Article by Anna Takayama
Four Roses, a recent submission to the ÉCU 2010 European Dramatic Feature category, explores themes of isolation, love, and being. Director Kris De Meester talks to Anna Takayama about the charm of police sirens, the color of black and white, and flying hippos in France.
Q: What is your film about?
Four Roses is about everything and nothing, the unbearable lightness of being and the eternal sense of every passing minute. As Henry David Thoreau once w...
The Atlanta Philosophy Film Festival is dedicated to philosophy films that exemplify the pursuit of knowledge through the moving image. Films that guide us through the questions and speak to the human condition.
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The Atlanta Philosophy Film Festival is currently accepting short film and feature film submissions in all genres and categories from around the world.
Director: Julien Lecat.
Diane, a hardened woman, manages a brothel in the 2030s. Frank Richard, a smuggler and old friend, drowns his sorrows in alcohol, trying to escape the memory of his dead brother. He convinces Diane to enter his brain in order to erase this memory. She will make astonishing discoveries…
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In a first-ever collaboration, the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival will partner with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra to bring some of the most beloved Jewish film scores to life for a one-time-only concert on Monday, Jan. 4, 2010, at 8 p.m., at Atlanta Symphony Hall. The AJFF Gala Concert kicks off the 10th Annual Atlanta Jewish Film Festival, which runs Jan. 13-24, 2010. The Jan. 4 concert, sponsored by Turner Classic Movies and Comcast, will be the first time a concert of Jewish-themed film scores...
The 12th annual Savannah Film Festival, hosted by the Savannah College of Art and Design, will take place from Saturday, October 31-Saturday, November 7.
Films to receive special gala screenings will include Jean-Marc Vallée's "The Young Victoria"; Oren Moverman's "The Messenger," with Moverman and stars Woody Harrelson and Ben Foster in attendance; Grant Heslov's "The Men Who Stare at Goats"; Pedro Almodovar's "Broken Embraces"; Lone Sher...
Director: Teun van der Zalm, Daan Verbiest.
A city is growing from abstract to stylistic. The city is growing towards the future.
Celebrating its 10th anniversary, the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival (AJFF) continues its tradition of great storytelling through cinematic masterpieces, presented Jan. 13-24, 2010. The festival showcases an international selection of films that explore life, culture and history with a Jewish twist. As the largest film festival in Atlanta, movie-goers have the opportunity to view the featured films at three Atlanta-area locations: Regal Cinemas Atlantic Station Stadium 16, Lefont Sandy Springs ...
The 12th annual Savannah Film Festival, hosted by the Savannah College of Art and Design, will take place from Saturday, October 31-Saturday, November 7.Films to receive special gala screenings will include Jean-Marc Valles The Young Victoria; Oren Movermans The Messenger, with Moverman and stars Woody Harrelson and Ben Foster in attendance; Grant Heslovs The Men Who Stare at Goats; Pedro Almodovars Broken Embraces; Lone Sherfigs An Education; the United States premieres of James Ivorys The City...
Festival League has officially declared the entire month of September as Independent Film Month in Atlanta, Georgia.
Join us for this incredible celebration as a series of film festivals and related events run every weekend in September 2011.
Atlanta Shortsfest showcases ultra-talented filmmakers from every country who have created memorable shorts under 40 minutes.
Atlanta Horror Film Festival brings in the new talent in horror, sci-fi, dark comedy, mystery, gore and more.
Atlanta
International Documentary Film Festival (DocuFest Atlanta) is held
annually and
presents the best documentary films in the world.
Atlanta
Underground Film Festival presents our 8th Annual Film Festival,
continuing our off-the-wall presentation of shorts and features with
many special events including Animation Attack!
2009 BIFF Poster Description from the artistThe intention of this piece is to communicate a come one come all event. The uses of various species of fish are used to personify human beings of all races and genres of life. The female figure that leads that pack of fish is used to communicate a sense of eagerness and excitement but in a less aggressive way. Elegance and childishness is used as a vehicle to aid in communicating the brunt of the message. The rainbow, a new aesthetics being visited by...
Norman Jewison is a Canadian, although he always made Hollywood films, movies about social issues, humanity, and values, still they always entertained. Cher, Faye Dunaway, Carl Reiner, Eva Marie Saint, Alan and Marilyn Bergman, Haskell Wexler were there to share this special evening with Norman. Stars honor Norman Jewison photo by Robert Primes Dawn Hudson from Film Independent LA, began the evening and said from the stage, that she wanted to feel ...
The Global Film Village: Tribute to Norman Jewison at Los Angeles County Museum of Art by Marla Lewin Norman Jewison is a Canadian, although he always made Hollywood films, movies about social issues, humanity, and values, still they always entertained. Cher, Faye Dunaway, Carl Reiner, Eva Marie Saint, Alan and Marilyn Bergman, Haskell Wexler were there to share this special evening with Norman. Dawn Hudson from Film Independent LA, began the evening and said from the stage, tha...
The Sixth Annual Atlanta Underground Film Festival will showcase 100+ films from August 26 - 30, 2009.
Enter your film before the May 30, 2009 deadline!
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IronKids 2009
Beginning in May, the World Triathlon Corporation starts its 8 city tour of IronKids and IronFlix. The events include regional championship races, an athletes' "village" and the newly launched IronFlix Film Festival.
KIDS FIRST! is partnering with IronKids National Triathlon to present IronFlix, a kids' film festival designed to inspire and motivate youth to lead an active, positive and healthy lifestyle.
KIDS FIRST! is seeking inspirational sports films...
THIS IS AMERICA: A Russian Looks At America
God Bless America!
Length: 70 min
Genre: documentary
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Sometimes it takes a fresh (and foreign) set of eyes to find the humor, pathos and contradictions that make America the country that it is. A new kind of road movie exposing the best and the strangest of America is the intention of Russian filmmaker Nickolay Velikanov in his film THIS...
We`re giving away $3,000 to the two most original and outrageous video entries plus $500 to three talented second prize winners and iPods to 10 third prize winners.
The Underexposed Film Festival is a event designed to expose and promote independent filmmakers. We are dedicated to providing a voice for underexposed film.
The Costa Rica International Film Festival, held in Montezuma, Costa Rica, invites filmmakers and fans alike to join us for ten days of free film screenings, live music, art presentations, and plenty of parties!
The Latin American and Caribbean Community Center, has increased exposure and has exposed both the immigrant and local communities to issues that affect all the people of the Americas. The 4th Film Festival will focus on Human Rights.
The Italian Riviera Film Festival will debut in June of 2009. The cities of Portofino, Santa Margherita Ligure and Sestri Levante will host 10,000 to a festival of International premieres and special retrospectives.
The festival runs in conjunction with the Fantasm convention, and is free to all convention attendees over the age of 18. We encourage everyone in the Adult Film Community to participate in this unique festival.
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The Atlanta International Documentary Festival (DocuFest Atlanta) showcases the very best documentary selections from across the globe.
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