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Sub-Ti Party at Hilton, Cannes

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The international subtitling company, Sub-Ti, held a party at the Cannes Hilton I-Lounge on Monday evening during the Cannes Film Festival. Sub-Ti is based in London, and has offices in Milan, Paris, Bologna, Barcelona, and New York. Guests of the party enjoyed wonderful Italian cuisine looking out over the bay of Cannes....

FILMMAKERS BIOGRAPHY

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Malcolm EntertainmentBiographyOscar Sanders from an early age developed an interest in filmmaking. From 1977 to 1980, Oscar made five films with a Super 8 camera. These films starred his friends closest friends and were often enjoyed by family and friends. Mr. Sanders moved on to become a guitarist for fifteen years for several bands, which toured the United States and Europe. He recorded three albums with the Billy Bang Sextet for Polygram Records in Milan, Italy and ITC Records in West Germany...

Oscars Go Head To Head With Paris Fashion Week

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PARIS - The Oscars last night may be the biggest celebration of the year for the movie biz. But for serious fashionistas the focus was not on the red carpet, but on the City of Lights, where Paris Fashion Week  - prêt à porter fall/winter 2007 - kicked off Sunday.If the first days shows were anything to go by, there really is no excuse for not dressing right on the night. Think past winners of worst-dressed Oscar lists, such as Cher and Demi Moore. Paris fashion house Balmains collection Sun...

Charles & Ron official sponsor of MIFF

MIFF Director Hisham Abdel Khalek has signed an agreement for sponsorship with Ron van Maarschalkerweerd, representative and founder of the Maltese fashion label Charles & Ron. The designers will provide women’s clothing to the crew members, guests and celebrities for the whole duration of the Malta International Film Festival. Charles and Ron started working together in 1992, when Ron left his native Holland and moved to Malta. They have established themselves as Malta's leading fas...

River to River. Florence Indian Film Festival

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Today, Thursday 14th December, is the last day of the sixth River to River. Florence Indian Film Festival (8-14 December 2006), Firenze directed by Selvaggia Velo.The last evening will see the special screening of Notturno Indiano by Alain Corneau, from Antonio Tabucchi’s short story, in which a nameless traveller arrives in Mumbai in search of a friend, then heads on down.The winners of the FIFF Digichannel Audience Award have also been announced and will be screened on the last day of the fe...

6th River to River. Florence Indian Film Festival

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The sixth River to River. Florence Indian Film Festival, under the direction of Selvaggia Velo, will take place in Florence, Italy, from December 8th to 14th 2006.Screenings will be at cinema Spazio Uno in Via del Sole n.10.The Festival is sponsored by the Cinema Department of the Ministry of National Heritage and Culture of Rome, the Regional Council of Tuscany, Provincia di Firenze, Quartiere 1, Banca Toscana, Apt, Hotel Roma, Instyle, India Tourism Office of Milan, Kuoni Tour Operator, Coop F...

AFM 2006 Gets Going

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By Liza Foreman Los Angeles – Although the main business here is film, the 27th American Film Market (AFM) managed to produce plenty of records Wednesday. 435 companies from 36 countries are exhibiting this year, with 592 films screening: that’s up from 534 titles last year. All in all, the number of films screening has increased by 50 per cent over the past three years. The figures represent all-time highs for the annual film market, which runs 1 – 8th November 2006. Part of the growth mu...

AFM 2006 Gets Going

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Although the main business here is film, the 27th American Film Market (AFM) managed to produce plenty of records Wednesday.435 companies from 36 countries are exhibiting this year, with 592 films screening: that’s up from 534 titles last year. All in all, the number of films screening has increased by 50 per cent over the past three years. The figures represent all-time highs for the annual film market, which runs 1 – 8th November 2006.Part of the growth must be attributed to the demise of ...

9 days that shook the film world

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THE FIRST ROME FILM FIESTA, OCT. 13 – 21, 2OO6 The whole report day by day from day one. In less than a week, on the fateful FridayThe Thirteenth of the current month (October 13, 2OO6), the First International Film Festival ever held in Rome will open the gates of the Eternal City to a floodtide of media representatives, journalists, film professionals, actors, directors, film fans, and just plain curious stargazers of all stripes and colours. Whether this new festival turns out to be a blas...

