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> SUNDANCE PREVIEWS
Collaborations with Johns Hopkins and Stanford Universities, Produced by Institute’s New Frontier Lab Program, Include New Artists Residencies and Cross Disciplinary Summits on Arts and Technology L-R: Visual artist and sustainability scientist Diego Galafassi in residence at JHU ISET; director and producer Penelope Jagessar Chaffer in residence at JHU ISET; transmedia artist Stephanie Dinkins in residence at Stanford University. Pho...
The Social Dilemma Joins Documentary Premieres; Born into Brothels and High Art Are From The Collection Films Special Event Love Fraud Confirmed as Day One Screening Sundance Institute adds three feature films to the 2020 Sundance Film Festival’s robust slate of independent work today, alongside previously announced work. The Institute also confirmed that previously-announced Special Event, Love Fraud, will screen on Day One of the Festiva...
Darren Walker, President of the Ford Foundation, to Receive the Inaugural Vanguard Award for Philanthropy Evening Featuring the World Premiere of Crip Camp: Tickets on Sale Now Here Park City, UT — Sundance Institute invites champions of independent storytelling to attend An Artist at the Table Presented by IMDbPro, Sundance Institute’s annual fundraising event hosted on the first night of the Sundance Film Festival, Thursday, January 23, 2020, in Park City,...
The nonprofit Sundance Institute announced the showcase of new independent feature films selected across all categories for the 2020 Sundance Film Festival. The Festival hosts screenings in Park City, Salt Lake City and at Sundance Mountain Resort, from January 23–February 2, 2020. The Sundance Film Festival is Sundance Institute’s flagship public program, widely regarded as the largest American independent film festival and attended by more than 120,000 people and 1,300 ac...
> BERLIN PREVIEWS
The poster series of the 70th Berlin International Film Festival, designed by State – Design Agency. On the occasion of the anniversary, there will be three posters. The yellow designed poster will be the main one and seen more frequently. In addition there will be two more designs. © Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin / State – Agentur für Design, Berlin Key Visual for the 70th Anniversary The 2020 Berlinale marks the 70th edition of the Berlin Internati...
First Films announced for Berlinale' 2020
Perspektive Deutsches Kino, Panorama, Generation, Forum Expanded announce the first films and projects / Matteo Garrone's Pinocchio as the first guest in the newly conceived Berlinale Special Gala Fotos stehen Ihnen hier zum Download zur Verfügung: http://bit.ly/BerlinalePressefotos Bitte beachten Sie, dass die Veröffentlichung nur in Zusammenhang mit der Berlinale-Berichterstattung honorarfrei ist. Photos available for download here: http://bit.ly/BerlinalePressPhotos Please ...
Medienboard, the Nipkow Programm and the Berlinale have formed a cooperation to pool their know-how and networks in the field of film scholarships. The new "Berlin Film Residencies" portal provides an overview of the different scholarship programmes supported by the Medienboard: the BERLIN Artist-in-Residency (BERLIN AiR), the Nipkow Programm and the HAUS AM SEE Scholarship. International filmmakers can use this portal to learn how and where they can apply for a work sch...
Focus on “Collectives” in 2020 / Mastercard Becomes a Co-Partner with the New Enablement Programme In 2020, Berlinale Talents is going collective: the six-day summit (February 22 to 27) looks at proven and experimental community models in four creative fields: “Cinema”, “Film Set”, “Company” and “Society”. Collectives from the film, art and theatre worlds will come to Berlin for the nearly 100 talks, workshops and networking events, ...
The 70th Berlin International Film Festival will take place from February 20 - March 1, 2020. The anniversary edition will be the first Berlinale headed by Executive Director Mariette Rissenbeek and Artistic Director Carlo Chatrian. The directors have invited award-winning film and stage actor Samuel Finzi to host the festival opening on February 20, and the glamourous Awards Ceremony on February 29, 2020. “We’re very pleased that Samuel Finzi will be hosting the inaugu...
The World Cinema Fund (WCF) looks back on 15 years of successful film funding. Since its founding, funding has gone to 232 film projects. Founded in 2004, the initiative’s aim is to promote the development of world cinema, to enrich the cinematic landscape in Germany, and to encourage international exchange with its cooperation framework. The German Commission for UNESCO welcomed the foundation of the World Cinema Fund as a solid contribution towards strengthening cultural divers...
The Berlinale Classics series will celebrate its opening on February 21, 2020 at the Friedrichstadt-Palast with a screening of the 1924 silent film classic Waxworks (dir: Paul Leni). Accompanied by new music from the Ensemble Musikfabrik from North Rhine-Westphalia, with Swiss-Australian conductor Elena Schwarz at the podium, this digital restoration under the aegis of the Deutsche Kinemathek and Cineteca di Bologna will be shown onscreen for the first time at the 70th Berlin Internation...
