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Action On Film 2017 Award Nominations

The AOF Official Film and Video Nominations for 2017 1 Best Editing Feature 1. What Waits In The Red - David Ince 2. Surprise Me! - Nancy Goodman 3. American Satan - Ash Avildsen 4. Tinker - Tom Bhramayana 5. The Mason Brothers-Keith Sutliff 6. Immortal Fist- Lon Beyer Best Editing - Short 1. Spy vs Spy - Jesse Orrall 2. Xing - Rosa Costanza 3. Trouble Man - Jackson Young 4. Separated - Danny Thykaer 5. Grocery Store Action Movie Matthew Campbell 6. Don’t Be Afraid of The Light Ja...

Video Junkee 2017 Festival Awards announced

  The inaugural Video Junkee 2017 Festival took place over the weekend (July 28 – 29) and saw hundreds of video hungry content creators and lovers flock to an array of events, talks and screenings across Sydney. Ahead of Yael Stone’s keynote address on the Friday evening, the inaugural Video Junkee Awards were held at Sydney’s Carriageworks. Awarded by the 2017 Creative Committee and presented by the duo Kristina Ross and Vanessa Buckley (from the Jun...

PriFest Awards 2017

PriFest Awards 2017 On the 20th of July, Prishtina International Film Festival held its closing and award ceremony where around 13 foreign filmmakers went back home with a PriFest award. Mellow Mud by Renars Vimba won Best European Film Award and Media Jury Award while the Special Jury Prize in the Best European Film Category went to Chronicles of Melanie by Viestur Kairish. Amok by Vedran Tozija won the Fipresci Jury Award.   All the winners are enlisted below accordin...

John Toll to receive Camerimage Lifetime Achievement Award

  We are very proud to announce that John Toll, ASC, will be the recipient of Camerimage Lifetime Achievement Award during the upcoming 25th anniversary edition of the International Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography, which will be held in Bydgoszcz between 11th and 18th November 2017. Toll is an American cinematographer and two-time Academy Award® winner with over four decades of experience in film and television. He has collaborated with such filmmakers as The Wac...

Greenwich International Film Festival Awards

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The 14th annual FOCAL International Award: Putting Footage in the Spotlight

The 14th annual FOCAL International Awards took place on the 25th May at the Lancaster London Hotel and it was  hosted by Hardeep Singh Kohli, the renowned writer, presenter, comedian and broadcaster. Putting Footage in the Spotlight   Following a hugely successful competition, FOCAL International is delighted to announce their full list of winners from the FOCAL International Awards Ceremony 2017 at the London Lancaster hotel, 25th May.   We congratulate all winners a...

Winners of the 2017 'Golden Reel Awards' at Tiburon

  Tiburon, CA: [April 21, 2017]: Winners of the 2017 'Golden Reel Awards' were announced at the 16th Annual Tiburon International Film Festival: Best Film: Past Imperfect [Belgium] Best Director: Nathalie Teirlinck, for: Past Imperfect [Belgium] Best Actor: Ashraf Barhoum, for: The Curve [Jordan] Best Actress: Evelyne Brochu, for: Past Imperfect [Belgium] Best Documentary: 2 Girls, directed by: Marco Speroni [Italy] Best Screenplay: Azita Iraei, for: A Hous...

At the End of the Tunnel wins Golden Space Needle Audience Awards in Seattle Fest for Best Film and Best Director

The Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF), the largest and most highly attended film festival in the United States, today announced the winners of the 2017 Golden Space Needle Audience and Competition Awards. The awards were presented at a ceremony and breakfast held at the Space Needle. The 25-day Festival, which began May 18, featured 400 films representing 80 countries, including 36 World premieres (14 features, 22 shorts), 34 North American premieres (22 features, 12 shorts), 20 US Pr...

Seattle International Film Festival Presents New SIFF 360/VR Award, Sponsored by Pixvana

 360/VR continues to expand the potential of storytelling within the film industry.   As the emerging technologies that power these mediums have evolved over the past few years, the tools and techniques used to craft storytelling in these spaces have begun to evolve as well.  Powered by WonderTek Labs, the 360/VR Storytelling Pop-Up at SIFF Lounge, presented by Vulcan Productions, welcomes all audiences to experience a selection of the best creative 360 and virtual reality ...

The prizes awarded by Whicker's World Foundation at the Sheffield Doc/Fest Award Ceremony

WHICKER'S WORLD FOUNDATION FUNDING AWARDS 2017   •       Winners of the 2017 Whicker's World Funding Awards were announced at the Sheffield Doc/Fest Awards ceremony on June 13th. •       The £80,000 Funding Award went to Pailin Wedel, 34, of Bangkok for Hope Frozen, a compassionate film probing the ethics and morality of cryogenics and the meaning of death. •       Ed...

Silver Screen Film and Comic Festival Awards 2017

FEATURE FILMS Forry Ackerman Imagi-Movie Award TELEIOS Directed by Ian Truitner Best Feature – Sci-Fi CRONUS Directed by Derek Presley Best Feature – Horror THE UNWILLING Directed by Jonathan Heap Best Feature – Horror/Comedy THE NIGHT WATCHMEN Directed by Mitchell Altieri SCREENPLAYS Forry Ackerman Imagi-Movie Screenplay Award WINTER BIRDS Stephen T...

