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Secrets To Love

Director: Tracie Donahue.
Secrets to Love is a compelling documentary about relationships, marriage and -of course- love. For just over an hour we hitch a ride with a recent divorcee on her journey to find ansers to the questions many of us ask: How do couples get to the "happily ever after." Why is love so complicated? What, if anything can couples do to ensure their marriage lasts a lifetime? Interviews with real life couples and a wide range of relationship experts allow Secrets To Love to navigate swiftly through many intriguing and thought-provoking issues related to love.

A HUGE THANK YOU to all 2008-2009 Secrets to Love Festival Selections to date

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I have been blessed with so many selections and wins in this past year...I would like to thank the following festivals for screening my film and allowing me the opportuntiy to be a part of their festivals!!! I am looking forward to many more to come!!!   Sacramento International Film Festival Mammoth International Film Festival Anchorage International Film Festival Indie Distribution Fest Women’s International Film Festival, Miami Macon Film and Video Festival ...

Attendance of 348 000 in Tribeca: congratulations!

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The Tribeca Film Festival, co-founded by Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal and Craig Hatkoff, and presented by founding sponsor American Express, today announced a total attendance of 348,000 at screenings, panels, and free community events, including the Drive-In and Street Fair. Attendance at ticketed events increased greatly over the 2008 event, due in part to fewer screening venues, but also to an overwhelming response from the audience for the program. 2009 saw screenings at capacity, with o...

Attendance of 348 000 in Tribeca: congratulations!

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The Tribeca Film Festival, co-founded by Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal and Craig Hatkoff, and presented by founding sponsor American Express, today announced a total attendance of 348,000 at screenings, panels, and free community events, including the Drive-In and Street Fair. Attendance at ticketed events increased greatly over the 2008 event, due in part to fewer screening venues, but also to an overwhelming response from the audience for the program. 2009 saw screenings at capacity, with ove...

Palm Beach FF Winners

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  It was a true celebration of film as the Palm Beach International Film Festival celebrated announced its winners in the categories of Best Feature Film, Best Documentary, Best Short Film and Best Director. The jury for the 14th PBIFF consisted of:  Academy Award-nominated actress Shohreh Aghdashloo (House of Sand & Fog, and the upcoming Stoning of Soraya M.) and Debbie Frank, COO of the Frank Theatres, who judged the Feature Films; Director Aaron Wells (whose film Rock and...

Celebration of film wraps in Palm Beach with awards

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It was a true celebration of film as the Palm Beach International Film Festival celebrated its 14th installment, which took place April 23 – 27, 2009. After five days of screenings, the jury votes were tallied to determine the winners for Best Feature Film, Best Documentary, Best Short Film and Best Director, while audiences voted for their favorite in categories of features, documentaries and shorts. Jury winners were announced at an afternoon press conference, and the Audience Choice Award...

Palm Beach wraps, with award winners announced

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It was a true celebration of film as the Palm Beach International Film Festival celebrated its 14th installment, which took place April 23 – 27, 2009. After five days of screenings, the jury votes were tallied to determine the winners for Best Feature Film, Best Documentary, Best Short Film and Best Director, while audiences voted for their favorite in categories of features, documentaries and shorts. Jury winners were announced at an afternoon press conference, and the Audience Choice Award...

Palm Beach International Film Festival Line Up

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The Palm Beach International Film Festival (PBIFF) announced its highly anticipated film line-up for the 14th edition, April 23-27, 2009. Executive Director Randi Emerman announced that more than 110 films will screen at this year’s event, which now spans five days. “We’re a little shorter this year, yet we have added more venues, as well as a second weekend featuring the ‘Best of the Fest,” said Emerman. “The festival takes pride in our determination to bring Palm Beach County on...

Ischia Global to support children's right

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Film directors Paul Haggis and Steven Zaillian, Italian actor Christian De Sica and actress Mariagrazia Cucinotta and British actress and producer Trudie Styler are the first artists to join the 3rd Social Cinema Forum of Ischia focused on “children’s right to education”. From July 12th throughout 19th, after the G8 international political summit to be held in Italy, and in a moment characterized by very urgent globalized humanitarian and environmental issues, the “leading” players of ...

