This is my first of many blog entries that will be coming. A little information about myself. My name is Ryan Graham, I'm 19 living in Ottawa, Ontario. I have finished my first script, 12:01, and currently working on my second. I plan to start filming 12:01 in the summer/fall of 2010, and will be submitting it to as many festivals as possible. If you are an actor/actress looking to get into an idependant film in the Ottawa area, you can reach me through this site. All for now. Have a good on...
Call for Entries for the 4th Edition of:
CAMBOFEST: Film and Video Festival of Cambodia
** Cambodia's first international independent movie festival **
Founded in 2553 (aka 2007)
CamboFest 'Lite' : December 2010, Phnom Penh
CamboFest 'Supreme': March 1-9, 2011 Kampot, Cambodia
(and other locations TBA)
Visit http://www.cambofest.com for more info!
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One of the first feature films distributed on YouTube is Fest 21 member's documentary film Butterflies.
The independent film from European filmmaker Ester Brym has finished its festival run last year graduating with a couple of awards
and going on to make history as one of the first films being available for rent on YouTube.
Butterflies is feature film following the
lives of six young people that are prominent 'weblebrities' on a video
site YouTube. The film explores th...
Birmingham based band '1EYE' have already supported UB40, Beverley Knight, Toots and the Maytals and Musical Youth. Creating a buzz within industry circles, 1EYE have recently released their debut single 'Worries & Trouble' feat. Apache Indian. 1EYE's debut single is available for purchase from www.industryrecords.org/shop or you can text 'WORRIES' to 81088.
We've revamped this stellar event to bring you exclusive film debuts, engaging industry professionals and networking opportunities to ensure your project hits the ground running. To sweeten the night, Raindance is kicking in fabulous appetizers and a super styl'n DJ at Atom Egoyan's Camera Bar. Join us every second Monday of each month!
Cost: 20$ at door or FREE to Premium Members
Premium Membership Advantages for Boozin' N' Schmoozin'
-Free entrance to 12 B&S events a year, that's a...
1EYE have already supported UB40, Beverley Knight, Toots and the Maytals and Musical Youth. Creating a buzz within industry circles, 1EYE have recently released their debut single 'Worries & Trouble' featuring Apache Indian. 1EYE’s debut single is available for purchase from www.industryrecords.org/shop or you can text ‘WORRIES’ to 81088.
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The European Independent Film Festival (ÉCU), in partnership with G-technology by Hitachi, is delighted to announce the Official Selection. ÉCU 2010 will showcase 67 films from 26 countries on the 12th, 13th and 14th March in Paris, France.
EuropeanDramatic Short (24)
Blocked (Norway)
Boiler (UK)
Ca Roule (France)
Champagne Supernova (Spain)
City Game (France)
Committed (Iceland)
Curtains (UK)
Das Packet (Germany)
Deux Minutes(France)...
You have until May 1, 2010 to enter your film for the next Atlanta Horror Film Festival.
Atlanta Horror Film Festival is held during Independent Film Month: a month-long celebration of independent film held August 2010!
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"Last Supper For Malthus", directed by Klaus Pas, is a submission to the European Independent Film Festival (ECU)'s European Documentary Feature category. Check out this teaser!
Temecula Valley International Film and Music Festival is proud to announce that its 2010 event is now officially open for submissions!
Calling all filmmakers and music artists of the world and
Friends of the Festival!
Be part of the celebration of two of the most powerful and enduring art forms - the art of film and music!-
SAVE THE DATES and Join us September 8-12, 2010
as we celebrate our 16th year!
Temecula Valley International Film & Music Festival...
The 3rd annual New Kingston Film Festival in beautiful Delaware County New York is open for submissions! Just 2.5 hours from New York City, this rural paradise is the perfect location for an autumn getaway to see some foliage and breathe in the fresh air. Come for a visit, and submit your film - shorts up to 50 minutes - $5, features over 50 minutes: $10 - check out our site to see what we're all about which is good films and good people in a lovely place. :) Deadline for submissions is June...
