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Submit today to the North Hollywood CineFest!!

Follow the link to submit your film to the North Hollywood CineFest and be a part of a great cinematic event in the heart of Los Angeles! http://www.withoutabox.com/login/12514 OPEN CALL FOR ENTRIES • Select a Category of Entry to continue. Short Films - USA Films under 30 minutes produced in the United States. Feature Films - USA Films between 60 and 120 minutes in length. ...

CALL FOR ENTRIES!

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Submit today to the North Hollywood CineFest!  The festival will take place in April of 2014 and will last 4 exciting days of independent film showcasing at the beautiful Laemmle NoHo 7 digital theaters located in the heart of the NoHo Arts District in North Hollywood, CA.  The festival will showcase films from all over the world while reaching out to the Hollywood community to provide an all-round exciting, fun, and productive festival experience with a red carpet atmosphere.  ...

Best Screenplay Award Arrives from Roma!

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The Best Screenplay Award from CinemAvvenire Film Festival for Ron de Cana Productions' 2012 film "Found Objects" was received by director/writer Dawn Westlake yesterday in Los Angeles. Posing with her here is actor Emanuele Secci who, with Claudia Praolini (Concorto Film Festival in Pontenure), oversaw the Italian subtitling of the film. For more info on "Found Objects", please visit: http://www.dawnwestlake.com ...

Best of Video Anthology of CinemAvvenire Plays a Roman Circus!

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"Found Objects", winner of the Best Screenplay award at the 2013 CinemAvvenire Film Fest in Rome, is being included in the Best of Video Anthology of CinemAvvenire with projections at Coffee Park-Circus di Largo Passamonti in Rome. The screening is July 14th, 2013 at 9:30p. Tickets are 5 Euros. For more info on the screenings: http://www.pixwork.it/download/locandina_cinema.zip For more info on the film: http://www.dawnwestlake.com/dawnwestlake/rondecana/films/foundobjects/index.html...

City of 7 Hills is 7th Fest Acceptance!

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The 7th festival acceptance for Ron de Cana Productions' "Found Objects" comes from the City of 7 Hills: Rome, Italy! "Found Objects" unspools in June of 2013 in CinemAvvenire Film Festival. The film features Sardinian actor Emanuele Secci, known in Italy for his popular fastweb.it commercial spot co-starring George Clooney. Emanuele can also be seen in the 2012 Sundance Producers Award-winning film "Nobody Walks", co-written by Lena Dunham. For more info on Ci...

"Found Objects" to have African premiere at Bush Fire Fest!

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"Found Objects" will have its African premiere at the popular Bush Fire Festival in Malkerns, Swaziland, taking place 31 May to 2 June 2013. The film stars 5x Emmy Award winner Joey D'Auria, Emanuele Secci (known in Italy for his fastweb.it spot with George Clooney), and British actress Jo-Anne Krupa. The film was made with the generous support of Canon USA, Inc. as director Dawn Westlake was named a Canon Platinum Filmmaker in Hollywood. It was shot by DP Brandon Bondehagen on Can...

Dances With Films Begins Today in LA! Interview with Cofounder Leslee Scallon

  Sixteen years ago when Michael Trent and Leslee Scallon’s feature length crime drama thriller didn’t get into any of the industry festivals, feeling slighted by being passed up for not having any big names attached, they decided to found a film festival. Trent’s idea would bring together the forces of filmmakers who weren’t getting play on the festival circuit just because there were no big names attached. Nine months later they had 300 submissions, and had sere...

Be Discovered in Hollywood - Hollywood Film Festival®

BE DISCOVERED IN HOLLYWOOD CALL FOR ENTRIES: HOLLYWOOD FILM FESTIVAL®- OCT 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 2013 The 17th Annual HOLLYWOOD FILM FESTIVAL is now open for submissions in the follow genres: Features (all genres including animation, drama, comedy, horror), Docs, and Shorts (including animation). http://www.hollywoodfest.com SUBMISSION LATE DEADLINE: MAY 31, 2013 – SUBMIT TODAY! ABOUT THE FESTIVAL CONNECT With film presentations taking place in the heart of Ho...

Happy Hours panel at ColCoa 2013 - Meet The Talent

The French Film Festival in Los Angeles -- ColCoa -- which kicked off on April 15th is reaching its adolescent phase, therefore the festival gets quite bold and offers a variety of unique cinematic experiences wide open to the audience.  The Happy Hours is a highly anticipated rendez-vous throughout the week.  On April 16th, the French Delegation came to meet a public enamored of French cinema. Here's the unedited session of what was anything but a "brief encounter"!...

