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THE FESTIVAL BEAT ! N°1098

 
THE FESTIVAL BEAT MAKER ! SHARING MOTION AND EMOTION SINCE 1995  WISHING YOU A FANTASTIC HOLIDAY SEASON

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 SXSW FILMMAKERS IN FOCUS 
Interview With Director Bess Kargman On Feature Documentary "Diane Warren: Relentless" (2024) @ SXSW
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Documentarian filmmaker Bess Kargman's latest opus- “Diane Warren: Relentless” held its World Premiere at SXSW. The film focuses on Academy Award Winning songwriter Diane Warren and features interviews with Diane Warren herself, as well as Clive Davis, Common, Gloria Estefan, Jerry Bruckheimer, Jennifer Hudson, Cher, Randy Jackson, Quincy Jones. An intimate, captivating and revealing underdog story, providing audiences with a rarely seen glimpse behind one of the most suc...
 

 

Interview with Directors Jenny Schweitzer Bell & Brian Bell For Short Doc THE PUZZLE PALACE (2024) @ SXSW
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Jenny Schweitzer Bell and Brian Bell are a husband-and-wife filmmaking team based in New York City. Together they produced several director-driven, narrative independent feature films from 2001 to 2006. Over the past decade, while Jenny focused on directing commissioned and personal short documentaries, Brian produced studio-backed narrative feature films.  Brian is a veteran film producer with over two decades of experience in the industry. He has collaborated with renowned directors su...
 

 

Interview With Composer Will Bates for Score of Michael Mohan’s IMMACULATE; Premiere at SXSW
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Composer Will Bates has composed original scores for a myriad of filmmakers including acclaimed directors Mike Cahill (Another Earth; I Origins; Bliss), Alex Gibney (We Steal Secrets: The Story of Wikileaks; Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief; Zero Days; The Forever Prisoner), Ry Russo-Young (You Won’t Miss Me; Nobody Walks) and Fisher Stevens (Mission Blue; Bright Lights).  Bates’ upcoming p... 
 
And the SXSW winners are:
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The SXSW Film & TV Festival announces winners across various categories, including Narrative Feature Competition, Documentary Feature Competition, Design Awards, and Special Awards during the annual Film & TV Awards ceremony. Short Film Program winners, eligible for Jury Awards, and Film and TV categories eligible for Audience Awards, will be certified by Maxwell Locke & Ritter. Meet the 2024 Jurors for this year’s Narrative and Documentary Feature competitions, Shorts Progr...
 

 

FESTIVALS IN FOCUS        
Urban Dreams Mental Health Film Festival coming up early May
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Haapsalu Horror and Fantasy Film Festival announced full line-up
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Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival's genre satellite brings to the audience 3 feature film premieres and Méliès D'Argent Short Film Competition. The side programme consists of special screenings, retro section and fresh Estonian short films. The festival dates are 26.-28. April.  The premieres of HÕFF Main Programme are: Chainsaws Were Singing  director: Sander Maran Estonia, 2024 World Premiere This ...
 

 

HIFF 'Ōpio Fest: That's a Wrap!
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  HIFF 'Ōpio Fest     Congratulations to all of the talented student filmmakers who participated in the first ever HIFF 'Ōpio Fest and mahalo to all who joined us!   Missed out on the programs? The Student Showcase and Future Filmmakers Showcase presented by the Daniel K. Inouye Institute are all streaming on HIFF's YouTube!           ...
 

 

IV Moscow Kurdish Film Festival will be held from September 18 to 22, 2024
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The IV Moscow Kurdish Film Festival announces the dates - the screening will take place in the capital from September 18 to 22 this year. Continuing the traditions of previous years, as part of a cultural exchange, the festival will once again bring together filmmakers and film lovers from all over the world to show real masterpieces of Kurdish cinema. The festival is also open for applications. Short and full-length feature films and documentaries are accepted for participation. You can apply ...
 
 
 
The inaugural Cross Continental Forum (CCF) takes place in Barbados from April 15-19 fostering coproductions...
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Canadian, Caribbean and International Film Producers Join Celebrities, Media Executives and Award winning Ava DuVernay in Barbados For a 5-day Forum, April 15-19, 2024 Acclaimed actress CCH Pounder, celebrated film producer Paul Garnes, international media executives and 26 high-level producers from Canada, the United Kingdom, South Africa and a number of Caribbean countries will meet in Barbados from April 15-19 for the inaugural Cross Cont...
 
 
LACLA Presents: 14th Annual Student Film Festival spotlighting short films created by middle & high school students from LA area
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Spotlighting short films created by middle and high school students from various media programs in the greater Los Angeles area. Sunday, April 21, 2024 at the Richard A Grant Theater (Cathedral High School) Watch festival promotional reel  Vesper Public Relations. Los Angeles, CA. April 2024.  The Latin American Cinemateca of Los Angeles presents its 14th Annual LACLA Student Film Festival. Celebrating the voice and vision of young filmmakers, the Latin American Cine...
 

