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La Commission du Filmd'Ile-de-France avec le soutien du Consulat Général de France a célébré lemardi 3 novembre au SLS Hotel de Los Angeles le savoir-faire mondialementreconnu des sociétés VFX françaises.Pour les sociétés françaises quiparticipaient à cette soirée (BUF COMPAGNIE, DURAN DUBOI, ECLAIR VFX, L'E.S.T,MAC GUFF, MIKROS IMAGE/EIGHT VFX), cet événement a été l'occasion de rencontrerles VP VFX des principaux studios américains. Parmi les invités, on pouvaitcompter la p...
Director: mathieu saliva.
MAGIC KISA is a dark short comedy on the topic of the gemellity : Two twin brothers after years of separation. One leaves prison and the other lined up and founded a family. Associated by long years of swindle and chicaneries, their destinies rock in one night... Stealing of identity, handling and threats of two strange grave-diggers... Genre film under the tradition of the 50’s, 60’s French whodunit, “MAGIC KISA” is a trap movie with squeaking humour...
Director: Christophe Kourdouly.
MARIA, young Russian artist slowly loses touch with reality and enters that painful endless game whose aim is fame but will end in something else. On that road to nowhere she encounters SOPHIE who will become her muse and will provide the 'body' of her new work. Art et Décès is a film about love to the point of madness. Maria's Love of art to death when madness is confused for inspiration. Sick love of Sophie for Maria. The decadent vision of a decaying world which holds to its asserted normality with all its might, sucked from its life. People living in this world try desperately to invigorate themselves with the seeming of life, to forget that they are already dead. Paris is the theatre of this struggle for existence. Paris, capital city of dreamers, artists, lovers and crooks. City of smoke and mirrors, decoys and traps where Myths are taken for reality. Through History and Myths, Paris has always been the theatre of passionate loves and tragedies, rises and falls of grand illusions. Art & Décès adds an act to this unceasing theatre piece of blood and thunder with excess and abuse. The story of a vicious circle, from bursting love to madness, kisses to slaps and back again. A road movie on a highway to hell. From romantic bridges, splendid palaces and bucolic gardens to the narrow shady streets and decadent crowdy boulevards, there is only one step and plenty of quicksands.
BIENVENUE AU FESTIVAL DES FILMS DU MONDE DE MONTRÉAL 2009 Depuis le début, soit maintenant 33 ans, je me suis fait un point d'honneur avec mes collègues de ne jamais déroger aux principes fondateurs du Festival. La programmation que le FFM propose cette année aux centaines de milliers de cinéphiles qui envahiront bientôt Montréal fait donc le pari de la diversité culturelle et mise sur le cinéma d'auteur, le cinéma d'innovation et sur le talent. Le succès et la renommée internation...
Director: Susan Everett.
“Hello Mum. My name’s Alison. Born on the sixth of June, twenty eight years ago. But you know that already, don’t you?” Grieving the death of her adoptive mother, Alison tries to track down her natural mother to find a replacement ‘mum’. She sends out a videotape as an introduction.
Le 35ème festival de Deauville qui se tiendra du 4 au 13 septembre 2009 rendra hommage à David et Jerry ZUCKER, Jim ABRAHAMS, Robin WRIGHT PENN, Andy GARCIA et Robert ALDRICH.Dans le cadre de l'hommage à Robert ALDRICH 5 de ses films y seront projetés.Robert Aldrich (Réalisateur et producteur) est né le 9 aout 1918 à Cranston dans l’Etat de Rhode Island et s’éteint le 5 décembre 1983 à Los Angeles en Californie. Après des études d’économie politique à l’université de Virgi...
Director: Manjit K Singh.
