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Save the Date: DOKUARTS-Symposium NUANCES NOW on Oct 11

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DOKUARTS-Symposium "Nuances Now" The 5th DOKUARTS-symposium takes place on October 11 and will look at the current relevance of nuance and discuss its significance in the realm of documentary filmmaking. Date/Time Friday, October 11, 2019 from 2 pm – 8.30 pm (including film programme with guests) Location Zeughauskino of the German Historical Museum, Unter den Linden 2, 10117 Berlin, Germany Conference Language German/English Registration info@doku-arts.de Parti...

20% Off Early Rate! Entertainment Finance Event LA – Special Rate Ends Dec 21

Hurry! Offer ends December 21! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/entertainment-finance-forum-registration-52511887469?discount=FEST21   Whether you’re an investor, creator, producer, distributor, innovator, strategy executive or advisor in the entertainment industry -- join this unique platform to help you connect, evolve and thrive in this rapidly-changing market.   ENTERTAINMENT FINANCE FORUM (EFF) is a comprehensive program unlike any finance conference being offered today. ...

REVELATION FILM FESTIVAL CALLS FOR PAPERS

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  The Revelation Perth International Film Festival is calling for papers for its 2018 Academic Conference. Students, academics, independent researchers, filmmakers and film fans from across the world are invited to submit papers and proposals for the Revelation Film Festival Academic Conference to be held as a part of the Revelation Perth International Film Festival (which runs from July 5-18 2018). Returning for its seventh year, the conference is uniquely positioned as the ...

Cannes 2017: Jury Press Conference

The 70th edition of the festival kicks off tonight with Ismael's Ghosts by Arnaud Desplechin starring Mathieu Amalric and Marion Cotillard.  Earlier today the International Jury priseided by Pedro Almodovar gave their press conference in advance of watching all films in competition and awarding the prestigious Palme D' Or on May 28th.  Along with Pedro Almodovar, co-jurors Jessica Chastain (actress), Maren Ade (director), Fan Bingbing (actress, producer), Agnes Jaoui (act...

Richard Gere gets political at 'The Dinner' Press Conference

      by Martin I. Petrov    One of the films premiering on the Berlinale red carpet today is The Dinner starring Richard Gere, Laura Linney, Steve Coogan and Rebecca Hall. The film is directed by Oren Moverman and based on the novel by Herman Koch.    Initially the film had been developed for Cate Blanchett, who had expressed interest in having her directorial debut, but was later attached to Moverman.      A lot of interesting fac...

DOKU.ARTS 2016 Symposium Essaydox

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On 7 October 2016, in addition to this year's DOKU.ARTS film programme (6 – 23 October), an International Symposium will take place. We are delighted to announce topics and participants today.   The International Symposium explores contexts of production and the future of international essay films. Artists, essayists, film critics and scholars discuss philosophy, aesthetics, contextual position and future prospects of today's essay films. The working approaches, new forms ...

Brexit & Visionary Women to headline TIFF industry conference

TIFF® unveiled today an early glimpse of the 2016 TIFF Industry Conference. The seven-day conference is setting its sights on what impact Brexit will have on the industry, as well as exploring the question of equity for women in the film business. Guest speakers announced to date include Roberto Olla (Executive Director, Eurimages), Isabel Davis (Head Of International, British Film Institute), Ilann Girard (CEO, Arsam International), Anna Serner ...

European Film Forum creates buzz with public conference and showcases

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Financing films in the European Union is more of a complicated issue than ever.  The European Film Forum recognizes this and is hosting meetings in Cannes with professionals.  The goal is to exchange views and debate with professionals and stakeholders for inspiration.   The main public conference on Monday May 16th was a huge success and covered many topics under financing European works in the digital age.  Dimitri Rassam, a French film producer, spoke with the p...

Midnight Special - Press Conference

by Martin I. Petrov  Midnight special by US director Jeff Nichols, one of the most highly anticipated premieres at the 66th Berlinale Competition tells the story of a father (Michael Shannon) who begins a journey with his eight year old son, convinced that his special powers are of great importance to humanity.  Jeff Nichols, whose previous films Mud and Take shelter put the dircetor in the spotlight of the film festival circuit, returns to Berlin after his 2007 debut in ...

FMX 2016

FMX, Conference on Animation, Effects, Games and Transmedia is Europe's most influential conference for digital entertainment where Art, Technology and Business meet. Every year, artists, specialists, scientists, producers and other key people come to FMX to network and to discuss production issues, exciting technologies and new ways of financing and distribution across the industries with an international audience. High quality experts deliver insightful presentations and Workshops as part of the Conference program, industry professionals introduce their hard - and software products as well as their latest R&D innovations at the Marketplace, top-notch companies scout talent at the Recruiting Hub and international schools present their best projects on the School Campus.

