Diversity is in the business of making news every single day. And so are we. Starting this month – we’re getting social with the launch of our #BigBUFFGoal - 100,000 YouTube subscribers. Why 100,000? Well why not?
As part of our #BigBUFFGoal we’re asking everybody in our networks to subscribe to our YouTube channel. And we mean everybody. Writers, Producers, Directors, Companies, Actors, Actresses, Agents, Patrons and other personalities who have been par...
RETURN TO HOMS, the powerful and timely documentary from Syrian filmmakers director Talal Derki and producer Orwa Nyrabia, will have its North American premiere at Sundance Film Festival 2014 in the World Cinema Documentary Competition.
The film recently had its world premiere at the highly respected International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA), where it was the opening night film and received acclaim from audiences and critics.
BRIEF SYNOPSIS:
Filmed between August 2011 ...
Less than 2 weeks until the ÉCU 2012 Film Festival! It's approaching fast so don't forget to buy your tickets. They're ON SALE now at http://ecu.festivalgenius.com/2012/films. // Moins de deux semaines jusqu'à ce que le Festival du Film! Il est approchant à grands pas alors n'oubliez pas d'acheter vos tickets pour ECU 2012, ils sont en vente maintenant à http://ecu.festivalgenius.com/2012/films.
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Perhaps it’s because of her stunning retro Hollywood face or her
eerily spellbinding voice, but Lana Del Rey (aka Lizzie Grant) has
arrived. Her first album, Born To Die, was recently released in late
January and consists of 12 “Hollywood Sadcore” style tracks: tales of
dark yet beautifully twisted love stories. The single of the album, Born
to Die, recounts a relationship that is far from perfect yet eternally
addictive, made even more dramatic by the haunting and emoti...
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On Monday 28th November ÉCU The European Independent Film Festival, Paris's premier showcase for independently financed shorts and features, will attempt to write - and produce - a short film entirely made up of contributions crowd sourced via the Twitter social network.
With an opening scene setter provided by the festival, it is then up to their followers to provide all successive dialogue and actions, creating new scenes, introducing other characters, building up...
New Revised trailer for Hardly Bear to Look at You
ÉCU's top 5 things to do in Paris in November
Although the beginning of November is another milestone on the way to the deep midwinter, don’t despair! ÉCU has come up with a calendar of great things to do in and around Paris in the world of cinema.
Even though the arrival of autumn spells the end of our Indian summer, thanks to the Festival d’Automne there will be lots to keep everyone’s mind off the gloom outside. Since 1972, the festival has offered challenging contemporary cul...
As the month of October starts in Paris and the hot heat of our long Indian summer continues, it’s strange to think that winter must be on its way. To make the most of this last flash of hot weather, ÉCU has found some of the best things to do in Paris this month, including some things based outdoors for the sunny days, but also some things indoors for the cold front which will probably hit us by the end of the month…
“Le festival Pariscience” is taking place from 7th...
By Ed Millar
September – the month of the rentrée, the end of the congés annuelles and the end of sheer self indulgence, right? Not necessarily. If you have a little bit of free time to spare, why not prolong your summer by enjoying yourself with ÉCU’s recommendations for September?
Even if you haven’t read the quirky, best-selling book of the same name, you’re bound to love Freakonomics’, one of this month’s most remarkable documentaries. Released on September 14th, the f...
To celebrate 10,000 views, we are giving the film out for free online.
Enjoy :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOHx2or45Go
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Cannes-Short Film Corner
Produced by Omer Pasha
