Shanghai International Film Festival 2012 opens on June 16. SIFF Project, the key program of the festival, presents CFPC and Co-FPC projects, 32 projects in total.
CFPC is aimed at supporting young Chinese rising directors. This year, 8 young directors develop their ideas, and provide us both original and promising projects.
Co-FPC focuses on encouraging the co-production market, and discover commercially potential project with well-known directors. This year 24 projects are to ...
Jean-Jacques Annaud in Marrakech
One of the significant features of the 2011 Festival International du Film de Marrakech, (aside from the comprehensive selection of international films screened in and out of competition) was the lineup of five master classes held da...
You gotta love a little glam. "Bring it, girl!" my friend told me, as I raced to Aruba. And the festival team 'brought it' too. So many red carpets, it turned the little island of Aruba into a little slice of Cannes on the Caribbean.
Bruno Chatelin, a seasoned carpet walker at Cannes, showed his sophistication by casually commenting on opening night in his suave French accent "yes it is a very good red carpet, it is so comfortable ...
A few fun trivial facts you may not know, from reliable sources that may
remain anonymous;
The Aruba Hyatt's most difficult guest is
Elton John. He's a regular visitor and likes to walk around naked, even
when answering the door for room service. He usually commands that his
Hyatt attendees are only men, and has a long list of requirements, from
50 odd kinds of vitamins to be lined up in strict alphabetical order, to
a lifetime supply of pickles.
Richard Gere, on the other hand, ...
A few fun trivial facts you may not know, from reliable sources that may remain anonymous;
The Aruba Hyatt's most difficult guest is Elton John. He's a regular visitor and likes to walk around naked, even when answering the door for room service. He usually commands that his Hyatt attendees are only men, and has a long list of requirements, from 50 odd kinds of vitamins to be lined up in strict alphabetical order, to a lifetime supply of pickles.
Richard Gere, on th...
A few fun trivial facts you may not know, from reliable sources that may remain anonymous; The Aruba Hyatt's most difficult guest is Elton John. He's a regular visitor and likes to walk around naked, even when answering the door for room service. He usually commands that his Hyatt attendees are only men, and has a long list of requirements, from 50 odd kinds of vitamins to be lined up in strict alphabetical order, to a lifetime supply of pickles. Richard Gere, on the other hand, (a guest at the...
Legendary leading man and activist Richard Gere will open the inaugural Aruba International Film Festival (AIFF) as its official host when the Festival unspools this June. In addition to opening the Festival, Gere will be bestowed with a special humanitarian award and participate in the Festival's "In Conversations With" series engaging the Festival audience.
"Richard Gere is a man whose amazing career is matched only by his remarkable and on...
Legendary leading man and activist Richard Gere will open the inaugural Aruba International Film Festival (AIFF) as its official host when the Festival unspools this June. In addition to opening the Festival, Gere will be bestowed with a special humanitarian award and participate in the Festival's "In Conversations With" series engaging the Festival audience. Gere's involvement was revealed today by AIFF's Artistic Director, Claudio Masenza, along with Festival founders/producers Giuse...
The New York State Parks Department has given it's interm approval to shoot many scenes in Historic Saratoga Gidium Putnam Park. Big Mike Craft, acting as Producer, with the help of Tony Cee Associates has been in negotiations for 4 weeks. It was pre-mature to announce the news in Fest21.com. Now with the preliminary dialogue over, Mike hopes to sign the deal within a few weeks. If the Deal is an open contract deal, which means that there can be multiple uses for the very posh resort grounds sur...
