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> THE FESTIVAL CIRCUIT
RIP Nelson Mandela July 18, 1918 - December 5, 2013 Bahamas International Film Festival 10th Edition. BIFF 2013, Honoured Guest Danny Glover. festival director Leslie Vandepool, Movies and conferences. Beautiful Islands. Filmfestivals.com Musivision Logo. Video by Laurie Gordon all rights reserved. Music by Summer Heart -( Laurie on vox ooh's aaah's) I Miss You. & Down de Road by Authentic Calypso Band Dedicated to Nelson Mandela. Cameo Muhammed Ali - Little Leslie. :) ...
DC Shorts turns the spotlight on truly independent short films created around the globe. In 2013, we received over 1,200 entries from 51 nations. We ultimately programed 152 films into 18 unique showcases that played over 11 days to a combined audience of over 9,300 people. Our main judging criteria is STORY. Do you have an interesting, original story about developed, well-written characters? If so, then you are a good fit for us. W...
The road to success in non-scripted formats and factual programming in Asia. Whether you are producing or commissioning programmes, whether you are creating ideas, selling or buying: the international business of entertainment is changing dramatically. But how do you develop an idea ‘from scratch to screen’ and build it into a business? The international business of entertainment is complex, even for the most experienced players. Where do you scout w...
17th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival finished on Sunday after drawing a record number of viewers to the cinemas of the Estonian capital city over two weeks. The attendance peaked at the all time high of just over 77500 spectators, more than 10 per cent increase from the last edition. 17th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival finished on Sunday after drawing a record number of viewers to the cinemas of the Estonian capital city over two weeks. The attendance peaked at t...
Celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2014, the Festival has introduced global audiences to some of the most groundbreaking films of the past three decades, including Beasts of the Southern Wild, Fruitvale Station, Little Miss Sunshine, An Education, sex, lies, and videotape, Reservoir Dogs,The Cove, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, An Inconvenient Truth, Precious, and Napoleon Dynamite, and through its New Frontier initiative, has showcased the cinem...
Every year, Sundance Institute selects more than 1,800 volunteers – more than half of whom live in Utah – to help create a global platform for independent film. Volunteers assist in all areas of the Festival—from theatre entrances to shuttle stops. Local, insider knowledge is always helpful, and of course, there are exciting benefits such as being among the first to see the best new independent films. Applications are now being accepted at http://www.sundance.org/volunt...
Sundance Institute brings Utah residents a year-round series of events that best represents the Institute’s spectrum of artist programs. Free community events feature screenings, musical performances and discussions from recent and past Institute Alumni in conjunction with local community collaborators. Sundance Institute gratefully acknowledges the generous support of Principal Sponsor Zions Bank, and Community Supporters, Promontory Foundation, Red Butte Garden, Salt Lake City Arts Counc...
Sundance Institute today announced that the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, which took place in Park City, Salt Lake City and Ogden, Utah in January, generated an overall economic impact of close to $70 million for the State of Utah, according to the independent annual economic and demographic study conducted by the University of Utah’s Bureau of Economic and Business Research at the David Eccles School of Business (BEBR). The Economic Report, posted in full on the Sundance Institute ...
Dutch producers Volya Films and Waterland Film have been selected for Hubert Bals Fund Plus in fall 2013. Each receives a grant of €50,000 from the Netherlands Film Fund for co-producing a Hubert Bals Fund-supported film. Volya Films co-produces Big Father, Small Father (Vietnam), and Waterland Film co-produces Women of the Weeping River (the Philippines). Big Father, Small Father is the second film by Phan Dang Di (1976, Vietnam), whose debut film Bi, Don’t Be Afraid premiered at th...
There's a film festival just around the corner! The 43rd International Film Festival Rotterdam will take place from 22 January to 2 February 2014. Sacro GRA The central theme of IFFR 2014 has been announced: as a prelude to the European elections next year, IFFR brings a multi-strand Signal called The State of Europe. ...
RULES FOR THE ACTION4CLIMATE COMPETITION SHOW US WHAT CLIMATE CHANGE MEANS TO YOU! ACTION4CLIMATE video challenge invites young aspiring filmmakers to produce and submit a 1-12 minute video documentary telling a story about climate change. How is climate change impacting your community? What are you doing about it? What needs to be done to solve the climate challenge? ELIGIBILITY The contest is open to young filmmakers from all over the world (individuals and teams of 5 or less) in ...
> THE PARTNER FESTIVALS
Sonoma Film Festival April 2 - 6, 2013
Now in its 17th year, the Sonoma International Film Festival (April 2-6,2014) takes place in the heart of Northern California’s Wine Country and features more than 90 hand-selected films including independent features, documentaries, world cinema, shorts and a showcase of Spanish language films. All films are shown at intimate venues within walking distance on Sonoma’s historic plaza. The Festival is dedicated to promoting independent film, supporting filmmakers around the world and inspiring film lovers.
