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> AFM DAILIES & PREVIEWS  American Film Market | November 2 - 9, 2016 | Santa Monica  

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AFM 2016 runs November 2 - 9, 2016  Newsletters:    Circulation of our newsletter 122 000   Pre roll newsletter N° 1 (October  16) Pre roll newsletter N° 2 (October  28)  Opening Newsletter N°3 (November 2)  N°4 (November 3)  N°5 (November 4) ANIMATION IN FOCUS   N°6 (November 7)  N°7 (November 9)  Final wrap newsletter N°8(November 11)  ... 

AI Film announced that it will fully finance Craig Gillespie’s upcoming “I, Tonya" (Harding)

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AI Film announced today that it will fully finance Craig Gillespie’s upcoming, “I, Tonya”, with Sierra/Affinity to commence international sales at this year’s AFM. Margot Robbie (Suicide Squad, The Wolf of Wall Street) is in negotiations to star as American figure skater Tonya Harding as well as produce the edgy comedy, with Bryan Unkeless (The Hunger Games, Bright) for Clubhouse Pictures, Tom Ackerley for LuckyChap Entertainment and Steven Rogers already attached to prod...
 

Sales Executive Kristen Figeroid Joins BLOOM as President of International Sales & Distribution

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BLOOM announced today that Kristen Figeroid is joining the team as the President of International Sales & Distribution.  Figeroid will report to Alex Walton and will oversee the international licensing and distribution of BLOOM’s growing film slate.    BLOOM’s Alex Walton said: “Kristen comes with great experience, she is a highly regarded sales agent and incredibly well-liked among buyers, producers, and agents.  She has a great eye for material and...
 

Neil Goetz New movie marketing company

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Renowned entertainment industry research outfit Screen Engine/ASI (SE/ASI) and award winning motion picture marketing executive Neil Goetz have teamed up to launch The Engine Room as a strategic creative think tank.   The Engine Room’s initial clients include Sony, The Weinstein Company, Fox and Lionsgate. The company is currently working on a number of upcoming studio and independent feature film projects.   The Engine Room has been designed as the first resource of its kind...
 

Visual Effects master Paul Franklin (Inception, Interstellar) has come on to direct the action thriller Resurface

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FIRST TITLE GREENLIT UNDER PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN COVERT MEDIA AND BROKEN ROAD PRODUCTIONS   Visual Effects master Paul Franklin (Inception, Interstellar) has come on to direct the action thriller Resurface, it was announced today by Covert Media’s CEO Paul Hanson (District 9, W.) who is producing the film alongside Broken Road Productions’ Todd Garner (Knight and Day, True Memoirs of an International Assassin).   Written by Pete Bridges, writer of the upcoming Amblin En...
 

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Masterclass by Asghar Farhadi today, a packed house, no photos allowed

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Farhadi was born in Homāyūnshahr (literally; auspicious city) . After 1979 the city was renamed due to Islamic Revolution to Khomeyni Shahr (literally; city of Khomeini) a city which located at Isfahan province nearby Isfahan city. He is a graduate of theatre, with a BA in Dramatic Arts and MA in Stage Direction from University of Tehran and Tarbiat Modares University, re...
 

October 22 festivities @ Antalya Film Festival

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13.00 Festival Road Music Concert  14.00 TMR Conferences: Online Coaching with Jenna Edwards (Glass Pyramid – Attalia Hall)  16.00 Festival Road Dance Performance 17.00 Festival Road Book Signing: Kemal İnci 19.30 Sixpack Festival Road Concert Film Schedule ...
 

October 21 festivities @ Antalya Film Festival

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13.00 Festival Road Music Concert  14.00 Familiar Faces at Festival Road (TALK)  16.00 Festival Road Dance Performance 17.00 Festival Road Book Signing: Feyzi Tuna 19.30 Festival Road Concert 21.30 Konyaaltı Open-Air Cinema Open-Air Cinema Sixty One (Film Crew in Attendance) Film Schedule ...
 

Interview with Lamis Ammar for Sandstorm

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When their entire lives shatter, two Bedouin women struggle to change the unchangeable rules, each in her own individual way. Written and directed by  Elite Zexer, starring   Lamis Ammar, Ruba Blal, Hitham Omari The film plays in Antalya FF Out of Competition   ...
 

The Light of Cinema Shines from Antalya during Antalya Film Festival October 16 - 23, 2016

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  53rd INTERNATIONAL ANTALYA FILM FESTIVAL Opened on Sunday October 16th to a star studded black tie event was broadcast live from the Turkish Riviera.  Hosted by Festival President: Menderes Türel, The Mayor of Antalya Metropolitan Municipality and Festival Director Elif Dağdeviren, IAFF is one of the oldest and most popular film festivals in Europe and Asia, where glamor and art mingled with cinephiles and international film professionals for the week-long event in Oct...
 

