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And so we put goldfish in the pool. Wins Grand Jury Prize Winners of the 2017 Sundance Film Festival jury prizes in short filmmaking were announced today by Sundance Institute at a ceremony in Park City, Utah. The Short Film Grand Jury Prize, awarded to one film in the program of 68 shorts selected from 8,985 submissions, went to And so we put goldfish in the pool., written and directed by Makoto Nagahisa. Full video of the ceremony is at youtube.com/sff. The Short Film pr...
Actors Tim Robbins, Jon Hamm, Lois Smith, and Geena Davis attend the "Marjorie Prime" Premiere in Sundance Winners of Commissioning Grant, Episodic Storytelling Grant and Lab Fellowship Revealed At a reception during the 2017 Sundance Film Festival today, the beneficiaries of $60,000 in grants from Sundance Institute and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation wer...
Join Jeff Skoll (Founder and Chairman, The Skoll Foundation), Dr. David Suzuki (scientist and broadcaster), Amy Goodman (moderator), Mohamed Nasheed (Former President, Maldives), and Al Gore (Former Vice President, United States of America) for a discussion on The New Climate. ...
Fellowship Honors Artistic Contributions of Late Māori Filmmaker Amie Batalibasi (Australian Solomon Islander, Feralimae/Kosi) from Melbourne, Australia, is the 2017 recipient of the Sundance Institute Merata Mita Fellowship—an annual fellowship named in honor of the late Māori filmmaker Merata Mita (1942-2010). The announcement was delivered today at the 2017 Sundance Film Fe...
Foundation Backs Institute’s Annual Screenwriters Intensive, Year-Round Diversity Work Sundance Institute and The Will & Jada Smith Family Foundation will collaborate to support diverse independent artists, they announced today at a reception at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival. As part of a two-year commitment, the Foundation will support the Institute’s Screenwriters...
(Acquisition Title/WME and Forager Films) Starring Emily Browning, Adam Horovitz, Mary-Louise Parker, Lily Rabe, Jason Schwartzman, Chloë Sevigny and Analeigh Tipton Synopsis: Nick has settled into a safe existence in a small pocket of Brooklyn, where he currently toils on an archival project for his father-in-law. Soon, 20-something Naomi arrives from Australia to assist Nick for the semester. She has no acquaintances in the city beyond a loose family connect...
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Get behind the scenes of the films from Sundance 2017 with the filmmakers themselves as they prepare to premiere at the Festival. Their stories will inspire you, artists and audiences alike. Meet the Artist '17: Joe Piscatella 1:45 ...
Directed by Feras Fayyad & Steen Johannessen Nowhere is the human toll of Syria’s ongoing civil war more brutally manifest than in the lives of Aleppo’s “White Helmets”—first responders to the devastating bombing and terrorist attacks that have pushed this city to the brink of collapse. Volunteers Khaled, Mahmoud, and Subhi rush toward bomb sites while others run away. They search through collapsed buildings for the living and dead. Contending with...
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Netflix original films I don't feel at home in this world anymore. starring Melanie Lynskey and Elijah Wood, and Deidra & Laney Rob a Train featuring newcomers Ashleigh Murray and Rachel Crow, will make their world premieres at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival before launching on Netflix later this year. One of the most highly anticipated films at the festival, I don't feel at home in this world an...
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BENDING THE ARC World Bank President Dr. Jim Yong Kim will attend the world premiere of the stunning new documentary feature BENDING THE ARC at Sundance Film Festival and will be reunited with lifelong friends and co-founders of Partners In Health Dr. Paul Farmer and Ophelia Dahl (daughter of British novelist Roald Dahl) and patients from around the world whose lives were saved by their remarkable work. From directors Academy Award-Nominee Kief Davidson, Primetime Emmy Award Winner...
2017 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL Premieres Native Documentary Short My Father’s Tools *** A Wapikoni mobile Production *** My Father’s Tools, an observational Canadian documentary directed by first-time aboriginal filmmaker Heather C...
Dorothy Pecoraro-Bertram has the winner of their first annual script initiative Leading production, development and financing company Route One Entertainment and screenwriters resource organization Roadmap Writers today announced the winner of their first annual film and television competition to select a script for Route One’s option and development. The winning project is Sabiya, written by Dorothy Bertram. The partnership with Roadmap Writers, championed by Vice Pr...
