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BIFF DECEMBER 10 -17 PREVIEW : 

Bahamas Int’l Film Fest reveals a very powerfull lineup this year

  Sean Baker’s Drama “The Florida Project” Starring Willem Dafoe, Selected as BIFF 2017 Opening Night Film   The Bahamas International Film Festival (BIFF), celebrating its 14th edition this year, and taking place December 10-17, today revealed the lineup of films screening in the festival’s competition and sidebar sections. The program was announced by BIFF Founder and Executive Director Leslie Vanderpool.   This year, the Festival will showcase mor...  

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Junod, japanese animation, will have a special screening, out of competition at BIFF

The film tells the story of the swiss doctor who came to Hiroshima for Red Cross after the bombing saving thousands. It is seen through the eyes of two young girls who magically travel through time...   

Sundance Jan. 18-28 in Park City, Utah 

Inside the Mind of a Programmer: Breaking Down the 2018 Festival Lineup

Film Still: "The Miseducation of Cameron Post" Nate von Zumwalt Following what's felt like an unusually protracted Sundance Film Festival offseason, and one marked by what Festival Director John Cooper calls a “rejuvenated idea” of the 24-hour news cycle, the 2018 program announcement arrives at a pivotal time for audiences and artists. If we approach 2018 still processing the tumult and instability of the past...

 

 

2018 Sundance Film Festival’s New Frontier: Crossroads of Film, Art and Technology

  (Top, L-R) VR_I, Credit: Courtesy of Sundance Institute;The Sun Ladies VR, Credit: Lucid Dreams Productions; DICKGIRL 3D(X), Credit: Cinesaurus. (Bottom, L-R)  On My Way, Credit: Courtesy of Sundance Institute; Frankenstein AI: A Monster Made by Many, Credit: Courtesy of Sundance Institute; Awavena, Credit: Tashka Yawawnawa/Lance Troxel.   Innovative Independent and Experimental Work to Premiere, Including Artificial Intelligence...

 

Indie Film Showcase @ Park City - Special Sponsored Event Opportunity

    Indie Film Showcase @ Park City - Special Sponsored Event Opportunity - One Spot Remaining   Cloud 21 and Kultura PR are producing an exclusive event at Sundance on Sunday, January 21 from 2 - 4 PM at a location on Main Street, Park City.     The event will feature a panel of six film industry individuals, moderated by our exclusive media partner Indie Entertai...

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European Film Awards 2017. At the awards ceremony in Berlin the following awards were presented

  Photo Daniel Hinz  The more than 3,000 members of the European Film Academy – filmmakers from across Europe – have voted for this year’s European Film Awards. At the awards ceremony in Berlin the following awards were presented: EUROPEAN FILM 2017 THE SQUARE WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY Ruben Östlund PRODUCED BY Erik Hemmendorff & Philippe Bober EUROPEAN COMEDY 2017 THE SQUARE WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY Ruben Östlund PRODUC...

 

Friday Harbor Film Festival Awards

The quality and diversity of the films screened was amazing. As one attendee remarked of the weekend, "So many films, so little time!" ENTERTAIN * INSPIRE * ENLIGHTEN www.fhff.org           <td valign="top" style="padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm" "=""> ...

 

16th RIFF AWARDS 2017

A Winter To Remember” by Cecilia Valenzuela Gioia wins best film Special Mention to  “I Am Truly A Drop Of Sun On Earth”. Best Italian Documentary  “Beo” by Stefano Viali and Francesca Pirani   Special Event & Out of Competitions Feature film competition A Winter To Remember directed by Cecilia Valenzuela Gioia – Argentina, 2017, HD, Color, 64’ Bernard and Huet directed by Dan Mirvish – USA, 2017, ...

 

HEARTSTONE by Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson, winner of the European University Film Award 2017.

  The European Film Academy (EFA) and Filmfest Hamburg congratulate HEARTSTONE by Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson, winner of the European University Film Award 2017.    picture: Claudia Höhne The award will be presented tonight, Friday, 8 December, in the framework of the European Film Awards Weekend in Berlin, at the welcome reception hosted by the Creat...

