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IDA as a Young Actress

IDA LUPINO in her early years as an actress  More articles, click here :→↓http://www.fest21.com/image/the_woman_with_the_cigarette_ida_lupino_a_pioneer_for_women_filmmakers_0  http://www.fest21.com/image/actress_author_and_director_ida_lupino 

Indie Film Nation Podcast #082 - Daniel Snyder (Director) of Dreams On Spec (USA)

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Interview with Daniel Snyder (Director) of Dreams on Spec (USA) feature documentary film by Mercury Productions - now available on DVD from Amazon & NeoFlix! The film follows three aspiring screenwriters as they try to get their scripts turned into film. The film features established screenwriters James L. Brooks (Terms of Endearment), Nora Ephron (Sleepless In Seattle), Gary Ross (Seabiscuit), Ed Solomon (Men In Black), Steven De Souza (Die Hard) and Carrie Fisher (Script Doctor and On The ...

Indie Film Nation Podcast #079 - Shane Meadows (Writer/Director) of This Is England (UK)

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Interview with Shane Meadows (Writer/Director) of This Is England (UK) an award winning feature film on theatrical release in Australia by Madman and now available on DVD in UK. Check out Shane Meadow's MySpace  Music by Deferred Success (UK) with Oh England  Click here to listen to the show  Watch the This Is England (trailer) here ...

Indie Film Nation Podcast #078 - Anna Biller (Writer/Director) of Viva and Alex Ferrari (Director) of Cyn

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Interviews with Anna Biller (Writer/Director/Producer) and Jared Sanford (Co-Producer/Cast) of Viva (USA) feature length film appearing in the Forbidden Pleasure program of the Melbourne International Film Festival plus we interview with Alex Ferrari (Writer/Director) of Broken and Cyn (USA) two successful short films produced by Numb Robot and The Enigma Factory Music Sin City by Uncle Scratchs Gospel Revival Click here to download podcast ...

John Waters at Edinburgh Fest on This Filthy World

John Waters at Edimburgh Fest on This Filthy World

Making of Late Fragment -- an Interactive Film

                    For the past ten years, Canadian Film Centre Media Lab has been in the forefront of the thrust towardinteractive media, having developed original content for a variety of platforms, including cellphones, digitalcinema broadband and gaming consoles. It was time to take it to the people.But how do you make an innovative interactive feature film with two producers, three writer-direct...

Indie Film Nation Podcast #77 for 24th July 2007

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Interview with Stacey Parks (USA) author of The Insiders Guide to Independent Film Distribution and founder of the Filmspecific.com - the complete distribution resource for independent filmmakers. Filmmaker of the week is Dan Masucci from Foutainhead Pictures (Writer/Director) of Letting Go (USA) short film produced for the On The Lot (reality television series) after he was short listed for the program. Music Arizona Man by WensdayClick here to listen to the podcast...

Indie Film Nation #076 for 17th July 2007

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Interview with Richard Moore (Executive Director) of the Melbourne International Film Festival which commences on the 25th July to the 12th August 2007 plus we catch up with Barry Mandingo (screenwriter and previous co-host of the Indie Film Nation Podcast) who turns up in England (of all places) and joins me in a discussion on all things cinema! Music How Is It Gonna End by Tom Waits   Click here to listen to the show ...

Indie Film Nation Podcast #75 for 11th July 2007

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Interview with Goetz Weber (CEO & Co-Founder) of inDplay (online market place for film, TV and video rights getting content creators and professionals buyers together) plus an update on future episodes with very special guest on next week show Music 80's Trash by The Ribbon Device click here to listen to the show...

Indie Film Nation Video Podcast #04 - Interview with Crispin Glover and David Brothers (It's Fine, Everything is Fine!)

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Interview with Crispin Hellion Glover and David Brothers (Directors) of It's Fine, Everything is Fine! (USA) feature length film which can't be easily categorized into any particular genre screened in the Midnight section at the Sundance Film Festival07. Crispin Hellion Glover tours regular around the world with What's Is It? and It's Fine, Everything is Fine! This video podcast is presented in two parts (approximately 10 minutes running time)  click here to watch part one o...

Indie Film Nation Podcast Episode #074 for 25th June 2007

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Interview with Cherie Nowlan (Director) of Clubland (AUS) (Official Selection Sundance Film Festival 07) will be released nationally across the Australia (this week) and on the 4th July in the USA will be released as Introducing the Dwights (USA).Filmmaker of the week: J. Fabian (Writer/Director/Actor) of Movin G (USA) feature film.Industry update: last days of the My Movie Network Competition "Discover Me", On the Lot, Seattle and Cinvegas Film Festival. Music: Any Day Now by Tim Fo...

