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> EUROPEAN FILM AWARDS
European Film Academy Honours Catherine Deneuve
Picture: EFA / Kurt Krieger The European Film Academy takes great pleasure in presenting Catherine Deneuve with the LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD for her outstanding body of work. Born into a family of actors, Catherine Deneuve started her acting career somewhat by coincidence through her sister Françoise. Very quickly, how...
15 Short Films Nomination for the European Film Awards 2013
The European Film Academy and EFA Productions are proud to present this year's short film nominations. At each of the 15 participating film festivals, an independent jury presented one European short film in competition with a nomination in the short film category of the European Film Awards. Nominated are: Vila do Conde Short Film Nominee CUT directed by Christoph Girardet & Matthias Mueller Germany 2013, experimental,...
EFA Nominates Three Animation Films
The European Film Academy proudly announces the three nominations in the category EUROPEAN ANIMATED FEATURE FILM 2013. A committee consisting of EFA Board Members Bruno Chatelin, producer (France) and Marek Rozenbaum, producer (Israel), as well as producer Manuel Cristóbal (Spain) and the journalists Daniel Couvreur (Belgium) and Lisa Nesselson (France), all three of them represent...
European Film Academy Honours Pedro Almodóvar
The European Film Academy takes great pleasure in presenting Pedro Almodóvar with the honorary award EUROPEAN ACHIEVEMENT IN WORLD CINEMA for his outstanding body of work. “I am very thankful for this award. From its creation, the European Film Academy has been very generous with me and my closest collaborators,” stated Pedro Almodóvar upon receiving the news, “I share with them the joy of this award”. With a background in independent theatre, Super-8-fil...
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> THE AWARDS WATCH
Foreign Oscar submissions are announced
"The Past" The submission list for the 86th Annual Academy Awards' foreign-language category is complete, with a record 76 countries selecting (last year, a then-record 71 countries submitted in the end). Full list of submissions is below. Afghanistan - Wajma (An Afghan Love Story), directed by Barmak Akram (Dari) Albania - Agon, directed by Robert Budina A scene from "Child's Pose." ...
07.10.2013 | Editor's blog |
Revolution was awarded A Wine Country Film Festival "Gaia Film Award"
Revolution was awarded A Wine Country Film Festival "Gaia Film Award" for bringing profound awareness of Environmental Issues of the world today. The Gaia Film Award, established in 1990 on the occasion of the twentieth anniversary of Earth Day, is Awarded when we find extraordinary films that inform our experience of the planet. REVOLUTION is the perfect blend of great cinematography, inspired commitment and well researched ecological concerns. Congratulations. Step...
07.10.2013 | Revolution's blog |
9th Zurich Film Festival Awards
The four juries of the 9th Zurich Film Festival competition categories have presented their respective main award, the Golden Eye, to Mexico (International Feature Film), Denmark (International Documentary Film), Germany (German-Language Feature Film) and Switzerland (German-Language Documentary Film). The awards go to LA JAULA DE ORO from Diego Quemada-Diez (Mexico), LEJ EN FAMILIE A/S (RENT A FAMILY INC.) from Kaspar Astrup Schroeder (Denmark), FINSTERWORLD from Frauke Finsterwalder (...
07.10.2013 | Editor's blog |
Shriekfest awards An American Terror Best Horror Feature Film
Shriekfest, the Los Angeles International Film Festival & Screenplay Competiton was a huge success! Denise Gossett, festival director, once again hosted Shriekfest Oct 3-6th at Raleigh Studios in Hollywood. Shriekfest screened almost 45 films and had 30 screenplay finalists & 10 original song finalists. "An American Terror" directed by Haylar Garcia took the Grand Jury prize for Best Horror Feature Film, "Abducted" directed by Glen Scantlebury and Lucy Phillips took...
