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Aspen Filmfest 2012 Audience Award Winner to The Sapphires

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The 34th Aspen Filmfest, which ran October 2-7, showcased previews of new releases, critically acclaimed documentaries and feature films from the international circuit. Film fans of all ages and inclinations filled the Wheeler Opera House and Isis Theatre in Aspen and the Crystal Theatre in Carbondale to view independent productions from around the world and hear filmmakers share the stories behind their works.   "By all accounts, Filmfest was a rousing success. Powerful st...

Sheffield Doc/Fest awards

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It was announced today at the annual Sheffield Doc/Fest awards ceremony, hosted by Jeremy Hardy, that the 20th edition of Sheffield Doc/Fest in 2013 will see the introduction of The Tim Hetherington Award presented by Dogwoof. Says Oli Harbottle, Dogwoof,  “We are delighted to be collaborating with Doc/Fest on this award. Tim’s legacy will forever define what we do at Dogwoof, and his approach will inspire filmmakers for generations to come”. The Tim Hetherington Award will includ...

First EFA Young Audience Award goes to KAUWBOY

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Children Juries in Six European Cities Elect Dutch Film by Boudewijn Koole In a truly European vote, 10-13-year-old audiences in Amsterdam, Belgrade, Copenhagen, Erfurt, Norrköping and Turin have elected KAUWBOY by Boudewijn Koole as the winner of the first European Film Academy Young Audience Award. Having watched the three nominated films on today’s Young Audience Film Day, the young cinema-lovers had the opportunity to discuss the films before electing their favourite. T...

ÉCU ALUMNI JORDAN BAYNE

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1. Hi Jordan! We’ve never met but your film “Argo” was an official selection here at ÉCU in 2007. Tell us a bit about your new film, “The Sea Is All I Know”…Well it’s a film about love. The film stars Academy Award winner Melissa Leo [The Fighter] and Peter Gerety. It follows an estranged couple as they come to terms with their adult, terminally ill daughter’s request to help her die with dignity.2. You chose to avoid doing the whole film festival circuit in favour of a run at t...

Stockholm International Film Festival begins!

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Finally the time has come for a twelve days film fest to light up the winter darkness. Stockholm presents 16 Red Carpet screenings at the premiere theatre Skandia, most of the screenings will have actors or directors present. Miranda July joins us on Skype and we also present Wong Kar Wai's favourite photographer Christopher Doyle. Between November 9 - 20 the festival will show 173 films from 44 countries, and welcome  directors, actors and film lovers from all over the world. &nb...

NY/SF International Children's Film Festival awards

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  The second NY/SF International Children's Film Festival, presented by San Francisco Film Society and New York International Children's Film Festival, wrapped a highly successful three-day celebration of diverse, enlightening, inspiring and entertaining films for kids ages 3 - 18 and their families on Sunday and announced the winners of the best feature film and the best short film, as selected by the audiences who attended screenings at San Francisco Film Society | New People Cinema and t...

George Harrison: Living in the Material World Premieres at the 49th New York Film Festival 2011

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By Maria Esteves – October 3, 2011 The 49th New York Film Festival 2011(NYFF 2011) press screening of the music documentary GEORGE HARRISON: LIVING IN THE MATERIAL WORLD, directed by Martin Scorsese was held at Lincoln Center’s Beale Theater on Saturday, October 1, 2011, 10:00 am. Presented by the Film Society of Lincoln Center, a live press conference from London via Skype immediately followed the screening with panelists executive producer Margaret Bodde, director Martin Scorsese, prod...

FREEDOM DEAL: A New Kind of Horror Film from Camerado SE Asia

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This is writer-director Jason Rosette with Camerado SE Asia, I hope you are all well! Our 3rd feature, FREEDOM DEAL,  is a drama withsupernatural and horror elements taking place in Cambodia during the 1970 civil war, as the US and North Vietnam slugged it out along the Cambodia-Vietnam border. It's a part of the Vietnam war and US and Cambodian history that's never before been explored in a compelling way in the fiction feature format.     ...

