Author: CWB News Department

Burbank, CA – June 17th, 2021: Today, Cinema Without Borders announced jury members  for MOZAIK Bridging The Borders Award for  the 2021 Palm Springs International ShortFest Film Festival. The Bridging The Borders Award at the 2021 Palm ShortFest will be given to the most successful film in bringing the people of our world closer together. MOZAIK Bridging The Borders Award  is presented by Cinema Borders and award sponsored and prize provided by MOZAIK. The winner of Bridging the Borders Award will receive a cash prize of $2500. Cinema Without Borders’ jury members to decide the 2021 winner of the MOZAIK…

The Cannes Film Festival returns this year for its 74th edition, running from July 6 to 17 after the Covid-19 pandemic deprived the world’s leading film festival of its 2020 edition. A slew of past Palme d’Or winners and arthouse favorites are set to return to Cannes as organizers announced the official selections for the competition on Thursday. Among the 24 directors whose films are heading to the Cote d’Azur are Sean Penn for his new film “Flag Day”, Italy’s Nanni Moretti with “Tri Piani” and France’s Jacques Audiard with “Les Oympiades”. They join three big auteurs that had already…

In “They Say It Can’t be done” filmmaker and his team track four companies on the brink of disruptive innovation. with technologies that can: · Reduce atmospheric carbon · Heal the seas · Solve hunger · Eliminate organ wait lists To learn more about this interesting documentary feature we had a video interview with Andrea Fuller producer of the film: https://vimeo.com/554866344 Andrea Fuller, uses her engineer brain to help clients make an impact on complex situations with concrete plans, clear metrics and creative content. She has worked with organizations as diverse as the World Bank, the Water Environment Federation, the…

New York, April 15, 2021 — The Human Rights Watch Film Festival, now in its 32nd year, will present its second full digital edition of groundbreaking new films, available nationwide in the U.S. from May 19 through 27, 2021. The film festival will feature in-depth online discussions with filmmakers, film participants and Human Rights Watch researchers and advocates. To learn more about the 2021 festival we had a video interview with Leah Sapin, the Associate Director of Programming & Production at Human Rights Watch Film Festival: https://vimeo.com/552195143 As the world continues to grapple with the realities of isolation amid a global pandemic, relationships…

If you are looking to find information about finding a career in the field of entertainment business in Hollywood, you should consider attending BHERC (Black Hollywood Education and Resource Center) webinar on Saturday May 1st at 12 PM Pacific Time. Panel members participating in this webinar are are all from Paramount Pictures: Daisy Ozouwain, Senior manager, Worldwide Distribution Services – Saffronia Threatt, Vice President Worldwide Creative Content – James Salmon, Senior Vice President Theatrical Marketing Analytics – and Nellie Tehrani, Director of Talent, Animation Operations. Go to bhrec.org in order for registration and attending the Career In Hollywood webinar

Since 2013, Indie Meme has brought artful, affordable South Asian Cinema screenings to Texas. Now, the 2021 virtual edition can be attended by local & remote audiences across the United States. Narrative Features: Jury Members LARA MORGAN Lara is an Austin-based filmmaker and film fan. During her time working at the Austin Film Society, she worked with festivals such as Indie Meme, Austin Asian American Film Festival, Cine Las Americas, and Austin Polish Film Festival. She has worked with SXSW over the years in several different capacities: as a QC team member, a projectionist, and as a film screener. In…

The 2nd Annual Future Art Awards invites all U.S. based artists of all mediums to Re-Imagine Democracy by centering the role of the artist in society. Art can be a catalyst for cross-cultural dialogue. Art can challenge and disrupt, engage and inform. Art can foster a space for creativity and innovation so critical to extending the limits of democratic possibility. Democratic vigilance, wrote Cornell West, has been a characteristic feature of the creative expression of US artists. From the point of view of U.S. artists living and working in the here and now, what does democracy mean to you? How…

In The Man Who Sold His Skin, directed by Kaouther Ben Hania, Tunisian film nominated for Best International Film Oscar, Sam Ali, is a young sensitive and impulsive Syrian, who has left his country for Lebanon to escape the war. To be able to travel to Europe and live with the love of his life, he accepts to have his back tattooed by one of by the World’s most sulfurous contemporary artist. Turning his own body   into   a  prestigious   piece   of  art,   Sam   will however  come  to  realize  that  his  decision  might  actually  mean anything but freedom. We had the…

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the 71st Berlin International Film Festival is taking place in two stages. The majority of the selected films will be available for viewing online by industry representatives and accredited members of the press during the Industry Event from March 1–5, 2021. Berlinale audiences will be able to see the majority of the films selected by all the sections in numerous cinema screenings in Berlin in the presence of the filmmakers during the Summer Special from June 9–20, 2021. The detailed programme for the Berlinale Summer Special will be available at Berlinale Programme in the…

Chances are, if you’re a moviegoer, you’ve heard a little something about women’s fight for equality in Hollywood. According to Women and Hollywood, a nonprofit organization that educates and advocates for the cause, women remain poorly represented behind the camera, making up just 10% of directors and 19% of writers. It’s no wonder that women, so often boxed out of sharing their stories on screen, would distill that pain into their filmmaking, creating powerful stories of how sexism and misogyny continue to oppress women from all walks of life. In these ten movies about sexism, women struggle for equality everywhere…