SFFILM Unveils Lineup for 10th Anniversary of Doc Stories

SFFILM Unveils the Complete Lineup for The 10th Anniversary of Doc Stories, A Milestone Celebration of Documentary Storytelling

The upcoming documentary festival promises an exciting lineup featuring Kevin Macdonald's ONE TO ONE: JOHN & YOKO as the opening night showcase and Robinson Devore's SUBURBAN FURY set to close the four-day event

L to R: One to One: John and Yoko courtesy of Cinetic; Suburban Fury courtesy of Suburban Fury.

SFFILM announced the full lineup for Doc Stories celebrating its 10th anniversary of bringing the year’s most compelling nonfiction films and filmmakers to the Bay Area. The four-day program takes place October 17–20 and includes 10 features, two shorts blocks, two filmmaking and industry talks, and a documentary filmmaking workshop for teens. SFFILM will welcome new and returning filmmakers to Doc Stories including Kevin Macdonald, Robinson Devor, Yuval Abraham and Basel Adra, Elizabeth Lo, Ben Proudfoot, Brett Story and Stephen Maing, Amy Berg, and Bonni Cohen, Pedro Kos, and Jon Shenk and many more. Doc Stories Talks will feature onstage conversations with film industry veterans including Laura Kim, Carrie Lozano, Justine Nagan, and Keri Putnam. SFFILM is also proud to announce that over 40 Members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences (AMPAS) will be the co-hosts of the Doc Stories Brunch sponsored by Netflix, and will be joined by Deadline journalist Matt Carey and filmmaker John Ridley who will be on the ground to record a future episode of their podcast, Doc Talk: A Deadline and Nō Studios Podcast.

Line-up for the Festival du nouveau cinéma de Montréal

The Festival du nouveau cinéma de Montréal is pleased to unveil its full program! From October 9 to 20, discover the best of today's cinema, through a national and international program of 102 feature films and 98 shorts.
Enjoy a festive, social experience at our many events, including the not-to-be-missed free Soirées de la Louve evenings at our headquarters!
Discover all the programming

BERGERS : Interview de la réalisatrice Sophie Deraspe et de l’acteur Félix-Antoine Duval (“Mathyas”)

BERGERS (TIFF 2024) Sortie France: 30 Avril 2025 chez Pyramide

Interview de la réalisatrice Sophie Deraspe et de l’acteur Félix-Antoine Duval (“Mathyas”)

Par Emmanuel Itier

Q: Comment as-tu décroché ce rôle?

Félix-Antoine: En fait je suis arrivé sur “Bergers” après un processus d’auditions. Par contre, ce processus là a été plus long que d’autres. En effet, j’ai passé ma première audition en Novembre 2019 mais ensuite il y a eu cette pandémie mondiale du Covid qui a tout mis en arrêt. D’autant que nous avons dû tourner le film en Provence, dans le Sud de la France et donc c’était impossible de se rendre là-bas vu que nous sommes Canadien et nous vivons sur Montréal. J’ai passé ainsi une seconde audition après la levée des mesures de restrictions en Janvier 2023. Enfin, en Février 2023, j’ai passé un dernière audition et Sophie, la réalisatrice, a confirmé mon rôle dans “Bergers” et pour jouer “Mathyas”.

The DPA pre Emmys gift suite at The Luxe Hotel

 By Emmanuel ITIER

Nathalie Dubois, founder of DPA (https://dpagroup.org ) has done it again with a fantastic pre Emmys gift suite lounge based at The Luxe Hotel (https://dpagroup.org ). As in the Ali Baba’s cave straight from the Arabian night, there are treasures to be encountered in this year’s gift suite. I was welcomed by publicist Louisa Sharamatyan who is working with Nathalie Dubois and to help the many invited nominees to navigate the two large suites full of wonders. And so, we met actors, Jimmy Jean Louis, Radha Mitchell, Mychal Bella and Blanca Blanco as well as writer Justin Tan. But many more came after our short visit. Nathalie’s gift suite is the must stop for all journalists covering the Emmys as well as for all nominees. She is in business for over 20 years, and she is also known for our legendary gift suites for the Oscars, the Golden Globes as well as the French Césars.

CFF2024 Opening Film Announced

A film celebrating tenacious, bold female characters, AND ON THE EIGHTH DAY, is an exploration of love, legacy, and greed that flips the heist and western genre on its head by telling the story through the female gaze. Set in West Texas in 1994, the town of Valentine is a character in itself. When two men from Chicago travel to West Texas to find thief, Landon Mooney and bring back the stolen $150,000, they get more than they bargained for. They meet Eve, a young woman desperate to get out of town and find Landon Mooney. When Landon tells them the money is gone, a plan is hatched to rob the local check cashing place, where all hell breaks loose.

OPENING FILM

"Emilia Pérez" and "The Count of Monte Cristo" to Open and Close The American French Film Festival in LA

Sweeping Cinematic Tour-de-Force The Count Of Monte Cristo to Screen Closing Night of the Festival

The American French Film Festival (TAFFF) will bookend it’s 28th annual edition with two of France’s most-talked-about films this awards season: Emilia Pérez, the Opening Night film, and The Count of Monte Cristo, which will wrap up the six-day event that runs October 29 to November 3 at the Director’s Guild of America Theatre Complex. The announcement was made today by The Franco-American Cultural Fund (FACF), the originator of The American French Film Festival.

