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FROM ON HIGH to play Festival de Cine Espiritual Contracorriente in Bogota!

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FROM ON HIGH has been selected to Festival de Cine Espiritual Contracorriente in Bogota, Colombia for July 23-28, 2018. Written and directed by Dawn Westlake, the film is about a Syrian refugee girl who finds a better life in Europe. FROM ON HIGH was shot on location in Barcelona, Collsuspina and La Sala de Sant Llogari, Catalunya, Spain. Pol Carrizo Vilarroig of Imatge Barcelona was DP and editor. This evening, he won a Premio Carpine d'Argento for BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY for the film in Viscia...

FROM ON HIGH on the Isle of Corsica with Festival du Film de Lama!

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FROM ON HIGH was selected to the Festival du Film de Lama on the Isle of Corsica for July 28-August 3, 2018. Directed and written by Dawn Westlake, the film is about a Syrian refugee girl who finds a better life in Europe. The film marks the professional acting debut of 11-year-olds Zoe Pinell Lopez and Esteve Serra Coll. Shot on location in Barcelona, Collsuspina and La Sala de Sant Llogari, Catalunya, Spain by Pol Carrizo Vilarroig of Imatge Barcelona, FROM ON HIGH just won a Best Cinematograp...

FROM ON HIGH wins TWO awards at Carpine d'Argento Cortifestival!

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FROM ON HIGH has won two honors at the 2018 Carpine d'Argento Cortifestival in Visciano, Italy. Ahead of the fest, which runs June 29-July 1, 2018, director/producer Dawn Westlake was contacted that her DP/Editor, Pol Carrizo Vilarroig, had won the BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY award. The film itself also won a Third Place prize. FROM ON HIGH tells the story of a Syrian refugee girl who finds a better life in Europe. It marks the professional acting debut of 11-year-olds Zoe Pinell Lopez and Esteve S...

FROM ON HIGH to play Porto7!

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"From On High" has been selected to Porto7 Film Festival in Porto, Portugal for June 13-17, 2018. Written and helmed by Dawn Westlake (who made her first film in Porto 18 years ago), "From On High" tells the story of a Syrian refugee girl who finds a better life in Europe. The film was made on location in Catalunya with DP/Editor Pol Carrizo Vilarroig of Imatge Barcelona. GC Johnson, a 2016 Peer Raben Music Award nominee, provided an original score. "From On High" ...

Extended Deadline for NYC 2 Paris Film Fest: June 20th!

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The Extended Deadline to submit your film to the NYC 2 Paris Film Festival is June 20th, 2018!  NYC 2 Paris International Film Festival honors the Best in Category which includes Best Narrative Feature, Best Documentary, Best Short Documentary, Best Short Narrative, Best Super Short, Best Music Video, as well as Best Director.  The NYC 2 Paris International Film Festival provides a showcase for the best in independent cinema, including short films, feature films and music vi...

FROM ON HIGH wins the SOLIDARITY PRIZE at Festival Pasinetti in Venice!

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"From On High" was awarded the PREMIO SOLIDARIETA', Vetrina del Volontariato (Solidarity Prize) at the 15th annual Festival Pasinetti in Venice, Italy on June 2nd, 2018. The film deals with a Syrian refugee girl who finds a better life in Europe. Filmed on location in Catalunya by Imatge Barcelona's Pol Carrizo Vilarroig, the piece marks the professional acting debut of 11-year-olds Zoe Pinell Lopez and Esteve Serra Coll. GC Johnson of Acoustic Labs, a 2016 Peer Raben Music Aw...

"From On High" to have Austrian premiere with Zeitimpuls Festival in Vienna!

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"From On High" has been accepted to Zeitimpuls Festival in Vienna, Austria, running June 18-24, 2018. The theme of the festival is Open Mindedness. "From On High" tells the story of a Syrian refugee girl who finds a better life in Europe. It's won two awards, MEJOR CORTO/CATEGORIA EUROPEA at Muestra Internacional de Cortos de Solidario y Sensibilizacion in Ciudad Real, Spain; and, FIRST PLACE at UNCG Sustainability Film Festival, Greensboro, North Carolina, USA. "Fr...

