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> INDIA IN FOCUS by Siraj Syed
15 years after its last IFFI, Delhi gets its Diorama
15 years after its last IFFI, Delhi gets its Diorama After hosting the 34th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in October 2003, Delhi lost its place to Panaji, Goa, which is the venue for IFFIs since then, beginning with the 35th, in November-December 2004. One man who was associated with several editions of IFFI Goa, first as Deputy Director in the Directorate of Film Festivals (DFF), Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, and later as the CEO of the Entertainment Society of Goa ...
5th Rajasthan International Film Festival’s poster unveiled
5th Rajasthan International Film Festival’s poster unveiled Rajasthan’s Tourism Minister, Mr. Vishvendra Singh, launched the poster of the 5th Rajasthan International Film Festival (RIFF) today at the Ministry’s Secretariat. The festival will take place from the19th to the 23rd of January. On this occasion, Somendra Harsh, founder of the festival, Anshu Harsh, Director of the Festival, and member of the Advisor Committee and Chairman of the Forti Women’s Wing, Ranoo N...
Half Songs, Review: Melodies of nostalgia, dew-drops of sublime love
Half Songs, Review: Melodies of nostalgia, dew-drops of sublime love A simple tale, with few characters, executed with wholesome grace, Half Songs strikes a chord with its theme of incomplete, or ‘half’, human relations and endeavours, in the backdrop of modern urban life, juxtaposed with an era just gone by. A fresh, new team brings a dew-drop quality to the images and performances. No real hero or heroine, no comedian, no villain, no real character actor, no item numbers, but ye...
Cinestaan’s second storytellers script contest accepting entries till 22 January 2019
Cinestaan’s second storytellers script contest accepting entries till 22 January 2019 Rs. 25,00,000 prize to the winner and another Rs. 2,50,000 to be shared among four Runners Up—a total of Rs. 50,00,000 (US$714,000, approx..) are on offer in Cinestaan’s second storytellers script contest. The application fee is a mere Rs. 1,500. In addition to the prize money for the winners, there is an initiative of Cinestaan Digital Pvt. Ltd. (CDPL): once you are part of the Cinestaan ...
Simmba, Review: Slo mo shun
Simmba, Review: Slo mo shun It would be unrealistic to expect anything but action comedies from director Rohit Shetty, showcasing bad guys turning good guys along the line, with tons of slow motion action, having the protagonist landing blow after blow, and the goons rotating before landing on the floor or table or chair or cupboard or door or window or car or cycle or motor-cycle or truck or hand cart or whatever. This time around, the theme, ostensibly, is the heinous crime of rape, with t...
> Sundance previews Cameron Lui to cover
The 2019 Sundance Film Festival Visual Identity
Greatness is rarely birthed in places of comfort. As the saying goes, “No risk, no reward.” Whereas comfort is often born, bred, and laid to rest in one place, risk is an expedition into infinity. It is, as Sundance Institute President and Founder Robert Redford has said, “the catalyst that propels you forward,” and the beacon that guides artists back to their core. In many ways, risk is the unlikely hero that unites artist and audience. Risk binds us. For an artist to ...
Exclusive First look photos of LATE NIGHT: Starring Emma Thompson & Mindy Kaling / World Premiere at Sundance 2019
LATE NIGHT (Photo Credit: Emily Aragones) Starring: Emma Thompson, Mindy Kaling, John Lithgow, Paul Walter Hauser, Reid Scott, Amy Ryan Directed by: Nisha Ganatra Written By: Mindy Kaling Produced by: Mindy Kaling p.g.a., Howard Klein p.g.a., Jillian Apfelbaum p.g.a., Ben Browning p.g.a. Legendary late-night talk show host’s world is turned upside down when she hires her only female staff writer. Originally intended to smooth over diversity concerns, her deci...
Explore the Sundance Guide and make a wish for the new year
Make Your Must-See List From Day One opening films to second-half premieres and out-of-this-world New Frontier exhibitions, the program guide is now live. Discover more about the new independent stories making their debut and plan your Festival itinerary. Explore The Guide ...
