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A Week in Festivals. Newsletter 640 - Filmfestivals.com
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Cannes Festival Directors Wine tasting Party scheduled for May 21st 5:00 - 7:00 pm - Mark The Date - more to follow
Filmfestivals.com Bruno Chatelin is looking forward to inviting all attending festival Directors in Cannes to our annual event. Tradition has it that each festival brings a bottle of a local wine or beverage. The other tradition is ...only FUN, only Festival directors (we insist: the event is reserved for festival organizers) Are you with us? Let's toast
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Come and join us in Cannes, on the American Pavilion, on 21 May, in the afternoon 3D Stereo MEDIA and UP3D are joining forces to prepare a workshop at Festival de Cannes, entitled "How to make your first 3D movie a full success", followed by a networking reception, bo...
Nous soutenons et vous recommendons vivement le programme de ce festival qui se déroulera en l'île de Saint-Honorat et dans Cannes, à deux pas du Palais : en L'église Notre Dame de Bon Voyage ILE DE SAINT-HONORAT Du samedi 17 au mercredi 21 mai Session de formation Diaconie de la Beauté : « L’Artiste et l’Image » sous la présidence de Mgr Le Gall, Archevêque de Toulouse...
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> TRIBECA DAILIES
Synopsis: Manos Sucias is a film about the port of Buenaventura-the most dangerous city in Colombia- where three men embark on a journey over the dark murky waters of the Pacific. A set of mysterious coordinates is their guide, a fishing net is their cover, and a narco-torpedo filled with 100kg of cocaine is their cargo. Following estranged brothers as they risk everything for a chance at a better life, Manos Sucias takes a close look at life at the bottom of the food chain in the international...
In the 80′s, if you wanted to attend a concert, you would either have to dial up on rotary phones to countless busy signals, OR else wait in line OVERNIGHT at the ticket outlet for a chance to see U2, Rush, Bruce Springsteen, Van Halen, or Bon Jovi. There was no point and click on ticketmaster or stubhub.com, and show up with a print out from your home computer option. The “Godfather of Shock Rock,” ALICE COOPER, who rumor had it, &l...
"Human Capital” in Italian with English subtitles, is set in Italy and France, stars two of Italy’s finest actresses, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi (Carla), and Valeria Golino (Roberta Morelli), and is part of the World Narrative Competition. Divided into four chapters, all the shots are reshot from a different characters perspective, their lives intersect, they all know one another, and they are all in crisis; exploring feelings of loneliness, being a social ou...
The Festival began last night, Wednesday, April 16, with one film about, Nas (a hip hop artist), called “Time is Illmatic.” Thursday, April 17, however, was a movie lovers candy store. In ONE DAY, the topics ranged from rock stars/”Super Duper Alice Cooper,” fashion/”Dior and I,” drug deals/the Spike Lee executively produced, “Manos Sucias,” hot dogs/”Famous Nathan,” Montana/”Fishtail,” and finally, ...
Talks with industry luminaries including Ron Howard, Bryan Cranston, David Simon, Rep. Barney Frank, Mike Tyson, among others, Available as podcasts on a rolling basis at www.wnyc.org/tribeca Missed the chance to attend this year’s Tribeca Film Festival? For the first time, the Tribeca Film Festival and WNYC are bringing the festival’s star-studded TRIBECA TALKS and FUTURE OF FILM to a digital audience. WNYC will produce exclusive...
By Maria Esteves – April 21, 2014 The 2014 Tribeca Film Festival Premiere Documentary BEYOND THE BRICK: A LEGO BRICKUMENTARY, directed by Academy Award winner Daniel Junge and Academy Award nominee Kief Davidson commenced Sunday, April 20, 2014 at the SVA theatre, New York. The post premiere Q&A session immediately followed moderated by director of programming Genna Terranova, Tribeca Film Festival. Questions posed by the audience to directors Junge, Davidson and ...
New Artists Alliance's partners Gabe Cowan and John Suits are two of the most prolific producers of indie filmmaking today. While most industry players will attest to how hard it is to even finish one film in today's uber competitive climate, this indie powerhouse team is cranking out 5-6 new films a year and going on strong. When asked how they do it, Gabe just replies with a solar smile: “We don't sleep”. Most recent on the NAA slate are two debut films at the 2...
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The annual festival runs from 4th – 7th September and is held on beautiful Sydney Harbour, nestled in the historic suburb of Balmain.