October 20 festivities @ Antalya Film Festival

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10.00 Screenwriting Workshop with Burak Göral (Glass Pyramid – Attalia Hall) 12.00 Short Film Workshop: Short Film Distribution In Europe (Glass Pyramid – Attalia Hall) 15.00 TMR Conferences: That’s a Wrap! What’s Next? (Glass Pyramid – Adrian Hall) 14.00 Familiar Faces At Festival Road (TALK) 17.00 Festival Road Book Signing: Hülya Uçansu + Arif Keskiner 13.00 Festival Road Music Concert 19.30 Festival Road Concert 21.30 Open-Air Cinema...
 

October 19 festivities @ Antalya Film Festival

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10.00 Screenwriting Workshop with Burak Göral (Glass Pyramid – Attalia Hall) 12.00 Short Film Workshop: Festival Strategies with Roger Gonnin (Glass Pyramid – Attalia Hall) 14.00  Familiar Faces At Festival Road (TALK) 13.00 Festival Road Music Concert 16.00 Festival Road Dance Performance 17.00 Festival Road Book Signing: Menderes Samancılar 19.30 Taksim Trio Festival Road Concert Film Schedule ...
 

October 18 festivities @ Antalya Film Festival

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10.00 Industry tour at Perge and Antalya with alunch at Arma 10.00 Screenwriting Workshop with Burak Göral (Glass Pyramid – Attalia Hall) 14.00  Familiar Faces at Festival Road (TALK) 14.00 Directors and Actors Views with Nazan Kesal & Onur Saylak 13.00 Festival Road Music Concert 16.00 Festival Road Dance Performance 17.00 Festival Road Book Signing: Harika Uygur 19.30 Festival Road Concert Film Schedule ...
 
 

Antalya Film Festival Busy Schedule

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The Light of Cinema Shines from Antalya

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53. INTERNATIONAL ANTALYA FILM FESTIVAL Opens at the newly renovated EXPO 2016 Festival Center during star studded Ceremony   IAFF run from 16-23 October 2016   The International Antalya Film Festival (IAFF) opened to a star studded black tie event which was broadcast live on A Haber from the Turkish Riviera.  Hosted by Festival President: Menderes Türel, The Mayor of Antalya Metropolitan Municipality and Festival Director Elif Dağdeviren, IAFF is one of the ...
 

Audrey Tautou and vintage cars are the stars of the 53rd opening of Antalya Fest

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French Star Audrey Tautou Honor Award at the festival, with Festival President, sec Menderes TÜREL and agriculture and animal Minister...   ...
 

Hugh Hudson heads Jury for International Antalya Film Festival’s International Competition

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        The jury lineup for the International Competition of the 53rd International Antalya Film Festival has been completed. British filmmaker Hugh Hudson will serve as president, alongside Andie MacDowell, Rutger Hauer, Najwa Najjar, Nursel Köse, Wash Westmoreland and Mirsad Purivatra.   Organized by Antalya Metropolitan Municipality, these respected film industry professionals will perform their duties between 16-23 October, 2016.   The jury will be ...
 

New initiatives at 53rd Antalya Film Fest

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2016 sees the International Antalya Film Festival celebrating its 53rd edition; it continues to be the most important calendar fixture for Turkish cinema. Taking place in the ancient city of Antalya – renowned for its feasts, celebrations and festivals for over 2,500 years – the festival will once again host national and international cinema professionals and cinephiles between the 16th and 23rd of October. The Festival’s press conference was held in ...
 

Twelve nominees are announced for the 53rd International Antalya Film Festival’s National Feature Film Competition category.

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The 53rd International Antalya Film Festival kicked off yesterday, October 16. The Festival, co-hosted by Menderes Türel, Mayor of Antalya Metropolitan Municipality and Festival President, and Elif Dağdeviren, the Festival’s Director, twelve films – including two documentaries – will contend for the Golden Orange award in the festival’s National Feature Film Competition category.   Featuring both internationally- and nationally-acclaimed films, this year...

Presenting The Antalya Film Forum

 

The Antalya Film Forum will be held between 19-22 October 2016, with Fiction Pitching, Documentary Pitching and Work in Progress platforms, panels, Master Classes and Case Studies. The Antalya Film Forum is a co-production and project development market established with the aim of expanding co-production opportunities primarily in Turkey, as well as in its neighboring territories and around the world, encouraging producers and directors to produce new films, and ensuring the recognition of th...

Overview of ANTALYA Hotspot of the Turkish Riviera

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With its palm trees, year-long warm climate and roughly 200 Blue Flag-certified beaches, Antalya is one of the most popular tourism destinations in the world. But there is much more to Antalya than sea, sun and beach. Whether you are a history buff or an avid golfer, Antalya will offer you a peerless experience. Discover #Turkey #HomeOf #Antalya. Be our guest! ...

