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> WorldFest Houston Previews April 5 -14
VIDEO: Jeffery Patterson at Worlfest Houston with two films
We met Jeffery Patterson and the cast of one of the 2 films he showed at Worldfest Houston, in a private diner with festival founders, Hunter and Kathleen Todd. PRODUCED BY: Once Upon A Dream Productions Jeffery Patterson @TheJefferyP In the vein of Tender Mercies and Crazy Heart comes Finding Harmony, a multi-generational southern drama about the wounds we carry, and those we leave behind. When legendary music producer, JT Grayson, passes away, he leaves the Fame Ranch to his e...
Miracle in East Texas wins Platinum Remi Award for best romantic comedy
Kevin and Sam Sorbo received their Platinum Remi Award for best romantic comedy from Festival director Hunter Todd. The filmmakers were flying to Europe and could not stsay for the closing awards ceremony. ...
WORLDFEST Houston 52 Program April 8th
8 APR 2019@ 5 PM Texas Shorts #1 Blooming Village (Panorama China) Black Flowers Trailer 8 APR 2019@ 7 PM Texas Shorts #2 Lone Star Deception Gathering (Panorama China) ...
WORLDFEST Houston 52 Program April 7th
7 APR 2019@ 1 PM Animation/Family/Children Shorts Sci-Fi Shorts #2 Drama Shorts #2 7 APR 2019@ 3 PM Sci-Fi Shorts #3 Drama/Adaptation Shorts Journey to Hope Feature T...
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WORLDFEST Houston 52 Program April 6th
Kevin and Sam Sorbo received their Platinum Remi Award for best romantic comedy from Festival director Hunter Todd. The filmmakers were flying to Europe and could not stsay for the closing awards ceremony. Hunter Todd introducing each film 6 APR 2019@ 1 PM Drama Shorts #1 Comedy-Dark/Romantic Reign Behind the Curtain (Panorama China) Feature ...
Worldfest Houston Kick off reception at Westin Memorial City
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VIDEO: Tim Disney at the WorldFest Houston Premiere of WILLIAM Festival opener!
Tim Disney with Festival founder Hunter Todd at the festival opening party which followed the screening of his film William. Indie filmmaker Tim Disney (son of the late, Disney senior executive Roy E. Disney) premiered in Texas a week before the US release of his film WILLIAM, he directed from a script he co-wrote with J.T. Allen. Filmfestivals.com chatted briefly with Tim. ...
Don't be shy if you are happy say it: Testimonials on the fantastic WorldFest Houston experience
Don't be shy if you are happy say it! We have selected a few for you below, more online on the website of the festival! Everything was laid out impeccably, and everyone was extremely nice and efficient. Already my Gold Award had wielded some power... Dave Bartholomew, Hyphenate Productions WorldFest itself had a lot to offer both the Houston film going public and distributors looking for films for distribution. I was treated like a real VIP in Houston. Adam Rogers, Vice Pr...
9 Master Class lined up at The 52nd Annual WorldFest-Houston
Join Joe Leydon, professor and columnist as he moderates a conversation with three of our award winning film directors during WorldFest’s 52nd edition during opening weekend. Kevin Sorbo, director, “Miracle in East Texas”, inspired by a true story of 2 con men, ‘Doc’ Boyd (Kevin Sorbo) and ‘Dad’ (John Ratzenberger) who work their way through Texas in the 1930’s evoking wildcatter days of Spindletop and beyond. Richard Krevolin, directed World p...
Wonderful WorldFest Film Premiere Schedule!
The 52nd WorldFest-Houston Premiere Schedule for Cinemark-Memorial City! ...
William opens Worldfest Houston
Check out the trailer for "William," a coming-of-age fantasy-drama that follows the life of a young Neanderthal man who was cloned from ancient DNA in a groundbreaking scientific experiment, yet raised in a loving home by two brilliant scientists. Will Brittain (from "Everybody Wants Some" and "Kong: Skull Island") stars in this bittersweet life-affirming drama as the titular Neanderthal. Playing William's ...
52nd Annual WorldFest-Houston: 170 Films in 10 days
A few fantastic winners are expected to walk The Houston WorlFestred carpet and the Grand Gala Black Tie Ceremony! See you there in 2 weeks from now. Dare to let your inner film buff roam free with 10 days of brand new Indie films, Seminars, Awards Ceremonies and more…much more! At the 52nd Annual WorldFest-Houston taking place at Cinemark 16 in Memorial City from Friday April 5th through Sunday, April 14th, 2019, Check our website for trailers, times and ticketing at http...
