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Uncork'd Entertainment: new titles for Cannes 2021

Seeking Supernatural, Thriller or Horror movies for distribution? Be sure to check out our brand new selection of titles for the upcoming 2021 Cannes Film market. Are you a buyer? Meet us in Cannes in July, book now! http://bit.ly/BookCannesMeeting Contact Marc Helfrich for inquiries: marc@uncorked-ent.com THE RETURN 2021 | Supernatural, Thriller WATCH TRAILER https://vimeo.com/533214214/fe7594e553   All Rights Availabl...

Pre-Cannes Screenings open next week

As preparations for the Cannes Marché du Film (July 6-15, 2021) get underway, the Pre-Cannes Screenings, which begin on June 21, are filling up. 2,500 buyers and festival programmers will be online to discover more than 700 films from around the world. Diversity is indeed in the spotlight, these films come from 85 countries and the genres are eclectic (dramas 32%, thrillers 20%, comedies 17%, documentaries 14%, animation 14%, horror 14%). The most represented countries are the USA (198 ...

Cannes Film Festival and Its Venues

The 74th edition of Cannes Film Festival is set to take place this July. Held in the glamourous town of Cannes on the French Riviera, it is one of the ‘Big Three’ of European film festivals. It sits alongside Berlin’s International Film Festival and the Venice Film Festival, and is also one of the top five internationally recognised film festivals. Let us look at the key venues of Cannes Festival in relation to the history of the event. The Municipal Casino The Municipal Ca...

Myriad Pictures announce the acquisition of RIDE THE EAGLE

“RIDE THE EAGLE”   Myriad Pictures is pleased to announce the acquisition of RIDE THE EAGLE., a comedy feature directed by Trent O’Donnell (“New Girl,” “No Activity”), written by O’Donnell and Jake Johnson (“New Girl,” Safety Not Guaranteed), who stars alongside Susan Sarandon (Thelma & Louise, Dead Man Walking), J.K. Simmons (Whiplash, Juno) and D'Arcy Carden (“The Good Place,&rdqu...

Doc Day scheduled July 13 at the Marché du Film

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Every year during the Marché du Film, Cannes Docs offers a dedicated venue and tailored program of events for all feature documentary film professionals – filmmakers and industry decision-makers alike. At the heart of the world’s n°1 film festival and market, Cannes Docs reaffirms the fundamental place and role of the documentary genre, and works at ever-strengthening its organic integration within the global film industry. To this end, Cannes Docs includes the annual Doc...

Pre-Cannes Screenings scheduled from 21 to 25 June

  From 21 to 25 June, buyers, festival programmers and sellers are welcome to join us at our online rendez-vous of screenings and meetings...  Get a glimpse of Cannes before Cannes! Access to this platform will be strictly reserved to buyers & festival programmers who are registered for the Marché in July, either with an online or an onsite accreditation. See more   ...

Goes to Cannes scheduld 9 to 12 july

  The next-generation of talents selected by our partner festivals Discover a selection of feature films in all stages of development and production seeking sales agents, distributors or festival selection! . From 9 to 12 July  Join Goes to Cannes pitching sessions and discover original post-production films showcased by renowned international festivals, seeking a sales agent, a distributor or a festival selection. Hong Kong - Asia Film Financing Forum (HAF)  Polish Da...

2021 Big Apple Film Festival Virtual Industry Networking Conference

  Live virtual industry summit June 9-11 ALL-ACCESS REGISTRATION     Reinaldo Marcus Green Writer/Director Reinaldo Marcus Green is a writer, director, and producer. His first feature, Monsters and Men had its world premiere at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival. The film received a Sp...

Key Buyers Event: digital to welcome over 700 international participants to the russian market

  Market ambassador, actor and producer Yuri Kolokolnikov will open the international online event for all registered participants   International online content market KEY BUYERS EVENT: digital starts tomorrow. Taking place on June 8–10, 2021, it will welcome over 700 international buyers, producers and journalists from more than 80 countries, including representatives of Netflix, Apple, Wild Bunch, BBC Studios, Armoza Formats, Mediaset Spa...

