Italy’s TorinoFilmLab (Tfl) has selected 10 projects for the 2024 edition of its FeatureLab training programme, for first or second film projects at an advanced development stage.
The 2024 edition comprises nine fiction features and one documentary feature. Seven of the projects are debut features, with three second films.
In total, FeatureLab will host 21 participants, of whom 14 are women and seven are men. They come from 11 countries - Azerbaijan, Belarus, Brazil, France, Germany, Greece, India, Italy, South Korea, Switzerland, Ukraine.
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Among the 10 projects is Versorgen by Swiss writer and director Nora Longatti whose latest short...
The 2024 edition comprises nine fiction features and one documentary feature. Seven of the projects are debut features, with three second films.
In total, FeatureLab will host 21 participants, of whom 14 are women and seven are men. They come from 11 countries - Azerbaijan, Belarus, Brazil, France, Germany, Greece, India, Italy, South Korea, Switzerland, Ukraine.
Scroll down for full list of projects
Among the 10 projects is Versorgen by Swiss writer and director Nora Longatti whose latest short...
- 4/30/2024
- ScreenDaily
Chilean film and TV shows scored 309 awards around the world in 2023, CinemaChile announced in January. One month later, CinemaChile, the national promotion board, is turning 15 at Berlin. The consequence of longterm uninterrupted promotion of an industry must not be underestimated.
Over the last 15 years, film and TV have seen two seismic revolutions: Streamers’ Dtc distribution; the explosive rise of production levels across the globe.
The latter has left huge hostages to fortune, suddenly underscoring the significance of national support orgs such as CinemaChile. Below, 10 points on CinemaChile by way of introduction to the often ignored missing link in the latest evolution of the international independent industry: National film agencies.
Why National Film Agencies Are So Useful These Days
In 2005, Argentina released 74 features, Brazil 73, Mexico 33 and Chile 11. Cut to 2022, and those figures had skyrocketed respectively to 230, 173, 88 and 38, a 176% increase in collective levels from 191 films to 529. As slews of films challenge for sales and theatrical release abroad,...
Over the last 15 years, film and TV have seen two seismic revolutions: Streamers’ Dtc distribution; the explosive rise of production levels across the globe.
The latter has left huge hostages to fortune, suddenly underscoring the significance of national support orgs such as CinemaChile. Below, 10 points on CinemaChile by way of introduction to the often ignored missing link in the latest evolution of the international independent industry: National film agencies.
Why National Film Agencies Are So Useful These Days
In 2005, Argentina released 74 features, Brazil 73, Mexico 33 and Chile 11. Cut to 2022, and those figures had skyrocketed respectively to 230, 173, 88 and 38, a 176% increase in collective levels from 191 films to 529. As slews of films challenge for sales and theatrical release abroad,...
- 2/18/2024
- by John Hopewell and Anna Marie de la Fuente
- Variety Film + TV
Nele Wohlatz’s “Sleep With Your Eyes Open,” which has its world premiere in the Encounters section of the Berlin Film Festival, has debuted its trailer (below). Rediance has taken world sales rights.
Wohlatz’s fiction debut “El futuro perfecto” won Locarno’s Golden Leopard for the best first feature in 2016, and was invited to more than 70 international film festivals.
“Sleep With Your Eyes Open,” which is described as “a quiet comedy of misunderstandings,” is set in a coastal city in Brazil. Kai arrives from Taiwan for a holiday with a broken heart. She meets Fu Ang, who could become a friend, but then disappears.
While looking for him, Kai discovers the story of Xiaoxin and a group of Chinese workers living in a skyscraper. Kai finds her own experience strangely mirrors that of Xiaoxin’s story. Over the course of a hot, slow summer, delicate bonds grow between them.
Wohlatz’s fiction debut “El futuro perfecto” won Locarno’s Golden Leopard for the best first feature in 2016, and was invited to more than 70 international film festivals.
“Sleep With Your Eyes Open,” which is described as “a quiet comedy of misunderstandings,” is set in a coastal city in Brazil. Kai arrives from Taiwan for a holiday with a broken heart. She meets Fu Ang, who could become a friend, but then disappears.
While looking for him, Kai discovers the story of Xiaoxin and a group of Chinese workers living in a skyscraper. Kai finds her own experience strangely mirrors that of Xiaoxin’s story. Over the course of a hot, slow summer, delicate bonds grow between them.
- 2/11/2024
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
China-based sales agent Rediance has boarded Nele Wohlatz’s Sleep With Your Eyes Open and Huang Shuli’s short Goodbye First Love, ahead of their premieres at the Berlinale next month.
Sleep With Your Eyes Open will play in the festival’s competitive Encounters section, which was announced today. The comedy is set in a coastal city in Brazil over one hot summer, during which bonds grow between a heartbroken traveller from Taiwan, a man who runs an umbrella store and a woman who used to live in the city.
The cast combines newcomers with professional actors, including Wang Shin-Hong...
Sleep With Your Eyes Open will play in the festival’s competitive Encounters section, which was announced today. The comedy is set in a coastal city in Brazil over one hot summer, during which bonds grow between a heartbroken traveller from Taiwan, a man who runs an umbrella store and a woman who used to live in the city.
The cast combines newcomers with professional actors, including Wang Shin-Hong...
- 1/22/2024
- ScreenDaily
2023 edition has received a record number of applications.
Italy’s TorinoFilmLab (Tfl) has selected 10 projects for the 2023 edition of its FeatureLab training programme, for first or second film projects at an advanced development stage.
The 2023 iteration received a record 172 applications, from which one animation, one documentary and eight fiction projects have been chosen. Seven of the projects are debut feature, with three second films.
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Two of the projects have previously participated in Tfl programmes: Irene Moray’s debut Sealskin, a Spanish feature set in a world where women are vanishing; and Francesco Romano’s debut The White House,...
Italy’s TorinoFilmLab (Tfl) has selected 10 projects for the 2023 edition of its FeatureLab training programme, for first or second film projects at an advanced development stage.
The 2023 iteration received a record 172 applications, from which one animation, one documentary and eight fiction projects have been chosen. Seven of the projects are debut feature, with three second films.
Scroll down for the selected projects
Two of the projects have previously participated in Tfl programmes: Irene Moray’s debut Sealskin, a Spanish feature set in a world where women are vanishing; and Francesco Romano’s debut The White House,...
- 5/5/2023
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
The Red-sea Labs announced today the selection of 12 projects, from new and exciting voices from Saudi Arabia and the wider Arab and African region, which have been selected for the Red Sea Lodge, a development program in collaboration with the TorinoFilmLab and sponsored by Film AlUla. The Lodge is an intensive ten-month mentorship program, aimed at the next generation of emerging filmmakers to help turn their project ideas into a reality.
The first Lodge workshop will take place on the 14 March in the Saudi filmmaking hub of AlUla, with the final workshop and presentation of the selected projects taking place during the third edition of the RedSeaIFF, which is scheduled to run from 30 November – 9 December in Jeddah.
This year, The Lodge schedule is made up of five workshops, four of them will be in person. The Workshop designed to take emerging filmmaking talent at the early stages of their career through the essentials of filmmaking.
The first Lodge workshop will take place on the 14 March in the Saudi filmmaking hub of AlUla, with the final workshop and presentation of the selected projects taking place during the third edition of the RedSeaIFF, which is scheduled to run from 30 November – 9 December in Jeddah.
This year, The Lodge schedule is made up of five workshops, four of them will be in person. The Workshop designed to take emerging filmmaking talent at the early stages of their career through the essentials of filmmaking.
- 3/15/2023
- by Rouven Linnarz
- AsianMoviePulse
The 2023 New York Film Festival (NYFF) has confirmed its dates for the fall festival.
Film at Lincoln Center (Flc) announced that the 61st annual NYFF will take place from September 29 through October 15, 2023. Short film submissions may be accepted starting February 27 via FilmFreeway, with the deadline set for May 5.
