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The International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI) grants its Grand Prix for Best Film of the Year to La Vie d’Adèle – Chapitre 1&2, directed by Abdellatif Kechiche.. The award is the result of the votes cast by 245 critics worldwide, members of FIPRESCI, for titles premiered during the previous twelve months. The prize will be awarded to the director of the film, Abdellatif Kechiche and its producer, Brahim Chioua, at the opening gala of the 61st edition of the Sa...
The 61st edition of the San Sebastian Festival will present its Donostia Award to one of today's best known film stars, Hugh Jackman. The actor will receive the Award on September 27 prior to the special screening of the latest work in which he plays the lead, Prisoners. Hugh Jackman is an Academy Award® nominated, Golden Globe -and Tony Award- winning performer who has made an impression on audiences of all ages with his multi-hyphenate career persona, as successful on stage in front...
Made in Spain is a non-competitive selection showcasing Spanish films of the year, including productions previously premiered or not in Spain. The Festival offers these films an excellent international launch-pad. Eleven films will be shown at the 61st San Sebastian Film Festival starting September 20 until September 28. Some of these film have been awarded and presented in Malaga;Berlin,Toronto and Cannes Festivals. 15 aÑos y un día - Gracia Querejeta Los amantes pa...
The 61st edition of the San Sebastian Festival will come to a close on September 28 with the world premiere of The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet. The film is the latest work from the French moviemaker, Jean-Pierre Jeunet, creator of one of the great classics of contemporary cinema, Amelie (2001), and helmer of titles such as Delicatessen (1991), La cité des enfants perdus (The City of Lost Children, 1995) – both in collaboration with Marc Caro – Alien Resurrection (1...
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THE 26th EUROPEAN FILM AWARDS: It is with great pleasure that the European Film Academy and EFA Productions announce the titles of the 46 films on this year’s selection list, the list of films recommended for a nomination for the European Film Awards 2013! With 32 European countries represented, the list once again illustrates the great diversity in European cinema. In the 20 countries with the most EFA Members, these members have voted one nati...
The International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI) grants its Grand Prix for Best Film of the Year to La Vie d’Adèle – Chapitre 1&2, directed by Abdellatif Kechiche.. The award is the result of the votes cast by 245 critics worldwide, members of FIPRESCI, for titles premiered during the previous twelve months. The prize will be awarded to the director of the film, Abdellatif Kechiche and its producer, Brahim Chioua, at the opening gala of the 61st edition of the Sa...
By Liza Foreman The 70th Venice Film Festival came to a close Saturday night with a raft of prizes awarded here on the Lido by a jury headed by Bernardo Bertolucci. The main prize, the Golden Lion, went to Sacro Gra by Gianfranco Rosi, while Best Director went to one of the hottest titles from the festival, Miss Violence, and director Alexandros Avranas. The Grand Jury prize prize went to Tsai Ming-liang for Stray Dogs which had been tipped by critics to win prizes h...
At the Venice Film Festival Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica (August 28 – September 7, 2013) the Jury of the International Critics (FIPRESCI Jury) presented two prizes: Prize, international competition: "Tom at the Farm" (Tom a la ferme), directed by Xavier Dolan (Canada\France 2013) "for the energetic, tense and sensual filmmaking, and for the rare example of convi...
Official Awards of the 70th Venice Film Festival VENEZIA 70 The Venezia 70 Jury, chaired by Bernardo Bertolucci and comprised of Andrea Arnold, Renato Berta, Carrie Fisher, Martina Gedeck, Jiang Wen, Pablo Larraín, Virginie Ledoyen, and Ryuichi Sakamotohaving viewed all 20 films in competition, has decided as follows: GOLDEN LION for Best Film to: SACRO GRA by Gianfranco Rosi (Italy, France) SILVER LION fo...
FIPRESCI Award Best Film of Venezia 70 to Tom à la ferme by Xavier Dolan Best Film of Orizzonti and International Critics’ Week to The Reunion (Återträffen) by Anna Odell SIGNIS Award to Philomena by Stephen Frears Special Mention to Ana Arabia by Amos Gitai Leoncino d'Oro Agiscuola per il Cinema Award to Sacro GRA by Gianfranco Rosi Cinema for UNICEF mention to Philomena by Stephen Fr...
