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> THE AWARDS WATCH
Claude Lelouch's 'We Love You, You Bastard' Wins Audience Award at SBIFF Inaugural The Wave
Claude Lelouch's 'We Love You, You Bastard' Wins Audience Award at Santa Barbara International Film Festival Inaugural The Wave Film Festival. July 15-19, 2015 - THE WAVE FESTIVAL - FRENCH CINEMA MICKEY DUZDEVICH NAMED THE WAVE FESTIVAL DIRECTOR Santa Barbara, CA –SBIFF’s brand new summer film showcase “The Wave Film Festival” concluded on Sunday with Claude Lelouch's heartfelt family saga We Love You, You Bastard named as Audience Award winner. This ...
10th Grossmann Festival awarded Heavenly Shift and honoured Djordje Kadijević
On Saturday, the 19th of July, the jubilee 10th edition of Grossmann Fantastic Film and Wine Festival came to a conclusion with a magnificent closing ceremony. The following awards were given: Honorary Vicious Cat, given to Serbian director Djordje Kadijević, author of numerous cinematic masterpieces, to celebrate his brilliant pioneering work in the field of fantastic film in Yugoslavia. Vicious Cat award for best Best Feature Film was given to HEAVENLY SHIFT (Isteni...
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Cucalorus Film Festival November 12 - 16, 2014 Downtown Wilmington, North Carolina, USA Late Deadline is July 23
Cucalorus seeks bold, innovative, funny, and challenging films for its 20th annual film festival, held November 12-16, 2014 in Wilmington, NC.
Known for its gorgeous riverside setting and its laid-back, rock n' roll atmosphere, Cucalorus is a five-day showcase of independent and international film with programs dedicated to social justice, emerging artists, works-in-progress, shorts, dance, music videos, and North Carolina. Voted “One of the Coolest Film Festivals in the World, 2013”, “Cucalorus is a joyful amalgamation of interdisciplinary art, a top-quality selection of international and local films, and an intimate bonding experience fueled by bonfires and moonshine” (MovieMaker Magazine, 2013). Visit www.cucalorus.org to submit by the FINAL deadline on Wednesday, July 23.
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LA Femme International Film Festival October 16 -19, 2014 Beverly Hills Late Deadline July 16
LA Femme International Film Festival is a premier festival that focuses on platforming women filmmakers “by women, for everyone”. Our Festival was created in 2005, when it became apparent that there was a need to enhance women behind the camera as Directors, Producers, and Writers.
LA Femme Film Festival is more than a festival it is an emergence of artistic, professional women who can make a difference in the entertainment community by creating productions that speak to a world wide audience. We will be the only festival of its kind to not only platform existing films and artists but will also distribute and mentor such films and artists.
July 16th- late deadline
Aug 16th- extended deadline
Aug 23rd – I forgot deadline
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Take your chair in Hollywood - Submit Today to Hollywood Film Festival!
The Festival will showcase the best in regional and international cinema, presenting a unique combination of socially conscious filmmakers, emerging artists and master storytellers in the film capital of the world. In addition to film presentations, HFF will launch a Summit, connecting industry professionals to filmmakers, educators to change makers and producers to investors. The Festival embraces the new Hollywood, while celebrating the golden age. The historic Cinerama Dome plays host to Opening Night; and the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, home to the first Oscar ceremony, will help to close the Festival in style. Submit today!
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> THE FESTIVAL CIRCUIT
Official Selection for San Sebastian announced
Alberto Rodríguez, Carlos Vermut, Isaki Lacuesta, Pablo Malo, Jose Mari Goenaga And Jon Garaño will premiere their new films in the Official Selection at the San Sebastian Festival Roberto Castón and Hermes Paralluelo compete in New Directors, and another twelve titles will be presented in other section Today, at the Academia de Cine, an announcement was made as to the list of films produced in Spain scheduled for the 62nd edition of the San Sebastian Festival, s...
Karl Spoerri and Winston Baker Launch "Zurich Summit"
Karl Spoerri and Winston Baker announced the launch of ZURICH SUMMIT, a revolutionary event designed to be a hub for entrepreneurs, leading figures and innovators from the filmed entertainment and media industries. Within the intimate framework of an exclusive community, invited delegates and members will have the possibility to share insight and establish valuable key relationships during the weekend of September 27-28, 2014 at the prestigious Dolder Grand in Zurich, Switzerland. Fir...
4th annual Fabulous Independent Film Festival will celebrate diversity in the LGBT community
THE FABULOUS INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL Burns Court Cinemas, Friday, August 22, Saturday, August 23 and Sunday, August 24, 2014. Scheduled to be held at Burns Court Cinemas in downtown Sarasota, on Friday, August 22 through Sunday, August 24, the fourth annual Fabulous Independent Film Festival will celebrate diversity in the LGBT community with 3 days of the best in world cinema. In association with the Harvey Milk Festival, a non profit organization, the festival is organized by broken ...
