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> AFM DAILIES & PREVIEWS  American Film Market | November 2 - 9, 2016 | Santa Monica  

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AFM 2016 runs November 2 - 9, 2016  Newsletters:    Circulation of our newsletter 122 000   Pre roll newsletter N° 1 (October  16) Pre roll newsletter N° 2 (October  28)  Opening Newsletter N°3 (November 2)  N°4 (November 3)  N°5 (November 4) ANIMATION IN FOCUS   N°6 (November 7)  N°7 (November 9)  Final wrap newsletter N°8(November 11)  ...  

Summer Hill Films and TomCat Films Line-up for AFM 2016

TomCat Films/Summer Hill Films is now setting appointments for the American Film Market to be held in Santa Monica at the Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel from November 2nd to 9th. Our office number will be Suite 333. Our phone at the show will be 310.458.6700 ext. 333.         Ted Chalmer(COO) & Emma Ilves (Marketing) 

 

 

AFM Unveils Screening Line-Up Including World & Market Premiers

 

AFM Exhibitor List Update

Acort International Adler & Associates Entertainment Alfama Films All Rights Entertainment Altitude Film Sales Amadeus Entertainment AMBI Distribution American Cinema International Angel Grace Worldwide APL Film Arcana Studio Inc. Archstone Distribution Arclight Films ARRI Media International Art Pictures Artist View Entertainment The Asylum Atrium Productions KFT Automatic Entertainment Bac Films Distributio...

 

Conference updates and program at AFM

 

Thursday, November 3 China Conference sponsored by  China Beijing Film Delegation and Beijing Weying Technology Co., Ltd.   9:15am – 10:45am Producing in China Leaders from China’s film industry will reveal how producing in China can be different than the west. From talent and crews to culture and restrictions to the daily realities of producing and co-producing, everything will be covered.   ...

 

AFM Roundtables updates and program

 

AFM Roundtables are open-ended discussions that explore specialized topics and timely issues in an intimate setting. Unless noted, Roundtables are open to all AFM participants until full.     Wednesday, November 2 3:00pm – 4:30pm AFM Orientation Speaker Jonathan Wolf, Managing Director, American Film Market We recommend that producers read How to Work the AFM in advance.   ...

 

Sci-Fi and Action in "Genesis: Fall of the Crime Empire"! from TomCat Films/Summer Hill Films

Academy Award Nominee Tom Hardy to Star as Al Capone in Fonzo.

You were never here, New Title Available from Premiere Entertainment

Bruno Wu to speak at AFM

Rebecca Ferguson to star in The Lady And The Panda

THE WATERSHED by Annabel Soutar, Directed by Chris Abraham

Fundamental Films has picked up the spec script “Hummingbird” by John McClain

Shocking Thriller THE HARROW - New to Market AFM 2016

 

Scott Francis joins THX in the newly created position of Chief Technology Officer

 

Robert Redford and Casey Affleck joining The Old Man and the Gun. Rocket Science will handle internationals sales at AFM

 

MK2 introduces the Yiddish collection in 2K at AFM

 

AFM – Screen International Panel on VOD in Asia

 

Evolutionary Filmspicked up STRONGER THAN BULLETS, winner of Best Documentary Feature at Woodstock Festival

 

SAANSEIN - A romantic-horror franchise in the making?

 

All Rights Ent @ AFM // Updated Line up

 

AFM 2016 - Screen Media - Line-Up

 

Mundial AFM Screening: JEREMY

 

AFM Screenings: BALLAD IN BLOOD and BABYLON SISTERS

Face to Face with Germans

 

House of Film AFM line up

 

13 Films Hires Greg Schenz as Vice President

 

Olympic Pride, American Prejudice' documentary sparks White House recognition of the 1936 African-American Olympians

 

Anonymous by Archstone Pictures

 

Lin Oeding is confirmed to direct OFFICE UPRISING

 

VERSATILE Line up @ AFM 2016

 

Animation, Action, Disaster and Horror titles from Fantastic Films International at AFM

 

