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Presentation of the 62nd edition of the San Sebastian Festival

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Other names to have confirmed their attendance alongside Denzel Washington and Benicio del Toro, are: Antonio Banderas, John Malkovich, Pedro Almodóvar, Viggo Mortensen, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Jessica Chastain, Josh Hutcherson, Omar Sy, Ricardo Darín, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Leonardo Sbaraglia, and many more The latest edition of the San Sebastian Festival was presented at the María Cristina Hotel in San Sebastian. Jose Luis Rebordinos, the Festival Director and Management Co...

Dublin - DISFMF Official Selection 2014

KIKO’S PARADISE , directed by Paco Gisbert, 9min, Spain 2014(Animation) RECOIL , directed by Richard Keaney, 20min, Ireland 2014(Drama) NAIVE , directed by Marie Enthoven , 11min, Belgium 2013 ,(Drama) EVERY DAY IS A SMALL LIFE , directed by Albane Fioretti &Lou-Brice Léonard , 27min, France 2014(Drama) LIFE IN THE TIME OF ADVERTISING , directed by David Bokser&Matt Berenty, 8min, USA 2013,(Animation) TORN , directed by Karen McGrath , 6min, Ireland 2014,(Comedy)...

Silent Ones by Ricky Rijneke selected for Toronto Indie Film Festival 2014

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Silent Ones by Ricky Rijneke selected for Toronto Independent Film Festival 2014 The Dutch feature film Silent Ones has been selected for the Toronto Independent Film Festival. The festival held from 3 to 16 September has selected 20 feature films. The Toronto Independent Film Festival, aka the Toronto Indie, is a separate festival from the Toronto International Film Festival, which runs at the same time. The Toronto Indie is Toronto's film festival for truly independent films. Silent One...

Seconds Out for the British Urban Film Festival Premiere of 'The Trials of Muhammad Ali'

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The British Urban Film Festival has scored a major coup in its coverage of the event after securing the UK festival rights to screen the premiere of critically-acclaimed documentary 'The Trials of Muhammad Ali' in the opening weekend of September. Outspoken and passionate in his beliefs, #TrialsOfAli examines how one of the most celebrated sports champions of the 20th century risked his fame and fortune to follow his faith and conscience as he found himself at the centre of America'...

Setting Up a Human Rights Film Festival: A Handbook for Festival Organizers

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One World is very active in assisting emerging human rights festivals and initiavites all over the world. In 2009 a handbook for festival organizers was published called Setting Up a Human Rights Film Festival: A Handbook for Festival Organizers. It sumarrizes experience of One World and other film festival from Human Rights Film Network (HRFN) and other film festivals. Handook is available for free download. At the moment, a second edition of the handbook is being prepared. The handbook wil...

First Time Fest 2014: Opening Panel Women in Entertainment Photos

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By Maria Esteves – June 22, 2014 First Time Fest 2014: The Second Time Around (FTF 2014) Opening Panel Women in Entertainment with celebrity panelists Brooke Shields, Carol Alt, Daphne Rubin-Vega and Rosie Perez moderated by Village Voice Anna Merilyn commenced Thursday, April 3, 5:00 PM at NeueHouse, New York. Presented by Royal Bank of Canada and hosted by NeueHouse, these amazing women discussed progress in recent years for women in the entertainment industry from working conditions a...

Let the community decide who to fund!

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We are an online competition that funds writers and filmmakers, both short and long format.   We are unique, in that we ask writers to judge filmmakers and filmmakers to judge writers.   The  winning filmmaker, as chosen by the screenwriters, chooses one of the top 10 scripts to buy and shoot, and we fund it with the entry fees.   ...

Be With Me- Documentary Submission Accepted to NYCIndieFF

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We just watched "Be With Me," a documentary short that was sent to us by its director Michael Terrill. "Be With Me" is the reflection of the journey the Cairns family took to help their autistic son, J.R., to recovery, something really not considered possible at the time J.R. was diagnosed. It was a wonderful feature; beyond being cleanly edited and intimately filmed, it successfully captured an emotional backdrop not found in every documentary. Through his interviews, Terril...