Jacques Audiard’s Emilia Pérez, a genre defying musical drama about love and redemption, will be celebrated at The American French Film Festival with a gala, red-carpet Opening Night screening on October 29, presented in association with Netflix. Written and directed by Jacques Audiard, the film was the toast of this year’s Cannes Film Festival, earning the four actresses - Karla Sofía Gascón, Zoe Saldaña, Selena Gomez, and Adriana Paz - a collective “Best Actress” award. The film will be rerun on October 30 at the Festival.

The period drama The Count of Monte Cristo, France’s most-expensive film of 2024, will be the Closing Night film, November 3. Written and directed by Matthieu Delaporte and Alexandre de La Patellière, the film had its world premiere as part of the Official Selection of the 2024 Cannes Film Festival.

Both films will compete for the 2024 TAFFF Awards, which will be awarded during a ceremony held in Paris on November 8.

Robert Zemeckis's HERE to Close 60th Chicago Int'l Film Festival

Legendary Director To Receive Founder’s Legacy Award October 27, 2024

The Chicago International Film Festival announced today that legendary director Robert Zemeckis’s HERE will close the 60th edition of North America’s longest-running competitive film festival, with the director set to receive the Founder’s Legacy Award, presented by Chicago International Film Festival founder Michael Kutza, at the Closing Night presentation on Sunday, October 27, 2024 at the Music Box Theatre. Miramax’s HERE is set for theatrical release via TriStar Pictures on November 1, 2024.

Reuniting the director, writer, and stars of FORREST GUMP, HERE is an original film about multiple families and a special place they inhabit. The story travels through generations, capturing the most relatable of human experiences. Robert Zemeckis (FORREST GUMP, CASTAWAY, WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT, CONTACT, BACK TO THE FUTURE) directs from a screenplay by Eric Roth (FORREST GUMP, KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON, DUNE, A STAR IS BORN) and him. Told much in the style of the acclaimed graphic novel by Richard McGuire on which it is based, Tom Hanks and Robin Wright star in a tale of love, loss, laughter, and life, all of which happen right HERE. The film also stars Paul Bettany, Kelly Reilly, and Michelle Dockery, and is produced by Zemeckis, Derek Hogue, Jack Rapke, and Bill Block.

Le palmarès de la 50ème édition du Festival du cinéma américain de Deauville

 

 

www.festival-deauville.com

 

Palmarès

Awards

 

Le Jury de la 50e édition du Festival du cinéma américain de Deauville, présidé par Benoît Magimel, entouré de Ludivine Sagnier, Emilie Dequenne, Agathe Riedinger, Damien Bonnard, Lou Lampros, et Martin Bourboulon a décerné les prix suivants :

The Jury of the 50th edition of the Deauville American film festival, presided over by Benoît Magimel, with Ludivine Sagnier, Emilie Dequenne, Agathe Riedinger, Damien Bonnard, Lou Lampros and Martin Bourboulon awarded :

Grand Prix

IN THE SUMMERS d'Alessandra Lacorazza Samudio

(production : Lexicon)

Grand Prize

IN THE SUMMERS by Alessandra Lacorazza Samudio

(production : Lexicon)

 

Award winners of the 31st Oldenburg International Film Festival, Highlights of the festival and final results

For Five Days the international world of independent cinema attended the Oldenburg International Film Festival :11-15. September 2024

 

This evening, prior to the closing film »Marcello Mio« by Christophe Horoné, the award winners were presented at the ceremony in the Oldenburg State Theater. »James« by Max Train won the German Independence Award for Best Film, Santiago Mohar Volkow's »A History of Love and War« was honored with the Spirit of Cinema Award, »Flieg Steil« by Martina Schöne-Radunski and Lana Cooper won the Audacity Award. »Baby Brother« by Michael J. Long was awarded the Hans Ohlms Award for Best Debut Film. »Nostalgia of a (Still) Alive Heart« by Diego Gaxiola won the German Independence Award for the best short film. In addition, the Seymour Cassel Award went to Tim Blake Nelson for »Bang Bang« and Aki Kigoshi for »A Wasted Night« for their outstanding acting performances.

German Independence Award – Best Film

»James« by Max Train

The European Film Academy reveals the nominations for LUX – The European Audience Film Award

ANIMAL, DAHOMEY, FLOW, INTERCEPTED and JULIE KEEPS QUIET have been shortlisted for the 2025 Lux European Audience Film Award.

The European Film Academy reveals the nominations for LUX – The European Audience Film Award, presented by the European Parliament and the European Film Academy in partnership with the European Commission and Europa Cinemas. The five shortlisted films were announced today during an announcement event at the European Parliament in Strasbourg.

These are the five nominated films:ANIMAL directed by Sofia Exarchou (Greece, Austria, Romania, Cyprus, Bulgaria)

DAHOMEY directed by Mati Diop (France, Senegal, Benin)

FLOW directed by Gints Zilbalodis (Latvia, France, Belgium)

INTERCEPTED directed by Oksana Karpovych (Canada, France, Ukraine)

JULIE KEEPS QUIET directed by Leonardo van Dijl (Belgium, Sweden)Next steps

The winner of the LUX Audience Award is chosen jointly by citizens across the EU and by MEPs. A platform to rate the nominated films will be open from 18 September until April 2025. The winner will be announced in April 2025 at a ceremony in the European Parliament in Brussels, in the presence of the representatives of the finalist films. Between September 2024 and April 2025, screenings and debates about the films will be organised by the Parliament together with MEPs.