FMX is funded by the Ministry of Science, Research and the Arts and the Ministry for Finance and Economic Affairs of the State of Baden-Wuerttemberg, the City of Stuttgart and the MFG Film Funding, taking place in cooperation with VES Visual Effects Society, ACM SIGGRAPH, World Building Institute and Eurographics. FMX is an event by the Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg, organized by the Institute of Animation, Visual Effects and Digital Postproduction, hosting the Animation Production Day (APD), a joint venture with the Festival of Animated Film Stuttgart (ITFS). FMX 2016 takes place April 26-29 in Stuttgart.

FMX shines a light on topics such as:

Realtime Storytelling | Visual Language | Concept Art | Cinematography | Disrupters | Layout & Set Design | Location-based Entertainment | Virtual Human Forum | VFX in Commercials | Hack Art | Machine Learning | Business Leaders | Virtual Storyboarding | Visual Communication | Animation Wild 'n Strange | Worldbuilding | VFX in TV | User-generated Content | Stop-Motion | The New Scene of Digital and Visual Arts

#DIGITALCANNES

  #DIGITALCANNES   Today, tucked away in the beautiful Hotel Eden on Rue D'Antibe was a very informational panel on the importance of digital marketing and strategic planning for the film industry. Kicked off by a selection of short films ranging from 2 to 15 minutes selected by the panelists, the 3 hour event was filled with useful information, intruiging dialogue and enjoyable films.  Benedicte Beaugeois from Film Festival Life stated, “The opportunities of ...

Portland Film Festival

Portland Film Festival

 

Filmmakers, it’s the moment you’ve all been waiting for. The Portland Film Festival is looking for some good films with compelling stories for submission. Do you have any suggestions? Please submit your narrative features, documentaries, shorts of all kinds, transmedia, web series, student films and more.

 

MovieMaker Magazine named our festival one of the “25 coolest film festivals in the world,” so get your submission in before time runs out. And we hope to see you in September. Portland is an amazing city during the summer—you’ll not want to miss what we’re planning this year.

 

The 2015 Portland Film Festival (September 1-7, 2015) is now accepting submissions online through:

 

There are rules and regulations to remember (no smoke signals, we need to see these films in person). For all the fine print, including awards eligibility—Golden Axe Award and many more—prizes (PDXFF offers over $25K in cash and prize awards), technical specs, full deadline schedule, festival history, and more, please visit the submission platforms listed above and read carefully.

Past attendees and alumni include Eli Roth, Justin Long, Haley Joel Osment, Abby Elliott, Chris Williams, Chuck Palahniuk, Jason Mamoa, Doug Benson, Wendy Froud, Brian Froud, Toby Froud, Penny Lane, Chelsea Cain, Daniel Wilson, Chelsey Reist, Isaac Feder, James Franco, Lorenza Izzo, Matt Walsh, Susan Sarandon, Michael Tully, Ryan Murdock, Kelly Reichardt, Kris Kaczor, Bryan Storkel, Leah Warshawski, Daryl Hannah, Vivian Norris, Karney Hatch, Jon Matthews, Dana Nachman, Mitchell Jackson, John Jeffcoat, Shawn Telford, Leah Meyerhoff, Mark Raso, David Zellner, Bradley King and more.

Oh and did we mention that we are partnering with a local Forestry Club to bring axe throwing to our event lineup? Submit! Remember to tag any social media mentions with #pdxff15

GAPF Screenwriting Conference this weekend: Meet Roger Corman, Shane Black and more

GAPF Screenwriting Conference this weekend: Meet Roger Corman, Shane Black & Pitch To 120 Agents, Mgrs, & Prod Co’s   Roger Corman is coming to the GAPF!  You can meet this legendary icon of the industry THIS SATURDAY at 10am.  Shane Black from Lethal Weapon and Iron Man 3 fame will be there too, and we will also have a special screening of ‘Finding Nemo’ with the screenwriter of this beloved movie, Dave Reynolds.  M...

EFX Launch at Indonesian Party at the Grand during Cannes 2014

  Tedy Tricahyono Equator Film Expo (March 2015 bin Jakarta) with Wieland Speck (Panorama Berlinale)       ...

The New SouthEast Asia Rendez Vous EFX Equator Film Expo Indonesia launches March 2015

Equator Filmexpo Indonesia launches March 27 -30 2015 it was announced during Cannes at the Indonesian party in Cannes Grand Hotel   it will include A FILM MARKET INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL CONFERENCE SERIES INDUSTRY NETWORKING EVENTS DESTINATION EXPLORATION.   ACCESS AND CAPTURE THE FASTEST GROWING MARKET ON EARTH COME AND JOIN THE 2015 The Equator Film Expo Indonesia in the world's largest archipelago, and expêrience renowned Indonesian ...

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