31. Istanbul Film Festival Daily: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow
YESTERDAY AT THE FESTIVAL • WE HAD ANOTHER DAY FULL OF DOCUMENTARIES AND TURKISH CINEMA! On Wednesday, the middle of the festival, the festival audience was at the theatres for screenings with the...
View Article31. Istanbul Film Festival Daily: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow 06/04/2012
YESTERDAY AT THE FESTIVAL • TOWARDS THE MIDDLE OF THE FESTIVAL As we are approaching to the end of the first week and to the middle of the festival, festival venues are full of screenings with the...
View Article31. Istanbul Film Festival Daily: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow
YESTERDAY AT THE FESTIVAL (06.04.2012) • PLANS FOR THE FESTIVAL WEEKEND ARE MADE! While the second weekend of the festival has already come, festival audiences bought their tickets yesterday for a...
View Article2012 Queer Palm Jury selected for the Cannes Film Festival
Queer Palm President Julie Gayet The2012 Queer Palm Jurywas announced this week - which will bestow the LGBT Cannes Film Festival Queer Palm award on the best film with a gender, and LGBT perspective...
View ArticlePhiladelphia QFest will open with the Philadelphia premiere of Elliot Loves...
Running from July 12 to July 23, 2012, the 18th edition of Philadelphia QFest opens with the Philadelphia premiere of Elliot Loves from director Terracino and closes eleven days later with the East...
View ArticleQFest Hosts Events With A Touch of Drag and Quite a Few 'Bears'!
What’s a film festival without a few parties? As the East Coast’s largest LGBT film festival, QFest is bringing the best. From poolside parties in Northern Liberties and glamour and glitz in the...
View Article30th Outfest Film Festival is Triumphant and Proud
I must honestly say that this is the happiest film festival in Los Angeles. I should tell executive director, Kirsten Schaffer, to rename it, “The Happy film festival” from all the smiling faces of the...
View ArticleHallo Durban
My annual pilgrimage to the Durban International Film Festival kicked off on 20 July. I went straight to the media briefing at the Blue Waters Hotel where I chatted to Oliver Hermanus and Deon Lotz,...
View ArticleAmour wins big in Durban
Award-winners announced at Durban International Film FestivalThe 33rd edition of the Durban International Film Festival, with principal funding from the National Lottery Distribution Trust Fund, this...
View ArticleAward-winners announced at Durban International Film Festival
The 33rd edition of the Durban International Film Festival, with principal funding from the National Lottery Distribution Trust Fund, this evening (Saturday, July 28) announced its award-winners,...
View ArticleDurban International Film Festival to open with Durban film
30th Durban International Film Festival 23 July to 2 August 2009 Celebrating its landmark 30th edition, South Africa’s longest-running film festival, the Durban International Film Festival, will open...
View ArticleFilms in competition in Locarno
Compétition Internationale A RELIGIOSA PORTUGUESADirector: Eugène Green Section: International Competition AKADIMIA PLATONOSDirector: Filippos Tsitos Section: International Competition AU...
View ArticleFilms competing in Locarno for Golden Leopard
Compétition Internationale in Locarno A RELIGIOSA PORTUGUESADirector: Eugène GreenSection: International CompetitionAKADIMIA PLATONOSDirector: Filippos TsitosSection: International CompetitionAU...
View Article30 th Durban International Film Festival attendance soaring
Attendance increased significantly at the 30 th edition of the Durban International Film Festival, reports Peter Rorvik, Director of the festival and the Centre for Creative Arts. “Attendance figures...
View ArticleAward-winners at the 30th Durban International Film Festival
The landmark 30th edition of the Durban International Film Festival announced that the winner of the Best Feature Film award is No Puedo Vivir Sin Ti (Taiwan). Directed by Leon Dai, it was lauded by...
View ArticleThe Résidence de la Cinéfondation opens its 19th session.
From October 1st 2009 to February 15th 2010, the Résidence plays host to 6 new winners to accompany them in the writing of their first or second feature, and facilitate the preparation of their film....
View ArticleAfrica in focus at Goteborg festival 2010
During Göteborg International Film Festival 2010 we will take a closer look at the African continent. Among the highlighted films is Soul Boy from Kenya, produced by Tom Tykwer.- There are so many...
View ArticleSan Francisco (April 22 - May 6) SFIFF 53 New Directors Competition Films
The 53rd San Francisco International Film Festival (April 22 - May 6) will award close to $100,000 in total prizes this year. The New Directors Prize of $15,000 is given to a narrative first feature...
View ArticleAwards : Cape Winelands Film Festival 2010
On behalf of the Cape Winelands Film Festival, I want to take a moment to formally thank all of our sponsors, volunteers and staff that put forth the effort in this year's 2010 Festival to help make it...
View ArticleLatest Jury decisions of Berlinale World Cinema Fund:
Berlinale World Cinema Fund: Latest Jury decisions and WCF-Spotlight in South AfricaAt the 12th session of the World Cinema Fund (WCF) jury on July 4, three new film projects were selected for...
View ArticleCinéfondation Prizes 2011 awarded today by Michel Gondry and his Jury
Cinéfondation Prizes 2011 awarded today by Michel Gondry and his Jury The Cinéfondation and Short Films Jury (Julie Gayet, Jessica Hausner, Corneliu Porumboiu, João Pedro Rodrigues and President...
View ArticleThe Queer Palm 2011 goes to SKOONHEID
The Queer Palm 2011. The president of the Jury Elisabeth Quin and its members Gérard Lefort, Thomas Albetshauser, Fred Arends, Esther Cuénot et Roberto Schinardi awarded SKOONHEID by Oliver Hermanus...
View ArticleNEWSLETTER N° 510: May 23, 2011: Cannes wrap up dailies and Awards
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View Article8th African Film Festival of Tarifa Awards
8th African Film Festival of Tarifa (FCAT) awarded eight new African movies with awards endowed with 46 500 euros. The festival jury selected winners from more than 140 movies from 23 African...
View ArticleFilm gems in Durban
Great Line-up at the 32nd Durban International Film Festival The 32nd Durban International Film Festival kicks off on 21 July with the World Premiere of the South African film Otelo Burning,...
View ArticleGAY FILMS AT DURBAN FILM FEST
Taking place from 21 to 31 July, the 32nd Durban International Film Festival (DIFF) will present a number of gay-themed films as part of its feature film selection. From the powerful Man at Bath,...
View ArticleLove and pride
30 July: Day 6 The second last day of DIFF was my best day of all. I saw four films and they all have one thing in common - queer cinema - although the content is very different. I don't know if these...
View ArticleAward-winners at the 32nd Durban International Film Festival
The 32nd edition of the Durban International Film Festival, with principal funding from the National Lottery Distribution Trust Fund, last night announced its award-winners, prior to the closing film....
View Article44 french films at the London Film Festival
The 55th BFI London Film Festival in partnership with American Express is delighted to announce that this year's programme includes 44 films from France. This is part of a worldwide selection of 204...
View ArticleStrong Film Sales Emerging From Toronto
SHAME (UK, Steve McQueen) Although it began rather slowly, the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) which just concluded on Sunday, saw a good degree of sales and acquisition activity, with many...
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