Australia’s Leading Independent Film Festival the Revelation Perth International Film Festival is Calling for Entries for its 25th Edition. Championing independent cinema from across the globe and around the corner since 1997, the Revelation Perth International Film Festival is set to deliver its 25th edition July 7 – 17, 2022. Festival Director Richard Sowada said…
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Sydney Underground Film Festival Announces 2021 Program
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Sydney’s leading festival for cult, underground and independent films, the Sydney Underground Film Festival (SUFF), returns with a packed virtual program for its 15th year, from Thursday 9th September to Sunday 26th September. With lockdown restrictions in Sydney affecting in-the-flesh desires for SUFF 2021, the festival will stream its full program on-demand to film fans…
Roskino Russian Film Festival Coming in 2021
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One of the key events of the Russian Pavilion in Cannes is the presentation of the Russian Film Festival. Organized by ROSKINO and the Russian Ministry of Culture, it has a great socio-cultural and economic meaning stimulating interest in Russian cinema and creating a positive image of Russia abroad to further integrate Russia into the…
MDFF 2021 – Batoor: A Refugee Journey
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Director Barat Ali Batoor Score 6/6 Barat Ali Batoor was once Afghanistan’s most esteemed photographer working for the United States Embassy in Kabul. But in 2011, all this changed when The Washington Post published his potent photo essay exposing one of Afghanistan’s darkest secrets — the brutal trade in young dancing boys for the purposes…
MDFF 2021 Kicks off July 1
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The 6th Melbourne Documentary Film Festival runs from the 1st -31st July 2021 Online and the 21st – 31st July 2021 In-Cinema at Cinema Nova as part of Documentary Month. The festival showcases the very best documentaries from: Venice, SXSW, Slamdance, CPHDOX, Doxa, Hot Docs, VIFF, Shanghai Film Festival, Harlem International Film Festival, Chicago International…
RFF 2021 Expanding Across the World Online
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ROSKINO, with the support of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation, presents the annual Russian Film Festival, which aims to bring foreign viewers closer to the contemporary Russian cinematography ranging from feature films to documentary films and animation. The Russian Film Festival 2021 will continue the series of online festivals started in…
17 Russian Films Headed to the Shanghai International Film Festival
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The 24th Shanghai International Film Festival, China’s longest-running major cinema event, is set to return with a sizable in-person edition in June. The SIFF will run June 11 – 20, with its Golden Goblet awards ceremony to be held in person in Shanghai on June 19. 17 Russian films will be shown in various screening…
Nominations Open for Multicultural Film Festival
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Nominations are now open for this year’s Multicultural Film Festival, which showcases the stories, cultures and experiences of Victoria’s diverse multicultural community. Minister for Multicultural Affairs Ros Spence and Victorian Multicultural Commission Chairperson Vivienne Nguyen have called for creative and original short films about cultural diversity and multiculturalism. “The film festival is a celebration of…
Arracht – Irish Film Festival
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Director Tom Sullivan Starring Dónall Ó Héalai, Saise Ní Chuinn, Dara Devaney Rated MA Score 6/6 Set in Connemara in 1845 on the eve of the Famine. Colman Sharkey, a fisherman, father and husband takes in a stranger at the local priest’s behest. Apparently Arracht is writer/director Tom Sullivan’s first feature and the movies is…
Interview with Evgenia Obraztsova Star of A Frenchman
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A big thank you to Evgenia Obraztsova star of A Frenchman for taking the time for this interview. A Frenchman is featured in the Russian Film Festival. Why did you accept the invitation to play this role, what was so special for you about it? Why, in your opinion, did such a film and such…