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PEOPLE
Jérôme Paillard in conversation with Bruno Chatelin
Facts and figures on the 2020 marchédu Film online, the first edition of its kind. Quite a challenge on many fronts
A few figures about attendance trends this year?
when is the marchedufilm.online opening,
why 5 days only?
How many of the Cannes official selection titles will be screening in the virtual Marché do you see a trend ?
I see 16 conferences and panels a...
Jonathan Wolf sat down towards the end of the market with filmfestivals.com and commented on the attendance of this market (just as full as always with around 7000 participants, 20 cinemas running non stop, three stages operating panels, 350 companies taking meetings) and on the state of the industry and the shift to online streaming and on demand platforms, the" new world order".
Jonathan Wolf, a graduate of USC Business School, has held an illustrious car...
Filmfestivals.com partner of Venice Production Bridge sat down with the Pascal Diot who shared with our audience a few practical facts and figures on the Market which he has created 6 years ago.
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Making Choices: How to Build for a Better New Normal
Last week, the Göteborg Film Festival’s Nostradamus project returned to Cannes NEXT at the Marché du Film Online in a dynamic session on the near future of the industry in the light of the COVID-19 crisis. See it today!
In an ambitious three-part seminar broadcast from Göteborg’s Stora Teatern, the Nostradamus Project invited experts to reflect on the near future of the film and scripted television indus...
by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent
Did you ever see LOVE & BASKETBALL? In light of Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna, and the others who passed away this year, a movie like this just gives us a moment to reflect. Maybe even enjoy the good things about B-ball, and the hoopsters who have given us so much joy.
AFI Alum LaToya Morgan, a writer/producer, will tell you about it in this clip from AFI Movie Club, and let’s give this Phi Beta Kappa honoree a hand for such a g...
Although this planning had started as a response to an economic downturn and global health crisis, it became an opportunity for creative and expansive thinking.
So enough of the conceptual stuff — what might this look like on the ground? Seven months out, we are actively planning for the following public health scenario: We are allowed to gather, but there is no widely available COVID-19 vaccine. With the knowledge that as of now socially distanced gatherings are permitted in Utah and o...
Futurewave launched their Club with David Gallup's eye-opening talk the World Service Authority and it's issuance of World Passports, World Marriage and Birth Certificates and other powerful human-rights tools. See "moved to tears" below.*
Please join our next three Zoom meetings of The World is My Country Club -- all at 10 AM Pacific (12 Central, 1 PM Eastern)
July 1, 2020 Hazel Henderson
Hazel Henderson is evolutionary economist, syndicated columnist and me...
Carlton Reiner (March 20, 1922 – June 29, 2020) was an American comedian, actor, director, screenwriter, and publisher whose career spanned seven decades. During the early years of television comedy from 1950 to 1957, he co-wrote and acted on Caesar's Hour and Your Show of Shows, starring Sid Caesar. In the 1960s, Reiner was best known as the creator, producer, writer, and actor on The Dick Van Dyke Show.[3][4]
Reiner famously formed a comedy duo with Mel Brooks in "2000 Year O...
The globally recognized Garden State Film Festival (GSFF) announces the addition of, David Angstadt Sr., David Bowd, Robin Kampf, and Tess O’Dwyer to its board of directors. They join current board members Eric Ascalon, Heather Brittain O’Scanlon, Stephanie Clineman, Diane Raver, Rosalie Rosen, David Holtzman, Joseph Sernio, David Schoner Jr. and Brian J. Sheehy Sr.
Lauren Concar Sheehy, Executive Director, Garden State Film Festival, said, “We a...
AFI Movie Club’s exclusive conversation with Spike Lee and moderator W. Kamau Bell about the legendary filmmaker’s iconic film DO THE RIGHT THING is now available to watch at AFI.com/MovieClub.
And through the generous support of our partners at Universal Pictures, DO THE RIGHT THING is available to rent for free on major digital platforms now through June 29, 2020.
HOW TO WATCH
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8 filmmakers have been chosen to participate in the Sundance Institute’s inaugural Art of Editing Lab and Fellowship. This is a new Lab developed after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, expressed digitally this year on Sundance Co//ab. The Fellowship evolved out of the Documentary Film Program’s standing commitment to supporting new voices in nonfiction feature editing. The Lab aims to develop artists personal artistic voice through mentorship as well as creative and strate...
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced its newly elected 2020–2021 Board of Governors. The governors will take office at the first regularly scheduled board meeting of the new term.
Elected to the Board for the first time:
Debra Zane, Casting Directors Branch
Ava DuVernay, Directors Branch
Stephen Rivkin, Film Editors Branch
Linda Flowers, Makeup Artists and Hairstylists Branch
Lynette Howell Taylor, Producers Branch...
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Cloud21 International and Kultura PR International co-presented the third annual "Global Entertainment Showcase: Cannes 2020” on June 24, 2020, virtually, during this year’s Online Marché du Film. The ZOOM event featured panelists Threshold Entertainment Group CEO Larry Kasanoff (producer Mortal Kombat, Terminator 2), Roskino CEO Evgenia Markova and E! founder | Metan Global Entertainment Group President/CEO Larry Namer, with award-winning filmmaker Sue Vic...
