EDWARDSVILLE – Despite a pandemic, despite being an art form thought of outside the popular lexicon of the arts, Opera Edwardsville (OE) has thrived and grown, now celebrating its fifth year as an arts organization cultural and non-profit. Opera Edwardsville has consistently and professionally proven itself, bringing together world-class talentRead More →
Siddhant Adlakha of The Observer says it best when he describes CODA as “one of the best crowd pleasers this year”. At the 2022 EE British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs), Apple received two historic BAFTA Film Awards for its Apple Original Film ‘CODA’, making it the first film with aRead More →
Goodman Theater announces upcoming reading Future Labs: Cephianne’s Reflection by Mallory Raven-Ellen Backstrom, directed by Wardell Julius Clark. The second offering (of six planned workshops and presentations) in the second season of Future Labs, Backstrom’s new piece is written in homage to an American dialect and colorful culture found onRead More →
Last weekend, Luther student cinephiles and members of the Decorah community came together to attend the Oneota Film Festival and celebrate the work of a Luther alumnus. The festival started on Friday March 4 and ended on Sunday March 6. The Oneota Film Festival marked a feat for Luther alumRead More →
Chicago, IL, March 10, 2022 — (PR.com) — The Various Artists Independent Film Festival (VAiFF) is now open for entries. VAiFF accepts short films from filmmakers of all ages, ethnicities, and backgrounds from Chicago and around the world of various categories and genres. Filmmakers have the opportunity to win aRead More →
Best Short Film The black cop BAFTA nominee: Cherish Oteka (director/producer)Current concerns about working culture in London’s Metropolitan Police – along with ongoing conversations about racial profiling within the police – make this an opportune time to The black cop. Cherish Oteka’s docu-drama explores a former Metropolitan Police officer’s experienceRead More →
CODA has become a hit for Apple TV+ and is winning awards at every turn. Today brings even more wins, with no fewer than four Hollywood Critics Association (HCA) Film Awards going the way of the Apple Original Films project. Winners were revealed at the 5th Annual HCA Film AwardsRead More →
“Dublin has a remarkable per capita cinema attendance, among the highest in Europe, certainly the highest in the EU,” Michael Dwyer, chief film correspondent for The Irish Times, told Variety in 2003. absurd that the city did not organize an international film festival. Dwyer, who founded the first Dublin FilmRead More →
CARBONDALE — As the 44th annual Big Muddy Film Festival prepares for another year of showcasing some of the best independent filmmakers, one of Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s signature events will return to a more familiar setting: a theater. After the 2021 edition was limited to a virtual format dueRead More →
“Sound of Judgement,” a documentary film that takes audiences to a small North Carolina town where a Confederate statue stands in the town square is among the entries for the 44th annual Big Muddy Film Festival. The film is part of the “No Neutral Territory” program at 1 p.m. onRead More →
FAMILY FILM AWARDS and Ms. Xiaoqiu Ma bring US family movies, TV and music to China This November. FAMILY FILM AWARDS celebrates 25 years of uplifting family entertainment, ie. Oscar-Nominated Tom Hanks’ ‘A Beautiful Day in My Neighborhood’, Animated ‘The Lion King’ and Netflix’s ‘Half of It’ What kind ofRead More →
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, USA, Jan. 31, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ — Tara Erickson of Attack Button Productions has won a prestigious Special Merit Award from the IndieFEST Film Awards. The award was given for the excellent performance of Tara Erickson in the short film “Prime Of Your Life”, written by Craig ToveyRead More →
The inaugural Malta Film Awards took place last night – and Malta is divided over what to make of the event. While some segments of the Maltese film industry praised the event for acknowledging the work of the actors, producers and other crew members of local productions, other people noticedRead More →
LISLE, Illinois – Walking in a cold winter breeze in a local park takes on new meaning at the Morton Arboretum in Lisle, Illinois. Multidisciplinary artist Daniel Popper’s “Human+Nature” exhibition features five sculptures connecting people and the world around them. This magnificent mother figure, titled “UMI”, stands as tall asRead More →
Matt Bellefeuille is a renowned master metal sculptor from Winthrop Harbor whose captivating sculptures have delighted visitors to art galleries and exhibits throughout Northern Illinois and Southeast Wisconsin for the past 10 years. Although Bellefeuille has always had an artistic eye and a creative mind, it wasn’t until he learnedRead More →
A variety of entertainment offerings to warm us up on those cold winter days Through Byron Toben January 20, 2022 Well folks, we’re here in mid-January and live theater is still waiting for the times to change, but until they do, at least we’ve got several “streamers” to occupy ourRead More →
MARION — A Marion man convicted in September of criminal predatory sexual assault of a child has filed a motion for a new trial alleging errors in the case. David Blue, 44, was convicted on September 21 of two counts of felony predatory sexual assault of a child, a ClassRead More →
