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Previews and Highlights from the Festival Circuit Volume 722 - Filmfestivals.com
Wishing you all much success on the festival circuit!
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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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Urbanworld Film Festival September 21 - 25, 2016
May 27 Late Deadline
Submissions for the 20th Annual Urbanworld Film Festival, to be held September 21 - 25 2016 in NYC are OPEN!! The five-day festival includes narrative features, documentaries, short films, spotlight screenings and conversations, live staged screenplay readings, the Urbanworld Digital track focused on digital and social media, and Urbanworld Music, which highlights emerging talent in live performances during after party events. Go to urbanworld.org to submit today!
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April 29 Extended deadline
The largest festival in South Texas, the 22nd San Antonio Film Festival garners extensive local media attention and rave reviews. Industry and community leaders champion the festival for its diverse and exciting program. SAFILM has a strong reputation for uncovering cinematic treasures every year with an amazing lineup of narrative, animation, documentary and experimental shorts and features. SAFILM works with the top local hotels for special rates for our guests.
FILMMAKERS GLOBAL MOVIE TRAILER FESTIVAL
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Fan Boy Festival July 15 - August 26, 2016
Regular deadline July 1st
2016 Fan Boy Film Festival Awarding 16K+ in Prizes
Submissions are NOW open at www.FanBoyFilmFestival.com
Over $16,000 in Cash Prizes to be awarded to filmmakers!
NO Submission fee to enter. SUBMISSION DEADLINE is July 1st. FESTIVAL DATES JULY 15th-AUGUST 26th.
Late Deadline – April 30, 2016
Through the art of film, we celebrate the richness, diversity and creativity of storytelling for the cultural enrichment, progression and education of communities worldwide.
Each year the International Black Film Festival (IBFF) invites filmmakers from all over the globe to submit their projects to be considered as an “official selection” during the festival. Judges select films to be screened to a energetic festival participants. Filmmakers take advantage of the opportunity to interact with the audience and share their personal journey about their film project via Q&A sessions and networking events.
Awards are given in the following categories: Best Documentary, Best Short, Best Feature, Best Animation, Best of the Festival, Audience Choice, Best International Film, Honorable Mention, Best Faith-Based Film, Best Student Film, Best Web Series, Best of Tennessee.
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Regular Deadline is APRIL 30
Submit your best short animated films for a screening May18th at Cannes Film Festival.
Enjoy industry visibility in front of the animation professionals attending Cannes during Animation Day in Cannes (second edition). take advantage of free promotion to buyers and media on our Animation Day in Cannes Newsletters, animation Day in Cannes website, filmfestivals.com pages dedicated to Animation Day in Cannes and our Youtube channel, which will be offered for buyers and Media.
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August 11 – 20, 2016
Regular Deadline: April 8, 2016
The 12th Annual HollyShorts Film Festival and Film Conference/Film Market, scheduled for August 11-20, 2016 at the world famous TCL Chinese 6 Theatres, is now accepting submissions. HSFF, 4 times named to MovieMaker Magazine “Top 25 Fests Worth the Entry Fee” lists, has featured over 400 projects showcasing stars and filmmakers including Sofia Loren, Bill Plympton, Anthony and Joe Russo, and Felicia Day.
In 2015, HSFF awarded over $150,000 in prizes, including $60,000 in post services for Best Short, Director, Music Video, Cinematography, VFX, and Commercial, and $15,000 Grand Prize cash . www.hollyshorts.com
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May 15 Late deadline
In 2016, WoFF returns for its third edition with great energy and ideas, generated from a wonderful 2015 festival.
Our focus remains on independent cinema from all around the globe, by showcasing the work of first feature filmmakers and female directors in our two main sections, First Features and The Female Perspective, respectively.
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Submit by June 17, 2016
Montreal International Animation Film Festival FESTIVAL DATES June 2-5 2016 Montreal Canada Le MIAFF! is a people's film festival and industry conference dedicated to the art of animation for film and technology. All genres and forms are welcome. Awards & Prizes Software and other award prizes. Visibility in our travelling shows in Berlin, Cannes, Annecy, Glasgow and more. Check 2015 fantastic programming on the website.
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Bilal: A New Breed of Hero - Market Premiere in Cannes May 14, 2016
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 of our film in Cannes May 17.
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...
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.
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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You are cordially invited to attend the world premiere of our film in Cannes May 17. 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® Screening in Cannes May 17 1.30 PM Les Arcades 1 May 17 6pm Olympia 2 Kindly confirm : marketing@enoctherresplendent.com Schedule your meeting in...
The Provincetown International Film Festival (PIFF) announced today its lineup of Opening and Closing night films, spotlight selections, special screenings and narrative and documentary features for its 18th edition, running June 15-19, in Provincetown, MA. The Opening Night film will be Matt Ross' CAPTAIN FANTASTIC, starring Viggo Mortensen. Closing Night film will be the Madonna dance documentary STRIKE A POSE. Spotlight films are POLITICAL ANIMALS, directed by Jonah Markowitz and Tracy Wa...
