![[elderly monk with yellow jacket looks pensive while clapping hands, surrounded to his right by shouting younger monk in gold and maroon robes, holding a small drum-like object with tassels in his left hand, and a male in green jacket looking downward in concern, with other males behind them shouting and clapping]](https://buddhistfilmfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/the-monk-and-the-gun-slider-490x280-1.jpg "The Monk and the Gun")
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![[portrait of a very happy, smiling, older monk, with eye glasses and dark red and gold robe, sitting against a background of a light colored curtained window and tan frame, with small pinnacled statue to the left]](https://buddhistfilmfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/the-great-14th-slider.jpg "The Great 14th")
![[row of chanting, seated monks with colorful robes and golden crowns with long black hair]](https://buddhistfilmfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/ganden-a-joyful-land-slider.jpg "Ganden: A Joyful Land")
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![[a very large crowd of dark red robed nuns with shaved heads seen from behind]](https://buddhistfilmfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/dark-red-forest-slider.jpg "Dark Red Forest")
![[darkened room with spotlight off to the right, on a seated black man in dark clothes playing saxophone]](https://buddhistfilmfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/wayne-shorter-zero-gravity-slider-490x280-1.jpeg "Wayne Shorter: Zero Gravity")
Second Edition of Barcelona Festival Announced
Festival de Cinema Budista de Catalunya (FCBC, Buddhist Film Festival of Catalonia), announced its second edition to take place October 24-27, 2024 in Barcelona, Spain. The first was successfully held in 2022, and FCBC is a collaboration with our International Buddhist Film Festival (IBFF).FCBC will present eight features plus talks, and the full program will be announced in May. The 2022 edition featured more>
IN MEMORIAM
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Tibetan filmmaker Pema Tseden died unexpectedly on May 8th while on location filming near Shigatse, China. He was only 53 and his death was reportedly due to a heart attack.
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OTHER FESTIVALS
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The Buddhist Arts and Film Festival (BAFF) 2024 will take place May 24–26 in the Dairy Arts Center, Boulder, Colorado. This is the third BAFF produced by founder Laura Weiss. more>
NOW STREAMING
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The Monk and the Gun, shortlisted for the Best International Feature Academy Award® last year, is now streaming on the major platforms including Apple TV, Amazon Prime, Google Play, YouTube and Fandango. more>