Opening film, first titles and retrospectives of the 28th Ji.hlava

 

MAREK ŠULÍK’S MS. PRESIDENT WILL OPEN THE 28TH JI.HLAVA FIRST TITLES AND RETROSPECTIVES HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED First titles were presented at the press conference of the 28th Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival. The festival will be opened by the world premiere of the anticipated time-lapse portrait of Slovak President Zuzana Čaputová, Ms. President, directed by Marek Šulík. The festival programme will offer new documentaries from across the world, retrospectives, the best of experimental filmmaking, a number of non-competitive programme sections and traditionally a rich industry programme for film professionals. Audiences can also look forward to Peter Kerekes' documentary comedy about an Italian fortune teller, Wishing on a Star, or a documentary thriller War Correspondent following Martin Dorazín, correspondent in Ukraine.

Wim Wenders received FIAF international film archive award

FIAF, the International Federation of Film Archives, presented its 2024 FIAF Award to acclaimed German filmmaker Wim Wenders during a special ceremony in Budapest, Hungary, on 19 September 2024 as part of the 7th Budapest Classics Film Marathon. The presentation ceremony took place at the Uránia National Film Theatre and was hosted by the National Film Institute Hungary – Film Archive, a Member of FIAF since 1955.

Since 2001, when the inaugural FIAF award was presented to Martin Scorsese for his groundbreaking advocacy for the cause of film preservation, FIAF has bestowed its annual award to celebrate a film personality external to the archival world whose experience and personal commitment to cinema underlines FIAF’s missions. Past recipients include some of the greatest figures of world cinema: Manoel de Oliveira (2002), Ingmar Bergman (2003), Geraldine Chaplin (2004), Mike Leigh (2005), Hou Hsiao-hsien (2006), Peter Bogdanovich (2007), Nelson Pereira dos Santos (2008), Rithy Panh (2009), Liv Ullmann (2010), Kyoko Kagawa (2011), Agnès Varda (2013), Jan Švankmajer (2014), Yervant Gianikian and Angela Ricci Lucchi (2015), Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne (2016), Christopher Nolan (2017), Apichatpong Weerasethakul (2018), Jean-Luc Godard (2019), Walter Salles (2020), Amitabh Bachchan (2021), Tilda Swinton (2022), and Guillermo del Toro (2023).

The 5th Tokyo Gap-Financing Market welcomes 15 projects + 5 Italian Focus Projects for Financing and Project Development

The 5th Tokyo Gap-Financing Market

welcomes 15 projects + 5 Italian Focus Projects

for Financing and Project Development

Oct. 30-Nov. 1, 2024

at TIFFCOM (Tokyo International Film Festival's Affiliated Content Market)

 

~Many previously participating films have been highly acclaimed at festivals and cinemas around the world~

TIFFCOM (an affiliated content market of the Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF)) will hold the 5th Tokyo Gap-Financing Market (TGFM) at TIFFCOM 2024, which will open at Tokyo Metropolitan Industrial Trade Center Hamamatsucho-Kan from October 30 to November 1, 2024. TGFM serves as a platform for selected feature-length film projects in the financing stage; TIFFCOM provides one-on-one meeting opportunities with industry professionals in order to support project development and financing. TGFM features film projects which have secured at least 60% of the entire budget and contain Asian elements.

This year's TGFM will spotlight projects from Italy in celebration of the call for entries for co-productions under the Italy-Japan Film Co-Production Agreement, which opened in August, 2024. Including these 5 projects specially-selected thanks to the Directorate General for Cinema and Audiovisual of the Italian Ministry of Culture and Cinecittà, 20 projects (14 live-action and 6 animation) in total will participate.

San Diego Intl Film Festival Opening & Closing Night Films Announced

Have you heard the buzz?

One of the favorites at both Telluride and Toronto film festivals

is on its way to San Diego for Opening Night!

Zurich Film Festival 2024 - Full Programme and Guests Announced

 More Stars Than Ever Before

 

Kate Winslet, Ralph Fiennes, Kieran Culkin, Jennifer Grey, Peter Saarsgard, Iris Berben, Veronica Ferres, Pamela Anderson, Richard Gere, Jude Law, Howard Shore, Alicia Vikander, Marco Odermatt, Lara Gut-Behrami and Emil Steinberger.

In its anniversary year, the Zurich Film Festival (10.3.-10.13.) is lighting a real firework of stars: Pamela Anderson, Kate Winslet, Howard Shore, Emil Steinberger, Alicia Vikander and Jude Law will be awarded a Golden Eye. Swiss director Edward Berger will be honored with the A Tribute to… Award and a total of twelve Swiss films will celebrate their world premiere at the ZFF. This year’s program includes 107 films, 35 among them making a World or European Premiere.

The anniversary edition of the Zurich Film Festival features an unprecedented lineup: High-caliber stars from Hollywood, Britain, Germany and Switzerland will present their new films to their viewers in person.

Christian Jungen, Artistic Director of the ZFF expresses his excitement: ‘We are celebrating our 20-year anniversary by honoring a major film star every day – from Jude Law on day one to the competition winners on day ten. In total, we will be awarding eleven talents or films a Golden Eye. A veritable celebration with substance and glamour. This high number shows that the Zurich Film Festival is gaining more and more importance in the international film industry. The Zurich Film Festival is the ideal festival to boost films with prestige for the award season and to lay a foundation of a successful launch in the German-speaking region, which is one of the most important markets for Hollywood considering it comprises 100 million people.

Festival international d'Autrans: découvrez l'affiche de la 41ème édition 2024

S’excentrer.
S’extraire.
Prendre de la distance avec poésie.
Oser la marginalité.