This year’s New York Film Festival is run by Dennis Lim, artistic director, and Matt Bolish, the newly promoted managing director. Bolish’s role marks a new position for the festival. Bolish has been a member of the Flc staff since 2011 and is currently the organization’s vice president of operations, in addition to serving as NYFF producer since 2016.
Los Angeles Times film critic Justin Chang was also appointed to the five-member NYFF Main Slate Selection Committee.
“Justin’s love and knowledge of cinema are evident in everything he writes, and I’m excited for him to bring his curiosity, generosity,...
Film at Lincoln Center (Flc) announced that the 61st annual NYFF will take place from September 29 through October 15, 2023. Short film submissions may be accepted starting February 27 via FilmFreeway, with the deadline set for May 5.
This year’s New York Film Festival is run by Dennis Lim, artistic director, and Matt Bolish, the newly promoted managing director. Bolish’s role marks a new position for the festival. Bolish has been a member of the Flc staff since 2011 and is currently the organization’s vice president of operations, in addition to serving as NYFF producer since 2016.
Los Angeles Times film critic Justin Chang was also appointed to the five-member NYFF Main Slate Selection Committee.
“Justin’s love and knowledge of cinema are evident in everything he writes, and I’m excited for him to bring his curiosity, generosity,...
- 1/18/2023
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
New movies from directors Claire Denis, Park Chan-wook, Ruben Östlund, Kelly Reichardt and Paul Schrader will play at the 60th New York Film Festival, which is running from Sept. 30 through Oct. 16.
On Tuesday, Film at Lincoln Center, which hosts the annual Manhattan-based celebration of cinema, unveiled the 32 films that comprise the main slate. The lineup showcases films produced in 18 different countries and spotlights a mix of first-time and returning filmmakers.
Several movies that first screened at Cannes Film Festival, including Claire Denis’s Grand Prix winner “Stars at Noon,” Park Chan-wook’s “Decision to Leave,” Ruben Östlund’s Palme d’Or winner “Triangle of Sadness” and Charlotte Wells’ debut feature “Aftersun,” will play at NYFF. Carla Simón’s “Alcarràs,” which was awarded the Golden Bear at the 72nd Berlinale Festival, and Shaunak Sen’s “All That Breathes,” which took Sundance Film Festival’s grand jury prize in the world cinema documentary competition,...
On Tuesday, Film at Lincoln Center, which hosts the annual Manhattan-based celebration of cinema, unveiled the 32 films that comprise the main slate. The lineup showcases films produced in 18 different countries and spotlights a mix of first-time and returning filmmakers.
Several movies that first screened at Cannes Film Festival, including Claire Denis’s Grand Prix winner “Stars at Noon,” Park Chan-wook’s “Decision to Leave,” Ruben Östlund’s Palme d’Or winner “Triangle of Sadness” and Charlotte Wells’ debut feature “Aftersun,” will play at NYFF. Carla Simón’s “Alcarràs,” which was awarded the Golden Bear at the 72nd Berlinale Festival, and Shaunak Sen’s “All That Breathes,” which took Sundance Film Festival’s grand jury prize in the world cinema documentary competition,...
- 8/9/2022
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
The Red Sea International Film Festival’s selection of 12 projects from new and exciting voices from Saudi Arabia and the wider Arab region selected for the Red Sea Lodge, a mentoring program in collaboration with the Torino Film Lab, is a key part of the Festival’s drive to support and promote talent.
At the first edition of the Festival in December, The Red Sea Lodge 2021 winners The Zarqa Girl by Zaid Abuhamdan and The Photographer of Madina by Dalyah Bakheet each received a grant of US 100,000.
The Red Sea Lodge schedule is made up of 5 intensive labs designed to take a diversity of talent at the early stages of their career through the essentials of filmmaking to bring authentic stories to the screen.
The 8 month-program, designed to nurture and support emerging talent, will also improve access to Arab content and drive the potential of Arab talent on the international stage. The final workshop will take place during the second edition of the Festival which is scheduled to run from 1–10 December in Jeddah.
Of the 12 projects selected, 6 are from Saudi Arabia while the other projects are from Egypt, Algeria, and Lebanon. 50 of them are directed, produced, and written by women. As the Saudi Film industry continues to flourish and strives to become the Middle East’s film production hub, cinemas are reporting exponential growth and international productions are heading to shoot in the Kingdom this is an undoubtedly an opportune time for filmmakers breaking into the industry.
The selection committee features leading industry experts, including Savina Neirotti; Executive Director, TorinoFilmLab, Violeta Bava; Head of Studies, TorinoFilmLab, Jumana Zahid; Red Sea Lodge Manager, Shivani Pandya Malhotra; Managing Director of the Red Sea International Festival, Antoine Khalife; Director of the Arab Program, Red Sea International Film Festival, and Kaleem Aftab; Director of International Programming, Red Sea International Film Festival.
Also supporting the committee is Faiza Amba; Saudi Arabian film writer-director; Mohammad Sayed; Egyptian film critic and scriptwriter and Ziad Seaibi; Lebanese actor and lecturer at the Notre Dame University.
Shivani Pandya Malhotra, Managing Director of the Red Sea International Festival, said: “Together with the Torino Film Lab we are thrilled to be unveiling the next 12 unique projects for The Red Sea Lodge. The feedback from past participants has been very encouraging and this year’s selection is an exciting slate of projects with bold cultural and social ambitions from a diverse selection of voices. The Red Sea Lodge is now building momentum and proving to be a vital support initiative which helps Arab talent to reach new heights in their film careers and ultimately amplify the impact of Saudi and Arab film around the world.”
The selected projects from Saudi Arabia are:
Seasons of Love & War — based on the novel ‘Divers of the Desert’ written by Amal Alfaran, Director/Screenplay Hana Alomair, Co-Writer/Producer Soha Samir.
A Last Argument Against Youth: Writer — Director Mohemmed Algbreen, producer Raghad Bajbaa.
The Crow Nest — Writer/Director Feras Almusharrei, Producer Razan Al Soghayer, Writer Taqwa Ali.
Al Qais — Writer/Director Lujain Hussain, Writer — Producer Abdulrahman Hakeem.
Tahweedah — Writer/Director Omar Al Omirat, Producer Asd Alkarimi.
Yajuj: Curse Of Iram — Director Fahmi Farahat, Producer Jomana Alquraish, Writer Murad Amayreh.
Projects from the wider Arab world:
The Settlement — Egypt — France; Writer/Director Mohamed Rashad, Producer Hala Lotfy.
A Quarter To Thursday In Algiers — Algeria — France; Writer/Director Sofia Djama, Producer Aurélie Turc.
Cain And Abel — Egypt — USA — France; Director Dina Amer, Producer Karim Amer, Writer Omar Mullick.
Dogmas — France — Algeria; Writer/Director Salah Issaad, Producer Taqiyeddine Issaad.
Bubblegum Brigades — Lebanon; Director Samah El Kadi, Producer Michelle Ayoub, Writer Rani Nasr.
Aisha Can’t Fly Away Anymore — Egypt; Writer/Director Morad Mostafa, Producer Sawsan Yusuf.
The second edition of the Red Sea International Film Festival will run in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia from December 1–10, 2022.
At the first edition of the Festival in December, The Red Sea Lodge 2021 winners The Zarqa Girl by Zaid Abuhamdan and The Photographer of Madina by Dalyah Bakheet each received a grant of US 100,000.
The Red Sea Lodge schedule is made up of 5 intensive labs designed to take a diversity of talent at the early stages of their career through the essentials of filmmaking to bring authentic stories to the screen.
The 8 month-program, designed to nurture and support emerging talent, will also improve access to Arab content and drive the potential of Arab talent on the international stage. The final workshop will take place during the second edition of the Festival which is scheduled to run from 1–10 December in Jeddah.