07.10.2013 | Editor's blog |
Celebratory Award Ceremony at Filmfest Hamburg
Last night six prizes were awarded during the closing ceremony of the Filmfest Hamburg and in the presence of actress Isabella Rossellini. Director Hany Abu-Assad, whose film "Omar" was screened as the closing film at the sold-out CinemaxX Dammtor, was also a guest of honour. Two other awards, the Douglas-Sirk Award and the Michel Award, had been previously presented. Julia Westlake hosted the evening’s festivities. Festi...
07.10.2013 | Editor's blog |
Dallas Buyer’s Club wins Sebastiane Award 2013
GEHITU, gay, lesbian, bisexual and transexual´s association of the Basque Country has decided to grant the SEBASTIANE 2013 award to the movie Dallas Buyer’s Club, directed by Jean-Marc Vallée, and screened in the Pearls section of the 61 San Sebastian Film Festival. According to the Jury, consisting of the members of Gehitu Igor Blanco, Joseba Errekalde, Juanjo Arin, Nicolás Subirán, Javi Irigoien, Joaquín Garrido, chaired by Pavel Cortés (direct...
03.10.2013 | SanSebastian's blog |
The awards of the 10th Naoussa International Film Festival
The anniversary 10th Naoussa International Film Festival concluded last night meeting great success. The main characteristic of this great celebration of culture, cinema and creativity was the impressive and enthusiastic audience presence at all the events! The venues of the Festival proved inadequate to host the passionate for moments of cultural uplift audience! From 25 to 29 of September NIFF proved that loves cinema presenting 213 enjoyable short films from 50 countries. ...
30.09.2013 | Editor's blog |
trinidad+tobago film festival Awards
Competition winners at the 2013 trinidad+tobago film festival were revealed today at a ceremony in Port of Spain as the 8th edition of the popular Caribbean film festival winds to a close. A total of 142 films were screened as part of the 2013 trinidad+tobago film festival (ttff), which began on September 17th and officially closes tomorrow night. Of the 50 feature films screened at ttff, 23 were Caribbean and diaspora films, which represented 14 countries. Five of the films ...
30.09.2013 | Editor's blog |
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> THE FESTIVAL CIRCUIT
OFFline Film Festival in Ireland
Charming little festival launched by Bill O' Herlihy (Irish Film Board); based in the Georgian midlands town Birr in Ireland this year celebrates its 4th year running 9th of October-13th of October www.offlinefilmfestival.com An exciting event for film lovers and filmmakers of a small community in a graceful wide streets and elegant buildings of Birr, right in the middle of the Ireland. The Festival shows Irish and international films in unusual places around the town; it contains feat...
08.10.2013 | Radmila Djurica's blog |
FIRST TIME FEST is set for April 3 – 7, 2014
The Second Time Around for FIRST TIME FEST is set for April 3 – 7, 2014, announced Fest Co-Founders Johanna Bennett and Mandy Ward at a kick-off event at FTF’s new home. NeueHouse (110 East 25th St.). NeueHouse will be the location for panels, workshops, selected film presentations, parties and the filmmaker lounge. FTF will continue to present film programs at the Loews Village VII (11th St. & Third Ave.) Martin Scorsese, who presented Darren Aronofsky wi...
07.10.2013 | Editor's blog |
PREMIÈRE LATINA @ 2013 Rio International Film Festival
PREMIÈRE LATINA. Programme 2013 Listed: Portuguese title/Original title/English title HELI (Heli) By Amat Escalante Mexico, France, Germany, Netherlands, 2013. 105min Estela is 12. She lives in a small Mexican town and is hopelessly in love with a young police cadet. He wants to run away with her. In order to fulfill his dream, he steals a few drug packages. As a consequence, Estela’s family will have to face the violence that devastates the region. The film stirred up ...
07.10.2013 | Festival Do Rio Rio De Janeiro International Film Festival's blog |
The Montreal Stop Motion Film Festival Line up for the 5th anniversary edition
October 18th, 19th, and 20th, 2013 The fifth edition of the Montreal Stop Motion Film Festival is proud to announce the release of its official program for 2013. This year, the Festival will be taking place on October 18th, 19th, and 20th in the J.A. de Sève Theater at Concordia University (1453 Mackay Street, Montreal). 2013 is a very special year. Not only is it the 5th edition of the Montreal Stop Motion Film Festival, but it is also the 20th anniversary of the release of The...
