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Sunscreen Film Fest Video Podcast 10, Revolution, Bravestar, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Firefly, Tremors, Western and more!

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Click link to watch! http://youtu.be/SdqM9HGnG2s   The Sunscreen Film Festival's live video podcast. Broadcast live at 10:30AM on Sunday September 23, 2012.   Festival Director Tony Armer, Superhero, RLSH Artiseroi and writer Brad Sibbersen discuss upcoming events, festival news, tips for filmmakers. Topics include, review of NBC's Revolution, Bravestar, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Firefly, Tremors, Western mixed genre films, Remo Williams, Flash Gordo...

2013 Beijing Film Festival now accepting your submissions! No entry fees!

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  The  2013 Beijing International Film Festival is seeking international movies of all kinds! Submissions are coordinated through independent companies who've built a strong working relationship with the festival since its inception in 2011.  Please e-mail beijingfilmfest@gmail.com to request a Chinese mailing address label and FTP account access.  This submissions cycle will end around the 2nd week of March, but batches of movies will go in to the selections committee...

Arbitrage opens the 60th San Sebastian Film Festival

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The 60th San Sebastian Film Festival was officially opened in a ceremony hosted by Spanish actors JoséCoronado, Barbara Goenaga and Cayetana Guillén Cuervo. A look back over the highs and lows of 60 years of cinema in San Sebastian with the help of archive footage was the storyline of this gala night. Producer Christine Vachon, Official Jury president, expressed the jury interest in working hard to arrive to the best agreement to hand the 60Th Golden Shell Awards. Durin...

FNC reveals Focus sections with 17 features from Quebec and Canada

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17 FEATURES FROM QUEBEC AND CANADA – FOCUS 2012   The Festival du nouveau cinéma is pleased to announce the films for the Focus lineup (Quebec/Canada), including the opening film Mars et Avril by Martin Villeneuve to be screened on October 11 at the Cinéma Impérial. This year, the section highlighting the wide-ranging Quebec and Canadian film industry will feature 10 films in competition and six out of competition. Martin Villeneuve’s sci-fi-tinged fable Mar...

Uranium Film Festival next October in Berlin!

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The Uranium Film Festival from Rio de Janeiro is traveling now to Berlin. Next October (Oct. 4th to 12th) the Festival will screen more than 50 "nuclear" documentaries and movies in the two cinemas Eiszeit and Moviemento in Berlin-Kreuzberg. Most of the films from all continents about nuclear power, uranium mining, atomic bombs, radioactive and nuclear accidents or about depleted uranium weapons will be in English, in German or with German subtitles. The festival ...

SPOTLIGHT OF THE WEEK: Emmett Scanlan

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Here at ÉCU we wish to celebrate the most adroit talents in indie cinema today and seek out the finest actors who display passion, intensity and ingenuity in their work. This week’s spotlight is on Dublin born actor Emmett Scanlan who starred as Charlie Barnum in the dark Irish film Charlie Casanova (2010), a part which won him Best Actor at the ÉCU 2011 awards. Scanlan was carefully chosen for this award out of the all the actors who featured in the 77 films from 26 different countrie...

Marion Cotillard to Receive the "Hollywood Actress Award" at the Hollywood Film Awards Gala Ceremony

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The 16th Annual Hollywood Film Awards, presented by the Los Angeles Times, announce that Academy Award winning actress Marion Cotillard will receive the  "Hollywood Actress Award" for her distinguished performance in Jacques Audiard's "Rust and Bone," a Sony Pictures Classics release, at the Hollywood Film Awards Gala ceremony on October 22. "We are honored that Ms. Cotillard will be the recipient of this year's 'Hollywood Actress  Award.' It is a privileg...

CALL FOR ENTRIES 2013: La Guarimba Film Festival!

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1. WHEN AND WHERE -The first edition of La GuarimbaFilm Festival will be held on August 10th and 11th of 2013. 2. TERMS AND CONDITIONS -All short films of any nationality and language can participate. Those short films that are not in Italian or Spanish, should be introduced with subtitles in Italian or English. -All selected short films must be subtitled in Italian. -If it is necessary, the Festival can write subtitles of those short films that submit their dial...

The Busho Awards 2012

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  The award winners of BuSho International Short Film Festival have been announced in the evening of 8-September at the Vörösmarty cinema in Budapest. This year 86 movies were in the competition program out of 1844 entries that the international jury watched together with the authors and the audience on the spot. Besides these beautiful statuettes created by S...