Of the 12 projects selected, 6 are from Saudi Arabia while the other projects are from Egypt, Algeria, and Lebanon. 50 of them are directed, produced, and written by women. As the Saudi Film industry continues to flourish and strives to become the Middle East’s film production hub, cinemas are reporting exponential growth and international productions are heading to shoot in the Kingdom this is an undoubtedly an opportune time for filmmakers breaking into the industry.
The selection committee features leading industry experts, including Savina Neirotti; Executive Director, TorinoFilmLab, Violeta Bava; Head of Studies, TorinoFilmLab, Jumana Zahid; Red Sea Lodge Manager, Shivani Pandya Malhotra; Managing Director of the Red Sea International Festival, Antoine Khalife; Director of the Arab Program, Red Sea International Film Festival, and Kaleem Aftab; Director of International Programming, Red Sea International Film Festival.
Also supporting the committee is Faiza Amba; Saudi Arabian film writer-director; Mohammad Sayed; Egyptian film critic and scriptwriter and Ziad Seaibi; Lebanese actor and lecturer at the Notre Dame University.
Shivani Pandya Malhotra, Managing Director of the Red Sea International Festival, said: “Together with the Torino Film Lab we are thrilled to be unveiling the next 12 unique projects for The Red Sea Lodge. The feedback from past participants has been very encouraging and this year’s selection is an exciting slate of projects with bold cultural and social ambitions from a diverse selection of voices. The Red Sea Lodge is now building momentum and proving to be a vital support initiative which helps Arab talent to reach new heights in their film careers and ultimately amplify the impact of Saudi and Arab film around the world.”
The selected projects from Saudi Arabia are:
Seasons of Love & War — based on the novel ‘Divers of the Desert’ written by Amal Alfaran, Director/Screenplay Hana Alomair, Co-Writer/Producer Soha Samir.
A Last Argument Against Youth: Writer — Director Mohemmed Algbreen, producer Raghad Bajbaa.
The Crow Nest — Writer/Director Feras Almusharrei, Producer Razan Al Soghayer, Writer Taqwa Ali.
Al Qais — Writer/Director Lujain Hussain, Writer — Producer Abdulrahman Hakeem.
Tahweedah — Writer/Director Omar Al Omirat, Producer Asd Alkarimi.
Yajuj: Curse Of Iram — Director Fahmi Farahat, Producer Jomana Alquraish, Writer Murad Amayreh.
Projects from the wider Arab world:
The Settlement — Egypt — France; Writer/Director Mohamed Rashad, Producer Hala Lotfy.
A Quarter To Thursday In Algiers — Algeria — France; Writer/Director Sofia Djama, Producer Aurélie Turc.
Cain And Abel — Egypt — USA — France; Director Dina Amer, Producer Karim Amer, Writer Omar Mullick.
Dogmas — France — Algeria; Writer/Director Salah Issaad, Producer Taqiyeddine Issaad.
Bubblegum Brigades — Lebanon; Director Samah El Kadi, Producer Michelle Ayoub, Writer Rani Nasr.
Aisha Can’t Fly Away Anymore — Egypt; Writer/Director Morad Mostafa, Producer Sawsan Yusuf.
The second edition of the Red Sea International Film Festival will run in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia from December 1–10, 2022.
- 5/8/2022
- by Sydney
- Sydney's Buzz
Germany, US, India among countries represented.
Italy’s TorinoFilmLab (Tfl) has selected 10 fiction feature film projects at an advanced development stage for its 2022 FeatureLab, which will run from June to November this year.
The projects include six debut features and four second features; there are 21 participants across the 10 creative teams, including 14 women, six men and one non-binary person. They were selected from 134 applications from 60 countries.
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Among the selection are Mexican writer-director Marta Hernaiz Pidal with Straight Ahead, On Your Right. The film centres on the meeting between a group of posh teenage...
Italy’s TorinoFilmLab (Tfl) has selected 10 fiction feature film projects at an advanced development stage for its 2022 FeatureLab, which will run from June to November this year.
The projects include six debut features and four second features; there are 21 participants across the 10 creative teams, including 14 women, six men and one non-binary person. They were selected from 134 applications from 60 countries.
Scroll down for the full list of projects
Among the selection are Mexican writer-director Marta Hernaiz Pidal with Straight Ahead, On Your Right. The film centres on the meeting between a group of posh teenage...
- 4/29/2022
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
12 upcoming films from the Middle East and North Africa will be supported by project and talent incubator.
Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea International Film Festival (Rsiff) has unveiled the 12 projects selected for this year’s edition of its Red Sea Lodge project and talent development programme.
Of the 12 projects selected, six are from Saudi Arabia while the other projects are from Egypt, Algeria, and Lebanon, with 50% of the participants directed, produced, and written by women
The selection includes Saudi director and writer Hana Alomair’s feature directorial debut Seasons Of Love And War. The love triangle tale set in an...
Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea International Film Festival (Rsiff) has unveiled the 12 projects selected for this year’s edition of its Red Sea Lodge project and talent development programme.
Of the 12 projects selected, six are from Saudi Arabia while the other projects are from Egypt, Algeria, and Lebanon, with 50% of the participants directed, produced, and written by women
The selection includes Saudi director and writer Hana Alomair’s feature directorial debut Seasons Of Love And War. The love triangle tale set in an...
- 3/15/2022
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- ScreenDaily
Five fiction, five non-fiction producers will take part in Producers Lab.
Sundance Institute has announced participants for its Producers Lab that takes place from July 25-29 and Producers Summit that runs August 2-5.
Five fiction film and five nonfiction producers and their projects have been selected for the Producers Labs, and more than 50 industry leaders and 65 independent filmmakers will participate in the Producers Summit. Both events are digital-only.
The Fellows and projects selected for the 2021 Feature Film Producers Lab are: Katie White, Caity (US); Deidre Backs (Mark Silverman honouree), Fancy Dance (US); Duran Jones, The Incredible Heist Of Hallelujah Jones (US); Shao Min Chew Chia,...
Sundance Institute has announced participants for its Producers Lab that takes place from July 25-29 and Producers Summit that runs August 2-5.
Five fiction film and five nonfiction producers and their projects have been selected for the Producers Labs, and more than 50 industry leaders and 65 independent filmmakers will participate in the Producers Summit. Both events are digital-only.
The Fellows and projects selected for the 2021 Feature Film Producers Lab are: Katie White, Caity (US); Deidre Backs (Mark Silverman honouree), Fancy Dance (US); Duran Jones, The Incredible Heist Of Hallelujah Jones (US); Shao Min Chew Chia,...
- 7/22/2021
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
The Sundance Institute on Thursday announced 10 participants for its upcoming weeklong Producers Lab — emerging producers behind five nonfiction and five fiction feature projects who will get a year of mentorship, creative support, and networking opportunities.
Additionally, Sundance also announced some of the lineup for its Producers Summit, which runs from August 2-5 on the online Sundance Collab platform. The event brings together financiers, agents, and distributors, alongside emerging and mid-career producers for discussions around issues in the field. Hasan Minhaj will deliver a keynote on the critical role of bold, personal storytelling.
The Producers Lab will take place July 25-29, and represent the beginning of a year of support participants will receive. On the fiction side, this year’s advisors include Mollye Asher (“Nomadland”), Amy Lo (“Nancy”), Paul Mezey (“After Yang”), and Laura Rister (“The Tale”). Nonfiction advisors include Violeta Bava (“Azor”) Jannat Gargi (Vice Studios), Andrea Meditch (“Fathom”), and...
Additionally, Sundance also announced some of the lineup for its Producers Summit, which runs from August 2-5 on the online Sundance Collab platform. The event brings together financiers, agents, and distributors, alongside emerging and mid-career producers for discussions around issues in the field. Hasan Minhaj will deliver a keynote on the critical role of bold, personal storytelling.
