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New Category – European Youth Film

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Français German Italian Spanish ÉCU – The European Independent Film Festival announces the launch of a new category, “European Youth Film“, for it’s 2012 edition. ÉCU gives European youth the chance to submit their work to a supportive and engaging international community, providing them with exposure, helpful critiquing and the opportunity to participate in a real life film festival! Young filmmakers will be competing for the “The European Youth Exce...

7TH ANNUAL HOLLYSHORTS FILM FESTIVAL TO HONOR ACCLAIMED PRODUCERS KEVIN CHINOY AND FRANCESCA SILVESTRI

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7TH ANNUAL HOLLYSHORTS FILM FESTIVAL TO HONOR ACCLAIMED PRODUCERS KEVIN CHINOY AND FRANCESCA SILVESTRI WITH INAUGURAL MAVERICK PRODUCERS AWARD Freestyle Production Team Set To Open Fest with Showcase of Top Projects and Industry Super Panel at Arclight Hollywood Cinerama Dome Thursday, August 11, 2011 Showcase to Include:  Kristen Kiwi Smith’s “The Spleendectomy,” starring Anna Faris, Jennifer Aniston and Andrea Bu...

New award- $1500 travel award to attend the CIFVF

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This just in- There is now a $1500 Travel Award for a filmmaker to come to the CIFVF. The filmmaker will be chosen from the films entered in the 59th CIFVF and will travel to the festival and perform the final adjudication for the 2011 Greater Columbus Arts Council Media Fellowships. This award is not limited by division so all entries are in consideration for this award.And also this year, thanks to Showbiz Software, everyone who enters the CIF+VF wins a prize! All of our film entrants will re...

Two award nominations for "A.L.I.C.E." at the Art Deco Fest in Sao Paulo

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"A.L.I.C.E." has been nominated for TWO awards at the Art Deco Film Festival in Sao Paulo, Brazil: BEST DIGITAL FILM (Dawn Westlake) and BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY (Francesco Uboldi). The film screens there on May 20th, 2011. "A.L.I.C.E." is currently screening in Cannes, presented by Ouat Media. For more information, please contact fred.joubaud@ouatmedia.com  For more info on the film, please visit: http://www.dawnwestlake.com/dawnwestlake/rondecana/films/ali...

Mariana Preda wins 1st Prize at the National Olimpics in Cluj Napoca!!

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I'm glad to announce another 1st Prize award for Mariana Preda at the National Olimpics in Cluj Napoca, Romania. She's number one teen panflute player in Romania! ...

54th San Francisco International Film Festival Will Present Founder's Directing Award to Oliver Stone

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Director Will Receive Honor at Film Society Awards Night at Bimbo’s 365 Club and Onstage Tribute at Sundance Kabuki CinemasThe San Francisco Film Society announced today that Oliver Stone will be the recipient of the Founder’s Directing Award at the 54th San Francisco International Film Festival (April 21–May 5). The FDA will be presented to Stone at Film Society Awards Night, Thursday, April 28 at Bimbo’s 365 Club.The Film Society’s highly regarded Youth Education program wi...

Best Short Fiction Film at CIMMfest

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I'm pleased to announce that Doina won another award, this time for Best Short Fiction Film, at the Chicago International Movies & Music Festival!! Nikolas G. ...

Oscar® Winner GOD OF LOVE to Screen at LAFF!

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The Lancaster Area Film Festival is proud to announce that God of Love, a 2011 Academy Award® winner will screen at the third edition of the festival on April 9. The film won the Live Action Short Film category. Written and directed by Luke Matheny, God of love follows lounge-singing darts champion Raymond finds his prayers are answered – literally – when he receives a mysterious package of passion-inducing darts. The film was a winner of the gold medal at the 2010 Student Academy A...

54TH SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL WILL PRESENT MEL NOVIKOFF AWARD TO SERGE BROMBERG

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 French Collector, Archivist and Showman Extraordinaire Will Present Retour de Flamme: Rare and Restored Films in 3-D at the Castro Theatre   San Francisco, CA – The 54th San Francisco International Film Festival (April 21–May 5) will present the 2011 Mel Novikoff Award to the extraordinary showman Serge Bromberg for his invaluable work as a collector, preservationist, exhibitor, programmer and enthusiast of cinematic treasures, Sunday, May 1 at 5:00 pm at the Castro Th...

Feb 1st Is Last Day for Entries in Palm Beach Women's International Film Festival

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Be sure to enter your film in the Inaugural year of the Palm Beach Women's Film Festival. Films may be entered into 6 categories: Documentary, Short, Feature Film, Young Women's High School, Young Women's College and Young Women's College -Animation. Submissions can be made at the website, www.pbwiff.com, through Withoutabox. Student films will be accepted until February 28th. Taking place April 7- 10, 2011, in Palm Beach County, Florida, the festival includes screenings at four venu...

NYTVF's "Bing Decisions Project" final call for entry. $25,000 grand prize. Deadline 1/31!

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BING 'DECISIONS' PROJECT The New York Television Festival has teamed up with Microsoft’s innovative decision engine Bing and branded entertainment visionary Ben Silverman’s Electus to develop a new show created by a member of the NYTVF community.  The theme of the competition is "Decisions." How you showcase that theme is up to you, but it must be central to the story or format of the show. The show can be scripted or nonscripted, with any format or tone.  ...

