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The "Covariance" website is now live!

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The "Covariance" site is now live. Go directly here: http://www.dawnwestlake.com/dawnwestlake/rondecana/films/covariance/index.html Or, for the full effect, go to http://www.dawnwestlake.com and click on the COVARIANCE can. ...

"Covariance" trailer is now live!

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The trailer for "Covariance", a new short film from Ron de Cana Prods., Inc., is now live: http://www.vimeo.com/24801227 "Covariance" (2011/USA/13:30) features David Razowsky and Dawn Westlake. Original music is by Gregory Johnson of Acoustic Labs (http://www.youtube.com/acousticlabs). Cinematography is by Francesco Uboldi; 2nd Unit/DIT/Editing by Brandon Bondehagen; Sound by Fred Stuben; Set Decor/Rigging by Teresa Pilar Huarte. For more information, please visit...

16th Festival Acceptance for "A.L.I.C.E."

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"A.L.I.C.E." will screen at Porto 7 in Porto, Portugal in June 2011: http://www.porto7.com/competicao/ This is the 16th festival acceptance for "A.L.I.C.E."  For more info on the film, please visit: http://www.dawnwestlake.com  World sales for the film are handled by Fred Joubaud at Ouat Media. Contact: fred.joubaud@ouatmedia.com    ...

Behind-the-Scenes of "Covariance"

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The Behind-the-Scenes clip for "Covariance", a new short film from Ron de Cana Productions, is now available on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKE_J0dYp68 "Covariance" was shot in Southern California with generous support in the camera department from Canon USA, Inc. Francesco Uboldi of Milan was the DP, and Brandon Bondehagen shot 2nd Unit. Original music was provided by Gregory Johnson of Acoustic Labs. The film stars David Razowsky and Dawn W...

Time Always Moving

Director: Lee Neville.
Whether it be two years ago, tonight or tomorrow, time is always moving. And Adam will realize that no matter what time it is- beyond the girlfriend, the best friend, the other woman and the truth they finally chose to say- is the one who stayed.

Irvine Welsh's Ecstasy

Director: Rob Heydon.
A Transformational Love Story from the love of Ecstasy to the ecstasy of Love. Ecstasy debuted as the No. 1 Bestselling book all over the world, and was translated into twenty languages. The feature-length film Ecstasy is an adaptation of a short story (entitled The Undefeated) taken from this narrative collection.

15th Festival Acceptance for "A.L.I.C.E."

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"A.L.I.C.E." was accepted to the Flyover Film Festival in Louisville, KY, USA for June 10-12, 2011: http://www.flyoverfilmfestival.com/films/shorts-programs/ This is the 15th festival acceptance for the film. For more information on "A.L.I.C.E.", please visit http://www.dawnwestlake.com (click on the "A.L.I.C.E." film can) "A.L.I.C.E." is available for worldwide sales exclusively through Fred Joubaud at Ouat Media. Please contact: fred.joubau...

Two award nominations for "A.L.I.C.E." at the Art Deco Fest in Sao Paulo

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"A.L.I.C.E." has been nominated for TWO awards at the Art Deco Film Festival in Sao Paulo, Brazil: BEST DIGITAL FILM (Dawn Westlake) and BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY (Francesco Uboldi). The film screens there on May 20th, 2011. "A.L.I.C.E." is currently screening in Cannes, presented by Ouat Media. For more information, please contact fred.joubaud@ouatmedia.com  For more info on the film, please visit: http://www.dawnwestlake.com/dawnwestlake/rondecana/films/ali...

Traces of light

Director: Claire Walka.
In the magic atmosphere of a summer night four different people stray around in the dark, looking for some joy or trying to overcome their melancholia. For some moments their paths cross and they get closer, but they also drift apart. In the end, they all get together by a tune that makes them feel connected, even if maybe only for this night.

Fest #13 for "A.L.I.C.E." comes in on May...14

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"A.L.I.C.E." will play the Bush Fire Festival in Malkerns, Swaziland May 27-29, 2011. Gold Lion Festival director James Hall who is curating a special presentation of Gold Lion selectees notes that the film was included because: "We have had previous stories about Alzheimer's, and the selection committee likes your clever viewpoint (i.e., don’t count anyone out just yet!).  Good script, and the technical credits are all good, with beautiful locations that provide the p...

Festival #12 for "A.L.I.C.E."

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It's a big week for "A.L.I.C.E."! While we're playing at Cannes in the Short Film Corner, presented by Ouat Media, and in Laos at the Vientianale, AND in the Stortford Film Festival in the UK...We also heard about our 12th fest! It's the First Commonwealth Film Fest in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA for June 17th! Please check out their site to see our listing: http://www.jaha.org/FilmFestival/Friday2011.html (scroll down) "A.L.I.C.E." is available for broadcast intern...

