Director Nancy Buirski  

The Grab (USA) Director Gabriela Cowperthwaite  

I Like It Here (USA) Director Ralph Arlyck  

Lakota Nation vs. United States (USA) Director Jesse Short Bull, Laura Tomaselli  

Lift (USA) Director David Petersen  

Liquor Store Dreams (USA) Director So Yun Um  

Of Medicine and Miracles (USA) Director Ross Kauffman  

Roberta (USA) Director Antonino D’Ambrosio  

Shot in the Arm (USA) Director Scott Hamilton Kennedy (World Premiere)  

Split at the Root (USA) Director Linda Goldstein Knowlton  

Subject (USA) Director Camilla Hall, Jennifer Tiexiera  

The Thief Collector (USA) Director Allison Otto  

To Kill a Tiger (Canada) Director Nisha Pahuja (International Premiere)  

Turn Every Page: The Adventures of Robert Caro and Robert Gottlieb (USA) Director Lizzie Gottlieb   

CINE LATINO  

Latin American/Latinx Stories  

Chile '76 (Chile/USA) Director Manuela Martelli  

Huesera (Mexico/Peru) Director Michelle Garza Cervera  

I Have Electric Dreams (Belgium/France/Costa Rica) Director Valentina Maurel (North American Premiere)  

Sublime (Argentina) Director Mariano Biasin  

The Substitute (Argentina/Italy/France/Spain/Mexico) Director Diego Lerman  

QUEER CINEMA TODAY & THE GAYLA  

Poignant, heartfelt and insightful stories from the LGBTQ community. 

1946: The Mistranslation that Shifted Culture (USA/Canada) Director Sharon “Rocky” Roggio  

Casa Susanna (USA) Director Sebastien Lifshitz  

Eismayer (Austria) Director David Wagner (North American Premiere)  

Esther Newton Made Me Gay (USA) Director Jean Carlomusto  

Gayla! Screening – God Save the Queens (USA) Director Jordan Danger  

Gayla! Screening – Mama Bears (USA) Director Daresha Kyi  

My Emptiness and I (Spain) Director Adrián Silvestre  

Nelly & Nadine (Sweden/Belgium/Norway) Director Magnus Gertten  

Punch (New Zealand/USA) Director Welby Ings (North American Premiere)  

Winter Boy (France) Director Christophe Honoré  

You Can Live Forever (Canada) Director Mark Slutsky, Sarah Watts  

WORLD CINEMA NOW  

Travel the world without leaving your seat.  

Back Then (Poland) Director Kinga Dębska  

The Beasts (Spain/France) Director Rodrigo Sorogoyen  

Before, Now & Then (Indonesia) Director Kamila Andini  

Burning Days (Turkey/France/Germany/Netherlands/Greece/Croatia) Director Emin Alper  

Concerned Citizen (Israel/USA) Director Idan Haguel  

Dirty, Difficult, Dangerous (France/Italy/Lebanon/Saudi Arabia/Qatar) Director Wissam Charaf (North American Premiere)  

Driving Madeleine (France) Director Christian Carion (U.S. Premiere)  

Emily (UK) Director Frances O’Connor (U.S. Premiere)  

Freaks Out (Italy/Belgium) Director Gabriele Mainetti  

Golden Years (Switzerland) Director Barbara Kulcsar (North American Premiere)  

Greener Pastures (Israel) Director Matan Guggenheim, Assaf Abiri (North American Premiere)  

Gyeong-ah's Daughter (South Korea) Director Kim Jung-eun  

Haute Couture (France) Director Sylvia Ohayon  

The Judgement (Netherlands/Germany) Director Sander Burger  

Juniper (New Zealand) Director Matthew J. Saville  

Linoleum (USA) Director Colin West  

Lullaby (Spain) Director Alauda Ruiz de Azúa  

Max, Min & Meowzaki (India) Director N Padmakumar (U.S. Premiere)  

Melchior the Apothecary (Estonia/Latvia/Lithuania/Germany) Director Elmo Nüganen  

My Neighbor Adolf (Israel/Colombia/Poland) Director Leonid Prudovsky (North American Premiere)  

My Sailor, My Love (Finland/Ireland) Director Klaus Härö  

Next Sohee (South Korea) Director July Jung  

The Origin of Evil (France/Canada) Director Sébastien Marnier  

Revoir Paris (France) Director Alice Winocour  

Simone: Woman of the Century (France) Director Olivier Dahan (U.S. Premiere)  

Somewhere in Queens (USA) Director Ray Romano  

Stonewalling (Japan/China) Director Huang Ji, Ryuji Otsuka  

The Storyteller (India) Director Anant Narayan Mahadevan (North American Premiere)  

Talia's Journey (Belgium/Senegal/Luxembourg) Director Christophe Rolin  

Viking (Canada) Director Stéphane Lafleur  

Where Life Begins (Italy) Director Stéphane Freiss  

Without Her (Iran/Germany) Director Arian Vazirdaftari (North American Premiere)  

The Word (Czech Republic/Slovakia/Poland) Director Beata Parkanová (U.S. Premiere)   

LOCAL SPOTLIGHT  

These films have been selected as part of the Local Spotlight program highlighting films from the Coachella Valley.  



Don’t Worry Darling (USA) Director Olivia Wilde  

Racist Trees (USA) Director Sara Newens, Mina T. Son (North American Premiere)  

Juried awards for films in-competition will be announced Sunday, January 15 for seven categories, including the FIPRESCI Prize for films in the International Feature Film Oscar® Submissions program; New Voices New Visions Award for unique viewpoints from first- and second-time directors; Best Documentary Award for compelling non-fiction filmmaking; Ibero-American Award for the best film from Latin America, Spain or Portugal; Local Jury Award for a film that promotes understanding and acceptance between people; Young Cineastes Award for a film chosen by our Youth Jury; and the Mozaik Bridging the Borders Award for a film that is successful in bringing the people of our world closer together.  

The complete line-up will be available online from December 6 at www.psfilmfest.org. Attached is a complete list of films selected for the festival. General tickets will go on sale December 22. 

About the Palm Springs International Film Society  

The Palm Springs International Film Society is a 501(c)(3) charitable non-profit organization whose mission is to cultivate and promote the art and science of film through education and cross-cultural awareness. The Film Society produces the Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) and Film Awards every January and Palm Springs ShortFest in June. In addition to curating the best in international cinema, PSIFF’s Film Awards has come to be known as the first stop on the campaign trail for the Academy Awards®, and our Oscar®-qualifying ShortFest is the largest short film festival and market in North America. Our festivals, year-round member screenings and educational programs manifest our organization’s mission by nurturing and encouraging new filmmaking talent, honoring the great masters of world cinema, and expanding audience horizons.  

CALL FOR ENTRIES November 18th-February 2023:  The ZOE AWARDS Festival is accepting short films, animations, documentary including branded film shorts.  In addition, this is our first year to accept podcasts, web series, NFTs and Alexa Skills!   Visit - ZOEAWARDS.COM 

Categories:
– Official Competitions
Short Films, documentaries, animations under 25 minutes, all genres except

– Animation Competition
Animation film shorts under 25 minutes, all genres.

– Smartphone Shorties
All genre shorties under 15 minutes shot on smartphones.

– Branded Shorts
Film shorts under 20 minutes that communicates a positive brand message.

– Podcasts
All types including True Crime,

– Alexa Skills *NEW
All types including games, health/wellness, food, kids, education, etc.

– Podcasts
All types including True Crime,

– NFT Creations *NEW
ZOE AWARDS wants to celebrate excellence in the new NFT space for digital arts, audio, video.

