During the IFFR 2008 Awards Ceremony for Short Films on Monday, January 28, 2008 in Theatre Lantaren / Venster in Rotterdam, the winning short films of the 37th International Film Festival Rotterdam were announced. The three Tiger Awards for Short Film were granted to AH, LIBERTY! by Ben Rivers (United Kingdom), AS I LAY DYING by Ho Yuhang (Malaysia) and OBSERVANDO EL CIELO by Jeanne Liotta (United States). The Prix UIP Rotterdam Short Film Nominee for the European Film Awards was given to JOY b...
ANIMA 2008 : Brussels Animation Festival: from 1st to 9th February 2008Anima 2008 is taking place in the Flagey centre (Brussels) from 1st to 9th February. This year’s event will be marked by diversity as spectators once again take their annual dose of new, funny, quirky and curious images and discover the latest trends in international animation.The Futuranima forum will also take place in Flagey on the 7th, 8th and 9th February and is for animation professionals, students and enthusiasts int...
Brussels Fantastic Film Festival
The International Film Festival Rotterdam announces the Competitions’ Juries of the 37th edition, that will open on January 23. The full line up of both the VPRO Tiger Awards Competition and the Tiger Awards Competition for Short Films 2008 will be announced Tuesday January 8. The Jury of the VPRO Tiger Awards Competition for first or second feature films consists of: • Ms. Renata Litvinova, Russia, filmmaker, film producer and actress• Ms. Tiziana Finzi, Switzerland, Deputy Director...
The next edition from Anima will take place from Feb. 1 to 9, 2008 in the Flagey Theater, Brussels.Anima spectators will once again give their greedy eyes an annual dose of the newest, funny, quirky or curious moving images around.The Festival gets off to an early start (from 1st to 9th February) in all the Flagey movie theatres in Brussels. It will also be travelling to Liège, Ghent, Charleroi and Mons.“Fear(s) of the Dark” is an animated film created by a collection of widely respected co...
After more than a decade of defining the creative independent space in Australia, the Revelation Perth International Film Festival is again cranking the handle, tightening the spring and scouring the planet for the best signature–driven works direct from the international scene.Rev has always been enormously proud of its capacity in working with screen artists around the country in developing ideas, skills and curatorial opportunities and for 2008 the event is pleased to welcome on board new P...
Established in 1979, the New York IFP (Independent Feature Film Project) Market as side bar to the New York Film Festival and a response to block buster Hollywood has become an indispensable tool for aspiring and newly established producers, directors and screen writers to check the pulse of the independent film industry and launch their projects. What started as a screening venue for independent productions close to thirty years ago which had little support from the industry has turned into a...
The short film CONTACT, which previously won the Golden Bear at the Film Festival in Berlin, has for the 5th time been awarded with a major film prize: the PRIX UIP at the Flanders International Festival in Gent (Belgium). Director Hanro Smits personally received the € 2000, - prize yesterday. By winning this very prestigious prize, the film is automatically nominated for the European short film competition of the European Film Awards. Apart from winning the Golden Bear at the Berlinale, CONTA...
Festival do Rio, the Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival, which opens its doors to public and industry this coming Thursday, September 20, has confirmed that it will top and tail with world premieres.Thursday’s opening night (20th) will see the first public screening of the final cut of José Padilha’s highly anticipated Elite Squad (Tropa de Elite).The true story of two childhood friends employed in Rio de Janeiro’s military police special unit has been the subject of local contro...
If you dare wear short shorts, then wear them to the 2007 Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films & Short Film Market (ShortFest), held from August 23-29, 2007 at the Camelot Theatres in Palm Springs, CA. Now in its 13th year, the Festival has announced its roster of 332 films, selected from more than 2,500 worldwide entries. The Festival will showcase 54 World Premieres, 12 North American Premieres and 20 U.S. Premieres. The selection of films for screening and competition feature...
ln June the public media authorities of North Rhine Westphalia (NRW), the most populous German state with the largest economic output, staged the annual Medien Forum in close cooperation with the media industry and professional associations. The Forum was first initiated in 1988 by the governing social democratic party and had the objective of facilitating the transition of NRW’s steel and coal based economy to a knowledge intensive service economy with a strong information and media compon...
World Première at the Brussels Festival ! The 5th edition of the Brussels European Film Festival will take place from June 29 until July 7, 2007 at Flagey. This edition will be full of surprises with new films, discoveries, concerts, DJ sets every night, free open air screenings, meeting with directors & actors. 2 new films in the programme : LA FACE CACHEE by Bernard Campan (France / Belgium) – world première ! In collaboration with Didier Bourdon and Pascal Légitimus, Bernard Campan has i...
The Basque Film & Media Arts Festival (www.basquefilmfestival.com) today announced the opening of the festival at the Tribeca Cinemas in New York City. Brought to the United States by the organizers of the world renowned San Sebastian International Film Festival to celebrate Basque filmmaking and foster collaboration with the New York filmmaking community, the three day festival, will be held on March 28th to 30th, 2007, at the Tribeca Cinemas (www.tribecacinemas.com). A press conference and Q&A...
