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Bruno Chatelin Keynote at W3C

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The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) is an international community where Member organizations, a full-time staff, and the public work together to develop open standards to ensure the long-term growth of the Web. I was recently asked to give a  30 minutes keynote about the links between Web and Cinema. The presentation took place in Nice the day before the opening of Cannes, I called it "Web and Cinema friends or foes" W3C President Tim Berners-Lee was...

LOOKING BACK, Cinema's greatest moments... OUT OF AFRICA (1985)

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  As another Oscar season has passed us by and three-time Academy Award winner Meryl Streep has won yet another Academy Award for Best Actress, I think it's time to mention one of my favorite films of all time, one I must admit I watch once a month- OUT OF AFRICA (1985). Why people so often refer to it as a ‘chick flick’ is beyond me when it is a Sydney Pollack film and one of Hollywood’s greatest canonic triumphs. Universal’s “Out of Africa”, which won the Oscar for B...

The 84th Academy Awards Nominations - Full List

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By Maria Esteves – January 29, 2012 The 84th Academy Awards Nominations were announced by Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) President Tom Sherak and 2010 Academy Award nominee Jennifer Lawrence (Winter’s Bone) at the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater, California on Tuesday, January 24, 2012. Eleven Oscar nominations went to Hugo, directed by Martin Scorsese and The Artist, directed by Michel Hazanavicius received ten Oscar nominations including best picture and best dir...

More wins for the Artist at London Critics' Circle Film Awards winners

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32nd LONDON FILM CRITICS' CIRCLE AWARDS 32nd London Critics' Circle Film Awards winners in full: FILM OF THE YEAR The Artist (Entertainment)CRITICS' CIRCLE TOP 10 FILMS of 20111. The Artist2. A Separation3. Drive4. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy5. The Tree of Life6. We Need to Talk About Kevin7. Melancholia8. Shame9. Margaret10. The DescendantsThe Attenborough Award: BRITISH FILM OF THE YEARWe Need to Talk About Kevin (Artificial Eye)FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM OF THE YEARA Separation (Artificial Eye)DOCUM...

Drive and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy lead The London Critics’ Circle

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The London Critics’ Circle is delighted to announce the nominations today for its 32nd annual Film Awards in partnership with Virgin Atlantic. Voted for by over 120 UK film critics, broadcasters and writers, the nominations are lead by TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY and DRIVE, which both receive 6 nominations each. British film TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY directed by Tomas Alfredson is nominated for Film of the Year, British Film of the Year, Screenwriter of the Year, Actor of the Year, British Actor...

Moviepilot.com launches with huge facebook film community

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New recommendation and discovery platform brings upcoming films to fans based on their taste, revolutionizing movie marketing. Site to launch with Facebook Fan community of more than five million worldwide. Moviepilot.com, a personal recommendation and discovery platform for upcoming movies and TV shows launches today, with the aim of ensuring movie fans discover the best upcoming releases suited to their tastes, offering a bold new approach to the way film studios operate their marketing cam...

Facebook credits and virtual scavenger hunt supporting "Heist It Back" on facebook

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ONE MILLION FACEBOOK CREDITS UP FOR GRABS IN FIRST-OF-ITS KIND INTERACTIVE PROMOTION FOR UNIVERSAL PICTURES' TOWER HEIST Universal Pictures today announced the launch of a first-of-its-kind experience integrated within the Facebook® platform in support of the studio's upcoming action-comedy Tower Heist, starring Ben Stiller and Eddie Murphy. Mirroring the story of the film's characters who seek revenge on the Wall Street swindler who sti...

EVEN THE RAIN at RIFF 2011

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EVEN THE RAIN (2011) screens at the 8th annual Reykjavik International Film Festival (RIFF) 2011, where environmental concerns seem to underline this year's festival focus.   EVEN THE RAIN was directed by Iciar Bollaín and written by award winning screenwriter Paul Laverty. The film takes place in the village of Cochabamba, Bolivia, in 2000. The premise was to make an epic film about Christopher Columbus's arrival in the Americas. It is a fiction film in the style of a documentary about ...

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Courts-Bouillon 6

Un Jour – Des Courts – Le Meilleur

Samedi 8 octobre 2011 à Rousset

 

Programmation

 

14h00

Séance 1

 

Cigarette Candy de Lauren Wolkstein // Etats-Unis // 2009 // 14'               
Le jeune soldat Eddie Van Buren est obligé de jouer le rôle du "héros" lors d'une petite fête organisée à l’occasion de son retour au pays.

 

Le Syndrome du Timide de Pierre-Axel Vuillaume-Prézeau // France // 2010 // 6'

Il apparaissait nécessaire d'offrir pour la première fois, et aux yeux de tous, une véritable étude du syndrome du Timide.

