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Les éditions Nouveau Monde et M21 Editions s'allient pour lancer un pack Ciné e-book sur le cinéma au Festival de Cannes

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Disponible en avant première sur fest21.com, un lecteur ciné e-book incluant 26 livres autour du cinéma sera disponible le 14 mai 2008 pour l'ouverture du Festival de Cannes Faisant suite au succès très remarqué du lancement fin 2007 de son pack e-book Cluster21 destiné aux professionnels, puis de son pack Psycho21 en mars dernier, M21 Editions, le précurseur en France des communautés web, fait appel au savoir-faire des éditions Nouveau Monde pour créer le pack ciné e-book fest21 con...

Les éditions Nouveau Monde et M21 Editions s'allient pour lancer un pack Ciné e-book sur le cinéma au Festival de Cannes

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Disponible en avant première sur fest21.com, un lecteur ciné e-book incluant 26 livres autour du cinéma sera disponible le 14 mai 2008 pour l'ouverture du Festival de Cannes Faisant suite au succès très remarqué du lancement fin 2007 de son pack e-book Cluster21 destiné aux professionnels, puis de son pack Psycho21 en mars dernier, M21 Editions, le précurseur en France des communautés web, fait appel au savoir-faire des éditions Nouveau Monde pour créer le pack ciné e-book fest21 con...

New World Editions and M21 Editions partner to launch a Ciné e-book Pack covering the cinema

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Available in advance on Fest21.com, a Ciné e-book reader device, which includes 26 books surrounding the cinema, will be available on May 14, 2008 for the opening of the Cannes FestivalFollowing the very successful launch at the end of 2007 of its Cluster21 e-book pack intended for professionals, then of its Psycho21 pack last March, M21 Editions, the precursor of web communities in France, called upon the know-how of New World Editions to create the Ciné Fest21 e-book pack consisting of a Boo...

New World Editions and M21 Editions partner to launch a Ciné e-book Pack covering the cinema

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Available in advance on Fest21.com, a Ciné e-book reader device, which includes 26 books surrounding the cinema, will be available on May 14, 2008 for the opening of the Cannes Festival Following the very successful launch at the end of 2007 of its Cluster21 e-book pack intended for professionals, then of its Psycho21 pack last March, M21 Editions, the precursor of web communities in France, called upon the know-how of New World Editions to create the Ciné Fest21 e-book pack consisting of a B...

M21 Editions launch Ciné e-book Pack covering the cinema

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New World Editions and M21 Editions partner to launch a Ciné e-book Pack covering the cinema at the Cannes Film FestivalAvailable in advance on Fest21.com, a Ciné e-book reader device, which includes 26 books surrounding the cinema, will be available on May 14, 2008 for the opening of the Cannes FestivalFollowing the very successful launch at the end of 2007 of its Cluster21 e-book pack intended for professionals, then of its Psycho21 pack last March, M21 Editions, the precursor of web communi...

La course à la palme est officielle

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Avec la diffusion la semaine dernière de la liste des vingt-deux films en compétition pour tenter de rafler la Palme d'or, le ton est donné pour ce 61ème rendez-vous cannois ! Cependant, si les noms des nominés ont été dévoilés, seulement dix-neuf titres ont été donnés, le troisième film français manquant encore à l'appel. Participeront au suspense de la Palme :   En compétition       - L'aveuglement de Fernando Meirelles     - Les trois singes de Nuri...

La première bibliothèque du cinéma qui tient dans la poche sera lancée à Cannes par M21 Editions

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Les éditions Nouveau Monde et M21 Editions s'allient pour lancer un pack Ciné e-book sur le cinéma au Festival de Cannes Disponible en avant première sur fest21.com, un lecteur ciné e-book incluant 26 livres autour du cinéma sera disponible le 14 mai 2008 pour l'ouverture du Festival de Cannes. Faisant suite au succès très remarqué du lancement fin 2007 de son pack e-book Cluster21 destiné aux professionnels, puis de son pack Psycho21 en mars dernier, M21 Editions, le précurseur en F...

41st Annual WorldFest-Houston announces Remi Awards - More than 550 International Filmmakers attend from 33 nations!

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WorldFest-Houston Wraps its 41st on Angelic note!(The 41st Annual WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival) WorldFest-Houston, the 3rd longest-running International Film Festival in North America, celebrated the conclusion of its 41st Annual Independent Film Showcase with a Grand Awards Gala on April 19th and Closing Day Festivities on April 20th with a VIP NASA and Space Center Houston tour and Texas BBQ sponsored by The Houston Yacht Club and wrapped it up with a double bill of Claude Le...