As of 2020, the Berlinale Documentary Film Award will be endowed with € 40,000 in prize money sponsored by public broadcaster Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg (rbb). Thanks to the support from rbb, the award for the best documentary film will also be presented at the Berlinale in the future. Starting in 2020, rbb media will be involved with the festival as a co-partner. The partnership is agreed for five years. In total, approximately 18 current documentaries from the sections C...
v.l.n.r. / FLTR: Victor Abujatum (First Secretary), Matthijs Wouter Knol (Director EFM), Mariette Rissenbeek (Executive Director Berlin International Film Festival), Cecilia Mackenna (Ambassador of Chile to Germany), Diego Torres (Director ProChile Germany) © Birgit Heidfeld During the 70th Berlin International Film Festival in 2020, Chile will be “Country in Focus” at the European Film Market (EFM). EFM’s “Country in Focus” programme was ...
Press Conference - 18 December 2019 Watch the live press conference about the programme for IFFR 2020 here. On Wednesday 18 December, festival director Bero Beyer will unveil the films selected for our main competitions and introduce the full line-up for the 49th edition of IFFR. The livestream starts at 12:15 hours. Stay tuned! Until then, take a look at our announced films for IFFR 202049th International Film Festival Rotterdam 22 January – 2 February 2020 With nearly 330,0...
International Film Festival Tonneins France 2020 iffT TONNEINS FRANCE 2020 26, 27, 28, 29 November 2020 All films from 2018, free registration Deadline: 1/9/2020 Short film of 1 - 35 minutes Feature film Documentary film Animation film VR Virtual Reality Best Projet Award Best Film Award Best European Film Award Best First Film Award Best Music Award Best Actress / Actor Award in 5 categories. Golden Butterfly Best Short Film. Golden Butterfly Best Feature Film. Golden...
5 REASONS TO ATTEND 1) Screening Over 120 Films Filmmakers from all over the world have be...
Red Sea Film Festival Foundation restores nine key works of Egyptian neorealist director Khairy Bishara. The remastered Bishara films will premiere as part of a full retrospective of his work at the inaugural Red Sea Film Festival taking place March 12-21, 2020. JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA. December 19, 2019. A retrospective at the inaugural Red Sea International Film Festival is to honor the pioneering Egyptian film director, Khairy Bishara. The filmmaker is one of the key proponent...
IFFI 50: IFFI delays and avoids recognising, honouring veteran journalists This is my 50th posting about IFFI 50, Panaji, Goa, November 20-28, 2019. It deals with an issue that is close to my heart, that of recognising and honouring veteran journalists who have attended 25 or more IFFIs and/or completed 50 years in film journalism. Having identified 14 such individuals, I call them IFFI Veteran Journalists’ Group (IVJG). Since 19 November 2019, I am campaigning to get them their...
PRE LAUNCH DEADLINE January 20, 2020
Introducing Season 2 / 2020 of “Your Script Produced!” International Film / Tv / Short Film Screenwriting Competition sponsored by Doval Bacall Films. The sponsor will fully finance, develop, package and produce the Grand Prize Winning Feature Script for $250,000.00.
We've raised the stakes! Season 2 will accept Features, Tv Scripts, AND SHORT FILM SCRIPTS! Winners will be promoted in the Variety Magazine and THR!
Open to writers of all levels. 18 years old or older. Anyone 16 or 17 years of age can submit, must have a parental consent form.
WE DON’T SET YOU UP WITH MEETING AFTER MEETING. WE DON’T SELL YOU DREAMS. WE DON’T SELL YOU HOPE.
WE PRODUCE YOUR SCRIPT!
PERIOD.
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Deadline extended
New York Festivals World's Best TV & Films competition honors programming in all lengths and forms from over 50 countries.
All Entries in the 2020 competition will be judged online and screened by New York Festivals Television & Film Awards Grand Jury of 200 plus producers, directors, writers, and other creative media professionals from around the globe. Nominated Finalists are judged by a selected panel at the United Nations for the UNDPI Awards. Award-winning entries will be showcased on the NYF Television & Film Awards website. To View the 2019 TV & Film Awards winning entries please visit:
https://tvfilm.newyorkfestivals.com/Winners/index
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January 25, 2020 regular deadline
The second annual French Riviera Film Festival will recognize and celebrate short form content created for film, television, Web and all digital platforms. In the glamorous South of France setting, FRFF invites filmmakers from around the globe to participate in the two day festival that includes screenings, VIP receptions, awards ceremony and closing gala party. FRFF will place the spotlight on the best short form filmed content during the time period of the annual Festival de Cannes. A prestigious jury panel will select Best Drama Short, Best Comedy Short, Best Documentary Short, Best Animation Short, Best Experimental Short, Audience Favorite Award, Best Director Award, Best Actor Award, Best Actress Award, as well as special Industry Awards. Attendees and participants will include filmmakers, industry executives, celebrities, media and influencers. https://filmfreeway.com/FrenchRivieraFilmFestival
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February 25, 2020 Regular Deadline
April 10, 2020 Late Deadline
Paleochora Lost World Short Film Festival launched its 1st edition in June 2019 to a spectacular success. The 2nd Paleochora Lost World Short Film Festival returns in June 2020 in association with the Municipality of Kandanos-Selinou. The 'Lost World' of Paleochora nestles between the Mountains and Sea in South West Crete and is the perfect location for Filmmakers to convene to show their work, network with colleagues and enjoy our fabulous Cretan hospitality. We may be at the most southern point of Europe, but there are BIG Film things happening here and on the entire Island of Crete. Our main aim will be to select films which focus on great storytelling, whether fiction, documentary or any other accepted genre.