++ You can submit your works on https://zoeawards.com or https://filmfreeway.com/zoeawardsfestival  

The wait is over! Our 2023 Festival program is here, and we have a powerful lineup of feature films across 10 categories. View the full program live now on our site and join us on Instagram Live today at 1pm PT/2pm MT/ 4pm ET (presented by Entertainment Weekly), to learn more about the program with Sundance Institute Senior Programmers Kim Yutani and Basil Tsiokos. Then stay tuned for Tuesday, December 13 when we announce our Indie Episodic and Short Film programs!

Haven’t purchased your in-person passes or packages yet? Now’s the time to buy before the sale ends on December 16. If you’re planning to attend the Festival online, save the date for our online pass and package sale beginning December 13 and our single film ticket sale beginning January 9.

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Our film "When the Woodlark Sings" was selected on the Iconic Images Film Festival in Vilnius, Lithuania in the categories BEST FEMALE DIRECTOR and BEST DRAMA FILM! We are glad, enchanted and thankful! 

Watch the trailer: https://youtu.be/oXuEJiN3rD0

Watch the music video: https://youtu.be/sDsy_MdP4gE

More information: https://heidelerche-film.cittador.com

We are approaching the end of our deadline for submissions - don't miss your opportunity and submit your film today on: https://filmfreeway.com/CittadorInternationalFilmFestival

Festival Homepage: https://iff.cittador.com

Are you an independent filmmaker with a unique creative voice? Mirror Mountain Film Festival’s regular deadline is coming up next Monday, December 19th. We want to see the most original, groundbreaking, outrageous and personal films out there, so submit your work today!

Narrative, documentary, animation, experimental, music video, dance film, interactive media and more are welcome. 

Visit our website for more info: http://bit.ly/1DsPZy7

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--------------------------------------- BREAKING NEWS : WINNERS ANNOUNCED   VIDEO: Winners of the Red Sea competition sections Actor Jackie Chan poses with the Red Sea International Film Festival (RSIFF) CEO Mohammed al-Turki and chairwoman Jomana al-Rashid on the Red Carpet during the closing ceremo...

 

 

The Chopard Young Rising Star awarded to Sara Taibah at RSIFF 22

Chopard official partner to the Red Sea International Film Festival crafted the ‘Young Rising Star Award’ to be given to Sara Taibah  Already very involved in the world of cinema, Chopard is proud to demonstrate its love of the seventh art by being official partner of the Red Sea International Film Festival, currently being held in Jeddah from December 1st to 10th. Together with Vanity Fair, Chopard along with partner Attar United, co-hosted the Women in...

 

 

VIDEO: Winners of the Red Sea competition sections

Actor Jackie Chan poses with the Red Sea International Film Festival (RSIFF) CEO Mohammed al-Turki and chairwoman Jomana al-Rashid on the Red Carpet during the closing ceremony of the second edition of the Red Sea International Film Festival (RSIFF), in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on December 8, 2022.    The second edition of the Red Sea International Film Festival (RedSeaIFF), taking place from 1-10 December 2022, today announced the winners of the Red Sea competition section...

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Shadow Assassins, Review: If ULFA cannot get you, SULFA will

Shadow Assassins, Review: If ULFA cannot get you, SULFA will India’s north-eastern state of Assam has always been a hotbed of militancy. Here is an excerpt from a 27 January 2022 report published in Outlook, by Nitin A. Gokhale “In a major fratricidal attack, militants of the banned United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) killed 14 of their former comrades, known collectively as SULFA (for surrendered ULFA) in upper Assam's Dibrugarh district, on Thursday morning. Ten other SU...

 

 

Third Eye, 2022, 19, 01: Asian Film Festival resurfaces after Covid break

Third Eye, 2022, 19, 01: Asian Film Festival resurfaces after Covid break The 19th edition of the Third Eye Asian Film Festival, organised by the Asian Film Foundation, will begin from December 12, 2022. Started in 2002, under the stewardship of Mr. Sudhir Nandgaonkar, the festival is a one-of-its-kind experience for film buffs from Mumbai. It allows them to watch parallel cinema from various Asian countries. Supported by Government of Maharashtra, the Festival has received special assistance...

 

 

RIFF 09, 2023, 01: First list unveiled

RIFF 09, 2023, 01: First list unveiled The 9th edition of the Rajasthan International Film Festival (RIFF), organised by RIFF Film Club and accredited by the Federation of Film Societies of India (North Region), will be held from the 1st to the 5th of February 2023, at INOX, Crystal Palm, C-Scheme, Jaipur, Rajasthan, with the theme Sports in Cinema.  The first list of the 9th Rajasthan International Film Festival 2023 was released today, where a total of 22 films have been officially...

 

 

Vijayanand, Review: All Vijay, No Anand

Vijayanand, Review: All Vijay, No Anand You might be pardoned for mistaking the film to be a bio-pic on the genius Hindi film director, Vijay Anand (Guide, Jewel Thief, Johnny Mera Naam). But that can only arise out of ignorance, for if you have read anything about the film or seen a poster or video, you will be aware that this is nothing like a Vijay Anand bio-pic. It is, in fact, a docu-drama about a family in Karnataka that started with the printing industry and the next generation went in...

 

 

Life is Good, Review: Is it?

Life is Good, Review: Is it? A sweeping statement, to be sure. Life has its ups and down and is good to some people while not so good to others. To the central character in Life is Good, Rameshwar, played by Jackie Shroff, life has been rather bad, on the whole. So, bad, in fact, that he contemplates committing suicide at least twice. Yes, there is a long period in between when he finds love in an unlikely quarter, but like the tagline of LG (Lucky Goldstar) Electronics, ‘Life’s G...

 

 

Vadh, Review: Some people deserve to be killed

Vadh, Review: Some people deserve to be killed Taking the law into your own hands and getting away with crimes is becoming a recurring thread in Indian cinema. On the heels of one such film, Drishyam 2, comes another murder story, where the audiences’ sympathy lies with the protagonist, who, a law-abiding citizen otherwise, is pushed beyond his limits of tolerance, and ends up killing a man and disposing off his body. Whereas some schools of thought may ascribe to the theory that crime ...

 

 

IFFI 53, 2022, 13: Master Class on Gender and Work in Hindi Cinema

IFFI 53, 2022, 13: Master Class on Gender and Work in Hindi Cinema A Masterclass on Gender Participation in Hindi Cinema was held at the 53rd International Film Festival of India, in association with Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), in Panaji, Goa wherein a presentation on Breaking the Screen Ceiling: Gender and Work in Hindi Cinema was held. Key insights from a quantitative research study on gender and work, both on and off screen, in Hindi cinema, were presented during the mas...

 

 

IFFI 53, 2022, 12: How to Blow-Up a Pipeline addresses the explosive issue of climate change

IFFI 53, 2022, 12: How to Blow-Up a Pipeline addresses the explosive issue of climate change One film that aroused the curiosity of the delegates and media for sure was How to Blow-Up a Pipeline. But its director acknowledged that there is no magic bullet or immediate remedy to tackle climate change. Only the right kind of conversations and interventions are the key.  “Through How to Blow Up a Pipeline, we are trying to provoke the right conversation on this burning issue,” s...

 

 

IFFI 53, 2022, 11: Storyline, tight screenplay, performances are important

IFFI 53, 2022, 11: Storyline, tight screenplay, performances are important Kurangu Pedal captures a child's interest in learning how to ride a bicycle, while his father doesn’t even know to ride a cycle. “The story kept on lingering in my mind as cycle was the one of the most intriguing things in my childhood. Learning to ride a cycle gives one confidence, and that thought pushed me to make a movie”, said Kamalakannan S., director and co-screenplay writer of th...

 

 

IFFI 53, 2022, 10: The land of jewels calls

IFFI 53, 2022, 10: The land of jewels calls Besides Bihar, the Manipur state pavilion at IFFI 53, called Manipur Unexplored, is attracting film-makers, actors, directors and producers, to consider making films in the state. Many film-makers are visiting the state pavilion for queries regarding the facilities that the picturesque state would offer them, should they decide to shoot in the remote north-eastern state of India. This year IIFI also celebrates the golden jubilee of Manipuri cinem...

