Our Chinese intern, Jennet, talks about the Chinese film 'Four and a Half Years Old', part of the ÉCU 2012 official selection. Check out this video for a snapshot of the film and be sure to stay tuned for more trailers! Notre stagiaire Chinoise parle du film Chinois 'Four and a Half Years Old', qui fait partie de la sélection officielle ÉCU 2012. Regardez cette vidéo pour un aperçu du film qu'elle a choisi et être sûr de rester à l'écoute pour plus de remarques!  ...

"The Squirrel and The Penguin" is an official selection of ÉCU 2012. This short film is a narrated tale following squirrels and penguins and features a showcase of brilliant animation. // "The Squirrel and The Penguin" fait partie de la sélection officielle d'ÉCU 2012. Ce court métrage est un conte suivant des écureuils et des pingouins, il est mis en valeur par une brillante animation. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GK-0yHb388 ...

Do you want to be in Paris for the ÉCU 2012? Check out the offers of our partner CTS Student and Youth Tourist Centre The CTS – Centro Turistico Studentesco e Giovanile (Student and Youth Tourist Centre) is a new ÉCU partner. Its goal is to spread the practice of the youth tourism converting it into a moment of growth, sharing and integration, leaving the stereotype of the mass tourism. For over 35 years it has established a direct dialogue with the young people deali...

By Robert Barry In April 2005, less than a year before shooting their own debut film Electroma, the French electronic group Daft Punk directed themselves in a video for the song 'Robot Rock', from their third album, Human After All. The video finds Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo in black leather and robot masks performing on a dark, neon-lit stage resembling somewhat the sets for the BBC's flagship pop music show Top of the Pops in the late eighties. Surrounding the stage, a p...

  http://www.ecufilmfestival.com/?p=10005 Accademia Nazionale del Cinema: the tricks of the trade of an Oscar Prize and a King of dubbers. Last month ÉCU on the road, made a stop in Bologna, at the Accademia Nazionale del Cinema, for a double screening! The Accademia hosts five courses attended by students from over 60 Italian cities. The original mission, namely to educate and prepare students in order for them to be able to understand, confront and successfully overcome th...

Andrew Shermin shares his experience of making a film and using crowdfunding. This summer I shot a documentary about Paris that I produced myself, and am now trying to use crowd-funding to finish it. The concept was simple: a vision of Paris that was taken straight from reality, just a camera and a tripod on the street, offering a vision of the city that both confirms and subverts the fantasy of Paris that different media create. The images are like “moving postcards.” I was able to...