The five filmmakers selected for Ikusmira Berriak share their experiences at the Tabakalera residencies

August 27, 2016, 6:25 am

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Leo Calice
The residencies running for the second edition of Ikusmira Berriak, a programme providing support to audiovisual projects organised by San Sebastian, European Capital of Culture 2016, Tabakalera-International Centre for Contemporary culture and the San Sebastian Festival, with the collaboration of Donostia Kultura and the Filmoteca Vasca, began on August 15th. During the residencies, lasting for six weeks, filmmakers Leo Calice, Mikel Gurrea, Aitor and Amaia Merino and Kiro Russo will develop the four selected projects in Tabakalera’s Creators’ Space. To help them with the process, during the first four weeks masterclasses have been organised by Fernanda del Nido, founder of the independent production company Tic Tac Company, the filmmaker John Paul Sniadecki, whose films push the limits of the documentary genre, and Manuel Arranz, former director of the Spanish RTVE network’s La2 channel and producer of television programmes. In addition, the residents will have carte blanche to programme a film forming part of their movie references at Tabakalera.

In the fifth week of their stay, coinciding with the start of the San Sebastian Festival, the participants will prepare a pitch - a detailed presentation of the audiovisual project to international producers and sales agents potentially interested in co-producing and distributing their work - to be made in the Festival’s industry space, where 1,496 accredited guests gathered last year. The residents will have the opportunity to organise meetings with Industry Club attendees, participate in its activities as professionals and will be issued with a pass to attend all screenings at the event. Their stay will end, precisely, on September 25th, the day after the end of the Festival.

Over the six weeks the participants will be accompanied and advised by the same expert committee responsible for selecting their projects from among the 33 submitted: Paz Lázaro, head of programming for the Panorama section at the Berlin Film Festival; Sergio Oksman, Brazilian film director (Goodbye America, A Story for the Modlins, O Futebol) and head of the production company Dok Films, and Ada Solomon, film producer and founder of HiFilm Productions. “I think the programme is a real boon for any artist. It is a great opportunity to research and create peacefully, away from home and everyday obligations, in the extraordinary setting of San Sebastian and with the support of an incredible Festival”, analysed Solomon, who found it difficult to choose between the different projects. “I was impressed by the quality of the proposals and thought it would be impossible to choose only four of them. To make the selection we considered them globally: the originality of the proposal, the quality of the project, the filmmaker’s ability to transfer their idea to cinema and their talent and experience”, explained the Romanian producer.

These are the first impressions after ten days’ work at Tabakalera of Leo Calice, selected in the Lab category (Clermont-Ferrand Festival’s experimental short film section); Mikel Gurrea, from the Kimuak short film selection; Aitor and Amaia Merino, from the Basque Autonomous Community Filmmakers category; and Kiro Russo, chosen from among participants in the International Film Students Meeting (EIECINE) running yearly at the San Sebastian Festival.

“The time spent here will represent a major step forward in making our short film”

“I see Ikusmira Berriak as a biotope that provides the ecosystem for developing projects, something which, it goes without saying, is enormously important. It paves the way for a process of exploring aesthetic and technical questions, something which is related to the production of our film”, explains Leo Calice, who is working on an animated documentary, Calipatria, co-directed with Gerhard Treml. “During the Tabakalera residency I will construct the film studio for shooting the short and will test production methods to decide exactly how we will produce it. Ikusmira Berriak will not only provide the time and space to do it, but also relevant masterclasses and the feedback of colleagues and experts. I’m really looking forward to the classes and to the exchange with the other residents, which I have no doubt will be very valuable. The time spent here will represent a major step forward in the making of our short film”.

Mikel Gurrea

“Ikusmira Berriak assigns the creative process the importance it deserves”

“The experience is turning out to be intense and enormously interesting. We’ve had the opportunity to meet the residency organisers, who have welcomed and helped us from the beginning, and to exchange points of view with the participating filmmakers. It’s still early days, but the feeling is great”, he said. “I believe that Ikusmira Berriak has got it right by assigning the creative process the importance it deserves. The residency gives us the space, time and resources to develop and find the stories we want to tell, to generate material and experiment with the aim of leaving here with a more solid project. The fact that it all culminates with a pitching session at the Zinemaldia is really exciting and pushes you to work on making the film you’re looking for”, he notes. Personally speaking, he explains, “the residency is helping me to write, which is what I need. It’s helping me to test a more dynamic and flowing creative process, something I’d tried at small scale and which I can develop more intensely here. It’s helping me to take risks to find the best way to tell the story”. That’s why, he concludes, “I hope Ikusmira Berriak will continue to run for many years. It truly deserves it”.

Aitor and Amaia Merino

“We plant the seed and Ikusmira Berriak gives us the soil and the water to make it grow”

Siblings Aitor and Amaia Merino consider that “the experience is hugely enriching”. On the one hand, the tutorials help to give you a clear idea of the project objectives and, on the other, working with the other residents gives us the opportunity to share doubts and concerns. The Tabakalera space is perfect, we feel really at home working here”, they remark. In their opinion, Ikusmira Berriak represents “a boost to get creators up and started”. “Apart from everything you learn, we have a very high standard professional team to help us and give us advice at this stage, which you normally do with no help whatsoever. On top of this is the opportunity to enter the market offered by the Film Festival. If we add to this the creation and production workshops, the residency is an all-rounder. We plant the seed and Ikusmira Berriak gives us the soil and the water to ensure that the project grows strongly”, they conclude. Moreover, Amaia lives in Ecuador and Aitor in Madrid, meaning that meeting to work “is always complicated”. “Ikusmira Berriak has allowed us to come together and get down to work, and in our city to boot. For us the programme is a boon”, they admitted.

Kiro Russo

“This residency is one of its kind”

“I’m really looking forward to it”, explained the Bolivian moviemaker fresh from his participation in the Cineasti del Presente section at the Locarno Festival, where he garnered a special mention for Viejo Calavera. “I’m blown away by the Tabakalera installations, it’s the most incredible cultural centre I’ve ever seen. I think it’s a tremendous luxury to be able to work in this mind-blowing space; as if that wasn’t enough, San Sebastian is a magical and beautiful city perfect for letting yourself be carried away by ideas, for getting down to writing and experimenting with projects”. “We’ll have so much backing not only thanks to the comfort of the space and the endless access to all sorts of filmed and printed material, but also thanks to the dialogue kicking in with the other residency participants and with the tutors backing the projects. I think this residency is one of its kind for its particular backing of films seeking to explore new forms of cinematic language; it is a hugely important initiative”.

SELECTED PROJECTS

Kiro Russo

1. LOBA (full-length film)

Category: International Film Students Meeting

Synopsis

Two men force a door in two different times and places. One has to steal out of necessity. The other is escaping from his wife, who has transformed into a wild beast.

Filmmaker

Kiro Russo (La Paz, 1984)
Director, producer and scriptwriter. He studied direction at the University of Cinema in Buenos Aires. As a director and scriptwriter, he made the short films Enterprisse (2010), Juku (2012), and New Life (2015), premièring at the 68th Locarno Film Festival, received a special mention from the jury and won first prize and the Orona Award in the International Film Students Meeting at San Sebastian Film Festival. These works have a are very closely related to Viejo Calavera, his first feature film in post-production phase. His first feature film, Viejo Calavera, recently awarded at Locarno with a Special Mention in the Cineasti del Presente section and will compete in Horizontes Latinos at San Sebastian Film Festival.

Gerhard Treml

Leo Calice

2. CALIPATRIA (short film)

Category: Labo, the selection of experimental short films at the Clermont-Ferrand Festival

Synopsis

Calipatria is the name of a state prison situated in California´s desert. Santiago Cassilas is one the prisoners: 58 years, member of a gang, convicted to life sentence in solitary confinement. Santiago works one hour a day in prison´s garden, and that will be the place where he reveals his feelings, life history, secrets and dreams, beyond prison´s walls.

Filmmakers

Gerhard Treml (Vienna, 1963)
His practice explores narrative strategies to appropriate, investigate, and reconfigure spatial relations basic to our construction of reality. His work relies on drawing, scripting, filmmaking and installations. He recently directed the international art-based research program Eden’s Edge in cooperation with the University of Applied Arts Vienna and launched the Office for Narrative Landscape Design (O.N.L.S.D). Together with Leo Calice, he directed their first series of short films Eden’s Edge (2014) which have won multiple international awards including Clermont Ferrand's Grand Prix.

Leo Calice (Texing, 1980)
Leo Calice studied and worked in Switzerland, Spain, Portugal, and Austria. He later studied Landscape Design at the University of Applied Arts Vienna. 2012 he joined the art based research project Eden's Edge and was a founding member of the Office for Narrative Landscape Design (O.N.L.S.D) which produced a series of animated documentary short films Eden’s Edge (2014). It was screened extensively and won numerous international awards including Clermont Ferrand's Grand Prix.

Amaia Merino, Aitor Merino

3. FANTASÍA (full-length film)

Category: Filmmakers from the Basque Autonomous Community (BAC)

Synopsis

Since they were very young, Amaia and Aitor lived away from their parents, Kontxi and Iñaki, now retired. Last summer they realised a dream: getting the four of them together to go on a cruise on a huge ship called FANTASÍA. On their return, they will face a bigger, terrifying boat: the reality of distance, old age and death that one day will separate them. The idyllic holiday reunion will be the contrast from which the harshness of reality acquires a true meaning.

Filmmakers

Amaia Merino (San Sebastian, 1970)
She lives and works in Ecuador, a country where she has specialised in editing and scriptwriting for non-fiction cinema. Over the last fifteen years, she has edited some of the best-known feature films in Ecuador: Blak Mama, Más allá del Mall, Resonancia, En Espera, El Pan Nuestro, 1809-1810 Mientras Llega el Día y Asier ETA biok (Asier and I), Irizar Basque Film Award in 2013, among others. Since 2006, she has given tutorials on editing and scriptwriting at the Technological Institute of Cinema and Performance in Quito.

Aitor Merino (San Sebastian, 1972)
He has developed his career primarily as a film, theatre and television actor, working on more than twenty films under directors Montxo Armendáriz, Pilar Miró, Vicente Aranda, Carlos Saura Medrano, Manuel Matji and Icíar Bollaín, among others. His first short film as a director, El Pan Nuestro, received awards at a number of national and international festivals and was nominated for the Goya Awards. Asier ETA biok (Asier and I), Irizar Basque Film Award in 2013, co-directed with his sister Amaia Merino, was his first feature film. He is currently combining his work as an actor with the feature-length documentary project Fantasía, co-directed again with Amaia Merino.

Mikel Gurrea

4. SURO (full-length film)

Category: KIMUAK

Synopsis

Ivan (33) inherits a farmstead in Girona, his last chance to make a living for himself. He and his partner Elena (30) move to the house to manage a former cork plantation. However, as an outsider, facing increasing tension with the local cork extractors and the Moroccan carriers he has to face a major moral dilemma.

Filmmaker

Mikel Gurrea (San Sebastian, 1985)
While studying audio-visual communication at the Universitat Pompeu Fabra, he worked for the advertising production firm Agosto, he wrote and directed several short films, including Primo (2008), Los gatos del tejado (2009) and Rojo en el agua (2010). In 2011 he was awarded a scholarship from Obra Social “la Caixa” to study a master's degree in film direction at the London Film School. During this period, he directed the documentary Txoria, the commercial Chessmates and developed the dramaturgy for the choreography Automatich Flesh by the Rambert Dance Company, which premiered in the Queen Elizabeth Hall in London. His graduation film, Foxes, was awarded, among others, the prize for best fiction in the Students category at the Montreal Festival des Filmes du Monde and was selected for Kimuak 2015 catalogue. His theatre fiction project, Soka, was chosen for the New Dramaturgies programme. He is currently developing a feature-length drama, Heldu (Hold), produced by Eva Sigurdardottir and selected by EAVE.

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Filmfest Oldenburg Foreign Affairs & European Discoveries

August 27, 2016, 7:02 am

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On the occasion of the German Premiere of Pasha Rafiy’s “Foreign Affairs”, the Oldenburg International Film Festival will host the visit of one of Europe’s most highly-regarded political figures, Luxembourg’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jean Asselborn, who will be in attendance on September 17th as a guest of the Festival, which this year will once again host the European Film Academy jurors for the “European Discovery Award – Prix FIPRESCI”.

“Foreign Affairs” is a remarkable documentary that offers an extraordinary perspective and rare glimpse into the life of Jean Asselborn, Europe’s longest serving Minister of Foreign Affairs, taking us both straight into the heart of global politics and the everyday life of “Jang”. We share his engagement with diplomacy and hope that he carries in his function as a politician, but also in the intimate moments of solitude that he experiences during his unrestrained race around a world marked by major political crises. On this prestigious occasion, in attendance with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Pasha Rafiy will present his documentary to the audience in Oldenburg.

DISCOVERY AWARD 2016

Last year, jury members from the European Film Academy and FIPRESCI gathered for the first time in Oldenburg to deliberate the final nominees for the “European Discovery Award – Prix FIPRESCI” - dedicated to a first feature film by a European director.
Announced live during the Closing Night Gala at the State Theater, it was an especially celebratory event as one of the finalists was Tom Sommerlatte whose debut feature “Summers Downstairs” also took home Oldenburg’s top prize –the 2015 German Independence Award for “Best Film”.

After the successful inaugural event, the Oldenburg International Film Festival is honored to once again host the commission at the 23rd Edition of the Festival described by Chairwoman of the EFA Board, Oscar-nominated director, Agnieszka Holland, as „a festival that is known for its heart for young filmmakers and for an inspiring and innovative environment.”
The jury will gather in Oldenburg on Saturday September 17th and will announce the official final five nominees during the Festival’s Closing Night Gala at the Oldenburg State Theater on September 18th.

The announcement of the winner of the 2016 “European Discovery Award – Prix FIPRESCI“ will take place during the 29th European Film Awards on December 10th in the city of Wroclaw. We are excited to welcome the nomination committee composed of renowned members of the EFA and FIPRESCI to Oldenburg:

- Dagmar Jacobsen, Germany (Producer)

- Angeles González-Sinde, Spain (Filmmaker and former Spanish Minister of Culture)

- Mihai Chirilov, Romania (Artistic Director of the Transylvania International Film Festival)

- Krzysztof Kwiatkowski, Poland (Film Critic)

- Isabelle Danel, France (Film Critic and Vice-President of FIPRESCI)

- Neil Young, UK (Film Critic and Programmer for Edinburgh FF, Ljubljana, and others)

- Tom Sommerlatte, Germany (Filmmaker, 2015 Discovery Award finalist, 2015 winner of Oldenburg’s German Independence Award)

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The 36th Atlantic Film Festival announces full festival program for event, Sept. 15 - 22 in Halifax, NS

August 27, 2016, 7:25 am

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The 36th annual Atlantic Film Festival announces its full festival program, featuring over 225 films and a full slate of special events, to be presented over eight days in Halifax, September 15-22.

"This year we are delivering as your curator of epic and unforgettable stories across the spectrum of every taste like never before. Audiences flock to film festivals to be moved, challenged, shaken and stirred and this year’s program guarantees all of that and beyond”, said Wayne Carter, Executive Director.

Adding to the already impressive list of previously announced Gala Presentations – Opening Night Gala Maudie (Sept. 15), Friday Night Gala Weirdos (Sept. 16), Sunday Night Gala: Reel East Coast Shorts (Sept. 18), and Wednesday Night Gala Perfume War (Sept. 21) – are the exciting announcements of four additional Gala Presentations to complete the 2016 program.

The Saturday Night Gala presentation on Sept. 17 will be American Honey, written and directed by Andrea Arnold (Wasp, Red Road). The film follows Star (Sasha Lane), a teenage girl from a troubled home, who runs away with a travelling sales crew selling Magazine subscriptions door to door. Finding her feet in this gang of teenagers, one of whom is Jake (Shia LaBeouf), she soon gets into the group's lifestyle of hard-partying nights, law-bending days and young love. Candid, bold and powerful, with an almost non-stop music track ranging from rap to ballad, American Honey is an engrossing and exhilarating coming-of-age film that examines frayed youth with surprising depth. American Honey is produced by Film4, Parts & Labor, Maven Pictures, and the British Film Institute, and is distributed in Canada by Elevation Pictures.

Theatre of Life, from director Peter Svatek, is the Atlantic Film Festival Monday Night Gala on Sept. 19 – and also part of this year’s inaugural NFB Showcase. For Expo Milano 2015, renowned chef Massimo Bottura, whose Osteria Francescana was named world’s best restaurant in 2016, invited 60 of his international confrères to join him in transforming food destined for the dumpster into delicious and nutritious meals for Italy’s hungriest residents. A visual feast in itself, Theatre of Life puts a human face on its powerful message of social justice while raising awareness about the enormous environmental impact of food waste. Theatre of Life is produced by Triplex Films and The National Film Board of Canada.

This year’s Tuesday Night Gala: Français will be Xavier Dolan’s Juste la fin du monde (It’s Only the End of the World), winner of the Grand Prix at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival. After 12 years of absence, a writer goes back to his hometown, planning on announcing his upcoming death to his family. As resentment soon rewrites the course of the afternoon, fits and feuds unfold, fuelled by bitterness and fear, while all attempts of empathy are sabotaged by people’s incapacity to listen, and love. Produced by Sons Of Manual and MK Productions, Juste la fin du monde is distributed in Canada by Entertainment One.

