As part of Kering’s Women In Motion program taking place at the Cannes Film Festival 2025, we were thrilled to welcome Charlotte Gainsbourg. ...

  The world's largest film market, the Marché du Film of the Cannes FIlm Festival, is partnering with the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) to announce an all new CES Innovation award category devoted to Filmmaking & Distribution in partnership with Cannes Next. The purpose of this award is to recognize and uplift companies, startups, entrepreneurs and filmmakers involved with new technologies that empower talented industry professionals across all facets of the filmma...

At this year's annual event, FID Lab announced the eleven films chosen for the prestigious 17th edition of their program. It is FID Lab’s goal to films addressing powerful contemporary concerns and help connect these projects to tangible across the global market. Over 400 films were submitted for review this year, and the esteemed jury managed to select eleven that went above and beyond. It is notable that this year's selection coincidentally had a strong feminis...

Ecoprod is a rapidly growing organization working to encourage the adoption of sustainable and ecological practices in the audiovisual industry, their main goal being to create a more environmentally responsible future. For the past four years, Ecoprod has presented an award at the Cannes Film Festival, given to exceptionally sustainable filmmakers premiering their work to signifying that films can be sustainable and still showcased at the biggest film festival in the world. This year, there ...

At this year's Ecoprod awards for sustainability and ecology betterment, a rising new company known as ACCEPT took to the stage to discuss their meaningful business model and their goals for the future. ACCEPT stands for association of eco-production coordinators for ecological transitions, and their mission is to federate all green consultants in . With the rise of eco-productions in the world of film, ACCEPT sets out to work with production teams to ensure that ecologically sound p...

   ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌      ͏ ‌ The best trailers of the year have officially been nominated—and we’re ready to celebrate the editors, creatives, and visionaries who brought them to life. From blockbuster bangers to indie gems, this year’s lineup is stacked. Curious who made the cut?  Ready to start placing y...

  Continuing its tradition of celebrating excellence in Arab cinema, the Arab Cinema Center (ACC) has announced the nominees for the ninth edition of its annual Critics Awards for Arab Films. Leading the pack with five nominations each this year are four films: THANK YOU FOR BANKING WITH US; EVERYBODY LOVES TOUDA; GHOST TRAIL and SEEKING HAVEN FOR MR. RAMBO. Following close behind them, with four nominations, is: AÏCHA. Several other films also had multiple nominations including: ...

Dear Film Festival Family, Thank you for an unforgettable festival celebrating bold voices and cinematic brilliance! To our remarkable filmmakers, guests, and ers—thank you for making the 58th Annual WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival a resounding success! From sold-out screenings and dynamic s to heartfelt standing ovations, your talent and ion brought this event to life. We are thrilled to announce the 2025 WorldFest Remi Award Winners—including GRAN...

Scheduled from May 16-17, 2025, the seventh annual French Riviera Film Festival (FRFF), celebrating short film and short-form content from around the globe, is pleased to unveil the finalist shorts of the 2024 competition, the announcement was made today by festival co-founder Nicole Goesseringer Muj. First launched in 2019, FRFF recognizes and celebrates short-form content created for film, television, ...

  Golden Horseman 2025 / Copyright: FILMFEST DRESDEN 37 Filmfest Dresden (8–13 April, 2025)   Award Winners of the 37 Filmfest Dresden 17 Prizes Worth €70,500 Awarded // Double Awards for PANADRILO (Panama) and DO SOMETHING ()) // Golden Horsemen for VOX HUMANA (), SOCIAL CLUB (), I DIED IN IRPIN (Czech Republic, Slovakia, Ukraine) and more This Saturday evening, the award winners of the 37 Filmfest Dresden were announced in the National, Inter...

On April 11 and 12, 2025, the Département des Alpes-Maritimes hosted the very first World AI Film Festival (WAiFF) at the Cinéma Pathé Gare du Sud in Nice, a unique event dedicated to the interaction between new technologies and cinematographic and audiovisual creation. The first edition has been a success, both in of the quality of the works presented and the enthusiasm of the public and professionals in attendance. Organized by the Département des Alpes-Ma...

  Winners: copyright: Michael Kaltenecker   37 Filmfest Dresden (8–13 April, 2025)   Festival Record: Over 17,000 Visitors at 37 Filmfest Dresden Cinema Audiences of 10,400 // 38 Filmfest Dresden from 14 to 19 April 2026         The 37 Filmfest Dresden ended on Sun...

  Cinequest Film & Creativity Festival in San Jose, CA wrapped to pre-pandemic audience levels and critical acclaim. Cinequest’s Virtual Festival (on the Creatics platform) followed and wowed audiences with its unique and proprietary integration of live and streamed experiences. Cinequest showcased 238 films (110 World or U.S. Premieres) presented by 620 artists from 52 countries. Cinequest (domiciled in the Silicon Valley) lived up to its reputation of providing t...