The Producers Lab will take place July 25-29, and represent the beginning of a year of support participants will receive. On the fiction side, this year’s advisors include Mollye Asher (“Nomadland”), Amy Lo (“Nancy”), Paul Mezey (“After Yang”), and Laura Rister (“The Tale”). Nonfiction advisors include Violeta Bava (“Azor”) Jannat Gargi (Vice Studios), Andrea Meditch (“Fathom”), and...
- 7/22/2021
- by Chris Lindahl
- Indiewire
Sundance Institute Sets 10 Producers For 2021 Lab & Summit, Unveils Advisors & Industry Participants
On Wednesday, Sundance Institute named the fellows selected for its 2021 Producers Lab and Summit.
Producers and projects selected on the feature film side include Katie White (Caity), Deidre Backs (Fancy Dance), Duran Jones (The Incredible Heist of Hallelujah Jones), Shao Min Chew Chia (The Plutonians), and Austin Sepulveda (Sundown Town).
Those chosen for the Documentary Producers Lab are Jole Estrella Horwitz (All that is Solid (Todo Lo Sólido)), Darcy McKinnon (Commuted), Keith Wilson (I Didn’t See You There), Razi Jafri (Loyalty) and Ann Bennett (Razing Liberty Square).
Fiction producers serving as advisors at this year’s program include Mollye Asher (Nomadland), Amy Lo (Nancy), Paul Mezey (After Yang) and Laura Rister (The Tale). Nonfiction advisors will include Violeta Bava (Azor), Jannat Gargi (Vice Studios), Andrea Meditch (Fathom), and Tracy Rector (Nia Tero).
This year’s Producers Lab is set for July 25-29. The Producers Summit will take place between...
Producers and projects selected on the feature film side include Katie White (Caity), Deidre Backs (Fancy Dance), Duran Jones (The Incredible Heist of Hallelujah Jones), Shao Min Chew Chia (The Plutonians), and Austin Sepulveda (Sundown Town).
Those chosen for the Documentary Producers Lab are Jole Estrella Horwitz (All that is Solid (Todo Lo Sólido)), Darcy McKinnon (Commuted), Keith Wilson (I Didn’t See You There), Razi Jafri (Loyalty) and Ann Bennett (Razing Liberty Square).
Fiction producers serving as advisors at this year’s program include Mollye Asher (Nomadland), Amy Lo (Nancy), Paul Mezey (After Yang) and Laura Rister (The Tale). Nonfiction advisors will include Violeta Bava (Azor), Jannat Gargi (Vice Studios), Andrea Meditch (Fathom), and Tracy Rector (Nia Tero).
This year’s Producers Lab is set for July 25-29. The Producers Summit will take place between...
- 7/22/2021
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Sundance Institute has invited 10 different emerging producers -- six women and four men, split evenly between fiction and non-fiction projects -- to participate in its week-long Producers Lab.
The invited fellows will get mentoring from veteran Hollywood producers between July 25-29 who will aid the independent producers to deepen the creative potential of their projects and develop new creative instincts. They'll then be invited to a Producers Summit between August 2-5, which is a gathering of other producers for a series of roundtables, one-on-one meetings and conversations, including a keynote address by Hasan Minhaj. More than 50 industry leaders and 65 indie filmmakers will participate and will receive ongoing year-long mentorship, creative support and networking opportunities.
Both events will take place digitally this year on Sundance Co//ab. Artist support director Shira Rockowitz and documentary film program deputy director Kristin Feeley are leading the event for the Sundance Institute.
This year’s...
The invited fellows will get mentoring from veteran Hollywood producers between July 25-29 who will aid the independent producers to deepen the creative potential of their projects and develop new creative instincts. They'll then be invited to a Producers Summit between August 2-5, which is a gathering of other producers for a series of roundtables, one-on-one meetings and conversations, including a keynote address by Hasan Minhaj. More than 50 industry leaders and 65 indie filmmakers will participate and will receive ongoing year-long mentorship, creative support and networking opportunities.
Both events will take place digitally this year on Sundance Co//ab. Artist support director Shira Rockowitz and documentary film program deputy director Kristin Feeley are leading the event for the Sundance Institute.
This year’s...
- 7/22/2021
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Event will combine in-person, virtual screenings.
The 59th New York Film festival (NYFF) will take place in a hybrid format and runs from September 24-October 10, 2021.
Produced by Film at Lincoln Center, this year’s edition will combine an in-person component with virtual screenings.
In 2020, organisers unveiled a reimagined festival structure under the leadership of new NYFF director Eugene Hernandez and NYFF Director of programming Dennis Lim.
The festival’s selections were streamlined into five sections: Main Slate, Currents, Spotlight, Revivals, and Talks.
This year’s festival selection committee comprises Florence Almozini, K. Austin Collins, Devika Girish, Hernandez, Lim, Aily Nash,...
The 59th New York Film festival (NYFF) will take place in a hybrid format and runs from September 24-October 10, 2021.
Produced by Film at Lincoln Center, this year’s edition will combine an in-person component with virtual screenings.
In 2020, organisers unveiled a reimagined festival structure under the leadership of new NYFF director Eugene Hernandez and NYFF Director of programming Dennis Lim.
The festival’s selections were streamlined into five sections: Main Slate, Currents, Spotlight, Revivals, and Talks.
This year’s festival selection committee comprises Florence Almozini, K. Austin Collins, Devika Girish, Hernandez, Lim, Aily Nash,...
- 4/21/2021
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
The Venice Film Festival has moved to permanently replace its Sconfini program, which first launched in 2018 to highlight arthouse and genre films in and out of competition capacity.
The segment did not run last year as the fest scaled down its program for its pandemic-impacted 2020 edition, and it will now not return, with the void being filled by Orizzonti Extra (Horizons Extra), an offshoot of the competitive Orizzonti program that the fest said would “maintain some of the primary characteristics” of Sconfini.
The new strand will “offer a selection of works no limits of genre, duration and destination, as long as they last more than 60 minutes… each film must be accompanied and followed by encounters with the auteurs and cultural figures.” An audience jury will award a prize to the best film in the section.
Submissions open today for the 78th edition of the fest, which is due to take...
The segment did not run last year as the fest scaled down its program for its pandemic-impacted 2020 edition, and it will now not return, with the void being filled by Orizzonti Extra (Horizons Extra), an offshoot of the competitive Orizzonti program that the fest said would “maintain some of the primary characteristics” of Sconfini.
The new strand will “offer a selection of works no limits of genre, duration and destination, as long as they last more than 60 minutes… each film must be accompanied and followed by encounters with the auteurs and cultural figures.” An audience jury will award a prize to the best film in the section.
Submissions open today for the 78th edition of the fest, which is due to take...
- 1/18/2021
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
The Venice Film Festival is tweaking its sections as it gears up for its upcoming 78th edition in September.
After announcing that “Parasite” director Bong Joon Ho will preside over the main jury, the Lido on Monday opened up for film submissions and said in a statement that the fest’s Sconfini section — which had been scrapped last year to free up more space for the socially-distanced screenings — is being replaced by a new section called Horizons Extra.
Horizons Extra will be an extension of Venice’s competitive Horizons (Orrizonti) section that focuses on new trends in world cinema, but will be “less constrained by standards of length and format,” the Venice statement said. The new sidebar is for “works with no limits of genre, duration and destination, as long as they last more than 60 minutes,” it added. Prizes will be decided by a jury of audience members “following criteria and procedures to be announced.
After announcing that “Parasite” director Bong Joon Ho will preside over the main jury, the Lido on Monday opened up for film submissions and said in a statement that the fest’s Sconfini section — which had been scrapped last year to free up more space for the socially-distanced screenings — is being replaced by a new section called Horizons Extra.
Horizons Extra will be an extension of Venice’s competitive Horizons (Orrizonti) section that focuses on new trends in world cinema, but will be “less constrained by standards of length and format,” the Venice statement said. The new sidebar is for “works with no limits of genre, duration and destination, as long as they last more than 60 minutes,” it added. Prizes will be decided by a jury of audience members “following criteria and procedures to be announced.
