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Marché du Film 22-26 June 2020 Registration for the Marché du Film Online is now open! REGISTER NOW DON'T DELAY AND ENJOY OUR EARLY BIRD RATE - UNTIL 29 MAY A standalone market with live and real-time screenings, events and meetings The Marché du Film Online will recreate the market experience in Cannes offering creative alternatives to facilitate business and networking for film industry professionals from all over the world. The online market will take...
New Realities for film: 7 weekly workshops to discuss challenges and opportunities that could shape the future of film Discussion #1: THE NEW CHALLENGE OF SALES AND DISTRIBUTION What is the short-term and long-term impact of the current crisis on acquisitions and distribution strategies? Sales and distribution companies had already been through a few years of digital disruption and many were exploring new models when the virus struck. And they were among the most impacted w...
From Daughter of Rage (Nicaragua). Photo: Timothy Bouldry Sørfond has this week granted 3 million NOK in support for six international co-productions with Norwegian minority producers. This year the funding goes to projects from Lebanon, Turkey, Vietnam, Myanmar, Nicaragua and Tunisia. Sørfond is funded by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Sørfond is administered by the Norwegian Film Institute in co-operation with the Films from the Sout...
“THE UNFAMILIAR” STARRING JEMIMA WEST AND CHRISTOPHER DANE Scoundrel Media, the genre label of Myriad Pictures, is pleased to announce the acquisition of THE UNFAMILIAR, a thriller-horror feature film directed by Henk Pretorius (Leading Lady), co-written with Jennifer Nicole Stang, starring Jemima West (The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones, The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc) and Christopher Dane (Born of Hope). Scoundrel...
Join our Webinar on 4 June The Future of Content Distribution & Acquisition Webinar by Vuulr With cancelled markets and people staying home, traditional business handshakes have given way to socially-safe digital dealings. Join Vuulr’s CEO, Ian McKee, in this webinar - The Future of Content Acquisition and Distribution, as he shares how digital marketplaces are fast becoming the new normal for the film & TV industry in the age of social dist...
Karoliina Dwyer and Steven Bestwick will be participating in the Marché du Film Online 22-26 June and would be pleased to set up a meeting with you to discuss our new titles. We will be arranging meetings via Zoom, Skype, FaceTime or WhatsApp. Our aim is to be as flexible as we can to meet your time zone requirements. For reference our time zones are as follows: Karoliina Dwyer - New York (Eastern Daylight Time)...
THE #1 FREE STREAMING APP Octane will curate content with a sharp eye, focusing on great stories within the proven genres of Action, Horror, Thriller, Sci-Fi, Urban, Faith Based and more. The emphasis will be on delivering high quality original content and third party acquisitions to the AVOD leader. Octane Entertainment, LLC 5805 White Oak Ave. Ste. 16607 Encino, CA 91316 Phone: +1-818-508-6601 www.octaneent...
Russian World Vision presents a WWII films selection. 2020 | 96 min. | Russia WWII, Action Release in Russia: 2020 The events in the film unfold rapidly within a single day. On 8 March 1942, a small detachment of Soviet soldiers on its way back from the mission was destined to enter into an unequal battle... This is a film about hope. Hope that dies a second after the last heartbeat of every soldier...
Save the Date:Thursday 28th of May 2020 Unique Virtual Premiere Event! 1st episode of Wine Masters SPAIN: Penedès - Recuperating Ancient Varieties ...
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Humanitarian smart phone films and smart phone films highlighting "COVID - 19" will have a voice during Marché du Film through a United Nations supported organization for the second year New Generation In Action’s AFI World Peace Initiative, a not for profit 501c3 Non Government Organization which holds ECOSOC status at the United Nations, is scheduled to host the second annual “Karl Bardosh Cell Phone Cinema Humanitarian Award,"&n...
UK Production Outfits Beaglepug LTD and Enriched Media Group Nabs TV & Screen Rights To Mcilvanney Winning UK Thriller ‘A Treachery of Spies’ a unique high stakes game of cat and mouse spanning decades. London-based production outfits BeaglePug Ltd. and Enriched Media Group have secured all TV, film and ancillary rights to the critically acclaimed A TREACHERY OF SPIES, by author Manda Scott from Emily Hayward Whitlock at The Artists Partnership working in associa...
Leading entertainment company Arclight Films, led by Chairman Gary Hamilton, announced today the company will handle worldwide distribution rights for the completed feature film BUTTER. The warmhearted teen comedy is written and directed by Emmy Award-winning director and producer Paul A. Kaufman (“Run the Wild Fields,” NCIS: Los Angeles”) based on award winning writer Erin Jade Lange’s wildly acclaimed book of the same name. The film boasts a star-driven cast headlined...
