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Film Festivals, Film Festivals Everywhere...almost

    In Venice, Italy in 1932, the world was treated to the first ever film festival. Since then, film festivals have proliferated around the world and can be found in most major cities and can be dedicated to certain genres of cinema. With the production of movies no longer the domain of the big studios, more and more films are produced every year and film festivals help to promote the work of lesser known or unknown artists and introduce viewers to films they might never be exp...

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Submit to NYC Independent Film Festival 2018 running May 7 – 13, 2018

May 7 – 13, 2018 November 30, 2017 Regular Deadline I  December 31, 2017  Late Deadline I January 31, 2018 Extended Deadline I Profile on filmfestivals.com I Website I Facebook I Twitter I  SUBMIT I Contact Dennis Cieri NYC Independent Film Festival is a celebration of the true independent filmmaker, documentaries, short and feature-length films, music videos, and animation. Whether a submission is comedic, ...

Submissions for 2018 Sonoma International FilmFestival (March 21-25, 2018) are open

The festival runs arch 21 – 25, 2018 October 2, 2017 Earlybird Deadline I December 15, 2017 Regular Deadline I January 2, 2018 Late Deadline I January 29, 2018 Extended Deadline I Sonoma International Film Festival's blog I Website www.sonomafilmfest.org I Facebook I Twitter I SUBMIT I Past Winners I Contact Kevin W. McNeely I 707-933-2600 I 103 E. Napa St. Suite A Sonoma, California 954...

Casino (1995) is based on a true story

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Casino: the 1995 film by Martin Scorsese is a story about greed, deception, money, power, and murder between two best friends.  A mafia enforcer and a casino executive compete against each other over a gambling empire and over a fast living, fast loving socialite. Starring Robert De Nero, Joe Pesci and Sharon Stone in a performance that earned her a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress, Casino is a superb example of the talent and ability of the cast and Martin Scor...

Industry activities at San Sebastian Fest

Festival 2017: Professional Agenda       Numerous industry activities are scheduled for the 65th San Sebastian Festival. Said activities are detailed in the Professional Agenda and it will be frequently updated on the Festival website. Updates will also be included in the daily Newsflash sent out to registered industry members.   Throughout the Festival, and particularly on the 24th, 25th, 26th and 27th, to coincide with the VI Europe-Latin America Co-Production Foru...

Partner offer for the Zurich Summit

Academy Award-winning actress turned producer Alicia Vikander is anything but your average household name. Ready to get inspired? www.zurichsummit.com Discount code FEST21 expires on September 28.   In a short time, she has transformed into an international su...

AFM 2017: Connect with 7,000+ Professionals from 80+ countries

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  American Film Market® & Conferences  REGISTER NOW November 1-8, 2017 | Santa Monica ...

Final call in Tallinn for this year's Baltic Event and International Works In Progress showcases

        This is the final call for this year's Baltic Event and International Works In Progress showcases that will take place during Industry@T...

Submit to Fantasporto: Best in Horror Fantasy

  Fantasporto 2018 February 20 - March 4, 2018   EARLY ENTRY DEADLINE: OCTOBER 30TH, 2017!   Fantasporto’2018 | Oporto International Film Festival announces our Call for Film Entries for the 38th annual festival, running February 20th till March 4th. This Call is for Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi features and shorts in the Fantasy competition. The Director’s Week is for features only, in all genres except fantasy. Deadlines for Entrie...

Submit to The 2018 New York Festivals TV & Film Awards

This year NYF has unveiled new categories and updated existing categories. With the popularity of video streaming and the increase in viewer consumption of short-form digital video, NYF renamed the existing Online group to Digital Short-Form and added 2 new categories as well: Digital Reality TV Drama and Digital Documentary. Other new categories include Use of Technology in Promos, launched to showcase the innovative ways creative services teams use all facets of tod...

Fintech Week New York 2017 Photo Coverage

By Maria Esteves – August 31, 2017 The Fintech Week New York 2017 presented by Fintech Worldwide, Ltd. was held at the Seminar and Conference Center and Thomson Reuters, August 22-24, 2017. The revolutionary world wide blockchain and cryptocurrency annual event for financial services included keynote presentations with top global industry leaders on the future of Blockchain and Fintech, panel sessions regarding recent developments in Initial Coin Offerings, decentralized autonomous organ...

FestForums Santa Barbara Register with our partner discount, only from filmfestivals.com

Filmfestivals.com has been a partner since the origin of Fest Forums. We highly recommend the fun and networking opportunities to grow your festival business and expertise. BE THERE this november! Click Here For Your Discounted Passes : use code bruno2017 and save 20% on passes Speakers Spotlight ...

Venice Gap-Financing Market last chance for meetings one on one

      With the start of the Venice Production Bridge just a week away, we like to remind you of the possibility of booking one to one meetings with the 47 projects selected for the Venice Gap-Financing Market .   For a quick overview of the variety of projects, here is the updated Book of Projects (please click).   To book your meetings, please download the Meeting Request Form . Please fill this out and return it by tomorrow, Frid...

