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cineuropa.org • 7 m

DOK Leipzig announces its full line-up The 67th edition of DOK Leipzig, one of the largest European documentary film festivals, has announced its full line-up. The festival, which takes place from 28 October to 3 November, will screen 73 feature and short films, including 33 world premieres.

nu • 8 m

The Bear and Shogun are big winners at Emmy Awards At the 76th Annual Emmy Awards at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, "The Bear" and "Shogun" emerged as the big winners. "Shogun" was notable for becoming the first non-English-language series to win the award for best drama series, with a total of 18 awards, including best actor and actress for Hiroyuki Sanada and Anna Sawai. "The Bear" took home 11 awards, including best comedy actor for Jeremy Allen White. "Hacks" won the Emmy for best comedy, and "The Traitors," the American version of "The Traitors," was named best reality program. "Baby Reindeer" received six Emmys, with Richard Gadd winning the award for best actor in a miniseries.

filmkrant • 9 m

Venice 2024: The Winners At the 81st Venice Film Festival, Pedro Almodóvar won the Golden Lion for his film The Room Next Door, his first win at the festival.

variety • 9 m

Nicole Kidman unable to accept Venice acting award in person following death of her mother Nicole Kidman won the Best Actress award at the Venice Film Festival for her role in "Babygirl," but was unable to accept it in person due to the death of her mother. "Babygirl" director Halina Reijn read a statement from Kidman, saying that Kidman had traveled to Venice for the ceremony but had to leave after learning about her mother, Janelle Anne Kidman.

cineuropa.org • 9 m

Full programme announced for the 2024 BFI London Film Festival The 2024 BFI London Film Festival, which runs from 9 to 20 October, has announced its full programme of 253 titles. The festival closes with the European premiere of Morgan Neville’s animated documentary Piece by Piece, about Pharrell Williams.

cineuropa.org • 9 m

New and old collide in the short films at the Venice 2024 competition At the 81st Venice Film Festival, several short films will compete for the Orizzonti Award for Best Short Film, in which themes of tradition and modernity collide.

cineuropa.org • 9 m

The European Film Awards announce the first part of this year's Fiction Feature Film Selection The European Film Awards 2024 have selected 29 productions for the first part of the Fiction Feature Film Selection, which will have their first official screening between 1 June 2023 and 31 May 2024. Further titles will be announced in September.

screendaily • 9 m

Arthouse cinema subscription service Cineville launches on German cinema market Cineville, one of Europe’s largest film markets, launches in Germany on August 15. With a Cineville card, subscribers get unlimited access to films, festivals and special events at participating arthouse cinemas from €20 per month.

cineuropa.org • 9 m

Toronto Announces Centrepiece and TIFF Docs Lineups The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) has announced its Centrepiece and TIFF Docs lineups for its 49th edition, taking place September 5-15, 2024.

variety • 10 m

BAFTA Film Awards adds new category for children and families The 2025 BAFTA Film Awards will introduce a new category for best children's and family film and a points system for judging British films. BAFTA President Sara Putt highlights the ongoing mission for positive industry change and diversity.

cineuropa.org • 10 m

FERA and FSE publish a joint call to strengthen European audiovisual diversity On 26/07/2024, the Federation of European Screen Directors (FERA) and the Federation of Screenwriters of Europe (FSE) published a joint call to strengthen European audiovisual diversity. FERA and FSE together represent more than 30,000 European writers and directors.

cineuropa.org • 10 m

Venice selects 21 films to compete for the Golden Lion The 81st Venice Film Festival, which takes place from August 28 to September 7, has announced 21 films competing for the Golden Lion. Among the films selected is Pedro Almodóvar's "The Room Next Door," starring Tilda Swinton, Julianne Moore and John Turturro.

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