We all grumble about the markets, don't we? The films aren't what they used to be. The sales aren't what they used to be. And the cost of going is just too expensive... But... Don't you miss a glass of rosé as the sun sets over the Croisette, or some of the great Hong Kong food at Filmart? Sadly, we can't do much about that. Right now, we can't even offer you the Thai food and Singha beer at Thai Night. But we will be back as soon as is safely po...
Exciting new content, completed and ready for delivery Monstrous and A Nun's Curse We are pleased to present our sinister supernatural thriller 'Monstrous' and our hair-raising horror 'A Nun's Curse' to our international buyers before their upcoming US releases later in the year. We hope you are well and staying safe! ...
Official selection: Cannes Film Festival http://kinomarquee.com/ "Tommaso feels alive as a movie." -- Owen Gleiberman, Variety TOMMASO Directed by ABEL FERRARA Starring WILLEM DAFOE Opening in Virtual Cinemas starting Fri. June 5 New York at Film at Lincoln Center LA at Laemmle, Acropolis Cinema & Lumiere Cinema Additional cities include Atlanta, Chicago, Cleveland, Philadelphia, Seattle & more! Nationally simulcast live Q&As w...
The rise of the rapid distribution and exhibition changes driven by the challenge of global screening services like Netflix, Amazon Prime, Disney+, Hulu and their deep pocketed impact provided the background for the 2020 Berlinale. Their role in the funding of film productions and national as well as global distribution had already been passionately discussed during the last two Berlinales before the 70th edition took place from February 20 to March 1, 2020 under the new management of director Carlo Chatrion and executive director Mariette Rissenbeek. Former director Dieter Kosslick handled both positions during his festival reign. As I noted two weeks ago in my filmfestivals.com farewell to Kosslick, this year’s Berlinale edition continued to expand, though fewer films were in the festival program. Both the film festival and the European Film Market programs seemed to have met the expectations of the public and the professional audience.
However, the consequences of the coronavirus pandemic though leading only to few Berlinale cancellations have had a fundamental impact on film productions, channels of film distribution, viewing habits and the staging of film festivals. Barely two months have passed and virtually all film festivals have been cancelled for summer 2020 and early fall fest have been canceled, postponed, or adapted to digital streaming selections from their programs. Most also face serious financial problems. It may very well be that the 2020 Berlinale and its market component was the last major public film festival. Though dates have been set for the 2021 Berlinale, like most other film festivals there is a general uncertainty about what kind of programs will be offered next year and to which extent digital streaming versions will be incorporated or replace the festivals. In the United States there are various suggested scenarios; in a widely discussed proposal a new major film festival has been suggested with the best selections from existing ones like Cannes, Venice, Berlin, Toronto and others. This new festival is supposed to be funded by Netflix. With its deep pockets and flexibility vis a vis the film industry Netflix could afford to do so but has not responded to date. Already firmly established is the WE ARE ONE project. This new global film festival is organized and produced by Tribeca Enterprises and will be streamed on YouTube for ten days from May 29-June 7. The digital festival program is free and covers the spectrum of films, documentaries, shorts and material from other media. Programs are selected by the more than 20 participating film festivals including Berlin, Cannes, Venice, Sundance, Toronto The New York Film Festival, and Tribeca....
The new SIFF website lists and documents all Siff selected films to be screened from September 1st through September 6th. Visit the website to check the line up and stay up to date on news and events of the Salento International Film Festival, considered to be one of the most important and significant film festivals exclusively dedicated to the International independent cinema. www.salentofilmfestival.com ...
Saturday, May 23rd is now the final deadline for submissions for the 42nd annual IFP Week's Project Forum (September 20-25, 2020), the only international co-production market for narrative fiction and non-fiction features and series in the U.S. The program supports both emerging and established artists by providing creative and business opportunities to groundbreaking storytellers working in a wide variety of formats. A primary outcome for all artists participat...
4th Annual Taiwanese American Film Festival Launches Its First Outreach Event That Presents Virtual Talk Show “So What Now?!” for Revealing 2020 Programming With the support from the Ministry of Culture of Taiwan and Taiwan Academy in Los Angeles, the 4th Annual Taiwanese American Film Festival (TAFF) is held by Taiwanese American Professionals - Los Angeles (TAP-LA) in October. Besides, two outreach events and two workshops will be featured prior to the Film Festival. For the fir...
