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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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THIS MONTH – ÉCU SCREENS IN ASIA

This month ÉCU will be screening some of its winning films from 2011 in Asia at our partner film festivals in Bangladesh and in India.

International Children’s Film Festival
January 21st – 27th

The International Children’s Film Festival returns to Bangladesh later this month, continuing its stated mission to “open a new world of cinema to the children of Bangladesh and to give them an exposure to culture and tradition of different countries through film as a powerful media of art.” This fifth edition of the festival, held in Dhaka, Bangladesh from the 21st to the 27th of January, promises to build on the success of previous years, with over 150 screenings showcasing the very best in features, animation, and shorts, for children, from around the world.

Learn more about the festival here: http://cfs-bangladesh.com/html/

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Jaipur International Film Festival
January 27th-31st

Jaipur International Film Festival is the world’s fastest growing film festival, rocketing in size from just 148 films from 7 different countries on its first edition in 2009, to last year’s mammoth 600 films from 67 countries and over

15,000 visitors. This year, as the festival enters its fourth edition, its promises to be even bigger, with some 902 films from 70 countries, including features, shorts, animations and documentaries, including winners from ÉCU 2011 The April Chill, Paths of Hate, 27m2, The Happy Housewife, Städgata (Urban Sounds).

Still directed by festival founder and former documentary producer, Hanu Roj, who next year will publish his personal work in the field of poetry and novel writing along with his autobiography, the purpose of the festival is to promote “newer movie makers, exchange of knowledge, ideas and culture between India and other nations in the context of their social and cultural ethos.” With its new World’s Fabulous Red Carpet award ceremony, to be held on January 30th, the Jaipur International Film Festival, held in Rajasthan’s “pink city” of Jaipur, looks set to go from strength to strength.

Check out their website for more information about the festival: http://www.jiffindia.org/

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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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