Our interview with producer and co-director Leslie Bland: http://valleyfilmfest.blogspot.com/2014/12/another-reason-to-blame-canada.html
By James Latham
Q: Besides being in Hollywood, what do Louis B. Mayer and Tommy Chong have in common?
A: They’re Canadian. Who knew? You will after you see this film.
Among the terrific independent documentaries we’r...
Carlyn Bodmer - Barefoot Bandit
Candice Tab - Battered
Charles Porter - Battered
Natalie Lynne Castillo - Battered
Alexander Stuart Hauck - Battered
Toby Lomas - Battered
Andread Madjid Siege (Andy Siege) - Beti & Amare
Deryn Williams - Big In Japan
Sean Lowry - Big In Japan
Phillip Peterson - Big In Japan
David Drury - Big In Japan
John Jeffcoat - Big In Japan
Tara Lynn Orr - Bis Gleich
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Debra Messing at BIFF, she will be honored as the 2014 BIFF Shining Star, Friday, December 5 following her Opening Night Film Friday, December 5 at 7:30pm LIKE SUNDAY LIKE RAIN !! at the Atlantis Theater
Messing landed her first television job in a recurring role on the hit dramaNYPD Blue in 1994. Her career advanced steadily from there, with guest spots on shows such as Seinfeld and a series of film roles: Keanu Reeves's wife ...
Launched by the Perspektive Deutsches Kino section and Berlinale’s co-partner Glashütte Original, the “Made in Germany – Perspektive Fellowship” will be awarded for the fourth time to a young talented director prior to the Berlinale. Conceived to support young German filmmakers in developing a project, material and screenplay, the € 15,000 fellowship is funded by the watch manufacturer Glashütte Original. Eligible to participate were all d...
Dennis Hopper in The American Friend, 1977
The Homage of the 65th Berlin International Film Festival will be dedicated to German filmmaker Wim Wenders, who will also be awarded an Honorary Golden Bear for his lifetime achievement (see press release of August 21, 2014).
The award ceremony on February 12, 2015 at 10 pm in the Berlinale Palast will include a screening of Der amerikanische Freund (The American Friend, 1977). The film thriller, based on a book b...
Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media Monika Grütters has extended Dieter Kosslick's contract as Director of the Berlinale until May 31, 2019.
Dieter Kosslick assumed directorship of the Berlin International Film Festival in May 2001. Since then, he has enriched the festival with numerous innovations and initiatives, established the EFM (European Film Market) as one of the most important film markets worldwide, and firmly rooted German film within ...
Filmfestivals.com met with Andy a young filmmaker preiering his film on th efestival cicruit last septemebre at Montrreal World Film, a low budget Sci Film shot in Ethiopia.
Beti, a young Ethiopian girl has escaped Mussolini's troops and found refuge in the peaceful south of the country. But the Italians are marching closer. Beti's only hope... will come from above!
BETI AND AMARE
2014, Colour, Germany, Ethiopia, Focus on World Cinema
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One of the best-known Polish film directors Krzysztof Zanussi arrives in Tallinn today. Zanussi acclaimed international fame with his first full-length features “Struktura krysztalu” (1969) and “Family Life” (1971). Tonight he will present his latest “The Foreign Body” (2014) at a red carpet special screening at the Black Nights Film festival. “The Foreign Body” premiered at this year’s Toronto film festi...
We all know it can be lonely at the top, lonely at the bottom…and even in the middle. We’ll explore how women can support each other and bring unity, clarity & a complementary voice to the festival experience & workplace. In fact, our panel of experts have done it quite nicely, thank you. No grumbling allowed. And we play nice with boys too!
Moderator: Christine Devine, news anchor
& reporter, KTTV FOX 11
Panelist: Nora Dunn, Comedian/ Actress/ Writer
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registered members of the Conference will gather in the Hyatt Regency for a party sponsored by Wordpress on Wonderful Women.
Don’t miss out on libations and hors d’oeuvres courtesy of WordPress! There will also be a special mix from DJ Taz!
When: Monday December 8th, 2014
Time: 5:00 PM
Where: Tradeshow Floor, Hyatt Regency Austin
For more information, visit us at: filmfestivalsummit.com or imfcon.com.
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Based on true events, Eyes of a Thief directed by Najwa Najjar, follows the journey of a mysterious man at the height of the Palestinian Uprising, in 2002. After Tarek is being treated by local nuns, who help him escape, he's soon arrested by Israeli soldiers. Ten years later, he is released from prison and returns to his town, a place transformed by drastic changes. He sets off to find his daughter Nur. As secrets are uncovered, light is shed on the stifling nature of contemporary Palestini...