New Releases for AFM 2016 from SUMMER HILL FILMS & TOMCAT FILMS

Olga Kurylenko is set to star as the title character in the action packed crime thriller Jane Millen

 

European Umbrella Prominent platforms for deal making at the AFM

 

Eleeanora Images brings 4 titles to AFM 2016

 

Summerside International's film slate at AFM 2016

 

Edge signs acclaimed ‘Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe”

 

ITN at AFM 2016

 

Vision Films AFM 2016 Screening Schedule

EuropaCorp Joins ANEW, Nippon Television and Depth of Field to Finance and Produce ‘Shield of Straw’

AFM 2016 UDI in Santa Monica

AFM 2016: Justin Chadwick/ The Exchange brings Pandas to AFM

AFM 2016 TriCoast thrillers

Pure Flix / Quality Flix introduces 'The Case For Christ' Based on a Best Selling Book

AFM 2016 Line up Fabrication Films

 

NANA A Transgenerational Documentary on Tolerance World Premiering at St Louis Festival

NANA  A transgenerational documentary on tolerance presented at the St. Louis International Film Festival November 6 All Rights Available - the film is ready for the festival circuit.  For more information and to request a screener :  please contact info@dyamantpictures.com | (917) 861 5035   A relevant and moving film will be making its world premiere at the St. Louis International Film Festival: NANA – a transgenerational documentary ...

 

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Perga is today an archaeological site and a tourist attraction. Ancient Perge, one of the chief cities of Pamphylia, was situated between the Rivers Catarrhactes (Düden Nehri) and Cestrus (Aksu), 60 stadia (about 11.1 kilometres (6.9 mi)) from the mouth of the latter; the site is in the modern Turkish village of Murtana on the Suridjik sou, a tributary of the Cestrus, formerly in the Ottoman vilayet of Konya. Its ruins include a theatre, a palaestra, a temple of&n...

 

Yeşim Ustaoğlu’s “Tereddüt” (Clair Obscur) & Ümit Köreken’s “Mavi Bisiklet” (Blue Bicycle) festival favorites at Antalya

Yeşim Ustaoğlu’s “Tereddüt” (Clair Obscur) & Ümit Köreken’s “Mavi Bisiklet” (Blue Bicycle) festival favorites at International Antalya Film Festival IAFF closes in glittering style bestowing Lifetime Achievement Awards Legendary actor Harvey Keitel & Award-winning Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi   The 53rd edition of International Antalya Film Festival came to a close on Sunday October 23, at a glittering black-t...

 

 

Spectacular Antalya Film Festival closing with Life Time Award to Harvey Keitel

International Antalya Film Festival closes in style with a glittering array of stars, including Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Harvey Keitel The 53rd edition of International Antalya Film Festival comes to a close on Sunday 23rd of October, 2016, after eight days of extraordinary films, panels, and public events. The event, under the direction of Festival President and Mayor of Antalya Metropolitan Municipality, Menderes Türel, and Festival Director Elif Dağdeviren, this...

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Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival unveils Main Competition programme

"Lines" a film by Vassilis Mazomenos Main competition at Tallinn Black Night Fillm Festival

"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 their las...

 

KickStart How to get crowdfunded masterclass with Justin Giddings

Can you raise a million through crowdfunding? Well, the Hollywood kickstarter guy Justin Giddings can and on 17. November he’s right here in Tallinn and takes the stage with the brightest crowdfunding minds of Estonia to tell you exactly how it’s done! What are the biggest mistakes in crowdfunding? How to grow an audience with zero funds? Should I choose equity or perk based crowdfunding? How to engage thousands of investors through a few minute video and how to guerilla market...

Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival to take part in Off the Wall Expanded: Across the Wall

Two films from the 2016 programme of the 20th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, taking place on 11-27 November – Caina, part of the First Features Competition and House of Others are among the films that will tour six European countries in order to promote European cinema and to debate the current state of the continent.  Six countries - Estonia, Spain, Austria, Italy, Portugal and France – cross the b...

