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Zurich Film Festival launches new award for Best Series

Zurich Film Festival Launches New Award for Best Series The Zurich Film Festival’s new 'ZFF Series' competition section presents between six and eight of the world’s most innovative series. Series of all genres are eligible for nomination as along as they comprise a minimum of four episodes at 40-60 minutes per episode and celebrate their Swiss premiere at the ZFF. A jury will award the Golden Eye for "Best International TV Series" endowed with a CHF 10&rsq...

71st CANNES FILM FESTIVAL Pierre Angénieux ExcelLens in Cinematography Tribute to Edward Lachman (A.S.C.)

Friday May 18th 2018 Buñuel Theatre, Palais des Festivals - 8 pm   Every year, the “Pierre Angénieux ExcelLens in Cinematography” ceremony turns the spotlight on a director of photography whose work has marked the history of world cinema. Since its inception in 2013, tribute has been paid to Philippe Rousselot (AFC*, A...

Call for movies 24th edition of Caminhos Film Festival

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      The applications for the 24thedition of the Caminhos Film Festival are now open. From the 1st of May until the 31st of July the works for the Selection Caminhos and Selection Essays, as well as the works for the other sections of the festival, can be submitted via FilmFreeway. The Caminhos Film Festival has been, since 1988, one of the main references in the cinematographic panorama of Portugal. Presenting itself as the only festival ded...

ÉCU 2018 Winners

  ÉCU - The European Independent Film Festival announces "Best European Independent Film 2018"  Europe's premier event for independent cinema, ÉCU - The European Independent Film Festival - announces its 2018 award-winning films, including its highest honour, "Best European Independent Film 2018."   After showcasing 81 films from 37 countries, ÉCU 2018 ended its indie-packed weekend with a dazzling final ceremony recognizing 26 aw...

The 51st WorldFest Houston Winners

Grand Remi Winner NINE TO NIRVANA, Directed by Evan Lu, Starring Snow Li       Grand Remi Winner KAZANTZAKIS, Directed by Iannis Smaragdis.      WorldFest-Houston, the third longest-running International Film Festival in North America, celebrated the conclusion of its 10-day run of film, fun and fanfare in its 51st annual edition with a 23% increase in ove...

Film Finalists Announced for Easterseals Disability Film Challenge; Part of a Special Screening at Bentonville Film Festival

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As part of a new alliance announced in January at Sundance, the 14 semi-finalists for the fifth annual Easterseals Disability Film Challenge were announced and screened at a live event today from the Bentonville Film Festival to promote disability awareness and inclusion throughout the entertainment industry.   “With a record number of entries — including submissions from 12 countries around the world — this has been the steepest competition yet,” said Nic Novic...

Spanish competition entry ESTIU 1993 wins Debut Feature Film competition in Cologne

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Carla Simón receives award worth € 10,000 for her summer coming-of-age drama Estiu 1993 / Summer 1993 choices Audience Award goes to the documentary A Woman Captured by Bernadett Tuza-Ritter The 35th International Women's Film Festival Dortmund | Cologne came to an end on Sunday evening with a festive prize-giving ceremony after six very successful days. In the outdoor performance area of Schauspiel Köln / Britney, four film awards worth a total of € 16,000 we...

Conclusion and Prize Winner of the 25th Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film

      25xITFS – The Anniversary Edition Stuttgart, April 30, 2018 - yesterday evening the Anniversary Edition of the Stuttgart Interna...

Winners of the 2018 'Golden Reel Awards' Announced

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** Winners of the 2018 'Golden Reel Awards'   Tiburon, CA [April 28]: Winners of the 2018 'Golden Reel Awards' were announced at the 17th Annual Tiburon International Film Festival:  Best Film: Anna Karenina: Vronsky's Story [Russia] Best Director: Karen Shakhnazarov, for: Anna Karenina: Vronsky's Story [Russia] Best Actor: Reza Behboodi, for: Do You Hear Me? [Iran] Best A...

San Francisco Silent Film Awards Russel Merritt

The Hound of the Baskervilles, image courtesy of Filmoteka Narodowa     OUR ESTEEMED COLLEAGUE, RUSSELL MERRITT The DENVER SILENT FILM FESTIVAL just awarded the second annual David Shepard Career Achievement Award to our wonderful board member RUSSELL MERRITT. Hip hip hooray! Russell will be on stage at SFSFF 2018 at the AM...

And the new WorldFest winners are: Living Among Us and Living in the Future's Past plus a few more

Check the list of Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum awards and Special Jury prizes. Hunter says the next Lucas, Spielbergor Coen brothers mightbe in this year's selection of fine winners. I had submitted more than 10 films which I represent as their festival agent. Two received top awards: Living in the Future's Past received Special Jury Award, Living among us received a platinum award. ...

20 Weeks Wins Best Feature at Maryland International Film Festival 2018

The Maryland International Film Festival handed out their awards on Sunday, April 29, at the Grand Piano Ballroom. Awards were given for Best Feature, Short, Animation, Student, Local, Documentray, and Foreign films. Festival Director, Tracie Hovey said, "This year has been jam packed with some of the best films on the circuit. We are always thrilled to host such amazing talent in Hagerstown. It gives residents a chance to see films that are about to be seen on Netflix and other distributio...

