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Previews and Highlights from the Festival Circuit Volume 714 - Filmfestivals.com

 

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Fantasporto live from Porto - february 26 march 6  

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Photo gallery from Porto

Fantasporto for peace March 3 with screening of Exodus to Shanghai and Ensemble

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Fantasporto one of the leading Genre Festivals in the World will have a special screening of Exodus to Shanghai on March 3rd at 9 pm in an hommage to Peace and Understanding Between Humans Called Fantasporto for Peace! Anthony Hickox the director was thrilled and told Mario how much he loved his festival. "Dear Mario  I've always wanted to go to your fest! I've won Avoriaz and Brussels Fantastic etc. never yours!!! Hahaha  I will be really happy to...

BLIND SUN by Joyce A. Nashawati (Fra/Gre) showing in Fantasporto

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Ashraf, an immigrant, get a job taking care of a mansion of beach. With the lack of water, a wave of heat and the animosity of the places, all the prejudices appear. A selection of the festival of sitges, fipresci prize winner in thessaloniki. ...
 

Fantasporto day 5 Everyone's Wally by Paolo Sedazzari (UK)

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Everyone's Wally by Paolo Sedazzari (UK) - V.O.Ingl. On the birth of musical festivals at the beginning of the 70 s, with the occupation of land to create an area of cultural expression free. Influence of Woodstock? Documentary about this movement festivaleiro and still about festivals, such as the Glastonbury Festival and the Stonehenge Free Festival. In the presence of the director. Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHzaBMEToqY ...
 

Day 4 Fantasporto 2016

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February 29 Grande Auditório 15.00 – Zenaida- Alexis Tsafas, Yannis Fotou- 66’ – Grécia/Cabo Verde- SR Zenaida, uma mulher metida à força nas redes de tráfico, vive desenraizada e perdida nas ruas da Europa. Antecedido por... The End-  Cédric  Blondelle, Irene Cunat, Louise Labbé, Stéphane Lugiery, Simon Moreau, Olivia Pietra - 5’47’’ – Fra- P&P Um  pro...
 

Day 3 Fantasporto 2016

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February 28 Grande Auditório 15.00 – Hellions- Bruce MacDonald- 83’-Canadá- CF Outro dos grandes filmes britânticos do ano “fantástico”, considerado pelos media como do melhor do FrightFest. Imagine que no Halloween não quer dar nada àquelas criancinhas embirrentas e elas decidem reclamar o seu bébé por nascer. Antecedido por... Vimana – Faruk Virani – 17’ 33’’ &ndas...
 
 

Day 2 Fantasporto 2016

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Grande Auditorium 14.45 – The Lesson- Ruth Pratt – 97’ – UK- CF Um dos mais falados filmes de terror do ano na Grã -Bretanha. Enorme êxito no FrightFest, com reacção crítica excepcional. Dois estudantes delinquentes decidem  fazer a vida negra ao seu professor. Este decide dar-lhes uma lição que nunca mais esquecerão...porque o saber está acima de tudo. V.o.ingl. Antecedido por… Juli...
 

Day 1 Fantasporto 2016 opening with Ice (Gelo) by Luís and Gonçalo Galvão Teles

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The 36th Fantasporto – Porto International Film Festival opended on 26 February after the usual pre fantasporto warm up with the world premiere of the Portuguese film 'Gelo' by Luís and Gonçalo Galvão Teles. The festival lines up over 200 titles from 40 countries and runs till March 6. GELO (Teaser), a film by Luís & Gonçalo Galvão Teles with Ivana Baquero from Fado Filmes on Vimeo. ...
 

A look back on the history of Fantasporto

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 HISTORY OF FANTASPORTO  The festival was born in 1980 at a table of a small coffee shop in   the center of Oporto, heritage world town by UNESCO, in a   conversation between the three founders, film critics Mário   Dorminsky and Beatriz Pacheco Pereira and the painter José   Manuel Pereira. It immediately presented in the first edition (1981)   the structure of a festival although still non-competitive, which has &nb...
 
 
 

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Berlinale Previews and Dailies February 11 - 20, 2016

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Berlin Classics BAKUSHU by Ozu - Alex Deleon review

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Alex for <filmfestivals.com> Early Summer (麦秋 Bakushū) is a 1951 film by Yasujiro Ozu.  One of the most interesting minibars at the 2016 Berlinale was a slate of six digitally restored classics from East and West, two from the Far East, two from Germany, and two from the heart of Hollywood. The titles: Bakushu (Early Summer), Ozu, Japan, 1951 Fat City, John Huston, USA, 1972 Der Müde Tod (Destiny, or, Tired Death), Fritz Lang, Deutschl...
 

Interview with Sales Agent Yannick Rudynski (EastWest-Filmdistribution) @ 2016 Berlinale

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In recent years there has been a lot of talk about change of pace in the film marketplace with many sales agents and distributors complaining of heavy losses and a dim outlook on future business. The word that many agents used to describe this year's EFM was, “slow”. But when I asked Austrian sales agent Yannick Rudynski of East-West Distribution how his market had gone, he had a big smile on his face and said, “Fantastic!” Curious to know why many agents are experi...
 

