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We had the chance to talk to the director of our April 2022 Film of the Month – the excellent ‘Waking Up‘ – Dion Costelloe. JL: Congrats on the awards, Dion! How is ‘Waking Up’ faring so far at […]

Usually, one knows what to expect when it comes to a sequel. If it’s based off a book or another type of material, then the story is already out there. If not, most of the time, there will be […]

DC Comics and Warner are now doing business together. A week ago, the new management team at DC Comics decided to make some changes that will affect comic book fans in particular. We report which exciting plans the CEOs […]

Netflix is the name that became pretty much synonymous with the (legal) online streaming of films and TV shows. Phrases such as ‘Netflix and chill’ became quite prominent neologisms, and account sharing schemes became some of the most complex […]

It was recently announced that Bruce Willis will retire due to health issues – there will be a flurry of films coming out in the next year or two, but barring any surprises, their quality is likely to not […]

Hello there, the winners of April 2022 have just been announced! Congratulations to everyone involved and hope to see you soon at TMFF. You can see all the nominees and winners HERE or below: Best Feature – Frank Bey: […]

Hello there and congrats to all our nominees of April 2022! We remind you that voting for the audience award is still open until tomorrow night (April 30), when we will announce our winners as well. We wish you […]

Hi there, The winners of the FEBRUARY-MARCH Screenplay Competition have just been announced on our website as well as on our social media pages. You can see all winners and nominees here: https://tmff.net/winners/screenplay-competition/february-march-2022/ Therefore, Thomas Brannagan wins the February-March […]

Hayao Miyazaki is without a doubt one of the finest filmmakers out there when it comes to animated movies. His projects span over five decades, and although his 2013 film was supposed to have been his last, he is […]

Netlfix quite often prioritises quantity over quality, which sometimes results in really bad series or films – that shouldn’t be a secret to anyone who spontaneously decided to give a new release a go, and regretting it 15 minutes […]

The Academy Awards came and went – a bit later than usual – and with an ever-shrinking audience. Thankfully, the quality of filmmaking was a little bit better than last year (it couldn’t really get much worse), but the […]

At some point last month, I felt like watching a comedy series – that doesn’t happen often, since I’m not exactly a big fan of most recent comedies, be it series or feature films. I had a recommendation from […]

Hello there, the winners of March 2022 have just been announced! Congratulations to everyone involved and hope to see you soon at TMFF. You can see all the nominees and winners HERE or below: Best Feature Announced at the […]

Hello there and congrats to all our nominees of March 2022! We remind you that voting for the audience award is still open until tomorrow night March 31), when we will announce our winners as well. We wish you […]

The last Lord of the Rings titled project came out in 2003 – almost 20 years ago. Then, between 2012 and 2014 we got a trilogy based on Tolkien’s prequel, The Hobbit. It’s quite notable that the three films, […]

The Covid pandemic started two years ago, and while things are undoubtedly better and less uncertain these days, we are still all dealing with the social, economic and psychological effects that it brought along. It played out very differently […]

K-Dramas are mostly on everyone’s lips right now. The genre emanates from South Korea and has managed to find its way into different countries. Currently, they have become known worldwide and have also achieved high viewership ratings. This is […]

Some years are more difficult then others when picking a big winner, and thus throughout history, many extraordinary projects have failed to pick up the biggest award on the biggest stage. Sure, across the Oscars, BAFTAs and Golden Globes, […]

2022 is still fresh, and we have our first winner of the year. January 2022 was a great month in terms of entries, and in the end, the project which came up on top was Hans Vannetelbosch’s Beau Monde. […]

It doesn’t get cooler than The King of Cool. Though Steve McQueen was at the height of his success in the 60s, he’s still setting our world on fire to this day. Known as being a little combative, and […]

You’ve seen Cannes, you’ve seen Toronto, now come see Glasgow. If you’re a lover of film festivals, then you’ll know that the Glasgow Film Festival is just about to kick off at the Glasgow Film Theatre once again. The […]

Hello there, the winners of February 2022 have just been announced! Congratulations to everyone involved and hope to see you soon at TMFF. You can see all the nominees and winners HERE or below:   Best Feature – Coincidental […]

Hello there and congrats to all our nominees of February 2022! We remind you that voting for the audience award is still open until tomorrow night (February 28), when we will announce our winners as well. We wish you […]

Hi there, The winners of the December-January Screenplay Competition have just been announced on our website as well as on our social media pages. You can see all winners and nominees here: https://tmff.net/winners/screenplay-competition/december-january-2022/ Therefore, Michael Holliday wins the December-January […]

Quite often, a well loved booked will get adapted into a movie or a tv series, and it will turn out quite badly. Fans of the original content will usually complain about the quality of the adaptation, frequently citing […]

Formula 1 just had one of its most exciting seasons last year, with Mercedes’ and Lewis Hamilton’s year-long dominance finally broken by Max Verstappen of Red Bull. And, as has been the case for the last three seasons, it […]

There are few sequels in the history of cinema that are considered better than the originals that preceded them, but James Cameron’s Terminator 2: Judgement Day is widely considered to be one of them. Indeed, the 1991 time travelling […]

Who doesn’t like Sir David Attenborough? I grew up watching his documentaries alongside my parents, and I am always happy whenever I hear he has a new series coming out. Over his decades of activity, the 95-year-old has done […]

Hello there, After carefully considering thousands of projects over the past year, selecting precisely 291 films and trailers in the 2021 edition, we’ve finally decided to announce and award our FILM OF THE YEAR 2021 winner: ‘The Warziniek’s File‘ […]

Hello there, the winners of January 2022 have just been announced! Congratulations to everyone involved and hope to see you soon at TMFF. You can see all the nominees and winners HERE or below: Best Feature Announced at the […]

Hello there and congrats to all our nominees of January 2022! We remind you that voting for the audience award is still open until tomorrow night (January 31), when we will announce our winners as well. We wish you […]

The first season of The Witcher came two years ago, and enjoyed quite a remarkable success. However, it was very difficult to satisfy everyone – fans of The Witcher books by Andrzej Sapkowski, fans of The Witcher videogames by […]

The Academy Awards will take place on the 27th of March – still much later than usual – whereas the nominations will be announced on the 8th of February. Still quite some time for a shake-up in the favourites. […]

Noomi Rapace continues to showcase her acting-chops in what many will look back on as one of the strangest yet unparalleled experiences in Lamb. Lamb made several headlines in 2021 for its original yet seemingly out-of-the-ordinary premise. Led by […]

Today we are chatting with our November 2021 Film of the Month winner, Rune L. Abildgaard. Besides the main award, the film ‘Heart of Rose Hip was also awarded Cinematographer of the Month and Original Score of the Month. […]

Korean cinema continues to grow in popularity largely thanks to the worldwide recognition and success of recent films and series such as Parasite (2019) and Squid Games (2021). One can only hope the success of those films can spring […]

Hello there, the winners of December 2021 have just been announced! Congratulations to everyone involved and hope to see you soon at TMFF. You can see all the nominees and winners HERE or below: Best Feature – Bigger Than […]

Hello there and congrats to all our nominees of December 2021! We remind you that voting for the audience award is still open until tomorrow night (December 30), when we will announce our winners as well. We wish you […]

When you watch a horror film, you expect to scream or feel that intense fear, as if you were inside the scene. You even have nightmares at night. But this doesn’t mean that you don’t have fun. Being scared […]

