Les 7 Parnassiens (www.parnassiens.com) is one of many cinemas in Montparnasse, yet it is one of the most authentic and distinctive cinemas of them all. It offers the advantage of completely original programming, offering rare films not to be found anywhere else in the area. Les 7 Parnassiens can proudly boast a tradition of offering unknown works and independent films from all over the world to the general public. The cinema on Boulevard du Montparnasse was the first in the area to sh...

INTERNATIONAL MOVIE TRAILER FESTIVAL is  the first online movie trailer competition running June 1 -30, 2012. Everywhere at www.imtf.biz Submit now until March 31, 2012. Got a trailer? The Third Annual INTERNATIONAL MOVIE TRAILER FESTIVAL (IMTF) celebrates the art of the movie trailer. Entrants are invited to submit trailers for movies they've made or trailers for movies they dream of making.  All genres are accepted, including trailers for fiction films, ...

In their sixth consecutive year, the EFM Industry Debates (Friday 10 to Sunday 12 February 2012, each at 4:30 to 5:30 in the Gropius Mirror Restaurant) highlight current trends and future developments in the industry.For the first time this year, the prominent professional event will be presented by the trade fair for consumer electronics IFA Berlin, Official Host of the EFM Industry Debates 2012. The successful panel discussions will continue to be organised in cooperation with the inte...

  “Distribution in a Crossmedia World” will be the title of a new panel discussion presented by the European Film Market together with Film- und Medienstiftung NRW and in collaboration with the trade magazine Blickpunkt:Film. On Monday 13 February 2012 at 16:30 in the Gropius Mirror Restaurant (across from the Martin-Gropius-Bau), international industry experts will discuss innovations and current developments in digital distribution. The Danish film producer Peter Aalbæck ...

The viewers of Kaunas International Film Festival 2011 selected their favourite film –“How much does your building weigh, Mr. Foster?” by two Spanish directors Norbert López Amado and Carlos Carcaso. In second place was Finnish director Aki Kaurismaki film “Le Havre” followed by the Italian work “Ten winters” in the third place. The public also noted and enjoyed the award winning “A Separation” by Asghar Farhadi from Iran (Golden Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival...

The first thing that always comes to mind these days when talking about the craft of making movies, for all movie-goers is 3-D and its continued assault on our senses, when it’s not done right. Yet 3-D hasn’t been the biggest sea change in recent memory, no, the biggest change in the industry has been a long time coming and became very obvious recently, Digital. Movies shot digitally and a good majority of theaters switching over to Digital projectors, we are seeing the onset of the truest...

AACTA Awards Sydney, Australia It's the hottest ticket in town - the who's who of the Australian film and television industry are here at the AACTA awards. The mega event is being held at the world famous Sydney Opera House and was broadcast via Channel 9 at 9.30pm. The 4 legged star of Red Dog, Koko, was notably absent at the red carpet of the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards - alas his film is nominated for 8 award...

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www.ScreenplayFest.com    THERE WILL BE FIVE ONLINE CONTESTS: 1. March 05, 2012 to May 01, 2012 2. May 05, 2012 to July 01, 2012 3. July 05, 2012 to September 01, 2012 4. September 05, 2012 to November 01, 2012 5. November 05, 2012 to January 01, 2012 - "The GRAND PRIZE Contest" The TOP FOUR WINNERS from EACH of the online contests will be considered "Quarter-Finalists" and will be entered into the Grand Prize Contest. Why hold these Deadline C...

www.ScreenplayFest.com     2011 SCREENPLAYFEST GRAND PRIZE CONTEST RESULTS: Congratulations to our winners of Philadelphia's 2011 ScreenplayFest! To contact the writers and read their Screenplays, please visit: Click Here, or email us at: phillyscriptfest@screenplayfest.com. Winners will be receiving emails from our sponsors in the next few weeks to come, so please be patient.  GRAND PRIZE WINNER COMEDY Lookout Lou (The Big...

VIEW AWARD 2012 | International contest of animated shortsThe 2012 VIEW AWARD’s are ready to come out in full! Breaking free from its international tradition, the 2012 VIEW AWARD’s are opening up their doors to new themes, subjects, and a wider audience of contestants!The VIEW AWARD is promoted by VIEW Conference, the premiere international event in Italy on Computer Graphics, Interactive Techniques, Digital Cinema, Medical Imaging, 3D Animation, Gaming and VFX.VIEW 2012, from 16th to 19th O...

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Westerns from all over the world, a focus on Bangladesh and several programme sections with prominent Swiss figures: new Artistic Director Thierry Jobin and Secretary General Esther Widmer announced the concept of the 26th edition of the International Film Festival Fribourg at a presentation given at the Solothurner Filmtage. For the first time, the FIFF introduces annually recurring parallel sections, which highlight thematic core areas. Amongst other things they include sections devoted to t...

  Spanish writer and filmmaker Josefina Molina has been announced as the 2012 Honorary Goya Award that the Spanish Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences gives annually. , was born in Cordoba in 1936.She graduated In Politics at Complutense University of Madrid but also was the first woman in Spain to get an Official Degree in Cinematography in 1969. Spanish writer and filmmaker Josefina Molina will be the third woman in Goya´s history to obtain this award. She recogni...

Spanish writer and filmmaker Josefina Molina has been announced as the 2012 Honorary Goya Award that the Spanish Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences gives annually. Josefina Molina, was born in Cordoba in 1936.She graduated In Politics at Complutense University of Madrid but also was the first woman in Spain to get an Official Degree in Cinematography in 1969. Spanish writer and filmmaker Josefina Molina will be the third woman in Goya´s history to obtain this award. She recognized th...

2011 has been a good year for cinemas, movie theaters and art houses. In 2011, over 30 million people purchased a movie ticket. That is a number that has not been achieved since 1978. Box-office receipts increased to almost € 240 million. To cap it all, for the first time since 1986 (Flodder) the Dutch feature film Gooische Vrouwen attracted a record attendance of over 1.9 million movie-goers, making it the number one movie at the box office in 2011. Despite the success, however, the cinema in...

  Photo by: Alberto Ortega Showoman Eva Hache will be the new presenter of the 26th Goya Awards Ceremony due in Madrid, February 19th. She is a Spanish stand-up comedienne and television host. Eva Hache faces the hard mission to replace Andreu Buenafuente who successfully hosted the last two editions. The gala returns to Palacio de Congresos after celebrating the 25th anniversary at the Royal Theatre. Next in the agenda: on January 10th nominees will be announced. S...