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A look back at the Festival circuit this week Newsletter 709 - Filmfestivals.com

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> SUNDANCE PREVIEWS  January 21 - 31, 2016 

         
 

BELGICA, Felix van Groeningen Sundance opening night film

  WORLD CINEMA DRAMATIC COMPETITION   BELGICA, Felix van Groeningen ** OPENING NIGHT FILM ** (World Cinema Dramatic Competition) / Belgium, France, Netherlands - WORLD PREMIERE     A propulsive, music-driven tale of the rise and fall of the glorious life of an incredible (albeit ficticious) nightclub, BELGICA - directed by Academy Award® nominee Felix van Groeningen (BROKEN CIRCLE BREAKDOWN) is at the heart of it the story of two brothers: charismatic...
 

No one ever listened to Charlie... until he stopped talking - Short LGBT Movie launching at Sundance

BREAKING GLASS PICS RELEASES LGBT MOVIE CHARLIE   No one ever listened to Charlie... until he stopped talking   Breaking Glass Pictures has released the LGBT dramedy CHARLIE just in time for the Sundance Film Festival! The short film is NOW available exclusively on www.watchbgpfilms.com. Written and directed by the film's title character, Shawn Ryan ("Bones", "America's Got Talent"), CHARLIE screened at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival where Shawn was nom...
 

CONDITION ONE will be part of the NEW FRONTIER program at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival.

 
CONDITION ONE Artists: Danfung Dennis (“Hell and Back Again”), Casey Brown, Phil McNally; Key Collaborators: Jay Brown, Andrew Delpit, Chris McClanahan Encounter a majestic jaguar deep in the jungle, lie with a nesting sea turtle on a windy beach, and fly with monarch butterflies, all before they disappear. This powerful virtual reality experience is a glimpse into the habitats of Earth's endangered species.  ...
 

10th Anniversary of The New Frontier program with immersive and VR

A revolution a decade in the making, Sundance Institute celebrates the 10th Anniversary of its New Frontier program with an exhibition of new work at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival, including immersive cinematic works, virtual reality installations, an extensive lineup of documentary and narrative mobile VR experiences and an inside look at the innovations being developed at some of world’s leading media research labs. 10th Anniversary exhibitions will also be presented with MoMA in New Y...
 

Sundance 2016 | Jason Lew's THE FREE WORLD - Starring Boyd Holbrook, Elisabeth Moss & Octavia Spencer

THE FREE WORLD World Premiere Section: US Dramatic Competition  Directed & Written by Jason Lew Starring: Boyd Holbrook, Elisabeth Moss, Octavia Spencer   Festival Screenings Volunteer Screening (limited tickets) - Thursday, January 21, 6:30 PM - Library Center Theatre P&I Screening (badge required) - Friday, January 22, 9:00 AM - Yarrow Hotel Theatre *World Premiere* - Tuesday, January 26,  12:15 PM - Eccles Theatre Public Screening #2 - Wedn...
 

2016 Sundance Film Festival to Feature Conversations with Christopher Nolan and many other Special Guests

 
Adding to the excitement of the 2016 Sundance Film Festival’s onscreen films and episodic programming, Sundance Institute announced today the lineup for its offscreen panels, which will feature renowned artists and experts in conversation. This year’s panels will address topics including the relationship between media technology and storytelling, film aesthetics and the use of celluloid, music design, casting, and environmentalism. The Festival will again host the Art of Film Weekend...
 

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> Rotterdam 27 January – 7 February 2016

Unique international live cinema event enters second year with five films in more than forty cinemas

IFFR Live returns in 2016 with five films in more than forty cinemas. Five films that will have their premieres during the 45th International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) will simultaneously screen in more than forty cinemas worldwide, in addition to live online audiences.   Like last year, filmmakers will be present at the premieres in Rotterdam. All viewers, whether in a cinema in the Netherlands, England, Italy, Poland, Canada or elsewhere in the world, can take part in the Q&A...
 

ID Check: Themed programme for upcoming IFFR

image: Las Lindas (Melisa Liebenthal) - ID: gender.net Every year, International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) devotes attention to significant social and current themes through its films, debates, special guests and sidebar programming. This year, the festival’s themed programme is ID Check. This theme will be reflected in specific programmes within the festival’s four sections. &n...
 

IFFR presents: This Is Where Reconstruction Starts

 
Film talent inspired by post-war reconstruction The theme for the city of Rotterdam in 2016 is Rotterdam Celebrates the City! Inspired by 75 years of reconstruction, we will be celebrating the city we know today and looking to the future. As part of this programme, International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) presents the project This Is Where Reconstruction Starts. Six young, leading international filmmakers were asked to make a short fiction or creative essay film around themes concerni...
 