2019 Sundance Film Festival announced 14 259, Record High, Submissions
2019 Sundance Film Festival: Amid Record High Submissions, Announcing New Hires, Talent Forum, Data-Driven Demographic Initiatives & Critic Stipends With less than two months until Day One, Sundance Institute announced new hires on its programming team and new initiati...
> Berlinale and EFM Previews
35th Annual KidFilm® Family Festival announces the schedule of events
The USA Film Festival announces SCHEDULE OF EVENTS for the 35th Annual KidFilm® Family Festival January 19-20, 2019 The USA Film Festival announces the schedule of events for the 35th Annual KidFilm® Family Festival taking place Saturday, January 19 and Sunday, January 20, 2019 at the Angelika Film Center, 5321 E. Mockingbird Lane, Dallas. All programs will be presented FREE to the community. KidFilm is the oldest and largest-attended children’s film fest...
“Easy Love Is No Easy Love”— Perspektive Deutsches Kino 2019 to Open With easy love By Tamer Jandali
Miriam Urbanzke, Sönke Andersen. easy love. Regie/director: Tamer Jandali. Foto/photo: © Janis Mazuch The first six films have now been invited to participate in Perspektive Deutsches Kino 2019. And this time everything revolves around love: love of another person, love of a special place, love of the cinema, love of one’s faith, and love of life. “The different ways in which love plays out provide a powerful portrait of the current generation of 25 to 45-year-o...
Generation 2019: Hell-bent Women – On Both Sides of the Camera
Émilie Bierre. Une colonie (A Colony). Regie/director: Geneviève Dulude-De Celles. Foto/photo: © Danny Taillon https://www.berlinale.de/media/images/download/Une_colonie_Emilie_Bierre_credit_Danny_Taillon.jpg A Preview of the First Programme Selections In the run-up to the 42nd edition of Generation, so far 16 feature-length films from a total of 16 production and co-production countries have been invited to screen in the section’s two co...
Berlinale Poster 2019 the bear is out again
When the Berlin International Film Festival takes place from February 7 to 17, 2019, Berlin will again be under the sign of the bear. After years of mystery, the current series of motifs will reveal the secret behind the Berlinale’s heraldic animal. According to Festival Director Dieter Kosslick, “The individuals you’ll see emerging from the bears’ fuzzy fur epitomise for us all those who have made the Berlinale the biggest audience film festival in the...
First Half of the Programme for Panorama 2019 Complete:
Joanna Hogg, Jenna Bass, Jonah Hill, Syllas Tzoumerkas, PJ Harvey and Tilda Swinton Among the Highlights Section head Paz Lázaro and co-curator and programme manager Michael Stütz are delighted to announce the first 22 titles of the 2019 Panorama programme. 17 feature and five documentary films, representing a total of 21 production countries, have already been invited to screen at the festival. 14 of the films will be celebrating world premieres in Panorama. Nine of the ...
European Film Market (EFM) Already Fully Booked for 2019 Edition
An Established Forum for Innovation and Transformation: European Film Market (EFM) Already Fully Booked for 2019 Edition The European Film Market (EFM) of the 69th edition of the Berlin International Film Festival is scheduled to take place from February 7 to 15, 2019. As one of the most important film markets on the international scene, the EFM will once again be opening its doors to trade guests from around the world – all of the exhibition spaces at Berlin’s Gropius Bau an...
> Palm Springs Previews January 3 -14
Talking Oscar Pictures at Palm Springs opening day
Talking Pictures: Bohemian Rhapsody + Talk with Actor Rami Malek Thursday, January 3, 2019 at 12:15 PM – 3:15 PM PST at the Annenberg Theater : 101 N Museum Dr, Palm Springs, California 92262 Talking Pictures: Roma + conversation w/ Director Alfonso Cuaron Thursday, January 3, 2019 at 12:30 PM – 3:30 PM PST at the Palm Springs High School : 2401 E Baristo Rd, Palm Springs, California 92262 Talking Pictures: If Beale Street Could Talk + Q&A w/ D...