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 KAMAL BANSAL Director Satyajit Ray Writer K...
After a 10-year gap in the International Green Film Festival, in 2014 which named: “the year of Economy and Culture with national will and management”, the Iranian Department of Environment decided to revive the festival as a substantial cultural movement for protecting the environment. It was decided that the festival should be organized by an NGO. Among the candidates, Green Civilization, Artists protecting the Environment was honored to be selected as the executive organizer of ...
We strive, through the artistic pursuit of dynamic filmmaking, to inspire our global community to unite in compassionate action towards preservation, protection and restoration of our magnificent planet and all the living beings who share it. Please plan to join us for our inaugural event on Sunday, July 24, 2016, in Denver, CO as we begin to further a vision of harmonious living through creative collaboration. We have reserved The Oriental Theater (our incredible partners a...
Feature films in competition 25 April New Zealand - Leanne POOLEY Feature films in competition La Guerre des tuques 3D Canada - Jean-François POULIOT, François BRISSON Feature films in competition La Jeune Fille sans mains France - Sébastien LAUDENBACH ...
1,000 years ago, a boy with a dream of becoming a great warrior was abducted with his sister and taken to a land far away from home. Thrown into a world where greed and injustice rule all, Bilal finds the courage to raise his voice and make a change. Inspired by true events, this is a story of a real hero who earned his remembrance in time and history. ...
The Philadelphia Unnamed Film Festival (PUFF) presents a pre-release screening of the anthology film, LATE NIGHT DOUBLE FEATURE. The FREE screening is being held on May 14, 2016 at CineMug on 1607 S Broad St, Philadelphia, PA. The event starts at 8pm and is BYOB with $2 corkage fee. LATE NIGHT DOUBLE FEATURE follows the cast of Dr. Nasty's Cavalcade of Horror as they embark on a late night television filming session that erupts in bloody chaos. The horror anthology is directed and ...
The Philadelphia Unnamed Film Festival (PUFF) is now accepting feature length and short film submissions for 2016. The first year film festival aims to bring independent genre films to Center City Philadelphia. Run by Fangoria writer Madeleine Koestner and longtime pop culture blogger Alex Gardner, PUFF has been hosting monthly screenings at one of Philly's last video rental shops, CineMug. These screenings will culminate in a weekend-long festival that will feature a networki...
VOLUNTEERS Volunteers are undoubtedly the foundation of the LA Film Festival. With over 200 screenings and events held over 9 days, the Festival would not be able to function without Volunteers holding a variety of pivotal roles. Not only do Volunteers work behind the scenes, they are also at the forefront of the Festival, ensuring that our filmmakers and guests have a truly enjoyable experience. Whether it’s working in theater operations, answering ticketing questions or setting up Q&am...
Brym's new documentary takes on a touchy subject We are all by now somewhat familiar with some of the more visible transgender personalities in our society. Who are they really and what does it mean to be transgender? Since her first feature film Butterflies (2009), director Ester Brym have not stopped and this will be her 4th documentary film. She is currently in production and raising money to finish the project by the end of this year. The film follows ordinary men and women wh...
SAVE THE DATE! Tuesday, May 17th is DOC DAY in Cannes! Be sure to mark your agenda for this entire day dedicated to documentary cinema, with a full afternoon of discussions and presentations by captivating filmmakers and top-ranked industry professionals. Rising global awareness on social justice issues through documentary filmmaking will constitute the core subject of this afternoon of talks and sneak previews. Right after, the Doc Lovers Mixer will joyfully close the day at ...
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ANNOUNCING THE 2016 MOUNTAINFILM FESTIVAL FILMS
Feature Films out of competition Bad Cat Turkey - Mehmet KURTULUS, Ayse ÜNAL Feature Films out of competition Bilal United Arab Emirates - Aiman JAMAL, Khurram H. ALAVI Feature Films out of competition Capture the Flag Spain - Enrique GATO BORREGÁN ...
From April – 7-14 the independent KINO festival premiered twelve German features and a new short film section with 10 productions complemented by talks from attending German filmmakers, Q&A sessions, and receptions. Held for the third time it is one of the few US festivals focusing on German films. KINO 2016 was supported by Bertelsmann, the German Information Center and other sources. A special event presented the first US screening of the digitally restored famed 1920 German ...
The winners of the 2016 'Golden Reel Awards' were announced at the 15th Annual Tiburon International Film Festival during a ceremony in Tiburon. Best Film: Demimonde [Hungary] Best Director: Attila Szász, for: Demimonde [Hungary] Best Actor: János Kulka, for: Demimonde [Hungary] Best Actress: Sareh Bayat, for: Oblivion Season [Iran] Best Documentary: Humberto, directe
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London, 9 May 2016: The British Urban Film Festival will hon...
