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The Festival Beat Special edition 1127

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Venice Film Festival_Werner Herzog Golden Lion for Career Achievement
The Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement of the 82nd Venice International Film Festival of La Biennale di Venezia (August 27 – September 6, 2025) has been awarded to the great German director Werner Herzog (Aguirre, the Wrath of God, Fitzcarraldo, Nosferatu the Vampyre). The decision was made by the Board of Directors of La Biennale, upon recommendation of the Artistic Director of the Festival, Alberto Barbera. Photo credit: Werner Herzog courtesy of Lena Herzog  Werner Herzog, in a...
 
 
Robert De Niro to receive the Honorary Palme d'or of the 78th Festival de Cannes on opening day
    © Brigitte Lacombe On Tuesday, May 13, 2025, American actor, director and producer Robert De Niro will receive an honorary Palme d'or for lifetime achievement at the opening ceremony of the 78th Festival de Cannes, 14 years after he Presided over the Jury in 2011. There are faces that stand in for the 7th Art, and lines of dialogue that leave an indelible mark on cinephilia. With his interiorized style, which surfaces in a gentle smile or a harsh gaze, Robert De...
 
 
Philip Glass to be honoured with Lifetime Achievement Award at 25th World Soundtrack Awards
American composer Philip Glass will be celebrated with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the film music concert Minimalism in Motion: Glass, Nyman and Beyond which will close Film Fest Gent’s Film Music Days 2025 and the 25th World Soundtrack Awards. While initially renowned for his work for opera and his symphonies, Glass has made an equally impressive contribution to film music, with a rich oeuvre of film scores that include Koyaanisqatsi, Mishima: A Life in Four C...
 
 
Beverly Hills Film Festival® (BHFF) opened their 25th Anniversary edition, alas without Val Kilmer
  The annual Beverly Hills Film Festival® (BHFF) opened their 25th Anniversary on Tuesday April 1, 2025 with a full house and over 265 red carpet attendees, including filmmakers, cast & crews and special VIP guests. One was especially missed from tonight’s event.    “It was a shock to find this out. We had just confirmed Val to attend the West Coast Premiere of American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective this past weekend,” shares Nino Simone, Foun...
 
 
Battlestar Galactica Star’s Comeback After Devastating Injury
Filmmakers Norm Coyne, Kate Kroll, and acclaimed actor Edward James Olmos have teamed up to bring Good to Be Seen to life—a powerful documentary about Battlestar Galactica star Michael Hogan’s remarkable journey back to the stage after a life-altering accident left him brain-injured, paralyzed, and partially blind.   The inspiring story of actor and Battlestar Galactica star Michael Hogan is set to begin filming in 2025. The documentary chronicles his jo...
 
 
Eye Filmmuseum :Tilda Swinton reveals creative collaborators for Eye Exhibition
 
Six new works to premiere from 28 September This autumn, celebrated Scottish performer, artist, and fashion icon Tilda Swinton is developing the exhibition Tilda Swinton – Ongoing exclusively for Eye Filmmuseum. Collaborating with esteemed figures from film and art - whom she considers close friends - she is creating six new works for the show together with Luca Guadagnino, Joanna Hogg, Jim Jarmusch, Olivier Saillard, Tim Walker and Apichatpong Weerasethakul. She also present...
 
 
Interview With Norwegian Actor Filmmaker Espen Alknes
Norwegian actor/filmmaker Espen Alknes started his acting career doing stage performances in theaters, one of which includes the National Theater in Oslo. He has contributed to multiple TV series and films. He is known for “Stardust” (2020) and “What's on Your Mind?” (2014) and Camping in Paradise (2023).   Can you speak about your background in acting first?  ESPEN: I went to acting school in Oslo and have been working as an actor for about twenty ...
 