Sharkwater Extinction will play at Palm Springs Fest
Sharkwater Extinction: A powerful sequel to the 2006 multi-award-winning Sharkwater, the late ecologist and activist Rob Stewart’s film continues his quest to expose the illegal international shark fishing industry. Stewart went undercover to investigate the criminal trade of these misunderstood creatures. Producers Brian Stewart and Sandy Stewart, Rob's parents to attend the screening January 4 and 6 ...
Olivia Colman to Receive Desert Palm Achievement Award Actress @ 30th Annual PSIFF
Palm Springs, CA - The 30th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) will present Olivia Colman with the Desert Palm Achievement Award, Actress for The Favourite at its annual Film Awards Gala. The award will be presented by her co-star in the film Emma Stone. The Film Awards Gala, hosted by Mary Hart and Entertainment Tonight, and presented by American Express, will be held on Thursday, January 3 at the Palm Springs Convention Center. The...
Ryan Coogler to Receive Honor at Variety 10 Directors to Watch Brunch @ PSIFF
Variety will honor director Ryan Coogler at the Palm Springs International Film Festival on Friday, January 4th as part of the annual 10 Directors to Watch Brunch at the Parker Palm Springs. The brunch is presented by AT&T. The Black Panther director will receive the annual Creative Impact in Directing Award. Previous recipients of this award have included Patty Jenkins, David O. Russell, Charlie Kaufman, Jeff Nichols and Philip Seymour Hoffman. The award celebrates his career, fr...
Interview with Editor/Director Gregory Cusumano for IF ONLY YOU WERE FREE (2018)
Film editor turned writer/director Gregory Cusumano- known for IN THE DARK (2019), GREY'S ANATOMY (2018) and TEEN WOLF (2012-2016)- made his directorial debut this year with IF ONLY YOU WERE FREE (2018), a dark cautionary succubus tale about loneliness and the lengths lust can lead one, if not tamed. The film held a market screening at the Palm Springs International Shortfest as well as screened at the First Glance Film Festival in LA. What inspired this story? ...
Interview with Mike Wozniak for SUMP (2017)
Mike Wozniak Jeany Spark and Gemma Whelan in SUMP. Actor Mike Wozniak, known for his work in TV series MAN DOWN (2013-2017) and THE MOONSTONE (2016), made his directorial debut with the short film SUMP (2017), a dark and ironic tale set in England after a tragic diving accident. The film screened at the 2018 Palm Springs International Shortfest. I interviewed Mike about his experience making the film. Here is what he had to say: Were the events in SUMP based on a ...
> Kustendorf Film and Music Festival
The Kustendorf Film Line up
Competition Programme A Gentle Night Qiu Yang All That Grows Milena Grujić Amor Isabel Lamberti Bonboné Rakan ...
Kustendorf 2019 Jury
Jury Serge Regourd Serge Regourd is Professor at the University of Toulouse 1-Capitole, where he was Head of the Department of Law, Culture and Communication for a long time and the Head of a research laboratory in these fields.He is the auth...
21 short films selected for Competition programme of Kustendorf 2019
All Inclusive, Corina Schwingruber Ilić, Switzerland All These Creatures, Charles Williams, Australia Autumn Waltz, Ognjen Petković, Serbia, USA Being More Like Bagsy, Mikkel Storm Glomstein, Norway Costacurta, Saša Karanović, Republic of Srpska Elizabeth, Wojciech Klimala, Poland Five Minutes to Sea, Natalia Mirzoyan, Russia Hasta Siempre, Comandante, Faisal Attrache, Spain/Cuba/Syria How to Swim, Noa Gusakov, Israel I’ve Got Something For You Too, Iwo Kondefer, Polan...
