The 6th Annual HollyShorts Film Festival (www.hollyshorts.com) came to a close early this past Friday with Nicholas Carmen’s short film “Piano Fingers” taking home the top Grand Jury Prize for Best Short Film Presented by Company 3. Carmen took home a $10,000 post production services package from Company 3. Grzegorz Jonkajtys won the Best Director Award also presented by Company 3. Jonkajtys directed the acclaimed Sci Fi short film “The Third Letter” which drew a packed house when it s...
HOLLYSHORTS 2010 WRAPS WITH NICHOLAS CARMEN'S SHORT FILM "PIANO FINGERS" WINNING GRAND JURY PRIZE FOR BEST SHORT FILM
GRZEGORZ JONKAJTYS TAKES HOME BEST DIRECTOR AWARD FOR HIS SCI-FI SHORT "THE THIRD LETTER"
The 6th Annual HollyShorts Film Festival (www.hollyshorts.com) came to a close ...
Motion Picture Association (MPA) President and Managing Director Asia Pacific, Mike Ellis announced this evening that Ronin Films Managing Director Andrew Pike will sit on the judging panel for the inaugural MPA APSA Academy Film Fund.The announcement was made from the Australian International Movie Convention (AIMC) on Australia’s Gold Coast where Mr Ellis reported that in just two weeks a strong calibre up of submissions had already been received for consideration in the US$100,000 script de...
Sometimes, it takes time passing for true worth to be revealed. Such is clearly the case with the controversial 1960s play THE BOYS IN THE BAND, which was the first drama to feature openly gay men in their natural habitat of downtown Manhattan. The play, by fledgling writer Mart Crowley, was a cultural watershed in 1968 when it opened in a tiny theater in New York’s West Village. It became not only a hit (running five years) but the first openly gay theatrical show (with openly gay w...
June 15th, 2010 Submit Your Film Today!Hi Fellow Filmmakers,Recently I was in Cannes promoting my short film "Love at First Sight?". We would like to introduce our film festival to you. Please check it out! I hope you or someone you know has a feature or short film that qualifies! I am extending a Cannes discount for people who follow my blogs and the filmmakers who participated in Cannes this year!A Celebration of Lady Filmmakers and the Men who collaborate with them.1 woma...
There was a protest today about the Algerian movie, and the French people are concerned how this piece of history might reflect its point of view. Passing through Paris there was news of a protest in the city which greatly effected traffic.
Last Monday meetings and flights were cancelled again for those flying in and out of Heathrow and Rotterdam, with renewed concern because of volcanic ash. None of this stopped the artists, and producers from coming to Cannes to continue their wo...
The Palais at Cannes: photo by Marc Halperinby Marla Lewin There was a protest today about the Algerian movie, and the French people are concerned how this piece of history might reflect its point of view. Passing through Paris there was news of a protest in the city which greatly effected traffic. Last Monday meetings and flights were cancelled again for those flying in and out of Heathrow and Rotterdam, with ...
Memories of Overdevelopment / Memorias del Desarrollo by Miguel Coyula (U.S-Cuba) won the Havana Star Prize for Best Picture as voted by the jury members: Louis Perego Moreno, Michael Hausman, and Sandy Lieberson. The Havana Star for Best director went to Rafi Mercado for his film Miente / Lie (Puerto Rico); the Best Screenplay prize went to Ray Figueroa for La Bodega / The Warehouse (Guatemala) and the Special Jury Mention went to Huacho (Chile) directed by Alejandro Fernandez. The Closi...
Jointly presented with Havana, Cuba's International Festival of New
Latin American Cinema, the Havana Film Festival New York is
close, but no cigar. Subways and skyscrapers just can't match that fallen
Habanero elegance as a habitat for Latino cinema. But if Cuba isn't on your
itinerary and Manhattan is, you could do worse than to savor a
week of Big Apple screenings from and about Latin America and
the Caribbean, and about Latinos in the U.S.
Opening Night w...
The Havana Film Festival New York (HFFNY) launches its second decade, April 16-23, with a program of award-winning films, panel discussions, and Q&A sessions with noted international filmmakers, actors and producers. Over 40 highly anticipated and influential films from and about Latin America, the Caribbean and Latinos in the U.S. will be screened. A variety of genres and themes from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Guatemala, Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Mexico, Peru...
2012 Cornwall Film Festival
Announces Call for Entries
Film submissions are now being accepted for the ninth annual Cornwall Film Festival, scheduled for 8-11 November 2012 at the Lighthouse Cinema in Newquay.
The earlybird deadline for all categories is 25 June. The normal deadline is 16 July . The late deadline is 1 August.
The Festival presents, this year, 6 categories:
Films without borders is the international short-film competition, and it is joined by a category, Made in Kernow, which welcomes short films from Cornwall. There is also a categorie which celebrates women filmmakers across the World: Reel Women. The animation categorie: Eye Toons accepts all animation short films from anywhere in the UK. The Edge includes experimental, art and non narrative films from anywhere in the world. Finally the Decent exposure is a categorie for up and coming and student filmmakers.
• Made in Kernow includes films that have a strong link to Cornwall or Cornish culture by non-resident filmmakers – for example, a film that has been wholly or mostly shot in Cornwall.
• The Golden Chough Grand Prize will be awarded to the best film of the Festival.
A full description of categories, eligibility, prizes, deadlines and fees can be found on the Festival website: www.cornwallfilmfestival.com.
Awards . Entry Categories . Entry Deadlines & Fees . How to enter your films.
Cornwall Film Festival 2010 Call for Entries!
AWARDS 2010:
The Golden Chough Grand Prize: Best Film of the Festival
This will be awarded to the film that best captures the spirit of the Festival.