07.10.2013 | Editor's blog |
The Female Eye Film Festival (FeFF) is an annual international women director’s film festival. The FeFF illuminates the best of independent filmmakers and offers a cinematic perspective through the Female Eye. We showcase high caliber independent films in drama, comedy, sci-fi, action, horror, documentary, animation and experimental by debut, emerging, established filmmakers. Moderated Q & A’s with the directors follow each and every program (screenings are 2 hrs. in duratio...
07.10.2013 | Female Eye Film Festival FEFF's blog |
Focus Germany at the Duhok 2nd International Film Festival
Every year the Duhok IFF brings certain talent from different countries into focus, aiming to create a network with the country in spotlight. This year the festival is very happy to present a sel...
07.10.2013 | Editor's blog |
Festival du court métrage de Clermont-Ferrand : panorama
Two main retrospectives to discover, re-discover or look further into the cinematography of a country, a special theme or topic. http://www.clermont-filmfest.com/index.php?m=153 Light Is Calling: Twenty First Century American Short Films Far off, a light is calling. A northern light illuminates the screen, the eyes and the minds of those explorers who delve into the underground, perfect the experimental, push back the frontiers of fict...
07.10.2013 | Editor's blog |
The Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival (LALIFF) has released the program for its 16th festival which will take place from Thursday, October 10th through Monday, October 14th. The 5-day event will highlight the best films and showcase both the auters and amatuers from 14 different Latin filmmaking countries. See www.latinofilm.org for the detailed program. "We are very excited and honored to...
07.10.2013 | Editor's blog |
Finnish Film Affair wrapped up successfully
The second edition of the Finnish Film Affair was held in Helsinki from September 24 to 26 in connection with the Helsinki International Film Festival – Love & Anarchy. The event presented about 30 Finnish films, either finished or in development, to a record audience of over 60 international industry guests. The international participants included representatives of sales companies (e.g. Fortissimo, Hanway, Wild Bunch), distributors (e.g. Soda Pict...
07.10.2013 | Editor's blog |
Nordic Film Days Lübeck (Oct. 30 - Nov. 3rd) highlights
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NORDIC FILM DAYS LÜBECK presents its 55. festival edition from 30. October to 3. November 2013, with innovative and expressive filmmaking from Scandinavia, the Baltic States and Northern Germany as Europe’s biggest festival for Nordic Film outside of Scandinavia. A press conference provided insight into the first highlights and innovations of the upcoming programme, presented by Annette Borns, Senator for Cultural Affairs of the Hanseatic City of Lübeck,&n...
07.10.2013 | Editor's blog |
Packed London Film Festival programme launched
Friday, 4 October 2013 A huge range of events, screenings and services is announced for the industry programme at the 57th BFI London Film Festival in partnership with American Express. Saving Mr. Banks (2013) The 57th BFI London Film Festival in partnership with American Express today reveals an excitin...
07.10.2013 | Editor's blog |
Scandinavian Panorama: the world festivals’ best from Scandinavia in Kiev for the 4th time
The Program is going to present the world festivals’ best from Scandinavia in Kiev for the 4th time. Now it shares a record number of 10 films where you will find cinematic delights of any kind, starting with the history of Pirate Bay to love story of Liv Ullman and Ingmar Bergman. “8-Ball” is a new work of Aku Louhimies who Molodist’s audience knows for his film “Naked Harbour” that he personally presented last year in Kiev. Now Lou...
08.10.2013 | Molodist's blog |
50th Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival has begun
50th International Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival (4- 11th October 2013); organized in collaboration with Antalya Metropolitan Municipality and the Antalya Culture and Art Foundation (AKSAV) unwrapped with a spectacular reception at Harrington Park Resort on Friday the 4th of October, followed by a grand opening ceremony at Glass Pyramid last night. The Mayor of Antalya City and the Honorary President of AKSAV; Prof. Mustafa Akaydın and The President of AKSAV Tufan Dağıstanlı w...