Hi there, The winners of the October-November Screenplay Competition have just been announced on our website as well as on our social media pages. You can see all winners and nominees here: https://tmff.net/winners/screenplay-competition/october-november-2021/ Therefore, Lynnette Woolery wins the October-November […]

Nobody is perfect, especially when discussing the notion of a masterful director. Though some directors haven’t made a bad film, there are countless examples of great directors who eventually stumble into making a terrible movie—some of which never recover. […]

Today we are chatting with our October 2021 Film of the Month winner, Pierre J. Secondi, whose film ‘The Warziniek’s File‘ managed to win three other awards, including Director of the Month, Screenwriter of the Month, and Actor of […]

Kristen Stewart proves to be one of the most versatile and appealing actors with 2021’s Spencer, an immaculate yet patient film regarding mental illness, abuse, and the Royal Family. Biopics present the challenge of relying on historical accuracy while […]

German filmmaker Uwe Boll has had his fair share of detractors over the years. In fact, he was named as one of the worst of all time, and even Variety reference that he was known as one of the most hated […]

If you are a movie fan, you know that there are numerous titles about Texas Holdem. Of course, some do not have the best ratings compared to other genres, but some have made it to the top of the […]

Science fiction, also known as sci-fi, broke ground in the 1970s and 1980s for creating worlds not thought possible—an area of the possibility to experience moving forward. Though sci-fi is nowhere near the scale it once was, the genre […]

No matter a person’s background or appreciation in cinema, one cannot deny the luminosity and innovative qualities Quentin Tarantino presented throughout his career. Primarily known for his distinctive dialogue and use of violence, Tarantino has made some of the […]

Hello there, the winners of November 2021 have just been announced! Congratulations to everyone involved and hope to see you soon at TMFF. You can see all the nominees and winners HERE or below: Best Feature Announced at the […]

Hello there and congrats to all our nominees of November 2021! We remind you that voting for the audience award is still open until tomorrow night (November 30), when we will announce our winners as well. We wish you […]

As elitist and entitled as it is to claim movies aren’t as great as they once were, there is some truth in a sense with the mainstream. Though plenty of excellent films are still being made, the risk and […]

Nicholas Cage has reinvented himself in recent memory, proving himself to be a masterful actor if presented in the proper role, with Pig being his best performance in years. If I told you right after the Wicker Man came […]

Science Fiction has a way of promoting a strong sense of imagination, looking ahead and beyond what’s possible. The groundbreaking advancements in literature throughout the 20th century grew the Sci-Fi genre to unimaginable lengths, not just in the U.S. […]

Hello there, the winners of October 2021 have just been announced! Congratulations to everyone involved and hope to see you soon at TMFF. You can see all the nominees and winners HERE or below: Best Feature – Zugvögel 2nd […]

Hello there and congrats to all our nominees of October 2021! We remind you that voting for the audience award is still open until tomorrow night (October 31), when we will announce our winners as well. We wish you […]

When someone thinks of the broad term of music, their favorite artist or musician generally comes to their mind before anything else. We all have a preferred niche for music; whether it’s something extraordinarily mainstream or out of the […]

Hi there, The winners of the August-September Screenplay Competition have just been announced on our website as well as on our social media pages. You can see all winners and nominees here: https://tmff.net/winners/screenplay-competition/august-september-2021/ Therefore, Meg Keneally wins the August-September […]

In this day and age, just about every person has seen a Marvel film at some point. Whether they’re a film fanatic or someone who only watches one film a year, Marvel dominates people’s film intake. This can be […]

Coda is a prime example of how taking the coming-of-age trope and pairing it with a family setting not everyone understands can be a beautiful and hilarious tale. Coda tells the story of Ruby Rossi (Emilia Jones), an aspiring […]

There is no better cure to any ailment than laughter. Comedy has the versatility to promote happiness, get through grief, distract the mind, and find true meaning. Still, like any other artform, comedy tends to evolve as time goes […]

Sports are a great subject for a dynamic and fast-paced film. Think of all the great sports movies through time; Escape to Victory, Million Dollar Baby, even The Waterboy. All used sports as a vehicle for a tale of […]

The technological landscape is constantly changing, especially in the film industry. What’s possible today would’ve been alien-like technology even thirty years ago. With the pace film special effects and CGI are going, who knows what the future can hold […]

Hello there, the winners of September 2021 have just been announced! Congratulations to everyone involved and hope to see you soon at TMFF. You can see all the nominees & winners HERE or below: Best Feature Announced at the […]

Hello there and congrats to all our nominees of September 2021! We remind you that voting for the audience award is still open until tomorrow night (September 30), when we will announce our winners as well. We wish you […]

This month, our jury had the very difficult task of deciding a winner from six excellent films. Ultimately, it was a 23-minute-long unbroken close-up taking place during a school shooting that won the biggest prize – Incident at School. […]

Although the history of cinema may seem like a lengthy one, films have only been around for a mere 100 plus years, a slight contrast compared to the length of humanity. Regardless, numerous films have been made over the […]

With the horrendous and exceptionally disappointing film in Suicide Squad from 2016, who would’ve guessed a sequel (reboot?) five years later would be as good as it is. At the leadership of James Gunn and an ensemble crew to […]

Moonlight broke ground in 2016 for proving that just about any great film could win an oscar without having to rely on the standard cinematic style that’s generally tied to a winning film. It’s a touching, serene, emotional, and […]

Action movies, a type of film that exhilarates and gives the audience a boost of adrenaline with an added BPM. Just about every person can get a level of satisfaction from an action movie, me included. Still, there is […]

Hello there, the winners of August 2021 have just been announced! Congratulations to everyone involved and hope to see you soon at TMFF. You can see all the nominees & winners HERE or below: Best Feature – Medusa 2nd […]

Hello there and congrats to all our nominees of August 2021! We remind you that voting for the audience award is still open until tomorrow night (August 31), when we will announce our winners as well. We wish you […]

Hi there, The winners of the June-July Screenplay Competition have just been announced on our website as well as on our social media pages. You can see all winners and nominees here: https://tmff.net/winners/screenplay-competition/june-july-2021/ Therefore, Marianthi Skaloumpaka wins the June-July […]

Filmmakers and writers alike can’t celebrate the world of experimental and avant-garde cinema without discussing the genius of David Lynch. As notable and groundbreaking as Lynch’s work has been, like any other filmmaker, some of his work is much […]

After the success of A Ghost Story in 2017 and The Old Man & the Gun in 2018, David Lowery has delivered a remarkable and genuinely innovative medieval fantasy in The Green Knight that’ll be analyzed for years to […]

Listening to the critics is a natural part of finding a great movie. After all, critics are there for a reason and help guide society into knowing if a film is worth checking out or not. Still, critics aren’t […]

Just over a year ago, we were having a chat with Kilian Thomas, fresh winner of TMFF’s April Film of the Month for his short film, Insectarium. Today, he’s a winner yet again, this time with Alexanne – a […]

Film criticism and debate are two fundamental areas tied to any film, good or bad. No matter how critically panned or loved a film is, there is an audience who loves and hates every film. As Cinema Sins has […]

Hello there, the winners of July 2021 have just been announced! Congratulations to everyone involved and hope to see you soon at TMFF. You can see all the nominees & winners HERE or below: Best Feature Announced at the […]