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Artemis Women in Action Film Festival
EXTENDED Deadline - 01/15/19
DISCOUNTS FOR FINAL SUBMISSION DEADLINE FOR ARTEMIS WOMEN IN ACTION FILM FESTIVAL.
AWIAFF is dedicated to honoring female action and empowerment heroes. Our fifth edition marks the expansion to include music created by women.
Submit all narrative, animated, documentary FILMS and SCRIPTS featuring women either starring or co-starring as a physical action character or agent of social change. We celebrate women in kick ass roles.
Submit all MUSIC in any genre that is a film score, composition, song, or theme song created by female composers, female led bands, and female solo artists.
FILMS - 40 minutes or longer I SHORTS - up to 40 minutes I SCRIPTS, Features (70-120 pgs) & Pilots (45-60 pgs)
MUSIC in all genres, up to 10 minutes.
Get a $10 discount on all film and screenplay submissions: FFcom10
Get a $5 discount on all music submissions: FFcom5
Discounts are only available when made directly through Artemis’ website. Artemis’ Submissions page: www.ArtemisFilmFestival.com/Submissions
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Seattle International Film Festival
May 16 - June 9, 2019
January 4, 2019 - Late submission
February 1 - Extended (Withoutabox submissions only!)
SIFF creates experiences that bring people together to discover extraordinary films from around the world. It is through the art of cinema that we foster a community that is more informed, aware, and alive.
The Seattle International Film Festival is presented each year from mid-May to mid-June. It is the largest film festival in the United States, presenting more than 400 features, documentaries, and short films to an audience of 140,000 each year. SIFF is consistently ranked as one of the top festivals in North America, and is an Academy Award-qualifying festival for short films.
- To submit a regular feature film or short film (no episodics!) via the online entry form, please click here.
- To submit a FutureWave short film (age 18 and under filmmakers) via the online entry form, please click here.
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Submit To Maryland International Film Festival 2019
March 29 – 31, 2019 December 1, 2018
Extended Deadline I January 31, 2018
Welcome, filmmakers, to the Maryland International Film Festival-Hagerstown. We are excited about our 8th year coming up on March 29th-31st, 2019.
We are Movie Magazine's top 50 festival worth their entry fee. For 8 years, we've been bringing in the finest films from around the world. The film festival became a 501(c)3 and launched in 2009 and now screens more than 90 films each year! Hollywood Director Joe Carnahan is our creative director, and has been a powerful partner with our festival! He has brought us such films as "The Grey" and "The A-Team" with Liam Neeson and just released Wheelman to Netflix which is getting RAVE reviews. He now has his own production company with Frank Grillo, and has recently signed a deal with Sony Entertainment to work on their Adaptation of 'UNCHARTED'. So join us! We look forward to having you screen at our 8th anniversary!
The festival is conveniently located downtown; we're in the middle of the arts and entertainment district. And after the films, we host some of the best after parties with live bands and fantastic food and drinks!
Here is a recent article about the festival!
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London, Nice, Madrid, Milan calling
15 Years of celebration, 4 GREAT FESTIVALS
We are now accepting submissions for the 2019 festivals, You can submit your film via Withoutabox, or enter direct at our web site
www.filmfestinternational.com/submit
London International Filmmaker Festival of World Cinema Feb 16th - 23rd 2019
Nice International Film Festival on the French Riviera just before the Cannes film festival. May 11th-18th 2019
Madrid International Film Festival
Email:info@filmfestinternational.com
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Your Script Produced
winner gets the film produced for 250 000$
DEADLINE June 15th
Introducing the first annual inaugural debut for “Your Script Produced!” Worldwide Screenwriting Competition sponsored by Doval Bacall Films.
The sponsor will fully fund, develop, package and produce the Grand Prize Winning Film script. Also, Sponsor will purchase the Grand Prize Winning TV script to fund the development, package and potentially produce the Grand Prize Winning TV script. Open to anyone 18 years old or older. No cap on income earned as a writer. Open to all non-union members.