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TALLINN BLACK NIGHTS FILM FESTIVAL PREVIEWS 

The freshly unveiled 13 films in the First Features Competition trigger strong industry attention

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  TALLINN BLACK NIGHTS FIRST FEATURES COMPETITION  GENERATES EARLY BUZZ   The freshly unveiled 13 films in the First Features Competition is getting considerable industry attention already, with Screen Daily and The Hollywood Reporter higlighting the dystopian UK drama The White King (on the photo) with The Littl...
 

Man with the Binoculars makes it to Tallinn & MAMI

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by Siraj Syed Assam-born Rima Das’s first feature, Man with the Binoculars, which was screened at Cannes in the Marche (Market) du Film section on May 18, finds its place in the programmes of two prestigious festivals in successive months. First, it is the Jio MAMI Mumbai International Film Festival with STAR, which starts this week, and then it will be part of Tallinn’s Black Nights 20th year. The Man with the Binoculars is Rima Das' tender and poignant slice-of-life debut ...
 

Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival announces First Features Competition programme line-up

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The 20th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival unveils first of the two international competition programmes, dedicated to showcasing the first feature films of filmmakers in the First Features Competition Programme. With an aim to discover and promote new talent, the festival has selected 13 world and international premieres from diverse regions. Festival Director Tiina Lokk says, “We were quite confident to return with the First Features Competition after a successful ina...

Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival celebrates its 20th anniversary

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Reaching its 20th edition this year, the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival aka PÖFF (derived from the festival’s name in Estonian), the only FIAPF-accredited (International Federation of Film Producers Associations) competitive non-specialized film festival in Northern Europe takes place on 11-27 November. Spanning over the two biggest cities of Estonia – the capital Tallinn, and Tartu – and screening at nine locations which include two Apollo multiplex cinemas, ci...

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Mental Health Channel Online Film Festival
December 1st 2016

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Regular Deadline October 15, 2016

2ND ANNUAL MHC ONLINE FILM FEST

Seeking great short films on mental health, to show them to the world

If you have a short documentary under 20 minutes, narrative or animation featuring any kind of mental health issue, with great storytelling and powerful characters to engage audiences, we want to show it here – and we’re offering cash prizes for the best submissions. Please see the 2015 Winners and Selections here.

The MHC OFF was created by the Mental Health Channel (MHC), a new online network creating engaging, enlightening, informative programming to help all viewers improve their mental health. SUBMIT NOW

 

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CINEFANTASY International Short Film Screenwriting Competition 2016
Macau (IFFAM) (December 8-13, 2016)

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Deadline October 28

CINEFANTASY International Short Film Screenwriting Competition 2016 organized by ICFT and IFFAM 2016 OPEN for online submission via www.cineytp.com from September 30 until October 28. You will have a chance to meet closely influential film professionals and investors, win a trip to 1st International Film Festival & Awards Macau (IFFAM, December 8-13, 2016), cash prizes and even more surprises! It is a good opportunity for young filmmakers and screenwriters to show their talents on an international platform and connect directly with young talents from other countries! 

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Ramsgate International Film and TV Festival March 23 -26, 2017

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September 30, 2016 Regular Deadline

The first Ramsgate International Film and TV Festival will be held in Ramsgate with its stunning Royal Harbour, unique in England. It is run by the Ramsgate Film & TV Institute, which will also run a variety of screenings throughout the year to bring international independent cinema to local audiences.

President of the Festival is Brenda Blethyn (Secret & Lies, Vera,...), BAFTA, Globe and Cannes Best Actress Winner and Oscar Nominated. Brenda will also pick the winner of the First Feature Film Category.

The Festival focus is to show new works and help promote film makers. Screenings are complemented by a strong programme of quality events and seminars, with industry professionals of high reputation, who have already confirmed their attendance. Do check the website for more all news as they come. 
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 Garden State Film Festival 2017
March 30 - April 2, 2017

Deadline November 15

 

Founded to celebrate the independent film genre, The Garden State Film Festival, a not for profit organization, offers independent filmmakers the chance to exhibit their work and gives New Jersey audiences a chance to experience new, cultural, and artistic endeavors through the medium of film.