In this episode from BizBuzz America TV John Frazier spotlights Hunter Todd CEO & Director of WorldFest Houston International Film Festival. ...
> American Documentary Film Festival Previews March 29 April 4
VIDEO: Meet John Osborne the Associate PrograMmer AMDOCS
Wings and Awards from Palm Springs for AMDOCS 2019 wrap
VIDEO: Palm Springs Arts Museum Carousel
VIDEO: The Amdocs 2019 Award for Best International Short Documentary goes to “Cricket Liu,” by Julia Cheng
Interview with Julia Chen who won best short doc at Amdocs, on her world premiere, she was shocked, thrilled, happy, emotional and even spoke some chinese recommending chinese filmmakers to attend AMDOCS... Cricket Liu CHINA / Zhu Cheng / 18 min.
The french connection in Palm Springs - AMDOCS
Host family celebrates 2 birthdays during Amdocs
AMDOCS Awards 2019
The winner of the Sadie Katz Award for Hustle is MD Silverstein of The Weight Of Success. “Defend, Conserve, Protect” wins Best International Feature Documentary. Best National Feature Documentary goes to “KIFARU” and that guy hambone. Seeing the Bigger Picture Award goes to @FilmmakerJulie, co-director of the Oscar-nominated @RBGmovie. This AmDocs honor goes annually to a filmmaker who’s made significant contributions to soc...
VIDEO: Ed Asner Q & A in Amdoc: insiders perspectives and emotions
Filmmakers reception at Sugar High Bar in Palm Springs
Soccer fever at AMDOCS with a selection of shorts on football
King of Beasts - An interview with filmmaker Tomer Almagor
Tomer and his son at Howard Hughes mansion during AMDOCS 2019 filmmakers party By LINDSAY R. BELLINGER ...
Filmmakers galatic reception with a view!
Amdocs screening of Facing the Dragon by Sedika Mojadidi
Amdocs screening of Eva Kor Documentary Film by Ted Green, Mika Brown and WFYI
VIDEO Interview with Craig Prater, president Heartland Film Festival
VIDEO: Ted Green's Eva A-7063 screened at AMDOCS
VIDEO: A blast at Bombay Beach, East Jesus and Salvation Mountain
Farmers Market by the Amdocs' hotspot and Camelot Theatres
Interview with Tom White (IDA) one of Amdocs expert panelist and moderator
Tom White is the editor of Documentary magazine, the print and online publication of the IDA, and a contributor to several other publications. The IDA offers a wide range of opportunities for documentarians of all experience levels to grow professionally by enhancing their knowledge of the craft and business of nonfiction filmmaking. In this interview with filmfestivals.com Bruno Chatelin, shot in Palm Springs, between two panel sessions at AmDocs, Tom White accepted to share ...
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winner gets the film produced for 250 000$
SPECIAL LATE DEADLINE APRIL 15th
Introducing the first annual inaugural debut for “Your Script Produced!” Worldwide Screenwriting Competition sponsored by Doval Bacall Films.
The sponsor will fully fund, develop, package and produce the Grand Prize Winning Film script. Also, Sponsor will purchase the Grand Prize Winning TV script to fund the development, package and potentially produce the Grand Prize Winning TV script. Open to anyone 18 years old or older. No cap on income earned as a writer. Open to all non-union members.
Sponsor plans to launch development / pre-production to the Grand Prize winning film script in September 2019. $250,000.00 USD Production budget fully financed by our sponsor(s).
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CineMaTerre European Festival for Transition Films
Nov 21 -24, 2019
Deadline: 31 May 2019
Jointly launched by the European Institute of Ecology (IEE) in Metz and the Association Ecrans des Mondes in Paris (AEM), CINEMATERRE, second edition of our festival in Metz, offers the audiences of the Eastern Euroregion, once a year, a collection of compelling films dealing with the ecological transition i.e; the relationships between Men, Society and Nature. A special emphasis will be given in this regard to the dialogue between different cultures and civilizations of our planet.
It will be an international competition of recent, meaningful films of all genres and formats: - creative documentaries, fiction, animation- -short, medium, long-. with a special category "Youtue", all having as common issue Environment, Nature and sustainable living together. The objectif: Inform, entertain, educate, move, inspire and, who knows, save the world! Pre-selected by a committee of scientists, filmmakers and citizens from the Euroregion - France - Germany - Belgium - Luxembourg, the films of the official competition will be appreciated by an international jury chaired by a renowned personality.
The entry will be free for young filmmakers.
