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Martin Scorsese Masterclass in Cannes

 

 

 

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Art Walk and Cocktail Party, followed by the Hotel Cafe Concert

  Walk along the Puerto Los Cabos Marina viewing beautiful works of art, while enjoying food and cocktails. Then have a close up view of Grammy-Award winning musicians as they perform at the island marina in Puerto Los Cabos. The lineup includes chart-topping singer/songwriter Sara Barreilles, Grammy-winning performer Cary Brothers, leading indie band Harper Blynn, singer Madi Diaz, and singer/songwriter Holly Conl ...

Wirikuta Cactus Garden Filmmaker reception

The Screening of "Hecho en Mexico" sounded totally in line with the positioning of the festival : matching US and Mexican industry. The film delivered a message that should allow a better understanding of the Mexican culture, I am sure it echoed in many of the mexican viewers who were having a great time (laughters and heavy applause) My take is it would have made a great, lighter opening film. Great music, highly ...

AMFAR 2012

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Haiti Carnival in Cannes

Haiti Carnival in Cannes Benefitting J/P HRO, Artists for Peace and Justice & Happy Hearts Fund Presented By Armani CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 18: (L-R) Actor Sean Penn, model Petra Nemcova and director Paul Haggis attend the Haiti Carnival in Cannes Benefitting J/P HRO, Artists for Peace and Justice & Happy Hearts Fund Presented By Armani during the 65th Annual Cannes Film Festival on May 18, 2012 in Cannes, Fr

Carnaval Haiti

Haiti Carnival in Cannes Benefitting J/P HRO, Artists for Peace and Justice & Happy Hearts Fund Presented By Armani CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 18: Petra Nemcova, actor Paul Haggis and Sean Penn speak onstage at the Haiti Carnival in Cannes Benefitting J/P HRO, Artists for Peace and Justice & Happy Hearts Fund Presented By Armani during the 65th Annual Cannes Film Festival on May 18, 2012 in C

Cannes Movie Stars Lounge at 65th Festival de Cannes

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        During the 65th edition of the Festival de Cannes the Cannes Movie Stars Lounge will be set up at the Hotel Martinez.Cannes Movie Stars Lounge stems from the success of the Venetian project and will be a working area for talents, film professionals, journalists and photographers. Thanks to the collaboration of the major publicist companies and PRs the Lounge will host the press activities of some of the mo...

Senna picks up three awards at focal awards

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    The ninth annual FOCAL International Awards in association with AP Archive took place last night at The Lancaster London Hotel, with winning entries spanning the decades and unearthing stunning footage illustrating a wide variety of topics, including life in the former USSR, racial segregation, the passion of motor racing and the chilling beauty of degraded film.   The standout project at this year's awards was Senna (Working Title/Universal Pictu...

FOCAL International Awards

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  FOCAL INTERNATIONAL AWARDS 2012   Ninth annual Awards in association with AP Archive to celebrate the best in the world of footage Celebrity host announced for 2nd May ceremony TICKETS ON SALE NOW!   FOCAL International, the International Federation of Commercial Audio-visual Libraries, has announced that tickets are now available for the ninth annual FOCAL International awards in associatio...

FOCAL International announces list of nominees, Senna receiving 3 nominations

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Ninth Annual Awards celebrate the best in the world of footage FOCAL International, the international Federation of Commercial Audio-visual Libraries, has now announced the shortlist of nominations for the ninth annual FOCAL International awards in association with AP Archive. The nominations are diverse in terms of both geography and subject matter with projects telling stories that range from politics and war to F1 racing and football.   The BAFTA-wi...

Julie Delpy and Chris Rock Spark interview on 2 Days in New York

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by George Pimentel/Getty Images.   “I loved the script. I read it and I was like ‘Is Ethan Hawke dead? What’s going on?’ After I found out in real life Ethan wasn’t dead, I agreed to do the movie.“ –Chris Rock On Monday, writer-director-actor Julie Deply anxiously walked onto the stage of the Eccles Theatre to introduce her new film 2 Days in New York. "Sequels are sometimes better than originals. Like, 2010 was better than 2001," De...

A Tribute To Horowitz: Lola Astanova Piano Debut in Carnegie Hall

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By Maria Esteves – January 23, 2012 A Tribute To Horowitz sold out concert with piano virtuoso Lola Astanova commenced Thursday, January 19, 2012, 8:00 PM, at the Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage, Carnegie Hall, New York. Sponsored by Tiffany & Co., the extraordinary enchanting evening to benefit the American Cancer Society presented gala chairman Donald J. Trump and special guest artist host Julie Andrews with the American Cancer Society Lifetime Achievement Awards. The Stonewall Chora...

NEWSLETTER N° 509: May 20, 2011: Cannes 1st week‏

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Mel Gibson, Jodie Foster Earn Standing Ovation at 'The Beaver' International Premiere (Cannes 2011)

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Valery Hache/AFP/Getty Images CANNES -- Jodie Foster and Mel Gibson walked the red carpet together at Cannes' international premiere of The Beaver Tuesday night. They entered the Palais' Lumiere Theatre walking hand-in-hand. During the screening they sat next to Summit's Patrick Wachsberger and Rob Friedman. And as the lights came up at the end of the film, they were rewarded with a ten-minute standing ovation. A few people around Foster even had tears in their eyes at th...

