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Welcome to our partner's event in Cannes: Independent Filmmaker Day!

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JUNE 24 Independent Filmmaker Day (during Virtual Cannes) Via Zoom Our audience will be offered a 15% discount by our partner, The offer is limited in time, act soon!  REGISTER & GET YOUR TICKET FOR THE CONFERENCE PANELS AND PITCHFEST USING THE FOLLOWING CODE FOR THE 15% DISCOUNT:  FILMFESTIVAL15 Schedule of Events: June 24, 2020 from 12 noon CST to 6 pm CST - Conference-style Panels on a variety of topics in film, including Distributi...

 

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CANNES / MARCHE DU FILM ONLINE PREVIEWS  

Cannes 2020: the short films competition is announced

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  Short Films 2020 © FDC Introducing, as every year, the Official Selection of short films in Competition at the Festival de Cannes in 2020. A total of 3,810 films from 137 different countries were watched by the selection committee this year, compared to 4,240 in 2019.   The 2020 selection encompasses 11 short films from 12 different countries, for a total running time of 2h24. Five female directors are also featured in the 2020 Official Selection.   The short films c...
 

 VIDEO: Marché du Film Executive Director Jérôme Paillard details the 2020 edition

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Jérôme Paillard in conversation with Bruno Chatelin   
 

The online Marché du Film is now open and ready to start: YOUR 10 tips on how to participate

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Welcome to  Cannes first ever virtual Market! THE SHOW MUST GO ON...LINE We are happy to share this guide to using the Marché du Film Online The Marché du Film Online is open! Log in now to get familiar with the platform and make sure it works properly in your environment before the official opening next week on Monday 22. Questions may arise while navigating the new platform. We're here to guide you. Our help desk is operative from today until Friday 26 to a...
 

The Festival de Cannes is launching its Online Marché du Film on Monday 22 June

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Marché du film online 2020 © DR On Monday 22 June, the Festival de Cannes is launching its online Marché du Film. This special 2020 version has been set up with a view to continuing to support the international film industry and its professionals. The Marché du Film will take place from 22 to 26 June, bringing together over 8,500 participants for a total of 250 stands and 60 pavilions. Over 1,200 online screenings will run for participants to enjoy, and the rights t...

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CANNES MARKET DAILIES  

New films from Summer Hill Entertainment

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Attachments Starring Academy Award Nominee, Katharine Ross.  One millennial I.T. nerd plus one computer illiterate senior citizen, equals one unlikely attachment. Eileen Roth is a widow who needs to learn how to use a computer in order to communicate with her beloved grand-daughter in this funny love story.  Pit Stop Starring Bruce Payne. A rave in a deserted warehouse, the perfect place to introduce a NEW designer drug - right? 
SEE YOU IN CANNES Sincerely... Ted Chalmers Jon Bonnell Angelica Skarstad...
 

TomCat Films brings the Horror to Cannes 2020

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We are happy to participate in the virtual Cannes Market 2020 from June 22nd to June 26th and would like to present to you our slate of fantastic films ready for delivery.   All of our films are available to screen via Vimeo at any time.  You may request an availability sheet for your territory and will include screeners and passwords for your convenience. To schedule meeting with either our North America based staff or European based staff  by Zoom, Sk...
 
 

Bruno Chatelin joins as jury to Karl Bardosh Cell Phone Cinema Humanitarian Award, second AFI World Peace edition in the Cannes market

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Humanitarian smart phone films and smart phone films highlighting "COVID - 19"  will have a voice during Marché du Film through a United Nations supported organization for the second year    New Generation In Action’s AFI World Peace Initiative, a not for profit 501c3 Non Government Organization which holds ECOSOC status at the United Nations, is scheduled to host the second annual “Karl Bardosh Cell Phone Cinema Humanitarian Award,"&n... 
 
 

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YOU SHOULD HAVE LEFT Lands This June From Director David Koepp, Stars Kevin Bacon, Amanda Seyfried

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by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent Writer David Koepp became a Director years ago, but his freshest scarer is YOU SHOULD HAVE LEFT starring Kevin Bacon and Amanda Seyfried from Universal Pictures. PANIC ROOM’s Koepp will fry Bacon and toast Seyfried, no doubt in this nailer-biter for Blumhouse Productions. You have only to peruse their description, as the goosebumps appear prior to the 6/19 release. On a personal note, Koepp was my mentor at UCLA Film School and uses the f...
 

The Problem with AI: IT Needs a Spanking, from Hollywood & All

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by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent This Coronaviral envrinoment has upped the bar for distance or remote learning, which - while enforced by lockdown - might not be a bad thing. So, while your coffee pot is pinging you from the cloud, as part of the IoT (Internet of Things) it might be a time to brush up on some history, hysteria, and hype that is Artificial Intellgence (AI) or "machines who think," lolz. Op-Ed by The Screenmancer Consider this our Jerry Maguire writi...
 

Widow of Silence, Review: Half-lives, half-wives

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Widow of Silence, Review: Half-lives, half-wives Since it is based on many true stories, it is easy to consider Widow of Silence as an amalgamated biopic. Though the central character and her plight may be an amalgam of several of her sisters living in the god-forsaken heaven on earth, rural Kashmir, it works as a personal story too, using the larger picture as a backdrop. Unfortunately, though, besides highlighting the suffering of women whose husbands have been picked-up and taken away, nev...
 

Our roundup of Notable Industry News begins with an announcement by Marcus Theatres of their schedule to reopen their theatres.  Beginning on Friday, six Marcus theatres will re-open to the public, followed by all remaining 90 theatres by the end of July.   We report the anullment of the planned marriage between UK-based Cineworld, one of the largest exhibitors worldwide and parent company to Regal Cinemas, and Cineplex Entertainment, Canada's largest exhibitor. The me...  

Exclusive HFPA Fellini-related content for 2020 FARE Cinema

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FARE CINEMA GOING VIRTUAL AROUND THE WORLD WITH SOME EXCLUSIVE HFPA FELLINI-RELATED CONTENT FARE CINEMA, a free initiative to promote Italian cinema and film industry in the world by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Republic of Italy, is virtual for the third edition since June 15 until June 21, 2020 and is available for free on RaiPlay with some exclusive video content including award-winning short movies and masterclasses, with a special tribute to Federic...
 

Marcel Duchamp the Art of the Possible closing film of PFF Spring Online Migrations

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Marcel Duchamp: The Art of The Possible – Closing Film (30/05, 20.00) The documentary has been introduced by Kiril Trajchev (professor and PFF selector), in Macedonian 30 May (Saturday), 20.00 www.cinesquare.net/pff IDEAS.WORDLS, this is the maxim of the 10. anniversary edition of the Philosophical Film Festival and its cultural action of solidarity PFF SPRING ONLINE MIGRATIONAS taking place from 21-31 May. In this “brave new world”, we also need creative and alte...
 
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FESTIVALS IN FOCUS     

SoundTrack_Cologne 17 moves to autumn (October 14th - 17th, 2020)

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Due to the current situation, there is still a travel warning for more than 160 countries. Since the success of SoundTrack_Cologne is mainly dependent on personal meetings and networking events, the organizers had to postpone SoundTrack_Cologne from August to October with a heavy heart. The new date is October 14 - October 17, 2020. Should there still be further restrictions at this date, SoundTrack_Cologne will offer an online version in addition to the event in Cologne. ...
 

IFFLA Over The Years - 17 days celebrating 17 years of Indian cinema

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Dear IFFLA audiences, patrons, and alumni! We are absolutely thrilled to announce today the launch of a special virtual showcase, the first of its kind, IFFLA Over the Years: 17 days celebrating 17 years of Indian cinema.  Accessible via the IFFLA website (www.indianfilmfestival.org/over-the-years) beginning on June 19 through July 5, 2020--and already available for browsing--this virtual showcase of over 120 narrative features, documentaries, ...
 

SR Film Fest in full gear streaming online now till June 28

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SR SOCIALLY RELEVANT FILM FEST NEW YORK  ONLINE - JUNE 18-28 CHECK OUT OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL FOR LIVE STREAMS OF FILMMAKER TALKS, TRAILERS, AND MORE       ...
 

Online Edition of the 20th Nippon Connection Film Festival Finished With A New Record Attendance

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Over 25,200 viewers in 6 days / first Nippon Online Award presented Download photos and press material here The 20th Nippon Connection Film Festival, which took place from June 9 through 14, 2020, draws a positive conclusion for its first digital edition. After six days, the online edition of the largest Japanese film festival worldwide ended with a record of over 25,200 viewers. In total, Internet users from around 40 countries watched the festival films and the...
 

The Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival (NIFFF) unveils its online special event

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The Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival (NIFFF) unveils its online special event set to take place between July 3rd and 11th. This year, the festival is exploring new digital territories while continuing to promote cultural and audiovisual diversity, in a summer that resembles no other. Our eclectic programme of Swiss and International premieres will be streamed with the help of the Swiss VOD platform Cinefile. The 2020 selection includes about twenty films that explore ...
 
 

The Panorama and the Special Screenings of the 5th “Beyond Borders” International Documentary Film Festival of Castellorizo.

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The "Panorama" and the Special Screenings of “Beyond Borders” International Documentary Film Festival of Castellorizo discover and highlight the continuity, the past, the present and the future of world documentary production. Well-known directors and promising young creators invite the participants and spectators of the Festival on seductive documentary film routes. Please find below more details about the documentaries that participate at the Panorama Section: ...
 

Discount codes for the next 10 submissions

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As the deadline for submissions approaches, REAKTOR International Film Festival is offering to half the fees for the next 10 submitters to the main category. Simply use the discount code 50RIFF to submit your film to the festivals main category. We are looking forward to your inspiring works! https://filmfreeway.com/RIFF2020https://riff.reaktor.art/ ...
 

IFFLA Offers a New Virtual Showcase: 17 Days & 17 Years Indian Cinema 6/19 to 7/5

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by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent Hollywood makes a shorthand distinction between Westerns and Bollywood with "dots or feathers," and while in this woke climate that phrase may die out, there is no doubt what a powerhouse India is in terms of filmmaking. Whether you call it the cinema of Bollywood, or the artistic treasures from the second most populous country on earth, Indian output in the undustry far outstrips all others. That said, here is a chance to really enjoy...
 

The 16th Grossmann Fantastic Film and Wine Festival is Approaching

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All the fans of fantastic films and divine wine are invited to the 16th edition of Grossmann Fantastic Film and Wine Festival, Slovenia's first and largest fantastic film festival. In the idyllic landscape of the region of Prlekija, eight days of festival events will take place from the 10th to the 12th July in Ormož and from the 14th to the 18th of July in Ljutomer. Once again the audience will be able to enjoy the best current fantastic films and music documentaries in our competition ...
 
 

Urban Film Festival 2020 calling

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Submit Your New Films The Urban Film Festival (UFF) is a three-day event focusing on education, exposure, and providing distribution opportunities for generations of filmmakers by connecting them with industry professionals, equipping them with the skills and tools they need through hands-on workshops and panels.   As we prepare for the 2020 Urban Film Festival we recognize that a change in course must occur given the unprecedented circumstances we are facing with COVID-19. UFF is es...
 
 

Do not miss attending our partner Windrider Film Forum with virtual kick off from June 27

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Windrider Bay Area Film Forum (windriderbayarea.org) is excited to announce its program of curated short films and conversations with filmmakers, now open to a worldwide audience through its virtual format. This year’s Windrider Virtual Film Forum will be shown via open streaming; access is free to anyone who registers to attend at windriderbayarea.org. Terri Bullock, Director of Windrider shares, “For ten years, Windrider has hosted live events in the San Francisco ...
 
 

Windrider Summer Film Series : Sundays July 5 - August 16, 7pm PDT

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All audiences are invited to enjoy a Windrider short film every Sunday evening over a 7-week period beginning July 5 at 7pm PDT. Once you register through windriderbayarea.org you will receive a link each week to view an inspirational short film and filmmaker conversation. These award winning short films along with filmmaker Q&As will also be available on demand on our website after they are released each week. Free viewing of all films with advanced registration at windriderbaya...
 

Windrider Film Forum goes Virtual starting June 27

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Windrider Bay Area Film Forum (windriderbayarea.org) is excited to announce its program of curated short films and conversations with filmmakers, now open to a worldwide audience through its virtual format. This year’s Windrider Virtual Film Forum will be shown via open streaming; access is free to anyone who registers to attend at windriderbayarea.org. Terri Bullock, Director of Windrider shares, “For ten years, Windrider has hosted live events in the San Francisc...
 

Docaviv announces Israeli Competition, festival to take place in a hybrid form in 2020

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The 22nd edition of the Academy Award qualifying Docaviv Film Festival is set to take place in Tel Aviv from September 3-12 after being postponed from its original date in May due to coronavirus. This year’s festival will take on a hybrid format, with both online and physical screenings - all in compliance with social distancing guidelines. Audience events will take place both indoors and outdoors throughout the city, as well as on the festival’s website, whereas industry events ar...
 

2020 Sacramento French Film Festival/Virtual Edition full program, opening with The Mystery of Henri Pick

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  2020 Poster by Dane Henas Design More about the 19th SFFF HERE! 19th SACRAMENTO FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL VIRTUAL EDITION: 10 DAYS, 10 FILMS JUNE 19-28, 2020   OFFICIAL FILM SELECTION ACCESS OUR VIRTUAL VIEWING PLATFORM HERE!           We are pleased to finally announce the Official Film Selection of the 2020 Sacramento French Film Festival/Virtual Edition, starting next Friday, June 19 and continuing till Sunday, June 28. You can f...
 
 

Future of LA in VISION 2030 with EMMY Nom & It’s a Microcosm

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by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent For a while now we’ve been thrilled to follow filmmaker Betsy Kalin and her remarkable camera's eye. Kalin, who we found through the Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF) years ago when Carol Marshall and staffers set up these great indie filmmaker roundtables, previously filmed an East LA exploration, that you can find on her IMDb page, along with her other films. You can find her bio here. For 2020, s...
 

 

French Riviera Film Festival Inks Licensing Deal With ShortsTV

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  FRFF 2019 Awards Ceremony   French Riviera Film Festival (FRFF) has signed a licensing agreement with  UK based ShortsTV, the world’s leading short movie entertainment company, to present select winning and finalist shorts from its 2019 competition on the channel’s North American platforms beginning next year, the announcement was made today by FRFF co-founders Nicole Goesseringer Muj and Gotham Chandna.   “We fo...
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AWARDS WATCH      

BANFF winners of the 2020 Rockie Awards International Program Competition

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2020 ROCKIE AWARDS INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM COMPETITION WINNERS ANNOUNCED   The Banff World Media Festival (BANFF) is proud to announce the winners of the 2020 Rockie Awards International Program Competition. Hosted by Aurora Browne, Carolyn Taylor and Jennifer Whalen of the award-winning Canadian sketch comedy Baroness von Sketch Show, the virtual edition of the Rockie Awards International Program Competition was streamed live celebrating excellence in television and digital media content...
 

FIFOG wrapped with awards

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FIFOG’S TEAM SUCCESSFULLY HELD THE FIGOG 2020 ONLINE EDITION    Phase 2 of FIFOG 2020 VS COVID-19, held online from June 8th-14th 2020, has just ended with immense success. The thousands of interactions of Internet users recorded on the Facebook page of the FIFOG, the statistics of fifog.com as well as the connections to the Viméo platform, which hosted the movies in free access, inform us about the royal welcome reserved to the public for this online edition which ...
 
 

 

The 67th Sydney Film Festival tonight awarded Descent by Nays Baghai the prestigious Documentary Australia Film Foundation Award

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SYDNEY FILM FESTIVAL AWARD WINNERS   The 67th Sydney Film Festival tonight awarded Descent by Nays Baghai the prestigious Documentary Australia Film Foundation Award for Best Australian Documentary, out of a selection of 10 films.  The $10,000 cash prize was awarded to Nays Baghai at the Festival’s Virtual Edition Awards Presentation. Accepting the award, Nays Baghai said: “Wow! I cannot describe how honoured, grateful and ecstatic I feel having received this ama...
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PARTNERS FESTIVAL AND MARKET NEWS  

 

Windrider Virtual Film Forum Saturday, June 27

followed by seven Sundays of weekly short films

 

JOIN FOR FREE

Windrider Film Forum celebrates artists as they inspire us to find solutions to our problems through the “Lens of Hope”. 

Please join us for our first-ever Virtual Film Forum that will feature one night of award-winning independent short films, including conversations with the filmmakers. 
The next seven weeks will feature one short film and filmmaker conversations screened every Sunday night for “A Night at the Movies.”

Free Admission :  http://www.windriderbayarea.org

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Your Script Produced competition
                     Season 2
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Introducing Season 2 / 2020 of “Your Script Produced!” International Film / Tv / Short Film Screenwriting Competition sponsored by Doval Bacall Films. The sponsor will fully finance, develop, package and produce the Grand Prize Winning Feature Script for $250,000.00.

We've raised the stakes! Season 2 will accept Features, Tv Scripts, AND SHORT FILM SCRIPTS! Winners will be promoted in the Variety Magazine and THR!

Open to writers of all levels. 18 years old or older. Anyone 16 or 17 years of age can submit, must have a parental consent form.

WE DON’T SET YOU UP WITH MEETING AFTER MEETING. WE DON’T SELL YOU DREAMS. WE DON’T SELL YOU HOPE.

WE PRODUCE YOUR SCRIPT!

PERIOD.

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Paleochora Lost World Short Film Festival  
October 3 - 8, 2020

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August 20th, 2020 Extended Deadline

Paleochora Lost World Short Film Festival launched its 1st edition in June 2019 to a spectacular success. The 2nd edition of the festival returns in October 2020  in association with the Municipality of Kandanos-Selinou. The 'Lost World' of Paleochora nestles between the Mountains and Sea in South West Crete and is the perfect location for Filmmakers to convene to show their work, network with colleagues and enjoy our fabulous Cretan hospitality. We may be at the most southern point of Europe, but there are BIG Film things happening here and on the entire Island of Crete. Our main aim will be to select films which focus on great storytelling, whether fiction, documentary or any other accepted genre.

Screenings are held Under the Stars in the Town Hall Square with daytime programmes held at the fabulous Pearl Cavo oceanside venue.

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The Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival
November 6 – 22, 2020

July 1, 2020 Regular Deadline
August 1, 2020 Late Deadline

Celebrating its 35th annual festival in 2020, the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival (FLIFF) presents American indies and studio films, international films, student films, special tributes, seminars and introduces filmmakers to South Florida audiences. The festival runs November 6 – 22, 2020, and screens 200 films in Fort Lauderdale, Sunrise, Hollywood, St Augustine, and The Bahamas. Considered one of the most important regional film festivals in the U.S., the Festival's commitment to first-time filmmakers and innovative programming make it the perfect test market for your film.

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PEOPLE ON OUR RADAR

 

"Who you gonna call?" : SoundTrack_Zurich at the Zurich Film Festival will host Ray Parker Jr as guest of honour

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  The Zurich Film Festival joins forces with five partners to launch SoundTrack_Zurich, a Swiss congress on film and media music. Musician Ray Parker Jr., composer of the GHOSTBUSTERS theme song, will be guest of honour at the event and present the world premiere of WHO YOU GONNA CALL, a documentary about his career. Music is already an important feature of the Zurich Film Festival (ZFF). Having collaborated since 2012 with the Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich and the Forum Filmmusik to organi...
 

Miles Teller Signs On, Also Produces, for Rupert Wainwright’s Adapt of “Not Without Hope”

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Ever since WHIPLASH, Miles Teller has landed some interesting gigs - as Lt. Bradley "Rooster" Bradshaw in Top Gun: Maverick from Paramount Pictures, Skydance and Jerry Bruckheimer Films for one. But he's not just going after franchises like the Tom Cruise big sky-bang box office remake. He's on deck for Rupert Wainwright's take on the novel "Not Without Hope" and also produces for this one.

Here's the premise, and the official news release follows.

Not Without Hope is an extraordinary and inspiring true story of courage, strength, and friendship. Based on the New York Times non-fiction best-seller, best friends Nick Schuyler (Miles Teller) and Will Bleakley, and NFL players Marquis Cooper and Corey Smith, depart Clearwater, Florida for a day trip at their favorite fishing spot 70 miles out in the Gulf of Mexico. As a severe storm heads their way, a trapped anchor and a tragic mistake in trying to free it causes their boat to capsize, throwing the four friends violently into the freezing water. With the U.S. Coast Guard air and sea rescue mission beaten back by the ferocity of the massive storm, the group must fight to survive in the ultimate test of teamwork and endurance.

'Creating the new normal: intersectionality in the film industry' - panel Monday, June 22, 5:00 – 6:00pm CET

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Monday, June 22, 5:00 – 6:00pm CET Locations: https://marchedufilm.online/https://www.youtube.com/user/MarcheduFilm Hosted by the Marché du Film, co-hosted by the Swedish Film Institute.   A conversation with Anna Serner, CEO, the Swedish Film Institute Dr. Emilia Roig, Founder & Executive Director, Center for Intersectional Justice Franklin Leonard, CEO and founder, The Black List   Moderator: Kaleem Aftab     The panel will discuss paths towar...
 

Third Annual“Global Entertainment Showcase” during Cannes Market Online

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Cloud 21 and Kultura PR to Co-present Third Annual “Global Entertainment Showcase" as Part of FilmCapital.io Cannes 2020 Conference During Online Marché du Film Panelists Include Threshold Entertainment Group CEO Larry Kasanoff, Roskino CEO Evgenia Markova and E! founder Larry Namer with Award-Winning Filmmaker Sue Vicory as Moderator Cloud21 International and Kultura PR International are pleased to co-present the third annual "Global Entertainment Showcase” on J...
 

Has XR finally arrived? Panelists announced for the Immersive Summit in Cannes

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  JUNE 25, 2020 TIME: 8:30 - 11:00 AM LOS ANGELES TIME   Life in quarantine has been challenging, but immersive technologies are tailor-made for this moment. The seismic changes reshaping every aspect of society create new opportunities for AR and VR to have a transformative impact. IMMERSIVE LIVE will address how we seize this moment through finance and distribution strategies. Tune in to Winston Baker’s IMMERSIVE LIVE webcast in partnership with Marché ...
 

« Meet & Listen Gabriel Yared » online concert Friday June 26th (introduced by Stéphane Lerouge)

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Spot the Composer: Meet & Listen Gabriel Yared  ⁠Do not miss the online concert ​Jun 26, 2020, 19:00 - 19:45 GMT+2       ...
 

Making Choices: How to Build for a Better New Normal : Nostradamus at Marché du Film Online

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  Göteborg Film Festival's Nostradamus initiative returns to Cannes NEXT, this year exploring how to build a better normal for the industry in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. The session will be presented June 25 in collaboration with Film i Väst and Cannes NEXT Marché du Film Online.  The global pandemic has rapidly accelerated a number of largely inevitable film industry change processes, but also left many stakeholders scrambling to sustainably t...
 
 

FARE CINEMA in Cahoots With HFPA for Fellini Moments Up to June 21

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by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent  Federico Fellini is being feted by FARE Cinema in collaboration with the Hollywood Foreign Press Association through June 21, and you can learn more here, plus you're invited to attend virtually... Los Angeles, CA: FARE CINEMA, a free initiative to promote Italian cinema and film industry in the world by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Republic of Italy, is virtual for the third edition since Ju...
 
 

Best for Fests 'Lost Girls': The crew

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•JULIA VERDIN Director/Writer/Producer -As a Director/Writer, Julia Verdin’s credits include the feature film Lost Girls starring Olivia D'Abo, Dylan Sprayberry, Anthony Montgomery and MC Lite. Julia also directed the award-winning short film “Lost Girls” starring Bar Paly, Marisol Nichols, Siena Goines, Rena Owen and Jamie Harris and narrative short "Brown" about foster youth. Julia is passionate about making social issue driven films as a writer/ director ...
 

Best for Fests 'Lost Girls': Full cast

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•Olivia D’Abo as HAYLEY -Credits include The Wonder Years, Justice League, Legend of Tarzan, The Devil’s Violinist, and Law and Order.   •Randall Batkinoff as DAN -Batinkoff’s credits include The Peacemaker, with Nicole Kidman and George Clooney; and Mad City with Dustin Hoffman and John Travolta. Batinkoff also played opposite Jennifer Lopez and Martin Sheen in Bordertown.   •Jane Widdop as ANGIE -Jane has appeared on shows such as Fresh Off ...
 

Best for Fests 'Lost Girls': Julia Verdin bio

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As a Director/Writer, Julia Verdin’s credits include the feature film Lost Girls starring Olivia D'Abo, Dylan Sprayberry, Anthony Montgomery and MC Lite. Julia also directed the award-winning short film “Lost Girls” starring Bar Paly, Marisol Nichols, Siena Goines, Rena Owen and Jamie Harris and narrative short "Brown" about foster youth. Julia is passionate about making social issue driven films as a writer/ director and using the power of film to shed light on...
 

Best for Fests 'Lost Girls': Julia Verdin - Director's Statement

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"I was inspired to write and direct this story after my experiences volunteering at Children of the Night, a shelter for runaway girls, many of whom had been taken in by pimps and put on the streets.  Many of these girls were 12-15 years old, very vulnerable, and emotionally shut down after the harrowing experiences they had been through.    It was important to me to represent my subject in the most authentic and genuine way, so I did a lot of research whilst working on t...
 

Film Fest Ghent announces Alexandre Desplat and Gabriel Yared as guests of honour for 20th World Soundtrack Awards

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The World Soundtrack Awards 2020 will take place ONLINE, as a livestreamed award ceremony & concert on 24 October (8 p.m. CET) ALEXANDRE DESPLAT is guest of honour,  GABRIEL YARED receives the WSA Lifetime Achievement Award,  MICHAEL ABELS, winner of the WSAward DISCOVERY OF THE YEAR 2019, returns to Ghent, Their music will be performed by the Brussels Philharmonic and Vlaams Radiokoor and conducted by Maestro Dirk Brossé The 20th anniversary edition of the World Sound...
 

International Film Finance Webcast with Marché du Film: Keynote Speakers Announced for June 23 Webinar

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International Film Finance LIVE When: June 23, 2020 | Time: 9:00 am - 1:00 pm Los Angeles Time Deals are getting done in the time of COVID. From development to finance and distribution, activity continues for some investors, producers, filmmakers and distributors. But how are deals getting vetted and closed? And who are the active players in the market? More than ever, storytelling across cultures has also become a very important and necessary focus of the film business. We will h...

 

French Riviera Film Festival Inks Licensing Deal With ShortsTV

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FRFF 2019 Awards Ceremony   French Riviera Film Festival (FRFF) has signed a licensing agreement with  UK based ShortsTV, the world’s leading short movie entertainment company, to present select winning and finalist shorts from its 2019 competition on the channel’s North American platforms beginning next year, the announcement was made today by FRFF co-founders Nicole Goesseringer Muj and Gotham Chandna.   “We fo...
 

Interview with Marché du Film Executive Director Jérôme Paillard

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Jérôme Paillard in conversation with Bruno Chatelin     Facts and figures on the 2020 marchédu Film online, the first edition of its kind. Quite a challenge on many fronts   A few figures about attendance  trends this year? when is the marchedufilm.online opening, why 5 days only? How many of the Cannes official selection  titles will be screening in the virtual Marché do you see a trend ? I see 16 conferences and panels a...

Bruno Chatelin Interviewed here and there

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Not exhaustive at all, I know i should have filed them somehow, somewhere, or even HERE :-)... for the future generations of festival goers (joking of course) Festival experts Filling the Void and sharing tips with Bruno Chatelin, Sandra Lipski, Ivan Wiener Daniel Sol... Bruno Chatelin Interviewed on filmfestivals for The Expert Process Podcast Bruno Chatelin interviewed in Izvestia on Golden Globes http://dlvr.it/RMc2W2 Bruno Chatelin interviewed on festivals for Cine@art ...
 
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LOST GIRLS by Julia Verdin

USA, 107 minutes, June 2020

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One girl’s nightmare. A nationwide reality.

After escaping from a sex trafficking ring, one teenage girl struggles to reconnect with herself and her family after her ordeal. Ultimately, in order to find herself and rescue her helpless friends, she must confront her own fears and help lead the police to her traffickers - no matter the cost.

Synopsis

Sixteen-year-old Angie Morgan feels like her parents don’t understand her. After she is befriended by the charming and handsome Mario, everything seems to change for the better. He understands her desire to be a musician and promises to help her fulfill her dreams. However, her innocent, suburban life is upended when Mario lures her away to sell her to a local sex trafficking ring.

Angie is shocked and scared at her new found situations but clings to the belief that Mario loves her and that they will eventually both escape.  When it becomes clear to her that this will never happen, Angie is so overcome with shame and remorse for the life she is now trapped in and all seems hopeless.

When her closest friend and fellow victim, Zoe, finds out that Angie is about to be sold and shipped off to Miami, Zoe finds a way for them to escape. They make a desperate run for it. Angie escapes, but Zoe is not so lucky. Alone and heartbroken for her friend still imprisoned by their traffickers, Angie returns home to find that “normal” life is now anything but normal.

Burdened by her severe PTSD and guilt, Angie shies away from both her family and the police.  She is terrified that her traffickers will return for her (or worse, her little sister) if she provides any information to the police. 

Luckily, Angie meets Rachel, a sex trafficking survivor turned caseworker, who is desperately searching for the girl who was in her care but taken back by her traffickers: Zoe. As Rachel lends her strength, Angie begins to consider standing up to the traffickers, and after witnessing brutal murders and mutilations of other girls at hands of the traffickers, Angie considers standing up to the traffickers.

Will Angie’s fear hold her back? Or will she persevere to protect her family and help rescue Zoe and the others? 

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FINDING MANNY by Kacey Cox

Canada, 56 minutes documentary, june 2020

BLUE MOTEL Award winning script by Ted Campbell
Feature film in production by Doval Bacall Films

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Grand Winner  Platinum Remi Award 

When his bank robber father injured in a recent heist seeks refuge at the desolate motel where he works, a motel clerk is forced to confront the truth behind a botched heist from his past.

Originally from Boston, Mass, Ted Campbell is a screenwriter and director who specializes in thoughtful, character driven thrillers. Ted will direct his heist thriller "Underground" with producer Ellen Wander of Film Bridge International. His contained, crime thriller “Blue Motel” won the Grand Prize in Your Script Produced screenplay competition. Ted will direct “Blue Motel” with Doval Bacall Films producing. Ted is a member of ISA’s Development Program. And was named to ISA’s Top 25 Screenwriters To Watch list.

Ted finds inspiration in the works of the great noir writers Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler and Ross MacDonald as well as his screenwriting idols Scott Frank, Shane Black, Tony Gilroy and Richard Wenk.

 

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SAVING NORTH - A RUSSIAN AMERICAN ODYSSEY by J Mitchell Johnson

Russia USA Feature documentary April 2020 Director's cut: 79 minutes

What happened, what can happen to the centuries old amazing wooden churches in north of Russia. Photographer Richard Davies trips to Russia and USA tell stories on human soul, hope and russian american…cooperation in restoring beauty.

Saving North is the story of a struggle for human and cultural survival in the mysterious and insular world of the Russian North. An outsider from England, photographer Richard Davies, enters this mysterious and vast region of the world with the hope of documenting both the glory and the tragic demise of its rapidly disappearing Wooden Churches. As Davies meets and becomes friends with the some of his Russian photo subjects, he finds himself getting emotionally involved with their struggle. He decides to put down his camera and get involved with church restoration.

Early on in our story Davies befriends the famed Russian architect Alexander Popov who is deeply involved in working to preserve and share with the world the beauty and value of these ancient structures. Popov has uniquely discovered and reinvigorated both the tools and processes that restore life back to the North. But it’s an uphill battle against strong and powerful forces.

Together, Davies and Popov uncover the circumstances that led to the demise of the churches, and then join a small but growing group of passionate Russian citizens and outsiders from all walks of life who join the cause of Saving North.

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SEKURITAS written and directed by Carmen Stadler

Romantic dark comedy 117 minutes 2019 Switzerland

Starring Kathrin Veith, Duraid Abbas Ghaieb, Jeanne Devos, Daniel Kasztura, Vilmar Bieri, This Maag

First feature film by Swiss director Carmen Stadler, produced by Claudia Wick for Abrakadabra Films AG

An office complex wishes for a love story before demolition. It chooses the lonely misfits for this story; those who go through security rounds at night, scrub toilets, experiment with recipes or rehearse their final speech. A poetic and twisted kaleidoscope that centers around desire, security and melodious noises which move through the entire fabric of the building.

 

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Marcel Duchamp: The Art of the Possible written  and directed by Matthew Taylor

USA 2019 Documentary 89 minutes

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THE MYSTERY OF A BURYAT LAMA», directed by Elena Demidova

The documentary film «THE MYSTERY OF A BURYAT LAMA», directed by Elena Demidova, tells a story of one of the most famous lamas, Pandido Khambo Lama Dashi Dorzho Itigelov. His body is recognized as one of the sacred Buddhist objects of Russia and is being kept in the Ivolginsky Datsan. The Buddhist monks approach him as a living person.
 
Itigelov was born in 1852 and began his religious education at the age of sixteen years. In 1911, he was appointed the twelfth Pandido Khambo Lama as the Head of Russian Buryat Buddhists. Between 1913 and 1917, Itigelov was prominent in the spiritual life of Russian Empire. He took part in the Tercentenary celebrations of the House Romanov and opened first Buddhist temple in St. Petersburg. During First World War Itigelov presided over the society of "Buryat brothers", an organization helping the Russian army. After October Revolution, Itigelov resigned as head of the Buddhists. In 1927, aged seventy-five years, he asked other lamas to begin meditation ceremonies and funeral rites, since he said he was about to die. Itigelov left a testament asking to be buried as he was at the time of his death, sitting in lotus posture. On September 11, 2002, Itigelov's body was eventually exhumed in the presence of the leaders of the Buddhist Traditional Sangha of Russia and transferred to Ivolginsky Datsan.

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THE CREEPY LINE a film by M.A.Taylor 2018

"A film that Google does not want you to see  - filmfestivals.com Best for Fest"

An eye-opening documentary, The Creepy Line reveals the stunning degree to which society is manipulated by Google and Facebook and blows the lid off the remarkably subtle – hence powerful – manner in which they do it.

The Creepy Line is a title culled from the words of former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, when during a 2010 interview he explained Google’s code of conduct: “The Google policy on a lot of things is to get right up to the creepy line and not cross it.”

However, as Dr. Robert Epstein explains in the film, “Google crosses the creepy line every day”. 

Offering first-hand accounts, scientific experiments and detailed analysis, The Creepy Line examines what is at risk when these two tech titans have free reign to utilize the public’s most private and personal data to manipulate society.

There is no question that the “creepy line” is getting ever-creepier, and that the tech giants have crossed it.

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Sharkwater: Extinction by Rob Stewart Documentary Canada 2018 Sharkwater Extinction by Rob Stewart - Canada 2018 90 minutes

Sharkwater Extinction first peek

Rob Stewart “Conservation is the preservation of human life on earth. And that, above all else, is worth fighting for” Watch Rob Stewart doing what he loved most of all, swimming with sharks, in exclusive footage from his third film, Sharkwater: Extinction.

Sharkwater: Extinction is a follow up to his first two award-winning films, Sharkwater and Revolution. Sharkwater exposed the devastating issue of shark finning, while Revolution brought the destructive effects of Ocean Acidification to light.

Rob taught the world to not fear sharks, through his iconic images of hugging these majestic creatures and free diving with them.

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Revolution by Rob Stewart 

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over 40 festival wins so far

Eco Documentary feature film by Rob Stewart April 2015, 82 minutes (Sharkwater)
Revolution is a film about changing the world. The true-life adventure of Rob Stewart, this follow-up to his acclaimed SHARKWATER (36 festival wins) documentary continues his remarkable journey; one that will take him through 15 countries over four years, and where he'll discover that it's not only sharks that are in grave danger -- it's humanity itself.

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Des partenariats forts avec les plus grands festivals et marchés

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Nous sommes très fiers des bonnes relations et des partenariats signé avec les plus grands festivals et marchés : Venice Production Bridge, FestForums Santa Barbara, AFM, Animaze, Tallinn Black Night International Film Festival, Houston WorldFest, Fantasporto, et Cannes Market bien entendu et beaucoup d'autres. Nous sommes heureux de pouvoir grace à ces parteneriats pouvoir apporter news et dailies à ...
 

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Les raisins de la colère (The Grapes of Wrath) de John Ford (USA, 1940)

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Les films qui ont une densité spirituelle évidente mettent souvent en scène le voyage, l’itinéraire initiatique, mais aussi la souffrance qu’implique de quitter sa terre, ses racines, son pays, son existence. On se rend compte, avec Les raisins de la colère que la modernité a constitué le terreau indispensable de la modernité liquide (Zygmunt Baumann). Le film est en effet réalisé en 1940, bien avant que la phi...
 

La Source (Jungfrukällan) d’Ingmar Bergman (Suède, 1960)

Le Palmarès du FIFOG

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LA PHASE 2 DU FIFOG 2020 EN LIGNE REMPORTE UN FRANC SUCCÈS La phase 2 du FIFOG 2020 VS COVID-19 qui s’est déclinée sur le net, du 8 au 14 juin 2020, vient de prendre fin avec un immense succès. Les milliers d’interactions des internautes enregistrées sur la page Facebook du FIFOG, les statistiques du site www.fifog.com ainsi que les connexions à la plateforme VIMEO où ont été exposés les films en libre a...
 

Découvrez l'affiche de la 46e édition du Festival de Deauville

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DÉCOUVREZ L’AFFICHE DE LA 46e ÉDITION DU FESTIVAL DU CINÉMA AMÉRICAIN DE DEAUVILLE Nous avons choisi Kirk Douglas, légende du cinéma, pour son oeuvre et son histoire particulière avec Deauville. Regarder dans sa direction nous anime.   ...
 

Le Festival International du Cinéma et Musique de Film de La Baule, récompensé par l’Union des Compositeurs de Musiques de Films

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Pour la cinquième année consécutive, l’Union des Compositeurs de Musiques de Films (UCMF) a décerné ses prix. Cette année la cérémonie a eu lieu, en comité restreint, le mercredi 17 juin, dans les locaux de Steinway France à Paris.   Plusieurs prix ont été attribués, notamment aux compositeurs de musique de film, Alexandre Desplat, Vladimir Cosma, Lalo Schifrin et Mathieu Lamboley… Un...
 
 

Les Nuits Magiques 30ème Festival international du Film d'Animation : du 2 au 13 décembre 2020 - Bègles - France

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  La 30ème édition du Festival International du Film d’Animation "Les Nuits Magiques" aura lieu du 2 au 13 décembre 2020. À cette occasion, un appel à films est lancé pour participer à la compétition internationale du film d'animation organisée par le festival.   Cordialement Fabrice de la ROSA   Les Nuits Magiques 30ème Festival international du Film d'Animation : du&...
 

Les 29, 30 juin et 1er juillet à Cabourg... Festival du Film de Cabourg, Journées Romantiques

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Bonne Nouvelle ! LA 34e ÉDITION  DU FESTIVAL DU FILM DE CABOURG, JOURNÉES ROMANTIQUES AURA LIEU À CABOURG  LES 29, 30 JUIN ET 1er JUILLET La 34e édition du Festival du Film de Cabourg, Journées Romantiques aura bien lieu, dans le respect des règles sanitaires en vigueur.  Les Cabourgeais pourront ainsi, dans des conditions sanitaires extrêmement sûres, profiter du « premier événemen...
 
 

Le Off-Courts de Trouville dévoile l'affiche de sa 21ᵉ édition et annonce la couleur "rouge"

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Le 21ᵉ Off-Courts Trouville se tiendra du 4 au 12 septembre 2020 2020 est une année qui n’en finit pas d'être surprenante ! Ainsi pour sa 21ᵉ édition, le festival Off-Courts Trouville change de robe pour ne plus s’habiller que de rouge. Nous sommes heureux de vous présenter en avant-première l’affiche 2020. Nous la voulions joyeuse, porteuse de rêves et d’espoirs.   ...
 

Le Grand Prix du Très Court International Film Festival revient à Housecall de Josh Penn Soskin Très Court

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La 22ᵉ édition du Très Court International Film Festival qui se tenait du 4 au 14 juin et dont le jury était présidé par Jan Kounen a dévoilé son palmarès. Symbiose du réalisateur français Paul Raillard a remporté le Prix de l’originalité. Studio Off-Courts, partenaire de l'événement, est heureux de pouvoir accueillir ce réalisateur pour 10 jours de résidence.  ...
 

Réouverture des cinémas : lancement de la campagne #TousAuCinema

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Réouverture des cinémas : lancement de la campagne #TousAuCinema avec le soutien de tous nos partenaires ! La Fédération Nationale des Cinémas Français (FNCF) a le grand plaisir d’annoncer son plan de communication pour la réouverture des cinémas et remercie le formidable soutien des nombreux partenaires qui accompagnent les salles dans cette étape inédite. Après cent jours de fermeture, dès...
 

Participation du Québec à trois marchés de films virtuels d’importance

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Plus de 270 professionnels québécois participeront, sous la bannière Québec créatif de la Société de développement des entreprises culturelles (SODEC), à trois événements virtuels d’importance, soit le Mifa Online (15 au 30 juin), le Marché du film de Cannes Online (22 au 26 juin) et le marché international du documentaire Sunny Side of the Doc 2020 : l’&ea...
 

Beau succès pour la première édition digitale du 'Key Buyers Event: Digital edition' organisée par Roskino

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LE PREMIER MARCHÉ VIRTUEL DU CONTENU RUSSE ACCUEILLE L’INDUSTRIE MONDIALE DU CINÉMA ET SE TERMINE PAR UNE ÉDITION RÉUSSIE   1400 visiteurs enregistrés avec plus de 600 utilisateurs internationaux de 70 pays ont rejoint Key Buyers Event: Digital edition   Key Buyers Event: Digital Edition organisé par ROSKINO, avec le soutien du Ministère de la culture et du Gouvernement de Moscou, a accueilli plus de 1400 participants inscrits ...
 

Le Festival de Cannes lance son Marché du film Online lundi 22 juin

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Marché du Film online 2020 © DR Lundi 22 juin, le Festival de Cannes lance son Marché du Film Online, un marché en ligne créé, en cette année 2020 particulière, dans le but de continuer à accompagner l'industrie cinématographique internationale et à aider les professionnels. Il se tiendra du 22 au 26 juin et regroupera plus de 8500 participants, réunis autour de 250 stands et 60 pavillons. Plus de 1200 proj...
 

Gabriel Yared en concert de clôture du Marché, présenté par Stéphane Lerouge

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26 juin 2020 19H : "Marché du Film online 2O20" Gabriel Yared, invité des  évènements musicaux du marché du film   Spot  the Composer  !       ...
 

La Sélection officielle des courts métrages qui disputeront la Compétition 2020 du Festival de Cannes.

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Voici, comme chaque année, la Sélection officielle des courts métrages qui disputeront la Compétition 2020 du Festival de Cannes. 3 810 œuvres venant de 137 pays différents ont été visionnées par le comité de sélection contre 4 240 l’année dernière.   La sélection 2020 est composée de 11 courts métrages, issus de 12 pays différents, pour un programme de ...
 

Le Marché Frontières 2020 annonce sa sélection officielle de projets

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Frontières sera de retour cet été pour sa 13e édition qui se tiendra du 23 au 26 juillet 2020 sous forme digitale. Sélection officielle Frontières est fière d’annoncer les 20 projets internationaux de genre faisant partie de sa Sélection Officielle. Tous les projets de cette sélection sont avancés dans leur développement et en phase de démarrage de financement. Pour la tou...
 
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Karl Bardosh Cell Phone Cinema Humanitarian Award, second AFI World Peace edition in the market

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  World Peace and Tolerance Smartphone Gala Live@Cannes took place Jun 26, 2020 07.00 PM London filmfestivals.com Bruno Chatelin joined as jury to Karl Bardosh Cell Phone Cinema Humanitarian Award, second AFI World Peace , the awards ceremony was live on Zoom! Humanitarian smart phone films and smart phone films highlighting "COVID - 19"  will have a voice during Marché du Film through a United Nations supported organizati...
 

Cannes Marché du Film Online: The BEAT from Cannes Day 4

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Enjoy Cannes the N°1 film event in the World which we have been covering since 1995, becoming the N°1 online trade publication for the Cannes Market and Festival: over 600 articles during the last edition ! Read this online     CATCH UP WITH PREVIOUS MARKET NEWSLETTERS 1 I 2  I 3 I 4 I     Cannes Newsletter 1  CANNES MARCHE DU FILM 2019 Coverage EMAIL US IF YOU NEED HELP PR...
 
 

Cannes Marché du Film Online: The BEAT from Cannes Day 3

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Enjoy Cannes the N°1 film event in the World which we have been covering since 1995, becoming the N°1 online trade publication for the Cannes Market and Festival: over 600 articles during the last edition ! Read this online     CATCH UP WITH PREVIOUS MARKET NEWSLETTERS 1 I 2  I 3 I 4 I     Cannes Newsletter 1  CANNES MARCHE DU FILM 2019 Coverage EMAIL US IF YOU NEED HELP PROMOTING Y...
 

 

 

Cannes Marché du Film Online: The BEAT from Cannes Day 2

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Enjoy Cannes the N°1 film event in the World which we have been covering since 1995, becoming the N°1 online trade publication for the Cannes Market and Festival: over 600 articles during the last edition ! Read this online     CATCH UP WITH PREVIOUS MARKET NEWSLETTERS 1 I 2  I 3 I     Cannes Newsletter 1  CANNES MARCHE DU FILM 2019 Coverage EMAIL US IF YOU NEED HELP PROMOTING YOUR CANNES BUSINESS FOLLOW FILM...
 
 

Cannes Marché du Film Online: Full program and line up of new films - The Cannes Online BEAT Opening edition

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 VIDEO: Marché du Film Executive Director Jérôme Paillard details the 2020 edition

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Imperial Savage introduces crime Docu-series in Development: The Pharaoh of Putnam County plus film and new media slate

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The Pharaoh of Putnam County / Unscripted Docu-series in Development

“Pharaoh”follows the rise and fall of Dwight York, the charismatic leader of the United Nation of the Nuwaubian Moors. After relocating from Brooklyn to rural Georgia, York and his followers spark controversy and intrigue when they decide to build a miniature Egypt in the middle of a Putnam County field. Code violations and an FBI investigation begin to unravel the dream of a utopian society and reveal a much more sinister motivation behind the organization. “The Pharaoh of Putnam County” explores all sides of a story almost too bizarre to be believed. 

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Next-generation media company STX Entertainment, has secured worldwide distribution rights to Run Rabbit Run from Emmy-nominated “Handmaid’s Tale” director Daina Reid (The Outsider) and starring Emmy award winner Elisabeth Moss.  Moss recently starred in another genre hot property, The Invisible Man, which raced to a worldwide box office of $125m, making it not only one of the top performing films of the year but also one of the most profitable given its low budget.  ...
 

First images of the documentary ALL OF US by Pierre PIRARD

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  We're happy to share the first images of the documentary ALL OF US by Pierre PIRARD.  Please reply to this e-mail to receive the trailer. A few words from the director about this ambitious documentary: "In a few words, this feature documentary addresses the issue of living together in our societies. However, against the current of widely circulated narrative discourses, this documentary wants to be a source of inspiration by showing stories o...
 

“ROONEY” a revealing documentary about England and Manchester United’s record goal-scorer goes into production

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A documentary about England and Man United’s record goal-scorer, Wayne Rooney, has gone into production. Produced by Lorton Entertainment, the London based team behind smash hits such as Maradona, Make Us Dream and Supersonic, ROONEY will be a feature length documentary that lifts the lid on an extraordinary player known the world over for his performances on the pitch. With unprecedented access and directed by BAFTA award winning filmmaker Matt Smith (Rio Ferdinand: Being Mum and Dad), au...
 

GTE Productions Presents Leah McKendrick’s short film Pamela & Ivy, the untold, feminist origin story of Poison Ivy

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McKendrick and Owen Writer/Director Leah McKendrick’s provocative new short film Pamela & Ivy, the untold, female-made, feminist origin story of DC anti-heroine, Poison Ivy, debuted on May 11, 2020.  The film tells the origin story of Poison Ivy, illustrates the series of events which led to the materialization of the supervillian, and offers a gritty exploration of the childhood trauma of one of Gotham City’s most notorious figures. Aria Lyric Leabu (Young Pamela) &n...
 
 

Omar Chaparro/ Edy Ganem / 7th & Union

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OMAR CHAPARRO AND EDY GANEM CORNERED BY BROKEN ENGLISH Photo credits: Omar’s: Courtesy of Supersonix PR Edy’s: Photo by Hernan Cazares Broken English Productions, part of film finance company Grandave Capital, announced today that actor/comedian Omar Chaparro (POKEMON: DETECTIVE PIKACHU, STUCK) and award-winning actress Edy Ganem (DEVIOUS MAIDS) are attached as leads in feature drama 7TH & UNION.   Chaparro is well known in the Spanish speaking market within the US...
 

Woody Allen’s new film, ‘Rifkin’s Festival’, will open the 68th edition of the San Sebastian Festival

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The world premiere of ‘Rifkin’s Festival’, Woody Allen’s new film, will open the 68th edition of the San Sebastian Festival The romantic comedy, shot in San Sebastian, stars Elena Anaya, Louis Garrel, Gina Gershon, Sergi López, Wallace Shawn and Christoph Waltz The world premiere of Woody Allen’s latest movie, Rifkin’s Festival, will open, out of competition, the 68th edition of the San Sebastian Festival on September 18 in the Kursaal Auditorium. &...
 

RICARDO VILCA -Quebrada, Música y Silencio-

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En la Quebrada de Humahuaca, la familia del músico Ricardo Vilca continúa organizando un evento cultural; tradición iniciada por el artista años antes de su muerte. Basado en este evento, el documental reconstruye su personalidad, el valor artístico de su trabajo y sus enseñanzas, que nunca fueron lo suficientemente reconocidos; y el mundo de un músico que interpreta magistralmente los sonidos y silencios de la Quebrada.   En Humah...
 
 

Imperial Savage introduces crime Docu-series in Development: The Pharaoh of Putnam County plus film and new media slate

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  The Pharaoh of Putnam County Unscripted Docu-series in Development “Pharaoh”follows the rise and fall of Dwight York, the charismatic leader of the United Nation of the Nuwaubian Moors. After relocating from Brooklyn to rural Georgia, York and his followers spark controversy and intrigue when they decide to build a miniature Egypt in the middle of a Putnam County field. Code violations and an FBI investigation begin to unravel the dream of a utopian society and reveal ...
 
 
 

DO THE RIGHT THING available online for free one week at AFI Movie Club selection, and a live conversation with Spike Lee

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Spike Lee should have been in Cannes as presdient of the jury and his film out of competition in Cannes 2020 selection. The American Film Institute (AFI) announced that AFI Movie Club has partnered with Universal Pictures to offer free rentals of DO THE RIGHT THING and host an online conversation with Academy Award®-winning director Spike Lee.   DO THE RIGHT THING is the AFI Movie Club selection for June 22 and will be available to rent for free on Amazon, Apple, Charter, C...
 

Top 5 Things to Know Before You Watch DA 5 BLOODS from Spike Lee

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by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent Sometimes a listicle is better than a... review. Thought it was going to be a blue rhyme, didn't you?  Spike Lee's new film for Netflix has many baffled, so without further ado, let's add some more blood in the water of discontent. The June 12 release has been dubbed a visionary essay, a visual screed, even a disjointed "joint" from this legendary auteur. However?   No matter how many mechanical issues one...
 
 
 

New Ric Roman Waugh’s film KANDAHAR announced starring Gerard Butler

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Gerard Butler (Greenland, London Has Fallen, Olympus Has Fallen, 300) is set to star in Ric Roman Waugh’s (Greenland, Angel Has Fallen) new action thriller Kandahar. Waugh will direct from a screenplay he wrote with former military intelligence officer Mitchell LaFortune.   The film is being produced by Thunder Road Films’ Basil Iwanyk and Erica Lee, G-BASE’s Alan Siegel and Gerard Butler, and Capstone Group’s Christian Mercuri. Rob Moran will Executive Produce alo...
 

 

 

Michael Mann Sets Highly Anticipated ‘Ferrari’ with STX. Hugh Jackman in Discussions to Star

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STXinternational to Launch Sales at Cannes Virtual Market     Academy Award-nominee Michael Mann (Collateral, Public Enemies, Heat) is gearing up to start production on his highly-anticipated film Ferrari. Academy Award-nominee Hugh Jackman (The Greatest Showman, Logan) is in discussions to star as the racing icon Enzo Ferrari.  Mann directs from a script written by Troy Kennedy Martin (The Italian Job) and Mann based on Brock Yates’ book “Enzo Ferrari – The...
 

 

The Painted Bird, Vaclav Marhoul, Poland, 2019

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  Opening with a brief sequence of a  boy trying to protect small animal being chased through the forest by two boys that steal and kill the animal, this extraordinary feature shot in black and white on 35-mm depicts a nameless Jewish boy’s years long passage through somewhere in eastern Europe towards the end of World War II. Marhoul’s film is based on Jerzy Kosinski’s novel. THE PAINTED BIRD is stripped down to its essential elements and shows the ...
 

Solstice Studios is driving full speed ahead, taking the Russell Crowe starrer "Unhinged" in Theaters Worldwide

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Studio Finalizes Deals with Key International Distributors to Open the Psychological Thriller in Theaters Worldwide   Solstice Studios is driving full speed ahead, taking the Russell Crowe starrer Unhinged to cinemas around the world, after locking in major theatrical distribution partners and territories in the United Kingdom, Europe, Australia and Asia. Derrick Borte’s psychological thriller, which marks Solstice’s first feature film, is set to open America’s movie t...
 
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Locarno 2020 – For the Future of Films: Line-Up of Projects for The Films After Tomorrow Is Revealed

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The final selection has been made of the twenty full-length feature projects which will take part in The Films After Tomorrow, the Locarno Film Festival initiative that aims to offer concrete support to filmmakers who were forced to stop working by the global pandemic. On 15 August, two juries will award the prizes, allocated for the completion of the film and/or the resumption of production: two Pardo 2020 prizes, each worth 70,000 Swiss&nb...
 

Viggo Mortensen to receive a Donostia Award in recognition of his career

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The North American actor will present ‘Falling’, his directorial debut, at the Festival’s 68th edition The actor and filmmaker Viggo Mortensen will receive a Donostia Award in recognition of his career at the 68th edition of the San Sebastian Festival, where the North American star will present the film Falling, his directorial debut. The movie, which closed the Sundance Festival and is one of those selected for the Festival de Cannes, will have its European premiere at San...

 

7th edition of the Venice Gap-Financing Market: A selection of 55 Projects

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La Biennale di Venezia / 77th Venice International Film Festival    Venice Production Bridge / Venice Gap-Financing Market Projects Selected       The 7th edition of the Venice Gap-Financing Market (September 4 - September 6, 2020), organised as part of the Venice Production Bridge, will take place during the forthcoming 77th Venice International Film Festival and will offer selected European and international projects the opportunity to close their...

 

 

Cinema, Ischia Film Festival is the first post-Covid big live event

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The eighteenth edition will take place from June 27 to July 4 with guests such as Marco D’Amore, Giampaolo Morelli, the cast of “My Brilliant Friend”, Francesco Di Leva, Lillo Petrolo, Nando Paone, Alessandro Roja, Susy Laude Lifetime Achievement Award to Sergio Rubini  80 selected works from 31 countries all over the world, 55 of which in competition   The Ischia Film Festival is going to be the first international live event held in Italy after the health emer...
 

 

Bergamo Film Meeting 39th edition to be held from March 6 to March 14 2021

 
We are approaching the end of June. This time last year, we were already working on a vibrant program for the 38th edition of Bergamo Film Meeting. In mid-February, we were ready: 163 films to be screened, many guests who had confirmed their presence, new and future-oriented projects such as the Industry Meetings. Then came the shock of the Coronavirus pandemic. The Festival was suspended at first, then postponed to May, then eventually mired in the uncertainty that came along with t...
 

 

Festival La Rochelle Cinéma (FEMA) programme revealed

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The online Fema is approaching… You’ll find the programme details on our website. The selection of 16 films for 5 euros, will be accessible from 26.06 to 05.07 on LaCinetek. On 03.07 at 10 pm, in partnership with the Cinémathèque de Grenoble, the Festival du Film court de Grenoble and the Agence du court métrage, the Fema will present a night of “horror and thrills” featuring twenty-four short films, incl...
 

 

FOCUS ASIA 2020 reveals the full programme of this virtual edit

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After the announcement of the nine projects selected for the All Genres Project Market, FOCUS ASIA 2020 unveils the full programme, in particular that of the new Far East in Progress section! For the first time, the Far East Film Festival market will be presenting a work-in-progress section dedicated exclusively to Asian films which are nearing completion and are in search of international distribution and premieres at the principal festivals scheduled for the second half of the year. Far East ...
 

 

Sheffield Doc/Fest tackles film community’s challenges in its virtual programme

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“Seismic shifts for the media landscape” - Sheffield Doc/Fest tackles film community’s challenges in its virtual programme. Live Q&As with directors from the 2020 film programme spotlight the art of filmmaking.   This year’s Sheffield Doc/Fest programme of industry talks and sessions continues to explore a range of topics relevant to the film community. With its panel A Time To Breathe: Addressing Racism in the Film and TV Industry, Doc/Fest aims to create spa...
 

 

ANNOUNCING: MOFF 2020 Portland @ Thompson's Point, July 30-Aug. 2

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  With an added weekend of screenings and an online option! MOFF 2020 Portland films and screenings are announced! Get your tickets before they're gone (only 50 tickets per screening)!   We're very proud of the 57 films that make up this year's MOFF.  Also, we're psyched to announce we've partnered with Thompson's Point to host eight screenings over four days from July 30 to August 2.    And, we've added a second weekend o...
 

RIFKIN’S FESTIVAL Opens 68th San Sebastian Film Fest, But First a Funny Or Die Review?

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by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent Official word is that Woody Allen’s world premiere venue for his latest film RIFKIN’S FESTIVAL, about a guy who goes to a film festival (imagine that), will unspool in Spain at the 68th edition of the San Sebastian Film Festival. This comes on the heels of the dismissal without prejudice of his four-year, $80 M USD legal tussle with Jeff Bezos and Amazon that was settled out of court for “an undisclosed sum,” as they say...
 

The San Sebastian Festival extends the film submission deadline until June 30

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Given the extraordinary circumstances caused by the COVID-19 health crisis, the San Sebastian Festival has decided to extend the online submission period for the pre-selection of films for its 68th edition by two weeks. This means that films proposed for participation in any of the sections making up its programme can be submitted until June 30. The calls for submissions of films for Culinary Zinema (June 15), WIP Latam, WIP Europa and Nest (all three on June 1) maintain their initial dates. ...
 

 

VIDEO: TIFF unveils plans for Festival 2020

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Reimagined physical and digital festival will feature exciting new films, talks, and interactive experiences Click above for a social distanced sit-down with TIFF Co-Heads Joana Vicente and Cameron Bailey TIFF announced today that the 45th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival, taking place September 10–19, is tailored to fit the moment, with physical screenings and drive-ins, digital screenings, virtual red carpets, press conferences and industry talks. This year&rsq...
 
 
 

HUNTERS IN THE DARK Adapt Targets Aneurin Barnard to Join Alex Pettyfer, DDI

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by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent Cannes makes history this week, online for the first time in - forever? So the internet show must go on. Business gets done, films get made, and HUNTERS IN THE DARK from DDI adds Aneurin Barnard to the I AM NUMBER FOUR actor, and more... LOS ANGELES, CA: Jason Moring, DDI CEO, announced today that BAFTA nominated actor Aneurin Barnard has been cast opposite award-winning actor Alex Pettyfer (I AM NUMBER FOUR, MAGIC MIKE) in HUNTERS IN THE DARK,...
 

 

KVIFF Eastern Promises unveils the projects that will be showcased during the online Industry Program.

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  KVIFF Eastern Promises Industry Days unveils 41 selected film projects, which will be presented at Works in Progress, First Cut+ Works in Progress, Docs in Progress, Works in Development - Feature Launch and Eurimages Lab Project Award. Presentations of projects to industry professionals will take place on Monday, July 6, Tuesday, July 7, and Wednesday, July 8, and the most promising projects will receive awards of...
 
 

Black Nights in Cannes

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   BLACK NIGHTS AT THE MARCHE The Estonian Film Institute, Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, North Star Film Alliance and Estonia's regional film funds are all taking part in the Cannes Virtual Market via the virtual Estonian pavilion. The programme is as follows: 22-23 of June – Estonian Film Institute 24th of June – North Star Film Alliance 25th of June – Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival 26th of June – Film Estonia Cash Rebate...

 

FIN Atlantic International Film Festival announces 2020 plans for FIN AIFF Stream

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  During the COVID-19 pandemic, more than ever, FIN Atlantic International Film Festival recognizes its purpose to celebrate quality screen content and bring the community together. Assuming a continuation of public health measures, it has been decided that the 2020 festival will take place entirely online from Thursday, September 17 to Thursday, September 24, through a brand-new online initiative         called FIN AIFF Stream.   “In this mos...
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Karl Bardosh Cell Phone Cinema Humanitarian Award, second AFI World Peace edition in the market

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  World Peace and Tolerance Smartphone Gala Live@Cannes took place Jun 26, 2020 07.00 PM London filmfestivals.com Bruno Chatelin joined as jury to Karl Bardosh Cell Phone Cinema Humanitarian Award, second AFI World Peace , the awards ceremony was live on Zoom! Humanitarian smart phone films and smart phone films highlighting "COVID - 19"  will have a voice during Marché du Film through a United Nations supported organizati...
 

 

The 11th Annual NYC Indie Awards

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       All the film nominated for the 11th Annual Indie Awards! Best Short Sketch Comedy The Nominees are: Tarka Wolf Presents: Save the Scooter SlapNuts Comedy – Dad Dome Avenue WTF   ...
 

 

Academy launches Virtual ‘GOLD’ PROGRAM with 19 Entertainment Industry Partners

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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is proud to announce commitments from 19 partner companies in its fourth year of Academy Gold, an entertainment industry internship enhancement and mentorship program for students and young professionals from underrepresented communities.  Participating partners include AMC Networks, Bron Studios, Circle of Confusion, Creative Artists Agency (CAA), The Walt Disney Company, Dolby Laboratories, DTS (part of Xperi Corporation), FotoKem, HBO, Los ...
 

 

Winner's Announcement IEFTA-Marché Docs-in-Progress Award

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The International Emerging Film Talent Association (IEFTA) In Collaboration For The Second Year With The Marché Du Film Presents A 10,000€ Prize For Documentary Works-In-Progress At The Marché’s Virtual Doc Corner   Prize Awarded To HOLY CRAFT Directed by: Joseph Mangat Presented as part of the Showcase PHILIPPINES   The Monaco-based International Emerging Film Talent Association (IEFTA), in the second year of its Docs-In-Progress collaboration wi...
 

 

 

 
 
 

Marcel Duchamp the Art of the Possible wins Best Art Feature at Kiev International Film Festival

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Kyiv Film Festival® Event date: June 26-27, 2020 Event address: Henerala Vatutina Ave, 2 2 Henerala Vatutina Avenue Kyiv, Kyiv city Ukraine The goal of Kyiv Film Festival is to encourage emerging movie makers for new film making by appreciating their work. We accept all genres of films from all over the world. Our mission is to support filmmakers, recognize their hard work, and Award them so that they are more inspired to keep telling amazing stories. ... 
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Windrider Virtual Film Forum Saturday, June 27

followed by seven Sundays of weekly short films

 

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Windrider Film Forum celebrates artists as they inspire us to find solutions to our problems through the “Lens of Hope”. 

Please join us for our first-ever Virtual Film Forum that will feature one night of award-winning independent short films, including conversations with the filmmakers. 
The next seven weeks will feature one short film and filmmaker conversations screened every Sunday night for “A Night at the Movies.”

Free Admission :  http://www.windriderbayarea.org

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Your Script Produced competition
                     Season 2
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Introducing Season 2 / 2020 of “Your Script Produced!” International Film / Tv / Short Film Screenwriting Competition sponsored by Doval Bacall Films. The sponsor will fully finance, develop, package and produce the Grand Prize Winning Feature Script for $250,000.00.

We've raised the stakes! Season 2 will accept Features, Tv Scripts, AND SHORT FILM SCRIPTS! Winners will be promoted in the Variety Magazine and THR!

Open to writers of all levels. 18 years old or older. Anyone 16 or 17 years of age can submit, must have a parental consent form.

WE DON’T SET YOU UP WITH MEETING AFTER MEETING. WE DON’T SELL YOU DREAMS. WE DON’T SELL YOU HOPE.

WE PRODUCE YOUR SCRIPT!

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Paleochora Lost World Short Film Festival  
October 3 - 8, 2020

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August 20th, 2020 Extended Deadline

Paleochora Lost World Short Film Festival launched its 1st edition in June 2019 to a spectacular success. The 2nd edition of the festival returns in October 2020  in association with the Municipality of Kandanos-Selinou. The 'Lost World' of Paleochora nestles between the Mountains and Sea in South West Crete and is the perfect location for Filmmakers to convene to show their work, network with colleagues and enjoy our fabulous Cretan hospitality. We may be at the most southern point of Europe, but there are BIG Film things happening here and on the entire Island of Crete. Our main aim will be to select films which focus on great storytelling, whether fiction, documentary or any other accepted genre.

Screenings are held Under the Stars in the Town Hall Square with daytime programmes held at the fabulous Pearl Cavo oceanside venue.

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The Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival
November 6 – 22, 2020

July 1, 2020 Regular Deadline
August 1, 2020 Late Deadline

Celebrating its 35th annual festival in 2020, the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival (FLIFF) presents American indies and studio films, international films, student films, special tributes, seminars and introduces filmmakers to South Florida audiences. The festival runs November 6 – 22, 2020, and screens 200 films in Fort Lauderdale, Sunrise, Hollywood, St Augustine, and The Bahamas. Considered one of the most important regional film festivals in the U.S., the Festival's commitment to first-time filmmakers and innovative programming make it the perfect test market for your film.

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Sad to hear Malo Girod de l'Ain passed away, the original co founder of filmfestivals.com

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Filmfestivals.com is extremely saddened by the news of Malo 's passing after a long disease. The company owes much to Malo: in 1995 he registered the domain, and started filmfestivals.com as a directory of festivals.com (3 years before Google started). The company built the first website for Cannes and Gilles Jacob, and did official an  CD Rom  for the festival. We had raised money and launched the brand into a portal in 2000. Since we have been able to keep the brand alive thro...
 

 

VIDEO: Spike Lee in conversation with AFI Movie Club’s

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AFI Movie Club’s exclusive conversation with Spike Lee and moderator W. Kamau Bell about the legendary filmmaker’s iconic film DO THE RIGHT THING is now available to watch at AFI.com/MovieClub.    And through the generous support of our partners at Universal Pictures, DO THE RIGHT THING is available to rent for free on major digital platforms now through June 29, 2020.  HOW TO WATCH ...
 

Sundance Institute Selects 2020 Art of Editing Fellows

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8 filmmakers have been chosen to participate in the Sundance Institute’s inaugural Art of Editing Lab and Fellowship. This is a new Lab developed after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, expressed digitally this year on Sundance Co//ab. The Fellowship evolved out of the Documentary Film Program’s standing commitment to supporting new voices in nonfiction feature editing. The Lab aims to develop artists personal artistic voice through mentorship as well as creative and strate...
 

Interview with Locarno Film Festival’s Artistic Director Lili Hinstin

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In a new interview with CMRubinWorld, Locarno Film Festival’s Artistic Director Lili Hinstin says Federal Council in Switzerland and Locarno will adopt measures to support culture and filmmakers.   The global recession following the pandemic has impacted arts funding all over the world, but in Switzerland, the government wants to help. In a new interview with CMRubinWorld, Lili Hinstin, Artistic Director of the Locarno Film Festival, tells C.M.Rubin, Founder of CMRubinWorld,...

Newly elected 2020–2021 Board of Governors Members announced

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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced its newly elected 2020–2021 Board of Governors.  The governors will take office at the first regularly scheduled board meeting of the new term.  Elected to the Board for the first time: Debra Zane, Casting Directors Branch Ava DuVernay, Directors Branch Stephen Rivkin, Film Editors Branch Linda Flowers, Makeup Artists and Hairstylists Branch Lynette Howell Taylor, Producers Branch...
 

 

GARDEN STATE FILM FESTIVAL Announces New Board Members

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The globally recognized Garden State Film Festival (GSFF) announces the addition of, David Angstadt Sr., David Bowd, Robin Kampf, and Tess O’Dwyer to its board of directors. They join current board members Eric Ascalon, Heather Brittain O’Scanlon, Stephanie Clineman, Diane Raver, Rosalie Rosen, David Holtzman, Joseph Sernio, David Schoner Jr. and Brian J. Sheehy Sr. Lauren Concar Sheehy, Executive Director, Garden State Film Festival, said,  “We a...
 
 

 

 

Cloud 21 and Kultura PR Break New 'Virtual' Ground With Third Annual Global Entertainment Showcase During Online Marché du Film

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Cloud21 International and Kultura PR International  co-presented the third annual "Global Entertainment Showcase: Cannes 2020” on June 24, 2020, virtually, during this year’s Online Marché du Film.  The ZOOM event featured panelists Threshold Entertainment Group CEO Larry Kasanoff (producer Mortal Kombat, Terminator 2), Roskino CEO Evgenia Markova and E! founder | Metan Global Entertainment Group President/CEO Larry Namer, with award-winning filmmaker Sue Vic...
 

 

Workman Publishing Sends Message: We Are A Movement, Dr. Rev. William Barber II

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by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent Although Cannes 2020 is the focus right now, and the films we should see, consider taking a glimpse at this Op-Ed from Peter Workman's enterprise, Workman Publishing. It will keep you updated on the American fracturing happening right now. Perhaps things break before the enlightenment comes? Or just chaos before a critical election in the United States put into context... Curated by Screenmancer Staff - Workman Publishing Op-Ed As we as ...
 

 

Aneurin Barnard has been cast opposite Alex Pettyfer in HUNTERS IN THE DARK

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ANEURIN BARNARD, A HUNTING MATCH FOR ALEX PETTYFER AND DDI Jason Moring, DDI CEO, announced today that BAFTA nominated actor Aneurin Barnard has been cast opposite award-winning actor Alex Pettyfer (I AM NUMBER FOUR, MAGIC MIKE) in HUNTERS IN THE DARK, joining Hong-Kong American actor Tzi Ma (MULAN, Ellen Wong (Netflix's Glow) and Elodie Yung (Netflix's Daredevil and The Defenders) Barnard had three films premiere at Toronto Film Festival last year: Iannucci's The Personal History ...
 

 

 

Cannes'20: Bruce Willis back in action for Reactor from 308 Enterprises

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BRUCE WILLIS BACK IN ACTION FOR 308 ENTERPRISES WITH THE EXCHANGE AS SALES AGENT Golden Globe winning actor Bruce Willis (DIE HARD FRANCHISE, UNBREAKABLE, ARMAGEDDON) is onboard to lead REACTOR financed and produced by 308 Enterprises and Almost Never Films. The Exchange will be introducing REACTOR at the upcoming Cannes Virtual Market. REACTOR in pre-production, will start shooting later this summer. REACTOR will be directed by Jared Cohn who wrote the original script with Cam...
 

 

New additions to the Vilnius Film Festival Programme Curating Team

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  VIFF team has been joined by Andrei Tănăsescu The 26th International Vilnius Film Festival “Kino Pavasaris” will take place in 2021. The already preparing team has been joined by a new team member, Andrei Tănăsescu. Tănăsescu has worked as a programme curator at multiple films festivals in Toronto, Berlin, Bucharest and others for many years; a few weeks ago he also became one of the curators of the Venice International Film Festival’s parallel section &ldquo...
 

Bruno Chatelin Interviewed here and there

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Not exhaustive at all, I know i should have filed them somehow, somewhere, or even HERE :-)... for the future generations of festival goers (joking of course) Festival experts Filling the Void and sharing tips with Bruno Chatelin, Sandra Lipski, Ivan Wiener Daniel Sol... Bruno Chatelin Interviewed on filmfestivals for The Expert Process Podcast Bruno Chatelin interviewed in Izvestia on Golden Globes http://dlvr.it/RMc2W2 Bruno Chatelin interviewed on festivals for Cine@art ...
 

 

 

Cannes'20: New Financier for LatinX Projects and third party projects

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GRANDAVE CAPITAL NEW FINANCIER IN TOWN FOR LATINX PROJECTS AND THIRD-PARTY INVESTMENT Industry veterans board new entertainment finance company Grandave Capital, based in San Diego and Los Angeles, with an investment focus on feature film acquisition, theatrical motion picture finance, development and production, and their LATINX production arm Broken English Productions. Newly formed Grandave Capital management include: ▪ Film Financier, President and Partner Stanley Preschutti who... 
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LOST GIRLS by Julia Verdin

USA, 107 minutes, June 2020

One girl’s nightmare. A nationwide reality.

After escaping from a sex trafficking ring, one teenage girl struggles to reconnect with herself and her family after her ordeal. Ultimately, in order to find herself and rescue her helpless friends, she must confront her own fears and help lead the police to her traffickers - no matter the cost.

Synopsis

Sixteen-year-old Angie Morgan feels like her parents don’t understand her. After she is befriended by the charming and handsome Mario, everything seems to change for the better. He understands her desire to be a musician and promises to help her fulfill her dreams. However, her innocent, suburban life is upended when Mario lures her away to sell her to a local sex trafficking ring.

Angie is shocked and scared at her new found situations but clings to the belief that Mario loves her and that they will eventually both escape.  When it becomes clear to her that this will never happen, Angie is so overcome with shame and remorse for the life she is now trapped in and all seems hopeless.

When her closest friend and fellow victim, Zoe, finds out that Angie is about to be sold and shipped off to Miami, Zoe finds a way for them to escape. They make a desperate run for it. Angie escapes, but Zoe is not so lucky. Alone and heartbroken for her friend still imprisoned by their traffickers, Angie returns home to find that “normal” life is now anything but normal.

Burdened by her severe PTSD and guilt, Angie shies away from both her family and the police.  She is terrified that her traffickers will return for her (or worse, her little sister) if she provides any information to the police. 

Luckily, Angie meets Rachel, a sex trafficking survivor turned caseworker, who is desperately searching for the girl who was in her care but taken back by her traffickers: Zoe. As Rachel lends her strength, Angie begins to consider standing up to the traffickers, and after witnessing brutal murders and mutilations of other girls at hands of the traffickers, Angie considers standing up to the traffickers.

Will Angie’s fear hold her back? Or will she persevere to protect her family and help rescue Zoe and the others? 

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FINDING MANNY by Kacey Cox

Canada, 56 minutes documentary, june 2020

The chance discovery of an online article sends a Holocaust survivor on an unexpected trip to visit the orphanage where he was rescued to after the war.
 
Manny Drukier narrowly escaped the war by jumping from a “death train” at age 16, finding refuge at a unique home for orphans and displaced children. 71 years later, Manny—who lives in Toronto—is tracked down by a German researcher who has dedicated a decade of her life to locating the surviving children from the home. She invites Manny to return to the orphanage, which has since become a grade school, to share his story with the next generation. Manny must now revisit the places of his darkest memories, to reconcile the past and educate the future.

BLUE MOTEL Award winning script by Ted Campbell
Feature film in production by Doval Bacall Films

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Grand Winner Your Script Produced season 1  Platinum Remi Award WorldFest Houston

When his bank robber father injured in a recent heist seeks refuge at the desolate motel where he works, a motel clerk is forced to confront the truth behind a botched heist from his past.

Originally from Boston, Mass, Ted Campbell is a screenwriter and director who specializes in thoughtful, character driven thrillers. Ted will direct his heist thriller "Underground" with producer Ellen Wander of Film Bridge International. His contained, crime thriller “Blue Motel” won the Grand Prize in Your Script Produced screenplay competition. Ted will direct “Blue Motel” with Doval Bacall Films producing. Ted is a member of ISA’s Development Program. And was named to ISA’s Top 25 Screenwriters To Watch list.

Ted finds inspiration in the works of the great noir writers Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler and Ross MacDonald as well as his screenwriting idols Scott Frank, Shane Black, Tony Gilroy and Richard Wenk.

 

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SAVING NORTH - A RUSSIAN AMERICAN ODYSSEY by J Mitchell Johnson

Russia USA Feature documentary April 2020 Director's cut: 79 minutes

What happened, what can happen to the centuries old amazing wooden churches in north of Russia. Photographer Richard Davies trips to Russia and USA tell stories on human soul, hope and russian american…cooperation in restoring beauty.

Saving North is the story of a struggle for human and cultural survival in the mysterious and insular world of the Russian North. An outsider from England, photographer Richard Davies, enters this mysterious and vast region of the world with the hope of documenting both the glory and the tragic demise of its rapidly disappearing Wooden Churches. As Davies meets and becomes friends with the some of his Russian photo subjects, he finds himself getting emotionally involved with their struggle. He decides to put down his camera and get involved with church restoration.

Early on in our story Davies befriends the famed Russian architect Alexander Popov who is deeply involved in working to preserve and share with the world the beauty and value of these ancient structures. Popov has uniquely discovered and reinvigorated both the tools and processes that restore life back to the North. But it’s an uphill battle against strong and powerful forces.

Together, Davies and Popov uncover the circumstances that led to the demise of the churches, and then join a small but growing group of passionate Russian citizens and outsiders from all walks of life who join the cause of Saving North.

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SEKURITAS written and directed by Carmen Stadler

Romantic dark comedy 117 minutes 2019 Switzerland

Starring Kathrin Veith, Duraid Abbas Ghaieb, Jeanne Devos, Daniel Kasztura, Vilmar Bieri, This Maag

First feature film by Swiss director Carmen Stadler, produced by Claudia Wick for Abrakadabra Films AG

An office complex wishes for a love story before demolition. It chooses the lonely misfits for this story; those who go through security rounds at night, scrub toilets, experiment with recipes or rehearse their final speech. A poetic and twisted kaleidoscope that centers around desire, security and melodious noises which move through the entire fabric of the building.

 

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Marcel Duchamp: The Art of the Possible written  and directed by Matthew Taylor

USA 2019 Documentary 89 minutes

Duchamp: Art of the Possible is a feature documentary that explores the life, art, and philosophy of the 20th century’s most influential modernists, Marcel Duchamp, and how his work single-handedly changed the course of art, and over time, culture itself.
 

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THE MYSTERY OF A BURYAT LAMA», directed by Elena Demidova

The documentary film «THE MYSTERY OF A BURYAT LAMA», directed by Elena Demidova, tells a story of one of the most famous lamas, Pandido Khambo Lama Dashi Dorzho Itigelov. His body is recognized as one of the sacred Buddhist objects of Russia and is being kept in the Ivolginsky Datsan. The Buddhist monks approach him as a living person.
 
Itigelov was born in 1852 and began his religious education at the age of sixteen years. In 1911, he was appointed the twelfth Pandido Khambo Lama as the Head of Russian Buryat Buddhists. Between 1913 and 1917, Itigelov was prominent in the spiritual life of Russian Empire. He took part in the Tercentenary celebrations of the House Romanov and opened first Buddhist temple in St. Petersburg. During First World War Itigelov presided over the society of "Buryat brothers", an organization helping the Russian army. After October Revolution, Itigelov resigned as head of the Buddhists. In 1927, aged seventy-five years, he asked other lamas to begin meditation ceremonies and funeral rites, since he said he was about to die. Itigelov left a testament asking to be buried as he was at the time of his death, sitting in lotus posture. On September 11, 2002, Itigelov's body was eventually exhumed in the presence of the leaders of the Buddhist Traditional Sangha of Russia and transferred to Ivolginsky Datsan.

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THE CREEPY LINE a film by M.A.Taylor 2018

"A film that Google does not want you to see  - filmfestivals.com Best for Fest"

An eye-opening documentary, The Creepy Line reveals the stunning degree to which society is manipulated by Google and Facebook and blows the lid off the remarkably subtle – hence powerful – manner in which they do it.

The Creepy Line is a title culled from the words of former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, when during a 2010 interview he explained Google’s code of conduct: “The Google policy on a lot of things is to get right up to the creepy line and not cross it.”

However, as Dr. Robert Epstein explains in the film, “Google crosses the creepy line every day”. 

Offering first-hand accounts, scientific experiments and detailed analysis, The Creepy Line examines what is at risk when these two tech titans have free reign to utilize the public’s most private and personal data to manipulate society.

There is no question that the “creepy line” is getting ever-creepier, and that the tech giants have crossed it.

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Sharkwater: Extinction by Rob Stewart Documentary Canada 2018 Sharkwater Extinction by Rob Stewart - Canada 2018 90 minutes

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Rob Stewart “Conservation is the preservation of human life on earth. And that, above all else, is worth fighting for” Watch Rob Stewart doing what he loved most of all, swimming with sharks, in exclusive footage from his third film, Sharkwater: Extinction.

Sharkwater: Extinction is a follow up to his first two award-winning films, Sharkwater and Revolution. Sharkwater exposed the devastating issue of shark finning, while Revolution brought the destructive effects of Ocean Acidification to light.

Rob taught the world to not fear sharks, through his iconic images of hugging these majestic creatures and free diving with them.

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Revolution by Rob Stewart 

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over 40 festival wins so far

Eco Documentary feature film by Rob Stewart April 2015, 82 minutes (Sharkwater)
Revolution is a film about changing the world. The true-life adventure of Rob Stewart, this follow-up to his acclaimed SHARKWATER (36 festival wins) documentary continues his remarkable journey; one that will take him through 15 countries over four years, and where he'll discover that it's not only sharks that are in grave danger -- it's humanity itself.

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Des partenariats forts avec les plus grands festivals et marchés

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Nous sommes très fiers des bonnes relations et des partenariats signé avec les plus grands festivals et marchés : Venice Production Bridge, FestForums Santa Barbara, AFM, Animaze, Tallinn Black Night International Film Festival, Houston WorldFest, Fantasporto, et Cannes Market bien entendu et beaucoup d'autres. Nous sommes heureux de pouvoir grace à ces parteneriats pouvoir apporter news et dailies à ...
 

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MOVIES THAT MATTER

Promoting Movies that Matter / des films qui font grandir...

With contributions from Abbé Jean-Luc Maroy, Alex Deleon, Bruno Chatelin

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Les raisins de la colère (The Grapes of Wrath) de John Ford (USA, 1940)

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Les films qui ont une densité spirituelle évidente mettent souvent en scène le voyage, l’itinéraire initiatique, mais aussi la souffrance qu’implique de quitter sa terre, ses racines, son pays, son existence. On se rend compte, avec Les raisins de la colère que la modernité a constitué le terreau indispensable de la modernité liquide (Zygmunt Baumann). Le film est en effet réalisé en 1940, bien avant que la phi...
 

La Source (Jungfrukällan) d’Ingmar Bergman (Suède, 1960)

Alain ZIRAH, OFF de Cannes CEO & founder, join the jury of the competition WOW PAGEANTS, Sunday, June 28th at 11:00

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Suivez la compétition internationale WOW Pageants qui se déroule à Londres ce dimanche 28 juin à 12:00 (heure de Paris),  Don't miss on Sunday, June 28 at 11:00 UK time...11:00 (UK time).    ***La compétition internationale WOW PAGEANTS s'intéresse aux valeurs humaines à l'intérieur de la beauté des candidates et des candidats. Les différents participants vont devoir affronter des juges internat...
 
 

Maîtrisez le mécénat et le crowdfunding pour vos projets !

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La plateforme de crowdfunding touscoprod by proarti organisait ce mercredi 24 juin à 9h30 un atelier en ligne sur les avantages du mécénat et du crowdfunding pour le cinéma. En permettant aux donateurs de bénéficier d'une réduction d’impôt de 60 à 66% du montant de leur soutien, le mécénat constitue une opportunité de financement intéressante pour les projets cinématographiques ou audiovisuels...
 

 

Le 25 juin lancement du film « Les Mots Enchantés des Hupd'äh d’Amazonie, Maîtres des Savoirs, raconté par Renato Athias »

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      52 minutes, World Cultural Diversity (France, Brésil)  Un film de Mina Rad, monté par Isabel Castro Le lien pour s'inscrire dans la videoconférence https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYkdOurrzssE9ep62vltSkThfmF1gYQKl0h Après votre inscription, vous recevrez un e-mail de confirmation contenant les instructions pour rejoindre la réunion     Le lien pour suivre la réunion de Zoom le 25 juin &agr...
 

 

Le Programme CNC au Marché du Film Online -

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Marché du Film Online Le Marché du film du Festival de Cannes se déroule en ligne du 22 au 26 juin 2020. Vous trouverez ci-dessous le programme CNC des conférences, sessions de pitch et rencontres organisées dans le cadre du marché cannois. Il est possible de vous inscrire pour participer à un grand nombre de ces événements en vous connectant à votre compte Match&Meet ou à vos applications Cinand...
 
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CANNES / MARCHE DU FILM ONLINE PREVIEWS  

A look back at the stats, facts and figures from Marche du Film Online

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Marché du Film Online comes to a close, the Marché du Film – Festival de Cannes announces the numbers of its first virtual edition.
Over the course of five days, the Marché du Film Online welcomed 10,002 participants from all around the world. The most important delegation came from the USA (1,500 participants), followed by France (1,400 participants) and the UK (950 participants). More than half of the participants were coming from Europe with 5,900 participants.

The Marché du Film Online recreated the Cannes experience with conferences, one-to-one meetings, screenings and informal get-togethers and gathered attendees from 122 countries (compared to 121 countries at the physical Marché du Film  in 2019).

The Marché du Film Online welcomed 61 virtual pavilions, home to institutions from around the world and 262 virtual sales agents booths...
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Catch Up Sessions from the Market...All yours

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  Marché du Film 22-26 June 2020 Press "replay" The Marché du Film Online wrapped up on Friday 26 June after 5 full days packed with no fewer than 200 conferences. Experience and learning shared all together live are now available for replay. Throughout the summer you can dip into our conferences about diversity, new technologies, virtual reality or co-production. Until we can toast again in Cannes, stay safe, take care and vive le cinéma!   Ca...
 

The 2020 Marché du Film Online featured wrapped positively with a whole new experience of the market

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The 2020 Marché du Film Online featured 10 002 particpants, 323 booths, 1235 screenings, 200 conferences, over 3500 films and projects discussed.     A global pandemic was no match for our annual Marché du Film event. Thank you so much for making the virtual trip to this year’s market. We hope it was a success for you and we couldn't have done it without all of you. After last year’s 60th anniversary record-breaking attendance, this year’s e...
 

 

Catch up with the exclusive concerts from the Market

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Join us: meet & listen... Meet & Listen Spot the Composer concerts provided music lovers with opportunities to enjoy online live shows from world-renowned composers Mark Isham online concert Camille Bazbaz online concert Ryūichi Sakamoto online concert Chloé Thévenin online concert Gabriel Yared online concert   ...
 

The Cinéfondation Selection 2020

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Following on from the Official Selection, the online Marché du Film and the short films, the Festival de Cannes reveals Cinéfondation’s 2020 Selection of films submitted by film schools from around the world.   The Cinéfondation Selection © FDC ...
 

 

Interview with Marché du Film Executive Director Jérôme Paillard

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Jérôme Paillard in conversation with Bruno Chatelin     Facts and figures on the 2020 marchédu Film online, the first edition of its kind. Quite a challenge on many fronts   A few figures about attendance  trends this year? when is the marchedufilm.online opening, why 5 days only? How many of the Cannes official selection  titles will be screening in the virtual Marché do you see a trend ? I see 16 conferences and panels a...
 

 

Watch the Nostradamus session from Marché du Film Online

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Making Choices: How to Build for a Better New Normal Last week, the Göteborg Film Festival’s Nostradamus project returned to Cannes NEXT at the Marché du Film Online in a dynamic session on the near future of the industry in the light of the COVID-19 crisis. See it today! In an ambitious three-part seminar broadcast from Göteborg’s Stora Teatern, the Nostradamus Project invited experts to reflect on the near future of the film and scripted television indus...
 

 

As the Cannes market comes to an end, the Far East market opens its doors!

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Udine - 30 June / 2 July 2020 FOCUS ASIA 2020 As the Cannes market comes to an end, the Far East market opens its doors! More than 600 requests for one-to-one meetings. 9 projects selected for the market, 7 projects selected for the 'in progress' section. Over 600 requests for one-to-one meetings between accredited professionals. Nine projects selected for the All Genres Project Market. Seven films selected for the new Far East in progress section. These are the numbers that t...
 
 
 
 

IFFAM Macau takes part in Fantastic 7 initiative in Cannes for Second Year

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International Film Festival & Awards Macao (IFFAM), jointly organized by the Macao Government Tourism Office and the Macau Films & Television Productions and Culture Association, is pleased to be participating for a second year in Fantastic 7, a Cannes Market initiative that has taken place online this year between  June 22-26.   An initiative of the Marché du Film, Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia and international expert Bernardo Bergeret, ...
 

 

Psychological thriller "Alone Wolf" Starring Cara Gee and Richard de Klerk picked up for distribution

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A new gripping psychological thriller! Jonathan's Dark Apocalyptic View Keeps Him Locked inside, Self-Quarantined, until He and His Camera Witness a Murder on His Doorstep. Alone Wolf trailer link: https://youtu.be/PvS7kvy3k0M     PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER ALONE WOLF STARRING CARA GEE AND RICHARD de KLERK ACQUIRED BY GRAVITAS VENTURES FOR DIGITAL HD, CABLE VOD, BLU-RAY AND DVD RELEASE JULY 3, 2020   Jonathan's Dark Apocalyptic View Keeps Him...
 

 

Arclight Films closes North American deal with Grindstone Entertainment Group for haunting thriller LET IT SNOW

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Leading international sales company Arclight Films has finalized its North American distribution deal for the haunting thriller Let It Snow with Grindstone Entertainment Group, a Lionsgate company, it was announced today by Arclight Films’ Chairman Gary Hamilton. The film will be released On Demand on September 22, 2020. Grindstone Entertainment Group recently announced the renewal of their longstanding partnership with Lionsgate.   “We are delighted to have our long-time frie...
 

 

Germans in Cannes

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On 26 June, Deadline presented, in partnership with German Films, a panel with three German top industry players discussing their perspectives regarding the current situation of the film industry titled "Back to Business: A German Perspective". The panel consisted of director and actress Maria Schrader (UNORTHODOX), Martin Moszkowicz (chairman of the executive board of Constantin Film AG) and Michael Weber (The Match Factory). The panel was seen by about 500 industry partic...
 

 

Voltage Pictures has launched international sales on director Thor Freudenthal’s upcoming YA romance Words on Bathroom WallS

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Voltage Pictures has launched international sales on director Thor Freudenthal’s (Carnival Row, Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters, Diary of a Wimpy Kid) upcoming YA romance Words on Bathroom Walls, starring Charlie Plummer (“Looking for Alaska”, All the Money in the World), Andy Garcia (Ocean’s Eleven, The Godfather Part III) and AnnaSophia Robb (“Little Fires Everywhere”, “The Act”), it was announced today by President and COO Jonathan Deckter. &nbs...
 

 

Karl Bardosh Cell Phone Cinema Humanitarian Award, second AFI World Peace edition in the market

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  World Peace and Tolerance Smartphone Gala Live@Cannes took place Jun 26, 2020 07.00 PM London filmfestivals.com Bruno Chatelin joined as jury to Karl Bardosh Cell Phone Cinema Humanitarian Award, second AFI World Peace , the awards ceremony was live on Zoom! Humanitarian smart phone films and smart phone films highlighting "COVID - 19"  will have a voice during Marché du Film through a United Nations supported organizati...
 

 

STX takes worldwide rights for RUN RABBIT RUN starring Elisabeth Moss

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Next-generation media company STX Entertainment, has secured worldwide distribution rights to Run Rabbit Run from Emmy-nominated “Handmaid’s Tale” director Daina Reid (The Outsider) and starring Emmy award winner Elisabeth Moss.  Moss recently starred in another genre hot property, The Invisible Man, which raced to a worldwide box office of $125m, making it not only one of the top performing films of the year but also one of the most profitable given its low budget.  ...
 

 

First images of the documentary ALL OF US by Pierre PIRARD

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  We're happy to share the first images of the documentary ALL OF US by Pierre PIRARD.  Please reply to this e-mail to receive the trailer. A few words from the director about this ambitious documentary: "In a few words, this feature documentary addresses the issue of living together in our societies. However, against the current of widely circulated narrative discourses, this documentary wants to be a source of inspiration by showing stories o...
 

 

“ROONEY” a revealing documentary about England and Manchester United’s record goal-scorer goes into production

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A documentary about England and Man United’s record goal-scorer, Wayne Rooney, has gone into production. Produced by Lorton Entertainment, the London based team behind smash hits such as Maradona, Make Us Dream and Supersonic, ROONEY will be a feature length documentary that lifts the lid on an extraordinary player known the world over for his performances on the pitch. With unprecedented access and directed by BAFTA award winning filmmaker Matt Smith (Rio Ferdinand: Being Mum and Dad), au...
 

 

Piki Films inks deals with three indigenous writers unearthing untold colonial stories

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Off the back of 2020 Academy Award-winning Jojo Rabbit, Carthew Neal and Taika Waititi’s production company Piki Films embarks on three projects with Māori writers from Aotearoa New Zealand that turn an indigenous eye on the effects of colonisation.    The projects will be developed by Neal, and producer Morgan Waru who has taken a full-time position at the company, after having worked with Piki over a number of projects. “It's fantastic to be working with the best o...
 

 

More than 90 films and around 100 filmmakers are part of the International Catalogue of Chilean Cinema

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  During a historical period in which the entire world has been living a common experience, the need to maintain a united audiovisual community is the spirit that gives shape to our International Film Catalogue 2020, which inspires us to share with the world what we are and what we do. In the pages of our new catalogue the diverse cinematic vision of Chilean authors is woven together, personal views of cinema that when placed side by side, reflect the collective experience of living in a c...
 

 

Winner's Announcement IEFTA-Marché Docs-in-Progress Award

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The International Emerging Film Talent Association (IEFTA) In Collaboration For The Second Year With The Marché Du Film Presents A 10,000€ Prize For Documentary Works-In-Progress At The Marché’s Virtual Doc Corner   Prize Awarded To HOLY CRAFT Directed by: Joseph Mangat Presented as part of the Showcase PHILIPPINES   The Monaco-based International Emerging Film Talent Association (IEFTA), in the second year of its Docs-In-Progress collaboration wi...
 

 

The "Gold Standard" Of Film Festival Training! with Film Festival Mastery

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  •• The "Gold Standard" Of Film Festival Training! •• FILMMAKERS: Want to learn how to get into top-tier fests on a budget? Want to learn how to leverage that experience into better reps, paying gigs, and sales/distribution? Then watch our FREE 90-minute webinar that breaks down all the insider secrets you didn't know you needed to know! FILM FESTIVALS: Want to develop more revenue streams? Attract top films and filmmakers? Struggling with ...
 

VIDEO: Transcript of Cloud 21 and Kultura PR 3rd Annual Global
Entertainment Showcase during Online Marché du Film

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Cloud21 International and Kultura PR International  co-presented the third annual "Global Entertainment Showcase: Cannes 2020” on June 24, 2020, virtually, during this year’s Online Marché du Film.  The ZOOM event featured panelists Threshold Entertainment Group CEO Larry Kasanoff (producer Mortal Kombat, Terminator 2), Roskino CEO Evgenia Markova and E! founder | Metan Global Entertainment Group President/CEO Larry Namer, with award-...
 

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Revelation announces live special intriguing event: A live show that LOOKS like a film

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Revelation Film Festival has announced a special live horror film will be included in their inaugural Couched online Film Festival. A groundbreaking event, In The Shadow It Waits is a horror film performed live and edited in real-time. With 61 scenes, 58 camera setups and actors performing live from their own homes in different states across Australia, the film is made live as the audience views it. ...

 

Boys Will Be BOYS STATE, in This Raucous Caucus Set for Summer

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by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent Boys, Texas, a mock election, what could go wrong? Sundance Grand Jury Prize winner for 2020, BOYS STATE, chronicles 1100 eager teenage mini-men as they vie for a week-long bid to make their own state government, in this Apple Original to hit theaters on July 31. Directed by Jesse Moss and Amanda McBaine, this all-male shindig down in the Lone Star State may come off as tone-deaf in a ‘woke,’ hashtag MeToo environment, but boys wi...

 

Touch Wood: Wood Entertainment drops in with Pro Skater Tony Hawk in August

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by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent Who else was a skateboarder in their misspent youth? Once a skater, always a skater, and this new Tony Hawk documentary set for 9/18 is "rad" as they used to say in the skate parks. If you don't know who Tony Hawk is, then a quick spin around any search engine will reveal the mystique of this self-made boarder. Hawk is also the guy who jumps off his kitchen counter on a custom-tuned skateboard for grins. Now this billion-dolla...
 