Highlights from Maryland International Film Festival 2018

Here are some highlights from the 2018 Maryland International Film Festival!  #MDIFF18        

2018 Tribeca Film Festival Awards Night After Party

  NEW YORK, NY:  Mustafa ÖNDER Chloe wine is served during the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival awards night after party at Gallery at Dream Downtown on April 26, 2018 in New York City. Photo © Mustafa Önder Photo © Mustafa Önder Guests enjoy the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival awards night after party at Gallery at Dream Downtown on April 26, 2018 in New York City. Photo © Mustafa Önder   Mustafa ÖNDER htt...

Tribeca Film Festival 2018: And the Winners Are ...

2018 Tribeca Film Festival Awards: ‘Diane,’ ‘Smuggling Hendrix,’ and More Take Top Honors NEW YORK, NY:  Mustafa ÖNDER Alia Shawkat was named best actress in a US narrative feature for Duck Butter, while best actor honours went to Jeffrey Wright for O.G. Best Cinematography in a US narrative feature Film went to Wyatt Garfield for Diane. The Nora Ephron Award awarded a $25,000 prize to writer-director Nia DaCosta for Little Woods. T...

Visions du Réel 2018 Awards

    AWARDS & AWARDED FILMS' SCREENINGS Discover all the Awards of this 49th edition of Visions du Réel > Do not miss the screenings of the awarded films on Saturday 21 April at the Grande Salle (Salle Communale).   INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM COMPETITION Sesterce d'or La Mobilière Best feature film of the International Competition CH...

Dikalo Awards 2018

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37th Istanbul Film Festival Awards presented

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    The 37th Istanbul Film Festival, organised by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV) and sponsored by Vodafone Red, announced the winners of the official awards at the ceremony held at Rahmi M. Koç Museum on Tuesday evening, 17 April. 60 films vied in national and international competitions at this year’s festival.   Hosted by writer and TV programmer Yekta Kopan, the 37th Istanbul Film Festival’s Award Ceremony saw presentations of the ...

19th Havana Film Festival NY Announces Havana Star Prize Winners

      Best Feature: Joaquim (Brazil) Best Director Marcelo Gomes (Joaquim) and Best Screenplay goes to Sergio & Sergei (Cuba) Best Actor and Actress: Miguel Solá and Antonia Zegers Best Documentary: Filiberto (Puerto Rico)   14 films competed for the coveted Havana Star Prize     New York, April 18, 2018- The 19th Havana Film Festival NY announced the Havana S...

Submissions open for 2018 NYC 2 Paris International Film Festival

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We are accepting submissions for the 2018 NYC 2 Paris International Film Festival! All happening September 9 to 16, 2018! Regular Deadline is quickly approaching, mark your calenders for May 10th!! NYC 2 Paris International Film Festival honors the Best in Category which includes Best Narrative Feature, Best Documentary, Best Short Documentary, Best Short Narrative, Best Super Short, Best Music Video, as well as Best Director and Best Screenplay. The NYC 2 Paris International ...

How to Stay Updated

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It can be hard to keep track of deadlines when you're deep into your creative process. One of the best ways to stay updated is to follow us on Twitter and like us on Facebook.  We post weekly reminders on deadlines and just general messages encouraging you to get your short documentary ready for submission!  Additionally, we post articles from your fave sources with the latest news in documentary film- which can certainly serve as a nice break from working hard on your film's...

36th Fajr International Film Festival announces the Winners

  Closing ceremony of the 36th edition of Fajr international film festival was held in presence of Iran minister of culture and Islamic Guidance Abbas Salehi, head of cinema organization Mohammad Mehdi Heidarian, festival director Reza Mir Karimi, and prominent Iranian and international cinema individuals including Oliver Stone, Reza Kianian, Oliver Montagon, and many well-known personalities. Reza Mirkarimi director of the festival delivered a short speech and said nothing could be don...

How to Stay Updated

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It can be hard to keep track of deadlines when you're deep into your creative process. One of the best ways to stay updated is to follow us on Twitter and like us on Facebook.  We post weekly reminders on deadlines and just general messages encouraging you to get your short comedy ready for submission!  Additionally, we post articles from your fave sources with the latest news in comedy film- which can certainly serve as a nice break from working hard on your film's final tou...

The 51st WorldFest-Houston Best Actor Nominations!

51st WORLDFEST “ For Hardcore Fans” Our first few days have been action packed with Ethan Hawke receiving a career achievement award at the opening night screening of his new film, Blaze. Perry King, received an award for his direction of The Divide and we still have many more films and fun until April 29th, 2018! Mid-stride at WorldFest-Houston and continuing on until Sunday, April 29th, 2018! We are unspooling...

Earlybird Deadline: August 25, 2018

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You know what's not funny? Missing the deadline to submit your film to the NYC Short Comedy Film Festival! Earlybirds make sure to mark August 25, 2018 on your calender!  But remember!!! Films MUST be 20 minutes or less! Keep it brief, people. To submit, visit: https://filmfreeway.com/NYCSCFF Visit our website to check out photos and learn more about us: http://nycscff.com/ Follow us on Twitter for fun comedy news and other important updates/reminders: https://tw...
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