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BOB LAST appointed as new Chair forThe Centre for the Moving Image

The Centre for the Moving Image, the parent company of the Filmhouse Cinema and the Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF), today announced the appointment of Bob Last (Producer of Terence Davies’ HOUSE OF MIRTH and Sylvain Chomet’s Oscar nominated THE ILLUSIONIST) as its new Chair. Last has an extensive track record in film production, digital animation and the music industry.  THE ILLUSIONIST opened the 2010 edition of the EIFF at The Festival Theatre. Commenting on hi...

A New Jury for the “Made in Germany – Perspektive Fellowship”

  Based on treatments that young and talented filmmakers had to submit by October 1, 2012, a three-member jury will pick the winner of the €15,000 fellowship. The jury has already been put together and includes three members who are closely associated with German cinema. All three want to actively support up-and-coming German filmmakers. Hans-Christian Schmid Author and director Hans-Christian Schmid has enriched the world of German and international cinema with a number of impressi...

30 filmmakers from the Talent Campus present their projects in the Berlin House of Representatives

30 international filmmakers from the Campus present their projects in the Berlin House of Representatives   At the Berlin House of Representatives—home amongst other events to the Co-Production Market and located across the street from the Martin-Gropius Building where the European Film Market is held—30 selected Campus filmmakers have the unique opportunity to present their projects to the festival public. In addition to participants busy advancing their feature film projec...

Baja Film Festival opening Ceremony interview with the founder

   Red Carpet Interview with EDUARDO SÁNCHEZ-NAVARRO Chairman of Group Questro, Founder of Baja Film Festival.           ...

Baja Film Fest: the inaugural year’s award recipients.

  The first annual Baja International Film Festival, to be held November 14-17 in Cabo, Mexico, has announced the inaugural year’s award recipients.. Award’s will be presented to two-time Academy Award-nominee Edward Norton, Academy Award –nominee Virginia Madsen, iconic filmmaker and former President of the Directors Guild of America Michael Apted, celebrated actor Diego Luna, Academy Award-winner Melissa Leo,  acclaimed director Nicolas Echevarria, and  Academ...

The Board of the 1st Baja International Film Festival

  The first annual Baja International Film Festival, to be held November 14-17 in Los Cabos, Mexico, has announced the membership of its 2012 advisory board, along with the breakdown of this year’s award categories and prizes.   The inaugural board includes such esteemed industry members as acclaimed actor/filmmaker Edward Norton, filmmaker Carlos Reygadas, recent winner of Best Director at Cannes, actor/producer Kuno Becker, producer Lucas Akoskin, The Creative Coalition CEO...

Huatulco Food and Film Festival, why? when? where? and whom?

  ¿QUE ES?   HUATULCO FOOD & FILM FESTIVAL conjunta la cultura gastronómica, una de las más antiguas formas de identidad cultural, con la cinematografía, la expresión cultural de nuestro tiempo. El Municipio de Huatulco, La Asociación de Hoteles de Huatulco, así como la Secretaría de Turismo del Estado de Oaxaca con el apoyo de Fonatur y El Consejo de Promoción Turística, han consolidado es...

Sally Potter and Elle Fanning Bring Excellence with Ginger and Rosa

 "Making a film is like having half a conversation - until you see it with the audience," says Director Sally Potter. Potter and stars were in attendance Wednesday night at AFI Fest on Hollywood Boulevard. Potter’s GINGER AND ROSA, set in the backdrop of 1962 London, is a tale of two best friends born in hospital beds in 1945, the same year the first nuclear bomb was dropped. If this movie is about one thing, it's the feeling of the world as a teenager, the journey from bein...

Carlo Chatrian’s visions for Locarno

Artistic Director Carlo Chatrian discusses his ideas for Locarno and presents some of the news and innovations he plans for the 66th edition of the Festival. ...

Andy Garcia at the 35th Starz Denver Film Festival!

    Andy Garcia In-Person this Friday  at the 35th Starz Denver Film Festival   Andy Garcia to receive the 2012 George Hickenlooper Honorary Award following a screening of The Man from Elysian Fields    Friday, November 9th - 9:30pm TICKETS ON SALE NOW CLICK HERE for tickets. &nbs...

Krsto Papic asks for your international support to protest against copyrights violation in Croatia for films shot before 1990.

 Dear film professionals and members of the EFA... At the recent World Film Festival in Montreal, I (successfully) participated with one of my films (Cvjetni trg, Flower Square) in the World Competition and I met Bruno Chatelin, board member at the European Film Academy and my old friend, Pierre-Henri Deleau again; this time, I complained to him about terrible violations of human and authors' rights in Croatia, affecting film authors, whose films were made in the socialist Yugoslavia bef...

Top Bollywood director Yash Chopra "the king of romance" passes away at eighty

by Alex Farba-Deleon     The dean of Indian film directors, Yash Chopra, passed away on October 21 at the age of eighty. Yash Chopra was not just another Bollywood director --he was one of the world's top craftsman of the seventh art although he always crafted his films to suit the taste of the Indian audience, which is the main reason he remains practically unknown in the West.   In Asia where Bollywood films are far better known than here Chopra was honored ...

