Dear colleagues We wish you another successfull EFM and Berlinale experience. Let me know how we can help you with direct marketing, html blasts to your targets, buyers, sales agents, media. I am also happy to brainstorm around publicity or advertising options on filmfestivals.cinevost.com. Kindly share your press release, and any Berlin activity you would like us to relay and please send  ASAP so we can include your news in our next Berlinale dailies  (circu...

  THE FESTIVAL BEAT MAKER ! SHARING MOTION AND EMOTION SINCE 1995     I take this opportunity to extend our warmest wishes for a successful new year on the festival circuit. We are working hard on a new version of our platform to better serve our community. Filmfestivals.com was established in 1995 before google existed, turned into a social network in 2006 with a blog platform welcoming festivals and film professionnals with some 120...

The festival has celebrated incredible interest shown by the public, who is flocking to the cinemas to see the best of international cinema and cheer on the stars on the Red Carpet. Many directors and actors from all over the world have presented their work during the first half of the festival, including Tilda Swinton, Edward Berger, Tom Tykwer, Nicolette Krebitz, Lars Eidinger, Tala Al-Deen, Timothée Chalamet, Emma Mackey, Fiona Shaw, Vicky Krieps, Ira Sachs, Ben Whishaw, Rebecca Hall...

Bengaluru International Film Festival, BIFFes, 2025: Universal Peace in Diversity At one time, Bangalore (now Bengaluru) was considered an ideal holiday location and a town where retirees could settle down after their decades of service. Today’s Bengaluru is nothing of the kind. It has progressed beyond the wildest imaginations. Many top companies, both Indian and foreign, have made it their headquarters, or regional headquarters. And, perhaps, it was the first city to earn the title of...

Categories of entries at the 3rd Tamil Nadu Film Festival, 10-19 August 2025, Chennai INTERNATIONAL Narrative Feature *Films originating from outside India must be submitted in the INTERNATIONAL CATEGORY. *Films produced from 1st January 2021 are eligible to participate in the competition section of the TNFF. *Submit films made in any language and from anywhere in the world except INDIA. *Films with a minimum run time of 45 minutes to a maximum run time of 120 Minutes are eligible under t...

The report on the 2024 Festival  A total of 172,301 spectators flocked to the 676 screenings of the 252 films from 53 countries at the 72nd edition of the San Sebastian Festival, translating into a rise in audience figures of 8.9% compared to the 158,194 recorded in 2023. For the third year in a row, the Festival has sured its record of accredited guests, whose figures ed the 5,000 mark for the first time last year and stood at 5,314 this year, i.e. a rise of 5.8%. Almost half of ...

Wolfgang Bergmann (Managing Director of Arte ) introduced by IMZ Secretary General Max Beckham-Ortner at Avant Premiere kick off party during Berlinale 75 with Arte concert on the background... Filmed by Bruno Chatelin  ...

3rd Tamil Nadu Film Festival calls for entries Submit your film (Narrative Feature, Documentary, Animation, Short Film or Music Video) to the 3rd Tamil Nadu Film Festival (TNFF), 2025. * Films can originate from anywhere in the world. * There is an entry fee. * Final submission deadline is 10 April 2025. * Late submission deadline is 20 May 2025. * Student-made films compete separately. * Films made after 1 Jan 2020 are eligible * Special Screening of films suitable for 9-year-old to 1...

Wolfgang Bergmann (Managing Director of Arte ) introduced by IMZ Secretary General Max Beckham-Ortner at Avant Premiere kick off party during Berlinale 75 with Arte concert on the (loud) background... ...

Tiziana Rocca, Isabella Ferrari The 10th edition of Filming Italy - Los Angeles created and directed by Tiziana Rocca, Agnus Dei, in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute of Los Angeles directed by Emanuele Amendola, kicks off on February 19 through February 22, 2025 in Los Angeles, in partnership with APA (Audiovisual Producers Association), under the auspices of the Consulate General of Italy in Los Angeles and in collaboration with ITA (Italian Trade Agency). Filming Ita...

Dear colleagues We wish you another successfull EFM and Berlinale experience. Let me know how we can help you with direct marketing, html blasts to your targets, buyers, sales agents, media. I am also happy to brainstorm around publicity or advertising options on filmfestivals.cinevost.com. Kindly share your press release, and any Berlin activity you would like us to relay and please send  ASAP so we can include your news in our next Berlinale dailies  (circulated to 175 ...

On February 13, the start of the 75th Berlin International Film Festival will be celebrated at the Berlinale Palast. Festival Director Tricia Tuttle and Jury President Todd Haynes will kick off the Berlinale with a festive opening. During the Opening Gala, the International Jury will be introduced and the Honorary Golden Bear will be awarded to Tilda Swinton, with Edward Berger delivering the laudatory speech. The evening will be hosted by Désirée Nosbusch.   Fol...