 

Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event return with a record number of sales companies attending

More than 40 sales agents on the guest list, Europa International’s annual conference, the European Commission’s European Film Forum, a strong Lab section exploring digital and tech, Eye of Films market showcase screenings and lots of networking - these are some of the highlights at the upcoming Industry@Tallinn on November 17-24, which hosted nearly 374 international industry professionals during its 2015 edition.   Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival’s indust...

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Maryland International Film Festival March 31 – April 2, 2017

Submit by November 25, 2016

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!

We look forward to having you screen at our 6th year anniversary!

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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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Mental Health Channel Online Film Festival
December 1st 2016

Late Deadline November 15, 2016

2ND ANNUAL MHC ONLINE FILM FEST

Seeking great short films on mental health, to show them to the world

If you have a short documentary under 20 minutes, narrative or animation featuring any kind of mental health issue, with great storytelling and powerful characters to engage audiences, we want to show it here – and we’re offering cash prizes for the best submissions. Please see the 2015 Winners and Selections here.

The MHC OFF was created by the Mental Health Channel (MHC), a new online network creating engaging, enlightening, informative programming to help all viewers improve their mental health. SUBMIT NOW

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

November 30, 2016 Late 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. 
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 Garden State Film Festival 2017
March 30 - April 2, 2017

Deadline November 15

Founded to celebrate the independent film genre, The Garden State Film Festival, a not for profit organization, offers independent filmmakers the chance to exhibit their work and gives New Jersey audiences a chance to experience new, cultural, and artistic endeavors through the medium of film.

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Montreal International Animation Film Festival - ANIMAZE August 17 – 20, 2017

Earlybird Deadline November 1, 2016

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Montreal International Animation Film Festival is a people's film festival an dindutry conference dedicated to the art of animation for film and technology. 
All genres and forms are welcome.
Software an award prize. Visibility in out travelling show in Berlin, Cannes Annecy, Glasgow and more.

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New York Festivals  
The 2017 Television & Film Awards gala will take place at the annual NAB Show in Las Vegas on April 25th, 2017

Deadline extended

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 50th Annual WorldFest-Houston International Film & Video Festival  April 21 to 30, 2017

Next Deadline: November 15, 2016 

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Enter the Festival that discovered Spielberg, Lucas, Coppola, Ang Lee, the Coen Brothers, David Lynch, and John Lee Hancock with their first awards!

Competition in 10 major categories! More than 200 specialized sub-categories offer fair competition and a chance for a Remi Award!

The 50th Annual WorldFest-Houston offers Screening Shorts, Docs, Features, Music Videos, Experimental & Student Films on Big 60' AMC Theater screens, with over 600 Intl filmmakers attending the ten-day International Film Festival.. SUBMIT.

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

Early Deadline November 18

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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Fantasporto 2017 February 24 - March 4, 2017

EARLY ENTRY DEADLINE: OCTOBER 30TH, 2016!  In partnership with filmfestivals.com

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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Bruno Chatelin's role in the legend of Boyz'n The Hood

Russian Jews at Molodist Kiev

Josh Begley's Arresting BEST OF LUCK WITH THE WALL Premieres Today at www.fieldofvision.org

Co-creators Laura Poitras, AJ Schnack and Charlotte Cook are proud to present the next film in Field of Vision, BEST OF LUCK WITH THE WALL by data artist and web developer Josh Begley, which gives an hypnotic visual reality to one of the most difficult concepts of this year's election - the enormity of the U.S. border with Mexico.    BEST OF LUCK WITH THE WALL (Dir. Josh Begley) What does the Southern Border of the Unite...

Siraj Syed reviews Shivaay: She: Vaay? He: Vaay not?

Siraj Syed reviews Shivaay: She: Vaay? He: Vaay not? Shivaay is a balanced film, in a convoluted kind of way. There is a germ of a story and there is major plagiarism of tracks from both Hollywood and Indian films. There is breath-taking action and there are pointless stunts. There is high proficiency acting and there is insult to talent. There is a small component of genuine humour and a large dose of unintentionally silly moments. There is organic unity in the screenplay when you match the ...

