Stressed-out New Yorkers can take a big breath now and get some much-needed relief by watching a new short film titled, "Inner Peace” a Positive Vision Network Production. "Inner Peace" has been selected to screen as part of the prestigious New York International Independent Film and Video Festival (NYIIFVF) on March 25th at the Village Cinema in Manhattan.This film is co- directed by award-winning filmmaker Kathleen Ammalee Rogers and 13 times Telly Award Winner Alan Heath. Festival officials...

FIFET       VISIONS OF SLAVERY IN CINEMA   This is the theme of the 9th edition of the Festival international du film contre l'exclusion et pour la tolérance « Visions de l’esclavage au cinéma » organised by FIFET, held December 5th through 13th at UNESCO in Paris, FRANCE.   In conjunction with the Unesco-themed program on the "Slave Route", several features dedicated to aspects of slavery from countries ...

Founded in 1998 by Jasmina Bojic, film critic and educator, United Nations Association Film Festival is an international documentary film festival originally established as a collaborative project between the UNA Mid Peninsula chapter and the Stanford Film Society in conjunction with the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.United Nations Association Film Festival screens documentaries dealing with topics such as human rights, environment, women's issues, ...

Monday, June 9------Dutch director Paul van den Boom was born in the Netherlands in 1973 and studied film and visual arts in Brussels. Since 1999, he has been living in Canada, working on many Canadian and American film and television projects. In 2004, he completed his first documentary, ACROSS THE ATLANTIC, and is presenting his newest film AMERICAN PSYCHE at Festroia."I wanted to meet everyday Americans, those that we don´t see on television or hear on the radio. I wanted to grasp the A...

10th THESSALONIKI DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL March 7 – 16, 2008 Images of the 21st Century The thematic Spotlight Faces of Fascism, to be presented during the 10th Thessaloniki Documentary Festival, will showcase films that take account of the numerous contemporary manifestations of fascism, taking as its historical departure point The Night of the Broken Glass, the first pogrom against the Jews on November 9, 1938. Kristallnacht, as it is otherwise known, was the first step to the systematic persec...

Tomorrow evening at 8 pm the 9th Amnesty Filmfestival will open with the actual and impressive movie The Mark Of Cain. The opening will be at the tropenmuseum in Amsterdam. Filmmaker Mark Munden, scenariowriter Tony Marchant and actor Shaen Dooley will be at the opening.The filmfestival is taking place from the 14th untill the 18th in Amsterdam (Balie, Uitkijk and Paradiso) and Den Haag (filmhuis). In special programms filmmakers, human rights defenders, actors will talk about human dignity, hum...

The International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights (FIFDH) is mobilized to denounce all human rights violations. During one week, the public, filmmakers, victims, journalists, writers, human rights defenders together with policy makers and economic decision makers will meet and dialogue off the United Nations Human Rights Council. Because indifference is the first enemy of human rights, the FIFDH creates a platform, a space for commitment open to every one, at the very heart of Geneva, th...

MAYOR'S OFFICE BACKS FILMINUTE 2006 WINNER AS WAY TO EDUCATE YOUTH ON KNIFE CRIME UK Filmmaker Wins Public Vote for Best One-Minute Film in International Film Festival with a film dedicated to Kiyan Prince 23rd October 2006UK Filmmaker and graphic designer Wayne Campbell, 37, from South East London, has taken home the People’s Choice Award for his compelling and poetic documentary, It Could Be. The film takes on the issue of knife violence and is delivered as a spoken word plea interspe...

On the eve of Valentine's day -- the day traditionally dedicated to pure and innocent love -- a new German film dedicated to the unadulterated portrayal of violent, sadistic, psychotic, serial rape, and to the proposition that such rapists are incurably deranged, sent shock waves through an audience composed of around 1,000 press reps in the grand festival hall, and evoked a bedlam of boos and catcalls. The title of the film (in competition this year) is "Die Freie Wille" (Free Will) and the dir...

7 lsland International Film Festival starting from January 26, 2006, Republic day of India is based on a theme which is probably the first time in India with a theme.. “Non-violence resistance & global disarmament” All the films scheduled to be screen in this festival will be depicting an ideology with a social conviction of promoting its theme to the masses. It is a rare international event, which an Indian city is hosting for the first time, holds the potential to knock at the intellectual...

Declaration of Lyon: 'Media for a Culture of Peace' "A fundamental change in the way we communicate through the media to contribute to a world of peace, respect and solidarity", was called for by the members of SIGNIS, meeting for their World Congress in Lyon, in a Declaration entitled: "Media for a Culture of Peace". We, media professionals and citizens, Christians and members of the World Catholic Association for Communication (SIGNIS)meeting together in Lyon, Call for a fundamental change in ...

Gran Premio Punto de Vista : CHECKPOINT (Control Policial), by Yoav ShamirBest short : GOOD TIMES (Buenos tiempos), by Alessandro Cassigoli (Italy) and Dalia Castel (Israel).Best director: Peter Kerekes, for 66 SEASONS (66 temporadas). Best photography : Arturo Pérez Torres, on WETBACK, THE UNDOCUMENTED DOCUMENTARY (Mojado, el documental indocumentado). Specia&l mentions to : PLATICANDO, from Marisa Lafuente, and DR. NAGESH, by Vincent Detours and Dominique Henry. Audience special award: BAND...

Held for the second time at New York’s prestigious Asia Society from February 26 – 28, the SOUTH ASIA HUMAN RIGHTS FILM FESTIVAL reflects the trend towards specialized subject oriented festivals with limited programs and small audiences. Most of the recently produced nine features and documentaries screened originated in India with Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Pakistan contributing one film each. Organized by the Asia Society, the non-profit “Breakthrough’ group’, and Syracuse Un...

First Annual Festival Set To Take PlaceDECEMBER 10TH - 14TH ATLOEWS CINEPLEX UNIVERSAL CITYWALK in ORLANDO, FLORDIANOBEL PEACE PRIZE LAUREATE DR. OSCAR ARIAS To be Honored Opening Night GuestThe GLOBAL PEACE FILM FESTIVAL was founded by Shaikh Abdul Taw'ala Ibn Ali Alishtari, President and CEO of GlobalProtector.net, Inc., with the mission of utilizing the power of the moving image to further the goal of peace on earth. The GPFF seeks to create a festival that will reflect a broad definition of...