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Feature films Cristal for a Feature Film Ma vie de Courgette Jury Distinction La Jeune Fille sans mains Audience Award Ma vie de Courgette Short films Cristal for a Short Film Une tête disparaît Jury Award Vaysha, l'aveugle "Jean-Luc Xiberras" Award for a First Film ...
Festivals Connexion Jury Distinction – Région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, in partnership with Lumières Numériques & Pilon Cinéma: Moms on Fire, Joanna Rytel. Festivals Connexion Award – Région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, in partnership with Lumières Numériques & Pilon Cinéma: Decorado, Alberto Vázquez. Junior Jury Award for a Graduation Film: The Alan Dimension, Jac Clinch. Junior Jury Award for a...
Screened in Annexe’s Work in Progress section for feature films, “White Fang” is a co-production between France’s Superprod and Luxembourg Bidibul Productions and “Little Miss Sunshine” producer Big Beach. Directed by Alexandre Espigares, who won an Academy Award Oscar for short film “Mr. Hublot,” “White Fang” is written by Dominique Monfrey, Philippe Lioret and Serge Frydman, based on Jack London’s classic novel. UTA Independe...
If you weren’t able to make it to the Festival or if you were there but miss it already, we’ve got the next best thing to take you (back) into this event with good vibes and lots of fun! Check our photos: portraits and ambiance pictures on flickr and facebook. Festival, Mifa, Meetings… Screenings, exhibitions, parties… An overview of Annecy 2016 can be found in this one video! So let this little film take you back into the magic world of animation on...
Two films produced or coproduced by the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) have been honoured with awards at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival this year. The awards ceremony was held Saturday evening in Annecy, France. The Head Vanishes (Une tête disparait) by Franck Dion has won the prestigious Annecy Cristal for best short film. The film is produced by Papy 3D (Franck Dion, Richard Van Den Boom), NFB (Julie Roy) and ARTE France (Hélène Vayssi&egrav...
Check the new trailer from Google Spotlight Stories and Nexus Animation Studios' collaboration, RAIN OR SHINE, directed by Felix Massie! Google Spotlight Stories presents the trailer for their newest story RAIN OR SHINE Directed by Felix Massie The sun is shining, the birds are singing, there’s a spring in everybody’s step. Everyone in London is enjoying a perfect summer's day… Until Ella steps outside. Everywhere she goes it r...
NFB short Blind Vaysha by Theodore Ushev receives Junior Jury Award (short films) at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival ...
The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) is pleased to announce a new international co-production agreement with a production house in Germany, for an exciting new animation project entitled Altötting, by renowned filmmaker Andreas Hykade. This is the NFB’s first agreement with production company Studio Film Bilder and its second animation co-production agreement with Germany. In addition, a new co-production agreement with France will spotlight the talent of celebrate...
DISNEY ART CHALLENGE WINNERS 1st: Jules Bourgès - GOBELINS, l'école de l'image ...
Second surprise visit at the Market after Jeffrey Katzenberg. President Hollande came to Annecy for a short visit. Excellent news for the festival with such a strong recognition of the success (and hard work) behind the status of Annecy Festival and Mifa in the industry worldwide. ...
François Hollande's "surprise" visit to the Market put the city in high security mode. To my festival goer's knowledge it is a first in festivals history in France where the president attends one of our festivals in France. A nice achievement for CITIA the team running Annecy Festival and Market ...
Interview of Shuzo John Shiota - President of Polygon Pictures Inc - MIFA 2016 MIFA: What are the biggest challenges facing the animation industry today? Shiota: The challenge is also a big benefit that we have been seeing in the past two years. Because of the advent of the streaming video like the Netflixes, the Amazons, and the Hulus, there is suddenly a huge window of opportunity to show our work whereas before our genre, which is anime. &nb...
Interview of Philippe Alessandri - Chairman of French Animation Producer's association SPFA - MIFA 2016 ...
Animation Day in Cannes has ranked as one of the Top 100 Best Reviewed Festivals on FilmFreeway for the month of May! According to reviews from real FilmFreeway users, your festival ranks in the top 2.5% of among more than 4,000 film festivals and creative contests around the world. No doubt, this ranking is a testament to the countless hours of hard work and care that you and your staff have devoted to creating such a wonderful event. We’re especially proud to be partnered with amazin...
