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The Thai Film industry celebrates an exceptional year at the Cannes Film Festival

  Thai cinema and the Thai film industry to shine during Thai Night Cannes 2013 Presided by Her Royal Highness Princess Ubolratana Rajakanya Sirivadhana Barnavadi, Thai Night Cannes 2013 will be the occasion to celebrate another banner year for the Thai film industry. Entirely shot in Thailand, Nicolas Winding Refn's new thriller  "Only God Forgives", one of the most anticipated films of the year, will premiere at the festival in official competitio...

12 projects have been selected as finalist for Open Doors Locarno 2013

    The Festival del film Locarno’s Open Doors co-production lab is this year dedicated to the South Caucasus with a focus on Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia. Each of the directors and producers will present their project at Locarno with the aim of finding financial partners and support to complete their film. With support from the Swiss Foreign Ministry’s Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), Open Doors supports and highlights directors and films from count...

NFDC presents director Kamal Swaroop's Tracing Phalke to commemorate 100 years of Indian Cinema

  Celebrating the completion of an action packed cinematic century of Indian Cinema and the genius of Dadasaheb, NFDC (National Film Development Corporation) is pleased to announce the release of the limited edition of Tracing Phalke- researched, written and compiled by Kamal Swaroop, a film, television and radio director and screenwriter, more popularly known for his masterwork Om-Dar-B-Dar (1988). A text-based visual treat that lends a magnified view into Dadasaheb's life, the ic...

Film and Internet – Best Friends with Benefits? May 18th

Saturday 18th of May, 2013 Salon des Ambassadeurs, Level 4, Palais des Festivals, from 11:00 to 13:00 (Cannes, France) The Observatory’s annual Cannes workshop is looking at the increasingly intimate relationship between the film industry and the myriad of distribution possibilities offered by the Internet. Just how close are the and what are the benefits on the side…?   European Audiovisual Observatory 2013 Cannes Workshop FILM AND INTERNET - Best friends with b...

The Panels in Cannes 2013

  May 15th May 16th Workshop on 3D movie making American Pavilion 3pm - 6pm May 17th Producing films in France - Majestic - Salon Diane 10:45am to 1:00pm   May 18th Film and Internet – Best Friends with Benefits? Ambassadeurs 11am - 1pm May 19th May 20th   May 21st   May 22nd   May 23rd   May 24th   May 25th   ...

Workshop on 3D movie making at the "Festival de Cannes" on 16 May!

Workshop on 3D movie making at the "Festival de Cannes" on 16 May! 3D Stereo MEDIA and XpanD are joining forces to sponsor and organize a workshop entitled "3D movie making: from script to business", under the auspices of the International 3D Society (I3DS): its President, Jim Chabin, will be the host. The workshop is designed to provide straight-to-the-point information on how to get started in stereoscopic 3D (S-3D), win awards, and, for those interested... ...

Stay in the Know with our 2013 Festival Party Directory

Party time! Do not miss these ones but PLEASE do not ask us for invites May 15th May 16th May 17th 20 -24 pm Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival Cinequest Party May 18th 6 Thai Night Majestic les détails May 19th May 20th Cannes Film Festival Red Carpet Lounge@Majestic Hotel by fashiontv May 21st 7-9 pm The Film Festival Organizers Wine tasting Party  Cannes Film Festival Red Carpet Lounge@Majestic Hotel by fashiontv May 22nd Cannes Film Festival Red...

The parties at the Cannes Film Festival Red Carpet Lounge@Majestic Hotel by fashiontv

  Red Carpet Lounge Cannes Film Festival at the Majestic Hotel Cannes by FashionTV will for the first time be the meeting place of the Stars, Celebrities and guests who can watch the Red Carpet live from the Balcony of the Majestic Hotel in the comfort of champagne, food, drinks, models and show. Red Carpet Lounge promises to be the iconic party at the Cannes Film festival offering special invitations for guests to attend the events. Before every event top movie stars will be invited to ...

Map of the Marché

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The Marche du Film : The Mission

  A global film industry hub at the Festival de Cannes where industry professionals debut and discover almost 4,000 films Mission The constant aim of the Marché du Film is to stimulate the vitality of the film industry worldwide. With this in mind, it offers professionals a wide range of initiatives and exclusive information and tools to encourage exchange and allow participants to develop their activity before, during, and after the Marché du Film. Compa...

New York Niche Festivals: Japan Cuts Interview with Samuel Jamier

  Samuel Jamier in action at Japan Society giving the introductory speech for the LOVE WILL TEAR US APART Globus film series of 2012. Both images  "courtesy of Samuel Jamier". JAPAN CUTS was launched as an annual event by the  film department of the  New York based Japan Society in 2007. It  arranged co-presentations of Japanese films at the New York Asian Film Festival  followed by additional days of programs at the Japan Society. In 2009 Samuel ...

New York Tribeca 2013: Documentaries

With an estimated 325,000 people participating in community based happenings such as the family street fair and the sports day and about 125,000  attending screenings, panels and related events the 2013 film festival had the largest audience since 2006.  89 features and 60 short films from 37 countries were shown. Altogether 6,121 feature and short films were submitted with 89 selected for the festival including 12 productions each for the world narrative and world documentary competit...

EIFF Taurus: the new award of The Ecologico International Film Festival

  From this year, the beautiful italian City of Nardò and the EIFF materialize their ever closer union into the "Taurus", a bronze sculpture by the artist Alessandro Kokocinski, representing the bull, symbol of the City of Nardò and the representation of the strong work and tenacious determination that characterized in the years our commitment to independent cinema. The Taurus is the official EIFF trophy. The winners in the various sections will...

