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There is a Garden Interview with Masoud Raouf
2014, Colour, Canada, Documentaries of the World Production Team Director : Masoud Raouf Screenwriter : Masoud Raouf, Robin Gorn Cinematographer : Masoud Raouf Editor : Arian Aryan Music : Claude Maheu, Michel Reinhart Film production and Sales : Prod. & Ventes/Sales: Masoud Raouf, Ciné 3 Productions, 29, 7e Avenue, Lasalle, Québec H8P 2L8 (Canada), tél.: 514-824-2341, masoudraouf@hotmail.com Directo...
Interview with Connor Gaston Norman McLaren Award Winner for Best short film
MONTREAL FILM F. 38o Connor Gaston Norman McLaren Award Best short film Intervew by Leopoldo Soto 'TIL DEATH 2014, Couleur, Canada, Festival du film étudiant - compétition nationale Équipe de production Réalisation : Connor Gaston Scénarisation : Ryan Bright Direction photo : Daniel Hogg Montage : Betty Lu, Erin McElvaine Interprètes : Cameron Little, Shani Pichette-Voung, Just...
Interview with best canadian animation winner YOSHINO AOKI, unordinary Journey in a an ordinary day.
BEST CANADIAN ANIMATION. YOSHINO AOKI, unordinary Journey in a an ordinary day. Inspired by Isaac Newton’s absolute time and space, the film is about a chain of unordinary events occurs in one old woman’s ordinary day. ...
Interview with Marta Serrano, The Memory of the Olive Trees
Interview by Leopoldo Soto LA MEMORIA DE LOS OLIVOS / THE MEMORY OF THE OLIVE TREES 2013, B/W, Spain, Focus on World Cinema Production Team Director : Raúl Romera Morilla Screenwriter : Raúl Romera Morilla Cinematographer : Raúl Romera Morilla Editor : Raúl Romera Morilla Cast : Marta Serrano, Victor Lamas, Mireia Muguiondo, Max Blanco, Marisa D. Rivas, Antonio Augusto Music : Alberto Bracero Film p...
MONTREAL FFM Vanessa Quintanilla, "La ultima cena"
interview by Leopoldo Soto LA ULTIMA CENA / THE LAST SUPPER 2014, Colour, Mexico, World Competition Production Team Director : Vanessa Quintanilla Cobo Screenwriter : Vanessa Quintanilla Cobo Cinematographer : Gerardo Montiel Klint, Fernando Montiel Klint Editor : Clementina Mantellini Cast : Rouzanna Lissovskaya Music : Pepe Stephens Film production and Sales : Prod. & Ventes/Sales: César Moheno Pl&aac...
Interview with Mike Camoin from Cinemaexchange.org
ABOUT CAPITAL CINEMA CULTURAL EXCHANGE The Capital Cinema Cultural Exchange (CCCE), nicknamed "Triple C E", aims to support dynamic cross-cultural exchange through film. Established in 2014, the Capital Cinema Cultural Exchange is a non-commercial initiative aimed at providing filmmakers with added skills, resources, and opportunities to enhance marketability and help them reach international audiences for their character-driven work. Whether the work is a shor...
Andy Siege interview for Beti and Amare shot for 14 000€
BETI AND AMARE / BETI AND AMARE 2014, Colour, Germany, Ethiopia, Focus on World Cinema Production Team Director : Andy Siege Screenwriter : Andy Siege Cinematographer : Andy Siege Editor : Andy Siege Cast : Hiwot Asres, Pascal Dawson, Binyam Kore, Yonas An Kidane, Delelegne Sharwe, Mahdere H. Sisay Music : Alula Araya, Levin Karchner Film production and Sales : Prod.: Andy Siege, Pascal Dawson, Mahdere Sisay, Kalulu En...