06.10.2013 | International Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival's blog |
Winners of 2013 Sepanta Awards @ 6th Annual 'Iranian Film Festival - San Francisco'
Winners of 2013 Sepanta Awards @ 6th Annual 'Iranian Film Festival - San Francisco' Announced: Best Film: Parviz Best Director: Majid Barzegar for Parviz Best Actor: Levon Haftvan for Parviz Best Actress: Leila Hatami for Meeting Leila Best Screenplay: Hamed Rajabi, Bardia Yadegari, Majid Barzegar for Parviz Best Cinematography: Amin Jafari for Parviz Best Documentary: No Burqas Behind Bars, dire
05.10.2013 | Iranian Film Festival - San Francisco®'s blog |
Sonoma Filmmakers @ Petaluma International Film Festival
For the first time, Petaluma International Film Festival, will present a collection of films made by local filmmakers from Sonoma County to support the local film community and its filmmakers: Chocolates [Laura Owen & Aron Campisano], Sky is the Roof [Beth Nelsen], Kitty Litter [Greg Blatman], The World is My Stage [Paul Winston], Rat Face Burattino [Bret Smith]. The directors of these films will be present
05.10.2013 | Petaluma International Film Festival®'s blog |
WINNERS OF V INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN TELEVISION FESTIVAL “DYTIATKO”
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The winners of V International Television Festival “Dytiatko” were awarded their prizes at a solemn closing ceremony. The Best Fiction Film of a Children Studio – Cinema studio ArtekFilm, film My vocation (the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Ukraine); prize – video camera; The Best Documentary Film of a Children Studio – Children and youth TV channel Tamyr, film Obstacles.net (No obstacles) (city of Ufa, Bashkortostan; Russia); prize – laptop co...
03.10.2013 | DytiatkoFest's blog |
István Szabó and Ferenc Takacs on MISKOLC Jameson CineFest IFF 2013
03.10.2013 | Radmila Djurica's blog |
(Abstract): Jameson Cinefest MISKOLC IFF 2013 FIPRESCI Jury, after hard work of 10 days awarded Singapour film ILO ILO (ILOILO) directed by the Singapore director Anthony Chen. This is Chen’s first feature film and it was selected for the Camera d’Or Award at prestigious 66th Cannes Film Festival. The film also reflects very well on the peak of the Asian financial crisis in the late 1997. It is the first Singapour drama, accepted in a manner, as an independent indie fea...
03.10.2013 | Radmila Djurica's blog |
THE 5th "DYTIATKO" FESTIVAL GATHERED GUESTS FROM EVERY CORNER OF THE WORLD
In the Dovzhenko Cinema Theatre, during the ceremony of summing up the results of the 5th "Dytiatko" International Children's Television Festival, the Festival's President, Chairman of Kharkiv Regional Council, Sergii Chernov, addressed the participants of the children's creative work fete. "The 5th 'Dytiatko' International Children's Television Festival is coming to a close, and today we meet in order to sum up the results of these unforgettable days. &q...
01.10.2013 | DytiatkoFest's blog |
SERGII CHERNOV: I WOULD LIKE THE FESTIVAL'S PARTICIPANTS NOT TO LOOK FOR EASY WAYS
Chairman of the Organising Committee of "Dytiatko" International Children's Television Festival, Chairman of Kharkiv Regional Council, Sergii Chernov, and Chaorperson of the Festival's jury, presenter of "Karusel" TV Channel (1st Channel, World Network), author and presenter at "Radio Russia", artistic director of "'Raduga' Musical Children's Theatre", composer of the animated cartoon series "Smeshariki", Marina Landa, answere...