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Montreal International Animation Film Festival - ANIMAZE August 17 – 20, 2017


Earlybird Deadline November 1, 2016

In partnership with filmfestivals.com

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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New York Festivals  
The 2017 Television & Film Awards gala will take place at the annual NAB Show in Las Vegas on April 25th, 2017

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Deadline October 15

The New York Festivals International TV & Film Awards honors the World’s Best TV and Films at its annual gala at NAB Show in Las Vegas on April 25th. Founded in 1957, NYF TV & Film Awards offers a powerhouse of categories including: 30 categories for documentaries and dozens of categories for news, drama and performers. New York Festivals welcomes network, studio, independent, and student productions of all lengths across all platforms. Late entries accepted until January 5th, 2017. For more information visit: http://www.newyorkfestivals.com/tvfilm/

NYF TV & Film Awards New Categories for 2017: Heroes, Ecotourism, and Best Use of Technology

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The Myrtle Beach International Film Festival April 19 – 22, 2017
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The Myrtle Beach International Film Festival has been awarded several prestigious awards including one of the "Top 25 film festivals worth the entry fee" by Movie Maker Magazine. The MBIFF screens projects in a multi-million dollar theater, housing state of the art technology. 
Being billed as the East Coast's answer to Sundance, the MBIFF has a reputation for outstanding films including writings and blogs making the statement that the MBIFF has the best film line up in the World. We continue to be a venue for up and coming film makers as well as seasoned professionals. Many of the filmmakers will be in attendance with their films, and will be available for Q&A sessions.

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Fantasporto 2017 February 24 - March 4, 2017

EARLY ENTRY DEADLINE: OCTOBER 30TH, 2016!  

Fantasporto’2017 | Oporto International Film Festival announces our Call for Film Entries for the 37th annual festival, running February 24th till March 4th.

This Call is for Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi features and shorts in the Fantasy competition. The Director’s Week is for features only, in all genres except fantasy.

Deadlines for Entries for 2017 edition are October 30th (Early Call) and December 5th (Final Call).

Films can be submitted now using the film submission website www.fantasporto.com

Fantasporto enjoys incredible loyalty and support from the large film-appreciating community all over the World. In the last edition, Fantasporto was attended by over 20,000 enthusiastic genre film fans and over 200 members of the film press and industry.

Considered in 2015 as the first of the independent film festivals in the world by TRIPPER, Fantasporto is among the top film festivals  for the discovery of new talent, having revealed countless of now famous directors, producers and actors.

The World Heritage City by UNESCO of Porto, twice considered Europe’s Best Touristic Destination,  is another factor adding interest . Founded in 1981, the 37th edition has the support of the Portuguese State.

Check the  Regulations on the site www.fantasporto.com.

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India’s tiny northern neighbour Bhutan at Jio MAMI’s 18th Mumbai FF with Star

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India’s tiny northern neighbour Bhutan at Jio MAMI’s 18th Mumbai FF with Star A nine-member Bhutanese delegation, led by Dasho Karma W Penjor, Honourable Secretary of Ministry of Information and Communications, will participate in the Mumbai. Other members will include important members of Department of Information and Media, and members from the Bhutan Film Association. Bhutan is known as ‘The Land of the Thunder Dragon’ at the Festival. Supported by governme...
 

WIM WENDERS AND ERROL MORRIS present acclaimed doc "NATIONAL BIRD" directed by SONIA KENNEBEC

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ATIONAL BIRD, directed by SONIA KENNEBECK and executive produced by WIM WENDERS and ERROL MORRIS opens in Los Angeles on November 18 and other cities nationwide including San Francisco and New York. Winning audiences over at Berlin, Tribeca, San Francisco, and Sheffield Film Festivals, NATIONAL BIRD follows the incredible dramatic journey of three whistleblowers who are determined to break the silence around one of the most controversial current affairs issues of our time: the secret U.S...
 

Twelve of the most recent Eastern European films will premiere at FilmFest Cottbus, compiting for the 'Lubina'

 
Twelve entries from 18 co-production countries will compete for the main prize and the Lubina award sculpture at the FilmFestival Cottbus. The Short Feature Competition will feature ten more premières, including four international premières. From 8 to 13 November, the festival will present for the 26th time contemporary Eastern European cinema with about 200 individual entries from 45 countries.   Mature débuts and repeated success - With Rusudan Glurjidze (HOUSE OF O...
 
 

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Enoc The Resplendent Stargate by Martha Marin Premiering in Cannes

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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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Paranoid Girls 
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Paranoid Girls Comedy by Pedro del Santo was qualified for Oscar selection running for best film, best original song...

Ana, Paula and Veronica become fascinated by modeling and the life that it offers. Yet, they gradually begin to discover the dark side of fashion hidden behind the fame and glamour of the spotlights. The women experience downfall as they engage with an antagonistic photographer who drags models into a high stakes abyss of danger. The women learn to value friendship over the lures of fashion pitfalls and enjoy life's simplicities in the end.

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Revolution by Rob Stewart (Sharkwater) 
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over 40 festival wins so far

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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Get Happy by Manoj Annadurai 
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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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Stockholm Film Festival presents this year’s film program

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Today the program of the 27th edition of the Stockholm International Film Festival is announced. 200 films from 70 countries will be screened during the festival November 9-20. - We are very proud over this year’s exciting program with 200 films from 70 countries. Our new section Discovery presents only new directors which results in a large number of new filmmakers. Stockholm Visionary Award is awarded to the French director François Ozon and Spotlight: Identity presents film...
 

