Today, IDFA announced the winners of the competition programs during the IDFA 2019 Awards Ceremony at Eye Film Museum. The winner of the VPRO IDFA Audience Award will be announced on Friday, November 29th. The International Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) continues until Sunday, December 1st. IDFA Competition for Feature-Length Documentary Directors Heidi Hassan and Patricia[…..] […]
As Danish director Jørgen Leth looks ahead to receiving a Lifetime Achievement Award at IDFA this year, he describes his new film I Walk as a culmination of much of that lifetime. Jørgen Leth is stranded. Usually, he would return to Haiti around this time of year—the Danish filmmaker, poet and sports commentator has[…..] […]
Every two years the animation community rally together for a night of celebration as the British Animation Awards hosts an awards ceremony for all that is great about animation in the UK. The next British Animation Awards will take place in March 2020 The British Animation Awards (BAA) celebrates UK animation, supporting, promoting and crediting[…..] […]
Today GDC organizers are excited to announce that a new Summit focused on the art and business of funding game development will be making its debut at GDC 2020 in San Francisco! This new Game Funding & Investment Summit is aimed at making GDC attendees’ professional lives easier by providing a focal point for[…..] […]
On the afternoon of November 20, the 28th China Golden Rooster Film Festival “New Era Of Chinese Film Investment and Development” Forum was successfully held at The Tianyuan Hotel in Xiamen. The forum was organized by the Chinese Federation of Literature and Arts, the Chinese Filmmakers Association, the Xiamen Municipal People’s Government, the National Institute[…..] […]
Cinema from Africa and the Middle East has had a significant presence at the major international film festivals throughout 2019, echoing the growing interest of the international industry in the pool of talents emerging from the region. The Atlas Workshops have been designed to enable the Marrakech International Film Festival to accompany the emergence of[…..] […]
SMF Festival Village to feature wide array of activities – Festival Premiere for HBO’s Folklore; Power Rangers and 501st Legions Cosplay Parades; In-Conversation with award-winning Director Naoko Ogigami, Meet and Greet sessions and media masterclasses SINGAPORE, 21 November 2019 – The sixth edition of the Singapore Media Festival (SMF) opened this evening with the highly-anticipated[…..] […]
Yuni Hadi, executive director of the Singapore International Film Festival, says South East Asian cinema contains exciting talent. And that the way forward involves cooperation with the video streaming platforms What have been the high and low points of the cinematic year for Southeast Asian cinema? “There are some amazing short films and documentaries that[…..] […]
Local stars and talents from Asia studded the opening night red carpet event of the Singapore International Film Festival on Thursday. They were lead by hometown filmmaker Anthony Chen, who made a global impact with debut feature “Ilo Ilo,” and is again making a splash with “Wet Season.” For its 30th edition, the festival runs[…..] […]
Respawn Entertainment’s upcoming Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order is shaping up to be one of the biggest releases of the year, and at the Game Developers Conference in March you’ll have a chance to see how it was made. Notably, GDC organizers have already confirmed that Respawn will be presenting a promising Programming track talk[…..] […]