Voici le nouveau rendez-vous proposé par le
Festival international d’Autrans - Montagne, cinéma & culture.
4 > 8 décembre 2024


Après avoir atteint la maturité de la quarantaine, le Festival d'Autrans s'affirme dans ce qu'il a de plus audacieux : sa ligne éditoriale et artistique !
C'est d'ailleurs dans cet état d'esprit qu'il est devenu cette année le
Festival international d'Autrans - Montagne, Cinéma & Culture, assumant ainsi ce qu'il est vraiment : un coeur palpitant de propositions cinématographiques, principalement documentaires mais pas que, et d'invitations artistiques variées, toujours témoins de la vie dans les montagnes du monde.

Voici l'affiche du Festival 2024 que nous vous partageons en nouveauté de ce jour !
Poétique, dynamique, joyeux équilibre entre la tornade qui bouleverse le monde et les poétes ou autres êtres pleins de beauté qui l'animent et alimentent toujours et encore nos rêves.

Le Festival du film de Montreuil revient avec une 12ème édition tout public

En partenariat avec l’association de spectateurs Renc’Art au Méliès et Est Ensemble, le Festival du film de Montreuil revient du 25 septembre au 1er octobre et propose cette année une programmation accessible et tout public. Au programme : 17 avant-premières, des films internationaux inédits grâce à un partenariat avec le CNC et l’Institut Français, une programmation Jeune Public, et des rencontres avec Noémie Merlant, Judith Godrèche, Dominik Moll, Michel Gondry, François Ozon, Hélène Vincent, Emmanuel Mouret, India Hair, Michel Hazanavicius, Baya Kasmi, Félix Moati…

Le Festival du film de Montreuil prend à chaque édition un peu plus d'ampleur en projetant, toujours en amont de leur sortie en salles, et en présence des équipes (actrices/acteurs, réalisatrices/réalisateurs), des films inédits issus des festivals de Cannes, de Venise, ou encore de San Sebastián.

Chaque année, ce festival désormais bien ancré dans le paysage cinématographique attire des milliers de spectatrices et de spectateurs au Méliès qui est la première salle indépendante art et essai de France, tout en restant l'établissement qui diffuse le plus grand nombre de films différents dans l’année, tous cinémas confondus.

Une programmation accessible, riche et éclectique

Une BD en libaririe le 11 octobre͏‌ ͏‌: 25 ans de festivals de cinéma vus depuis la scène & les coulisses

LE PRÉSENTATEUR

Une bande dessinée de David Rault

En librairie le 11 octobre

Préface de Patrice Leconte


Projections, photos, discours, interviews, palmarés, remerciements... c’est à travers les médias que le grand public survole les festivals de cinéma et en attrape un peu de magie et de paillettes.


David Rault n’est pas différent, les yeux écarquillés face aux légendes. Sauf que lui, il est sur scène. C’est le présentateur, le traducteur. Il y côtoie les artistes, pour les mettre en lumière ou comme un filtre invisible entre eux et le public. Il les croise aussi juste par hasard, dans un hall d’hôtel, sur un parking la nuit, devant une porte d’ascenseur... Il savoure le fait d’être au bon endroit au bon moment et nous en fait profiter.



25 ans de festivals de cinéma et d’avant-premières à Deauville, Cognac, Gérardmer, Beaune, Paris, Cannes ou Marrakech, sont présentés sous la forme de flashs impérissables, avec la précision du collectionneur et l’empreinte de l’émotion. C’est un défilé, l’auteur y détaille l’épaisseur d’une moquette, l’odeur d’un cigare ou la sincérité d’un sourire. Avec une star, c’est un échange raté, sous le coup du stress ou de la fatigue, ou bien une parenthèse complice.

C'est une galère sur scène, ou un moment de détente.

Céline Sallette et Thomas Cailley, co-Présidents des Rencontres Cinématographiques de L'ARP

Thomas Cailley & Céline Sallette

Les cinéastes Céline Sallette et Thomas Cailley co-présideront la 34ème édition des Rencontres Cinématographiques de L'ARP qui se déroulera au Touquet-Paris-Plage, en région Hauts-de-France, du 6 au 8 novembre 2024.


"Nous sommes très fiers de co-présider cette édition des Rencontres Cinématographiques de L'ARP, à un moment charnière pour le cinéma français, sa création, ses modes de consommation et son modèle économique. Nous avons la chance d'avoir un cinéma français libre, divers et indépendant. Nous devons porter cette façon française de créer des récits, de les produire et de les diffuser. Nous serons donc ravis d'évoquer tous ces défis ensemble et d'échanger sur notre modèle pour que notre cinéma soit toujours plus fort." 

Announcing the international competitions for the 60th #ChiFilmFest!

We are thrilled to announce the International Competition selections for the 60th Chicago International Film Festival — 43 remarkable feature films from around the world, including 28 World, North American, or U.S. premieres. This year's International Competition highlights a rich diversity of storytelling from Brazil to India, Japan to Argentina, Lithuania to Zambia, all competing for awards across multiple categories.

The International Feature Competition notably includes Cannes’ Grand Prix winner (All We Imagine Is Light), Best Director winner (Miguel Gomes of Grand Tour), Special Award winner (The Seed of the Sacred Fig), and the Un Certain Regard Best Director winner (Rungano Nyoni of On Becoming A Guinea Fowl). Among the filmmakers returning to the Festival are celebrated artists such as Virpi Suutari, Max Kestner, Joshua Oppenheimer, and Miguel Gomes, all vying for top honors.

Stay tuned for the full lineup & schedule of the 60th #ChiFilmFest — released on Monday, September 23. Individual tickets go on sale Friday, September 27.

