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A look back at the Festival circuit this week. Newsletter 677 - Filmfestivals.com
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Welcome to the Equator Film Expo (EFX), Southeast Asia’s newest and most exciting new film industry rendezvous point, where we encourage, develop, foster and connect film businesses within the local industry and the rest of the world. EFX draws on the energy, warmth and creativity of the dynamic and flourishing Indonesian film industry to provide a series of international-scale events incorporating a Film Forum, Film Fair and Film Fest which bridge the gap between East and West. ...
Accreditation badges are required for access to EFX Film Forum. Register online for the film event of your choice (Conference, Workshop, Masterclass) Seating for each session is subject to capacity. Enjoy EFX Film Forum 2015! REGISTER ...
Film Marketing & Release Strategy Our panel of experts have between them released more than a thousand films in France, and are experts in designing and implementing marketing plans and release strategies. And, while each film is of course unique, they are ready to pass on the tricks of their trade in this informative session. Just as an impressionist painting requires the careful placement of each dot to convey the vibrant ambience you can see from a d...
EFX Film Forum 2015 kicks off the Equator Film Expo, Southeast Asia’s freshest film making event, bringing you international filmmakers, worldwide expertise and experience in the film industry. The EFX Film Forum conferences, workshops & masterclasses with a special focus on French know-how provide the perfect chance for you to learn and share your cinematic passion. Come and learn and share your ideas! &nb...
Welcome to the Equator Film Expo (EFX), Southeast Asia’s newest and most exciting new film industry rendezvous point, where we encourage, develop, foster and connect film businesses within the local industry and the rest of the world. EFX draws on the energy, warmth and creativity of the dynamic and flourishing Indonesian film industry to provide a series of international-scale events incorporating a Film Forum, Film Fair and Film Fest which bridge the gap between East and West. The inau...
We look forward to welcoming you in Jakarta for our inaugural series of conferences. Register online or ask for information Download the brochure and program ...
Pascal Luneau is one of the most recognized acting coaches in France (Marion Cotillard…) « I cannot tell you what we will do together: all depends on the movie, your desires, your wishes! I prefer not to foresee, not to anticipate, not be overly intrusive! I have no precise method : I have to adapt to the artistic project as well as I can, not the opposite! » The films by Pascal LUNEAU Cli...
Le Coeur des Hommes,Writer, Director Marc founded Studio Magazine the cult and classy film monthly magazine in France which he sold and went on to a very successful writing and directing career. his trilogy, Le Coeur des homes trilogy was extremely successfull, he shot the last episode in Bali and will share his vision of what matches Indonesia and France. ...
Bruno Chatelin Digital pioneer and entrepreneur Bruno Chatelin is a marketer and film distributor who has launched more than 200 films over the past 30 years. His experience spans film making, production, training, studio management, distribution, marketing and online resources. He is a co-founder of filmfestivals.com, one of the international industry’s largest web portals, which has 192,000 subscribers on over 830,000 unique visitors across the globe each year. Anne San...
THIS IS JUST AN OVERWIEW OF THE PANELS TO BE HELD MARCH 27 - 30 AT EFX - BE PREPARED TO DIISCOVER THE FRENCH TOUCH IN MARKETING AND DISTRIBUTION 1 - Film Marketing & Release Strategy Between them, our panelists have released more than 1000 films and are experts in designing and implementing marketing plans and release strategies. In this session, they will pass on the tricks of the trade to bring the many elements and performers into line to create the perfect film release....
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> The NYC Indie Film Festival
Oct 12 to 18, 2015
The Festival is looking for the best independent films from all around the world. We seek untold stories and unspoken voices. SUBMIT your feature-length, documentary, short, super-short, music video or animation. Deadlines are quickly approaching! We proudly announce more prizes to the “2015 Best of Festival” in the following categories:
- Director, Cinematography and Short Screenplay win a 7,500 USD camera rental package provided by PANAVISION + a SONY VEGAS Pro 13 each
- Narrative Feature, Documentary, Animation, Short Documentary, Short Film, Super Short Film and Music Video win a SONY VEGAS Pro 13 each.
We’ll shortly announce the prizes for Best Actor and Best Actress. SUBMIT your film!
NYC Indie Film Fest's blog I Website: https://www.nycindieff.com/
Movie trailers play an increasingly important role in entertaining us and helping us determine where to spend our leisure time. The best trailers are works of art in their own right, expertly blending elements of cinema and advertising.