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30th Israel Film Festival in LA: Portman, Stone, JFed, Movies, more

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Academy Award winning actress Natalie Portman will be honored with the 2016 Israel Film Festival Achievement in Film Award, Oscar nominated and Golden Globe and Emmy Award winning actress Sharon Stone will receive the 2016 Israel Film Festival Career Achievement Award and Jay Sanderson will accept the 2016 Israel Film Festival Community Leadership Award on behalf of The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles, at the 30th Anniversary of the Israel Film Festival in Los Angeles gala dinner on Wed...
 

The lineup of the 32nd International Short Film Festival Berlin

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  32nd International Short Film Festival Berlin 14 - 20 November 2016 500 films in 50 programs, 6 competitions, 9 cinemas and 4 inner-city districts Check out the festival program - and timetable - and  trailer Program 6 Competitions The festival flagships: International Competition, Confrontations Competition, Documentary Competition, German Competition, Green Film Competition and Eject - more here 2 Forei...
 

Boston Jewish Film Festival Announces 2016 Official Selections

 
The Boston Jewish Film Festival has announced the official selections for this year’s festival.  Thirty-eight films have been selected and will be screened from November 9-21, 2016.  Covering topics from same sex marriage to how the Holocaust is represented in the world of social media, the 2016 Boston Jewish Film Festival will explore the evolution of the Jewish identity in the 21st century and how individual characters wrestle with linking the past to who they are now.   ...
 

Film Budgeteers Award at the New York City Independent Film Festival

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Film Budgeteers is awarding all winners at the 2017 New York City Independent Film Festival with gift cards to create an introductory budget for your film! Visit http://bit.ly/1Jcd2Q1 to submit today.  ...
 
 

IVIE Student Film Awards To Be Produced by MEDIA ARTS Center San Diego

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Media Arts Center San Diego has been chosen by San Diego County Office of Education to take reign of its annual student film competition, known as the Innovative Video in Education (iVIE) Awards. Started in 2001 to encourage and reward teachers who utilize video as a project-based learning tool in their classrooms, iVIE has grown into a major student video competition attracting hundreds of students each year from around the county. Through iVIE, hundreds of students each year use film and vis...
 

Director Quentin Tarantino to Present Lifetime Achievement Award to Actor Bruce Dern at Fest Forums Santa Barbara

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QUENTIN TARANTINO (Writer/Director) is one of the most celebrated filmmakers of his generation. He truly embodies the essence of the independent filmmaker with seminal films like Pulp Fiction, The Kill Bill series, Django Unchained and many more, earning countless awards and...
 

60th BFI London Film Festival draws to a close

 
The 60th BFI London Film Festival in partnership with American Express®, closed its anniversary year tonight with the European Premiere of Ben Wheatley’s FREE FIRE. Audience attendance for the 60th edition reached a record-breaking 184,700, an 18% increase from 157,000 in 2015, with the new temporary Embankment Garden Cinema contributing significantly to that growth.   A further 8,200 people enjoyed the Festival through satellite screenings across the UK of Opening Night film Am...
 
 

7th London Iranian Film Festival (28 Oct - 2 Nov) will open with 'The Salesman'

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Europe's largest Iranian film festival returns for its 7th edition in London. We're thrilled to open this festival with 'The Salesman', winner of the Best Screenplay and Best Actor awards at Cannes this year. We will also pay tribute to Abbas Kiarostami who will be remembered with the screening of feature film 'Taste of Cherry', short film 'Take me Home' and documentary film '76 Minutes and 15 Seconds with Kiarosta...
 

Camerimage film festival unveils competition lineups for Directors debut, Cinematographers debut and TV pilots

 
DIRECTORS' DEBUTS COMPETITION 2016 LINE-UP!   Directors’ Debuts Competition was initiated in 2010 due to the Festival’s increasing openness to the noteworthy artists and the new film phenomena they create. The idea of creating additional competition sections was a natural consequence of our previous activities. For years we have been promoting innovative projects that combine intellectual freedom, remarkable insight into world affairs and a desire to inspire other artists ...
 

Sketches by Nesta Morgan on Venice Film Festival : from LaLaLand to the Voyage of Time,

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Teapots and Modern Dance, at Venice Director Damian Chazelle is hitting the double chord joyously as Emma Stone wins best actress, with modern dance we’re going into a dream in the real world, playing out the rhythms of a speech pattern, nursing fantasies in La La Land until lights out… the music casts a thin veil, a dream space as trumpeter Lee Morgan, plays blue notes on his life in Kasper Collins’s documentary, I Called Him Morgan. I draw Actress A...
 
