Shriekfest, the Los Angeles International Film Festival & Screenplay Competiton was a huge success! Denise Gossett, festival director, once again hosted Shriekfest Oct 5-8th at Raleigh Studios in Hollywood. Shriekfest screened 48 films and had 40 screenplay finalists.
Gossett says "I'm so very proud of all of these talented people. It is an honor to know them."
"Gnaw" directed by Haylar Garcia took the Grand Jury prize for Best Horror Feature Film,&nbs...
The film The Rider (USA) directed by Chloé Zhao took home the main award, the Golden Puffin.
Below you can see the winning films of the festival, as well as some good moments caught on camera.
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2017 COMMITMENT GRANT WINNERS ANNOUNCED
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2017 IFP Gotham Awards Announce Additional Tributes: Dustin Hoffman to Receive Actor Tribute and Sofia Coppola to Receive Director Tribute
Earlier this week we announced that two-time Academy Award® and six-time Golden Globe winning actor Dustin Hoffman will receive the Actor Tribute and Academy Award® nominated director Sofia Coppola will receive the Director Tribute at the 2017 IFP Gotham Awards to be held on Monday, November 27, 2017, at Cipriani Wall Street, ...
Return to Rainy Mountain will have its premiere viewing during this year’s Santa Fe Independent Film Festival, on Thursday, October 19th, 6:30 pm at the Lensic Theater. ...
The Best Shorts Competition is proud to announce the latest winners. The Best Shorts Competition puts filmmakers first and provides a direct opportunity for recognition and publicity for high quality productions. It is international in scope and has granted awards to producers in Australia, Bahrain, Barbados, Brazil, Canada, China, Columbia, Cuba, Denmark, France, Germany, Iceland, India, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Malta, Martinique, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, ...
2017 GUAM – USA – INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES GRAND JURY AWARD WINNERS
The Guam International Film Festival (GIFF) announced its 2017 Grand Jury Award winners during an Award Presentation Brunch with a view overlooking the ocean. The awards for Audience Choice and Best of Festival were announced at the conclusion of the festival.
The following is a list of the 2017 GIFF Award Winners in the respective categories for competition:
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Le Jury de la 28e édition du festival du film britannique de Dinard présidé par Nicole Garcia, entourée de l’actrice française Clémence Po...
The challenge saw seven filmmakers outfitted with state-of-the-art RED camera equipment and given 15 weeks to create a five-minute short film.
See the stunning footage from this year's finalists.
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The 2017 Golden Calves, the Grand Prizes of Dutch film, were awarded tonight during the L’OR Golden Calves Gala at the Netherlands Film Festival (NFF). The Gala, held in Stadsschouwburg Utrecht, marked the end of the 37th edition of the...
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The spotlight shines on music more than ever during this 44th edition of Film Fest Gent. The 17th World Soundtrack Awards Gala & Concert welcomes a batch of award-winning international composers and central guests Terence Blanchard, Joe Kraemer and David Shire to Ghent. There’s also the Symphonic Jazz in Film Concert, such industry events as the Film Music Seminar and WSA Industry Day and a close collaboration with arts centre...
Best Film: Malaria
Best Director: Parviz Shahbazi, for Malaria
Best Actor: Ali Mosaffa, for Duet
Best Actress: Mitra Hajar, for Wishbone
Best Screenplay: Parviz Shahbazi, for Malaria
Best Cinematography: Roberto Cimatti, for Mountain
Best Documentary: Iran’s Arrow, by Shahin Armin & Sohrab Daryabandari
Best Short Film: Tanavob (Periodicity)
Best Director for a Short Film: Ali Khoshdouni, for Tanavob (Periodicity)
Best Screenplay for a Short Film:...
The Netherlands Film Festival (NFF) this evening announced the project winners during the closing ceremony of the 30th Holland Film Meeting (HFM). The three winners were chosen out of 24 selected projects from 19 different countries. Each project was presented to some of international cinema's most important and influential financiers, distributors, sales agents and co-producers, in order ...
