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14 FILMMAKERS & 9 PROJECTS SELECTED FOR FILM INDEPENDENT’S 2010 PRODUCERS LABFilm Independent, the non-profit arts organization that produces the Spirit Awards and Los Angeles Film Festival just wrapped its 10th annual Producers Lab earlier this week with 14 filmmakers and 9 projects participating. Sponsored by Technicolor and Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, the seven-week program took place in Los Angeles and was designed to help producers improve their craft, and move their current projects into...

AFM 2010 panels

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Executives from Lionsgate, Summit, Mandalay, Lifetime, SyFy, DreamWorks, Disney, Fox, Sony, The Weinstein Company and WME among ParticipantsThe 2010 American Film Market today released a seminar and conference schedule encompassing a broad cross-section of key Hollywood and global players who are converging for the Nov. 3-10 market. Now in its 31st year, the AFM will showcase panels examining film financing, social media, piracy, distribution and marketing. The sessions will include prominent fi...

Ryan Kavanaugh N°21 Most Influential People in Business

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Ryan Kavanaugh Named One of Fortune's '40 Under 40 Most Influential People In Business'Relativity Media CEO Ryan Kavanaugh ranked 21st in Fortune Magazine's "40 Under 40 Most Influential People in Business."LOS ANGELES, Oct. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Relativity Media, LLC (RML) CEO Ryan Kavanaugh has been included in Fortune's famed "40 Under 40 Most Influential People In Business" list for 2010. Kavanaugh is ranked at 21 on this power list.Others on the list include Mark Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of...

Córdoba short film fest winners

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Best shortPorque hay cosas que nunca se olvidan España 2008 Director: Lucas Figueroa Productora: LMF FILMS Guión: Lucas Figueroa D. Fotografía: Javier Palacios Elenco: Fabio Cannavaro, Amadeo Carboni, Nicolo Urbinati, Giulio Baldari, Victor Menegas, Tiziano Scarponi, Emiliana Olmedo. Sinopsis: Nápoles, 1950. Cuatro amigos de ocho años de edad juegan al fútbol en la calle. El balón con el que juegan cae tras las rejas de la casa de “la vieja mala”. Nunca más podrán jugar con ese bal...

New Media Film Festival & Market SF Bay Area - Call for Submissions!

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New Media Film Festival & Market (NMFFM) is bringing The Best of the Best - What’s New, What’s Next…honoring stories worth telling to the San Francisco Bay Area, CA November 5 & 6, 2010. The June 2010 Los Angeles premiere was a critical success & NMFFM is coming up to the SF Bay Area with an expanded program to embrace its unique blend of technology & creative talent.  DEADLINE: OCTOBER 15, 2010 Our program includes Mobile, Webisodes, Webseries, iApps, SRC (Socially Resp...

BLUE Ocean Film Festival awards in Monterey

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BLUE Ocean Film Festival announced the festival’s 2010 award winning films at the BLUE Carpet Awards held at the Golden State Theater in Monterey. The award ceremony also honored great leaders in ocean conservation. The Best of Festival award went to “Bag It!” by Reel Thing. The film follows a self-proclaimed “average guy” who undertakes a global pilgrimage to explore the plastic in our world and to understand its impact on the health of our bodies and our world. The film also debunks ...

So Many Festivals, So Little Time

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  TABLOID (Errol Morris, USA) OK......even for someone who is internet-connected, it is still impossible for me to be physically in more than one place at any given time (please work on that, Steve Jobs.....). As I am sitting typing this at the Montreal World Film Festival, simultaneous events are happening around the world at a pace that is dizzying indeed. Montreal is hot and humid, which is perhaps the weather I could be expect if I was attending that other major internation...

Another Chapter My Video Marketing Adventure

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Another Chapter My Video Marketing Adventure I have recently begun to develop a series of SEO training videos and I am finding the challenges are extremely rewarding. As I have previously mentioned as I have been providing a running narrative of my experiences. I have been able to successfully use videos to crush my competition. There are several keyword phrases were I hold every position on the first page. Yes, that’s 10 out of 10! In two short months I have placed videos ...

World Exclusive Club

WORLD EXCLUSIVE CLUB! All in one groups officially links to Facebook, Twitter & share links to Myspace, Blogger, Aim Share, Digg, Stumbleupon, Google Buzz. Our new concept is based on idea of exclusivity in groups , topics & exclusive mean for us is unique in social network. We want to connect our members an exclusive groups & giving to all of you exclusive information to members fr

Fifth edition of the Los Angeles Jewish Film Festival opened

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FIFTH LOS ANGELES JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL"We don't select -- we Choose!" by Alex DeleonThe fifth edition of the Los Angeles Jewish Film Festival opened a six day run on Saturday, May 8, at the classy Writers Guild Theater in Beverly Hills with a very off-beat film from Israel, "A Matter of Size", about Hebrew speaking Sumo wrestlers (!) and an hour long Gala stars-of-yesteryear studded reception in the lobby preceding the screening. The film was exceptional and the array of celebrities at the recep...

James Cameron and Zoe Saldana Give the Rundown on AVATAR

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AVATAR'S writer/director/producer James Cameron and Zoe Saldana, who plays Neytiri in the movie, spent some time after a 3-D screening in Hollywood to discuss the project. This screening was hosted by The Wrap and sponsored by Google.  This ultimate AVATAR interview gives you a glimpse into the making of what has become the biggest money maker in film history. Now you'll even know what the mythic substance "unobtainium" really is from director James Cameron's own personal tales be...

James Cameron and Zoe Saldana give the rundown on AVATAR

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AVATAR'S writer/director/producer James Cameron and Zoe Saldana, who plays Neytiri in the movie, spent some time after a 3-D screening in Hollywood to discuss the project. This screening was hosted by The Wrap and sponsored by Google. This ultimate AVATAR interview gives you a glimpse into the making of what has become the biggest money maker in film history. 0000 Now you'll even know what the mythic substance "unobtainium" really is from director James Cameron's o...

