Special Jury

The closure of schools due to the pandemic has become one of the most discussed issues that has divided parents. Is distance learning effective enough? Are there suitable online materials for it?

Norika Sefa traces her passion for making movies to her father's own habit of capturing family events on film when she was a child in Kosovo.

US Ambassador in Bucharest Adrian Zuckerman said on Friday at the Ford plant in southern Craiova that Romania has made important steps and has the potential to become a regional leader, but to harness that potential, it still needs work and visionary leaders, such as President Iohannis and Acting Prime Minister Orban.

In a press conference Monday, organizers of the Thessaloniki Documentary Festival unveiled the full lineup of the 10-day cinematic event which returns for a 21st year on March 1 with its customary mix of art and grit.

Screenings include 178 feature and 49 short documentary films - including 10 world premiers. Ten films will compete for the Golden Alexander and the Special Jury Award.

“Ravens” by Swedish director Jens Assur took the premier Golden Alexander award at the 58th Thessaloniki International Film Festival on Sunday, with its star Reine Brynolfsson also winning the best actor prize.

US director David Boreinstein on Sunday took the Thessaloniki Documentary Festival's Golden Alexander for best feature over 50 minutes in the international competition for "Dream Empire," in which he exposes the lucrative albeit surreal business of hiring white males to attract property buyers in China's real-estate bubble.

Organized by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV) between April 5 and 17, the 36th Istanbul Film Festival announced the jury members for its National Golden Tulip Competition Turkish Cinema of the festival includes the National Golden Tulip Competition, National Documentary Competition and National Short Film Competition.

The 34th Istanbul Film Festival's Honorary Award recipients have been announced. The awards are presented every year to those who make contributions to cinema by the organizer of the festival, the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (IKSV).