Success for German films and co-productions at the 2016 Berlinale…

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  It was a very successful 2016 Berlinale for the young German director Anne Zohra Berrached: programmed in the Competition, her second feature film 24 WEEKS (zero one film, Filmakademie Baden-Württtemberg), which focuses on the polarising subject of a late abortion, moved the audience on its world premiere in the Berlinale Palast. The film team led by the filmmaker and the lead actors Julia Jentsch and Bjarne Mädel were rewarded with long, enthusiastic applau...
 

Death of the Berlin Catalog

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Death of the Berlin Catalog and Navigating the City Geography  By Alex Delon              The Last Berlin Catalogue is now a Museum Piece   A significant change in the Berlinale infrastructure this year was the absence of the  traditional catalogue. Long a hallmark of the festival and a collectors item for journalists with detailed reports on every single festival film long or short, capsule biographies of all directors on every pa...
 

XVIII entertainment JJ Roogers reveals his latest projet Linda Vista Project Do YOU believe in ghosts?

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  JJ Rogers tells us more about haunted places, real hauntings in the hospital in LA where he was allowed to stay alone at night with his paranormal team...and came up with his film which started  4 years ago. The Linda Vista Project.     ...
 

Learn from Gabriel Padilla about the icentives on filming in Panama

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Interview during Berlinale with Gabriel Padilla from the Panama Film Commission. The Panama Film Commission is a division under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, created to promote and facilitate the filming industry to be developed in this country by giving the producers and directors of movies and tv programs the support and benefits in order to open new opportunities in our country. Under the Law Nº 36 of 19 of July of 2007 which establishes the norms, regulations an...
 

Michel Reilhac latest work 'Viens!' invited to Berlinale after a Sundance premiere

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  Michel Reilhac designs innovative story based experiences, using digital platforms (cinema, tv, mobile, tablets, …) and real life events.His creative approach to storytelling ambitions to offer viewers/ participants a unique opportunity for an immersive, participatory and interactive experience. Viens ! is Michel's newest VR film which premiered at Sundance in the New Frontier section at the end of January 2016 and also showed at Berlinale.   3 women and ...
 
 

Sino-European Production Seminar wraps with optimistic outlook for Chinese-European co-productions

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  copyright: Christian Lima Dehne On Wednesday, 17th February 2016 the European Film Market and Bridging the Dragon in cooperation with Movie View successfully wrapped the first Sino-European Production Seminar for selected European producers who are developing feature film projects with China. Among the 42 participants from Austria, China, Denmark, France, Germany, Finland, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Spain, UK were Ulf Israel (Senator Film Produktion), Segole...
 
 

TomCat Films rises as subsidiary under Rising India, Inc.

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    TomCat Films has negotiated and executed a Letter of Intent for RSII to acquire TomCat Films and its sister company Summer Hill Films as a wholly owned subsidiary of Rising India, Inc. (OTC: RSII), a company focused in undervalued opportunities in hospitality and media.        TomCat Films LLC is a vertically integrated film sales, licensing and distribution company helmed by industry expert Ted Chalmers. The company is headquartered in Ph...
 

A look back at Berlinale opening with Hail Caesar

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BERLIN 66 opened rousingly on Thursday, February 11 with multiple screenings of the new Coen Bros. Hollywood send-up "Hail Caesar By Alex Deleon, <filmfestivals.com>,  Caesar Photo call, L-R: Swinton. Clooney, Alden Eirenreich, Josh Brolin, and Tatum Channing Berlin 66 opened rousingly on Thursday, February 11 with multiple screenings of the new Coen Bros. Hollywood send-up "Hail Caesar" and a turn away overflow press conference crowd for the Jury led by Meryl S...
 
 

Review from MILES AHEAD -- non competition special. World Premiere at Berlin 2016

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By Alex Deleon   An Incandescent reincarnation of legendary American Jazz Musician Miles Davis by Don Cheadle, directing, producing, playing trumpet, and playing Miles himself in bushy Afro hairdo in a multi-faceted one man tour de force.  This very special biopic took the Paying non-professional German audience in the cavernous  Friedrichstadt Palast by storm, arousing enthusiastic ten minute ovations (two of them! -- once at end of the film itself and again after the en...
 

Homage to The Fabulous Baker Boys in review

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BERLIN 66 Reviews by Alex. Panorama.   "The Fabulous Baker Boys" 1989, by one shot director Steve Kloves who later made the Harry Potter films. Seen as part of a retrospective  of the films of famed Berlin born DOP, Michael Ballhaus, Now 82, who gets a Silver Bear this year for his prodigious life's work as an ever dependable Hollywood cinematographer.   Film features the real life brothers Beau and Jeff Bridges as two fictional Brothers, Frank and Jack Baker, ...
 

GENIUS, Competition, World Premiere. A Throwstone Product.

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     Max Perkins and Tom Wolfe  in "GENIUS"   "Genius" Stars Jude Law as genius novelist Thomas Wolfe and an austere Colin Firth who never took hat off until the final scene.  Sepia tone photography and meticulous period reconstruction with streets full of proper vintage cars starts out promisingly. New York, 1929. Scribners publishing Co. Thomas Wolfe played by Jude Law as a frenetic young writer from the sticks of north Carolina arrives ...
 