Each year through an open competition judged by film industry notables, the Golden Trailer Awards recognize the creative people who make movie trailers, and the best examples of their unique art, in a gala award show.
Trailers must be under 4 minutes and 30 seconds long (no exceptions). Trailers/Teasers/TV spots/Video Game Trailers must be created between April 11th, 2014 through March 16th, 2015. For SUMMER 2015 BLOCKBUSTER (Film RELEASE date between May 7th, 2015 until September 7th, 2015)... Rules for Entry GTA2015
Entry FAQs GTA2015 I Entry Prices GTA2015 I Category List GTA2015 I SUBMIT
Golden Trailer Awards's blog I Website: http://goldentrailer.com/
Submit by March 5, 2015
The Manchester International Film Festival has been founded to become an annual event to showcase strong and inventive film-making from around the globe. Running alongside the established and world renowned Manchester International Festival, which brings over 200,000 people to the city, the inaugural Manchester International Film Festival will take place across 2 screens at the AMC Cinema in the Great Northern Warehouse and various original and cool venues in and around the vibrant and creative city of Manchester.
The organisations quest is to champion great story telling that translates brilliantly onto screen through works from Up-and-coming writers, directors and producers, along with established industry professionals. SUBMIT via filmfreeway and withoutabox
The regulations and entry forms to submit a film to the 2015 edition of the MONTREAL WORLD FILM FESTIVAL are available for download. Please follow the links to get a copy.
- 2015 REGULATIONS
- ENTRY FORM FOR THE 2015 MONTREAL WORLD FILM FESTIVAL
- ENTRY FORM FOR THE 2015 CANADIAN STUDENT FILM FESTIVAL
Click to submit your film
The Montreal World Film Festival's blog I Website http://www.ffm-montreal.org/
Oaxaca FilmFest 6
October 9-17, 2015
We are passionately committed to providing audiences around The Globe with an excellent entertainment experience simply by introducing them to Great Film.
SUBMIT NOW
Oaxaca Film Fest's blog I Website http://www.oaxacafilmfest.com/
The 11th Annual HollyShorts Film Festival and Film Conference/Film Market, scheduled for August 13-22, 2015 at the world famous TCL Chinese Theatre and Roosevelt Hotel, is now accepting submissions. (www.withoutabox.com/login/4655) 2014 HSFF, 3 times named to MovieMaker Magazine “Top 25 Fests Worth the Entry Fee” lists, featured over 400 projects showcasing stars and filmmakers including Sofia Loren, Bill Plympton, Anthony and Joe Russo, and Felicia Day. HSFF awarded over $150,000 in prizes, including $50,000 in post services courtesy of COMPANY 3 and METHOD STUDIOS for Best Short, Director, Music Video, Cinematography, VFX, and Commercial. Shorts HD distribution deals for winners and Final Draft prizes for Screenplay Contest winners.
HollyShorts.com/submissions: www.withoutabox.com/login/4655
Screenplays: www.withoutabox.com/login/12900
Hollyshorts's blog I Website http://hollyshorts.com/
Submit by march 15
Le MIAFF (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.
Le MIAFF provides an animation industry conference, workshops for animators, producers network, cocktail networking and ANIMAZE DAYS international co-production incentive. For independent filmmakers festival strategy workshops.
Taking place during The City of Montreal Printemps Numerique (Digital Spring) Le MIAFF will also facilitate and curate works and subjects pertaining to digital arts.
Expect news to unfold, great guest and films to be screened. Motivational guest speakers, teachers and master classes. Taking place on site at Concordia state of the art Hall Theatre which just completed a 3.5 million dollar state of the art screening room.
The festival will screen animation features, shorts and experimental film. Industry conferences, panels and international co-productions will be facilitated. Workshops on the state of the art(s). Public film festival screening, panels and educational platform for children. A student film contest challenge from all graduate level animation film schools across the province of Quebec and Canada.
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Animaze - Montreal International Animation Film Festival's blog I Website: http://animazefestival.com/
For festival consideration:
First feature by french actor director Thierry Seban. Produced by la Petite Reine (The Artist) and Diabolo Films (The Suicide Shop).
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... Email us for a screener
Showing the BEST in independent film from around the world: February 21 - March 1, 2015. ROOTED IN PEACE SCREENINGS AT THE 2015 SEDONA FILM FESTIVAL Rooted in Peace will have its World Premiere: Tuesday, Feb. 24 at 9:10am - The Harkins Theatre, Sedona, AZ Friday, February 27th at 3:00pm – Mary D Fisher Theatre, Sedona, AZ From features to shorts, documentaries to animation and foreign films to student films, you will be treated to a cinephile’s dream ...
