MIDNIGHT IN PARIS (2011) is Woody Allen’s latest magnum opus which held its world premier at this year’s Cannes Film Festival and has met with critical praise since, proving to be Allen’s most watched and beloved film since the past twenty-five years. The film screened to an all new audience this week in Skopje, Macedonia at the 10th annual 'CINEDAYS' event, where 70 films from around the world screened in 10 days from November 10-20. MY 'MIDNIGHT' REVIEW: Imagine the legendary tales...
This week at 'Cinedays' in Skopje, Macedonia, during the 70 films in 10 days event, Bela Tarr's latest film (and final the director says), THE TURIN HORSE (2011) screened to local and international audiences. Bela Tarr is a loved auteur around the world and some even say, an 'apocalyptic' director. The first time I had heard about Béla Tarr was from a Serbian filmmaker friend who told me that if I wanted to know some real avant-garde plucky cinema, I hadn’t lived until I had seen a Bé...
Harry Potter Magic Cast On Media At Powerhouse Museum, by Eva Rinaldi - 17th November 2011
Harry Potter: The Exhibition, stopped at Sydney's Powerhouse Museum today. The amazing exhibition staged at the Powerhouse features props, costumes, the Hogwarts Express, all all sorts of other Potter items.
The exhibition, which will run until March, also includes a number of enchanted interactive elements which should entertain kids of all ages.
The...
JURY COMPETITION FOR THE BEST EUROPEAN DEBUT headed by Krzysztof Zanussi
Krzysztof Zanussi - jury president. He was born in Warsaw in 1939. In 1960 he started studying the film direction at the Lodz Film School. Since 1966 he has directed many documentaries, features for cinema and TV, in Poland and abroad. He is also stage and opera director. From 1974 to 1981 vice-chairman of the Polish Filmmakers Association. From 1979 chief manager and director of Tor Film Stu...
TERROR FILM FESTIVAL CLAW AWARDS 2011 You know the saying, "The Show must go on", and that it did. The Claw Awards hosted by the inimitable "Claw" and the beautiful, illustrious "Princess Horror", commenced perfectly, despite an unusual Halloween Nor'easter. In mathematical terms, 6 is a perfect number, and the 6th annual Claw Awards was perfect.Terror Film Festival is proud to announce the 2011 winners in the following categories.Best Feature: "The Fields" a psycholog...
Writer Jamie Reidy talks about what he learned at the 2011 CineStory Writer's Retreat.
Ulrich Seidl Press Conference at 52ND TIFF
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52nd TIFF: Ulrich Seidl Press Conference (11/11/2011)
ULRICH SEIDL PRESS CONFERENCE
Austrian director Ulrich Zeidl gave a Press Conference on Friday, November 11 at Warehouse C, during the 52nd Thessaloniki International Film Festival and in the presence of Festival Director Dimitri Eipides. This year’s edition is holding a broad tribute to Seidl’s work, screening documentaries and features that are repre...
LOOKING BACK ON TOKYO INTL FILM FESTIVAL, 2011 ~THE YEAR OF THE QUAKE ~ by Alex Deleon Not to forget that this was the year of the Great March 11 Earthquake cum nuclear disaster and "Tsunami" Tidal Wave that washed away whole cities up north, the 24th Tokyo Intl Film festival was a somewhat restrained affair with the lingering effect of the disaster in evidence in various forms, toning down the overall climate of festivity. Right outside the entrance to the main towe...
Director: EDWARD SHIEH.
THROUGH ONE BRIEF PHONE CONVERSATION, TU & EU FOLLOWS SEVERAL STAR-CROSSED LOVERS WHOSE DIFFERENCES HAVE PUT THEIR LONG TIME LOVE AFFAIR AT A CRITICAL IMPASSE.
~THE YEAR OF THE QUAKE ~by Alex DeleonNot to forget that this was the year of the Great March 11 Earthquake cum nuclear disaster and "Tsunami" Tidal Wave that washed away whole cities up north, the 24th Tokyo Intl Film festival was a somewhat restrained affair with the lingering effect of the disaster in evidence in various forms, toning down the overall climate of festivity. Right outside the entrance to the main tower housing the festival offices was a green collection booth where passers by w...
The Great Gatsby: Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire, Edgerton And Baz Do White Bay Power Station
What fun and excitement us locals have been having on our modest sightseeing tours of Baz Lurmann's set of 'The Great Gatsby'.
We've been playing our own little game of 'Catch Me If You Can', and if your a Leo Dicaprio fan, you will have a bit of an idea of what we've been talking about. There was no escaping our camera lens and local information networ...
Underbelly Razor DVD Party Sin City Sydney Tomorrow Night - 8th November 2011
Tomorrow night some of Sydney's most interesting people, including media types, will return to the scene of many a crime from the original Underbelly 1920's and 30's.
They will be celebrating the DVD launch of 'Underbelly Razor'. "Glorifying crime"...we can hear the knockers already.
Some 'Underbelly' blurb that we got hold of (thanks Larry Writer - ...