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LA HORA AZUL - Interview with Evelyne PEGOT-OGIER
LA HORA AZUL / THE BLUE HOUR 2014, Colour, Peru, First Films World Competition Production Team Director : Evelyne Pegot-Ogier Screenwriter : Evelyne Perot-Ogier. D'après/Based on: La Hora azul De/By: Alonso Cueto Cinematographer : Roberto Maceda Editor : Carlos Alberto ALvarez Cast : Giovanni Ciccia, Jackelyn Vasquez, Rossana Fernandez-Maldonado Music : Antonio Gervasoni Film production and Sales : Prod.: Evelyne Pe...
Beti and Amare selected in first film competition had a micro-budget 14,000 euros
The film "Beti and Amare" had its World Premiere at the Moscow International Film Festival in the Main Competition. The film had a micro-budget 14,000 euros. Andreas Siege, the director of the film, also did the Cinematography for, Wrote, Edited, Acted, and Produced "Beti and Amare". Synopsis: "Ethiopia 1936. Beti, a young Ethiopian girl has escaped Mussolini's troops and found refuge in the peaceful south of the country. But the Italians are marching cl...
Montréal Film Festival Adds Addt’l Screening of Kurmanjan Datka Queen of the Mountains
By Popular Demand, Sell out Crowds, Standing Ovations and Rave Reviews Montréal Film Festival Adds Addt’l Screening of Kurmanjan Datka Queen of the Mountains (LOS ANGELES) Aug 28, 2014 - The World Premiere of Kurmanjan Datka Queen of the Mountains opened to standing ovations, rave reviews and consistently sold-out crowds. Now by popular demand, the Montréal World Film Festival has added an additional special screening. Called “Riveting ...
Peruvien Film PERRO GUARDIAN (Guard Dog/Chien de Garde) screening in World Competition WFF Montreal.
The world premiere of peruvien film PERRO GUARDIAN at the World Competition of the WFF Montreal has been a success, with rave reviews and excellent public at the Cinema Imperial. Now, by popular demand, The Montréal World Film Festival has added an additional special screening that will take place next September 1st at 12:40 at the QUARTIER LATIN. “Dog,” an ex-militiaman granted amnesty by the government, is now a killer for hire. One of his missions leads him...
The Lesson has its world premiere in Montreal
Montreal Fest organized the world premiere of The Lesson a movie from Latvia, (108 min), directed by Andris Gauja. The film takes part in the First Films World competition at the Montreal World Films festival. Our team is here: Andris Gauja (Director&Producer), Guna Stahovska (Producer) and Aleksandrs Grebnevs (DoP), and we will be happy to meet you at the premiere today. The premiere will be introduced by the Honorary Council of Latvia in Quebec, Roberts Klaige. He could also ...
The 45th edition of the Student Film Festival has announced the award-winning filmmakers for this year
The 45th edition of the Student Film Festival has announced the award-winning filmmakers for this year. Between August 23 and 27, 2014, the jury viewed 86 films in 2 competitive sections, comprising 26 Canadian films and 60 international films respectively. The members of the 2014 jury are Roger Otis, a Montreal filmmaker whose own short film is entered this year in the officia...
STUDENT FILM FESTIVAL 2014 - Canada & International Awards
THE 45TH STUDENT FILM FESTIVAL RAN AUGUST 23 TO 27, 2014 The award ceremony took place August 27th at the Vego restaurant on St Denis 26 Canadian films, 60 international films selecteds A bumper year for diversity and new talent Organized within the framework of the Montreal World Film Festival, the Student Film Festival, held August 23 to 27, 2014, this year has 2 competitive sections, comprising 26 Canadian films and 60 international films&...
Sayuri Yoshinaga on her first visit to Montreal with his film in competition Cape Nostalgia
S Sayuri Yoshinaga,one of the great actresses of modern Japanese cinema, winner of four Japan Film Academy awards, is in town to accompany director Izuru Narushima for the presentation of his CAPE NOSTALGIA in the Festival’s World Competition. Star of over 100 films, Yoshinaga has been one of contemporary Japanese cinema’s most popular actresses since the 1960s, with her own personal fo...