Bero Beyer, the IFFR Festival Director, tells filmfestivals.com and the rest of the world that he is ready to welcome us all. "International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) offers a high quality line-up of carefully selected fiction and documentary feature films, short films and media art. The festival's focus is on recent work by talented new filmmakers. However, within the four sections the Festival presents, there is also room for retrospectives and themed programmes...
IFFR PRO PANELS During the first week of IFFR, the Filmmakers Hub organizes and hosts a series of panels and debates. Top industry professionals and experts attending the festival and CineMart will share their experiences with other professionals and dispense important advice to up-and-coming filmmakers. The panels are informal, yet highly instructive, and are a great forum for filmmakers to get their questions answered and for Industry pros to meet new talent...
The industry programme of the 46th edition. A wide range of interesting panels, discussions, masterclasses and off course many, many (PRO) screenings will make you feel right at home on Planet IFFR. Check the online line up of films and events at IFFR2017 ...
The American film Lemon by Janicza Bravo will open the 46th International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) on 25 January. Janicza Bravo’s impressive debut is a witty, no-holds-barred portrait of a likeable failure, with co-writer Brett Gelman (Dinner with Brett Gelman, Married), Judy Greer (Ant-Man, The Descendants), Nia Long (The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Boiler Room) and Michael Cera (Juno, Arrested Development) in the leading roles. Lemon will have its ...
The only US fiction feature in Bright Future this year, the film comes to us from the producers behind BLUE RUIN by Jeremy Saulnier. Set in the mid 1990's, SUPER DARK TIMES is a suspenseful and intelligent film about youth and the loss of innocence - what happens when the darkness lurking beneath the surface of everyday life begins to emerge. A terrible accident transforms best friends from high school Zach and Josh into enemies. This ambitious thriller is set in the American subu...
International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) invests both in talent and in technology in order to keep cinema relevant and vibrant. IFFR’s co-production market CineMart and film tech hub Propellor are entering into a cooperation with Océ – A Canon Company - a global leader in digital imaging & printing. During CineMart 2017 the Propellor | Kickstart event will take place, developing new models for the production, distribution and screening of films. Th...
Acclaimed filmmakers Olivier Assayas, Béla Tarr, Andrea Arnold and Barry Jenkins will be attending the 46th edition of International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR), where they will give masterclasses on their work and influences. These masterclasses are part of an extensive line-up of talks centred around IFFR’s themed programmes and unique, one-off film screenings. French filmmaker Olivier Assayas (Irma Vep, Clouds of Sils Maria) will talk about his previous works, his main infl...
46th International Film Festival Rotterdam 25 January - 5 February 2017 New and returning partner organisations from Kosovo, Macedonia, Chile, Kenya and USA International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) will welcome 57 promising emerging film producers from ...
The Rotterdam International Film Festival (25 January – 5 February 2017) has championed the presentation of works by talented up-and-coming filmmakers and also features them prominently in the competition sections. This year sees SELF-CRITICISM OF A BOURGEOIS DOG by Julian Radlmaier (faktura film, DFFB) having its world premiere in the Bright Future Award Competition. THE BURGLAR by Hagar Ben Asher (DE/IL/FR, Rohfilm) has the international premiere in the Hivos Tiger Competition. Four fi...
46th International Film Festival Rotterdam runs 25 January - 5 February 2017 In its Deep Focus: Nuts & Bolts programme section, International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) presents a series of unique machines from the studios of independent filmmakers and artists. Through an exhibition, film screenings and live performances, Nuts & Bolts reveals just how wide-ranging the diversity of techniques used is: from digital and high-tech to analogue and deliberately anachronistic. Dee...
46th International Film Festival Rotterdam will run 25 January - 5 February 2017 International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) will close its 46th edition on Saturday, 4 February, with the European première of the American film 20th Century Women by Mike Mills. 20th Century Women is a poignant, heart-warming portrait of fifteen-year-old Jamie, who is being brought up by his eccentric mother and two younger women. The film is a love-letter to those who bring u...
On the verge of depression following the murder of his father, Cory, a nervous, guilt-ridden 12-year-old “altar boy”, is coaxed by his adventurous best friend, Ben, to prove their manhood by embarking on their first overnight fishing trip out in the wild on the Mississippi Bayou’s Wolf River; but their trip goes awry when the hapless “altar boys” become targets of a mob hit in progress by a cold-blooded assassin who is determined to collect on a gambling debt.
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Four young people are pulled into an alternate dimension through a portal in a sweat lodge. On the other side four murderous spirits of centuries-old gold hunters await to steal the young peoples’ bodies and return to the living world.