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Future Femme Festival May 10 – 13, 2018 

 

January 25, 2018 Regular Deadline 
March 31, 2018 Late Deadline I May 1, 2018 Extended Deadline

Anyone who identifies as a Future Femme may enter.

Does your movie: elevate future femme perspectives, support the advancement of future femme talent, and empower future femmes through cinema?

Enter now: FutureFemmeFest via Film Freeway. Take 50% your entry with this code filmfestivalscomff

Future Femme Fest is a celebration of cinema. We bring the film festival experience to you via live competitions and our streaming partners.

The Future Femme Short Film Fest begins its UK tour in May 2018.

Finalists & winners will have the chance to find an audience at 8 live events throughout the UK.

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ARY FILM FESTIVAL The largest festival in Pakistan April 2018

After a successful and commendable execution of ARY Film Festival in 2017, the festival is back again for its second edition in 2018 for which submissions are now open till December  31st 2017.

The 3 day festival commenced in May 2017 and screened 33 films, which were shortlisted by the jury from around 400 entries received from all over the world. Apart from the regular entries, the festival also came up with special screenings of internationally acclaimed films such as Maheen Zia’s ‘Lyari Notes’, ‘Brave Heart: The Lizzie Velazquez Story’ contributed by the American Film Showcase and Anjum Shehzad’s ‘Mah e Mir’.  Additionally, Academy award winner Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy’s ‘Song of Lahore’ was also premiered at the festival. Delhi International Film Festival was also one of the collaborating partners of the festival.

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The Julien Dubuque International Film Festival (April 26 – 29, 2018) is calling for your film

December 18, 2017  Regular Deadline I January 8, 2018  

Voted one of the top 50 Film Festivals worth the Submission Fee in 2016 AND 2017 by MovieMaker Magazine, the Julien Dubuque International Film Festival acknowledges emerging filmmakers from around the world, with a strong emphasis on discovering and encouraging new talent. In recognition of the time and talent of the independent filmmaker, awarding over $40,000 in cash and benefits, including a $10,000 Best of the Fest award.
Over $40,000 in cash and benefits to be awarded**

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18th Annual Phoenix Film Festival April 5 - 15, 2018 calling till December 18

December 18, 2017 Extended Deadline

We're the festival that filmmakers love.  You've worked hard to make your film. Now it's time to share it with a great audience inside a beautiful theater and experience firsthand why MovieMaker Magazine calls us one of the 25 Coolest Film Festivals in the World!

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NYC Independent Film Festival 2018

May 7 - May 13, 2018

November 30, 2017 Regular Deadline I  December 31, 2017  Late Deadline I January 31, 2018 Extended Deadline I

NYC Independent Film Festival is a celebration of the true independent filmmaker, documentaries, short and feature-length films, music videos, and animation. Whether a submission is comedic, dramatic, or something in between, The NYC Indie film Fest is eager to embrace fresh ideas and storytelling.

The festival aims to discover the Artist Filmmaker, showcasing them to the entertainment industry and the NYC public. All NYC Indie screenings take place in the historic center of NYC, Time Square which is the perfect home for an event geared toward creating incredible opportunities for independent voices.

NYC Indie Film Festival honors the Best in Category which includes Best Narrative Feature, Best Documentary, Best Short Documentary, Best Short Narrative, Best Super Short, Best Music Video, as well as Best Director and Best Screenplay.

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Sonoma International FilmFestival 

March 21 – 25, 2018

2018 WORLDFEST-HOUSTON April 20 - 29, 2018 calling for entries

 New Media Film Festival

June 12 -14, 2018

"I thank the New Media film festival for what they've done for young filmmakers." – Legendary Director Roger Corman

"Top 25 Festivals Worth The Entry Fee" - Movie Maker Magazine

"Makes the cutting edge accessible" - Huffington Post 

New Media Film Festival intersects the interactivity of new technologies & formats for Media & Cinema which exemplify the power of the cinematic arts to inspire and transform. A festival where we Honor Stories Worth Telling that are created by people of All Ages-All Cultures-All Media.
Each entry is considered for Screening in a state of the art theatre, The Landmark, owned by Mark Cuban and/or Competition and/or Distribution $45,000.00 in Awards will be given out. Each programmed content is in consideration for a Best of Category, Audience & Grand Prize Award.