William Friedkin works like a psychiatrist. The mystery of faith and the power to heal the self. Art is the hammer to make a miracle. It begets collaboration.
Under the Pines / Landes; an interview with the director in Montreal 2013, Colour, France, Belgium, World Competition (full length movies) Original language : french Subtitles language : english Production Team Director : François-Xavier Vives Screenwriter : François Xavier Vives, Emmanuel Roy, Camille Fontaine Cinematographer : Emmanuel Soyer Editor : Isabelle Poudevigne Cast : Marie Gillain, Jalil Lespert, Miou ...
Photo and Interview by Leopoldo Soto PUERTO PADRE directed by Gustavo Fallas, Costa Rica- Mexico production was awarded with Silver ZENITH, as better first film. A story of a 16 years old boy, who searches for family roots. ...
Every year, the EFA People’s Choice Award allows film fans across Europe to elect their favourite film. When the European Film Academy invites its members, Europe’s greatest film stars, directors, actors and actresses, to attend the European Film Awards, the People’s Choice Award sheds a spotlight on the people films are made for: the audience. This year’s vote has started – vote now and win the chance to join winners and nominees for the awards ceremony in Berlin!&...
Jury President : JIRI MENZEL, director (Czech Republic) CAROLINE DHAVERNAS, actress (Canada) MICHAEL KUTZA, festival director (USA) PEDRO OLEA, director, scriptwriter, producer (Spain) DAI SIJIE, director and writer (China - France) All winners are interviewed and will be posted on this site. FEATURE FILMS Grand prix des Americas: LIFE FEELS GOOD (CHCE SIEZ ZYC) by Maciej Pieprzyca (Poland) Special Grand Prix of the jury: A THOUSA...
03.09.2013 | The Montreal World Film Festival's blog |
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The Contemporary Peruvian Film Showcase is proud to announce the film line-up for 2013, celebrating the 500th anniversary of Vasco Nunez de Balboa’s first sighting of the Pacific Ocean and the city of Lima, the only Latin American capital city bordering the Pacific Ocean, and the creation of the Pacific Alliance, a Latin American bloc composed of Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru. The festival, which returns to New York City for a fourth year, will take place on September 17, 18, 24 & ...
The Boston Jewish Film Festival, Nov. 6-18, turns 25 this milestone year. “The Festival has been making people think, laugh, feel, love, and dream for a quarter of a century,” says Artistic Director Amy Geller. “I am so proud and honored to be part of this rich cultural legacy." This year, there are 46 films from 13 countries including Algeria, Egypt, Morocco and the Netherlands, and, of course, many from Israel and the U.S.; 40 films are Boston area...
Over 40 powerful documentaries on offer! TRI CONTINENTAL FILM FESTIVAL - 13 to 29 September 2013 on at Cinema Nouveau & The Bioscope The Tri Continental Human Rights Film Festival (TCFF) returns to South African cinemas! Now, in its 11th year, TCFF is the largest film festival on the African continent dedicated to films that go to the heart of the big challenges facing humanity today. Over 40 powerful documentaries will be on offer to audiences in Johannesburg, Pretoria an...
FESTIVAL DO RIO, Rio de Janeiro Film Festival September 26th to October 10th, 2013 The biggest annual Latin American movie marathon is about to start, with Festival do Rio, Rio de Janeiro’s international film festival, now in its 15th year, today announcing highlights of the more than 350 films it will spool in the two weeks, September 26 – October 10th. It also revealed early details of some special sections this year, with a Focus on German cinema and a series of screenings ...
122 Films / 16 World Premieres / 22 Debut Films Esteemed Filmmakers, Highly Anticipated Premieres and Big-Name Stars Let the film roll for the 9th Zurich Film Festival! All eyes will be on Zurich from September 26 through October 6. New talent and international stars follow in each other’s footsteps when the Limmat city is once again transformed into a film metropolis for eleven long days and nights. This year the Zurich Film Festival has a total of 122 films fro...
BIFF Will Showcase 301 Films from 70 Countries The 18th BUSAN International Film Festival (BIFF) is now only one month away. The BIFF organization committee had a press conference on September the 3rd and revealed the overall structure and diverse details of the festival. During ten days from October 3rd through to the 12th, 301 films from 70 countries, of which 95 films are world premieres and 42 international premieres, will be shown in 35 screening rooms in...