“Dirt” – the latest film from Forrest Lucas and Ali Afshar’s ESX Entertainment, has found its leads in Golden Globe® and Emmy® nominee Kevin Dillon (HBO’s “Entourage,” ‘The Throaways”) and DeRon Horton (“Dirty Grandpa’). Starring alongside Dillon and Horton are Christina Moore (“Running Wild”, “Searching For Fortune”), Matthew Glave (“Argo,” Bravo’s “Girlfriends'...
VISIT the Hungarian Pavilion @ Int’l Village Riviera #137 Phone: +33 (0) 493 99 87 78 HNFF World Sales / Riviera E16 LOVE /Szerelem by Károly Makk – Cannes Classics 15 May 10 p.m. Théâtre Buñuel PREMIERE KÁROLY MAKK will be in attendance One of the 12 Best Hungarian Films of All Time voted by the Hungarian Film Critics’ Association in Budapest in 2000 International premiere of the original ver...
By Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent “It is a truth universally acknowledged” that Jane Austen (1775-1817) will be source material in the foreseeable forever, but it is actually surprising that director Whit Stillman (Last Days of Disco, Metropolitan) has so nailed her work in his new film “Love & Friendship,” that lead Kate Beckinsale should be Oscar-worthy for 2016. And while giddy Fanboys still own Beckinsale for her sleek, sexy turn in the &ld...
International Film Finance Forum | May 13, 2016 • Cannes, France | State of the Industry: View from the Director’s Chair Featured Director: Asif Kapadia Academy Award Winning Director Moderated by: ...
Press Release: International Uranium Film Festival rocked in Los Angeles Rio de Janeiro / Los Angeles / May 2nd - In its 6th year, the International Uranium Film Festival, the Atomic Age Cinema Fest was held for the first time in Hollywood. Highlight of the premiere in the famous Raleigh Studios Hollywood April 27th was the award winning docudrama "The Man Who Saved The World", presented by `Braveheart´ executive producer Steve McEveety. After the screenin...
Sujata Mehta: Teaching grandma to suck eggs Yesteryear film actress and popular stage performer Sujata Mehta is someone known to me from the 1980s. Her husband, Latesh Shah, is known me perhaps a little longer. Both were stage actors, with Latesh also being a gifted director. Both won prizes at inter-college short play competitions, including those organised by the Indian People’s Theatre Association (IPTA), where I had occasion to serve as judge. Sujata got film breaks, like Pratighaat...
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“TOMORROW’S TALENT” CEREMONY WEDNESDAY 11 MAY 2016 – PALAIS DES FESTIVALS, Cannes Filmfestivals.com and Animation Day in Cannes partnered with Tomorrow's Talent to bring you this invitation to Celebrate Animation Talents: The second “Tomorrow’s talent” ceremony will take place on Wednesday 11th May 2016 at the Palais des Festivals in Cannes. Established in 2015 by Sunny Media Ltd to reward movie animation professionals with high po...
This evening the 59th San Francisco International Film Festival (April 21 - May 5), presented by the San Francisco Film Society, announced the winners of the juried Golden Gate Award (GGA) competitions at an event held at Gray Area. This year the Festival awarded nearly $40,000 in prizes to emerging and established filmmakers. For nearly 60 years, SFIFF's Golden Gate Awards have honored deserving filmmakers and their projects, hera...
Scapegoat by Gal Haklay & Shulamit Tajer 8:30 The clock makers dream by Cashell Horgan Dream 13:03 Maze Without Walls by Cecilia Gragnani 4:22 Morning Coffee by tracy miller-robbins 1:00 Borrowed Time by Amanda Jones 6:45 Lucky and the Pirates by Karen Goldfarb 19:00 The adventures of nuku by jairo carrillo 01:10:10 trailer 1:30 Fantasy on Sarabanda by Gudbjorg Hlin Gudmundsdottir 5:10 teaser 0:58 20 Coups de pied by Dimitar...
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Fort d'une expérience acquise dans la distribution de films pour deux Majors (Sony et Fox mariée sous a direction avec UGC) Bruno Chatelin propose une expérience pointue au service de votre stratégie digitale à Travers sa structure de Conseil MAJOR BUZZ FACTORY Le fondateur Bruno Chatelin : un Professionnel de la communication entouré de spécialistes, son expérience est ancrée sur trois univers La publicité, Le mark.eting et le digital.
Meteo Cannes 12 jours TAKE CENTER STAGE Let us know if you need promotion in front of the Industry. Demandez le programme des promotions que nous pouvons vous proposer. ...
La soirée des PRIX NUMIX 2016 s’est déroulée au Monument-National devant un parterre composé des principaux acteurs de l'industrie des médias numériques du Québec. Le Gala a été animé par l’humoriste Yannick de Martino, qui a su transporter joyeusement son public avec l’humour et le sarcasme qu’on lui connait dans «le monde merveilleux du numérique». Le GRAND PRIX NUMIX 2016 du Fonds des médias du Canada a été décerné cette...