The 18th Cine Las Americas Film Festival is excited to be presenting the debut screening of The Martini Shot (Dir. Demetrius Navarro) as its opening night film. On Wednesday, April 22nd, the Festival will hold inaugural ceremonies atThe Marchesa Hall & Theatre, including a presentation at 7pm of this independent U.S. Latino film. A D Street Films production, directed by Demetrius Navarro and written by Enrico Natale, this dark comedy is the story of two small time producers...
The Annapolis Film Festival’s Environmental Showcase, scheduled for Saturday, March 28 at 10:00 am at Maryland Hall, spotlights America’s coasts, where life on the edge of the rising sea has placed our towns and cities on the front lines of climate change. The Showcase, sponsored by the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay, will feature a panel comprised of leading environmental and scientific experts who will address the critical issues of climate change and shoreli...
Bryan Cranston, Diane Kruger, John Leguizamo, Benjamin Bratt, Elena Anaya, Olympia Dukakis, Juliet Aubrey and Amy Ryan Star in the Real Life Thriller Good Films announced today that principal photography on Ellen Brown Furman’s adaptation of THE INFILTRATOR is underway in London, before production moves to Florida at the end of April. With director Brad Furman (THE LINCOLN LAWYER) at the helm, the cast includes Emmy, Golden Globe and Tony-Award-winning actor Bryan Cranston (BREAKI...
The International Oriental Film Festival of Geneva is supported by the City of Geneva’ Department for Culture and other significant partners. This year, the Festival celebrates its 10th edition. Its organization is led by the “FIFOG” association in partnership with other organizations that promote cinema, cultural dialogue and cultural diversity. The event will be held between March 20rd and 29th 2015, in several venues that include the Cinemas of “Grütli”, Versoi...
A family comedy adaptation of the Paddington Bear series of books, starring Hugh Bonneville, Nicole Kidman, Sally Hawkins, Julie Walters, Peter Capaldi, Jim Broadbent and Ben Whishaw as the British voice of Paddington himself, held its grand Chinese premiere at Shanghai Film Museum on March 3rd, on the occasion of HRH The Duke of Cambridge’s visit to China to open the GREAT Festival of Creativity in Shanghai. Director Paul King (Bunny and the Bull, The Mighty Boosh) an...
> THE FESTIVAL CIRCUIT
Europe by Europe will kick off with Colour of the Pomegranate by Sergueï Parajanov
The 2015 edition of the festival of films from Greater Europe, Europe by Europe, will take place in Paris and surrounding region from 16 March to 15 April. This landmark 10th edition will be inaugurated at the Cinema l’Entrepôt (7-9 rue Francis de Pressensé, 75014 Paris) on Monday, 16th March at 8pm, with a screening of Colour of the Pomegranate by Sergueï Parajanov in a restored version. The theme of this year’s festival, Body and Soul, examines the infi...
#VOFF5 launches with fully-curated animation edition and a new jury made up of leading industry talent Zurich – March 12, 2015 – Viewster ( http://www.viewster.com/), the only online video service with its own global film festival, is launching the latest edition of the Viewster Online Film Fest #VOFF5: Animated Worlds (12 – 26 March), with films that bring to life some of the finest animated worlds – from far-off galaxies to worlds with...
13th ANNUAL GARDEN STATE FILM FESTIVAL FEATURES 180 FILMS Premieres and Award-Winning Work Presented Atlantic City, NJ - March 5, 2015 - International, domestic and local filmmakers will showc...
2015 marks the 100th anniversary of Bulgarian Cinema and special acknowledgement of SOFIA as one of the UNESCO's Creative Cities of Film. For 19th year Sofia International Film Festival will gather together in Sofia films, guests, stars, journalists and cinema fans from 5th until 29rd March 2015. Featured in Variety’s Top 50 of cinema festivals, the event presents Bulgaria to the world as the host one of the important film festivals in Europe and takes plac...
The MIAFF Montreal International Animation Film Festival will be held from April 16 to 19 in Montreal on both Concordia rooms and a few other places in the city. Teletoon Our main partner is committed to our side for five years. Here is an outline of our new edition, with high ambitions, the desire to gather and unite the term creative industries related to entertainment (gaming, interactive ....) The festival is accompanied by a p...