The F Word Press VIDEO conference in TIFF FUBAR and Goon director Michael Dowse makes a surprising swerve into sweetness with this winning romantic comedy starring Daniel Radcliffe and Zoe Kazan. Med-school dropout Wallace (Daniel Radcliffe) is a hopeless romantic who's been repeatedly burned. He has put his life on hold — until he meets animator Chantry (Zoe Kazan). They click immediately; unfortunately, she's already living with her boyfriend, B...
70th Venice Film Festival Winners Announced By Liza Foreman The 70th Venice Film Festival came to a close Saturday night with a raft of prizes awarded here on the Lido by a jury headed by Bernardo Bertolucci. The main prize, the Golden Lion, went to Sacro Gra by Gianfranco Rosi, while Best Director went to one of the hottest titles from the festival, Miss Violence, and director Alexandros Avranas. The Grand Jury prize prize went to Tsai Ming-...
Watch Parvaneh directed by Talkhon Hamzavi who won a student OSCAR for this film in 2013. She was born in 1979 in Teheran and moved with her parents to Switzerland in 1986. "Parvaneh" will be screened with: No Burqas Behind Bars @ 11 am on Sunday, September 29, 2013. www.IranianFilmFestival.org
Iranian Film Festival is proud to have found two lost films: Poppy is Also a Flower (1966) [photo] shot in Iran with an international cast: Yul Brynner, Omar Sharif....and Rounama Dance (1971) about the wedding ceremony in the old days. See these films for the first time after 40 years. September 28 & 29. www.IranianFilmFestival.org
Iranian actress, Saye Yabandeh, will be present at the Iranian Film Festival for the movie "Silk" and the Q&A. Silk will be screened on Sunday, September 29. www.IranianFilmFestival.org
Iranian-British actor, Marsh Mokhtari, will be present at the Iranian Film Festival for the movie "Carjack" and the Q&A. Carjack will be screened on Sunday, September 29. www.IranianFilmFestival.org
2nd Annual Good Dog! International Film Festival 7pm for 7.30pm at Mort Bay Park to watch some great films featuring dogs. The purpose of the festival is to create an event that brings people into Balmain for local business benefit, to create a unique cultural event for the community and to promote community unity by raising money for the Sydney Dogs and Cats Home. Please invite your friends. The more people, the more money we raise, the better the atmosphere! ...
Mark your calendars for the fifth edition of the Montreal Stop Motion Film Festival, which will take place October 18th—20th at Concordia University’s J.A. de Sève Theater (1453 Mackay Street, Montreal). To celebrate the fifth anniversary of the first stop motion animation festival in the world, we will have over 70 films in official competition as well as a special 20th anniversary screening of The Nightmare Before Christmas, presented by the film’s director, H...
September 3, 2013 - Fifty feature-length fiction and documentary films from the Caribbean, its diaspora and world cinema will screen as part of the 2013 trinidad+tobago film festival (ttff), which takes place September 17th through October 1st, the Festival announced during a press conference today at the Hyatt Regency Trinidad. Of the 50 features, 23 are Caribbean and diaspora films, which represent 14 countries. Five of the films will be world premieres, while nine will enjoy their Ca...
Captain Phillips The 57th BFI London Film Festival in partnership with American Express runs from Wednesday 9 October-Sunday 20 October. The programme for the 57th BFI London Film Festival in partnership with American Express® launched today with BFI’s Head of Cinemas and Festivals, Clare Stewart returning for her second year with a rich and diverse programme of international films and events from both established and upcoming talent ...
Welcome to the 57th BFI London Film Festival It is a superlative year for cinema from around the world and we are delighted to be presenting so much of it in London this October. This is especially true for British filmmakers and creative talent working in front of, and behind the camera, both at home and abroad. For the first time since 2006, the BFI London Film Festival’s Opening Night Gala is a film from a British director: we are thrilled to welcome Paul Greengrass back to Lon...
BJFF Announces Opening, Closing and Mid-Fest Films Newton, MA. – Sept. 4, 2013 - The 25th annual Boston Jewish Film Festival, Nov. 6-18, announces its Opening and Closing Nights and Mid-Fest films. The Zig Zag Kid, a movie adaptation of famed Israeli author David Grossman’s book, kicks off the 25th Festival on Nov. 6 at the Coolidge Corner Theatre. The hero is the smart, sassy, 13-year-old son of a police inspector. After receiving a mysterious letter, the youth finds himse...