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Florence Film Awards
May 15, 2019
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Florence Film Awards is a monthly film competition for filmmakers worldwide, based in Florence, Italy. Florence Film Awards is the first monthly film festival in Tuscany. We live in the city of the Art and we think that films are the highest point of the Art. Our mission is to promote films, and be another step up in the filmmakers' careers. Each month, our Jury will award the best films through private screenings.
Awards & Prizes
BEST FEATURE FILM
BEST FEATURE DOCUMENTARY
BEST SHORT FILM
BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY
BEST SUPER SHORT FILM
BEST DIRECTOR
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40th Manaki Brothers Cinematographers International FilmFestival
September 14 to 21 September in Bitola, Macedonia
Now accepting submissions for the 40th edition of ICFF “Manaki Brothers”
The International Cinematographers’ Film Festival “MANAKI BROTHERS”, is the first and oldest international film festival dedicated to the creativity of cinematographers across the world. It started in 1979 at the initiative of one of the main founders-AFPM/the Association of Film Professionals of Macedonia (which also marks its 65 jubilee this year), and was co-organized with the host-city of Bitola and the Cinematheque of Macedonia, established in honor and inspired by the abundant photographic/cinematographic opus of the MANAKI brothers: Yanaki (1878-1954) and Milton (1880-1964), whose 135 birth anniversary is to be celebrated this year as well. Thus, naturally, the cornerstones of the future festival were laid, in the town at the foot of Pelister, the City of Consuls - Bitola, where the Manaki brothers had their photo-studio and cinema theater.
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Hollyweed Film Festival
Final deadline September 7, 2019
The Hollyweed Film Festival New Low $10 US Entry Fee
The Hollyweed Film Festival is proud to announce a a limited time low entry fee off of $10 US for short and longform films All Genres including: Action, Adventure, Alternative, Animation, Art, Avantgarde, Biography, Classics, Comedy, Comedy Drama, Crime, Culture, Dance, Dark Comedy, Documentary, Family, Fantastic, Fantasy, Film Noir, Flash, Health, History, Horror, Human Rights, Independent, Kids, LGBTI, Live Action, Medical, Melodrama, Mockumentary, Music Video’s, Mystery, Nature, News, Parody, Postmodern, Realism, Reality, Religion, Road Trip, Romance, Romantic Comedy, Satire, Science Fiction, Silent movie, Social Issues, Spiritual, Surreal, Thriller, Transgender, Underground, Urban, War and Westerns. This is our first year and it's going to be a kool happening so check out https://hollyweedfilmfestival.com/
The HOLLYWEED FILM FESTIVAL is an Online & Theatrical Festival that will be seen by Industry Professionals.
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Filmmaker Final Four
April 9 – 24, 2019
April 30, 2019 Late Deadline
The Filmmaker Final Four is an innovative competitive festival program that will provide an an opportunity for filmmakers across the country to produce short films and have them presented to live audiences and industry professionals.
Filmmakers will assemble a team to conceive, cast, produce and edit a short film. They will have 16 days to complete the project, based on one of two application deadlines. The program will roll out across 4 separate regions (West, Midwest, Northeast, South)
All projects from each respective community, within one of the 4 regions, will have an opportunity to screen their film for audiences, friends and family. While some regions will have multiple screenings, there will ultimately be 4 winners from each region, as voted on by separate juries and online audience polling.
The 4 films from each respective region will be announced at the end of their quarterly competition. At the end of the year, the Sweet 16 will be announced and have additional screenings take place in Hollywood.
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London, Nice, Madrid, Milan calling
15 Years of celebration, 4 GREAT FESTIVALS
We are now accepting submissions for the 2019 festivals, You can submit your film via Withoutabox, or enter direct at our web site
www.filmfestinternational.com/submit
London International Filmmaker Festival of World Cinema Feb 16th - 23rd 2019
Nice International Film Festival on the French Riviera just before the Cannes film festival. May 11th-18th 2019
Madrid International Film Festival
Email:info@filmfestinternational.com
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Melbourne Documentary Film Festival
July 19 – 29, 2019
Extended Deadline May 15, 2019
Three times now, The Melbourne Doc Fest has been rated as a Top 100 Film Festival on FilmFreeway and has consistently been ranked in the top 2% of the over 6,000 film festival in the world over the last 3 years.
The Melbourne Documentary Film Festival is currently rated as the Documentary Film Festival of the Year (2018) by FilmDaily.