The Silver Springs International Film Festival is an international cultural event created to elevate awareness of Ocala/Marion County, FL, Florida’s Silver Springs State Park and the area’s contributions to the cinema, as well as the cultural landscape of Florida. The springs have inspired generations of nature lovers and filmmakers alike; serving as a dramatic backdrop for countless film, television and commercial shoots and the “laboratory” where cinematography legend Bruce Mozert conceived, developed and perfected underwater photography.
The first Festival is set to be held in Historic Downtown Ocala in the beautifully restored Marion Theatre. Visit our page and download the manual Entry Form.
Since 1994, Cinemad schedules the most recent and risky films, anticipating the blockbusters trends, discovering new talents and creating trends. At the same time that rescues of the past authentic masterpieces, that because of the lack of promotion went unnoticed by commercial cinemas in our country.
During all these editions, Cinemad has premiered films from directors such as Martin Scorsese, Kim Ki-Duk and Jim Jarmusch, reaching one of its main goals: Become a space where novice filmmakers ,from different countries, can display and spread new proposals, next to other filmmakers more consecrated.
In 2000, the festival became International with it's Shortfilm contest. Now we move on step forward with our first “Work in Progress Contest (WIPP)” for Feature Films, where we carry on searching for risky and newfangled audiovisual proposals, from all over the world.
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. Click here to submit
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
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
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
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
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
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
> THE AWARDS WATCH
American Hustle Named Best Picture The New York Film Critics Circle voted today for their picks for the 2013 awards at the Film Society at Lincoln Center. The awards will be handed out during their annual ceremony on Monday, January 6th at The Edison Ballroom. American Hustle was awarded Best Picture and 12 Years a Slave’s Steve McQueen was named Best Director. Cate Blanchett was selected as Best Actress for her role in Blue Jasmine and Robert Redford was chosen a...
The Awards Ceremony is always a highlight, with a wide range of prizes waiting to be handed out to the lucky winners. First up there is the “Audience Award of Mannheim-Heidelberg”, chosen by the audience themselves during voting that goes on during the entire course of the Festival. Further independent prizes are awarded by the Jury of the International Federation of Film Critics – FIPRESCI; and the Ecumenical Jury. The International Jury of the 62 International Filmfes...
At the 19th session of the World Cinema Fund (WCF) jury, five new film projects were recommended for production funding as well as three for distribution funding. Since its establishment in October 2004, the WCF has awarded production and distribution funding to a total of 119 projects chosen from 2,135 submissions from Africa, Latin America, the Middle East, Central and Southeast Asia, and the Caucasus. All of the WCF films completed to date have screened at cinemas and/or in the progr...
The main international competition EurAsia Grand Prix is awarded to THE GREAT BEAUTY / LA GRANDE BELLEZZA. Tridens Competition of Feature Debuts from the Baltic Sea and Nordic Countries jury awards the Best Film to "Of Horses and Men". The Heave(i)n award for the best Estonian film goes to the Estonian-Georgian co-production "Tangerines". With ”The Great Beauty&rdq...
Nearly 600 professionals, mostly exhibitors but also distributors, producers and sales agents met in Athens from November 21st to 24th for the 18th Annual Conference organized by Europa Cinemas. They came from 47 countries in Europe, Latin America, Asia, the Mediterranean and South Africa, and, for the second year in a row, Europa International sales agents were present too. Exhibitors were reminded that the cinema is not only the first release window for films, but also a social and creative...
Promoted by Entidad de Gestión de Derechos de los Productores Audiovisuales (EGEDA) and Federación Iberoamericana de Productores Cinematográficos y Audiovisuales (FIPCA), new awards were announced last week: Premios Platino del Cine Iberoamericano (Ibero-American Cinema Platino Awards). Enrique Cerezo, President of EGEDA (awards organization) and Executive President of Premios Platino explained that the Platino Awards aim to be recognition to the Ibero-American film...
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> PEOPLE IN THE SPOTLIGHT
Business administrator Andrea Kaul took up her position as the co-director of the European Film Market (EFM) on September 1, 2013. Together, she and EFM director Beki Probst will continue to develop the European Film Market. “Her expertise will reinforce the EFM in its coverage of new business fields on the ever-changing audiovisual landscape, including new television formats. I welcome her warmly to our team,” says Berlinale Director Dieter Kosslick. Andrea Kaul ...
At the 64th Berlin International Film Festival, British director Ken Loach will be honoured with an Homage, and awarded the Honorary Golden Bear for his lifetime achievements. “Ken Loach is one of Europe’s great directors. Over his almost 50-year career, he has shown an extraordinary degree of continuity, while remaining innovative at all times. His profound interest in people and their individual fates, as well as his critical commitment to society have found expression i...
