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Here, you will find all the latest news from the UNESCO Cities of Film that span the globe, encouraging partnerships, furthering film education and exploring the exchange of ideas in this thriving sector. You can read the articles at your leisure or search by city, and read all the news from a specific City of Film.
“Sweat” by Magnus von Horn officially selected for Cannes 2020 Posted in: Łódź "Sweat" by Magnus von Horn has been officially selected for Cannes 2020. Despite the festival not taking place as usual,… Read more
Bristol UNESCO City of Film and Dakar UNESCO City of Media Arts strengthen links through cultural exchange Posted in: Bristol, Collaborative, Network In Autumn 2018, the Afrika Eye Festival of Bristol, UK and Image et Vie festival of Dakar, the capital of… Read more
Introduction to our new short documentary “Yamagata Tea Ceremony – Once in a Lifetime Encounters” (2020) Posted in: Yamagata “Yamagata Tea Ceremony - Once in a Lifetime Encounters (一期一会〜山形のお茶文化〜)” (2020 / 24 mins / Dir: SATO Koichi (佐藤広一)) is… Read more
Q1 Project – Hub for Creativity Posted in: Yamagata Yamagata City will renovate the former Yamagata Municipal Daiichi Elementary School “Yamagata Manabikan” to create a hub for creativity, and… Read more
Our short documentary “Yamagata Maiko – Traditional Performing Arts in the Modern Day” (2019) is available on Youtube Posted in: Yamagata "Yamagata Maiko - Traditional Performing Arts in the Modern Day (やまがた舞子〜受け継がれる伝統芸能〜)" (2019 / 26 mins / Dir: SATO Koichi (佐藤広一)) is… Read more
The construction of the Polonia Cinema exhibition has started at the National Center for Film Culture Posted in: Łódź Łódź will be the first city in Poland to have a permanent multimedia film exhibition dedicated to Polish cinematography. Polonia… Read more
Bafta Win for Bristol Production Posted in: Bristol Bristol City of Film is celebrating with the team behind Mark Jenkin’s Bait, the debut feature from Totterdown-based production company… Read more
Great success of participation at ‘TRS Fem cinema! Film Festival’ Posted in: Terrassa The first edition of the "TRS Fem cinema!" Film Contest gathers 400+ local students, 15 high schools and 32 short… Read more
The 20th Creative Café “Experience Contemporary Dance, Boost Creativity!” Posted in: Yamagata On Tuesday, 25 June 2019, we held the 20th Creative Café on the 3rd floor of Yamagata Manabikan. The theme… Read more
Two major Marvel features to film in Sydney Posted in: Sydney Sydney has attracted two blockbuster Marvel films to shoot in its world-class Fox Studios, Thor: Love & Fury and Shang-Chi… Read more
One Minute Film Festival 2019 Posted in: Galway Every year for the Galway Film Fleadh, the Galway Film Centre puts out a call for films that are one… Read more
The Yamagata Hanagasa Festival Posted in: Yamagata The Yamagata Hanagasa Festival (山形花笠まつり) held in summer is one of the representative festivals in Tohoku and attracts many visitors… Read more
The 30th anniversary of Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival 2019 Posted in: Yamagata Launched in 1989 to commemorate the 100th year anniversary of the municipality of Yamagata, the Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival… Read more
Sydney Film Festival secures $5 million in funding Posted in: Sydney In June the 2019 Sydney Film Festival, Australia's largest film festival, received $5 million from the NSW Government. Since 2009… Read more
Artists-in-Residence 2019 Posted in: Yamagata As a collaborative project with the Busan City of Film, the 3rd Busan Intercity Film Festival, and the Busan Independent… Read more
Sydney launches 10% PDV incentive Posted in: Sydney From 1 October 2019, Sydney through Screen NSW will offer a 10 per cent incentive for post, digital and visual… Read more