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Masterclas by Acclaimed creator, Guillermo García Carsi Guillermo García Carsi will talk about creation and character design according to his particular style where the key is not only the visual part, but also specially building the personalities of the characters. His creative process will be explained in detail, from his influences to practical examples. Creator and director of the internationally popular series "Pocoyo" - Cristal...
Desterrada Colombia - Diego GUERRA Feature Films out of competition Dragon Nest: Warriors' Dawn China - Soong YUEFENG Feature Films out of competition Eden's Edge Austria, USA - Gerhard TREML, Leo CALICE Feature Films out of competition Extraordinary Tales Belgium, Spain, USA, Luxembourg - Raúl GARCÍA Feature...
Feature films in competition Adama France - Simon ROUBY Feature films in competition Avril et le Monde truqué France, Canada, Belgium - Franck EKINCI, Christian DESMARES Feature films in competition Mune France - Alexandre HEBOYAN, Benoît PHILIPPON ...
Watch these cute videos celebrating 30 years of hared work towards ANIMATION Angelo celebrates the Mifa! Kaeloo and his friends celebrate the Mifa! Mung, from Yomzeo and Caitory, wishes the Mifa a happy birthday! All the stars from Zagtoon celebrate the Mifa! All the stars from Method Animation celebrate the Mifa! The Cherry Coco family from Variety Sum are also celebrating Mifa! Spookiz, from Keyring Studio, wishes the Mifa a happy birthday! Grizzly, Panda...
The juries Features films Marge Dean Director, Production, USA Valérie Schermann Producer, France Guillemette Odicino Journalist, Film Critic, France Short films Isabel Herguera Director, Journalist, Spain Bonnie Arnold Producer, USA Niki Lindroth Von Bahr Director, Sweden ...
Free Community Screenings to take place during the 21st edition of the Festival including the 15th anniversary screening of Love & Basketball, The LXD: The Uprising Begins and Who Framed Roger Rabbit. The Festival’s Social Impact Free Screenings include American DREAMers, Bridging the Divide: Tom Bradley and The Politics of Race and HBO’s Requiem for the Dead: American Spring 2014. Also announced today, the annual Coffee Talks Panels f...
Additions to the 2015 Festival program, including Pras Michel and BT as part of the Music in Film Nights at the GRAMMY Museum, Tributes to Jonathan Demme and Rodrigo García, a Master Class with music video director Mathew Cullen, Diversity Speaks panels, the Los Angeles Times Young Hollywood Roundtable, the Steed Symposium on cyber security and Premiere section titles. Individual tickets are on sale now; please visit www.lafilmfest.com for more details. “In addition to th...
Now in its 21st year, the Los Angeles Film Festival offers unparalleled access to creative voices through energetic film programming, Master Classes, live performances and conversations with the most compelling artists working today. The 2015 Los Angeles Film Festival will screen a diverse slate of feature films, shorts, web series and music videos, along with signature programs such as the Filmmaker Retreat, Music in Film at The GRAMMY Museum® and Master Classes. The Los Angeles Fil...
Two special Pre-Festival Screenings: Rick Famuyiwa’s Dope will have its LA Premiere on Monday, June 8 and Inside Out will screen on Tuesday, June 9 preceded by a Master Class with writer/director Pete Docter before the screening. Also announced today, Todd Strauss-Schulson’s The Final Girls will have a Gala Screening on Tuesday, June 16. The Los Angeles Film Festival runs June 10-18. “With his newest film, Dope, writer/director Rick Famuyiwa ...
The programming for the LA Muse section was also announced today. Passes are now on sale to the general public. The Los Angeles Film Festival runs June 10 through June 18 and the full Festival line up will be announced on May 5. “Under the leadership of Roya Rastegar and Jennifer Cochis, the programmers have assembled a slate of films that embody Film Independent’s mission of diversity, innovation and uniqueness of vision with a special emphasis on world premieres, first time direct...
For the first time the Festival will feature a TV Gala with the premiere of the highly anticipated new MTV/Dimension TV series Scream on June 14. On June 17 the Festival will hold a Gala Screening of Benson Lee’s Seoul Searching. Also announced today, Festival Master Classes featuring director Pete Docter, editors Maryann Brandon & Mary Jo Markey and composer Mark Isham. The Buzz section of the Festival was also unveiled. “Master Classes are an integral...
