MICHAEL BAY with the TAA Taormina Arte Award
Curtis Hanson, Robert Duvall and Eric Bana
5 years HARRY WINSTON AND TAORMINA FILM FEST
deborah young and franco battiato
Abba Fever Concert Medley
With the U.S. premiere of Sonam...The Fortunate One, filmgoers were treated to a beautifully shot film by director Ahsan Muzid that followed Himalayan Monpa yak herders from a remote region in India in a tale of love, lust and repentance. After introductions by Greg McGruder, VP National Geographic Lectures and Public Programs, Francene Blythe, Director, All Roads Film Project and Chris Rainier, Director, All Roads Film Program, the film's director of music, Archana Bhattacharjeeshowcased her vo...
With the U.S. premiere of Sonam...The Fortunate One, filmgoers were treated to a beautifully shot film by director Ahsan Muzid that followed Himalayan Monpa yak herders from a remote region in India in a tale of love, lust and repentance. After introductions by Greg McGruder, VP National Geographic Lectures and Public Programs, Francene Blythe, Director, All Roads Film Project and Chris Rainier, Director, All Roads Film Program, the film's director of music, Archana Bhattacharjeeshowcased her vo...
In what has become a nice tradition for the launch of the All Roads Film Festival, this year's class of filmmakers and photographers gathered together with All Roads staff for an intimate Welcome Event in the secluded Hollywood Hills. Fresh off the plane from diverse locales such as Finland, India, Mongolia, Kashmir, Israel, Nigeria, New Zealand, and all over the U.S., new life-long relationships were sparked into reality as the 2007 All Roads Film Festival is now underway...Images by Becky Hale...
My Nose: http://youtube.com/watch?v=VPKnKRMx728 A Dog's Life: A Dogamentary http://youtube.com/watch?v=_EYnj0t7oOk ...
Reactions came straight from the heart Thursday afternoon after the second showing of Wong Kar Wai's film, "My Blueberry Nights." Viewers were not only willing but even anxious to talk about their reactions after watching the 151 minute film, the third film of Wong's to premiere at the Cannes Film Festival . One already established Wong Kar Wai fan was obviously affected. " It's Wong Kar Wai and his stuff is always beautiful. Everything is beautiful."...
The deadline for submission to the 2007 All Roads Film Festival is fast approaching!!Get your entries in NOW...Deadline is May 15, 2007.Download the entry form here. This year, All Roads will be presenting full programs in Los Angeles, Washington D.C. and Santa Fe.For more information, email: allroads@ngs.org or call, +1 202 857 7660....
The current plight of the Native American Film community was illustrated via mainstrean media in the April 11, 2007 edition of LA Weekly. Written against the context of the 10th anniversary of the critical and commercial success of "Smoke Signals," author Matthew Fleischer, delves into the complex struggles facing today's Native Filmmakers. From the usual suspects of funding and distrubution to the complexities of substantive storytelling, there appears to be a new wave of filmma...
The All Roads Film Project is currently hiring for the position of Manager, Festival Programming. This position will be responsible for managing the international film program of the All Roads Film Festival including the selection process, from submission to final selections.This is an amazing opportunity to join a great team managing the programming for one of the fastest growing festivals on the circuit.Applications are currently being accepted online. Check out the link for more information....
Attention filmmakers. The American Indian Film Institute is seeking film and video entries for the 32nd Annual American Film Festival. Known as the nation's oldest and most prestigious venue for American Indian Arts and Entertainment, this is a great opportunity to showcase work by and or about American Indian or Canadian First Nations people on a platform of excellence and integrity. Films will be presented November 2-10, 2007 in San Francisco, CA. Deadline for entry is: August 10,...
BETWEEN THE DEEP BLUE SEA AND MENative Hawaiian, USAFeature NarrativeDirector: Lurline Wailana McGregorA young woman's conflict between the contradictory worlds of her Native Hawaiian father's ancestors, and the Western culture in which she has been raised.ANCIENT LIGHT: IN SEARCH OF ANCESTRAL WISDOMNative Hawaiian, USALong DocumentaryDirector: Elizabeth Kapu'uwailani LindseyPius "Mau" Piailug, arguably the greatest non-instrument navigator in the world, is dying, and now, ...
Sunday, March 11—Cinequest Co-founder Kathleen Powell presented the awards on the closing night of the festival.(Descriptions excerpted from the Cinequest program guide.)Director's AwardsGLOBAL VISION AWARD: to the filmmaker who defies convention and exhibits work of universal vision, making bold use of storytelling to create evocative cinema of the future.FRESH AIR/FRISS LEVEGÕ (Hungary)From its wry opening in a Hungarian Lonely Hearts ballroom dance to its daring ending, Ágnes Kocsis...
National Geographic’s All Roads Film Project is launching with a full head of steam into the 2007 film festival circuit The prestigious Berlin International Festival gets underway this week and All Roads will be there with the screening of “Make A Wish” a film by 2005 Seed Grantee Cherien Dabis. According to All Roads Director Francene Blythe, the project will continue to build on its previous years successes. “Last year All Roads grew in audience, attendance, and media outreach 100%...
I have been so so sick I thought I would die. And I am NEVER sick. But I guess my time has also come. However, I did have prior engagements so I managed to act and shoot in two shorts. I coughed and crashed on the floor between takes.
The Gitai thingy is over now, thank god, though it was interesting. Now I have to edit the bloody thing. Do I really want to? I guess I will find out sooner or later. It is my priority now to get PAYING gigs so I could pay for stuff and of course save up for this y...
Hello, this is my first ever blog anywhere!!
I am Toni Powell and am the Festival Director of Heart of Gold in sunny sunny Queensland, Australia.
This is our second year and our first was a runaway success with 123 films shown over 4 days to around 3,500 attendees.
We gave out over $20,000 worth of prizes and $12,500 of that was cash!. Filmmakers who attended really raved about their experiences... I may post some of their letters on other blogs...
ABOUT HEART OF GOLD.
For better or worse,...
