The Bulletin Board ANNOUNCEMENTS / CALL FOR ENTRIES recommended by filmfestivals.zoneani.me: BE ON IT!       Martha’s Vineyard International Film Festival September 2 – 7, 2025 July 1, 2025: Regular Deadline July 15, 2025: Late Deadline The Martha's Vineyard International Film Festival is consistently recognized as one o...

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Outstanding films recognized ahead of indie streamer’s third annual celebration of student cinema Independent streaming platform Mometu is making waves on the festival circuit with the announcement of its official selections for the 2025 Mometu College Film Festival. Now in its third year, the student-focused competition is quickly becoming a critical launching pad for young filmmakers, and a must-watch event for anyone tracking the future of cinema. With 82 entrants representing 38 sc...

Telluride Film Festival (August 29 – September 1, 2025) is proud to unveil its 2025 Festival poster, created by celebrated cartoonist and graphic novelist Daniel Clowes. Daniel Clowes is one of the most influential and acclaimed figures in contemporary graphic storytelling. Best known for his seminal comic-book series Eightball and the cult classic graphic novel Ghost World, Clowes has defined the landscape of alternative comics for over three decades. His body of wo...

I still his impressive debut film film I watched in Venice. He made his feature directorial debut in 2015 with The Childhood of a Leader at the Venice Film Festival.  His second feature film, Vox Lux was hailed by critics after it premiered in competition at the 2018 Venice Film Festival, London Film Festival and Toronto International Film Festival. His recent original feature The Brutalist recently won Brady Best Picture and Best Director at the Golden Globes.   ...

I'm very excited to announce American actress Reese Witherspoon speaking at Cannes Lions on Wednesday 18.06 at 12:45 pm at the Debussy Theatre about her new initiative empowering women, especially young women. Hello Sunshine is on a mission to change the narrative for women. Especially for girls and young women who don't feel represented by brands, their needs are not understood. For the first time, media visionary and founder Reese Witherspoon speaks about a new initiative and brand...

Coming up - Cannes Lions -Live your visions The Cannes International Film Festival just finished, and now again only 3 weeks later Cannes is becoming once again the mekkha for talents from all over the world attending THE ultimate market for creativity - CANNES LIONS!   What to expect?   Certainly more buzz, more professionals, more future focused technologies and all major companies combining entertainment and software applications. Orginally a hub for the advert...

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  us for another weeklong event showcasing some of “the best indie films” from the NYC film festival circuit, according to Secret NYC. NEW YORK, NY — The 17th annual NYC Independent Film Festival (NYCIFF) is proud to announce its return to the Producer’s Club located at 358 West 44th St, in the heart of Times Square. From Tuesday, June 3, 2025 to Sunday, June 8, 2025 the festival will screen over 190 independent films, including features, documentaries,...

We’re excited to announce that the 27th New York Sephardic Jewish Film Festival (NYSJFF) returns to New York City from June 8 to June 15, 2025, bringing a powerful week-long celebration of film, music, and community.  Opening Night – June 8 at El Museo del Barrio This year’s Festival kicks off with a star-studded Pomegranate Awards Ceremony honoring: Yael Naim (Music) Roya Hakakian (Literature) Michel Boujenah (Stage & Scree...

The Bentonville Film Festival (BFF) in collaboration with founding partner, Walmart, and presenting sponsor, Coca-Cola, announced today their Shaping the Narrative, Geena & Friends participants, Juneteenth and Spotlight programming, jurors and additional s and events taking place at the 2025 Bentonville Film Festival, set for June 16-22 in Bentonville, AR. The annual Festival, celebrating its 11th anniversary, is a globally recognized platform amplifying female, non-binary, LGBTQ...

Did you make it to The Cannes PJ Party 2025? if you did we trust you had the grooviest of times, and met some of the other cool cats in attendance. The link to the Getty Images can be found here. They’d love to see yours! You can  follow us and tag us in your stories and posts @thepj.party on Instagram. ...

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The Jury of the Immersive Competition of the 78th Festival de Cannes presented today the Best Immersive Work Award to From Dust, created by Michel van der Aa, recognizing a creation that pushed the boundaries of storytelling, art space, and audience engagement.   The Jury, chaired by French director Luc Jacquet included American musician, director and writer Laurie Anderson, French author and performer Tania de Montaigne, British director, screenwriter, ...

As the 78th edition of the film festival has come to a close, the final awards were given out last night at the Ceremonie d'ouverture. The Jury presented the awards: American actress and filmmaker Halle Berry, Indian director and screenwriter Payal Kapadia, Italian actress Alba Rohrwacher, French-Moroccan writer Leïla Slimani, Congolese director, documentarist, and producer Dieudo Hamadi, Korean director and screenwriter Hong Sangsoo, Mexican director, screenwriter, ...

A power outage, reported by some as sabotage, has affected the city of Cannes and surrounding areas. Restoration efforts are underway. The Palais des Festivals has switched to an independent power supply, allowing all scheduled events and screenings, including the Closing Ceremony, to proceed as planned and under normal conditions. However, screenings at the Cineum have been temporarily suspended and will resume as soon as power is restored. We thank you for your patience and understanding. ...

MirrorWater Entertainment Begins Production on The Lost Voice, the Highly Anticipated Documentary about Pola Brückner, the First Woman To Have Filmed in the Amazon in Brazil/News Complements Brazil being named Country of Honor at this years' Marché du Film MirrorWater Entertainment (MWE) has begun production on The Lost Voice, the much-anticipated documentary about the first woman believed to have ever filmed in the Amazon. The story follows award...

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...

Every day at 9:30 p.m., the Festival de Cannes reinvents itself as night falls, transforming the Croisette’s Plage Macé, opposite the Majestic hotel, into an open-air cinema. The program for the 78th Festival will include: film teams on stage, premieres and world cinema classics. From Hong Kong action to Italian intimism, from Japanese animation to Hollywood classics, embark on a cinephile’s world tour. Playing tonight at the Cinéma de la Plage is "One Flew...

Following a photocall earlier this week, the cast of new film "Renoir" interacted with fans as they commemorated the premier of their work.   Images courtesy of Laurent Hou (instagram: @wu.photo.video)   Images courtesy of Laurent Hou (instagram: @wu.photo.video)   Images courtesy of Laurent Hou (instagram: @wu.photo.video)   “Renoir” photocall, images courtesy of Laurent Hou (instagram: @wu.photo.video)   &ld...

  COMPÉTITION (SÉLECTION OFFICIELLE) RERUN OF THE COMPETITION CÉRÉMONIE DE CLÔTURE / CLOSING CEREMONY at 18:40     SÉANCES DU LENDEMAIN (SÉLECTION OFFICIELLE) RERUN OF THE COMPETITION     REPRISE DE LA SÉLECTION (SÉLECTION OFFICIELLE) JEUNES MÈRES by JEAN-PIERRE DARDENNE & LUC DARDENNE at 08:45 (runtime 1h44) Jessica, Perla, Julie, Ariane and Naïma are housed in a she...

Tonight, Director Kelly Reichardt returns to the Croisette with her second film in competition and third at Cannes: The Mastermind. Reichardt was last here in 2022 for Showing Up, which competed. The Mastermind's synopsis reads: "In a sedate corner of Massachusetts circa 1970, JB Mooney (Josh O’Connor), an unemployed carpenter turned amateur art thief, plans his first big heist. When things go haywire, his life unravels." The film stars Josh O' Conner, who is also in Th...