Hello there and congrats to all our nominees of July 2021! We remind you that voting for the audience award is still open until tomorrow night (July 31), when we will announce our winners as well. We wish you […]

Cinema is a dense and layered subject that varies significantly throughout the world. Many moviegoers have a heavy focus on the niche they’re into, causing them to miss out on such a wide range of popular film genres and […]

Horror is one of the most polarizing film genres in cinema history, with some people refusing to watch any horror flick, no matter how acclaimed it is. There is also the elitist notion of some filmmakers looking down on […]

Films that stretch the boundary of what’s deemed dark and depressing play a critical role in our overall psyche. Although sorrowful films are just stories, they can strike a chord in a person’s emotional overtone for their daily lives. […]

Our June TMFF Film of the Month comes from Sweden, and presents us with a difficult moral choice between personal and professional conviction. A Swedish Defense is directed by Simon Elvås, who was kind enough to take some time […]

Great filmmakers have a natural ability to give each of their films a particular kind of style that separates it from other films. When discussing the subject of horror, comic book adaptations, or historical fantasy, Guillermo Del Toro has […]

Horse racing is one of the oldest sports in history that dates back to 680 B.C.E in ancient Greece at the Olympic Games. Back then, horse racing was very different. First of all, it was called the Chariot races […]

Hello there, the winners of June 2021 have just been announced! Congratulations to everyone involved and hope to see you soon at TMFF. You can see all the nominees & winners HERE or below: Best Feature Postponed for July-August […]

Hello there and congrats to all our nominees of June 2021! We remind you that voting for the audience award is still open until tomorrow night (June 30), when we will announce our winners as well. We wish you […]

As great as cinema is for a person to enjoy, there is a natural want to view a film not everyone has seen. Significant films like Star Wars or The Godfather will always be regarded as classics, but there’s […]

Hi there, The winners of the April-May Screenplay Competition have just been announced on our website as well as on our social media pages. You can see all winners and nominees here: https://tmff.net/winners/screenplay-competition/april-may-2021/ Therefore, James Everett wins the April-May […]

Ethan and Joel Coen truly broke ground with the release of No Country For Old Men in 2007. A film that revolves around violence and mayhem takes the audience back with a constant slow-drip of anxiety while enduring such […]

Martin Scorsese is a name that is synonymous with the beauty of cinema. He directed some of the greatest works of the 20th century and continues to produce incredible pieces of art to this day. A look back over […]

If you’re looking to take your first step forward in the film industry or have loads of experience already, you obviously understand the importance of looking at some of the most influential directors. More specifically, you know the essential […]

Hello there, the winners of May 2021 have just been announced! Congratulations to everyone involved and hope to see you soon at TMFF. You can see all the nominees & winners HERE or below: Best Feature Announced at the […]

Hello there and congrats to all our nominees of May 2021! We remind you that voting for the audience award is still open until tomorrow night (May 31), when we will announce our winners as well. We wish you […]

Our Film of the Month for April comes from Denmark, and bears the name ‘It’s So Charming‘. Set at a wedding anniversary, it explores a myriad of troubled social relationships with a mixture of comedy, drama and everything in-between. […]

Artists are always looking for stock footage to use in their next project. The problem is, there can be a lot of restrictions on what you’re allowed to do with the footage and it can be difficult to find […]

Whether they were inspired by music, war or Eastern European sci-fi masterworks, Andrei Tarkovsky’s filmmaking prowess is unquestionable, and he certainly stands out as one of the finest screenwriters and directors during the ‘60s, ‘70s and ‘80s. Sadly, he […]

Another Round (Druk) was written and directed by Thomas Vinterberg, the man behind The Hunt – one of my all-time favourite films. It recently won an Oscar for the Best International Feature of last year, a feat surprisingly not […]

I waited for The Serpent to release on Netflix in order to make my decision about whether or not I should watch it. In the end, I decided to go for it – I was in the mood for […]

Hello there, the winners of April 2021 have just been announced! Congratulations to everyone involved and hope to see you soon at TMFF. You can see all the nominees & winners HERE or below: Best Feature – In Their […]

Hello there and congrats to all our nominees of April 2021! We remind you that voting for the audience award is still open until tomorrow night (April 30), when we will announce our winners as well. We wish you […]

Hi there, The winners of the February-March Screenplay Competition have just been announced on our website as well as on our social media pages. You can see all winners and nominees here: https://tmff.net/winners/screenplay-competition/february-march-2021/ Therefore, Craig Moore wins the February-March […]

As far as modern films are concerned, none of them would be possible without the previous groundbreaking and innovative stylings for filmmaking. Since the eruption of filmmaking in the early 20th century, the craft has shifted and changed throughout […]

The death of Prince Philip at the age of 99, and 2 months short of 100, marked the passing of one of the most enduring figures in centuries of British monarchy. As a tribute to his remarkable personality, I […]

As I already mentioned in a previous article, I was a little bit disappointed by the lack of diversity when it came to the 2021 Oscars Best Picture nominees. We have the same US/UK mix, and nothing much besides […]

It’s not often that we have an experimental film based on empirical research as our Film of the Month winner – thankfully, we’ve had the honour of doing just that in February 2021. Counterpoductive is a film that explores […]

I am always quite happy whenever Netflix takes a couple of year old films that I would have never stumbled upon otherwise, and adds them to their interminable streaming collection. This is how I managed to choose Forgotten as […]

Hello there, the winners of March 2021 have just been announced! Congratulations to everyone involved and hope to see you soon at TMFF. You can see all the nominees & winners HERE or below: Best Feature Announced at the […]

Hello there and congrats to all our nominees of March 2021! We remind you that voting for the audience award is still open until tomorrow night (March 31), when we will announce our winners as well. We wish you […]

The Oscar nominations are in – this would normally be a very strange thing to say at the end of March, as by then, the awards themselves are usually done and dusted. And still, 2021 is certainly no ordinary […]

Sports documentaries have not been very popular as a sub-genre, until rather recently. At the very most, there have been a handful of football season recaps over the years, and documentaries made about F1 big names. However, a number […]

Since today is the 8th of March, the International Womens’ Day, I thought it would be great timing to recognise the awesome female film directors, writers and filmmakers around the world. The last couple of years have seen quite […]

What were you up to in 2010 – 11 years ago? How different everything was back then. We were still just getting used to having internet on our mobile phones, we were 10 years away from a global pandemic, […]

Hello there, After carefully considering thousands of projects over the past year, selecting precisely 357 films and trailers in the 2020 edition, we’ve finally decided to announce and award our FILM OF THE YEAR 2020 winner: ‘Susie‘ by Jodran […]

Hello there, the winners of February 2021 have just been announced! Congratulations to everyone involved and hope to see you soon at TMFF. You can see all the nominees & winners HERE or below: Best Feature – Radio Taxi […]

Hello there and congrats to all our nominees of February 2021! We remind you that voting for the audience award is still open until tomorrow night (February 28), when we will announce our winners as well. We wish you […]

Hi there, The winners of the December-January Screenplay Competition have just been announced on our website as well as on our social media pages. You can see all winners and nominees here: https://tmff.net/winners/screenplay-competition/december-january-2021/ Therefore, Yael Deynes wins the December-January […]

