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Report by Peter Paul Huth (closure)
There are some well-travelled cineastes and regular festival-goers who call Bologna their favourite festival. The atmosphere is relaxed and democratic, there is no VIP area, no stars who have to be shielded from the common people. The participants come from 70 countries, as is proudly noted. Final report by Peter Paul Huth.
The 69th International Film Festival Mannheim-Heidelberg (IFFMH) asserted itself as a powerful advocate for discovering new voices in world cinema. In that way, the festival held true to its mission in a particularly turbulent time.
The Ecumenical Jury at the 23rd Faludi Film Festival awarded their Prize to "A Day Like Today", directed by Magda Strzyżyńska from Poland.
At the 24th Black Nights Film Festival in Tallinn 2020, the Ecumenical Jury chooses "Armugan" by Jo Sol as best film of the Competition.
The winner of the “Look at me” Award of the Church Media Foundation at the Oulu International Children’s and Youth Film Festival 2020 is director Paul_Anders Simma and his documentary youth film "My Dear Mother".
This year’s festival edition was perhaps the first of its kind in history of Luebeck’s Nordic Film Days. After rapid changes in coronavirus pandemic developments in Europe it was decided that the festival moves completely online.
"Lola vers la mer" by Laurent Micheli won the Church of Sweden Youth Film Award 2020. A Commendation, accompanied by an INTERFILM diploma, went to "La inocencia" by Lucía Alemany.
The Faludi Ferenc Academy in Budapest announces its 23rd thematic international film festival and the related photo competition. This year...
On August 28, 2020, 13 people founded the Interfilm Magyarország (Interfilm Hungary) Association.
From August 22 to 30, scores of film fans gathered on the banks of river Dnipro to attend the 49th Molodist International Film Festival in Kyiv. Due to the Covid19 pandemic, many festival attendants had their private screenings brought to them on their personal devices by streaming links.
Milja Radovic argues that "The Many Deaths of Aristides" is a visual artistic masterpiece.