Full Video Capture of the Press Conference with Award Winners | Berlinale 2016

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Gianfranco Rosi Fuocoammare (Fire at Sea) Prizes of the International Jury, Best First Feature Award, Prizes of the International Short Film Jury - The Winners of the 66th Berlinale with: Gianfranco Rosi, Danis Tanović, Lav Diaz, Mia Hansen-Løve, Trine Dyrholm, Mohamed Ben Attia, Tomasz Wasilewski, Mark Lee Ping-Bing, Dora Bouchoucha Fourati, Leonor Teles, Mahdi Fleifel, Chiang Wei Liang Tomasz Wasilewski for Zjednoczone stany miłości(United Stat... 

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Southern Circuit September 1, 2016 – April 30, 2017

Regular deadline February 29, 2016

Southern Circuit is accepting film submissions from independent filmmakers living in the UNITED STATES for their 2016-2017 Season Tour! Starting in 1975 as the nation's first regional tour of independent filmmakers, Southern Circuit provides directors with the unique opportunity to screen their films to new, engaged audiences across the Southern United States. Selected as one of MovieMaker Magazine’s 50 Film Festivals worth the Entry Fee in 2015, Southern Circuit brings communities together by transforming film viewing into a shared experience!

Southern Circuit seeks the best films in genres including fiction, documentary, animation, and experimental. Interested filmmakers can find more information on submission guidelines and entering their film(s) by visiting the South Arts website!

You have until February 29 to apply with their regular deadline rate of $30, and the final deadline to submit your film(s) is March 10!

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 International Film Festival for Environment, Health & Culture (IFFEHC) May 20 – 27, 2016

 

IFFEHC main mission is to promote films pertaining to environment, health, and culture issues, carrying strong methods of storytelling, produced with excellent technique and crafted with passion and love for humanity. We accept all kind of films besides environment and health, because this festival is also about modern and traditional culture. Our past winners include many Hollywood stars. We conduct press conference, awards ceremony, workshop, and hundreds films are screened. Our awards ceremonies were attended by kings, sultans, queens, ministers, senators, international artists, and leading newspapers.

International Film Festival for Environment, Health, and Culture is one of the members of a big festivals group internationalfilmfestivals.org which aim is to help promote the goals of the United Nation in celebrating international days of peace, women, anti-discrimination, tolerance, youth, family, humanitarian, human rights, health, autism, disability, etc

Website  I Awards  I Submit I Contact Irene Christina

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Animaze Daze in Cannes Screenings Part of Animation Day in Cannes May 18 

Regular Deadline is March 15

Submit your best short animated films  for a screening May18th at Cannes Film Festival.
Enjoy industry visibility in front of the animation professionals attending Cannes during Animation Day in Cannes (second edition). take advantage of free promotion to buyers and media on our Animation Day in Cannes Newsletters, animation Day in Cannes websitefilmfestivals.com pages dedicated to Animation Day in Cannes  and our Youtube  channel, which will be offered for buyers and Media.

Info I Submit Now I  Website I  Facebook Twitter I Contact Laurie Gordon

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Golden Trailer Awards May 4


Early Bird Deadline: Friday February 29th, 2016

"Call for Entry is NOW open at www.goldentrailer.com

Trailers, Teasers, Posters, Video Games, TV Spots, Radio Spots, Innovative Theatrical Advertising & More
Important Dates:

Regular Deadline: Friday March 4th, 2016
Late Deadline: March 18th, 2016
Show Date: May 4th, 2016 in Los Angeles, CA
Show Tickets on sale February 1st, 2016"

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The Wiper Film Festival 
April 6 – 8, 2016


Regular deadline February 29 , 2016

The Wiper Film Festival is the premiere online film festival and includes an NYC screening. Your work will have the opportunity to be seen by more than 18 millions users around the globe.

There is no fee to submit and have your work considered. There are cash grants for Curator’s Choice and Fan Choice winners in each category. Wiper also provides free advertising and promotion budget to its top films. Submit your feature and short length work today!

Profile on filmfestivals.com I Website I Facebook I Twitter I  SUBMIT I Contact Manlio Carrelli   

 

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NYC Indie Film Fest 
April 27 to May 1, 2016!

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Late deadline February 29, 2016

NYC Independent Film Festival is a celebration of the true independent filmmaker, documentaries, short and feature-length films, music videos, and animation. During the 6th Annual Festival we gave away prizes with a total cash value of over 28,000 USD. All screenings take place in the historic center of NYC, Time Square which is the perfect home for an event geared toward creating incredible opportunities for independent voices.

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Hollyshorts Film Festival
August 11 – 20, 2016

 

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Regular Deadline: April 8, 2016

The 12th Annual HollyShorts Film Festival and Film Conference/Film Market, scheduled for August 11-20, 2016 at the world famous TCL Chinese 6 Theatres, is now accepting submissions.  HSFF, 4 times named to MovieMaker Magazine “Top 25 Fests Worth the Entry Fee” lists, has featured over 400 projects showcasing stars and filmmakers including Sofia Loren, Bill Plympton, Anthony and Joe Russo, and Felicia Day. 

