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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. […]

The Golden Globes are my favourite of the big 3 that also consists of the Academy Awards and the BAFTAs. My interest in the latter severely declined when Stephen Fry stopped hosting, and while the Globes have indeed been […]

If you’re a regular cinema goer, you probably can relate to the different kinds of trouble when choosing what to watch. Sometimes, you’re simply flooded with choice – many films that you’ve wanted to watch for a long time […]

For the second last series of awards of the year, our grand winner comes from France, and is called By Blood. Set in medieval times, it tells the story of Mort-Lieu, an old warlord who, from his deathbed, has […]

Hello there, the winners of December 2018 have just been announced! Congratulations to everyone involved and hope to see you soon at TMFF. We also wish you a happy new year! You can see all the nominees HERE or […]

Hello there and congrats to all our nominees of December 2018! We remind you that voting for the audience award is still open until tomorrow night (31st 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-2018/ Therefore, Sara Grimaldi wins the October-November competition with […]

We at TMFF hope you all had a fantastic Christmas alongside your loved ones! Since we already offered our list of favourite Christmassy films last year around this time, we now decided to do the same for the upcoming […]

Hi there, filmmakers and film lovers! Below you will find our pick with the 5 most awaited films to watch next month: Glass (Sci-Fi, Drama, Thriller, Mystery) Directed by M. Night Shyamalan In Theaters Jan 18 Synopsis: Security guard David Dunn […]

Nowadays, the idea of people living isolated existences, mostly cut off from the rest of the world, surviving by themselves in valleys or forests, seems rather alien to most of us. Despite the fact that alongside their long evolutionary […]

There’s a number of series returning to screens in 2019. Game of Thrones, Peaky Blinders, Stranger Things, (possibly) Fargo… but we all know that, don’t we? What we’re perhaps slightly less familiar with are the newcomers that will be […]

If you’re a fan of the A Nightmare on Elm Street franchise, the future’s looking a lot brighter for you than it did earlier in the year. Last month, it surfaced that there may well be more of Wes […]

If there’s one thing cinema likes to explore, it’s controversial subjects, and little has divided the world in recent years to quite the same extent as bitcoin. Hailed by many as heralding a new era of opportunity and innovation, […]

We had a quick chat with Nicolas van Ruychevelt, the writer and director of last month’s big winner: Far Away. While the film certainly does not come from far away – just neighbouring Belgium – it has deeply impressed all […]

‘Curiosity killed the cat’ is a piece of wisdom that virtually all of us should be familiar with. And if we are, we probably also know that curiosity is not a cat exclusive trait – it’s likewise a very […]

Hello there, the winners of November 2018 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 November 2018! We remind you that voting for the audience award is still open until tomorrow night (30th of November when we will announce our winners as well). We wish […]

Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle arrives on Netflix in December, with the film promising to offer an alternative angle on some well-loved characters. For many fans, the 1967 Disney animation remains the definitive realization of the characters from The […]

From Bond to blackjack, from heists to daring winning runs, what better pairing than cinema and casinos? The tension is unbeatable – that being said, there’s plenty of competition for top dog. Here are six of the best casino […]

As winter is definitely coming, and a chill ominously looms over Europe, we decided to stay in tune with the weather and already think about winter time. So, this week we’ve compiled a list of 5 currently ongoing and […]

Hi there, filmmakers and film lovers! Below you will find our pick with the 5 most awaited films to watch next month: Mary Queen of Scots (Biography, Drama, History) Directed by Josie Rourke In Theaters Dec 7 Synopsis: Mary Stuart’s attempt […]

Without music, most movies wouldn’t even get off the ground running. A bold claim? Oh, absolutely. But is it true? Almost without a doubt. Music appeals to the viewers and their emotions are heightened when listening to it accompanying […]

It’s already November, and last month’s big winner was Tony, a French film about a Spanish immigrant that faces difficult choices on multiple fronts. We were very impressed with the quality of our newest Film of the Month, and […]

Galveston is a recently-released film that takes its name from its setting: a small town in Texas, in the Gulf of Mexico more specifically. As the title does not say much, one could easily think it’s some sort of […]

Halloween night just passed, so who would expect a post about horror films the very next day? Everyone? Oh, then we will proceed without the surprise element in hand. With Halloween coming and going, I was thinking a bit […]