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Horror/thriller "All I Need" (a.k.a. "Wake in Fear") has been released in UK and the US release will follow in February, as the deal with Gravitas Ventures and Girls and Corpses has been successfully closed. Several territories are still available. All I Need (2016) Horror, thriller
A young woman, Chloe, wakes bound and gagged in a dirty motel room. Disoriented, it only takes a moment to realize the horrifying situation she finds herself in. The room is filled with other young women, not unlike her: beautiful, undressed, and bound. However, she’s the only one that wakes up – and the only one that can hide when the Killer who’s set it all in motion comes to make his withdrawal from the room....
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The film will mark the feature directorial debut of Nahon, co-screenwriter of “2 Days in New York” (directed by Delpy). Nahon has also shot campaigns for Macy’s and music videos for artists such as Lykke Li and Adan Jodorowsky. Specifics of the plot are currently under wraps but it is dark noir with sci-fi undertones and has been likened to the works of David Lynch and David Cronenberg. Filming is set to start in late Spring. Roxane Mesquida Her credits include:...
Norwegian directors Ole Giæver and Erik Poppe return to the Berlin International Film Festivals Panorama sidebar. Norwegian writer-director-actor Ole Giæver has become a Berlinale favourite: for the third time will he participate in the Panorama sidebar of the Berlin International Film Festival (between 9-1...
Three Surprising Indie Gems from China and Hong Kong / Brazil Well-Represented with Five Films With the invitation of 24 further feature films, the selection for the Panorama 2017 programme has been completed. 51 works from 43 countries have been chosen for screening in the section, including 21 in Panorama Dokumente and 29 feature films in the main programme and Panorama Special. 36 of these films will be celebrating their world premieres at the Berlinale, while the programme also feat...
The film industry of the future, with the newest technological developments, trends that provide a glimpse of things to come and evolving business models, is the focus of a total of five innovative events united under the newly created label “EFM Horizon” and made possible with the support of Audi. The platform, which encompasses the formats “Propellor | Speednic”, “EFM Startups”, “VR NOW Con Business Mixer”, “Game <3 Cinema” and &ld...
(OT: Selbstkritik eines bürgerlichen Hundes) GERMAN PREMIERE Director: Julian Radlmaier, Germany, 2017, 99 Minutes, Aspect ratio: 1,37:1, Sound format: 5.1, original language & subtitles: German/ English Self-criticism of a bourgeois dog (Germany, 2017) is a political comedy with magical twists. The first full-length feature film by director Julian Radlmaier, who also plays the leading role, will celebrate its German premiere at the section Perspektive Deutsc...
The Forum now completes its programme with a series of Special Screenings which unearth cinematic gems and engage with film history. Moroccan director Ahmed Bouanani (1938-2011) faced difficulties of all kinds in trying to get his vision across. Although he himself was only able to complete one feature, he paved the way for the first generation of artistically ambitious filmmakers in his country, whether as a pioneer in working with archive material, as a trailblazer...
AMELIA 2.0 Futuristic female suspense. A desperate husband, offers up his wife's dying brain to be the first consciousness downloaded into a robotic replica. Amelia 2.0 fights political controversy, emotional turmoil, and her right to exist. &nbs...
On February 14, film producers attending “Books at Berlinale” will have the chance to discover twelve new literary works that lend themselves perfectly for adaptation to the screen. The selected novels will be presented at a pitching session in the framework of the Berlinale Co-Production Market. At a get-together following the session, the invited producers will be able to join in conversation with respected, internationally active literary agents and representatives of publishing h...
MOONTRAP: TARGET EARTH 90 min. Action/Adventure/Sci-Fi. HD. 2016. Complete. Cast: Sarah Butler (I Spit on Your Grave), Charles Shaughnessy (The Nanny), Damon Dayoub (Stichers, NCIS), Cara AnnMarie (Containment), Chris Newman (Batman vs. Superman) Synopsis: A long forgotten ancient spacecraft discovered on Earth. Investigations carried out by Scout transport her to the ...
Creators Smriti Keshari and Eric Schlosser will take the international premiere of their film on the paradoxes of nuclear deterrence to Berlin The bomb is a 55-minute experimental multimedia film that immerses the audience in the strange, compelling, and unsettling reality of nuclear weapons. The Berlin screening will feature a live performance of the score by electronica band The Acid. the bomb exists at the intersection of art, politics, and technology and places the viewer in the...