12th Brazilian Film Festival of New York

With its audience-friendly programming, Brazilian Film Festival heads back to New York June 1 - 7 bearing 13 features and 12 short films. Nine of this year's titles are recent works in competition, each reaching New York audiences for the first time. BRAFF NY's 12th run also coincides with the centenary of Vinícius de Moraes's birth. To fête the Bossa Nova great, the Festival is screening two films. The first, Carlos Diegues's 1999 drama Orfeu, sets the Greek lege...

MIRAGE ACADEMY: The Educational Film Program of the Mirage Int'l Film Festival

The Mirage Academy Program Everyone at some point has been touched by the power of film. It reminds us of the wonderment that imagination can bring; the awe inspiring amazement of incredible visuals; and the emotional joy that only brilliant storytelling can achieve. These feelings reside at the core of the MIRAGE ACADEMY's mission, to offer deserving filmmakers of all ages and walks of life, an opportunity to learn from and work with the best our industry has to offer. The MIRAGE ...

Mirage International Film Festival Announces 2nd Set of Distributors Scheduled to Attend MIFF 2014

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Mirage International Film Festival Announces Distributors In Attendance MIFF 2014  |  May 2014 The mission of the Mirage International Film Festival (MIFF) is to help filmmakers present their films to audiences, industry professionals and distributors from around the globe. One of the most important aspects of achieving our mission is to ensure we provide an environment where aspiring writers and filmmakers can connect with agents, sales companies, distributors and ot...

TFF 2014 Time Is Illmatic Premiere Q&A Session

By Maria Esteves – April 26, 2014 Multimedia artist One9 directorial debut music documentary TIME IS ILLMATIC premiered during the 13th Tribeca Film Festival to a full house audience at the AMC Loews Village, New York, Friday, April 25, 2014. The post premiere Q&A session immediately followed with director One9 and writer Erik Parker, moderated by director of sales & operations Loren Hammonds, Tribeca Film Festival. Questions posed to One9 and Parker by Hammonds and the audience ...

TFF 2014 Beyond the Brick: A Lego Brickumentary Premiere Q&A Session

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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 cast members Lego Ar...

M.U.F.F. Films to Screen at Wizard World Comic Con Minneapolis.

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Minneapolis (May 2-4, 2014 Mpls Convention Center)    MINNEAPOLIS-- the Minneapolis Underground Film Festival teams up with Wizard World Comic Con, the world's largest pop culture convention, for a 90 minute film presentation from it's festival archives.    The Minneapolis Underground Film Festival promises to continue to wow audiences with innovative underground horror and sci-fi films along with music videos by award winning independent direc...

Our meeting point ... www.aim.net.co

  That's the address we are meeting you ... you will know who we are... what's our mission... & what's our current activity... join hands with us by submitting your short to AIM MISFC 2014.... meet our Jury as well..... Spread a word in your friend circle & film circles. share on the social sites & apps... you can even make a fresh film & send or send the one you already have...  they can even make a fresh film & send or send the one the...

14th Annual New York Indian Film Festival

Holi may be the official Hindi festival of colors, but for New York fans of South Asian and Indian-American arthouse cinema, a spring celebration that brings even more brightness is the New York Indian Film Festival. Last night over multi-hued dishes at Soho Tiffin Junction -- Modern South Indian Kitchen, NYIFF whetted appetites for its 14th edition, slated for May 5 - 10. The festival, which is the oldest and largest showcase of its kind in the United States, offers a rare chance to see indie...

HOUSTON CINEMA ARTS FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2014 DATES

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On the heels of a successful 2013 festival that featured an array of notable actors, directors, producers, live performances and Academy Award-nominated films, the Houston Cinema Arts Society (HCAS) announces that its 2014 Houston Cinema Arts Festival (HCAF 2014) will take place from Nov. 12-16. HCAS has received a $10,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to help support the HCAF, which is the only U.S. festival dedicated to films by and about the visual, performing and literary a...

