Bakhtawar Mazhar: In Flames of Glory A day before the awards were announced, declaring In Flames the best film, at the Red Sea International Film Festival (RSIFF), I was face–to-face with Bakhtawar Mazhar, one of the protagonists of In Flames, her feature debut, a film that had made a tremendous impression on me. This, a […]

Get Lodged in the Red Sea Labs, interact with agents and reagents and MAKE YOUR FILM! The Red Sea Labs announced the open call for the 5th edition of The Lodge program. A long-term residency programme, in collaboration with Torino FilmLab, and sponsored by Film AlUla, offering an intensive creative and professional film development experience. […]

ATTEND EFM WITH SUMMER HILL!   Check out some exciting films from Summer Hill at AFM! We will be represented by Ted Chalmers at MGB 1st Floor, Stand #137 from Feb. 16 to 19. Ted can be contacted by clicking the meeting link below.  We look forward to meeting with you!   Be sure to check […]

  Conference at the Akademie der Künste on Wednesday, February 14th, starting 7pm Film program and discussion at Hackesche Höfe Kino on Friday, February 16, starting 8pm In the face of man-made climate change, today’s societies urgently need to transform themselves – and the world of film and festivals is no exception. To open Berlin […]

  Inspired by the tragic events that occurred in Israel on October 7th, Israeli/American singer and songwriter Sima Galanti has released her new spiritual song Devotion, while staying true to her rock, edgy sound. Watch the stunningly shot video, which will be featured at upcoming film festivals, now at Sima Galanti- Devotion (Official Music Video) (youtube.com)     On […]

Books at Berlinale 2023 © Carlos Collado Berlinale Co-Production Market On February 18, the Berlinale Co-Production Market will again bring together the publishing and film industries. Ten books from around the world selected as being particularly suitable for screen adaptation will be presented at Books at Berlinale, held in cooperation with the Frankfurter Buchmesse, and the rights […]

Berlinale World Cinema Fund: Current Funding Recommendations for Production and Distribution / WCF Europe–TFL Audience Design Award In the 39th jury session of the Berlinale World Cinema Fund (WCF), the juries made 14 funding recommendations for projects from Argentina, Chile, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ecuador, Egypt, Iran, Israel, Mozambique, Nigeria, the Republic of Belarus, Rwanda, […]