The Festival's Closing Night Gala presentation on Thursday, Sept. 22 will be Manchester by the Sea, written and directed by Academy Award® nominated filmmaker, Kenneth Lonergan (You Can Count on Me). When his older brother dies, Lee (Casey Affleck) is granted custody of his teenage nephew (Lucas Hedges). As they both adjust to their new lives, Lee struggles with the many ghosts of his past, including his estranged ex-wife Randi (Michelle Williams) who makes her way in and out of his past and present. Produced by K Period Media, Manchester by the Sea is distributed in Canada by Mongrel Media.

Featuring the newest and most anticipated films of the year, moviegoers will want to be first in line to see the twelve films comprising the 2016 Special Presentations, sponsored by Cineplex Events. Savour the sights and sounds of soon to be award-winning films: Denial, recounting Deborah E. Listadt’s (Rachael Weisz) legal battle for historical truth against Holocaust denier David Irving (Timothy Spall); The Dressmaker, an Australian revenge comedy-drama starring Kate Winslet and Liam Hemsworth; Elle, a French psychological thriller directed by Paul Verhoeven and starring Isabelle Huppert; Gimme Danger, Jim Jarmusch’s affectionate tribute to Iggy Pop and The Stooges; The Handmaiden (Agassi), a South Korean erotic psychological thriller from writer-director Park Chan-wook; I, Daniel Blake, the latest Palme d’or prize-winner from celebrated filmmaker Ken Loach; Julieta, based on three short stories by Alice Munro and brought to the screen by Pedro Almodóvar; Mean Dreams, a coming-of-age thriller from writer-director Nathan Morlando and starring Bill Paxton; Patterson, Jim Jarmusch’s tale of a bus driver poet played by Adam Driver; Personal Shopper, a ghost story set in the fashion underworld of Paris starring Kristen Stewart; Toni Erdmann, a German comedy-drama written and directed by Maren Ade; and Trespass Against Us, following a family living on the wrong side of the law in provincial England, and starring Michael Fassbender and Brendan Gleeson.

Two new film programs are being announced this year. The first being Restored! which focuses on a new film preservation each year. The 2016 selection offers Multiple Maniacs, John Waters’ gloriously grotesque, unavailable-for-decades second feature, made in 1970 on a shoestring budget in Baltimore.

The second is the inaugural NFB Showcase, celebrating our nations oldest and most celebrated film institution with a suite of screenings highlighting their latest productions. Featured documentaries are Angry Inuk (Alethea Arnaquq-Baril), Bluefin (John Hopkins), Gun Runners (Anjali Nayar), The Gift (Niobe Thompson), and We Can’t Make the Same Mistake Twice (Alanis Obomsawin), along with nine additional films in a NFB Shorts program.

Rounding out this year’s complete AFF program is a top-tier line up of features and documentaries from Canada and throughout the world. Viewers will delight in a wide range of films, including Canadian films: Below Her Mouth, First Round Down, Hello Destroyer, Old Stone, Two Lovers and a Bear, Unless and Window Horses; international award-winners: L’Avenir (France/Germany), Land of Mine (Denmark/Germany), A Man Called Ove (Sweden), The Salesman (Iran/France) and Transpecos (USA); and Canadian Premieres of international titles: Crosscurrent (China), Moon Dogs (UK), Papa:Hemingway in Cuba (USA/Canada), and She Remembers He Forgets (Hong Kong), among many more.

Select documentaries include: the rotoscoped recount of America’s first mass school shooting, Tower; a look at champion show chicken breeders in Chicken People; a wide ranging musical celebration of Austin City Limits in A Song for You; a gripping, psychological thriller, and winner of a Special Jury Prize at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival, Kate Plays Christine; and Dilip Mehta’s profile of porn star turned Bollywood star, Sunny Leone, in Mostly Sunny; among many other captivating and enlightening titles.

The Atlantic Film Festival will once again feature French language films from Canada in partnership with Quebec Cinema, including feature films Boris sans Béatrice (Denis Côté), King Dave (Daniel Grou) and Les Mauvaises Herbes (Louis Bélanger), along with nine short films in Courts métrages. All films in the Quebec Cinema program are in French with English Subtitles.

Also included in this year’s line up are Short Film Programs, featuring both a Canadian and international selection, and the Festival’s popular ViewFinders: Films for Youth program.

The 2016 Festival will host several one-of-a kind special events and parties to celebrate the movies, the people and the city of Halifax. In addition to the Opening Night Party is the return of the Festival Music House Atlantic presented by Radio Starmaker Fund. The night will feature a stellar line up, including performances by Atlantic Canada’s Paper Lions, Amelia Curran and Joel Plaskett.

One of the world’s most established co-production/co-financing markets, Strategic Partners is a one-stop shop for projects looking for partners and will take place as part of the 36th Atlantic Film Festival, Sept 15-17. A global trendsetter, the event attracts producers whose projects represent fresh and innovative ways to tell stories, across all platforms. Priority is given to projects considered to have both commercial and international appeal. Strategic Partners provides a full agenda of 25 minute, pre-scheduled 1-2-1 meetings with investors/broadcasters/distributors/sales agents, participation in investor and co-production focused roundtable sessions, cutting edge panels and visionary keynote speakers. The event’s two-day linear program is designed to provide unparalleled access to international co-production/ co-financing possibilities. All of this happens under one roof, set against the backdrop of the Atlantic Film Festival and the vibrant, coastal city of Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Featured sessions include Opening Keynote speaker, Producer of The Last King of Scotland, The Constant Gardener and A Most Wanted Man, Andrea Calderwood (Potboiler Productions, UK), as well as a conversation with Nordic Broadcasters, Liselott Forsman (YLE, Finland) and Lars Hermann (DR, Denmark). In addition there will be two panel discussions. On Day One, International industry leaders across existing and new financing and distribution platforms will explore the shift in how feature film is treated as a medium, and how audience viewing habits have triggered an adjustment in how content is financed and distributed. The second topic will consider television’s role in a world whose borders are disappearing as fast as SVOD’s proliferate. What are the identifiable trends across the globe? The intersection of domestic vs. international audience appeal and the producer’s ability to harness opportunities for content export are on the front line of this discussion.

Strategic Partners is financed with the support of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, Telefilm Canada as the Presenting Partner and Signature Partners, Bell Media, and CTV. Gold Partners include: Canada Media Fund, Canadian Media Production Association and Super Channel. Strategic Partners is a convergence of talent and innovation, producing tangible results. For more information, visit: atlanticfilm.com/strategic-partners.

“As the annual meeting place for the industry on Canada’s East Coast, the Atlantic Film Festival’s programming is known for its memorable narratives, drawing on a tradition of storytelling. The Festival is also a place where deals are made. The Government of Canada’s support, through the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, is focused on attracting international investment to the film and digital media sector through the Strategic Partners initiative. Wishing you continued success in this 36th edition,” said the Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development and Minister responsible for ACOA.

The Atlantic Film Festival is very pleased to announce a new partnership with a new ticketing service provider in 2016, Vendini. For the first time, the Atlantic Film Festival will be using the online ticketing services of Vendini, whose mission is to simplify the business of live events. The San Francisco headquartered company also has offices in Vancouver and Montreal.

"We are delighted to be the Atlantic Film Festival's choice for simplifying the online sale of tickets for this exciting, multi-faceted event," said Keith Goldberg, Chief Revenue Officer of Vendini. "The range of choice in films, parties, discussions and gala presentations presents a terrific opportunity for the Festival attendees to enjoy a rich set of options that can be easily navigated with Vendini's user friendly ticketing solutions, and is sure to create many loyal festival fans in the process."

Tickets for all screenings and special events along with all Festival passes are on sale today, August 24 at 3 p.m.

Tickets are available online at atlanticfilm.com. Please note that online tickets can be purchased by credit card only. Tickets will be available at the Festival Box Office in Park Lane Mall (5657 Spring Garden Road) beginning September 6th at noon. For hours of operation, visit: atlanticfilm.com.

A limited amount of tickets for the Opening Night Gala Film are currently available through The Dalhousie Arts Centre Box Office (6101 University Ave.), by phone at 1-800-874-1669 and online at https://kil-dacweb-3.cohn.dal.ca/online/. Tickets for the Opening Night Party are available at atlanticfilm.com or at the Festival Box Office (opening at 12 noon, September 6th).

Receive the most up-to-date information, including sneak peeks and Festival highlights at our website: atlanticfilm.com, our Facebook page: /atlanticfilmfestival, Twitter account: /thefilmfest and Instagram account: thefilmfest.

“The key ingredients of the Atlantic Film Festival are always the generous support of our sponsors and donors and the incredible efforts put forth by our staff and volunteers,” added Carter. “Nothing makes us happier than seeing audiences sharing the experience of movie magic.”

The Atlantic Film Festival would like to thank Bell Media, CTV, Telefilm Canada, the Canada Media Fund, CBC, ACOA, Cineplex Events, the NFB, Quebec Cinema, RBC, The Lord Nelson Hotel, Vendini, and all of its partners, sponsors and suppliers.

About the Atlantic Film Festival

The Atlantic Film Festival (AFF) is an eight-day celebration of film, media and music from around the world. It’s a festival that turns Halifax – a charming and historic coastal city – into an international Mecca for the arts, abuzz with filmmakers, industry types and film lovers. This year’s event celebrates 36 years of the Festival and takes place from September 15-22.

Offering a first-look at the best international films of the festival season, the Atlantic Film Festival is a champion of local filmmakers, committed to bridging the gap. We attract some of the biggest players in film, media and music from around the world. All of our film selections are chosen with our community in mind and our special events are designed to bring us all together. A not-for-profit organization, the Festival depends heavily upon its strong ties to the surrounding and thriving arts community.

Celebrating 36 years in 2016, the Atlantic Film Festival began as a tiny, grassroots operation in St. John’s, Newfoundland in 1981, relocating to Halifax the following year. Just three decades later, the Atlantic Film Festival has blossomed into one of Canada’s premier film festivals. Whether for industry folk, unabashed film lovers or curious onlookers, the Festival offers a slew of opportunities to engage the global film experience. Today’s Atlantic Film Festival is now a year-round celebration, growing beyond our eight-day cornerstone event in September to include: ViewFinders: Atlantic Film Festival for Youth, AFF Outdoor Film Experience, and Strategic Partners.

Receive the most up-to-date information about the Atlantic Film Festival and its Family of Programs, including sneak peeks and festival highlights online at our website: atlanticfilm.com, our Facebook page: /atlanticfilmfestival, our Twitter account: /thefilmfest #AFF2016, our LinkedIn company page: linkedin.com/company/atlantic-film-festival, our Youtube channel: youtube.com/atlanticfilmdotcom and our Instagram account: thefilmfest.

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Le Festival du film de l'Atlantique dévoile le programme complet
de sa 36ème édition qui se tiendra du 15 au 22 septembre
à Halifax, en Nouvelle-Écosse

(Halifax, N.-É.) - Le Festival du film de l'Atlantique dévoile le programme complet de sa 36ème édition, qui comprend plus de 225 films ainsi que tout un éventail d'événements spéciaux, qui seront présentés pendant les huit jours du festival, du 15 au 22 septembre, à Halifax.

«Cette année, nous tenons notre parole en tant que programmateur de récits plus épiques et inoubliables les uns que les autres sur l'échiquier de tous les goûts possibles, et ce comme jamais auparavant. Les spectateurs affluent vers les festivals du film pour être émus, défiés, bousculés et touchés, et le programme de cette année vous le garantit», a déclaré Wayne Carter, directeur général du festival.

En plus de la liste impressionnante des Galas d'ores et déjà annoncés (le gala d'ouverture avec le film Maudie le 15 septembre, le gala du vendredi soir et le film Weirdos le 16 septembre, le gala du dimanche soir : Reel East Coast Shorts le 18 septembre, ainsi que le gala du mercredi soir Perfume War le 21 septembre) le festival programme quatre projections supplémentaires pour compléter son édition 2016.

La soirée Gala du samedi, le 17 septembre, présentera le film American Honey, écrit et réalisé par Andrea Arnold (Wasp, Red Road). Le film suit le parcours de Star (Sasha Lane), une adolescente issue d'une famille à problèmes, qui s'enfuit de chez elle pour suivre un groupe de vendeurs d'abonnements de magazines qui font du porte à porte. Aussitôt à sa place au milieu de cette bande de jeunes, dont l'un deux est Jake (Shia LaBeouf), elle adopte rapidement leur style de vie fait de soirées bien arrosées, de petits méfaits et d'histoires d'amour. À la fois candide, audacieux et fort, avec une bande son originale quasi continue allant du rap à la balade, American Honey est un film captivant et exaltant sur le passage à l'âge adulte qui montre une jeunesse à bout de nerfs, avec une profondeur surprenante. American Honey est produit par Film4, Parts & Labor, Maven Pictures, ainsi que le British Film Institute. Il est distribué au Canada par Elevation Pictures.

Theatre of Life, du réalisateur Peter Svatek, est présenté lors du gala du lundi 19 septembre, et fait ainsi partie de la toute première soirée de l'ONF pour le festival. Pour l'Expo 2015 de Milan, le chef Massimo Bottura, dont le restaurant Osteria Francescana a été désigné meilleur restaurant au monde en 2016, a invité quelque 60 de ses confrères internationaux à se joindre à lui et transformer toute la nourriture gâchée et destinée au rebus en de délicieux repas nutritifs pour les résidents affamés d'Italie. Un festin visuel en soi, Theatre of Life met un visage humain sur un message fort de justice sociale tout en dénonçant l'énorme impact environnemental de ce gâchis alimentaire. Theatre of Life est produit par Triplex Films et l'Office national du Film du Canada.

Le gala du mardi soir souligne la présentation d'un film en français. Cette année, ce sera Juste la fin du monde (It’s Only the End of the World) de Xavier Dolan, lauréat du Grand Prix du Festival de Cannes 2016. Après 12 ans d'absence, un écrivain retourne dans son village natal pour annoncer sa mort prochaine à sa famille. Alors que la rancune prend le pas sur le cours de l'après-midi, coups de poings et querelles surgissent, encouragés par l'amertume et la peur, alors que toutes les tentatives d'empathie sont sabotées par l'incapacité des uns et des autres à écouter et à aimer. Produit par Sons of Manual et MK Productions, Juste la fin du monde est distribué au Canada par Entertainment One.

Le gala de clôture du festival aura lieu le jeudi 22 septembre et c'est le film Manchester by the Sea qui sera projeté, film écrit et réalisé par Kenneth Lonergan, cinéaste nominé aux Oscars (You Can Count on Me). À la mort de son frère aîné, Lee (Casey Affleck) se retrouve avec la garde de son neveu adolescent (Lucas Hedges). Alors que les deux doivent s'ajuster l'un à l'autre, Lee doit aussi faire face à ses anciens démons, dont son ex-femme (Michelle Williams) qui ne fait qu'entrer et sortir de sa vie d'hier et d'aujourd'hui. Produit par K Period Media, Manchester by the Sea est distribué au Canada par Mongrel Media.

Puisque le festival va projeter les films les plus récents et attendus de l'année, les cinéphiles voudront être les premiers à pouvoir visualiser les douze productions faisant partie des Présentations spéciales de l'édition 2016, commanditées par Cineplex Événements. À savourer : les images et les bandes sons des films qui seront très bientôt primés : Denial, qui raconte la bataille judiciaire de Deborah E. Listadt (Rachael Weisz) pour la vérité historique de l'holocauste contre le négationniste David Irving (Timothy Spall) ; The Dressmaker, une comédie dramatique australienne mettant en vedette Kate Winslet et Liam Hemsworth ; Elle, un thriller psychologique français, réalisé par Paul Verhoeven avec Isabelle Huppert ; Gimme Danger, l'hommage affectueux de Jim Jarmush à Iggy Pop and the Stooges ; The Handmaiden (Agassi), un thriller psychologique et érotique sud-coréen du réalisateur Park Chan-wook ; I, Daniel Blake, la dernière Palme d'or à Cannes du célèbre cinéaste Ken Loach ; Julieta, d'après trois nouvelles d'Alice Munro et porté à l'écran par Pedro Almodovar ; Mean Dreams, un thriller sur le passage à l'âge adulte du réalisateur Nathan Morlando et mettant en vedette Bill Paxton ; Patterson, de Jim Jarmush et l'histoire d'un chauffeur d'autobus poète interprété par Adam Driver ; Personal Shopper, une histoire de fantôme prenant place dans le monde sous terrain parisien de la mode avec Kristen Stewart ; Toni Erdmann, une comédie dramatique allemande écrite et réalisée par Maren Ade ; et Trespass Against Us, qui suit une famille qui ne vit pas du bon côté de la loi, dans la campagne anglaise, avec Michael Fassbender et Brendan Gleason.

Deux nouveaux programmes sont annoncés cette année. Le premier intitulé Restored! se concentrera sur la préservation d'un nouveau film par an. La sélection 2016 propose la version restaurée de Multiple Maniacs, le film grotesque de John Water, qui a été indisponible pendant des décennies et qui a été tourné en 1970 avec un budget très limité à Baltimore.

Le deuxième programme met en valeur l'ONF, et célèbre la plus ancienne des institutions cinématographies de notre pays avec une suite de projections soulignant leurs dernières productions. Parmi les documentaires présentés, on pourra voir Angry Inuk d'Alethea Arnaquq-Baril, Bluefin de John Hopkins, Gun Runners d'Anjali Nayar, The Gift de Niobe Thompson et We Can't Make the Same Mistake Twice d'Alanis Obomsawin, le tout présenté avec neuf autres films supplémentaires faisant partie du programme des courts-métrages de l'ONF.

