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Actress Karen Allen has been acting for over 35 years in commercial film and theater. With some of her most renown characters being Katy from 'Animal House' (1978), Marion Ravenwood from 'Raiders of the Lost Arc' (1981) and 'Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull' (2008), Jenny Hayden from 'Starman' (1984) and Claire Phillips from 'Scrooged' (1988), she has played hundreds of roles in film, TV and theater. An award winning actress and househo...
Clint Eastwood © Anne-Christine Poujoulat / AFP CLINT EASTWOOD, who was President of the Jury in 1994, is in Cannes from May 19th to 21st. On the 20th he was at the Debussy Theatre to present the restored copy of Unforgiven, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary at the Festival with Warner. On the 21st, he inaugurated the 70th ANNIVERSARY MASTERCLASS with a discussion in...
On May 24 at the Cannes Film Festival, a daring film by filmmaker Jude Ratnam was screened out of competition - Demons in Paradise. In a unique document, Ratnam presents the historical context of the unrest between the minority Tamils and the majority Sinhalese in Sri Lanka who were favored by the colonial oppressors, the British. Ratnam revealed that he can be ostracized by both sides of the civil war in Sri Lanka as a result of making this film. Even when Sri Lanka was gran...
Zodiac Features announced today Academy Award winner Helen Hunt will star in the Devon Graye penned horror-thriller film, I See You to be directed by Adam Randall (iBoy). Matt Waldeck will produce for Zodiac Features, and Ben Hecht will executive produce for Zodiac, alongside Hilary Davis, Stephen Kelliher and Patrick Howson for Bankside Films, and Phil Hunt and Compton Ross for Head Gear Films. CAA will co-represent domestic sales with Bankside Films, who are also representing int...
Abramorama announced today the acquisition of two upcoming music-themed films: Scott Rosenbaum’s Sidemen: Long Road To Glory and Sam Pollard’s Two Trains Runnin’. Abramorama will release the films theatrically in August 2017. Two Trains Runnin’, a New York Times Critic’s Pick, had a very successful qualifying run at the Metrograph in NYC in December. Coming off their recent success with Corbett Redford and Green Day’s Turn It Around: The Story of E...
Emmy Award winner Anna Gunn (Sully, AMC’s “Breaking Bad”), Samantha Mathis (American Pastoral, FX’s “The Strain”), Alex Karpovsky (Hail, Caesar!, HBO’s “Girls”) and Logan Miller (A Dog’s Purpose, AMC’s “The Walking Dead”) have joined Emmy Award nominee Jim Gaffigan in Miranda Bailey’s upcoming comedy You Can Choose Your Family. Frank (Gaffigan) is a seemingly normal father of a loving family. Howev...
Evolutionary Film Distribution, the specialist film marketing company, which is part of the Evolutionary Films group, has announced a unique partnership with Feref to create campaigns for its growing distribution slate of quality independent films. Founded in 1968, Feref is the award-winning fully integrated creative agency based in Soho, London and has created campaigns for some of the world's biggest entertainment brands and for movies such as Star Wars, Deadpool, James Bond, Frozen, Ma...
Dominican Republic Global Film Festival accredited as the first Caribbean festival among the FIAPF community With this seal of excellence, FCGD joins the exclusive community of 47 film festivals in the world including Berlin, Cannes and Venice, who commit to respect the quality standards as defined by the film producers' community (Cannes, 22 May 2017). The Festival de Cine Global Dominicano (FCGD) received Monday the accreditation of the International Federation of Film Pr...
Horror thriller Out of the Shadows has been picked-up for international sales by Evolutionary Films. The atmospheric chiller is directed by Dee McLachlan (The Wheel, 10Terrorists) and produced by Tim Maddocks, Blake Northfield and Jim Robison and is A Bronte Pictures and Lunar Pictures Production. Evolutionary Films will be commencing sales for Out of the Shadows this week in Cannes and the film is also available in 3D. Out of the Shadows&...
Studio 100 Film presents a new movie at this year’s Marché du Film: “100% Wolf” tells the story of Freddy Lupin, heir to a family of noble werewolves and desperate to become a werewolf himself! But on his 13th birthday, Freddy’s first transwolfation doesn’t quite go to plan when he turns into a ferocious, furry…poodle?! Just when Freddy thinks life can’t get any worse, he’s groomed against his will, chased into the streets and...