CineMart completes line-up for 33rd edition

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Projects from award-winning filmmakers from around the world, including Australia, China, Brazil, UK, Lebanon and USA. International Film Festival Rotterdam’s (IFFR) co-production market CineMart has completed its line-up for the upcoming 2016 edition. The line-up consists of titles from filmmakers from across the world, including the Netherlands, Australia, China, Brazil, the UK, Lebanon, France and the USA. The selection also includes two Art:Film projects. Filmmakers selecte...
 

Rens Muis designed the campaign for The International Film Festival Rotterdam 2016

Designer Rens Muis of design agency 75B on the form and content of the design: “One of the most important things IFFR does, is bring people who don’t yet know one another together. Not only filmmakers, audiences, and producers but also investors and cultural entrepreneurs. This is why the campaign for IFFR 2016 is based around the making of such first contacts: ‘introducing’.”   Bero Beyer, festival director IFFR: “The sentence most often heard at t...
 

Beyond Sleep: opening film IFFR 2016

International coproduction based on the classic Dutch novel Nooit meer slapen to kick off upcoming festival   The film Beyond Sleep will open the 45th International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) on 27 January. This international, English-language film is based on the bestselling novel Nooit meer slapen by Willem Frederik Hermans and will world premiere on the opening night of IFFR. Beyond Sleep is directed by Boudewijn Koole, with Reinout Scholten van Aschat in the lead ro...
 

Spectacular Closing IFFR 2016: The Childhood of a Leader

The Childhood of a Leader is a coproduction between IFFR, de Doelen and Codarts Symphony Orchestra   International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) closes its 45th edition on Saturday 6 February with a screening of The Childhood of a Leader. It promises to be a spectacular musical finale: the film music by American singer-songwriter Scott Walker will be played live during the screening of the film in de Doelen by Codarts Symphony Orchestra, led by Mark Warman. The orchestra will al...
 

Line-up and jury Hivos Tiger Awards Competition IFFR 2016

  Eight films from all over the world compete for Hivos Tiger Awards   Eight productions by filmmakers from all over the world will compete in the revamped Hivos Tiger Awards Competition at International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR). Among the countries represented are Brazil, Thailand, USA, Paraguay, Belgium and the Netherlands.   The following eight films have...
 

IFFR confirms 23 films and jury for Tiger Awards Competition for Short Films

Filmstill: Painting with History in a Room Filled with People with Funny Names 3 45th International Film Festival Rotterdam 27 January – 7 February 2016   International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) has finalised its selection for the eleventh Tiger Awards Competition for Short Films. The 2016 selection is a mix of 23 short fiction films, documentaries and experimental films fro..

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> Berlinale Dailies February 11 - 20, 2016
 

Berlinale Co-Production Market Matches 36 New Feature Film Projects with International Co-Production Partners

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At the 13th edition of the Berlinale Co-Production Market (February 14 to 16, 2016), a select group of 36 new feature film projects from 29 different countries will be able to forge international co-production and financing partnerships. In addition, five renowned companies will be presented in the scope of the market’s exclusive company matching programme.   During the three-day event, producers have the chance to meet, in pre-arranged one-on-one meetings, interested potential part...

Generation 2016: Never Underestimate the Creative Power of Youth

Shea Glover in Crystal Lake von / by Jennifer Reeder  © Jennifer Reeder      “Young people world-wide are constantly confronted by dystopic realities not of their own making,” says Maryanne Redpath, Head of Generation. “In the diverse films of this year’s programme we see them taking matters into their own hands.”   The selected films shed light on and challenge the nature of contradictions such as being child-like and being an adu...
 

Berlinale Shorts 2016 – a cinematic essay

Dang Tuan Anh, Vu Do Quang Minh, Khong Viet Bach, Hoang Ha, Nguyen Bui Khanh Trung, Vu Duc Hanh in Another City von Pham Ngoc Lan 25 films from 21 countries compete for the Golden and the Silver Bear, the Nominee for the European Film Awards and, for the second consecutive year, the Audi Short Film Award worth € 20,000. Los murmullos, from 1976, will be shown out of competition. The short film jury is comprised of the curator and director of the Sharjah Biennial in the United Arab Emi...
 

Panorama Special Opening Films, Christine Vachon to Receive Special Teddy Award and Films from Germany, Austria and Switzerland

Alan Sabbagh in El rey del once / The Tenth Man von / by Daniel Burman © Alejandra Lopez With 30 films confirmed to date, of which 24 are fictional and six will run in Panorama Dokumente, two-thirds of this year’s Panorama has now been announced. An extra seventeen works will screen in the Teddy30 anniversary programme (see press release from 17.12.2015). The entire programme will be finalised in the coming days.   The Panorama Special will open on Friday, February 12, at...
 