 

MAMI inaugural screening: 104-minute wait for 104-minute film

MAMI inaugural screening: 104-minute wait for 104-minute film Organisers of the Jio MAMI’s 18th Mumbai Film Festival (MFF) with STAR chose actress Konkona Sen-Sharma’s directorial debut film, A Death in the Gunj as the opening film. In a continually perplexing schedule, the opening film, for the last couple of years, is not screened on the opening day, and not even at the inaugural venue. This year, the inauguration ceremony was held at the restored Opera House cinema. Located at...

 

Siraj Syed on how Jack Reacher 2: Never Go Back keeps running helter-skelter

Siraj Syed on how Jack Reacher 2: Never Go Back keeps running helter-skelter Produced by Tom Cruise himself, this second edition of the ex Military Police (MP) Major Jack Reacher (Cruise)’s exploits has three other actors in key roles: Cobie Smulders plays Virginia Military Police Susan Turner (the new head of Reacher’s former unit), Danika Yarosh co-stars as the 15 year-old, who (as the movie’s synopsis gets you to guess) may or may not be Reacher’s daughter. And ther...

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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 

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) 

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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Get Happy by Manoj Annadurai 

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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Thessaloniki IFF 2016: Full line up

The 57th Thessaloniki International Film Festival is just days away, starting this coming Thursday. The full line-up was announced las week in teh official press conference. The festival will open on Thursday night with Jim Jarmusch's latest film 'Paterson', continuing its festival circuit journey after premiering in Cannes last May. The film stars Adam Driver and tells the story of a bus driver in New Jersey who secretly aspires to become a poet.  The festival runs Novembe...

 

Work in Progress line-up at the Stockholm International Film Festival unveiled.

Today the Stockholm International Film Festival presents the Work In Progress line-up for the 2016 Industry Days.  The selection of 12 titles includes new films from directors such as Amanda Kernell, Henrik Hellström and Rojda Sekersöz. 8 out of the 12 films have female directors. The films will be presented on November 17th at Filmhuset in Stockholm. STOCKHOLM INDUSTRY DAYS – Work In Progress 2016 2060 - Henrik Hellström AFTERNOON RENDEZVOUS - Åsa Kalm&ea...

 

Kick off of the forty sixth edition of the Kyiv (Formerly Kiev) international film festival Molodist KIFF

MOLODIST 46, KIEV Int'l Film Festival KIFF By Alex Deleon-Pevney       The Scythian Deer is the Ukrainian equivalent of Hollywood's Oscar. The purpose of the festival is to promote young professional cinema,  hence the name "Molodist", which is Ukrainian for Youth.   The forty sixth edition of the Kyiv (Formerly Kiev) international film festival Molodist KIFF opened officially on Friday night, October 22 with an invitational VIP gatherin...

 

14 th Morelia Film Festival; kicks off …!

14 years  old and Improving. Text and photos: Leopoldo Soto The International Film Festival of Morelia, wonderful colonial mexican city, consolidates with great programming in its 14th Anniversary. Daniela Michel, Director, Alejandro Ramirez Eying, and Cuauhtemoc Cardenas Vicpresidente, are responsible for this project; which it is already a great festival; not compete, but enriches the landscape of film festivals in Mexico. Dietter Kosslick, director of the Berlinale, present a...

 

Dierter Koslick at Morelia festival celebrating film friendship between Mexico and Germany

Dieter Kosslick, Director of the Berlinale, which marks the world of festivals, by offering such a comprehensive program, and so innovative: Talent Campus, for emerging filmmakers and students, Culinary Cinema for all tastes, and now Morelia Film Festival in México; programs "Focus on Berlinale", screening highlights of the Berlin Festival. 14 th Morelia Film Festival; kicks off …! 14 years. Improving.. Text and photos: Leopoldo Soto The International Film F...