Screenings are held Under the Stars in the Town Hall Square with daytime programmes held at the fabulous Pearl Cavo oceanside venue.
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January 6, 2020 Regular Deadline
January 27, 2020 Late Deadline
February 16, 2020 Extended Deadline
Known for it's quaint location, friendly staff/volunteers, inquisitive audience, consistent communication, multiple screening opportunities, workshops, panels and other amazing networking opportunities and parties; it's no wonder JDIFF was voted one of the coolest film festivals and one of the top 50 worth the submission fee by MovieMaker Magazine . JDIFF also ranks as one of the top 100 reviewed festivals by FilmFreeway. JDIFF is ALL about the independent filmmaker!
Dubuque, Iowa is a quaint city on the Mississippi and a perfect place to host the festival. As quoted in Filmmaker Magazine "The festival is smartly situated downtown, with an assortment of handsome venues all within walking distance" from the Festival Headquarters, located in the grand HOTEL JULIEN, the same hotel where Al Capone used to hide out from the Chicago Feds.
Our final nominees are judged by our Jury members of Film professionals, such as Directors, Producers, Critics, Director of Photography, etc and choose the final winner of each category.
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April 17 - 26, 2019
Final deadline January 15
WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival offers international competition in Ten Major Competition Categories! Features, Shorts, Docs/Business Films, Student, Experimental, Screenplays, New Media, TV Production, TV Commercials, & Music Videos! More than 200 sub-categories for fair competition. Only at WorldFest-Houston are you selected as a Remi Award Winner on the basis of your numerical score from the juries, which greatly increases your chance to win a Remi, unlike other festivals that only give out one Gold, one Silver and one Bronze! Only 10%-15% of entries actually win the coveted Remi Award!
You may enter Online via our entry platform - www.worldfest.org, or via FilmFreeway.com - we now accept entries via Vimeo & YouTube, in addition to DVD/BR Entries, & USB/Jump Drives. Screenplay entries must be bound. We will confirm when we receive your entry and we provide personal Jury Results, and festival details when you are selected for screening at the 53rd WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival!
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The Myrtle Beach International Film Festival his now one of the "Top 25 film festivals worth the entry fee" by Movie Maker Magazine.
The MBIFF 14 Film Festival broke records in deals negotiated. Several new projects have also found their funding during the event.
Our judging panel includes judges from all walks of life because it is important to have a broad spectrum of perspectives.
The goal of the founder and director Jerry Dalton, was to create a venue for independent film makers which is not corrupted by politics.
The MBIFF screens projects in a multi-million dollar theater, housing state of the art technology.
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May 10 – 17, 2020
December 31, 2019 Late Deadline
Late Deadline January 31, 2020 Extended Deadline
NYC Indie Film Fest is a celebration of the Independent Filmmaker, documentaries, short and feature-length films, music videos, and animation.
All NYC Indie screenings take place in the historic center of NYC, Time Square which is the perfect home for an event geared toward creating incredible opportunities for independent voices.
NYC Indie Film Festival honors the Best in Category which includes Best Narrative Feature, Best Documentary, Best Short Documentary, Best Short Narrative, Best Super Short, Best Music Video, as well as Best Director and Best Screenplay.
With panels, parties and a week-long gathering of fellow indie filmmakers May 10 - May 17, 2020.
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The members of the European Film Academy (EFA) have elected Mike Downey, Irish producer and CEO of Film and Music Entertainment (F&ME), as new chairman of the EFA Board. Mike Downey (picture: EFA/EPA/Clemens Bilan) Taking over from Polish director Agnieszka Holland who has chaired the EFA Board for the past six years, Downey pointed out at Saturday’s European Film Awards that he wants his mandate to be marked by a continuation of the EFA’s “campa...
LYNETTE HOWELL TAYLOR AND STEPHANIE ALLAIN TO PRODUCE THE 92ND OSCARS® Oscar®-nominated producer Lynette Howell Taylor and producer Stephanie Allain will produce the 92nd Oscars®, Academy President David Rubin announced today. It will be their first involvement with the Oscars, which airs live on the ABC Television Network and broadcast outlets worldwide on Sunday, February 9, 2020. “The combined produ...
Every year during the Napa Valley Film Festival (NVFF), hundreds of local Napa wineries and restaurants participate as sponsors, offering their top quality wine and gastronomic creations. One of these benefactors is the first official winery of Napa Valley, Charles Krug (since 1861, owned by Mondavi family since 1943), who not only have sponsored the festival from its first edition in 2010, but also run NVFF events at their winery throughout the year, screening films that...
Jesse Zigelstein Toronto native Jesse Zigelstein's debut film Nose to Tail (2019) screened at the 9th annual Napa Valley Film Festival. Nose to Tail stars Aaron Abrams (HANNIBAL, BLINDSPOT) as a talented but abrasive chef struggling mightily with his personal demons and the relentless pressures of running a high-end restaurant. Over the course of one increasingly frantic day and night, he faces a rash of private trials and professional tribulations in a desperate bid t...