Berlinale Talents: The Best in Their Fields - 300 Talents Invited

For the 14th edition, Berlinale Talents welcomes 300 emerging film and drama series professionals from 79 countries. The Talents take part in a six-day programme featuring over 100 events, with many open to the public. Berlinale Jury President Meryl Streep has confirmed her attendance. The three-time Academy Award winner will be one of around 150 internationally renowned experts holding masterclasses and workshops. Berlinale Talents takes place at the HAU Hebbel am Ufer, February 13 - 18, 2016...
 

9 films have been added to Berlinale competition...total of 15 to be continued

Ejhdeha Vared Mishavad! / A Dragon Arrives! von / by Mani Haghighi © Abbas Kosari   15 films have now been selected for the Competition of the 66th Berlin International Film Festival. Besides the six titles already announced, another nine films have been invited to the Competition. To date, the selection includes productions from the following countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Iran, Italy, the Netherlands, the Philippines, Poland,..

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Golden Trailer Awards May 4


Early Bird Deadline: Friday February 5th, 2016

"Call for Entry is NOW open at www.goldentrailer.com
Trailers, Teasers, Posters, Video Games, TV Spots, Radio Spots, Innovative Theatrical Advertising & More
Important Dates:

Regular Deadline: Friday March 4th, 2016
Late Deadline: March 18th, 2016
Show Date: May 4th, 2016 in Los Angeles, CA
Show Tickets on sale February 1st, 2016"

 

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The Wiper Film Festival 
April 6 – 8, 2016


Early Bird January 31, 2016

The Wiper Film Festival is the premiere online film festival and includes an NYC screening. Your work will have the opportunity to be seen by more than 18 millions users around the globe.

There is no fee to submit and have your work considered. There are cash grants for Curator’s Choice and Fan Choice winners in each category. Wiper also provides free advertising and promotion budget to its top films. Submit your feature and short length work today!

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NYC Indie Film Fest 
April 27 to May 1, 2016!

Regular Deadline January 31, 2016

NYC Independent Film Festival is a celebration of the true independent filmmaker, documentaries, short and feature-length films, music videos, and animation. During the 6th Annual Festival we gave away prizes with a total cash value of over 28,000 USD. All screenings take place in the historic center of NYC, Time Square which is the perfect home for an event geared toward creating incredible opportunities for independent voices.

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Hollyshorts Film Festival
August 11 – 20, 2016

Early Bird deadline February 5, 2016

The 12th Annual HollyShorts Film Festival and Film Conference/Film Market, scheduled for August 11-20, 2016 at the world famous TCL Chinese 6 Theatres, is now accepting submissions.  HSFF, 4 times named to MovieMaker Magazine “Top 25 Fests Worth the Entry Fee” lists, has featured over 400 projects showcasing stars and filmmakers including Sofia Loren, Bill Plympton, Anthony and Joe Russo, and Felicia Day. 

In 2015, HSFF awarded over $150,000 in prizes, including $60,000 in post services for Best Short, Director, Music Video, Cinematography, VFX, and Commercial, and $15,000 Grand Prize cash .  www.hollyshorts.com

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Global Short Film Awards - New York & Cannes
February 14- 15, 2016


Deadline: January 15, 2016

Global Short Film Awards recognize excellence in highly creative and imaginative films under 15 minutes long. These short films will be suitable to meet the increasing content demand for intelligent phones, digital and hand held devices as well as internet, commercial, art, science and educational applications. For the premier issue, finalists and a winner will be selected in 2-D and 3-D formats in each category. Submit online No cost to enter. Winners in each category will be announced February 15-16, 2016 in New York. Winning films will be shown during the Cannes Red Carpet Fashion and Awards event at the Carlton Intercontinental Hotel in Cannes, France on May 21, 2016.

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WoFF: World of Film International Festival 
September 29 – October 2, 2016


Earlybird Deadline January 17, 2015

In 2016, WoFF returns for its third edition with great energy and ideas, generated from a wonderful 2015 festival.

Our focus remains on independent cinema from all around the globe, by showcasing the work of first feature filmmakers and female directors in our two main sections, First Features and The Female Perspective, respectively.

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New York Festival's World's Best Television & Films April 16, 2016

Deadline extended

New York Festival's World's Best TV & Films competition honors programming in all lengths and forms from over 50 countries. Dedicated to both the Television and Film industries, categories mirror today's global trends and encourage the next generation of story-tellers and talent: Animation, Comedy, Corporate, Drama, Documentary, Feature Films, Movie Trailers, Music Videos, News, Promos, Reality TV Drama, Sports, Telenovelas, Webisodes, Best Performance by an Actor/Actress, Special Event, Innovation, Technical Production Team, CSR, Best Screenplay, Video Art, and Best Host.

