Established twenty years ago, UNAFF celebrates the power of films dealing with human rights, environmental themes, population, migration, women’s issues, refugees, homelessness, racism, health, universal education, war and peace. UNAFF offers a unique opportunity to view documentaries that are rarely screened, to become familiar with global problems, and to acquire a better understanding of the means to address these problems.

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20th UNAFF (UNITED NATIONS ASSOCIATION FILM FESTIVAL

October 19-29, 2017 Palo Alto, East Palo Alto, San Francisco and Stanford University - celebrates the power of international documentary films dealing with human rights, the environment, refugees, famine, homelessness, racism, disease control, women's issues, children, universal education, war and peace.

This year’s theme RESPECT continues our two decades long celebration of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights with the reminder that it applies to everyone.

UNAFF was established in 1998 to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. It was founded by Stanford educator and film critic Jasmina Bojic. UNAFF, whose theme for this year is “RESPECT", is an international documentary film festival held from October 19-29 2017 in Palo Alto, East Palo Alto, San Francisco and Stanford University.

As one of the oldest solely documentary film festivals in the US, UNAFF has grown and earned the respect of audiences and filmmakers alike for its fearless independence and integrity. In addition to providing early outlets for films, many of which later went on to win major awards and accolades, UNAFF prides itself in creating a community forum for discovery and dialogue about different cultures, issues and solutions.

Each year that the UNAFF has been held, the festival has screened films from all over the world - Asia, the South Pacific, Africa, Europe, the Middle East, and the Americas. The festival has attracted a broad audience with regards to ethnicity, many finding the screenings to be a rare chance to see the state of human rights and culture in their own native countries. Last year UNAFF jurors carefully reviewed over 700 submissions. Our final program consisted of 60 films related to issues from almost 60 countries.

UNAFF screened some of the most awarded and talked about documentaries in the industry including seven that went on to win Academy Awards ("Panama Deception,""Thoth", "The Blood of Yingzhou District", "Freeheld", "Taxi to the Dark Side", "Inocente" and "Saving Face") and thirty that were nominated ("Regret to Inform", "Genghis Blues","Long Night's Journey Into Day", "LaLee's Kin: The Legacy of Cotton", "Promises", "Daughter from Danang","When Abortion was Illegal", "Twist of Faith", "God Sleeps in Rwanda", "War /Dance", "Trouble The Water", “Salim Baba”, “The Garden”, “Burma VJ”, “China’s Unnatural Disaster – The Tears of Sichuan Province", "The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers", "Rabbit a la Berlin", "Gasland", "Killing In the Name", "Which Way Home", "Waste Land", "The Barber of Birmingham: Foot Soldier of The Civil Rights Movement" and "Karama Has No Walls", "Facing Fear", "King’s Point", "Prison Terminal: The Last Days Of Private Jack Hall", "White Earth" and "Dirty Wars", "The Poster Girl" and "Last Day of Freedom"). 

Documentaries often elicit a very personal, emotional response that encourages dialogue and action by humanizing global and local problems. To further this goal, UNAFF hosts academics and filmmakers from around the world to discuss the topics in the films with the audience, groups and individuals who are often separated by geography, ethnicity and economic constraints. 

Apart from bringing the best international documentaries to our audiences during the festival days each October, we have developed multiple year-round programs which engage a growing segment of our community. Our popular “UNAFF Traveling Film Festival” has taken place in San Francisco, Berkeley, Monterey, Santa Cruz, Davis, Saratoga, Sonoma, Sebastopol, San Diego, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Salt Lake City, Honolulu, Philadelphia, Chicago, Washington DC, New York, Burlington, Bellevue, Miami, La Crosse, Fryeburg, Houston, Denver, Chapel Hill, Durham at Duke University, New Haven at Yale University, Waukesha at University of Wisconsin, Boston and Cambridge at Harvard University and internationally in Paris, Venice, Belgrade, Phnom Penh and Abu Dhabi. Through “UNAFF and Kids” and “UNAFF in Schools” programs we have devoted our attention to the young and to the wiser among us with the “UNAFF for Seniors”. The “UNAFF Panels” program provides a platform for some of the best experts addressing challenging topics and our “UNAFF Café” maintains a steady supply of interesting films and informal discussions. “UNAFF Archive” offers a plethora of research material for students of film, politics and international relations, "UNAFF With Veterans" brings documentaries to veterans and their families and 
"UNAFF Women Salon" is targeting women who may, may not otherwise find time for the regular screenings, in environment which encourages active discussion and engagement.

UNAFF gives five cash awards: the UNAFF Grand Jury Awards for Best Documentary, Best Short Documentary, UNAFF Youth Vision Award, UNAFF/Stanford Video Award for Cinematography and UNAFF/Stanford Video Award for Editing.

We are proud that UNAFF has twice won the WAVE Awards for best promotional trailer and the prestigious Earl W. Eames Award for innovatively combining new technologies with traditional media. As an acknowledgment of the 10th anniversary, UNAFF received the “Community Treasure Award” from Stanford University President John Hennessy for its contribution in promoting dialogue and education about different cultures and issues. For the last fourteen years the Mayor of Palo Alto has proclaimed the festival days as UNAFF Week, consistently recognizing the significance that UNAFF has for the community. Most recently, UNAFF received the prestigious Academy Foundation Grant for the “UNAFF and Kids” program, which will have its eight presentation this year.

The 2017 NAB Show will feature Global TV Tech Day, a new, day-long program that explores emerging media technologies from the perspective of the world’s leading media standards development organizations, industry forums and key implementers. Produced by PILOT and open to all attendees, Global TV Tech Day will take place Saturday, April 22 in room N260 of the Las Vegas Convention Center.