Opening Night film will be the Los Angeles Premiere of Paul Weitz’s Grandma. Starring Lily Tomlin, Julia Garner, Marcia Gay Harden, Judy Greer and Laverne Cox, Grandma is being released by Sony Pictures Classics. Also announced today, Rodrigo García was named Guest Director of the Festival, Gale Anne Hurd will receive the Jaeger-LeCoultre Glory to the Filmmaker Award and Lily Tomlin will receive this year’s Spirit of Independence Award. Film Independent also a...
As the primary exhibition arm of Film Independent, The Los Angeles Film Festival’s mission is to showcase diversity, innovation, and unique visions in independent American and international cinema. We are inspired by Los Angeles, a city of abundant creativity, and our programming reflects our city-muse through fil...
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IFFLA alumni at Cannes 2015 MASAAN, AMY and more A number of Indian films -- and IFFLA alumni -- made a strong impression this year at the recently wrapped Cannes Film Festival. Neeraj Ghaywan's MASAAN, a gritty drama shot in Benaras by Avinash Arun and starring Shweta Tripathi, bowed in the Un ...
OUR LAST TANGO DCP - HD – 2015 – 85 min – Germany, Argentina - DRAMA/DOCUMENTARY Directed by German Kral Produced by German Kral Filmproduktion, Lailaps Pictures From Executive Producer Wim Wenders, Rodrigo Furth, Jakob Abrahamsson Original Language Spanish ...
CineXpert and the French CST (Commission Supérieure Technique de l’image et du son), gathered their skills and strengths during the Cannes Film Festival, through an advanced technical monitoring solution of the projection equipment of the famous Palais des Festival. CineXpert NOC Tools have been integrated within the hyper-secured IT infrastructure empowering the operational team with an innovative tool offering state of the art technological control of the eq...
The Korean Film Council (KOFIC, Chairman KIM Sae-hoon) opened the yearly reception, ‘Korean Film Night’ in Cannes on May 17th. This event was organized to celebrate the Korean films invited to the 68th Cannes International Film Festival, while providing an opportunity for Korean filmmakers to network with the global film industry. That evening was a success as the room overflew with 550 attendees, which was more than what was expected. Offi...
3D Workshop of Cannes: big success once more! 3D Stereo MEDIA held its by-now traditional 3D Workshop at Festival de Cannes, on the American Pavilion, on 15 May 2015. Fully booked several days before its start, the event undoubtedly featured the highest concentration of 3D experts and 3D information for the whole 12 days of the world-renown fes...
Jacqueline Journey (Hidden Assets) with Gregory von Hausch at his annual FLIFF Cannes Beach Party ...
Mark Fishkin at the FLIFF annual Beach Party in Cannes ...
Justin Daly celebrating the work of his grandmother Ingrid Bergman in Cannes on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of her birth. Pictured here with Bruno Chatelin. ...
Gregory von Hausch with Jacqueline Journey Hidden Assets With Vincent de Paul and Carol Bruno Chatelin and Justin Daly Mark Fishkin Mill Valley Film Festival Director Serena Dykman: Ann Frank Diary of a Young Girl ...
On the heels of their first collaboration, the female-led, action thrill ride LIGHTS OUT, Arclight Films has inked a development deal with scribes Jeff Byrd and Lamont Magee to create original, feature content. Arclight Films announced their partnership with Huace Pictures, a subsidiary of Huace Media Group, the largest distributor of media content in China, during AFM, on LIGHTS OUT. Huace Media Group, one of China’s top publicly traded Film/TV financing and production companies, who hav...
Gabriel Byrne, Nathan Lane and Frances Conroy Join Forces to Create Hilarious Look into the Life of the Unemployed Actor Arclight Films is proud to announce that LOUNGE ACT held its World Market Premiere at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival. Gabriel Byrne (In Treatment, Ghost Ship, The Unusual Suspects), Nathan Lane (THE BIRDCAGE, THE PRODUCERS) and Frances Conroy (AMERICAN HORROR STORY, THE AVIATOR, SIX FEET UNDER) have teamed up bring an uplifting film about the various and hilarious ups and down...