 

Athens Digital Arts Festival announces the dates and venues of its 20th anniversary edition
 
20th Athens Digital Arts Festival “TECHNO(S)CENE” 20 years of digital revolution in Athens. A unique immersive experience. May 16-26, 2024 Former Santaroza Courthouse (48 Stadiou & Arsaki) Justice Square (Arsaki & Panepistimiou) Athens Digital Arts Festival, the first and largest international platform for digital arts in Greece, celebrates two decades of creativity and digital innovation in contemporary art with a special anniversary edition at two iconic venues...
 
 
The Athletic Coup Announces Festival Date for 21st May 2024 in Athens, Greece
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Untold Stories Of Athletes And Niche Sports From Around The World -    After a year of selecting films from around the world, the first edition of the festival is now announced to take place in Athens, Greece on May 21, 2024. The partnering venue is at the prestigious Technopolis City of Athens, an old gasworks plant in the center of Athens that has been transformed into one of the most renowned cultural hubs in the city.   From the Official Selections, the fo...
 
 
Porto Femme is here!
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Screens as revolutions, revolutions on screens and, beyond them, everything that unsettles us. Past, present and future revolutions are thus the focus of the 7th edition of the Porto Femme International Film Festival.   Tickets on Sale ...
 

 

50th Seattle International Film Festival Celebrates Indigenous Filmmakers
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50th Seattle International Film Festival Celebrates Indigenous Filmmakers with the return of 4th World Media Lab & cINeDIGENOUS program In partnership with SIFF Programmer Tracy Rector, 4th World Media Lab and cINeDIGENOUS continue to celebrate Indigenous filmmakers    The 50th Seattle International Film Festival will see the return of 4th World Media Lab and the Festival’s cINeDIGENOUS program, amplifying Indigenous filmmakers from across the globe. The...
 

 

IMDb qualifying 13th LA Crime and Horror Film Festival now accepting entries
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The 13th season of the Los Angeles Crime & Horror Film Festivals, scheduled to take place in November 2024, is now accepting submissions of feature films and short films in the many crime and horror subgenres. From zombies and demons to mobsters and murderers, the crime and horror genres have captured the cinematic experience since the invention of film. Today, they remain some of the most memorable stories in independent film. The LA Crime and Horror Film Festival has attracted filmmakers...
 

 

Cannes 2024: USA Film Commissions attending
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 SAVE THE DATE: Meet USA Film Commissions in Cannes! Marché du Film: May 14 - 22       ...
 

 

THE CANNES BEAT: Cannes 77 line up unveiled; which one will take Palme d'or?
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Cannes Marché du Film & Festival NEWSLETTER Coverage from our team in Cannes : Vanessa McMahon, Lalit Rao, Moira Sullivan, Alice Kanterian, Nesta Morgan, Laurent Hou (red carpet photography) and Sissy Lin (red carpet video) and the blog patrol led by Bruno Chatelin your editor ! Coming up newsletter blasts: Cannes Festival & Marché du Film pre roll Newsletter  I Cannes Beat 1 I Cannes Beat...
 

 

The Official Selection of the 77th Festival de Cannes unveiled today!
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The Official Selection for the 77th Festival de Cannes was unveiled on 11 April at 11a.m., during the annual meeting with the French and international press, in the presence of Iris Knobloch, President of the Festival de Cannes, and Thierry Frémaux, General Delegate. Discover the list of feature films selected in Competition, Un Certain Regard, Out of Competition, Midnight Screenings, Cannes Premiere and Special Screenings.   IN COMPETITION Film d'ouverture LE DEUXIÈM...
 

 

BHD Distribution To Release Vietnamese/USA Co-Production A Fragile Flower Theatrically in 175 Theatres Across Vietnam on April 1
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Quỳnh Nguyen, Mai Thu Huyen, Dr. Jacqueline Nguyen, Maya at Vietnam Festival Premiere   BHD Distribution, Leading Vietnamese film distributor BHD Distribution has announced the April 12th theatrical release of the internationally, critically acclaimed Vietnamese/American co-production A Fragile Flower in 175 theaters across Vietnam.   The theatrical premiere was moved up from April 18th to capitalize on the film’s Vietnamese...
 

 

For its 77th edition, the Festival de Cannes launches its Immersive Competition
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Because there are now original works that are pushing the boundaries of storytelling, the Festival de Cannes will introduce a new competition, the "Immersive Competition" for its 77th edition.   In 2017, Alejandro González Iñárritu made history at the 70th edition of the Festival de Cannes with his groundbreaking virtual reality piece, Carne y Arena (Virtually Present, Physically Invisible) marking the first immersive work ever presented as an official selec...
 

 

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