- 1/18/2021
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
Stienette Bosklopper of the Netherlands’ Circe Films and Meike Martens of Germany’s Blinker Filmproduktion have boarded “Do Fish Sleep With Their Eyes Open?,” the latest film from director Nele Wohlatz, whose 2016 documentary hybrid “The Future Perfect” won best feature in Locarno.
The co-production partnerships add European support and financing muscle to an Argentine project produced by Buenos Aires’ Ruda Cine, which has already attracted a Brazilian partner, CinemaScópio.
In “Do Fish Sleep With Their Eyes Open?” German filmmaker Wohlatz continues her examination of the immigrant experience via a feature film set in the bustling Brazilian city of Recife.
The project, which is taking part in the International Film Festival Rotterdam’s CineMart co-production market, follows three young Chinese travelers, two immigrant workers and a tourist, and explores themes of belonging and constant movement.
The film’s protagonists don’t event “try to make Recife a home, since tomorrow they might go somewhere else,...
The co-production partnerships add European support and financing muscle to an Argentine project produced by Buenos Aires’ Ruda Cine, which has already attracted a Brazilian partner, CinemaScópio.
In “Do Fish Sleep With Their Eyes Open?” German filmmaker Wohlatz continues her examination of the immigrant experience via a feature film set in the bustling Brazilian city of Recife.
The project, which is taking part in the International Film Festival Rotterdam’s CineMart co-production market, follows three young Chinese travelers, two immigrant workers and a tourist, and explores themes of belonging and constant movement.
The film’s protagonists don’t event “try to make Recife a home, since tomorrow they might go somewhere else,...
- 1/18/2021
- by Ed Meza
- Variety Film + TV
Seafic Award went to Malaysian filmmaker Chia Chee Sum, while Singapore’s Siyou Tan took the Open Sea Fund Award.
Malaysian filmmaker Chia Chee Sum’s Oasis Of Now won the Seafic Award at the fourth edition of the Southeast Asia Fiction Film Lab (Seafic) Open House (January 8-11), while Amoeba, from Singapore’s Siyou Tan, took the Open Sea Fund Award.
The prizes follow nine months of intense script and project development for the five selected projects, through the guidance of international experts. The winners were selected after live pitching sessions in front of international juries.
Seafic organisers described...
Malaysian filmmaker Chia Chee Sum’s Oasis Of Now won the Seafic Award at the fourth edition of the Southeast Asia Fiction Film Lab (Seafic) Open House (January 8-11), while Amoeba, from Singapore’s Siyou Tan, took the Open Sea Fund Award.
The prizes follow nine months of intense script and project development for the five selected projects, through the guidance of international experts. The winners were selected after live pitching sessions in front of international juries.
Seafic organisers described...
- 1/12/2021
- by Liz Shackleton
- ScreenDaily
Malaysian film project “Oasis of Now” was named as the winner of the $15,000 Seafic award at the end of the fourth edition of the Southeast Asia Fiction Film Lab on Monday.
The project, to be directed by Chia Chee Sum and produced by Lee Yve Vonn, is the story of a Vietnamese housekeeper living a secret life in Kuala Lumpur.
“Our choice finally fell on a project with a strong subject against a background of social reality, and with its heart, the bonds of affection that are the basis of human relations and family. More than a script, it’s a project inhabited by a true cinematographic vision due to the treatment of the space and its visual and sound mise en scene,” said a three-person jury that included festival selectors Charles Tesson and Violeta Bava, and executive Winnie Lau.
The Open Sea Fund Award, which provides $25,000 of equipment rentals and post-production services,...
The project, to be directed by Chia Chee Sum and produced by Lee Yve Vonn, is the story of a Vietnamese housekeeper living a secret life in Kuala Lumpur.
“Our choice finally fell on a project with a strong subject against a background of social reality, and with its heart, the bonds of affection that are the basis of human relations and family. More than a script, it’s a project inhabited by a true cinematographic vision due to the treatment of the space and its visual and sound mise en scene,” said a three-person jury that included festival selectors Charles Tesson and Violeta Bava, and executive Winnie Lau.
The Open Sea Fund Award, which provides $25,000 of equipment rentals and post-production services,...
- 1/12/2021
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Documentary festival also extends selection team.
Swiss documentary festival Visions de Réel has named a new head of industry and appointed several new members to its selection committee.
Gundula Meinzolt has stepped down as head of industry for the festival to focus on her work as a producer but will continue her association with Visions de Réel as a special advisor. She had been head of industry since 2010.
Meinzolt will be replaced by Madeline Robert, who has been a member of the festival’s selection committee since 2015.
New additions to selection team include Argentinean producer Violeta Bava; Spain’s Javier Martín,...
Swiss documentary festival Visions de Réel has named a new head of industry and appointed several new members to its selection committee.
Gundula Meinzolt has stepped down as head of industry for the festival to focus on her work as a producer but will continue her association with Visions de Réel as a special advisor. She had been head of industry since 2010.
Meinzolt will be replaced by Madeline Robert, who has been a member of the festival’s selection committee since 2015.
New additions to selection team include Argentinean producer Violeta Bava; Spain’s Javier Martín,...
- 11/5/2020
- by Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
This year, the New York Film Festival will look different than the past fifty-seven years––and it’s not just the shift from in-theater screenings to outdoor and virtual, but also with its programming. With the new leadership of NYFF Director Eugene Hernandez and NYFF Director of Programming Dennis Lim, one of the major changes in Film at Lincoln Center’s yearly showcase of the best in world cinema is the addition of a new section titled Currents.
A nod to previous programs featured in the festival––including Views From the Avant-Garde, Explorations, and Projections––Currents provides an expansive overview of the filmmakers that are among the boldest and most innovative working today. With a lineup including 14 features and 46 short films, representing 28 countries, Currents takes a comprehensive look at both the future of filmmaking from emerging directors as well as new offerings from established filmmakers.
Opening Night of Currents is...
A nod to previous programs featured in the festival––including Views From the Avant-Garde, Explorations, and Projections––Currents provides an expansive overview of the filmmakers that are among the boldest and most innovative working today. With a lineup including 14 features and 46 short films, representing 28 countries, Currents takes a comprehensive look at both the future of filmmaking from emerging directors as well as new offerings from established filmmakers.
Opening Night of Currents is...
- 8/24/2020
- by Leonard Pearce
- The Film Stage
Dates moved forward to September 17–October 11 to expand access via drive-in screenings.
Three films from Steve McQueen’s BBC/Amazon Small Axe anthology examining London’s West Indian community over several decades will screen at the 58th New York Film Festival (NYFF) as organisers announced the Main Slate on Thursday (August 13).
Festival brass have moved the festival forward by one week to September 17–October 11 to expand access to the festival via drive-in screenings.
McQueen’s Lovers Rock (pictured) was previously unveiled as the opening night selection and is joined by Mangrove and Red, White And Blue, the latter of which...
Three films from Steve McQueen’s BBC/Amazon Small Axe anthology examining London’s West Indian community over several decades will screen at the 58th New York Film Festival (NYFF) as organisers announced the Main Slate on Thursday (August 13).
Festival brass have moved the festival forward by one week to September 17–October 11 to expand access to the festival via drive-in screenings.
McQueen’s Lovers Rock (pictured) was previously unveiled as the opening night selection and is joined by Mangrove and Red, White And Blue, the latter of which...
- 8/13/2020
- by 36¦Jeremy Kay¦54¦
- ScreenDaily
Andreas Fontana’s “Azor,” the latest production between Switzerland’s Alina Film and Argentina’s Ruda Cine, partners on Locarno Golden Leopard winner “Back to Stay,” has scored a world sales deal from Brussels-based Be For Films.