Canadian Film "Sound Of Tears" had its World Premiere @ The Montreal World Film Festival
SOUND OF TEARS 2014, Colour, Canada, Focus on World Cinema Production Team Director : Dorothy A. Atabong Screenwriter : Dorothy A. Atabong Cinematographer : Joel Kim Editor : Charles Ross Cast : Albert Williams, Dorothy A. Atabong, Edsson Morales Music : Coline Laroche de Feline, Dobet Gnahoré Film production and Sales : Prod. & Ventes/Sales: Dorothy A. Atabong, Ayinke Films, soundoftearsfilm@gmail.com ...
Québec Film "FOR THE LOVE OF POE" has its world premiere in Montreal
The feature-film will be presented in two distinct original versions: English and French, a rare event. FOR THE LOVE OF POE, produced written, directed and starring Nils Oliveto, will be presented in world premiere at the Montreal World Films Festival (MWFF) on August 30 at 18h45. The film, screened separately in a French original version (''Pour l'Amour de Poe'') and also in an English original version, will turn out to be a rare event at the MWFF for a fea...
Pupi Avati in Montreal to present his latest film with Sharon Stone...Golden Boy
For its 38th edition, the Montreal World Film Festival is delighted to host the great director, screenwriter and Italian producer, Pupi Avati. The director is presenting UN RAGAZZO D’ORO (A Golden Boy) in the world competition, starring Sharon Stone and italiian actorRiccardo Scamarcio. The World Competition feature film UN RAGAZZO D'ORO (A Golden Boy), tells the...
Golden Boy - Un Ragazzo d'Oro has its world premiere in Montreal Pupi Avati in attendance
Written and directed by Pupi Avati with cinematography by Blasco Giurato, edited by Luigi Capalbo; starring Riccardo Scarmacio, Sharon Stone, Cristiana Capotondi, Giovanna Ralli; music by Raphael Gualazzi Synopsis When Davide's father, a maker of B movies, dies in a car accident, he is said to have left behind an unpublished autobiography. Unable to find the book, Davide decides to write his own. Director Born in Bologna, Italy in 1938, Pupi Avati j...
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> THE AWARDS WATCH
More films than ever at Iris 2014
Film festival doubles number of feature length movies to 17 · Winners from Germany and Brazil return to Cardiff with new feature films · Gay secret agent takes on billionaire hair dressing tycoon to open festival with World Premiere of Jayson Bend: Queen and Country A young man, in a woman’s dress, wielding a Samurai&...
The 2014 HollyShorts Awards were announced
HOLLYSHORTS ANNOUNCES WINNERS DURING 10TH ANNUAL HOLLYSHORTS AWARDS FEST SETS DATES FOR 2015 EDITION The 2014 HollyShorts Awards were announced Thursday during a special standing room-only reception at the Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood, home of the 1st Oscars ceremony. The evening was hosted by Alicia Malone and Amy Paffrath. At the top of the show, festival founders announced the 11th annual HollyShor...
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The TASTE AWARDS 2014 Call for Entries closes August 28th
The TASTE AWARDS in Hollywood are the premier awards for Lifestyle Entertainment programming, including Food, Fashion, Health, and Travel on Television, in Film, Online, and on Radio. Call for Entries is open for FILM, TELEVISION, and ONLINE VIDEO productions from between Oct. 2013 and Sept. 2014.
The Awards have included appearances by stars, celebrities, producers and executives from studios and networks such as the Sony Pictures, DreamWorks Animation, Food Network, Bravo, Cooking Channel, Discovery, Lifetime, PBS, NBC, ABC, Hulu, YouTube, and more. This year includes new International award Categories.