Production is set to begin this summer on The Young Pope, an eight-episode drama series from Academy Award-winning director, Paolo Sorrentino, starring two-time Academy Award nominee Jude Law (The Talented Mr. Ripley, Sherlock Holmes, Cold Mountain) in the title role. The series is a joint production of Sky, HBO and Canal +. All eight episod...
RightsTrade, the leading online global marketplace for film and television rights, has closed deals with leading film sales companies Lakeshore Entertainment, The Solution Entertainment Group, QED International, GFM and Arclight to utilize its sales and screening platform. Other recent signings also include Altitude Films, Inception Media, Mongrel Media, and Electric Entertainment. “The addition of these leading sales agents immediately adds over 200 high quality title...
Belgium-based, multi-faceted post-production outfit, GALAXY STUDIOS, announced today that it has finalised a three-picture production agreement with film producer Mark R. Harris (CRASH, GODS AND MONSTERS, CONVERSATIONS WITH OTHER WOMEN). The deal also incorporates Auro Technologies, ensuring the revolutionary immersive sound format AURO-3D® is employed across all of the upcoming three pictures. Mark R. Harris’ was the original producer and developer of Academy® Award...
It was announced at the Boat Party in Cannes that The Golden Trailer Awards, announcing that THE WORLD TRAILER AWARDS, will debut in London on October 16th Pictured: left to right: Evelyn Watters, Executive Director GTA, Monica Brady, Executive Producer GTA, Prakash P Hinduja, Hinduja Bank, Erik Bardin, Associate Producer GTA Bruno Chatelin, Volker Schlöndorff, Monica Brady Fresh on the heels of the successful 16th Annual Golden Tr...
Allison Janney Academy Award® nominee Ellen Page (“Juno,” “Inception”) and Emmy® winner Allison Janney (Spy, CBS’ “Mom”) have signed on to star in the dramatic comedy “Tallulah.” Sian Heder (Netflix’ “Orange is the New Black”) wrote the screenplay and will direct the film. Route One Entertainment is financing the film, and Heather Rae (“Frozen River”) is producing along with Route One&rsqu...
300 up-and-coming producers attended the fifth go-round of the popular Producers Workshop program at the 2015 Marché du Film (May 13-22 2015) in Cannes. The four-day get-together drew top industry executives to lead a range of seminars, designed to educate new producers on the ins-and-outs of the global film industry. An initiative of the Marché du Film, the program was sold out long in advance of the market this year. The Workshop ran from May 13-15, with two additional sessio...
The European Audiovisual Observatory's 2015 Cannes Marché du Film workshop looked at the status quo of film funding in Europe before speculating on future models. ...
PARIS KASIDOKOSTAS-LATSIS SETS UP HERCULES FILM FUND & LONGTIME PARTNER TERRY DOUGAS SETS SAIL WITH RHEA FILMS New banners to finance and produce Doug Liman’s MENA starring Tom Cruise Greek ship-owner Paris Kasidokostas-Latsis has set up the Luxembourg based Hercules Film Fund, to bring European investors to Hollywood to finance 3 – 5 wide release films per year. In parallel, Terry Dougas has formed a new production banner called Rhea Films (the mother of ...
French actor Vincent Lindon wins the Best Actor award for his leading role in Stéphane Brizé's drama THE MEASURE OF A MAN. Lindon (Welcome, For Her) stars as a working-class man struggling with unemployment and then, facing a difficult moral choice as a security guard in a supermarket. Previous films directed by Brizé include Mademoiselle Chambon (25 territories sold) and A Few Hours of Spring, also starring Vincent Lindon. THE MEASURE OF A MAN is produced by No...
Edge Entertainment wraps up Cannes with the acquisition of Disorder, screened in Un Certain Regard during the festival. Disorder (Maryland, International sales: Indie Sales) from director Alice Winocour, is centered on Vincent a French ex-soldier struggling with PTSD who is hired to protect the wife and child of a wealthy Lebanese businessman while he is out of town. Despite the apparent tranquility, Vincent perceives an external threat. Starring Matthias Schoenaerts (Rust and Bone...