01.10.2013 | DytiatkoFest's blog |
MAIKKI KANTOLA: I LEARNT A LOT DURING THE TRAINING IN KHARKIV
Maikki Kantola (Finland), a renowned trainer in the field of animated and documentary films creatoin, shared with the journalists her impressions of working in Kharkiv. “All the children and youth I met here are very creative and full of energy, however they are patient when creating cartoons as animation is a time-consuming and painstaking process”, - said Maikki Kantola. Maikki also mentioned that she also gained a lot from the workshops and learnt more about the ...
01.10.2013 | DytiatkoFest's blog |
INTERNATIONAL MEDIA CONFERENCE “GLOBAL VILLAGE, CHILDREN, TELEVISION AND CINEMA”
September, 26 in the framework of V International Children Television Festival “Dytiatko” and СІFEJ days in Ukraine Kharkiv National University named after V.N. Karazin hosts the International Media Conference “Global village, children, television and cinema”. The participants were greeted by Sergii Chernov, the head of Kharkiv Regional Council and convener of festival “Dytiatko”, and Vil Bakirov, the rector of the university. “...
01.10.2013 | DytiatkoFest's blog |
Watch the 61st San Sebastian International Film Festival photo gallery
You may watch the 61st San Sebastian photo gallery here: https://picasaweb.google.com/100861799416561460469/61stSANSEBASTIANFILMFESTIVAL#slideshow/5927827115688524962 Enjoy!! ...
30.09.2013 | SanSebastian's blog |
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> THE PARTNERS FESTIVALS
Flickerfest 2013 – 23rd International Short Film Festival Final call for shorts october 11
The 2014 Festival will include the following competitions: International - Australian - Documentary - GreenFlicks (Environmental) FlickerUp (Australian School Students Competition)
AWARDS
Award for Best International Short Film - (Academy® accredited)
Award for Best Animation - (Academy® accredited)
Award for Best Australian Short Film - (Academy® accredited)
*plus a host of industry & cash prizes across all competitions
recognising excellence in the short film form valued at over $40,000 AUD
Entries close 11th October 2013 Click here to submit
The Garden State Film Festival was founded to promote the art of filmmaking on all levels by showcasing a wide variety of film, video and animated works as well as provide educational programs in the creative arts to the public by industry leaders. We have started accepting film entries for our next festival. FINAL Deadline is December 1st, 2013
Announcing the GSFF Movie Music Competition.This is the first competition of this kind in Film Festival History. Submit any original movie music from an independent film and it will be judged by music professionals with awards in multiple categories.
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
Taiwan International Children s Film Festival TICFF's blog |
YOUPIX.ORG - Not Another Screenplay Competition!
Years ago, PROJECT GREEN LIGHT offered new talents a platform to compete but it was short lived for obvious reasons, the business model didn’t work. The movies lost money. Unlike all of these different platforms that had good intentions in helping discover new talent, at YOUPIX.ORG, we have eliminated many mistakes to dramatically increase the odds of success for this new indie platform.
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... Submit Now
Make YOUR Movie Contest on youpix.org!
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... Submit Now
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 ... 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 now
Submit to the North Hollywood CineFest! April 2014!
The 1st Annual North Hollywood CineFest will take place in April of 2014 and will last 4 exciting days of independent film showcasing at the beautiful Laemmle NoHo 7 digital theaters located in the heart of the NoHo Arts District in North Hollywood, CA.
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 now
Prepare to submit your projects to the 3D Stereo Media Market, free registration
3D Film Mart (3DFM) 3-6 December 2013., 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.
