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2018
Paul Dano is an American actor, known for his roles in Little Miss Sunshine, There will be blood, Prisoners, Youth. Wildlife starring Carey Mulligan and Jake Gyllenhaal is his directorial debut, based on the novel by Richard Ford.
What really spoke to you in this script?
I really wanted to do a film for a long time. And I’m glad it was this book that fell in my hands at the right time. I had read some short stories form the same writer before and I really love...
Pierre Deladonchamps is a French actor and filmmaker, known for Stranger by the lake, Golden Years & House of Time. In Sorry Angel (Plaire, Aimer et Courir Vite) by Christophe Honoré portrays a 90s Parisian gay writer who develops a relationship with a young student, Vincent Lacoste, who is also one of France's youngest talents, known for Amanda and The French Kissers.
Bodies are very important in Christophe’s films. How did you get comfortable with that?
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Christophe Honoré is one of the most iconic contemporary French writers and directors, mostly known for Beloved, Metamorphoses & Les Chansons d'amour. Sorry Angel (Plaire, aimer et courir vite), which tells the story of two gay men from different backgrounds who meet in the turbulent Paris of the 90s, premieres in Competition at the 71st Festival De Cannes.
Did the idea come from a very personal place?
It’s a mixture of very personal e...
Ritesh Batra is an Indian filmmaker based in NYC. He rose to fame with his feature film The Lunchbox, which premiered in Cannes in 2013.
His new film, Photograph, premiered at this year’s Berlinale Special programme is a unique love story of a photographer in Mumbai and a girl he meets on the streets while looking for his next customer. From different backgrounds and each carrying their own baggage, the two strangers embark on a bittersweet journey.
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Marie Kreuzer is an Austrian writer director and producer. Her latest film, The Ground beneath my feet (Den Boden unter den Fußen) is in official completion at the 69th Berlinale. It tells the story of Lola, a successful consultant who struggles between finding her identity, sexuality and freedom, while being divided between a comfortable lifestyle and her past and her schizophrenic sister.
What was your starting point for the script?
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Sondre Fristad (28) is an award-winning short film director from Bærum, Norway, and is best known for Alex, Kepaza, and Quiet by the River. He has contributed on Swiss Army Man, The King's Choice, Haram, The Dextape and Operation Arctic. He has a bachelor's degree in Creative Arts Film & TV from Deakin University in Melbourne, Australia. The Writer is his first comedy feature about a young wr...
The Writer is a comedy feature about a young writer with nightmares and problems with his girlfriend. Who ends up playing the lead role in his own movie, things doesn't exactly turn out the way he want it too.
Written & Directed by Sondre Fristad. Produced by Sigurd Fristad.
Country of Production: Norway, 2018
The Film has so far been awarded at the following festivals:
Southern States Fanfilmfestival
Biloxi, ...
Held from May 2-6 on Randall’s Island with two preview days the 2018 Frieze Art Fair has added in its seventh edition new sections and programs solidifying its position in the international art world. The importance of Frieze is further demonstrated by plans to hold a Frieze Fair in 2019 in Los Angeles. This reflects the significant share of the international art market that is dominated by buyers from the United States which account for about 42% of t...
Now'Day Sunday 13 May, Alain Zirah and Anne Gomis have the pleasure to receive at 4pm at the bookstore - tea lounge AUTOUR D'UN LIVRE,
11 rue Bivouac Napoleon 06400 Cannes
the preselected artists of the Great International Contest on Web for 2018 OFF Cannes Festival. After the signature of Alain Zirah's book "Cannes Festival backstage" the guests will meet at Le Bivouac bar 1 DAY 1 EVENT where the media will be there, for a presentation of the artists.
Till 2005 t...
Now'Day Sunday 13 May, Alain Zirah and Anne Gomis have the pleasure to receive at 4pm at the bookstore - tea lounge AUTOUR D'UN LIVRE,
11 rue Bivouac Napoleon 06400 Cannes
the preselected artists of the Great International Contest on Web for 2018 OFF Cannes Festival. After the signature of Alain Zirah's book "Cannes Festival backstage" the guests will meet at Le Bivouac bar 1 DAY 1 EVENT where the media will be there, for a presentation of the artists.
Till ...
Anim18, a celebration of British Animation, will be presented at the 4th Animation Day in Cannes networking event on May 16th.
