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A look back at the Festival circuit this week. Newsletter 667 - Filmfestivals.com
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> BAHAMAS FILM FESTIVAL
BIFF will show over 90 films from over 20 countries. Films at Galleria Cinemas JFK and Melia Hotel December 4 - 7 Opening Night Film LIKE SUNDAY LIKE RAIN December 5 Closing Night Film BIG IN JAPAN December 7 BIFF Awards Viewing December 8 at Graycliff Hotel & Restaurant BIFF Plays and Screening with Roger Guenveu...
Carlyn Bodmer - Barefoot Bandit Candice Tab - Battered Charles Porter - Battered Natalie Lynne Castillo - Battered Alexander Stuart Hauck - Battered Toby Lomas - Battered Andread Madjid Siege (Andy Siege) - Beti & Amare Deryn Williams - Big In Japan Sean Lowry - Big In Japan Phillip Peterson - Big In Japan David Drury - Big In Japan John Jeffcoat - Big In Japan Tara Lynn Orr - Bis Gleich ...
Debra Messing at BIFF, she will be honored as the 2014 BIFF Shining Star, Friday, December 5 following her Opening Night Film Friday, December 5 at 7:30pm LIKE SUNDAY LIKE RAIN !! at the Atlantis Theater Messing landed her first television job in a recurring role on the hit dramaNYPD Blue in 1994 ...
JetBlue Airways has come on board to sponsor the Bahamas International Film Festival (BIFF) and will lend its name to support the New Vision Film section of the Festival.
“Like Sunday Like Rain” Directed by Actor Frank Whaley and Comedy “BIG IN JAPAN” Directed by John Jeffcoat To Bookend Festival as Opening And Closing Night Films,
SPIRIT OF FREEDOM: NARRATIVE & DOCUMENTARY BIFF has held Spirit of Freedom as one of its themed categories since it's very first festival, eight years ago. Each film in this program explores the potential of the human spirit and how freedom affects - or is absent from - our lives.
Saturday, December 6, 2014 10:00am - 1:00pm Find inspiration. Get unstuck creatively. Get out of your head and into the moment with Top Hollywood Acting coach Rob Adler in his (one day?) master class in acting and presence for the camera. Rob Adler is, an on-camera coach for Lionsgate, Disney, FOX, NBC, ABC, and a faculty member of the University of Southern California. He has also taught at CalArts, the Geffen Playhouse, American Music & Dra...
> PARTNERS FESTIVAL NEWS
Earlybird Deadline December 19, 2014 Regular Deadline January 16, 2015 Late Deadline February 6, 2015 Extended Deadline February 13, 2015 Notification Date March 13, 2015 ANIMAZE (April 16 – 19, 2015) is a Montreal-based international animation film festival providing a showcase for animators and animation producers to showcase and market their works. ANIMAZE is registered non-profit organization with feature animation films, documentaries and shorts animated. SUBMIT
THE WORLDFEST REMI AWARDS The 48th Annual WorldFest-Houston International Film & Video Festival (April 10th-19th, 2015) is now open for entries! All Winners are submitted to Seoul, Korea, Concorto, Italy & the USAFilmFestival, Dallas at no extra cost! WorldFest does not get down with Without-A-Box. We remain fiercely independent! One WorldFest Entry Form per entry please. Complete the form below, then double-check it before submitting to WorldFest. SUBMIT.
October 31, 2014 Earlybird Deadline
Cash prizes are awarded to winning filmmakers; as well as a PARTIAL REIMBURSEMENT for those that are Officially Selected into the Julien Dubuque International Film Festival. Filmmakers from around the world are invited to submit films.
The coveted JDIFF "Feather" award, as well as CASH PRIZES are given in the following categories:
Submit in one of the Following Categories Grand Jury, Best Documentary Feature, Best of Iowa, Best Short, Best Feature. Submit
Julien Dubuque IFF's blog I Website http://www.julienfilmfest.com/
Fantasporto 2015 35th edition February 27th - March 7th
Submissions close December 5th
This year's edition will pay tribute to Fred Astaire/Ginger Rogers and Orson Welles celebrating his 100th anniversary and screening new restored prints of Citizen Kane and Top Hat which opened 75 years ago. Both are in the Fantas Classics area.
