The 2012 Tribeca Film Festival (TFF), presented by American Express®, today announced the World Narrative and Documentary Competition film selections, along with selections for the out-of-competition Viewpoints section—the program established last year that highlights personal stories in international and independent cinema. Forty-six of the 90 feature-length films were announced. The 11th edition of the Festival will take place from April 18 to April 29 at locations around New York City.
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By Maria Esteves – February 20, 2012
Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week New York Fall 2012 (MBFWNYF12) Collections were held at the tents in Lincoln Center and venues in downtown New York, February 9-16, 2012. Presented by IMG Fashion, MBFWNYF12 was sponsored by American Express, DHL, Diet Pepsi, Fiber One Bars, ideeli, Maybelline New York, Sherry-Lehmann Wine & Spirits, TRESemme, W Hotels Worldwide, and WGSN. This season designer Naeem Khan received the title of ‘Mercedes Benz presents.’...
Any Questions for Ben? Premiere At Sydney's St George OpenAir Cinema
The Sydney premiere of the rom com Any Questions For Ben? enjoyed its premiere in Sydney, Australia tonight.
The weather was wet, but the atmosphere was warm.
St George Open Air Cinema was the venue for the premiere showing, and actress Rachael Taylor did the honours, coming back to Australia especially for the promos.
"Any Q...
Film Means Business is delighted to welcome a fantastic panel line-up, featuring some of the UK's leading Film industry Professionals. They will be discussing International Co-Production from a UK Producer's perspective. What is an official co-production? Which territories have signed official co-production treaties with the UK and what are the benefits to co-producing your film with them? What is the British Film Industry's role? We will hear from 2 of the UK's prominent, experienced Producti...
The International Film Festival Rotterdam welcomes 78 young film producers taking part in the 12th edition of the Rotterdam Lab. The participants of CineMart’s successful event for emerging producers have been nominated by the twenty-eight Rotterdam Lab partner organisations. Rotterdam Lab, part of CineMart, takes place January 28 – February 1. (See full list of participants attached and partner organisations below)For its 12th edition, Rotterdam Lab also welcomes eight new partner organisat...
Six films from around the world about people with disabilities will highlight the first REELAbilitiesBoston Film Festival being held Feb. 2-8.My Spectacular Theatre, a Chinese film from Director Yu Lang, will be the opening night film on Feb. 2, 2012 at the Perkins School for the Blind in Watertown.Other films in the REELAbilitiesBoston Film Festival include War Eagle, Arkansas (Canada/England/US); Shooting Beauty (USA); Snow Cake (Canada/England/USA); Warrior Champions (China/US); and Anita (Ar...
By Maria Esteves – November 26, 2011
The CMJ Music Marathon & Film Festival 2011(CMJ 2011) Entertainment Business Law Seminar was held at New York University Kimmel Center, New York, October 21, 2011. Presented by HSBC Private Bank, the all-day seminar WHEN INDUSTRIES COLLIDE accredited for accountants Mandatory Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) and Continuing Professional Education (CPE) included Cloud Computing vs. File Sharing, Unlocking Revenue Stream, Real World Entertainment Ethi...
BANGKOK ~ Nansun Shi, one of the region’s most highly regarded film producers, was announced today as President of the 2011 International Jury of the Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA).
Ms Shi will be joined on the Jury by Cameron Bailey, Co-director of the Toronto International Film Festival, Japanese director and actress Kaori Momoi, Israeli director Samuel Maoz, and the Executive Chairman of the China Film Producers Association, Ming Zhenjiang.
During a career spanning th...
HONG KONG PRODUCER NANSUN SHI TO HEAD 2011 APSA INTERNATIONAL JURY
Nansun Shi, APSA International Jury President 2011. Photo courtesy of Teo Keng Beng.
Nansun Shi, one of the region's most highly regarded film producers, was announced today as President of the 2011 International Jury of the Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA).
Ms Shi will be joined on the Jury by Cameron Bailey, Co-director...
7TH ANNUAL FILM INDEPENDENT FORUM, PRESENTED BY INDIEWIREOCTOBER 21-23, 2011Film Independent, the non-profit arts organization that produces the Spirit Awards and the Los Angeles Film Festival, announced that acclaimed director Werner Herzog (Cave of Forgotten Dreams, The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call – New Orleans) will be the keynote speaker and answer filmmaking questions from the audience at the seventh annual Film Independent Forum, presented by indieWIRE. The must-attend conference is a...
By Maria Esteves
The 8th International Cloud Computing co-located with the 11th International Virtualization Conference & Exposition commenced June 6-9, 2011 at the Javits Convention Center, New York. Produced by SYS-CON Media, Cloud Computing annually showcase Internet advancement in networked environments (hardware and software in the cloud), storage, web applications, interoperations and security to information Technology Enterprise.
This year’s conference sponsored by Abiquo,...
By Maria Esteves
The 8th International Cloud Computing co-located with the 11th International Virtualization Conference & Exposition commenced June 6-9, 2011 at the Javits Convention Center, New York. Produced by SYS-CON Media, Cloud Computing annually showcase Internet advancement in networked environments (hardware and software in the cloud), storage, web applications, interoperations and security to information Technology Enterprise.
This year’s conference sponsored by Abiqu...
