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So sad we lost our friend Donald Ranvaud, in jury duty at FFM 40, he was 62 and a great producer

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A friend passed away...I remember when we were both 60 in Cannes having fun in front of Salle du 60ème... See the photo!
I was so happy to see him in Montreal, (he arrived a bit late and missed the grand opening of the 40th edition of Serge Losique's Festival). British film producer Donald Ranvaud, who was a jury member in the Montreal World Film Festival (WFF), died suddenly in his hotel room on Sunday night of a heart attack. He was 62. Ranvaud was known for producing the film CITY OF GOD.
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FFM 40 concludes with Awards and Cash prizes...and a sad note of a jury friend passing away RIP Donald Ranvaud

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AWARDS OF THE 40th WORLD FILM FESTIVAL,  MONTREAL 2016 September 5   Jury Pierre-Henri Deleau, film festival director, producer, France Claude Gagnon, director, Canada Goran Markovic, director, Serbia Donald Ranvaud, producer, Italy / UK Eliseo Subiela, director, Argentina   FEATURE FILMS Grand Prize of the Americas (Best Film): 100,000$ - USTAV REPUBLIKE HRVATSKE / THE CONSTITUTION by Rajko Grlic (Croatia, Czech Republic, Slovenia, Macedonia) Special Gr...
 

Awards - 47th Montreal Student Film Festival 2016

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AWARDS - 47th STUDENT FILM FESTIVAL 2016 NATIONAL COMPETITION (CANADA)   NORMAN McLAREN AWARD (Best Film) - 10,000 $ VOYEUR by Matthew Read (Humber College, Toronto, ON)   JURY AWARD: Fantasy Guise by Matthew Fitzgibbon (BCIT: British Columbia Institute of Technology, Burnaby, BC)   BEST ANIMATION FILM: AN ASTRONAUT'S TALE by Cesar Belocora (Dawson College, Montreal, QC)   BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM: READERS OF THE HOLOCAUST by Chorong Kim...
 

Montreal 40th FFM "DUST" by Godze Kural (Turkey)

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Montreal FFM 40th "Ariana forever" short by Katharina Rivilis

 
Interview by Leopoldo Soto Kathtarina is a student in film, in Berlin at DFFB ...
 

Montreal FFM 40th showing "The circle" by Ruken Tekes - interview

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Interview by Leopoldo Soto in Montreal Shortfilm, describes the Kurdish kids discrimination, at school. more at https://www.facebook.com/theCircleByRukenTekes/ ...
 

Kemtiyu, Sėex anta au FFM un film de Ousmane-William MBAYE

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Ousmane-William MBAYE LES FILMS MAME YANDE - AUTOPRODUCTION KEMTIYU SÉEX ANTA - CHEIKH ANTA UN FILM DE OUSMANE WILLIAM MBAYE SYNOPSIS "L'Homme Universel", "Le Contemporain Capital", "Le Géant du Savoir", "Le Dernier Pharaon"… titrent les journaux sénégalais au lendemain de sa mort, le 7 février 1986. Trente ans plus tard, "KEMTIYU" dresse le portrait de Cheikh Anta ...
 

Film Ministry of Love premiering at Montreal WFF

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Directed by Pavo Marinković  a filmmaker from Croatia  MINISTRY OF LOVE will screen on 30th of August, 11:20 in Imperial Cinema.  Ministry of Love is a dramatic comedy, produced by Croatia, Czech Republic and Eurimages.  http://www.ministry-of-love.info/ ...
 

MAURO JOHN CAPECE on Sfashion

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MAURO JOHN CAPECE, italian director, presented "SfFashion·" inspired in italian tradion and geniality of fashion design. ...
 

World Premiere of Everybody Happy

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NIC BALTAZAR, awarded belgian filmaker. Critics agreed his film "Everybody happy" is one of the most relevant movies during 40th FFM. he has previously been awarded with G.P: of the Americas, for "BEN-X" his first feature film. ...
 

Meet Maxime Motte, "How I met my father".

