Indian film is bursting forth on screens far and wide, as film-makers take advantage of a more globalised world, a spurt in the visibility of local talent, and the possibilities this throws up."The diversity, creative insights and technical virtuosity of Indian cinema are a pageant on world screens in the fall and winter seasons of 2007," says the latest issue of the 'FilmIndia Worldwide'.The magazine has listed a range of Indian films taking part in global festivals during...

  Symbolising the predominently agricultural character of the region of KARS bordering Armenia where every family living in a house, raises geese, the GOLDEN Goose is also the major award of the 13th European Films Festival on Wheels. On its second day, participants travelled to the ancient city of ANI through rollıng hılls and valleys to admire the ruins of the city in Turkey's easternmost province. .In a country where the Mınıster of Culture equally holds both porfolios of culture an...

CAMBOFEST: Film and Video Festival of Cambodia annnounces:  ** Call for Entries for the 2008 Edition! ** Following up on our successful launch in Phnom Penh in June; screenings to take place in Phnom Penh and Siem Reap (Angkor Wat city); winners in all categories will again receive the coveted Grabay Meas ("Golden Waterbuffalo") Trophy.To submit a film, or for more information, visit us online at:WWW.CAMBOFEST.COM(((Sok Sabai)))...

From August 15th to 26th the Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF) will run for the 61st time, and this year with new ventures.  EIFF, the longest continually running film festival in the world,  announced two new aspects to their festival.  The first will be a UK Talent Show, entitled "Trailblazers."  The talent show will be comprised of 20 people, half will be graduating students from the UK's screen academies of Skillset (A UK company funded by industry and governm...

Richard Moore, executive Director of the Melbourne Internation Film Festival, just announced new programs to be added to this years 19 day festival, which will be held from July 25th to August 12th.  New programs will include: "Africa! Africa!" which will show films from the last two years from all over the continent of Africa, "Stars of David" which will include Israeli cinema and documentaries, "Next Gen" comprised of films from all over the world geared for ...

Previous Palme d'Or winner, director Samira Makmalbaf and her father Mohsen gave a Press Conference in Cannes late Friday afternoon to discuss the future of their next film, "Two -Legged Horse." Production for the film, Samira's first in five years, was stopped suddenly after March 28 of this year when a deliberate bomb attack occurred on set in Afghanistan.Fifteen percent of the footage is done, but it is unknown when the shooting will recommence, one reason being that peopl...

Four years ago Dubai commenced their international film festival and today in Abu Dhabi, another Persian Gulf  town approximately 150 km south of Dubai, officials announced that they too will hold an international film festival during the second half of October.Dubai is well on its way to establishing itself as an regional film hub, and its own international film festival, set to run December 9-16, will be a direct competitor with Abu Dhabi's.  Although according to Abdulhamid Juma, Ch...

                The Czech Anti-Piracy Union regularly holds lectures on the topic of movie piracy and copyright questions within different film festivals in Czech Republic such as Summer Film School in Uherske Hradiste, Fresh Film Fest in Karlovy Vary, Famufest in Prague and so on. Our main objective is to inform the public about copyright and movie piracy questions in an understandable and complex way. The respect for copyright and intellectual property rights in general is hist...

IndieOrbit.com, the world's first independent film distribution Web site to truly benefit feature-length independent filmmakers, launches today, providing global distribution platforms. IndieOrbit.com offers filmmakers the opportunity to profit from showcasing their films on a pay-per-view basis while allowing them to maintain full rights to their work."We are revolutionizing the world of the true indie filmmaker by changing the distribution rules," said William Cicchino, founder o...

Friday, February 16-----The Berlinale Keynotes , a new information initiative launched this year by the Berlin Film Festival organization, got off to a successful start. Over 300 distinguished international industry representatives, invited by Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg and the Berlin International Film Festival, came together to watch the new event format at the Ritz-Carlton, Berlin. The first edition focused on the future of the film industry in the digital age, in terms of technology, con...

International Film Festivals in AsiaPumelo International Film Festival(PIFF) ( http://www.pumelo.com ) is screening 60 award winning films out of 265 films entered from 42 countries. There is a competition for the best film based purely on audience choice & they also award prizes for best director, best cinematography, best music score, best short, best documentary, best actor, best actress, etc. The films screened at the Pumelo International Film Festival are selected by a jury comprising o...

Tuesday, February 13----Actress-turned-director Julie Delpy's TWO DAYS IN PARIS, which had its world premiere in the Panorama section of the Berlin Film Festival a few days ago, has been purchased for North American rights. The Samuel Goldwyn Company and Netflix's Red Envelope Entertainment have announced the joint acquisition of the film, which they are planning to release in the US and Canada this coming summer. TWO DAYS IN PARIS is a romantic comedy about a French woman photographe...

Monday, February 12----The International Film Festival Summit (IFFS), the first international conference for film festival directors, programmers, fundraisers and sponsors held on the European continent, hosted a reception today at the Vox Bar at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in the heart of Potsdamer Platz, the nerve center for the Berlin Film Festival. IFFS made a number of exciting announcements at the event, for both the International Film Festival Summit Europe, to be held on April 18, 2007 at the ...

Thursday, January 25-- The Catholic League has gone as far as calling for a federal investigation of Sundance film, HOUNDDOG which stars Dakota Fanning (CHARLOTTE'S WEB, HIDE AND SEEK) and Robin Write Penn (WHITE OLEANDER, MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE). The League believes that it has potential of being child pornography and has requested Laura Bush's assistance in asking the Department of Justice to investigate. In HOUNDDOG, Fanning portrays a 12 year-old girl who is raped by an older boy. Although...

Tuesday, January 23----A slew of acquisition pick-ups have accelerated as the Sundance Film Festival heads into its final days before the announcement of its awards on Saturday evening. Talks of bidding wars, all night negotiation sessions and aggressive kibitzing have generated alot of buzz in indie circles, with more announcements expected in the coming days. Among the prominent deals announced, Paramount Vantage, the newly formed specialty arm of Hollywood major Paramount Pictures, has pi...