Hello there, the winners of October 2018 have just been announced! Congratulations to everyone involved and hope to see you soon at TMFF. And HAPPY HALLOWEEN! You can see all the nominees HERE or below: Best Feature – Red Light […]

Hello there and congrats to all our nominees of October 2018! We remind you that voting for the audience award is still open until tomorrow night (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-2018/ Therefore, Jean-Marie Mazaleyrat and Edith Woi […]

Some of the biggest blockbusters have to do with our fear of the unknown – aliens, sea monsters, big natural disasters, and of course, our pre-historic predecessors that once roamed the earth before we arrived: dinosaurs. Yet even though […]

Hi there, filmmakers and film lovers! Below you will find our pick with the 5 most awaited films to watch next month: Bohemian Rhapsody (Biography, Drama, Music) Directed by Bryan Singer In Theaters Nov 2 Synopsis: A chronicle of the years […]

‘The Witcher ‘is best associated with the video games, particularly the Witcher 3, which is roundly acknowledged as one of the best games of the past decade. Many people, even fans of the games, may not be aware that […]

It might seem like only yesterday, but actually the last time Martin Scorsese made a gangster movie, the year was 2006. You remember The Departed, right? After all, it won Best Picture at all major award ceremonies the following […]

Writing stories can be done just for passing time, practicing creativity or experiencing something new – we certainly know that. And general rules for storytelling also apply to a more niche-oriented screenplay format. What we’re getting at is that […]

Now that cold weather is slowly but steadily replacing the summer vibes and any potential leftovers, a seasonal shift is also occurring in the world of films. Lazy, action-heavy blockbusters perfect for a hot summer evening are giving way […]

Hello there, the winners of September 2018 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 Announced at the end of October […]

Hello there and congrats to all our nominees of September 2018! We remind you that voting for the audience award is still open until tomorrow night (30th of September when we will announce our winners as well). Best of […]

Today we’re chatting with our March 2018 FILM OF THE MONTH winner, Sergey Tselikov. Besides the FILM OF THE MONTH award, Sergey’s film ‘Going AWOL‘ managed to win 3 other awards: Director of the Month, Screenwriter of the Month […]

Every couple of months or so, there comes yet another mass hysteria surrounding a new release in the superhero genre. Several years ago, I would do my best to keep up with the releases – not watching each and […]

It could be said that the most important thing when writing a new screenplay is to be original. However, this notion can also be misunderstood. A lot of screenwriters spend countless hours trying to come up with brand new […]

Hi there, filmmakers and film lovers! Below you will find our pick with the 5 most awaited films to watch next month: Venom (Action, Horror, Sci-Fi) Directed by Ruben Fleischer In Theaters Oct 5 Synopsis: When Eddie Brock acquires the powers […]

Whoever said that video games cannot tell good stories either hasn’t played video games, or hasn’t played the right ones. At times, they can be the most powerful storytelling medium, since they offer a visual backdrop, as films do, […]

The final month of summer has come and gone, and our big winner this time comes from the US, in the form of a monochrome drama about humanity and justice, among others. We spoke to Omar Parker, the director […]

Have you ever wanted to shoot a short film, but completely lacked a good idea, while also not having the funds to purchase the rights for one? Well, no worries really, one of the world’s best selling authors has […]

Hello there, the winners of August 2018 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 – Murder on the Reef 2nd Place: The […]

Remember how last week we briefly touched upon how VR might be changing the fact of films – or, at least, shaping an intriguing niche in a variety of genres? Well, I decided to carry on with the topic, […]

Hello there and congrats to all our nominees of August 2018! We remind you that voting for the audience award is still open until tomorrow night (31st of August when we will announce our winners as well). Best of […]

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-2018/ Therefore, Florence Nahon wins the June-July […]

Like it or hate it, but technology advancement never stands still, and a slightly longer sleep entails the risk of not recognising the world you wake up in. Especially in the last couple of centuries, technology has involved in […]

Hi there, filmmakers and film lovers! On the 20th day of each month we’ll be creating an exclusive list recommended by TMFF with the best films to watch in the month to come. To keep things simple and without […]

If you watch any of the 1970s classics created by Francis Ford Coppola, they all have an artistic freshness and contemporary feel to them even today, more than four decades later. Right from the engrossing tale of power and […]

By ‘pet films’, we don’t exactly mean films that you should show to your pet while you find something else to do, although we highly encourage watching them alongside your favourite animal(s). In order not to start another cats […]