In 2015, HSFF awarded over $150,000 in prizes, including $60,000 in post services for Best Short, Director, Music Video, Cinematography, VFX, and Commercial, and $15,000 Grand Prize cash .  www.hollyshorts.com

Profile on filmfestivals.com I Website I Winners I Facebook I Twitter I SUBMIT I Contact Daniel Sol

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WoFF: World of Film International Festival 
September 29 – October 2, 2016

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Regular Deadline March 31, 2016

In 2016, WoFF returns for its third edition with great energy and ideas, generated from a wonderful 2015 festival.

Our focus remains on independent cinema from all around the globe, by showcasing the work of first feature filmmakers and female directors in our two main sections, First Features and The Female Perspective, respectively.

Profile on filmfestivals.com I Website I Winners I Facebook I Twitter ISUBMIT I Contact Martin Petrov

 

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Animaze 2016 Montreal International Animation Film Festival  August 18th - 21st, 2016.

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Submit by April 30, 2016

Montreal  International Animation Film Festival FESTIVAL DATES June 2-5 2016 Montreal Canada Le MIAFF! is a people's film festival and industry conference dedicated to the art of animation for film and technology.  All genres and forms are welcome. Awards & Prizes Software and other award prizes. Visibility in our travelling shows in Berlin, Cannes, Annecy, Glasgow and more. Check 2015 fantastic programming on the website.

 

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> "FILMFESTIVALS.COM ONES TO WATCH ON THE CIRCUIT" FOR FESTIVAL CONSIDERATION 

Exodus to Shangai

Exodus to Shanghai tells a story of two brave lovers, Fannia and Bruce, who stand up to the Nazis and fight against their evil. With the help of music, martial arts and wisdom, they make their escape to Shanghai on the Orient Express, saving many Jews along the journey.   Together with Dr. Ho, the Chinese Consul in Vienna in 1938, who helped thousands of Jews to flee Vienna and escape to Shanghai with free Exit Visas, they make their Exodus to Shanghai.   A Dead Nazi is a Good Nazi.
Market Premier at EFM February 12 I World Festival Premiere at Fantasporto March 3.

Trailer I Synopsis I A film by  Anthony Hickox I Produced by Michel Adam I Exodus to Shangai's blog | Website I Ask a screener I @ Mariott 260 Feb 11-17  

 

Paranoid Girls For Oscar Consideration
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Paranoid Girls Comedy by Pedro del Santo is qualified for Oscar selection running for best film, best original song...

Ana, Paula and Veronica become fascinated by modeling and the life that it offers. Yet, they gradually begin to discover the dark side of fashion hidden behind the fame and glamour of the spotlights. The women experience downfall as they engage with an antagonistic photographer who drags models into a high stakes abyss of danger. The women learn to value friendship over the lures of fashion pitfalls and enjoy life's simplicities in the end.

 

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Revolution by Rob Stewart (Sharkwater) 
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over 40 festival wins so far

Eco Documentary feature film by Rob Stewart (Sharkwater)
Revolution is a film about changing the world. The true-life adventure of Rob Stewart, this follow-up to his acclaimed SHARKWATER (36 festival wins) documentary continues his remarkable journey; one that will take him through 15 countries over four years, and where he'll discover that it's not only sharks that are in grave danger -- it's humanity itself.

Get Happy by Manoj Annadurai 

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Feature Feel Good Movie  - World premiered in Montreal World Film Festival Winner best romantic comedy in Manhattan Fest

Charlie Kane can’t catch a break. He grew into a man who expects the worse out of life and gets it. But that changes when, by chance, he meets a bright, sunny sprite of a woman named Holly who turns him from a dour drip into someone finally allowing himself to be happy.Then a bus flattens her before Charlie eyes. Charlie opts for suicide but can’t even successfully give up on life. Left with no other choice, he adopts Holly’s ethos of positivity and just decides to be happy... by ignoring all the bad things in life. But his cynical best friend isn’t buying Charlie’s new-found happiness and sets out to save Charlie by making him miserable again. 

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If you are preparing for Cannes, with animation, enter your film and projects in the Animation in Cannes Catalog

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Free listing in the Catalog of Animationin Cannes and Whos who, and where Your entries will show on the website and will be shared with the trade publications in Cannes. We also have paid promotion packages to increase visibility. Email us for details. We will issue in PDF form with contact details. Available to media and buyers (film and TV). Animation Day in Cannes proudly accepts entries via FilmFreeway.com, the world's best online submission platform. FilmFreeway offers free H...
 
 

Sedona Film Festival Announces 2016 Directors Choice Awards

 
SEDONA FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2016 DIRECTORS CHOICE AWARDS Audience Choice Winners Will be Revealed Sunday   Despite the Falling Snow, a love story that brings a rare female perspective to the Cold War, received the Directors Choice Award for Best Feature Film – Drama; Landfill Harmonic, a film that follows a Paraguayan musical group playing instruments made entirely of garbage, was named the Best Documentary; and Is That A Gun in Your Pocket, the story of women in a gun-loving Te...
 
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Films in post-production screened at the Marché du Film 2016   The “Goes to Cannes” series is a Works-In-Progress (WIPs) showcase organized by the Marché du Film in partnership with recognized international festivals. Each festival will present up to five films in post-production from their own program to take to Cannes. This selection of film extracts will be presented during two-hour long market screenings, open to Marché du Film badge holders. The team ...
 

