OPENING NIGHT UPDATESWhat an amazing start to the festival ! Filmmakers, VIPs, jury members and the ÉCU team all came together over a glass of wine to kick off the opening night and then we had a packed cinéma for the first 10 films. The audience réaction was overwhelmingly positive with gasps, sighs and spontaneous applause. We’re really excited to continue all through the weekend bringing the best of European independent cinéma to Paris.Ouverture du Festival ÉCUQuels débuts ébouriffan...
GETTING READYÉCU team arrived to the the cinéma 7 Parnassiens bright and early to get ready for the opening night of ÉCU 2011. We will give you updates the whole weekend long, so stay tuned.Lèquipe d`ÉCU sont arrivé ce matin au cinéma 7 Parnassiens pour commencer la préparation pour la soirée d’ouverture d’ÉCU 2011. Nous allons vous donner des mis a jour pendant tout le weekend donc rester connecté.Check out the photo album at Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/43776598@N04/5579...
Welcome to ECU 2011. Meet Anouska Ravanshad- ECU hostess, who will be bringing you interviews with filmmakers the whole weekend long.
Jessica Morris is a British filmmaker who won the prize for “Best European Documentary Short” at ÉCU 2010 with her film “Reaching Rosie”. We sent her a few questions asking her about her background in film, her ÉCU experience and what she’s up to at the moment.
Where are you from?
UK
If you could describe indie cinema in your country in 3 words, what would they be?
Vibrant, original, competitive
What got you started in filmmaking?
Gate-cra...
Fantastically stupefyingly busy. Sleep depravedand red-eyed. Tremendously excited. That’s the ÉCU 2011 team with only couple of days to go.
At ÉCU 2011 we will be screening 77 films from 26 countries competing for 20 awards, with 8 World Premieres and 5 European Premieres. Sixty filmmakers are making their way to Paris to be on hand for their screenings and to participate in the meet-the-director sessions where they can interact with their films audience. I’m guessing they will als...
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 ...
Festival After Parties on the 1st and 2nd of April 2011
Where: Sitatunga night club - 28 Rue Vavin
75006 Paris – Metro Vavin (200m from cinema)
When: 10pm – 2am on both Friday the 1st and Saturday the 2nd of April.
What: Live music provided by Access Film Music. Come and mingle with musicians, film makers and festival goers.
1st of April entertainment:
Andy Frasco – solo piano (California USA)
Ellis – solo singer / songwriter (Minnesota USA)
2nd...
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!
"Fight for your Afterlife" is in the Official Selection of ECU 2011!!! When our access to Afterlife becomes a Corporate and Government matter, a fighter rises to defend our right to the Eternal Life and he is destined to succeed. As long as we trust him.
"Secret Kingdom" is an official selection to ÉCU 2011. The story of the Yatza Affair an affair in which Brigadier General Res Yitzhak Yaacov was charged with severe espionage against the State of Israel. Check out the teaser!
"Secret Kingdom" est une selection officielle à ÉCU 2011. C'est l'histoire incroyable de "L'Affaire Yatsa ". Affaire dans laquelle un général de brigade de ré ...
“Poltergeist”, compiting in a music category, is an official selection to ÉCU 2011. A warped nightmare pop promo in which a girl's attempts to escape herself result in further disturbing rendezvous. Check it out!
"Poltergeist" , en compétition dans la catégorie musique, est dans la sélection officielle ÉCU 2011. Un bal de promo pop et cauchemardesque dans lequel les tentatives d'évasion d'une jeun ...
"Todor and Petru" is an official selection to ÉCU 2011. Welcome to the twisted universe of the two rappers Todor and Petru. Check out the teaser
"Todor and Petru" est une selection officielle à ÉCU 2011. Bienvenue dans le monde insolite des deux rappers, Todor and Petru.
"Slashimi" is an official selection to ÉCU 2011. Tom, a struggling sushi
apprentice, abused by his seductive manageress Juri, ridiculed by vile
customers, one day mistakenly kills his sushi master Ryu. With his world
now slashed in two and a dead body on his hands, Tom decides that
revenge is a dish best served raw... Check out the trailer!