 

Kick off of the second annual FEELFEST the international online Festival of Documentaries, Animation and Short Films

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o The event can be followed online only on the international web portal FEELMAKERS (www.feelmakers.com) worldwide. o There will be 12 films competing for awards, including 4 documentaries, 4 animated films and 4 fiction short films. o FEELFEST will also feature three film series: one dedicated to women in film, a selection of horror movies and another dedicated to the prestigious animation production company Autour de Minuit. Tomorrow Friday, December 14th will be the kickoff of the secon...
 

Chelsea Film Festival Lineup 2016

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A Cat’s Tale Rick Mowat After the Outbreak Larry Rosen Forgotten Carlos Bolado Forever Yours Patrick Ulysse Happy Michael McKinley Jessica Scott K. Foley La Vie Pur...
 

Youth Film Workshop 2016 Announced

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    BIFF is proud to announce the annual Youth Film Workshop Program sponsored by RBC Royal Bank, The Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA), Verandah House and Sandyport Beaches Resort.   This year’s workshop will feature a three-week-long series of the pre, production and post film making tutorials. Each session aims to further the knowledge and skill of amateur and novice filmmakers. Every tutorial and discussion will be led by an industry professiona...

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'A Quiet Passion' by Terence Davies and Home' by Fien Troch win at the 43rd Film Fest Gent internatinal competition

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On Friday 21 October, the international jury of Film Fest Gent, led by jury president Jeremy Thomas, announced the winners of the different competitions. 'A Quiet Passion' by Terence Davies won the Grand Prix for Best Film. The Georges Delerue Award for Best Music went to Johnny Jewel for his music for 'Home' by Fien Troch. Jeremy Thomas received the Lifetime Achievement Award for his entire career. This year’s international jury consisted of producer and preside...
 

Carter Burwell is Best Film Composer of the Year at the 16th WSAwards, Jeff Beal is Best Television Composer of the Year

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  Ryuichi Sakamoto received the Lifetime Achievement Award On 19 October, the World Soundtrack Academy announced the winners of the 2016 World Soundtrack Awards in Capitole, Ghent. Film Fest Gent celebrated its 16th edition of the World Soundtrack Awards by focusing on television scores. Brussels Philharmonic and the Flemish Radio Choir performed scores from the most beloved television shows in recent history, conducted by Music Director Dirk Brossé.    ...
 
 

Chelsea Film Festival Winners

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CHELSEA FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES ITS 2016 WINNERS ...
 

60th BFI London Film Festival Winners

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The 60th BFI London Film Festival in partnership with American Express® announced this year’s Festival Awards’ winners at its high profile Awards dinner, at Banqueting House, Whitehall, this evening. Hosted by Michael Sheen and with an address from BFI Chair Josh Berger, guests included Abi Morgan, Alicia Vikander, Anna Friel, Anthony Chen, Athina Rachel Tsangari, Bola Agbaje, David Dehaney, David Nicholls, David Tennant, Edmund Coulthard, Florence Pugh, George Amponsah, Gugu M...
 

FNC 2016 Awards

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OCTOBER 16, 2016  |  AWARDS #FNC2016: DAY 12 YESTERDAY: THE CLOSING CEREMONY OF THE 45TH FNC WAS THE SCENE OF AN EXPLOSION OF JOY, HUGS AND FRENZIED DANCING. TODAY: LAST DAY TO SEE THE WORKS OF SEVERAL RENOWNED FILMMAKERS.         OCTOBER 16  |  NEWS A NEW FIL...
 

Awards 14th International Festival Signes de Nuit

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The 14th International Festival Signs of the Night / October 2016 / Lisbon, Portugal Short Film Competition Award   MAIN AWARD The French Revolution HaMahapeicha HaTzarfatit Hai Afik | Israel | 2015 | 0:21:00  Special Mentions for Main Award: Limbo Konstantina Kotzamani | Greece, France | 2016 | 0:30:00  The Gift...
 
 

The 22nd Annual Brainwash Drive/In-Bike-In/Walk-In Movie Festival Winners

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  The First Prize Award winner: Dance of the Neurons – Jody Oberfelder 2nd Grand Prize: High Signs – Damien Patrik Third Prize Award: Head – Stav Levi Fourth Prize: Clyde’s Game – William Howard Fifth: “Ahavot Be’kitsur/Short Love – Yaron Yarkoni The Audience Choice AND Best Feature Film Awards: Curse of the Man Who Sees UFOs – Justin Gaar/Carlos de los Rios ...
 