The Good Dog! International Film Festival is the only international film festival in the World that specialises in films featuring dogs and it’s a howling success! If you love dogs and film then run don’t walk to the Good Dog! website www.gooddogff.com and submit your short or feature film, screenplay, teleplay or short story. Cash prizes start at $500.00. Current deadline is 30 June 2014 Join the Facebook or Twitter page for the latest information www.facebook.com/GoodDogFilmFestival www.twitter.com/GoodDogFF
The Good Dog International Film Festival's blog I Website http://www.gooddogff.com/
OTF is a Perth based internationally recognised festival, that aims to develop, encourage and promote upcoming and independent filmmakers, and the world of comedy to WA, the nation and the world. The 17th Over The Fence Comedy Film Festival’s Call-for-entries is Now Open.
One Criteria IT MUST HAVE AN EXCELLENT SENSE OF HUMOUR! Got one, thought of one, making one? Get cracking!! Late Deadline 5 May ‘14
Submit !
Over The Fence Comedy Film Festival's blog | Website http://www.overthefence.com.au
Filmmakers, we are accepting submissions now! Submission categories include narrative, documentary, animation, and a new category which includes experimental, music video, spoken word and new media. Submission deadline: May 10, 2014 Trenton Film Festival screens new, cutting-edge film of various genres from around the world. Located half-way between New York City and Philadelphia, Trenton is a small city with easy access to one of the largest film markets in the world, yet intimate enough to give new film exposure that might be hard to achieve in a larger place or festival.
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Funding for the indie creator.
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As a film enthusiast indieFilmFunding alsohelps you find film projects you love and want to donate to. Through iFF, you can donate and become part of the filmmaking process.
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The NYC Indie Film Fest is the celebration of the true independent filmmaker. SUBMIT your feature-length, documentary, short, super-short, music video, art video or animation. In addition to showcasing the best indie films to the entertainment industry and the NYC public, the festival will also offer a variety of prizes in 2014.
Click here to SUBMIT your film!
Read more.
NYC Indie Film Fest's blog I Website: www.nycindiefilmfest.com
The Maui Film Festival believes in the power of Original Cinema.
Original Cinema is the rocket fuel that powers the Maui Film Festival by revealing its character, igniting its passion, focusing its vision and soothing its soul.
Especially when filmmakers explore what it means to be human alongside Humankind's relationship to all Life, Original Cinema can move culture and shift paradigm, moves culture and build a future worthy of generations yet unborn.
Read more and Submit.
Maui Film Festival's blog I Website: http://www.mauifilmfestival.com
> THE FESTIVAL CIRCUIT
Charles Tesson, Artistic Director of La Semaine de la Critique, talks about the 53rd selection. ...
THE BOARD Susan Johnston — Founder/Director– Award Winning Producer & New Media Expert David Kleiler — Artistic Director– PhD NYU Cinema Studies. Advisor, Founder & Programmer of many festivals. Saved Coolidge Corner Theatre & worked on JFK campaign. Brian Callahan — Advisory Board– Managing Director of Markwood Capital for over 20 years. Involved in mergers, acquisit...
Odessa International Film Festival launches a crowdfunding campaign to support the National Competition and organization of the festival. Using one of the leading crowdfunding platforms Indiegogo Odessa IFF targets to raise 25 000 USD before the next edition. Political instability and economic crisis in Ukraine have jeopardized carrying out the 5th Odessa International Film Festival. Due to the lack of state and private funding, the team of the festival is doing everything to maintain the l...
The Stanley Film Festival (SFF), presented by NBC Universal's Chiller and produced by the Denver Film Society, begins today and will run through Sunday, April 27. SFF opens with the Colorado produced, Doc of the Dead with Director Alexandre O. Philippe in attendance. After the film, guests will be treated to a Zombie themed after party with Zombie Burlesque (courtesy of Lannie's Clocktower Caberet) and the Denver County Fair's Corpses and Crowns beauty pageant winners. ...
The 17th Over The Fence Comedy Film Festival’s Call-for-entries Now Open OTF aims to celebrate new and independent filmmakers, their comic masterpieces and their excellent sense of humour. We are committed to encouraging and stimulating comedy film production worldwide, and to producing a festival which celebrates, entertains & inspires through comedy. We are a grassroots festival dedicated to championing the indie & new filmmakers – who are the st...
40th Seattle International Film Festival WONGDOODY & WORLD FAMOUS PRESENT "CINESCAPE" CAMPAIGN FOR SIFF 2014 SIFF 2014 Trailer | Cinescape SEATTLE -- April 22, 2014 -- The Seattle International Festival is thrilled to share the promotional campaign and trailer for its 40th annual Fest...
by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent Now you can escape to the movies this Spring courtesy of Film Independent and the 2014 Los Angeles Film Festival during its 20th anniversary. Sometimes a press release is so good, it deserves to run by itself. That said... all the details below courtesy of Film Independent (the people who run this festival), LAFF 2014, The Los Angeles Times, and L.A. LIVE. FILM INDEPENDENT ANNOUNCES EXCITING LINE-UP OF FREE COMMUNITY SC...
