Director: Paul Verhoeven (France).
Beside not very commendable teenagers, there exist some others, but who are never showed… Now, these young people, like Lucas, Alexis, etc, can have a beneficial influence on the youths adrift, and even make them better. But sometimes it is necessary to agree to pay the full price, like the corn grain which must die to bear fruit… It is what this film shows, film at the same time dramatic and full with hope, inspired from real facts.
Emmy Award winner and four-time Golden Globe nominee, Armand Assante, will receive the Gasparilla Career Achievement Award for Excellence in Film on March 1st. The award will be presented at a reception held in his honor at the Dolce Vita Lounge at 5:00 p.m., immediately following the screening of one of his films, California Dreamin' at Channelside Cinemas. The long-time actor will also grace the screen in another film festival feature, The Steam Experiment, starring Val Kilmer, which is a fi...
The jury declares that this year’s competition presents a broad range of films whose central aim consists in exploring ways to further the interpretation and understanding of important topics of our time.
Therefore the jury has decided to award prizes to those efforts which achieve a balance between the political statement and the poetic form.
Golden Bear for the Best Film
La teta asustada (The Milk Of Sorrow) by Claudia Llosa
Silver Bear - The Jury Grand Prix
A...
The jury declares that this year’s competition presents a broad range of films whose central aim consists in exploring ways to further the interpretation and understanding of important topics of our time.
Therefore the jury has decided to award prizes to those efforts which achieve a balance between the political statement and the poetic form.
Golden Bear for the Best Film
La teta asustada (The Milk Of Sorrow) by Claudia Llosa
Silver Bear - The Jury Grand Prix
Alle...
The jury declares that this year’s competition presents a broad range of films whose central aim consists in exploring ways to further the interpretation and understanding of important topics of our time.
Therefore the jury has decided to award prizes to those efforts which achieve a balance between the political statement and the poetic form.
Silver Bear - Best Actor
Sotigui Kouyate in London River by Rachid Bouchareb
Silver Bear - Outstanding Arti...
CINE GAYSan Diego Latino Film Festival continues its mission to help correct the often distorted images seen on television and in movies by presenting another year of the Cine Gay Showcase. Challenging the historical exclusion of under-represented communities in the media, the festival takes advantage of the opportunity of this showcase to highlight experiences of gay life in different corners of the world, underlining the universal experience as well as the unique expressions of the Latin GLBT ...
On Saturday February 7, 2009 at the Studio Movie Grill - Dallas, the Texas Black Film Festival presented awards to an impressive collection of films and filmmakers. Concluding three full days of screenings, workshops and community panels, the TBFF Awards Program reflected the spirit of social change sought to be achieved in these historic times. The big winner of the evening was the short historical narrative filmed in Ghana, "The Warrior Queen," directed by Hezekiah Lewis of Apple Valley, Calif...
Tuesday, 10 February----The 45th edition of the INTERNATIONAL FILM GUIDE, the definite yearbook of world cinema, had its first international exposure this wee, at the 59th Berlin International Film Festival. The Guide, again edited by film scholar Ian Haydn Smith and published by Wallflower Press, the largest independent film book publisher in the UK, was first published in 1963, and enjoys an unrivalled reputation as the most authoritative and trusted source of information on contemporary world...
Film Independent, the non-profit arts organization that produces the Spirit Awards and Los Angeles Film Festival, has announced the filmmakers and film projects selected for its 8th annual Directors Lab, sponsored by Eastman Kodak Company. Taking place in Los Angeles from now until the end of March, the Directors Lab is an intensive eight-week incubator designed to assist directors with strong, original voices develop new narrative feature films, improve their craft, and advance their filmmakin...
TEXAS BLACK FILM FESTIVAL 2009! Announces Nominees in the following categories.Nominees for Best Actor in a Short or Feature Film Lionel Mack Smith for his performance in the short film "Larry (The Actor)" Louis Gossett, Jr. for his performance in the feature film "The Least Among You." Zora Howard for her performance in the short film "Premature" Angela Bassett for her performance in the feature film "Gospel Hill." Marie Tirenkti of Ghana for her performance in "Warrior Queen"...
The producers panel aptly named “Movers and Shakers,” included Charles Roven-Dark Knight, Christian Colson-Slumdog Millionaire, Dan Jinks-Milk, Jim Morris-Wall-E, Neda Armian-Rachel Getting Married were asked questions by Los Angeles Times writer Pat Goldstein that pried open Pandora’s industry box and let fly what it takes to bring a film from concept to fruition. First question went to Slumdog’s Christian Colson about the recent criticism regarding the youngest lead actors of the film...