The eight members of this international jury – organisers of queer and other film festivals – view films within the framework of all programs of the Berlinale which have queer context. Three films are nominated for each category and one receives a TEDDY for best feature film, best documentary/essay film and usually the best short film,each with a cash award of € 3,000.Members of the Jury:Charlie Boudreau – Canada (image+nation Montréal International LGBT Film Festival)Frédéric Arends ...
The eight members of this international jury – organisers of queer and other film festivals – view films within the framework of all programs of the Berlinale which have queer context.Three films are nominated for each category and one receives a TEDDY for best feature film, best documentary/essay film and usually the best short film,each with a cash award of € 3,000.Members of the Jury:Charlie Boudreau – Canada (image+nation Montréal International LGBT Film Festival)Frédéric Arends ...
Celebrating its 30th jubilee Göteborg International Film Festival will be inaugurated January 26, 2007. Opening film will be the drama The New Man (Den nya människan) by director Klas Härö. Time to Go (Tid att gå) by Lisa Munthe, will be the opening short film. Both of these are in competition for the prestigous Nordic Film Award. Eight new Nordic films are nominated for the Nordic Competition at the Göteborg International Film Festival. The award consists of an award sum of 100 000 SEK an...
Eight films ready for the Nordic Competition!Celebrating its 30th jubilee Göteborg International Film Festival will be inaugurated January 26, 2007. Opening film will be the drama The New Man (Den nya människan) by director Klas Härö. Time to Go (Tid att gå) by Lisa Munthe, will be the opening short film. Both of these are in competition for the prestigous Nordic Film Award.Eight new Nordic films are nominated for the Nordic Competition at the Göteborg International Film Festival. The awar...
Ten Canoes wins the 33rd edition of the Flanders International Film Festival - GhentTen Canoes by Rolf de Heer and Peter Djigirr has won the Grand Prize for Best Film at the 33rd Flanders International Film Festival - Ghent. The international jury, under the chairmanship of Jan Harlan, announced the winner on Saturday evening. The ceremony was followed by a screening of the closing film Black Book in the presence of director Paul Verhoeven. The Festival was closed in style with a masked ball at ...
With 169 feature-length films and 65 short films, collectively good for 19,468 minutes of cinema and 596 screenings spread over 14 days, Ghent will once again be transformed into the City of Film during the period of October 11 through October 21. The 33rd edition of the Flanders Film Festival - Ghent focuses on film legend Stanley Kubrick, pays homage to Belgian-French director Agnès Varda, and draws more than 150 talented guests from the world of film to the Flemish city.
The Festival actual...
With 169 feature-length films and 65 short films, collectively good for 19,468 minutes of cinema and 596 screenings spread over 14 days, Ghent will once again be transformed into the City of Film during the period of October 11 through October 21. The 33rd edition of the Flanders Film Festival - Ghent focuses on film legend Stanley Kubrick, pays homage to Belgian-French director Agnès Varda, and draws more than 150 talented guests from the world of film to the Flemish city.The Festival actually...
The 2006 Méliès d’Or Ceremony was dominated by a strong Nordic presence that paid off for the Danish film Adam’s Apples. The tenth Méliès d’Or award, which is presented to the best European fantastic film 2006, has been awarded to the Danish director Anders Thomas Jensen’s film Adam’s Apples at the Espoo Ciné International Film Festival. The story depicts a battle of minds between a clergyman and a neo-Nazi, the film made its way through to the Méliès d’Or competition, held at...
The 2006 Méliès d’Or Ceremony was dominated by a strong Nordic presence that paid off for the Danish film Adam’s Apples. The tenth Méliès d’Or award, which is presented to the best European fantastic film 2006, has been awarded to the Danish director Anders Thomas Jensen’s film Adam’s Apples at the Espoo Ciné International Film Festival. The story depicts a battle of minds between a clergyman and a neo-Nazi, the film made its way through to the Méliès d’Or competition, held at...
The Brussels European Film Festival at Flagey closed down this Saturday July 8 with an Award ceremony that was presented by the gorgeous Italian actress Chiara Caselli, with Dominique Janne (festival director) and Jan De Clercq (program director) by her side. After the ceremony, the audience could enjoy the magnificent Mother of Mine of Finnish director Klaus Häro. Looking back on this past edition, the festival can only be pleased by its achievements. And it must be said that the competition ...
The next edition of the Brussels European Film Festival will be held at the prestigious Flagey venue from June 30 till July 8, 2006. In its search for talented new directors, the Film Festival focuses on first and second European movies. Following the footsteps of events such as the festivals of Sundance and Angers, Brussels wants to give these young directors a suitable forum to show their excellent results. Therefore, an official jury composed of great personalities in European cinema, will be...
The next edition of the Brussels European Film Festival will be held at the prestigious Flagey venue from June 30 till July 8, 2006. In its search for talented new directors, the Film Festival focuses on first and second European movies. Following the footsteps of events such as the festivals of Sundance and Angers, Brussels wants to give these young directors a suitable forum to show their excellent results. Therefore, an official jury composed of great personalities in European cinema, will be...