The 6th Annual Iranian Film Festival - San Francisco film line ups announced. September 28-29, 2013 ~ www.IranianFilmFestival.org
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2014 Taiwan International Children’s Film Festival (TICFF) video calling for entries
A biennial film festival, TICFF brings young children and adults to enjoy the works in this international exhibition, which will take place in April 2014. Public Television Service (PTS), the festival organizer of this event, is now signing up entries to attract some of the finest filmmakers around the world with the lure of USD 28,000 in prize money. Except for showing outstanding dramas, documentaries, animations, and television programs, the festival also includes a new feature: a special Taiwan prize which will be awarded to the best work which represents Taiwan and exemplified the highest standards in the industry... Submit
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20th Annual Victoria Film Festival February 07, 2014 to February 17, 2014
FINAL DEADLINE!
The Victoria Film Festival celebrates more than 20 years of bringing features, documentaries and shorts to Victoria and Vancouver Island during its annual ten day celebration of the best film has to offer. Eclectic and inspiring, the Festival also hosts an array of guests that includes film directors, producers, distributors, festival and TV programmers gaining both national and international media attention with each passing year.
Our final deadline for entries on now!
Click here to submit now!
The Internet is full of articles/posts/blogs written by Industry Professionals with endorsement for the top ten or top five screenplay competitions – and it doesn’t take long before you start seeing the same Contests repeated again and again… That makes you feel good about those certain competitions, right? So, you submit your screenplay to some (or all) of those competitions with your fingers crossed… And you mig...
Project Greenlight Reincarnated! Our winners make a MOVIE. "In Hollywood a script has a One in a Million chance at being produced. That sucks! At YouPix.org your script has a REAL chance at being made into a MOVIE! That does NOT suck!" Dear Screenwriters and Filmmakers, Let's face it. We all just want to make movies. Ever since we could remember. We were kids with movie cameras making goofy projects wi...
Open call for submissions The European Philip K Dick Film Festival at Lille, France
The Philip K. Dick European Science Fiction Film Festival to Come to France : call for submissions This fall, French Sci-fi fans are in for a treat: three days of events in honor of Philip K Dick are planned in Lille, France from October 25-27, 2013 at the famous L'Hybride Cinema venue. Festival organizers are issuing a call for submissions in science fiction and horror features and shorts. Writers and panelists will be invited to participate. www.philipkdickfilmfestival-europe.com ...
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ÉCU 2014 4-6 April, 2014
SUBMISSIONS FOR ÉCU 2014 ARE NOW OPEN! **2014 Festival Dates – 4th, 5th, 6th April** Stories are created every day, imagined or real, and the world is in need of a good story. Character-driven, plot-driven, or just plain driven, ÉCU - The European Independent Film Festival continually searches for the most talented storytellers and cinematic visionaries that make their stories a reality. Through this dedicated quest and passion for independ... Submit now
Houston Worldfest April 4-13, 2014 calling all filmmakers
The MAIN ENTRY DEADLINE is December 15th, 2013 THE FINAL "BRICK-WALL" DEADLINE is: JANUARY 31st, 2013 - ENTRIES MUST REACH US BY THEN! We now accept PayPal for even greater payment security. The secure PayPal payment address is - entry@worldfest.org The 47th Annual WorldFest-Houston - April 4-13, 2014 Ten Great Days in April! Download the entry form “Before there was Sundance or SXSW, Before there was Toronto or Tribeca, there was WorldFest...Submit
Submit to the North Hollywood CineFest! April 2014!
Follow the link to submit your film to the North Hollywood CineFest and be a part of a great cinematic event in the heart of Los Angeles! http://www.withoutabox.com/login/12514 OPEN CALL FOR ENTRIES • Select a Category of Entry to continue. Short Films - USA Films under 30 minutes produced in the United States. Feature Films - USA Films between 60 and 120 minutes in length...Submit
Prepare to submit your projects to the 3D Stereo Media Market, free registration
Our 3D Film Mart (3DFM), now in its 3rd edition, is the first European co-production market for stereoscopic-3D (S-3D) movies. The 3D Film Mart was developed by 3D Stereo MEDIA in association with TWIST and peacefulfish. 3DFM is partially funded by the MEDIA Program of the European Commission (EC), and is thus an official project of the EC. This gives it a wide visibility and a significant notoriety in Europe and beyond. Our co-production market works...