Since two weeks ago I presented you with a selection of Netflix shows to watch, this time I wanted toTale change platform and delve into Amazon Prime. Because there haven’t been that many interesting new releases in 2021 so […]

The Call (콜) is a 2020 South Korean film somewhat based upon a British film from 2011 named The Caller. How much in terms of plot they have in common, I couldn’t exactly tell you. What I can tell […]

Have you been trying to make up your mind which series from Netflix you want to start, but you’re constantly put off by the huge numbers of seasons that your top picks have under their belts? No problem – […]

Hello there, the winners of January 2021 have just been announced! Congratulations to everyone involved and hope to see you soon at TMFF. You can see all the nominees & winners HERE or below: Best Feature Announced at the […]

Hello there and congrats to all our nominees of January 2021! We remind you that voting for the audience award is still open until tomorrow night (December 29), when we will announce our winners as well. We wish you […]

As a big fan of David Fincher, and someone who definitely understands and appreciates the cinematographic achievement of Citizen Kane, I was really curious to see how the combination of director and topic would pan out. I was very, […]

Since the early days of cinema, people have always had a particular amusement with laughing at a film. Whether this laughter was intentional or not, we can all agree about the essential nature of laughter and the positive effects […]

We are excited to inform you that we have partnered up with Wave Films, a Singapore-based production company that is now opening a sales agency to represent promising films from filmmakers worldwide. As part of our partnership, the 1st, […]

A24 are the studio behind some of the best and most indie films to come out in recent years: Minari, The Lighthouse, Hereditary, Moonlight, The Killing of a Sacred Deer, The Lobster, The Witch, Room, Locke, Ex Machina and […]

Happy New Year 2021! Since the vacination process against COVID-19 has now started in many countries around the world, I thought it would be a good and more optimistic time to look into some pandemic or epidemic centric films. […]

Hello there, the winners of December 2020 have just been announced! Congratulations to everyone involved and hope to see you soon at TMFF. You can see all the nominees & winners HERE or below: Best Feature – The Shepherd […]

In case you didn’t know, there were recently some updates regarding the Golden Globes’ categories and the films which will be competing for nominations in each category. The headline this time around has been the criticism which stemmed from […]

Hello there and congrats to all our nominees of December 2020! We remind you that voting for the audience award is still open until tomorrow night (December 29), when we will announce our winners as well. We wish you […]

Hi there, The winners of the October-November Screenplay Competition have just been announced on our website as well as on our social media pages. You can see all winners and nominees here: https://tmff.net/winners/screenplay-competition/october-november-2020/ Therefore, Claire Kathryn Roche wins the […]

If you happen to be stuck at home these days – after all, who isn’t? – you may want to spend a few evenings watching Christmas films. While it doesn’t feel like it, due to the lack of Christmas […]

If you asked me on the spot to name one of my favourite TV series ever, it is certain that one of the names which would come up would be Fargo. Before the first season came out, many people […]

It’s the time of the year when I usually make predictions about the films to look for during the award season of early next year – but this has not been an ordinary year, that’s for sure. We have […]

Hello there, the winners of November 2020 have just been announced! Congratulations to everyone involved and hope to see you soon at TMFF. You can see all the nominees & winners HERE or below: Best Feature Announced at the […]

Hello there and congrats to all our nominees of November 2020! We remind you that voting for the audience award is still open until tomorrow night (November 30), when we will announce our winners as well. We wish you […]

With most of the world in the midst of a second coronavirus wave, or just about past it, we are all experiencing a taste of March-April lockdowns all over again. However, as opposed to the more or less universal […]

Suspense in cinema has been around for as long as there have been movies, but some might say it is a little bit of a lost art these days. Indeed, if you look at modern horror movies, which all […]

I know I’m quite late to the party, but I hadn’t watched the Amazon Prime documentary All or Nothing: Tottenham Hotspur until last week. I know that the majority of you, even the ones who count themselves as football […]

The months of 2020 seem to pass so quickly, given the fact that there’s so little variation in our everyday routines nowadays. We have a little under two months to go until 2021, which seems rather incredible. As for […]

A few days ago, I watched the second episode of the second season of The Mandalorian, and was left rather entertained. Then, as is customary, I went to IMDb and checked out the episode’s average rating: a rather low […]

Following Sean Connery’s passing at the age of 90 last week, I wanted to dedicate this article to his memory. Let us remember together what a gifted and versatile actor the Scotsman was, via this journey through some of […]

Hello there, the winners of October 2020 have just been announced! Congratulations to everyone involved and hope to see you soon at TMFF. You can see all the winners & nominees HERE or below: Best Feature – Shibil 2nd Place […]

Hello there and congrats to all our nominees of October 2020! We remind you that voting for the audience award is still open until tomorrow night (October 31), when we will announce our winners as well. We wish you […]

Hi there, The winners of the August-September Screenplay Competition have just been announced on our website as well as on our social media pages. You can see all winners and nominees here: https://tmff.net/winners/screenplay-competition/august-september-2020/ Therefore, Almas Haidery wins the August-September […]

As humans, we all tend to enter a state of sorrowfulness that can hinder our ability to properly live our lives much longer than we hope for. No matter how long these particular feelings may last, all of us […]

Has it ever happened to you to watch a film or an episode from a series on a rather empty stomach, and suddenly you felt super hungry once food appeared on screen? I especially remember that as a kid, […]

Our August 2020 big winner was The Widow: a film about Sicilians, taking place in Australia, back in the 1960s. We discussed the project with its director, Brendan Young. JL: Congrats, Brendan, for all the awards! There was some […]

Whether you’re looking for scripts or have some of your own, InkTip can help you. Nearly 400 movies have been made from scripts and writers found on their site. Independent Filmmakers: find scripts fast and easy. Writers: list and sell […]

We bid farewell to the month of September, and this can only mean that we have a September winner, this time from the United States. The film is Velvet Farewell, the director is Micheal Eastman, and he was kind […]

Just a few days ago, I was surprised to read that No Time to Die, the latest James Bond movie and Daniel Craig’s last outing as 007, would be once again delayed because of the global pandemic. Originally scheduled […]

Hello there, the winners of September 2020 have just been announced! Congratulations to everyone involved and hope to see you soon at TMFF. You can see all the winners & nominees HERE or below: Best Feature Announced at the […]

Hello there and congrats to all our nominees of September 2020! We remind you that voting for the audience award is still open until tomorrow night (August 31), when we will announce our winners as well. We wish you […]

In the entertainment business, “always leave them wanting more” is a philosophy that many live by. Performances, movies and TV shows that end before the audience get tired help them to maintain a strong reputation which is good for […]

With the new trailer for the second season of The Mandalorian arriving a few days ago, I thought it might be nice to sum up a few of the details we uncovered, in order to prepare for the October […]

I know a lot of people who think that the original The Godfather film is by far the best of the trilogy – myself included. I also know quite a few people who actually regard the second film, The […]

Autumn is officially here – I don’t know how much of a summer you’ve had, given the ongoing pandemic-related restrictions, but what’s sure is that it’s gone. And while warm weather might stick with us for a little bit […]

Hello there, the winners of August 2020 have just been announced! Congratulations to everyone involved and hope to see you soon at TMFF. You can see all the winners & nominees HERE or below: Best Feature – Stealing Chaplin […]

Hello there and congrats to all our nominees of August 2020! We remind you that voting for the audience award is still open until tomorrow night (August 31), when we will announce our winners as well. We wish you […]