William Friedkin © Pat York La Leçon de Cinéma du 69e Festival de Cannes sera donnée par le cinéaste américain William Friedkin. Après Martin Scorsese, Nanni Moretti, Wong Kar-wai, Quentin Tarantino, Marco Bellocchio ou encore Philip Kaufman et Jacques Audiard, il sera sur la scène de la salle Buñuel du Palais des Festivals pour dialoguer avec le public dans une rencontre animée par le critique Michel Ciment. ...
08.04.2016 | Cannes's blog
DES WIPS A CANNES Après les Goes to Cannes de Dubaï et Guadalajara, un plus grand nombre de Works-In-Progress seront présentés pendant le Marché du Film 2016 en partenariat avec des festivals de renom. Cette année les projections ne présenteront pas seulement des films de nouvelles régions du monde mais aussi d’autres genres comme des films d’animation ! ...
Palmarès BIFFF 2016
Le jury International (Jaume Balaguero, Bai Ling, Marc Caro, Luigi Cozzi et Jasna Kohoutova) a décidé de récompenser les films suivants : -Mention spéciale pour THE ARTI: THE ADVENTURE BEGINS de Huang Wen Chang -Corbeau d'Argent : SEOUL STATION de Yeon Sang-ho -Corbeau d'Argent : THE PHONE de Bong-joo Kim -Corbeau d'Or : I AM A HERO de Shinsuke Sato Le jury Européen (Olivier Mortagne, Monique Licht, Nancy Ngoma, Fre...
La cérémonie d'ouverture du FIFOG a eu lieu aujourd'hui au Palais Eynard à Genève. L’ouverture a été marquée par la projection du film algérien Fadhma N’Soumer en présence de son réalisateur Belkacem Hadjadj. En parallèle est projeté le tr...
Palmarès Fife Île-de-France 2016 LA 33ème EDITION DU FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL DU FILM D'ENVIRONNEMENT, organisée par la région Île-de-France, s'est clôturée ce mardi 12 avril, en présence de l'ensemble des jurys, et du parrain du festival, Jean Louis Etienne. DOCUMENTAIRES LONGS MÉTRAGES Le jury documentaires longs métrages, présidé par Luc Jacquet, accompagné ...
18e édition du Festival du cinéma brésilien de Paris Cinéma L'Arlequin (6e) du 5 au 12 avril 2016 PALMARES Chaque année, le public du festival du cinéma brésilien de Paris e...
PRIX NUMIX 2016 Dévoilement des finalistes Montréal, 4 avril 2016 — C’est avec beaucoup de plaisir et de fierté que le Regroupement des producteurs multimédia (RPM) dévoile les finalistes en nomination pour les PRIX NUMIX 2016. Les 24 membres du jury sous la présidence de Michel G Desjardins, directeur général de L'inis, ont sélectionné 69 finalistes parmi plus de 160 pièces soumises parmi les cinq gra...
LE 32e FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL DE CINÉMA VUES D’AFRIQUE Petits et grands sont attendus à la Cinémathèque québécoise, du 17 au 24 avril prochain, afin de célébrer le 7e art africain et créole autour de rendez-vous divertissants. Le Festival international de cinéma Vues d’Afrique devient pour ses 32 ans un happening cool et multi sensoriel. Une expérience sous l’impulsion du plaisir sous to...
Wishing you all much success on the festival circuit!
The Animation Day in Cannes returns to Cannes May 18th. The celebration of Animation, Animators and related technologies is organised for the second time by filmfestivals.com and Animaze. It will bring a series of networking opportunities, panels, screenings, Encore Accolades, awards and some showcase demo reel screenings of upcoming exciting projects in the Palais and in our hotspots. Click to receive updates on the program details ...
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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 ...
Animation Day in Cannes -ADIC is happy to announce the parnership with AVIFF ‘Art films do their cinema in Cannes’ A Festival dedicated to Video Art and artists' films, four days, during the Cannes Film Festival in May, for 6 years. 7th edition 2016 will run 16-19 May 2016 Cannes Venue : 10 Boulevard du Midi Jean Hibert, 06400 Cannes Days program : 'Market': 11.00-18.00 Sessions: 15.00-16.30 & 17.00-18.30 Interventions / debates Co...
7th Annual International Film Finance Forum will take place at Intercontinental Carlton Hotel | Cannes, France Presented by Winston Baker In Partnership with The Hollywood Reporter and filmfestivals.com on May 13, 2016 Our promo code FEST21 gets you 30% off until April 15 don't wait any longer ! OVERVIEW: In its 7th edition, Winston Baker will host its annual high-level international program during the 69th Festival de Cannes.
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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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Urbanworld Film Festival September 21 - 25, 2016
May 27 Late Deadline
Submissions for the 20th Annual Urbanworld Film Festival, to be held September 21 - 25 2016 in NYC are OPEN!! The five-day festival includes narrative features, documentaries, short films, spotlight screenings and conversations, live staged screenplay readings, the Urbanworld Digital track focused on digital and social media, and Urbanworld Music, which highlights emerging talent in live performances during after party events. Go to urbanworld.org to submit today!