Pour compléter le programme du FFA de cette année, une série de films et de documentaires de haut calibre en provenance du Canada et du monde entier seront présentés. Les spectateurs se régaleront d'une large sélection de films, dont les films canadiens suivants : Below Her Mouth, First Round Down, Hello Destroyer, Old Stone, Two Lovers and a Bear, Unless et Window Horses; ainsi que les films internationaux primés suivants : L’Avenir (France/Allemagne), Land of Mine (Danemark/ Allemagne), A Man Called Ove (Suède), The Salesman (Iran/France) et Transpecos (É.-U.) ; ainsi que les premières au Canada des films internationaux suivants : Crosscurrent (Chine), Moon Dogs (Royaume-Uni), Papa:Hemingway in Cuba (É.-U./Canada), et She Remembers He Forgets (Hong Kong), parmi de nombreux autres.

Parmi les documentaires sélectionnés, on pourra voir Tower qui raconte via la méthode de la rotoscopie la première fusillade de masse qui a eu lieu dans une école aux États-Unis, mais aussi jeter un coup d'œil aux éleveurs de poulets de compétitions dans Chicken People, la célébration toute en musique des limites de la ville d'Austin dans A Song for You, un thriller psychologique, lauréat du Prix spécial du Jury lors du Festival Sundance 2016 Kate Plays Christine, ainsi que le portrait de Sunny Leone, star du porno devenue vedette de Bollywood, dans Mostly Sunny réalisé par Dilip Mehta, tous ces documentaires présentés parmi de nombreux autres titres, tous plus captivants et instructifs les uns que les autres.

Le Festival du film de l'Atlantique présentera à nouveau cette année des films canadiens en langue française en partenariat notamment avec Québec Cinéma, dont Boris sans Béatrice de Denis Côté, King Dave de Daniel Grou, et Les Mauvaises Herbes de Louis Bélanger, le tout accompagné de neuf Courts métrages. Tous les films du programme Québec Cinéma sont en français, sous-titrés en anglais.
La sélection de cette année comprend aussi des programmes présentant des courts-métrages, sélection à la fois de films canadiens et internationaux, ainsi que le populaire ViewFinders : le Festival du film pour la jeunesse.

L'édition 2016 du festival accueillera aussi plusieurs événements spéciaux ainsi que des soirées, le tout pour célébrer le cinéma, les gens et la ville d'Halifax. En plus de la soirée d'ouverture, le festival organisera à nouveau le Festival Music House Atlantic présenté par le Fonds RadioStar. Lors de cette soirée, on pourra applaudir des vedettes telles que Paper Lions, Amelia Curran et, venant de la région de l'Atlantique, Joel Plaskett.

L'un des marchés les plus établis de la coproduction et du cofinancement, Strategic Partners est un guichet unique pour les projets à la recherche de partenaires qui aura lieu dans le cadre de la 36ème édition du Festival du film de l'Atlantique, du 15 au 17 septembre. Novateur au niveau mondial, l'événement attire des producteurs dont les projets sont autant de nouvelles façons innovantes de raconter des histoires, sous toutes leurs formes. La priorité est donnée aux projets considérés comme ayant un potentiel à la fois commercial et international. Strategic Partners offre un programme complet de rendez-vous en tête à tête d'une durée de 25 minutes avec des investisseurs/diffuseurs/distributeurs/vendeurs, mais aussi la participation à des tables rondes sur le financement et la coproduction, des panels de discussions et des intervenants visionnaires. L'événement de deux jours est organisé de manière à offrir un accès parallèle aux possibilités internationales de coproduction/cofinancement. Le tout se déroule sous un seul toit, avec le Festival du film de l'Atlantique en toile de fond et la ville d'Halifax, ville côtière de la Nouvelle-Écosse.

Parmi les sessions présentées, notons le discours d'ouverture d'Andrea Calderwood (Potboiler Productions du Royaume-Uni), productrice du Dernier roi d'Écosse (The Last King of Scotland), La Constance du jardinier (The Constant Gardener) et Un homme très recherché (A Most Wanted Man), ainsi qu'une conversation avec les diffuseurs scandinaves Liselott Forsman (de Yle en Finlande) et Lars Hermann (de DR au Danemark). En plus, il y aura deux panels de discussions. Pendant l'un deux, les leaders internationaux de l'industrie du film, en matière de financements et de distributions sur des plateformes existantes ou nouvelles, exploreront l'évolution avec laquelle le film est traité comme un médium à part entière, et comment les habitudes du public ont permis un ajustement de la façon dont le contenu est financé et distribué. Le second sujet traité appréhendera le rôle de la télévision dans un monde dont les frontières disparaissent aussi vite que les plateformes VOD prolifèrent. Quelles sont les tendances identifiables à travers le monde ? L'attirance pour le croisement entre les publics nationaux et internationaux et la capacité du producteur à exploiter les opportunités d'exportation d'un contenu seront en première ligne lors de cette discussion.

Strategic Partners est financé grâce au soutien de l'Agence de promotion économique du Canada atlantique, Téléfilm Canada, Bell Media et CTV. Parmi les partenaires OR, notons le Fonds des média du Canada, l'Association canadienne de la production médiatique et Super Channel. Strategic Partners est une convergence de talents et d'innovations, qui produit des résultats tangibles. Pour de plus amples renseignements, visitez : atlanticfilm.com/strategic-partners.

«En tant que point de rencontre annuelle de l'industrie, sur la côte est du Canada, la programmation du Festival du film de l'Atlantique est réputée pour ces récits mémorables, issus de la tradition orale. Le festival est aussi le lieu où les affaires se font. Le soutien du gouvernement canadien, via l'Agence de promotion économique du Canada atlantique, vise à attirer des investissements internationaux dans le secteur du film et des média numériques grâce à l'initiative que représente Strategic Partners. Je vous souhaite tout le succès que vous méritez pour cette 36ème édition» a déclaré l'Honorable Navdeep Bains, ministre de l'Innovation, des Sciences et du Développement économique et ministre responsable de l'APECA.

Le Festival du film de l'Atlantique est heureux d'annoncer en 2016 un nouveau partenariat avec Vendini, fournisseur de billetterie en ligne. Pour la première fois, le Festival du film de l'Atlantique utilisera les services de Vendini, dont la mission est de simplifier les affaires du secteur de l'événementiel. L'entreprise qui a son quartier général à San Francisco dispose aussi de bureaux à Vancouver et à Montréal.

«Nous sommes ravis d'avoir été choisis par le Festival du film de l'Atlantique pour simplifier la vente en ligne des billets pour cet événement passionnant aux multiples facettes» a déclaré Keith Goldberg, directeur général du financement de Vendini. «L'éventail des choix en termes de films, de soirées, de discussions et de galas est autant d'occasions incroyables pour les festivaliers d'apprécier une palette d'options d'achats plus riches les unes que les autres. Il sera très facile de sélectionner ses événements grâce à la solution conviviale de ventes en ligne Vendini, solution qui créera de nouveaux passionnés de cinéma au cours du processus.»

Les billets pour toutes les projections et les événements spéciaux ainsi que les Pass du Festival sont en vente dès aujourd'hui, le 24 août, à partir de 15 h 00.

Les billets sont disponibles en ligne à atlanticfilm.com. Veuillez noter qu'ils peuvent être payés en ligne uniquement par cartes de crédit. Les billets sont aussi disponibles à la billetterie du Festival au centre d'achats Park Lane (5657 Spring Garden Road) dès le 6 septembre à midi. Pour les heures d'ouverture de la billetterie, visitez le site : atlanticfilm.com.

Un nombre limité de billets pour la projection du film lors du gala d'ouverture est disponible auprès de la billetterie de Dalhousie Arts Centre (6101 University Ave.), par téléphone au 1-800-874-1669 et en ligne à https://kil-dacweb-3.cohn.dal.ca/online/. Les billets pour la soirée d'ouverture sont disponibles à atlanticfilm.com ou au box office du festival (qui sera ouvert dès le 6 septembre à midi).

Vous revevrez les informations les plus à jour ainsi que des avants premières et les faits saillants du Festival via notre site internet : atlanticfilm.com, notre page Facebook : /atlanticfilmfestival, notre compte Twitter : /thefilmfest et notre compte Instagram : thefilmfest.

«Les ingrédients principaux du succès du Festival du film de l'Atlantique résident dans le soutien généreux de nos commanditaires et donateurs ainsi que dans les efforts incroyables de nos employés et de nos bénévoles» a souligné Wayne Carter. «Rien ne nous rend plus heureux que de voir le public partager la magie du cinéma.»

Le Festival du film de l'Atlantique souhaite remercier Bell Media, CTV, Téléfilm Canada, le Fonds des média du Canada, CBC, APECA, Cineplex Événements, l'ONF, Québec Cinéma, RBC, The Lord Nelson Hotel, Vendini, ainsi que tous ses partenaires, commanditaires et fournisseurs.

À propos du Festival du film de l'Atlantique

Le Festival du film de l'Atlantique (FFA) célèbre pendant huit jours films, média et musique du monde entier. C'est un festival qui transforme Halifax, une ville côtière charmante et historique, en une Mecque internationale des arts, bourdonnant de réalisateurs, de gens de l'industrie du film et d'amoureux du cinéma. Cette année souligne la 36ème édition du festival qui aura lieu du 15 au 22 septembre.

Premier regard sur les meilleurs films internationaux de la saison des festivals, le Festival du film de l'Atlantique met de l'avant les réalisateurs locaux, déterminé à combler l'écart existant. Nous attirons certains des plus gros joueurs de l'industrie du film, des médias et de la musique du monde entier. Toutes nos sélections de films sont choisies en tenant compte de notre communauté, et nos événements spéciaux servent à nous rassembler. Organisme à but non lucratif, le Festival dépend fortement des liens forts tissés avec la communauté artistique dynamique qui l'entoure.

Alors qu'il célèbre ses 36 ans en 2016, le Festival du film de l'Atlantique a débuté à St. Jean-de-Terre-Neuve en 1981 et il n'était alors qu'une toute petite organisation avant d'être relocalisée à Halifax dès l'année suivante. Trois décennies plus tard, le Festival du film de l'Atlantique est devenu l'un des principaux festivals du film au Canada. Que ce soit pour les gens de l'industrie, les cinéphiles décomplexés ou les curieux, le festival offre un grand nombre d'opportunités pour participer à cette expérience cinématographique globale. Le Festival du film de l'Atlantique célèbre pendant toute l'année le cinéma, dépassant le festival de huit jours de septembre pour comprendre également ViewFinders : le Festival du film de l'Atlantique pour la jeunesse, AFF Outdoor Film Experience et Strategic Partners.

Recevez les informations les plus récentes du Festival du film de l'Atlantique et de tous ses programmes associés, ainsi que des avant-premières et des faits saillants du festival, en ligne via notre site web : atlanticfilm.com, notre page Facebook : /atlanticfilmfestival, notre compte Twitter : /thefilmfest #AFF2016, notre page LinkedIn : linkedin.com/company/atlantic-film-festival, notre chaine Youtube : youtube.com/atlanticfilmdotcom et notre compte Instagram : thefilmfest.

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The Columbia Gorge International Film Festival is announcing it’s full line up of films and screenplays

August 29, 2016, 12:33 pm

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The four-day festival, which remains completely free to attend, will take place September 22-25, 2016 and will open with a film for the whole family, SUSTAINABLE by Matt Wechsler & Annie Speicher in the Big Bear Performing Arts Center, preceded by a live dance performance over the film SIRENA, directed by Robin Bisio, followed by live music an cocktails after the film.

The festival will present 120 films and screenplays from around the globe in all categories, genres and lengths. The festival is unique in it’s integration of film, art and nature. Filmmakers are asked to step out of the theaters and into nature during the festival on hikes and outdoor activities to get to know the beautiful area. Filmmakers are also invited to camp along with the festival organizers for the duration of the festival. There will be live music as well as live artists painting throughout the course of the festival.

Taking place just a two hour scenic drive from Los Angeles this year, CGIFF will deliver an intimate and unique experience for festival-goers, filmmakers, and industry guests, with the opportunity to experience screenings and events in a beautiful natural setting. The festival will presents a diverse collection of feature films, from world premieres to film festival favorites, short and experimental film screenings and Q&As over the four days of screenings, with opportunities for adventuring in the region. The festival also celebrates live music, film, art and our growing creative community, all together with the excitement and discovery of visionary filmmaking from around the world.

FREE RSVP Registration here:

http://www.angaelica.com/festivals/CGIFF2016

All screenings and special events will take place in Big Bear Lake Performing Arts Center with Camping for Filmmakers nearby.

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CGIFF Founder and Director, Breven Angaelica Warren is excited to take the festival “On the Road” in it’s 9th year, to offer the filmmakers as well as the extraordinary leadership who come together to put on the festival, a new experience. CGIFF is currently seeking a new headquarters in the North West for year round events, and while this is being organized they are taking this opportunity to explore more of the West Coast and visit other gorgeous settings.

Now living in Los Angeles, Breven has worked for such festivals as Sundance, AFI Film Festival, the Los Angeles Film Festival, Outfest and Slamdance.

“CGIFF is a unique mentorship festival, combining art and nature while creating a community that educates, encourages and empowers filmmakers to step out and make bold, new and visionary works.” said Breven Angaelica Warren.

OFFICIAL SELECTION SLATE, full program with synopsis available now

http://www.angaelica.com/festivals/CGIFF2016

About Columbia Gorge International Film Festival

Columbia Gorge International Film Festival, traditionally held in the scenic and majestic setting of Pacific North West just outside of Portland, OR, brings together world-class cinema, new filmmaking talent, industry veterans, and audiences from around the world to celebrate films amidst the inspiring natural beauty of the Columbia River. Originally founded as the Washougal International Film Festival in 2008, the festival has grown to incorporate more of the region with various artistic events. The intent is to unlock the creative mind of the public by providing unique movie-going experiences and also support emerging filmmakers with the opportunity to be inspired by our natural environment.

Columbia Gorge International Film Festival is proud to partner with sponsors who support the arts and emerging artists. In our ninth year, the festival has grown to be a vital part of the community it thrives in.

And while the festival searches for a new permanent headquarters in the North West, it is excited to be on a tour of the West Coast, and visit various nature based communities who support the arts.

Columbia Gorge International Film Festival is a 501(c)3 not for profit organization in collaboration with ANGAELICA, an arts and ecology organization founded in 2007 by Breven Angaelica Warren. Additional Information about their works including films, festivals and farms is available at www.ANGAELICA.com

Connect with Columbia Gorge International Film Festival:

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Breven Angaelica Warren

Founder & Executive Director, Columbia Gorge International Film Festival

Breven Angaelica Warren, is a passionate film festival organizer, programmer, and art lover who believes in creating and cultivating communities of working artists. Breven founded the Columbia Gorge International Film Festival to educate, encourage and empower filmmakers.

Breven works seasonally for such festivals as Sundance, AFI Film Festival, the Los Angeles Film Festival, Outfest and Slamdance. Breven takes all of her experience working for the most prestigious film festivals in the country and applies herself each summer to Columbia Gorge International Film Festival, to create a most unique and exceptional event.

The growth of Columbia Gorge International Film Festival provides Breven with the opportunity to put all of her work into practice with her family and her partner, Timothy Richard Udall, creating a destination festival that connects film lovers and filmmakers in a most inspirational location.

Timothy Richard Udall

Producer & Director of Operations, Columbia Gorge International Film Festival

Timothy Udall was working at Capital Studios in Hollywood when he and Breven met. The immediate connection was inevitable, their mutual love for international arts and supporting artists was fueled. From this moment on, Tim and Breven have collaborated on every detail of the Columbia Gorge International Film Festival. Tim has elevated the technical and production aspects of the festival and grown the long term vision.

Tim has serious plans for CGIFF, including an outdoor amphitheater and various venues on their future headquarters in the Pacific North West. He continues his collaborations with Breven, working festivals such as, AFI Film Festival, the Los Angeles Film Festival and Slamdance. Tim is a master of operations and oversees the planning and execution of much of the festival events.

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Only 3 days until the Earlybird Deadline for the Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival. Submit your film by September 1st to take advantage of our lowest submission fees. More info at http://mspfilm.org/mspiff-submissions/

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Aspen Filmfest lineup September 25 - 27, 2016

August 30, 2016, 11:56 am

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38th ANNUAL ASPEN FILMFEST SEPTEMBER 21-25, 2016

Aspen Film’s flagship event is a noncompetitive festival showcasing narrative and documentary features, a dynamic mix of award-worthy fall previews, and acclaimed independent films from the international festival circuit. Filmfest audiences are often among the first in the country to see films like Room, The Imitation Game, Whiplash, Argo, The Artist, The King’s Speech, and Nebraska.

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ALWAYS SHINE

BURDEN

BURN COUNTRY

CERTAIN WOMEN

Photos taken in Kamariny Stadium in Iten, Kenya's town of champion marathon runners, for documentary film by Anjali Nayar supported the National Film Board of Canada called Gun Runners.

GUN RUNNERS

LITTLE BOXES

LOVESONG

MR.GAGA

MY BLIND BROTHER

PETER AND THE FARM

SEVEN SONGS FOR A LONG LIFE

SOY NERO

SPA NIGHT

SURPRISE FILM

THE EAGLE HUNTRESS

THE LAST LAUGH

THE SALESMAN

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Leopoldo Soto (Huatulco FF) and Claude Gagnon, Canadian Producer and director (currently finalising a western script for Telefilm (on a deadline for August 31) Claude a busy film professionnal, jury at FFM took some time to toast with Leopoldo and us, just between two movies. No secrets here we had mescal and great networking. Leopoldo with Monika Wilczynska director of Who I am Ugurcan Gursozlu (Golden Horn Founder, Turkish Film Events) with Leopoldo and Jean-Pierre Tadros. &Eac...