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Maxime´s opera prima, magnificent comedy about tlerance, migration, about human being, Wonderful story, very well told. One of the fovorites of the public in Montreal World Film Festival. http://www.unifrance.org/film/40972/c... VIDEO BY lEOPOLDO sOTO ...
 

A presentation of Olympusat Network of 70 channels looking for spanish content at FFM

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Leopoldo Soto speaks with Jesus Pinango Director of TV content strategy at OLYMPUSAT, based in Florida, a platform with more than 70 Channes, broadcasted in spanish, with 20 millions audience; sponsored FFM. interested in coproduction and help awarded directors in Latinoamerican Section "Glauber Rocha Award". ...
 

Et le bal continue by Georgi Balabanov showing at FFM

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ET LE BAL CONTINUE WILL SCREEN SEPTEMBRE 2 @  7 PM AT THEATRE OUTREMONT. SYNOPSIS AND THE PARTY GOES ON takes an unflinching look at the various social and political masquerades that continue to take place in Bulgaria. The former Soviet satellite has joined the European Union with the American Dream deeply ingrained in its psyche. The journeys of a star news anchor, a muscular bodyguard turned representative, a former secret service agent and an anti-communist dissident collide in mo...
 

Mothers's Airfield premiering at Montreal World Film Festival.

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Feng Yiwei Deputy General Manager Inner Mongolia Film Studio producer of Mothers's Airfield attending Montreal World Film Festival. "On the isolated grasslands of Inner Mongolia, a shepherdess adopts an orphan from the city. Years later after the boy has left to serve in the air force, a well-intentioned white lie gives the elderly shepherdess hope of seeing her adopted son one last time."   Director: Yupeng Zhou   ...
 

Olympusat and Huatulco Food and Film Festival Cocktail Party at ffm

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Leopoldo Soto (Huatulco FF) and Claude Gagnon, Canadian Producer and director (currently finalising a western script for Telefilm (on a deadline for August 31) Claude a busy film professionnal, jury at FFM took some time to toast with Leopoldo and us, just between two movies. No secrets here we had mescal and great networking. Leopoldo with Monika Wilczynska director of Who I am Ugurcan Gursozlu (Golden Horn Founder, Turkish Film Events) with Leopoldo and Jean-Pierre Tadros. &Eac...
 

Interview with Ivan Trujillo, jury on the student films competition

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Serge Losique with Yvan Trujillo IVAN TRUJILLO, Dir. del Festival I. de Cine en GUADALAJARA, jury  member in student film competition discusses with Festival founder Serge Losique by Leopoldo Soto ...
 

During 40TH Montreal Film Festival Turkish Ambassador in Canada welcomes the turkish filmmakers delegation.

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Reception in honor of Turkish filmmakers, organised by Golden Horn founder Ugurcan Gursozlu (left and Leopoldo Soto, right).     Video By Leopoldo Soto ...
 

Serge Losique welcoming guests at "Kiss me like a Lover" opening Red Carpet

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Despite the shadows and questions around the Festival's fate a huge crowd was waiting for Serge Losique at the Imperial August 25 at 7.00pm  for the official opening of the 40th edition (the toughest since the hotel and cinema partnerships fell at the last minute). Nevertheless guests of the festival were flocking on the red carpet, with elegant attire, waiting for the late Jury (some of them were late at the airport) and the complete cast and crew of Kiss me Like a Lover by Andre ...
 

Claude Gagnon opens the 40th edition of Montreal World Film Festival

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CLAUDE GAGNON, recognized Quebecois film director, declares inaugurated the 40th Montreal World Film Festival, at Theatre Imperial. Serge Losique, founder and director of the festival, previosly presented the event. ...
 
 

André Forcier’s KISS ME LIKE A LOVER opens the 40th Montreal World Film Festival

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André Forcier’s Embrasses-moi comme tu m’aimes opens today the 40th edition of the Montreal World Film Festival.  The film’s world premiere in the MWFF’s World Competition will mark the fourth time a Forcier feature has competed in the festival, having won a variety of awards for Une histoire inventée (1990), A Wind From Wyoming (1994) and Coteau Rouge (2011). Scripted by Forcier and Linda Pinet, the film was produced by...
 

