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2023 Red Sea International Film Festival

Add These 2023 Red Sea International Film Festival Selections To Your Watchlist

If you were forced to pick one reason that the Red Sea International Film Festival has risen so quickly among the list of top global film festivals after only three years it wouldn’t necessarily be due to the Red Sea Film Festival Foundation which organizes the event and awards millions of dol…

Red Sea International Film Festival - 2023 RSIFF Yusr Award Winners

RSIFF 2023 Awards Ceremony Highlights Filmmaking Over Politics

There may have been no better example of the high-wire act organizers of the third annual Red Sea International Film Festival (RSIFF) were forced to undertake before and during its 9 day run than the closing night awards ceremony. During its nine day run in Jedda, Saudi Arabia RSIFF strove to highli…

Red Sea Souk - 2023 Awards

Red Sea Souk Helps Boost Regional Films With 2023 Project Awards

One of the programs that makes Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea International Film Festival (RSIFF) so unique amidst a long list of similar international events is its Red Sea Souk and its Project Market. Much like the American Film Market, European Film Market or the Marché du Film, the Souk has been s…

The Eternal City, on the outskirts of Tashkent, Uzbekistan, was the location for the glittering closing ceremony of Tashkent International Film Festival

Tashkent International Film Festival: Ambition, Talent & Fireworks Thrill at Glittering Closing Ceremony

The stagecraft and performances weren’t the only eye-opening spectacles at the closing ceremony of the 15th Tashkent International Film Festival, Uzbekistan (September 29 – October 3). Whilst filmmakers, thespians, press, and the great and the good of Uzbek film and television watched the elec…

Andrea Romeo is Founder & CEO of I Wonder Pictures

I Wonder Pictures: Andrea Romeo Talks the Magic Mix of Arthouse and Commercial Cinema

Over the last few years, Bologna-based I Wonder Pictures has emerged as one of the leading distribution players in Italy, helmed by founder & CEO, Andrea Romeo. Characterized by a bold approach to sell both arthouse and commercial cinema, I Wonder has gradually expanded its business model well b…

Locarno Pro panel, August 2023 (l-r Jaume Ripoll; Elise Cochin; Ronald Chammah; K.J. Relth-Miller; Frédéric Maire; Erin Farrell; Jay Weissberg).

Locarno: Market Classics Like New Releases, Says Panel of Experts

On 7 August, the Locarno Film Festival hosted a Heritage Online panel titled “Theatrical Distribution and Streaming of Classics,” moderated by critic and programmer Jay Weissberg. The panel was comprised of Ronald Chammah (Les Film Camelia); Frédéric Maire (Cinématèque Suisse); Elise Cochin (mk2); J…

KIFF Expands Sunny Bunny to Found Kyiv’s First Queer International Film Festival

Just days before he launched Ukraine’s first LGBTQIA+ film festival this month, Celluloid Junkie spoke to organiser Bohdan Zhuk about history, culture, and Russia’s efforts to oppress another generation. With everything that’s going on, what’s the main agenda, I ask. “We’re taking back our legacy,”…

Cannes Panel Talks European BO Crisis; the Missing Links Between Industry and Audience

On May 20, Cannes’ Marché du film hosted its traditional morning conference, organized by the European Audiovisual Observatory (EAO). The second part of the event saw a panel discussion moderated by the EAO’s Head of Department for Market Information Gilles Fontaine. The conversation focused on the…

Cannes’ Marché du Film Panel Surveys State of Post-Pandemic EU28 Box Office

On 19 May, the Cannes Film Festival’s Marché du Film hosted the European Audiovisual Observatory’s annual FOCUS conference covering the key trends of the EU28 box office (the European Union member states + the UK). The event saw the participation of the Observatory’s reps Gilles Fontaine, Mart…

Justine Triet won the Palme d'Or at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival for "Anatomy of a Fall"

Cannes Announces Awards for 76th Annual Festival

The 2023 Festival de Cannes came to a conclusion on Saturday, 27 May, when the jury for this year’s main competition selections announced the winners for several categories, awarding the Palme d’Or, the event’s top prize, to “Anatomy of a Fall” from director Justine Tri…