One of the most influential Croatian filmmakers of his generation, a member of the Yugoslav new wave of the 1960s and 1970s, Krsto Papić was born in 1933 and studied literature at the University of Zagreb before turning to the screen and a long, distinguished career producing and directing.His films were noticed early on, winning prizes at domestic and international festivals: THE KEY (1965) at the Pula Festival, gold medal at the Belgrade Festival for When My Knife Stabs You (1968), Oberh...
The LIFT experiment is closely linked to the award winning film director Ed Radtke’s ( THE DREAM CATCHER, BOTTOM LAND) new feature film project SUPERHEROES slated for production later on this year. This focuses on New York City’s video savvy youth and the role it plays in their lives. With project assistance by other known producers like Ira Deutschman (Emerging Pictures) and Greg O’Connor (Solaris) Radtke recruited with minimal corporate sponsorship 24 New York City teens f...
Shot on DVD; Currently being edited on Avid. Should be available by October. Plan to bump to 35mm...
Lucania Film Festival 5th. MadeSud announces the winners for its short films competition - fiction section:Best Film Fiction + 1500 €Scattered in the wind | FIN | Raimo O NiemiSpecial Prize of the Jury + 500 €Playing dead | GB | David HuntBest Actor + 500 €Eva Marcel: \"Ten minutes\" | SPA | Alberto Ruiz RojoBest Actress + 500 €Remo Remotti: \"Di mosche e fate\" | ITA | Enrico SistiSiamo lieti di comunicare i corti vincitori della quinta edizione(Madesud) del Lucania Film Festival - sezi...
Jury Members- Stuart GORDON, Director, USA (Chairperson)- Thom PALMEN, Festival Director, Sweden- Jörg BUTTGEREIT, Director, Germany- SHIOTA Tokitoshi, Festival Director, Japan- SHIN Bo-kyung, Production Designer, KoreaBest of Puchon: ArahanAn amazing combination of fantasy, martial arts and comedy performed by an excellent cast, led by RYOO Seung-bum. The film’ energy is contagious leaving the audience gasping with pleasure.Best Director Choice: Leonardo DI CESARE from Good Life DeliveryA to...
British Gala: The Best of British: the finest features produced in the UK in the last twelve months will be featured at the forthcoming festival edition to be held August 18 to 29.Ae Fond KissKen Loach Long awaited, Glasgow-set romance, from one of Britain’s greatest filmmakers. BlindedEleanor Yule Powerful drama of jealousy and passion, starring EIFF favourite Peter Mullan Dead Man's ShoesShane Meadows Fourth feature from one of Britain's best-loved filmmakers; a gritty tale of gangland r...
FOCAL International, a trade organisation representing the footage archive industry - libraries, researchers, facilities etc. held its first Awards for best use of footage in a number of programme categories last May 2004Award for Best Use of Footage in a Factual Production(Sponsored by Bird & Bird) The 50s & 60s in Living Colour Testimony Films Award for Best Use of Footage in an Entertainment Production(Sponsored by APTN) bodysong Hot Property Films Award for Best Researcher (Sponsored by...
The Brainwash Movie Festival is proud to announce The Brainwash 2004 10th Annual Festival Winners:1st Prize to Kartenspeiler by Chantel MarieThe Second GRAND PRIZE to South Baghdad by William Ross3rd Prize to Gargoyle by David Howell4th Prize to Not Too Much Remeber by Tony Gault5th Prize to Thirst For Revenge by Mehmet Ozcelik6th Prize to 3:45 by Bao Tran Quoc ...
This year's NEW YORK ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL saw the Korean film, PLEASE TEACH ME ENGLISH, win the Audience Award by a landslide.Both screenings of ENGLISH sold out in short order, and a third screening was added for the overflow audiences.ENGLISH is a manic, hyperactive comedy about learning English as a second language in Korea, and it also features an incredibly cute little pig who can count. Korean comedies are that country's secret weapon, and it's great to see them so appreciated by our audien...
Acclaimed Director John Waters to Present Keynote Address at Digital Video Expo East CMP Media's Digital Video Group today announced that its 3rd annual Digital Video Expo East conference, exhibition, and video festival will feature a special keynote by acclaimed director John Waters, on Wednesday, July 14th at 1 p.m. Mr. Waters will share his perspectives on independent filmmaking during his keynote address, which is part of Digital Video Expo's renowned conference program, and focuses on HD, ...
DAVID NOVEK NAMED DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONSFOR MONTREAL WORLD FILM FESTIVALDavid Novek, one of the country's leading film and entertainment public relations specialists, has been named Director of Communications of the Montreal World Film Festival.Mr. Novek and his company, Novek Communications, have been involved with the festival since its very beginnings in 1977, being responsible for its communications and the press office for the first 13 years of its existence. In subsequent years, Mr. ...
The Rome Independent Film Festival announces upcoming December 15, 2004 final entry deadline. Callfor entry into the 2005 RIFF, which will take place from April 4-9, 2005 in Rome, Italy. This year's competitive sections Include: Feature Films New Frontiers (first feature film)Documentary Films (open and human rights themed documentaries);Short Films Digital Video International Student Shorts AnimationVideoclips (new!) Screenplays The Roma Independent Film Festival (RIFF) is Italy's first indep...