The Competition and Berlinale Special of the 67th Berlin International Film Festival are now complete. 18 of the 24 films selected for Competition will be competing for the Golden and the Silver Bears. 22 of the films will have their world premieres at the festival. The Berlinale Special will present recent works by contemporary filmmakers, documentaries, and extraordinary formats, as well as brand new series from around the world. Berlinale Special Galas will be held at the Fr...
Inicuo: The Brotherhood / Dir Alex G Alegre / Mexico / 87’ / 2016 Horror Scream Fest / Morbido Film Fest / Oaxaca Film Fest Buenos Aires Rojo Sangre "Interisting... Inteligent... well worth it” Letterboxed After a voyage of self discovery Federico creates a new religious cult. Aided by his followers, he kidnaps Fernando, a ...
First promotional footage now available for this gritty New York crime thriller at EFM! NOW IN POST PRODUCTION LONGLINE A violent criminal, recently released for a murder he committed at just 17-years-old, travels overseas and moves to Brooklyn. Though his relatives try to keep him on the straight-and-narrow, he soon immerses himself in a dangerous gangster underworld and his love for neighborhood girl ...
An inspiring portrait of a cinema icon, Don't Say No Until I Finish Talking examines the different facets of Zanuck's life and career, from his family legacy to his successes and challenges. It features a wide range of interviews, including extensive conversations with Zanuck himself. Also featured are interviews with such Hollywood notables as: Steven Spielberg...
The fund will target music driven films as well as other genres building on Abramorama’s experience in targeting niche markets. The initial fund will enable Abramorama to become involved in projects at an earlier stage, to help create, as well as market and distribute. With the flexible funding in place, Abramorama will partner with content owners, music focused digital entities, bands, management companies, and record labels, to mine the visual content they have assembled over...
The Chronicles of Melanie by Viestur Kairish Original Title: Melanijas hronika 2016, Latvia, Czech Republic, Finland; Biography, History; 120 minutes Original Language: Latvian Subtitles: English Cast & Credits Synopsis The 14th of June 1941, Soviet-occupied Latvia: Without warning, the authorities break into the house of Melanie and her husband Aleksandr and force them to leave everything be...
The Final Selections for the Berlinale Classics Section – Classics by Woody Allen, James Cameron, James Ivory and George A. Romero on the Big Screen Five of the seven restored versions screening in Berlinale Classics will be celebrating their world premiere in Berlin. In addition to the films from Germany, Israel and Mexico (see press release from December 12, 2016), the section will include four additional restored versions of international classics, by Woody Allen, James Cameron...
“EFM Industry Debates” 2017: Promises and Reality of Digital Distribution, Challenges and Opportunities in the Arab Film Industry and Innovations in Film Sales and Marketing In the tenth year of their existence, the “EFM Industry Debates” (February 10 to 12) will once again bring together high-calibre international ...
The Forum Expanded curatorial team has now completed the 2017 selection. 44 artistic works from a total of 21 countries have been invited, including 28 films of various lengths, 15 installations and a performance. The opening of the group exhibition at the Akademie der Künste at the Hanseatenweg already takes place on February 8, one day before the start of the Berlinale. 13 video and sound installations are being shown there, once again supplemented by film screenings from February 10 onwa...
Virtual Reality, 8K and Asia focus at the largest trade show for the performing arts TV industry: Avant Première Music + Media Market Berlin welcomes international experts and stars from 11 – 15 February 2017 in Berlin It is the largest annual coproduction market for the international performing arts TV and media industry: Avant Première Music + Media Market Berlin connects around 400 experts in film production, distribution and broadcasting, as well...
“Drama Series Days” 2017: New Venue, Expanded Programme / Series Events for Berlinale Market Attendees at Legendary Zoo Palast The “Drama Series Days”, a joint initiative for series content co-organised by the industry platforms European Film Market, Berlinale Co-Production Market and Berlinale Talents, are set to celebrate their third annual edition this year. Building on the great success of the previous years, a third day has been added to the programme for 20...
The 47th Berlinale Forum is showing 43 films in its main programme, 29 of which as world premieres and 10 as international premieres. This year’s Special Screenings will be announced in a further press release. This year’s programme shines a light on the sheer wealth of forms employed by the documentary, including films from Southeast Asia, Europe, North America, Latin America, the Middle East and Africa. The spectrum could hardly be broader here, encompassing institut...
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The sadistic tale of a lonely, mentally handicapped boy who befriends his reflection in an antique mirror. This demonic creature orders him to go on a murderous rampage to kill the people he loves most.