La programmation du 61e FESTIVAL DE CANNES du 14 au 25 mai

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    LES JURYS DU 61e FESTIVAL Jury des longs métrages Sean PENN, Président (Acteur, réalisateur, scénariste américain) Sergio CASTELLITTO (Acteur, réalisateur, scénariste italien) Natalie PORTMAN (Actrice israélo-américaine) Alfonso CUARON (Réalisateur mexicain) Apichatpong WEERASETHAKUL (Réalisateur thaïlandais) Alexandra Maria LARA (Actrice allemande) Rachid BOUCHAREB (Réalisateur français)   Jury de la Cinéfondation et des courts métrages HOU Hsiao...

La première bibliothèque du cinéma qui tient dans la poche sera lancée à Cannes par M21 Editions

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Les éditions Nouveau Monde et M21 Editions s'allient pour lancer un pack Ciné e-book sur le cinéma au Festival de Cannes Disponible en avant première sur fest21.com, un lecteur ciné e-book incluant 26 livres autour du cinéma sera disponible le 14 mai 2008 pour l'ouverture du Festival de Cannes. Faisant suite au succès très remarqué du lancement fin 2007 de son pack e-book Cluster21 destiné aux professionnels, puis de son pack Psycho21 en mars dernier, M21 Editions, le précurseur en F...

WorldFest-Houston Remi Award Winners Announced

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WorldFest-Houston, the 3rd longest-running International Film Festival in North America, celebrated the conclusion of its 41st Annual Independent Film Showcase with a Grand Awards Gala on April 19th and Closing Day Festivities on April 20th with a VIP NASA and Space Center Houston tour and Texas BBQ sponsored by The Houston Yacht Club and wrapped it up with a double bill of Claude Lelouch's Roman de Gare and Turkey's singing sensation Mahsun Kirmizigul's debut film, White Angel. All WorldFest ev...

40th anniversary DVD edition of Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

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In a tribute to Stanley Kramer, a pioneer in filmmaking who garnered a record 85 Academy Award nominations, Sony Pictures has released the 40th anniversary DVD edition of Guess Who's Coming to Dinner. This controversial film starred Hall of Fame actors Sidney Poitier, Kathryn Hepburn and Spencer Tracey. Philadelphia Principal, Salome Thomas-EL, author of the best sellers, I Choose to Stay (Kensington - March 2003) and The Immortality of Influence (Kensington - May 2006), foreword by "I Am Legend...

Backseat Film Festival is back in Philadelphia

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The 6th edition the Backseat Film Festival is back in Philadelphia on March 13-16th! We are very proud of all the great rock ‘n roll movies we've been lucky enough to show over the years, and we are looking forward to this year’s movies. Once again, we'll be screening the finest shorts, features, documentaries, animations, music videos and everything in between, with genres across the board. Student films and local stuff too! And true to form, we'll be hosting loads of special events and aft...

Family Fest tribute to Marco Marenghi, Animation Supervisor

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IFFF HONOREE: MARCO MARENGHI : A FAMILY GUYThe 2008 Friz Award HonoreeMarco Marenghi, Animation Supervisor, Sony Pictures Imageworks, will receive the coveted 2008 International Family Film Festival "Friz Award" (named for the late Isadore "Friz" Freleng, Head Animator at Warner Bros.) for Lifetime Achievement in the Art of Animation & Visual Effects, Sunday March 2nd at 6:30PM at Raleigh Studios.Originally from Rhondda Valley, South Wales, United Kingdom, Marenghi's rise from humble beginnings ...

winners of the 2008 CINE Special Jury Awards

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CINE is proud to announce the winners of the 2008 CINE Special Jury Awards. Chosen by a panel of members of CINE’s Board of Directors, the CINE Special Jury Awards recognize the elite among the winners of the prestigious CINE Golden Eagle Award. This year’s recipients include productions from independent and student filmmakers, as well as such distinguished organizations as MSNBC, Sesame Workshop, WGBH, National Geographic Television, Thirteen/WNET New York and The Washington Post.The 24 rec...

SPARK VFX '08 Visual Effects Festival

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SPARK VFX '08Vancouver ACM SIGGRAPH and the Vancity Theatre are proud to present the SPARK VFX ?08 Film Festival. Featuring a selection of cinema's most influential visual effects (VFX) films, and film industry veteran speakers, SPARK celebrates the history of innovation in VFX. The films have been chosen from the "VES 50", a list of the 50 most influential and inspiring VFX films as selected by the Visual Effects Society. SPARK begins on January 30th with the panel "Celebrating Innovation and I...

