‘Are you a traveler or a tourist?’ That is the question. What Is the difference? A tourist thinks about going home the minute he/she has arrived at his/her destination, whereas a traveler gets so wrapped up in the adventure he/she rarely ever returns home (Paul Bowles’ ‘The Sheltering Sky’). Norwegian adventurer Thor Heyerdahl was a true ‘traveler’ and made history with his epic voyage ‘Kon-Tiki’, now a major motion picture nominate...
The international singsong hit ‘The Sapphires’ (2012) held its world premier at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival and its North American premier at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). Most recently it screened to audiences at the 28th Santa Barbara International Film Festival.
The film is about a native Australian all-female soul band that travels to Vietnam during the Vietnam War to uplift the morale of the soldiers fighting there, during which time these young talented s...
On Friday 25th January, actor Ben Affleck received the 'Modern Masters Award' in Santa Barbara during the 28th Santa Barbara International Film Festival at the Arlington Theater for excellence and outstanding achievement in his prolific career as actor/writer/producer/director and for the recent grand achievement of 'Argo' (2012).
Affleck's best friend since childhood, Matt Damon, presented the award to him after making a moving speech about his pride for having shar...
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January 28, 2013
2013 GUAM - USA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES CALL FOR ENTRIES Final Extended Deadline for Submissions is July 19
HAGATÑA, GUAM, USA (January 28, 2013) – The Guam International Film Festival (GIFF) has officially announced its open call for entries to begin on February 1st, for its third annual event scheduled to take place in September. Submission forms can be completed directly online at the official GIFF website, www.guamfilmfestiv...
The 2013 SBIFF runs from Jan 24th-Feb 3rd. It is arguably one of the most important international film festivals as it takes place every year just before the Oscars. The festival showcases domestic premiers and award-winning films from around the world and hosts multiple award ceremonies with some of the film industry's most talented artists, many of whom are up for Academy Awards. It is a fantastic festival to discover new films from around the world as well as watch your favorite stars g...
Actor Alexander Skarsgård at US premier of 'Disconnect' (2012) at 28th SBIFF. Photo by Benjamin Schwartz
On Thursday, January 24th, the 28th Santa Barbara International Film Festival opened with the U.S. premier of director Henry-Alex Rubin's first ever feature film 'Disconnect' (2012). Rubin is most known for his documentary film, 'MurderBall' (2005), which he co-directed with Dana Adam Shapiro, and which was nominated for an Oscar the same year. ...
Greeting filmmakers!
Two great film festivals are now seeking submissions for 2013!
PLAY ON FILM FESTIVAL www.playonfilmfestival.com
Play On Film Festival is a new feature of the 6th Annual Play On Con. Like other festivals Play On is seeking submission in the following catagories, Horror, Comedy, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Animation, Documentiries (especially if they deal with gaming or nerd culture) and other. Play On is also open to gaming videos and gaming themed content. Play On Film Festival is t...
FREQUENCY FILM FESTIVAL
MARCH 21-23, 28-30, APRIL 1-6, 2013
ANNOUNCES FILM SELECTION AND SCHEDULE
Frequency Film Festival, San Diego, CA, USA, announces
March/April 2013 film selection and film schedule
San Diego, CA (January 2013) - Fourteen narrative features and nine documentary features have been selected for Frequency Film Festival March/April 2013 line-up. There will be two North America Premieres, three USA Premieres, six West Coast Premieres, three California Premier...
The 3rd HorrorQuest Film Festival is now seeking submissions for 2013. While HorrorQuest mostly seeks horror films we welcome films in the following types of films.
Horror
Sci-Fi
Fantasy
Dark Comedy
Thrillers
Or animation of any kind.
To submit you film please vist www.thehorrorquest.com and click on, "Submit Your Flick". Fill out the official entry form and mail your submission to the address provided.
HorrorQuest is 100% Free!
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Director Catriona McKenzie’s Australian film ‘Satellite Boy’ (2012) made its US premier at the 24th Palm Springs International Film Festival in the ‘New Voices/New Visions’ section.
Set in the dry and expansive Australian Outback, the film is a perfect arrival for the theme and mood of the synergetic Aquarian Age, confronting the issues of past, present and future for Australia and the world at large. A young Aboriginal boy, Pete (played by Cameron Wallaby), is c...
Director David O. Russell ('Silver Linings Playbook', 2012) and actor Bradley Cooper.
photo by Vanessa McMahon
‘I Do’ (2012) by director Glenn Gaylord featured at the 24th Palm Springs International Film Festival. The film confronts the issue of DOMA (Defense of Marriage Act). In the film Jack (played by David W. Ross) holds an expired work visa and faces the threat of deportation back to his native England. Jack marries his best friend Ali for a green card to stay in America in order to take care of his fatherless niece, Tara. Jack is gay and falls in love with an architect, Mano; ...
On Saturday January 5th, the PSIFF program 'Talking Pictures' featured actress Naomi Watts on panel where she spoke to a full audience about her work on her latest feature: 'The Impossible' (2012).