2nd Toronto International Stereoscopic 3D Conference, Registration is now open
September 20-23, 2013 - Cinema 2, TIFF Bell Lightbox, 350 King St. West, Toronto
Three and a half days, fifty five (55) speakers and moderators; twenty two (22) sessions; one (1) Master Class, one (1) special 3D feature film screening and repeated screenings of six (6) selected Short 3D Films examine every possible angle of Stereoscopic Cinema and Television at Toronto’s 2nd International Stereoscopic 3D Conference. ( www.tis3dc.ca ) Register now! at: http://www.tis3dc.ca/location---prices.html
International Television & Film Awards calling
New York Festivals® International Television & Film Awards™, honoring the World’s Best TV & Films™, is now open for entries. Rose Anderson, Executive Director of NYF’s TV & Film Awards, initiated multiple updates in this year’s competition, among them expanded categories and a website redesign. Updated categories for 2014 include: Best Nonfiction Series, Best Screenplay, Bes...
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PREMIERE REVOLUTION - INTERVIEW ROB STEWART - SPEZIALEINTRITTE FÜR LESER *** Hier austragen, falls unerwünscht *** Bei fehlerhafter Anzeige hier klicken REVOLUTION – SAVE THE HUMANS EXLUSIVE Swiss PREMIERE After the award-winning documentary Sharkwater (German : Sharkwater - If sharks die ) Rob Stewart with revolution now has another masterpiece with world class created . As an exclusive Swiss premiere the fil..
Durban International Film Festival: july 27th Filme für die Erde 27th Annual Wine Country FF: Reykjavik International Film Festival: Berkeley Video & Film Festival 2013: Cinema Vérité Iran International Documentary Film Festival: Northern Film Festival in Leeuwarden: BOFA Tasmanian Breath of Fresh Air Film Festival South African Film Festival Daring Docies 2013 Green Me Festival: mill valley special screening Fort Lauderdale film festival B...
Miracle (Zázrak) Miracles is the story of 15-year-old Ela who is sent to a re-education centre. She yearns for love, but is not allowed to love. Despite all the restrictions, she decides to live her life to the fullest. Filmmaker Juraj Lehotský returns to the Festival following his 2008 documentaryBlind Loves with his riveting, narrative feature debut about a 15-year-old named Ela (newcomer Michaela Bendulová) sent to live in a correctional facility. ...
The team of A Random Desi Romance - Credit: WireImage/Getty for TIFF Check the press conference. Maneesh Sharma / Director The prolific director Maneesh Sharma was born and grew up in New Delhi (India). He did his schooling at Delhi Public School, R K Puram and graduated with Honors in English from Hans Raj College. In college, he was the President of the Dramatics Society and was avidly involved with English and Hindi theatre. Maneesh was also involved with various very sought ...
George Clooney and Sandra Bullock star in this highly anticipated 3D space thriller from acclaimed director Alfonso Cuarón (Children of Men, Y Tu Mamá También). From the first jaw-dropping scene, you are immersed in space. Astronauts Ryan Stone (Sandra Bullock) and Matt Kowalsky (George Clooney) banter like a mismatched couple in a classic romantic comedy, but their work is deadly serious. Tethered to a space station orbiting at 600 kilometres above Earth, t...
The Wind Rises is the 11th animated theatrical film directed by Hayao Miyazaki at Studio Ghibli. Based on Miyazaki’s own manga and the 1937 short novel of the same name by Tatsuo Hori, this is the story of Jirō Horikoshi, the aircraft engineer most remembered for his design work on the Mitsubishi A6M Reisen “Zero”, Japan’s famous World War II fighter aircraft. During the WWII years, the Miyazaki family business manufactured aircraft parts, including the windshields and...
From Finer Films' comes CANOPY starring Khan Chittenden. The film marks the directorial feature debut of Aaron Wilson and produced by Katrina Fleming. CANOPY centers on the journey of two men from different cultural and language backgrounds trying to survive the jungle in 1942 wartime. Despite their limited language barrier, they band together under extreme circumstances, and the audience is immersed into the jungle world, with each frame enticing the viewer into the dar...
