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Deed News (Film Festival News) is a leading digital newspaper and website, which breaks up-to-the-minutes news from film festivals. Led by Editor-in-chief Navid Nikkhah Azad, Deed News aims to deliver high quality news content from film festivals to a global audience, who seek the most up-to-date, comprehensive, precise and authentic news from film festivals, festivals lineup, official selections and award winners.
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Lei Yuan Bin’s BABY QUEEN to anchor SGIFF’s annual fundraiser
Tickets are going fast for the 33rd edition of the Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF), which runs from November 24 to December 4, 2022. Just added to the line-up is BABY QUEEN (rated R21) by Singaporean filmmaker LEI Yuan Bin, who is known for 03-FLATS (2014), which competed in Busan, and I Dream of Singapore (2019), which premiered at the Berlinale. Baby Queen is his fifth feature and premiered recently at the Busan International Film Festival 2022.
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All3Media, BFI, BET UK & PBS feature in BUFF 2022 talks
Organisers of the British Urban Film Festival have announced that All3Media, BFI, BET UK & PBS will be featured in BUFF 2022 talks.
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The 31st Annual Whitaker St. Louis International Film Festival announces award winners and attendance results
The 31st Annual Whitaker St. Louis International Film Festival has announced the full list of award winners for 2022.
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IDFA Forum Awards announced: NIÑXS, THE TUBA THIEVES, WE SPEAK THEIR NAMES IN HUSHED TONES collect prizes
Earlier this evening, the IDFA Forum Awards were announced in Felix Meritis. Kani Lapuerta's project Niñxs won the IDFA Forum Award for Best Pitch, Alison O'Daniel's The Tuba Thieves took home the IDFA Forum Award for Best Rough Cut, and the DocLab Forum Award went to We Speak Their Names In Hushed Tones by Omoregie Osakpolor. Each award includes a cash prize of €1,500. The Tuba Thieves will also receive closed captioning and subtitles from inVision Subtitling.
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BUFF Studios releases trailer of Emmanuel Anyiam-Osigwe’s ABSOLUTELY MARVELLOUS ahead of UK premiere
BUFF Studios releases the trailer of ABSOLUTELY MARVELLOUS, the directorial debut of Emmanuel Anyiam-Osigwe, the award-winning founder and former director of the British Urban Film Festival, ahead of UK premiere.
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FIRST FILMS at Golden Age
First Films is a new film festival dedicated to introducing Sydney audiences to daring debut works from emerging directors. Programmed by film curator Paul Struthers, FIRST FILMS aims to challenge, inspire and entertain.
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Sandrine Brodeur-Desrosiers and Carmine Pierre-Dufour’s Oscar®-qualifying FANMI is the heart-breaking last chance for a mother and daughter to come closer together
FANMI by Co-directors Sandrine Brodeur-Desrosiers and Carmine Pierre-Dufour has qualified to be considered for the 2023 Oscars®.
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British Urban Film Festival unveils nominations for BUFF Awards 2022
The British Urban Film Festival has unveiled the full list of nominations for the BUFF Awards 2022.
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ANIMAL by Cyril Dion won the Young Audience Award (YAA) 2022
ANIMAL by Cyril Dion (France) has won this year's Young Audience Award 2022! The winner has been revealed during the online award ceremony on Sunday evening in Erfurt (Germany), hosted by youth council members Maria from Portugal and Emmerson from the UK. The show was streamed live on the YAA website. The Award honours European films for an audience between 12 and 14 years and has been an official category of the European Film Awards since 2012.
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Winterthur International Short Film Festival unveils winners for 2022
Winterthur International Short Film Festival (Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur), which is the Switzerland's most significant short film festival, has revealed the full list of award winners for 2022.
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Mat Sheldon’s BAFTA-qualified THE ELECTRICITY IN ME sees a woman confront her trauma years after giving up her newborn son for adoption
Director Mat Sheldon’s BAFTA-qualified short film THE ELECTRICITY IN ME is a visceral and intimate portrait of his Canadian birth mother, whom he never directly knew as she gave him up for adoption shortly after giving birth.
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Nuhash Humayun’s multi-OSCAR®-qualified film MOSHARI receives Vimeo Staff Pick
Nuhash Humayun's multi-OSCAR®-qualified film MOSHARI has received Vimeo Staff Pick. MOSHARI was awarded two Oscar®-qualifying awards at Atlanta Film Festival and Short Shorts & Asia, in addition to winning the Grand Jury at SXSW where the Bangladeshi short premiered.
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Sean Lionadh’s TOO ROUGH, multi award-winning short film, secures BAFTA Scotland & BIFA nominations
Sean Lionadh's TOO ROUGH, the multi award winning short film that won over critics and shook the festival circuit throughout its 2022 run, has secured both a BAFTA Scotland and British Independent Film Awards nomination for Best Live Action Short Film, and has been acquired by French broadcaster Canal+.
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Berlinale Spotlight: World Cinema Fund at “Around the World in 14 Films”
For many years, the Berlinale has been presenting specially curated programmes outside the festival timeframe. The programme goes by the name of Berlinale Spotlight.
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Lei Yuan Bin’s BABY QUEEN to anchor SGIFF’s annual fundraiser
Tickets are going fast for the 33rd edition of the Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF), which runs from November 24 to December 4, 2022. Just added to the line-up is BABY QUEEN (rated R21) by Singaporean filmmaker LEI Yuan Bin, who is known for 03-FLATS (2014), which competed in Busan, and I Dream of Singapore (2019), which premiered at the Berlinale. Baby Queen is his fifth feature and premiered recently at the Busan International Film Festival 2022.
Press Release
All3Media, BFI, BET UK & PBS feature in BUFF 2022 talks
Organisers of the British Urban Film Festival have announced that All3Media, BFI, BET UK & PBS will be featured in BUFF 2022 talks.
Press Release
The 31st Annual Whitaker St. Louis International Film Festival announces award winners and attendance results
The 31st Annual Whitaker St. Louis International Film Festival has announced the full list of award winners for 2022.
Press Release
IDFA Forum Awards announced: NIÑXS, THE TUBA THIEVES, WE SPEAK THEIR NAMES IN HUSHED TONES collect prizes
Earlier this evening, the IDFA Forum Awards were announced in Felix Meritis. Kani Lapuerta's project Niñxs won the IDFA Forum Award for Best Pitch, Alison O'Daniel's The Tuba Thieves took home the IDFA Forum Award for Best Rough Cut, and the DocLab Forum Award went to We Speak Their Names In Hushed Tones by Omoregie Osakpolor. Each award includes a cash prize of €1,500. The Tuba Thieves will also receive closed captioning and subtitles from inVision Subtitling.
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BUFF Studios releases trailer of Emmanuel Anyiam-Osigwe’s ABSOLUTELY MARVELLOUS ahead of UK premiere
BUFF Studios releases the trailer of ABSOLUTELY MARVELLOUS, the directorial debut of Emmanuel Anyiam-Osigwe, the award-winning founder and former director of the British Urban Film Festival, ahead of UK premiere.