Sally Griffith is the Director of Cinema at Chapter (Cardiff) and BFI Film Hub Wales. She is also leading on Anim18: A Celebration of British Animation which is taking place across the UK between April – November 2018 supported by the British Film Institute, Arts Council England and British Council. Anim18 (#Anim18, @Anim18UK) aims to celebra...
Eili Harboe - Norway - European Shooting Stars 2018
Interview / Editing: Martin I. Petrov
How are your first impressions from being part of a team of young actors here in
Berlin?
I did not anticipate to be part of it but I am really proud, it is a wonderful opportunity for
everyone, it’s an investment for the future.
You already happen to be part of a successful project, Joachim Trier’s Thelma. How
was your expe...
Jonas Smulders - The Netherlands - European Shooting Stars 2018
Interview / editing: Martin I. Petrov
Have you been to Berlin before, how is your experience before your country’s shooting
star?
I was here once before with a short film and once as a visitor at the festival, it is a great
experience to meet all these people. Also, I have great support from my country and the
Dutch Film institute, really feel empowered and it’s n...
Luna Wedler - Switzerland - European Shooting Stars 2018
Interview / Editing: Martin I. Petrov
Congratulations on being a shooting star. How does it feel to be representing your
country and to have this sudden extra exposure?
It is very exciting, really great to be meeting the rest nine stars, they are all beautiful
humans. I feel very connected to all of them and look forward to exciting times ahead.
You did ballet before g...
Matteo Simoni - Belgium - European Shooting Stars 2018
Interview / editing: Martin I. Petrov
What’s the greatest thing about being in Berlin as a shooting star?
It’s great to meet people with the same goals. I believe in luck and coincidence and that
always the coin will fall on the right side in the right moment. I’m really proud to be
representing Belgium and I am open to see where this journey is going to take me. I am
fort...
A star-studded press conference opened the 2018 Berlinale, with the full cast of Wes Anderson's Isle of Dogs in attendance for the tonight's premiere at the Berlinale Palast.
The stop motion animation takes us to near future Japan, where dogs are being extradited to a trash island away from humans, due to an infectious virus. When the mayor's nephew escapes in an attempt to find his dog Spots, the first that was sent away by his tyrannnic uncle, he sets off to a lifechanging...
The theme for the Festival’s 2018 edition is ‘Timeless’ in selecting films that have an extraordinary ability to communicate the largest of human stories as well as the briefest moments of world changing emotion.
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Holmlands is proud to launch the Four Seasons Film Festival in partnership with Green Owl Films; in a celebration of independent film, music, art and photography.
February 2018 will see our first ever film festival held at the historic Cadogan Hall in Central London, in a weekend that aims to showcase the full spectrum of human emotion in a series of groundbreaking and inspiring feature films that exemplify the moods of the annual seasons.
Spring: films about new beginnings, hope, freedom
Summer: films about joy, celebration, empowerment
Autumn: films about change, transition, difference
Winter: films about real life, truth, factual
Submission Deadline 31st August (Late Deadline 30th September)
The submission deadline is looming so act now and get a discounted submission fee.
Submit you films here through film freeway - https://t.co/56GYSJCqX4
Selected spring and summer submissions will be screened on Saturday 3rd February 2018, with selected autumn and winter submissions screened on Sunday 4th February 2018.
Feature films will be complimented by the presentation of a selection of short films, with live music performances, art and photographic exhibitions held in the atrium over the whole weekend.
Our aim is to provide a platform for film makers and artists to showcase their work in a unique and engaging festival that offers guests a first class cultural experience to all who attend.
Submissions for film makers, performers, artists and photographers are now open. Tickets will go on sale to the public from Monday 6th November.
https://www.fourseasonsfilmfestival.com
MONSTRA | Lisbon Animated Film Festival was born in 2000 in order to celebrate the artistic transversality, to meet people from different arts, new artistic looks forward, using as a basis the most multidisciplinary language we know: the Animated Film.
MONSTRA's 17th edition will happen from March 8th to 18th 2018.
Each edition we focus retrospectives and curatorships on a guest country - MONSTRA 2018 edition's guest country is Estonia.
Our competitive sections are: Feature Film, In...
International Screenwriters' Association will be awarding the 10 finalists in our short script competition with ISAConnect Memberships.
Inktip will be offering the Best Short Script winner a free listing on the InkTip official website.
The Best Actor and Best Actress winners will win an annual subscription to online classes provided by iActing Studios.
Upcoming prizes will be confirmed shortly! Submit your film today! Take advantage of the earlyb...
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