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French Artist Tells How He Created ‘Symbol of Peace for Paris’"In all this horror there’s something positive that people are coming together in a sense of unity and peace." Jean Julien had just begun his vacation when he heard on the radio about the terrorist attacks in his native France that killed more than 120 people on Friday. While others around the world struggled to put their feelings about the violence in Paris into words on social media, Ju... MERCI BRUNO CHATELIN
EEN DAG IN ‘T JAAR/12 MONTHS IN 1 DAY (Netherlands) is book-ended by two new years eve parties. In the span of one year, we follow three friends (Misha, Seb and Yvonne) who have been brought together by the death of someone close to them (Twan- brother, old friend and first love). Lyrical and introspective, the film weaves stream of consciousness inner monologues of each character with their conversations together as they help each other grieve. The film recently won Best International F...
Steve Solot American born Steve Solot is President and CEO of LATC (Latin American Training Center Brazil) and President of the Rio Film Commission (RFC), which is part of the Audiovisual Industry SICAV and sponsored by RioFilme, a Rio de Janeiro initiative which promotes national audiovisual and media arts. g...
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April 27 to May 1, 2016!
Earlybird Deadline November 30, 2015
NYC Independent Film Festival is a celebration of the true independent filmmaker, documentaries, short and feature-length films, music videos, and animation. During the 6th Annual Festival we gave away prizes with a total cash value of over 28,000 USD. All screenings take place in the historic center of NYC, Time Square which is the perfect home for an event geared toward creating incredible opportunities for independent voices.
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August 11 – 20, 2016
Early Bird deadline February 5, 2016
The 12th Annual HollyShorts Film Festival and Film Conference/Film Market, scheduled for August 11-20, 2016 at the world famous TCL Chinese 6 Theatres, is now accepting submissions. HSFF, 4 times named to MovieMaker Magazine “Top 25 Fests Worth the Entry Fee” lists, has featured over 400 projects showcasing stars and filmmakers including Sofia Loren, Bill Plympton, Anthony and Joe Russo, and Felicia Day.
In 2015, HSFF awarded over $150,000 in prizes, including $60,000 in post services for Best Short, Director, Music Video, Cinematography, VFX, and Commercial, and $15,000 Grand Prize cash . www.hollyshorts.com
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Deadline: January 15, 2016
Global Short Film Awards recognize excellence in highly creative and imaginative films under 15 minutes long. These short films will be suitable to meet the increasing content demand for intelligent phones, digital and hand held devices as well as internet, commercial, art, science and educational applications. For the premier issue, finalists and a winner will be selected in 2-D and 3-D formats in each category. Submit online No cost to enter. Winners in each category will be announced February 15-16, 2016 in New York. Winning films will be shown during the Cannes Red Carpet Fashion and Awards event at the Carlton Intercontinental Hotel in Cannes, France on May 21, 2016.
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Earlybird Deadline January 17, 2015
In 2016, WoFF returns for its third edition with great energy and ideas, generated from a wonderful 2015 festival.
Our focus remains on independent cinema from all around the globe, by showcasing the work of first feature filmmakers and female directors in our two main sections, First Features and The Female Perspective, respectively.
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Late Deadline January 5, 2016
Hosted by Pets in the City Magazine and Best Friends Animal Society, the PAWPARAZZI film festival coincides with the nearby Park City area Sundance film festival. PAWPARAZZI film festival is international and it is open to amateurs and professionals alike. The PAWPARAZZI Film Festival is for all species of animals large and small. The films are to provide a venue for People to protect and save animals as well as to celebrate the joy that animals bring to our lives. Submit your short films of ten minutes or less to the following categories: • Drama • Comedy • Animation • Documentary/Advocacy • Youth/Student
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Submissions close january 1st, 2016
Myrtle Beach International Film Festival has been ranked one of the top 25 film festivals in the World worth the submission by Movie Maker Magazine, rankedd one of the best by Film International and billed as "The East Coast's answer to the Sundance Film Festival".
The Festival is open to all projects, with a special "Anything Goes" category. We are a truely independent film festival. MBIFF also has a budget category, so a film with a 10 thousand dollar budget does not compete against a project with a 10 million dollar budget (with the exception of the overall winner).