Powerful Cothing Documentary "The True Cost" Featured at the Cannes market this month. This is a story about clothing. It’s about the clothes we wear, the people who make them, and the impact the industry is having on our world. The price of clothing has been decreasing for decades, while the human and environmental costs have grown dramatically. The True Cost is a groundbreaking documentary film that pulls back the curtain on the untold story and asks us to consider, who real...
ANIMATION DAY IN CANNES
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Celebration in Cannes with Patricia Primon and Festival director Laurie Gordon www.lemiaff.com ...
Can Animation save the world? Our panel answered that question with positivity and creative new ideas. Panelists Laurie Gordon, Octavio Nadal, and Bruno Chatelin happily took on the challenge in answering a rather large and interesting question.In the theme of Horyou.coms mission is to make change through the social good. The panel therefore took a life of its oen in a free flow of thought an dexperience opening up the dialogue to the audience. Two top prizes from ANIMAZE MIAFF the Montreal I...
John Lasseter Academy Award winner John Lasseter, the chief creative officer of Walt Disney and Pixar Animation Studios and principal creative advisor for Walt Disney Imagineering, at the Academy event "The New Audience: Moviegoing in a Connected World." ...
INSIDE OUT cast and filmmakers took part in a joyful, emotional day at the Cannes Film Festival, with stops at the global press conference, photocall and the film's World Premiere. #InsideOut #Cannes2015 ...
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https://www.facebook.com/Pabnomadstudio Paintings on Movie Posters Encounter with PAB, on the ground painter. His interpretations of Movie Posters have been selling on the Croisette for the last 13 yeras, during the Cannes Film Festival. Rencontre avecPAB sur la croisette et prélude à la seconde édition de Animation Day in Cannes organisée par Filmfestivals.com et Animaze
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Selected from submissions from around the world. With still a few more to be uploaded here are a few of the final films chosen at Animation Day in Cannes 2015 Animaze Director Laurie Gordon, Editor in Chief filmfestivals.com Bruno Chatelin, Octavio Nadal Aura Films Distribution at Horyou Village Grand Hotel Presenting the inaugural initiviative of Animaze Daze Competition at Cannes Film Festival 2015. Here are the trailers to some of our successful entrants. Learn more about these fresh...
Waves 98 The Palme d'Or winner short 68th Festival de Cannes for Short Film was awarded by the Cannes jury to animated short Waves 98. Directed by Ely Dagher, the 15-minute short animation explores the filmmaker’s current relationship with his homeland, as told through the story of a teenager who has become disillusioned with his life in the segregated suburbs of Beirut. Omar, voiced by Elie Bassila, is lured into the depths of the city after an unusual discovery....
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June 20, 2015 Regular Deadline
The World of Film Festival, formerly known as Commonwealth Film & Theatre Festival Glasgow is coming back for its second edition October 1-4 2015. In four days full of film screenings, theatre performances, live events, panel discussions and networking receptions WoFF will bring new, more vibrant and youthful vibe to the city’s emerging film and theatre scene.
WoFF’s errand is to bring together audiences from Glasgow’s multi-stranded art scene, while at the same time engaging people with powerful background in film and theatre that will bring fresh ideas, filling the gaps in Glasgow’s film and theatre events’ agenda.
WoFF Glasgow's blog on filmfestivals.com I Website: www.woffglasgow.com I Submit
The regulations and entry forms to submit a film to the 2015 edition of the MONTREAL WORLD FILM FESTIVAL are available for download. Please follow the links to get a copy.
- 2015 REGULATIONS
- ENTRY FORM FOR THE 2015 MONTREAL WORLD FILM FESTIVAL
- ENTRY FORM FOR THE 2015 CANADIAN STUDENT FILM FESTIVAL
The Montreal World Film Festival's blog I Website http://www.ffm-montreal.org/ I SUBMIT
The 11th Annual HollyShorts Film Festival and Film Conference/Film Market, scheduled for August 13-22, 2015 at the world famous TCL Chinese Theatre and Roosevelt Hotel, is now accepting submissions. (www.withoutabox.com/login/4655) 2014 HSFF, 3 times named to MovieMaker Magazine “Top 25 Fests Worth the Entry Fee” lists, featured over 400 projects showcasing stars and filmmakers including Sofia Loren, Bill Plympton, Anthony and Joe Russo, and Felicia Day. HSFF awarded over $150,000 in prizes, including $50,000 in post services courtesy of COMPANY 3 and METHOD STUDIOS for Best Short, Director, Music Video, Cinematography, VFX, and Commercial. Shorts HD distribution deals for winners and Final Draft prizes for Screenplay Contest winners.
