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Generation "П" (GENERATION P, 2011) held its world premier this week at the 23rd Palm Springs International Film Festival, 2012.
Based on the book by Russian writer Victor Pelevin, the film is directed by American/Russian director Victor Ginzburg. The film is about Babylen Tatarsky, a copywriter for a major advertising company in the late 90’s in
Post-Soviet Russia. Babylen is put to the test by the advertising firm to find the 'new Russian identity'. Well, what se...
We looked for a partner who loves movies, cherishes those
great old ones and has an ear for contemporary tastes as well. We hope you'll
like them too: Metropolis Books. From now on every time you look for a book and
make a purchase at this cool online store, you will be supporting SEE FEST too.
So, don't forget to mention our name!! Metropolis has suggested a few titles by
authors from South East Europe for your reading pleasure:
The Tiger's Wife is Tea
Obreht's debut novel...
Here’s a great opportunity for documentary filmmakers. The
Sundance Documentary Fund supports documentary films from around the world that
focus on current human rights issues, freedom of expression, social justice,
civil liberties, and critical issues of our time. The fund wants to encourage
the diverse exchange of ideas crucial to developing an open society, raise
public consciousness about human rights abuses and restrictions of civil
liberties, and foster an ongoing dialogu...
APOCALYPTO
While bringing in the New Year in Mayan Mexico, how can I not think of this extraordinary film APOCALYPTO (2006) by Mel Gibson that gives cinematic verisimilitude a new meaning… Not only are they speaking ancient Yucatan Mayan!... but seriously, this film takes us hundreds of years back to pre-Columbian Meso-America. Gibson creates true cinema remarkably achieved, transporting us to this ancient world and its collective myth psychology.
In this arresting scene, ...
There isn't much going on this time of the year. That is a good thing because it provides time to get existing projects finished or, at least, better organized.
In addition, I'm working on two feature scripts and two short scripts.
Have a happy holiday and may 2012 exceed your wildest expectations.
Thank you for your support,
Jim Hawk
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In keeping with the tradition of listening to a rather powerful woman just before you’re about to embark on what’s really important – or maybe you’ve already squashed Christmas lunch by the time your attention is perhaps swayed by a certain Elizabeth Windsor – its’ time we took note of another Christmas message – the one being brought to you by another powerful woman (Sheila Nortley) who is fast becoming a regular fixture on the urban independent film circuit. And before we hear ...
Belgrade’s Author Film Festival hosted Dominique Abel and Fiona Gordon and gave a couple of screenings of The Fairy (La Fee) to a festival audience, including the screening of their previous film Rumba. The actually amazing Belgian based filmmaking trio Dominique Abel, Fiona Gordon and Bruno Romy are back with their second (actually third) old school approach film The Fairy (La Fee). Even if the film is firmly grounded in dedication to the artwork of Keaton or Charlie Chaplin, authors here g...
Hi Any and Every Blog reader in the Zodiac,
The file embedded in this blog is a documentary I produced and it can be viewed at http://vimeo.com/12008525 but please view it on "couch mode" which is just to the right of the title "the Long Journey Home." It is the story of my daughter, Stephanie, who endured incest and sexual abuse at the hands of my ex-husband, which obviously was kept from me. When she finally told me the truht at the age of eighteen, I wen...
Hot Docs, the Toronto
Documentary Film Festival, is focusing on SEE countries for the 2012 Festival,
and the deadline is just a month away—Jan. 13, 2012. Filmmakers with
documentaries from or about Albania, Austria, Bosnia/Herzegovina, Bulgaria,
Croatia, Cypress, Greece, Hungary, Kosovo, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro,
Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, and Turkey should apply. Submit your docs (any
topic, any length), postmarked by 1/13/12, to:
Hot
Docs Canadian International Do...
Come see the 2010
Croatian feature, “Mother of Asphalt” directed by Dalibor
Matanić and starring Marija Škaričić, winner of the 2011 Golden FIPA Award from
France’s Biarritz
International Festival for this performance. (Two of her other performances, “Fraulein”
in 2006 and “A Wonderful Night in Split” in 2004, were also awarded Best
Actress Awards from the Sarajevo Film Festival.)
The
story: It's
almost Christmas time when Mare, recently laid off, leaves...
Official poster of the 9th IN THE PALACE International Short Film Festival, Balchik, Bulgaria, 2011
You can probably remember many famous filmmakers stating that they make films for people and in an age where we have filmmaking saturation, how can you know if your film is worthy of an audience? You will doubtless feel its the best film ever made but only when its been screened in front of a ticket paying audience (who can demand their money back) will you know if your film has a market.
