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Interview with Director Daizy Gedeon for her Documentary “Enough! Lebanon’s Darkest Hour” (2021)

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The Jury at Beyond Borders
6th “Beyond Borders” winners announced

Test screening in Kastelorizzo of the new Doc: ENOUGH! Lebanon's darkest hour

Presentation of the new publication of the Hellenic History Foundation (IDISME) "Themistocles L. Chrysanthopoulos"

Theatrical Performance at 6th “Beyond Borders: 1821 – Constantine Polychroniadis

Strong political support of Beyond Borders displayed at the opening ceremony

Opening Ceremony of the 6th International Documentary Festival of Castellorizo:
A guide to Parallel Events of the 6th Beyond Borders International Documentary Festival 2021

Bruno Chatelin attends Beyond Border Festival as jury

Greek and World Premieres at the 6th “Beyond Borders” International Documentary Festival of Castellorizo island (August 22-29)

Pitching Lab at Beyond Borders Festival : The Final 20 entries

6th “Beyond Borders” Doc Fest “of Castellorizo island: The Aegean Island where Documentary film meets History & Culture

Documentaries in competition at the 6th “Beyond Borders” International Documentary Festival of Castellorizo (22-29/8/2021)

Beyond Borders - Special Event: Grand débat on Europe

The Competition Section and Panorama of the 6th Beyond Borders Documentary Festival, Castellorizo

Greek and World Premieres at the 6th “Beyond Borders” International Documentary Festival of Castellorizo island (August 22-29)

Opening Ceremony of the 6th International Documentary Festival of Castellorizo:

6th “Beyond Borders” Doc Fest “of Castellorizo island: The Aegean Island where Documentary film meets History & Culture

The Competition Section and Panorama of the 6th Beyond Borders Documentary Festival, Castellorizo

The Honorary Partners of the 6th Beyond Borders International Documentary Festival, Castellorizo island
Beyond Borders Doc Fest : the vision

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Dances With Films 24th annual festival premieres in Hollywood

Presentation of the new publication of the Hellenic History Foundation (IDISME) "Themistocles L. Chrysanthopoulos"

Theatrical Performance at 6th “Beyond Borders: 1821 – Constantine Polychroniadis

AFM returns Online for the 2021 Edition

43rd Cairo Film Festival changed dates and introduces changes to it's programming team

The 12th Nuremberg International Human Rights Film Festival (NIHRFF) goes hybrid

Atlanta’s Out on Film announces the film lineup for 34th edition of the film festival

Europe Film Festival U.K.

RIFF puts Holland in focus

FNC 20221 Line Up revealed

> PEOPLE IN FOCUS
Interview with Director Daizy Gedeon for her Documentary “Enough! Lebanon’s Darkest Hour” (2021)