25% off film submissions

  Special offer! Get 25% off film submissions to Mirror Mountain Film Festival for a limited time. Use the discount code ENTERTHEMIRRORMOUNTAIN on FilmFreeway and save! Now accepting indie drama, comedy, sci-fi, horror, fantasy, documentary, animation, experimental, music videos, dance films and more! Offer expires June 7th 2021. More info: http://bit.ly/1wgqagA ...

VIDEO:Virgin Galactic Completes First Human Spaceflight from Spaceport America, New Mexico

Virgin Galactic completed its third spaceflight and the first ever spaceflight from Spaceport America, New Mexico. Today’s flight sees New Mexico become the third US state to launch humans into space. VSS Unity achieved a speed of Mach 3 after being released from the mothership, VMS Eve, and reached space, at an altitude of 55.45 miles before gliding smoothly to a runway landing at Spaceport America. On...

FNS Globally Launches an App Service for FANTOO, a Network-Based Platform for K-Fans

FNS Co., Ltd launches the app service of FANTOO, a global fandom network platform for Hanryu Fans, in 175 countries. FANTOO was developed for 100 million K-Fans across the world. The FANTOO app provides a fan club creation, user reward, multi-lingual chatting & translation, a messenger with improved security, FANTOO Karaoke for live concert, artists’ live streaming, voice call and chat, and AI-based Deepfake and adult content detection. (Graphic: Bus...

Verdugo Entertainment To Unveil Newly Restored Lost Classic 'Mackintosh and T.J.', Starring Roy Rogers In His Final Film

Verdugo Entertainment To Unveil Newly Restored 4K Edition Of Lost Classic Mackintosh and T.J.,  Starring The Legendary Roy Rogers In His Final Film Appearance   Featuring Music by Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson, the American Western is Set for Debut on Blu-ray and DVD on May 18     On Tuesday, May 18, Verdugo Entertainment will launch the newly restored 4K version of the 1975 classic Mackintosh and T.J. on Blu-ray and DVD through Amazon (North...

LATC Webinar “Pos-Covid AV Public Policy Challenges in Latin America”

May 13, 2021 - in English - Space Limited An official event to mark the launch of the new bilingual English-Spanish eBook “The Audiovisual Public Policy Landscape in Latin America”. Published by LATC and sponsored by Olsberg•SPI, available for free download here, London and Rio de Janeiro, May 3, 2021. On the occasion of the publication of the new bilingual ebook, “The Audiovisual Public Landscape in Latin America / El panorama de las políticas públ...

Palm Springs Shortfest, JUNE 22-28, Returns as First California Film Festival to Host In-Theater Event in 2021

  Palm Springs, CA (April 28, 2021) – One week after Gov. Gavin Newsom fully reopens California, The Palm Springs International Film Society will mark another exciting milestone as its annual Palm Springs ShortFest becomes the first film festival in the state to hold all of its screenings in-theatre in 2021. The event returns to the Camelot Theatres (Palm Springs Cultural Center) from June 22-28.   To ensure the safety of patrons, the festival w...

Top Casinos Featured in Movies

Casinos have been in many movies because they provide a great setting. The glitz and glam keeps people fascinated and entertained, and there are a lot of great themes. Take a look at some of the top casinos featured in the movies. The Bellagio The Bellagio is an iconic casino, and it is a favorite for filming. One of the most famous movies that featured it was Ocean’s 11. In this star-studded movie, the plot was a heist of the casino, and it is full of action, glamour, excitement, and ...

Save the date for the third edition of Key Buyers Event: digital

The third edition of Key Buyers Event: digital - international online market of audio-visual content from Russia will take place virtually from 8-10 June 2021. The world's leading buyers of media content, production and post-production companies, VOD-platforms and Russian content producers will meet together for three inspirational days enjoying streaming of vibrant audio-visual content, premieres and meeting new co-production opportunities and joining matchmaking sessions.  ...