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April 29 Extended deadline
The largest festival in South Texas, the 22nd San Antonio Film Festival garners extensive local media attention and rave reviews. Industry and community leaders champion the festival for its diverse and exciting program. SAFILM has a strong reputation for uncovering cinematic treasures every year with an amazing lineup of narrative, animation, documentary and experimental shorts and features. SAFILM works with the top local hotels for special rates for our guests.
FILMMAKERS GLOBAL MOVIE TRAILER FESTIVAL
CALL FOR ENTRIES - TRAILERS
Submit your Trailer for a: Movie, Book, TV Show, Screenplay, Concept, or Music Video, etc. Use submission to:
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Fan Boy Festival July 15 - August 26, 2016
Regular deadline July 1st
2016 Fan Boy Film Festival Awarding 16K+ in Prizes
Submissions are NOW open at www.FanBoyFilmFestival.com
Over $16,000 in Cash Prizes to be awarded to filmmakers!
NO Submission fee to enter. SUBMISSION DEADLINE is July 1st. FESTIVAL DATES JULY 15th-AUGUST 26th.
Late Deadline – April 30, 2016
Through the art of film, we celebrate the richness, diversity and creativity of storytelling for the cultural enrichment, progression and education of communities worldwide.
Each year the International Black Film Festival (IBFF) invites filmmakers from all over the globe to submit their projects to be considered as an “official selection” during the festival. Judges select films to be screened to a energetic festival participants. Filmmakers take advantage of the opportunity to interact with the audience and share their personal journey about their film project via Q&A sessions and networking events.
Awards are given in the following categories: Best Documentary, Best Short, Best Feature, Best Animation, Best of the Festival, Audience Choice, Best International Film, Honorable Mention, Best Faith-Based Film, Best Student Film, Best Web Series, Best of Tennessee.
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Regular Deadline is APRIL 30
Submit your best short animated films for a screening May18th at Cannes Film Festival.
Enjoy industry visibility in front of the animation professionals attending Cannes during Animation Day in Cannes (second edition). take advantage of free promotion to buyers and media on our Animation Day in Cannes Newsletters, animation Day in Cannes website, filmfestivals.com pages dedicated to Animation Day in Cannes and our Youtube channel, which will be offered for buyers and Media.
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August 11 – 20, 2016
Regular Deadline: April 8, 2016
The 12th Annual HollyShorts Film Festival and Film Conference/Film Market, scheduled for August 11-20, 2016 at the world famous TCL Chinese 6 Theatres, is now accepting submissions. HSFF, 4 times named to MovieMaker Magazine “Top 25 Fests Worth the Entry Fee” lists, has featured over 400 projects showcasing stars and filmmakers including Sofia Loren, Bill Plympton, Anthony and Joe Russo, and Felicia Day.
In 2015, HSFF awarded over $150,000 in prizes, including $60,000 in post services for Best Short, Director, Music Video, Cinematography, VFX, and Commercial, and $15,000 Grand Prize cash . www.hollyshorts.com
Profile on filmfestivals.com I Website I Winners I Facebook I Twitter I SUBMIT I Contact Daniel Sol
May 15 Late deadline
In 2016, WoFF returns for its third edition with great energy and ideas, generated from a wonderful 2015 festival.
Our focus remains on independent cinema from all around the globe, by showcasing the work of first feature filmmakers and female directors in our two main sections, First Features and The Female Perspective, respectively.
Profile on filmfestivals.com I Website I Winners I Facebook I Twitter ISUBMIT I Contact Martin Petrov
Submit by June 17, 2016
Montreal International Animation Film Festival FESTIVAL DATES June 2-5 2016 Montreal Canada Le MIAFF! is a people's film festival and industry conference dedicated to the art of animation for film and technology. All genres and forms are welcome. Awards & Prizes Software and other award prizes. Visibility in our travelling shows in Berlin, Cannes, Annecy, Glasgow and more. Check 2015 fantastic programming on the website.
> "FILMFESTIVALS.COM ONES TO WATCH ON THE CIRCUIT" FOR FESTIVAL CONSIDERATION
Paranoid Girls Comedy by Pedro del Santo was qualified for Oscar selection running for best film, best original song...
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.
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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The Opening Night Gala of the 2016 Seattle International Film Festival on Thursday, May 19 will feature the North American premiere of Amazon Studios’ Café Society, the newest film from legendary director Woody Allen. The Festival’s Opening Night Red Carpet Gala will take place at the prestigious 3,000 seat Marion Oliver McCaw Hall at Seattle Center with a celebratory party to...
Who's Gonna Love Me Now dir Tomer Heymann Barak Heymann For the tenth time, the best documentary films from around the world will vie for the Golden Horn award at Krakow Film Festival. After a long and exciting selection, 19 films from three continents are invited to participate in this competition. Among them, there are four films produced in Poland. 56th Krakow Film Festival starts with the international premiere of the film by Piotr Stasik - "21 x New York Ci...
