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Six titles added to the San Sebastian Official Selection

Yet another year, important filmmakers from all over the world will compete for the Golden Shell at the new edition of the San Sebastian Festival, to take place from 20-28 September. François Dupeyron, Fernando Eimbcke, Roger Michell, Mariana Rondón, Bertrand Tavernier and Jonathan Teplitzky among the directors to compete in the Official Selection at the 61st San Sebastian Festival. Club Sándwich - Fernando Eimbcke (México) Mon âme par toi guérie - F...

Revolution Synopsis

  Revolution is a film about changing the world. The true-life adventure of Rob Stewart, this follow-up to his acclaimed Sharkwater 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. In an effort to uncover the truth and find the secret to saving the ecosystems we depend on for survival, Stewart embarks on a life-thre...

Paul Greengrass's Captain Phillips to open London BFI

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The 57th BFI London Film Festival, is delighted to announce that this year’s Opening Night will take place on Wednesday 9 October at the Odeon Leicester Square, with the European Premiere of Sony Pictures’ CAPTAIN PHILLIPS. It is directed by acclaimed Academy Award ® nominee Paul Greengrass (United 93, The Bourne Supremacy) and stars two- time Academy Award ® winner Tom Hanks (Forrest Gump, Philadelphia), both of whom are expected to attend the Festival.   Captain Phil...

EXHIBITION, previously referred to as ‘Joanna Hogg’s London Project’, will receive its World Premiere in Locarno

    EXHIBITION, previously referred to as ‘Joanna Hogg’s London Project’, will receive its World Premiere at the Locarno Film Festival on 9 August 2013 as part of the International Competition section.   EXHIBITION stars Viv Albertine (former guitarist of the influential punk band The Slits) and Liam Gillick (conceptual artist) in their first feature film performances, and co-stars long-standing collaborator Tom Hiddleston in a supporting role following his p...

Making of Legend Remixed live on youtube this wednesday

Legend Remixed, the new Bob Marley and the Wailers remix album featuring remixes from Jim James (My Morning Jacket), Thievery Corporation, Dj Z-Trip & Lee "Scratch" Perry, Pretty Lights, RAC, Stephen & Ziggy Marley and more was released last month via UME/Tuff Gong/Island. Do not miss the documentary called MAKING OF LEGEND REMIXED, which will be premiering on YouTube this Wednesday, August 7th at 6 pm PST / 9 pm EST and documents the entire recording proces...

Love Letter. film. Silard & Mo.

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Love Letter.film. SIlard & Mo. Meeting Malaysian Prince. ...

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L'AUTRE MAISON (ANOTHER HOUSE) by Mathieu Roy to open Montreal Worldfest

L'AUTRE MAISON (ANOTHER HOUSE), the first fiction feature by Quebec director Mathieu Roy (Surviving Progress) will open the 37th Montreal World Film Festival and will be shown in the official competition on August 22, it was announced. “We are very proud to inaugurate the Festival with a film that stars three generations of great Quebec actors,” declared Serge Losique, MWFF President. “The Festival is known for its programming of new Quebec and Canadian talent in all its ...

Short Matters! screening in July

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The SHORT MATTERS! programme screens the short films nominated in 2012 at a series of festivals around the world. In July this includes the following screenings:  4 – 13 July 2013  Jerusalem Film Festival (Israel)  www.jff.org.il 6 - 14 July 2013 Curtas Vila do Conde - International Film Festival (Portugal) www.curtas.pt 10 & 11 July 2013 Academia de Cine, Madrid www.academiadecine.com ...

SUBMIT to the North Hollywood CineFest!

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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 under 30 minutes. Feature Films between 60 and 120 minutes in length.     ...

Learn from tephanie Palmer Ten Tips For Pitching Your Film Successfully

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American Film Market & Conferences 2013, is sending out a series of five “best practices” emails over the next several months, which cover key facets of the filmmaking process. We are sharing the first one with you thanks to AFM   We hope you enjoy our first one below from industry veteran, Stephanie Palmer, author of “Good in a Room: How To Sell Yourself And Your Ideas And Win Over Any Audience”.   Ten Tips For Pitching Your Film Successfully   ...

Comedian Adam Carolla is raising money for his new film Road Hard on brand spankin’ new crowdfunding platform FundAnything

Taking a cue from the recent explosion of controversial celebrity self-funding Kickstarter and Indiegogo campaigns, such as Zach Braff's second feature I Wish I Was Here and the upcoming Veronica Mars movie, comedian Adam Carolla is raising money for his new film Road Hard on brand spankin' new crowdfunding platform FundAnything.     With a $1M goal and 26 days to go, the project already has raised over $680,000. The comedian isn’t skimping on the incentives, eit...

Blue jasmine takes a great mark in Woody Allen's Box Office history

Taking a look at the box office opening history of Woody Allen’s films, his latest Blue Jasmine shows strong signs with a boxoffice per-theater average of $102,011.    ...