Producers of 3D contents (for cinema, TV, ...) who have projects for S-3D contents (feature, documentary, animation, alternative content, ...) at an early stage of development, and are looking for financing, are invited to submit their projects to the market.... Submit Now
International Television & Film Awards calling
New York Festival's World's Best Television & Films competition honors programming in all lengths and forms from over 50 countries. Dedicated to both the Television and Film industries, categories mirror today's global trends and encourage the next generation of story-tellers and talent: Animation, Comedy, Corporate, Drama, Documentary, Feature Films, Music Videos, News, Promos, Reality Shows, Sports, Telenovelas, Webisodes, Best Performance by an Actor/Actress, Special Event, Innovation, and Technical Production Team...Submit Now
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> THE FILM PARADE
Revolution will screen in Uruguay at Atlantidoc
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07.10.2013 | Revolution's blog |
THE FIFTH WHEEL by Giovanni Veronesi to Open Rome Film Festival
Pic retraces 40 years of history from the new departures of the 60s to the beginning of Berlusconi in the 90s Rome, October 3, 2013 - THE FIFTH WHEEL by Giovanni Veronesi will be the Opening Film of the 8th edition of the Rome Film Festival (October 8 to 17). Starring Elio Germano (2007 Palm D'Or for Best Actor) and Alessandra Mastronardi (last seen in Woody Allen’s "To Rome with Love"), Veronesi’s encompassing drama depicts the tidal changes of th...
07.10.2013 | Editor's blog |
50th Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival has begun
50th International Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival (4- 11th October 2013); organized in collaboration with Antalya Metropolitan Municipality and the Antalya Culture and Art Foundation (AKSAV) unwrapped with a spectacular reception at Harrington Park Resort on Friday the 4th of October, followed by a grand opening ceremony at Glass Pyramid last night. The Mayor of Antalya City and the Honorary President of AKSAV; Prof. Mustafa Akaydın and The President of AKSAV Tufan Dağıstanlı w...
06.10.2013 | International Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival's blog |
36th Denver Film Festival (SDFF) announces Gala presentations
Festival sets Labor Day for Opening Night, Nebraska for Big Night, August: Osage County for Centerpiece and At Middleton for Closing Night The 36th Starz Denver Film Festival (SDFF), sponsored by Starz Entertainment and produced by the Denver Film Society, announced today its Red Carpet Galas and Special Presentations. Recognized as the Rocky Mountain Region's premier film event, SDFF attracts nearly 55,000 filmgoers and is widely recognized for presenting Academy Awa...
04.10.2013 | Editor's blog |
Revolution premieres in Liban at Beirut International Film Festival in the Panorama section
Opening film : GRAVITY by Alfonso Cuaron Closing film: THE IMMIGRANT by James Gray http://www.beirutfilmfestival.org/panorama.html The festival runs October 2 - 10 it is juried by Nigol Bezjian Mouna Mounayer Diana Moukalled ...
02.10.2013 | Revolution's blog |
MAIKKI KANTOLA: I LEARNT A LOT DURING THE TRAINING IN KHARKIV
Maikki Kantola (Finland), a renowned trainer in the field of animated and documentary films creatoin, shared with the journalists her impressions of working in Kharkiv. “All the children and youth I met here are very creative and full of energy, however they are patient when creating cartoons as animation is a time-consuming and painstaking process”, - said Maikki Kantola. Maikki also mentioned that she also gained a lot from the workshops and learnt more about the ...
01.10.2013 | DytiatkoFest's blog |
NYFF51 Review: Captain Phillips
By Maria Esteves – September 30, 2013 The 51st New York Film Festival (NYFF51) Opening Night World Premiere of CAPTAIN PHILLIPS, directed by Paul Greengrass commenced Friday, September 27, 2013 at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center. Industry executives, celebrity guests, festival members, cast and crew attended the world premiere. CAPTAIN PHILLIPS, a real life psychological thriller based upon the book A Captain's Duty: Somali Pirates, Navy SEALS, and Dangerous Days at Sea, by Captain ...
30.09.2013 | Aviva Press's blog |
The Crash Reel opens Vermont Film Fest
THE CRASH REEL Opening Night film, 6pm at The Film House, 3rd floor, Main Street Landing Preforming Arts Center, 60 Lake Street, Burlington. Through 20 years of astounding action and verité footage, THE CRASH REEL chronicles the epic rise of snowboarder Kevin Pearce which culminates in a life-changing crash. The film is directed by two-time Academy Award® nominated filmmaker Lucy Walker. THE CRASH REEL is a profoundly moving portrait of an extraordinary famil...