A scathing take on Swiss banks’ shady dealings during Argentina’s Junta dictatorship, “Azor” is one of the 10 Swiss titles featured in Locarno’s The Films After Tomorrow, a competition for movies whose preparation or production has been halted by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Written by Fontana, with the collaboration of Mariano Llinás, director of cult Argentine film “Extraordinary Stories,” “Azor” follows Yvan de Wiel, heir to his family bank, who flies to Argentina in late 1980, during its military dictatorship, to track down his banking partner Keys who’s gone missing overnight. He gradually discovers his own bank’s collusion with tax fraud and far more damning financial operations.
“Azor” was inspired by Fontana...
A scathing take on Swiss banks’ shady dealings during Argentina’s Junta dictatorship, “Azor” is one of the 10 Swiss titles featured in Locarno’s The Films After Tomorrow, a competition for movies whose preparation or production has been halted by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Written by Fontana, with the collaboration of Mariano Llinás, director of cult Argentine film “Extraordinary Stories,” “Azor” follows Yvan de Wiel, heir to his family bank, who flies to Argentina in late 1980, during its military dictatorship, to track down his banking partner Keys who’s gone missing overnight. He gradually discovers his own bank’s collusion with tax fraud and far more damning financial operations.
“Azor” was inspired by Fontana...
- 8/7/2020
- by John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
The French film festival opens on July 22.
There is a film festival going ahead in the south of France this summer - and it’s not Cannes.
FIDMarseille is breaking new ground this year simply by taking place. The festival opens tonight, Wednesday July 22, and is running until Sunday July 26. It is the first proper physical film event of its kind, certainly in Europe, since the coronavirus pandemic began.
As Jean-Pierre Rehm, executive officer of the festival, explains staging it has been a huge challenge. “We thought first of cancelling,” Rehm recalls. “Then we thought of going online. Then, when...
There is a film festival going ahead in the south of France this summer - and it’s not Cannes.
FIDMarseille is breaking new ground this year simply by taking place. The festival opens tonight, Wednesday July 22, and is running until Sunday July 26. It is the first proper physical film event of its kind, certainly in Europe, since the coronavirus pandemic began.
As Jean-Pierre Rehm, executive officer of the festival, explains staging it has been a huge challenge. “We thought first of cancelling,” Rehm recalls. “Then we thought of going online. Then, when...
- 7/22/2020
- by 57¦Geoffrey Macnab¦41¦
- ScreenDaily
The 58th New York Film Festival announced on Friday a new programming structure and the addition of curatorial members to their teams. For now, the festival will include in-person and digital experiences and will take place Sept. 25 through Oct. 11.
But one question still hanging over New York Film Festival is if it will be able to continue on as it has in the past, as the coronavirus has resulted in more than 20,000 deaths in the state and closed businesses ranging from restaurants to movie theaters.
It’s not clear if life will go back to normal by the fall. If not, the festival might need to go all-virtual due to the pandemic.
“Our city is enduring a devastating crisis right now and there is no question that the 58th New York Film Festival will be different as a result, but New Yorkers are resilient and constraints can inspire new ideas,...
But one question still hanging over New York Film Festival is if it will be able to continue on as it has in the past, as the coronavirus has resulted in more than 20,000 deaths in the state and closed businesses ranging from restaurants to movie theaters.
It’s not clear if life will go back to normal by the fall. If not, the festival might need to go all-virtual due to the pandemic.
“Our city is enduring a devastating crisis right now and there is no question that the 58th New York Film Festival will be different as a result, but New Yorkers are resilient and constraints can inspire new ideas,...
- 5/8/2020
- by Mackenzie Nichols
- Variety Film + TV
As it readies for its 58th edition, the New York Film Festival has announced a number of changes both to its programming structure and curatorial teams that head up both selection and overall advisement. In addition to adding new members in committee and advisory roles, the festival’s programming structure has been streamlined into five distinct sections.
While the state of fall festivals remains unclear in the wake of the pandemic, Nyff representatives said in a statement that “the festival is also exploring a combination of both in-person and digital experiences, as circumstances allow,” adding that Film at Lincoln Center “will determine the format of the festival this summer, maintaining its commitment and responsibility to films and filmmakers while ensuring that the safety and well-being of our audiences and guests remain our utmost priority.”
In an additional statement, new Nyff director Eugene Hernandez addressed the current challenges faced by the festival.
While the state of fall festivals remains unclear in the wake of the pandemic, Nyff representatives said in a statement that “the festival is also exploring a combination of both in-person and digital experiences, as circumstances allow,” adding that Film at Lincoln Center “will determine the format of the festival this summer, maintaining its commitment and responsibility to films and filmmakers while ensuring that the safety and well-being of our audiences and guests remain our utmost priority.”
In an additional statement, new Nyff director Eugene Hernandez addressed the current challenges faced by the festival.
- 5/8/2020
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
The New York Film Festival will move forward in late September for its 58th edition, and the festival is considering both in-person and digital options for events as circumstances due to the coronavirus pandemic allow, Film at Lincoln Center announced Friday.
The festival will run September 25 through October 11, and it will also feature an overhauled programming structure shaped by the festival’s new director for 2020 Eugene Hernandez, as well as the newly appointed director of programming Dennis Lim.
The changes to Nyff were in the works prior to the coronavirus and come after long-time director Kent Jones stepped down following last year’s festival to become a full time filmmaker. The new selection committee for the main slate and other sections will also include a wider roster of Film at Lincoln Center’s programmers and advisors involved.
Also Read: Toronto Film Festival Considers Onsite and Online 'Digital Innovations' for September...
The festival will run September 25 through October 11, and it will also feature an overhauled programming structure shaped by the festival’s new director for 2020 Eugene Hernandez, as well as the newly appointed director of programming Dennis Lim.
The changes to Nyff were in the works prior to the coronavirus and come after long-time director Kent Jones stepped down following last year’s festival to become a full time filmmaker. The new selection committee for the main slate and other sections will also include a wider roster of Film at Lincoln Center’s programmers and advisors involved.
Also Read: Toronto Film Festival Considers Onsite and Online 'Digital Innovations' for September...
- 5/8/2020
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Currents, Spotlight sections among innovations.
The Film at Lincoln Center hierarchy announced on Friday (May 8) a new programming structure, selection committee and advisory roles at the 58th New York Film Festival (Nyff), set to run from September 25-October 11.
Film at Lincoln Center will determine the form of the festival over the summer, however what is known is there will be five sections: Main Slate, Currents, Spotlight, Revivals, and Talks.
The Main Slate selection committee has been expanded to five members comprising Nyff director of programming Dennis Lim (chair), Florence Almozini, K. Austin Collins, Nyff director Eugene Hernandez, and Rachel Rosen.
The Film at Lincoln Center hierarchy announced on Friday (May 8) a new programming structure, selection committee and advisory roles at the 58th New York Film Festival (Nyff), set to run from September 25-October 11.
Film at Lincoln Center will determine the form of the festival over the summer, however what is known is there will be five sections: Main Slate, Currents, Spotlight, Revivals, and Talks.
The Main Slate selection committee has been expanded to five members comprising Nyff director of programming Dennis Lim (chair), Florence Almozini, K. Austin Collins, Nyff director Eugene Hernandez, and Rachel Rosen.
- 5/8/2020
- by 36¦Jeremy Kay¦54¦
- ScreenDaily
The 2020 edition of the New Zealand International Film Festival will take place entirely online, after organizers conceded that the coronavirus crisis has made it impossible to pull off a conventional festival in theaters.
“Nziff At Home – Online will be a true film festival experience featuring world and New Zealand premieres of films each night, and including virtual red-carpet, and filmmaker Q&As and we can potentially invite more international guests to present their films to our festival audiences than ever before using virtual means,” said Marten Rabarts, festival director who is curating his first edition.
“Some films will be screened as special ‘one-off’ events, and many of the films presented will be exclusive to Nziff and won’t have other New Zealand screenings.”
