July 2022 Nominees Announced
Hello there and congrats to all our nominees of July 2022! 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 best of luc
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Using Poker to Improve Movie Plots
There are some situations and backdrops that filmmakers return to time and again to build their plot and narrative. How many times in a film have two adversaries sat across from each other in a diner, building tension in
Thor: Love and Thunder (2022) (Review)
Even the biggest anti-Marvel champions can admit the success of the superhero genre in the 21st century is an unparalleled piece in film we haven’t experienced before. Now it being 14 years since Iron Man and 30-plus M
The Genius of Wong Kar-wai
A film auteur is described as a filmmaker with an unmistakable approach whose filmmaking control is so unbounded, however personal, that the director is regarded as the author of the film. Hong Kong director Wong Kar-wai
The Importance of the French New Wave
Practically every filmmaker, novice or pro, understands the importance of the French New Wave. Having risen in the 1950s as a direct response to Old Hollywood, the French New Wave gave directors full imaginative command
7 Essential Films for Aspiring Filmmakers
As the great Martin Scorsese once said, movies are life. It’s a way to flee whatever is going on in reality, be it a medium for influence, perspective, relief, or escape. Besides viewing films for any of those particular
June 2022 Winners
Hello there, the winners of June 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 - Finding Paradi
June 2022 Nominees Announced
Hello there and congrats to all our nominees of June 2022! 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 best of luc
April-May 2022 Screenplay Competition Winners
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: http://tmff.net/winners/screenplay-co
The Impact of Ingmar Bergman
Even if you’re utterly clueless about Ingmar Bergman’s work, you’ve at least seen something that the Swedish director directly or partially influenced. Whether it’s The Lighthouse from Robert Eggers, The Tragedy of Macbe
90s Slasher Films and the Impact of Scream
The 1990s became a new birthplace of slasher films primarily thanks to the success of Wes Craven’s 1996 film Scream. Scream is viewed as a novel slasher film for having characters who were mindful of the typical slashe
8 Classic Films and their Bad Remakes
There are two very bad things that can eventually happen to classic films. The first one is the unfortunate case where they will be forgotten by audiences. Usually, however, there are mechanisms in place which prevent th
'Love, Death and Robots': Best Episodes From Each Season
Since the third season of 'Love, Death and Robots' released the other week on Netflix, I wanted to take a look at my top three episodes from each season so far - and to round everything up to a nice number, Season 1 gets
May 2022 Winners
Hello there, the winners of May 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
May 2022 Nominees Announced
Hello there and congrats to all our nominees of May 2022! 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 best of luck!
Interview with APRIL 2022 Winner: Dion Costelloe
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 competitions? DC : Thank
5 Films Whose Sequels Were Quite Different
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 an effort to deliver more of
Changes at DC Comics: Return of Superman?
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
The Curious Case of Netflix
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 becam
10 Noteworthy Bruce Willis Films
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 be the very bes
April 2022 Winners
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: Al
April 2022 Nominees Announced
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 best of l
February-March 2022 Screenplay Competition Winners
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: http://tmff.net/winners/screenpl
The Best of Hayao Miyazaki
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 current