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NEWSLETTER N° 597: May 2, 2013
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Riga joins as Ninth City in Young Audience Vote The Latvian capital Riga has just joined the European Film Academy’s YOUNG AUDIENCE AWARD as the ninth participating city in this year’s second edition of the initiative for young film-lovers. This Sunday is Young Audience Film Day: On 5 May the three nominated films will simultaneously be screened to a young audience in nine different cities across Europe. The nominated films THE SUICIDE SHOP by Patrice Leconte (France/Belgium...
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The audience of Udine crowns South Korea
The irresistible comedy How To Use Guys With Secret Tips by Lee Won-suk won, by popular acclaim, the Golden Mulberry 2013. On the podium Thailand and Hong Kong. The fifteenth edition closes with 50,000 spectators. The audience at the Far East Film Festival had no doubts: the Golden Mulberry 2013 could only go to South Korea for the irresistible comedy How To Use Guys With Secret Tips! Pop culture at the highest level, and a director, the very funny Lee Won-suk, became...
New York No Limits Film Series Short Film Call For Entry
NEW YORK NO LIMITS FILM SERIES continues its 2013 programming with a short film night on June 27th at NUYORICAN POETS CAFE at 7pm. Films must be no longer than 29 minutes in length from anywhere in the world. All categories of film, style and genre are accepted. Extended deadline ends on 5/15/13 for short film night on 6/27. Lineup will be announced on 5/25. NYNL is hosting the following short film night on 8/29/13 at The Wild Project in NYC. Early deadline for the short film night ...
Amazing performance by Thomas Hayden Church. The movie opens on a very dark and blizzardy night in Northern Quebec, when a drunk man driving a small snowplow hits and kills a man standing in the middle of the road. The driver steals the man’s wallet and tries to dispose of the body by burying him under the snow. As his headlights begin to fade into the distance, you then see him go off-roading, recklessly driving until he finally crashes against a tree in...
Welcome to Oceana, a town in West Virginia, United States, where the population was 1,394 at the 2010 census, and where a large majority work in the coal mines or sell and abuse the prescription pain killer, Oxycontin. In this small, rural town surrounded by the Appalachian mountains, locals state that it is a 45 minute drive to anything like a movie theater, mall, or bowling alley, and there is nothing to do. The people are bored. Locals confes...
Hollywood in Stuttgart – The award winners of the Stuttgart Festival of Animated Film have been selected Stuttgart – With the 20th edition the Stuttgart Festival of Animated Film has strengthened its status as a highly important cultural event. Concerning the number of visitors the record of 80.000 people in the previous year has been achieved once more. The 20th edition again surprised with numerous improvements. “Since the long existing events in the local cinemas and ...
The irresistible comedy How To Use Guys With Secret Tips by Lee Won-suk won, by popular acclaim, the Golden Mulberry 2013. On the podium Thailand and Hong Kong. The fifteenth edition closes with 50,000 spectators. The audience at the Far East Film Festival had no doubts: the Golden Mulberry 2013 could only go to South Korea for the irresistible comedy How To Use Guys With Secret Tips! Pop culture at the highest level, and a director, the very funny Lee Won-suk, became th...
The 12th annual Tribeca Film Festival, co-founded by Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal and Craig Hatkoff, and presented by founding sponsor American Express, announced the winners of its first-ever #6SecFilms Vine competition today. Jurors Adam Goldberg, Penny Marshall and the team from 5-Second Films selected from a shortlist of nearly 40 Vines -- narrowed down from more than 400 entries on April 17 -- to name individual winners in the categories of Auteur, Series, Animate and Genre. Each winner...
“Who covered the nightshift to prevent the heart of the world from falling?” Matteo, played by Enrico Lo Verso, walks out the front door of the hospital and is happy to be breathing fresh air. He glances over at a tall, middle -aged, beautiful blonde, who holds up a mountain climbing carabiner ring. Recently having undergone a heart transplant, receiving the heart from a young girl who was in a car accident, Matteo is thankful for his second chance on life, stati...
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The longest running showcase for German Films in the United States, KINO! featured from April 18 – 24 at the Museum of Modern Art award winning selections. They were chosen from the last edition of the Berlinale and other major festivals and provided an enlightening perspective on current creative film making in Germany. Most of them depart from the standard track of storytelling. Staged for 35 years now KINO! has programmed over the last years numerous films and served...
HOLLYWOOD FILM FESTIVAL®- OCT 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 2013 The 17th Annual HOLLYWOOD FILM FESTIVAL is now open for submissions in the follow genres: Features (all genres including animation, drama, comedy,horror), Docs, and Shorts (including animation). http://www.hollywoodfest.com SUBMISSION LATE DEADLINE: MAY 31, 2013 – SUBMIT TODAY! ABOUT THE FESTIVAL CONNECT With film presentations taking place in the heart of Ho...
