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Noida International Film Festival-14

Noida Interntional Film Festival-14   Inviting   Feature Films | Short Films | Animations | Documentaries | Music Videos   Regular Submission Deadline: 14 Jan 14 Late Submission Deadline: 22 Jan 14   Festival Date: 8 Feb 14   To download entry form & for more details kindly visit- http://miniboxoffice.com/noidainternationalfilmfestival   For any query write us at NIFF@miniboxoffice.com    ...

New to our AFM line-up, Echo Bridge brings you Sunken City and Hamlet & Hutch.

Please visit us in Suite #721 at the Loews Hotel. Contact us today to schedule an appointment from the 6th of November until the 12th. Emilia Nuccio enuccio@ebellc.com +1 914 502 1288 Gilda Demirtas gilda@ebellc.com +49 17 61 02 75 461   Sunken City   Comedy, Crime / 108 Min. / 2013   Nick Terry used to be a hotshot detect...

The BUFF Blog (November 2013) in association with Jilali Argan Oil UK #JILALITIME

And so it all begins again. We welcome you to the home of urban film coverage in the UK and another 12 months of insight from those in the know – telling it how it really is. So in time-honoured BUFF tradition, we introduce this month’s guest blogger and whilst he’s not yet a familiar face in the grand scheme of things, he will have been a familiar face to the 1400-odd people who came through the doors over the 4 festival days. Not many people can say that they attended ever...

26th Tokyo Film Festival Jury Upfront

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By Liza Foreman   The 26th Tokyo International Film Festival is underway. Here is what the jury had to say at their opening press conference. And we will hear from them in about eight days time, following their marathon film watching schedule, and see what they have to say then. 15 films have been selected for the competition section. The judges this year are - Chris Weitz: I’d like to express my gratitude for being chosen as a jury for the Tokyo International Film Festival. The v...

NYFF51 Centerpiece Gala Presentation of The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty Red Carpet Photos

By Maria Esteves – October 10, 2013 The 51st New York Film Festival 2013 (NYFF51) Centerpiece Gala Presentation of THE SECRET LIFE OF WALTER MITTY directed by Ben Stiller was held at Alice Tully Hall in Lincoln Center, Saturday, October 5, 2013. Presented by the Film Society of Lincoln Center, red carpet arrivals included industry executives, festival directors, celebrity guests, cast and crew. THE SECRET LIFE OF WALTER MITTY opens nationwide Wednesday, December 25, 2013. Watch Trailer ...

NYFF51 The Secret Life of Walter Mitty Press Conference

By Maria Esteves - October 10, 2013 The 51st New York Film Festival (NYFF51) THE SECRET LIFE OF WALTER MITTY press conference moderated by Dennis Lim was held at the AMC Lincoln Square, Saturday, October 5, 2013. Questions posed by Lim and members of the press to cast and crew director/lead actor Ben Stiller, actress Kristen Wiig, screenplay writer Steven Conrad, production designer Jeff Mann, producers John Goldwyn and Stuart Cornfeld, and included "What was the process coming up with an...

News for The Philadelphia Film Festival October 17-27, 2013

  This year the 22nd Annual Philadelphia Film Festival produced by The Philadelphia Film Society runs from October 17 - 27, 2013. The fest gets underway with the one and only Robert Redford in All is Lost, a survival film about a man lost at sea written and directed by J. C. Chandor (who will be in attendance Opening Night at the Kimmel Center Perelman Theater). The film features Redford as the only cast member, with almost no dialogue.  All Is Lost is Chandor's second feature film...

BUFF 2014 Call for Entries

The Boston Underground Film Festival announces its sixteenth annual competition celebrating the bizarre and insane in the world of film and video. The festival will take place in late March 2014 and features the best in provocative and experimental features, shorts, animations, music videos, and documentaries. The festival seeks the alternative, the confrontational, the political, and the controversial. BUFF is an IMDb Qualifying Festival and seeks films that celebrate alternative visions an...