“Global Content Creators Showcase 2021” Spotlights Women Filmmakers

All Female Panel Featured Award-winning Filmmakers Anna Fishbeyn and Eva Lanska, German American producer Christina Rose and Alien Films’ Eileen Tasca; Moderated by Director/Activist Kate Rees Davies On April 14, 2021 at 7 am PST (4 pm CET/France), Cloud 21 International (www.cloud21.com) and Kultura PR International (www.kulturapr.com) presented the inaugural installment of  the "Global Content Creators Showcase,” a special virtual event held during the t...

New dates set for the Marché du Film Online Pre-Cannes Screenings: 21-25 June 2021

Following the request from sales agents to have an intermediate event between the EFM in Berlin and the Marché du Film in Cannes (6-15 July 2021), the Marché du Film announced a few weeks ago the Pre-Cannes Screenings in May. More recently, some sales companies voiced their preference to hold the event later in June. We therefore decided to launch a wide survey to all buyers and sellers. More than 700 answered: a vast majority confirmed their participation in the Pre-Can...

Accepting Submissions for the 2021 Gotham Week Project Market!

    We’re currently accepting submissions for Spotlight on Documentaries, Narrative Series, and Audio Series & Originals for the Project Market at the 2021 Gotham Week (September 19-24). Spotlight on Documentaries is designed for non-fiction filmmakers with features and series in development, production, and post-production. The Narrative Series section is designed for creators with scripted series (including short form, half-hour and hour-long), from development st...

VdR–Industry has started!

  Emilie Bujès (Artistic director) and Madeline Robert (Head of VdR–Industry) opened VdR–Industry on Wednesday with a broadcasted ceremony followed by the beginning of VdR–Pitching. The 52nd edition of Visions du Réel kicked off yesterday with the release of the 15 first films of its programme.    VdR–Pitching ...

Bergamo Film Meeting 2021 / Line-up unveiled

The 39th edition of Bergamo Film Meeting will take place from April the 24th to May the 2nd 2021, and will be officially opened on Friday, the 23rd of April at 8 pm with the world premiere of Brucia. Ancora. Paolo Fresu, Elio Biffi, Paolo Spaccamonti, Gerardo Chimini play Il fuoco by Giovanni Pastrone, which will be broadcasted online on BFM social channels for free. The Festival programme includes 7 feature films, all Italian premières, in the ...

Full market coverage from the 2020 virtual edition with 342 articles

Sketch by Nesta Morgan  Sadly, like thousand of festival goers and market attendees , we have covered the Cannes 2020 edition from a distance. 342 ARTICLES IN OUR REMOTE COVERAGE WHICH CAN BE FOUND BELOW 270 ARTICLES AND 18 VIDEOS  AND  22 ARTICLES IN FRENCH   WHILE OUR COVERAGE FROM THE CANNES FESTIVAL DAILIES CAN BE FOUND HERE 28 ARTICLES AND 22 ARTICLES IN FRENCH   Cannes 2020 playlist on our VIDEO CHANNEL  PIC...

AVIA OTT Summit 2021 - The Future of Video Streaming is Here!

The Asia Video Industry Association's (AVIA) OTT Summit - The Future of Video Streaming welcomed 900 delegates and featured over 80 industry experts and leaders across the four-day conference this year. Opening the OTT Summit was the streaming analyst Matthew Ball, Managing Partner of Epyllion Industries, who presented a deep dive into the OTT industry in the United states, being the most mature, most competitive, and most valuable video market with the most consumptive media consumers...

Buyers Event: Digital announces the 3rd edition in virtual mode from 8-10 June 2021.

  The market’s third edition will bring together the global and Russian Content Industry this June   Key Buyers Event: Digital has today announced that the third edition of the event will take place virtually from 8-10 June 2021. The successful international online market of audio-visual content from Russia will present exciting new projects, showcase prominent producers and local emerging and established talents. The event will traditionally ce...

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