Romangeles : looking back and taking stock

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Looking back at the just completed first Rome Film Festival and Fiesta combined one thing that can be said is that not only was it not a "flop", but it probably exceeded most people's wildest expectations. There was no lack of nay-sayers around the edges trying to disparage the event by accusing it of catering to the lowest common denominator, or slavishly bowing to Hollywood --(one paper called it "Romangeles") -- but the bottom line is that everybody had a good time, interest in cinema was gi...

Président du jury video Idrissou Mora-kpaï (Bénin)

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Né au Bénin en 1967, Idrissou Mora-Kpaï a quitté son pays à l’âge de 19 ans et après un séjour en Algérie et en Italie, il s’installe en Allemagne où il fait des études de cinéma dans la section réalisation. Après quoi, il s’installe à Paris où il réalise son premier doc « Si-Gueriki, la Reine mère » qu’il a tourné au nord du Bénin et pour lequel il a reçu plusieurs prix dont celui du meilleur documentaire francophone à Namur en Belgique. Son film « Arlit, deuxi...

The sixth River to River Fest in Florence: highlights

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The sixth River to River. Florence Indian Film Festival, directed by Selvaggia Velo, will take place in Florence from December 8th to 14th 2006. The Festival is sponsored by the Cinema Department of the Ministry of National Heritage and Culture of Rome, the Council for Culture of the Municipal Government of Florence, the Regional Council of Tuscany, Banca Toscana, Apt, Hotel Roma, Instyle, India Tourism Office of Milan, Kuonigastaldi Tour Operator, The Florentine as the media partner, in collab...

The Films in Competition at Milano Fest

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Milano Film Festival - eleventh edition 15 - 24 September 2006The Films in CompetitionOne year of commitment. A thorough search among film schools, producers, distributors and independent festivals.From Mexico to Korea, from South Africa to Finland, from the United States to Palestine, from New Zealand to India, from Chiapas to France.More than 2000 films have been submitted from over 90 countries: among them, the selection committee has chosen the films that will take part in this year's editio...

Milano Film Festival 11th edition

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MILANO FILM FESTIVAL 2006Eleventh edition15-24 September 2006Piccolo Teatro"A new start, towards something different, unexplored, unexpected. A festival for people that don't have any preconceptions, that are eager to be surprised."The eleventh edition is a chance to start anew: the Festival will be a meeting point for film lovers, for not-festival-goers, for children, for music enthusiasts, for professionals, for students, for people that believe that films can portray important aspects of the ...

Milano Fest preview

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MILANO FILM FESTIVAL 2006Eleventh edition15-24 September 2006Piccolo Teatro"A new start, towards something different, unexplored, unexpected. A festival for people that don't have any preconceptions, that are eager to be surprised."The submission deadline has passed, the selection is in progress. A thorough search through film schools, producers, distributors and independent festivals resulted in the submission of more than 2000 films from more than 90 countries: from Mexico to Palestine, from S...

River to River Florence Indian ready to kick in

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River to River. Florence Indian Film Festival9-15 December 2005, Florence, ItalyOnce again, the fifth edition of River to River. Florence Indian Film Festival, the festival devoted to independent and parallel Indian cinema, will take place from 9 to 15 December 2005 under the direction of Selvaggia Velo.The screenings will take place at the cinema Spazio Uno, Via del Sole n.10 in Florence.The Festival was made possible thanks to the support of: the Cinema Management of the Ministry for Arts and...

Walk the Line, Johny Cash hit musical to preview in Capri

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Walk the Line, the new hit musical film about the life of American country singing legend Johnny Cash, will be previewed in Italy at the Capri, Hollywood – Kimbo Coffee International Film Festival December 27-31, 2005 on the Isle of Capri. James Mangold’s film and Joaquin Phoenix, who plays Cash, are leading candidates for Oscar recognition early next year.The festival will feature the presentation of three 2005 Capri Music Awards to:American director Taylor Hackford for Ray, his film biogr...