 

 

IFFI 53, 2022, 09: Bihar as a shooting destination

IFFI 53, 2022, 09: Bihar as a shooting destination The Bihar pavilion at the 53rd IFFI has called out to budding film-makers to explore the historical, archaeological, cultural and natural heritage of the land of Buddha and Mahaveer. This year, at IFFI, as an initiative, several state governments had installed their pavilions at the Film Bazaar, to promote film-making industry in the states. States such as Manipur, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Maharashtra, Tamil Na...

 

 

IFFI 53, 2022, 08: The Young Arsonists is inspired by real people

IFFI 53, 2022, 08: The Young Arsonists is inspired by real people Amongst the sparse landscape of an isolated farming community in Canada, four adolescent girls’ band together to escape their desolate lives. By reclaiming an abandoned farm-house as their own, they form an intense and obsessive bond that leads them to a dark place where their innermost fears and desires destroy their only safe place. Showcased in the Cinema of the Wold section of the 53rd International Film Festi...

 

 

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Announcing the 2023 Sundance Film Festival Program: Feature Films

  The wait is over! Our 2023 Festival program is here, and we have a powerful lineup of feature films across 10 categories. View the full program live now on our site and join us on Instagram Live today at 1pm PT/2pm MT/ 4pm ET (presented by Entertainment Weekly), to learn more about the program with Sundance Institute Senior Programmers Kim Yutani and Basil Tsiokos. Then stay tuned for Tuesday, December 13 when we announce our Indie Episodic and Short Film programs! Haven&rsqu...

 

 

CALL FOR ENTRIES - ZOE AWARDS FESTIVAL

CALL FOR ENTRIES November 18th-February 2023:  The ZOE AWARDS Festival is accepting short films, animations, documentary including branded film shorts.  In addition, this is our first year to accept podcasts, web series, NFTs and Alexa Skills!   Visit - ZOEAWARDS.COM  Categories: – Official Competitions Short Films, documentaries, animations under 25 minutes, all genres except – Animation Competition Animation film shorts under 25 minutes, all ge...

 

 

Palm Springs International Film Festival Announces 2023 Lineup with Opening Night World Premiere "80 for Brady"

Fest to Open on January 6 with the World Premiere of Paramount Pictures’ “80 For Brady” with Jane Fonda, Sally Field, Rita Moreno and Lily Tomlin Scheduled to Attend;     Fest to Close with “The Lost King,” Screen World Premiere of “Shot in the Arm,” and Films Featuring Juliette Binoche, LeVar Burton, Eugenio Derbez, Colin Farrell, Jim Gaffigan,  Luca Guadagino, Mia Hansen-Løve, Lasse Hal...

 

 

International Film Festival Transcending Borders calling for entries

International Film Festival Transcending Borders Bosnia-Herzegovina - Balkan - Worldwide 1st EDITION / PARIS January 18-22, 2023 Deadline: January 7, 2023     Risks and Possibilities: Multi-Ethnicity - Multi-Religiosity - Multi-Nationality For a Sustainable Future SUBMISSION INVITATION to three International Competitions at Paris   Section A We invite short films from and about: Albania, Bosnia-...

 

 

 

Other Israel Film Festival 2022

The Other Israel Film Festival (OIFF) was established in 2007 in the Carole Zabar Center for Film at the Marlene Meyerson Jewish Community Center on Manhattan. Connected with several other film festivals located there, and the expanding Israel Film Center streaming site with more than 250 productions, the Manhattan JCC is probably the largest North American media center providing access to Israeli and Jewish media and culture. As distinct from other festivals with related themes, OIFF is excep...

 

Beyond Borders reveals the Poster for the 8th edition

8th International Documentary Film Festival in Castellorizo "Beyond Borders" 2023 August 20-27, 2023 "Where Documentary Meets History and Culture"  For the third consecutive year, the International Documentary Film Festival in Castellorizo "Beyond Borders" has the pleasure and honor of being under the most honorable state patronage of the Hellenic Republic, that of A.E. of the President of the Republic, Katerina Sakellaropoulou. The patron...

 

 

Chandler International Film Festival returns for the 7th edition

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Lucas Till, Ruby Rose, Tyrese Gibson, and Don Johnson to star in Yale Entertainment’s The Collective by Tom DeNucci

 

 Lucas Till, Ruby Rose, Tyrese Gibson, and Don Johnson Have Signed On To Yale Entertainment’s new action-thriller, The Collective. Tom DeNucci is directing with Yale’s Jordan Yale Levine and Jordan Beckerman producing, alongside Richard Switzer in association with Dawn’s Light Media. Yale’s recently launched sales banner Great Escape, led by Nick Donnermeyer, will handle worldwide sales. Production on the film recently wrapped.   In the film penned by Mat...  

 

The FICA of Vesoul at the Inalco of Paris

In front of an audience of 120 professors and students, the INALCO FICA 2022 JURY PRIZE ALONG THE SEA by Fujimoto Akio (Japan), a film that sheds light on contemporary realities in Asia in a particularly significant way, will be shown this Thursday, December 8, 2022, at the Auditorium of Inalco in Paris. It shows with respect the journey of migrant women in Japan.  This screening was followed by a debate animated by Mrs. Cam Thi Doan-Poisson, Vietnamese teacher, Mr. Jean...

 

 

Other Israel Film Festival 2022

The Other Israel Film Festival (OIFF) was established in 2007 in the Carole Zabar Center for Film at the Marlene Meyerson Jewish Community Center on Manhattan. Connected with several other film festivals located there, and the expanding Israel Film Center streaming site with more than 250 productions, the Manhattan JCC is probably the largest North American media center providing access to Israeli and Jewish media and culture. As distinct from other festivals with related themes, OIFF is excep...

 

 

Goa Festival Controversy over "The Kashmir Files"

By  Alex Deleon  

Leading Israeli filmmaker, Nadav Lapid (47) has touched off a gigantic controversy in India with critical remarks over the Bollywood entry,  "The Kashmir Files" at the  53rd International Film Festival of  India (IFFI), which ended on November 28 in the resort city  of Goa. Lapidus presided  over the jury and made his remarks at the closing ceremony describing the already contentious film as  "vulgar propaganda"&n...

 

 

River of Desire reviewed: "Best Cinematography" at Tallinn Black Nights Fest

River of Desire by Sérgio Machado (Brazil): World premiere at Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, official competition Review by Lopa Kaul While films made with the principle of art for art’s sake are all well and good, River of Desire not only gives us a story that engrosses the viewers but also sends a very important message without being too didactic as it also makes the Amazon rainforest a character, a living breathing element that should be protected just as much as the ne...

 

Driving Mum reviewed at Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival

Driving Mum by  Hilmar Oddsson with Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson, Kristbjörg Kjeld, Tómas Lemarquis, Hera Hilmar... Iceland 2022 1h 52minutes THE FILM RECEIVED THE BEST FILM AWARD IN TALLINN Reviewed by Lopa Kaul: With a Masters in Literature, she has been writing and watching films since an early age and attending film festivals. Now she dabbles in music journalism while dreaming about writing her novel.   World premiere at Tallinn Black ...

 

 

The Punishment reviewed at Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival

The Punishment by Matías Bize Chile, Argentina, 2022 80 minutes THE FILM RECEIVED THE BEST ACTRESS AWARD IN TALLINN Reviewed by Lopa Kaul: With a Masters in Literature, she has been writing and watching films since an early age and attending film festivals. Now she dabbles in music journalism while dreaming about writing her novel.     International premiere at Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, official competition Chile, a deep dark forest, riddled with pumas ...