  THE FESTIVAL BEAT MAKER ! SHARING MOTION AND EMOTION SINCE 1995     I take this opportunity to extend our warmest wishes for a successful new year on the festival circuit. We are working hard on a new version of our platform to better serve our community. Filmfestivals.com was established in 1995 before google existed, turned into a social network in 2006 with a blog platform welcoming festivals and film professionnals with some 120 000 ...

TALKS. MEETINGS. CONNECTIONS. For the 75th anniversary of the Berlin International Film Festival, a new centerpiece has been built near Potsdamer Platz, right next to the red carpet of the Berlinale Palast:  HUB75. This Festival Center is an inviting place for encounters and exchanges. Various events for audiences and film industry professionals will take place here every day. ______________________________________________________________ PROGRAMME Feb 14 – 21, 202...

The seventh annual French Riviera Film Festival (FRFF) is pleased to unveil its 2025 official poster, creating this year using AI technology, the announcement was made today by festival co-founders Nicole Goesseringer Muj and Gotham Chandna.   “In the spirit of innovation, we decided to experiment with our poster design this year,” comments Muj. “We wanted to use AI in a positive way, and have added an AI category ...

We started this year with terrible fires in Los Angeles, devastating the whole local economy and making so many people homeless. So, we needed to recover and start celebrating life again. What  a  better  way but to start the award season  with the Grammys and Nathalie Dubois’s DPA gift suite (https://dpagroup.org ) at the Luxe hotel on Sunset (https://www.luxehotels.com ). Once again, Nathalie and her team put together a splendid and enchanting suite. My fi...

Saudi Nights, A Report: The ecstasy and the agony If the mountain will not come to Mohammed, Mohammed must go to the mountain, goes the adage. Since Saudi Arabian films were not coming to India, I went to Saudi Arabia in 2023, to attend the 2nd Red Sea International Film Festival (RSIFF), in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. There, I saw Saudi Arabian, and many other films, from all over the world, in what was one of the grandest, most hospitable film festivals I have ever attended. And no, I have never ...

  THE FESTIVAL BEAT MAKER ! SHARING MOTION AND EMOTION SINCE 1995   Wishing you happy new year   I take this opportunity to extend our warmest wishes for a successful new year on the festival circuit. We are working hard on a new version of our platform to better serve our community. Filmfestivals.com was established in 1995 before google existed, turned into a social network in 2006 with a blog platform welcoming festivals and film pro...

AFM® is coming back to Los Angeles for its 46th edition (November 11-16, 2025). After an extensive evaluation of multiple venues across Los Angeles to meet the industry’s specific needs and size, the IFTA® Board of Directors has selected the Fairmont Century Plaza in Century City as the new home of AFM. It is ideally situated just minutes from Beverly Hills, West Hollywood, and Westwood and next door to the AMC Century City 15 for screenings. Newly renovated, the Fa...

© EFM / Juliane Eirich As the first major market of the year, the European Film Market with its EFM Industry Sessions programme (14-18.02.2025) offers the perfect stage to discuss the trends and ideas that will engage the industry in the coming film year. They comprise a diverse industry programme consisting of talks, roundtables, masterclasses and interactive workshops in connection with the DocSalon and...

  Patricia Beckmann Wells’ modern day AI fairytale Mombomb, Part 1 has been named an official selection of the 31st Slamdance Film Festival in the Shorts Episodes category.     Created using over a dozen AI in a unique pipeline, the story is Beckmann Wells’ personal experience in her youth with a pair of serial killers and her ensuing lifelong regret. Based on real events, the feminist comedy horror series explores inter-generational trauma and...

While Davos and the World Economic Forum was in the middle of attention January 20-24, attracting the showbiz besides politicians, business people, lobbyists and FinTech enthusiasts like the Swiss founders of the "House of Trust" or activists like Stephanie zu Guttenberg and Fawzia Koofi, who were attending the high profile conference of the "World Woman Foundation" chaired by it's American president Rupa Dash, the focus was for the following 2 days on Munich.  The ...

Our Sundance correspondant James Nelson returns to  Park City to share ambiance, interviews and other Sundance exciting moments.   ...

  THE FESTIVAL BEAT MAKER ! SHARING MOTION AND EMOTION SINCE 1995   Wishing you happy new year   I take this opportunity to extend our warmest wishes for a successful new year on the festival circuit. We are working hard on a new version of our platform to better serve our community. Filmfestivals.com was established in 1995 before google existed, turned into a social network in 2006 with a blog platform welcoming festivals ...

19 films will compete for the Golden and Silver Bears, among them one first feature as well as one documentary. Productions from 26 countries are represented. 17 films are world premieres. Eight films were directed or co-directed by women. Nine filmmakers have screened their films in the Berlinale previously. “We’re fiercely proud of the films in this year’s Competition; they showcase the breadth of cinema and offer fascinating glimpses into different lives and places. ...