46th festival des 3 continents 2024 Poster-Nous, Cosmopolites (We Cosmopolitans)

 

 
46th FESTIVAL DES 3 CONTINENTS

2024 POSTER: ‘NOUS, COSMOPOLITES’ (WE COSMOPOLITANS)


The Festival des 3 Continents is pleased to reveal the poster for its 46th edition, to be held from the 15th to the 23rd of November, 2024 in Nantes and the Loire-Atlantique region. A repeat performance in Paris is scheduled for January 2025.


The poster, designed by the graphic design studio LESBEAUXJOURS, features one of the young characters from Olivier Babinet's Swagger, released in 2016, a film that ties in with this year's thematic programme, ‘Nous, Cosmopolites’ (We Cosmopolitans), a programme dedicated to French cinema and the strength of its plurality.


Swagger by Olivier Babinet, 2016, © Ronan Mérot • lbj ©

« A programme of French films at the Festival des 3 Continents! A contradiction in terms?

Introducing The Louies: a new fund for South Florida documentaries

The Louies: New Fund for South Florida Documentaries Sponsored by the Lynn & Louis Wolfson II Family Foundation


The Miami Film Festival is proud to offer a new funding source to bring local films to life: Introducing The Louies, which will provide six Miami-based filmmakers with a share of $100,000 in funding to create documentaries about South Florida.

As Miami filmmakers know, our city is rich in stories waiting to be told. The Louies will ensure that more documentaries that capture our city are created. Plus, each winning entry will be screened by the festival, ensuring a wider platform for these films.

TIFF wrapped the 49th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival

The Recipients of the 2024 People’s Choice Awards, presented by Rogers, are Mike Flanagan’s The Life of Chuck, Coralie Fargeat’s The Substance (Midnight Madness), and Mike Downie’s The Tragically Hip: No Dress Rehearsal (Documentary)

After 11 days of cinematic magic, moments, and memories, TIFF officially concludes the 49th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival, presented by Rogers, by celebrating the best of the fest with its annual awards slate. A total of 10 awards were handed out at the awards ceremony today, including jury-awarded prizes and the renowned People’s Choice Awards, also presented by Rogers, that signals the official start to awards season.

“As we conclude this year’s Festival and present these 10 awards today, I’d like to extend my heartfelt gratitude to our dedicated juries, our TIFF programmers, and all of the filmmakers who have shared their work with us,” said Cameron Bailey, CEO of TIFF. “Most importantly, I want to thank our audience, who are truly the best in the world. Their passion and enthusiasm bring this festival to life every year, and we couldn’t do it without them. To The Life of Chuck, The Substance, and The Tragically Hip: No Dress Rehearsal, this year’s winners of the People’s Choice Awards, presented by Rogers, I can’t wait to see the future awards and accolades that await your incredible films.”

Notre médaillé d'or de surf Kauli Vaast au Quiksilver Festival ...

Le QUIKSILVER FESTIVAL se tiendra du 21 auU 29 Septembre


Le Quiksilver Festival by Swatch est de retour dans les Landes pour une semaine placée sous le signe du surf, de la musique et de l’art. L’été se poursuit du 21 au 29 septembre, à Capbreton, Hossegor et Seignosse.

Pour l’occasion, les deux champions olympiques de surf aux derniers jeux olympiques de Paris 2024 : Caroline Marks et Kauli Vaast seront présents pour les 9 jours de compétition, de musique et de vagues.

Véritable concentré de culture surf lancé sous l’impulsion du surfeur français Jérémy Flores et de son sponsor de toujours, Quiksilver, l’événement accueillera cette année encore les meilleur.e.s surfeuses et surfeurs de la planète.

The Official awards of the 81st Venice International Film Festival (VIDEO)

Announced by the five international Juries during the Awards Ceremony that was held on Saturday 7th September at 7:00 pm.

The VENEZIA 81 Jury, chaired by Isabelle Huppert and composed by James Gray, Andrew Haigh, Agnieszka Holland, Kleber Mendonça Filho, Abderrahmane Sissako, Giuseppe Tornatore, Julia von Heinz and Zhang Ziyi, having viewed all 21 films in competition, has decided as follows:

GOLDEN LION for Best Film to:

THE ROOM NEXT DOOR by Pedro Almodóvar (Spain)

Collateral awards of the 81st Venice Film Festival Independently awarded by associations of film critics, clubs and cultural associations, and cinema professionals.

Collateral awards of the 81st Venice Film Festival


Independently awarded by associations of film critics, clubs and cultural associations, and cinema professionals.

Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Hollywood: “Be ready to be afraid, very afraid!”

By Felix ITIER.

Do you love Hollywood Horror thrills?

Do you think you can handle the intense Halloween experience at Universal Studios? Where real chainsaws are being used and the most badass serial killers attempt to scare you, welcome to Halloween Horror Nights! A thrilling journey worth taking, immersed in Hollywood's scariest haunted houses and mazes that will have your head spinning.

Welcome to ‘Halloween Horror Nights’ at Universal Studios Hollywood:

https://www.universalstudioshollywood.com/hhn/en/us

Here you will experience The Weekends Nightmare Trilogy, A Quiet Place, Ghostbuster:Frozen Empire, Insidious, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Monstrous 2: The Nightmares of Latin America, Dead Exposure: Death Valley, The Terror Tram: Enter Blum House, The Purge: Dangerous Waters, Luchadores Monstrous,Skull Lodrz, Chainsaw Punkz, and Murder of Crowz! What a ride!!