The winners from Pixie Flix Fest have been announced:"Pixie Pic of the Year - feature" MAX: A CAUTIONARY TALE"Pixie Pic of the Year - short" FAIRIES"Audience Award - Best Feature" THE EXPERIMENT: GAY & STRAIGHT"Audience Award - Best Short" FOXHOLEThe winners will be shown at festival screenings September 4th in Springdale Utah and on October 3rd in Anaheim, California.The Pixie Flix Fest was organized in 2002 after requests from gay parents and others to have something to do ...
Gene Grant had the very good fortune to produce “Something Red,” by Scotty Milder, one of the films that will premiere at The DigiFest SouthWest Film Festival .Below are some pictures from the shoot and his comments. It was my first lap producing a film, and I’ll share the hairy details later, but know it was a complete blast. We filmed in Cochiti for a day, and for two days in Budville (just east of Grants), and the last day here in the ABQ. I’d love it if ya’ll come out for the show...
The 10th Annual Brainwash Drive-In Movie Festival!AND Don't miss The Fabulous 10th Annual Brainwash Drive-In/Bike-In Movie Festival!Friday & Saturday, July 9th & 10th, 2004, in the Alliance for West Oakland Development Parking Lot, 1357 5th St. at Mandela Parkway, Oakland, CA; shows start at 9:00p.m. Sound broadcast into your car or Boom Box on FM stereo! Admission: $8 ea. nite. Featuring the Rhythmic Revolution, with Mark States. -"One of my favorite poets" - Mary Davis. Friday, July 9th, 2004 ...
Alan Parker, the British director of Evita, Midnight Express, The Wall...was talking to filmfestivals about his jury duty as president of the last Moscow film festival.He urged, among other topics, the russian public to stop buying cracked dvd's in the street, and shared other russian experiences....
II EMERGING EUROPEAN FILMMAKERS 71st MIFED (Oct. 12 – 16, 2004)On the occasion of 71st MIFED, the Mercato Internazionale del Cinema e del Multimediale [International Cinema and Multimedia Market], which will take place in Milan from the 12th to the 16th October 2004, the Ministero per I Beni e le Attività Culturali [Ministry of Cultural Property], the Fondazione Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia [National Film School] and Audiovisual Industry Promotion-MIFED are promoting the second edit...
The streets of Saugatuck, Michigan were deceptively empty during the first couple days of the 2004 Waterfront Film Festival, which began June 10. The steady rain kept the usual stream of weekend tourists away from all the specialty shops and gourmet restaurants in this West Michigan town of just over a thousand permanent residents, but poor weather’s apparently not a major deterrent when films are screened indoors, as the opening night presentation – a restored print of Clara Bow’s celebra...
The 20 th anniversary...something to celebrate!Association Travelling, organiser of the Irish and British film festival is proud to announce the new dates of its 20th festival :5th to 12th April 2005A change of date to mark a new direction in the festival’s future – towards further horizons in the English-speaking world. With its reputation as a meeting place for young directors and new talent, the festival hopes to reach new heights by opening up to different audiences around the world with...
Beginning with the traditional shotgun start at 6 a.m. the morning of Saturday, June 12th, the streets of Albuquerque will once again be taken over for several days when film crews fan out across the city to take part in the DigiFest SouthWest (DFSW) movie-making festival. Seven crews will have three and a half days to shoot their movies in high definition video, another three and a half to edit, and on the seventh night, June 19th, all seven will be screened in a special Premier Night at the Ki...
Filmfestivals Entertainment Group announces the delivery of the Half Hour show international version "Cannes I Do!". Ready june 30 in its International version.The program will bring to film fans a selection of Cannes 2004 best moments, red carpet, interviews and behind the scenes activities, including major talents such as Brad Pitt, Orlando Bloom, kevin Bacon, Andy Garcia, Sean Penn, Sean Bean, Neil Jordan, Asia Argento, Wolfgang Petersen, Eric Bana, Wong Kar Wai, Tony Leung, Zang Ziyi and man...
Following the phenomenal success of both The Mummy and The Mummy Returns, writer/director Stephen Sommers, has returned to the multiplexes with a movie that reinvents the classic movie monsters: Dracula, the Wolfman and Frankenstein. The $US170 million action blockbuster Van Helsing, starring Australian actors Hugh Jackman and David Wenham, also boasts some strong Australian talent behind the scenes.Industrial Light & Magic’s Ben Snow one of the visual effects supervisors responsible for creat...
Rick McCartney welcomes you to The Moving Pictures party in Cannes, held at the spectacular villa overlooking Cannes, in the "California" area next to a couple of other cosy emir houses.High security, 12 bodyguards, a couple of injured ankles in the floor fountain,restricted access to 800 happy few, a score of US moguls, sales agents and buyers and a great brazilian band. Perfect mix for az waowwww evening.Interview with Travelogia executives founders of the Boarding Pass travel concierge....
Carlo Bassi, MIFED CEO tells us on the new MIFED plans...
The new Mifed initiative in favor of Europen Emerging artists had its first award ceremony during MIFED in the press office. Carlo Basi MIFED Managing Director awarded the young european artist awards with a short adress to each of them....