“The standards driving TV innovation are constantly evolving,” said NAB Executive Vice President of Technology Sam Matheny. “Global TV Tech Day will address the current technological landscape and emerging developments influencing major aspects of the television industry.”

A series of five sessions will provide updates on significant breakthroughs and developments on topics such as IP standards for media production facilities; IP-to-cloud broadcast interoperability; High Dynamic Range (HDR) video; Virtual and Augmented Reality (VR/AR); an MPEG 5-year roadmap and the MPEG-I standard; the continuing emergence of UHD; Korea’s launch of Next Gen TV technology; and standards for global OTT video.

Examples of participating organizations include the Inter-SDO Group, SMPTE, JT-NM, AIMS, MPEG, Ultra HD Forum and CTA.

The complete Global TV Tech Day session schedule is available here.

News media registration is available here.

About NAB Show
NAB Show, held April 22-27, 2017 in Las Vegas, is the world's largest convention encompassing The M.E.T. Effect, the convergence of media, entertainment and technology. With 103,000 attendees from 166 countries and 1,700+ exhibitors, NAB Show is the ultimate marketplace for solutions that transcend traditional broadcasting and embrace content delivery to new screens in new ways. From creation to consumption, across multiple platforms and countless nationalities, NAB Show is where global visionaries convene to bring content to life in new and exciting ways. For complete details, visit www.nabshow.com. 

This year's Tribeca Film Festival is another a great opportunity to see some great films, join some exciting discussions about movies, and even to rub shoulder with some of your favorite celebrities.

The Festival was founded by Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal and Craig Hatkoff in 2001 to spur the economic and cultural revitalization of lower Manhattan following the attacks on the World Trade Center. With strong roots in independent film, the annual event has evolved into a destination for creativity, reimagines the cinematic experience, and explores how art can unite communities.

The festival will run from April 19th through the 30th.

The tag line for Independent Film Festival Boston 2017 is “It Stays With You”.  In my case, that is certainly true.  You’ll see what I mean in a bit.  First, some back story.

A year ago Sunday, I was in the latter stages of moving.  My then-landlord was… not the best at maintenance, to be charitable.  The house was near the beach, which meant you had to keep an eye on the wood weathering from the salt air.  The front door threshold had been in need of repair for a couple of years. 

On this particular Sunday, I was coming down the stairs with my hands full and only a dozen or so boxes left upstairs.  Almost done.  As I shifted my weight to my left foot on the threshold, the rotting wood at long last failed and sagged beneath me.  With no way to catch myself (hands full), my leg folded up like a carpenter’s ruler and I spilled out face first onto the front porch, half in and half out of the house.

While my girlfriend (Lisa) and our neighbor (Greg) rushed over from the basement and his yard, respectively, I rolled over and dragged my legs onto the porch.  My left leg showed a dramatic difference in height between my kneecap and my thigh.  I knew instantly that either my kneecap was seriously dislocated, or I had snapped my quad tendon, letting all that muscle meat roll up towards my hip, like a rubber band released at one end.  A quick flex of my foot ruled out dislocation, because I didn’t scream or black out when I did it.  OK.  So, “quad tendon” it is…

Fortunately, I was able to remind Lisa where she could find some crutches in the basement that we hadn’t moved yet, and I was able to get down the stairs from the porch to the driveway.  That was easy enough that I foolishly thought “I might be OK” and tried to put some weight on my injured leg.  Really, really bad idea.  Quite painfully bad, in fact.  Note to self: Don’t do that again.  The three of us managed to get me into the passenger seat of Lisa’s car and she drove me to Massachusetts General Hospital. 

After several hours in the emergency room, I was told what I already knew.  I had a ruptured quad tendon that would need reattachment surgery.  As they were explaining the options, I interjected “tomorrow”. “Are you sure?”  “What could I possibly have to do that is more important than re-connecting my leg?  I want you to fix it before it knows it’s broken.”  As luck would have it, the Chief of Ortho Trauma Surgery was on call the next morning.  This is the kind of guy that gets shipped to Haiti to deal with mass casualties after an earthquake.  One of the best of the best would be knitting my body back together.

As I lay there in the hospital bed Sunday night, awaiting early morning restoration of my ability to flex my leg on command, I thought: “IFFB opens in three days.  That’s a tight window.”  I kid you not.

“Let’s see… Surgery Monday.  Post-surgical observation for 24-hours.  Release Tuesday.  That should give me time to adjust to the crutches and be at IFFB for Wednesday night.  I’ll have to take the T (Boston’s subway) because I can’t drive (my car is standard, and I can’t work the clutch without a functioning left leg) unless I can get Lisa to drive me.” 

I was assuming that I could have my leg explode internally one day, have it opened up, stretched, drilled (tendon has to go into the kneecap), and stitched back together the next, and then go back to life on the third day as if nothing had happened.

I blame the morphine…

Surgery went well Monday and it looked as if I would be all set by Tuesday morning.  Somehow, after Tuesday rounds, a box didn’t get checked that said “release the Kraken” (me being the Kraken here), so the case manager thought it best to keep me another night to be safe.  We could check with the surgeons the next morning to verify that I was OK to go home.

My first thought? “Crap!  If I don’t get released until Wednesday, there’s no way that Lisa’s going to drive me straight from MGH to Opening Night!”  (Because, you see, she’s not insane.)

“Hey… are you sure I have to stay another night…?”  So, yes, I was – in the moment – prioritizing a successful surgical outcome behind the slimming chance of my getting to IFFBoston Opening Night.

Again, I’m assuming there was morphine involved.