Exodus to screen at Jewish Museum in Wien

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In memory of the Anschluss - Exodus to Shanghai will be screened at the Jewish Museum Vienna on 10March. Chief Rabbi Pauli Eisenberg will commence the night with a touching speech. RSVP to reserve your place for a memorable evening ...
 

 

 

Gods of Egypt, Review: With Gods like these…

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An Australia-United States co-production, Gods of Egypt was shot in Australia, predominantly on green screens, at Fox Studios, Sydney. Most ‘Egyptian’ Gods are played by Caucasian actors and the boundaries between earth, the sky, heaven, hell, man, god, ferocious bird, plasto-metallic creatures, life and death, are all blurred. CGI, forced perspective, shooting with two cameras side-by-side, motion control, are the flavours of the day. Authenticity is conspicuous by its absence. R...
 

Eddie the Eagle Q&A with Michael Edwards

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EDDIE THE EAGLE Q&A with Michael Edwards: Great Britain's first Olympic ski jumper Michael "Eddie" Edwards, 1988 Winter Olympic winner. By Maria Esteves – February 25, 2016 THE MOMS New York screening of EDDIE THE EAGLE, directed by Dexter Fletcher was held at Regal Cinemas Battery Park 11, Monday, February 22, 2016. A special Q&A session with Eddie the Eagle Michael Edwards moderated by co-founder Denise Albert and Melissa Musen Gerstein, The Moms Siriu...
 
 

20 Chinese films head to Houston Worldfest

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    Hunter Todd (second from left), CEO and founder of WorldFest Houston, introduces the upcoming Panorama China program on Feb 19 in Houston along with China’s Consul of Culture Yang Song (right), Panorama China Chairman Ray Jiang (left) and WorldFest Director Kathleen Haney. May Zhou / China Daily Panorama China will make up part of the 49th WorldFest Houston – the international independent film festival where famous directors such as Ang Lee, the ...
 

Warner Bros. to Buy DramaFever

 
Warner Bros. has entered an agreement to acquire DramaFever, a U.S.-based company that operates subscription and on-demand video services, from SoftBank. DramaFever offers hundreds of series, variety shows, films and kids’ programs, in multiple languages, and is available in more than 20 countries globally and growing. The service joins Time Warner’s company-wide efforts to reach audiences directly, including the recent acquisition of iStreamPlanet and the launch of SVOD services wi...
 
 

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Sedona Film Festival Announces 2016 Directors Choice Awards

 
SEDONA FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2016 DIRECTORS CHOICE AWARDS Audience Choice Winners Will be Revealed Sunday   Despite the Falling Snow, a love story that brings a rare female perspective to the Cold War, received the Directors Choice Award for Best Feature Film – Drama; Landfill Harmonic, a film that follows a Paraguayan musical group playing instruments made entirely of garbage, was named the Best Documentary; and Is That A Gun in Your Pocket, the story of women in a gun-loving Te...
 
 

Highlights on MiFo LGBT Film Festival

 
18th ANNUAL MiFo LGBT FILM FESTIVAL WELCOMES BACK SHOWTIME® AND ANNOUNCES GILEAD AS PRESENTING SPONSORS   MiFo Miami: April 22 – May 1, 2016 MiFo Fort Lauderdale: October 7 through October 16    MiFo LGBT Film Festival welcomes back SHOWTIME as Presenting Sponsor for the festival’s 2016 season, and announces that Gilead Sciences, Inc., has also signed on as Presenting Sponsor for MiFo’s Miami and Fort Lauderdale editions.  The Miami Festival k...
 

HKIFF40 to Open With Chongqing Hot Pot and Trivisa

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Festival will close with Creepy - announced at star-studded press conference The Hong Kong International Film Festival Society (HKIFFS) revealed today the Opening Films of the 40th Hong Kong International Film Festival (HKIFF40), Chongqing Hot Pot, directed by China’s YANG Qing, and Trivisa, from the Hong Kong trio of Frank HUI, Vicky WONG and Jevons AU.  Chongqing Hot Pot will kick off HKIFF40 on 21 March 2016 with its World Premiere, while that same evening Trivisa w...
 

HAFF program announced

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  The official opening program of the Holland Animation Film Festival (HAFF), the largest animation festival in the Netherlands, is announced. Out of the 450 films HAFF has selected nine short films for the opening night, including the surprising puppet animation and BAFTA winner Edmond from Dutch director Nina Gantz and the world premieres Before Love by Igor Kovalyov (RU) and Ticking Away by Michael Sewnarain (NL). The ope...
 
 

Festival program and schedule for the 6th Annual Women+Film Festival in Denver

 
DENVER FILM SOCIETY ANNOUNCES FILMS, SCHEDULE AND PROGRAM FOR 6TH ANNUAL WOMEN+FILM FESTIVAL   - INDIVIDUAL TICKETS AND FESTIVAL PASSES ON SALE NOW -   February 26, 2016 (Denver, CO) - The Denver Film Society announced today its full Festival program and schedule for the 6th Annual Women+Film Festival. The Festival will take place at the Sie FilmCenter March 15 - 20 and individual tickets and all-access passes are on sale now. The Women+Film Festival shines a spotlight on...
 

