Hey ÉCU Film Festival fans!
Our team is going to be attending
the highly anticipated Cannes Film Festival from May 14th to May 21st keeping
you all up to date via Facebook posts, Twitter tweets and even a few vlogs
featuring:
Interviews
Videos
Photos
Cool articles
Hints & Tips
So stay tuned for more!
http://www.ecufilmfestival.com/en/ecu-live-at-cannes/
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Take a look at some great behind the scenes footage from ÉCU 2011 , featuring background music from a live performance by Ellis playing her song "How Would It Be." Vive ÉCU !
Jetez un oeil à quelques moments en coulisse du ÉCU 2011, mettant en vedette la musique d'ambiance d'une performance en direct par Ellis qui joue sa chanson "How Would It Be." Vive ÉCU !
During ÉCU 2011 we interviewed several filmmakers and judges. Meet Oscar Vega, Alan Arrivee, Gerard Delorme, Louisa Mayman and Elliot Grove and find out what does ÉCU mean to them, why is this festival different from others and get their tips for first time independent filmmakers getting started in the industry. Check out the video!
Scott Hillier, President of ÉCU and Tornike Bziava, winner of "Best
European Dramatic Short" at ÉCU 2011, were featured on Georgian main TV
channel Rustavi2. Check it out!
Scott Hillier, président d'ÉCU et
Tornike Bziava, le gagnant du "meilleur court-métrage européen" à ÉCU
2011, ont été présenté sur la chaîne de télévision première de Géorgia,
Rustavi2. Regardez!
"Faces of the Festival" from the ÉCU 2011 in partnership with G-Technology by Hitachi Europe. For more interviews with filmmakers and behind the scenes vBlog go to http://ecu.g-technology.eu/
Meet
ÉCU 2011 Winners: Film of the Festival 2011: "27m2". Directors
Gabrielle Cserhati and Fabien Lartigue. (Photo taken by G-Technology).
Multiple award winning Stanley Pickle stole the show on the
opening night at the ECU. A student production, Vicky Mather impresses
with her precocious ability to blend funny, touching and disturbing
elements into a highly accomplished 11 minute piece.
UPDATE 2011: Stanley Pickle WINS Best Student Film at the 2011 ECU Film Festival!
The film centres upon the bizarre, colourful and
mechanical world of Stanley Pickle and his family, almost suggesti...
ÉCU- The European Independent Film Festival, Europe’s premier event for independent cinema, announces the festival’s award winners. ÉCU 2011, in partnership with G-Technology, screened 77 films from 26 countries over the weekend of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd of April 2011 at cinema Sept Parnassiens and the Cinema Action Christine in Paris.Twenty awards were given out at the ceremony. “The Best Director” 2011 was shared by Susanne Kellermann, Florian Hirschmann, Katja Benrath the directors of...
Final Draft Software has a special money-saving deal for friends of
the ÉCU Film Festival. Use the code ÉCU 2011 upon checkout at finaldraft.com and purchase Final Draft for just $169. This is an $80 discount off the normal price. (This offer ends April 10, 2011.)
Joe Mefford from Final Draft will be attending the
ÉCU 2011 and demoing Final Draft to filmmakers, screenwriters, and
students. If you’re a current Final Draft user or a brand new
screenwriter, be sure to ...
ÉCU 2011 will showcase 77 films from 27 countries on the 1st, 2nd and 3rd of April in Paris, France. Take a look at the ÉCU 2011 Trailer and get a glimpse at what's in store for you at this year's festival!
ÉCU 2011 diffusera 77 films de 27 pays différents les 1er, 2 et 3 avril à Paris. Jetez un oeil à la bande annonce et ayez un apercu de ce que nous avons en stock pour vous cette année!
"Controlled Burn" is an official selection of ÉCU 2011. When Olivia Browning's husband, Hugh, is ravaged by Alzheimer's Disease, she must make a decisive choice regarding his right to die... Check out the teaser!
"Controlled Burn" est une selection officielle à ÉCU 2011. Lorsque le mari d'Olivia Browning, Hugh, est ravagé par la maladie d'Alzheimer, elle doit faire un choix décisif en ce qui ...
Wondering who the hard-working people at ÉCU are? Check out the short polaroid slide-show and find it out!
Vous vous demandez qui sont les plus travailleurs à ÉCU? Regardez le vidéo et découvrez la réponse!