The Columbia Gorge International Film Festival (CGIFF), opens next week; running August 1-17th, 2014.
Celebrating their 7th Anniversary, Columbia Gorge International Film Festival (CGIFF) continues their tradition of being the most unique opportunity in the Pacific Northwest –and likely the nation. CGIFF is a shining example of indie film spirit connecting communities: from inside the movie theater to the great outdoors. CGIFF 2014 proudly presents 224 films; an exciting variety of feature length and short films, narratives and documentaries from ar...
Fantasia July 24-27 - Industry Rendez-Vous - Genre Films Behind the Scenes
The 3rd edition of the FANTASIA INDUSTRY RENDEZ-VOUS July 24-27 CONCORDIA EV BUILDING 7TH FLOOR Admission to the market area is restricted to the industry and press badgeholders. THE CONFERENCES PRESENTATION: SHOOTING IN QUEBEC Film students are welcome to attend the conference for free, conditional on available space once badge holders have been seated. Thursday, July 24, 16:00–17:00, J.A. De Sève Theatre ...
NEW YORK ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL 2014
Held for the 13th time the New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF) took place from June 27 – July 14 at the Lincoln Center, the Japan Society and the Asia Society. Established by Subway Cinema in 2002, it teamed up in 2007 with the Japan Society’s Japan Cuts film fest and has been carried out since 2010 in collaboration with the Film Society of Lincoln Center. Support has been provided by the New York based trade or cultur...
Saturday at Grossmann Festival: The Day of the Vicious Cat
At today's Closing Ceremony we will reveal this year's award winners, but first there will be many film and wine adventures. The final day of the 10th Grossmann Fantastic Film and Wine Festival is upon us, a day full of excitement and delights. The question of the day will be: who will receive the Vicious Cat? But let's go nice and slow. Already before noon the Main Square will host the Subculture Fair, offering new and second-hand records, CDs, DVDs, books,comics, movie po...
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> PEOPLE IN THE SPOTLIGHT
Giancarlo Giannini at Locarno for the Excellence Award
Italian actor and director Giancarlo Giannini will attend the 67° Festival del film Locarno as one of the guests of honor of the Titanus retrospective and will receive an Excellence Award Moët & Chandon. Following his successes in the theater, directed by Zeffirelli, and on television, Giancarlo Giannini made his film debut in 1965 in Gino Mangini’s I criminali della metropoli. In 1967 his talents as a singer and dancer led him to take on the ...
Denzel Washington will receive the Donostia Award
Denzel Washington will be opening the 62nd San Sebastian Film Festival with the European premiere of "The Equalizer", a film by Antoine Fuqua. The actor will receive the Donostia lifetime achievement award. The Equalizer, a film directed by Antoine Fuqua and starring Denzel Washington, will be opening out-of-competition the forthcoming San Sebastián Festival on the 19th of September. Actor and director will be presenting the film in the Kursaal Auditorium. In 2001, Fuqua dir...
> FILMS IN FOCUS
Locarno Pre-Festival Piazza Grande screenings with Indiana Jones and François Truffaut
Sunday 3 August and Tuesday 5 August will see the traditional Piazza Grande event with two free screenings to serve as a taster for the 67° Festival del film Locarno: Raiders of the Lost Ark and The 400 Blows. As usual the Locarno Festival offers its residents and visitors two free evenings on the Piazza Grande which offer a privileged foretaste of the 67th edition (6 – 16 August). The first Pre-Festival evening, on Sunday 3 August, goes Hollywood with a screening of...
Kinoscope Programme Lineup at- Sarajevo Fest
The third year of the Kinoscope programme comprise 21 inspiring films directed by great authors as well as new talented filmmakers. This programme brings us films from around the world, both narrative and documentary, excluding the territories which compose the festival’s competition strand. KINOSCOPE 2014 BOYHOOD USA, 2013, Colour, 164 min. Director and screenplay: Richard Linklater Cast: Patricia Arquette, Ethan Hawke, Ellar Coltrane, Lorelei Linklater CONCERNING V...
A Mindbogging Short from Paris with love Via Denmark
Alex Deleonian, Yerevan Film Festival, 2014 The strangest thing about Danish filmmaker Charlotte Schioler's droll but serious short Paris drama "By any means AVEIL~able" -- Strange as it may seem -- is that it is basically a retelling of what actually happened to her when she went to buy an apartment in real life and hit upon the idea of disguising herself as a veiled Moslem women in order to unobtrusively take the measurements of the apartment she was ...