Yale Festival to Feature New Disneynature Film

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A special advance screening of the Disneynature film, Earth, and a documentary by Madonna that chronicles the suffering of children in Malawi orphaned by AIDS will headline a Yale film festival intended to raise awareness of global environmental issues. “Film is a unique medium to inform, educate and influence the public’s understanding of environmental issues,” said Eric Desatnik, a festival organizer and a master’s student at the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studi...

L’ atelier 2009 from Cannes Cinefondation

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To assist directors in financing and speeding completion of their projects, the Festival created the Atelier in 2005. For its fifth edition, the Atelier de la Cinéfondation has chosen 15 projects from 14 countries. The selection has been restricted to highlight both up and coming directors: Ho Wi Ding, Caran Hartsfield or Bertrand Mandico, and established directors: Zhang Yuan, Faouzi Bensaidi, Diego Lerman, Danielle Arbid or Malgoska Szumowska. Alongside the producer(s) of their films, e...

Sista’s Are Doin’ It For Themselves

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The Black Hollywood Education and Resource Center (BHERC) presents: the 16th Annual Sista’s Are Doin’ It For Themselves: See Their Images… Hear Their Stories… Saturday, March 28, 2009 starting at 6:00 p.m. Moderated by Ava DuVernay, Filmmaker of award winning documentary THIS IS THE LIFE. The Filmmaker Showcase and Discussion will occur at Raleigh Studios, 5300 Melrose Avenue (650 Bronson Ave.), Hollywood, CA (Melrose & Van Ness / across from Paramount Studios) Chaplin Screening Room ...

Interview with Ralph Fiennes for The Guilt and Shame

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Ralph Fiennes InterviewFEST-International Film Festival, Belgrade A year 2009 has got a great honor for FEST-Belgrade International Film Festival www.fest.rs to have such a distinguished guest Ralph Fiennes to open the festival. Ralph Fiennes has visited Belgrade firstly to look for a convenient location where he is going to direct his first film, Shakespeare’s “Coriolanus”, the same time next year. Among the rest the film directed by Stephen Daldry “The Reader” opened the festival i...

FEST09-The Guilt and Shame

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  Ralph Fiennes 20th of February 2009, FEST-International Film Festival, Belgrade   A year 2009 has got a great honor for FEST-Belgrade International Film Festival www.fest.rs to have such a distinguished guest Ralph Fiennes to open the festival. Ralph Fiennes has visited Belgrade firstly to look for a convenient location where he is going to direct his first film, Shakespeare’s “Coriolanus”, the same time next year. Among the rest the film directed by Stephen Daldry “The Reader...

11th TDF: TRIBUTES AND SPOTLIGHTS (2/13/2009)

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11th TDF: TRIBUTES AND SPOTLIGHTS (2/13/2009) 11th THESSALONIKI DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL - Images of the 21st Century MARCH 13 – 22, 2009 TRIBUTES AND SPOTLIGHTS TRIBUTE: AFRICA The 11th Thessaloniki Documentary Festival, within its goal of promoting social and political awareness, has chosen Africa as its main thematic tribute for its 11th edition. For the first time in Greece and the Balkans, African documentaries rel...

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PRESS RELEASE 11th THESSALONIKI DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL Images of the 21st Century March 13 – 22, 2009 The 11th Thessaloniki Documentary Festival - Images of the 21st Century, part of the Thessaloniki International Film Festival, presents approximately 170 films by directors from all over the world, as well as a full parallel events program, to be announced next Monday, March 9th. OPENING FILM The ...

Cape Winelands Film Festival at the Labia Theatres

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Since the first edition the Cape Winelands Film Festival (CWFF) has significantly grown in size and international participation. South African cinephiles will have an opportunity to see a rich diversity of films from more than 35 countries including Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Chile, Belgium, Burkina Faso, the USA, Canada, Egypt, Iran, Israel, Palestine, the UK, Netherlands, Portugal, Italy, France, India, Thailand, Turkey, Slovenia, Switzerland, Spain, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Russia,...

Focus on South Africa

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Two films set in South Africa are showing early this week: "Triomf" and "When we were black". They both set personal stories against the backdrop of important events in South Africa's history. http://www.rfi.fr/actuen/pages/001/page_46.asp ...

Africa World Documentary Film Festival

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Africa World Documentary Film Festival 5 - 8, february, 2009 Call for Entries - Click here the final submission deadline is December 1, 2008. Organiser Contact Information: Africa World Festival of Documentary Films (AWFDF) E. Desmond Lee Endowed Professor of African/African-American Studies, Theatre and Media Studies, Center for International Studies University of Missouri-St. Louis 63121 St. Loui...