Award-winning film directors and producers, and international organization representatives will select the winning entries: Bernardo Bertolucci - President of the Jury Atom Egoyan Marc Forster Mika Kaurismaki Rose Kuo Rachel Kyte Cynthia López Fernando Meirelles Mira Nair Bob Rafelson Walter Salles Pablo Trapero Wim Wenders SUBMIT www.action4climate.org ...
The Board of Trustees of Luxor African Film Festival (LAFF) decided to give a special tribute to Egyptian star Mahmoud Abdel-Aziz for his long and rich artistic career in Egyptian cinema. The Egyptian star accepted this tribute that will be given during the opening ceremony on March 18, 2014 as a special ritual in one of the Ancient Egyptian temples given the fact that the star is one of the priests of the art of acting in the African continent. As per the ongoing traditions of the festival, an...
Multi Oscar®-nominated Italian-American director David O’ Russell (Silver Linings Playbook, The Fighter), whose latest film is the highly anticipated star-studded crime caper American Hustle, has been named recipient of the Capri, Hollywood –International Film Festival’s coveted “Master of Cinematic Art Award.” The film will have its Italian premiere at the Festival on December 28th. In addition, Italy’s entry as Best Foreign Language Film for the 86t...
American actor Paul William Walker dies yesterday, November 30, after a fiery car crash in Valencia, California. Paul Walker was most known for his role as Brian O'Conner in the films ‘Fast and Furious’- 2001, 2003, 2009, 2011, 2013. Other credits include Varsity Blues, Eight Below, Into the Blue, She's All That and Takers. His latest film HOURS (2013), which premiered at the SXSW Film Festival, is scheduled for release this month. In writer/director Eric H...
> FILM TO WATCH
Hong Kong blockbuster FIRESTORM <<风暴>> starring Andy Lau and Gordon Lam Ka Tung made its world premiere at ScreenSingapore this evening. The red carpet event was held at Resorts World Sentosa and both Andy Lau and Gordon Lam graced the occasion. The movie is scheduled for Asia-wide release on 12 December. In Singapore, FIRESTORM is co-distributed by Clover Films, Golden Village Pictures and Starhub. ...
Viddsee launches all-new Channels and premieres regional short films for first time online, expands its network for curated micro-cinema content Expaanding its regional network for curated, quality micro-cinema content around Asia, Viddsee launches its all-new Channels to partner with content partners to showcase more short films online. The online video platform is also set to premiere new short films from around Asia - Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and Philippines - online for the ...
Revolution will play this week end out of competition http://www.therevolutionmovie.com/ Revolution is a film about changing the world. The true-life adventure of Rob Stewart, this follow-up to his acclaimed Sharkwater 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. In an effort to uncover the truth and find...
LEADING UP TO THE EUROPEAN FILM AWARDS: 26 BROADCASTERS HIGHLIGHT EUROPEAN CINEMA IN EUROVISION FILM WEEK The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and 26 of its Members, with cooperation from the European Film Academy (EFA) have joined forces to launch EUROVISION FILM WEEK - the most accessible film festival anywhere, and the first ever based exclusively on TV and radio. In the week leading up to the European Film Awards (7 December)*, these public service m...
Director, screenwriter, producer and actor George Clooney on the set of The Monuments Men. © 2013 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. All rights reserved. Not for sale or duplication The international premiere of George Clooney’s dramatic adventure The Monuments Men will be presented in the official programme of the 64th Berlin International Film Festival. “Over five million cultural assets stolen by the Nazis were returned to their countries of...
The 64th Berlin International Film Festival will open at the Berlinale Palast on February 6, 2014 with the world premiere of Wes Anderson’s The Grand Budapest Hotel. “We are very delighted that Wes Anderson will open the 64th Berlinale with his new film, The Grand Budapest Hotel. With unmistakeable Wes Anderson charm, this comedy promises to kick things off in a big way”, says Festival Director Dieter Kosslick. The Grand Budapest Hotel (UK/Germany) r...
Singapore’s Infinite Studio and Indonesia’s Screenplay Productions Announce a Joint Venture to produce a slate of Indonesian box office movies The MOU signing ceremony cum press conference for the announcement of one of Singapore-Indonesia’s largest film agreements to be held at the Asian Television Forum and ScreenSingapore 2013. We are honoured to have , join us in the event...
In Development: I Spy My Father. Documentary.director. Laurie Gordon. Completion 2015 Genre: Documentary Feature –Live action - animation Length: >90 min Production Company: MusiVision - Emotion Film Factory - Director: Laurie Gordon Delivery: 2015 I Spy My Father The 20th century zigzags its way through the short but intense life of enigmatic ...
