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> FANTASPORTO IN ACTION IN BEAUTIFUL CITY OF PORTO February 22 to March 2, 2019
Filmfestivals.com returns as a partner of Fantasporto

March 2 Final day, coming treats from Fantasporto with Awards Ceremony

Black Forest review by Anton Bitel

Werewolf when a simple costume can make you powerless

Fantastic voyage around the world in Fantasporto,
March 1 Fantasporto friday treats

Julian Richard screened two films in competition Daddy's Girl and Reborn
Jury on the loose between screenings
Feb 28 Fantasporto treats

Guests of Fantasporto

Feb 27 Fantasporto wednesday upcoming treats

Feb 26 Fantasporto tuesday treats

Feb 25 Monday fantastic treats in Fantasporto

Festival treats this monday and tuesday

Final Lineup for Fantastic Fantasporto

> Berlinale and EFM wrap news
Catch up Berlinale Complete Coverage
You Can't tell book by its cover or a film by its title.

Anbessa (Lion) premiered at Berlinale: a conversation with Mo Scarpelli and Caitlin Mae Burke by Lyndsay R. Bellinger

More Berlin Reviews from Alex Deleon

Interview with Cameron Nugent for Sailboat (2018) at Berlinale

Actor, director, producer and editor Cameron Nugent began his entertainment career as a child with lead roles in TV series Round the Twist, Ratbag Hero and award winning The Big Wish, for which he received an AFI Nomination. He later appeared in Australian feature films Snowy, Dusty II, The Merchant of Fairness and Blackrock with Heath Ledger. As a young adult, he performed in television programs Neighbours, Blue Heelers, Stingers and Halifax. After studying at Deakin University, Cameron star...
VIDEO: Spirit of Fire International Film Festival: a Siberian Brunch during Berlinale
> PARTNERS FESTIVAL NEWS
Your Script Produced
winner gets the film produced for 250 000$
DEADLINE March 15th
Introducing the first annual inaugural debut for “Your Script Produced!” Worldwide Screenwriting Competition sponsored by Doval Bacall Films.
The sponsor will fully fund, develop, package and produce the Grand Prize Winning Film script. Also, Sponsor will purchase the Grand Prize Winning TV script to fund the development, package and potentially produce the Grand Prize Winning TV script. Open to anyone 18 years old or older. No cap on income earned as a writer. Open to all non-union members.
Sponsor plans to launch development / pre-production to the Grand Prize winning film script in September 2019. $250,000.00 USD Production budget fully financed by our sponsor(s).
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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Hollyweed Film Festival
Final deadline September 7, 2019
The Hollyweed Film Festival New Low $10US Entry Fee
The Hollyweed Film Festival is proud to announce a a limited time low entry fee off of $10 US for short and longform films All Genres including: Action, Adventure, Alternative, Animation, Art, Avantgarde, Biography, Classics, Comedy, Comedy Drama, Crime, Culture, Dance, Dark Comedy, Documentary, Family, Fantastic, Fantasy, Film Noir, Flash, Health, History, Horror, Human Rights, Independent, Kids, LGBTI, Live Action, Medical, Melodrama, Mockumentary, Music Video’s, Mystery, Nature, News, Parody, Postmodern, Realism, Reality, Religion, Road Trip, Romance, Romantic Comedy, Satire, Science Fiction, Silent movie, Social Issues, Spiritual, Surreal, Thriller, Transgender, Underground, Urban, War and Westerns. This is our first year and it's going to be a kool happening so check out https://hollyweedfilmfestival.com/
The HOLLYWEED FILM FESTIVAL is an Online & Theatrical Festival that will be seen by Industry Professionals.
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Filmmaker Final Four
April 9 – 24, 2019
March 15, 2019 Regular Deadline
The Filmmaker Final Four is an innovative competitive festival program that will provide an an opportunity for filmmakers across the country to produce short films and have them presented to live audiences and industry professionals.
Filmmakers will assemble a team to conceive, cast, produce and edit a short film. They will have 16 days to complete the project, based on one of two application deadlines. The program will roll out across 4 separate regions (West, Midwest, Northeast, South)