Wednesday did bring departure, but it took until the afternoon just as rush hour was starting.  From the back seat of Lisa’s car (where I could keep my leg straight by sitting sideways) I offered: “I don’t suppose you’d drive me to Somerville for IFF…”  She shot me a look in the rear view.  “Yeah… probably best to just go home.”  Once home, I spent the next couple of days learning to navigate my house, dog, hygiene, nutrition, and sleep with only one leg and my hands full of crutches whenever I wasn’t seated.

By Saturday, Lisa took pity on me.  She drove me first to Somerville to pick up my badge, then to Brattle to see Ian Cheney’s latest doc, Bluespace.  I had seen his prior films The Greening of Southie (2008), The City Dark (2011), and The Search for General Tso (2014) all at IFFBoston in past years (I think I caught King Corn (2007) elsewhere), so I was happy to keep the set intact at least.

With the help of various friends, I was able to catch a handful of other films throughout the rest of the IFFB 2016, including:

• High on Crack Street: Lost Lives in Lowell– a 20^th anniversary screening of this chillingly raw documentary about lives swept up in the scourge of crack in the 1990s that has echoes in the opioid epidemic of current times.  The Q&A revelations of what happened after the filming stopped were expectedly sad, but unexpectedly joyous as well.
• Mike Birbiglia’s Don’t Think Twice– a fictionalized look at the world of improv comedy portrayed by a cadre of comedic actors.
• Closing Night’s The Intervention– Clea DuVall’s feature directorial debut, where an ensemble cast gathers for a weekend retreat to stage a relationship intervention for one of the couples in attendance.

I also got the experience of seeing the IFFB – and, in the following months, the world – through a different set of eyes.  I got to walk in someone else’s shoes while only using one leg.

I learned where all of the accessibility features (ramps, elevators, seating, …) are in the various theaters – and then on mass transit, office buildings, airplanes, and so on.  I found how considerate most people seem to be - offering a seat, a spare set of hands, a ride, or even just personal space – despite the blue-screen-assisted self-absorption characteristic of the times.  Where I used to favor aisle seats that left my right arm free to write without poking a neighbor, I now reflexively grab the seats across the aisle that let me stretch my left leg, which still doesn’t like being in one position for the length of a film.  The gentle easing into my new, if short-lived, state of life in friendly surroundings was quite helpful.

What was also telling was the absence of so much of what I look forward to at this time of year every year for the last decade or so.  The missing of it.  I didn’t get to walk from screening to screening.  I didn’t get to race by T or car from Somerville to Brattle and/or back.  I didn’t get to spend the six weeknights and every waking weekend hour awash in films and friends – and popcorn and frozen Kit Kats.  The drive to not miss out completely was compelling enough that, literally (literally literally, not figuratively "literally"), the first thing I did after the injury that was voluntary was go to IFFBoston.

All of this has stayed with me for the last year, as I have ached and healed and learned to walk again with still-diminishing limp.

As the clock ticks down to Opening Night of IFFBoston 2017, I can’t express any better than I have above what it will mean to me to walk – to make the pilgrimage - into the Somerville Theater tonight. 

On my own two feet.

Maybe I’ll see you there.

The 15th edition of the Independent Film Festival Boston runs from April 26 – May 3, 2017.  Details can be found at iffboston.org.

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Submissions are open for 20th UNAFF

October 19-29, 2017

May 7, 2017 Earlybird Deadline

Established twenty years ago, UNAFF celebrates the power of films dealing with human rights, environmental themes, population, migration, women’s issues, refugees, homelessness, racism, health, universal education, war and peace. UNAFF offers a unique opportunity to view documentaries that are rarely screened, to become familiar with global problems, and to acquire a better understanding of the means to address these problems.

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The World of Film Festival Glasgow
September 28 – October 1, 2017

The submissions for the 4th edition of the World of Film International Festival in Glasgow, Scotland are now open. The very earlybird submitters can send their short and feature films across the three main sections of the festival - First Features & Shorts Competition, Female Perspective & Focus on Balkan Cinema. 

Films can be exclusively submitted via Film Freeway by clicking on the link below. 

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Montreal International Animation Film Festival - ANIMAZE August 17 – 20, 2017

Extended Deadline May 5, 2017

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Montreal International Animation Film Festival is a people's film festival an dindutry conference dedicated to the art of animation for film and technology. 
All genres and forms are welcome.
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Animaze Daze in Cannes Screenings May 23

Extended Deadline is May 2 2017

Submit your best short animated films for a screening May18th at Cannes Film Festival.
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The unwilling plays at Houston Worldfest

Festival Director and Founder Hunter Todd in front of our Poster.
Massive posting at Marriott filmmakers Head Quarters! Day four of WorldFest-Houston!  ...

 

Dead By Dawn successfull presentation of the Evil Within

Best Feature goes to DIG TWO GRAVES. Hot on its heels were THE VOID and then DRY BLOOD. Best Short goes to MADAM BLACK. In second place was FUCKING BUNNIES and joint third were BIRD and PICKLE. Best Animation goes to GARDEN PARTY. In second place was MAD GOD ii and in third, RESISTANCE. Congratulations to the winners! Turns out a Getty had been a donor to the theatre in the past, so Michael Luceri (on stage above to intr...

 

 

The Positive Cinema Week returns to Cannes for its second edition with screenings, awards, debates and charity gala

The Positive Cinema Week launched last year by Jacques Attali and the Positive Planet Foundation returns to Cannes for its second edition on May 17th - 24th, 2017 during the 70th Annual Cannes Film Festival. Following a day of discussions (may 23rd in the Palais, Espace Fnac...) on the role of cinema in creating a positive global movement, the first Prizes for Positive Cinema will be awarded on May 24th. “Positive Cinema is cinema at the service of fut...

