Category: Festivals
Sarajevo Film Festival Director Talks Upcoming Edition & Why Culture Must Prevail In Times Of Political Turmoil: “We Have To Be Fearless, Fierce And Safeguard Our Independence”
As the Sarajevo Film Festival heads into its 31st edition later this week, the event is perhaps one of the greatest reminders in the film world of [...]
Swiss cantons Geneva and Neuchatel to launch rebate schemes for filmmakers
The cantons of Geneva and Neuchatel are the latest in Switzerland to back the creation of cash rebate initiatives to attract national and intern [...]
‘Shark Bait’ project bites gigantic at MIFF’s 37º South Market Swiss cantons Geneva and Neuchatel to launch rebate schemes for filmmakers
EXCLUSIVE: Psychological horror project Shark Bait (working title) won the best pitch award at the Melbourne International Film Festival’s four [...]
‘Russians At War’ Director & Producer Talk Backlash & Direct-To-Audience Release: “The Best Counter To The Protests & Hate Is For People To See The Film”
Director Anastasia Trofimova and producer Cornelia Principe are launching a direct-to-audience release this week of the former’s controversial docu [...]
Geneviève Dulude-De Celles’ ‘Nina Roza’ and Goran Rebić’s ‘In The Hidden’ lead Locarno Pro winners
Projects from Austria, Switzerland, Canada and Italy were among the winners at last night’s Locarno Pro Awards (Sunday 10 August).
Locarno Pro, [...]
Jackie Chan and ‘Sentimental Value’ draw huge crowd at Locarno Film Festival
If you want proof that cinema is alive and well, you could find it last night (August 9) at the packed Piazza Grande open-air theatre at the Loc [...]
Locarno Film Festival’s Piazza Grande sees protest against war in Gaza ahead of open-air screening
The Locarno Film Festival’s Piazza Grande was the site of a demonstration last night (August 8) organised by local activists calling for an end [...]
‘Jaws’, ‘Sholay’ to screen in TIFF Classics
Fiftieth Anniversary screenings of Steven Spielberg’s Jaws and Ramesh Sippy’s Indian action epic Sholay are among the TIFF Classics programme un [...]
Streamers “significantly underpaying” for pay 1 and pay 2 licence fees, Locarno think tank hears
Major streamers are “throttling” the independent film ecosystem by “significantly underpaying” for pay 1 and pay 2 licence fees because of their [...]
UK feature film production spend takes tiny dip in first half of 2025
UK film production spend was very slightly down in the first half of 2025 compared to the previous year, according to statistics published by th [...]