At the Marché du Film of the International Film Festival Cannes 2017 the German independent film distributor Tiberius Film secured the rights to the thriller LIES WE TELL with an excellent cast including Gabriel Bryne and Harvey Keitel. Tiberius Film also acquired THE CRUCIFIXION, the new horror movie of the French director Xavier Gens and the action film FEMALE FIGHT CLUB featuring stunt star Amy Johnston and Dolph Lundgren. LIES WE TELL is the feature film debut of director Mitu Misra,...
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The 15th International Festival Segni della Notte / May 5 - 7, 2017 / Bangkok Short Film Competition Award You can find all jury statements here: Short Film Awards: http://www.signesdenuit.com/Bangkok/2017/E_Award_CC.htm MAIN AWARD When You Awake Jay Rosenblatt | USA | 2016 | 0:11:00 Special Mention for Main Award Limbo Konstantina Kotzamani | Greece, France | 2016 | 0:30:00 SIGNS AWARD The Signs Award honors films, which treat an importan...
2017's WINNER ANNOUNCED ...
The IndieFEST is proud to announce the latest winners. Congratulations to all the filmmakers who participated in the current season!The awards go to those filmmakers who produce fresh, standout entertainment and compelling documentaries. The IndieFEST is a top-tier international awards competition. It honors professionals, established and emerging, who demonstrate exceptional achievement in craft and creativity. The goal of The IndieFEST is to help the winners of th...
Dame Angela Lansbury will be honoured with the Rose d’Or Award for Lifetime Achievement at the 56th Rose d’Or Award Ceremony to be held in Berlin on 19 September. The award recognises those who have made an outstanding contribution to entertainment throughout their careers. The Rose d’Or Awards are organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and were first presented...
ORPHEUS WINNERS Yiannis Sakaridis' AMERIKA SQUARE won t...
THE COMPETITION WAS TOUGH. THE RESULTS ARE IN. FROM 87 New Media Films & Content from 34 countries & Outer Space. Australia, Austria , Brazil , Bulgaria, Canada , Chile, Cuba, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Iceland, Indonesia, Iran, Israel, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Nepal, Peru - Amazon Jungle, Philippines , Poland, Russia, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, The Netherlands, Tibet, Turkey, UK, USA 29 World Premieres | 11 US Premieres | 21 LA Premieres ...
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October 19-29, 2017
Established twenty years ago, UNAFF celebrates the power of films dealing with human rights, environmental themes, population, migration, women’s issues, refugees, homelessness, racism, health, universal education, war and peace. UNAFF offers a unique opportunity to view documentaries that are rarely screened, to become familiar with global problems, and to acquire a better understanding of the means to address these problems.
in Palo Alto, East Palo Alto, San Francisco and Stanford University. UNAFF celebrates the power of international documentary films dealing with human rights, the environment, refugees, famine, homelessness, racism, disease control, women's issues, children, universal education, war and peace. This year’s theme RESPECT continues the ongoing celebration of the Universal Declaration of Huma...
Manhattan Short
September 22 to October 1, 2017
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Filmmakers who would like to get their short film qualified for the 2018 Academy Awards are urged to enter this year’s MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival, which will not only screen to over a 100,000 film buffs in over 250 cinemas across six continents, but will do a full week's run in one cinema in the county of Los Angeles. This theater booking means every film selected as a Finalist in the 2017 MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival is eligible to enter the Oscar competition for 2018. MANHATTAN SHORT is now in compliance with the rules governing the Oscar Awards set forth by the Academy of Motion Pictures of Arts and Sciences (AMPAS).
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The submissions for the 4th edition of the World of Film International Festival in Glasgow, Scotland are now open. The very earlybird submitters can send their short and feature films across the three main sections of the festival - First Features & Shorts Competition, Female Perspective & Focus on Balkan Cinema.
Films can be exclusively submitted via Film Freeway by clicking on the link below.
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Montreal International Animation Film Festival is a people's film festival an dindutry conference dedicated to the art of animation for film and technology.
All genres and forms are welcome.
Software an award prize. Visibility in out travelling show in Berlin, Cannes Annecy, Glasgow and more.