Our mission is to discover and promote independent Australian documentaries, and to showcase the best international documentaries to Melbourne audiences. The Melbourne Documentary Film Festival provides a public forum and supportive platform to allow emerging filmmakers to showcase their work.
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10th Bridges Film Festival
October 10 – 19, 2019
This year we focus on films from all over the world within the thematic TALES & FABLES and look for short and feature films of all genres also shot with a MOBILE device, that will tell us an interesting tale or fable. As the BRIDGES International Film festival concurs often with the International Day of People with Disability, a part of our screenings is dedicated to films about human disabilities, under the symbolic title «We can do».
A. PIFF General Categories in thematic TALES & FABLES:
-Feature Films (up to 120 minutes)
-Short Films (up to 20 minutes)
-Animation Films (up to 120 minutes)
-`Nostimon Imar` (Greek cinematographers who live abroad)(up to 120 minutes)
-Comedy Films (up to 120 minutes)
-Dance Films and Music Films – Video Clips (120 minutes max. length)
-Video Art / Experimental (up to 60 minutes)
-Children films (up to120 minutes)
-"Women films" from all over the world (Director and/or Producer)
-"50/50" films with credits 50% men and 50% women
B. PIFF Special Categories:
-Panorama (films out of competition)
-“Bridges" - World Cinema
-"Mobile Films"
-"We Can Do" regarding films with/by people with special abilities
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Paleochora Lost World Short Film Festival
June 1 – 5, 2019
April 15, 2019 LateDeadline
The 1st Paleochora Lost World Short Film Festival launches in June 2019 in association with the Municipality of Kandanos-Selinou. The 'Lost World' of Paleochora nestles between the Mountains and Sea in South West Crete and is the perfect location for Filmmakers to convene to show their work, network with colleagues and enjoy our fabulous Cretan hospitality. We may be at the most southern point of Europe, but there are BIG Film things happening here and on the entire Island of Crete. Our main aim will be to select films which focus on great storytelling, whether fiction, documentary or any other accepted genre.
In due course we will announce details of parallel Talks and Master Classes which will be included in our Film Festival Programme. Keep a weather eye for details both here and on our website.
In addition to our listed venues, we are also aiming to include Open Air evening screenings in Central Paleochora. More news on this once we have finalised the details.
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CLAIRE DENIS to preside over the Short Films & Cinéfondation Jury for Cannes 72
Claire Denis © C. Alvarez/Getty Images French filmmaker and screenwriter Claire Denis is to lead the Short Films and Cinéfondation Jury of the 72nd Festival de Cannes. Claire Denis will succeed Abderrahmane Sissako, Naomi Kawase, Cristian Mungiu and Bertrand Bonello. On Thursday May 23, along with her jury, she will award the three prizes of the Cinéfondation among the 17 film students’ works presented. On Saturda...
AFRICA Burkina Faso: Organisme Religieusement Modifié by Simplice Ganou — Documentary, second feature film Produced by Saoudah Carole Kafando / Tilé Fari Films Rwanda: Tanzanite by Kantarama Gahigiri — Fiction, second feature film Produced by Kivu Ruhorahoza/ PW Tunisia: Fouledh by Mehdi Hmili — Documentary, second feature film Produced by Moufida Fedhila/ Yol Film House LATIN AMERICA Argentina: Three Brothers&n...
Directors Fortnight 2019 reveals poster! a very interesting perspective
Both naturalistic and transfigured, photographer Robert Schlaug’s picture evokes a road to travel as well as an acceleration, an eye movement. Between realism and digital artifact, the artist’s intervention disrupts codes and questions our perception, recalling the spirit of the films presented over the last 50 years by the Directors’ Fortnight. ...
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MEET THE JURY Please Twenty accomplished jury members will select the winners for 7 major awards. Just a few of our distinguished jurors include: Irina Maleeva, a Bulgaria-born actress who was discovered by Federico Fellini and appeared in three of his films, then ...
Greenwich International Film Festival Epic anniversary party with Kesha announced
Greenwich International Film Festival today announced GRAMMY-nominated pop superstar Kesha as the performer for its 2019 Epic Anniversary Party, taking place June 1, 2019 at The Capitol Theater in Port Chester, NY. This year marks the 5th anniversary of the all female founded, social impact film festival. Over the course of the years GIFF has hosted 350 plus events, awarded $120,000 to filmmakers to support their work and future project, and raised over $500,000 for charities. Proceeds from the ...