 

TCM’s Carl Reiner Shiner: Moving Picture Memorial to This Funny, Funny Man

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by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent Before you can say you knew him well, Carl Reiner (1922-2020), who left earth on June 29 for better comedic opportunities, will be feted by TCM for a life very well lived on July 28. Mr. Reiner was not only a funny, funny man, but once Garry Marshall told me that Reiner dismissed his writing as “one liner” comedy. Marshall (1934-2016), who has also left us for comedy heaven, never forgot those words, and said he incorp...
 
 

"Touch" wins BEST DOCUMENTARY at Diogenes 2020: Stay Home & Make Movie Festival

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 "Touch" has won the BEST DOCUMENTARY AWARD at the Diogenes 2020: Stay Home & Make Movie Festival out of Tbilisi, Georgia on July 3, 2020. Written and presented by 91-yr-old retired metallurgist and poet Donald G. Westlake, the film was directed/edited by his daughter Dawn Westlake, as they were both self-isolating during the COVID19 pandemic, 2001 miles apart. Westlake used family films going back to the early 1900s to illustrate her father's story about the importance of...
 

 

Kali Pictures & SoulFire Creations present INTO LIGHT biopic of Women Voting Rights activist Inez Milholland

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This election year, August 18th is the Centennial of women's Suffrage in the US, granting women the right to vote. Even after 100 years, voting rights have never been more important than they are right now.    We feel this is a timely opportunity to celebrate the suffragists' legacy in film and inspire people to vote, which is why we've produced an epic short about civil and voting rights activist Inez Milholland, called Into Light.    Made wi...
 
 
 

Work and labour in the spotlight during Doclisboa 2020

 
The next edition of Doclisboa will have a cycle dedicated to work. From October 22 to November 1, we will present a programme of 20 films, by directors such as Harun Farocki, Helke Sander, Hervé Le Roux, among others. Film production during the Portuguese revolutionary period will also be highlighted in this cycle. This programme arises from a partnership between Doclisboa and the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA), which aims to promote the discussion, through cinema...
 

 

"terroir" accepted to SAGA Film Festival in Australia!

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"terroir" has been accepted to the SAGA International Women's Film Festival in Adelaide, Australia for August 7-21, 2020. Written, helmed and performed by Dawn Westlake, and produced under her Ron de Cana Prods, Inc. shingle, "terroir" is a musical documentary about how the mother-child relationship can influence our perceptions of very capable female leaders in all sectors of society. The film was shot on location by Pol Carrizo Vilarroig of Imatge Barcelona in Wheaton &...
 
 

GTE Productions Presents Leah McKendrick’s short film Pamela & Ivy, the untold, feminist origin story of Poison Ivy

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McKendrick and Owen Writer/Director Leah McKendrick’s provocative new short film Pamela & Ivy, the untold, female-made, feminist origin story of DC anti-heroine, Poison Ivy, debuted on May 11, 2020.  The film tells the origin story of Poison Ivy, illustrates the series of events which led to the materialization of the supervillian, and offers a gritty exploration of the childhood trauma of one of Gotham City’s most notorious figures. Aria Lyric Leabu (Young Pamela) &n...
 
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Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival (NIFFF) is now live with the best in fantasy

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NIFFF TV SUMMONS THE BEST IN FANTASY The Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival (NIFFF) unveils details about its daily live NIFFF TV show. Every day at 9 p.m. from July 3rd to July 11th, the festival invites all its audience members to watch an original TV programme developed and produced by the NIFFF, with artists in attendance! Get ready for interviews with major directors, the latest industry news, and futuristic debates about utopia and dystopia. NIFFF TV wil...
 

 

The Viennale 2020 will take placeend of October: first preview

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  The 58th edition of Austria’s largest film festival will be presented in a more concentrated format, featuring additional cinemas, more screenings and a stronger Austrian focus. We’re pleased to announce the current planning status for the Viennale 2020. The conditions and requirements for organizing a film festival of our size this fall were initially unclear for a long time and then changed almost weekly, due to announcements of a gradual relaxation of the Covid-19 measure...
 

 

The 39th Istanbul Film Festival sets new dates to 9-20 October 2020.

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The 39th Istanbul Film Festival, organised by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV) with the support of Republic of Turkey Ministry of Culture and Tourism, was postponed to a later date due to the COVID-19 outbreak. The largest, most established, and most influential film festival in Turkey, Istanbul Film Festival will hold its National Competition and National Short Film Competition in cooperation with Sabancı University Sakıp Sabancı Museum (SSM) between 17 and 28 July...
 

 

Ischia Film Festival is hosting the 18th International Movie Tourism Convention

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The eighteenth edition of the Ischia Film Festival is taking place with a hybrid modality: partly in presence, in the wonderful setting of the Aragonese Castle and partly online with 70 audiovisual works being screened on the website www.ischiafilmfestivalonline.it. Started on Saturday, June 27th, the festival is ending on the upcoming July 4th, by exploring the bond between cinema and location, according to the fair’s format. The festival keeps following its path, long-time bound...
 

 

BFI London Film Festival announces a new format for its 2020 edition

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The BFI London Film Festival in partnership with American Express today reveals its plans to deliver an edition of the Festival from 7-18 October 2020. In the most accessible version of the festival to UK audiences yet, film lovers will be given an opportunity to connect for a unique and innovative festival experience, enjoying both live and digital screenings across the 12 days of the Festival. Adapting to the extraordinary challenges of the year, the Festival will deliver up to 50 Virt...
 

 

Locarno 2020: cinema theaters re-open their doors

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The twin pleasures of discovery and seeing movies in the theater, two of the hallmarks of the Locarno Film Festival, will not be missing even in an edition taking place mainly online. Locarno 2020 – For the Future of Films will feature live streaming, video on demand, virtual master classes and Q&A sessions, but will also be physical, offering screenings in three different theaters in Locarno, with genuine premieres and repertory screenings over the eleven days of the Festival. There...
 

 

Buffalo International Film Festival presents Racial Justice in View

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  Free, Open Call for Racial Justice in View Submissions until August 10th! The Buffalo International Film Festival is committed to diversity, inclusion, and community collaboration programmatically and organizationally. Our mission is to amplify diverse voices by creating and maintaining open platforms with which to tell stories through cinema. Recent events in our nation, as well as those occurring locally in the wake of the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery ...
 
 
 

Cine Las Americas is back this summer — virtually!

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  The Cine Las Americas 2020 Virtual Showcase will be held July 16-19 & 23-26 in co-presentation with the Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center.   The program includes 49 films (7 features, 32 shorts, and 10 music videos) hailing from 12 different countries. All will be eligible for Audience Awards in their respective categories.   All films and videos presented in the CLA2020 Virtual Showcase will be offered free of charge, with prior registration. Regi...
 

 

RIFF | Deadline prolonged

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WeAreOne: A Global International Film Festival

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As with other public institutions ranging from the arts to education, the coronavirus pandemic has forced the film festival industry to reorient the delivery of its services. Large established festivals have been forced to cancel or postpone their programs, or search for hybrid solutions, combining restricted public screenings, following local pandemic rules, with digital screenings, frequently aimed at selecting target audiences of distributors and buyers. Some of the smaller n...
 

 

 

NFFTY is launching its inaugural virtual festival

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  ANNOUNCING NFFTY ONLINE 14TH FESTIVAL EDITION EXPANDS TO OCTOBER 23 - NOVEMBER 1   Now in its 14th year, Seattle-based NFFTY (National Film Festival for Talented Youth) remains the world's largest and most influential film festival for emerging directors, showcasing young talent from all over the globe. In an effort to keep young filmmakers connected and growing professionally during COVID-19, NFFTY will release all official selections online October 23 - Novemb...
 
 
 

efp and kviff kick off training and networking programme for young directors

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Dimitris Tsakaleas, Kristian Håskjold, Lida Vartzioti, Tadeusz Łysiak, Amanda Adele Björk, Rosa Friedrich, Constanze Klaue, Matúš Ryšan, Brúsi Ólason, Juno Álvarez, Maria Lorente, Yaiza de Lamo, Mariona Vázquez, Adam Martinec The up-and-coming European directors selected for EFP FUTURE FRAMES - Generation NEXT of European Cinema - will be taking part in the Industry Days (KVIFF Eastern Promises) of this year’s Karlovy Vary Int...
 

 

Indy Shorts International Film Festival moves to drive-in and virtual format, July 21–26, at Tibbs Drive-In and your home

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  COVID-19 has hit the arts industry hard, but it’s not stopping the third annual Indy Shorts International Film Festival presented by Heartland Film from showcasing 18 programs featuring 128 shorts in Academy Award®-qualifying event.   Today, Heartland Film announced the entire lineup of short films available for streaming from the comfort of your home during the festival week of July 21-26, 2020. To provide the true cinematic experience, there will also be four screeni...
 

 

The Cuban opens the Lavazza Drive-in Film Festival

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  The Toronto Premiere screening of the critic-favourite, The Cuban, directed by Canadian filmmaker Sergio Navarretta, will open the Lavazza Drive-In Film Festival at Ontario on July 20th.    The touching film, starring Oscar-winning actor Louis Gossett Jr. and the talented Ana Golja, explores the unlikely friendship between a young nurse and the elderly man she cares for who is suffering from dementia, and the magical effects that music can have on our memories. ...
 

 

Provincetown Film Festival Reimagined: July 16 - July 19, 2020 opens with I AM A TOWN and SAVE YOURSELVES

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Opening Night Films at the Wellfleet Drive-In, Actress Mya Taylor to receive Next Wave Award PROVINCETOWN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES MODIFIED 2020 FILM FESTIVAL The Provincetown International Film Festival (PIFF) announced today “Provincetown Reimagined,” presented by WarnerMedia, a modified festival with drive-in and virtual screenings running July 16-19, 2020. The Festival will kick off with two nights of screenings at the Wellfleet Drive-In including Mischa Ric...
 

 

 

TIFF unveils plans for Festival 2020; Industry registration opening July 9

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2020 TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL There’s no stopping great storytelling. Inside every storyteller is an urgent need to push limits, change minds, lift voices, drop jaws, draw tears, or spark laughter. For them, stories don’t ask to be told. They demand it. That's why TIFF will go on. We remain committed to supporting the film industry and bringing it together, this time digitally, by creating connections, talent development, and business opportunities onli...
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Santa Barbara Fest Student Showcase-in-Place Winners Announced!

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The Santa Barbara International Film Festival is proud to announce the winners of its first-ever online student film festival showcasing the work of local high school and college students.   The event was created to address the fact that area student filmmakers were going to miss out on screening their films publicly due to the coronavirus pandemic, and to give these students a platform to do just that.   “We are thrilled with how our first online student film festival ...
 

 

Italian director Antonio Tibaldi's project wins the new Far East in Progress section!

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  His We Are Living Things is a China/US/Italy co-production.   Press release for 3 July 2020 For immediate publication/release UDINE – The fifth edition of FOCUS ASIA, the industry section of the Far East Film Festival, concluded this year with a rigorously virtual awards ceremony. Thanks to its collaboration with 108 MEDIA, it offered a prize of $20,000 in international distribution this year to the best project selected in the new Far East in Progress section. Competi...
 

 

Winners of My Kenya My Story mobile phone film competition

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  Kenya Film Commission (KFC) has announced the winners of My Kenya My Story mobile phone film competition. For the second year in a row, David Waronja scooped the top prize of Ksh 200,000 courtesy of his film Automedic. The film 2024 by Mandela Midamba emerged second winning a cash prize of Ksh 150,000 while Mmoja by Omar Hamza Hassan was third and got a cash prize of Ksh 100,000. Muzzled by Sammy Mwaura and Covid 19 by Paul Gaturu scooped Ksh 25,000 each as Jury Special Mentions;...
 

 

The Americas Film Festival NY Announced the Winners of its 2020 Virtual Cinema

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  Breaking record numbers of viewers, the 7th The Americas Film Festival NY Announced The Americas Award Winners in Its First Ever Virtual Closing Night Ceremony, followed by the online Premiere of Powerful Documentary SISTERS RISING, in Partnership with the National Museum of the American Indian  Directors Willow O’Feral and Brad Heck, and Producer Jaida Grey Eagle in Digital Attendance to the audience via Livestream after the Screening   Best Experimental: CAM...
 

 

LORIK wins SR Socially Relevant™ Fest Grand Prize

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LORIK is the winner of the Grand Prize - Award Winners Announced by SR Socially Relevant™ Film Festival NY 2020 - ONLINE -- Narrative Feature Grand Prize goes to International Jury favorite 'Lorik' - -- 'A Call for Peace', Juan C. Borrero and Melodie Carli production on the Colombian peace process, wins best documentary -- 'Mother, Daughter, Sister' wins Vanya Exerjian- Empowering Women & Girls Award      SR Socially Relevant Film F...
 

 

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Windrider Virtual Film Forum 
offering 
seven Sundays of weekly short films

 

Windrider Film Forum celebrates artists as they inspire us to find solutions to our problems through the “Lens of Hope”. 

Invitation to our Film Community

As a follow up to the Annual Windrider Film Festival which took place June 27th, Windrider is kicking off a NEW Summer Film Series. The film series will showcase seven independent short films and conversation with the filmmaker, over seven weeks beginning July 5th. Each film screening will be at 7PM PDT.  Easy registration to follow along with the Summer Film Series at: Windrider Bay Area Email List 

Happy Summer Film Viewing!
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Your Script Produced competition
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July 20, 2020  Regular Deadline

Introducing Season 2 / 2020 of “Your Script Produced!” International Film / Tv / Short Film Screenwriting Competition sponsored by Doval Bacall Films. The sponsor will fully finance, develop, package and produce the Grand Prize Winning Feature Script for $250,000.00.

We've raised the stakes! Season 2 will accept Features, Tv Scripts, AND SHORT FILM SCRIPTS! Winners will be promoted in the Variety Magazine and THR!

Open to writers of all levels. 18 years old or older. Anyone 16 or 17 years of age can submit, must have a parental consent form.

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Paleochora Lost World Short Film Festival  
October 3 - 8, 2020

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August 20th, 2020 Extended Deadline

Paleochora Lost World Short Film Festival launched its 1st edition in June 2019 to a spectacular success. The 2nd edition of the festival returns in October 2020  in association with the Municipality of Kandanos-Selinou. The 'Lost World' of Paleochora nestles between the Mountains and Sea in South West Crete and is the perfect location for Filmmakers to convene to show their work, network with colleagues and enjoy our fabulous Cretan hospitality. We may be at the most southern point of Europe, but there are BIG Film things happening here and on the entire Island of Crete. Our main aim will be to select films which focus on great storytelling, whether fiction, documentary or any other accepted genre.

Screenings are held Under the Stars in the Town Hall Square with daytime programmes held at the fabulous Pearl Cavo oceanside venue.

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The Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival
November 6 – 22, 2020

August 1, 2020 Late Deadline

Celebrating its 35th annual festival in 2020, the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival (FLIFF) presents American indies and studio films, international films, student films, special tributes, seminars and introduces filmmakers to South Florida audiences. The festival runs November 6 – 22, 2020, and screens 200 films in Fort Lauderdale, Sunrise, Hollywood, St Augustine, and The Bahamas. Considered one of the most important regional film festivals in the U.S., the Festival's commitment to first-time filmmakers and innovative programming make it the perfect test market for your film.

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She’s not famous yet, but after LaToya Morgan does LOVE & BASKETBALL, she will be

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by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent Did you ever see LOVE & BASKETBALL? In light of Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna, and the others who passed away this year, a movie like this just gives us a moment to reflect. Maybe even enjoy the good things about B-ball, and the hoopsters who have given us so much joy. AFI Alum LaToya Morgan, a writer/producer, will tell you about it in this clip from AFI Movie Club, and let’s give this Phi Beta Kappa honoree a hand for such a g...
 

 

A Message from the Sundance Festival Director Tabitha Jackson

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Although this planning had started as a response to an economic downturn and global health crisis, it became an opportunity for creative and expansive thinking. So enough of the conceptual stuff — what might this look like on the ground? Seven months out, we are actively planning for the following public health scenario: We are allowed to gather, but there is no widely available COVID-19 vaccine. With the knowledge that as of now socially distanced gatherings are permitted in Utah and o...
 

 

"Moved to Tears" by "The World is my Country" Club Meeting! Don't Miss the Next Three Zoom meetings

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Futurewave launched their Club with David Gallup's eye-opening talk the World Service Authority and it's issuance of World Passports, World Marriage and Birth Certificates and other powerful human-rights tools.   See "moved to tears" below.* Please join our next three Zoom meetings of The World is My Country Club -- all at 10 AM Pacific (12 Central, 1 PM Eastern) July 1, 2020 Hazel Henderson Hazel Henderson is evolutionary economist, syndicated columnist and me...
 

 

Good Bye Carl Reiner: rest in peace

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Carlton Reiner (March 20, 1922 – June 29, 2020) was an American comedian, actor, director, screenwriter, and publisher whose career spanned seven decades. During the early years of television comedy from 1950 to 1957, he co-wrote and acted on Caesar's Hour and Your Show of Shows, starring Sid Caesar. In the 1960s, Reiner was best known as the creator, producer, writer, and actor on The Dick Van Dyke Show.[3][4] Reiner famously formed a comedy duo with Mel Brooks in "2000 Year O...
 
 

Sad to hear Malo Girod de l'Ain passed away, the original co founder of filmfestivals.com

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Filmfestivals.com is extremely saddened by the news of Malo 's passing after a long disease. The company owes much to Malo: in 1995 he registered the domain, and started filmfestivals.com as a directory of festivals.com (3 years before Google started). The company built the first website for Cannes and Gilles Jacob, and did official an  CD Rom  for the festival. We had raised money and launched the brand into a portal in 2000. Since we have been able to keep the brand alive thro...
 
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LOST GIRLS by Julia Verdin

USA, 107 minutes, June 2020

One girl’s nightmare. A nationwide reality.

After escaping from a sex trafficking ring, one teenage girl struggles to reconnect with herself and her family after her ordeal. Ultimately, in order to find herself and rescue her helpless friends, she must confront her own fears and help lead the police to her traffickers - no matter the cost.

Synopsis

Sixteen-year-old Angie Morgan feels like her parents don’t understand her. After she is befriended by the charming and handsome Mario, everything seems to change for the better. He understands her desire to be a musician and promises to help her fulfill her dreams. However, her innocent, suburban life is upended when Mario lures her away to sell her to a local sex trafficking ring.

Angie is shocked and scared at her new found situations but clings to the belief that Mario loves her and that they will eventually both escape.  When it becomes clear to her that this will never happen, Angie is so overcome with shame and remorse for the life she is now trapped in and all seems hopeless.

When her closest friend and fellow victim, Zoe, finds out that Angie is about to be sold and shipped off to Miami, Zoe finds a way for them to escape. They make a desperate run for it. Angie escapes, but Zoe is not so lucky. Alone and heartbroken for her friend still imprisoned by their traffickers, Angie returns home to find that “normal” life is now anything but normal.

Burdened by her severe PTSD and guilt, Angie shies away from both her family and the police.  She is terrified that her traffickers will return for her (or worse, her little sister) if she provides any information to the police. 

Luckily, Angie meets Rachel, a sex trafficking survivor turned caseworker, who is desperately searching for the girl who was in her care but taken back by her traffickers: Zoe. As Rachel lends her strength, Angie begins to consider standing up to the traffickers, and after witnessing brutal murders and mutilations of other girls at hands of the traffickers, Angie considers standing up to the traffickers.

Will Angie’s fear hold her back? Or will she persevere to protect her family and help rescue Zoe and the others? 

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FINDING MANNY by Kacey Cox

Canada, 56 minutes documentary, june 2020

The chance discovery of an online article sends a Holocaust survivor on an unexpected trip to visit the orphanage where he was rescued to after the war.
 
Manny Drukier narrowly escaped the war by jumping from a “death train” at age 16, finding refuge at a unique home for orphans and displaced children. 71 years later, Manny—who lives in Toronto—is tracked down by a German researcher who has dedicated a decade of her life to locating the surviving children from the home. She invites Manny to return to the orphanage, which has since become a grade school, to share his story with the next generation. Manny must now revisit the places of his darkest memories, to reconcile the past and educate the future.

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Feature film in production by Doval Bacall Films

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Grand Winner Your Script Produced season 1  Platinum Remi Award WorldFest Houston

When his bank robber father injured in a recent heist seeks refuge at the desolate motel where he works, a motel clerk is forced to confront the truth behind a botched heist from his past.

Originally from Boston, Mass, Ted Campbell is a screenwriter and director who specializes in thoughtful, character driven thrillers. Ted will direct his heist thriller "Underground" with producer Ellen Wander of Film Bridge International. His contained, crime thriller “Blue Motel” won the Grand Prize in Your Script Produced screenplay competition. Ted will direct “Blue Motel” with Doval Bacall Films producing. Ted is a member of ISA’s Development Program. And was named to ISA’s Top 25 Screenwriters To Watch list.

Ted finds inspiration in the works of the great noir writers Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler and Ross MacDonald as well as his screenwriting idols Scott Frank, Shane Black, Tony Gilroy and Richard Wenk.

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SAVING NORTH - A RUSSIAN AMERICAN ODYSSEY by J Mitchell Johnson

Russia USA Feature documentary April 2020 Director's cut: 79 minutes

What happened, what can happen to the centuries old amazing wooden churches in north of Russia. Photographer Richard Davies trips to Russia and USA tell stories on human soul, hope and russian american…cooperation in restoring beauty.

Saving North is the story of a struggle for human and cultural survival in the mysterious and insular world of the Russian North. An outsider from England, photographer Richard Davies, enters this mysterious and vast region of the world with the hope of documenting both the glory and the tragic demise of its rapidly disappearing Wooden Churches. As Davies meets and becomes friends with the some of his Russian photo subjects, he finds himself getting emotionally involved with their struggle. He decides to put down his camera and get involved with church restoration.

Early on in our story Davies befriends the famed Russian architect Alexander Popov who is deeply involved in working to preserve and share with the world the beauty and value of these ancient structures. Popov has uniquely discovered and reinvigorated both the tools and processes that restore life back to the North. But it’s an uphill battle against strong and powerful forces.

Together, Davies and Popov uncover the circumstances that led to the demise of the churches, and then join a small but growing group of passionate Russian citizens and outsiders from all walks of life who join the cause of Saving North.

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SEKURITAS written and directed by Carmen Stadler

Romantic dark comedy 117 minutes 2019 Switzerland

Starring Kathrin Veith, Duraid Abbas Ghaieb, Jeanne Devos, Daniel Kasztura, Vilmar Bieri, This Maag

First feature film by Swiss director Carmen Stadler, produced by Claudia Wick for Abrakadabra Films AG

An office complex wishes for a love story before demolition. It chooses the lonely misfits for this story; those who go through security rounds at night, scrub toilets, experiment with recipes or rehearse their final speech. A poetic and twisted kaleidoscope that centers around desire, security and melodious noises which move through the entire fabric of the building.

 

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Marcel Duchamp: The Art of the Possible written  and directed by Matthew Taylor

USA 2019 Documentary 89 minutes

Duchamp: Art of the Possible is a feature documentary that explores the life, art, and philosophy of the 20th century’s most influential modernists, Marcel Duchamp, and how his work single-handedly changed the course of art, and over time, culture itself.
 

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THE MYSTERY OF A BURYAT LAMA, directed by Elena Demidova

The documentary film «THE MYSTERY OF A BURYAT LAMA», directed by Elena Demidova, tells a story of one of the most famous lamas, Pandido Khambo Lama Dashi Dorzho Itigelov. His body is recognized as one of the sacred Buddhist objects of Russia and is being kept in the Ivolginsky Datsan. The Buddhist monks approach him as a living person.
 
Itigelov was born in 1852 and began his religious education at the age of sixteen years. In 1911, he was appointed the twelfth Pandido Khambo Lama as the Head of Russian Buryat Buddhists. Between 1913 and 1917, Itigelov was prominent in the spiritual life of Russian Empire. He took part in the Tercentenary celebrations of the House Romanov and opened first Buddhist temple in St. Petersburg. During First World War Itigelov presided over the society of "Buryat brothers", an organization helping the Russian army. After October Revolution, Itigelov resigned as head of the Buddhists. In 1927, aged seventy-five years, he asked other lamas to begin meditation ceremonies and funeral rites, since he said he was about to die. Itigelov left a testament asking to be buried as he was at the time of his death, sitting in lotus posture. On September 11, 2002, Itigelov's body was eventually exhumed in the presence of the leaders of the Buddhist Traditional Sangha of Russia and transferred to Ivolginsky Datsan.

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THE CREEPY LINE a film by M.A.Taylor 2018

"A film that Google does not want you to see  - filmfestivals.com Best for Fest"

An eye-opening documentary, The Creepy Line reveals the stunning degree to which society is manipulated by Google and Facebook and blows the lid off the remarkably subtle – hence powerful – manner in which they do it.

The Creepy Line is a title culled from the words of former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, when during a 2010 interview he explained Google’s code of conduct: “The Google policy on a lot of things is to get right up to the creepy line and not cross it.”

However, as Dr. Robert Epstein explains in the film, “Google crosses the creepy line every day”. 

Offering first-hand accounts, scientific experiments and detailed analysis, The Creepy Line examines what is at risk when these two tech titans have free reign to utilize the public’s most private and personal data to manipulate society.

There is no question that the “creepy line” is getting ever-creepier, and that the tech giants have crossed it.

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Sharkwater: Extinction by Rob Stewart Documentary Canada 2018
 
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Rob Stewart “Conservation is the preservation of human life on earth. And that, above all else, is worth fighting for” Watch Rob Stewart doing what he loved most of all, swimming with sharks, in exclusive footage from his third film, Sharkwater: Extinction.

Sharkwater: Extinction is a follow up to his first two award-winning films, Sharkwater and Revolution. Sharkwater exposed the devastating issue of shark finning, while Revolution brought the destructive effects of Ocean Acidification to light.

Rob taught the world to not fear sharks, through his iconic images of hugging these majestic creatures and free diving with them.

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Revolution by Rob Stewart 

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over 40 festival wins so far

Eco Documentary feature film by Rob Stewart April 2015, 82 minutes (Sharkwater)
Revolution is a film about changing the world. The true-life adventure of Rob Stewart, this follow-up to his acclaimed SHARKWATER (36 festival wins) documentary continues his remarkable journey; one that will take him through 15 countries over four years, and where he'll discover that it's not only sharks that are in grave danger -- it's humanity itself.

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Des partenariats forts avec les plus grands festivals et marchés

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Nous sommes très fiers des bonnes relations et des partenariats signé avec les plus grands festivals et marchés : Venice Production Bridge, FestForums Santa Barbara, AFM, Animaze, Tallinn Black Night International Film Festival, Houston WorldFest, Fantasporto, et Cannes Market bien entendu et beaucoup d'autres. Nous sommes heureux de pouvoir grace à ces parteneriats pouvoir apporter news et dailies à ...
 

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Les raisins de la colère (The Grapes of Wrath) de John Ford (USA, 1940)

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Les films qui ont une densité spirituelle évidente mettent souvent en scène le voyage, l’itinéraire initiatique, mais aussi la souffrance qu’implique de quitter sa terre, ses racines, son pays, son existence. On se rend compte, avec Les raisins de la colère que la modernité a constitué le terreau indispensable de la modernité liquide (Zygmunt Baumann). Le film est en effet réalisé en 1940, bien avant que la phi...
 

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La Sélection de la Cinéfondation 2020

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Après la Sélection officielle, le Marché du film online, et les courts métrages, le Festival de Cannes dévoile la Sélection 2020 de la Cinéfondation, issue des écoles de cinéma du monde entier.     Depuis 1998, la Sélection de la Cinéfondation, qui présente des courts métrages issus de..
 

Impact des bandes-annonces diffusées dans les cinémas au 30 juin

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Enquête hebdomadaire réalisée auprès d’un échantillon de 35 000 individus représentatifs de la population française. Parmi ces individus, 2 000 spectateurs étant allés au cinéma au cours de la semaine cinéma concernée sont interrogés sur les bandes annonces vues au cinéma.   ...
 
 

Palmarès du Festival du Film de Cabourg, Journées Romantiques

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Palmarès 2020 de la 34e édition  COMPETITION LONGS METRAGES Le jury, présidé cette année par Benoît Magimel (acteur) et entouré d’Aurélie Dupont (directrice de la danse du ballet de l’Opéra national de Paris), Ahmed Hamidi (scénariste), Hissam Krimi (compositeur et producteur de musique), Isild Le Besco (actrice) et Dora Tillier (actrice) a décerné les prix suivants, parmi les huit longs...

ÉCRAN TOTAL - un nouveau rendez-vous cinématographique estival à Bordeaux

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ÉCRAN TOTAL 27 ➜ 30 JUILLET 2020 À BORDEAUX films cultes - avant-premières - documentaires musicaux  Organisé dans le cadre d'Un Ét&eac...
 
 
 

Journée mondiale des OVNI : Stranger Things, série extraterrestre la plus populaire

 
A l'approche de la Journée Mondiale des OVNI, ce jeudi 2 juillet, SEMrush, spécialiste du Marketing digital a mené l'analyse sur les « petits hommes verts » dans la culture populaire. Quels sont les aliens et films et séries avec des aliens les populaires ?   Méthodologie : pour chaque mot-clé, SEMrush comptabilise les recherches effectuées sur Google.fr sur la période de mai 2019 &a...
 

 

Élection du nouveau Conseil d’administration du Syndicat des Distributeurs Indépendants (SDI)

 
Le SDI vient de procéder au renouvellement de son Conseil d’administration pour 2020-2021, dont voici les nouvelles administratrices et les nouveaux administrateurs :   Co-présidents                                 Étienne OLLAGNIER (Jour2Fête)     ...
 
 
 

Un FIFF inédit en Octobre 2020

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Le FIFF 2020, c'est du 2 au 9 octobre et qui dit contexte inédit...dit édition inédite ! Après avoir imaginé une série de scénarios possibles pour l'édition 2020 du FIFF Namur, notre équipe s'est finalement accordée sur une formule de Festival qui soit tout à la fois réaliste, insolite et conviviale ! Et le moins qu'on puisse dire, c'est ...
 

 

Les compétitions internationale et française du FID Marseille

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  Découvrez aujourd'hui les films sélectionnés dans les compétitions internationale et française ainsi que leurs jurys respectifs. COMPÉTITION INTERNATIONALE                                        A Dança do Cipreste (The Cypress Dance)     Mariana Caló, Francisco Queimadela Portugal / 2020 / Couleur / HD, Stere...
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A look back at the stats, facts and figures from Marche du Film Online

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Marché du Film Online comes to a close, the Marché du Film – Festival de Cannes announces the numbers of its first virtual edition.
Over the course of five days, the Marché du Film Online welcomed 10,002 participants from all around the world. The most important delegation came from the USA (1,500 participants), followed by France (1,400 participants) and the UK (950 participants). More than half of the participants were coming from Europe with 5,900 participants.

The Marché du Film Online recreated the Cannes experience with conferences, one-to-one meetings, screenings and informal get-togethers and gathered attendees from 122 countries (compared to 121 countries at the physical Marché du Film  in 2019).

The Marché du Film Online welcomed 61 virtual pavilions, home to institutions from around the world and 262 virtual sales agents booths...
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24 projects selected at Polish Days / New Horizons IFF

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New films of Magnus von Horn, Anna Kazejak, Andrzej Jakimowski and Paweł Łoziński among 24 selected projects I Polish Days at New Horizons IFF Photo:  Sweat, dir. Magnus von Horn The 2020 edition of Polish Days, one of the most important industry events in Poland, will take place July 27 - 29 online. Even though the New Horizons IFF, that usually is a frame for Polish Days, has been moved to November 2020, Polish filmmakers will have a chance to take part in July events thanks ...
 

Adverse recent festival selections and wins at WorldFest Houston Beverly Hills, CineFantasy and ECU

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A rideshare driver, suffering from mental illness, discovers that his sister is in debt to a dangerous crime syndicate.      WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival     CINEFANTASY - INTERNATIONAL FANTASTIC FILM FESTIVAL   ÉCU - The European Independent Film Festival   Beverly Hills Film Festival® ...
 
 

DocLisboa 2020 / Discovering Georgian Cinema: 100 Years in Retrospective

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In its 18th edition, Doclisboa will present a retrospective dedicated to Georgian cinema, mapping its production from the 1920s to the present. Doclisboa will be presented in six modules this year, over six months, and unveils this retrospective as the centre of the programme of the festival’s first module, which will run from October 22 to November 1. Taking place at the Cinemateca Portuguesa - Museu do Cinema, the retrospective will explore the variety and complexity of this country&rs...
 
 

Overview of the US business for the week of July 6th and a happy birthday to Tom Cruise

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Screendollars Newsletter for the week of July 6th.  It's the season for Independence Day celebrations, with Canada Day on July 1st, American Independence Day on July 4th, and French Bastille Day on July 14th among others.   We have the whole year to plan next year's parades. Our summary of Notable Industry News begins with an update on the legal tussle between Cineworld and Cineplex over their aborted merger.  Cineplex is crying foul at Cineworld's ...
 

The Book of Vision produced by Terrence Malick will open the 35th Venice International Film Critic’s Week

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Gerardo Panichi, Sébastien Delloye, Robin and Vera Monotti Graziadei and Rai Cinema   PRESENT   a Citrullo International Production, Entre Chien et Loup, Luminous Arts Productions with Rai Cinema A film by Carlo S. Hintermann   Carlo S. Hintermann’s  film produced by Terrence Malick opens the 35th Venice International Film Critic’s Week First Images:  ...
 

Tune it up for Street Survivors: The True Story of the Lynyrd Skynyrd Plane Crash right now

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by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent Pop quiz trivia, ready? What was the first band name of Lynyrd Skynyrd? Right: “My Backyard” for the Jacksonville-formed group until 1966, when they came up with the iconic slur of their gym teacher’s name. Don’t believe it? Proof comes later, but for now, Cleopatra Entertainment offers a biography about the band, and how they won big, lost big, and reshaped music culture all the same with their Southern Rock style. ...
 

Work and labour in the spotlight during Doclisboa 2020

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The next edition of Doclisboa will have a cycle dedicated to work. From October 22 to November 1, we will present a programme of 20 films, by directors such as Harun Farocki, Helke Sander, Hervé Le Roux, among others. Film production during the Portuguese revolutionary period will also be highlighted in this cycle. This programme arises from a partnership between Doclisboa and the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA), which aims to promote the discussion, through cine...
 

"Touch" wins BEST DOCUMENTARY at Diogenes 2020: Stay Home & Make Movie Festival

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 "Touch" has won the BEST DOCUMENTARY AWARD at the Diogenes 2020: Stay Home & Make Movie Festival out of Tbilisi, Georgia on July 3, 2020. Written and presented by 91-yr-old retired metallurgist and poet Donald G. Westlake, the film was directed/edited by his daughter Dawn Westlake, as they were both self-isolating during the COVID19 pandemic, 2001 miles apart. Westlake used family films going back to the early 1900s to illustrate her father's story about the importance of...
 
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Submit with 50% discount to our partner festival: The San Luis Obispo International Film Festival (SLO Film Fest)

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The festival will take place MARCH 9TH-14TH 2021 Hurry up...  be among the first ten submitters using the code FILMFESTCOM21 to receive a filmfreeway 50% waiver code! The SLO Film Fest team is now reviewing strategies for the coming year and discussing new “out of the box” ways to move forward as we all navigate the COVID-19 challenges together. A MAJOR THANK YOU to our loyal and dedicated sponsors who are rolling with the cancellation of this ye...
 

 

Early Bird Submissions to Big Sky Documentary Festival ends today through July 10th

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  The first submission deadline is approaching for the 18th annual Big Sky Documentary Film Festival, accepting early bird entries through Frida...
 

 

Submit to The NYC Independent Film Festival (June 6 – 13, 2021)

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June 6 – 13, 2021 Event Date August 31, 2020  Earlybird Deadline  I November 30, 2020 Regular Deadline I January 15, 2021 Late Deadline I February 15, 2021 Extended Deadline Website I Profile on filmfestivals.com I Facebook I Twitter I Email  contact I     Submit a Film to the 2021 New Y...
 

 

The European Genre Forum announces projects for 2020!

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The European Genre Forum EGF, taking place for 6th time this year, has selected eight projects to attend two talent labs in 2020.   The eight projects are invited to attend two talent labs in 2020, the first one, The Producing Lab takes place at Fantastic Zagreb, July 16 -19, 2020. The mentors in Zagreb coaching the teams include the CEO of  P1 Kemppinen Petri Kemppinen (former CEO of Nordisk Film & TV Fond) and international scri...
 
 

Zurich Film Festival partners with the Montreux Jazz Festival with the promise of a great mix

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The Zurich Film Festival and the Montreux Jazz Festival enter into a strategic alliance. Europe’s most prestigious music festival is on board to present concerts in Zurich as partner of the SoundTrack_Zurich industry event, which takes place during the Zurich Film Festival.     In a bid to further expand its engagement in the field of music, the Zurich Film Festival (ZFF) announced the launch of a new congress on music and film this year entitled SoundTrack_Zurich. It ...
 

 

Rose d’Or 2020 opens for entries

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Following the huge success of Rose d’Or 2019, which celebrated over 500 entries from 30 countries, Europe’s premier TV entertainment awards has opened for entries for the 59th annual Rose d’Or Awards from today, July 9. Click here for more information and to enter your shows. The Rose d’Or categories are: • Drama • Comedy • Comedy Drama and Sitcom • Reality and Factual Entertainment • Documentary • Soap and Telenovela &...
 

 

Bentonville Film Foundation Confirms Revised Dates for Sixth Annual Film Festival in its hybrid form

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BENTONVILLE FILM FOUNDATION CONFIRMS REVISED DATES FOR SIXTH ANNUAL FILM FESTIVAL Hybrid event will take place August 10-16 We wanted to take a moment to thank all of our BFF followers for their patience as we work hard to provide the best solution for the 2020 festival amid the Coronavirus pandemic. As of today, we are announcing that the festival will move to a hybrid format starting August 10th and run through August 16th. Below is the media alert that was sent locally at 11am CST th...
 

 

Plan B for The Sebastopol Documentary Film Festival 2020 which will finish out the year online

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    The night in March when we postponed SDFF 2020 is now far behind us.  It was just days before Opening Night.  A set of circumstances none of us could have foreseen as Sonoma County introduced measures to severely restrict public gatherings.  Nor could we have imagined the ensuing pandemic that has torn through nearly every habitable place on earth.  Postponed was a statement of hope.  It is no longer possible to hold a festival gathering in person for the...
 
 

There is a light...! New York, Telluride, Toronto & Venice Film Festivals unite in support of film culture

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  "This year, we saw the COVID-19 pandemic devastate communities all over the world, and bring life as we knew it to a halt. As supporters of global cinema, we watched as the work of film artists stopped in its tracks, and the culture of film itself was challenged. Films come alive with audiences, who could no longer gather in the ways we had for over a century. The art form we love is in crisis. Our own organizations have seen unprecedented challenges to our work and our financial...
 

 

Venice Film Festival _Venice Telluride Toronto New York Festival Joint Statement

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This year, we saw the COVID-19 pandemic devastate communities all over the world, and bring life as we knew it to a halt. As supporters of global cinema, we watched as the work of film artists stopped in its tracks, and the culture of film itself was challenged. Films come alive with audiences, who could no longer gather in the ways we had for over a century. The art form we love is in crisis. Our own organizations have seen unprecedented challenges to our work and our financial security. The p...
 

 

The films from Venezia 77, Orizzonti and Out of Competition will screen on the Lido of the 77th Venice Film Festival

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Venezia 77, Orizzonti and Out of Competition  are the sections presented on the Lido of the 77th Venice Film Festival / The Virtual Reality Competition will be entirely online / Venice Classics will be hosted at the Cinema Ritrovato festival in Bologna   This edition of the Venice Film Festival will present certain changes, which have become necessary as a result of the sanitary protocols imposed by the Covid-19 emergency. So as to comply with the mandatory measures required to ...
 

 

Last few days to enter the 19th Rome Independent Film Festival RIFF Awards

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  The competition announcement is online   July 30, 2020  is th efinal deadline to submit film to the 19th edition of the RIFF - Rome Independent Film Festival - to be held from November 27 to December 3 in Rome.   All information to register and the announcement are available on the website www.riff.it.   The RIFF offers filmmakers from all over the world the opportunity to preview original films in Italy. In particular, the New Frontier...
 

 

An exhibition in Artium will recall the 1977 edition of the San Sebastian Festival

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  Letters, photographs, documents and audiovisual material will reconstruct an edition that brought about a radical change The show will run from september 9 until december 8     ...
 

 

Ikusmira Berriak opens the seventh call for its residencies

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The programme registration deadline is August 31 Today, the Ikusmira Berriak programme of residencies and audiovisual project development, organised by the San Sebastian Festival, Tabakalera International Centre for Contemporary Culture and the Elías Querejeta Zine Eskola (EQZE), opens the call for submissions for its seventh edition.  Filmmakers from the Basque Country, Spain and other countries can submit their projects until August 31. The same applies to participants in the N...
 

 

IFFR announces new programme structure and team for 50th edition

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  Vanja Kaludjercic and Marten Rabarts at IFFR 2020 50th International Film Festival Rotterdam/ 27 January – 7 February 2021   Introducing section Harbour, expanded competitions, and additions to programme team    As the 50th edition of International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) draws closer, newly appointed festival director Vanja Kaludjercic announces several additions to the team and changes in the programme structure. The festival’s flagship Tiger...
 

Sharing the new brand identity of The 11th Odesa International Film Festival

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The identity of the 11th Odesa International Film Festival, which will take place online for the first time this year, was developed by the creative agency BBDO Ukraine, a subsidiary of one the biggest agencies worldwide. Odesa International Film Festival presents its new brand identity, developed by the creative agency BBDO Ukraine. The agency is also working on an advertising campaign for this year's festival edition. Due to the pandemic related restrictions, the...
 

 

Karlovy Vary IFF 54 ½ – a special four-day film event to be held in November

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Karlovy Vary IFF 54 ½ – a special four-day film event to be held in November Although the regularly scheduled 55th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival won’t take place until 2021, fans of the largest film event in the Czech Republic can look forward to both the summer and the coming fall. Today marks the launch of the unique festival KVIFF at Your Cinema, featuring 16 films selected by the Karlovy Vary IFF programming team that will screen at 96 Czech movie theaters fro...
 
 
 

The new dates of the 39th Istanbul Film Festival are set as 9-20 October 2020.

 
39TH ISTANBUL FILM FESTIVAL NATIONAL COMPETITION AND NATIONAL SHORT FILM COMPETITION TO BE HELD ON 17-28 JULY    The 39th Istanbul Film Festival, organised by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV) with the support of Republic of Turkey Ministry of Culture and Tourism, was postponed to a later date due to the COVID-19 outbreak. The largest, most established, and most influential film festival in Turkey, Istanbul Film Festival will hold its National Competition...
 

 

The SLO Film Fest Announcing 2021 Dates and Call For Entries!

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A word from the festival director   "This is my first email to you as your new Festival Director. It’s been an interesting and thought-provoking few months as a new leader and I’m humbled by the collaboration and support of our community in SLO County. As we look towards the future of next year’s event, we’re exploring all kinds of possibilities to continue bringing important storytelling to San Luis Obispo. Whatever the form...
 

 

Revelation announces Black Voices Matter retrospective program

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Revelation Film Festival has announced that a retrospective screening program of titles dealing with the issue of Black Lives Matter will be included in their inaugural Couched online film festival. Social justice has always been at the core of Revelation's programming and the inclusion of four film titles to the online event will seek to offer solidarity in seeking justice and racial equality. The Black Voices Matter program features  two titles&nb...
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Santa Barbara Fest Student Showcase-in-Place Winners Announced!

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The Santa Barbara International Film Festival is proud to announce the winners of its first-ever online student film festival showcasing the work of local high school and college students.   The event was created to address the fact that area student filmmakers were going to miss out on screening their films publicly due to the coronavirus pandemic, and to give these students a platform to do just that.   “We are thrilled with how our first online student film festival ...
 

 

Italian director Antonio Tibaldi's project wins the new Far East in Progress section!

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  His We Are Living Things is a China/US/Italy co-production.   Press release for 3 July 2020 For immediate publication/release UDINE – The fifth edition of FOCUS ASIA, the industry section of the Far East Film Festival, concluded this year with a rigorously virtual awards ceremony. Thanks to its collaboration with 108 MEDIA, it offered a prize of $20,000 in international distribution this year to the best project selected in the new Far East in Progress section. Competi...
 

 

Winners of My Kenya My Story mobile phone film competition

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  Kenya Film Commission (KFC) has announced the winners of My Kenya My Story mobile phone film competition. For the second year in a row, David Waronja scooped the top prize of Ksh 200,000 courtesy of his film Automedic. The film 2024 by Mandela Midamba emerged second winning a cash prize of Ksh 150,000 while Mmoja by Omar Hamza Hassan was third and got a cash prize of Ksh 100,000. Muzzled by Sammy Mwaura and Covid 19 by Paul Gaturu scooped Ksh 25,000 each as Jury Special Mentions;...
 

 

The Americas Film Festival NY Announced the Winners of its 2020 Virtual Cinema

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  Breaking record numbers of viewers, the 7th The Americas Film Festival NY Announced The Americas Award Winners in Its First Ever Virtual Closing Night Ceremony, followed by the online Premiere of Powerful Documentary SISTERS RISING, in Partnership with the National Museum of the American Indian  Directors Willow O’Feral and Brad Heck, and Producer Jaida Grey Eagle in Digital Attendance to the audience via Livestream after the Screening   Best Experimental: CAM...
 

 

LORIK wins SR Socially Relevant™ Fest Grand Prize

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LORIK is the winner of the Grand Prize - Award Winners Announced by SR Socially Relevant™ Film Festival NY 2020 - ONLINE -- Narrative Feature Grand Prize goes to International Jury favorite 'Lorik' - -- 'A Call for Peace', Juan C. Borrero and Melodie Carli production on the Colombian peace process, wins best documentary -- 'Mother, Daughter, Sister' wins Vanya Exerjian- Empowering Women & Girls Award      SR Socially Relevant Film F...
 

 

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Windrider Virtual Film Forum 
offering seven Sundays of weekly short films

 

Windrider Film Forum celebrates artists as they inspire us to find solutions to our problems through the “Lens of Hope”. 

Invitation to our Film Community

As a follow up to the Annual Windrider Film Festival which took place June 27th, Windrider is kicking off a NEW Summer Film Series. The film series will showcase seven independent short films and conversation with the filmmaker, over seven weeks beginning July 5th. Each film screening will be at 7PM PDT.  Easy registration to follow along with the Summer Film Series at: Windrider Bay Area Email List

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Your Script Produced competition
Season 2
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July 20, 2020  Regular Deadline

Introducing Season 2 / 2020 of “Your Script Produced!” International Film / Tv / Short Film Screenwriting Competition sponsored by Doval Bacall Films. The sponsor will fully finance, develop, package and produce the Grand Prize Winning Feature Script for $250,000.00.

We've raised the stakes! Season 2 will accept Features, Tv Scripts, AND SHORT FILM SCRIPTS! Winners will be promoted in the Variety Magazine and THR!

Open to writers of all levels. 18 years old or older. Anyone 16 or 17 years of age can submit, must have a parental consent form.

WE DON’T SET YOU UP WITH MEETING AFTER MEETING. WE DON’T SELL YOU DREAMS. WE DON’T SELL YOU HOPE.

WE PRODUCE YOUR SCRIPT!

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Paleochora Lost World Short Film Festival  
October 3 - 8, 2020

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August 20th, 2020 Extended Deadline

Paleochora Lost World Short Film Festival launched its 1st edition in June 2019 to a spectacular success. The 2nd edition of the festival returns in October 2020  in association with the Municipality of Kandanos-Selinou. The 'Lost World' of Paleochora nestles between the Mountains and Sea in South West Crete and is the perfect location for Filmmakers to convene to show their work, network with colleagues and enjoy our fabulous Cretan hospitality. We may be at the most southern point of Europe, but there are BIG Film things happening here and on the entire Island of Crete. Our main aim will be to select films which focus on great storytelling, whether fiction, documentary or any other accepted genre.

Screenings are held Under the Stars in the Town Hall Square with daytime programmes held at the fabulous Pearl Cavo oceanside venue.

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The Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival
November 6 – 22, 2020

August 1, 2020 Late Deadline

Celebrating its 35th annual festival in 2020, the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival (FLIFF) presents American indies and studio films, international films, student films, special tributes, seminars and introduces filmmakers to South Florida audiences. The festival runs November 6 – 22, 2020, and screens 200 films in Fort Lauderdale, Sunrise, Hollywood, St Augustine, and The Bahamas. Considered one of the most important regional film festivals in the U.S., the Festival's commitment to first-time filmmakers and innovative programming make it the perfect test market for your film.

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The 58th New York Film Festival Programming Team adds new (familiar) faces

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Film at Lincoln Center Unveils New Structure and Programming Team for New York Film Festival Film at Lincoln Center announced that the 58th New York Film Festival (NYFF), taking place from September 25th through October 11th, will feature changes to the festival’s programming structure and new selection committee and advisory roles. The festival is also exploring a combination of both in-person and digital experiences, as circumstances allow. Since 1963, the New York Fi...
 
 

Anna Foglietta will host the opening and closing events of the 77th Venice Film Festival

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La Biennale di Venezia / 77th Venice International Film Festival 2 > 12 September 2020       Actress Anna Foglietta will host the opening and closing events of the 77th Venice International Film Festival 2020, directed by Alberto Barbera and organized by La Biennale di Venezia.   Anna Foglietta will open the 77th Venice Film Festival on the evening of Wednesday September 2nd 2020, on the stage of the Sala Grande (Palazzo del Cinema on the Lido) for the inaugurati...
 

 

Sharunas Bartas, Naomi Kawase, François Ozon and Thomas Vinterberg to compete in the San Sebastian Festival’s Official Selection

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Sharunas Bartas, Naomi Kawase, François Ozon and Thomas Vinterberg to compete in the San Sebastian Festival’s Official Selection The debut by Dea Kulumbegashvili and the second film from Takuma Sato will also contend for the Golden Shell at the 68th edition   Established filmmakers including Sharunas Bartas, Naomi Kawase, François Ozon and Thomas Vinterberg will compete in the Official Selection at the San Sebastian Festival’s 68th edition, which will also scr...
 

 

MBff: Organisers

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MBff: Mobile Blockbuster film festival's Team Director Dmitriy Bainazarov Several times participant of international festivals of mobile movies, screenwriter, film director Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mitya.bainazarov  Producer, PR Olessya Kolesnichenko Specialist in integrated marketing communications of international level, business trainer, МВА Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/olessya.kolesnichenko    ...
 

 

Rebecca Zlotowski, Revelation Jury President at Deauville Festival

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Born in 1980 in Paris, Rebec­ca Zlo­tows­ki is a French screen­writer and direc­tor. She grad­u­at­ed from the Ecole Nor­male Supérieure and French film school La Fémis, and holds a PHD in mod­ern lit­er­a­ture. She direct­ed four fea­ture films with­in the span of ten years: Dear Pru­dence in 2010 (select­ed at the Cannes’ Crit­ics’ Week, and recip­i­ent of the Lou...
 

Ennio Morricone, Master, Genius, multi Award winner dies aged 91

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Ennio Morricone, OMIR (Italian: [ˈɛnnjo morriˈkoːne]; 10 November 1928 – 6 July 2020) was an Italian composer, orchestrator, conductor, and trumpet player who wrote music in a wide range of styles. Morricone composed over 400 scores for cinema and television, as well as over 100 classical works. His score to The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) is considered one of the most influential soundtracks in history and was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. His filmography includes ove...
 
 

TERRENCE MCNALLY: EVERY ACT OF LIFE, Tyne Daly, Chita Rivera on PBS July 8 through August 31

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by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent Terrence McNally is likely most known for the 1991 adaptation of his play ("Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune") that became hit movie FRANKIE AND JOHNNY, starring Al Pacino and Michelle Pfeiffer, that was directed by Garry Marshall. But McNally, born in 1939 and gone in March of 2020, cast a wide net of influence inside the work of many other creative artists, not just through his Pride ties, but as an originator of deeply though...
 
 

Cannes Nordic replay...in case you missed the events

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Missed the Nordics in Cannes? Here is your chance to catch up on our insightful Webinars from last week, get the overview of films screened at the market as well as Who is Who in Scandinavian Films.     ...
 
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LOST GIRLS by Julia Verdin

USA, 107 minutes, June 2020

One girl’s nightmare. A nationwide reality.

After escaping from a sex trafficking ring, one teenage girl struggles to reconnect with herself and her family after her ordeal. Ultimately, in order to find herself and rescue her helpless friends, she must confront her own fears and help lead the police to her traffickers - no matter the cost.

Synopsis

Sixteen-year-old Angie Morgan feels like her parents don’t understand her. After she is befriended by the charming and handsome Mario, everything seems to change for the better. He understands her desire to be a musician and promises to help her fulfill her dreams. However, her innocent, suburban life is upended when Mario lures her away to sell her to a local sex trafficking ring.

Angie is shocked and scared at her new found situations but clings to the belief that Mario loves her and that they will eventually both escape.  When it becomes clear to her that this will never happen, Angie is so overcome with shame and remorse for the life she is now trapped in and all seems hopeless.

When her closest friend and fellow victim, Zoe, finds out that Angie is about to be sold and shipped off to Miami, Zoe finds a way for them to escape. They make a desperate run for it. Angie escapes, but Zoe is not so lucky. Alone and heartbroken for her friend still imprisoned by their traffickers, Angie returns home to find that “normal” life is now anything but normal.

Burdened by her severe PTSD and guilt, Angie shies away from both her family and the police.  She is terrified that her traffickers will return for her (or worse, her little sister) if she provides any information to the police. 

Luckily, Angie meets Rachel, a sex trafficking survivor turned caseworker, who is desperately searching for the girl who was in her care but taken back by her traffickers: Zoe. As Rachel lends her strength, Angie begins to consider standing up to the traffickers, and after witnessing brutal murders and mutilations of other girls at hands of the traffickers, Angie considers standing up to the traffickers.

Will Angie’s fear hold her back? Or will she persevere to protect her family and help rescue Zoe and the others? 

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FINDING MANNY by Kacey Cox

Canada, 56 minutes documentary, june 2020

The chance discovery of an online article sends a Holocaust survivor on an unexpected trip to visit the orphanage where he was rescued to after the war.
 
Manny Drukier narrowly escaped the war by jumping from a “death train” at age 16, finding refuge at a unique home for orphans and displaced children. 71 years later, Manny—who lives in Toronto—is tracked down by a German researcher who has dedicated a decade of her life to locating the surviving children from the home. She invites Manny to return to the orphanage, which has since become a grade school, to share his story with the next generation. Manny must now revisit the places of his darkest memories, to reconcile the past and educate the future.

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Feature film in production by Doval Bacall Films

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Grand Winner Your Script Produced season 1  Platinum Remi Award WorldFest Houston

When his bank robber father injured in a recent heist seeks refuge at the desolate motel where he works, a motel clerk is forced to confront the truth behind a botched heist from his past.

Originally from Boston, Mass, Ted Campbell is a screenwriter and director who specializes in thoughtful, character driven thrillers. Ted will direct his heist thriller "Underground" with producer Ellen Wander of Film Bridge International. His contained, crime thriller “Blue Motel” won the Grand Prize in Your Script Produced screenplay competition. Ted will direct “Blue Motel” with Doval Bacall Films producing. Ted is a member of ISA’s Development Program. And was named to ISA’s Top 25 Screenwriters To Watch list.

Ted finds inspiration in the works of the great noir writers Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler and Ross MacDonald as well as his screenwriting idols Scott Frank, Shane Black, Tony Gilroy and Richard Wenk.

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SAVING NORTH - A RUSSIAN AMERICAN ODYSSEY by J Mitchell Johnson

Russia USA Feature documentary April 2020 Director's cut: 79 minutes

What happened, what can happen to the centuries old amazing wooden churches in north of Russia. Photographer Richard Davies trips to Russia and USA tell stories on human soul, hope and russian american…cooperation in restoring beauty.

Saving North is the story of a struggle for human and cultural survival in the mysterious and insular world of the Russian North. An outsider from England, photographer Richard Davies, enters this mysterious and vast region of the world with the hope of documenting both the glory and the tragic demise of its rapidly disappearing Wooden Churches. As Davies meets and becomes friends with the some of his Russian photo subjects, he finds himself getting emotionally involved with their struggle. He decides to put down his camera and get involved with church restoration.

Early on in our story Davies befriends the famed Russian architect Alexander Popov who is deeply involved in working to preserve and share with the world the beauty and value of these ancient structures. Popov has uniquely discovered and reinvigorated both the tools and processes that restore life back to the North. But it’s an uphill battle against strong and powerful forces.

Together, Davies and Popov uncover the circumstances that led to the demise of the churches, and then join a small but growing group of passionate Russian citizens and outsiders from all walks of life who join the cause of Saving North.

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SEKURITAS written and directed by Carmen Stadler

Romantic dark comedy 117 minutes 2019 Switzerland

Starring Kathrin Veith, Duraid Abbas Ghaieb, Jeanne Devos, Daniel Kasztura, Vilmar Bieri, This Maag

First feature film by Swiss director Carmen Stadler, produced by Claudia Wick for Abrakadabra Films AG

An office complex wishes for a love story before demolition. It chooses the lonely misfits for this story; those who go through security rounds at night, scrub toilets, experiment with recipes or rehearse their final speech. A poetic and twisted kaleidoscope that centers around desire, security and melodious noises which move through the entire fabric of the building.

 

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Marcel Duchamp: The Art of the Possible written  and directed by Matthew Taylor

USA 2019 Documentary 89 minutes

Duchamp: Art of the Possible is a feature documentary that explores the life, art, and philosophy of the 20th century’s most influential modernists, Marcel Duchamp, and how his work single-handedly changed the course of art, and over time, culture itself.
 

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THE MYSTERY OF A BURYAT LAMA, directed by Elena Demidova

The documentary film «THE MYSTERY OF A BURYAT LAMA», directed by Elena Demidova, tells a story of one of the most famous lamas, Pandido Khambo Lama Dashi Dorzho Itigelov. His body is recognized as one of the sacred Buddhist objects of Russia and is being kept in the Ivolginsky Datsan. The Buddhist monks approach him as a living person.
 
Itigelov was born in 1852 and began his religious education at the age of sixteen years. In 1911, he was appointed the twelfth Pandido Khambo Lama as the Head of Russian Buryat Buddhists. Between 1913 and 1917, Itigelov was prominent in the spiritual life of Russian Empire. He took part in the Tercentenary celebrations of the House Romanov and opened first Buddhist temple in St. Petersburg. During First World War Itigelov presided over the society of "Buryat brothers", an organization helping the Russian army. After October Revolution, Itigelov resigned as head of the Buddhists. In 1927, aged seventy-five years, he asked other lamas to begin meditation ceremonies and funeral rites, since he said he was about to die. Itigelov left a testament asking to be buried as he was at the time of his death, sitting in lotus posture. On September 11, 2002, Itigelov's body was eventually exhumed in the presence of the leaders of the Buddhist Traditional Sangha of Russia and transferred to Ivolginsky Datsan.

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THE CREEPY LINE a film by M.A.Taylor 2018

"A film that Google does not want you to see  - filmfestivals.com Best for Fest"

An eye-opening documentary, The Creepy Line reveals the stunning degree to which society is manipulated by Google and Facebook and blows the lid off the remarkably subtle – hence powerful – manner in which they do it.

The Creepy Line is a title culled from the words of former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, when during a 2010 interview he explained Google’s code of conduct: “The Google policy on a lot of things is to get right up to the creepy line and not cross it.”

However, as Dr. Robert Epstein explains in the film, “Google crosses the creepy line every day”. 

Offering first-hand accounts, scientific experiments and detailed analysis, The Creepy Line examines what is at risk when these two tech titans have free reign to utilize the public’s most private and personal data to manipulate society.

There is no question that the “creepy line” is getting ever-creepier, and that the tech giants have crossed it.

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Sharkwater: Extinction by Rob Stewart Documentary Canada 2018
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Rob Stewart “Conservation is the preservation of human life on earth. And that, above all else, is worth fighting for” Watch Rob Stewart doing what he loved most of all, swimming with sharks, in exclusive footage from his third film, Sharkwater: Extinction.

Sharkwater: Extinction is a follow up to his first two award-winning films, Sharkwater and Revolution. Sharkwater exposed the devastating issue of shark finning, while Revolution brought the destructive effects of Ocean Acidification to light.

Rob taught the world to not fear sharks, through his iconic images of hugging these majestic creatures and free diving with them.

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Revolution by Rob Stewart 

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over 40 festival wins so far

Eco Documentary feature film by Rob Stewart April 2015, 82 minutes (Sharkwater)
Revolution is a film about changing the world. The true-life adventure of Rob Stewart, this follow-up to his acclaimed SHARKWATER (36 festival wins) documentary continues his remarkable journey; one that will take him through 15 countries over four years, and where he'll discover that it's not only sharks that are in grave danger -- it's humanity itself.

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Des partenariats forts avec les plus grands festivals et marchés
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Nous sommes très fiers des bonnes relations et des partenariats signé avec les plus grands festivals et marchés : Venice Production Bridge, FestForums Santa Barbara, AFM, Animaze, Tallinn Black Night International Film Festival, Houston WorldFest, Fantasporto, et Cannes Market bien entendu et beaucoup d'autres. Nous sommes heureux de pouvoir grace à ces parteneriats pouvoir apporter news et dailies à ...
 

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MOVIES THAT MATTER

Promoting Movies that Matter / des films qui font grandir...

With contributions from Abbé Jean-Luc Maroy, Alex Deleon, Bruno Chatelin

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Les raisins de la colère (The Grapes of Wrath) de John Ford (USA, 1940)

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Les films qui ont une densité spirituelle évidente mettent souvent en scène le voyage, l’itinéraire initiatique, mais aussi la souffrance qu’implique de quitter sa terre, ses racines, son pays, son existence. On se rend compte, avec Les raisins de la colère que la modernité a constitué le terreau indispensable de la modernité liquide (Zygmunt Baumann). Le film est en effet réalisé en 1940, bien avant que la phi...
 

La Source (Jungfrukällan) d’Ingmar Bergman (Suède, 1960)

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Impact des bandes-annonces diffusées dans les cinémas au 7 juillet

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Enquête hebdomadaire réalisée auprès d’un échantillon de 35 000 individus représentatifs de la population française. Parmi ces individus, 2 000 spectateurs étant allés au cinéma au cours de la semaine cinéma concernée sont interrogés sur les bandes annonces vues au cinéma.   ...
 

 

Du 16 au 26 juillet La Corse fête le court métrage méditerranéen Festival LES NUITS MED

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  Du 16 au 26 juillet La Corse fête le court métrage méditerranéen Festival LES NUITS MED di u Filmu Cortu 13e édition - 2020    1ère partie - Corse du Sud Courts-métrages - rencontres professionnelles - masterclasses Lume in Mediterraniu - Lumière en Méditerranée   Afin de ne jamais oublier notre identité et nos racines corses, que vive le cinéma en Méditerran...
 

 

Le Porquerolles film festival lance sa première édition en plein air du 8 juillet au 27 août

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PORQUEROLLES FILM FESTIVAL     DU 8 JUILLET AU 27 AOUT 2020     La première édition du « Porquerolles film festival » aura lieu du 8 juillet au 27 août avec une programmation de films en plein air sur la magique île de Porquerolles.   Après les dernières annonces concernant la crise sanitaire, le festival aura bien lieu et s’adaptera aux nouvelles contraintes de sé...
 

 

Au revoir, Maestro ! Ennio Morricone a tiré sa révérence

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  Aujourd'hui 6 juillet 2020, Ennio Morricone a tiré sa révérence. Le monde de la musique de film pleure. Le Maestro avait parrainé le pavillon de l'UCMF à Cannes en 2007, mémorable montée des marches pour l'équipe de cette année-là. Il nous avait reçu, Jean-François Tifiou, Gréco Casadesus, Vincent Perrot et Katy Borie, en janvier 2017, chez lui à Rome. C'était un lun...
 

Les César rénovés en profondeur

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Les nouveaux statuts des César ont été adoptés au CNC ce jeudi 9 juillet 2020.  Ils permettent de réformer en profondeur la composition et la gouvernance de l’Association qui organise les César.  Avant le début du mois de septembre, tous les membres votants de l'Académie des César (au nombre de 4 313 à ce jour) vont pouvoir faire acte de candidature et v...
 

Rebecca Zlotowski, présidera le jury de la Révélation à Deauvile

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  REBECCA ZLOTOWSKI, PRÉSIDENTE DU JURY RÉVÉLATION Née à Paris en 1980, nor­ma­lienne, agré­gée de lettres modernes, diplô­mée de la FEMIS, Rebec­ca Zlo­tows­ki signe en 2010 son pre­mier long métrage, Belle Épine, pré­sen­té à la Semaine de la Cri­tique à Cannes, Prix Louis-Del­luc du meilleur pre­mier film qui vaut &...
 

Le festival Off-Courts Trouville aura bien lieu cette année

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        Nous sommes heureux de vous annoncer que le festival Off-Courts Trouville aura bien lieu cette année !  21e édition du 4 au 12 septembre 2020   Le Festival Off-Courts Trouville propose depuis 2000 une rencontre France / Québec autour du court métrage. En plus de présenter des films en sélection (compétition, cartes blanches, thématiques), l'événement est un&...
 

Les Escales Documentaires fêtent leur 20 ans ! du 5 au 11 nov. 2020

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  Pour ce 20e anniversaire, le thème transversal de notre Festival sera la rupture, le changement comme éléments déterminants redéfinissant le processus de créativité, qu'il soit artistique, économique ou même intime. Ce moment de bascule, que l’on retrouve dans l’œuvre des cinéastes que nous mettrons en lumière. Cette année, notre charte graphique connaît elle aussi un c...
 
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Cannes Classics 2020 program announced

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For the 17th consecutive year, here is the program of the classic cinema section of the Cannes Festival. Restored prints, celebrations and documentaries will be programmed. In the Mood for Love © DR   Since the beginning of the 2000s, when we were still unaware that the relation of contemporary cinema to its own memory would be shaken up by the emerging appe...
 

A look back at the stats, facts and figures from Marche du Film Online

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Marché du Film Online comes to a close, the Marché du Film – Festival de Cannes announces the numbers of its first virtual edition.
Over the course of five days, the Marché du Film Online welcomed 10,002 participants from all around the world. The most important delegation came from the USA (1,500 participants), followed by France (1,400 participants) and the UK (950 participants). More than half of the participants were coming from Europe with 5,900 participants.

The Marché du Film Online recreated the Cannes experience with conferences, one-to-one meetings, screenings and informal get-togethers and gathered attendees from 122 countries (compared to 121 countries at the physical Marché du Film  in 2019).

The Marché du Film Online welcomed 61 virtual pavilions, home to institutions from around the world and 262 virtual sales agents booths...
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Wild women and whiskey, not the song, Allison Volk from DEANY BEAN IS DEAD has a lockdown film

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by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent Even some women may not know as much as Allison Volk about how to handle this Pandemic and pandemonium we are living through, especially in the Age of Social Media. C’mon, have you ever checked your ex’s Facebook page? Perhaps thumbed through their Instagram, or hit them up anonymously on Snapchat? Of course not, who would do that? Volk, who is known for her films and working with City Shakespeare Company in Santa Monica, wrote and s...

CLEMENCY movie free thru 7/31 & Alfre Woodard joins BLM Global co-founder Patrisse Cullors

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by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent In American, or in a deeply divided America, right now, women sometimes appear to be split into "Karen" and "non-Karen" camps. But the reality is, the issues that divide are more complicated than the duality we are seeing right now. That said, actor/activist Alfre Woodward from CLEMENCY is teaming up with others to take the #BLM discussion to another level using this NEON release from 2019 as a reference point. Read on... N...
 

Nomination and Award from Halicarnassus Film Festival in Turkey for Ron de Cana Productions!

 
"Pooling" (2018) has won a Special Jury Prize for Most Creative and "terroir" (2019) was nominated Best Documentary at the Halicarnassus Film Festival in Bodrum, Turkey this week. Both films were helmed/written/produced by Dawn Westlake under her Ron de Cana Prods, Inc. shingle and shot/edited by Pol Carrizo Vilarroig of Imatge Barcelona. Pol also did the considerable visual effects in both pieces. An original score for "Pooling" was composed by Joan Armand Forero ...
 

Surprising Reasons to Save Sharks

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  Summer 2020 is the Summer of Sharks! Watch the video for Surprising Reasons to Save Sharks National Geographic is launching their SHARKFEST, with five weeks of shark-related programming, beginning Sunday, July 19. Just a few weeks later on August 9, Discovery Channel will have their annual Shark Week! Not only that, but July 14 is Shark Awareness Day. Here are some great reasons and ways to celebrate! If you love movies about sharks, you’ve probably seen the 1975 comed...
 
 

Shark Awareness Week kicked off July 14th Rob Stewart's legacy lives on

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We’re hoping that Shark Awareness week with a July 14th  kick off brings sharks and the environment back into people’s lives and focus during these strange times.   With inspiration from Rob Stewart, Sharkwater team have a created a ‘Saving the Sharks’ PSA (2 min) that helps explain the important role sharks play in our oceans and our world. We have also created two cutdowns that can be used on Social media like Instagr...
 
 
"terroir" has been selected to Festival Pasinetti in Venice, Italy for July 23, 2020 at Casa del Cinema. Written, helmed and performed by Dawn Westlake, and produced under her Ron de Cana Prods, Inc. shingle, "terroir" is a musical documentary about how the mother-child relationship can influence our perceptions of very capable female leaders in all sectors of society. The film was shot on location by Pol Carrizo Vilarroig of Imatge Barcelona in Wheaton & Peru, IL USA, Fo...
 
 

"Pooling" to play on Filmin with Choreoscope in September!

 
"Pooling" will be presented on the Filmin Channel out of Spain with the Choreoscope Film Festival of Dance in Barcelona from September 14-28, 2020. The breakdance film conceived and directed by Dawn Westlake, starring Marc Carrizo Vilarroig of Brodas Bros, and with an original score by Joan Armand Forero of Praxiz, was shot and edited in Barcelona by Pol Carrizo Vilarroig of Imatge Barcelona. Pol also did the considerable visual effects work. The animated open and close of "Poolin...
 

Overview of the US business for the week of July 11th

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This week's news summary begins with The Hollywood Reporter's comprehensive look at the Box Office of Summer of 2020, what it was supposed to be, what it has actually been, and what it may still become.  This overview includes comments from numerous industry executives, representing the perspectives of both studios and exhibitors. We report on AMC's successful negotiations with investors to secure the funding it needs to sustain itself through the extended period when theat...
 
 

"terroir" wins BEST MUSIC VIDEO at Madras International Film Festival

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"terroir" has won the BEST MUSIC VIDEO award at the monthly Madras International Film Festival in Chennai, India in July 2020. This win secures a berth for the film at the festival to be held in Chennai in person in 2021. (In person screenings have been postponed for 2020 due to the global COVID19 pandemic.) Written and helmed by Dawn Westlake and produced under her Ron de Cana Prods, Inc. shingle, "terroir" is about how the mother-child relationship can influence our percept...
 
 
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FESTIVALS IN FOCUS 

American Film Market 2020 Resets as Online Event

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The American Film Market (AFM®) will bring its 2020 edition online, the Independent Film & Television Alliance® (IFTA®) announced today. AFM 2020 Online will run over five days, Monday, November 9 – Friday, November 13, shifting one week later than originally scheduled, so as not to overlap with Election Day in the United States. 
This year will be the 41st market edition...    

French Riviera Film Festival Announces 2020 Finalist Shorts

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Festival to Feature Online Screenings on September 18 and 19, Women Filmmakers Panel and Virtual Gala Awards Ceremony, Live from the Beverly Hills Hotel The second annual French Riviera Film Festival (FRFF) is pleased to announce the finalist shorts of the 2020 competition, the announcement was made today by festival co-founders Gotham Chandna and Nicole Goesseringer Muj.   The festival that celebrates short film and short-form content from around the globe wil...
 
 

The 54th WorldFest-Houston Intl Film Festival Call for Entries...

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The 54th Annual WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival will officially open for entries August 15th! WorldFest offers competition for Shorts, Documentaries, Feature Films, Music Videos, Experimental & Student Films on the Silver Screens of the wonderful Memorial City Cinemark Theatres, with over 1,000 international filmmakers attending the 10-day International Film Festival from 75 Nations!   The year 2020 will go down in history as the stra...
 

Human Rights Watch Film Festival 2020

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Organized by the Human Rights Watch, the annual film festival is one of the most important international issue-oriented film festivals providing up to date, mostly empirically based, documentation on current human rights issues throughout the world. The Human Rights Watch was organized in 1978 with European and Central Asia Divisions which are complemented now by Africa, Central Asia, Middle East, North Africa, and United States sections. The topics covered, with research and regular reports, ...
 
 
 

67th Pula Film Festival postponed to September at last minute

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  The Pula Film Festival  has been called off a few days before it was due to start on 18 July. On 10 July Croatian authorities ordered both the Pula Film Festival and the Motovun Film Festival to call off their summer events due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “In this extraordinary social moment, the health of the audiences, guests, filmmakers, and media representatives is our joint and only priority; and the Festival needs to adjust the progra...
 

Line-up for Open Doors films screening online and in theaters is announced

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Open Doors, the Locarno Film Festival section that each year explores the cinemas of countries in the Global South and East, fostering the development of a collaborative, independent local film scene, is pleased to announce its program of screenings for audiences at Locarno 2020 – For the Future of Films. Even in this exceptional year, Open Doors will hold true to its core mission with Open Doors Screenings which will take place online, plus a new, ad hoc ...
 

Final line-up of 43 short films for Pardi di domani is announced

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The final selection of titles that from 5 to 15 August will compete in the short films section Pardi di domani has been announced. During the special edition Locarno 2020 – For the Future of Films, the shorts will be available for viewing online throughout Switzerland and the rest of the world, with theatrical screenings in Locarno and Muralto. Twelve titles will be in the national competition, while the other thirty-one will compete for the international ...
 
 

Cine Las Americas 2020 Virtual Showcase Begins Today

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  Ready for Weekend One? Cine Las Americas International Film Festival and the Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center are excited to offer the CLA 2020 Virtual Showcase (July 16-19 & 23-26) straight to our communities' homes! All programs are available for free and registration is still open. See you on the internet! REGISTER FOR THE FILMS 1) Visit cinelasamericas.org to browse titles with their dates, and times. 2) Select the films you would like to watch and...
 

Gipuzkoa Coopera promotes cinema workshops to give a voice to students at risk of social exclusion

 
Almost 250 students from Argentina have participated since 2017 in this project promoted by the San Sebastian Festival and Gipuzkoa Provincial Council Some 250 young people have participated in the Gipuzkoa Coopera cinema workshops, a cooperation project promoted by the San Sebastian Festival and Gipuzkoa Provincial Council, the aim of which is to foster audiovisual creation in schools with girl and boy students at risk of social exclusion.  For years now, different Development NGOs hav...
 
 

Telluride Film Festival cancels September 2020 edition

 
47TH TELLURIDE FILM FESTIVAL CANCELLED  DUE TO CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC   After months of intense due diligence around physically holding an event, we’ve come to the heartbreaking but unanimous conclusion to cancel this year’s Labor Day celebration of film in Telluride.    While there will be those who might say they’re not surprised by it, that this was inevitable, we beg to differ. It didn’t have to be this way. Until the past week or so, we had...
 

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We are happy to announce the Jury of our Mobile Blockbuster film festival - the only in Kazakhstan festival of movies capture on smartphone. They are:   President of the Jury: Askar Uzabayev, Kazakhstan  Film director, screenwriter, producer (movies 'Cocktail for the Star', 'Ninety one', 'Daugther-in-law is also a human 1-2' and others) Bakhydzhan Mussatayev, director of 'Chaplin Cinemas' cinemas network, Kazakhstan (or Dmitriy Kiriyen...
 

 

Early Bird Deadline ends July20: happy submitting to Your Script Produced! International Script Competition

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Hollywood's Unparalleled Premier Script Competition! Founded / Sponsored & Financed by Doval Bacall under his Production Banner Doval Bacall Films LLC. Sponsor will fund, develop, package and produce the Ultimate Grand Prize Winners! GUARANTEED! Over $350,000.00 in Production / Cash / Awards & Prizes * Feature Grand Prize winner Produced for $250,000.00! *Tv pilot Grand Prize winner Produced for $10,000.00! *Short Script Grand Prize winner Produced for $10,000.00! *Ul...
 

 

SR Socially Relevant Film Festival New York Calling, with early bird July 15th

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  Submissions are now open for the eight edition of SR Socially Relevant™Film Festival New York scheduled March 15-21, 2021. Close to 400 films from 35 countries have screened to date. The festival's seventh edition took place online from June 18-28 with LIVE "Meet the Filmmakers" sessions that you can see here. An international jury of 25 professionals picked the winners of SRFF 2020. Spokespersons of SR Socially Relevant™ Film Festival NY include Amy Goodman of ...

Submit with 50% discount to our partner festival: The San Luis Obispo International Film Festival (SLO Film Fest)

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The festival will take place MARCH 9TH-14TH 2021 Hurry up...  be among the first ten submitters using the code FILMFESTCOM21 to receive a filmfreeway 50% waiver code! The SLO Film Fest team is now reviewing strategies for the coming year and discussing new “out of the box” ways to move forward as we all navigate the COVID-19 challenges together. A MAJOR THANK YOU to our loyal and dedicated sponsors who are rolling with the cancellation of this ye...
 
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FIDLab 2020 Awards

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The 12th edition of FIDLab took place online on July 6th - 10th. Out of more than 400 international applications, FIDLab, an international coproduction platform for film projects at any stage of development selected, 15 projects reflecting 20 production countries. The FIDLab takes place in two steps. First, a live presentation of the projects, this year, a video presentation. In a second phase, one-to-one meetings with professionals, this year, virtual. During this edition, more than ...
 
 

THE CREEPY LINE a film by M.A.Taylor Wins Award in Accolade Global Film Competition

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The Creepy Line by M.A.Taylor, has won a prestigious  Award of Merit from The Accolade Global Film Competition. The award was given for M.A.Taylor's exciting  documentary, The Creepy Line, which reveals the stunning degree to which society is manipulated by Google and Facebook and blows the lid off the remarkably subtle – hence powerful – manner in which they do it.. “I am extremely proud  and happy for the team behind the Creepy L...

 

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New York City Independent Film Festival (NYCIndieFF)

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August 31, 2020  Earlybird Deadline 

The New York City Independent Film Festival (a.k.a. NYC Independent Film Festival, NYCIndieFF) is an annual film festival held in New York City. It was founded in 2009 by Dennis Cieri and Bonnie Rush. The festival has screened over 1,800 movies from 81 different countries since it began in 2010.

The Festival is focused on low budget and emerging, yet overlooked filmmakers, bringing their talent to culturally enrich the NYC community. The Festival aims to create the largest gathering of true indie filmmakers.

NYCIndieFF honors the Best in Category which includes Best Narrative Feature, Best Documentary, Best Short Documentary, Best Short Narrative, Best Super Short, as well as Best Director and Best Screenplay.

With a new section: the Covid-19 Diaries: tell us your story of hope and survival during the Corona lockdown. Short under 10 minutes

NYCIndieFF provides a showcase for the best in independent cinema, including short films, feature films, music videos, and animated works. With panels, parties and a week-long gathering of fellow indie filmmakers NYCIndieFF is the place to be May 16 - May 23, 2021.

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Windrider Virtual Film Forum 

Offering seven Sundays of weekly short films

 

Windrider Film Forum celebrates artists as they inspire us to find solutions to our problems through the “Lens of Hope”. 

Invitation to our Film Community

As a follow up to the Annual Windrider Film Festival which took place June 27th, Windrider is kicking off a NEW Summer Film Series. The film series will showcase seven independent short films and conversation with the filmmaker, over seven weeks beginning July 5th. Each film screening will be at 7PM PDT.  Easy registration to follow along with the Summer Film Series at: Windrider Bay Area Email List

Happy Summer Film Viewing!
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Your Script Produced competition
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July 20, 2020  Regular Deadline

Introducing Season 2 / 2020 of “Your Script Produced!” International Film / Tv / Short Film Screenwriting Competition sponsored by Doval Bacall Films. The sponsor will fully finance, develop, package and produce the Grand Prize Winning Feature Script for $250,000.00.

We've raised the stakes! Season 2 will accept Features, Tv Scripts, AND SHORT FILM SCRIPTS! Winners will be promoted in the Variety Magazine and THR!

Open to writers of all levels. 18 years old or older. Anyone 16 or 17 years of age can submit, must have a parental consent form.

WE DON’T SET YOU UP WITH MEETING AFTER MEETING. WE DON’T SELL YOU DREAMS. WE DON’T SELL YOU HOPE.

WE PRODUCE YOUR SCRIPT!

PERIOD.

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Paleochora Lost World Short Film Festival  
October 3 - 8, 2020

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August 20th, 2020 Extended Deadline

Paleochora Lost World Short Film Festival launched its 1st edition in June 2019 to a spectacular success. The 2nd edition of the festival returns in October 2020  in association with the Municipality of Kandanos-Selinou. The 'Lost World' of Paleochora nestles between the Mountains and Sea in South West Crete and is the perfect location for Filmmakers to convene to show their work, network with colleagues and enjoy our fabulous Cretan hospitality. We may be at the most southern point of Europe, but there are BIG Film things happening here and on the entire Island of Crete. Our main aim will be to select films which focus on great storytelling, whether fiction, documentary or any other accepted genre.

Screenings are held Under the Stars in the Town Hall Square with daytime programmes held at the fabulous Pearl Cavo oceanside venue.

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The Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival
November 6 – 22, 2020

August 1, 2020 Late Deadline

Celebrating its 35th annual festival in 2020, the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival (FLIFF) presents American indies and studio films, international films, student films, special tributes, seminars and introduces filmmakers to South Florida audiences. The festival runs November 6 – 22, 2020, and screens 200 films in Fort Lauderdale, Sunrise, Hollywood, St Augustine, and The Bahamas. Considered one of the most important regional film festivals in the U.S., the Festival's commitment to first-time filmmakers and innovative programming make it the perfect test market for your film.

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Navad Lapid will guide the young 27 Times Cinema jurors as they select the 2020 GdA Director’s Award

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  Winner of the Golden Bear at the 2019 Berlinale for Synonyms, Navad Lapid will guide as president of the jury the young 27 Times Cinema jurors as they select the 2020 GdA Director’s Award. 45-year-old Nadav Lapid has three feature films and numerous shorts and documentaries under his belt, and his Synonyms won the Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival. He first studied philosophy and then pursued a film studies degree at the Sam Spiegel Film and Television School in Jerusalem....
 
 

Sundance Institute and Adobe Announce 2020 Sundance Ignite x Adobe Fellows

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Ten Emerging Artists Selected from Short Film Submissions on Sundance Co//ab Winning Short Films To Be Screened As Part of Celebration of Sundance Film Festival: London Sundance Institute and Adobe announced the class of 2020 Sundance Ignite x Adobe Fellows today, chosen from a global pool of more than 1,600 applicants. Hailing from a broad geography, from Nashville to Hong Kong, and rooted in a diverse array of creative disciplines from documentary filmmaking to narrative shorts, these...
 

 

Kate Winslet to receive TIFF Festival Tribute Award

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Photo credit: Axelle/Bauer-Griffin Joana Vicente and Cameron Bailey, Co-Heads of TIFF, today unveiled Academy Award–winning actress Kate Winslet as the recipient of this year’s TIFF Tribute Actor Award, to be presented on Tuesday, September 15, during the 45th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival. Following the successful TIFF Tribute Gala in 2019, the TIFF Tribute Awards will be offered in a virtual form in 2020.  The Awards mark an annual fundraiser to su...
 
 

Omertà not so much in Netflix docuseries: FEAR CITY: NEW YORK vs. THE MAFIA coming July 22

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by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent If you grew up in any major East Coast metro area in the 1970’s, you kind of knew which streets were safe, or in the case of Boston’s North End, which were La Cosa Nostra (our cause). Say restaurants and shops fronted by Gennaro “Jerry” Anguilo of the Anguilo Bros. Plus you likely were aware that the Anguilo Family answered to the Patriarca’s who were allied with the Gambino Family. Which leads to the Five Families ...
 

 

NEVERENDING STORY’s Stronach, LOTR’s Sean Astin, Rhea Perlman, Christopher Lloyd, Michael Emerson, board MAN & WITCH

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by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent She played the "childlike empress" in 1984's THE NEVERENDING STORY, and now Tami Stronach is making a lead return in MAN & WITCH. Read on... from Screenmancer  New York, NY : Tami Stronach, the Childlike Empress from timeless 80’s classic “The NeverEnding Story” has been announced to star in, and executive produce, a new children’s fantasy film titled “Man & Witch,” writt...
 
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LOST GIRLS by Julia Verdin

USA, 107 minutes, June 2020

One girl’s nightmare. A nationwide reality.

After escaping from a sex trafficking ring, one teenage girl struggles to reconnect with herself and her family after her ordeal. Ultimately, in order to find herself and rescue her helpless friends, she must confront her own fears and help lead the police to her traffickers - no matter the cost.

Synopsis

Sixteen-year-old Angie Morgan feels like her parents don’t understand her. After she is befriended by the charming and handsome Mario, everything seems to change for the better. He understands her desire to be a musician and promises to help her fulfill her dreams. However, her innocent, suburban life is upended when Mario lures her away to sell her to a local sex trafficking ring.

Angie is shocked and scared at her new found situations but clings to the belief that Mario loves her and that they will eventually both escape.  When it becomes clear to her that this will never happen, Angie is so overcome with shame and remorse for the life she is now trapped in and all seems hopeless.

When her closest friend and fellow victim, Zoe, finds out that Angie is about to be sold and shipped off to Miami, Zoe finds a way for them to escape. They make a desperate run for it. Angie escapes, but Zoe is not so lucky. Alone and heartbroken for her friend still imprisoned by their traffickers, Angie returns home to find that “normal” life is now anything but normal.

Burdened by her severe PTSD and guilt, Angie shies away from both her family and the police.  She is terrified that her traffickers will return for her (or worse, her little sister) if she provides any information to the police. 

Luckily, Angie meets Rachel, a sex trafficking survivor turned caseworker, who is desperately searching for the girl who was in her care but taken back by her traffickers: Zoe. As Rachel lends her strength, Angie begins to consider standing up to the traffickers, and after witnessing brutal murders and mutilations of other girls at hands of the traffickers, Angie considers standing up to the traffickers.

Will Angie’s fear hold her back? Or will she persevere to protect her family and help rescue Zoe and the others? 

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FINDING MANNY by Kacey Cox

Canada, 56 minutes documentary, june 2020

The chance discovery of an online article sends a Holocaust survivor on an unexpected trip to visit the orphanage where he was rescued to after the war.
 
Manny Drukier narrowly escaped the war by jumping from a “death train” at age 16, finding refuge at a unique home for orphans and displaced children. 71 years later, Manny—who lives in Toronto—is tracked down by a German researcher who has dedicated a decade of her life to locating the surviving children from the home. She invites Manny to return to the orphanage, which has since become a grade school, to share his story with the next generation. Manny must now revisit the places of his darkest memories, to reconcile the past and educate the future.

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BLUE MOTEL Award winning script by Ted Campbell
Feature film in production by Doval Bacall Films

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Grand Winner Your Script Produced season 1  Platinum Remi Award WorldFest Houston

When his bank robber father injured in a recent heist seeks refuge at the desolate motel where he works, a motel clerk is forced to confront the truth behind a botched heist from his past.

Originally from Boston, Mass, Ted Campbell is a screenwriter and director who specializes in thoughtful, character driven thrillers. Ted will direct his heist thriller "Underground" with producer Ellen Wander of Film Bridge International. His contained, crime thriller “Blue Motel” won the Grand Prize in Your Script Produced screenplay competition. Ted will direct “Blue Motel” with Doval Bacall Films producing. Ted is a member of ISA’s Development Program. And was named to ISA’s Top 25 Screenwriters To Watch list.

Ted finds inspiration in the works of the great noir writers Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler and Ross MacDonald as well as his screenwriting idols Scott Frank, Shane Black, Tony Gilroy and Richard Wenk.

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SAVING NORTH - A RUSSIAN AMERICAN ODYSSEY by J Mitchell Johnson

Russia USA Feature documentary April 2020 Director's cut: 79 minutes

What happened, what can happen to the centuries old amazing wooden churches in north of Russia. Photographer Richard Davies trips to Russia and USA tell stories on human soul, hope and russian american…cooperation in restoring beauty.

Saving North is the story of a struggle for human and cultural survival in the mysterious and insular world of the Russian North. An outsider from England, photographer Richard Davies, enters this mysterious and vast region of the world with the hope of documenting both the glory and the tragic demise of its rapidly disappearing Wooden Churches. As Davies meets and becomes friends with the some of his Russian photo subjects, he finds himself getting emotionally involved with their struggle. He decides to put down his camera and get involved with church restoration.

Early on in our story Davies befriends the famed Russian architect Alexander Popov who is deeply involved in working to preserve and share with the world the beauty and value of these ancient structures. Popov has uniquely discovered and reinvigorated both the tools and processes that restore life back to the North. But it’s an uphill battle against strong and powerful forces.

Together, Davies and Popov uncover the circumstances that led to the demise of the churches, and then join a small but growing group of passionate Russian citizens and outsiders from all walks of life who join the cause of Saving North.

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SEKURITAS written and directed by Carmen Stadler

Romantic dark comedy 117 minutes 2019 Switzerland

Starring Kathrin Veith, Duraid Abbas Ghaieb, Jeanne Devos, Daniel Kasztura, Vilmar Bieri, This Maag

First feature film by Swiss director Carmen Stadler, produced by Claudia Wick for Abrakadabra Films AG

An office complex wishes for a love story before demolition. It chooses the lonely misfits for this story; those who go through security rounds at night, scrub toilets, experiment with recipes or rehearse their final speech. A poetic and twisted kaleidoscope that centers around desire, security and melodious noises which move through the entire fabric of the building.

 

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Marcel Duchamp: The Art of the Possible written  and directed by Matthew Taylor

USA 2019 Documentary 89 minutes

Duchamp: Art of the Possible is a feature documentary that explores the life, art, and philosophy of the 20th century’s most influential modernists, Marcel Duchamp, and how his work single-handedly changed the course of art, and over time, culture itself.
 

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THE MYSTERY OF A BURYAT LAMA, directed by Elena Demidova

The documentary film «THE MYSTERY OF A BURYAT LAMA», directed by Elena Demidova, tells a story of one of the most famous lamas, Pandido Khambo Lama Dashi Dorzho Itigelov. His body is recognized as one of the sacred Buddhist objects of Russia and is being kept in the Ivolginsky Datsan. The Buddhist monks approach him as a living person.
 
Itigelov was born in 1852 and began his religious education at the age of sixteen years. In 1911, he was appointed the twelfth Pandido Khambo Lama as the Head of Russian Buryat Buddhists. Between 1913 and 1917, Itigelov was prominent in the spiritual life of Russian Empire. He took part in the Tercentenary celebrations of the House Romanov and opened first Buddhist temple in St. Petersburg. During First World War Itigelov presided over the society of "Buryat brothers", an organization helping the Russian army. After October Revolution, Itigelov resigned as head of the Buddhists. In 1927, aged seventy-five years, he asked other lamas to begin meditation ceremonies and funeral rites, since he said he was about to die. Itigelov left a testament asking to be buried as he was at the time of his death, sitting in lotus posture. On September 11, 2002, Itigelov's body was eventually exhumed in the presence of the leaders of the Buddhist Traditional Sangha of Russia and transferred to Ivolginsky Datsan.

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THE CREEPY LINE a film by M.A.Taylor 2018

"A film that Google does not want you to see  - filmfestivals.com Best for Fest"

An eye-opening documentary, The Creepy Line reveals the stunning degree to which society is manipulated by Google and Facebook and blows the lid off the remarkably subtle – hence powerful – manner in which they do it.

The Creepy Line is a title culled from the words of former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, when during a 2010 interview he explained Google’s code of conduct: “The Google policy on a lot of things is to get right up to the creepy line and not cross it.”

However, as Dr. Robert Epstein explains in the film, “Google crosses the creepy line every day”. 

Offering first-hand accounts, scientific experiments and detailed analysis, The Creepy Line examines what is at risk when these two tech titans have free reign to utilize the public’s most private and personal data to manipulate society.

There is no question that the “creepy line” is getting ever-creepier, and that the tech giants have crossed it.

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Sharkwater: Extinction by Rob Stewart Documentary Canada 2018
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Rob Stewart “Conservation is the preservation of human life on earth. And that, above all else, is worth fighting for” Watch Rob Stewart doing what he loved most of all, swimming with sharks, in exclusive footage from his third film, Sharkwater: Extinction.

Sharkwater: Extinction is a follow up to his first two award-winning films, Sharkwater and Revolution. Sharkwater exposed the devastating issue of shark finning, while Revolution brought the destructive effects of Ocean Acidification to light.

Rob taught the world to not fear sharks, through his iconic images of hugging these majestic creatures and free diving with them.

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Revolution by Rob Stewart 

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over 40 festival wins so far

Eco Documentary feature film by Rob Stewart April 2015, 82 minutes (Sharkwater)
Revolution is a film about changing the world. The true-life adventure of Rob Stewart, this follow-up to his acclaimed SHARKWATER (36 festival wins) documentary continues his remarkable journey; one that will take him through 15 countries over four years, and where he'll discover that it's not only sharks that are in grave danger -- it's humanity itself.

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Des partenariats forts avec les plus grands festivals et marchés
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Nous sommes très fiers des bonnes relations et des partenariats signé avec les plus grands festivals et marchés : Venice Production Bridge, FestForums Santa Barbara, AFM, Animaze, Tallinn Black Night International Film Festival, Houston WorldFest, Fantasporto, et Cannes Market bien entendu et beaucoup d'autres. Nous sommes heureux de pouvoir grace à ces parteneriats pouvoir apporter news et dailies à ...
 

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Les raisins de la colère (The Grapes of Wrath) de John Ford (USA, 1940)

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Les films qui ont une densité spirituelle évidente mettent souvent en scène le voyage, l’itinéraire initiatique, mais aussi la souffrance qu’implique de quitter sa terre, ses racines, son pays, son existence. On se rend compte, avec Les raisins de la colère que la modernité a constitué le terreau indispensable de la modernité liquide (Zygmunt Baumann). Le film est en effet réalisé en 1940, bien avant que la phi...
 

La Source (Jungfrukällan) d’Ingmar Bergman (Suède, 1960)

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FESTIVAL MUSICAL ÉCRAN 2020 - la programmation détaillée

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RENDEZ-VOUS À BORDEAUX DU 6 AU 13 SEPTEMBRE POUR LA 6E ÉDITION DE MUSICAL ÉCRAN, FESTIVAL DE DOCUMENTAIRES MUSICAUX ! La 6e édition du Festival Musical Écran aura bien lieu cette année et se tiendra du 6 au 13 septembre 2020 à Bordeaux avec son lot d'avant-premières nationales et mondiales : Where Does a Body End (Swans), I Want my MTV, Billie (Billie Holiday) TOOL : the Holy Gift... Nous partirons à la rencontre d'...
 

Les frères Dardenne recevront le Prix Lumière 2020

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  Les cinéastes belges Jean-Pierre et Luc Dardenne recevront le Prix Lumière lors de la 12e édition du festival Lumière, qui se déroulera à Lyon du samedi 10 au dimanche 18 octobre 2020.     Metteurs en scène au style et à la précision incomparables, grands découvreurs d’acteurs (sous leur direction, Olivier Gourmet et Émilie Dequenne ont reçu chacun le Prix..

Le Porquerolles film festival lance sa première édition en plein air du 8 juillet au 27 août

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PORQUEROLLES FILM FESTIVAL     DU 8 JUILLET AU 27 AOUT 2020     La première édition du « Porquerolles film festival » aura lieu du 8 juillet au 27 août avec une programmation de films en plein air sur la magique île de Porquerolles.   Après les dernières annonces concernant la crise sanitaire, le festival aura bien lieu et s’adaptera aux nouvelles contraintes de sé...
 
 
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Lacci by Daniele Luchetti will open the 77th Venice Film Festival

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Lacci by Daniele Luchetti  Starring Alba Rohrwacher, Luigi Lo Cascio, Laura Morante, Silvio Orlando, Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Adriano Giannini, Linda Caridi is the Opening Film of the 77th Venice Film Festival   Lacci, directed by Daniele Luchetti (La nostra vita, Mio fratello è figlio unico, Il portaborse) starring Alba Rohrwacher, Luigi Lo Cascio, Laura Morante, Silvio Orlando, Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Adriano Giannini, Linda Caridi is the Opening Film, Out of Com...
 