2014 CALL FOR ENTRIES - GUAM, USA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

2014 GUAM - USA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES CALL FOR ENTRIES Final Extended Deadline for Submissions is July 21 The Guam International Film Festival (GIFF) has officially announced its open call for entries to begin today, for its fourth annual event scheduled to take place in September. Submission forms can be completed directly online at the official GIFF website, www.guamfilmfestival.org. Deadlines to submit films for the 2013 Guam International Film Festival are:...

17th NY Sephardic Jewish Film Fest Opening Night Gala Photos

By Maria Esteves – March 23, 2014 The 17th New York Sephardic Jewish Film Festival 2014 (NYSJFF 2014) Opening Night Gala commenced Thursday, March 13, 6:30pm at the Center for Jewish History, New York. Presented by the American Sephardi Federation (ASF) in association with Yeshiva University Museum (YUM), this year’s ASF Pomegranate Lifetime Achievement Award went to world-renowned musical artist ENRICO MACIAS. His extraordinary live performance in a packed theater with encores and...

Mirage International Film Festival Announces 1st Set of Distributors Scheduled to Attend MIFF 2014

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Mirage International Film Festival Announces Distributors In Attendance MIFF 2014  |  Mar 2014 The mission of the Mirage International Film Festival (MIFF) is to help filmmakers present their films to audiences, industry professionals and distributors from around the globe. One of the most important aspects of achieving our mission is to ensure we provide an environment where aspiring writers and filmmakers can connect with agents, sales companies, distributors and ot...

New York No Limits Call For Entry Early Deadline for Feature FIlms is now Open

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NEW YORK NO LIMITS is currently accepting Feature film entries in any subject, category and language for the 2014 NYNL SUMMIT. New York No Limits is proud to host its 4th annual Summit, a film festival event, in New York City on November 20th - 22nd at The Wild Project. NYNL is seeking films that express the most vital vision of the filmmaker. Our goal is to program the best in cutting edge film from all countries and to serve as a platform for filmmakers to explore multifaceted content.  ...

VIDEOHOLICA 2014 <7> OPEN CALL

VIDEOHOLICA 2014 INTERNATIONAL VIDEO ART FESTIVAL 7TH EDITION 7 OPEN CALL FOR VIDEO ART 1 - 7 AUGUST 2014, VARNA, BULGARIA VIDEOHOLICA International Video Art Festival in Varna, Bulgaria starts the new open call for video art submissions for its 7th edition. The 7th VIDEOHOLICA will take place between 1st and 7th August 2014 in Varna, Bulgaria. This year's edition of VIDEOHOLICA will be accompanied by an international panel discussion on the issues and opportuni...

23rd NY Jewish Film Fest Opening Night Premiere of Les Interdits Photo Coverage

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...

Taos Shortz Film Fest MARCH 20 - 23RD 2014

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Submissions Have CLOSED and we have piles and piles of shorts to screen for the holidays. So we are making popcorn and screening shorts from at least 30 countries. Stay tuned here when we make our Official Selections Annoucement  January 22nd     The 7th annual Taos Shortz Film Fest is March 20 to 23rd, 2014 at the Taos Center for the Arts in beautiful Taos, New Mexico. Over 90 short global and regional fi...

Upcoming Screenplay Contest Winner will be Made into Film

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Upcoming Screenplay Contest Winner will be Made into Film Sunscreen Film Festival partners with Hollywood Production and Distribution companies to produce winning screenplay into film. Click this link to submit http://sunscreen.ticketmob.com/show.cfm?id=7617&cart Submissions Accepted: Oct. 22 to January 31, 2014 Regular Deadline Feb. 1st to Feb. 15, 2014 Late Deadline Finalists Announced: April 1, 2014 Winner Announced: May 3, 2014 (at Sunscreen Film Festival) Questions: ...

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