I'm just emerging from the cocoon of work on a new book, so I'm a few weeks late on this story from the BBC- but fascinating nevertheless: Nyagatare is a rural and dusty town in the east of Rwanda. But this month it played host to the bright lights of Rwandan film talent. As the sun drops behind one of Rwanda's iconic hills, a giant, inflatable screen staggers into th…

  Unveiled this morning by Festival artistic director Thierry Frémeaux, the 22 films selected include those by young directors and do not feature titles by Kitano, Hou Hsiao Hsien, Roy Andersson, Claude Miller and Todd Haynes that had been expected in the final lineup .   Europe faces a head-to-head with the US, with ten and six films selected resp…

  Hull Film, in association with Seeds And Bridges, will return on Thursday 19th April with FEEDBACK: VISUAL HOWL AND REFLEXIVE MUSIC a dynamic series of short films to be screened at Hull Screen. With Jimi Hendrix and the early soundtracks of Dr Who being the best some of the best known examples of the creative use of feedback, the programme will focus on the conceptual and expres…

  Leading Filmmaker Online Media Network  to Oversee Short Film Corner Withoutabox, the leading worldwide online media company dedicated to advancing independent film, and the Short Film Corner, a division of the Cannes Film Festival, the world's foremost film festival and market, have entered into an exclusive partnership agreement for the festival's Fourth Annual Sho…

The 8th Leeds Young People's Film Festival, which is presented by Leeds City Council and is in partnership with the Northern Film School, will show that the future of cinema is in safe hands. With three days of special events it will see young people from across the country visit the city to screen their latest work and find out more about working in the film industry. The festivities…

  A LIVERPOOL production is on a world tour promoting the city and getting a phenomenal response at a trio of high-profile film festivals. Under the Mud was written by Liverpool teenagers from the Speke/Garston area and follows the story of a dysfunctional family whose youngest daughter is taking her First Holy Communion.  The film has recently screened with great success at t…

  South Korean Pic Takes Home 4 of 10 Prizes from Awards Gala In a star-studded celebration ceremony officiated by Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Secretary of Commerce, Industry and Technology, Joseph Wong, the first annual Asian Film Awards (AFA's) presented their awards tonight at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, kicking off the Entertainment E…

Hull Film, organisers of the excellent Hull International Short Film Festival, is poised to evolve over the coming months with the appointment of a new Director. Laurence Boyce, longtime Netribution friend and author of the excellent Special Edition, who has been involved with Hull Film since it’s inaugural event in 2000, will take over from previous director Esther Johnson in April.

  Comedian Sacha Baron Cohen became the first recipient of the Israel Film Festival Award for "Outstanding Achievement."  He joined Amy Pascal, co-chair of Sony Pictures Entertainment and Israeli actress Gila Almagor to receive honours at the 22nd annual Israel Film Festival's opening night gala Award dinner last night at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. Almagor was presented…