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SCIFI WORLD

Filmfestivals com has an eye for SciFi: check our fantastic selection

CHIMERA by Maurice Haeems, SciFi Thriller October 2017 80 minutes Chimera features Emmy-nominee Henry Ian Cusick (Lost) and Oscar-nominee Kathleen Quinlan (Apollo 13) in the two leading roles. This is Maurice Heems' first feature film. A brilliant but disturbed scientist decides to freeze his children alive, while he races against time to cure their deadly genetic disease by unlocking the secret of immortality encoded within the DNA of the Turritopsis jellyfish. &.. 

 

Other Worlds Austin in full gear

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"Ones to Watch for fests' by filmfestivals.com"    LIVING IN THE FUTURES PAST by Susan Kucera, an eco responsible documentary presented by Jeff Bridges. USA October 2017 - 83 minutes Website I Sneak peek 5 minutes edit I Request a screener I Sales by Vision Films I Jeff Bridges Academy Award Winner, Jeff Bridges presents this beautifully photographed tour de force of original thinking on who we are and the...

 

EMA on a mission: Watch the full show of EMA Awards 2017

The Environmental Media Association (EMA), a nonprofit 501©3, has grown into a diverse subsection of entertainment industry tastemakers, entrepreneurs in finance and technology, and green icons dedicated to the mission of promoting environmental progress. EMA is a movement powered by celebrity role-modeling, campaign work, social media messaging, year-round programs, and three large-scale Annual events: The EMA Awards, EMA Honors Benefit, and EMA IMPACT Summit. EMA GALVANIZES MI...

 

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Fest Anča 2018: Call for Entries

  WE WANT YOUR FILM!   Fest Anča International Animation Festival has launched a call for entries for its 2018 edition. Animated short films, student films, music videos and films for children are among the competition categories.   Fest Anča will take place in Žilina, Slovakia between June 28 and July 1, 2018. Only digital copies submitted before February 25, 2018 will be considered for the festival.   Submissions are free and winners are awarded cash prizes. Fin...

 

Discount code 15% for Animation Day in Cannes - Animaze Daze special screening

  Screen your animation film at Animation Day in Cannes in 2018! Participate and submit your  animated film or script at the must attend animation event where film animation film professionals gather from around the world.  Animaze Daze at Cannes is celebrating its 4th successful year presenting Animation Day in Cannes produced in collaboration with filmfestivals.com and The Montreal International Animation Film Festival  Entries are still open for a happy and creative ani...

 

 

MIAFF 5th edition wants your hot new animation films for 2018 

MIAFF is bursting into its 5th edition and will be a spectacular 5th year birthday party! Call for entries are now open so take advantage of early bird rates until October 14 For festival strategy and consultation contact Animation Calling today! With hundreds of submissions from all over the world MIAFF 5 will be screening your film alongside  an ANIMAZING party to boot!     
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HORROR CALLING

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Films we curate for festivals Check our selection of 'Best for Fests' in th eHorror SciFi genre!   "Ones to Watch for fests' by filmfestivals.com"      CHIMERA by Maurice Haeems, SciFi Thriller October 2017 80 minutes Chimera features Emmy-nominee Henry Ian Cusick (Lost) and Oscar-nominee Kathleen Quinlan (Apollo 13) in the two leading roles. A brilliant but disturbed scientist decides to freeze his children alive,... 

 

 

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Living Among us will compete at Fantasporto 2018

Fantasporto - Oporto International Film Festival | Promoting high quality independent cinema and the new generation of film makers. Mission Promoting high quality independent cinema and the new generation of film makers. Fantasporto. A film festival filled with personality, rated in Variety as one of the 25 leading festivals of the world. All kinds of films, all genres, all audiences. But with a special taste for Fantasy.  Competitive and non-competitive. Closi...

