Latest festival news – Page 4
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NewsNetflix, Disney+ and AGC Studios execs join Red Sea Souk talks programme
Red Sea Film Festival’s industry programme will have 160 exhibitors from 45 countries at its marketplace.
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NewsIDFA wraps on an upbeat note with larger audiences
IDFA remains Europe’s preeminent documentary event.
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NewsThe hot projects that caught the eye of international execs at Tallinn Black Nights 2025
Attendees welcomed the focus on Ukraine of the industry programme.
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NewsEgyptian box office set to surpass pre-Covid levels in 2025
Eight out of the top 10 releases so far in 2025 are Egyptian films, according to study published by Cairo Industry Days.
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NewsPaul Andrew Williams’ ‘Dragonfly’ wins top prize at Cairo film festival
Andrea Riseborough and Brenda Blethyn shared the best actress award for their performances in Dragonfly.
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NewsDonald Trump associate Steven Paul says tariffs would not be good for entertainment business
“Hopefully we won’t be going down that path,” producer says.
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News‘Revolutionaries Never Die’, ‘The Side Effects of Trusting Life’ take top prizes at Cairo Film Connection
Palestinian documentary project by Mohanad Yaqubi and Lebanese filmmaker Jocelyne Saab narrative comedy each win $10,000 awards.
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NewsBerlinale asking ‘Have you used AI?’ of submitted films
The festival is researching the use of artificial intelligence among films submitted for selection
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NewsSony becomes latest studio to partner with Qatar’s Film Committee
Multi-year pact will involve co-development and co-production of multiple Arabic-language films.
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NewsSpanish drama ‘The Good Daughter’ wins top prize at Tallinn Black Nights
Julia de Paz Solvas’s family drama also won the audience award and best actress.
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NewsIFFI partners with NFDC to support National Indian Film Festival of Australia
EXCLUSIVE: The festival is a multi-city event that spanned seven Australian state capitals this year.
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NewsSteven Soderbergh updates on John Lennon documentary in Doha: “It’s almost done”
‘The Christophers’ cast member Michaela Coel says “a lot of studios in America have their eye on Doha.”
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News‘A Fox Under A Pink Moon’ wins best international film at IDFA 2025
Iranian directors win the top two best film awards at IDFA 2025.
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NewsGolshifteh Farahani calls for “united Middle East” at first Doha Film Festival opening
Emotional evening included speech from Wissam Hamada, mother of the late Hind Rajab.
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NewsBarbara Broccoli, Daniel Katz, Tom Quinn, Jonathan Glickman among Doha industry lineup
Mo Abudu, Stuart Ford, Rodrigo Teixeira also on powerhouse speaker lineup.
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News“Producers have to now think like a systems architect,” says AI panel at Tallinn Black Nights festival
The panel also discussed AI tool for screenwriters, dynamic workflows and remaining authentic.
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NewsDiversity key goal of India’s IFFI 2025 selection, says artistic director Pankaj Saxena
The 56th International Film Festival of India will feature more global filmmaking, minority communities, women and emerging technology.
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NewsCostume designer Debra McGuire on 31 years of dressing Jennifer Aniston: “We have a language that doesn’t need to be spoken”
McGuire discussed her experience working on ‘Friends’ and her collaborations with Judd Apatow.
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NewsCeline Song, Julia Ducournau and Jenna Ortega join Bong Joon Ho’s Marrakech jury
Marrakech International Film Festival takes place from November 28 to December 6.
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NewsProducers should unlearn old bad habits to make collaborations fairer, say IDFA filmmakers
Directors from the Global South who work with European producers can often feel short-changed by the lack of budget transparency.