“IN EARLY 6TH CENTURY BC A TRADITION WAS BORN.” A GOLDEN NECKLACE OTHERWISE KNOWN AS “MANGALSUTRA” UNITED A BRIDE TO HER GROOM. THIS OLD HINDU TRADITION CONTINUED ON THROUGH THE CENTURIES BONDING HUSBANDS AND WIVES. THE “MANGALSUTRA” HOLDS AN ANCIENT, POWERFUL AURORA THAT SCIENCE CANNOT EXPLAIN. A YOUNG SOUTH ASIAN COUPLE; SHEELA AND HUSBAND BOBBY MOVE INTO A HOME AFTER HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THEIR NEW BUSSINESS. A SACRAFICE FOR THE BETTER FUTURE, SO THEY THOUGHT… SOON AFTER MOVING IN SHEELA BEGINS EXPERIENCING UNEXPLAINABLE EVENTS. SHE HEARS FOOTSTEPS COMING FROM OTHER ROOMS, VOICES, CRYIES…SCREAMS. HUSBAND BOBBY IS TOO BUSY CAUGHT UP IN WORK AND HIS SEXY NEW EMPLOYEE “ALBINA”. WITH HER MARRIAGE IN TROUBLE, AND HER HOUSE IN CAHOS, SHEELA TAKES MATTERS INTO HER OWN HANDS AND BEGINS TO INVESTIAGE THE STRANGE THINGS HAPPENING TO HER. SHEELA MEETS JAY SINGH, A YOUTHFUL LANDLORD WHO JUST TOOK OVER THE FAMILY BUSSINESS. JAY LIVED IN HER HOME WHEN HE WAS A BOY, BUT CANNOT EXPLAIN THE STRANGE THINGS HAPPENING TO SHEELA. JAY SINGH; ALREADY BUSY WITH HIS APARTMENT BUILDING, BEGINS GETTING STRANGE COMPLAINTS FROM SOME OF HIS TENANTS; SIMILAR TO THE WHAT SHEELA WAS EXPERIENCING... IS THE CURSED NECKLACE NOW IN HIS APARTMENT BUILDING? CAN SHEELA BANISH THE SPIRIT FROM HER HOME, AND SAVE HER MARRIAGE? IS JAY SINGH SOMEHOW CONNECTED TO THE CURSE? THE “MANGALSUTRA” IS THIRSTY FOR BLOOD, AND WILL STOP AT NOTHING TO GET WHAT IT TRULY DESIRES…
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QUICKFEST ANNOUNCED NEW CONTEST – SHOOT A COMMERCIAL - FEST 103
Los Angeles, CA – Quickfest.com has partnered with a premier water company for it’s next film festival where filmmakers will submit their take on a 30 or 60 second spot. A winner will be selected from a panel of judges that include a representative from the water company along with a commercial direction.
Having just wrapped it’s successful Quickfest 102 - Horror Fest, Quickfest is excited to bring a new type of filmmaking event to the filmmaking community. The commercial contest, Quickfest 103, will begin July 24, 2009 at noon Pacific Standard Tim when registered filmmakers will learn the name of the water company and be provided with artwork as part of the critical elements list. Competing filmmakers will then have 10 days to complete and upload their spot (or spots) by the end of the festival on August 2, 2009.
The winning commercial will be announced one week after the end of the contest and the winning commercial will have a chance to be broadcast and as well as additional prizes to be announced as the event unfolds.
Entries will be accepted either 30 or 60 second length. In the coming weeks the judges for the event will be announced along with other details and special surprises.
“We are excited to be bringing on a company that is excited to tap into the creativity of the Quickfest audience” said Greg Zekowski, Quickfest’s Festival Director. Mr. Zekowski adds that “like all commercial shoots, the company has high expectations after seeing the great entries for the recent horror fest”.
To enter or get on the Quickfest mail list, go to www.quickfest.com and register. The winning films of our past festivals can also be seen here, or at Quickfest’s YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/QuickfestTV.
About Quickfest:
Quickfest (quickfest.com) is a unique Film Festival founded by Filmmakers. Quickfest events occur online and are open to Filmmakers around the world with competitions in various formats and genres. Quickfest reaches out to creative people everywhere, featuring the work of film industry professionals and amateurs with a passion for telling a story. For more information, contact Festival Director, Greg Zekowski at greg@quickfest.com and follow Quickfest at twitter www.twitter.com/quickfest
PRESS RELEASE - QUICKFEST.COM FEST 103 COMMERCIAL CONTEST OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCES
MONDAY JULY 6.
