This weekly newsletter has reached 154629 subscribers.
COVERAGE FROM CANNES
Yes it has been a while since you left the Croisette, but would you like to share your Cannes experience with our readers?.
Please Email us your articles and we will post on your behalf with your signature...
The exhaustive coverage of Cannes competitions as PDF
Your Cannes Market Dailies as PDF
Check videos of our Cannes ambiance coverage on our YouTube Channel.
____________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________
> THE COVERAGE FROM ARUBA
__________________________________________
> THE AWARDS WATCH
Edinburgh International Film Festival awards were announced
67th EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL AWARDS CEREMONY The winners of this year’s prestigious Edinburgh International Film Festival awards were announced at the Festival’s awards ceremony, held at Filmhouse today and hosted by Grant Lauchlan, producer and presenter of stv’s Moviejuice. The ceremony took place ahead of Sunday’s Closing Night Gala, NOT ANOTHER HAPPY ENDING, which concludes the 12-day Festival. The Award for Best Film in the In...
28.06.2013 | Editor's blog |
Stars Celebrate 2013 Black Film Festival
Lights, camera, action! Spike Lee and other top African American directors, producers, actors and writers celebrated the 2013 AMERICAN BLACK FILM FESTIVAL AWARDS in Miami Beach which is the most prominent black film festival in the US. The best and the brightest producers, actors, journalists, and film industry movers and shakers converged in Miami for the seventeenth annual American Black Film Festival (ABFF) Awards in Miami Beach, Florida. The ABFF film program ...
27.06.2013 | Editor's blog |
2013 Los Angeles Film Festival Comes to a Close
Congratulations and thanks to all the films and filmmakers who joined us this year, including: Jury Winner for DIRECTV Narrative Award ...
25.06.2013 | Editor's blog |
Aussies take top prizers at Tropfest New York
In front of a tremendous crowd of more than 22,000 people, Tropfest – the self proclaimed world’s largest short film festival – concluded in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park with Tristan Klein and Nick Baker of Australia claiming the top prize for a film called “The Unlikely Maestro”. The aspiring filmmaking duo beat out 15 other hopefuls in the Tropfest NY competition, and earned $20,000 and a ‘week of meetings’ with notable executives and producers...
24.06.2013 | Editor's blog |
Franco Nero at Grossmann Fantastic Film and Wine Festival 2013
With much joy we announce that Italian acting legend Franco Nero will attend this year's Grossmann Fantastic Film and Wine Festival to receive our honorary Lifetime Achievement award. He is one of the most instantly recognizable European film stars, having made more than 150 movies, in Europe as well as in the USA, in high-budget as well as independent productions, from western, action and comedy to historical epic, drama and even musical. The festival program will feature a special retrospe...
03.07.2013 | Grossmann Info's blog |
__________________________________________
> THE FESTIVAL CIRCUIT
Edinburgh International Film Festival saw a healthy increase in admissions at the 2013 Festival. (44,000 tickets)
The 67th edition of the Edinburgh International Film Festival saw a healthy increase in admissions at the 2013 Festival. More than 44,000 tickets were issued across the 12 day Festival, a ten per cent increase on last year’s figure. The Festival sold tickets for its multiple venues across the city, which included the EIFF’s home at Filmhouse, Cineworld at Fountain Park, Festival Theatre Edinburgh, delegate centre venue, The Traverse, and new venues for 2013, The Domini...
03.07.2013 | Editor's blog |
New York: Human Rights Watch Film Festival, 2013
As in past editions The Human Rights Watch Film Festival presented in New York from June 13 – 23, an outstanding programs of documentaries. These films show frequently empirically verified investigations and making significant contribution to policy changes addressing the issues documented. Among documentaries with a significant impact shown by the festival in the past are productions like ENEMIES OF THE PEOPLE (Thet Sambath and Rob Lemkin), GRANITO (Pamela Yates), and last year&rs...
