Filmstunde_23 (Subject: Filmmaking) © Simon Haseneder Since 1986, the Berlinale has awarded the Berlinale Camera to honour personalities and institutions who have made a special contribution to filmmaking and with whom the festival feels closely connected.   This year the German director and author Edgar Reitz will be honoured with the Berlinale Camera. The award ceremony will take place on Thursday, February 22, at 2.45 pm in the Haus der Berliner Festspiele. The film&n...

  Eurimages Co-Production Development Award Preisverleihung des Berlinale Co-Production Market 2024 © Carlos Collado On Sunday, three cash prizes and one in-kind prize were awarded to selected feature film projects at the Berlinale Co-Production Market (February 17 to 21). The Eurimages Co-production Development Award, endowed with 20,000 euros, went to the producers of ForeFilms from Ukraine for their project Screaming Girl (director: Antonio Luki...

The Belarusian Film Critics Award ’Red Heather’ which took place last weekend during this year’s 74th Berlin International Film Festival at the European Film Market (EFM) announces all its winners.   The best Belarusian films and filmmakers of 2021 and 2022 are:   Best Documentary Feature Film Mara by Sasha Kulak  Courage by Aliaksei Paluyan   Best Documentary Short Film Belarusian Youth by Kseniya Halubov...

Petzhold (the third one on top, from the left in this pic) is also a jury member of the international jury at the current Berlinale edition. The German Film Critics Association (Verband der deutschen Filmkritik e.V. VdFk) is an interest group of mainly film journalists and film scholars who are active in all fields of media. Established as “Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Filmjournalisten e.V.” in Düsseldorf on 15 February 1954, the association defends the con...

Daniel Kötter in collaboration with Sona Karapoghosyan Nune Hovhannisyan Eviya Hovhannisyan Armen Papyan Landshaft (2023, 96') Written and produced by Daniel Kötter Camera and editing by Daniel Kötter Landshaft sketches the psychogeography of a geopolitically charged landscape and its inhabitants between extractivism, war and displacement. In the form of a journey in eastern Armenia, the film follows human and non-human actors as they m...

Sue Cappiello, Brenda Matthews, and Mark Matthews pose with the Social Justice Award for Documentary Film and ADL Stand Up Award for "The Last Daughter" at the Awards Breakfast during the 39th Annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival at El Encanto on February 17, 2024 in Santa Barbara, California. (Photo by Rebecca Sapp/Getty Images for SBIFF)   2024 SANTA BARBARA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL AWARD WINNING FILMS ANNOUNCED The Santa Barbara International F...

Trophies and certificates are awarded to all winners. Some of the confirmed prizes for 2024 are!   Shorts and Super Shorts Winners - ShortTV Distribution deal offers. (non Exclusive) All accepted Shorts and Super Shorts - ShortTv US Broadcast offers. (non Exclusive)   This year we are adding a new prize to all the selected Feature films both narratives and documentaries. ANTIDOTE Sales will review the films and may offer a ditribution deal to the filmmaker for th...

  Jeffrey Wright has been honored with the Montecito Award at the 39th annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival. Wright received the award on Thursday, February 15th, 2024 at an in-person conversation about his career leading up to this year’s performance in Orion Pictures / Amazon MGM Studios’ AMERICAN FICTION, written and directed by Cord Jefferson. Wright has received lead actor nominations from the Gotham Awards, Spirit Awards, Golden Globe Awards and the Critics Ch...

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Emma Stone and honoree Mark Ruffalo pose with the American Riviera Award during the 39th Annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival at The Arlington Theatre on February 11, 2024 in Santa Barbara, California. (Photo by Rebecca Sapp/Getty Images for SBIFF)   Video credit courtesy SBIFF ...

 Honorees: America Ferrera, Lily Gladstone, Greta Lee, Charles Melton, Da’Vine Joy Randolph and Andrew Scott, Moderated by Dave Karger withcSURPRISE PERFORMANCE OF OSCAR® NOMINATED SONG "WAHZHAZE" (A SONG FOR MY PEOPLE) FROM KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON MUSIC AND LYRICS BY SCOTT GEORGE, PERFORMED BY OSAGE TRIBAL SINGERS WATCH NOW Photo Credit Becky Sapp, Video Credit: Courtesy of SBIFF 39th Annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival - Virtu...

