Cannes Festival and Market Special #4
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Take center stage in Cannes, blast your press releases and invites
Take center stage in Cannes, blast your press releases and invites, let us shoot and promote for you... We produce The Cannes Dailies delivering News, Glamour, Biz and Buzz. The Cannes Market Dailies and 8 Cannes Newsletters : May 9 / 12/ 14/ 16/ 19/ 22/ 24 /26 Weather forecast for your Cannes 67th activities: Glamorous, Warm, Sunny and Successful. “I sincerely wish you the best of luck with the festival and film market. I have witnessed some Cannes magic for film and ta...
Sentsov, who has been involved in supporting the Euro Maidan protests in Kiev and has opposed the annexation of Crimea by Russia, was arrested at his home in Simferopol, Crimea, and accused of organizing a terrorist attack. It is believed that the director has been flown to Moscow where he is facing trial. From Kiev, where EFA Chairwoman Agnieszka Holland is currently attending the Ukraine Thinking Together Conference, she states: "We know that every time when artists start to be suppresse...
The New SouthEast Asia Rendez Vous EFX Equator Film Expo Indonesia launches March 2015
Equator Filmexpo Indonesia launches March 27 -30 2015 it was announced during Cannes at the Indonesian party in Cannes Grand Hotel it will include A FILM MARKET INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL CONFERENCE SERIES INDUSTRY NETWORKING EVENTS DESTINATION EXPLORATION. ACCESS AND CAPTURE THE FASTEST GROWING MARKET ON EARTH COME AND JOIN THE 2015 The Equator Film Expo Indonesia in the world's largest archipelago, and expêrience renowned Indonesian hospitality. ...
Uplifting Eastern European Films are like unicorns. They don't exist. Or do they?
PLACES The new film from the makers of Walking Too Fast (Pouta) is a coming of age story about love, loss and revenge. It centres around two teenage friends, Adam (Vladimír Polivka) and Marek (Jan Cina), whose aimless lives in a small town are suddenly disrupted by the appearance of Anna (Johana Matouskova), the troubled daughter of a rich and influential local businessman. Initially her free spirit energizes Adam but soon he finds himself thrown into a spiraling chain of events. In...
Stallone to receive Legend Award at the Ischia Global Press launch
U.K Pavilion's Tips to Producing a 10 Million£ Film
The United Kingdom Pavilion hosted a panel called "The Magic 10 Million£: The Key to Producing a 10 Million£+ Feature FIlm" today. Panelists included [left to right] Danny Perkins, CEO of StudioCanal; Andy Mason, Joint CEO of Altitude Film Entertainment; Ben Roberts, Director of BFI Lottery Film Funds, who lead the panel; Claudia Bluemhuber, Managing Partner at Silver Reel; and Simon Oaks of Hammer Films. Oaks stared with the importance of gaining a partner ...
2014 ISCHIA GLOBAL FILM & MUSIC FEST UNVEILS ITS 12TH EDITION IN CANNES The world premiere of Richard Raymond's Desert Dancer starring Freida Pinto and Tom Cullen will open the Ischia Global Film & Music Fest's 12th edition on July 13th, it was announced here today by Fest founder and producer Pascal Vicedomini. He was joined at the Cannes Film Festival's Italian Pavillion by Fest board member, the noted Italian producer Marina Cicogna, Honorary President Da...
New Marché Mixers initiative kicks off with success
The Marché du Film has made it easier for its participants to connect this year. Introduced for the first time are a number of networking events which expand upon the popular Producer’s Network gatherings but draw in a wider range of the 12,000-plus participants at the Marché. Called the Marché Mixers, this new line-up of cocktail meet-and-greets offers buyers, sellers, and festival executives an opportunity t...
Tedy Tricahyono Equator Film Expo (March 2015 bin Jakarta) with Wieland Speck (Panorama Berlinale) ...
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Promoting Cinema: the role of film festivals and markets - at the Indian Pavilion
Ile de France Brunch in Cannes 2014
The filmfestivals.com bloggers in Cannes...
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Mili Pictures Worldwide announces Hollywood co-produced animation
In the latest example of co-production between Hollywood and China, which already holds the title of world's second largest film territory, chinese animation company Mili Pictures Worldwide has announced the opening of its Los Angeles office as well as its first Hollywood production. Dragon Nest: Warrior's Dawn follows the trend of video game to movie adaption (like Tomb Raider, Prince of Persia, and Silent Hill, among others, before it). The animated feature based on the M...