30.09.2013 | Editor's blog |
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> PEOPLE IN THE SPOTLIGHT
Bruno Chatelin in the jury of Regiofun
FEATURE FILM COMPETITION Bruno Chatelin Bruno Chatelin started his professional career in the biggest international advertising agencies such as Publicis, DMM Masius and JWT, where he cooperated with e.g. Unilever, Mars Foods and Mastercard. In 1985 he went into film distribution on behalf of Sony, which he left after ten years, so as to create a fusion of 20th Century Fox with UGC in France. After the fusion, he quickly situated the company on th...
08.10.2013 | REGIOFUN's blog |
Braunschweig Film Festival honors Birgit Hein
The 27th Braunschweig International Film Festival (05.-10.11.2013) pays homage to Birgit Hein, filmmaker and performance artist. Birgit Hein, who is considered to be the pioneer of underground- and experimental film, will be personally presenting nine of her films from the years between 1968 and 2013. Born in 1942, Birgit Hein studies history of art and theatre arts in Cologne. Her profound involvement in the fine arts lead her to develop a strong interest ...
07.10.2013 | Editor's blog |
Nicolas Gonda will deliver the Keynote Address at the American Film Market’s Marketing Conference
Nicolas Gonda, Producer and Co-Founder of Tugg Inc, will deliver the Keynote Address at the American Film Market’s Marketing Conference on Monday, November 11th. The 2013 American Film Market (AFM), the world’s largest motion-picture trade show, takes place November 6th – 13th in Santa Monica. As a producer, Gonda has worked with Terrence Malick on The Tree of Life and To the Wonder. He has several projects in various stages of production, which include p...
07.10.2013 | American Film Market Dailies's blog |
New York Lauds Godard with Awesome Retrospective
Fifty years ago this fall, from September 10-19, 1963, the first New York Film Festival was held. The cinema world was different in those days. In an era before home video and DVDs, the few venues for film fanatics to see non-mainstream or foreign films were repertory cinemas, college film societies or festivals. The top grossing film that year was Cleopatra, starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. And although Beatlemania had reached a critical mass in Britain, the band had yet to conqu...
05.10.2013 | Robert Bodrog's blog |
Filmfest Hamburg waits for Rasoulof
Mohammad Rasoulof © Elle Driver Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof will probably be unable to attend the German 1 October premiere of his film „Manuscripts Don’t Burn” at Filmfest Hamburg. Rasoulof had flown to Iran on 19 September, hoping to return to Hamburg on 26 September. Filmfest Hamburg has learned, however, that Iranian authorities confiscated Rasoulof’s passport upon his arrival. So far, it has not been returned to him. ...
30.09.2013 | Editor's blog |
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09.03.2009 | Pro Services's blog |
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 |
Nicolas Gonda will deliver the Keynote Address at the American Film Market’s Marketing Conference
Nicolas Gonda, Producer and Co-Founder of Tugg Inc, will deliver the Keynote Address at the American Film Market’s Marketing Conference on Monday, November 11th. The 2013 American Film Market (AFM), the world’s largest motion-picture trade show, takes place November 6th – 13th in Santa Monica. As a producer, Gonda has worked with Terrence Malick on The Tree of Life and To the Wonder. He has several projects in various stages of production, which include p...
07.10.2013 | American Film Market Dailies's blog |
Winning projects of the Netherlands Production Platform announced
Today the Netherlands Film Festival announced the winning projects of the Netherlands Production Platform, the coproduction market for European film projects that are presented to a select group of film professionals and potential film financiers. The aim of the Platform is to launch these projects by encouraging networking and collaboration among relevant representatives in the film industry. A selection was made from over 80 submissions and includes 23 projects from 15 different countries. ...
29.09.2013 | Editor's blog |
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La European Film Academy Honore Catherine Deneuve
L’actrice française recevra le Lifetime Achievement Award La European Film Academy a l'honneur d’attribuer le LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD à Catherine Deneuve pour récompenser l'ensemble de sa carrière. Issue d'une famille d'acteurs, c'est par hasard que Catherine De...