Annapolis Film Festival Announces 2016 Slate

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    The fourth annual Annapolis Film Festival, March 31-April 3, 2016, will present a critically acclaimed lineup of narrative and documentary feature and short films from 22 countries, including an Academy Award nominee and selections fresh from Sundance and SXSW. The venues for the 70+ films are all in downtown Annapolis and within walking distance of each other. Guests may also catch a free City Circulator trolley to see some of the best new releases.   Christopher Walk...
 

Washington Jewish Film Festival (WJFF) kicked off with Baba Joon, and runs for 12 days

 
One of the largest and most respected Jewish film festivals in North America, the Washington Jewish Film Festival (WJFF) is an international exhibition of cinema that celebrates the diversity of Jewish history, culture and experience through the moving image. In addition to the annual festival, the WJFF presents an ongoing, year-round film series, in our home venue at the DCJCC.   The WJFF annually serves over 15,000 people through 80+ screenings, nearly all of which are regional, US or w...
 
 

The 3rd Annual Issaquah International Film Festival Returns March 5 - 6

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A free weekend of films at Cinebarre Issaquah     SIFF and the City of Issaquah present a special weekend program featuring some of the world's best films --a unique combination of family favorites, recent arthouse successes, and new films -- presented at Cinebarre Issaquah. Admission is FREE. Reservations are limited to two tickets per person. Patrons are encouraged to arrive at least 10 minutes prior to screening times. Seating is first come, firs...
 
 

2016 Indian Film Festival of LA Announces Line-Up

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    The Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (IFFLA) announced today its 2016 lineup of narrative and documentary features, short films, and galas for its 14th annual festival. Opening the festival on April 6th is the U.S. premiere of the ensemble powerhouse ANGRY INDIAN GODDESSES, from filmmaker and four-time IFFLA alum Pan Nalin. Anu Menon’s poignant WAITING, starring Nase...

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Leo gets it, see the full list of Oscar winners

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Best picture Winner: Spotlight - Michael Sugar, Steve Golin, Nicole Rocklin and Blye Pagon Faust, Producers The Big Short - Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner, Producers Bridge of Spies - Steven Spielberg, Marc Platt and Kristie Macosko Krieger, Producers Brooklyn - Finola Dwyer and Amanda Posey, Producers Mad Max: Fury Road - Doug Mitchell and George Miller, Producers The Martian - Simon Kinberg, Ridley Scott, Michael Schaefer and Mark Huffam, Producers The Revenant - Arnon ...
 

Closing report for the second edition of SEEYOUSOUND INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FIM FESTIVAL

 
Four intense days of festivals, large public attendance and a high rate of enthusiasm: this is the end result of the second edition of Seeyousound International Music Film Festival. Viewers have tripled compared to the first edition of the Festival: the inauguration on Thursday, February 25 has sold out with the screening of “B-Movie: Lust & Sound in West Berlin from 1979 to 1989” by Jorg A. Hoppe, Heinko Lange, Klaus Maeck collaborate with the English musician and pro...
 
 

Sedona Film Festival Announces 2016 Directors Choice Awards

 
SEDONA FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2016 DIRECTORS CHOICE AWARDS Audience Choice Winners Will be Revealed Sunday   Despite the Falling Snow, a love story that brings a rare female perspective to the Cold War, received the Directors Choice Award for Best Feature Film – Drama; Landfill Harmonic, a film that follows a Paraguayan musical group playing instruments made entirely of garbage, was named the Best Documentary; and Is That A Gun in Your Pocket, the story of women in a gun-loving Te...
 
 

Cesar 2016 Awards for Fatima, Mustang, Despleschin, Vincent Lindon and Catherine Frot...

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Vincent Lindon Best actor Winners and nominees Best Film (presented by Juliette Binoche) Fatima Dheepan The Measure of a Man Marguerite Mon roi Mustang Standing Tall My Golden Days Best Director (presented by Gilles Lellouche) Arnaud Desplechin – My Golden Days Jac...
 

 

 
 

The 14th annual VES Awards

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The VES Awards recognizes and honors the most outstanding visual effects work of the year and honors the artists who created them. 14th Annual VES Awards Ceremony took place Tuesday, February 2, 2016 at The Beverly Hilton Hotel   Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature Star Wars: The Force Awakens Roger Guyett Luke O'Byrne Patrick Tubach Paul Kavanagh Chris Corbould Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Feature The Good Dinosaur Sanjay Bak...
 
 

The Academy will host live Oscar® viewing parties in New York and London

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The Academy will host live Oscar® viewing parties in New York and London for its East Coast and European members and invited film industry guests on Oscar Sunday, February 28.  The Oscars, hosted by Chris Rock, will be televised live by the ABC Television Network at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT. Oscar Night London, supported by Swarovski, will gather the celebrants at Soho’s Ham Yard Hotel to view the 88th Oscars® at a two-tier screening venue.  Guests will enjoy a midnight feast...
 
