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ÉCU-The European Independent Film Festival's blog


ÉCU - The European Independent Film Festival is dedicated to the discovery and advancement of the very best independent films from around the world. We are a festival who believes in our independent filmmakers and their artistic talents. ÉCU proudly provides a unique platform that brings together diverse audiences who are hungry for something other than major studio productions and original and innovative filmmakers. 

The next and 8th edition of ÉCU - The European Independent Film Festival 
will be held in Paris, France in the early spring of 2013. 

For more details regarding the festival, please visit our website at www.ecufilmfestival.com. 


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ÉCU’s Partner From India- Fool’s Paradise

FOOLS’ PARADISE PRODUCTIONS partnered with ÉCU – THE EUROPEAN
INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL presents Best Student Film: Stanley Pickle,
directed by Victoria Mather, Best Animation: Paths of Hate, directed by
Damian Nenow, Best Experimental Film: Invertebrate, directed by James
McAleer and Special Jury Mention: Städgata directed by Erick Love
Lundqvist.

 

The principal guest of the event will be
Mr. Pawan Kumar Bansal: Minister of parliamentary affairs. The jury will
consist of: Asif Ali Senior theatre Director from NSD (NSD, the
National School Of Drama, is only the best known college in India For
Theatre. All big Celebrities from Indian cinema are NSD alumni) NS
Narula senior director of Indian cinema, Usha Sharma actor and director
and Avantika actor from Indian cinema. Other notable guests will be the
famous singers of the Indian film industry Amrinder Gill and Jasbir
Jassi, and the theatre actors Ranbir Rana and Veenu Dhillon. The
festival is wished the best for this grand initiative by few of the
great personalities of Indian cinema. Atul Agnihotri Director from
Bollywood, Shankar Mahadevan Lead singer of Indian cinema, Sonu Sood
Actor from Bollywood, Masha Ali Lead singer from Indian cinema, Surinder
Khan Lead singer from Indian cinema and Kapil Sharma comedy king of
Indian cinema.

For more information, check out their website and Facebook page.

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08.12.2011 | ÉCU-The European Independent Film Festival's blog

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About ÉCU-The European Independent Film Festival

Hillier Scott
(ECU)

Scott Hillier, Founder and President of ÉCU - The European Independent Film Festival

Scott Hillier is a director, cinematographer, and screenwriter, based in Paris, France. In the last 20 years, Hillier has gained international recognition from his strong and incredible cinematography, editing, writing, producing and directing portfolio in both the television and film industries.  

Hillier began his career in the television industry in Australia. In 1988, he moved to London getting a job with the BBC who then set him to Baghdad. This opportunity led him to 10 years of traveling around world for the BBC, mainly in war zones like Somalia, Bosnia, Tchetcheynia, Kashmir, and Lebanon. After a near fatal encounter with a Russian bomber in Tchechnyia, Hillier gave up his war coverage and began in a new direction. 

Hillier moved to New York City in 1998.  He directed and photographed eight one-hour documentaries for National Geographic and The Discovery Channel. Based on his war knowledge and experience, Hillier wrote and directed a short film titled, “Behind the Eyes of War!" The film was awarded “Best Short Dramatic Film” at the New York Independent Film and TV Festival in 1999. From that he served as Supervising Producer and Director for the critically acclaimed CBS 42 part reality series, "The Bravest” in 2002 and wrote and directed a stage play called, "Deadman’s Mai l," which ran at Le Théâtre du Moulin de la Galette in Paris during the summer of 2004. He then became the Director of Photography on a documentary titled, “Twin Towers." This was yet another life changing experience for Hillier. The riveting documentary won an Academy Award for "Best Documentary Short Subject" in 2003. In 2004, Hillier changed continents again, spending three months in Ethiopia. He produced “Worlds Apart,” a pilot for ABC America / True Entertainment / Endemol. As you can see, Hillier was and is always in constant movement and enjoys working in a number of diverse creative areas including documentaries, music videos, commercials, feature and short films.

Hillier studied film at New York University and The London Film and Television School. He also studied literary non-fiction writing at Columbia University. Hillier's regular clients include the BBC, Microsoft, ABC, PBS and National Geographic. Between filming assignments, he used to teach film, a Masters Degree course in Screenwriting at the Eicar International Film School in Paris, France and journalism at the Formation des Journalistes Français in Paris, France. 

 


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