Latest festival news – Page 2
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NewsSamuel Theis’ ‘Softie’ wins top prize at Thessaloniki
Greece’s Thessaloniki International Film Festival (TIFF) took place as a hybrid event from November 4-14.
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‘Captains Of Zaatari’ scoops top prize at Doha’s Ajyal Film Festival
The ninth edition of Doha Film Institute’s youth and family-focused festival ran November 7-13.
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Karlovy Vary revamps East of the West competition
The new Proxima competition will be open to projects from around the world.
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‘Herd Immunity’: first trailer for Adilkhan Yerzhanov’s Tallinn competition title (exclusive)
Yerzhanov has made three features in the past year.
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How IDFA will go ahead as an in-person event despite Netherlands’ partial lockdown
Artistic director Orwa Nyrabia confirmed that less than 1% of the expected 2,000 industry delegates have cancelled their trips.
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Mohammad Rasoulof’s ‘There Is No Evil’ wins top prize at Sydney Film Festival
Ben Sharrock’s Limbo received a special mention.
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IDFA to go ahead in person despite partial Dutch lockdown
Industry activities such as IDFA Forum, Docs for Sale, IDFAcademy, and IDFA DocLab to continue as planned.
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Berlinale, Series Mania, MIA execs among experts for Balkan Way series pitching event
The winning Balkan development stage TV series will receive €5000.
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France’s Les Arcs unveils line-up for first physical edition since 2019
Event running in French ski resort of Les Arcs will showcase more than 120 films.
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Joe Wright’s ‘Cyrano’ to open Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Film Festival, full line-up revealed
The inaugural edition will showcase 138 films from 67 countries.
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British Urban Film Festival announces line-up for 2021 hybrid edition
Filmmaker Menelik Shabazz will be honoured posthumously.
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IDFA’s Bertha Fund to significantly increase support for doc features (exclusive)
The Bertha Fund supports filmmakers from Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe, Latin America, the Caribbean and the Oceania region.
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Cairo to open with ‘Official Competition’, unveils 2021 line-up
Thirteen films will screen in the international competition.
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‘The Hill Where Lionesses Roar’ wins two prizes at Raindance Film Festival
Best director and best debut feature.
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Tallinn Black Nights 2021 doubles prize money, reveals full line-up
Sergei Loznitsa’s ‘Mr Landsbergis’ joins the Baltic Competition, while ‘Belfast’ and ‘Flee’ make the Screen International Critics’ Choice line-up.
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Asghar Farhadi’s ’A Hero’ to open physical Ajyal Film Festival in Doha
The ninth edition is bannered Press Play! as the event scales up again following 2020’s reduced Covid-19 format.
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Belfast Film Festival brings it home with ‘Lyra’ and Kenneth Branagh’s awards season hopeful
The festival is taking place as a hybrid event in Northern Ireland from November 4-13.
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Bleecker Street acquires neo-western and TIFF premiere ‘Montana Story’
Sibling drama will get 2022 theatrical release.
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Content creators should factor in ad breaks when pitching to AVoD platforms - AFM panel
Wide-ranging discussion also touched on cinema-going hesitancy, benefits of virtual festivals and markets.
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Rotterdam reveals first titles for in-person 2022 festival
The full line-up will be announced on December 20.
