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Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival announces line-up of its 24th edition
Festival will have seven juries overseeing various sections
El Gouna Film Festival ends 4th edition on high note
Festival hands out several awards, including Golden Stars, with Cinema for Humanity Audience Award going to 200 Meters by Ameen Nayfeh
2nd WHO Health for All Film Festival starts accepting entries
Launched in 2020, festival aims to recruit new generation of film, video innovators to champion global health issues
Egypt to host first Cairo Francophone Film Festival in December
The festival aims to improve access and taste in films, and facilitate meetings between professionals. It also looks to promote the film industry in Egypt by building bridges between those working in the field of cinema that are of different cultures.
Biennale Cinema 2020 first film festival to be physically held amid COVID-19
In consultation with Italian authorities, there are new health and safety measures in place
Durban International Film Festival to take 2020 edition online
In addition to film screenings, the festival aims to include innovative ways of connecting with filmmakers and audiences online, despite the challenges posed by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
Tribeca Film Festival announces 2021 dates, call for submissions
There will be dedicated space in the 2021 festival to celebrate films whose premieres were not able to take place in 2020
Venice Film Festival puts final touches to upcoming 77th edition
Andrea Segre’s documentary Molecole will be pre-opening film of festival
Line-up for Locarno’s ‘Open Doors’ section screenings announced
The Open Doors section of the Swiss film festival aims to foster the development of a collaborative, independent local film scene in the areas of the world it covers.
Venice Film Festival announces main features of 77th edition
Festival will physically take place after Italy announced cancellation of several lockdown measures
Egyptian film ‘Photocopy’ to open South Korea’s 2020 Arab Film Festival
‘Photocopy’ is Egypt’s only entrant at festival which will take place in Seoul later this month
El Gouna Film Festival postponed to 23 October due to COVID-19
The festival’s management announced on Monday that its fourth edition will take place on 23 October, instead of 24 September as previously planned.
Toronto Film Festival unveils 2020 edition plans
TIFF vows re-imagined festival to feature new films, talks, interactive experiences
We Are One film festival announces first ever co-curated programme line-up
International festival will see over 35 countries represented
Saudi Red Sea Film Festival announces lineup
A total of 107 features and shorts will screen in the festival.
Rome Film Festival announces 14th edition’s honourees, programme
Actress Viola Davis to receive the lifetime achievement award, while Cristina Comencini’s Tornare to be the closing film of the festival
BFI London Film Festival reveals opening film
The film stars Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Ana De Armas, Jamie Lee Curtis, Toni Colette, Katherine Langford, and Christopher Plummer.
63rd BFI London Film Festival programme announced
Number of 229 feature films from world’s greatest filmmakers, emerging talent will be screened
Certified Mail to premiere at Toronto Film Festival
The film will screen on 6 September and will have reruns on 7 September.
Knight & Princess confirmed at 3rd edition of El Gouna Film Festival
Film is Egypt’s 1st animated feature
Pre-opening event of 76th Venice International Film Festival to screen Extase
Restored copy of film-scandal to be screened in Sala Darsena
The Personal History of David Copperfield to open 63rd BFI London Film Festival
The film’s European premiere will be on Wednesday, 2 October at Odeon Luxe, Leicester Square. This fresh take on the classic novel of Charles Dickens boasts a stellar British cast, led by Patel, Tilda Swinton, Hugh Laurie, Peter Capaldi, Ben Whishaw, Paul Whitehouse, and Gwendoline Christie
Edinburgh International Film Festival announces awards
More than 500 filmmakers were in attendance this year to support their films with over 800 press and industry delegates and 270 youth delegates also present.
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival honours Miloš Fikejz
Festival also announced other features of its programme for this year
Toronto International Film Festival announces 2019 Platform Jury
Athina Rachel Tsangari, Carlo Chatrian, Jessica Kiang to select winner of this year’s Toronto Platform prize
The Specials to be closing film of Cannes
Since last year, the Festival de Cannes has ended on a Saturday and no longer on a Sunday. As the last night has retrieved the warmest colours of the party and celebration, the last film screened will be a beautiful end to an Official Selection launched eleven days earlier.
On pleasing audience: Mahmoud Hemeda gives acting masterclass during Luxor African Film Festival
Egyptian actor Mahmoud Hemeda delivered a master class on acting skills and talked about his career during the Luxor African Film Festival, which took place from 15 to 21 March 2019. The masterclass started with screening some scenes and trailers of various films in which Hemeda starred. The talk was moderated by the festival’s President, …
Looking into 2019 Luxor African Film Festival programme
Aside from the long-feature film competition, the Luxor African Film Festival included other competitions which brought dozens of films from all over the continent, in different forms, long features, documentaries, and shorts. In the long documentary films competition, 10 films were screened. The first was Boxing Libreville. It follows Christ, a young boxer who trains …
Eighth edition of Luxor African Film Festival launches from Karnak Temple
The 8th edition of the Luxor African Film Festival (LAFF) kicked off on Friday with the attendance of several renowned Egyptian filmmakers, artists, state officials, and diplomats. The festival was held under the slogan “Cinema: Many Lives to Live,” from 15 to 21 March. The festival’s director, Sayed Fouad, said in the opening speech that …
Sharm El-Sheikh Asian Film Festival: 12 films bring continent’s dreams, fears, aspirations, hopes
The Sharm El-Sheikh Asian Film Festival kicked off its 3rd edition with 12 films in its main competition for features films, including works from all over the continent. Indonesian filmmaker Ravi Bharwani delivers a humanitarian story in his film 27 Steps of May, where we follow the story of a father and daughter who are …