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Animaze 2016 Montreal International Animation Film Festival  August 18th - 21st, 2016.


Submit by april 30

Montreal  International Animation Film Festival FESTIVAL DATES June 2-5 2016 Montreal Canada Le MIAFF! is a people's film festival and industry conference dedicated to the art of animation for film and technology.  All genres and forms are welcome. Awards & Prizes Software and other award prizes. Visibility in our travelling shows in Berlin, Cannes, Annecy, Glasgow and more. Check 2015 fantastic programming on the website.

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The 49th Annual WorldFest-Houston International Film & Video Festival  April 8 to 17, 2016

In partnership with filmfestivals.com

Enter the Festival that discovered Spielberg, Lucas, Coppola, Ang Lee, the Coen Brothers, David Lynch, and John Lee Hancock with their first awards!

Competition in 10 major categories! More than 200 specialized sub-categories offer fair competition and a chance for a Remi Award!

The 49th Annual WorldFest-Houston offers Screening Shorts, Docs, Features, Music Videos, Experimental & Student Films on Big 60' AMC Theater screens, with over 600 Intl filmmakers attending the ten-day International Film Festival.. SUBMIT.

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> FILMS FOR FESTIVAL CONSIDERATION "FILMFESTIVALS.COM ONES TO WATCH ON THE CIRCUIT"

Paranoid Girls For Oscar Consideration

Paranoid Girls Comedy by Pedro del Santo is qualified for Oscar selection running for best film, best original song...

Ana, Paula and Veronica become fascinated by modeling and the life that it offers. Yet, they gradually begin to discover the dark side of fashion hidden behind the fame and glamour of the spotlights. The women experience downfall as they engage with an antagonistic photographer who drags models into a high stakes abyss of danger. The women learn to value friendship over the lures of fashion pitfalls and enjoy life's simplicities in the end.

 

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Revolution by Rob Stewart (Sharkwater) 

over 40 festival wins so far

 

Eco Documentary feature film by Rob Stewart (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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Rooted in Peace by Greg Reitman

ROOTED in PEACE, 97 minutes - 2015

Documentary by SUNDANCE alum GREG REITMAN (Sundance Audience Award Winner for fhis first documentary 'Fuel')

Starring: Deepak Chopra, Donovan, Mike Love, David Lynch, Nobel Peace Laureate Mairead Maguire, Pete Seeger, Ted Turner, Archbishop Desmond Tutu

"ROOTED in PEACE challenges viewers to examine their values as Americans and human beings. Today we are at war within ourselves, with our environment, and with the world. Director and award-winning filmmaker Greg Reitman invites viewers on a film journey to take notice of the world we live in, proactively seek ways to find personal and ecological peace, and stop the cycle of violence".

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Get Happy by Manoj Annadurai 

Feature Feel Good Movie  - World premiered in Montreal World Film Festival Winner best romantic comedy in Manhattan Fest

Charlie Kane can’t catch a break. He grew into a man who expects the worse out of life and gets it. But that changes when, by chance, he meets a bright, sunny sprite of a woman named Holly who turns him from a dour drip into someone finally allowing himself to be happy.Then a bus flattens her before Charlie eyes. Charlie opts for suicide but can’t even successfully give up on life. Left with no other choice, he adopts Holly’s ethos of positivity and just decides to be happy... by ignoring all the bad things in life. But his cynical best friend isn’t buying Charlie’s new-found happiness and sets out to save Charlie by making him miserable again. 

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BillBlock Media has reached a multi-year agreement with Red Granite International

BillBlock Media has reached a multi-year agreement with Red Granite International to act as the exclusive international sales agent for the company’s upcoming production slate, it was announced today by CEO Bill Block and Christian Mercuri, Co- President of Red Granite International (RGI).   BB Media plans to produce 3-4 original titles per year that will be handled by RGI as well as serve as executive producer on select third party projects.   The wide ranging agreement exte...
 

Smoke + Mirrors concert from Imagine Dragons is coming to theaters for a special one-night concert event on Wednesday, March 2

  Fathom Events, CinemaLive and Eagle Vision are proud to announce that one of the world's hottest bands, Imagine Dragons, is coming to theaters for a special one-night concert event on Wednesday, March 2 with their award-winning Smoke + Mirrors concert. Filmed as part of their current world tour, the set list features hits such as Demons, I Bet My Life and the Grammy Award-winning Radioactive from their platinum-selling debut album Night Visions. Other tracks...
 