 

The restored films in the Venice Classics section

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The restored films in the Venice Classics section of the 77th VFF at the Il Cinema Ritrovato festival in Bologna (25-31 August) / Masterpieces by Michelangelo Antonioni, John Berry, Souleymane Cissé, Zoltán Fábri, Pietro Germi, Tomás Gutiérrez Alea, Shôhei Imamura, Hiroshi Inagaki, Fritz Lang, Sidney Lumet, Jean-Pierre Melville, Nikita Mikhalkov, Martin Scorsese   The final selection has been made for the films in the Venice Cl...
 

 

Tilda Swinton and Ann Hui Golden Lions for Lifetime Achievement

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Tilda Swinton and Ann Hui Golden Lions for Lifetime Achievement at the 77th Venice International Film Festival    Venice, 20 July 2020 -- Critically acclaimed filmmaker Ann Hui and iconic actress Tilda Swinton have each been awarded the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the 77th Venice International Film Festival (2 September – 12 September, 2020).   The decision was made by the Board of Directors of the Biennale di Venezia upon recommendatio...

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Film legend Leonard Maltin shares three secrets of CITIZEN KANE for #AFIMOVIECLUB

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by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent If you’ve attended the Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF), you’ll know that The Maltin Modern Masters Award in honor of legendary author/critic Leonard Maltin is a coveted prize in Hollywood. Leonard Maltin has dedicated his life to researching not only the cinema classics, but also the contemporary Best Pictures, actors, directors, and screenwriters as they emerge in the New Hollywood. That said, it is fitting that Or...
 

  

Heimat is a Space in Time, 2019, Germany

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The German Austrian production Heimat is a Space in Time (Heimat ist ein Raum aus Zeit) directed and written by Thomas Heise was probably the most challenging selection in the  2019  New York film festival program. Screened in the Projections section it premiered in the United States and was discussed as outstanding by festival insiders though very few had seen it and the US distributor Icarus films had not announced release plans. Heise’s difficult production do...
 
 

"terroir" featured on TGVerona!

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"terroir" has been selected to the San Gio Film Festival in Verona, Italy, running July 23-27, 2020. It was just featured in a piece from TGVerona, including an interview with festival director Ugo Brusaporco. https://www.tgverona.it/pages/899020/cultura/torna_il_san_gio_verona_video_festival.html Written/helmed/produced by Dawn Westlake under her Ron de Cana Prods, Inc. shingle, "terroir" is about how the mother-child relationship can sometimes influence our perceptions of...
 

 

 
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Filmocracy Fest launches Hybrid Festival in December

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Streaming Platform Will Integrate Discovery and Mentorship Programs   Filmocracy Fest (December 3-6, 2020) will be an innovative film and media festival, bringing together the best of traditional festival events, while integrating unique digital programs to create a memorable and productive experience. Led by festival veteran Jon Fitzgerald, a co-founder of Slamdance, the event will be developed on the basis of 4 key pillars: Discovery, Mentorship, Networking, and Experience.   T...
 

 

6th International Festival Signs of the Night is now live in Bangkok

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The "International Festival Signs of the Night" uses the media of documentaries and short films to deliver specific information, inside views, and problematics of our societies today. A critical approach is preferred, dealing with social, political, psychological, philosophical, and technological problematics. The aim is to offer knowledge and to create cultural tolerance. The festival prefers films, which also artistically reflect on the possibilities of reality representation and m...
 

 

Horsham Film Festival 2021 - Call for Entries!

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After a fantastic debut in 2019 and an equally fantastic follow up in 2020, we’re looking forward to seeing your films and celebrating them in 2021! The Horsham Film Festival celebrates not only local, West Sussex based talent but also looks further afield to celebrate films from all over the UK. We want to see films from everyone – whether you are a filmmaker who has already won awards at other film festivals or a first-time filmmaker looking to start developing your skills. Th...
 

 

Punto y Raya Festival postponed until October 2021

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Dear friends,   As we carefully traverse the global state of affairs, perhaps we can spend some of our isolation time turning our gaze inward to ponder about audiovisual art in its purest state: Form, Colour, Motion, Sound. PUNTO Y RAYA launches at the top of its voice the ninth INTERNATIONAL CALL open to Abstract / Non-Representational Short Films. Registration is free and online, and the deadline is August ...
 

 

Willem Dafoe to feature on the poster of the San Sebastian Festival’s 68th edition

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The poster was created by the San Sebastian studio Patio based on an image by the photographer Martin Schoeller The North American actor Willem Dafoe (Appleton, Wisconsin, 1955) will feature on the poster of the San Sebastian Festival’s 68th edition, to run from September 18-26. In 2018 the Festival launched a new line of posters with a composition combining photography and illustration and presided over by a figure from contemporary cinema. The actress Isabelle Huppert opened the serie...
 

 

The Montreal International Documentary Festival announces a 3-week hybrid edition!

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    The Montreal International Documentary Festival (RIDM) is proud to announce that this year’s festival will be a hybrid event lasting three weeks, from November 12 to December 2. While protecting the festival’s essential character as a meeting place, and retaining the option of holding public events, the RIDM will present an original and extended online section.   “Screening films in theatres is, more than ever, the raison d’être guiding the ...
 

 

France this year's guest country for ‘New World View’ section at 16th Zurich Film Festival -

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France to be this year’s guest country We wish the Grande Nation of culture a ‘Joyeux Anniversaire’ today as she celebrates her birthday. And we also have a surprise in store for Francophiles everywhere: we’re set to honour French cinema in the 16th Zurich Film Festival’s ‘New World View’ section, where we’ll screen the works of a whole generation of young cineastes who portray a multi-cultural country with an impressive narrative urgency.&n...
 

 

Lucca Film Festival and Europa Cinema will run an hybrid version

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A tribute to Federico Fellini in the centenary of his birth between shows and projections Lucca Film Festival e Europa Cinema from 25th September to 4th October  Confirmed the event’s dates, it will take place in a hybrid form spread in the city between real and virtual appointments   Lucca Film Festival and Europa Cinema, one of the flagship events of the Foundation Cassa di Risparmio di Lucca, will take place from 25th Septembe...
 

 

Film Fest Ghent reveals campaign poster for 47th corona-proof edition

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Preparations FFG2020 (13 > 24 Oct) continue seamlessly More than four months ahead of the festival, Film Fest Ghent is releasing the campaign poster of its 47th edition: this year it is a double portrait of film icon Romy Schneider and German actor August Diehl, referring to the focus on German cinema in this year's festival programme. During the festival edition in October, safety first will be our motto and we will take into account all the measures against the corona viru...
 

 

War on Screen Festival reveals its posters

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    Find out who is on our poster this year ! Come and see us ! From 29th September to 4th October, let’s meet at the 8th War on Screen International Film Festival in Châlons-en-Champagne.     ...
 
 

Submit with 50% discount to our partner festival: The San Luis Obispo International Film Festival (SLO Film Fest)

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The festival will take place MARCH 9TH-14TH 2021 Hurry up...  be among the first ten submitters using the code FILMFESTCOM21 to receive a filmfreeway 50% waiver code! The SLO Film Fest team is now reviewing strategies for the coming year and discussing new “out of the box” ways to move forward as we all navigate the COVID-19 challenges together. A MAJOR THANK YOU to our loyal and dedicated sponsors who are rolling with the cancellation of this ye...
 

The International Black Film Festival of Nashville Calling

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15TH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL BLACK FILM FESTIVAL Sept. 30-Oct. 4 2020 The International Black Film Festival is proud to celebrate 15 years in 2020. While the world is trying to get back to some level of normalcy from the spread of COVID-19, we want to continue our mission to provide relief to content creators by extending our platform, virtually, to inspire and inform.  What better way for us to do this than to create a live, virtual Interview Series that features one-on-one, special conve...
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Grossmann Fantastic Film and Wine Festival 2020 Awards

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    On Saturday, the 18th of July, the 16th edition of Grossmann Fantastic Film and Wine Festival came to a magnificent conclusion. This year, there were screenings of 28 feature films, 7 music documentaries and 30 short films from 27 countries. with 5 features, 7 music documentaries and 25 short films being shown in the competition program.   At the closing ceremony, the following awards were given:     VICIOUS CAT for best feature fi...
 

 

$195,000 in Grants Awarded to Seven Narrative Feature Projects in Various Stages of Production SFFILM, in partnership with the Kenneth Rainin Foundation, announced today the projects that will receive a total of $195,000 in funding in the latest round of SFFILM Rainin Grants. Seven filmmaking teams were granted funding to support the next stage of their creative process, from screenwriting to post-production. SFFILM Rainin Grants are awarded twice annually to filmmakers whose narrative featu...     

FIDLab 2020 Awards

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The 12th edition of FIDLab took place online on July 6th - 10th. Out of more than 400 international applications, FIDLab, an international coproduction platform for film projects at any stage of development selected, 15 projects reflecting 20 production countries. The FIDLab takes place in two steps. First, a live presentation of the projects, this year, a video presentation. In a second phase, one-to-one meetings with professionals, this year, virtual. During this edition, more than ...
 
 

THE CREEPY LINE a film by M.A.Taylor Wins Award in Accolade Global Film Competition

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The Creepy Line by M.A.Taylor, has won a prestigious  Award of Merit from The Accolade Global Film Competition. The award was given for M.A.Taylor's exciting  documentary, The Creepy Line, which reveals the stunning degree to which society is manipulated by Google and Facebook and blows the lid off the remarkably subtle – hence powerful – manner in which they do it.. “I am extremely proud  and happy for the team behind the Creepy L...

 

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New York City Independent Film Festival (NYCIndieFF)

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August 31, 2020  Earlybird Deadline 

The New York City Independent Film Festival (a.k.a. NYC Independent Film Festival, NYCIndieFF) is an annual film festival held in New York City. It was founded in 2009 by Dennis Cieri and Bonnie Rush. The festival has screened over 1,800 movies from 81 different countries since it began in 2010.

The Festival is focused on low budget and emerging, yet overlooked filmmakers, bringing their talent to culturally enrich the NYC community. The Festival aims to create the largest gathering of true indie filmmakers.

NYCIndieFF honors the Best in Category which includes Best Narrative Feature, Best Documentary, Best Short Documentary, Best Short Narrative, Best Super Short, as well as Best Director and Best Screenplay.

With a new section: the Covid-19 Diaries: tell us your story of hope and survival during the Corona lockdown. Short under 10 minutes

NYCIndieFF provides a showcase for the best in independent cinema, including short films, feature films, music videos, and animated works. With panels, parties and a week-long gathering of fellow indie filmmakers NYCIndieFF is the place to be May 16 - May 23, 2021.

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Windrider Virtual Film Forum 

Offering seven Sundays of weekly short films

 

Windrider Film Forum celebrates artists as they inspire us to find solutions to our problems through the “Lens of Hope”. 

Invitation to our Film Community

As a follow up to the Annual Windrider Film Festival which took place June 27th, Windrider is kicking off a NEW Summer Film Series. The film series will showcase seven independent short films and conversation with the filmmaker, over seven weeks beginning July 5th. Each film screening will be at 7PM PDT.  Easy registration to follow along with the Summer Film Series at: Windrider Bay Area Email List

Happy Summer Film Viewing!
-Windrider Bay Area:  http://www.windriderbayarea.org

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Your Script Produced competition
Season 2
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July 20, 2020  Regular Deadline

Introducing Season 2 / 2020 of “Your Script Produced!” International Film / Tv / Short Film Screenwriting Competition sponsored by Doval Bacall Films. The sponsor will fully finance, develop, package and produce the Grand Prize Winning Feature Script for $250,000.00.

We've raised the stakes! Season 2 will accept Features, Tv Scripts, AND SHORT FILM SCRIPTS! Winners will be promoted in the Variety Magazine and THR!

Open to writers of all levels. 18 years old or older. Anyone 16 or 17 years of age can submit, must have a parental consent form.

WE DON’T SET YOU UP WITH MEETING AFTER MEETING. WE DON’T SELL YOU DREAMS. WE DON’T SELL YOU HOPE.

WE PRODUCE YOUR SCRIPT!

PERIOD.

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Paleochora Lost World Short Film Festival  
October 3 - 8, 2020

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August 20th, 2020 Extended Deadline

Paleochora Lost World Short Film Festival launched its 1st edition in June 2019 to a spectacular success. The 2nd edition of the festival returns in October 2020  in association with the Municipality of Kandanos-Selinou. The 'Lost World' of Paleochora nestles between the Mountains and Sea in South West Crete and is the perfect location for Filmmakers to convene to show their work, network with colleagues and enjoy our fabulous Cretan hospitality. We may be at the most southern point of Europe, but there are BIG Film things happening here and on the entire Island of Crete. Our main aim will be to select films which focus on great storytelling, whether fiction, documentary or any other accepted genre.

Screenings are held Under the Stars in the Town Hall Square with daytime programmes held at the fabulous Pearl Cavo oceanside venue.

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The Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival
November 6 – 22, 2020

August 1, 2020 Late Deadline

Celebrating its 35th annual festival in 2020, the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival (FLIFF) presents American indies and studio films, international films, student films, special tributes, seminars and introduces filmmakers to South Florida audiences. The festival runs November 6 – 22, 2020, and screens 200 films in Fort Lauderdale, Sunrise, Hollywood, St Augustine, and The Bahamas. Considered one of the most important regional film festivals in the U.S., the Festival's commitment to first-time filmmakers and innovative programming make it the perfect test market for your film.

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COVID-19 loss of casting legend Moonyeenn Lee (1944-2020), daughter of Shirley Hepburn

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by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent Introduction: Moonyeenn Lee (1944-2020), daughter of actress Shirley Hepburn, who became a casting powerhouse known for putting together actors in films such as BLOOD DIAMOND, the Oscar-nominated MANDELA: LONG WALK TO FREEDOM, as well as HOTEL RWANDA, has died. Moonyeenn was nominated for two Emmy Awards for “The Looming Tower” and “Roots;” her legacy continues with director daughter Cindy Lee and her son David Lee. She s...
 

Navad Lapid will guide the young 27 Times Cinema jurors as they select the 2020 GdA Director’s Award

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  Winner of the Golden Bear at the 2019 Berlinale for Synonyms, Navad Lapid will guide as president of the jury the young 27 Times Cinema jurors as they select the 2020 GdA Director’s Award. 45-year-old Nadav Lapid has three feature films and numerous shorts and documentaries under his belt, and his Synonyms won the Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival. He first studied philosophy and then pursued a film studies degree at the Sam Spiegel Film and Television School in Jerusalem....
 
 

Sundance Institute and Adobe Announce 2020 Sundance Ignite x Adobe Fellows

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Ten Emerging Artists Selected from Short Film Submissions on Sundance Co//ab Winning Short Films To Be Screened As Part of Celebration of Sundance Film Festival: London Sundance Institute and Adobe announced the class of 2020 Sundance Ignite x Adobe Fellows today, chosen from a global pool of more than 1,600 applicants. Hailing from a broad geography, from Nashville to Hong Kong, and rooted in a diverse array of creative disciplines from documentary filmmaking to narrative shorts, these...
 

 

Kate Winslet to receive TIFF Festival Tribute Award

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Photo credit: Axelle/Bauer-Griffin Joana Vicente and Cameron Bailey, Co-Heads of TIFF, today unveiled Academy Award–winning actress Kate Winslet as the recipient of this year’s TIFF Tribute Actor Award, to be presented on Tuesday, September 15, during the 45th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival. Following the successful TIFF Tribute Gala in 2019, the TIFF Tribute Awards will be offered in a virtual form in 2020.  The Awards mark an annual fundraiser to su...
 

 

NEVERENDING STORY’s Stronach, LOTR’s Sean Astin, Rhea Perlman, Christopher Lloyd, Michael Emerson, board MAN & WITCH

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by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent She played the "childlike empress" in 1984's THE NEVERENDING STORY, and now Tami Stronach is making a lead return in MAN & WITCH. Read on... from Screenmancer  New York, NY : Tami Stronach, the Childlike Empress from timeless 80’s classic “The NeverEnding Story” has been announced to star in, and executive produce, a new children’s fantasy film titled “Man & Witch,” writt...
 
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LOST GIRLS by Julia Verdin

USA, 107 minutes, June 2020

One girl’s nightmare. A nationwide reality.

After escaping from a sex trafficking ring, one teenage girl struggles to reconnect with herself and her family after her ordeal. Ultimately, in order to find herself and rescue her helpless friends, she must confront her own fears and help lead the police to her traffickers - no matter the cost.

Synopsis

Sixteen-year-old Angie Morgan feels like her parents don’t understand her. After she is befriended by the charming and handsome Mario, everything seems to change for the better. He understands her desire to be a musician and promises to help her fulfill her dreams. However, her innocent, suburban life is upended when Mario lures her away to sell her to a local sex trafficking ring.

Angie is shocked and scared at her new found situations but clings to the belief that Mario loves her and that they will eventually both escape.  When it becomes clear to her that this will never happen, Angie is so overcome with shame and remorse for the life she is now trapped in and all seems hopeless.

When her closest friend and fellow victim, Zoe, finds out that Angie is about to be sold and shipped off to Miami, Zoe finds a way for them to escape. They make a desperate run for it. Angie escapes, but Zoe is not so lucky. Alone and heartbroken for her friend still imprisoned by their traffickers, Angie returns home to find that “normal” life is now anything but normal.

Burdened by her severe PTSD and guilt, Angie shies away from both her family and the police.  She is terrified that her traffickers will return for her (or worse, her little sister) if she provides any information to the police. 

Luckily, Angie meets Rachel, a sex trafficking survivor turned caseworker, who is desperately searching for the girl who was in her care but taken back by her traffickers: Zoe. As Rachel lends her strength, Angie begins to consider standing up to the traffickers, and after witnessing brutal murders and mutilations of other girls at hands of the traffickers, Angie considers standing up to the traffickers.

Will Angie’s fear hold her back? Or will she persevere to protect her family and help rescue Zoe and the others? 

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FINDING MANNY by Kacey Cox

Canada, 56 minutes documentary, june 2020

The chance discovery of an online article sends a Holocaust survivor on an unexpected trip to visit the orphanage where he was rescued to after the war.
 
Manny Drukier narrowly escaped the war by jumping from a “death train” at age 16, finding refuge at a unique home for orphans and displaced children. 71 years later, Manny—who lives in Toronto—is tracked down by a German researcher who has dedicated a decade of her life to locating the surviving children from the home. She invites Manny to return to the orphanage, which has since become a grade school, to share his story with the next generation. Manny must now revisit the places of his darkest memories, to reconcile the past and educate the future.

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BLUE MOTEL Award winning script by Ted Campbell
Feature film in production by Doval Bacall Films

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Grand Winner Your Script Produced season 1  Platinum Remi Award WorldFest Houston

When his bank robber father injured in a recent heist seeks refuge at the desolate motel where he works, a motel clerk is forced to confront the truth behind a botched heist from his past.

Originally from Boston, Mass, Ted Campbell is a screenwriter and director who specializes in thoughtful, character driven thrillers. Ted will direct his heist thriller "Underground" with producer Ellen Wander of Film Bridge International. His contained, crime thriller “Blue Motel” won the Grand Prize in Your Script Produced screenplay competition. Ted will direct “Blue Motel” with Doval Bacall Films producing. Ted is a member of ISA’s Development Program. And was named to ISA’s Top 25 Screenwriters To Watch list.

Ted finds inspiration in the works of the great noir writers Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler and Ross MacDonald as well as his screenwriting idols Scott Frank, Shane Black, Tony Gilroy and Richard Wenk.

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SAVING NORTH - A RUSSIAN AMERICAN ODYSSEY by J Mitchell Johnson

Russia USA Feature documentary April 2020 Director's cut: 79 minutes

What happened, what can happen to the centuries old amazing wooden churches in north of Russia. Photographer Richard Davies trips to Russia and USA tell stories on human soul, hope and russian american…cooperation in restoring beauty.

Saving North is the story of a struggle for human and cultural survival in the mysterious and insular world of the Russian North. An outsider from England, photographer Richard Davies, enters this mysterious and vast region of the world with the hope of documenting both the glory and the tragic demise of its rapidly disappearing Wooden Churches. As Davies meets and becomes friends with the some of his Russian photo subjects, he finds himself getting emotionally involved with their struggle. He decides to put down his camera and get involved with church restoration.

Early on in our story Davies befriends the famed Russian architect Alexander Popov who is deeply involved in working to preserve and share with the world the beauty and value of these ancient structures. Popov has uniquely discovered and reinvigorated both the tools and processes that restore life back to the North. But it’s an uphill battle against strong and powerful forces.

Together, Davies and Popov uncover the circumstances that led to the demise of the churches, and then join a small but growing group of passionate Russian citizens and outsiders from all walks of life who join the cause of Saving North.

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SEKURITAS written and directed by Carmen Stadler

Romantic dark comedy 117 minutes 2019 Switzerland

Starring Kathrin Veith, Duraid Abbas Ghaieb, Jeanne Devos, Daniel Kasztura, Vilmar Bieri, This Maag

First feature film by Swiss director Carmen Stadler, produced by Claudia Wick for Abrakadabra Films AG

An office complex wishes for a love story before demolition. It chooses the lonely misfits for this story; those who go through security rounds at night, scrub toilets, experiment with recipes or rehearse their final speech. A poetic and twisted kaleidoscope that centers around desire, security and melodious noises which move through the entire fabric of the building.

 

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Marcel Duchamp: The Art of the Possible written  and directed by Matthew Taylor

USA 2019 Documentary 89 minutes

Duchamp: Art of the Possible is a feature documentary that explores the life, art, and philosophy of the 20th century’s most influential modernists, Marcel Duchamp, and how his work single-handedly changed the course of art, and over time, culture itself.
 

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THE MYSTERY OF A BURYAT LAMA, directed by Elena Demidova

The documentary film «THE MYSTERY OF A BURYAT LAMA», directed by Elena Demidova, tells a story of one of the most famous lamas, Pandido Khambo Lama Dashi Dorzho Itigelov. His body is recognized as one of the sacred Buddhist objects of Russia and is being kept in the Ivolginsky Datsan. The Buddhist monks approach him as a living person.
 
Itigelov was born in 1852 and began his religious education at the age of sixteen years. In 1911, he was appointed the twelfth Pandido Khambo Lama as the Head of Russian Buryat Buddhists. Between 1913 and 1917, Itigelov was prominent in the spiritual life of Russian Empire. He took part in the Tercentenary celebrations of the House Romanov and opened first Buddhist temple in St. Petersburg. During First World War Itigelov presided over the society of "Buryat brothers", an organization helping the Russian army. After October Revolution, Itigelov resigned as head of the Buddhists. In 1927, aged seventy-five years, he asked other lamas to begin meditation ceremonies and funeral rites, since he said he was about to die. Itigelov left a testament asking to be buried as he was at the time of his death, sitting in lotus posture. On September 11, 2002, Itigelov's body was eventually exhumed in the presence of the leaders of the Buddhist Traditional Sangha of Russia and transferred to Ivolginsky Datsan.

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THE CREEPY LINE a film by M.A.Taylor 2018

"A film that Google does not want you to see  - filmfestivals.com Best for Fest"

An eye-opening documentary, The Creepy Line reveals the stunning degree to which society is manipulated by Google and Facebook and blows the lid off the remarkably subtle – hence powerful – manner in which they do it.

The Creepy Line is a title culled from the words of former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, when during a 2010 interview he explained Google’s code of conduct: “The Google policy on a lot of things is to get right up to the creepy line and not cross it.”

However, as Dr. Robert Epstein explains in the film, “Google crosses the creepy line every day”. 

Offering first-hand accounts, scientific experiments and detailed analysis, The Creepy Line examines what is at risk when these two tech titans have free reign to utilize the public’s most private and personal data to manipulate society.

There is no question that the “creepy line” is getting ever-creepier, and that the tech giants have crossed it.

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Sharkwater: Extinction by Rob Stewart Documentary Canada 2018
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Rob Stewart “Conservation is the preservation of human life on earth. And that, above all else, is worth fighting for” Watch Rob Stewart doing what he loved most of all, swimming with sharks, in exclusive footage from his third film, Sharkwater: Extinction.

Sharkwater: Extinction is a follow up to his first two award-winning films, Sharkwater and Revolution. Sharkwater exposed the devastating issue of shark finning, while Revolution brought the destructive effects of Ocean Acidification to light.

Rob taught the world to not fear sharks, through his iconic images of hugging these majestic creatures and free diving with them.

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Revolution by Rob Stewart 

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over 40 festival wins so far

Eco Documentary feature film by Rob Stewart April 2015, 82 minutes (Sharkwater)
Revolution is a film about changing the world. The true-life adventure of Rob Stewart, this follow-up to his acclaimed SHARKWATER (36 festival wins) documentary continues his remarkable journey; one that will take him through 15 countries over four years, and where he'll discover that it's not only sharks that are in grave danger -- it's humanity itself.

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Des partenariats forts avec les plus grands festivals et marchés
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Nous sommes très fiers des bonnes relations et des partenariats signé avec les plus grands festivals et marchés : Venice Production Bridge, FestForums Santa Barbara, AFM, Animaze, Tallinn Black Night International Film Festival, Houston WorldFest, Fantasporto, et Cannes Market bien entendu et beaucoup d'autres. Nous sommes heureux de pouvoir grace à ces parteneriats pouvoir apporter news et dailies à ...
 

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Les raisins de la colère (The Grapes of Wrath) de John Ford (USA, 1940)

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Les films qui ont une densité spirituelle évidente mettent souvent en scène le voyage, l’itinéraire initiatique, mais aussi la souffrance qu’implique de quitter sa terre, ses racines, son pays, son existence. On se rend compte, avec Les raisins de la colère que la modernité a constitué le terreau indispensable de la modernité liquide (Zygmunt Baumann). Le film est en effet réalisé en 1940, bien avant que la phi...
 

La Source (Jungfrukällan) d’Ingmar Bergman (Suède, 1960)

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La compétition du 46e Festival de Deauville

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FIRST COW de Kelly Reichardt GIANTS BEING LONELY de Grear Patterson - 1er film HOLLER de Nicole Riegel - 1er film KAJILLIONAIRE de Miranda July - sortie le 30 septembre LORELEI de Sabrina Doyle - 1er film LAST WORDS de Jonathan Nossiter - sortie le 21 octobre LOVE IS LOVE IS LOVE d‘Eleanor Coppola MINARI de Lee Isaac Chung SHIVA BABY d’Emma Seligman - 1er film SOPHIE JONES de Jessie Barr - 1er film SOUND OF METAL de Darius Marder - 1er film THE ASSISTANT ...
 

Mur peint en hommage à Marcelle Ferron Au Centre communautaire intergénérationnel d’Outremont

 
Les Amis de la place Marcelle-Ferron ainsi que Mireille Deyglun et Sébastien Ricard, porte-paroles, sont heureux d’annoncer la réalisation d’une murale d’envergure dans l’arrondissement d’Outremont. C’est une grande première à Outremont dans la mesure où l’arrondissement a modifié son règlement afin de permettre la réalisation d’une première murale sur son territoire, en hommage à...
 

 

Decouvrez l affiche du Festival International du Cinéma et Musique de Film de La Baule

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La 7ème édition du Festval International du Cinéma et Musique de Film de La Baule, aura lieu du 10 au 15 novembre 2020. Cette année, les coPrésidents du Festival, Christophe Barratier et Sam Bobino, ont choisi pour thème : « l’Aventure ». La nouvelle affiche (réalisée par l’artiste Sébastien Dupouey), s’inspire de ce thème et rend également hommage au grand compositeur français ...
 

 

Top 10 des entrées hebdo France du 15/07/2020 au 21/07/2020

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Impact des bandes-annonces diffusées dans les cinémas au 21 juillet 2020

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Enquête hebdomadaire réalisée auprès d’un échantillon de 35 000 individus représentatifs de la population française. Parmi ces individus, 2 000 spectateurs étant allés au cinéma au cours de la semaine cinéma concernée sont interrogés sur les bandes annonces vues au cinéma.  ...
 

 

Impact des bandes-annonces diffusées dans les cinémas au 14 juillet 2020

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Enquête hebdomadaire réalisée auprès d’un échantillon de 35 000 individus représentatifs de la population française. Parmi ces individus, 2 000 spectateurs étant allés au cinéma au cours de la semaine cinéma concernée sont interrogés sur les bandes annonces vues au cinéma.  ...
 

 

François Vila : belles mémoires d'un attaché de presse, 30 déjà !

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François, à droite sur la photo ... et l'affiche de son premier film ci dessous. Bonjour,  Il y a 30 ans, le 18 juillet 1990, sortait mon premier film en tant qu’attaché de presse : « La première folie des Monty Python » accompagné en avant-programme du court-métrage, dont j’étais le distributeur en France, depuis peu : « Le Coq est mort ». Ce jour-là,...
 
 
 

Une 23e édition hybride sur 3 semaines pour Les Rencontres internationales du documentaire de Montréal

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Les Rencontres internationales du documentaire de Montréal (RIDM) sont fières de proposer cette année une édition hybride, déployée sur trois semaines, du 12 novembre au 2 décembre prochains. Tout en préservant la notion de « rencontres » qui est l’essence du festival, et en conservant la possibilité d’organiser des événements publics, les RIDM présenteront un volet en ligne original et ...
 

 

Off-Courts Trouville I Annonce de la sélection

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          Le moment est venu de dévoiler la sélection officielle ! off-courts.com Cette 21e rencontre France/Québec autour du court métrage sera une fois de plus l’occasion de mettre en valeur les artistes et techniciens et de proposer au public de s’évader en réfléchissant au monde qui l’entoure. Dans un contexte de remise en cause de nos modes de vie, ce moment d&rs...
 

 

Découvrez l’affiche - au pluriel - du Festival War on Screen de Chalons

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  Découvrez l'affiche(s) du Festival ! Rendez-vous du 29 septembre au 4 octobre pour prendre part à la nouvelle édition du Festival international de cinéma de Châlons-en-Champagne - War on Screen. L’affiche - au pluriel - du Festival a été réalisée par KIBLIND Agence.   Crédits de l’affiche  Design graphique : KIBLIND Agence – Image tirée de la comédie musica...
 
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Video Interview with Pascal Diot, head of Venice Production Bridge

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Highlights from the 5th edition of the Venice Production Bridge

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La Biennale di Venezia Venice Production Bridge September 3 - 11, 2020     The 5th edition of the Venice Production Bridge, will be held during the 77th Venice International Film Festival. It will once again focus in particular on the presentation and exchange of original projects for films and works in progress, so as to foster their development and production. Needless to say that 2020 has been a very difficult year due to the gl...
 

 

Nomadland at the Venice Film Festival and other fall festivals

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Nomadland  by Chloé Zhao starring and produced by Oscar® winner Frances McDormand at the Venice International Film Festival and at the major Fall Film Festivals The Venice International Film Festival is pleased to share the presentation, with the Toronto, Telluride and New York Film Festivals, of Nomadland, the third feature film by director Chloé Zhao (Songs my Brothers Taught me, The Rider), starring and produced by Academy Award winner Frances McDormand....
 

 

Molecole, a Doc shot in locked down Venice will pre-open the festival

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La Biennale di Venezia / The new film by director Andrea Segre, the documentary Molecole made in Venice when it was locked down for the coronavirus will be the pre-opening film (Tuesday September 1st) of the 77th Venice International Film Festival 2020   The new film by Venetian director Andrea Segre (Io sono Li, La prima neve, Il pianeta in mare), the documentary Molecole (68’), made in Venice when it was locked down for the coronavirus, will be screened on the Pre-opening ni...
 

 

77th Venice International Film Festival / The four international Juries

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The selection is complete for the members of the four international Juries (Venezia 77, Orizzonti, “Luigi De Laurentiis” Venice Award for Best Debut Film, Venice Virtual Reality) of the 77th Venice International Film Festival (2 -12 September 2020), directed by Alberto Barbera and organized by La Biennale di Venezia.   Venezia 77 The personalities convened as members of the Jury for the Venezia 77 Competition are: Cate Blanchett – president (Australia), is an interna...
 

 

Better World Forum in Venice with Conference, Red Carpet Screening of The Cave, VIP Cocktail, Gala Dinner & Award Ceremony

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  BETTER WORLD FORUM Ocean & Environment CINEMA FESTIVAL LA MOSTRA 77th edition, VENEZIA, Italy SEPTEMBER, 4th 2020 PALACE CA’ SAGREDO Masterclass Conference, Press Lunch, VIP Screening of THE CAVE, Red Carpet, VIP Cocktail, Gala Dinner & Award Ceremony, After Party King Baudouin Foundation Some previous editions Award Winners and supports :bHSH Albert II of Monaco, Sharon Stone, Forest Whitaker, Wim Wenders, Jean-Michel Cousteau, Yann Arthus-Bertrand, Chef R...
 

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"Iris" by Diana Rodriguez: the poster

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Overview of the US business for the week of July 27th

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Our Industry News Summary covers the shifting sands of the studio release calendar and the impact it is having on exhibitors. Last week, many studios announced changes to their upcoming film release schedule, most notably Warner Bros. which moved Tenet off its planned 8/12 opening and Disney which moved Mulan out of 8/21.  Exhibitors had been planning their theatre re-openings to be up and running in time for these tentpole releases.  As a result, most exhibitors are pushing back their...
 

 

"terroir" wins TWO awards at San Gio Film Festival in Verona!

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"terroir" has won both BEST FILM and the Social Jury's BEST PRODUCER AWARD at the 2020 San Gio Film Festival in Verona, Italy, which ran from July 23-27, 2020. "terroir" is a musical documentary about the mother-child relationship and how it can sometimes influence our perceptions of very capable female leaders in all sectors of society. Helmed/written and produced by Dawn Westlake under her Ron de Cana Prods, Inc. shingle, the film was shot by Pol Carrizo Vilarroig of Im...
 

 

 

europe! voices of women in film on tour: with seven films in new zealand

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  Inspired and curated by the Sydney Film Festival, a selection of this year’s EUROPE! VOICES OF WOMEN IN FILM programme will be presented as part of the New Zealand International Film Festival At Home - Online in the "Widescreen" and "Spotlight" sidebars from 24 July to 2 August. "We are thrilled that, for the first time, our programme EUROPE! VOICES OF WOMEN IN FILM is going on tour, reaching out to wider audiences, proudly showing new exciting works by ou...
 
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Announcing: all 50 features at TIFF 2020

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TIFF Co-Heads Cameron Bailey and Joana Vicente have announced the lineup of titles selected for the 45th Toronto International Film Festival. This year’s features represent a diverse selection of the highest-quality films from around the globe. Films on offer will reflect first-rate international cinema, documentaries, and Canadian creativity. The strong representation of women, Black people, Indigenous people, and people of colour among TIFF’s selection reflects the organization&rs...
 

 

The 54th WorldFest-Houston Intl Film Festival Call for Entries...

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The 54th Annual WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival will officially open for entries August 15th! WorldFest offers competition for Shorts, Documentaries, Feature Films, Music Videos, Experimental & Student Films on the Silver Screens of the wonderful Memorial City Cinemark Theatres, with over 1,000 international filmmakers attending the 10-day International Film Festival from 75 Nations!   The year 2020 will go down in history as the stra...
 

 

Submit with 50% discount to our partner festival: The San Luis Obispo International Film Festival (SLO Film Fest)

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The festival will take place MARCH 9TH-14TH 2021 Hurry up...  be among the first ten submitters using the code FILMFESTCOM21 to receive a filmfreeway 50% waiver code! The SLO Film Fest team is now reviewing strategies for the coming year and discussing new “out of the box” ways to move forward as we all navigate the COVID-19 challenges together. A MAJOR THANK YOU to our loyal and dedicated sponsors who are rolling with the cancellation of this ye...
 
 

 

Tartu Love Film Festival announces full programme

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The 15th Tartu Love Film Festival aka Tartuff screens 13 features and 4 documentaries with the majority of the films also available online for the first time in the festival’s history. The festival sets a thematic focus on art and artists.     Tartu Love Film Festival, organised by the team at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, will open the biggest open-air cinema in the Baltic countries for the 15th time on the historic Tartu Town Hall Square. The festival is t...
 

 

TromaDance Film Festival turns 20

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 Come Join The Troma Team at The Mahoning Drive-In Theater on August 7th & 8th for the 20th Annual TromaDance Film Festival         For the first time ever, Troma Entertainment, the world's longest running, independent film  studio & a cornerstone of Horror, Sci-Fi, Action, Comedy & Cult Cinema, is teaming up with one of the most original driv...
 

 

The 11th Odesa International Film Festival presents its official poster

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OIFF continues its tradition to create concept posters and presents a new image This year the image of the Odesa International Film Festival, created by the creative agency BBDO Ukraine, reproduces the one vital thing for cinema - its audience.   The movie tells us stories that you need to watch in order to see them. Despite the fact that the 11th Odesa International Film Festival will take place online due to objective circumstances, we could not take this opportunity away from ou...
 

 

Higlights from the British Shorts Summer Edition at Freiluftkino Insel im Cassiopeia

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On Friday 7 August and Friday 14 August 2020, we'll celebrate the British Shorts Summer Edition at Freiluftkino Insel im Cassiopeia.    Be prepared for two wonderful outdoor screenings featuring awarded short films and other highlights from British Shorts Film Festival 2020! We’ll present works from all genres: comedy, animation, drama, music video, documentary, thriller etc …  For the first time we’ll do two s...
 

 

The Indy Shorts International Film Festival wrapped

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Today is the last day of the Indy Shorts International Film Festival, and we've been amazed and delighted by the response!   — Indy Shorts showcased 128 short films virtually and 41 short films at Tibbs Drive-In Theatre. We were pleased that our virtual film festival had over 10,000 streams equaling 4 months and 11 days of film watching, 850 people come out to the drive-in, and 180 filmmakers virtually join us from all over the world for 18 live Q&A sessions.  —&...
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AWARDS WATCH 

Awards of the 39th Istanbul Film Festival Competition and National Short Film Competition

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  The 39th Istanbul Film Festival, organised by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV) with the support of Republic of Turkey Ministry of Culture and Tourism, announced the winners of the National Competition and National Short Film Competition at the ceremony held at Sabancı University Sakıp Sabancı Museum (SSM), on Tuesday evening, 28 July. 11 feature and 12 short films vied in the competitions.   Presented by the director of the festival Kerem Ayan, the 39th Ist...
 

 

Awards of FID Marseille 2020

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International Competition Award Awarded by the international competition jury. French Competition Award Awarded by the french competition jury. Georges De Beauregard International Award Georges De Beauregard International Award Awarded to a film in the international Competition. The prize is sponsored by vidéo de poche. Georges De Beauregard National A...
 

 

Grossmann Fantastic Film and Wine Festival 2020 Awards

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    On Saturday, the 18th of July, the 16th edition of Grossmann Fantastic Film and Wine Festival came to a magnificent conclusion. This year, there were screenings of 28 feature films, 7 music documentaries and 30 short films from 27 countries. with 5 features, 7 music documentaries and 25 short films being shown in the competition program.   At the closing ceremony, the following awards were given:     VICIOUS CAT for best feature fi...
 

 

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New York City Independent Film Festival (NYCIndieFF)

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August 31, 2020  Earlybird Deadline 

The New York City Independent Film Festival (a.k.a. NYC Independent Film Festival, NYCIndieFF) is an annual film festival held in New York City. It was founded in 2009 by Dennis Cieri and Bonnie Rush. The festival has screened over 1,800 movies from 81 different countries since it began in 2010.

The Festival is focused on low budget and emerging, yet overlooked filmmakers, bringing their talent to culturally enrich the NYC community. The Festival aims to create the largest gathering of true indie filmmakers.

NYCIndieFF honors the Best in Category which includes Best Narrative Feature, Best Documentary, Best Short Documentary, Best Short Narrative, Best Super Short, as well as Best Director and Best Screenplay.

With a new section: the Covid-19 Diaries: tell us your story of hope and survival during the Corona lockdown. Short under 10 minutes

NYCIndieFF provides a showcase for the best in independent cinema, including short films, feature films, music videos, and animated works. With panels, parties and a week-long gathering of fellow indie filmmakers NYCIndieFF is the place to be May 16 - May 23, 2021.

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Windrider Virtual Film Forum 

Offering seven Sundays of weekly short films

 

Windrider Film Forum celebrates artists as they inspire us to find solutions to our problems through the “Lens of Hope”. 

Invitation to our Film Community

As a follow up to the Annual Windrider Film Festival which took place June 27th, Windrider is kicking off a NEW Summer Film Series. The film series will showcase seven independent short films and conversation with the filmmaker, over seven weeks beginning July 5th. Each film screening will be at 7PM PDT.  Easy registration to follow along with the Summer Film Series at: Windrider Bay Area Email List

Happy Summer Film Viewing!
-Windrider Bay Area:  http://www.windriderbayarea.org

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Your Script Produced competition
Season 2
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August 31, 2020 Late Deadline

Introducing Season 2 / 2020 of “Your Script Produced!” International Film / Tv / Short Film Screenwriting Competition sponsored by Doval Bacall Films. The sponsor will fully finance, develop, package and produce the Grand Prize Winning Feature Script for $250,000.00.

We've raised the stakes! Season 2 will accept Features, Tv Scripts, AND SHORT FILM SCRIPTS! Winners will be promoted in the Variety Magazine and THR!

Open to writers of all levels. 18 years old or older. Anyone 16 or 17 years of age can submit, must have a parental consent form.

WE DON’T SET YOU UP WITH MEETING AFTER MEETING. WE DON’T SELL YOU DREAMS. WE DON’T SELL YOU HOPE.

WE PRODUCE YOUR SCRIPT!

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Paleochora Lost World Short Film Festival  
October 3 - 8, 2020

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August 20th, 2020 Extended Deadline

Paleochora Lost World Short Film Festival launched its 1st edition in June 2019 to a spectacular success. The 2nd edition of the festival returns in October 2020  in association with the Municipality of Kandanos-Selinou. The 'Lost World' of Paleochora nestles between the Mountains and Sea in South West Crete and is the perfect location for Filmmakers to convene to show their work, network with colleagues and enjoy our fabulous Cretan hospitality. We may be at the most southern point of Europe, but there are BIG Film things happening here and on the entire Island of Crete. Our main aim will be to select films which focus on great storytelling, whether fiction, documentary or any other accepted genre.

Screenings are held Under the Stars in the Town Hall Square with daytime programmes held at the fabulous Pearl Cavo oceanside venue.

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The Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival
November 6 – 22, 2020

August 1, 2020 Late Deadline

Celebrating its 35th annual festival in 2020, the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival (FLIFF) presents American indies and studio films, international films, student films, special tributes, seminars and introduces filmmakers to South Florida audiences. The festival runs November 6 – 22, 2020, and screens 200 films in Fort Lauderdale, Sunrise, Hollywood, St Augustine, and The Bahamas. Considered one of the most important regional film festivals in the U.S., the Festival's commitment to first-time filmmakers and innovative programming make it the perfect test market for your film.

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Locarno jury line-up for The Films After Tomorrow

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Locarno 2020 announces the jury line-up for The Films After Tomorrow and opens with First Cow, the new film by Kelly Reichardt.   The opening night feature at Locarno 2020 – For the Future of Films on Wednesday 5 August will be First Cow, the latest film from U.S. director and screenwriter Kelly Reichardt, who will also be one of three jurors judging the international projects in The Films After Tomorrow section. Over the following ten day...
 

OIFF 2020: Roman Balaian to receive Golden Duke for Lifetime Achievements

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At the 11th OIFF one of the most famous Ukrainian directors will receive the Golden Duke award for his lifetime achievements Ukrainian director, screenwriter and film producer Roman Balaian will receive the Golden Duke Award at the 11th Odesa International Film Festival for his lifetime achievements. During his career he has made 15 films, wrote scripts for 7 films and produced two films. “Usually honorary awards are given in respect to years of experience. I hope this i...
 

 

Sony's Jolene Rodriguez has been hired by Broken English Productions as President

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JOLENE RODRIGUEZ HEADS TO BROKEN ENGLISH PRODUCTIONS Photo: Courtesy of Xuong Do Broken English Productions, part of film finance company Grandave Capital, announced today Sony’s Screen Gems’ Development and Production Executive Jolene Rodriguez has been hired by Broken English Productions as President. Jolene Rodriguez is starting immediately as Broken English Productions President overseeing Omar Chaparro’s starrer 7TH & UNION as executive producer. Independen...
 
 
 

 

"Iris" by Diana Rodriguez: the director's bio

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Iris is Diana's first feature film She has previously shot PARABLE a short film about two young brothers living with their parents in isolation: they begin to question their new world after war, corruption and greed nearly decimate the entire human race. She has two other producing credits besides Iris and Parable: Iris (producer) (post-production)  2016Ways (Short) (line producer)  2016The Invisible Worm (associate producer)  2015Parable&n...
 

 

Best For Fests : 'IRIS' full cast

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  Cast     Alice Kremelberg ... Iris Grant MacDermott ... Tom Mary Looram ... Adelaide Eric Colton ... Ben Jason Liebman ... Greg Andy Francess ... Aldo (as Andrew Nich...
 

 

A Deadly Legend - New Film interview.

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A DEADLY LEGEND: an Interview by Emmanuel Itier   Feature above: Director Pamela Moriarity and Actress/producer Kristen Ann Ferraro and Actor/writer/producer Eric Wolf.   IMDB link: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10021582/  What attracted you to this film?   Pamela: When A DEADLY LEGEND was first presented to me, I was immediately attracted to the script. The sense of family institution spoke to me most as did the elements of love, loss, and secrets. ...
 
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IRIS by Diana Rodriguez

USA - Fantastic drama thriller: 104 minutes - first feature film

Alice Kremelberg (Orange Is The New Black) stars as the eponymous Iris, and gives an outstanding lead performance as this tortured soul dreadfully awaiting the death of her Aunt Adelaide, played by Mary Looram (Like Father, Braid). As Aunt Adelaide slowly withers away in hospice, Iris continues her day to day routines of working in an antique shop, and scrolling online for connections through an online dating app. However, Iris has an ulterior motive behind her digital search for suitors, and it’s not love. Iris has a hunger, and she needs to feed. On every date she goes on, she sizes her match up and determines their strength of character on a criteria of what she considers basic human decency. And if any of her dates fail to meet her standards, then that’s the end of them. They’re dinner. That’s just how Iris operates.

But complications arise when Iris meets Tom, played by Grant MacDermott (Hustlers, Mr. Robot), at a support group meeting for people dealing with the lingering effects of grief. Tom is a good hearted man coping with crippling trauma. As their chaste relationship develops, Iris is confounded by a debilitating emotional dilemma. She yearns for the love she once lost, but recognizes the potential in having a strong bond with Tom. Unfortunately, her primal nature exposes itself in the heat of lust, causing her deep seated vampirism to emerge and overtake her instincts. So she can never truly express her true feelings to Tom without it resulting in his death. What’s a timeless girl to do in the big city?

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LOST GIRLS by Julia Verdin

USA, 107 minutes, June 2020

One girl’s nightmare. A nationwide reality.

After escaping from a sex trafficking ring, one teenage girl struggles to reconnect with herself and her family after her ordeal. Ultimately, in order to find herself and rescue her helpless friends, she must confront her own fears and help lead the police to her traffickers - no matter the cost.

Synopsis

Sixteen-year-old Angie Morgan feels like her parents don’t understand her. After she is befriended by the charming and handsome Mario, everything seems to change for the better. He understands her desire to be a musician and promises to help her fulfill her dreams. However, her innocent, suburban life is upended when Mario lures her away to sell her to a local sex trafficking ring.

Angie is shocked and scared at her new found situations but clings to the belief that Mario loves her and that they will eventually both escape.  When it becomes clear to her that this will never happen, Angie is so overcome with shame and remorse for the life she is now trapped in and all seems hopeless.

When her closest friend and fellow victim, Zoe, finds out that Angie is about to be sold and shipped off to Miami, Zoe finds a way for them to escape. They make a desperate run for it. Angie escapes, but Zoe is not so lucky. Alone and heartbroken for her friend still imprisoned by their traffickers, Angie returns home to find that “normal” life is now anything but normal.

Burdened by her severe PTSD and guilt, Angie shies away from both her family and the police.  She is terrified that her traffickers will return for her (or worse, her little sister) if she provides any information to the police. 

Luckily, Angie meets Rachel, a sex trafficking survivor turned caseworker, who is desperately searching for the girl who was in her care but taken back by her traffickers: Zoe. As Rachel lends her strength, Angie begins to consider standing up to the traffickers, and after witnessing brutal murders and mutilations of other girls at hands of the traffickers, Angie considers standing up to the traffickers.

Will Angie’s fear hold her back? Or will she persevere to protect her family and help rescue Zoe and the others? 

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FINDING MANNY by Kacey Cox

Canada, 56 minutes documentary, june 2020

The chance discovery of an online article sends a Holocaust survivor on an unexpected trip to visit the orphanage where he was rescued to after the war.
 
Manny Drukier narrowly escaped the war by jumping from a “death train” at age 16, finding refuge at a unique home for orphans and displaced children. 71 years later, Manny—who lives in Toronto—is tracked down by a German researcher who has dedicated a decade of her life to locating the surviving children from the home. She invites Manny to return to the orphanage, which has since become a grade school, to share his story with the next generation. Manny must now revisit the places of his darkest memories, to reconcile the past and educate the future.

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BLUE MOTEL Award winning script by Ted Campbell
Feature film in production by Doval Bacall Films

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Grand Winner Your Script Produced season 1  Platinum Remi Award WorldFest Houston

When his bank robber father injured in a recent heist seeks refuge at the desolate motel where he works, a motel clerk is forced to confront the truth behind a botched heist from his past.

Originally from Boston, Mass, Ted Campbell is a screenwriter and director who specializes in thoughtful, character driven thrillers. Ted will direct his heist thriller "Underground" with producer Ellen Wander of Film Bridge International. His contained, crime thriller “Blue Motel” won the Grand Prize in Your Script Produced screenplay competition. Ted will direct “Blue Motel” with Doval Bacall Films producing. Ted is a member of ISA’s Development Program. And was named to ISA’s Top 25 Screenwriters To Watch list.

Ted finds inspiration in the works of the great noir writers Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler and Ross MacDonald as well as his screenwriting idols Scott Frank, Shane Black, Tony Gilroy and Richard Wenk.

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SAVING NORTH - A RUSSIAN AMERICAN ODYSSEY by J Mitchell Johnson

Russia USA Feature documentary April 2020 Director's cut: 79 minutes

What happened, what can happen to the centuries old amazing wooden churches in north of Russia. Photographer Richard Davies trips to Russia and USA tell stories on human soul, hope and russian american…cooperation in restoring beauty.

Saving North is the story of a struggle for human and cultural survival in the mysterious and insular world of the Russian North. An outsider from England, photographer Richard Davies, enters this mysterious and vast region of the world with the hope of documenting both the glory and the tragic demise of its rapidly disappearing Wooden Churches. As Davies meets and becomes friends with the some of his Russian photo subjects, he finds himself getting emotionally involved with their struggle. He decides to put down his camera and get involved with church restoration.

Early on in our story Davies befriends the famed Russian architect Alexander Popov who is deeply involved in working to preserve and share with the world the beauty and value of these ancient structures. Popov has uniquely discovered and reinvigorated both the tools and processes that restore life back to the North. But it’s an uphill battle against strong and powerful forces.

Together, Davies and Popov uncover the circumstances that led to the demise of the churches, and then join a small but growing group of passionate Russian citizens and outsiders from all walks of life who join the cause of Saving North.

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SEKURITAS written and directed by Carmen Stadler

Romantic dark comedy 117 minutes 2019 Switzerland

Starring Kathrin Veith, Duraid Abbas Ghaieb, Jeanne Devos, Daniel Kasztura, Vilmar Bieri, This Maag

First feature film by Swiss director Carmen Stadler, produced by Claudia Wick for Abrakadabra Films AG

An office complex wishes for a love story before demolition. It chooses the lonely misfits for this story; those who go through security rounds at night, scrub toilets, experiment with recipes or rehearse their final speech. A poetic and twisted kaleidoscope that centers around desire, security and melodious noises which move through the entire fabric of the building.

 

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Marcel Duchamp: The Art of the Possible written  and directed by Matthew Taylor

USA 2019 Documentary 89 minutes

Duchamp: Art of the Possible is a feature documentary that explores the life, art, and philosophy of the 20th century’s most influential modernists, Marcel Duchamp, and how his work single-handedly changed the course of art, and over time, culture itself.
 

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THE MYSTERY OF A BURYAT LAMA, directed by Elena Demidova

The documentary film «THE MYSTERY OF A BURYAT LAMA», directed by Elena Demidova, tells a story of one of the most famous lamas, Pandido Khambo Lama Dashi Dorzho Itigelov. His body is recognized as one of the sacred Buddhist objects of Russia and is being kept in the Ivolginsky Datsan. The Buddhist monks approach him as a living person.
 
Itigelov was born in 1852 and began his religious education at the age of sixteen years. In 1911, he was appointed the twelfth Pandido Khambo Lama as the Head of Russian Buryat Buddhists. Between 1913 and 1917, Itigelov was prominent in the spiritual life of Russian Empire. He took part in the Tercentenary celebrations of the House Romanov and opened first Buddhist temple in St. Petersburg. During First World War Itigelov presided over the society of "Buryat brothers", an organization helping the Russian army. After October Revolution, Itigelov resigned as head of the Buddhists. In 1927, aged seventy-five years, he asked other lamas to begin meditation ceremonies and funeral rites, since he said he was about to die. Itigelov left a testament asking to be buried as he was at the time of his death, sitting in lotus posture. On September 11, 2002, Itigelov's body was eventually exhumed in the presence of the leaders of the Buddhist Traditional Sangha of Russia and transferred to Ivolginsky Datsan.

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THE CREEPY LINE a film by M.A.Taylor 2018

"A film that Google does not want you to see  - filmfestivals.com Best for Fest"

An eye-opening documentary, The Creepy Line reveals the stunning degree to which society is manipulated by Google and Facebook and blows the lid off the remarkably subtle – hence powerful – manner in which they do it.

The Creepy Line is a title culled from the words of former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, when during a 2010 interview he explained Google’s code of conduct: “The Google policy on a lot of things is to get right up to the creepy line and not cross it.”

However, as Dr. Robert Epstein explains in the film, “Google crosses the creepy line every day”. 

Offering first-hand accounts, scientific experiments and detailed analysis, The Creepy Line examines what is at risk when these two tech titans have free reign to utilize the public’s most private and personal data to manipulate society.

There is no question that the “creepy line” is getting ever-creepier, and that the tech giants have crossed it.

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Sharkwater: Extinction by Rob Stewart Documentary Canada 2018
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Rob Stewart “Conservation is the preservation of human life on earth. And that, above all else, is worth fighting for” Watch Rob Stewart doing what he loved most of all, swimming with sharks, in exclusive footage from his third film, Sharkwater: Extinction.

Sharkwater: Extinction is a follow up to his first two award-winning films, Sharkwater and Revolution. Sharkwater exposed the devastating issue of shark finning, while Revolution brought the destructive effects of Ocean Acidification to light.

Rob taught the world to not fear sharks, through his iconic images of hugging these majestic creatures and free diving with them.

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Revolution by Rob Stewart 

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over 40 festival wins so far

Eco Documentary feature film by Rob Stewart April 2015, 82 minutes (Sharkwater)
Revolution is a film about changing the world. The true-life adventure of Rob Stewart, this follow-up to his acclaimed SHARKWATER (36 festival wins) documentary continues his remarkable journey; one that will take him through 15 countries over four years, and where he'll discover that it's not only sharks that are in grave danger -- it's humanity itself.

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Des partenariats forts avec les plus grands festivals et marchés
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Nous sommes très fiers des bonnes relations et des partenariats signé avec les plus grands festivals et marchés : Venice Production Bridge, FestForums Santa Barbara, AFM, Animaze, Tallinn Black Night International Film Festival, Houston WorldFest, Fantasporto, et Cannes Market bien entendu et beaucoup d'autres. Nous sommes heureux de pouvoir grace à ces parteneriats pouvoir apporter news et dailies à ...
 

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Les raisins de la colère (The Grapes of Wrath) de John Ford (USA, 1940)

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Les films qui ont une densité spirituelle évidente mettent souvent en scène le voyage, l’itinéraire initiatique, mais aussi la souffrance qu’implique de quitter sa terre, ses racines, son pays, son existence. On se rend compte, avec Les raisins de la colère que la modernité a constitué le terreau indispensable de la modernité liquide (Zygmunt Baumann). Le film est en effet réalisé en 1940, bien avant que la phi...
 

La Source (Jungfrukällan) d’Ingmar Bergman (Suède, 1960)

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La SODEC soutiendra 27 projets en développement

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La direction générale du cinéma et de la production télévisuelle de la Société de développement des entreprises culturelles (SODEC) soutiendra 27 projets en développement dans le cadre du volet 1 de son programme d’aide au développement. Les projets qui seront soutenus sont les suivants : Documentaires Mon amour c’est pour le restant de mes jours Scénariste : André-Line Beauparl...
 
 
 

Le Festival du Film Italien de Villerupt va fêter sa 43e édition

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Le Festival du Film Italien de Villerupt tiendra sa 43e édition du 23 OCT au 8 NOV 2020 et dévoile son affiche. www.festival-villerupt.com LA MASCHERA DI ROMA Le 43e Festival du Film Italien de Villerupt se tiendra du 23 octobre au 8 novembre 2020. Voici en exclusivité le visuel officiel de cette édition, signé de l’artiste Alessandra Carloni. Alessandra Carloni vit et travaille à Rome, où elle est née en 1984. Elle d&eacut...
 

 

Impact des bandes-annonces diffusées dans les cinémas au 28 Juillet 2020

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Enquête hebdomadaire réalisée auprès d’un échantillon de 35 000 individus représentatifs de la population française. Parmi ces individus, 2 000 spectateurs étant allés au cinéma au cours de la semaine cinéma concernée sont interrogés sur les bandes annonces vues au cinéma.     ...
 

 

Le retour des lumières en septembre au Festival du Film Français d'Helvétie

 
Une édition repensée La 16e édition du Festival du Film Français d’Helvétie (FFFH) aura lieu du 16 au 20 septembre 2020 dans une « version repensée », afin de respecter scrupuleusement les normes sanitaires en vigueur. Fait réjouissant en cette année complexe, les organisateurs lanceront leur nouveau projet du FFFH itinérant dans sept villes du canton de Berne. En revanche, le Festival Offf sera reporté...
 

 

Le palmarès des courts-métrages en compétition du 13e Festival Nuits MED di u Filmu Cortu - 2020

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13e Festival LES NUITS MED di u Filmu Cortu - 2020 Lume in Mediterraniu  Lumière en Méditerranée Ajaccio Ellipse Cinéma PALMARES court-métrages  en compétition méditerranéenne &n...
 

 

FID Marseille 2020: Le Palmarès

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COMPÉTITION INTERNATIONALE    Jury présidé par Nobuhiro SUWA et composé de Manon DE BOER, Silvia CRUZ, Michel LIPKES, Adrian PACI.    GRAND PRIX DE LA COMPÉTITION INTERNATIONALE VISIÓN NOCTURNA / NIGHT SHOT Carolina Moscoso Chili / 2019 / 80' Première Internationale   MENTION SPÉCIALE NORTHERN RANGE Olivier Derousseau France / 2020 / 70' Première Mon...
 

 

Le Palmarès du Festival Nits de cinema oriental de Vic

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Asian Summer Film Festival Du 23 au 26 Juillet La 17e édition du Vic Oriental Film Nights Festival se termine par une nouvelle édition, et avec le dernier film, les prix du public, de la critique et du jury de cette année sont également décernés.   Oriol Estrada, Ivet Castelo et Lucía Alemany, jurés de cette édition, ont décidé de décerner le Prix du Jury aux Moutons sans berger...
 

La compétition du 46e Festival de Deauville

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FIRST COW de Kelly Reichardt GIANTS BEING LONELY de Grear Patterson - 1er film HOLLER de Nicole Riegel - 1er film KAJILLIONAIRE de Miranda July - sortie le 30 septembre LORELEI de Sabrina Doyle - 1er film LAST WORDS de Jonathan Nossiter - sortie le 21 octobre LOVE IS LOVE IS LOVE d‘Eleanor Coppola MINARI de Lee Isaac Chung SHIVA BABY d’Emma Seligman - 1er film SOPHIE JONES de Jessie Barr - 1er film SOUND OF METAL de Darius Marder - 1er film THE ASSISTANT ...
 
 
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Video Interview with Pascal Diot, head of Venice Production Bridge

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Filmfestivals.com partner of Venice Production Bridge sat down with the Pascal Diot who shared with our audience a few practical facts and figures on the Market which he has created 6 years ago. ...
 

The Human Voice by Pedro Almodóvar selected to screen at Venice

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The Human Voice by Pedro Almodóvar and One Night in Miami by Regina King have joined the line-up of the 77th Venice Film Festival   La Biennale di Venezia is pleased to announce the addition of two films, Out of Competition, to the line-up of the 77th Venice International Film Festival directed by Alberto Barbera, and scheduled to take place from September 2 to 12 2020 at the Lido di Venezia.   They are the new film by Pedro Almodóvar, filmed and edited in reco...
 

Selection complete for the works of Venice VR Expanded /

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Online 44 immersive projects from 24 Countries / Celine Tricart (Usa), Asif Kapadia (Gb), Hideo Kojima (Japan) are the members of the International Jury   The selection is now complete for the Virtual Reality works to be presented at the 77th Venice International Film Festival (2 – 12 September 2020) in the section this year titled Venice VR Expanded.   As previously announced, the Virtual Reality works in this edition of the Venice Film  Festival will no longer ... 
 

Highlights from the 5th edition of the Venice Production Bridge

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La Biennale di Venezia Venice Production Bridge September 3 - 11, 2020     The 5th edition of the Venice Production Bridge, will be held during the 77th Venice International Film Festival. It will once again focus in particular on the presentation and exchange of original projects for films and works in progress, so as to foster their development and production. Needless to say that 2020 has been a very difficult year due to the gl...
 

 

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FILMS IN FOCUS ... 

 

BKK DOC - Bangkok International Documentary Awards

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Submit your Documentary to Bangkok International Documentary Awards film festival.   Open to all filmmakers from all over the world. Welcoming all themes and formats.   See who’s in the Jury, Rules and regulations : www.bkkdoc.com   #bkkdoc #bkkdoc2020 #bangkokinternationaldocumentaryawards #documentary #festival #award #bangkok #thailand #thaifilmoffice #filminginthailand #filminthailand #archivevalley #epidemicsound #anandaintellectualpr...
 

 

‘Akelarre’, by Pablo Agüero, and ‘Courtroom 3H’, by Antonio Méndez Esparza, to compete for the Golden Shell

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‘Akelarre’, by Pablo Agüero, and ‘Courtroom 3H’ (‘Sala de Juzgado 3H’), by Antonio Méndez Esparza, to compete for the Golden Shell at the Festival’s 68th edition Rodrigo Sorogoyen will participate out of competition in the Official Selection with the complete screening of the series ‘Antidisturbios’ The series ‘Patria’, created by Aitor Gabilondo, can be seen as a special screening   &n...
 

 

The Dark Dance in review: Feature drama directed by Mauro John Capece

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The Dark Dance by Mauro John Capece. Review by Brian Lutes July 21, 2020 World Premiere Film Awards   I've always loved a strong and commanding female lead. No doubt, Wonder Woman and Captain Marvel can kick ass with the best of them, but I've always been drawn to those darker characters, the ones who’ve been knocked around and left broken and bruised... the damaged goods. Their stories are the most intriguing. They're never what they appear and are always unde...
 
 

It's Never Too Late To Have a Dream - SDIKFF EXTENDED THE SUBMISSION DEADLINE

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    With over 16 years of history, the 2020 San Diego International Kids' Film Festival supposed to be held in the upcoming August. Unfortunately, due to the global COVID-19 uncertainty, the SDIKFF committee has to postpone this international kids' theme film event just like most of the public events this year.   In the past 16 years, SDIKFF built up its solid reputation with high standard film festival quality and opened the door to all the kids and yout...
 
 

"terroir" to have German premiere with International Short Film Festival - Detmold!

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"terroir" will have its German premiere with International Short Film Festival - Detmold, in Detmold, Germany, October 23-25, 2020. "terroir" is a musical documentary about the mother-child relationship and how it can sometimes influence our perceptions of very capable female leaders in all sectors of society. Helmed/written and produced by Dawn Westlake under her Ron de Cana Prods, Inc. shingle, the film was shot by Pol Carrizo Vilarroig of Imatge Barcelona in Wheaton & ...
 

 

 

Overview of the US business for the week of July 27th

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Our Industry News Summary covers the shifting sands of the studio release calendar and the impact it is having on exhibitors. Last week, many studios announced changes to their upcoming film release schedule, most notably Warner Bros. which moved Tenet off its planned 8/12 opening and Disney which moved Mulan out of 8/21.  Exhibitors had been planning their theatre re-openings to be up and running in time for these tentpole releases.  As a result, most exhibitors are pushing back their...
 

"Iris" by Diana Rodriguez: the poster

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Overview of the US business for the week of July 27th

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Our Industry News Summary covers the shifting sands of the studio release calendar and the impact it is having on exhibitors. Last week, many studios announced changes to their upcoming film release schedule, most notably Warner Bros. which moved Tenet off its planned 8/12 opening and Disney which moved Mulan out of 8/21.  Exhibitors had been planning their theatre re-openings to be up and running in time for these tentpole releases.  As a result, most exhibitors are pushing back their...
 

 

"terroir" wins TWO awards at San Gio Film Festival in Verona!

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"terroir" has won both BEST FILM and the Social Jury's BEST PRODUCER AWARD at the 2020 San Gio Film Festival in Verona, Italy, which ran from July 23-27, 2020. "terroir" is a musical documentary about the mother-child relationship and how it can sometimes influence our perceptions of very capable female leaders in all sectors of society. Helmed/written and produced by Dawn Westlake under her Ron de Cana Prods, Inc. shingle, the film was shot by Pol Carrizo Vilarroig of Im...
 

 

 

europe! voices of women in film on tour: with seven films in new zealand

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  Inspired and curated by the Sydney Film Festival, a selection of this year’s EUROPE! VOICES OF WOMEN IN FILM programme will be presented as part of the New Zealand International Film Festival At Home - Online in the "Widescreen" and "Spotlight" sidebars from 24 July to 2 August. "We are thrilled that, for the first time, our programme EUROPE! VOICES OF WOMEN IN FILM is going on tour, reaching out to wider audiences, proudly showing new exciting works by ou...
 
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FESTIVALS IN FOCUS 

 

TIFF Unveils Outline for the 33rd Tokyo International Film Festival

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Tokyo International Film Festival       As previously announced, the Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) is planning to go ahead with a physical edition of the 33rd TIFF, from October 31 through November 9, 2020.   Wi...
 

 

Locarno 2020 to host the project Discutiamo, discutiamo and Once Upon a Time in America

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The Festival remembers 20 great conversations from the past with a project drawing on its archives while paying tribute to Ennio Morricone with a special screening Today begins an edition of the Festival that looks to the future, yet also strengthened by firm roots in the past. Which is why the Locarno Film Festival is launching the project Discutiamo, discutiamo, a j...
 

 

Locarno 2020 launches the initiative Closer to Life in partnership with cooperative la Mobiliare

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Locarno 2020 invites movie fans to join initiatives in solidarity with Swiss independent theaters, launching Closer to Life in partnership with cooperative la Mobiliare   This year’s special edition of the Festival "Locarno 2020 – For the Future of Films" is dedicated to the future of cinema in all its dimensions. For its entire existence, the Festival has actively promoted independent film production, the global visibility of short films and the network...
 

 

 

Film Lineup 2020 Arpa International Film Festival

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The 23rd Annual Arpa International Film Festival Announces Its Inspiring and Dynamic Lineup of Films from Around the World       The 23rd Annual Arpa International Film Festival (Arpa IFF) proudly announces its full lineup of selected films for this...
 

 

Santa Fe Independent Film Festival Presenting a Special Edition in 2020

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Dear Santafeans and film-lovers around the world, As one of the most selective film festivals in the United States, and a top regional festival, SFiFF remains committed to presenting its 12th edition this coming October.  In 2020, SFiFF will modify the festival with adherence to State and National health and safety guidelines. The well-being of our audience members, filmmakers, and guests is SFiFF's main priority. The Festival will comply with the orders of the governor and ...
 

 

The Montreal International Documentary Festival unveils its visual signature for the 23rd annual festival!

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The Montreal International Documentary Festival (RIDM) reveals its visual signature, along with a unique hybrid concept for the 23rd annual festival. For the fourth year in a row, the festival worked with Montreal-based graphic design studio Caserne. The collaboration has been lauded by critics, and led to a Grafika Award in 2018.   Caserne chose to highlight the RIDM’s unifying and socially aware character by putting festivalgoers, represented by three characters, at the heart of...
 

 

Surfalorus Film Festival lined up for September 23-27

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Films in Progress 38 to present six films from Argentina, Brasil, Chile and Perú

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The 38th edition will take place online from August 24th to 30th as part of Films in Progress Lima, a joint event by Cinélatino Rencontres Toulouse and Festival de Cine de Lima PUCP. Films in Progress (Cine en Construcción) is a professional platform that supports the production of Latin American feature films by contributing to their completion and international distribution. Organized jointly for the first time by Festival de Cine de Lima PUCP and Cinélatino Rencontres de...
 

 

Festival Stop Motion Montreal goes viral!

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The 12th edition of Festival Stop Motion Montreal is approaching and in the name of safety and accessibility, will run as a virtual edition from September 14 to 20, 2020. In order to serve the ever-growing and faithful stop motion community, and to roll with the pandemic punches, the event will be available online to the whole international community so that all members of the public from far and wide can seize the opportunity to catch the first-ever Festival dedicated solely to the art of sto...
 
 

The 26th Sarajevo Film Festival called off and rescheduled online

 
The 26th Sarajevo Film Festival will be held from 14th to 21st August in a modified format held online. It has been called off nine days before the opening due to COVID-19 concern.   For the viewers from Bosnia and Herzegovina who wish to stay at home and have a special film experience and completely different atmosphere, Sarajevo Film Festival has provided a special online platform.   After registering on ondemand.sff.ba, the audience, individually or in ...
 

 

BKK DOC - Bangkok International Documentary Awards

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Submit your Documentary to Bangkok International Documentary Awards film festival.   Open to all filmmakers from all over the world. Welcoming all themes and formats.   See who’s in the Jury, Rules and regulations : www.bkkdoc.com   #bkkdoc #bkkdoc2020 #bangkokinternationaldocumentaryawards #documentary #festival #award #bangkok #thailand #thaifilmoffice #filminginthailand #filminthailand #archivevalley #epidemicsound #anandaintellectualpr...
 

 

27th Oldenburg International Film Festival will run 16 – 20 September 2020

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Oldenburg teams up with Pantaflix for a virtual festival segment, while the Film Festival comes home to film fans with a series of Living Room Gala premieres. Virtual, real, and emotional – the 27th edition of the Festival expands its discovery platform for young indie filmmakers with an ambitious digital segment, to be experienced by audiences digitally worldwide in addition to physical screenings in cinemas in Oldenburg. In alliance with current challenges, restrictions, ...
 
 

Marie Melcore, Designer Of Vesoul International Film Festival Of Asian Cinema, Present Her New Visual For The 27th edition

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Marie Melcore, Official Grafic Designer Of Vesoul International Film Festival Of Asian Cinema, Present Her New Visual For The 27th Edition. As far as she concerned, painting and drawing is a family story. This explains why She tarted drawing very young, and why She  continued her studies in this field. After She raduated from high school in Applied Arts, she continued with a diploma in Graphic Design which pushed she to develop her skills in illustration and which subsequently led she to...
 

 

47th Telluride Film Festival Film Lineup for the cancelled event

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Telluride Film Festival, presented by the National Film Preserve, released today its official program selections for the now-cancelled event. The Festival, whose ethos is to bring together film enthusiasts, filmmakers and artists to celebrate cinematic excellence, was scheduled to take place over Labor Day weekend, September 3-7, 2020. The Festival previously announced its cancellation due to the COVID-19 global pandemic.   Representing twenty-five countries, the Festival’s progra...
 
 

The 45th Toronto International Film Festival announces feature-film lineup

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TIFF Co-Heads Cameron Bailey and Joana Vicente today announced the lineup of titles selected for the 45th Toronto International Film Festival. This year’s features represent a diverse selection of the highest-quality films from around the globe. Films on offer will reflect first-rate international cinema, documentaries, and Canadian creativity. The strong representation of women, Black people, Indigenous people, and people of colour among TIFF’s selection reflects the organization&rs...

Announcing: all 50 features at TIFF 2020

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TIFF Co-Heads Cameron Bailey and Joana Vicente have announced the lineup of titles selected for the 45th Toronto International Film Festival. This year’s features represent a diverse selection of the highest-quality films from around the globe. Films on offer will reflect first-rate international cinema, documentaries, and Canadian creativity. The strong representation of women, Black people, Indigenous people, and people of colour among TIFF’s selection reflects the organization&rs...
 

 

The 54th WorldFest-Houston Intl Film Festival Call for Entries...

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The 54th Annual WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival will officially open for entries August 15th! WorldFest offers competition for Shorts, Documentaries, Feature Films, Music Videos, Experimental & Student Films on the Silver Screens of the wonderful Memorial City Cinemark Theatres, with over 1,000 international filmmakers attending the 10-day International Film Festival from 75 Nations!   The year 2020 will go down in history as the stra...
 

 

Submit with 50% discount to our partner festival: The San Luis Obispo International Film Festival (SLO Film Fest)

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The festival will take place MARCH 9TH-14TH 2021 Hurry up...  be among the first ten submitters using the code FILMFESTCOM21 to receive a filmfreeway 50% waiver code! The SLO Film Fest team is now reviewing strategies for the coming year and discussing new “out of the box” ways to move forward as we all navigate the COVID-19 challenges together. A MAJOR THANK YOU to our loyal and dedicated sponsors who are rolling with the cancellation of this ye...
 
 
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Deauville Film Festival will award Barbet Schroeder

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America with a scalpel The Deauville Festival Prize is awarded each year to a filmmaker who has crossed the Atlantic to make a film in the United States, thus materializing a Franco-American bridge resulting from a long artistic tradition. After Jacques Audiard (Les Frères Sisters), Olivier Assayas (Cuban Network), it is Barbet Schroeder that we will honor for this 46th edition, not for a film, but for all of his American work. The mere mention of his name brings forth...
 

 

Polish Days 2020 Awards announced

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  Polish Days – the most important industry event of New Horizons IFF, co-organized by the Polish Film Institute and The Ministry of Culture and National Heritage has just ended. Over 170 guests from Poland and abroad watched the latest Polish projects in all stages of production, including completed films and fragments of films in postproduction as well as took part in presentations of projects in development online. The best projects were awarded. Screen International’...
 

 

The Impact DOCS Awards Announces Latest Winners!

 
The Impact DOCS Awards goal is to discover and honor the achievements of filmmakers who produce high quality documentaries. Impact DOCS puts filmmakers first and provides a direct opportunity for recognition and publicity for high quality productions. It is international in scope and has granted awards to producers in Argentina, Australia, Canada, Ecuador, France, Germany, Greece, India, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Korea, Lithuania, Malaysia, Malta, Monaco, Nepal, Nigeria, Norway, P...
 

 

The ONE Festival Winner is “HOLY HERNANDEZ” Written and performed by Christine Suero

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  The winner of the festival will get their show produced for a week run by The ONE Festival here in New York City. Keep an eye out for more information on when you can catch the show in the near future! We here at The ONE Festival are so proud of the artists who came together to create in a new way for this years festival and thankful to our audience from all over the world who tuned into this years festival. We are accepting submissions for our 16th Annual Festival in 2021. So if y...
 

 

Burgas International Film Festival 2020 AWARDS

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Eight festival evenings, over 30 film titles, a rich accompanying program. In short, that’s how the fifth edition of the Burgas International Film Festival took place. The jury consisting of Rushen Vidinliev, Alexander Stanishev, Ferenz Török, Stefan Bohun awarded the prize “Danny Lerner” in the amount of 10, 000 euros in studio services from Nu Boyana Film Studios to the film “Los Lobos”/ Los Lobos movie, directed by Samuel Kishi. A special men...

 

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16th Myrtle Beach International Film Festival (April 20-24, 2021) calling for entry

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Call for entry MBIFF 16 now open     October 2, 2020 Earlybird Deadline I November 20, 2020 Regular Deadline I December 11, 2020 Late Deadline  I December 31, 2020 Extended Deadline I  

The MBIFF is a World Class Event.

Submissions end December 31st,  20éà, submit through filmfreeway.com, or through the festivals website, myrtlebeachfilmfestival.com
Selected by Movie Maker Magazine as one of the top 25 film festivals worth the submission, one of the top festivals in the world by Film international and touted by many as one of the most important independent film festivals in the circuit. We are passionate about film and it shows!

The MBIFF screens projects in a multi-million dollar theater, housing state of the art technology.

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New York City Independent Film Festival (NYCIndieFF)

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August 31, 2020  Earlybird Deadline 

The New York City Independent Film Festival (a.k.a. NYC Independent Film Festival, NYCIndieFF) is an annual film festival held in New York City. It was founded in 2009 by Dennis Cieri and Bonnie Rush. The festival has screened over 1,800 movies from 81 different countries since it began in 2010.

The Festival is focused on low budget and emerging, yet overlooked filmmakers, bringing their talent to culturally enrich the NYC community. The Festival aims to create the largest gathering of true indie filmmakers.

NYCIndieFF honors the Best in Category which includes Best Narrative Feature, Best Documentary, Best Short Documentary, Best Short Narrative, Best Super Short, as well as Best Director and Best Screenplay.

With a new section: the Covid-19 Diaries: tell us your story of hope and survival during the Corona lockdown. Short under 10 minutes

NYCIndieFF provides a showcase for the best in independent cinema, including short films, feature films, music videos, and animated works. With panels, parties and a week-long gathering of fellow indie filmmakers NYCIndieFF is the place to be May 16 - May 23, 2021.

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Windrider Virtual Film Forum 

Offering seven Sundays of weekly short films

 

Windrider Film Forum celebrates artists as they inspire us to find solutions to our problems through the “Lens of Hope”. 

Invitation to our Film Community

As a follow up to the Annual Windrider Film Festival which took place June 27th, Windrider is kicking off a NEW Summer Film Series. The film series will showcase seven independent short films and conversation with the filmmaker, over seven weeks beginning July 5th. Each film screening will be at 7PM PDT.  Easy registration to follow along with the Summer Film Series at: Windrider Bay Area Email List

Happy Summer Film Viewing!
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Your Script Produced competition
Season 2
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August 31, 2020 Late Deadline

Introducing Season 2 / 2020 of “Your Script Produced!” International Film / Tv / Short Film Screenwriting Competition sponsored by Doval Bacall Films. The sponsor will fully finance, develop, package and produce the Grand Prize Winning Feature Script for $250,000.00.

We've raised the stakes! Season 2 will accept Features, Tv Scripts, AND SHORT FILM SCRIPTS! Winners will be promoted in the Variety Magazine and THR!

Open to writers of all levels. 18 years old or older. Anyone 16 or 17 years of age can submit, must have a parental consent form.

WE DON’T SET YOU UP WITH MEETING AFTER MEETING. WE DON’T SELL YOU DREAMS. WE DON’T SELL YOU HOPE.

WE PRODUCE YOUR SCRIPT!

PERIOD.

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Paleochora Lost World Short Film Festival  
October 3 - 8, 2020

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August 20th, 2020 Extended Deadline

Paleochora Lost World Short Film Festival launched its 1st edition in June 2019 to a spectacular success. The 2nd edition of the festival returns in October 2020  in association with the Municipality of Kandanos-Selinou. The 'Lost World' of Paleochora nestles between the Mountains and Sea in South West Crete and is the perfect location for Filmmakers to convene to show their work, network with colleagues and enjoy our fabulous Cretan hospitality. We may be at the most southern point of Europe, but there are BIG Film things happening here and on the entire Island of Crete. Our main aim will be to select films which focus on great storytelling, whether fiction, documentary or any other accepted genre.

Screenings are held Under the Stars in the Town Hall Square with daytime programmes held at the fabulous Pearl Cavo oceanside venue.

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Locarno jury line-up for The Films After Tomorrow

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Locarno 2020 announces the jury line-up for The Films After Tomorrow and opens with First Cow, the new film by Kelly Reichardt.   The opening night feature at Locarno 2020 – For the Future of Films on Wednesday 5 August will be First Cow, the latest film from U.S. director and screenwriter Kelly Reichardt, who will also be one of three jurors judging the international projects in The Films After Tomorrow section. Over the following ten day... 
 

New 2020 Palm Springs International Film Society Board Members

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The Festival will run February 25-March 8, 2021 with the Film Awards Gala on February 25. Full days of film screenings will begin February 26th including the Opening Night presentation that evening and will conclude with Best of Fest on March 8. Aubrey Serfling President and CEO...
 

 

Sundance Institute Announces 2020 Creative Producing Labs Fellows

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Sundance Institute today announced Fellows and Advisors for the five-day 2020 Creative Producing Labs, redesigned digitally to take place for the first time ever on Sundance Co//ab. The Labs begin July 27, and is a flagship convening for the Institute’s Creative Producing Program, which champions and develops current and rising generations of independent producers across fiction and nonfiction film.  Under the leadership of Creative Producing and Artist Support Director&n...
 

 

The Academy names Racquel Gates and Rebecca Prime Film Scholars

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Gates and Rebecca Prime have been named 2020 Academy Film Scholars by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.  Their respective book projects, Hollywood Style and the Invention of Blackness and Uptight!: Race, Revolution, and the Struggle to Make the Most Dangerous Film of 1968, explore in depth the topic of race in Hollywood.  The Academy’s Educational Grants Committee will award Gates and Prime each $25,000 on the basis of their proposals. “Gates and Prime&r...
 

 

The Academy announces the new board of Governors 2020 2021

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The Board of Governors directs the Academy’s strategic vision, preserves the organization’s financial health and assures the fulfillment of its mission. Governors attend 6-8 board meetings annually (in person or by video conference when out of town). Each Governor also serves on one board oversight committee and their branch’s executive committee, and they are expected to represent their branch at numerous Academy events through the year. Governors have fidu...
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"THE BEST FOR FESTS : ONES TO WATCH FOR FESTIVAL CONSIDERATION

IRIS by Diana Rodriguez

USA - Fantastic drama thriller: 104 minutes - first feature film

Alice Kremelberg (Orange Is The New Black) stars as the eponymous Iris, and gives an outstanding lead performance as this tortured soul dreadfully awaiting the death of her Aunt Adelaide, played by Mary Looram (Like Father, Braid). As Aunt Adelaide slowly withers away in hospice, Iris continues her day to day routines of working in an antique shop, and scrolling online for connections through an online dating app. However, Iris has an ulterior motive behind her digital search for suitors, and it’s not love. Iris has a hunger, and she needs to feed. On every date she goes on, she sizes her match up and determines their strength of character on a criteria of what she considers basic human decency. And if any of her dates fail to meet her standards, then that’s the end of them. They’re dinner. That’s just how Iris operates.

But complications arise when Iris meets Tom, played by Grant MacDermott (Hustlers, Mr. Robot), at a support group meeting for people dealing with the lingering effects of grief. Tom is a good hearted man coping with crippling trauma. As their chaste relationship develops, Iris is confounded by a debilitating emotional dilemma. She yearns for the love she once lost, but recognizes the potential in having a strong bond with Tom. Unfortunately, her primal nature exposes itself in the heat of lust, causing her deep seated vampirism to emerge and overtake her instincts. So she can never truly express her true feelings to Tom without it resulting in his death. What’s a timeless girl to do in the big city?

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LOST GIRLS by Julia Verdin

USA, 107 minutes, June 2020

One girl’s nightmare. A nationwide reality.

After escaping from a sex trafficking ring, one teenage girl struggles to reconnect with herself and her family after her ordeal. Ultimately, in order to find herself and rescue her helpless friends, she must confront her own fears and help lead the police to her traffickers - no matter the cost.

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Sixteen-year-old Angie Morgan feels like her parents don’t understand her. After she is befriended by the charming and handsome Mario, everything seems to change for the better. He understands her desire to be a musician and promises to help her fulfill her dreams. However, her innocent, suburban life is upended when Mario lures her away to sell her to a local sex trafficking ring.

Angie is shocked and scared at her new found situations but clings to the belief that Mario loves her and that they will eventually both escape.  When it becomes clear to her that this will never happen, Angie is so overcome with shame and remorse for the life she is now trapped in and all seems hopeless.

When her closest friend and fellow victim, Zoe, finds out that Angie is about to be sold and shipped off to Miami, Zoe finds a way for them to escape. They make a desperate run for it. Angie escapes, but Zoe is not so lucky. Alone and heartbroken for her friend still imprisoned by their traffickers, Angie returns home to find that “normal” life is now anything but normal.

Burdened by her severe PTSD and guilt, Angie shies away from both her family and the police.  She is terrified that her traffickers will return for her (or worse, her little sister) if she provides any information to the police. 

Luckily, Angie meets Rachel, a sex trafficking survivor turned caseworker, who is desperately searching for the girl who was in her care but taken back by her traffickers: Zoe. As Rachel lends her strength, Angie begins to consider standing up to the traffickers, and after witnessing brutal murders and mutilations of other girls at hands of the traffickers, Angie considers standing up to the traffickers.

Will Angie’s fear hold her back? Or will she persevere to protect her family and help rescue Zoe and the others? 

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FINDING MANNY by Kacey Cox

Canada, 56 minutes documentary, june 2020

The chance discovery of an online article sends a Holocaust survivor on an unexpected trip to visit the orphanage where he was rescued to after the war.
 
Manny Drukier narrowly escaped the war by jumping from a “death train” at age 16, finding refuge at a unique home for orphans and displaced children. 71 years later, Manny—who lives in Toronto—is tracked down by a German researcher who has dedicated a decade of her life to locating the surviving children from the home. She invites Manny to return to the orphanage, which has since become a grade school, to share his story with the next generation. Manny must now revisit the places of his darkest memories, to reconcile the past and educate the future.

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BLUE MOTEL Award winning script by Ted Campbell
Feature film in production by Doval Bacall Films

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Grand Winner Your Script Produced season 1  Platinum Remi Award WorldFest Houston

When his bank robber father injured in a recent heist seeks refuge at the desolate motel where he works, a motel clerk is forced to confront the truth behind a botched heist from his past.

Originally from Boston, Mass, Ted Campbell is a screenwriter and director who specializes in thoughtful, character driven thrillers. Ted will direct his heist thriller "Underground" with producer Ellen Wander of Film Bridge International. His contained, crime thriller “Blue Motel” won the Grand Prize in Your Script Produced screenplay competition. Ted will direct “Blue Motel” with Doval Bacall Films producing. Ted is a member of ISA’s Development Program. And was named to ISA’s Top 25 Screenwriters To Watch list.

Ted finds inspiration in the works of the great noir writers Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler and Ross MacDonald as well as his screenwriting idols Scott Frank, Shane Black, Tony Gilroy and Richard Wenk.

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SAVING NORTH - A RUSSIAN AMERICAN ODYSSEY by J Mitchell Johnson

Russia USA Feature documentary April 2020 Director's cut: 79 minutes

What happened, what can happen to the centuries old amazing wooden churches in north of Russia. Photographer Richard Davies trips to Russia and USA tell stories on human soul, hope and russian american…cooperation in restoring beauty.

Saving North is the story of a struggle for human and cultural survival in the mysterious and insular world of the Russian North. An outsider from England, photographer Richard Davies, enters this mysterious and vast region of the world with the hope of documenting both the glory and the tragic demise of its rapidly disappearing Wooden Churches. As Davies meets and becomes friends with the some of his Russian photo subjects, he finds himself getting emotionally involved with their struggle. He decides to put down his camera and get involved with church restoration.

Early on in our story Davies befriends the famed Russian architect Alexander Popov who is deeply involved in working to preserve and share with the world the beauty and value of these ancient structures. Popov has uniquely discovered and reinvigorated both the tools and processes that restore life back to the North. But it’s an uphill battle against strong and powerful forces.

Together, Davies and Popov uncover the circumstances that led to the demise of the churches, and then join a small but growing group of passionate Russian citizens and outsiders from all walks of life who join the cause of Saving North.

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SEKURITAS written and directed by Carmen Stadler

Romantic dark comedy 117 minutes 2019 Switzerland

Starring Kathrin Veith, Duraid Abbas Ghaieb, Jeanne Devos, Daniel Kasztura, Vilmar Bieri, This Maag

First feature film by Swiss director Carmen Stadler, produced by Claudia Wick for Abrakadabra Films AG

An office complex wishes for a love story before demolition. It chooses the lonely misfits for this story; those who go through security rounds at night, scrub toilets, experiment with recipes or rehearse their final speech. A poetic and twisted kaleidoscope that centers around desire, security and melodious noises which move through the entire fabric of the building.

 

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Marcel Duchamp: The Art of the Possible written  and directed by Matthew Taylor

USA 2019 Documentary 89 minutes

Duchamp: Art of the Possible is a feature documentary that explores the life, art, and philosophy of the 20th century’s most influential modernists, Marcel Duchamp, and how his work single-handedly changed the course of art, and over time, culture itself.
 

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THE MYSTERY OF A BURYAT LAMA, directed by Elena Demidova

The documentary film «THE MYSTERY OF A BURYAT LAMA», directed by Elena Demidova, tells a story of one of the most famous lamas, Pandido Khambo Lama Dashi Dorzho Itigelov. His body is recognized as one of the sacred Buddhist objects of Russia and is being kept in the Ivolginsky Datsan. The Buddhist monks approach him as a living person.
 
Itigelov was born in 1852 and began his religious education at the age of sixteen years. In 1911, he was appointed the twelfth Pandido Khambo Lama as the Head of Russian Buryat Buddhists. Between 1913 and 1917, Itigelov was prominent in the spiritual life of Russian Empire. He took part in the Tercentenary celebrations of the House Romanov and opened first Buddhist temple in St. Petersburg. During First World War Itigelov presided over the society of "Buryat brothers", an organization helping the Russian army. After October Revolution, Itigelov resigned as head of the Buddhists. In 1927, aged seventy-five years, he asked other lamas to begin meditation ceremonies and funeral rites, since he said he was about to die. Itigelov left a testament asking to be buried as he was at the time of his death, sitting in lotus posture. On September 11, 2002, Itigelov's body was eventually exhumed in the presence of the leaders of the Buddhist Traditional Sangha of Russia and transferred to Ivolginsky Datsan.

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THE CREEPY LINE a film by M.A.Taylor 2018

"A film that Google does not want you to see  - filmfestivals.com Best for Fest"

An eye-opening documentary, The Creepy Line reveals the stunning degree to which society is manipulated by Google and Facebook and blows the lid off the remarkably subtle – hence powerful – manner in which they do it.

The Creepy Line is a title culled from the words of former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, when during a 2010 interview he explained Google’s code of conduct: “The Google policy on a lot of things is to get right up to the creepy line and not cross it.”

However, as Dr. Robert Epstein explains in the film, “Google crosses the creepy line every day”. 

Offering first-hand accounts, scientific experiments and detailed analysis, The Creepy Line examines what is at risk when these two tech titans have free reign to utilize the public’s most private and personal data to manipulate society.

There is no question that the “creepy line” is getting ever-creepier, and that the tech giants have crossed it.

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Sharkwater: Extinction by Rob Stewart Documentary Canada 2018
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Rob Stewart “Conservation is the preservation of human life on earth. And that, above all else, is worth fighting for” Watch Rob Stewart doing what he loved most of all, swimming with sharks, in exclusive footage from his third film, Sharkwater: Extinction.

Sharkwater: Extinction is a follow up to his first two award-winning films, Sharkwater and Revolution. Sharkwater exposed the devastating issue of shark finning, while Revolution brought the destructive effects of Ocean Acidification to light.

Rob taught the world to not fear sharks, through his iconic images of hugging these majestic creatures and free diving with them.

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Revolution by Rob Stewart 

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over 40 festival wins so far

Eco Documentary feature film by Rob Stewart April 2015, 82 minutes (Sharkwater)
Revolution is a film about changing the world. The true-life adventure of Rob Stewart, this follow-up to his acclaimed SHARKWATER (36 festival wins) documentary continues his remarkable journey; one that will take him through 15 countries over four years, and where he'll discover that it's not only sharks that are in grave danger -- it's humanity itself.

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Des partenariats forts avec les plus grands festivals et marchés
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Nous sommes très fiers des bonnes relations et des partenariats signé avec les plus grands festivals et marchés : Venice Production Bridge, FestForums Santa Barbara, AFM, Animaze, Tallinn Black Night International Film Festival, Houston WorldFest, Fantasporto, et Cannes Market bien entendu et beaucoup d'autres. Nous sommes heureux de pouvoir grace à ces parteneriats pouvoir apporter news et dailies à ...
 

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Les raisins de la colère (The Grapes of Wrath) de John Ford (USA, 1940)

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Les films qui ont une densité spirituelle évidente mettent souvent en scène le voyage, l’itinéraire initiatique, mais aussi la souffrance qu’implique de quitter sa terre, ses racines, son pays, son existence. On se rend compte, avec Les raisins de la colère que la modernité a constitué le terreau indispensable de la modernité liquide (Zygmunt Baumann). Le film est en effet réalisé en 1940, bien avant que la phi...
 

La Source (Jungfrukällan) d’Ingmar Bergman (Suède, 1960)

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Le prix du 46ème Festival de Deauville sera remis à Barbet Schroeder

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L’Amérique au scalpel Le Prix du Festival de Deauville est remis chaque année à un cinéaste qui a franchi l’Atlantique pour réaliser un film aux Etats-Unis, matérialisant ainsi un pont franco-américain issu d’une longue tradition artistique. Après Jacques Audiard (Les Frères Sisters), Olivier Assayas (Cuban Network), c’est Barbet Schroeder que nous honorerons pour cette 46e éd...
 
 

 

 

Impact des bandes-annonces diffusées dans les cinémas au 4 aout

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Enquête hebdomadaire réalisée auprès d’un échantillon de 35 000 individus représentatifs de la population française. Parmi ces individus, 2 000 spectateurs étant allés au cinéma au cours de la semaine cinéma concernée sont interrogés sur les bandes annonces vues au cinéma.   ...
 

 

La Bande Annonce 2020 du Festival Off-Courts Trouville

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    Chaque année, un artiste, souvent ami, réalise la bande-annonce du festival. Destinée à ouvrir chaque séance de projection du festival, ce sont aussi les premières images animées originales proposées aujourd’hui au public.   Nicolas Boulenger est bien plus qu’un ami. Bien que fermement décidé à rester indépendant, il est l’un des membres actifs du Studio Off-C...
 

 

FIFF Namur nous présente son nouveau spot

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    Réalisé par Gwendoline Gamboa et Ornella Macchia de Studio TABASS co., le spot du FIFF Namur 2020 s’inspire directement de notre affiche officielle créée par Cécile Van Caillie - Carambolage. La musique a été composée par Eloi Ragot et la postproduction a été gérée par la société bruxelloise AdnStudio.  Tel un jeu typographique, les lettres du FIFF s’ag...
 
 
 

Six films d’Argentine, du Brésil, du Chili et du Pérou seront présentés à Cinéma en Construction 38

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La 38ème édition se déroulera en ligne entre le 24 et le 30 août, et correspondra à la partie de Cinéma en Construction-Lima, évènement conjoint entre Cinélatino, Rencontres de Toulouse et le Festival de Cinéma de Lima PUCP. Cinéma en Construction est une plateforme professionnelle qui soutient la production de films latino-américains en contribuant à leur finalisation et à leur distribution in...
 

 

Pas de trêve d’été pour Martine et Jean-Marc Thérouanne, Directrice et Délégué Général du Festival International des Cinémas d’Asie de Vesoul, et Marie Melcore, graphiste officielle, auquel s’est joint Marc Haaz. Ils ont tous quatre travaillé de concert pour la préparation de la mise en place du 27e Festival International des Cinémas d’Asie de Vesoul qui aura lieu du 26 janvier au ....
 
 
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Locarno 2020 – For the Future of Films wrapped a very special edition

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Locarno 2020 – For the Future of Films wraps up a special edition of the Locarno Film Festival in the year of the global pandemic With Locarno 2020 – For the Future of Films, the Festival has managed a positive performance in terms of both audience participation – online and in theaters – and international attention from professionals across the sector and worldwide. A hybrid edition, for which the last physical screenings took place yesterday, 15 August, was p...
 

 

From Switzerland to Argentina, the Locarno 2020 verdict on the films of the future

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Locarno 2020 – For the Future of Films: award winners at the special edition Two female gazes, stretching from Switzerland to Argentina, have won the Pardi 2020 awards – each worth 70,000 Swiss francs – for productions halted by the COVID-19 crisis. The international jury for The Films After Tomorrow – made up of Nadav Lapid, Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese and Kelly Reichardt – picked out Chocobar, by acclaimed Argentinian filmmaker Lucrecia Martel, a political docume...
 

