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Animaze is an international film festival and conference exploring the world of animation in all its diversity. Filmmakers and professionals from over 65 countries will converge on Montreal from August 17-20. Filmfestivals.com has partnered with Animaze to offer our audience discount on the industry passes.
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10 hours of canandian animation curated by Laurie Gordon for the Moscow Film Festival. CANADIAN ANIMATED SHORTS COMPILATION HEAVY METAL ROCK ’N’ RULE RYAN RYAN’S RENAISSANCE SPARE CHANGE WALKING WAPIKONI NATIVE CANADIAN FILMMAKERS SHORT FILMS COMPILATION ...
Georgy Molodtsov curator of the VR selection at Moscow Fest More than 40 short VR-films are set to be shown in the framework of the program Russian VR Seasons, dedicated to the experimental format of spherical film for VR helmets. In the framework of the festival, a special VR zone will be created on June 23-28 at Karo Oktyabt multiplex cinema. The VR zone will have a capacity of 30 seats, and will be situated opposite the screening hall 6, where ...
The film, directed by Clive A. Smith, was part of the Canadian Animation Focus, programmed for the Moscow Festival by Laurie Gordon Animaze Festival Director. The War was over, the only survivors were street animals, dogs, cats, and rats. From them a new race of mutants evolved, that was a long time ago Rock & Rule was Nelvana's first animated feature film, and also the first Canadian animated feature to be produced in English. Clive Smith and Melony Melody atte...
International premiere took place on the 25th of June in the main competition of the MIFF. Film was presented by Director and Screenwriter: Visa Koiso-Kanttila, Producers: Mika Ritalahti and Niko Ritalahti and Actors: Antti Luusuaniemi, Pihla Viitala, Malla Malmivaara STAR BOYS is a powerful story of two families being torn apart by disintegrating moral values when the sexual revolution arrives at a conservative and religious small town in...
Reza Mirkarimi: «I'm sure that our jury will work in a coordinated and professional way» On June 23, 2017, the press conference of the main competition jury of the 39th Moscow International Film Festival took place. At the press conference, were Iranian director and producer Reza Mirkarimi, Italian actress Ornella Muti, Finnish director and producer Jorn Johan Donner, Catalonian director and scriptwriter Albert Serra, Russian scriptwriter, director, ...
Nikita Mikhalkov has held his traditional press briefing. Mikhalkov told journalists that 246 films will be shown at MIFF this year, compared to the last year's 175. The opening film will be the Indian movie 'Bahubali 2: The Conclusion'. The festiv...
Country USA Closing Film The Beguiled Director: Sofia Coppola Based on Thomas Cullinan novel, the story unfolds during the Civil War, at a Southern girls’ boarding school. Its sheltered young women take in an injured enemy soldier. As they provide refuge and tend to his wounds, the house is taken over with sexual tension and dangerous rivalries, and taboos are broken ...
Opening Film Baahubali 2: The Conclusion Director: S.S. Rajamouli The second part of the historical thriller about Prince Shivudu, who was saved and brought up by common people. When he grew up he learnt about his heritage. The only question is why the person, who unveiled the truth to him, had once killed his noble and sage father. ...
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US in Progress Paris announced the Jury award of the 2017 Paris edition last Thursday evening. The award, celebrating artistry and innovation in independent American cinema, was presented during the Champs-Élysées Film Festival, hosted by Sophie Dulac in Paris. The US in Progress Paris Jury Prize was presented on June 22nd by A...
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...
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...
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 ...
Ricardo Darín (Buenos Aires, 1957), one of the most prestigious actors in the Latin American and global film worlds, will receive a Donostia Award on September 26 at the 65th edition of the San Sebastian Festival, in the framework of presentation of the film La cordillera (The Summit). The Festival's most important honorary award acknowledges the career of the Argentine...
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October 19-29, 2017
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.
in Palo Alto, East Palo Alto, San Francisco and Stanford University. UNAFF 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 the ongoing celebration of the Universal Declaration of Huma...
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A genre-defying mixture of horror, sci-fi, myth, mystery and thrills told as four interlocking tales in one intelligent anthology. Ghosts, spirits, creatures, demons... The Bloody Dolls are Killin It at RIP Horror Hollywood! All filmmakers can submit direct to submissions@riphorrorfilmfest.com Not all submissions will be selected, only TOP 12 Features, TOP 18 Shorts and TOP 20 Micro Shorts will be accepted as official selections. In celebration of our 5th year Fees are FREE for stu...
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Manhattan Short
September 22 to October 1, 2017
Oscar-Qualifying Screenings
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Filmmakers who would like to get their short film qualified for the 2018 Academy Awards are urged to enter this year’s MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival, which will not only screen to over a 100,000 film buffs in over 250 cinemas across six continents, but will do a full week's run in one cinema in the county of Los Angeles. This theater booking means every film selected as a Finalist in the 2017 MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival is eligible to enter the Oscar competition for 2018. MANHATTAN SHORT is now in compliance with the rules governing the Oscar Awards set forth by the Academy of Motion Pictures of Arts and Sciences (AMPAS).
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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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Extended Deadline June 30, 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.
Software an award prize. Visibility in out travelling show in Berlin, Cannes Annecy, Glasgow and more.