01.07.2013 | Editor's blog |
Cartoon Network has prepared a special prize for the winner of the category "Best Animation Film made at a Children’s Studio"
TV channel Cartoon Network has joined the tight-knit team of friends and partners of the International Children's Television Festival "Dytiatko" and prepared a surprise for the participants of the festival - a special prize from the Cartoon Network for the best cartoon, created by children. ...
25.06.2013 | DytiatkoFest's blog |
Durban International Film Festival (DIFF) highlights
34th DURBAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 18-28 JULY 2013 2013 sees the Durban International Film Festival (DIFF), with principal funding by the National Lottery Distribution Trust Fund, return for its 34th year to celebrate the beauty and diversity of global cinema. From 18 to 28 July, Durban will be illuminated by the glow of the silver screen, with over 250 screenings in 11 venues across the city. Alongside this smorgasbord of the best of contemporary cinema from around, comprising 72 feature ...
24.06.2013 | Editor's blog |
San Sebastián International Film Festival and Zurich Film Festival Forge Collaborative Partnership
Taking place almost simultaneously, the Zurich Film Festival (ZFF), which runs Sept 26 – Oct 6, 2013 and the San Sebastián International Film Festival, which runs Sept 20 – 28, have decided to take advantage of their aligned dates on the calendar to create a unique, ongoing partnership that serves audiences, attendees, filmmakers and industry guests at both festivals. In a first step of this collaboration, Zurich will open a ‘San Sebastián Window’ o...
24.06.2013 | Editor's blog |
New York: Open Roads 2013 New Italian Cinema
Ever since 2001 the Film Society of Lincoln Center has presented its annual Open Roads program with new Italian feature films. As in recent editions there is a strong regional trend in the 2013 selections including productions with a focus on Sicily and Sardinia. What is striking again is the wide range of artistic approaches and thematic issues addressing contemporary Italian issues and life styles. The program pre...
21.06.2013 | Editor's blog |
__________________________________________
Philip K Dick Film Festival New York CALLING December 5-8,2013 New York, NY -
The festival is the first in the five boroughs devoted to science and science fiction. Named for the iconic novelist and short story writer whose work inspired the films Blade Runner, Total Recall andMinority Report, the four-day event aims to start a tradition of honoring films inspired by authors who have explored the metaphysical and eerie in all its manifestations. Possible themes include cyberpunk, dystopian realities, paranoia, altered states, and singularities. Science/science fiction documentaries, features and shorts are accepted. Submit here or on WaB
17th Annual Hollywood Film Festival calling for entries
The 17th Annual HOLLYWOOD FILM FESTIVAL(Oct 17-21, 2013) is now open for submissions in the follow genres: Features (all genres including animation, drama, comedy, horror), Docs, and Shorts (including animation). With film presentations taking place in the heart of Hollywood, the Festival presents a valuable screening platform for independent filmmakers, while providing for access to the studios and industry at large. The 2013 event will take this concept to the next level, presenting a unique networking program with “HOLLYWOOD NETWORK® INITIATIVE.” SUBMISSION DEADLINE: MARCH 30, 2013 – SUBMIT TODAY on WaB or on the site!
Hollyshorts calling for entries
The 9th Annual HollyShorts Film Festival, scheduled for August 15-25, 2013 at the world famous Chinese Theatre, is now accepting submissions. (www.withoutabox.com/login/4655). 2012 HSFF featured over 300 projects showcasing stars and filmmakers including Neil Labute, Zachary Quinto, Bryce Dallas Howard, and Joe Carnahan, awarded over $70,000 in prizes, including $30,000 in post services courtesy of Company 3 for Best Short, Director, Music Video, and Commercial. www.hollyshorts.com Submit now
NociCortinfestival | International Short Film Festival calling for shorts
8 Annual NociCortinfestival | International Short Film Festival runs August 01, 2013 to August 04, 2013 BARI Italy http://www.nocicinema.it Films of all subjects and styles will be considered for selection. All films entered into the competition must have been produced after January 1st, 2011, and must be no more than 30 minutes in length. We welcome films that have already been screened at other film festivals.