48 videos, panels, awards, networking and ambiance from a very successfull edition of Animation Day in Cannes. 102 Trailers from Animation Day in Cannes. "The whole Cannes Animation Day experience was first rate. I have to thank you for organising Animation Day in Cannes. Without your support my time in Cannes would have been totally wasted. I made several useful connections and was able to demonstrate the project to Mike Plante of the New Horizons section of the Sundance Film...
Pictured: Bilal by Ayman Jamal Animation Day in Cannes opening film "Animation that Matters Accolade"
Check these teasers and trailers from films featured at the Animation Day in Cannes - May 18 ... CLICK HERE & WATCH FOR FUN
Cannes 2016 Report by Madelyn Most Any mention of the word Cannes immediately brings up images of ‘stars’ and almost-anorexic mannequins adorned in provocative haute-couture posing before photographers on the brilliant red carpet of the Festival’s Palais, (often trailed by tuxedoed escorts), but in fact, the Cannes Film Festival is much more than that. Besides the over abundance of screenings and press conferences, ...
Cannes 2016, WRAPUP By Alex Deleon <film festivals.com>
This was the year of police barricades on the Croisette, armed patrols on Rue d'Antibes, and body checks at Palais entrances, presumably to assure the crowds that they were safe from Terrorist attacks. Most festival visitors took these precautions in stride although it often entailed long tedious detours to get to important screenings or other events. Other than th...
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Regular Deadline July 31st
Over 250 Cinemas Across 6 Continents Unite for One Week for One Film Festival. MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival’s Official Call for entries. Deadline July 31, 2016.
Filmmakers have until the end of July to get their films in if they wish to be part of the 19th Annual MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival set to take place in over 250 cinemas spanning 6 continents between Sept 23-Oct 2, 2016. Over 100,000 film lovers will not only view the finalists but will judge them as well with votes being sent through to NYC where the winner will be announced on Oct 2, 2016. Films must be 20 minutes under in length. – Click here to enter:
http://www.manhattanshort.com/film-entry.html
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A recent survey among documentary filmmakers entitled "The Cost of Docs" provides figures and insights into the actual cost of producing a documentary film in today's audiovisual market. The survey takes a closer look at the financial aspects involved in the production of documentaries from the research stage up to the final cut. The survey, spearheaded by the Whicker's World Foundation, was conducted in partnership with EDN - European Documentary Network and Shef...
Rosamund Pike as Ruth Williams and David Oyelowo as Seretse Khama in A UNITED KINGDOM, Pathé The 60th BFI London Film Festival in partnership with American Express® is delighted to announce that this year’s Opening Night gala will be Amma Asante’s A UNITED KINGDOM, the true story of Seretse Khama, King of Bechuanaland (modern Botswana), and Ruth Williams, the London office worker he married in 1947 in the face of fierce opposition from their families and the Bri...
JONES ON TRUFFAUT ON HITCHCOCK Another Marvelous Documentary in a Tent in the North Woods ~~ By Alex Deleon <film festivals.com> The Greatest Story Hitchcock Ever Told HITCHCOCK/Truffaut; Document, UK. 2015. director Kent Jones. 78 minutes. Viewed on Saturday afternoon in the little tent. Chilly with mosquitoes biting. Makes you want to read and devour the book ASAP. Fantastic film. Great shots of Hitchcock film p...
Kaisa's Enchanted Forest" (Kuun Metsän Kaisa) Opens Midnight Sun Festival in far north Finland with a Magical Mystery Tour through Lappish folklore Alex Deleon <filmfestivals.com "Kaisa's Enchanted Forest" 2016, Finnish Biographical documentary, consisting of crisp b/w archival footage mixed with contemporary color footage and magical special effects. RT 84 minutes that seem eternal in th...
By Alex Deleon The Midnight Sun Film Festival w (known in Finland as Sodankylän elokuvajuhlat) as founded in 1986 by Finnish filmmakers, e.g. the Kaurismäki brothers, and the Municipality of Sodankylä. The village of Sodankylä is located in the heart of Finnish Lapland, some 120 kilometers above the Arctic Circle, where the sun doesn´t set at all in the summertime. The Lappish nature and the nightless night provide the Midnight Sun Film Festival a setting no other fe...