 

Evolution Mallorca International Film Festival Slate of Films

Executive Director Sandra Seeling 5th ANNUAL EVOLUTION MALLORCA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES FESTIVAL LINEUP, NOVEMBER 3RD- 12TH, 2016   Events include Opening and Closing Night Galas Gala Tribute to Iconic Actor/Director Danny DeVito Spotlight Screenings of acclaimed feature films WILD and HEAVY HEART - festival spotlight on New German Cinema Screening of Documentary OASIS SUPERSONIC and Spanish premiere of TOUR DE FRANCE with Gerard Depardieu.     Palma de ...

 

 

exground filmfest 29 Reveals Full Program for Wiesbaden including films from Jim Jarmusch, Alejandro Jodorowsky

Films from Jim Jarmusch, Alejandro Jodorowsky and Pablo Larraín // International guests & 47 premieres // Press accreditation   Some 200 short and feature-length films from 32 countries have been selected for the 29th edition of exground filmfest, to take place in Wiesbaden, Germany, from 11th to 20th November 2016. With a plethora of first time screenings, including eight wo...

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Strong french presence at Stockholm festival and visionary Award to Frantz' Director François Ozon

Stockholm Visionary Award 2016 goes to director François Ozon. Stockholm Visionary Award is awarded to the French director François Ozon. He visits the festival in conjunction with the swedish premiere of hos new film Frantz and will meet the audience during an exclusive Face2Face.  Justification: This year’s winner of the Stockholm Visionary Award is the subversive and distinctly poetic François Ozon. With stylistic flair and precision, Ozon is a true ma...

 

10 Documentary Short Subject contenders for the Oscars

  The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that the field of Documentary Short Subject contenders for the 89th Academy Awards® has been narrowed to 10 films, of which 5 will earn Oscar® nominations. Voters from the Academy’s Documentary Branch viewed this year’s 61 eligible entries and submitted their ballots to PricewaterhouseCoopers for tabulation. The 10 films are listed below in alphabetical order by title, with their production comp...

 

85 countries in competition for foreign language Film Oscar

60th anniversary of the Foreign Language Film Category Eighty-five countries have submitted films for consideration in the Foreign Language Film category for the 89th Academy Awards®.  Yemen is a first-time entrant. The 2016 submissions are: Albania, “Chromium,” Bujar Alimani, director; Algeria, “The Well,” Lotfi Bouchouchi, director; Argentina, “The Distinguished Citizen,” Mariano Cohn, Gastón Duprat, directors; A...

 

 

SCAD Announces Savannah Film Festival Award Winners

 

SCAD ANNOUNCES SAVANNAH FILM FESTIVAL AWARD WINNERS The Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) announced the award winners for the 19th annual Savannah Film Festival during an awards brunch held at Garibaldi’s Restaurant. Sixteen awards were announced from the 118 films that competed in the categories of narrative features, documentary features, animated shorts, SuperShort! shorts, professional and student shorts and Global Shorts Forum selections.   Narrative and Documentary ...

 

EFA Animated Feature Films 2016 & Comedies Nominated

The European Film Academy proudly announces the nominations in the categories EUROPEAN ANIMATED FEATURE FILM 2016 and EUROPEAN COMEDY 2016.  Based on a list of films provided by CARTOON, the European Association of Animation Film, as well as on individual film submissions, a committee decided on the nominations in the category EUROPEAN ANIMATED FEATURE FILM. The committee consisted of EFA Board Member Antonio Saura, producer (Spain), director Tomm Moore (Ireland) ...

Spectacular Antalya Film Festival closing with Life Time Award to Harvey Keitel

International Antalya Film Festival closes in style with a glittering array of stars, including Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Harvey Keitel The 53rd edition of International Antalya Film Festival comes to a close on Sunday 23rd of October, 2016, after eight days of extraordinary films, panels, and public events. The event, under the direction of Festival President and Mayor of Antalya Metropolitan Municipality, Menderes Türel, and Festival Director Elif Dağdeviren, this...

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Alex with Kyrgyz Director Mirlan Abdykalykov

With  Mirlan  Abdykalkov, director of the magnificent Kygyz film     SYTAK. (Heavenly Nomadic) ...