Above all, we are looking for films that are original, creative and that tell an engaging story. Submit
The Inigo Film Festival calling for shorts...
TIFF Regulations for the 4th Iñigo Film Festival 2013 1. The 4 th Iñigo Film Festival (TIFF) and the “Iñigo Awards” are sponsored by the Society of Jesus as represented by the Conference of European Provincials (CEP). 2. The prizes (“Iñigo Awards”) will be awarded to short films on the theme “City of God”.Submit online
__________________________________________
> THE FILM PARADE
Debut Film of Legendary Thai director, Prince Chatree's Son
The New ‘Prince’ of Thai Cinema ‘THE COP ’- A Rivetting Thriller It's time to welcome the new 'Prince' in Thai Cinema - Adam Yukol, the son of the legendary Prince Chatrichalerm Yukol, the blue-blooded maker of numerous Thai films, including 'Suryothai' ( which was edite...
03.07.2013 | LEKHA SHANKAR's blog |
ARUBA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL Opens with Steekspel (Tricked) with director Paul Verhoeven
Opening Film Steekspel (Tricked) Every Festival Night to Sizzle with Excitement at Palm Beach Plaza Mall The fourth annual Aruba International Film Festival will take a thematic approach to each night of movie screenings. Each “daily focus” will have visiting filmmakers, stars, press and guests filling the red carpet, providing a vibrant and festive atmosphere for festival patrons and AIFF’s supporting tenants at the Palm Beach Plaza Mall. This year’s AIF...
02.07.2013 | Aruba International Film Festival's blog |
Italian 'Moviemov' Film Festival in Bangkok
Paolo Sorrentino,to attend Italian 'Moviemov' Film Festival ,in Bangkok 24 July -28 July...
29.06.2013 | LEKHA SHANKAR's blog |
Maison des scenaristes in Cannes, feedback
28.06.2013 | Cannes Market Dailies's blog |
Midgia Chinea's short film, "anonymous (street meat) selected to Cannes
Grad student Midgia Chinea's film 'anonymous (street meat)' selected for Cannes Short Film festival Brittany Taylor / Daily Bruin Midgia Chinea's short film, "anonymous (street meat)," inspired by a mortgage scam Chinea experienced during her fall quarter at UCLA in 2009, was selected as an official entry into the Cannes Short Film festival. A still from the film is pictured above. Courtesy of Midgia Chinea In mid May 2011, I flew to Nice and stayed...
27.06.2013 | Cannes Market Dailies's blog | 1 comments |
'Paradoxocracy'- Thai indie director Penek Ruttunaruang's controversial, new docu on 'Democracy'
PARADOXOCRACY'- Docu about the 'paradoxes' of Thailand's democratic movement. It’s the first time I've seen a near-full house in Bangkok,and that too for an indie film! But when the film is controversial, censored, almost banned, and running only for a limited spell, it holds a lot of promis...
25.06.2013 | LEKHA SHANKAR's blog | 247 reads
Cartoon Network has prepared a special prize for the winner of the category "Best Animation Film made at a Children’s Studio"
TV channel Cartoon Network has joined the tight-knit team of friends and partners of the International Children's Television Festival "Dytiatko" and prepared a surprise for the participants of the festival - a special prize from the Cartoon Network for the best cartoon, created by children. ...
25.06.2013 | DytiatkoFest's blog | 237 reads
Piazza Grande 2013: Opening and closing films
Baltasar Kormákur’s 2 Guns will open the 66th edition of the Festival del film Locarno on Wednesday 7 August on the Piazza Grande, while the closing film on Saturday 17 August, following the Awards ceremony, will be Pascal Plisson’s On the Way to School (Sur le chemin de l'école). The opening ceremony for the 66th Festival del film Locarno will take place on 7 August on the Piazza Grande, with the international premiere of 2 Guns, introduced by...