Underbelly Razor DVD Party At East Village Surry Hills - 9th November 2011
Anna McGaham
Tonight saw some of Sydney's most interesting people, including media types, returning to the scene of many a crime from the original Underbelly 1920's and 30's - The Tradesman's (these days known as The East Village Hotel.)
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Director: Eduardo Engel.
Carlos is a writer in crisis. Marta is finishing her doctorate. Roberta enjoys her youth. Past and future are confounded in the relationships among the characters.
Seasoned newscaster, consumer editor, and 20+ year investigative reporter Tom Vacar of KTVU-Fox-Channel 2, an Ohio native and alum of Cleveland State, moderated the first panel discussion (New Media: The Who, What, Why and How?) that included other Cleveland, Ohio panelists Traci Nickerson (Greenhouse Studios-Burbank, CA) and Academy of Art University teacher, prolific screenplay writer, and esteemed book author James Dalessandro . Vacar offered some valuable insights and threw out some hard...
Now in its third year, Cinema Arts Festival Houston (CAFH), which runs from November 9 to 13, 2011 will bring an ambitious program of films by and about artists to the nation's fourth largest city.Austin native Ethan Hawke will present his latest film, The Woman in the Fifth, and receive the Levantine Cinema Arts Award from the festival, honoring his multifaceted career in the arts. Additionally, director Richard Linklater will join Hawke for a tenth anniversary screening of their 2001 collabora...
Acclaimed Syrian director Mohammed Malas will be joined by internationally renowned filmmakers and actors to form the Arab Film Competition Jury for Narrative Films at the third annual Doha Tribeca Film Festival (DTFF). The news came as the Doha Film Institute (DFI) announced the jury for the inaugural DTFF Arab Documentary Film Competition, which will be led by pioneering and award-winning British documentary filmmaker Nick Broomfield (Kurt & Courtney, Battle for Haditha, Biggie & Tup...
Winner of the 2011 CineStory Screenwriting Awards and the 2011 CineStory
Fellow, Celeste Chan Wolfe, talks about her retreat experience and
finding her voice as a writer.
THE MIX Short Film Awards - Call for Entries
Late Deadline: November 15th/WAB Extended Deadline: November 30th
www.themixshorts.com
The MIX champions short film writers and filmmakers by rewarding current projects and acting as a catalyst for bringing writers & filmmakers together to produce a new wave of forward-thinking projects.
The MIX brings a range of exciting production opportunities and industry recognition to short ...
THE MIX Short Film Awards - Call for Entries
Late Deadline: November 15th/WAB Extended Deadline: November 30th
www.themixshorts.com
The MIX champions short film writers and filmmakers by rewarding current projects and acting as a catalyst for bringing writers & filmmakers together to produce a new wave of forward-thinking projects.
The MIX brings a range of exciting production opportunities and industry recognition to s...
The MIX Short Film Awards (for produced shorts and scripts) - Outside of rewarding current projects, The MIX pairs up emerging short film writers and filmmakers for the purpose of producing future high quality shorts in both traditional and non-traditional formats. This contest helps facilitate the production of short films by pairing up our top winning screenwriters & filmmakers and offering them cash prizes or production opportunities. Outside of our main categories where we accept all genres and niches, three awards will be given to the most inspiring writer or filmmaker who best utilizes film as a medium to create awareness, social change, or bring a unique perspective to any one topic. The screening events will be held at the historic Byrd Theatre, Feb 17-19, 2012.
The Aliens to Zombies Convention, a two day-long look at monsters and the post-apocalyptic world, will be featured on "Good Day LA" tomorrow. MASTERSFX president Todd Masters will do terrible things to host Lauren Sanchez during a show segment.
The A to Z Con takes place Friday, October 21 and Saturday, October 22 at Hollywood's most famous haunted hostel, the Roosevelt Hotel. Full details at http://www.alienstozombies.com/.
Highlighting the event will be the revival o...
Fifteen films in competition for the Official Selection of the sixth edition of the International Rome Film Festival (27th October - 4th November) featuring productions from all over the world. Among many others, the scheduled films include Hotel Lux by Leander Haußmann, Babycall by Pål Sletaune, Hysteria by Tanya Wexler, Poongsan by Juhn Jaihong, The Eye of the Storm by Fred Schepisi with Geoffrey Rush and Charlotte Rampling, Une vie meilleure by Cédric Kahn with Guillaume Canet, Magic V...
A dynamic and moving study of love in the 21st century from the director of The Constant Gardener.
Combining impeccable filmmaking credentials and an intriguing premise, 360 is a dynamic and moving roundelay of love in the 21st century. Director Fernando Meirelles (City of God, The Constant Gardener, Blindness) and writer Peter Morgan (The Queen, Frost/Nixon) give us a distinctly modern take on Arthur Schnitzlerís classic play Reigen (La Ronde), the starting point for this interloc...
The 14th Filmfestival Münster, organised by Filmwerkstatt Münster, is ready to roll. Wednesday 12 October is the starting date for both our series of over 140 films and the accompanying competitions with award money worth €16,500 in total. For five days and nights, a cinematic programme that is as exciting as it is varied will transform Münster into a hotbed of film fever.
Simply taking part and putting in an appearance is the key to the festival, and this also goes for the filmmakers ...