 

First prizes awarded at Locarno 2020: the winners of Open Doors Hub and Lab

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  The winners were announced today of the international co-production platform Open Doors Hub and the producer training workshop Open Doors Lab at this year’s edition, Locarno 2020 – For the Future of Films.   Even in a year beset by the global pandemic, the Locarno Pro initiative Open Doors has continued its three-year cycle (2019-2021), focusing on Southeast Asia (Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Myanmar, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines) and Mongolia, bringing...

 

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Video Interview with Pascal Diot, head of Venice Production Bridge

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Venice Production Bridge / Final Cut in Venice

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The Worskhop: The FINAL CUT IN VENICE workshop (September 7 - September 9, 2020 ) will present a limited number of quality work-in-progress films coming from all African countries and  5 Middle East countries (Iraq, Jordan, Palestine, Syria and Lebanon) and will give them the opportunity of finding the post-production financing through our supporters and the participants. The workshop will consist in three days of activities, in which the working copies of a maximum of six selected...
 

Better World Forum in Venice with Conference, Red Carpet Screening of The Cave, VIP Cocktail, Gala Dinner & Award Ceremony

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 What legacy are we leaving for future generation? September 4th: an exceptional event in Venice under the patronage of Italian ministry of Environment BETTER WORLD FORUM Ocean & Environment CINEMA FESTIVAL LA MOSTRA 77th edition, VENEZIA, Italy SEPTEMBER, 4th 2020 PALACE CA’ SAGREDO Masterclass Conference, Press Lunch, VIP Screening of THE CAVE, Red Carpet, VIP Cocktail, Gala Dinner & Award Ceremony, After Party King Baudouin Foundation Some ...
 

Venice Film Festival Comes Back With A Bang

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We don’t think we’re going to shock anybody by saying that 2020 has, thus far at least, been a dreadful year for film festivals. That’s not the fault of the movie industry. As we all know through week after week of being asked to stay indoors for our own good, it hasn’t been possible to hold many of the major international film festivals this year because having so many people in one place isn’t possible right now. We suspect that in years to come, this won’t ...

The Human Voice by Pedro Almodóvar selected to screen at Venice

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The Human Voice by Pedro Almodóvar and One Night in Miami by Regina King have joined the line-up of the 77th Venice Film Festival   La Biennale di Venezia is pleased to announce the addition of two films, Out of Competition, to the line-up of the 77th Venice International Film Festival directed by Alberto Barbera, and scheduled to take place from September 2 to 12 2020 at the Lido di Venezia.   They are the new film by Pedro Almodóvar, filmed and edited in reco... 

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Overview of the business for the week of August 17th

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 Our Popcorn Previews video feature highlights Unhinged, the thriller starring Russell Crowe that will open in US theatres on Friday 8/21.  This marks the beginning of the much-anticipated flow of new releases from Hollywood studios and distributors. Our Industry News Summary begins with an article on the restart of filming for Universal's upcoming blockbuster, Jurassic World: Dominion. We offer a perspective on the career of the Sumner Redstone and his impact on the film and ...
 

 

BKK DOC - Bangkok International Documentary Awards

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Third Annual NatureTrack Film Festival - New Virtual Option for Rescheduled 2020 Fest

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Third Annual NatureTrack Film Festival  Unspools in Living Rooms  October 9 - 18   New Virtual Option for Rescheduled 2020 Festival   Los Olivos, Calif. (July 30, 2020)— Dozens of documentaries and short films from 21 countries, in both live and animated form, will be screened virtually at the third annual NatureTrack Film Festival(NTFF). From exhilarating and adrenaline inducing, to wonderous and spectacular, from heart-breaking to hope-filled, discover insp...
 

 

Overview of the US business for the week of August 10th Celebrating 100th anniversary of AMC founder's birthday

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  Our Industry News Summary begins with coverage of the substantial changes last week in the theatrical release calendar. Understandably, exhibitors are anxious about Disney's decision to convert Mulan into a Labor Day release on Disney+, coming on the heels of its successful release of Hamilton over the July 4th holiday weekend.  Mulan was expected to be one of the top grossing theatrical releases of 2020.  Meanwhile, Warner Bros. appears committed to its ...
 

 

Social Distancing in Action!

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58th New York Film Festival Unveiling the NYFF58 Main Slate lineup and expanded festival dates of September 17–October 11!

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58th New York Film Festival  Unveiling the NYFF58 Main Slate lineup and expanded festival dates of September 17–October 11!     Hailing from 19 countries, this year’s Main Slate showcases 25 new titles from renowned auteurs, exceptional work from directors making their NYFF debuts, and ...
 

 

Celebrate Black Lives with SRFF's Black Voices retrospective

 
A retrospective of documentaries, LIVE filmmaker meetings, offered online free, August 17-22 Full program here.   ...
 

 

BKK DOC - Bangkok International Documentary Awards

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Discover the programme for the 8th War on Screen Festival

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  DISCOVER WoS 2020 GREAT THEMATICS The 8th War on Screen Festival keep questioning world conflicts through the eyes of filmmakers. This year's programme echoes more than ever current global issues:   See you from September 29 to October 4, 2020 to discover our films! Until then, don't miss any information and follow us on social media and on our website: waronscreen.com   We are still recruiting our volu...
 

 

Black Nights will happen, lockdown or no lockdown!

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WE WILL HAPPEN! Following the events unfolding in the world and the signs of potential COVID-19 resurgence in Europe, we are preparing for all possible scenarios, including making most of the festival and industry features available online.  This includes a new feature: the international press and industry will have online access to films and projects, no matter their geographic location! The festival dates remain the same taking place from the 13th of November until the 29...
 

 

Announcing The GFI Screen and Story Film Festival 2020

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The GFI Screen and Story Film Festival is delighted to announce its 2020 festival and call for short films submissions.   The organisers of The Global Film Industry Cafe officially launched today The GFI Screen and Story Festival to be held online on Saturday 5th September, 2020. Submissions for short films are now open.    The Screen & Story Film Festival are looking for films up to 15 minutes in length and made anywhere in the world, which support the festival's th...
 

 

The 11th Odesa International Film Festival presents its image video

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  Let the movies in: the 11th Odesa International Film Festival presents its image video Promotional video stars the program director and programmer of the festival   The Odesa International Film Festival, which is to be held online for the first time this year, continues its mission to cultivate high-quality intellectual cinema. And even now, when the usual cinema experience is impossible, OIFF audience have the opportunity to let the movies in and feel the festival atmosphere...
 

 

5th International Documentary Festival of Castellorizo Island "Beyond Borders" 2020...beyond ready

 
5th International Documentary Festival of Castellorizo Island : The Aegean Island where Documentaries meet History & Culture A celebration of cinema and culture will be set up for the 5th consecutive year on the edge of the Aegean Sea, on the idyllic island of Castellorizo, Greece. The 5th "Beyond Borders" International Documentary Festival to be held from August 23rd to August 30th is going to make once again Castellorizo the point where documen...
 

 

MFF25 will be postponed to 2021

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The 25th edition of Milano Film Festival would take place and would be beautiful: and it will be so! Nevertheless, this difficult and muddled 2020 will be different. Actually we are satisfied to give our audience a real Film Festival, enrich with an articulated program which puts the seventh art in relation with music, writing, art, fashion, games ... Cinema and the Arts, as our Artistic Director Gabriele Salvatores stated too. We have designed a special edition. We have been working on...
 

 

Bentonville hybrid festival is now live

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That’s right, starting just after midnight, there is a whole week of entertaining and impactful films waiting for you from Spotlight Films and panels to, of course, our amazing lineup of our 2020 Competition Films! Our official program selection includes Narrative and Documentary Features, Shorts and Episodics.   If you haven’t secured your passes or tickets, there is still time. Go to bentonvillefilm.org and click on 2020 Festival to s...
 

 

Bozeman Film Celebration goes 100% virtual!

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BZN 2020 GOES VIRTUAL BRING THE JOY AND CREATIVITY OF INDEPENDENT FILMMAKING TO YOUR OWN HOME   Buy your Virtual pass today! We are here for our community of creatives and independent filmmakers.  2020 has not only thrown t...
 

Third Annual NatureTrack Film Festival - New Virtual Option for Rescheduled 2020 Fest

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Third Annual NatureTrack Film Festival  Unspools in Living Rooms  October 9 - 18   New Virtual Option for Rescheduled 2020 Festival   Los Olivos, Calif. (July 30, 2020)— Dozens of documentaries and short films from 21 countries, in both live and animated form, will be screened virtually at the third annual NatureTrack Film Festival(NTFF). From exhilarating and adrenaline inducing, to wonderous and spectacular, from heart-breaking to hope-filled, discover ...

 

The 54th WorldFest-Houston Intl Film Festival Call for Entries...

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The 54th Annual WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival will officially open for entries August 15th! WorldFest offers competition for Shorts, Documentaries, Feature Films, Music Videos, Experimental & Student Films on the Silver Screens of the wonderful Memorial City Cinemark Theatres, with over 1,000 international filmmakers attending the 10-day International Film Festival from 75 Nations!   The year 2020 will go down in history as the stra...
 

 

Submit with 50% discount to our partner festival: The San Luis Obispo International Film Festival (SLO Film Fest)

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The festival will take place MARCH 9TH-14TH 2021 Hurry up...  be among the first ten submitters using the code FILMFESTCOM21 to receive a filmfreeway 50% waiver code! The SLO Film Fest team is now reviewing strategies for the coming year and discussing new “out of the box” ways to move forward as we all navigate the COVID-19 challenges together. A MAJOR THANK YOU to our loyal and dedicated sponsors who are rolling with the cancellation of this ye...
 
 
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AWARDS WATCH 

The IndieFEST Film Awards Announces Latest Winners!

 
The IndieFEST Film Awards strives to give talented directors, producers, actors, creative teams and new media creators the positive exposure and credibility they deserve.  IndieFEST discovers and honors the achievements of filmmakers who produce high quality films and new media.  Attracting both powerhouse industry veterans as well as talented new filmmakers, The IndieFEST is an exceptional, truly international awards competition, not a traditional film festival. ...
 

Deauville Film Festival will award Barbet Schroeder

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America with a scalpel The Deauville Festival Prize is awarded each year to a filmmaker who has crossed the Atlantic to make a film in the United States, thus materializing a Franco-American bridge resulting from a long artistic tradition. After Jacques Audiard (Les Frères Sisters), Olivier Assayas (Cuban Network), it is Barbet Schroeder that we will honor for this 46th edition, not for a film, but for all of his American work. The mere mention of his name brings forth...
 

 

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16th Myrtle Beach International Film Festival (April 20-24, 2021) calling for entry

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Call for entry MBIFF 16 now open     October 2, 2020 Earlybird Deadline I November 20, 2020 Regular Deadline I December 11, 2020 Late Deadline  I December 31, 2020 Extended Deadline I  

The MBIFF is a World Class Event.

Submissions end December 31st,  20éà, submit through filmfreeway.com, or through the festivals website, myrtlebeachfilmfestival.com
Selected by Movie Maker Magazine as one of the top 25 film festivals worth the submission, one of the top festivals in the world by Film international and touted by many as one of the most important independent film festivals in the circuit. We are passionate about film and it shows!

The MBIFF screens projects in a multi-million dollar theater, housing state of the art technology.

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New York City Independent Film Festival (NYCIndieFF)

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August 31, 2020  Earlybird Deadline 

The New York City Independent Film Festival (a.k.a. NYC Independent Film Festival, NYCIndieFF) is an annual film festival held in New York City. It was founded in 2009 by Dennis Cieri and Bonnie Rush. The festival has screened over 1,800 movies from 81 different countries since it began in 2010.

The Festival is focused on low budget and emerging, yet overlooked filmmakers, bringing their talent to culturally enrich the NYC community. The Festival aims to create the largest gathering of true indie filmmakers.

NYCIndieFF honors the Best in Category which includes Best Narrative Feature, Best Documentary, Best Short Documentary, Best Short Narrative, Best Super Short, as well as Best Director and Best Screenplay.

With a new section: the Covid-19 Diaries: tell us your story of hope and survival during the Corona lockdown. Short under 10 minutes

NYCIndieFF provides a showcase for the best in independent cinema, including short films, feature films, music videos, and animated works. With panels, parties and a week-long gathering of fellow indie filmmakers NYCIndieFF is the place to be May 16 - May 23, 2021.

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Windrider Virtual Film Forum 

Offering seven Sundays of weekly short films

 

Windrider Film Forum celebrates artists as they inspire us to find solutions to our problems through the “Lens of Hope”. 

Invitation to our Film Community

As a follow up to the Annual Windrider Film Festival which took place June 27th, Windrider is kicking off a NEW Summer Film Series. The film series will showcase seven independent short films and conversation with the filmmaker, over seven weeks beginning July 5th. Each film screening will be at 7PM PDT.  Easy registration to follow along with the Summer Film Series at: Windrider Bay Area Email List

Happy Summer Film Viewing!
-Windrider Bay Area:  http://www.windriderbayarea.org

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Your Script Produced competition
Season 2
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August 31, 2020 Late Deadline

Introducing Season 2 / 2020 of “Your Script Produced!” International Film / Tv / Short Film Screenwriting Competition sponsored by Doval Bacall Films. The sponsor will fully finance, develop, package and produce the Grand Prize Winning Feature Script for $250,000.00.

We've raised the stakes! Season 2 will accept Features, Tv Scripts, AND SHORT FILM SCRIPTS! Winners will be promoted in the Variety Magazine and THR!

Open to writers of all levels. 18 years old or older. Anyone 16 or 17 years of age can submit, must have a parental consent form.

WE DON’T SET YOU UP WITH MEETING AFTER MEETING. WE DON’T SELL YOU DREAMS. WE DON’T SELL YOU HOPE.

WE PRODUCE YOUR SCRIPT!

PERIOD.

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Paleochora Lost World Short Film Festival  
October 3 - 8, 2020

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August 20th, 2020 Extended Deadline

Paleochora Lost World Short Film Festival launched its 1st edition in June 2019 to a spectacular success. The 2nd edition of the festival returns in October 2020  in association with the Municipality of Kandanos-Selinou. The 'Lost World' of Paleochora nestles between the Mountains and Sea in South West Crete and is the perfect location for Filmmakers to convene to show their work, network with colleagues and enjoy our fabulous Cretan hospitality. We may be at the most southern point of Europe, but there are BIG Film things happening here and on the entire Island of Crete. Our main aim will be to select films which focus on great storytelling, whether fiction, documentary or any other accepted genre.

Screenings are held Under the Stars in the Town Hall Square with daytime programmes held at the fabulous Pearl Cavo oceanside venue.

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BKK DOC - Bangkok International Documentary Awards

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Bkk Doc is thrilled to announce that the festival will take place at the prestigious Goethe Institute in Bangkok 18-21 December 2020 Visit www.bkkdoc.com to keep yourself updated with the program as it unfolds.   ...
 

 

The OIFF will award the Swedish director Roy Andersson a Lifetime Achievement

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The OIFF will award the Swedish director Roy Andersson a Lifetime Achievement Golden Duke and will show his mini-retrospective at the 11th edition of the festival   A Q&A with the director will be held online for the OIFF audience   The Swedish master Roy Andersson will receive the honorary Golden Duke Award for his exceptional contribution to film art. Andersson, a prizewinner of Cannes, Berlin and Venice Film Festivals, will be distinguished in the frame of the 11th Ode...
 

 

Message from Hawai Fest Executive Director Beckie Stocchetti: in flexible mode!

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As we plan for our landmark 40th Annual Hawai’i International Film Festival only four short months away, among all the uncertainties of 2020, I wanted to provide an update with some of the exciting new ventures on the horizon for HIFF. I have tremendous pride and gratitude for the wonderful HIFF staff, board of directors, partners, sponsors, members, volunteers, and audiences that have shown their support in the most remarkable ways to get us to where we are now. Everyone involved with H...
 

Sundance Institute Announces 2020 Creative Producing Labs Fellows

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Sundance Institute today announced Fellows and Advisors for the five-day 2020 Creative Producing Labs, redesigned digitally to take place for the first time ever on Sundance Co//ab. The Labs begin July 27, and is a flagship convening for the Institute’s Creative Producing Program, which champions and develops current and rising generations of independent producers across fiction and nonfiction film.  Under the leadership of Creative Producing and Artist Support Director&n...
 

 

The Academy announces the new board of Governors 2020 2021

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The Board of Governors directs the Academy’s strategic vision, preserves the organization’s financial health and assures the fulfillment of its mission. Governors attend 6-8 board meetings annually (in person or by video conference when out of town). Each Governor also serves on one board oversight committee and their branch’s executive committee, and they are expected to represent their branch at numerous Academy events through the year. Governors have fidu...
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IRIS by Diana Rodriguez

USA - Fantastic drama thriller: 104 minutes - first feature film

Alice Kremelberg (Orange Is The New Black) stars as the eponymous Iris, and gives an outstanding lead performance as this tortured soul dreadfully awaiting the death of her Aunt Adelaide, played by Mary Looram (Like Father, Braid). As Aunt Adelaide slowly withers away in hospice, Iris continues her day to day routines of working in an antique shop, and scrolling online for connections through an online dating app. However, Iris has an ulterior motive behind her digital search for suitors, and it’s not love. Iris has a hunger, and she needs to feed. On every date she goes on, she sizes her match up and determines their strength of character on a criteria of what she considers basic human decency. And if any of her dates fail to meet her standards, then that’s the end of them. They’re dinner. That’s just how Iris operates.

But complications arise when Iris meets Tom, played by Grant MacDermott (Hustlers, Mr. Robot), at a support group meeting for people dealing with the lingering effects of grief. Tom is a good hearted man coping with crippling trauma. As their chaste relationship develops, Iris is confounded by a debilitating emotional dilemma. She yearns for the love she once lost, but recognizes the potential in having a strong bond with Tom. Unfortunately, her primal nature exposes itself in the heat of lust, causing her deep seated vampirism to emerge and overtake her instincts. So she can never truly express her true feelings to Tom without it resulting in his death. What’s a timeless girl to do in the big city?

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LOST GIRLS by Julia Verdin

USA, 107 minutes, June 2020

One girl’s nightmare. A nationwide reality.

After escaping from a sex trafficking ring, one teenage girl struggles to reconnect with herself and her family after her ordeal. Ultimately, in order to find herself and rescue her helpless friends, she must confront her own fears and help lead the police to her traffickers - no matter the cost.

Synopsis

Sixteen-year-old Angie Morgan feels like her parents don’t understand her. After she is befriended by the charming and handsome Mario, everything seems to change for the better. He understands her desire to be a musician and promises to help her fulfill her dreams. However, her innocent, suburban life is upended when Mario lures her away to sell her to a local sex trafficking ring.

Angie is shocked and scared at her new found situations but clings to the belief that Mario loves her and that they will eventually both escape.  When it becomes clear to her that this will never happen, Angie is so overcome with shame and remorse for the life she is now trapped in and all seems hopeless.

When her closest friend and fellow victim, Zoe, finds out that Angie is about to be sold and shipped off to Miami, Zoe finds a way for them to escape. They make a desperate run for it. Angie escapes, but Zoe is not so lucky. Alone and heartbroken for her friend still imprisoned by their traffickers, Angie returns home to find that “normal” life is now anything but normal.

Burdened by her severe PTSD and guilt, Angie shies away from both her family and the police.  She is terrified that her traffickers will return for her (or worse, her little sister) if she provides any information to the police. 

Luckily, Angie meets Rachel, a sex trafficking survivor turned caseworker, who is desperately searching for the girl who was in her care but taken back by her traffickers: Zoe. As Rachel lends her strength, Angie begins to consider standing up to the traffickers, and after witnessing brutal murders and mutilations of other girls at hands of the traffickers, Angie considers standing up to the traffickers.

Will Angie’s fear hold her back? Or will she persevere to protect her family and help rescue Zoe and the others? 

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FINDING MANNY by Kacey Cox

Canada, 56 minutes documentary, june 2020

The chance discovery of an online article sends a Holocaust survivor on an unexpected trip to visit the orphanage where he was rescued to after the war.
 
Manny Drukier narrowly escaped the war by jumping from a “death train” at age 16, finding refuge at a unique home for orphans and displaced children. 71 years later, Manny—who lives in Toronto—is tracked down by a German researcher who has dedicated a decade of her life to locating the surviving children from the home. She invites Manny to return to the orphanage, which has since become a grade school, to share his story with the next generation. Manny must now revisit the places of his darkest memories, to reconcile the past and educate the future.

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BLUE MOTEL Award winning script by Ted Campbell
Feature film in production by Doval Bacall Films

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Grand Winner Your Script Produced season 1  Platinum Remi Award WorldFest Houston

When his bank robber father injured in a recent heist seeks refuge at the desolate motel where he works, a motel clerk is forced to confront the truth behind a botched heist from his past.

Originally from Boston, Mass, Ted Campbell is a screenwriter and director who specializes in thoughtful, character driven thrillers. Ted will direct his heist thriller "Underground" with producer Ellen Wander of Film Bridge International. His contained, crime thriller “Blue Motel” won the Grand Prize in Your Script Produced screenplay competition. Ted will direct “Blue Motel” with Doval Bacall Films producing. Ted is a member of ISA’s Development Program. And was named to ISA’s Top 25 Screenwriters To Watch list.

Ted finds inspiration in the works of the great noir writers Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler and Ross MacDonald as well as his screenwriting idols Scott Frank, Shane Black, Tony Gilroy and Richard Wenk.

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SAVING NORTH - A RUSSIAN AMERICAN ODYSSEY by J Mitchell Johnson

Russia USA Feature documentary April 2020 Director's cut: 79 minutes

What happened, what can happen to the centuries old amazing wooden churches in north of Russia. Photographer Richard Davies trips to Russia and USA tell stories on human soul, hope and russian american…cooperation in restoring beauty.

Saving North is the story of a struggle for human and cultural survival in the mysterious and insular world of the Russian North. An outsider from England, photographer Richard Davies, enters this mysterious and vast region of the world with the hope of documenting both the glory and the tragic demise of its rapidly disappearing Wooden Churches. As Davies meets and becomes friends with the some of his Russian photo subjects, he finds himself getting emotionally involved with their struggle. He decides to put down his camera and get involved with church restoration.

Early on in our story Davies befriends the famed Russian architect Alexander Popov who is deeply involved in working to preserve and share with the world the beauty and value of these ancient structures. Popov has uniquely discovered and reinvigorated both the tools and processes that restore life back to the North. But it’s an uphill battle against strong and powerful forces.

Together, Davies and Popov uncover the circumstances that led to the demise of the churches, and then join a small but growing group of passionate Russian citizens and outsiders from all walks of life who join the cause of Saving North.

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SEKURITAS written and directed by Carmen Stadler

Romantic dark comedy 117 minutes 2019 Switzerland

Starring Kathrin Veith, Duraid Abbas Ghaieb, Jeanne Devos, Daniel Kasztura, Vilmar Bieri, This Maag

First feature film by Swiss director Carmen Stadler, produced by Claudia Wick for Abrakadabra Films AG

An office complex wishes for a love story before demolition. It chooses the lonely misfits for this story; those who go through security rounds at night, scrub toilets, experiment with recipes or rehearse their final speech. A poetic and twisted kaleidoscope that centers around desire, security and melodious noises which move through the entire fabric of the building.

 

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Marcel Duchamp: The Art of the Possible written  and directed by Matthew Taylor

USA 2019 Documentary 89 minutes

Duchamp: Art of the Possible is a feature documentary that explores the life, art, and philosophy of the 20th century’s most influential modernists, Marcel Duchamp, and how his work single-handedly changed the course of art, and over time, culture itself.
 

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THE MYSTERY OF A BURYAT LAMA, directed by Elena Demidova

The documentary film «THE MYSTERY OF A BURYAT LAMA», directed by Elena Demidova, tells a story of one of the most famous lamas, Pandido Khambo Lama Dashi Dorzho Itigelov. His body is recognized as one of the sacred Buddhist objects of Russia and is being kept in the Ivolginsky Datsan. The Buddhist monks approach him as a living person.
 
Itigelov was born in 1852 and began his religious education at the age of sixteen years. In 1911, he was appointed the twelfth Pandido Khambo Lama as the Head of Russian Buryat Buddhists. Between 1913 and 1917, Itigelov was prominent in the spiritual life of Russian Empire. He took part in the Tercentenary celebrations of the House Romanov and opened first Buddhist temple in St. Petersburg. During First World War Itigelov presided over the society of "Buryat brothers", an organization helping the Russian army. After October Revolution, Itigelov resigned as head of the Buddhists. In 1927, aged seventy-five years, he asked other lamas to begin meditation ceremonies and funeral rites, since he said he was about to die. Itigelov left a testament asking to be buried as he was at the time of his death, sitting in lotus posture. On September 11, 2002, Itigelov's body was eventually exhumed in the presence of the leaders of the Buddhist Traditional Sangha of Russia and transferred to Ivolginsky Datsan.

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THE CREEPY LINE a film by M.A.Taylor 2018

"A film that Google does not want you to see  - filmfestivals.com Best for Fest"

An eye-opening documentary, The Creepy Line reveals the stunning degree to which society is manipulated by Google and Facebook and blows the lid off the remarkably subtle – hence powerful – manner in which they do it.

The Creepy Line is a title culled from the words of former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, when during a 2010 interview he explained Google’s code of conduct: “The Google policy on a lot of things is to get right up to the creepy line and not cross it.”

However, as Dr. Robert Epstein explains in the film, “Google crosses the creepy line every day”. 

Offering first-hand accounts, scientific experiments and detailed analysis, The Creepy Line examines what is at risk when these two tech titans have free reign to utilize the public’s most private and personal data to manipulate society.

There is no question that the “creepy line” is getting ever-creepier, and that the tech giants have crossed it.

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Sharkwater: Extinction by Rob Stewart Documentary Canada 2018
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Rob Stewart “Conservation is the preservation of human life on earth. And that, above all else, is worth fighting for” Watch Rob Stewart doing what he loved most of all, swimming with sharks, in exclusive footage from his third film, Sharkwater: Extinction.

Sharkwater: Extinction is a follow up to his first two award-winning films, Sharkwater and Revolution. Sharkwater exposed the devastating issue of shark finning, while Revolution brought the destructive effects of Ocean Acidification to light.

Rob taught the world to not fear sharks, through his iconic images of hugging these majestic creatures and free diving with them.

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Revolution by Rob Stewart 

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over 40 festival wins so far

Eco Documentary feature film by Rob Stewart April 2015, 82 minutes (Sharkwater)
Revolution is a film about changing the world. The true-life adventure of Rob Stewart, this follow-up to his acclaimed SHARKWATER (36 festival wins) documentary continues his remarkable journey; one that will take him through 15 countries over four years, and where he'll discover that it's not only sharks that are in grave danger -- it's humanity itself.

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Des partenariats forts avec les plus grands festivals et marchés
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Nous sommes très fiers des bonnes relations et des partenariats signé avec les plus grands festivals et marchés : Venice Production Bridge, FestForums Santa Barbara, AFM, Animaze, Tallinn Black Night International Film Festival, Houston WorldFest, Fantasporto, et Cannes Market bien entendu et beaucoup d'autres. Nous sommes heureux de pouvoir grace à ces parteneriats pouvoir apporter news et dailies à ...
 

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MOVIES THAT MATTER

Promoting Movies that Matter / des films qui font grandir...

With contributions from Abbé Jean-Luc Maroy, Alex Deleon, Bruno Chatelin

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Les raisins de la colère (The Grapes of Wrath) de John Ford (USA, 1940)

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Les films qui ont une densité spirituelle évidente mettent souvent en scène le voyage, l’itinéraire initiatique, mais aussi la souffrance qu’implique de quitter sa terre, ses racines, son pays, son existence. On se rend compte, avec Les raisins de la colère que la modernité a constitué le terreau indispensable de la modernité liquide (Zygmunt Baumann). Le film est en effet réalisé en 1940, bien avant que la phi...
 

La Source (Jungfrukällan) d’Ingmar Bergman (Suède, 1960)

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Le prix du 46ème Festival de Deauville sera remis à Barbet Schroeder

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L’Amérique au scalpel Le Prix du Festival de Deauville est remis chaque année à un cinéaste qui a franchi l’Atlantique pour réaliser un film aux Etats-Unis, matérialisant ainsi un pont franco-américain issu d’une longue tradition artistique. Après Jacques Audiard (Les Frères Sisters), Olivier Assayas (Cuban Network), c’est Barbet Schroeder que nous honorerons pour cette 46e éd...
 
 

 

 

Impact des bandes-annonces diffusées dans les cinémas au 4 aout

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Enquête hebdomadaire réalisée auprès d’un échantillon de 35 000 individus représentatifs de la population française. Parmi ces individus, 2 000 spectateurs étant allés au cinéma au cours de la semaine cinéma concernée sont interrogés sur les bandes annonces vues au cinéma.   ...
 

 

La Bande Annonce 2020 du Festival Off-Courts Trouville

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    Chaque année, un artiste, souvent ami, réalise la bande-annonce du festival. Destinée à ouvrir chaque séance de projection du festival, ce sont aussi les premières images animées originales proposées aujourd’hui au public.   Nicolas Boulenger est bien plus qu’un ami. Bien que fermement décidé à rester indépendant, il est l’un des membres actifs du Studio Off-C...
 

 

FIFF Namur nous présente son nouveau spot

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    Réalisé par Gwendoline Gamboa et Ornella Macchia de Studio TABASS co., le spot du FIFF Namur 2020 s’inspire directement de notre affiche officielle créée par Cécile Van Caillie - Carambolage. La musique a été composée par Eloi Ragot et la postproduction a été gérée par la société bruxelloise AdnStudio.  Tel un jeu typographique, les lettres du FIFF s’ag...
 
 
 

Six films d’Argentine, du Brésil, du Chili et du Pérou seront présentés à Cinéma en Construction 38

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La 38ème édition se déroulera en ligne entre le 24 et le 30 août, et correspondra à la partie de Cinéma en Construction-Lima, évènement conjoint entre Cinélatino, Rencontres de Toulouse et le Festival de Cinéma de Lima PUCP. Cinéma en Construction est une plateforme professionnelle qui soutient la production de films latino-américains en contribuant à leur finalisation et à leur distribution in...
 

 

Pas de trêve d’été pour Martine et Jean-Marc Thérouanne, Directrice et Délégué Général du Festival International des Cinémas d’Asie de Vesoul, et Marie Melcore, graphiste officielle, auquel s’est joint Marc Haaz. Ils ont tous quatre travaillé de concert pour la préparation de la mise en place du 27e Festival International des Cinémas d’Asie de Vesoul qui aura lieu du 26 janvier au ....
 
 
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LOCARNO WRAPPED 

 

Locarno 2020 – For the Future of Films wrapped a very special edition

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Locarno 2020 – For the Future of Films wraps up a special edition of the Locarno Film Festival in the year of the global pandemic With Locarno 2020 – For the Future of Films, the Festival has managed a positive performance in terms of both audience participation – online and in theaters – and international attention from professionals across the sector and worldwide. A hybrid edition, for which the last physical screenings took place yesterday, 15 August, was p...
 

 

From Switzerland to Argentina, the Locarno 2020 verdict on the films of the future

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Locarno 2020 – For the Future of Films: award winners at the special edition Two female gazes, stretching from Switzerland to Argentina, have won the Pardi 2020 awards – each worth 70,000 Swiss francs – for productions halted by the COVID-19 crisis. The international jury for The Films After Tomorrow – made up of Nadav Lapid, Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese and Kelly Reichardt – picked out Chocobar, by acclaimed Argentinian filmmaker Lucrecia Martel, a political docume...
 

 

First prizes awarded at Locarno 2020: the winners of Open Doors Hub and Lab

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  The winners were announced today of the international co-production platform Open Doors Hub and the producer training workshop Open Doors Lab at this year’s edition, Locarno 2020 – For the Future of Films.   Even in a year beset by the global pandemic, the Locarno Pro initiative Open Doors has continued its three-year cycle (2019-2021), focusing on Southeast Asia (Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Myanmar, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines) and Mongolia, bringing...

 

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VENICE 

 

Video Interview with Pascal Diot, head of Venice Production Bridge

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Filmfestivals.com partner of Venice Production Bridge sat down with the Pascal Diot who shared with our audience a few practical facts and figures on the Market which he has created 6 years ago. ... 
 

Venice Production Bridge Panel Programme/ One-to-One Meetings and Sales Letter

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VENICE PRODUCTION BRIDGE: Panel Programme/ One-to-One Meetings and  Sales Letter   With the opening night of the 77. Venice International Film Festival less than two weeks away, we like to give you some additional information about the upcoming Venice Production Bridge (VPB), organised by La Biennale di Venezia. Every year, the Venice Production Bridge is an essential meeting point among the cinema, audiovisual and VR profession...
 

 

Venice VR Expanded will travel around the world

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The Virtual Reality section of the 77th Venice Film Festival  (Venice VR Expanded) accessible in the VR Lounge of cultural institutions around the world   The works of Venice VR Expanded, the Virtual Reality section of the 77th Venice International Film Festival (2-12 September 2020) of La Biennale di Venezia will be available for viewing in the VR Lounge of many cultural institutions around the world, and online.   The cultural institutions involved are the following: ...
 

 

Venice Film Festival: Two more titles for Venice 77

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Fiori, Fiori, Fiori! (12’) by Luca Guadagnino and Run Hide Fight by Kyle Rankin round out the line-up of the 77th Venice Film Festival   La Biennale di Venezia is pleased to announce two Out of Competition titles that integrate and complete, Out of Competition, the line-up of the 77th Venice International Film Festival, directed by Alberto Barbera, and scheduled to take place from September 2 to 12 2020 at the Lido di Venezia.   They are the new short film by Luca...

Better World Forum in Venice with Conference, Red Carpet Screening of The Cave, VIP Cocktail, Gala Dinner & Award Ceremony

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 What legacy are we leaving for future generation? September 4th: an exceptional event in Venice under the patronage of Italian ministry of Environment BETTER WORLD FORUM Ocean & Environment CINEMA FESTIVAL LA MOSTRA 77th edition, VENEZIA, Italy SEPTEMBER, 4th 2020 PALACE CA’ SAGREDO Masterclass Conference, Press Lunch, VIP Screening of THE CAVE, Red Carpet, VIP Cocktail, Gala Dinner & Award Ceremony, After Party King Baudouin Foundation Some ... 
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SAN SEBASTIAN 

 

Thirteen short films will participate in Nest, in a competition maintaining its format of physical attendance

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The selection has been made from amongst the 348 works submitted by 165 film schools in 49 countries     The XIX edition of Nest, San Sebastian Festival’s international competition for short films by film students, has selected thirteen short films from amongst the 348 submissions received from 165 schools in 49 countries. The chosen works, seven signed by male filmmakers an...
 

 

WIP Latam to present six films from Argentina, Colombia, Paraguay and Uruguay

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The San Sebastian Festival's new work in progress, which replaces the pioneering Films in Progress, will run online and physically on September 22, 23 and 24   Boreal by Federico Adorno (Paraguay - Mexico), Piedra Noche / Dusk Stone by Iván Fund (Argentina  - Chile), La Roya / The Rust by Juan  Sebastián Mesa (Colombia - France), El  empleado y...
 

 

Five projects on artificial intelligence, big data, blockchain and mobile apps to compete in the Startup Challenge

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  The selected proposals, coming from Spain, the UK, Norway and Germany, will compete for an award of 10,000 euros, free access during the first year to an incubation space at one of the Business Innovation Centers (BICs) belonging to the Basque Country Technology Park Network and access to funding of up to 500,000 euros Zinemaldia & Technology will be held online on Friday, September 25, and will include the presentations of the five finalist projects and a masterclass   ...
 

 

11 productions competing for the Kutxabank-New Directors Award

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Eleven productions from Brazil, China, France, Ireland, Japan, the Netherlands, Poland, South Korea, Spain, Russia, the United Kingdom and Vietnam to compete for the Kutxabank-New Directors Award Among the selected movies are several from the Festival’s work in progress projects A total of eleven productions from Brazil, China, France, Ireland, Japan, the Netherlands, Poland, South Korea, Spain, Russia, the United Kingdom and Vietnam will compete for the Kutxabank-New Directors Award a...
 

 

‘Akelarre’, by Pablo Agüero, and ‘Courtroom 3H’, by Antonio Méndez Esparza, to compete for the Golden Shell

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‘Akelarre’, by Pablo Agüero, and ‘Courtroom 3H’ (‘Sala de Juzgado 3H’), by Antonio Méndez Esparza, to compete for the Golden Shell at the Festival’s 68th edition Rodrigo Sorogoyen will participate out of competition in the Official Selection with the complete screening of the series ‘Antidisturbios’ The series ‘Patria’, created by Aitor Gabilondo, can be seen as a special screening   &n...
 

 

Willem Dafoe to feature on the poster of the San Sebastian Festival’s 68th edition

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The poster was created by the San Sebastian studio Patio based on an image by the photographer Martin Schoeller The North American actor Willem Dafoe (Appleton, Wisconsin, 1955) will feature on the poster of the San Sebastian Festival’s 68th edition, to run from September 18-26. In 2018 the Festival launched a new line of posters with a composition combining photography and illustration and presided over by a figure from contemporary cinema. The actress Isabelle Huppert opened the serie...

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Bettina Oberli’s MY WONDERFUL WANDA opens the 16th Zurich Film Festival

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It is probably one of the year’s most anticipated releases: The Swiss tragicomedy WANDA, MEIN WUNDER (MY WONDERFUL WANDA) by Bettina Oberli opens the 16th Zurich Film Festival on September 24 and celebrates its world-premiere.     MY WONDERFUL WANDA – Bettina Oberli (Zodiac P...
 

 

Miss Willoughby and the Haunted Bookshop starring Nathalie Cox and Kelsey Grammer wraps shooting

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MSR Media Producer Philippe Martinez announced today the completion of principal photography of the new mystery-suspense feature film Miss Willoughby and the Haunted Bookshop starring Nathalie Cox (Clash of the Titans, Kingdom of Heaven) and multi-award winner Kelsey Grammer (Transformers: Age of Extinction, “Frasier”). The film is directed by Brad Watson (The 7th Dimension) from a script by Kate Wood (Out of the Ashes), Chad Law (Beyond the Law), and Josh Ridgway (Howlers). Also s...
 

 

Odesa International Film Festival Introduces a New Programme Called "Visions"

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"Visions" will be presented for the first time at the 11th OIFF   Odesa International Film Festival presents a new programme called "Visions". It will be screened for the first at the 11th OIFF, which will take place online from 25 September till 3 October. The 'Visions' section presents films with a distinctive visual narrative and original cinematic approach that has been highly praised at world film festivals such as Cannes, Toronto, Berlinale and other...
 

 

Malta Film Commission Launches Screen Malta to Fund Local Film Productions

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The Malta Film Commission (MFC) has announced a funding call for local film producers, under the auspices of the recently launched Screen Malta, administering a total annual budget of 600,000 EUR for the development, production and distribution of Maltese audiovisual works. The objective of the Screen Malta is to nurture and back the development and production of Maltese films and scripts (i.e. Feature Films, Short Films (production only), Creative Documentaries, and High Qu...
 

 

Diane Stays in Her Lane with Kevin Costner for LET HIM GO

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by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent Academy Award nominee Diane Lane has been in the public eye since Coppola, even before THE COTTON CLUB, where she polished her star so brightly that the film still shines out today. Now Focus Features has her set in this gem opposite another leading man of the period, Kevin Costner. The film is novel adaptation LET HIM GO, on deck for November release. LET HIM GO, set in 1951 in Montana, revisits Western themes of family and isolation where t...
 

 

Viva Pictures has acquired U.S. distribution rights to the bilingual romantic comedy In Other Words

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  VIVA PICTURES ACQUIRES ROMANTIC COMEDY  IN OTHER WORDS Viva Pictures has acquired U.S. distribution rights to the bilingual romantic comedy In Other Words. The film will be released On Digital and On Demand on September 8th and will air on HBO Latino in February 2021.   In Other Words was directed by Patrick Perez Vidauri (Lola's Love Shack) from a script written by Cristina Nava (Lola'... 
 
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FESTIVALS IN FOCUS 

 

FNC 49th edition, Unveiling of the opening and closing film 

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The 49th Montreal Festival du nouveau cinéma (FNC) will be an evolving edition this year, both online and in person. The FNC is very pleased to announce that SOUTERRAIN by Sophie Dupuis will kick off this very special edition on Wednesday, October 7, while MY SALINGER YEAR by Philippe Falardeau will close out the festivities on Saturday, October 17. SOUTERRAIN OPENS THE FESTIVAL WITH TWO EXCEPTIONAL SCREENINGS  The 49th edition will feature a two-p...
 

 

Cucalorus Festival to expand to November 11-25

 
Dear Cucalorians! We’ve spent the last four months zooming around all day, writing emergency relief and resilience grants, examining ways that we can do better at undoing racism, reinventing our rural film festivals, and even growing cucumbers to make into pickles. And wearing masks of course. Please wear masks y’all! Whoooops. What a wild, weird world. As my late friend Bob Brown said, “We are savages in a new civilization.” That phrase seems more relevant now ...
 

 

FourByFour collaboration from Revelation Perth International Film Festival breathes new life into struggling arts sector

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Revelation Perth International Film Festival, in association with Tura New Music and Co3 Contemporary Dance, continues its commitment to collaborating across media forms and encouraging active film production in Western Australia in its announcement of ambitious VR/360° production, FourByFour. Through funding from Lotterywest’s COVID response grants program, Revelation will be working with local screen artists, composers, musicians, choreographers and dancers, ...
 

 

The 69th International Film Festival Mannheim Heidelberg (IFFMH) will take place November 12-22

 
The IFFMH announces first details about the programme and the realisation of the festival’s 69th edition: The audience can look forward to new sections and formats. For one week a physical festival with a concentrated programme will take place in the cinemas of Mannheim and Heidelberg. This year, the debut features in the endowed competition ON THE RISE will be even more in the spotlight in order to support young filmmakers. Furthermore, the IFFMH will be of...
 

 

RIFF announces its exciting 17th edition to be launched in hybrid format on 24th of September

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  This year we will explore new technology and use it to bring quality cinema to an even wider audience in Iceland. We are thrilled to bring online screenings to movie lovers across the country to Keflavík, Ísafjörður and Akureyri as well as those who can normally not attend the festival such as those at sea, at hospitals and in prisons. Guests will also be able to enjoy Q&A's, discussions and more with online events. Industry Days will...
 

 

Local Sightings Film Festival 2020 Goes Virtual

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  10 Days of Films and Special Events Championing Pacific Northwest Film & Media Makers Featuring over 135 short and feature films! September 18-27, 2020   Opening Night with #VanishingSeattle, Artist Spotlights with Neely Goniodsky, Danny Denial, Kiana Harris & BeautyBoiz, Plus NWFF’s 25th Anniversary on Closing Night All programs are pay-what-you-can; $0–25 sliding scale; festival passes are also available on sliding scale, as a part of N...
 

 

2020 Toronto International Film Festival announces screening venues and ticket on-sale dates

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Indoor cinemas, digital screenings, drive-ins, and open-air cinema create a community of film lovers TORONTO TIFF Co-Heads Cameron Bailey and Joana Vicente today announced the screening venues for TIFF 2020. As previously announced, this year’s Festival is a hybrid offering of digital and in-person screenings. Festival audiences will be able to enjoy indoor screenings at TIFF Bell Lightbox and at the Isabel Bader Theatre. Audiences can also experience TIFF at the following drive-ins and o...
 

 

The 69th International Film Festival Mannheim Heidelberg (IFFMH) will take place between November 12 and November 22, 2020

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The 69th International Film Festival Mannheim Heidelberg (IFFMH) will take place between November 12 and November 22, 2020 With new offers, young talents and in cinemas:       The IFFMH announces first details about the programme and the realisation of the festival‘s 69th edition: The audience can look forward to new sections and formats. For one ...
 

 

Shriekfest Film Festival Celebrates its 20th Anniversary October 1-4

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Shriekfest Film Festival Celebrates its 20th Anniversary  October 1-4 at Raleigh Studios in Hollywood and its 4th year in Orlando, FL!    The annual Los Angeles competition will kick off with a public party October 1st. The Shriekfest Film Festival, an international horror/sci-fi film and screenplay competition, has announced its annual event will take place October 1-4, 2020!. The festival begins with an opening night party on Thursday, which the public is welc...
 

 

The Overlook Lives! Virtual Festival NIGHTSTREAM coming October!

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Overlook Returns Online Oct. 8th - 11th, 2020 WELCOME TO NIGHTSTREAM In response to the many challenges impacting the film community amid the Covid-19 pandemic, and the concerns of safety and security that presently come with physical exhibition and festivals, a collective online initiative is being launched by organizers of a number of American genre festivals for the upcoming fall season to offer a singular experience for U.S. audiences. Together the Boston Underground Film Festival, B...
 

 

The 8th edition of the FIDBA (INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL OF BUENOS AIRES) will run in digital mode

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The 8th edition of the FIDBA  will run from August 27 to September 30 in digital form A month for lovers of cinema of the real thing. An extended festival, divided into sections with thematic focuses, cycles and retrospectives, in addition to its ten competitions. More than 230 films, world, Latin American and...
 

 

 

Locarno 2020 – For the Future of Films wrapped a very special edition

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Locarno 2020 – For the Future of Films wraps up a special edition of the Locarno Film Festival in the year of the global pandemic With Locarno 2020 – For the Future of Films, the Festival has managed a positive performance in terms of both audience participation – online and in theaters – and international attention from professionals across the sector and worldwide. A hybrid edition, for which the last physical screenings took place yesterday, 15 August, was p...
 

 

58th New York Film Festival Unveiling the NYFF58 Main Slate lineup and expanded festival dates of September 17–October 11!

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58th New York Film Festival  Unveiling the NYFF58 Main Slate lineup and expanded festival dates of September 17–October 11!     Hailing from 19 countries, this year’s Main Slate showcases 25 new titles from renowned auteurs, exceptional work from directors making their NYFF debuts, and ...
 

 

Celebrate Black Lives with SRFF's Black Voices retrospective

 
A retrospective of documentaries, LIVE filmmaker meetings, offered online free, August 17-22 Full program here.   ...
 

The 54th WorldFest-Houston Intl Film Festival Call for Entries...

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The 54th Annual WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival will officially open for entries August 15th! WorldFest offers competition for Shorts, Documentaries, Feature Films, Music Videos, Experimental & Student Films on the Silver Screens of the wonderful Memorial City Cinemark Theatres, with over 1,000 international filmmakers attending the 10-day International Film Festival from 75 Nations!   The year 2020 will go down in history as the stra...
 

 

Submit with 50% discount to our partner festival: The San Luis Obispo International Film Festival (SLO Film Fest)

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The festival will take place MARCH 9TH-14TH 2021 Hurry up...  be among the first ten submitters using the code FILMFESTCOM21 to receive a filmfreeway 50% waiver code! The SLO Film Fest team is now reviewing strategies for the coming year and discussing new “out of the box” ways to move forward as we all navigate the COVID-19 challenges together. A MAJOR THANK YOU to our loyal and dedicated sponsors who are rolling with the cancellation of this ye...
 
 
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AWARDS WATCH 

Terence Blanchard to receive TIFF Variety Artisan Award at the 2020 TIFF Tribute Awards

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  Joana Vicente and Cameron Bailey, Co-Heads of TIFF, announced today that Academy Award–nominated and six-time Grammy Award–winning composer Terence Blanchard will be honoured with the TIFF Variety Artisan Award at this year’s TIFF Tribute Awards. The award recognizes a distinguished creative who has excelled at their craft and made an outstanding contribution to cinema and entertainment. The TIFF Tribute Awards will be broadcast on Tuesday, September 15, at 8pm ET/PT on...
 

 

Five new Nordic films nominated for the Nordic Council Film Prize 2020

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         The nominees will be presented at the opening of “New Nordic Films” at the Norwegian International Film Festival in Haugesund. Today five films from the five Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden) have been announced as candidates for the Nordic Council Film Prize 2020 – a much-coveted prize that has been awarded 17 times.    Among the five nominees, we see several films, which have...
 

 

Sting, Norah Jones, free concert, plus Trey Anastasio, Rufus Wainwright, Leslie Odom Jr., Rosanne Cash, coming in Sept.

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by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent Sometimes it's difficult to figure out how to help, when to help, or even where to help for the most pressing social issues. But this is an easy one, an easy way in to assist in such a powerful way during these grim times. SummerStage Jubilee is coming on Sept. 17, with some glittery free talent on tap, including former Police frontman Sting, phenom Norah Jones, plus Trey Anastasio, Rufus Wainwright, Leslie Odom Jr., Rosanne Cash, ...
 

 

Marcel Duchamp doc wins best trailer at New Media Film Festival in LA

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  New Media Film Festival, an innovative and award-winning festival created in 2009, celebrates stories, technology, and platforms. We continually implement new opportunities outside the norm to bolster creators in media. Through our boundary pushing ideology, we create an environment for creators to thrive. New Media Film Festival is an infinite catalyst for story and technology. Not just any stories, but the stories worth telling. “In the world of festivals, it is refreshing ...
 

 

The Winners of the 11th Annual New Media Film Festival

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  A Remarkable Awards Show for A Remarkable year. The 121 New Media Films & Content from 32 countries that are nominees in the 11th Annual New Media Film Festival® voted. Resoundingly the nominees voted to have an online awards ceremony and forgo an in person festival this year. With 38 World – 15 U.S., and 30 L.A. Premieres and the first time a holographic digital comic and an AI implemented story character arc and the 1st touch rotation in AR are nominees.   The w...
 

 

The IndieFEST Film Awards Announces Latest Winners!

 
The IndieFEST Film Awards strives to give talented directors, producers, actors, creative teams and new media creators the positive exposure and credibility they deserve.  IndieFEST discovers and honors the achievements of filmmakers who produce high quality films and new media.  Attracting both powerhouse industry veterans as well as talented new filmmakers, The IndieFEST is an exceptional, truly international awards competition, not a traditional film festival.  The goal of...
 

 

From Switzerland to Argentina, the Locarno 2020 verdict on the films of the future

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Locarno 2020 – For the Future of Films: award winners at the special edition Two female gazes, stretching from Switzerland to Argentina, have won the Pardi 2020 awards – each worth 70,000 Swiss francs – for productions halted by the COVID-19 crisis. The international jury for The Films After Tomorrow – made up of Nadav Lapid, Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese and Kelly Reichardt – picked out Chocobar, by acclaimed Argentinian filmmaker Lucrecia Martel, a political docume...
 

 

From Switzerland to Argentina, the Locarno 2020 verdict on the films of the future

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Locarno 2020 – For the Future of Films: award winners at the special edition Two female gazes, stretching from Switzerland to Argentina, have won the Pardi 2020 awards – each worth 70,000 Swiss francs – for productions halted by the COVID-19 crisis. The international jury for The Films After Tomorrow – made up of Nadav Lapid, Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese and Kelly Reichardt – picked out Chocobar, by acclaimed Argentinian filmmaker Lucrecia Martel, a political docume...
 

 

First prizes awarded at Locarno 2020: the winners of Open Doors Hub and Lab

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  The winners were announced today of the international co-production platform Open Doors Hub and the producer training workshop Open Doors Lab at this year’s edition, Locarno 2020 – For the Future of Films.   Even in a year beset by the global pandemic, the Locarno Pro initiative Open Doors has continued its three-year cycle (2019-2021), focusing on Southeast Asia (Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Myanmar, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines) and Mongolia, bringing...

 

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16th Myrtle Beach International Film Festival (April 20-24, 2021) calling for entry

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Call for entry MBIFF 16 now open     October 2, 2020 Earlybird Deadline I November 20, 2020 Regular Deadline I December 11, 2020 Late Deadline  I December 31, 2020 Extended Deadline I  

The MBIFF is a World Class Event.

Submissions end December 31st,  20éà, submit through filmfreeway.com, or through the festivals website, myrtlebeachfilmfestival.com
Selected by Movie Maker Magazine as one of the top 25 film festivals worth the submission, one of the top festivals in the world by Film international and touted by many as one of the most important independent film festivals in the circuit. We are passionate about film and it shows!

The MBIFF screens projects in a multi-million dollar theater, housing state of the art technology.

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New York City Independent Film Festival (NYCIndieFF)

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August 31, 2020  Earlybird Deadline 

The New York City Independent Film Festival (a.k.a. NYC Independent Film Festival, NYCIndieFF) is an annual film festival held in New York City. It was founded in 2009 by Dennis Cieri and Bonnie Rush. The festival has screened over 1,800 movies from 81 different countries since it began in 2010.

The Festival is focused on low budget and emerging, yet overlooked filmmakers, bringing their talent to culturally enrich the NYC community. The Festival aims to create the largest gathering of true indie filmmakers.

NYCIndieFF honors the Best in Category which includes Best Narrative Feature, Best Documentary, Best Short Documentary, Best Short Narrative, Best Super Short, as well as Best Director and Best Screenplay.

With a new section: the Covid-19 Diaries: tell us your story of hope and survival during the Corona lockdown. Short under 10 minutes

NYCIndieFF provides a showcase for the best in independent cinema, including short films, feature films, music videos, and animated works. With panels, parties and a week-long gathering of fellow indie filmmakers NYCIndieFF is the place to be May 16 - May 23, 2021.

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Your Script Produced competition
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August 31, 2020 Late Deadline

Introducing Season 2 / 2020 of “Your Script Produced!” International Film / Tv / Short Film Screenwriting Competition sponsored by Doval Bacall Films. The sponsor will fully finance, develop, package and produce the Grand Prize Winning Feature Script for $250,000.00.

We've raised the stakes! Season 2 will accept Features, Tv Scripts, AND SHORT FILM SCRIPTS! Winners will be promoted in the Variety Magazine and THR!

Open to writers of all levels. 18 years old or older. Anyone 16 or 17 years of age can submit, must have a parental consent form.

WE DON’T SET YOU UP WITH MEETING AFTER MEETING. WE DON’T SELL YOU DREAMS. WE DON’T SELL YOU HOPE.

WE PRODUCE YOUR SCRIPT!

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Paleochora Lost World Short Film Festival  
October 3 - 8, 2020

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Paleochora Lost World Short Film Festival launched its 1st edition in June 2019 to a spectacular success. The 2nd edition of the festival returns in October 2020  in association with the Municipality of Kandanos-Selinou. The 'Lost World' of Paleochora nestles between the Mountains and Sea in South West Crete and is the perfect location for Filmmakers to convene to show their work, network with colleagues and enjoy our fabulous Cretan hospitality. We may be at the most southern point of Europe, but there are BIG Film things happening here and on the entire Island of Crete. Our main aim will be to select films which focus on great storytelling, whether fiction, documentary or any other accepted genre.

Screenings are held Under the Stars in the Town Hall Square with daytime programmes held at the fabulous Pearl Cavo oceanside venue.

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Lauren McBride to Join SFFILM as Director of Artist Development

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Filmmaker and Consultant with Background in Tech Joins the SFFILM Makers Team to Lead Filmmaker Grant and Residency Programs SFFILM announced today a major addition to the organization’s leadership roster, with film producer, consultant, and operations specialist Lauren McBride joining as Director of Artist Development, effective September 8. McBride will lead the team facilitating SFFILM’s robust slate of programs directly supporting independent filmmakers through grants, fe...
 

 

Anthony Hopkins, Chloé Zhao, and Mira Nair are newly announced TIFF honourees, joining Kate Winslet

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  Toronto International Film Festival and Bell Media present the first-ever broadcast of the TIFF Tribute Awards on CTV Sir Anthony Hopkins, Chloé Zhao, and Mira Nair are newly announced honourees, joining previously announced recipient Kate Winslet TORONTO — TIFF and Bell Media today unveiled that television audiences can tune in to the 2020 TIFF Tribute Awards, to be broadcast on Tuesday, September 15 at 8pm ET/PT on CTV and everywhere CTV content can be found, during ...
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"THE BEST FOR FESTS : ONES TO WATCH FOR FESTIVAL CONSIDERATION

IRIS by Diana Rodriguez

USA - Fantastic drama thriller: 104 minutes - first feature film

Alice Kremelberg (Orange Is The New Black) stars as the eponymous Iris, and gives an outstanding lead performance as this tortured soul dreadfully awaiting the death of her Aunt Adelaide, played by Mary Looram (Like Father, Braid). As Aunt Adelaide slowly withers away in hospice, Iris continues her day to day routines of working in an antique shop, and scrolling online for connections through an online dating app. However, Iris has an ulterior motive behind her digital search for suitors, and it’s not love. Iris has a hunger, and she needs to feed. On every date she goes on, she sizes her match up and determines their strength of character on a criteria of what she considers basic human decency. And if any of her dates fail to meet her standards, then that’s the end of them. They’re dinner. That’s just how Iris operates.

But complications arise when Iris meets Tom, played by Grant MacDermott (Hustlers, Mr. Robot), at a support group meeting for people dealing with the lingering effects of grief. Tom is a good hearted man coping with crippling trauma. As their chaste relationship develops, Iris is confounded by a debilitating emotional dilemma. She yearns for the love she once lost, but recognizes the potential in having a strong bond with Tom. Unfortunately, her primal nature exposes itself in the heat of lust, causing her deep seated vampirism to emerge and overtake her instincts. So she can never truly express her true feelings to Tom without it resulting in his death. What’s a timeless girl to do in the big city?

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LOST GIRLS by Julia Verdin

USA, 107 minutes, June 2020

One girl’s nightmare. A nationwide reality.

After escaping from a sex trafficking ring, one teenage girl struggles to reconnect with herself and her family after her ordeal. Ultimately, in order to find herself and rescue her helpless friends, she must confront her own fears and help lead the police to her traffickers - no matter the cost.

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Sixteen-year-old Angie Morgan feels like her parents don’t understand her. After she is befriended by the charming and handsome Mario, everything seems to change for the better. He understands her desire to be a musician and promises to help her fulfill her dreams. However, her innocent, suburban life is upended when Mario lures her away to sell her to a local sex trafficking ring.

Angie is shocked and scared at her new found situations but clings to the belief that Mario loves her and that they will eventually both escape.  When it becomes clear to her that this will never happen, Angie is so overcome with shame and remorse for the life she is now trapped in and all seems hopeless.

When her closest friend and fellow victim, Zoe, finds out that Angie is about to be sold and shipped off to Miami, Zoe finds a way for them to escape. They make a desperate run for it. Angie escapes, but Zoe is not so lucky. Alone and heartbroken for her friend still imprisoned by their traffickers, Angie returns home to find that “normal” life is now anything but normal.

Burdened by her severe PTSD and guilt, Angie shies away from both her family and the police.  She is terrified that her traffickers will return for her (or worse, her little sister) if she provides any information to the police. 

Luckily, Angie meets Rachel, a sex trafficking survivor turned caseworker, who is desperately searching for the girl who was in her care but taken back by her traffickers: Zoe. As Rachel lends her strength, Angie begins to consider standing up to the traffickers, and after witnessing brutal murders and mutilations of other girls at hands of the traffickers, Angie considers standing up to the traffickers.

Will Angie’s fear hold her back? Or will she persevere to protect her family and help rescue Zoe and the others? 

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FINDING MANNY by Kacey Cox

Canada, 56 minutes documentary, june 2020

The chance discovery of an online article sends a Holocaust survivor on an unexpected trip to visit the orphanage where he was rescued to after the war.
 
Manny Drukier narrowly escaped the war by jumping from a “death train” at age 16, finding refuge at a unique home for orphans and displaced children. 71 years later, Manny—who lives in Toronto—is tracked down by a German researcher who has dedicated a decade of her life to locating the surviving children from the home. She invites Manny to return to the orphanage, which has since become a grade school, to share his story with the next generation. Manny must now revisit the places of his darkest memories, to reconcile the past and educate the future.

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BLUE MOTEL Award winning script by Ted Campbell
Feature film in production by Doval Bacall Films

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Grand Winner Your Script Produced season 1  Platinum Remi Award WorldFest Houston

When his bank robber father injured in a recent heist seeks refuge at the desolate motel where he works, a motel clerk is forced to confront the truth behind a botched heist from his past.

Originally from Boston, Mass, Ted Campbell is a screenwriter and director who specializes in thoughtful, character driven thrillers. Ted will direct his heist thriller "Underground" with producer Ellen Wander of Film Bridge International. His contained, crime thriller “Blue Motel” won the Grand Prize in Your Script Produced screenplay competition. Ted will direct “Blue Motel” with Doval Bacall Films producing. Ted is a member of ISA’s Development Program. And was named to ISA’s Top 25 Screenwriters To Watch list.

Ted finds inspiration in the works of the great noir writers Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler and Ross MacDonald as well as his screenwriting idols Scott Frank, Shane Black, Tony Gilroy and Richard Wenk.

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SAVING NORTH - A RUSSIAN AMERICAN ODYSSEY by J Mitchell Johnson

Russia USA Feature documentary April 2020 Director's cut: 79 minutes

What happened, what can happen to the centuries old amazing wooden churches in north of Russia. Photographer Richard Davies trips to Russia and USA tell stories on human soul, hope and russian american…cooperation in restoring beauty.

Saving North is the story of a struggle for human and cultural survival in the mysterious and insular world of the Russian North. An outsider from England, photographer Richard Davies, enters this mysterious and vast region of the world with the hope of documenting both the glory and the tragic demise of its rapidly disappearing Wooden Churches. As Davies meets and becomes friends with the some of his Russian photo subjects, he finds himself getting emotionally involved with their struggle. He decides to put down his camera and get involved with church restoration.

Early on in our story Davies befriends the famed Russian architect Alexander Popov who is deeply involved in working to preserve and share with the world the beauty and value of these ancient structures. Popov has uniquely discovered and reinvigorated both the tools and processes that restore life back to the North. But it’s an uphill battle against strong and powerful forces.

Together, Davies and Popov uncover the circumstances that led to the demise of the churches, and then join a small but growing group of passionate Russian citizens and outsiders from all walks of life who join the cause of Saving North.

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SEKURITAS written and directed by Carmen Stadler

Romantic dark comedy 117 minutes 2019 Switzerland

Starring Kathrin Veith, Duraid Abbas Ghaieb, Jeanne Devos, Daniel Kasztura, Vilmar Bieri, This Maag

First feature film by Swiss director Carmen Stadler, produced by Claudia Wick for Abrakadabra Films AG

An office complex wishes for a love story before demolition. It chooses the lonely misfits for this story; those who go through security rounds at night, scrub toilets, experiment with recipes or rehearse their final speech. A poetic and twisted kaleidoscope that centers around desire, security and melodious noises which move through the entire fabric of the building.

 

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Marcel Duchamp: The Art of the Possible written  and directed by Matthew Taylor

USA 2019 Documentary 89 minutes

Duchamp: Art of the Possible is a feature documentary that explores the life, art, and philosophy of the 20th century’s most influential modernists, Marcel Duchamp, and how his work single-handedly changed the course of art, and over time, culture itself.
 

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THE MYSTERY OF A BURYAT LAMA, directed by Elena Demidova

The documentary film «THE MYSTERY OF A BURYAT LAMA», directed by Elena Demidova, tells a story of one of the most famous lamas, Pandido Khambo Lama Dashi Dorzho Itigelov. His body is recognized as one of the sacred Buddhist objects of Russia and is being kept in the Ivolginsky Datsan. The Buddhist monks approach him as a living person.
 
Itigelov was born in 1852 and began his religious education at the age of sixteen years. In 1911, he was appointed the twelfth Pandido Khambo Lama as the Head of Russian Buryat Buddhists. Between 1913 and 1917, Itigelov was prominent in the spiritual life of Russian Empire. He took part in the Tercentenary celebrations of the House Romanov and opened first Buddhist temple in St. Petersburg. During First World War Itigelov presided over the society of "Buryat brothers", an organization helping the Russian army. After October Revolution, Itigelov resigned as head of the Buddhists. In 1927, aged seventy-five years, he asked other lamas to begin meditation ceremonies and funeral rites, since he said he was about to die. Itigelov left a testament asking to be buried as he was at the time of his death, sitting in lotus posture. On September 11, 2002, Itigelov's body was eventually exhumed in the presence of the leaders of the Buddhist Traditional Sangha of Russia and transferred to Ivolginsky Datsan.

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THE CREEPY LINE a film by M.A.Taylor 2018

"A film that Google does not want you to see  - filmfestivals.com Best for Fest"

An eye-opening documentary, The Creepy Line reveals the stunning degree to which society is manipulated by Google and Facebook and blows the lid off the remarkably subtle – hence powerful – manner in which they do it.

The Creepy Line is a title culled from the words of former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, when during a 2010 interview he explained Google’s code of conduct: “The Google policy on a lot of things is to get right up to the creepy line and not cross it.”

However, as Dr. Robert Epstein explains in the film, “Google crosses the creepy line every day”. 

Offering first-hand accounts, scientific experiments and detailed analysis, The Creepy Line examines what is at risk when these two tech titans have free reign to utilize the public’s most private and personal data to manipulate society.

There is no question that the “creepy line” is getting ever-creepier, and that the tech giants have crossed it.

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Sharkwater: Extinction by Rob Stewart Documentary Canada 2018
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Rob Stewart “Conservation is the preservation of human life on earth. And that, above all else, is worth fighting for” Watch Rob Stewart doing what he loved most of all, swimming with sharks, in exclusive footage from his third film, Sharkwater: Extinction.

Sharkwater: Extinction is a follow up to his first two award-winning films, Sharkwater and Revolution. Sharkwater exposed the devastating issue of shark finning, while Revolution brought the destructive effects of Ocean Acidification to light.

Rob taught the world to not fear sharks, through his iconic images of hugging these majestic creatures and free diving with them.

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Revolution by Rob Stewart 

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over 40 festival wins so far

Eco Documentary feature film by Rob Stewart April 2015, 82 minutes (Sharkwater)
Revolution is a film about changing the world. The true-life adventure of Rob Stewart, this follow-up to his acclaimed SHARKWATER (36 festival wins) documentary continues his remarkable journey; one that will take him through 15 countries over four years, and where he'll discover that it's not only sharks that are in grave danger -- it's humanity itself.

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Des partenariats forts avec les plus grands festivals et marchés
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Nous sommes très fiers des bonnes relations et des partenariats signé avec les plus grands festivals et marchés : Venice Production Bridge, FestForums Santa Barbara, AFM, Animaze, Tallinn Black Night International Film Festival, Houston WorldFest, Fantasporto, et Cannes Market bien entendu et beaucoup d'autres. Nous sommes heureux de pouvoir grace à ces parteneriats pouvoir apporter news et dailies à ...
 

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Les raisins de la colère (The Grapes of Wrath) de John Ford (USA, 1940)

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Les films qui ont une densité spirituelle évidente mettent souvent en scène le voyage, l’itinéraire initiatique, mais aussi la souffrance qu’implique de quitter sa terre, ses racines, son pays, son existence. On se rend compte, avec Les raisins de la colère que la modernité a constitué le terreau indispensable de la modernité liquide (Zygmunt Baumann). Le film est en effet réalisé en 1940, bien avant que la phi...
 

La Source (Jungfrukällan) d’Ingmar Bergman (Suède, 1960)

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Les films du programme de la 46e édition du Festival du cinéma américain de Deauville.

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Découvrez les films présentés dans la section « Premières » durant la 46e édition du Festival du cinéma américain de Deauville.    BAD EDUCATION de Cory Finley COMMENT JE SUIS DEVENU SUPER-HEROS de Douglas Attal CRITICAL THINKING de John Leguizamo DON’T TELL A SOUL de Alex McAulay RESISTANCE de Jonathan Jakubowicz SONS OF PHILADELPHIA (Sounds of Philadelphia) de Jé...
 

Vanessa Paradis sera présidente du jury du Festival du cinéma américain de Deauville 2020.

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  Pour cette 46e édition, elle sera entourée de :  Yann Gonzalez (Réalisateur & scénariste) Zita Hanrot (Comédienne) Delphine Horvilleur (Auteure, conférencière & rabbin) Vincent Lacoste (Comédien) Mounia Meddour (Réalisatrice & scénariste) Sylvie Pialat (Productrice) Bruno Podalydès (Réalisateur, scénariste & comédi... 
 

SOUTERRAIN de Sophie Dupuis en ouverture du FNC de Montréal

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      DÉVOILEMENT DU FILM D'OUVERTURE ET DE CLÔTURE DE LA 49E ÉDITION Le Festival du nouveau cinéma de Montréal (FNC), dont la 49e édition sera évolutive, en ligne et en présentiel, est très heureux d’annoncer que SOUTERRAIN de Sophie Du...
 
 

Impact des bandes-annonces diffusées dans les cinémas au 18 Aout

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Enquête hebdomadaire réalisée auprès d’un échantillon de 35 000 individus représentatifs de la population française. Parmi ces individus, 2 000 spectateurs étant allés au cinéma au cours de la semaine cinéma concernée sont interrogés sur les bandes annonces vues au cinéma.   ...
 

 

La 35ème édition du FIFF de Namur s’ouvrira avec le premier long métrage belge UNE VIE DEMENTE

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  La 35ème édition du FIFF de Namur s’ouvrira avec le premier long métrage belge UNE VIE DEMENTE du talentueux tandem Ann Sirot et Raphaël Balboni !   Pour cette édition anniversaire pas comme les autres, le FIFF Namur s’ouvrira avec le premier long métrage belge UNE VIE DEMENTE du tandem Ann Sirot et Raphaël Balboni, en présence de l’équipe du film. On le sait, ce 35ème FIFF s...
 

 

Palmarès du 12e Festival Les Percéides

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  Percé, le 20 août 2020. C’est au cours d’une cérémonie qui s’est tenue au Ciné-Parc Paradiso en Gaspésie qu’a été dévoilé le palmarès du 12e Festival international de cinéma et d’art de Percé. C’est le film islandais Brumes d’Islande de Hlynur Palmason qui est lauréat du grand prix du jury. Le prix du meilleur documentaire est allé au long m...
 

 

Le festival FIFDA s'adapte et lance sa dixième édition en ligne du 4 au 6 septembre 2020

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    20 films pour explorer l'histoire de l'Afrique et de sa diaspora & Un hommage à Black Lives Matter.  À la suite des déclarations du gouvernement dans le cadre de la crise sanitaire actuelle, et afin de participer à l’effort collectif de lutte contre le COVID-19, le Festival International de Films de la Diaspora Africaine (FIFDA) annonce que sa dixième édition ne se produira pas sous sa forme hab...
 

 

7e Festival du Film Francophone d’Angoulême via Brides-les-Bains du 1er au 4 octobre

 
Décidément, Brides-les-Bains est le plateau préféré du petit et du grand écran ! Cet automne, la station thermale savoyarde accueille festival du film et équipes de tournage. Dès le 28 septembre, Line Renaud sera de retour pour enregistrer la suite de Meurtres à Brides-les-Bains. Du 1er au 4 octobre, avant-premières françaises et films récompensés à Angoulême rythmeront la 7e édition du...

Cinespaña 2020

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Cinespaña 25e, du 2 au 11 octobre 2020   Cinespaña est l’évènement culturel qui permet chaque année au public de la métropole toulousaine et de la région Occitanie-Pyrénées/Méditerranée, de découvrir le cinéma espagnol.   Avec une programmation riche et variée : une compétition de longs-métrages de fiction et de documentaires, un panorama des meilleures productions ...
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Video Interview with Pascal Diot, head of Venice Production Bridge

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Filmfestivals.com partner of Venice Production Bridge sat down with the Pascal Diot who shared with our audience a few practical facts and figures on the Market which he has created 6 years ago. ...  
 
 

Giornate degli Autori teams up with MyMovies and Isola Edipo: an online screening room and the new Lido screening space

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  Giornate degli Autori, in collaboration with Isola Edipo, is branching out on the Lido and beyond, offering festival goers the chance to see the films on its 2020 lineup in two other venues, in addition to the customary theaters at the Venice Film Festival. Its traditional Venetian Nights lineup, which supplements the Official Selection, has found a “home” at the Isola degli Autori, a brand-new, edgy venue for more screenings. It’s a theater holding 99 viewers a ston...
 
 

Venice Production Bridge Programme and details on the VGFM projects

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  VENICE PRODUCTION BRIDGE   The 77. Venice International Film Festival will get underway in just a few days time. With this mail we are pleased to send you the full programme of the upcoming Venice Production Bridge (VPB), organised by La Biennale di Venezia, as well as a FAQ. With a very large number of Industry professionals from across Europe expected to attend in-person, as well as a significant online participation from the VR sector from around th...
 

A Guide to Venice VR Expanded

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    Venice VR Expanded runs  September 2nd to 12th, 2020    All detailed information is available on the Venice Biennale website : www.labiennale.org. : https://www.labiennale.org/it/cinema/2020/venice-vr-expanded-web-section  3 different ways are available to access the Venice VR Expanded experience ·        Free Online Access ·        VR Accreditation Access to exclusive co...
 

Abel Ferrara awarded the Jaeger-LeCoultre Glory to the Filmmaker 2020 prize

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American director Abel Ferrara awarded the Jaeger-LeCoultre Glory to the Filmmaker 2020 prize   His new film Sportin’ Life to be presented Out of Competition   La Biennale di Venezia and Jaeger-LeCoultre are pleased to announce that the American director Abel Ferrara (Pasolini, Bad Lieutenant, King of New York) is the recipient of the Jaeger-LeCoultre Glory to the Filmmaker award of the 77th Venice International Film Festival (September 2 - 12, 2020), dedicated to a persona...
 

American actor Matt Dillon confirmed in the International Jury for the Venezia 77 Competition with Cate Blanchett as president

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American actor Matt Dillon joins the members of the Venezia 77 Competition Jury at the 77th Venice International Film Festival (September 2 - 12, 2020). The Romanian director Cristi Puiu will no longer be a member of the Jury. The Venice Film Festival thanks Cristi Puiu for having accepted the appointment when it was offered, and for the sensibility he demonstrated in attempting to honour his commitment, even when unexpected difficulties arose.   Matt Dillon’s successful film care...
 

The Web Theatre at the 77th Venice Film Festival : 15 feature films from the Out of Competition, Orizzonti and Biennale College

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The Web Theatre at the 77th Venice Film Festival / 15 feature films from the Out of Competition, Orizzonti and Biennale College - Cinema sections to be made available online, including films by Lav Diaz, Martina Parenti and Massimo D’Anolfi, Uberto Pasolini, Giuseppe Pedersoli and Andrea Segre, among others / Tickets and web passes available from today, August 24th    Eight years after its start in 2012, the Web Theatre at the Venice International Film Festival is to retu...
 

Composer and musician Terence Blanchard announced as the recipient of the Campari Passion for Film award

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Composer and musician Terence Blanchard announced as the recipient of the Campari Passion for Film award of the 77th Venice Film Festival /   Oscar nominated and Grammy-winning composer of the original scores for a wide range of films by Spike Lee and other filmmakers, he also composed the score for One Night in Miami by Regina King Out of Competition at 77th Venice Film Festival   La Biennale di Venezia and Campari are pleased to announce that the world renowned Oscar nomina...
 

 

Venice Production Bridge Panel Programme/ One-to-One Meetings and Sales Letter

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VENICE PRODUCTION BRIDGE: Panel Programme/ One-to-One Meetings and  Sales Letter   With the opening night of the 77. Venice International Film Festival less than two weeks away, we like to give you some additional information about the upcoming Venice Production Bridge (VPB), organised by La Biennale di Venezia. Every year, the Venice Production Bridge is an essential meeting point among the cinema, audiovisual and VR profession...

 

Better World Forum in Venice with Conference, Red Carpet Screening of The Cave, VIP Cocktail, Gala Dinner & Award Ceremony

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 What legacy are we leaving for future generation? September 4th: an exceptional event in Venice under the patronage of Italian ministry of Environment BETTER WORLD FORUM Ocean & Environment CINEMA FESTIVAL LA MOSTRA 77th edition, VENEZIA, Italy SEPTEMBER, 4th 2020 PALACE CA’ SAGREDO Masterclass Conference, Press Lunch, VIP Screening of THE CAVE, Red Carpet, VIP Cocktail, Gala Dinner & Award Ceremony, After Party King Baudouin Foundation Some ... 
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Thirteen Festival titles will compete for the Irizar Basque Film Award in San Sebastian

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A total of fourteen feature films, three short films, two series, one medium-length movie and a film at the production stage make up the Basque participation spread over different sections   Twenty-one titles – 14 feature films, three short films, two series, one medium-length movie and a film at the production stage – make up the Basque participation at the San Sebastian Festival’s 68th edition – spread over the Official Selection, New Directors, Zabaltegi-Tabak...
 

 

Kiyoshi Kurosawa to open Perlak with 'Wife of a Spy'

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  Maite Alberdi, Michel Franco, Eliza Hittman, Phyllida Lloyd, Maïwenn and Susanna Nicchiarelli join others to compete for the City of Donostia / San Sebastian Audience Award Perlak will also screen the debut films by Yoon Dan-bi and Florian Zeller Among the nine titles in the section are works selected by festivals such as Cannes, Venice, Deauville and Sundance Wife of a Spy, by Kiyoshi Kurosawa, will open the Perlak section, which at the San Sebastian Festival’s 6...
 
 
 

‘ARZAK Since 1897’ to open Culinary Zinema

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The other world premieres in the section are ‘Camí lliure / Free Way (Vía libre)’ and ‘La receta del equilibrio’ The Festival will host the international premiere of ‘The Truffle Hunters’, screened at Sundance and included in the Cannes 2020 official selection Twelve renowned chiefs will participate in the themed dinners, which will take place at the Basque Culinary Center ...
 

 

Ziyang Zhou closes the Official Selection competition with ‘Wuhai’

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‘Spagat / Grand Écart’, by Christian Johannes Koch, is the last addition to New Directors Zabaltegi-Tabakalera is completed with the feature film ‘Simon Chama / Simon Calls’, by Marta Sousa Ribeiro    The film Wuhai, by the Chinese filmmaker Ziynag Zhou, will complete the list of films competing in the Official Selection of the San Sebastian Festival’s 68th edition, while Spagat / Grand Écart, by the Swiss moviemaker Christian Johann...
 

 

Nine productions from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Mexico to participate in Horizontes Latinos

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Amongst the candidates for the Horizontes Award are two world premieres and the same number of titles resulting from the Europe-Latin American Co-Production Forum and Films in Progress Nine productions from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Mexico with the participation of Germany, France and Spain will make up the Horizontes Latinos section of San Sebastian Festival’s 68th edition...
 

 

Thirteen short films will participate in Nest, in a competition maintaining its format of physical attendance

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The selection has been made from amongst the 348 works submitted by 165 film schools in 49 countries     The XIX edition of Nest, San Sebastian Festival’s international competition for short films by film students, has selected thirteen short films from amongst the 348 submissions received from 165 schools in 49 countries. The chosen works, seven signed by male filmmakers an...
 

 

WIP Latam to present six films from Argentina, Colombia, Paraguay and Uruguay

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The San Sebastian Festival's new work in progress, which replaces the pioneering Films in Progress, will run online and physically on September 22, 23 and 24   Boreal by Federico Adorno (Paraguay - Mexico), Piedra Noche / Dusk Stone by Iván Fund (Argentina  - Chile), La Roya / The Rust by Juan  Sebastián Mesa (Colombia - France), El  empleado y...
 

 

Five projects on artificial intelligence, big data, blockchain and mobile apps to compete in the Startup Challenge

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  The selected proposals, coming from Spain, the UK, Norway and Germany, will compete for an award of 10,000 euros, free access during the first year to an incubation space at one of the Business Innovation Centers (BICs) belonging to the Basque Country Technology Park Network and access to funding of up to 500,000 euros Zinemaldia & Technology will be held online on Friday, September 25, and will include the presentations of the five finalist projects and a masterclass   ...
 

 

11 productions competing for the Kutxabank-New Directors Award

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Eleven productions from Brazil, China, France, Ireland, Japan, the Netherlands, Poland, South Korea, Spain, Russia, the United Kingdom and Vietnam to compete for the Kutxabank-New Directors Award Among the selected movies are several from the Festival’s work in progress projects A total of eleven productions from Brazil, China, France, Ireland, Japan, the Netherlands, Poland, South Korea, Spain, Russia, the United Kingdom and Vietnam will compete for the Kutxabank-New Directors Award a...
 

 

Willem Dafoe to feature on the poster of the San Sebastian Festival’s 68th edition

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The poster was created by the San Sebastian studio Patio based on an image by the photographer Martin Schoeller The North American actor Willem Dafoe (Appleton, Wisconsin, 1955) will feature on the poster of the San Sebastian Festival’s 68th edition, to run from September 18-26. In 2018 the Festival launched a new line of posters with a composition combining photography and illustration and presided over by a figure from contemporary cinema. The actress Isabelle Huppert opened the serie...
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2020 Toronto International Film Festival Film and Conference schedules are out!

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    The Industry Conference and official film schedule have been announced. Check out the powerful sessions planned across Master Classes, Dialogues, and Perspectives, plus a Special Industry Event with Aaron Sorkin! The Press & Industry screening schedule for the 50 films in Official Selection is now available. Industry Selects and private screening schedule to come. ...
 

 

TIFF announces additional exciting programming: Darren Aronofsky...

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TIFF announces additional exciting programming Autumn Peltier, Greta Thunberg, Darren Aronofsky, Charles Officer, and more light up Special Events, talks and Best of TIFF Film Reunions presented by Bell    TIFF Co-Heads Cameron Bailey and Joana Vicente announced today additional TIFF programming for audiences to enjoy as part of the Festival this year. Newly confirmed Special Events, talks and Best of TIFF Film Reunions presented by Bell enhance the audience experience for TIF...
 

 

TIFF's 2020 Industry Conferences promises candid conversations and exciting perspectives

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Talent Development Initiatives take centre stage with Filmmaker Lab, Talent Accelerator,  and TIFF Fellows TIFF announced today a detailed look at the 2020 Industry Conference. The five-day event, taking place September 10–14 during the Festival, will inspire and incite discussions for creative and business entrepreneurship. The Conference is an inspiring professional development opportunity for delegates to experience high-profile speakers, intimate conversations, provocativ...
 

 

Women take centre stage at TIFF 2020

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Tracey Deer honoured with Emerging Talent Award and global Share Her Journey campaign to be celebrated with FREE virtual public In Conversation With... Halle Berry event, all-female Rising Stars participants, and a newly announced Micki Moore Writer-in-Residence Joana Vicente and Cameron Bailey, Co-Heads of TIFF, today announced Beans director Tracey Deer as the recipient of the TIFF Emerging Talent Award, presented by L’Oréal Paris and supported by MGM. This is the latest in a s...
 

 

2020 Toronto International Film Festival announces Industry Selects and Conference

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The 2020 Toronto International Film Festival runs September 10–19. Registration will close on September 2 at 11:59pm EDT.   In addition to the 50 films in Official Selection, professionals will now be able to access even more content from the comfort of their own homes. This includes films that are part of our new TIFF Industry Selects distinction, which presents up to 30 highly anticipated and carefully chosen international sales titles. These titles will be announced in an upcom...
 

 

Terence Blanchard to receive TIFF Variety Artisan Award at the 2020 TIFF Tribute Awards

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  Joana Vicente and Cameron Bailey, Co-Heads of TIFF, announced today that Academy Award–nominated and six-time Grammy Award–winning composer Terence Blanchard will be honoured with the TIFF Variety Artisan Award at this year’s TIFF Tribute Awards. The award recognizes a distinguished creative who has excelled at their craft and made an outstanding contribution to cinema and entertainment. The TIFF Tribute Awards will be broadcast on Tuesday, September 15, at 8pm ET/PT on...

 

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The World Premiere “Puppy Love” by Michael Maxxis to open the 27th Edition of the Oldenburg International Film Festival

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Michael Maxxis' feature debut “Puppy Love” will open the 27th Edition of the Oldenburg International Film Festival. The Canadian drama starring Hopper Jack Penn and Paz de la Huerta will celebrate its world premiere in Oldenburg. The 27th Oldenburg International Film Festival opens with another world premiere in Official Competition. Canadian filmmaker Michael Maxxis will be coming to Oldenburg with his feature debut “Puppy Love” and will celebrate the world...
 

 

 

Naughty-nice P*SS OFF, I LOVE YOU airs at Dances With Films & is funny

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by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent Has anyone else ever had the thought that only Australians want to make, or star in, or direct, American TV shows and movies these days? Add your own el-oh-el to that one, but P*SS OFF, I LOVE YOU is a semi-zany series from an American who sounds like an Aussie, Jessie McCormack, that will stream at the upcoming Dances with Films (DWF) fest from Aug. 27 through Sept. 6. Hey, just for the record, for this reviewer? It is, well, act...
 
 

 

 

Steve McQueen's Mangrove to open LFF 2020

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The 64th BFI London Film Festival s is thrilled to announce that this year’s Opening Film will be Mangrove, directed by the multi-award-winning visual artist and filmmaker Steve McQueen, starring Letitia Wright, Shaun Parkes and Malachi Kirby.   Marking 50 years since the events depicted in the film, Mangrove tells the true story of the Mangrove 9, the group of Black activists who clashed with London police during a protest march in 1970 and...
 

 

No Fossil on Fire in AMMONITE: Kate Winslet, Saoirse Ronan Do it Differently

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by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent With Céline Sciamma’s French movie PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE in 2019, some felt the stark same-sex love story, a period piece, was too ‘powerful’ for mainstream audiences. Thus, the film was passed over for worldwide competition even by home country France. Now there is another costume drama with Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan on offer that eerily parallels the love among outlier women. Director Francis Lee’s tak...
 
 
 

ACTION VIDEO: Care for a good dose of adrenalin with testosterone on the side?

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Top Upcoming Action Movies 2020 & 2021 Full Trailer Compilation Included in this compilation are Tenet, Top Gun 2: Maverick, Unhinged, Wonder Woman 1984, Black Widow, The King's Man, The Batman, Free Guy, Mulan, Greenland, X-Men: The New Mutants, Morbius, Train to Busan 2: Peninsula, Jungle Cruise and Ghostbusters 3: Afterlife. Subscribe ➤ http://abo.yt/ki | More https://KinoCheck.com  ...
 
 
 

AFI & Universal: FREE BLACKKKLANSMAN, GET OUT, GIRLS TRIP, LOVING, STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON thru 8/30 for BLM

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by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent Seven years ago, our lives were changed with a new movement inspired (sadly) by violence, and there are three women at the heart of what we now know as hashtag "Black Lives Matter" or #BLM, which is raging in the streets of America and around the world right now in media coverage. This is from the only real source: "In 2013, three radical Black organizers — Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors, and Opal Tometi — created...
 
 

"terroir" to have UK premiere in London with Portobello Film Festival!

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"terroir" has been accepted to the Portobello Film Festival in London for September 8th, 2020. This will be the film's UK premiere. "terroir" is a musical documentary about the mother-child relationship and how it can sometimes influence our perceptions of very capable female leaders in all sectors of society. Helmed/written and produced by Dawn Westlake under her Ron de Cana Prods, Inc. shingle, the film was shot by Pol Carrizo Vilarroig of Imatge Barcelona in Wheaton &...
 

 

"terroir" selected to Visualizame!

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"terroir" has been accepted to Visualizame in Segovia, Spain for October 10th, 2020. "terroir" is a musical documentary about the mother-child relationship and how it can sometimes influence our perceptions of very capable female leaders in all sectors of society. Helmed/written and produced by Dawn Westlake under her Ron de Cana Prods, Inc. shingle, the film was shot by Pol Carrizo Vilarroig of Imatge Barcelona in Wheaton & Peru, IL USA, Font Romeu, France and Vilafranc...
 

 

World Cinema Fund announces new funding recommendations, Start of WCF ACP and First WCF Europe

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World Cinema Fund Berlinale World Cinema Fund: 14 New Funding Recommendations, Start of WCF ACP and First WCF Europe - TFL Audience Design Award   In the 32nd jury meeting of the Berlinale World Cinema Fund (WCF), the juries made a total of 14 funding recommendations with respect to projects from Argentina, Burkina Faso, Colombia, Egypt, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mexico, Nigeria, the Philippines, Senegal, Turkey and Venezuela. The funding totalled 395,000 Euros.   Since 2004, the B...
 

 

Overview of the US business for the week of August 24.

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Overview for the week of August 24th.  We celebrate the return of studio wide releases and weekend box office reports, thanks to our partners at Comscore. The top earner in theatres this weekend was Unhinged, the road-rage thriller from Solstice Studios starring Russell Crowe. It generated over $4M while playing on 1,823 screens across North America, making it the top opening for any film in the Domestic market over the last five months.  Be sure to watch our new video featur...
 
 
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SFFILM Announces Date and Format for 2020 SFFILM Awards Night Celebration

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 Online Edition of SFFILM’s Annual Awards Season Event Highlighting Excellence in Film Will Take Place December 9 SFFILM has announced that SFFILM Awards Night, its annual fundraiser and awards season celebration honoring achievement in filmmaking, will take place on Wednesday, December 9. The organization’s highly regarded awards show will shift from its traditional seated dinner and onstage presentation format to a dynamic live-streamed showcase. “This year ...
 

 

“The Barefoot Emperor” to Open 11th Odesa International Film Festival

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The film by Peter Brosens and Jessica Woodworth is to be screened on the first day of the festival The Belgian, Dutch, Bulgarian and Croatian co-produced comedy “The Barefoot Emperor'' will serve as the opening film of the 11th Odesa International Film Festival. Peter Brosens and Jessica Woodworth’s film continues the topic set by the couple’s previous film, “King of the Belgians”, which received the Grand Prix at the 8th OIFF. “The Barefoot Emp...
 

 

Browse 110+ curated films and 40+ interviews with filmmakers at Bozeman virtual Fest

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  BZN VIRTUAL IS HERE! Browse 110+ curated films and 40+ interviews with filmmakers and creatives today! Haven't bought your pass yet? You can buy it right now.  Don't forget...veterans, first responders, and the greater Bozeman community receives 25% off with the code "BZN2020"! Buy Your Pass     EXPLORE BZN'S VIRTUAL P...
 

 

Announcing the Official Lineup of 2020 Iranian Film Festival - San Francisco Program

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Iranian Film Festival - San Francisco, the first independent Iranian film festival outside of Iran, which showcases independent feature and short films made by or about Iranians from around the world, will present a record-breaking 50 films at its 13th annual event.  The films range from fiction, documentary, animation, short....to music video. *  www.IranianFilmFestival.org   ...
 

 

Lost Girls selected at upcoming Hobnobben Film Festival

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At Hobnobben Film Festival, we aim to champion unique and diverse storytellers. Our 5th annual festival will be held October 23rd -25th at Cinema Center, a 501c3 non-profit art-house theater, located in the downtown Fort Wayne arts district. Cinema Center’s mission is to provide unique opportunities to explore our world through the art of film, and Hobnobben allows us the opportunity to do this – like whoa. Fort Wayne is a great place to live, a great place to visit and a great ...
 

 

FILMART Online kicks off today for a 4 day virtual market experience

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         Creating opportunities for global entertainment industry   Organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), the Hong Kong International Film and Television Fair | Online (FILMART Online) opens today and continues through 29 August, creating business opportunities for the global entertainment industry in the face of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The four-day virtual content marketplace brings together more than 670 exhibitors from 38 count...
 

 

2020 Global Peace Film Festival Film Guide is loive; PASSES NOW ON SALE

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The film lineup and guide for the 2020 virtual Global Peace Film Festival is now live and can be seen here. The festival will screen all films online from Sept. 21 to Oct. 4.  Passes for the festival are now available for purchase.   ...
 

 

The 27th Oldenburg International Film Festival announces first program highlights.

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27th Oldenburg International Film Festival September 16 - 20, 2020   World Premieres Dominate as Oldenburg Honors Discoveries Amidst Crisis while Hosting “Living Room Gala” Premieres and pays homage to film fans.  This year's program features an record number of world premieres by exciting filmmakers. First highlights of this year's program World premieres and debut films dominate the program of the 27th Oldenburg International Film ...
 

 

Amazing Films at 15th Annual Film Fest Sept. 24-27     ​ 

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Click for Schedule and Ticketing Info   OPENING NIGHT FILMS September 24 Wake Up by Olivia Wilde Sundance Film Beast Beast             Short film: Wake Up (10:16) USA; Olivia Wilde; Florida Premiere   In a short film directed by Olivia Wilde, Margaret Qualley stars as a woman awakened to a world she doesn't recognize, one...
 

 

The 12th Annual Hola México Film Festival will Take Place Virtually

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The 12th Annual Hola México Film Festival to Take Place Virtually In-Partnership with PANTAYA September 11-20 during Hispanic Heritage Month   Unveils Official Poster by México City-based Muralist Mauricio Groenewold González   Opening film “Chicuarotes” by the Renowned Mexican Actor, Director, and Producer Gael Garcia Bernal   Providing Cinephiles the Opportunity to Watch the Best in Mexican Cinema While Staying Safe at Home, for an I...
 

 

Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event 2020 program will be online

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Keeping our guests safe and sound is a top priority for us, so we have decided to move the Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event 2020 program entirely online. For the last week in November, global film industry representatives will be invited to apply for access to all events, project pitches and films regardless of their geographical location. Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event, the industry strand affiliated to Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival has decided to move online comp...
 

 

Zurich Film Fest offers carte blanche for 5 other festivals presenting one film from each

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In a sign of solidarity for other Swiss film festivals that were unable to implement their physical edition, the Zurich Film Festival offers Nyon, Locarno, Neuchâtel, Basel and Freiburg a carte blanche to present a film as part of the ZFF’s “Solidarité Festivals” initiative. The 5 films will be presented personally by each of the festival’s respective directors.         ...
 

Canadian titles at FNC Montreal

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QUEBEC/CANADA TITLES PREMIERING AT THE FNC The 49th Montreal Festival du nouveau cinéma (FNC) will adopt an evolving format with online and in-person screenings. The FNC, true to form, is pleased to announce that a number of outstanding titles from Quebec and Canada will be joining the lineup. This year, our vibrant national film industries will be represented by new works from Festival regulars Bruce LaBruce, Simon Lavoie, Olivier Godin and Mike Hoolboom, along with...
 

The 33rd International Film Festival for Children and Youth (ICFF) goes virtual

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  Rules & Regulations Due to the outbreak of the new coronavirus, the International Film Festival for Children and Youth (ICFF) will be held virtually from October 18th to 23rd, 2020 organised by the Iranian Organisation of Cinema and Audiovisual Affairs, Farabi Cinema Foundation and the Municipality of Isfahan.  OFFICIAL SECTIONS OF THE FESTIVAL: 1- IRANIAN CINEMA COMPETITION Feature Films Best Film Award Best Director Award Best Scr...
 
 
 

FIN Atlantic International Film Festival announces program for online festival, FIN Stream September 17-24

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FIN Atlantic International Film Festival today announced the program for its new online festival, FIN Stream. Featuring 114 films in 53 screenings along with other special events, the festival will be presented from Halifax and accessible virtually throughout Atlantic Canada, September 17 to 24.  “To say 2020 has been an unusual year would be an understatement and, back in January as we began plans for our 40th Anniversary celebratory Film Festival, we had no idea it w...
 

 

The Independent Filmmaker Project (IFP), announced today the virtual public programming for the 42nd IFP Week

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Guest Speakers include Anthony Bregman, Antonio Campos, Damien Chazelle, Gina Duncan, Channing Godfrey Peoples, Ted Hope, Amanda McBaine, Jesse Moss, Dawn Porter, Kristine Stolakis, Kim A. Snyder, Veena Sud, Phillip Youmans and more.  “Spotlight” Conversation Series with Radha Blank, Kirsten Johnson and more. The Independent Filmmaker Project (IFP), announced today the virtual public programming for the 42nd IFP Week, taking place virtually Sunday, September 20th&nbs...
 

 

Berlinale 2021: Festival Planned as Physical Event while EFM goes hybrid

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  The Berlin International Film Festival has made its first decisions for the 2021 festival. The Berlinale 2021 is being planned as a physical festival. A hybrid model is intended for the European Film Market (EFM). The implementation of the Festival and Market will take place in accordance with the then-applicable rules and regulations, thus ensuring the greatest possible security for all guests. Adjustments in the festival structure, the film programming and the total number of invite...
 

 

Lavazza Drive-In Nights Set to Launch in Vaughan and Markham Canada

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  The ICFF, presented by IC Savings, is bringing their popular Drive-In movie series to the City of Vaughan and Markham from August 31st - September 4th at the Chateau Le Jardin and Markham Fair Grounds. In  partnership with CHIN Radio/TV and the Italian Embassy of Ottawa in Canada, ICFF will feature their ‘Focus on Italy’ program, and the winner of the 2020 Lavazza Drive-In Film Festivals People’s Choice Award.   Vaughan/Markham – ICFF, presented by ...
 

 

Live from our partner Beyond Borders: the curtain of the 5th International Documentary Festival Castellorizou opened

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The "Beyond Borders" International Documentary Festival of Castellorizo, opened its gates yesterday, Sunday, August 23th, 2020, with an impressive Opening Ceremony which for the fifth consecutive year welcomed artists, creators, journalist and spectators to the island with an incredible celebration focusing on the love for documentaries, history and culture. The ceremony was presented by the Festival’s flow manager Tasos Giapoutzis, while the Festival’s Artistic Director...
 

