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By Maria Esteves – January 12, 2014 Despite record-breaking freezing temperature, the 23rd New York Jewish Film Festival 2014 (NYJFF 2014) Opening Night U.S. Premiere of LES INTERDITS (Friends from France), directed by Anne Weil and Philippe Kotlarski held at the Walter Reade Theater, Wednesday, January 8, was Sold Out! A special Q&A session with directors Anne Weil, Philippe Kotlarski, and producer Laetitia Gonzalez moderated by director of cinematheque programming, Dennis Lim, Film...
Gothenburg Independent Film Festival is a new upcoming festival for independent film makers arranged by the NGO Film För Fred (film for peace). The festival aspires to acknowledge and inform about the urgent social, environmental and political issues of the world. Using film to approach these questions in artistic and creative ways, we wish to create a common space where organisations, filmmakers and audience from different countries can meet to discuss and cooperate for future projects . ...
Need motivation to create something? A deadline? Bad Film Fest is it. * Feel stuck and need to step back from a current project? Bad Film Fest is the cure. * Always wanted to express your creative side but felt too embarrassed? Be not afraid. Bad Film Fest says, "Go for it!". Any film you’ve ever seen, song heard, performance attended – artists put a lot of work into it. In spite of that, somebody out there hated on it. Nothing is universal. Every piece ...
The Second Luxor Egyptian & European Film Festival will run From the 19th to the 25th of January 2014 The Luxor Egyptian & European Film Festival is organized by Noon Foundation for Culture and Arts (NOONCA), with the contribution of the Egyptian Ministry of Culture as well as public and private organizations in Egypt and Europe. The second edition of the festival will be held from the 19th to the 25th of January, 2014. The festival’s main g...
The 25th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) opened on January 3rd, 2014 with the US premier of "Belle" directed by Amma Asante, and screenings playing throughout the day. The Festival opened with the US premiere screening of Belle (UK), followed by a reception at the Palm Springs Art Museum. Directed by Amma Asante, Belle is a period drama inspired by the life of Dido Elizabeth Belle, the illegitimate daughter of a Captain in the Royal Navy, stationed...
The 71st Venice International Film Festival, organized by La Biennale di Venezia, will run on Venice Lido from 27th August to 6th September 2014, directed by Alberto Barbera. The aim of the Festival is to raise awareness and promote the various aspects of international cinema in all its forms: as art, entertainment and as an industry, in a spirit of freedom and dialogue. The Festival also organizes retrospectives and tributes to major figures as a contribution tow...
JIFF is painted in the colors of Rajasthan and this year expectations are higher from the previous year.Experts from Film, Television and Theatre industry have been appealed for JIFF 2014. JIFF invites and welcomes people associated with these industries to attend its opening ceremony. This year opening ceremony is organized at Rajmandir Cinema on February 1, 2014 evening. JIFF committee members have decided to dedicate its opening or closing ceremony to its home state, Rajasthan after ...
Seriously, can they? I havent seen a blow me away film since Pulp Fiction, Fight Club and Matrix. Where are they layered films that are both engaging, smart and compkicated enough to stimulate our brains, challenge our ideas and kick ass!!! We put the d in fun! Writers and filmmakers.com...
What Industry Changes will be implemented in 2014? Will the new laws make crowdfunding even more mainstream? Will studios continue with status quo even though theatre attendances are dropping? Will stealing/bit torrenting ever slow down? ...
By Maria Esteves - December 30, 2013 The 23rd Annual 2014 New York Jewish Film Festival (NYJFF14) presented by the Film Society of Lincoln Center and the Jewish Museum will be held at the Walter Reade Theater in Lincoln Center, January 8–23, 2014. This year’s Opening and Closing Premieres are FRIENDS FROM FRANCE (Les Interdits), directed by Anne Weil and Philippe Kotlarski, Wednesday, January 8 and IDA, directed by Pawel Pawlikowski, Thursday, January 23. * 2014 NYJFF Lineup ...
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MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival 2014 - Early Call For Entries - Deadline March 1, 2014
During one week this year, over 100,000 film lovers will gather in over 300 cinemas across 6 continents to view and vote on the finalists' films in the 17th Annual MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival. For all those with a short film who want their work viewed on a global scale - nothing quite compares to MANHATTAN SHORT.
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The 5th NYCIFF has a well earned reputation, nationally and internationally, as one of the most respected events of the film festival year. The organization is committed to bringing the best of the world’s cinematography to New York City and to provide a platform for talented domestic and international filmmakers to showcase their work.
