Kim Bokkeun, a former head of CAC Entertainment film department and a film producer has been appointed as the new deputy director of the Busan International Film Festival, finally filling a position which has remained vacant since the late Deputy Director and Program Director Kim Jiseok passed away in 2017.
Berlin International Film Festival selected three industry professionals for the International Short Film Jury in 2019 to award the Golden and the Silver Bear as well as the Audi Short Film Award. In addition, they will nominate the Berlin Short Film Candidate for the European Film Awards 2019.
Sundance Film Festival added five feature films and a Special Event to the 2019 lineup alongside announcing the winner of the 2019 Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize, seven Day One films and the Closing Night Film. The Festival will take place in Park City, Salt Lake City and at Sundance Mountain Resort January 24 to February 4, 2019.
Berlin International Film Festival revealed the first six films selected for Perspektive Deutsches Kino 2019. And this time everything revolves around love: love of another person, love of a special place, love of the cinema, love of one’s faith, and love of life.
The Hong Kong International Film Festival unveiled the official poster for the 43rd edition with the theme “Colours in the Dark”, designed by internationally acclaimed photographer and visual artist Wing Shya. Shya teamed up with Hong Kong Film Award winner Aaron Kwok, this year’s Ambassador, to start the countdown towards the Festival, to be held from March 18 to April 1, 2019.
National Award-winning filmmaker Rima Das’ third Assamese feature, Bulbul Can Sing will have its European Premiere at the upcoming Berlin International Film Festival 2019 in competition in Generation 14 Plus category.
Timothée Chalamet will be presented with the Spotlight Award, Actor at the 30th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) for his “heartwarming, but tragic” performance in Beautiful Boy. The Festival runs January 3 to 14, 2019.
In the run-up to the 2019 Berlin International Film Festival, so far 16 feature-length films have been selected to compete in the 42nd edition of Generation’s two competitions, Kplus and 14plus.
When the Berlin International Film Festival takes place from February 7 to 17, 2019, Berlin will again be under the sign of the bear. The Berlin International Film Festival unveiled the 2019 official posters today, continuing the theme of bears, with this year’s twist – paying homage to the audience.
International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) has selected 24 short films for the 2019 Ammodo Tiger Short Competition. Selections include exciting newcomers like German filmmaker Lucia Margarita and Moroccan artist Meriem Bennani, as well as filmmakers who have been in competition in Rotterdam before, such as Belgium-based artist Vincent Meessen or Taiwanese artist Su Hui-yu. Sara Cwynar (Rose Gold) and Daniel Jacoby (Mountain Plain Mountain), both winners of an Ammodo Tiger Short Award in 2018, return to Rotterdam in 2019 to present their films Red Film and Nehemías. Familiar names such as Simon Liu, Mike Hoolboom, Luke Fowler and Kevin Jerome Everson have shown several films at IFFR in the past, and this year make their competition debuts.
Berlin Film Festival today revealed the first 22 films in the 2019 Panorama program, including directorial debuts from actors Jonah Hill and Alexander Gorchilin. The 17 feature films and five documentary films, represent a total of 21 production countries. 14 of the films will be celebrating world premieres in Panorama. Nine of the selected works are first films,
Building on its wildly successful inaugural year, the French Institute Alliance Française (FIAF) announced the 2019 Animation First festival, showcasing the vast history, enduring ingenuity, and diversity of France’s renowned animation studios and schools. This year’s schedule includes 17 premieres, provoking feature-length films, exciting shorts, immersive exhibits, video game demonstrations, panels with filmmakers, a special spotlight on the City of Bordeaux’s animation industry, and much more. It will take place from Friday, January 25 through Sunday, January 27, 2019, at FIAF in New York City.