Interview with Ivan Trujillo, jury on the student films competition

Serge Losique with Yvan Trujillo IVAN TRUJILLO, Dir. del Festival I. de Cine en GUADALAJARA, jury member in student film competition discusses with Festival founder Serge Losique by Leopoldo Soto ...

During 40TH Montreal Film Festival Turkish Ambassador in Canada welcomes the turkish filmmakers delegation.

Reception in honor of Turkish filmmakers, organised by Golden Horn founder Ugurcan Gursozlu (left and Leopoldo Soto, right). Video By Leopoldo Soto ...

Serge Losique welcoming guests at "Kiss me like a Lover" opening Red Carpet

Despite the shadows and questions around the Festival's fate a huge crowd was waiting for Serge Losique at the Imperial August 25 at 7.00pm for the official opening of the 40th edition (the toughest since the hotel and cinema partnerships fell at the last minute). Nevertheless guests of the festival were flocking on the red carpet, with elegant attire, waiting for the late Jury (some of them were late at the airport) and the complete cast and crew of Kiss me Like a Lover by Andre ...

Claude Gagnon opens the 40th edition of Montreal World Film Festival

CLAUDE GAGNON, recognized Quebecois film director, declares inaugurated the 40th Montreal World Film Festival, at Theatre Imperial. Serge Losique, founder and director of the festival, previosly presented the event. ...

André Forcier’s KISS ME LIKE A LOVER opens the 40th Montreal World Film Festival

André Forcier’s Embrasses-moi comme tu m’aimes opens today the 40th edition of the Montreal World Film Festival. The film’s world premiere in the MWFF’s World Competition will mark the fourth time a Forcier feature has competed in the festival, having won a variety of awards for Une histoire inventée (1990), A Wind From Wyoming (1994) and Coteau Rouge (2011). Scripted by Forcier and Linda Pinet, the film was produced by...

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NYC Indie Film Festival May 2 – 7, 2017

Early deadline ends Aug 31

NYC Indie Film Festival honors the Best in Category which includes Best Narrative Feature, Best Documentary, Best Short Documentary, Best Short Narrative, Best Super Short, Best Music Video, as well as Best Director and Best Screenplay.

Be part of the New York City Independent Film Festival! The 8th Annual NYC Indie Film Festival will take place May 2 - 7, 2017 and will present indie films from around the world, panels, live shows, parties, and more! NYCIndieFF celebrates the power of independent filmmaker and offers awards valued at over $12,000 USD. Submit your film today for your chance to win and join us in New York next spring! .

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The 2017 Television & Film Awards gala will take place at the annual NAB Show in Las Vegas on April 25th, 2017

Deadline October 15

The New York Festivals International TV & Film Awards honors the World’s Best TV and Films at its annual gala at NAB Show in Las Vegas on April 25th. Founded in 1957, NYF TV & Film Awards offers a powerhouse of categories including: 30 categories for documentaries and dozens of categories for news, drama and performers. New York Festivals welcomes network, studio, independent, and student productions of all lengths across all platforms. Late entries accepted until January 5th, 2017. For more information visit: http://www.newyorkfestivals.com/tvfilm/

NYF TV & Film Awards New Categories for 2017: Heroes, Ecotourism, and Best Use of Technology

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The Myrtle Beach International Film Festival April 19 – 22, 2017

The Myrtle Beach International Film Festival has been awarded several prestigious awards including one of the "Top 25 film festivals worth the entry fee" by Movie Maker Magazine. The MBIFF screens projects in a multi-million dollar theater, housing state of the art technology.
Being billed as the East Coast's answer to Sundance, the MBIFF has a reputation for outstanding films including writings and blogs making the statement that the MBIFF has the best film line up in the World. We continue to be a venue for up and coming film makers as well as seasoned professionals. Many of the filmmakers will be in attendance with their films, and will be available for Q&A sessions.

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New York Film & Television Festival December 3 – 4, 2016

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Mountain and Adventure Film Festival February 16th - March 19th, 2017

Submit by November 30th

We encourage you to submit all your great films, both current and past. Great mountain and adventure films don't go out of style. Film Festival Flix is the intersection between filmmakers and film lovers, working to build the most complete Mountain & Adventure film library, so audiences can find and purchase every film they've heard about in the past 50+ years.

General Submission: June 1st - August 31, 2016
Late Submission: September 1st, 2016+ (acceptance at the Festival's sole discretion)

Official Line Up Announced: December 1st, 2016

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HALLOWEEN HORROR FEST October 1 - 31, 2016

Deadline August 31

Celebrating world-class horror films and the filmmakers who terrify, disgust, and disturb us.

Submission: June 1st - August 31st, 2016 (Submission Fee - $25)
Official selections will be announced September 13th, 2016
Official competition dates: October 1st - 23rd, 2016
Winners Week: October 24th - 31st, 2016

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Submission Period: June 1st - August 31st

We encourage you to submit all your films, both current and past. Great films don't go out of style.

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Fantasporto 2017
February 24 - March 4, 2017

EARLY ENTRY DEADLINE: OCTOBER 30TH, 2016!

Fantasporto’2017 | Oporto International Film Festival announces our Call for Film Entries for the 37th annual festival, running February 24th till March 4th.

This Call is for Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi features and shorts in the Fantasy competition. The Director’s Week is for features only, in all genres except fantasy.

Deadlines for Entries for 2017 edition are October 30th (Early Call) and December 5th (Final Call).

Films can be submitted now using the film submission website www.fantasporto.com

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 20,000 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 37th edition has the support of the Portuguese State.

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Opening Gala dinner for the opening of Venice Festival cancelled in support to the communities struck by the earthquake

La Biennale di Venezia announces that it has cancelled the gala dinner and reception on the beach that have traditionally followed the opening ceremony of the 73rd Venice International Film Festival, scheduled for August 31st. La Biennale di Venezia shares in the bereavement, expresses its deepest sorrow for the victims, and its utmost solidarity and support to the communities struck by the earthquake. ...

Alice Lowe's PREVENGE premieres at Venice and TIFF ft. "breakout" performance from baby Della Moon

PREVENGE (Acquisition Title, ICM Partners and XYZ Films) World Premiere (Venice) / North American Premiere (TIFF) Written and Directed by Alice Lowe Starring Alice Lowe, Gemma Whelan, Katie Dickie, Joe Hartley Featuring a "breakout" performance from baby Della Moon, a star both inside and outside the womb Synopsis: A pitch black, wryly British comedy from the mind of Alice Lowe (Sightseers, Hot Fuzz, Paddington), Prevenge follows Rut...

Flanders line up for Toronto & Venice

Orizzonti Home Fien Troch Seventeen-year-old Kevin starts an apprenticeship at his aunt’s store and moves in with her and her family. He quickly adapts to his new home and gets along with his cousin Sammy. Through Sammy’s circle of friends he meets John. John lives in an unbearable situation with his mother and Kevin feels the urge to help his new friend. One evening fate intervenes and questions ...

Are we not cats? Venice FF Premiere!

Are you a fan of David Lynch? Alex Cox? Then meet Xander Robin. His debut feature film ARE WE NOT CATS has been selected as the closing film for the Venice Film Festival's prestigious Critics' Week. The only US film featured in the section this year, it's a macabre arthouse indie, centered around a hairy love story. The film has already captured imaginations at IndieWi...

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Official Selection additions ''Kimi no Na wa / Your name'', ''Bigas x Bigas'' and ''Colossal''

The Japanese animated film ''Kimi no Na wa / Your name'', the living will of Bigas Luna ''Bigas x Bigas'' and ''Colossal'', the latest production by Nacho Vigalondo, complete the Official Selection Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Images in high resolution The Official Selection will include fou...

Zinemira will present more Basque productions than ever

The section will include seventeen films produced in the Basque Country, eight of which will compete for the Irizar Basque Film Award Ramón Barea will receive the Zinemira Award at the Basque Film and ETB Gala, setting for the premieres of ''Igelak (Frogs)'' and ''Agirre Lehendakaria'' The Zinemira section will include more Basque productions than ever at the 64th edition of the San Sebastian Festival. Seventeen productions will compose the overview...

The five filmmakers selected for Ikusmira Berriak share their experiences at the Tabakalera residencies

Leo Calice The residencies running for the second edition of Ikusmira Berriak, a programme providing support to audiovisual projects organised by San Sebastian, European Capital of Culture 2016, Tabakalera-International Centre for Contemporary culture and the San Sebastian Festival, with the collaboration of Donostia Kultura and the Filmoteca Vasca, began on August 15th. During the residencies, lasting for six weeks, filmmakers Leo Calice, Mikel Gurrea, Aitor and Amaia Merino and Kiro Rus...

Kormákur, Xiaogang and Sang-il join others to compete for the Golden Shell at the 64th edition of the San Sebastian Festival

The first works by Bartosz M. Kowalski and Emiliano Torres round off the competitive Official Selection Eiðurinn / The Oath Baltasar Kormákur (Iceland) Finnur is a successful heart surgeon and father of t...

A Baltic co-production and a film from the Netherlands join the New Directors selection

Sixteen filmmakers will compete for the Kutxabank-New Directors Award Two new titles complete the New Directors section uniting sixteen first or second works by filmmakers from all over the globe. Martijn Maria Smits (Breda, Netherlands, 1980) will present her second feature, Waldstille, whose lead character returns to his hometown after serving prison for causing his girlfriend’s death in an accident. The town is also home to his in-...

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CHATTY CATTIES is coming to NWFF - The talking cat movie

it also gave these actors an opportunity to play the kinds of roles that they are not normally offered, roles in which their hearing loss is not part of the plot. Learning about deaf culture and working with these actors was truly a rewarding experience. This is a film filled with cats, though it isn’t necessarily about them. It’s really a film about communication and agenc...

First LFF Connects events unveiled for this year's Festival!

The BFI London Film Festival in partnership with American Express®announces leading international talent working in film, television, music, art, games and creative technologies headlining this year’s LFF Connects events. These ground-breaking, thought-provoking and spectacular talks and events will showcase talent and stimulate new collaborations and ideas between filmmakers and cr...

The Zurich Film Festival gala premiere lineup has been revealed.

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BFI African Odysseys present: Legacy Media Institute’s Filmmakers’ Workshop for Filmmakers of African Descent

African Odysseys present: Legacy Media Institute’s Filmmakers’ Workshop (LMI-BFI workshop aimed at budding filmmakers of African Descent/ Black British) A two-week intensive filmmakers’ workshop led by multi-award winning filmmaker Tim Reid. A unique opportunity to taught by the accomplished Hollywood filmmaker/actor. Date of Workshop -Monday 12 Sept - Saturday 24 Sept at the BFI Learning Space 1 Multi-award winning filmmaker Tim Reid presents a two-week intensive filmm...

"UNBELIEVABLE!!!!!" -- The Movie -- Starring 40 Former "Star Trek" Actors - World Premiere

The Sci-Fi Parody Adventure feature film "Unbelievable!!!!!" will have its World Premiere at a Sneak Peek Industry Screening in Hollywood. Red Carpet arrivals will begin at 6:15pm, and the screening will start at 7:30pm Wednesday, September 7, at TCL Chinese 6 Theatres at Hollywood & Highland, in Hollywood, CA, announced husband and wife filmmakers, Steven L. Fawcette and Angelique Fawcette today. The film was written and directed by Steven and produced by Angelique under their Arc...

Benjamin Teske’s “Strawberry Bubblegums” to open the 23rd Oldenburg International Film Festival

Lucy is 17 years old. The realization that she was conceived during a porn shoot has just been revealed to her. Furious and determined to find her biological father, Lucy tracks down her mother’s former “co-worker” Udo in a live sex shop. Reluctant at first, he ultimately decides to help young Lucy. On his motorcycle, the two ascend on a journey through Northern Germany. For Udo, this voyage down memory lane, takes him into the past life, once so familiar, now a complete stra...

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Meet Atomic Filmmakers in Berlin

The International Uranium Film Festival will be for the 5th time in Berlin. From September 28 to October 2nd, the festival will screen 22 nuclear movies and documentaries with the presence of more than 10 filmmakers from 8 countries. All films will be screened in English, German or with German or English subtitles. Venue: The cinema of the Kulturbrauerei in Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin East. Program: MITTWOCH 28.9.2016, 19.00 Uhr THE IDEALIST - Geheimakte Grönland (Idealisten...

Award-winning producer Andrea Calderwood headlines Strategic Partners 2016

Award-winning producer Andrea Calderwood (The Last King of Scotland) will take the stage as the opening keynote speaker at Strategic Partners 2016 next month. Calderwood, of U.K.-based Potboiler Productions, most recently produced Trespass Against Us, starring Michael Fassbender (Steve Jobs, Frank) and Brendan Gleeson (In the Heart of the Sea, Edge of Tomorrow), which screens this fall at TIFF and the Atlantic Film Festival in a special presentation. Presented by the Atlantic Film Fes...

Mongrel International has acquired international sales rights to THE LEVELLING written and directed by Hope Dickson Leach

Mongrel International announced today that it has acquired international sales rights to THE LEVELLING written and directed by Hope Dickson Leach, starring Ellie Kendrick, Jack Holden, Joe Blakemore and David Troughton, and produced by Rachel Robey of Wellington Films. The film will premiere in the Discovery section of TIFF with other notable upcoming festival premieres to be announced shortly. In THE LEVELLING trainee veterinarian Clover Catto (ELLIE KENDRICK) returns to the farm wh...

Jeremy Renner lands role in "Arctic Justice" for Ambi

Two-time Academy Award® nominee Jeremy Renner (“The Hurt Locker,” “The Avengers,” “Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol” and “Rogue Nation”) has signed on to voice the lead character (Swifty) in the epic 3D, CGI animated family film “Arctic Justice: Thunder Squad” from Andrea Iervolino and Monika Bacardi’s AMBI Group. Renner will lead an ensemble voice cast for "Arctic Justice...

The 2016 Action On Film Official Award Nominations for Film and Video

The 2016 Action On Film Official Award Nominations for Film and Video are NOW OUT on the AOF website! Click the link below to check out the official nominations, and congratulations to everyone that received an award nomination! http://media.wix.com/ugd/28ac82_ab7e6bcbbde640beb7e985f2be2827f...

IM Global has launched GO GLOBAL, a new venture devoted to maximizing the international exposure of Chinese cinema

The prolific international film and television studio IM Global has launched Go Global, a new venture devoted to maximizing the international exposure of Chinese cinema and representing non-Chinese films on the Chinese festival circuit. Go Global’s team led by industry veteran Clément Magar is based in Beijing and offers local producers, financiers and talent a wide range of services from festival strategy, festival booking, festival media promotion and event production. Go Global w...

Covert Media is announcing the launch of a new foreign language label, Lexica Films

Independent production, financing and distribution company Covert Media has launched a newly formed international sales label –Lexica Films -championing foreign language feature film titles for the worldwide marketplace, it was announced today by Covert Media’s CEO Paul Hanson. Covert will add the foreign language titles to its quickly growing sales and production slate to present to buyers around the globe. Covert Media is aiming to launch 5-10 films per year through Lexica, identi...

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Enoc The Resplendent Stargate by Martha Marin Premiering in Cannes

World premiere in Cannes

An artistic journey between fiction and documentary film at the same time, throughout space, time, dimensions, light and music, that are conducting through the full sequence to a live experience of Enoc the Resplendent Stargate Energy®

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Paranoid Girls

Paranoid Girls Comedy by Pedro del Santo was 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 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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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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Aspen Filmfest lineup September 25 - 27, 2016

38th ANNUAL ASPEN FILMFEST SEPTEMBER 21-25, 2016 Aspen Film’s flagship event is a noncompetitive festival showcasing narrative and documentary features, a dynamic mix of award-worthy fall previews, and acclaimed independent films from the international festival circuit. Filmfest audiences are often among the first in the country to see films like Room, The Imitation Game, Whiplash, Argo, The Artist, The King’s Speech, and Nebraska. ...

The Columbia Gorge International Film Festival is announcing it’s full line up of films and screenplays

Film Fest Gent announces its Belgian slate

Every year, FILM FEST GENT strives to offer a platform for its domestic cinema. We are proud to announce that we will present no less than 10 new Belgian titles in different sections at this 43rd edition. These titles will receive their national or world premiere in Ghent. Film Fest Gent’s artistic director Patrick Duynslaegher comments: “What is striking about this selection of 10 titles is that they demonstrate how rich, varied and diverse Belgian cinema is today. One r...

The 36th Atlantic Film Festival announces full festival program for event, Sept. 15 - 22 in Halifax, NS

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Next Uranium Film Festival in Berlin. Sept 28 to Oct 02, 2016

"Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it", warns Spanish-American philosopher George Santayana(link is external). See here the amazing program and all films of the next International Uranium Film Festival in Berlin taking place Sept 28 to Oct 02., 2016 http://uraniumfilmfestival.org/de/berlin-2016-programm 70 years ago, July 16th 1945, exploded the first Atomic Bomb in New Mexico, at the Alamogordo Test Range, and the ...

CineFest Hungary`s 2016 lineup

New sections, a stronger selection in the competition program and more colorful specials at the Miskolc IFF, the leading international film festival of Hungary, 9-18 September. This year eighteen films have made it to the feature competition program. Movies like the Sundance hit Swiss Army Man, The Hunt for the Wilderpeople by the New Zealand helmer Taika Waititi or the renowned American director Kelly Richard’s new piece, Certain Women are all part of the program. The Da...