Hollywood Film Fest injects new talent into the heart of the filmmaking industry

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  The 17th Annual Hollywood Film Festival (HFF), hailed by “Variety” as “the ultimate networking opportunity” and by The New York Times as “the first mandatory stop in the awards season.” A long-standing and well-respected celebration of the very finest in big-screen storytelling, HFF presents promising filmmakers with countless opportunities to network with the industry’s top executives and brightest stars. It’s no wonder so many w...

A Zombie's Life: Dead Man Acting

Director: Nathan Hong.

A zombie attempts to prove his agent wrong when he's told he's too nice to make it in "the biz."

"Found Objects" scores South American premiere!

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"Found Objects" (2012) will have its South American premiere in the Art Deco Film Festival playing in Sao Paulo, Belem, Brasilia, and Florianopolis, Brazil between May 13-21, 2013. The film was shot in HD on the Canon C300 by Brandon Bondehagen and stars British actress Jo-Anne Krupa, 5x Emmy Award winner Joey D'Auria, and Italian actor Emanuele Secci, known in Italy for his fastweb spot with George Clooney and popular with Sundance audiences for his role in the Lena Dunham-scripte...

Indie Ani's Pasha Roberts Dishes "Silver Circle" in Toto

  Intro by Quendrith Johnson Doomsday scenarios are a favorite pastime for depressives in Spring... hold on, wait a minute! That's just an alternative opening paragraph to the reality we are presented in Director Pasha Roberts' debut feature "Silver Circle." Here's the conventional opener -- Director Pasha Roberts feature debut animated film "Silver Circle" opens April, 5, at the Laemmle, NOHO.  Don't miss this missive-in-a-screed for the ...

Call For Entries - Hollywood Film Festival - Be Discovered in Hollywood

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Hollywood Film Festival - DEADLINE is APRIL 30, 2013. SUBMIT NOW!  Our mission at the HOLLYWOOD FILM FESTIVAL is to bridge the gap between established Hollywood and the global creative community, while providing an avenue of discovery for emerging filmmakers. Be discovered in Hollywood. Submit NOW!  Our Executive Director, Jon Fitzgerald, was the co-founder and former executive director of Slamdance, AFI Fest, Santa Barbara and Abu Dhabi film festivals among others. In add...

Hollywood Film Awards® Announces Date and Sets Pace for Awards Race

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  HOLLYWOOD, Calif., March 29, 2013   -- For a 17th consecutive year, the Hollywood Film Awards® continues its mandate of celebrating Hollywood cinema and recognizing excellence in Hollywood, both in-front and behind the camera.  This year the Hollywood Film Awards® Gala ceremony takes place on October 21, 2013, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, in Beverly Hills.   In the last 10 years, a total of 96 Oscar nominations and 34 Oscars were given to the honorees of the Holl...

What Director Craig Brewer (FOOTLOOSE, HUSTLE & FLOW, BLACK SNAKE MOAN, POOR & HUNGRY) says about the Hollywood Film Festival®

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“I remember getting a call from Carlos, the festival founder, saying that he wanted to show my film in the digital showcase. It was a huge deal for me. Some people dream of Sundance and other festivals. For me, with the size of this movie, it just felt like some validation that somebody outside of Memphis saw it and appreciated it. It was a fantastic experience. Probably one of the best of my life,” said director Craig Brewer (FOOTLOOSE, HUSTLE & FLOW, BLACK SNAKE ...

2013 ISFFH Call for Entries

The International Student Film Festival Hollywood (ISFFH) is now accepting submissions for its 11th annual Film and Video Competition. The Festival will be held in the NoHo Arts District of North Hollywood, CA USA October 26 - 27, 2013. The competition is open to students of all ages and academic backgrounds. Submission deadline is August 15, 2013. More information and entry forms are available on the festival website www.isffhollywood.org. Art is and always has been our universal language an...

2013 ISFFH Call for Entries

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The International Student Film Festival Hollywood (ISFFH) is now accepting submissions for its 11th annual Film and Video Competition. The Festival will be held in the NoHo Arts District of North Hollywood, CA USA October 26 - 27, 2013. The competition is open to students of all ages and academic backgrounds. Submission deadline is August 15, 2013. More information and entry forms are available on the festival website www.isffhollywood.org. Art is and always has been our universal language and ...

BIO Channel promos for the TV show I directed...

Just a heads up that the show I directed for the BIO Channel, "Look Who's Stalking", premieres on March 31st with the next episode on April 7th. Their promo dept just released 6 clips today that you can see here: http://www.biography.com/tv/look-whos-stalking Do watch the full episodes on TV, if you can...Not sure what number is the BIO Channel in your area...You'll have to consult your cable or satellite guide in the US, Canada, & the UK.   ...