"From On High" selected to International Festival for Children and Youth!

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"From On High" was selected to the International Festival for Children and Youth in Yerevan, Armenia for November 6-10, 2018. The cinema and TV festival has been hosted annually for 14 years by the Rolan Foundation. "From On High" tells the story of a Syrian refugee girl who finds a better life in Europe. It's won two awards, in Spain and the USA, with the Muestra Internacional de Cortos de Solidario y Sensibilizacion in Ciudad Real, and with the UNCG Sustainability Film...

Big Cats - lions, cheetahs, snow leopards and tigers, great films put on by United Nations, CITES, New Media Film Festival & JHW

Saturday, June 16, 2018 Free with RSVP https://newmediafilmfestival.com/schedule.php New Media 1: Big Cats - lions, cheetahs, snow leopards and tigers, great films put on by United Nations, CITES, Susan Johnston Casting, New Media Film Festival and Jackson Hole Wild  - Screening 12:30PM - 2PM Screening L.A. Premiere! Description: New Media Film Festival is honored to be hosting Big Cats screening in conjunction with United Nations, Jackson Hole Wild and CITES. There is no charg...

Big Cats - lions, cheetahs, snow leopards and tigers, great films put on by United Nations, CITES, New Media Film Festival & JHW

Saturday, June 16, 2018 Free with RSVP https://newmediafilmfestival.com/schedule.php New Media 1: Big Cats - lions, cheetahs, snow leopards and tigers, great films put on by United Nations, CITES, Susan Johnston Casting, New Media Film Festival and Jackson Hole Wild  - Screening 12:30PM - 2PM Screening L.A. Premiere! Description: New Media Film Festival is honored to be hosting Big Cats screening in conjunction with United Nations, Jackson Hole Wild and CITES. There is no charg...

2018 BJTS Animation Festival

Animation Festival BJTS 2018 new poster is just released. Thank you for all interest for our festival. #bjtsfestival #animation #festival

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"From On High" to play Venice with Festival Pasinetti!

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"From On High" has been selected to the 15th annual Festival Pasinetti in Venice, Italy, named for honored Italian documentarian Francesco Pasinetti. Helmed and written by Dawn Westlake and produced by her shingle Ron de Cana Productions, "From On High" tells the story of a Syrian refugee girl who finds a better life in Europe. The film was made on location in Barcelona, Collsuspina, and La Sala de Sant Llogari in Catalunya, Spain. Pol Carrizo Vilarroig of Imatge Barcelona s...

2018 OFF CANNES FESTIVAL - The results of the GREAT INTERNATIONAL CONTEST ON WEB

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Now'Day Sunday 13 May, Alain Zirah and Anne Gomis have the pleasure to receive at 4pm at the bookstore - tea lounge AUTOUR D'UN LIVRE, 11 rue Bivouac Napoleon 06400 Cannes the preselected artists of the Great International Contest on Web for 2018 OFF Cannes Festival. After the signature of Alain Zirah's book "Cannes Festival backstage" the guests will meet at Le Bivouac bar 1 DAY 1 EVENT where the media will be there, for a presentation of the artists. Till 2005 t...

2018 OFF CANNES FESTIVAL - The results of the GREAT INTERNATIONAL CONTEST ON WEB

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  Now'Day Sunday 13 May, Alain Zirah and Anne Gomis have the pleasure to receive at 4pm at the bookstore - tea lounge AUTOUR D'UN LIVRE, 11 rue Bivouac Napoleon 06400 Cannes the preselected artists of the Great International Contest on Web for 2018 OFF Cannes Festival. After the signature of Alain Zirah's book "Cannes Festival backstage" the guests will meet at Le Bivouac bar 1 DAY 1 EVENT where the media will be there, for a presentation of the artists. Till ...

COLCOA edition of 2018 is officially open!