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> FILMS IN FOCUS
For festival consideration:
First feature by french actor director Thierry Sebban. Produced by la Petite Reine (The Artist) and Diabolo Films (The Suicide Shop).
Synopsis: Alex is a divorced father, a stressed executive. His daily routine is work, work, work. Tonight he's in a hurry, he's due to meet a beautiful young stranger... who contacted him via the internet. But this blind date will flip him into a downward spiral and disrupt forever the course of his life. Thriller, 75 min., Scope, Dolby 5.1 Directed by Thierry Sebban Starring: Simon Abkarian, Igor Skreblin, Perrine Tourneux... Email us for a screener
ROOTED in PEACE, 97 minutes - 2015
Documentary by SUNDANCE alum GREG REITMAN (Sundance Audience Award Winner for fhis first documentary 'Fuel')
Starring: Deepak Chopra, Donovan, Mike Love, David Lynch, Nobel Peace Laureate Mairead Maguire, Pete Seeger, Ted Turner, Archbishop Desmond Tutu
"ROOTED in PEACE challenges viewers to examine their values as Americans and human beings. Today we are at war within ourselves, with our environment, and with the world. Director and award-winning filmmaker Greg Reitman invites viewers on a film journey to take notice of the world we live in, proactively seek ways to find personal and ecological peace, and stop the cycle of violence".
www.filmfestivals.com/blog/greg_reitman/
The 59th BFI London Film Festival in partnership with American Express® is delighted to announce that this year’s Opening Night film will be SUFFRAGETTE, the first feature film to tell the story of the ordinary British women at the turn of the last century who risked everything in the fight for equality and the right to vote. The film will receive its European premiere on Wednesday 7 October at the Odeon Leicester Square, attended by the filmmakers and stellar cast (including Carey Mu...
Director/editor Ester Brym shot her latest project in collaboration with the very popular band Chinaski. She co-directed 1 DAY WITH CHINASKI (Netoč Nás, Natoč Sebe) with musician Ondra Skoch. This is Brym's first International production and first short film after two successfull Award winning features (Butterflies & Autumn of Route 66). 1 Day With Chinaski premiered in Europe at the end of 2014 and will have its USA Premiere at this year's Action on Film International Fes...
So many similar stories lately, Trayvon Martin, in Sanford, Florida, Michael Brown, in Ferguson, Missouri, Walter Scott in North Charleston, South Carolina, Freddie Gray in Baltimore, Maryland, and the case that it is discussed in “3 and 1/2 Minutes, Ten Bullets,” Jordan Davis in Jacksonville, Florida. “3 1/2 Minutes, Ten Bullets” goes into the courtroom of the trial for seventeen year old African American Jordan Davis was shot by Caucasian Michael Dunn, when ...
The Shore Break, an award-winning film that unpacks the dilemma faced by a rural community on South Africa’s Wild Coast as to whether to support or resist a proposed titanium mining project that could fundamentally change their lives forever, will have its South African co-premiere at the Encounters International Documentary Film Festival in June and at the Durban International Film Festival in July. Directed by Ryley Grunenwald, The Shore Break was a selected proje...
The mission of the Universal Film Festival is to create and provide a credible and accessible venue for aspiring and talented filmmakers. The Universal Film Festival offers a medium in which Independent Filmmakers may showcase their works nationally and internationally. www.universalfilmfestival.com ...
The Icelandic film Rams, by Grímur Hákonarson, has won the Prix Un Certain Regard, the top prize in the Un Certain Regard section at the Cannes Film Festival. This is the first time that an Icelandic feature film has won a prize at Cannes, so this is understandably a great honor for all involved in the making of the film and for the Icelandic film community in general. Rams is set in a remote Icelandic farming valley, where two brothers who haven't spoken in 40 years have to...