George Hammer Producer George Hammer produced 'Code & Response' (2019), a documentary about one of the worst years on record for natural disasters-taxing governments, straining relief organizations and overwhelming communities as they attempt to rebuild. In the wake of these global catastrophes, a new type of responder emerges: the code. The film recently premiered at the 9th annual Napa Valley Film Festival. George is Chief Cont...
Director Mike Arthur's experimental independent film 'I, Pastafari' (2019) recently held its North American premiere at the 9th annual Napa Valley Film Festival. Mike holds a business degree from a prestigious public university and considers himself very much an accidental filmmaker. In 2011, while working in a cubicle in Portland, Oregon, Mike took a filmmaking night class to balance out the monotony of corporate retail. The documentary that resulted went from...
Director Alvin Joo (left) and Writer Nate Ward (right) @ NVFF Director Alvin Joo's short film 'The Bibcock's Incursion' (2018) screened at the 9th annual Napa Valley Film Festival. Alvin is a Los Angeles based director armed to the teeth with backgrounds in cinematography, editing, and sound design. After graduating from USC’s School of Cinematic Arts, he has gone on to direct a deal of films that have screened across the world. Be...
Brian A. Metcalf is an Asian-American writer, director, producer and actor and is a member of the Directors Guild of America, Writers Guild of America, Producers Guild and Visual Effects Society. He previously worked on games, DVDs, web, EPKs, music videos, film and documentaries for the studios. He is currently working on a number of film and television projects. Brian lives in Los Angeles. I intervie...
Brian Metcalf and Thomas Nicholas during AFM Produced by Kelly Arjen ... producer (produced by) Ben Chan ... executive producer Lara Heller ... associate producer Scott Katzman ... executive producer Brian A. Metcalf ... producer (produced by) Thomas Ian ...
Mickey Rourke (The Wrestler, Iron Man 2), Lou Diamond Phillips (La Bamba, Young Guns), Penelope Ann Miller (Riverdale, Carlito’s Way), Sean Astin (Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Goonies), Kelly Arjen (Strange Ones) and Thomas Ian Nicholas (Please Give, Rules of Attraction, Living Among Us) star in Adverse, an indie neo-noir drama written and directed by Brian A. Metcalf. Photo by David Shankbone - Own work, CC BY 3.0,&nbs...
Anna Karina in February 1968 Anna Karina (born Hanne Karin Bayer, 22 September 1940 – 14 December 2019) was a Danish-French film actress, director, writer, and singer. She rose to prominence as French New Wave director Jean-Luc Godard's muse in the 1960s, performing in several of his films, including The Little Soldier, A Woman Is a Woman, My Life to Live, Band of Outsiders, Pierrot le Fou and ...
Hunter and Kathleen Todd (Worldfest foiunders), friends of the festivals like David Winning, award winning filmmaker, publicist Susan Gold and Bruno Chatelin were invited to witness and celebrate the 'FNS PREVIEW 2019' forum held at Dongdaemun Design Plaza on the 9th of December. The event, which was held together with the Hallyu Forum of global personnel prior to the business presentation, was co-hosted by FNS developer RnDeep and Fortis, Foxnet, Medi Partner Biotechnology, etc...
Jesse Zigelstein Toronto native Jesse Zigelstein's debut film Nose to Tail (2019) screened at the 9th annual Napa Valley Film Festival. Nose to Tail stars Aaron Abrams (HANNIBAL, BLINDSPOT) as a talented but abrasive chef struggling mightily with his personal demons and the relentless pressures of running a high-end restaurant. Over the course of one increasingly frantic day and night, he faces a rash of private trials and professional tribulations in a desperate bid t...
George Hammer Producer George Hammer produced 'Code & Response' (2019), a documentary about one of the worst years on record for natural disasters-taxing governments, straining relief organizations and overwhelming communities as they attempt to rebuild. In the wake of these global catastrophes, a new type of responder emerges: the code. The film recently premiered at the 9th annual Napa Valley Film Festival. George is Chief Cont...
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344 FEATURE FILMS IN CONTENTION FOR 2019 BEST PICTURE OSCAR® Three hundred forty-four feature films are eligible for the 2019 Academy Awards®, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today. To be eligible for 92nd Academy Awards consideration, feature films must open in a commercial motion picture theater in Los Angeles County by December 31, and begin a minimum run of seven consecutive days. Under Academy rules, a feature-length motion picture m...
The award ceremony held in the Coastal town of Mombasa on 16th December, 2019 marked the grand finale of Cinemadamare Africa Chapter 2019 ending a five – week period of filmmaking in Kenya. Following a successful launch in Nairobi County, this festival featured intensive filming and screening of short films in Nairobi, Kisumu, Nyandarua, Makueni and Mombasa counties. The festival attracted an overwhelming 200 filmmakers from around the world who converged in Kenya for an amazing fil...
Virtuosos Award Presented by UGG® honoring Awkwafina (The Farewell), Taron Egerton (Rocketman), Cynthia Erivo (Harriet), Beanie Feldstein (Booksmart), Aldis Hodge (Clemency), George MacKay (1917), Florence Pugh (Midsommar), and Taylor Russell (Waves) Saturday, January 18th, 2020 8:00pm Arlington Theatre Santa Barbara, CA The Santa Barbara International Film Festival announced the second wave of recipients to receive the Virtuosos Award presented by UGG...