Interview with Anastasiia Bortuali for her film "Temporary Shelter" at TIFF

Interview by Emmanuel Itier with director Anastasiia Bortuali : TEMPORARY SHELTER

In this “tour de force” documentary, Ukrainian filmmaker Anastasiia Bortuali will make your soul ache for the horrific fate of so many Ukrainian refugees in Iceland. Beyond the despair and the tears, Anastasiia manages to bring a strong light of hope to this world and the beauty she captures in each eye and smiles, mixed with the rawness of the volcanic islandic eruption, will wake up your inner flame for survival and make you want to send blessings to the 6 million beautiful Ukrainian souls in complete limbo around the World. ‘Temporary shelter’ is a wake-up call for our “leaders” to fix this chaos and give back their lives to all the Ukrainian refugees. We stand by you, Ukraine! We want to see you head home permanently. Freedom and Peace are coming.

We engaged into an inspiring conversation with director Anastasiia Bortuali as she was premiering ‘Temporary Shelter’ at TIFF.

A video glimpse of Venice red carpet

 Pictures by Laurent Hou

Ouverture des inscriptions de film au Festival de l'Oiseau et de la Nature

OUVERTURE DU CONCOURS FILM

Depuis 1991, la Baie de Somme célèbre le retour du printemps et des oiseaux à l’occasion du Festival de l’Oiseau et de la Nature.

Depuis, le Festival de l’Oiseau et de la Nature invite chaque année réalisateurs amateurs et professionnels à participer à son concours film dédié aux oiseaux, à la faune sauvage et à l’environnement.

LE CONCOURS FILM

Le Festival propose une sélection de vidéos ayant pour sujet principal l'oiseau dans son milieu naturel, la vie sauvage ou l'environnement, la nature en général

La durée des films professionnels autorisée est comprise entre 26 et 100 minutes.

Cette compétition est également ouverte aux non-professionnels du son, de la prise de vue et du montage qui s'adonnent à la réalisation de vidéos animalières pour leur plaisir, sans en faire la base de leurs revenus (durée : 3 à 13 minutes).

Les films sélectionnés seront projetés au Jury et au public dans le cadre du Festival du 12 au 20 avril 2025.

Multiverse Tout l’art de Aleksi Briclot

En librairie le 11 octobre

Vous avez forcément déjà croisé l’une de ses œuvres, que ce soit en regardant un film MARVEL, en lisant une bande dessinée, en jouant à un jeu de cartes ou à un jeu vidéo !

Aleksi Briclot développe des univers, des histoires et des personnages pour les plus grandes entreprises, parmi lesquelles Wizards of the Coast, Ubisoft, Image Comics, Dark Horse, Capcom et Marvel Studios.

Illustrateur incontournable, il a su marquer les esprits par ses créations époustouflantes et ses univers riches.

Artiste polyvalent, il navigue avec aisance entre les mondes de la fantasy et de la science-fiction, laissant une empreinte indélébile dans l’industrie du jeu vidéo, de la bande dessinée et de l’illustration.

Découvrez le parcours de cet artiste visionnaire, dont les œuvres enrichissent les plus grandes entreprises de l’Entertainment.

Palmarès de la 17e édition du FFA

Le palmarès de la 17e édition du Festival FFA a été dévoilé, récompensant des œuvres et artistes francophones de talent.Le jury francophone du Festival du Film Francophone d'Angoulême a décerné plusieurs prix prestigieux lors de cette édition. Le Valois Diamant a été attribué à Vingt Dieux de Louise Courvoisier, représentant la France. En musique, Pascal Lengagne a été récompensé pour À Bicyclette ! de Mathias Mlekuz.

Le Valois du Scénario a été remis à Laetitia Dosch et Anne-Sophie Bailly pour Le Procès du Chien. Marco Luraschi a remporté le Valois de l'Acteur pour son rôle dans Lads, tandis que Mylène Mackay a reçu le Valois de l'Actrice pour sa performance dans Dis-moi pourquoi ces choses sont si belles.

D'autres distinctions incluent le Valois de la Mise en Scène pour À Bicyclette !, et le prix René Laloux pour le meilleur court métrage d'animation, attribué à Les Nœuds du Destin de Déborah Chang. Le public a décerné son Valois du Public à À Bicyclette !, et le Valois des Étudiants Francophones a également été attribué à Vingt Dieux. Enfin, le Valois Rothschild Martin Maurel a été remis à Julie Salvador pour la production de La Fiancée du Poète.

PALMARÈS DU FESTIVAL FFA 2024 :

Le jury 2024 du Festival Off Courts 2024 (du 7 au 13 septembre)

LE JURY 2024

The Marrakech Short Film Festival 2024: Towards Establishing a Short Film Industry in Marrakech

The Marrakech Short Film Festival (MARRAKECHsFF) continues its tradition of taking place on the last Friday of September. From September 27 to October 2, 2024, audiences will be able to enjoy this event at iconic venues in Marrakech such as the Palais Badi, the Palais Bahia, Arsat Moulay Abdeslam Garden and the Museum of Ornament Arts (LE MAP). Under the High Patronage of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, the festival returns to showcase excellence in short films, with a diverse program that highlights emerging talents as well as renowned figures from international cinema.

A Festival at the Intersection of Cultures

The 2024 edition of the MARRAKECHsFF will feature exceptional collaborations, notably with the “Marrakech, Capital of Islamic Culture” program and the "Qatar x Morocco Year of Culture 2024." These partnerships will strengthen the festival's role as a cultural crossroads, spotlighting films that explore themes of identity, diversity, and intercultural exchange.

A Prestigious Jury

The festival will welcome a distinguished jury, chaired by Moroccan filmmaker, actress, and producer Mayssa Maghrebi, alongside Sofia Alaoui and Nadia Kounda. These cinema experts will bring their keen insights to evaluate the works in competition, ensuring a selection of high-quality films.