 

Best Actress Award to Emma Stone in LaLaLand directed by Damian Chazelle at Venice Film Festival 2016 by Nesta

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Director Damian Chazelle is hitting the double chord joyously as Emma Stone wins best actress, with modern dance we’re going into a dream in the real world, playing out the rhythms of a speech pattern, nursing fantasies in La La Land until lights out…
 

Paula Beer wins best young Actress with Frantz at Venice Film Festival by Nesta

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La Culture Francaise - Allemande is brought to the front by director Francois Ozon with Frantz, as Paula Beer wins best young actress for her portrayal, in both tongues, of a love torn soul drawn into mourning and faced with the imagery of Manet’s painting, Le Suicide
 

Amy Adams with Nocturnal Animals director Tom Ford at Venice film Festival 2016 by Nesta

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Tom Ford directs Nocturnal Animals and Amy Adams, who he professes to be “a female version of me”, and goes onto describe “The absurdity” of “my head inside the artist, I fell in love with these women, my true self… and the red velvet sofa”, not surprisingly as Ford’s designs on colour furnish the production, and go as far as to bring inspiration to actor Jake Gyllenha
 

Liev Schreiber as The Bleeder at Venice Film Festival 2016 sketch by Nesta

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Jaeger Le Couture winner and Actor Liev Schreiber, describes his part in The Bleeder as “The right choice”, with humour as director Philippe Faladreau provides “Something gritty and sexy in the design of the film, and embraces the flaws of the hand held camera”.
 

Venice Film Festival, from LaLaLand to the Voyage of Time, sketches by Nesta Morgan

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Teapots and Modern Dance, at Venice   Director Damian Chazelle is hitting the double chord joyously as Emma Stone wins best actress, with modern dance we’re going into a dream in the real world, playing out the rhythms of a speech pattern, nursing fantasies in La La Land until lights out… the music casts a thin veil, a dream space as trumpeter Lee Morgan, plays blue notes on his life in Kasper Collins’s documentary, I Called Him Morgan. I draw Actress Alicia Viksa...
 

Diane Keaton Will Receive The 45th AFI Life Achievement Award

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Actress, icon and legend Diane Keaton — one of the most beloved leading ladies in American film — will be the recipient of the 45th AFI Life Achievement Award, the highest honor for a career in film. The award will be presented to Keaton at a Gala Tribute on June 8, 2017, in Los Angeles, CA. ...

 

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Panel Spotlight: Festival Futures

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      Kevin Lyman (4fini, Vans Warped Tour Owner-CEO) will moderate thisintersting panel at Fest Forums       “The best way to predict the future is to create it.”  These festival producers are leading the charge in this multib...
 

Annette Bette Kellow- the period English rose rising to International Stardom

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Annette Bette Kellow is widely known in the UK for her vintage dance and acting roles in film, but she has now played two period International roles, both set in early century worlds. Harley and the Davidsons has just been released on Discovery Channel with an audience of 4.5million viewers on its first showing whilst BBC's Taboo, starring Tom Hardy is to be released early 2017. Taking a break from her new live show Glitterati, Annette explained that, 'Through dance, acting and movemen...
 

EDN Online Pitching Session: Women in Opposition

 
  EDN - European Documentary Network is calling all filmmakers to submit their documentary projects for EDN's upcoming online pitching session focusing on 'Women in Opposition'. The unique format allows filmmakers to pitch their projects to financiers and decision makers in an online video conference. The submission deadline is 11 November 2016 at noon. EDN Online Pitching Sessions offer filmmakers and producers an easy and innovative way to enter the market and get access ...
 

The Chelsea Film Festival Official 2016 Jury will select the Grand Prix Award ($10,000 camera package sponsored by Panavision), Petite Prix Award ($5000 camera package sponsored by Panavision) and 22 other prizes. • Jayce Bartok JAYCE BARTOK has appeared in numerous films and television shows as an actor, most notably Richard Linklater’s SUBURBIA, Sam Raimi’s SPIDERMAN and Tom McCarthy’s THE STATION AGENT. TV Series appearances include frequent roles on THE FOLLOWI...Digital Gym

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Pariscience - 12e édition du festival - Le Bilan

 
La 12e édition du festival international de films scientifiques PARISCIENCE s'est achevée le mardi 11 octobre dernier, les films primés ayant été rediffusés à l'Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris (IPGP) le samedi 15 octobre.  La fréquentation des 6 jours de festival a été de 9 200 spectateurs, soit 1 000 de plus que l'an passé.  87 films (68 moyens et longs métrages et 19 c...
 

Les Rencontres internationales du documentaire de Montréal (RIDM) dévoilent leur programmation 2016

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La 19e édition des Rencontres internationales du documentaire de Montréal (RIDM) se tiendra du 10 au 20 novembre 2016. Avec une sélection de 128 films en provenance de 35 pays et la présence d’une centaine d’invités, les RIDM sont plus que jamais un rendez-vous incontournable pour les amateurs de l’art documentaire.   Le festival présentera 13 premières mondiales, 18 premières nord-américaines, 24 prem...
 