 

Notes on the other de Sergio Oksman // Espagne // 2009 // Documentaire // 13'

Une foule de sosies d’Hemingway afflue en Floride pour élire « l’Hemingway authentique ». En 1924, Hemingway lui-même avait désiré être un autre.

 

Aglaée de Rudi Rosenberg // France // 2010 // 20'

Dans la cour du collège, Benoît perd un pari contre ses copains. Son gage : proposer à Aglaée, une élève handicapée, de sortir avec lui.

 

Vers le Nord de Youssef Chebbi // Tunisie // 2010 // 16'

En pleine nuit noire, sur une plage, Mehdi et Nito, deux passeurs de clandestins, s'apprêtent à conclure un deal avec une mafia albanaise.

 

Paris Shanghaï de Thomas Cailley // France // 2010 // 25'

Alors qu'il commence un périple de 20000 km à vélo, Manu croise la route de Victor, un adolescent perdu.

 

 

16h00 Séance spéciale animation           
> séance accessible à toute la famille          

Séance spéciale animation par la prestigieuse école des Gobelins qui forme depuis 30 ans les talents de demain. C'est le département Cinéma d'Animation, fondé en 1975 par Pierre Ayma, qui fit pour beaucoup la notoriété de l'établissement. Celui-ci a formé des animateurs qui ont trouvé leur place au sein de studios comme Disney, Universal, Pixar, Dreamworks ou Warner Bros.

 

Les  formations dispensées par les Gobelins à Paris et Annecy sont donc devenues des références dans le secteur du cinéma d'animation, aussi bien d’animation traditionnelle que d’animation numérique. Les courts-métrages réalisés par les étudiants durant leur scolarité remportent chaque année de nombreux prix dans les festivals internationaux.

 

 

Sélection de 60 minutes des meilleurs films des Gobelins :

Jurannessic (2002) - Chaperon Rouge (1993) - Le goûter (2003) - Le building (2005) - Burning Safari (2006) - Cocotte minute (2006) - Pyrats (2006) -  Anima Facta Est (2007) - La ballade sauvage (2008) - Garuda (2008) - Dodudindon (2009) Fenrir (2009) - Monstera Deliciosa (2009) - Soapy Trip (2010) - Chaman (2010) - Red River Bay (2010) - Junk space (2010) - La migration bigoudenne (2004) - Après la pluie (2008) - Blind spot (2007) -  Oktapodi (2007) - Le ruban (2009) - Inka Bola (2009) -  Le phare (2009) - Le royaume (2010) - Jean-Luc (2010) - Smoke my Christmas (2010) - Trois petits points (2010) - For sock's sake (2008)

 

 

17h00 Rencontre avec un réalisateur de l’école des Gobelins

18h00 Séance 3


Los minutos, las horas de Janaina Marques // Cubas Brésil // 2009 // 11'

Yoli a toujours vécu avec sa mère, dans un quartier pauvre de La Havane. Un jour, un homme l'invite à un rendez-vous.

 

Suiker de Jeroen Annokkeé // Pays-Bas // 2010 // 8'

Klaasje, la voisine de Bert, sonne à sa porte, légèrement vêtue, pour lui emprunter un pot de sucre ...

 

The lost thing de Shaun Tan et Andrew Ruhemann // Australie //2010 // Animation // 15'

Un jeune garçon trouve une étrange créature sur la plage et décide de la ramener chez lui.

 

La Fille de l'homme de Manuel Schapira // France // 2010 // 10'

Un soir alors que son bébé est en pleur, un père décide de le sortir ...

 

L'accordeur d'Olivier Treiner // France // 2010 // 13'

Adrien s'est effondré psychologiquement après avoir échoué à un concours de renom et travaille désormais comme accordeur de piano.

 

Checkpoint de Ruben Amar // France // 2010 // 19'

Suleiman, un jeune palestinien de onze ans, vit dans un petit village de la bande de Gaza. Comme tous les mois, il accompagne son père sur les ruines d'un village détruit.

 

Catharsis de Cédric Prevost // France // 2010 // 18'

Un aspirant réalisateur, rongé par le désir inassouvi de tourner, se réveille à l'intérieur d'un film.

 

 

19h40  Interlude musical  
par DJ Paul Kersey - Mix de musiques de films
Possibilité de se restaurer sur place.

 

20h30 Séance 4

 

Babel d'Hendrick Dusollier // France // 2010 // 15'

Depuis les montagnes célestes jusqu'au sommet des tours de Shanghai, deux jeunes paysans quittent leur village pour rejoindre la mégapole.

