Today we spoke to Alexander Stein, CEO/ Festival Producer of the 29th INTERFILM BERLIN – BERLIN INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL DEADLINE • 21 June 2013 We always have a different focus every year and this year will be Australia and New Zealand in comparison. We will compare the two different types of filmmaking from […]
Claire French
Claire French is the Marketing and Communications Director at FFL. Her editorial training is grounded in Arts Management, Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts and Communications and Media, Notre Dame University, Fremantle. Her film experience includes her position as Festival Director of Perth's Bamboo Mainstage Amphitheater. Reach her at claire@filmfestivallife.com
ABU DHABI FILM FESTIVAL
Today we spoke to Intishal Al Timimi, Director of Arabic Programmes at the 7th ABU DHABI FILM FESTIVAL DEADLINE • 1 July 2013 I am the Director of Arab Programming and of the SANAD senate – our festival fund. Our fund is created for supporting only Arab Cinema. There is about 23 countries from Iraq to Morocco […]
FOCUS • FESTIVAL DEL FILM LOCARNO
Today we spoke to Mark Peranson, Head of Programming at the 66th FESTIVAL DEL FILM LOCARNO DEADLINE • 3 June 2013 One thing we are trying to do the last 4 or 5 years is build up the industry component of the festival. And now, as of last year, there are industry screenings for the […]
TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Today we spoke to Steve Gravestock, Senior Programmer of the 38th TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL DEADLINE • 31 May 2013 This year the award from NETPAC for the Best World or International Asian Feature Film Premiere, as selected by a jury from the Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema will return. We will have our People’s […]
Meet Ari Folman’s new road to ‘THE CONGRESS’
Opening the Directors Fortnight section in this years Festival de Cannes with its world premiere Wednesday 15th May, the film is stirring serious but varied criticism on the Croisette. We sat in on the screening and the Q and A, only to find ourselves increasingly enrolled by his fearlessness to take on the industry so […]
CPH:DOX
Today we spoke to Mads Mikkelsen, Programmer of the 11th COPENHAGEN INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL / CPH:DOX DEADLINE • 31 May 2013 I think the new thing this year is that we have launched a non-competitive cross-media relationship which is an open platform developing the projects throughout the year to then be presented at the festival […]
FANTASTIC FEST
Today we spoke to Kristen Bell, Festival Director of the 9th FANTASTIC FEST DEADLINE • 29 May 2013 This year we have reduced the number of people viewing the festival submissions and are really steering the focus on finding the best genre features and shorts out there. We also tightened our submission deadlines so that we would […]
OTTAWA ANIMATION FESTIVAL
Today we spoke to Chris Robinson, Artistic Director of the 37th OTTAWA INTERNATIONAL ANIMATION FESTIVAL DEADLINE • 17 May 2013 Last year we received, which was a record, almost 2400 films. The strategy is this: I watch everything. Then I have a very small pile of films that are absolutely going in. Then there is a […]
SAN FRANCISCO BLACK FILM FESTIVAL
Today we spoke to Kali O’Ray, Co-Director of the 15th SAN FRANCISCO BLACK FILM FESTIVAL DEADLINE • 15 May 2013 This year, the new venue we will probably be using is the Sundance Theater for the Opening Night. Of course we have new venues for the after parties and other social events – we always […]
ACHTUNG BERLIN Opens For 2013: Filmmakers Vocalize Local
Achtung Berlin’s 2013 festival opening was our local to-do last night, screening Aron Lehmann’s wildly entertaining Kohlhaas oder die Verhältnismässigkeit der Mittel at Kino International. While ‘local’ is the frequented word here, my position is closer to the ongoing conversation between local versus international, intimate versus immensely-boast-able and which of the extremes filmmakers should ground themselves in […]
GUANAJUATO
Today we spoke to Nina Rodriguez, Programmer of the 16th GUANAJUATO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL DEADLINE • 1 May 2013 Every year we introduce something new and this year we are beginning a new residency program to help filmmakers get their films made, both from the region and internationally. We are trying to help filmmakers get feedback and […]
CIRCUITO OFF
Today we spoke to Alessandro Grandesso, Programmer of the 14th CIRCUITO OFF SHORT FILM FESTIVAL DEADLINE • 18 April 2013 The main new feature this year is that we will be in the old center in the town of Venice. Last year we were in Lido. We will work with Palazzo Grassi which is quite great, quite […]
CURTAS VILA DO CONDE
Today we spoke to Miguel Dias, Director of the 21st CURTAS VILA DO CONDE FILM FESTIVAL DEADLINE • 12 April 2013 I think we are quite, in a way, original. But what can I say; if you look at our program and the history of the films that have been selected, you will see that lots […]
FIPRESCI Juror Peter Wintonick: 15 Years With One Of The World’s Great Programmers
“I think my definition these days of cinema really erases national borders because everyone comes from everywhere and the world is everywhere, digitally.” Thessoloniki Documentary Festival (TDF) FIPRESCI Jury President Peter Wintonick has been returning to the festival for 15 years as a director, producer and mentor. He is, shall we say, the right […]
Ilian Metev’s first Cannes-winning tour de force: Sofia’s Last Ambulance
SOFIA’S LAST AMBULANCE premiered in the competition section at Semaine de la Critique, Cannes in 2012. This was the green light for the first feature documentary film from Bulgarian filmmaker Ilian Metev. Since then, SOFIA’S LAST AMBULANCE (Poslednata lineika na Sofia) has been honored with the awards including France 4 Visionary Award at Cannes, Best […]