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Covariance Gains Fest #7 in Germany!

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"Covariance" has been accepted into the 12th Annual Independent Days Film Festival in Karlsruhe, Germany for May 2012. This is the 7th festival acceptance for the film. For more info and to see a trailer, please visit: http://www.dawnwestlake.com   ...

Call for Entries Independent Days 12|Filmfest

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Independent Days 12|Filmfest Filmmaker’s Information Submissions for Independent Days 12: Entry deadline for the Independent Days 12 Contest is October 31, 2011. Movies submitted between 1st of November and 31st of December 2011 are out of competition. The festival will be held from 16th to 20th May 2012 in Karlsruhe (Germany). Terms of Participation (short version): Terms of participation in general remain as in the years before: we have no specific gu...

Independent Days 12|Filmfest

Independent Days 12|Filmfest

Filmmaker’s Information

Submissions for Independent Days 12:

Entry deadline for the Independent Days 12 Contest is October 31, 2011.

Movies submitted between 1st of November and 31st of December 2011 are out of competition.

The festival will be held from 16th to 20th May 2012 in Karlsruhe (Germany).

Terms of Participation (short version):

Terms of participation in general remain as in the years before: we have no specific guidelines regarding running time, genre or format. However, the production costs of the films must not exceed 2.500 Euro per minute of running time.

We will differentiate between the categories “No Budget” and “Low Budget”.

A list of valid presentation formats can be found in the “Terms of Participation”.

Before submitting a film, please fill out the online form at www.wehavemorefun.de:

After completing the from, please send your screening copies (DVD, PAL) to:

Filmboard Karlsruhe e.V.
“Independent Days 12″
Durlacher Allee 62
76131 Karlsruhe
Germany

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One Final Gaudy Night in Mannheim

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Well, the weather held and so did the quality of the films as the Mannheim-Heidelberg International Film Festival wound up, rather than down ,towards its 59th Awards Ceremony.Audiences seemed to increase in number and enthusiasm during these unusually  balmy November days and the nightly drinks receptions for lucky invitees saw sparkling German wines and beer pouring as if there was no tomorrow well into tomorrow, with  on one occasion-well past 2am local time-most of the Festival Direction ...

Make Mine Mannheim

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Arriving at any festival on the 13th of the month does not augur well, though my journey from home to Heathrow Terminal 4 had been surprisingly smooth, if long before Dawn's dusky fingers had opened the strike-free ticket offices of any of the Underground stations circling London's Regent Park. Both my Air France flights, via Paris to Frankfurt, had departed and landed on time (though we should draw a veil over the Economy Class croissants of uncertain age and provenance on the earlier flight)an...

Make Mine Mannheim

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Arriving at any festival on the 13th of the month does not augur well, though my journey from home to Heathrow Terminal 4 had been surprisingly smooth, if long before Dawn's dusky fingers had opened the strike-free ticket offices of any of the Underground stations circling London's Regent Park. Both my Air France flights, via Paris to Frankfurt, had departed and landed on time (though we should draw a veil over the Economy Class croissants of uncertain age and provena...

International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg trailer (11 to 21 November 2010).

International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg will take place 11 to  21 November 2010. Programme 2010

IFF Mannheim-Heidelberg at the Heidelberg Castle for the first time

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Cinema with a view – IFF Mannheim-Heidelberg at the Heidelberg Castle for the first timeMannheim-Heidelberg, 14 October 2010--- The upcoming 59th International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg will take place at the Heidelberg Castle in November 2010 for the first time.„We have found a real festival location here - up above the city of Heidelberg, with a splendid view over the valley“, says Festival director Dr. Michael Koetz. „Two large festival theatres and heated, cosy large tents ar...

Mannheim MEETING PLACE to launch at next fest...

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The International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg will launch its 59th edition in November 2010 with a new offer for industry guests. The MANNHEIM MEETING PLACE will support the improvement of sales and marketing of finished film works by newcomer directors while it continues to invite selected producers interested in co-producing new, unfinished film projects as was previously the case at the MANNHEIM MEETINGS. „A vibrant venue nourished by mutual confidence for newcomers and all those who w...

Berlinale Forum and Best First Feature Jury with Mannheim–Heidelberg Laureates

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This years jury member for the Best First Feature Film Award at the Berlin film festival, Iranian Rafi Pitts, made his first steps as a director in Mannheim-Heidelberg: He presented his debut Cinquieme Saison in 1997 in International Competition and came back to the festival of newcomers in 2000 with "Sanam". On both occasions, he was awarded the Special Prize of the International Jury. Pitts today is recognised to be one of the most renowned representatives of contemporary Iranian cinema.Having...