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VIDEO turkish delights memories from the Istanbul Film Fest
Organised by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV), the Istanbul Film Festival’s 38th edition will host 467 screenings of 186 films by 187 directors from 45 countries, as well as Q&As and festival talks with guest filmmakers, concerts, and other special events until 17 April. The festival kicked off with the Opening Gala on Thursday evening, 4 April at UNIQ Istanbul, which brought the stars and distinguished figures of the cin...
Do not miss Film Festivals Days in Pula Croatia this fall
Filmfestivals.com is planning on attending and speaking at the launching EUROPEAN CONFERENCE FILM FESTIVALS DAYS 2019 The mission of the FFD Conference is to bring up new learning and networking programs which will allow the participants to acquire the optimal skill set to be able to follow the industry trends, certainly, but also to come to know personally their colleagues from many countries and to lay the foundation of future international collaboratio...
Hola Mexico Film Festival has added a new section, The Other Mexico/El Otro México
Hola Mexico Film Festival has added a new section, The Other Mexico/El Otro México, to this year’s festival. Highlighting experiences of Mexicans rarely portrayed on screen, these films skillfully present perceptive narratives that challenge the status quo. For its inaugural year, the films included in the section focus on the discrimination and economic inequality affecting indigenous people, the Afro-Mexican population, and the country’s working class. The films are...
5th Annual Irish Film Festival Announces Opening Night Film
This May, The Irish Film Festival returns to Sydney and Melbourne with an award winning program, studded with gems all the way from the Emerald Isle. This year’s all-inclusive Festival is home to seven full length feature films, five documentaries and six shorts, ranging from compelling dramas, hilarious comedies and hard-hitting real life stories. Feature Films: The official opening night film in both cities is the internationally acclaimed Float like a Butterfly, an uplift...
The 38th Istanbul Film Festival kicked off on 5 April
Organised by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV), the Istanbul Film Festival’s 38th edition will host 467 screenings of 186 films by 187 directors from 45 countries, as well as Q&As and festival talks with guest filmmakers, concerts, and other special events until 17 April. The festival kicked off with the Opening Gala on Thursday evening, 4 April at UNIQ Istanbul, which brought the stars and distinguished figures of the cinema of Turkey together, as well as i...
Schedule of events at 49th Annual USA Film Festival April 24-28, 2019
The USA Film Festival announces the schedule of events for the 49th Annual USA Film Festival, April 24 - 28, 2019. Celebrating Dallas Arts Month, all programs will be held at the Angelika Film Center, 5321 E. Mockingbird Lane, Dallas, Texas. Advance tickets are available exclusively through Ticketmaster beginning April 10, 2019. The exciting full schedule of programs, guests and events may be viewed at the USA Film Festival’s website www.usafilmfestival.com Th...
Animation Nights New York is returning to Cannes!
Animation Nights New York is returning to Cannes! We are thrilled to announce our Animation Nights New York 2019 Cannes Program (Screening #44) Offered as an additional opportunity for our filmmakers, we’ve invited project teams from around the world to join us at the 72nd Cannes Film Festival, Cannes Court Métrage Short Film Corner. We have selected 18 international animated short films for exhibition as part of the Animation Nights New York 2019 Cannes Program. Films will be avai...
The Noir City Festival has now come of age and the 21st edition
The Noir City Festival has now come of age and the 21st edition which opened at the venerable Hollywood landmark Egyptian Theatre on Friday, March 29, 2019, will this year display twenty uncut gems on ten consecutive nights running in strict chronological order from"Trapped" 1949 to "Cry Tough" 1959. In essence a cannily selected survey of the Hollywood decade of the fifties from an underbelly angle such as only the Film Noir ...
EastSeries of the 10th Odesa International Film Festival is accepting submissions
Submissions will be accepted until May, 27th EastSeries is a platform for presenting the best TV series from Central and Eastern Europe through public pitching. The program is organized by the Odesa International Film Festival with the support of Star Media, international film company in Ukraine, in cooperation with ScripTeast, a training program for screenwriters from Eastern Europe, and in partnership with Series Mania. In 2019, this competition will take place for the third...
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The official style and poster of the 10th Odesa International Film Festival
The 10th Odesa International Film Festival presents its official style. This year, the conceptual style of the OIFF, which will take place on July 12-20, was developed by the graphic design studio “111room” in collaboration with Odesa photographer Oksana Kanivets During the ten years of its existence, the Odesa Film Festival has firmly established the title of a grandiose nine-day event where people go to see high-quality cinema, live exciting experiences, enjoy the Odesa v...
It's finally here: Philadelphia Environmental Film Festival April 5-7th!