 

Y a basta ! de Gustave Kervern et Sébastien Rost // France // 2010 // 11'

Un  centre spécialisé va fermer ses portes. Des handicapés mentaux, aidés par leurs éducateurs, vont, dès lors, prendre leur destin en main !

 

Le piano de Lévon Minasian // France Arménie // 2011 // 26'

Pour se préparer à un concours international, le Ministère de la Culture met à la disposition de Loussiné, petite orpheline un superbe piano.

 

Khouya de Yanis Koussim // Algérie // 2010 // 15'

Au sein d'un intérieur algérien ordinaire, le frère bat ses sœurs, la mère laisse faire.

 

El empleo de Santiago Bou Grasso // Argentine // 2008 // 6'

Un homme, en chemin vers le travail, est plongé dans un monde où l’utilisation de gens en tant qu’objets fait partie du quotidien.

 

Je pourrais être votre grand-mère de Bernard Tanguy // France // 2010 // 19'

Un jeune avocat d'affaires trouve que la vieille SDF roumaine en bas de chez lui ressemble à sa grand-mère. Une nuit, il lui fabrique une pancarte en carton. 

Deux inconnus de Christopher Radclif et Lauren Wolkstein // France // 2011 // 16'

Un homme et un jeune adolescent marchent le long d'une route de campagne. Alors qu'ils s'invitent dans la piscine d'un motel isolé, ils sont pris au dépourvu par la jeune réceptionniste.

 

Pot de clôture offert

Mix de musiques de films : Paul Kersey, qui anime l’émission "Paul's Boutique" sur Radio Monaco. Velouté Courts-Bouillon offert après la séance.

Tarifs projections
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3€   / Tarif réduit   (Etudiants, - de 18 ans, demandeurs d’emploi)
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12th Annual Golden Trailer Awards

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Nominations for the 12th ANNUAL GOLDEN TRAILER AWARDS ® were released this morning. Highlights include the Summer 2011 Blockbuster category dominated by trailers for three Stephen Spielberg productions—“Cowboys and Aliens,” “Super 8” and “Transformers:Dark of the Moon”—up against “Pirates of the Caribbean 4”; the reels for the hits “Black Swan” vying for Best Thriller, “Hangover Part II” and “Bad Teacher” for Best Comedy, or “The Tillman Story” for Best Doc...

ScreenSingapore outlines the achievements and the program for the inaugural edition, set for 5 to 12 June 2011

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Exactly one year after the Board of ScreenSingapore announced its ambitious plan at the 63rd Cannes Film Festival in 2010 to create a filmed entertainment ‘hybrid’ event in Singapore, key Board members, headed by Chairman Greg Coote, return to Cannes to outline the achievements and the program for the inaugural edition, set for 5 to 12 June 2011. ScreenSingapore has a myriad of component parts: 1) World, International or Asia-Pacific Premieres (5 – 12 June) ScreenSingapore fea...

EVEN THE RAIN, with Juan Carlos Aduviri

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EVEN THE RAIN (Spain, 2010) screens at Copenhagen Film Festival 2011.    EVEN THE RAIN was directed by Iciar Bollaín and written by award winning screenwriter Paul Laverty. The film takes place in the village of Cochabamba, Bolivia, in 2000. The premise was to make an epic film about Christopher Columbus's arrival in the Americas. It is a fiction film in the style of a documentary about this film crew and its director, Sebastián (Gael García Bernal), and his...

EVEN THE RAIN, with Juan Carlos Aduviri

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 EVEN THE RAIN was directed by Iciar Bollaín and written by award winning screenwriter Paul Laverty. The film takes place in the village of Cochabamba, Bolivia, in 2000. The premise was to make an epic film about Christopher Columbus's arrival in the Americas. It is a fiction film in the style of a documentary about this film crew and its director, Sebastián (Gael García Bernal), and his producer (Luis Tosar) as they attempt to show Columbus, exploiter of the indigenous people of Bolivia...

EVEN THE RAIN, with Juan Carlos Aduviri

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 EVEN THE RAIN was directed by Iciar Bollaín and written by award winning screenwriter Paul Laverty. The film takes place in the village of Cochabamba, Bolivia, in 2000. The premise was to make an epic film about Christopher Columbus's arrival in the Americas. It is a fiction film in the style of a documentary about this film crew and its director, Sebastián (Gael García Bernal), and his producer (Luis Tosar) as they attempt to show Columbus, exploiter of the indigenous people of Bolivia...

