Sponsored by the Sikh Art & Film Foundation, the Sikh International Film Festival was held in New York City for the tenth time on May 2 – 3. As reflected in the selection, the foundation’s mission is to use films to make Sikh culture and values accessible to a larger public; with the goal of overcoming preconceptions and prejudice which the Sikh community has been experiencing.  The festival also serves to raise awareness about the issues and problems the Sikhs face h...

  As suggested in earlier articles, in order to survive the growing festival scene in major metropolitan areas niche festivals need to have an unmistakable profile offering a program others do not have. These fests’ niche must be  successfully branded, offering more than just a marginal differentiation from other fests.  In New York the international Latino Film Festival announced its demise. As the founder Calixto Chinchilla explained the fest cannot meet the economic ...

A rapidly growing number of films resulting from new low cost production technologies and the rising number of young filmmakers have made the identification and subsequent exposure of outstanding independent films and their release on different platforms problematic.  As members of the FTF Critical Eye film criticism panel noted, it is impossible to track all the films which are a produced, many of which will never see the light of the day.  A significant number of the close to 800 fil...

Now in its 43nd year, the renowned New Directors/New Films festival, presented jointly by The Museum of Modern Art and the Film Society of Lincoln Center, introduces New York audiences to the work of emerging or not-yet-established filmmakers from around the world.  With a focus on diversity, original narratives, and outstanding direction, the programmers from MOMA and the Film Society selected features by innovative film makers from recent film festivals but also from individual sub...

The Festival du nouveau cinéma is looking for films, interactive works and performances for its 43rd edition which will run from October 8 to 19, 2014 in Montréal ! Send us your works before June 15 to maybe be part of the Festival this year!  Early bird rate before April 30, 2014 !   TO SUBMIT A FILM (FEATURE AND SHORT FILM) Two easy ways to submit a short or feature film : via Zone Festival or via Withoutabox For ...

On the heels of a successful 2013 festival that featured an array of notable actors, directors, producers, live performances and Academy Award-nominated films, the Houston Cinema Arts Society (HCAS) announces that its 2014 Houston Cinema Arts Festival (HCAF 2014) will take place from Nov. 12-16. HCAS has received a $10,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to help support the HCAF, which is the only U.S. festival dedicated to films by and about the visual, performing and literary a...

The “Just Talking” sessions of the 16th Thessaloniki Documentary Festival continued on Thursday, March 20, 2014. Participating were directors Nicolas Philibert, to whose work this year’s Festival is organizing a tribute, Nina Maria Paschalidou (Κismet), Shirly Berkovitz (The Good Son), Allison Berg (The Dog), Jean-Michel Dissard (I Learn America) and Drew Taylor (Our Man In Tehran). Jean - Michel Dissard referred to his documentary, I Learn America which he directed alon...

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } The third edition of Curaçao International Film Festival Rotterdam is only three weeks away and it’s time to announce the five nominees for the Yellow Robin Award 2014. The competition, established last year, intends to offer new films and filmmakers a hospitable platform and, in cooperation with IFFR the Netherlands, support and contribute to their careers by offering a stepping stone to the worldwide (film) market. The winner of the Yellow...

    16th THESSALONIKI DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL - Images of the 21st Century. March 14 – 23, 2014 16th TDF FILM LINE-UP, FIPRESCI JURY & SIDEBAR EVENTS The 16th Thessaloniki Documentary Festival - Images of the 21st Century, part of the Thessaloniki International Film Festival, presents approximately 185 films (shorts and features) by directors from all over the world, as well as a full parallel events program.   FILM PREMIERES The 16th TDF presents 3 wor...

16th THESSALONIKI DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL - Images of the 21st Century. March 14 – 23, 2014 16th TDF FILM LINE-UP, FIPRESCI JURY & SIDEBAR EVENTS The 16th Thessaloniki Documentary Festival - Images of the 21st Century, part of the Thessaloniki International Film Festival, presents approximately 185 films (shorts and features) by directors from all over the world, as well as a full parallel events program.   FILM PREMIERES The 16th TDF presents 3 world, 12 international, 8 Euro...

