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The Festival Beat N°1150 Happy New Year
Rick W
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The Festival Beat N°1150 Happy New Year

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RED SEA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL Video coverage by Bruno Chatelin and Emmanuel Itier
VIDEO Alejandro Vilpa interviewed for 'What if the Sun Dies'
 Alejandro Vilpa

The story:Saed suffers from a rare condition that prevents him from interacting with others—if he sweats, it could be fatal. Despite this, he decides to challenge his limitations and change the...

VIDEO In conversation with Amir El Shenawy Director, Roua Almadani Producer of Seven Summits
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 Saudi adventurer Badr Al-Shibani embarks on a quest: to climb the highest peak on each of the world's seven continents. Seven Summits documents his journey, which is as much a test of survival as it...

In Conversation With Jonny Durgan - GSW
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Interview by Emmanuel Itier with Jonny Durgan, Writer-Director of GSW (Gun Shot Wound) which played at RSIFF.A man is dying from a gunshot wound when the paramedic treating him discovers he's the...

VIDEO excerpts from the Women in Cinema panel at Red Sea International Film Festival
Women in Cinema

Pictured:  Fionnuala Halligan, Juliette Binoche, Cherien Dabis and Shahad Ameen speak on stage during the "Women In Motion: Juliette Binoche, Cherien Dabis & Shahad Ameen" Special Panel Discussion -...

Red Sea International Film Festival (Red Sea IFF) tonight revealed the winners of this year’s prestigious Yusr Awards, during the Closing Ceremony finale of its fifth edition. The Gala also saw the...

 
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PEOPLE IN FOCUS
Interview With Writer Tad Daggerhart for COYOTES (2025) @ 20th Annual BIFF
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 Writer Tad Daggerhart During the 2025 Bahamas International Film Festival (BIFF), I sat with actor, writer and producer Tad Daggerhart at the ELH airport in the Bahamas on the last day of BIFF. We spoke at length about his illustrious career as an independent filmmaker, and his latest film COYOTES (2025), which screened at the festival. Tad is known for his work on THE EXPENDABLES 4 (2023) and BLACK LOTUS (2023). He is in development for his latest project which he will write...
 

30.12.2025 | Vanessa McMahon's blog

Interview With Writer Director Cash Robinson for "Nobody Wants to Be Here, Nobody Wants to Leave" (2025) @ BIFF
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 Director Cash Robinson     During the 2025 Bahamas International Film Festival (BIFF), I sat with writer director Cash Robinson at the King's Surf Shack on Harbour Island in mid December. Cash's film "Nobody Wants to Be Here, Nobody Wants to Leave" (2025) screened to local and international guests at BIFF. BIFF is a boutique film festival of the highest standard, where film talent from all over the world gathers in paradise&nb...
 

30.12.2025 | Vanessa McMahon's blog

Interview With Producer Jib Polhemus on COYOTES (2025) at 20th Annual BIFF
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During the 2025 Bahamas International Film Festival (BIFF), talent manager and producer Jib Polhemus and I sat at the Dunmore Hotel on Harbour Island with the idyllic view of pink sand and Caribbean blue water in front of us.    BIFF is a boutique film festival of the highest standard, where film talent from all over the world gathers in paradise for a week every December for screenings, panels, writer ...
 
 
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INDIA IN FOCUS with SIRAJ SYED 
What can you see through your Two Eyes at the Third Eye Asian Film Festival?
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What can you see through your Two Eyes at the Third Eye Asian Film Festival? Beginning on Friday, the 9th of January, the 22nd Third Eye Asian Film Festival, 2026, organised by The Asian Film Foundation, Prabhat Chitra Mandal and Enlighten Film Society and Supported by the Cultural Affairs Department of the Government of Maharashtra, Maharashtra Film, Stage & Cultural Development Corporation, National Film Development Corporation (NFDC) and National Film Archive of India (NFAI), has a fea...
 
 
Third Eye opens its festival doors for the 22nd time, on 09 January 2026
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Third Eye opens its festival doors for the 22nd time, on 09 January 2026 A lot of film-buffs have felt that Mumbai should have been chosen as the permanent venue for the International Film Festival of India (IFFI). Since 1976, only 3 such festivals were held here, as variations of IFFI, called Filmotsavs. During 1996-97, a group of film society members, film directors, actors and other personalities, who had their base in Mumbai, were rooting for IFFI to settle here. But the Central Governmen...
 
 
Durlabh Prasad ki Dusri Shadi: Overview
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Durlabh Prasad ki Dusri Shadi: Overview A grand première was held of this small film at PVR Icon, Infiniti Mall, Andheri, on 18 December, replete with two female musicians singing traditional songs and playing rhythm instruments, on the 3rd floor Auditorium Complex. The turnout was impressive, which might have led to the delayed start of the film, a full 60 minutes late. An interesting title, on the lines of some big films with long titles, it raised curiosity about the story, though ...
 

 

 
FESTIVALS IN FOCUS       
The Academy Museum Welcomes Guillermo del Toro for the 23rd Annual George Stevens Lecture on Directing
 THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD

The Academy Museum Welcomes Guillermo del Toro for the 23rd Annual George Stevens Lecture on Directing and a Screening of THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOLDThe Program will Premiere the New 4k Restoration...

Jafar Panahi tried in Iran on Sunday, January 4, for making film “It Was Just an Accident”
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Iranian director Jafar Panahi, winner of the Palme d'Or and other prestigious international awards for making the film “It Was Just an Accident” will stand trial in Iran on Sunday, January 4, 2026,...

CASCADIA International Women’s Film Festival Celebrates 10 Years of Championing Women Filmmakers
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The Special Anniversary Edition takes place April 30 – May 4, 2026 in Bellingham, Washington  CASCADIA International Women’s Film Festival proudly announces its 10th Anniversary Festival, taking...

Göteborg Film Festival Announces Nominees for the 2026 Ingmar Bergman Competition
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Kering will host two talks at the Palm Springs International Film Festival
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Celebrating the 10th anniversary of its Women In Motion initiative, Kering will host two Women In Motion talks on Saturday, January 3rd, as part of the Palm Springs International Film Festival’s...

Bahram Beyzaie renowned Iranian director and member of the Oscars, dies at 87
 Bahram

 Asghar Farhadi, a two-time Oscar winner: Bahram Beyzaie was my great teacher Bahram Beyzaie, a prominent Iranian cinema and theater director, playwright, screenwriter, researcher, and a member of...

BIFF 2025 kicked off in style
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American actors Anthony Mackie and Sawyer Spielberg were among stars of the film industry who attended the Bahamas International Film Festival (BIFF) 2025 opening night celebration. ... 
 
 
RSIFF & Annecy International Animation Festival Partner to Boost the Saudi Animation Industry
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The Saudi Arabian animation industry is set to benefit massively from a partnership between the Red Sea International Film Festival (RSIFF) and Cité de l'Image en Mouvement et des Industries...

 The Palm Springs International Film Awards has announced that GRAMMY Award®-winning artist Miley Cyrus is the recipient of the Outstanding Artistic Achievement Award on behalf of her new song “Dream...

 
NEFTi Competition Grand Prize Winner Adrian J Martin
Dec 21, 2025 at 04:59 PM

Competition Grand Prize of $5,000 and Audience Choice of $2,000 AwardsPresented By NEFTi Competition Founder and Administrator Paul Robinson NEFTi is a groundbreaking competition established to...

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