World premiere of ZAZY by MX Obert (STRATOSPHERE GIRL, UNDER THE MILKY WAY) in Montreal World FF

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Zazy By M.X.Oberg Zazy (18) is interning for a tailor in a small Italian town, where she meets Marianna (39), a wealthy elegant German, who is there on holidays with her children. Soon she discovers that Marianna may be romantically involved with her boss Patrick. When Patrick goes missing after a trip with Marianna, together with her boyfriend Tomek (21), Zazy starts blackmailing her. Soon enough the young couple have Marianna doing their bidding – a sadistic power play en...

 

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The 73rd edition of the Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Cinematigrafico off and running

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By Alex Deleon 

The 73rd edition of the Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Cinematigrafico, otherwise known as the Venice Film Festival, is off and running.

With an overwhelming cornucopia  of films of all kinds to choose from --new Hollywood star vehicles, old restored classics, documentaries and feature films from around the globe, shorts, experimental films, etc.  one is faced with what the Italians call "l'imbarazzo della scelta"  -- Choice Overload  -- which is par for the course at major festivals like Venice. 

In such a situation veteran festivaleers such as Yours Truly try to see unusual films which are not likely to turn up elsewhere and, for the time being, take a pass on most big name films which which will definitely show up at other festivals  or at commercial screenings on the streets of all major cities.

In the first couple of days the first five films I have looked in on were all in different theaters and all in different languages, to wit; Icelandic, Hebrew, English, Croatian, and Korean. (Capsule reviews below) 

The grand opener on August 31 was the American biggie "LA LA Land", starring Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone, about a jazz pianist who falls for an aspiring actress in Los Angeles. Youthful director. Damien Chazelle, 31, had a critical success "Whiplash" two years ago which also dealt with musicians. The stars graced the opening night red carpet and the pic went over big with the Italian audience and critics.

 

Films representing the best of Chilean industry at Venice

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One Chilean film representing the best of our industry at Venice, the much-awaited feature El Cristo ciego (The Blind Christ), by Christopher Murray. For us each and every achievement made by our filmmakers is of great importance, and w...
 

Michele Vannucci's debut feature film, ll più grande sogno

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FIRST LOOK AT IL PIU GRANDE SOGNO (I WAS A DREAMER) BY MICHELE VANNUCCI Michele Vannucci's debut feature film, ll più grande sogno (I was a dreamer) is one of 18 films chosen for the Orizzonti section (Horizons) at the Venice Film Festival (31 August - September 10th). The film will have its world premiere on September 4th and is also competing for a Lion of the Future “Luigi De Laurentiis&rdqu...
 

"BOZZETTO NON TROPPO" a film by MARCO BONFANTI - a film about animation legend Bruno Bozzetto.

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Zagora and Istituto Luce Cinecittà  in  collaboration with Sky Arte HD presents BOZZETTO NON TROPPO a film by Marco Bonfanti A production Zagora and Istituto Luce-Cinecittà in collaboration with Sky Arte HD Executive producer Anna Godano  with the participation of Studio Bozzetto & Co. and Bruno Bozzetto Distribution distributed in Italy by ISTITUTO LUCE CINECITTÀ    ...
 

After Golden Lion winner From Afar, Venezuela is back in Venice with La Soledad

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Venezuelan director Jorge Thielen Armand went back into his memories to portrait his childhood old decrepit grandparents house that will soon be demolished. Based on a true story and played by the real inhabitants, La Soledad depicts how relationships and moral values are affected by the economic chaos. The old mansion not only reflects a family's dispersal but also today's Venezuela, forgotten in time. Filming in Venezuela includes technological and logistical constraints.&nbs...
 

Red Carpet on Mostra opening film

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Official partner of the Film Festival for over a decade, Jaeger-LeCoultre reaffirmed its commitment to encouraging and celebrating filmmaking at the opening ceremony that took place at Palazzo del Cinema in Venice last night. Jaeger-LeCoultre, gathered close friends of the Brand to celebrate cinema. Throughout the evening guests were humbled and thoughtful about Italy's recent tragedy. The world premiere of Damien Chazelle's film La La Lan...
 