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Deadline extended
New York Festival's World's Best TV & Films competition honors programming in all lengths and forms from over 50 countries. Dedicated to both the Television and Film industries, categories mirror today's global trends and encourage the next generation of story-tellers and talent: Animation, Comedy, Corporate, Drama, Documentary, Feature Films, Movie Trailers, Music Videos, News, Promos, Reality TV Drama, Sports, Telenovelas, Webisodes, Best Performance by an Actor/Actress, Special Event, Innovation, Technical Production Team, CSR, Best Screenplay, Video Art, and Best Host.
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Montreal International Animation Film Festival FESTIVAL DATES June 2-5 2016 Montreal Canada Le MIAFF! is a people's film festival and industry conference dedicated to the art of animation for film and technology. All genres and forms are welcome. Awards & Prizes Software and other award prizes. Visibility in our travelling shows in Berlin, Cannes, Annecy, Glasgow and more. Check 2015 fantastic programming on the website.
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Fantasporto 2016 36th edition February 26th - March 5th
Submissions close December 5th
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
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Submit by November 27, 2015
For 5 years, we've been bringing in the finest films from around the world. The film festival became a 501(c)3 and launched in 2009 and now screens more then 70 films each year! Hollywood Director Joe Carnahan is our creative director. He has brought us such films as "The Grey" and "The A-Team" with Liam Neeson and now has Bad Boys 3 in pre-production. Most of our previous winners of Best Feature have obtained distribution. Last year's winner BEREAVE just signed a distribution deal and said, " I wish to take a moment to tell you that your hospitality and your wonderful festival helped our film stand out for distribution. Thank you for that and we'll be sending you more of our work in the future.” So join us at our 5th year anniversary!
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Film submission deadline: December 15, 2015
The Compétition presents long features and documentaries (60’ and longer) (co)produced in Europe, never released in France. The films compete for the following prizes awarded to the author of the best film:
Prix Sauvage – Loup Dansant: bronze wolf statuette and a monetary prize;
Prix Luna: Luna statuette awarded by the jury of cinema students and young professionals.
The section Present is dedicated to the recent documentary films (50’ and longer) (co)produced in Europe during the last three years
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Final deadline is February 2 2016. Please submit via "Withoutabox"
The Sonoma International Film Festival (SIFF) is presented by the Sonoma Film Society, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, as a welcoming, entertaining and inspiring cinematic experience that supports and promotes independent films, celebrates the cultural diversity in the Sonoma Valley through film, and funds visual arts in education.
Named one of America's "Top Ten Destination Film Festivals," Sonoma prides itself on giving every filmmaker the royal treatment. Celebrated as one of the friendliest and most uplifting festivals on the circuit. SUBMIT
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2015 -2016
Submit by November 15, 2015
60 Second Intl. Film Festival is back with a bang. The festival aims to promote young and enthusiastic filmmakers around the world. We are excited to announce that the submissions for 60 Second Intl. Film Festival 2015-16 are now open! 60 Second Intl. Film Festival is providing people with a platform where they can showcase their work at a global level and voice their thoughts in the form of a film.
Submissions for the following categories are open: Abstract . Action . Comedy . Creative . Drama . Education . Environment . Interactive Art . Vision 2020 . Water.
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Next Deadline: November 16, 2015
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The 49th Annual WorldFest-Houston offers Screening Shorts, Docs, Features, Music Videos, Experimental & Student Films on Big 60' AMC Theater screens, with over 600 Intl filmmakers attending the ten-day International Film Festival.. SUBMIT.
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Eco Documentary feature film by Rob Stewart (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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ROOTED in PEACE, 97 minutes - 2015
Documentary by SUNDANCE alum GREG REITMAN (Sundance Audience Award Winner for fhis first documentary 'Fuel')
Starring: Deepak Chopra, Donovan, Mike Love, David Lynch, Nobel Peace Laureate Mairead Maguire, Pete Seeger, Ted Turner, Archbishop Desmond Tutu
"ROOTED in PEACE challenges viewers to examine their values as Americans and human beings. Today we are at war within ourselves, with our environment, and with the world. Director and award-winning filmmaker Greg Reitman invites viewers on a film journey to take notice of the world we live in, proactively seek ways to find personal and ecological peace, and stop the cycle of violence".
