The 43rd Hong Kong International Film Festival (HKIFF43) will showcase six restored classics from masters across four continents and spanning half a century. HKIFF43 will be held from March 18 to April 1, 2019.
Film Festivals
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International Film Festival Rotterdam Reveals 47 Films in 2019 Bright Future
The Yellow Night (A Noite Amarela) International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) revealed the complete selection of 47 feature films from all over the world in its Bright Future section, the festival’s home for upcoming filmmakers with their own style and vision. All feature film debuts that have their world or international premiere in Bright Future are selected for the Bright Future Competition and vie for a €10,000 award.
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Busan International Film Festival Announces Organization Restructuring + New Deputy Director
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.
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Berlin International Film Festival Names 2019 International Short Film Jury
Berlin International Film Festival – International Short Film Jury 2019: Jeffrey Bowers, Vanja Kaludjercic and Koyo Kouoh, 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.
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New Films Added to 2019 Sundance Film Festival, THE BOY WHO HARNESSED THE WIND is Opening Night Film
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 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.
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Documentary EASY LOVE To Open + First 6 Films Revealed for Perspektive Deutsches Kino of 2019 Berlin International Film Festival
Stella Vivien Dhingra, Niclas Jüngermann.
easy love. Regie/director: Tamer Jandali. Foto/photo: © Janis MazuchBerlin 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.
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2019 Hong Kong International Film Festival Unveils Official Poster “Colours in the Dark”
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.
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Indian Coming-of-Age Drama BULBUL CAN SING to European Premiere at Berlin International Film Festival
Bulbul Can Sing 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.
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BEAUTIFUL BOY Timothée Chalamet to Receive Spotlight Award at Palm Springs International Film Festival
Timothée Chalamet in Beautiful Boy 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.
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Berlin International Film Festival Reveals First Films in 2019 Generation – Kplus and 14plus Competitions
Sena Nakashima, Keita Ninomiya, Mondo Okumura, Satoshi Mizuno. We Are Little Zombies. Regie/director: Makato Nagahisa. Foto/photo: © 2019 “WE ARE LITTLE ZOMBIES” FILM PARTNERS 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.
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Berlin International Film Festival Unveils 2019 Posters
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.
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24 Short Films in Ammodo Tiger Short Competition at 2019 International Film Festival Rotterdam
The Glamorous Boy of Tang by Su Hui-yu 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.