Filmfestivals.com partner of Venice Production Bridge sat down with the Pascal Diot who shared with our audience a few practical facts and figures on the Market which he has created 6 years ago. ...

  Alex Kahuam, the founder & CEO of the film production companies Kahuam Films [US] and Promotora NAE [Mexico], is an award-winning film director/producer/writer. He is best known for "Failure!" (starring Ted Raimi), "Forgiveness" (World Premiere in FrightFest) and the horror film "The Remedy" starring: Timothy Granaderos (13 Reasons Why), London Thor (Gen V), Doug Jones (The Shape of Water), Chris Mulkey (Twin Peaks) and Jenny O’Hara (Dev...

    Alfred Cervantes, Executive Director of the Houston Film Commission and a native Houstonian, has worked in the film industry in various capacities since 1992. As a freelance crew member, some of the movies he worked on are Reality Bites, The Chase, Jason's Lyric, Powder, Apollo 13, and many independent feature films. His role with the film commission is to promote the greater City of Houston area to film/TV/media producers, production executives, independent film...

    Multi-Award-winning Director + Producer Arun Kumar was born and brought up in London. He studied Economics at the University of Essex graduating with honors in 1988. After 18 months of traveling in Asia and filming his experiences he returned to London and studied film and video at Goldsmiths College, The University of London and at Thames Valley University in Ealing. Arun has directed commercial work for Motorola, Sony, Kvaerner, and St John Ambulance. Arun has...

  Multi-Award-winning Director + Producer Arun Kumar was born and brought up in London. He studied Economics at the University of Essex graduating with honors in 1988. After 18 months of traveling in Asia and filming his experiences he returned to London and studied film and video at Goldsmiths College, The University of London and at Thames Valley University in Ealing. Arun has directed commercial work for Motorola, Sony, Kvaerner, and St John Ambulance. Arun has directe...

British Italian film professional Mark Foligno works as a prolific producer and executive producer. He has worked on dozens of high-profile feature films, shorts and TV series. Based in the UK, he is most known for his work on Oscar winning film The King’s Speech (2010), I Am Slave (2010), A Lonely Place to Die (2011) and most recently Freud’s Last Session.  In an interview with Mark at La Mome Beach in Cannes, here is what he had to say.Interview by Vanessa McMahon ...

      British Italian film professional Mark Foligno works as a prolific producer and executive producer. He has worked on dozens of high-profile feature films, shorts and TV series. Based in the UK, he is most known for his work on Oscar winning film The King’s Speech (2010), I Am Slave (2010), A Lonely Place to Die (2011) and most recently Freud’s Last Session(2023).    In an interview with Mark at La Mome Beach in Cannes, here is what he had to...

The 16th Durban FilmMart (DFM), scheduled from 18 - 21 July 2025 in Durban, is set to deliver a programme under the theme "Bridges Not Borders: Stories that Unite". A standout element of the DFM 2025 Industry Programme is the In Conversation series, designed to enrich the film community through in-depth and specialised sessions with professionals who have significantly impacted both global and African cinema. This year's distinguished lineup features influential voices who will s...

The 16th Durban FilmMart (DFM), scheduled from 18 - 21 July 2025 in Durban, is set to deliver a programme under the theme "Bridges Not Borders: Stories that Unite". A standout element of the DFM 2025 Industry Programme is the In Conversation series, designed to enrich the film community through in-depth and specialised sessions with professionals who have significantly impacted both global and African cinema. This year's distinguished lineup features influential voices who will s...

The North American writer worked with William Wyler, Arthur Penn, William Dieterle and George Roy Hill, among other filmmakers   The screenwriter Lillian Hellman, a key name of the classical Hollywood scene who worked alongside moviemakers such as William Wyler, Arthur Penn, William Dieterle and George Roy Hill, will be the focus of the retrospective at the San Sebastian Festival’s 73rd edition. Organised by the Festival and the Filmoteca Vasca, in collaboration with Film...

Maddie, Jack, Ava and Sean (left to right) had a very busy Cannes attending scores of industry events and sharing the vibes for our audience. "I want to thank you very much for the opportunities you have given me in the past two weeks. It has been a pleasure to work for you, and through this festival, I have made some of the best memories of my life. I will make sure to inform you the next time I attend a film festival, thank you for your offer, and if I'm lucky enough I'll hopef...

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©Vittorio Zunino Celotto - Getty Images NICOLE KIDMAN - KERING WoMo       INTERVIEWER Academy Award winning, Golden Globes, SAG, Emmy, the 70th Cannes Film Festival award, you've got a couple in the trophy case at this point Nicole. NICOLE I’ve been coming to this festival for 32 years, isn't that crazy? I'm still here. I when we first came here, I came here with Far and Away and then the next year, I came with To Die For. Two very dif...