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> STRICTLY BUSINESS
Sunday Brunch 11:00-12:00 pm Start your conference experience with a bang and enjoy a complimentary brunch buffet. Network with your peers and fill your ears with live music at this reception fully stocked with beer, wine, Bloody Marys and mimosas to get you ready for the day! Courtesy of Eventbrite and ETM Beverages compliments of Lagunitas, Dulce Vida, Deep Eddy, Naked G...
Date: December 10th 3:50-4:50 Chris Lowell made his directorial debut earlier this year with Beside Still Waters, which won both the Jury Prize and the Audience Award at the Austin Film Festival. Born and raised in Atlanta, GA, Chris studied film production at the University of Southern California before continuing his studies at the New School. He has had great success in his acting career, performing in Oscar nominated films (The Help, Up In The Air) and award winn...
Video capture of the first meeting of the Association. ...
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> LES NOUVELLES DU CIRCUIT
LES 26e EUROPEAN FILM AWARDS : LAURÉATS Plus de 2,900 membres de la European Film Academy - professionnels 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 LA GRANDE BELLEZZA Italie/France, 140 min RÉALISÉ PAR : Paolo Sorrentino ÉCRIT PAR : Paolo Sorrentino & U...
PARTNERS AV, LES 1ères RENCONTRES D’AFFAIRES DE L’INTEGRATION AUDIOVISUELLE, VOIT LE JOUR Les 4 et 5 juin 2014 à Disneyland Paris Leader dans l’organisation de salons professionnels et riche de l’expérience des salons SATIS et IT PARTNERS, Reed Expositions lance un nouveau salon entièrement dédié à l’intégration audiovisuelle. Le but de Partners AV : créer l’événemen...
Les boites contenant les 132 DVD sont annoncées aux membres de l'Académie qui les recevront dès le 18 Décembre. Voici le calendrier. Le 6 janvier 2014 - Vote Ouverture votre 1er tour César 2014 Le 6 janvier 2014 - Clôture du vote en ligne et Remise du Trophée César & Techniques 2014 Présentation de la version papier du Guide César & Techniques 2014 Le 27 janvier 2014 -...
YMAGIS (ISIN : FR0011471291, mnémo : MAGIS), le spécialiste des technologies numériques pour l’industrie du cinéma, annonce le déploiement opérationnel de la société SMARTJOG-YMAGIS Logistics, créée par SMARTJOG et YMAGIS. L’Assemblée Générale Extraordinaire de SMARTJOG-YMAGIS Logistics en date du 30 novembre 2013 a en effet approuvé les apports de la totalité des acti...
Pour la 21e édition du Festival International du Film Fantastique de Gérardmer, qui aura lieu du 29 janvier au 2 février 2014, le Président du Jury Longs Métrages sera la cinéaste: Jan Kounen « Heureux de revenir à Gérardmer, pour découvrir des films que j’espère créatifs, audacieux, et barrés! » Après Dario Argen...
L’Union Européenne de Radio-Télévision (UER) et 26 de ses membres ont uni leurs forces à celles de la European Film Academy (EFA) pour lancer la SEMAINE EUROVISION DU CINÉMA, le festival de cinéma le plus accessible de l'histoire et le premier à emprunter exclusivement les ondes de la télévision et de la radio. Au cours de la semaine précédant la remise des European Film Awards (le 7 décembre...
European Film Academy La cérémonie de remise des prix des European film Awards aua lieu le 7 décembre à Berlin! Chaque année, le People’s Choice Award de la European Film Academy donne l’occasion aux ci...
La 26e Cérémonie des European Film Awards qui se tiendra à Berlin le 7 décembre, réunira un impressionnant plateau d'acteurs et actrices Européens qui viendront notamment remettre des prix. L'Espagne sera largement représentée, avec des personnalités telles que Elena Anaya, Carlos Areces, Raúl Arévalo, Javier Cámara, Rossy de Palma, Hugo Silva, Miguel Ángel Silvestre, Blanca Suárez, Paz Ve...
Le Festival du Film pour Enfants de Lans en Vercors existe depuis plus de 25 ans. Films inédits, avant-premières, ateliers de réalisation etc. Ce Festival culturel a su s'inscrire dans le paysage événementiel national et même international. Un événement culturel soutenu par la commune de Lans en Vercors, le Parc Naturel Régional du Vercors et le Conseil Général de l'Isère. http://www.l...
Le conseil d'administration du festival de Louxor du africain (LAFF) a décidé de donner un hommage particulier au star égyptien Mahmoud Abdel-Aziz pour sa longue et riche carrière artistique dans le cinéma égyptien. Le star égyptien a accepté cet hommage qui sera remis lors de la cérémonie d'ouverture le 18 Mars 2014 comme un rituel spécial dans l'un des temples égyptiens antiques compte tenu du fait ...
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