The selection for shorts is only for fantasy ones, like always. Submissions are open and we are accepting online submissions.
Since we are making a new site that will be ready only later in October we propose you to send us the screener(s) for the selection commitee to see and, if the film(s) is(are) chosen, we will ask you all the materials needed. SUBMIIT
Fantasporto's blog I Website www.fantasporto.com
EARLY-BIRD DEADLINE – November 19, 2014
Hot Docs (www.hotdocs.ca), North America’s largest documentary festival, conference and market, will present its 22nd annual edition from April 23 – May 3, 2015. An outstanding selection of approximately 200 documentaries from Canada and around the world will be presented to Toronto audiences and international delegates. Hot Docs will also mount a full roster of conference sessions and market events and services for documentary practitioners, including the renowned Hot Docs Forum, Hot Docs Deal Maker and The Doc Shop. In partnership with Blue Ice Group, Hot Docs operates the Bloor Hot Docs Cinema, a century-old landmark located in Toronto’s Annex neighbourhood.
SUBMIT
Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival's blog I Website http://www.hotdocs.ca/
The Garden State Film Festival
2015 Call for Entries is OPEN NOW!!!
The Garden State Film Festival was founded to promote the art of filmmaking on all levels by showcasing a wide variety of film, video and animated works as well as provide educational programs in the creative arts to the public by industry leaders. The artistic philosophy of the Garden State Film Festival is rooted in the celebration of the independent film genre and the creation of a forum where local and other independent filmmakers can exhibit their work. Film, Screenplay and Movie Music competitions all open now!!
Film Entries
Screenplay Competition
Movie Music Competition
The Garden State Film Festival's blog I Website http://www.gsff.org
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Following otherworldly plans which he finds very annoying, Humphrey, the ghost of a murderer, is forced to team up with Lara, a lonely teenage girl ignored by parents and society. Unable to touch things and assume a human form that would lead to the ultimate demise of his soul, Humphrey must lead the girl to save two kidnapped children as a way to redeem himself and finally abandon Earth. The two make an unpredictable rough pair and explore the old mansion where some criminals are holding the ...
Synopsis: Alex is a divorced father, a stressed executive. His daily routine is work, work, work. Tonight he's in a hurry, he's due to meet a beautiful young stranger... who contacted him via the internet. But this blind date will flip him into a downward spiral and disrupt forever the course of his life. Thriller, 75 min., Scope, Dolby 5.1 Directed by Thierry Sebban Starring: Simon Abkarian, Igor Skreblin, Perrine Tourneux...
Viggo Mortensen, to whom the 14th edition of the Marrakech International Film Festival pays a tribute, presented his new film Loin des hommes (Far from men) in the presence of the director David Oelhoffen, co-star Reda Kateb and the producers, yesterday evening at the crowded Jemaa El Fna square in the old town of Marrakech. When called on stage, Mortensen greeted the audience with well rehearsed Arabic and continued in French inviting them to the following free screening of th...
Take advantage of a discounted submission fee TODAY ONLY!!! Just follow our website instructions. Go to www.nohocinefest.com for details. Submit your film to our 2nd Annual festival, which will take place over week long period in April in the heart of Los Angeles! HURRY! ...
by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent Lord of the Rings has it, Star Wars has it, Indiana Jones, Spider Man, Star Trek, even The Wild Bunch (1969) has it too. But you can find it in Disney movies, nearly from every studio, at least a few big projects. So what is it? Known by insiders as “The Wilhelm Scream,” a term coined by George Lucas’ sound designer wizard Ben Burtt, this is that familiar toe-curling roar let out by dying Storm Troopers, bit players eate...