Join Us From Home: Film Festival Day 2! Tallgrass Film Association is participating in the second FILM FESTIVAL DAY, with 38 other film festivals across the US, an initiative of the Film Festival Alliance, a collaborative community of mission-driven film festivals, and Theatrical At Home. Join us this Saturday, May 23 from the comfort of your home for a screening of Life In Synchro! Start the film at 5:00 pm CT (or watch it anytime over the weekend) and then ...
Organized by Social and Cultural Affairs Department of the Municipality of Tehran, the “One-Minute” Quarantine International Short Film Festival will be held in collaboration of several artists and cinema people. In modern history, humanity has never experienced shared fears in their houses. We decided to arrange an international short film festival named “One-Minute” Quarantine to examine the general creativity of society in limitation and lack of facilities, fr...
GOOD NEWS FROM BERLIN The International Uranium Film Festival has selected 14 amazing documentaries and movies from 10 countries for its next edition in October in Berlin. The films show a broad spectrum of the atomic age and focus on nuclear tests in the Pacific and Algeria, the Chernobyl and Fukushima nuclear disasters, uranium mining in the Navajo territory, a planned nuclear waste dump in Australia, Austria's anti-nuclear movement and the use of nuclear resear...
The International Uranium Film Festival has selected 14 amazing documentaries and movies from 10 countries for its next edition in October in Berlin. The films show a broad spectrum of the atomic age and focus on nuclear tests in the Pacific and Algeria, the Chernobyl and Fukushima nuclear disasters, uranium mining in the Navajo territory, a planned nuclear waste dump in Australia, Austria's anti-nuclear movement and the use of nuclear research to transform the agriculture in Moldova. ...
A wonderful line-up of feature films, documentaries and TV series will be available for viewing at home any time between May 21 – 30. SERET UK 2020 is going to be a virtual festival, brought to you through our website, and you can enjoy everything we have to offer with our Whole Festival Pass. Here’s the full list of options: Single ticket £7.50 feature / £6.50 documentary Five films pass £29.99 Whole Festival pass &pou...
Please join speakers Lawrence Wright with Lila Shapiro and Rohit Bhargava The SXSW Community at large is invited to join this programming, which includes a live Q&A with our speakers. Lawrence Wright discussing his eerily prescient novel The End of October with journalist Lila Shapiro and on Thursday, trend curator and SX favorite Rohit Bhargava will be on hand to discuss four non obvious megatrends you should know about; Rachael Ray on June 2. If you can't make...
Providing cinephiles the opportunity to watch the best in Mexican cinema while staying safe at home. 12th edition of Hola Mexico Film Festival to be postponed to September 2020. Los Angeles, CA. May 2020 – Hola Mexico Film Festival proudly presents the Hola Mexico Virtual Theater online film series starting May 21. The festival, which has been postponed until September 2020, wants to help give viewers a chance to see some of the best films that have come out of Mexi...
The IFF Panama Foundation reinvents itself and relies on digital platform technology to carry out the ninth edition of the Panama International Film Festival: CINE ES VIDA en Casa. “We have selected a group of films from the programming of our ninth edition that we consider relevant to share with you during this historic moment of humanity. The selected films address characteristics of our species as only cinema can achieve ; our clumsiness, our cynicism, our resilience...
Actress Anna Castillo will be awarded the Carlos Saura City of Huesca Award at the 48th edition of the Huesca International Film Festival. A recognition that highlights her outstanding career and projection, being one of the most talented performers on the current scene; "It has an innate capacity that has been demonstrated and developed in all kinds of genres and formats," says Rubén Moreno, director of the event in Huesca. Winner of a Goya award, Anna ...
22 Projects from 19 Countries Receive Unrestricted Support Sundance Institute today named the global cohort of 22 independent nonfiction filmmakers and their projects that comprise the latest Grantees of the Institute’s Documentary Fund. Grant support, unrestricted and totaling $520,000, will be extended to projects in all stages of development, production, post-production and audience engagement; grants are made possible by Open Society Foundations and MacArthur Foundati...
The Academy Foundation of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today the 96 recipients of its 2020 FilmCraft and FilmWatch grants, including recipients of the emergency grant funds announced last month in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. All of the grants, which total a combined $2.5 million in funds, are awarded based on current need to organizations that support filmmakers and reach audiences from underserved communities. “The Academy’s first priority rema...
Early bird Deadline: May 24, 2020
Introducing Season 2 / 2020 of “Your Script Produced!” International Film / Tv / Short Film Screenwriting Competition sponsored by Doval Bacall Films. The sponsor will fully finance, develop, package and produce the Grand Prize Winning Feature Script for $250,000.00.