 

 

It’s a beast. A crystal clear, suspense amplifier and a stunning work of art...says MGDSquan from Horror Society

"so professional, so stylized, so futuristic that it’s on par with the most popular movies from Ridley Scott. Writer, director and producer Maurice Haeems and cinematographer David Kruta should be proud of themselves for this achievement.  Chimera is going to be one of thee science fiction titles to watch for in 2018, and it’s going to be a serious contender for numerous awards whether it hits the film festival circuit or goes straight-to-DVD. It’s a beast. A cr...

 

Part sci-fi, part thriller, part horror, and all outstanding! Excellent review of Chimera in TG Geek

“Chimera” is part sci-fi, part thriller, part horror, and all outstanding! "From the first few minutes of this film I immediately realized that I was in store for something entirely different. It doesn’t play like your typical monster horror movie, rather it shows us the horror of humanity and exposes some of our darker natures and obsessions, as well as highly compromised morality, all in the name of science.  Chimera is a very intelligent film, and unlike...

 

 

French yuletide noir at San Francisco Roxie

French yuletide noir at San Francisco Roxie By Moira Sullivan Henry Baur as Père Noel In Italy, December 13 is the day St. Lucia is celebrated who was murdered in 304 AD for refusing to be married. Her death on the Julian calendar was closer to the Winter Solstice on the darkest day of the year, but the Nordic countries kept the date when the Gregorian calendar was later adopted and...

 

10 live action short films advance in the voting process for the 90th Academy Awards®

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 10 live action short films will advance in the voting process for the 90th Academy Awards®.  A record 165 pictures had originally qualified in the category. The 10 films are listed below in alphabetical order by title, with their production companies: “DeKalb Elementary,” Reed Van Dyk, director (UCLA) “The Eleven O’Clock,” Derin Seale, director (FINCH) “Facing Mecca...

 

 

Screen Flanders celebrates fifth anniversary with a record-breaking economic leverage

BRUSSELS, 6 December 2017. In its second call of 2017, Screen Flanders has allocated 2.1 million EUR (2,495,850 US$) to 10 new audiovisual projects. The call, which ended on 8 September, also marked the fifth anniversary of the fund and generated well over 16.53 million EUR (19.65 million US$) in audiovisual expenditure in the Flanders region. The economic leverage of 7.87 EUR per invested euro is the highest achieved since the launch of the fund in 2012...

 

Ron Shelton's Just Getting Started World Premiere in LA

From Ron Shelton, writer/director of Tin Cup and Bull Durham, comes the new comedy, Just Getting Started. Morgan Freeman stars as DUKE DIVER, the freewheeling manager of the luxury Palm Springs resort, the Villa Capri. DIVER may have a mysterious past, but he's a pro at making sure that life for the high-spirited residents is one big, non-stop party. But the status quo is challenged when ex-military charmer LEO (Tommy Lee Jones) checks in, triggering a competition between Duke and Leo for ...

 

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom - Trailer

With all of the wonder, adventure and thrills synonymous with one of the most popular and successful franchises in cinema history, this all-new motion-picture event sees the return of favorite characters and dinosaurs—along with new breeds more awe-inspiring and terrifying than ever before. Welcome to Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom.  Stars Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard return alongside executive producers Steven Spielberg and Colin Trevorrow for Universal Pictures...

 

World Premiere of Star Wars: The Last Jedi

World Premiere   B-roll and Soundbites with cast, filmmakers, and special guests now available. Video News Release (VNR) posting soon.   Shrine Auditorium  Saturday, December 9 , 2017  Los Angeles, CA7 ...

 

Star Wars-The Last Jedi, Review: The Lost Jedi

Star Wars-The Last Jedi, Review: The Lost Jedi George Lucas maintains that his Star Wars films were for kids. Back in the late 70s, when the trade-mark skewed angle intro rolling text greeted us as the film began, I was not a kid. Maybe the sensibilities of an Indian film-goer at 25 were akin to the school-kids in the West, but I loved what I saw. Since, I have seen most, if not all, the core movies and the spin-offs/anthologies, most of them likeable, but the 40th anniversary release saw me ...