Exhausted. Mental images of hundreds of films spiraling through tired minds. Eyes a-sting. Tremendously excited about the event to come. First of all I have to say a big congratulations to the 78 filmmakers who have made their way into ÉCU’s 2011 ‘Official Selection’. It was a hard, hard process this year – we were inundated with amazing films – and for those filmmakers that didn’t get in – please keep on going, the world needs great story tellers. Thanks also goes to my selection...
"Burn Paris Burn" is a new submission to ÉCU 2011. Power and
decadence of the old dark Paris! Highway to success and hordes of fanatics!
Check it out!
"Burn Paris Burn" est une nouvelle soumission
à ÉCU 2011. Pouvoir et décadence dans le vieux et sombre Paris.
Chemin vers le succès et foule de fanatiques! Regardez la bande annonce!
"Masterpiece" is a new submission to ÉCU 2011. A drama about the
transformation of human beings, exploring the dark and painful faucet of
our existence as a race and why we create. Check out the trailer! ///
"Masterpiece" est une nouvelle soumission à ECU 2011. Une drame sur la
transformation des êtres humains, en explorant le chemin sombre et
douloureux de notre existence en tant que race e ...
You may have noticed that we sneakily changed
our graphics for ÉCU 2011 and you may have asked yourself, “What the…?” Well
let us explain. The ÉCU Team realizes that making an independent film is
a lonely venture and The ÉCU Hand symbolises the festival’s commitment to
letting these talented story-tellers know that ‘You are not alone’ and that ÉCU
stands as a beacon of support for aspiring filmmakers. To compliment the new
graphics, ÉCU 2011...
"Pink
Subaru" by Japanese filmmaker Kazuya Ogawa is a new submission to ÉCU 2011. Meet
Elzober, widower and father of 2, who works in a restaurant and is finally able
to fulfil his dream: to buy a brand new black Legacy. Check out the official
trailer! ///
Talented Filmmaker? Interested in joining an Indie film community? Dream of screening your film in the city where cinema was invented? Then the European Independent Film Festival is where you want to be! We are now accepting film submissions for our sixth edition which will take place in Paris the 1st, 2nd and 3rd of April 2011. At ÉCU, it is not about who you know or the latest fashionable theme, we are looking for brilliant original work across twelve categories:
European:
- Dramati...
ÉCU is now a IMBD Qualifying Festival!! That's fab news for us - but even GREATER news for all of our submitting directors because this means that you'll be granted a no-hassle title page on IMDb.com!!
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With a lot of Europe preparing itself for a nice long summer break
we seem to have stepped up a gear and had an incredibly busy month here
at ÉCU this month – and the cool thing is that there appears to be no
end in sight as we head down various roads and avenues at warp speed!
Last week I was joined at the London Film Academy by Lousia Mayman
(director of ÉCU 2010’s Best Student Film) for an ÉCU 2011 presentation
and the screening of Lousisa’s film, The Highest Low. I...
So it seems that this year, destiny wanted to keep us (and your films) from getting to Cannes. Eyjafjallajokull, Iceland's unpronounceable volcano and its resulting ash cloud, inclement weather, train strikes and general mayhem all round have conspired to make life difficult but nothing stops ÉCU from getting to Cannes! So it is with pleasure that I am able to announce that the European Independent Film Festival - Europe's foremost festival for independent filmmakers -will be at Cannes...
The European Independent Film Festival (ÉCU), in partnership with G-technology by Hitachi, is delighted to announce the Official Selection. ÉCU 2010 will showcase 67 films from 26 countries on the 12th, 13th and 14th March in Paris, France.
EuropeanDramatic Short (24)
Blocked (Norway)
Boiler (UK)
Ca Roule (France)
Champagne Supernova (Spain)
City Game (France)
Committed (Iceland)
Curtains (UK)
Das Packet (Germany)
Deux Minutes(France)...
Paris to host sixty–seven of the World’s best indie films 12 - 14 March PARIS, FRANCE (15 February, 2010) – The European Independent Film Festival (ÉCU), Europe’s premiere event for independent filmmakers and their audiences, announces its Official Selection for the fifth edition of the festival. ÉCU 2010, in partnership with G-Technology by Hitachi, will showcase sixty–seven films from twenty–seven countries ranging in genre from feature films, short films, documentaries, animatio...
The ECU team is delighted to confirm that this year’s festival will be held in 2 new venues right in the heart of Paris. In addition to our main venue Cinéma le Grand Action, ECU 2010 will also be hosting events at the independent theatre Le Triomphe. Situated in the heart of the Latin Quarter, with its red velvet seats and curtained screen, entering into this gem of a venue is like stepping back to the golden age of French cinema. As well as film screenings, ECU’s professional film making ...