08.10.2013 | European Film Awards's blog |
15 Courts Métrages Nominés aux European Film Awards 2013
La European Film Academy et EFA Productions sont heureux de révéler la liste des courts métrages nominés. Dans chacun des 15 festivals de film, un jury indépendant a récompensé l’un des courts métrages européens en compétition qui a obtenu une nomination dans la catégorie court métrage pour les European Film Awards. Les nominés sont : Court Métrage Nominé Vila do Con...
08.10.2013 | European Film Awards's blog |
La European Film Academy désigne trois Films d'Animation
La European Film Academy est fière d'annoncer les trois nominations dans la catégorie FILM D'ANIMATION EUROPEEN 2013. Un comité constitué de membres EFA Bruno Chatelin, producteur (France) et Marek Rozenbaum, producteur (Israël), ainsi que le producteur Manuel Cristóbal (Espagne) et le journaliste Daniel Couvreur (Belgique)et Lisa Nesselson (France), tout trois font partie de CARTOON, l'Association Européenne du Film d'Animation, on...
08.10.2013 | European Film Awards's blog |
Le palmarès de la 29ème édition du Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur
28ème FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL DU FILM FRANCOPHONE DE NAMUR PALMARES 2013 Ce vendredi 4 octobre, le 28ème Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur s’est clôturé par la cérémonie de remise des Bayards d’Or et la projection en première mondiale du film belge « Les âmes de papier » de Vincent Lannoo, en présence du réalisateur, de son scénariste François Uzan et de son producteu...
07.10.2013 | Editor's blog |
Palmarès du festival de Biarritz
PALMARÈS 22ème ÉDITION FESTIVAL BIARRITZ AMÉRIQUE LATINE Avec près de 35 000 spectateurs dans les salles pour sa 22ème édition, le FESTIVAL BIARRITZ AMÉRIQUE LATINE a vu sa fréquentation bondir de 20%! Un nouveau record qui témoigne du véritable engouement du public pour le cinéma latino. LONGS-MÉTRAGES : Le jury présidé par Martine Clermont-Tonnerre entourée d’Emm...
07.10.2013 | Editor's blog |
Un état du monde… et du cinéma au Forum des images
Un état du monde… et du cinéma au Forum des images organise du 8 au 17 novembre. Questionner le monde par le prisme du cinéma tel est l’objet du festival qui rassemble une quarantaine de films récents sur des questions politiques, sociales, économiques et culturelles. Avant-premières, films inédits, rencontres exceptionnelles et tables rondes se déroulent en présence de nombreux cinéastes et pe...
07.10.2013 | Editor's blog |
Les RIDM annoncent leurs films d’ouverture et de clôture
Les Rencontres internationales du documentaire de Montréal (RIDM) auront l’honneur de présenter en première québécoise le film The Square (Al Midan) de la cinéaste égyptienne Jehane Noujaim, lors de leur soirée d’ouverture qui aura lieu le 13 novembre prochain. Cette épopée documentaire fait le récit des évènements récents en Égypte. Dix jours et 135 films plus tard, le festival...
07.10.2013 | Editor's blog |
Le programme Euromed Audiovisuel III de l’Union européenne et l’ l’Observatoire européen de l’audiovisuel ont organisé, en collaboration avec l’Union de Radiodiffusion des Etats Arabes (ASBU), la 1ère réunion du groupe d’experts en matière de télévision et de services audiovisuels à la demande, à Tunis, les 23 -24 Septembre 2013. Lors de cette réunion, le...
03.10.2013 | Editor's blog |
Les préparatifs du Festival des 3 Continents
La 35ème édition du Festival des 3 Continents se déroulera du 19 au 26 novembre 2013 à Nantes (France). Chaque année depuis 1979, le Festival des 3 Continents propose des films de fiction et des documentaires d'Afrique, d'Amérique latine et d'Asie. La Sélection Officielle présente, en compétition, douze longs métrages inédits en France et, hors compétition, des films repérés durant l...
03.10.2013 | Editor's blog |
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