The American Film Market (AFM®) and AFI FEST presented by Audi join forces and introduce a new AFI FEST screening program at this year’s market. Three AFI FEST films seeking international sales representation will be screened today starting at 9:00 am.
Read More »The Dubai Film Market is the business centre of the Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF). It is the leading industry platform in the world dedicated to Arab cinema providing unprecedented insights to the region’s trends and access to the Middle East’s leading industry personalities. In 2011, the...
Read More »News from the Global Film Initiative for August 2012
Read More »Locarno Film Festival Artistic Director Olivier Pere is leaving his job after just three years in order to take over as the general director of Paris-based Arte France Cinema.
Read More »Films in Progress is a program of aid to Latin American film running twice yearly, organized by the San Sebastian International Film Festival and the Rencontres Cinémas d'Amérique Latine in Toulouse. This edition a total of 94 film entries were received from 16 countries: ...
Read More »It’s a story never before documented: While their parents battled the Pinochet dictatorship in Chile, a group of children were raised, first in Europe and then in Cuba, safely and communally. The 20 adults who supervised “Project Home” saw over sixty children through to adulthood, children whose mot...
Read More »Peter Scarlet leaves immediately and is replaced by Fest colleague Ali Al Jabri, who on Tuesday was announced as the new festival director. Jabri was previously the director of the festival's Emirates Film Competition, he has worked recently closely with Scarlet. Jabri will now run the festival for ...
Read More »Outfest 2012, the Los Angeles-based nonprofit organization dedicated to nurturing, showcasing and protecting lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) media, has announced the award winners of its 30th Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Film Festival.
Read More »Applications are accepted for feature-length, narrative film projects in all stages of production by directors from eligible nations of Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Central & Eastern Europe, Latin America, the Middle East and Oceania. Applications will be accepted until July 16, 2012, and granting d...
Read More »The Toronto International Film Festival announces that the Shangri-La Hotel Toronto Asian Film Summit will take place on September 10 of this year's fest, which runs September 6-16.
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