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Latest festival news – Page 188
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NewsTribeca artistic director Frédéric Boyer adds Reykjavik role (exclusive)
Boyer is also artistic director at Les Arcs.
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NewsToronto, New York film festivals press ahead with plans despite Telluride cancellation
The two big North American festivals say physical iterations in some form remain on course.
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NewsNadav Lapid to preside over Venice’s Giornate degli Autori jury
Israeli filmmaker won Berlin’s Golden Bear in 2019 with ’Synonyms’.
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NewsZurich Film Festival to spotlight France at 2020 edition
Around 12 features from the new generation of French filmmakers to be selected.
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NewsBerlinale’s Carlo Chatrian joins Sarajevo Film Festival jury
French filmmaker Michel Hazanavicius to preside over competition jury.
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NewsRed Sea Film Festival director steps down before delayed first edition
Mahmoud Sabbagh had been due to host the inaugural edition in March.
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NewsTelluride cancels 47th edition in ‘heartbreaking’ decision
Organisers of the festival blame “out of control” pandemic environment in the US.
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NewsMelbourne Film Festival reveals online selection
‘First Cow’ to open festival, which will run as a virtual event due to the virus crisis.
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NewsMotovun, Pula film festivals cancelled as Sarajevo and Cluj remain on track
Festivals in Sarajevo and Transilvania pressing ahead as neighbouring events cancel.
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News‘Redemption Of A Rogue’ scores two big wins at online Galway Film Fleadh
The black comedy-musical will be released in Irish cinemas later this year.
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NewsFiorella Moretti, Matthijs Wouter Knol, Paolo Moretti unveil their MarseilleFIDLab winners
Online edition reportedly generated 280 one-on-one meetings.
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NewsUK’s Grimmfest to move online for 2020 edition; reveals first titles (exclusive)
Around 20 horror features will be selected for the four-day virtual event in October.
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NewsJerusalem abandons plans for physical summer edition following Covid-19 surge in Israel
Festival team hopes to run a winter edition in December if health conditions permit.
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NewsPalm Springs festival pushed from early January to late February for 2021
Date change for the awards season event follow shift in Oscar ceremony timing.
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NewsSundance London to shift online with fewer films
Festival will present three UK premieres, a short film programme and online discussions.
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NewsFantasia festival adds 30 titles including eight world premieres
Canadian festival will run a virtual event from August 20 to September 2.
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NewsMajor autumn festivals pledge to stop competing for films this year
Venice, Toronto, Telluride and New York chiefs sign open letter.
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NewsCannes Directors’ Fortnight reveals two titles selected for its cancelled 2020 edition
They were Luca Guadagnino’s series We Are Who We Are and US filmmaker Miranda July’s Kajillionaire.
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NewsRotterdam Film Festival unveils major changes to programming structure
A new strand, Harbour, will become the festival’s largest section.
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NewsVenice Film Festival reveals changes to slimmed-down event
Number of films in Official Selection to be lower, but “not by much”.