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Siraj Syed’s IFFI 2016 diary, XIV: Catching what you can! If you really want to notch up six films a day, you can. All you need is luck, in terms of show slots and seats, an insatiable appetite for cinema of all forms from all countries, no appetite for food of the eating and drinking kind, an alarm clock body that can turn off on demand and turn on at will, and no commitments or engagements that you cannot skip or postpone during the festival period. Well, I might score high in terms o...
Siraj Syed’s IFFI 2016 diary, XIII: IM Kwon-taek’s 102 films and SPB’s 40,000 songs South Korean film-maker IM Kwon-taek was conferred with the Lifetime Achievement Award and Indian singer S.P. Balasubrahmanyam was felicitated with the Centenary Award for Indian Film Personality of the Year at the International Film festival of India, 2016. The 80 year-old, famed director talked briefly, even owning up to some of his work that wasn’t well-received. Regarded as the fath...
> AWARDS WATCH
Nominees for the 23rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® for outstanding individual, cast and ensemble performances in film and television of 2016, as well as the nominees for outstanding action performances by film and television stunt ensembles were announced this morning at the Pacific Design Center’s SilverScreen Theater in West Hollywood. SAG-AFTRA Executive Vice President Gabrielle Carteris introduced Sophia Bush (Chicago P.D., One Tree Hill) ...
The full list of nominations: Best Motion Picture - Drama Hacksaw Ridge Hell or High Water Lion Manchester by the Sea Moonlight Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy 20th Century Women Deadpool Florence Foster Jenkins La La Land Sing Street <<<<<<<
Best Director - Motion Picture Damien Chazelle, La La Land Tom Ford, Nocturnal Animals Mel Gibson, Hacksaw Ridge Barry Jenkins, Moonlight Kenneth Lonergan, Manchest...
The more than 3,000 members of the European Film Academy – filmmakers from across Europe – have voted for this year’s European Film Awards. At the awards ceremony in Wroclaw the following awards were presented: EUROPEAN FILM 2016 TONI ERDMANN Directed by: Maren Ade Written by: Maren Ade Produced by: Janine Jackowski, Jonas Dornbach, Maren Ade, Michel Merkt EUROPEAN COMEDY 2016 A MAN CALLED OVE (En man som heter Ove) Directed by: Hannes Holm Writte...
91 ORIGINAL SONGS VIE FOR 2016 OSCAR® LOS ANGELES, CA – The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 91 songs from eligible feature-length motion pictures released in 2016 are in contention for nominations in the Original Song category for t
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 15 films in the Documentary Feature category will advance in the voting process for the 89th Academy Awards®. One hundred forty-five films were originally submitted in the category. The 15 films are listed below in alphabetical order by title, with their production companies: “Cameraperson,” Big Mouth Productions “Command and Control,” American Experience...
TELEVISION PROGRAMS Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series RIZ AHMED / “The Night Of” Total nominations in this category: 1 Total Actor® nominations: 1 This is Riz Ahmed’s first Actor® nomination STERLING K. BROWN / “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story” Total nominations in this category: 1 Total Actor® nominations: 2 Concurrent nominations this year: MALE DRAMA &ndash...
Join us at one of our screenings You and a guest are cordially invited to the following screenings of Satybaldy Narymbetov’s “AMANAT” The Official entry from Kazakhstan For consideration for Best Foreign Language Film ...
RUTH NEGGA / Mildred Loving – “LOVING” (Focus Features) – Nominee, Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama – Golden Globes “I am profoundly grateful for this recognition… I can’t thank the HFPA enough for their support, this is such an honor. I am humbled to be in the company of all of these extraordinary, talented, and powerful women. It has been such a gift to share Mildred and Richard Loving’s im...
"My heartfelt thanks to the Hollywood Foreign Press for honoring KUBO AND THE TWO STRINGS with this wonderful distinction. Working with the team of wizards and geniuses at LAIKA to bring KUBO to the world has been the most rewarding, most moving experience of my professional life. I’m grateful for it. And I’m grateful that the lovingly handcrafted efforts and brilliance of our extraordinary cast and crew have been so meaningfully recognized with this nomin...
The 14th International Festival Signs of the Night / 2016 / Paris Short Film Competition Award MAIN AWARD Woman and her Car Elle pis son char Loïc Darses | Canada | 2015 | 0:18:00 Special Mentions Invocation to Sleep Ewa Wikiel | Germany | 2015 | 0:13:00 SIGNS AWARD...