13th Annual Big Sky Documentary Film Festival (BSDFF) to screen over films

 
More than 200 films have been selected for screening at the 13th Annual Big Sky Documentary Film Festival (BSDFF), which takes place February 19-28, 2016, in downtown Missoula, MT.  The 2016 lineup was curated from over 1,500 submissions--the largest, most competitive open call for submissions to date--from around  the world, and features an array of films covering all non-fiction forms and genres. 2016 is another year of growth for BSDFF, with more screenings in more venues than ever ...
 

Panavision and Ludwig Kameraverleih Announce Distribution Deal

   Panavision, the entertainment industry’s leading designer, manufacturer and rental provider of high-precision optics and camera systems, has reached a distribution agreement with Ludwig Kameraverleih in Germany. The highly regarded rental facility will now be able to provide filmmakers in the region with Panavision’s extensive range of spherical and anamorphic lenses, including the popular Primo 70 series for larger sensor digital cameras. ...
 

Review with Director's feed back on THE LOST MOROCCAN JEWS

"They Were Promised the Sea", 2013, (original French title, "Pour Une Nouvelle Seville"), color, RT. 74 minutes: Canada a film by Kathy Wazana  Despite the misleading titles this is a penerating documentary about the lost Jews of Morocco, lost on two accounts: lost to Morocco when the left en masse  in 1965 emmigrating to Israel, and then, Lost in Israel, the "Promised Land...
 

Dancer/choreographer Paul Becker recently wrapped production on his directorial debut Breaking Brooklyn

JR. Dancer/choreographer Paul Becker recently wrapped production on his directorial debut Breaking Brooklyn shot on location in New York City. Paul co-wrote the feature film with his writing partner Rory Owen Delaney. Paul also choreographed the feature that stars Academy Award Winner Louis Gossett Jr. (An Officer and a Gentleman, Roots) alongside Madeleine Mantock (Into the Badlands,Edge of Tomorrow), Nathan Kress (iCarly), Vondie Curtis-Hall (Rosewood, Dared...
 

Corus Entertainment to Acquire Shaw Media

Canada’s Corus Entertainment has made an agreement to acquire all of Shaw Media for C$2.65 billion. The move will give Corus ownership of all of Shaw Media’s brands, resulting in a combined portfolio that includes 45 specialty television channels, 39 radio stations, digital assets, the content studio, Nelvana and 15 conventional television stations. “This is a transformational acquisition that redefines Corus and Canada’s media landscape,” said Doug Murph...
 

Line up short films Fantasporto 2016 and Student Films competitions

LINE UP SHORT FILMS  PORTUGUESE CINEMA, EIGHT FILM SCHOOLS AND FRENCH CINEMA DOMINATE THE PREMIÈRES IN THE SHORTS SECTIONS   The 36th edition of Fantasporto, between 26th February and 5th March is held at the Teatro Municipal Rivoli, and as usual, with the Pre-Fantas as an appetizer. Shorts are particularly in focus in the Official Fantasy competition, after a long selection process. And for the first time, they will be repeated in two independent screenings...
 

27th Annual PSIFF Closing Night Screening of "Last Cab To Darwin"

From the film "Last Cab to Darwin" director Jeremy Sims to attend.   Laconic cabbie Rex has lived his entire life in the small town of Broken Hill. He’s a stubborn old git, determined to do things his own way. After work, he hoists a few beers at the pub with his mates before returning home to his dog and a surreptitious relationship with his aboriginal neighbor Polly. When he learns that he has terminal cancer, he lights out for a doctor in Darwin...
 
 

25th New York Jewish Film Festival Lineup

By Maria Esteves - January 9, 2016 The 25th Anniversary New York Jewish Film Festival will be held at the Walter Reade Theater and Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center in Lincoln Center, New York, January 13-26, 2016. This year's silver jubilee presented by the Jewish Museum and the Film Society of Lincoln Center, will showcase over 30 prestigious independent films from around the globe including special presentations, anniversary screening by filmmaker Todd Solondz, musical events, panel discus...
 

Last existing model of the 1975 Jaws shark offered to The Academy Museum

The Academy Museum announced today that it has accepted into its collection a major gift of the sole surviving full-scale model of the 1975 Jaws shark, donated by Nathan Adlen. The monumental Fiberglas model is the fourth and final version made from the original mold. Created for display at the Universal Studios Hollywood at the time of the film’s release, the prop remained a popular backdrop for photos until 1990, when it was moved to the yard of Aadlen Brothers Auto Wrecking, a firm in...
 

Revolution selected at Our Sustainable World Film Festival

We strive, through the artistic pursuit of dynamic filmmaking, to inspire our global community to unite in compassionate action towards preservation, protection and restoration of our magnificent planet and all the living beings who share it.   Please plan to join us for our inaugural event in Denver, CO as we begin to further a vision of harmonious living through creative collaboration.   Films to be shown during Our Sustainable World Film Festival will be by some of the most ta...
 

