Wieland Speck is in charge of the Panorama program of the Berlinale and the famed TEDDY competition, devoted exclusively to films with gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender themes. Set up in 1985 as an official Berlinale program the Panorama focuses on issue-oriented features and documentaries by first and second time international film directors and has been programmed since 1997 by Wieland Speck. Speck has the rare distinction of being an accomplished film director and writer whose wor...
'My Awkward Sexual Adventure' (2012) is a fresh romantic comedy uniquely exploring the complications of intimacy and relationship, an innovative look at the ageless battle of the sexes. Just when I thought I’d seen it all when it comes to romantic (sex) comedies, this one sneaks out of the depths of freezing ‘Winter-peg’ (Winnipeg), Canada, and heats up the screen with love, sex, laughs and tears.
Read my interview with Writer/Producer/Actor Jonas Chernick he...
'My Awkward Sexual Adventure' (2012) is a fresh romantic comedy uniquely exploring the complications of intimacy and relationship, an innovative look at the ageless battle of the sexes. Just when I thought I’d seen it all when it comes to romantic (sex) comedies, this one sneaks out of the depths of freezing ‘Winter-peg’ (Winnipeg), Canada, and heats up the screen with love, sex, laughs and tears.
Read my interview with Writer/Producer/Actor Jonas Chernick he...
Ensemble by Mohamed Fekrane, an Emotion Film Factory Production
We are quite delighted to let you know that your entry has been Selected for Screening and to confirm that you have been nominated to receive one of the top four awards in your competition categories for your entry, as listed above. Unlike other festivals, we nominate only the four top entries, and we present Platinum, Gold, Silver and Bronze awards, thus you are assured to win one of these top awards! The great thing abo...
Canadian film-producer Tushar Unadkat was honored with the prestigious Trailblazer Award at the 11th Annual ReelWorld Film Festival last year is all excited about his upcoming film Surkhaab.
Surkhaab is an Official Selection for programming into The 46th Annual WorldFest-Houston International Film and Video Festival in its TEXAS Premiere! WorldFest-Houston is one of the three original international film festivals in North America, after San Francisco and New York. It was founded...
Dieter Kosslick is the Director of the Berlinale, the Berlin International Film Festival and has been in charge of the festival for 12 years.
Claus Mueller What are the most significant innovations this year?
Dieter Kosslick The native program [indigenous cinema], a program called residency with filmmakers from all over the world to stay with us for six months and we ensu...
In 2013, the Berlinale had another successful year as the largest audience-oriented international film festival selling 303,000 tickets. Total professional accreditations reached 19.630 including 3.694 members of the press. 404 films were featured in its public programs and 816 were seen at the European Film Market. The festival continues to expand yet over the last years the strongest growth has been experienced by the European Film Market. Beki Probst was appointed in 1988 as the Director of...
The surge of visitors to the Berlinale was even more overwhelming this year: a record number of 303,077 tickets was sold. This is impressive proof of how popular the Festival has become with the public and the enthusiasm with which audiences immerse themselves into the world of film for eleven days.
The Berlinale 2013 reached its highpoint with the award ceremony on February 16. Once again the Festival closed with an event that has become a tradition, the Berlinale Kinotag: on Sunday,...
Dedicated to supporting young German directors in developing a project, material and script, the €15,000 “Made in Germany – Perspektive Fellowship” that is funded by the Berlinale’s co-partner Glashütte Original will also be awarded from 2014 to 2016 to a young talented German filmmaker from the Berlinale Perspektive Deutsches Kino section. The Berlinale is very pleased to be continuing this partnership and especially appreciates the substantial commitment of th...
The 7th Annual Little Rock Film Festival (www.littlerockfilmfestival.org) submission deadline in the Narrative, Shorts and Documentary categories is April 1st, 2013. We accept national and international submissions via Withoutabox.com.
LRFF showcases the best international films and the best in narrative, documentary, and short films from around the World. Recent LRFF prize winners/alums have included Beasts of the Southern Wild, Winters Bone, Another Earth, Tiny Furniture, Breaking Upwards, ...
Little Rock, AR –The Little Rock Film Festival is pleased to announce the7th Annual Little Rock Film Festival (LRFF) to be held on May 14th – May 19th, 2013.
Founded by Award winning Filmmakers Brent and Craig Renaud, the Little Rock Film Festival is an annual film and cultural event held each year in downtown Little Rock, Arkansas, based in the thriving historic River Market District. Back for its seventh year the LRFF is one o...