Film Independent, the non-profit arts organization that produces the Spirit Awards and the Los Angeles Film Festival, announced today the panelists for the seventh annual Film Independent Forum, presented by indieWIRE, to be held October 21-23 at the Directors Guild of America. The keynote speaker and additional panelists will be announced shortly, as well as the recipient of the 2011 Sloan Producers Grant, to be awarded on closing night. The Film Independent Forum is a must-attend weekend con...
Director: Pierre Dawalibi.
A conflict as old as Adam; it is the cause of every war, every greed and every agony; it is the dualism between you and your own self, between your desires and your fears, what you want and what you must. This movie is a reflection for every spectator to identify with, to observe what he/she is really doing to him/herself.
Festival Co-located
Event to Feature Marquee Film Panels, Seminars, Presentations and Networking
Opportunities with the Top Executives in Hollywood
Panels Will Be
Live-Streamed Courtesy of Dyal Productions with Showbiz Store and Cafe Hosting
Multiple Sessions
On the heels of the upcoming HollyShorts Film Festival which takes
place August 11-18 in Hollywood, the festival's organizers are unleashing the
inaugural HollyShorts Indie Film Summit, a week-long confer...
The Nomading Film Festival (NoFF) descends on Manhattan in a mere five days and it was just announced that the founders are going to be raffling off an 8-day trip for two in Denali National Park, sponsored by Intrepid Travel. All one has to do is buy a ticket to the festival and his/her name is in the drawing. Other festival giveaways will include trips from Outdoor Bound, gift certificates courtesy of Chris Guillebeau, Travel Hacking Cartel, Unconventional Guides, flip flops courtesy of Feelgoo...
The 1st annual Craic Gay & Lesbian Film Festival (CGLFF) is scheduled for Friday, June 24th at the Irish Arts Center (553 W. 51st) during PRIDE week in Manhattan.The CGLFF is a 1-night festival of films by Irish Gay & Lesbian filmmakers based in the New York City area well as award winning short films from Ireland as well. The program will be a combination of short documentaries and live action comedy shorts.The evening will begin with a reception from 6:30-8:00pm. The films runs from 8:00-9:30p...
OFFICIAL AND ALTERNATIVE PROGRAM
9 JUNE
(Thursday)
ARRIVAL
(Savaria Cinema - registration desk)
18:00 OPENING SCREENING
(Savaria Cinema - Chamber hall)
Peter Kerekes (SLK): Cooking History 76 min.
19:45 OPENING CONFERENCE
Opening performance and welcome reception
10 JUN...
OFFICIAL AND ALTERNATIVE PROGRAM
9 JUNE
(Thursday)
ARRIVAL
(Savaria Cinema - registration desk)
18:00 OPENING SCREENING
(Savaria Cinema - Chamber hall)
Peter Kerekes (SLK): Cooking History 76 min.
19:45 OPENING CONFERENCE
Opening performance and welcome reception
10 JUN...
Exactly one year after the Board of ScreenSingapore announced its ambitious plan at the 63rd Cannes Film Festival in 2010 to create a filmed entertainment ‘hybrid’ event in Singapore, key Board members, headed by Chairman Greg Coote, return to Cannes to outline the achievements and the program for the inaugural edition, set for 5 to 12 June 2011.
ScreenSingapore has a myriad of component parts:
1) World, International or Asia-Pacific Premieres (5 – 12 June)
ScreenSingapore fea...
9-11 June, 2011, Szombathely
Following up the conference of MEDIAWAVE FILM FORUM 2010, the MEDIAWAVE -"ANOTHER CONNECTION" International Film and Music Festival invites national and international film festivals, film theatres, film makers and film industry representatives to participate at the MEDIAWAVE FILM FORUM 2.
The event will take place between 9-11 June 2011, in Szombathely, Hungary (Graz:125 km, Vienna:140 km, Maribor:180 km).
The objective of the forum is the expansion of a...
Lars Von Trier
Jafar Panahi
The 64th edition of the Cannes Film Festival is now history, but two standout personalities on opposite poles of the spectrum have defined this year as one of the most unusual in memory. In one corner, we have the Danish filmmaker provocateur Lars Von Trier whose verbal missteps about Nazism at his press conference led...
PROGRAM
More on panels and speakers:
http://mediawavefestival.hu/index.php?modul=menupontok&kod=7013&nyelv=eng
9 JUNE, THURSDAY
Arrival
Location: Savaria Cinema, Mártírok square
18:00 Screening. Péter Kerekes (SLK): Cooking History (76 min.)
19:45 Opening performance and welcome reception
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10 JUNE, FRIDAY
Location: Savaria Cinema, Mártírok square
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Tickets to the Nomading Film Festival (NoFF) are
now on sale. With the submission deadline closing only three days ago, it is
now time to start counting down the days to the first ever film festival aimed
at travelers who film, not necessarily just filmmakers who travel.
Inspired by the idea that travel connects us all, NoFF asked the travel
community to “Engage. Explore. Record.” and they obliged. Submissions ranged in
topics but each was just 15 minutes or less in length....
The 10th Santa Cruz Film Festival Opens Tonight, Thursday, May 5 at 7:30 PM at Del Mar Theatre, 1124 Pacific Avenue
SCFF is kicking off its 10th Season with the Sundance hit and delightfully offbeat dark comedy, Prairie Love, that has been described as a "lighter Fargo meets a darker Napoleon Dynamite." - COED Magazine
From the frozen plains of North Dakota comes this wonderfully bizarre story about three people searching for love in the oddest ways. Reminis...
