Category: Festivals
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SCREENMANCER CANADA: VIFF 2025 RECAP
by Zoran Dragelj, Screenmancer Canada As seen from the perspective of Screenmancer Canada, Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF) which ran from Oct. 2 to Oct. 12, 2025, had some spectacular highlights this year. The notables drew from the majors to the indies. Here’s our coverage from Producer Zoran Dragelj. Vancouver Office Report — October 2025…
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GLAFF Brings Del Toro’s Whizzbang Frankenstein
GUADALAJARA, MEXICO: Your Guadalajara Film Festival in Los Angeles (GLAFF) proudly celebrates its Quinceañera this year with a dynamic program that highlights boundary-pushing storytelling and visionary filmmakers from across the United States and Latin America. Running Nov. 6–8, 2025. The festival is proud to share this year’s Official Selection is composed of directors ranging from…
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Cree filmmaker WaaPaKe scores theater premiere for Angela’s Shadow
TORONTO, ON: ANGELA’S SHADOW from award-winning Cree filmmaker Dr. Jules Arita Koostachin (WaaPaKe) has launched in theatres across Canada after a successful festival run. The theatrical run started in Vancouver, then Winnipeg and will have its Ontario premiere at the Carlton Cinemas in Toronto on Friday, July 25th with Koostachin in attendance for a post-screening…
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Watch: Spielberg revisits a Joan Crawford moment to “fish movie” for TCM
by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent If you missed last night’s TCM Classic Film Festival opener, where Steven Spielberg held court with Host Ben Mankiewicz, watch this clip we have from the event. It is a very private look into Hollywood’s highest-grossing director’s foray into filmmaking. “Walking a mile and a half to the theater”…
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Get Ready: Drew Barrymore, Henry Thomas, Spielberg open TCM Fest with E.T.
NEWS: Turner Classic Movies (TCM) today announced actors Drew Barrymore and Henry Thomas will appear at the 40th anniversary screening of the beloved family sci-fi film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial during the 2022 TCM Classic Film Festival. They will join director Steven Spielberg and producer Kathleen Kennedy on the red carpet during Opening Night of the Festival, held in Hollywood April 21 – 24, 2022. Henry Thomas played Elliott, the young boy who…
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Oscar nom Kristen Stewart brought a wild red carpet thrill to SBIFF
by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent Last night at the 37th Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF) when Kristen Stewart arrived, you could actually hear the crowd roar outside in the light rain behind the makeshift metal gates along the street outside the Arlington Theater. And that’s how #KStew, in her fan shorthand, brought the…
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Hey, not saying Spielberg phoned SBIFF in, but PTA and Branagh showed
by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent Not to say that Steven Spielberg phoned it in last night, but the WEST SIDE STORY teller had to appear by video link at the 37th Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF) due to what Executive Director Roger Durling said was? “They tested positive for Covid.” Did he mean…
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Project Involve 2022: 30 Filmmakers picked by Film Independent
LOS ANGELES, CA: Film Independent, the nonprofit arts organization that produces the Spirit Awards, has selected 30 filmmakers for Project Involve 2022. Project Involve is a free nine-month program for writers, directors, producers, editors, cinematographers, animators, programmers and entertainment executives from diverse backgrounds. During the program, participants meet one-on-one with film industry mentors, create short films,…
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Film Independent’s 6 filmmakers for first-ever directing intensive announced
LOS ANGELES, CA: Film Independent, the nonprofit arts organization that produces the Spirit Awards, announced today the 6 filmmakers that were selected for the inaugural Episodic Directing Intensive that took place online February 15-17, 2022. The three-day program welcomed veteran directors, showrunners, and executives to share their experiences and knowledge of the episodic directing landscape. The…
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Film Fest 919 fetes NC’s own Ariana DeBose, her Oscar nom & Contenders
by Screenmancer Staff Film Fest 919 (FF919) lived up to its “Catch the Films Before They Catch On” motto with advance buzz on films featured at their 2021 Festival that have received Oscar nominations, including Audience Favorite winner King Richard, plus Flee, Spencer, The Hand of God, The Lost Daughter, The Worst Person in the…
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Penske Media buys The American Pavilion at Cannes Film Fest
by Screenmancer Staff LOS ANGELES, CA: Today, Penske Media (PMC) announced the acquisition of The American Pavilion at the Cannes Film Festival, a relied upon communications, hospitality, and media center for global attendees. For over 30 years, The American Pavilion has made its mark providing an impressive array of facilities and services, including membership for the international film community, provocative and insightful programming, the Emerging Filmmaker Showcase and immersive student programs. “We…
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KING RICHARD’s Will Smith, Aunjanue Ellis to be 2022’s SBIFF Outstanding Performers
SANTA BARBARA, CA: Will Smith and Aunjanue Ellis will receive the Outstanding Performers of the Year Award at the 37th annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival. Smith and Ellis will be honored at an in-person conversation about their cinematic careers leading up to their outstanding performances in this year’s “King Richard” from Warner Bros Pictures. “We’re so excited to be…
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C’MON C’MON, KING RICHARD tie for Film Fest 919 crowd raves
Posting this from the airport on the way back to LA. News from Film Fest 919 in Chapel Hill, NC, founded by Randi Emerman and Carol Marshall, more to come on closing film SPENCER. For now, news from #FF919 on which films won the most popular votes. Read on… Chapel Hill, NC: The 2021 Film…
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RED ROCKET’s Chris Bergoch & FF919 gang at afterparty shot on an iPhone
by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent In the spirit of Sean Baker and Chris Bergoch’s first breakout film TANGERINE, last night Film Fest 919 founders Randi Emerman and Carol Marshall lined up with RED ROCKET Screenwriting Honoree Chris Bergoch and festival pals from an afterparty for some impromptu iPhone filming. This weekend’s footage followed a…
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TCM Classic Film Fest has your 13th close-up ready to go in Hollywood
You’ve waited long enough, so Turner Classic Movies (TCM) is back with that their signature fan-favorite event, TCM Classic Film Festival. The fun returns to Hollywood on Thursday, April 21 through Sunday, April 24, 2022. Movie lovers will once again descend upon Hollywood Boulevard for one-of-a-kind programming set within the theme “All Together Now: Back to the Big Screen.” Over…
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