Sponsor plans to launch development / pre-production to the Grand Prize winning film script in September 2019. $250,000.00 USD Production budget fully financed by our sponsor(s).
WE DON’T SET YOU UP WITH MEETING AFTER MEETING. WE DON’T SELL YOU DREAMS. WE DON’T SELL YOU HOPE.
WE PRODUCE YOUR SCRIPT!
PERIOD.
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Julien Dubuque International Film Festival
April 24 – 28, 2019
January 14, 2019 Regular Deadline / February 3, 2019 Late Deadline / February 23, 2019 Extended Deadline /
Known for it's quaint location, friendly staff/volunteers, inquisitive audience, consistent communication, multiple screening opportunities, workshops, panels and other amazing networking opportunities and parties; it's no wonder JDIFF was voted one of the coolest film festivals and one of the top 50 worth the submission fee by MovieMaker Magazine (2016 & 2017). JDIFF also ranks as one of the top 100 reviewed festivals by FilmFreeway. JDIFF is ALL about the independent filmmaker!
Dubuque, Iowa is a quaint city on the Mississippi and a perfect place to host the festival. As quoted in Filmmaker Magazine "The festival is smartly situated downtown, with an assortment of handsome venues all within walking distance" from the Festival Headquarters, located in the grand HOTEL JULIEN, the same hotel where Al Capone used to hide out from the Chicago Feds.
Our final nominees are judged by our Jury members of Film professionals, such as Directors, Producers, Critics, Director of Photography, etc and choose the final winner of each category.
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French Riviera Film Festival
May 18 -19, 2018
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January 31, 2019 Regular Deadline
The first annual French Riviera Film Festival will recognize and celebrate short form content created for film, television, Web and all digital platforms. In the glamorous South of France setting, FRFF invites filmmakers from around the globe to participate in the two day festival that includes screenings, VIP receptions, awards ceremony and closing gala party. FRFF will place the spotlight on the best short form filmed content during the time period of the annual Festival de Cannes. A prestigious jury panel will select Best Drama Short, Best Comedy Short, Best Documentary Short, Best Animation Short, Best Experimental Short, Audience Favorite Award, Best Director Award, Best Actor Award, Best Actress Award, as well as special Industry Awards. Attendees and participants will include filmmakers, industry executives, celebrities, media and influencers. https://filmfreeway.com/FrenchRivieraFilmFestival
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Melbourne Documentary Film Festival
July 19 – 29, 2019
Regular Deadline February 25, 2019
Three times now, The Melbourne Doc Fest has been rated as a Top 100 Film Festival on FilmFreeway and has consistently been ranked in the top 2% of the over 6,000 film festival in the world over the last 3 years.
The Melbourne Documentary Film Festival is currently rated as the Documentary Film Festival of the Year (2018) by FilmDaily.
Our mission is to discover and promote independent Australian documentaries, and to showcase the best international documentaries to Melbourne audiences. The Melbourne Documentary Film Festival provides a public forum and supportive platform to allow emerging filmmakers to showcase their work.
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2019 WORLDFEST-HOUSTON
April 5 - 14, 2019
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January 15, 2019, Late Entry Deadline
Entries Opened August 15th. If you enter Online by the January 15th Late/Final Deadline and we receive the physical entry by January 31st, your entry will still be reviewed by our judges. Due to popular demand, we have extended the Final Brick Wall Deadline to January 31st, online!
The 2019 Annual WorldFest-Houston International Film & Video Festival is now open for entries! Info on All Winners info is submitted to Seoul, Korea ~ Concorto, Italy & the USAFilmFestival, Dallas at no extra cost!
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New York Festivals Television & Films Awards
April 9th, 2019
Deadline extended
New York Festivals World's Best TV & Films competition honors programming in all lengths and forms from over 50 countries. New Categories for 2019 include Human Rights Documentary, Digital Short-Form Music Video, Telenovela Promotion, Brand Image, CSR Not-for-Profit, Branded Content, Attitudinal Training, Branded Content Documentary, Student Documentary, Public Relations & Social Engagement.