Silver Case shines in exposing Hollywood filmmaking

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Silver Case a film which shines By Ron Gilbert After finally seeing this film on the big screen, at the LA Film & TV Festival at the magnificent Chaplin theater in front of an enthusiastic audience and I was blown away by the production values. This film is a great example for any filmmaker who wants the crash into the Hollywood film scene using their own vision and not governed by corporate film studio executives. Director C...

Jan Chapman will head the six-member International Jury for the sixth annual Asia Pacific Screen Awards

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JAN CHAPMAN TO HEAD APSA INTERNATIONAL JURY Acclaimed Australian film producer Jan Chapman OAM will head the six-member International Jury for the sixth annual Asia Pacific Screen Awards, to be held in Brisbane on November 23, 2012. The Asia Pacific Screen Awards are the region’s highest accolade in film, and Ms Chapman follows previous International Jury Presidents Nansun Shi (2011, Hong Kong, PRC), Lord David Puttnam (2010, UK), Huang Jianxin (2009, People’s Republic of China), Bru...

International film and TV delegates to discuss funding and distribution at Cardiff’s Producers Forum

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 International film and TV delegates to discuss funding and distribution at Cardiff’s Producers Forum. • Expanded industry event to co-inside with Iris Prize film festival • 12 industry speakers from the UK and US to address the forum • Highlights includes Distrify co-founder Andrew Green discussing distribution and a presentation by S4C on co-production Cardiff will host a newly expanded Producers Forum in October to co-inside with the popular Iris Prize Film Festi...

THE 2ND ANNUAL GUAM INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL - PRESENTED BY DFS GALLERIA

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Guam - The 2nd Annual Guam International Film Festival Presented by DFS Galleria will take place from Thursday, September 27 through Sunday, September 30, 2012 at the Micronesia Mall Stadium Theatres and Zen Ultra Lounge in Tumon Bay.   With over 3000 attendees at last year’s event, Guam International Film Festival (GIFF) is focusing their efforts in engaging, educating and entertaining Guam’s diverse communities by showcasing culturally relevant films. “One thing I’m ...

DOK Leipzig 2012 almost reached last year's record at 2,850 submissions

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  Some 2,850 films from 77 countries were submitted to this year's International Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animated Film, among them 2,200 documentaries and 650 animated films. The number of entries is down slightly from last years, when DOK Leipzig received a record 3,012 entries. The 55th edition of DOK Leipzig will take place from 29 October to 4 November 2012.   Around 75 films will be selected from among the entries to compete for the Golden Dove awards i...

Sunscreen Video Podcast 1, with Special Guests from the Emmy Nominated HBO Documentary "Superheroes", News and More!

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Sunscreen Film Festival Video Podcast 1.  Discussions about the film and TV business.  This episode features interviews with special guests Superhero and Artiseroi from the Emmy Nominated HBO Documentary "Superheroes". watch here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57jj6DJiMBU&feature=share&list=UU0tP1gHLS9-e55BKY2RRatQ Discussion includes the Superheroes Documentary, Spider-man movie, Batman, Godzilla and more nerd dialogue than you can imagine! ...

Call for Entries for 8th Annual Festival!

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Send us Your Film or Screenplay! Call for Entries Now Open! Submit your film or screenplay to the 2013 Sunscreen Film Festival, taking place April 18-21, 2013. Named "One of the Top 25 Coolest Film Fests in the Country" (MovieMaker Magazine 2009) & Best Film Fest in Tampa Bay 2012 (Tampa Bay Magazine) https://www.withoutabox.com/login/4947  Categories: Narrative Shorts Narrative Features Documentary Shorts Documentary Features Animated Shorts Music Videos ...

Sunscreen Film Festival Live Video Podcast 9

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The Sunscreen Film Festival's live video podcast. Broadcast live at 10:30AM on Sunday September 16, 2012.   watch here  http://youtu.be/zoh8tTXOeME   Festival Director Tony Armer, Programming Director Tyler Martinolich, Superhero and writer Brad Sibbersen discuss upcoming events, festival news, tips for filmmakers. Plus more ridiculous, obscure film discussions.   Buy tickets for Producer/Writer Chris Wyatt (Napoleon Dynamite, Avenger's Anim...

