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NewsletterTHE NEWSLETTER REACHES 200 000 FILM PROFESSIONALS EACH WEEK.Email us to be featured at special rates. SUBSCRIBE Highlights and Previews from the Festival Circuit Volume 755 - Filmfestivals.comWishing you all much success on the festival circuit! Read this online FOLLOW US ON THE SOCIAL NETWORKS: Advertise in our Sundance and Berlin Newsletters from 200€ email us for a quote > FOCUS ON SUNDANCEFull Music and Panels Lineup Announced, Including Art of Film Weekend
The excitement of the 2017 Sundance Film Festival happens both on-screen and off, with a robust slate of panels and music performances, many of which are free and live streamed so independent film and music fans can tune in from anywhere. John Cooper, Director of the Sundance Film Festival, said, “The conversations that start at the Festival and spread well beyond the mountain can now do so in realtime. Thanks to our live streams, fans of independent film and the latest in sto...
European Film Promotion supports 6 films at Sundance
Cate Blanchett in MANIFESTO represented by The Match Factory European Film Promotion dedicates Film Sales Support (FSS) to the promotion and marketing of six European films at this year's Sundance Film Festival (January 19 – 29, 2017). The flagship festival for the discovery of new independent cinema from around the world puts a special spotlight onto European films, making it one of the important gateways to the North American market. E...
GOLDEN EXITS (U.S. Dramatic Competition) Written and Directed by Alex Ross Perry
(Acquisition Title/WME and Forager Films) Starring Emily Browning, Adam Horovitz, Mary-Louise Parker, Lily Rabe, Jason Schwartzman, Chloë Sevigny and Analeigh Tipton Synopsis: Nick has settled into a safe existence in a small pocket of Brooklyn, where he currently toils on an archival project for his father-in-law. Soon, 20-something Naomi arrives from Australia to assist Nick for the semester. She has no acquaintances in the city beyond a loose family connectio...
FAMILY LIFE Premiering in World Drama Competition at 2017 Sundance Film Festival
A Film by: Alicia Scherson & Cristián Jiménez Starring Jorge Becker, Gabriela Arancibia, Cristián Carvajal, and Blanca Lewin When a married couple decides to move to France with their young daughter for a few months, they ask a distant cousin, Martín, to housesit and take care of their cat. At 40 years old, Martín has no kids, no wife, and no job. Despite Martín’s brooding and st...
15 films, a docu-series and a VR work from Canada in Sundance
A selection of 15 films, a docu-series and a VR work highlights the creativity and diversity of some of Canada’s brightest voices. Une sélection de 15 films, une série documentaire et une œuvre de réalité virtuelle qui rend compte de la créativité et la diversité de nos talents canadiens. ...
> FOCUS ON ROTTERDAMThe line-up and the jury of the Hivos Tiger Awards Competition 2017 have been announced!
Eight films will compete for the two awards during the upcoming festival. The following films have been selected for the Hivos Tiger Competition: Arábia, Brazil, 2017, Affonso Uchoa, João Dumans The Burglar, Israel, 2017, Hagar Ben Asher Columbus, USA, 2017, kogonada Demonios tus ojos, Spain, 2017, Pedro Aguilera Light Thereafter, Bulgaria/Belgium, 2017, Konstantin Bojanov Quality Time, Netherlands/Norway, 2017, D...
> FOCUS ON BERLINALE AND EFMSci Films 2017 from Summer Hill Films presented at Berlin
Altered Spirits Scifi, action
Four young people are pulled into an alternate dimension through a portal in a sweat lodge. On the other side four murderous spirits of centuries-old gold hunters await to steal the young peoples’ bodies and return to the living world.Watch the trailer for "Altered Spirits" More Horror/thriller "All I Need" starring the racy rising star Catlin Stacy terrifies in UK, and soon in US too!
Horror/thriller "All I Need" (a.k.a. "Wake in Fear") has been released in UK and the US release will follow in February, as the deal with Gravitas Ventures and Girls and Corpses has been successfully closed. Several territories are still available. All I Need (2016) Horror, thriller
A young woman, Chloe, wakes bound and gagged in a dirty motel room. Disoriented, it only takes a moment to realize the horrifying situation she finds herself in. The room is filled with other young women, not unlike her: beautiful, undressed, and bound. However, she’s the only one that wakes up – and the only one that can hide when the Killer who’s set it all in motion comes to make his withdrawal from the room.... I Contact Ted Chalmers I www.tomcatfilmsllc.com I www.summerhillfilms.com/ Avant Première 2017: Win a free Day Pass! /
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The Special TEDDY AWARD 2017 goes to Monika Treut
The 31st Teddy Award is presented within the framework of the Berlin International Film Festival (9 Feb. – 19 Feb. 2017) on February 17th, 2017 in the Haus der Berliner Festspiele. The TEDDY AWARD honours films and filmmakers who contribute tolerance, acceptance and equality to society through queer topics and cinematographic commitment. Films will be awarded in following three categories: best short, best documentary and best feature film. For 31 years the TEDDY ...
The French production Belinda by Marie Dumora is slated to open Panorama Dokumente
The French production Belinda by Marie Dumora is slated to open Panorama Dokumente with a contribution to the previously announced thematic focus “Europa Europa” (see press release from December 20, 2016). The Yenish people have occupied a difficult position in the national fabric of Europe since time immemorial: like the Sinti and Roma, they typically have trouble aligning themselves as they are legally and socially excluded by majority populations. The...
Screen Media - EFM2017 - Line-Up
Martin Gropius Bau 151 NERDLAND 2016 - Comedy Director: Chris Prynoski Cast: Paul Rudd, Patton Oswalt, Hannibal Buress, 'Aspiring actor John (Paul Rudd) and would-be screenwriter Elliot (Patton Oswalt) are two LA dudes approaching their 30th birthdays without yet becoming the megawatt superstars they know they were meant to be. In a town...