Emma Stone and Damiene Chazelle bring "La La land" to open the 73. International Film Festival

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Emma Stone and Damiene Chazelle, respectively the actress and the director of “La La land”, the opening film of the 73. International Film Festival, have been the first guests in our Lounge. Arrived on board of 2 Jaguar F-peace, the talent reached the indoor and outdoor spaces of the former greenhouses of C.I.G.A. hotels. There, the journalists, carrying out television and print interviews, got the plot of the film. Mia and Sebastian court the...
 

Austrian Documentary Cinema Futures in Venice Classics

 
CINEMA FUTURES, is a new documentary by Michael Palm (Edgar G. Ulmer - The Man Off-screen / Low Definition Control)  on the future of analogue film, archives and cinema. It is screening in the Venice Classics section of the Venice Film Festival on September 2nd. It was initiated by the Austrian Film Museum on the occasion of its 50th anniversary in 2014.     Friday, September 2 - Venice Classics   CINEMA FUTURES A film by M...
 

New York Film Academy Student Showcase to Open the Market at the 73rd Venice Film Festival

 
  The New York Film Academy (NYFA) is proud to announce a special student showcase as part of this year’s 73rd Venice Film Festival Market. Providing an unprecedented opportunity for exposure and networking to a selection of our talented students, NYFA's Venice Showcase will feature 5 short films spanning all three academic departments – fiction, documentary and animation. The NYFA event is set to open the brand-new Venice Production Bridge platform in the m...
 

Venice Festival Homage to Mr. Abbas Kiarostami- 76 Minutes & 15 Seconds with Abbas Kiarostami

 
The 73rd Venice International Film Festival has dedicated this edition of the Festival to Mr. Abbas Kiarostami and this Homage will include two short films by Mr. Kiarostami, "24 Frames" and "Take Me Home" as well as a very brand new documentary by Seifollah Samadian (documentary filmmaker and photographer of ABC Africa and Five), "76 Minutes & 15 Seconds with Abbas Kiarostami". This is a Portrait of an artist, whose exceptional approach to Art and Life, de...

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NYC Indie Film Festival May 2 – 7, 2017

Regular deadline November 30, 2016

NYC Indie Film Festival honors the Best in Category which includes Best Narrative Feature, Best Documentary, Best Short Documentary, Best Short Narrative, Best Super Short, Best Music Video, as well as Best Director and Best Screenplay.

Be part of the New York City Independent Film Festival! The 8th Annual NYC Indie Film Festival will take place May 2 - 7, 2017 and will present indie films from around the world, panels, live shows, parties, and more! NYCIndieFF celebrates the power of independent filmmaker and offers awards valued at over $12,000 USD. Submit your film today for your chance to win and join us in New York next spring! .

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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

Deadline October 15

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/

NYF TV & Film Awards New Categories for 2017: Heroes, Ecotourism, and Best Use of Technology

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The Myrtle Beach International Film Festival April 19 – 22, 2017

The Myrtle Beach International Film Festival has been awarded several prestigious awards including one of the "Top 25 film festivals worth the entry fee" by Movie Maker Magazine. The MBIFF screens projects in a multi-million dollar theater, housing state of the art technology. 
Being billed as the East Coast's answer to Sundance, the MBIFF has a reputation for outstanding films including writings and blogs making the statement that the MBIFF has the best film line up in the World. We continue to be a venue for up and coming film makers as well as seasoned professionals. Many of the filmmakers will be in attendance with their films, and will be available for Q&A sessions.

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Ramsgate International Film and TV Festival March 23 -26, 2017

September 30, 2016 Regular Deadline

The first Ramsgate International Film and TV Festival will be held in Ramsgate with its stunning Royal Harbour, unique in England. It is run by the Ramsgate Film & TV Institute, which will also run a variety of screenings throughout the year to bring international independent cinema to local audiences.

President of the Festival is Brenda Blethyn (Secret & Lies, Vera,...), BAFTA, Globe and Cannes Best Actress Winner and Oscar Nominated. Brenda will also pick the winner of the First Feature Film Category.

