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Maria Esteves – February 23, 2012
Oscar Week New York 2012 Sixth Annual Meet the Oscars, Grand Central exhibit ribbon cutting opening ceremony presented by New York program director Patrick Harrison, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) and hosted by Academy Award winning actress Melissa Leo (The Fighter, 2011) was held at Vanderbilt Hall East Side, Grand Central Terminal, New York, Wednesday, February 22, 2012, 10:00 AM. This year’s Meet the Oscar, Grand Central showcase H...
Alethea Jones, from Melbourne won Tropfest’s 20th Birthday competition. Jones’s film “Lemonade Stand” was awarded first prize by a stellar judging panel of Oscar Winners - Geoffrey Rush, Nicole Kidman, Cate Blanchett and acclaimed actresses Toni Collette and Asher Keddie.
Australian directors Alex Proyas and Kieran Darcy-Smith, visiting New Yorker - screenwriter Charles Randolph, Tropfest Arabia Winner Jassem Al Jabbouri and 2011 Movie Extra Tropfest winner ...
New York Festivals 2012 International Television & Film Awards Announces Finalists;
Trophies Presented at NAB Show in Las Vegas
New York, NY – February 2, 2012: New York Festivals® International Television & Film Awards, now in its 55th year of honoring the World’s Best TV Programs & Films™, announced the finalists for the 2012 competition. The Grand Jury, comprised of award-winning television and film industry experts, determined the shortlist from e...
Human Rights Watch Film Festival
London, 21-30 March
ff.hrw.org
19 Films Address Economic Inequality and Consequences Worldwide
(London, 10 February 2012) – The 16th edition of the Human Rights Watch Film Festival will be presented in London from 21-30 March, 2012, Human Rights Watch said today.
The international feature programme includes 15 documentaries and 4 dramas, from Afghanistan, Bolivia, Bulgaria, Cambodia, the Canary Islands, Ethiopia, Iraq, Ita...
Director: Vikas Chandra (along with 10 Co-Directors).
11 Directors. 11 Cities. 1 Film.
Project 11 is a gripping edge-of-the-seat thriller that completely blurs the line between the real and the virtual world
The film is about Project 11, a cult underground video game, in which no one has ever gone beyond level 11.
11 avid gamers across the world are racing to cross it. What they don’t realize that they could be playing the last game of their lives.
On November 11, at precisely 11:11:11 am, when a Japanese housewife dies while playing the game in Tokyo, all hell breaks loose.
In a battle of man vs machine, will the gamers survive, or will the game kill them all…
By Maria Esteves – February 17, 2012
New York Fashion Week CARMELITA COUTURE Fall 2012 Revelation Runway Show was held at the Designer’s Loft, NYC, Tuesday, February 14, 6:00 PM. Fashion designer Carmelita Greco Fall 2012 collection was inspired by the biblical book of Revelation written by the prophet John. Her powerful artistic designs rich in symbolism included silk chiffon gowns and blouses in leopard prints; lion print (Lion of Judah) blouses; feather (protection, deliverance) bodys...
By Maria Esteves – February 17, 2012
New York Fashion Week CHRISTIAN SIRIANO Fall 2012 Runway Show was held at Eyebeam Atelier, Saturday, February 11, 4:00 PM. Siriano Fall 2012 collection was inspired by Frank R. Strayer 1933 film “The Vampire Bat,” starring Fay Wray. His beautiful and sophisticated collection included silk crepe dresses, long evening skirts, blouses, tops, capes, and leather jackets in black, white, burgundy and grey croco. Siriano featured his unique and elegant Pay...
By Maria Esteves - February 16, 2012
The 13th Annual 2012 New York International Latino Film Festival (NYILFF 2012) presented by HBO announces its open call for applicant entries for film submissions in all genres. NYILFF 2012 deadline to submit U.S. and International films is March 31st. To submit an application, please visit http://www.nylatinofilm.com.
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By Maria Esteves - February 16, 2012
The 16th New York Sephardic Jewish Film Festival 2012 (NYSJFF 2012) will be held at the Center for Jewish History March 15-22, 2012. The festival presented by the American Sephardi Federation, annually showcase films to illuminate the scope of the Sephardic Jewish experience from filmmakers throughout the world. This year's opening and closing films are FREE MEN (Les Hommes Libres), directed by Ismael Ferroukhi, Thursday, March 15, 7:30 PM; and IRAQ n ...
By Maria Esteves – February 16, 2012
Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week New York LACOSTE Fall/Winer 2012 Runway Show was held at the Theatre in Lincoln Center, Saturday, February 11, 2012, 10:00 AM. LACOSTE artistic director Felipe Oliveira Baptista Fall/Winter 2012-13 sportswear collection was inspired by LACOSTE 1960s archives of France’s national ski team. Baptista distinctive and elegant urban sportswear for men and women included tightly-fitted ski suits, straight double-faced leather/Mil...
By Maria Esteves – February 15, 2012
The CAROLINA HERRERA New York Fall 2012 Runway Show at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in Lincoln Center commenced Monday, February 13, 2012, 10:00 AM. Herrera’s Fall 2012 runway show was a beautiful display of elegance. Her timeless collection included wool coats embroidered with fur details in navy and black; silk gowns with crystal embroidered, abstract prints, and solid colors. Celebrities in attendance included Anna Wintour, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand...
In February 1987, Andy Warhol checked himself anonymously into New York Hospital for a routine gall bladder operation. As he lay recovering from this standard procedure, the nurse who was meant to watch over him fell asleep reading a bible. Thus neglected, Andy Warhol died and entered the land of legend.