 

Shashi Kapoors don’t die: Part I

Shashi Kapoors don’t die: Part I Showbiz is often cruel, usually ruthless. It takes so many factors to make it as an actor, luck or lineage included. Then, you need to stay on, weather flops and hits, and keep grabbing opportunities, in the hope that the next one will do it for you. Son of Prithviraj Kapoor, Balbir (Shashi) Raj Kapoor had done his bit of drama at his Papajee’s Prithvi Theatre, like his two older brothers (Ranbir) Raj Kapoor and Shamsher (Shammi) Raj Kapoor. They h...

 

Mark Felt--The Man Who Brought Down the White House, Review: Clearing Deep Throat

Mark Felt--The Man Who Brought Down the White House, Review: Clearing Deep Throat After John F. Kennedy’s assassination in 1963, at age 46, which remains an unresolved conspiracy 53 years later, there was another political event that pinned dirty political tricks on President Richard Nixon around the time of his re-election, and he had to resign soon after being re-elected, in 1974. The Watergate exposé was published by two journalists of the Washington Post and one from Time Mag...

 

Daddy’s Home 2, Review: Audience’s at home too

Daddy’s Home 2, Review: Audience’s at home too When you can count twelve credited parts, and five of them are children, you might yourself arithmetically challenged. For relief, the film is titled Daddy’s Home 2, which, thankfully, does not make you look for your abacus. But you do realise that in this case, 2 is 1 too many. Okay, so we will make no comparisons to the first outing a couple of years ago, and accept that in part II, as in Chapter I, the two Daddies are going t...

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CHIMERA by Maurice Haeems USA India Thriller Science Fiction 79 minutes

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A brilliant but disturbed scientist decides to freeze his children alive, while he races against time to cure their deadly genetic disease by unlocking the secret of immortality encoded within the DNA of the Turritopsis jellyfish.

LIVING AMONG US by Brian Metcalf  - Vampire Found Footage Thriller Ocober 2017 80 minutes

A family of Vampires hire some filmmakers to bring their story to the world with devastating results.  STARRING: John Heard (Home Alone), Esmé Bianco (Game of Thrones), Thomas Ian Nicholas (American Pie), William Sadler (Iron Man 3), Andrew Keegan (10 Things I Hate About You).

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LIVING IN THE FUTURES PAST by Susan Kucera, A documentary presented by Jeff Bridges.
USA October 2017 - 83 minutes

Academy Award Winner, Jeff Bridges presents this beautifully photographed tour de force of original thinking on who we are and the environmental challenges we face. Jeff, alongside prominent scientists and authors, weave evolution, emergence, entropy, dark ecology, and what some are calling the end of nature, into a story that helps us understand our place among the species of Earth’s household. The film upends our way of thinking and provides original insights into our subconscious motivations, the unintended consequences, what to do about our fossil slaves, and how our fundamental animal nature influences our future as Humankind. 

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DEAD ON ARRIVAL D.O.A. by Stephen Sepher - Thriller  - USA  - June  2017 -  96 minutes

Emmy nominated Billy Flynn stars in an ensemble cast as Sam Collins, a pharmaceutical sales rep who visits a small town in Louisiana to close the business deal of a lifetime. He finds himself in a dark world of sex, corruption and murder as he is poisoned with no antidote to save his life. Desperate for answers, with less than 24 hours to live, Sam turns to a local girl Jesse. Their path leads to a voodoo priestess who only confirms Sam's doomed fate. On the run, caught in a deadly vertigo with no one to trust, Sam and Jesse find themselves running from police detectives, the Mob and a dirty sheriff who wants him dead.

Inspired by the 1950 classic noir thriller D.O.A. 

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Winner in Houston WorldFest and Fantasporto

OFFENSIVE, Jon Ford's thriller.Winner in Houston Worldfest, Best Film and Audience Award for Best Film at Torino Film Fest

"They were forced beyond breaking point; they have no regrets, does that make them bad people? The first part of this film will enrage you ! The second part will sate you !". Bruno Chatelin - Filmfestivals.com

A retired couple, Bernard and Helen Martin, inherit a remote house in rural France, the very same village Bernard’s war hero father liberated during the Second World War, over 70 years earlier. This peaceful couple quickly become the target of a crual gang of street kids, who terrorise the village.