2017 ICFF Wraps and Announces Award Winners and Lifetime Achievement Award presented to Christian De Sica.

The Italian Contemporary Film Festival People’s Choice Award won by At War for Love, The Neighborhood’s Giancarlo Giannini, Franco Nero, Danny Aiello bringing home the Trilogy Award, Paola Cortellesi, Alan Barillaro and Leo Gullotta rounding out the trophy winners for 2017. Toronto - The King of Italian comedy Christian De Sica, was awarded the ICFF 2017 Lifetime Achievement Award, which in the past Festival editions went to highly acclaimed cinema stars such as Clau...

4th The Americas Film Festival NY Announces The Americas Award Winners

      Best Experimental: Tupianas (Brazil) Best Animation: CORP. (Argentina) Best Documentary: The Fourth Kingdom (Spain-USA) Best Fiction: El mes del amigo. Una comedia con atletas (Argentina)           New York, June 19, 2017-- In addition to the New York ...

The 15th International Festival Segni della Notte Awards in Bangkok

  The 15th International Festival Segni della Notte / May 5 - 7, 2017 / Bangkok Short Film Competition Award     You can find all jury statements here: Short Film Awards: http://www.signesdenuit.com/Bangkok/2017/E_Award_CC.htm MAIN AWARD When You Awake Jay Rosenblatt | USA | 2016 | 0:11:00 Special Mention for Main Award Limbo Konstantina Kotzamani | Greece, France | 2016 | 0:30:00 SIGNS AWARD The Signs Award honors films, which treat an importan...

It's a Wrap! GIFF 2017 Greenwich International Film Festival Highlights

              CAPTAIN UNDERPANTS Screening and Book Signing with Author Dav Pilkey ...

Short Film Fund - Winner announced

    2017's WINNER ANNOUNCED           A huge congratulations to Ben Gutteridge who has won 2017's...

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 th...

Dame Angela Lansbury to receive Rose d’Or Lifetime Achievement Award

  Dame Angela Lansbury will be honoured with the Rose d’Or Award for Lifetime Achievement at the 56th Rose d’Or Award Ceremony to be held in Berlin on 19 September. The award recognises those who have made an outstanding contribution to entertainment throughout their careers. The Rose d’Or Awards are organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and were first presented...

Orpheus Winners at Los Angeles Greek Film Festival

    ORPHEUS WINNERS Yiannis Sakaridis' AMERIKA SQUARE won t...

The Best in New Media - 2017 Award Winners 8th Annual New Media Film Festival

  THE COMPETITION WAS TOUGH. THE RESULTS ARE IN. FROM 87 New Media Films & Content from 34 countries & Outer Space. Australia, Austria , Brazil , Bulgaria, Canada , Chile, Cuba, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Iceland, Indonesia, Iran, Israel, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Nepal, Peru - Amazon Jungle, Philippines , Poland, Russia, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, The Netherlands, Tibet, Turkey, UK, USA 29 World Premieres | 11 US Premieres | 21 LA Premieres ...

The African Movie Academy Awards Wrap Up 2017 Nonimees in Kigali, Kenya

      The jurors of the African Movie Academy Awards convened this past week to conduct their 2017 nominations in Kigali, Rwanda. The final nominees were announced by the president of the AMAA jury, Mr. Bernie Golblat on May 14, 2017 at the Kigali Convention Centre. The AMAAwards will take place June 18, 2017 in Lagos Nigeria. Here are the Nominees:   EFERE OZAKO AMAA 2017 AWARD FOR BEST SHORT FILM 1. Bout - Nigeria 2. On Monday Last Week - Ghana/USA 3. ...

2 time Oscar nominee DOP Ed Lachman conference confirmed at FEST - Training Ground!

    This will be an absolutely unique opportunity for participants to learn about cinematography with one of the best! At FEST - Training Ground, during 6 days (20th to 25th of June), you get to learn about film from the best professionals of the 7th art in a casual and network-prone atmosphere, and staying in one of the best seaside locations in Portugal at the start of the summer. Secure your place now: week long all-access passes cost 69€ and pass+accommodation package...

Honorary Award for Bruno Bozzetto ("Signor Rossi") Appreciation to an animator, humorist and humanist

  He is one of the great animation artists of the last decades, his figure "Mister Rossi" belongs to the cultural heritage and has inspired a whole generation: The honorary "trickstar"-Award of Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film is given to the Italian animation artist and legend Bruno Bozzetto. As part of the award ceremony on 7 May, American animator and cartoonist Bill Plympton, in his laudatio Bozzetto's work and social commitment...

24th International Festival of Animated Film Stuttgart Awards

About 90,000 visitors were present at more than 200 events and 1,000 films in the cinemas, the open air on the Schlossplatz, the GameZone in the 2,000m² sized Kunstgebäude and the numerous other venues of the 24th Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film (ITFS). This year's program with connections of animated films, games, music, as well as virtual and augmented reality, inspired the audience and industry. The motto "Animation Without Borders" also m...

Voting for The ATOM Awards opened: Australia’s leading film and media awards for the education and industry sectors

AUDIENCE CHOICE VOTING NOW OPEN IN SELECTED 2016 SAE ATOM AWARDS CATEGORIES AUDIENCE CHOICE What were your favourite student finalists from last year? We’re keen to find out. Maybe you’re already familiar with the finalist productions in the school categories of the 2016 SAE ATOM Awards, or perhaps you’ve just discovered them. Either way, now is the time to have your say! The ATOM Awards are Australia’s leading film and media awards for the education and industry se...

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