By Alex Deleon   In the course of the Oscar night festivities on Sunday a slightly sombre note was sounded with a brief section reminding viewers of the recent passing of celebrated film personalities, among them Seymour Philip Hoffman, Feb. 2, of substance abuse at 44; and thirties child star Shirley Temple; Feb. 11, of natural causes at 85. The Hungarian press wryly noted that two truly towering figures of world cinema, directors Alain Resnais of France and Hungarian motion picture ma...

Dawn Westlake is featured in Roberto Christo's blog on February 13, 2014: http://robertochristo.blogspot.com.br/ Translation: Long live Dawn Westlake! Only a few people can make a living in art and culture, even with incentive laws and government edicts (like in Brazil) such a task sometimes seems impossible. But everyone in the world faces such hurdles, especially those who are just starting out. Getting sponsorship is difficult in times of economic surplus, so just imagine during crisis...

By Maria Esteves – January 27, 2014 The 56th Annual GRAMMY Awards hosted by LL COOL J commenced Sunday, January 26, 2014, 8:00pm ET at Staples Center in Los Angeles and aired live on CBS Television Network. Presented by The Recording Academy, the Grammy Awards honor musical excellence in the recording arts and sciences to artists and technical professionals of 2013. DAFT PUNK received five GRAMMYs including Record of the Year for Get Lucky; MACKLEMORE & RYAN LEWIS received three GRAM...

By Maria Esteves – January 20, 2014 THE JEWISH CARDINAL (Le Métis de Dieu), directed by Ilan Duran Cohen premiered during the 23rd New York Jewish Film Festival 2014 (NYJFF 2014) at the Walter Reade Theater, New York, Saturday, January 11, 2014. A special Q&A session immediately followed with director Cohen, moderated by associate curator director, Aviva Weintraub, New York Jewish Film Festival. THE JEWISH CARDINAL (Le Métis de Dieu) is a spiritual tour de force based ...

By Maria Esteves – January 12, 2014 Despite record-breaking freezing temperature, the 23rd New York Jewish Film Festival 2014 (NYJFF 2014) Opening Night U.S. Premiere of LES INTERDITS (Friends from France), directed by Anne Weil and Philippe Kotlarski held at the Walter Reade Theater, Wednesday, January 8, was Sold Out! A special Q&A session with directors Anne Weil, Philippe Kotlarski, and producer Laetitia Gonzalez moderated by director of cinematheque programming, Dennis Lim, Film...

By Maria Esteves – January 12, 2014 Despite record-breaking freezing temperature, the 23rd New York Jewish Film Festival 2014 (NYJFF 2014) Opening Night U.S. Premiere of LES INTERDITS (Friends from France), directed by Anne Weil and Philippe Kotlarski held at the Walter Reade Theater, Wednesday, January 8, was Sold Out! A special Q&A session with directors Anne Weil, Philippe Kotlarski, and producer Laetitia Gonzalez moderated by director of cinematheque programming, Dennis Lim, Film...

Starting in mid January, the Berlinale poster will be displayed at the Potsdamer Platz and across the city, and so set the mood for the 64th Berlin International Film Festival, which will take place from February 6th to 16th, 2014.   “The Berlinale Bear is and remains an extremely popular mascot – not only with our movie-loving Berlin audiences but also our international guests. This year an entire parade of bears will colourfully brighten Berlin’s cityscape and light ...

Bold New Festival calling ! The Silver Springs International Film Festival is an international cultural event created to elevate awareness of Ocala/Marion County, FL, Florida’s Silver Springs State Park and the area’s contributions to the cinema, as well as the cultural landscape of Florida. The springs have inspired generations of nature lovers and filmmakers alike; serving as a dramatic backdrop for countless film, television and commercial shoots and the “laborator...

30th Hamburg International ShortFilmFestival Come and submit your short films (fiction, experimental or documentary; max length 30 min) to our competitions, with their international, experimental or German sections, and from 3 June to 9 June 2014 let’s celebrate the short film here in Hamburg: cinema’s least compromising, most daring and most experimental art form.   And for the youngest cinema fans: The 16th Mo&Friese Children’s Short Film Festival, 1 June to 9 J...

Children's International Film Festival, Dubai 2014 is accepting entries from International Filmmakers for the festival that is aimed at pleasing the toughest audience out there-chidlren! The LAST DATE for submission is 15th November, 2013. Visit www.ciff.ae for more information and submit your wonderful film(s)   ...