An e-generation permanently plugged into their devices, devoid of empathy, a new breed of technological psychopath…Pushed beyond breaking point, can Bernard live up to his father’s legend, as the situation explodes into a brutal war of generations ?

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The Unwilling by Oscar nominee Jonathan Heap

 

Evil is inside

6 family members gather for the reading of a will. It comes with a mysterious box. Who will leave alive?

Starring David Lipper, Dina Meyer, Levy Tran, Austin Highsmith, Jake Thomas, Robert Rusler, Bree Williamson and  Lance Henrickson.  

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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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Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival achieves 1 billion in online media reach for the first time

    The 21st edition of the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (aka PÖFF) saw the festival’s global online media reach cross the one billion mark, more than doubling last year’s result. The festival had media coverage in 70 different countries. Black Nights also set a new attendance record of 80 2...

 

MEGAFest Is ALIVE At Action On Film

We've been talking about it for years but now it has launched.  Action On Film has combined with The Hollywood Dreamz International Film Festivals and Writing Competitions to create the most sensational 10 Days in Film Festival History with the Brand New AOF presents MEGAFest.  The show is comprised of a minimum of Ten Festivals, Writing Competitions, Awards and more.  Ten festivals all at once with ten times more of what every filmmaker or writer wants including seminars, p...

 

 

Annecy continues its international roll-out

  Exportable skill-sets and expertise serving animation: Annecy, a global "brand"! The Annecy brand exported to the four corners of the earth Following Annecy Goes to Cannes and Animation Is Film, and with a future event planned for South Korea in 2019, Annecy continues to reach worldwide and export its expertise.   "All these steps are essential in our strategy for global expansion and enable us to promote films and artists from around the world to ever-increa...

 

Middle East Games Con a Smash Hit as 3-Day Event Draws to a Close

Packed with tournaments, unreleased games, entertainment, workshops, and gaming celebrities, the inaugural Games Con got underway at ADNEC as the ultimate gaming festival in the Middle East, spanning three days from November 23 to 25 and hosting 10,233 visitors.       Games Con attendees lined-up to meet their heroes including YouTube sensations Vikkstar, Zerkaa and Ali A, one of the most popular YouTubers of all time with over 13.2 billion views. Voice over actors Chloe Ho...

 

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Interview with Filmmaker Brian Metcalf for 'Living Among Us' (2018)

Filmmaker Brian Metcalf wrote, directed, produced and DP'd his found footage vampire tale 'Living Among Us' (2018). In one of the late actor John Heard's last performances, this horror/sci-fi flick follows some documentarians as they make an ethnological study on vampires living among mortals. Produced by Brian's Red Compass Media production company, Vision Films is handling international sales and US distribution in association with Sony Pictures Home Entertain...

 

Interview with Rasmus Dinesen for 'Michelin Stars: Tales from the Kitchen' (2017)

Danish director Rasmus Dinesen's documentary 'Michelen Stars: Tales from the Kitchen' (2017) recounts the history of the Michelen Guide's coming to being and its evolution into the canon go to book reference for the best culinary restaurants. The film travels to Michelen star restaurants around the globe to hear stories and perspectives from the kitchen by their award winning chefs. Produced by Jasper Jarl Becker, the film is being distributed by Juno Films. It recently screene...

 

Jonas Carpignano, director of “A Ciambra”, will receive the ‘Rising Star Award’ at the 22nd edition of Capri, Hollywood

    The Award Will Be Presented December 30th in Anacapri   CAPRI, Italy, November 28, 2017 – Italian-American filmmaker Jonas Carpignano, director of “A Ciambra,” the movie which will be representing Italy for consideration as Best Foreign Language film at the 90th Oscars®, will receive the ‘Rising Star Award’ at the 22nd edition of Capri, Hollywood – The International Film Festival, which takes place here from December 27, 2017 through...

Shashi Kapoors don’t die: Part I

Shashi Kapoors don’t die: Part I Showbiz is often cruel, usually ruthless. It takes so many factors to make it as an actor, luck or lineage included. Then, you need to stay on, weather flops and hits, and keep grabbing opportunities, in the hope that the next one will do it for you. Son of Prithviraj Kapoor, Balbir (Shashi) Raj Kapoor had done his bit of drama at his Papajee’s Prithvi Theatre, like his two older brothers (Ranbir) Raj Kapoor and Shamsher (Shammi) Raj Kapoor. They h...