EIFF Call for entry

The Cultural Association "Contemporary Art Addiction" in collaboration with the Centre for Cultural and Librarians  Services  of Nardò holds the sixth edition of the Ecologico International Film Festival.   1 - The Festival aims to discover and promote the independent film social national and international engaged on topical issues typical of contemporary society and of giving the public the opportunity to meet authors and works otherwise difficult to...

News for the 30th Santa Barbara International Film Festival

  -OFFICIAL PRESS- 30th Santa Barbara International Film Festival SANTA BARBARA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL SETS DATES FOR BOTH THE 29TH and 30TH EDITIONS January 30 - February 9, 2014 January 22 – February 1, 2015 * * * Introduces the Concierge Pass All Passes and Packages 25% OFF through June 28th Santa Barbara, CA, May 1, 2013 – The Santa Barbara International Film Festival has set Thursday, January 30 through Sunday, February 9, 2014 as the dates for the 29th edition of...

“Let the Fire Burn” WINNER Best Editing at the Tribeca Film Festival 2013

Different era, same problems. This doc and winner for Best Editing at Tribeca Film Festival 2013, sheds light on the African American liberation organization “MOVE” created by John Africa in the late 1970′s. The founder reminded all that “Move is not a cult. It is an organization.”  They preached peace, yet practiced the opposite. The followers were taught that “the system” was corrupt, and not to use technology, yet they had cars and telep...

“Let the Fire Burn” WINNER Best Editing at the Tribeca Film Festival 2013

Different era, same problems. This doc and winner for Best Editing at Tribeca Film Festival 2013, sheds light on the African American liberation organization “MOVE” created by John Africa in the late 1970′s. The founder reminded all that “Move is not a cult. It is an organization.”  They preached peace, yet practiced the opposite. The followers were taught that “the system” was corrupt, and not to use technology, yet they had cars and telephone...

The Great Gatsby Cannes opener

  "I want to write something new, something extraordinary and beautiful and simple and intricately patterned." —F. Scott Fitzgerald From the uniquely imaginative mind of writer/producer/director Baz Luhrmann comes the new big screen adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel The Great Gatsby. In his adaptation, the filmmaker combines his distinctive visual, sonic, and storytelling styles in 3 Dimensions, weaving a Jazz Age co...

SEEFEST - South East European Film Festival of Los Angeles opened with Snails and Men

  By Alex Deleon FESTIVAL OPENS WITH ROMANIAN COMEDY "OF SNAILS AND MEN" SEEFEST is the official name of the Los Angeles Festival of Southeast European films. This is a niche festival dedicated to the exhibition and promotion of films from the Balkan Peninsula and Turkey.The Balkan countries covered are all the successor states of the former Yugoslavia; Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia, and Slovenia, plus Bulgaria, Romania, Albania and Greece.Except, for Romania whose films have been...

James O'Brien’s HYPERFUTURA, the controversial cult sci-fi feature film with Eric Kopatz gets cable VOD premiere

  From acclaimed indie director James O'Brien comes the new controversial cult sci-fi feature film HYPERFUTURA, starring break out talent Eric Kopatz- available now on iTunes and cable VOD and coming soon to Amazon Prime. Utilizing experimental multi-media techniques, HYPERFUTURA challenges the Hollywood mainstream with an extreme alternative cinema that makes use of archival footage and special effects married to a live action narrative. Like Terrence Malick's Tree of Life, ...

Focal announces Footage Award Winners for 2013

  The footage industry came together at the tenth annual FOCAL International Awards gala to celebrate achievement in the use of stock and archival footage. The winning films showcased a dazzling array of production styles, subject matter, storytelling prowess and, of course, masterful integration of outstanding stock and archival footage. London, UK - 3 May 2013 - The tenth annual FOCAL International Awards in association with AP Arc...

'The Iceman' (2012). Interview with director Ariel Vromen.

‘The Iceman’ (2012) is based on the true story of Richard Leonard "The Iceman" Kuklinski, a veritable sociopath who led parallel lives- a brutal contract killer and a devoted family man- until his arrest in 1986. Richard was an American hitman who joined the mafia as a contract killer for the DeCavalcante crime family in New Jersey and the Five Families in New York. Directed by Ariel Vromen, the film stars Michael Shannon, Winona Ryder, Ray Liotta, Chris Evans, David Schw...

'The Iceman' (2012). Interview with director Ariel Vromen.

‘The Iceman’ (2012) is based on the true story of Richard Leonard "The Iceman" Kuklinski, a veritable sociopath who led parallel lives- a brutal contract killer and a devoted family man- until his arrest in 1986. Richard was an American hitman who joined the mafia as a contract killer for the DeCavalcante crime family in New Jersey and the Five Families in New York. Directed by Ariel Vromen, the film stars Michael Shannon, Winona Ryder, Ray Liotta, Chris Evans, David Schw...

Jeanne Moreau in A LADY IN PARIS

  A remarkable testament to aging with dignity France loves its icons, one of whom is certainly the grande dame of French cinema Jeanne Moreau. In A LADY IN PARIS, Moreau gives a wonderful performance as the flinty Frida, who proves more than a challenge for Anne, played by Laine Mägi. Anne, who is dealing with the recent death of her mother, is employed from Estonia by café owner Stéphane (Patrick Pineau) to care for his former lover who is now eighty years old. Anne...
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