We've raised the stakes! Season 2 will accept Features, Tv Scripts, AND SHORT FILM SCRIPTS! Winners will be promoted in the Variety Magazine and THR!
Open to writers of all levels. 18 years old or older. Anyone 16 or 17 years of age can submit, must have a parental consent form.
WE DON’T SET YOU UP WITH MEETING AFTER MEETING. WE DON’T SELL YOU DREAMS. WE DON’T SELL YOU HOPE.
WE PRODUCE YOUR SCRIPT!
PERIOD.
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June 15, 2020 EXTENDED deadline
The second annual French Riviera Film Festival will recognize and celebrate short form content created for film, television, Web and all digital platforms. Relocated to Santa Monica Laemmle Monica Theatre Center due to pandemics, FRFF invites filmmakers from around the globe to participate in the two day festival that includes screenings, VIP receptions, awards ceremony and closing gala party. A prestigious jury panel will select Best Drama Short, Best Comedy Short, Best Documentary Short, Best Animation Short, Best Experimental Short, Audience Favorite Award, Best Director Award, Best Actor Award, Best Actress Award, as well as special Industry Awards. Attendees and participants will include filmmakers, industry executives, celebrities, media and influencers.
https://filmfreeway.com/FrenchRivieraFilmFestival
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August 20th, 2020 Extended Deadline
Paleochora Lost World Short Film Festival launched its 1st edition in June 2019 to a spectacular success. The 2nd edition of the festival returns in October 2020 in association with the Municipality of Kandanos-Selinou. The 'Lost World' of Paleochora nestles between the Mountains and Sea in South West Crete and is the perfect location for Filmmakers to convene to show their work, network with colleagues and enjoy our fabulous Cretan hospitality. We may be at the most southern point of Europe, but there are BIG Film things happening here and on the entire Island of Crete. Our main aim will be to select films which focus on great storytelling, whether fiction, documentary or any other accepted genre.
Screenings are held Under the Stars in the Town Hall Square with daytime programmes held at the fabulous Pearl Cavo oceanside venue.
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June 1, 2020 Earlybird Deadline
July 1, 2020 Regular Deadline
August 1, 2020 Late Deadline
Celebrating its 35th annual festival in 2020, the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival (FLIFF) presents American indies and studio films, international films, student films, special tributes, seminars and introduces filmmakers to South Florida audiences. The festival runs November 6 – 22, 2020, and screens 200 films in Fort Lauderdale, Sunrise, Hollywood, St Augustine, and The Bahamas. Considered one of the most important regional film festivals in the U.S., the Festival's commitment to first-time filmmakers and innovative programming make it the perfect test market for your film.
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Entry deadline: 20. May 2020.
With its more than 50-year long tradition, the film festival of Szolnok has been named after the world-famous Hungarian-born artist and Oscar-winning production designer, Alexandre Trauner in 2018 to salute to the work of production designers. Our festival advertises submission in three categories. In the European Feature Film Section, the jury remunerates the production design of the films and production designers. Every other year we provide international competition for fine art films and films of university students. Between 13-18 October 2020 we are looking forward to welcome production and costume designers, fine artists, filmmakers, film professionals and university students majoring in film studies, media and communication, fine art or production design. The festival welcomes its participants with a wide range of programs: film screenings, masterclasses held by international film masters, fine art exhibitions, round table discussions and concerts in the evening
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Having studied Contemporary History at Leiden University (Netherlands) and at the Royal Netherlands Institute in Rome (Italy), Dutch-born Matthijs Wouter Knol worked as a freelance journalist and in film production, specializing in documentary films. He then worked for the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA), was programme manager of Berlinale Talents for six years and, since 2014, has been Director of the European Film Market. He will remain in this position at the Berlinale with all responsibilities until he will join the EFA team in November 2020 to prepare his taking on full responsibility as EFA Director from Marion Döring in January 2021.
Marion Döring, who will retire from her current position as EFA Director, has been connected to the history of the European Film Academy since its very beginnings in 1988: first as PR manager of the European Film Awards, later as project manager for the Academy’s activities and publications, and since 1996 as the Academy’s director. She says: “I’ve known Matthijs and followed his work closely for many years from his time at the Berlinale Talents until his achievements as Director of the European Film Market. His profound professional expertise, his personality and his energy are the ideal combination to lead EFA into a new era. Leaving the Academy in his hands feels like a perfect accomplishment of my work for EFA.”... MORE
New Realities for film: 7 weekly workshops to discuss challenges and opportunities that could shape the future of film Discussion #1: THE NEW CHALLENGE OF SALES AND DISTRIBUTION What is the short-term and long-term impact of the current crisis on acquisitions and distribution strategies? Sales and distribution companies had already been through a few years of digital disruption and many were exploring new models when the virus struck. And they were among the most impacted w...
