WAVES and I: Registrations open for everyone, except the most deserving media journalist Press Information Bureau (PIB) team WAVES put out a Press Release on 28 April on its website, as below. Reading it, we learn that WAVES will be held at the Jio World Center in BKC, Mumbai, during May 01-04. It ends with these words: Register for WAVES now. But it does not say that media-persons cannot register now, or hereafter. PIB is the central government’s public relations and inform...
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Clermont Film Festival 2026 : Submissions are open
Building on its 47th edition, which set new attendance records with over 173,000 admissions and around 4,100 accredited industry professionals, the Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival once again confirms its status as the world’s largest film event dedicated to the short format. The next edition will take place from 30 January to 7 February 2026, and submissions are now open! You can already submit your short films via the online platform Shortfilmdepot: The winne...
The official agenda for NEM Dubrovnik 2025, the leading TV industry event
1000+ TV industry leaders will set trends and opportunities We’re excited to unveil the official agenda for NEM Dubrovnik 2025, the leading TV industry event in the CEE region. From June 9th to 12th, Dubrovnik will host professionals from over 300 companies with over 1000 participants. SEE FULL AGENDA This year&...
Seventh Annual French Riviera Film Festival Announces 2025 Finalist Shorts
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Scheduled from May 16-17, 2025, the seventh annual French Riviera Film Festival (FRFF), celebrating short film and short-form content from around the globe, is pleased to unveil the finalist shorts of the 2024 competition, the announcement was made today by festival co-founder Nicole Goesseringer Muj. First launched in 2019, FRFF recognizes and celebrates short-form content created for film, television, ...
20th Annual Sunscreen Film Festival Wraps with Record Attendance, Rave Reviews, and Powerful Stories
20th Annual Sunscreen Film Festival Wraps with Record Attendance, Rave Reviews, and Powerful Stories Presented by the City of St. Petersburg and St. Pete Clearwater Film Commission, the event took place April 24-27, 2025, in St. Petersburg, FL. The Sunscreen Film Festival celebrated a historic 20th edition from April 24–27, 2025, drawing over 7,600 attendees to downtown St. Petersburg for a four-day celebration of independent film, creativity, and community...
Sunscreen Film Festival Opening Night Film FOUR DOWN (2025)
FOUR DOWN Sunscreen’s 20th Anniversary Kicks off with the World Premiere of Four Down. The incredible story captured the nation’s attention in 2009. St. Petersburg, FL – The Sunscreen Film Festival is thrilled to announce that its 20th annual edition, taking place April 24-27, 2025, kicked off with the highly anticipated World Premiere of the documentary feature film Four Down. The festival’s opening night festivities were ...
Sunscreen Film Festival Films & Lineup for 20th Anniversary
Presented by the City of St. Petersburg and St. Pete Clearwater Film Commission, Featuring 224 Films April 24-27, 2025, at AMC Theatres Sundial ST. PETERSBURG, FL – The Sunscreen Film Festival, celebrating its 20th anniversary,proudly announces its full slate of films for 2025, set to take place at AMC Theatres Sundial in downtown St. Petersburg from Thursday, April 24, through Sunday, April 27, 2025. Opening Night Film: FOUR DOWN ...
20TH OFF DE CANNES FESTIVAL ANNIVERSARY - 2025, MAY 15 & 18
ONCE UPON A TIME... A SYMBOLIC EURO. One euro to challenge the world's biggest film festival. One euro to create, on the golden bangs of the Croisette, a playground where artists forgotten by the spotlight could shine. Twenty years ago, in 2005, Alain Zirah, eternal discoverer of new worlds, arrived in Cannes with Solène Guionnet, a young masked actress. They climb the steps as Spiderman and Catwoman. The stage was set. ...
Call for Entries 28th UNAFF Messages for the Future
We are delighted to announce the 28th UNAFF (United Nations Association Film Festival), which was founded in 1998 by Stanford educator and film critic Jasmina Bojic in conjunction with the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The 28th UNAFF will be held from October 16th to 26th in Palo Alto, East Palo Alto, San Francisco, and at Stanford University with the theme MESSAGES FOR THE FUTURE. It continues our devotion to human r...
SIFF announces lineup for 51st annual Seattle International Film Festival
“Our lineup reflects our two main focuses this year: international and independent voices”; 73% of the Festival’s 245 films are currently without US distribution and feature titles from 74 countries/regions around the globe communicating in 63 different languages SIFF announced today the lineup of films screening at the 51st Seattle International Film Festival, to be held May 15-25 at venues across the Seattle area and followed by a week of select encore scr...