Eligibility: All films entered into the Cornwall Film Festival: shorts and features.
Jury: The Cornwall Film Festival team
Prize: TBD & Laurel
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by Marla Lewin2010 BAFTA Awards Winners photo (c) 2010 BAFTA The British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards for 2010 (BAFTA) were announced tonight at London’s Royal Opera House. In his first formal act as President of BAFTA, Prince William presented Vanessa Redgrave with a British Academy Fellowship. HRH Prince William succeeds Lord Attenborough in the position. David Parfitt, Chair of BAFTA, said: “The Academy has had a long...
We are looking for the best films made that have a woman in the position of at least one of the following positions: Writer, Director, Producer, or Cinematographer. We are also looking for the best Male/Female Collaboration Team! Go to www.ladyfilmmakers.com for more information and to submit your film today! Please contact us if you have any questions! Cheers!Patricia ...
by Marla Lewin
Sunday marked another milestone in this year’s awards season as The Producers Guild of America (PGA) announced their winners in television and motion picture productions at their 21st Annual PGA Awards ceremony held at the Hollywood Palladium.
The Winners are listed in Bold in each category:
Darryl F. Zanuck Producer of the Year Award in Theatrical Motion Pictures:
AVATAR
Producers: James Cameron, Jon Landau
DISTRICT 9
Produce...
The official nominations for the Orange British Academy Film Awards in 2010
BEST FILM
AVATAR - James Cameron, Jon Landau
AN EDUCATION - Finola Dwyer, Amanda Posey
THE HURT LOCKER - Nominees TBC
PRECIOUS: BASED ON THE NOVEL PUSH BY SAPPHIRE - Lee D...
BEST FILM AVATAR - James Cameron, Jon Landau AN EDUCATION - Finola Dwyer, Amanda Posey THE HURT LOCKER - Nominees TBC PRECIOUS: BASED ON THE NOVEL PUSH BY SAPPHIRE - Lee Daniels, Sarah Siegel-Magness, Gary Magness UP IN THE AIR - Ivan Reitman, Jason Reitman, Daniel Dubiecki OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILMAN EDUCATION - Finola Dwyer, Amanda Posey, Lone Scherfig, Nick Hornby FISH TANK - Kees Kasander, Nick Laws, Andrea Arnold IN THE LOOP - Kevin Loader, Adam Tandy, Armando Iannucci, Jesse Armstrong, Sim...
The Santa Barbara International Film Festival is pleased to announce Kathryn Bigelow as the Outstanding Director of the Year for the 2010 Silver Anniversary edition. in what has become an annual tradition in featuring a Guest Director, SBIFF will program a retrospective of Bigelow's films.As a writer, director, producer, Bigelow has created some of the most action-packed and intense subject matter films for the last two decades. Her films include Near Dark, Point Break, Strange Days and this yea...
Dogtooth, Sin Nombre and Precious are the big Winners at the 20th edition of the 2009 Stockholm International Film Festival
The jury now presents its selection for the 20th Stockholm International Film Festival. The film that leaves Stockholm with the 16 lb Bronze Horse 2009 comes from Greece, and tells a thought-provoking story that takes us into a nightmarish and metaphorical experiment of manipulation and oppression.
The Bronze Horse for best feature 2009 goes to...
Dogtooth, Sin Nombre and Precious are the big Winners at the 20th edition of the 2009 Stockholm International Film Festival The jury now presents its selection for the 20th Stockholm International Film Festival. The film that leaves Stockholm with the 16 lb Bronze Horse 2009 comes from Greece, and tells a thought-provoking story that takes us into a nightmarish and metaphorical experiment of manipulation and oppression. The Bronze Horse for best feature 2009 goes to "Dogtooth" by Yorgos Lanthim...
Lady Filmmakers Film Festival Honors Actress Nia Peeples. The First Annual Lady Filmmakers Film Festival will be held at the Aero Theatre in Santa Monica onOctober 17-18, 2009. Lady Filmmakers Film Festival honors Nia Peeples with the very first Trailblazer Award this Saturday October 17th at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. The dinner gala is the Mary Magdalene Project annual fundraiser and awards dinner for the film festival. Ms. Peeples is also going to be one of the panelists at the fest...
Like in previous years this year too an international five-piece jury will decide on who gets to win the “German Independence Award – Best German Film”. The members of the jury 2009 are: Sylvia Caminer American producer, director and writer Sylvia Caminer collaborated with Rap legend Busta Rhymes in “Love’N’Dancing” and “Order of Redemption”. She won an Emmy for the TV series “Great Hotels” and produced “Blue Moon” and “The Deli” both of which were presented at Fil...
We have submissions from all over the world!! Be a part of the 1st year event!! It's not just for Ladies! Just 1 woman has to fill the role of one of the following positions: Writer, Director, DP, or Producer!
Enter today and get your own film page and take advantage of early bird pricing till July 31st!
www.ladyfilmmakers.com
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The 1st Annual Lady Filmmakers Film Festival is pleased to announce their relationship with the Charity MMP. A generous portion of ticket admissions will go to this Los Angeles based Charity. Fore more information regarding this organization go to www.mmp.org. "Mary Magdalene Project is a 30-year old non-faith-based nonprofit organization devoted to assisting women prostitutes and their families out of prostitution." Lady Filmmakers Film Festival is brought to you by the film...
The 1st Annual Lady Filmmakers Film Festival has officially been launched. Now accepting submissions from around the world. Films submitted must have a woman in one of the following positions: Writer, Director, Cinematographer, or Producer. This is a celebration of lady filmmakers and the men who collaborate with them.
Check out the festival online @ www.ladyfilmmakers.com. The festival will take place October 17th & 18th 2009 at the Aero Theatre in Santa Monica, CA.
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