Maggie, Review: My daughter, the zombie! First-time writer John Scott 3 and first-time director Henry Hobson’s humane zombie tale Maggie treats the genre differently and has many poignant moments. It is slow, hazy and morbid, though there are several interesting twists to this pandemic tale. Most of the world has been plagued by the Necroambulist virus that turns people into zombies/cannibals. Farmers have burnt down their fields and crops to prevent further contamination. Wade Vogel (...
PARIS KASIDOKOSTAS-LATSIS SETS UP HERCULES FILM FUND & LONGTIME PARTNER TERRY DOUGAS SETS SAIL WITH RHEA FILMS New banners to finance and produce Doug Liman’s MENA starring Tom Cruise Greek ship-owner Paris Kasidokostas-Latsis has set up the Luxembourg based Hercules Film Fund, to bring European investors to Hollywood to finance 3 – 5 wide release films per year. In parallel, Terry Dougas has formed a new production banner called Rhea Films (the mother of ...
Edge Entertainment wraps up Cannes with the acquisition of Disorder, screened in Un Certain Regard during the festival. Disorder (Maryland, International sales: Indie Sales) from director Alice Winocour, is centered on Vincent a French ex-soldier struggling with PTSD who is hired to protect the wife and child of a wealthy Lebanese businessman while he is out of town. Despite the apparent tranquility, Vincent perceives an external threat. Starring Matthias Schoenaerts (Rust and Bone...
> THE FESTIVAL CIRCUIT
Only a few weeks away from FEST – Training Ground, FEST announced the return of one of the festival's all time star speakers: Academy Award Winning Actress MELISSA LEO! Melissa Leo is one of the most in demand actresses in the world right now, Winner of an Oscar for her performance on The Fighter Melissa is surely one of the great actresses of our time, and is step by step also becoming one of the most awarded actresses in activity. Melissa Leo starred as the mother of boxer Mickey...
P&L Film Festival starts collaboration with the music- and film industry event Live at Heart – and their 4th film festival edition will take place in Örebro Aug 30 – Sept 4. Having established, after only 3 years, a new international platform for young film makers from all over the world, it’s time for Peace & Love Film Festival to lay the foundation for their next steps to become one of Scandinavias most important international film festival for young film makers...
The New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF), North America’s leading festival of popular Asian Cinema, is back for its 14th edition. Co-presented with Film Society of Lincoln Center and Subway Cinema, the festival will run from June 26 to July 11. The festival takes place from June 26 to July 8 at the Film Society and July 9 to 11 at SVA Theatre (333 W. 23rd Street). Initial details include notable awards to be presented to director Ringo Lam, superstar Aaron Kwok, and actor Shota Somet...
Nordicana Festival 2015, taking place at the Troxy in East London, on Saturday June 6th and Sunday June 7th today announced new additions to the programme. Following the huge success of Nordic television exports The Killing, Borgen and The Bridge, 1864 features one of the highest profile Scandinavian casts ever assembled. Reuniting Borgen’s Sidse Babett Knudsen and Pilou Asbæk (Prime Minister Birgitte Nyborg and spin doctor Kasper Jull) on-screen for the first time, alongsid...
The Los Angeles Greek Film Festival’s International Project Discovery Forum (IPDF) head Araceli Lemos announced its selection for the 2015 development workshop that will take place during the LA Greek Film Festival, June 3rd-7th at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood. In its 3rd year, IPDF received a record number of submissions from over seven countries and expanded its outreach through collaboration with European development workshops such as MFI Script2Pitch Workshop, Sofia Meetings and ...
SIFF HONORS THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF SCORSESE'S FILM FOUNDATION 8 restored classics screening throughout the Festival Still from Alyam, Alyam (1978) The 41st Seattle International Film Festival, the largest and most highly attended film festival in the United States, is thrilled to present a series of eight classic films at this year's Festival (May 14 - June 7, 2015) from Martin Scorsese's...
The festival will kick off on Wednesday, February 3rd, and will run through Saturday, February 13, 2016. “After the Santa Barbara International Film Festival successfully celebrated its 30th anniversary last year, we couldn’t wait to start planning the next one,” noted SBIFF Executive Director, Roger Durling, “We are diligently working to continue bringing world class films to Santa Barbara.” The Santa Barbara International Film Festival annually s...
the International Festival Signes de Nuit (June 2-7 2015) goes to Lisbon. After getting binational in France and Germany in 2013, now the festival has a multinational form and is presented also in Bangkok and Lisboa....