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Recently named the Coolest Short Film Festival by Moviemaker Magazine, the DC Shorts Film Festival and Screenplay Competition is the largest short film event on the East Coast of the United States. In 2013, we screened 152 films from 21 countries in 18 unique showcases that played over 11 days to a total audience of 9,300 people. We also hosted a table read of six screenplays, and awarded the winner an incredible prize of $2,000. Submit online...
OPORTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL FANTASPORTO 2014 Oporto Film Festival promotes films that seek new forms and methods of film making. 34th edition of the Festival to be celebrated from February 28 to March 8, 2014. Submissions are now closed, see you at the Festival around a glass of...
Extended WAB Deadline January 20th, 2014! The Palm Beach International Film Festival (PBIFF) is now accepting submission for the 2014 festival. Official Entry Deadlines: Submission forms can be sent via email to: submissions@pbifilmfest.org. Please send us a printout of your submission form along with all other required... Submit now
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The MAIN ENTRY DEADLINE is December 31th, 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
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.
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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
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The Tribeca Film Institute (TFI) today announced the 2014 grantees of its TFI Documentary Fund. The fund aims to advance character-driven, non-fiction filmmaking featuring creative and unexplored perspectives from around the world. TFI also announced winners of the second annual TFI/ESPN Prize and of the inaugural Influence Award, part of TFI’s new multi-year partnership with the Europe-based Influence Film Foundation. More than 500 submissions from 70 countries were con...
Best Motion Picture, Drama 12 Years a Slave Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama Cate Blanchett READ BIO Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama Matthew McConaughey READ BIO Best Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy A...
In the Spanish run up to the Goyas®,( yes, we also have lots of awards handed out before the Goyas®), may I introduce to you the nominees to the medals given out by the Circle of Cinematographic writers (Medallas CEC 2013). By now we are familiar to the names that keep repeating in every nomination list. Although in every one there is a name or the absence of it that makes the difference. Vivir es Fácil con los Ojos Cerrados y Stockholm with 7 lead these nominations followed by ...
Became known winners of the III International Festival of CIS countries, Baltic States and Georgia "Kyrgyzstan - the country of short films " (2013) Only that was completed on the closure ceremony Film Festival, where the jury named the winners . Recall that the festival included two competitive programs that will be evaluated on four nominations each. So, in the international competition prizes were given to the following films in the categories: &...
CBS and dick clark productions announced today a multi-year broadcast television agreement for the HOLLYWOOD FILM AWARDS®, beginning in 2014. The event, founded by Carlos de Abreu, honors excellence in filmmaking and is traditionally seen as the official launch of the Hollywood awards season with some of the world's biggest talent in attendance. The HOLLYWOOD FILM AWARDS is a star-filled, fun night full of surprises and the first stop out of the gate kicking off the ...
The No. 1 film at the UK Box Office, AMERICAN HUSTLE has been nominated for 10 BAFTAs, it was announced this morning. The film received nominations in all four major acting categories for Christian Bale (Leading Actor), Amy Adams (Leading Actress), Bradley Cooper (Supporting Actor) and Jennifer Lawrence (Supporting Actress) as well as Best Original Screenplay and Best Director nominations for David O. Russell. In addition, AMERICAN HUSTLE also received nods for Costume Design, Production Desig...
Spanish actors Clara Lago and Quim Gutierrez hosted today in Madrid the reading of the list of Nominees to the 28th Goya Awards. In this time of crisis and difficulties in Spain, the members of the Academia de Cine have made a selection of comedies as their favorite films to this year´s Goya Awards. The Great Spanish Family leads the list with 12 nominations including Best Film and Best Director, followed by Witching and Bitching with 10. Canibal, with 8 nominations, is a drama sta...
One of the year’s most highly acclaimed films, August: Osage County directed by John Wells, has won a staggering four awards including “Best Film of the Year” at the 18th edition of Capri, Hollywood – The International Film Festival, which ended here today. In addition, Meryl Streep won the Fest’s Best Actress Award; the cast, which includes Streep, Julia Roberts, Ewan McGregor, Chris Cooper, Abigail Breslin, Benedict Cumberbatch,...
By Maria Esteves - December 30, 2013 The 86th Academy Awards hosted by Ellen DeGeneres will be held at Hollywood's Dolby Theatre & Highland Center and televised live on ABC Network and in over 200 countries worldwide on Sunday, March 2, 2014. Presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the 2014 Oscar Nominations for outstanding film achievements in 2013 will be announced at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater, CA, Thursday, January 16, 5:30 AM (PT). ...