Eurosport wins guirlande d'honneur at Sport Movies & TV 2005

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EUROSPORT WINS “SPORT MOVIES & TV 2005”The delivery of the “Guirlande d’Honneur” closed the 23rd "Sport Movies & TV – Milano International FICTS Festival” “6 days of Sport, Cinema and world TV” held in Milan for six days of sport and culture. Over 200.000 spectators attended, due to the peculiarity of the event and the promotional approach, with a completely free access to the screenings in 5 inside halls, as well as the maxi-screen located in Piazza Duomo.In the various Sectio...

The third Zagreb Film Festival concluded

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The third Zagreb Film Festival, from 17 to 22. October 2005, hosted by the City of Zagreb, presents films by studio or independent filmmakers, is devoted to the exhibition of three-category feature film, short film and documentary film, as well as other aspects of the film and multimedia projects. The premises of this center had a sort of artistic dynamics and beside students, it is primarily intended for other generations as a meeting place for contemplating new creative potentials. Besides the...

Sport Movies & TV 2005 – 23rd Milano FICTS Festival kicks in

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Sport Movies & TV 2005 – 23rd Milano International FICTS Festival”, organized by FICTS (Federation Internationale Cinema Television Sportifs, recognised by IOC – 94 member countries) has been presented to press by the Festival Director and FICTS International President, Prof. Franco Ascani.Festival seat will be Palazzo ai Giureconsulti in Piazza Mercanti 2 in Milan.“Sport Movies & TV 2005” 6 days of Sport, Cinema and TV from all over the world, will be held from the 27th of October to ...

New Italian Cinema week in San Francisco and more

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New Italian Cinema (Nov 13 – 20 at the AMC Kabuki 8 Theatres San Francisco), is an eight-day series dedicated to celebrating the rich cinematic tradition of Italy and bringing the country’s newest directors and films to audiences in San Francisco, New York, Moscow and Amsterdam. This year’s selection runs the gamut from thriller to black comedy, delves into issues affecting young and old and explores issues such as corporate downsizing, illegal immigration and the plight of political priso...

Milano Film Festival closed its doors with awards

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The tenth edition of the Milano Film Festival has closed its doors with the final awards ceremony and an unexpected concert by Vinicio Capossela. Best feature film “Las Mantenidas sin sueños”, by the Argentine Martin Desalvo and Vera Fogwill; for the short films competition, the winner is “La ruta natural”, by the young spanish filmmaker Alex Pastor. The Aprile Award has been awarded to “Wrong”, by Tom Geens. (The other prices and mentions are listed in the attachment.) More than 15...

DCI finalizes D Cinema system requirements and specs

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Digital Cinema Initiatives, LLC (DCI)venture was formed in March 2002. The purpose of DCI is to establish and document specifications for an open architecture for Digital Cinema components that ensures a uniform and high level of technical performance, reliability and quality control.DCI members include Disney, Fox, MGM, Paramount, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Universal and Warner Bros. Studios. Digital Cinema Initiatives, LLC (DCI) has completed the final overall system requirements and specifi...

Sport Movies & TV 2005- Milano FICTS Festival selection

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FROM “A TO Z” (FROM AL JAZEERA TO Z CHANNEL): “SELECTED” TV FOR SPORT MOVIES & TV 2005 The Jury has officially ended the selection and published the list of the selected works, that will be presented to the public during the final phase of the 23rd edition of “Sport Movies & TV 2005- Milano FICTS Festival”, the international Festival organized by FICTS – Federation Cinema Television Sportifs (presided by Prof. Franco Ascani and recognised by IOC, with 94 affiliated Nations) progra...

“SPORT MOVIES & TV 2005”: WHO ENTERED

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It’s basically almost fully defined the list of entrants at the 23rd edition of “Sport Movies & TV – Milan International Festival”. A billboard that will feature the participation of the most qualified representatives from the worlds of sport, television and cinema, side to side with independent producers and newcomers, offering a 360° overview on sports around the world. Following is the list of the entrants so far: Asia Golden Network Limited, Film Studio "Risk", Adobe Production Inte...

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