11th Culinary Cinema: Passion Food
“Passion Food” is the motto of the eleventh Culinary Cinema, which will be held from February 12 to 17, 2017. This year eleven recent full-length films focusing on the relationship between food, culture and politics will be presented. “Undoubtedly, passion – and its mastery – is a driving force behind the work of cooks and filmmakers, and simultaneously one of its themes,” Festival Director Dieter Kosslick says in explaining the motto....
Cinema Born of the Icy Cold: Berlinale NATIVe 2017 Features Indigenous Films from the Arctic Circle
NATIVe – A Journey into Indigenous Cinema will focus in 2017 on Indigenous cinema from the Arctic. The film programme for the special series, which is comprised of nine short and ten feature-length films, will also be complemented by a number of events featuring discussion and other spoken word formats. NATIVe 2017 will open with a film from the cultural sphere of the Sámi, Europe’s only Indigenous people: 2016’s Kuun metsän Kaisa (Kaisa’s Enchanted F...
BERLINALE 2017: NATIVe Opening Film KAISA’S ENCHANTED FOREST by Katja Gauriloff
84 min, Finland, B&W + color, 2016, Sámi + French spoken, English subtitles Screenings: Fri, Feb 10, 21.00 at IMAX, NATIVe opening ceremony, screening, Q+A Sat, Feb 11, time TBC, CUBIX at Alexanderplatz. Variety: "[...] like a Guy Maddin movie as an anthropological dig" The Hollywood Reporter: "A fascinating historical chapter, inventively told.” Following a sold-out world premiere at Hot Docs and rave reviews in the trades, KAISA&#...
Generation 2017: Celebrating 40 Years of Film Programming for Young Audiences at the Berlinale
Forty years ago, the Berlinale launched the festival programme for the young cineastes. From the beginning the concept was embraced and celebrated by its target audiences and consequently expanded through the establishment of a further competition programme catering to adolescents. Since 2007, the Generation section has united the Kplus and 14plus competitions together under one roof and provided an opportunity not only for young people to participate in the greater conversation on cinema and cu...
36 Feature Film Projects Searching for International Partners at the Berlinale Co-Production Market
At the 14th edition of the Berlinale Co-Production Market (February 12 to 15, 2017) a selection of 36 promising feature-film projects from 29 countries will come together with a wide range of potential co-production and funding partners from around the world. In addition, the market will be presenting several respected production companies in the scope of their exclusive “Company Matching Programme”. To aid the producers of the selected projects and companies, the Berlinale ...
> FIRST LOOK ON FANTASPORTOFantasporto 2017 reveals a big line up of features and shorts
FINAL LINE -UP OF THE 37Th OPORTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL - FANTASPORTO 2017 Opening Film: The Age of Shadows- Jee-woon Kim- 140’- Coreia do Sul Closing Film: Through the Shadow - Walter Lima Jr (Brasil), 1h 43' 44''- Bras Official Sections FANTASY FILMS IN COMPETITION FEATURES Neil Stryker and the Tyrant of Time- Rob Taylor- 93’ – EUA – International Opening O...
Presentation of Fantasporto 2017 ..."You will die"?
Watch the mash up video with excerpts from films from the selection. Coming next February, the 37th edition of the renowned film festival, considered in the Top 10 of the independent film festivals of the world, is coming, once again, to celebrate the most recent film production. With two main competitions, Director’s Week (for all kinds of films) and Fantasy (for fantasy genre shorts and features) , the festival has received offers from 60 countries, of which only 35 w...
> AWARDS WATCHHow to Factor the Oscars: HIDDEN FIGURES, Stats on Women Revealed
by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent Octavia Spencer stars as Dorothy Vaughan in HIDDEN FIGURES. Photo Credit: Hopper Stone. Who knew NASA and IBM would be the corporate darlings of this year’s Oscar race? Or, translated into Award Season trivia for 2017, who knew HIDDEN FIGURES from 20th Century Fox, about three NASA human “Computers,” would run up unexpected numbers at the box office and put stars Kevin Costner, Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, and Janelle Mon...
The Actor® Statuettes Cast for 23rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards®
SAG Awards® will be simulcast on TNT and TBS on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2017 The Actor® statuettes — which this year’s 23rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® honorees will receive for outstanding performances in 2016 — have been cast in solid bronze at the American Fine Arts Foundry in Burbank, California. SAG Award® nominated actor Mykelti Williamson (Fences, Forrest Gump) was there to watch the dramatic process in person, as were SAG Awards Committee ...
Jane Fonda and Dolly Parton to Present Lily Tomlin with the 53rd SAG Life Achievement Award
Jane Fonda and Dolly Parton to Present Lily Tomlin with the 53rd SAG Life Achievement Award at the 23rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards®; The trio will reunite Sunday, Jan. 29, 2017 on TNT and TBS’s live SAG Awards® telecast Jane Fonda and Dolly Parton will present the SAG Life Achievement Award to actor, comedian, writer, producer and all-round entertainment maverick Lily Tomlin during the 23rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards®, Executive Producer Kathy...
Award Season 2017: And The Nominees Are… Split & No Director-ess?
by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent During Award Season when Hollywood has the limelight, and this includes every major guild and member-based award show up until the 89th Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 26, there is a shopworn practice of splitting the Nominations announcements in the news, setting up anticipation for several different dates for the same organization. For example, today Jan. 11, the Directors Guild of America (DGA) announced its TV, Commercial and Documentary Nominees, wi...
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