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James O'Brien’s HYPERFUTURA, the controversial cult sci-fi feature film with Eric Kopatz gets cable VOD premiere

    From acclaimed indie director James O'Brien comes the new controversial cult sci-fi feature film HYPERFUTURA, starring break out talent Eric Kopatz- available now on iTunes and cable VOD and coming soon to Amazon Prime. Utilizing experimental multi-media techniques, HYPERFUTURA challenges the Hollywood mainstream with an extreme alternative cinema that makes use of archival footage and special effects married to a live action narrative. Like Terrenc...

Cannes Festival Diaries with Nadine Vinzens: Seeing the Cast of Fruitvale Station

Nadine Vinzens spots Olivia Spencer on her way to a luncheon and photocall for Fruitvale Station at the Majestic 66 on the beach.     ...

Masquerade Party for FOUR SENSES, the Movie

There is a new world in the sensual language "Eromantic"     An Eromantic adventure.  A new genre. Starring Nadine Vinzens  Brought  to you by You are cordially invited to join us for drinks at The Grand Hotel Beach, Monday May 20th, 9:00pm to 11:30 pm The press is expected at 9:00pm sharp to meet Nadine Vinzens, star of the Movie and the team in attendance.   By invitation only, limited access   THE STORY ...

Short Film "On the Nature of Hotness" to premiere at 66th Festival de Cannes Court Métrage

  This Funny and Exciting Film Will Leave You Hot     Los Angeles, CA – May 13, 2013 / Writer, actor, and executive producer Richard Snyder brings the short film, On the Nature of Hotness, to viewers from all over the globe at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival. Among these viewers will be several directors and producers, financiers and people waiting to be influenced by this film. On the Nature of Hotness is both a funny and a profound film that challenges ...

Short film Mystify to premiere at 66th Festival de Cannes Court Métrage

  Los Angeles, CA May 15, 2013 / On a quiet night in the desert, a young man’s life is about to change. Mystify tells the story of a hitchhiker who gets much more out of a simple ride to town than he could have ever imagined: an education. Mystify is South-African director Johnny Swanepoel’s fifth short film. It’s about a young hitchhiker (Cole) in the lone desert who is looking for a quiet ride to the next town. What he doesn’t know is that t...

Director Javier Badillo to take Afternoon with Gudrum to The 66th Cannes Film Festival Court Métrage

  Connecting through Dance Los Angeles, CA May 15, 2013 / Director Javier Badillo and writer/actress Liberty Kee bring their second collaboration, a short film entitled Afternoon at Gudrun, to the 2013 Cannes Film Festival in the Short Film Corner. Shot on 35mm, the film explores what happens when a shy, awkward waitress with a passion for the waltz meets a friendly, handsome customer looking for lessons. The film also features an original and delightful musical score tha...

Exploration of Confinement to premiere at 66h Festival de Cannes Court Métrage

  Pushing Boundaries and Provoking Thought is what this Film is All About   Los Angeles, CA – May 13, 2013 / Russian-born writer, director, and producer Marusya Syroechkovskaya and co-producer and assistant director Gleb Nechaev are bringing their short film, Exploration of Confinement, to viewers from around the world at the 2013 Cannes Court Metrage and its Short Film Corner. Among these viewers will be film financiers, famous directors and produce...

Texas Artists' Short Film Stryngs to Debut at 66th Festival de Cannes Court Métrage

  For These Small-Town Indie Filmmakers, the Show Must Go On!   Los Angeles, CA (May 13, 2013)    Texas indie filmmakers, producer Geoff McGee and director Derek Presley, have been accepted by the official 66th Festival De Cannes Court Metrage 2013 to screen their short film, Stryngs. A dramatic tale of the life and death of Ambrosio the Great (played by well-known and accomplished actor Grant James), the short is about an aging puppeteer whose end is im...

