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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…

2023 ProLight and Sound

ProLight + Sound 2023 Brings Some Theatre Fairy Dust to Cinemas

To use a phrase that is fairly common today, this article/report is to encourage you to ‘think outside the box’ in terms of how your venue is presented and what could be done to bring the audience to your cinema before they even get into the auditorium. Though not a cinema show per se, ProLightRead…

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…

Phil Clapp, President, Laura Houlgatte, CEO, International Union Of Cinemas Keynote Address – CineEurope 2023

This is the keynote speech delivered by Phil Clapp, President, and Laura Houlgatte, CEO, International Union of Cinemas (UNIC) at CineEurope 2023 in Barcelona on 19 June 2023 Good afternoon everyone – on behalf of UNIC, the International Union of Cinemas, we are delighted to welcome you to Cin…

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…

Ukraine’s Docudays UA Festival Take Truth About War on Tour

Ukraine’s Docudays UA festival will tour 20 films across Ukraine this year, including showings in some of the besieged country’s most dangerous flashpoints. Celluloid Junkie spoke to one of the organisers, Maria Buchelnikova, about the importance of carrying human rights messages into a warzone. “Fo…