On Sunday, May 18, the 2025 Women In Motion Award was presented to Nicole Kidman during the official Women In Motion Awards Ceremony at the Place de la Castre by François-Henri Pinault, Chairman and CEO of Kering, Iris Knobloch, President of the Festival de Cannes, and Thierry Frémaux, General Delegate of the Festival de Cannes. Rising Brazilian director Marianna Brennand received the Emerging Talent Award, honoring her bold vision and promise as a new, powerful voice in global ...

Alex Kahuam, the founder & CEO of the film production companies Kahuam Films [US] and Promotora NAE [Mexico], is an award-winning film director/producer/writer. He is best known for "Failure!" (starring Ted Raimi), "Forgiveness" (World Premiere in FrightFest) and the horror film "The Remedy" starring: Timothy Granaderos (13 Reasons Why), London Thor (Gen V), Doug Jones (The Shape of Water), Chris Mulkey (Twin Peaks) and Jenny O’Hara (Devil).&nbs...

French Actress, Producer, Director Nitsa Benchetrit is known for her work known for “My Old Lady” (2014) and “Mary Pickford: Love Wild” (currently in post-production). She has recently produced "The Shameless" (2024) directed by Konstantin Bojanov, which premiered in Cannes 2024 in Un Certain Regard and won Best Performance by Best Actress Anasuya Sengupta and “Ravens” (2024) written and directed by mark Gill. She lives in Paris where sh...

French Actress, Producer, Director Nitsa Benchetrit is known for her work known for “My Old Lady” (2014) and “Mary Pickford: Love Wild” (currently in post-production). She has recently produced "The Shameless" (2024) directed by Konstantin Bojanov, which premiered in Cannes 2024 in Un Certain Regard and won Best Performance by Best Actress Anasuya Sengupta and “Ravens” (2024) written and directed by mark Gill. She lives in Paris where she is c...

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    Last Monday, of the European Film Academy gathered for a special cocktail reception. They were ed by Academy President Juliette Binoche, who is also presiding over this year's Cannes Main Competition Jury, and who made time in between her busy screening schedule. It was a unique and joyful occasion, bringing together 250 people of our vibrant community. Amid the excitement of the festival, the cocktail reception created some memorable moments and chances to meet...

    Meet actor and former stuntman Stephen Oyoung; the newest cast member to Paramount Pictures' action-packed film Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (in theaters now). Stephen plays a U.S. Navy Dive Master nicknamed “Pills” who aids Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) in a time of need.   Featured on Men's Fitness and CBS Mornings, Stephen is available to discuss his move from stunts to acting, being on the set of Mission: Impossible - The Fin...

Academy Award-winning for his work on Rob Marshall’s Memoirs of a Geisha, filmmaker with whom he has filmed seven times (from Chicago to The Little Mermaid), the Australian cinematographer Dion Beebe also collaborated with Jane Campion (Holy Smoke and In the cut) and with Michael Mann (Collateral and Miami Vice). He is currently shooting the biopic of Michael Jackson, directed by Antoine Fuqua.   ...

Tonight at the 78th Cannes Film Festival, Jafar Panahi won the prestigious Palme d' Or for his film "A Simple Accident". Below, Panahi can be seen posing proudly with his award, all images are courtesy of Laurent Hou (instagram: @wu.photo.video).               ...

"...So because Denzel you are here we want to make something special for you We want to to do a g to the gift and a a surprise because it's so precious to have you here, It's a kind of way for us to tell you our iration for what you have done in history of cinema Nobody knows about that except Spike Lee who allowed me to do that and allowed us and within few minutes we're going to to give you something special..." Thierry Fr...

The Dardenne Brothers took home the Positive Cinema Prize for their newest film Jeunes Merés, A contender for this year's Palme d'Or. Juenes Merés, their 10th feature on the croisette, follows five teenage mothers who live together in a shelter trying to make a better life for themselves and their children. The Positive Cinema Prize is awarded as part of Positive Cinema Week, an event dedicated to cinema that awakens consciousness, remains alert, questions the film indust...

Revisiting Sunshine: A conversation with Istvan Szabo, 25 years later Twenty-five years after the release of Sunshine, acclaimed Hungarian director István Szabó returns to Cannes with a mix of joy and reflection. Reuniting with his work after so many years, Szabó its that there’s always a lingering urge to “fix” things—an inevitable feeling for any creator revisiting old projects. “To be a filmmaker is kind of a disease,” he say...