VIENE UNA CHICA (TRAILER #1)

TRAILER #1 of VIENE UNA CHICA (Here comes a girl) from director Chema Sarmiento. Production: IMPROMPTU SL (Spain, April 2011 )

LEAP BEFORE YOU LOOK

Director: Stephane Goldsand.
Faced with his wife's desire to become a mother, a filmmaker goes on a quest to find out how people decide to have kids and identify the sources of his own hesitation. What emerges is an intimate story, peppered with humor and poignancy, where memories and present moments converge in an effort to redefine a couple's future. LEAP BEFORE YOU LOOK is a first-person short documentary that combines various storytelling styles, including vérité, interviews, narration, animations and family archival material.

Oscar® Winner GOD OF LOVE to Screen at LAFF!

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The Lancaster Area Film Festival is proud to announce that God of Love, a 2011 Academy Award® winner will screen at the third edition of the festival on April 9. The film won the Live Action Short Film category. Written and directed by Luke Matheny, God of love follows lounge-singing darts champion Raymond finds his prayers are answered – literally – when he receives a mysterious package of passion-inducing darts. The film was a winner of the gold medal at the 2010 Student Academy A...

RAGMAN

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Director: Kendrick de Lepper.
An enigmatic homeless man happens upon the vicious beating of a woman, by her boyfriend and his groups of followers. The homeless man intervenes to give everyone a chance for redemption. But not everyone deserves a second chance...

A.L.I.C.E. now on five continents!

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"A.L.I.C.E." (2010/USA/15 mins.) has been accepted into its fifth festival...on a fifth continent. North America! "A.L.I.C.E." will play the Davis Film Festival in Davis, CA on April 8th at the Veteran's Memorial Theatre. Before Davis, "A.L.I.C.E." plays in the DIFF in Vina del Mar, Chile, the Angry Film Festival in Melbourne, Australia, the Cape Winelands Film Fest in Capetown, South Africa, and the Corto Helvetico al Femminile in Losone, Switze...

"A.L.I.C.E." signs with Ouat Media and Bigstar.tv

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"A.L.I.C.E." (2010/USA/15 mins) has been acquired for internatoinal broadcast distribution by Ouat Media of Toronto. Ouat also represents the two 2010 Oscar Award winning shorts "God of Love" (live-action) and "The Lost Thing" (animation). "A.L.I.C.E." is the 7th film by Dawn Westlake that Ouat has acquired. "A.L.I.C.E." is also soon available on Bigstar.tv as a VOD to their membership. Please visit http://www.bigstar.tv for more...

A.L.I.C.E. now in four festivals...on four continents!

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"A.L.I.C.E." (2010/USA/15 mins) has now been accepted into its fourth festival...on four continents! It will be screened in the Angry Film Festival in Melbourne, Australia, the DIFF in Vina del Mar, Chile and Cape Winelands Film Festival in Capetown, South Africa in March. In April, it plays in the Corto Helvetico al Femminile in Losone, Switzerland. For more information: http://www.dawnwestlake.com ...

The Black Gaze

Director: Karlos Alastruey.
An exploration of different feelings of a young woman: joy, fear, envy, perplexity, ecstasy, hate; a map of a human heart.

HAM & THE PIPER

Director: mark norfolk.
Set in London, Burt, an elderly man discovers that his beloved wife of twenty five years is dying and begins to question whether his culture has been surpressed during his long marriage. He lapses into a psychological conflict with his own sub-conscience as he wrestles with the concept of whether black people have been cursed as quoted in the bible. As his mind descends into madness we soon discover what might make an ordinary man do the extraordinary.

Winepires: the Ice Harvest

Director: Vitomir Kaučič.
Police detectives Nina and Milan investigate the murder of teenage girl Mija. In the course of the investigation, corpses keep piling up while the only thing they find out is the fact that all victims were drunk and are missing blood. Milan is suspended by Chief Sovič when he shoots down Antolin, the crime lab forensic who attacked him in an unexplicable and sudden rage. The insatiable appetite of the winepires and the arrival of ruthless cop El Mehcun puts Nina and Milan's feelings for each other to a rough and ugly test. After you've seen this film, you will never dare to gett pissed again!

AMOUR'S UPGRADE

Director: Larisa Isaeva.
Every family goes through a crisis of relations. When there is a danger of losing love, Amour's Angel comes to the rescue. He proposes husband to upgrade amour and update the marriage relationships. How? Play a game Crazy Ray of sunshine! The husband starts game... This is a fairy tale, where all wishes are granted. There are all that is in the life of every family: friends, lovers, relatives boring, nasty teenagers in this amusing tutu of musicals. This is a funny musical satire on a family relationships, the eternal dispute between a man and a woman - who is right? The Headline of this story is: Laugh if you wanna to cry! Be happy if you wish!

AMOUR'S UPGRADE. The poster

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