 

San Diego Jewish Film Festival Awards

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  THE WINNERS: FEATURE FILMS: Best Drama Mountain, Best Film To Life!, Best Documentary Projections of America SHORT FILMS:  Best Drama The Loss, Best Film The Divorce, Best Documentary Bernice     The 26th Annual San Diego Jewish Film Festival, presented by the San Diego Center for Jewish Culture at the Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center, JACOBS FAMILY CAMPUS, finished its ten days of screenings. The Festival showcased 60 of the best contemporary Jewish themed fil...

 

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Sedona Film Festival Announces 2016 Directors Choice Awards

 
SEDONA FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2016 DIRECTORS CHOICE AWARDS Audience Choice Winners Will be Revealed Sunday   Despite the Falling Snow, a love story that brings a rare female perspective to the Cold War, received the Directors Choice Award for Best Feature Film – Drama; Landfill Harmonic, a film that follows a Paraguayan musical group playing instruments made entirely of garbage, was named the Best Documentary; and Is That A Gun in Your Pocket, the story of women in a gun-loving Te...
 
 

Billblock Media has closed a first-look production deal with Warner. Bros. Pictures

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Billblock Media has closed a first-look production deal with Warner. Bros. Pictures who will handle global distribution for all titles The first film in development under the two-year deal is Sam Raimi’s near-future feature film World War 3, based on predictions in George Friedman’s non-fiction best-selling book The Next 100 Years. Billblock Media optioned the book and is actively developing the adaptation. As part of the production deal, Block has closed a multi-mi...
 
 

Jonathan Rosenbaum will teach a course in Spain for the first time within the 2016 edition of FILMADRID

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Film Madrid. International Film Festival announces the first confirmation for its 2016 program.  It is the widely acknowledged American film critic Jonathan Rosenbaum, who will teach a course for the first time in Spain.  His theoretical works, his efforts in promoting international cinema in the United States and his talent as a programmer, have made of Rosenbaum an unavoidable referent in the film scene. The renowned critic develops an intense activity as a professor, giving ...
 
 
 

RIP Colin Low: Film pioneer head of NFB animation

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Colin Low began his career with the NFB in 1945  as a graphic artist and rose through the ranks, eventually becoming head of the animation unit. He later moved into documentary filmmaking and produced titles including City of Gold, Corral and Universe, which was among the sources Stanley Kubrick used when making 2001: A Space Odyssey. Hisexperiments in large-format cinema contributed to the development of IMAX 3D film died Wedn...
 
 

Video capture from Berlinale Talents 2016 conference "Animated Gifts: Welcome to Cartoon Saloon"

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Tomm Moore's THE SECRET OF KELLS  Director, illustrator and animator Tomm Moore has enchanted audiences of all ages with his Oscar-nominated feature films The Secret of Kells and Song of the Sea. He was recently honored with the European Film Award. A co-founder of Kilkenny-based studio Cartoon Saloon, Moore is deserving of the comparisons drawn to Japanese master Hayao Miyazaki and his Studio Ghibli, resuscitating stories and characters of Irish folklore through a mix of animation t...
 
 

Look back at IAD Poster 2015 – created by Rastko Ciric

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Rastko Ciric http://www.rastkociric.com/ A very nice initiative from The International Animation Day: Each year a famous animator is selected to create the poster of IAD. Previous posters were created by well known animators such as Iouri Tcherenkov, Paul Driessen, Abi Feijo, Eric Ledune, Noureddin Zarrinkelk, Michel Ocelot, Nina Paley, Raoul Servais, Ihab Shaker and Gianluigi Toccafondo. ...
 
 

Sino-European Production Seminar wraps with optimistic outlook for Chinese-European co-productions

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  copyright: Christian Lima Dehne On Wednesday, 17th February 2016 the European Film Market and Bridging the Dragon in cooperation with Movie View successfully wrapped the first Sino-European Production Seminar for selected European producers who are developing feature film projects with China. Among the 42 participants from Austria, China, Denmark, France, Germany, Finland, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Spain, UK were Ulf Israel (Senator Film Produktion), Segole...
 
 

Morgan Freeman, John Legend to present along with J.J. Abrams, Sacha Baron Cohen and Henry Cavill for the 88th Oscars® telecast

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Oscar® winners Morgan Freeman and John Legend have been added to the list of presenters along with J.J. Abrams, Sacha Baron Cohen and Henry Cavill for the 88th Oscars® telecast. Oscar producers David Hill and Reginald Hudlin also announced a special performance by Dave Grohl for the 88th annual event, hosted by Chris Rock, airing live Oscar Sunday, February 28, on ABC.   The most recent list of presenters marks the return of Sacha Baron Cohen, Morgan Freeman and John...
 

Producers David Hill and Reginald Hudlin today announced 14 key members of the production team for the 88th Oscars®

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Producers David Hill and Reginald Hudlin today announced 14 key members of the production team for the 88th Oscars®, which will air live on Sunday, February 28, on ABC. This year, Glenn Weiss makes his Oscar® telecast debut as director.  Weiss has directed numerous televised events, including 15 Tony Awards® shows, for which he has garnered three directing Emmys®.  Other directing credits include the “38th Annual Kennedy Center Honors,” “Billboard...
 
