TEXAS BLACK FILM FESTIVAL 2009! Announces Nominees in the following categories.Nominees for Best Actor in a Short or Feature Film Lionel Mack Smith for his performance in the short film "Larry (The Actor)" Louis Gossett, Jr. for his performance in the feature film "The Least Among You." Zora Howard for her performance in the short film "Premature" Angela Bassett for her performance in the feature film "Gospel Hill." Marie Tirenkti of Ghana for her performance in "Warrior Queen"...
Multiple Academy Award® winning director, producer, actor and composer Clint Eastwood has been selected to receive the Santa Barbara International Film Festival’s highest honor, The Lucky Brand® Modern Master Award, it was announced by SBIFF Executive Director Roger Durling. The Tribute will take place on Thursday, January 29, at the historic Arlington Theatre.The Lucky Brand® Modern Master Award is the highest honor presented by SBIFF. Established in 1995, it was created to honor an indivi...
The top films at the festival will receive the Killer-B Awards for Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director, Best Foreign Film and other categories.
Below is a list of films that have achieved success through exhibition at our festival.
A lot of our films have our festival's laurels on their box art in US video stores.
The Derby Stallion - Distributed by Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
The Final Patient - Distributed by Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
Return With Honor - Picked up by Excel Film Distribution
Maximum Cage Fighting- Distributed by Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
Fighter - ...
Foreign media representatives based in Paris gathered at the Académie des Lumières to present the 2008 Lumiere Awards honoring the year’s most outstanding achievements in French and francophone films.
Paris, January 20, 2009. Foreign media representatives based in Paris gathered together at the Académie des Lumières last night, presented the 2008 Lumiere Awards, France’s answer to the Golden Globes, in recognition of outstanding achievement in the French and French-...
1 - The TWENTIETH NINE edition of the OPORTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL - FANTASPORTO 2009 will take place from 20th February till 1st of March
2 - The Festival main purpose is the screening and promotion films of quality, both aesthetically and thematically, and to seek new forms and methods of filmmaking.
3 - The Festival has eight sections
3.1 - Official Section - Competition for Fantasy Films - feature and short films (maximum 15 minutes length) including the Méliè...
ÉCU 2009 Events ÉCU 2009 will feature an exciting array of workshops hosted by dozens of industry experts. The workshops will cover a variety of topics relating to cinema including writing, directing, acting, editing and distribution. And they will be free and open to ALL festival attendees including members of the public. These events offer the unique opportunity to learn from the best in the business. The workshops were a huge success in 2008, and will be even bigger and better in 2009!Dire...
TERROR FILM FESTIVAL
PRESS RELEASE – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 25, 2008
HAVE THE OSCARS MOVED TO PHILLY?
Yes, they have! The Oscars of Horror, that is. With all the magic, razzle-dazzle, and heart-pounding excitement of Hollywood’s Academy Awards. And it all happened this year at the one and only CLAW AWARDS of Terror Film Festival.
The spectacular third season of Terror Film Festival took place in October 2008 at the distinctive and creepy Ethical Society Building, acr...
Yes, they have! The Oscars of Horror, that is. With all the magic, razzle-dazzle, and heart-pounding excitement of Hollywood’s Academy Awards. And it all happened this year at the one and only Claw Awards of Terror Film Festival. The spectacular third season of Terror Film Festival took place in October 2008 at the distinctive and creepy Ethical Society Building, across from beautiful Rittenhouse Square in center city Philadelphia. The five day event, hosted by the lovely "Princess Horror" and...
49th INTERNATIONAL THESSALONIKI FILM FESTIVAL took place NOVEMBER 14 - 23, 2008The jury of the International Competition Section of the 49th Thessaloniki Film Festival comprised of: Michael Ondaatje, Writer (Canada), PresidentLita Stantic, Producer (Argentina)Yeşim Ustaoğlu, Director (Turkey)Diablo Cody, Screenwriter (USA)Emilie Dequenne, Actress (Belgium)David Robinson, Film critic (UK)andDionissis Savopoulos, Composer (Greece)THE AWARDS• Best Feature Film Award - Golden Alexander(3...
49th INTERNATIONAL THESSALONIKI FILM FESTIVAL took place NOVEMBER 14 - 23, 2008The jury of the International Competition Section of the 49th Thessaloniki Film Festival comprised of: Michael Ondaatje, Writer (Canada), PresidentLita Stantic, Producer (Argentina)Yeşim Ustaoğlu, Director (Turkey)Diablo Cody, Screenwriter (USA)Emilie Dequenne, Actress (Belgium)David Robinson, Film critic (UK)andDionissis Savopoulos, Composer (Greece)THE AWARDS• Best Feature Film Award - Golden Alexander(3...
Clint Eastwood has been selected to receive the Santa Barbara International Film Festival’s highest honor, The Modern Master Award, it was announced by SBIFF Executive Director Roger Durling. The Tribute will take place on Thursday, January 29, at the historic Arlington Theatre.The Modern Master Award is the highest honor presented by SBIFF. Established in 1995, it was created to honor an individual who has enriched our culture through his/her accomplishments in the motion picture industry. ...
Sunday, November 9-------Don’t let the twinkle in his eyes or the lilt in his Irish accent fool you….. Mark Mahon is indeed a man on a mission, at least when it comes to his feature film directing debut, the boxing drama STRENGTH AND HONOUR. The film, which screened last night to an enthusiastic audience response at the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival, is a redemptive story about the emotional and professional comeback of a wounded fighter, in many ways a parallel...