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Feature Feel Good Movie - World premiered in Montreal World Film Festival Winner best romantic comedy in Manhattan Fest
Charlie Kane can’t catch a break. He grew into a man who expects the worse out of life and gets it. But that changes when, by chance, he meets a bright, sunny sprite of a woman named Holly who turns him from a dour drip into someone finally allowing himself to be happy.Then a bus flattens her before Charlie eyes. Charlie opts for suicide but can’t even successfully give up on life. Left with no other choice, he adopts Holly’s ethos of positivity and just decides to be happy... by ignoring all the bad things in life. But his cynical best friend isn’t buying Charlie’s new-found happiness and sets out to save Charlie by making him miserable again.
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Most cinemas in Paris will stay closed this saturday, a few hours after the tragic events in our capital Pathé, Gaumont UGC, MK2 announced their decision this morning. Two festivals have announced that they will postpone the event. A very hard decision which Pessac Festival of History and Villeurbanne short film fest just announced. Filmfestivals.com team is safe, though the events happened close to our offices. The film Made in France has been postponed in view...
The film shot by Nicholas Boukrief is postponed, the campaign is cancelled and posters are pulled down. «The producer has asked us to pull the poster off the walls in th emetro,we would have takenit off anyway " stated RATP - Metro offices. ...
"Peace & Love in Paris" this tweet drawn by jean jullien was used by Justin Bieber among other it spread on the net and key media like CNN. We here in Paris love it and puts our pride in our Eiffel Tower. Key hashtags #prayforparis #noussommesunis #jesuisparis #parisattacks ...
By Maria Esteves The 10th Anniversary of THREE LONG YEARS, directed/written by Peter Welch celebrated the online movie viral release at Empire Hotel Rooftop, New York, Thursday, September 24, 2015. Hosted by Keith Collins, KCM, Inc., attendees at the private event included cast members Robert McKay (Dr. Ganzy), Hank Eulau (Lenny); celebrity guests piano composer Richard Trifan, Deborah Larissa and Ekayani. From directing, to writing, to acting Peter Welch's THREE LONG YEARS is a 2003 Ameri...
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“White Ninja”, the first narrative series developed for the Vine platform, will premiere at the Whistler Film Festival December 5th and on the “White Ninja” Vine channel (vine.co/WhiteNinja). The launch will coincide with a panel on digital distribution that features “White Ninja” producers Tyler Funk, David Kaye, and Jameson Parker. The panel is part of the Content Connections program “Stream Big” at the Whistler Summit on Saturday, Dece...
CINEUROPA Industry Report: Marketing Future of Marketing for Cinema PUBLISHED ON CINEIUROPA 28/09/2007 - This panel on the future of online marketing for films, organised by FilmFestivals.com and CFC Media Lab, was especially interesting, since we are currently at a time when online marketing is exploding and no one really knows how to handle it. The panelists included: Malo Girod de L'Ain, founder of fest21.com&nbs...
By Maria Esteves – November 8, 2015 Jackson Heights, Queens, the multicultural capital of the world is truly the heart of New York City depicted by director Frederick Wiseman in his latest documentary IN JACKSON HEIGHTS. Set in present day and filmed Vérité, this compelling over 3 hour documentary explores the authentic multicultural and religious communities where people from all over the world come to visit and live because of its unique neighborhoods, businesses and b...
29th Leeds International Film Festival launches this Thursday (5 November) with an exclusive preview of Brooklyn, one of the most acclaimed films of the year, and a special screening of Pixar's latest animated marvel Sanjay's Super Team, in the stunning setting of Leeds Town Hall. The Opening Night event is presented in partnership with Magical Leeds and launches a programme featuring over 300 screenings and events over 15 days at venues across the city...
