Welcome to the News Pages.
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.
Friday 31st October 2020 marked World Cities Day Posted in: Bradford, Collaborative, Network Friday 31st October 2020 marked World Cities Day - a number of events took place around the world to commemorate… Read more
Screen NSW COVID-19 Impact Survey Results Posted in: Sydney In April 2020 Screen NSW launched a Screen Impact Survey to learn about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on… Read more
Five filmmakers selected for inaugural Hollywood Talent Development Lab Posted in: Sydney Five mid-career and established NSW screenwriters and directors have been selected to participate in the debut Charlie's Talent Escalator Lab,… Read more
Australian Screen Production Industry COVID-Safe Guidelines Posted in: Sydney The Australian screen production industry has released COVID-Safe Guidelines to help get the industry back to work. The Guidelines have… Read more
The Inclusive Filmmaking Toolkit! Posted in: Sydney Bus Stop Films are changing the narrative of filmmaking with The Inclusive Filmmaking Toolkit, developed in partnership with Taste Creative. Aimed… Read more
Congratulations! for Awavena’s Emmy® Awards nomination Posted in: Sydney Awavena by Director and artist Lynette Wallworth and producer Nicole Newnham, made in collaboration with the Amazonian Yawanawa people, has… Read more
Bradford’s Get Smart Film Festival 2020 Posted in: Bradford Submit your films now! The Get Smart Film Festival exists to celebrate short films created using mobile and smartphone technology.… Read more
32nd Galway Film Fleadh Posted in: Galway The 32nd Galway Film Fleadh was an unorthodox event that had to adapt to the current restrictions on public gatherings.… Read more
One Minute Film Festival 2020 Posted in: Galway Our annual One Minute Film Festival took place throughout the week of the Galway Film Fleadh this year available to… Read more
The film “Love Talk” (2019) will be released in December 2020 Posted in: Yamagata The film "Love Talk (越年 Lovers)" (2019) is a collaborative film project of Japan, Taiwan, and Malaysia. A talented Taiwanese… Read more
New website launched to connect UNESCO Cities of Film and enhance international collaboration Posted in: Bradford, Bristol, Collaborative, Network On Wednesday 15 July 2020, a new website launched to connect the 18 Cities of Film in the UNESCO Creative… Read more
“Kill It And Leave This Town” honored in Annecy Posted in: Łódź The latest animation by Mariusz Wilczyński "Kill It And Leave This Town" received the jury distinction in the main competition… Read more
“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