The TIFF Industry Conference lineup

The TIFF Industry Conference will feature a lineup of internationally-focused premium programming comprised of high-profile speakers, progressive discussions, and innovative strategies for creative and business leaders. The seven-day Conference takes place during the 41st Toronto International Film Festival® from September 9 -15, and includes Mogul sessions with Cheryl Boone Isaacs (President, Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences), David Glasser (President & COO, The Weinstein...

New Orleans Film Society Announces 27th Annual New Orleans Film Festival, October 12th – 20th, 2016

New Orleans Film Society Announces 27th Annual New Orleans Film Festival, October 12th – 20th, 2016 Festival unveils documentary, narrative and Louisiana feature competition lineup + official program artwork The New Orleans Film Society (NOFS) announced today the feature competition lineup for the 27th annual New Orleans Film Festival (NOFF), taking place October 12th – 20th at venues across New Orleans, with an increased presence in the downtown...

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Napa Valley Film Festival Celebrity Tributes include Zoey Deutch, Chloe Grace Moretz and Glen Powell.

Celebrity Tributes include Zoey Deutch, Chloe Grace Moretz and Glen Powell. Additional Tributes to be announced in September. Napa, California (August 25, 2016) – The sixth annual Napa Valley Film Festival (NVFF) is pleased to announce its first three honorees that will receive Tributes during the sixth annual edition of the festival to be held November 9-13, 2016. Additional honorees will be named at a future date. The highly anticipated Celebrity Tributes, salutin...

Additional Master Classes at the TIFF Industry Conference.

Ewan McGregor has established himself as one of cinema's most versatile actors - equally at home in independent film as he is with big budget studio fare. He joins us to discuss his career, his ambitious directorial debut, American Pastoral, and his goals as a director. Co-presented by Pinewood Studios. Rob Reiner returns to TIFF with his new film LBJ, and to discuss the versatility of his career in film and television, and hi...

Sunscreen Film Fest Announces New Programming Team

Experienced Programmers to add experience and connections: Joe Restain...

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The IndieFEST Film Awards Announces Latest Winners!

The IndieFEST is proud to announce the latest winners. Congratulations to all the filmmakers who participated in the current season!The awards go to those filmmakers who produce fresh, standout entertainment and compelling documentaries. The IndieFEST is a top-tier international awards competition. It honors professionals, established and emerging, who demonstrate exceptional achievement in craft and creativity. The goal of The IndieFEST is to help the winners of this coveted award achieve the r...

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Special Discount for Script to Screen Summit | September 9, 2016 • Toronto, Canada |

Script to Screen Summit | September 9, 2016 • Toronto, Canada | You have the Script We have a way to get it to the Screen. Learn how it’s done from the Script to Screen Summit Crew: Miranda Bailey, Producer, Cold Iron Pictures: Actor, writer, director, and ...

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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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DESTINÉE de Zhang Wei présenté au 40e FFM

Le destin de chacun est-il scellé dès la naissance ? - Jeudi 1er septembre à 19 h au Cinéma Impérial - Le film Destinée, écrit et realisé par le cinéaste chinois Zhang Wei (dont le précédent film Factory Boss a reçu le prix du meilleur acteur du FFM en 2014) sera présenté durant le 40e Festival des films du monde de Montréal dans la section consacré...

...et pendant ce temps à Montréal le lancement de la 5e édition des Jardins de lumière

La 5e édition de Jardins de lumière, l’événement phare de l’automne à Montréal débutera le 2 septembre au Jardin botanique de Montréal. Dès la tombée du jour, découvrez l’univers du Fils du Ciel, l’empereur de Chine grâce à la reproduction en lanternes des trois grands palais de la Cour extérieure de la Cité interdite de Pék...

Et le bal continue de Georgi Balabanov au FFM

Elena Atsarova, jeune ingénieure bulgare surdiplômée, gagne sa vie depuis six ans en interrogeant ses concitoyens sur toutes sortes de sujets, de leurs conditions économiques à leurs opinions politiques. Mangez-vous à votre faim ? Croyez-vous en la démocratie ? En l'Union européenne ? Regrettez-vous le communisme ? Pensez-vous, comme beaucoup de gens, que votre personnel politique truque les élections ? De l'&eacut...

FFM: Ils ont déclaré...

Quand les lumières se sont éteintes et qu'est apparue sur l'écran l'affiche du 40e Festival des films du monde, les spectateurs ont spontanément applaudi. Plus fort que d'habitude. Comme pour bien faire comprendre à qui veut les entendre qu'ils ne sont peut-être plus aussi nombreux qu'auparavant, mais que leur présence compte. MARC-ANDRÉ LUSSIER La Presse Coupures obligent, le FFM s'appellera désorm...

21es Rencontres du cinéma francophone en Beaujolais

Affiche des 21es Rencontres du cinéma francophone en Beaujolais qui se dérouleront du 7 au 13 novembre 2016 au cinéma Les 400 Coups de Villefranche-sur-Saône ...

27e édition du Festival du film britannique de Dinard

Du 28 septembre au 2 octobre 2016, Dinard, la ville la plus british de Bretagne, célèbrera la 27e édition de son Festival du film britannique, dont la marraine est cette année Rebecca O’Brien, productrice des films de Ken Loach depuis 30 ans. Elle interviendra au cours du festival pour nous parler du cinéma britannique en cette période post-Brexit. Le cinéma britannique à Dinard se porte bien ! Et cette année encor...

Prix du Jury - 8e Festival de cinéma Les Percéides (24-28 août 2016)

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La bande annonce du FIFF 2016 est arrivée...

September 1, 2016, 2:17 pm

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Le Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur, c'est par ici...

...et les FIFFpass sont en vente !

Achetez-les en prévente sur www.fiff.be ou dans tous les cinémas de Namur.

Si vous hésitez encore, retrouvez toutes les informations les concernant ici.

Profitez de réductions pour l'intime festival

Le FIFF est partenaire de deux des grandes lectures de l’intime festival, ce week-end au Théâtre de Namur.

Le 3/09 à 12:00 : Didier BEZACE

Alors qu’il s’échappe de la villa où une fête bat son plein, un scénariste en vogue aperçoit une jeune femme se jeter dans l’océan...

Didier Bezace. On connaît son visage et on reconnaît sa voix. Sur les planches, au cinéma, à la télévision, cette personnalité exigeante et engagée est surtout un homme de théâtre. Didier Bezace était au FIFF en 2004, pour présenter Cause Toujours.

Le 03/09 à 21:00 : Lucas BELVAUX

C’est le portrait d’un homme à travers trois périodes de sa vie : sa jeunesse, l’âge mûr et à l’approche de la soixantaine. Les femmes qui ont jalonné sa vie tissent la trame de son histoire.

Lucas Belvaux est un acteur talentueux, un réalisateur de cinéma engagé et un grand habitué du FIFF. Il réalise, entre autres, la fameuse trilogie Un couple épatant, Cavale et Après la vie récompensée par le prix Louis-Delluc en 2003. Il a depuis réalisé Rapt en 2009, mais aussi 38 témoins en 2012 et Pas son genre en 2014.

En tant que partenaire de ces rendez-vous, nous vous faisons bénéficier du prix avantageux de 14€ au lieu de 18€ pour ces deux grandes lectures. Appelez la billetterie au +32 81 22 60 26 en précisant «partenaire FIFF» au moment de votre réservation.

Plus d'info sur le site du Théâtre de Namur.

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The Cinefamily Kicks off Full Career Retrospective of Documentary Filmmaking Legend Frederick Wiseman

September 1, 2016, 2:37 pm

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For tickets and complete series screening info

http://www.cinefamily.org/films/the-complete-works-of-frederick-wiseman-pt-1-1967-1976/

Non-profit cinematheque The Cinefamily kicks off an exciting new documentary film program, UNORTHODOX, which will begin with the first night of a four-year, career-spanning retrospective of the work of veteran documentary filmmaker FREDERICK WISEMAN with a screening of a newly restored 35mm print of TITICUT FOLLIES on Saturday, August 27th at Cinefamily at the Silent Movie Theater in West Hollywood, CA.

Wiseman will appear in-person for a Q&A after the screening on Saturday, August 27th to discuss his first foray into non-fiction filmmaking and touch on his 50 years of filmmaking experience. Wiseman will also appear on Thursday, August 25th at the Vista Theater to teach a Master Class on filmmaking.

"It's unprecedented for Cinefamily to commit to such a large retrospective of a single filmmaker--but Wiseman's incredible breadth is matched by his consistency, each film another perfect brick in a lifelong edifice of brilliant work," says Hadrian Belove, Executive Creative Director and Head Programmer of The Cinefamily. "Watching all 42 films will be an exciting journey, and Titicut Follies is the best way to kick off our new documentary series, UNORTHODOX"

"Even though he's the greatest American documentarian of the century," Belove continues, "somehow he's never really been properly celebrated in Hollywood--until now."

This brand new 35mm print of Titicut Follies will receive its first showing in Los Angeles on Saturday, August 27th at Cinefamily at the Silent Movie Theater on Fairfax, and will continue a run at Cinefamily through Wednesday, August 31st, followed by a week-long run of his second feature film, High School (1968), also newly restored. The 35mm prints were preserved and restored by the Library of Congress National Audio-Visual Conservation Center from original camera negatives in the Zipporah Films Collection.

"I am very pleased that Cinefamily is doing a complete retrospective of my films," Frederick Wiseman states. "This will give the audience a chance to see them on a big screen and for those interested to find the thematic connections."

Cinefamily will continue the first quarter of the filmmaker's full career retrospective with screenings of Law and Order (1969), Hospital (1970), Basic Training (1971), Essene (1972), Juvenile Court (1973), Primate (1974), Welfare (1975), and Meat (1976) running every Saturday beginning September 3rd, 2016. The next three Fall seasons will cover the remainder of his career, to run during the Fall of 2017, 2018 and 2019.

The first feature-length film by documentary filmmaker Frederick Wiseman, Titicut Follies (1967) is a cinéma-vérité portrait of the patients of Bridgewater State Hospital for the Criminally Insane, a correctional institution based in Massachusetts. Over 29 days, Wiseman documented the appalling patient conditions inside Bridgewater, which included unsanitary living environments, public humiliation, and other basic human rights violations. Banned upon its 1967 release due to questions of ethics and patients' rights, Wiseman's Zipporah Films finally released home distribution rights to Titicut Follies on DVD in 2007.

For tickets and complete series screening info

http://www.cinefamily.org/films/the-complete-works-of-frederick-wiseman-pt-1-1967-1976/

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About the Cinefamily

THE CINEFAMILY is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization of movie lovers devoted to finding and presenting interesting and unusual programs of exceptional, distinctive, weird and wonderful films. The Cinefamily's mission is to reinvigorate film culture by fostering a spirit of community and a sense of discovery. We believe that movies work best as social experiences: they are more meaningful, funnier and scarier when shared with others.

The Cinefamily was founded in 2007 by brothers Dan and Sammy Harkham and Hadrian Belove, founder of Cinefile Video. The Cinefamily currently averages 14 shows per week, many of which are enhanced with special guests, live music, dance parties, potlucks, and other kinds of social fun. Over 65,000 patrons visit the Cinefamily annually. Please visit cinefamily.org for more information.

About UNORTHODOX
UNORTHODOX is a robust new program at the Cinefamily that will focus on the presentation of the highest quality, most innovative documentary projects to an eager, captive and curious audience. UNORTHODOX will bring forth the visually interesting and the formally compelling, and will challenge its audience with unexpected, refreshing programming that shines a light on the underseen gems in the non-fiction space. Screenings this year have included the 2016 Sundance films Holy Hell, Nuts! and Tickled, and will continue with a concentrated weekend of films September 3 - 5, 2016 with four international titles, three Los Angeles premieres and a prescient, timely repertory screening of the 35th anniversary of Killing of America. Visit http://www.cinefamily.org/films/unorthodox/ for more information.

About Zipporah Films
ZIPPORAH FILMS, INC. was founded by Frederick Wiseman in 1971 as the umbrella organization for the distribution and production of all the Wiseman films. The company handles every aspect of film production, release and support to film festivals, theatres, organizations, broadcasters, and individuals in what is now a fairly unique model of self-distribution. For thirty-five years and twenty-eight Wiseman film releases, Karen Konicek has run Zipporah Films as the Director of Distribution/Executive Producer. For more information about Frederick Wiseman and his films, please visitwww.zipporah.com.

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CineLatino Film Festival September 22 - 25 to coincide with Hispanic Heritage month

September 1, 2016, 2:42 pm

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The Denver Film Society announced today it will host their third annual CineLatino Film Festival September 22 - 25 to coincide with Hispanic Heritage month. The four-day long event will celebrate the best in cinema from Latin America, Mexico, Europe and the United States. The Festival will open with The Vessel, executive produced by Terrence Malik staring Martin Sheen and close with Desierto, the directorial debut of Jonás Cuarón staring Gael García Bernal and Jeffery Dean Morgan. In addition, the Festival will host a special first-look at the recently completed local short documentary Clever, from Director Alan Domínguez and Oscar-winning producer, Daniel Junge.

Clever is the extraordinary story of Gerardo Lopez, a former member of the notorious MS13, who now works to keep young people in Denver out of gangs and focused on creating a positive direction for their lives. The film is an unflinching look into the deep heart of a man who refuses to be owned by his mistakes and a system that refused to think he could change. Lopez, along with Director Alan Domínguez and Director of Photography Aaron Kopp will be on hand for a Q&A after the film.

“Whether it is celebrating the innovative approach of the filmmakers behind The Vessel, the incredible work of local Latino community, or the next generation of great directors from Mexico, we could not be more thrilled to announce this year’s lineup for CineLatino,” says Ernie Quiroz, Denver Film Society Programming Manager. “There are so many important stories that need to be told, and for 4 days at the Sie FilmCenter, we get to shine a spotlight on some of the best films from the US, Latin America, Spain and Mexico.”

In addition to the team behind Clever, CineLatino will welcome Julio Quintana, the director of the Opening Night film, The Vessel. The film was shot in Puerto Rico and in both English and Spanish with a bilingual cast (including Martin Sheen). When the film opens theatrically, exhibitors will be able to choose between the English or Spanish version, based on the preferences of their market. Opening Night will serve as the Colorado premiere for the film.

This year’s festival will feature three films starring Gael Garcia Bernal. Desierto, the directorial debut Jonás Cuarón (who co-wrote Gravity, with his father, Oscar winning Director, Alfonso Cuarón) will close out the Festival. Neruda, the latest from director Pablo Larraín (The Club, No, Tony Manero), which screened at Cannes as part of the Director’s Fortnight section. Finally, Eva No Duerme, a surreal film about the strange true story of the kidnapping of Eva Peron’s body during the military coup in 1955. Bernal plays the bizarre and creepy role of Admiral Emilio Massera.

Rounding out the lineup, Guatemala’s first Academy Award entry (Best Foreign Lanuguage), Ixcanul, will also screen. The film is in both Spanish and the Mayan K’iche dialect. Additional highlights of this year’s festival include a free-family screening of fan-favorite, Nacho Libre, in partnership with Denver Botanic Gardens and a free preview screening of the documentary Willie Velasquez: Empowering People in partnership with PBS and Latino Public Broadcasting. The documentary, is a topical look at the man who led the Southwest Voter Registration and Education Project, underscoring the growing power of the Latino vote.

All-access Festival passes are on sale now. A complete Festival pass to CineLatino is $70 for DFS members and $85 for Non Members. The pass includes all films, as well as access to all special events, receptions and parties. Visit DenverFilm.org for more information and to purchase your pass. Individual tickets to CineLatino will go on sale at a later date.

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NARRATIVE

Camino a La Paz/Road to La Paz - Argentina/Netherlands- (Director: Francisco Varone)
In Spanish with English subtitles
Writer/ Sebastian is 35-years-old and unemployed, with only his father’s old Peugeot 505 to his name. When fate brings him a man in search of a ride, Sebastian sees no other choice but to take the opportunity. The man is Jalil, an elderly devout Muslim, and his destination is La Paz, the capitol of Bolivia some 2,000 miles from Buenos Aires. Both men are at a crossroads, and the journey to La Paz not only takes them to the north but also places them on a touching and often funny road of self-discovery.

Desierto– USA – (Director: Jonás Cuarón)
In English and Spanish with English subtitles
From Jonás Cuarón and Alfonso Cuarón, the acclaimed filmmakers of Gravity, comes a unique, modern vision of terror. Desierto is a visceral, heart-pounding suspense-thriller packed with tension and suspense from start to finish, starring Gael García Bernal (The Motorcycle Diaries and Y Tu Mamá También) and Jeffrey Dean Morgan (Watchmen).

What begins as a hopeful journey to seek a better life becomes a harrowing and primal fight for survival when a deranged, rifle-toting vigilante chases a group of unarmed men and women through the treacherous U.S.- Mexican border. In the harsh, unforgiving desert terrain, the odds are stacked firmly against them as they continuously discover there’s nowhere to hide from the unrelenting, merciless killer.

Eva No Duerme/Eva Doesn’t Sleep - Argentina /France /Spain – (Director: Pablo Agüero)
In Spanish with English subtitles
After a military coup in 1955, Juan Domingo Peron is deposed and forced to flee Argentina. He does so before ensuring proper arrangements for the embalmed body of his deceased wife, Eva Perón. The military junta kidnaps the body and launches a decades long odyssey in which the corpse is transported throughout Europe. Pablo Agüero’s visionary and unforgettable interpretation of Peron’s body’s journey is suspenseful, surreal, and features the supporting work of Gael Garcia Bernal at the peak of his acting powers.