Program Highlights

The 9th Beyond Borders Festival concluded successfully and announces its awards

The 9th Beyond Borders Kastellorizo International Documentary Festival concluded with a grand and enthusiastic celebration on Sunday, September 1st. The festival featured 36 Greek, international, and world premieres in its competition sections and 8 additional premieres in the Panorama section. It gathered distinguished guests from the film industry, loyal and new friends, visitors, volunteers, students, and the children of the island—every driving human force. The week was filled with captivating images, compelling stories, unseen aspects of the human condition, and tender yet harsh glimpses of everyday life from around the world. A festival like Beyond Borders allows different, even conflicting, worlds to coexist, converse, and reconcile through the films and their creators.

La Déclaration des Cinéastes à Venise

 

Les cinéastes européens réunis à la Mostra de Venise demandent une rencontre urgente avec la Présidente de la Commission européenne Ursula von der Leyen, pour que le cinéma revienne dans le giron de la culture à la Commission européenne.

Les représentants des nombreuses associations européennes signataires de la Déclaration des Cinéastes, réunis ce dimanche lors d’une rencontre intitulée "La Déclaration des Cinéastes back in Venice", ont réaffirmé la valeur fondamentale de l'Exception Culturelle et ont demandé que la compétence exclusive sur le cinéma et l'audiovisuel soit réattribuée au Commissaire européen à la Culture. Menacé par des intérêts financiers et industriels, le secteur du cinéma et de l'audiovisuel doit sortir de la logique industrielle prédominante actuelle et revenir dans la sphère de la politique culturelle européenne.

Les cinéastes ont aussi exprimé leur inquiétude quant à la fragilité du règlement "AI Act" sur la question de la protection des droits des œuvres et de l'utilisation non réglementée d'une technologie par ailleurs révolutionnaire. Ils ont également réaffirmé l'importance du géoblocage, de la directive sur les services de médias audiovisuels et de la directive sur le droit d'auteur.

Lors du même débat à Venise, Claude Lelouch, l'un des créateurs du concept d'Exception Culturelle, a déclaré : "Les créateurs et les cinéastes sont des rêveurs. Les rêves ne peuvent pas être enfermés dans des logiques uniquement industrielles".

Cette rencontre, organisée par les Giornate degli autori, l'Anac, 100autori, WGI, AIDAC avec le soutien du SIAE, s'est tenue à Venise dans le cadre des Venice Days, en présence de Claude Lelouch, Radu Mihaileanu et Marine Francen des associations de cinéastes français L'ARP et SRF, et de Mimmo Calopresti, Giorgio Glaviano, Giacomo Durzi et Francesco Ranieri Martinotti.

Venice red carpet picture gallery day 1, business kicks off at VPB

 

The Venice Production Bridge kicked off August 29th.

The Venice Production Bridge, since 2016, provides opportunities for networking and exchanges for every category of professionals involved in making films. 

The Venice Production Bridge is beeing held at the Excelsior Hotel, 3rd floor, on the Venice Lido (August 29th – September 6 th), and on the Venice Immersive Island for all immersive activities (Lazzaretto Vecchio). Selected panels and events that will take place in the Spazio Incontri at the Excelsior Hotel and in the Spazio Incontri Immersivo at the Venice Immersive Island, will be recorded and made available on the VPB Live Channel Archive. 

For the third year, the Venice Production Bridge will organise the Venice Immersive Market, located on the Venice Immersive Island (Lazzaretto Vecchio island) gathering all our Immersive activities during the Venice International Film Festival. These activities include the presentation of immersive projects of both the Venice Gap-Financing Market and the Biennale College Cinema Immersive through 1-to-1 meetings; panels and networking events dedicated to immersive topics; an Exhibition Area for institutions, public and private funds supporting VR/XR/AR, manufacturers, production, distribution, sales, VFX and post-production companies which are connected to immersive content. 

Also this year, through the European and Non-European VPB Focuses, the Venice Production Bridge will shine a spotlight on Luxembourg & Wallonia-Brussels and Japan. The Focus on Luxembourg & Wallonia-Brussels is supported by Film Fund Luxembourg and Centre du Cinéma et de l’Audiovisuel and the Focus on Japan is supported by JETRO. 

Additional panels both at the Hotel Excelsior and at the Venice Immersive Island will be hosted within the framework of the VPB Focuses. Meetings, presentations and special events that will take in the framework of the Venice Production Bridge during the 81st are listed below.

The Venice Production Bridge is co-financed by the European Commission’s MEDIA Programme.

Photos by Laurent Hou

Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement to Sigourney Weaver during Venice opening

Iconic American actress and three-time Academy Award nominee Sigourney Weaver (Alien, Gorillas in the Mist, Galaxy Quest) has been awarded the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the 81st Venice International Film Festival (August 28 – September 7, 2024).

Sigourney Weaver, in accepting, said, “I am truly honored to receive the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement from La Biennale di Venezia. To be gifted this award is a privilege I share with all the filmmakers and collaborators I have worked with throughout the years. I proudly accept this award in celebration of all who have helped bring these films to life.”

Watch the red carpet moments captured by Laurent Hou:

Your passport to World Cinema -- the 19th annual Martha's Vineyard International Film Festival

Complete MVIFF Film Program - September 3-8

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ANNOUNCING THE 19th ANNUAL MARTHA'S VINEYARD INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

The Martha's Vineyard International Film Festival, is a celebration of cinema worldwide. These films' bold imagery, creative storylines, and unique characters will wrap your in warm cinematic magic.