Black mirror is a dark revealing series that somewhat sends a chill down our spines. The more than reality events shown in the series somewhat depict our future. This sci-fi drama shows what our future might be like. And […]

Do action films really need to be part of franchises to do well? Yes and no, with the balance leaning toward the latter. While it might help to have an identifiable hero that does each new installment’s marketing in […]

Hello there, the winners of July 2018 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  Announced at the end of August […]

Hello there and congrats to all our nominees of July 2018! We remind you that voting for the audience award is still open until tomorrow night (31st of July when we will announce our winners as well). Best of […]

One thing that I’ve encountered in conversations with people about films is that they tend to be biased against musicals. It’s not outright hate that’s displayed towards the genre, mind you, but a sort of indifference that’s found in […]

Today we’re chatting with Aimiende Negbenebor Sela, the writer and director of TMFF’s latest Film of the Month winning entry, Utopia. JL: Aimiende, many congratulations on winning our biggest prize of the month – we thoroughly enjoyed Utopia and the […]

Making a drama film is always a gamble: what if it’s not dramatic enough, or overly-dramatic to the point of hilarity? Then maybe a comedy? Some people completely lack a sense of humour, while others’ might be too refined […]

Sometimes, you have that one brilliant film idea that should by all means awe everybody. If you also manage to attract a star-studded cast and spend millions on marketing the film-to-be, cash should flow right in, right? Wrong. So […]

Hello there, the winners of June 2018 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 – Something 2nd Place: Octav […]

Hello there and congrats to all our nominees of June 2018! 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). Best of […]

Hello there, and especially to our fellow screenwriters, Congrats! The winners of the April-May Screenplay Competition have just been announced. You can see all winners and nominees here: https://tmff.net/winners/screenplay-competition/april-may-2018/ Therefore, Charlie Taylor wins the April-May competition with his script […]

Just a few weeks ago I went to the cinema watch Wes Andreson’s most recent film, Isle of Dogs. You see, I’m a big fan of Wes, and firmly believe that his projects are an art form in themselves. […]

Today we’re chatting with Gabriel Mirété, who won a bunch of TMFF awards at the last ceremony with his film Amber, including Best Film of the Month and Best Screenwriter of the month. JL: Congratulation on your win, Gabriel! Or […]

The FIFA World Cup in Russia started almost a week ago, so I guess there’s no pressing need for something to put us into a footballing atmosphere. Not to mention the fact that it is rather difficult to squeeze […]

Cannes came and went, and under no circumstances could we miss the opportunity of talking about it for a bit. As opposed to the big three of Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Academy Awards, who are all aimed at a […]

Did you know that Hitchcock’s scenes were around 10 minutes long each? He would only cut when his camera ran out of film, which made it rather difficult for the actors: the slightest fuck-up could ruin the previous 9 […]

Hello there, the winners of May 2018 have just been announced! Congratulations to everyone involved and hope to see you soon at TMFF. Please find all the nominees and winners HERE or below:   Best Feature – Announced at the […]

Hello there and congrats to all our nominees of May 2018! 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). Best of […]

A few months ago, we talked extensively about the money-making machine that the Star Wars franchise started to be (again) shortly after it was acquired by Disney, and started rolling out sequels, spin-offs and TV series plans. Back then, […]

The April-May interval of the year was commonly known in the last few years as ‘Game of Thrones time’. There has rarely been a TV series that captured such a large segment of the market as Game of Thrones […]

What were you busy with this April? A nice Easter family get-together, a well-deserved spring break from school, or some quality time in the sun, after a drastic improvement in the weather? Maybe all three? Well, we were busy […]

Everything tangible or intangible in our world needs to be marketed. Whether it’s a chocolate bar, a book, a hotel room, a car towing service or, in our case, a film, it needs to generate some buzz in order […]

It’s very easy to know when a blockbuster film is released. There’s a 78% chance that at least 59% of your Facebook friends will each post a check-in when they go to the cinema in order to watch the […]

Hello there, the winners of April 2018 have just been announced! Congrats to everyone involved and hope to see you soon at TMFF. Please find all the nominees and winners HERE or below:   Best Feature – The 12 2nd Best […]

Hello there and congrats to all our nominees of April 2018! We remind you that voting for the audience award is still open until tomorrow night (30th April when we will announce our winners as well). You can see […]