More Information available at: filmfreeway.com/project/416750 FINALIST Ekurhuleni International Film Festival 2016 — OFFICIAL SELECTION African Bamba Human Rights Film Festival 2016 — OFFICIAL SELECTION World Festival of Emerging Cinema 2016 — OFFICIAL SELECTION China Women's Film Festival 2016 — OFFICIAL SELECTION Auroville Film Festival 2015 — OFFICIAL SELECTION CinéWomen Biennial 2015 — OFFICIAL SELECTION Color Interna...
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Starring: Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje Ian McShane China Anne McClain Jacob Latimore Michael Gross Thomas Nicholas Mark Rolston Cynthia Kaye Fred Tatasciore
Directed By: Khurram Alavi and Ayman Jamal
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Family - 105 minutes - United Arab Emirates, USA
World premiere in Cannes
An artistic journey between fiction and documentary film at the same time, throughout space, time, dimensions, light and music, that are conducting through the full sequence to a live experience of Enoc the Resplendent Stargate Energy®
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10 year old Mo & 13 year old Melody seek the help of their father’s dear friend, scientist & explorer Professor Shonku to find their missing father left earlier on a quest in search of the unicorn. En route they experience fantastical exploits & adventures that take them into opulent depths of the Himalayas, which are aided by a trail of clues.
Feature film: 01:28:00
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Paranoid Girls Comedy by Pedro del Santo was qualified for Oscar selection running for best film, best original song...
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.
Feature - Feel Good Movie - World premiered in Montreal World Film Festival Winner best romantic comedy in Manhattan Fest
Charlie Kane can’t catch a break. He grew into a man who expects the worse out of life and gets it. But that changes when, by chance, he meets a bright, sunny sprite of a woman named Holly who turns him from a dour drip into someone finally allowing himself to be happy.Then a bus flattens her before Charlie eyes. Charlie opts for suicide but can’t even successfully give up on life. Left with no other choice, he adopts Holly’s ethos of positivity and just decides to be happy... by ignoring all the bad things in life. But his cynical best friend isn’t buying Charlie’s new-found happiness and sets out to save Charlie by making him miserable again.
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To celebrate its 40th anniversary the Montreal World Film Festival is introducing a GOLDEN CHELEMof World Cinema: $1 million (US) in cash prizes will be added to the awards for its competitive sections. The prize money will be shared equally (on a 50/50 basis) by the producers and directors of the winning films, in order to encourage new cinematic creation. “No other festival in the world rewards its best films in such a generous way with 13 different prizes.” stated MWF...
The thirteenth BH film festival was held at the Anthology Film Archives and the School of Visual Arts from May 25-28. Opening the festival, a film forum was held for the first time at the Anthology, presenting two non –competitive documentaries, Faruk Sokolovic’s 2015 No Excuses and the 2015 100 Million Dollar House by Reshad Kulenovic. They covered severe human rights violations in the Balkans and the West Bank and were followed by ...
The 63d Sydney Film Festival launched few days ago and already counts numerous sold out screenings and exclusive premieres as part of this year’s Australian and International selection. Last Friday, the official festival hub opened its doors to all festival attendees and the public who have the opportunity to swing by and have a closer look at excerpts from this year’s programme, along with some exciting projects, installations and VR short film presentations. The Hub i...
CAMPUS MOVIEFEST ANNOUNCES DATES FOR TERMINUS, JUNE 16 - 19, 2016 Four-Day Event Bringing the Best of Film, TV and Gaming to Downtown Atlanta Badges Now On Sale, Beginning at $99 for Students and $129 for Non-Students Campus MovieFest, the world’s largest student film festival, has announced the dates for the inaugural TERMINUS - a four-day event dedicated to bringing together young creatives and industry professionals for the best of film, TV and gaming. Ta...
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Lynnette Wallworth, the internationally renowned Sydney based filmmaker and artist, has been awarded the inaugural Sydney UNESCO City of Film Award. The award was presented at the Closing Night of the Sydney Film Festival. The $10,000 prize will be awarded annually by Screen NSW to an outstanding NSW-based screen practitioner whose work stands for innovation, imagination and impact. In addition to the cash prize, Lynette will be one of the first NSW-based ...