Wilmington’s Cucalorus Film Festival releases early selections

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    Cucalorus Film Festival, presented by PNC, hosts its 19th annual cinematic celebration November 13-17, 2013 in historic downtown Wilmington, NC. Early selections have been posted on the festival website including Alain Guiraudie’s Stranger by the Lake, a minimalist homoerotic drama that premiered at Cannes this year. Bobcat Goldthwait’s genre-defying found-footage horror film Willow Creek; Vincent Bal’s charming, fast-paced period drama&...

CALL FOR ENTRIES - North Hollywood CineFest

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Submit today to the hottest new festival in Los Angeles!  Making its debut next April in a state of the art digital theater in the heart of the NoHo Arts District, the North Hollywood CineFest will boast a great run of independent films as well as provide an entertaining atmosphere and a fantastic networking opportunity with people in the biz.  Numerous notable film professionals will be present in this 4-day event.  The festival will prioritize great stories first and foremost. &...

Filmfest homochrom – German premiere of "Kill Your Darlings" is opening film

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Filmfest homochrom is the LGBT film festival of Rhine-Ruhr, Europe's biggest polycentric metropolitan area, with Germany's gay capital Cologne and the largest Ruhr city, Dortmund. Although it is the youngest of Germany's queer film festival, it is already establishing itself as a fresh premiere festival. Its third edition will take place in October 2013 under the patronage of Mrs. Hannelore Kraft, Minister-President of the state North Rhine-Westphalia, and the opening film has alread...

3rd ANNUAL GUAM - USA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES OFFICIAL SELECTIONS

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HAGATÑA, GUAM, USA (August 10, 2013) – The Guam International Film Festival (GIFF) is scheduled to run its 3rd annual event starting fromTuesday, September 24, 2013, through Sunday, September 29, 2013 at the Agaña Center Stadium Theatres. For 2013, GIFF stretches its festival duration from 3 days to 6 days and will showcase over 45 films, including films from the 2013 Festival de Cannes and from Japan Short Shorts Film Festival.  “Along with some ri...

San Sebastian Film Festival posters

The new image for the 61st edition of the San Sebastian Festival was unveiled after the competition, open to graphic designers the world over, received 1,046 proposals from 327 authors. In the Official poster category, “Óptico”, by the Catalan designer and photographer Toni Pontí, who also won last year with his proposal for the Horizontes Latinos poster. Toni Pontí tells us the story behind this year’s official poster: &quo...

9th Grossmann Fantastic Film and Wine Festival Starts on Monday with Slovenian Premiere of Byzantium

The 9th edition of Grossmann Fantastic Film and Wine Festival starts on Monday, July 15 in Ljutomer, Slovenia. The opening film will be Neil Jordan's Byzantium. Prior to the screening there will be a presentation of wines in competition, accompanied by the opening of exhibition Red Bodies by illustrator Blaž Porenta and photographer Matjaž Tančič. This year's Guests of Honour are Italian film legends Franco Nero and Enzo G. Castellari. The main guest of the wine program is ...

MADEIRA FILM FESTIVAL / SUBMISSIONS OPEN

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Concert for Peace for Tibet at Cannes Film Festival

Hosted by the Films for Peace Foundation, the Concert for Peace for Tibet featured Lama Guyrme and Jean-Philippe Rykiel on May 24 in Cannes. Also, the Venerable Thupten Ngodrup, the present oracle of Nechung (Kuten), gave a conference on "How To Face and Handle the Modern World's Difficulties." ...

Channel 4 to host opening 3 events of 2013 British Urban Film Festival

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2/5/2013  Channel 4 to host opening 3 events of 2013 British Urban Film Festival Emmanuel Anyiam-Osigwe, the director of the British Urban Film Festival has today announced the first batch of key dates, venues and events scheduled for this year’s 8th annual event which will once again showcase 16 films together with a line-up of programming on TV and online. The festival returns to its’ September slot due to last year’s Paralympic Games (coincidentally broadcast ...