All projects from each respective community, within one of the 4 regions, will have an opportunity to screen their film for audiences, friends and family. While some regions will have multiple screenings, there will ultimately be 4 winners from each region, as voted on by separate juries and online audience polling.
The 4 films from each respective region will be announced at the end of their quarterly competition. At the end of the year, the Sweet 16 will be announced and have additional screenings take place in Hollywood.
Check the rules and regulations and the awards
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London, Nice, Madrid, Milan calling
15 Years of celebration, 4 GREAT FESTIVALS
We are now accepting submissions for the 2019 festivals, You can submit your film via Withoutabox, or enter direct at our web site
www.filmfestinternational.com/submit
London International Filmmaker Festival of World Cinema Feb 16th - 23rd 2019
Nice International Film Festival on the French Riviera just before the Cannes film festival. May 11th-18th 2019
Madrid International Film Festival
Email:info@filmfestinternational.com
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French Riviera Film Festival
May 18 -19, 2018
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March 16, late Deadline
The first annual French Riviera Film Festival will recognize and celebrate short form content created for film, television, Web and all digital platforms. In the glamorous South of France setting, FRFF invites filmmakers from around the globe to participate in the two day festival that includes screenings, VIP receptions, awards ceremony and closing gala party. FRFF will place the spotlight on the best short form filmed content during the time period of the annual Festival de Cannes. A prestigious jury panel will select Best Drama Short, Best Comedy Short, Best Documentary Short, Best Animation Short, Best Experimental Short, Audience Favorite Award, Best Director Award, Best Actor Award, Best Actress Award, as well as special Industry Awards. Attendees and participants will include filmmakers, industry executives, celebrities, media and influencers. https://filmfreeway.com/FrenchRivieraFilmFestival
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Melbourne Documentary Film Festival
July 19 – 29, 2019
Late Deadline March 15, 2019
Three times now, The Melbourne Doc Fest has been rated as a Top 100 Film Festival on FilmFreeway and has consistently been ranked in the top 2% of the over 6,000 film festival in the world over the last 3 years.
The Melbourne Documentary Film Festival is currently rated as the Documentary Film Festival of the Year (2018) by FilmDaily.
Our mission is to discover and promote independent Australian documentaries, and to showcase the best international documentaries to Melbourne audiences. The Melbourne Documentary Film Festival provides a public forum and supportive platform to allow emerging filmmakers to showcase their work.
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Paleochora Lost World Short Film Festival
June 1 – 5, 2019
March 16, 2019 Regular Deadline
The 1st Paleochora Lost World Short Film Festival launches in June 2019 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.
In due course we will announce details of parallel Talks and Master Classes which will be included in our Film Festival Programme. Keep a weather eye for details both here and on our website.
In addition to our listed venues, we are also aiming to include Open Air evening screenings in Central Paleochora. More news on this once we have finalised the details.
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Damah International Film Festival
May 10 – 11, 2019
March 1, 2019 Final Deadline
Damah looks to create unique events that foster a true sense of community. Our past events have featured Panel Discussions, Workshops, Interactive Screenings and Q&A sessions all designed to stimulate discussion and provide a platform for artistic expression.
We feature films from any genre and they can be submitted in any acquisition format. The only requirement is that films must be no longer than 30 minutes. Our next Festival & Awards Ceremony will be held in Tokyo, Japan on May 10th & 11th, 2019. We are currently taking submissions for this event.
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> PEOPLE ON OUR RADAR
Alejandro González Iñárritu Jury President of the Festival de Cannes 2019