SBIFF hosted an hour and a half in-person conversation with Robert Downey Jr. moderated by Lionel Maltin discussing Downey’s career, complete with clips and montages from his body of work. The evening culminated with the award presentation by a special guest to applaud his great film achievements. Always insightful, and often humorous and thought provoking, tribute video is not to be missed. The Modern Master Award is the highest honor presented by SBIFF. Established in 1995, it...

For the second time, partner prizes were announced in a dedicated ceremony today Thursday at the festival, which was taking place on site. Here is the first part of prize winners from this year's official selection. Prizes from the three official juries, student juries and audience prizes will be disclosed during the first closing ceremony, Saturday 10 February at 18:00 (CET). PARTNER PRIZES OF THE CLERMONT-FERRAND FESTIVAL 2024   CANAL+ / CIN&Eacut...

Honoree Bradley Cooper, Carey Mulligan, and Brad Pitt pose with the Outstanding Performer of the Year Award during the 39th Annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival at The Arlington Theatre in Santa Barbara, California. (Photo by Rebecca Sapp/Getty Images for SBIFF). Bradley Cooper was honored on Thursday, February 8, 2024 for his critically acclaimed portrayal of Leonard Bernstein in MAESTRO from Netflix.     Bradley Cooper, born in Philadelphia, ...

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  Mother, Couch, directed by Niclas Larsson, wins Dragon Award Best Nordic Film.   ...

Rei and The Old Bachelor take top IFFR 2024 awards International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) announces the 2024 winners from its two feature competitions: the Tiger Competition and the Big Screen Competition. The prizes were handed out during the IFFR Awards Ceremony on Friday 2 February, along with the FIPRESCI, NETPAC and Youth Jury awards.          ...

  Seven awards handed out during the 2024 edition of IFFR’s co-production market CineMart Seven awards were handed out to projects presented at the 41st edition of IFFR’s co-production market CineMart during the IFFR Pro Awards Ceremony on Tuesday 30 January, which was co-hosted together with Catalan Films. The winners were selected from the 16 features and 4 immersive projects in development presented at CineMart alongside the 4 features and 2 immersive projects nea...

  Three titles receive equal Tiger Short Awards, each worth €5,000, as the KNF Award winner and nomination for European Short Film Award are also announced.   53rd...

    SYDNEY FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES NEW FIRST NATIONS AWARD PROUDLY ED BY TRUANT PICTURES WITH WORLD’S LARGEST CASH PRIZE FOR INDIGENOUS FILMMAKING 2024 SFF Film Submissions Close 01 March Sydney Film Festival announces the launch of the First Nations Award, establishing the world's largest cash prize for Indigenous filmmaking at $35,000, proudly ed by Truant Pictures. Open to First Nations filmmakers from across the globe, the First Nations Award c...

CIFF 2024 has officially ended, but the past 10 days have been unforgettable. Thank you again for watching, submitting, and participating in our 8th annual festival. It wouldn't have been possible without all of you!   Congratulations to all the winners, nominees, and official selections! WHAT A FESTIVAL!!!     ...

  British Columbia DeLorean Donates $10,000 to The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research at Awards Ceremony   Beloved actor Michael J. Fox will be honored with the inaugural Visionary Award, celebrating the human endeavor and the unwavering pursuit of progress, at the sixth edition of the DaVinci International Film Festival (DIFF), the announcement was made today by DIFF founder/director Chadwick Pelletier.   In recognition of Fox's extraord...

  Fipadoc's Industry Days 2024 closed their doors on Thursday, January 25. Discover the winning projects! © Mathias Fennetaux   ...

    The awards ceremony of the Belarusian Film Critics Award ’Red Heather’ will take place on February 17, 2024 at 7:00 PM during this year’s 74th Berlin International Film Festival at the European Film Market (EFM). The ’Red Heather’ award celebrates the achievements of independent Belarusian cinema which after 2020 exits either underground or in exile.     The best Belarusian films of 2021 and 2022 will be celebrated at the ’Red Hea...

Jack Nicholson, Matt Damon in The Departed (Departed - Unter Feinden) by Martin Scorsese © 2024 Warner Bros. Ent. All Rights Reserved       At the Award Ceremony of the Honorary Golden Bear to Martin Scorsese on February 20, 2024, his thriller The Departed will be screened. Since the 1970s, the Oscar-winning director has been one of the most influential filmmakers in the world of cinema. The directorial works of the Italian American with Sicilian roots alone comprise mo...