 
Interview With Cinematographer Brandon Lattman for "Trifole" (2024)
Brandon Lattman was born in San Diego, California on the 5th February 1992. In 2015 he moved to Los Angeles to study filmmaking at The New York Film Academy where he found an interest in cinematography. He also developed himself in other filmmaking areas such as directing, writing and editing. He is known for his work on The Waltz of the Monsters (2017), Repertoire of Memory (2016) and Methadone (2018). His latest film Trifole (2024) held its world premiere at the Palm Springs International Fi...
 
 
An evening with Björn Jentsch-versatile sound designer and film composer
I met Björn just recently on March 23 at the closing party of Filmfest Bremen. The event took place at the Institut Français, film professionals where gathering and celebrating their films, discussions going on about upcoming projects and most surely about next festival to attend. And then I saw, no first I heard the piano, and looked for the guy who interrupted our so intellectual conversations. This is when I first acknowledge Björn. He was masterfully improvising on the pia...
Filmfestivals.com lost a friend, WorldFest founder Hunter Todd RIP
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Good bye Hunter rest in peace, it has been a very long and fun partnership and I have been very happy to serve as Advisory Board Member with you and your team! We sadly join all WorldFest friends bidding a fond farewell to its founding director Hunter Todd. Bruno Chatelin filmfestivals.com founder and team. ...
 
 
Interview With Norwegian Actor Filmmaker Espen Alknes
Norwegian actor/filmmaker Espen Alknes started his acting career doing stage performances in theaters, one of which includes the National Theater in Oslo. He has contributed to multiple TV series and films. He is known for “Stardust” (2020) and “What's on Your Mind?” (2014) and Camping in Paradise (2023).   Can you speak about your background in acting first?  ESPEN: I went to acting school in Oslo and have been working as an actor for about twenty ...
 

 

Interview With Cinematographer Brandon Lattman for "Trifole" (2024)
Brandon Lattman was born in San Diego, California on the 5th February 1992. In 2015 he moved to Los Angeles to study filmmaking at The New York Film Academy where he found an interest in cinematography. He also developed himself in other filmmaking areas such as directing, writing and editing. He is known for his work on The Waltz of the Monsters (2017), Repertoire of Memory (2016) and Methadone (2018). His latest film Trifole (2024) held its world premiere at the Palm Springs International Fi...
 
Interview With Italian Writer Director Gabriele Fabbro
Director Gabriele Fabbro  Named by MovieMaker Magazine as one of the top 2022's screenwriters to watch, Gabriele Fabbro was born in 1996, in Milan, Italy. He's a film director with a BFA degree in Filmmaking from the New York Film Academy. Since 2011, he wrote, directed and produced over 30 productions including features, short films, music videos and commercials. Among his most recent works, he directed the music video "If You Run (2020)" for Josh Homme (Queens of the St...
CANNES ON YOUR RADAR  ...  Robert De Niro to receive the Honorary Palme d'or of the 78th Festival de Cannes on opening day
Photo © Brigitte Lacombe On Tuesday, May 13, 2025, American actor, director and producer Robert De Niro will receive an honorary Palme d'or for lifetime achievement at the opening ceremony of the 78th Festival de Cannes, 14 years after he Presided over the Jury in 2011. There are faces that stand in for the 7th Art, and lines of dialogue that leave an indelible mark on cinephilia. With his interiorized style, which surfaces in a gentle smile or a harsh gaze, Robert De Niro ...
 
Industry parents and families childcare services offered in Cannes for fest and market participants
  CHILDCARE SERVICES IN CANNES Registration for Le Ballon Rouge are open ! Organised with The Red Balloon Alliance to promote a healthier work-life balance, Le Ballon Rouge offers industry parents and families childcare services including: A fully-supervised daycare center (within walking distance from the Palais des Festivals) for children aged 6 months to 12 years old A convenient baby lounge inside the Palais des Festivals Free badges...
 