THIS WEEK! This year's #PhilaEnviroFilmFest on April 5-7 features an exceptional selection of 54 films from 16 countries, with PA premieres of 10 features and 44 shorts, along with a VR experience, and awards from a juried competition. Tickets: https://buff.ly/2MWv0h1 ...
22nd Annual Sonoma International Film Festival (SIFF) Awards
The 2019 Sonoma International Film Festival (SIFF) kicked off 22 years of film, food, wine, and spirits with the announcement that it was named the #8 film festival in the country, and the only California festival, in a USA TODAY readers poll released on March 22. SIFF showcased 123 films from 24 countries from Wednesday, March 27 - Sunday, March 31, 2019 at intimate venues, all walkable from Sonoma Plaza. “In many ways, it was the best film festival ever,” said F...
The first Budapest Debut Film Forum concluded on Wednesday
The first Budapest Debut Film Forum concluded on Wednesday. The professional jury chose Slovakian film plan Victim by director Michal Blaško and producer Jakub Viktorín as the most promising project. Friss Hús Budapest International Short Film Festival organised the first Budapest Debut Film Forum, which took place on March 26–27 with the participation of the creators of the 8 selected projects and an international group of tutors &n...
Film:Schweiz 2019 - Swiss Film Festival in Berlin, April 4-10
(© Film:Schweiz 2019) By LINDSAY R. BELLINGER The 2nd annual Swiss Film Festival 2019 (Film:Schweiz 2019) opens this coming Thursday in Berlin. Festival director Teresa Vena curated a wonderful selection for this year's Film:Schweiz edition. This year looks quite interesting, ranging from feature films to short films, experimentals films and even some discussions and exhibitions. Switzerland's cinema has perhaps a leg up on much other world cinema because they hav...
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THE MYSTERY OF A BURYAT LAMA», directed by Elena Demidova
The documentary film «THE MYSTERY OF A BURYAT LAMA», directed by Elena Demidova, tells a story of one of the most famous lamas, Pandido Khambo Lama Dashi Dorzho Itigelov. His body is recognized as one of the sacred Buddhist objects of Russia and is being kept in the Ivolginsky Datsan. The Buddhist monks approach him as a living person.
Itigelov was born in 1852 and began his religious education at the age of sixteen years. In 1911, he was appointed the twelfth Pandido Khambo Lama as the Head of Russian Buryat Buddhists. Between 1913 and 1917, Itigelov was prominent in the spiritual life of Russian Empire. He took part in the Tercentenary celebrations of the House Romanov and opened first Buddhist temple in St. Petersburg. During First World War Itigelov presided over the society of "Buryat brothers", an organization helping the Russian army. After October Revolution, Itigelov resigned as head of the Buddhists. In 1927, aged seventy-five years, he asked other lamas to begin meditation ceremonies and funeral rites, since he said he was about to die. Itigelov left a testament asking to be buried as he was at the time of his death, sitting in lotus posture. On September 11, 2002, Itigelov's body was eventually exhumed in the presence of the leaders of the Buddhist Traditional Sangha of Russia and transferred to Ivolginsky Datsan.
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Raised On Rock The Burnette Family Legacy
Coming April 2019 "RAISED ON ROCK - The Burnette Family Legacy" will be premiering at Film Festivals throughout 2018 before being released for worldwide distribution
Director - Sally Steele
Sally Steele is on a mission to reunite the legendary battling Burnette family- a family United by Blood-Divided by Fame. The filmmaker travels across the United States interviewing special guests while learning the amazing rock history of Johnny Burnette and Dorsey Burnette and The Rock and Roll Trio who influenced Elvis, The Beatles, Led Zeppelin and many others, on her quest to bring Rocky and Billy Burnette and the members of the family together for one final dramatic and exciting performance at the end of the film, trying to heal the rift that rocked the world and tore a family apart echoing down a generation to the family “Raised On Rock“.
The film exists in two versions Long Short (60) and Short Documentary (40)
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THE CREEPY LINE a film by M.A.Taylor 2018
"A film that Google does not want you to see - filmfestivals.com Best for Fest"
An eye-opening documentary, The Creepy Line reveals the stunning degree to which society is manipulated by Google and Facebook and blows the lid off the remarkably subtle – hence powerful – manner in which they do it.
The Creepy Line is a title culled from the words of former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, when during a 2010 interview he explained Google’s code of conduct: “The Google policy on a lot of things is to get right up to the creepy line and not cross it.”
However, as Dr. Robert Epstein explains in the film, “Google crosses the creepy line every day”.