 

 

„When the Woodlark Sings“ – Official Selection on the Iconic Images Film Festival

Our film "When the Woodlark Sings" was selected on the Iconic Images Film Festival in Vilnius, Lithuania in the categories BEST FEMALE DIRECTOR and BEST DRAMA FILM! We are glad, enchanted and thankful!  Watch the trailer: https://youtu.be/oXuEJiN3rD0 Watch the music video: https://youtu.be/sDsy_MdP4gE More information: https://heidelerche-film.cittador.com ...

 

 

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Palm Springs International Film Awards To Present Austin Butler With The Breakthrough Performance Award

The Palm Springs International Film Awards has announced that Austin Butler is the recipient of the Breakthrough Performance Award for his performance in Elvis. The Film Awards will take place in-person on January 5, 2023 at the Palm Springs Convention Center, with the festival running through January 16, 2023. The event will be presented by American Express and sponsored by Entertainment Tonight and IHG Hotels & Resorts.   “Austin Butler commands the screen with a larger-than...

 

 

Palm Springs International Film Awards To Present Bill Nighy With The International Star Award, Actor

The Palm Springs International Film Awards has announced that Bill Nighy is the recipient of the International Star Award, Actor for Living. The Film Awards will take place in-person on January 5, 2023 at the Palm Springs Convention Center, with the festival running through January 16, 2023. The event will be presented by American Express and sponsored by Entertainment Tonight and IHG Hotels & Resorts.   “Bill Nighy delivers a tender and moving performance, addressing both the...

 

 

Palm Springs International Film Awards To Present Viola Davis With The Chairman's Award

The Palm Springs International Film Awards has announced that Viola Davis is the recipient of the Chairman’s Award recognizing her work as an actress and producer for The Woman King. The Film Awards will take place in-person on January 5, 2023 at the Palm Springs Convention Center, with the festival running through January 16, 2023. The event will be presented by American Express and sponsored by Entertainment Tonight and IHG Hotels & Resorts.   “Whether as an actress or...

 

 

 

Interview with UK Producer Simon Fawcett @ 2022 AFM

UK producer/financier Simon Fawcett is a prolific producer with more than thirty films to his credit. In the last five years, Simon has been a producer on eight films, including: “Come Away” (2020) a drama starring Angelina Jolie and David Oyelowo; “Compulsion” (2016), a drama starring Analeigh Tipton, an Italian Canadian co production; “No Man's Land” (202), starring Frank Grillo and Andie McDowell; “Edge of the World” (2021), starring Jonat...

Berlinale 2023: Honorary Golden Bear and Homage for Steven Spielberg

Steven Spielberg © Brian Bowen Smith. Courtesy Amblin Partners The Homage of the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival will be devoted to US-American director, producer and screenwriter Steven Spielberg, who will also be presented with an Honorary Golden Bear for lifetime achievement. In the scope of the Award Ceremony at the Berlinale Palast, the festival will screen his most recent work, The Fabelmans. A recipient of multiple Academy Awards, Spielberg is one of the world's m...

 

 

Looking forward to jury duty at World Trailer Awards!

Bruno Chatelin is happy to be a judge for the second edition of the World Trailer Awards / 25 February 2023 . Voting member : European Film Academy (former  Board Member); Les Cesar voting member since 1987, Académie des Lumières. Fest Forums Advisory Board Member, International Film Festival Summit Advisory Board Member. Board Member on a few Festivals BIFF, CIFF, Animaze - le MIAFF, Houston WorldFest, Co- Founder of Animation Day in Cannes French ...

 

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The winners of the European Film Awards 2022

Here come the winners of the European Film Awards 2022 European Film Awards 2022: The winners on stage at Harpa concert hall in Reykjavík. Photo: Sebastian Gabsch Tonight, the European Film Awards celebrated their 35th edition of Europe’s most prestigious and renowned award honouring the best of European cinema. The winners were being revealed during the grand gala show at Reykjavík’s Harpa concert hall in front of 1,250 international guests. With four awards T...

 

 

9th Duhok International Film Fest Winners Announced

The winners of various competition categories of World Cinema and Kurdish Cinema in the 9th edition of the Duhok International Film Festival of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq have been announced. The closing ceremony of the latest round was held commemorating Yılmaz Güney, the prominent 1982 Palme d'Or winning filmmaker, at the congregation hall of Duhok University, in the city of Duhok, Kurdistan Region of Iraq, and the winners in different categories were announced, with the golden ...

 

 

Awards of the 42nd Annual Hawai‘i International Film Festival announced

And that's a wrap for the 42nd Annual Hawai‘i International Film Festival! The HIFF Team wants to send a huge Mahalo to all those Audience Members & Filmmakers who joined us during the festival.   We also would like to thank and acknowledge our Board of Directors, Donors, Sponsors, and Volunteers who are a huge part of the continued success of the Festival.   We look forward to seeing you all once again during our next events in 2023!       ...

 

 

Finalists of NEM Zagreb TV Writing Contest announced

  DISCOVER YOUNG WRITERS PITCHING AT NEM ZAGREB   TV Writing Contest, a special segment of NEM Zagreb, is all about connecting talents with key leaders in the TV industry. We are happy to announce the finalists of this year's edition of the contest! SCRIPTED CATEGORY:  Milena Džambasović – “Wool” – period drama Agne Serpytyte – “The NFT Hunt” – action drama Katarina Belić – comedy/dramedy UN...

 

 

SBIFF Virtuosos Award honorees announced!

Virtuosos Award Honoring AUSTIN BUTLER (ELVIS) KERRY CONDON (THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN) DANIELLE DEADWYLER (TILL) NINA HOSS (TÁR) STEPHANIE HSU (EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE) JEREMY POPE (THE INSPECTION) KE HUY QUAN (EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE) JEREMY STRONG (ARMAGEDDON TIME) Wednesday, February 15th, 2023 8:00pm Arlington Theatre, Santa Barbara, CA   CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS ...

 

 

Montecito Award Honoring ANGELA BASSETT at Santa Barbara Festival

Angela Bassett will be honored with the Montecito Award at the 38th annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival. Bassett will receive the award on Thursday, February 9th, 2023 at an in-person conversation about her career leading up to this year’s performance in Marvel Studios’ BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER directed by Ryan Coogler from Disney Studios. Thursday, February 9th, 2023 8:00pm Arlington Theatre, Santa Barbara, CA CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS “Ms. Bassett h...

 

 

Vietnam's Critically Acclaimed Feature "The Brilliant Darkness!" Sets Sights on Golden Globes

The Brilliant Darkness!, the critically acclaimed dark horse of this year’s Vietnam box office, has defied cultural odds when its authentically raw depiction of the systemic problem of domestic abuse in Vietnam took home the highest national cinema honors with five Vietnam Golden Kite Awards, including Best Feature Film, Best Screenplay and Best Actress.      Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0xEmkJKyUg&feature=youtu.be      &nb...

 

 

Official Winners EMIFF 2022

Evolution ICON award: Lone Scherfig Evolution Cinematography Icon award: Ed Lachman, ASC Evolution New Talent award: Laia Costa Mallorca Film Award presented by Mallorca Film Commission: Nastassja KinskiBest International Feature Film: Triangle of Sadness by Ruben Östlund Best Director INTERNATIONAL Feature Film: La Maternal, Pilar Palomero Best Actress INTERNATIONAL Feature Film: La Maternal, Carla Quilez Best Cinematography INTERNATIONAL Feature Film: La Maternal, Julian El...

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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

CRAFT: FILMS/PRODUCTIONS

 

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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

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  

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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Gotham: The Fall and Rise of New York - Feature Documentary by Matthew Taylor

December 2022, USA 2 hours 4 minutes

Gotham tells the true story of what happened in New York City during the twenty years from 1993 to 2013. How did a city with over 2200 murders, 93,000 violent robberies and 147,000 car thefts in 1990 become the capitol of the world a mere handful of years later? This feature documentary explores what happened during these decades, told by the people who did the hard work, some at great personal and professional cost.

