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New Filmmaking Book Alert – Crowdsourcing for Filmmakers - 5 Stars on Amazon!

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Stage 32’s Founder & CEO, Richard "RB" Botto’s book Crowdsourcing For Filmmakers:Indie Film & The Power of the Crowd is receiving rave reviews and accolades throughout the industry. The book, which was published under the ‘American Film Market Presents’ banner for Routledge Press and is a must read for any independent film, TV or content creator around the world. ​If you’re a creative, this book will take you through everything you...
 

We Want More - Diversity & Visibility...Panel in Berlin on the status of women in film business and gender equity

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We Want More - Diversity & Visibility 6th Discussion on the status of women in film business and gender equity on the occasion of the 68th Berlin International Film Festival. February 22nd, 11.30 a.m. “There are certain images, possessing them gives you power.” belit sağ For greater diversity in the areas of gender, race, age, sexual orientation and disability. How to stop the ongoing and significant underrepresentation in the film industry? Recognise and acknowledg...
 

MK2 at Berlin EFM 2018

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OUR EVIL - EFM Spotlight

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OUR EVIL an award winning critically acclaimed supernatural horror about an exorcist who hires a serial killer to protect his daughter from demonic possession.     Compared with The Exorcist and Sixth Sense, OUR EVIL achieved A list festival selection with its World premiere at Moscow International Film Festival before touring the genre circuit with screenings at Sitges in Spain, FrightFest in London, Dublin Horrorthon in Ireland,...
 

World Premiere in Berlinale of THEATRE OF WAR

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    WORLD PREMIERE at the Berlin International Film Festival of THEATRE OF WAR(OT: TEATRO DE GUERRA)   THEATRE OF WAR is an essay on how to represent war, performed by former enemies. The first feature-length film of Argentina’s famous theatre director, performer and visual artist Lola Arias, will celebrate its world premiere at the section Forum of this year’s Berlin International Film Festival.   Director: Lola Arias Argentina / Spain, Germany 2018, ...
 

GENESIS World Premieres in Berlin

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GENESIS Genezis World Premiere 120 Min., 1:2.39 - 5.1, Hungary, 2018, Color    Screenings: tba Writer-Director Árpád Bogdán, main actors Anna Marie Cseh and Milán Csordás and producer Andrea Taschler are available for interviews January 30th, 2018 – Árpád Bogdán’s new film provides a dramatic depiction of sin, catharsis and rebirth. The story of Genesis is formed around the fate of a young ...
 

INDIE VISION at EFM 2018

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Rise and Shine World Sales LineUp for EFM 2018

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Straight from Sundance 2018 World Cinema Documentary - Special Jury Award for Cinematography! EFM Screening: 18.02 - 11:50 - Kino ...
 

Celluloid Dreams at Berlin Film Festival 2018

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Celluloid Dreams at Berlin Film Festival 2018 CHECK THE LINEUP  for the Berlinale 2018 with  World Premieres, screenings and new announcements. DOWNLOAD LINE-UP BERLINALE SPECIAL SELECTION: THE INTERPRETER by Martin Šulík MARKET PREMIERE: NOME DI DONNA by Marco Tullio Giordana   ...
 

Go2Films LineUp for EFM 2018

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    Our new line-up includes some delightful surprises and three of our films  will be screened at the EFM. Please scroll down for more details.   Hedva Goldschmidt, managing director, and Hadar Taylor Shechter,  international festivals and sales executive, will be available for meetings at EFM between February 18 - 22.    Go2Films Market Screenings Schedule ...
 
 

Atlas Movies in Berlin 2018

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German Films goes in third year with Faces to Faces

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    © German Films/Joachim Gern German Films today announced that its on-going initiative supporting German cinema internationally, FACE TO FACE WITH GERMAN FILMS, will focus on the artists behind the camera as the campaign enters its 3rd year.   Six of the most prominent German directors working today: Emily Atef, Valeska Grisebach, Lars Kraume, Anca Miruna Lazarescu, Burhan Qurbani and David Wnendt, will represent German cinema’s current accomplishments and dynam...
 