Moves Forward Under New Name April 21, 2014 – Marking its tenth Festival, Seattle True Independent Film Festival (STIFF) proudly announces its intention to move into the future as Seattle Transmedia Independent Film Festival in 2015. In addition to its customary selection of diverse and distinguished short and feature-length independent films from around the world, STIFF 2015 will exhibit web series, video game concepts, storytelling apps for mobile phone and tablet, and social me...
Best Film: The Ferry, directed by: Shi Wei [China] Best Director: Jacek Bromski, for: One Way Ticket to the Moon [Poland] Best Actor: Ercan Kesal, for Yozgat Blues [Turkey] Best Actress: Simona Stasova, for: The Self Lover [Czech Republic] Best Documentary: Healing a Solder’s Heart, directed by: Stephen Olsson [USA] Best Screenplay: Abdelilah Hamdouchi, for: Behind Closed Doors [Morocco] Best Cinema
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> PEOPLE IN THE SPOTLIGHT
VIENNALE PRESIDENT ERIC PLESKOW The legendary Hollywood producer Eric Pleskow is celebrating his 90th birthday on Thursday, April 24. Born to Jewish parents in Vienna in 1924, he fled from the Nazi terror in 1939 and moved to the United States where he made a great career in the film business. He received 12 Oscars and numerous awards,...
Far East Film 16 honors a great American distributor, the chairman of Fortissimo Films: the first outpost for Asian cinema in the West. UDINE – After giving South Korean master Kim Dong-ho the award last year, the Far East Film Festival will honor with the 2014 Gelso d’Oro/Golden Mulberry Award another great man of cinema: American producer and distributor, the president of Fortissimo Films, Michael Werner. The very first and daring Western outpost for...
> FILM TO WATCH
Musivision Film's I Spy My Father documentary directed by Laurie Gordon has been chosen to pitch in front of an international delegation of producers and film and TV commisioners at CoPro 16 – The Israel Documentary Screen Market 24th May- 31th May, 2014, Tel Aviv Celebrating 16 years to CoPro Foundation 60 International leading members of the Documentary World Industry from 15 countries, representatives from the leading broadcasting channe...
OFF PLUS CAMERA International Festival of Independent Cinema is one of the most important and, at the same time, youngest film festivals in Poland. It takes place annually in Krakow as a part of the Krakow Municipality’s cultural project called The Six Senses. OFF PLUS CAMERA is one of the most distinctive film events in Eastern Europe, dedicated entirely to world independent cinema. The most important element of the festival program is the international competition, ‘Mak...
Let Environment be a daily inspiration for everyone and a community goal, so to assure our sustainable future and those of our kids! ...
Brick Mansions How often is a film remade in another language ten years after the original, with the writer of the original writing it this time too, and producing it as well? There must have been something special in the 2004 French action thriller Banlieue (District) 13, directed by Pierre Morel and written by Luc Besson & Bibi Naceri, to merit such a move. District 13 was credited with helping bring the stunt-like and highly athletic moves of Parkour (physical training style) to th...
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> LES NOUVELLES DU CIRCUIT FRANCOPHONE
Titre Entrées Copies Moy/copies Cumul Semaine 1 Qu'est-ce qu'on a fait au bon Dieu? 1 680 249 621 2706 1 680 249 1 2 Rio 2 661 620 797 830 1 330 591 ...
Les directeurs de la photo créent le style visuel d'un film. Cet ouvrage leur est consacré : de Barry Ackroyd à Vilmos Zsigmond, en passant par Michael Ballhaus, Ellen Kuras ou encore Peter Suschitzky, seize directeurs de la photo emblématiques se dévoilent et évoquent leurs méthodes de travail, leur savoir-faire et leur vision, avec passion et générosité. ...
Les réalisateurs sont les maîtres d'oeuvre d'un film. Cet ouvrage leur est consacré : de Pedro Almodóvar à Zhang Yimou, en passant par Olivier Assayas, Susanne Bier ou encore Guillermo del Toro, dix-sept réalisateurs emblématiques se dévoilent et évoquent leurs méthodes de travail, leur savoir-faire et leur vision, avec passion et générosité. ...
Le phare de l'avant-garde cinématographique française des années 1920. Poète, cinéaste, philosophe, Jean Epstein, cinéaste au « visage en forme de losange » (l'expression est d'Ab...
PIXAR EN CONCERT Le 22 juin 2014 au Palais des Congrès de Paris, Pour la première fois en France, le Sinfonia Pop Orchestra dirigé par Constantin Rouits interprétera treize thèmes musicaux extraits des longs-métrages des studios Disney∙Pixar. Des séquences de films inoubliables seront projetées en HD sur le grand écran cinéma du Palais des Congrès de Paris. Au cours de ce concert unique, toute la ...
> COVERAGE FROM CANNES
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