From Fear City to the City of Dreams. Hear about the greatest American turnaround story from the people who made it happen.

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'Tales of Babylon' to screen at Berlin, first look of the feature film available for sneak-peek

 

First look at "Tales of Babylon" by Pelayo De Lario

Synopsis:  In this ultra-hip crime thriller, X and Y are two hitmen which storyline is interwoven with other two hitmen: Mother Nature and The Professional. The lives of these hitmen, a bartender, a kid, her brother, and their gangster leader grandfather intertwine in these wild tales of violence, family and redemption.  In this tale of family, crime, and violence in London, the Modern day Babylon....

 

 

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ECO VILLAGE by Phoebe Nir
First Feature Film by Phoebe Nir (USA: 81 minutes November 2022)

When Robin hitch-hikes to an eco village she read about online, she is seduced by a highly musical parallel universe, in which wholesome earth skills blend vertiginously with Bacchanalia and Sadomasochism.

 

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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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THE THRILL  by Gordi de st. Jeor 8 minutes USA Jan 29 2022

Starring Aidan Browne and Sofia Masson

 

A young guitarist is about to play the biggest show of his life. Things don't quite go as expected...

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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  

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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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" 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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HONORARY AWARD Jeddah, 09 December 2022:

MYFRENCHFILMFESTIVAL, 13^th EDITION will run from 13 January to 13 February 2023

 MyFrenchFilmFestival, the first online French-language film festival, will be back in exactly one month. All over the world, fans of French and Francophone cinema can enjoy a selection of feature and short films from the most prestigious international film festivals, including some that are unreleased in many countries. This is an emblematic proposal of the plurality and creativity of French and French-language cinema.

Internet users will have access to 29 films, grouped by theme. Comedies, romances, dramas, documentaries, animation, heritage films... As always, all genres will be represented. The festival is offering an equal-representation programming (16 of the 29 films are directed or co-directed by women), reflecting the diversity of voices in French-language cinema.

New subtitle languages

All films on MyFrenchFilmFestival.com will be subtitled in 12 languages: German, English, Korean, Spanish, French, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese and Russian – and, for the first time, Arabic, Mandarin and Ukrainian.

Many films will also be available in other languages, such as Bahasa, Hungarian, Romanian, Turkish and Vietnamese on local platforms.

Subtitles are made possible by the support of the Institut français network and the festival’s VOD partners.

A new visual identity for MyFrenchFilmFestival in 2023

MyFrenchFilmFestival in a few figures

In all, almost 70 platforms are partnering with MyFrenchFilmFestival to broadcast the selected films.

The complete festival selection and members of the International Jury and International Press Jury will be unveiled during an online press conference on Thursday, 5 January 2023 at 3 p.m. (GMT+1). Register here now to participate.

Short films will be accessible for free worldwide, while feature films will be available on demand for €1.99 (or €7.99 for a pack with access to the entire programme* ) on MyFrenchFilmFestival.com.

The festival will be entirely free in Africa, Latin America, Southeast Asia, South Korea, Poland, Romania, Russia and Ukraine.

The Grand Prize of the Jury and the International Press Awards will be revealed on 10 February 2023. The Audience Awards will be announced at the end of the festival.

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MyFrenchFilmFestival is organised by Unifrance, the organisation in charge of promoting French cinema throughout the world.

It benefits from the precious support of

Official partners:

The French Government, CNC, Institut Français, Telefilm Canada, Wallonie Bruxelles Images

Media partners:

TitraFilm, France Médias Monde, RFI, France 24, Monte Carlo Doualiya, TV5MONDE, AlloCiné, AdoroCinema, SensaCine, SensaCine Latam, FILMSTARTS, Variety, FrenchMania, El País, El Hype, ComingSoon.it, Flix.gr, Corre Camara, Cenas de Cinema, Chippu, Focus Taiwan - Central News Agency, Under The Milky Way, Orange

Two-day Bollywood International Film Festival kicks off on the 17^th in Mumbai

“A film festival needs to be ethical and impartial, and that is exactly what Bollywood International Film Festival strives to be,” said Bollywood International Film Festival (BIFF) founder-chairperson Pratibha Sharma, and actor-director Yashpal Sharma at the media meet of the film festival, held at the Harmony Hall of Carnival Cinema, Oshiwara, Mumbai

Of the 200 plus entries received by the festival, the best were chosen by an eminent team of international filmmakers. The select films from the chosen ones will be on view for audiences at Carnival Cinemas Mumbai, during December 17-18.

The festival will also showcase a special screening of Yashpal Sharma’s Dada Lakhmi, the Haryanvi film that has won more than 68 awards globally, and has been running to packed houses for over six weeks in Haryana state.

While the eminent jury comprises of Ashok Rane, Amit Rai, Sandeep Sharma, French actress Marine Borgo (spelt Bobo in the press release) and Tauqeer Ahmed from Bangladesh, the BIFF team members Monika Davar, Minaxi Singh, Dalbir Singh, Sameer Chowdhary, Tabassum Jahan, Alpana Suhasini, Sunil Bainiwal, Vishal Sharma and Tapan Patani were present, along with Dr Anusha Srinivasan Iyer, who is handling the Public Relations

“Our aim is to introduce people to quality cinema, whether it be feature film, short film, mobile film or a documentary.” Films from the US, Afghanistan, Iran and many European countries will be a part of this festival that also boasts of masterclasses for industry aspirants.

The programme circulated at the presscon shows that proceedings will begin on both days with Ganesh Vandana (worship of the God Ganesha). Only four long films are scheduled, one of which is Dada Lakhmi (Chand). This film is written and directed by Yashpal Sharma, having him in the title role of a poet singer of Haryana. Sharma kept on denying that he has a role in the festival, although he conducted most of the press conference. There were two big posters of Dada Lakhmi forming the backdrop of the seating arrangement. The film, though certified in 2022, was shown at the Rajasthan film festival around two years ago, where Yashpal presented it himself. It was not clear whether Dada Lakhmi is in the competition or not.

Two names of jury members were revealed on the occasion: Tauqeer Ahmed and Marianne Borgo. Tauqeer is a Bangladeshi director in whose film Fagun Haway Yashpal had acted, he announced. I have seen the film, and it is good. He called Tauqeer the Shyam Benegal of Bangladesh. Marianne Borgo (see picture) is a French actress who works mainly in television and has often played queens. She is on the advisory board of the Rajasthan International Film Festival as well as on the Jury of the Khajuraho International Film festival. Yashpal and Marianne probably met at Rajasthan and Khajuraho, two years ago. They did mingle in Rajasthan. Names of three other jurors were announced in a press release later. This is the third Bollywood International Film Festival. The first two were held online, during Covid. The number of entries received has shown a downward trend, from 260 to under 200 this year.

It is de rigueur at such events that snacks and beverages be served. On some occasions, where the event falls around lunch-time, even lunch is served. This press conference was scheduled for 3.45 p.m. and rescheduled for 4 p.m. The location is not convenient to reach and considerable travel was involved for many of us scribes. Till 5 pm, not even water was served. Then, the conference began and were shown a signature film of the festival, in two versions, followed by a trailer of Dada Lakhmi. Yashpal Sharma then took over the mike and pointed out that the delay in commencing the proceedings was because some journalists came very late, although he himself had arrived on time (he had). The addresses and Q&A went on for about 35 minutes, at the end of which Yashpal said, in his rich baritone voice, “Anybody else dares to ask a question?” Nobody did.