NEW YORK NO LIMITS FILM SERIES Call For Entry for its 2013 Screenplay Competition is still open. The deadline to submit a screenplay is 5/15/13. Please go to our website at http://www.newyorknolimits.com for submission instructions. The winning screenplay will receive a $4,000.00 prize towards producing the short film. NYNL will announce the award winning screenplay in August 2013. This is an international competition and screenplays from all over the world are accepted. For ...
Mumbai International Queer Film Fest hops on to social media to raise funds After tasting success in 2012, KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival 2013 – India’s biggest LGBT film fest –is once again turning to the social media phenomenon of crowd funding to raise finances. Aimed at keeping the festival free and accessible to audiences, organisers say crowd funding also gives audience a feeling of ownership. ``Crowd funding is not just a means to raise money,...
STANLEY FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES WORLD PREMIERE OF BENEATH, PANEL DISCUSSIONS AND ADDITIONAL EVENTS - Free Outdoor Screening of THE SHINING to Follow ROOM 237 Screening - - Saturday Single-day Passes Now Available - The Stanley Film Festival (SFF), presented by NBC Universal’s Chiller, announced today additional screenings, industry panels and special events for the inaugura...
The countdown continues and we couldn't be more excited for this year's program. The party starts with doors opening at 8PM each night of the festival (May 1st-4th), so you have plenty of time after work to catch a free ride with SideCar to the Downtown Independent. Get your festival passes now! $30 gets you all 4 days + our super rad after party. To give you a sneak peek at what's in store, here's full schedule: ...
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CANADIAN DIRECTOR, JONATHAN HOLIFF, WINS "ORSON WELLS AWARD" AT TIBURON INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL Win makes 4 for “My Father and The Man In Black” in April--9 since premiere. Canadian broadcast premiere on August 24 WATH THE TRAILER: http://youtu.be/jtovAxxPo2Q TORONTO: Before there was Johnny and June, there was Johnny and Saul. Canadian Saul Holiff put Johnny Cash together with June Carter--but you won't find his story in...
“Bart Simpson, Mickey Mouse, and Hello Kitty are OUT, and Internet Cats are IN.” If you are in the know about the internet cat craze cultural phenomena, then you are already aware of how popular “Grumpy Cat” was at SXSW. ‘Lil Bub and Friendz’ proved to be just as popular at this years Tribeca Film Festival 2013, winning the Best Feature Film Online. This short limbed, cat whose tongue sticks out all the time, who drools a lot, has extra toes on e...
This documentary by Linda Bloodworth Thomason (creator of “Designing Women”) focuses on the legal rights of same-sex couples. “Shane and Tom faced extreme challenges in their relationship from family and society. When a tragedy tears them apart, one fights to be recognized as his soulmate’s legitimate counterpart.” Practice tolerance. ...
A special screening in cutting-edge 8K SUPER Hi-VISION format will be held by Japanese public broadcaster NHK at the 66th Cannes Film Festival (May 15-26). The film industry, press, and public are invited to experience the unprecedented audio and visualclarity of 8K at the Hôtel Majestic Barrière on May 16 and 17. A special gala event is to be held on the evening of the 17th. A highlight will be the world premiere of t...
DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION: Feature-lenght documentary: Colombianos, Tora Martens, Sweden/Finland, 90’ The Road: A Story of Life and Death, Marc Isaacs, UK, 75’ The Captain And The Pirate, Andy Wolff, Germany/Belgium, 76’ Trucker and the Fox, Arash Lahouti, Iran, 78’ A World Is Not Ours, Mahdi Fleifel, UK/United Arab Emirates/Liban, 93’ Father and Son on a Journey, Marcel Łoziński, Poland, 75’ The Last Black Sea Pirates, Svetoslav Stoyanov, Bulgaria,...
For its Closing Night, La Semaine de la Critique, always eager to discover new cinematic expressions, will explore 3D and question its evolution in the world of cinema. Filmmakers Jean-Luc Godard, Peter Greenaway and Edgar Pêra, after experimenting and researching the topic in the two thousand year old city of Guimarães, will present a surprising triptych, made up of 3 short films. With 3X3D, the collective tackles the creative process. How does 3D affect the audience and its perc...
Off-the-wall Black Comedy Changes the Pace by ALEX ("CHAIM") DELEON Self taught filmmaker Nony Geffen in his own film, "Not In Tel Aviv" In a festival loaded with serious soul searching subjects, self-taught filmmaker Nony Geffen's blatantly blackish comedy was a surprising change of pace. The title "Not In Tel Aviv" already serves as an alert to expect the unexpected, which this movie is from beginning to end, starting with the fact that ...
Jean Cocteau, 20th Century Fox, Liz Taylor and Richard Burton, the World Cinema Foundation, a 1964 Palme d’or, Ted Kotcheff and Duddy Kravitz, anniversaries, birthdays and celebrations, Yasujirō Ozu, the return of Lino Brocka and Sembène Ousmane to Cannes, the Munich Olympic Games, a meet up with Alain Resnais, a Grande Bouffe and a bit of Saké will be the ingredients for Cannes Classics 2013. As cinema’s link to its own history was about to be turne...