Hi there, The winners of the June-July Screenplay Competition have just been announced on our website as well as on our social media pages. You can see all winners and nominees here: https://tmff.net/winners/screenplay-competition/june-july-2020/ Therefore, Jim Norman wins the June-July […]

Recently I was wondering what the most popular and most productive (in terms of box office revenue) film genres are. A simple Google search led me to a statistic on The Numbers, which aggregated all theatrical releases of 2019, […]

The winner of our Film of the Month distinction for July 2020 comes from Ireland – Three Brothers Two. The film explores the drama that unfolds in a small, closely-knit community after an unfortunate accident unfolds. We had a […]

It’s a bit hard to keep track of all the delays and postponements to films and series that have happened over the last couple of months because of the coronavirus pandemic. While in the beginning, it was better to […]

I’m a big fan of Japanese horror – I’ve watched many of the classics of this genre, and I enjoy additing to my collection every now and again. I didn’t watch the original Ju-on films, which were made in […]

Hello there, the winners of July 2020 have just been announced! Congratulations to everyone involved and hope to see you soon at TMFF. You can see all the winners & nominees HERE or below:   Best Feature Announced at […]

Hello there and congrats to all our nominees of July 2020! We remind you that voting for the audience award is still open until tomorrow night (July 31), when we will announce our winners as well. We wish you […]

I like breaking things down in categories, in order to look at them in a more structured way. Of course, that’s not the final objective – the charm of films is often how they combine different ideas, themes and […]

With so many postponements with regard to not only film productions, but also releases, it’s a bit tricky to keep accurate track of what exactly is coming out in the near future. So, I’ve decided to jump forward a […]

We were once again faced with the difficult task of picking a winner from a superb bunch of six finalists. In the end, The English Teacher came on top, and took away the big prize for June 2020. Director […]

I was browsing Netflix at the weekend, looking for new material to add to my watchlist. I tried to cover as wide a geographical scope as possible – in the end, only two of the six entries come from […]

Story anthologies seem to work very well – they have done so in the past, and continue to do so. Usually, it’s because they don’t require much time to get into, and won’t need to watch or read a […]

Hello there, the winners of June 2020 have just been announced! Congratulations to everyone involved and hope to see you soon at TMFF. You can see all the winners & nominees HERE or below:   Best Feature – Wicked Trails […]

Hello there and congrats to all our nominees of June 2020! We remind you that voting for the audience award is still open until tomorrow night (June 30), when we will announce our winners as well. We wish you […]

Hi there, The winners of the April-May Screenplay Competition have just been announced on our website as well as on our social media pages. You can see all winners and nominees here: https://tmff.net/winners/screenplay-competition/april-may-2020/ Therefore, Bruno Gil Gonzalez wins the […]

The third and final season of Dark has its premiere on Netflix this Saturday, 27 June. Fans of the series will know that this date has a specific significance within the plot’s context, which is a very nice added […]

The Bible and the iPhone “The Bible doesn’t have to be like an iPhone”, because that means it could be removed at any time by an upgraded version. Thus, the relationship with the scripture, which must keep its original formula, becomes […]

Summertime is here, and regardless of the global pandemic that goes on in the world, we wouldn’t have expected much in terms of films and series. Summer is usually the time for light, often corny films that usually are […]

May 2020 has been a surreal experience for most of us… just like April 2020, for that matter. One great thing about lockdown is that it has allowed us to watch even more films than before. And spreaking of […]

European TV shows are usually much more grounded and tame than their North American counterparts, which often revel in doomsday scenarios and, much too often, saving the world opportunities. The latter also usually have a clear distinction between the […]

Hello there, the winners of May 2020 have just been announced! Congratulations to everyone involved and hope to see you soon at TMFF. You can see all the winners & nominees HERE or below: Best Feature Announced at the […]

Hello there and congrats to all our nominees of May 2020! We remind you that voting for the audience award is still open until tomorrow night (May 31), when we will announce our winners as well. We wish you […]

If you’re a screenwriter, your best way to help your writing is by looking at scripts and watching other films. No matter the genre you’re writing, you should look at different scripts to help you understand exactly what made […]

With film festivals cancelled and movie theaters closed, many movie enthusiasts are starting to worry about missing out on the greatest cinema releases this year. However, technology is making sure that we won’t miss out on the latest releases […]

Have you recently felt nostalgic about some of the TV shows that you used to watch back in the 90s? There was a special sort of simplicity about the style of such productions – the emphasis was less on […]

The coronavirus lockdown started only a few months ago in China, and then shortly after in most of the rest of the world. Confined to the limited spaces of their homes, people started dealing with this new reality in […]

Over the last two months, as most people around the world were confined to their homes, empty city streets managed to give a peculiar, almost post-apocalyptic vibe. Coincidentally, our big winner for April 2020 also roposes a post-apocalyptic scenario, […]

This March, the Film of the Month coincided with the Audience Award, with both awards going to All Through the Night. Kiril Todorov, who also picked up a prize for Best Director, is no stranger to TMFF – he […]

As someone who grew up watching cartoons and animated films – like many others, I presume – I have not really been doing my homework with regard to this genre over the past couple of years. Most mainstream animated […]

Hello there, the winners of April 2020 have just been announced! Congratulations to everyone involved and hope to see you soon at TMFF. You can see all the nominees and winners HERE or below:   Best Feature – Juliana […]

Hello there and congrats to all our nominees of April 2020! We remind you that voting for the audience award is still open until tomorrow night (April 30), when we will announce our winners as well. We wish you […]

Hi there, The winners of the February-March Screenplay Competition have just been announced on our website as well as on our social media pages. You can see all winners and nominees here: https://tmff.net/winners/screenplay-competition/february-march-2020/ Therefore, Brian Stoddart wins the February-March […]

At the time of writing, Batman has been around for 81 years, with the superhero’s first appearance coming back in 1939. Over the years, perhaps unsurprisingly, the character has undergone a number of changes both mentally and physically. Within […]

The Coronavirus crisis has left a mark on the entire world, whether it’s going to work, going out for a beer, attending a concert or watching a football match live. Film festivals have been affected as well, and some […]

The coronavirus epidemic has disrupted many sector, including filmmaking – and we covered that extensively in another blog. Since then, a number of TV series premieres have been postponed due to the coronavirus situation. And although the situation seems […]

Hello there, the winners of March 2020 have just been announced! Congratulations to everyone involved and hope to see you soon at TMFF. You can see all the nominees and winners HERE or below: Best Feature Announced at the […]

Hello there and congrats to all our nominees of March 2020! We remind you that voting for the audience award is still open until tomorrow night (March 31), when we will announce our winners as well. We wish you […]

The excellent German series Dark paved the way for many quality European series surfacing on Netflix over the past year or so. It’s a great way for more people to experience the refreshing sight of filmmaking not in the […]

We’re living an unusual couple of weeks at the moment, when cinema visits stopped being an option, and we’ve had to move all of our film-related experiences, alongside our offices, at home. It’s important to respect the special temporary […]

Hi there, filmmakers and film lovers! Below you will find our pick with the 5 most awaited films to watch next month in April. Trolls World Tour (Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family) Directed by Walt Dohrn, David P. Smith In […]

The response to the global spread of the Coronavirus has been blown out of proportion, and the wide majority of people and businesses have been overreacting. The global economy will suffer greatly as a result, and the film industry […]

