One of our top festivals open for submissions on FFL, Filmfest Dresden, recently just wrapped with its prize-giving ceremony. To celebrate, we’ll be taking a look at some of the filmmakers that won accolades as part of our new “Stars of Dresden” series. That’s what we call a German splash. After premiering his short GABI at the Berlinale, […]
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Meet Gabriele Urbonaite, Director of THE SWIMMER
The Berlinale is great for many things, but one of the most worthwhile arms of the festival is the Berlinale Talents. We had a chat with some of the participants this year, including Gabriele Urbonaite, a FilmFestivalLife writer-director, who is in Berlin to develop her thesis film at the Short Film Station. A short filmmaker with a penchant […]

Deadlines filmFestivalLife – Feb 2015
The first month of the year is done, and now we’re deep into film festival season. Here in Berlin, we’re getting ready for the Berlin International Film Festival. Yet, all around the world there’s many a film festival to submit to. So, what’s big this month? The Academy-qualifying Sydney Film Festival goes without saying that you […]