Watts is best known for her award-winning performance in David Lynch's Mulholland Drive (2001). Other films include: The Ring (2002), 21 Grams (2004), King Kong (2005), Eastern Promises (2007) and Fair Game (2010).
A Spanish production directed by Spain's Juan Antonio Bayon...
-OFFICIAL PSIFF PRESS-
24th ANNUAL PALM SPRINGS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL AWARDS GALA PRESENTED BY CARTIER
Festival Honorees included: Ben Affleck, Alan Arkin, Bryan Cranston, Bradley Cooper, Helen Hunt, Helen Mirren, Mychael Danna, Naomi Watts, Richard Gere, Robert Zemeckis, Sally Field and Tom Hooper.
The 24th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) Awards Gala, presented by Cartier, was held Saturday, January 5, 2013 at the Palm Springs Convention Center hosted by Mary ...
On Saturday January 5th, the PSIFF program 'Talking Pictures' featured actress Naomi Watts on panel where she spoke to a full audience about her work on her latest feature: 'The Impossible' (2012).
Watts is best known for her award-winning performance in David Lynch's Mulholland Drive (2001). Other films include: The Ring (2002), 21 Grams (2004), King Kong (2005), Eastern Promises (2007) and Fair Game (2010).
A Spanish production directed by Spain's Juan Antonio Bayon...
The Slovenian film IZLET (A TRIP, 2011) by writer/director Nejc Gazvoda held its world premier in Sarajevo last year at the 17th Sarajevo Film Festival (SFF). The film screened in competition and was nominated for Best Film. The film has been nominated for Best Film in several festivals around the world and won the award for Best Feature Film at its national Slovene Film Festival by the Slovene Film Critics Association.
It most recently traveled to the 24th Palm Springs International ...
Bill Pullman at 24th PSIFF, 2013. Photo by Vanessa McMahon
Bill Pullman at 24th PSIFF, 2013
photo by Vanessa McMahon
Actor Alan Cumming attended the 'Talking Pictures' program for his latest film 'Any Day Now' (2012) at the 24th Palm Springs International Film Festival.
Alan spoke about his latest performance as 'Rudy Donatello', a lonely drag queen in an L.A. drag bar set in the 1970's. Rudy masks his abysmal solitude while in drag costume until one day his life is changed by Marco, a young boy with Downs Syndrome, who serendipitously crosses his path. Rudy eventually seeks to b...
Director Mike Magidson brings Greenland to the world with his stunning film ‘Inuk’ (2012), which screened this past week at the 24th Palm Springs Film Festival.
Filmed entirely on location in Greenland, it gives one the sense of having been there after watching this sweeping cinematic masterpiece. With its majestic extensive wide shots of icy landscapes and endless rolling glaciers, it is a visual feast for the eye, a bouquet of contrasts between the timeless and the temporal.
Th...
On January 3rd, 2013 the 24th Palm Springs International Film Festival opened with the screening of Spain's Oscar submission film ‘Blancanieves’ (2012) by Spanish director Pablo Berger.
The festival ran from January 3rd until the 14th and hosted 475 screenings of 180 films from 68 countries over 13 days. More than 130,000 filmgoers from all over the world packed the theaters in what is arguably the nation’s most film-lover friendly film festival and this filmgoer...
Director Mike Magidson brings Greenland to the world with his stunning film ‘Inuk’ (2012), which screened this past week at the 24th Palm Springs Film Festival.
Filmed entirely on location in Greenland, it gives one the sense of having been there after watching this sweeping cinematic masterpiece. With its majestic extensive wide shots of icy landscapes and endless rolling glaciers, it is a visual feast for the eye, a bouquet of contrasts between the timeless and the temporal.
Th...
Columbian director Juan Andres Arango Garcia’s film ‘LA Playa DC’ (2012) screened at the 24th Palm Springs International Film Festival in the World Cinema Now category. The film held its premier at 2012 Cannes Film Festival as an official selection of the Un Certain Regard category.
DIRECTOR: Juan Andrés Arango Garcia Producer: Jorge Andres Botero, Diana Bustamente Editor: Felipe Guerrero Screenwriter: Juan Andrés Arango Cinematographer: Nicolás Cannicci...
Danish film ‘The Hunt’ (2012) screened at the 24th Palm Springs International Film Festival. Directed by Thomas Vinterberg (Director of ‘The Celebration’, 1998, and co-founder of Dogme Films, Denmark) the film is about a modern day witch hunt where the main character ‘Lucas’ (played by Mads Mikkelsen) is innocently accused of child molestation and made an outcast in his hometown. The film won Best Actor award at 2012 Cannes Film Festival and the Ecumenical P...
Australian film ‘The Sapphires’ (2012) won the Mercedes-Benz Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature at the 24th Palm Springs International Film Festival.
The international singsong hit held its world premier at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival and its North American premier at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF).
The film is about a native Australian all-female soul band that travels to Vietnam during the Vietnam War to uplift the morale of the soldiers fighting there,...
