IFFI 50: Press conferences of Gautam Halder and Pankaj Johar Nirvana depicts Ramkrishna Paramhansa’s teaching, “Joto mot, toto poth meaning,” there are more than one ways of attaining salvation: Filmmaker Gautam Halder Gautam Halder, a National award winning Bengali director, spoke about his film Nirban, that deals with rising above petty prejudices and finding nirvana at a Press Conference held on 28th November 2019, the last day of IFFI, at Panaji Goa, "In today'...

IFFI 50: Entertainment, Meaning and Magic are three layers of Mohsen Makhmalbaf’s films--Maysam Makhmalbaf Mohsen Makhmalbaf’s Marghe and Her Mother, the closing film at IFFI 2019, is a very realistic film, incorporating elements of Italian Neo-realism and Iranian New wave Second generation, as it tries to show how the lives of Claudia and her daughter Marghe change due to economic troubles, said Maysam Makhmalbaf, son of the reputed director. Maysam is producer, editor and DOP of...

IFFI 50: Ilaiyaraaja mesmerises at Master Class Legendary music composer Ilaiyaraaja was at IFFI 2019 for a Masterclass, moderated by none other than a reputed director, R. Balki (Balakrishnan) himself. The music composer entered amidst loud cheering and clapping…audiences got up in respect for the master, and then Ilaiyaraaja mesmerised people with his conversation and his music. “Music has power. Just put a close up of an actor without any expression. We can put expression wi...

IFFI 50: Opening highlights A star-studded opening hosted the King of Bollywood Amitabh Bachchan, and legendary Rajinikanth, who flagged off the extravaganza at the Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Stadium, Bambolim, Goa, on 20th November. Official dignitaries present at the launch of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) 2019 were Honourable Information and Broadcasting (I & B) Minister in the Central Government, Prakash Javdekar, Honourable Chief Minister of Goa, Dr. Pramod Sawan...

IFFI 50: Press conference of the opening film, Despite the Fog The 50th edition of the International Film Festival of India began in Goa on November 20 with the screening of the Italian film, Despite the Fog. Speaking at the press conference with the cast and crew, Director Goran Paskaljevic, who has also served as Jury head at the 44th edition of IFFI, said, that the film looks at the ‘serious issue revolving around minor (child) refugees in Europe. “It’s an intimate story....

Ambassadors from Denmark, Sweden and Norway with Tiina Lokk Festival director (Check the Hitchcokian speech they gave on our video)     ...

In PROTO invention factory guests were able to immerse themselves in an interactive fantasy world. We got to experience the great scientific discoveries of past centuries – unique prototypes brought to life by cutting-edge 21st-century technology.  Fun for all, experienced or not look in our video how clumsy we all look when wearing the VR headset equipment. PROTO invention factory is situated in historic Noblessner foundry. The history of the Noblessner shipyard goes ba...

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BlackWalk gala has showcased three mini-collections created with costume art in mind and inspired by movies our featured designers have chosen! (Ad Astra, Cloud Atlas...)       Fun In PROTO invention factory (educative virtual reality center) with scores of immersive attractions.     ...

IFFI 50: Screenplay, cinematography and production design are the 3 most important--Priyadarshan At the ongoing 50th edition of International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa, the Chairperson of the Feature Films Jury of Indian Panorama Mr. Priyadarshan Nair, eminent director, along with fellow jury Mrs. Sreelekha Mukherji, Mr. Harish Bhimani and Mr. Vinod Ganatra   and Mrs. Aarti Shrivastava and Mr. Ronel Haobam, Jury of Non-Feature Films Section, participated i...

  Tallinn Black Nights and the Tallinn branch of the Fotografiska photography museum have ed forces to present Still Meets Film, a film stills masterclass with internationally renowned photographers Kris Dewitte and Fabrizio Maltese.   As photography taken on the set of a film is considered a separate branch of the photo industry, Fotografiska Tallinn is introducing a day of masterclasses with world-renowned professionals Kris Dewitte and Fabrizio Maltese showing best pra...