Sunscreen Film Festival Video Podcast, Special Guest Paul Guzzo

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The Sunscreen Film Festival's live video podcast. Broadcast live every Sunday at 10:30AM. To watch http://youtu.be/bm8uDqfhInU   Festival Director Tony Armer, Programming Director Tyler Martinolich, Superhero and writer Brad Sibbersen discuss upcoming events, festival news, tips for filmmakers. Plus more ridiculous, obscure film discussions.   Buy tickets for Producer/Writer Chris Wyatt (Napoleon Dynamite, Avenger's Animated Series, Ultimate Spider-Man ...

Bollywood International Film Festival

BIFF is dedicated to presenting the best of Bollywood , Hollywood and International Cinema including Bhojpuri, Punjabi and other regional Indian Cinema to film lovers. We are starting as a seven-day ( March 1-7 , 2013 ) Film Festival in Columbia , South Carolina but have the goal to embrace programming 365 days a year, including but not limited to other cities like Charleston , Myrtle beach & more . This festival is a creative journey from Film City Mumbai, India to Los Angeles and everything in between and around. BIFF offers screenings, lectures, discussions, music, dance, workshops, industry support and the chance to meet filmmakers from US , India and around the world

M3 Creative Film launches marketing & film production division

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Prolific Promo Agency Starts M3 Creative Film, Adding Second Feature as Its First Project, Magnet Releasing’s ‘John Dies at the End,’ Heads for TIFF’s Midnight Madness  In a new business model for Hollywood, award-winning creative content agency M3 Creative has formed a vertically integrated, multi-platform marketing/promotion and film production company with the establishment of M3 Creative Film. The new division allows M3 to use its marketing expertise to focus on producing hi...

MOUNTAINFILM in New York, this fall

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  FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19 THROUGH SUNDAY, OCTOBER 21 ELINOR BUNIN MUNROE FILM CENTER AT LINCOLN CENTER Featuring a selection of Mountainfilm festival favorites and most popular guests including:Chasing Ice - Photographer James Balog explores some of the Earth's most remote reaches to film vanishing glaciers.Big in Bollywood - A struggling Indian-Am...

3rd Canadian Surf Film Festival (September 27- 30, 2012) announces 2012 film line-up

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The 3rd annual Canadian Surf Film Festival (CSFF) launches its 2012 program, full with regular length features and shorts about surfing, its communities, its environments and the soci-political issues that define it. As in year’s past, the event runs in Halifax over four-days– September 27-30–bringing international film festival darlings and local indie shorts together for the viewing pleasure of surfers, non-surfers and film lovers alike.   “It’s lining up to be another gr...

ÉCU’S PARTNER OPEN SAINT PETERSBURG STUDENT FILM FESTIVAL BEGINNING – A YOUNG SPRINGBOARD

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Founded by Saint Petersburg Filmmaker’s Union festival, The Open St. Petersburg Student Film Festival “Beginning” is held annually with the assistance of the Committee of Culture of Saint Petersburg Government. The Film Festival “Beginning” represents a very important opportunity for independent and new cinema in Saint Petersburg. Every year the city at the Neva River welcomes young filmmakers, documentarians, directors, script writers, sound producers and all representatives i...

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Director: The Heyl Brothers.
The talented Heyl Brothers take you on a romantic journey of hope and love. The life of the happy and positive official Dickie (Corstiaan Smorenburg) suddenly changes when he meets a local traffic warden (Babette Holtmann) and falls in love. Unfortunately she is not that charmed, leaving Dickie desperate for her attention. Many lives are affected on Dickie’s quest for love…but will he finally conquer her heart? Young, old, religious or atheist. Anyone who’s in for a laugh, a sucker for love, longs for togetherness, is brainwashed by Disney and loves a happy end! For all you pessimists, chronically depressed, worrywarts and gloomy souls: We can’t be held responsible for life changing events or any sudden occurrence of hope, view at your own risk… we can however recommend this movie.

OH BOY wins big at Oldenburg Film Festival

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Five days of Film Festival action: Packed with great films, exciting stars, inspiring conversations, exclusive receptions and sizzling partys. For 19 years the festival turns the late summer in Oldenburg into a unique gathering spot for international and German independent cinema. UNION SQUARE director Nancy Savoca, who already attended the festival way back in 1994, was spot on when she observed: „ The Oldenburg festival has grown bigger, but it has retained its unique independent spirit.“ ...

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