Butterflies at The Valley Film Festival tonight at 7PM - article

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The screening of the Award winning film about YouTubers takes place tonight at 7PM at The Valley Film Festival in Los Angeles. To find our more about the film, read today's article on Patch.com  Looking forward to seeing you here: Valley Film Festival Saturday, November 13 @ 7:00pm CAP Theatre 13752 Ventura Blvd. Sherman Oaks, CA 91423  Want to know more about the documentary? Click here ...

Lives of YouTube “Weblebrities” Chronicled in Upcoming Documentary

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Meet six folks in the feature documentary “Butterflies” who share the common goal of becoming Internet sensations via YouTube. Each real-life character in the documentary has made a presence online with thousands of subscribers following their daily lives and video blogs.  The Valley Film Festival in Los Angeles, California is presenting “Butterflies” this fall on November 13th, 2010 at 7pm in the CAP theater in Sherman Oaks. “This opportunity to showcase YouTube on a b...

“TEENAGERS” Wins Accolade Competition 2010

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"TEENAGERS" Wins Accolade Competition 2010 The feature "Teenagers" of the Productions Forever (Paul Verhoeven, France) has won a prestigious Golden Award of Merit from The Accolade Competition (La Jolla, California). This award was given for the exceptional quality and the convincing solutions to social issues about young people: violence, delinquency, suicide, terrorism, homophobia, etc.   The Accolade recognizes film, television, videography and ...

Les Nuits Magiques - 20th International Animated Film Festival

The 20th International Animated Film Festival « Les Nuits Magiques » will takes place in Bègles (France) from 2010, december 3th to 12th. It presents an international animated short and feature film competitions with prizes decerned by audience, a carte blanche to Michel Ocelot (director of "Kirikou", "Azur and Asmar"...) and Serges Ellisaldes (director of "U" and others short films), a concert and cinema seance, a profesionnal day about the futur of animation in view of 3d cinema development...


All animated short and feature film are eligible if they are directed after 2007 december the 31th. We only can accept 35mm (optical sound) or DVD film.
We only can accept 35mm film if the print is allready in France or in Europe during the festival period. Otherwise, the film will be screen on DVD.
Foreign films are iligible only if they are subtitled in french, with french dialogues or without dialogues.
No registration fee is required.

>>> You can enter your short or feature animated film using the entry form enclosed or using the entry form online available on our website www.lesnuitsmagiques.fr

The Lost Poem : Short Film Award Winner

A short story about the butterfly effects of our lives and living in gratitude.

Grand Island - Love in Decay

Grand Island running, performing their song Love in Decay.

Grand Island - Love in Decay

Director: Lars Einar Skageberg.

Butterflies Behind the Scenes

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After crazy month on YouTube where most of you noticed Butterflies on the front page, here are some new clips and interesting info from behind the scenes. First, if you still didn't see the film, it is available for rent here. If you are interested in making of the film, you can read an article published by YouTube or see the filmed interviews here. You will find out why the characters featured in the film were picked and if Butterflies 2 is in the works :) Who sh...

And the winner is The Hurt Locker...

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For those of you who forgot...here is the list of the nominees... As for the winners, well, you will have to wait a bit more... Independent Spirit Awards had a Precious night, will it be The Hurt Locker's night? Will Avatar stay blue, cold or go Gold...? This is our bet anyway. Watch the 82nd Academy Awards telecast on Sunday, March 7 at 5 p.m. PT/ 8 p.m. ET on ABC. Best Picture "Avatar" James Cameron and Jon Landau, Producers "The Blind Side" ...

OPIN Pet Tail Awards

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Avon Theatre (Stamford CT) to Host Pet Tail Awards

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Avon Theatre, Stamford, CT Outreach to Pets In Need, April 22, 2010 Fundraiser to Benefit Stamford Animal Care & Control   Enter for a chance to win and be featured on the Avon Theatre Film Center’s magnificent screen – it’s free!   Call For Entries: OPIN Pet Tail Awards Video Contest Does your pet have what it takes to be a star? OPIN’s 1st Annual Pet Tail Awards is looking for your short videos starring your cat, dog, bird, rabbit, or whoever y...

2010 Talking Pictures Festival - January 22 DEADLINE

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The 2010 TALKING PICTURES FESTIVAL invites independent filmmakers to submit their films and videos to its annual festival competition. Cash awards for winning entries. We seek films that are thought-provoking, intriguing, entertaining, vibrant, authentic, artful and informative. From dramatic films to hard-hitting documentaries, comedic shorts, experimental films, or music videos, we invite independent filmmakers to send us their work for consideration.   All genres, styles and lengths welco...

CULTURES COLLIDE Community Film Festival

American Theatre of Harlem is currently accepting submissions for its 8th Annual CULTURES COLLIDE Community Film Festival. This year's festival runs from February 23 – February 26, 2012. CULTURES COLLIDE celebrates the efforts of multicultural films and filmmakers and features an industry panel.  Each night concludes with the Audience Choice presentation, where the audience chooses its favorite film. The CULTURES COLLIDE Community Film Festival, located in the arts community of Fort Greene, Brooklyn, culminates in the presentation of the Community Treasure award.  The submission deadline is January 6, 2012. For questions and submissions info contact: culturescollide@americantheatreofharlem.org

 

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