Time for snacks. Packed in a box, the samosa and sandwich seemed to have been prepared at 5.35 am, and not 5.35 pm. They were awful. I took a couple of bites and left the box alone. What I, and some 25 others, desperately needed was a cup of tea. After tea, I could leave immediately and reach my next venue well in time. No luxury, tea and coffee are available in abundance at all such meets. There was no tea around. From 5.35 till 6.15, a period of 40 minutes, we were given assurances that tea is “on its way”. At 6.15, I had to leave, to attend the preview of Ajay Wardhan, scheduled at 6.30, and it was too late to travel by bus, but reachable by auto-rickshaw in 15 minutes. So I left, and spent a decent amount on the auto fare. When I left, the crowd had thinned to just 10-12 persons, the others having left before me. A cup of tea costs Rs. 10, and 25 cups would cost Rs. 250. This is equivalent to USD3. And yet, no tea was served. Not till I left. One can carry snacks and biscuits, if the hosts decide not to offer edible stuff, but one cannot carry tea or coffee, both of which are national addictions.

Some questions arise.

Is a two-day affair enough to qualify as a film festival? The minimum is usually five days.

Should a film made by the promoter of the festival be showcased at such a festival?

Should its trailer be shown at the festival’s official press conference?

Should the festival be held when the Third Eye Asian Film Festival is running concurrently?

Was the media treated fairly?

I do not expect any answers, except the wrath of the event organisers.

DOC NYC is the largest North American documentary festival and returned for the 13^th edition in 2022, presenting an amazing success story for a relatively young festival. DOC NYC is produced and presented by the IFC Center, a division of AMC Networks. It was held in person from November 9-17 at IFC Center, SVA Theatre, Cinepolis Chelsea. DOC NYC continued online through November 27 with most of the festival’s films available for streaming through their own platform. The program included 110 feature lengths documentaries and over 90 shorts as well as numerous events. DOC NYC 2022 showcased 29 Word and 27 US premieres. The main slate US and International Competition section featured 23 premieres. Held for the second time, Kaleidoscope Competition focused on innovative poetic and narrative productions from around the globe and the perennial Metropolitan Competition carried New York stories and personalities. The non-competition sections remain very popular and included again “Fight the Power” on activism, “Short List” with 15 Oscar nominees and awardees, and “Winners Circle” highlighting films with significant awards from international festivals. 

Compared to prior years, more sponsors appeared to support DOC NYC 2022.  This may be the result of the growing popularity of documentary productions, ready access to these films through streaming services and at home viewing, and the relative decline of traditional film consumption. The major 2022 sponsors included A&E, HBO, NBC, Netflix, Discovery, National Geographic, Showtime, Amazon Studios, Hulu, and Bloomberg Philanthropies.

Screened as the closing night film, the extraordinary innovative 2022 documentary THE CONSPIRACY world premiered at the festival. This feature by Russian American Maxim Pozdorovkin included startling animated segments and archival footage. Superbly researched, the director covers more than 250 years of antisemitic conspiracies targeting Jewish groups and their frequently deadly impact on the victims. One of the outstanding features of THE CONSPIRACY is that it shares the origins of antisemitic thoughts with the audience and provides detailed information and data that elucidates an issue which has which is still topical today, the widespread propagation of false narratives. THE CONSPIRACY clarifies that these devastating beliefs have been an essential part of Western European and American convictions for a long time. They gained their power mostly after being adopted and spread by policymakers, religious figures, and interest groups to serve their needs. Antisemitic conspiratorial ideologies also provided readymade answers to the conflicts generated by the turmoil of industrialization and modernization, the rise of the capitalist class structure and its wealth disparities, and open armed conflicts. These ideologies gave a false face to the enemy and a narrative that the ruling powers were not at fault but instead it was well-connected secret Jewish groups using their wealth for exploitation. The French revolution and the opening of civil society for Jews in France and other countries becomes part of the conspiracy. The film shows the role of the Jesuit Augustin Barruel tying the French Revolution to Jews and the widespread use of the Elders of Zion Protocol to blame Jewish people for problems in society. The documentary examines how ruling figures like Czar Nicholas used conspiratorial thought to oppress Jews and like other prominent figures disputed the concept of civil rights for Jews. Others, like Henry Ford, an admirer of Adolf Hitler, funded widespread publications of antisemitic thought in the United States. The director, Pozdorovkin, devotes enlightening long passages to three well known Jewish families and their victimization by the antisemitic structures of their countries The French officer Alfred Dreyfus, the German Banker Max Warburg, and the Russian revolutionary Leon Trotsky who was born into the Jewish Bronstein family. The sensitive portrayal of these individuals and their families by outstanding actors was impressive and made THE CONSPIRACY an even more powerful and influential exploration of this dark history.

THE WINDS BLOWS THE BORDER, a Brazilian documentary which received the International Feature Documentary Special Jury Price at Hot Docs 2022 was directed by Laura Faerman and Marina Weis and produced by Julio Matos.  It presented both sides of the long lasting struggle between the Guarani-Kaiowá people and the expanding agribusiness in a region bordering Paraguay that encompasses 10,00 hectares (24,700 acres). Produced in late 2022, before the defeat of former president Jair Bolsonaro and the election of Lula da Silva, the documentary captures the positions of the indigenous people defending their land and of the ‘ruralistas’, the wealthy land owners agribusiness operators. What is at stake for the native people is the destruction of their land and communal life forcing resistance to the white groups claiming ownership of the land. On the other side are families claiming ownership of land they are occupying and expanding. From a legal perspective, the ownership issue has not been clarified. The native people invoke their sovereignty and constitutional rights. The landowners claim 123 privately held farms have already invaded. The landowners are represented by attorney Luana Ruiz who is allied with Bolsonaro and heiress to family land. Ruiz suggests that federal intervention is urgently required to restore order. Ruiz argues that the impunity of indigenous actions undermines the landowners, though landowners and the allied agribusiness dominate the judicial system in that region. If the new president Lula can change the situation remains to be seen.  His victory was by a slim margin and the wealthy landowners do not support him, nor the legislative assemblies which are dominated by supporters of the former president Bolsonaro. Interspersed sections in the film show wealthy landowners’ lifestyles and views, rituals of the native people and their demonstrations in cities faced with armed responses. The images and statements of a young girl recalling her grandfather’s observations and those who were killed in the struggle against settlers add emotional appeal to the documentary.

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Howdy from Houston!

Apologies for this very final reminder of our Main Entry Deadline!

We know you have a few other things on your mind!

Entries close TODAY- Thursday, December 15th! 

The 56th WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival is April 25-30, 2023, 6 Great Days in April!

There is a Final Late Entry Deadline of  Thursday, January 15th, 2023, (with a Late Fee, natch!) just in case!

Wishing you great Joy, Happiness and Peace,

A Wonderful Christmas and a Very Bountiful New Year!

Most Sincerely,

Hunter, Kathleen, Katy, Lauren, Elease, Chandni, Adrienn, Josie, Sam, Henry, Brian, Catherine, Tom and All of us at Team WorldFest​!

Competition Partners Torfoot Studios and Event Horizon Films to Produce and Premiere Best Short Script

Dallas International Film Festival (DIFF), Torfoot Studios and Event Horizon Films announced today details for their 2023 screenplay competition to support emerging writers and encourage more Dallas film productions. 

Among the competition prizes, award-winning filmmaker Johnathan Brownlee will produce and direct the winning short script in Dallas and screen it across the film festivals circuit. Brownlee is best known for Three Days In August, The Standoff at Sparrow Creek, Decoding Annie Parker, and Johnathan Brownlee’s AtHome. In 2022, he directed the competition’s wining short script, (*)hit Squad, which was an official selection at Dallas Noir Fest, Dallas International Film Festival, ATX Short Film Showcase, Twin Falls Film Festival, Chandler Film Festival and selected for many others. 

“I had a wonderful experience with the contest,” said Hairy Hunsicker, a finalists judge and the 2022 short script winner. “Working with Event Horizon Films and Torfoot Studios was amazing, a dream come true.” 