The non-profit Sundance Institute today announced the members of the six juries awarding awards for artistic and film achievement at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival. The Alfred P. Sloan Film Prize judging panel was also announced. The Festival takes place January 20-30 via our enhanced online platform at Festival.Sundance.org andRead More →
Notre-Dame Student Film Festival The Department of Cinema, Television and Theater (FTT) of the University of Notre Dame presents the 33rd Annual Notre Dame Student Film Festival, at Browning Cinema at DeBartolo Performing Arts Center January 21-23. An annual launching pad for student filmmakers starting their careers in the film,Read More →
The University of Notre Dame Department of Film, Television, and Theater announced the 33rd Annual Notre Dame Student Film Festival, at the Browning Cinema at the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center, Jan. 21-23. An annual launch pad for student filmmakers as they begin their careers in the film, television and entertainmentRead More →
At the Tokyo Film Awards in December 2021 in Japan, producer and director, Kumar Raj received the “Best Asia Movie Award” for his feature film “Tara: The Journey of Love and Passion”. The Tokyo Movie Awards are a unique film competition hosted by professionals from the film and television industry.Read More →
Christopher Newton, the longtime former artistic director of the Shaw Festival in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont., Has passed away. Festival organizers shared the news on social media and his website, saying he passed away peacefully at the age of 85. “It’s no exaggeration to say that without Christopher Newton there wouldn’t beRead More →
The JCC Chicago Jewish Film Festival, now in its ninth year, will present its second virtual social justice series, featuring five films available for home viewing, including exclusive conversations with filmmakers and subject matter experts after many movies. The series runs from January 14-23, and a special series pass isRead More →
DIFFUSION Apple TV Plus has set a streaming date of February 4, 2022 for the thriller series “Suspicion,” featuring Uma thurman (“Kill Bill”). The eight-episode series will premiere with the first two episodes, followed by one new episode per week, every Friday. When the son of a prominent American businesswomanRead More →
Two Apple Original Films were nominated for the Critics Choice Film Awards, with up to a half-dozen gongs up for grabs in between; four for CODA and two for Macbeth’s tragedy. Among the prizes on offer, content broadcast on Apple TV + is vying for the prestigious Best Picture andRead More →
Filmmakers Gastón Duprat and Mariano Cohn unite Penelope Cruz, Antonio Banderas and Oscar Martinez for an ironic satire of a mad ride of egocentrism and arthouse snobbery that engulfs the film industry. Actors, filmmakers and even film journalists, no one escapes the brutality of honesty in this hilarious dive intoRead More →
TINLEY PARK, IL – A co-owner of Tinley Park-based Hailstorm Brewing Co. left the company after allegations surfaced on social media over the weekend accusing him of sexual misconduct against a coworker brewer at a beer festival in August. Steve Miller, co-owner and chief brewer of Hailstorm, located at 8060Read More →
Clara Law, Jun Li and Kiwi Chow. Image of news from the stand. Used with permission. The 58th Golden Horse Film Awards, dubbed the “Oscars” in Chinese, was held in Taipei on November 27. In 2019, the National Film Board of China ordered directors and actors to boycott the eventSo,Read More →
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (CNS) – Jennifer Hudson will receive the Chairman’s Award at the Palm Springs International Film Awards for her performance in “Respect,” festival organizers announced Monday. The award will be presented in person on January 6 at the Palm Springs Convention Center and will kick off the PalmRead More →
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (CNS) – Jennifer Hudson will receive the Chairman’s Award at the Palm Springs International Film Awards for her performance in “Respect,” festival organizers announced Monday. The award will be presented in person on January 6 at the Palm Springs Convention Center and will kick off the PalmRead More →
11/17/2021 – Emir Kusturica presiederà la giuria del Concorso internazionale incaricata di valutare 13 lungometraggi, 8 dei quali sono produzioni o coproduzioni europee Questo articolo is available in English. From November 26 to December 3, the 43e The Cairo International Film Festival, the oldest and only “Category A†film eventRead More →
11/17/2021 – Emir Kusturica presiederà la giuria del Concorso internazionale incaricata di valutare 13 lungometraggi, 8 dei quali sono produzioni o coproduzioni europee Questo articolo is available in English. From November 26 to December 3, the 43e The Cairo International Film Festival, the oldest and only “Category A†film eventRead More →
17/11/2021 – Emir Kusturica will chair the jury of the International Competition, appointed to evaluate 13 feature films including 8 European productions or co-productions Girls by Nana Neul From November 26 to December 3, the 43rd Cairo International Film Festival, the oldest and only “Category A” film event in theRead More →