FINAL LINE -UP OF THE 37Th OPORTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL - FANTASPORTO 2017 Opening Film: The Age of Shadows- Jee-woon Kim- 140’- Coreia do Sul Closing Film: Through the Shadow - Walter Lima Jr (Brasil), 1h 43' 44''- Bras Official Sections FANTASY FILMS IN COMPETITION FEATURES Neil Stryker and the Tyrant of Time- Rob Taylor- 93’ – EUA – International Opening O...
37th EDITION OF THE OPORTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL STARTS THE 24 FEBRUARY TILL 4TH MARCH. Coming next February, the 37th edition of the renowned film festival, considered in the Top 10 of the independent film festivals of the world, is coming, once again, to celebrate the most recent film production. With two main competitions, Director’s Week (for all kinds of films) and Fantasy (for fantasy genre shorts and features) , the festival has received offers from 60 countries, o...
Kim Ki-duk (Hangul: 김기덕 Korean pronunciation: [kimɡidʌk]; born December 20, 1960) is a South Korean filmmaker noted for his idiosyncratic art-house cinematic works. His films have received many distinctions in the festival circuit, making him one of the most important contemporary Asian film directors. Major festival awards include Golden Lion at 69th Venice International Film Festival for Pietà, Silver L...
"Lines" a film by Vassilis Mazomenos : A call operator endeavors to help people keep on living and hoping. Storyline : Greece now days. Seven different stories about seven persons who have already reached their limits and finally fall apart. Despite their seemingly obvious connection they are simultaneously connected through a common desperate action: the last phone call to the psychological support center called "life line". It's t...
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When the Oscars streamed the announcements for the first time in their history this morning, anybody in the world got a glimpse at who AMPAS deemed Oscar-worthy for the 89th Academy Awards. The net result?
You get emails from everybody and your mother about how right, or wrong your predictions were — maybe not the result the Academy expected, but announcing online is here to stay. Meanwhile, what a line-up, and let’s create the hashtag #OscarSoRight, right now.
THE ENGLISH PATIENT leads the pack with 12 nominations but was snubbed for Best Picture. The 20/20 Awards views films through the perspective of time and annually re-evaluates films from 20 years prior. Benefiting from hindsight, a voting body of fi...
La La Land received 14 nominations, becoming one of the most nominated films ever;Moonlight and Arrival both take eight. La La Land (2016) Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs, joined by Oscar®-winning and nominated Academy members Demian Bichir, Dustin Lance Black, Glenn Close, Guillermo del Toro, Marcia Gay Harden, Terrence Howard, Jennifer Hudson, Brie Larson, Jason Reitman, Gabourey Sidibe and Ken Watanabe, announced the 89th Academy...
The newly released feature film "Loving," written and directed by Jeff Nichols, has been honored with the Truly Moving Picture Award from nonprofit arts organization Heartland Film. Select theatrically-released titles — entertaining films that do more than just entertain — receive the designation throughout the year. Submissions are received directly from studios and producers for consideration. “Timely and compelling, 'Loving' is a testament to the power of ...
SAG Awards® will be simulcast on TNT and TBS on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2017 The Actor® statuettes — which this year’s 23rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® honorees will receive for outstanding performances in 2016 — have been cast in solid bronze at the American Fine Arts Foundry in Burbank, California. SAG Award® nominated actor Mykelti Williamson (Fences, Forrest Gump) was there to watch the dramatic process in person, as were SAG Awards Committee ...
Jane Fonda and Dolly Parton to Present Lily Tomlin with the 53rd SAG Life Achievement Award at the 23rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards®; The trio will reunite Sunday, Jan. 29, 2017 on TNT and TBS’s live SAG Awards® telecast Jane Fonda and Dolly Parton will present the SAG Life Achievement Award to actor, comedian, writer, producer and all-round entertainment maverick Lily Tomlin during the 23rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards®, Executive Producer Kathy...
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Golden Trailer Awards 2017
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The Best in New Media....Honoring Stories Worth Telling
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March 26, 2017 Regular Deadline
The submissions for the 4th edition of the World of Film International Festival in Glasgow, Scotland are now open. The very earlybird submitters can send their short and feature films across the three main sections of the festival - First Features & Shorts Competition, Female Perspective & Focus on Balkan Cinema.
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February 28, 2017 Regular Deadline
The Melbourne Doc Fest each year curates world class features direct from some of the hottest most prestigious documentary film festivals in the world like Sheffield Doc Fest, Traverse City Film Festival Doc NYC, SXSW, Doc Edge and IDFA. But what matters to us most is documentaries that are well-made, compelling, thought provoking, passionate and relevant to Australian audiences.