All Entries in the 2019 competition will be judged online and screened by New York Festivals Television & Film Awards Grand Jury of 200 plus producers, directors, writers, and other creative media professionals from around the globe. Nominated Finalists are judged by a selected panel at the United Nations for the UNDPI Awards. Award-winning entries will be showcased on the NYF Television & Film Awards website. To View the 2018 TV & Film Awards winning entries please visit: https://www.newyorkfestivals.com/winners/2018/
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The NYC Independent Film Festival
May 5 – 12, 2019
January 31, 2019 Extended Deadline
The Festival is an annual event and will run May 5 - 12, 2019, taking place at Producers Club, The Caveat and Cameo Clnton Studios. We will screen 250 films, host panels and presentations, as well as after parties, a live script reading, and a live comedy sketch performance! All while hosting hundreds of filmamakers from around the world!
2019 submission categories include: Narrative Feature, Short Film (narrative), Super Short Film (narrative), Documentary Fearure, Documentary Short, Music Video, Art/Experimental (short film), Animation (short film), Short Script, Short Sketch Comedy Videos, Virtual Reality, Web Series, TV Pilots.
Join us in New York City May 5 to 12, 2019
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The American Documentary Film Festival and Film Fund (AmDocs)
March 29 – April 4, 2019
January 12, 2019 Extended Deadline
Academy Award® Qualifying
The American Documentary Film Festival and Film Fund (AmDocs) is one of the largest Docs only festivals in the United States, located near the media capital of Hollywood in beautiful Palm Springs. This unique event focuses on international films in both the short and feature categories as well as showcasing animation. Recipients of the festival’s qualifying awards will be eligible for consideration in the Documentary Short Film category of the Academy Awards® without the standard theatrical run, provided the film otherwise complies with the Academy rules. In conjunction with the festival is the American Documentary Film Fund where U.S. filmmakers compete for start-up or finishing funds in order to complete their film masterpieces. AmDocs, seeing the bigger picture.
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What to look forward to in 2019: Panels and Parties!
The 10th Annual NYC Indie Film Fest will be the best yet! We're looking forward to celebrating original filmmakers through an exciting week of panels and parties! Curious what kind of panels we have to offer? Check out our Women in Film Panel from 2018 featuring four incredible panelists - Danielle Earle, Lauren Atkins, Naomi McDougall Jones, and Joanna Pickering. Make sure to keep up with us on social to find out more info on 2019's panels and other festival news! https...
Interview with Writer/Director Meryam Joobeur for BROTHERHOOD (2018)
Malek Mohamed Salha Known for previous films ‘Born in the Maelstrom' (2017) and 'Gods, Weeds and Revolutions' (2012), award-winning director, writer and producer Meryam Joobeur’s latest oeuvre ‘Brotherhood’ (2018) premiered at TIFF where it won Best Canadian Short Film in the Short Cuts Awards section. Set in Tunisia, the film tells the story of Mohamed, his son Malek and the latter’s obscure new Syrian wife. In a recent interview, here is wh...
Interview with Editor/Director Gregory Cusumano for IF ONLY YOU WERE FREE (2018)
Film editor turned writer/director Gregory Cusumano- known for IN THE DARK (2019), GREY'S ANATOMY (2018) and TEEN WOLF (2012-2016)- made his directorial debut this year with IF ONLY YOU WERE FREE (2018), a dark cautionary succubus tale about loneliness and the lengths lust can lead one, if not tamed. The film held a market screening at the Palm Springs International Shortfest as well as screened at the First Glance Film Festival in LA. What inspired this story? GREG: The idea ...