Tryon International Film Festival to Host Six Workshops at In-Person Event

A joint retrospective of the Viennale and the Austrian Film Museum to Amos Vogel

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NYC Independent Film Festival
(June 12-19, 2022)
August 31, 2021 Earlybird Deadline
November 30, 2021 Regular Deadline
January 15, 2022 Late Deadline
February 15, 2022 Extended Deadline
New York City Independent Film Festival (NYCIndieFF) will hold a physical festival this year. Masks and social distancing will be mandatory and observed throughout. But we are determined to be a celebration of the Independent Filmmaker, documentaries, short and feature-length films and animation. Whether a submission is comedic, dramatic, or something in between, The NYCIndieFF is eager to embrace fresh ideas and storytelling.
Home of the NYC Indie Awards the festival aims to discover the Artist Filmmaker, showcasing them to the entertainment industry and the NYC public. All NYCIndieFF 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.
NYCIndieFF honors the Best in Category which includes Best Narrative Feature, Best Documentary, Best Short Documentary, Best Short Narrative, Best Super Short, Best Covid Diaries, as well as Best Director and Best Screenplay.
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Your Script Produced Studios: season 3
November 3 – 7, 2022
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Early Deadline September 30, 2021
Discovering and Producing Talented Writers and Filmmakers left behind by the entertainment industry, worldwide!
The return of Entertainment's unparalleled event!
Season 3 SPECIAL EDITION: Accepting the following submissions: Features, Pilots, Shorts AND Documentaries!
THERE IS NO AGE LIMIT ON SUCCESS! WE ARE ACCEPTING SUBMISSIONS FROM ALL AGES, WORLDWIDE! Anyone under the age of 18 MUST submit a parental consent form.
ALL GENRES / SUB GENRES ACCEPTED!
Writers & Filmmakers of ALL ages can submit.
ACCEPTING: FEATURES / PILOTS / SHORTS / DOCUMENTARIES!
OVER $500,000.00 IN PRODUCTION BUDGETS - CASH - AWARDS -PRIZES
Official website page, visit:
www.YourScriptProduced.com
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New Media Film Festival
June 1 – 2, 2022
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January 3, 2022 Pre-Fest Deadline
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.
Judges from HBO, MARVEL, EMMYS, BBC, Grammys, PBS & more. $45,000.00 In Awards
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.
All submissions come with perks - one of them is consideration for distribution.
NETFLIX - 1st look deal, documentaries specifically.
AMC-1st look deal, feature length, & series - all types
New - NFT category
New - PITCHING - our Producer Panel & Pitching is now online. Submit your Pitch today!
New - One Page Feedback add on to Script Category
All categories -
360, AR, AI, 5D, Animation, Apps, Artwork, Digital Comics, Documentary, Drone, Feature, Mixed Reality, Mobile/Tablet, Music Only, Music Video, New Media, Pilots, Pitching, Podcasts, Scripts, Shorts, Sniplers (30 second pitch), SR- Socially Responsible, STEAM, Student, Trailers, TV, Virtual Reality, Web Series, Web Series Promo (one scene)
**Please note, New Media category includes Gaming, Tech Vlog's, VE, Vertical, Live, Location Based, etc.
June 1st Global Online and June 2nd in person at the state of the art theater, The Landmark in Los Angeles CA
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BKK DOC
Festival 16-19 December 2021 Bangkok, Thailand
Online Festival 1-31 December 2021
An exciting award competition with films from all over the world in front of a truly international jury a mind blowing festival on screens in Bangkok in December 2021 exclusive industry focused webinars screenings and Q&A.
BKK DOC 2021 is calling for entries.
It’s time to share your “Visions on Asia” with the world.
Submit your latest documentary film now (short and long features)
or copy this address : www.filmfreeway.com/bkkdoc
#BKKDOC #BKKDOC2021
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Paleochora Lost World Short Film Festival
May 28 – June 2, 2022
August 17, 2021 Earlybird Deadline
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.
Paleochora Lost World Short Film Festival launched its 1st edition in June 2019 to a spectacular success. The Festival enjoyed packed audiences at all screenings and played host to 22 visiting Filmmakers & Industry guests from as far afield as Brazil, USA, France, Ireland, UK, Germany, Greece & Iran. Check out our photos here as well as the Festival Vibe & interview videos on our YouTube Channel (Copy & Paste the link):
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfnk7RWWnYUTFmB2cpfxz6g
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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ENOUGH Lebanon's Darkest Hour
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Documentary by Daisy Gedeon second feature documentary
Australia june 2021 90 minutes (in post)
ENOUGH! Lebanon’s Darkest Hour follows Australian-Lebanese filmmaker Daizy Gedeon’s personal and independent introspection into how her ancestral homeland, the place her family was forced to flee in the 1970s because of the Civil War, has ended up in a state of complete catastrophe. It is a story of awakening in which Daizy is forced to abandon her idealism about Lebanon and face the cold, harsh truth about the country’s dark underbelly which is its most sinister enemy.
Daizy prosecutes the case against the corrupt political class which has reduced a proud people to beg for garbage collection instead of greatness and negotiate potholes rather than peace.
ENOUGH! is the plea and the prayer, the feeling and fierce determination of the 4.5 million Lebanese in Lebanon as well as the 16 million members of the Lebanese diaspora scattered around the world, whose hearts continue to bleed for a homeland they are desperate to return to and so deeply want to believe in...once again.
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The Sound of Us directed by Chris Gero
"The Sound of Us" illustrates that during this critical time in world and U.S. history, music gives sound to hope and courage, allows us to grieve and be honest, and is the great, universal language that unites us all.
As the world grapples with unrest the profound truth remains that, through music, we are not alone.
The Sound of Us weaves inspiring stories about the beauty and goodness of music with interviews and performances by artists such as Ben Folds, Sarah McLachlan, Avery*Sunshine, Eric Whitacre, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Hiromi, Antonio Sanchez, Butch Walker, Will Wells, Patti Smith, and many more. Combined, these powerful vignettes illustrate how music heals us, gives us hope for the future through our children, keeps our heritage and history alive, allows us to have the most difficult of conversations, sheds light on current struggles, and continues to invite us back to the thing that unites us all - music.
The film is directed by Chris Gero, a Grammy nominated, American music industry executive, concert producer, record producer, songwriter, film director and composer, founder of Yamaha Entertainment Group of America and Chief Artist Relations Executive for Yamaha Artist Relations Group
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Phil Liggett The Voice of Cycling
Documentary created by Nickolas Bird, Eleanor Sharpe, the filmmakers behind MAMIL (Middle Aged Men In Lycra) written by Eleanor Sharpe.
Documlentary Australia April 2021 1h 54
The life of legendary television commentator Phil Liggett MBE is inextricably entwined with the history of professional cycling. During a career that has spanned five decades, 15 Olympic games and 47 Tours de France, Phil Liggett has been there for every key moment in cycling over the last half century. The heroic triumphs, the appalling tragedies, the scandals and the controversies; Phil has seen it all, and told us about it with passion, knowledge and his trademark wit. As much as anyone, Phil Liggett has shaped the way the world sees cycling. #TheVoiceOfCycling
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Aliens on Halloween by Riker Lynch
29 / 39 or 43 minutes, short comedy April 2021
In an attempt to snatch a sample of human DNA, two clueless aliens come down to Earth and crash a Halloween party in Hollywood.
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Zero Gravity USA first film directed by Thomas Verrette
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74 minutes First feature documentary USA April 2021
A diverse group of middle-school students go on the journey of a lifetime when they compete in a nationwide competition sponsored by MIT to code satellites aboard the International Space Station.
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Only Human HOMO Directed by Igor Ivanov
Homo Adorans, Homo Amans , Homo Economicus, Homo Faber, Homo Ludens,Homo Ridens : which one are you which one are they really?
ONLY HUMAN – Homo… stages six profiles in six sequencess cleverly interwoven. One dramatic story in 6 episodes featuring desperate characters in their quest for survival and love, or redemption. The jobless graduate becomes a grave-digger, the grieving widow a nun, the priests gamble and gangsters rule the courts. Only the lonely child may find some affection when hope springs eternal.
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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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ANGIE: 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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FINDING MANNY by Kacey Cox
Canada, 56 minutes documentary, june 2020
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BLUE MOTEL Award winning script by Ted Campbell
Feature film in production by Doval Bacall Films
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
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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.
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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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