Interview with Sylvain Auzou Artistic Director Venice Days.
Sylvain Auzou Artistic Director Vernice Days. ...
Interview with Lloyd Kaufman Troma Pictures at Cannes Market Fantastic Mixer
We met with Lloyd at the Cannes Market Fantastic waowwwww Mixer, he and actress Catherine Corcoran told us about their latest film. Earlier on the croisette... ...
Pour Cannes, Youboox fait son Cinéma - En avant première : scénarios et livres sur le 7e art
Spécial 67eme édition du Festival de Cannes http://www.youboox.fr/Cinema 19 mai 2014 Youboox, première plateforme de lecture numérique illimitée en streaming, célèbre le grand écran côté littérature. Une sélection de plus de 40 ebooks de scénarios et d'œuvres dédiées aux acteurs, réalisateurs et films qui contribuent à la gloir...
Deux groupes d’apprentis franciliens découvrent Cannes
Fidèle à sa mission pédagogique, la Région Île-de-France accueille à Cannes, du jeudi 22 au samedi 24 mai, deux groupes d’apprentis dont la formation est liée aux métiers du cinéma : la classe de brevet professionnel de coiffure du CFA de la Chambre des Métiers du 94 à Saint- Maur (15 apprentis) et la classe de brevet technique des métiers de la photographie du CFA de la Chambre des Métiers du 9...
Brigitte Fossey et Michael Lonsdale soutiennent le Festival Sacré de la Beauté : Le « Off » de l'Ame
BRIGITTE FOSSEY & MICHAEL LONSDALE INTERVIEW MEDIA Michael LONSDALE President d honneur Brigitte FOSSEY
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Adrien Brody has been cast in the title role of Lee Tamahori’s adventurous revenge tale EMPEROR
Corsan today announced that Academy Award winning actor Adrien Brody (THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL, THE PIANIST) has been cast in the title role of Lee Tamahori’s adventurous revenge tale EMPEROR. Brody will play the brilliant strategist Emperor Charles V, trying to hold together a fragmented Empire, in a 16th century world of wealth, debauchery, violent retaliations, sex, manipulation and treason. EMPEROR is written by Michael Thomas III (THE DEVIL’S DOUBLE) and the...
Director's Fortnight: on the Agenda for May 20
09h00 : Queen and Country de/by John Boorman (+Q&A) 12h00 : Whiplash de/by Damien Chazelle (+Q&A) 14h30 : Tu dors Nicole de/by Stéphane Lafleur (+Q&A) 17h00 : Queen and Country de/by John Boorman 19h45 : Whiplash de/b...
'Saint Laurent' Debuts To Mixed Reviews
Bertrand Bonello's Yves Saint Laurent biopic Saint Laurent -- the second biopic of the legendary fashion designer to come out this year -- debuted in competition at Cannes, despite the film not having the blessing of Laurent's family and partners. Although the other film -- Yves Saint Laurent by director Jalil Lespert, which was released in January -- was authorized by Laurent's camp, th...
Tommy Lee Jones Directs, Supports In 'The Homesman'
Actor/Director Tommy Lee Jones second directorial effort The Homesman shows the legendary acclaimed actor helming a Western film that is predominately carried by the female leads, notably Academy Award winning actress Hilary Swank. The film centers around a woman named Mary Bee (Swank) as she enlists the help of a claim-jumper (Jones) as they transport three insane women cross country. Jones adapted the...
Director's Fortnight: on the Agenda for May 19
09h00 : Mange tes morts de/by Jean-Charles Hue (+Q&A) 11h45 : Cold in July de/by Jim Mickle (+Q&A) 14h30 : These Final Hours de/by Zak Hilditch (+Q&A) 17h00 : Mange tes morts de/by Jean-Charles Hue 19h30 : Cold in July de/by Jim Mickle 22h00 : These Final Hours&nb...
Critics' Week May 19 Live - Melanie Laurent Interviewed for Respire
David Michod's 'The Rover' Debuts At Cannes Behind Strong Performances From Pearce, Pattinson
Australian director David Michod's The Rover -- a follow up to his 2010 debut Animal Kingdom -- debuted last night at the Palais, and it was met with positive reviews, notably for the two lead actors Guy Pearce and Robert Pattinson, whom many think stole the show. Set in a post-apocalyptic Australia, The Rover is about one man's (Pearce) quest to retrieve his car from a group of ...