 

 

Results of the elections of The board of EFA

Wim Wenders has been re-elected as president. Agnieszka Holland has been re-elected as chairwoman. Mike Downey and Antonio Saura have been re-elected as deputy chairmen. Joanna Szymańska has been elected for Central & Eastern Europe. Béatrice Thiriet has been elected for France. Graziella Bildesheim has been elected for Italy. Baltasar Kormákur has been elected for the Nordic Countries. Ada Solomon has been re-elected for the North-Eastern Mediterranean. Katriel Schory...

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Major Buzz Factory : Expérience de Bruno Chatelin du marketing Digital pour les films

Fort d'une expérience acquise dans la distribution de films pour deux Majors (Sony et Fox mariée sous a direction avec UGC) Bruno Chatelin propose une expérience pointue au service de votre stratégie digitale à Travers sa structure de Conseil MAJOR BUZZ FACTORY Le fondateur Bruno Chatelin : un Professionnel de la communication entouré de spécialistes, son expérience est ancrée sur trois univers La publicité, Le marketing et le digital.

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Les nominations aux Prix Lumière de la presse étrangère à Paris

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European Film Awards 2017. Lors de la cérémonie à Berlin, la European Film Academy a révélé les lauréats :

Photo Daniel Hinz    Plus de 3,000 membres de la European Film Academy - cinéastes de toute l’Europe - ont voté cette année pour les European Film Awards. Lors de la cérémonie à Berlin, la European Film Academy a révélé les lauréats :   FILM EUROPÉEN 2017 THE SQUARE ÉCRIT & RÉALISÉ PAR Ruben Östlund PRODUIT PAR Erik Hemmendorff & Philippe Bober...

 

Paolo Sorrentino, président du Jury de la 8e édition de MyFrenchFilmFestival !

Après le Danois Nicolas Winding Refn et l'Argentin Pablo Trapero, c'est au réalisateur italien Paolo Sorrentino de présider le Jury des Cinéastes de MyFrenchFilmFestival, le festival de cinéma français en ligne créé par UniFrance.   "J'aime le cinéma français, surtout celui de François Truffaut : son idée du cin...

 

4eme édition Festival APRES VARAN : 24, 25 et 26 novembre 2017

Le programme du 4ème Festival Après Varan – 24, 25, 26 novembre 2017 Vendredi 24, samedi 25 et dimanche 26 novembre 2017 PROGRAMME Vendredi 24 novembre : 19h : Ouverture du Festival et présentation de la Fondation et du centenaire de Jean Rouch, ouverture de l’exposition photo d’Isabelle Blatrix 20h : « Le Marcheur » de Jean-Noël Cristiani (26’ / 2008 / France) 21h  : « Un tombeau pour Khun-Srun&n...

 

Les Membres du Jury du 21e Festival de l’Alpe d’Huez - 16 au 21 janvier 2018.

  1er grand rendez-vous cinéma de l’année & unique Festival dédié aux films de Comédie Le Festival International du Film de Comédie de l’Alpe d’Huez en Isère se déroulera du 16 au 21 janvier 2018.   Les Membres du Jury du 21e Festival de l’Alpe d’Huez   Audrey Dana : Réalisatrice : SOUS LES JUPES DES FILLES - SI J’ETAIS UN HOMME &...

 

Gabriel Yared Masterclass et Concert avec des images à la Philamornie de Paris

RENCONTRE AVEC GABRIEL YARED AUTOUR D'UN PIANO Animée par Stéphane Lerouge Samedi 9 décembre 2017 11:00 Gabriel Yared parlera de la genèse de ses compositions pour ses collaborations avec Jean-Luc Godard, Jean-Jacques Beneix, Jean-Jacques Annaud, Anthony Minghella et Xavier Dolan, et en interprétera des extraits au piano. A sa manière, Gabriel Yared ressemble à certains dieux hindoux, multiformes. On pourrait presque...