Lily-Rose Depp set to join Gary Oldman in Dreamland
Interview with Actress/Director Karen Allen

Interview with Writer/Director David Eng for "Grand Cru" (2017)

Interview with Filmmaker Ben Zolno for "Status Pending" (2018)

Interview with Director Gustavo Steinberg for 'Tito and the Birds' (2018)
Interview with Producer, Director Writer Stu Levy @ 2019 Berlinale

Get Tickets to NYC Short Documentary and Short Comedy Festivals!

Toronto International Film Festival announces a new generation of Programmers


> THE FESTIVAL CIRCUIT
Viva Italia! at Ciné Lumiere in London

The Hollyweed Film Festival New Low $10US Entry Fee

Enter the Filmmaker Final Four Competition

9th Varesh Int'l FilmFest to display Azeri anthropological films

> AWARDS WATCH
2019 Garden State Film Festival Announces Drew Henriksen As This Year's Screenplay Competition Winner For "A Brooklyn Christmas"![]()
The 2019 Garden State Film Festival (GSFF) is thrilled to announce Drew Henriksen as this year’s Screenplay Competition Winner for “A BROOKLYN CHRISTMAS.” The GSFF Screenplay Competition was instituted to recognize the importance of the writer as the foundation for a really great film. There will be a live reading of this screenplay on Saturday March 30th 12:00Noon-2:00p.m. at The Berkeley Oceanfront Hotel in Asbury Park, 1401 Ocean Avenue, Oval Room on the 2nd Floor. Mr. Henri... Oscar Night 2019![]()
Helen Mirren and Jason Momoa present the Oscar® for best documentary feature to Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi during the live ABC Telecast of The 91st Oscars® at the Dolby® Theatre in Hollywood, CA on Sunday, February 24, 2019. Todd Wawrychuk / ©A.M.P.A.S. BEST PICTURE WINNER GREEN BOOK Jim Burke, Charles B. Wessler, Brian Currie, Peter Farrelly and Nick Vallelonga, Producers... > FILMS IN FOCUS
0scar review by Alex: of Bohemian Rhapsody![]()
Rami Malek is the insider favorite for Best Actor on Oscar night Finally caught it at a sold out Friday night showing (November 18) in Budapest where I lucked out and got the very last ticket. (At the PUSKIN Cinema). Can't say I enjoyed it but I was entertained by the proceedings. I have never heard any Queen or Freddy Mercury music so I was watching it purely as an informational biopic depicting a pop music era that totally passed me by. At the time fram... The UNCRUSHABLE Dinner and a movie with Tyler Florence Friday, March 29 in Sonoma 22ND ANNUAL SONOMA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL PRESENTS The UNCRUSHABLE Dinner with Tyler Florence Friday, March 29th at Ramekins Culinary School, Events & Inn The Sonoma International Film Festival (SIFF) is thrilled to announce, The UNCRUSHABLE Dinner with Tyler Florence. On Friday, March 29 join celebrated chef Tyler Florence for a one-of-a-kind “Dinner and a Movie” event. View Tyler’s debut documentary, UNCRUSHABLE, and after the film, savor ... Screen Media announced today the acquisition of all North American rights to Patrick Brice’s Corporate Animals![]() SCREEN MEDIA ACQUIRES NORTH AMERICAN RIGHTS TO CORPORATE ANIMALS Demi Moore-Headliner Premiered at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival Screen Media announced today the acquisition of all North American rights to Patrick Brice’s Corporate Animals starring Demi Moore, Jessica Williams, Karan Soni, Isiah Whitlock Jr, Dan Bakkedahl, Calum Worthy, Nasim Pedrad, Martha Kelly, Jennifer Kim and Ed Helms, as well as the voi...
ECO CALLINGFilmfestivals com has an eye for Eco, Transition, Green and Conservationism cinema: check our fantastic selectionFilms we curate for festivals: Check our selection of 'Best for Fests' in the eco green genre! "Ones to Watch for fests' by filmfestivals.com"... CALL FOR ENTRIES: San Francisco Green Film Festival 2019![]()
Join the West Coast's leading event for films & discussions that spark green ideas and actions. Submit your film now to the 9th Annual San Francisco Green Film Festival, September 11-18, 2019. greenfilmfest.org/submit DEADLINES Early Bird: March 22 Regular: April 12 Late: May 5 ... HORROR CALLINGFilmfestivals com has an eye for Horror and SciFi: check our fantastic selectionFilms we curate for festivals Check our selection of 'Best for Fests' in the Horror SciFi genre! "Ones to Watch for fests' by filmfestivals.com"...
DOC FESTS CALLINGFilmfestivals com has an eye for Docs: check our selectionFilms we curate for festivals Check our selection of 'Best for Fests' documentaries. "Ones to Watch for fests' by filmfestivals.com". Full Frame 2019 Thematic Program Curated by RaMell Ross![]() Academy Award®-nominated filmmaker will attend the 22nd annual festival, April 4 – 7 Photo by Maya Krinsky The Full Frame Documentary Film Festival is pleased to announce that filmmaker, photographer, and writer RaMell Ross will curate its 2019 Thematic Program. Ross’s first film, Hale County This Morning, This Evening, has been described as the birth of “a ... |
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Raised On Rock The Burnette Family Legacy
Coming April 2019 "RAISED ON ROCK - The Burnette Family Legacy" will be premiering at Film Festivals throughout 2018 before being released for worldwide distribution
Director - Sally Steele
Sally Steele is on a mission to reunite the legendary battling Burnette family- a family United by Blood-Divided by Fame. The filmmaker travels across the United States interviewing special guests while learning the amazing rock history of Johnny Burnette and Dorsey Burnette and The Rock and Roll Trio who influenced Elvis, The Beatles, Led Zeppelin and many others, on her quest to bring Rocky and Billy Burnette and the members of the family together for one final dramatic and exciting performance at the end of the film, trying to heal the rift that rocked the world and tore a family apart echoing down a generation to the family “Raised On Rock“.
The film exists in two versions Long Short (60) and Short Documentary (40)
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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.
Sharkwater: Extinction by Rob Stewart Documentary Canada 2018 Sharkwater Extinction by Rob Stewart - Canada 2018 90 minutes
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.
www.Sharkwater.com www.TheRevolutionMovie.com
LIVING IN THE FUTURES PAST by Susan Kucera, A documentary presented by Jeff Bridges.
USA October 2017 - 83 minutes
13 Festival wins so far for Living in the Future's Past
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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Promoting Movies that Matter / des films qui font grandir...
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Le Cabinet du docteur Caligari (Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari, Allemagne, 1919)
Le palmarès de la 44ème Cérémonie des César
Le Lauréat du César des Lycéens 2019 est Jusqu'à la Garde

Le Prix Daniel Toscan du Plantier 2019 a été décerné à Alain Attal

13 longs-métrages de fiction inédits en France seront en compétition à Cine Latino

Bruno Chatelin au Jury de Fantasporto

Rossy de Palma en sublime guest star de Jean Paul Gaultier et son Fashion Freak Show

Ce 33e voyage autour du monde nommé FIFF

Le 7e festival de cinéma ADAPTATIONS de CHOLET approche à grands pas…

Impact des bandes annonces diffusées dans les cinémas au 26 février

RFI Célèbre les 50 ans du FESPACO
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