Latest festival news – Page 453
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NewsDoomsday Book, Toad Road among winners at Fantasia
16th edition of Montreal’s genre film festival closed with Canadian premiere of ParaNorman on Aug 7; screenings continue until Aug 9.
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NewsProducers Lab Toronto selects 24 European and Canadian producers
Participants include Els Vandervorst [pictured] and Stephen Traynor.
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NewsMillion Dollar Crocodile to open 36th Montreal World Film Festival
2012 edition runs Aug 23-Sept 3 and will screen 432 films from 80 countries, including 110 world or international premieres.
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NewsHelsinki festival to open with Beasts Of The Southern Wild
Festival will show more than 180 features.
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Tribeca to launch new transmedia programme with Bombay Sapphire
Festival announces dates for 2013: April 17-28.
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NewsLocarno's new Step In initiative explores challenges for Eastern and Central Europe
Locarno’s new Step In initiative, which focused in its first edition on the visibility of European auteur cinema in Eastern and Central European countries drew a mixed response from the attending distributors, exhibitors and sales agents.While some festivals told Screen that they particularly welcomed the opportunity to be able to ...
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NewsVenice confirms four new films including The Master
The 69th Venice International Film Festival has confirmed four new films to play at the festival.
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NewsSan Sebastian's Horizontes Latinos selects 12 including Avila's Clandestine Childhood
The Horizontes Latinos programme at the 60th edition of the San Sebastian Festival has selected 12 films by filmmakers from Argentina, Mexico, Chile, Brazil, Uruguay and Colombia.
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NewsAli Al Jabri becomes festival director in Abu Dhabi as Peter Scarlet departs
Confirming recent rumours that Peter Scarlet would leave his post at the Abu Dhabi Film Festival, the organisation has confirmed that Ali Al Jabri will become the new festival director.
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NewsNew partners join Eye on Films from Croatia, Egypt, South Africa, South Korea
EXCLUSIVE: The network supporting first films also adds a new sales company partner.
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NewsLondon's FilmFest Australia to open with European premiere of Not Suitable For Children
Dual site festival, which runs Sept 14-23, also features European premiere of Goddess and three UK premieres.
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NewsInaugural London Mexfest to launch with world premiere of Made In Mexico
Duncan Bridgeman’s documentary to kickstart three-day programme from Aug 17-19.
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NewsTrieste's When East Meets West plans showcase of new Italian films
Forum also announces that German-speaking countries – Austria, Germany and Switzerland – will be the guest focus region for the third edition of the WEMW forum.
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NewsLocarno to expand beyond August dates in 2013
A new three-day event is to be held in Locarno and Monte Verità before Easter 2013; competition titles find sales companies.
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NewsSpike Lee to receive Jaeger-LeCoultre award in Venice
Lee’s new Michael Jackson documentary Bad 25, will get its world premiere after the award is conferred on August 31.
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NewsFilms Boutique takes on Locarno competition title The Last Time I Saw Macao
João Rui Guerra da Mata and Pedro Rodrigues direct the Locarno world premiere title.
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NewsLocarno's president describes festival's international profile as 'still too weak and vulnerable'
Marco Solari said festival could “continue to rank among the greatest festivals in the world, improving the efficiency of its organisation.”
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NewsOzon, Sorín, Tang, Doudeiri, Albert bring new films to San Sebastian
New international titles have just been announced for the official section of the upcoming 60th edition of the San Sebastian Film Festival, which kicks off Sept 21.
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NewsClip wins Bauer Award, The Delay gets Motovun Propeller
Serbian festival hit receives best regional film award, while the Uruguayan drama wins main international competition at 14th Motovun Film Festival.
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NewsFantasia wraps inaugural Industry Rendez-Vous
Two deals already announced from co-production market; over 250 attendees over the four-day period.