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The third Los Cabos International Film Festival’s gala event was presented by Mexican actor and director Eugenio Derbez and Mexican actress Johanna Murillo, in a ceremony to celebrate the Gabriel Figueroa Film Fund (GFFF). This film fund, which honors one of the most outstanding cinematographers in the world, offers support every year for projects in development stage and, in collaboration with Labodigital, supports films in post-production stage. &...
Los Cabos International Film Festival held its second gala night, where celebrities, government officials, film-industry professionals and other Festival attendees gathered in a welcome cocktail presented by the Quebecois delegation. During the ceremony, the Festival revealed its intention to help filmmakers to find new paths for finishing and distributing their works. That is why the Festival has created film-industry alliances with partners such as the Cannes Film Festival...
It's nearly time for the 25th Bath Film Festival (3 - 13 December) The programme is confirmed and we're thrilled with with the line-up and want as many people as possible to come along and watch some great films in December. Any help you can provide in sharing/posting the below would be very much appreciated! (Feel free to tweak) In brief: 40 features 11 Days 16 Previews 29 Shorts 19 F-Rated Strand 12 Special Guests Q&As with filmmakers and actors 13 Feat...
SUBMISSIONS NOW OPEN! Every Fall, discover what makes Charleston, South Carolina the destination of choice for art and culture. Join us for an inspiring celebration of the art and science of film and screenwriting, in a city known for its alluring landscapes, enduring architecture, world class cuisine, and unrivaled hospitality. The Charleston International Film Festival accomplishes their mission to educate, entertain, and inspire by showcasing the works of veteran and emerging writ...
MMiFF 20015 Take a look at the festival's program. ★ Aaaaaaaah! (2015 / Comedy / UK / 79min) by Steve Oram with Julian Barratt, Holli Dempsey and Noel Fielding. ★ Crumbs (2015 / Science-Fiction/Fantasy / Ethiopia / 68min) by Miguel Llansó with Daniel Tadesse and Selam Tesfaye. ★ The Strongest Man (2015 / Comedy / USA / 99min ) by Kenny Riches with Lisa Banes, Ashly Burch and Paul Chamberlain. ★ Der Bunker (2015 / Comedy/Horror / DE / 85min) by Nikias Chryssos with ...
For the sixteenth year, the Nihilist Cultural Foundation presents the Nihilist International Film Festival. This year’s evening of films will be presented at the Echo Park Film Center. The show will start at 8:30 pm on Friday, December 18. The festival includes two hours of short films from around the country and around the world. The films range from troubling to hilarious, from profound to completely silly. Pretty much, something for ever...
The TriForce Short Film Festival 2015 (TFSFF) last night announced the shortlisted films to be screened at this year’s festival, at an exclusive launch at the BFI. TFSFF this morning announces the four finalist films, which have been selected by a panel of industry judges including Noel Clarke and Marianne Jean Baptiste, and will be screened at the red carpet Gala at BAFTA on 5th December. With a focus on recognizing and supporting emerging diverse talent, the TriForce Short Film ...
MFF 17, by Jio-MAMI, Festival Diary, III For me, MFF 17 began on 31st October, with Star India’s Movie Mela (Fair), India's first movie carnival, where, over the whole day, a reported two thousand movie fans and celebrities tuned-up. The event was open to all delegates and was held at Mehboob Studios, in Bandra, founded by one India’s greatest ever film-makers, Mehboob Khan. It was kicked off with a session by director Rajkumar Hirani (Munnabhai, 3 Idiots, PK) and his writer,...
Oklahoma's Tribal Film Festival has partnered with TribalTV to bring entertaining, thought-provoking, important films from around the world – to us. The festival showcases unique stories of untold history and narratives that Mainstream media ignores. Filmmakers have the opportunity for possible distribution through TribalTV, if they choose. TribalTV is a new broadband channel under the umbrella of the established TV4 Entertainment, Inc., whose super-distrib...
MFF 17, by Jio-MAMI, Festival Diary, part I MFF 17, by Jio-MAMI, Festival Diary, II Kiran Rao and Anupama Chandra Come 28 October, and we learnt that the inauguration of Jio MAMI 17th Mumbai Film Festival would be held on 29th October in open-air at Mumbai’s most famous landmark, the Gateway of India. It was also learnt that the inaugural fi...