 

Colin Farrell and the Lobster to close CRAIC FEST March 5 NYC

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Since 1999 the Craic Fest has been the premier Irish film and music festival in the U.S. This year is no exception with an eclectic mix of Irish features, documentaries and short films.    This year marks the 18th annual Craic Fest, presented by Castle Brands and Stella Artois. Opening night is the NY premier of Irish boxing documentary Hardy (about the local Irish female boxer Heather “The Heat” Hardy) Heather and Director Natasha Varma will be in attendance for Q...
 

Watch an Answer to #OscarsSoWhite...hilarious and serious too....from Lloyd Kaufman

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Lloyd Kaufman and The Troma Team have AT LAST found a solution to the diversity problem found in the Academy Awards... watch this video to discover the answer to #OSCARSSOWHITE and remember to check out TROMA NOW at http://watch.troma.com ...
 

A new governance for Cinemed with ex minister Aurélie Filippetti onboard

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Christophe Leparc and Aurélie Filippetti © Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole     On Friday 19th of February, 2016, Philippe Saurel, Mayor of Montpellier and President of Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole, announced the new governance structure for Cinemed, Mediterranean Film Festival of Montpellier. Auré...
 

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Découvrez le palmarès du Nikon Film Festival

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Le Nikon Film Festival dévoile son palmarès À l'issue de plus de 5 mois de compétition, Nikon est fier de vous annoncer les prix décernés lors du 6ème Nikon Film Festival qui avait pour thème JE SUIS UN GESTE. ...
 

Le Festival Ecrans Mixtes sera présent à Lyon du 2 au 8 mars.

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Cette nouvelle édition portera sur le cinéma français :    Rétrospective intégrale Alain Guiraudie en sa présence, dans 3 cinémas. Invitation à la réalisatrice Catherine Corsini pour 2 séances cultes au CNP Bellecour.   Ouverture au Comoedia avec «Théo et Hugo dans le même bateau»,  nouveau film d’Olivier Ducastel et J...
 
 

Christian Lorin revient sur la disparition de François Dupeyron

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Je suis triste de la disparition de François Dupeyron. Son dernier film tourné à Fréjus et sa région 'Par toimon âme guérie' était excellent. Il vivait la moitié du temps dans cette région . Que son âme resplendisse dans les étoiles. Christian Lorin ...
 

Disparition du réalisateur François Dupeyron

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Le réalisateur de La chambre des officiers s’est éteint à l’âge de 65 ans. François Dupeyron diplômé de l'IDHEC2. Il a cofondé, avec Mireille Abramovici, Jean-Denis Bonan, Richard Copans et Guy-Patrick Sainderichin, du collectif de cinéma militant d'extrême gauche Cinélutte (1973-1976).   Lors du Festival de Cannes 2009, il a reçu le « prix France Culture Cin...
 
 

Aqua-ciné à la piscine des Chartreux à Troyes: au programme L’Age de glace 4 : La dérive des continents

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La Ville de Troyes organise vendredi 11 mars prochain un évènement inédit à la piscine des Chartreux : un aqua-ciné ! A partir de 19h, plongez dans l’aventure de Sid, Manny et Diego à travers la projection du film  L’Age de glace 4 : La dérive des continents. Dans une eau chauffée exceptionnellement à 32°C, vivez ou revivez l’histoire de Scrat et son inlassable malchance sur écran g&e...
 

20ème festival Aventure et Découverte

 
FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL DU FILM AVENTURE ET DECOUVERTE 20 ANS ET ONZE FILMS EBOURIFFANTS !   Le cinéma, l'aventure, la découverte, et un 20ème anniversaire : entrez dans le tourbillon détonnant d'un rendez-vous qui dose à la perfection merveille et inattendu. Du 18 au 21 avril, Sylvain Tesson nous emmène de rencontres exceptionnelles en films saisissants et remplis de fougue ! Reste une question : où l'Aigle d'Or s...
 

Aurélie Filippetti et Christophe Leparc à la tête de Cinemed

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Christophe Leparc et Aurélie Filippetti © Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole   Le vendredi 19 février 2016, Philippe Saurel, maire de la Ville de Montpellier et président de Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole a annoncé la nouvelle gouvernance de Cinemed, Festival du cinéma méditerranéen de Montpellier. Ainsi, Aurélie Filippetti, ancienne ministre de la Culture, sera la no...
 

Ciné Latino Figures d'Amérique latine : personnalités et mythes

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Chaque année, Cinélatino dédie son Focus a une thématique particulière. Cette année, le festival s'intéresse aux grandes figures d'Amérique latine : hommes et femmes, politiques, artistes, sportifs qui ont marqué l'Histoire. Cette année, la section « Focus » de Cinélatino sera particulièrement dense en histoires exceptionnelles. Dédier cet espace de notre programme ...
 

Prix de la relève : Les cultures autochtones à l’avant-plan

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Le rêve d’Okpik, long-métrage de Laura Rietveld, s’est mérité le prix Œuvre de la relève par le Conseil des arts et lettres du Québec lors d’une cérémonie organisée par Culture-Montréal dans le Studio 2 de Télé-Québec, le 22 février 2016. Le film dresse un portrait de Harry Okpik, un Inuit qui, surmontant un handicap physique important, est devenu un éleveur et un con...

 

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