Money Back Please wins Baltic Sea Competition and Festival Grand Prix. Other winners include lauded films The Mass of Men and Mystery alongside Estonia’s own The Photo Norwegian Film Money Back Please – a compelling story of choosing between what is right and what is easy - was one of the big winners at the 2013 Sleepwalkers Student and Short Film Festival which took place in Tallinn, Estonia during November. Based at the Baltic Film and Media school (www.bfm.ee) the e...
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Jane Campion © Lisa Tomasetti Jane Campion to preside the Jury of the 67th Festival de Cannes The New Zealand director, producer and scriptwriter Jane Campion is to preside the Jury of the next Festival de Cannes, which will take place from 14 to 25 May 2014. "Since I first went to Cannes with my short films in 1986 – Campion says - I have had the opportunity to see the festival from many sides and my admiration for this Queen of film festivals has only grown large...
by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent This weekend Julia Roberts and Sandra Bullock, two screen queens with a long history together, walked the same red carpet separately at the Palm Springs Film Festival. Julia with her Veronica Lake peekaboo combover, and Sandra Bullock doe-eyed in pink and orange. They both looked, well, lovely, relaxed. Yet, there is always that tension. That Sweetheart Question. Nobody was the wiser, except maybe the two of them, that a debate...
The Santa Barbara International Film Festival will honor director Martin Scorsese and actor Leonardo DiCaprio with the Cinema Vanguard Award at the 29th edition of the Fest, which runs January 30 -February 9, 2014, it was announced today by SBIFF Executive Director Roger Durling. The award presentation and evening tribute, sponsored by lynda.com, will take place on Thursday, February 6, 2014 at the historic Arlington Theatre. Scorsese and DiCaprio will be celebrated for their extrao...
Idris Elba Actor, in Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom, Wins Global Recognition & Award Noms
By Brad Balfour For London-born actor Idris Elba it must have been a moment of incredibly mixed emotions. On Thursday December 5th, the London premiere of Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom took place, and Elba who stars in this biopic as the great South Africa leader, was there in the company of Prince Andrew, his wife and many British luminaries including Mandela’s daughters when it was announced that the 95-year-old long freedom fighter had finally died. As the driving force beh...
Two men who had been following Woody Allen for some time kidnapped the famed director in front of a Manhattan restaurant at the intersection of 34th street and 8th Avenue where Mr. Allen was having meeting with his latest leading actress, Lucretia May. Leaks about the planned abduction were not taken seriously by the NYPD. Fortunately Mossad taken and send tem of best agents. After several hours, the abduction was brilliantly foiled by Woody Allen. He overpowered kidnappers and e...
Dove is the former Executive Sales Director of 20th Century Fox, and joins Kaleidoscope having released close to 500 films over a 20 year career, with combined receipts in excess of £1billion. Films he handled include Titanic, Star Wars, Die Another Day, Minority Report, Ice Age, Little Miss Sunshine and many more. Dove has recently been involved in releasing a raft of independent titles and starts at Kaleidoscope on 2nd January 2014. He will be responsible for programming...
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By Maria Esteves – January 12, 2014 Despite record-breaking freezing temperature, the 23rd New York Jewish Film Festival 2014 (NYJFF 2014) Opening Night U.S. Premiere of LES INTERDITS (Friends from France), directed by Anne Weil and Philippe Kotlarski held at the Walter Reade Theater, Wednesday, January 8, was Sold Out! A special Q&A session with directors Anne Weil, Philippe Kotlarski, and producer Laetitia Gonzalez moderated by director of cinematheque programming, Dennis Lim, Film...
Planning is underway for the 3rd annual One Earth Film Festival, the Midwest's premier environmental film festival, March 7-9, 2014. The festival is a production of Green Community Connections, a deep roots organization working for a sustainable future for our community. The festival fosters public understanding and discussion of climate change, sustainability and the power of human involvement. We want to grow its audience and impact: Will you join us? http://www.greencommunityconnection...
QWFF screens innovative and challenging films from around the world and around the corner and includes an annual festival, industry panels, special screening events, and popular youth-oriented educational initiatives. 2014 categories include: Narrative Shorts and Features, Documentary Shorts and Features, Animated films and LGBTQ films of any length. Submissions are via Without A Box. DATES The 4th Annual Queens World Film Festival will run March 4-...
A burst pipe and raw sewage was the smelly theme of the red carpet roll out at the 2014 Golden Globes at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. An awful and disappointing beginning this event gone terribly wet. A raw pipe burst just before the glitz filled evening was to begin and guests were heading into the theatre. The stinky black water poured on journalists (OK not so funny) as they awaited Hollywood's greatest luminaries to parade down the Golden Globes red carpet--the sprinkler s...
