The 10th Durban FilmMart, the industry development program of the Durban International Film Festival closed in style with its awards ceremony.
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Continuance Pictures Reveals Top 25 Script Submissions for 1st Continue Short Film Initiative
Continuance Pictures has selected the Top 25 script submissions for the first Continue Short Film Initiative, which aims to establish a platform for Australian talent and emerging filmmakers.
5 Documentary Film Projects Selected for Sundance Institute’s 2019 Documentary Edit and Story Lab
Five boundary-pushing nonfiction film project teams will convene at the Sundance Resort in Utah on June 21, for the Sundance Institute’s 2019 Documentary Edit and Story Lab.
THE FAREWELL Director Lulu Wang to Receive Sundance Institute Vanguard Award
Sundance Institute, will present The Farewell director Lulu Wang, an alumna of Institute’s 2017 FilmTwo Initiative, with its Vanguard Award.
Indigenous Filmmakers, Kyle Bell and Peshawn Bread Selected for 2019 Sundance Institute Native Filmmakers Lab
Two Indigenous filmmakers, Kyle Bell (Creek-Thlopthlocco Tribal Town) and Peshawn Bread (Comanche) have been chosen to participate in the 2019 Sundance Institute Native Filmmakers Lab.
Sundance Institute Reveals Filmmakers + Films Selected for 2019 Directors and Screenwriters Labs
Filmmakers from the U.S., Lebanon, Palestine, and the United Kingdom have been selected for the 2019 Sundance Institute Directors and Screenwriters Labs.
Film Society of Lincoln Center Gets a New Name
The Film Society of Lincoln Center, celebrating its 50th anniversary, is getting a new name.
Seattle International Film Festival Picks 4 Films for 2019 New Works-in-Progress Forum
The Seattle International Film Festival announced the 2019 Film Teams for the four feature films – two documentary and two narratives, and Industry Mentors for the New Works-in-Progress Forum.
Film Independent Selects 13 Filmmakers with 8 Film Projects for 2019 Documentary Lab
Film Independent has selected 13 filmmakers and eight projects for its 2019 Documentary Lab.
5 Indie Directors Selected for Film Independent’s 19th Directing Lab
Film Independent has selected five up and coming directors for its 19th Directing Lab, and presented the inaugural K Period Media Fellowship to Andrew Huang, to develop his script Tiger Girl.
11 Screenwriters Selected for Sundance Institute’s 7th Screenwriters Intensive
Eleven emerging screenwriters have been selected to participate in Sundance Institute’s seventh annual Screenwriters Intensive in Los Angeles.
17 Indie Films Awarded Rooftop Films 2018-19 Filmmakers Fund Grants
Rooftop Films awarded seventeen grants to alumni filmmakers, including the Rooftop Films Water Tower Feature Film Grant, presented to director Anastasia Kirillova and co-directors Ru Kuwahata & Max Porter.