CROUCHING TIGERS PROJECT LAB AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED The Crouching Tigers Project Lab Award Winners were announced at the closing of the IFFAM Industry Hub on Sunday. The four winning films were each presented with cash awards of USD 10,000 by Tomas Jegeus from Fox International Production, John Penotti from Ivanhoe Pictures and Jane Wan from Huace Pictures. The winners were: · RIVER TOWN 江城 / Dir & Pr...
Other Worlds Austin SciFi Film Festival wrapped up its third season yesterday by announcing the 2016 winners for its Best Feature Audience Award, Best Short Audience Award (sponsored by F...
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December 31, 2016 Earlybird Deadline
The Melbourne Doc Fest each year curates world class features direct from some of the hottest most prestigious documentary film festivals in the world like Sheffield Doc Fest, Traverse City Film Festival Doc NYC, SXSW, Doc Edge and IDFA. But what matters to us most is documentaries that are well-made, compelling, thought provoking, passionate and relevant to Australian audiences.
The Melbourne Doc Fest is one of the world newest documentary film festivals and one of the most fun and interesting stop overs on the international documentary film festival circuit. It is the only festival in Australasia to provide feedback on submissions. ...
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Submit by January 13, 2017
For 6 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!
We look forward to having you screen at our 6th year anniversary!
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Late Deadline December 31, 2016
NYC Indie Film Festival honors the Best in Category which includes Best Narrative Feature, Best Documentary, Best Short Documentary, Best Short Narrative, Best Super Short, Best Music Video, as well as Best Director and Best Screenplay.
Be part of the New York City Independent Film Festival! The 8th Annual NYC Indie Film Festival will take place May 2 - 7, 2017 and will present indie films from around the world, panels, live shows, parties, and more! NYCIndieFF celebrates the power of independent filmmaker and offers awards valued at over $12,000 USD. Submit your film today for your chance to win and join us in New York next spring! .
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Regular Deadline February 24, 2017
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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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New York Festivals
The 2017 Television & Film Awards gala will take place at the annual NAB Show in Las Vegas on April 25th, 2017
Deadline extended
The New York Festivals International TV & Film Awards honors the World’s Best TV and Films at its annual gala at NAB Show in Las Vegas on April 25th. Founded in 1957, NYF TV & Film Awards offers a powerhouse of categories including: 30 categories for documentaries and dozens of categories for news, drama and performers. New York Festivals welcomes network, studio, independent, and student productions of all lengths across all platforms. Late entries accepted until January 5th, 2017. For more information visit: http://www.newyorkfestivals.com/tvfilm/
NYF TV & Film Awards New Categories for 2017: Heroes, Ecotourism, and Best Use of Technology
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Next Deadline: December 15, 2016
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Enter the Festival that discovered Spielberg, Lucas, Coppola, Ang Lee, the Coen Brothers, David Lynch, and John Lee Hancock with their first awards!
Competition in 10 major categories! More than 200 specialized sub-categories offer fair competition and a chance for a Remi Award!
The 50th 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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Late Deadline December 16, 2016
The Myrtle Beach International Film Festival has been awarded several prestigious awards including one of the "Top 25 film festivals worth the entry fee" by Movie Maker Magazine. The MBIFF screens projects in a multi-million dollar theater, housing state of the art technology.
Being billed as the East Coast's answer to Sundance, the MBIFF has a reputation for outstanding films including writings and blogs making the statement that the MBIFF has the best film line up in the World. We continue to be a venue for up and coming film makers as well as seasoned professionals. Many of the filmmakers will be in attendance with their films, and will be available for Q&A sessions.
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Fantasporto’2017 | Oporto International Film Festival announces our Call for Film Entries for the 37th annual festival, running February 24th till March 4th.
This Call is for Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi features and shorts in the Fantasy competition. The Director’s Week is for features only, in all genres except fantasy.
Deadlines for Entries for 2017 edition are October 30th (Early Call) and December 5th (Final Call).
Films can be submitted now using the film submission website www.fantasporto.com
Fantasporto enjoys incredible loyalty and support from the large film-appreciating community all over the World. In the last edition, Fantasporto was attended by over 20,000 enthusiastic genre film fans and over 200 members of the film press and industry.