I would love to see more sites dedicated to spotting emerging talent, run by people who can judge imp...
DC Shorts showcases the largest audience-driven collection of short films in the USA. Now in our 9th year, we expect hundreds of filmmakers and thousands of audience members mix, mingle and explore the world of short cinema.
DC Shorts is unique among film festivals, as we entries to read the feedback and scores from the judging panels — a point which impressed MovieMaker Magazine to name us as “one of 20 festivals worth an entry fee,” and “one of the leading film festivals” ...
Human nature is one of those things that everybody talks about but no one can define. Human behavior is a product both of our innate human nature and of our individual experience and surrounding environment or culture. Our preference for certain type or a size is an evolved psychological mechanism, it is something that we do not consciously choose; but it may feel as such a good subject to talk about. Do you know the situation at crowded movie in theatre, at the beginning of screening, wh...
Author Film Festival FAF 2011 offered very different a high quality films. And for start I would like to write about Tyrannosaur by Paddy Considine film that ended with several awards on festival. At a very least, what we can expect from downbeat art film is to be distinctive and most of all, honest. All authors who may have made money with their film are well advised to focus on some sort of happy notes in their films as a relentless mechanical proves that film will hit a theatre boxes. S...
Met with the director, Thomas Caruso who just had a big success directing the musical Southern Comfort in NYC. We discussed the feature of Zombie. Developing the script, and will soon move into pre-production. Looking forward to the next steps--
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This is the trailer for the 19 minute film of ZOMBIE, based on the novella by famous American author Joyce Carol Oates. The film has won "Best Short Film (Horror)" "Best Supporting Actor" and "Best Short Dramatic Screenplay." It's been an official selection at 15 film festivals so far. The film tells the story of a Jeffrey Dahmer'esque serial killer.
www.zombiethefilm.com
On our third episode, Tony & Derek wonder why Warner Brothers is
still trying to remake Logan's Run and talk about watching the Oscars
without Eddie Murphy; Tony chats with Producer/Writer Christopher "Doc"
Wyatt; Tyler Martinolich returns with more commentary and advice on tax
incentives
The Sunscreen Film Festival podcast is a production of
the St. Petersburg-Clearwater Film Society, a non-profit organization.
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45:06 minutes (8 MB)
On the second episode: Tony and Derek talk 'Paranormal Activity 3'
grosses and tax incentives; interview with Tampa filmmaker Paul Guzzo;
programming director Tyler Martinolich on our tips from episode one;
news and links
Visit The Buzz at http://www.facebook.com/CatchTheBuzzTampa for more film events from Paul Guzzo.
The
Sunscreen Film Festival podcast is a production of the St.
Petersburg-Clearwater Film Society, a non-profit organization. To
support Sunscreen, visit
http://www.sunscreenfilmfestival.com/membership.
Email questions, comments and suggestions to podcast@sunscreenfilmfestival.com
Our theme music is "Test Drive," by Zapac, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial.
http://ccmixter.org/people/Zapac
Additional
music by William J. LePetomane, licensed under Creative Commons
Attribution Noncommercial. Visit http://www.dorktones.com for more
music.
45:21 minutes (8 MB)
This week on the podcast, Tony and Derek consider the ultra-low budget
success of "For Lovers Only"; Tony talks with literary manager Mike
Goldberg; Thanksgiving thanks to Sunscreen friends, family and guests.
The
Sunscreen Film Festival podcast is a production of the St.
Petersburg-Clearwater Film Society, a non-profit organization. To
support Sunscreen, visit
http://www.sunscreenfilmfestival.com/membership.
Email questions, comments and suggestions to podcast@sunscreenfilmfestival.com.
Our
theme music is "Test Drive," by Zapac, licensed under Creative Commons
Attribution Noncommercial. Visit http://ccmixter.org/people/Zapac for
more music.
Additional music by William J. LePetomane, licensed
under Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial. Visit
http://www.dorktones.com for more music.
Music for our
Thanksgiving segment is "Porch Swing Days" by Kevin MacLeod, licensed
under Creative Commons Attribution. Visit http://www.incompetech.com for
more music.
39:45 minutes (8 MB)
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On our third episode, Tony & Derek wonder why Warner Brothers is still trying to remake Logan's Run and talk about watching the Oscars without Eddie Murphy; Tony chats with Producer/Writer Christopher "Doc" Wyatt; Tyler Martinolich returns with more commentary and advice on tax incentives
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