The producers panel aptly named “Movers and Shakers,” included Charles Roven-Dark Knight, Christian Colson-Slumdog Millionaire, Dan Jinks-Milk, Jim Morris-Wall-E, Neda Armian-Rachel Getting Married were asked questions by Los Angeles Times writer Pat Goldstein that pried open Pandora’s industry box and let fly what it takes to bring a film from concept to fruition. First question went to Slumdog’s Christian Colson about the recent criticism regarding the youngest lead actors of the ...
The International Jury, presided over by Tilda Swinton,(Burn After Reading, Julia... ), will decide who is to take home the Golden Bear and the Silver Bears and the Alfred Bauer Prize in the Competition of the Berlinale 2009.
The other members of the Jury are Spanish director Isabel Coixet, director Gaston Kaboré (Burkina Faso), Swedish best-selling author Henning Mankell, director Christoph Schlingensief (Germany), director Wayne Wang (USA) and food activist and author Alice ...
By Maria Esteves - January 28, 2009
Looking at life as art, actor-performing artist Randy Jones (RJ) is defined as an icon in popular culture. RJ began performing on stage at the age of eight, is known as The Cowboy from the pop musical group Village People, has appeared in three biographical films, performed 22 interviews, 122 articles has been written about him, has taken 56 pictorials, and appeared on 24 magazines front cover. RJ has been honored with countless awards, given keys to ...
The Wild & Scenic Environmental Film Festival is the largest environmental film festival of its kind in the US. The beautiful town of Nevada City, CA, offers a perfect backdrop for filmgoers to experience the most inspiring films today.
The West Coast Student Film Festival features world-class student films from twenty-five countries. Festival passes are available for $5 by sending checks/money orders to WCS Film Fest, c/o Ticketing Office, 24 Vidal Dr., San Francisco, CA 94132
The Inland Empire Student Film Festival provides direct links to industry work in California`s San Bernardino and Riverside counties for students and schools that participate.
The Fairfax Documentary Film Festival screens documentaries across the broad spectrum of interests by filmmakers working in northern California. Both documentary features and shorts accepted.
Showcasing the best in independent cinema in short films, features, documentaries, animation and youth produced work. The festival includes a youth category and competition. Festival takes place in beautiful Downtown Oxnard, California.
Short film competition third Sunday of every month. Entry fee $10. 15 minute limit. VHS or DVD copy with contact info to 6470 Santa Monica Blvd, Hollywood, CA 90038. Filmmakers are announced two weeks prior to the screening. Annual film festival TBA.
The Poppy Jasper Film Festival celebrates the short filmmaking craft and conveys its passion for filmmaking to the community, and has been acclaimed by MovieMaker Magazine as “one of the top 25” in the country for its focus on filmmaker experience. This expresses itself in the continual ways that festival organizers actively foster interaction, ideas, and ongoing contact between filmmakers at all levels of experience and invited screenwriters, directors, producers, and actors. These industry professionals include Academy and Emmy award winners and nominees, people whose extensive experience in the filmmaking industry brings audiences a close-up view of the passion motivating independent filmmaking.The short films (30 minutes or less), which run from horror to comedy, documentary to sci-fi, musical to romance, all have one thing in common: they entertain their audiences. Additionally, this 501(c)3 nonprofit organization awards an annual scholarship to an up-and-coming student filmmaker.Taking its name from the beautiful and rare poppy jasper gemstone found exclusively in Morgan Hill, California, the Poppy Jasper Film Festival mines the popular, fast-growing niche of short films. The Seventh Annual Poppy Jasper Film Festival will be held November 12 -14, 2010 in Morgan Hill, California. For further information about the Poppy Jasper Film Festival, please visit www.poppyjasperfilmfest.org
KQED (PBS in SF) seeks 1hr docs about California. Filmmakers offered resources to complete broadcast versions: online, sound mix, CC, broadcast promotion, presence on web site, & licensing fee. Must be postmarked by DEC 1, 2005. www.kqed.org/trulyca.
Known as a filmmakers festival, the annual Mill Valley Film Festival offers a high-profile, prestigious, non-competitive environment perfect for celebrating the best independent and international cinema. Additional info: www.mvff.com or 415.383.5256.
International selection of animation shorts by independent animators, industry professionals, studios & undiscovered talent. Traditional animation, computer, experimental.
http://www.calartsandletters.org/poetryfilmfestival/
We welcome experimental film, video, or digital works that combine poetry, image, and sound. Works can be set to a particular poem, or it can be poetic in nature, as interpreted by the artist.