 

Berlinale 70 full Coverage report

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Video COVERAGE with 113 interviews...     Photo Coverage on our facebook page   Berlinale and EFM coverage with contributions from  Claus Mueller, Alex Deleon, Laurie Gordon, Cyril Melcher, Lindsay Belinger and Bruno Chatelin   Mariette Rissenbeek and Carlo Chatrian interviewed by C.M. Rubin, In a new interview with C.M. Rubin, Founder of CMRubinWorld, Mariette Rissenbeek and Carlo Chatrian say cinemas are still c...
 

 

DX2020 SNEAK PEAK With just eight weeks until Double Exposure, we’re excited to share a preview of the sessions and speakers who will shape our sixth edition. More workshops, master classes, new investigative films and one-on-one meetings are just the beginning of this...The 54th WorldFest-Houston Intl Film Festival Call for Entries...
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The 54th Annual WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival will officially open for entries August 15th! WorldFest offers competition for Shorts, Documentaries, Feature Films, Music Videos, Experimental & Student Films on the Silver Screens of the wonderful Memorial City Cinemark Theatres, with over 1,000 international filmmakers attending the 10-day International Film Festival from 75 Nations!   The year 2020 will go down in history as the stra...
 

 

Submit with 50% discount to our partner festival: The San Luis Obispo International Film Festival (SLO Film Fest)

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The festival will take place MARCH 9TH-14TH 2021 Hurry up...  be among the first ten submitters using the code FILMFESTCOM21 to receive a filmfreeway 50% waiver code! The SLO Film Fest team is now reviewing strategies for the coming year and discussing new “out of the box” ways to move forward as we all navigate the COVID-19 challenges together. A MAJOR THANK YOU to our loyal and dedicated sponsors who are rolling with the cancellation of this ye...
 
 
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Isabelle has won an Accolade Global Film Competition Award!

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Rob Heydon (USA), Isabelle wins the Award of Excellence: Film Feature   Season: August 2020     Winning an Accolade is something you and your entire team can be proud of!  Our judges base their decisions on the quality, creativity and technical aspects of each piece.  The award appropriately reflects the endless hours you and your team have spent to create your outstanding production!  Congratulations on your achievement!   https://www.f...
 

 

Dead on Arrival wins an Accolade Award of Excellence: Film Feature

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Dead on Arrival  has won an Accolade Global Film Competition Award!   ****************************************************** Season: August 2020 Stephen Sepher (USA), Dead on Arrival Award of Excellence: Film Feature     ******************************************************   The award appropriately reflects the endless hours you and your team have spent to create your outstanding production!  Congratulations on your achievement! https://www.faceboo...
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16th Myrtle Beach International Film Festival (April 20-24, 2021) calling for entry

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Call for entry MBIFF 16 now open     October 2, 2020 Earlybird Deadline I November 20, 2020 Regular Deadline I December 11, 2020 Late Deadline  I December 31, 2020 Extended Deadline I  

The MBIFF is a World Class Event.

Submissions end December 31st,  20éà, submit through filmfreeway.com, or through the festivals website, myrtlebeachfilmfestival.com
Selected by Movie Maker Magazine as one of the top 25 film festivals worth the submission, one of the top festivals in the world by Film international and touted by many as one of the most important independent film festivals in the circuit. We are passionate about film and it shows!

The MBIFF screens projects in a multi-million dollar theater, housing state of the art technology.

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New York City Independent Film Festival (NYCIndieFF)

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August 31, 2020  Earlybird Deadline 

The New York City Independent Film Festival (a.k.a. NYC Independent Film Festival, NYCIndieFF) is an annual film festival held in New York City. It was founded in 2009 by Dennis Cieri and Bonnie Rush. The festival has screened over 1,800 movies from 81 different countries since it began in 2010.

The Festival is focused on low budget and emerging, yet overlooked filmmakers, bringing their talent to culturally enrich the NYC community. The Festival aims to create the largest gathering of true indie filmmakers.

NYCIndieFF honors the Best in Category which includes Best Narrative Feature, Best Documentary, Best Short Documentary, Best Short Narrative, Best Super Short, as well as Best Director and Best Screenplay.

With a new section: the Covid-19 Diaries: tell us your story of hope and survival during the Corona lockdown. Short under 10 minutes

NYCIndieFF provides a showcase for the best in independent cinema, including short films, feature films, music videos, and animated works. With panels, parties and a week-long gathering of fellow indie filmmakers NYCIndieFF is the place to be May 16 - May 23, 2021.

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Your Script Produced competition
Season 2
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August 31, 2020 Late Deadline

Introducing Season 2 / 2020 of “Your Script Produced!” International Film / Tv / Short Film Screenwriting Competition sponsored by Doval Bacall Films. The sponsor will fully finance, develop, package and produce the Grand Prize Winning Feature Script for $250,000.00.

We've raised the stakes! Season 2 will accept Features, Tv Scripts, AND SHORT FILM SCRIPTS! Winners will be promoted in the Variety Magazine and THR!

Open to writers of all levels. 18 years old or older. Anyone 16 or 17 years of age can submit, must have a parental consent form.

WE DON’T SET YOU UP WITH MEETING AFTER MEETING. WE DON’T SELL YOU DREAMS. WE DON’T SELL YOU HOPE.

WE PRODUCE YOUR SCRIPT!

PERIOD.

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Paleochora Lost World Short Film Festival  
October 3 - 8, 2020

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Paleochora Lost World Short Film Festival launched its 1st edition in June 2019 to a spectacular success. The 2nd edition of the festival returns in October 2020  in association with the Municipality of Kandanos-Selinou. The 'Lost World' of Paleochora nestles between the Mountains and Sea in South West Crete and is the perfect location for Filmmakers to convene to show their work, network with colleagues and enjoy our fabulous Cretan hospitality. We may be at the most southern point of Europe, but there are BIG Film things happening here and on the entire Island of Crete. Our main aim will be to select films which focus on great storytelling, whether fiction, documentary or any other accepted genre.

Screenings are held Under the Stars in the Town Hall Square with daytime programmes held at the fabulous Pearl Cavo oceanside venue.

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VIDEO: Academy Dialogues: The Power of Narrative with Whoopi Goldberg & Bryan Stevenson

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A conversation with Academy Governor Whoopi Goldberg and civil rights lawyer Bryan Stevenson, founder and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative, on how narrative storytelling is at the heart of recovery in addressing racial and ethnic inequity. This conversation touches on the need for Hollywood to own its place as the historic purveyor of hurtful tropes and storylines that led to harmful imagery and stereotypes about ethnically and racially diverse communities. How will Hollywood...
 

 

VIDEO: Academy Dialogues: Native Son with Lee Daniels & Tarell Alvin McCraney

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Listen as Oscar®-nominated director Lee Daniels and Oscar-winning writer Tarell Alvin McCraney discuss their personal and professional journeys navigating the film industry as Black gay men. Emil Wilbekin, founder of Native Son, moderates the discussion. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences recently announced the launch of a new series of virtual panels for members and the public, as a part of its Academy Aperture 2025 equity and inclusion initiative, called &ldq...
 

 

LOVING Ruth Negga’s powerful POV for BLACK STORIES MATTER

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by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent “I just could not believe my mere existence was such a problem for people,” is how actor Ruth Negga explains her personal POV that is infused in the movie LOVING, co-starring Joel Edgerton. LOVING is screening now for free as part of AFI Movie Club’s “Black Stories Matter” series. Negga expands on her views, and mentions that only “in 1967” did it become legal for parents like hers to be wed. Here’...
 

 

We will miss Darryl Macdonald a brillant festival director leaves the circuit

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Darryl Macdonald was the first Artistic Director for The Palm Springs International Festival, and instilled a love and appreciation for filmmaking that carries on to this day. When he returned to lead the organization in 2003, he was instrumental in defining our festivals as one of the best in the world, bringing his infectious passion to the staff, the filmmakers, and the Palm Spring community. The mark he left behind was indelible, and we are mixed with sadness and gratitude as we mourn all ...
 

 

 

Jack Thompson at 80: A Sydney Film Festival Tribute, presented by David Stratton

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JACK THOMPSON AT 80: A TRIBUTE RAISING FUNDS FOR THE INDIGENOUS-OWNED AND RUN HEALTH SERVICE PURPLE HOUSE 31 AUGUST - 6 SEPTEMBER   Next week, we’re celebrating the work of iconic Australian actor Jack Thompson – just in time for his 80th birthday! David Stratton has selected three classic Australian features to mark the actor’s milestone birthday and 50+ years in the industry. The three films – Breaker Morant, Sunday Too Far Away&nbs...
 
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"THE BEST FOR FESTS : ONES TO WATCH FOR FESTIVAL CONSIDERATION

IRIS by Diana Rodriguez

USA - Fantastic drama thriller: 104 minutes - first feature film

Alice Kremelberg (Orange Is The New Black) stars as the eponymous Iris, and gives an outstanding lead performance as this tortured soul dreadfully awaiting the death of her Aunt Adelaide, played by Mary Looram (Like Father, Braid). As Aunt Adelaide slowly withers away in hospice, Iris continues her day to day routines of working in an antique shop, and scrolling online for connections through an online dating app. However, Iris has an ulterior motive behind her digital search for suitors, and it’s not love. Iris has a hunger, and she needs to feed. On every date she goes on, she sizes her match up and determines their strength of character on a criteria of what she considers basic human decency. And if any of her dates fail to meet her standards, then that’s the end of them. They’re dinner. That’s just how Iris operates.

But complications arise when Iris meets Tom, played by Grant MacDermott (Hustlers, Mr. Robot), at a support group meeting for people dealing with the lingering effects of grief. Tom is a good hearted man coping with crippling trauma. As their chaste relationship develops, Iris is confounded by a debilitating emotional dilemma. She yearns for the love she once lost, but recognizes the potential in having a strong bond with Tom. Unfortunately, her primal nature exposes itself in the heat of lust, causing her deep seated vampirism to emerge and overtake her instincts. So she can never truly express her true feelings to Tom without it resulting in his death. What’s a timeless girl to do in the big city?

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LOST GIRLS by Julia Verdin

USA, 107 minutes, June 2020

One girl’s nightmare. A nationwide reality.

After escaping from a sex trafficking ring, one teenage girl struggles to reconnect with herself and her family after her ordeal. Ultimately, in order to find herself and rescue her helpless friends, she must confront her own fears and help lead the police to her traffickers - no matter the cost.

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Sixteen-year-old Angie Morgan feels like her parents don’t understand her. After she is befriended by the charming and handsome Mario, everything seems to change for the better. He understands her desire to be a musician and promises to help her fulfill her dreams. However, her innocent, suburban life is upended when Mario lures her away to sell her to a local sex trafficking ring.

Angie is shocked and scared at her new found situations but clings to the belief that Mario loves her and that they will eventually both escape.  When it becomes clear to her that this will never happen, Angie is so overcome with shame and remorse for the life she is now trapped in and all seems hopeless.

When her closest friend and fellow victim, Zoe, finds out that Angie is about to be sold and shipped off to Miami, Zoe finds a way for them to escape. They make a desperate run for it. Angie escapes, but Zoe is not so lucky. Alone and heartbroken for her friend still imprisoned by their traffickers, Angie returns home to find that “normal” life is now anything but normal.

Burdened by her severe PTSD and guilt, Angie shies away from both her family and the police.  She is terrified that her traffickers will return for her (or worse, her little sister) if she provides any information to the police. 

Luckily, Angie meets Rachel, a sex trafficking survivor turned caseworker, who is desperately searching for the girl who was in her care but taken back by her traffickers: Zoe. As Rachel lends her strength, Angie begins to consider standing up to the traffickers, and after witnessing brutal murders and mutilations of other girls at hands of the traffickers, Angie considers standing up to the traffickers.

Will Angie’s fear hold her back? Or will she persevere to protect her family and help rescue Zoe and the others? 

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FINDING MANNY by Kacey Cox

Canada, 56 minutes documentary, june 2020

The chance discovery of an online article sends a Holocaust survivor on an unexpected trip to visit the orphanage where he was rescued to after the war.
 
Manny Drukier narrowly escaped the war by jumping from a “death train” at age 16, finding refuge at a unique home for orphans and displaced children. 71 years later, Manny—who lives in Toronto—is tracked down by a German researcher who has dedicated a decade of her life to locating the surviving children from the home. She invites Manny to return to the orphanage, which has since become a grade school, to share his story with the next generation. Manny must now revisit the places of his darkest memories, to reconcile the past and educate the future.

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BLUE MOTEL Award winning script by Ted Campbell
Feature film in production by Doval Bacall Films

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Grand Winner Your Script Produced season 1  Platinum Remi Award WorldFest Houston

When his bank robber father injured in a recent heist seeks refuge at the desolate motel where he works, a motel clerk is forced to confront the truth behind a botched heist from his past.

Originally from Boston, Mass, Ted Campbell is a screenwriter and director who specializes in thoughtful, character driven thrillers. Ted will direct his heist thriller "Underground" with producer Ellen Wander of Film Bridge International. His contained, crime thriller “Blue Motel” won the Grand Prize in Your Script Produced screenplay competition. Ted will direct “Blue Motel” with Doval Bacall Films producing. Ted is a member of ISA’s Development Program. And was named to ISA’s Top 25 Screenwriters To Watch list.

Ted finds inspiration in the works of the great noir writers Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler and Ross MacDonald as well as his screenwriting idols Scott Frank, Shane Black, Tony Gilroy and Richard Wenk.

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SAVING NORTH - A RUSSIAN AMERICAN ODYSSEY by J Mitchell Johnson

Russia USA Feature documentary April 2020 Director's cut: 79 minutes

What happened, what can happen to the centuries old amazing wooden churches in north of Russia. Photographer Richard Davies trips to Russia and USA tell stories on human soul, hope and russian american…cooperation in restoring beauty.

Saving North is the story of a struggle for human and cultural survival in the mysterious and insular world of the Russian North. An outsider from England, photographer Richard Davies, enters this mysterious and vast region of the world with the hope of documenting both the glory and the tragic demise of its rapidly disappearing Wooden Churches. As Davies meets and becomes friends with the some of his Russian photo subjects, he finds himself getting emotionally involved with their struggle. He decides to put down his camera and get involved with church restoration.

Early on in our story Davies befriends the famed Russian architect Alexander Popov who is deeply involved in working to preserve and share with the world the beauty and value of these ancient structures. Popov has uniquely discovered and reinvigorated both the tools and processes that restore life back to the North. But it’s an uphill battle against strong and powerful forces.

Together, Davies and Popov uncover the circumstances that led to the demise of the churches, and then join a small but growing group of passionate Russian citizens and outsiders from all walks of life who join the cause of Saving North.

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SEKURITAS written and directed by Carmen Stadler

Romantic dark comedy 117 minutes 2019 Switzerland

Starring Kathrin Veith, Duraid Abbas Ghaieb, Jeanne Devos, Daniel Kasztura, Vilmar Bieri, This Maag

First feature film by Swiss director Carmen Stadler, produced by Claudia Wick for Abrakadabra Films AG

An office complex wishes for a love story before demolition. It chooses the lonely misfits for this story; those who go through security rounds at night, scrub toilets, experiment with recipes or rehearse their final speech. A poetic and twisted kaleidoscope that centers around desire, security and melodious noises which move through the entire fabric of the building.

 

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Marcel Duchamp: The Art of the Possible written  and directed by Matthew Taylor

USA 2019 Documentary 89 minutes

Duchamp: Art of the Possible is a feature documentary that explores the life, art, and philosophy of the 20th century’s most influential modernists, Marcel Duchamp, and how his work single-handedly changed the course of art, and over time, culture itself.
 

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THE MYSTERY OF A BURYAT LAMA, directed by Elena Demidova

The documentary film «THE MYSTERY OF A BURYAT LAMA», directed by Elena Demidova, tells a story of one of the most famous lamas, Pandido Khambo Lama Dashi Dorzho Itigelov. His body is recognized as one of the sacred Buddhist objects of Russia and is being kept in the Ivolginsky Datsan. The Buddhist monks approach him as a living person.
 
Itigelov was born in 1852 and began his religious education at the age of sixteen years. In 1911, he was appointed the twelfth Pandido Khambo Lama as the Head of Russian Buryat Buddhists. Between 1913 and 1917, Itigelov was prominent in the spiritual life of Russian Empire. He took part in the Tercentenary celebrations of the House Romanov and opened first Buddhist temple in St. Petersburg. During First World War Itigelov presided over the society of "Buryat brothers", an organization helping the Russian army. After October Revolution, Itigelov resigned as head of the Buddhists. In 1927, aged seventy-five years, he asked other lamas to begin meditation ceremonies and funeral rites, since he said he was about to die. Itigelov left a testament asking to be buried as he was at the time of his death, sitting in lotus posture. On September 11, 2002, Itigelov's body was eventually exhumed in the presence of the leaders of the Buddhist Traditional Sangha of Russia and transferred to Ivolginsky Datsan.

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THE CREEPY LINE a film by M.A.Taylor 2018

"A film that Google does not want you to see  - filmfestivals.com Best for Fest"

An eye-opening documentary, The Creepy Line reveals the stunning degree to which society is manipulated by Google and Facebook and blows the lid off the remarkably subtle – hence powerful – manner in which they do it.

The Creepy Line is a title culled from the words of former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, when during a 2010 interview he explained Google’s code of conduct: “The Google policy on a lot of things is to get right up to the creepy line and not cross it.”

However, as Dr. Robert Epstein explains in the film, “Google crosses the creepy line every day”. 

Offering first-hand accounts, scientific experiments and detailed analysis, The Creepy Line examines what is at risk when these two tech titans have free reign to utilize the public’s most private and personal data to manipulate society.

There is no question that the “creepy line” is getting ever-creepier, and that the tech giants have crossed it.

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Sharkwater: Extinction by Rob Stewart Documentary Canada 2018
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Rob Stewart “Conservation is the preservation of human life on earth. And that, above all else, is worth fighting for” Watch Rob Stewart doing what he loved most of all, swimming with sharks, in exclusive footage from his third film, Sharkwater: Extinction.

Sharkwater: Extinction is a follow up to his first two award-winning films, Sharkwater and Revolution. Sharkwater exposed the devastating issue of shark finning, while Revolution brought the destructive effects of Ocean Acidification to light.

Rob taught the world to not fear sharks, through his iconic images of hugging these majestic creatures and free diving with them.

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Revolution by Rob Stewart 

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over 40 festival wins so far

Eco Documentary feature film by Rob Stewart April 2015, 82 minutes (Sharkwater)
Revolution is a film about changing the world. The true-life adventure of Rob Stewart, this follow-up to his acclaimed SHARKWATER (36 festival wins) documentary continues his remarkable journey; one that will take him through 15 countries over four years, and where he'll discover that it's not only sharks that are in grave danger -- it's humanity itself.

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Des partenariats forts avec les plus grands festivals et marchés
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Nous sommes très fiers des bonnes relations et des partenariats signé avec les plus grands festivals et marchés : Venice Production Bridge, FestForums Santa Barbara, AFM, Animaze, Tallinn Black Night International Film Festival, Houston WorldFest, Fantasporto, et Cannes Market bien entendu et beaucoup d'autres. Nous sommes heureux de pouvoir grace à ces parteneriats pouvoir apporter news et dailies à ...
 

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MOVIES THAT MATTER

Promoting Movies that Matter / des films qui font grandir...

With contributions from Abbé Jean-Luc Maroy, Alex Deleon, Bruno Chatelin

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Les raisins de la colère (The Grapes of Wrath) de John Ford (USA, 1940)

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Les films qui ont une densité spirituelle évidente mettent souvent en scène le voyage, l’itinéraire initiatique, mais aussi la souffrance qu’implique de quitter sa terre, ses racines, son pays, son existence. On se rend compte, avec Les raisins de la colère que la modernité a constitué le terreau indispensable de la modernité liquide (Zygmunt Baumann). Le film est en effet réalisé en 1940, bien avant que la phi...
 

La Source (Jungfrukällan) d’Ingmar Bergman (Suède, 1960)

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Bruno Chatelin raconte l'histoire du lancement du film Boyz'n The Hood à Cannes

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Interview video de Bruno Chatelin pendant le Festival de Cannes (virtuel) 2020! L'histoire du lancement du film Boyz'n The Hood à Cannes que j adore raconter car c est l un des plus beaux contes de fées qu il ma été donné de rencontrer dans ma carière de distributeur de films! Une voie royale ouverte par Cannes qui a conduit le film et son réalisateur, John Singleton, jusqu 'aux Oscars... The Boyz'n The Hood launch in Cannes tol...
 

 

Le NO FRONTIERS FESTIVAL revient pour sa troisème édition parisienne

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NO FRONTIERS FESTIVAL, C'EST QUOI ? NO FRONTIERS FESTIVAL est un événement solidaire et convivial qui allie art, culture et engagement social pour la cause migratoire. Après le succès des deux premières éditions, le festival revient lors d'une journée unique : ateliers, danse, concerts, performances ! Porté par les étudiants de l'IESA arts&culture, futurs professionnels du spectacle vivant, de l'art co...
 

 

Les coups de coeur canadiens du prochain Festival du nouveau cinéma de Montréal (FNC)

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<     Le Festival du nouveau cinéma de Montréal (FNC), dont la 49e édition sera évolutive en ligne et en présentiel, est heureux d’annoncer que de nombreux titres québécois et canadiens viendront, comme chaque année, agrémenter sa programmation.  Toujours très dynamique, la production nationale sera entre autres représentée cette année par les nouvelles œuvres des hab...
 

 

Grand Corps Malade, président du jury de l'Antigone d'or au Cinemed

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Crédit photo Yann Orhan La première visite de Grand Corps Malade au Cinemed en 2016 fut un moment magique. C’était à l’Opéra Berlioz, plein à craquer, la toute première rencontre de son premier film Patients avec le public. Beaucoup de premières fois pour cette projection comme il en existe peu, où la grâce et la connivence avec les spectateurs s’installent avec naturel, comme une évid...
 

 

« Rising Phoenix » : Les Jeux Paralympiques racontés sur Netflix...Le Prince Harry témoigne...

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« Rising Phoenix » : Les Jeux Paralympiques racontés sur Netflix...Le Prince Harry témoigne... Ce mercredi 26 août, à un an des Jeux Paralympiques de Tokyo et quatre ans des Jeux Paralympiques de Paris, Netflix lancera, dans 190 pays, un documentaire inédit d’une heure 45 dédié au mouvement paralympique : « Rising Phoenix ». Neuf athlètes internationaux, dont le français Jean-Baptiste Al...
 

 

Découvrez le trailer du Festival Musical Écran 2020 !

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  Musical Ecran - Festival international de documentaires musicaux revient pour une sixième édition du 6 au 13 septembre 2020 ! Plus de 25 expériences musicales à vivre dans les salles obscures ! Programmation complète sur www.bordeauxrock.com Crédit musique : "Sexual Sportswear" de Sébastien Tellier Album : Sexuality Label : Record Makers Montage vidéo : Aubérie Vantomme. ...
 

 

FIFMA la 37ème édition se tiendra du 3 au 6 décembre 2020 à Autrans

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"Volte-faces" sera le thème de la prochaine édition du Festival international du film de montagne d’Autrans ! Voici un premier communiqué de presse (consultable ci-dessous) pour annoncer les dates, et le thème de cette 37ème édition. Une sélection toujours singulière, des séances spéciales, des rendez-vous littéraires et un thème qui réunira le public autour d’expositions et de...

Vanessa Paradis sera présidente du jury du Festival du cinéma américain de Deauville 2020.

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  Pour cette 46e édition, elle sera entourée de :  Yann Gonzalez (Réalisateur & scénariste) Zita Hanrot (Comédienne) Delphine Horvilleur (Auteure, conférencière & rabbin) Vincent Lacoste (Comédien) Mounia Meddour (Réalisatrice & scénariste) Sylvie Pialat (Productrice) Bruno Podalydès (Réalisateur, scénariste & comédi... 
 

SOUTERRAIN de Sophie Dupuis en ouverture du FNC de Montréal

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      DÉVOILEMENT DU FILM D'OUVERTURE ET DE CLÔTURE DE LA 49E ÉDITION Le Festival du nouveau cinéma de Montréal (FNC), dont la 49e édition sera évolutive, en ligne et en présentiel, est très heureux d’annoncer que SOUTERRAIN de Sophie Du...
 
 

Impact des bandes-annonces diffusées dans les cinémas au 18 Aout

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Enquête hebdomadaire réalisée auprès d’un échantillon de 35 000 individus représentatifs de la population française. Parmi ces individus, 2 000 spectateurs étant allés au cinéma au cours de la semaine cinéma concernée sont interrogés sur les bandes annonces vues au cinéma.   ...
 

 

La 35ème édition du FIFF de Namur s’ouvrira avec le premier long métrage belge UNE VIE DEMENTE

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  La 35ème édition du FIFF de Namur s’ouvrira avec le premier long métrage belge UNE VIE DEMENTE du talentueux tandem Ann Sirot et Raphaël Balboni !   Pour cette édition anniversaire pas comme les autres, le FIFF Namur s’ouvrira avec le premier long métrage belge UNE VIE DEMENTE du tandem Ann Sirot et Raphaël Balboni, en présence de l’équipe du film. On le sait, ce 35ème FIFF s...
 

 

Palmarès du 12e Festival Les Percéides

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  Percé, le 20 août 2020. C’est au cours d’une cérémonie qui s’est tenue au Ciné-Parc Paradiso en Gaspésie qu’a été dévoilé le palmarès du 12e Festival international de cinéma et d’art de Percé. C’est le film islandais Brumes d’Islande de Hlynur Palmason qui est lauréat du grand prix du jury. Le prix du meilleur documentaire est allé au long m...
 

 

Le festival FIFDA s'adapte et lance sa dixième édition en ligne du 4 au 6 septembre 2020

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    20 films pour explorer l'histoire de l'Afrique et de sa diaspora & Un hommage à Black Lives Matter.  À la suite des déclarations du gouvernement dans le cadre de la crise sanitaire actuelle, et afin de participer à l’effort collectif de lutte contre le COVID-19, le Festival International de Films de la Diaspora Africaine (FIFDA) annonce que sa dixième édition ne se produira pas sous sa forme hab...
 

 

7e Festival du Film Francophone d’Angoulême via Brides-les-Bains du 1er au 4 octobre

 
Décidément, Brides-les-Bains est le plateau préféré du petit et du grand écran ! Cet automne, la station thermale savoyarde accueille festival du film et équipes de tournage. Dès le 28 septembre, Line Renaud sera de retour pour enregistrer la suite de Meurtres à Brides-les-Bains. Du 1er au 4 octobre, avant-premières françaises et films récompensés à Angoulême rythmeront la 7e édition du...

Cinespaña 2020

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Cinespaña 25e, du 2 au 11 octobre 2020   Cinespaña est l’évènement culturel qui permet chaque année au public de la métropole toulousaine et de la région Occitanie-Pyrénées/Méditerranée, de découvrir le cinéma espagnol.   Avec une programmation riche et variée : une compétition de longs-métrages de fiction et de documentaires, un panorama des meilleures productions ...
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VENICE 

 

Video Interview with Pascal Diot, head of Venice Production Bridge

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Filmfestivals.com partner of Venice Production Bridge sat down with the Pascal Diot who shared with our audience a few practical facts and figures on the Market which he has created 6 years ago. ...  
 

 

 

Venetian Molecules presents gloomy covid Venice

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MOLECOLE Out of Competition Biennale College Andrea Segre If you were not planning on visiting Venice anytime soon, this sober documentary screened on the first day of the 77th Venice Film Festival is a testimony not only to the changes since 25 February this year but how the tourism in general keeps the city afloat has been decimating. Directed by Andrea Segre Molecole this is also a tribute to his late father Elderico who died of a heart murmur, an avid super 8 filmmaker with cli...
 

 

Christos Nikous's Apples is Venice Orrizonti opening film

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Venice Orrizonti 2020 Apples, Christos Nikou, Drama - Greece, Poland, Slovenia, 2020, 90 '. After losing all memories, a man will try to build a new identity. A woman will help him, also in the same situation.   ......please don't eat another apple This co-production though stylish and hip wades through a man's depression, what director Christos Nikou calls lost 'identity'. As in many films about repression only a woman can (try) to fix him. We wait and observe ma...
 

 

Venice Production Bridge Programme and details on the VGFM projects

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  VENICE PRODUCTION BRIDGE   The 77. Venice International Film Festival will get underway in just a few days time. With this mail we are pleased to send you the full programme of the upcoming Venice Production Bridge (VPB), organised by La Biennale di Venezia, as well as a FAQ. With a very large number of Industry professionals from across Europe expected to attend in-person, as well as a significant online participation from the VR sector from around th...
 

A Guide to Venice VR Expanded

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    Venice VR Expanded runs  September 2nd to 12th, 2020    All detailed information is available on the Venice Biennale website : www.labiennale.org. : https://www.labiennale.org/it/cinema/2020/venice-vr-expanded-web-section   3 different ways are available to access the Venice VR Expanded experience ·        Free Online Access ·        VR Accreditation Access to exclusive co...

 

Better World Forum in Venice with Conference, Red Carpet Screening of The Cave, VIP Cocktail, Gala Dinner & Award Ceremony

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 What legacy are we leaving for future generation? September 4th: an exceptional event in Venice under the patronage of Italian ministry of Environment BETTER WORLD FORUM Ocean & Environment CINEMA FESTIVAL LA MOSTRA 77th edition, VENEZIA, Italy SEPTEMBER, 4th 2020 PALACE CA’ SAGREDO Masterclass Conference, Press Lunch, VIP Screening of THE CAVE, Red Carpet, VIP Cocktail, Gala Dinner & Award Ceremony, After Party King Baudouin Foundation Some ... 
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SAN SEBASTIAN 

 

Seven feature films and the first episode of a series make up Made in Spain

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The selection combines names of experienced filmmakers such as Icíar Bollaín and Santiago Segura with novices like Pilar Palomero and Nuria Giménez   Made in Spain, a showcase of the recent Spanish cinema to which the San Sebastian Festival offers a platform for international circulation, has selected eight productions – seven feature films and the first episode in the series Escenario 0 – for its 68th edition. The selection includes titles which have pa...
 
 

The company Amenabar renews its commitment to young audiences at the Festival

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The youngest among us will be able to enjoy six films offered by the Festival’s Official Collaborator San Sebastian Festival will present a selection of six films especially intended for an audience of children which, for the second consecutive year, will be sponsored by the company Amenabar, which is in turn an Official Festival Collaborator. The section will include a total of five animated films and one combining real life images with animation. The former are Alfonbra magikoa&...
 

 

Luca Guadagnino will chair the official jury of San Sebastian Festival’s 68th edition

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The Italian filmmaker will be accompanied by Marisa Fernández Armenteros, Michel Franco and Lena Mossum ‘The World to Come’ and ‘Nomadland’ close the list of Perlak The Italian filmmaker Luca Guadagnino will be the president of the Official Selection Jury at San Sebastian Festival’s 68th edition. The filmmaker, who will present the world premiere, out of competition, of the series We Are Who We Are,will be accompanied by the Spanish producer Marisa Fe...
 

Thirteen Festival titles will compete for the Irizar Basque Film Award in San Sebastian

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A total of fourteen feature films, three short films, two series, one medium-length movie and a film at the production stage make up the Basque participation spread over different sections   Twenty-one titles – 14 feature films, three short films, two series, one medium-length movie and a film at the production stage – make up the Basque participation at the San Sebastian Festival’s 68th edition – spread over the Official Selection, New Directors, Zabaltegi-Tabak...
 

 

Willem Dafoe to feature on the poster of the San Sebastian Festival’s 68th edition

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The poster was created by the San Sebastian studio Patio based on an image by the photographer Martin Schoeller The North American actor Willem Dafoe (Appleton, Wisconsin, 1955) will feature on the poster of the San Sebastian Festival’s 68th edition, to run from September 18-26. In 2018 the Festival launched a new line of posters with a composition combining photography and illustration and presided over by a figure from contemporary cinema. The actress Isabelle Huppert opened the serie...
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TORONTO 

 

2020 Toronto International Film Festival Film and Conference schedules are out!

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    The Industry Conference and official film schedule have been announced. Check out the powerful sessions planned across Master Classes, Dialogues, and Perspectives, plus a Special Industry Event with Aaron Sorkin! The Press & Industry screening schedule for the 50 films in Official Selection is now available. Industry Selects and private screening schedule to come. ...
 

 

TIFF announces additional exciting programming: Darren Aronofsky...

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TIFF announces additional exciting programming Autumn Peltier, Greta Thunberg, Darren Aronofsky, Charles Officer, and more light up Special Events, talks and Best of TIFF Film Reunions presented by Bell    TIFF Co-Heads Cameron Bailey and Joana Vicente announced today additional TIFF programming for audiences to enjoy as part of the Festival this year. Newly confirmed Special Events, talks and Best of TIFF Film Reunions presented by Bell enhance the audience experience for TIF...
 

 

TIFF's 2020 Industry Conferences promises candid conversations and exciting perspectives

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Talent Development Initiatives take centre stage with Filmmaker Lab, Talent Accelerator,  and TIFF Fellows TIFF announced today a detailed look at the 2020 Industry Conference. The five-day event, taking place September 10–14 during the Festival, will inspire and incite discussions for creative and business entrepreneurship. The Conference is an inspiring professional development opportunity for delegates to experience high-profile speakers, intimate conversations, provocativ...
 

 

 

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FILMS IN FOCUS ...

 

Cody Christian, Dermot Mulroney, and Jason Genao join Aaron Eckhart in new ACTION-THRILLER “AMBUSH”

 
    START OF PRINCIPAL PHOTOGRAPHY IS SET TO COMMENCE THIS FALL FOR THE HIGHLAND FILM GROUP AND SABAN FILMS TITLE   Highland Film Group and Saban Films announced today that Cody Christian (CW’s All American, Assassination Nation, Surrogates), Dermot Mulroney (My Best Friend´s Wedding, The Mountain Between Us), and Jason Genao (Logan, Netflix´s The Get Down) are joining the cast of Ambush alongside Golden Globe® nominee Aaron Eckhart (The Dark Knight, Line...
 

 

 

My Client’s Wife, Review: What you see is not what you get

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With its lead players putting up pretences throughout the film, it is easy to label the film pretentious. To be fair, it is not pretentious. There is an element of sincerity in the making. My Client’s Wife is potentially full of sexual encounters, only the makers have been careful to keep it ‘clean’. But as is the problem with psychological thrillers, there are too many red herrings and deviations from the plot just to cause shock and awe. Is it based on a true story? The mak...
 

 

 

Watch Julianne Moore, Alicia Vikander both as Gloria Steinem in THE GLORIAS from her memoir

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by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent What can you say about Gloria Steinem that the (women’s) world doesn’t already know? One thing is her quote that echoes all through the hills, including the Hollywood Hills: “The Truth will set you free, but first it will piss you off.” Steinem is now the subject of a new sort of adaptation of her autobiography “My Life on the Road,” a movie called THE GLORIAS. It is directed by the amazingly talented Julie Ta...
 

 

 

Joel Edgerton, Marion Cotillard, Mark Rylance lead great cast in Brady Corbet's THE BRUTALIST

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by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent If you watched Marion Cotillard as Edith Piaf, you have a sense of her volcanic range. Now Cotillard is headed for THE BRUTALIST with Joel Edgerton and Mark Rylance as headliners. Brady Corbet is the director, having come off his last film with Natalie Portman in VOX LUX. This third outing for Corbet looks promising, especially with a title so fitting for now... From Screenmancer  LONDON: Golden Globe nominee Joel Edgerton (Boy Erased, Lo...
 

 

 

NO TIME TO DIE, out in November, watch Daniel Craig as 007 now

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By Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent   Some have said Daniel Craig is the most bad@ss James Bond... few would disagree. Now the next trailer is out. This is the one hotly anticipated with Rami Malek as the ultra villain. Coming in November. Enjoy! Where We Left Our Hero... 007, Bond, James Bond In No Time To Die, Bond has left active service and is enjoying a tranquil life in Jamaica. His peace is short-lived when his old friend Felix Leiter from the CIA turns up aski...
 
 
 

Stan Brakhage, Gilbert & George, Marlon Riggs, 33 wild films like these on OVID for September

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by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent When you tell this story, many people find it hard to believe, but occult filmmaker Harry Smith was at the Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics during my time there as the Ted Berrigan Award winner, and he was one interesting creature of cinema. Anyway, he and Stan Brakhage the experimental filmmaker were friends. Some strange conversations ensued, mostly about when Harry pulled a fire alarm at a restaurant because an investor...
 

 

Overview of the US business for the week of August 31st. Celebrating Ingrid Bergman

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Each week, Comscore provides more details on the return of the North American box office. This weekend, The New Mutants took top spot with $7M in ticket sales for its opening weekend, playing in 2,412 locations across North America. Adding returns from 10 international markets, the teenage superhero Mutants took in a total of $9.9M. Solstice Studios' thriller Unhinged starring Russell Crowe delivered a strong second week, grossing $2.6M additional after last weekend's $4M opening w...
 

 

Superb review on Sekuritas by Film Explorer

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Check the detailed, thorough and amazingly smart review about the film Sekuritas published this summer during Swiss theatrical release by Film Explorer Text: Emilien Gür First published: July 25, 2020  happy gogle translation for our readers Thanks Emilien! [...] As the border between the human face and the architectural structure is abolished, the guardian is transfigured by the grace of the montage in carnal incarnation of the building that she watches over d...
 

 

SEKURITAS wins the Award of Excellence from The Accolade Global Film Competition

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The Accolade Global Film Competition is unique in the industry.  Attracting both powerhouse companies as well as talented new filmmakers it is an exceptional, truly international awards competition, not a traditional film festival – which allows filmmakers from around the world to enter their films in this prestigious competition. Established in 2003, Accolade Global Film Competition is an avant-garde worldwide competition that strives to give talented directors, producers, ac...
 

 

"From On High" wins SPECIAL JURY AWARD at Sacrae Scenae Film Festival!

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"From On High" has won the Special Jury Award at the 2020 Sacrae Scenae Film Festival in Ardesio, Italy on August 30, 2020. Written and helmed by Dawn Westlake, FROM ON HIGH tells the story of a Syrian girl who finds a better life in Europe. This is the 13th award for FROM ON HIGH and the 82nd award for films produced by Westlake's Ron de Cana Productions, Inc. shingle since 2000. The jury's reasoning behind the award: "From On High/Dawn Westlake/8"/USA: This extreme...
 
 

ENTWINED is a Greek horror movie that somehow resonates right now

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by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent Something about this Pandemic is perfect for a Greek horror movie. Opening in theaters before a VOD North American release on Sept. 8 from Dark Star Pictures, ENTWINED is that movie. Why? Because, for one thing, Pandemic is a Greek word, from ‘pan’ meaning “all” and ‘demos’ meaning “people.” More to the point, thousands of years ago,  Greek tragedies paved the way for everybody else in W...
 

 

European Film Factory_Platform launch August 26

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Platform launch on 26 August 2020 Supported by the MEDIA Creative Europe programme, the European Film Factory is a new initiative to promote film education in Europe.  An exceptional day of press meetings will be held online, in English, on 17 September 2020 to present this new service.   The European Film Factory is run by the Institut Français, which has joined forces with two partners at the forefront of digital innovation in schools: ARTE Education, a subsidiary of...
 

 

Telefilm Canada Pledges Financial Support Towards Creation of a Black Screen Office in Canada

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Telefilm Canada supports calls for the creation of a Black Screen Office and has committed to investing $100,000 annually. The pledge was made on Monday during a meeting with filmmakers from the Black community who have called for the creation of a dedicated bureau.   “Telefilm supports the formation of an institution to expand the reach of stories and works by Black filmmakers,” said Christa Dickenson, Executive Director, Telefilm Canada. “The creation of a Black Scre...
 

 

Well Go USA acquires North American rights for action film MAX CLOUD

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WELL GO USA ACQUIRES ACTION-PACKED SCI-FI COMEDY MAX CLOUD FROM LONDON-BASED FAE FILM & TELEVISION LTD Scott Adkins, John Hannah, Captain Marvel’s Lashana Lynch and Tommy Flanagan round out all-star cast   Leading independent distributor Well Go USA has secured North American distribution rights for action-packed sci-fi comedy MAX CLOUD. The film, directed by Martin Owen (Twist, Killer’s Anonymous, Let’s Be Evil), stars powerhouse martial artist Scott Adkins (IP...
 

Holland Film Meeting broadens its international scope in 2020

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Selection announced of BoostNL, New Dutch, Stories & Beyond and Talent en Route. Thirty-one highly promising and ambitious new feature projects from across the globe will be presented at Holland Film Meeting, an event long established as one of Europe’s must-attend co-production meetings, and an essential bridge between the Dutch and international film industries. The Holland Film meeting will take place during the Netherlands Film Festival from 26th of September till the 1st o...
 
 
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French Riviera Film Festival Partners With It’s A Short To Take 2020 Festival Online

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  Festival to Feature Online Screenings on September 18 & 19, 2020, Women Filmmakers Panel and Virtual Gala Awards Ceremony, Live from the Beverly Hills Hotel   French Riviera Film Festival (FRFF) and  It’s A Short, the leading online streaming platform that celebrates and promotes short films worldwide, have partnered to present the second annual installment of the festival online.   "We're delighted to partner with It&...
 

Paleochora Lost World Short Film Festival (2020 event) POSTPONED UNTIL June 5 -10, 2021

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It is with much regret that we announce the postponement of our Film Festival until 2021. All Officially Selected filmmakers will be notified in person of these changes in person in the coming days. MOST IMPORTANTLY: All 2020 Officially Selected films will simply transfer to our 2021 programme. There are a multitude of reasons for this decision, suffice to say that continued Global & National uncertainty coupled with constantly shifting official guidelines means that we w...
 

 

The Bushwick Film Festival (BFF) moves to virtual presenting 5 days of virtual screenings, events and panels

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13TH ANNUAL BUSHWICK FILM FESTIVAL LAUNCHES FIRST VIRTUAL FESTIVAL FROM OCTOBER 21-25   The Bushwick Film Festival (BFF), one of Brooklyn's most exciting cultural attractions, will present its 13th edition virtually from October 21-25, 2020.   Transformation is the theme for this year and the festival has chosen a symbol that fully embodies the word: a butterfly. "Our butterfly glows and emerges from the electricity surrounding it, symbolizing profound transfo...
 

 

Tryon Film Festival Expands Globally By Going Virtual

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‘We Take You There’   Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Tryon International Film Festival 2020 will be mostly online, offering a larger selection of films to a worldwide audience and a handful of in-person events in the quaint North Carolina mountain town. The Festival will begin on Friday, Oct. 9, with a virtual gala that will include an opening film, and it will conclude on Sunday, Oct 11, with an online closing awards ceremony. For eight days, post festival—Oct. 12-...
 

 

Festival Stop Motion Montreal announces the full 2020 lineup!

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Festival Stop Motion Montréal is ready and raring to go for a 12th edition that will run virtually from September 14 to 20, inviting viewers to participate from the comfort of their very own Home Sweet Home! Following last year’s edition under the theme of stop motion in the digital age and without skipping a beat, the Festival worked to adapt this year’s event into an online format as part of its mandate to provide an international platfor...
 

 

Golden Bear winner and Venice entries 'I Am Greta' and 'Mandibules' at the 47th edition of Film Fest Ghent

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Film Fest Ghent unveils some of what the 47th edition in October has to offer. Adapted to the circumstances and safety regulations, this corona-proof edition will offer a platform to cinema from all over the world, including this year's Golden Bear winner There Is No Evil by Mohammad Rasoulof. In addition, this year's programme takes a fascinating look at cinematographic developments in neighbouring Germany, including Undine by Christian...
 
 

Preview of the 37th French Film Festival Tübingen | Stuttgart

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    The good news: The 37th French Film Festival in Tübingen | Stuttgart 2020 take place! Live! From October 28 to November 4, 2020. Once again this year, the largest showcase for Francophone film in Germany will present the latest films from the entire Francophonie, from idiosyncratic auteur films by still undiscovered filmmakers to opulent cinema events with star cast for the big screen.   Film days online   With around 15,000 visitors, the F...
 

 

Mostra de València is starting to shape its Official Competition section.

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The festival, which will begin on 22nd October until 1st November in Valencia, Spain, is strengthening its commitment to tracking down the best cinema produced in the Mediterranean. The festival has anticipated the first films to be included in its competition section, which will be in the running for the Palmera d’Or. Six Spanish premieres that represent an overview of the different narrative and visual proposals of the cinematographic and geographical ecosystem that La Mostra en...
 

 

The tenth edition of Sicilia Queer ready to open

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SICILY QUEER 2020 International New Visions FILMFEST     The tenth edition of Sicilia Queer opens with SAMP by Antonio Rezza and Flavia Mastrella fresh from the Venice Film Festival and ends with the national preview of Days by Tsai Ming-liang, scheduled in Palermo from 15 to 20 September at the Cinema De Silk of th...
 

 

Asian Pop Up Cinema Announces Season 11 (Drive in & Streaming) Sept 10- Oct 31

 
ASIAN POP-UP CINEMA ANNOUNCES SEASON 11  DRIVE IN, STREAMING, and HALLOWEEN WEEKEND PLUS, September 10- October 31 Celebrating its 5th Anniversary, Asian Pop Up Cinema: Season 11 will present 22 movies and one of its strongest lineups with its first joint virtual and drive-in film festival both opening September 10 and running through October 10, 2020, with a Plus addition October 30 - 31 celebrating Halloween at the drive-in. In addition to many North American premieres, t...
 

 

OIFF 2020: competition and non-competition programmes are announced

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The 11th Odesa International Film Festival International Competition Programme Announced At the press conference of the 11th OIFF, which took place on 20 August in Kyiv, the International Competition Programme was announced Full news     The National Competition Programme of the 11th Odesa International Film Festival Has Been Announced The National Competition Programme will include 7 full-length features and 11...
 

 

The 30th FilmFestival Cottbus celebrates Eastern Europe in hybrid format

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    On the occasion of its 30th anniversary edition (November 3 to 8, 2020), the FilmFestival Cottbus (FFC) makes itself and Germany a gift: The FFC is growing into the digital world and is expanding the Cottbus festival onto a new level with a nationwide online program. The goal of the FilmFestival Cottbus for already 30 years now has been promoting young, exciting, dialogue-oriented cinema from Eastern Europe. To celebrate its anniversary, the FFC is involving its filmmakers ...
 
 
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AWARDS WATCH 

The Accolade Global Film Competition Announces Latest Winners!

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The awards go to those filmmakers, television producers and videographers who produce fresh, standout entertainment and compelling documentaries. The Accolade is an international awards competition that honors those who demonstrate exceptional achievement in craft and creativity.   https://accoladecompetition.org/  ~ Best of Show - Fiction ~  Antony Ginnane, FG Film Productions – Never Too Late              &nbs...
 
 

BZN Awards announced: you can now view them online

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You are invited to the unique virtual experience that is the Third Annual BZN International Film Festival, August 27 – Sept 5th   Join us online for a 10-day event celebrating independent filmmaking, creative expression, and emerging and established voices. The BZN international Film Festival showcases films that educate, encourage and inspire audiences to get involved and take action to protect our planet. Over 70 films from three rich years of tradi...
 

 

2020 UMFF ONLINE AWARD CEREMONY IS AROUND THE CORNER~!

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    Congratulations to all the winners of the 2020 Universe Multicultural Film Festival~!!   It was a challenging time for each and every filmmaker this year under such a global uncertainty, with applying the social distancing rule, many industries have to pause the regular pace to meet the requirement of public health situation. At this extremely tough period of time, the UMFF committee created the first online award ceremony to fulfill all the filmmakers' d...
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PARTNERS FESTIVAL AND MARKET NEWS  

16th Myrtle Beach International Film Festival (April 20-24, 2021) calling for entry

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Call for entry MBIFF 16 now open     October 2, 2020 Earlybird Deadline I November 20, 2020 Regular Deadline I December 11, 2020 Late Deadline  I December 31, 2020 Extended Deadline I  

The MBIFF is a World Class Event.

Submissions end December 31st,  20éà, submit through filmfreeway.com, or through the festivals website, myrtlebeachfilmfestival.com
Selected by Movie Maker Magazine as one of the top 25 film festivals worth the submission, one of the top festivals in the world by Film international and touted by many as one of the most important independent film festivals in the circuit. We are passionate about film and it shows!

The MBIFF screens projects in a multi-million dollar theater, housing state of the art technology.

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New York City Independent Film Festival (NYCIndieFF)

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August 31, 2020  Earlybird Deadline 

The New York City Independent Film Festival (a.k.a. NYC Independent Film Festival, NYCIndieFF) is an annual film festival held in New York City. It was founded in 2009 by Dennis Cieri and Bonnie Rush. The festival has screened over 1,800 movies from 81 different countries since it began in 2010.

The Festival is focused on low budget and emerging, yet overlooked filmmakers, bringing their talent to culturally enrich the NYC community. The Festival aims to create the largest gathering of true indie filmmakers.

NYCIndieFF honors the Best in Category which includes Best Narrative Feature, Best Documentary, Best Short Documentary, Best Short Narrative, Best Super Short, as well as Best Director and Best Screenplay.

With a new section: the Covid-19 Diaries: tell us your story of hope and survival during the Corona lockdown. Short under 10 minutes

NYCIndieFF provides a showcase for the best in independent cinema, including short films, feature films, music videos, and animated works. With panels, parties and a week-long gathering of fellow indie filmmakers NYCIndieFF is the place to be May 16 - May 23, 2021.

Website I Profile on filmfestivals.com I Facebook I Twitter I Email  contact I  

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Your Script Produced competition
Season 2
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August 31, 2020 Late Deadline

Introducing Season 2 / 2020 of “Your Script Produced!” International Film / Tv / Short Film Screenwriting Competition sponsored by Doval Bacall Films. The sponsor will fully finance, develop, package and produce the Grand Prize Winning Feature Script for $250,000.00.

We've raised the stakes! Season 2 will accept Features, Tv Scripts, AND SHORT FILM SCRIPTS! Winners will be promoted in the Variety Magazine and THR!

Open to writers of all levels. 18 years old or older. Anyone 16 or 17 years of age can submit, must have a parental consent form.

WE DON’T SET YOU UP WITH MEETING AFTER MEETING. WE DON’T SELL YOU DREAMS. WE DON’T SELL YOU HOPE.

WE PRODUCE YOUR SCRIPT!

PERIOD.

SUBMITFEATURE FILM SCREENPLAY I TV SCRIPT I WEBSITE I CONTACT BY EMAIL

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54th WorldFest Houston

April 16-25, 2021

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Early bird entry by November 15

WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival offers international competition in Ten Major Competition Categories! Features, Shorts, Docs/Business Films, Student, Experimental, Screenplays, New Media, TV Production, TV Commercials, & Music Videos! More than 200 sub-categories for fair competition. Only at WorldFest-Houston are you selected as a Remi Award Winner on the basis of your numerical score from the juries, which greatly increases your chance to win a Remi, unlike other festivals that only give out one Gold, one Silver and one Bronze! Only 10%-15% of entries actually win the coveted Remi Award!

 

You are welcome to enter  Online via our online entry platform - www.worldfest.org, or via FilmFreeway.com - we now accept entries via Vimeo & YouTube, in addition to DVD/BR Entries, & USB/Jump Drives. Screenplay entries must be bound. We will confirm when we receive your entry and we provide personal Jury Results, and festival details when you are selected for screening at the 53rd WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival!

WorldFest Houston's blog I Websitehttp://www.worldfest.org I Submit I Facebook I Twitter I Contact Hunter Todd

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Fantasporto 41
February 26 - March 6

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Deadline  December 1st, 2020 (Feature films)

November 1st (Fantasy short films)

Fantasporto enjoys incredible loyalty and support from the large film-appreciating community all over the World. In the last edition, Fantasporto was attended by over 25,000 enthusiastic genre film fans and over 200 members of the film press and industry.

Considered in 2015 as the first of the independent film festivals in the world by TRIPPER, Fantasporto is among the top film festivals  for the discovery of new talent, having revealed countless of now famous directors, producers and actors.

The World Heritage City by UNESCO of Porto, twice considered Europe’s Best Touristic Destination,  is another factor adding interest . Founded in 1981, the 40th edition has the support of the Portuguese State and the Townhall.

 

 

Fantasporto's blog I Website  I Submit I  Facebook I Twitter I Contact Mario Dorminsky I Entry Form

 

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Interview with Chadwick Boseman, Mischa Webley and Tory Kittles for THE KILL HOLE (2012)

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Filmfestivals.com was very sad to hear about Chadwick Boseman's passing, we remember dearly the friendly interview he gave us... RIP Chadwick ! "The film begins with the title", I always say, and in the case of the film THE KILL HOLE (2012), a better title could not have been chosen for this eccentric metaphysical drama by American director Mischa Webley. The film is about two diametrically opposed war veterans- Lt. Samuel Drake (played by Chadwick Boseman) and Sgt. De...

 

 

Juliette Binoche to receive Golden Icon Award from Zurich Fest

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© Jorge Fuembuena Loscertales / San Sebastian Film Festival The 16th Zurich Film Festival will award its most prestigious accolade to the French actress. The Academy Award-winner stands as much for engaged auteur cinema as she does for high-end Hollywood entertainment. She will present her most recent movie LA BONNE ÉPOUSE at the festival.           For the first time in its history, the Golden Icon Award goes to a ...
 

 

Maïwenn to receive A Tribute to... Award in Zurich

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The Zurich Film Festival honours the French director, producer and actress for her contribution to the resurgence of auteur cinema, and screens her directorial works in a retrospective. Maïwenn receives the award on 01 October and presents her most recent film ADN (DNA).  Born in Paris, Maïwenn is one of the most exciting voices of contemporary French auteur cinema. Having begun her career as an actress at the beginning of the eighties, she soon appeared in such large-scale pr...
 
 
 

National Competition Jury at 11 Odesa International Film Festival Announced

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    Works by Ukrainian cinematographers will be evaluated by the National competition jury, which includes: Ukrainian director and award winner at the 10th OIFF Nariman Aliev; Catalan-Spanish director Carla Simón; Giona Nazzaro, General Delegate of the Venice International Film Critics’ Week, programmer of the Rotterdam Film Festival, curator for Visions du Réel de cinéma de Nyon; Marit van den Elshout, head of the industry section at the Rotterdam ...
 

 

What your favorite star Jack Black does during a Pandemic?

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by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent Hey so, Coronavirus marches in London? Well, in Hollywood, you get a different reaction. Okay, there is no segue there, except that the Pandemic makes people do weird things. Take beloved comedian Jack Black He looks like Rip Van Winkle lately. But? Not anymore, ps. Watch!  From Screenmancer We stole this from the Upbraidy Bunch, who stole it first. That would be the Ferrell gang over at Funny Or Die. But is there something to b...
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"THE BEST FOR FESTS : ONES TO WATCH FOR FESTIVAL CONSIDERATION

IRIS by Diana Rodriguez

USA - Fantastic drama thriller: 104 minutes - first feature film

Alice Kremelberg (Orange Is The New Black) stars as the eponymous Iris, and gives an outstanding lead performance as this tortured soul dreadfully awaiting the death of her Aunt Adelaide, played by Mary Looram (Like Father, Braid). As Aunt Adelaide slowly withers away in hospice, Iris continues her day to day routines of working in an antique shop, and scrolling online for connections through an online dating app. However, Iris has an ulterior motive behind her digital search for suitors, and it’s not love. Iris has a hunger, and she needs to feed. On every date she goes on, she sizes her match up and determines their strength of character on a criteria of what she considers basic human decency. And if any of her dates fail to meet her standards, then that’s the end of them. They’re dinner. That’s just how Iris operates.

But complications arise when Iris meets Tom, played by Grant MacDermott (Hustlers, Mr. Robot), at a support group meeting for people dealing with the lingering effects of grief. Tom is a good hearted man coping with crippling trauma. As their chaste relationship develops, Iris is confounded by a debilitating emotional dilemma. She yearns for the love she once lost, but recognizes the potential in having a strong bond with Tom. Unfortunately, her primal nature exposes itself in the heat of lust, causing her deep seated vampirism to emerge and overtake her instincts. So she can never truly express her true feelings to Tom without it resulting in his death. What’s a timeless girl to do in the big city?

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LOST GIRLS by Julia Verdin

USA, 107 minutes, June 2020

One girl’s nightmare. A nationwide reality.

After escaping from a sex trafficking ring, one teenage girl struggles to reconnect with herself and her family after her ordeal. Ultimately, in order to find herself and rescue her helpless friends, she must confront her own fears and help lead the police to her traffickers - no matter the cost.

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Sixteen-year-old Angie Morgan feels like her parents don’t understand her. After she is befriended by the charming and handsome Mario, everything seems to change for the better. He understands her desire to be a musician and promises to help her fulfill her dreams. However, her innocent, suburban life is upended when Mario lures her away to sell her to a local sex trafficking ring.

Angie is shocked and scared at her new found situations but clings to the belief that Mario loves her and that they will eventually both escape.  When it becomes clear to her that this will never happen, Angie is so overcome with shame and remorse for the life she is now trapped in and all seems hopeless.

When her closest friend and fellow victim, Zoe, finds out that Angie is about to be sold and shipped off to Miami, Zoe finds a way for them to escape. They make a desperate run for it. Angie escapes, but Zoe is not so lucky. Alone and heartbroken for her friend still imprisoned by their traffickers, Angie returns home to find that “normal” life is now anything but normal.

Burdened by her severe PTSD and guilt, Angie shies away from both her family and the police.  She is terrified that her traffickers will return for her (or worse, her little sister) if she provides any information to the police. 

Luckily, Angie meets Rachel, a sex trafficking survivor turned caseworker, who is desperately searching for the girl who was in her care but taken back by her traffickers: Zoe. As Rachel lends her strength, Angie begins to consider standing up to the traffickers, and after witnessing brutal murders and mutilations of other girls at hands of the traffickers, Angie considers standing up to the traffickers.

Will Angie’s fear hold her back? Or will she persevere to protect her family and help rescue Zoe and the others? 

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FINDING MANNY by Kacey Cox

Canada, 56 minutes documentary, june 2020

The chance discovery of an online article sends a Holocaust survivor on an unexpected trip to visit the orphanage where he was rescued to after the war.
 
Manny Drukier narrowly escaped the war by jumping from a “death train” at age 16, finding refuge at a unique home for orphans and displaced children. 71 years later, Manny—who lives in Toronto—is tracked down by a German researcher who has dedicated a decade of her life to locating the surviving children from the home. She invites Manny to return to the orphanage, which has since become a grade school, to share his story with the next generation. Manny must now revisit the places of his darkest memories, to reconcile the past and educate the future.

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BLUE MOTEL Award winning script by Ted Campbell
Feature film in production by Doval Bacall Films

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Grand Winner Your Script Produced season 1  Platinum Remi Award WorldFest Houston

When his bank robber father injured in a recent heist seeks refuge at the desolate motel where he works, a motel clerk is forced to confront the truth behind a botched heist from his past.

Originally from Boston, Mass, Ted Campbell is a screenwriter and director who specializes in thoughtful, character driven thrillers. Ted will direct his heist thriller "Underground" with producer Ellen Wander of Film Bridge International. His contained, crime thriller “Blue Motel” won the Grand Prize in Your Script Produced screenplay competition. Ted will direct “Blue Motel” with Doval Bacall Films producing. Ted is a member of ISA’s Development Program. And was named to ISA’s Top 25 Screenwriters To Watch list.

Ted finds inspiration in the works of the great noir writers Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler and Ross MacDonald as well as his screenwriting idols Scott Frank, Shane Black, Tony Gilroy and Richard Wenk.

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SAVING NORTH - A RUSSIAN AMERICAN ODYSSEY by J Mitchell Johnson

Russia USA Feature documentary April 2020 Director's cut: 79 minutes

What happened, what can happen to the centuries old amazing wooden churches in north of Russia. Photographer Richard Davies trips to Russia and USA tell stories on human soul, hope and russian american…cooperation in restoring beauty.

Saving North is the story of a struggle for human and cultural survival in the mysterious and insular world of the Russian North. An outsider from England, photographer Richard Davies, enters this mysterious and vast region of the world with the hope of documenting both the glory and the tragic demise of its rapidly disappearing Wooden Churches. As Davies meets and becomes friends with the some of his Russian photo subjects, he finds himself getting emotionally involved with their struggle. He decides to put down his camera and get involved with church restoration.

Early on in our story Davies befriends the famed Russian architect Alexander Popov who is deeply involved in working to preserve and share with the world the beauty and value of these ancient structures. Popov has uniquely discovered and reinvigorated both the tools and processes that restore life back to the North. But it’s an uphill battle against strong and powerful forces.

Together, Davies and Popov uncover the circumstances that led to the demise of the churches, and then join a small but growing group of passionate Russian citizens and outsiders from all walks of life who join the cause of Saving North.

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SEKURITAS written and directed by Carmen Stadler

Romantic dark comedy 117 minutes 2019 Switzerland

Starring Kathrin Veith, Duraid Abbas Ghaieb, Jeanne Devos, Daniel Kasztura, Vilmar Bieri, This Maag

First feature film by Swiss director Carmen Stadler, produced by Claudia Wick for Abrakadabra Films AG

An office complex wishes for a love story before demolition. It chooses the lonely misfits for this story; those who go through security rounds at night, scrub toilets, experiment with recipes or rehearse their final speech. A poetic and twisted kaleidoscope that centers around desire, security and melodious noises which move through the entire fabric of the building.

 

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Marcel Duchamp: The Art of the Possible written  and directed by Matthew Taylor

USA 2019 Documentary 89 minutes

Duchamp: Art of the Possible is a feature documentary that explores the life, art, and philosophy of the 20th century’s most influential modernists, Marcel Duchamp, and how his work single-handedly changed the course of art, and over time, culture itself.
 

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THE MYSTERY OF A BURYAT LAMA, directed by Elena Demidova

The documentary film «THE MYSTERY OF A BURYAT LAMA», directed by Elena Demidova, tells a story of one of the most famous lamas, Pandido Khambo Lama Dashi Dorzho Itigelov. His body is recognized as one of the sacred Buddhist objects of Russia and is being kept in the Ivolginsky Datsan. The Buddhist monks approach him as a living person.
 
Itigelov was born in 1852 and began his religious education at the age of sixteen years. In 1911, he was appointed the twelfth Pandido Khambo Lama as the Head of Russian Buryat Buddhists. Between 1913 and 1917, Itigelov was prominent in the spiritual life of Russian Empire. He took part in the Tercentenary celebrations of the House Romanov and opened first Buddhist temple in St. Petersburg. During First World War Itigelov presided over the society of "Buryat brothers", an organization helping the Russian army. After October Revolution, Itigelov resigned as head of the Buddhists. In 1927, aged seventy-five years, he asked other lamas to begin meditation ceremonies and funeral rites, since he said he was about to die. Itigelov left a testament asking to be buried as he was at the time of his death, sitting in lotus posture. On September 11, 2002, Itigelov's body was eventually exhumed in the presence of the leaders of the Buddhist Traditional Sangha of Russia and transferred to Ivolginsky Datsan.

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THE CREEPY LINE a film by M.A.Taylor 2018

"A film that Google does not want you to see  - filmfestivals.com Best for Fest"

An eye-opening documentary, The Creepy Line reveals the stunning degree to which society is manipulated by Google and Facebook and blows the lid off the remarkably subtle – hence powerful – manner in which they do it.

The Creepy Line is a title culled from the words of former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, when during a 2010 interview he explained Google’s code of conduct: “The Google policy on a lot of things is to get right up to the creepy line and not cross it.”

However, as Dr. Robert Epstein explains in the film, “Google crosses the creepy line every day”. 

Offering first-hand accounts, scientific experiments and detailed analysis, The Creepy Line examines what is at risk when these two tech titans have free reign to utilize the public’s most private and personal data to manipulate society.

There is no question that the “creepy line” is getting ever-creepier, and that the tech giants have crossed it.

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Sharkwater: Extinction by Rob Stewart Documentary Canada 2018
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Rob Stewart “Conservation is the preservation of human life on earth. And that, above all else, is worth fighting for” Watch Rob Stewart doing what he loved most of all, swimming with sharks, in exclusive footage from his third film, Sharkwater: Extinction.

Sharkwater: Extinction is a follow up to his first two award-winning films, Sharkwater and Revolution. Sharkwater exposed the devastating issue of shark finning, while Revolution brought the destructive effects of Ocean Acidification to light.

Rob taught the world to not fear sharks, through his iconic images of hugging these majestic creatures and free diving with them.

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Revolution by Rob Stewart 

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over 40 festival wins so far

Eco Documentary feature film by Rob Stewart April 2015, 82 minutes (Sharkwater)
Revolution is a film about changing the world. The true-life adventure of Rob Stewart, this follow-up to his acclaimed SHARKWATER (36 festival wins) documentary continues his remarkable journey; one that will take him through 15 countries over four years, and where he'll discover that it's not only sharks that are in grave danger -- it's humanity itself.

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Des partenariats forts avec les plus grands festivals et marchés
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Nous sommes très fiers des bonnes relations et des partenariats signé avec les plus grands festivals et marchés : Venice Production Bridge, FestForums Santa Barbara, AFM, Animaze, Tallinn Black Night International Film Festival, Houston WorldFest, Fantasporto, et Cannes Market bien entendu et beaucoup d'autres. Nous sommes heureux de pouvoir grace à ces parteneriats pouvoir apporter news et dailies à ...
 

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Les raisins de la colère (The Grapes of Wrath) de John Ford (USA, 1940)

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Les films qui ont une densité spirituelle évidente mettent souvent en scène le voyage, l’itinéraire initiatique, mais aussi la souffrance qu’implique de quitter sa terre, ses racines, son pays, son existence. On se rend compte, avec Les raisins de la colère que la modernité a constitué le terreau indispensable de la modernité liquide (Zygmunt Baumann). Le film est en effet réalisé en 1940, bien avant que la phi...
 

La Source (Jungfrukällan) d’Ingmar Bergman (Suède, 1960)

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Bruno Chatelin raconte l'histoire du lancement du film Boyz'n The Hood à Cannes

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Interview video de Bruno Chatelin pendant le Festival de Cannes (virtuel) 2020! L'histoire du lancement du film Boyz'n The Hood à Cannes que j adore raconter car c est l un des plus beaux contes de fées qu il ma été donné de rencontrer dans ma carière de distributeur de films! Une voie royale ouverte par Cannes qui a conduit le film et son réalisateur, John Singleton, jusqu 'aux Oscars... The Boyz'n The Hood launch in Cannes tol...
 

Le festival FIFDA débute aujourd'hui en ligne

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RDV sur fifda.org pour visionner la programmation. La 10e édition du Festival International des Films de la Diaspora Africaine débute aujourd'hui ! Elle se déroulera 100% en ligne jusqu'au 6 septembre 2020. Découvrez 20 films pour explorer l'histoire de l'Afrique et de sa diaspora & Un hommage à Black Lives Matter.  Le festival profite cette année de son édition virtuelle pour exposer la...
 

 

Impact des bandes-annonces diffusées dans les cinémas au 1er Septembre

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Enquête hebdomadaire réalisée auprès d’un échantillon de 35 000 individus représentatifs de la population française. Parmi ces individus, 2 000 spectateurs étant allés au cinéma au cours de la semaine cinéma concernée sont interrogés sur les bandes annonces vues au cinéma.     ...
 

 

Xavier Lardoux promu directeur du Cinéma et de l’Audiovisuel au CNC

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Le CNC annonce la création de ce nouveau poste et le définit comme un poste transversal "en charge de la stratégie transversale aux domaines du cinéma et de l’audiovisuel, destinée à permettre au CNC de répondre aux enjeux de toute nature résultant de la convergence des problématiques artistiques et économiques de ces deux secteurs, il participera à la conduite de tous les chantiers transversaux desti...
 

 

KINOPOLSKA. Festival du cinéma polonais lance sa 13ème édition à Paris

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Le temps d’un week-end, KINOPOLSKA vous invite à découvrir au cinéma L'ARLEQUIN, six films polonais récents et pertinents, présentés au dernier festival de Gdynia, ainsi que deux classiques incontournables, Les Innocents charmeurs d’Andrzej Wajda et Six Pistolets, un western polonais de Jerzy Hoffman et Edward Skórzewski. Les huit films sont tous précédés d'un court mé...
 

 

Saluons la nouvelle formule de la Nouvelle Obsession

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La Septième Obsession se relance pour ses 5 ans avec un nouveau design, nouvelle formule! Le N°30 à paraître le 10 septembre.     ...
 

 

Le Mashup Film Festival à Paris du 2 au 6 Septembre 2020

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  On y est, du 2 au 6 Septembre en Ile-de-France, avec sur place des masques colorés customisés et du champomy pour mieux combattre les maux d'aujourd'hui ! Qui parmi vous viendra (re)découvrir les délires punko-pop de cette Nouvelle Vague Numérique ? Quelques stars de la création youtubesque et quelques détourneurs cinéastes et téléastes cultes des années 70 et 80 viendront nous dire bonjour. ...
 

 

Impact des bandes-annonces diffusées dans les cinémas au 25 Aout

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Enquête hebdomadaire réalisée auprès d’un échantillon de 35 000 individus représentatifs de la population française. Parmi ces individus, 2000 spectateurs étant allés au cinéma au cours de la semaine cinéma concernée sont interrogés sur les bandes annonces vues au cinéma.  ...
 

FIFDA dévoile la programmation de sa 10e édition en mode virtuel

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RDV sur fifda.org du 4 au 6 septembre 2020 !   La 10e édition du Festival International des Films de la Diaspora Africaine se déroulera sur le web du 4 au 6 septembre 2020. Découvrez 20 films pour explorer l'histoire de l'Afrique et de sa diaspora & Un hommage à Black Lives Matter.  Le festival profite cette année de son édition virtuelle pour exposer la France et l’Europe à une sélection riche...

Vanessa Paradis sera présidente du jury du Festival du cinéma américain de Deauville 2020.

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  Pour cette 46e édition, elle sera entourée de :  Yann Gonzalez (Réalisateur & scénariste) Zita Hanrot (Comédienne) Delphine Horvilleur (Auteure, conférencière & rabbin) Vincent Lacoste (Comédien) Mounia Meddour (Réalisatrice & scénariste) Sylvie Pialat (Productrice) Bruno Podalydès (Réalisateur, scénariste & comédi... 
 

SOUTERRAIN de Sophie Dupuis en ouverture du FNC de Montréal

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      DÉVOILEMENT DU FILM D'OUVERTURE ET DE CLÔTURE DE LA 49E ÉDITION Le Festival du nouveau cinéma de Montréal (FNC), dont la 49e édition sera évolutive, en ligne et en présentiel, est très heureux d’annoncer que SOUTERRAIN de Sophie Du...
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French Riviera Film Festival Partners With It’s A Short To Take 2020 Festival Online

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  Festival to Feature Online Screenings on September 18 & 19, 2020, Women Filmmakers Panel and Virtual Gala Awards Ceremony, Live from the Beverly Hills Hotel   French Riviera Film Festival (FRFF) and  It’s A Short, the leading online streaming platform that celebrates and promotes short films worldwide, have partnered to present the second annual installment of the festival online.   "We're delighted to partner with It&...
 

 

 

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Video Interview with Pascal Diot, head of Venice Production Bridge

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Filmfestivals.com partner of Venice Production Bridge sat down with the Pascal Diot who shared with our audience a few practical facts and figures on the Market which he has created 6 years ago. ...  
 

Video Virtual Visit of Venise VR Expanded

A virtual presentation of Venice VR Expanded, the Virtual Reality section of the 77th Venice International Film Festival (2 - 12 September 2020). Get into the virtual world with this introduction by the consultants of Venice VR Expanded, Liz Rosenthal and Michel Reilhac. (Credits VRrOOm) ...
 

 

Successfull call to action for the Mediterranean raised awareness (and funds) during Mostra

  Impressive coverage of the event during Venice 77 : see below some excerpts. "Better World Forum participated for the first time at the 77th Venice International Film Festival with a full-day event, on Friday 4 September at the Ca 'Sagredo Hotel in Venice . The project is in turn presented at the Italian Pavilion . Created to raise public awareness on the great climate changes of the planet earth, through the screening of films and do...
 

 

Terence Blanchard receives the Campari Passion for Film award 2020

Terence Blanchard  World renowned Oscar nominated and six-time Grammy-winning composer, trumpeter and jazz musician Terence Blanchard, composer of the original scores for a wide range of films by Spike Lee including most recently Da 5 Bloods which was released by Netflix this summer, is the recipient of the Campari Passion for Film Award of the 77th Venice International Film Festival (September 2 - 12, 2020). The award, instituted two ye...
 

 

Post Show Report of "Focus on India" Forum Organised at Venice Film Festival, 2020

“The Venice Film festival has stood as a symbol of recognition of cinematic excellence at an international platform,” said Prakash Javadekar, Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Government of India, in his address at Venice Film Festival 2020, where India is the focus country this year. “It is with great pleasure that I am announcing that India and Italy have agreed on the rules of procedure for co-production treaty and it is hoped that it will take our joint collab...
 

 

Alberto Barbera in conversation: a festival director calling for action (in cinemas)

Join Alberto Barbera as he shares his thoughts on how great cinema can drive different perspectives, ignite emotions, and even influence our lives from the moment the opening credits roll. Through these stories, attendees will explore the impact that lasts far beyond the film itself, from the conversations that films can start to the movements and moments they can inspire. ...
 
 
 

VIDEO: Biennale Cinema 2020 - Opening Ceremony

The 77th Venice International Film Festival’s Opening Ceremony and the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement Award to Tilda Swinton.     ...
 

 

77. Mostra del Cinema - Jaeger-LeCoultre Glory to the Filmmaker Award to Abel Ferrara

Jaeger-LeCoultre Glory to the Filmmaker Award to Abel Ferrara 5 September 2020 Palazzo del Cinema, Lido di Venezia   ...
 

 

Venezia'20: Liev Schreiber filming in Venice next month

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Virtual TIFF'20 market LIEV SCHREIBER LEADS THE FILMING OF HEMINGWAY’S ACROSS THE RIVER AND INTO THE TREES Tribune Pictures and The Exchange announced today that six-time Golden Globe nominee actor Liev Schreiber (Ray Donovan, Spotlight, X-Men Origins: Wolverine) is attached to lead the adaptation of Ernest Hemingway’s final novel to be dramatized - NY Times bestseller: ACROSS THE RIVER AND INTO THE TREES. ACROSS THE RIVER AND INTO THE TREES will start production in Venice, ...
 

 

It's halfime at the Venice Production Bridge (VPB)

  VENICE PRODUCTION BRIDGE   Final Cut in Venice workshop/ Seminar On Gender Equality and Inclusivity in the Film Industry/  New Frontiers for Film Business   It's halfime at the Venice Production Bridge (VPB), organised by La Biennale di Venezia, during the 77. Venice International Film Festival. The event is being held on site at the Excelsior Hotel and online. Over the past four days it has hosted numerous international panels and the ...
 

 

Eight artistic directors from leading European film festivals united to defend cinema

On Wednesday 2 September 2020 the 77th edition of the Venice International Film Festival was officially opened. As part of the opening ceremony in the Festival Palace, eight artistic directors from leading European film festivals (Berlin, Cannes, Locarno, Rotterdam, San Sebastian, London, Karlovy Vary, and Venice) appeared on stage to read from a shared statement. The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival was represented by artistic director Karel Och. “This unique document reflects ...
 

 

Join Wim Wenders video conversation

Join Wim Wenders as he shares his thoughts on how great cinema can drive different perspectives, ignite emotions, and even influence our lives from the moment the opening credits roll. Through these stories, attendees will explore the impact that lasts far beyond the film itself, from the conversations that films can start to the movements and moments they can inspire. In the “Life Through a Different Lens: Contactless Connections” series, viewers will explore the role of the direc...
 

 

Vanessa Kirby elicits male and female gaze in VENEZIA 77 competition

Vanessa Kirby is in two films at Venezia 77 -both surrounding the loss of a child. Pieces of a Woman by the Hungarian director Kornél Mundruczó includes Martha's overbearing obnoxious husband (Shia LaBeouf) caring in a 25 minute home birth scene with a midwife (Molly Parker) that is later brought up on charges. Tallie is slowly being annihilated by her husband in The World to Come by Norwegian director by Mona Fastvold in rural 18th century New York is the more powerful ... 
 

Better World Forum in Venice with Conference, Red Carpet Screening of The Cave, VIP Cocktail, Gala Dinner & Award Ceremony

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 What legacy are we leaving for future generation? September 4th: an exceptional event in Venice under the patronage of Italian ministry of Environment BETTER WORLD FORUM Ocean & Environment CINEMA FESTIVAL LA MOSTRA 77th edition, VENEZIA, Italy SEPTEMBER, 4th 2020 PALACE CA’ SAGREDO Masterclass Conference, Press Lunch, VIP Screening of THE CAVE, Red Carpet, VIP Cocktail, Gala Dinner & Award Ceremony, After Party King Baudouin Foundation Some ... 
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Sara Bilbatua will receive the Zinemira Award at the San Sebastian Festival’s 68th edition

The casting director from Eibar will collect the award at the Basque Cinema Gala on September 22 Casting director Sara Bilbatua will receive the Zinemira Award given by San Sebastian Festival and the Ibaia and EPE/APV producers associations in recognition of an outstanding personality of Basque cinema. Bilbatua, responsible for the casting on more than 75 audiovisual productions in the last 25 years, will collect the award at the Basque Cinema Gala in the Victoria Eugenia Theatre on September...
 

 

European Film Forum Online Beyond Covid-19: Revitalising the European audiovisual industry

  Open and streaming broadcast www.sansebastianfestival.com  The coming edition of the San Sebastian Festival’s European Film Forum, running on Tuesday, September 22 from 15h.-16h45 and broadcast live on the Festival website, will reflect on the challenges and opportunities faced by the European audiovisual industry in the context triggered by Covid-19. It will also make an in depth analysis of how this situation is affecting the European audiovisual sector, which was alre...
 

 

Fernando Trueba will close San Sebastian with his film ‘El olvido que seremos / Forgotten We'll Be’

The Spanish director’s Colombian production is part of the Cannes 2020 Official Selection The international premiere of El olvido que seremos / Forgotten We'll Be, the Colombian production directed by Fernando Trueba and starring Javier Cámara, will close, out of competition, the Official Selection at the San Sebastian Festival’s 68th edition. The film, an adaptation of Héctor Abad Faciolince’s homonymous novel, is part of the Official Selection o...
 

 

The San Sebastian Festival in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic

Reduction in capacity and films, online and staggered sale of numbered tickets:    Like so many other events in 2020, the San Sebastian Festival will be unable to run in the same conditions as in previous years. The COVID-19 pandemic obliges the Festival to adapt, with the focus on two priority objectives: in the first place, to create a safe environment and, in the second, to offer as pleasant a cinematic experience as possible. Among the main measures taken by the Festival, in co...
 

 

Willem Dafoe to feature on the poster of the San Sebastian Festival’s 68th edition

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The poster was created by the San Sebastian studio Patio based on an image by the photographer Martin Schoeller The North American actor Willem Dafoe (Appleton, Wisconsin, 1955) will feature on the poster of the San Sebastian Festival’s 68th edition, to run from September 18-26. In 2018 the Festival launched a new line of posters with a composition combining photography and illustration and presided over by a figure from contemporary cinema. The actress Isabelle Huppert opened the serie...
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TORONTO 

Chloé Zhao's Nomandland premieres at Toronto International Film in tandem with Telluride Film Festival

TIFF Co-Heads Joana Vicente and Cameron Bailey announced today that Nomadland, directed by TIFF Ebert Director Award honouree Chloé Zhao, will screen at TIFF Bell Lightbox in Cinema 1 on Friday, September 11. The film’s Canadian premiere will take place at 10am EDT.  Nomadland will be available to international accredited press; the first public screening also takes place on Friday at the RBC Lakeside Drive-In at Ontario Place at 9:15pm. Zhao and Frances M...
 

 

Shawn Mendes to perform at the 2020 TIFF Tribute Awards on CTV & launch new "Changemaker Award" with the Festival

  Award-winning musician Shawn Mendes to perform at the 2020 TIFF Tribute Awards on CTV & launch new "Changemaker Award" with the Festival TIFF and Bell Media announce ETALK’s Chloe Wilde and Tyrone Edwards as hosts Presenters for the broadcast include Olivia Colman, Regina King, Ava DuVernay, Colin Farrell, Jodie Foster, Delroy Lindo, Tabu, and more     Joana Vicente and Cameron Bailey, Co-Heads of TIFF, together with Bell Media are ...
 

 

TIFF presents free digital screening of Concrete Cowboy to 500 frontline workers

Photo credit: Courtesy of TIFF Since March, essential frontline workers have played an important role in our community, ensuring everyone has access to critical services including health care, food, and transportation. In recognition of their hard work and dedication, TIFF is offering a free Festival digital screening of Concrete Cowboy for Toronto’s wonderful heroes. This digital presentation is sponsored by Fasken. “It is still hard to believe that we are all living through...

2020 Toronto International Film Festival Film and Conference schedules are out!

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    The Industry Conference and official film schedule have been announced. Check out the powerful sessions planned across Master Classes, Dialogues, and Perspectives, plus a Special Industry Event with Aaron Sorkin! The Press & Industry screening schedule for the 50 films in Official Selection is now available. Industry Selects and private screening schedule to come. ...
 

 

TIFF announces additional exciting programming: Darren Aronofsky...

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TIFF announces additional exciting programming Autumn Peltier, Greta Thunberg, Darren Aronofsky, Charles Officer, and more light up Special Events, talks and Best of TIFF Film Reunions presented by Bell    TIFF Co-Heads Cameron Bailey and Joana Vicente announced today additional TIFF programming for audiences to enjoy as part of the Festival this year. Newly confirmed Special Events, talks and Best of TIFF Film Reunions presented by Bell enhance the audience experience for TIF...
 

 

TIFF's 2020 Industry Conferences promises candid conversations and exciting perspectives

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Talent Development Initiatives take centre stage with Filmmaker Lab, Talent Accelerator,  and TIFF Fellows TIFF announced today a detailed look at the 2020 Industry Conference. The five-day event, taking place September 10–14 during the Festival, will inspire and incite discussions for creative and business entrepreneurship. The Conference is an inspiring professional development opportunity for delegates to experience high-profile speakers, intimate conversations, provocativ...
 

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PEOPLE ON OUR RADAR

Dennis Ruh to Head the EFM replacing Matthijs Wouter Knol

Dennis Ruh © Photo: Birte Filmer European Film Market On November 1, 2020, Dennis Ruh will take over as the new director of the European Film Market (EFM) of the Berlinale.   Dennis Ruh has been involved in the international film industry for over 12 years. Most recently, he was responsible for cooperation with international film festivals as department head at German Films, and in this position managed all substantial festivals with affiliated trade fairs and industry even...
 

 

Carrie Lozano Joins Sundance Institute as Director, Documentary Film Program

Award-Winning Documentary Filmmaker & Journalist to Lead Support of Nonfiction Field   Sundance Institute today announced that Carrie Lozano will helm its Documentary Film Program, succeeding interim Director Kristin Feeley and prior Director Tabitha Jackson.   As Documentary Film Program Director, Lozano will elevate and support nonfiction filmmakers worldwide at all stages of creating and distributing new cinematic work. She will also work to advance and ele...
 

 

 

Happy to be in the jury at Matsalu nature film festival in Estonia

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By Bruno Chatelin I am just sad it's going to be virtual experience (instead of beautiful Matsalu National Park situated barely ten minutes from the festival venue) due to COVID Quarantaine restrictions...I ll be joining my jury fellows and the festival teamvia zoom. Happy to introduce them to you though. CATEGORY: NATURE (FL) MARIS LAJA ESTONIA Maris is promoting nature education in Tallinn Zoo already for the ninth year, along with her active team. She is a gr...
 

 

VIDEO: Bill Butler interviewed on Jaws and his work with Spielberg: "I hear you're making a movie about a fish"

Bill Butler talks to the audience of the Paris Shark Festival from his home in Montana... Sorry he could not be in person for the homage screening of Jaws centerpiece of the festival. Thank you Iris Butler for arranging this! https://www.parissharkfest.com/ By the way : the shark in the background was the prop weathervane from atop Quint's abode (Robert Shaw)! I am also very proud that the festival selected Sharkwater Extinction by Rob Stewart, one of my BEST FOR FESTS!   Wilmer...
 

 

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FILMS IN FOCUS ...

 

SFFILM Announces Date and Format for 2020 Doc Stories Film Series

Fully Online Documentary Showcase Will Run December 3–6 SFFILM has announced that Doc Stories, the organization’s annual documentary film series, will take place December 3­–6 as a fully online showcase. Now in its sixth year, Doc Stories brings the year’s most anticipated and celebrated long- and short-form documentaries and the filmmakers behind them to the Bay Area. The lineup, which will be announced in early November, will feature brand-new films yet to be rel...
 

 

 

ALL THE PRETTY LITTLE HORSES, on domestic silence that is familiar violence, comes to North America

by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent ALL THE PRETTY LITTLE HORSES premiered at the Shanghai International Film Festival this summer. It’s a Greek, Belgian, and German production, dubbed a “psychological thriller” but it is much more than that simple label. As this film opens in North America on Sept. 24 for the Calgary International Film Festival, that runs from Sept. 23 to Oct 4 in Canada, maybe this feature will have a chance to breakthrough to US audiences...
 
 

Best For Fests: Safeguard: An Electoral College Story - featuring...

Trent England:Trent England is executive director of Save Our States. He has previously served as executive vice president for both the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs and the Freedom Foundation, and was a legal policy analyst at The Heritage Foundation. Trent was a Publius Fellow of the Claremont Institute in 2008. He is the author of Why We Must Defend the Electoral College and a contributor The Heritage Guide to the Constitution and One Nation Under Arrest. Trent earned a J.D. from the G...
 

Best For Fests: Safeguard: An Electoral College Story - the synopsis

  “What if something you changed caused unintended consequences you never imagined?” Safeguard: An Electoral College Story asks that question about presidential elections. How does the system really work? And what would happen if we changed the rules? Alexander Hamilton and James Madison worked to create and defend the Electoral College system in the U.S. Constitution. The process is democratic—but it works in stages, and through the states. This desi...
 
 

Francis Lee's Ammonite starring Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan to close LFF 2020

  The BFI London Film Festival in partnership with American Express is delighted to announce that this year’s closing film will be the biopic Ammonite, directed by Francis Lee, starring Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan and produced by See-Saw Films. The film will receive its UK premiere on Saturday 17 October and will be available to UK audiences at cinemas across UK, who will also enjoy a virtual introduction from Lee and key cast. In the 1...
 

First ever International Cinema Day 2020 fetes indie houses on Sept. 12 

by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent How about good news for a change, or at least a day to celebrate independent movie houses? Here you go... :) The first annual International Cinema Day will take place this Saturday, Sept. 12, in an effort to give back to the cinemas that have transformed the lives of movie-goers. International Cinema Day (ICD) is a global event designed to celebrate the universal love for film and memorable cinematic experiences at historic theatres. ICD w...
 

 

Russian premiere at Moscow Fest for Saving North: Rescuing the Wooden Churches of Northern Russia

The 42nd MIFF which was postponed due to the pandemic, is approaching fast. It will be held on the 1-8 of October 2020.   The new dates were coordinated with FIAPF (International Federation of Film Producers Associations) in the hope that the situation with COVID19 would have become stable. As we can see, not all of our hopes came true. A lot of questions and uncertainties remain.   For the greater part the Festival program was completed and settled with the rig...
 

 

 

SAVING NORTH World Premiered at 5th "Beyond Borders" International Documentary Festival on the Greek island of Castellorizo

"SAVING NORTH: Rescuing the Wooden Churches of Northern Russia" To Make Its World Premiere at 5th "Beyond Borders" International Documentary Festival on the Greek island of Castellorizo The film premiered on Sunday, August 30, 2020, during the Festival's closing ceremonies. AUSTIN, Texas – The long-awaited feature-length documentary film, "SAVING NORTH: Rescuing the Wooden Churches of Northern Russia" by the award-winning American filmmaker J...
 

 

Bong Joon Ho’s Classic MEMORIES OF MURDER Redux Oct. 19 & Edgar Wright chat

by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent When now-Oscar-winner Bong Joon Ho made his 2003 film MEMORIES OF MURDER, about the fact based premise, he said  “[This] case is an intertwined web of tragedy and black comedy—the eerie comedy that blooms within the air during the most absurd of times." On Oct. 19 and 20, NEON will release a remastered MEMORIES OF MURDER with Fathom Events. "The film is an uncanny, yet natural, mixture of horror and comedy b...
 

 

URSULA VON RYDINGSVARD: INTO HER OWN is pandemic comfort via wood art

by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent Once in a generation an artist comes along who can speak to the human condition in an unexpected way, specifically with large-scale wooden sculpture for Ursula von Rydingsvard. Her extraordinary journey is chronicled in documentary film URSULA VON RYDINGSVARD: INTO HER OWN from director Daniel Traub, available on Sept. 29 on VOD. An Icarus Films release, presented by Itinerant Pictures, Von Rydingsvard’s struggle as a single mother and&n...
 
 
 

3 Star Michelin Chef David Kinch: US kitchen to France, A CHEF’S VOYAGE

by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent France is the undisputed home to, and originator of the term, haute cuisine and yet? 3 Star Michelin Chef David Kinch is brazen enough to take a pop-up kitchen to the heart of French cooking to collaborate with other legendary Michelin starred madmen in A CHEF’S VOYAGE from First Run Features. ”I believe that gastronomy, like any art, captures the real data on what it’s like to exist," says Director Ré...
 

 

Voltage Pictures launched international sales on writer-director Adam Lipsius’ upcoming action thriller The Last Job

 
Voltage Pictures has launched international sales on writer-director Adam Lipsius’ (Amy & Sophia, Oceans Rising) upcoming action thriller The Last Job, starring Academy Award-winners Richard Dreyfuss (The Goodbye Girl, Close Encounters of The Third Kind) and Mira Sorvino (Mighty Aphrodite, Mimic, Stuber), it was announced today by President and COO Jonathan Deckter.   Lipsius is also producing the film under his Uptown 6 production shingle along with Kris Wynne. Sarah Dunn negot...
 

 

Sony Pictures and STXinternational to handle Black Label's new film DEVOTION

 
Sony Pictures  to distribute in North American and STXinternational to handle international sales for Black Label’s new film DEVOTION directed by JD Dillard and starring Jonathan Majors and Glen Powell that will start shooting in February 2021.     Black Label Media are gearing up to start production on director JD Dillard’s (Sweetheart) historical war epic Devotion.  The true story stars Jonathan Majors (Da 5 Bloods, ‘Lovecraft Country’) and Glen P...
 

 

Liev Schreiber lands in Hemingway’s last novel adapt ACROSS THE RIVER AND INTO THE TREES

by Quendrith Johnson Los Angeles Correspondent Just when you had forgotten all about Ernest Hemingway? Nobody forgets this author, not for long anyway. At least he has not yet become a victim of cancel culture. Yet Hemingway's last novel "Across the River and Into the Trees" in 1950, from Charles Scribner & Sons in New York, was actually panned in some places by reviewers who felt perhaps it might be interpreted as a 'parody' of the spare, simple declaractive se...
 
 

"Tenet" - Film Review

by Emilia Ippolito  After a long wait and a few delays due to the COVID-19 closure, Chris Nolan’s latest film is finally out.   Nolan’s films in particular have to be watched on a big screen- therefore the annoying delays were more than justified.   As with Inception, the plot offers futuristic potential terror scenarios and their fictional outcomes, with a few realistic hints at actual threats we might face in a hopefully remote future. Against c...
 

Aashram Grih-Pravesh, Overview: Lacks originality, packs technicality

Aashram Grih-Pravesh, Overview: Lacks originality, packs technicality Aashram is a nine-episode web series currently streaming on MX player, released on 28th August, and available for watching free. It is an MX Original Production. Episodes vary in duration from 45 to 55 minutes. Based in the fictional city of Kashipur, there is an empire created by a self-proclaimed Godman, Kashipur Wale Baba Nirala, who derives his power from the influence he has over the lower strata of the society. There...
 
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FESTIVALS IN FOCUS 

MIPCOM 2020 goes 100% digital with MIPCOM Online+

MIPCOM 2020 goes 100% digital with MIPCOM Online+, the first digital edition of the World’s Entertainment Content Market offering month-long access to inspiring keynotes, screenings, conferences, intelligence, pitching, networking and more. A premium digital platform offering 1-to-1 video meetings and live chat among attending delegates. Korea Country of Honour MIPCOM is proud to welcome Korea as the 2020 Country of Honour. MIPCOM delega...
 

 

The 43rd Denver Film Festival goes virtual Oct. 22 – Nov. 8, 2020

The 43rd Denver Film Festival (DFF) is going virtual. Denver Film today announced dates for the 2020 edition of the popular, critically-acclaimed festival that will be available to film lovers across Colorado, Oct. 22 – Nov. 8, 2020. Produced by Denver Film, DFF is considered one of the nation’s premier regional film festivals, known for presenting Academy Award– and Independent Spirit Award–winning films. In addition, DFF announced the 43rd edition will be accessible t...
 

 

Docaviv live with a great lineup for online 2020 edition

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Music doc “Rockfour: The Time Machine” by Gad Aisen to open the festival. Maite Alberdi’s “The Mole Agent”, Teboho Edkins’ “Days of Cannibalism”, “Collective” by Alexander Nanau and Sundance winners “Acasa, My Home” (Radu Ciorniciuc) and “The Painter and the Thief” (Benjamin Ree) among this year’s International Competition titles.   Docaviv, Tel Aviv’s annual international and Oscar-qualifying ...
 

 

Cartoon Forum won't be "for real" anymore, but online only

  CARTOON FORUM - 14-17 September 2020   The rebound of the coronavirus in Europe and in France during the month of August, as well as the communication of the French government, on Thursday 28 August, placing the department of Haute-Garonne (Toulouse) in “red zone” got the better of our will to organise the Cartoon Forum “in real life”. Cartoon has always chosen to fully inform professionals of the real situation and it has changed a lot since...
 

 

Heartland Film’s Indy Shorts International Film Festival Designated as an Academy Award® Qualifier for the Animated Shorts

Heartland Film’s Indy Shorts International Film Festival Designated as an Academy Award® Qualifier for the Animated Short Film Category for the 93rd Annual Academy Awards®   After completing a successful third annual edition of Indy Shorts International Film Festival presented by Heartland Film this past July, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has designated a third Academy Award®-qualifying category of Short Film (Animation) to the event, allowing the wi...
 
 

London Fest announces a vibrant programme of 58 films from around the world screening as Virtual Premieres

The Festival opens with the European Premiere of Steve McQueen’s MANGROVE starring Letitia Wright and Shaun Parkes and closes with Francis Lee’s AMMONITE starring Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan.   The Festival also announces: A vibrant programme of 58 films from around the world screening to audiences across the whole of the UK as Virtual Premieres A selection of exclusive previews screen in cinemas across the UK A free-to-access programme of selected fe...
 

 

 

Expert Panel of Unscripted TV Execs invite from Micheaux Film Festival 9/16

by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent With the end of "Keeping Up With the Kardashians" (hey, we're not celebrating, just reporting), how about getting your own reality show made? After 14 years of KUWTK, it is now open season for the next big (hopefully less vapid, lolz) thing. So how do you get your series out there? Micheaux Film Festival can answer that for you, and you're invited to learn how... From Screenmancer  Coming up on Sept. 16, the Micheaux Fil...
 
 
 

Inhale film music during the WSA Industry Days at Film Fest Ghent

Each year, Film Fest Ghent is devoutly committed to the art of film music by hosting the World Soundtrack Awards as well as coordinating the WSA Industry Days. A manifold of events introduces the film music industry and young aspiring film composers to the modi operandi of renowned film music talent. Guest speakers and attendants of this year's Industry Days include 2020 WSA Lifetime Achievement Award Winner Gabriel Yared, Alexandre Desplat and Nainita Desai. Film Music Industry Days Dur...
 

 

FIFOG is back in theaters! Placed under the sign of resistance

 
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Moscow Film Festival rescheduled to early October

The 42nd MIFF: shared apprehensions, hopes, prospects   The 42nd MIFF which was postponed due to the pandemic, is approaching fast. It will be held on the 1-8 of October 2020.   The new dates were coordinated with FIAPF (International Federation of Film Producers Associations) in the hope that the situation with COVID19 would have become stable. As we can see, not all of our hopes came true. A lot of questions and uncertainties r...
 

 

Line up from les Nouveaux Alchimistes, a section of the FNC festival dedicated to formal and narrative exploration

"LES NOUVEAUX ALCHIMISTES" TITLES REVEALED Les Nouveaux Alchimistes, a section of the festival dedicated to formal and narrative exploration, is revealing its complete lineup! The Festival du nouveau cinéma will be presenting eight films that are pushing the boundaries of the medium: the fantastic tale of treacherous waters and drowned sailors LÙA VERMELLA, the collage films TO THE MOON and NIGHT HAS COME, the architectural and contemplative LAST AND FIRST MEN, the fil...
 