 

There is still time to get in on the action at Tribeca

This year's Tribeca Film Festival is another a great opportunity to see some great films, join some exciting discussions about movies, and even to rub shoulder with some of your favorite celebrities. The Festival was founded by Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal and Craig Hatkoff in 2001 to spur the economic and cultural revitalization of lower Manhattan following the attacks on the World Trade Center. With strong roots in independent film, the annual event has evolved into a destinati...

 

NASA to Stream First Live 4K Video From Space at the 2017 NAB Show

-- US astronauts on the International Space Station featured in Super Session that probes the future and demonstrates end-to-end live 4K, cloud-based workflow in HEVC for delivery to multiscreen devices -- The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announced today it will produce the first-ever live 4K video stream from space during a Super Session at the 2017 NAB Show. “Reaching for the Stars: Connecting to the Future with NASA and Hollywood” will take place at ...

 

Fajr Panel on 'Requirements for new productions to international events and festivals '

Happy to be on the panel, I took this photo for you,our audience! As I promosied I would put online documents summarising some of the key technical aspects I am very happy to share thos two documents with you. http://www.filmfestivals.com/files/deliverables for festivals.pdf http://www.filmfestivals.com/files/sales deliverables.pdf Focus on technical aspects of festival film submission Interesting subject for this panel, witha focus on technical issues and what filmmakers must prepare t...

 

INJURY TIME | Drama Short Film Released (shot on ARRI ALEXA)

INJURY TIME traverses the dying minutes of a soccer manager’s desperate struggle to win The Game on his own terms. This gripping, high concept thriller is told in real-time in one continuous shot.   <iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/1-dQcTA5e-M" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>   Jack Sheridan - Director Julie Byrne - Producer Jennifer Jones - Producer  ...

 

'Dog Years' One of the best films at Tribeca Film Festival this year! My vote for winner.

One of the best films at Tribeca Film Festival this year!  My vote for winner. The film opens with Vic Edwards, played by Burt Reynolds (Smokey and the Bandit), as a virile actor in his prime being interviewed on a talk show about his latest screen tests and movie roles.   Cut to a gray bearded, elderly Vic Edwards who brings his 15 year old dog to the veterinarian and learns that his dogs kidneys are shutting down, and it is best to put him to sleep.  Vic asks to be alone...

 

"LA 92" By far one of the best documentaries you will ever see

By far one of the best documentaries you will ever see, from award winning directors, Dan Lindsay and TJ Martin. Once again, on the National Geographic Channel April 30th at 9/8c! April 29th through May 4, 2017 will mark the 25th Anniversary of the L.A. Race Riots, which were triggered as a result of three out of the four Caucasian policemen in Los Angeles, who were charged and acquitted of all charges of assault with a deadly weapon and use of excessive force, on the African American t...

 

The 2017 Tribeca Film Festival Presented by AT&T opened with CLIVE DAVIS: THE SOUNDTRACK OF OUR LIVES and Concert.

The 2017 Tribeca Film Festival Presented by AT&T opened with CLIVE DAVIS: THE SOUNDTRACK OF OUR LIVES and Concert.     The Tribeca Film Festival -launched after 9/11 to promote the cultural and economic revival of Lower Manhattan- provides a platform for innovative filmmakers to present their latest work alongside some major movie premieres too.  The 2017 program will feature films of all stripes: crowd-pleasing blockbusters-to be, provocative docume...

 

Showcase Buñuel in the labyrinth of the turtles May 23 1:30 Palais B - Animation Day in Cannes Discoveries

PALAIS DES FESTIVALS – Marché du Film I Palais B 1.30 pm May 23rd, 2017 110 minutes On invitation for Buyers and Media badges only, featruring: Animaze Daze in Cannes Selection Best of Fests Showcase and Work in Progress: 1930, Paris, the film The Golden Age is a scandal and Luis Buñuel, who thought he was destined to be the star of surrealism, is left with nothing. He is offered a documentary project on one of the poorest places ...

 

Massive presence of French Movies in the lineup of Fajr 2017

    France has the highest number of screenings at this year’s edition of Fajr Festival. According to the secretariat of the annual event, the movies enlighten the works of celebrated and emerging filmmakers and actors. France is taking part with 21 feature-length and two short movies. Here are all the titles screening: Paris La Blanche (2016) – Cinema Salvation (International Competition) 1h 23min | Drama Director & Writer: Lidia Terki C...

 

Preserved, restored classic films in Fajr 2017

Restored Classic Movies Screen at Fajr 2017     The 35th edition of Fajr International Film Festival will be showing a number of fully restored classics from A-list directors. In keeping with festival tradition, the program will be celebrating recently restored gems and revitalized classics from Marcel Carné, Akira Kurosawa, Robert Bresson, Buster Keaton, and Charles Chaplin. The program will also screen three recently restored movies by Iranian direct...

 

12 Docs in Fajr 2017

The 2017 Fajr International Film Festival has announced the names of movies playing in its Docs in Focus program. 12 films, Including four Iranian documentaries in the lineup: In Exile (2016) 1h 12min | Documentary Director: Tin Win Naing Country: Germany | Myanmar Language: Burmese About: The plight of migrants who have fled the civil war in Myanmar for refuge in Thailand, and now toil as plantation workers in conditions tantamount to slave labor. The Graduation (2016) 2h 1min | Docu...

 

Green Films in Fajr: Environmental Films to Screen at Fajr 2017

The 35th edition of Fajr International Film Festival has unveiled the names of movies that will be screened at this year’s Environmental Films program. According to the organizers, the program features eight foreign films and one Iranian feature-length film. The selected movies will be also screened at the Festival of Festivals and Docs in Focus programs. The organizers say the program is growing every year and garnering support from a number of green...