TOKYO to Open and Close with World Premieres of "Big Hero 6" and "PARASYTE"
©2014 Disney. All Rights Reserved. Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) is pleased to announce that Disney’s latest animated film, “Big Hero 6,” has been selected as the opening film for the 27th TIFF. The live-action film, “PARASYTE,” which was adapted from the world-acclaimed Japanese comic, has been selected as the closing film. “Big Hero 6” is the heartwarming adventure story of Hiro, a 14-year-old robotics prodigy, and a r...
My last day of DIFF: Strong women in film
My last day of DIFF had 3 films and they starred strong women. The storylines are so different – one is a monkey, the other is an elderly Chinese mother and the third is a vampire. Day 6 kicked off with the beautiful wildlife doccie called Amazonia in 3D. The film follows a capuchin monkey called Sai, who is dumped in the Amazon after a a plane crash. I would love to know how this was filmed. It is a tale of an animal that has to survive although she is tame. The soundtrack, only monkey...
Revolution to travel with Voices from the Waters International Traveling Film Festival
The Bangalore Film Society has successfully completed 8 editions of Voices from the Waters International Film Festival/conferences in multiple venues in Bangalore. Due to its growing popularity, this year the festival has already received 145 films from 27 countries and more are on its way. More and more documentary film makers focus their creativity on water. The festival will be screening the very best of them, about 40 to 45 aesthetically crafted works – all of them, a must ...
The Imitation Game wiill open 58th BFI London Film Festival
The 58th BFI London Film Festival Opening Night film will be THE IMITATION GAME, a dramatic portrayal of the life and work of Alan Turing, one of Britain's most extraordinary unsung heroes, and one of the world’s greatest innovators. The film will receive its European premiere on Wednesday 8 October at the Odeon Leicester Square with a live cinecast from the red carpet and simultaneous screenings taking place at cinemas across the UK. Stars Benedict Cumberbatch and K...
Let's be frank
Gone to far Technical issues can be so frustrating. Last year's DIFF was dogged by technical issues as one of the main venues switched over to digital just before the festival. I tried to put that behind me. Come 2014, I flew to the surf city in a positive mood just to be slapped through the face with technical issues. My first day at the prime film fest in the southern hemisphere was, I'm sad to say, disappointing. Icehorse, the first fully improvised Dutch film, was suppos...
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Le festival Croisements a accueilli, d’avril à juillet 2014, plus de 1,2 million de personnes en Chine
Organisé chaque année par l’Ambassade de France en Chine, le festival Croisements a accueilli, d’avril à juillet 2014, plus de 1,2 million de personnes. Festival pluridisciplinaire, Croisements invite chaque année le public chinois à aller à la rencontre de près de 1 000 artistes et à découvrir la créativité et le dynamisme des scènes artistiques et intellectuelles fran&ccedi...
Renault est LE NOUVEAU sponsor OFFICIEL de la 71Ème mostra Internationale du CinÉma de venise !
RENAULT ÉTEND SA NOTORIÉTÉ DANS LA GRANDE FAMILLE DU CINÉMA Des premiers studios de cinéma installés à Billancourt entre 1885 et 1898 aux côtés des usines Renault au 1er film des frères Lumière où Auguste Renault apparaît au volant de sa voiturette type A en 1899, l'histoire qui unit Renault au 7e Art a plus d'un siècle. Aujourd'hui, 200 productions télévisue...
Appel à candidature pour l’édition 2015 du festival l' Europe autour de l'Europe
Date limite d’inscription : 15 décembre 2014 Frais d’inscription : gratuit Conditions de participation : 1) Pays de production : 47 pays du Conseil de l’Europe 2) Format de projection : 35mm, 16mm, DCP et Quicktime, BluRay, Beta SP, Beta Numérique, DVD 3) Format de visionnement pour la sélection : DVD, BluRay ou le lien avec sous-titres en français ou anglais Adresse : Evropa Film Akt / Festival L’...
Claude lelouch fera l'ouverture du Festival de Montréal
Serge Losique, président du CA et Danièle Cauchard, directrice générale du FFM ont le plaisir d’annoncer que Salaud, on t’aime le plus récent film de Claude Lelouch inaugurera festival le 21 août prochain en première internationale. « Je suis un fidèle de ce grand festival et je me réjouis une fois de plus de revenir à Montréal pour présenter Salaud, on t’aime &r...
Alain Resnais en clôture du festival de Montréal
Serge Losique, président du CA et Danièle Cauchard, directrice générale, ont le plaisir d’annoncer que Aimer, boire et chanter d’Alain Resnais sera présenté en clôture du 38e Festival des films du monde le 1er septembre 2014 pour sa première nord-américaine. Alain Resnais, un des plus grands cinéastes français est l’auteur de films qui ont marqué l’his...
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