Submissions close on 8/28 Website: www.TheTasteAwards.com
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Victoria Film Festival 2015 Call for Entries
For over 20 years, The Victoria Film Festival, has brought the best in narratives, documentaries and shorts every year to Victoria and Vancouver Island during it’s ten day celebration of film. Eclectic and inspiring, the Festival hosts an array of guests that includes film directors, producers, distributors, festival and TV programmer
Late postmark deadline: September 11th, 2014
Late postmark deadline: September 11th, 2014
Extended Deadline: September 17th, 2014
Victoria Film Festival's blog I Website http://www.victoriafilmfestival.com/
L Europe autour de l' Europe Festival calling for entry for 2015
Film submission deadline: December 15, 2014 Subscription fee : free Participation rules: 1) Production: 47 countries of the Council of Europe 2) Screening formats : 35mm, 16mm, DCP, Quicktime, BluRay, Beta SP, Digibeta, DVD 3) Screeners : DVD, BluRay or link with French or English subtitles Address : Evropa Film Akt / Festival L’Europe autour de l’Europe 22 rue Deparcieux 75014 Paris, France E-mail : leuropeautourdeleurope@gmail.com...
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LA Femme International Film Festival October 16 -19, 2014 Beverly Hills - Extended Late Deadline August 23
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.
Aug 23rd – I forgot deadline
La Femme Film Festival's blog I Website http://www.lafemme.org/
> THE FESTIVAL CIRCUIT
HFM announces selection co-production platform 2014
Holland Film Meeting (HFM) is proud to announce the selection of projects that will be participating at the HFM Co-Production Platform 2014. This selection includes 21 projects coming from 15 different European countries. The HFM Co-Production Platform is the main event of the Holland Film Meeting during the Netherlands Film Festival. The selected film projects are presented to international cinema’s most important and influential co-producers, distributors, sales agents and fin...
Check out the program for the Montreal Stop Motion Film Festival
The sixth edition of the Montreal Stop Motion Film Festival is proud to announce the release of its official program for 2014. This year, the Festival will be taking place on September 26th, 27th, and 28th in the J.A. de Sève Theater at Concordia University (1453 Mackay Street, Montreal). The Montreal Stop Motion Film Festival, the first of its kind, has been promoting stop motion since 2009. Last year, we had a stellar presentation as we celebrated the 20th anniversary of the re...
What is Behind the Cellar Door... Cellar Door Film Festival (CDFF) aims to be Ottawa's first showcase of speculative cinema while celebrating the creativity of the Ottawa film scene and spotlighting the city as a setting for the sinister and supernatural. But we need your help. What We Need & What You Get Festivals like this rely on the generosity of people like you. ... ...
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> PEOPLE IN THE SPOTLIGHT
DAVID MACMILLAN to receive a Career Achievement Award from Hollywood's most prestigious Cinema Audio Society (CAS)
In case you are not viewing, access here. It is a great honour for us to congratulate DAVID MACMILLAN, as he has been invited to receive a Career Achievement Award from Hollywood's most prestigious Cinema Audio Society (CAS). CAS governs and recognizes all things in the art of cinematic sound recording and with 3 Academy Awards, 1 Bafta, 1 Emmy nomination and a career spanning 40 years with over 80 major motion pictures, this highest honor is a well deserved recognition. Co...
Producer Michael Shamberg to be honored with Zurich Film Festival's Career Achievement Award
Shamberg Produced Dramedy WISH I WAS HERE selected as Gala Premiere, Joining A WALK AMONG THE TOMBSTONES Zurich, Switzerland – August 27, 2014 – Two-time Oscar® nominated producer Michael Shamberg (“Erin Brochovich,” “Pulp Fiction,” “The Big Chill,” Contagion,” “A Fish Called Wanda,” “Django Unchained”) will be the recipient of The Zurich Film Festival’s coveted ‘Golden Eye’ award...
Gandhi director Attenborough leaves a rich legacy
Gandhi director Richard Attenborough leaves a rich legacy Surviving ten testing years, actor-director-producer Lord Richard Attenborough (Life Peer-1993, CBE-1967, knighted-1976, Padma Bhushan-1983), breathed his last on 24 August 2014, five days short of his 91st birthday. For many in the film fraternity, the face of British cinema has faded out. For millions in India, it is the passing away of the Englishman who immortalised the Father of the Ind...
Eric Khoo to Head Singapore International Film Festival’s Southeast Asian Film Lab
The Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF) organizers have confirmed that award-winning director/producer Eric Khoo will head its first ever Southeast Asian Film Lab. Khoo, a familiar name in the Asian film industry, put Singapore on the international film map with his first feature film Mee Pok Man (1995), picking up prizes at Fukuoka, Pusan and Singapore. His second feature 12 Storeys (1997) won the Federation of International Film Critics (FIPRESCI) Award and ...