History of Oscar winners and nominees for best director

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Each Academy Award ceremony is listed chronologically below along with the winner of the Academy Award for Directing and the film associated with the award. In the column next to the winner of each award are the other nominees for best director. Following the Academy's practice, the films below are listed by the years of their Los Angeles qualifying run, which is usually (but not always) in the year of release; for example, the Oscar for Best Director of 1999 was announced during the award cerem...

History of Oscar winners and nominees for best film

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Winners and nominees In the lists below, the winner of the award for each year is shown first, followed by the other nominees. Except for the early years (when the Academy used a non-calendar year), the year shown is the one in which the film first premiered in Los Angeles County, California; normally this is also the year of first release, but it may be the year after first release (as with Casablanca and, if the film-festival premiere is considered, Crash). This is the year before the ceremony...

HD EXPO unveils 3D Day

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HD EXPO will present a full day of highly anticipated 3D panels and screenings on November 8th, the second day of its expanded two-day conference and exhibition in Burbank, California. The presentations include “A Multidimensional Conversation About 3D” featuring the industry’s leading 3D experts in a far-ranging discussion of the state of 3D followed by a screening of the most compelling new content headed to screens in the next few months. The panel will offer insights and demonstratio...

New Filmmakers’ Day at the Vancouver Film and Television Forum

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The Ever-Popular New Filmmakers’ DayThe VIFF’s 22nd Annual Film and Television Forum builds to an exciting climax on New Filmmakers’ Day (NFD), showcasing a truly world-class line-up of award-winning film professionals. The only event of its kind in Western Canada, NFD provides emerging filmmakers with the tools necessary to launch a great career. Hot on the heels of launching Opening Night at the Toronto Int’l Film Festival, Jeremy Podeswa, Writer-Director, Fugitive Pieces brings his s...

Ben Affleck directorila breakthrough saluted at Hollywood Awards

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The 11th Annual Hollywood Film Festival's Hollywood Awards Gala Ceremony, will take place on October 22, 2007, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills.Oscar(r)-winner Ben Affleck will be honored with the "Hollywood Breakthrough Director of the Year Award," Academy Award-winning actress Jennifer Connelly will receive the "Hollywood Supporting Actress of the Year Award," and producers Neil Meron and Craig Zadan will receive the "Hollywood Producers of the Year Award."The "Hollywood Awards" wi...

Makram Khoury replaces Gillies MacKinnon in the Copenhagen jury

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The Scottish film director Gillies MacKinnon has had to cancel his jury appointment at Copenhagen International Film Festival in the last minute, and he will be replaced by the Palestinian actor Makram Khoury."Gillies was offered to make a film in the 11th hour, which is going into pre-production immediately", explains Jacob Neiiendam, the festival's head of programming. "We are asking professional filmmakers to give up their free time to judge films for us, so it's natural that this kind of thi...

Deauville Tributes

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The thirty-third edition of the American Film Festival of Deauville will take place this year :From Friday, August 30th to Sunday, September 9th, 2007 Cinema is an art and as such, has its codes and its history.Just as music didn’t start with the Beatles, cinema didn’t start with George Lucas.There was Mozart, and even before, Guillaume de Machaux ; just as for the cinema there were Griffith, McCarey, Keaton, Chaplin, Capra, Ida Lupino…Here is the screenplay the Festival wants to direct: t...

Bob Hoskins At The Edinburgh Film Festival

 Tuesday, August 7--------Bob Hoskins, one of the most respected English actors of his generation, will be honored at the upcoming Edinburgh International Film Festival, which opens on August 15th and runs through August 26. On the first Friday of the Festival, August 17th, the prolific actor will appear on-stage to discuss his diverse career. This has included stellar work over the past three decades, where the chameleon actor has had the opportunity to portray such historical figures as J Ed...

Julia Roberts To Receive American Cinematheque Prize

 Thursday, August 2----------The American Cinematheque, the Los Angeles-based not-for-profit organization that  owns and operates two area theaters that show classic, experimental and non-mainstream films and videos (the art-deco Egyptian in Hollywood and the Aero in Santa Monica) has announced that Oscar-winning actress Julia Roberts will receive the 22nd annual American Cinematheque Award this year. The award will be presented at a gala ceremony on October 12th in Beverly Hills, and wil...

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