                                      ColCoa, the French Film festival in Los Angeles kicked off last night with a screening of Eric Barbier’s film : "Promise at Dawn" based on Romain Gary’s autobiography starring Pierre Niney  as Gary and Charlotte Gainsbourg as his mother.   The festival premieres a wide gamut of French films in America, ranging...

Young Belgian Filmmaker Ivana Noa’s “Fictional Characters” To Have Its World Premiere At CineYouth Festival 2018

    Fifteen-year-old Belgian filmmaker/actress Ivana Noa will present her new short horror film “Fictional Character” as an official selection of the CineYouth Festival. The festival showcases short films by directors ages 6-22 from around the world. CineYouth is held in Chicago from April 20-22, 2018 and is part of the Chicago International Film Festival. https://www.chicagofilmfestival.com/cineyouth/   An established named in the youth film world, ...

WORLD FEST FEST 2018

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  WORLD FEST FEST 2018   BANDO DI PARTECIPAZIONE / CALL FOR APPLICATIONS WORLD FEST FEST 2018 - SHORT FILM FESTIVAL 10^ Edizione / 10th edition FESTIVAL INTERNAZIONALE DELLE FESTE / INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF CELEBRATIONS     The Fest Fest and its 2018 edition called WORLD FEST FEST (Festival internazionale delle feste) are a “CASA DELFINO” onlus Foundation production. All the rights over the name and logo of the event are copyr...

2018 Independent Pilot Competition: FINAL DEADLINES APPROACHING

The 14th Annual New York Television Festival is moving to July 2018 -- FINAL DEADLINE APPROACHING!   Want to get your work in front of industry decision-makers? Don’t wait -- submit today! In 2018, NYTVF is accepting submissions for the Independent Pilot Competition (IPC). Looking to submit your produced TV pilot? Submit to the Independent Pilot Competition, the NYTVF’s flagship, annual initiative, accepting independently-produced, original television pilots and ...

Submissions now open for 2019 NYC Short Documentary Film Festival!

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We are now accepting submissions for the 2019 NYC Short Comedy Film Festival! Held on March 24, 2019 at the Producer's Club. Earlybird Deadline is August 17, 2018. Please be sure to review ALL submission guidelines before you mail the entry. We have limited time and resources to correct application mistakes. Please try and be as accurate as possible. We will contact you by e-mail if there are any problems, so please be sure to watch for e-mails from info@nycsdff.com. We ...

Call For Entries 2018

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Film submissions are now open! We are interested in any kind of short or feature film that is queer, radical, feminist, political, revolutionary, sex-posi- tive, provocative, critical, experimental, animated, artistic, innovative, progressive or documentary. There are no restrictions as to genres, formats, length or year of release. English subtitles are required for all non-English or non-German films. For the film viewing we only accept digital copies, submitted as ...

From On High selected to play opening night of Festival de Cortos La Fila!

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"From On High" will represent the USA on the opening night of the 22nd annual Festival de Cortos La Fila in Valladolid, Spain, April 16-20, 2018. The film is about a Syrian refugee girl who finds a better life in Europe. It marks the professional acting debut of 11-year-olds Zoe Pinell Lopez and Esteve Serra Coll. The film was helmed/written/produced by Dawn Westlake and shot/edited by Pol Carrizo Vilarroig of Imatge Barcelona. An original score was written/recorded by 2016 Peer Raben...

European Shooting Stars: Eili Harboe

Eili Harboe - Norway - European Shooting Stars 2018    Interview / Editing: Martin I. Petrov      How are your first impressions from being part of a team of young actors here in Berlin?    I did not anticipate to be part of it but I am really proud, it is a wonderful opportunity for everyone, it’s an investment for the future.    You already happen to be part of a successful project, Joachim Trier’s Thelma. How was your expe...

European Shooting Stars: Jonas Smulders

Jonas Smulders - The Netherlands - European Shooting Stars 2018    Interview / editing: Martin I. Petrov      Have you been to Berlin before, how is your experience before your country’s shooting star?    I was here once before with a short film and once as a visitor at the festival, it is a great experience to meet all these people. Also, I have great support from my country and the Dutch Film institute, really feel empowered and it’s n...

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