 

Anup Jalota Presents - MWFIFF 2020

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  Anup Jalota Presents - MWFIFF 2020 Films & Music Video Submissions Ends on 15th Sept 2020 To Submit Please Visit :- www.mwfiff.comwww.filmfreeway.com/mwfiffwww.wfcn.co/festival/mwfiffhttps://festhome.com/f/4015 Anup Jalota Jaspinder Narula Rahat Zia Jafri Yogesh Lakhani Suvashitraj Devashish Sargam FilmFreeway Festhome WFCN #FilmFestival #InternationalFilmFestival #FilmSubmissions #SubmissionCall #CallF...
 

 

We're gearing up for the upcoming Virtual Philadelphia Environmental Film Festival, Sept 23 - 27

Join us at the Virtual 2020 Philadelphia Environmental Film Festival, September 23-27 as we present 50 inspiring new films from around the world, plus dozens of exciting extras such as filmmaker Q&As, in-depth panel discussions, and more. Browse the 13 curated programs -- and get your program ticket ($12) or Virtual Unlimited Pass ($30) at: www.philaenvirofilmfest.org     ...
 

 

Virtual PhilaEnviroFilmFest, September 23 -27, 2020!

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Join us at the Virtual 2020 Philadelphia Environmental Film Festival, September 23 - 27, as we present 50 inspiring new films from around the world, plus dozens of exciting extras such as filmmaker Q&A's, in-depth panel discusssions, and more. Explore the 13 curated programs - and get your program ticket or Virtual Unlimited Pass at www.philaenvirofilmfest.org  ...
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AWARDS WATCH 

French Riviera Film Festival will host a Virtual Awards Ceremony live from The Beverly Hills Hotel

filmfestivals.com, a proud partner of the festival, will attend and look forward to meeting you... PARTY! Join our host EverTalk TV’s Jezlan Moyet, along with presenters Tony and Shalini Potts and Emmy-winning actor Vincent De Paul, for the French Riviera Film Festival Virtual Awards Ceremony. Presented live from The Beverly Hills Hotel, the event will feature special musical performances by Gotta, Marina V. and Grammy winner Paulina Aguirre, and some surprises....

 
 

Filmmaker Marjane Satrapi and actress Ángela Molina amongst this year’s recipients of the annual Evolution Mallorca International Film Festival EMIFF Honours

International film festival Evolution Mallorca International Film Festival (EMIFF) announced today that it plans to host its 9th edition in its usual, physical form, on the Spanish island of Mallorca, but with some virtual elements within its expanded program anticipated.   Guests expected to travel to Mallorca for the festival, which runs from October 23rd - 29th, will include Ángela Molina and Marjane Satrapi, who have been announced today as the recipients of the...
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PARTNERS FESTIVAL AND MARKET NEWS  

16th Myrtle Beach International Film Festival (April 20-24, 2021) calling for entry

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Call for entry MBIFF 16 now open     October 2, 2020 Earlybird Deadline I November 20, 2020 Regular Deadline I December 11, 2020 Late Deadline  I December 31, 2020 Extended Deadline I  

The MBIFF is a World Class Event.

Submissions end December 31st,  20éà, submit through filmfreeway.com, or through the festivals website, myrtlebeachfilmfestival.com
Selected by Movie Maker Magazine as one of the top 25 film festivals worth the submission, one of the top festivals in the world by Film international and touted by many as one of the most important independent film festivals in the circuit. We are passionate about film and it shows!

The MBIFF screens projects in a multi-million dollar theater, housing state of the art technology.

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New York City Independent Film Festival (NYCIndieFF)

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August 31, 2020  Earlybird Deadline 

The New York City Independent Film Festival (a.k.a. NYC Independent Film Festival, NYCIndieFF) is an annual film festival held in New York City. It was founded in 2009 by Dennis Cieri and Bonnie Rush. The festival has screened over 1,800 movies from 81 different countries since it began in 2010.

The Festival is focused on low budget and emerging, yet overlooked filmmakers, bringing their talent to culturally enrich the NYC community. The Festival aims to create the largest gathering of true indie filmmakers.

NYCIndieFF honors the Best in Category which includes Best Narrative Feature, Best Documentary, Best Short Documentary, Best Short Narrative, Best Super Short, as well as Best Director and Best Screenplay.

With a new section: the Covid-19 Diaries: tell us your story of hope and survival during the Corona lockdown. Short under 10 minutes

NYCIndieFF provides a showcase for the best in independent cinema, including short films, feature films, music videos, and animated works. With panels, parties and a week-long gathering of fellow indie filmmakers NYCIndieFF is the place to be May 16 - May 23, 2021.

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Your Script Produced competition
Season 2
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August 31, 2020 Late Deadline

Introducing Season 2 / 2020 of “Your Script Produced!” International Film / Tv / Short Film Screenwriting Competition sponsored by Doval Bacall Films. The sponsor will fully finance, develop, package and produce the Grand Prize Winning Feature Script for $250,000.00.

We've raised the stakes! Season 2 will accept Features, Tv Scripts, AND SHORT FILM SCRIPTS! Winners will be promoted in the Variety Magazine and THR!

Open to writers of all levels. 18 years old or older. Anyone 16 or 17 years of age can submit, must have a parental consent form.

WE DON’T SET YOU UP WITH MEETING AFTER MEETING. WE DON’T SELL YOU DREAMS. WE DON’T SELL YOU HOPE.

WE PRODUCE YOUR SCRIPT!

PERIOD.

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54th WorldFest Houston

April 16-25, 2021

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Early bird entry by November 15

WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival offers international competition in Ten Major Competition Categories! Features, Shorts, Docs/Business Films, Student, Experimental, Screenplays, New Media, TV Production, TV Commercials, & Music Videos! More than 200 sub-categories for fair competition. Only at WorldFest-Houston are you selected as a Remi Award Winner on the basis of your numerical score from the juries, which greatly increases your chance to win a Remi, unlike other festivals that only give out one Gold, one Silver and one Bronze! Only 10%-15% of entries actually win the coveted Remi Award!

 

You are welcome to enter  Online via our online entry platform - www.worldfest.org, or via FilmFreeway.com - we now accept entries via Vimeo & YouTube, in addition to DVD/BR Entries, & USB/Jump Drives. Screenplay entries must be bound. We will confirm when we receive your entry and we provide personal Jury Results, and festival details when you are selected for screening at the 53rd WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival!

WorldFest Houston's blog I Websitehttp://www.worldfest.org I Submit I Facebook I Twitter I Contact Hunter Todd

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Fantasporto 41
February 26 - March 6

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Deadline  December 1st, 2020 (Feature films)

November 1st (Fantasy short films)

Fantasporto enjoys incredible loyalty and support from the large film-appreciating community all over the World. In the last edition, Fantasporto was attended by over 25,000 enthusiastic genre film fans and over 200 members of the film press and industry.

Considered in 2015 as the first of the independent film festivals in the world by TRIPPER, Fantasporto is among the top film festivals  for the discovery of new talent, having revealed countless of now famous directors, producers and actors.

The World Heritage City by UNESCO of Porto, twice considered Europe’s Best Touristic Destination,  is another factor adding interest . Founded in 1981, the 40th edition has the support of the Portuguese State and the Townhall.

 

 

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"THE BEST FOR FESTS : ONES TO WATCH FOR FESTIVAL CONSIDERATION

Safeguard: An Electoral College Story Documentary by Matthew Taylor

USA September 2020 77minutes

How do United States' presidential elections really work? And what would happen if we changed the rules? In Safeguard: An Electoral College Story, award-winning filmmaker M.A. Taylor answers those questions.

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IRIS by Diana Rodriguez

USA - Fantastic drama thriller: 104 minutes - first feature film

Alice Kremelberg (Orange Is The New Black) stars as the eponymous Iris, and gives an outstanding lead performance as this tortured soul dreadfully awaiting the death of her Aunt Adelaide, played by Mary Looram (Like Father, Braid). As Aunt Adelaide slowly withers away in hospice, Iris continues her day to day routines of working in an antique shop, and scrolling online for connections through an online dating app. However, Iris has an ulterior motive behind her digital search for suitors, and it’s not love. Iris has a hunger, and she needs to feed. On every date she goes on, she sizes her match up and determines their strength of character on a criteria of what she considers basic human decency. And if any of her dates fail to meet her standards, then that’s the end of them. They’re dinner. That’s just how Iris operates.

But complications arise when Iris meets Tom, played by Grant MacDermott (Hustlers, Mr. Robot), at a support group meeting for people dealing with the lingering effects of grief. Tom is a good hearted man coping with crippling trauma. As their chaste relationship develops, Iris is confounded by a debilitating emotional dilemma. She yearns for the love she once lost, but recognizes the potential in having a strong bond with Tom. Unfortunately, her primal nature exposes itself in the heat of lust, causing her deep seated vampirism to emerge and overtake her instincts. So she can never truly express her true feelings to Tom without it resulting in his death. What’s a timeless girl to do in the big city?

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LOST GIRLS by Julia Verdin

USA, 107 minutes, June 2020

One girl’s nightmare. A nationwide reality.

After escaping from a sex trafficking ring, one teenage girl struggles to reconnect with herself and her family after her ordeal. Ultimately, in order to find herself and rescue her helpless friends, she must confront her own fears and help lead the police to her traffickers - no matter the cost.

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Sixteen-year-old Angie Morgan feels like her parents don’t understand her. After she is befriended by the charming and handsome Mario, everything seems to change for the better. He understands her desire to be a musician and promises to help her fulfill her dreams. However, her innocent, suburban life is upended when Mario lures her away to sell her to a local sex trafficking ring.

Angie is shocked and scared at her new found situations but clings to the belief that Mario loves her and that they will eventually both escape.  When it becomes clear to her that this will never happen, Angie is so overcome with shame and remorse for the life she is now trapped in and all seems hopeless.

When her closest friend and fellow victim, Zoe, finds out that Angie is about to be sold and shipped off to Miami, Zoe finds a way for them to escape. They make a desperate run for it. Angie escapes, but Zoe is not so lucky. Alone and heartbroken for her friend still imprisoned by their traffickers, Angie returns home to find that “normal” life is now anything but normal.

Burdened by her severe PTSD and guilt, Angie shies away from both her family and the police.  She is terrified that her traffickers will return for her (or worse, her little sister) if she provides any information to the police. 

Luckily, Angie meets Rachel, a sex trafficking survivor turned caseworker, who is desperately searching for the girl who was in her care but taken back by her traffickers: Zoe. As Rachel lends her strength, Angie begins to consider standing up to the traffickers, and after witnessing brutal murders and mutilations of other girls at hands of the traffickers, Angie considers standing up to the traffickers.

Will Angie’s fear hold her back? Or will she persevere to protect her family and help rescue Zoe and the others? 

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FINDING MANNY by Kacey Cox

Canada, 56 minutes documentary, june 2020

The chance discovery of an online article sends a Holocaust survivor on an unexpected trip to visit the orphanage where he was rescued to after the war.
 
Manny Drukier narrowly escaped the war by jumping from a “death train” at age 16, finding refuge at a unique home for orphans and displaced children. 71 years later, Manny—who lives in Toronto—is tracked down by a German researcher who has dedicated a decade of her life to locating the surviving children from the home. She invites Manny to return to the orphanage, which has since become a grade school, to share his story with the next generation. Manny must now revisit the places of his darkest memories, to reconcile the past and educate the future.

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BLUE MOTEL Award winning script by Ted Campbell
Feature film in production by Doval Bacall Films

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Grand Winner Your Script Produced season 1  Platinum Remi Award WorldFest Houston

When his bank robber father injured in a recent heist seeks refuge at the desolate motel where he works, a motel clerk is forced to confront the truth behind a botched heist from his past.

Originally from Boston, Mass, Ted Campbell is a screenwriter and director who specializes in thoughtful, character driven thrillers. Ted will direct his heist thriller "Underground" with producer Ellen Wander of Film Bridge International. His contained, crime thriller “Blue Motel” won the Grand Prize in Your Script Produced screenplay competition. Ted will direct “Blue Motel” with Doval Bacall Films producing. Ted is a member of ISA’s Development Program. And was named to ISA’s Top 25 Screenwriters To Watch list.

Ted finds inspiration in the works of the great noir writers Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler and Ross MacDonald as well as his screenwriting idols Scott Frank, Shane Black, Tony Gilroy and Richard Wenk.

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SAVING NORTH - A RUSSIAN AMERICAN ODYSSEY by J Mitchell Johnson

Russia USA Feature documentary April 2020 Director's cut: 79 minutes

What happened, what can happen to the centuries old amazing wooden churches in north of Russia. Photographer Richard Davies trips to Russia and USA tell stories on human soul, hope and russian american…cooperation in restoring beauty.

Saving North is the story of a struggle for human and cultural survival in the mysterious and insular world of the Russian North. An outsider from England, photographer Richard Davies, enters this mysterious and vast region of the world with the hope of documenting both the glory and the tragic demise of its rapidly disappearing Wooden Churches. As Davies meets and becomes friends with the some of his Russian photo subjects, he finds himself getting emotionally involved with their struggle. He decides to put down his camera and get involved with church restoration.

Early on in our story Davies befriends the famed Russian architect Alexander Popov who is deeply involved in working to preserve and share with the world the beauty and value of these ancient structures. Popov has uniquely discovered and reinvigorated both the tools and processes that restore life back to the North. But it’s an uphill battle against strong and powerful forces.

Together, Davies and Popov uncover the circumstances that led to the demise of the churches, and then join a small but growing group of passionate Russian citizens and outsiders from all walks of life who join the cause of Saving North.

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SEKURITAS written and directed by Carmen Stadler

Romantic dark comedy 117 minutes 2019 Switzerland

Starring Kathrin Veith, Duraid Abbas Ghaieb, Jeanne Devos, Daniel Kasztura, Vilmar Bieri, This Maag

First feature film by Swiss director Carmen Stadler, produced by Claudia Wick for Abrakadabra Films AG

An office complex wishes for a love story before demolition. It chooses the lonely misfits for this story; those who go through security rounds at night, scrub toilets, experiment with recipes or rehearse their final speech. A poetic and twisted kaleidoscope that centers around desire, security and melodious noises which move through the entire fabric of the building.

 

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Marcel Duchamp: The Art of the Possible written  and directed by Matthew Taylor

USA 2019 Documentary 89 minutes

Duchamp: Art of the Possible is a feature documentary that explores the life, art, and philosophy of the 20th century’s most influential modernists, Marcel Duchamp, and how his work single-handedly changed the course of art, and over time, culture itself.
 

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THE MYSTERY OF A BURYAT LAMA, directed by Elena Demidova

The documentary film «THE MYSTERY OF A BURYAT LAMA», directed by Elena Demidova, tells a story of one of the most famous lamas, Pandido Khambo Lama Dashi Dorzho Itigelov. His body is recognized as one of the sacred Buddhist objects of Russia and is being kept in the Ivolginsky Datsan. The Buddhist monks approach him as a living person.
 
Itigelov was born in 1852 and began his religious education at the age of sixteen years. In 1911, he was appointed the twelfth Pandido Khambo Lama as the Head of Russian Buryat Buddhists. Between 1913 and 1917, Itigelov was prominent in the spiritual life of Russian Empire. He took part in the Tercentenary celebrations of the House Romanov and opened first Buddhist temple in St. Petersburg. During First World War Itigelov presided over the society of "Buryat brothers", an organization helping the Russian army. After October Revolution, Itigelov resigned as head of the Buddhists. In 1927, aged seventy-five years, he asked other lamas to begin meditation ceremonies and funeral rites, since he said he was about to die. Itigelov left a testament asking to be buried as he was at the time of his death, sitting in lotus posture. On September 11, 2002, Itigelov's body was eventually exhumed in the presence of the leaders of the Buddhist Traditional Sangha of Russia and transferred to Ivolginsky Datsan.

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THE CREEPY LINE a film by M.A.Taylor 2018

"A film that Google does not want you to see  - filmfestivals.com Best for Fest"

An eye-opening documentary, The Creepy Line reveals the stunning degree to which society is manipulated by Google and Facebook and blows the lid off the remarkably subtle – hence powerful – manner in which they do it.

The Creepy Line is a title culled from the words of former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, when during a 2010 interview he explained Google’s code of conduct: “The Google policy on a lot of things is to get right up to the creepy line and not cross it.”

However, as Dr. Robert Epstein explains in the film, “Google crosses the creepy line every day”. 

Offering first-hand accounts, scientific experiments and detailed analysis, The Creepy Line examines what is at risk when these two tech titans have free reign to utilize the public’s most private and personal data to manipulate society.

There is no question that the “creepy line” is getting ever-creepier, and that the tech giants have crossed it.

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Sharkwater: Extinction by Rob Stewart Documentary Canada 2018
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Rob Stewart “Conservation is the preservation of human life on earth. And that, above all else, is worth fighting for” Watch Rob Stewart doing what he loved most of all, swimming with sharks, in exclusive footage from his third film, Sharkwater: Extinction.

Sharkwater: Extinction is a follow up to his first two award-winning films, Sharkwater and Revolution. Sharkwater exposed the devastating issue of shark finning, while Revolution brought the destructive effects of Ocean Acidification to light.

Rob taught the world to not fear sharks, through his iconic images of hugging these majestic creatures and free diving with them.

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Revolution by Rob Stewart 

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over 40 festival wins so far

Eco Documentary feature film by Rob Stewart April 2015, 82 minutes (Sharkwater)
Revolution is a film about changing the world. The true-life adventure of Rob Stewart, this follow-up to his acclaimed SHARKWATER (36 festival wins) documentary continues his remarkable journey; one that will take him through 15 countries over four years, and where he'll discover that it's not only sharks that are in grave danger -- it's humanity itself.

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Nous sommes très fiers des bonnes relations et des partenariats signé avec les plus grands festivals et marchés : Venice Production Bridge, FestForums Santa Barbara, AFM, Animaze, Tallinn Black Night International Film Festival, Houston WorldFest, Fantasporto, et Cannes Market bien entendu et beaucoup d'autres. Nous sommes heureux de pouvoir grace à ces parteneriats pouvoir apporter news et dailies à ...
 

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Les raisins de la colère (The Grapes of Wrath) de John Ford (USA, 1940)

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Les films qui ont une densité spirituelle évidente mettent souvent en scène le voyage, l’itinéraire initiatique, mais aussi la souffrance qu’implique de quitter sa terre, ses racines, son pays, son existence. On se rend compte, avec Les raisins de la colère que la modernité a constitué le terreau indispensable de la modernité liquide (Zygmunt Baumann). Le film est en effet réalisé en 1940, bien avant que la phi...
 

La Source (Jungfrukällan) d’Ingmar Bergman (Suède, 1960)

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Bruno Chatelin raconte l'histoire du lancement du film Boyz'n The Hood à Cannes

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Interview video de Bruno Chatelin pendant le Festival de Cannes (virtuel) 2020! L'histoire du lancement du film Boyz'n The Hood à Cannes que j adore raconter car c est l un des plus beaux contes de fées qu il ma été donné de rencontrer dans ma carière de distributeur de films! Une voie royale ouverte par Cannes qui a conduit le film et son réalisateur, John Singleton, jusqu 'aux Oscars... The Boyz'n The Hood launch in Cannes tol...
 

Top 10 des entrées hebdo France du 02/09/2020 au 08/09/2020

Tenet tient  toujopurs la tête même si on ne comprend pas tout du film, sur une combinaison colossale!           ...
 

 

Impact des bandes-annonces diffusées dans les cinémas au 8 septembre

  Enquête hebdomadaire réalisée auprès d’un échantillon de 35 000 individus représentatifs de la population française. Parmi ces individus, 2 000 spectateurs étant allés au cinéma au cours de la semaine cinéma concernée sont interrogés sur les bandes annonces vues au cinéma.     ...
 

 

Kinopolska vous invite à découvrir au cinéma l'Arlequin, le meilleur du cinéma polonais

  KINOPOLSKA // du 11 au 13 septembre au cinéma L'Arlequin Le rendez-vous incontournable du cinéma polonais.  Le temps d’un week-end, Kinopolska vous invite à découvrir au cinéma l'Arlequin, 6 films polonais récents et pertinents, présentés au dernier festival de Gdynia (le festival de cinéma le plus important en Pologne), ainsi que deux classiques incontournables, Les Innocents charmeurs&...
 

 

La 6e édition de Musical Ecran - Festival international de documentaires musicaux de Bordeaux est lançée

La 6e édition de Musical Ecran - Festival international de documentaires musicaux de Bordeaux, organisée par les équipes de Bordeaux Rock et du Cinéma UTOPIA Bordeaux, s'ouvrira dans 4 jours avec la projection de PJ Harvey : A Dog Called Money, (séance d'ouverture affichant complet). Retrouvez la programmation détaillée de cette 6e édition du festival dans le dossier de presse ci-joint ! Je reste à votre disposition si...
 

 

Le FNC dévoile ses couleurs et huit films qui repoussent les frontières

NOTRE NOUVELLE IDENTITÉ VISUELLE Pour une quatrième année, le studio ottoblix signe l'identité visuelle du FNC! Découvrez ici l’affiche officielle de cette 49e édition évolutive, rassemblant le public en ligne et en salle. À l'affût, nous y retrouvons notre louve, figure emblématique du FNC, dans un salon imaginaire qui s'ouvre sur un univers aux couleurs vibrantes et texturées, hors du temps et d...

 

Xavier Lardoux promu directeur du Cinéma et de l’Audiovisuel au CNC

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Le CNC annonce la création de ce nouveau poste et le définit comme un poste transversal "en charge de la stratégie transversale aux domaines du cinéma et de l’audiovisuel, destinée à permettre au CNC de répondre aux enjeux de toute nature résultant de la convergence des problématiques artistiques et économiques de ces deux secteurs, il participera à la conduite de tous les chantiers transversaux desti...
 

 

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Carrie Lozano Joins Sundance Institute as Director, Documentary Film Program

Award-Winning Documentary Filmmaker & Journalist to Lead Support of Nonfiction Field   Sundance Institute today announced that Carrie Lozano will helm its Documentary Film Program, succeeding interim Director Kristin Feeley and prior Director Tabitha Jackson.   As Documentary Film Program Director, Lozano will elevate and support nonfiction filmmakers worldwide at all stages of creating and distributing new cinematic work. She will also work to advance and ele...
 

 

 

Happy to be in the jury at Matsalu nature film festival in Estonia

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By Bruno Chatelin I am just sad it's going to be virtual experience (instead of beautiful Matsalu National Park situated barely ten minutes from the festival venue) due to COVID Quarantaine restrictions...I ll be joining my jury fellows and the festival teamvia zoom. Happy to introduce them to you though. CATEGORY: NATURE (FL) MARIS LAJA ESTONIA Maris is promoting nature education in Tallinn Zoo already for the ninth year, along with her active team. She is a gr...
 

 

Dennis Ruh to Head the EFM replacing Matthijs Wouter Knol

Dennis Ruh © Photo: Birte Filmer European Film Market On November 1, 2020, Dennis Ruh will take over as the new director of the European Film Market (EFM) of the Berlinale.   Dennis Ruh has been involved in the international film industry for over 12 years. Most recently, he was responsible for cooperation with international film festivals as department head at German Films, and in this position managed all substantial festivals with affiliated trade fairs and industry even...
 

 

VIDEO: Bill Butler interviewed on Jaws and his work with Spielberg: "I hear you're making a movie about a fish"

Bill Butler talks to the audience of the Paris Shark Festival from his home in Montana... Sorry he could not be in person for the homage screening of Jaws centerpiece of the festival. Thank you Iris Butler for arranging this! https://www.parissharkfest.com/ By the way : the shark in the background was the prop weathervane from atop Quint's abode (Robert Shaw)! I am also very proud that the festival selected Sharkwater Extinction by Rob Stewart, one of my BEST FOR FESTS!   Wilmer...
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French Riviera Film Festival will host a Virtual Awards Ceremony live from The Beverly Hills Hotel

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You are invited to the Awards Ceremony/ Live from the Beverly Hills Hotel

Join our host EverTalk TV’s Jezlan Moyet, along with presenters Tony Potts & Shalini Vadhera Potts, and Emmy-winning actor Vincent De Paul, for the French Riviera Film Festival Virtual Awards Ceremony. Presented live from The Beverly Hills Hotel, the event will feature special musical performances by Gotta, Marina V. and Grammy winner Paulina Aguirre, and some surprises. ...
 

 

 

 

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Video ambiance and red carpet interviews from Venice 77

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77th Venice International Film Festival red carpet moments and filmmakers interviews at the Corradi Cinema Lounge / Ausonia Hungaria.   The 77th Venice International Film Festival has officially dropped the curtain, after an inevitably particular edition, which is the first spokesperson for a sign of hope for the world of cinema and the arts, in this very special period. 28 film casts this year chose the Corradi Cinema Lounge as the ideal setting for their printing activities....
 

LISTEN took five awards at La Biennale!

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The Orizzonti Special Jury prize and the Lion of the Future - Luigi De Laurentiis Award for Best Debut Film. LISTEN also won the Bisato D'Oro for Best Film, the Sorriso Diverso Venezia Award, in recognition of highlighting social issues, and the Casa Wabi - Mantarraya Award for a Debut Film.           LISTE...
 

 

Leone d’Argento for "New Order" by Michel Franco

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Official Selection of the 77th Venice International Film Festival, Leone d’Argento for "New Order" by Michel Franco, our guest at the Corradi Cinema Lounge / Ausonia Hungaria Images and videos now available on   The 77th Venice International Film Festival has officially dropped the curtain, after an inevitably particular edition, which is the first spokesperson for a sign of hope for the world of cinema and the arts, in this very special period. ...
 

 

Russian films win two major prizes on the Lido

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    The 77th Venice film festival took place at Lido from 2 to 12 September 2020. It was the first major international event for the film industry since the coronavirus pandemic began. Andrey Konchalovsky’s “Dear Comrades” won the Special Jury Prize, and Fillip Yuryev’s “Whaler boy” took the Directors Award of the parallel competition “Venice Days”.   On Saturday an international jury led by Oscar-winning actress Cat...
 

 

Golden Lion to Chloé Zhao for Nomadland: Volpi Cup to Vanessa Kirby

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The Closing Ceremony of the 77th Venice International Film Festival

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  The Ceremony was held on Saturday 12 September at 7:00 pm with Anna Foglietta, the poet Mariangela Gualtieri and the singer-songwriter Diodato. Mariangela Gualtieri with the poem nove marzo duemilaventi and Diodato with the song Adesso at the closing night of the 77th Venice International Film Festival, hosted by Anna Foglietta. ...
 

 

The press conferences by JURIES and WINNERS of the 77th Venice International Film Festival

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The Venezia 77 Jury, chaired by Cate Blanchett, and comprised of Matt Dillon, Veronika Franz, Joanna Hogg, Nicola Lagioia, Christian Petzold and Ludivine Sagnier, having viewed all 18 films in competition, has decided as follows:   GOLDEN LION for Best Film to: NOMADLAND by Chloé Zhao (USA)   SILVER LION - GRAND JURY PRIZE to: NUEVO ORDEN (NEW ORDER) by Michel Franco (Mexico, Fran...
 

 

Venice Production Bridge Closing Numbers and Highlights

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  LA BIENNALE DI VENEZIA VENICE PRODUCTION BRIDGE   Venice Production Bridge (VPB) - the market for selected projects - held from September 3rd to 11th, 2020, during the 77. Venice International Film Festival, has successfully wrapped. Above all we wish to express our thanks to all of the 1.312 Industry delegates who made the trip to Venice or joined online. As the first major Industry event to have ...
 
 

Video Interview with Pascal Diot, head of Venice Production Bridge

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Filmfestivals.com partner of Venice Production Bridge sat down with the Pascal Diot who shared with our audience a few practical facts and figures on the Market which he has created 6 years ago. ...  
 

 

Successfull call to action for the Mediterranean raised awareness (and funds) during Mostra

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Impressive coverage of the Better World Forulm event during Venice 77 : see below some excerpts. "Better World Forum participated for the first time at the 77th Venice International Film Festival with a full-day event, on Friday 4 September at the Ca 'Sagredo Hotel in Venice . The project is in turn presented at the Italian Pavilion . Created to raise public awareness on the great climate changes of the planet earth, through the screening of films and do...
 

   

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Fernando Trueba will close San Sebastian with his film ‘El olvido que seremos / Forgotten We'll Be’

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The Spanish director’s Colombian production is part of the Cannes 2020 Official Selection The international premiere of El olvido que seremos / Forgotten We'll Be, the Colombian production directed by Fernando Trueba and starring Javier Cámara, will close, out of competition, the Official Selection at the San Sebastian Festival’s 68th edition. The film, an adaptation of Héctor Abad Faciolince’s homonymous novel, is part of the Official Selection o...
 

 

Willem Dafoe to feature on the poster of the San Sebastian Festival’s 68th edition

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The poster was created by the San Sebastian studio Patio based on an image by the photographer Martin Schoeller The North American actor Willem Dafoe (Appleton, Wisconsin, 1955) will feature on the poster of the San Sebastian Festival’s 68th edition, to run from September 18-26. In 2018 the Festival launched a new line of posters with a composition combining photography and illustration and presided over by a figure from contemporary cinema. The actress Isabelle Huppert opened the serie...
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TIFF Tribute Awards - aired on CTV and streamed internationally by Variety

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The TIFF Tribute Awards ceremony is an annual fundraiser to support both TIFF’s year-round programming and the organization’s core mission to transform the way people see the world through film. The Awards honour the film industry’s outstanding contributors and their achievements, recognizing leading industry members, acting talent, directorial expertise, new talent, and a below-the-line artist and creator. Watch it on facebook The 2020 TIFF Tribute Award recipient...
 

Chloé Zhao's Nomandland premieres at Toronto International Film in tandem with Telluride Film Festival

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TIFF Co-Heads Joana Vicente and Cameron Bailey announced today that Nomadland, directed by TIFF Ebert Director Award honouree Chloé Zhao, will screen at TIFF Bell Lightbox in Cinema 1 on Friday, September 11. The film’s Canadian premiere will take place at 10am EDT.  Nomadland will be available to international accredited press; the first public screening also takes place on Friday at the RBC Lakeside Drive-In at Ontario Place at 9:15pm. Zhao and Frances M...
 

 

2020 Toronto International Film Festival Film and Conference schedules 

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    The Industry Conference and official film schedule have been announced. Check out the powerful sessions planned across Master Classes, Dialogues, and Perspectives, plus a Special Industry Event with Aaron Sorkin! The Press & Industry screening schedule for the 50 films in Official Selection is now available. Industry Selects and private screening schedule to come. ...
 

 

 

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Busy Jury Duty this week for Bruno Chatelin as Virtual Jury in Estonia and Florida...

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I spared some carbon for our planet and some fatigue, judging films from a distance, not attending Matsalu Nature Film Festival where I was scheduled to attend. That same week I had also accepted to become a jury at Miami Short Film Festival! Also I skipped my usual fest attendance in Deauville, TIFF and Venice!  Social distancing !!! BUT I MISS EACH OF THEM A LOT! I am happy to share more about these festivals, (my final votes are still under embargo of course but I can tell I saw some...
 

 

Disaster, not a movie: here's the Cal Fire 20 Biggest California Fire List, 1932 to 2020

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by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent Many in Southern and Northern California are under heavy smoke and even evacuation warnings. Screenwriters wouldn't even pitch a script with this much devastation in the plot. But this is not a disaster movie, this is happening right now. Near us, the #BobCatFire is only 15% contained with 60,000 plus acers on fire as of this morning in Los Angeles. The true devastation is in the raw statistics recorded by CAL FIRE. Read on... From Screenm...
 
 

Checking IMDme: The private community for select IMDb members

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We would like to share with you the news of the launch of this new private community for select IMDb members. They are currently recruiting members with free subscriptions. You can perhaps use our referral to your advantage. Applications reviews are based on their place on the waitlist. Inviting friends will move you up on the list. Click anytime!   Interested in joining?   APPLY NOW   IMDme just launched the private community for sele...
 

 

The Reel Thing: Kubrick’s 2001, AITAF Veterans Day Benefit PM Q&A, 11/11

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By Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent It's been a while since the obelisk fell among the primates in Stanley Kubrick's seminal film, 2001: A Space Odyssey. And whist there are many Hollywood insiders who whisper his involvement in a "staged moon landing" let's face it, George Méliès faked a moon landing in 1902 with Le Voyage dans la Lune. Imagine where humankind would be without having taken this pioneering adventure into the mind of th... 

Dennis Ruh to Head the EFM replacing Matthijs Wouter Knol

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Dennis Ruh © Photo: Birte Filmer European Film Market On November 1, 2020, Dennis Ruh will take over as the new director of the European Film Market (EFM) of the Berlinale.   Dennis Ruh has been involved in the international film industry for over 12 years. Most recently, he was responsible for cooperation with international film festivals as department head at German Films, and in this position managed all substantial festivals with affiliated trade fairs and industry even...
 

 

 

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How the gig economy has aged into van-dwellers, or Frances McDormand in NOMADLAND

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by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent On an insider Hollywood level, Nancy Utley from Searchlight has one of the best creative executive reputations in the business, not only for producing thought-provoking and risky content, but for encouraging filmmakers to explore complicated themes to best outcomes. Now Utley has brought NOMADLAND to the screen, starring Frances McDormand, and this film has been given a festival launch that underscores the power of this Chloe Zhao-directed pi...
 

Overview of the US business for the week of September 14th

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Highlights from the week of September 14th.   Boxoffice news focused on week two results from Tenet in US theatres and the further recovery of International markets, as one indicator of what may occur in the Domestic market over the weeks and months ahead. Tenet produced another $6.7M in ticket sales this weekend, adding up to $29.5M cume in North America after 11 days playing in US theatres and 20 days in Canada. Globally, the Christopher Nolan thriller has generated a whopping $...
 

 

Three Articles Concerning the Nature of Artistic Images and Artful Semiotics

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Narrative Semiotics and the Theory of Artful Images in Cinema and Fiction : Three Meta-Excerpts by Anna Polibina-Polansky 1 The Seventh Art Throughout the Daily Impressions A Featuring Article-Summary - Metadiscovery by Anna Polibina-Polansky (Basel - Moscow) An Epigraph. "The bright gloss of Jung and Nitzche greatly annoys me" (by M.Bezrodny "The End of Quotation"). The myth, the meaningful stratagem, the archetypic realm are of signs and images, rather arbitarily a...
 
 

‘THE FILM ARCADE CAROUSEL’ topped by Lindsay Lanzillotta debuts for your indie distribution

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by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent Deadline broke the intial news in January about a new boutique, one-stop shop from The Film Arcade for lower budget independent films; now the news is official about The Film Arcade Carousel. Its mission is to serve small indies under $2 M USD with a suite of services to give your project traction out in the world. Read on... Los Angeles, CA: Independent film distribution company, The Film Arcade, announced earlier this year that ...
 
 
 

Goldfinch launches new talent management venture The Koop – a central hub for creatives

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                         UK-based film financier and production company Goldfinch has launched The Koop. The Koop is a talent management agency aimed at cross-pollinating artists between the creative worlds of Film & TV and Brand-Funded short form content.   The Koop looks to provide a central hub for creatives to have their concept realised and developed, from inception through to the...
 

 

One Life Starring Anthony Hopkins and Johnn Flynn

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Academy Award Winning actor Anthony Hopkins (Silence of the Lambs, The Two Popes ) and Johnny Flynn (Beast, Emma) are attached to star  in One Life, the emotionally charged drama based on the incredible true story of humanitarian Sir Nicholas George Winton, it was announced today by production company See-Saw Films’ managing directors Iain Canning and Emile Sherman. Canning, Sherman (Lion, The King’s Speech) and Joanna Laurie are producing the feature film with ...
 

 

 
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VIDEO: French Riviera Film Festival 2020 Online Women Filmmakers Showcase: September 18, 2020

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Live from The Beverly Hills Hotel:   The Panel will be moderated by Women Documentary Filmmakers founder founder Sue Vicory, and will feature panelists, award-winning filmmakers Francesca Andre, Eeva Mägi and writer/filmmaker/entrepreneur Tracy Vicory-Rosenquest. Date/Time: Sep 18, 11 AM PST onward RSVP Link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/women-filmmakers-showcase-registration-119896382307  French Riviera Film Festival Partnered With...
 
 

AFM Announces RightsTrade as Premier Sponsor for 2020 Online Event

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The American Film Market announced that RightsTrade, the film and TV industry’s online sales platform, has signed on as a Premier Sponsor of AFM 2020 Online. This year’s market will take place wholly online over five days, Monday, November 9 – Friday, November 13.    RightsTrade’s presence at AFM 2020 Online is designed to further expand its footprint and give back to the industry. The company will offer a complimentary trial subscription for the market&rsqu...
 
 

33rd TIFF - Tokyo International Film Festival to Open with Underdog and Close with Hokusai

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  The Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) is pleased to announce this year’s Opening and Closing Films. Underdog, directed by Masaharu Take, will open the festival on October 31, and Hokusai, directed by Hajime Hashimoto and starring Yuya Yagira and Min Tanaka, will close the festival on November 9. Underdog stars Mirai Moriyama, Takumi Kitamura and Ryo Katsuji, and is Take’s first boxing-themed film in six years, since 100 Yen Love (2014). It depicts the lives of thr...
 

 

Festival Stop Motion Montreal Home Sweet Home 12th Edition from September 14-20

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Festival Stop Motion Montreal is proud to present its 12th edition this week, which is being held virtually until September 20. There's something for everyone in the programming designed for young and old alike; from the youth films program to the less conventional T.N.T. program (Terrifying, Naked and Twisted).  The 90 short films presented, as well as the special guest conferences, will be available worldwide via the VUCAVU platform during the seven days of the Festival. Technical s...
 

 

Catalina Film Festival (CFF) is thrilled to announce two ways to celebrate their 10-Year Anniversary

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CATALINA FILM FEST CELEBRATES 10 YEARS OF CINEMA WITH VIRTUAL FEST STREAMING FILMS SEPT 18-27 PLUS, CARPOOL CINEMA &“DRIVE-THRU RED CARPET” LIVE EVENTS IN LONG BEACH  Catalina Film Festival (CFF) is thrilled to announce two ways to celebrate their 10-Year Anniversary! CFF is going virtual, streaming globally via FilmFestivalFlix.com, online anytime, starting this Friday, September 18-27. Movie lovers from around the world ca...
 

 

Reykjavik International Film Festival will launch in hybrid form September 24th

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Reykjavik International Film Festival will launch Thursday 24th of September with premier of the Hero´s Journey to The Third Pole by Anní Ólafsdóttir and Andri Snær Magnason and clos on 4th of October with the premier of Against the current by Óskar Pál Sveinsson. This year we bring high quality cinema to movie lovers all around the country by streaming films to your own living room. A top selection of films will be shown at Bíó Pa...
 

 

Film Fest Ghent 2020 announces full programme

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Film Fest Ghent’s distinctive, varied and adventurous programme for 2020, based on a few unconventional choices, clearly shows that the festival has refused to be discouraged by the coronavirus crisis. The programme includes a revelatory focus on German film, pays continued attention to short film and gender issues, and introduces a new section: 'Official Selection: Masters & New Voices'. We welcome, as our international guests, Viggo Mortensen and Maïwenn. Moreover...
 

 

Ottawa International Animation Festival celebrates Norwegian mavericks Mikrofilm September 23-October 4

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This year’s pandemic friendly online edition of Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF) September 23-October 4 celebrates the Norwegian Oscar winning  animation studio Mikrofilm. This is the first broad international retrospective on the studio and will be accessible worldwide.    OIAF gives the following description of the Mikrofilm program:   «Founded over twenty years ago in Oslo, Norway, the animation studio, Mikrofilm is a group of filmmakers t...
 

 

Bangkok International Documentary Awards calling

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Bangkok International Documentary Awards (BKK DOC) is the documentary international awards and film festival based in Bangkok, Thailand. BKK DOC was founded by Stephane Lambert, filmmaker, a long time resident of Bangkok. Stephane established BKK DOC to promote documentaries and its talents in and around South East Asia, starting with Thailand. BKK DOC aims at bringing documentaries from all over the world to Thailand, and South East Asian documentaries to the attention of professionals from...
 

 

NYFF58 has opened featuring 25 days of virtual screenings nationwide and drive-in screenings...

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  Wherever you are, we hope you will join us for the festival's most accessible edition yet—featuring 25 days of virtual screenings nationwide and drive-in screenings in the Bronx, Brooklyn, and Queens; free talks, Q&As, and panel discussions on thematic trends of the festival; and a special NYFF58 edition of the Film at Lincoln Center Podcast. Visit the website to plan your festival experience!  Film Guide Drive-In Schedule Virtual Schedule   ...
 

 

Climate Chaos won't get a Pandemic pass: 2nd GREENTECH FESTIVAL 2020

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by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent They've got Sting and Robert Redford on board, and through Sept. 18 you can livestream GREENTECH 2020. It's an amazing-looking convergence of technology, informative streaming, and enviro-chic hope for a better planet. If that sounds too much like a slick marketing pitch, the reality is even more glitzy in Berlin. Read on... From Screenmancer After last year‘s successful premiere, the second GREENTECH FESTIVAL (GTF) takes pl...
 

 

Drive-In workaround trend pulls up in Chapel Hill, NC for Film Fest 919

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by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent   Telluride Film Festival recently showed a drive-in screening as part of its 2020 ingenuity, and this workaround has now come to Film Fest 919 in Chapel Hill, NC. “In the spirit of the ‘The Show Must Go On,’ we are excited to present a reimagined 2020 version of Film Fest 919 with a LIVE event, offering the best in pandemic viewing, using two outdoor venues: the newly-created Drive-in at Carraway Village and The Green at...
 

 

Berlinale Spotlight: Generation in Japan 2020

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    With its specially curated programmes, the Berlinale has been present around the world for many years. Moreover, the Berlinale Spotlight extends the festival period and makes the activities of the Berlinale visible throughout the year.   Under the banner of Berlinale Spotlight: Generation and for the third time already, the Berlinale section Generation presents a programme of films from the last festival edition, jointly curated with the Nara International Film Festival. ...
 

 

Film Fest 919 3rd edition ready to kick off with physical sessions...Catch the Films Before They Catch On

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  FILM FEST 919 ANNOUNCES 2020 FESTIVAL PLANS   Introduces New Drive-In Theater Partnership with Carraway Village   In the spirit of the “The Show Must Go On,” we are excited to present a reimagined 2020 version of Film Fest 919 with a LIVE event, offering the best in pandemic viewing, using two outdoor venues: the newly-created Drive-in at Carraway Village and The Green at Southern Village.   Film Fest 919 will open their 3rd...
 

 

The Festival du Nouveau Cinéma (FNC) unveils the physical events of the 48th edition in Montreal

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FNC UNVEILS ITS PHYSICAL EVENTS The Festival du Nouveau Cinéma (FNC), whose 49th edition will be both online and in theatres, is pleased to announce its physical events at the Imperial Cinema, and for the first time, 4 drive-in movie nights at YUL Montreal-Trudeau International Airport's P11 parking lot - including a MAD MAX NIGHT and THE SHINING as part of the 40th anniversary of Stanley Kubrick's film. As a reminder, at the opening of the Festiva...
 

 

12th Annual Santa Fe Independent Film Festival announcing Competition Feature Films

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The 12th edition of the Santa Fe Independent Film Festival will take place October 14th-18th, 2020 with Drive-In films at Motorama at the Downs, as well as an online screening platform. We are pleased to reveal this list of the 28 feature films in the competition section of the festival. Stay tuned for announcements of SFiFF's full drive-in program, out-of-competition feature film program, and short film program. NARRATIVE FEATURES Tickets for SFiFF screenings (O...
 

 

VIDEO: French Riviera Film Festival Gala Virtual Awards Ceremony on Sep 19, 5 PM PST: you are invited!

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You are invited to the Awards Ceremony/ Live from the Beverly Hills Hotel Join our host EverTalk TV’s Jezlan Moyet, along with presenters Tony Potts & Shalini Vadhera Potts, and Emmy-winning actor Vincent De Paul, for the French Riviera Film Festival Virtual Awards Ceremony. Presented live from The Beverly Hills Hotel, the event will feature special musical performances by Gotta, Marina V. and Grammy winner Paulina Aguirre, and some surprises. The French Riviera Film...
 
 

 

NYF’s 2021 TV & Film Awards is Open for Entries; New Categories Showcase Social Justice Content

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New 2021 Categories Include: Best Social Justice Report, Social Justice Reporting, Social Justice Sports Coverage, Social Justice Documentary, Social Justice Entertainment Programs, Social Justice Streaming New York Festivals® TV & Film Awards competition is open for entries.   New York Festivals Television & Film Awards celebrates storytelling from around the globe and honors content creators whose compelling programs reach international audiences. The competition’s ...
 

 

It s Chelsea Film Festival time again: get ready for a free film feast

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The 8TH annual edition of THE CHELSEA FILM FESTIVAL is presenting 130 Films (Features, shorts, docs, VR)  PS on a personal remark: this is the only poster in film festivals history displaying the founders portraits...for a change!     ...
 

Queer Screen Film Fest opens September 17

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  Available on more screens than ever, the 8th Queer Screen Film Fest comprises over 40 LGBTIQ+ feature films, documentaries and shorts – 90 percent of which will be on-demand Australia-wide from Thursday 17 September to Thursday 27 September.  Plus don't miss the drag queen double feature at the Skyline Drive-In of STAGE MOTHER and THE ADVENTURES OF PRISCILLA, QUEEN OF THE DESERT. With 29 Australian Premieres and films from Berlina...
 

 

16th edition of the Mobile Film Festival launching on the theme WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT

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Gearing up for its16th edition the Mobile Film Festival is happy to invite you to create films on the theme WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT, always with the same format: 1 Mobile, 1 Minute, 1 Film. Through this theme, we want to address feminist issues in a positive, constructive, and activist way. The questions could be specific to your country, your culture, your religion; they could concern the family, professional or intimate universe; they could denounce unacceptable situati...
 

 

Devour! The Food Film Fest reimagines its delicious fest with hybrid in-person and digital programming

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  Devour! The Food Film Fest is proving that hybrid is just as mouth-watering as the original with an in-person and digital festival combo. This year marks the 10th installment of the festival, coined Devour! 9.5 to reflect travel restrictions and smaller in-person gatherings. Organizers promise to deliver all of the festival’s baked-in goodness during the five-day event, October 21-25, 2020. “We’re reimagining and presenting the best possible version of Devour! in a new...
 

 

 

The Third Annual New York Baltic Film Festival (NYBFF) returns in three virtual sessions Oct and November

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The Third Annual New York Baltic Film Festival (NYBFF) presented by Scandinavia House returns in 2020 with a virtual version taking place in three sessions: October 15-18, October 29-November 1, and November 12-15. This year, the festival will expand beyond New York to offer a selection of the most exciting and relevant Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian films to audiences across the U.S., to view in the comfort of their own homes. In 2020, NYBFF presented by Scandinavia House invites...
 

 

SoundTrack_Zurich (Sept 29 – Oct 2, 2020) Announces Program

 
Distinguished guests from the world of music at the first edition of SoundTrack_Zurich (STZ): Songwriter Ray Parker Jr. (composer of the GHOSTBUSTERS theme song) and director Rolf Lyssy (Zurich Film Festival «Career Achievement Award» winner) will be joined by award-winning composers Stephen Warbeck (Academy Award for Shakespeare in Love), John Gürtler (European Film Award for System Crasher), Dascha Dauenhauer (German Film Award for Berlin Alexanderplatz), Olivia Pedroli (Swiss...
 

 

14 feature films in the cool section of the Festival du nouveau cinéma, Temps Ø

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TEMPS Ø: THE TITLES REVEALED The 14 feature films in the cool section of the Festival du nouveau cinéma, Temps Ø, are finally unveiled! This fall, we'll be presenting films that shake up, entertain and surprise: the captivating BOOK OF VISION, the thriller-like documentary CAUGHT IN THE NET, the enigmatic THE TREMOR, the sensory and metaphysic experience SIBERIA, the cult film IRRÉVERSIBLE - INVERSION INTÉGRALE, the iconic&n...
 

 

Bergamo Food Film Fest in times of Pandemic

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  Victory.       We are very happy with this edition of Food Film Fest born passing through the various stages of life interrupted by the pandemic, from the "can't be done" to the notes of Ennio Morricone and the great cinema, with seats sold out, in Piazza Mascheroni.     Thanks to an idea and the work done to keep it alive and lively, curious and spirited. The merit of the directors, producers, actors of m...
 

 

San Antonio Film Festival returns! Mini Fest & Live Stream Q&A with Filmmakers

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The SAFILM-San Antonio Film Festival (SAFILM) returns for a second week of virtual screenings, September 16-20, extending the annual festival’s weeklong-run, with monthly Mini-Fests online throughout the rest of 2020. Official film selections will stream October 14-18, November 11-15, and Dec 9-13, on the SAFILM Festival Channel at safilm.com “Film lovers can now enjoy an incredible roster of global films for the rest of the year,” says Executive Director Adam Rocha. &ldq...
 

 

The Rock Horror Film Festival announces the “monster” program of the third edition

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24 HOURS OF MOVIES OVER 11 DAYS 57 MOVIES FROM 21 COUNTRIES 24 CINEMA WEBINARS - 33 ROUNDTABLES 12 ROCK SHOW LIVESTREAMS SEPTEMBER 17 - 27, 2020  Grab your drink and popcorn, put on your best pajamas and prepare your heart for 11 days and nights of cinematic terror and suspense with the best international thrillers and lots of rock & roll.   The Rock Horror Film Festival, now in its third year, is announcing 2020’s “Monster” Program, which brings togethe...
 

 

The 27th Oldenburg International Film Festival will be hosting “Living Room Gala” Premieres from Sep 17th

 
World Premieres Dominate as Oldenburg Honors Discoveries Amidst Crisis while Hosting “Living Room Gala” Premieres and pays homage to film fans.   The 27th Oldenburg International Film Festival announces first program highlights. This year's program features an record number of world premieres by exciting filmmakers. Highlights of this year’s program ...
 

58 years hybrid celebrations for the New York Film Festival

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For 58 years, the New York Film Festival has brought us together as a community and showcased the power of cinema to unite, inspire, and spark conversation—all of which the world needs now more than ever. NYFF58 is a testament to the collective spirit of cinema. Wherever you are, we hope you will join us for the festival's most accessible edition ever—featuring virtual screenings nationwide and drive-in screenings in the Bronx, Brooklyn, and Queens.   &nbs...
 

EdiMotion announces the international progeram

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Edimotion is the oldest film festival in Europe that focuses exclusively on the art of film editing. International program 2020 Host country: Switzerland with Tania Stöcklin in focus, networking events  IFEF and International Panel online...   The Edimotion Festival Editor and installation art fits its International Day in 2020 the current situation at. Instead Editor * inside ...
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French Riviera Film Festival will host a Virtual Awards Ceremony live from The Beverly Hills Hotel

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filmfestivals.com, a proud partner of the festival, will attend and look forward to meeting you... PARTY! Join our host EverTalk TV’s Jezlan Moyet, along with presenters Tony and Shalini Potts and Emmy-winning actor Vincent De Paul, for the French Riviera Film Festival Virtual Awards Ceremony. Presented live from The Beverly Hills Hotel, the event will feature special musical performances by Gotta, Marina V. and Grammy winner Paulina Aguirre, and some surprises....

 

 
 

Filmmaker Marjane Satrapi and actress Ángela Molina amongst this year’s recipients of the annual Evolution Mallorca International Film Festival EMIFF Honours

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International film festival Evolution Mallorca International Film Festival (EMIFF) announced today that it plans to host its 9th edition in its usual, physical form, on the Spanish island of Mallorca, but with some virtual elements within its expanded program anticipated.   Guests expected to travel to Mallorca for the festival, which runs from October 23rd - 29th, will include Ángela Molina and Marjane Satrapi, who have been announced today as the recipients of the...
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16th Myrtle Beach International Film Festival (April 20-24, 2021) calling for entry

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Call for entry MBIFF 16 now open     October 2, 2020 Earlybird Deadline I November 20, 2020 Regular Deadline I December 11, 2020 Late Deadline  I December 31, 2020 Extended Deadline I  

The MBIFF is a World Class Event.

Submissions end December 31st,  20éà, submit through filmfreeway.com, or through the festivals website, myrtlebeachfilmfestival.com
Selected by Movie Maker Magazine as one of the top 25 film festivals worth the submission, one of the top festivals in the world by Film international and touted by many as one of the most important independent film festivals in the circuit. We are passionate about film and it shows!

The MBIFF screens projects in a multi-million dollar theater, housing state of the art technology.

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New York City Independent Film Festival (NYCIndieFF)

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August 31, 2020  Earlybird Deadline 

The New York City Independent Film Festival (a.k.a. NYC Independent Film Festival, NYCIndieFF) is an annual film festival held in New York City. It was founded in 2009 by Dennis Cieri and Bonnie Rush. The festival has screened over 1,800 movies from 81 different countries since it began in 2010.

The Festival is focused on low budget and emerging, yet overlooked filmmakers, bringing their talent to culturally enrich the NYC community. The Festival aims to create the largest gathering of true indie filmmakers.

NYCIndieFF honors the Best in Category which includes Best Narrative Feature, Best Documentary, Best Short Documentary, Best Short Narrative, Best Super Short, as well as Best Director and Best Screenplay.

With a new section: the Covid-19 Diaries: tell us your story of hope and survival during the Corona lockdown. Short under 10 minutes

NYCIndieFF provides a showcase for the best in independent cinema, including short films, feature films, music videos, and animated works. With panels, parties and a week-long gathering of fellow indie filmmakers NYCIndieFF is the place to be May 16 - May 23, 2021.

Website I Profile on filmfestivals.com I Facebook I Twitter I Email  contact I  

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Your Script Produced competition
Season 2
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August 31, 2020 Late Deadline

Introducing Season 2 / 2020 of “Your Script Produced!” International Film / Tv / Short Film Screenwriting Competition sponsored by Doval Bacall Films. The sponsor will fully finance, develop, package and produce the Grand Prize Winning Feature Script for $250,000.00.

We've raised the stakes! Season 2 will accept Features, Tv Scripts, AND SHORT FILM SCRIPTS! Winners will be promoted in the Variety Magazine and THR!

Open to writers of all levels. 18 years old or older. Anyone 16 or 17 years of age can submit, must have a parental consent form.

WE DON’T SET YOU UP WITH MEETING AFTER MEETING. WE DON’T SELL YOU DREAMS. WE DON’T SELL YOU HOPE.

WE PRODUCE YOUR SCRIPT!

PERIOD.

SUBMITFEATURE FILM SCREENPLAY I TV SCRIPT I WEBSITE I CONTACT BY EMAIL

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54th WorldFest Houston

April 16-25, 2021

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Early bird entry by November 15

WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival offers international competition in Ten Major Competition Categories! Features, Shorts, Docs/Business Films, Student, Experimental, Screenplays, New Media, TV Production, TV Commercials, & Music Videos! More than 200 sub-categories for fair competition. Only at WorldFest-Houston are you selected as a Remi Award Winner on the basis of your numerical score from the juries, which greatly increases your chance to win a Remi, unlike other festivals that only give out one Gold, one Silver and one Bronze! Only 10%-15% of entries actually win the coveted Remi Award!

 

You are welcome to enter  Online via our online entry platform - www.worldfest.org, or via FilmFreeway.com - we now accept entries via Vimeo & YouTube, in addition to DVD/BR Entries, & USB/Jump Drives. Screenplay entries must be bound. We will confirm when we receive your entry and we provide personal Jury Results, and festival details when you are selected for screening at the 53rd WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival!

WorldFest Houston's blog I Websitehttp://www.worldfest.org I Submit I Facebook I Twitter I Contact Hunter Todd

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Fantasporto 41
February 26 - March 6

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Deadline  December 1st, 2020 (Feature films)

November 1st (Fantasy short films)

Fantasporto enjoys incredible loyalty and support from the large film-appreciating community all over the World. In the last edition, Fantasporto was attended by over 25,000 enthusiastic genre film fans and over 200 members of the film press and industry.

Considered in 2015 as the first of the independent film festivals in the world by TRIPPER, Fantasporto is among the top film festivals  for the discovery of new talent, having revealed countless of now famous directors, producers and actors.

The World Heritage City by UNESCO of Porto, twice considered Europe’s Best Touristic Destination,  is another factor adding interest . Founded in 1981, the 40th edition has the support of the Portuguese State and the Townhall.

 

 

Fantasporto's blog I Website  I Submit I  Facebook I Twitter I Contact Mario Dorminsky I Entry Form

 

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Safeguard: An Electoral College Story Documentary by Matthew Taylor

USA September 2020 77minutes

How do United States' presidential elections really work? And what would happen if we changed the rules? In Safeguard: An Electoral College Story, award-winning filmmaker M.A. Taylor answers those questions.

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IRIS by Diana Rodriguez

USA - Fantastic drama thriller: 104 minutes - first feature film

Alice Kremelberg (Orange Is The New Black) stars as the eponymous Iris, and gives an outstanding lead performance as this tortured soul dreadfully awaiting the death of her Aunt Adelaide, played by Mary Looram (Like Father, Braid). As Aunt Adelaide slowly withers away in hospice, Iris continues her day to day routines of working in an antique shop, and scrolling online for connections through an online dating app. However, Iris has an ulterior motive behind her digital search for suitors, and it’s not love. Iris has a hunger, and she needs to feed. On every date she goes on, she sizes her match up and determines their strength of character on a criteria of what she considers basic human decency. And if any of her dates fail to meet her standards, then that’s the end of them. They’re dinner. That’s just how Iris operates.

But complications arise when Iris meets Tom, played by Grant MacDermott (Hustlers, Mr. Robot), at a support group meeting for people dealing with the lingering effects of grief. Tom is a good hearted man coping with crippling trauma. As their chaste relationship develops, Iris is confounded by a debilitating emotional dilemma. She yearns for the love she once lost, but recognizes the potential in having a strong bond with Tom. Unfortunately, her primal nature exposes itself in the heat of lust, causing her deep seated vampirism to emerge and overtake her instincts. So she can never truly express her true feelings to Tom without it resulting in his death. What’s a timeless girl to do in the big city?

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ANGIE: LOST GIRLS by Julia Verdin

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USA, 107 minutes, June 2020

One girl’s nightmare. A nationwide reality.

After escaping from a sex trafficking ring, one teenage girl struggles to reconnect with herself and her family after her ordeal. Ultimately, in order to find herself and rescue her helpless friends, she must confront her own fears and help lead the police to her traffickers - no matter the cost.

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Sixteen-year-old Angie Morgan feels like her parents don’t understand her. After she is befriended by the charming and handsome Mario, everything seems to change for the better. He understands her desire to be a musician and promises to help her fulfill her dreams. However, her innocent, suburban life is upended when Mario lures her away to sell her to a local sex trafficking ring.

Angie is shocked and scared at her new found situations but clings to the belief that Mario loves her and that they will eventually both escape.  When it becomes clear to her that this will never happen, Angie is so overcome with shame and remorse for the life she is now trapped in and all seems hopeless.

When her closest friend and fellow victim, Zoe, finds out that Angie is about to be sold and shipped off to Miami, Zoe finds a way for them to escape. They make a desperate run for it. Angie escapes, but Zoe is not so lucky. Alone and heartbroken for her friend still imprisoned by their traffickers, Angie returns home to find that “normal” life is now anything but normal.

Burdened by her severe PTSD and guilt, Angie shies away from both her family and the police.  She is terrified that her traffickers will return for her (or worse, her little sister) if she provides any information to the police. 

Luckily, Angie meets Rachel, a sex trafficking survivor turned caseworker, who is desperately searching for the girl who was in her care but taken back by her traffickers: Zoe. As Rachel lends her strength, Angie begins to consider standing up to the traffickers, and after witnessing brutal murders and mutilations of other girls at hands of the traffickers, Angie considers standing up to the traffickers.

Will Angie’s fear hold her back? Or will she persevere to protect her family and help rescue Zoe and the others? 

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FINDING MANNY by Kacey Cox

Canada, 56 minutes documentary, june 2020

The chance discovery of an online article sends a Holocaust survivor on an unexpected trip to visit the orphanage where he was rescued to after the war.
 
Manny Drukier narrowly escaped the war by jumping from a “death train” at age 16, finding refuge at a unique home for orphans and displaced children. 71 years later, Manny—who lives in Toronto—is tracked down by a German researcher who has dedicated a decade of her life to locating the surviving children from the home. She invites Manny to return to the orphanage, which has since become a grade school, to share his story with the next generation. Manny must now revisit the places of his darkest memories, to reconcile the past and educate the future.

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BLUE MOTEL Award winning script by Ted Campbell
Feature film in production by Doval Bacall Films

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Grand Winner Your Script Produced season 1  Platinum Remi Award WorldFest Houston

When his bank robber father injured in a recent heist seeks refuge at the desolate motel where he works, a motel clerk is forced to confront the truth behind a botched heist from his past.

Originally from Boston, Mass, Ted Campbell is a screenwriter and director who specializes in thoughtful, character driven thrillers. Ted will direct his heist thriller "Underground" with producer Ellen Wander of Film Bridge International. His contained, crime thriller “Blue Motel” won the Grand Prize in Your Script Produced screenplay competition. Ted will direct “Blue Motel” with Doval Bacall Films producing. Ted is a member of ISA’s Development Program. And was named to ISA’s Top 25 Screenwriters To Watch list.

Ted finds inspiration in the works of the great noir writers Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler and Ross MacDonald as well as his screenwriting idols Scott Frank, Shane Black, Tony Gilroy and Richard Wenk.

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SAVING NORTH - A RUSSIAN AMERICAN ODYSSEY by J Mitchell Johnson

Russia USA Feature documentary April 2020 Director's cut: 79 minutes

What happened, what can happen to the centuries old amazing wooden churches in north of Russia. Photographer Richard Davies trips to Russia and USA tell stories on human soul, hope and russian american…cooperation in restoring beauty.

Saving North is the story of a struggle for human and cultural survival in the mysterious and insular world of the Russian North. An outsider from England, photographer Richard Davies, enters this mysterious and vast region of the world with the hope of documenting both the glory and the tragic demise of its rapidly disappearing Wooden Churches. As Davies meets and becomes friends with the some of his Russian photo subjects, he finds himself getting emotionally involved with their struggle. He decides to put down his camera and get involved with church restoration.

Early on in our story Davies befriends the famed Russian architect Alexander Popov who is deeply involved in working to preserve and share with the world the beauty and value of these ancient structures. Popov has uniquely discovered and reinvigorated both the tools and processes that restore life back to the North. But it’s an uphill battle against strong and powerful forces.

Together, Davies and Popov uncover the circumstances that led to the demise of the churches, and then join a small but growing group of passionate Russian citizens and outsiders from all walks of life who join the cause of Saving North.

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SEKURITAS written and directed by Carmen Stadler

Romantic dark comedy 117 minutes 2019 Switzerland

Starring Kathrin Veith, Duraid Abbas Ghaieb, Jeanne Devos, Daniel Kasztura, Vilmar Bieri, This Maag

First feature film by Swiss director Carmen Stadler, produced by Claudia Wick for Abrakadabra Films AG

An office complex wishes for a love story before demolition. It chooses the lonely misfits for this story; those who go through security rounds at night, scrub toilets, experiment with recipes or rehearse their final speech. A poetic and twisted kaleidoscope that centers around desire, security and melodious noises which move through the entire fabric of the building.

 

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Marcel Duchamp: The Art of the Possible written  and directed by Matthew Taylor

USA 2019 Documentary 89 minutes

Duchamp: Art of the Possible is a feature documentary that explores the life, art, and philosophy of the 20th century’s most influential modernists, Marcel Duchamp, and how his work single-handedly changed the course of art, and over time, culture itself.
 

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THE MYSTERY OF A BURYAT LAMA, directed by Elena Demidova

The documentary film «THE MYSTERY OF A BURYAT LAMA», directed by Elena Demidova, tells a story of one of the most famous lamas, Pandido Khambo Lama Dashi Dorzho Itigelov. His body is recognized as one of the sacred Buddhist objects of Russia and is being kept in the Ivolginsky Datsan. The Buddhist monks approach him as a living person.
 
Itigelov was born in 1852 and began his religious education at the age of sixteen years. In 1911, he was appointed the twelfth Pandido Khambo Lama as the Head of Russian Buryat Buddhists. Between 1913 and 1917, Itigelov was prominent in the spiritual life of Russian Empire. He took part in the Tercentenary celebrations of the House Romanov and opened first Buddhist temple in St. Petersburg. During First World War Itigelov presided over the society of "Buryat brothers", an organization helping the Russian army. After October Revolution, Itigelov resigned as head of the Buddhists. In 1927, aged seventy-five years, he asked other lamas to begin meditation ceremonies and funeral rites, since he said he was about to die. Itigelov left a testament asking to be buried as he was at the time of his death, sitting in lotus posture. On September 11, 2002, Itigelov's body was eventually exhumed in the presence of the leaders of the Buddhist Traditional Sangha of Russia and transferred to Ivolginsky Datsan.

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THE CREEPY LINE a film by M.A.Taylor 2018

"A film that Google does not want you to see  - filmfestivals.com Best for Fest"

An eye-opening documentary, The Creepy Line reveals the stunning degree to which society is manipulated by Google and Facebook and blows the lid off the remarkably subtle – hence powerful – manner in which they do it.

The Creepy Line is a title culled from the words of former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, when during a 2010 interview he explained Google’s code of conduct: “The Google policy on a lot of things is to get right up to the creepy line and not cross it.”

However, as Dr. Robert Epstein explains in the film, “Google crosses the creepy line every day”. 

Offering first-hand accounts, scientific experiments and detailed analysis, The Creepy Line examines what is at risk when these two tech titans have free reign to utilize the public’s most private and personal data to manipulate society.

There is no question that the “creepy line” is getting ever-creepier, and that the tech giants have crossed it.

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Sharkwater: Extinction by Rob Stewart Documentary Canada 2018
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Rob Stewart “Conservation is the preservation of human life on earth. And that, above all else, is worth fighting for” Watch Rob Stewart doing what he loved most of all, swimming with sharks, in exclusive footage from his third film, Sharkwater: Extinction.

Sharkwater: Extinction is a follow up to his first two award-winning films, Sharkwater and Revolution. Sharkwater exposed the devastating issue of shark finning, while Revolution brought the destructive effects of Ocean Acidification to light.

Rob taught the world to not fear sharks, through his iconic images of hugging these majestic creatures and free diving with them.

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Revolution by Rob Stewart 

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over 40 festival wins so far

Eco Documentary feature film by Rob Stewart April 2015, 82 minutes (Sharkwater)
Revolution is a film about changing the world. The true-life adventure of Rob Stewart, this follow-up to his acclaimed SHARKWATER (36 festival wins) documentary continues his remarkable journey; one that will take him through 15 countries over four years, and where he'll discover that it's not only sharks that are in grave danger -- it's humanity itself.

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Des partenariats forts avec les plus grands festivals et marchés
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Nous sommes très fiers des bonnes relations et des partenariats signé avec les plus grands festivals et marchés : Venice Production Bridge, FestForums Santa Barbara, AFM, Animaze, Tallinn Black Night International Film Festival, Houston WorldFest, Fantasporto, et Cannes Market bien entendu et beaucoup d'autres. Nous sommes heureux de pouvoir grace à ces parteneriats pouvoir apporter news et dailies à ...
 

Un dernier hommage à notre ami José María Riba par L'association Espagnolas

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"Adieu l'ami! tu manqueras à toute la profession avec laquelle tu avais su tisser des liens d'amitié fidèle et solide.RIP - au revoir et merci." Bruno Chatelin
L'association Espagnolas en París organisera sa dernière soirée et rendra hommage à notre cher José María Riba qui nous a quittés le 2 mai dernier. Lundi 5 octobre 2020 à 19h30 au cinéma Majestic Passy 18...
 

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MOVIES THAT MATTER

Promoting Movies that Matter / des films qui font grandir...

With contributions from Abbé Jean-Luc Maroy, Alex Deleon, Bruno Chatelin

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Les raisins de la colère (The Grapes of Wrath) de John Ford (USA, 1940)

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Les films qui ont une densité spirituelle évidente mettent souvent en scène le voyage, l’itinéraire initiatique, mais aussi la souffrance qu’implique de quitter sa terre, ses racines, son pays, son existence. On se rend compte, avec Les raisins de la colère que la modernité a constitué le terreau indispensable de la modernité liquide (Zygmunt Baumann). Le film est en effet réalisé en 1940, bien avant que la phi...
 

La Source (Jungfrukällan) d’Ingmar Bergman (Suède, 1960)

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Le Palmarès de la 46e édi­tion du Fes­ti­val du ciné­ma amé­ri­cain de Deau­ville

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Le Jury de la 46e édi­tion du Fes­ti­val du ciné­ma amé­ri­cain de Deau­ville, pré­si­dé par Vanes­sa Para­dis, entou­rée de Zita Han­rot, Del­phine Hor­vil­leur, Mou­nia Med­dour, Syl­vie Pia­lat, Yann Gon­za­lez, Vincent Lacoste, Bru­no Poda­ly­dès & Oxmo Puc­ci­no a décer­né les prix sui­vants&nb...
 
 

Impact des bandes-annonces diffusées dans les cinémas au 15 septembre

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Enquête hebdomadaire réalisée auprès d’un échantillon de 35 000 individus représentatifs de la population française. Parmi ces individus, 2 000 spectateurs étant allés au cinéma au cours de la semaine cinéma concernée sont interrogés sur les bandes annonces vues au cinéma.     ...
 

 

Les rendez-vous physiques au Cinéma Impérial du Festival du Nouveau Cinéma de Montréal

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LE FNC DÉVOILE SES RENDEZ-VOUS PHYSIQUES Le Festival du nouveau cinéma de Montréal (FNC), dont la 49e édition sera évolutive, en ligne et en salle, est heureux d’annoncer ses rendez-vous physiques au Cinéma Impérial et, pour la première fois, 4 soirées ciné-parc au stationnement P11 de YUL Aéroport international Montréal-Trudeau - dont une NUIT MAD MAX et THE SHINING dans le...
 

 

 

 

Emmanuelle Béart, invitée d'honneur du 42e Cinemed

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  Cinemed est particulièrement ravi de recevoir pour la première fois une artiste qui respire la Provence, Emmanuelle Béart. Née dans le Var, elle débute à 7 ans au cinéma. C’est cependant son interprétation de l’héroïne de Marcel Pagnol, dans Manon des sources de Claude Berri qui la révèle au grand public. Elle reçoit le César du meilleur second rôle. ...
 

 

A toute vapeur avec l'affiche 2020 du Festival du Film D'Histoire de Pessac

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La 31e édition du Festival International du Film d’Histoire aura lieu du 16 au 23 novembre 2020  au Cinéma Jean Eustache de Pessac. L’affiche du festival est signée Emmanuel Guibert     Le thème de cette nouvelle édition, le XIXe siècle. À toute vapeur ! se déclinera autour de 50 films de patrimoine et de 30 débats en présen...
 

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Palmarès de la 6e édition du Festival Musical Écran

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La 6e édition de Musical Écran se clôture ce soir au Cinéma Utopia. Les équipes du festival sont ravies d'avoir pu mener à bien cette édition et très heureuses de l'engouement qu'elle a suscité auprès du public. Les chiffres de fréquentation ne sont pas définitifs mais nous pouvons d'ores et déjà vous annoncer que ce nouveau volet de Musical Écran est un grand succès.&...

Bruno Chatelin raconte l'histoire du lancement du film Boyz'n The Hood à Cannes

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Interview video de Bruno Chatelin pendant le Festival de Cannes (virtuel) 2020! L'histoire du lancement du film Boyz'n The Hood à Cannes que j adore raconter car c est l un des plus beaux contes de fées qu il ma été donné de rencontrer dans ma carière de distributeur de films! Une voie royale ouverte par Cannes qui a conduit le film et son réalisateur, John Singleton, jusqu 'aux Oscars... The Boyz'n The Hood launch in Cannes tol...
 

Top 10 des entrées hebdo France du 02/09/2020 au 08/09/2020

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Tenet tient  toujopurs la tête même si on ne comprend pas tout du film, sur une combinaison colossale!           ...
 

 

Impact des bandes-annonces diffusées dans les cinémas au 8 septembre

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  Enquête hebdomadaire réalisée auprès d’un échantillon de 35 000 individus représentatifs de la population française. Parmi ces individus, 2 000 spectateurs étant allés au cinéma au cours de la semaine cinéma concernée sont interrogés sur les bandes annonces vues au cinéma.     ...
 

 

Kinopolska vous invite à découvrir au cinéma l'Arlequin, le meilleur du cinéma polonais

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  KINOPOLSKA // du 11 au 13 septembre au cinéma L'Arlequin Le rendez-vous incontournable du cinéma polonais.  Le temps d’un week-end, Kinopolska vous invite à découvrir au cinéma l'Arlequin, 6 films polonais récents et pertinents, présentés au dernier festival de Gdynia (le festival de cinéma le plus important en Pologne), ainsi que deux classiques incontournables, Les Innocents charmeurs&...
 

 

La 6e édition de Musical Ecran - Festival international de documentaires musicaux de Bordeaux est lançée

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La 6e édition de Musical Ecran - Festival international de documentaires musicaux de Bordeaux, organisée par les équipes de Bordeaux Rock et du Cinéma UTOPIA Bordeaux, s'ouvrira dans 4 jours avec la projection de PJ Harvey : A Dog Called Money, (séance d'ouverture affichant complet). Retrouvez la programmation détaillée de cette 6e édition du festival dans le dossier de presse ci-joint ! Je reste à votre disposition si...
 

 

Le FNC dévoile ses couleurs et huit films qui repoussent les frontières

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NOTRE NOUVELLE IDENTITÉ VISUELLE Pour une quatrième année, le studio ottoblix signe l'identité visuelle du FNC! Découvrez ici l’affiche officielle de cette 49e édition évolutive, rassemblant le public en ligne et en salle. À l'affût, nous y retrouvons notre louve, figure emblématique du FNC, dans un salon imaginaire qui s'ouvre sur un univers aux couleurs vibrantes et texturées, hors du temps et d...

 

Xavier Lardoux promu directeur du Cinéma et de l’Audiovisuel au CNC

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Le CNC annonce la création de ce nouveau poste et le définit comme un poste transversal "en charge de la stratégie transversale aux domaines du cinéma et de l’audiovisuel, destinée à permettre au CNC de répondre aux enjeux de toute nature résultant de la convergence des problématiques artistiques et économiques de ces deux secteurs, il participera à la conduite de tous les chantiers transversaux desti...
 

 

 

 

How the gig economy has aged into van-dwellers, or Frances McDormand in NOMADLAND

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by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent On an insider Hollywood level, Nancy Utley from Searchlight has one of the best creative executive reputations in the business, not only for producing thought-provoking and risky content, but for encouraging filmmakers to explore complicated themes to best outcomes. Now Utley has brought NOMADLAND to the screen, starring Frances McDormand, and this film has been given a festival launch that underscores the power of this Chloe Zhao-directed pi...

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Abel Ferrara will show ‘Sportin’ Life’ the surprise film of the San Sebastian Festival’s 68th edition:

  San Sebastian Festival’s surprise film, to screen tomorrow, Saturday (Victoria Eugenia Theatre, 15:45), is Sportin’ Life, the latest work from Abel Ferrara, who will be here in San Sebastian to present it. During lockdown, the director of movies such as Bad Lieutenant (1992) and The Funeral (1996) filmed a 68-minute documentary released at Venice Festival and featuring his wife, Cristina Chiriac, his daughter Anna and friends including actors Willem ...
 

 

Viggo Mortensen received the Donostia Award

“Life is a gift” Viggo Mortensen collects the Donostia Award at San Sebastian Festival from the filmmaker Agustín Díaz Yanes Before introducing ‘Falling’, his directorial debut, the actor received greetings from the producer Jeremy Thomas, the footballer Beto Acosta and the director David Cronenberg     Today V...
 

 

San Sebastian Orona - Nest Award to CatDog and special mention to the Speech

  Francy Fabritz (Germany) Tomás Paula Marques (Portugal) Viktor van der Valk (Iceland) They decided to award the following short films with:     ORONA - NEST AWARD The award carries 10,000 euros. For its bold but intimate storytelling capable of suggesting the depth of fictional and also real power games.   ...
 

 

Rebels with a cause: fest honchos advocate for cinema during the opening gala

  “It’s time to return to the cinema” José Luis Rebordinos, at the opening gala of San Sebastian Festival’s 68th edition, said: “We have an unequivocal engagement to show films before a physical audience in film theatres” Thierry Frémaux: “Cinema will never die” Woody Allen: “I hope you like the film as much as we liked living and shooting it in San Sebastian” Rifkin’s Festival, the new romantic com...
 

 

Johnny Depp, Matt Dillon, Viggo Mortensen and Gina Gershon grace San Sebastian Festival’s 68th edition

  British actor Joe Alwyn completes the official jury chaired by Luca Guadagnino Elena Anaya, Candela Peña, Blanca Suárez, Paz Vega, Raúl Arévalo, Alejandro Sanz, Javier Cámara, Irene Escolar, Bárbara Lennie and Roberto Álamo are some of the Spanish cinema stars attendees currently confirmed   San Sebastian Festival will have at its 68th edition a long list of guests who will visit the city to accompany the films and projects i...
 

 

The concept of distance and the need to return to film theatres at the centre of the Festival opening gala

Jon Maya and Harkaitz Cano direct and write the opening and closing galas, as well as the Donostia Award and Basque Cinema galas The concept of distance, deeply felt in these times of pandemic, and the need to return to film theatres, are the central themes of tomorrow’s gala serving to open the San Sebastian Festival’s 68th edition at the Kursaal. The dancer and choreographer Jon Maya will act as MC, while the author Harkaitz Cano will produce the script. The tandem of creators ...
 

 

Top Conversations and Master classes at San Sebastian Festival’s 68th edition

Aaron Sorkin, Francisco Ramos, Ted Hope and Marc Orts, leading figures of the Conversations and Master classes at San Sebastian Festival’s 68th edition Thought and Discussion, the Festival’s new area dedicated to promoting discussion on the cinema, will also include the European Film Forum, conferences and round tables All of the activities will be broadcast in streaming mode on sansebastianfestival.com       ...
 

 

San Sebastián welcomes Cannes labelled films

The San Sebastian Festival has included seventeen titles from the Cannes 2020 selection in its different sections Danielle Arbid, Šarūnas Bartas, Naomi Kawase, Dea Kulumbegashvili, François Ozon and Thomas Vinterberg will compete in the Official Selection ‘El olvido que seremos / Forgotten We’ll Be’ by Fernando Trueba will close the Festival   The San Sebastian Festival, the 68th edition of which will run from September 18-26, has included in t...
 
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TORONTO 

 

The Toronto International Film Festival® 2020 full list of Awards

The Toronto International Film Festival® is delighted to announce its award recipients for 2020. TIFF will also unveil the slate of awards and winners via all social media channels. The 45th edition of TIFF wrapped last night with the Closing Night Presentation of Mira Nair’s A Suitable Boy at the RBC Lakeside Drive-In at Ontario Place. “TIFF 2020 was a year we won’t soon forget,” said Cameron Bailey, TIFF Artistic Director and Co-Head. “Over the ...
 

 

FIPRESCI and NETPAC juries select TIFF 2020 Award Winners

  Thee Toronto International Film Festival, alongside the International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI) and the Network for the Promotion of Asian Pacific Cinema (NETPAC), announced award winners for work screened at TIFF 2020.   “This year’s Official Selection had a truly stellar collection of international films,” said Diana Sanchez, Senior Director of Film at TIFF. “During such a unique year, TIFF is so grateful to global film criticism and apprecia...
 

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PEOPLE ON OUR RADAR

 

Missing Michael Lonsdale, our friend and festival president of Sacred Beauty Fest in Cannes

Good bye Michael. I took these shots in Cannes at Wim Wenders' film on Pope Francis... We came as a team of Sacred Beauty Festival in Cannes! My comment to Wim at the premiere screening "2 words Wim": "too short" I was so moved by the film! so was Michael Lonsdale ...
 

 

Gina Duncan Joins Sundance Institute as Producing Director, Sundance Film Festival

Sundance Institute today announced that Gina Duncan will join the Sundance Film Festival team in the newly-created role of Producing Director, reporting to Festival Director Tabitha Jackson and working closely with Programming Director Kim Yutani.   Pictured: Tabitha Jackson and  Kim Yutani. As Producing Director, Duncan will integrate the artistic vision of the Festival with its practical, audience-facing elements. She’ll work with ...
 

 

Catalina Film Festival will honor actor Martin Kove with a Career Tribute Award

Catalina Film Festival will honor actor Martin Kove with a Career Tribute Award on Saturday, September 26, 2020 at 6:30pm PST at the 10th Anniversary celebration and Carpool Cinema event, featuring the World's first film festival, drive-thru red-carpet at the Scottish Rite Event Center in Long Beach, CA. Award ceremony will also stream live on Catalina Film Facebook page.  Kove is best known for his portrayal as the evil karate sensei, John Kreese, in The Karate Kid trilogy and ...
 

 

Prescient RBG, first of kind in state at Capitol only asked: “Take their feet off our necks”

by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, born Mar. 15, 1933, passed away on Friday, Sept. 18 at age 87, and is now the first woman to lie in state at the Capitol of the United States of America.  Remarkably, when she was 84 Magnolia Pictures released RBG, about her life. The tagline is “Hero. Icon. Dissenter," and this documentary brings into sharp focus the role of a fighter on the Nation’s highest court who ma...
 

 

VIDEO Academy Dialogues: Focus on docs with Lisa Cortés, James LeBrecht, Bao Nguyen, Dawn Porter and Roger Ross Williams

Part of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Academy Aperture 2025 initiative, “Academy Dialogues: It Starts With Us” is a new series of virtual panels, with conversations about race, ethnicity, gender, history, opportunity and the art of filmmaking. The Academy’s newest discussion in the series, Academy Dialogues: “Documentaries Through Our Own Lens,” focuses on the systemic changes that need to occur for marginalized communities...
 

 

VIDEO: Academy Dialogues: “Color-Conscious Casting” with Rodrigo García, Julia Kim, Victoria Thomas and Elvis Mitchell

  “Color-Conscious Casting” discussion with Rodrigo García, Julia Kim, Victoria Thomas and Elvis Mitchell "I think it’s... people of color playing roles that are unexpected, where a character is everything at the same time. And that’s why, to me, the term “color conscious” is not entirely accurate, because who you are always means something, and it will mean something to the actor portraying it. So I think it’s more seeing the charact...
 

 

 

DAVID LYNCH Avatar on Virtual Campus from Mexico's Guanajuato International Film Festival 9/22

Guanajuato International Film Festival (GIFF from September 18 to 27), announces the presence of maverick filmmaker DAVID LYNCH who will be participating with his avatar this September 22 in our Virtual Campus.  David Say Hi! Take a look at GIFF and its Virtual Campus!  GIFF is the first Film Festival in the world with this kind of Virtual Reality experience, with the primary goal of putting people together. Speakers, mem...
 

 

MULAN's Rosalind Chao was inspired by MISERY, watch her say so for AFI

by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent There’s a certain frequency on a cellular level that Kathy Bates hits among all women, and men too, but especially for anyone under-represented, discounted, or written-off. Bates own story, which is mostly unknown to viewers, is about how a feisty manager named Susan Smith literally forced her from stage to screen. Their tandem is almost a movie in and of itself. Smith died in 2013, aged 71, from cancer, but her legacy lives on. Client B...
 

 

Jury Members confirmed for Iris 2020

  Iris Prize is honoured to welcome a group of diversely talented individuals who have excelled in their chosen fields as jury members judging the films in Best British and the international Iris Prize categories. The chosen winners will then be revealed on the closing night of the festival. With the festival programme available online for free, UK-wide audiences will be able to view all the shorts films for the first time. With Film 4 supporting the Best of British Award, Iris...
 

 

Olivia Colman receives Golden Eye Award THE FATHER as Gala Premiere at ZFF

Olivia Colman   The 16th Zurich Film Festival honours the actress Olivia Colman with its Golden Eye. She excels alongside Anthony Hopkins in the drama THE FATHER.    The British Academy Award-winning actress plays the daughter of a dementia-suffering father who refuses to be helped in director Florian Zeller’s THE FATHER. The Zurich Film Festival honours the actress with a Golden Eye for her achievements. Colman, who is currently filming and unable to tr...
 

 

Top 3 tips from Matthew Helderman of BondIt Media Capital for filmmakers

by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent Distance learning is all the rage with the pandemic making shut-ins of most of us. That said, BondIt CEO Matthew Helderman agreed to have his brain picked for a quick trio of tips for filmmakers. BondIt has worked on such projects as FORCE OF NATURE, starring Emile Hirsch, Mel Gibson, and David Zayas, directed by Michael Polish
. BondIt Executive Produced FORCE OF NATURE by providing pre-sales and tax credit financing to ...
 
 
 

Carrie Lozano Joins Sundance Institute as Director, Documentary Film Program

Award-Winning Documentary Filmmaker & Journalist to Lead Support of Nonfiction Field   Sundance Institute today announced that Carrie Lozano will helm its Documentary Film Program, succeeding interim Director Kristin Feeley and prior Director Tabitha Jackson.   As Documentary Film Program Director, Lozano will elevate and support nonfiction filmmakers worldwide at all stages of creating and distributing new cinematic work. She will also work to advance and elevate t...
 

 

Busy Jury Duty this week for Bruno Chatelin as Virtual Jury in Estonia and Florida...

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I spared some carbon for our planet and some fatigue, judging films from a distance, not attending Matsalu Nature Film Festival where I was scheduled to attend. That same week I had also accepted to become a jury at Miami Short Film Festival! Also I skipped my usual fest attendance in Deauville, TIFF and Venice!  Social distancing !!! BUT I MISS EACH OF THEM A LOT! I am happy to share more about these festivals, (my final votes are still under embargo of course but I can tell I saw some...
 

 

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Disney and Pixar's new animated feature 'Soul' will close the 47th edition of Film Fest Ghent

The 47th edition of Film Fest Ghent will close with the highly anticipated film, Disney and Pixar's Soul, directed by Pete Docter and co-directed by Kemp Powers. Pixar's latest revelation is an accessible, enchanting and above all heart-warming escapade that also happens to ask some of life's biggest questions. An ode to living, Soul is peppered with incredible music by jazz artist Jon Batiste and represents the perfect closing film for Film Fest Ghent 2020.   What...
 

 

Finding Manny to screen at Indigo Moon Film Festival (Fayetteville October 9 – 15, 2020)

IMFF is dedicated to celebrating the art of storytelling through film before a diverse audience. The festival will take place October 9 – 15, 2020   Of course COVID 19 has changed everything as well as our festival. Join us for our virtual festival! Experience all the Festival has to offer!: ~Opening Night Film and Reception. ~Filmmaker meet-ups, wine-tastings and more! ~All Venues in walkable downtown Fayetteville. ~Filmmakers accepted into the festival enjoy FREE...
 

 

Finding Manny virtual screening at Interactive Moving Parts Film Festival

In its 4th year this interactive online film festival includes guaranteed distribution with Filmocracy for all winning films, and a chance to connect with other partnering distribution services. Filmocracy is a gamified movie streaming platform that rewards users with virtual popcorn for discovering independent films. They have committed to helping their festival partners by building a virtual festival environment through which the energy & excitement of the festival experience is broug...
 

 

Finding Manny premiered at the Albuquerque Film & Music Experience

Finding Manny has been selected for the 2020 Albuquerque Film & Music Experience (AFMX), taking place virtually September 22-27, 2020.  The film screened Thu, Sep 24th, 1:00 PM @ AFMX Virtual Festival The Albuquerque Film & Music Experience (AFMX) presents a fusion of film, music and special events that create a unique and intimate experience for everyone in attendance. Our Mission: AFMX brings together award-winning and up-and-coming filmmakers and musicians to showca...
 

 

Olivia Munn (X-Men Apocalypse, The Newsroom) is attached to play the lead in the drama feature ALEPPO

Photo credit: Courtesy of A+E Networks It was announced today that award-winning actress Olivia Munn (X-Men Apocalypse, The Newsroom) is attached to play the lead in the drama feature ALEPPO for MiLu Entertainment. The announcement follows her recent casting as the lead in the much-anticipated action title REPLAY at the 2020 Virtual Cannes Market. Munn will also lead the thrilling social drama THE GATEWAY, currently in post-production. ALEPPO is the story of a Syrian boy refugee and a UN jou...
 
 
 

ETERNAL BEAUTY, Sally Hawkins and David Thewlis, bows in October

by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent If you wonder what THE SHAPE OF WATER's Academy Award® nominee and Golden Globe® winner Sally Hawkins has been up to since she left the pool, ETERNAL BEAUTY from Samuel Goldwyn Films is the answer. Hawkins stars with THE BIG LEBOWSKI icon David Thewlis, Alice Lowe (PREVENGE), Billie Piper (Doctor Who) and Penelope Wilton (Downtow Abbey) in this release slated for Oct. 2 on VOD and digital platforms. Basic Storyline ...
 

 

Ten Nonfiction Films Combine Art, Science, Storytelling: Sundance Institute | Sandbox Fund Grantees

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The nonprofit Sundance Institute and Sandbox Films, a new mission-driven documentary studio, selected and announced their latest cohort of filmmakers and projects supported by the Sundance Institute | Sandbox Fund, an initiative that elevates the voices of independent artists working at the intersection of science and nonfiction storytelling as they produce and promote work and discourse that highlights the overlap of science and art.  The ten selected project teams wil...
 
 
 

New Poster and Trailer for No Time to Die

Rami Malek plays the bad guy in this 25th James Bond film, starring Daniel Craig for the 5th time.  In No Time To Die, Bond has left active service and is enjoying a tranquil life in Jamaica. His peace is short-lived when his old friend Felix Leiter from the CIA turns up asking for help. The mission to rescue a kidnapped scientist turns out to be far more treacherous than expected, leading Bond onto the trail of a mysterious villain armed with dangerous new technology. ...
 

 

Nod to LAS MIL Y UNA at SSIFF as part of Horizontes Latinos

by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles If you watched the EMMY's virtual show in Los Angeles last night, well, there's nothing like opening other people's envelopes. While the best thing about "Pand-EMMYS" 2020 might have been the Alpaca as co-presenter, we also thought we'd open up someone else's envelope in the spirit of sharing some film news. Here's a letter we came across in LA. Read on... From Screenmancer   We received a letter from Pluto Film in Ger...
 

 

Overview of the US business for the week of September 21st, celebrating the remarkable career of actress Frances McDormand

Overview for the week of September 21st. The box office from North American theatres was driven again by Tenet in its third week. The Warner Bros. spy thriller from director Christopher Nolan reeled in $4.7M in ticket sales this weekend, and $36.1M over 18 days since its debut on 9/3.  Rounding out the top performers of the weekend was The New Mutants from 20th Century Studios with $1.6M in its 4th week, Infidel from Cloudburst Entertainment with $1.5M in its debut weekend, and ...
 

 

TV series at SoundTrack_Cologne 17: Bad Banks, Thieves In The Woods, Tatort, HARPA Award-Winner

  TV series at SoundTrack_Cologne 17: Bad Banks, Thieves In The Woods, Tatort, HARPA Award-winner · Accreditations open The German crime series „Tatort”: broadcast for the first time in 1970 and with already more than 1000 episodes - yet the series can hardly feature music by women. Theremin artist Verena Marisa will be one of the few female composers of the cult crime series to talk about this problem and her work at SoundTrack_Cologne (October 14 – Oc...
 

 

No glamping, it’s David Cross in THE DARK DIVIDE about connecting

by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent This isn't a Cheryl Strayed journey, but David Cross as Dr. Robert Pyle, a blocked nature writer, in THE DARK DIVIDE is also straying off the grid in a wandering escape-cancer sojourn. Based on a true adventure, there are wild animals in this endearing movie. As in? “The only dangerous animals I’ve run into are your men.” Debra Messing is the muse and the loved one in this. Here’s a deleted scene for grin...
 

 

French Riviera Film Festival will host a Virtual Awards Ceremony live from The Beverly Hills Hotel

  filmfestivals.com, a proud partner of the festival, will attend and look forward to meeting you... PARTY! Join our host EverTalk TV’s Jezlan Moyet, along with presenters Tony and Shalini Potts and Emmy-winning actor Vincent De Paul, for the French Riviera Film Festival Virtual Awards Ceremony. Presented live from The Beverly Hills Hotel, the event will feature special musical performances by Gotta, Marina V. and Grammy winner Paulina Aguirre, and some surprises. FE...
 

 

Indiefest award for Brian Metcalf's Adverse

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THE PROPHET AND THE SPACE ALIENS 

The Prophet and the Space Aliens (Israel, Austria, 2020, 86 min. documentary) North American premiere at Fantasia International Film Festival, Montreal, 2020 The latest piece from the award-winning Israeli documentary filmmaker Yoav Shamir - The Prophet and the Space Aliens, is one of this year's hidden gems that deserves greater attention. Namely, this is one of those rare documentary pleasures which engages its spectators in a way that only a highly imaginative fiction could do. The t...
 

 

 

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The ICFF “Manaki Brothers” this year will not be held as a festival edition

At event devoted to the marking of the 41st edition of the International Cinematographers’ Film Festival “Manaki Brothers”, which was held on 19th of September, at the Museum in Bitola, we saw the arrival of the festival admirers from Bitola, the Minister for Culture, Irena Stefoska, the director of the Film Agency, Gorjan Tozija, film professionals, representatives of the diplomatic cors, lovers of the film art. The patron of the festival, the President of the Republic of No...
 

 

The celebration goes virtual at SCAD AnimationFest 2020

Sept. 25-26, 2020 | #SCADAnimationFest SCAD AnimationFest returns for a fourth year with an all-new virtual setting, offering unparalleled access to titans of animation, special screenings, insightful presentations, and a few surprises along the way. Join the digital celebration of this lively artform and experience two days of animated excitement right from your computer, tablet, or mobile device. ...
 

 

The time of China Screen in Paris has come

On the weekend of October 2, 3 and 4, we will be showing you in this 10th edition 8 new compelling documentaries around contemporary China, as before, at the Cinéma l'Entrepôt in the XIVth arrondissement of Paris. The attached small booklet gives you the details of the films. We will also be in other cities across France and Europe (Angers, Lille, Munich….)   On the geopolitical level, a lot has happened since the last edition of the festival. China see...
 

 

The 15th edition of the Geneva International Oriental Film Festival (FIFOG) is live in theatres

The last part of the 15th edition of the Geneva International Oriental Film Festival (FIFOG) will be launched on Friday 25 September. The curtain closes on the 27th of this month. This theatrical edition takes place in several places: Photoforum Pasquart in Biel, Cinémas du Grütli, Function: Cinema and THE Crowned Eagle (CHIC). This special programmation of the festival is above all dedicated to the gentle resistance movement and includes films made by directors from the East and ...
 

 

Hybrid version for the 5th annual QueerX festival celebrating LGBTQ+ music, film, politics, and culture

2020 Fest Will Feature Live TV Voting, Virtual Award Show, & COVID-Safe In-Person Screening The first queer global streaming TV network, Revry, honors National LGBT History Month in October with the premiere of the 5th annual QueerX festival brought to you by Lexus (Oct. 1–31). Celebrating LGBTQ+ music, film, politics, and culture, the festival–which has been touted as the queer SXSW (Billboard, Flaunt Magazine)–will take a unique approach to its screening and panel prog...
 

 

Surfalorus Film Festival ONLINE Screenings September 25-27!

Sept 25-27: Online Screenings! The 9th Annual Surfalorus Film Festival, presented by Come Hear NC, is a wave rider’s dream, featuring deep dives into surf history, celebrations of female surfers, films by today’s best surf filmmakers, and international contributions from wherever there’s swell across the planet.  Online screenings kick off TOMORROW, September 25th and will feature luminaries from the surf world as well as some as-yet-to-be-named...
 

 

Philadelphia Environmental Film Festival kicked off virtual mode

The Philadelphia Environmental Festival is going virtual this year! From September 23—27, this year’s event showcases 50 inspiring films from around the world, plus filmmaker Q&As, panel discussions, award announcements and more––and you can watch them all from the comfort of your home. full program: https://watch.eventive.org/philaenvirofilmfestival2020 Virtual Unlimited Passes and Single Tickets are on sale now http://bit.ly/PHEFF202...
 

 

Reykjavik International Film Festival, RIFF, kicks off today,

  Reykjavik International Film Festival, RIFF, kicks off today, Thursday 24th of September for the 17th time and runs until the 4th of October. Guests will be able to watch selected screenings in Bíó Paradís and The Nordic House while also being able to enjoy high quality cinema online with RIFF @home.   This year we screen 110 films at RIFF including feature films, documentaries and various shorts from 47 countries. Bringing films directly from the wo...
 

 

The 69th International Film Festival Mannheim Heidelberg (IFFMH) presents the first films of its main sections

Opening with THE DEATH OF CINEMA AND MY FATHER TOO      The feature debut of the exceptionally talented Dani Rosenberg, The Death of Cinema and My Father Too, will open the 69th edition of the IFFMH. Rosenberg’s father is the star of countless amateur films they lovingly made together. As they get ready to shoot their first big professional project, Dani’s own child is about to be born, while his father is nearing the end of a terminal illness. Rosenberg films ...
 