On set, Director Mircea Nestor (left) Antonia Micu (middle) and Bogdan Cotleț (right).
We speak to Romanian director Mircea Nestor about his recent submission to ECU’s European Dramatic Short category,
“Tarantyno”. Unsuccessful in his attempts to charm an attractive girl
and spurned by an irritating and dominant older brother, the eponymous
anti-hero decides to take what he wants, with devastating results.
Marcea’s answers shed light on hi...
Our
favourite superhero takes on a new dimension in this short film from
director Hadrien Soulez Lariviere. A Parisian call-girl is summoned to
Room 212 of a hotel where she is faced with a rather unusual client,
whose sexual fantasy doesn’t quite conform to the norm.....
By Mairi Cunningham
Q:
Firstly, when watching the scene of the escort girl walking the hotel
corridors, it immediately made me the think of the iconic shots in
Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining” wh...
"Mind Dance", a recent submission to the Student Film category, is a moving portrayal of grief and memory loss.
By Sophie Nellis
(Interview partially edited by Geoffrey Hughes)
Q: Could you tell me what inspired you to make this film?
While
studying abroad at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC), I
started to explore the concept of loss. I began to realize that in our
lives we are constantly forced to deal with many types of losses.
...
Director Leonardo Guerra Seragnoli of recent European Dramatic Short submission "The Center" has a new spin on the old mannequin.
By Katie Tillyer
Q: What is your film about? Can you summarize what happens within it, briefly?
"The
Center" is about the violence of our contemporary societies; the
violence we passively absorb through images thrown at us any possible
instant of our everyday life. It is a provocative tale about men unable
to reco...
"Ça Roule", (European Dramatic Short category) from French directors Antoine Coutou and Jozsef Tari is
a five minute blast of ingenious images which link like the fabric of
life to show us that serenity and peace can come after fatal tragedy.
By Katie Jackson
Q: What is your film about? How did you come up with the idea and then develop the storyboard?
Antoine Coutou: The
film shows hardships we may face in life and overall the...
The formatting of this five week series will focus on the aspect of screenwriting including concept, plot, structure, conflict, building your story, compelling characters and dialogue. Ken Chubb, a story editor/script consultant will give you the much needed essentials and pitching tools to help bring your screenplay/idea to a promotable caliber in order to meet the fierce marketplace.
Part 1 of 5 - The Story
Wednesday, March 3rd
STORY - Discover what makes a good story and h...
Florida Panhandle Film Festival 2010 will be held in Perry,FL on
November 4 - 7, 2010. The event will be showing over 80 films in 3 days
of entertainment and fun. The festival is non-profit and those
filmmakers interested submit your film today.
www.floridapanhandlefilmfestival.com
Boiler, directed by Andreas Ksoll, is a recent submission to the European Independent Film Festival's 'European Short' category.
Check out my film "Rage"
RAGE, a raw-nerve, suspense thriller from independent filmmaker Christopher R. Witherspoon combines a compeling story with nail biting action. The film is heavily influenced by the 1970's movie classic "Duel" by Steven Speilberg and Witherspoon's own personal demons. Set in Portland, Oregon, "Rage", delivers an explosive and contoversial action packed thriller.
The story begins when Dennis Twist, a 30 -something ye...
The seminar "Migration and Cinema" organized by anthropologist Maria Lidola will take place on 4th February up 6:30 pm at the Lateinamerika Institut of the Freie Universität Berlin. Short film Black Berlin
by Brazilian director Sabrina Fidalgo will be screened for students and guests and afterwards there will be
discussion and Q&A with Sabrina Fidalgo through Skype
directly from Rio de Janeiro.
Scene of Black Berlin: social and racial conflicts in Brazil and Germany.
The seminar "Migration and Cinema" organized by anthropologist Maria Lidola will take place on 4th February up 6:30 pm at the Lateinamerika Institut of the Freie Universität Berlin. Brazilian-German short film Black Berlin by Sabrina Fidalgo will be screened for students and guests and afterwards there will be
discussion and Q&A with the the director through Skype
directly from ...
