The annual tribute to movie previews is held on May 25, 2004 at the Orpheum Theater in Los Angeles. Much like the two-minute trailers it celebrates, the Golden Trailer Awards itself is a high octane rocket ride of laughs, high drama, loud music and energy. "It's the movie awards show guaranteed against attention deficit disorder," says Monica Brady, who along with sister Evelyn Brady created the show and guided it through its first five years. Each year a high-powered panel of celebrity judges p...
filmBUZZ RELEASES FIRST COMPREHENSIVE STUDY OF FILM FESTIVALS’ INFLUENCE ON INDEPENDENT FILM SECTOR Preliminary Findings Show Regional Events Are Accurate Indicators of Arthouse Box Office Success Independent film research and tracking firm filmBUZZ released today the first in-depth, nationwide analysis of film festivals, concluding that these events provide important indicators forbox office success of specialty films. More than 25,000 audience members, 419 unique film titles, and 63 film fe...
Andy Cole has been appointed as the first Head of Communications and Marketing at Film London, the strategic body for the film and media industry in the capital. He is tasked with establishing a communications strategy for the newly formed organisation, developing a range of sponsorship and business partnerships, and promoting London as an international film-making centre.Cole will join Film London after 3 years as Head of Marketing at the British Film Institute, where he oversaw the promotion o...
The Association of Independent Film Exhibitor's First Annual Conference:>From Analogue to Digital - Cinema in the Digital Age The Birmingham Screen Festival will behosting the Association of Independent Film Exhibitor¹s first Annualconference on the 4th and 5th of March 2004. The Association of Independent Film Exhibitors, the specialist tradeassociation committed to supporting independent venues, is looking to thefuture with their first Annual conference by offering a beginner¹s guide tothe n...
Q&A with director/writer/producer Guy Magar, Founder of Action/CutAn Interview by Bruno ChatelinBruno Chatelin:What is the mission of your new shorts competition and what motivated its launch? Guy Magar: Since for filmmakers the most important result of their work is to receive recognition/awards at film festivals and contests to launch their film careers, we received overwhelming requests from filmmakers worldwide and from our Action/Cut Filmmaking Seminar Graduates to start our own competitio...
EUROPEAN FILM AGENCIES TO SUPPORT ACCESSION COUNTRIESAND PRIORITISE COMMITMENT TO TACKLE PIRACYDuring their meeting held at BERLINALE Europe’s national film agencies have formally committed to support the 10 new European member states of the European Union in their efforts to develop their film industries. The directors of the film agencies of the current EU member states welcomed their counterparts from the accession countries at the weekend at a meeting in Berlin hosted by the Filmfoerderung...
Worldwide digitalization has also brought changes to the cinema. Not only are more and more films digitally processed but they are also digitally produced and projected. With the advancement of digital cinema, the Berlin International Film Festival has increasingly turned to using digital projection for its movies. Ten festival cinemas are now equipped with digital projectors. Whereas the Zoo-Palast went digital some time ago, the Berlin International Film Festival has just installed new digital...
IFFR 2004 Closing Night Film: GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING by Peter WebberSaturday January 31, 2004 the 33rd International Film Festival Rotterdam closes with two screenings of three times Oscar nominated GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING by Peter Webber, the adaption of Tracy Chevaliers novel about the 17th century Dutch master Johannes Vermeer.Colin Firth and Scarlett Johansson play the principal roles as Vermeer and his housekeeper. Webbers adaptation of Tracy Chevaliers novel depicts the painter and 17...
Santa Barbara International Film Festival Presents the 6th Annual Digital Days, an interactive showcase and forum featuring screenings, presentations, seminars and classes to be held Saturday, Feb 7, 2004. Highlighting state-of-the-art digital moviemaking and multimedia, Digital Days 2004 will provide area youth and film enthusiasts with an up-close and hands on experience with the latest digital software and computer technologies. Industry veterans and digital arts professionals will take part ...
Virtual Reality Meets ‘The Matrix’ at Digital DaysDigital Days, the popular digital technology showcase featured annually at Santa Barbara International Film Festival, is providing film fans, students and industry veterans with the unique opportunity to see presentations by both a ‘father’ of virtual reality and the film editor of the popular science-reality film trilogy ‘The Matrix’. The keynote speaker at the 6th Annual Digital Days will be Jaron Lanier, computer scientist, compose...
At the 54th Berlin International Film Festival a further component has been established for promoting cultural understanding between Germany and France.In cooperation with the Franco-German Youth Office (DFJW) and the Berlin International Film Festival, the French channel TV 5 is initiating the prize Dialogue en perspective for an outstanding work screened in the Berlinale's Perspektive Deutsches Kino. Founded just three years ago, this section presents innovative new cinema from Germany and foc...
Enjoy a short film a day from the Sundance Online Film Festival The short of today:! click here to view in 100 300 700 kps Real player formatClick on the orange ticket to buy your $10 digital ticket and experience the Sundance Film Festival from your desktop. With over 30 short films, new forms projects, and new special features footage, there is something for everyone! You can view films everyday until February 15...
Volkswagen Score Competition for young Sound Designers and Composers at the Berlinale Talent CampusIn the first Volkswagen Score Competition the jury will select the most outstanding contribution to the Berlinale Talent Campus section The Sound and Music. The winner will be announced at the Campus Farewell Party on February 12, 2004. The prize-winner will participate in the four-day symposium “School of Sound” in London, travelling costs and accommodation are included. “If you want a film ...
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A federal judge freed movie distributors to send copies of films to awards voters -- a decision seen as a victory for independent film producers as awards season approaches.US District Judge Michael B. Mukasey lifted a rule imposed by the Motion Picture Association of America that blocked studios from sending the copies, or "screeners," to voters.The MPAA had argued that the ban, issued in September, was a means of slowing the explosion of movie piracy. Digital copies of many films turn up on th...
AEAF AWARDS, December 2003 - FINALISTS ANNOUNCED
Finalists in the 9 of the 12 categories of competition for the AEAF Awards have been announced. They have succeeded in what has been an incredibly tough competition with a record number of submissions coming from around the world.
Winners in each category will be announced at the AEAF Awards presentation night, Tuesday December 9 at the start time of 7pm. This will be followed by a gala party.
All finalists entries will be screened duri...
In a press conference held this morning MIFED Managing Director, Carlo Bassi, stated very strongly that 1. Mifed will take place next year at the same date, same but stronger and with more support through the new alliance with Biennale, Italia Cinema. More investments to provide better services to the market.2. The players should focus more energy on building rather than breaking: MIFED will be working towards a global year long service to the film community, offering packaged services for comp...