Hello there, and especially to our fellow screenwriters, Congrats! The winners of the February-March Screenplay Competition have just been announced. You can see all winners and nominees here: https://tmff.net/winners/screenplay-competition/february-march-2018/ Therefore, Robert T. McDorman wins the February-March competition with his […]

Two weeks ago we were talking about Spielberg and his newest film, Ready Player One – which has been doing remarkably well both in terms of reviews and of box office. He has over the years expressed his desire […]

We last spoke with Gage Oxley a few months ago, when his short film, ‘This World We Live In‘, won our May 2017 Film of the Month award. Recently, we presented our Film of the Year 2017 distinction – […]

There’s less than a month left until my favourite film festival of the year, Cannes, holds its annual awards. A few short days ago it published its Official Selection list, which you can have a look at here. With […]

I have recently come across the term ‘recognition cinema’. Not knowing exactly what to make of it, I did some research and came with the definition ‘the phenomenon of trying to please an audience by including brief references to […]

Hello there, the winners of March 2018 have just been announced! Congrats! Please find all the nominees and winners HERE or below: Best Feature MARCH-APRIL WINNERS ANNOUNCED AT THE END OF APRIL   Film of the Month – Going AWOL 2nd […]

Hello there and congrats to all our nominees of March 2018! 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. You can […]

Sort films are great for more reasons than one. First, they are entertaining in their own right, and often end up transmitting just as much meaning or emotion as feature films do – without feeling unnecessarily stretched. Second, they […]

The first two first three months of the year are usually quiet when it comes to new releases. We get the big awards, and this is the time when most of the high-profile movies will be in cinemas. Late […]

The 2018 Oscars came and went, a bit later than the normal scheduling of late February. The 3 hours and 53 minutes long ceremony, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel for the second year running, awarded its famous statuettes to the […]

The word ‘movie’ has its origin in the syntagma ‘moving picture’, also known as ‘motion picture’, which accurately, if rather simplistically described what an ensemble of successive pictures would be called. In the beginning, films implied motion, but no […]

Hello there, After carefully considering thousands of projects over the past year, selecting precisely 476 films and trailers in the 2017 edition, we’ve finally decided to announce and award our FILM OF THE YEAR 2017 winner: ‘Behold, Such Clown‘ […]

The winners of February 2018 are here! Thank you all for participating! You can see all the winners HERE or below: Best Feature – Hippopotamus 2nd Place – Winter Ridge 3rd Place – The Astronot   Film of the Month – AINHOA 2nd Place […]

Hello there and congrats to all our nominees of February 2018! We remind you that voting for the audience award is still open until tonight (28th of February) when we will announce our winners as well. You can see […]

Another one of the big ceremonies has come and gone – the BAFTA Awards took place on Sunday, 18 February 2018 in London, UK. This meant that, for once, us Europeans could watch a winter season award without having […]

Hello there, and especially to our fellow screenwriters, Congrats! The winners of the December-January Screenplay Competition have just been announced. You can see all winners and nominees here: https://tmff.net/winners/screenplay-competition/december-january-2018/ Therefore, Dave Thomas wins the December-January competition with his script […]

The first month of the year has come and gone. Whether or not it passed quickly depends on the intensity of one’s activity during the initial 31 days of the year. And while January does indeed have the habit […]

People will never agree with each other – it’s a fact. Their tastes, experiences, levels of education, attention spans and temporary factors that affect the enjoyment one can get from a film all impact their perception of a given […]

Star Wars Episode I was the first film – animations excluded – that I distinctly remember watching at the cinema, with my dad. It came out in 1999, 16 years after the Original Trilogy had concluded with Return of […]

HERE are the first winners of 2018! Thanks so much for taking part in this month’s competition!   Best Feature Announced at the end of February.   Film of the Month – Crush 2nd Place:  Being Keegan 3rd Place: The […]

Hello there! The first nominees of 2018 have been announced! 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. You can see […]

The Oscar nominations have finally been announced this week, and save for a few surprising omissions, the list is pretty much as everyone expected it to be. We’re not here to discuss the potential award winners – we’ve had […]

How can you tell that a film has been successful or not? One of the two easiest ways are either looking at the aggregate scores (on Metacritic, Rotten Tomatoes or IMDb) or looking at the amount of box office […]

Either the Globes have been scheduled really early this year, or the Academy Awards have been scheduled really late, but there’s almost two months inbetween the two neighbour awards. The Golden Globes often act as a trend-setter in how […]