The exhibition « All colors by Kieślowski » describing life and work of the Polish Artist is prepared on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of passing of the Polish director Krzysztof Kieślowski. This event is organized by the Polish Representation to the EU with in cooperation of the Region of Lower Silesia and the support of IN SITU Foundation and SOKOLOWSKO.ORG. The pictures “All colors by Kieślowski”, will be exhibited during Brussels Film ...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Press Contact: Shannon Goodwin Mitchell Telluride Film Festival shannon@telluridefilmfestival.org 43rd TELLURIDE FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2016 GUEST DIRECTOR VOLKER SCHLÖNDORFF June 16, 2016 BERKELEY, CA – Telluride Film Festival, presented by National Film Preserve LTD., is proud to announce its 2016 Guest Director, Volker Schlöndorff. The globally acclaimed German filmmaker, producer, writer and actor is set to sel...
By Maria Esteves – June 18, 2016 The 18th International Cloud Expo New York (CloudExpoNY 2016) commenced June 7-9, at Javits Center, NYC. Produced by SYS-CON Media, annually presents the world’s most innovative cloud technologies, IoT (Internet of Things), Big Data, Analytics, Web RTC (Web Real-Time Communication) and DevOps (Development and Operations); along with keynote presentations; conference sessions; panel discussions; workshops; exhibitors show floor; special events and op...
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IMZ: CONNECTING FILMMAKERS AND BROADCASTERS The IMZ as international business network for film and TV professionals in the arts sector again provided a large part of industry experts among attendants: Both established and aspiring filmmakers took advantage of exclusive networking options with producers, distributors and the major international broadcasting stations. DANCESCREEN: AWARDING EXCEPTIONAL DANCE FILMS dancescreen is designed to add the major international brands in the art...
In addition to the New York premieres of major feature films and documentaries from and throughout the Americas, the 3rd edition of The Americas Film Festival NY -TAFFNY- organized the Americas Film Festival Short Films competition. More than 200 films from 16 countries were submitted, including works from independent filmmakers and numerous film schools. On Friday June 17th, TAFFNY...
Thank you to everyone who attended the 14th Santa Cruz Film Festival at the Tannery Arts Center this month. We are proud that we were able to bring the work of 75 filmmakers to Santa Cruz audiences at the new Colligan Theater, Tannery World Dance and Cultural Center, and Radius Gallery. We rely on community support in order to showcase the work of these brilliant digital storytellers during the 5-day festival. We need to raise $20,000 to cover the costs of producing a high-quality viewing...
The 63rd Sydney Film Festival tonight awarded Aquarius, directed by Kleber Mendonça Filho, the prestigious Sydney Film Prize, out of a selection of 12 Official Competition films. The $63,000 cash prize was awarded at the Festival’s Closing Night Gala awards ceremony and event: the Australian premiere screening of Whit Stillman’s Love & Friendship, held at the State Theatre. Sydney filmmaker Dan Jackson was awarded the Documentary Australia Foundation A...
Image: Manoochehr Mohammadi In Cannes, APSA and founding partner FIAPF (International Federation of Film Producers Associations) announced Iranian producer Manoochehr Mohammadi as winner of the 10th FIAPF Award for Outstanding Achievement in Film in the Asia Pacific Region, to be awarded at the APSA ceremony on 24 November in Brisbane, Australia. The Cannes announcement came ...
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Que vous n’ayez pas pu venir au Festival ou que vous en soyez déjà nostalgique, nous avons la solution pour vous permettre de (re)vivre l’ambiance unique de cet événement ! Voici nos photos: portraits et ambiance du festival sur flickr et notre page facebook. Festival, Mifa, Rencontres… Projections, expositions, soirées… Tout le résumé de cette nouvelle édition du Festival international du film d&rsquo...
Deux films produits ou coproduits par l’Office national du film du Canada (ONF) ont remporté les grands honneurs lors de la cérémonie de remise de prix au Festival international du film d’animation d’Annecy qui se déroulait ce soir, en France. Une tête disparait, de Franck Dion a remporté, le prestigieux Cristal d’Annecy du meilleur court métrage, la plus haute distinction du palmarès. Le film est une coproductio...