It is with great pleasure that the Deputy Ministry of Tourism constitutes one of the proud sponsors of the 14th Cyprus International Film Festival, a prestigious European Film Festival hosting young and promising artists from all over the world. It is not a coincidence that the event already holds the EFFE label, Europe's quality certification for remarkable arts festivals demonstrating their engagement in the field of the arts, community involvement and international openness - all of which...

Filmfestivals.com, one of Fest Forums longtime partners, was in Santa Barbara this week meeting with festival peers and interviewing the founders of Woodstock, Glastonbury, Burning Man and Sundance Film Festival. Photo Mark Bennet ...

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The most famous event happening during your stay at the festival is the Christmas market of course. During Friday to Sunday there are some dance and choir performances too. Market is open everyday. Here is the programme: http://christmasmarket.ee/en/ Here is the Visit Estonia link: https://www.visitestonia.com/en/tallinn-christmas-market Do not miss on 23.11 when the Black Food Festival in Tallinn,when all the food and drinks that they serve are black. https://www.v...

The 7th edition of International Sound and Film Music Festival was a great success. So, let's keep this great memories alive for some time! Enjoy the video!       Filmfestivals.com Bruno Chatelin: "I had fun in Pula, also visited the Pula Aquarium...Made some new friends there too..." Watch the video i cut from that visit! Music performed live at ISFMF Festival in Croatia Awards Ceremony by The Hollywood Film Music Quartet. (dreamaker-produc...

IFFI 50: 11 Golden Lining films, made in 1969, to be part of IFFI’s golden jubilee screenings IFFI, in its 50th edition, dedicates a section for Films, released in 1969, who turn 50 this year. These include National Award winning Films from all parts of India and bring in its fold, all the Indian Film Industry. The package includes Films in Odiya, Bengali, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Hindi, Assamese and Malayalam languages. One of the movies featured on this section is Tambdi Mati, by Bh...

IFFI 50: 15 firsts at the 2019 festival 1.      International Film Festival of India, IFFI 2019, will witness 90 India Premieres, 6 World Premieres and 11 Asia Premieres of Films. 2.      In a first for IFFI, a special award named Icon of Golden Jubilee of IFFI has been constituted, by the Government of India. This award will be bestowed to superstar Rajinikanth, during Inaugural Ceremony. 3.      IFFI 2019 will see ...

Welcome to Estonia! We are happy to see you here and hope that not all the nights are black! Here are some tips what to do during your free time during the festival! We hope you will enjoy your stay here and if you have any tourism related questions give me a call or write to me!    Visit in Tallinn! - Today the Christmas Market of Tallinn will be opened on the Town Hall Square, grab a mulled wine, enjoy the performances on the weekends or vi...

  Festival founder Meir Fenigstein with the honorees: Arthur Cohn and Sharon Harel-Cohen  Avi Lerner (Millenium Pictures) with Arthur Cohn, below the team of Incitement: Yaron Silberman and lead actor Yehuda Nahari Halevi Rosana Arquette / 2019 IFF Achievement in Film Award winner Sharon Harel-Cohen and Avi Lerner, Chairman and CEO, Millennium Media THE 33rd ISRAEL FILM FESTIVAL in Los Angeles Opening Night Gala for the first time completely ...

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Conferences & Programs Distribution Conference Time: 9:15am – 12:45pm Location: Starlight Ballroom, Fairmont Hotel Working with Sales Agents To reach the global audience, an independent producer’s best ally is their international Sales Agent. Our of experts will discuss how to find and work with the right Sales Agent. ists Maximilian Leo, Founder / Producer, augenschein Filmproduktion Vanessa Saal, Managing Director, Sales & Distribution,&n...

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Archstone was hosting a reception in their office Lowes Hotel - 7th Floor - Malibu Room offering to try this Harvest's HOUSE RED with Guest Sommellier Tamer Hassan. The team, Michael Slifkin, Jack Sheehan lead actor and producer..., were pouring the Mondavi with the special HOUSE RED film label on.         Archst...