Film Festivals

Award-Winning Short Set to Become a Feature Film

Mon, 09/09/2024 - 09:16 -- Nick Dager

Will Mauricette began working on his short film Spare Me in the summer of 2022, just before his junior year at Ringling College of Art and Design. It has since been selected for entry to more than 20 film festivals and earned a number of awards—including 2024 Best Picture from the Mometu College Shorts Film Festival in Los Angeles. Mometu, a streaming service specializing in independent and international titles, subsequently awarded funding to adapt Spare Me into a full-length film.

Cinemeccanica Technical Sponsor of 81st Venice International Film Festival

Mon, 09/02/2024 - 11:46 -- Nick Dager

Cinemeccanica is once again one of the official technical sponsors of the Biennale Cinema 2024, marking twelve consecutive editions of collaboration between the company and the Venice International Film Festival – La Biennale di Venezia working together to offer the best presentation to the public and the panel of the judges.

Tasveer Film Festival to be held October 15-20 in Seattle

Mon, 08/26/2024 - 10:29 -- Nick Dager

The 19th edition of the Tasveer Film Festival & Market will be held October 15-20 in Seattle, Washington. The festival will feature the exclusive premiere of Tasveer Film Market, the first of its kind outside of South Asia to facilitate South Asia, designed to facilitate global representation of the South Asian film industry while boosting the local creative economy of the region.

CIFF, China Media Group Announce Formal Collaboration

Mon, 08/12/2024 - 10:19 -- Nick Dager

The Cairo International Film Festival has entered into a formal collaboration with the China Media Group. The agreement aims to bolster cooperation in the field of cinema, encompassing joint content creation, exchange of artistic and cultural expertise, and collaboration among professional guests, films, and jury members. This initiative underlines CIFF’s dedication to broadening its role as an inclusive platform for interaction with esteemed global institutions.

Big Sky Documentary Film Festival Seeking Works in Progress

Mon, 08/05/2024 - 09:39 -- Nick Dager

Submissions are open for the 2025 Big Sky Pitch. The film festival’s headline event of the DocShop Filmmaker’s Forum, the Big Sky Pitch is held during the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival and invites up to ten film teams the chance to pitch their feature length documentary works-in-progress to a panel of top commissioning editors and funders of documentary film.

Passes Now on Sale for AFI Fest 2024

Tue, 07/30/2024 - 09:29 -- Nick Dager

The American Film Institute has announced that passes are now on sale for AFI Fest 2024, the Institute’s annual film festival showcasing master filmmakers and new cinematic voices from around the world. The 38th edition of AFI Fest will take place October 23–27 at the TCL Chinese Theatres in the heart of Hollywood and will feature a curated selection of red-carpet premieres, special screenings, world cinema, documentaries and short films. With more than 100 films expected to screen, a festival pass is the best way to experience all that AFI Fest has to offer.

AMC, REI Co-op Studios to Screen Mountainfilm Short Films

Thu, 06/06/2024 - 10:23 -- Nick Dager

AMC Theatres, REI Co-op Studios, the outdoor specialty retailer’s in-house content division, and Mountainfilm, one of North America’s longest-running documentary film festivals, today announced an all-new content and marketing partnership that will bring a collection of festival-favorite short films to AMC locations across the country this fall.

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