 

New York Festivals International TV & Film Awards Announces 2017 Finalists

Finalists include: Victoria, Before the Flood, Super Bowl 50, 2016 Rio Summer Olympics, David Attenborough's Light on Earth, Roots, Jean, MARS, Years of Living Dangerously, Killing Reagan, and The Circus: Inside The Greatest Political Show on Earth    New York Festivals® International Television & Film Awards  honoring the World’s Best TV & Films℠ announced the 2017 Finalists. Award-winning Grand Jury members from the international broadcast and film indu...

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THE EVIL WITHIN by late Andrew Getty

OFFENSIVE, Jon Ford's powerful thriller.

"They were forced beyond breaking point; they have no regrets, does that make them bad people? The first part of this film will enrage you ! The second part will sate you !". Bruno Chatelin - Filmfestivals.com

A retired couple, Bernard and Helen Martin, inherit a remote house in rural France, the very same village Bernard’s war hero father liberated during the Second World War, over 70 years earlier. This peaceful couple quickly become the target of a crual gang of street kids, who terrorise the village.

An e-generation permanently plugged into their devices, devoid of empathy, a new breed of technological psychopath…Pushed beyond breaking point, can Bernard live up to his father’s legend, as the situation explodes into a brutal war of generations ?

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Revolution by Rob Stewart (following the success of 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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SOLD OUT Second Short Sketch Comedy Session Added!

  Second Short Sketch Comedy Session! Our first Short Sketch Comedy session sold out, so we're bringing you another on Day 1 of the festival! Visit http://bit.ly/2qjhjxB to check out the sketches and get tickets! ...

 

FestForums NYC Panel Spotlight: CHECKING THE FESTIVAL PULSE

  Ask filmfestivals.com to receive a unique promo discount code, exclusive to our readers! New York Edition April 27 - 28, 2016 Santa Barbara November 19 - 21, 2016 CHECKING THE FESTIVAL PULSE   Thursday, May 11 10 - 10:50 AM Each new year brings new trends in the festival industry. From con...

 

IIFBoston 2017 Pre-fest: It Stays With You

The tag line for Independent Film Festival Boston 2017 is “It Stays With You”.  In my case, that is certainly true.  You’ll see what I mean in a bit.  First, some back story. A year ago Sunday, I was in the latter stages of moving.  My then-landlord was… not the best at maintenance, to be charitable.  The house was near the beach, which meant you had to keep an eye on the wood weathering from the salt air.  The front door threshold had been...

 

There is still time to get in on the action at Tribeca

This year's Tribeca Film Festival is another a great opportunity to see some great films, join some exciting discussions about movies, and even to rub shoulder with some of your favorite celebrities. The Festival was founded by Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal and Craig Hatkoff in 2001 to spur the economic and cultural revitalization of lower Manhattan following the attacks on the World Trade Center. With strong roots in independent film, the annual event has evolved into a destinati...

 

The 2017 NAB Show will feature Global TV Tech Day,

The 2017 NAB Show will feature Global TV Tech Day, a new, day-long program that explores emerging media technologies from the perspective of the world’s leading media standards development organizations, industry forums and key implementers. Produced by PILOT and open to all attendees, Global TV Tech Day will take place Saturday, April 22 in room N260 of the Las Vegas Convention Center. “The standards driving TV innovation are constantly evolving,” said NAB Executive Vice Pres...

 

Travelling UNAFF

  The UNAFF Travelling Film Festival is a series of screenings sponsored by various community organizations and educational institutions. Each event features a selection of films from previous UNAFF festivals, tailored to the needs and interests of the local audiences. May 26-27, 2017 Paris April 21, 2017 New York January 29, 2017 Denver January 6-7, 2017 Kranjska Gora, Slovenia ...

 

The 50th WorldFest is in full gear. Filmfestivals.com on its way to Houston to cover!

   WorldFest was founded over 50 years ago as an International Film Society in August, 1961. WorldFest became the third competitive international film festival in North America, following San Francisco and New York. WorldFest is the oldest Independent Film & Video Festival in the World. It evolved into a competitive International Film Festival in April, 1968. It was founded by award-winning producer/director Hunter Todd to present a quality film festival for the Indepen...

 

Charsoo Cineplex hosts Market, Festival, workshops, ...and food court: perfect one stop shop for the industry attending

Charsoo Cineplex, with 5 modern well-equipped auditoriums, is a great fit host for the Film Market, the talent-finding workshops, and the press conferences of this edition of the festival. The guests, journalists, and audiences will be served in Charsoo Foodcourt. Charsou has 5 modern halls with latest video and sound technologies equipped with Digital Cinema technology. Charsou has overall 900 seats. ...

 

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The 2017 Tribeca Film Festival Presented by AT&T opened with CLIVE DAVIS: THE SOUNDTRACK OF OUR LIVES and Concert.

The 2017 Tribeca Film Festival Presented by AT&T opened with CLIVE DAVIS: THE SOUNDTRACK OF OUR LIVES and Concert.     The Tribeca Film Festival -launched after 9/11 to promote the cultural and economic revival of Lower Manhattan- provides a platform for innovative filmmakers to present their latest work alongside some major movie premieres too.  The 2017 program will feature films of all stripes: crowd-pleasing blockbusters-to be, provocative docume...

 

George A. Romero Will Be the Guest of Honour of the 13th Grossmann Festival

We proudly announce that the greatest and most important contemporary horror director George A. Romero is coming to the 13th edition of Grossmann Fantastic Film and Wine Festival that will take place between the 11th and the 15th of July in Ljutomer, Slovenia.     His influence on contemporary cinema cannot be overestimated. He made history already with his first feature Night of the Living Dead (1968) which has caused a revolution within genre cinema. With thi...