In 2015 FEST is bringing to Portugal some of the most relevant short fiction films in the world. Thirty one films, from twenty one countries will be competing for the Best Short and Audience Awards. With a wide array of styles and tendencies, the program includes some truly obligtory works, such as the much talked about Leidi, from colombian filmmaker Simon Mesa Soto, winner of the Palme D’Or in Cannes among many other awards, a film that shows us the daily life in a Colombian slum...
-- Bobcat Goldthwait named "Filmmaker on the Edge" -- -- Jennifer Coolidge to receive Faith Hubley Career Achievement Award -- -- Noah Baumbach's MISTRESS AMERICA, shorts programming added to lineup -- The Provincetown International Film Festival (PIFF) announced today honorees and distinguished guests for its 17th edition, running June 17 - 21 in Provincetown, MA. Writer/director Bobcat Goldthwait (CALL ME LUCK...
The mission of the Universal Film Festival is to create and provide a credible and accessible venue for aspiring and talented filmmakers. The Universal Film Festival offers a medium in which Independent Filmmakers may showcase their works nationally and internationally. www.universalfilmfestival.com ...
1st edition of FILMADRID: More than 80 films including the latest work of Pedro Costa; Jean-Luc Godard en 3D; up and coming talent in Spanish cinema; and the posthumous screening of Manoel de Oliveira's last film From the 5th to the 13th of June FILMADRID will fill the Spanish capital with films from all over the planet, screening a total of 30 films in the open competition sections; Competición Internacionaland Competición Vanguardia. Th...
The 62nd Sydney Film Festival announces the Festival Hub’s full program, bringing a unique line-up of talks, entertainment, parties, performances and art to enhance the Festival experience. “The Hub is the nucleus of the Festival; a place to meet before or after screenings, discuss films, and speak to Festival program specialists for recommendations,” said Festival Director Nashen Moodley. “The Hub’s Herman Miller Lounge is particularly comfo...
The oldest film festival in Scotland unveiled today line-up for its 2015 edition, set for June 17 - 28. With the highlights including the recent Cannes premiere Amy by Asif Kapadia and Andrew Haigh's 45 Years that received Golden bears for best actor and actress in this year's Berlinale, the expectations are growing. Browse the full programme below. ...
New Artistic Director Mark Adams announced this morning at Filmhouse in Edinburgh details of the programme for the 69th edition of Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF). This year the Festival, which runs from 17 to 28 June, will showcase 164 features from 36 countries, including 24 World Premieres, 8 International Premieres, 16 European Premieres, 84 UK Premieres and 2 Scottish Premieres. The Festival boasts 134 new features, with highlights including the UK premiere of Asif Kap..
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Down to Earth, the story of a family who left the beaten path in order to find a new perspective on life, captured the Jury Prize at the second annual Illuminate Film Festival, the world’s premier festival for conscious cinema. Directed by Rolf Winters and Renata Heinan, Down to Earth, which made its U.S. debut at Illuminate, followed a family over five years across five continents as they sought out tribal sages n...
Debut filmmaker Alan Hicks was yesterday awarded the prestigious David and Joan Williams Documentary Fellowship at a private reception and screening. The Fellowship is intended to reward creative ambition, intellectual rigour and innovation in documentary cinema. Announcing the Fellowship on behalf of the selection committee Bob Connolly said, “ The Williams Fellowship is all about encouraging theatrical documentary as an art form. There was no doubt amongst the committee ...
British composer Patrick Doyle receives World Soundtrack Lifetime Achievement Award and Film Fest Gent launches crowdfunding campaign for a new Alan Silvestri album. The Lifetime Achievement Award will be presented to Patrick Doyle at the 15th World Soundtrack Awards in Ghent, following the festival’s focus on British Cinema. Artistic director of Film Fest Gent Patrick Duynslaegher on choosing the composer: “This year’...
Frat Dude Secret Gossip Due to extreme high volume of requests and curiosity of the general public this blog/article has to be published. The “Fratmen Fratpad Tributes” are more than 100s of songs and more than 1000 music videos given as a tribute to all the Fratmen of Arizona. Kindly note the songs are not random and they are about actual people. The setting of the music videos is Arizona. All the other States such as California, Arkansas, Massachusetts, Chicago, Wisc...