The fifth and final Indiana Jones film was announced a few years ago, with Steven Spielberg planned to direct the famous archeologist’s final adventure, as he did with every entry in the series. We even wrote an article about […]

Hello there, the winners of January 2020 have just been announced! Congratulations to everyone involved and hope to see you soon at TMFF. You can see all the winners HERE or below: Best Feature – PALINDROME 2nd Place – […]

Hello there, After carefully considering thousands of projects over the past year, selecting precisely 343 films and trailers in the 2019 edition, we’ve finally decided to announce and award our FILM OF THE YEAR 2019 winner: ‘The Mandarin Tree‘ by […]

Hello there and congrats to all our nominees of February 2020! We remind you that voting for the audience award is still open until tomorrow tonight (29th of  February), when we will announce our winners as well. We wish […]

Hi there, The winners of the December-January Screenplay Competition have just been announced on our website as well as on our social media pages. You can see all winners and nominees here: https://tmff.net/winners/screenplay-competition/december-january-2020/ Therefore, Rhonda Deskins wins the December-January […]

Bong Joon Ho took the mainstream filmmaking world by storm when he won an unprecedented 4 Oscars in one night, for the same film – the masterpiece which is Parasite. But, he’s certainly not a newcomer when it comes […]

Hi there, filmmakers and film lovers! Below you will find our pick with the 5 most awaited films to watch next month in March. The Way Back (Drama, Sport) Directed by Gavin O’Connor In Theaters March 6 Synopsis: A […]

Immediately after watching Parasite, I knew I had just seen one of the finest films in many years. The unanimously-decided winner of last year’s Palme d’Or had achieved a remarkable feat, but questions still lingered over its ability to […]

The Witcher was quite a big thing last month, and for many people, it was the first series they watched this decade. Before giving it a go myself, I heard extremely diverging opinions: I’ve heard friends blasting it as […]

We all know what a trailer is, don’t we? After all, we probably are confronted with trailers on a daily basis, whether it’s a voluntary action or it comes under the form of a random ad. However, if you […]

Hello there, the winners of January 2020 have just been announced! Congratulations to everyone involved and hope to see you soon at TMFF. You can see all the nominees and winners HERE or below: Best Feature Announced at the […]

Hello there and congrats to all our nominees of January 2020! We remind you that voting for the audience award is still open until tomorrow tonight (31st of  January), when we will announce our winners as well. We wish […]

The BAFTAs are taking place next weekend in London, and in a bit over a fortnight, we will know this year’s Academy Award winners. Indeed, I’ve already written an article on approximately the same topic several weeks ago, but […]

Hi there, filmmakers and film lovers! Below you will find our pick with the 5 most awaited films to watch next month in February. Sonic the Hedgehog (Action, Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi) Directed by Jeff Fowler In Theaters February 14 […]

A few years ago, The Witch became a reference point in my very short list of horror films I really, really like – which is short not because I don’t watch a lot of horror movies, but because so […]

The 2020 Golden Globes must have been great fun for anyone residing in a suitable timezone to enjoy its live broadcast at a reasonable hour. For the rest of us it was most likely a first-thing-on-Monday-morning-watch, which doesn’t sound […]

The final winner of year 2019 is Marie Vandelannoote’s short film Funeral, which deals with a family reunion brought along by the death of one of its members. We had chat with its screenwriter and director, Marie Vandelannoote, who […]

Happy New Year 2020! We at TMFF hope that the new year will bring you lot of success, good health and unforgettable moments. We hope that you will watch a lot of films, and broaden your cinematographic horizons during […]

Hello there, the winners of December 2019 have just been announced! Congratulations to everyone involved and hope to see you soon at TMFF. You can see all the nominees and winners HERE or below: Best Feature – SMASH 2nd […]

Hello there and congrats to all our nominees of December 2019! We remind you that voting for the audience award is still open until tomorrow tonight (30th of December), when we will announce our winners as well. We wish […]

Hi there, The winners of the October-November Screenplay Competition have just been announced on our website as well as on our social media pages. You can see all winners and nominees here: https://tmff.net/winners/screenplay-competition/october-november-2019/ Therefore, Tim Northburg wins the October-November […]

Merry Christmas everyone. Just because it’s holiday season doesn’t mean that you should forget about movies this time of the year. Not at all! Films bring us together like few other things do, and create lasting memories. Of course, […]

Hi there, filmmakers and film lovers! Below you will find our pick with the 5 most awaited films to watch next month in January. Bad Boys For Life (Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller) Directed by Adil El Arbi | Bilall […]

More and more emphasis is being placed on the ability for people to create content without having to be a part of a major organization. YouTube is one of the platforms that have worked to help support creators. Over […]

In two of the last three weeks we talked about Black Mirror, so why not do it again? This time, I’ll use the one Black Mirror that I ignored in my previous posts – the interactive film Bandersnatch – […]

November is a time for reflection, rain and gloomy days with no sunlight. Just like Scotland. November‘s big winner, The Lost Scot, appropriately takes place in Scotland, and expertly makes light work of an otherwise sombre premise. It’s exactly what we […]

For all the advances in film quality, special effects, and acting talent over cinema’s storied history, the medium itself has remained much the same – movie-goers pay to sit and watch a pre-recorded spectacle on a screen. And nobody […]

Picking up where we left two weeks ago, let’s take a look at the best of the Black Mirror bunch. Best is, of course, extremely subjective. I’m pretty sure there will be at least one major omission and definitely […]

Hello there, the winners of November 2019 have just been announced! Congratulations to everyone involved and hope to see you soon at TMFF. You can see all the nominees and winners HERE or below: Best Feature Announced at the […]

Hello there and congrats to all our nominees of November 2019! We remind you that voting for the audience award is still open until tomorrow tonight (30th of November), when we will announce our winners as well. We wish […]

To be fair, I had pretty much given up on Star Wars. Even though I’m a big fan, I called the franchise in its current form a blatant cash cow in a previous blog. I complained about how disappointed […]

Hi there, filmmakers and film lovers! Below you will find our pick with the 5 most awaited films to watch next month in December. Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker (Action, Adventure, Fantasy) Directed by J.J […]

It took me more time than it should have, but I finally caught up with Black Mirror last week, so I decided to go ahead and do something which will certainly span disagreement. I carefully listed all Black Mirror […]

Our winner for October comes from Switzerland, and is called Like a Shadow in the Dark. We had a talk to its director, Alessandro Gessaga, to find out more about the impressive project he was involved in. JL: Alessandro, […]

I’ve often reiterated the idea that Cannes Film Festival is much more appreciative of true filmmaking quality than the mainstream film awards, or at a very minumum than the Academy Awards. I am curious to see, based on the […]

With all the hype surrounding Ford v Ferrari, I decided to make a list of great films which have one thing in common: fast cars. I decided to skip animations (Cars would have otherwise made a fine addition to […]

Hello there, the winners of October 2019 have just been announced! Congratulations to everyone involved and hope to see you soon at TMFF. You can see all the nominees and winners HERE or below:   Best Feature – Paolo […]

Hello there and congrats to all our nominees of October 2019! We remind you that voting for the audience award is still open until tomorrow tonight (31st of October), when we will announce our winners as well. We wish […]