The Melbourne Doc Fest is one of the world newest documentary film festivals and one of the most fun and interesting stop overs on the international documentary film festival circuit. It is the only festival in Australasia to provide feedback on submissions. ...
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February 10, 2017 Extended Deadline
For 6 years, we've been bringing in the finest films from around the world. The film festival became a 501(c)3 and launched in 2009 and now screens more then 70 films each year! Hollywood Director Joe Carnahan is our creative director. He has brought us such films as "The Grey" and "The A-Team" with Liam Neeson and now has Bad Boys 3 in pre-production. Most of our previous winners of Best Feature have obtained distribution. Last year's winner BEREAVE just signed a distribution deal and said, " I wish to take a moment to tell you that your hospitality and your wonderful festival helped our film stand out for distribution. Thank you for that and we'll be sending you more of our work in the future.” So join us!
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The 2017 Television & Film Awards gala will take place at the annual NAB Show in Las Vegas on April 25th, 2017
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The New York Festivals International TV & Film Awards honors the World’s Best TV and Films at its annual gala at NAB Show in Las Vegas on April 25th. Founded in 1957, NYF TV & Film Awards offers a powerhouse of categories including: 30 categories for documentaries and dozens of categories for news, drama and performers. New York Festivals welcomes network, studio, independent, and student productions of all lengths across all platforms. Late entries accepted until January 5th, 2017. For more information visit: http://www.newyorkfestivals.com/tvfilm/
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by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent Okay, so that headline lyric is actually from Frank Sinatra about Luck being a Lady, and frankly that’s just one misconception about women that the movie 20TH CENTURY WOMEN hopes to debunk. That and every notion of gender from conception to girl power to the male gaze to reproduction. This movie is not a “chick flick,” shall we say, but it is a flick about chicks/women/girls, and every other representation of — stealing f...
The Cartagena de Indias International Film Festival – FICCI – the oldest of its kind in Latin America, revealed the list of films that will compete for the India Catalina award in the different categories. The best productions will receive over 35.000 dollars' worth of prizes. The Official Selection consists of ten films in the Fiction section, ten in the Documentary section, eight in the Colombian Film section, 23 shorts in the Short Film section, while the Nuevos Cre...
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THE EVIL WITHIN by late Andrew Getty
The sadistic tale of a lonely, mentally handicapped boy who befriends his reflection in an antique mirror. This demonic creature orders him to go on a murderous rampage to kill the people he loves most.
LIES WE TELL by Mitu Misra
Bradford International Film Associates Ltd. just completed Lies We Tell their first feature film written and directed by Mitu Misra, with Gabriel Byrne as the lead and a stellar cast including Harvey Keitel, Jan Uddin, Sibylla Deen, Mark Addy & Gina McKee.
A trusted driver must deal with his dead boss's Muslim mistress, her dark past pulling him into a life-and-death showdown with her notorious gangster cousin/ex-husband.
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Lies We Tell Review: A touching Thriller Story
The film brings into discussion several social topics prominent in present times, such as a male dominating society, issues that involve an Islamic divorce and being forced into marriage to please families.
Lies we Tell Review : Gabriel Byrne delivers
First time director Mitu Misra’s Lies We Tell debut feature is an offering of great acting, a strong story and stellar performances by Gabriel Byrne and the entire cast. Byrne delivers a sensitive and powerful performance with an intensity and gritty authenticity. He plays Donald and has a palpable chemistry with Amber (acted by newcomer Sybilla Deen).
Chrome Star Pictures Ltd presents OFFENSIVE, a Jon Ford thriller movie, produced by Jon Ford and Anne Davaud
A retired couple, Bernard and Helen Martin, inherit a remote house in rural France, the very same village Bernard’s war hero father liberated during the Second World War, over 70 years earlier.
This peaceful couple quickly become the target of a crual gang of street kids, who terrorise the village.
An e-generation permanently plugged into their devices, devoid of empathy, a new breed of technological psychopath…
Pushed beyond breaking point, can Bernard live up to his father’s legend, as the situation explodes into a brutal war of generations ?
Revolution by Rob Stewart (following the success of Sharkwater)
over 40 festival wins so far
Eco Documentary feature film by Rob Stewart April 2015, 82 minutes (Sharkwater)
Revolution is a film about changing the world. The true-life adventure of Rob Stewart, this follow-up to his acclaimed SHARKWATER (36 festival wins) documentary continues his remarkable journey; one that will take him through 15 countries over four years, and where he'll discover that it's not only sharks that are in grave danger -- it's humanity itself.