Company To Showcase Latest Advancements in Optics for Cinematography Panavision, the motion picture industry’s most respected designer, manufacturer and provider of state-of-the-art cinema lenses and high-precision camera systems, will host two seminars at the 2015 Camerimage International Film Festival, which runs Nov. 14-21 in Bydgoszcz, Poland. Panavision’s Cinematography Workshop will feature demonstrations from Markus Förderer (Stonewall), Eduard Grau, AEC (Suff...
9 November 2015 For Immediate release OTTAWA, ON – The credits have rolled and the ballots are in! The audiences of the second annual Cellar Door Film Festival name Liza, the Fox-Fairy (Liza, a rókatündér) and The Prime of Life (La force de l‘âge) as the winners of the Audience Award for Best Feature Film and Best Short Film, respectively. Liza, the Fox-Fairy, directed by Károly Ujj Mészáros, is a dark fantasy/comedy f...
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AFI FEST 2015 presented by Audi has announced the features and short films that received this year’s Jury and Audience Awards. Select award-winning films will screen again on November 12, 2015 at the TCL Chinese 6 Theatres. Grand Jury Award for Live Action Short: BOYS Grand Jury Award for Animated Short: WORLD OF TOMORROW Live Action Short Special Mention for Innovative Storytelling: RATE ME Live Action Short Spec...
Nominations are set to close from next Monday for the 2015 Daily Life Women of the Year Awards at DailyLife.com.au The annual awards, presented this year by ANZ, support and celebrate women who have gone above and beyond to inspire, influence or effect change in the past 12 months. Nominations for the awards aren't restricted to high profile women, and can include activists, scientists, journalists, business leaders and everyday citizens who have sparked ...
The nominees for the 2015 Rose d’Or Awards were announced today by EUROVISION, organisers of the prestigious international entertainment programme awards. A record number of submissions were received for the Awards to be announced on December 9th at a ceremony at the British Museum in London. Over 400 programmes were submitted for this year’s Rose d’Or Awards. 377 television and 82 radio entries were recei...
20th Anniversary a Jubilant Celebration It was a fitting commemoration of the Platinum Edition of the International Family Film Festival this past weekend at Raleigh Studios. With over 100 films from 17 countries screened - there was something for the whole family. The complete list of festival finalists and winners is available at www.iffilmfest.org. All films and screenplays shared a common thread - the enriching role that family plays in t...
Selected from more than 240 video submissions from 59 countries worldwide, PLURAL+ 2015 is thrilled to announce its three International Jury Winners: UN DRÖLE DE COCO, Belgium, Camera-etc. – Category up to 12 years old AIRSTRIP, Canada, Ms. Haylee Nottaway, with Wapikoni Mobile – Category 13-17 years old BLUE, Philippines, Mr. Breech Harani &nd...
The credits have rolled and the ballots are in! The audiences of the second annual Cellar Door Film Festival name Liza, the Fox-Fairy (Liza, a rókatündér) and The Prime of Life (La force de l‘âge) as the winners of the Audience Award for Best Feature Film and Best Short Film, respectively. Liza, the Fox-Fairy, directed by Károly Ujj Mészáros, is a dark fantasy/comedy f...
Congratulations to all of the Vermont Filmmakers Showcase Award winners at VTIFF 2015! "Pillow Talk" - Lincoln Hayes & Rachel Riendeau Hayes for Best Screenwriting & The James Goldstone Award "Headliner" - Cal Hopwood & Michael Fisher for Best Cinematography "Sabra" - Bill Phillips for Bes...
Director Shaz BenAAett and producer Melanie Miller emerge as US in Progress winners for Alaska is a Drag! The 5th edition of the US in Progress co-production forum was held on October 22-23, 2015, during the 6th American Film Festival in Wrocław. Director Shaz Bennett and producer Melanie Miller acquired most awards and therefore emerged as US in Progress winners for Alaska is a Drag. ...
The San Francisco Film Society today announced that Brent Green and Thyra Heder have been selected to receive this year's $15,000 SFFS / Hearst Screenwriting Grant for development of their script Over the Eaves. The SFFS / Hearst Screenwriting Grant is awarded in the fall of each year to writers residing in the United States who have been practicing for at least five years and who have previously written a minimum of one feature scr...