INTERNATIONAL EURO ARAB FILM FESTIVAL, AMAL, which began in 2003, has been created with the aim to create collaboration in the audiovisual sector between Spain and the Arab world in order to promote both merging industries. The festival started as the first competitive festival of this kind in Spain and is organized by the Araguaney Foundation that was founded on 1984 by Dr. Ghaleb jaber Ibrahim, a plaestinian who has been living is Spain for more than 35 years.Both Foundation and festival are b...
Don’t let the twinkle in his eyes or the lilt in his Irish accent fool you….. Mark Mahon is indeed a man on a mission, at least when it comes to his feature film directing debut, the boxing drama STRENGTH AND HONOUR. The film, which screened last night to an enthusiastic audience response at the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival, is a redemptive story about the emotional and professional comeback of a wounded fighter, in many ways a parallel to Mahon’s own dramatic story. A nat...
The juries of the 12th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival have been selected The two most important juries of the 12th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF) – official jury of the international competition programme EurAsia and the jury of Tridens Baltic feature film competition – have been selected. The jury of the international competition programme EurAsia comprises producer and actor Rain Tolk (Estonia), producer and director Brian Yuzna (Indonesia/USA), president of the Festroia As...
They have been awarded by the International Jury:
Official Fantasy Section
"The Redeemer" by Kristo Papic (82)
"Scanners" by David Cronenberg (83)
"Le Dernier Combat" by Luc Besson (84)
"The Company of Wolves" by Neil Jordan (85)
"Fuego Eterno" by Jose Angel Rebolledo (86)
"Defense of the Realm" by David Drury (87)
"A Chinese Ghost Story" by Chin Siu Tung (88)
"Monkey Shines" by George Romero (89)
"B...
The New York International Independent Film and Video Festival proudly announces the results from their Fall event in New York. Over 200 films from 45 countries competed for awards in categories such as Grand Jury Prizes for direction, acting, and cinematography, screenwriting as well as genre and documentary awards.
"The caliber of film entries was very impressive from both emerging filmmakers and professional established filmmakers from all over the world. An expert panel ...
The New York International Independent Film and Video Festival proudly announces the results from their Fall event in New York. Over 200 films from 45 countries competed for awards in categories such as Grand Jury Prizes for direction, acting, and cinematography, screenwriting as well as genre and documentary awards. "The caliber of film entries was very impressive from both emerging filmmakers and professional established filmmakers from all over the world. An expert panel of film judges decide...
By Maria Esteves - October 15, 2008
The 4th New York Television Festival (NYTVF) Awards Ceremony was held at the New World Stages, Wednesday, September 17, 6:00 PM. 2008 NYTVF Awards presented by NYTVF, Procter & Gamble Productions, FOX Television Network and People's Choice acknowledges the best independent television pilot shows and comedy scripts. 2008 NYTVF Closing Night Premiere of HBO new animated comedy series "The Life and Times of Tim," created/written/executiv...
Announcement of the nominations for the 2008 Grand Prize of the Dutch Film, the Golden CalvesThis evening during the Talkshow of the 28th Netherlands Film Festival, the nominations were announced for the Golden Calves, the Grand Prize of the Dutch Film. The Jury of the Golden Calves competition selected the nominees after watching 72 film productions in the competition programme. The members of the jury are Nanouk Leopold, Britta Hosman, Albert ter Heerdt, Petra Goedings, Roberto van Eijden, Jan...
Turkish female filmmaker Yeşim Ustaoğlu's latest feature "Pandora'nın Kutusu" (Pandora's Box) won the Golden Shell for Best Film at Spain's San Sebastian Film Festival, which wrapped up its 56th edition Saturday.
French actress Tsilla Chelton has also received one of two best actress awards for her role as Nusret in "Pandora's Box,".
Iranian filmmaker Samira Makhmalbaf's Two-Legged Horse has won the Special Jury Prize of the San Sebastian International Film Festival.
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Turkish female filmmaker Yeşim Ustaoğlu's latest feature "Pandora'nın Kutusu" (Pandora's Box) won the Golden Shell for Best Film at Spain's San Sebastian Film Festival, which wrapped up its 56th edition Saturday.
French actress Tsilla Chelton has also received one of two best actress awards for her role as Nusret in "Pandora's Box,".
Iranian filmmaker Samira Makhmalbaf's Two-Legged Horse has won the Special Jury Prize of the San Sebastian International Film Festival.
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Biennale Cinema 65th Venice Film Festival Official Venezia 65 Awards Venice, 6th September 2008The Venezia 65 Jury, chaired by Wim Wenders and comprised of Juriy Arabov, Valeria Golino, Douglas Gordon, Lucrecia Martel, John Landis, and Johnnie To, having viewed all twenty-one films in competition, has decided as follows: GOLDEN LION for Best Film:The Wrestler by Darren Aronofsky (USA) SILVER LION for Best Director to:Aleksey German Jr. for Bumažnyj Soldat (P...
The Venezia 65 Jury, chaired by Wim Wenders and comprised of Juriy Arabov, Valeria Golino, Douglas Gordon, Lucrecia Martel, John Landis, and Johnnie To, having viewed all twenty-one films in competition, has decided as follows: GOLDEN LION for Best Film:The Wrestler by Darren Aronofsky (USA) SILVER LION for Best Director to:Aleksey German Jr. for Bumažnyj Soldat (Paper Soldier) (Russia)SPECIAL JURY PRIZE to:Teza by Haile Gerima (Ethiopia, Germany, France)COPPA VOLPI for Best Actor:Silvio Orlan...