Ixcanul - Guatemala / France – (Director: Jayro Bustamante)
In Spanish and Mayan K’iche’ with English
María, a young 17 year old Mayan girl, lives and works with her parents on a coffee plantation at the foothills of an active volcano in Guatemala. An arranged marriage awaits her. Although Maria dreams of going to the “big city,” her condition as an indigenous woman does not permit her to change her destiny. Unforeseen circumstances put her life at risk, forcing her to go out into the modern world where her life is saved, but at a steep price.

La Tierra y La Sombra/Land and Shade - Columbia – (Director: César Augusto Acevedo)
In Spanish with English subtitles
Winner of the Camera D’Or at last year’s Cannes Film Festival, César Acevedo’s beautifully austere feature film debut uses Colombia’s expansion of the sugar industry as a backdrop to this drama about an old farmer who returns to his family after abandoning them 17 years ago. His son has developed a deadly lung disease caused by the fires that are set every night to clear the land that surrounds them, leaving his wife and daughter-in-law in charge of the farm. Meanwhile, the sugar cane workers are threatening to go on strike, an action that might have dire consequences for this family.

Magallanes - Peru/Argentina/Spain – (Director: Salvador del Solar)
In Spanish and Quechua with English subtitles
Actor Salvador del Solar debuts a political thriller that digs deep into Peru’s recent military abuses and its population’s scarred collective unconscious. Harvey Magallanes hasn’t made much of his life since being a soldier. He drives around his former Colonel, now aged and senile, and makes extra money as a taxi driver. When he picks up a woman he recognizes from his time as a soldier during the repression of the Shining Path, Magallanes is overcome with guilt and the need for justice. Del Solar assembles an all-star cast—Damián Alcázar, Federico Luppi, Magaly Solier—for powerful results.

Neon Bull/Boi Neon - Brazil/Uruguay/Netherlands – (Director: Gabriel Mascaro)
In Portuguese with English subtitles
From the heart of Brazil’s vaquejada rodeo culture comes a unique study of character and dissection of gender. Iremar is a cowhand who travels from event to event with a group of bulls, his helper Zé, driver Galega, and her pre-teen daughter Cacá. Crisscrossing the northeast countryside, they represent a distinctive microcosm of individuals who are multidimensional to the point of idiosyncrasy—Galega supplements her income as an exotic dancer and Iremar has a passion for designing women’s clothing. Gabriel Mascaro’s follow-up to August Winds is a beautifully shot exhibition that goes against the grain.

Neruda - Chile / Argentina / Spain / France – (Director: Pablo Larraín)
In Spanish with English subtitles
Pablo Larraín (The Club, No, Tony Manero) weaves an engrossing metafictional fable around the 1948 manhunt for celebrated poet and politician Pablo Neruda, who goes underground when Chile outlaws communism and is pursued by an ambitious police inspector (Gael García Bernal) hoping to make a name for himself by capturing the famous fugitive.

Viaje - Costa Rica – (Director: Paz Fábrega)
In Spanish with English subtitles
Luciana and Pedro meet at a costume party and, after an impulsive kiss, decide to spend the night together. But this is not your stereotypical one night stand. They both feel a connection and, the following morning, Pedro invites her to join him for the weekend after revealing that he has to leave for a three-week assignment at a biological research station. And so begins a journey that may or may not cement their relationship. Shot in lush black-and-white, this simply-told and beautifully acted story is refreshing, tender and full of heart.

The Vessel– USA – (Director: Julio Quintana)
In Spanish and English with English Subtitles
Music. Dancing. Fireworks. Childbirth. These are just a few things that vanished from the quaint fishing village of Soledad after a massive tidal wave crushed the local elementary school, washing forty-six children out to sea. Ten years later a young man named Leo (Lucas Quintana) drowns, only to reawaken three hours later. The local priest, played by Golden Globe and Emmy Award winner Martin Sheen, believes this may be a sign from God. But when Leo feels compelled to build a mysterious structure out of the old school's remains, he sets the town aflame with passions long forgotten. A story of romantic, familial and spiritual love, The Vessel (El navio) is in the end about those mysteries beyond our realm of understanding. Executive produced by the legendary Terrence Malick and shot on location in Puerto Rico.

The Violin Teacher/ Heliopolis– Brazil – (Director: Sérgio Machado)
In Portuguese with English subtitles
After failing to be admitted into the renowned São Paulo Symphonic Orchestra, Laerte, a talented violinist, is reduced to giving music classes to teenagers in a public school in Heliópolis, the biggest favela of Brazil. Among his struggles to adapt, Laerte has to relearn the transformative power of music through his students who need it most. Inspired by the true story of the Baccarelli Institute, a music school founded in 1996 in Heliópolis, The Violin Teacher charts the harsh class distinction between Laerte’s world of concert halls and privilege and the world of his students, rife with poverty and crime.

DOCUMENTARY

Burden of Peace– Guatemala/Netherlands – (Director: Joey Boink)
In Spanish with English subtitles
Burden of Peace tells the impressive story of Claudia Paz y Paz, the first woman to lead the Public Prosecutor’s Office of Guatemala. The country that has been ravaged for years by a devastating civil war, in which nearly 200,000 Mayan Indians were systematically massacred, is today one of the most violent countries in the world. Claudia starts a frontal attack against corruption, drug gangs and impunity and does what everyone had hitherto held to be impossible: she arrests former dictator Efraín Rios Montt on charges of genocide. His conviction becomes the first conviction of a former head of state for genocide in a national court in the world history.

Since her first year in office, Claudia gave access to filmmakers of Framewerk, Joey Boink and Sander Wirken. It resulted in an intimate glimpse into the life of a woman who wants to change her country and therefore brings immense sacrifices. The documentary was released during the Movies that Matter Film Festival, March 2015, The Hague. The film has screened at festivals around the world, was nominated for a Golden Calf for Best Documentary at the Netherlands Film Festival 2015, and won awards at film festivals in Biarritz, Brussels, Bratislava and Vienna.

Clever– USA – (Director: Alan Domínguez)
In English
This short documentary details the life and work of Gerardo Lopez (a.k.a. Clever), a Denver-based gang interventionist. Formerly of the notorious MS13 from Los Angeles, 'Clever' details his way out of gang life, his work in keeping youth from making the same mistakes, and his extraordinary tale of survival once he made the courageous decision to move his young family away from the negative influences of his youth.

Post film Q&A with the Colorado-based team: Director Alan Dominguez, Subject Gerardo Lopez and Director of Photography Aaron Kopp.

FREE SCREENINGS

Nacho Libre– USA – (Director: Jared Hess)
In English
Jared Hess (of Napoleon Dynamite fame) directs this bizarre comedy starring Jack Black as Nacho, a young man who works as a cook in the Mexican monastery where he was raised. When the institution faces a financial crisis, Nacho decides that he must come to the aid of the house of God (as well as the beautiful young nun who has recently joined the order) by competing in the local Lucha Libre tournament. Donning a spandex outfit, mask, and cape, Nacho becomes a hero for the ages -- but can he win the heart of a woman of the cloth?

Willie Velazquez: Empowering the People – USA – (Director: Hector Galan)
In English and Spanish with English subtitles
In Willie Velazquez: Empowering the People, a production of Galan Incorporated and Latino Public Broadcasting, viewers meet the man who led the Southwest Voter Registration and Education Project and launched 1,000 voter registration drives in 200 cities, paving the way for Latinos to have a voice in government and underscoring the growing power of the Latino vote.

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Melbourne EFFA Program Launched!

September 2, 2016, 5:49 am

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Since last year’s festival, we have seen globally historical moments in environmental decision making. The current climate is rich with opportunities for each of us to learn, take responsibility for the past and harness this wisdom to change the course of our future.

But the challenges that threaten the future of our planet remain vast and grow more complex. This means that now, more than ever, is the time for us to keep the state of our planet at the forefront of our focus, enquiry and activism.

It is fitting that amidst this backdrop we are able to bring you our biggest festival yet! In 2016, the Environmental Film Festival Australia will take the conversation to Melbourne, Canberra, Brisbane, Sydney and Adelaide, with dates in Tasmania on the horizon for 2017.

We have foraged through the best and brightest of world cinema to bring you a selection of stories that will inspire you, take you into the unknown, challenge your thinking, empower you and, importantly, let you celebrate this wondrous blue dot.

Check the Melbourne EFFA 2016 program.

Melbourne tickets go on sale today, with other states on sale from early next week.

So please join us in September and October and show the world that you give a flick!

Chris Gerbing
Festival Director

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

Opening Night (MELB): When Two Worlds Collide (Peru)

Dir. Heidi Brandenburg & Mathew Ozel (2016)

Australian Premiere

When Two Worlds Collide follows the violent protests that broke out in Peru over the extraction of oil, minerals and gases from The Amazon Rainforest.

Winner: Special Jury Award for Best First Feature – Sundance 2016
Winner: Jury Prize – DocumentaMadrid 2016

INFO + TICKETS

Bugs on the Menu (Canada)

Dir. Ian Toews (2016)

Australian Premiere + Special food event (Melb)

Bugs on the Menu asks us to reconsider the dietary choices that many of us take for granted every day by presenting a prescient and informative study of the health and environmental benefits of eating insects.

EFFA Sustainable Feast
Join us at this harvest style tasting event! EFFA partners with chef Ben Mac, founder of The Social Food Project and previously from Supernormal and Top Paddock. Hosted at Grub Food Van in Fitzroy, diners will be taken on a sustainable gastronomic adventure, where bugs will literally be on the menu!
Friday 8 October (bookings essential)

INFO + TICKETS

Sonic Sea (USA)

Dir. Michelle Dougherty & Daniel Hinerfeld (2016)

Sonic Sea follows scientists worldwide who work towards reducing this harmful human- made noise that is having distressing effects on our marine life.

Winner: Jury Award – Wild & Scenic Film Festival 2016
Winner: John De Graaf Environmental Filmmaking Award - Wild & Scenic Film Festival 2016
Winner: Environmental Award – San Francisco International Ocean Film Festival 2016
Winner: Stan Waterman Award – Princeton Environmental Film Festival 2016

INFO + TICKETS

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Happy summer ending with the San Diego Kids film festival

September 3, 2016, 12:26 pm

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The 2016 San Diego International Kids Film Festival ( SDIKFF) completed its mission on August 28, in the American Spirit Theater at Escondido, CA. The extra long corridor covered with beautiful vines on the top to create shade, the red carpet on the paths to create the glamour, in between, those beautiful people from worldwide were walking on the red carpet with proud and honor to represent their films. At the hallway of the theater, every film makers signed their name on the signature wall to have the permanent mark on the history and interviewed by the red carpet MC to tell the world about their projects.

The award ceremony hosted by Hollywood celebrities--- David Lockhart; Prince Jordan Tyson; Tammie Starr , and the San Diego local actors-- Isabelle Hu; Davin Scott Higginbotham. The performers are cultural groups of Philippine ( “bamboo” Dance), Korean (Drum Dance )and the India (Top dance ). The solo dance performed by child actress Xinyan Shi (China). The award presenters are the film juries and the 9th San Diego International Kids’ Film Festival best actress Miaomiao and the juries of the 2016 SDIKFF.

This year’s awards winners detail list is below. Congratulations to all the winners . The SDIKFF is looking forward to meet you again at August 25-27, 2017 in sunny San Diego.

Grand Jury Prize - Best Feature	Nuomi's Apple (China)
Grand Jury Prize - Best Short	Milvio (USA)
Special Jury Award	Fluffy Marky - Vol 1 (Canada)
Best Youth-made Film	Fairytale (USA)
Best Kids-made Film	The Guardians of the World (Russia)
Best Animated Feature Film	Blinky Bill: The Movie (Australia)
Best Animated Short Film	Fox Tale (Korea)
Best Feature Screenplay	Aurelie Laflamme: Somewhat Grounded (Canada)
Best Short Screenplay	A Night at the Movies (USA)
Best Actor in A Leading Role	Mengnan Li - The Swinging Days (China)
Best Actress in A Leading Role	Jung Jae-yeon - Polaroid (Korea)
Best Kid Performance in Feature Film	Murilo Quirino - The Dionti Family (Brazil/UK)
Best Kid Performance in Short Film	Perry Chen Norman - The Monkey King Is In Town (USA)
Rising Star Award	Chunhao Lan, Mingxuan Li, Lixuan Han, Yuanwei Wan, Xinyan Shi
Best Musical Film	The Lottery (USA)
Best Music Score in Feature Film	Eagle-bone Flute & Saussurea Involucrata (China)
Best Music Score in Short Film	Monkey King Hero is Back (China)
Best Drama Feature Film	B12 (Iran)
Best Drama Short Film	The Autumn of Zao (France)
Best Family Feature Film	Santa's Boot Camp (USA)
Best Family Short Film	Closer Then They Appear (Russia)
Best Documentary Feature	A Little Girl's Dream (Japan)
Best Documentary Short	Chandler's Ark (USA)
Make A Difference Award	Our World the Fight with Pollution (India)
Final Draft Prize for Screenplay Competition - Feature Screenplay	Sparkles (USA) - Christine List
Final Draft Prize for Screenplay Competition - Short Screenplay	The Fairy & The Princess (USA) - Bruna Matsin

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Highlights and Previews from the Festival Circuit Volume 738 - Filmfestivals.com

September 6, 2016, 10:44 am

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So sad we lost our friend Donald Ranvaud, in jury duty at FFM 40, he was 62 and a great producer

A friend passed away...I remember when we were both 60 in Cannes having fun in front of Salle du 60ème... See the photo!
I was so happy to see him in Montreal, (he arrived a bit late and missed the grand opening of the 40th edition of Serge Losique's Festival). British film producer Donald Ranvaud, who was a jury member in the Montreal World Film Festival (WFF), died suddenly in his hotel room on Sunday night of a heart attack. He was 62. Ranvaud was known for producing the film CITY OF GOD.
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FFM 40 concludes with Awards and Cash prizes...and a sad note of a jury friend passing away RIP Donald Ranvaud

AWARDS OF THE 40th WORLD FILM FESTIVAL, MONTREAL 2016 September 5 Jury Pierre-Henri Deleau, film festival director, producer, France Claude Gagnon, director, Canada Goran Markovic, director, Serbia Donald Ranvaud, producer, Italy / UK Eliseo Subiela, director, Argentina FEATURE FILMS Grand Prize of the Americas (Best Film): 100,000$ - USTAV REPUBLIKE HRVATSKE / THE CONSTITUTION by Rajko Grlic (Croatia, Czech Republic, Slovenia, Macedonia) Special Gr...

Awards - 47th Montreal Student Film Festival 2016

AWARDS - 47th STUDENT FILM FESTIVAL 2016 NATIONAL COMPETITION (CANADA) NORMAN McLAREN AWARD (Best Film) - 10,000 $ VOYEUR by Matthew Read (Humber College, Toronto, ON) JURY AWARD: Fantasy Guise by Matthew Fitzgibbon (BCIT: British Columbia Institute of Technology, Burnaby, BC) BEST ANIMATION FILM: AN ASTRONAUT'S TALE by Cesar Belocora (Dawson College, Montreal, QC) BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM: READERS OF THE HOLOCAUST by Chorong Kim...

Montreal 40th FFM "DUST" by Godze Kural (Turkey)

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Montreal FFM 40th "Ariana forever" short by Katharina Rivilis

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Montreal FFM 40th showing "The circle" by Ruken Tekes - interview

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Lucia Miranda on her film Carne Propia - clean meat docu showing at FFM

Kemtiyu, Sėex anta au FFM un film de Ousmane-William MBAYE

Ousmane-William MBAYE LES FILMS MAME YANDE - AUTOPRODUCTION KEMTIYU SÉEX ANTA - CHEIKH ANTA UN FILM DE OUSMANE WILLIAM MBAYE SYNOPSIS "L'Homme Universel", "Le Contemporain Capital", "Le Géant du Savoir", "Le Dernier Pharaon"… titrent les journaux sénégalais au lendemain de sa mort, le 7 février 1986. Trente ans plus tard, "KEMTIYU" dresse le portrait de Cheikh Anta ...

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Et le bal continue by Georgi Balabanov showing at FFM

ET LE BAL CONTINUE WILL SCREEN SEPTEMBRE 2 @ 7 PM AT THEATRE OUTREMONT. SYNOPSIS AND THE PARTY GOES ON takes an unflinching look at the various social and political masquerades that continue to take place in Bulgaria. The former Soviet satellite has joined the European Union with the American Dream deeply ingrained in its psyche. The journeys of a star news anchor, a muscular bodyguard turned representative, a former secret service agent and an anti-communist dissident collide in mo...

Mothers's Airfield premiering at Montreal World Film Festival.

Olympusat and Huatulco Food and Film Festival Cocktail Party at ffm

Interview with Ivan Trujillo, jury on the student films competition

Serge Losique with Yvan Trujillo IVAN TRUJILLO, Dir. del Festival I. de Cine en GUADALAJARA, jury member in student film competition discusses with Festival founder Serge Losique by Leopoldo Soto ...

During 40TH Montreal Film Festival Turkish Ambassador in Canada welcomes the turkish filmmakers delegation.

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André Forcier’s KISS ME LIKE A LOVER opens the 40th Montreal World Film Festival

World premiere of ZAZY by MX Obert (STRATOSPHERE GIRL, UNDER THE MILKY WAY) in Montreal World FF

Zazy By M.X.Oberg Zazy (18) is interning for a tailor in a small Italian town, where she meets Marianna (39), a wealthy elegant German, who is there on holidays with her children. Soon she discovers that Marianna may be romantically involved with her boss Patrick. When Patrick goes missing after a trip with Marianna, together with her boyfriend Tomek (21), Zazy starts blackmailing her. Soon enough the young couple have Marianna doing their bidding – a sadistic power play en...