First off...The Robot - Should win a www.Writersandfilmmakers.com award for best character. Oscar it up baby... Think about it. Ominious (intro), pleasant, comedic, heroic. DAMN, that's a good character. 3 physics points you should know about before/after/during watching interstellar: 1/Spacetime Spacetime is a word. Einst...
© Festival del film Locarno The thirteenth edition of Open Doors will be dedicated to four countries from the Maghreb: Algeria, Libya, Morocco and Tunisia. With the support of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, Open Doors aims to highlight and offer support to films and filmmakers...
Cinema Verde is an annual film and arts festival that focuses on the environment and sustainability. “The logo for the festival is the passion flower, and the festival aims to inspire us all to transform our world by creating a sustainable economy and culture.” Lynn Dirk, Board Member Cinema Verde provides environmental education through film and the arts. We bring community organizations, businesses and citizens together to forge sustainable solut...
Los Cabos International Film Festival presents more deals and announcements done during the framework of its Third Edition. The Festival brought together leading members of the film industry, opening doors for producers, directors, distributors and active members of the film industry, catalyzing new and better opportunities for the development of their projects. In addition of the deals announced recently, the Festival shares new ne...
The Insight Film Festival is delighted to announce the winning and runner-up entries for the PLURAL+ Insight Award 2014, which will be formally presented at an awards ceremony in New York City on 4 December 2014 (see attached press releases). The Insight Film Festival - based in Manchester, England - encourages filmmakers to make films that address the theme of faith. The PLURAL+ Youth Video Festival (hosted by the United Natio...
> THE FESTIVAL CIRCUIT
Darren Aronofsky to be jury president American director, screenwriter and producer Darren Aronofsky will head the jury of the 65th Berlin International Film Festival. He is known for the works Requiem for a Dream (2000), The Fountain (2006) and Black Swan (2011), among others. https://www.berlinale.de/en/presse/pressemitteilungen/alle/Alle-Detail_24852.html The EFM goes serial, and presents its new website This year, the European Film Market is cooperating with the Berlinale Co-Produ...
For the twelfth year running, the Berlin International Film Festival (February 5 – 15, 2015) and the Franco-German Youth Office (FGYO), an official partner of the Berlinale, are giving young film-lovers the chance to award the “FGYO-Award Dialogue en perspective”. Seven cineastes have been selected to view and evaluate the films in the Perspektive Deutsches Kino section of the 65th Berlinale – three from Germany and four from France. On February 14th, durin...
JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL OF BUDAPEST, NOVEMBER 20-23, 201 There are now more Jewish film festivals around than you can shake a silver mezuzah at, located primarily in cities around the globe with significant Jewish populations. Most of these festivals tend to program films selected strictly for Jewish content with little concern for their overall cinematic quality as long as the content fits the bill. The BUDAPESTI ZSIDÓ FILMFESZTIVÁL, now only in ...
The Annual Celebration of Science Fiction and other works of Fantastic film are upon us. MiSciFi is ready for the 2015 season. Some 50 films that have been produced on every area of planet Terra will be revealed (some for the very first time) this January 23rd to 25th in Miami, Florida. The MiSciFi event is an annual celebration for the fantastic filmmaker. Downtown Miami at the Hyatt Regency becomes a place for enthusiasts, filmmakers, fans and cosplayers to attend...
Overview of event 3D Stereo MEDIA features the following main sub-events, all fully dedicated to some aspect of 3D: • International Conference on 3D Imaging (IC3D) - Tue & Wed • 3D Content Financing Market (3DFM) - Tue & Wed • Professional Conference (PCON) - Thu ...
Take advantage of a discounted submission fee TODAY ONLY!!! Just follow our website instructions. Go to www.nohocinefest.com for details. Submit your film to our 2nd Annual festival, which will take place over week long period in April in the heart of Los Angeles! HURRY! ...
The 18th Black Nights Film Festival concluded on Sunday with more than 77 000 visits to cinemas and a record number of international guests. The festival presented about 700 films, 265 of which were full length, in 11 cinemas and 20 halls all over Estonia. According to the festival director Tiina Lokk this year’s edition stood out in many ways compared to the previous years. In addition to the strong programme of films the festival was proud to present an impressive gues...