 

Full line up announced for Fajr with 140 Films from 58 Countries

The 2017 Fajr International Film Festival has announced the movies playing in various sections, and the lineup is already full of potential. Some 140 short and feature-length movies of all genres from 58 countries are taking part in this year’s edition. According to the Secretariat of the annual event, the lineup is as follows: Iran: 35 films France: 17 films Spain, Russia, Germany, Japan, South Korea, and Turkey: 6 films United States, China, Latvia, and Poland: 4 fil...

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Geoffrey Gilmore and Fisher Stevens Opening Keynote Speakers at Fest Forums NY

Ask filmfestivals.com to receive a unique promo discount code, exclusive to our readers! New York Edition April 27 - 28, 2016 Santa Barbara November 19 - 21, 2016 What happens when you bring immensely talented actor/director/Academy Award winning producer Fisher Stevens together with the always brilliant Geoffrey Gilmore, former head honcho aka Chief Creative Officer of Tribeca and ...

 

Seattle Fest to honor Anjelica Huston at this year’s 43rd edition and include the world premiere of her newest film, Trouble

One-Night-Only Event Includes On-Stage Interview and Screening The Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF) will honor Anjelica Huston during this year’s 43r...

 

America Ferrera and Maria Elena Salinas Honored at 2017 NAB Show

– NAB Show, the world’s largest convention encompassing the convergence of media, entertainment and technology, kicked off today in Las Vegas. NAB President and CEO Gordon Smith opened the convention with his annual State of the Broadcast Industry Address, and a broad range of industry professionals led sessions dealing with the latest advances in filmmaking, television production and content creation. This year’s NAB Show runs through Thursday, April 27. In his annual address...

 

NAB President and CEO Gordon Smith delivered the annual NAB State of the Industry address

NAB President and CEO Gordon Smith delivered the annual NAB State of the Industry address during the 2017 NAB Show. Below is a transcript of his remarks as prepared for delivery. *** Thanks again to our friends in NASA and astronaut Peggy Whitson for that special message. Back here on Earth at the NAB Show, we are witnessing the thrilling innovations taking place in 4K UHD and Next Generation Television, along with new technologies bringing radio to every device. Indeed, the story of broad...

 

Panels and Workshops at 50th WorldFest Houston

MAKING A MOVIE WITH THE WRITE STUFF! Nick Nicholson Thursday, April 27th at 10:00 AM   National film critic Nick Nicholson will reveal the seemingly ever-elusive list of things to do and not to do in your film projects on topics of writing, directing, producing, distribution and all in between. Member, Broadcast Film Critics Assn., Broadcast TV Journalist Assn., SAG-AFTRA, HCC-TV & CNN Radio & Co-founder of Houston Film Critics Society. CUT TO ...

 

The Jury of the 70th Festival de Cannes has been announced

The Jury of the 70th Festival de Cannes © RR Under the presidency of the Spanish director, screenwriter and producer Pedro Almodóvar, the Jury for the 70thFestival de Cannes will be made up of eight key figures from the 7th Art, coming from all over the world. Four women and four men will thus help Pedro Almodóvar select from among the films in Competition. The winners will be announced on Sunday 28th May at the Closing Ceremony, following wh...

 

The Festival and Market Managing Team

Reza Mirkarimi Festival Director with Mehdi Yagdegari Film Market Manager. http://fajriff.com/en/ The Iranian Film Market (IFM) is one of the main sections of Fajr International Film Festival (FIFF), which is legally funded by Iran’s Cinema Organization. The 20th Iranian International Market for Films and TV programs (IFM) will take place in Tehran from April 21st to 26th, 2017. The market is trying to create a platform for promotion and distribution of family, humane and moral co...

 

Uma Thurman will Preside the Jury Un Certain Regard

  © V. Z. Celotto / Getty Images In a career spanning more than 20 years, the American actress has made some daring choices and enjoyed taking risks. She made her debut aged 17, in Stephen Frears’ Dangerous Liaisons and in Terry Gilliam’s The Adventures of Baron Munchausen. She became Quentin Tarantino’s muse, playing in Pulp Fiction (Palme d’or winner, 1994) and in Kill Bill (volumes 1 & 2), both present...

 

Festival guests and Companies attending the Fajr market

Festival Organizers are pleased to announce that well over 350 guests from 66 countries will be in attendance. Speaking to reporters, spokesperson Alireza Shojanouri said there will be appearances from 31 Asian, 23 European, and 6 African countries. At least 5 special guests from the American continent and Australia will also participate. There will be celebrity guests from 24 Muslim nations as well. Shojanouri explained that the guests come in different groups, mainly A-list directors, scre...

 

NYF’s International Television & Film Awards Announces Grand Jury: 2017 Jury Includes 180 Jurors, 34% Women

New York Festivals International Television & Film Awards® competition has announced the 2017 Grand Jury.  To date, this year’s powerhouse Grand Jury of prominent international broadcast and film industry executives represents 34 countries on 6 continents. The 60+ women on the jury are directors, producers, journalists, writers, and filmmakers who are passionate about excellence and innovation. The Grand Jury panel’s stellar reputation and diverse areas of expertise acro...

 

New York Festivals Television & Film Awards will honor Tony Petitti

Tony Petitti, Chief Operating Officer of Major League Baseball is the 2017 New York Festivals Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient                                                             &nb...

 

Young Actors' Theatre Camp Goes to Cannes!