17th Annual Hollywood Film Festival calling for entries

CALL FOR ENTRIES: HOLLYWOOD FILM FESTIVAL®- OCT 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 2013   The 17th Annual HOLLYWOOD FILM FESTIVAL is now open for submissions in the follow genres: Features (all genres including animation, drama, comedy, horror), Docs, and Shorts (including animation). SUBMISSION DEADLINE: MARCH 30, 2013 – SUBMIT TODAY!   ABOUT THE FESTIVAL CONNECT With film presentations taking place in the heart of Hollywood, the Festival presents a ...

Found Objects to play Comfortable Shorts

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"Found Objects" will play the Comfortable Shorts screening series in Melbourne, Australia in May 2013. Shot by Brandon Bondehagen on the Canon C300, the film stars Emanuele Secci, a Sardinian-born actor known in Italy for his popular fastweb.it spot with George Clooney. The film also stars 5x Emmy Award winner Joey D'Auria and British actress Jo-Anne Krupa. For more info on the film and to see a trailer: http://www.dawnwestlake.com/dawnwestlake/rondecana/films/foundobjects/index.h...

Hollywood Film Festival (r)

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17th Annual Hollywood Film Festival - Oct 17 to 21, 2013 in Hollywood, California. OPEN CALL FOR ENTRIES. We are accepting entries in all categories for the 2013 HOLLYWOOD FILM FESTIVAL.Enter Your FILM Now  We accept both domestic and international submissions. Early Bird deadline is March 30, 2013. SUBMIT YOUR FILM TODAY! Visit us at HOLLYWOODFEST.COM ...

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Carlos de Abreu (Founder)

Jon Fitzgerald (Executive Director),

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With film presentations taking place in the heart of Hollywood, the Festival presents a valuable screening platform for independent filmmakers, while providing for access to the studios and industry at large. The 2013 event will take this concept to the next level, presenting a unique networking program with “**HOLLYWOOD NETWORK® INITIATIVE.” Once again the Hollywood Film Festival will take place at the state of the art ArcLight Cinemas in Hollywood. Keep onSCROLLING DOWN to submit film.

NEW ONLINE OPTION 
With filmmakers always looking for broad exposure, this year the “HOLLYWOOD FILM FESTIVAL” is pleased to be offering a select number of short films to Internet audiences, providing streaming opportunities to industry professionals and the online community.

HOLLYWOOD GIVES BACK®
In addition, the HOLLYWOOD FILM FESTIVAL, through the “Hollywood Gives Back® Project” will showcase the other side of Hollywood, celebrating the Industry’s creative artists who have supported causes around the world. These efforts will be integrated into the CineCause Spotlight section of the Festival.

AWARDS GALA
The winners of the HOLLYWOOD FILM FESTIVAL – Features, Documentaries, Shorts – will be recognized on stage at the prestigious HOLLYWOOD FILM AWARDS GALA ceremony, and will receive 4 complimentary VIP GALA tickets. The Hollywood Film Awards Gala launches the awards season.

We are very proud that our finalists and winners have secured agents and distribution deals (HBO, Miramax, IFC, Indican, 7th Art Releasing, and Starz Entertainment among other distributors) due to their exposure during ourHollywood Film Festival.

Our latest success story is our HFF winner, CRAIG BREWER, for the sale of his movie “Hustle and Flow” to Paramount Studios for $9 million. Craig Brewer was discovered at the 2000 Hollywood Film Festival when we showcased the world premiere of his first film “Poor and Hungry.”

Another HFF winner, director Robert DeFranco, sold his film “Telling You” to Miramax. Our winner Zoe Clarke-Williams got a directing job for an MGM film after we honored her. In addition, our winning documentarian Janine Hoskins sold her documentary “My Khmer Heart” to HBO.

“For up-and-coming filmmakers looking for a break the festival is the ultimate networking opportunity”, said “Daily Variety.”

** Subject to executives availability and to change without prior notice.

NOTE-IMPORTANT: All of the above subject to change without prior notice.

NociCortinfestival calls Hollyshorts

The Nocicinema Association is now accepting submissions for the 8th edition of Nocicortinfestival. This year’s edition of our international short-film festival has several exciting features. Your short-film, sent before May 27st 2013, will have a chance to be screened at the HollyShorts Film Festival, one of the American Film Industry’s premier short-film festivals, held annually in Hollywood, California. All short-films submitted to NociCortinfestiv...

2013 ISFFH Call For Entries

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The International Student Film Festival Hollywood (ISFFH) is celebrating 11 years! The ISFFH is now accepting submissions for its annual Film and Video Competition. The Festival will be held in the NoHo Arts District of North Hollywood, CA USA October 26 - 27, 2013. The competition is open to students of all ages and academic backgrounds. Submission deadline is August 15, 2013. More information and entry forms are available on the festival website www.isffhollywood.org. Hollywood is the capital...

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