TIM’S VERMEER Directed by: Teller Featuring: Tim Jenison, Penn Jillette Martin Mull, Philip Steadman, David Hockney Produced by: Penn Jillette and Farley Ziegler Tim Jenison, a Texas based inventor, (Video Toaster, LightWave, TriCaster) attempts to solve one of the greatest mysteries in all art: How did 17th century Dutch master Johannes Vermeer (“Girl with a Pearl Earring”) manage to paint so photo-realistically &nda...
The Toronto International Film Festival® today announced a special screening of Shane Salerno’s Salinger. The documentary follows elusive author and literary legend J.D. Salinger, one of the most fascinating figures of the twentieth century, who brought the world The Catcher in the Rye. Salinger will screen to Festival audiences on Thursday, September 5 at 8 p.m. For more than 50 years, J.D. Salinger has been the subject of a relentless stream of newspaper and magazine artic...
Cucalorus Film Festival, presented by PNC, hosts its 19th annual cinematic celebration November 13-17, 2013 in historic downtown Wilmington, NC. Early selections have been posted on the festival website including Alain Guiraudie’s Stranger by the Lake, a minimalist homoerotic drama that premiered at Cannes this year. Bobcat Goldthwait’s genre-defying found-footage horror film Willow Creek; Vincent Bal’s charming, fast-paced period drama&...
70th Venice International Film Festival (28th August – 7th September 2013) The German film THE POLICE OFFICER'S WIFE by Philip Gröning (Philip Gröning Filmproduktion, Bavaria Pictures, 3L Filmproduktion) was awarded the Special Jury Prize at the International Film Festival in Venice. The film screened in the Venezia 70 competition. The German co-production WHITE SHADOW by Noaz Deshe (IT/DE/TZ, Chromosom Filmproduktion, French Exit), which competed in ...
Discover Up-and-Coming Filmmakers at The New York Times’ First-Ever Indie Online Film Festival DISCOVER UP-AND-COMING FILMMAKERS AT THE NEW YORK TIMES’ FIRST-EVER INDIE ONLINE FILM FESTIVAL Film Independent andThe New York Times are teaming up to host The Times’ inaugural Indie Online Film Festival, streaming four titles at NYTimes.com/indiefilm from September 3 to October 2. There will also be live premiere events in New Y...
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Jahmil X.T. Qubeka Jahmil was born in South Africa's Karoo region and raised in East London. He won the Peabody Award for his HIV documentary Talk To Me (05) and produced, co-wrote, and photographed the feature uMalusi (09) before making his feature directorial debut with A Small Town Called Descent (10). Of Good Report (13) is his latest film. Director: Jahmil X.T. Qubeka ...
George Clooney and Sandra Bullock star in this highly anticipated 3D space thriller from acclaimed director Alfonso Cuarón (Children of Men, Y Tu Mamá También). From the first jaw-dropping scene, you are immersed in space. Astronauts Ryan Stone (Sandra Bullock) and Matt Kowalsky (George Clooney) banter like a mismatched couple in a classic romantic comedy, but their work is deadly serious. Tethered to a space station orbiting at 600 kilometres above Earth, t...
Cameron Bailey currently holds the position of Artistic Director for the Toronto International Film Festival, he shares with us his dailiy picks, watch him present the highlights of...Day 6 in Toronto 2013 ...
While vacationing at a beachside resort, a single mother faces inevitable separation anxiety when her 15-year-old son -- who is also her best friend — discovers magical chemistry with a girl his own age. Director Fernando Eimbcke approaches the subject with sensitivity while also presenting it as a wonderfully awkward, laugh-out-loud comedy. TIFF-EIMBCKE-MARIANA-CHENILLO- Interview by Leopoldo Soto ...
This engrossing documentary introduces us to Mexican millionaire mayor Mauricio Fernandez, a larger-than-life and frequently controversial politician who lords over Latin America’s wealthiest municipality from his eccentrically decorated palace — and has a predilection for taking justice into his own hands. Since 2006, when former president Felipe Calderón declared a war on drug trafficking and organized crime, there have been an estimated 60,000 narco-related...