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Cars 3, Review by Siraj Syed: Car-actor roles Imagine this. You are a fading racing veteran and suddenly you lose a race to a rookie? What do you do? Seek professional help and training, even dig out your late mentor’s buddies and have a go at the next race. Now imagine all these characters are cars, not human beings, and you know you are watching the new Disney-Pixar enterprise dubbed Cars 3. It’s as human as human can be, but then again, it is as automobiley as automobiley can g...
Phullu, Review by Siraj Syed: Misleading title, taboo subject, tenacious treatment This is a good example of a film named after its lead character, with no regard for audiences’ perception of what it might stand for, and no clue about the storyline. The word is not a corruption of phool (flower), though it could well be an attempt to synthesise phool with ullu (owl; figuratively, a fool). We can go with the assumption that they intended to call him the flower fool, Phullu. Phullu is ab...
Idyabooster offers film and TV rights for Indian and foreign, children and adult content Idyabooster Advisors Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai, a media and entertainment company, is offering films and TV serial rights for purchase, under their Digibooster label. Their latest catalogue includes the following five titles: Guillermina Y Candelario (2017) Project Type: Animation Series Language: Spanish Genre: Animation / Children No. of episodes: 71 episodes (22 minutes each) Available ...
Siraj Syed covers CommunicAsia 2017, Post-event reportage, 03: Object Matrix and Fortium Partner for Content Security Object Matrix and Fortium Technologies launched a joint solution, offering secure media management for digital content archive storage. It combines security certified solutions from each provider, to offer protection of media assets throughout their lifecycle. The solution combines the MatrixStore object storage and Digital Content Governance platform from Object Matrix, wh...
Barrage, Review by Siraj Syed: Exquisite ennui Some exquisite nature photography cannot save this Luxembourg-Belgium-France co-production from recurring ennui. A wafer thin story about three generations of women, Barrage sticks to its theme, though it moves at snail’s pace. Previewed at a Mumbai Academy of Moving Image (MAMI) screening for members of its film club, the film is in French language and has English sub-titles. Barrage in French means dam/block/barricade, not quite the Engli...
The Calgary Horror Con is the first and largest Convention in Canada dedicated to Horror. The Convention is a gathering for the community of fans who love all forms of horror; be it cinema, literature, live performance, or art. From the initial idea sprung a grassroots movement by a group of volunteers, and the support of amazing local Alberta talent. The convention consists of celebrity guests, vendors, panels and an international film festival. ...
2017 Award Nominees BEST FEATURE THE NIGHT WATCHMEN INSOMNIUM TALES OF FEAR BEST SHORT BLURRED VISION SMALL TALK BURLAP BEST DIRECTOR SCOTT POWERS - INSOMNIUM DEAN WHITNEY - ABERRANT MITCHELL ALTIERI - THE NIGHT WATCHMEN BEST ACTOR BRENDON KRICK - THE BACKPAGE JUSTIN GORDON - GEHENNA: WHERE DEATH LIVES BRAD PENNINGTON - INSOMNIUM BEST ACTRESS DINA MEYER - THE UNWILLING BRANDI ALYSSA YOUNG - EVIL RISING NICOLE MARK JOHNSON - QUA...
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THE EVIL WITHIN by late Andrew Getty
Winner in Houston WorldFest and Fantasporto
The sadistic tale of a lonely, mentally handicapped boy who befriends his reflection in an antique mirror. This demonic creature orders him to go on a murderous rampage to kill the people he loves most.
OFFENSIVE, Jon Ford's thriller.Winner in Houston Worldfest
"They were forced beyond breaking point; they have no regrets, does that make them bad people? The first part of this film will enrage you ! The second part will sate you !". Bruno Chatelin - Filmfestivals.com
A retired couple, Bernard and Helen Martin, inherit a remote house in rural France, the very same village Bernard’s war hero father liberated during the Second World War, over 70 years earlier. This peaceful couple quickly become the target of a crual gang of street kids, who terrorise the village.
An e-generation permanently plugged into their devices, devoid of empathy, a new breed of technological psychopath…Pushed beyond breaking point, can Bernard live up to his father’s legend, as the situation explodes into a brutal war of generations ?