Short Film Tiramisu to premiere at 66th Festival de Cannes Court Métrage

  SHORT FILM TIRAMISU TO PREMIERE AT 66TH FESTIVAL DE CANNES COURT METRAGE     Indie Filmmaker Centers on Character-Driven Story     Los Angeles, CA – May 13, 2013 / Writer and director Lawrence Michael Parker brings the world his directorial debut, TIRAMISU, a short film to be seen at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival in the short film corner. Directors, producers, and critics from all over the world will be exposed to Parker&rsqu...

Was your film written, directed or produced by a woman?

Was your film written, directed or produced by a woman? Submit it to the 24th annual St. John's International Women's Film Festival, October 22 - 26. We're one of the longest-running women's film festivals in the world! Withoutabox extended deadline is May 27. www.womensfilmfestival.com The 2013 forms: 2013 Rules and Regulations 2013 Entry Form Deadlines and Fees Earlybird: March 18, 2013 ($10 CAD) Regular: April 15, 2013 ($20 CAD) Late: May 20...

Paramount live with CinemaBridge data collection in Australia and UK

  Paramount is the first distributor to go live with a new data collection service in Australia and the UK. The data collection service is part of a suite of web services called Cinemabridge created by MACCS International to integrate the distribution workflow between distributors and exhibitors.   The data collection service of CinemaBridge is a secure data exchange to collect electronic box office returns from exhibitors and match them to the bookings collected from the distribu...

Developing Your Film Festival training course

Having problems reading our email? Click here to read it in your web browser... Developing Your Film Festival 2013 23 - 28 July 2013, Motovun Film Festival, Croatia   Do you run a great film festival which has the potential to become even better? Do you want to discover new ideas for growing your festival’s income, audience and profile? Come spend a week in Croatia with like-minded film festival professionals from across Europe at one of the world’s most picturesque ...

HP celebrates 70 years in entertainment at Cannes Film Festival with special showcase events

  From Fantasia to The Croods, HP will celebrate more than 70 years of innovation in entertainment at this year’s Cannes Film Festival by hosting various events showcasing the role of HP technology in the creation of film and in the way consumers enjoy and engage with film and music.  As part of HP’s collaboration with Universal Music Group, the world’s leading music company, HP will host an intimate performance by the band Puggy. It follows other successful HP Con...

Champagne Croix d'Irval premier cru, sponsor of the Wine Tasting Party in Cannes

  Coulommes la Montagne, May 8th 2013 After a few years having worked within the financial markets tumult, Jean Servagnat, owner of the Maison Croix d’Irval, decided to built his own family business in Champagne. He presents, below, his history. Our family has been established for many generations in Champagne, on the Montagne de Reims area, in the heart of  1st growth appellation (Premier Cru), ideal terroir to elaborate exceptional wines. The history of Irval dates back to...

Socially relevant Film festival and Filmmaker's Lab in New York open for submission, founder visiting Cannes

      A downstate-upstate program including screenings & filmmakers’ labs in New York, Rated SR films focus on high artistic value, enlighten, entertain, and are commercially viable. Founder Artistic Director Nora Armani & Filmmakers' Lab Founder Mike Camoin will be in Cannes May 16-26. Early submissions are now open:        ...

Coming this May to the prestigious 66th Cannes Film Festival’s Short Film Corner is Bradley Cooper, or is it...

A comedic short that was conceived at the 65th Cannes Film Festival returns to be part of the Court de Metrage: Merci Beaucoup Bradley Cooper. Merci Beaucoup Bradley Cooper is a comedic short film about the power of fame and the determination of an aspiring actress named Barbara. When Barbara, played by Anne-Christine Caro, stumbles upon what truly could be Bradley Cooper’s Doppelganger, Nicolas-Henri Bozzi, she hatches a plan on how to ...

Iranian Filmmaker Ventures into Cannes Film Festival to Spread A Thoughtful Message on Companionship.

The Luminance, a short about finding human connection, will be coming to the Cannes Film Festival’s Court de Metrage this May. A man seeks out an arbitrary connection and finds it with a prostitute. The two seek a cure for their loneliness in Tehran and find that they have more in common than what appears at first glance.   Iranian filmmaker, Hasti Saadi, who came from Iran and moved to Toronto at age 17 with her family, brings a touching tale of the search for understanding and ...