 

ITN at EFM 2018

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ITN's Office: Ritz Carlton Suite 633   ITN Distribution comes to EFM with a new 2018 Line-Up that consists of Brand New Sci-Fi, Action, Thriller, Family, Comedy, Horror and Western features, as well as our catalogue/library titles.     Stuart Alson President EFM Office: Ritz Carlton Suite 633 Email: stuart@itndistribution.com Website: www.itnfilms.net     ...
 

Generation 2018: Juries, Cross Section, 25th Anniversary of the German Institute for Animated Film, and School Class Programme

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    Generation 14plus Juries and Awards The Generation 14plus International Jury will award the Grand Prix for the Best Film (7,500 EUR) and the Special Prize for the Best Short Film (2,500 EUR), endowed by the Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung (Federal Agency for Civic Education). This year’s three jury members are:   Felipe Bragança Felipe Bragança was born in Brazil, and since 2003 has been writing screenplays and directing films that were p...
 
 

GWFF Best First Feature Award Jury

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  Since 2006, when it introduced the GWFF Best First Feature Award, the Berlinale has been even more committed to supporting the next generation of film makers. The award is endowed with 50,000 euros, donated by the GWFF (Gesellschaft zur Wahrnehmung von Film- und Fernsehrechten), a society dedicated to safeguarding film and television rights. The prize money is to be split between the producer and the director of the winning film. Additionally, the director will be awarded with a high-q...
 

Berlinale Goes Kiez: Spotlighting Seven Local Arthouse Cinemas

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  From February 17 to 23, the Berlinale will once again visit arthouse cinemas in the city and surrounding region. Each day, when the Red Carpet is rolled out in another neighbourhood, the spotlight will be held on a movie theatre committed year-round to keeping cinema culture alive.    Berlinale Goes Kiez will kick off on February 17 at Toni & Tonino. The screening will be both an opening and a farewell, as this cinema, so rich in tradition, will be continuing under new...
 
 

Glashütte Original - Documentary Award: Jury and Nominated Films

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v.l.n.r. / f.l.t.r.: Cíntia Gil, Foto: © joaocarlosphotography; Eric Schlosser, Foto: © Mark Mann; Ulrike Ottinger, Foto: © Anne SeldersThe Berlin International Film Festival is very committed to documentaries and diverse documentary forms, as evident from the programmes of the different sections, initiatives and special series, as well as the European Film Market (EFM). In recent years, the number of long and short documentaries screening at the festival has continu...
 

Projects and Ideas for the African Market: Once Again, the African Film Industry Introduces Itself at the “Berlinale Africa Hub”

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After its successful premiere last year, the EFM initiative “Berlinale Africa Hub” will be continued. From February 16 - 21, it will again provide African filmmakers and creatives with a communications and networking forum to discuss changes in the African industry that have come about thanks to innovations and technology, and to network within the international film industry. In talks, presentations, panel discussions and a VR lounge, filmmakers from or active on the African conti...
 
 

"For Ever and Ever" Horror Title from Russia available for the fest circuit

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  Directed by Vladimir Chubrikov, screenplay by Olga Elagina, produced by Tatyana Dubinina. Russia 2018 81 minutes. Trailer Contact IMDB Screener request   Since many years an author still being quite attractive can't overcome writer's block after a break-up with his wife. The only thing that connects him with the real world is his teenage daughter whom he must take care of. And then, one day, mysterious and beaut...
 

HOTEL JUGOSLAVIJA by Nicolas Wagnières has its European premiere at Berlinale

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    EUROPEAN PREMIERE AT THE Berlin International Film Festival HOTEL JUGOSLAVIJA   HOTEL JUGOSLAVIJA is a journey through the times and spaces of Belgrade’s legendary Grand Hotel Jugoslavija. Built as an emblem of the ideals of socialism it came to see the historical changes of post-Yugoslavian Serbia. The first feature-length film of Nicolas Wagnières, will celebrate its European premiere at the section Panorama Dokumente of this year’s Berlin Internatio...
 