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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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CAPTAIN UNDERPANTS Screening and Book Signing with Author Dav Pilkey ...
The International Film Festival for Children and Youth in Isfahan aims to discover and develop children’s talents in arts and cinema. Children and youth as well as professional filmmakers are encouraged to attend the festival to promote arts of children cinema and to highlight the role of cinema in caring for children. Germany, France, Netherlands, Canada, China, Czech, Russia, Denmark, Turkey, Japan, USA, India, Qatar, Bangladesh and Egypt are among countries competing ...
The 13th edition of Kino Otok - Isola Cinema wrapped at the House of Culture in Izola with the film Untitled (Michael Glawogger, Monika Willi, Austria, Germany, 2017, 107′). We will bid farewell from the 13th edition of Kino Otok – Isola Cinema with the film by Michael Glawogger and Monika Will and with the film's godmather dr. Sarah Lunaček. Before that, throughout the whole day all of the three cinema screen will be screening and the famous Italian ...
As part of the official programming of Montreal’s 375th anniversary, the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (MMFA) and BMO Financial Group are proud to present REVOLUTION. Initiated by the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) in London, the MMFA offers its own version and layout of this immersive exhibition, which takes visitors on a trip through time, exploring the ideals of the late 1960s as expressed in music, film, fashion and design, as well as through activism. The title of this music...
Dominican Republic Global Film Festival accredited as the first Caribbean festival among the FIAPF community With this seal of excellence, FCGD joins the exclusive community of 47 film festivals in the world including Berlin, Cannes and Venice, who commit to respect the quality standards as defined by the film producers' community (Cannes, 22 May 2017). The Festival de Cine Global Dominicano (FCGD) received Monday the accreditation of the International Federation of Film Pr...
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The panel was brought to Cannes by Festival Sacré de la Beauté who invited Dario Vigano, and Wim Wenders to Cannes to speak about beauty and filmmakers responsibility in making movies that matter. It was hosted by the American Pavilion. ...
Upon invitation by the Creative Europe MEDIA Sub-Programme of the EU, the European Film Academy held a presentation with EFA Chairwoman Agnieszka Holland in Cannes: UNITED IN DIVERSITY - The first 30 years of the European Film Academy and the European Film Awa EFA Director Marion Döring, Creative Europe MEDIA's Head of Unit, Lucía Recalde, and EFA Chairwoman Agnieszka Holland (from left to right) ...
ITALIAN-AMERICAN ACTOR ARM AND ASSANTE TO RECEIVE THE 2017 'ISCHIA LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD'. AT THE 15th ANNUAL ISCHIA GLOBAL FILM AND MUSIC FESTIVAL; HIS LATEST FILM, "ULUGH BEG: THE MAN WHO UNLOCKED THE UNIVERSE" NAMED THE FEST'S 'BEST DOCUMENTARY' The Board of the Ischia International Arts Academy today announced that Italian-American actor Armand Assante ("The Lords of Flatbush," "Private Benjamin," "Gotti,") will re...
2017 Actor/comedian/writer/director Demetri Martin (“Dean,” “Finding Woodstock”) will take center stage at the Egyptian Theatre Sunday evening July 11 to host the 11th Annual Los Angeles Greek Film Festival. The awards are the closing night highlight to the five-day festival of films, panels and events honoring the best of the fest. Opening the Awards is Los Angeles based comedy troupe WET THE HIPPO who will perform for the 500 seat sold out crowd. Joining Martin on sta...
Nastassja Kinski / © Keystone Nastassja Kinski will be guest of honor at the 70th Locarno Festival. For the occasion the German actress will be presenting Cat People, Paul Schrader’s remake of the horror classic by French director Jacques Tourneur, dedicatee of this year’s Retrospective at Locarno. From the outset of her career, Nastassja Kinski has appeared in films that have become part of cinema history. She was a muse for director...
Michel Merkt Producer Michel Merkt will be next to step up to receive the prize that for 15 years Locarno has awarded to leading players in international independent production. After Mike Medavoy, Christine Vachon and David Linde – to name just three – the 2017 The Best Independent Producer Award “Raimondo Rezzonico” will go to a Swiss producer whose skills have been crucial to the making of several interna...