At a press conference at Locarno the full program for the third edition of L’immagine e la parola, the Festival del film Locarno’s spring event, part of Primavera Locarnese, was announced. Guests of honor are French writer, screenwriter and filmmaker Emmanuel Carrère –co-curator of the program –, Oscar winning director Pawel Pawlikowski and actress and director Valeria Golino. L’immagine e la parola, held 19 – 22 March, at the venues Teatr...
THE CITY EYES THE FESTIVAL 34TH ISTANBUL FILM FESTIVAL KICKS OFF ON 4 APRIL The 34th Istanbul Film Festival, organised by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV) and sponsored by AKBANK for the 11th edition, will take place on 4-19 April 2015. The city will satiate with cinema in the two weeks of the festival that will provide a rich palette of award-winning films of the world cinema, the latest of the Turkish cinema, classics, masterpieces and the latest discoveries, along with t...
THE 13th ANNUAL INDIAN FILM FESTIVAL OF LOS ANGELES ANNOUNCES FILM LINE-UP Highlights include Centerpiece and world premiere of British comedy ONE CRAZY THING, Danis Tanović's TIGERS, A.R. Rahman documentary JAI HO, Cannes’ entry TITLI and the Los Angeles premiere of ...
The 2nd edition of SR Socially Relevant Film Festival will take place in New York at several venues March 16-22. This year’s lineup of 54 films opens with Come to my Voice, at CUNY Graduate Center, Proshansky Auditorium March 16, at 7pm. We will be specially honored by your presence at this film and the opening party following it immediately. Attached you will find the invitation and information on both these events and a press release. The festival&rsqu...
The 2015 CFF will run from April 9-25 at PhilaMOCA and is loosely based around the theme of the “outsider”: untrained filmmakers, special interest archivists, and those who simply refuse to play by Hollywood’s rules. As always, it’s an eclectic and highly entertaining lineup of film programming that you won’t find anywhere else in the Delaware Valley. PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED HIGHLIGHTS: http://www.cinedelphiafilmfestival.com/2015-cinedelphia-film-...
In its 14th edition Documentary Fortnight 2015, MoMA’s International Festival of nonfiction Film and Media’ showcased from February 13 – 27 twenty one feature films, seven shorts, archival films, a seminar and a media installation. As with other major festivals Documentary Fortnight is expanding its wide range of themes and creative approaches. Held at one of New York’s most prominent museums, the Museum of Modern Art, programming the festival had more fl...
Serbian Brigitte Bardot The Loop (Petlja) crew is my favourite younger generation Serbian actress Ljuma Penov. Beside very successful theatre career Ljuma is one of the rare who manages theatre and film career together. Ljuma Penov became more known to a wider audience outside of Serbia by her part in a small black comedy film Black Zorica/Crna Zorica from 2012, film that went off really well in UK and USA, but mana...
The International Oriental Film Festival of Geneva is supported by the City of Geneva’ Department for Culture and other significant partners. This year, the Festival celebrates its 10th edition. Its organization is led by the “FIFOG” association in partnership with other organizations that promote cinema, cultural dialogue and cultural diversity. The event will be held between March 20rd and 29th 2015, in several venues that include the Cinemas of “Grütli”, Versoi...
The organization of Curaçao IFFR is proud to present the line-up of the Yellow Robin Award competition 2015! Five films from talented young directors from the Caribbean compete to win a prize of USD 10,000, the chance to screen their film during the 2016 edition of IFFR in the Netherlands, as well as priority access to industry activities such as Cinemart and Rotterdam Lab. This competition was launched in 2013 to offer emerging filmmakers from the Caribbean and Latin America ...
> AWARDS WATCH
FIRST TIME FEST Third Time’s The Charm March 5-9, 2015 Is Proud To Announce Its Grand Prize Winner Of Theatrical Distribution & International Sales From Cinema Libre Studio Is Awarded To INFILTRANT Directed By Director Shariff Korver (Holland) FTF Award for Outstanding Achievement in Directing SHARIFF KORVER (INFILTRANT) FTF Award for Outstanding Achievement in Acting JAMES MOLES (Other Madnesses) FTF Award for Outstanding Achievement in...
Thanks to all the Festival attendees. We hope to see you at FreeB in Beacon Hill Park and throughout the year at the Vic Theatre! ...
The 25th Annual San Diego Jewish Film Festival, presented by the San Diego Center for Jewish Culture at the Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center, JACOBS FAMILY CAMPUS, finished its ten days of screenings. The Festival showcased over 96 of the best contemporary Jewish themed films from around the world celebrating life, human rights, and freedom of expression. The mission of the Film Festival is to offer outstanding world cinema that promotes awareness, appreciation and pride in the dive...