Interview with Mike Wozniak for SUMP (2017)
Mike Wozniak Jeany Spark and Gemma Whelan in SUMP. Actor Mike Wozniak, known for his work in TV series MAN DOWN (2013-2017) and THE MOONSTONE (2016), made his directorial debut with the short film SUMP (2017), a dark and ironic tale set in England after a tragic diving accident. The film screened at the 2018 Palm Springs International Shortfest. I interviewed Mike about his experience making the film. Here is what he had to say: Were the events in SUMP ba...
Interview with Director Thiago Dadalt for 'DUKE' (2018) @ NVFF
Thiago Dadalt Brazilian born Los Angeles, California resident Thiago Dadalt is an award-winning and celebrated writer, director and editor. He got his start in the entertainment business as a teenager by writing and directing plays in a Minas Gerais, Brazil. After moving to Sao Paolo at the age of 17, he got work as an editor for a production company then later as a 1st assistant director to high profile Brazilian advertising directors, of whose clients included Unilever, Merc...
Interview with Actor/Producer/Director Jeff Grace @ NVFF
Actor/Producer/Director Jeff Grace began his entertainment career on the stage at Improv/Olympic in Chicago, Illinois. After moving to LA, he wrote for IFC's The Henry Rollins Show then later went on to make performance appearances on major TV series Mad Men, How I Met Your Mother, Silicon Valley, Narcos and more. As producer, he his titles include: The Scenesters (2009), It's A Disaster (2012), Mothers & Daughters (2016) and Folk Hero & Funny Guy (2016), which was his di...
Interview with Writer/Director/Producer Vanessa Knutsen for 'Only Humans' (2018) at NVFF
Director Vanessa Knutsen Film still of Ivy Matheson and Micah Hauptman Vanessa Knutsen's feature film Only Humans (2018), an arresting and lyrical tale about love in varying forms, is making its way around international film festivals; it most recently screened at the Napa Valley Film Festival. Known for her work on such high profile films as The Interpreter (2005), Maps to the Stars (2014) and The Deep End (II) (2008), Only Humans is her directorial debut. Is the...
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Filmfestivals.com' Bruno Chatelin returns to Fantasporto Jury
I am so proud and happy to return as jury member (for the 3rd time here) in the magnificent city of Porto. ...in the good company of my old friends Mario and Beatriz ...
Seattle 2019 Calling for the 45th edition
The 45th Annual Seattle International Film Festival May 16 - June 9, 2019 January 4, 2019 - Late submission February 1, 2019 - Extended (Withoutabox submissions only!) SIFF creates experiences that bring people together to discover extraordinary films from around the world. It is through the art of cinema that we foster a community that is more informed, aware, and alive. The Seattle International Film Festival is presented each year from mid-May to mid-Jun...
Audiences delighted and shocked: Day 3 at Weihnachtsfilmfestival Berlin
(Day 3, © Teresa Vena/Weihnachtsfilmfestival2018) By LINDSAY R. BELLINGER ...
The 2019 Palm Springs Film International Festival kicks off today
The Palm Springs Film International Festival kicks off today with a morning screening of “Cinema Paradiso” which it featured in its first installment 30 years ago. To celebrate the Festival’s 30 year Anniversary, 30 retrospective films that were highlighted at the festival and helped put the festival on the map as one of the top film festivals in America, and the world. Will be shown free of charge to the public. The festival has continued to grow with its worl...
35th Annual KidFilm® Family Festival announces the schedule of events
The USA Film Festival announces SCHEDULE OF EVENTS for the 35th Annual KidFilm® Family Festival January 19-20, 2019 DALLAS – The USA Film Festival announces the schedule of events for the 35th Annual KidFilm® Family Festival taking place Saturday, January 19 and Sunday, January 20, 2019 at the Angelika Film Center, 5321 E. Mockingbird Lane, Dallas. All programs will be presented FREE to the community. K...
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Moonlight People
Two completely traditional couples of lovers on a warm summer night make a kind of coming-out in front of each other, telling about their hidden impulses from a previous life. The impetus to making the film was the book of the same name by the Russian religious philosopher Vasily Rozanov, who died 100 years ago. His treatise was devoted to the study of sexuality and its denial in Christianity. ...