Hi there, The winners of the August-September Screenplay Competition have just been announced on our website as well as on our social media pages. You can see all winners and nominees here: https://tmff.net/winners/screenplay-competition/august-september-2019/ Therefore, Sumathy Ram and Charles Leopardo […]

It was a rainy and cold October evening in Glasgow, back in 2015, when I decided to set forth to the cinema. The roughly 7-minute walk offered me the distinct privilege of making decisions based on nothing in particular. […]

Last week, I was on the bus to the airport, ready to speed through the luggage control area and get to my gate. Unfortunately, this nice plan was ruined by a text I received a moment later, which informed […]

Hi there, filmmakers and film lovers! Below you will find our pick with the 5 most awaited films to watch next month in November. The Irishman (Biography, Crime, Drama, History, Thriller) Directed by Martin Scorsese In Theaters November 1 […]

Yes, it’s very early to predict the big winners of the January-February award season. I haven’t yet seen many of the big names, but I can already see them falling into place. Sure, some of the names listed here […]

Martin Scorsese is undoubtedly one of the finest directors out there, having made masterpiece after masterpiece for many decades. With the impending release of The Irishman – a film that should top the list of every gangster movie lover […]

Hello there, the winners of September 2019 have just been announced! Congratulations to everyone involved and hope to see you soon at TMFF. You can see all the nominees HERE or below: Best Feature Announced at the end of […]

Hello there and congrats to all our nominees of September 2019! We remind you that voting for the audience award is still open until tomorrow tonight (30th of September), when we will announce our winners as well. We wish […]

Miniseries (a.k.a. anthology, limited, event, or serial, depending on your region) have been on the rise in almost every outlet. Netflix, Hulu, HBO, National Geographic, and so many others have hopped on board the miniseries train, releasing super binge-able […]

Producers have made more than 375 movies from scripts and writers found on InkTip. All of these movies started when a producer used our site to discover new scripts. In fact, producers, agents, and managers have used InkTip since 2001. Some […]

Hi there, filmmakers and film lovers! Below you will find our pick with the 5 most awaited films to watch next month in October. Joker (Crime, Drama, Thriller) Directed by Todd Phillips In Theaters October 4 Synopsis: An original […]

We’re used to seeing too many American and British series. It’s a fact. Yes, some of them are good. No doubt, some of the good ones are true masterpieces. What a lot of people are not aware of is […]

I love films, and I’ve loved them for a very long time. And, as a film-lover, nothing makes me more angry than seeing a good film butchered and stripped away from what makes it as it is in the […]

We all love a good romantic comedy. Witty, lighthearted humor, the promise and struggle of finding true love, and a happy ending tend to make up the plots of romcoms. For decades, people have laughed and cried alongside some […]

Hello there, the winners of August 2019 have just been announced! Congratulations to everyone involved and hope to see you soon at TMFF. You can see all the nominees HERE or below:   Best Feature – Just Words 2nd […]

Hello there and congrats to all our nominees of August 2019! We remind you that voting for the audience award is still open until tomorrow tonight (31st of August), when we will announce our winners as well. We wish […]

Hi there, The winners of the June-July Screenplay Competition have just been announced on our website as well as on our social media pages. You can see all winners and nominees here: https://tmff.net/winners/screenplay-competition/june-july-2019/ Therefore, David J Keogh and Velton […]

Fall is approaching and that means much anticipated cooler temps, pumpkin spice everything, and an awesome line up of film festivals across the United States. Whether you’re into small-town local festivals or big national productions, we’ve got some of […]

The most recent World Happiness Index lists Iceland as the fourth happiest country in the world. Suffice to say, Under the Tree doesn’t exactly delve into that optimism, and instead focusses heavily on feuds, misunderstandings and outright hatred. It’s […]

Hi there, filmmakers and film lovers! Below you will find our pick with the 5 most awaited films to watch next month in September. It Chapter Two (Horror) Directed by Andy Muschietti In Theaters September 6 Synopsis: Lawman Luke […]

We awarded July’s edition of Film of the Month to The Mandarin Tree, and we’ve managed to exchange a few words with the director, Cengiz Akaygün. JL: Congratulations on your win, Cengiz. We decided to award the top prize […]

A few weeks ago, I was in the mood to talk about horror flicks a for a bit, so I compiled a list of scenes from horror films which I found to be absolute staples of the genre. Not […]

J.L. Congratulations on your win! We were thoroughly impressed by ‘Rorrim‘, continuously on the edge of our seats. How would you describe your project in a single sentence? Murdock: It’s a story about ambition and perseverance disguised as a […]

Hello there, the winners of July 2019 have just been announced! Congratulations to everyone involved and hope to see you soon at TMFF. You can see all the nominees HERE or below: Best Feature Announced at the end of […]

Hello there and congrats to all our nominees of July 2019! We remind you that voting for the audience award is still open until tonight (31st of July), when we will announce our winners as well. We wish you […]

Some people might tell you that no matter how original you think your writing is, somebody in the world is bound to have already done it already. Well, not a completely identical story, but a very similar one, perhaps. […]

Hi there, filmmakers and film lovers! Below you will find our pick with the 5 most awaited films to watch next month in August. Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (Action, Adventure) Directed by David Leitch In Theaters August […]

J.L. Congratulations for your great victory! Sound grabs another couple of accolades in an already impressive list. You named your project ‘Sound’. That’s a very ambitious title, and all can go wrong in case you don’t quite deliver. However, […]

Many experimental films, as interesting as they might be, simply aren’t exactly enjoyable to watch. A single non-conventional element, such as narrative, or cinematography, or use of score, might not completely alter the overall experience, but a couple of […]

It might be a bit cheesy at times, and it might recycle its best ideas a little bit too much in each season, but even so, a lot of people are big Stranger Things fans – myself included. So, […]

It’s summer, and nothing too interesting is on at the cinema. And anyways, if you live in Europe, you probably already spent your monthly cinema money on fans, in the hope that you can survive yet another wave of […]

Hello there, the winners of June 2019 have just been announced! Congratulations to everyone involved and hope to see you soon at TMFF. You can see all the nominees HERE or below:   Best Feature – *film removed at […]

Hello there and congrats to all our nominees of June 2019! We remind you that voting for the audience award is still open until tomorrow night (30th of June), when we will announce our winners as well. We wish […]

Hi there, The winners of the April-May Screenplay Competition have just been announced on our website as well as on our social media pages. You can see all winners and nominees here: https://tmff.net/winners/screenplay-competition/april-may-2019/ Therefore, Anna Weinstein wins the April-May […]

The lack of originality in the mainstream film industry is certainly not a new occurence, but it is bothering me as much as it always did. Which is quite a lot. Of course, from a financial point of view, […]

With all the excitement of the Stanley Cup at this time of year, thoughts inevitably turn to the best examples of the skating sport on the silver screen. Ice hockey lends itself so well to movie making, with fast […]

Hi there, filmmakers and film lovers! Below you will find our pick with the 5 most awaited films to watch next month in July. The Lion King (Animation, Adventure, Drama) Directed by Jon Favreau In Theaters July 19 Synopsis: After […]

While a horror or thriller film can certainly have a handful of wonderfully crafted scenes and still fail to hit home, more often than not there’s a positive correlation between scene brilliance and overall quality. If you’re a fan […]

Ever since the Chernobyl NPP disaster more than 33 years ago, there has been a steady flow of media that either chronicles the events, or attempts to build stories out of the aftermath of the events. There have been […]

