CEBU INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL, August 15-18, 2012
Mission
1. Enhance public understanding and appreciation of the art form and its significance, while making films more accessible to a wider audience.
2. To curate, provide imprimatur and thus, help shape culture;
3. To create access to independent voices and new stories within specific underserved geographic communities;
4. To educate fi
Director of festival Peter Scarlet hosts the Closing Ceremony at Abu Dhabi ADFF 2011photo by Vanessa McMahon
Closing Ceremony, October 21st at Abu Dhabi ADFF 2011photo by Vanessa McMahon
Inside Abu Dhabi Theater on a premier night
The Circle Conference at Abu Dhabi 2010.photo by Vanessa McMahon
Cannes 2011 part life... Abu Dhabi party. DJ Kinky D rockin' it till the wee hours!photo by Vanessa McMahon
Cannes 2011 part life... Abu Dhabi party. Tom D. getting down. :-)photo by Vanessa McMahon
Producer Wael showing off his 16 bullets after Egypt revolution at Abu Dhabi party, Cannes 2011photo by Vanessa McMahon
Application conditions
1. Applicants must be secondary school or
university students (or equivalence).
2. The film submitted must
be subtitled in English.
3. Only the films which have been
selected by the members of judges will be on shows.
4. The film
must be submitted in a good quality file as a Quick Time, AVI, H.264, or
MPEG2 format.
5. All submissions must be sent to:
Bangkok
International Student Film Festival
School of Communication Arts
Bangkok University ...
Application conditions
1. Applicants must be secondary school or
university students (or equivalence).
2. The film submitted must
be subtitled in English.
3. Only the films which have been
selected by the members of judges will be on shows.
4. The film
must be submitted in a good quality file as a Quick Time, AVI, H.264, or
MPEG2 format.
5. All submissions must be sent to:
Bangkok
International Student Film Festival
School of Communication Arts
Bangkok University
Depa...
Director: Luiza Parvu.
Adina tries to make a birthday for herself, but this is not an easy job for a lonely bus ticket saleswoman, living alone in the old apartment of her late parents. She finds an unusual way of spending the day, when she decides to call a professional party entertainer agency.The Birthday is a sincere and sensitive short film about the need to get close to someone and, at the same time, the impossibility of doing it. The motivation of the Abu Dhabi Film Festival Short Competition jury, who awarded this film with the 2nd Prize was: 'The jury found this film effectively acted and directed to express a young woman's sense of isolation, but there is a stubborn hope in despair which resonated with us.'
Dont forget to check out all my entries on the Dubai International Film Festival page!
truly a favorite!
news from the DIFF 2011!
http://www.fest21.com/en/blog/dubai_international_film_festival
VM
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closing night in Dubai, me with Getty boys Brian and Andrew
What a gorgeous day this was!
The final day in Dubai at DIFF 2010
Vanessa McMahon in Dubai
Creative DIFF 2010 posters blanket the red carpet and the entire luxury hotel strip
in Dubai.
This week saw the open of the Doha Tribeca Film Festival in Doha, Qatar. See festival news,
pics and trailers here: Seems to be kicking!
http://www.dohafilminstitute.com/
David Shepheard closes The Circle Conference in Abu Dhabi on October 15, 2010. Stay tuned for
write up on the conference later today. A great and dense meeting of filmmakers from all over the
world discussing new innovative world cinema and, most pressing, pan-Arabic cinema including new
trans-media, 3D, changes in narrative cinema, independent and studio cinema- well, frankly just
about everyth
October 23, 2010 sees the closing of the 2010 Abu Dhabi Film Festival.
Read news and press release coverage of entire festival here:
http://www.abudhabifilmfestival.ae/en/press/press-releases
Abu Dhabi FF runs from 14-23 October. I will be there. Stay tuned for updates.
Read here for festival news and lineup.
http://www.abudhabifilmfestival.ae/en/about
Persianesque: Set to take place September 18-19, 2010 at the San Francisco Art institute, the 3rd Annual Iranian Film Festival San Francisco has a great roster of films on hand.
The Iranian Film Festival, San Francisco-an annual event showcasing the independent feature and short films made by or about the Iranians from around the world and aims to support the Iranian film culture.
One film in particula...
Director: Majid Beladpas.
A short animated film about CINEMA.