Zombie Office

Director: Johan A Kruger.

A black comedy that explores an accountant's reaction to his new Dominatrix Boss and the methods she employs to keep all her desk bound office zombies in line. His morals and sanity are pushed beyond breaking point.

 

Cast
Jacob - Jonathan Baker
Demon Dom - Sara Dee
Cheryl - Nikki Michelle Chowen
Jerry / Zombie 1 - geoffrey troth
Receptionist / Scissor Zombie - Ice Wilderose
Dom's Pet - Angela Dee
Stephen - Craig Hamblyn
Salesman 1 / Zombie 2 - Yazid Eid
Salesman 2 / Zombie 3 - Mac Laubscher
TEMP - Tabatha St. Vincent
Diva Zombie - Juliana Reed
Stapler Zombie / Zombie6 - Christopher Davies
Mail Lady - Teresa Garratty
Juggling Zombie /Zombie5 - Oihana Garde
Zombie 7 - Michaelle St. Vincent
Zombie 8 - Derek Elmore
Zombie 9 - Elizabeth Bloom
Zombie 10 - Michael Wooller
Zombie 11 - Victoria Jane Oliver
Zombie 12 - Cullum Austin
Zombie 13 - Sarah Jane O'Neill
Zombie 14 - Gil Martin
Zombie 15 - Lulu Elliot
Zombie 16 - Karen Kangro Crew
Writer / Director - Johan Kruger
Director of photography - Joel Chu
Assistant Director - Angela Dee
2ND A.D - Karen Kangro

Producer - Johan Kruger
Associate Producer - Joel Chu
Assistant Producer - Angela Dee

Production Assistant - Steve Outram
Sound - Andres Montaña Duret
Secondary unit sound - Kota Iso
Boom - Chris Presswell
Key Grip - Gil Martin
Runner - Sarah Kok, Sarah Pemberton

Artistic Director - Lulu Elliot
Lead Make-up - Robb Crafer & Alexandra Chalk
Make-up - Emma Bifield

Location Scout (Zombie Lair) - Lullu Elliot

Original Score & Sound Design - Martin Pavey
Editor - Johan A Kruger
Stills Photography - Kaido Kurrue

Casting; Johan A Kruger, Cobi Siminovitch, Angela Dee

Location - London Kings Cross & High Barnet

Film & Lighting equipment - ETC Films

Taken: record launch for a French film in the USA

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Raking in $24.7 million in ticket sales, the EuropaCorp production got off to a flying start in the USA, hitting No. 1 on its opening weekend. Following in the tracks of The Fifth Element ($17 million) and Transporter 2 ($16.5 million), this marks the third time that a French film tops the US box office on its opening weekend. Released in France 11 months ago, where it attracted over 1 million spectators, Taken now boasts a running total of 12.5 million admissions around the world, wi...

IFFR 2009 Awards Ceremony on Friday

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During the IFFR 2009 Awards Ceremony on Friday, January 30, 2009 in the Rotterdamse Schouwburg, the winning films of the 38th International Film Festival Rotterdam were announced. The three VPRO Tiger Awards were granted to the Hubert Bals Fund supported film BE CALM AND COUNT TO SEVEN (ARAM BASH VA TA HAFT BESHMAR) by Ramtin Lavafipour (Iran), to BREATHLESS (DDONGPARI) by Yang Ik-June (South Korea), and to WRONG ROSARY (UZAK IHTIMAL) by Mahmut Fazil Coskun (Turkey). On Saturday January 31st, 20...

Wild Cinema Windhoek International Film Festival

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Wild Cinema Windhoek International Film Festival brings international and national screenings to the Namibian public. Only Namibian films are in competition for the "Namibia Film Awards".

Lowveld International Film Festival

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This shorts Festival serves as a platform for International and South African filmmakers to showcase their experimental, fiction or artistic video work, to audiences who celebrate the visual and performing arts. 

Eastern Cape Fresh Ten Film Festival

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the first ever ten minute film festival with a big section for film or movies by new producers and or directors. the only one in the world and that provincial engages the youth and community of 4.6 million population of Eastern Cape South Africa

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