Inviting all filmmakers of colour to network online and share your story! Academy member and award-winning director, Frances-Anne Solomon cordially invites you to a networking event celebrating filmmakers of colour. With the aim to lift up and amplify more of our voices, the event encourages the exchange of ideas, sharing of knowledge and advice. The event is open to writers, directors designers, cinematographers and other creatives. Whatever your ...
Hi y'all, How cool is this... we've got the stars of the upcoming Netflix film The Lovebirds on hand this Friday, May 22 at 8pm CT for a very special chat with SXSW Director of Film Janet Pierson. Please join Kumail Nanjiani and Issa Rae for a most excellent discussion followed by an audience Slido Q&A. Catch the film first and come prepared with your q's for Kumail and Issa. If you can't make it to the live session, it will be available the next day on dem...
Mark your calendars for next week's Master Class + Q&A featuring the cast and creators behind Snowpiercer LIVE: Tuesday May 26th 1 p.m. Eastern (10 a.m. Pacific) Jennifer Connelly Oscar® winner A Beautiful Mind Daveed Diggs Tony Award® winner Hamilton ...
Final call for the outstanding Tuesday night we have planned, starting with our Screenwriters Legal Session at Eight, followed by the screenwriting legend that is Robert McKee at nine – online and live! YES! ROBERT MCKEE! This is just one day of the Month Long Online Screenwriters Festival, and you can still join and catch up on all the session so far, as well as join in live and on-demand for the ones that follow. Check it out here… https://www.screenwritersfest...
After close to two decades as the director of the Berlin Film Festival, the Berlinale, Dieter Kosslick, who had expressed some desire to extend his contract, was replaced by Carlo Chatrian, former artistic director of the Locarno Film Festival. Chatrian will have the same position at the Berlinale and Mariette Risssenbeek, former managing director of German Films. will be the new executive director. Kosslick combined both positions during his service but expressed a...
The industry news roundup begins with an encouraging announcement by indie distributor Solstice Studios that it will open its Russell Crowe psychological thriller Unhinged in theatres on July 1. Solstice is betting that enough theatres will have re-opened by the July 4th weekend to make this mid-summer release date successful. We report positive returns from a cautious re-opening of theatres in Norway last week, while observing new rules to maintain social distancing among thea...
Ladies and Gentlemen, It’s already two months of restrictions. I vividly remember my last visit to my favorite place in Srodmiescie called “Pardon, To Tu”. As I was leaving, I could hear the sounds of R.E.M.’s song „It’s the end of the world as we know it” from the speakers. I realized that it’s difficult to find more adequate words to summarize the situation we all found ourselves in. Then there was the last visit to the gym, on Friday...
INTRODUCING CANNES CONVERSATIONS! IN RESPONSE TO THE CANCELLATION OF THE 73RD FESTIVAL DE CANNES Yolonda Brinkley has launched Cannes Conversations, a 12 day digital speaker series highlighting Cannes Film Festival alums as well as other festival connoiseurs. Now through May 23, 2020, we will go live via Zoom or Diversity in Cannes' Instagram page, 3PM EST daily, to chat with filmmakers about their Cannes experience, the impact Festival attendance has h...
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By Claus Mueller New York Correspondent
Access to films and documentaries covering health and other issues has been problematic for the Chinese audience. The introduction of digital platforms outside of theaters and film festivals offer a viewing medium that is not subject to uniform political censorship. As changes in the management of principal state organizations covering radio, film, television and print media have shown, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has taken a stronger and more directive role. In some cases, if the message of an issue-oriented production syncs with policies which are being adopted there is no censorship problem. In other cases, initial approval may be withheld on short notice if there is a powerful supportive response by the audience that challenges apparent policy failures. Filmmakers can circumvent the authorities by producing a film without prior permission. They do so by using direct contact with their target audience and share their productions through digital streaming platforms.... MORE
by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent
Suddenly everyone is Robert Osborne online - if you don’t remember him, he was a Turner Classic Movies Host who literally brought back “old movies” to a new generation - but now there are so many liner-note commenters. You've got a cinema ga-lazy of Blogstars and Podcast heroes, so it's unremarkable when all-comers comment on films
However, tonight MGM is casting Sylvester Stallone as a Live Studio Host to stream his signature Academy-Award Winning picture on MGM’s Studio’s Facebook page. “The free screening event invites fans nationwide to chat and watch the film live with Stallone as he joins on camera for a special livestream of MGM’s classic hit movie,” the Studio says. This live event will benefit communities impacted by COVID-19, which is an added plus...