24.06.2013 | Locarno Dailies's blog |
“Fatal Assistance” by Raoul Peck, Article by Sharon Abella, One World Cinema
The 7.0 Magnitude earthquake that shook Haiti back on January 12, 2010 was 3 years and five months ago. 316,000 people were killed, and 1.5 million more, were displaced. The already impoverished nation had to deal with yet another burden. On a global level, an astonishing $4.6 Billion was donated towards post-recovery clean up and reconstruction efforts ($1.36 Billion of which was from the US alone), and yet hundreds of thousands of Hait...
22.06.2013 | One World Cinema's blog |
__________________________________________
> PEOPLE IN THE SPOTLIGHT
Robert Wilson Mikhail Baryshnikov Willem Dafoe THE OLD WOMAN Pioneering theatre director Robert Wilson (The Life and Death of Marina Abramović, MIF11) returns to Manchester with his brand new theatrical production, The Old Woman. Developed with and starring legendary dancer and actor Mikhail Baryshnikov, and co-starring world-renowned actor Willem Dafoe, The Old Woman is an adaptation of the work of the same name by Russian author Daniil Kharms....
04.07.2013 | Editor's blog |
Interviewing Rob Stewart, Director of Revolution (and Sharkwater)
Hopefully you read greek? Article by Natalia Argyraki Athens, Greece I am a Greek Journalist & Blogger and I love travelling as much as I love writing. I am obsessed with Cinema, Film Festivals, London, Theater and my Family. I also enjoy Fashion and Decoration. The Red Studio is a place where I share true stories, thoughts on films and plays and also interviews with people from all over the world! ...
02.07.2013 | Cannes Market Dailies's blog |
As If On A Stage: A first time film maker hits Cannes
By Steve Cutts If you’ve never actually been here and if you’ve ever wondered what it’s like, there is only one thing you need to understand about the Cannes Film Festival. No matter how mad you think it all is, when you get there, the truth is even madder. Cannes is a quintessentially French film festival where all the deals are done in English. For two weeks in May, every Taxi driver in town doubles his fairs and the seafront is given over to men with fake tans and...
02.07.2013 | Cannes Market Dailies's blog |
JCV -Jean Claude Vandamme drives huge crowds at his Hong Kong press junket for Luxury Meets Justice
Wach a few of the press breaks and huge coverage from Hong Kong reporting on Jean Claude Vandamme's next project with Luxury Films (Michel Adam) http://news.on.cc/cnt/entertainment/20130618/bkn-20130618183908714-0618_00862_001.html http://orientaldaily.on.cc/cnt/entertainment/20130619/00288_019.html?pubdate=20130619 http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1264658/hong-kong-where-action-van-damme ...
28.06.2013 | Editor's blog |
Costa Gavras in Person with "Le Capital" at LAFF
by Alex Deleon Costa-Gavras in Los Angeles ...
27.06.2013 | Editor's blog |
Annecy 2013 - AGRAF scenariste Diane Morel talks Annecy & inamovie i
Diane Morel screenwriter and AGRAF member talks with filmfestivals.com about AGRAF Auteurs Groupés de l'Animation Française based in Paris, her impressions of Annecy Animation Film Festival and the upcoming Indonesia's largest film market,the upcoming InaMOVIE first edition in Jakarta fall 2013 . Soundtrack: Comfort Zone-General Fuzz_Soulful Filling. http://www.agrafanim.com/Bienvenue.html Filmed & edited by MV for ff.com ...
20.06.2013 | Annecy International Animated Film Festival's blog |
Annecy Animation Festival 2013 Tiziana Loschi Interview
Annecy International Animation Film Festival director Tiziana Loschi shares her experience and memories as head of this great festival held annually in Lac Annecy in France. Edited by MV for ff.com ...
20.06.2013 | Annecy International Animated Film Festival's blog |
__________________________________________
> STRICTLY BUSINESS
The Observatory’s annual Cannes workshop : Film and Internet – Best Friends with Benefits?