Hello there, the winners of May 2019 have just been announced! Congratulations to everyone involved and hope to see you soon at TMFF. You can see all the nominees HERE or below: Best Feature Announced at the end of […]

Hello there and congrats to all our nominees of May 2019! We remind you that voting for the audience award is still open until tomorrow night (31st of May), when we will announce our winners as well. We wish […]

Have you watched a TV series for several years, taking in each season as it was released, and kind of going about your life with it in the background? You finished high-school when the show was airing season 2, […]

It’s been a long time since then, but for anyone of you who doesn’t know who David Barbeschi is, we’re here to remind you that he is one of the few people whose projects managed to win and get […]

Hi there, filmmakers and film lovers! Below you will find our pick with the 5 most awaited films to watch next month in June. Toy Story 4 (Animation, Adventure, Comedy) Directed by Josh Cooley In Theaters June 28 Synopsis: […]

When it comes to cinema, one of the more interesting yet less talked about subgenres is poker movies. Poker movies tap into the same audience that loves casino flicks but narrow the lens to focus on the most dramatic […]

I’m generally not a fan of blockbusters, and unless the context is right, my only contact with them remains through memes I stumble across on social media and fail to understand. Which is not much of a problem, as […]

This last week, it’s very likely that, while browsing your social media feed, you stumbled upon articles or posts centred around Avengers: Endgame’s success at the box office. It’s only been weeks, and the superhero flick has already grossed […]

You don’t get the release of a brand new Star Wars Episode every year. Sure, we’ve been getting one every two years since 2015, but please bare in mind that 2019 will be only the 9th year since 1977 […]

Hello there, the winners of April 2019 have just been announced! Congratulations to everyone involved and hope to see you soon at TMFF. You can see all the nominees HERE or below: Best Feature – Inhumanity 2nd Place: FREE […]

Hello there and congrats to all our nominees of April 2019! We remind you that voting for the audience award is still open until tomorrow night (30th of April), when we will announce our winners as well. We wish […]

Hi there, The winners of the February-March Screenplay Competition have just been announced on our website as well as on our social media pages. You can see all winners and nominees here: https://tmff.net/winners/screenplay-competition/february-march-2019/ Therefore, Joshua A. Cohen wins the […]

It’s been really tight this March. With so many outstanding entries for Film of the Month, we here at TMFF had a lot of debates, often contradictory, before we finally determined the grand winner: Loss of Reality, an excellent […]

The final Game of Thrones season is finally upon us, and 2 of the 7 episodes have already been released and devoured by hordes of hardcore fans. George R.R. Martin’s books rank higher in terms of enjoyment, at least […]

Hi there, filmmakers and film lovers! Below you will find our pick with the 5 most awaited films to watch next month in May. Aladdin (Adventure, Comedy, Family) Directed by Guy Ritchie In Theaters May 24 Synopsis: A kindhearted […]

Have you ever wondered why we watch films? It must be so strange from an outside perspective, seeing human beings sit in front of boxes and watch moving images for hours at an end. But we’re so used to […]

Oh, another article on upcoming horror films? Well, just in case there was any doubt that horror is one of the most popular genres out there. Actually, looking at what’s due to come out this year – which includes […]

Hello there, the winners of March 2019 have just been announced! Congratulations to everyone involved and hope to see you soon at TMFF. You can see all the nominees HERE or below: Best Feature Announced at the end of […]

Hello there and congrats to all our nominees of March 2019! We remind you that voting for the audience award is still open until tomorrow night (31st of March), when we will announce our winners as well. We wish […]

A wise person once said: ‘ Only three things in life are certain: death, taxes, and the fact that every couple of decades, a revival of The Twilight Zone will inevitably spring up’. While, of course, that’s not a […]

The beginning of the year is often slow in terms of releases – we already addressed this phenomena in detail in one of our previous posts, which described what are known as ‘dump months’. However, it will soon be […]

Hi there, filmmakers and film lovers! Below you will find our pick with the 5 most awaited films to watch next month in April. Little Woods (Crime, Drama, Western) Directed by Nia DaCosta In Theaters April 19 Synopsis: A […]

Years ago, I watched Locke and was completely blown away by it. The film by Steven Knight took place exclusively inside of a moving car with a single passenger, played by Tom Hardy. And despite this apparent limitation in […]

Almost two years ago, I wrote an article on the most common character story arcs, as stemming from a lecture by the great American writer, Kurt Vonnegut. This week, I will offer some continuity to that by detailing a […]

Hello there, the winners of February 2019 have just been announced! Congratulations to everyone involved and hope to see you soon at TMFF. You can see all the nominees HERE or below: Best Feature – Journey Home 2nd Place: […]

Hello there, After carefully considering thousands of projects over the past year, selecting precisely 474 films and trailers in the 2018 edition, we’ve finally decided to announce and award our FILM OF THE YEAR 2018 winner: ‘Going AWOL‘ by […]

Hello there and congrats to all our nominees of February 2019! We remind you that voting for the audience award is still open until tonight (28th of February). Tomorrow, on the 1st of March, we will announce our winners. […]

The patters of recent years mostly saw The Golden Globes and The BAFTAs awarding a common film with their Best Picture trophy, and the Academy Awards later choosing a different film as their victor. However, this year we already […]

Hi there, The winners of the December-January Screenplay Competition have just been announced on our website as well as on our social media pages. You can see all winners and nominees here: https://tmff.net/winners/screenplay-competition/december-january-2019/ Therefore, Katelyn Harbert wins the December-January […]

Hi there, filmmakers and film lovers! Below you will find our pick with the 5 most awaited films to watch next month in March: Apollo 11 (Documentary) Directed by Todd Douglas Miller In Theaters March 1 Synopsis: A look at the Apollo […]

As with any technological advancement, there is plenty of debate surrounding the topic of the first colour film. The earliest colour film is often attested to have existed as early as 1902, made by an Edwardian photographer. However, coloured […]

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, True Detective is back since mid-January… and more than half of the new season is already gone. So, I thought that before it’s all over and we once again have to get […]

If there’s a month that’s most suitable for mystery, that’s January. It’s cold outside, and the best place to be is inside, cuddled under a couple of blankets and with a warm drink in your hand. And, since this […]

In a bit over three weeks, the Academy Awards will take place, sending the entire film world into frenzy yet again. As I mentioned two weeks ago, I much prefer the more quiet appeal of the Golden Globes, as […]

Hello there, the winners of January 2019 have just been announced! Congratulations to everyone involved and hope to see you soon at TMFF. You can see all the nominees HERE or below: Best Feature Announced at the end of […]

Hello there and congrats to all our nominees of January 2019! We remind you that voting for the audience award is still open until tomorrow night (31st of January when we will announce our winners as well). We wish […]

Most of us go about our daily lives by using a combination of both sight and sound in order to perform all our activities. Yet, for some, or in specific situations, one or both of these senses may be […]

Hi there, filmmakers and film lovers! Below you will find our pick with the 5 most awaited films to watch next month in February: How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (Animation, Action, Adventure) Directed by Dean DeBlois In […]

The last major award of 2018 goes to Bulgaria – Irina Velichkova wins the big award for her fantastic film, Dream for Happiness, while also bagging the Best Director award. Let’s see what Irina told us about her achievement. […]