From Daughter of Rage (Nicaragua). Photo: Timothy Bouldry Sørfond has this week granted 3 million NOK in support for six international co-productions with Norwegian minority producers. This year the funding goes to projects from Lebanon, Turkey, Vietnam, Myanmar, Nicaragua and Tunisia. Sørfond is funded by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Sørfond is administered by the Norwegian Film Institute in co-operation with the Films from the Sout...
Join our Webinar on 4 June The Future of Content Distribution & Acquisition Webinar by Vuulr With cancelled markets and people staying home, traditional business handshakes have given way to socially-safe digital dealings. Join Vuulr’s CEO, Ian McKee, in this webinar - The Future of Content Acquisition and Distribution, as he shares how digital marketplaces are fast becoming the new normal for the film & TV industry in the age of social dist...
IFP ANNOUNCES 26 PROJECTS AND FELLOWS SELECTED FOR 2020 LABS IFP has announced twenty-six feature projects and series selected to participate across our three labs over the next month: The IFP Filmmaker Labs’ Documentary Lab (currently running through May 22) and Narrative Lab (running June 15 – 19) for feature films by directors currently in post-production on their debut features; and the IFP Episodic Lab (running June 1 – 5), f...
SNEAK PREVIEW of the 2020 Annapolis Film Festival's Opening Night selection MILITARY WIVES available to AFF fans May 21st at 7pm! “Hugely engaging, enormously moving.” (@DailyMail) Finding our voice together, apart. The Annapolis Film Festival is happy to partner with Bleecker Street and their Community Cinema program in bringing you their latest release, #MilitaryWives. This was the film that AFF ha...
"terroir" has been selected by Fem Tour Truck out of Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain to tour that country, as well as Portugal, France, the UK, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia and Mexico from June 2020 onward. Written/helmed and sung by Dawn Westlake, and produced under her Ron de Cana Productions, Inc. shingle, "terroir" explores the mother-child relationship and how it can influence our perceptions of very capable female leaders in all sectors of society. The film was made in Wheaton &...
by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent Tribeca thriller DON'T TELL A SOUL was just bought buy Saban, and is described by producer Chris Mangano as "a special film that will surprise a lot of people, and Saban Films genuinely understands its appeal to both commercial and critical audiences. We could not be in better hands.” Read on... LOS ANGELES: Saban Films announced today that they have acquired North American rights to Alex McAulay’s (Flower) directo...
Save the Date:Thursday 28th of May 2020 Unique Virtual Premiere Event! 1st episode of Wine Masters SPAIN: Penedès - Recuperating Ancient Varieties ...
In association with Red Rock Entertainment Present STEVEN BERKOFF’S TELL TALE HEART Directed by Stephen Cookson Adapted by Steven Berkoff and Stephen Cookson from a short story by Edgar Allan Poe Starring Steven Berkoff, Henry Goodman, Dudley Sutton
Official selection: Cannes Film Festival http://kinomarquee.com/ "Tommaso feels alive as a movie." -- Owen Gleiberman, Variety TOMMASO Directed by ABEL FERRARA Starring WILLEM DAFOE Opening in Virtual Cinemas starting Fri. June 5 New York at Film at Lincoln Center LA at Laemmle, Acropolis Cinema & Lumiere Cinema Additional cities include Atlanta, Chicago, Cleveland, Philadelphia, Seattle & more! Nationally simulcast live Q&As w...
Wild Oceans FilmFest is an international documentary festival that tries to show the beauty of the ocean to awaken the love for nature in society. To achieve it we involve it in the conservation of the seas. The festival will be held in Gijón (Spain), between November 4th and 7th 2020. Wild Oceans FilmFest is an initiative of the Bioparc Foundation. The purpose of this institution is to promote the conservation of ecosystems by supporting sustainable conservation projects in situ, prom...