"Slashimi" est une selection officielle à ÉCU 2011. To ...
"Magda, Love and Cancer" is an official selection to ÉCU 2011. It is a
story of Magda Prokopowicz, who was diagnosed with breast cancer.
Despite her misfortune, she experiences a miracle and gets pregnant.
This new addition to her life gives her the strength to fight. Check out
the teaser!
"Magda, Love and Cancer" est une selection officielle à ÉCU 2011. C'est
l'histoire de Magda Prokopowicz qu ...
"Lavan" is a new submission to ÉCU 2011. Gioza, one of the female 'White
Torture' prison guards, falls into an obsessive love with Nick, the
prisoner under her supervision, without him knowing of her existence.
Check out the trailer!
«Lavan» est une nouvelle soumission à ÉCU 2011. Gioza, une gardienne de
prison de «White Torture» tombe amoureuse de Nick, un prisonnier sous sa
supervision, sans qu’i ...
"Jesus Comes to Town" is a new submission to ÈCU 2011. An unexpected
guest drops in during an underworld poker game. Check out the trailer!
«Jesus Comes to Town» est une nouvelle soumission à ÉCU 2011. Un invité
inattendu passe pendant une partie de poker en enfer. Regardez la
bande-annonce!
by Marie-Charlotte Fossard
Three friends, three personalities and
three differents way of living and loving clearly defined. Antoine, Bibi
and Casimir is the story of the daily tempestuous relationships of
three housemates. Life, friendship, and unexpected love are the key
words for the comedy, only available on the internet. François Chabert
and Laurent Jeanne are the writers and directors of this unusual series.
Their everyday life is somewhat out of the
ordinary...
"Never Winter" is a new submission to ÉCU 2011. Based on a true story,
'Never Winter' is the heart wrenching drama of an only child, Chloe
Hammond, who seeks a better life away from her drug addicted mother. The
11-year old decides to take matters into her own hands and stand up to
her abusive mother. When her plan backfires she finds herself in a
situation that gets progressively worse.
«Never Winter» e ...
"Space Tours - Mission E. V. A." is a new submission to ÉCU 2011. Space ship YUZNA gets sent into space with a four-man crew and super computer E. V. A. on board to explore vacation destinations no tourist has ever seen before...
"Space Tours - Mission E. V. A." est une nouvelle soumission à ÉCU 2011. Le bateau spatial YUZNA est envoyé dans l'espace avec à bord un équipage de quatre homme ...
"Stanley Pickle" is a new submission to ÉCU 2011. Stanley likes to play with his clockwork toys
and every night his mother kisses him goodnight. Stanley is twenty. The trouble
is that Stanley thinks this is all quite normal, until an encounter with a
mysterious girl turns his world upside down...
"Fall Away" by filmmaker Boris Wexler is a new submission to
ÉCU 2011. "Fall Away" is an feature film about the life and death of Jake, the
secretly gay lead singer of up and coming band "65 Home", who gets brutally
murdered in a Chicago alleyway. Check out the trailer!
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"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!
"A Lonely Place For Dying" by filmmaker Justin
Eugene Evans is a new submission to ÉCU 2011. An espionage/action/thriller set
in the Mexican desert during the Vietnam War. Check out the trailer
"A
Lonely Place For Dying" du réalisateur Justin Eugene Evans a été envoyé à
l'ÉCU 2011. Ce thriller/film d'espionnage/film d'action se déroule dans le
désert mexicain pendant la guerre du Vi ...
"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 ...
"JoJo Baby" is a new submission to ÉCU 2011. The film celebrates the
magical world of the eccentric, unsung Chicago artist and club kid, JoJo
Baby. Check out the trailer!
"JoJo Baby" est une nouvelle
soumission à ÉCU 2011. Ce film célèbre le monde magique de l'excentrique
et méconnu artiste de Chicago, enfant du club, JoJo Baby. Regardez la
bande annonce!