The 64TH Sydney Film Festival announces Korean-American actor and The Walking Dead star Steven Yeun will join director and 2017 Cannes Palme d'Or contender Bong Joon-ho, and Australian actor Daniel Henshall (Snowtown) at the Sydney Film Festival in June (7-18). Their film Okja will premiere at the Festival, direct from sparking controversy in Cannes. The Festival also reveals former New Zealand Prime Minister and ...
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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.eting et le digital.
Clint Eastwood © Anne-Christine Poujoulat / AFP CLINT EASTWOOD, qui fut Président du Jury en 1994, est présent à Cannes du 19 au 21 mai. Le 20, il a présenté en salle Debussy la copie restaurée d’Impitoyable (Unforgiven) dont le Festival fête, avec la Warner, le 25e anniversaire. Le 21, il a inauguré la LEÇON DE CINÉMA DU 70e ANNIVERSAIRE par une conversation en compagnie du critique américain Kenneth Tur...
Pour la cinquième année consécutive, le Disney Art Challenge, concours créé et organisé par The Walt Disney Company France en partenariat avec Art Ludique-Le Musée, a récompensé trois étudiants du Réseau des Ecoles de Cinéma d'Animation (RECA). Les élèves des 25 écoles du RECA étaient invités à créer des planches graphiques autour du thème « ...
Toei Animation partage des détails exclusifs au Festival International du Film d'Animation d'Annecy Toei Animation a dévoilé les premières images du film très attendu Mazinger Z lors du Festival International du Film d'Animation d'Annecy, le plus grand festival d'animation au monde. Annoncée en septembre dernier avec une seule image, les fans du monde entier ont fébrilement attendu pour des détails sur l'adap...
La 2e Edition du Festival de Cinéma Aborigène Australien se tiendra du 15 au 18 juin 2017 à Paris au Cinéma des Cinéastes. La soirée d'ouverture a débuté avec une performance de la soprano aborigène (Welcome to Country) "Dali Mana Gamarada" de Deborah Cheetham chanté en langue Gadigal à la Soirée d'ouverture du 2e Festival du Cinéma Aborigène Australien www.cinemaap....
Les anniversaires sont des occasions de regards rétrospectifs et par le fait même de réaménagement des héritages. La ville se met à l’heure de la réconciliation sous l’initiative conjointe du maire Coderre et de l’APNQL, alors que par ailleurs la Société du 375e nous invite à créer des ponts. Présence autochtone, ayant été précurseur des progrès qui s’amorcent, e...
Film Noir au Canal de retour pour une 3e édition – du 9 juillet au 13 août Film Noir au Canal, le Festival de films policiers cultes sur les berges du Canal Lachine, est de retour cet été pour une 3e édition. Cette année, 6 projections gratuites en plein air auront lieu tous les dimanches du 9 juillet au 13 août, dans un décor de films policiers, au Square Saint-Patrick sur la rive sud du Canal, à l’angle...
Pour garder les bonnes habitudes et continuer à rassembler les jeunes passionnés de cinéma de la région, la 11ème édition de l'Atelier Stylo et Caméra aura lieu du 07 au 20 août, les inscriptions sont ouvertes !!! Cela est devenu une habitude, une très bonne habitude … Pour la 14e année consécutive, l’Association Ciné Plein Soleil rassemblera à nouveau acteurs, ...
PRIX SNCF DU POLAR / Roman 2017 Franck Bouysse, Grossir le ciel, Le Livre de Poche. PRIX SNCF DU POLAR / Bande Dessinée 2017 Alex W. Inker, Apache, Sarbacane. PRIX SNCF DU POLAR / Court Métrage 2017 J.&M. Emmanuelli, Hasta que la celda nos separe, Black Dog Production. Du 12 octobre 2016 au 31 mai 2017, le PRIX SNCF DU POLAR est allé à la rencontre des amateurs du genre partout en France - dans les trains, da...
HOMMAGES - PROJECTIONS - RENCONTRES PROFESSIONNELLES 14 - 21 JUIN 2017 - PARIS Cinéma Majestic Passy 16 rue de Passy - 75016 Paris DÍFFERENT 10! L'autre cinéma espagnol Pour la 10è année, l'association Espagnolas en París propose au début de l'été un concentré de bon cinéma espanol... PROGRAMME ...
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