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The 27th Annual San Diego Jewish Film Festival presented by the San Diego Center for Jewish Culture at the Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center, JACOBS FAMILY CAMPUS, will run February 8-19, 2017. The 12-day Festival is the largest Jewish cultural event in San Diego and draws over 17,000 attendees annually and 97 film screenings. The Festival features San Diego film premieres, international guest artists and filmmakers local and international. Screenings will be shown at 5 locations. &...
For the third year in a row, the Cartagena International Film Festival will include a tribute to the past in its official image. This year, we're bringing back the India Catalina, chosen in 1960 as the symbol of the Festival by its founder, Víctor Nieto. The statuette, which is awarded to the winning films, was designed by artist Héctor Lombana. In 1974 Spanish sculptor Eladio Gil designed the monument that has since become an emblem of this city, inspired by the Fest...
The 6th edition of the Champs-Elysées Film Festival, created by the Producer, Distributor and Exhibitor Sophie Dulac, will take place from Thursday 15th to Thursday 22nd June , 2017, in the cinemas on the Champs-Elysées. In order to enhance the Franco-Americain theme, the festival is creating a competition of 6 French feature films this year premiering in Paris, with or without french distributors. Programmmed by the French movie journalist Alex M...
The 2017 incarnation of the world's most popular film noir festival, Noir City, is returning to the legendary Egyptian theater February 16 through 22, with 20 exceptional films ranging from the mid-twentieth century to today and culled from all parts of the globe. "The Big Knockover" is a veritable history of the heist film, from black-and-white Hollywood classics such as Criss Cross (1949) and The Asphalt Jungle (1950), to stunning contemporary thrillers...
See it first at the Fest: 15 Feature Premieres! Program Highlights: Centerpiece Screening: Born in China, USA/China, Special Preview Screening the latest True Life Adventure from Disneynature Fest Flashback: Panda! Go Panda!, Japan A favorite from our 20-year archive, from the legendary team that formed Studio Ghibli Closing Spotlight: Ancien and the Magic Tablet, Japan, North American Premiere a fender and genre-bending anime fantasty Ivan Tsarevitch &...
BERGAMO FILM MEETING International Film Festival 35th edition | March 11-19, 2017 The 35th edition of Bergamo Film Meeting - which will take place from March 11 to 19, 2017 - is starting to take shape: the already announced retrospective devoted to award-winning Czech director Miloš Forman will be complemented by a focus on the new talents in contemporary cinema. Supported by the EU through the MEDIA sub-program of Creative Europe, the Festival offers a pri...
Featuring a four-day program of independent short films in all styles and genres, Nevada’s largest film festival is preparing to welcome filmmakers and industry talent for its 13th season in Boulder City. “We’re presenting a very diverse array of international films at the festival this year,” said Lee Lanier, executive director and co-founder of the Dam Short Film Festival. Approximately 100 filmmakers are expected to attend the event, which offers 113 short films...
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The Taylan Brothers will serve as the jury presidents of the 36th Istanbul Film Festival’s National Golden Tulip Competition jury Organised by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV) between 5-16 April 2017, the 36th Istanbul Film Festival announces the jury members for its National Golden Tulip Competition. Türk Tuborg A.Ş is the Turkish Cinema Theme Sponsor of the festival, which includes the National Golden Tulip Competition, National Document...
Oscar and eight-time Emmy-award winning actress Cloris Leachman will receive the 2017 Lifetime Achievement Award at the 23rd annual Sedona International Film Festival, Feb. 18-26. The nine-day festival features 160-plus films selected from more than 1,200 documentaries, features, shorts and special-interest films submitted for consideration. Three-time Grammy Award winner Bruce Hornsby will open the 2017 Festival with a performance on Saturday, Feb. 18 and five-time Grammy nominee Michael Fein....
Millie Bobby Brown, Sophia Bush, Gabrielle Carteris, Common, Rashida Jones, Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin, Alia Shawkat, Finn Wolfhard and Steven Yeun to Present at the 23rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® The 23rd Annual SAG Awards® will air live on TNT and TBS, Sunday, Jan...