Additional producing partners for (*)hit Squad included, Torfoot Studios, Event Horizon Films and IdeaMan Studios with legal partners Litwin Law Group, PLLC, and The Law Office of LaToya L. Blakely.

The DIFF 2023 screenplay competition, presented annually by Event Horizon Films, offers writers the opportunity to submit scripts for feature films, television pilots and short films, which are judged by readers at top talent agencies and management companies in the industry. Winning screenwriters are exposed to high-profile industry experts and receive a variety of prizes, including celebrity shoutouts, networking opportunities and a produced film.

“So much great talent goes unseen for a craft that is incredibly vital to the filmmaking process,” said James Faust, DIFF’s artistic director. “A produced script is the end game for screenwriters and we are thrilled for the opportunity to help bring this vision to screen.”

DIFF and Event Horizon Films are accepting screenplay entries HERE, now through midnight on June 18, 2023. The short script category closes midnight on April 7. Short script submissions must be 10 pages or under and set in a single, indoor location. 

DIFF runs April 28, 2023 to May 4, 2023. Short script winners will be revealed at the festival. Additional competition winners will be announced in the summer. 

For more information on the Dallas International Film Festival, visit dallasfilm.org or contact info@dallasfilm.org. Information can also be found on: Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Details on the screenplay competition are available at eventhorizonfilms.com

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About Dallas Film  

Dallas Film (www.dallasfilm.org), established as Dallas Film Society in 2006, is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that exists to celebrate the past, present and future of film in our community. The organization provides leadership in screen education and the recognition and celebration of excellence in the art of film, television, and digital media. Through year round screenings, festivals and a variety of educational programs including The Veterans Institute of Film & Media and the Mercury One High School Film Labs, Dallas Film raises awareness of the world’s most approachable and inclusive art form. #WeAreDallasFilm

About Torfoot Studios

Torfoot Studios is an award-winning film, television and digital content production company founded in 2010 with offices in Toronto, Canada and Dallas, Texas. Veteran filmmaker Johnathan Brownlee serves as President and CEO. Brownlee is Canadian/American director, producer, writer and actor, known for THREE DAYS IN AUGUST, THE STANDOFF AT SPARROW CREEK, DECODING ANNIE PARKER and JOHNATHAN BROWNLEE’S ATHOME. A highly respected producer who has worked with Academy Award, Golden Globe and Emmy award-winning talent. Torfoot’s work has been viewed in more than 100 countries in multiple languages and was honored in 2021 with 14 Telly Awards. Torfoot has a variety of content in development, including the feature films; MONTSERRAT, EYES OF JEFFERSON, BREWMASTER, THE KIRA WAHLSTROM STORY, Hallmark Channel's AN ISLAND LIGHT and the recently announced, WILL ROGERS STORY.  For information, visit torfoot.com. 

About Event Horizon Films

Event Horizon Films (www.eventhorizonfilms.com) is an online network of experienced film professionals established to help screenwriters improve stories, increase exposure and understand the business of Hollywood. From screenplay competitions and analysis services to industry exposure and production deals, Event Horizon Films is committed to encouraging writers to keep writing.

The 2023 Cedar Rapids Independent Film Festival will be held April 14-15, 2023 at the Collins Road Theatres, 1462 Twixt Town Road, Marion, Iowa. The festival is now accepting entries statewide, nationwide, and worldwide for the 20th annual event. Complete rules are available on the festival website, crifm.org, and on its FilmFreewaypage. The Festival accepts films of all genres and from filmmakers at any level of experience - student to seasoned pro - and there is no date-of-completion requirement.

Films are welcomed from anyone, anywhere, however they must meet the unique Iowa Connection requirement. One mission of CRIFF is is to celebrate the fact that there are people in the production industry everywhere, with ties to Iowa. Films must have an Iowa connection of some sort, which could be a crew or cast member who lived, worked or went to school in Iowa; a film that was produced, at least in part, in Iowa; or a story featuring an Iowa subject or Iowan (past or present, real or fictional). Said Festival Director, Eric Dean Freese, "In past years, we've had films submitted from all across the US, and even from other countries. If you don't think your film qualifies, ask around...you just might have an Iowan on set!"

Professional, Pro-Am (hobbyists or filmmakers earning <60% of their income from production activities), and Student (K-12 up to Postgraduate) filmmakers can enter Narrative Long Form/Features, Narrative Shorts, Documentaries, and Freestyle Films (entries that don't easily fit into the other 3 categories including, but not limited to: experimental films, music videos, film/video art). The entry period has 3 deadlines, each with an increase in fees. There is a 10% discount for being a FilmFreeway Gold Member.

Every entrant, whether selected or not, is welcome to one complimentary full-event ticket, and has the opportunity to schedule a personal Conversation with the Judges on Sunday, April 16. This rare opportunity for one-on-one feedback has long been a hallmark of the Festival, and is regarded by many filmmakers as the most valuable perk of entry. Very few film festivals offer this interaction, which gives each filmmaker a chance to discuss the strengths and weaknesses of their films, as well as gain valuable information that may help them in any future projects.

In addition to being screened twice, Official Selections are honored with a commemorative t-shirt (with the film names on the back), the entry featured in promotional statewide media, and advancement into the Eddy Awards competition, where they are judged by a panel of production industry experts.

Gold and Silver Eddy Awards are presented in each of the 12 categories. The Audience Choice Eddy is voted on by audience members. The $1,000 Collins Road Theatres Scholarship is awarded each year to a student filmmaker to further the recipient's filmmaking education and career. The Iowa Connection Award is unique to CRIFF. This Eddy is awarded to the film which best represents Iowa's filmmaking community. Freese said, "To put it simply, it is a film that tells the world who is making films in Iowa, why they're doing it in this state, and what Iowa stories are being told."

The Cedar Rapids Independent Film Festival was created to provide a venue for Iowa-connected filmmakers to screen their work for peers and general audiences. The organization's primary goals are to encourage independent filmmakers with Iowa ties to continue improving their craft, to provide a place to specifically showcase Iowa-connected films, present a unique cultural event to the community, and to offer networking opportunities for the purpose of strengthening Iowa connections in the film industry everywhere.

The Eddy Awards are named after Thomas Alva Edison who, among many other pursuits, was a pioneer in motion picture technology. The term eddy is also defined as "a current moving contrary to the direction of the main current," which is a suitable description for independent filmmakers, who often go against the current trends in mainstream cinema.

FilmFreeway is used by over 12,000 of the world's best film festivals and contests, including 189 Academy Award / BAFTA Award accredited festivals. More than 1 million entries submitted through the platform have been chosen as Official Selections.

For more information, visit www.crifm.org, and to enter, visit https://filmfreeway.com/CedarRapidsIndependentFilmFestival. Up-to-the-minute information can also be found on the festival's Facebook page and other social media platforms. Email CRIFF at info@crifm.org.

The 45th Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival – the largest short film festival in the world – will be held from 27th January through 4th February 2023.

Three competitions bring together the short films selected this year from over 8,300 entries spanning the entire world, including some 2,000 just from France. 

Seventy-eight films from fifty-two countries will be shown in the International Competition.

The Lab Competition will host twenty-five films from twenty-three countries.

And fifty-six French films, including ten international co-productions, make up the National Competition.

In conjunction with the Festival, the 38th Short Film Market, a stand-out, one-of-a-kind gathering, will be held from 30th January through 3rd February 2023.

INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION

The International Competition is a space where the different approaches that make up the richness of global short film meet and mingle. In 2023, short films ranging from three to thirty-three minutes in length offer us a look at dozens of stories, hundreds of lives, both real and fictional, from the fifty-two countries represented. Beyond escapism and culture-shock, there is a lot of emphasis on returning and finding again, sprinkled with one indispensable ingredient for any good selection: love stories beyond borders.

78 films selected from 52 countries among 6353 inscriptions.