25 years later film-maker Jim Sharman, writer Stephen Sewell and composer Basil Hogios interweave verse, song and imagery into a unique 40-minute exploration of this great artist’s l...
Hollywood's Laemmle Noho 7
Hollywood, CA
Website: www.fgff.org
The Feel Good Film Festival www.fgff.org is now accepting submissions for its 5th edition that takes place August 3-5, 2012 in Hollywood, CA. FGFF is devoted to helping advance the careers of filmmakers. Filmmakers worldwide are encouraged to submit early to meet the February 29th early-bird deadline.
Submit live-action or animation, comedies or romantic comedies, fiction or non-fiction,...
The Spirit Awards celebrates artist-driven filmmaking and recognizes the finest achievements of today’s independent filmmakers.
2012 FILM INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARD NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED
- $115,000 in grants to be awarded to filmmakers -
LOS ANGELES (Novembe...
THE 5th ANNUAL FEEL GOOD FILM FESTIVAL at Hollywood's Laemmle Noho 7 Theater FRIDAY, AUGUST 3 THROUGH SUNDAY, AUGUST 5, 2012 www.fgff.org.The 2012 Feel Good Film Festival (FGFF) is now accepting submissions for its 5th year screening movies to inspire and enlighten...movies that remind us of the beauty of the world around us. Submit through Withoutabox (www.withoutabox.com/login/6743 or www.fgff.org ). *FGFF CATEGORIES*: Feel Good Feature Film Feel Good Short Film F...
By Maria Esteves – February 10, 2012
Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week New York BCBG MAX AZRIA Fall/Winter 2012 Runway Show commenced Thursday, February 9, 2012, at the Theatre in Lincoln Center, New York. Founder/designer Max Azria artful and chic collection of Bauhaus style geometric abstraction composed of silks, chiffons, crepe de chine included canvas/leather trench coats, wool/leather jackets, jumpsuits, gowns, and dresses in navy, rust, black, cream, paprika, teal, camel, and macchiato colo...
MOMA ‘Global Lens’ Focuses on Moroccan film ‘PEGASE’ (2010).
‘Global Lens’, 2012 is a selection of ten films which screened at New York’s Museum of Modern Art gallery (MoMA) from January 12–28 as part of an effort between MoMA and The Global Film Initiative (GFI) to raise international awareness to developing cultures of cinema from politically and economically challenged countries.
One of these films was ‘PEGASE’ (Morocco, 2010), the FESPACO (Pan-Africa...
“The difference in European independent cinema is that it doesn’t leave anyone indifferent”
Interview: 29th of January, 2012
We interviewed Scott Hillier, a film and documentary director, producer, and President of ÉCU- The European Independent Film Festival .
By Mariana Castaño (Paris)
Scott Hillier is a “storyteller”. “Storyteller” is the word he uses himself, in a manner of English that he speaks at the speed of light. His eyes and hands move quickly an...
Call For Entries! A&E and the New York TV Fest seeking treatments for original unscripted TV shows;
Five finalist projects will receive development funding from the network with one winner earning $10,000 and the opportunity to participate in pilot production. More info below and at http://www.nytvf.com/2012_ae_pipeline.html
The A&E Unscripted Development Pipeline
A&E Network and the New York Television Festival are back with the second installment of an innovative pr...
By Maria Esteves - February 7, 2012
The 16th New York Sephardic Jewish Film Festival 2012 (NYSJFF 2012) will be held in March. The festival presented by the American Sephardi Federation, annually showcase extraordinary films that explores the Sephardic Jewish experience from filmmakers throughout the world.
For more information, please visit http://sephardicfilmfest.org.
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By Maria Esteves – February 7, 2012
The 21st New York Jewish Film Festival 2012 (NYJFF2012) presented by the Jewish Museum and the Film Society of Lincoln Center special film screening of TORN, by Israeli filmmaker Ronit Kertsner commenced Tuesday, January 17, 6:00 PM at the Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center, New York.
TORN is a powerful documentary that follows the life of Jacob Weksler (Romuald Waszkinel) a true Messianic believer, a completed Jew on a spiritual journey to Israel wh...
By Maria Esteves – February 5, 2012
The 21st New York Jewish Film Festival 2012 (NYJFF2012) New York Premiere of Dressing America: Tales from the Garment Center directed by Steven Fischler and Joel Sucher was held at the Walter Reade Theater, Monday, January 16, 1:00 PM. A special Q&A session immediately followed with director Steven Fischler and associate producer Phyllis A. Dillon moderated by independent curator Rachel Chanoff, New York Jewish Film Festival. Questions posed to direct...
By Maria Esteves – February 5, 2012
The 21st New York Jewish Film Festival 2012 (NYJFF2012) New York Premiere of Dressing America: Tales from the Garment Center directed by Steven Fischler and Joel Sucher was held at the Walter Reade Theater, Monday, January 16, 1:00 PM. A special Q&A session immediately followed with director Steven Fischler and associate producer Phyllis A. Dillon moderated by independent curator Rachel Chanoff, New York Jewish Film Festival. Questions posed to direct...
By Maria Esteves – February 5, 2012
The 21st New York Jewish Film Festival 2012 (NYJFF2012) New York Premiere of Dressing America: Tales from the Garment Center directed by Steven Fischler and Joel Sucher was held at the Walter Reade Theater, Monday, January 16, 1:00 PM. A special Q&A session immediately followed with director Steven Fischler and associate producer Phyllis A. Dillon moderated by independent curator Rachel Chanoff, New York Jewish Film Festival. Questions posed to direct...
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