Silard Somorjay Glimpse

The magical universe was born.        
 

Sharkwater will play in Berlin at Green Me Film Festival focusing on the thematic trio Ocean- Life-Water

We are happy to announce that the 9th edition of the Green Me Film Festival, will take place at the CinemaxX (Potsdamer Platz) in Berlin from Friday 29th of January until Sunday the 31st. This year’s focus is set on the thematic trio Ocean- Life-Water. http://greenme.de/startseite-en.html Over 30 featured films and documentaries addressing our special topics Ocean, Life and water will be screened. This year’s festival features several special highlights such as Academy Award-Wi...
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Panavision and Ludwig Kameraverleih Announce Distribution Deal

   Panavision, the entertainment industry’s leading designer, manufacturer and rental provider of high-precision optics and camera systems, has reached a distribution agreement with Ludwig Kameraverleih in Germany. The highly regarded rental facility will now be able to provide filmmakers in the region with Panavision’s extensive range of spherical and anamorphic lenses, including the popular Primo 70 series for larger sensor digital cameras. ...
 

2016 Global Roots Film Festival Program Announced

Global Roots Film Festival: The Middle East February 11-13, 2016 Contois Auditorium, Burlington A three day festival of cinema from the Middle East Made possible with a grant from the Sisters of Mercy Peace Initiative and co-sponsored by the Burlington-Bethlehem-Arad Sister City Program - *Celebrating 25 years* Tickets and passes are available to purchase now. To purchase tickets to individual films, follow the links below. For the best value, we recommend a full festival p...
 

Call for Entries for Leeds Young Film Festival 2016 – Two Weeks Left to Final Submissions Deadline

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Late Submissions Deadline for Leeds Young Film Festival is Friday 29th January 2016 Made a film for a young audience? Or are at the start of your career in film yourself? Leeds Young Film Festival supports young and old, emerging or established, national and international filmmakers and hosts competitions both for short films BY young people, and for short and feature films FOR young people. Young independent filmmakers from the UK have the chance to win £500 worth of cash prize...
 

CALL FOR ENTRY - 6TH ANNUAL HORROR QUEST FILM FESTIVAL.

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The 6th Annual HorrorQuest Film Festival is now accepting submissions for 2016. HorrorQuest considers itself a "Horror & Genre" festival and is seeking submissions in the following catagories... Horror, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Dark Comedy, Music Video *if it has a horror/genre theme*, Documentary *If it is Horror/Genre related*. or Animation of any kind. For submission instructions and gudielines, please vist www.thehorrorquest.com ...
 

 

25th New York Jewish Film Festival Lineup

By Maria Esteves - January 9, 2016 The 25th Anniversary New York Jewish Film Festival will be held at the Walter Reade Theater and Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center in Lincoln Center, New York, January 13-26, 2016. This year's silver jubilee presented by the Jewish Museum and the Film Society of Lincoln Center, will showcase over 30 prestigious independent films from around the globe including special presentations, anniversary screening by filmmaker Todd Solondz, musical events, panel discus...
 

Festival dates moved forward to August 18-21. Animaze Seeks Animation at Berlinale 2016 - Let's Meet!

Please note Animaze 2016 edition Montreal  will be taking place August 18-21, 2016. Animaze is happy to  attend Berlinale 2016 seeking feature length animation film, shorts, as well as interactive projects for our festival in August 18-21 in Montreal Quebec Canada. Films with more than 35% VFX (excluding credits) are also welcome to submit. Please contact us via email to set up a meeting : programming@animazefestival.com Submit your film here:  FILMFREEWAY Stay tun..Digital Gym

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88th Academy Awards® nominations revealed

Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs, Guillermo del Toro, John Krasinski and Ang Lee announced the 88th Academy Awards® nominations today (January 14). Del Toro and Lee announced the nominees in 11 categories at 5:30 a.m. PT, followed by Boone Isaacs and Krasinski for the remaining 13 categories at 5:38 a.m. PT, at the live news conference attended by more than 400 international media representatives. For a complete list of nominees, visit the official Oscars® website, www.oscar.com....

88th Oscar Fact Sheet

88th OSCARS® FACT SHEET 88th Oscars Information Number of features eligible for Best Picture this year (88th Oscars, 2015) 307 Number of features eligible for Best Picture last year (87th Oscars, 2014) 320 Number of countries submitting foreign language films 80 Number of voting members 6,261 (as of 12/3/15) Number of ushers / ticket takers inside the Dolby™ Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center® 60 Number of Red Carpet fan bleacher seats 745 Number of people who work...
 