James Cameron and Zoe Saldana Give the Rundown on AVATAR

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AVATAR'S writer/director/producer James Cameron and Zoe Saldana, who plays Neytiri in the movie, spent some time after a 3-D screening in Hollywood to discuss the project. This screening was hosted by The Wrap and sponsored by Google. This ultimate AVATAR interview gives you a glimpse into the making of what has become the biggest money maker in film history. 0000 Now you'll even know what the mythic substance "unobtainium" really is from director James Cameron's own personal tales behind the s...

BIGSTAR.TV ANNOUNCES ONLINE FILM FESTIVAL

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BIGSTAR.tv, the global online film networking community and digital distribution platform for independent cinema, has entered the online film festival arena, announcing the highest cash prize yet for fledgling film auteurs. The BIGSTAR Online Film Festival (BOFF) will award a $50,000 cash grand prize to the best film of the festival and honor other submissions with awards of merit in the categories of Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting...

Line up of the Thessaloniki Documentary Festival - Images of the 21st Century

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12th THESSALONIKI DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL : Images of the 21st Century : March 12  - 21, 2010 The 12th Thessaloniki Documentary Festival - Images of the 21st Century, part of the Thessaloniki International Film Festival, presents approximately 190 films by directors from all over the world, as well as a full parallel events program (previously announced on February 26).   OPENING FILM The Invention of Dr. Nakamats (Opfindelsen af dr. Nakamats, Denmark, 2009, 60 ...

NATPE to move (2011) from Vegas to Miami

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The National Association of Television Program Executives (NATPE) is about to conclude a very successfull line-up of speakers and activities for its annual Market & Conference at the Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas January 25-27. Some also say the 2010 edition looks like the end of an era. Variety's CYNTHIA LITTLETON commented today "...the plan to move the gathering next year to Miami's Fontainebleau Hotel has many longtime attendees feeling that NATPE '10 is the book...

Finding The Normal In Amsterdam???

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    Amsterdam has a rather valid reputation as a refuge for the not completely normal. Misfits from across the continent and across the seas find the city's open nature and history of tolerance a welcoming invitation. So, when an Amsterdam institution like IDFA, the International Documentary Festival Amsterdam, announces a program entitled "Not Normal", the mind only boggles. In fact, one of the key themes at this year's Festival is the theme of unconventionality ...

Focus On Middle East At IDFA

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  The on-going conflict in the Middle East provides a tableau for a diverse group of films at IDFA, the International Documentary Festival Amsterdam, the largest documentary film event on the planet. The films range from classic reportage to more intimate explorations of the passions, terrors and conflicts that are generated in this turbulent part of the world. Spanish filmmaker Alberto Arce has teamed up with a Palestinian colleague Gazan Mohammad Rujailah for the film TO SHOOT AN...

Serbs Tortured and Murdered In So-Called United Nations "Safe Areas" During Bosnian Civil War As Karadzic and Mladic Have Stated

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Serbs Tortured and Murdered In So-Called United Nations "Safe Areas" During Bosnian Civil War As Karadzic and Mladic Have Stated These are Serbian Men Executed Srebrenica/Brcko Area As Radovan Karadzic and Ratko Mladic Stated (Serbs Were Being Attacked By Islamists During Bosnia War Which Is Why Serb MIitary Had To Attack Srebrenica and Other So-Called UN "safe areas" During Bosnian War) Serbs Tortured and Murdered In So-Called United ...

The 47th AAFF - A Creative Convergence

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  The 47th Ann Arbor Film Festival energized our regional community with some of the year's most high-caliber, cutting-edge independent films. We saw record-setting attendance with nearly 12,000 people across the six day event - a 15% increase from 2008. During film festival week, creativity flowed literally onto the streets with sidewalk stencils, video installations around town, and the unveiling of a new art car courtesy of filmmaker Harrod Blank and Zack Jacobson-Weaver's crew ...

mobile social networking @ SXSW

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The legendary film, music and interactive festival South by Southwest (SXSW) launched the official mobile social networking and scheduling tool for their 23rd annual event, which begins Friday, March 13th. Powered by the industry-leading whitelabel conference software application, The Social Collective, the mobile site integrates seamlessly with my.SXSW’s networking, messaging and calendaring features. Open to registrants of the film, music or interactive events, the site can be accessed by lo...

Update your film blog

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To update your film blog,   Step 1: Log in. You can ask for a new password here. Step 2: Personalize your blog To personalize your blog, click on My Fest21 on the left column           You can fill the fields of the two tabs Account Settings and User Info to by example add logo, banner, film description, contact info, etc. If you have problem to personalize your blog, you can consult the help pages. S...

Update your film library details

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To Update your film directory listing,   Step 1: Log in. You can ask for a new password here. Step 2:Click on "My Blog" on the left column             Step 3: Select your film record   Step 4: Edit Step 5: Update the film record Usually, you have to update or verify the below fields: Theme Student Film (yes or no) Film URL site Poster Production Year ...

Update your festival directory listing

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To Update your festival directory listing,   Step 1: Log in. You can ask for a new password here. Step 2:Click on "My Blog" on the left column             Step 3: Select your festival record             Step 4: Edit           Step 5: Update the festival record ...

Update your festival blog

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To update your festival blog,   Step 1: Log in. You can ask for a new password here. Step 2: Personalize your blog To personalize your blog, click on My Fest21 on the left column           You can fill the fields of the two tabs Account Settings and User Info to by example add logo, banner, description, contact info, etc. If you have problem to personalize your blog, you can consult the help pages. S...

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