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Lithuania and Estonia become individual member countries at EFP
The members of European Film Promotion (EFP) have accepted the applications of the Lithuanian Film Centre (LFC) and the Estonian Film Institute (EFI) to become individual members of EFP. Until now, the three Baltic film institutes had been represented in EFP through the umbrella organisation Baltic Films. It was recently decided that every country should be free to become an individual member of EFP. With the decision taken at the EF...
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> LES NOUVELLES DU CIRCUIT
Les deuxièmes Rencontres Francophones des Lumières – réalisées en partenariat avec 3IS (l'Institut International de l'Image et du Son 3IS à Elancourt) vont saluer la cinématographie Belge. Ces rencontres auront lieu du 21 au 29 janvier 2014 à l’Ecole 3IS et à Ciné 7, une salle de cinéma basée à Elancourt (78). Kadija LECLERE, la réalisatrice du film &ldq...
LE JURY DE LA COMPÉTITION OFFICIELLE - Catherine Corsini, Présidente, réalisatrice, scénariste / France - Maria De Medeiros, actrice, réalisatrice, chanteuse / Portugal - Nadir Moknèche, réalisateur, scénariste / France-Algérie - Bruno Todeschi...
Sept heures du matin, alors que Frédéric Haberman, directeur d’une agence bancaire, doit se rendre à une réunion de haute importance, un rocher l’empêche de partir de chez lui. Il ne le sait pas encore mais cet obstacle va changer le cours de sa vie. Une pièce tragi-comique sur les obstacles réels ou imaginaires et nos tentatives plus ou moins fructueuses de les surmonter. Nous nous sommes tous ...
LA DIRECTION D'ACTEURS AU CINÉMA Conférence didactique en direction des comédiens et réalisateurs Dirigée par Alain PRIOUL Jeudi 23 janvier 2014 de 10h à 12h, en partenariat avec le cinéma Le Desperado. Accueil du public dès 9h45. Depuis plus de 25 ans, la Maison du film court soutient la création cinématographique sous toutes ses formes, devenant ainsi une plate-forme de ressources et d'accompagneme...
Brillante Mendoza, président du jury et Cyclo d’or d’honneur du 20ème FICA – Festival International des Cinémas d’Asie de Vesoul (11-18 février 2014) C’est le réalisateur philippin Brillante Mendoza, enfant chéri des festivals (prix de la mise en scène à Cannes pour Kinatay, primé à Locarno pour le Masseur / Masahsita, …) qui présidera le 20ème FICA – Festival I...
Lors de la 71e cérémonie de remise des Golden Globes Awards, le thriller de David O.Russel "American Bluff" a reçu trois récompenses, dont celle de la meilleure comédie. Golden Globes 2014 : Tina Fey et Amy Poehler, leur discours d'ouverture !Vidéo Golden Globes Awards 2014 sélectionnée dans Cinéma "American Bluff" s'est imposé dimanche comme le vainqueur des 71e Golden Globes, avec trois r&ea...
N’est-elle pas idéale pour le BIFFF, l’affiche signée Walthéry ? On dirait la nièce de Natacha qui aurait un peu trop traîné avec Chucky. Et, au BIFFF, on aime ça ! Surtout quand le cadeau est signé par l’un des grands noms de la BD belge, fraîchement élevé à la distinction d’Officier du Mérite Wallon. Un grand monsieur qui a débuté comme assistant de Peyo, titill...
Le Festival International de Films de Fribourg accueillera Jean-Pierre et Luc Dardenne. Les immenses cinéastes belges ont accepté de s’emparer de la section carte blanche «Sur la Carte de…». Ils seront présents le premier week-end de la 28e édition, qui se déroulera du 29 mars au 5 avril, et feront découvrir un aspect méconnu de leur travail en présentant des films qu’ils ont produit. Ils seront accomp...
Le bilan 2013 de MEDIAFILM.ca Embellie pour le cinéma québécois L’agence de presse a analysé 374 longs métrages Le cinéma québécois n’a peut-être pas renoué en 2013 avec le box-office de ses plus belles années. Au plan de la qualité toutefois, il a connu une véritable embellie. Embellie Ainsi, des 52 longs métrages québécois qui ont pris l’affi...
Jane Campion © Lisa Tomasetti La réalisatrice, productrice et scénariste néo-zélandaise Jane Campion présidera le Jury du prochain Festival de Cannes qui se déroulera du 14 au 25 mai 2014. « Je suis venue à Cannes pour la première fois en 1986 », déclare-t-elle, « et depuis, mon admiration pour la reine des manifestations de cinéma n’a fait que grandir. Le glamour et le professionnel s&rsquo...
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