The Amazing Campers and Film Lab, led by John Ainsworth should be SO proud today! "Drifting" is one of 7 student showcase films that is NOMINATED for BEST EMERGING FILMMAKER at THE AMERICAN PAVILION at THE CANNES FILM FESTIVAL! A small group of campers will be attending the festival from May 18-27. If you have interest in joining us, please email us at info@campyatc.com and we will send you some more details.      ...

 

Cannes'17: Isabelle Huppert to represent the 3rd annual Women in Motion programme

Kering, official partner to the Festival de Cannes, has chosen Isabelle Huppert as the 2017 face of Women in Motion. High and Low res photo at: http://press.womeninmotion.com/accueil/ For 3 years, Women in Motion has shone a spotlight on women's contribution to cinema through a series of discussions between major figures from the film world and two Awards in celebration of talented women in film.   To mark the 70th anniversary of the Cannes International Film Festival, ...

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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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La seconde édition de la Semaine du Cinéma Positif, lancée par Jacques Attali et la Fondation Positive Planet

L invité d'honneur est cette année le réalisateur positif Costa Gavras, il succède à Dominique Faruggia.     A l’issue d’une journée de discussions sur le cinéma positif (23 mai au palais des festivals, Espace Fnac...), les premiers Prix du Cinéma Positif seront attribués lors du dîner de gala Positive Planet le mercredi 24 mai. &laqu...

 

Le Jury du 70e Festival de Cannes dévoilé !

 Sous la présidence du réalisateur, scénariste et producteur espagnol Pedro Almodóvar, le Jury du 70e Festival de Cannes se compose de huit personnalités du 7e Art, venant comme de tradition du monde entier. Ainsi, quatre femmes et quatre hommes entoureront Pedro Almodóvar lors des délibérations autour des films de la Compétition. Ils révéleront le palmar&eg...

 

Uma Thurman, Présidente du Jury Un Certain Regard

    © V. Z. Celotto / Getty Images Le Festival de Cannes est heureux d’annoncer la présidence d’Uma Thurman au Jury Un Certain Regard de la 70e édition qui débute le 17 mai prochain.   En vingt ans de carrière, l’actrice américaine a démontré son audace et son goût du risque : révélée à l’âg...

Les Prix de l’UCMF (Union des compositeurs de musiques de films) 2017 de la Musique à l’Image

présente     Légende de la photo : Michel Portal, Eric Demarsan (compositeur et nouveau Président de l'UCMF), Philippe Romby (compositeur et lauréat meilleur musique pour "Franz" de François Ozon, Jean-Claude Petit (compositeur et membre d'hommeur de l'UCMF) et Jean Musy (compositeur (Prix meilleur musique pour la télévision). © François Vila      ...

 

Palmarès du 33e Festival international de cinéma Vues d’Afrique

    Le coup d’envoi de cette 33e édition avait été donné, le vendredi 14 avril, au son des qraqeb et aux couleurs du Maroc, pays à l’honneur cette année, représenté par Mme la Consule générale Habiba Zemmouri, M. Jafaâr Debbarh, directeur du Centre culturel marocain (partenaire principal du Festival) et M. Zakaria Mahsen, directeur régional de Royal Air Maroc (présentateur officiel du Festival) pour le Canada ainsi que la représentante du Cen...

 

Palmarès du 21ème Festival International du Film Aventure et Découverte

  PALMARÈS 2017   Des hommes et des femmes qui s'adaptent, captent le merveilleux de ce qui les entoure, se remettent aux imprévus du climat et des éléments en perpétuel mouvement. C'est ce qui relie les aventuriers mis en scène dans les 4 films primés de cette édition. Toujours plus curieux, plus téméraires, plus effrontés, ils ont été récompensés à l'iss...

Cannes 2017 : un grand crû pour les films soutenus par Ciclic et la Région Centre-Val de Loire

Le Festival du Cinéma Israélien à Cannes, organisé par Cine Croisette aura lieu du 26 au 30 avril 2017.

Line Toubiana, directrice artistique a choisi de programmer les deux films « l’ Arrestation »  & « Amor » de Raphael Rebibo. Pour sa 3 ème édition, le Festival du Cinema Israélien rendra hommage en sa qualité d’invité d’honneur à Raphael Rebibo. Notre parrain  Radu Mikhaleianu Réalisateur est présent pour l'inauguration de ce 3ème Festival avec son c&...

The film depicts how the Iranian families were in crisis because of the economic problems and the lack of money during the presidency of Dr Ahmadinejad and Iran’s economic sanctions, while some opportunists and profiteers made big embezzlement's by taking advantage of the economic conditions of the market. During the years 2012 and 2013, all Iranian people were after a big change in the political and economic ties between their country and the world and the election of President Dr Rouhani and his positive promises made the people more hopeful. Unfortunately, however, the families have received drastic blows and the Iranian family has sustained a big wound whose healing will take many years.

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The 16^th Tribeca Film Festival announced its award winners on Thursday, giving top honors to three features directed by women.  Keep the Change for Best U.S. Narrative, Son of Sofia for Best International Narrative, and Bobbi Jene for Best Documentary. The Festival, presented by AT&T, runs through April 30, 2017.

 

The Tribeca Film Festival has awarded Rachel Israel’s Keep the Change as this year’s Best Narrative Feature, and Israel also took the Best New Narrative Director honor as the festival.

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Awards were distributed in the following feature film competition categories: U.S. Narrative, International Narrative, Documentary, New Narrative Director, The Albert Maysles New Documentary Director, and the Nora Ephron Prize, honoring a woman writer or director.  Awards were also given in the short film categories: Narrative, Documentary, Student Visionary and Animation. 