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The 73rd edition of the Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Cinematigrafico off and running

By Alex Deleon

The 73rd edition of the Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Cinematigrafico, otherwise known as the Venice Film Festival, is off and running.

With an overwhelming cornucopia of films of all kinds to choose from --new Hollywood star vehicles, old restored classics, documentaries and feature films from around the globe, shorts, experimental films, etc. one is faced with what the Italians call "l'imbarazzo della scelta" -- Choice Overload -- which is par for the course at major festivals like Venice.

In such a situation veteran festivaleers such as Yours Truly try to see unusual films which are not likely to turn up elsewhere and, for the time being, take a pass on most big name films which which will definitely show up at other festivals or at commercial screenings on the streets of all major cities.

In the first couple of days the first five films I have looked in on were all in different theaters and all in different languages, to wit; Icelandic, Hebrew, English, Croatian, and Korean. (Capsule reviews below)

The grand opener on August 31 was the American biggie "LA LA Land", starring Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone, about a jazz pianist who falls for an aspiring actress in Los Angeles. Youthful director. Damien Chazelle, 31, had a critical success "Whiplash" two years ago which also dealt with musicians. The stars graced the opening night red carpet and the pic went over big with the Italian audience and critics.

Films representing the best of Chilean industry at Venice

One Chilean film representing the best of our industry at Venice, the much-awaited feature El Cristo ciego (The Blind Christ), by Christopher Murray. For us each and every achievement made by our filmmakers is of great importance, and w...

Michele Vannucci's debut feature film, ll più grande sogno

FIRST LOOK AT IL PIU GRANDE SOGNO (I WAS A DREAMER) BY MICHELE VANNUCCI Michele Vannucci's debut feature film, ll più grande sogno (I was a dreamer) is one of 18 films chosen for the Orizzonti section (Horizons) at the Venice Film Festival (31 August - September 10th). The film will have its world premiere on September 4th and is also competing for a Lion of the Future “Luigi De Laurentiis&rdqu...

"BOZZETTO NON TROPPO" a film by MARCO BONFANTI - a film about animation legend Bruno Bozzetto.

Zagora and Istituto Luce Cinecittà in collaboration with Sky Arte HD presents BOZZETTO NON TROPPO a film by Marco Bonfanti A production Zagora and Istituto Luce-Cinecittà in collaboration with Sky Arte HD Executive producer Anna Godano with the participation of Studio Bozzetto & Co. and Bruno Bozzetto Distribution distributed in Italy by ISTITUTO LUCE CINECITTÀ ...

After Golden Lion winner From Afar, Venezuela is back in Venice with La Soledad

Venezuelan director Jorge Thielen Armand went back into his memories to portrait his childhood old decrepit grandparents house that will soon be demolished. Based on a true story and played by the real inhabitants, La Soledad depicts how relationships and moral values are affected by the economic chaos. The old mansion not only reflects a family's dispersal but also today's Venezuela, forgotten in time. Filming in Venezuela includes technological and logistical constraints.&nbs...

Red Carpet on Mostra opening film

Official partner of the Film Festival for over a decade, Jaeger-LeCoultre reaffirmed its commitment to encouraging and celebrating filmmaking at the opening ceremony that took place at Palazzo del Cinema in Venice last night. Jaeger-LeCoultre, gathered close friends of the Brand to celebrate cinema. Throughout the evening guests were humbled and thoughtful about Italy's recent tragedy. The world premiere of Damien Chazelle's film La La Lan...

Emma Stone and Damiene Chazelle bring "La La land" to open the 73. International Film Festival

Emma Stone and Damiene Chazelle, respectively the actress and the director of “La La land”, the opening film of the 73. International Film Festival, have been the first guests in our Lounge. Arrived on board of 2 Jaguar F-peace, the talent reached the indoor and outdoor spaces of the former greenhouses of C.I.G.A. hotels. There, the journalists, carrying out television and print interviews, got the plot of the film. Mia and Sebastian court the...

Austrian Documentary Cinema Futures in Venice Classics

CINEMA FUTURES, is a new documentary by Michael Palm (Edgar G. Ulmer - The Man Off-screen / Low Definition Control) on the future of analogue film, archives and cinema. It is screening in the Venice Classics section of the Venice Film Festival on September 2nd. It was initiated by the Austrian Film Museum on the occasion of its 50th anniversary in 2014. Friday, September 2 - Venice Classics CINEMA FUTURES A film by M...

New York Film Academy Student Showcase to Open the Market at the 73rd Venice Film Festival

The New York Film Academy (NYFA) is proud to announce a special student showcase as part of this year’s 73rd Venice Film Festival Market. Providing an unprecedented opportunity for exposure and networking to a selection of our talented students, NYFA's Venice Showcase will feature 5 short films spanning all three academic departments – fiction, documentary and animation. The NYFA event is set to open the brand-new Venice Production Bridge platform in the m...

Venice Festival Homage to Mr. Abbas Kiarostami- 76 Minutes & 15 Seconds with Abbas Kiarostami

The 73rd Venice International Film Festival has dedicated this edition of the Festival to Mr. Abbas Kiarostami and this Homage will include two short films by Mr. Kiarostami, "24 Frames" and "Take Me Home" as well as a very brand new documentary by Seifollah Samadian (documentary filmmaker and photographer of ABC Africa and Five), "76 Minutes & 15 Seconds with Abbas Kiarostami". This is a Portrait of an artist, whose exceptional approach to Art and Life, de...

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Ramsgate International Film and TV Festival March 23 -26, 2017

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President of the Festival is Brenda Blethyn (Secret & Lies, Vera,...), BAFTA, Globe and Cannes Best Actress Winner and Oscar Nominated. Brenda will also pick the winner of the First Feature Film Category.

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Mountain and Adventure Film Festival February 16th - March 19th, 2017

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HALLOWEEN HORROR FEST October 1 - 31, 2016

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Celebrating world-class horror films and the filmmakers who terrify, disgust, and disturb us.

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Fantasporto 2017
February 24 - March 4, 2017

EARLY ENTRY DEADLINE: OCTOBER 30TH, 2016!

Fantasporto’2017 | Oporto International Film Festival announces our Call for Film Entries for the 37th annual festival, running February 24th till March 4th.

This Call is for Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi features and shorts in the Fantasy competition. The Director’s Week is for features only, in all genres except fantasy.

Deadlines for Entries for 2017 edition are October 30th (Early Call) and December 5th (Final Call).

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The seven films in the Culinary Zinema section will take us to the origins, traditions and future of food

Six documentaries and a fiction feature will compete for the Tokyo Gohan Award in the San Sebastian Festival section combining cinema and gastronomy Tickets for the screening-dinner combo will be available for purchase from Monday, September 5th Culinary Zinema, the section combining film and gastronomy, turns six this year. Created in collaboration with the Berlin Festival and organised jointly with the Basque Culinary Center, this edition it brin...

The San Sebastian Festival and Creative Europe MEDIA organize the second edition of ''Audiences in motion''

Audiences in Motion: Listening to the User Donostia - San Sebastian - San Telmo Museum September 18 - 9:30 am Audiences in motion will celebrate its second edition during the 64th San Sebastian Festival. The event will continue to study the central position held by the audience in the production, distribution and exhibition of audiovisual contents in the digital era. This year’s event is entitled Audiences in Motion: Listening to the User. The conference, jointly org...

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Joseph and Vincent Almudever - The brothers who fought against Hitler and Franco.

Happy Birthday Greetings to "our" NO PASARAN Protagonists: The french brothers Joseph Almudever, now 97 years, and Vincent Almudever, now 99 years old, are still combative on the way - and they keep up with the times www.facebook.com/josealmudevermateu. Joseph Almudever (left), Vincent Almudever (right) ...

"Dope Fiend" set to World Premiere at The Newark International Film Festival

In New York City, real events are often every bit as exciting, intriguing and shocking as well crafted fiction. The urban drama “Dope Fiend”, based on a true story, illustrates that to the fullest in it's recently released teaser trailer promising what is sure to be an unforgettable look at the dark side of gentrification, a furious drug war, love, hate and loyalty, all played out on the streets of Brooklyn. Brooklyn, NY - Dope Vision, the product...

Island City, Review: Fun and the Gun, Idiot and the Box, BeauT and IT

Early on in Ruchika Oberoi’s Island City, an IT company Manager reminds his employees that its temporary tagline, the three words, all beginning with F, do not constitute the company’s ‘motto’. The latter consists of three words beginning with O. Three, just in case you missed the point. She goes on to mount three stories, tenuously linked, based in Mumbai, but not directly about the trials and tribulations of living in a city that once consisted ...

Lineup for the 43rd Telluride Film Festival

Telluride Film Festival, presented by the National Film Preserve, today announced its official program selections for the 43rd edition of the Telluride Film Festival. TFF’s annual celebration of artistic excellence brings together cinema enthusiasts, filmmakers and artists to discover the best in world cinema in the beautiful mountain town of Telluride, Colorado. TFF will screen over seventy feature films, short films and revival programs representing twenty-two countries, along with speci...

Film Fest Gent will open the 43rd edition on 11 October with Cannes Palme d’Or winner “I, Daniel Blake”.

It will be the third time that the filmmaker himself will attend the biggest festival in Belgium. The tale of Daniel Blake, a 59-year-old widower carpenter from Newcastle, who is fighting to hold on to his welfare benefits, when he spots a woman in a similar predicament at the welfare office, he tries to help her & the two kids get set up... leading into a surrogate family. Artistic director Film Fest Gent, Patrick Duynslaegher about the film: &qu...

Tomorrow and Friday in Venice: best of contemporary cinema screenings at Casa del Cinema.

Verona International Film Festival and Venice Film Week announced the winners of its competition categories. Top awards went to Sibylle / Like A Cast Shadow, Figurine, Free and Yximalloo. The award winning films of both festivals will be screened on September 1st and 2nd 2016 at the Casa del Cinema in Venice during the first annual ‘Contemporary Cinema Now’ event. Check out the festival trailer:

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“Divines”, Cannes Film Festival phenomenon on screens

Houda Benyamina’s feature film – Groupe Ouest 2013 – in French cinemas on 31 August 2016 Divines, 2016 Cannes Film Festival revelation, will be on French screens on 31 August. Cannes prize-winning (Caméra d’Or 2016), Houda Benyamina‘s first feature energy and humanity left its mark on the festival: “Benyamina and her ’til-now totally unknown cast were mobbed on stage with cheers and claps.” (BFI) In 2013, Ho...

Roadside Storytelling

Now at Imgur - Roadside Storytelling http://imgur.com/user/RoadsideDokFilm/submitted . Each week, we post a new picture story about our films and about us. ...

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

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Our Mission for Ramsgate International Film and TV Festival

The first Ramsgate International Film and TV Festival will be held in Ramsgate with its stunning Royal Harbour, unique in England. It is run by the Ramsgate Film & TV Institute, which will also run a variety of screenings throughout the year to bring international independent cinema to local audiences. The Festival focus is to show new works and help promote film makers. Screenings are complemented by a strong programme of quality events and seminars, with industry professionals of high...

Line up of the 33rd edition Bogota Film Festival

Competition : NATIVE by Daniel Fitzsimmons (Reino Unido) LA PUERTA ABIERTA by Marina Seresesky (España) JIA by Shumin Liu (China) MAVI BISIKLET by Ümit Köreken (Alemania) KIDNAP CAPITAL (Canadá) LA SEMILLA DEL SILENCIO /Colombia) FREISTATT (Sanctuary) by Marc Brummund (Alemania) PAPAGAJKA by Emma Rozanski (Bosnia y Hersegovina/ Reino Unido) LA FAMILIA REYNA by Tito Rodríguez República Dominicana) FALLING by Ana Rodríguez Rosell ...

The 6th Annual Seattle Shorts Film Festival Brings Industry and Diversity to the Emerald City

November 11-13 at SIFF Film Center Seattle Shorts Film Festival may feature short films, but big things are in the works for the sixth year. This year the festival will be three days, Friday November 11th to Sunday the 13th, with new program elements. Seattle Shorts once again received over 1,000 films from Pacific Northwest, nation...

Melbourne EFFA Program Launched!

Since last year’s festival, we have seen globally historical moments in environmental decision making. The current climate is rich with opportunities for each of us to learn, take responsibility for the past and harness this wisdom to change the course of o...

CineLatino Film Festival September 22 - 25 to coincide with Hispanic Heritage month

The Cinefamily Kicks off Full Career Retrospective of Documentary Filmmaking Legend Frederick Wiseman

Unprecedented four-year, career-spanning series at The Cinefamily Wiseman making a rare Los Angeles appearance for opening weekend Begins Thursday, August 25 - Master Class with Wiseman, Saturday, August 27 - screening of newly restored classic Titicut Follies. For tickets and complete series screening info http://www.cinefamily.org/films/the-complete-works-of-frederick-wiseman-pt-1-1967-1976/ Non-profit cinematheque The Cinefamily kicks of...

China Film Festival at Newcastle China Week

Join us at this years China Film Festival in Gregson Park, Hamilton and the Tower Cinemas Newcastle, September 17 – 24. Opening night begins with an outdoor cinema and Noodle Night Market in Gregson Park, screening ‘The Monkey King’! The following week we will screen ‘Mr Six’, ‘Go Away Mr Tumour’ and ‘American Dreams in China’ at the Tower Cinemas Newcastle. China Week also features a Business Forum, and a vibrant Shanghai-inspired marketp...

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Honorary Awards to film editor Anne V. Coates (Lawrence of Arabia, Exodus to Shanghai...)

The Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion PictureHonorary Awards to actor Jackie Chan, film editor Anne V. Coates Arts and Sciences voted Tuesday night (August 30) to present, casting director Lynn Stalmaster and documentary filmmaker Frederick Wiseman. The four Oscar® statuettes will be presented at the Academy’s 8th Annual Governors Awards on Saturday, November 12, at the Ray Dolby Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland Center®. “The Honorary Award was creat...

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Viggo Lends a Hand to FireBurnDoctor in Cannes

Good News! https://youtu.be/x5K0Kaict4k FireburnDoctor, Philip Savage, does more than burns! Check out PSproof.com. FBD documentary, RUSH, won an Angel award! There's 4 more pages of amazing reports on www.FireBurnDoctor.com. And now we have a Real Hero on the team!!! www.PSproof.com www.FireBurnDoctor.com www.Thulea.com To con...

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"Remembering the Masters" at Camerimage honors Haskel Wexler and Vilos Zsigmond

REMEMBERING THE MASTERS: HASKELL WEXLER AND VILMOS ZSIGMOND From its first editions Camerimage Festival became a platform for discussion about the past, the present, and the future of cinema. By inviting hundreds of cinematographers and other film industry professionals from all over the world, we encouraged dialogue and exchange of ideas, as well as confronting oneself with the art of the best and most distinguished filmmakers around. Thus came “Remembering the Masters”, the se...

The Academy has voted 17 students as winners of the 43rd Student Academy Awards® competition.

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Palmarès du Festival des films du monde, Montréal 2016

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Le programme du Festival de Deauville est dévoilé, 14 films en compétition et 16 premières

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Real Film Festival is back!

The Real Film Festival is a three-day community, arts and Industry event showcasing documentaries, independent short and feature films based on true stories. The Program comprises of film screenings, Industry development workshops, panel discussions, networking events and film competitions for filmmakers of all ages and experience. The Festival Program includes a variety of entertainment including the Opening Night Gala held at Tower Cinemas with a party to follow at one of Newcastle's unique venues. The Festival will also deliver an Open Air Cinema in Civic Park, film screenings at Tower Cinema and short film screenings at Newcastle Museum and a variety of other locations.

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WORLD’S LARGEST FILM FESTIVAL FOR YOUNG FILMMAKERS ANNOUNCES CALL FOR FILMS FOR 11TH FESTIVAL

“NFFTY is like Sundance for young filmmakers.” – Bunee Tomlinson, NFFTY Filmmaker

SEATTLE, WA – The largest film festival for emerging directors, NFFTY (National Film Festival for Talented Youth), is now accepting entries for its upcoming 2017 festival, looking for the best films from filmmakers under 25 years of age. NFFTY 2017 will take place April 27 – 30 in Seattle, Washington and marks the organization’s 11th festival

Twice named One of the 50 Fests Worth the Entry Fee by MovieMaker Magazine (2016, 2014) and currently one of the Top 100 Rated Festivals on FilmFreeway, NFFTY provides a one of a kind first class venue for the world’s best young directors. Filmmakers and film fans together for four days of films, networking events, panels, virtual reality screenings and parties. NFFTY 2016 featured 227 awe-inspiring films that represented 33 states and 24 countries with attendance surpassing 12,000. Over the last decade, NFFTY has supported over 2,000 emerging filmmakers – many having gone on to make great contributions in the global filmmaking community.

With the 11th year, NFFTY plans on creating an experience that supports and promotes our young, talented filmmakers. NFFTY will continue to support its Young Women in Film initiative for the fourth straight year, as NFFTY makes strides to empower female filmmakers to embrace their craft in an industry where only 9% of films are directed by women. For three years in a row, over 40% of NFFTY films have been directed by female directors.

NFFTY not only showcases great entertainment, it creates it too. NFFTY Creative, the original content production arm of the organization, is producing original material for brand name clients and sponsors and giving NFFTY alumni real world opportunities to work on paid projects. Any filmmaker selected for NFFTY 2017 will be eligible for consideration on these projects. One of the most recent projects completed earlier this summer was a 15 part series for Expedia called Sight UnScene, that asked NFFTY filmmakers to explore unexpected destinations in their hometowns.

