World Cinema

BAFTA Los Angeles Inaugurates An Enhanced 3-Year Scholarship Program

To celebrate it's 25th anniversary, The British Academy of Film and Television Arts Los Angeles® (BAFTA Los Angeles) has announced a new three-year scholarship program for graduate students studying in the U.S. The annual program will grant a scholarship of $15,000, with a runner-up receiving $5,000...

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New Contest from iThentic- Water: Take 1 Online Short Film Contest

Open call for the new online short film contest, Water: Take 1 has been opened by iThentic and Ventura Water located in Ventura, California, Limoneira’s Limco Del Mar, and Patagonia. This is an exciting and vital initiative that highlights our relationship with water and promotes upcoming water awa...

Digitization of Theaters in Europe

 “DigiTraining Plus: European Cinemas Experiencing New Technologies”, taking place in Amsterdam from 29 August to 2 September 2012:

Venice Film Festival Announces its Market in a Crowded Fall Season

The Venice Film Festival's new artistic director Alberto Barbera has announced that France’s Pascal Diot will head the new Venice Film Market. TIFF goes on. In October, Rome has announced that Marco Mueller has been apppointed Director there and will soon reveal market plans. Moscow has also anno...

Paris Cinema IFF is Honoring Hong Kong Cinema

Women to Watch: Russia to Open Beverly Hills Russian Film Commission Office

Russia’s Roskino / SEF – formerly known as Sovexportfilm – will set up business, and open a full time office, in the USA.  Recently, while attending the Berlinale European Film Market, the company announced, via Roskino / SEF CEO Catherine Mtsitouridze and US based Commis...

Kino Lorber to Release "Alps," New Film from "Dogtooth" Filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos

Kino Lorber has announced that they will be releasing "Alps" the new film from Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos, whose critically praised last film "Dogtooth" garnered an Oscar nomination for Best Foreign Language Film. The film will be released in the US in Spring 2012.

"Habemus Papam" and Daniele Luchetti Tribute at SF Film Society's New Italian Cinema Festival

The San Francisco Film Society and New Italian Cinema Events of Florence, Italy will present an eight-day festival devoted to bringing Italy's newest directors and films to the Bay Area.