Organizers said that Rabarts has received has assurances from key film distributors in Australia, New Zealand and around the world that they are committed to making the online edition work well.
“Nziff At Home – Online will be a true film festival experience featuring world and New Zealand premieres of films each night, and including virtual red-carpet, and filmmaker Q&As and we can potentially invite more international guests to present their films to our festival audiences than ever before using virtual means,” said Marten Rabarts, festival director who is curating his first edition.
“Some films will be screened as special ‘one-off’ events, and many of the films presented will be exclusive to Nziff and won’t have other New Zealand screenings.”
Organizers said that Rabarts has received has assurances from key film distributors in Australia, New Zealand and around the world that they are committed to making the online edition work well.
- 4/30/2020
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Swiss doc event is hoping for high number of international participants.
Titles in the International Feature competition and Burning Lights International competition of Swiss documentary film festival Visions du Réel will start screening online tomorrow, Saturday April 25.
It is a moment artistic director Émilie Bujès feared would never happen. Faced with the cancellation of the physical festival in Nyons due to the Covid-19 crisis, she initially believed moving the line-up online would simply be too difficult.
“I thought, ‘We have all these world premieres, people won’t move them online’,” she said.
But the idea of cancelling altogether was too...
Titles in the International Feature competition and Burning Lights International competition of Swiss documentary film festival Visions du Réel will start screening online tomorrow, Saturday April 25.
It is a moment artistic director Émilie Bujès feared would never happen. Faced with the cancellation of the physical festival in Nyons due to the Covid-19 crisis, she initially believed moving the line-up online would simply be too difficult.
“I thought, ‘We have all these world premieres, people won’t move them online’,” she said.
But the idea of cancelling altogether was too...
- 4/24/2020
- by 1100142¦Wendy Mitchell¦0¦
- ScreenDaily
Alexander Abaturov’s “Paradise,” Lola Arias’ “Reas” and Yosep Anggi Noen’s “Voice of Baceprot” figure among 15 documentary features set to be pitched over April 27-28 at the 51st Pitching du Réel.
A co-production forum for creative documentaries, the Pitching is an industry centerpiece at Visions du Réel, one of Europe’s most prestigious documentary festivals.
These titles are joined by 12 others in a lineup which boasts well-known filmmakers, for example, Egypt’s Mohamed Siam, whose “Amal” opened 2017’s Idfa, Argentina’s Gaston Solnicki, director of Venice Horizons player “Kékszakállú, and Nelson Carlo de lo Santos, a Locarno Golden Leopard winner with “Cocote.”
It also takes in an extraordinary range of countries of origen led by France, with three titles in the section, and Switzerland, Argentina and Lebanon with a couple but including 18 territories, marked by a strong Middle East showing with further productions from Egypt, Syria and Quatar.
Projects...
A co-production forum for creative documentaries, the Pitching is an industry centerpiece at Visions du Réel, one of Europe’s most prestigious documentary festivals.
These titles are joined by 12 others in a lineup which boasts well-known filmmakers, for example, Egypt’s Mohamed Siam, whose “Amal” opened 2017’s Idfa, Argentina’s Gaston Solnicki, director of Venice Horizons player “Kékszakállú, and Nelson Carlo de lo Santos, a Locarno Golden Leopard winner with “Cocote.”
It also takes in an extraordinary range of countries of origen led by France, with three titles in the section, and Switzerland, Argentina and Lebanon with a couple but including 18 territories, marked by a strong Middle East showing with further productions from Egypt, Syria and Quatar.
Projects...
- 4/16/2020
- by John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
Rithy Panh, Karim Ainouz, Annemarie Jacir, Tala Hadid, Ghassan Salhab join efforts to continue key project development activities.
The Doha Film Institute (Dfi) has set up an online mentorship programme to replace its Qumra talent and project development event which was cancelled earlier this month due to the coronavirus pandemic.
A total of 46 projects were to have received support and advice from some 100 industry professionals at the sixth edition of the meeting, originally scheduled to run March 20-25 in Doha.
French director Claire Denis, Greek cinematographer Phedon Papamichael, Us director James Gray, Austrian filmmaker Jessica Hausner and Oscar-winning sound editor...
The Doha Film Institute (Dfi) has set up an online mentorship programme to replace its Qumra talent and project development event which was cancelled earlier this month due to the coronavirus pandemic.
A total of 46 projects were to have received support and advice from some 100 industry professionals at the sixth edition of the meeting, originally scheduled to run March 20-25 in Doha.
French director Claire Denis, Greek cinematographer Phedon Papamichael, Us director James Gray, Austrian filmmaker Jessica Hausner and Oscar-winning sound editor...
- 3/19/2020
- by 1100388¦Melanie Goodfellow¦0¦
- ScreenDaily
TorinoFilmLab’s Mercedes Fernandez Alonso and Violeta Bava talk about the new structure.
Around 100 international first- and second-time filmmakers are gathering to pitch their projects to some 200 distributors, sales agents and festival representatives at this weeend’s showcase of TorinoFilmLab (Tfl) on November 21-23 at the Turin Film Festival in Italy. It is the culmination of a year of expansion and reorganisation at the prestigious year-round project and talent development initiative.
Artistic director Matthieu Darras stepped down in January to be replaced by two curators in newly created roles: Bosnian producer Amra Baksic Camo and Berlinale World Cinema Fund project...
Around 100 international first- and second-time filmmakers are gathering to pitch their projects to some 200 distributors, sales agents and festival representatives at this weeend’s showcase of TorinoFilmLab (Tfl) on November 21-23 at the Turin Film Festival in Italy. It is the culmination of a year of expansion and reorganisation at the prestigious year-round project and talent development initiative.
Artistic director Matthieu Darras stepped down in January to be replaced by two curators in newly created roles: Bosnian producer Amra Baksic Camo and Berlinale World Cinema Fund project...
- 11/22/2019
- by 1100976¦Gabriele Niola¦0¦
- ScreenDaily
Seven of the selected projects are debut films this year, with four directed by women.
The TorinoFilmLab (Tfl) has revealed the 11 new projects selected for the 2019 FeatureLab training programme.
Seven of the projects are debut films this year, with four directed by women and nine women producing.
For the first time a documentary project is in the line-up: Cristina Picchi’s About The End.
Focusing on first and second feature films, the lab selects projects at an advanced stage of production and helps a team of directors, scriptwriters and producers get their ideas on screen.
This year’s line-up has...
The TorinoFilmLab (Tfl) has revealed the 11 new projects selected for the 2019 FeatureLab training programme.
Seven of the projects are debut films this year, with four directed by women and nine women producing.
For the first time a documentary project is in the line-up: Cristina Picchi’s About The End.
Focusing on first and second feature films, the lab selects projects at an advanced stage of production and helps a team of directors, scriptwriters and producers get their ideas on screen.
This year’s line-up has...
- 4/30/2019
- by Gabriele Niola
- ScreenDaily
Guadalajara, Mexico — The 15th Guadalajara Festival co-production Meeting for feature film projects are taking place this week in the Jalisco capital, running March 8-14.
The 2019 Meeting sees the biggest presence in terms of gender diversity in the competition’s history. Among directors and producers participating this year, more than 45% are women.
“That wasn’t an intentional decision in filling out the slate,” according to Encuentro representative Samantha Burciaga. However, it is a noteworthy feature of this year’s edition.”
Burciaga also described another trend among the selected projects: “It’s amazing how the filmmakers convey the pain of their people, and the concerns of their communities. The recurring themes of this selection show us nomadic families, the search for the truth in a journey and the breaking of the taboos and comfort zones.”
To qualify for participation, fiction and documentary projects in development from Ibero-American territories must have a minimum...
The 2019 Meeting sees the biggest presence in terms of gender diversity in the competition’s history. Among directors and producers participating this year, more than 45% are women.