Golden Globes 2016 by Adrienne Papp

SPOTLIGHT MEDIA PRODUCTIONS By Adrienne Papp It’s always great to start the year off wit the Golden Globe awards. Sometimes seen as a precursor to the other major award shows, like the Academy Awards, the Golden Globes are fun and casual, with more colorful language, sharper critiques and more good humor than typically seen at other entertainment ceremonies. Broadcast Sunday evening on NBC, the Golden Globes are Hollywood’s fi...
 

Panavision and Ludwig Kameraverleih Announce Distribution Deal

   Panavision, the entertainment industry’s leading designer, manufacturer and rental provider of high-precision optics and camera systems, has reached a distribution agreement with Ludwig Kameraverleih in Germany. The highly regarded rental facility will now be able to provide filmmakers in the region with Panavision’s extensive range of spherical and anamorphic lenses, including the popular Primo 70 series for larger sensor digital cameras. ...
 

Golden Globes Winners 2016

 
Best Motion Picture - Drama   WINNER The Revenant     NOMINEE Mad Max:Fury Road     NOMINEE Room     NOMINEE ...
 

27th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival Film Festival Announces Festival Winners

The Assassin Receives FIPRESCI Prize; Alena Mihulová, Sigurður Sigurjónsson and Theodór Júlíusson Receive Acting Prizes; Death By Death Receives New Voices/New Visions Award and Thithi Receives a Special Mention; The Birth of Saké Receives The John Schlesinger Award; Umrika Receives The HP Bridging The Borders Awards   Setting the stage for the year’s film festival circuit, ...
 

10 scientific and technical achievements will be honored at its annual Scientific and Technical Awards Presentation

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 10 scientific and technical achievements represented by 33 individual award recipients will be honored at its annual Scientific and Technical Awards Presentation on Saturday, February 13, at the Beverly Wilshire in Beverly Hills. In addition, the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) will receive a special award recognizing a century of fundamental contributions to the advancement of motion picture standa...
 

BAFTAs 2016: Bridge of Spies and Carol lead the pack with nine nominations each

Carol (2015)   With nine nominations each, Steven Spielberg’s Bridge of Spies and Todd Haynes’ Caroltake pole position after the announcement of the nominations for the 2016 British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs). Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s survival drama The Revenant follows with eight nominations, withMad Max: Fury Road on seven. Other films with multiple nominations include Brooklyn andThe Martian w...
 

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Paco Delgado nominated for best costume design at the Oscars

After being nominated for a BAFTA he received today at his home in Madrid the wonderful news that he has also been nominated for the Oscars for his work in The Danish Girl. Spanish Paco Delgado has become an internationally recognized costumer, having been nominated for an Oscar and a BAFTA for his work in “Les Misérables” in 2013, and winning two Goya awards (the Spanish Oscars) in 2013 and 2014. He also was behind the designs for “Biutiful” in 2010 and “Th...
 

2016 Sundance Film Festival to Feature Conversations with Christopher Nolan and many other Special Guests

 
Adding to the excitement of the 2016 Sundance Film Festival’s onscreen films and episodic programming, Sundance Institute announced today the lineup for its offscreen panels, which will feature renowned artists and experts in conversation. This year’s panels will address topics including the relationship between media technology and storytelling, film aesthetics and the use of celluloid, music design, casting, and environmentalism. The Festival will again host the Art of Film Weekend...
 

Berlinale Talents: The Best in Their Fields - 300 Talents Invited

For the 14th edition, Berlinale Talents welcomes 300 emerging film and drama series professionals from 79 countries. The Talents take part in a six-day programme featuring over 100 events, with many open to the public. Berlinale Jury President Meryl Streep has confirmed her attendance. The three-time Academy Award winner will be one of around 150 internationally renowned experts holding masterclasses and workshops. Berlinale Talents takes place at the HAU Hebbel am Ufer, February 13 - 18, 2016...
 

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Academy Conversations - Star Wars: The Force Awakens discussion with director, producer and cast

ACADEMY CONVERSATIONS: STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS Star Wars: The Force Awakens discussion with writer-director-producer J.J. Abrams, producer Kathleen Kennedy, actor Harrison Ford, writer Lawrence Kasdan, production designer Rick Carter, visual effects supervisor Roger Guyett and costume designer Michel Kaplan on December 19, 2015 at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater. 

 

Academy Conversations: The Revenant

The Revenant discussion with writer-director-producer Alejandro González Iñárritu, actor Leonardo DiCaprio, writer Mark L. Smith, supervising sound editor Randy Thom, visual effects supervisor Richard McBride and costume designer Jacqueline West.   ...