Considered in 2015 as the first of the independent film festivals in the world by TRIPPER, Fantasporto is among the top film festivals for the discovery of new talent, having revealed countless of now famous directors, producers and actors.
The World Heritage City by UNESCO of Porto, twice considered Europe’s Best Touristic Destination, is another factor adding interest . Founded in 1981, the 37th edition has the support of the Portuguese State.
Check the Regulations on the site www.fantasporto.com.
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This documentary is the French counterpart to Michael Moore’s 1989 Roger & Me in which Moore attempted to confront Roger Smith, the president of General Motors. Both Ruffin and Moore engage in an empirically based analysis of the consequences of turbo capitalism and the impact of the investment strategies of large corporations that result in local unemployment and the destruction of the social fabric of the communities where their factories are located. Ruffin, a left wing journalist...
Siraj Syed reviews Rogue One, A Star Wars Story: While there is war, there is hope! “Learning to make films is very easy. Learning what to make films about is very hard.” — George Walton Lucas, Jr. "It's the reality of war. Good guys are bad. Bad guys are good. It's complicated, layered; a very rich scenario in which to set a movie." --Gareth Edwards. It has been reported that the creator of Star Wars, George Lucas, liked Rogue One very much, and that th...
Genders and Sexualities in Films and Society: Beyond the Binary Sexuality and the stigmas attached to it, by the state/religion/patriarchal society, have meant both a private and public hell, for those human beings who do not classify as male or female. There are already a significant number of closet queers/homosexuals, lesbians, gays, bi-sexual and transgender persons who have come out of into the open, including celebrities, especially media, entertainment and fashion industry figures. Na...
Best Inspiring Movie Animation that Matter Award ...
Presents Opening in theaters March 3, 2017 Directed by: Mark Pellington Written by: Stuart Ross Fink Starring: Sh...
I love the voice over in that Trailer !, looks strong. In War for the Planet of the Apes, the third chapter of the critically acclaimed blockbuster franchise, Caesar and his apes are forced into a deadly conflict with an army of humans led by a ruthless Colonel. After the apes suffer unimaginable losses, Caesar wrestles with his darker instincts and begins his own mythic quest to avenge his kind. As the journey finally brings them face to face, Caesar and the Colonel are pitted against each...
THE CONGRESS -- FINAL VERSION by ALEX DE LEON <filmfestivals.com> Summary: Amazing! Will have special reverberations for Veteran Acid trippers Nota bene This is an email review: Dear Milgro, just saw an incredible half animation film at the Budapest Israeli film week that I need to tell a film savvy person like yourself, about -- while it is still fresh in my mind. Name of Film "...
YOUTH FILM WORKSHOP SCREENING Sunday, December 11, 2016 at 5:30pm Fort Charlotte (Fort Stanley) FREE OF CHARGE There will be Six (6) Student projects showcased from Akhepran International Academy Winsdor Prep Government High School Bahamas Technical Vocational Institute BIFF Public Workshop ...
2016 BIFF LINEUP ANNOUNCED Visit BIFF Film Schedule This year, the Festival will showcase 95 films from 26 different countries, including 31 features of which several are international premieres and all are Bahamian premieres. The five competition categories at BIFF are Spirit of Freedom: Narrative;Documentary; New Visions; Sports Highlight; and Short Film. With a Special section for World Cinema ...
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World premiere in Cannes
An artistic journey between fiction and documentary film at the same time, throughout space, time, dimensions, light and music, that are conducting through the full sequence to a live experience of Enoc the Resplendent Stargate Energy®
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Paranoid Girls Comedy by Pedro del Santo was qualified for Oscar selection running for best film, best original song...
Ana, Paula and Veronica become fascinated by modeling and the life that it offers. Yet, they gradually begin to discover the dark side of fashion hidden behind the fame and glamour of the spotlights. The women experience downfall as they engage with an antagonistic photographer who drags models into a high stakes abyss of danger. The women learn to value friendship over the lures of fashion pitfalls and enjoy life's simplicities in the end.
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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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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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The 17th edition of Asia TV Forum & Market (ATF) and the 6th edition of ScreenSingapore ended on a high note last Friday, with record-breaking showing by 5,383 attendees. Based on exhibitor feedback collated to date, over US$244 million worth of deals and partnerships were estimated to have been facilitated during the three-day market. With ATF and ScreenSingapore at its highest attendance, the market floor reflected similar growth, reaching its largest size since the two shows were...