 
The Marché du Film – Festival de Cannes launches the Village Innovation focusing on future of filmmaking and technology
The Marché du Film – Festival de Cannes is thrilled to announce the launch of the Village Innovation, a brand-new venue dedicated to cutting-edge technology and innovation in the film industry. Set to debut at the 2025 market edition in Cannes from 13 to 24 May, this pioneering space will serve as the epicenter for industry professionals looking to explore the future of filmmaking.  As the new home for key innovation-driven initiatives at the Marché...
 
 

 

Save the date for the 15th International Film Finance Forum May 16th
Save the date for the 15th International Film Finance Forum, presented by Winston Baker! They will be returning to Cannes Friday 16 May to welcome industry leaders and award-winning filmmakers to dive into and discuss the industry's latest trends! The International Film Finance Forum unites global leaders and acclaimed filmmakers for an annual summit event, diving into the latest trends and market shifts in film finance. Hosted in partnership with&n...
Filmfestivals.com covered Cannes with over 300 articles
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Video coverage on our youtube account followed by 19.5K subscribers, 3.1K videos Playlist : Cannes 2024 (cannes coverage : 47 videos and Interviews Playlist : Fan de cannes (cannes coverage : 426 videos and interviews) 339 articles published https://www.youtube.com/@fest21comfilmfestivalscom/featured CANNES FESTIVAL Coverage 127 articles + 42 articles  en français MARCHE DU FILM Coverage 170 articles     CANNES ...
 
 
 
> INDIA IN FOCUS by Siraj Syed BIFFes 16, 2025: The flicks, picks and my jinx, Part II
BIFFes 16, 2025: The flicks, picks and my jinx, Part II My third visit to the Bengaluru International Film Festival (BIFFes) in three decades was enjoyable and comfortable. However, my selection of films to watch was jinxed, with very few movies meeting minimum expectations. Not surprising, considering the same had happened at the International Film Festival of India. As a critic, I prefer to pick films without doing any background reading or asking people who might know somethings about them...
 
 
BIFFes 16, 2025: The flicks, picks and my jinx, Part I
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BIFFes 16, 2025: The flicks, picks and my jinx, Part I Among the 1,000 odd classic films that I had yet to see was an iconic film by the late actor-director-producer Guru Dutt, Kagaz Ke Phool (paper flowers). I had managed to watch his other classic, Pyasa, a few years ago. No restored print of Kagaz Ke Phool was available, till very recently, and when I saw the schedule of the Bengaluru International Film Festival (BIFFes), I found that Kagaz Ke Phool, restored, was slotted for 7.30 pm show ...
 
 
BIFFes 16, 2025: All the Winners and Winners take all
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BIFFes 16, 2025: All the Winners and Winners take all All eyes and ears were on Bengaluru International Film Festival’s Artistic Director, Vidyashankar Jois, on the evening of 8th March, at Sulochana, Information Department, Infantry Road. He first introduced the Selection Juries, that helped him reduce the number of entries from 400+ to 200, then the Award Juries were introduced, and finally, the films and makers who bagged awards. Besides the citation and a trophy, the awards, in each... 
FESTIVALS IN FOCUS   
The Italian call for the 14th Biennale College – Cinema: deadline ends April 14th 2025
The Italian call for the 14th Biennale College – Cinema remains open for another ten days, through April 14th 2025, on the website www.labiennale.org. This is the higher education workshop launched by La Biennale in 2012, addressed to emerging filmmakers to develop and produce microbudget feature films over the course of one year.   Registration for the Biennale College Cinema – Italia is open to teams consisting of directors and producers, both of whom must be Italian natio...
 
 
The Marché du Film – Festival de Cannes launches the Village Innovation focusing on future of filmmaking and technology
The Marché du Film – Festival de Cannes is thrilled to announce the launch of the Village Innovation, a brand-new venue dedicated to cutting-edge technology and innovation in the film industry. Set to debut at the 2025 market edition in Cannes from 13 to 24 May, this pioneering space will serve as the epicenter for industry professionals looking to explore the future of filmmaking.  As the new home for key innovation-driven initiatives at the Marché...
 
 
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