The 14th annual Slamdance Film Festival has announced 15 film and screenplay prize winners in three categories who will share more than $200,000 in cash and prizes, plus, for one winner, guaranteed production of a feature film. The just-concluded Festival in Park City, Utah, received over 3,500 submissions from 25 countries for less than 100 programming slots. There are three competitive divisions at Slamdance: Grand Jury, Audience and Writer Awards, in addition to a Special Award given by Kod...
From February 14 - 20, 2008, the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival celebrates its 5th year by showcasing 98 films from 40 countries. The official selections represent a broad array of filmmaking styles, formats and production dates, from classics to World Premieres. The 2008 films were selected from nearly 1000 submissions from across the globe.Since 2004 the festival has grown into a premier international venue for exhibition of innovative, contemporary and classic non-fiction cinema. Screen...
By Chris Raposa
For Weekly Surge
Photos by Scott Smallin
Staff Photographer
Horror flicks can be broken down into three major categories: suspense, slasher, and supernatural. In many cases, these three core components are fused together for the greater goal of the film, which is to scare the hell out of moviegoers.
The horror genre in movies dates back to the onset of film itself. In 1896, George
HD EXPO Workshops will present their popular P2 Workflow Workshop to an international audience of executives on November 21st, 2007 during InterBEE in Tokyo. The P2 Workflow Workshop was unveiled in early 2007 and has been on a multi-city tour in the U.S. that extends throughout the remainder of 2007 and 2008. The Tokyo P2 Workflow Workshop, an invitation only event for an international audience of broadcasting and corporate executives, will present an in-depth overview of the extensive benef...
HD EXPO ended the second day of an expanded conference and exhibition event with a capacity crowd at the Burbank Marriott. November’s HD EXPO offered two full days of panels which featured award winning experts, intensives, workshops, and a sold out exhibition area. During the event, entertainment technology’s finest presented intimate conversations, 3D screenings, cutting edge panels and intensives to standing room only audiences. Wednesday’s “Cut To The Chase” panel, sponsored by A...
Cinequest Distribution proudly announces its recent partnership with Rivercoast Films Distribution, a new video company founded by former First Look Home Entertainment veterans Michael Katchman and Tony Ventura.Both Cinequest Distribution and Rivercoast champion the release of independent films which deserve a global audience but might not be given that chance due to being films which do not fit a typical Hollywood formula. With less than one percent of U.S. and less than five percent of interna...
A l'occasion de la première édition du concours de création numérique Panasonic'art, en partenariat avec le Figaro, les trois lauréats auront le privilège de voir leurs œuvres exposées lors de la FIAC, Foire Internationale d'Art Contemporain. Leurs créations seront diffusées sur des écrans plasma Full HD le 20 octobre 2007 à l'occasion d'un événement dédié. Les passionnés d'image numérique - films, images de synthèse, animations... - sont invités à soumettre leurs...
Today marks the close of the 34th Telluride Film Festival, presented by the National Film Preserve and Apple. The sold out Festival featured many of this year’s highly anticipated films from across the globe. This celebration of art and film set among the beauty of the Rockies opened Friday, August 31 and closed today, September 3.The Festival paid tribute to three film luminaries including Daniel Day-Lewis, whose award was presented by surprise guest Paul Thomas Anderson, director of the upco...
The 34th Telluride Film Festival celebrates the best in film, past, present and future, from all around the globe, the Festival kicks off another exciting weekend packed with tributes, features, documentaries, shorts, conversations and panel discussions. The Festival opens today Friday, August 31 and runs through Monday, September 3.The Festival will pay tribute to three film luminaries including Daniel Day-Lewis, who captivated filmgoers with his performances in ROOM WITH A VIEW, THE UNBEARABLE...
Cinequest Film Festival 17 closed last Sunday night with the Vietnamese film Owl and the Sparrow in the capital of the Silicon Valley after 12 days of showcasing 160 films. Over 40 features and over 40 shorts were World, North American or United States premieres. Several hundred filmmakers and a collection of distributors came in from around the globe, and over 70,000 film fans were in attendance. This year’s festival broke attendance records and was about true discovery, empowerment through k...
My day began with the Day of Sight and Sound and Panasonic's P2 presentation, followed by a quick press conference, and then Carl Miller's presentation of his film, Retribution. I always feel that this day has the potential to be a powerful learning tool for local and visiting filmmakers, and for future sessions I would love to see cinematographers and sound designers invited in to share their knowledge with us. A guy can dream...I rounded off the day with two excellent films from opposi...
My day began with the Day of Sight and Sound and Panasonic's P2 presentation, followed by a quick press conference, and then Carl Miller's presentation of his film, Retribution. I always feel that this day has the potential to be a powerful learning tool for local and visiting filmmakers, and for future sessions I would love to see cinematographers and sound designers invited in to share their knowledge with us. A guy can dream...I rounded off the day with two excellent films from opposite ends ...
March 8th HD EXPO features David Wertheimer, Jim Matlosz, Josh Greer, Pierre de Lespinois,Terry Brown and more industry leadersFebruary 15, 2007 (Burbank, CA) What’s in store for the production and creative communities as new tools and technologies come to market and evolve? The future is just one of the provocative questions that industry leaders will be addressed during HD EXPO in a variety of forums, panels and intensives, coming up at the Beverly Hilton on March 8th.“Progress, Prediction...