Lesbian & Gay Film Festival Karlsruhe

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Small, but cute. Located in the southwest of Germany. – Usually the first in a row of independent queer german film festivals: Queerscope.

Mannheim Heidelberg

Festival Centre and new Festival Cinema inside Stadthaus

Mannheim Heidelberg

La foule....Audiences in Mannheim Stadthaus Kino

Mannheim Heidelberg

Festival Centre and new Festival Cinema inside Stadthaus

Mannheim Heidelberg

Festival Centre and new Festival Cinema inside Stadthaus

Mannheim Heidelberg

Festival Centre and new Festival Cinema inside Stadthaus

Mannheim Heidelberg

Festival Centre and new Festival Cinema inside Stadthaus

Filmkulturpreis Mannheim-Heidelberg

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The FILMKULTURPREIS MANNHEIM-HEIDELBERG, an award honoring individuals, institutions and companies who have been patronizing German film culture for years, has been presented to six laureates.These laureates have been announced on the evening of Nov. 9, 2008 by four presenters: German actresses Jana Pallaske, Bernadette Heerwagen, Leslie Malton and Franziska Petri. ...

Forever Young in Mannheim

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"April is the cruelest month" wrote T.S.Eliot when having to choose between  invitations to fests in Istanbul, Nyon and elsewhere- then for FIPRESCI members it became September when the Fall season started to invigorate itself with Venice, Toronto, San Sebastian, Hamburg vying with each other for films and attention, and more recently October became the new September with London and Roma and Sitges and Gent clashing wildly and who gives a damn about Chicago...? Now November is...

Forever Young in Mannheim

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"April is the cruelest month" wrote T.S.Eliot when having to choose between invitations to fests in Istanbul, Nyon and elsewhere- then for FIPRESCI members it became September when the Fall season started to invigorate itself with Venice, Toronto, San Sebastian, Hamburg vying with each other for films and attention, and more recently October became the new September with London and Roma and Sitges and Gent clashing wildly and who gives a damn about Chicago...?Now November is definitely the new ...

Visionary Dreams – worldwide at Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg

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The 57th International Filmfestival Mannheim-HeidelbergNov. 6 – 16, 2008The 57th International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg will present 34 visionary dreams by newcomer directors from 22 countries captured on film in the festival's main sections. There are 18 films by young authors in „International Competition“ for the Main Award of Mannheim-Heidelberg, the Rainer Werner Fassbinder Prize and the Special Award of the Jury. There are 14 new discoveries from 11 countries out of competiti...

The Baby Formula to open Mannheim-Heidelberg Fest

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With International Premiere „The Baby Formula“ and Canadian filmmaker Alison Reid, the 57th International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg will celebrate its opening night in Heidelberg on Thursday, 6 November 2008. The film is one out of 19 feature films by international newcomer directors competing for the Main Award of Mannheim-Heidelberg. The complete selection with an overview of all films in International Competition, in the International Discoveries section and the sidebars will be pu...

50 new projects looking for co-financing at the 12th Mannheim Meetings 2008

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The 12th MANNHEIM MEETINGS 2008, taking place 12 through 16 November 2008, will introduce 50 new, independent arthouse film projects. The international market for co-production, sales and film distribution, which is attended by about 300 participants annually, will present new productions by noted and established directors such as Karim Traidia or Ivan Fila, as well as debut features of international newcomers.The selection offers a wide geographic distribution, as the projects are coming from 2...

Programme International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg 2007

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The programme of the 56th International filmfestival Mannheim- Heidelberg 2007 (12 to 21 October 2007) is out.The International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg is one of the most important filmfestivals for newcomer films worldwide, a sort of "Euro- Sundance" (L.M. Kit Carson). We present numerous discoveries among the young filmmakers, there are 36 premieres from 30 countries in the two main sections of the festival, International Competition and International Discoveries, and in the sidebar "...

Mannheim Revisited

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There is no doubt that the current International Filmfestival MANNHEIM-HEIDELBERG has capably regained its position as the second most significant cinema event in Germany, after the Berlinale. From 16th to 25th November, 2006 these lovely cities in Badem-Wurtemberg (a short drive from the vast Frankfurt airport) are home to an impeccably organised celebration of art-house cinema,which has reached its 55th edition with renewed vigour and a welcome sense of style. A legendary birthing event for nu...

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