Toronto International Film Festival 2013 Baja Film Festival director Alonso Aguilar-Castillo talks to filmfestivals.com, shares his vision of the upcoming 2nd edition of BIFF. His first year as director shows great promise with exciting changes in programming and strategy. Interview and video by Laurie Gordon. The Baja International Film Festival, Nov.13-16, 2013, at Cabo showcases the best in Mexican, U.S., and international films. The festival promotes and supports...
FUBAR and Goon director Michael Dowse makes a surprising swerve into sweetness with this winning romantic comedy starring Daniel Radcliffe and Zoe Kazan. Med-school dropout Wallace (Daniel Radcliffe) is a hopeless romantic who's been repeatedly burned. He has put his life on hold — until he meets animator Chantry (Zoe Kazan). They click immediately; unfortunately, she's already living with her boyfriend, Ben (Rafe Spall). Bucking the odds, Wallace and Ch...
Speech by the Director of the 70th Venice International Film Festival Alberto Barbera Some people say that “history runs, cinema walks, and festivals mark time.” This cruel synthesis summarizes a certain widespread impatience with contemporary cinema and with what, until a short while ago, had been considered invaluable opportunities for promoting new movies and meeting new filmmakers. There are greater nuances in Paul Schrader’s comment, “It’s a changin...
François-Xavier Vives, Marie Gillain, le Bureau de Cinéma et Télévision du Québec et hommage à Kathleen Turner. ...
30-Love, a short comedy by emerging Canadian filmmaker Richard E. Stark, will make its premiere during the opening weekend of the 2013 Montreal World Film Festival. The festival, which runs from August 22 - September 2, is one of the most prestigious film festivals in the world and one of the biggest in Canada. Stark's family immigrated to Montreal and lived there for 20 years before moving to Toronto. Stark is the film’s writer and director and th...
[26th TIFF] Chen Kaige to head 26th Tokyo International Film Festival Jury Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) is pleased to announce that the celebrated Chinese filmmaker, Chen Kaige, will serve as Jury President for the International Competition at the 26th TIFF. Mr. Chen Kaige has deep ties with TIFF. "Farewell My Concubine", his most acclaimed film and the first Chinese film to win the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival, was shown in the Special S...
ZFF Career Achievement Award: Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner (Working Title Films) The Zurich Film Festival honors Working Title Films (Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner) with a retrospective. Founder Tim Bevan will receive the Golden Eye at ZFF on October 2nd. This year’s Zurich Film Festival Career Achievement Award goes to the producers Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner of the British production company Working Title Films. Born 1958 in New Zealand, co-founder Tim Bevan will accept the award ...
Kathleen Turner responds to questions about sexuality and her role in the steamy classic Body Heat. Her daughter, Rachel Ann Weiss, opines on Miley Cyrus and cultural appropriation. The pair were at Montreal's Festival des films du monde Thursday August 29, 2013. (John Kenney / THE GAZETTE) She comments on her classic quote (sometimes mis interpreted... "When I walk in the room and feel really good about myself, any man who does not look at me is probably gay" ...
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09.03.2009 | Pro Services's blog |
Panel video transcript : Film and Internet – Best Friends with Benefits? It's time filmmakers start making real money !
IndieFlix CEO, Scilla Andreen, "The future is now and It's time filmmakers start making real money!" Indieflix.com FilmFestivals.com and The Observatory bring you the video transcript of the panel and it's introduction FILM AND INTERNET - Best friends with benefits? The panel was held Saturday 18th of May, 2013 11:00 – 13:00 , Salon des Ambassadeurs, 4th floor, Palais des Festivals Moderator: Wolfgang Closs Executive D...
09.07.2013 | Cannes Market Dailies's blog |
From looking at breakthrough narrative features and acclaimed docs to entering the world of non-traditional formats (webseries! video games! strategic distribution models!), the Film Independent Forum will be the one place to anticipate what's needed for your project to stay ahead of the curve when strategizing your financing, distribution and marketing plans. Panels this year will include: On Financing • ...
The Venice Film Market of the 70th Venice International Film Festival will be located at the first floor of the Excelsior Hotel of the Lido di Venezia and it will join and reinforce the Industry Office, which in turn will continue to function as it has in past years throughout the entire Venice Film Festival, offering many services to the guests (Booking for Industry Services no later than August 2nd, 2013 ). The Venice Film Market will offer a ...