We’ve just passed into the new year, and thus had our very last monthly competition of 2017. We had some really wonderful entries in December, so picking the best one was a difficult choice. In the end, however, we […]

2017 is history, and 2018 is here to stay. It wouldn’t feel right to start the new year with just about any article on a random subject, so then let’s all honour 2017 before turning to new and hopefully […]

HERE are the winners of December 2017! Thanks so much for taking part and HAPPY NEW YEAR!   Best Feature NOT ENOUGH ENTRIES.   Film of the Month – Saint Hubert 2nd Film of the Month: Olvidadizo 3rd Film of […]

Hello there! The nominees of December 2017 have just been announced. We remind you that voting for the audience award is still open until tomorrow night (31st of December) when we will announce our winners as well. You can […]

Hello to our dearest screenwriters, Congrats! The winners of the October-November Screenplay Competition have just been announced. You can see all winners and nominees here: https://tmff.net/winners/screenplay-competition/october-november-2017/ Therefore, David Bobrow wins the October-November competition with his script ‘Country People‘ Johnny […]

In case you were just cozying up in a bed of cushions underneath your recently decorated Christmas tree (unless you’re one of those weird indivuduals that had it up since late September), the thought of watching something Christmassy might […]

The end of each year brings along many perks that simply cannot be ignored. Yes, you will be yet another year older, but hey, that’s completely manageable if you’ve got a ton of Christmas presents to compensate for it, […]

When you hear the word ‘queen’, chances are that you have the image of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in mind. British monarchs have been particularly influential throughout history, and continue to be widely recognised symbols of monarchy nowadays. […]

The winners of November 2017 have just been announced. Thank you all for participating! You can see all the nominees and winners HERE or below:   Best Feature Announced at the end of December.   Film of the Month – Time […]

Hello there! The nominees of November 2017 have just been announced. We remind you that voting for the audience award is still open until tomorrow night (30th of November) when we will announce our winners as well. You can […]

As someone who has worked in marketing, I might sound biased, but I firmly believe that the marketing process of an indie production is just as important as any other aspect. Because it all boils down to the audience: […]

It’s that time of the year again when the Oscar bait starts to roll in, and films that you’ve been longing to see all year finally make their appearance in cinemas. Some will disappoint, some will downright infuriate, making […]

Music in film is always an interesting discussion topic, I believe, simply because of the fact that there’s no right or wrong answers. This is such a complex matter, that encompasses so many variables, moderators and mediators alike, and […]

Summer is gone, the gloomy allure of autumn is in full swing, and with it come the dark clouds and the dead leaves. Speaking of gloominess and dead things, ‘The Death of Olivier Bécaille’ (La Mort d’Olivier Bécaille) won […]

October has given way to November, Halloween has come and gone, and we once more find ourselves in the business end of autumn. As always, one more month gone means that TMFF has just offered its monthly awards to […]

There comes a point in the life of a TV series where, no matter how good it is, things start to drag on. Now, don’t get me wrong, this can still continue as a win-win relationship: producers and distributors […]

Hello there again! Below you will find the winners of October 2017! Thank you all for participating! You can see all the winners & nominees HERE or below: Best Feature – Sarvasva 2nd Place: Here We Are 3rd Place: A.K.A […]

Hello there! The nominees of October 2017 have just been announced. We remind you that voting for the audience award is still open until tomorrow night (31st of October) when we will announce our winners as well. You can […]

Hello to our dearest screenwriters, Congrats! The winners of the August-September Screenplay Competition have just been announced. You can see all winners and nominees here: https://tmff.net/winners/screenplay-competition/august-september-2017/ Therefore, Stuart Cubbon, Jr. wins the August-September competition with his script ‘Miko The […]

We’ve been talking quite a lot about horror films lately, so the important thing to mention before we move on to the matters at hand is that we’re not narrowing down the scope of our festival to the horror […]

Since we’re still in October, let’s continue exploring the seasonal potential of the month with another article centred around things that terrify us for their tendency to go “boo!” in the dark. We’ve had a number of film recommendations, […]

Before screening his newest film, Mother, at a film festival in Toronto, writer and director Darren Aronofsky declared: ‘I apologise for what I’m about to do to you’. Just how much basis would you expect an argument like that […]

Summer is gone, the gloomy allure of autumn is in full swing, and with it come the dark clouds and the dead leaves. But we’ve got the perfect cure against all the gloominess unfolding outside: ‘The Return of the Train‘ […]