Bruce B. Gordon, Inspired movie director takes film on special needs to Cannes Film Festival

The young men who live in the same building with Writer/Director/Producer Bruce B. Gordon often chat about sports, work, and “girlfriend drama.” The fact that they are disabled doesn’t affect the kinds of desires, hopes and dreams they have – and that’s exactly the humanizing story Gordon seeks to tell in his new short film, Whole ‘Nother Level, which will be featured at the Cannes Film Festival this year.   Los Angeles, CA – May 7, 2013 / In th...

Award Winning Director Alexander Scherer to Screen, at the Cannes Film Festival 2013.

Coming this May to the 66th Cannes Film Festival’s Court Metrage, “Before the Grass Grows” a short film that sheds light on the heartbreakingly violent, cruel, and atrocious acts committed by the seemingly heartless soldiers in World War II.   Dusseldorf, Germany, May 7, 2013 /During World War II private conversations of German POW’s were tapped and produced more than 150,000 pages of minutes of those meetings. In Scherer’s latest short, speakers ...

Producing films in France Panel

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  Producing films in France Qualifying as a co-production with France Accessing the Tax Rebate for International Production Case studies Produire avec la France Mettre en place une coproduction Accéder au crédit d’impôt international Etudes de cas Friday, May 17th 2013, from 10:45am to 1:00pm At the Hôtel Majestic, Salon Diane Barrière 10 La Croise...

The Thai Film industry celebrates an exceptional year at the Cannes Film Festival

  Thai cinema and the Thai film industry to shine during Thai Night Cannes 2013 Presided by Her Royal Highness Princess Ubolratana Rajakanya Sirivadhana Barnavadi, Thai Night Cannes 2013 will be the occasion to celebrate another banner year for the Thai film industry. Entirely shot in Thailand, Nicolas Winding Refn's new thriller  "Only God Forgives", one of the most anticipated films of the year, will premiere at the festival in official competitio...

Film and Internet – Best Friends with Benefits? May 18th

Saturday 18th of May, 2013 Salon des Ambassadeurs, Level 4, Palais des Festivals, from 11:00 to 13:00 (Cannes, France) The Observatory’s annual Cannes workshop is looking at the increasingly intimate relationship between the film industry and the myriad of distribution possibilities offered by the Internet. Just how close are the and what are the benefits on the side…?   European Audiovisual Observatory 2013 Cannes Workshop FILM AND INTERNET - Best friends wit...

The Panels in Cannes 2013

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  May 15th May 16th Workshop on 3D movie making American Pavilion 3pm - 6pm May 17th Producing films in France - Majestic - Salon Diane 10:45am to 1:00pm   May 18th Film and Internet – Best Friends with Benefits? Ambassadeurs 11am - 1pm May 19th May 20th   May 21st   May 22nd   May 23rd   May 24th   May 25th   ...

Workshop on 3D movie making at the "Festival de Cannes" on 16 May!

Workshop on 3D movie making at the "Festival de Cannes" on 16 May! 3D Stereo MEDIA and XpanD are joining forces to sponsor and organize a workshop entitled "3D movie making: from script to business", under the auspices of the International 3D Society (I3DS): its President, Jim Chabin, will be the host. The workshop is designed to provide straight-to-the-point information on how to get started in stereoscopic 3D (S-3D), win awards, and, for those interested... ...

Stay in the Know with our 2013 Festival Party Directory

Party time! Do not miss these ones but PLEASE do not ask us for invites May 15th May 16th May 17th 20 -24 pm Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival Cinequest Party May 18th 6 Thai Night Majestic les détails May 19th May 20th Cannes Film Festival Red Carpet Lounge@Majestic Hotel by fashiontv May 21st 7-9 pm The Film Festival Organizers Wine tasting Party  Cannes Film Festival Red Carpet Lounge@Majestic Hotel by fashiontv May 22nd Cannes Film Festival Red...

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