It was announced at the Boat Party in Cannes that The Golden Trailer Awards, announcing that THE WORLD TRAILER AWARDS, will debut in London on October 16th Pictured: left to right: Evelyn Watters, Executive Director GTA, Monica Brady, Executive Producer GTA, Prakash P Hinduja, Hinduja Bank, Erik Bardin, Associate Producer GTA Bruno Chatelin, Volker Schlöndorff, Monica Brady Fresh on the heels of the successful 16th Annual Golden Tr...
Stockholm International Film Festival presents a new international film award: Stockholm Impact Award with a prize sum of 1 million SEK (approx. 120 000 USD). The Stockholm Impact Award will be awarded for the first time during Stockholm Film Festival in November 2015. The Stockholm Film Festival presents a new competition for international film. Impact is a section for headstrong visionaries who reflect our contemporary world. We are proud to present this new award, which w...
The BFI London Film Festival in partnership with American Express® is introducing a new Short Film Competition in 2015 as part of its overall commitment to supporting and developing filmmakers. In line with the Festival’s Official, Documentary and First Feature Competitions, 12 films will compete for the BFI London Film Festival Short Film Award. The Festival’s programme team, led by Festival Director Clare Stewart, will shortlist 12 short films from across the festival programm...
2015 SHORTSFEST WINNERS ANNOUNCED Awards Given for Best Live Action, Documentary, Animation The Seattle International Film Festival, the largest and most highly attended festival in the United States, announced today this year's ShortsFest Jury Award winners. ShortsFest Weekend, SIFF's celebration of the short form, takes place every year over Memorial Day Weekend at SIFF Cinema Uptown. This years Festival (May 14 - June 7) features 164 sho..
> PEOPLE IN THE SPOTLIGHT
Interview with children's writer, scriptwriter, member of the jury of the International Children’s Television Festival “Dytiatko” If it was up to me I would introduce animation lesson in every school at least for six months or a year just like a compulsory Physical Education lesson. Sport develops body, animation creates an individual. What does a child face while creating a one-minute film? A child faces creation of a whole world where a story takes place, analysis of its...
The juries Features films Marge Dean Director, Production, USA Valérie Schermann Producer, France Guillemette Odicino Journalist, Film Critic, France Short films Isabel Herguera Director, Journalist, Spain Bonnie Arnold Producer, USA Niki Lindroth Von Bahr Director, Sweden ...
The Seattle International Film Festival, the largest and most highly attended festival in the United States, announced today that Seattle artist Piper O'Neill has been commissioned to create the Golden Space Needle Awards statue for the third year. A Seattle-based artist, O'Neill boasts an impressive and diverse body of work ranging from neon installations to large inflatable public sculptures. For the past 30 years, SIFF has celebrated its most popular films and film...
42nd Telluride Film Festival presented by National Film Preserve LTD., proudly announces illustrator Laurent Durieux as its 2015 poster artist. Telluride Film Festival’s prestigious annual gathering for film industry insiders, cinema enthusiasts, filmmakers and critics takes place every Labor Day weekend in the picturesque town of Telluride, Colorado. The 42nd edition of TFF will run September 4 – 7, 2015. Laurent Durieux was born in 1970 in Waterloo, 20 km from Brussels in ...
BROAD GREEN PICTURES HIRES GAIL HEANEY AS EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, MEDIA Broad Green Pictures announced today the hiring of Gail Heaney as Executive Vice President of Media. In her new role, she will be responsible for innovative marketing solutions and media strategies for all Theatrical, VOD and Home Entertainment releases across all platforms. “Gail brings such incredible experience and energy to the company," said Gabriel Hammond, CEO of Broad Green Pictures, an...
Tropfest, the world’s largest short film festival, and NPS MedicineWise are pleased to announce a stellar judging panel for #savethescript—the industry-first short film competition created to help raise awareness and fight antibiotic resistance this cold and flu season. NPS MedicineWise and Tropfest have partnered to encourage creative individuals or groups to help spread a vital health message to Australians that, through misuse and overuse, antibiotics are losing their pow...
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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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