92ND OSCARS® SHORTLISTS IN NINE AWARD CATEGORIES ANNOUNCED The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced shortlists in consideration for the 92nd Academy Awards® in nine categories: Documentary Feature, Documentary Short Subject, International Feature Film, Makeup and Hairstyling, Music (Original Score), Music (Original Song), Animated Short Film, Live Action Short Film and Visual Effects. To download shortlists by category, visit https://oscars.org/osca...
The more than 3,600 members of the European Film Academy – filmmakers from across Europe – have voted for this year’s European Film Awards. At the awards ceremony in Berlin the following awards were presented: EUROPEAN FILM 2019 THE FAVOURITE UK, Ireland DIRECTED BY Yorgos Lanthimos WRITTEN BY Deborah Davis & Tony McNamara PRODUCED BY Ed Guiney, Ceci Dempsey, Lee Magiday & Yorgos Lanthimos EUROPEAN COMEDY 2019 THE FAVOURITE UK, Ireland...
IFFI 50: ICFT UNESCO Gandhi Medal Jury A six-member jury deliberated over the entries for the ICFT-UNESCO Gandhi Medal, which went to the Italian film Rwanda, with a Special mention for the Indian entry, Bahattar Hoorain. There were seven entries. The jurors were Inoussa Ousseini, Konstantinos ‘Costa’ Gavras, Lola Poggi Goujon, Georges Dupont, Jasmina Bojic and Maria Mathe. His Excellency Inoussa Ousseni is the Ambassador and Permanent Delegate of Niger to UNESCO as well as the...
Dabangg 3, Review: A Bad Dab at Bangg 3 theory
Dabangg 3, Review: A Bad Dab at Bangg 3 theory There must be a theory that if the first two instalments of Dabangg have worked, a third one must be attempted. The theory probably stipulates that this will work even if it has a skeleton in place of a story, that a host of insider jokes, tongue-in-cheek references to another superstar, repetition of dialogue and the smash hit song of the earlier two Bangs, will replicate box-office magic, that the directorial abilities of Prabhudeva will stitch...
Rangbaaz Phir Se on ZEE 5: Gangster saga shifts to Rajasthan Season 2 of the web-series goes live on December 20, after a highly successful Season 1, which was launched almost exactly a year ago, on December 22, 2018. It topped viewership ratings for ZEE5, and a sequel was logically due for the flagship franchise. The nine episodes of Rangbaaz 1 starred Saqib Saleem, Ranvir Shorey, Tigmanshu Dhulia and Ravi Kishan. Rangbaaz was a ZEE5 original, a crime thriller, set against the rustic backdro...
Three plays at Jairangam Jaipur Fringes Theatre’s Mumbai Fest Meaning liberation, Mukkti (the extra k is discretionary) Cultural Hub has three auditoria, and two of them are contextually titled Nirvana and Azadi (freedom). The third is simply known as Mukkti Cultural Hub auditorium. This one and Nirvana were the venues for the Jairangam Jaipur Fringes Theatre Festival, Mumbai, held during December 15-17. Nirvana does not have fixed seats, while the Auditorium is like any regular drama ...
RIFF 2020: ‘Common Man’ Om Puri award to Anup Soni Rajasthan International Film Festival (RIFF) founder Somendra Harsh has issued a press release revealing that the ‘Common Man in Cinema Award’ will be given to Anup Soni at RIFF 2020. It has been named in honour of late Om Puri, the versatile and amazing actor, who was a part of RIFF, since the first edition. Om Puri had said that he is the custodian of RIFF and will remain so even after he leaves this world. As such, ...
IFFI 50: IFFI delays and avoids recognising, honouring veteran journalists This is my 50th posting about IFFI 50, Panaji, Goa, November 20-28, 2019. It deals with an issue that is close to my heart, that of recognising and honouring veteran journalists who have attended 25 or more IFFIs and/or completed 50 years in film journalism. Having identified 14 such individuals, I call them IFFI Veteran Journalists’ Group (IVJG). Since 19 November 2019, I am campaigning to get them their...
Jairangam Fringes Theatre Fest at Mukkti Cultural Hub, new centre for Theatre, Dance, Music and Visual Arts Located near the Versova metro terminus, in Mumbai, the Mukkti Cultural Hub is a new location for artistes and audiences, where each and every one from all parts of Indian society can converge to experience and express arts culture. Since its opening in August 2019, it has become one of the sought after venues lately for showcasing the arts for the space-starved artistes in the city. T...
IFFI 50: ICFT UNESCO Gandhi Medal Jury A six-member jury deliberated over the entries for the ICFT-UNESCO Gandhi Medal, which went to the Italian film Rwanda, with a Special mention for the Indian entry, Bahattar Hoorain. There were seven entries. The jurors were Inoussa Ousseini, Konstantinos ‘Costa’ Gavras, Lola Poggi Goujon, Georges Dupont, Jasmina Bojic and Maria Mathe. His Excellency Inoussa Ousseni is the Ambassador and Permanent Delegate of Niger to UNESCO as well as the...
