DMZ International Documentary Film Festival – Winners 2015

We present the winners of the 7th DMZ International Documentary Film Festival that took place from the 17th to the 24th of September.

Busan International Short Film Festival – Awards 2015

The Busan International Film Festival has finished on Tuesday (April 28th). Here is some information about the festival and the winners of this year.

BAFICI 2015 - Awards

The Buenos Aires International Independent Film Festival has finished and these are the winners of the 17th edition.

The Cinemalaya Film Festival announced changes for 2015 & 2016

Last month the organizers of the Philippine Independent Film Festival – Cinemalaya announced structural changes for the 2015 & 2016 edition.

50 Asian Film Festivals you must follow

Have you ever wondered which are the most important Film Festivals in Asia? Film Focus has selected 50 film festivals you can´t miss and must follow.

The Mumbai Film Festival presented the line-up for the 2014 edition

Last week the festival announced the films that will be screen during the festival.

The Tokyo International Film Festival announced films for the Special Screening Section

The organizers of the festival have release the complete list of films from the Special Screening Section.

The Tokyo International Film Festival presents the Festival Navigators

This month the organizers of the festival have announced who will be in charge or presenting the films for the New Generation Competition to the audience.

The Tokyo International Film Festival announced new partnerships

This month the Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) announced it will make partnerships with different organizations and cultural events to spread their web and promote Japanese culture.

The Tokyo International Film Festival presented new Award

The Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) presented a new award sponsored by WOWOW, Japan´s leading premium pay TV broadcaster.

3rd Cebu International Documentary Film Festival – Films

With only a few days away from the 3rd Cebu International Documentary Film Festival we take a look at the films presented for this edition.

The Busan International Film Festival announced their festival hosts

The Busan International Film Festival announced that the Korean actress Moon Sori and the Japanese actor Watanabe Ken will be the hosts of the Opening Ceremony that will take place on October 2nd.

The Tokyo International Film Festival will present a retrospective on Hideaki Anno

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The festival organizers announced a retrospective on Hideaki Anno, one of the most well known Japanese animators.

3rd Cebú International Documentary Film Festival

We are glad to present the Cebú International Documentary Film Festival (CIDFF). This event will take place from August 25th to 30th (2014) in the Philippines.

Cinemalaya – Winners 2014!

After 10 days of activities the Cinemalaya came to an end. These are the winners for this edition.

Cinemalaya 2014 – Films leaked to youtube!!

Some hours ago the Cinemalaya Foundation have release a short press communiqué on their Facebook account saying that there has been a major film leak by one of their technical personnel. Apparently one intern of the festival had uploaded the films to her Youtube account. Very quickly the account was taken down and she is been questioned by the festival authorities.

Original Cinemalya Statement posted on Facebook

Piracy is a huge problem to the industry and its worst for Film Festivals. People don’t have a clear view of how much work every person in the festival put. If they knew they would never do something like this. As a Film Festival organizer myself I can only say that this only damages the festival credibility. It’s a real pity that this happened as the festival celebrated their 10th edition.

I will try to keep my readers inform about further news.

Sebastián Nadilo

27th Tokyo International Film Festival – 2014 Open and Close Films

The organizers of the Tokyo International Film Festival presented the opening and closing film for this year edition.

Cinemalaya 2014

We are glad to announce that the Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival has started. This event will take place in Manila (Philippines) until the August 10th.

New Zealand International Film Festival – Winners 2014

The New Zealand International Film Festival (NZIFF) has finally ended and we have the winners of this year edition.

Melbourne International Film Festival 2014

We are glad to announce that the Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) has started. This cultural event will take place in the beautiful city of Melbourne (Australia) until August 17th.