The Festival focus is to show new works and help promote film makers. Screenings are complemented by a strong programme of quality events and seminars, with industry professionals of high reputation, who have already confirmed their attendance. Do check the website for more all news as they come. 
www.ramsgateiftvfest.org

 

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Mountain and Adventure Film Festival  February 16th - March 19th, 2017


Submit by November 30th

We encourage you to submit all your great films, both current and past. Great mountain and adventure films don't go out of style. Film Festival Flix is the intersection between filmmakers and film lovers, working to build the most complete Mountain & Adventure film library, so audiences can find and purchase every film they've heard about in the past 50+ years.

General Submission: June 1st - August 31, 2016 
Late Submission: September 1st, 2016+ (acceptance at the Festival's sole discretion)

 

Official Line Up Announced: December 1st, 2016

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HALLOWEEN HORROR FEST  October 1 - 31, 2016

Deadline August 31

Celebrating world-class horror films and the filmmakers who terrify, disgust, and disturb us. 

Submission: June 1st - August 31st, 2016 (Submission Fee - $25)
Official selections will be announced September 13th, 2016
Official competition dates: October 1st - 23rd, 2016

Winners Week: October 24th - 31st, 2016

Festival Home Page: http://filmfestivalflix.com/festival/halloween-horror-fest/#.V2MeeOYrKi5

Submission: http://filmfestivalflix.com/hhf-pages/film-submission/

Categories, Prizes & Benefits: http://filmfestivalflix.com/hhf-pages/prize-categories/ (under construction)

Submission Period: June 1st - August 31st

We encourage you to submit all your films, both current and past. Great films don't go out of style.

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Fantasporto 2017
February 24 - March 4, 2017

EARLY ENTRY DEADLINE: OCTOBER 30TH, 2016!  

Fantasporto’2017 | Oporto International Film Festival announces our Call for Film Entries for the 37th annual festival, running February 24th till March 4th.

This Call is for Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi features and shorts in the Fantasy competition. The Director’s Week is for features only, in all genres except fantasy.

Deadlines for Entries for 2017 edition are October 30th (Early Call) and December 5th (Final Call).

Films can be submitted now using the film submission website www.fantasporto.com

Fantasporto enjoys incredible loyalty and support from the large film-appreciating community all over the World. In the last edition, Fantasporto was attended by over 20,000 enthusiastic genre film fans and over 200 members of the film press and industry.

Considered in 2015 as the first of the independent film festivals in the world by TRIPPER, Fantasporto is among the top film festivals  for the discovery of new talent, having revealed countless of now famous directors, producers and actors.

The World Heritage City by UNESCO of Porto, twice considered Europe’s Best Touristic Destination,  is another factor adding interest . Founded in 1981, the 37th edition has the support of the Portuguese State.

Check the  Regulations on the site www.fantasporto.com.

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The seven films in the Culinary Zinema section will take us to the origins, traditions and future of food

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Six documentaries and a fiction feature will compete for the Tokyo Gohan Award in the San Sebastian Festival section combining cinema and gastronomy Tickets for the screening-dinner combo will be available for purchase from Monday, September 5th   Culinary Zinema, the section combining film and gastronomy, turns six this year. Created in collaboration with the Berlin Festival and organised jointly with the Basque Culinary Center, this edition it brin...
 
 

The San Sebastian Festival and Creative Europe MEDIA organize the second edition of ''Audiences in motion''

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Audiences in Motion: Listening to the User Donostia - San Sebastian - San Telmo Museum September 18 - 9:30 am   Audiences in motion will celebrate its second edition during the 64th San Sebastian Festival. The event will continue to study the central position held by the audience in the production, distribution and exhibition of audiovisual contents in the digital era. This year’s event is entitled Audiences in Motion: Listening to the User. The conference, jointly org...

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Joseph and Vincent Almudever - The brothers who fought against Hitler and Franco.

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Happy Birthday Greetings to "our" NO PASARAN Protagonists: The french brothers Joseph Almudever, now 97 years, and Vincent Almudever, now 99 years old, are still combative on the way - and they keep up with the times www.facebook.com/josealmudevermateu. Joseph Almudever (left), Vincent Almudever (right) ...
 