Tasmania’s Breath of Fresh Air (BOFA) Film Festival in Launceston, is pleased to announce the inaugural 2015 Innovative Tasmania Awards. The Awards, presented at Tasmania Design Centre Launceston, recognise innovations that have had an impact on Tasmania in any sector of life from past to present day. The general public, innovators and interested Tasmanians were asked to rate the most innovative idea in the five categories including: Food and Beverage Production; Science,...
NOMINATIONS FOR THE EUROPEAN FILM AWARDS 2015 At the Seville European Film Festival the European Film Academy and EFA Productions proudly announced the nominations for the 28th European Film Awards. The more than 3,000 EFA Members will now vote for the winners who will be presented during the awards ceremony on 12 December in Berlin. Nominated are: ...
IT’S A WRAP! THE 8TH KLEFF WAS A ROARING SUCCESS! The 8th KLEFF held from 16th-18th October 2015 at MAP Publika was an astounding success and saw the culmination of various important partners and stakeholders ranging from indigenous advocacy groups, to environmental NGOs, film making experts and production houses, to green entrepreneurs. So to take you through some of the exciting components of the recent festival, do check out the festival highlights reports below. A special thank yo...
The first award winners have been decided upon: On Thursday, 5 November, 2015, the "From Cottbus to Cinema" Distribution Support Prize for a Festival Film was awarded during an event of the East-West co-production market connecting cottbus. The support prize endowed with up to 20,000 euros donated by the Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg GmbH, was bestowed upon HEAVENLY NOMADIC (Mirlan Abdykalykov | Kyrgyzstan 2015), which will be released in Germany by the film distributi...
Robert Pejo's PAW / MANCS won the Main Prize of Schlingel Film Festival, Chemnitz - "The story of PAW really touched us. The actors embodied their roles convincingly. With its imported animations, the exciting film was able to make us laugh time and time again. It is a film for the entire family since it is about everyday problems we experience day after day. We were especially excited by the four-legged-animal’s loyalty and extraordinary senses." - said European Children&r...
Actor Alfie Allen is posing with his Rising Star Award prior to his presentation during Day Four of 18th Annual Savannah Film Festival Presented By SCAD at Trustees Theater on October 28, 2015 in Savannah, Georgia. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for SCAD) English actor Alfie Evan James Allen (29) is internationally known for portraying Theon Greyjoy in the HBO series Game of Thrones....
And the Winners Are. . . 2015 AWARD WINNERS Special Prizes The 2015 Best of Fest Award Simon Rouby, Adama (France, 2015) Programmer's Choice Award 2nd Prize, Animated Feature Film Alê Abreu, Boy and the World (Brazil, 2013) The Kenneth and Harle Montgomery Prize—Best Film by an Emerging Director Eloi Henriod, The Little Blond Boy with a White Sheep ...
The Lobster leads the nominations with 7 45 Years and Macbeth have 6 nominations each. Amy, Brooklyn and Ex Machina have 5. 4 nominations for High-Rise and Suffragette 28 different British films nominated The Lobster topped the list of nominations for the Moët British Independent Film Awards, announced this morning. The film is nominated for Best British Independent Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay and Producer of the Year. Colin Farrell is nominated for Best Actor and Ol...
 Closing Ceremony was held at TOHO Cinemas Roppongi Hills tonight and the winners to the awards were announced. Tokyo Grand Prix "Nise - The Heart of Madness" －$50,000 Special Jury Prize "All Three of Us" － $20,000 Award for Best Director Mustafa Kara&nbs...
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The Future of Festivals The last frontier of the “tribal gathering” according to Seth Godin is the festival. With expansion in every festival vertical under the sun, the death of the festival is greatly exaggerated. Let’s hear from our team of experts in food, wine, music & film about where we are heading in the industry The panel will be hosted by Laurie Kirby, AboutFest / FestForward co founder. Speakers ...