IFFI 50: ICFT’s UNESCO Gandhi Medal Georges Dupont, Director General, Paris-based International Council for Film Television and Audio-visual Communication (ICFT) and Project Manager, ICFT, Ms. Xueyuan Hun, addressed a press conference at IFFI 2019. “Movies are becoming more aggressive these days and that is good in a way, because now, people can see what actually happened and do not remain blind to their surroundings,” Mr. Dupont said. Ms. Xueyuan Hun spoke about the upcomi...
IFFI 50: ICFT’s UNESCO Gandhi Medal Georges Dupont, Director General, Paris-based International Council for Film Television and Audio-visual Communication (ICFT) and Project Manager, ICFT, Ms. Xueyuan Hun, addressed a press conference at IFFI 2019. “Movies are becoming more aggressive these days and that is good in a way, because now, people can see what actually happened and do not remain blind to their surroundings,” Mr. Dupont said. Ms. Xueyuan Hun spoke about the upcomi...
IFFI 50: Homage to 13 Indian film personalities Under its Homage Section, IFFI 2019 screened films of actors, directors, writers, music composers, cinematographers, action directors and other prominent film personalities who are no longer with us. The films shown under this section were: AGNISAAN (1985) honoring late Biju Phukan Biju Phukan was an actor from Assam who appeared in more than 80 Assamese feature films. His debut film was ‘Dr. Bezbarua’ (1970). Though his first lead...
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The German Austrian production Heimat is a Space in Time (Heimat ist ein Raum aus Zeit) directed and written by Thomas Heise was probably the most challenging selection in the festival program. Screened in the Projections section it premiered in the United States and was discussed as outstanding by festival insiders though very few had seen it and the US distributor Icarus films has not announced release plans nor responded to inquiries. Heise’s difficult production does n...
by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent #RespectMovie is just a hashtag for now, but in 2020 Jennifer Hudson will shake the rafters with her multi-octave homage to the late great singer Aretha Franklin, The Queen of Soul who died at age 76 in August of 2018. The Dreamgirl will follow the rise of Aretha’s beginnings as a child-singer in her father's church choir to blazing fame as an indelible icon and cultural force the world over. RESPECT is the aptly titled biopic base...
By Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent DECEMBER 19, 2019 | BY QUENDRITH JOHNSON LOS ANGELES, CA: With the member-voted choices tallied up, the International Press Academy (IPA) today announced the top choices for the 24th Annual Satellite Awards. FORD V FERRARI topped the list with 5 wins. In the major categories, the James Mangold-directed motor sport film garnered Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor for Christian Bale, Best Film Ed...
by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Corresondent Did you know that short films are among the fastest growing, must-make filmed entertainment circling around Hollywood right now? This is because shorts serve as a calling card, demo reel, and quick-hit to bundle for streamers and theatrical venues alike. ShortsTV™ is "the pioneering platform dedicated to short entertainment, which has now partnered with Magnolia Pictures to unspool “THE 2020 OSCAR® NOMINATED SHORT FILM...
THE ACADEMY OF MOTION PICTURE ARTS AND SCIENCES ANNOUNCES “OSCARS® SPOTLIGHT: DOCUMENTARIES” NATIONAL THEATRICAL SCREENING DATES OF 2019 SHORTLISTED DOCUMENTARY FEATURE CONTENDERS LOS ANGELES, CA – Following yesterday’s announcement of the shortlists in consideration for the 92nd Academy Awards®, The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced details for its upcoming “Oscars® Spotlight: Documentaries&rd...
Emmy Award-winning production company Zero Point Zero (ZPZ) announced today that New York Times best-selling author Chrissy Teigen and her production company Suit & Thai Productions have signed on to produce FRIES! The Movie, the feature-length documentary film directed by Emmy-winner Michael Steed (“My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman”, “Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown”, “The Mind of a Chef”). In addition to he...
Two of the biggest talents in the British creative film making and cyber technology industries have teamed up to create a world film and technology first. Manchester based VELVET Film Productions is the production company responsible for producing STAR WARS: ORIGINS an exciting and thrilling action adventure fan film which previewed ahead of the hotly anticipated new Star Wars film; THE RISE OF SKYWALKER which premiered in Los Angeles on Monday and is on general release in cinema...
Film director Michelle Danner has launched production on “The Runner,” a drama written by Jason Chase Tyrrell and marks the first film in more than a decade for actor Cameron Douglas (son of Michael Douglas). “The Runner” is an action thriller ripped out of the headlines about a troubled young high school student who was charged with drug possession (played in the film by Edouard Phillipponnat) and who is forced to go undercover to expose a drug kingpin. It co-stars Doug...
*The film explores the life, philosophy and impact of one of the most influential early 20th century modernists, Marcel Duchamp. The film breaks down Duchamp's ideas and applies them to both historical events and the modernist explosion that blanketed the early 20th century. Art of the Possible isn't simply a biopic; rather, the film shows how Duchamp's ideas changed the public consciousness, and our understanding of aesthetics, art, and culture. The film highlights the singular im...
