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SydneysBuzz focuses on international film industry developments and analyzes the international film market as it relates to buyers, sales agents, distributors, filmmakers and film festivals.
Sydney Levine
Sydney’s 40+ years in international film business include exec positions in acquisitions, twice selling FilmFinders, the 1st film database, coaching & writing.
Latest Posts
Nordic Film Music Days at the Berlinale EFM 2025
We cordially invite you to Nordic Film Music Days Saturday February 15th and Sunday February 16th at The Nordic Embassy.
Berlinale EFM 2025: Afro Film Music Days
If you are in Berlin, come enjoy Afro Film Music Days February 17 and 18. Christoph Becker, head of music at Constantin Productions…
Palm Springs International Film Festival 2025
It was almost back to its beautiful pre-Covid self, albeit with a new Chairman of the Board (Longtime Chairman Harold Matzner is now…
2025 Oscar Nominee Best Picture, Actor, Supporting Actress, Film, Original Score, Adapted…
“What fools these mortals be” comes to mind as we watch the cardinals of the Catholic Church convene to elect the new Pope after the…
2025 Oscar Submission Best International Feature: Turkey’s ‘Life’ (‘Hayat’) by Zeki Demirkubuz
’Life (‘Hayat’) opens as the jilted lover (who has barely met his fiance) decides to leave his village and go in search of his intended…
2025 Oscar Submission Best International Feature: Georgia’s ‘The Antique’ by Rusudan Glurjidze
Premiering in Venice Film Festival this year at the Giornate competition, The Antique’s world premiere was suspended due to a lawsuit by…
2025 Oscar Short List Best International Feature: Czech Republic’s ‘Waves’ by Jiri Madl
A straight shooting, gripping story of a time of turmoil, a political thriller starring an unwitting hero caught in the crosshairs of…
2025 Oscar Nominated Best International Feature, Best Animation: Latvia’s ‘Flow’ by Gints…
The four time award winner at Annecy Film Festival 2024, the top animation festival follows Flow’s Cannes debut in Un Certain Regard…
2025 Oscars Submission Best Feature Doc: ‘Ernest Cole: Lost and Found’
Ernest Cole is such a sad movie. Such a talented young black man, fleeing Apartheid South Africa comes to New York and uses his skill as a…
Golden Globes® Nominations 82nd Edition
Golden Globest became a private company acquired by Penske Media in 2023. The former owners, HFPA (Hollywood Foreign Press Association)…
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