Be Discovered in Hollywood - Hollywood Film Festival®

BE DISCOVERED IN HOLLYWOOD CALL FOR ENTRIES: HOLLYWOOD FILM FESTIVAL®- OCT 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 2013 The 17th Annual HOLLYWOOD FILM FESTIVAL is now open for submissions in the follow genres: Features (all genres including animation, drama, comedy, horror), Docs, and Shorts (including animation). http://www.hollywoodfest.com SUBMISSION LATE DEADLINE: MAY 31, 2013 – SUBMIT TODAY! ABOUT THE FESTIVAL CONNECT With film presentations taking place in the heart of Ho...

NEW YORK NO LIMITS FILM SERIES Call For Short Film Screenplays

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NEW YORK NO LIMITS FILM SERIES Call For Entry for its 2013 Screenplay Competition is still open.  The deadline to submit a screenplay is 5/15/13. Please go to our website at http://www.newyorknolimits.com for submission instructions.  The winning screenplay will receive a $4,000.00 prize towards producing the short film. NYNL will announce the award winning screenplay in August 2013. This is an international competition and screenplays from all over the world are accepted.  For ...

New York No Limits Film Series Short Film Call For Entry

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NEW YORK NO LIMITS FILM SERIES continues its 2013 programming with a short film night on June 27th at NUYORICAN POETS CAFE at 7pm. Films must be no longer than 29 minutes in length from anywhere in the world. All categories of film, style and genre are accepted.  Extended deadline ends on 5/15/13 for short film night on 6/27. Lineup will be announced on 5/25. NYNL is hosting the following short film night on 8/29/13 at The Wild Project in NYC. Early deadline for the short film night ...

15th Udine Far East Film Festival: a formula for festival success

The 15th edition of the Udine Far East Film Festival April 19 – 27 in Italy features a great lineup of films from Southeast Asia. This year the European premiere at Udine of Ip Man:The Final Fight on April 25 closely follows its theatrical release in China on March 22 and Hong Kong on March 28th. The setting is in postwar Hong Kong, where the Wing Chun Grandmaster, Yip Kai-man, teacher of Bruce Lee is challenged by rival kung fu styles and must fight one last tim...

TWO, "NO SUBMISSION FEE" FILM FESTIVAL SEEKING SUBMISSIONS!

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Hello! The 3rd HorrorQuest Film Festival and Play On Film Festival are now seeking submissions! to enter your feature or short please vist www.thehorrorquest.com or www.playonfilmfestival.com, follow the submission guidlines and enter film today! ...

Call For Entries - Hollywood Film Festival - Be Discovered in Hollywood

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Hollywood Film Festival - DEADLINE is APRIL 30, 2013. SUBMIT NOW!  Our mission at the HOLLYWOOD FILM FESTIVAL is to bridge the gap between established Hollywood and the global creative community, while providing an avenue of discovery for emerging filmmakers. Be discovered in Hollywood. Submit NOW!  Our Executive Director, Jon Fitzgerald, was the co-founder and former executive director of Slamdance, AFI Fest, Santa Barbara and Abu Dhabi film festivals among others. In add...

Hollywood Film Awards® Announces Date and Sets Pace for Awards Race

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  HOLLYWOOD, Calif., March 29, 2013   -- For a 17th consecutive year, the Hollywood Film Awards® continues its mandate of celebrating Hollywood cinema and recognizing excellence in Hollywood, both in-front and behind the camera.  This year the Hollywood Film Awards® Gala ceremony takes place on October 21, 2013, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, in Beverly Hills.   In the last 10 years, a total of 96 Oscar nominations and 34 Oscars were given to the honorees of the Holl...

What Director Craig Brewer (FOOTLOOSE, HUSTLE & FLOW, BLACK SNAKE MOAN, POOR & HUNGRY) says about the Hollywood Film Festival®

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“I remember getting a call from Carlos, the festival founder, saying that he wanted to show my film in the digital showcase. It was a huge deal for me. Some people dream of Sundance and other festivals. For me, with the size of this movie, it just felt like some validation that somebody outside of Memphis saw it and appreciated it. It was a fantastic experience. Probably one of the best of my life,” said director Craig Brewer (FOOTLOOSE, HUSTLE & FLOW, BLACK SNAKE ...

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