Autumn Of Route 66 documentary in California

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Czech director Ester Brym is ready to showcase her 2nd feature film called Autumn of Route 66. The World Premiere with take place Monday, August 19th, 2013 at 8PM at Action on Film International Film Festival in Monrovia, California. Ester's first film have received multiple awards and have been broadcasted all over the world via UK based distributor Journeyman Pictures. This time around, the filmmaker takes us on a journey of a lifetime: Visually stunning experience that will leave you ...

Venice Classics 2013

A selection of restored classic films and documentaries on cinema   CHANTAL AKERMAN - LE 15/8 (1973) Belgium, 42'   CHANTAL AKERMAN - HÔTEL MONTEREY (1972) Belgium, Usa, 65'   RAY ASHLEY, MORRIS ENGEL, RUTH ORKIN - LITTLE FUGITIVE (1953) Usa, 75' Richard Brewster, Winifred Cushing, Jay Williams GIANNI BORGNA (CURATED BY) - PROFEZIA. L'AFRICA DI PASOLINI [DOCUMENTARIES] ...

MOSTRA 2013 Orizzonti The new trends in world cinema

    VALERIA ALLIEVI - QUELLO CHE RESTA Italy, 20' (documentary)   SERIK APRYMOV - BAUYR (LITTLE BROTHER) Kazakhstan, 95' Almat Galym, Alisher Aprymov   ENRICO MARIA ARTALE - IL TERZO TEMPO Italy, 96' Stefania Rocca, Stefano Cassetti, Lorenzo Richelmy, Edoardo Pesce, Margherita Laterza   AGNÈS B. - JE M'APPELLE HMMM... ...

Venezia 70 International competition of feature films, presented as world premieres

  MERZAK ALLOUACHE - ES-STOUH Algeria, France, 94' Adila Bendimerad, Nassima Belmihoub, Ahcene Benzerari, Aïssa Chouat, Mourad Khen, Myriam Ait El Hadj   GIANNI AMELIO - L'INTREPIDO Italy, 104' Antonio Albanese, Livia Rossi, Gabriele Rendina, Alfonso Santagata, Sandra Ceccarelli   ALEXANDROS AVRANAS - MISS VIOLENCE Greece, 99' Themis Panou, Eleni Roussinou   JOHN CURRAN ...

HELI (2013). A review.

Yesterday, July 24, the Latin American premier for HELI (2013) by Mexican director Amat Escalante took place at the Guanajuato International Film Festival in Mexico. Anyone who has seen the film agrees that HELI is heavy… The film opens with a bloody teenaged boy beaten by thugs and hung to death from a bridge with his pants down. HELI proves a veritable Hell of a world. It’s a lawless desert where the sun has set on things like justice, morality and basic human decency. Aft...

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We produce dailies for the key festivals and deliver News, Glamour, Biz and Buzz from Cannes, Locarno, Venice, Montreal, Toronto, Sundance and Berlin. Take full advantage to promote. Blast your press releases and promote in our dedicated festivals Newsletters...  Check the Cannes Market Dailies, the Cannes Dailies … The Toronto Dailies Montreal Worldfest Dailies The Venice Dailies Check the Cannes Market Dailies, and th...

The Toronto International Film Festival® will close with the world premiere of Daniel Schechter’s sly crime story Life of Crime.

    Based on Elmore Leonard’s novel The Switch, the closing night Gala features a stellar cast including Jennifer Aniston, John Hawkes, yasiin bey (a.k.a.Mos Def), Isla Fisher, Will Forte,Mark Boone Jr, and Tim Robbins. “We want to wrap the Festival with a fun ride,” said Piers Handling, Director and CEO, TIFF. “Life of Crime invites audiences to enjoy the pure pleasure of watching great actors bring the words of Elmore Leonard to l...

ENTER YOUR FILM

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Submit your film now to the North Hollywood CineFest before the Early Bird Deadline of July 26!  This is your chance to have your film screened in a state of the art theater in heart of Hollywood!   ...

"Filmistan" a Comedy with a Message Named Best Indian Film at Stuttgart

  By Alex Deleon <filmfestivals.com>   FILMISTAN, the debut feature of director Nitin Kakkar,  a brilliant comedy with a serious message, was named best film at the 10th Stuttgart Indian film festival.  This fictional tale of an Indian assistant director who is kidnapped by Pakistani terrorists on a border shoot in Rajasthan and finds that his jailers love Bollywood films as much as he does, was described as "a worthy representative of a century of Indian cine...

Back of Beyond (2013). A Review.

    The winner of this year’s Aruba Flavor Shorts
 at the 4th annual Aruba International Film Festival (AIFF) is newcomer Mexican/American director Leonardo Aguirre for his film Back of Beyond (2013). The film ends with this Latin phrase: ‘A diabolo, qui est simia dei’ (‘From the devil, who is the ape of God’). With an almost supernatural tone, this haunting tale is a question of faith in a world standing at the edge of a precipice. The f...

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