"terroir" has been selected to the Mostra Internacional de Films de Dones in Barcelona, Spain for June 1-14, 2020. Due to the global COVID19 pandemic, the festival has had to move online to the prestigious Filmin Channel, available in Spain. You can access the viewing window, starting June 1st, through either of these links: https://www.mostrafilmsdones.cat/project/terroir/ https://www.filmin.es/corto/terroir For more info on "terroir", including the synopsis, cas...
by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent Perhaps the racial fault lines of another era resulted in America’s once-sweetheart Jean Seberg (1938-1979) suicided in the back of a sedan at age 40, nevertheless Kristen Stewart shines a meaningful klieg light on her short life in SEBERG, debuting on Prime Video today as an Amazon Original. Jean-Luc Godard plucked this waif from America, framed her look and iconic status in his French New Wave classic BREATHLESS. But she also made (arguabl...
BUTTERFLY: WHEN CINEMA GROWS WINGS We've all heard people using the verb "to fly" plenty of times to make some rhetorical point, right? Okay, we might not know exactly how many times, but we do know that it's sometimes possible to speak about flying without sounding pretentious: just come into the Astra Screen of the Visionario Cinema in Udine (Italy). A quick look around you before you sit down and you'll feel like you're in business class of a Jumbo Je...
610FILM is proud to announce two completed projects: Father Arsenie, a medium lenght documentary- official selection BelDocks 2020 Recently transferred from Monastary Dečani, after 28 years living as a monk, Father Arsenie, Belgradian, a cult figure from the ’80-is, is now engaged in restoring and creating a spiritual and cultural center in the Monastery of Ribnica, near Mionica, central Serbia, which had been destroyed by the Turks in the 19th century. By reminiscing about his co...
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BLUE MOTEL Award winning script by Ted Campbell
Feature film in production by Doval Bacall Films
Grand Winner Your Script Produced season 1 Platinum Remi Award WorldFest Houston
When his bank robber father injured in a recent heist seeks refuge at the desolate motel where he works, a motel clerk is forced to confront the truth behind a botched heist from his past.
Originally from Boston, Mass, Ted Campbell is a screenwriter and director who specializes in thoughtful, character driven thrillers. Ted will direct his heist thriller "Underground" with producer Ellen Wander of Film Bridge International. His contained, crime thriller “Blue Motel” won the Grand Prize in Your Script Produced screenplay competition. Ted will direct “Blue Motel” with Doval Bacall Films producing. Ted is a member of ISA’s Development Program. And was named to ISA’s Top 25 Screenwriters To Watch list.
Ted finds inspiration in the works of the great noir writers Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler and Ross MacDonald as well as his screenwriting idols Scott Frank, Shane Black, Tony Gilroy and Richard Wenk.
SAVING NORTH - A RUSSIAN AMERICAN ODYSSEY by J Mitchell Johnson
Russia USA Feature documentary April 2020 Director's cut: 79 minutes
What happened, what can happen to the centuries old amazing wooden churches in north of Russia. Photographer Richard Davies trips to Russia and USA tell stories on human soul, hope and russian american…cooperation in restoring beauty.
Saving North is the story of a struggle for human and cultural survival in the mysterious and insular world of the Russian North. An outsider from England, photographer Richard Davies, enters this mysterious and vast region of the world with the hope of documenting both the glory and the tragic demise of its rapidly disappearing Wooden Churches. As Davies meets and becomes friends with the some of his Russian photo subjects, he finds himself getting emotionally involved with their struggle. He decides to put down his camera and get involved with church restoration.
Early on in our story Davies befriends the famed Russian architect Alexander Popov who is deeply involved in working to preserve and share with the world the beauty and value of these ancient structures. Popov has uniquely discovered and reinvigorated both the tools and processes that restore life back to the North. But it’s an uphill battle against strong and powerful forces.
Together, Davies and Popov uncover the circumstances that led to the demise of the churches, and then join a small but growing group of passionate Russian citizens and outsiders from all walks of life who join the cause of Saving North.
SEKURITAS written and directed by Carmen Stadler
Romantic dark comedy 117 minutes 2019 Switzerland
Starring Kathrin Veith, Duraid Abbas Ghaieb, Jeanne Devos, Daniel Kasztura, Vilmar Bieri, This Maag
First feature film by Swiss director Carmen Stadler, produced by Claudia Wick for Abrakadabra Films AG
An office complex wishes for a love story before demolition. It chooses the lonely misfits for this story; those who go through security rounds at night, scrub toilets, experiment with recipes or rehearse their final speech. A poetic and twisted kaleidoscope that centers around desire, security and melodious noises which move through the entire fabric of the building.
Marcel Duchamp: The Art of the Possible written and directed by Matthew Taylor
USA 2019 Documentary 89 minutes
Duchamp: Art of the Possible is a feature documentary that explores the life, art, and philosophy of the 20th century’s most influential modernists, Marcel Duchamp, and how his work single-handedly changed the course of art, and over time, culture itself.