Many Thanks given to Sandrine Bonnaire

Although the main purpose of the press conferences that take place next to the Noga Hilton in the Quinzaine des Realisators tent is so that the general public can ask questions to the directors, Sandrine Bonnaire wasn't the one who did most of the talking Thursday after the first showing fo her film "Elle S'appelle Sabine." The film is a documentary concerning autism in which Bonnaire follows around and paints a portrait of the life of her sister, who has autism.  The film i...

Angelina Jolie and Why She Said Yes

Angelina Jolie discusses why she said "yes" to this film.

Mariane Pearl sur A Mighty Heart

Mariane Pearl discute le film qui raconte la mort de son mari.

Over 150 Video-On-Demand Services Being Utilized in Europe

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For the event of the Cannes International Film Market, the European Audiovisual Observatory and the French Directorate for the Development is presenting a study of the video-on-demand usage within 24 European countries. This study is being completed by NPA Conseil. As stated in the Press Release in Strasbourg: "The study analyses the various technical methods used for video-on-demand, the various economic models applied, the debate on regulation, and the place of video-on-demand in the cine...

German Film Music Day in Cannes

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At a press conference for German Film Music yesterday, May 21st, "Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Germany) and Soundtrack_Cologne, the Cologne convention on music in film and the media, announced a far-reaching collaboration in the field of talent scouting."As part of a first-look agreement the winners of NEW SOUNDS IN EUROPEAN FILM, SoundTrack_Cologne’s European competition, will, among others, get the chance to be signed up for a publishing contract with Sony/ATV. For this purpose both...

Indie Film Nation Podcast #073 for 22nd May 2007

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Interview with Tammy Caplan (co-writer/director) and Joe Gold (co-writer/star) of Fartman: Caught in a Tight Ass (USA) short film - smash hit on Atom Films and available to watch now! plus we bring you an update on the Cannes Film Festival and preview the upcoming Seattle International Film Festival kicks off on the 24 May to 17 June Music If this geek ruled the world by Geoff Smith 99 words for boobs by The FuMP from Robert Lund Competition Don't forget to enter the "Discover Me&quo...

Ken Feinberg at the Cannes Film Festival

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                The Cannes International Film Festival has almost nothing in common with the hustle and bustle of Los Angeles and Hollywood, and yet, people tend to treat each other in the same way: every man for himself. When someone takes time out of their schedule to speak to you, knowing that you are not going to buy their movie or advance their career in some way, that person is someone who is worth talking to. This was the sort of situation that led me to Ken Feinberg, write...

Leonardo DiCaprio and Conners Sisters talk about new global warming documentary "The 11th Hour"

All discussion was centered on the environment this evening at the press conference for "The 11th Hour," just hours before the film would have its world premiere. The documentary, about global warming and humanity, was co-written by DiCaprio and sisters Nadia and Leila Conners, the third time all three have worked together on a film. The panel, which also included David Orr, a specialist who was in the film, and Kenny Ausubel and Henir Behar, environmental specialists, was centered aro...

Samira Makhmalbaf and father Mohsen Speak about Continuation of "Two- Legged Horse"

Previous Palme d'Or winner, director Samira Makmalbaf and her father Mohsen gave a Press Conference in Cannes late Friday afternoon to discuss the future of their next film, "Two -Legged Horse." Production for the film, Samira's first in five years, was stopped suddenly after March 28 of this year when a deliberate bomb attack occurred on set in Afghanistan.Fifteen percent of the footage is done, but it is unknown when the shooting will recommence, one reason being that peopl...

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Reactions to Wong Kar Wai's "My Blueberry Nights"

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Reactions came straight from the heart Thursday afternoon after the second showing of Wong Kar Wai's film, "My Blueberry Nights."  Viewers were not only willing but even anxious to talk about their reactions after watching the 151 minute film, the third film of Wong's to premiere at the Cannes Film Festival .  One already established Wong Kar Wai fan was obviously affected.  " It's Wong Kar Wai and his stuff is always beautiful.  Everything is beautiful."...

Reactions to Wong Kar Wai's My Blueberry Nights

Reactions came straight from the heart Thursday afternoon after the second showing of Wong Kar Wai's film, "My Blueberry Nights."  Viewers were not only willing but even anxious to talk about their reactions after watching the 151 minute film, the third film of Wong's to premiere at the Cannes Film Festival .  read more

Indie Film Nation Podcast #072 for 29th April 2007

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Interview with Tiffany and Jayce Bartok (Directors) of Altered by Elvis (USA) feature documentary plus Jayce is also the screenwriter of The Cake Eaters (USA) currently playing at the Tribeca Film Festival. Plus we chat with the Ben Pinkhasik and Clint Mazur (co-founders) of My Movie Network a great social networking/resources for filmmakers and we announce the "Discover Me" film competition in conjunction with the My Movie Network - win a copy of FrameForge 3D (storyboarding softwar...

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