The Artemis Women in Action Film Festival is thrilled to announce the presentation of The Artemis Action Rebel Award to recognize superstar actor/producer Tom Cruise (Mission: Impossible, Jack Reacher: Never Go Back, Edge of Tomorrow, Knight and Day,) for his illustrious body of work which, in addition to cementing his place in Hollywood acting history, has also championed strong female heroes in film. Mr. Cruise’s films commonly feature women in physically strong, empowered action roles o...
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Fort d'une expérience acquise dans la distribution de films pour deux Majors (Sony et Fox mariée sous a direction avec UGC) Bruno Chatelin propose une expérience pointue au service de votre stratégie digitale à Travers sa structure de Conseil MAJOR BUZZ FACTORY Le fondateur Bruno Chatelin : un Professionnel de la communication entouré de spécialistes, son expérience est ancrée sur trois univers La publicité, Le mark.eting et le digital.
La La Land domine les nominations pour les Oscars avec 14 nominations, plusieurs Français sont également dans la course, dont Isabelle Huppert dans la catégorie meilleure actrice,aux cotés de Ma vie de courgette, la tortue rouge, le Client... La prochaine cérémonie des Oscars se déroulera à Los Angeles le 26 février prochain. La La Land qui obtient 14 nominations toutes cat...
Sept films d'animation français ou co-produits sur les vingt-sept pré-sélectionnés pour l'Oscar 2017 du Meilleur Film d'Animation... Une première ! Dans l'ordre : Avril et le monde truqué (Christian Desmares-Franck Ekinci) La Tortue rouge ( Michaël Dudok de Wit) Le Petit prince, ( Mark Osborne) Ma Vie de courgette (Claude Barras) Mune, le gardien de la lune (Alexandre H...
La 42e cérémonie des César se tiendra le 24 février à la Salle Pleyel, Alain Terzian, Président de l'Académie des César a dévoilé ce matin la liste des nommés qui fait suite à l annonce des Oscar où les français figurent en belle place (Isabele Huppert....) Elle et Frantz sont bien plaçés, on attend toujours l'annonce du prochain Président de la cérémoni...
C’est un trio d’as du cinéma que Visions du Réel, Festival international de cinéma Nyon invite du 21 au 29 avril 2017 pour sa 48e édition, comme l’ont révélé à Soleure Claude Ruey, Président, et Luciano Barisone, Directeur artistique. Trois réalisateurs incontournables marqueront en effet le Festival: le Sesterce d’or Prix Raiffeisen Maître du Réel sera décerné au réa...
Suzy, trentenaire, vit seule... ou presque. Sa mère, Madeleine, qui habite juste à côté s’immisce fréquemment chez elle pour oublier son quotidien peu enthousiaste. Mais Suzy qui perd son boulot et son petit ami n’est pas dans ses meilleurs jours pour subir les va et- vient quotidiens de sa mère. Quoi qu'il en soit, Madeleine doit vider son sac « pour le bien de Suzy » mais surtout pour se libérer elle-m&ecir...
20e FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL DU FILM DE COMEDIE DE L’ALPE D’HUEZ, EN ISERE PALMARES 2017 Le Jury présidé cette année par le comédien Omar Sy, accompagné de Pascale Arbillot, Audrey Lamy, Patrick Timsit & Franck Gastambide a remis les prix suivants : GRAND PRIX - OCS DU FESTIVAL DE L’ALPE D’HUEZ 2017 L’ASCENSION de Ludovic Bernard Avec Ahmed Sylla & Alice Belaïdi ...
De Rome à Paris présente une sélection de 11 films inédits de l’année 2016 au cinéma l’Arlequin du 19 au 22 janvier 2017. Cette manifestation, dont ce sera la 9e édition, a pour but de projeter des films inédits aux distributeurs français, en présence d’un public, condition inhabituelle dans les marchés traditionnels. La sélection réunit des films récents, de qu...
La 6ème édition de Champs-Elysées Film Festival, créé par la productrice, distributrice et exploitante Sophie Dulac, se déroulera du jeudi 15 au jeudi 22 juin 2017, dans les salles de cinéma des Champs-Élysées. Afin de renforcer sa thématique franco-américaine, le festival innove cette année en lançant une compétition de 6 longs métrages français en Premi&egrav...
Aller au cinéma ou faire l’amour un ouvrage de Christine Masson Illustrations de Yann Legendre 1er février 2017 19,90€ 144 pages 12,5 x 18,5, relié En coédition avec France Inter Elle les a tous approchés de très près ces grands fauves que sont Pialat, De Niro, Wenders, Spielberg, Almodovar, Ferrara, Kaurismäki… Christine Masson livre ici pour la première fois les moments...