Cannes highlights newsletter 508‏

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Celebrities attending premieres and photcalls

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64th Cannes Film Festival - day 2     CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 12: Actress Diane Kruger arrives at the 'Sleeping Beauty' premiere during the 64th Annual Cannes Film Festival at the Palais des Festivals. Diane is wearing a Jaeger-LeCoultre 101 (Photo by Andreas Rentz/Getty Images) CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 12: Actor John C. Reilly attends the 'We Need To Talk About Kevin' photocall during the 64th Annual Cannes Film Festival at the Palais des Festivals....

Getty Boys and Vanessa at Moet party, DIFF

Vanessa McMahon and friends from Getty Images dance the night away at DIFF, 2010.

London Film Festival program launch

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The programme for the 54th BFI London Film Festival, launched today by Artistic Director Sandra Hebron, showcases an array of highly anticipated films by both established and emerging talent from around the world. A particularly strong feature this year is the selection of British films including the previously announced Opening and Closing Night Galas. Over 16 days the festival will screen a total of 197 features and 112 shorts, including 11 World, 23 International and 33 European premieres, ma...

'I Think of a Dream Like That' Paolo Stella

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 Here is the charming, cute and clever Paolo Stella, actor of my favorite underdog indie film of the year, the Italian breakout film, ‘Penso Un Sogno Cosi' (I Dream A Dream Like That) (2010) by visionary director Marco de Luca. Paolo is here to speak about his film and his career as an actor in Rome!  I met Paolo in Aruba at the Aruba International Film Festival and our first words were my interview of him on the red carpet before the Aruba premier of their film and then the followin...

Interview with Alfonso Herrera

Alfonso Herrera talks about his role in Venezuelan film Venezzia, 2009. This is his 3rd feature film. Known as TV sensation in Mexico, he has taken his film career in full swing. We can look forward to seeing him in upcoming international film projects.   To view my interview with Rollo Ross of Getty Images interview click here: http://www.gettyimages.com/Search/Search.aspx?contractU

How Tasty Was My Little Italian?

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Penso Un Sogno Cosi... This dark drama with an ironic almost Caravaggio-esque twist at the end calls to mind certain images- Titus (1999) when the failed Roman would-be emperor served the queen's sons to her on a plate- literally!; Hannibal (2001), when Dr. Lecter eats the brain of his rival Ray Liotta-ewe!; and, last but not least, an old Brazilian movie about native Tupi anthropofagia, How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman (1971).   Why do such gory...

Thelma Schoonmaker interview

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On Martin Scorsese Thelma Schoonmaker on Martin Scorsese: interview   watch whole Getty Images interview on this link:  http://www.fest21.com/en/video/interview_with_3_times_oscar_winner_thelma_schoonmaker                     Three time Academy Award winner for editing Thelma Schoonmaker in an up-close-and-personal interview about what it has been like to work alongside ...

The Global Film Village: Academy Slaps Hurt Locker Producer his invitations have been withdrawn

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   based on a Getty Images photoby Marla LewinThe Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today that Nicolas Chartier, has been denied attendance at the 82nd Academy Awards® as a penalty for violating Academy campaigning standards. If “The Hurt Locker” becomes the latest recipient of the Best Picture award at Sunday’s ceremonies, only three of the picture’s producers will be present for the celebration. The fourth of the film’s credited producers credentials...

The Last Confession of Alexander Pearce Wins at 2009 Inside Film Awards

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Producer Nial Fulton & Director Michael James Rowland                                 THE LAST CONFESSION OF ALEXANDER PEARCE WINS AT THE 2009 INSIDE FILM AWARDS The 2009 Inside Film Awards - Awards Room SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 18: Michael James Rowland, Nial Fulton and Corrie Soeterboek pose with the a...

London Film Festival Official Vodcast Day 16 - Closing night gala of Nowhere Boy

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Footage from the Closing Night Gala of "Nowhere Boy"  featuring interview with Kristin Scott Thomas, Aaron Johnson, Anne-Marie Duff, Thomas Sangster, David Morrissey, Matt Greenhalgh &  Sam Taylor-Wood              Kristin Scott Thomas at the premiere of Nowhere Boy Getty Images   Official London Film Festival Vodcast - Day 15 - kewego Catch up with all the action from Day 15 of The Times BFI 53rd London Film Festival...

London Film Festival Audiences Surpass Previous Years

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Yesterday, The Times BFI 53rd London Film Festival rounded off another highly successful year with the world premiere of Sam Taylor-Wood’s NOWHERE BOY. This year’s Festival hosted 193 feature films and 113 short films from 46 countries including 15 world premieres. There were 515 screenings and 553 filmmakers, with 277 of the filmmakers from outside the UK.  With 874 industry delegates accredited, the Festival exceeded last year’s figures and reports the high...

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