By Compiled by Shaibu Husseini
ORGANISERS of the Irep International Documentary Film Festival have announced call for entries for the 2024 edition, which will hold under the theme: ‘Righting The Future’. Co-founder and Executive Director of the festival Femi Odugbemi disclosed that entries opened on December 19, 2023 and will close on January 31, 2024. ‘’Calling all documentary filmmakers to share your impactful stories with the world. Submit your films now and be part of our documentary film festival in 2024’’ Odugbemi said adding that guidelines on entry submission can be found at: www.freefilmway.com/irepfilmfestival. This edition, the 14th edition is scheduled to hold in the festival traditional month of March and it is dedicated to the celebration of Nobel Laurette Professor Wole Soyinka at 90.
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Entries for 2024 edition Of CCIFF still open
ORGANISERS of the yearly Coal City Film Festival have stated that the call for entries for the 4th edition is still on and will close in February, 2024. The festival accepts feature length film, short film, student and experimental film as well as documentary and animation film entries. The theme for the 2024 edition is ‘Cultural Renaissance’ and the March 2024 event billed to take place in the beautiful city of Enugu State Nigeria invites filmmakers from across the world to submit their films for the 4th Edition. To submit visit www.filmfreeway.com/coalcityfilmfestivalofficial. More information on the festival can be sourced at https://coalcityfilmfestival.com/
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81st Annual Golden Globe holds Jan 7
THE 81st yearly Golden Globe Awards is to hold on January 7. The award would be aired live on CBS and stream on Paramount+ on Sunday, January 7, 2024, at 8.00pm. ET/5.00pm. The organisers of the Golden Globes recently announced that premier standup comedian and actor Jo Koy will kick off award season as host of the highly-anticipated 81st Golden Globe award.
Koy will host the show for the first time, bringing his unique charm, energy and unpredictable humor to the three-hour broadcast. The nominations for this edition were announced by Cedric, ‘The Entertainer’’ and Wilmer Valderrama, who presented nominees for each of the 27 award categories. Multi-Emmy Awards-winning producing duo Glenn Weiss and Ricky Kirshner of White Cherry Entertainment (WCE) will serve as executive-producing showrunners for the 81st Annual Golden Globe Awards, with Weiss also set to direct. Produced and owned by Dick Clark Productions, the Golden Globe Awards has been viewed in more than 200 countries and territories worldwide and is one of the few awards ceremonies to include both motion picture and television achievements. Nominees for the best motion picture -drama are ‘Anatomy of a Fall’ (NEON), Killers Of The Flower Moon (Apple Original Film), Meastro (Netflix), Oppenheimer (Universal Pictures), Past Lives (A24) and The Zone of Interest (A24), while nominees for the best motion picture- musical or comedy are Air (Amazon MGM Studios), American Fiction (Orion Pictures / Amazon MGM Studios), Barbie (Warner Bros. Pictures), The Holdovers (Focus Features), May December (Netflix), Poor Things (Searchlight Pictures). Full list is on www.GoldenGlobes.com.
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Berlinale showcases key design for 2024 edition
ORGANISERS of the annual Berlin International Film Festival otherwise called Berlinale have commenced showcasing key design such as the Berlinale poster. The organizers hope that the Berlinale poster will build anticipation for the 74th Berlin International Film Festival, taking place from February 15 to 25, 2024. “The attentive, open and approachable bear stands as a symbol for the intended focus of the 74th Berlinale: the festival as an open place for our audience and the film industry, which have both remained equally loyal to us over all the years and have made the Berlinale what it is – a place for encounters and exchange. I am delighted that we have been able to capture that spirit so well with this year’s motif,” comments Mariëtte Rissenbeek, Executive Director of the Berlinale who hinted that the key visual was again designed by Berlin-based graphic artist Claudia Schramke. Meanwhile, the first film titles for Berlinale Special have been announced. Seven productions, including one series, have so far been invited to the 2024 Berlinale Special. The complete programme with around 20 titles will be finalized in mid-January. “It is with special pleasure and pride that we welcome back directors who have presented their work at the festival in the past. Berlinale Special will be home for new films by Julia von Heinz (Treasure) and Tilman Singer (Cuckoo), both with projects involving American stars, for the irreverent comedy by the Zellner brothers (Sasquatch Sunset) and the dark universe of the first series by the D’Innocenzo brothers (Dostoevsky), and for the latest from masters Atom Egoyan (Seven Veils) and Tsai Ming-liang (Abiding Nowhere). We are happy to celebrate these films along with the great performances of Amanda Seyfried, Lena Dunham and Stephen Fry, Riley Keough and Jesse Eisenberg, Hunter Schafer and Dan Stevens. And we are especially looking forward to welcoming back Carey Mulligan to Berlin, and, for the first time, Adam Sandler, representing Johan Renck’s Spaceman,” says Artistic Director, Carlo Chatrian
https://guardian.ng/art/broadcast-content-across-borders-63/