 

Raumwelten Programme – for the first time in hybrid form

Raumwelten Programme – for the first time in hybrid form, exclusively at Karlskaserne Art Center Ludwigsburg and online at raum-welten.com     It is time to restart! Raumwelten – Platform for Scenography, Architecture and Media goes into its ninth round from November 18 to 20, 2020 with the motto “Raumwelten 20 2 0 2.0 – Please Install New Spatial System Now!”. It includes insights on automated architecture by Gilles Retsin (London), inspirations...
 

 

Your First Look at Tallgrass 2020 Virtual edition

Tallgrass is proud to unveil the first look at this year’s festival line-up, taking place virtually October 16-25, 2020, presented by Consolidated Equities Trust. The 18th Annual Tallgrass Film Festival takes place virtually this year, streaming through Cinesend at watch.tallgrassfilm.org. More titles and events to be announced ahead of the festival, including our opening night gala, award winners, shorts programs, panels, education, and more. A message on the program from Director of ...
 

 

Submit your film festival posters for the 11th edition of Festival Identity

 
11th edition of Festival Identity as a part of the 24th Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival, which will take place from October 27 to November 1, 2020. The Festival Identity is bringing together festival organisers and programmers from across the world. The program includes not only lectures, discussions and thematic meetings, but also a public presentation of the selected festivals entitled the Festival Hub. We would be delighted if you regis...
 

 

Los Angeles Greek Film Festival is almost here

RENDEZVOUS OCTOBER 1-15   One thing that no crisis can eradicate is the human need to come together, and to come together through art. Although the pandemic has challenged everything we have taken for granted thus far, it has also compelled us to search and to find new ways of connection and interactivity. These are here to stay. Until we meet at the theaters again, join us virtually, watch films with your friends and family at home and get to know our filmmakers from all corners of the...
 

 

Curtocircuíto presents its Official Section and poster

    From 3 to 11 October, Curtocircuíto will open up again a space to reflect on the reality around us through cinema. The festival’s Official Section will show the works of authors from many different countries, with heterogeneous cultures and minds. Articulated into the competitive sections Radar and Explora, we will find a variety of pieces from indispensable filmmakers and new proposals from budding directors who are now ...
 

 

The Ca’ Foscari Short Film Festival is ready to celebrate its 10th edition, from the 7th to the 10th of October

  The International Competition features 30 works from 26 Countries, two of which are Italian, which are going to compete also against an Academy Award nominee   Special Guests the “Master of the Thrill” Dario Argento, who is going to be awarded the Ca’ Foscari Honorary Fellowship, and Pino Donaggio, memorable Brian De Palma’s film composer   Special Programs a Tribute to the experimental director Amit Dutta, the return to the short of document...
 
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CIFF | Calgary International Film Festival announces the winners

CIFF is pleased to announce the winners of the 2020 CIFF Jury Awards. These films are recognized as the best of the festival by our esteemed Jury of film industry members from across North America, including some CIFF alumni. Audiences, don't miss your chance to see these exceptional films at this year's festival, online or in the cinema.  Here are the winners... ---------- RBC Emerging Canadian Artist Award & $10,000 CAD: Madeleine Sims-Fe...
 

 

Ojai Film Festival Announces Winning Screenplay for 2020

“Immigrants,” a richly detailed story of family struggle and survival from Nazi Germany to the melting pot of New York, won Best Screenplay for the upcoming Ojai Film Festival. The honor includes a Zoom-style table read by professional actors directed by Valerie Alexander, on Sunday, November 8. The historical setting of “Immigrants” resonates in this country today as our nation continues to grapple with issues of immigration and the way we view “the other.” ...
 

 

The Best Shorts Competition Announces Latest Winners!

The Best Shorts Competition is proud to announce the latest winners. The Best Shorts Competition puts filmmakers first and provides a direct opportunity for recognition and publicity for high quality productions. It is international in scope and has granted awards to producers in Australia, Bahrain, Barbados, Brazil, Canada, China, Columbia, Cuba, Denmark, France, Germany, Iceland, India, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Malta, Martinique, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Paragu...
 

 

Mountainfilm Announces 2020 Commitment Grant Winners

  Mountainfilm is delighted to announce the 2020 Commitment Grant recipients. The 14 winners, selected by a jury, were chosen from hundreds of applicants working on projects in various stages of production that embody Mountainfilm’s mission to inspire audiences to create a better world. “I’m so impressed by the slate of films that are being supported through the Commitment Grant,” says Festival Director Suzan Beraza. “It’s a testament to t...
 

 

 

2020 French Riviera Film Festival Announces Winning Shorts

Jezlan Moyet, Yasmine Al Massri, Nicole Muj, Brandt Andersen, Shalini Vadhera Potts, Tony Potts The second annual French Riviera Film Festival announced its 2020 winners at a star-studded, virtual awards ceremony held live from The Beverly Hills Hotel on September 19. “Due to the pandemic, we could not hold our festival and awards this year live in Cannes,” comments festival co-founder Nicole Muj. “We were delighted to partner with the legendary Beverly ...
 

 

The Awards of the 18th Matsalu Nature Film Festival

The festival wrapped with awards on the saturday closing ceremony, I missed attending but enjoyed the winning films very much, here they are revealed: GRAND PRIX OKAVANGO: RIVER OF DREAMS, SOUTH AFRICA Directors: Dereck Joubert & Beverly Joubert JURY: A film that employs a mesmerising pictorial language and executed with technical skill, containing memorable episodes and moments that stay with the viewer for a long time.   1ST PRIZE (NATURE) NOMADS, MEXIC...
 

 

Receiving an award from Paris Shark Fest for Rob Stewart

Sharkwater Extinction, Rob Stewart's final film was selected to screen in  Paris for the first edition of the festival. An hommage was offered to Rob on stage, accepted by Bruno Chatelin from Fabien Delage festival founder at Club de l'Etoile Cinema Sunday September 20th at 10 pm.   ...
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16th Myrtle Beach International Film Festival (April 20-24, 2021) calling for entry

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Call for entry MBIFF 16 now open     October 2, 2020 Earlybird Deadline I November 20, 2020 Regular Deadline I December 11, 2020 Late Deadline  I December 31, 2020 Extended Deadline I  

The MBIFF is a World Class Event.

Submissions end December 31st,  20éà, submit through filmfreeway.com, or through the festivals website, myrtlebeachfilmfestival.com
Selected by Movie Maker Magazine as one of the top 25 film festivals worth the submission, one of the top festivals in the world by Film international and touted by many as one of the most important independent film festivals in the circuit. We are passionate about film and it shows!

The MBIFF screens projects in a multi-million dollar theater, housing state of the art technology.

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New York City Independent Film Festival (NYCIndieFF)

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August 31, 2020  Earlybird Deadline 

The New York City Independent Film Festival (a.k.a. NYC Independent Film Festival, NYCIndieFF) is an annual film festival held in New York City. It was founded in 2009 by Dennis Cieri and Bonnie Rush. The festival has screened over 1,800 movies from 81 different countries since it began in 2010.

The Festival is focused on low budget and emerging, yet overlooked filmmakers, bringing their talent to culturally enrich the NYC community. The Festival aims to create the largest gathering of true indie filmmakers.

NYCIndieFF honors the Best in Category which includes Best Narrative Feature, Best Documentary, Best Short Documentary, Best Short Narrative, Best Super Short, as well as Best Director and Best Screenplay.

With a new section: the Covid-19 Diaries: tell us your story of hope and survival during the Corona lockdown. Short under 10 minutes

NYCIndieFF provides a showcase for the best in independent cinema, including short films, feature films, music videos, and animated works. With panels, parties and a week-long gathering of fellow indie filmmakers NYCIndieFF is the place to be May 16 - May 23, 2021.

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Your Script Produced competition
Season 2
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August 31, 2020 Late Deadline

Introducing Season 2 / 2020 of “Your Script Produced!” International Film / Tv / Short Film Screenwriting Competition sponsored by Doval Bacall Films. The sponsor will fully finance, develop, package and produce the Grand Prize Winning Feature Script for $250,000.00.

We've raised the stakes! Season 2 will accept Features, Tv Scripts, AND SHORT FILM SCRIPTS! Winners will be promoted in the Variety Magazine and THR!

Open to writers of all levels. 18 years old or older. Anyone 16 or 17 years of age can submit, must have a parental consent form.

WE DON’T SET YOU UP WITH MEETING AFTER MEETING. WE DON’T SELL YOU DREAMS. WE DON’T SELL YOU HOPE.

WE PRODUCE YOUR SCRIPT!

PERIOD.

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54th WorldFest Houston

April 16-25, 2021

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Early bird entry by November 15

WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival offers international competition in Ten Major Competition Categories! Features, Shorts, Docs/Business Films, Student, Experimental, Screenplays, New Media, TV Production, TV Commercials, & Music Videos! More than 200 sub-categories for fair competition. Only at WorldFest-Houston are you selected as a Remi Award Winner on the basis of your numerical score from the juries, which greatly increases your chance to win a Remi, unlike other festivals that only give out one Gold, one Silver and one Bronze! Only 10%-15% of entries actually win the coveted Remi Award!

 

You are welcome to enter  Online via our online entry platform - www.worldfest.org, or via FilmFreeway.com - we now accept entries via Vimeo & YouTube, in addition to DVD/BR Entries, & USB/Jump Drives. Screenplay entries must be bound. We will confirm when we receive your entry and we provide personal Jury Results, and festival details when you are selected for screening at the 53rd WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival!

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Fantasporto 41
February 26 - March 6

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Deadline  December 1st, 2020 (Feature films)

November 1st (Fantasy short films)

Fantasporto enjoys incredible loyalty and support from the large film-appreciating community all over the World. In the last edition, Fantasporto was attended by over 25,000 enthusiastic genre film fans and over 200 members of the film press and industry.

Considered in 2015 as the first of the independent film festivals in the world by TRIPPER, Fantasporto is among the top film festivals  for the discovery of new talent, having revealed countless of now famous directors, producers and actors.

The World Heritage City by UNESCO of Porto, twice considered Europe’s Best Touristic Destination,  is another factor adding interest . Founded in 1981, the 40th edition has the support of the Portuguese State and the Townhall.

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Safeguard: An Electoral College Story Documentary by Matthew Taylor

USA September 2020 77minutes

How do United States' presidential elections really work? And what would happen if we changed the rules? In Safeguard: An Electoral College Story, award-winning filmmaker M.A. Taylor answers those questions.

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IRIS by Diana Rodriguez

USA - Fantastic drama thriller: 104 minutes - first feature film

Alice Kremelberg (Orange Is The New Black) stars as the eponymous Iris, and gives an outstanding lead performance as this tortured soul dreadfully awaiting the death of her Aunt Adelaide, played by Mary Looram (Like Father, Braid). As Aunt Adelaide slowly withers away in hospice, Iris continues her day to day routines of working in an antique shop, and scrolling online for connections through an online dating app. However, Iris has an ulterior motive behind her digital search for suitors, and it’s not love. Iris has a hunger, and she needs to feed. On every date she goes on, she sizes her match up and determines their strength of character on a criteria of what she considers basic human decency. And if any of her dates fail to meet her standards, then that’s the end of them. They’re dinner. That’s just how Iris operates.

But complications arise when Iris meets Tom, played by Grant MacDermott (Hustlers, Mr. Robot), at a support group meeting for people dealing with the lingering effects of grief. Tom is a good hearted man coping with crippling trauma. As their chaste relationship develops, Iris is confounded by a debilitating emotional dilemma. She yearns for the love she once lost, but recognizes the potential in having a strong bond with Tom. Unfortunately, her primal nature exposes itself in the heat of lust, causing her deep seated vampirism to emerge and overtake her instincts. So she can never truly express her true feelings to Tom without it resulting in his death. What’s a timeless girl to do in the big city?

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ANGIE: LOST GIRLS by Julia Verdin

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USA, 107 minutes, June 2020

One girl’s nightmare. A nationwide reality.

After escaping from a sex trafficking ring, one teenage girl struggles to reconnect with herself and her family after her ordeal. Ultimately, in order to find herself and rescue her helpless friends, she must confront her own fears and help lead the police to her traffickers - no matter the cost.

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Sixteen-year-old Angie Morgan feels like her parents don’t understand her. After she is befriended by the charming and handsome Mario, everything seems to change for the better. He understands her desire to be a musician and promises to help her fulfill her dreams. However, her innocent, suburban life is upended when Mario lures her away to sell her to a local sex trafficking ring.

Angie is shocked and scared at her new found situations but clings to the belief that Mario loves her and that they will eventually both escape.  When it becomes clear to her that this will never happen, Angie is so overcome with shame and remorse for the life she is now trapped in and all seems hopeless.

When her closest friend and fellow victim, Zoe, finds out that Angie is about to be sold and shipped off to Miami, Zoe finds a way for them to escape. They make a desperate run for it. Angie escapes, but Zoe is not so lucky. Alone and heartbroken for her friend still imprisoned by their traffickers, Angie returns home to find that “normal” life is now anything but normal.

Burdened by her severe PTSD and guilt, Angie shies away from both her family and the police.  She is terrified that her traffickers will return for her (or worse, her little sister) if she provides any information to the police. 

Luckily, Angie meets Rachel, a sex trafficking survivor turned caseworker, who is desperately searching for the girl who was in her care but taken back by her traffickers: Zoe. As Rachel lends her strength, Angie begins to consider standing up to the traffickers, and after witnessing brutal murders and mutilations of other girls at hands of the traffickers, Angie considers standing up to the traffickers.

Will Angie’s fear hold her back? Or will she persevere to protect her family and help rescue Zoe and the others? 

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FINDING MANNY by Kacey Cox

Canada, 56 minutes documentary, june 2020

The chance discovery of an online article sends a Holocaust survivor on an unexpected trip to visit the orphanage where he was rescued to after the war.
 
Manny Drukier narrowly escaped the war by jumping from a “death train” at age 16, finding refuge at a unique home for orphans and displaced children. 71 years later, Manny—who lives in Toronto—is tracked down by a German researcher who has dedicated a decade of her life to locating the surviving children from the home. She invites Manny to return to the orphanage, which has since become a grade school, to share his story with the next generation. Manny must now revisit the places of his darkest memories, to reconcile the past and educate the future.

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BLUE MOTEL Award winning script by Ted Campbell
Feature film in production by Doval Bacall Films

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Grand Winner Your Script Produced season 1  Platinum Remi Award WorldFest Houston

When his bank robber father injured in a recent heist seeks refuge at the desolate motel where he works, a motel clerk is forced to confront the truth behind a botched heist from his past.

Originally from Boston, Mass, Ted Campbell is a screenwriter and director who specializes in thoughtful, character driven thrillers. Ted will direct his heist thriller "Underground" with producer Ellen Wander of Film Bridge International. His contained, crime thriller “Blue Motel” won the Grand Prize in Your Script Produced screenplay competition. Ted will direct “Blue Motel” with Doval Bacall Films producing. Ted is a member of ISA’s Development Program. And was named to ISA’s Top 25 Screenwriters To Watch list.

Ted finds inspiration in the works of the great noir writers Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler and Ross MacDonald as well as his screenwriting idols Scott Frank, Shane Black, Tony Gilroy and Richard Wenk.

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SAVING NORTH - A RUSSIAN AMERICAN ODYSSEY by J Mitchell Johnson

Russia USA Feature documentary April 2020 Director's cut: 79 minutes

What happened, what can happen to the centuries old amazing wooden churches in north of Russia. Photographer Richard Davies trips to Russia and USA tell stories on human soul, hope and russian american…cooperation in restoring beauty.

Saving North is the story of a struggle for human and cultural survival in the mysterious and insular world of the Russian North. An outsider from England, photographer Richard Davies, enters this mysterious and vast region of the world with the hope of documenting both the glory and the tragic demise of its rapidly disappearing Wooden Churches. As Davies meets and becomes friends with the some of his Russian photo subjects, he finds himself getting emotionally involved with their struggle. He decides to put down his camera and get involved with church restoration.

Early on in our story Davies befriends the famed Russian architect Alexander Popov who is deeply involved in working to preserve and share with the world the beauty and value of these ancient structures. Popov has uniquely discovered and reinvigorated both the tools and processes that restore life back to the North. But it’s an uphill battle against strong and powerful forces.

Together, Davies and Popov uncover the circumstances that led to the demise of the churches, and then join a small but growing group of passionate Russian citizens and outsiders from all walks of life who join the cause of Saving North.

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SEKURITAS written and directed by Carmen Stadler

Romantic dark comedy 117 minutes 2019 Switzerland

Starring Kathrin Veith, Duraid Abbas Ghaieb, Jeanne Devos, Daniel Kasztura, Vilmar Bieri, This Maag

First feature film by Swiss director Carmen Stadler, produced by Claudia Wick for Abrakadabra Films AG

An office complex wishes for a love story before demolition. It chooses the lonely misfits for this story; those who go through security rounds at night, scrub toilets, experiment with recipes or rehearse their final speech. A poetic and twisted kaleidoscope that centers around desire, security and melodious noises which move through the entire fabric of the building.

 

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Marcel Duchamp: The Art of the Possible written  and directed by Matthew Taylor

USA 2019 Documentary 89 minutes

Duchamp: Art of the Possible is a feature documentary that explores the life, art, and philosophy of the 20th century’s most influential modernists, Marcel Duchamp, and how his work single-handedly changed the course of art, and over time, culture itself.
 

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THE MYSTERY OF A BURYAT LAMA, directed by Elena Demidova

The documentary film «THE MYSTERY OF A BURYAT LAMA», directed by Elena Demidova, tells a story of one of the most famous lamas, Pandido Khambo Lama Dashi Dorzho Itigelov. His body is recognized as one of the sacred Buddhist objects of Russia and is being kept in the Ivolginsky Datsan. The Buddhist monks approach him as a living person.
 
Itigelov was born in 1852 and began his religious education at the age of sixteen years. In 1911, he was appointed the twelfth Pandido Khambo Lama as the Head of Russian Buryat Buddhists. Between 1913 and 1917, Itigelov was prominent in the spiritual life of Russian Empire. He took part in the Tercentenary celebrations of the House Romanov and opened first Buddhist temple in St. Petersburg. During First World War Itigelov presided over the society of "Buryat brothers", an organization helping the Russian army. After October Revolution, Itigelov resigned as head of the Buddhists. In 1927, aged seventy-five years, he asked other lamas to begin meditation ceremonies and funeral rites, since he said he was about to die. Itigelov left a testament asking to be buried as he was at the time of his death, sitting in lotus posture. On September 11, 2002, Itigelov's body was eventually exhumed in the presence of the leaders of the Buddhist Traditional Sangha of Russia and transferred to Ivolginsky Datsan.

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THE CREEPY LINE a film by M.A.Taylor 2018

"A film that Google does not want you to see  - filmfestivals.com Best for Fest"

An eye-opening documentary, The Creepy Line reveals the stunning degree to which society is manipulated by Google and Facebook and blows the lid off the remarkably subtle – hence powerful – manner in which they do it.

The Creepy Line is a title culled from the words of former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, when during a 2010 interview he explained Google’s code of conduct: “The Google policy on a lot of things is to get right up to the creepy line and not cross it.”

However, as Dr. Robert Epstein explains in the film, “Google crosses the creepy line every day”. 

Offering first-hand accounts, scientific experiments and detailed analysis, The Creepy Line examines what is at risk when these two tech titans have free reign to utilize the public’s most private and personal data to manipulate society.

There is no question that the “creepy line” is getting ever-creepier, and that the tech giants have crossed it.

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Sharkwater: Extinction by Rob Stewart Documentary Canada 2018
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Rob Stewart “Conservation is the preservation of human life on earth. And that, above all else, is worth fighting for” Watch Rob Stewart doing what he loved most of all, swimming with sharks, in exclusive footage from his third film, Sharkwater: Extinction.

Sharkwater: Extinction is a follow up to his first two award-winning films, Sharkwater and Revolution. Sharkwater exposed the devastating issue of shark finning, while Revolution brought the destructive effects of Ocean Acidification to light.

Rob taught the world to not fear sharks, through his iconic images of hugging these majestic creatures and free diving with them.

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Revolution by Rob Stewart 

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over 40 festival wins so far

Eco Documentary feature film by Rob Stewart April 2015, 82 minutes (Sharkwater)
Revolution is a film about changing the world. The true-life adventure of Rob Stewart, this follow-up to his acclaimed SHARKWATER (36 festival wins) documentary continues his remarkable journey; one that will take him through 15 countries over four years, and where he'll discover that it's not only sharks that are in grave danger -- it's humanity itself.

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Des partenariats forts avec les plus grands festivals et marchés
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Nous sommes très fiers des bonnes relations et des partenariats signé avec les plus grands festivals et marchés : Venice Production Bridge, FestForums Santa Barbara, AFM, Animaze, Tallinn Black Night International Film Festival, Houston WorldFest, Fantasporto, et Cannes Market bien entendu et beaucoup d'autres. Nous sommes heureux de pouvoir grace à ces parteneriats pouvoir apporter news et dailies à ...
 

Découvrez le programme de l'édition 2020 du Festival Ecran Vert

Et maintenant, que fait-on ? La parenthèse du confinement est derrière nous, des jours meilleurs devant, peut être. L’avenir sera-t-il radieux ou orageux ? Il sera ce que nous le ferons.​Ecran Vert, à sa mesure, entend participer aux débats qui s’annoncent, en vous invitant à écarquiller les yeux, à tendre l’oreille et enfin à comprendre et à dénoncer les...
 

 

 

Le Festival International du Film d'Environnement FReDD fêtera ses 10 ans le 3 octobre

La dixième édition du Festival International du Film d'Environnement FReDD aura bien lieu ! Du 28 septembre au 04 octobre prochain, le temps fort national du cinéma d'environnement rythmera chaque matinées, après-midis et soirées de la semaine. 35 Lieux de projections (cinémas, bibliothèques, maison de quartier..) en Région Occitanie (Toulouse, Saint-Gaudens, Cahors, Albi, Montpellier, Nîmes, Alès..) et 53 fil...
 

7ème édition du film francophone d’Angoulême via Brides-les-Bains

  Redonner envie d’aller au cinéma… Pour cette 7ème édition du film francophone d’Angoulême via Brides-les-Bains (Savoie), Dominique Besnehard propose une programmation goûteuse, variée, ancrée sur notre temps. Comédie, aventure, drame, thriller se succèderont pendant 4 jours au cinéma Le Doron de Brides-les-Bains du 1er au 4 octobre.   Cette nouvelle cure de cinéma conjugue avant-premi&...
 

 

Lancement de la 15ème édition du Festival International du Film Oriental de Genève (FIFOG)

LANCEMENT DU FIFOG EN SALLES ! 25 au 27 septembre 2020 La dernière partie de la 15ème édition du Festival International du Film Oriental de Genève (FIFOG) sera lancée le vendredi 25 septembre. La baisser de rideau est prévue pour le 27 du même mois. Cette édition en salles a lieu dans plusieurs endroits : Photoforum Pasquart de Bienne, Cinémas du Grütli, Fonction : Cinéma et THE Crowned Eagle (CHIC). Cette programm...
 

 

Isabelle Madelaine (Dharamsala) élue à la Présidence de l’UPC

L’Assemblée générale de l’UPC du 17 septembre 2020 a procédé au renouvellement par moitié des membres du Conseil de direction. Le Conseil de direction nouvellement élu a procédé lors de sa réunion du 25 septembre 2020 à l’élection du Bureau de l’UPC, comme suit :   Isabelle MADELAINE (DHARAMSALA) Présidente   Xavier RIGAULT (2.4.7. FILMS) Vice-Pr&ea...
 

 

Vendredi 9 octobre à 19h30 : Remise des Prix Jean Vigo 2020

Créés en 1951, les Prix Jean Vigo distinguent l’indépendance d’esprit, la qualité et l'originalité des cinéastes de court et long métrages.  Plutôt que saluer l’excellence d’un film, le Prix Jean Vigo tient à remarquer un auteur d'avenir, à découvrir à travers lui une passion et un don.  Le “Vigo" n'est pas un prix de consécration...
 

 

Impact des bandes-annonces diffusées dans les cinémas au 22 septembre

Enquête hebdomadaire réalisée auprès d’un échantillon de 35 000 individus représentatifs de la population française. Parmi ces individus, 2 000 spectateurs étant allés au cinéma au cours de la semaine cinéma concernée sont interrogés sur les bandes annonces vues au cinéma.  ...
 

 

31e édition du Festival du Film Arabe de Fameck se tiendra du 7 au 11 octobre 2020

33 films - 23 longs métrages et 10 courts métrages - dont 6 avant-premières et 4 films labellisés « Festival de Cannes 2020 », la 31e édition du Festival du Film Arabe de Fameck - Val de Fensch se tiendra du 7 au 11 octobre 2020. Elle sera placée sous la présidence du comédien Karim Belkhadra et le patronage d'honneur du président de l'Institut du Monde Arabe, Jack Lang. ...
 

 

Cinema For Change & KissKissBankBank s'unissent pour soutenir les films à impact

  CINEMA FOR CHANGE est un forum sur les contenus à impact social, consacré aux professionnels du cinéma et de la télévision, dont la 1ère édition s’est déroulée lors de la dernière édition du Festival international de cinéma LE TEMPS PRESSE. La prochaine édition du Festival se déroulera fin mars 2021, et Cinema For Change proposera un marché du film sur les contenus &ag...
 

 

Report de la 7ème édition du Festival International du Cinéma et Musique de Film de La Baule

 
Après évaluation de la situation et suite au passage en zone rouge du département de Loire Atlantique, annoncé le week-end dernier par la préfecture, Christophe Barratier et Sam Bobino, les coprésidents du Festival, en accord avec leurs principaux partenaires, ont décidé de reporter la tenue de la 7ème édition du Festival International du Cinéma et Musique de Film de La Baule, initiale...
 

 

Le Festival de l'Alpe d'Huez 2021 invite Michèle LAROQUE à la Présidence du Jury

1er grand rendez-vous cinéma de l’année & unique Festival dédié aux films de Comédie, le 24e Festival International du Film de Comédie de l’Alpe d’Huez, en Isère, aura lieu du mardi 19 au dimanche 24 janvier 2021. La Présidente du Jury FAH2021 Après Omar Sy (2017), Franck Dubosc (2018), Alexandra Lamy (2019) & José Garcia (2020), c’est la comédienne et réalisatrice Michè...
 

 

Programmation 2020 et jurys du FIFF Namur

88 films !  Vous n'avez plus qu'à faire votre petit marché ! Durant des mois, notre comité de programmation a visionné des dizaines de films, longs ou courts... 1.100 au total ! Et sur ces 1.100 films, on en a sélectionné 88, la crème de la crème répartie en plusieurs sections !  Les films Les bandes-annonces   ...
 

 

Le Festival des Antipodes Saint-Tropez se tiendra du 09 au 11 octobre 2020, en format live condensé

  Le mot du président Bernard Bories   Soyons fidèle jusqu’au bout à l’art, à la culture, au cinéma et tout simplement à la vie ! Ne laissons pas un simple virus nous imposer son rythme, nous effrayer, nous statufier et même si cette 22ème édition du Festival des Antipodes à Saint-Tropez sera plus courte avec moins de films et d’invités, restrictions budgétaires & partenaires e...
 

 

 

Focus sur la 22ème édition du Festival des Cinémas Différents et Expérimentaux de Paris (FCDEP)

  © Marine Bigourie La partie compétitive du festival, et uniquement cette partie, sera accessible gratuitement en ligne en simultané de la projection au cinéma Grand Action. Les séances ne seront diffusées qu’une seule fois, ne les manquez pas ! Les films seront projetés de façon à être compréhensibles par un public francophone ou anglophone.   Pour chaque programme de la compétition, ...
 

Le Palmarès du GrecDoc Festival 2020

La très belle édition du GrecDoc 2020 qui s’est clôturée dimanche soir, avec la deuxième projection du magnifique GrecDoc d’Or: Murmures célestes de Maro Anastopoulou (Whispers in the Sky). Un grand merci à notre parrain Robert Manthoulis, notre comité de sélection, notre Jury, à tous les bénévoles, à nos partenaires institutionnels qui, tous, ont fait de cette édition un succès....
 

 

 

Le temps des Ecrans de Chine est venu au Cinéma l’Entrepôt

Le temps des Ecrans de Chine est venu. Le week-end des 2, 3 et 4 octobre, nous vous proposerons dans cette 10e édition 8 nouveaux documentaires inédits autour de la Chine contemporaine, et ce toujours au Cinéma l’Entrepôt dans le XIVème arrondissement de Paris. Le petit livret ci-joint vous en donne les détails. Nous serons également dans d’autres villes de France et d’Europe (Angers, Lille, Munich…)   Su..

Un dernier hommage à notre ami José María Riba par L'association Espagnolas

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"Adieu l'ami! tu manqueras à toute la profession avec laquelle tu avais su tisser des liens d'amitié fidèle et solide.RIP - au revoir et merci." Bruno Chatelin
L'association Espagnolas en París organisera sa dernière soirée et rendra hommage à notre cher José María Riba qui nous a quittés le 2 mai dernier. Lundi 5 octobre 2020 à 19h30 au cinéma Majestic Passy 18...
 

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MOVIES THAT MATTER

Promoting Movies that Matter / des films qui font grandir...

With contributions from Abbé Jean-Luc Maroy, Alex Deleon, Bruno Chatelin

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Les raisins de la colère (The Grapes of Wrath) de John Ford (USA, 1940)

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Les films qui ont une densité spirituelle évidente mettent souvent en scène le voyage, l’itinéraire initiatique, mais aussi la souffrance qu’implique de quitter sa terre, ses racines, son pays, son existence. On se rend compte, avec Les raisins de la colère que la modernité a constitué le terreau indispensable de la modernité liquide (Zygmunt Baumann). Le film est en effet réalisé en 1940, bien avant que la phi...
 

La Source (Jungfrukällan) d’Ingmar Bergman (Suède, 1960)

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Bruno Chatelin raconte l'histoire du lancement du film Boyz'n The Hood à Cannes

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Interview video de Bruno Chatelin pendant le Festival de Cannes (virtuel) 2020! L'histoire du lancement du film Boyz'n The Hood à Cannes que j adore raconter car c est l un des plus beaux contes de fées qu il ma été donné de rencontrer dans ma carière de distributeur de films! Une voie royale ouverte par Cannes qui a conduit le film et son réalisateur, John Singleton, jusqu 'aux Oscars... The Boyz'n The Hood launch in Cannes tol...

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We are excited to present over 70 short and feature films, documentaries, music and animated videos from around the world. In addition, we will have a drive in movie series sharing fan favorite Westerns made in New Mexico.

 

The Albuquerque Film & Music Experience welcomes you to purchase a Virtual Festival Pass that gives you access to an exciting lineup of films, panel discussions, Intimate Conversations with talent, and musical performances ALL from the comfort of your own home.  Whether tuning in on a phone, tablet, computer or smart TV, AFMX 2020 promises an experience to remember with amazing programming, guests, and special events. 

 

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'Dasatskisi / Beginning' bags the Golden Shell, Best Director, Best Actress and Best Screenplay at San Sebastian

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The French-Georgian co-production also wins the Best Director, Best Actress and Best Screenplay awards The Silver Shell for Best Actor goes to the group of actors in 'Druk / Another Round' and The Special Jury Prize goes to the music documentary 'Crock of Gold: A Few Rounds with Shane MacGowan' The Jury Prize for Best Cinematography goes to Yuta Tsukinaga for his work in 'Nakuko wa ineega / Any Crybabies Around?' The French-Georgian co-pro...
 

 

San Sebastian Film Festival 2020 announces Industry Awards

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  WIP LATAM Awards   WIP LATAM INDUSTRY AWARD Piedra Noche / Dusk Stone Iván Fund (Argentina - Chile)   ...

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Missing Michael Lonsdale, our friend and festival president of Sacred Beauty Fest in Cannes

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Good bye Michael. I took these shots in Cannes at Wim Wenders' film on Pope Francis... We came as a team of Sacred Beauty Festival in Cannes! My comment to Wim at the premiere screening "2 words Wim": "too short" I was so moved by the film! so was Michael Lonsdale ...
 

Maïwenn receives the A Tribute To... Award in Zurich

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©Thomas Niedermüller/Getty Images for Zurich Film Festival The French filmmaker Maïwenn accepted the 16. Zurich Film Festival’s A Tribute To... Award this evening. The director, screenwriter and actress received the highest honour bestowed by the Zurich Film Festival on filmmakers for their contribution to film history.     The Zurich Film Festival’s (ZFF) most prestigious accolade for auteur filmmakers was presented to Maïwenn at the ...
 

 

Jennifer Lopez, Angelica Ross, Carmen Carrera, Isiah Thomas and GLAAD’s Sarah Kate Ellis will appear at QueerX Live! TV Specia

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LGBTQ+ Icons & Rising Stars Awarded on National Coming Out Day Jennifer Lopez, Angelica Ross, Carmen Carrera, Isaiah Thomas, and GLAAD’s Sarah Kate Ellis, are among the many influential advocates and artists to appear on Revry’s QueerX Live! awards show brought to you by Lexus on National Coming Out Day, October 11th. This star-studded show will include screenings of the category winners from QueerX’s film festival competition, along with special musical performa...
 

 

Highest Honour for Juliette Binoche at Zurich Film Festival

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©Andreas Rentz/Getty Images for Zurich Film Festival   The 16th Zurich Film Festival presented actress Juliette Binoche with the Golden Icon Award for her career achievements. The Frenchwoman thanked Christian Jungen, the Zurich Film Festival and all the people who supported her on her way from the bottom of her heart. For the first time in its history, the festival presented its most prestigious accolade for an actress to a star from France. The Zurich Film Festival besto...
 

 

LA Greek Film Fest offers 3 Masterclasses featuring Jim Gianopulos (my former boss at Fox), Greg Yaitanes and Nia Vardalos

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This year the Los Angeles Greek Film Festival formidable advisors and friends are coming to you on your screens at home, each for one hour of interactive engagement. These events are FREE, and you only need to register once. After you have registered, you will receive the links to all the following webinars October 13, 11am Los Angeles / 9pm Greece - MASTERCLASS WITH GREG YAITANES. Join us for a conversation with the Emmy award winning showrunner and television director Greg Yaitanes who wi...
 

 

"I'd rather be an anarchist than a professional" BELUSHI crashes on-screen soon

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by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent Known for The Blues Brothers band from ANIMAL HOUSE after honing his craft on the original SNL, here was a comedian who was neither mean-spirited nor profanity-laced, but literal comedy magic on screen and in person as the one and only, John Belushi. Now an R.J. Cutler documentary, BELUSHI will car-crash the regular fare on Showtime, Nov. 22.,  just in time for a Thanksgiving gift in these tough times. Born Jan. 24...
 

 

Best Film and Best Actress Award for ANGIE: LOST GIRLS at Moving Parts Film Festival

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Angie: Lost Girls bagged two key prizes at the Moving Pictures Film Festival Best feature fil and best actress. Jane Widdop also known for her roles in Jessica Darling's It List (2016), The Kicks (2015) and Yellowjackets (2020) won best picture for her lead role in Angie: Lost Girls by Julia Verdin. See her full bio on IMDB   - Angie: Lost Girls  Angie Morgan  2020 - Yellowjackets (TV Series) (post-production) Laura Lee -&nbs...
 

 

Q&A with Julia Verdi at Moving Parts Film Festival for her winning feature Angie: Lost Girls

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Q&A Session for the Award-Winning Film ANGIE: LOST GIRLS with director Julia Verdin;  Monica Quinn and Adam Fried (festival founders)  The film won best actress for Jane Widdop The Fall Virtual Film Festival event is presented by Chrysalis Pictures and in part by the media partner Filmocracy and took place September 26-27th, 2020   Official Trailer for the Fall 2020 MOVING PARTS FILM FESTIVAL.   MOVING PARTS FILM FESTIVAL FALL 2020 TRAILER from Adam F...
 

 

Your ADAPT invite: Joel Madden & more help for Hollywood COVID crash

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by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent Even though some productions and shoots are still happening in Hollywood, so many people are waiting and watching for things to blow over with the Coronavirus crisis. Or, hopefully, they're working on scripts or independent projects. But for most, this will not pay the bills right away. So here's an invite that could help the unemployed in the industry, fingers crossed.  From Screenmancer LOS ANGELES, CA: In mid-September,&nb...
 
 
 

Director & Writer Fredrik Gertten of PUSH: a Director’s POV

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by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent Poster for PUSH the movie Cancel rent? You’ve probably seen the hashtag floating in the zeitgeist of Social Media. In these tumultuous times globally, affordable housing is more of an issue than ever, with the pandemic’s lockdowns forcing limited work hours or terminations. Ever wonder who your landlord is, or if there’s a human behind the buildings where we live? PUSH is film available to view now in theaters and streaming, a...
 

 

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Big Tribble in Little Cabin from Fischer & Wilson, SAVE YOURSELVES!

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by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent It has been Weed O'clock on freeways and almost everywhere for a while here in Los Angeles, apart from at my house, where people are afraid of wildfires and evacuation. Thank the Pandemic for that. But you don't have to be "420 Friendly" to enjoy SAVE YOURSELVES! from Bleeker Street. Even with an exclamation point in the title, which is hell on earth for copy editors.  From Screenmancer Staff SAVE YOURSELVES!, written an...
 

 

BORAT SUBSEQUENT MOVIEFILM is Sacha Baron Cohen’s 2nd run at Crazy for Oct. 23

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by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent We would like to say this footage was stolen off the back of a turnip truck in middle of Kansas, after being pummeled by circus giraffes, however?  BORAT SUBSEQUENT MOVIEFILM, with perhaps a missing colon for punctuation because we have only seen the hard art logo, is on the tarmac for Oct. 23 from the Republic of Amazon Prime, Land of Bezos. And yes, Sacha Baron Cohen makes a another run through America as the curious Andy Kaufman-like ...
 

Box Office analysis for the week of September 28th

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Tenet continues to lead the box office in North America and globally.   Warner Bros. reported $3.4M in weekend ticket sales across the Domestic market, now adding up to $41.2M after 4 weeks in theatres. Tenet's worldwide cume of $283.2M is even more impressive, showing the relative strength of the recovery in international markets. The New Mutants from 20th Century Studios earned $1.1M in its 5th week, Unhinged from Solstice Studios earned $1M in its 7th week and Break the Sil...
 
 
 

 

Online conference "Assessing and labelling the nationality of European audiovisual works" - European Audiovisual Observatory

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European Audiovisual Observatory announces online conference 15 October 2020, 10.00-12.00   Free registration here How do we determine the nationality of a film or TV programme? The nationality of an audiovisual work can unlock funding. It can also open doors to the inclusion of film or TV content in broadcast or VOD quotas within Europe. With the revised Audiovisual Media Services Directive (AVMSD) and deadline for its implementation which just passed, the share obligations for E...
 

 

Doclisboa unveils its programme dedicated to work and labour

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Under the title BODY OF WORK, this new programme includes films from filmmakers such as Harun Farocki, Carole Roussopoulos, Elisa Cepedal and Jonas Heldt. It is a cinematic proposition that promises to pose important questions and stimulate debate on work and labour - a central thematic in our lives.   BODY OF WORK is a programme that arises from a partnership between Doclisboa and the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA), which aims to offer a platform for dialogue, ...
 
 
 

Devour! 9.5 has something for everyone. Here’s a taste:

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Your favourite festival program has been served! 44 films, 12 workshops, 8 special events – need we say more? Our Devour! 9.5 program is jam-packed with virtual and in-person events, so you can enjoy your favourite food and film festival in the comfort of home or in-person (while following COVID-19 safety protocols). Devour! 9.5 has something for everyone. Here’s a taste: Opening Gala Film Ratatouille curated by Phil Rosenthal – Oct. 21 at 7 p.m. AT Join us at...
 
 
 

Zappa directed by Alex Winter opens the twelfth annual Santa Fe Independent Film Festival (SFiFF)

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Opening Night:Zappa directed by Alex Winter The twelfth annual Santa Fe Independent Film Festival (SFiFF) will open with Zappa, an in-depth documentary directed by Alex Winter, which centers on the life, work, and politics of musician Frank Zappa. With found footage from the Zappa family trust and other archives, Winter gives us a groundbreaking look into the musician's life, featuring appearances by his widow, Gail Zappa, and musical collaborators like Mike Keneally, Ian Und...
 

Voltage Pictures launch sales for Alice Filippi’s ('78: The Getaway) upcoming Italian romantic dramedy Out of my League

 
Voltage Pictures is beginning discussions with worldwide (excluding Italy) buyers on director Alice Filippi’s ('78: The Getaway) upcoming Italian romantic dramedy Out of my League, starring Giuseppe Maggio (“Baby”, Un fantastico via vai), Ludovica Francesconi and Eleonora Gaggero (Unique Brothers), it was announced today by CEO Nicolas Chartier and President and COO Jonathan Deckter.   Roberto Proia (Tell No One) wrote and produced for leading Italian production and ...
 
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The film festival "PEOPLE AND ENVIRONMENT" is conceived by the organizers as a platform to make people think about inter-relations between mankind and nature. The Festival aims at raising environmental awareness by means of cinematography. Submission of films for the Festival contest programme will finish on the 1st of April 2020. The framework of the Festival an Environmental Forum will be organized to discuss the most urgent environmental problems and the role of non-feature fi...
 

 

Iris will compete at 15th Cyprus International Film Festival November 17 – 22, 2020

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Due to coronavirus pandemic call for social distancing, in 2020, the 15th Cyprus International Film Festival is scheduled to hold both of live and online screenings and events. Responding to a changing world, show that your work rises to the challenge. Selected films are announced and promoted to distributors prior to the festival. Also all film submissions have the option to get distribution at inspire-tv.com with beneficial terms. "The Best of the 1st!" Cyprus International Fil...
 

 

Finding Manny won Best Documentary Feature at the Moving Parts Film Festival

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In its 4th year this interactive online film festival includes guaranteed distribution with Filmocracy for all winning films, and a chance to connect with other partnering distribution services. Filmocracy is a gamified movie streaming platform that rewards users with virtual popcorn for discovering independent films. They have committed to helping their festival partners by building a virtual festival environment through which the energy & excitement of the festival experience is brought...
 

 

Iris selected to screen at the virtual edition of The Rock Horror Film Festival 2020

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Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we've decided to do the online version of the festival until it's safe to go back to the live screenings and we will have all our screenings at our online platform as well as our Cinema Meetings and Rock Events, this way we do our part to keep everybody safe and comfy to watch the films and be part of our event. The bright side of doing it online is that you'll be able to be part of the event and interact more with our audience from wherever you are i...
 

 

Iris won Best First Time Filmmaker Horror Feature from The Hot Springs International Horror Film Festival

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Diana Rodriguez proud director of Iris reacted tpo the great news: “Iris” Has been chosen as Best First Time Filmmaker Horror Feature 2020 at The Hot Springs Horror Film Festival 2020!! ...
 

 

Filmmaking 101: Enter Real-Time Production, an Unreal Engine & Blender

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by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent Get ready for a 20 second knowledge drop to prepare for the likes of Sam Nicholson, ASC, who asks you to rethink everything about filmmaking. “I like to think we came out of the Chemical Era, went into the Digital Era, and now we’re in the Virtual Era of filmmaking.” says Nicholson, CEO and Founder of Stargate Studios. “Convergent technologies, he continues. “They are converging, and nobody is really sure where...
 

 

 

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Cannes returns as a special surprise this fall on the Croisette

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I had not missed one cannes festival since 1987, I cannot guarantee that I will be there, but we will cover this edition somehow...even virtually! Just like we did for the Marche du Film Online edition in june. Bruno Chatelin
 
"It’s what we were all hoping for, and now it’s been decided: the Festival will be at Cannes in this very special year, featuring part of the 2020 Cannes Official Selection. This exceptional event, organised in collaboration with the Cannes City Counci...
 

 

 

 

Entries for Sheffield Doc/Fest 2021 Programme now Open

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First we would like to bring to your attention these festival events The Autumn programme: https://sheffdocfest.com/articles/904-autumn-film-programme The upcoming Into the World weekender: https://sheffdocfest.com/articles/909-into-the-world-weekender A Tribute to Sarah Maldoror: https://sheffdocfest.com/articles/910-tribute-to-sarah-maldoror  We are open for entries for our 2021 programme! Sheffield Doc/Fest is an international film and arts festival and marketplace, with a ...
 

 

Venice TV Award 2020 announces winners across 16 categories

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Two weeks after the Venice Film Festival, international jurors met in Venice for the annual Venice TV Award. The event, which is supported by the International Music + Media Centre [IMZ], the European Group of Television Advertising [egta], and the Association of Commercial TV [ACT], awards the year´s television masterpieces and underlines the continued – and growing – global appeal of TV. Even in turbulent times TV shows keep us informed, entertained, comforted and connect...
 

 

LA Greek Film Fest start streaming a powerful line-up

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STREAMING NOW The LAGFF Programmers have grouped 53 new films in 9 thematic categories, named “collections”. Upon getting your all-access pass they will immediately become available to you, individually or by category, however you’d like to watch them. They are streaming from today through October 15. Happy viewing!     REALITIES & FICTIONS - Never have reality and fiction been blurred to such a degree...
 

 

Tonight attend the first-ever Cinejoy Opening Night - by CINEQUEST

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  It's a thrilling day for us as the first-ever Cinejoy Showcase Movies & More are now live for you to experience 24/7.  Also, I am honored to announce and ask your participation in this evening's Cinejoy Opening Night Event: THE REUNITED STATES. Please attend and say that you were at the first-ever Cinejoy Opening Night!  How does a country heal itself? Are you part of the solution? Our Opening Night Event for Cinejoy featuring Cinequest, ...
 

 

It's less than two weeks until Opening Night of the 56th Chicago International Film Festival!

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  We're thrilled to bring the best in international cinema straight to your home — and also to the drive-in — this October. Remember, virtual screenings have limited tickets just like in-person Festival screenings. So get your tickets now to secure access to all the films you want to see! See The Full Schedule Low Ticket Warnings   ...
 

 

The New York Baltic Film Festival at Scandinavia House with Virtual mode

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The Third Annual New York Baltic Film Festival (NYBFF) presented by Scandinavia House returns in 2020 with a virtual version taking place in three sessions: October 15-18, October 29-November 1, and November 12-15. In 2020, NYBFF invites viewers to see the world through Baltic eyes and experience the full spectrum of human emotions – and, ultimately, feel inspired to hope, dream, and seize the opportunity for positive change. This year, the festival wi...
 

 

15th edition of the FIFOG it's a wrap!

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A magical edition in-theatre full of emotions The return of the FIFOG in the movie theatres was a great success, the days of projection were magical and full of emotions. In spite of the draconian sanitary measures (compulsory mask, disinfection of the room after each screening, distance between people, regular disinfection of hands and equipment, etc.), the public was massively present in the cinema rooms. Indeed, under the sign of “Resistance ... the feminine way”, the sc...
 

 

The show will go on! Film Fest 919 will open LIVE

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  As the saying goes, The Show Will Go On!  Film Fest 919 is proud to announce today the program for its highly-anticipated 3rd edition as a LIVE event with two Opening Nights: Wednesday, October 14 with Amazon’s critically acclaimed ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI, and Opening Night at the Green on Thursday, October 15 with MLK/FBI, and will continue Wednesdays through Saturdays, closing on Saturday, October 31 with ROCKY HORROR ...
 

 

It’s A Wrap for the 2020 French Riviera Film Festival – Submissions Now Open for 2021 Fest on Film Freeway

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The second annual French Riviera Film Festival culminated with a star-studded, COVID-conscious, virtual awards ceremony, held live from The Beverly Hills Hotel on September 19.   Highlight video from the event:   (Video Credit: Juan Gonzalez) Each year, FRFF celebrates short film and short-form content from around the globe, featuring the works of filmmakers from more than 20 countries.This year, FRFF and PlayPlay.tv, a premier digital vid...
 

 

Montreal locked down in October: FNC goes virtual

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#FNC2020 ONLINE OCTOBER 7- 31 ACROSS CANADA IN-THEATRES SCREENINGS CANCELLED, ONLINE FESTIVAL MAINTAINED Following the Government of Quebec’s decision to close Montreal’s cinemas and theatres from October 1 to 28, 2020, the FNC team is forced to cancel its physical events initially scheduled at the Imperial Cinema and Place des Festivals from October 7 to 18. The desire to provide an enjoyable and safe experience for festival-goers has guided all the team’s a...
 

 

The programme of the 13th “hybrid” edition of CinEast announced

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The 13th “hybrid” edition of CinEast (Central and Eastern European Film Festival in Luxembourg), held from 8 to 25 October 2020, will present around 110 physical screenings of 47 features and more than 20 short films. The full programme was announced yesterday at the festival press conference and published this morning on the festival’s website www.cineast.lu and can be downloaded here. The 8 films in competition are: Charlatan by Agnieszka Holland, Drita by Daniel Kruglikov...
 

 

Planning is underway for the 2021 Annapolis Film Festival

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  The Annapolis Film Festival is back "in the ring". After months of being "on the ropes" we are emerging as we fight through a pandemic and the issues that have arisen from this new reality for all festivals around the world. As we carve out our vision for 2021's AFF experience, we are looking to bring a new season of artistic and cutting-edge films for our viewing audience.   It’s not easy to make room for cinema in the midst of being “webex...
 

 

Ecrans de Chine 2020 festival kicked off sessions of best chinese films

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Best of luck to Michel Noll festival founder...In partrnership with filmfestivals.com The traditional opening night of the Ecrans de Chine 2020 festival will be held on Wednesday September 30 at 7:00 p.m. at the Centre Sèvres. We offer as a French Première the very recent The two Lives of Li Ermao. This is a film of rare beauty, produced by the director of the Chinese Van Goghs movie that you loved very much. This new film speaks to us above all about ...
 

 

Big Sky Documentary Film Festival

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Big Sky Announces 2021 Festival Plans REGULAR SUBMISSION DEADLINE SEPTEMBER 30   Today marks the regular submission deadline for the 18th Annual Big Sky Documentary Film Festival! BSDFF is an Academy Award qualifying event for short documentaries, selected four years running for MovieMaker's list of 50 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee, and top reviewed by filmmakers on FilmFreeway. In addition to screenings and specia...
 

 

Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival wrapped

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*     The Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival recently concluded a successful presentation of its 6th Annual event, MNFF6: ONLINE, showcasing 26 feature films and 33 shorts, thanks in part to a CARES Act grant from the Vermont Humanities Council and the National Endowment for the Humanities. MNFF7 is currently scheduled to take place in Middlebury August 26-29, 2021. The Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival is a 501[c][3] non-profit organization with E.I.N. 47-146214...

 

 
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7th Lunenburg Doc Fest Announces Record Audience and Award Winners

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    Lunenburg Doc Fest expanded to a seven-day program online, September 24-30, and saw a 50% increase in pass holders. The festival presented feature and short documentaries from around the world, plus virtual filmmaker Q&As, and a growing industry market. Softie, the story of Boniface Mwangi’s fight for political change in a Kenyan election, won a hard-fought victory for the $1000 Best Feature Documentary Award. After an award win at Sundance Film Festiva...
 

 

Holland Film Meeting announces winners HFM Awards 2020

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Thirty-one highly promising and ambitious new feature projects from across the globe were presented at the online Holland Film Meeting (HFM) last week. As one of Europe’s must attend international exchange platforms for professional collaboration and creative development, the HFM creates a bridge between the Dutch and international film industries. Tonight the HFM Awards Ceremony 2020 took place online, hosted live from Utrecht – HFM’s hometown. The four prize categories of t...
 

 

Cinelatino and DishLATINO Announce the Hola Mexico Film Festival’s 2020 Award Winners

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Cinelatino, the nation’s leading Spanish-language movie channel, is proud to announce the 2020 winners of Hola Mexico Film Festival’s (HMFF) prestigious Cinelatino & DishLATINO Audience Choice award and the Cinelatino & DishLATINO Tomorrow’s Filmmakers Today Best Short award. Normally held in Los Angeles, HMFF is the largest festival of Mexican cinema outside of Mexico. HMFF has become a staple in the City of Angels, attracting cinephiles and devotees of Mexican ...
 

 

Winners of the 2020 ‘Sepanta Awards’@ 13th Annual Iranian Film Festival - San Francisco

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-------------------------------------- Best Film: Labyrinth Best Director: Amir Hossein Torabi for Labyrinth Best Actor: Shahab Hosseini for Labyrinth Best Actress: Mina Vahid for One Night in Tehran Best Screenplay: Tala Motazedi for Labyrinth Best Cinematography: Farshad Mohammadi for We Are All Together Best Documentary: The Bridge of Victory by Yaser Talebi Best Children’s Film: Ocean Behind
 
 

 

VENICE TV AWARD 2020 Winners Announced!

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    We are delighted to announce the Winners of the VENICE TV AWARD 2020, which is supported by the International Music + Media Centre [IMZ], the European Group of Television Advertising [egta] and the Association of Commercial TV [ACT], awarding the year’s television masterpieces. The jury evaluated TV shows from around the world in the categories TV Series, TV Movie, Performing Arts, Documentary, News, Light Entertainment, Program Promotion, Branded Entertainment, Spo...
 
 
 

Watch the 57th Golden Prague Festival Awards online

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Since the COVID-19 pandemic has necessitated a virtual ceremony, everyone will be tuning in from home as the awards will air on Saturday, September 26 at 10 p.m. CET at: http://bit.ly/Golden_Prague_Official_Awards_Ceremony  We are pleased to announce the winners of the 57th Golden Prague International Television Festival. Congratulations!   Grand Prix Fi...
 

 

Moving Parts Film Festival Fall Winners announced

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MPFF FALL 2020 AWARD WINNERS BEST FEATURE FILM - ​ANGIE: LOST GIRLS BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE: ​FINDING MANNY BEST SHORT FILM: HERMIT: ​HERMIT BEST STUDENT FILM: ​GUMMI BEAR BEST LGBT FILM: ​PATRICK BEST SOCIAL JUSTICE FILM ​WE CAN’T BREATHE BEST WEB SERIES:​ CRAZY SEXY OREOS BEST MUSIC VIDEO: ​ADRIAN SUTHERLAND: POLITICIAN MAN BEST DIRECTOR: ​RYAN FENSON-HOOD - THE OBITUARY OF JASPER JAMES BEST EDITOR: ​- SEKURITAS Claudio Cea Carmen Stadler BEST SCRE...
 

 

The Athens ADAF AWARDS 2020

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 A magical night under the imposing lights of the Acropolis, marked the ceremony of ADAF AWARDS 2020 The ADAF AWARDS 2020 was successfully completed in the urban space outside of the Danish Institute at Athens, an unforgetabble event under the imposing lights of Acropolis. We would like to thank all of you who supported the event with your presence. Especially nowadays, such events are an injection of optimism and, above all, of strength for us as well as for the artists and the public. ...
 
 
 

Let's congratulate the AFMX Virtual Fest Award Winners!

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  You can watch the full AWARDS SHOW in our video Best Music Video -Second runner up: Pressure; Directors Tony Drake, Luke James Shaffer -First runner up: Don’t Die; Director Greg Doble -Winner: Lover I Surrender; Director Fiona Cochrane (The Black Sorrows ‘Lover I Surrender’ Tour)   Be...
 

 

 
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16th Myrtle Beach International Film Festival (April 20-24, 2021) calling for entry

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Call for entry MBIFF 16 now open     October 2, 2020 Earlybird Deadline I November 20, 2020 Regular Deadline I December 11, 2020 Late Deadline  I December 31, 2020 Extended Deadline I  

The MBIFF is a World Class Event.

Submissions end December 31st,  20éà, submit through filmfreeway.com, or through the festivals website, myrtlebeachfilmfestival.com
Selected by Movie Maker Magazine as one of the top 25 film festivals worth the submission, one of the top festivals in the world by Film international and touted by many as one of the most important independent film festivals in the circuit. We are passionate about film and it shows!

The MBIFF screens projects in a multi-million dollar theater, housing state of the art technology.

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New York City Independent Film Festival (NYCIndieFF)

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August 31, 2020  Earlybird Deadline 

The New York City Independent Film Festival (a.k.a. NYC Independent Film Festival, NYCIndieFF) is an annual film festival held in New York City. It was founded in 2009 by Dennis Cieri and Bonnie Rush. The festival has screened over 1,800 movies from 81 different countries since it began in 2010.

The Festival is focused on low budget and emerging, yet overlooked filmmakers, bringing their talent to culturally enrich the NYC community. The Festival aims to create the largest gathering of true indie filmmakers.

NYCIndieFF honors the Best in Category which includes Best Narrative Feature, Best Documentary, Best Short Documentary, Best Short Narrative, Best Super Short, as well as Best Director and Best Screenplay.

With a new section: the Covid-19 Diaries: tell us your story of hope and survival during the Corona lockdown. Short under 10 minutes

NYCIndieFF provides a showcase for the best in independent cinema, including short films, feature films, music videos, and animated works. With panels, parties and a week-long gathering of fellow indie filmmakers NYCIndieFF is the place to be May 16 - May 23, 2021.

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Your Script Produced competition
Season 2
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October 31, 2020 Late Deadline

Introducing Season 2 / 2020 of “Your Script Produced!” International Film / Tv / Short Film Screenwriting Competition sponsored by Doval Bacall Films. The sponsor will fully finance, develop, package and produce the Grand Prize Winning Feature Script for $250,000.00.

We've raised the stakes! Season 2 will accept Features, Tv Scripts, AND SHORT FILM SCRIPTS! Winners will be promoted in the Variety Magazine and THR!

Open to writers of all levels. 18 years old or older. Anyone 16 or 17 years of age can submit, must have a parental consent form.

WE DON’T SET YOU UP WITH MEETING AFTER MEETING. WE DON’T SELL YOU DREAMS. WE DON’T SELL YOU HOPE.

WE PRODUCE YOUR SCRIPT!

PERIOD.

SUBMITFEATURE FILM SCREENPLAY I TV SCRIPT I WEBSITE I CONTACT BY EMAIL

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54th WorldFest Houston

April 16-25, 2021

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Early bird entry by November 15

WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival offers international competition in Ten Major Competition Categories! Features, Shorts, Docs/Business Films, Student, Experimental, Screenplays, New Media, TV Production, TV Commercials, & Music Videos! More than 200 sub-categories for fair competition. Only at WorldFest-Houston are you selected as a Remi Award Winner on the basis of your numerical score from the juries, which greatly increases your chance to win a Remi, unlike other festivals that only give out one Gold, one Silver and one Bronze! Only 10%-15% of entries actually win the coveted Remi Award!

 

You are welcome to enter  Online via our online entry platform - www.worldfest.org, or via FilmFreeway.com - we now accept entries via Vimeo & YouTube, in addition to DVD/BR Entries, & USB/Jump Drives. Screenplay entries must be bound. We will confirm when we receive your entry and we provide personal Jury Results, and festival details when you are selected for screening at the 53rd WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival!

WorldFest Houston's blog I Websitehttp://www.worldfest.org I Submit I Facebook I Twitter I Contact Hunter Todd

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Fantasporto 41
February 26 - March 6

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Deadline  December 1st, 2020 (Feature films)

November 1st (Fantasy short films)

Fantasporto enjoys incredible loyalty and support from the large film-appreciating community all over the World. In the last edition, Fantasporto was attended by over 25,000 enthusiastic genre film fans and over 200 members of the film press and industry.

Considered in 2015 as the first of the independent film festivals in the world by TRIPPER, Fantasporto is among the top film festivals  for the discovery of new talent, having revealed countless of now famous directors, producers and actors.

The World Heritage City by UNESCO of Porto, twice considered Europe’s Best Touristic Destination,  is another factor adding interest . Founded in 1981, the 40th edition has the support of the Portuguese State and the Townhall.

Fantasporto's blog I Website  I Submit I  Facebook I Twitter I Contact Mario Dorminsky I Entry Form

 

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Safeguard: An Electoral College Story Documentary by Matthew Taylor

USA September 2020 77minutes

How do United States' presidential elections really work? And what would happen if we changed the rules? In Safeguard: An Electoral College Story, award-winning filmmaker M.A. Taylor answers those questions.

Website I Profile on filmfestivals.com I Ask for a screener I Trailer I EPK I Save our States I Facebook I  

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IRIS by Diana Rodriguez

USA - Fantastic drama thriller: 104 minutes - first feature film

Alice Kremelberg (Orange Is The New Black) stars as the eponymous Iris, and gives an outstanding lead performance as this tortured soul dreadfully awaiting the death of her Aunt Adelaide, played by Mary Looram (Like Father, Braid). As Aunt Adelaide slowly withers away in hospice, Iris continues her day to day routines of working in an antique shop, and scrolling online for connections through an online dating app. However, Iris has an ulterior motive behind her digital search for suitors, and it’s not love. Iris has a hunger, and she needs to feed. On every date she goes on, she sizes her match up and determines their strength of character on a criteria of what she considers basic human decency. And if any of her dates fail to meet her standards, then that’s the end of them. They’re dinner. That’s just how Iris operates.

But complications arise when Iris meets Tom, played by Grant MacDermott (Hustlers, Mr. Robot), at a support group meeting for people dealing with the lingering effects of grief. Tom is a good hearted man coping with crippling trauma. As their chaste relationship develops, Iris is confounded by a debilitating emotional dilemma. She yearns for the love she once lost, but recognizes the potential in having a strong bond with Tom. Unfortunately, her primal nature exposes itself in the heat of lust, causing her deep seated vampirism to emerge and overtake her instincts. So she can never truly express her true feelings to Tom without it resulting in his death. What’s a timeless girl to do in the big city?

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ANGIE: LOST GIRLS by Julia Verdin

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USA, 107 minutes, June 2020

One girl’s nightmare. A nationwide reality.

After escaping from a sex trafficking ring, one teenage girl struggles to reconnect with herself and her family after her ordeal. Ultimately, in order to find herself and rescue her helpless friends, she must confront her own fears and help lead the police to her traffickers - no matter the cost.

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Sixteen-year-old Angie Morgan feels like her parents don’t understand her. After she is befriended by the charming and handsome Mario, everything seems to change for the better. He understands her desire to be a musician and promises to help her fulfill her dreams. However, her innocent, suburban life is upended when Mario lures her away to sell her to a local sex trafficking ring.

Angie is shocked and scared at her new found situations but clings to the belief that Mario loves her and that they will eventually both escape.  When it becomes clear to her that this will never happen, Angie is so overcome with shame and remorse for the life she is now trapped in and all seems hopeless.

When her closest friend and fellow victim, Zoe, finds out that Angie is about to be sold and shipped off to Miami, Zoe finds a way for them to escape. They make a desperate run for it. Angie escapes, but Zoe is not so lucky. Alone and heartbroken for her friend still imprisoned by their traffickers, Angie returns home to find that “normal” life is now anything but normal.

Burdened by her severe PTSD and guilt, Angie shies away from both her family and the police.  She is terrified that her traffickers will return for her (or worse, her little sister) if she provides any information to the police. 

Luckily, Angie meets Rachel, a sex trafficking survivor turned caseworker, who is desperately searching for the girl who was in her care but taken back by her traffickers: Zoe. As Rachel lends her strength, Angie begins to consider standing up to the traffickers, and after witnessing brutal murders and mutilations of other girls at hands of the traffickers, Angie considers standing up to the traffickers.

Will Angie’s fear hold her back? Or will she persevere to protect her family and help rescue Zoe and the others? 

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FINDING MANNY by Kacey Cox

Canada, 56 minutes documentary, june 2020

The chance discovery of an online article sends a Holocaust survivor on an unexpected trip to visit the orphanage where he was rescued to after the war.
 
Manny Drukier narrowly escaped the war by jumping from a “death train” at age 16, finding refuge at a unique home for orphans and displaced children. 71 years later, Manny—who lives in Toronto—is tracked down by a German researcher who has dedicated a decade of her life to locating the surviving children from the home. She invites Manny to return to the orphanage, which has since become a grade school, to share his story with the next generation. Manny must now revisit the places of his darkest memories, to reconcile the past and educate the future.

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BLUE MOTEL Award winning script by Ted Campbell
Feature film in production by Doval Bacall Films

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Grand Winner Your Script Produced season 1  Platinum Remi Award WorldFest Houston

When his bank robber father injured in a recent heist seeks refuge at the desolate motel where he works, a motel clerk is forced to confront the truth behind a botched heist from his past.

Originally from Boston, Mass, Ted Campbell is a screenwriter and director who specializes in thoughtful, character driven thrillers. Ted will direct his heist thriller "Underground" with producer Ellen Wander of Film Bridge International. His contained, crime thriller “Blue Motel” won the Grand Prize in Your Script Produced screenplay competition. Ted will direct “Blue Motel” with Doval Bacall Films producing. Ted is a member of ISA’s Development Program. And was named to ISA’s Top 25 Screenwriters To Watch list.

Ted finds inspiration in the works of the great noir writers Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler and Ross MacDonald as well as his screenwriting idols Scott Frank, Shane Black, Tony Gilroy and Richard Wenk.

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SAVING NORTH - A RUSSIAN AMERICAN ODYSSEY by J Mitchell Johnson

Russia USA Feature documentary April 2020 Director's cut: 79 minutes

What happened, what can happen to the centuries old amazing wooden churches in north of Russia. Photographer Richard Davies trips to Russia and USA tell stories on human soul, hope and russian american…cooperation in restoring beauty.

Saving North is the story of a struggle for human and cultural survival in the mysterious and insular world of the Russian North. An outsider from England, photographer Richard Davies, enters this mysterious and vast region of the world with the hope of documenting both the glory and the tragic demise of its rapidly disappearing Wooden Churches. As Davies meets and becomes friends with the some of his Russian photo subjects, he finds himself getting emotionally involved with their struggle. He decides to put down his camera and get involved with church restoration.

Early on in our story Davies befriends the famed Russian architect Alexander Popov who is deeply involved in working to preserve and share with the world the beauty and value of these ancient structures. Popov has uniquely discovered and reinvigorated both the tools and processes that restore life back to the North. But it’s an uphill battle against strong and powerful forces.

Together, Davies and Popov uncover the circumstances that led to the demise of the churches, and then join a small but growing group of passionate Russian citizens and outsiders from all walks of life who join the cause of Saving North.

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SEKURITAS written and directed by Carmen Stadler

Romantic dark comedy 117 minutes 2019 Switzerland

Starring Kathrin Veith, Duraid Abbas Ghaieb, Jeanne Devos, Daniel Kasztura, Vilmar Bieri, This Maag

First feature film by Swiss director Carmen Stadler, produced by Claudia Wick for Abrakadabra Films AG

An office complex wishes for a love story before demolition. It chooses the lonely misfits for this story; those who go through security rounds at night, scrub toilets, experiment with recipes or rehearse their final speech. A poetic and twisted kaleidoscope that centers around desire, security and melodious noises which move through the entire fabric of the building.

 

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Marcel Duchamp: The Art of the Possible written  and directed by Matthew Taylor

USA 2019 Documentary 89 minutes

Duchamp: Art of the Possible is a feature documentary that explores the life, art, and philosophy of the 20th century’s most influential modernists, Marcel Duchamp, and how his work single-handedly changed the course of art, and over time, culture itself.
 

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THE MYSTERY OF A BURYAT LAMA, directed by Elena Demidova

The documentary film «THE MYSTERY OF A BURYAT LAMA», directed by Elena Demidova, tells a story of one of the most famous lamas, Pandido Khambo Lama Dashi Dorzho Itigelov. His body is recognized as one of the sacred Buddhist objects of Russia and is being kept in the Ivolginsky Datsan. The Buddhist monks approach him as a living person.
 
Itigelov was born in 1852 and began his religious education at the age of sixteen years. In 1911, he was appointed the twelfth Pandido Khambo Lama as the Head of Russian Buryat Buddhists. Between 1913 and 1917, Itigelov was prominent in the spiritual life of Russian Empire. He took part in the Tercentenary celebrations of the House Romanov and opened first Buddhist temple in St. Petersburg. During First World War Itigelov presided over the society of "Buryat brothers", an organization helping the Russian army. After October Revolution, Itigelov resigned as head of the Buddhists. In 1927, aged seventy-five years, he asked other lamas to begin meditation ceremonies and funeral rites, since he said he was about to die. Itigelov left a testament asking to be buried as he was at the time of his death, sitting in lotus posture. On September 11, 2002, Itigelov's body was eventually exhumed in the presence of the leaders of the Buddhist Traditional Sangha of Russia and transferred to Ivolginsky Datsan.

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THE CREEPY LINE a film by M.A.Taylor 2018

"A film that Google does not want you to see  - filmfestivals.com Best for Fest"

An eye-opening documentary, The Creepy Line reveals the stunning degree to which society is manipulated by Google and Facebook and blows the lid off the remarkably subtle – hence powerful – manner in which they do it.

The Creepy Line is a title culled from the words of former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, when during a 2010 interview he explained Google’s code of conduct: “The Google policy on a lot of things is to get right up to the creepy line and not cross it.”

However, as Dr. Robert Epstein explains in the film, “Google crosses the creepy line every day”. 

Offering first-hand accounts, scientific experiments and detailed analysis, The Creepy Line examines what is at risk when these two tech titans have free reign to utilize the public’s most private and personal data to manipulate society.

There is no question that the “creepy line” is getting ever-creepier, and that the tech giants have crossed it.

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Sharkwater: Extinction by Rob Stewart Documentary Canada 2018
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Rob Stewart “Conservation is the preservation of human life on earth. And that, above all else, is worth fighting for” Watch Rob Stewart doing what he loved most of all, swimming with sharks, in exclusive footage from his third film, Sharkwater: Extinction.

Sharkwater: Extinction is a follow up to his first two award-winning films, Sharkwater and Revolution. Sharkwater exposed the devastating issue of shark finning, while Revolution brought the destructive effects of Ocean Acidification to light.

Rob taught the world to not fear sharks, through his iconic images of hugging these majestic creatures and free diving with them.

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Revolution by Rob Stewart 

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over 40 festival wins so far

Eco Documentary feature film by Rob Stewart April 2015, 82 minutes (Sharkwater)
Revolution is a film about changing the world. The true-life adventure of Rob Stewart, this follow-up to his acclaimed SHARKWATER (36 festival wins) documentary continues his remarkable journey; one that will take him through 15 countries over four years, and where he'll discover that it's not only sharks that are in grave danger -- it's humanity itself.

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Des partenariats forts avec les plus grands festivals et marchés
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Nous sommes très fiers des bonnes relations et des partenariats signé avec les plus grands festivals et marchés : Venice Production Bridge, FestForums Santa Barbara, AFM, Animaze, Tallinn Black Night International Film Festival, Houston WorldFest, Fantasporto, et Cannes Market bien entendu et beaucoup d'autres. Nous sommes heureux de pouvoir grace à ces parteneriats pouvoir apporter news et dailies à ...
 

 

007 en tête d' Impact des bandes-annonces diffusées dans les cinémas au 29 septembre

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Enquête hebdomadaire réalisée auprès d’un échantillon de 35 000 individus représentatifs de la population française. Parmi ces individus, 2 000 spectateurs étant allés au cinéma au cours de la semaine cinéma concernée sont interrogés sur les bandes annonces vues au cinéma.   ...
 

 

 

Talents en Court 2020-2021 : Les lauréats !​

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Le Poitiers Film Festival, le Festival International du Film Indépendant de Bordeaux (FIFIB) et le Festival du Cinéma de Brive, sont heureux de vous annoncer les lauréats du dispositif Talents en Court 2020-2021.   - Antoine DE DUCLA | Havre | Talence (Gironde - 33) - Ines BOUASRIA | Orlando | Oloron Sainte Marie (Pyrénées-Atlantiques - 64) - Marie LUCAS | La Boutique de papiers cadeaux | Lormont (Gironde - 33)...
 

Spécial Cannes 2020: le Festival revient sur la Croisette pour trois journées de projections !

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Vous l'espériez, c’est décidé, le festival sera présent à Cannes en cette année si particulière, avec une partie de la Sélection officielle Cannes 2020. Cet évènement exceptionnel, organisé en collaboration avec la Mairie de Cannes, se tiendra au Palais des Festivals et des Congrès du mardi 27 au jeudi 29 octobre 2020.   Spécial Cannes 2020 © DR ...
 

Festival Stop Motion Montréal Les Lauréats et bilan d’une 12eédition sur canapé mémorable!

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Le Festival Stop Motion Montréal a conclu sa 12e édition qui s'est déroulée entièrement en ligne du 14 au 20 septembre dernier. La cérémonie de clôture a eu lieu le dimanche 20 septembre en direct sur Facebook et a permis de rencontrer et de célébrer virtuellement les cinéastes récompensés, dispersés sur plusieurs continents. Le jury formé de professionnels de l'industri...
 
 

Le 42e Cinemed - 16 au 24 octobre - dévoile sa programmation

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  Nous sommes particulièrement heureux de vous dévoiler la programmation de cette 42e édition.  Cette année plus que jamais, l’engagement du Cinemed à soutenir les cinématographies et les artistes de la Méditerranée est renforcé. Alors que tous les professionnels du cinéma sont fragilisés par l’épidémie de Covid, notre mission de diffuser et faire découvrir des films m...
 

 

Saluons la première édition du Festival du Film Libanais de France (FFLF) du 9 au 11 octobre 2020

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Bravo aux organisateurs d avoir eu l'audace de lancer un nouveau festival dans ce contexte si morose. Félicitations à Sarah Hajjar, Gauthier-Charbel Raad et leurs équipes. Au programme : projections débats, compétition de courts métrages, table ronde, Master Class, rencontres... www. fflofficial.fr Cette année, Paris accueille donc la première édition du Festival du Film Libanais de France, du 9 au 11 octob...
 

 

Clôture de la 15ème édition du FIFOG... sous vos applaudissements

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  Une édition en salle magique et riche en émotions   Le retour du FIFOG dans les salles a été une grande réussite. Les jours de projections ont été magiques et chargés d'émotion. Malgré les mesures sanitaires draconiennes respectées (masque obligatoire, désinfection de la salle après chaque projection, distance entre personnes respectée, désinfection réguli&egrav...
 

 

Le cinéma de demain et d’ailleurs se découvre au Poitiers Film Festival !

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    Durant huit jours d’effervescence (27 novembre - 4 décembre 2020), la jeune création internationale, la profession et le public se rencontrent à Poitiers autour du film d’écoles. 56 films réalisés par les plus talentueux des étudiants en cinéma ont été sélectionnés cette année. De quoi proposer une belle programmation, forte et diversifiée !   En avril 2...
 

 

Le FIFF innove en musique

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  L’événement est quasiment inédit dans le monde des festivals de cinéma : le FIFF a décidé d’inviter la population à programmer une section de sa prochaine édition. Le public pourra en effet voter pour ses classiques préférés parmi 50 titres marquants du thème choisi pour la section Cinéma de genre : Musique !. En 2021, cette dernière, comme le montre l’affiche de ...
 

 

L'Arras Film Festival 2020, une édition spéciale !

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  Selon le fameux adage, entre rire ou pleurer le festival choisit de garder le cap et prendre les choses côté jardin. Le visuel de cette édition témoigne avec humour de la drôle d’époque que nous vivons. Il s’agit d’une scène du film burlesque Speedy (1928) avec Harold Lloyd.    Cette année, le festival propose une édition spéciale, évolutive, et surtout respectueuse de la sécur...

Un dernier hommage à notre ami José María Riba par L'association Espagnolas

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"Adieu l'ami! tu manqueras à toute la profession avec laquelle tu avais su tisser des liens d'amitié fidèle et solide.RIP - au revoir et merci." Bruno Chatelin
L'association Espagnolas en París organisera sa dernière soirée et rendra hommage à notre cher José María Riba qui nous a quittés le 2 mai dernier. Lundi 5 octobre 2020 à 19h30 au cinéma Majestic Passy 18...
 

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MOVIES THAT MATTER

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Les raisins de la colère (The Grapes of Wrath) de John Ford (USA, 1940)

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Les films qui ont une densité spirituelle évidente mettent souvent en scène le voyage, l’itinéraire initiatique, mais aussi la souffrance qu’implique de quitter sa terre, ses racines, son pays, son existence. On se rend compte, avec Les raisins de la colère que la modernité a constitué le terreau indispensable de la modernité liquide (Zygmunt Baumann). Le film est en effet réalisé en 1940, bien avant que la phi...
 

La Source (Jungfrukällan) d’Ingmar Bergman (Suède, 1960)

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Bruno Chatelin raconte l'histoire du lancement du film Boyz'n The Hood à Cannes

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Interview video de Bruno Chatelin pendant le Festival de Cannes (virtuel) 2020! L'histoire du lancement du film Boyz'n The Hood à Cannes que j adore raconter car c est l un des plus beaux contes de fées qu il ma été donné de rencontrer dans ma carière de distributeur de films! Une voie royale ouverte par Cannes qui a conduit le film et son réalisateur, John Singleton, jusqu 'aux Oscars... The Boyz'n The Hood launch in Cannes tol...

 

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OLIVER GOETZL --- interview for “LOST KING OF BIOKO”

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by Emmanuel Itier   Can you let us know what inspired you to direct this film? - I always search for film topics that either contain a rare charismatic animal species which ideally has never been filmed before or about a location which is iconic or unknown for most viewers. When my friend Justin Jay, whom I met at two film festivals in the US in 2013, approached me with the idea it definitely was a no brainer! Wild drills have never been filmed before for a natural history program and ...
 

 

Newport Beach Film Festival's Virtual Panel Discussions this weekend!

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    NBFF Goes Virtual 2020 OCTOBER 10th, 2020       Zeiss Panel #1:    TITLE: ZEISS Conversation: DP Robert McLachlan, ASC Description: Award-winning cinematographer Robert McLachlan, ASC takes viewers behind the scenes of HBO’s hit horror series Lovecraft Country.  SPEAKERS: Director of Photography, Robert McLachlan, ASC CREDITS: Game of Thrones, Westworld, Ray Donovan Panel Date: 10/10/20 Panel Time: ...
 

 

Sundance Institute Names 12 Fellows for Reimagined Episodic Lab: Pilot to Series

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  Sundance Institute announced today the 12 fellows chosen to participate in its first-ever Episodic: Pilot to Series Lab, designed as an immersive two-part experience hosted on Sundance Collab, where selected emerging TV writers will workshop an original pilot and develop a series overview. Beginning with the Lab, Fellows will benefit from a full year of customized, ongoing support from Feature Film Program staff, Creative Advisors and Industry Mentors, led by...
 

 

BFI LFF complete programme of Screen Talks and events

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  THE 64th BFI LONDON FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES FREE PROGRAMME OF SCREEN TALKS AND EVENTS Speakers include Miranda July, David Byrne, Letitia Wright, Riz Ahmed, Tilda Swinton, Christian Petzold, Michel Franco, Tsai Ming-liang and designer Es Devlin   Events will be delivered virtually and accessible to both UK and international audiences    The 64th BFI London Film Festival (LFF) in partnership with American Express has today announced a programme of Screen Talks and eve...
 

 

Youtube BFI LFF screentalk with George Clooney about his career as well as his latest feature THE MIDNIGHT SKY

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GEORGE CLOONEY JOINS 64th BFI LONDON FILM FESTIVAL’S SCREEN TALKS PROGRAMME     TO TAKE PLACE VIRTUALLY ON SUNDAY 18 OCTOBER AT 16:00   The 64th BFI London Film Festival (LFF) has today announced an exclusive Screen Talk with renowned actor and filmmaker George Clooney. Clooney will discuss his illustrious and varied career, as well as his latest feature THE MIDNIGHT SKY, at the event which will be free to access both in the UK and internationally via the BFI YouTub...
 

 

Nadia Dresti appointed interim head of artistic direction of the Locarno Film Festival

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Nadia Dresti appointed interim head of artistic direction of the Locarno Film Festival and coordination of Locarno Pro for the coming weeks The Executive Board of the Locarno Film Festival, under President Marco Solari, has conducted an initial, in-depth appraisal of succession planning for the role of Artistic Director, reaching a series of conclusions that will be put before the Board of Directors at its next meeting. The Executive Board also took the decision to appoint Nadia Dresti as int...
 
 
 

Historical Study on Berlinale confirms Founding Director Alfred Bauer's position in the Nazi film bureaucracy

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The study confirms that Bauer's role in the Reichsfilmintendanz was more significant than previously known and was systematically covered up by him after 1945. In February of 2020, the management of the Berlin International Film Festival commissioned the Leibniz Institute for Contemporary History (IfZ) to investigate Alfred Bauer's position in the Nazi film bureaucracy. The occasion was the media publication of sources that re-examined Bauer's role and tasks in the Reichsfilmintenda...
 

Missing Michael Lonsdale, our friend and festival president of Sacred Beauty Fest in Cannes

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Good bye Michael. I took these shots in Cannes at Wim Wenders' film on Pope Francis... We came as a team of Sacred Beauty Festival in Cannes! My comment to Wim at the premiere screening "2 words Wim": "too short" I was so moved by the film! so was Michael Lonsdale ...
 

 

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Star lineup assembles for Chasing the Present Oct 10-12

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  ILLUMINATE Film Festival Adds to an Exciting Lineup for 10/10 Presenting a special event in partnership with UNIFY     SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2020  CHASING THE PRESENT Global Virtual Screening With Reel Healing sessions and LIVE conversation with filmmakers & guests Film  | 12:00 ...
 

 

MISS MARX by Susanna Nicchiarelli is the opening film of the 58th Viennale.

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"MISS MARX": OPENING FILM OF THE VIENNALE 2020 Director Susanna Nicchiarelli and producer Alessio Lazzareschi to be festival guests For the first time the opening film will be shown in all Viennale cinemas MISS MARX by Susanna Nicchiarelli is a film that celebrates the spirit of an unconventional and determined woman, Eleanor Marx, the youngest daughter of the great economist Karl Marx. After his death, she continued her father’s work with dedication and intelligence, figh...
 

 

EFM welcomes Italy as “Country in Focus” in 2022

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Originally planned for the upcoming Berlinale, Italy will now be the “Country in Focus” in 2022 at the European Film Market (EFM) of the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival. The EFM programme “Country in Focus” began in 2017 with the goal of comprehensively presenting a country’s cinematic industry and film work and providing it with a special platform. Following Mexico, Canada, Norway and Chile, Italy is the second European country to take center stage in the...
 

 

Another great review for Finding Manny

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  Dear Cindy, Dear Kacey, Dear Jan, Oh, I am deeply impressed. This film "Finding Manny" is so very touching. It is a film about a quest, the quest of a whole family. And it is a film on empathy, how a family does what they can (the very last minute) to understand their father/grandfather Manny and his family life at home in Poland and what he went through in the Shoah. I have just watched it and I am sitting at my computer crying. This is a completely different Ho...
 

 

Finding Manny voted Audience Choice Award for the film's Word Premiere at Albuquerque AFMX

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Wonderful news from the Albuquerque Film & Music Experience (AFMX) which awarded Finding Manny Audience Choice Awards The festival hosts over 7,000 attendees each year and presents a fusion of film, music and special events that create a unique and intimate experience for everyone in attendance. AFMX brings together award-winning and up-and-coming filmmakers and musicians to showcase and celebrate film and music, and provide a platform for education, collaborati...
 

 

ADDAMS FAMILY 2 nabs Bill Hader, Javon “Wanna” Walton to voice starry two-peat & here’s your casting chance

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by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent It’s a running joke right now in Los Angeles that Halloween will be shortened to Half-o-ween this year due to Social Distancing, No Hands Candy, and Trick or Trick no Treats. But not for MGM, which has something really fun planned for the homebound and the Hollywood-bound with a chance to be in their new movie, along with the talent-heavy cast already signed, read on… Curated by Screenmancer Ghostwriter - The sequel ...
 

 

Jessica Chastain needs no help rocking THE 355 out of the box for 2021

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by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent "You have cameras in your jewelry," is one line you won't hear from Q in 007, but Mr. Bond has nothing on these five eyes in THE 355, starring Jessica Chastain, Penélope Cruz, Fan Bingbing ,Diane Kruger, Lupita Nyong’o, from Universal to drop in Jan. 2021. Chastain is the driving force behind this one as producer/star. And there’s a spy-twist-worthy plot here in the mix as Chinese beauty Fan BingBing, who rank...
 

 

F11 AND BE THERE is Burk Uzzle becoming one with the camera, Oct. 9

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by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent There is a serendipity to life, even in the Pandemic lockdown, as yesterday it turns out Masterclass has an Annie Leibovitz photography tutorial, and today is another discovery, Burk Uzzle, a trenchant photojournalist who has been showing his work since 1969. F11 AND BE THERE is his filmic journey, or “A Look at the Life and Work of Iconic American photographer Burk Uzzle" directed by Jethro Waters. First Run Features will o...
 

 

"23 Walks" - Film Review

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by Emilia Ippolito 23 Walks Paul Morrison directs a very simple story- with just very few necessary twists. The film is about the so-called ‘golden third age’ ; it’s the story of Fern - retired dancer and singer- and Dave, a retired nurse, both over sixty and essentially lonely.   They are accompanied by their dogs : Henry and Tilly, who get acquainted on some North London fields and like each other’s com...
 

 

Trump has COVID, but does he know Alex Gibney has it TOTALLY UNDER CONTROL?

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by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent This might seem like a double-edged ‘Get Well Soon’ message to the 45th President of the United States, Donald J. Trump,  but renowned filmmaker Alex Gibney “secretly spent the last five months” making a power-packed documentary entitled TOTALLY UNDER CONTROL about the lifespan of this virus. Oscar-winner Gibney actually co-directed with Ophelia Harutyunyan and Suzanne Hillinger. Needless to say, Gibney and company w...
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The Overlook Film Festival NIGHTSTREAM Starts Tomorrow, Tix on Sale, New Social Hub!

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  Online now: Individual Tickets Now On Sale Head over to our Film Guide! Individual tickets are now on sale for ALL feature films and short film programs. Badge Holders can also continue to reserve films until they sell out. Please note all films have viewing caps akin to the size of the theaters they would screen in at an in-person festival and titles will sell out! Panels, special events and parties are available exclusively to badge holders.  GRAB TICKETS! INTRODUCI...
 

 

NatureTrack Film Festival kicks off for 10 days of terrific nature docs & animation

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WATER IS LIFE – DOZENS OF FILMS IN NATURETRACK FILM FESTIVAL 2020 PROVE IT   Once Local Only Festival Will Now Go Worldwide in Its First Virtual Edition Plan to Spend Ten Days in Nature October 9 through 18     Water is life and the analogy fits the NatureTrack Film Festival as it’s revving back up and filled with films about water in the third annual edition of the NatureTrack Film Festival (NTFF).  Beginning virtually at midnight Friday, October 9th un...
 

 

8TH Edition of Ugu Film Festival returns bigger and better with a virtual integrated programme of workshops and film screenings

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South Africa: Following the resounding success of the recent 7th edition of Ugu Film Festival (UGUFF) held at the Margate Hotel in Port Shepstone from 24-26 January, 2020, the organisers of the festival, Zindela Pictures are set to return virtually with a bigger and better 8th edition of film screenings, talks and industry-driven workshops.  Dubbed the Ugu Film Festival Virtual Integrated Programme, due to the prevailing Covid-19 restrictions, t...
 

 

The 13th Annual Bushwick Film Festival Reveals Details for Virtual Movie Industry Conference

 
Taking Place October 24 & 25 11:00 AM-3:00 PM Eastern Time       ...
 

 

Cucalorus 26 Film Lineup Announced!

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  Are you ready for two whole weeks of heartwarming dramas, important documentaries, obscure shorts, and just plain zany films!? Good, because our full lineup of 95 films is now LIVE at cucalorus.org/film! With a total of 8 documentary features, there is a non-fiction film for everyone with stories about Black undertakers, visionary Southern art, and immigration rights. Selections include ‘The Passing On’ produced by NC filmmaker L...
 

 

17th exground youth day at exground filmfest 33 I 13–22 November 2020 I Wiesbaden

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  17th exground youth day Featuring 13 Films from 13 Countries The 17th edition of exground youth days, the youth film section at exground filmfest, is set to take place from 14 to 18 November 2020. Featuring a total of 13 short and feature-length films from 13 countries, like the rest of festival programming this year, the youth programme will be screened locally at Wiesbaden venues and additionally available for online streaming in the scope of the festival’s on-dem...
 

 

30th FilmFestival Cottbus FFC – Feature Film Competition revealed

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   30th FFC – Feature Film Competition complete The FilmFestival Cottbus has been known for the best cinema from Eastern Europe for 30 years. In the Feature Film Competition at the 30th FilmFestival Cottbus (November 3 to 8, 2020), twelve films from a total of 22 (co-)production countries compete for the main prize of 25,000 euros and the special prize for best director as well as the prize sculpture LUBINA (Sorbian: the Lovely). Eleven of the works celebrate their German...
 

 

39th Istanbul Film Festival's Hybrid Edition Kicks Off

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The 39th Istanbul Film Festival, organised by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV) with the support of Republic of Turkey Ministry of Culture and Tourism, was postponed in March to a later date due to the COVID-19 outbreak. The largest, most established, and most influential film festival in Turkey, Istanbul Film Festival established a digital platform and held online screenings in May, June and July. Now, during October, the Festival will hold its International Competition ...
 

 

A friendly salute to the Inaugural Windrush Caribbean Film Festival

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  THE INAUGURAL WINDRUSH CARIBBEAN  FILM FESTIVAL 17 October 2020 – 8 November 2020   WCFF 2020 Schedule is Live     ...
 

 

Conferences & Events - MIPCOM 2020 online program with Ted Sarandos keynote this monday

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The MIPCOM conference programme has always featured an incredible lineup of A-list TV players and exciting events that informed and inspired. This year’s edition will focus on helping the whole content industry catch up for months of lost business by responding to the shortage of content, supporting the industry and celebrating content! UNMISSABLE LINE UP The Change for Good programme at the 36th...
 

 

Karlovy Vary IFF 54 ½ getting ready

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The Karlovy Vary festival is traditionally one of the most important cultural events in the Czech Republic. Every year, it provides a special venue for film professionals, audiences, and representatives from the field of culture to come together. We are convinced that at this time when people in the Czech Republic and around the world must come to terms with different living conditions, we must maintain the continuity of important events that reinforce our awareness of cultural values at home ...
 

 

21st Annual Ojai Film Festival Goes Virtual

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The theme “Enriching the Human Spirit through Film” continues to guide the Ojai Film Festival. At a time when people’s spirits need uplifting more than ever before the global pandemic makes it unsafe to invite filmmakers and film lovers to come together in a physical space. To give their audience a necessary boost the Ojai Film Festival (OFF) plans to go virtual this year, November 6 through 15. With a rich history spanning twenty-one years OFF bears the distinction of the onl...
 

 

The Female Gaze on Reunification at the International Women's Film Festival Dortmund:Koeln

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By Liza Foreman   The Female Gaze on Reunification in Focus at the Internationales Frauen Film Fest DortmundKoeln   This year, the Internationales FrauenFilmFest DortmundKoeln (September 8-13, 2020) cast the spotlight on Reunification from the female perspective. The festival programmed a series of films made between 1990 and 2000 by women directors.    Coinciding with the 30th anniversary of German Reunification on October 3, the films ranged from intimate portraits ...
 
 

World Class event at Mostra 2020 from Better World Forum

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Congrats to Manuel Collas de la Roche, relentless advocating and fighting for a better world. What an achievment in such hard times. Filmfestivals.com is a proud partner of the Better World Forum...Of course!   PRESS CLIPPINGS BWF AUGUST SEPT.pdf 3.35 MB DIGITAL PRESS BOOK.pdf 2.05 MB     ...
 

 

The 2021 TCM Classic Film Festival will debut online this time, you're invited

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by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent It seems not too long ago, but it was a decade ago back in April 2010, that TCM held its first classic movie film festival in Hollywood, with great parties at the Roosevelt Hotel. That's where the first Oscar presentation took place. Thurs. May 16, 1929 in the Blossom Room of the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. The show honored movies released from Aug. 1927 to Aug. 1928. These are the details TCM fans love. So, with that nostaglic spirit revived...
 

 

 

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AWARDS WATCH 

IFFMH - International Film Festival Mannheim Heidelberg New Awards

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New Prizes at the IFFMH  €25,000 for the main prize +++ €10,000 for the Rainer Werner Fassbinder Award for best screenplay +++ A total of €47,500 in prize money at the IFFMH Starting in 2020, the IFFMH will award five monetary prizes in the international competition ON THE RISE. In addition to the traditionally non-monetary prize of the International Federation of Film Critics FIPRESCI, which has been awarded in Mannheim since 1960, a...
 

 

The first edition of SoundTrack_Zurich (STZ) wrapped

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A big success during difficult times: the first edition of SoundTrack_Zurich (STZ), which took place within the framework of the 16th Zurich Film Festival (ZFF), attracted 1.800 visits. Over three and a half days, the music congress brought together composers, music supervisors, producers and directors from Switzerland and all over Europe. Almost 50 industry experts spoke in workshop talks, case studies and matchmaking sessions about current topics relevant to the film music scene. One of the hi...
 

 

Zurich Film Festival Wrapped

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We're wrapping up 11 days of festival – coming together, exploring new voices, debating the future of cinema and making new friends. Find below a recap of our key industry events.     FOCAL – Audience and Market Strategies 25.9. – Project Showcase Noah Bohnert pitching his winning project WOUND   ...
 

 

The International EMMY® KIDS awards ceremony is online this year

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Discover the very best in children's programming from around the world and who will win an Emmy   JOIN THE ONLINE PRESENTATION   Wednesday 14 October at 17h CEST   ...
 

 

5 winners of the 2020 Academy Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting competition

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ACADEMY REVEALS WINNING NICHOLL SCREENWRITERS   Scripts to be presented at virtual table read in December   Five individuals have been selected as winners of the 2020 Academy Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting competition.  The fellows will each receive a $35,000 prize and be highlighted at the Academy Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting Awards and Virtual Table Read on Thursday, December 3, where an ensemble of actors will read selected scenes from the winning scripts.&n...
 

 

 
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Julien Dubuque International Film Festival April 18 – 25, 2021

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October 10, 2020 Earlybird Deadline  

 

We are now accepting submissions for the 2021 Julien Dubuque Film Festival and awarding over $25,000! You can submit your film via filmfreeway, or contact us for more information.

Known for it's quaint location, friendly staff/volunteers, inquisitive audience, consistent communication, multiple screening opportunities, workshops, panels and other amazing networking opportunities and parties; it's no wonder JDIFF was voted one of the coolest film festivals and one of the top 50 worth the submission fee by MovieMaker Magazine multiple times. JDIFF also ranks as one of the top 100 reviewed festivals by FilmFreeway. JDIFF is ALL about the independent filmmaker!

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16th Myrtle Beach International Film Festival (April 20-24, 2021) calling for entry

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Call for entry MBIFF 16 now open     October 2, 2020 Earlybird Deadline I November 20, 2020 Regular Deadline I December 11, 2020 Late Deadline  I December 31, 2020 Extended Deadline I  

The MBIFF is a World Class Event.

Submissions end December 31st,  20éà, submit through filmfreeway.com, or through the festivals website, myrtlebeachfilmfestival.com
Selected by Movie Maker Magazine as one of the top 25 film festivals worth the submission, one of the top festivals in the world by Film international and touted by many as one of the most important independent film festivals in the circuit. We are passionate about film and it shows!

The MBIFF screens projects in a multi-million dollar theater, housing state of the art technology.

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New York City Independent Film Festival (NYCIndieFF)

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August 31, 2020  Earlybird Deadline 

The New York City Independent Film Festival (a.k.a. NYC Independent Film Festival, NYCIndieFF) is an annual film festival held in New York City. It was founded in 2009 by Dennis Cieri and Bonnie Rush. The festival has screened over 1,800 movies from 81 different countries since it began in 2010.

The Festival is focused on low budget and emerging, yet overlooked filmmakers, bringing their talent to culturally enrich the NYC community. The Festival aims to create the largest gathering of true indie filmmakers.

NYCIndieFF honors the Best in Category which includes Best Narrative Feature, Best Documentary, Best Short Documentary, Best Short Narrative, Best Super Short, as well as Best Director and Best Screenplay.

With a new section: the Covid-19 Diaries: tell us your story of hope and survival during the Corona lockdown. Short under 10 minutes

NYCIndieFF provides a showcase for the best in independent cinema, including short films, feature films, music videos, and animated works. With panels, parties and a week-long gathering of fellow indie filmmakers NYCIndieFF is the place to be May 16 - May 23, 2021.

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Your Script Produced competition
Season 2
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October 31, 2020 Late Deadline

Introducing Season 2 / 2020 of “Your Script Produced!” International Film / Tv / Short Film Screenwriting Competition sponsored by Doval Bacall Films. The sponsor will fully finance, develop, package and produce the Grand Prize Winning Feature Script for $250,000.00.

We've raised the stakes! Season 2 will accept Features, Tv Scripts, AND SHORT FILM SCRIPTS! Winners will be promoted in the Variety Magazine and THR!

Open to writers of all levels. 18 years old or older. Anyone 16 or 17 years of age can submit, must have a parental consent form.