The 66th Festival de Cannes will close on 26th May with a screening of the thriller Zulu, shot entirely on location in South Africa by Jérôme Salle and adapted from the novel of the same name by Caryl Férey. The action takes place in Cape Town, in a South Africa still overshadowed by apartheid, where destitute townships rubs shoulders with affluent neighbourhoods. Two cops on the beat, Orlando Bloom (Pirates of the Caribbean by Gore Verbinski, Lord of the Rings by Peter Jack...
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CAMERA D’OR 2013 : PRESIDENTE AGNES VARDA La Caméra d’or consacre chaque année le meilleur premier film issu de la Sélection officielle, de la Semaine de la Critique et de la Quinzaine des Réalisateurs. En 2013, ils sont 23 à concourir (dont 6 femmes réalisatrices toutes issues de la Sélection officielle) pour cette récompense qui sera remise lors de la soirée de clôture le dimanche 26 mai. La Préside...
Do not hesitate to ask for a quote if you need a video crew, Editorial Booster for your film screening, event, or trade Advertising... Promotion in our dailies and newsletter reaching 145 000 film professionals. Details of our crew. The team in Cannes http://cannes.filmfestivals.com and http://croisette.filmfestivals.com (French coverage) Editor Bruno Chatelin +33 6 80 99 57 34 bruno@m21entertainment.com Journalists for English Interviews Vanessa McMahon&n...
By Maria Esteves – April 28, 2013 Hilla Medalia (HM) is an Award winning producer and director. Her documentary shorts and features have received numerous awards. In 2004, Daughters of Abraham received the Angelus Award for best documentary short. In 2005, 39 Pounds Of Love received the Ofhir Award (Israeli Academy of Film & Television) and an Oscar nomination for Best Documentary Short. Her film John Foppe received the Regional Emmy Award for best Documentary Short. In 2007, Medalia...
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FRONTIÈRES EXPANDS FROM MONTREAL'S FANTASIA TO BRUSSELS' BIFFF The Fantasia International Film Festival is proud to announce the expansion of its Frontières International Co-Production Market to the Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival. Frontières will effectively become a circuit making a bridge between Montreal, in July, and Brussels, in April, respectively starting wit...
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Un festival jeune public au sein de la 11e édition du festival Paris Cinéma ! Véritable festival dans le festival, cet événement aura lieu au cinéma Étoile Lilas, et proposera de nombreuses avant-premières, une sélection de grands classiques de l’animation belge (pays invité cette année), ainsi qu’un programme autour des monstres. La plupart des séances seront présent&eacu...
UN CERTAIN REGARD 2013 : PRESIDENT THOMAS VINTERBERG Aux côtés de ceux de la Compétition, les films d’Un Certain Regard font également l’objet d’un palmarès qui sera décerné par un jury de cinq personnes, présidé par le cinéaste danois Thomas Vinterberg et dont la composition est la suivante : Président : Thomas Vinterberg (Réalisateur – Danemark) Jurés Zhang ...
A l’occasion de sa soirée de clôture, la Semaine de la Critique, toujours curieuse des nouvelles expressions cinématographiques, explore la 3D et questionne son évolution dans le monde du cinéma. Les cinéastes Jean-Luc Godard, Peter Greenaway et Edgar Pêra présenteront un tryptique surprenant, constitué de 3 courts métrages, résultats de leurs ex...
Jean Cocteau, 20th Century Fox, Liz Taylor et Richard Burton, la World Cinema Foundation, une Palme d’or 1964, Ted Kotcheff et Duddy Kravitz, des anniversaires, des célébrations, Yasujirō Ozu, le retour à Cannes de Lino Brocka et de Sembène Ousmane, les Jeux Olympiques de Munich, Alain Resnais retrouvé, une Grande Bouffe et un peu de Saké seront les ingrédients de Cannes Classics 2013. Parce que le rapport du cin&ea...
Le Forum des images est une inst itution soutenue par la ville de Par is Record de fréquentation au festival Séries Mania 2013 Lors de sa quatrième édition, qui s’est déroulée du 22 au 28 avril, le festival Séries Mania a accueilli près de 15 000 spectateurs, avec une moyenne de 280 spectateurs par séance. 45 séries françaises et internationales ont été projetée...
C’est le thriller Zulu, tourné entièrement en Afrique du Sud par Jérôme Salle et adapté du roman éponyme de Caryl Férey, qui sera projeté dimanche 26 mai en clôture du 66e Festival de Cannes. L’action se déroule à Cape Town, dans une Afrique du Sud encore hantée par l’apartheid, où la misère des townships côtoie les quartiers aisés. Deux flics équipie...
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