New EFM Thriller at TriCoast

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BAC FILMS @ EFM 2018 with Promo Reel screenings and "LAND" selected inthe Panorama section

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    It is our pleasure to invite you to our Promo Reel screenings in Berlin including, among others the exclusive first images of CLOSE ENEMIES starring Matthias Schoenaerts and Reda Kateb and Paolo Virzi's NOTTI MAGICHE.   BAC Films International is proud to announce the selection of LAND by Babak Jalali in the Panorama section. We invite you to discover this title during the EFM (screening details below).          &nbs...
 
 

WHAT COMES AROUND by Reem Saleh to premiere at Berlinale

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WHAT COMES AROUND is an intimate and vivid portrait of the habitants of one of Cairo’s poorest slums and their alternative strategies of survival and community. The first feature-length film of Reem Saleh, will celebrate its world premiere at the section Panorama Dokumente of this year’s Berlin International Film Festival.     Director: Reem Saleh Lebanon / Egypt / Greece / Qatar / Slovenia, 2018, 79 Min. Original language & subtitles: Arab/ English   ...
 

Academy Award®-winning director Roger Ross Williams is on board to Direct the upcoming documentary about the APOLLO Theater

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Academy Award®-winning director Roger Ross Williams (Life, Animated, God Loves Uganda, Music By Prudence) will direct the White Horse Pictures’ and Impact Partners’ documentary feature film The Apollo Theater Film Project – the authorized story of New York’s famed Apollo Theater, it was announced today by Nigel Sinclair of White Horse Pictures and Jonelle Procope, President and CEO of The Apollo Theater.   The film is written by Williams and Cassidy Hartmann (T...
 
 

Forum 2018: Special Screenings

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    The Forum now completes its programme with a series of Special Screenings committed to an alternative view of film historiography.   Since its foundation in 1971, the Forum has always shone a spotlight on historical films too, shaking the foundations of a cinematic canon whose main interest lies in feature films from Western Europe and North America. This year’s programme once again stands in opposition to such views and is dedicated to cinema from Africa, documentar...
 

“Books at Berlinale” 2018— Twelve International Novels With Screen Potential

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    On February 19, at “Books at Berlinale”, producers can once again discover twelve new, unusual literary works that could be turned into films. The selected books will be showcased at the popular presentation, which has been a part of the Berlinale Co-Production Market since 2006, in cooperation with the Frankfurt Book Fair. Immediately following the pitches, film producers can get together 
 
 

Programme for Berlinale Panorama 2018 Complete: What’s Your Poison?

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The full programme for the 2018 edition of Panorama has been finalised and features a total of 47 films from 40 countries, with 37 world premieres and 16 directorial debuts. 20 films will be screened in the scope of Panorama Dokumente, while 27 fiction features are shown in Panorama Special as well as the main programme.   The section finds a gripping start with Wolfgang Fischer’s Styx, which will open Panorama Special on February 16 at Zoo Palast. Nearly dialogue-free, the film tel...
 

The 12th Culinary Cinema: Life Is Delicate

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    The 12th Culinary Cinema will be held under the motto “Life Is Delicate” from February 18 to 23, 2018. Nine documentaries and a fictional film focussing on the relationship between food, culture, and politics are being presented this year.   “When it comes to cultural and political matters, sensitive decisions have to be made all the time. It’s like in a kitchen, where it’s also tricky to make, at the very least, something edible and, at the v...
 

From the Arctic to the Pacific: NATIVe 2018 Announces a New Regional Focus

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    This year, the Berlinale special presentation NATIVe − A Journey into Indigenous Cinema will pass review and at the same time turn its glance towards the future. The Arctic Circle, last year’s regional focus, will give way to the newly selected focus region for Indigenous film-making: the countries and islands bound together by the vast Pacific Ocean.   Climate change is the most obvious link between the two seemingly very different regions: Melting ice masses ...
 
 

 

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