All Festivals articles – Page 805
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NewsFirst edition of New Horizons' Polish Days includes new films from Folman, Wajda
New works in progress event in Wroclaw attracts more than 180 industry attendees.
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NewsLooper to open 2012 Toronto International Film Festival
Rian Johnson’s time-travel thriller will kick off a mouthwateringly strong line-up that includes world premieres for Cloud Atlas, Hyde Park On Hudson (pictured) and Great Expectations, plus latest work from Terrence Malick, Ben Affleck, Chuan Lu, Francois Ozon, Chen Kaige and Derek Cianfrance.
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NewsVenice Critics Week line-up includes Xan Cassavetes' Kiss of the Damned
Seven first features in competition including Sweden’s Eat Sleep Die [pictured].
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NewsVenice to open with Mira Nair's The Reluctant Fundamentalist
The 69th Venice International Film Festival will open Aug 29 with the world premiere of Mira Nair’s The Reluctant Fundamentalist.
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NewsLong Distance Information wins at Rushes Soho Shorts
Douglas Hart’s film, starring Peter Mullan, won the Short Film Award at the 14th Rushes Soho Shorts Film Festival.
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Red Square Screenings to showcase latest Russian cinema
EXCLUSIVE: The Russian Cinema Fund (Fond Kino) is backing the first Red Square Screenings – to be held in the historic building of the GUM department store in Moscow city centre over five days from October 15-20, 2012 – to promote Russian cinema in the international market.
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PiFan opens with inaugural Producers’ Choice award
The 16th Puchon International Film Festival (PiFan) opened tonight with an inaugural Producers’ Choice Award going to Ha Jung-woo and Ha Ji-won.
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Play Poland Film Festival set for second edition in the UK, Canada and Norway
Starting in September of this year, the second Play Poland Film Festival will be held over a four-month period in a bid to promote Polish cinema abroad.
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FeaturesExpanding Horizons
As the T-Mobile New Horizons film festival (July 19-29) kickstarts the Polish Days initiative, Marcin J Sobczak explains how government support and an emphasis on co-productions is giving the Polish film industry a stronger international standing.
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NewsMumbai film fest moves to new venue, adds competition
The Mumbai Film Festival (Oct 18-25) has announced a raft of developments, including a move to the south of the city and a new competition section for Indian films.
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NewsJerry Weintraub to be honoured at Zurich Film Festival
The producer will pick up a lifetime achievement award at the Zurich Film Festival, which will screen several of his films including Ocean’s 11 and The Karate Kid.
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NewsSharqiya wins top prize at Jerusalem Film Festival
Ami Livne’s Sharqiya has won the Jerusalem Film Festival’s Haggiag Award for Best Feature.
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News22 titles selected for New Horizons' Polish Days
New films by Wajda, Folman, Zulawski are among the films to be presented at new industry initiative Polish Days in Wroclaw.
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NewsDiana El Jeiroudi and Orwa Nyrabia honoured with Katrin Cartlidge Award
They were presented with the award by Jeremy Irons.
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NewsRadu Jude's Everybody In Our Family wins Heart of Sarajevo
Emin Alper’s Beyond The Hill received the Special Jury Prize
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NewsDiego Luna to attend inaugural LondonMexFest
The first LondonMexFest will take place August 17-19.
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NewsMarco Mueller and Sandra Hebron talk about the reinvented Rome festival
EXCLUSIVE: After announcing plans to show 60 world premieres at this year’s Rome Film Festival, the festival’s new artistic director Marco Mueller sat down with Screen to talk more about his plans to revamp the festival.
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South Eastern European funding scheme unveiled in Sarajevo
An initiative for a new regional funding scheme was announced at the fourth Regional Forum on the state of the industry in South Eastern Europe, which takes place July 12-13 at the Sarajevo Film Festival,
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NewsDubai International Film Festival will host cinematic innovation summit
The Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) will be the site of what is being billed as “the world’s first summit dedicated entirely to the future of cinematic innovation”.
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FeaturesScreaming room
As genre titles become more popular in the marketplace, festivals such as Fantasia, FrightFest and PiFan are not just for the fanboys any more. Ian Sandwell examines how the industry is embracing fantastic events.