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This is the third year that The Film Verdict has teamed up with European Film Promotion (EFP) to support European films premiering at the Sundance Film Festival. Here is a flashback to some of last year’s European films. Many of them went on to become multiple award-winners, and some are currently available for streaming in...
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UNIFRANCE GOES DIGITAL FOR FRENCH FILM PROMOTION
By Liza Foreman In an era where film markets and festivals are undergoing rapid transformation, UniFrance, the organization responsible for promoting French cinema and TV worldwide, is deftly balancing digital innovation with enhanced physical presence. Under the leadership of Executive Director Daniella Elstner, the organization has revamped its flagship events while expanding its digital footprint...
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An American Film Critic in Paris Explains the Lumiere Awards
Chicagoan Lisa Nesselson has been writing and broadcasting about film, from France, for 40 years. Seventeen years with Variety caught the tail end of when the English-language trades, pre-internet, wielded genuine power concerning a ‘foreign’ film’s likely trajectory. Nesselson reviewed for SCREEN Int’l for 16 years and was the in-house film critic for French 24-hour...
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Jacques Audiard’s ‘Emilia Pérez’ Illuminates the 30th Lumières Awards
By Liza Foreman In the heart of Paris, where cinema is not just entertainment but a deeply revered art form, the 30th Lumières Awards ceremony unfolded on Monday, January 20th, 2025, at the Forum des Images. This year's event was nothing short of a cinematic coronation, with Jacques Audiard's Emilia Pérez sweeping the evening with...
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Jo Mühlberger talks to TFV
Jo Mühlberger, European Film Promotion Deputy Managing Director, takes the time to chat with The Film Verdict on his way to Sundance from Hamburg. A familiar face in the international film industry, Jo has been one of the pillars of European Film Promotion for the last 25 years. The Film Verdict: The European Film Promotion...
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The EFP celebrates European Films at Sundance 2025
Join European fIlmmakers, sales companies and national film centers at the Europe! Hub at the Double Tree Hilton Hotel (The Yarrow), 2nd floor, 1800 Park Avenue, Thursday 23 to Monday 27 January from 9am-6pm EUROPE! HUB is hosted by the Danish Film Institute, German Films, Norwegian Film Institute and the Polish Film Institute See all...
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What a Year!
Last year was a landmark year for The Film Verdict, and 2025 will be full of changes.
Berlinale Shorts 2025
Featuring films from the classic to the experimental, the 20 works presented in the Berlinale Shorts program will introduce a range of new filmmaking talent.
Timothée Chalamet to be honored at Santa Barbara Film Festival
Timothée Chalamet will be honored with the Arlington Artist of the Year Award at the 40th annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF). He will receive this award during an in-person tribute and career retrospective on Tuesday, February 11, 2025. The event will showcase his performances in two highly acclaimed films: *A Complete Unknown* (directed...
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EUFCN Location Awards 2024: Meet the Jury!
The European Film Commissions Network (EUFCN) has announced the jury for the eighth edition of the EUFCN Location Awards.Since its establishment in 2017, this annual award has been honoring outstanding achievements in the realm of filming locations across Europe. Each year, EUFCN members nominate one location from a film or TV series shot in their...
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