There is always an expectorant buzz surrounding San Jose's Cinequest Film Festival, and this 17th outing is no different. Following Halfdan's rabble rousing, and Mira Nair's stunning The Namesake, it was off to the Paragon for the opening salvoes of vodka laced networking.As a Brit, happily transplanted to California, I am especially interested in the European content on show here this year and, combining this with my love of short films, actively began my hunt for interesting filmma...
Globally unique in its concept, the seventeenth edition of the Cinequest Film Festival presents an event that goes beyond the traditional concept of “film festival," providing the world of independent and foreign filmmakers, technology innovators, students and film lovers with a revolution of discovery, empowerment and distribution. Cinequest Film Festival is not only a platform to premiere films and celebrate talent, but Cinequest Distribution is a viable option to reach a worldwide audi...
The International Family Film Festival (IFFF) is presenting an impressive line up of events designed specifically to serve the needs of the independent filmmaker. A long list of industry decision-makers have joined the festival and volunteered to sit on panels and share their insight and knowledge with the participants. The following is a listing of the events. Watch your releases over the next two weeks as the Festival profiles the participants on the panels.The Festival is especially excite...
Le SATIS (Salon des Technologies et des Solutions Audiovisuelles 7-9 novembre - Paris Expo, Porte de Versailles - Hall 5.) ouvre ses portes dans deux semaines et propose un ensemble unique d’animations, de conférences et de projections liées à la création numérique et à l’innovation. À ce jour, plus de 16 600 visiteurs (soit + 10% par rapport à l’année dernière) se sont préenregistrés. Link Text
Le SATIS, seul évènement français dédié aux innovations technologiques sur le...
The First International Documentary Film Festival In Mexico City The five competing teams have been selected for the First Simplemente Documental Rally, sponsored by Panasonic, to be held within DOCSDF activities.The winning teams are:-Flores en el Ring (Flowers in the Ring).-Charly y la Fábrica de Tacos (Charly and the Taco Factory).-Nonoalco, Historia de Mudos, Historia de Olvidados (Nonoalco,A Stoy of Mutes, A Story of Forgotten Ones).-50 Toneladas (50 Tons).-Funeral de un Auto (A Car’s Fu...
onedotzero_transvisionFriday Late at the V&A 24 February 2006 18:30 - 22:00hrsV&A Museum, London, UK2006 marks the tenth anniversary of onedotzero, and a host of exciting events and projects. Starting the celebrations, onedotzero is proud to collaborate with The Victoria and Albert Museum to curate a very special live event for the V&A’s February Friday Late.The V&A is the world's greatest museum of art and design, with collections unrivalled in their scope and diversity housing 3000 years'...
The 6th Annual DV Film Festival's (Dec 7-8) celebrates emerging talent by screening independent digital films with intriguing subject matter, robust scripts, and foresights that push the digital envelope.The festival, being held at the Los Angeles Convention Center Room 403 A/B, runs concurrently with the Digital Video Expo West conference and exhibition. This year's festival includes three programs taking place Wednesday, December 7 through Thursday, December 8. The festival culminates with the...
The 13th Annual Hamptons International Film Festival presented its Golden Starfish Awards at a ceremony held at Guild Hall on Saturday, October 22, 2005.The Hamptons International Film Festival was founded to celebrate the American Independent film and to introduce a unique and varied spectrum of international films and filmmakers to our audiences. The festival is committed to exhibiting films that express fresh voices and differing global perspectives, with the hope that these programs will en...
SATIS trade Show in Paris (18-20 October) has offered its visitors an unparalleled programme of content created in HD, in the presence of film crews.Feature length films / corporate films / Ads / Concerts / Short films...will be on show for you in the HD screening area.Non stop programming in a state of the art theatre offers scores od daily extracts of footage shot in HD, some of which are shown in full length.October 19 the HD day wrapped with a lavish party of 1000 sponsored by all key HD pla...
Formosa, the multi-award winning new comedy/drama from first time feature director Noah Kadner, whose filmmaking resume includes visual effects work on big budget films like X-Men and The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, has been selected to kick-off the opening night special event and awards ceremony at the upcoming 2005 FAIF Film Festival (Foundation for the Advancement of Independent Films) in Hollywood, Saturday October 8, 2005. The selection of “Formosa” to kick off the FAIF Film Fest...
THE 13TH ANNUAL HAMPTONS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVALOCTOBER 19-23, 2005 Hiam Abbass ~ Danny Aiello ~ Kevin Bacon ~ Jon Robin Baitz ~ Alec Baldwin ~ Ned Beatty ~ Bob Berney ~ Dyan Cannon ~ Alan Cumming ~ Hope Davis ~ David Dinerstein ~ David Marshall Grant ~ Ted Hope ~ Eugene Jarecki ~ Cherry Jones ~ Marc Levin ~ Claude LeLouch ~ Bill Nighy ~ Martin McDonagh ~ Liza Minnelli ~ Sarah Paulson ~ Zac Posen ~ Paul Reiser Miranda Richardson ~ Charlie Rose ~ Kyra Sedgwick ~ Vivienne Tam ~ Christine Vach...
Noah Kadner'directorial debut, Formosa (How to Say No!)www.formosamovie.com,) is now screening and winning accolades at US film festivals. and has just been honored with the Best Director Award at the Lake Tahoe/Reno International Film Festival for his directorial achievements on the film. Here's a link to the press release issued today over Business Wire which provides more details on the film and the award win.The film also recently won Best Feature Comedy at the Garden State Film Festival and...