 

"Dope Fiend" set to World Premiere at The Newark International Film Festival

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In New York City, real events are often every bit as exciting, intriguing and shocking as well crafted fiction.  The urban drama “Dope Fiend”, based on a true story, illustrates that to the fullest in it's recently released teaser trailer promising what is sure to be an unforgettable look at the dark side of gentrification, a furious drug war, love, hate and loyalty, all played out on the streets of Brooklyn.     Brooklyn, NY - Dope Vision, the product...
 
 
 

Island City, Review: Fun and the Gun, Idiot and the Box, BeauT and IT

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Early on in Ruchika Oberoi’s Island City, an IT company Manager reminds his employees that its temporary tagline, the three words, all beginning with F, do not constitute the company’s ‘motto’. The latter consists of three words beginning with O. Three, just in case you missed the point. She goes on to mount three stories, tenuously linked, based in Mumbai, but not directly about the trials and tribulations of living in a city that once consisted ...
 

Lineup for the 43rd Telluride Film Festival

 
Telluride Film Festival, presented by the National Film Preserve, today announced its official program selections for the 43rd edition of the Telluride Film Festival. TFF’s annual celebration of artistic excellence brings together cinema enthusiasts, filmmakers and artists to discover the best in world cinema in the beautiful mountain town of Telluride, Colorado. TFF will screen over seventy feature films, short films and revival programs representing twenty-two countries, along with speci...
 
 
 

Film Fest Gent will open the 43rd edition on 11 October with Cannes Palme d’Or winner “I, Daniel Blake”.

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It will be the third time that the filmmaker himself will attend the biggest festival in Belgium.  The tale of Daniel Blake, a 59-year-old widower carpenter from Newcastle, who is fighting to hold on to his welfare benefits, when he spots a woman in a similar predicament at the welfare office, he tries to help her & the two kids get set up... leading into a surrogate family. Artistic director Film Fest Gent, Patrick Duynslaegher about the film: &qu...
 

Tomorrow and Friday in Venice: best of contemporary cinema screenings at Casa del Cinema.

 
Verona International Film Festival and Venice Film Week announced the winners of its competition categories. Top awards went to Sibylle / Like A Cast Shadow, Figurine, Free  and Yximalloo. The award winning films of both festivals will be screened on September 1st and 2nd 2016 at the Casa del Cinema in Venice during the first annual ‘Contemporary Cinema Now’ event. Check out the festival trailer:
Selected from more than 2.000 submissions, th...
 

“Divines”, Cannes Film Festival phenomenon on screens

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Houda Benyamina’s feature film – Groupe Ouest 2013 – in French cinemas on 31 August 2016   Divines, 2016 Cannes Film Festival revelation, will be on French screens on 31 August. Cannes prize-winning (Caméra d’Or 2016), Houda Benyamina‘s first feature energy and humanity left its mark on the festival: “Benyamina and her ’til-now totally unknown cast were mobbed on stage with cheers and claps.” (BFI) In 2013, Ho...
 
 

Roadside Storytelling

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Now at Imgur - Roadside Storytelling http://imgur.com/user/RoadsideDokFilm/submitted . Each week, we post a new picture story about our films and about us.   ...
 
 

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Enoc The Resplendent Stargate by Martha Marin Premiering in Cannes

World premiere in Cannes

An artistic journey between fiction and documentary film at the same time, throughout space, time, dimensions, light and music, that are conducting through the full sequence to a live experience of Enoc the Resplendent Stargate Energy®

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Paranoid Girls Comedy by Pedro del Santo was qualified for Oscar selection running for best film, best original song...

Ana, Paula and Veronica become fascinated by modeling and the life that it offers. Yet, they gradually begin to discover the dark side of fashion hidden behind the fame and glamour of the spotlights. The women experience downfall as they engage with an antagonistic photographer who drags models into a high stakes abyss of danger. The women learn to value friendship over the lures of fashion pitfalls and enjoy life's simplicities in the end.

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Revolution by Rob Stewart (Sharkwater) 
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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.