Members of the European Film Academy can this year vote for the chair person and the two deputy chair persons, as well as for the candidates from the following countries and regions: Central & Eastern Europe France Italy Nordic Countries North-Eastern Mediterranean Spain / Portugal UK / Ireland The vote closes on Thursday, 19 November 2015, at 23:59 CET. This voting platform allows you to login repeatedly and change your choices. In each terr...
Dear Friends, We are all shocked at the madness and hate which struck France, Friday evening. By blindly killing those sitting at a café terrasse or attending a concert and by striking youth and life at the heart of Paris, the terrorists attacked that which we hold as most dear and most vibrant, the freedom to live toge...
Filmfestivals.com team is safe, though the events happened close to our offices in Paris. Send your support (for publication) to bruno@filmfestivals.com "Peace & Love in Paris" by Justin Bieber "Peace & Love" this tweet drawn by Justin Bieber around our Eiffel Tower buzzed tonight Key hashtags #prayforparis #noussommesunis #jesuisparis #parisattacks ... ...
THX Ltd. today announced the appointment of industry trailblazer Ty Ahmad-Taylor to the position of CEO, effective immediately. As CEO, Ahmad-Taylor will oversee the growth and development of the core THX business as well as expand the company's reach into new business areas. Photo - http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20151109/285389 Originally founded to convey the technical design and quality of the production studio to the cinema, over the past thirty years THX has expan...
Relativity Media LLC ("Relativity") today announced that Andrew W. Levin has joined the company as President and Chief Legal Officer. In this capacity he will oversee all of the company's legal and human resources activities and report directly to Chairman and CEO Ryan Kavanaugh. Levin has extensive experience in the media, entertainment and telecommunications sectors. Most recently, he was Senior Vice President of Government Affairs for T-Mobile USA, Inc. where h...
Italian master Nanni Moretti returns to semi-autobiographical ground in this intimate dramatic comedy about a female director nearing an emotional breakdown. Following the screening, Moretti will be presented with The Maria & Tommaso Maglione Italian Filmmaker Award sponsored by the Anna & John Sie Foundation. Nanni Moretti, Director of Mia Madre and recipient of The Maria & Tommaso Maglione Italian Filmmaking Award will appear on the Red Carpet with&nb...
Ana was our partner in the Future of Cinema Salon in Cannes (and Locarno Film Festival). Check this article from Cineuropa about one of our panels. Image courtesy of The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television today announced six Academy Special Award winners for the 2016 Canadian Screen Awards. Among them is CFC Chief Digital Officer (CDO), Ana Serrano, who is being honoured with the Digital Media Trailblazing Aw...
Stephanie Palmer, Founder, Good in a Room “If you learn only one thing from today, it should be: Lead with genre. In a verbal pitch, genre gives context to the listener. When you are trying to sell something, part of your job is to identify the category your product fits into.” Ten Tips for Being “Good in a Room” by Stephanie Palmer You’ve worked for months (or years!) on your project, and a ...
River Florence Indian Film Festival that will take place from 5 to 10 December in Florence, Italy. The famous director will introduce the Italian premiere of her latest film, Beeba Boys (Sunday, December 6, at 8.30pm), a crime thriller starring Randeep Hoda, about the violent culture clash between Indo-Canadian gangs fighting for control over drugs and firearms trafficking in Vancouver. Indian director Deepa Mehta will be the special guest at the 15th River to River Florenc...
Asia’s leading platform for TV and digital entertainment content – Asia TV Forum & Market (ATF) 2015 is pleased to announce that René Rechtman, Head of International, Maker Studios will be joining ATF as the international keynote speaker on 1 Dec 2015 for its pre-market conference at the Marina Bay Sands. Listed by Wired magazine, as one of the Top 100 most influential person, René Rechtman currently spearheads Maker Studios, a global leader in short-f...
Los Cabos International Film Festival is proud to confirm the attendance of American musician, producer, director and actor Jared Leto to the Festival’s Opening Night Gala on November 11th. During the gala evening Quebecois writer and director Jean-Marc Vallée, will be honored with this year’s Tribute and his latest film Demolition will have its Latin American premiere. For Los Cabos Film Festival it was very important that the Tribute to Vallée was pres...
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