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CURTAIN TO RISE ON 18TH ANNUAL MiFo LGBT FILM FESTIVAL: APRIL 22 10-day festival features 80+ films from 28 countries and fun-filled events (April 13, 2016) – The curtain will rise on the MiFo LGBT Film Festival’s Miami edition on Friday, April 22, kicking off a 10-day festival with more than 80 films from 28 countries, an unprecedented number of premieres and a spectacular lineup of special events. Presented by Celebrity Cruises, Gilead and SHOWTIME, MiFo runs April 22...
the Filmmaker Welcome Party during the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival at Diamond Horseshoe on April 15, 2016 in New York City. ...
Tribeca Film Festival 2016 hosted New York filmmakers at the Welcome Party Photograph: © Mustafa ÖNDER, mustafaonder.com
Mustafa ÖNDER, NYC Guests enjoy the beautiful view of NYC at the Producers Reception during the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival on April 19, 2016 in New York City. Photograph: © Mustafa ÖNDER, mustafaonder.com ...
TFI Interactive, with the support of the Ford Foundation, assembles the brightest thinkers and innovators for an all-day forum that explores storytelling in the digital age. The Interactive Playground connects participants with a selection of groundbreaking projects. During TFI Interactive, participants come together to explore how the evolving digital world is impacting their industries and the art of storytelling. Key speakers and skilled media artists give a series of short talks t...
IFFBoston is more than just a spring festival. For more than 13 years, it has grown into the best way to experience independent film in, around, and about Boston. It starts with the main hosting venues. The Somerville, Brattle, and Coolidge Corner Theatres are the premier independent cinemas in the area, each with their own niche of iconic offerings that make them destination moviehouses throughout the year. These range from retrospective series at the Brattle, to the Science ...
By Maria Esteves – April 18, 2016 The 15thTribeca Film Festival 2016 (TFF16) First Annual Whoopi’s Shorts Program introduced by festival co-founder Jane Rosenthal commenced Sunday, April 17, at the Tribeca Festival Hub in New York. The eight captivating films that inaugurated the animated shorts program were Fear, directed by Dawn Dreyer and Andrea Love; I am a Pencil (Je suis un crayon), directed by Joe D’Arcy; The Loneliest Stoplight, directed by Bill Plympton; Lucens, di...
Edinburgh International Film Festival is delighted to announce that the much anticipated remake of the iconic Scottish comedy Whisky Galore! will close the 70th edition of the festival on Sunday 26th June 2016. Inspired by Sir Compton Mackenzie’s 1947 novel, Whisky Galore! is written by award-winning screenwriter Peter McDougall and based on the true story of a shipwreck off the coast of Eriskay of a ship sailing for America with a cargo of export-only alco...
Translations: Seattle Transgender Film Festival May 12-15 2016 ...
Organised by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV) and for the 12th year under the sponsorship of AKBANK, the 35th Istanbul Film Festival ended on Monday, 18 April with the additional screenings. 187 feature, 10 short, and 24 experimental films by 223 directors from 62 countries were shown in 501 screenings across 10 movie theatres over a period of 11 days at the festival, which was attended by over 90.000 cinephiles. The festival offered a full menu to everyone&rsqu...
Denver Film Society and Denver Arts & Venues announced the lineup for the 2016 edition of Film on the Rocks (FOTR). Presented by Pepsi, the 17th season includes eight events throughout the summer. Each film is preceded by a live concert and local comedian, courtesy of Comedy Works. The 17th season of Film on the Rocks will kick off on Monday, May 23 with a GREASE sing-a-long. One week la...
CHICAGO AND SUBURBAN STUDENTS BECOME VIPS AND FILMMAKERS AT THIS YEARS CINEYOUTH FILM FESTIVAL MAY 5-7th Gives public students the opportunity to make their own movie Chicago/Cinema, the presenting organization of the The Chicago International Film Festival’s 12th annual CineYouth Festival gives students ages 22 and under from the Chicagoland area a chance to shine on May 5-7th, 2016 at Columbia College (1104 S. Wabash 8th Floor). The Opening Night film is GKI...
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IndieLisboa 2016 is born out of the usual balance between the return of several filmmakers the festival has accompanied and the introduction of a vast set of newcomers – mainly in the International Competition – that we are sure will return in the next years. Not by accident, Whit Stillman and Mia Hansen-Løve will open and close, respectively, this year’s festival with the presentation of their most recent works in a kind of afterword to the retrospectives we dedica...
PAULA ORTIZ TO BE HONORED WITH THE PRIZE ‘CIUDAD DE HUESCA’ IN 44TH EDITION OF INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL THE AWARD RECOGNIZES THE TALENT AND PROJECTION OF THIS YOUNG ARAGONESE DIRECTOR HER LAST WORK, THE BRIDE, TO BE SCREENED IN THE ICONIC LORETO CHAPEL, NATURAL SETTING OF THE FILM Aragonese director Paula Ortiz will be honored with the Ciudad de Huesca Prize in the 44th edition of the International Film Festival of the Upper Aragonese capital city....