WE DON’T SET YOU UP WITH MEETING AFTER MEETING. WE DON’T SELL YOU DREAMS. WE DON’T SELL YOU HOPE.

WE PRODUCE YOUR SCRIPT!

PERIOD.

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54th WorldFest Houston

April 16-25, 2021

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Early bird entry by November 15

WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival offers international competition in Ten Major Competition Categories! Features, Shorts, Docs/Business Films, Student, Experimental, Screenplays, New Media, TV Production, TV Commercials, & Music Videos! More than 200 sub-categories for fair competition. Only at WorldFest-Houston are you selected as a Remi Award Winner on the basis of your numerical score from the juries, which greatly increases your chance to win a Remi, unlike other festivals that only give out one Gold, one Silver and one Bronze! Only 10%-15% of entries actually win the coveted Remi Award!

 

You are welcome to enter  Online via our online entry platform - www.worldfest.org, or via FilmFreeway.com - we now accept entries via Vimeo & YouTube, in addition to DVD/BR Entries, & USB/Jump Drives. Screenplay entries must be bound. We will confirm when we receive your entry and we provide personal Jury Results, and festival details when you are selected for screening at the 53rd WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival!

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Fantasporto 41
February 26 - March 6

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Deadline  December 1st, 2020 (Feature films)

November 1st (Fantasy short films)

Fantasporto enjoys incredible loyalty and support from the large film-appreciating community all over the World. In the last edition, Fantasporto was attended by over 25,000 enthusiastic genre film fans and over 200 members of the film press and industry.

Considered in 2015 as the first of the independent film festivals in the world by TRIPPER, Fantasporto is among the top film festivals  for the discovery of new talent, having revealed countless of now famous directors, producers and actors.

The World Heritage City by UNESCO of Porto, twice considered Europe’s Best Touristic Destination,  is another factor adding interest . Founded in 1981, the 40th edition has the support of the Portuguese State and the Townhall.

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"THE BEST FOR FESTS : ONES TO WATCH FOR FESTIVAL CONSIDERATION

Safeguard: An Electoral College Story Documentary by Matthew Taylor

USA September 2020 77minutes

How do United States' presidential elections really work? And what would happen if we changed the rules? In Safeguard: An Electoral College Story, award-winning filmmaker M.A. Taylor answers those questions.

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IRIS by Diana Rodriguez

USA - Fantastic drama thriller: 104 minutes - first feature film

Alice Kremelberg (Orange Is The New Black) stars as the eponymous Iris, and gives an outstanding lead performance as this tortured soul dreadfully awaiting the death of her Aunt Adelaide, played by Mary Looram (Like Father, Braid). As Aunt Adelaide slowly withers away in hospice, Iris continues her day to day routines of working in an antique shop, and scrolling online for connections through an online dating app. However, Iris has an ulterior motive behind her digital search for suitors, and it’s not love. Iris has a hunger, and she needs to feed. On every date she goes on, she sizes her match up and determines their strength of character on a criteria of what she considers basic human decency. And if any of her dates fail to meet her standards, then that’s the end of them. They’re dinner. That’s just how Iris operates.

But complications arise when Iris meets Tom, played by Grant MacDermott (Hustlers, Mr. Robot), at a support group meeting for people dealing with the lingering effects of grief. Tom is a good hearted man coping with crippling trauma. As their chaste relationship develops, Iris is confounded by a debilitating emotional dilemma. She yearns for the love she once lost, but recognizes the potential in having a strong bond with Tom. Unfortunately, her primal nature exposes itself in the heat of lust, causing her deep seated vampirism to emerge and overtake her instincts. So she can never truly express her true feelings to Tom without it resulting in his death. What’s a timeless girl to do in the big city?

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ANGIE: LOST GIRLS by Julia Verdin

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USA, 107 minutes, June 2020

One girl’s nightmare. A nationwide reality.

After escaping from a sex trafficking ring, one teenage girl struggles to reconnect with herself and her family after her ordeal. Ultimately, in order to find herself and rescue her helpless friends, she must confront her own fears and help lead the police to her traffickers - no matter the cost.

Synopsis

Sixteen-year-old Angie Morgan feels like her parents don’t understand her. After she is befriended by the charming and handsome Mario, everything seems to change for the better. He understands her desire to be a musician and promises to help her fulfill her dreams. However, her innocent, suburban life is upended when Mario lures her away to sell her to a local sex trafficking ring.

Angie is shocked and scared at her new found situations but clings to the belief that Mario loves her and that they will eventually both escape.  When it becomes clear to her that this will never happen, Angie is so overcome with shame and remorse for the life she is now trapped in and all seems hopeless.

When her closest friend and fellow victim, Zoe, finds out that Angie is about to be sold and shipped off to Miami, Zoe finds a way for them to escape. They make a desperate run for it. Angie escapes, but Zoe is not so lucky. Alone and heartbroken for her friend still imprisoned by their traffickers, Angie returns home to find that “normal” life is now anything but normal.

Burdened by her severe PTSD and guilt, Angie shies away from both her family and the police.  She is terrified that her traffickers will return for her (or worse, her little sister) if she provides any information to the police. 

Luckily, Angie meets Rachel, a sex trafficking survivor turned caseworker, who is desperately searching for the girl who was in her care but taken back by her traffickers: Zoe. As Rachel lends her strength, Angie begins to consider standing up to the traffickers, and after witnessing brutal murders and mutilations of other girls at hands of the traffickers, Angie considers standing up to the traffickers.

Will Angie’s fear hold her back? Or will she persevere to protect her family and help rescue Zoe and the others? 

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FINDING MANNY by Kacey Cox

Canada, 56 minutes documentary, june 2020

The chance discovery of an online article sends a Holocaust survivor on an unexpected trip to visit the orphanage where he was rescued to after the war.
 
Manny Drukier narrowly escaped the war by jumping from a “death train” at age 16, finding refuge at a unique home for orphans and displaced children. 71 years later, Manny—who lives in Toronto—is tracked down by a German researcher who has dedicated a decade of her life to locating the surviving children from the home. She invites Manny to return to the orphanage, which has since become a grade school, to share his story with the next generation. Manny must now revisit the places of his darkest memories, to reconcile the past and educate the future.

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BLUE MOTEL Award winning script by Ted Campbell
Feature film in production by Doval Bacall Films

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Grand Winner Your Script Produced season 1  Platinum Remi Award WorldFest Houston

When his bank robber father injured in a recent heist seeks refuge at the desolate motel where he works, a motel clerk is forced to confront the truth behind a botched heist from his past.

Originally from Boston, Mass, Ted Campbell is a screenwriter and director who specializes in thoughtful, character driven thrillers. Ted will direct his heist thriller "Underground" with producer Ellen Wander of Film Bridge International. His contained, crime thriller “Blue Motel” won the Grand Prize in Your Script Produced screenplay competition. Ted will direct “Blue Motel” with Doval Bacall Films producing. Ted is a member of ISA’s Development Program. And was named to ISA’s Top 25 Screenwriters To Watch list.

Ted finds inspiration in the works of the great noir writers Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler and Ross MacDonald as well as his screenwriting idols Scott Frank, Shane Black, Tony Gilroy and Richard Wenk.

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SAVING NORTH - A RUSSIAN AMERICAN ODYSSEY by J Mitchell Johnson

Russia USA Feature documentary April 2020 Director's cut: 79 minutes

What happened, what can happen to the centuries old amazing wooden churches in north of Russia. Photographer Richard Davies trips to Russia and USA tell stories on human soul, hope and russian american…cooperation in restoring beauty.

Saving North is the story of a struggle for human and cultural survival in the mysterious and insular world of the Russian North. An outsider from England, photographer Richard Davies, enters this mysterious and vast region of the world with the hope of documenting both the glory and the tragic demise of its rapidly disappearing Wooden Churches. As Davies meets and becomes friends with the some of his Russian photo subjects, he finds himself getting emotionally involved with their struggle. He decides to put down his camera and get involved with church restoration.

Early on in our story Davies befriends the famed Russian architect Alexander Popov who is deeply involved in working to preserve and share with the world the beauty and value of these ancient structures. Popov has uniquely discovered and reinvigorated both the tools and processes that restore life back to the North. But it’s an uphill battle against strong and powerful forces.

Together, Davies and Popov uncover the circumstances that led to the demise of the churches, and then join a small but growing group of passionate Russian citizens and outsiders from all walks of life who join the cause of Saving North.

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SEKURITAS written and directed by Carmen Stadler

Romantic dark comedy 117 minutes 2019 Switzerland

Starring Kathrin Veith, Duraid Abbas Ghaieb, Jeanne Devos, Daniel Kasztura, Vilmar Bieri, This Maag

First feature film by Swiss director Carmen Stadler, produced by Claudia Wick for Abrakadabra Films AG

An office complex wishes for a love story before demolition. It chooses the lonely misfits for this story; those who go through security rounds at night, scrub toilets, experiment with recipes or rehearse their final speech. A poetic and twisted kaleidoscope that centers around desire, security and melodious noises which move through the entire fabric of the building.

 

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Marcel Duchamp: The Art of the Possible written  and directed by Matthew Taylor

USA 2019 Documentary 89 minutes

Duchamp: Art of the Possible is a feature documentary that explores the life, art, and philosophy of the 20th century’s most influential modernists, Marcel Duchamp, and how his work single-handedly changed the course of art, and over time, culture itself.
 

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THE MYSTERY OF A BURYAT LAMA, directed by Elena Demidova

The documentary film «THE MYSTERY OF A BURYAT LAMA», directed by Elena Demidova, tells a story of one of the most famous lamas, Pandido Khambo Lama Dashi Dorzho Itigelov. His body is recognized as one of the sacred Buddhist objects of Russia and is being kept in the Ivolginsky Datsan. The Buddhist monks approach him as a living person.
 
Itigelov was born in 1852 and began his religious education at the age of sixteen years. In 1911, he was appointed the twelfth Pandido Khambo Lama as the Head of Russian Buryat Buddhists. Between 1913 and 1917, Itigelov was prominent in the spiritual life of Russian Empire. He took part in the Tercentenary celebrations of the House Romanov and opened first Buddhist temple in St. Petersburg. During First World War Itigelov presided over the society of "Buryat brothers", an organization helping the Russian army. After October Revolution, Itigelov resigned as head of the Buddhists. In 1927, aged seventy-five years, he asked other lamas to begin meditation ceremonies and funeral rites, since he said he was about to die. Itigelov left a testament asking to be buried as he was at the time of his death, sitting in lotus posture. On September 11, 2002, Itigelov's body was eventually exhumed in the presence of the leaders of the Buddhist Traditional Sangha of Russia and transferred to Ivolginsky Datsan.

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THE CREEPY LINE a film by M.A.Taylor 2018

"A film that Google does not want you to see  - filmfestivals.com Best for Fest"

An eye-opening documentary, The Creepy Line reveals the stunning degree to which society is manipulated by Google and Facebook and blows the lid off the remarkably subtle – hence powerful – manner in which they do it.

The Creepy Line is a title culled from the words of former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, when during a 2010 interview he explained Google’s code of conduct: “The Google policy on a lot of things is to get right up to the creepy line and not cross it.”

However, as Dr. Robert Epstein explains in the film, “Google crosses the creepy line every day”. 

Offering first-hand accounts, scientific experiments and detailed analysis, The Creepy Line examines what is at risk when these two tech titans have free reign to utilize the public’s most private and personal data to manipulate society.

There is no question that the “creepy line” is getting ever-creepier, and that the tech giants have crossed it.

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Sharkwater: Extinction by Rob Stewart Documentary Canada 2018
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Rob Stewart “Conservation is the preservation of human life on earth. And that, above all else, is worth fighting for” Watch Rob Stewart doing what he loved most of all, swimming with sharks, in exclusive footage from his third film, Sharkwater: Extinction.

Sharkwater: Extinction is a follow up to his first two award-winning films, Sharkwater and Revolution. Sharkwater exposed the devastating issue of shark finning, while Revolution brought the destructive effects of Ocean Acidification to light.

Rob taught the world to not fear sharks, through his iconic images of hugging these majestic creatures and free diving with them.

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Revolution by Rob Stewart 

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over 40 festival wins so far

Eco Documentary feature film by Rob Stewart April 2015, 82 minutes (Sharkwater)
Revolution is a film about changing the world. The true-life adventure of Rob Stewart, this follow-up to his acclaimed SHARKWATER (36 festival wins) documentary continues his remarkable journey; one that will take him through 15 countries over four years, and where he'll discover that it's not only sharks that are in grave danger -- it's humanity itself.

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Nous sommes très fiers des bonnes relations et des partenariats signé avec les plus grands festivals et marchés : Venice Production Bridge, FestForums Santa Barbara, AFM, Animaze, Tallinn Black Night International Film Festival, Houston WorldFest, Fantasporto, et Cannes Market bien entendu et beaucoup d'autres. Nous sommes heureux de pouvoir grace à ces parteneriats pouvoir apporter news et dailies à ...
 

Véronique Cayla et Éric Toledano élus à la Présidence et Vice-Présidence de l’Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma

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Ce mardi 29 septembre 2020, les 180 membres de l’Assemblée Générale ont procédé à l’élection de Véronique Cayla et d’Éric Toledano à la Présidence et Vice-Présidence de l’Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma, pour un mandat de deux ans. Le nouveau binôme élu remercie l’ensemble des membres pour leur confiance, et a cœur à inventer, avec c...
 

 

Les élus de la nouvelle gouvernance des Cesar

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Les 4 313 membres de l’Académie des César à jour de leur cotisation ont élu le 14 septembre 2020, sous contrôle d’huissier, les 164 nouveaux membres de l'Association pour la Promotion du Cinéma (APC) qui régit l'Académie, au titre de l'article 6.3 des statuts de l'APC modifiés le 9 juillet dernier. Ces membres élus constitueront la nouvelle Assemblée G&eacut...

 

Un Festival C’est Trop Court ! Le 20e festival européen du court métrage de Nice (9-16 octobre) est lançé

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Cérémonie d’ouverture > Samedi 10 octobre à 19h30, rue Defly – Nice En présence de Robert Roux, Adjoint au Maire de Nice délégué à la Culture & Isabelle Visentin, Adjointe au Maire de Nice déléguée au Territoire Centre   En raison de la crise sanitaire actuelle, respect du protocole : gestes barrières, port du masque obligatoire et jauge limitée   Du 9 au 16 octo...
 
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  Le Txiki Festival 2020– festival de cinéma et d’éducation aux images du jeune public – aura lieu en ligne et au Pays basque du 17 Octobre au 2 Novembre 2020. Pour sa 8ème édition, le Txiki Festival se réinvente et propose une édition "en ligne" et un dispositif itinérant d'éducation aux médias dans plusieurs villages du pays basque. Le thème de cette année&nb...
 

 

VIDEO: Le Meilleur du 35ème FIFF 2020 et son palmarès

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35e Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur 2020 Palmarès La 35ème édition du Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur s’est déroulée du 2 au 9 octobre. Le FIFF s’est ouvert avec la première mondiale du film belge UNE VIE DEMENTE d’Ann Sirot et Raphaël Balboni et se clôture ce vendredi 9 octobre avec UN TRIOMPHE d’Emmanuel Courcol, en présence des réalisateurs. Durant un... 
 

Le Palmarès complet du FIFF Namur

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Le Jury Longs métrages a décerné ses prix ! Cette semaine, les 5 membres du Jury Longs métrages - Samuel Benchetrit, Guillaume Senez, Anne Delseth, Yoann Zimmer et Daphné Patakia - ont visionné 13 longs, belges et internationaux  ! Voici le palmarès !   Bay...
 

Prix Jean Vigo 2020 : le Vigo d'Honneur sera remis à Arnaud et Jean-Marie Larrieu

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VIGO D'HONNEUR 2020 Arnaud et Jean-Marie LARRIEU « Quoique sensible aux espaces, à la nature, à la matière du monde tout autant qu’au trouble des sentiments, le cinéma des frères Larrieu échappe au naturalisme. Aux abords de l’étrange, parfois de l’onirisme, leur mise en scène, tout en ligne claire, apparaît surtout soucieuse de préserver la vibration sensible que la cam&...

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Les raisins de la colère (The Grapes of Wrath) de John Ford (USA, 1940)

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Les films qui ont une densité spirituelle évidente mettent souvent en scène le voyage, l’itinéraire initiatique, mais aussi la souffrance qu’implique de quitter sa terre, ses racines, son pays, son existence. On se rend compte, avec Les raisins de la colère que la modernité a constitué le terreau indispensable de la modernité liquide (Zygmunt Baumann). Le film est en effet réalisé en 1940, bien avant que la phi...
 

La Source (Jungfrukällan) d’Ingmar Bergman (Suède, 1960)

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Bruno Chatelin raconte l'histoire du lancement du film Boyz'n The Hood à Cannes

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Interview video de Bruno Chatelin pendant le Festival de Cannes (virtuel) 2020! L'histoire du lancement du film Boyz'n The Hood à Cannes que j adore raconter car c est l un des plus beaux contes de fées qu il ma été donné de rencontrer dans ma carière de distributeur de films! Une voie royale ouverte par Cannes qui a conduit le film et son réalisateur, John Singleton, jusqu 'aux Oscars... The Boyz'n The Hood launch in Cannes tol...

 

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Day 5 - Live from online MIPCOM

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UNORTHODOX CONTENT KEYNOTE 17.30 CEST Alex Amancio, CEO & Co-founder of Reflector Entertainment - Overcoming the media silos (or how I learned to embrace technology and trust the audience)   One of the visionaires behind Assassin's Creed, Alex Amancio, discusses how unorthodox content creation and deployment strategies, enabled by groundbreaking technologies, will shape the future of the entertainment landscape and create more cohesive fan communities. &nb...
 

Day 4 - Live from online MIPCOM

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YOUR DAY (4) AT-A-GLANCE . Available from 09.00 CEST   Special screening - Surviving Jeffrey Esptein, “Trapped” (Episode 2), presented by A+E Networks in the explosive tradition of Surviving R.Kelly   -----------   FOCUS ON GENDER & EQUALITY   10.00 CEST&n...
 

Day 3 - Live from online MIPCOM

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YOUR DAY (3) AT-A-GLANCE Available from 09.00 CEST   Market Intelligence - Binge watching sessions: Kids audience successes across the globe, presented by The Glance   Future Talks - Making future a better place for kids - Part 1 & 2   Future Talks - The digital playground: promoting social good through princ...
 

Day 2 - Live from online MIPCOM

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4th MIPCOM DIVERSIFY TV EXCELLENCE AWARDS 18.30 CEST to 19.30 CEST: Dedicated to championing and promoting diversity and inclusion in all its forms across the international television industry. TODAY'S KEYNOTES   17.30 CEST - Melissa Fleming, Under Secretary-General for Global Communications, United Nations   18.00 CEST - Jeremy Darroch, Group Chief Executive, SKY - Recipient of the 1st MIP SDG Award DAY TWO: WHAT TO WATCH - TUESDAY ...

Day 1 - Live from online MIPCOM

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TODAY'S KEYNOTES   Your front row seat to power! 17.30 CEST Ted Sarandos: Co-CEO & Chief Content Officer, Netflix CLICK TO VIEW   18.00 CEST Tyler Perry: playwright, writer, actor, producer, directorYOUR DAY (1) AT-A-GLANCE     DAY ONE: WHAT TO WATCH - MONDAY 12 OCT ...

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VIDEO: Academy Dialogues:Owning Your Brand by taking control to tell new and authentic stories

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Academy governor and producer DeVon Franklin (“Breakthrough”), The Black List founder Franklin Leonard, producer Debra Martin Chase (“Harriet”), and M88 president and managing partner Phillip Sun, discuss their professional journeys and finding success outside of the traditional Hollywood system. What is the importance of having a vision, investing in yourself, and building a business brand by taking control to tell new and authentic stories? Table of con...
 

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VIDEO: Jim Gianopulos, head of Paramount, offered a very smart masterclass during LAGFF

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Greek connections at their best: Angeliki Giannakopoulos (LAGFF co founder) conducted a very high level interview (Zoom) with Jim Gianopulos Paramount Pictures Chairman and CEO.   Jim is a second-generation Greek-American, Gianopulos oversees the studio’s film and television operations worldwide, including production, marketing, distribution and all other facets. Gianopulos has been a leading figure in the global entertainment industry for more than 30 years. Previously he ...
 

 

Interview with Kevin McNeely, Executive Director of Sonoma International Film Festival

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Born in Minnesota, Kevin McNeely moved to New York for school where he lived for twenty years. In 1992, Kevin and his wine Rosemary moved to Sonoma, California where they have lived ever since. A professional in wine and film, Kevin has held an illustrious career between both worlds. In wine, he partnered with the Roessler brothers at Roessler Cellars in 1990 and later partnered with R2 (AKA R Squared) Wine Company. In film, Kevin works as Executive Director of the Sonoma International Film Fe...
 

 

The Order of the Rising Sun to Martine Thérouanne, Director and co-founder of the Vesoul International Festival of Asian Cinema

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    The Consul General of Japan in Strasbourg, Mr. Takeshi AKAMATSU, handed over on Friday 25 September 2020 the insignia of the Order of the Rising Sun, Rayons d’Or avec Rosette, to Madame Martine THEROUANNE, Director of the International Festival of Asian Cinemas in Vesoul, for her contribution to the promotion of cultural exchanges and mutual understanding between Japan and France throu...
 

 

Interview with MARIE LECLERE – “RIOS PATAGONICOS” – official selection @ Nature Track film festival 2020

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Photo: Marie Leclère in Paris Interview by Emmanuel Itier -What attracted you to canyoning? This sport, canyoning, is an amazing and unique endeavor that allows you to discover and explore areas you couldn’t access normally. You really get to enter the heart of nature, of water falls. It’s so amazing and mesmerizing once you’re part of these wonders. It’s incredible to discover all of what nature has to offer deep within itself. Usually you see these...
 

 

OLIVER GOETZL --- interview for “LOST KING OF BIOKO”

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by Emmanuel Itier   Can you let us know what inspired you to direct this film? - I always search for film topics that either contain a rare charismatic animal species which ideally has never been filmed before or about a location which is iconic or unknown for most viewers. When my friend Justin Jay, whom I met at two film festivals in the US in 2013, approached me with the idea it definitely was a no brainer! Wild drills have never been filmed before for a natural history program and ... 

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DOCLISBOA’20 programme unveiled / 206 films, 49 countries represented, 31 world premieres

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This year's program features 206 films, 31 world premieres and 30 international premieres, spread over the six moments of the festival, between October 2020 and March 2021.   The model of this year’s festival starts from the will to engage encounters and to create a ground for the collective experience of cinematographic art, in contribution to social reconstruction and strengthening. It is in this sense that the direction of Doclisboa invites the pub...
 
 

First Film with Deaf-Blind Star Screening

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“The Feel Through Experience” at the Ojai Film Festival Filmmaker Doug Roland’s life changed one morning at 4 a.m. in the East Village of New York City. He spent an hour waiting for a bus with a deaf-blind man. This, his first encounter with a deaf-blind person, stayed with him and a few years later inspired his short film “Feeling Through.” The short screens at the Ojai Film Festival (OFF) on Sunday, November 8 at 4 p.m. and Monday, November 9 at 10 a.m. as par...
 

 

Paul Bettany's UNCLE FRANK comes home & out in 1973 for Thanksgiving

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by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent UNCLE FRANK from Prime Video has a trio of your favorite character actors, the remarkable Lois Smith from MINORITY REPORT, Stephen Root who was also scared in NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN, and the always amazing Margo Martindale. Add in Judy Greer, plus Steve Zahn; but it’s Paul Bettany from the Avengers franchise that shows up this Thanksgiving as the titular Uncle Frank. In this Alan Ball movie, there are a lot of autobiographic hints as he is...
 

 

 

Congratulations to the 2020 US in Progress Wrocław participants

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The tenth edition of the US in Progress co-production forum will be held online from the 11th till the 13th of November 2020, as a part of the 11th edition of the American Film Festival in Wrocław. In 2020 the festival will be running from November 5-15th in conjunction with the 20th New Horizons International Film Festival in a hybrid form. The event aims to facilitate professional networking among European and Polish film professionals and independent filmmakers from the United States. ...
 

 

Huluween, Freeform & FX: watch your shorts this very scary October

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by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent This news is literally a dream come true for short filmmakers, as 20th Digital Studio is showing shorts as part of "Huluween" - but also airing on FX and Freeform. Might want to make a note of who these fans of bite-sized films are, so read on... ;) From Screenmancer Ghostwriter HOLLYWEEN: 20th Digital Studio will premiere a series of 30 diverse, genre-bending short films for Halloween 2020. Bite Size Halloween ra...
 

 

Time Review: Garrett Bradley's powerful doc on the injustices that happen with mass incarcerations

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TIME won best documentary at Sundance 2020 "Fox Rich fights for the release of her husband, Rob, who is serving a 60-year sentence in prison."  Director: Garrett Bradley and  the real heroes of the Doc: Fox et Rob Rich Interview by Emmanuel Itier Q: What was you intention making this documentary?   Garrett: It all started with a short Documentary I had done about the world of incarceration among black women in America. I had in mind a series of conversa...
 

 

Overview of the US business for the week of October 12th

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Box office analysis for the week of October 12th.  Happy Columbus Day.    Our partners at The Numbers offer this list of top Columbus Day film openings of all time, led by Taken 2 (2012) starring Liam Neeson and Meet The Parents (2000) starring Robert DeNiro. Both actors are active in the box office this October, with DeNiro starring 101 Studio's The War with Grandpa which opened this weekend and Neeson starring in next weekend's opener Honest Thief from Open Road ...
 

 

43rd Denver Film Festival opens with NOMADLAND drive-in screening

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  43rd Denver Film Festival :: October 22–November 8, 2020 DENVER FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES NOMADLAND AS OPENING NIGHT DRIVE-IN EXPERIENCE AT RED ROCKS Additional Red Carpet Drive-In Screenings Include Nine Days and Ammonite   The 43rd Denver Film Festival (DFF43) announced today three Red Carpet Drive-In experiences that have been added to this year’s programming, leading off with Searchlight’s NOMADLAND Opening Night, Oct. 22 at 7 p....
 
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FESTIVALS IN FOCUS 

 

New formula for the 20th New Horizons International Film Festival and the 11th American Film Festival

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Dear Friends, The number of Covid-related cases has been recently soaring in Poland. After having discussed and analyzed the situation and with concern for the health of our viewers, we made the difficult decision to transfer this year's New Horizons International Film Festival and the American Film Festival to our online platform. As a result, from November 5 till 15, viewers can watch over 170 new films (including over 130 features) from both festivals’ original lineups online,...
 

 

Nordic Film Festival goes global...online

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Dear Friends of film, As the autumn colours brighten up the increasingly shorter days, film festivals lighten up the colours inside us. It’s sad then, that one of the most delightful to dos’ of the season is taken away from us. But if we can’t go to the festivals, we will make the festivals come to us! We have the great privilege to present you the largest Nordic film festival outside Europe; International Nordic Film Festival October 16 – October 20, traditi...
 

 

The Arpa International Film Festival goes virtual November 12-22

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  From the comfort of your own home, people from all around the world can take part in our 23rd Annual Festival, thanks to our host, Seed&Spark. The festival will take place online November 12-22, with 69 films from 20 countries. Ticket sales are up and running with Gold All-Access passes available for $50 each (to view all 69 films), and individual film tickets at $12 each. Due to COVID 19, the Festival, which normally took place in theaters, will go online in order not to dis...
 

 

It' s day two at Chelsea Festival in NY

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  MASTERCLASS WITH ROBIN WEIGERT Learn from the very best.   Friday, October 16th - 12:00pm EST on Zoom       ...
 

 

69th IFFMH (November 19 to 22): The Programme

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  The programme of the 69th IFFMH is complete. The International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg (IFFMH) will take place from November 12 to 18, 2020 in cinemas in both cities. Immediately afterwards, from November 19 to 22, 2020, the Festival will be extended online for the first time on the online service IFFMH EXPANDED, in cooperation with Festival Scope and Shift72 (expanded.iffmh.de – presales starting on October 28). The selection of films benefits from submissions from 86 co...
 

 

Chelsea Film Festival kicks off today, a word from our friend Ingrid, festival founder

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Chelsea Film Festival opens today the 8th edition of the New York based festival founded by Ingrid Jean Baptiste Ruotulo  and Sonia Jean- Baptiste. We have been a fan of the festival since th ebeginning, 8 years ago and Bruno Chatelin sits on the advisory borrd of the Festival She sent us a welcome message and a selfie from opening event to share with our audience! "Today is #OpeningDay and I want to thank everyone who has been of support thus far. ...
 

 

It's Spooky Movie Int'l Horror Film Festival time–scary fun! wrapping today

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  SPOOKY MOVIE INTERNATIONAL HORROR FILM FESTIVAL This year's lineup includes 15 features, 17 shorts and two special presentations.  Now celebrating its 15th year, the Spooky Movie International Horror Film Festival has grown into one of the largest annual events for horror film fans in the Maryland, Washington, DC, and Virginia area — and is the Mid-Atlantic region's premier dedicated genre film festival. The 2020 lineup features many innovative and frighteni...
 

 

Fantastique 20 20 20 from NIFFF - Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival comes to the ZHdK

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FANTASTIQUE 20 20 20 COMES TO THE ZHdK Started during the preparations for the NIFFF 'hors-série' online edition, the Fantastique 20 20 20 travelling programme will continue touring Switzerland until the beginning of the 20th edition, and come to the Klub Kuleshov of the Zürcher Hochschuler der Künste (ZHdK) from October 6th to show 5 explosive films. A virtual Q&A with director Fabrice Du Welz will take place on October 13th. Although the Neuchâtel Interna...
 

 

Secrets of the Dead will be unleashed !

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SECRETS of the Dead Short Film Festival will reveal harsh truths and some not-so-truths about the second most profound and inevitable thing that will ever happen to you - your death. Cinema by: Daniel Bowhers, Carey Burrt, Emma Penaz Eisner, Khalil Jackson, Gregory Orsi, Ilya Polyakov, Francesca Salmasi, Stefan/Sam Soyka, Kristen Williams, and Jeffrey Wengrofsky. Film Noir Cinema, 122 Meserole Ave, Brooklyn, Saturday, Oct 24, 9pm. $15. A very limited number of tickets are available here: http...
 

 

Youth and Shorts competitions from Cottbus 30

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From the butt in the backyard to the passion of the wastepaper collector – the Short Film Competition and the U18 Youth Film Competition of the 30th FilmFestival Cottbus  Down-to-earth attitude mixed with poetry – alongside the international Feature Film Competition, FilmFestival Cottbus presents the Short Film Competition and the U18 Youth Film Competition, which showcase the entire creative spectrum of the Eastern European cinema. For the first time, the winne...
 

 

Day 4 - Live from online MIPCOM

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YOUR DAY (4) AT-A-GLANCE . Available from 09.00 CEST   Special screening - Surviving Jeffrey Esptein, “Trapped” (Episode 2), presented by A+E Networks in the explosive tradition of Surviving R.Kelly   -----------   FOCUS ON GENDER & EQUALITY   10.00 CEST&n...
 

 

Hybrid Edimotion 2020 Juries for the editing prizes announced, entire program revealed

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  On Friday, October 23, 2020, the 20th edition of Edimotion, the festival for film editing and montage art in Cologne, will start in a hybrid form with live and online events. In addition to the program, which is now fully available online on the homepage, we would like to introduce you to the juries for the editing prizes, which will be awarded on Monday, October 26, 2020 from 8 p.m. in the Filmforum NRW in the Museum Ludwig.   As usual, the juries are made up of ...
 

 

SoundTrack_Cologne 17: Conference unfortunately only online!

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(click to expand...) Due to this evening's abrupt announcement of tightened corona protection measures by the state of North Rhine-Westphalia and the city of Cologne, which will come into effect as early as Wednesday 14 October, we feel compelled to host the SoundTrack_Cologne conference exclusively in a virtual setting. The program will now be organized entirely via zoom and will be virtually accessible to accredited participants. The timetable of the individual events will remain as c...
 

 

Hybrid exground filmfest 33rd edition will run 13–22 November 2020 in Wiesbaden

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  With a selection of contemporary short and feature-length films and classic works, this year’s edition of exground filmfest (13–22 November 2020) features a multi-faceted Focus programme devoted to Italian cinema. Many of the works included here deal with precarious working conditions. In co-operations with regional festivals Terza Visione and Verso Sud, as well as with Kinothek Asta Nielsen, the festival will screen Italian f...
 

 

Interfilm Festival - Back in hybrid action in Berlin!

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  Amid apocalyptic omens and global uncertainties, interfilm is back to present you with its glorious short film universe. From 10 to 15 November more than 30 programs will screen in 8 Berlin venues And from 11 to 22 November a selection of programs will be available online at Sooner.de interfilm Festival Trailer 2020 from interfilm Berlin on Vimeo. Locations: trusty favourites and fresh faces The current situation puts considerable demands on the cultural sector and ...
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AWARDS WATCH 

 

The Santa Fe Independent Film Festival's 12th edition announces the awards

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The Votes Are In! SANTA FE INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL AWARDS 2020 The Santa Fe Independent Film Festival's 12th edition is our most unique festival to date, having faced the adversity that most film festivals, non-profit groups, and other arts organizations encountered during 2020. While SFiFF has adjusted to the circumstances, our mission remains the same, ...
 

 

NatureTrack Film Festival Announces the Winners!

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  Congratulations to the Directors of the following films:   Best in Festival - Feature - It's a tie! Lost Kings of Bioko ~Oliver Goetzel Realm of the Robber ~Moritz Katz & Braydon Moloney Best in Festival - Short Kokoly ~Blue Ventures, Garth Cripps & Paul Antion   Kids Connecting with Nature - The Dan Conaway Award Traces ~Sébastien Pins Igniting Passion for (and with) Nature  By Hand ~Kellen Keene   &n...
 

 

Festival du nouveau cinéma Shorts Winners announced

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SHORT FILMS WINNERS ANNOUNCED  Last night was the ceremony of the short film awards, we are happy to share with you the list of this 49th edition winners. The short film awards are presented but all the FNC programming is still available online until October 31! Discover the best of current cinema. INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION – SHORT FILMS The International Short Film Competition jury was composed of Odile JOANNETTE, Deragh CAMPBELL and Carmine PIERRE-DUFOU...
 

 

Tryon International Film Festival Winners

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Tryon International Film Festival 2020 Was Virtual; Viewings Available Through Oct. 19 Film Festival Winners The overall winner in the Tryon International Film Festival 2020 is Invitation to the Dance, a short documentary that chronicles five special needs adults who take ballet lessons for a year.             The 40-minute film was directed by Sarah Shoemaker, a professional dancer, actress, producer, and the Executive Director for Int...
 

 

Nightstream Awards! You can still watch Films + Talks till Weds!

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  THANK YOU FOR COMING TO NIGHTSTREAM YOU CAN STILL WATCH FILMS TILL 10/14 ...
 

 

Awards Curtocircuíto 2020

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The juries of the seventeenth edition of Curtocircuíto - Internacional Film Festival have decided to award the following prizes. ●      Radar Award: Sun Dog, by Dorian Jespers.  ●      Special mention Radar: Dustin, by Naïla Guiguet. ●      Explora Award: Look Then Below, by Ben Rivers.  ● ...
 

 

Eight films nominated for the SEE THE SOUND music documentary award by SoundTrack_Cologne

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SEE THE SOUND (October 14 – October 18, 2020), the film festival of SoundTrack_Cologne, will once again award the prize for the best music documentary. Eight films have been nominated for the competiton, five of which are celebrating their German premieres, one NRW premiere and one it’s German premiere. The full programme, which contains 26 films and a lecture performance, is attached. The nominees are Lima Grita by Dana Bonilla and Ximena Vakdivia, Underground Inc: The Rise &a...
 

 

Short Calf Muscle wins Iris Prize 2020

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   Short Calf Muscle, directed by Victoria Warmerdam, has been announced the winner of the Iris Prize 2020, Cardiff’s International LGBT+ Short Film Prize, supported by The Michael Bishop Foundation. This was the first time in the festival’s 14-year history that a film from the Netherlands has won. The £30,000 prize enables Victoria to make a new short film in Wales, becoming the thirteenth Iris production.   Better, directed by Michael J. Ferns, wins Be...
 
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Julien Dubuque International Film Festival April 18 – 25, 2021

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October 10, 2020 Earlybird Deadline  

 

We are now accepting submissions for the 2021 Julien Dubuque Film Festival and awarding over $25,000! You can submit your film via filmfreeway, or contact us for more information.

Known for it's quaint location, friendly staff/volunteers, inquisitive audience, consistent communication, multiple screening opportunities, workshops, panels and other amazing networking opportunities and parties; it's no wonder JDIFF was voted one of the coolest film festivals and one of the top 50 worth the submission fee by MovieMaker Magazine multiple times. JDIFF also ranks as one of the top 100 reviewed festivals by FilmFreeway. JDIFF is ALL about the independent filmmaker!

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16th Myrtle Beach International Film Festival (April 20-24, 2021) calling for entry

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Call for entry MBIFF 16 now open     October 2, 2020 Earlybird Deadline I November 20, 2020 Regular Deadline I December 11, 2020 Late Deadline  I December 31, 2020 Extended Deadline I  

The MBIFF is a World Class Event.

Submissions end December 31st,  20éà, submit through filmfreeway.com, or through the festivals website, myrtlebeachfilmfestival.com
Selected by Movie Maker Magazine as one of the top 25 film festivals worth the submission, one of the top festivals in the world by Film international and touted by many as one of the most important independent film festivals in the circuit. We are passionate about film and it shows!

The MBIFF screens projects in a multi-million dollar theater, housing state of the art technology.

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New York City Independent Film Festival (NYCIndieFF)

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August 31, 2020  Earlybird Deadline 

The New York City Independent Film Festival (a.k.a. NYC Independent Film Festival, NYCIndieFF) is an annual film festival held in New York City. It was founded in 2009 by Dennis Cieri and Bonnie Rush. The festival has screened over 1,800 movies from 81 different countries since it began in 2010.

The Festival is focused on low budget and emerging, yet overlooked filmmakers, bringing their talent to culturally enrich the NYC community. The Festival aims to create the largest gathering of true indie filmmakers.

NYCIndieFF honors the Best in Category which includes Best Narrative Feature, Best Documentary, Best Short Documentary, Best Short Narrative, Best Super Short, as well as Best Director and Best Screenplay.

With a new section: the Covid-19 Diaries: tell us your story of hope and survival during the Corona lockdown. Short under 10 minutes

NYCIndieFF provides a showcase for the best in independent cinema, including short films, feature films, music videos, and animated works. With panels, parties and a week-long gathering of fellow indie filmmakers NYCIndieFF is the place to be May 16 - May 23, 2021.

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Your Script Produced competition
Season 2
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October 31, 2020 Late Deadline

Introducing Season 2 / 2020 of “Your Script Produced!” International Film / Tv / Short Film Screenwriting Competition sponsored by Doval Bacall Films. The sponsor will fully finance, develop, package and produce the Grand Prize Winning Feature Script for $250,000.00.

We've raised the stakes! Season 2 will accept Features, Tv Scripts, AND SHORT FILM SCRIPTS! Winners will be promoted in the Variety Magazine and THR!

Open to writers of all levels. 18 years old or older. Anyone 16 or 17 years of age can submit, must have a parental consent form.

WE DON’T SET YOU UP WITH MEETING AFTER MEETING. WE DON’T SELL YOU DREAMS. WE DON’T SELL YOU HOPE.

WE PRODUCE YOUR SCRIPT!

PERIOD.

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54th WorldFest Houston

April 16-25, 2021

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Early bird entry by November 15

WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival offers international competition in Ten Major Competition Categories! Features, Shorts, Docs/Business Films, Student, Experimental, Screenplays, New Media, TV Production, TV Commercials, & Music Videos! More than 200 sub-categories for fair competition. Only at WorldFest-Houston are you selected as a Remi Award Winner on the basis of your numerical score from the juries, which greatly increases your chance to win a Remi, unlike other festivals that only give out one Gold, one Silver and one Bronze! Only 10%-15% of entries actually win the coveted Remi Award!

 

You are welcome to enter  Online via our online entry platform - www.worldfest.org, or via FilmFreeway.com - we now accept entries via Vimeo & YouTube, in addition to DVD/BR Entries, & USB/Jump Drives. Screenplay entries must be bound. We will confirm when we receive your entry and we provide personal Jury Results, and festival details when you are selected for screening at the 53rd WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival!

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Fantasporto 41
February 26 - March 6

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Deadline  December 1st, 2020 (Feature films)

November 1st (Fantasy short films)

Fantasporto enjoys incredible loyalty and support from the large film-appreciating community all over the World. In the last edition, Fantasporto was attended by over 25,000 enthusiastic genre film fans and over 200 members of the film press and industry.

Considered in 2015 as the first of the independent film festivals in the world by TRIPPER, Fantasporto is among the top film festivals  for the discovery of new talent, having revealed countless of now famous directors, producers and actors.

The World Heritage City by UNESCO of Porto, twice considered Europe’s Best Touristic Destination,  is another factor adding interest . Founded in 1981, the 40th edition has the support of the Portuguese State and the Townhall.

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"THE BEST FOR FESTS : ONES TO WATCH FOR FESTIVAL CONSIDERATION

Safeguard: An Electoral College Story Documentary by Matthew Taylor

USA September 2020 77minutes

How do United States' presidential elections really work? And what would happen if we changed the rules? In Safeguard: An Electoral College Story, award-winning filmmaker M.A. Taylor answers those questions.

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IRIS by Diana Rodriguez

USA - Fantastic drama thriller: 104 minutes - first feature film

Alice Kremelberg (Orange Is The New Black) stars as the eponymous Iris, and gives an outstanding lead performance as this tortured soul dreadfully awaiting the death of her Aunt Adelaide, played by Mary Looram (Like Father, Braid). As Aunt Adelaide slowly withers away in hospice, Iris continues her day to day routines of working in an antique shop, and scrolling online for connections through an online dating app. However, Iris has an ulterior motive behind her digital search for suitors, and it’s not love. Iris has a hunger, and she needs to feed. On every date she goes on, she sizes her match up and determines their strength of character on a criteria of what she considers basic human decency. And if any of her dates fail to meet her standards, then that’s the end of them. They’re dinner. That’s just how Iris operates.

But complications arise when Iris meets Tom, played by Grant MacDermott (Hustlers, Mr. Robot), at a support group meeting for people dealing with the lingering effects of grief. Tom is a good hearted man coping with crippling trauma. As their chaste relationship develops, Iris is confounded by a debilitating emotional dilemma. She yearns for the love she once lost, but recognizes the potential in having a strong bond with Tom. Unfortunately, her primal nature exposes itself in the heat of lust, causing her deep seated vampirism to emerge and overtake her instincts. So she can never truly express her true feelings to Tom without it resulting in his death. What’s a timeless girl to do in the big city?

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ANGIE: LOST GIRLS by Julia Verdin

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USA, 107 minutes, June 2020

One girl’s nightmare. A nationwide reality.

After escaping from a sex trafficking ring, one teenage girl struggles to reconnect with herself and her family after her ordeal. Ultimately, in order to find herself and rescue her helpless friends, she must confront her own fears and help lead the police to her traffickers - no matter the cost.

Synopsis

Sixteen-year-old Angie Morgan feels like her parents don’t understand her. After she is befriended by the charming and handsome Mario, everything seems to change for the better. He understands her desire to be a musician and promises to help her fulfill her dreams. However, her innocent, suburban life is upended when Mario lures her away to sell her to a local sex trafficking ring.

Angie is shocked and scared at her new found situations but clings to the belief that Mario loves her and that they will eventually both escape.  When it becomes clear to her that this will never happen, Angie is so overcome with shame and remorse for the life she is now trapped in and all seems hopeless.

When her closest friend and fellow victim, Zoe, finds out that Angie is about to be sold and shipped off to Miami, Zoe finds a way for them to escape. They make a desperate run for it. Angie escapes, but Zoe is not so lucky. Alone and heartbroken for her friend still imprisoned by their traffickers, Angie returns home to find that “normal” life is now anything but normal.

Burdened by her severe PTSD and guilt, Angie shies away from both her family and the police.  She is terrified that her traffickers will return for her (or worse, her little sister) if she provides any information to the police. 

Luckily, Angie meets Rachel, a sex trafficking survivor turned caseworker, who is desperately searching for the girl who was in her care but taken back by her traffickers: Zoe. As Rachel lends her strength, Angie begins to consider standing up to the traffickers, and after witnessing brutal murders and mutilations of other girls at hands of the traffickers, Angie considers standing up to the traffickers.

Will Angie’s fear hold her back? Or will she persevere to protect her family and help rescue Zoe and the others? 

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FINDING MANNY by Kacey Cox

Canada, 56 minutes documentary, june 2020

The chance discovery of an online article sends a Holocaust survivor on an unexpected trip to visit the orphanage where he was rescued to after the war.
 
Manny Drukier narrowly escaped the war by jumping from a “death train” at age 16, finding refuge at a unique home for orphans and displaced children. 71 years later, Manny—who lives in Toronto—is tracked down by a German researcher who has dedicated a decade of her life to locating the surviving children from the home. She invites Manny to return to the orphanage, which has since become a grade school, to share his story with the next generation. Manny must now revisit the places of his darkest memories, to reconcile the past and educate the future.

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BLUE MOTEL Award winning script by Ted Campbell
Feature film in production by Doval Bacall Films

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Grand Winner Your Script Produced season 1  Platinum Remi Award WorldFest Houston

When his bank robber father injured in a recent heist seeks refuge at the desolate motel where he works, a motel clerk is forced to confront the truth behind a botched heist from his past.

Originally from Boston, Mass, Ted Campbell is a screenwriter and director who specializes in thoughtful, character driven thrillers. Ted will direct his heist thriller "Underground" with producer Ellen Wander of Film Bridge International. His contained, crime thriller “Blue Motel” won the Grand Prize in Your Script Produced screenplay competition. Ted will direct “Blue Motel” with Doval Bacall Films producing. Ted is a member of ISA’s Development Program. And was named to ISA’s Top 25 Screenwriters To Watch list.

Ted finds inspiration in the works of the great noir writers Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler and Ross MacDonald as well as his screenwriting idols Scott Frank, Shane Black, Tony Gilroy and Richard Wenk.

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SAVING NORTH - A RUSSIAN AMERICAN ODYSSEY by J Mitchell Johnson

Russia USA Feature documentary April 2020 Director's cut: 79 minutes

What happened, what can happen to the centuries old amazing wooden churches in north of Russia. Photographer Richard Davies trips to Russia and USA tell stories on human soul, hope and russian american…cooperation in restoring beauty.

Saving North is the story of a struggle for human and cultural survival in the mysterious and insular world of the Russian North. An outsider from England, photographer Richard Davies, enters this mysterious and vast region of the world with the hope of documenting both the glory and the tragic demise of its rapidly disappearing Wooden Churches. As Davies meets and becomes friends with the some of his Russian photo subjects, he finds himself getting emotionally involved with their struggle. He decides to put down his camera and get involved with church restoration.

Early on in our story Davies befriends the famed Russian architect Alexander Popov who is deeply involved in working to preserve and share with the world the beauty and value of these ancient structures. Popov has uniquely discovered and reinvigorated both the tools and processes that restore life back to the North. But it’s an uphill battle against strong and powerful forces.

Together, Davies and Popov uncover the circumstances that led to the demise of the churches, and then join a small but growing group of passionate Russian citizens and outsiders from all walks of life who join the cause of Saving North.

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SEKURITAS written and directed by Carmen Stadler

Romantic dark comedy 117 minutes 2019 Switzerland

Starring Kathrin Veith, Duraid Abbas Ghaieb, Jeanne Devos, Daniel Kasztura, Vilmar Bieri, This Maag

First feature film by Swiss director Carmen Stadler, produced by Claudia Wick for Abrakadabra Films AG

An office complex wishes for a love story before demolition. It chooses the lonely misfits for this story; those who go through security rounds at night, scrub toilets, experiment with recipes or rehearse their final speech. A poetic and twisted kaleidoscope that centers around desire, security and melodious noises which move through the entire fabric of the building.

 

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Marcel Duchamp: The Art of the Possible written  and directed by Matthew Taylor

USA 2019 Documentary 89 minutes

Duchamp: Art of the Possible is a feature documentary that explores the life, art, and philosophy of the 20th century’s most influential modernists, Marcel Duchamp, and how his work single-handedly changed the course of art, and over time, culture itself.
 

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THE MYSTERY OF A BURYAT LAMA, directed by Elena Demidova

The documentary film «THE MYSTERY OF A BURYAT LAMA», directed by Elena Demidova, tells a story of one of the most famous lamas, Pandido Khambo Lama Dashi Dorzho Itigelov. His body is recognized as one of the sacred Buddhist objects of Russia and is being kept in the Ivolginsky Datsan. The Buddhist monks approach him as a living person.
 
Itigelov was born in 1852 and began his religious education at the age of sixteen years. In 1911, he was appointed the twelfth Pandido Khambo Lama as the Head of Russian Buryat Buddhists. Between 1913 and 1917, Itigelov was prominent in the spiritual life of Russian Empire. He took part in the Tercentenary celebrations of the House Romanov and opened first Buddhist temple in St. Petersburg. During First World War Itigelov presided over the society of "Buryat brothers", an organization helping the Russian army. After October Revolution, Itigelov resigned as head of the Buddhists. In 1927, aged seventy-five years, he asked other lamas to begin meditation ceremonies and funeral rites, since he said he was about to die. Itigelov left a testament asking to be buried as he was at the time of his death, sitting in lotus posture. On September 11, 2002, Itigelov's body was eventually exhumed in the presence of the leaders of the Buddhist Traditional Sangha of Russia and transferred to Ivolginsky Datsan.

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THE CREEPY LINE a film by M.A.Taylor 2018

"A film that Google does not want you to see  - filmfestivals.com Best for Fest"

An eye-opening documentary, The Creepy Line reveals the stunning degree to which society is manipulated by Google and Facebook and blows the lid off the remarkably subtle – hence powerful – manner in which they do it.

The Creepy Line is a title culled from the words of former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, when during a 2010 interview he explained Google’s code of conduct: “The Google policy on a lot of things is to get right up to the creepy line and not cross it.”

However, as Dr. Robert Epstein explains in the film, “Google crosses the creepy line every day”. 

Offering first-hand accounts, scientific experiments and detailed analysis, The Creepy Line examines what is at risk when these two tech titans have free reign to utilize the public’s most private and personal data to manipulate society.

There is no question that the “creepy line” is getting ever-creepier, and that the tech giants have crossed it.

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Sharkwater: Extinction by Rob Stewart Documentary Canada 2018
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Rob Stewart “Conservation is the preservation of human life on earth. And that, above all else, is worth fighting for” Watch Rob Stewart doing what he loved most of all, swimming with sharks, in exclusive footage from his third film, Sharkwater: Extinction.

Sharkwater: Extinction is a follow up to his first two award-winning films, Sharkwater and Revolution. Sharkwater exposed the devastating issue of shark finning, while Revolution brought the destructive effects of Ocean Acidification to light.

Rob taught the world to not fear sharks, through his iconic images of hugging these majestic creatures and free diving with them.

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Revolution by Rob Stewart 

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over 40 festival wins so far

Eco Documentary feature film by Rob Stewart April 2015, 82 minutes (Sharkwater)
Revolution is a film about changing the world. The true-life adventure of Rob Stewart, this follow-up to his acclaimed SHARKWATER (36 festival wins) documentary continues his remarkable journey; one that will take him through 15 countries over four years, and where he'll discover that it's not only sharks that are in grave danger -- it's humanity itself.

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Nous sommes très fiers des bonnes relations et des partenariats signé avec les plus grands festivals et marchés : Venice Production Bridge, FestForums Santa Barbara, AFM, Animaze, Tallinn Black Night International Film Festival, Houston WorldFest, Fantasporto, et Cannes Market bien entendu et beaucoup d'autres. Nous sommes heureux de pouvoir grace à ces parteneriats pouvoir apporter news et dailies à ...
 

Véronique Cayla et Éric Toledano élus à la Présidence et Vice-Présidence de l’Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma

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42e Cinemed : ça démarre aujourd'hui !

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   Le festival démarre ce vendredi 16 octobre à 20h30 - Corum, Opéra Berlioz / SOIRÉE COMPLÈTE AVANT-PREMIÈRE de L'Homme qui a vendu sa peau de Kaouther Ben Hania (Tunisie / France / Belgique / Suède / Allemagne, 2020, 1h40, VOSTF)  En présence de Kaouther Ben Hania, réalisatrice et de Yahya Mahayni, comédien (Prix d' interprétation à la Mostra de Venise 202...
 

 

La 24e édition du Festival du Film Francophone d'Albi, LES ŒILLADES 2020, est maintenue ! (24-29/10)

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Mardi 10 novembre à 11h, CONFÉRENCE DE PRESSE du festival Les Œillades 2020 Suite à la dernière allocution du Président de la République, l’Association CINE FORUM est heureuse de vous informer que la 24e édition des  Œillades, Festival du Film Francophone d'Albi aura bien lieu du 24 au 29 novembre 2020 ! Pour rappel, le festival a accueilli en plus de 20 ans un nombre important ...
 

 

La deuxième édition du concours A Ton Court (France Télévisions) approche de son dénouement.

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Le 29 octobre 2020 à 18h15 vous pourrez assister à la remise des prix en direct sur Facebook Live (https://bit.ly/3du9EGp). Pour rappel, ce concours récompense trois courts-métrages sur la thématique : Quel monde pour demain ? Suivez-nous et découvrez les pépites envoyés par des jeunes talents entre 16 et 30 ans.   Le Facebook Live vous permettra également de poser toutes vos questions à nos membres du Jury : Jean-...
 

 

Fantrippers présente sa collection de beaux livres pour Noël

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Il s’agit d’images légendaires de films, séries, musiques, bandes dessinées ou romans. De lieux devenus mondialement célèbres grâce à la pop culture au point d’être aujourd’hui indissociables des oeuvres auxquelles ils ont servi de décors. C’est l’histoire de ces fanspots de légende que se propose de faire découvrir la collection Fanspots Stories en dévoilant leurs secrets...
 

 

Dans une semaine, c'est le coup d'envoi de la 16e édition de Mon Premier Festival !

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Dans une semaine, c'est le coup d'envoi de la 16e édition de Mon Premier Festival. Pour profiter pleinement de ces sept jours de fête et de découverte, voici le guide du festivalier averti !   Et, pour vous faire patienter, découvrez ici la bande-annonce de cette édition.    Tout, absolument tout sur les programmes ...
 

 

Impact des bandes-annonces diffusées dans les cinémas au 10 Octobre

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Enquête hebdomadaire réalisée auprès d’un échantillon de 35 000 individus représentatifs de la population française. Parmi ces individus, 2 000 spectateurs étant allés au cinéma au cours de la semaine cinéma concernée sont interrogés sur les bandes annonces vues au cinéma.     ...
 

 

La 35e édition du Festival Européen du Film Court de Brest approche !

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L'ordre du Soleil Levant à Martine Thérouanne Directrice et cofondatrice du Festival International des Cinémas d’Asie de Vesoul

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Gustave Kervern & Benoît Delépine, invités d'honneur au Festival d' Arras

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L'Institut français fait voyager la Fête du cinéma d'animation dans le monde

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En partenariat avec l'AFCA, Association Française du Cinéma d'Animation, l'Institut français étend pour la 10ème année consécutive la Fête du cinéma d'animation à l'étranger. À l'occasion de ce rendez-vous annuel, le réseau culturel français à l'étranger, Instituts français, Alliances Françaises et services culturels des Ambassades franç...
 

 

Le Festival du Film Italien de Villerupt La 43ème édition dévoile sa programmation

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Festival du Film Italien de Villerupt 43e édition - 2020 23 OCT > 8 NOV www.festival-villerupt.com   La 43e édition du Festival du Film Italien de Villerupt proposera 55 films au total dont 26 en sélection officielle (en majorité des inédits ou avant-premières), 14 en Panorama (films sortis récemment), 10 dans le cadre d'une carte blanche proposée par le critique Giorgio Gosetti et dédiée à Alberto S...
 

 

Les ateliers Jump In du Poitiers Film Festival : découvrez les participants !​

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Les ateliers Jump In du Poitiers Film Festival sont proposés à de jeunes cinéastes, qui développent leurs premiers longs métrages en dehors d’une structure de formation.   L’accompagnement de ces réalisateurs, passés par les sélections du festival, se déroule pendant la manifestation où leurs sont proposés master classes, ateliers de travail et consultations individuelles avec des professionnels agu...

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  Après le Festival du Film Francophone d’Angoulême et la Cinémathèque de Corse, la Semaine de la Critique continue cet automne sa tournée hors les murs. C’est à La Cinémathèque française, les 16, 17 et 18 octobre que la section parallèle cannoise présentera pour la première fois l’intégralité des films de cette 59e &eac...

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Les raisins de la colère (The Grapes of Wrath) de John Ford (USA, 1940)

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Les films qui ont une densité spirituelle évidente mettent souvent en scène le voyage, l’itinéraire initiatique, mais aussi la souffrance qu’implique de quitter sa terre, ses racines, son pays, son existence. On se rend compte, avec Les raisins de la colère que la modernité a constitué le terreau indispensable de la modernité liquide (Zygmunt Baumann). Le film est en effet réalisé en 1940, bien avant que la phi...
 

La Source (Jungfrukällan) d’Ingmar Bergman (Suède, 1960)

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Bruno Chatelin raconte l'histoire du lancement du film Boyz'n The Hood à Cannes

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Interview video de Bruno Chatelin pendant le Festival de Cannes (virtuel) 2020! L'histoire du lancement du film Boyz'n The Hood à Cannes que j adore raconter car c est l un des plus beaux contes de fées qu il ma été donné de rencontrer dans ma carière de distributeur de films! Une voie royale ouverte par Cannes qui a conduit le film et son réalisateur, John Singleton, jusqu 'aux Oscars... The Boyz'n The Hood launch in Cannes tol...

 

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Aaron Sorkin and Chloé Zhao Announced as First Honorees at SFFILM Awards Night 2020

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SFFILM’S Awards Season Celebration and Fundraiser Is Going Online to Support the Organization’s Year-Round Work Cultivating the Next Generation of Film Artists San Francisco, CA – SFFILM has announced two notable filmmakers that will accept honors at SFFILM Awards Night, the organization’s annual fundraising celebration honoring achievement in filmmaking craft. This year’s highly anticipated awards show has shifted from its traditional seated dinner and onst...
 

 

Get a chance to practice your estonian and check my recent interview from Matsalu Nature Film Festival !

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I was a jury to Matsalu Nature Film Festival in ESTONIA AND GOT INTERVIEWED:
 
BRUNO CHATELIN – MEES FILMIFESTIVALIDE KÕRGEIMAST TAEVAST Tänavuse MAFF-i žürii töös kategoorias „Inimene ja loodus“ lööb väliskülalisena kaasa prantslane Bruno Chatelin – aukartust äratava haardega ning filmifestivalidel ilma teinud filmilevitaja. Just tänu temale jõudis MAFF-ile mullu festivali Grand Prix' võitnud Rob Stewarti luigelaul „Haide häving“ ning selle 2016. a...check the translation at the end of the article
 

 

The Tribeca Film Festival is expanding its virtual program with Tribeca Talks At Home

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 DIRECTORS SERIES FEATURING DRAKE DOREMUS WITH NICHOLAS HOULT, KARYN KUSAMA WITH LISA CHOLODENKO   The Tribeca Film Festival is expanding its virtual program with Tribeca Talks At Home: Directors Series. Episodes will feature director Drake Doremus (Like Crazy, Douchebag) with actor Nicholas Hoult (Mad Max:Fury Road, X-Men: Days of Future Past) and director Karyn Kusama (Girlfight, “Billions”) with screenwriter Lisa Cholodenko (The Kids Are All Right, Laurel Canyon). Sp...
 

 

Cannes 2020 Special: The Jury for Short Films and the Cinéfondation film school competition

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Jury for Short Films and Cinéfondation 2020 © DR The "Cannes 2020 Special" event runs from 27 to 29 October 2020 and marks the Festival's return to its home turf, in a homecoming that puts the emphasis on short films and up-and-coming directors: as every year, the Jury for Short Films and the Cinéfondation film school competition will be awarding the Short Film Palme d'or to one of the 11 films in Competition, and the three Cin&ea...
 

 

MoJo signs Director Patricia Chica as she completes filming on "Montréal Girls".

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MoJo Global Arts, the company founded by Morris Ruskin, Jordan Walker-Pearlman and Joseph Mellicker, has signed Canadian/El Salvadorian filmmaker Patricia Chica as production in Montreal resumes.   (Los Angeles, CA) – October 20, 2020. Award-winning director Patricia Chica just wrapped  filming on Montréal Girls, a dramatic feature developed with her writing partner Kamal John Iskander and Canadian production company Objectif 9. ... 

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Sambal Belacan in San Francisco (1997) slated for Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF) October 25 – banned for 22 years

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Madeleine Lim, San Francisco filmmaker and co-founder of the Queer Women of Color Film Festival in San Francisco (qwocmap.org) made a film in 1997 that has been banned by the Singaporean government for 22 years. This past week the Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF) received a one-time exception for the screening of Lim's  award-winning documentary Sambal Belacan in San Francisco on October 25 at the Oldham Theatre. At any time, the Singapore Classifications B...
 

 

Solstice Studios’ Mark Gill & NEON’s Elissa Federoff to kick-start socially distanced AFM Nov. 9

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by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent Who isn't tired of "hurry up and wait" with this Superbug? American Film Market has some good news for this year's event. They have figured out how to socially distance this massive film gathering into what looks like a fun time to be had by all, despite the masks and COVID-19 related tasks associated with the Pandemic. You could say AFM has set the stage for innovation in medically correct shindigs. All the details are here ...
 

 

What about Chinese Americans who vote in 2020: FIRST VOTE from Yi Chen

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by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent Did you know that "until 1952, federal law prohibited immigrants of Asian descent from becoming U.S. citizens and voting? Today, Asian Americans are the fastest growing population in the United States." FIRST VOTE, from director Yi Chen, is about  "what it means to be American through personal stories of America’s fastest growing political constituency’s diverse experience at the pol...
 

 

Rafa Russo’s ‘The Year of Fury’ Deftly Interweaves Latin American Politics to the Forefront

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               “The Year of Fury,’ Rafa Russo’s film set in Uruguay during the early 1970s, maintains its cool sensibilities by its knowing and interesting set of characters. It rolls and flows fluidly by Russo’s lyrical direction – always mindful that the heart of the story rests in the importance of how creative writers must maintain their poise in the face of a pending dictatorship. The motion picture will surely be embra...
 

 

Big contestation in the film sector in Portugal as Government tries to pass new film law

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Portugal is the first country of the European Union to try to approve legislation regulating the European Directive that urges national governments to make multinational companies providing streaming services (OTTs) to contribute to the development of the national production.   Portuguese Government’s proposed bill will not force international streaming services (Netflix, HBO, etc.) to contribute with taxes, and exempts OTTs as well from the payment of any levy to the national Fil...
 

 

Overview of the US business for the week of October 19th.

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Honest Thief starring Liam Neeson took top spot at the box office in its opening weekend, earning $3.7M while playing at 2,125 locations across North America. The action/revenge thriller marks the return of Open Road Films to theatres, in partnership with Briarcliff Entertainment.  The War with Grandpa starring Robert De Niro dropped down from its perch as last week's top performer, earning $2.5M in week two and a cume of $7.3M after 10 days. Warner Bros.' Tenet earned $1.7M,&...
 

 

PÖFF Shorts announces International Competition titles for 2020

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Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival sub-festival announces 115 titles across five different competition as PÖFF Shorts (17th-25h November 2020) celebrates its first year of being an Academy Award qualifying festival. The 2020 edition of PÖFF Shorts, an official sub-festival of the A-List Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, has revealed the films which will be part of its six competitions. More than 110 short films and animations will be screened between 17th and 25th Nov...
 

 

"the Competition starts today" BKK DOC 2020

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"the Competition starts today" BKK DOC 2020 Call for Submission has ended on October 18th, 2020 23h59 Bangkok time. We are thrilled to announce that we have received several hundreds submissions from all over the world: Africa and Middle East - 5% North and South America - 20% Asia - 25% Europe - 50% This year edition is blessed with works from Award winn...
 

 

Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival has announced the first 8 films of the Official Selection

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  The first 8 films of the Official Selection Six of the announced films are world premieres, as Black Nights welcomes the return of Latvian auteur Laila Pakalnina with In the Mirror; the celebrated Kazakhstan director Adilkhan Yerzhanov with Ulbolsyn; the multiple-award-winning Croatian director Dalibor Matanić with The Dawn; veteran Russian scriptwriter and director Aleksandr Mindadze with Parquet; the up and coming Turkish director Nisan Dağ presen...
 

 

Reboot Camp totally ready for the world premiere at the prestigious Austin Film Festival

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"Reboot Camp" competes for Comedy Vanguard Award let us wish best of luck to the team, David Lipper, one of the film's  producers, has already had two films which were part of Bruno Chatelin's BEST FOR FESTS Selection, winning over 20 awards on the festival circuit... The film also competes for audience favorite; tickets will be available from October 23th   REBOOT CAMP  (Sects Sell) Written and Directed by Ivo Raza with an incredible cast starring:&n...
 
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London Film Fest It's a wrap

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On Sunday night we closed the physical and virtual curtains on the 64th BFI London Film Festival in partnership with American Express. This year, the LFF expanded beyond London with premieres online and in cinemas all across the UK. Famous faces were beamed in for introductions, Q&As and events, and we launched a virtual exhibition of XR and immersive art and the first-ever audience awards. Photo courtesy of Paul Hayes.     LFF 2020 by the numbers Over 315,000 attend...
 

 

Hybrid exground filmfest 33 I 13–22 November 2020 I Wiesbaden

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  exground filmfest 33: Hybrid Programme Revealed 121 Films from 45 Countries // Themes: Strong Female Figures and Family Bonds // Klaus Lemke Special Feature // DAS BRETT Adapted as Audience Award for 2020 // Cash and Non-Cash Prizes Valued at 17,500 Euros The programme for the 33rd edition of exground filmfest is now available online. For this hybrid Covid-19 edition, the festival, which runs from 13 to 22 November, will present a total of 121 independently...
 

 

The Blue Water International Film Festival calling

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The Blue Water International Film Festival celebrates World Oceans Day, June 8th, on the prestigious Martha’s Vineyard at the Martha’s Vineyard Film Center. The festival will run from June 4th - 8th, 2021. The theme of the Blue Water Int'l Film Festival is about our “Big Blue Planet"; the festival's purpose is to encourage attendees to think broadly about how climate change affects planet Earth and deeply about the universal concerns and actions needed to bring ...
 

 

Announcing the complete program for the 23rd annual RIDM Montreal Festival

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The Montreal International Documentary Festival (RIDM) 3 stimulating weeks of documentaries and discussions     The Montreal International Documentary Festival (RIDM) is proud to announce the program for its 23rd edition. This year, the festival will run for three weeks, from November 12 to December 2. 109 films, including 48 features, and numerous remote discussions and workshops will, more than ever, make November a grand celebration of documentary film.   This year, the...
 

 

Virtual PIFF Pasadena International Film Festival 2020 rolls online

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A Special Thank You to the season of giving thanks, we here at PIFF have to say "thank you"... Our sponsors, vendors, venues, honorees, volunteers, press, filmmakers, guests... you have all been so supportive as we have come across unprecedented challenges due to Covid 19. The show must go on! as they say, so we are thrilled to present to you "Virtual PIFF 2020". This is new to us, but a silver lining is now anyone, anywhere in the world, can take part in PIFF.  ...
 

 

2020 Asia Pacific Screen Forum Programme Announced

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 - Open for Registration - The 2nd Asia Pacific Screen Forum celebrates cultural diversity and cinematic excellence by linking screen creatives across the vast Asia Pacific as never before.   The 6-day conference will deliver a hit of optimism on what the future of the industry has in store as it regenerates after a tumultuous year globally. This will be the first screen industry conference in Australia and one of the first in the world since COVID-19 created global shutdow...
 

 

36th International Short Film Festival Berlin 2020 ready to rock...

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10 - 15 November 2020 Over 300 short films in 38 programs: Welcome to colourful, entertaining and challenging films and an exciting showcase of international short film production. Advance sales have begun! Since the new social-distancing regulations will result in considerably lower cinema capacities, we recommend booking ONLINE early. Browse our website and book through the respective cinemas!   The program: Central to the program are the competitions, from the International a...
 

 

Vive le cinéma! French Film Festival UK reveals 28th line-up in cinemas and online

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    Despite challenging circumstances, the 28th edition of the French Film Festival UK anticipates opening on 4 November 2020 with the UK premiere in London, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen of the comedy thriller Mama Weed / La Daronne. It stars one of le cinéma français’s best known names, Isabelle Huppert, who is expected to introduce the film virtually from Paris. The screenings will be followed by a recorded Q and A with director Jean-Paul Salomé...
 

 

The 9th edition of the Italian Contemporary Film Festival in Canada will be online end november

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CONTEMPORARY ITALIAN CINEMA NOW AVAILABLE CANADA-WIDE The 9th edition of the Italian Contemporary Film Festival finally opens its doors this upcoming November 29th thanks to a brand-new online event that will offer a unique film selection to all film lovers across Canada. Get ready to access the newest released Italian feature films, shorts and documentaries, accompanied by live Q&As, filmmakers’ messages and free virtual events all from the comfort of your home! You&...
 

 

50 shorts line up for the online version of FilmSchoolFest Munich

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FILMSCHOOLFEST MUNICH 39 ½ - FILMS AND FESTIVAL-JURY   At FILMSCHOOLFEST MUNICH 39 ½, students at film schools in 22 countries will present their work in international competition. From November 12 to 22, 2020, the website www.filmschoolfest-munich.de will be a digital showcase for 50 varied and outstanding short films from around the world. The jury will be chaired by German film director Julia von Heinz.   FILMSCHOOLFEST MUNICH will be held entirely online thi...
 

 

The Russian Film Festival travels the globe online

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A series of Russian Film festivals will be conducted from 9 November to 30 December in Australia, Mexico, Spain and Brazil. Popular feature films and animations, adapted for screening abroad, will be available for free on local streaming platforms. For the Russian film industry, this is the first online      project of its kind, aimed at such a wide international audience. The main goal of the Russian Film Festival, initiated by ROSKINO, the organization charged with ...
 

 

Byron Bay International Film Festival launches today a full 10 days program

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Actor Jack Thompson (The Sum of Us, Breaker Morant, Australia, Merry Xmas Mr lawrence) joins Actor/Director Wayne Blair (Firestarter - The Story of Bangarra, The Sapphires, Mystery Road) for an intimate conversation exploring their careers, inspirations and the evolution of Indigenous culture on Australian screens.  The conversation will led by Associate Professor and Producer Pauline Clague and is a hightlight of the festival. TICKETS ARE LIMITED TO THIS VERY SPECIAL EVE...
 

 

Your Script Produced: Over $350,000.00 Cash/awards/prizes - Get your Feature / Pilot / Short Script Produced! Guaranteed!

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Over $350,000.00 Cash/awards/prizes: Get your Feature / Pilot / Short Script Produced! Guaranteed!   Introducing Season 2 / 2020 of "Your Script Produced!" International Film / Pilot / Short Film Screenwriting Competition Founded / Financed / Sponsored by Doval Bacall under his Banner Doval Bacall Films LLC. Over $350,000.00 in Cash/Awards/Prizes! Winners will be promoted in The Hollywood Reporter & Variety Trades! ALSO: Winners will be announ...
 

 

2020 New York Asian Film Festival

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The widespread embrace of streaming, the growth of established platforms like Netflix and Amazon Prime, the establishment of new streamers such as Disney+ and HBO Max, and numerous smaller platforms set up by distributors and independent interest groups fundamentally shifted the film and television market. This shift has been accelerated by the rapidly rising sales of large smart television sets with superb image resolution and sound. The pandemic, now in its seventh month, has fastened our fa...
 

 

13th Annual Bushwick Film Festival Opening Oct 21st

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Please join us this Wednesday, Oct 21 @ 8 PM - 9 PM for the opening night show of the 13th Annual Bushwick Film Festival! The show features local NYC celebrities, Recording Artists Adeline, and elected officials including Senator Chuck Schumer and Congresswoman Nydia Valazquez.   RSVP HERE The 13th Annual Bushwick Film Festival takes place from Oct 21- Oct 25 and includes: Over 100 independent films from 30 different countries that you can watch online, A weekend movie industry conferen...
 

 

Reduced line-up announced for Karlovy Vary IFF 54½

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Apples Mila Directed by: Christos Nikou Greece / Poland / Slovenia, 2020, 90min. The Big Hit Un triomphe Directed by: Emmanuel Courcol France, 2020, 106min. Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets Directed by: Bill Ross IV, Turner Ross USA, 2020, 98min. Coach to Vienna Kočár do Vídně Directed by...
 

 

"the Competition starts today" BKK DOC 2020

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"the Competition starts today" BKK DOC 2020 Call for Submission has ended on October 18th, 2020 23h59 Bangkok time. We are thrilled to announce that we have received several hundreds submissions from all over the world: Africa and Middle East - 5% North and South America - 20% Asia - 25% Europe - 50% This year edition is blessed with works from Award winn...
 

 

Lineup Announcement of Online Seminar at Tokyo International Film Festival

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TIFFCOM 2020 【Topics】 Online Seminar: Lineup Announcement – A fulfilling 20 programs Online Business Matching: “Search Participants” is available 17th TIFFCOM and will be held solely online from November 4th to 6th 2020. One of the ONLINE BUSINESS MATCHING functions, the Exhibitor Details (with search functions) is already available from October 6th and SEARCH PARTICIPANTS is available since October 14th.Both exhibitors and buyers are now moving in high gear tow...
 

Conference in Media Growth Sector Moved to September 2021

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With Covid-19 cases resurging around the world, organisers have announced the postponement of one of Europe’s leading events on language transfer in audiovisual media. The conference, ‘Languages & the Media,’ which is an important biennial get-together for the content localisation industry, was scheduled to take place in June. It was then postponed to December because of restrictions on international travel in the wake of the continuing Covid-19 crisis. Now, in s...
 

 

7th Romanian Film Festival Seattle announcing line-up of events and online screenings

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Romanian Film Festival Seattle / November 13-15  & November 20-21 / STREAMING ONLINE   The American Romanian Cultural Society (ARCS) is excited to announce the full lineup for the 7th Edition of The Romanian Film Festival Seattle, screening virtually via Northwest Film Forum with two weekends of programming: November 13-15 & November 20-21. This year’s lineup features films that tie into the theme of "resilience" and coming together ...
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'Gagarine' by Fanny Liatard and Jérémy Trouilh receives the Explore Zone Award 2020 at Film Fest Ghent

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Gagarine, the feature debut of Fanny Liatard and Jérémy Trouilh, wins the Explore Zone Award 2020. The French directing duo were in Ghent last week to present their debut. The Explore Zone Award, presented to them by the Explore Zone youth jury, gives them a promotional boost thanks to a media campaign in De Morgen, Knack Focus and at Studio Brussel worth 27,000 euros. The intimate coming-of-age drama Never Rarely Sometimes Always by Eliza Hittman ...
 

 

FIFF Festival International de Films de Fribourg: Audience Choice winners

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  Once again, this week we face incertitude. It was fantastic and reassuring to see that Vevey, Avenches, Winterthur and Geneva are going ahead with their film festivals this autumn. Will new cancellations happen however? We hope it will not.  Let’s take a look in the future and rejoice: the FIFF team is busy organising the Festival's 35th edition. We are glad to announce the content of one section already – the brand-new Audience Choice section! Audience ...
 

 

The 8th Annual Edition of Chelsea Film Festival (CFF) announced its winners

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Our partner (Bruno Chatelin sitting in the advisory board): the 8th Annual Edition of Chelsea Film Festival (CFF) announced its winners on Sunday, October 18th (rf. below by category) broadcasted live on FilmFestival+. The Closing Awards show was presented by Festival Founder & Director Ingrid Jean-Baptiste and Actor, Producer James Donahower. CFF held its 2020 Edition virtually on FilmFestival+ (also accessible through AppleTV) from October 15-19, 2020 and introduced American ...
 

 

NatureTrack Film Festival Announces the tied "Audience Favorite" films

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The "Audience Favorite" Award goes to....It's a tie! "The Beaver Believers" and "Saliega's Lineage, The Return of the Iberian Lynx" have won the 2020 NatureTrack Film Festival "Audience Favorite" Award! Congratulations to Sarah Koenigsberg and Javier Ortega Martinez.   In case you missed the announcement of the juried award winners...Here's the list!   Best in Festival - Feature - It's a tie! Lost Kings of Bioko ~Oliver Go...
 

 

'Tussen de bijen en de tarbot', 'Versailles' and 'Perpetual Night' are awarded at Film Fest Ghent

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'Tussen de bijen en de tarbot', the poetic animated short by Linnea Lidegran Correia (KASK) received the Award for Best Belgian Student Short at the closing evening of the short film weekend at Film Fest Ghent. The winner of the ACE Image Factory & The Fridge Audience Award for Best Belgian Short is 'Versailles' by Hyun Lories. 'Perpetual Night' by Pedro Peralta won the Best International Short Award.   On Sunday 18 October, the ...
 

 

Steven Poster (ASC) Named Distinguished Artist

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The Ojai Film Festival (OFF) honors former ASC President Steven Poster with the 2020 Distinguished Artist Award for Cinematography at a virtual ceremony on Thursday, November 12 at 7 p.m.. The preceding Saturday OFF invites anyone interested in cinematography to join Poster for a discussion of what it takes to achieve his cinematic vision. “I’m very excited the Ojai Film Festival considered me for this honor,” Poster said. “Being recognized for my body of work is the hig...
 

 

Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival to introduce the DDA Spotlight Award

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In timing with the 50th anniversary of the global entertainment communications company DDA, Tallinn Black Nights will introduce a new award honouring an artist or filmmaker whose recent work takes a concerted step forward in improving diversity and inclusion in the film industry and cinema culture. With the introduction of this award, Tallinn Black Nights celebrates the anniversary of the DDA Group, launched in 1970 by Dennis Davidson and Michael Dalling. The relationship betwee...
 

 

22 european films nominated for the Arab Critics' Award for European Films

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  European Film Promotion (EFP) and the Arab Cinema Center (ACC) are announcing 22 films from different European countries that have been nominated for the Arab Critics' Award for European Films. Another 14 distinguished film critics have joined the jury this year, bringing the total to 56 of the most prominent and influential Arab film critics from 14 Arab-speaking countries. Put together by ACC, the jury under the direction of Ola Kamel Al-Sheikh will select the best European film f...
 

 

VALLEY OF THE GODS by Lech Majewski wins BEST FILM at the International Uranium Film Festival in Berlin

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  VALLEY OF THE GODS (Dolina Bogów)(link is external) by director Lech Majewski from Poland and the documentary BALENTES - THE BRAVE ONES (I CORAGGIOSI)(link is external) by Australian-Italian director Lisa Camillo are the winners of the International Uranium Film Festival (IUFF) in Berlin 2020. Honorable Mentions received the German documentary About the Meaning of Everything (VOM SINN DES GANZEN - DAS NETZWERK DES PHYSIKERS HANS-PETER DÜRR...
 

 

"the Competition starts today" BKK DOC 2020

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"the Competition starts today" BKK DOC 2020 Call for Submission has ended on October 18th, 2020 23h59 Bangkok time. We are thrilled to announce that we have received several hundreds submissions from all over the world: Africa and Middle East - 5% North and South America - 20% Asia - 25% Europe - 50% This year edition is blessed with works from Award winn...
 

 

Vancouver International Film Festival 2020 Awards and Competitions

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BC Spotlight Awards Sea to Sky Award | Winner: Banchi Hanuse for Nuxalk Radio Special Mention: Meredith Hama-Brown for Cosmic Presented by TELUS $20,000 cash prize. This award recognizes the outstanding work of one female key creative on a BC-produced feature or short.   Jurors: Harry Cepka, Anthony Shim, Ying Wang   Best BC Film Award | Winner: The Curse of Willow Song by Karen Lam Presented by Creative BC and...
 

 

Short Film Wins Bill Paxton Award

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For the first time the Ojai Film Festival (OFF) named a short film as recipient of the Bill Paxton Award. This distinction honors achievements among the filmmaking community of Ojai and Southern California. The winner, “Entwined,” written and directed by Dale Griffiths Stamos, screens as part of the Festival’s Gold Coast Series on Monday, November 9 at 7 p.m.. The 14 minute film “Entwined” tells the story of old lovers and the injustices that drove them apart. Two ...
 

 

Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne received the 12th Lumière Award

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"The cinema produces weapons of massive construction and those of the Dardenne brothers are tremendous." Bertrand Tavernier  Surrounded by Rosetta actress Emilie Dequenne, Christine Plenus, the set photographer who has captured them since their beginnings, their producer Denis Freyd, their distributors in France and internationally, Michel Saint-Jean and Vincent Maraval, Jean- Pierre and Luc Dardenne received the 12th Lumière Award from the Lumière ...
 
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Julien Dubuque International Film Festival April 18 – 25, 2021

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October 10, 2020 Earlybird Deadline  

 

We are now accepting submissions for the 2021 Julien Dubuque Film Festival and awarding over $25,000! You can submit your film via filmfreeway, or contact us for more information.

Known for it's quaint location, friendly staff/volunteers, inquisitive audience, consistent communication, multiple screening opportunities, workshops, panels and other amazing networking opportunities and parties; it's no wonder JDIFF was voted one of the coolest film festivals and one of the top 50 worth the submission fee by MovieMaker Magazine multiple times. JDIFF also ranks as one of the top 100 reviewed festivals by FilmFreeway. JDIFF is ALL about the independent filmmaker!

Email I  467 Bluff Street Dubuque, IA 52001 United States I Website I Profile on filmfestivals.com I Facebook I Twitter I SUBMIT

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16th Myrtle Beach International Film Festival (April 20-24, 2021) calling for entry

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Call for entry MBIFF 16 now open     October 2, 2020 Earlybird Deadline I November 20, 2020 Regular Deadline I December 11, 2020 Late Deadline  I December 31, 2020 Extended Deadline I  

The MBIFF is a World Class Event.

Submissions end December 31st,  20éà, submit through filmfreeway.com, or through the festivals website, myrtlebeachfilmfestival.com
Selected by Movie Maker Magazine as one of the top 25 film festivals worth the submission, one of the top festivals in the world by Film international and touted by many as one of the most important independent film festivals in the circuit. We are passionate about film and it shows!

The MBIFF screens projects in a multi-million dollar theater, housing state of the art technology.

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New York City Independent Film Festival (NYCIndieFF)

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August 31, 2020  Earlybird Deadline 

The New York City Independent Film Festival (a.k.a. NYC Independent Film Festival, NYCIndieFF) is an annual film festival held in New York City. It was founded in 2009 by Dennis Cieri and Bonnie Rush. The festival has screened over 1,800 movies from 81 different countries since it began in 2010.

The Festival is focused on low budget and emerging, yet overlooked filmmakers, bringing their talent to culturally enrich the NYC community. The Festival aims to create the largest gathering of true indie filmmakers.

NYCIndieFF honors the Best in Category which includes Best Narrative Feature, Best Documentary, Best Short Documentary, Best Short Narrative, Best Super Short, as well as Best Director and Best Screenplay.

With a new section: the Covid-19 Diaries: tell us your story of hope and survival during the Corona lockdown. Short under 10 minutes

NYCIndieFF provides a showcase for the best in independent cinema, including short films, feature films, music videos, and animated works. With panels, parties and a week-long gathering of fellow indie filmmakers NYCIndieFF is the place to be May 16 - May 23, 2021.

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Your Script Produced competition
Season 2
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October 31, 2020 Late Deadline

Introducing Season 2 / 2020 of “Your Script Produced!” International Film / Tv / Short Film Screenwriting Competition sponsored by Doval Bacall Films. The sponsor will fully finance, develop, package and produce the Grand Prize Winning Feature Script for $250,000.00.

We've raised the stakes! Season 2 will accept Features, Tv Scripts, AND SHORT FILM SCRIPTS! Winners will be promoted in the Variety Magazine and THR!

Open to writers of all levels. 18 years old or older. Anyone 16 or 17 years of age can submit, must have a parental consent form.

WE DON’T SET YOU UP WITH MEETING AFTER MEETING. WE DON’T SELL YOU DREAMS. WE DON’T SELL YOU HOPE.

WE PRODUCE YOUR SCRIPT!

PERIOD.

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54th WorldFest Houston

April 16-25, 2021

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Early bird entry by November 15

WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival offers international competition in Ten Major Competition Categories! Features, Shorts, Docs/Business Films, Student, Experimental, Screenplays, New Media, TV Production, TV Commercials, & Music Videos! More than 200 sub-categories for fair competition. Only at WorldFest-Houston are you selected as a Remi Award Winner on the basis of your numerical score from the juries, which greatly increases your chance to win a Remi, unlike other festivals that only give out one Gold, one Silver and one Bronze! Only 10%-15% of entries actually win the coveted Remi Award!

 

You are welcome to enter  Online via our online entry platform - www.worldfest.org, or via FilmFreeway.com - we now accept entries via Vimeo & YouTube, in addition to DVD/BR Entries, & USB/Jump Drives. Screenplay entries must be bound. We will confirm when we receive your entry and we provide personal Jury Results, and festival details when you are selected for screening at the 53rd WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival!

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Fantasporto 41
February 26 - March 6

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Deadline  December 1st, 2020 (Feature films)

November 1st (Fantasy short films)

Fantasporto enjoys incredible loyalty and support from the large film-appreciating community all over the World. In the last edition, Fantasporto was attended by over 25,000 enthusiastic genre film fans and over 200 members of the film press and industry.

Considered in 2015 as the first of the independent film festivals in the world by TRIPPER, Fantasporto is among the top film festivals  for the discovery of new talent, having revealed countless of now famous directors, producers and actors.

The World Heritage City by UNESCO of Porto, twice considered Europe’s Best Touristic Destination,  is another factor adding interest . Founded in 1981, the 40th edition has the support of the Portuguese State and the Townhall.

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"THE BEST FOR FESTS : ONES TO WATCH FOR FESTIVAL CONSIDERATION

Safeguard: An Electoral College Story Documentary by Matthew Taylor

USA September 2020 77minutes

How do United States' presidential elections really work? And what would happen if we changed the rules? In Safeguard: An Electoral College Story, award-winning filmmaker M.A. Taylor answers those questions.

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IRIS by Diana Rodriguez

USA - Fantastic drama thriller: 104 minutes - first feature film

Alice Kremelberg (Orange Is The New Black) stars as the eponymous Iris, and gives an outstanding lead performance as this tortured soul dreadfully awaiting the death of her Aunt Adelaide, played by Mary Looram (Like Father, Braid). As Aunt Adelaide slowly withers away in hospice, Iris continues her day to day routines of working in an antique shop, and scrolling online for connections through an online dating app. However, Iris has an ulterior motive behind her digital search for suitors, and it’s not love. Iris has a hunger, and she needs to feed. On every date she goes on, she sizes her match up and determines their strength of character on a criteria of what she considers basic human decency. And if any of her dates fail to meet her standards, then that’s the end of them. They’re dinner. That’s just how Iris operates.

But complications arise when Iris meets Tom, played by Grant MacDermott (Hustlers, Mr. Robot), at a support group meeting for people dealing with the lingering effects of grief. Tom is a good hearted man coping with crippling trauma. As their chaste relationship develops, Iris is confounded by a debilitating emotional dilemma. She yearns for the love she once lost, but recognizes the potential in having a strong bond with Tom. Unfortunately, her primal nature exposes itself in the heat of lust, causing her deep seated vampirism to emerge and overtake her instincts. So she can never truly express her true feelings to Tom without it resulting in his death. What’s a timeless girl to do in the big city?

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ANGIE: LOST GIRLS by Julia Verdin

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USA, 107 minutes, June 2020

One girl’s nightmare. A nationwide reality.

After escaping from a sex trafficking ring, one teenage girl struggles to reconnect with herself and her family after her ordeal. Ultimately, in order to find herself and rescue her helpless friends, she must confront her own fears and help lead the police to her traffickers - no matter the cost.

Synopsis

Sixteen-year-old Angie Morgan feels like her parents don’t understand her. After she is befriended by the charming and handsome Mario, everything seems to change for the better. He understands her desire to be a musician and promises to help her fulfill her dreams. However, her innocent, suburban life is upended when Mario lures her away to sell her to a local sex trafficking ring.

Angie is shocked and scared at her new found situations but clings to the belief that Mario loves her and that they will eventually both escape.  When it becomes clear to her that this will never happen, Angie is so overcome with shame and remorse for the life she is now trapped in and all seems hopeless.

When her closest friend and fellow victim, Zoe, finds out that Angie is about to be sold and shipped off to Miami, Zoe finds a way for them to escape. They make a desperate run for it. Angie escapes, but Zoe is not so lucky. Alone and heartbroken for her friend still imprisoned by their traffickers, Angie returns home to find that “normal” life is now anything but normal.

Burdened by her severe PTSD and guilt, Angie shies away from both her family and the police.  She is terrified that her traffickers will return for her (or worse, her little sister) if she provides any information to the police. 

Luckily, Angie meets Rachel, a sex trafficking survivor turned caseworker, who is desperately searching for the girl who was in her care but taken back by her traffickers: Zoe. As Rachel lends her strength, Angie begins to consider standing up to the traffickers, and after witnessing brutal murders and mutilations of other girls at hands of the traffickers, Angie considers standing up to the traffickers.

Will Angie’s fear hold her back? Or will she persevere to protect her family and help rescue Zoe and the others? 

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FINDING MANNY by Kacey Cox

Canada, 56 minutes documentary, june 2020

The chance discovery of an online article sends a Holocaust survivor on an unexpected trip to visit the orphanage where he was rescued to after the war.
 
Manny Drukier narrowly escaped the war by jumping from a “death train” at age 16, finding refuge at a unique home for orphans and displaced children. 71 years later, Manny—who lives in Toronto—is tracked down by a German researcher who has dedicated a decade of her life to locating the surviving children from the home. She invites Manny to return to the orphanage, which has since become a grade school, to share his story with the next generation. Manny must now revisit the places of his darkest memories, to reconcile the past and educate the future.

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BLUE MOTEL Award winning script by Ted Campbell
Feature film in production by Doval Bacall Films

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Grand Winner Your Script Produced season 1  Platinum Remi Award WorldFest Houston

When his bank robber father injured in a recent heist seeks refuge at the desolate motel where he works, a motel clerk is forced to confront the truth behind a botched heist from his past.

Originally from Boston, Mass, Ted Campbell is a screenwriter and director who specializes in thoughtful, character driven thrillers. Ted will direct his heist thriller "Underground" with producer Ellen Wander of Film Bridge International. His contained, crime thriller “Blue Motel” won the Grand Prize in Your Script Produced screenplay competition. Ted will direct “Blue Motel” with Doval Bacall Films producing. Ted is a member of ISA’s Development Program. And was named to ISA’s Top 25 Screenwriters To Watch list.

Ted finds inspiration in the works of the great noir writers Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler and Ross MacDonald as well as his screenwriting idols Scott Frank, Shane Black, Tony Gilroy and Richard Wenk.

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SAVING NORTH - A RUSSIAN AMERICAN ODYSSEY by J Mitchell Johnson

Russia USA Feature documentary April 2020 Director's cut: 79 minutes

What happened, what can happen to the centuries old amazing wooden churches in north of Russia. Photographer Richard Davies trips to Russia and USA tell stories on human soul, hope and russian american…cooperation in restoring beauty.

Saving North is the story of a struggle for human and cultural survival in the mysterious and insular world of the Russian North. An outsider from England, photographer Richard Davies, enters this mysterious and vast region of the world with the hope of documenting both the glory and the tragic demise of its rapidly disappearing Wooden Churches. As Davies meets and becomes friends with the some of his Russian photo subjects, he finds himself getting emotionally involved with their struggle. He decides to put down his camera and get involved with church restoration.

Early on in our story Davies befriends the famed Russian architect Alexander Popov who is deeply involved in working to preserve and share with the world the beauty and value of these ancient structures. Popov has uniquely discovered and reinvigorated both the tools and processes that restore life back to the North. But it’s an uphill battle against strong and powerful forces.

Together, Davies and Popov uncover the circumstances that led to the demise of the churches, and then join a small but growing group of passionate Russian citizens and outsiders from all walks of life who join the cause of Saving North.

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SEKURITAS written and directed by Carmen Stadler

Romantic dark comedy 117 minutes 2019 Switzerland

Starring Kathrin Veith, Duraid Abbas Ghaieb, Jeanne Devos, Daniel Kasztura, Vilmar Bieri, This Maag

First feature film by Swiss director Carmen Stadler, produced by Claudia Wick for Abrakadabra Films AG

An office complex wishes for a love story before demolition. It chooses the lonely misfits for this story; those who go through security rounds at night, scrub toilets, experiment with recipes or rehearse their final speech. A poetic and twisted kaleidoscope that centers around desire, security and melodious noises which move through the entire fabric of the building.

 

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Marcel Duchamp: The Art of the Possible written  and directed by Matthew Taylor

USA 2019 Documentary 89 minutes

Duchamp: Art of the Possible is a feature documentary that explores the life, art, and philosophy of the 20th century’s most influential modernists, Marcel Duchamp, and how his work single-handedly changed the course of art, and over time, culture itself.
 

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THE MYSTERY OF A BURYAT LAMA, directed by Elena Demidova

The documentary film «THE MYSTERY OF A BURYAT LAMA», directed by Elena Demidova, tells a story of one of the most famous lamas, Pandido Khambo Lama Dashi Dorzho Itigelov. His body is recognized as one of the sacred Buddhist objects of Russia and is being kept in the Ivolginsky Datsan. The Buddhist monks approach him as a living person.
 
Itigelov was born in 1852 and began his religious education at the age of sixteen years. In 1911, he was appointed the twelfth Pandido Khambo Lama as the Head of Russian Buryat Buddhists. Between 1913 and 1917, Itigelov was prominent in the spiritual life of Russian Empire. He took part in the Tercentenary celebrations of the House Romanov and opened first Buddhist temple in St. Petersburg. During First World War Itigelov presided over the society of "Buryat brothers", an organization helping the Russian army. After October Revolution, Itigelov resigned as head of the Buddhists. In 1927, aged seventy-five years, he asked other lamas to begin meditation ceremonies and funeral rites, since he said he was about to die. Itigelov left a testament asking to be buried as he was at the time of his death, sitting in lotus posture. On September 11, 2002, Itigelov's body was eventually exhumed in the presence of the leaders of the Buddhist Traditional Sangha of Russia and transferred to Ivolginsky Datsan.

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THE CREEPY LINE a film by M.A.Taylor 2018

"A film that Google does not want you to see  - filmfestivals.com Best for Fest"

An eye-opening documentary, The Creepy Line reveals the stunning degree to which society is manipulated by Google and Facebook and blows the lid off the remarkably subtle – hence powerful – manner in which they do it.

The Creepy Line is a title culled from the words of former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, when during a 2010 interview he explained Google’s code of conduct: “The Google policy on a lot of things is to get right up to the creepy line and not cross it.”

However, as Dr. Robert Epstein explains in the film, “Google crosses the creepy line every day”. 

Offering first-hand accounts, scientific experiments and detailed analysis, The Creepy Line examines what is at risk when these two tech titans have free reign to utilize the public’s most private and personal data to manipulate society.

There is no question that the “creepy line” is getting ever-creepier, and that the tech giants have crossed it.

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Sharkwater: Extinction by Rob Stewart Documentary Canada 2018
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Rob Stewart “Conservation is the preservation of human life on earth. And that, above all else, is worth fighting for” Watch Rob Stewart doing what he loved most of all, swimming with sharks, in exclusive footage from his third film, Sharkwater: Extinction.

Sharkwater: Extinction is a follow up to his first two award-winning films, Sharkwater and Revolution. Sharkwater exposed the devastating issue of shark finning, while Revolution brought the destructive effects of Ocean Acidification to light.

Rob taught the world to not fear sharks, through his iconic images of hugging these majestic creatures and free diving with them.

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Revolution by Rob Stewart 

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over 40 festival wins so far

Eco Documentary feature film by Rob Stewart April 2015, 82 minutes (Sharkwater)
Revolution is a film about changing the world. The true-life adventure of Rob Stewart, this follow-up to his acclaimed SHARKWATER (36 festival wins) documentary continues his remarkable journey; one that will take him through 15 countries over four years, and where he'll discover that it's not only sharks that are in grave danger -- it's humanity itself.

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Depuis mercredi 14 octobre, date de l’intervention du Président de la République, l’équipe de l’Arras Film Festival travaillait à une énième mouture de la manifestation, prévue du 6 au 15 novembre, pour répondre une nouvelle fois aux décisions des autorités.  Le protocole sanitaire élaboré par l’équipe d’organisation, s’appuyant sur celui des cinémas, avai...
 

 

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