Restored version of “The Pilgrimage to Mecca” (1963), and "Glimpses of Jeddah”; a film composed of archival footage starting from 1954, will both premiere at the inaugural Red Sea International Film Festival, March 12-21, 2020. Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Dec. 18, 2019 – The Red Sea International Film Festival will honor Saudi photographer and cinematographer Safouh Naamani (1926-2016), one of the pioneers of color photography in the Kingdom of ...
49th International Film Festival Rotterdam 22 January – 2 February 2020 Tiger Competition, Bright Future Competition and Big Screen Competition announced In today’s press conference, International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) revealed the full film lineup of 2020, including the 10 films selected for the Tiger Competition. Also revealed: the selections of the Big Screen Competition and the revamped Bright Future Competition, the 2020 opening and closi...
A ride-share driver with a questionable past attempts to pay off a dangerous crime syndicate to save his sister. With nowhere else to turn, he is driven to retribution and must settle the debt…or die trying. USA Thriller December 2020, 92 minutes Starring Mickey Rourke, Penelope Ann Miller, Sean Astin, Lou Diamond Phillips, Thomas Ian Nicholas, Matt Ryan, Jake T. Austin, Kelly Arjen… After discovering his younger sister has become addicted to drugs...
159 DOCUMENTARY FEATURES SUBMITTED FOR 2019 OSCAR® RACE One hundred fifty-nine features have been submitted for consideration in the Documentary Feature category for the 92nd Academy Awards®. Several of the films have not yet had their required Los Angeles and New York qualifying releases. Submitted features must fulfill the theatrical release requirements and comply with all of the category’s other qualifying rules in order to advance in the voting process.&n...
2019 Edition To Highlight the Role of Women In The Film Industry Greta Gerwig and Sony Pictures’ anticipated remake of the American coming-of-age drama “Little Women” will have its Italian premiere December 27th as the opening night movie of the 24th edition of Capri, Hollywood – The International Film Festival. It was also revealed that in keeping with this year’s mandate to focus on the extremely important roles that women play in the entertainmen...
Wishing Good Cheer to everyone this holiday season. Sony's Jumanji: The Next Level debuted this weekend and took the top spot at the box office with $60.1M, exceeding most expectations and setting an all-time record for a comedy opening in December. This bodes well for the film's prospects for a long, productive run. The original Jumanji (2017) opened with $36.2M and went on to earn $404.5M - 11 times the results of its first weekend. Disney's Frozen 2 continue...
Filmfestivals.com joined a few colleagues from around the world and festival friends like Houston Worldfest, Seoul International Drama Awards... had a privileged look into the future of Hallyu The next Korean Wave at FNS reunion in Seoul. FNS is a Hallyu specialized fandom platform which is mainly developed for the 100 million Korean Wave fans around the world. The company plans to offer blockchain-based e-commerce with Fortis and Foxnet as partners. The very s...
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Adverse written and directed by Brian Metcalf
USA Thriller December 2020, 92 minutes
Starring Mickey Rourke, Penelope Ann Miller, Sean Astin, Lou Diamond Phillips, Thomas Ian Nicholas, Matt Ryan, Jake T. Austin, Kelly Arjen…
After discovering his younger sister has become addicted to drugs and caught in the seedy underworld, a taxi driver suffering from mental illness must find a way to save her by infiltrating a dangerous crime syndicate, regardless of the costs.
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FRANK, EARNEST WITH0 MERCY Short film by Jarrod Dean Australia 2019 - 14 minutes
Frank, Earnest with Mercy is a stylish, sexually charged comedy set in beautiful Naples. Two friends have an important mission to complete when a Southern Italian girlfriend in a bedroom stands in the way.
How far does one go for friendship, for business, for love ?
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June 2019, Australia 14 minutes short film by Jarrod Dean
Marcel Duchamp: The Art of the Possible written and directed by Matthew Taylor
USA 2019 Documentary 89 minutes
Duchamp: Art of the Possible is a feature documentary that explores the life, art, and philosophy of the 20th century’s most influential modernists, Marcel Duchamp, and how his work single-handedly changed the course of art, and over time, culture itself.
Dave Grusin Not Enough Time Documentary feature by Barbara Bentree
Millions of people know the music of Dave Grusin (The Graduate, Three days of the Condor, Reds, Heaven can wait, The Champ, The fabulous Baker Boys, Havana, The Milagro Beanfield War, The Firm...) but may not know his name. Dave Grusin: Not Enough Time documents his journey from Colorado cowboy to Oscar and Grammy winning composer.
The documentary, directed by Barbara Bentree and produced by John Rangelwill include interviews with many friends and collaborators such as Quincy Jones, Lee Ritenour, Marcus Miller, Nathan Barr and Michael Keaton, besides Dave Grusin himself, who is strongly involved in the development of the documentary.
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THE MYSTERY OF A BURYAT LAMA», directed by Elena Demidova
The documentary film «THE MYSTERY OF A BURYAT LAMA», directed by Elena Demidova, tells a story of one of the most famous lamas, Pandido Khambo Lama Dashi Dorzho Itigelov. His body is recognized as one of the sacred Buddhist objects of Russia and is being kept in the Ivolginsky Datsan. The Buddhist monks approach him as a living person.