CANNES The Homesman Premiere- Tommy Lee Jones
Celebrities such as HIlary Swank, Sonam Kapoor, Adriana Lima, and The Homesman director Tommy Lee Jones turned out on the red carpet to dazzle before the Premiere of Jones' film. ...
Cannes Variety and Huayi Brothers
Huayi Brothers Media Company celebrated 20 years of success last night at their joint party with Variety Magazine in Cannes, France. The production company and record label was founded by brothers Wang Zhonglei and Wang Zhongjun. The party was a privately-attended event hosted at L'Observatoire Franceso Smalto on La Croisette. ...
Cannes May 19- Maps to the Stars
Maps to the Stars connects the savage beauty of writer Bruce Wagner’s Los Angeles with the riveting filmmaking of director David Cronenberg and a stellar ensemble cast to take a tour into the darkly comic heart of a Hollywood family chasing celebrity, one another and the relentless ghosts of their pasts. The result is a modern Hollywood Gothic at once about the ravenous 21st Century need for fame and validation -- and the yearning, loss and fragility that lurk in the shadows underneath. ...
Cannes May 19- Foxcatchers in Competition
When Olympic Gold Medal winning wrestler Mark Schultz is invited by wealthy heir John du Pont to move on to the du Pont estate and help form a team to train for the 1988 Seoul Olympics at his new state-of-the-art training facility, Schultz jumps at the opportunity, hoping to focus on his training and finally step out of the shadow of his revered brother, Dave. Driven by hidden needs, du Pont sees backing Schultz’s bid for Gold and the chance to “coach” a world-class wrestling t...
The following is a list of films featured in the Non-Competition Categories: Un Certain Regard, La Quinzaine des Realisateurs, and Semaine de la Critique. Un Certain Regard Dohee-ya (A Girl at my Door): Young-nam was a promising graduate of the police academy before she was transferred to the small seaside village, which was caused by her misconduct. On her first day to the village, she encounters with Dohee who is the girl living in the town, seeming to have somewhat gloomy looking ...
RAW Florida International Film Festival
a few RAW wonderful moments with Thierry Seban (director of Pseudonym) Gilles Podesta (producer Diabolo Pictures) and Claude Chamberlan (founder Festival de Nouveau Cinema Montreal) ...
Cannes 2014 Annual Fort Lauderdale Festival Party aka FLIFF
Another super fun filled evening with Florida @ Cannes 2014 at sponsored by Filmfestivals.com Gregory von Hausch Executive Director since 1989. Supporter and FLIFF photogragher Irwin Levenstein and FLIFF super lovely uber supporter to Irwin's left more secrets revealed to follow... ...
Michel Hazanavicius Sells 'The Search' to Canada
According to Etan Vlessing of The Hollywood Reporter, Oscar winning director Michel Hazanavicious has sold the Canadian rights to his film The Search to indie distributors Remstar Films and Elevation Pictures, who previously had the Canadian release of Dallas Buyer's Club. "Following our great adventure with Dallas Buyer's Club, we want to keep on presenting quality films with unique...
Oscar Winning Director Alfonso Cuaron in Cannes Selling New Film 'Forsaken'
Academy Award winning director Alfonso Cuaron was in Cannes yesterday pitching his newest film "Forsaken", a Gael Garcia Bernal led thriller about a man trying to cross the Sonora desert in hopes of getting into the United States. The story -- which he developed with his son, Jonas -- is reportedly a prequel to his Oscar winning film "Gravity", according to reports. "In a way, 'Forsaken' is a ...
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Expendables Cast Barrels down La Croisette in Cannes in Soviet Tanks
The star-studded cast of the Expendables 3 promoted their film in Cannes earlier this morning, driving down the glitzy La Croisette in Soviet-era tanks and jeeps. The vehicles could be seen driving around Cannes yesterday after they arrived, leading to much buzz about their purpose. While they may stand out from the typical Rolls Royces and Ferraris that line Cannes' streets during the festival, it was a sight to be seen around 10:45. Those driving in style included Mel Gibson, Arnold...
Semaine de la critique May 18 Live gallery
In a break with established tradition, Cannes Film Festival artistic director Thierry Fremaux went on stage tonight to introduce the Official Festival Screening of HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2 as a tribute to long-time friend of the festival Jeffrey Katzenberg and his company DreamWorks Animation on the occasion of its 20th anniversary. Screenings and talent at the Festival are normally introduced by a disembodied “voice of God,” followed immediately by the beginning o...
