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SIFF Celebrates Jason Schwartzman With a Duo Of Special Screenings

  Indie Comedy Star to Take Part in On-Stage Interview   Jason Schwartzman has consistently infused his signature charm, deadpan humor, and quick wit into such films as Rushmore, I Heart Huckabees, Marie Antoinette, The Darjeeling Limited, Moonrise Kingdom, and The Grand Budapest Hotel. SIFF presents An Evening With Jason Schwartzman, welcoming him to the stage of SIFF Cinema Egyptian for an interview. Afterwards, there will be a screening of one of Schwartzman's latest films, ...

Frat Dude Secret Gossip

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Frat Dude Secret Gossip   Due to extreme high volume of requests and curiosity of the general public this blog/article has to be published. The “Fratmen Fratpad Tributes” are more than 100s of songs and more than 1000 music videos given as a tribute to all the  Fratmen of Arizona. Kindly note the songs are not random and they are about actual people. The setting of the music videos is Arizona. All the other States such as California, Arkansas, Massachusetts, Chicago, Wisc...

DILIP KUMAR: Me and the Padma Vibhushan winner

DILIP KUMAR: Me and the Padma Vibhushan winner Getting the nation’s second highest civilian honour at 92 years and 45 days of age maybe a good example of beating the clock by the proverbial whisker, and Dilip Kumar is a most deserving recipient. But his art has already bagged all possible honours in the 54 year acting career he had, from 1944 to 1998. As a teenager, I earned tons of appreciation for mimicking him in the famous temple-deity confrontation scene from Dil Diya Dard Liya. L...

In 2015, Everything's Coming Up Orson

“Oh God, how they'll love me when I'm dead,” lamented Orson Welles to Peter Bogdanovich mere weeks before he died in October 1985. At the time, to many in the film world, Welles had long since become irrelevant as a director. He had become a parody of himself, making periodic appearances on the talk show circuit, and being the face of Paul Masson wines in its print and TV ads. To millions of Americans of the era, he was merely the fat guy on the wine commercials. Sadly, ...

Season #4, MiSciFi 2017 is in orbit and ready!

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The Annual Celebration of Science Fiction and other works of Fantastic film are upon us, AGAIN!!  MiSciFi is ready for the 2017 season.  We will select about 50 films to be screened this season.  Some will be revealed for the very first time this January 13th to 15th in Miami, Florida.  The MiSciFi event is an annual celebration for the fantastic filmmaker.  Downtown Miami at the Hyatt Regency becomes a place for enthusiasts, filmmakers, fans and cosplayers to attend on...

2015 Newport Beach Film Festival Deadline Approaching!

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Enter your film today to be a part of the 2015 Newport Beach Film Festival! The Newport Beach Film Festival regular deadline is DECEMBER 19th.   During the week of the festival, Newport Beach Festival hosts over fifteen special events and mixers, including our intimate Sunset Series receptions for filmmakers, that offer the opportunity to meet fellow filmmakers and industry professionals.   FEATURE FILM: $65 SHORT FILM: $55   The Festival will run from April 23rd to April...

2015 Newport Beach Film Festival Thanksgiving Special

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The 2015 Newport Beach Film Festival will spotlight over 350 films from over 50 different countries, including short and feature length narrative, documentary, animated and student films. In addition to film screenings, the Festival hosts premiere galas, question and answer sessions with filmmakers, and an industry seminar series whose past participants have included Aaron Sorkin (The Social Network), Linda Woolverton (Beauty and the Beast), John Lee Hancock (Saving Mr. Banks), and Joe Walker (1...

Dark Horse Best Actor Award 2014

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We want to congratulate Neal Bledsoe for winning the Dark Horse Best Actor Award for his marvelous work in "West End" and also winning a prize of $1000! Amazing, right? Didn't get a chance to see "West End"? Well here's a clip of Neal's amazing performance in the 2014 Cieri Media award winning feature.     ...

Cieri Media Best Narrative

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Yes, although we have already congratulated Joe Basile for winning the Cieri Media Best Narrative Feature, we will congratulate him again! Because his film "West End" won this amazing award, he has also received a $1000 cash prize. Yes, $1000!   http://vimeo.com/54330274 ...

Cieri Media Best Music Video Award 2014

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Peder's music video "Ghost of a Smile" is not only remarkable, it won the Cieri Media Best Music Video award at this year's festival, along with a $500 cash prize!  You can watch and hear Peder's amazing work through Vimeo, if you didn't get a chance to watch it at our festival. If you would like to learn more about Peder and his music, please go to:https://www.facebook.com/pages/Peder/146238988732741 orhttp://peder.bandcamp.com/ http://vimeo.com/72495...

Best Super Short Film Winner-"Shift"

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Congratulations again to Patrick Ryder and Del Mak, the directors of "Shift", for winning the award for Best Super Short Film! Along with this award, they have also received the Sony Vegas Pro Software as their prize for creating such an amazing dance film.  If you didn't make it to the screening of "Shift" at our festival, you can check out here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGn76ygoOrY Goosebumps guaranteed! ...

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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.   ...

MICHAEL JACKSON RESURRECTION DURING CANNES FESTIVAL

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Till ten years, the OFF de Cannes create the surprise on La Croisette. Alain Zirah and Anne Gomis, from Marseilles, make a tribute fot two exceptional dancers disapeared around 50: Rudolf Noureev and Michael Jackson. The Russian producer Alfiya Chebotareva came specially to submit her film Rudolf Noureev rebellious demon to a panel of distinguished guests among which Alan Reeves, 35 awards and Kill Bill 2 for Quentin Tarantino, Michael Winkler The GlitterKing, rockstar from Berlin, and Franck K...

Agustin Almodovar, EGEDA´s Medalla de Oro Award

The association EGEDA announced that this year´s Gold Medal goes to the Spanish producer Agustín Almodóvar  for his talent and trajectory as a film and TV producer and for his achievement showing the Spanish Cinema around the world.  He will receive this honor during the annual Forque Awards Gala next January.  Agustin Almodovar and his brother, filmmaker and Academy Award winner Pedro Almodovar, founded their own production company, E...

Annual HollyShorts Film Festival to honor Matthew Modine with Indie Maverick Award

Modine to Showcase His Controversial, Award-Winning Short Film JESUS WAS A COMMIE on Opening Night and Theatrical Showcase of His Collection of Short Films Closing Night      SOLMont Events the organizers of the upcoming 9th Annual HollyShorts Film Festival taking place August 15-22 at the TCL Chinese Theatres are announcing that Matthew Modine will be the recipient of the 2013 Indie Maverick Award during it's opening night celebration. Past honoree...

Franco Nero at Grossmann Fantastic Film and Wine Festival 2013

With much joy we announce that Italian acting legend Franco Nero will attend this year's Grossmann Fantastic Film and Wine Festival to receive our honorary Lifetime Achievement award. He is one of the most instantly recognizable European film stars, having made more than 150 movies, in Europe as well as in the USA, in high-budget as well as independent productions, from western, action and comedy to historical epic, drama and even musical. The festival program will feature a special retrospe...

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 ...

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...

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