The MVIFF is a culminating highlight of our island's culture-packed summer season. Each September we gather the best new films from dozens of countries, films that provide a path to bridging our cultural differences and exploring universal human experiences.

Our official OPENING NIGHT, September 5th, will feature LUCKY WINNERS, a dark comedy from France that explores themes of sudden fortune and its unexpected consequences, playing at the Film Center at 7:30pm. The film will be preceded by our Opening Night Party on the lawn of the Tisbury Marketplace.

Pasolini en clair-obscur jusqu'au 29 septembre 2024 au Nouveau Musée National de Monaco

Pasolini en clair-obscur jusqu'au 29 septembre 2024- Villa Sauber & Miquel Barceló, océanographe

jusqu'au 13 octobre 2024 - Villa Paloma

L’exposition du Nouveau Musée National de Monaco - Villa Sauber aborde l’influence de la peinture classique et contemporaine sur le cinéma de Pier Paolo Pasolini. Pasolini en clair-obscur réunit des œuvres de différentes natures (extraits de films, peintures, dessins, installations, photographies, etc.) du XVIème siècle à nos jours. Elle se poursuit en présentant des œuvres d’artistes ayant rendu hommage à Pasolini.

MIAMIsFF presents HISPANIC HERITAGE short FILM FESTIVAL Sat. Sept. 14, 2024

HISPANIC HERITAGE short FILM FESTIVAL Join Us For A Night of short FILMS At the Doral Cultural Arts Center on Saturday, September 14, 2024, from 6:3

Join Us For A Night of short FILMS
HISPANIC HERITAGE short FILM FESTIVAL at the Doral Cultural Arts Center on Saturday, September 14, 2024, from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM.

Celebrate Hispanic culture through award-winning short films. Join us to enjoy captivating stories with English subtitles. Experience the creativity and diversity of Hispanic filmmakers in a unique cinematic event.

The 9th Beyond Borders Festival launched with a grand opening on Sunday, August 25

9th BEYOND BORDERS / Kastellorizo International Documentary Festival

August 25 - September 1, 2024

The 9th Beyond Borders Festival launched with a grand opening on Sunday, August 25, in Kastellorizo!

With a large crowd, enthusiasm, and joy, this year's 9th Beyond Borders International Documentary Festival of Kastellorizo commenced. In the packed Memorial Statue Square of the beautiful island, visitors from Greece and abroad, locals of all ages, and guests from the global film industry enjoyed the official festival opening, the moving opening film, and celebrated until late with beloved songs. All speakers emphasized the importance of preserving human values and relationships, and the need for cooperation and fostering hope through the art of cinema.

Palisades Park Pictures is launching worldwide sales on the sci-fi thriller Eyes in the Trees, a reimagining of H.G. Wells’ “The Island of Doctor Moreau”

Palisades Park Pictures Launching Sales Ahead of Toronto Film Festival

Leading global entertainment company Palisades Park Pictures is launching worldwide sales ahead of Toronto on the sci-fi thriller Eyes in the Trees, a reimagining of H.G. Wells’ seminal novel “The Island of Doctor Moreau” for today’s audience, starring two-time Academy Award winner Sir Anthony Hopkins (The Father, Silence of the Lambs). The announcement came today from Tamara Birkemoe, CEO of Palisades Park Pictures. Ashland Hill (The Magic Faraway Tree, The Crow, Sneaks) is coming aboard to finance alongside BGG Capital.

The cast will be led by Golden Globe winner Jonathan Rhys Meyers (Michael Collins, Match Point), Ashley Greene (The Twilight Saga, Bombshell), Thomas Kretschmann (Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, King Kong), and Praya Lundberg (White Lotus, Season 3). Emmy Award winner Timothy Woodward Jr. (“Studio City,” Til Death Do Us Part) will direct from a script by B. Harrison Smith (Where the Scary Things Are), Mike Manning (Son of the South), and Dominic Burns (Airborne).

European Film Academy Honours Wim Wenders with a Lifetime Achievement Award

On the occasion of this year's 37th European Film Awards and in recognition of a unique contribution to the world of film, the European Film Academy takes great pleasure in presenting Wim Wenders with the award EUROPEAN LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT for his outstanding body of work.

German director Wim Wenders (download photo) © Donata Wenders

Born in Düsseldorf, Wim Wenders attended the Academy of Film & Television in Munich, worked as a film critic for various German publications, and was a founding member of film distributor Filmverlag der Autoren. In 1975, he started his own production company in Berlin, Road Movies. Often hailed as one of the most important German directors on the international scene, Wim Wenders has received various international awards, including the German Film Award (WRONG MOVE, 1975, THE AMERICAN FRIEND, 1978, THE END OF VIOLENCE, 1998), Golden Lion (THE STATE OF THINGS, 1982), the Palme d’Or, Italian David di Donatello award and BAFTA (PARIS, TEXAS, 1984), as well as twice the European Film Award (WINGS OF DESIRE, 1988 / PINA, 2011), and a Silver Bear (THE MILLION DOLLAR HOTEL, 2000).

Throughout his career, Wim Wenders has made several unconventional documentaries including LIGHTNING OVER WATER (1980), TOKYO-GA (1985), and NOTEBOOK ON CITIES AND CLOTHES (1989). His most famous documentary, BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB (1999) about a group of legendary Cuban musicians, won a European Film Award and was nominated for an Oscar. So did his 3D dance documentary PINA (2011) with the Wuppertal dance ensemble Pina Bausch. Another Oscar nomination followed in 2015 for THE SALT OF THE EARTH about the Brazilian photographer Sebastião Salgado.