All Festivals articles – Page 699
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NewsCuracao IFFR opens with Blancanieves
The second edition of the Curacao International Film Festival Rotterdam is to open with Pablo Berger’s Blancanieves.
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NewsGulf fest readies first film market
The 6th Gulf Film Festival (GFF) has announced it will screen 169 films later this month for free to the public and will host the inaugural Gulf Film Market.
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NewsSheffield MeetMarket draws record pitches
A record 612 projects have applied for MeetMarket, the two-day pitching forum at Sheffield Doc/Fest that is also hosting funding opportunities from the BFI, Channel 4, Wellcome Trust and others.
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FeaturesVilnius International Film Festival
Photos from the 18th edition of the Vilnius International Film Festival, which ran March 14-28.
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NewsTokyo plots Asian focus
Incoming Tokyo International Film Festival director general Yasushi Shiina says he will keep Tokyo’s green carpet theme, but that he is also looking for new initiatives and ways to improve the programme.
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FeaturesSokurov in Locarno
“L’immagine e la parola”, the first spring spin-off of the Festival del film Locarno, was held March 24-27.
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NewsCork fest CEO, programmer laid off
Surprise move sees veterans shown the door. Board claims structure was “unsustainable.”
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NewsAll In to open UK-Argentine festival
The Ritzy cinema, Hackney Picturehouse and Cineworld Haymarket will feature 10 new films from and about Argentina.
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NewsMyFrenchFilmFestival.com generates 750,000 screenings
Screenings drop year-on-year but receipts for exporters increase; Pierre Pinaud’s On Air [pictured] was the most viewed film.
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NewsSaint Tropez to open COLCOA
This year’s festival will host three international premieres, 11 North American or US premieres and 16 West Coast premieres.
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NewsWadjda to open Gulf Film Festival
Haifaa Al Mansour’s award-winning drama [pictured] will launch the sixth edition of the festival on April 11.
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FeaturesFribourg International Film Festival
Photos from the 27th edition of the Fribourg International Film Festival, which ran March 16-23.
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NewsDust wins at Toulouse festival
Guatemalan film Dust (Polvo) has led the winners at the 25th ‘Rencontres’ festival of Latin American cinema in Toulouse.
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NewsLove is not a Crime wins at Asian Side of the Doc
Fourth edition of the co-production market ran March 19-22.
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NewsGomes to head Cannes Critics jury
Portuguese filmmaker [pictured] to award Nespresso Grand Prize for La Semaine de la Critique at the upcoming 52nd Cannes.
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FeaturesGalloping Horse picks up the pace
The purchase of the digital-effects studio behind the Transformers franchise put Beijing Galloping Horse on Western radars. Now its latest hook up — with John Woo — is set to take the company to the next level. Liz Shackleton reports
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FeaturesChina: Enlight Pictures
Low-budget comedy Lost In Thailand has become the biggest local film ever in China and the producers, Enlight Pictures, are taking the lessons of its success to heart. Liz Shackleton reports
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FeaturesChina: High cost of admissions
Explosive growth in screen numbers is driving up box-office revenues in China, but such rapid expansion could present risks for some exhibitors. Liz Shackleton reports
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NewsThree Sisters wins at Fribourg
Chinese documentary wins Regard d’or and three more prizes at 27th Fribourg International Film Festival in Switzerland
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NewsBlood Brother wins at Thessaloniki
The 15th Thessaloniki Documentary Festival-Images of the 21st Century (March 15-24) and its concurrent Doc Film Market drew to a close with a series of awards.