Philippe Mora will be Guest of Honor at the 21st Annual Oldenburg Film Festival
Australian Filmmaker Philippe Mora will be Guest of Honor at the 21st Annual Oldenburg Film Festival and Recipient of the 2014 German Independence Honorary Award. The Oldenburg International Film Festival enters its third decade! And with the Honorary Retrospective of Philippe Mora, it pays homage to one of the most astonishing and eclectic filmmakers of our time – a solo Australian Nouvelle Vague Artist, impassioned by a zealous quest for historical truths, and with an inextinguishable...
> FILMS IN FOCUS
Palestine Film that created Huge controversy in Israel, will be Screened at Venice Festival,Today
Palestinian Director SUHA ARRAF’s controversial Debut Film ...
Gia Coppola’s “ Palo Alto”, to open Fingal Film Festival 26th – 28th September 2014
Following a hectic year planning this year’s festival programme, Fingal Film Festival are delighted to announce the opening film will be the Irish premiere of “Palo Alto” from debut writer-director Gia Copolla, starring James Franco and Emma Roberts with thanks to Metrodome Distribution. Shy, sensitive April (Emma Roberts) is the class virgin, torn between an illicit flirtation with her soccer coach Mr. B (James Franco) and an unrequited crush on sweet stoner...
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> STRICTLY BUSINESS
The International Media Forum to take place in St. Petersburg
The Saint Petersburg International Media Forum (SPIMF) will be held from October 1st to October 10th, 2014. The Forum is organized by ROSKINO and supported by the Government of St. Petersburg under the personal patronage of the Acting Governor, Georgy Poltavchenko, with the participation of the National Media Group holding, Petromir LLC, and Aeroflot Russian Airlines. SPIMF is a cross-platform cultural initiati...
2014 DJ Expo Video Coverage
By Maria Esteves – August 23, 2014 The 2014 DJ Expo (DJExpo14) commenced August 11-14, at Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, NJ. Produced by DJ Times magazine and Testa Communications, the event annually showcase the world’s latest technology in mobile DJ (disc jockey) and VJ (video jockey) systems by top industry leaders along with artist panel discussions, seminars, hands-on workshops, keynote presentations, exhibitors show floor, awards ceremony, networking events, and sponsored ...
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> LES NOUVELLES DU CIRCUIT FRANCOPHONE
Focus sur les Rencontres du cinéma documentaire de Montreuil
Du 7 au 17 octobre 2014, se tiendront au Méliès de Montreuil les 19e Rencontres du cinéma documentaire, organisées par Périphérie. La Thématique : Correspondance(s) L’invité : Leonardo Di Costanzo Parcours d’auteur : Erik Bullot Séances spéciales, avant-premières... Périphérie est née fin 1983 du désir conjoint de deux cinéastes, Jean-Patrick Lebel et...
L' APC souhaite la bienvenue à Fleur Pellerin en tant que nouvelle Ministre de la culture et de la communication
L’Association des producteurs de cinéma (APC) souhaite la bienvenue à Fleur Pellerin en tant que nouvelle Ministre de la culture et de la communication L’Association des producteurs de cinéma (APC) souhaite la bienvenue à Fleur Pellerin qui vient de prendre ses fonctions de Ministre de la culture et de la communication, à la suite d’Aurélie Filippetti qui s’est battue avec force pour l’exception culturelle. ...
C'est MAINTENANT OU JAMAIS qu'on doit voir ce film!
C'est MAINTENANT OU JAMAIS qu'on doit voir ce film! (En fait c'est demain matin - lundi 25 août - à 9 h, demain soir 19 h ou mardi 26 août à 14 h). Courez le voir pendant qu'il est encore temps! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRT1DtF51NM MAINTENANT OU JAMAIS Bande Annonce (2014) Une mère de famille se lance dans le grand banditisme...
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