“That wasn’t an intentional decision in filling out the slate,” according to Encuentro representative Samantha Burciaga. However, it is a noteworthy feature of this year’s edition.”
Burciaga also described another trend among the selected projects: “It’s amazing how the filmmakers convey the pain of their people, and the concerns of their communities. The recurring themes of this selection show us nomadic families, the search for the truth in a journey and the breaking of the taboos and comfort zones.”
To qualify for participation, fiction and documentary projects in development from Ibero-American territories must have a minimum...
- 3/10/2019
- by Jamie Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Portuguese actor Pêpê Rapazote is toplining Argentine helmer-scribe Leonardo Brzezicki’s second feature, “Almost in Love.”
The father-daughter drama is the third collaboration between Argentine shingle Ruda Cine and Rodrigo Teixeira’s Rt Features of Brazil, a co-producer of such stellar titles as “Call Me by Your Name,” “Little Men,” “Patti Cake$” and “Frances Ha.”
Derk-Jan Warrink and Koji Nelissen from Holland’s Keplerfilm have also boarded the film as co-producers.
The co-production comes at a time when Argentina, Brazil and other beleaguered countries in the region are refocusing or cutting back on their support for cinema, if not the arts. Banding together has been the best way for Latino producers to overcome – the hopefully temporary – setback in state funding.
“Almost in Love” follows an angst-ridden father, Santiago, whose emotional crisis is exacerbated by a complex and intense relationship with his teenage daughter who seeks to break free from him.
The father-daughter drama is the third collaboration between Argentine shingle Ruda Cine and Rodrigo Teixeira’s Rt Features of Brazil, a co-producer of such stellar titles as “Call Me by Your Name,” “Little Men,” “Patti Cake$” and “Frances Ha.”
Derk-Jan Warrink and Koji Nelissen from Holland’s Keplerfilm have also boarded the film as co-producers.
The co-production comes at a time when Argentina, Brazil and other beleaguered countries in the region are refocusing or cutting back on their support for cinema, if not the arts. Banding together has been the best way for Latino producers to overcome – the hopefully temporary – setback in state funding.
“Almost in Love” follows an angst-ridden father, Santiago, whose emotional crisis is exacerbated by a complex and intense relationship with his teenage daughter who seeks to break free from him.
- 12/12/2018
- by Anna Marie de la Fuente
- Variety Film + TV
Matthieu Darras to step down, to be replaced by two curators, three heads of studies.
The TorinoFilmLab (Tfl), the year-round initative that supports first and second time international filmmakers through training, development, funding and distribution activities, has unveiled a major expansion and reorganisation of its staff.
After three years in the role, artistic director Matthieu Darras is stepping down to be replaced by the newly-created roles of two curators and three heads of studies. The curators are Bosnian producer Amra Bakšić Čamo and Berlinale World Cinema Fund project manager Vincenzo Bugno. They will take up their roles in January 2019.
Camo...
The TorinoFilmLab (Tfl), the year-round initative that supports first and second time international filmmakers through training, development, funding and distribution activities, has unveiled a major expansion and reorganisation of its staff.
After three years in the role, artistic director Matthieu Darras is stepping down to be replaced by the newly-created roles of two curators and three heads of studies. The curators are Bosnian producer Amra Bakšić Čamo and Berlinale World Cinema Fund project manager Vincenzo Bugno. They will take up their roles in January 2019.
Camo...
- 11/6/2018
- by Gabriele Niola
- ScreenDaily
Goodridge joins the International Film Festival & Awards Macao in its second year of operation.
Protagonist Pictures CEO Mike Goodridge has been appointed artistic director of the International Film Festival & Awards Macao (Iffam).
Goodridge is stepping down from Protagonist in August, but will remain on the company’s board of directors.
The second edition of the Iffam is scheduled to take place at the Macao Cultural Centre from December 8-14.
The Iffam Organising Committee has also announced that the festival’s competition programme would be dedicated to films from first and second time film-makers and that the jury would award a $60,000 prize for best feature.
“This is a young festival and we think that our international competition should consist of work from young directors who can offer fresh perspectives on the world we live in,” said Goodridge.
Meanwhile Goodridge, head of festival management Lorna Tee and head of industry June Wu will focus on developing the Iffam Industry...
Protagonist Pictures CEO Mike Goodridge has been appointed artistic director of the International Film Festival & Awards Macao (Iffam).
Goodridge is stepping down from Protagonist in August, but will remain on the company’s board of directors.
The second edition of the Iffam is scheduled to take place at the Macao Cultural Centre from December 8-14.
The Iffam Organising Committee has also announced that the festival’s competition programme would be dedicated to films from first and second time film-makers and that the jury would award a $60,000 prize for best feature.
“This is a young festival and we think that our international competition should consist of work from young directors who can offer fresh perspectives on the world we live in,” said Goodridge.
Meanwhile Goodridge, head of festival management Lorna Tee and head of industry June Wu will focus on developing the Iffam Industry...
- 6/16/2017
- by lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton)
- ScreenDaily
The Doha Film Institute has unveiled plans for the inaugural edition of its Qumra initiative for first- and second-time filmmakers. Directors and producers attached to up to 25 projects in development or postproduction, including those with funding from Dfi, will be invited to participate in the event. The program will feature industry meetings designed to assist projects to their next stages of development, as well as a program of public screenings curated with input from the Qumra Masters.
Qumra will be supported by the Sarajevo Film Festival. Filmmaker Elia Sulieman will continue in his role as artistic adviser to Qumra and Dfi. Paolo Bertolin and Violeta Bava are on board as programming and industry advisors.
The event is set to take place in Doha from March 6-11. The announcement comes as the second edition of Dfi’s Ajyal Youth Film Festival was brought to a close with the Middle East premiere...
Qumra will be supported by the Sarajevo Film Festival. Filmmaker Elia Sulieman will continue in his role as artistic adviser to Qumra and Dfi. Paolo Bertolin and Violeta Bava are on board as programming and industry advisors.
The event is set to take place in Doha from March 6-11. The announcement comes as the second edition of Dfi’s Ajyal Youth Film Festival was brought to a close with the Middle East premiere...
- 12/8/2014
- by Ali Jaafar
- Deadline
Abderrahmane Sissako, Leila Hatami, Cristian Mungiu and Danis Tanovic are the first names confirmed to participate.
Doha Film Institute (Dfi) has unveiled plans for Qumra.
Abderrahmane Sissako, Leila Hatami, Cristian Mungiu and Danis Tanović are the first names confirmed to participate as Masters at the inaugural edition.
The aim of Qumra is to contribute to the development of emerging film-makers from Qatar and around the world, with a special focus on first and second-time film-makers.
Directors and producers attached to up to 25 projects in development or post-production will be invited to participate in the event. The programme will feature industry meetings designed to assist projects to their next stages of development, as well as a programme of public screenings curated with input from the Qumra Masters.
Qumra is led by the Dfi team, with the support of the Sarajevo Film Festival. Film-maker Elia Sulieman will continue in his role as artistic advisor to Qumra and the Dfi...
Doha Film Institute (Dfi) has unveiled plans for Qumra.
Abderrahmane Sissako, Leila Hatami, Cristian Mungiu and Danis Tanović are the first names confirmed to participate as Masters at the inaugural edition.
The aim of Qumra is to contribute to the development of emerging film-makers from Qatar and around the world, with a special focus on first and second-time film-makers.
Directors and producers attached to up to 25 projects in development or post-production will be invited to participate in the event. The programme will feature industry meetings designed to assist projects to their next stages of development, as well as a programme of public screenings curated with input from the Qumra Masters.
Qumra is led by the Dfi team, with the support of the Sarajevo Film Festival. Film-maker Elia Sulieman will continue in his role as artistic advisor to Qumra and the Dfi...
- 12/7/2014
- by ian.sandwell@screendaily.com (Ian Sandwell)
- ScreenDaily
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