ASIA-BASED SCREENWRITER & SCRIPT DOCTOR

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Camerado SE Asia recommends...  ASW: ASIA-BASED SCREENWRITER & SCRIPT DOCTOR Screenwriting :: Analysis :: Polishing :: Dialogue Enhancement Structural Renovation and Tweaks   Available for: Dialogue Tweaks and Character Development Local Research in Asia for Projects of All Genres Screenplay Evaluation with Notes Writing & Co-writing Complete Screenplays based on Outline, Notes, or Treatment Documentary Research an...

CAMERADO Seeks Virtual Assistant

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CAMERADO, a US-founded producer of compelling entertainment and edutainment media with projects ongoing in the US and Asia, is seeking virtual volunteer researchers and a virtual volunteer project manager for a variety of ongoing media projects in SE Asia. Projects include 'Freedom Deal', a Vietnam war era social issue dramatic feature with horror & genre elements; several documentary projects in development; CamboFest, Cambodia's first international film festival since the end o...

Exporting Raymond Australian Premiere, by Eva Rinaldi - 11th June 2011

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 Exporting Raymond Australian Premiere, by Eva Rinaldi : Eva Rinaldi Photography A Samuel Goldwyn Films release of a Where's Lunch Prods. presentation. Produced by Phil Rosenthal, Jim Czarnecki, John Woldenburg. Executive producer, Woldenburg. Directed, written by Phil Rosenthal. With: Phil Rosenthal, Max Rosenthal, Helen Rosenthal, Eldar Djafarov Arif-Ogli, Elena Stodubtseva, Marina Naumova, Artem Logilov, Sasha Tsyrlin, Jeff Lerner. (English, Russian dialogue) ...

"movies under the stars", Rooftop Docs in London

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  A new company called HDoutdoor is redefining "movies under the stars", by taking the hi-def experience outdoors. And they're starting out big, by being chosen as AV production partner for the Rooftop Docs series at this year's Hot Docs festival, taking place May 4th, 5th, and 6th on the roof of London Tap House in Toronto. Hot Docs is North America's largest documentary festival.   HDoutdoor will turn any outdoor space - park, schoolyard, golf course, parking lot,...

Anton Chekhov's The Duel premieres in Cannes may 13th

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  FLUX FILMS and HIGH LINE PICTURES present Anton Chekhov's THE DUEL ANDREW SCOTT TOBIAS MENZIES FIONA GLASCOTT NIALL BUGGY MICHELLE FAIRLEY and JEREMY SWIFT Casting by JOYCE NETTLES Co-producers PER MELITA, IGOR A. NOLA and SUSA HORVAT Composer ANGELO MILLI Costume Designer SERGIO BALLO Production Designer IVO HUSNJAK Edited by KATE WILLIAMS Director of Phot...

Exporting Raymond w/ Guest Appearance by Phil Rosenthal

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Cinefest 2011 produced by Philadelphia Cinema Alliance under the Artistic Direction of Josh Goldbloom, opened last evening with two films, Exporting Raymond and The Catechism Cataclysm.  I had ever intention of seeing both films; I'd heard good things about Cataclysm and it also was to have a post Q & A with the filmmaker and the cast.  However, I was on such a helium high from cackling uncontrollably throughout this comedic documentary chronicling Phil Rosenthal's misadventu...

Make a difference in cinema history: An appeal from CamboFest founder J Rosette

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If this newsletter is not displaying correctly, click here to view it in your browser  CAMBOFEST, Cambodia Film Festival: thanks to all supporters ~ seeking contributors for Cambodian youth festival staff training  FREEDOM DEAL: Vietnam war-era social issue feature drama reaches milestone - Phase II commences CAMBOFEST, Cambodia The on...

Roman Polanski Is Big Winner At European Film Awards

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  It has been quite a year for director Roman Polanski…..house arrest in Switzerland, Silver Bear at the Berlinale, legal victory and return to his adopted home of Paris, and film adaptation of the international theatre sensation “God Of Carnage”. Now, Polanski caps a year full of ups and downs with a sixtuplet win at the European Film Awards, held this evening in the Nokia Concert Hall in the Estonian capital city of Tallinn.    “The Ghost Writer”, Polanski’s adapta...