Offering first-hand accounts, scientific experiments and detailed analysis, The Creepy Line examines what is at risk when these two tech titans have free reign to utilize the public’s most private and personal data to manipulate society.
There is no question that the “creepy line” is getting ever-creepier, and that the tech giants have crossed it.
The Creepy Line plays at The Socially Relevant Festival in NY March 19
The Creepy Line (M. A. Taylor | USA | 2018 | 80') will have its New York Premiere Tuesday March 19, 8:45 PM, followed by a Q&A An eye-opening documentary, The Creepy Line reveals the stunning degree to which society is manipulated by Google and Facebook and blows the lid off the remarkably subtle – hence powerful – manner in which they do it. An eye-opening documentary, The Creepy Line reveal...
Sharkwater: Extinction by Rob Stewart Documentary Canada 2018 Sharkwater Extinction by Rob Stewart - Canada 2018 90 minutes
Rob Stewart “Conservation is the preservation of human life on earth. And that, above all else, is worth fighting for” Watch Rob Stewart doing what he loved most of all, swimming with sharks, in exclusive footage from his third film, Sharkwater: Extinction.
Sharkwater: Extinction is a follow up to his first two award-winning films, Sharkwater and Revolution. Sharkwater exposed the devastating issue of shark finning, while Revolution brought the destructive effects of Ocean Acidification to light.
Rob taught the world to not fear sharks, through his iconic images of hugging these majestic creatures and free diving with them.
www.Sharkwater.com www.TheRevolutionMovie.com
LIVING IN THE FUTURES PAST by Susan Kucera, A documentary presented by Jeff Bridges.
USA October 2017 - 83 minutes
13 Festival wins so far for Living in the Future's Past
Revolution by Rob Stewart
over 40 festival wins so far
Eco Documentary feature film by Rob Stewart April 2015, 82 minutes (Sharkwater)
Revolution is a film about changing the world. The true-life adventure of Rob Stewart, this follow-up to his acclaimed SHARKWATER (36 festival wins) 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.
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Nous sommes très fiers des bonnes relations et des partenariats signé avec les plus grands festivals et marchés : Venice Production Bridge, FestForums Santa Barbara, AFM, Animaze, Tallinn Black Night International Film Festival, Houston WorldFest, Fantasporto, et Cannes Market bien entendu et beaucoup d'autres. Nous sommes heureux de pouvoir grace à ces parteneriats pouvoir apporter news et dailies à ...
Promoting Movies that Matter / des films qui font grandir...
With contributions from Abbé Jean-Luc Maroy, Alex Deleon, Bruno Chatelin
Le Cabinet du docteur Caligari (Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari, Allemagne, 1919)
Contexte Le film devait initialement être réalisé par Fritz Lang, qui aurait eu l’idée d’ajouter un prologue et un épilogue pour justifier l’irréalisme du décor et le choix de l’expressionnisme, mais, en train de tourner Les Araignées, il fut empêché de poursuivre le projet par les distributeurs qui avaient un besoin urgent du film. Ce fut alors à Robert Wiene que le travail échut...
DOC-CÉVENNES / FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL DU DOCUMENTAIRE DE LASALLE
DU 29 MAI AU 1er JUIN 2019 / LASALLE en Cévennes Plus de 50 films documentaires, émouvants, percutants, audacieux, sensoriels, poétiques… pour la plupart accompagnés du réalisateur ou d’un intervenant, des premières mondiales et françaises, un focus Québec, un focus Chine, une rétrospective, des rencontres, des tables rondes, de la musique…et de jolies surprises ! FROM MAY 29 TO JUNE 1, 2019 / LASALLE in t...
Après Scorsese c est John Carpenter qui recevra le prochain Carosse d'Or à la Quinzaine
En 2019, la SRF est fière de remettre le CARROSSE D'OR à JOHN CARPENTER ! Elle salue un créateur d'émotions brutes, fantastiques et hors-norme ...
CLAIRE DENIS, Présidente du Jury des Courts Métrages & de la Cinéfondation
Claire Denis © C. Alvarez/Getty Images La cinéaste et scénariste française Claire Denis sera cette année la Présidente du Jury des Courts Métrages et de la Cinéfondation du 72e Festival de Cannes. Claire Denis succède à Abderrahmane Sissako, Naomi Kawase, Cristian Mungiu et Bertrand Bonello. Avec son jury, elle décernera le jeudi 23 mai les trois pri...