Get Happy by Manoj Annadurai 
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Feature - Feel Good Movie  - World premiered in Montreal World Film Festival Winner best romantic comedy in Manhattan Fest

Charlie Kane can’t catch a break. He grew into a man who expects the worse out of life and gets it. But that changes when, by chance, he meets a bright, sunny sprite of a woman named Holly who turns him from a dour drip into someone finally allowing himself to be happy.Then a bus flattens her before Charlie eyes. Charlie opts for suicide but can’t even successfully give up on life. Left with no other choice, he adopts Holly’s ethos of positivity and just decides to be happy... by ignoring all the bad things in life. But his cynical best friend isn’t buying Charlie’s new-found happiness and sets out to save Charlie by making him miserable again. 

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Our Mission for Ramsgate International Film and TV Festival

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The first Ramsgate International Film and TV Festival will be held in Ramsgate with its stunning Royal Harbour, unique in England. It is run by the Ramsgate Film & TV Institute, which will also run a variety of screenings throughout the year to bring international independent cinema to local audiences. The Festival focus is to show new works and help promote film makers. Screenings are complemented by a strong programme of quality events and seminars, with industry professionals of high...
 
 

Line up of the 33rd edition Bogota Film Festival

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Competition : NATIVE by Daniel Fitzsimmons (Reino Unido) LA PUERTA ABIERTA by Marina Seresesky (España) JIA by Shumin Liu (China) MAVI BISIKLET by Ümit Köreken (Alemania) KIDNAP CAPITAL (Canadá) LA SEMILLA DEL SILENCIO /Colombia) FREISTATT (Sanctuary) by Marc Brummund (Alemania) PAPAGAJKA by Emma Rozanski (Bosnia y Hersegovina/ Reino Unido) LA FAMILIA REYNA by Tito Rodríguez República Dominicana) FALLING by Ana Rodríguez Rosell ...
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November 11-13 at SIFF Film Center   Seattle Shorts Film Festival may feature short films, but big things are in the works for the sixth year. This year the festival will be three days, Friday November 11th to Sunday the 13th, with new program elements. Seattle Shorts once again received over 1,000 films from Pacific Northwest, nation...
 
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Since last year’s festival, we have seen globally historical moments in environmental decision making. The current climate is rich with opportunities for each of us to learn, take responsibility for the past and harness this wisdom to change the course of o...
 
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The Denver Film Society announced today it will host their third annual CineLatino Film Festival September 22 - 25 to coincide with Hispanic Heritage month. The four-day long event will celebrate the best in cinema from Latin America, Mexico, Europe and the United States. The Festival will open with The Vessel, executive produced by Terrence Malik staring Martin Sheen and close w...
 
 

The Cinefamily Kicks off Full Career Retrospective of Documentary Filmmaking Legend Frederick Wiseman

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Unprecedented four-year, career-spanning series at The Cinefamily Wiseman making a rare Los Angeles appearance for opening weekend Begins Thursday, August 25  -  Master Class with Wiseman, Saturday, August 27  - screening of newly restored classic Titicut Follies. For tickets and complete series screening info http://www.cinefamily.org/films/the-complete-works-of-frederick-wiseman-pt-1-1967-1976/     Non-profit cinematheque The Cinefamily kicks of...
 
 

China Film Festival at Newcastle China Week

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Join us at this years China Film Festival in Gregson Park, Hamilton and the Tower Cinemas Newcastle, September 17 – 24. Opening night begins with an outdoor cinema and Noodle Night Market in Gregson Park, screening ‘The Monkey King’! The following week we will screen ‘Mr Six’, ‘Go Away Mr Tumour’ and ‘American Dreams in China’ at the Tower Cinemas Newcastle. China Week also features a Business Forum, and a vibrant Shanghai-inspired marketp...

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The team behind  Sylvie Bolioli Festival Director   Christopher Scutt General Delegate     Brenda Blethyn Patron and Jury Member Amanda Russell Youth Events Director         Spartacus Festival Mascot   ...
 

Honorary Awards to film editor Anne V. Coates (Lawrence of Arabia, Exodus to Shanghai...)