The Good Dog! International Film Festival is open for submissions! www.gooddogff.com for entry form and terms and conditions
Categories for the competitive section are:
1. FILM FESTIVAL TRAILER
2. FEATURE FILM – NARRATIVE
3. FEATURE FILM – COMEDY
4. FEATURE FILM – ANIMATION
5. FEATURE FILM – DOCUMENTARY
6. FEATURE FILM – OTHER OR EXPERIMENTAL
7. SHORT FILM – NARRATIVE
8. SHORT FILM - ANIMATION
9. SHORT FILM –- COMEDY
10. SHORT FILM – D...
The Weight Directed by Jeon Kyu-hwan
Produced by Kim Woo-taek & Choi Min-ae
Written by Jeon Kyu-hwan
Starring Jo Jae-hyun; Park Ji-a
Music by Ju Dae-gwan
Cinematography Kim Nam-gyun
Editing by Kim Mi-yeong Park Hae-o
Running time 108 mins.
Country South Korea
The Weight (Hangul: 무게; RR: Muge; MR: Muge) is a 2012 South Korean film about a hunchback mortician and his transgender stepbrother.
It made its world premiere in the Venice Days sidebar of...
DIRECTED BY PAUL HYETT STARRING ROSIE DAY (Ironclad 2) SEAN PERTWEE (Dog Soldiers, Wild Bill) KEVIN HOWARTH (The Last Horror Movie, Gallowwalker), ANNA WALTON (Hellboy 2, Mutant Chronicles)
Revenge thriller THE SEASONING HOUSE is the highly anticipated directorial debut from British special effects maestro, PAUL HYETT (The Woman in Black, Eden Lake, The Descent).
Making its much awaited premiere at the opening of FRIGHTFEST 2012 to critical acclaim THE SEASONING HOUSE is ...
Film by Noted Director Ram Gopal Varma
A Chronicle of the Mumbai Killings - Nothing more, nothing less
After the Obama-killing and ‘Zero Dark Thirty’, the American hostage-crisis and ‘Argo’...
' Gangnam' goes to Mumbai!
After taking the huge music world by storm, the Korean super-hit song is now all set to conquer the world's biggest film industry- Bollywood! One hears that Bollywood actor Jackie Bhagnani, son of producer Vashu Bhagnani, has bought the rights to the song from Korean singer Psy, for an undisclosed p...
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=iwe18vRPV6c
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2013 Sunset Film Festival- Los Angeles. Deadline: April 13.
Info: https://sites.google.com/site/sunsetfilmfestivallosangeles/
2013 Edition Info
AWARDS CEREMONY & SCREENINGS
Sunday May 12, 2013.
White Fire Theater
13500 Ventura Blvd Sherman Oaks,
CA 91423
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The 2013 Fifth Annual Santa Fe Independent Film Festival will begin on Wednesday October 16, 2013 and come to a rest on Sunday October 21, 2013, holding five (5) days of independent film, interactive social events, and numerous instructive and expository workshops.
Santa Fe IFF 2013 Entries will be accepted starting January 11, 2013 with Early Entry Fees @ $45.00 for Feature Films and $35.00 for Shorts. The 2013 Regular Entry Deadline is May 1, 2013 with Entry ...
The 2013 Fifth Annual Santa Fe Independent Film Festival will begin on Wednesday October 16, 2013 and come to a rest on Sunday October 21, 2013, holding five (5) days of independent film, interactive social events, and numerous instructive and expository workshops.
Santa Fe IFF 2013 Entries will be accepted starting January 11, 2013 with Early Entry Fees @ $45.00 for Feature Films and $35.00 for Shorts. The 2013 Regular Entry Deadline is May 1, 2013 with Entry Fe...
IP MAN - THE FINAL FIGHT: the roots of kung fu with Anthony Wong in the role of the legendary master Bruce Lee!. The new, eagerly awaited chapter of the biopic, in its European premiere in Udine, immediately following its debut at the Hong Kong Film Festival – HKIFF of 17 March
Honour, courage, discipline, respect: the profound roots of oriental culture, but also the profound roots of kung fu. The same kung fu that Ip Man, the legendary mast...
We are happy to announce the confirmation of a legendary name in the field of cinematography. The Austrian DOP Christian Berger, famous for his work at the side of Michael Haneke, in films such as The White Ribbon, Caché or The Piano Teatcher.
Alongside Oscars and European Film Award nominations, Berger has received several prizes including from the American Society of Cinematographers, Los Angeles Film Critics Association and the New York Film Critics Cir...
SKYFALL LEADS THE WAY IN THE
18th JAMESON EMPIRE AWARDS NOMINATIONS
Sam Mendes’ Skyfall, recently crowned the biggest-ever UK box-office hit, leads the pack with six nominations for the Jameson Empire Awards 2013, it is announced today.
Joss Whedon’s Avengers Assemble and Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey follow closely behind with five nominations apiece, while British indie hit Sightseers keeps pace with Hollywood with four ...
