All Festivals articles – Page 660
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NewsSheffield Doc/Fest enjoys biggest opening night ever
The 21st edition of Sheffield Doc/Fest kicked off last night with the European premiere of Florian Habicht’s documentary Pulp: A Film About Life, Death And Supermarkets, about Britpop band Pulp.
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NewsTransilvania reveals first grants
An observational documentary and two fiction films are the first projects to be supported by the Transilvania Film Festival Fund (TFFF).
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NewsLeviathan producer named Russian leader
Non Stop Productions, producer of Cannes winner Leviathan, is among nine “industry leaders” selected by the Russian Cinema Fund (Fond Kino) to take a share of $55m (RUB1.9bn).
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NewsCambridge reveals 2014 dates, films
The Cambridge Film Festival to be held earlier than in previous years and will include a focus on the early silent films of Gerhard Lamprecht.
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NewsJeunet's Spivet to open Munich
Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s The Young and Prodigious Spivet will be the opening film at this year’s Filmfest München (June 27-July 5) after Jeunet previously kicked off the festival in Munich in 2001 with Amelie From Montmartre.
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NewsKarlovy Vary unveils competition line-up
Seven world premieres and five international premieres include an animated movie for the first time in competition; US drama Low Down starring John Hawkes and Elle Fanning; and Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurdsson’s follow-up to Either Way.
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NewsSarajevo unveils CineLink 2014 line-up
New projects from Kutlug Ataman, Bogdan Mustata, Nana Ekvtimishvili and Simon Gross among the 14 titles.
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NewsKim Ki-duk to open Venice Days
Kim Ki-duk’s One on One is to open the Venice Film Festival’s independantly run Venice Days section.
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NewsBusan names Asian Cinema programmer
Korea’s Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) has appointed Kim Young-woo as Asian Cinema programmer, to handle documentaries and short films from Asia.
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NewsTransilvania expands industry offering
A gala open-air screening of Stephen Frears’ Philomena will tonight (May 30) launch the Transilvania International Film Festival (TIFF) which is expanding its industry dimension for its 13th edition.
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NewsShanghai fest unveils competition line-up
Mostofa S. Farooki’s Ant Story and John Carney’s Begin Again are among the films that will compete for the Golden Goblet Award at this year’s Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF).
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NewsWinter Sleep tops Cannes buzz
Palme d’Or winner generates highest volume of online buzz while Kristen Stewart beats Robert Pattinson across social chatter.
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NewsMr. Turner tops Cannes Screen jury scores
The results are in from Screen International’s team of top film critics at the Cannes Film Festival.
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NewsCannes winner to head Kinotavr jury
After winning Best Screenplay at Cannes for Leviathan, Andrei Zvyagintsev is to head the jury at the 25th “Kinotavr” Open Russian Film Festival in Sochi.
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NewsGreenwich announces inaugural festival
First edition aims to bridge the worlds of film, finance and philanthropy.
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NewsShortFest unveils first titles
First 10 films selected will play on the festival’s website ahead of online voting, which takes place from June 10-21.
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NewsKnol to replace Probst as EFM head
Beki Probst to become president of the Berlinale’s European Film Market after more than 25 years as head of the EFM.
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NewsEdinburgh unveils 2014 line-up
Highlights include Anton Corbijn’s A Most Wanted Man, starring the late Philip Seymour Hoffman, and Abel Ferrara’s controversial DSK feature Welcome To New York.
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NewsCannes winners offer some surprises
There were a number of surprises among the Cannes 2014 winners, in a year in which there were a number of very strong titles but no clear White Ribbon-style masterpiece as a shoo-in for the top award.