• New feature films in the Official selection 54, of which 52 world premieres, and 2 international premieres Divided as follows: Venezia 70 20, 19 of which world premieres, and 1 international premiere Out of Competition 17, 16 of which world premieres, and 1 international premiere (+ 4 short/medium-length features) Orizzonti 17, all world premieres • Orizzonti – Short films 14, all world premieres • Ve...
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REGARDS DE RUSSIE : 11e SEMAINE DU CINEMA RUSSE À PARIS 13 - 19 novembre 2013 3 salles : l’Arlequin - Majestic Passy - Reflet Medicis Une quinzaine de films récents (productions 2012/2013) en VO sous-titrée www.cinema-russe-paris.com QUOI DE NEUF EN RUSSIE ? Depuis plus de 10 ans, la Semaine du cinéma russe rassemble des milliers de franciliens passionnés par la Russie. A travers le prisme des réalisateurs, c'est la...
Le Jury de la Compétition Officielle de films: Jury de la Compétition Longs-métrages 2013 MARTINE DE CLERMONT-TONNERRE – Présidente du Jury Jusqu’en 1991, Martine de Clermont-Tonnerre travaille comme grand reporter à la télévision et coproduit une série de films à l’I.N.A., intitulée « Caméra-je » (films de Raoul Ruiz, Ricardo Franco, Philippe Col...
La 28ème édition du Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur se déroulera du 27 septembre au 4 octobre 2013. Rendez-vous incontournable du cinéma francophone, le FIFF s’attache également à découvrir et promouvoir les jeunes talents de demain. En 2010, l’événement exceptionnel « 25 ans, 25 talents » mettait à l’honneur la nouvelle génération de com&eacut...
PALMARÈS 2013 - FESTIVAL DES FILMS DU MONDE Palmarès du Festival des films du monde – Montréal 2013 Jury Président : JIRI MENZEL, réalisateur (République tchèque) CAROLINE DHAVERNAS, actrice (Canada) MICHAEL KUTZA, directeur de festival (USA) PEDRO OLEA, réalisateur, scénariste et producteur (Espagne) DAI SIJIE, cinéaste et romancier (Chine-France) LONGS MÉTRAGES Gr...
PALMARÈS 2013 - FESTIVAL DES FILMS DU MONDE Palmarès du Festival des films du monde – Montréal 2013 Jury Président : JIRI MENZEL, réalisateur (République tchèque) CAROLINE DHAVERNAS, actrice (Canada) MICHAEL KUTZA, directeur de festival (USA) PEDRO OLEA, réalisateur, scénariste et producteur (Espagne) DAI SIJIE, cinéaste et romancier (Chine-France) LONGS MÉTRAGES Gran...
La 28ème édition du Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur se déroulera du 27 septembre au 4 octobre 2013. Chaque année, le FIFF met en avant une personnalité du cinéma francophone à travers son « Coup de cœur ». Des artistes aussi prestigieux que Jean Rochefort, Philippe Noiret, Jean-Claude Brialy, Bernadette Lafont, Sandrine Bonnaire, Emmanuelle Béart, Kristin Scott Thomas, Isabelle Huppert, Elsa Zylberste...
La 9e édition des Rencontres de Cerbère-Portbou se tiendra du 3 au 6 octobre 2013 à l'hôtel du Belvédère du Rayon-Vert à Cerbère et en plein air à Portbou. Il n’y a pas de sélection ni par conséquent de candidature à poser pour participer auxRencontres Cinématographiques de Cerbère. Les Rencontres Cinématographiques de Cerbère-Portbou&...
Sébastien Cauchon rejoint Unifrance Films A la suite du départ de Grégory Fleuriet, Responsable de la presse française et des relations publiques, Sébastien Cauchon, 42 ans, vient d’être nommé Responsable de la communication, de la presse française et des relations publiques au sein d’UniFrance films, l’organisme chargé de la promotion et de l’exportation du cinéma français à l’&eac...
Visionner un extrait de Un singe en hiver C’est le film d’Henri Verneuil Un singe en hiver qui fera l’ouverture de la 5e édition du festival Lumière. La séance aura lieu le lundi 14 octobre prochain à la Halle Tony Garnier de Lyon devant 4500 spectateurs, en la présence exceptionnelle de Jean-Paul Belmondo qui partage l’affiche du film avec Jean Gabin. La nouvelle copie restaurée par Roissy Films à ce...
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