Guest of honour: Obayashi Nobuhiko FEFF 18 hosts a retrospective of 10 films, a book and a guest of honour: Obayashi Nobuhiko, grandmaster of Japanese Sci-Fi who, on the 25th of April, will be receiving the Golden Mulberry Award for Lifetime Achievement. Though 'Japanese Science Fiction' usually makes us Westerners think of Godzilla, the eighteenth edition of the Far East Film Festival is ready to expand our horizons with a retrospective called - not coincidentally - Beyo...
Actor Will Receive Honor at Film Society Awards Night and Onstage Tribute at Victoria Theatre San Francisco, CA -- The San Francisco Film Society announced today that Ellen Burstyn, a legend of stage and screen, will receive the Peter J. Owens Award for excellence in acting at the 59th San Francisco International Film Festival (April 21 - May 5). The award will be presented to Burstyn at Film Soci...
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Monaco International Film Festival - Awards Night - Winners with MIFF director and president. "Peace, Love and Movies!" Award-winning RUSH is the documentary. Bewildered is a FACTUAL humanitarian screenplay! See many of the cases and examples of this advanced earth, health and life-saving science and technology on the websites. In Paris on February 16, I was production assistant on the Eagles of Death Metal ...
35TH ISTANBUL FILM FESTIVAL AWARDS ANNOUNCED The 35th Istanbul Film Festival, organised by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV) and for the 12th year under the sponsorship of Akbank, presented its awards to the winners at a ceremony held at the Haliç Congress Centre on Friday evening, 15 April 2016. Cem Davran hosted the 35th Istanbul Film Festival Award Ceremony, where this year’s Cinema Honorary Award recipients, as well as the winners of the f...
« Cinéaste du système et de l’excès, véritable explorateur des codes du cinéma » : c’est ainsi que Luciano Barisone, Directeur de Visions du Réel, décrit en quelques mots le réalisateur anglais de renommée mondiale Peter Greenaway. Alors que la 47e édition de Visions du Réel, Festival international de cinéma Nyon bat son plein depuis quelques jours déjà, une soirée met à l’honneur cette personnalité d’exception. Peter Greenawa...
Producer Michael Hausman to receive Cinema Trailblazer Award LOS ANGELES, CA – The International Film Festival North Hollywood released its list of final nominations for major award categories toda...
Congratulations to all SXSW 2016 awards winners. Discover the trend setters, storytellers, innovators and leaders that walked away with top honors. The SXSW Film Festival revealed the Jury Awards, Design Awards, and Special Awards at the SXSW Film Awards Presented by Panasonic on Tuesday, March 15, 2016 at the Paramount Theatre. All Audience Awards were revealed later in the week on Saturday, March 19, 2016. SXSW FEATURE FILM JURY AWARDS NARRATIVE FEATURE COMPETITION Grand Jur...
The winners of the 2016 'Golden Reel Awards' were announced at the 15th Annual Tiburon International Film Festival during a ceremony in Tiburon. Best Film: Demimonde [Hungary] Best Director: Attila Szász, for: Demimonde [Hungary] Best Actor: János Kulka, for: Demimonde [Hungary] Best Actress: Sareh Bayat, for: Oblivion Season [Iran] Best Documentary: Humberto, directed by: Carlos Barba Salva [Cuba] Best Screenplay...
The inaugural Hollywood Comedy Shorts Film Festival (HCSFF) presented by BITPIX came to a close this past weekend at the TCL Chinese Theater and today the organizers are announcing the overall winners from each of the categories. The short film Manager has won the 2016 HCSFF Grand Jury Best Short Film Prize. Directed by Jacob Meszaros tells the story of when a loud mouth idiot of a building manager discovers one of his tenants ...
At the 3rd International Documentary Festival of Ierapetra, screens, in a competition, the best new documentaries, from the Greece and whole of the world, in Ierapetra, the southernmost town in Europe, the Crossroads of cultures and continents. The juries, consisting of international caliber personalities. Awards & Prizes 1st Feature Awards 2nd Feature Awards 3rd Feature Awards 1st Short Awards 2nd Short Awards 3rd S...
More than 4,500 Intl Entries from 74 Nations! WorldFest-Houston Intl. Festival Wraps 49th Season “Small Budgets ~ Giant Leaps!” WorldFest-Houston, the third longest-running International Film Festival in North America, and the Oldest Independent Film Festival in the world, celebrated the conclusion of its 10-day run of film, fun and fanfare in its 49th annual independent film showcase with a 9% increase in box-office. WorldFest opened this year’s ed...