Log into the web site, register for updates, Filmmakers will shoot, edit and upload a commercial for a real client in 10 Days starting July 24 and finishing August 2 at Midnight PST.
Director: Tracie Donahue.
Secrets to Love is a compelling documentary about relationships, marriage and -of course- love. For just over an hour we hitch a ride with a recent divorcee on her journey to find ansers to the questions many of us ask: How do couples get to the "happily ever after." Why is love so complicated? What, if anything can couples do to ensure their marriage lasts a lifetime?
Interviews with real life couples and a wide range of relationship experts allow Secrets To Love to navigate swiftly through many intriguing and thought-provoking issues related to love.
La 24è édition du Festival du Cinéma israëlien ouvre ses portes à Los Angeles -- Tandis que le Festival s'apprête à célébrer son quart de siècle l'an prochain, Meir Fenigstein, fondateur et directeur du Festival aura été le témoin privilégié de l'essor du cinéma israëlien. 800 films et quelques 900.000 spectateurs plus tard, le festival consacre à présent l'énergie créatrice d'une nation davantage coutumière des pages de politique internationale que de culture.L'ensemble de...
The Los Angeles Greek Film Festival will honor director Penelope Spheeris who will be in attendance on Friday, June 26 at the Egyptian Theatre.
Réalisateur de Shadowboxer, un film resté inédit dans les salles françaises, Lee Daniels effectue cette année son baptême cannois en voyant son nouveau long métrage Precious sélectionné à Un Certain Regard. Cette adaptation d’un roman de la poétesse new-yorkaise Sapphire intitulé "Push" et publié en 1996 raconte l’histoire d’une adolescente obèse qui apprend à lire et à écrire dans une école alternative et de son épanouissement personnel au ...
Director: Ester Brym.
Butterflies is a feature documentary film following the lives of six young people that are prominent 'weblebrities' on a video site YouTube. The film explores the new media, its power and its future. Will the Internet overcome traditional media? Will new media and traditional media merge?
The film documents the struggles and successes of characters
Lisanova, Mr. Safety, Davedays, Boh3m3, Olgakay and Xgobobeanx and their hopes to become the new 'virtual' celebrities.
Also in the film: Fred, SxePhil, Charles Trippy, KevJumba, Kicesie, Paperlilies, KatiesOpinion, Daxflame, Joe Satriani, Esmee Denters, Whatthebuck, David Foley, Renetto, ClipCritics, Katy Perry, GayGod, Nigahiga, Chad Hurley and others.
Director: Celeste Friedman.
A promotional video for U. S. Senator Barack Obama from the State of Illinois in support of his candidacy for President of the United States.
Opening with examples of our struggling times, over 60 stunning and stirring images, through the lenses of 40 photographers, take you from Seattle to Times Square, Main to Minnesota, Iowa to Iraq and beyond.
Soundtrack written, produced and performed by singer-songwriter/composer Celeste Friedman. Produced by AmericansforHOPE.org.
We are very honored by the generosity of our contributing photographers, their hearts, time and talent!
Camilo Arenivar
TJ Baker
C.W. "Barney" Burgis
Lauren Victoria Burke
Jason Coleman
Joe Crimmings
Danny the Caveman
Gene Dawydiak
Tory Fink
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Kris Godlewski
Gregory Han
Carl Harris
Alexander Heilner
Susan Jekarl
Cecily Johnson
Johnnie K.
Greg Lawler
Caitie Leary
Tia Likely
Hinda Majri
Celi McDaniel
Jason Melrath
Leo and Mixtli Photography
Erik Ose
Alfred T. Palmer
Darrell Porcello
Adrian Revels
Steve Rhodes
Joann Edmonds-Rodgers
Justin Russell
Kristina S.