In 2025, the SRF – the French Film Directors’ Guild – is proud to honor TODD HAYNES. A filmmaker born in the heart of the American counterculture, he carries his legacy of challenging norms, whether social, sexual or artistic, with pride. TODD HAYNES will be awarded the Carrosse d’Or on May 14th, 2025 in Cannes, during the Directors’ Fortnight opening ceremony. «From Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story to Safe, Velvet Goldmine, Carol and M...

The 12th annual edition of SR Socially Relevant Film Festival NY 2025 wrapped on Sunday with an Awards Closing Night. During this event, multiple awards were given to talented filmmakers, and a Cinematic Achievement Honor Award was presented to Anora's co-star, Karren Karagulian.   Photo: Honor Awardee Karren Karagulian with Nora Armani The 12th Edition of the SR Socially Relevant™ Film Festival in-person section closed on March 16 at the Tenri...

The annual awards of Filmfest Bremen were presented at the Kleines Haus of Theater Bremen on March 23.  With 793 submitted short, medium-length, and feature films from 30 countries in 24 languages, the festival received an impressive international response. Among them were 31 debut films, highlighting the festival’s strong commitment to emerging talent. In total, prize money of 52,000 euros was awarded. The festive awards matinée was hosted by the festival directors Matthias Gr...

    Another big step towards expanding the Festival's international image WORLD PREMIERES WIN FANTASPORTO 2025 DOLLHOUSE IS THE GRAND PRIZE   This year, the four juries of the 45th edition of the OPORTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL- FANTASPORTO  have given us a truly astonishing list of winners, which only goes to show the quality of the event's program, with the awards distributed among a wide variety of films. Asian and North American cinem...

  The 2025 HKIFF Industry Project Market concluded today by awarding 24 cash and in-kind prizes worth over US$250,000 to outstanding projects of diverse interests and genres. In anticipation of its 50th anniversary, the Hong Kong International Film Festival Society and Metamedia announced the launching of the Asian Short Film Fund, a t effort in providing to more Asian filmmakers. Submissions will open in May. Stay tuned.   ...

Congratulations to the Rockie Awards International Program Competition nominees We are pleased to announce 152 incredible programs, representing 22 countries and selected from entries submitted from 45 countries, are vying for this year's top honours across 30 categories in BANFF's flagship competition recognizing excellence in global screen content.  Screen clips from all nominated shows HERE and meet the nominees at the Banff World Media Festival this June....

February 28 - March 16, 2025: And the winners are... You came. You watched. You voted. The results are finally in: please us in congratulating the 2025 New York International Children’s Film Festival Award Winners! Cue the confetti!      Audience Awards   Audience Awards are determined by the votes of audience within specific age ranges       ...

  BERGAMO FILM MEETING International Film Festival 43rd edition, March 8 - 16, 2025 43rd EDITION – THE WINNERS Gina - Ulrike Kofler     Gina by Ulrike Kofler (Austria, 2024) is the winner of the main competition Mostra Concorso of the 43nd edition of Bergamo Film Meeting. Chosen by the audience, the film will receive the Bergamo Film Meeting Prize, worth 5,000 €. The international jury, composed of Dániel Hev&eacu...

The marketing and promotion creatives working on hit film, TV and games had their moment in the sun at the fourth Global Entertainment Awards over the weekend. The awards, held in the Algarve, Portugal, recognize work across film, TV, games and streaming. Brazilian broadcaster Globo’s trailer for its coverage of the Olympic Games won Best Trailer in the TV sec...

THE GLOBAL ENTERTAINMENT AWARDS ANNOUNCE REGIONAL WINNERS   The Global Entertainment Awards 2025 advanced by AMD has today announced the regional winners for its 2025 awards celebration. The Global Entertainment Awards is an opportunity to recognise the creatives from across the world who are continuously setting new standards in how entertainment products across Cinema, Games, Streaming and TV are sold, experienced and ed. Having been considered by a of high-p...

  Best Picture Winner Anora Alex Coco, Samantha Quan and Sean Baker, Producers Nominees The Brutalist Nick Gordon, Brian Young, Andrew Morrison, D.J. Gugenheim and Brady Corbet, Producers A Complete Unknown Fred Berger, James Mangold and Alex Heineman, Producers Conclave Tessa Ross, Juliette Howell and Michael A. Jackman, Producers ...

Prizes awarded by La Semaine de la Critique's Jury Sylvie Pialat, jury president Ben Croll, Iris Kaltenbäck, Virginie Surdej, Eliane Umuhire Grand Prize Simon de la montaña (Simon of the mountain) by Federico Luis French Touch Prize of the Jury Blue Sun Palace by Constance Tsang  Louis Roederer Foundation Rising Star Award Ricardo Teodoro for Baby by Marcelo Caetano Leitz Cine ...