Hunter Todd and Kathleen Haney Check below the long list of winners (each category has 3 awards) Hunter Todd did a terrific job at announcing them all with a cavalry pace. I missed my spot when going onstage to receive the Gold Remy Award for best Romance for Get Happy, beeing not fast enough, the award was gone. (Do you think you look stupid if you walk onstage ...and quickly away without the coveted award :-) because it had already disapeared?) Thank god a few glasses of champagne dilut...
17th Havana Film Festival NY Announces Havana Star Prize Winners at Packed Closing Night Ceremony Best Feature: Magallanes (Peru-Colombia) Best Director Santiago Mitre (Paulina) and Best Screenplay goes to El Acompañante (Cuba-Panama) Best Documentary: La Prenda (Guatemala-Switzerland) 18 Films Competed for the coveted Havana Star Award New York, April 15, 2016— The 17th Havana Film Festival ...
Best Feature: Magallanes (Peru-Colombia) Best Director: Santiago Mitre (Paulina) Best Screenplay: El Acompañante (Cuba-Panama) Best Documentary: La Prenda (Guatemala-Switzerland) 18 Films Competed for the coveted Havana Star Award New York, April 15, 2016- The 17th Havana Film Festival NY announced the Havana Star Prize Winners during a packed Closing Night Ceremony at the New York Directors Guild Theater in Manhattan. Magallanes by Salvador d...
On Sunday, April 10th the eighth edition of Go Short - International Short Film Festival Nijmegen presented the Audience Award to the best short film based on public vote. The documentary Snails by the Polish director Grzegorz Szczepaniak was chosen by the audience as best film of 2016 Go Short. You Have a Problem, Millions of Tears, The Sniper of Kobani and Home Suite Home placed 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th as chosen by the audience. Go Short Audience Award The Go Short Audience Award worth &eur...
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William Friedkin © Pat York La Leçon de Cinéma du 69e Festival de Cannes sera donnée par le cinéaste américain William Friedkin. Après Martin Scorsese, Nanni Moretti, Wong Kar-wai, Quentin Tarantino, Marco Bellocchio ou encore Philip Kaufman et Jacques Audiard, il sera sur la scène de la salle Buñuel du Palais des Festivals pour dialoguer avec le public dans une rencontre animée par le critique Michel Ciment. ...
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DES WIPS A CANNES Après les Goes to Cannes de Dubaï et Guadalajara, un plus grand nombre de Works-In-Progress seront présentés pendant le Marché du Film 2016 en partenariat avec des festivals de renom. Cette année les projections ne présenteront pas seulement des films de nouvelles régions du monde mais aussi d’autres genres comme des films d’animation ! ...
Palmarès BIFFF 2016
Le jury International (Jaume Balaguero, Bai Ling, Marc Caro, Luigi Cozzi et Jasna Kohoutova) a décidé de récompenser les films suivants : -Mention spéciale pour THE ARTI: THE ADVENTURE BEGINS de Huang Wen Chang -Corbeau d'Argent : SEOUL STATION de Yeon Sang-ho -Corbeau d'Argent : THE PHONE de Bong-joo Kim -Corbeau d'Or : I AM A HERO de Shinsuke Sato Le jury Européen (Olivier Mortagne, Monique Licht, Nancy Ngoma, Fre...
La cérémonie d'ouverture du FIFOG a eu lieu aujourd'hui au Palais Eynard à Genève. L’ouverture a été marquée par la projection du film algérien Fadhma N’Soumer en présence de son réalisateur Belkacem Hadjadj. En parallèle est projeté le tr...
Palmarès Fife Île-de-France 2016 LA 33ème EDITION DU FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL DU FILM D'ENVIRONNEMENT, organisée par la région Île-de-France, s'est clôturée ce mardi 12 avril, en présence de l'ensemble des jurys, et du parrain du festival, Jean Louis Etienne. DOCUMENTAIRES LONGS MÉTRAGES Le jury documentaires longs métrages, présidé par Luc Jacquet, accompagné ...
18e édition du Festival du cinéma brésilien de Paris Cinéma L'Arlequin (6e) du 5 au 12 avril 2016 PALMARES Chaque année, le public du festival du cinéma brésilien de Paris e...
PRIX NUMIX 2016 Dévoilement des finalistes Montréal, 4 avril 2016 — C’est avec beaucoup de plaisir et de fierté que le Regroupement des producteurs multimédia (RPM) dévoile les finalistes en nomination pour les PRIX NUMIX 2016. Les 24 membres du jury sous la présidence de Michel G Desjardins, directeur général de L'inis, ont sélectionné 69 finalistes parmi plus de 160 pièces soumises parmi les cinq gra...
LE 32e FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL DE CINÉMA VUES D’AFRIQUE Petits et grands sont attendus à la Cinémathèque québécoise, du 17 au 24 avril prochain, afin de célébrer le 7e art africain et créole autour de rendez-vous divertissants. Le Festival international de cinéma Vues d’Afrique devient pour ses 32 ans un happening cool et multi sensoriel. Une expérience sous l’impulsion du plaisir sous to...
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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.
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