17/11/2021 – Emir Kusturica will chair the jury of the International Competition, appointed to evaluate 13 feature films including 8 European productions or co-productions Girls by Nana Neul From November 26 to December 3, the 43rd Cairo International Film Festival, the oldest and only “Category A” film event in theRead More →
11/17/2021 – Emir Kusturica presiederà la giuria del Concorso internazionale incaricata di valutare 13 lungometraggi, 8 dei quali sono produzioni o coproduzioni europee Questo articolo is available in English. From November 26 to December 3, the 43e The Cairo International Film Festival, the oldest and only “Category A†film eventRead More →
11/16/2021 – Great freedom, Loosen fists, Natural light, Titanium, Innocents, Lamb and Ammonite receive the Technical Excellence Awards Great freedom by Sébastien Meise The European Academy of Cinema announced eight winners who will be honored at the European Cinema Prize. A special eight-member jury met in Berlin and, based onRead More →
Hyderabad: Cinema, in all its forms, continues to be a powerful medium, which binds us together, helps us to remain united, beyond all borders. It provides a way to share our feelings, our fears as well as our hopes, a window into our innermost being. Offer a “window to Europeâ€,Read More →
Are we too late to save the climate? World leaders negotiate global warming at the 26th United Nations Conference of the Parties on Climate Change (COPS26), as crisis unfolds in Madagascar, where 1 million people are on the brink of the world’s first famine. only by climate change. Images ofRead More →
In the last eighteen months of the pandemic, restaurants have closed, bars have closed and local hangouts have hung by by thread. Many nights a calm weirdness hangs over the Delmar Loop – and not just because it’s Halloween season. Its darkened marquee, its empty ticket booth, the emblem ofRead More →
Leading Maltese filmmakers plan to boycott the inaugural Malta Film Awards to protest the amount of money spent on the one-night event compared to the country’s annual film fund. The prizes are expected to cost the taxpayer € 400,000, while the annual budget for the Screen Malta Film Fund, managedRead More →
Cinema, in all its forms, continues to be a powerful medium, which binds us together, helps us to remain united, beyond all borders. It provides a way to share our feelings, our fears as well as our hopes, a window into our innermost being. Offering a ‘window to Europe’, theRead More →
By IANSlife, New Delhi, October 29: Cinema, in all its forms, continues to be a powerful medium, which binds us together, helps us stay united, beyond all borders. It provides a way to share our feelings, our fears as well as our hopes, a window into our innermost being. OfferingRead More →
Cinema, in all its forms, continues to be a powerful medium, which binds us together, helps us to remain united, beyond all borders. It provides a way to share our feelings, our fears as well as our hopes, a window into our innermost being. Providing a ‘window to Europe’, theRead More →
Egyptian director Ayten Amin’s award-winning film ‘Souad’ was shortlisted among 19 feature films short-listed for the 2021 Best International Independent Film Award at the British Independent Film Awards. released in UK and Ireland via the British Film Institute (BFI). Set in one of Egypt’s small towns in the Nile Delta,Read More →
Newmai News NetworkShillong | 25 october Khasi Film ‘Iewduh’ today received the coveted 67th National Film Awards in two categories. It is “Best Khasi Film†and also received the “Best Sound Recording†award, making it the first film from the North East region to receive the first prize in thisRead More →
The Havana Film Festival NY, a project of American Friends of the Ludwig Foundation of Cuba, returns to theaters to present an exceptional program celebrating the diversity of voices and cultural expressions of Ibero America and its diaspora through stories inspiring on the big screen, November 5-11, 2021. All screenings,Read More →
New York Festivals Television and Film Awards revealed on 2021 Storytellers Gala laureates. World-class work created by global storytellers from over 40 countries was honored at the Storytellers Gala on October 12, a virtual event due to the cancellation of the 2021 NAB Show in Las Vegas. Grand Prix 2021Read More →
The Edge Picture Company is the production company of the year; The 2021 grand prizes go to My Octopus Teacher, All Creatures Great And Small and The Last Dance NEW YORK, NY, USA, October 13, 2021 /EINPresswire.com/ – New York Festivals® Television and Film Awards announced on 2021 Storytellers GalaRead More →
TTW press wire University Park, IL – Tickets for the Fourth Chicago Southland International Film Festival (CSIFF) presented by Governors State University are on sale now! This year’s festival provides expanded access to Chicagoland, remote / rural and international viewers through an on-site and virtual hybrid. Virtual streaming is nowRead More →
Fresh to see No time to die – which she co-wrote – have their scintillating world premiere in London earlier this week, Phoebe Waller-Bridge has now joined the BFI London Film Festival. The Chip bag The creator is expected to chair the jury for the IWC Schaffhausen Filmmaker Bursary PrizeRead More →
Hiding identities, deceiving the viewer for good or bad reasons: the mask has a long history in cinema. And film crews and actors have to wear masks on sets during the coronavirus crisis, so that may just be the start of face coverings. Is the mask about to take centerRead More →