Les jurys de la 40e édition du Festival international du film d’animation d'Annecy ont dévoilé le palmarès 2016, lors de la cérémonie de clôture qui s’est tenue ce samedi 18 juin. Didier Brunner a reçu un Cristal d’honneur pour l’ensemble de sa carrière des mains de Marcel Jean, en présence de Tomm Moore et Delphine Maury. 18 prix ont été décern&...
L’Office national du film du Canada (ONF) étend la portée de ses coproductions internationales en animation à une nouvelle société de production en Allemagne, permettant une collaboration stimulante avec un cinéaste reconnu : Andreas Hykade. Pour la première fois, l’institution a signé une entente avec la société de production Studio Film Bilder, pour le film Altötting d’Andreas Hykade. Il s’a...
DISNEY ART CHALLENGE LES LAURÉATS DE L'EDITION 2016 Pour sa quatrième édition, le Disney Art Challenge, concours organisé par The Walt Disney Company France en partenariat avec Art Ludique-Le Musée, a récompensé trois étudiants du Réseau des Ecoles de Cinéma d'Animation (RECA). Les élèves des 25 écoles du RECA étaient invités à créer des planches grap...
Participations à la hausse, nouveaux territoires présents, sessions de recrutement toujours plus nombreuses, interventions de tous les acteurs majeurs du secteur : l’édition 2016 du Mifa enregistre une forte croissance et porte un éclairage unique sur les facteurs de développement d’un secteur en pleine évolution. ...
Pour la troisième année, les prix spéciaux ont été remis en présence du maire d’Annecy Jean-Luc Rigaut, lors d’une cérémonie qui a eu lieu aujourd’hui à 18h30 à l’Hôtel-de-Ville. 10 prix ont été decernés. Mention du jury Festivals Connexion – Région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes / En partenariat avec Lumières Numériques ...
Frédérique Bredin, Présidente du CNC © Farida Bréchemir LE CINÉMA EN FÊTE DU VENDREDI 24 AU MERCREDI 29 JUIN 2016 ...
L'INSTITUT FRANÇAIS ET LE CNC FÊTENT LE CINÉMA DANS PLUS DE 20 PAYS du 20 au 30 juin 2016 Pour la première fois, l’Institut français, en partenariat avec le CNC, fête le cinéma à travers plus de 20 pays, notamment en Irak, en Israël, dans les Territoires Palestiniens, en Espagne, sur le continent africain, en Inde et au Brésil. Des projections, animations et débats sont proposés par le réseau cultu...
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Du 13 au 17 juillet 2016 à Pauillac se déroulera la 2ème édition des Vendanges du 7ème Art – Festival International du Cinéma Art & Essai : un jury international, 14 films en avant-première, de magnifiques rencontres à partager avec des talents de renom, dans l’écrin du vignoble médocain. Accessibilité, convivialité et prestige sont les maîtres mots. UN JURY INTERNATIONAL M. Vincen...
SÉLECTION INTERNATIONALE, FOCUS DANOIS, 30 ANS DE LA FÉMIS, JUMP IN : NOUVEAU PROGRAMME POUR LES JEUNES TALENTS, SONT À L'AFFICHE DE LA 39E ÉDITION. Le Poitiers Film Festival donne rendez-vous à tous les cinéphiles ou curieux et aux professionnels du 25 novembre au 2 décembre pour y découvrir le cinéma du monde et de demain. Le film d’école est un objet précieux, libre des contraint...
Rendez-vous du 26 au 30 octobre 2016 à Biarritz sous le signe du futur ! Le Txiki Festival, festival de cinéma pour enfants vous donne rendez-vous du 26 au 30 octobre 2016 à Biarritz. Cette année, c’est le thème du futur qui sera mis à l’honneur dans la programmation, à travers une sélection des meilleurs films d’animations&n...
Le soleil était chez nous Découvrez les photos de ces trois premiers jours de festival. Au programme : la soirée d'ouverture, le jury, les invités, Volker Schlöndorff, La Fête à Bedos, la bourse cinéma et musique etc. INFO - RESERV. T + 32 (0)2 641 10 20 ...
vu sur digitalarti.com Après la vidéo et les captations via les portables, Le Forum des Images met en place un festival inédit, entièrement consacré à la réalité virtuelle et à destination du grand public. À la différence des salons pour les professionnels axés sur les technologies de la VR, cette manifestation qui se tiendra le week-end du 17 au 18 juin à Paris, est un vrai festival de ciné...
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