Bob Scofield
David Silver
Troy Snow
Colleen Sontheimer
Scott Stillman
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers- ACoE photographer Jim Gordon
John Varady
Luke Vargas
Director: Cristina Ertze.
Four people awake in a derelict house with no memory of who they are or why they are there. All they know is that tonight, when they fall asleep they will forget everything again, so they have only a few hours to find out something – anything – about what or who is doing this to them. As they journey through a desolate, abandoned landscape they come to realise that this may all have happened before. And that they may be their own enemies. Blank is a existential, psychological thriller which explores the cycle of violence and retribution which comes from the failure to remember the lessons of the past. The film is inspired by Milan Kundera’s quote “the struggle of freedom against power is the struggle of memory against forgetting”. A post-apocalyptic thriller about suspicion, mistrust and fear which leads to a shocking conclusion, the film is a political parable of the dangers of forgetting lessons and repeating mistakes.
Entretien réalisé à Los Angeles par Stephanie Ronnet
Costa-Gavras était à Los Angeles pour présenter «Eden à L'Ouest» lors du festival du film français - City of Lights, City of Angels. Costa-Gavras appartient déjà à la légende. Dès son premier film «Compartiment Tueurs», il marquait d'une...
Entretien réalisé à Los Angeles par Stephanie Ronnet Costa-Gavras était à Los Angeles pour présenter «Eden à L'Ouest» lors du festival du film français - City of Lights, City of Angels. Costa-Gavras appartient déjà à la légende. Dès son premier film «Compartiment Tueurs», il marquait d'une empreinte indélébile l'univers du septième art. A 75 printemps, la silhouette est svelte, l'esprit alerte, le regard pétillant, la gestuelle expansive, et l'homme toujours vigilant. Il re...
Pour sa 13e édition, le Festival du Film Français de Los Angeles : City of Lights, City of Angels a présenté en exclusivité mondiale le 3e long-métrage de Zabou Breitman : « Je l'aimais ».
Cette année encore, ColCoa confirme son succès en drainant un public toujours plus nombreux, et avide de découvrir la fine fleur de la production tricolore.
Or le 13e printemps du festival est plus que jamais incarnée par son directeur/programmateur, François ...
Pour sa 13e édition, le Festival du Film Français de Los Angeles : City of Lights, City of Angels a présenté en exclusivité mondiale le 3e long-métrage de Zabou Breitman : « Je l’aimais ». Cette année encore, ColCoa confirme son succès en drainant un public toujours plus nombreux, et avide de découvrir la fine fleur de la production tricolore. Or le 13e printemps du festival est plus que jamais incarnée par son directeur/programmateur, François Truffart, qui ne se dépare jamais d...
Director: Peter Besson.
Last night, Rhett Somers met the love of his life. Now all he has to do is convince her that she's the one. Not an easy feat considering how they met.
NYIIFVF is the only festival that focuses ONLY on independent films. This is the only festival that refunds entree fee if you are not accepted. You show your film in NY and LA.
Leréalisateur de HEAT, ALI, COLLATERAL et PUBLIC ENEMIES ouvrira officiellementla 13ème édition de City of Lights, City of Angels le lundi 20 avril àla Directors Guild of America. Michael Mann est membre du Fonds Culturel FrancoAméricain producteur de l'événement. • LES JURYS 2009 COL•COA et le LAFCA (LosAngeles Film Critics Association) annoncent la constitution du deuxième jury dela critique américaine qui sera chargé d'attribuer le COLCOA Critics Award2009 ainsi qu'un prix ...
Director: Przemek Mlynczyk.
Before joining the Salesians, Przemek Kawecki (Kawa) was a skinhead. The unexpected trip to the Tatra mountains with his friend, has changed his life totally The film tells the story of a young Pole who, having all the possibilities of career, desides to become a monk. The current reality of Poland has a lot of problems that he will be forced to solve. Some of them are too hard at the moment.
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