OIAF ANNOUNCES 2017 COMPETITION WINNERSThe Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF), North America’s leading animation film festival, announced the winners of its 2017 Official Competition today at an awards ceremony held at Saint Brigid’s Centre for the Arts. The OIAF received a total of 1992 entries and selected 105 short films and 5 feature films from 85 different countries.
The Nelvana Grand Prize for Independent Short went to Nikita Diakur’s Ugly, a simu...
BlueCat Screenplay Competition Announces 2017 Winners
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LOS ANGELES, CA — Judy Soo Hoo & Isaac Ho’s screenplay, CADAVER DOG, has been selected as the winner of the 2017 BlueCat Screenplay Competition. Their script was selected from 3,273 submissions and will be awarded a $10,000 cash prize.
The screenplay follows a young autistic Latina who, after rescuing a stray cadaver dog, st...
The New York Film Critics Circle announced today they will vote for the 2017 awards on November 30, 2017 and hold its annual Gala Awards dinner on Wednesday, January 3, 2018 at Tao Downtown. After the annual meeting on October 20, the NYFCC will announce new members. Eric Kohn, Chief Film Critic/IndieWire, serves this year as Chairman of the NYFCC, Alison Willmore serves as Vice Chair and Marshall Fine continues as the group’s General Manager.
NYFCC Chairperson Eric Kohn stated, ...
FIPRESCI Grand Prix 2017 for "The Other Side of Hope" (Toivon tuolla puolen)
"The Other Side of Hope" (Toivon tuolla puolen) is the best film of the past year, according to the International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI). Aki Kaurismäki will receive the »FIPRESCI Grand Prix 2017« during the opening ceremony of the San Sebastián International Film Festival on September 22, after hundreds of film critics and journalists from around the...
STRONGER receives Gala Premiere
The Zurich Film Festival (ZFF) is delighted to honour Academy Award®-nominated actor Jake Gyllenhaal with their prestigious Golden Eye Award at this year’s Festival.
Gyllenhaal will be in Zurich to present STRONGER as a Gala Premiere on Tuesday 3 October.
ZFF Co-Directors Nadja Schildknecht and Karl Spoerri state “Jake Gyllenhaal has consistently proven himself to be one of the most exciting and versatile actors work...
This year the submitted documentaries have brought a broad variety of themes to our attention. Wonderful films from all over the globe made the selection very hard on the pre-selection committee watching all the 330 documentaries from 70 countries carefully. Finally, we are proud to present 21 documentaries for the International Competition and the 9 nominees for the GAIA Student Award.
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SoundTrack_Cologne 14 awards European Talent Award, Peer Raben Music Award, SEE THE SOUND Award for Best Music Documentary, Lifetime Achievement Award and the Best German Live Music TV-Show Award
SoundTrack_Cologne 14 • August 23rd - 27th 2017
The juries of SoundTrack_Cologne 14 have made their decisions. Thomas Chabalier, France won the WDR Film Score Award, Emer Kinsella, Ireland and Jessica Kelly, UK received an Honourable Mention. Martin B. Janssen won the Peer Raben Music Award. The ...
After reviewing more than 7,000 screenplays and pilots this season, the Winners and Runners Up for the 2017 Screenwriting and TV Writing Competitions have been chosen:
Screenwriting Contest
Grand Prize Winner: Getaway by Joshua Paul Johnson & Jamie Napoli
Runner-up: End of Life by Ashley Locher
TV Writing Contest
Grand Prize Winner: Default by Hannah Dillon
Runner-up: Future Me And Me by Corey Taft
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At the Action On Film International Film Festivals and the new Hollywood Dreamz Film Festival and Writers Celebration we know that every story, every film, every blockbuster begins on the page. Every season, we honor so many great works and great writers that it can be a little overwhelming.
The judging alone requires so much work that even one point, one mistake, one misspelled word can mean t...
September 19, 2017 : Axica, Berlin
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