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The Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion PictureHonorary Awards to actor Jackie Chan, film editor Anne V. Coates Arts and Sciences voted Tuesday night (August 30) to present, casting director Lynn Stalmaster and documentary filmmaker Frederick Wiseman.  The four Oscar® statuettes will be presented at the Academy’s 8th Annual Governors Awards on Saturday, November 12, at the Ray Dolby Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland Center®. “The Honorary Award was creat...
 
 

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3rd Annual Zurich Summit | September 24 - 25, 2016 | Zurich, Switzerland   PROGRAM SPEAKERS JOIN The Zurich Summit is one of the leading platforms for the creative industries. Producers, start-ups, investors, tech minds and game changers gat...
 

 

Viggo Lends a Hand to FireBurnDoctor in Cannes

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      Good News! https://youtu.be/x5K0Kaict4k     FireburnDoctor, Philip Savage, does more than burns! Check out PSproof.com.   FBD documentary, RUSH, won an Angel award!    There's 4 more pages of amazing reports on www.FireBurnDoctor.com.     And now we have a Real Hero on the team!!!  www.PSproof.com    www.FireBurnDoctor.com    www.Thulea.com   To con...
 
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Happy summer ending with the San Diego Kids film festival Awards

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The 2016 San Diego International Kids Film Festival ( SDIKFF) completed its mission on August 28,  in the American Spirit Theater at Escondido, CA.  The extra long corridor covered with beautiful vines on the top to create shade, the red carpet on the paths to create the glamour, in between, those beautiful people from worldwide were walking on the red carpet with proud and honor to represent their films.   At the hallway of the theater, every film makers signed their name ...
 
 

"Remembering the Masters" at Camerimage honors Haskel Wexler and Vilos Zsigmond

 
REMEMBERING THE MASTERS: HASKELL WEXLER AND VILMOS ZSIGMOND From its first editions Camerimage Festival became a platform for discussion about the past, the present, and the future of cinema. By inviting hundreds of cinematographers and other film industry professionals from all over the world, we encouraged dialogue and exchange of ideas, as well as confronting oneself with the art of the best and most distinguished filmmakers around. Thus came “Remembering the Masters”, the se...
 
 

The Academy has voted 17 students as winners of the 43rd Student Academy Awards® competition.

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The Academy received a record number of entries this year – 1,749 films from 286 domestic and 95 international colleges and universities – which were voted by a record number of Academy members.  The 2016 winners join the ranks of such past Student Academy Award winners as Pete Docter, Cary Fukunaga, John Lasseter, Spike Lee, Trey Parker and Robert Zemeckis. The winners are (listed alphabetically by film title): Alternative “All These Voices,” David Henry...
 
 

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Paul Haggis to keynote at Script to Screen Summit | September 9, 2016 • Toronto, Canada

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Register with a 30% discount ! You have the Script We have a way to get it to the Screen. A Keynote Conversation with: Paul Haggis, Award-winning Director, Writer and Producer: Show me a Hero. That’s the name of the new HBO mini-series, directed by Paul Haggis, which is rather fitting, consid...
 
 

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Palmarès du Festival des films du monde, Montréal 2016

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Jury Pierre-Henri Deleau, directeur de festival de film, producteur,  France Claude Gagnon, réalisateur, Canada Goran Markovic, réalisateur, Serbie Donald Ranvaud, producteur, Italie / Royaume-Uni Eliseo Subiela, réalisateur, Argentine     LONGS MÉTRAGES   Grand prix des Amériques (meilleur film) : 100,000$ - USTAV REPUBLIKE HRVATSKE / THE CONSTITUTION de Rajko Grlic (Croatie, République tchèque, ...
 

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Le programme du Festival de Deauville est dévoilé, 14 films en compétition et 16 premières

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La 42e édition du festival se déroulera du 2 au 11 septembre avec trois grandes sections. La compétition 2016 comprendra 14 films : • Brooklyn Village (Little Men) d’Ira Sachs (Version Originale/Condor) • Captain Fantastic de Matt Ross (Mars Distribution)  • Certain Women de Kelly Reichardt (Sony)  • Christine d’Antonio Campos  • Complete U...

 

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