 

Alex with former Ukraine President at Molodist Opening

Amazing -- very first night in Kiev, at festival opening ceremony, I met Victor Yushchenko, former President of Ukraine! ~ 2005 -- 2010 Not bad for openers   ...

 

 

Merryl Streep attends Tokyo Opener 'Florence Foster Jenkins' screening and meets the festival

Ahead of the 29th Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) opening events on October 25 (Tue), a press conference for this year’s Opening Film, Florence Foster Jenkins, was held on October 24 (Mon), welcoming Oscarwinning star Meryl Streep. Florence Foster Jenkins is based on the true story of an endearing diva who became a legend when she attracted a full house at New York’s Carnegie Hall, despite being a terrible singer. Stephen Frears, director of The Queen and Philomena, teams ...

 

A Sunday in the Country: Liepe

EFA eNEWS October 2016 On the 7th day the goddess of film looked back on what she created over the last days. She saw some wonderful people, she heard from them ideas and plans for something called “Future”, and she saw exciting things they created for a room they called “cinema”. So, she was satisfied and thought she should do something great. She created food, invented the schnaps and added some cute animals (a cat) to cuddle. Last but not least, she called th...

Panel Spotlight: Festival Futures

      Kevin Lyman (4fini, Vans Warped Tour Owner-CEO) will moderate thisintersting panel at Fest Forums       “The best way to predict the future is to create it.”  These festival producers are leading the charge in this multib... 

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Major Buzz Factory : Expérience de Bruno Chatelin du marketing Digital pour les films

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.

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La 6ème édition du Marseille Web Fest confirme sa place d’événement incontournable de la série digitale

11 pays représentés, 25 séries en compétition, la 6ème édition du Marseille Web Fest s’est clôturée ce samedi soir. Plus de 800 visiteurs dont près de 350 professionnels sont venus assister pendant 2 jours aux projections gratuites des séries internationales en sélection officielle. Le public a pu découvrir la qualité de réalisation de ces séries qui laissent aux&nb...

 

14e Semaine du nouveau cinéma russe à Paris 9/15 Novembre

  14ème SEMAINE DU NOUVEAU CINÉMA RUSSE À PARIS « REGARDS DE RUSSIE » DU 9 AU 15 NOVEMBRE 2016, À L’ARLEQUIN - MAJESTIC PASSY - REFLET MÉDICIS www.cinema-russe-paris.com Avec le soutien du Ministère de la Culture de la Fédération de Russie 2016, c'est l’Année du Cinéma, en Russie ! Pour sa 14e édition, la Semaine du cinéma russe pose son regard ...

 

RIDM 2016 : La Salle UXdoc revient en force! - Quand le réel rencontre les nouvelles technologies et s'écrit autrement

Les Rencontres internationales du documentaire de Montréal (RIDM) sont heureuses d'annoncer le retour de la Salle UXdoc pour la 19e édition du festival qui se tiendra du 10 au 20 novembre. La Salle UXdoc, aménagée dans la salle Norman McLaren de la Cinémathèque québécoise, accueille pour la 3e année consécutive une cohorte de projets interactifs, installations et oeuvres de réalité virtuelle faisant...

 

LA ZONE Un film à la mémoire de Chris Marker

Les FILMS du CENTAURE annoncent la production d’un nouveau long métrage à la mémoire du cinéaste français Chris Marker. Intitulé LA ZONE, cet essai de science-fiction s’inspirera de l’œuvre littéraire et filmique du célèbre créateur décédé à Paris le 29 juillet 2012 et prendra l’affiche au cours de l’année 2017.   Écrit et réalis&eacu...

 

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Le 37ème Festival du film court se déroulera du 18 au 27 novembre en Auvergne Rhône-Alpes

Le 37ème Festival du film court se déroulera du 18 au 27 novembre en Auvergne Rhône-Alpes avec une majorité de projections et rdv à Villeurbanne. Au programme: fictions, documentaires, films d'animations, séance courts métrages expérimentaux, rencontres avec les réalisateurs, Master Class, et compétitions avec au jury des compétitions européennes:  Cyril BONIN - directeur du Transbordeur Marianne CHA...