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by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent
Although Cannes 2020 is the focus right now, and the films we should see, consider taking a glimpse at this Op-Ed from Peter Workman's enterprise, Workman Publishing.
It will keep you updated on the American fracturing happening right now. Perhaps things break before the enlightenment comes?
Or just chaos before a critical election in the United States put into context...
Curated by Screenmancer Staff - Workman Publishing Op-Ed
As we as ...
ANEURIN BARNARD, A HUNTING MATCH FOR ALEX PETTYFER AND DDI
Jason Moring, DDI CEO, announced today that BAFTA nominated actor Aneurin Barnard has been cast opposite award-winning actor Alex Pettyfer (I AM NUMBER FOUR, MAGIC MIKE) in HUNTERS IN THE DARK, joining Hong-Kong American actor Tzi Ma (MULAN, Ellen Wong (Netflix's Glow) and Elodie Yung (Netflix's Daredevil and The Defenders)
Barnard had three films premiere at Toronto Film Festival last year: Iannucci's The Personal History ...
Cloud 21 and Kultura PR to Co-present Third Annual “Global Entertainment Showcase" as Part of FilmCapital.io Cannes 2020 Conference During Online Marché du Film
Panelists Include Threshold Entertainment Group CEO Larry Kasanoff, Roskino CEO Evgenia Markova and E! founder Larry Namer with Award-Winning Filmmaker Sue Vicory as Moderator
Cloud21 International and Kultura PR International are pleased to co-present the third annual "Global Entertainment Showcase” on J...
Filmfestivals.com is extremely saddened by the news of Malo 's passing after a long disease. The company owes much to Malo: in 1995 he registered the domain, and started filmfestivals.com as a directory of festivals.com (3 years before Google started). The company built the first website for Cannes and Gilles Jacob, and did official an CD Rom for the festival.
We had raised money and launched the brand into a portal in 2000. Since we have been able to keep the brand alive thro...
Visions du Réel is a partner of Cannes Docs, and will host an online talk open to all Marché du Film participants on 24 June on "Non-fiction film distribution: Which role for festivals in the films’ journey?"
> Cannes Docs
Panel / 24 June 2020, 17:30 – 18:30 GMT+2
Which strategic role may the festivals play in the films' journey, and how can they contribute and support different types of distribution? This talk aims to...
BRUCE WILLIS BACK IN ACTION FOR 308 ENTERPRISES WITH THE EXCHANGE AS SALES AGENT
Golden Globe winning actor Bruce Willis (DIE HARD FRANCHISE, UNBREAKABLE, ARMAGEDDON) is onboard to lead REACTOR financed and produced by 308 Enterprises and Almost Never Films.
The Exchange will be introducing REACTOR at the upcoming Cannes Virtual Market.
REACTOR in pre-production, will start shooting later this summer.
REACTOR will be directed by Jared Cohn who wrote the original script with Cam...
VIFF team has been joined by Andrei Tănăsescu
The 26th International Vilnius Film Festival “Kino Pavasaris” will take place in 2021. The already preparing team has been joined by a new team member, Andrei Tănăsescu. Tănăsescu has worked as a programme curator at multiple films festivals in Toronto, Berlin, Bucharest and others for many years; a few weeks ago he also became one of the curators of the Venice International Film Festival’s parallel section &ldquo...
Meet the Streamers: Independent Streamers reply to a crisis
Monday 22 June at 16:00 (Cannes Time, UTC+2)
The COVID Pandemic has impacted all aspects of the film and media industry. However, independent digital initiatives have rapidly bloomed across the world not only to deliver precious films to a stranded audience, but also to support local cinemas, distributors and producers through a range of innovative ideas. With Filmin (Spain), Kino Now / Kino Marquee (USA) and Draken Film (Sw...
Not exhaustive at all, I know i should have filed them somehow, somewhere, or even HERE :-)... for the future generations of festival goers (joking of course)
Festival experts Filling the Void and sharing tips with Bruno Chatelin, Sandra Lipski, Ivan Wiener Daniel Sol...
Bruno Chatelin Interviewed on filmfestivals for The Expert Process Podcast
Bruno Chatelin interviewed in Izvestia on Golden Globes http://dlvr.it/RMc2W2
Bruno Chatelin interviewed on festivals for Cine@art ...
In a new interview with CMRubinWorld, Locarno Film Festival’s Artistic Director Lili Hinstin says Federal Council in Switzerland and Locarno will adopt measures to support culture and filmmakers.
The global recession following the pandemic has impacted arts funding all over the world, but in Switzerland, the government wants to help. In a new interview with CMRubinWorld, Lili Hinstin, Artistic Director of the Locarno Film Festival, tells C.M.Rubin, Founder of CMRubinWorld,...
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Yes, charge more and you're likely to get more attention
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Total votes: 8
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