La nouvelle affiche de la Quinzaine des Réalisateurs, une jolie perspective sur le monde
A la fois naturaliste et transfigurée, l’image du photographe Robert Schlaug évoque autant une route à parcourir qu’une accélération, un mouvement du regard. Entre réalisme et artifice numérique, l’intervention de l’artiste trouble les codes et questionne notre perception, à l’instar des films proposés, depuis plus de 50 ans, par la sélection de la Quinzaine des Réalisateurs. ...
Impact des bandes annonces diffusées dans les cinémas au 2 Avril
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Top 10 des entrées hebdo France du 27/03/2019 au 02/04/2019
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Les grandes lignes de la programmation du Gabes Cinéma Fen, 12-18 avril 2019,
GABES CINEMA FEN 12-18 AVRIL 2019 ...
La première édition du Festival Ch’tis roux à Arras
La première édition du Festival Ch’tis roux les 11 et 12 Mai 2019 ARTOIS EXPO à ST LAURENT- BLANGY (ARRAS) Ouvert à tous et entrée gratuite. Nombreux stands, jeux gratuits pour enfants et spectacles pendant les 2 jours. Et si tous les roux de France se donnaient rendez-vous à Arras? C’est l’idée un peu loufoque de David Bastien, un Isberguois entrepreneur de s...
J-1 avant la 5e édition du FESTIVAL PLAY IT AGAIN
16 films présentés en version restaurée + 4 films Jeune Public de Billy Wilder à Youssef Chahine, de Robert Enrico à Ingmar Bergman, de Shôhei Imamura à Federico Fellini, de Stanley Kubrick à Nicolas Philibert, de Josef von Sternberg à Antonio Pietrangeli, de Peter Yates à John Carpenter, de Barbra Streisand à Jacqueline Audry, de Djibril Diop Mambéty à Maurice Delbez...
22e Valence scénario Festival international des scénaristes Table ronde et rencontre CNC
Table Ronde et Rencontre Organisées par le CNC 22e Valence scénario Festival international des scénaristes du mercredi 3 au samedi 6 avril ...
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> American Documentary Film Festival Previews March 29 April 4
VIDEO: Meet John Osborne the Associate PrograMmer AMDOCS
Wings and Awards from Palm Springs for AMDOCS 2019 wrap
VIDEO: Palm Springs Arts Museum Carousel
VIDEO: The Amdocs 2019 Award for Best International Short Documentary goes to “Cricket Liu,” by Julia Cheng
Interview with Julia Chen who won best short doc at Amdocs, on her world premiere, she was shocked, thrilled, happy, emotional and even spoke some chinese recommending chinese filmmakers to attend AMDOCS... Cricket Liu CHINA / Zhu Cheng / 18 min.
The french connection in Palm Springs - AMDOCS
Host family celebrates 2 birthdays during Amdocs
AMDOCS Awards 2019
The winner of the Sadie Katz Award for Hustle is MD Silverstein of The Weight Of Success. “Defend, Conserve, Protect” wins Best International Feature Documentary. Best National Feature Documentary goes to “KIFARU” and that guy hambone. Seeing the Bigger Picture Award goes to @FilmmakerJulie, co-director of the Oscar-nominated @RBGmovie. This AmDocs honor goes annually to a filmmaker who’s made significant contributions to soc...
VIDEO: Ed Asner Q & A in Amdoc: insiders perspectives and emotions
Filmmakers reception at Sugar High Bar in Palm Springs
Soccer fever at AMDOCS with a selection of shorts on football
King of Beasts - An interview with filmmaker Tomer Almagor
Tomer and his son at Howard Hughes mansion during AMDOCS 2019 filmmakers party By LINDSAY R. BELLINGER ...
Filmmakers galatic reception with a view!
Amdocs screening of Facing the Dragon by Sedika Mojadidi
Amdocs screening of Eva Kor Documentary Film by Ted Green, Mika Brown and WFYI
VIDEO Interview with Craig Prater, president Heartland Film Festival
VIDEO: Ted Green's Eva A-7063 screened at AMDOCS
VIDEO: A blast at Bombay Beach, East Jesus and Salvation Mountain
Farmers Market by the Amdocs' hotspot and Camelot Theatres
Interview with Tom White (IDA) one of Amdocs expert panelist and moderator
Tom White is the editor of Documentary magazine, the print and online publication of the IDA, and a contributor to several other publications. The IDA offers a wide range of opportunities for documentarians of all experience levels to grow professionally by enhancing their knowledge of the craft and business of nonfiction filmmaking. In this interview with filmfestivals.com Bruno Chatelin, shot in Palm Springs, between two panel sessions at AmDocs, Tom White accepted to share ...