35è Festival International Jean Rouch - Cinéma documentaire et ethnographique

 
 35e Festival International Jean Rouch : Voir le monde autrement à travers le cinéma ethnographique et documentaire La 35e édition du Festival International Jean Rouch aura lieu du 4 novembre au 6 décembre 2016. Environnement, sociétés et cultures seront explorés et débattus sous toutes leurs dimensions cinématographiques et anthropologiques à travers 64 films du monde entier. Totalement gratuite et ouverte &agrav...
 

Le long métrage Tapis Rouge, sélectionné pour la Tournée Cinéma Equitable 2017

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Le distributeur Wayna Pitch date la prochaine Tournée Cinéma Équitable avec le film Tapis Rouge, de Frédéric Baillif, un Road-Movie de jeunes de quartiers qui décident d’aller au Festival de Cannes pour faire un film. Chaque année, le label Cinéma Équitable met en lumière un nouveau film dont l'histoire aborde un sujet pour lequel, dans la vie réel...
 

Le festival LE RAYON FANTASTIQUE se tiendra du 24 nov au 4 déc 2016 à Angoulême

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Le Festival LE RAYON FANTASTIQUE se tiendra du 24 novembre au 4 décembre 2016 à Angoulême à la Cité internationale de la bande dessinée et de l'image, l’Alpha, LA NEF, au Mars et au LISA Pour la quatrième année consécutive, les aliens, zombies et monstres en cascades viennent hanter les rues d’Angoulême et s’invitent au festival Rayon fantastique. Rendez-vous des frissons pour tous...
 

Palmarès du Festival du Film Arabe de Fameck : Palmarès 2016

 
 La 27e édition du Festival du film arabe de Fameck - Val de Fensch, présidée par l'écrivain et journaliste Tahar Ben Jelloun, vient de révéler son palmarès lors d’une remise de prix qui s’est déroulée samedi 15 octobre à 18h à la Cité Sociale de Fameck.     Festival du Film Arabe Fameck - Val de Fensch Du 5 au 16 octobre 2016 27e &...
 

Palmarès et clôture joyeuse du 45e FNC

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16 octobre 2016  |  Palmarès #FNC2016 : JOUR 12 Hier : la cérémonie de clôture du 45e FNC a été le théâtre d'une explosion de joie, d'accolades et de danses frénétiques. ...
 

Palmarès de la 7ème édition du Festival International du Film de la ROCHE-SUR-YON.

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    Voici le PALMARES de la 7ème édition du Festival International du Film de la ROCHE-SUR-YON. REPRISE GRAND PRIX DU JURY INTERNATIONAL - PROBLEMSKI HOTEL de Manu RICHE -  MARDI 18 octobre à 2...
 

Les Prix Sopadin du Scénario célèbrent leur 30ème édition

 
REMISE DES PRIX SOPADIN DU SCÉNARIO LUNDI 21 NOVEMBRE 2016 30e GRAND PRIX DU MEILLEUR SCÉNARISTE 19e PRIX JUNIOR DU MEILLEUR SCÉNARIO www.prix-scenariste.org 30e EDITION Le 30e Grand Prix du Meilleur Scénariste et le 19e Prix Junior du Meilleur Scénario, organisés par Philippe Maynial et Barbara Vassiliev, seront remis lundi 21novembre. Ces prix soutenus par le Centre National de la Cinématographie et de l’Image anim&eacut...
 

13e édion des Rencontres de Coproduction Francophone | La SODEC annonce la sélection

 
La Société de développement des entreprises culturelles (SODEC) est fière de dévoiler les 18 projets de longs métrages de fiction retenus dans le cadre de la 13e édition des Rencontres de Coproduction Francophone (RCF), qui se tiendra du 8 au 11 novembre 2016 pour une première fois à Montréal et à l’occasion de la 22e édition du Festival de films CINEMANIA. Les producteurs des projets retenus en feront la ...
 

Pariscience - Découvrez le palmarès de la 12e édition du festival

 
LE PALMARÈS DE LA 12e ÉDITION DU FESTIVAL PARISCIENCE ENFIN DEVOILÉ Le festival international du film scientifique s’est achevé mardi 11 octobre au Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle avec l’attribution de 10 prix et d’une mention spéciale :   Grand Prix AST - Ville de Paris : Un monde en plis, le code Origami de François-Xavier Vives © La Compagnie des Taxi-Brousse - Fact+Film - Leonardo F...
 

Julie Gayet Présidente du jury du 39e Festival de Villerupt

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Comédienne, conseillère et productrice de cinéma, Julie Gayet présidera le jury du prochain Festival du Film Italien de Villerupt (54) qui se déroulera du 28 octobre au 13 novembre 2016. Avec pour thème cette année les scénaristes, une programmation proposant plus d'une soixantaine de films, dont une vingtaine d'avant-premières, mais aussi une carte blanche à Michel Ciment consacrée au réalisateur Franc...
 

Top 10 des entrées hebdo France du 05/10/2016 au 11/10/2016

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