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THE MYSTERY OF A BURYAT LAMA», directed by Elena Demidova
The documentary film «THE MYSTERY OF A BURYAT LAMA», directed by Elena Demidova, tells a story of one of the most famous lamas, Pandido Khambo Lama Dashi Dorzho Itigelov. His body is recognized as one of the sacred Buddhist objects of Russia and is being kept in the Ivolginsky Datsan. The Buddhist monks approach him as a living person.
Itigelov was born in 1852 and began his religious education at the age of sixteen years. In 1911, he was appointed the twelfth Pandido Khambo Lama as the Head of Russian Buryat Buddhists. Between 1913 and 1917, Itigelov was prominent in the spiritual life of Russian Empire. He took part in the Tercentenary celebrations of the House Romanov and opened first Buddhist temple in St. Petersburg. During First World War Itigelov presided over the society of "Buryat brothers", an organization helping the Russian army. After October Revolution, Itigelov resigned as head of the Buddhists. In 1927, aged seventy-five years, he asked other lamas to begin meditation ceremonies and funeral rites, since he said he was about to die. Itigelov left a testament asking to be buried as he was at the time of his death, sitting in lotus posture. On September 11, 2002, Itigelov's body was eventually exhumed in the presence of the leaders of the Buddhist Traditional Sangha of Russia and transferred to Ivolginsky Datsan.
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"A film that Google does not want you to see - filmfestivals.com Best for Fest"
An eye-opening documentary, The Creepy Line reveals the stunning degree to which society is manipulated by Google and Facebook and blows the lid off the remarkably subtle – hence powerful – manner in which they do it.
The Creepy Line is a title culled from the words of former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, when during a 2010 interview he explained Google’s code of conduct: “The Google policy on a lot of things is to get right up to the creepy line and not cross it.”
However, as Dr. Robert Epstein explains in the film, “Google crosses the creepy line every day”.
Offering first-hand accounts, scientific experiments and detailed analysis, The Creepy Line examines what is at risk when these two tech titans have free reign to utilize the public’s most private and personal data to manipulate society.
There is no question that the “creepy line” is getting ever-creepier, and that the tech giants have crossed it.
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Sharkwater: Extinction by Rob Stewart Documentary Canada 2018 Sharkwater Extinction by Rob Stewart - Canada 2018 90 minutes
Rob Stewart “Conservation is the preservation of human life on earth. And that, above all else, is worth fighting for” Watch Rob Stewart doing what he loved most of all, swimming with sharks, in exclusive footage from his third film, Sharkwater: Extinction.
Sharkwater: Extinction is a follow up to his first two award-winning films, Sharkwater and Revolution. Sharkwater exposed the devastating issue of shark finning, while Revolution brought the destructive effects of Ocean Acidification to light.
Rob taught the world to not fear sharks, through his iconic images of hugging these majestic creatures and free diving with them.
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over 40 festival wins so far
Eco Documentary feature film by Rob Stewart April 2015, 82 minutes (Sharkwater)
Revolution is a film about changing the world. The true-life adventure of Rob Stewart, this follow-up to his acclaimed SHARKWATER (36 festival wins) documentary continues his remarkable journey; one that will take him through 15 countries over four years, and where he'll discover that it's not only sharks that are in grave danger -- it's humanity itself.
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C’est un monument du cinéma et du théâtre dont nous avons tristement appris la disparition. Son don pour l’interprétation s’est révélé dès sa plus jeune enfance : au sein d’un pensionnat, alors qu’il joue une pièce de théâtre, la vocation de Michel Piccoli se voit alors toute tracée. À l’aise aussi bien devant une caméra que sur les planches, sa c...
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Qui recevra cette année la prestigieuse Palm Dog by Wamiz ? Devenue une institution depuis sa création en 2001, la Palm Dog Wamiz revient cette année pour récompenser la meilleure prestation canine dans un film durant la semaine du Festival de Cannes. Cette année, nous n'aurons pas la chance de nous retrouver sur la croisette à l'occasion du Festival de Cannes... Ce dernier n'ayant pas lieu dans les conditions habituelles. P...
Au programme deux Masterclass celle de Stephen Frears le 10 juin à 18h et Edgar Wright le 13 Juin à 18h Sophie Dulac, fondatrice du festival, présente la 9e édition de Champs-Elysées Film Festival qui se déroulera en ligne et gratuitement du 9 au 16 juin En compétition 6 longs métrages français et cinq longs métrages américains indépendants. Comp...
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