Director Peter Weir, distributor Hala Sarhan and sales agent Michael Werner discuss future of film distribution at DIFF 2010. Theme was that the modern film distribution factor is in state of chaos. Peter Weir said, “you have to adapt to new film market. We must protect and conserve new indie filmmakers of world or we will frighten them and scare them. It’s a curious middle road today. We have to encourage the very thing that is draining financing from us. It scares us and yet ...

Lionsgate and The Compassionate Friends, a grief support organization, are excited to announce the launch of a social media partnership hosted on the official Facebook fan page for the upcoming theatrical release of Rabbit Hole.     Lionsgate and TCF have developed a custom Facebook application which allows users to upload original inspirational messages, artwork, and videos. The program reinforces the philosophy that the best way to work through grief is through love and artistic expressi...

It is our great pleasure to inform that the detailed program schedule of the film screenings and other events at Plus Camerimage Festival is available for download. You will find all the necessary information about locations, dates and times there. This year the screenings within the Festival will be held in the two screening rooms of Opera Nova and 3 screening rooms of Multikino. Additionally many meetings, seminars and workshops will take place in seminar and conference rooms of Ope...

The few reviews of "Fallout New Vegas" that are trickling out are leaving fans excited. Tuesday, the full "Fallout New Vegas" could be released. The video game is compatible with XBox 360, Sony PS 3, and personal computers. You will find "Fallout New Vegas" critiques that focus on the weaponry and enemies. The biggest feature of "Fallout New Vegas", however, is the new "hardcore" level. Article source - Fallout New Vegas Review - Hardcore...

Deadlines for the film festival FiLUMS 2011 have been extended. Final Deadlines have been posted on the website. Visit our website at www.filums.com.pk. Please visit our website: http://www.filums.com.pk Register for FiLUMS at: http://www.filums.com.pk/register Email us at: info@filums.com.pk Call us (Registrations and Submissions) at: +92-347-5189196 Facebook Support Group: http://www.filums.com.pk/facebook Follow us at Twitter: http://twitter.com/filums2011 ...

The 10th Annual Valley Film Festival presents a program of dramatic short films on a variety of subjects. All of the films make powerful statements, exploring love, forgiveness, friendship, music and politics--providing a stirring experience. Director Mateo Hobbs delves into the AFTER LIFE with his short film. Michael Paton is dead, with no recollection as to why. Separated by death, Michael's body and soul have to work together to salvage what redemption they have left. FRAGILE come...

September 25th, 2010 § Leave a Comment“Waiting for Mark Zuckerberg”Article by Sharon AbellaIronically, Davis Guggenheim’s latest documentary, “Waiting for Superman”, a film about America’s failing school systems, opened the same week that co-founder of “Facebook”, Mark Zuckerberg, is about to have his reputation tarnished as a result of the way he was portrayed in the film “Social Network”. Just days before the film’s premiere at “The New York Film Festival”, Mark do...

Another day, another Tarantino google news alert in my in-box informing me that QT has been accused of eating one of my superb chocolates…. Over the past few days I have received 25 e-mails that he’s been accused by the Italian press of favouritism. However that’s all everyone is saying – no further analysis or investigation has been performed, so, I’m going to give my opinion on it - From one perspective you could say I am biased as I’m a fan, but this is a purely neutral v...

Catfish is a veryfishy filmBy Ron GilbertFacebook has taken over our lives. Will you ever find truelove or your soulmate? Is what you believe to be real? Or is it a figment ofyour imagination? Please do not watch the trailer of this movie. You will findit to be a very good one and it will lead you astray. I try never to watchtrailers or read press kits before I see a filmNow let’s get real personal .Back in the day, a Dutch femalesent me an email from a website on which I had written an articl...

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Digital broadcast network Babelgum announced today the first tri-platform (online, mobile and offline) competition for animation and anime, the Babelgum Animatron Film Festival. The competition will culminate in a special public screening program, The Hamptons Animation Showcase, at the 2010 Hamptons International Film Festival (HIFF) in October. Entries will be eligible for an Audience Award voted on by the public as well as cash prizes from a select jury of leaders in the animation, film, and ...

The Independent Feature Project (IFP), one of the largest filmmaker membership organizations in the United States, is joining forces with the United Nations Department of Public Information to present a one-day conference on the effect of documentaries as a tool to understanding world problems. The second annual "Envision: Addressing Global Issues through Documentaries" forum will be held on Saturday July 10th at TheTimesCenter, in New York City.  This jointly produced...

 by Marc HalperinToday , Wednesday was the opening of our first Cannes as working press. We have attended almost every year since 2001 working in the Film Market. Wednesday started and ends with Robin Hood. Press screenings were held in the morning but with some press reviews already out in the States it was more important to attend the press conference. A typical media circus. We arrived at the event early to make sure we were inside where we ran into many of our press friends from around the...