CASBAA Philippines in View Conference - 30 August 2017

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  To counter piracy, the Philippines needs "High quality, convenient and legal content" says CASBAA in its "Philippines in View 2017 Report" MANILA, Aug 24, 2017 - (ACN Newswire) - The "Philippines in View 2017" Pay-TV conference, hosted by regional industry body CASBAA, on 30 August 2017 at the Marriott Hotel in Manila, will highlight the country's role as a continuing growth market for digital video in all its forms. However, the Philippines is al...

Submit to New Media Film Festival in LA

New Media Film Festival June 12 -14, 2018 September 3, 2017 Early Deadline The Landmark 10850 West Pico Blvd. LA, CA 2017 Award Winners • Photos • Videos The Best In New Media • Honoring Stories Worth Telling     May 2, 2017 Opening Date   September 3, 2017 Early Deadline   November 3, 2017 Regular Deadline   January 3, 2018 Late Deadline   April 25, 2018 Final Deadlne   M...

Register with our Discount Offer to The 4th Zurich Summit

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4th Annual Zurich Summit | September 30 - October 1, 2017 | View in Browser For more info, please visit the event website or contact Customer Service at zurich@winstonbaker.com.  © 2017 Winston Baker. All rights reserved.     ...

Venice Book Adaptation Rights Market

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Download the brochure of the Book Adaptation Rights Market  and like to let you know that the meetings will take place on September 1st in the morning from 9:30 to 12:00 and on the 2nd  and 3rd  from 9:30 until 18:00 in the Venice Production Bridge dedicated BARM area at the Excelsior Hotel on the Lido di Venezia, within a short distance from Palazzo del Cinema, the main festival hub.    In order to book your meetings with the project representatives, you p...

Locarno Industry Report: StepIn

Summary from Variety correspondent Nick Vivarelli   A group of 50 prominent European independent film industry execs assembled Thursday for the Locarno Festival’s StepIn think tank to discuss the timely topic of “The Theatrical Experience and the Future of Auteur Cinema in the Age of Global Streaming Platforms and Social Networks.”  Judging from the attendees reaction, it was a huge success: "We are extremely proud of the high...

What Insights Can Film Festivals Give Us About Our Future?

Film festivals tend to display a wider variety of movies than would typically be seen in a cinema. For those interested in a particular niche, or perhaps documentaries, there is plenty of scope to actually come away having learned something. With a depth to films rarely explored in the mainstream, film festivals offer an alternative to those wanting to actually learn something transferable to life. Here are just a few of those examples, each helping us go forward to the future in their own way...

Casinos and Popular Culture: Eternally Entwined for the Benefit of Slots

  From the sight of a Sean Connery in his prime 007 years – bedecked in a tuxedo and nonchalantly lighting a handmade Balkan cigarette – to the fervent concentration of an unassuming Dustin Hoffman in Rain Man, some of the most iconic moments ever seen in film have taken place in a casino setting. Naturally, the innate glamour of the casino, with its bright lights, clashing colors, ceaseless noise, and high stakes can often be the main draw with films that heavily inv...

The Marché du Film takes its final bow this year with record-breaking numbers

The past 10 days have seen record-breaking numbers: 12,324 registered participants, 3,820 films on sale, 1,522 screenings and 5,300 viewings of VR contents. Afghanistan, Honduras, Macau, Mali and Uzbekistan saw their first time at the Marché, while there was an increase in participants from Asia.   Thank you for making this year's Marché such a wonderful event and we hope it has been fruitful for you. If you missed some Festival and Marché films in Cannes, you c...

Interesting Facts About the Movie ‘Casino’ and the Joy of Spinit Casino

When you begin hunting around for the best new slots, Spinit Casino is it. You will also likely discover that there are plenty of movies out there that romanticize casino gaming, especially as it pertains to Las Vegas. ‘Casino’ is one of those great, iconic movies that has endured the test of time, though not quite as well as others. There are plenty of things a lot of movie aficionados don’t know about ‘Casino,’ just as there are many reasons to take a chance on...

Producing films with France / Produire avec la France - 05/22/2017 - Cannes

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Program / Programme   Learn how to coproduce with France CNC presents coproduction mechanisms and funding. Case study with Marianne Slot, producer of A gentle creature by Serguei Loznitsa Pourquoi et comment coproduire avec la France ? Le CNC présente les mécanismes et les fonds de coproduction. Etude de cas avec l’intervention de Marianne Slot, productrice de Une femme douce de Se...

RFI, FRANCE 24 ET MONTE CARLO DOUALIYA AU 70ème FESTIVAL DE CANNES

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      Mercredi 10 mai 2017   RFI, FRANCE 24 ET MONTE CARLO DOUALIYA AU 70ème FESTIVAL DE CANNES – Du 17 au 28 mai   « AIMER DES FILMS POUR RÊVER LE MONDE »   Fidèles partenaires de la Fabrique du cinéma de l’Institut français*, RFI, France 24 et Monte Carlo Doualiya s’installent cette année...

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