FILM AND INTERNET - Best friends with benefits? PANEL WAS HELD Saturday 18th of May, 2013 11:00 – 13:00 Salon des Ambassadeurs, 4th floor, Palais des Festivals Moderator: Wolfgang Closs Welcome and Introduction Welcome by Wolfgang Closs, Executive Director, European Audiovisual Observatory Film and VoD Market trends in Europe André Lange, Head of the Department for Information on Markets and ...
17.06.2013 | Cannes's blog
How Can INAMOVIE Elevate Indonesian Filmmakers Profile and Their Connectivity with Our Neighbour Markets and The Rest of the World
We need your input : you are invited to contribute to our efforts, feel free to share your thoughts with us. We invite you to brainstorm with the creators of Inamovie and their ambassadors in a panel discussion around the needs of the film industry and the opportunities that Inamovie should bring through a shared experience from successful professionals and icons from the industry worldwide. A similar panel discussion was held june 5 at Sinematek Indonesia, Pusat Perfilman H. Usmar Ismail...
14.06.2013 | Inamovie's blog |
__________________________________________
> LES NOUVELLES DU CIRCUIT
Le cinéaste et Président d'honneur taïwanais Tsaï Ming-liang en conférence de presse au FIDMarseille le samedi 6 juillet à 14h30
Présenté à trois reprises en Compétition au FIDMarseille, Festival International de Cinéma, dont il a également été en 2003 le Président de la Compétition Internationale, le cinéaste taïwanais Tsaï Ming-liang revient à Marseille où il est Président d'Honneur de cette 24e édition. Tsaï Ming-liang effectue des repérages à Marseille ...
05.07.2013 | Editor's blog |
Paris Cinéma... roulez tambours !
MERCREDI 3 JUILLET 2013 LA BATAILLE DE SOLFÉRINO | AVANT-PREMIÈRES | CINÉ-CONCERT | FOCUS | AU PROGRAMME La Bataille de Solférino : en compétition ! Prenez votre souffle pour attaquer la première projection du film de Justi...
03.07.2013 | Editor's blog |
Les Premiers Plans d' Angers préparent leur 9ème édition
Olivier Ducastel Les cinéastes résidents 2012 Jeanne Moreau La 9e édition des Ateliers d'Angers accueille 7 jeunes réalisateurs européens. Jeanne Moreau, fondatrice des Ateliers avec Claude-Eric Poiroux, en assure comme chaque année la direction artistique et l'animation. ...
03.07.2013 | Editor's blog |
Florence Delay: Présidente du Jury de la Compétition de films Documentaires 2013
Florence Delay sera la Présidente du Jury de la Compétition de films Documentaires de la 22ème édition du Festival Biarritz Amérique Latine. Née à Paris, Florence Delay a écrit des romans, des essais, et avec Jacques Roubaud un cycle de dix pièces, Graal Thé&ac...
02.07.2013 | Editor's blog | 47 lectures
THE PHILIP K DICK EUROPEAN FESTIVAL OF SCIENCE FICTION, THE FANTASTIC AND THE SUPERNATURAL
The Phillip K. Dick is organized in honor of the great writer Philip K Dick.. To promote visionary sci-fi, the kind you see in the works of Philip K Dick, Michel Houellebecq, Ray Bradbury,Heinlein,Ursula Le Guin, Jorge Luis Borges Sam Delany Jules Verne, Arthur C. Clarke.We are looking for dark.moody,strange, cerebral,off the beaten path sci-fi , one that provokes and engages our sense of awe and curiosity.Other themes include magical realism,cult, strange,the supernatural an...
28.06.2013 | Philip K Dick Lille's blog |
Bilan Cannes 2013 de La Maison des Scénaristes
28.06.2013 | Cannes Market Dailies's blog |
Palmarès du Brussels Film Festival 2013
- – Succès de foule pour la 11ème édition ! La 11ème édition du Brussels Film Festival s’est clôturée ce mercredi 26 juin par la cérémonie de remise des prix en présence des lauréats, suivie de la projection du film I, ANNA en présence de son réalisateur Barnaby Southcombe et son actrice principale Charlotte Rampling. Une édition qui a ravi les spectateurs avec des diz...
