Toronto International Film Festival, one of the world’s major festivals, has announced the first official selection for its 2013 edition in September with the world premiere of Godfrey Reggio’s Visitors.…
Harvey Weinstein paid tribute to the importance of filmmaking through his unprecedented collaboration with Lexus to create the ‘Life is Amazing’ Short Film series. Over three separate events held on Sunday, Lexus and The Weinstein…
Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF) is pleased to announce that renowned South Korean director Bong Joon-Ho will chair the International Feature Film Competition Jury at this year’s Festival. Bong Joon-Ho, whose English-language debut Snowpiercer, is…
The Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences approved rules for the 86th Oscars®. The most significant change affects the Animated Feature Film category. In this category, the new rule…
FilmAid International has appointed Simon Goff as its new Executive Director, replacing Liz Manne who joins the humanitarian organisation’s board of directors as a vice chair. Goff comes to FilmAid from the MTV EXIT Foundation,…
Eventival, a leading online festival information management solution provider, and Black Market Online (BMO), a digital video and content platform in the Cloud, have announced the development of a full-featured film submission and evaluation solution…
Pascal Borno, President of Sales for Corsan, the fully integrated international film finance, production and sales company with head offices in Antwerp, Belgium, announced that THIRD PERSON, written and directed by Paul Haggis (CRASH), has…
Following the recent announcement of the appointment of world-renowned filmmaker Elia Suleiman to the post of Artistic Advisor, Doha Film Institute (DFI) has announced that its annual slate will now include two film festivals. Films…
Artificial Eye picked up the UK rights to Clio Barnard’s The Selfish Giant ahead of its first screening at Cannes Directors’ Fortnight, according to Screen Daily. The film is already garnering rave reviews, with many…
South Africa’s Cape Town & Winelands International Film Festival (CTWIFF), which was postponed from its original March dates to a new slot in November, has rebranded itself and expanded its offering to the industry for…