 

Best Actor in an International Narrative Feature Film: Guillermo Pfening in Nobody's Watching 

Photo© Mustafa Önder

 

For the fifth year, Tribeca awarded innovation in storytelling through its Storyscapes Award for immersive storytelling, which went to TREEHUGGER: WAWONA.

 

 

JaneRosenthal, Executive Chair and Co-Founder, Tribeca Film Festival.

Photo © Mustafa Önder

 

“It is more important than ever to celebrate artists both in front of and behind the camera who have the unique ability to share different viewpoints to inspire, challenge and entertain us,” said Jane Rosenthal, Executive Chair and Co-Founder, Tribeca Film Festival. “The winning creators from across the Festival program shared stories that did exactly that, and we are honored to recognize them tonight.  And how wonderful is it that the top awards in all five feature film categories were directed by women.”

 

This year’s Festival included 97 feature length films, 57 short films, and 30 immersive storytelling projects from 41 countries. 

The Festival’s competition categories continue to incorporate storytelling in all its forms with two awards that were given out earlier in the week, the Tribeca X Award, a juried section recognizing the intersection of advertising and entertainment, and the first Tribeca Snapchat Short Award, a new official category.

 

Screenings of the award–winning films will take place throughout the final day of the Festival: Sunday, April 30, at various venues. Specific times and ticketing information are available at www.tribecafilm.com/festival

 

The winners of the Audience Awards, powered by AT&T, which are determined by audience votes throughout the Festival via the Festival app, will be announced on April 29.

 

In addition to cash awards and in-kind services provided by sponsors including AT&T, CHANEL, CNN Films, Netflix, and Nutella, the Festival presented the winners with original pieces of art created by contemporary artists: Urs Fischer, Walton Ford, John Giorno, Ella Kruglyanskaya, Jorge Pardo, R.H. Quaytman, Sterling Ruby, Aurel Schmidt, Ryan Sullivan, as well as longtime supporter Stephen Hannock.

 

 

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You are very welcome to join our competition organised by the Animation Day in Cannes, produced by Animaze - Montreal International Animation Film Festival and filmfestivals.com

• Animation Day in Cannes includes a film competition (Animaze Daze in Cannes) into a series of events dedicated to promoting Animation during Cannes in front of the whole industrty. It is jointly organized by filmfestivals.com and Animaze Festival (Montreal International Animation Film Festival) 
• It provides a lively meeting place dedicated to animation for discovery and fun networking 
• A comprehensive catalogue of international long and short animation works presented and represented at Cannes 
• A directory of animation professionals attending Cannes 
• A promotional platform for recent films, projects in development on the site AnimationDayinCannes.com, filmfestivals.com and Youtube 

• A dedicated video channel on youtube to discover animation trailers:  
• Showcase Video Channel  
• and BEST of FESTS trailers from winning animations in key festivals   

• Ambiance from Animation Day in Cannes - ADIC  
• Buyers/media channel on youtube featuring Showcase, demo reel, excerpts with password protection 
• Increased visibility of Awards and Award Recall of winning films at large animation festivals the Animation That Matters Awards will be given to films with a strong message. This year 3 recipients will be selected.

• Benefit from press coverage of 5 000 medias and the presence of key players attending the international market (1MM transactions)

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SUBMIT BY MAY 2 I JOIN THE CATALOG BY MAY12 I ENTER YOUR WINNING AWARDED ANIMATION IN BEST FROM FESTS BY MAY 12

Dear Filmmaker/Producer/Distributor,

we are pleased to announce that the Reggio Film Festival will return on 3-12 November 2017.

We remind you that the deadline for submissions to the 16th edition of Reggio Film Festival is May the 31st, 2017.

The competition is open to all filmmakers and includes the following sections:

- HEROES: short movies related to this theme, in all its possible meanings and suggestions;

- Family: short movies suitable for children and families.

- Laity: short movies related to the theme "Women and Laity".

- Open Category: short movies that are not related to the other themes.

Click here to register your short movie

Reggio Film Festival Team

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Yesterday I arrived late in the day to this beautiful town in one word lovely! Getting my barrings more to come stay tuned.

800 guests at the Gala ceremony hosted by festival founder Hunter Todd celebrating the 50th edition of the Festival, the oldest independent festival in North America

Dmitri de Clerck winner with You go to my Head enjoying his Houston time at the Yacht Club!

Call for low budget films

Cinema City International Film Festival invites filmmakers from all across the globe to apply for the Up to 10,000 Bucks selection. This selection is one of the most appealing festival programs which presents films made with no budget or with a budget of less than USD 10,000. Thanks to this authentic program, every year festival goers have a beautiful chance to enjoy unique low-budget auteur films from all over the world.

The Festival will take into consideration only films released in 2016 and 2017 with a budget of up to USD 10,000. All film genres are welcome. The call will be open until the 30th of May, and anyone wishing to apply can do so by filling out the form the following link: http://www.cinemacity.org/upto10000/

For the last nine years, the Up to 10,000 Bucks program has been offering a creative mosaic of diverse contemporary ideas, challenges and insights marked by the original expression of filmmakers from all around the world. The program presents feature films, documentaries, animated films, student and experimental films, all bound by the courageous venture of talented artists who are capable of creating a magnificent piece of art in spite of the lack of the financial assets.

The 10th edition of the Cinema City which is taking place in Serbia, city of Novi Sad, will offer to visitors a unique festival experience through carefully selected films of the newest production, made by young talents from all over the globe who are shaping the future of national and world cinema.

As I set up for my first day around Cannes my goal was to walk the three miles and just soak it all in.  The boardwalk along the beach, see the store fronts and ending with a night time dinner at an amazing cafe!  All that happened on my day one. See the set set of photos!