INTERVIEW: Nima Javidi, director of Melbourne, Opening Film of Venice71 Critics Week
Director Nima Javidi opened this year's Critics Week at the 71st Venice Film Festival with his debut feature Melbourne, telling the story of a couple in contemporary Iran whose planned migration to Melbourne is prevented by an unfortunate event few hours before departure. Javidi is the director of six short films and two documentaries. He is mainly known in Iran for his work on televisioncomm...
Meet the Executive Board
Hector Silva
Hector has been a fan, volunteer and financial supporter of the festival for longer than he can remember. He began serving on the Board of Directors in 2012. He brings executive zeal and experience serving other non-profit boards to the team. He remains an community leader and avid Austinite focusing on sustaining the city's community, charm and appeal.
Denise Garza Steusloff
Denise's involvement with the festival b...
Information for EFA Members
The self-nomination procedure being concluded, it is our pleasure to present to you the candidates for the EFA Board elections 2014. We wish to thank all candidates for their commitment!
How to vote:
Click here: EFA Members' Area
and enter your membership number
If you don't remember your password, you can simply request a new one by clicking on &l...
This year’s EUROPEAN CO-PRODUCTION AWARD – Prix EURIMAGES, an award acknowledging the decisive role of co-productions in the European film industry, goes to Irish producer Ed Guiney.
Ed Guiney co-founded Element Pictures with Andrew Lowe in 2001. Today, Element has offices in Dublin and London, working across production, distribution, and exhibition.
Element has been involved in the production and distribution of over 30 feature films. Current and upcoming Element pr...
The French director will head the jury of the upcoming edition of MyFrenchFilmFestival, the world's first Online French Film Festival organized by UniFrance Films, which will take place from January 16 through February 16, 2015.
Ten French feature films and ten French shorts will be presented in competition during the 5th MyFrenchFilmFestival.com. Web users around the world will be invited to view these films and to publish their comments on the website myfrenchfilmfestival.com. The websi...
Tai Lavin Burkholder has joined the staff of the Annapolis Film Festival as Festival Producer. A feature film producer with over 15 years of experience, Tai Burkholder is the Producer of two separate films that premiered at The Sundance Film Festival, including That's What She Said starring Anne Heche. She has worked on dozens of films as Producer, Line Producer, or Production Supervisor and has worked with names such as Collin Firth, Emily Blunt, and Hilary Swank.
Tai ju...
by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent
As Demi Moore is whisked outside the back of Bacara Resort & Spa with an entourage after the fete for Jessica Lange, who just received the Kirk Douglas Award for Excellence in Film at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival, the words of her “three daughters” still float on the crisp night air.
During the ceremony, after 38 years of clips unspool starring the wildly talented Lange, Moore will break the dramatic tensi...
Rob Marshall and Sophia Loren reminisce about the iconic Jayne Mansfield photograph. Surprise guest, Sofía Vergara salutes Loren at A TRIBUTE TO SOPHIA LOREN at AFI FEST presented by Audi.
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Actresses Kristen Stewart and Julianne Moore walk the red carpet for STILL ALICE at AFI FEST presented by Audi.
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Roy Anderson and ice sculpture
At the inauguration of the Stockholm International Film Festival last week, two ice sculptures created by renowned Chinese artist Ai Weiwei were unveiled. Each in the shape of a lion, the two sculptures embody the Spotlight theme of this year’s festival: HOPE.
The ice sculptures have got a lot of attention since the unveiling on November 4. Actors, directors, festival visitors as well as the public have been showing their support for Ai Weiwei, by ta...
by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent
Between Charlton Heston on Jan. 8 at #119 and Kirk Douglas on Nov. 1 at #121 in 1962, Sophia Loren would be the #120th handprint and footprint ceremony at famed The Chinese in Hollywood on July 26, 1962. She was 28 years old, and Natalie Wood had received her star the year prior. The next year a joint ceremony would be held for the dynamic and wildly popular married duo of Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward. But Sophia Loren’s hands had barel...
Hoje eu quero voltar sozinho (The Way He Looks) is a film focusing on the awakening of the sexuality of a blind teenager.
Country of Origin: Brazil
Running Time: 96 minutes
Genre: Drama
Official Brazilian Entry Foreign Language Film 87th Academy Awards
Winner of the FIPRESCI Prize and Teddy Award, Berlin International Film Festival
Winner, Audience Award, Frameline Film Festival
Winner, Audience Award, Outfest
Winner, Audience Award for Best Feature, NewFest
The Way he Looks is...