The Winter Film Awards festival showcased from February 25-28 productions on a wide range of topics in feature film, shorts and documentary formats. It has become an important platform for independent productions from the United States and foreign countries with entries in virtually all genres. Compared to past editions, the higher production value of submitted films is noteworthy. This results apparently from film makers’ ingenuity but also from the inexpensive sophisticated production ...
Fox-fairies are evil demons from Japanese folklore, who rob men of their lives. Liza, a 30-year-old nurse, goes in search of love, but her ill-fated admirers all die on their first date. Liza has taken care of Marta, widow of the former Japanese ambassador, for the last 12 years. Lizas only companion is her imaginary friend, Tomy Tani, the ghost of a Japanese pop singer from the 1950s. Its her birthday, and so Liza goes to a Mekk Burgers to find romance. While shes away, Marta die...
FANTASPORTO 2015: HUNGARIAN KÁROLY MÉSZÁROS IS THE GREAT WINNER OF THE FANTASY COMPETITION WITH “LIZA, THE FOX FAIRY” Hungarian feature “ Liza, the Fox Fairy” is the winner of the fantasy competition in the 35th edition of the Oporto international Film Festival – Fantasporto. Receiving the Special Effects Award as well, this film was presented in World Premiere at the Portuguese film festival. The director came to the city...
> PEOPLE IN THE SPOTLIGHT
The Cinefondation’s Atelier hosts its 11th edition this year and will invite to the Festival de Cannes 15 directors whose projects have been considered particularly promising. Together with their producers, they will be able to meet potential partners, a necessary step to finish their project and start the making of their film. L’Atelier provides its participants access to international co-productions, thus accelerating the film’s completion. The Cinefondation’...
Pierre henri Deleau, Dinara Droukarova, Elisa Mantin and Guisy Pisano will serve as jury. ...
From Alan Parker to Nanni Moretti, through Jean-Jacques Annaud, Costa-Gavras, Ettore Scola, Andrzej Wajda, Edgar Reitz and Margarethe von Trotta, who will presentthe Italian Première of her last film, "The Misplaced World". An unprecedented parterre de rois, composed of eight great European film directors is about to take the stage of the Teatro Petruzzelli in Bari, to hold the always long awaited Cinema Master Classes. The lessons will run March 21st to...
In many ways, Dilip Kumar is an enigma, even if part of the enigma is designer stuff. Very little is known about his early life, and he quit films in 1998, so even less is known about the last 17 years of his life. It is in this scenario that we see the publication of his long-awaited autobiography, written with the help of chronicler Udayatara Nayar, among the senior-most film journalists and editors in Mumbai and the daughter of a the well-known S.S. Pillai, who edited Screen (she was to suc...
Common questions- What is Dementia? What is Alzheimer’s Disease? The older adult population is growing by nearly 1.6 million a year, an increase projected to continue over the next 20 years. People older than age 65 represented 12.4% of the population in the year 2000 but their number is expected to grow to 19% of the population by 2030. The U.S. Census Bureau projects that by 2030, there will be about 72.1 million older persons age 65 and older, more than twice their number in 2...
By Maria Esteves The 6th Annual 2015 Digital Book World Conference and Expo (DBW15) was held at the New York Hilton Midtown, New York, January 13 - 15, 2015. Produced by F+W, A Content + eCommerce Company, DBW presents the latest innovations in digital content and digital publishing technology from workshops to fast track training to seminars to roundtable discussions to special events to exhibitors show floor to awards ceremony and gala receptions. This year’s DBW keynote presentations ...
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> UNE SEMAINE SUR LE CIRCUIT DES FESTIVALS FRANCOPHONES
Fort d'une expérience acquise dans la distribution de films pour deux Majors (Sony et Fox mariée sous a direction avec UGC) Bruno Chatelin propose une expérience pointue au service de votre stratégie digitale à Travers sa structure de Conseil MAJOR BUZZ FACTORY Le fondateur Bruno Chatelin : un Professionnel de la communication entouré de spécialistes, son expérience est ancrée sur trois univers La publicité, Le mark...
L’Atelier de la Cinéfondation accueille cette année sa onzième édition et invitera au Festival de Cannes 15 réalisateurs dont les projets de film ont été jugés particulièrement prometteurs. Accompagnés de leur producteur, ils pourront rencontrer des partenaires potentiels, indispensables pour finaliser leur projet et passer à la réalisation de leur film. L’Atelier ouvre à ses participan...
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