Lucrecia Martel’s ‘Chocobar’ gets €50K boost in latest Hubert Bals funding round
Selection includes projects from Gabon, Chile, Mongolia and Argentina.
Berlinale to reduce selection; festival directors call for unity with cinemas
Directors from the Berlinale, IFFR and Tallinn Black Nights discussed the future of film festivals.
ScreenDaily Talks: Black Nights, Berlin, Rotterdam heads to talk winter festival plans
The latest in our ScreenDaily Talks live series will take place on November 18 at 2pm UK time (3pm CET/4pm EET).
Rotterdam unveils 50th edition Covid-era redesign, running February to June (exclusive)
IFFR team redesigned anniversary edition in response to Covid-19 restrictions.
Fears grow for imprisoned Egyptian producer Moataz Abdelwahab
The International Coalition for Filmmakers at Risk (IFCR) calls for his release of the producer in jail since May.
International Coalition for Filmmakers at Risk warns Covid-19 is bringing fresh dangers
Fledgling body has examined seven cases of filmmakers in potential danger over last six weeks.
Venice Film Festival’s Covid-era 77th edition kicks off against the odds
Tilda Swinton was feted with the Golden Lion for lifetime achievement.
International film festival directors offer their verdict on Venice
The directors of Berlin, KVIFF, El Gouna, IDFA, IFFR, Jerusalem and Marrakech are full of praise for Venice.
Why explicit arthouse drama ‘Fidelity’ is dividing opinion in Russia
Director Nigina Sayfullaeva stresses that the film is about a liberated woman in charge of her own decisions.
How a hospital stay inspired the new film from Belgium director Marion Hansel
The prolific filmmaker was the subject of a career retrospective at IFFR.