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Film or Festival? How Short Film Connection can work for you

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HOW IT WORKS First off, welcome to SFC! Our mission is to become the most comprehensive and feature-rich short film website possible. We need your help to build our community and achieve our goals, so read this page and discover how you can benefit from and contribute to our site! WHAT CAN THIS SITE DO FOR ME? The goals of the current version of the site are: 1. to provide entertainment and information for film lovers Anyone who loves to watch movies and short films c...
 

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Major Buzz Factory : Expérience de Bruno Chatelin du marketing Digital pour les films

Fort d'une expérience acquise dans la distribution de films pour deux Majors (Sony et Fox mariée sous a direction avec UGC) Bruno Chatelin propose une expérience pointue au service de votre stratégie digitale à Travers sa structure de Conseil MAJOR BUZZ FACTORY Le fondateur Bruno Chatelin : un Professionnel de la communication entouré de spécialistes, son expérience est ancrée sur trois univers La publicité, Le mark.eting et le digital.

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Programme des 18e Rendez-vous du cinéma français à Paris

Pour la 18e année, Rendez-vous du cinéma français à Paris (14-18 janvier), premier marché et plus grand junket consacrés au cinéma français au monde. Seront présents cette année 400 acheteurs et 100 journalistes étrangers venus de 40 pays, mais aussi 84 films, 40 sociétés d’exportation et 110 artistes français. &nbs...
 

Bruno Foucher a été nommé président du conseil d’administration de l’Institut français

Monsieur Bruno Foucher a été nommé président du conseil d’administration de l’Institut français lors du conseil des ministres du 13 janvier 2015. Il succède à partir du 1er février à Denis Pietton, décédé le 7 décembre dernier...
 

"Le tout nouveau testament" domine les nominations aux Magritte

Avec dix citations, dont meilleur film, meilleur réalisateur, meilleur scénario...  Le tout nouveau testament, le dernier film de Jaco Van Dormael a reçu dix citationsce qui en fait le grand favori pour la 6e édition des Magritte du Cinéma belge, dont la cérémonie se tiendra le 6 février prochain.    Meilleur film Je suis mort mais j'ai des amis de Guillaume Malandrin & Stéphane Mala...
 

Le programme des hommages de la cinémathèque Wes Craven, Gus van Sant...

Wes Craven sur sa chaise électrique avec Bruno Chatelin au Festival d'Avoriaz pour le sortie de Shocker EXPOSITION TEMPORAIRE GUS VAN SANT 13 avril – 31 juillet 2016 (en sa présence)   &...
 

L'affiche du Festival du Film de Bruxelles est dévoilée

Le Festival s'affiche avec un hommage à Metropolis.     Laurent Durieux est Le créateur de l'affiche Laurent Durieux fait partie de ceux que la scène new-yorkaise s’arrache. Installé à Bruxelles, Laurent Durieux a étudié à La Cambre. I...
 

Xavier Rigault est élu Président de l’APC

Le Conseil de direction de l’Association des Producteurs de Cinéma a élu hier Xavier Rigault comme Président de l’APC jusqu’à la prochaine Assemblée Générale annuelle. Il succède à Marc Missonnier, dont le Conseil a chaleureusement salué l’implication et le travail accompli au cours des trois dernières années. Xavier Rigault est cofondateur, avec Marc-Antoine Robert, de la soci&ea...
 

Rétrospective Wim Wenders du 22 au 24 janvier À l’auditorium du Louvre

9es Journées internationales du film sur l’art au Louvre du 27 au 31 janvier Avant-premières, projections, rencontres   Cette édition des Journées internationales du film sur l’art reçoit un invité exceptionnel, Wim Wenders. La présence du cinéaste et l’actualité internationale ont contribué à placer ces journées sous le double signe de l’engagement et de la rencontre. ...
 

Olivier D. Asselin, récipiendaire de la première édition de COURT CIRCUIT - résidence de création en cinéma

Le Conseil des arts de Montréal, la Coop Vidéo, Main Film, les Productions Réalisations Indépendantes de Montréal (PRIM) et les Films du 3 mars sont heureux de dévoiler le nom du récipiendaire de la première édition de COURT CIRCUIT - résidence de création en cinéma.   C’est avec un grand plaisir que nous annonçons que le projet de court métrage L’étranger du XXI si&egra...
 

Gaumont celebre le cinema dans le RER D

 
SNCF, GAUMONT ET LE STIF, CÉLÈBRENT ENSEMBLE LES 120 ANS DU CINEMA   Et si le septième art s'échappait des salles de cinéma ? Et si les expositions sortaient des musées pour venir à la rencontre de leurs publics ? L'opération inédite lancée par SNCF Transilien et Gaumont, avec le soutien du STIF, met en scène le cinéma et la culture là où on ne les attend pas...

 


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