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Filmfestivals.com recommends the not to be missed Premiere Screenings of "Hired Gun: Out of the Shadows, Into the Spotlight" Stars of the new documentary Hired Gun include the film's co-producer Jason Hook, left, along with Rudy Sarzo, Kenny Aronoff, Derek St. Holmes, Phil X and Liberty DeVitto. Performing in the shadow of the big stars like Billy Joel, Kiss, Ozzy, the hired guns we follow are called to perform on tours, in recording sessions, to repl...
By Jonathan Heap Director of the Unwilling Here are some of the luminaries from the World Premiere of After Ever After, a story of a man with his 9 year old daughter’s terminal sickness. Rakesh Kumar, 2nd from the right is the producer/director of this film. Jonathan Heap with Zack Zublena, the co-director of the Hollywood International Cinefest. Jonathan had a nice conversation with Zack. He said it was their first year and they were real excited to get about 100 sub...
The latest issue of RUE MORGUE (#177 July/August 2017) has arrived! In it, we delve into the tragic story behind Andrew Getty's THE EVIL WITHIN, a movie 15 years in production and completed mere days before the director's untimely death. We track down star MICHAEL BERRYMAN and the rest of the cast and crew of this soon-to-be cult classic, to get at the story behind this highly unconventional film. Plus: The sordid story of the Getty family, THE EVIL WITHIN reviewed...
Dear colleagues, In case you haven't submitted your film yet, please, do not miss the upcoming deadline of the 21st Ji.hlava IDFF for films produced in 2017. Deadline for films produced in 2017: June 30, 2017. You can also submit a rough cut of your film by July 31, 2017. More information and the online submission form can be found here. No submission fee required. Jihlava IDFF intr...
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THE EVIL WITHIN by late Andrew Getty
Winner in Houston WorldFest and Fantasporto
The sadistic tale of a lonely, mentally handicapped boy who befriends his reflection in an antique mirror. This demonic creature orders him to go on a murderous rampage to kill the people he loves most.
OFFENSIVE, Jon Ford's thriller.Winner in Houston Worldfest
"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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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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For the first time the International Uranium Film Festival of Rio de Janeiro was invited to be part of Latin America's most important environmental film & video festival - the FICA 2017 in the historical Goiás City, the ancient Capital of Goiás State in Central Brazil. Between June 20 and June 25 FICA 2017 screened more than a hundred films with an audience of about 3,400 people - 21 Percent more than 2016. One of the great winners of the FICA 2017 was &quo...
It’s in our name. Paris ART and Movie Awards. Why is that ? Because cinema is art, of course. But what about art ? What is the art, is it the goal, the end of the trail, or what you see walking along ? Is art what we are, or what we want to show of ourselves ? Today, art is becoming, again, a tool we have to use to react to society, our ways of live. Art is what connects us to the others, what helps us focus on our humanity, or the spark that makes us want to destroy it a...
BRICS FILM FESTIVAL SHOWCASES EMERGING ARTISTS (“Follow the Yellow BRICS Road”) This year’s BRICS International Film Festival is being kicked off today in beautiful Chengdu, China, the capital of Sichuan province, a stunning area in Southwest China, better known for its relaxed atmosphere, fine food, and as the home of the world famous Panda Bear. Supported by a co-operative coalition of five nations - Brazil, Russia,...
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by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent There was a time when Sofia Coppola could be at an awards show and overlooked as a famous daughter, not any more, not for years now since LOST IN TRANSLATION. But in her new film, THE BEGUILED, which is a retool of a 1971 Clint Eastwood starrer, she really comes of age as a visionary writer/director. Even in what is considered a remake of a movie based on a novel by Thomas Cullinan, it has a distinctive feel that's all hers. The film opens ...
DUAN Yihong and GANG Dong-won to receive Star Asia Award, Jung Byung-gil to receive Excellence in Action Cinema award, and Eric TSANG to now receive Lifetime Achievement Award The Film Society of Lincoln Center and Subway Cinema announced today updated awardees and special guests for the 16th New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF), which will take place from June 30 to July 13 at the Film Society and July 14 to 16 at the SVA Theatre. The festival will pres...
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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.
La conférence de presse de Philippe Martin à Moscou sur le film de JEAN-STÉPHANE BRON L Opéra. Philippe Martin a déjà produit plusieurs films autour de l'art lyrique dont Pelléas et Mélisande... ...
Chers amis, Le 45ème Festival International du Film de La Rochelle ouvrira le vendredi 30 juin à 20h15 avec Mathieu Amalric et l’avant-première de son film « Barbara ». La soirée de clôture aura lieu le dimanche 9 juillet à 20h avec « Jeune femme », Caméra d’or au Festival de Cannes, présenté par Léonor Serraille, sa r&ea...
La 26ème édition du Festival Biarritz Amérique Latine, festival de référence pour les cinémas et les cultures latino-américains, se tiendra du 25 septembre au 1 octobre. Avec trois compétitions de films, fiction long-métrage, court-métrage et documentaire, annoncées au mois de juillet, le meilleur de la production cinématographique de l’Amérique Latine sera présenté à...
RETROUVEZ LA SÉLECTION OFFICIELLE 2017 : LA COMPÉTITION INTERNATIONALE ALSO KNOWN AS JIHADI Éric Baudelaire France / 2017 / 102' Première mondiale BARONESA Juliana Antunes Brésil / 2017 / 70' Première internationale BRAGUINO Clément Cogitore France / 2017 / 49' Première mondiale / FIDLab CARTUCHO Andr&...
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