28.06.2013 | Cannes Market Dailies's blog |
La 3ème Edition du Festival Cinéma Chinois achève son tour de France
La mission pédagogique du Festival du Cinéma Chinois en France Organisée conjointement par l’Administration d’État de la radiodiffusion, du cinéma et de la télévision de Chine, le Centre culturel de Chine à Paris et le Groupe Pathé, sous le haut patronage du Ministère de la culture de Chine, du Ministère français de la culture et de la communication, de l’Ambassade de Chine en France,...
25.06.2013 | Editor's blog |
3ème Edition du Festival Cinéma Chinois en France
La 3ème Edition du Festival Cinéma Chinois en France. L’ouverture de la troisième édition du Festival du Cinéma Chinois en France se déroulera le 13 mai 2013. Cette manifestation est organisée conjointement par l’Administration d’État de la Radiodiffusion, du Cinéma et de la Télévision de Chine, le Centre Culturel de Chine à Paris et le Groupe Pathé, sous le haut patronage du Minist...
24.06.2013 | Editor's blog |
Un Château en Italie réalisé et présenté par Valeria Bruni Tedeschi au festival de la Rochelle
Dès le 28 juin à 20h15, découvrez le premier film de cette 41ème édition : Un Château en Italie réalisé et présenté par Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, à l'occasion de son hommage. Et pendant 10 jours venez fêter le cinéma avec 20 films de Billy Wilder, la première rétrospective Max Linder, les comédies de Jerry Lewis, les bouleversants documentaires d...
24.06.2013 | Editor's blog |
>A FEW SEARCHING TIPS FOR OUR WEBSITE
Search for film
Add your festival in our database (3,600 listed worldwide and growing)
Update Festival details, add press release...
Enter your film for consideration (9,000 and growing)
MORE festival news at
http://www.filmfestivals.com
Film pros: http://www.filmfestivalspro.com
French focus: http://www.filmfestivals.com/fr
Film & Festival DATA BASE management
http://www.filmfestivalsPRO.com
Please feel free to suggest and forward it to other colleagues.
Subscription is free of charge.
For re-publication or copying requests, please contact us
>THE FESTIVAL DAILIES CORNER
Selection from our COVERAGE WITH DAILIES from
The recent dailies:
Baja International Film Festival - Los Cabos
Thessaloniki
Amazonas Film Festival in Manaus
Huatulco Film and Food Festival
Cinema City: Radmila Djurica
LA Film Festival Elizabeth Bartlett, Ron Gilbert and Alex Deleon
Karlovy Vary Alex Deleon
Ischia Global Film and Music festival Bruno Chatelin
Future of Festival Forum in ARS Film Festival in Katowice.
Toronto Vanessa McMahon
Venice Vanessa McMahon
Montreal Bruno Chatelin
Sitges Vanessa McMahon
Dieppe Cécile Rittweger
Dinard Cécile Rittweger
Berlinale
Fantasporto
Bucarest B-Est
Tribeca
CPH PIX Copenhagen
Palm Springs
Santa Barbara
Sundance
Travelling Rennes
Thessaloniki
Sofia SIFF 2011
Fantasporto
Belgrade
Vilnius
Off Plus Camera
Istanbul International Film Festival
Zlin Festival
Tokyo
AFI
Abu Dhabi
Thessaloniki
Doha
Film Independent Forum
Lodz Cinergia
CINEDAYS Festival of European Film
Zagreb Fantastic
Locarno
Mediawave
Aruba International Film festival
Check our Interviews from cannes
Venice
Toronto
Festival du Nouveau Cinema de Montréal
CineFest OZ Busselton Australia
You can find us at @fest21com
and find Bruno Chatelin on facebook
Add your filmfestivals.com RSS to your blogs!
Team Laurent 