The Dutch director and screenwriter Paul Verhoeven will serve as jury president of the 67th Berlin International Film Festival, held February 9 - 19 2017. The rest of the jury will be announced soon. “With Paul Verhoeven as jury president, we have a filmmaker who has worked in a variety of genres in Europe and Hollywood. His creative, multifaceted boldness and his willingness to experiment are reflected in the spectrum of his works,” says Dieter Kosslick, director of the Ber...
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by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent Oh, to ruin Award Season… but isn’t that what we’re on earth for? To have our dreams shattered but then our lives uplifted, if only in the movies? Enter LA LA LAND, a singing, dancing act of pure wish fulfillment starring Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone. Wait, a musical? Don’t be fooled. This is classic cinema updated with today’s angst. Stone says “the idea of this really modern story of two artists and ...
The Bahamas International Film Festival (BIFF) announced today that Dylan McDermott will receive the Festival’s prestigious Celebrity Tribute Award. BIFF Founder and Executive Director Leslie Vanderpool made the announcement. We are proud to have Mr. McDermott on hand to receive the tribute presentation on Tuesday, December 6 at the Romora Bay Marina and Resort on Harbour Island, for the Annual Celebrity Tribute in honour of his outstanding contributions to the film industry. Dyl...
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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.
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http://www.lafeteducourt.com/ Parrainée par Bérengère Krief et Vincent Lacoste, la Fête met à l’honneur l’univers du court métrage. Au travers de 6300 projections, rencontres et ateliers, cette manifestation nationale s’adresse à tous les publics, des plus petits aux plus grands ! La partie parisienne se déroule au Carreau du Temple avec des tournages en direct, des ateliers parti...
C’est une première collaboration fructueuse entre la Société de développement des entreprises culturelles (SODEC) et le Festival de Cinéma Européen des Arcs, qui s’unissent pour célébrer la diversité et le dynamisme de l’industrie du cinéma québécois, jusqu’au 17 décembre 2016, au cœur des Alpes françaises. Consacré à la promotion du cinéma europ&...
le Festival du Film Court Francophone de Vaulx-en-Velin aura lieu du 13 au 21 janvier 2017. Pour sa 17ème édition, le festival laisse carte blanche à Ibrahim Letaïef, réalisateur, scénariste et chroniqueur Tunisien , propose 2 pays à l'honneur : Mauritanie et Mali, une Soirée de la Francophonie. "entre deux cultures, entre deux langues : les langues, des murs et des ponts", une Soiré...
le palmarès du 16ème festival international du film d'animation LES NUITS MAGIQUES qui s'est déroulé du 1er au 11 décembre au cinéma Le Festival de Bègles. Il manque encore le Prix des scolaires car des projections ont encore lieu jusqu'au 16 décembre www.cinemalefestival.fr Grand Prix du jury "Une tête disparaît" de Franck Dion (France) Second Prix du Jury (ex aequo)...
Meilleur drame Tu ne tueras point Comancheria Lion Manchester By The Sea Moonlight Meilleure comédie / musical 20th Century Women Deadpool La La Land Florence Foster Jenkins Sing Street Meilleur réalisateur Damien Chazelle (La La Land) Tom Ford (Nocturnal Animals) Mel Gibson (Tu ne tueras point) Barry Jenkins (Moonlight) Kenneth Lonergan (Manchester by the Sea) Meilleur acteur - drame Casey Affleck Joel Edgerton Andrew Garfield Vig...
Cette 8ème édition commence en beauté ! En tant que président de cette nouvelle édition, Radu Mihaileanu est venu, accompagné des autres membres ...
Deux magnifiques aventures de montagne à voir en famille ! Visions du Réel, Festival international de cinéma Nyon, les Cinémas Capitole, ainsi que les villes de Nyon et Gland, invitent pour la 5e année consécutive les habitants de la région le samedi 17 décembre à deux projections tous publics offertes. Lhamo, l’enfant de l’Himalaya à 11h00 aux Cinémas Capitole de Nyon, puis Zorra et le Clan des R...
La 22ème édition des Lumières de la presse internationale aura lieu le lundi 30 janvier 2017 au Théâtre de la Madeleine Les nominations seront annoncées le vendredi 16 décembre à la SACD La 22ème cérémonie des Lumières de la presse internationale se déroulera au Théâtre de la Madeleine le lundi 30 janvier 2017. Les nominations seront dévoilées lors d’un c...
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