Chandler Int'l Film Festival opening film Under the Eiffel Tower!
JOIN LEAD ACTOR MATT WALSH FOR THE SOUTHWEST PREMIERE OF UNDER THE EIFFEL TOWER! ...
Shortlists in consideration for the 91st Oscars® in nine categories
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced shortlists in consideration for the 91st Oscars® in nine categories: Documentary Feature, Documentary Short Subject, Foreign Language Film, Makeup and Hairstyling, Music (Original Score), Music (Original Song), Animated Short Film, Live Action Short Film and Visual Effects. To download shortlists by category, visit Oscars.org/91st-oscars-shortlists. DOCUMENTARY FEATURE Fifteen films will advance in the...
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The International Press Academy (IPA) today announced the winners for the 23rd Annual Satellite Awards
The International Press Academy (IPA) today announced the winners for the 23rd Annual Satellite Awards to be held on Feb. 22, 2019. Alfonso Cuarón’s “Roma” from Netflix leads with four major wins. Set in 1971, the black-and-white look back at Cuarón’s childhood has won Best Director, Best International Film (Mexico), Best Original Screenplay, and Best Film Editing. Bradley Cooper’s directorial debut “A Star Is Born,” headlined by...
On the cusp of two key end of year awards events – the opening of Oscar® nominations voting on January 7th and the Golden Globes® ceremonies on January 6th – it was revealed here today that “Vice”, directed by Adam McKay, received four awards including Best Picture and that Best Director kudos went to Alfonso Cuaròn for “Roma” at the just ended 23rd edition of Capri, Hollywood - The International Film Festival, which is presented here annually...
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THE CREEPY LINE a film by M.A.Taylor 2018
"A film that Google does not want you to see - filmfestivals.com Best for Fest"
An eye-opening documentary, The Creepy Line reveals the stunning degree to which society is manipulated by Google and Facebook and blows the lid off the remarkably subtle – hence powerful – manner in which they do it.
The Creepy Line is a title culled from the words of former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, when during a 2010 interview he explained Google’s code of conduct: “The Google policy on a lot of things is to get right up to the creepy line and not cross it.”
However, as Dr. Robert Epstein explains in the film, “Google crosses the creepy line every day”.
Offering first-hand accounts, scientific experiments and detailed analysis, The Creepy Line examines what is at risk when these two tech titans have free reign to utilize the public’s most private and personal data to manipulate society.
There is no question that the “creepy line” is getting ever-creepier, and that the tech giants have crossed it.
Sharkwater: Extinction by Rob Stewart Documentary Canada 2018 Sharkwater: Extinction by Rob Stewart - Canada 2018 90 minutes
Rob Stewart “Conservation is the preservation of human life on earth. And that, above all else, is worth fighting for” Watch Rob Stewart doing what he loved most of all, swimming with sharks, in exclusive footage from his third film, Sharkwater: Extinction.
Sharkwater: Extinction is a follow up to his first two award-winning films, Sharkwater and Revolution. Sharkwater exposed the devastating issue of shark finning, while Revolution brought the destructive effects of Ocean Acidification to light.
Rob taught the world to not fear sharks, through his iconic images of hugging these majestic creatures and free diving with them.
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LIVING IN THE FUTURES PAST by Susan Kucera, A documentary presented by Jeff Bridges.
USA October 2017 - 83 minutes
13 Festival wins so far for Living in the Future's Past
Revolution by Rob Stewart
over 40 festival wins so far
Eco Documentary feature film by Rob Stewart April 2015, 82 minutes (Sharkwater)
Revolution is a film about changing the world. The true-life adventure of Rob Stewart, this follow-up to his acclaimed SHARKWATER (36 festival wins) documentary continues his remarkable journey; one that will take him through 15 countries over four years, and where he'll discover that it's not only sharks that are in grave danger -- it's humanity itself.
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