Homage to Brazilian filmmaker Zelito Viana, Igor walks onstage with a Poem

The Opening ceremony of 9th Amazanos Festival at the somptuous Amazonas Theatre. ...

Sunscreen Film Fest Video Podcast 15, Exclusive Interview with Star Wars Author Matthew Stover

Sunscreen Film Fest Video Podcast 15, Star Wars sold to Disney, plus an exclusive interview with Star wars Author Matthew Stover, The Hobbit movie, Dexter, Game of Thrones and more!    Watch here http://youtu.be/Sl2oZFP_1nA    Read Matthew Stover's latest book http://www.amazon.com/Caines-Law-Acts-Caine-Atonement/dp/0345455894/ref=la_B000APO1ZK_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1352056460&sr=1-3   Contact Sunscreen at info@sunscreenf...

Sunscreen Film Festival Podcast 14, the Halloween Episode

 Sunscreen Film Fest Video Podcast 14, Halloween Episode.  Discussion includes, Universal Horror Films; Wolfman, The Mummy, Coffin Joe, Zombie Smurfs, Charlie Brown and More! watch here http://youtu.be/rNUpS_4NhDo    Contact Sunscreen at info@sunscreenfilmfestival.com www.sunscreenfilmfestival.com   Music by Kevin MacCloud   The Sunscreen Film Festival is presented by the St. Petersburg Clearwater Film Society a 501(c)3 non-profit organization....

Tallinn Black Nights Lifetime Achievement Award will go to Theo Angelopoulos

Black Nights Film Festival that starts in less than two weeks awards the Lifetime Achievement Award posthumously to the Greek film director Theo Angelopoulos. Theodoros “Theo” Angelopoulus who died in a car accident this January is being hailed as one of the most outstanding masters of the European cinema. His films have been frequently awarded at festivals yet only a few were commercially successful. "Angelopoulus’ biggest achievement in addition to being the man ...

Brazilian filmmaker Zelito Viana, winner of 12 national and foreign awards, will be honored at Amazonas opening

        The Brazilian filmmaker Zelito Viana, winner of 12 national andforeign awards, will be the great honored on the opening night of the 9th edition of Amazonas Film Festival (AFF), Saturday (3), at 07:30 pm, at Amazonas Opera House. He will be the president of honor of the festival.       Zelito is 74 years of age and worked as producer, director,screenwriter and actor. His curriculum includes 21 television programs, 2...

Celebrities of national cinema walk on the red carpet and Zelito Viana will be honored

                      Celebrities of Brazilian cinema such as Otávio Augusto, Gracindo Junior, Marcos Paulo, Toni Garrido, Leticia Sabetella, Gisele Fraga, Bruno Garcia, Zelito Viana, Antonio Pitanga and the actress Ana Lucia Torres as guest of honor, among others, will be on the red carpet, opposite the Amazonas Opera House this Saturday the 3rd at 6:45 pm, interacting with the audience. Everything for the opening c...

Peter Fonda is Chairman of the 2012 jury in Stockholm Festival

    This year we welcome legendary actor Peter Fonda to the Stockholm International Film Festival. Peter Fonda will head this year’s jury of five and decide which will receive the prestigious Bronze Horse for Best Film.      This year’s jury members will hand out the festival’s heaviest prize, the 7. 3 kilo heavy Bronze Horse to the Best Film i the Stockholm XXIII Competition category. The jury also give out the Aluminium Horse in seven categories:...

Randy Jones Presents Sunday Night Fever Fall Edition

By Maria Esteves – October 19, 2012 American Music Award winner and multi-platinum recording artist Randy Jones (Original Village People Cowboy) hosts Sunday Night Fever, a weekly disco classics party with special guests and DJs at the award winning newly renovated Splash Bar New York (SBNY), Sundays, 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM. SBNY renovations include a state of the art sound system, video flat screens (downstairs, upstairs), LED backdrop stage and free Wi-Fi capability offering 21st century c...

Festival du nouveau cinema's programmer Philippe Gajan shares his passion and vision on selecting films for the FNC.

Festival du nouveau cinema's programmer Philippe Gajan shares his passion and vision on selecting films for the FNC .   ...

Farewell Richard Pena at NYFF50 Closing Night Gala

By Maria Esteves – October 19, 2012 An outpouring of farewells were expressed by executive director Rose Kuo, Film Society of Lincoln Center, directors of programming Robert Koehler (year round) and Kent Jones, New York Film Festival to Richard Peña, program director, Film Society of Lincoln Center and selection committee chair, New York Film Festival, during the 50th New York Film Festival (NYFF50) Closing Night Gala at Alice Tully Hall, New York, Sunday, October 14, 2012. Pe&nti...

Robert Redford, Marilyn Monroe and Pussy Riot challenge power in this year's Spotlight

23rd Annual Stockholm International Film Festival will have Spotlight: Power. With twelve films that pose uncomfortable questions and in different ways challenge power and authority, we discuss both at screenings and in seminars the shapes of power within politics as well as within art and relationships. What do Pussy Riot and Robert Redford have in common? They are both in this year's Spotlight Section that turns its focus on power, in all its forms. Robert Redford both directed and star in &r...
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