• 61 fiction films
• 9 documentary films
• 8 animated films
• 16 coproductions

NATIONAL COMPETITION

This year, the National Competition offers fifty-six films that will take us far far away from the daily grind, from Manila to Boston with stops in Bogotá, London and even… the cosmos! The journey will be both dense and internal; we’ll meet many people searching for meaning at critical moments of their existence, and at the end of the day, outcasts will have their say.

• 56 films selected among 1967
• 53 fiction films, including 7 animated films
• 3 documentary films
• 10 international coproductions
• 26 first films

LAB COMPETITION

The Lab Competition, where we jostle to discover explosive works that offer new forms of narration. We explore the paradox of total darkness from the lights of Tokyo to the jungles of Borneo and its ancestral creatures, with a stop in the depths of the dark web. 

• 25 films selected

• 23 countries
• 10 documentary films
• 7 fiction films
• 5 animated films

MEETINGS WITH DIRECTORS

The festival offers to meet and discuss with some directors for special shared moments.

OPEN MIC SESSIONS

Those special sessions consist of a screening followed by a shared moment with the directors.

The open mic sessions will be held from Sunday 29 to Saturday 4 in the Salle des Possibles for every national, international and lab sessions.

More information here.

A CONVERSATION WITH SALLY POTTER

The British director, who has over forty international awards to her name, will honor us by participating in a public engagement, in French, with audience members in Clermont-Ferrand.

The talk will take place the day after the screening of her latest short film Look At Me (with Javier Bardem and Chris Rock), specially included as a part of the Festival’s opening ceremonies.

The Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival is the most important short film event in the world. Put together by the organization Sauve qui peut le court métrage, the 45th Festival (and its corresponding short film market) will be held from 27 January to 4 February 2023. Come and discover masterpieces of animation, comedies, films on contemporary reality, genre films, student projects from the best schools in the world, and documentaries from across the globe.

Short films will once again be shown in all their splendor and diversity in Auvergne in the dead of winter.

China native Cindy Di Xin is an award-winning filmmaker who has written and directed six short films. She earned master’s degrees in film production with an emphasis in directing from Chapman University in Orange County, California and The School of Visual Arts in New York City. Over the past three years, Cindy has been nominated and awarded at seventeen film festivals, including several Academy Award-qualifying festivals. In her films, she enjoys exploring family and multi-cultural dynamics from her unique, bi-cultural female perspective.

Cindy Di Xin

Cindy recently received the best director award at the IMDB qualified, Austin International Art Festival for her latest short Voiceless.

Voiceless is the sensational emotional journey of a high school student who admires her art teacher but has tragic experiences with her.  Cindy’s goal with this film was to support and comfort the victims of sexual assault.  

She comments, “This main character simply experiences her tragedy, just like one of the victims in our own lives. I want to use these 15 minutes to help my audience who are going through similar things feel less alone.”

Voiceless

Voiceless will screen at the New Jersey Film Festival on February 7, 2023, both in person and online.

Her other film currently on the festival circuit The day, at the Beach recently received the LA Film Festival’s awards for best director, best drama and best actor.

In the coming-of-age drama short, a teenage girl explores her family issues and how she must mature in light of what happened to her and her parents.

The day, at the Beach

Cindy explains, “Growing up is always painful and uncomfortable. The reality or outcome is not always what we want, as this movie has demonstrated, and that is one aspect of growing up. We must adjust to losing people's love, care, and attention in our lives.”

And as we prepare for awards season 2023, we asked Cindy what her acceptance speech would be for these recent successes.  Her reply follows,

I would love to thank all of my crew, friends, and family. I couldn't have made these beautiful and fascinating pieces without their support and help. I am so glad that people have found some connections in my films and have given me all of their recognition and likes. These films are extremely important to me, and I am grateful to everyone who has assisted and supported me. I wish more and more people can see my works in the future. Thank you so much. 

What’s on the horizon for the talented young director? She’s currently writing her first feature film script based on The day, at the Beach.

The day, at the Beach

She adds,  “I would also like to create another short family drama about an Asian immigrant family in the United States. Besides this, I hope to help other people to create and tell their stories. I hope we can hear more true voices from young filmmakers!”

Third Eye, 2022, 19, 03: Asian Film Foundation awards Sudhir Nandgaonkar the Satyajit Ray prize

Sudhir Nandgaonkar worked tirelessly, all his life, for the cultural heritage of cinema. He reached out far and wide, propagating this culture, and played a key role in getting the local Marathi-speaking cinegoers of Mumbai and its suburbs to watch and appreciate world cinema, and discuss and debate it too. Towards this end, his Prabhat Chitra Mandal Film Society served the cause extremely well, by bringing in people from related fields like theatre, painting and music to enjoy and imbibe the new medium. He familiarised them with classic international cinema that was devoid of Hollywood.

A competent administrator, Sudhir Nandgaonkar has been associated with Prabhat, Mumbai’s oldest film Society, the Federation of Film Societies of India and FIPRESCI, the International Council of Film Journalists, in top management capacities.

Of course, his unparalleled work in the Third Eye Asian Film Festival and MAMI’s Mumbai Film Festival speaks for itself. In a digital world, where films can be watched on various media, to organise and keep relevant a live event like the Third Eye Asian Film Festival is no mean achievement. No wonder he has been honoured with the Satyajit Ray Prize for 2022.

Sudhir is not in the best of health, and I wish him a speedy recovery.

Third Eye, 2022, 19, 04: Asian Film Festival screens five Gujarati Films, including Hellaro

In a specially curated package, the Thirst Eye Asian Film Festival has screened five Gujarati films. Film archiver and film culture activist Subhash Chheda, a friend of mine, has curated the package. For those who missed it at other festivals, the primary attraction would have been the Award wiNational nning Hellaro, directed by Abhishek Shah. The other films are Dhad (Paresh Naik), Reva (Rahul Bhole and Vineet Kanojia), 21st Tiffin (Vijaygiri Bawa) and Aa Chhe Maru Gaam (long documenarty by Gopi Desai).

Set in 1975, in a village called Samarpura, in the Kutchh region of Gujarat, Hellaro is a film about the lagging behind of women when it comes to social, political, financial and cultural issues. A society that worships women as devis (goddesses) also exploits them and denies them their basic human rights. It deservedly won the National Award.

A still from Dhad

Dhad, and Aa Chhe Maru Gaam, by actress-director Gopi Desai, were the

Interaction at the screening of Aa Chhe Maru Gaam

films I missed due to other, more pressing engagements. Reva turned out to be a kind of treasure hunt, with clues dropped at five different places. In the process, it sought to glorify the river Narmada, which is also known as Reva in some parts of Gujarat. The treatment being too formulaic, I managed to watch it only till the halfway mark. Based on what I saw, I would say that it is passable fare, at best, and can be avoided. You will not miss much. 21^st Tiffin, on the other hand, is a thoroughly watchable film, with strong content, but tacky technical parameters.

On location with the director and main cast of 21st Tiffin

An Ahmedabad woman obsessed, with cooking, sends tiffins (lunch-boxes) to nearby places for mainly students and young employees to get a taste of home-made food. She has a daughter who wants to have no part of her mother’s daily routine, but is forced to, because she is on college vacation. Her husband plays on the stock market and there is very little exchange between husband and wife. Her only soul-mate is a neighbour, who comes in every afternoon for a couple of hours and chats with her. So far, she is sending 20 tiffins a day. And then a young employee, on an internship posting to Ahmedabad sees his friends savouring the food coming in tiffins. When invited to do so, he tastes the food, and goes completely gaga over it. Now he wants to order a tiffin for himself too, from the same lady. But the lady-cook is unwilling to send the 21st Tiffin, hence the title. A good example where below par camera-work, editing and colours do not interfere with the narrative. This one can surely be watched.

Attention independent filmmakers! Mirror Mountain Film Festival’s regular submission deadline is TODAY!

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