Ghost Writer wins big at The EFA 2010

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It has been quite a year for director Roman Polanski…..house arrest in Switzerland, Silver Bear at the Berlinale, legal victory and return to his adopted home of Paris, and film adaptation of the international theatre sensation “God Of Carnage”. Now, Polanski caps a year full of ups and downs with a sixtuplet win at the European Film Awards, held this evening in the Nokia Concert Hall in the Estonian capital city of Tallinn. “The Ghost Writer”, Polanski’s adaptation of the Thomas Ha...

Institute of Documentary Film at Jihlava IDFF

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Institute of Documentary Film at Jihlava IDFF Oct 25 – 31, 2010 The 10th Industry Section organized in Jihlava by the Institute of Documentary Film (IDF), has expanded its programme this year and hosted a record number of guests. In addition to the public presentations of the 10th East European Forum and more than 300 East European films at the 7th East Silver Market, we organized Inspiring Sessions, Case Studies, One-on-one Meetings, Documentary Works-in-progress, Co-production Breakfasts...

Narrative Features Interview Roundtable: American Film Festival

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  On Saturday, I sat down with three of the narrative features directors represented in this year’s American Film Festival, the first event in Eastern Europe to be solely devoted to contemporary and classic American cinema. Tim Rutilli, a musician-turned-filmmaker whose alternative rock band Califone has played concert and festival dates around the world, is represented at the Festival by ALL MY FRIENDS ARE FUNERAL SINGERS. Bill Morrison is an award-winning avant-garde filmmaker b...

CIFF (Contacts)

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CONTACT Submissions: Mr. Cedric Eloy Cambodia Film Commission tel : +855 023 222 920 fax: +855 023 222 920 email : programming@cambodia-iff.com   Events and Volunteers: Ms. Mariam Arthur tel : +855 012 543 074 email : events@cambodia-iff.com Skype: theroadgypsy Sponsorship: Mr. Allan Cheung / Lion Fong tel : +855 023 6320 875 email : marketing@cambodia-iff.com ...

Angel Film Awards

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THE ANGEL FILM AWARDS - Monaco International Film Festival December 2 - 5, 2010   Call for Entries Regular Deadline: January 1 - July30 Late Deadline: October 15 . Online entry form Contact Info Tel. / Fax +39.0184. 26.63.54 - Cell-Phone +39.329.344.6377  +39.329.344.6377 Skype: rosanapress - E.mail : rosana@monacofilmfest.com pre...

Boozin' N' Schmoozin'

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We've revamped this stellar event to bring you exclusive film debuts, engaging industry professionals and networking opportunities to ensure your project hits the ground running. To sweeten the night, Raindance is kicking in fabulous appetizers and a super styl'n DJ at Atom Egoyan's Camera Bar. Join us every second Monday of each month! Cost: 20$ at door or FREE to Premium Members Premium Membership Advantages for Boozin' N' Schmoozin' -Free entrance to 12 B&S events a year, that's a...

Cinema and diaspora in Berlin

The seminar "Migration and Cinema" organized by anthropologist Maria Lidola will take place on 4th February up 6:30 pm at the Lateinamerika Institut of the Freie Universität Berlin. Short film Black Berlin by Brazilian director Sabrina Fidalgo will be screened for students and guests and afterwards there will be discussion and Q&A with Sabrina Fidalgo through Skype directly from Rio de Janeiro.

Cinema and diaspora in Berlin

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Scene of Black Berlin: social and racial conflicts in Brazil and Germany.   The seminar "Migration and Cinema" organized by anthropologist Maria Lidola will take place on 4th February up 6:30 pm at the Lateinamerika Institut of the Freie Universität Berlin. Brazilian-German short film Black Berlin by Sabrina Fidalgo will be screened for students and guests and afterwards there will be discussion and Q&A with the the director through Skype directly from ...

The Global Film Village: Slamdance announces 2010 Award Winners

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by Marla Lewin 2010 marked the 16th anniversary of the Slamdance Film Festival, a showcase for the discovery of new and emerging talent. Slamdance was founded by independent filmmakers and is dedicated to the nurturing and development of new independent artists and their cinematic vision. There are three competitive divisions at Slamdance: Grand Jury, Audience Awards and Special Sponsored Awards provided by Kodak and Dos Equis. The Slamdance Feature competitions is li...

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