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4 Updates About The Mandalorian Season 2

21 September 2020

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 release. Personally, I'm

Re-Editing The Godfather III

12 September 2020

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 Godfather II , as the mas

5 Autumn Mood Movies

4 September 2020

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 lo

August 2020 Winners

31 August 2020

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 Chapl

August 2020 Nominees Announced

30 August 2020

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 best of

June-July 2020 Screenplay Competition Winners

28 August 2020

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: http://tmff.net/winners/screenplay-co

The Most Popular Film Genres of 2019

25 August 2020

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 o

Interview with JULY 2020 winner: Craig Moore

19 August 2020

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. W

7 Films You Won't Be Watching This Summer

15 August 2020

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 announ

Ju-on: Origins (2020) (Review)

6 August 2020

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 the early 2000s,

July 2020 Winners

31 July 2020

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 the e

July 2020 Nominees Announced

30 July 2020

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 best of luc

5 Most Common Sci-Fi Themes

28 July 2020

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 contexts

Upcoming Projects of Great Directors

21 July 2020

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 little

Interview with JUNE 2020 winner: Blake Ridder

17 July 2020

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 and screenwriter

6 International Series to Consider

13 July 2020

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 the same country. What

Bloodride (2020) (Review)

4 July 2020

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 recap in case you've paus

June 2020 Winners

30 June 2020

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 2n

June 2020 Nominees Announced

29 June 2020

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 best of luc

April-May 2020 Screenplay Competition Winners

28 June 2020

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

4 Reasons Why You Should Watch Dark

25 June 2020

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 touch,

The New Pope (2020) (Review)

17 June 2020

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 orig

4 Series to Watch on Netflix This June

10 June 2020

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 r

Interview with MAY 2020 winner: Jordan Doig

8 June 2020

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 films, our b