The student project Wrapped has been selected as the source material for the next FMX trailer. Wrapped, which was created by Roman Kaelin, Falko Paeper and Florian Wittmann, thus promotes the 20th anniversary edition of Europe's most influential conference for digital entertainment, where Art, Technology and Business meet. FMX 2015 takes place from May 5 to 8 in Stuttgart next year. A first teaser for the breathtaking trailer has been released on the FMX website today. Wrapped has sco...
The Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF) opened with stars including world-renowned auteur John Woo, actresses Zhang Ziyi and Juliette Binoche and actor Tong Dawei walking the red carpet. John Woo and Juliette Binoche John Woo and Zhang Ziyi are in Singapore for Woo’s latest film, The Crossing, an epic love story spanning half a century of modern Chinese history. Woo, who has been making movies for over 40 years including A Better Tom...
Think you know a lot about The Valley? These young filmmakers thought they did. Join us in sharing this video to help crush stereotypes and appreciate the (818) in support of The Valley Film Festival a non-profit project of Community Partners. #VFF14 ...
> PEOPLE IN THE SPOTLIGHT
Filmfestivals.com is happy to invite you to join the celebrations, live from Old Billingsgate where guests are expected to include Emma Thompson, Keira Knightley, Benedict Cumberbatch, Timothy Spall and Olivia Colman. The Awards will be hosted by Simon Bird, star of THE INBETWEENERS and will be honouring the very best in British Film. The 2014 nominations are as follows: BEST BRITISH INDEPENDENT FILM Sponsored by Moët & Chandon '71 Calvary Mr Turner Pride The...
Rob Stewart's film Revolution was shown at the closing of the 2nd Voices from the Waters in Sweden Novemberthe 29th at 9pm. For the full program check out http://voicesfromthewaters.se/hagabion.html (in Swedish though) or like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/voicesfromthewaters.se Revolution has received The Green Award The motivation from the jury: The Green Award goes to Revolution, an inspiring film about humans’ destructive impact on...
> STRICTLY BUSINESS
“More than 15,000 expected to celebrate Asia’s best content and talent at the Singapore Media Festival” The Singapore Media Festival (SMF) brings together four complementary film and TV events comprising markets, conferences, awards and festival screenings. Ahead of the inaugural event, the Media Development Authority of Singapore (MDA), event partners and chairman of the SMF Advisory Board, shared their vision and goals for the festival taking place from 4 to 14 Decem...
All Conference and Market activities are held at Level 4 and 5, Sands Expo and Convention Centre (Marina Bay Sands). Media registration will be at the Protocol Welcome Desk on Level 4. (A) Pre-market Conference: Tuesday, 9 December 2014 Venue Level 4, Roselle Ballroom, Sands Expo and Convention Centre, Marina Bay Sands (MBS) Programme schedule 8.45am – 9.20am ...
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> UNE SEMAINE SUR LE CIRCUIT DES FESTIVALS FRANCOPHONES
Bruno Chatelin rejoint le jury du Bahamas Film Festival, Mentor au Film Residency Program
Le Bahamas Film Festival se tiendra du 7 au 14 décembre à Nassau et Eleuthera, Giovernor's Harbour Island... Joel Zito Araujo Juror | Spirit Of Freedom Narrative & Documentary Trent Berry Juror | Spirit Of Freedom Narrative & Documentary Lisa Chanoff Juror | New Visions / sponsored by JetBlue Airways ...
Le PRIX DE LA COPRODUCTION EUROPÉENNE – Prix EURIMAGES, qui récompense le rôle décisif des coproductions de l'industrie du cinéma Européen, est décerné cette année au producteur Irlandais Ed Guiney. Ed Guiney a cofondé la société Element Pictures avec Andrew Lowe en 2001. Les bureaux d'Element se situent à Dublin et Londres, la société travaille dans les domaines de la...
> COVERAGE FROM CANNES
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