Gothic thriller concludes Noir Festival in Hollywood

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  by Alex Deleon The 13th annual Film Noir festival concluded its edgy three week run at the hallowed Egyptian Theater in Hollywood on April 20, with the stomach churning identity theft thriller, "My Name is Julia Ross", (Columbia, 1945) starring Nina Foch in a memorable role as a kidnapped-for-murder blonde in an eerie Gothic mansion on the cliffs over the sea in Cornwall, U.K. While this is really more of a Gothic murder mystery than a pure noir, contract director Joseph...

Gothic Thriller concludes Noir City, Hollywood

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GOTHIC THRILLER CONCLUDES NOIR CITY, HOLLYWOOD, 2011by Alex Deleon The 13th annual Film Noir festival concluded its edgy three week run at the hallowed Egyptian Theater in Hollywood on April 20, with the stomach churning identity theft thriller, "My Name is Julia Ross", (Columbia, 1945) starring Nina Foch in a memorable role as a kidnapped-for-murder blonde in an eerie Gothic mansion on the cliffs over the sea in Cornwall, U.K. While this is really more of a Gothic murder mystery than a pure noi...

The 83rd Academy Awards

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By Maria Esteves – March 12, 2011 The 83rd Academy Awards presented by AMPAS for outstanding film achievements of 2010 co-hosted by Academy Award nominee James Franco and actress Anne Hathaway commenced Sunday, February 27, 2011, 8:00pm ET and 5:00pm PT at the Kodak Theatre, Hollywood, California. Live television coverage of Oscars were seen in the U.S. on ABC Network and in more than 200 countries worldwide. This year’s Oscar winners by category are: Best Picture THE KING’...

IFFF panels announced

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PanelsWelcome to the IFFF. Providing professional panels and networking opportunities for aspiring filmmakers to meet with established leaders in the industry is central to IFFF's mission. The 2011 festival will re-present some of last year's more popular panels and add some new and exciting panels in specialized areas of film interest and distribution. Check back periodically for "Panels" schedule additions, changes and/or updates. Seating is limited and many of these ...

Irish Film & Television Awards Celebrations

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  Pierce Brosnan, Saoirse Ronan, Brendan Gleeson, Kim Cattrall and Joely Richardson Join Irish Film & Television Awards Celebrations The Irish film and television industry celebrated its 8th Annual Irish Film & Television Awards at a gala ceremony held in Dublin's spectacular Convention Centre on Saturday 12th February. In what was a glittering night for the Irish film and television industry the IFTA Awards saw a host of filmmakers, actors and producers walking the red ...

protect the public’s access to independent film and TV programs Lloyd Kaufman IFTA Chairman seriously concerned.

The freedom to create and distribute movies and TV shows is threatened by a handful of giant media companies that want to control both programming and all the distribution channels in order to protect their own marketplace position.  

Join the Fight for Independents!

The freedom to create and distribute movies and TV shows is threatened by a handful of giant media companies that want to control both programming and all the distribution channels in order to protect their own marketplace position.  

83rd Race Heats Up: A Dozen Oscar Nods for KING'S SPEECH & Full Script

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By Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles CorrespondentToday the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences announced this year's Oscar(r) nominations. With few surprises, Colin Firth's festival run in THE KING'S SPEECH, written by David Seidler, is poised to take most of the honors with a record-vying 12 nominations. Fourteen (14) is the record for Oscar noms (i.e.; TITANIC), but if this picture wins in every nominated category, cinema history will be made.Oscar 2011: Expect Natalie Portman & Colin Fir...

THE EYE AND THE STAR: " I was JOHNNY HALLYDAY's Photographer"

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Johnny Hallyday: Photo Alain Robert      All photos by Alain ROBERT : ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Alain ROBERT comes from a genuine Parisian family implanted in the Quartier Latin. His father who was an artisan specialized in photography, gave him his first camera when he was twelve.. During 40 years, ROBERT  worked with equipment and supplies for photo and media services as well as for conservation departments of large...

Israel Fest film slate

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Enriching the American vision of Israeli life and culture through the powerful medium of film, the Israel Film Festival has definitively become the largest showcase of Israeli films in the United States. 2010 marks the 25th anniversary of this much acclaimed Israeli showcase that celebrates a quarter-century of Israeli cinema in the United States, and today the film festival announced its most dynamic program since its founding. Encompassing over 30 titles, including award winning features, do...

Tony Curtis a Hollywood legend

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A Hollywood legend died today. He was an inspiration to all kids growing up in NYC and was known for his good looks and hair style which was very popular in the 1950’s, If inally worked with him with him in 1986 in a film Club Life. His late son, Nicholas, was on set and I told his son that his dad Tony was bigger than JohnTravolta could ever be back in the day. He was the Man all of us street kids wanted to be because we identified with him as a guy  from the neighborhood in N...

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