“NFFTY is the voice of the next generation of storytellers. I’m excited to kick off our 11th year and find the exceptional films from around the world and meet today’s newest and boldest talent” said Stefanie Malone, Executive Director of NFFTY.

NFFTY is accepting submissions for the 2017 film festival until January 30, 2017. Entries can be submitted online via FilmFreeway. More information including deadlines, entry fees and eligibility can be found at: www.nffty.org/submit.

For updates and news on NFFTY 2017, visit: www.facebook.com/nffty or www.nffty.org.

About NFFTY

NFFTY is the largest and most influential youth film festival in the world for emerging directors (age 24 and under). NFFTY occurs each spring in Seattle, Washington and includes over 200 films, filmmaking panels, contests, parties and opportunities for young filmmakers to network with industry professionals and each other. Young filmmakers from around the world submit feature-length and short films in narrative, documentary, animation, music video, and experimental. More than 12,000 film fans are expected to attend NFFTY 2017.

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Compete for our solid bronze Anchor awards and other prizes! SUBMIT via filmfreeway.

No film in competition will screen by invitation. All screenings are chosen by the Selection Committee, which is composed of a panel of industry professionals and local residents.

To add to the experience, festival goers will have the opportunity to explore the area rich in culture, maritime heritage and historic architecture, and enjoy its waterside and cafés.

Awards & Prizes

Golden Anchor: Best Film
Silver Anchor: Best Director
Special Brenda Blethyn Prize: Best First Feature Film
Anchor: Best Actor
Anchor: Best Actress
Anchor: Best Screenplay
Anchor: Best Short
Honorary Anchor: Lifetime Achievement Award

The Anchor Trophies are solid bronze statuettes cast from a clay prototype crafted by local and internationally renowned artist, Dominic Grant.

The Ramsgate IFTV fest is also collaborating with local emerging and established artists, who will present each winning filmmaker with an original especially commissioned work of art.

Rules & Terms

SUBMISSIONS RULES:

1. Submitted films must be 60 minutes minimum for feature films and 30 minutes maximum for short films.

2. UK Premiere is REQUIRED for feature films. Short films do not need to be a Premiere. They must NOT however have previously screened publicly online.

3. Films must have been completed after January 1, 2015 at the earliest.

4. Films can be submitted via either of the following forms:
- online screener: should be named 'submission number' + Title
- DVD: labelled with submission number + Title + running time + contact name with email address and telephone number.

5. Submission fees are not refundable.

6. DVD submissions should be sent:
Festival Submission
Ramsgate International Film & TV Festival
18 Wilfred Road
Ramsgate
Kent
CT11 7RB
UK

7. All shipping costs to and from Ramsgate IFTV fest must be borne by the party submitting, including Customs fees. Ramsgate IFTV fest will not pay for any costs on reception.

RETURNS & ACKNOWLEDGMENTS:
DVDs and press materials will not be returned under any circumstances. Include a self-addressed, stamped postcard for each submission if you wish acknowledgment of the receipt of your entry.

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The XV International Film Students Meeting will include masterclasses by Bonello, Périot and Tverdovsky

September 7, 2016, 7:47 am

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Filmmakers Bertrand Bonello, Jean-Gabriel Périot and Ivan I. Tverdovsky will give masterclasses as part of the XV International Film Students Meeting at the San Sebastian Festival.

Bonello (Nice, France, 1968), who will compete in this year’s Official Section with Nocturama and in Zabaltegi-Tabakalera with the short film Sarah Winchester, opéra fantôme, will present a free-spirited dissertation at the Meeting to students from film schools in Argentina, Belgium, France, Germany, Israel, Lithuania, Mexico, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Spain and the United Kingdom, in addition to any members of the general public who wish to attend. The masterclass will take place on Tuesday 20th, from 12:15 to 14:00, in the Tabakalera cinema.

For his part, Jean-Gabriel Périot (Bellac, France, 1974), author of Une jeunesse allemande / A German Youth, opening film of last year’s Panorama section at the Berlinale also selected for Zabaltegi, will give a masterclass from 17:00 to 18:30 in the same place with a similiarly free approach to the theory and praxis of filmmaking. His second film, Lumières d’été - Natsuo no hikari / Summer Lights, is a contender in the New Directors competition.

Zabaltegi-Tabakalera section will include the participation of Ivan I. Tverdovsky (Shelkowo, Russia, 1981) with his second film, Zoology. Tverdovsky will give a conference on Friday 23rd, from 11.30 to 14:00, in which he will explain his experience with short films and his process of transition to feature-length movies. The occasion will include screening of his works As If Waiting For A Bus (2009), his film school graduation work, Snow (2011), starring Natalya Pavlenkova, the actress of Zoology, and Space Dog (2012), which competed in Amsterdam and was selected for different documentary film festivals worldwide.

All of the masterclasses given at the International Film Students Meeting are free of charge. Admission is free until all seats are taken, with priority for students and accredited Festival guests.

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San Sebastian Festival 2016: Industry Agenda

September 7, 2016, 7:49 am

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Numerous industry activities are scheduled for the 64th San Sebastian Festival. Said activities are detailed in the Professional Agenda and it will be updated on the Festival website. Updates will also be included in the daily Newsflash sent out to registered industry members.

Throughout the Festival, and particularly on the 19th, 20th and 21st, to coincide with the V Europe-Latin America Co-Production Forum and Films in Progress 30, San Sebastian will become a meeting place between members of the international industry from all over the world.

The event Audiences in Motion. Listening to the User, meetings, presentations, round tables and professional rendezvous will be organised to facilitate networking, cooperation between professionals and the international circulation of films.

Professional Agenda - Saturday, September 17

12:00-13:00 – Kursaal, The Industry Club, Room 9
Canary Islands: Best Tax Benefits in Europe (Industry accreditation holders)
13:00 – Kursaal, The Industry Club, Congress Bar
Cockail offered by Canary Islands (Industry accreditation holders)
16:30-17:30 – Kursaal, The Industry Club, Room 9
Short films associations. Annual report and new goals for next year (Accreditation holders)
19:30 – Bataplán Disco Terrace
Cocktail - Presentation: La Palma, the best set to shoot stories (With invitation)
19:30-21:00 – Kursaal, The Industry Club, Press Club
Happy Hour We all love stories. 25th anniversary of MEDIA (Industry and Press accreditation holders)

Professional Agenda - Sunday, September 18

09:30-13:30 – San Telmo Museum, Function Hall
EUROPEAN FILM FORUM: Audiences in Motion. Listening to the User
Co-organised with Creative Europe-MEDIA, in collaboration with Donostia / San Sebastián 2016, European Capital of Culture (Accreditation holders)
- 09:30-10:00 – Welcome coffee
- 10:00-10:15 – Presentation
- 10:15-10:45 – Keynote
- 10:45-11:45 – Panel 1: Audience Participation
- 11:45-12:15 – Coffee Break
- 12:15-13:15 – Panel 2: Distribution – Understanding European Audiences
- 13:15-13:30– Wrap-up Summary and conclusions

11:00-13:30 – Kursaal, The Industry Club, Room 9
Pitching preparation workshop for selected projects in the V Europe-Latin America Co-Production Forum (Closed)
16:00-18:00 – Kursaal, The Industry Club, Room 9
EFADs (European Film Agency Directors)-CACI (Conference of Ibero-American Cinematographic Authorities) working group meeting (Closed)
16:00-18:30 – Tabakalera, Zineuskadi
Day of co-production Europe-Latin America, organised by Europa Creativa MEDIA Euskadi (With invitation)
19:30-21:00 – Kursaal, Press Club
Films in Progress 30 welcome drink (With invitation)

Professional Agenda - Monday, September 19

V EUROPE-LATIN AMERICA CO-PRODUCTION FORUM (Industry accreditation holders)
San Telmo Museum
- 09:00-10:00 – Breakfast (Cloister)
- 10:00-14:00 – Networking and informal meetings (Cloister)
- 12:00-13:30 – Round table The gold rush? Or how can independent films finally hope to dig some gold out of VoD? – Fostered by Europa Distribution(Function Hall)
- 14:00-15:00 – Lunch (Cloister)
- 15:00-19:30 – Pitchings session: V Europe-Latin America Co-Production Forum and Ikusmira Berriak (Function Hall)
- 19:30-21:00 – Happy Hour Networking with Canada (Cloister)

FILMS IN PROGRESS 30 (Industry accreditation holders)
Príncipe Cinemas
- 09:30 –Un gran dragón (A Great Dragon) by Jaime Osorio Márquez (Colombia - 110')
- 12:00 –La familia (The Family) by Gustavo Rondón Córdova (Venezuela / Chile / Norway - 79')

10:00-14:00 – 16:00-18:00 – Kursaal, The Industry Club, Room 8
CACI (Conference of Ibero-American Cinematographic Authorities) Advisory Council – Programa Ibermedia (Closed)
13:30 – Tabakalera, Zineuskadi
Annual meeting of Glocal Cinema (Closed)
15:00-18:00 – Kursaal, The Industry Club, Room 9
Europa Distribution Workshop (Closed)
15:30-19:00 – Tabakalera, Room K
Ibero-American LGBTI Film Festivals Conference (Closed)

Professional Agenda - Tuesday, September 20

V EUROPE-LATIN AMERICA CO-PRODUCTION FORUM (Industry accreditation holders)
San Telmo Museum
- 09:00-10:00 – Breakfast (Cloister)
- 10:00-11:30 – Round table Digital talent: new creators, new channels, new audiences – Fostered by PROA (Federated Audiovisual Producers from Catalonia) (Function Hall)
- 10:00-14:00 – Networking and informal meetings (Cloister) and one to one meetings with representatives of the selected projects (Church)
- 12:00-13:30 – Round table Film Branding & Marketing. Tools to create additional value to your movie (Function Hall)
- 14:00-15:30 – Lunch (Cloister)
- 15:30-20:00 – Networking and informal meetings (Cloister) and one to one meetings with representatives of the selected projects (Church)

FILMS IN PROGRESS 30 (Industry accreditation holders)
Príncipe Cinemas
- 09:30 – Las olas (The Waves) by Adrián Biniez (Uruguay / Argentina - 90')
- 12:00 – La educación del Rey (Rey's Education) by Santiago Esteves (Argentina - 66')

10:00-14:00 – 15:30-19:00 – Tabakalera, Rooms 2 and 3 Kutxa
Pitching preparation workshop for the XII. Lau Haizetara Documentary Co-Production Forum - IBAIA (Association of Independent Production Companies of the Basque Country) (Closed)
10:30-14:00 – Tabakalera, Room K
Ibero-American LGBTI Film Festivals Conference (Closed)
11:00-13:00 – Kursaal, The Industry Club, Room 9
Film and Technology Workshop: The Challenge of Shooting in 4K - Hispasat (Industry accreditation holders)
15:00-18:00 – Kursaal, The Industry Club, Room 9
Europa Distribution Workshop (Closed)
17:00 – Kursaal, Press Club
Filmarket Hub: Online marketplace for scripts and co-production (Industry and Press accreditation holders)
20:30-22:30 – Ni Neu Restaurant
Conoce Panamá Cocktail – Panamá Film Commission (With invitation)

Professional Agenda - Wednesday, September 21

V EUROPE-LATIN AMERICA CO-PRODUCTION FORUM (Industry accreditation holders)
San Telmo Museum
- 09:00-10:00 – Breakfast (Cloister)
- 10:00-11:00 – Round table A film affair. A boost to co-productions between Europe and Latin America (Function Hall)
- 10:00-14:00 – Networking and informal meetings (Cloister) and one to one meetings with representatives of the selected projects (Church)
- 12:00-13:30 – Round table Co-productions between Europe and Latin America. 3 practical cases – Fostered by AECID (Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation) (Function Hall)
- 14:00-15:30 – Lunch (Cloister)
- 15:30-16:30 – Networking and informal meetings (Cloister) and one to one meetings with representatives of the selected projects (Church)
- 21:00 – Industry cocktail - Announcement of awards (Church and Cloister)
  - V Europe-Latin America Co-Production Forum Best Project Award
  - EFADs-CACI Europe-Latin America Co-Production Grant
  - ARTE International Prize
  - Films in Progress 30 Industry Award
  - CACI/Ibermedia TV Films in Progress Award

FILMS IN PROGRESS 30 (Industry accreditation holders)
Príncipe Cinemas
- 09:30 – El silencio del viento (Silence of the Wind) by Álvaro Aponte-Centeno (Puerto Rico / Dominican Republic / France - 83')
- 12:00 – Medea by Alexandra Latishev Salazar (Costa Rica / Chile - 75')

10:00-14:00 – 15:30-19:00 – Tabakalera, Rooms 2 and 3 Kutxa
Pitching preparation workshop for the XII. Lau Haizetara Documentary Co-Production Forum - IBAIA (Association of Independent Production Companies of the Basque Country) (Closed)
17:00 – Bokado Bar, San Telmo Museum
Meet your better half, cocktail offered by Proimágenes Colombia and Cinema do Brasil (With invitation)

Professional Agenda - Thursday, September 22

09:30-14:30 – Kursaal, The Industry Club, Rooms 8 and 9
XII. Lau Haizetara Documentary Co-Production Forum - IBAIA (Association of Independent Production Companies of the Basque Country) (Industry accreditation holders)
16:00-20:00 – Kursaal, The Industry Club
XII. Lau Haizetara Documentary Co-Production Forum one-to-one meetings with the Commissioning Editors – IBAIA (Association of Independent Production Companies of the Basque Country) (Closed)
16:00-18:00 – Kursaal, The Industry Club, Rooms 8 and 9
Conference by Ove Rishøj Jensen, film consultant of the European Documentary Network (EDN) – IBAIA (Association of Independent Production Companies of the Basque Country), in collaboration with Europa Creativa MEDIA Euskadi (Industry accreditation holders)
18:00-19:00 – Kursaal, Press Club
ARRI - Presentation of new film shooting equipment (Accreditation holders)
19:00-21:00 – Kursaal, Press Club
Cocktail offered by ARRI (Industry Accreditation holders)

Professional Agenda - Friday, September 23

9:00-12:00 – Kursaal, The Industry Club
Consultancy for documentary projects with Ove Rishøj Jensen, film consultant of the European Documentary Network (EDN) – IBAIA (Association of Independent Production Companies of the Basque Country), in collaboration with Europa Creativa MEDIA Euskadi (Prior registration required)
11:30-13:00 – Kursaal, The Industry Club, Rooms 8 and 9
Financing at the service of the Audiovisual Sector – Crea SGR, Elkargi SGR, Triodos Bank and Basque Government Department of Education, Language Policy and Culture (Industry accreditation holders)
13:00-14:00 – Kursaal, Congress Bar
Cocktail offered by Crea SGR, Elkargi SGR y Triodos Bank (Industry accreditation holders)

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Encounters 22nd Short Film and Animation Festival opens 20-25 September in Bristol)

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Festival runs 20-25 September in Watershed, Bristo

Catch the best new short and animated films from across the globe in Bristol. Encounters is the UK’s leading short film festival combining film screenings, special events, industry masterclasses and workshops in a jam packed programme of activity.

The Encounters programme is bursting at the seams with a glorious selection of things to do, see, watch and experience. This year’s highlights include an Aardman Retrospective, celebrating their 40th year; a country focus on Ukraine; and an exceptional programme of European shorts featuring films from each of the 28 EU member states. Special guests include author and screenwriter David Nicholls, filmmaker, musician and DJ Don Letts, and writer, broadcaster and filmmaker Paul Mason.

The 22nd Festival will present over 400 films and 40 events, and the International Competition is a gateway to some of the biggest awards out there – filmmakers who screen their shorts at Encounters can go on to win the Academy Awards® the BAFTAs, Cartoon d’Or and the European Film Awards. See them here first.

Find out more about the festival, see the full programme and sign up to the Encounters newsletter at encounters-festival.org.uk

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WILLiFEST Returns to Williamsburg this Saturday

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WILLiFEST is back for its eighth season this Saturday with screenings all day. The Williamsburg International Film Festival's three day event launches with an invite-only Opening Night party on Friday, September 9th.

Saturday brings a full day and night of screenings at returning partner Knitting Factory starting at 1:00pm with our famed Animation Program. An Industry Panel on the fascinating technology of Virtual Reality takes place at Videology Bar & Cinema at 1:00pm. This panel is presented by the Center of Active Learning and will feature VR designers Jack Donovan of IrisVR, Richard Bottoms of GlassHand VR and Max Bolotov of Koncept VR.

On Saturday evening we proudly premiere the film Here Comes The Train by Joie Lee and feature film Second Chance directed by Carlos Cardona at 5:30pm. At 8:00pm we present the premiere of Dark Harvest starring Cheech Marin and directed by and co-starring James Hutson.

Sunday at 4:30pm we present the premiere of A Brilliant Genocide directed by Australian filmmaker Ebony Butler. This raw film exposes the brutal campaigns by the Yoweri Museveni regime with support from foreign governments.

Sunday evening brings us the premieres of Smile Again, Jenny Lee directed by Carlo Caldana at 6:30pm and at 8:30pm is Concealed directed by Shane T. Hall.

Tickets and Passes are available on our website at www.willifest.com/2016/tickets.

Direct Media inquiries and request press passes at www.willifest.com/2016/press.

Our full film lineup is available at www.willifest.com/2016/films.

Our entire schedule is available at www.willifest.com/2016/schedule.

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