Itigelov was born in 1852 and began his religious education at the age of sixteen years. In 1911, he was appointed the twelfth Pandido Khambo Lama as the Head of Russian Buryat Buddhists. Between 1913 and 1917, Itigelov was prominent in the spiritual life of Russian Empire. He took part in the Tercentenary celebrations of the House Romanov and opened first Buddhist temple in St. Petersburg. During First World War Itigelov presided over the society of "Buryat brothers", an organization helping the Russian army. After October Revolution, Itigelov resigned as head of the Buddhists. In 1927, aged seventy-five years, he asked other lamas to begin meditation ceremonies and funeral rites, since he said he was about to die. Itigelov left a testament asking to be buried as he was at the time of his death, sitting in lotus posture. On September 11, 2002, Itigelov's body was eventually exhumed in the presence of the leaders of the Buddhist Traditional Sangha of Russia and transferred to Ivolginsky Datsan.
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"A film that Google does not want you to see - filmfestivals.com Best for Fest"
An eye-opening documentary, The Creepy Line reveals the stunning degree to which society is manipulated by Google and Facebook and blows the lid off the remarkably subtle – hence powerful – manner in which they do it.
The Creepy Line is a title culled from the words of former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, when during a 2010 interview he explained Google’s code of conduct: “The Google policy on a lot of things is to get right up to the creepy line and not cross it.”
However, as Dr. Robert Epstein explains in the film, “Google crosses the creepy line every day”.
Offering first-hand accounts, scientific experiments and detailed analysis, The Creepy Line examines what is at risk when these two tech titans have free reign to utilize the public’s most private and personal data to manipulate society.
There is no question that the “creepy line” is getting ever-creepier, and that the tech giants have crossed it.
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Sharkwater: Extinction by Rob Stewart Documentary Canada 2018 Sharkwater Extinction by Rob Stewart - Canada 2018 90 minutes
Rob Stewart “Conservation is the preservation of human life on earth. And that, above all else, is worth fighting for” Watch Rob Stewart doing what he loved most of all, swimming with sharks, in exclusive footage from his third film, Sharkwater: Extinction.
Sharkwater: Extinction is a follow up to his first two award-winning films, Sharkwater and Revolution. Sharkwater exposed the devastating issue of shark finning, while Revolution brought the destructive effects of Ocean Acidification to light.
Rob taught the world to not fear sharks, through his iconic images of hugging these majestic creatures and free diving with them.
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LIVING IN THE FUTURES PAST by Susan Kucera, A documentary presented by Jeff Bridges.
USA October 2017 - 83 minutes
13 Festival wins so far for Living in the Future's Past
Jeff Bridges was honored with the Cecil B. DeMille Award for career achievement at the 2019 Golden Awards Ceremony
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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Les films qui ont une densité spirituelle évidente mettent souvent en scène le voyage, l’itinéraire initiatique, mais aussi la souffrance qu’implique de quitter sa terre, ses racines, son pays, son existence. On se rend compte, avec Les raisins de la colère que la modernité a constitué le terreau indispensable de la modernité liquide (Zygmunt Baumann). Le film est en effet réalisé en 1940, bien avant que la phi...
LES 32ème EUROPEAN FILM AWARDS : LAURÉATS Plus de 3,600 membres de la European Film Academy - professionnels de toute l’Europe - ont voté cette année pour les European Film Awards. Lors de la cérémonie à Berlin, la European Film Academy a révélé les lauréats : FILM EUROPÉEN 2019 LA FAVORITE (THE FAVOURITE) Royaume-Uni, Irlande R&Eac...
CEREMONIE GENIE AWARDS suivie du film "Jason et les argonautes" - PARIS IMAGES DIGITAL SUMMIT 2020 (PIDS) - 29 JANVIER 2020 Centre des arts d'Enghien-les-Bains - Enghien-Les-Bains - Voir le plan Découvrir — S'émerveiller — Apprendre — Partager PARIS IMAGES DIGITAL SUMMIT UN ÉVÉNEMENT DÉDIÉ À LA CRÉATION NUMÉRIQUE ET AUX EFFETS SPECIAUX 29.01 > 01.02 2020 Festival cinéma 6e édition Réunis...
du 13 au 22 mars 2020 à la MAC de Créteil DEPUIS 42 ANS, L'ÉCRITURE ET LE REGARD DES FEMMES DANS LE CINÉMA INSPIRENT LES ENGAGEMENTS DU FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL DE FILMS DE FEMMES DE CRÉTEIL. Fidèle à sa renommée d’investigation et d’exploration de l’histoire du cinéma, le Festival vous invite à la découverte de l’œuvre et de la vie d’une femme ...
Le 42e Festival de Clermont-Ferrand, grande fête internationale du court métrage, se déroulera du 31 janvier au 8 février 2020. Trois compétitions réuniront les courts métrages sélectionnés cette année parmi près de 9 100 reçus du monde entier, dont plus 2000 films de production française. 80 films de 58 nationalités, seront présentés en compétition international...
Enquête hebdomadaire réalisée auprès d’un échantillon de 35 000 individus représentatifs de la population française. Parmi ces individus, 2 000 spectateurs étant allés au cinéma au cours de la semaine cinéma concernée sont interrogés sur les bandes-annonces vues au cinéma. ...
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