By Maria Esteves – January 22, 2019
The 28th New York Jewish Film Festival Centerpiece U.S. Premiere of AUTONOMIES, by Award-winning Israeli filmmaker Yehonatan Indursky commenced Wednesday, January 16, 2019 at Lincoln Center's Walter Reade Theater. A special Q&A discussion immediately followed with director Indusrky and interpreter Amir Bogen moderated by NYJFF programmer Gabriel Grossman. Director Indursky discussed the reason for the name tag switch of a new born child by a...
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By LINDSAY R. BELLINGER
The third annual Weihnachtsfilmfestival 2018 is right around the corner, running from Friday, December 21st to Monday, the 24th at Moviemento Kino Berlin. It may be centered around Christmas but don't be fooled, it's an eclectic mix of festive and not so festive films. Festival director André Kirchner says that although his first unconventional Christmas Film Festival in 2016 started out as an ...
We are so excited to announce that one of the short films featured in our 2018 festival, "Marguerite" directed by Marianne Farley, has been short-listed for an Academy Award!
Congrats to the filmmakers! We are honored to have featured your film in our festival!
Want to submit? Visit: https://www.nycindieff.com/submissions/submit
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We are now accepting submissions for the 2nd Annual NYC 2 Paris International Film Festival!
Join us in this new exciting tradition! All happening October 11 - 20, 2019!
What could be better than fall in NYC and Paris, watching your film along with other new and exciting films while meeting fans and filmmakers from around the world!
CERTIFICATES FOR THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES, THE CERTIFICATES WILL BE GIVEN OUT AT THE AWARDS CEREMONY IN PARIS THIS YEAR.
Best Narrative Feature...
We had 23 INCREDIBLE films from 8 different countries!
Thank you to all the filmmakers who took part and the fans that attended! Without your support, none of this would be possible!
We are pleased to officially announce the 2018 winners!
(Note- the list of winners is also on our website)
BEST SHORT FILM
Alone
by Antoine Laurens
BEST DIRECTOR
Jeremie Seguin (Sweetheart, Mon Poussin)
BEST ACTOR IN A SHORT FILM
Nicolas Fabian (Alone)
BEST ACTRESS IN A SHORT FILM
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By LINDSAY R. BELLINGER
There was a long wait, but I finally got a chance to sit down with Oldenburg Film Festival director Torsten Neumann to discuss the 25th year of this very special film festival, what one of the director's described as "punk rock" or a "punch to the face", but in a good way. It was such a treat to sit down and discuss films with someone whose passion about films oozes from his pores.
Torsten Neumann pre...
By LINDSAY R. BELLINGER
There was a long wait, but I finally got a chance to sit down with Oldenburg Film Festival director Torsten Neumann to discuss the 25th year of this very special film festival, what one of the director's described as "punk rock" or a "punch to the face", but in a good way. It was such a treat to sit down and discuss films with someone whose passion about films oozes from his pores.
Torsten Neumann presenting awa...
Hey filmmakers and movie fans! Don't forget there will be a WRAP UP PARTY on Friday night in Paris! ????????
After the last screening we will announce the winners of the festival and then all celebrate until the bar closes, around 2AM. It will be a good time for you to meet other filmmakers, movie geeks and have your picture taken by our official photographer! ???? Of course for those who can only make it on Thursday, we will also have a small celebration after the screenings...
The Short Short Story Film Festival is a competitive international festival of films that tell a story in under six minutes in its 12th year. There is no fee to submit. Click here for more information: http://www.mergingartsproductions.com/Film/SSS/Submissions.aspx
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Photo credit: Courtesy of TIFF
Today, on behalf of the Board of Directors of TIFF, Jennifer Tory, Chair, announced the appointment of Joana Vicente as the new Executive Director & Co-Head of TIFF, effective November 1, 2018. Vicente, who previously served as Executive Director of the Independent Filmmaker Project (IFP), joins Cameron Bailey, who was previously announced as the Artistic Director & Co-Head, effective Oct...
Winners of the 23rd Busan International Film Festival Korean Cinema Award: Martine and Jean-Marc THÉROUANNE
The 23rd Busan International Film Festival honors Martine and Jean-Marc Thérouanne as winners of the Korean Cinema Award. The Korean Cinema Award is awarded to a person or an organization who have contributed to promote Korean cinema around the world.
Martine and Jean-Marc Thérouanne are co-founders and general directors of the Fe...
Originally published on September 5, 2018, on the Australian website CULT PROJECTIONS. Interviewed by BRYN TILLY.
Cult Projections: Tell me a little of the career trajectory that has brought you to Program Director for the Sci Fi Film Festival? Is this a dream role? Has it been challenging?
Simon: The career trajectory has been erratic, to put it succinctly, but I've always managed to spend most of my working years in the company of creative and/or dedicated ...
Submit by August 31, 2018 to be a part of our 10th Annual festival, happening May 5 through May 12 2019!
To submit visit: https://filmfreeway.com/nycindieff
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Please do what you can to promote freedom in this troubled world! We are holding our first film festival in the heart of west Hollywood, CA. submit your film. Tell us your stories. Fight for freedom everywhere.
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THE EARLYBIRD DEADLINE FOR THE 10TH ANNUAL NYC INDEPENDENT FILM FEST IS AUGUST 31, 2018!
Yes, August 31, 2018!!! Mark your calenders!
SUBMIT ASAP!
To submit and to view full rules and guidelines you can visit: https://filmfreeway.com/nycindieff or https://www.nycindieff.com/submissions/submit
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19th Annual All Free TromaDance Film Festival
Scheduled for Fall 2018 due to filming of "Shakespeare's Shitstorm"
"Due to the filming of our next feature film, 'Shakespeare's Shitstorm' the 19th Annual TromaDance Film Festival will be held this Fall. A little later than usual, but rest assured, TromaDance 19 is happening! Please continue to submit your feature films and shorts! The tentative submissions dea...
The Extended Deadline to submit your film to the NYC 2 Paris Film Festival is June 20th, 2018!
NYC 2 Paris International 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.
The NYC 2 Paris International Film Festival provides a showcase for the best in independent cinema, including short films, feature films and music vi...
Sundance Institute’s John Cooper announced today that Kim Yutani is the Sundance Film Festival’s new Director of Programming. Yutani will lead the curation of film, media, and off-screen programming at both the Sundance Film Festival and other year-round public platforms and programs that showcase and elevate independent storytellers and artists. She was forme...
Best Short Film Competition - EVER!
Writers judge filmmakers and filmmakers judge writers. It’s that simple! We fund you to collaborate. We let the community decide.
Up to $10,000 for the short script. Up to $25,000 for the filmmaker to shoot it.
Writers can't judge writers. Filmmakers can't judge filmmakers. Everyone receives a massive amount of feedback.
The filmmaker owns 100% of the film. Writersandfilmmakers.com owns 0%.
Visi...
The 2018 San Diego International Kids' Film Festival is coming in this summer again, at August 24-26 in San Deigo. Let us view our video tracking records from our past
We normally have a trailer for the fesitvals.
The 2013 SDIKFF Trailer
The 2014 SDIKFF Trailer
The 2015 SDIKFF Trailer
The 2017 SDIKFF Trailer:
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Here are some highlights from the 2018 Maryland International Film Festival!
#MDIFF18
