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Dys- and The Cold Heart win Audience Awards at 2014 Cellar Door Film Festival!
Films triumph as audience favourites in CDFF’s inaugural year
OTTAWA, ON – Nov. 12, 2014 – After an enthusiastic first season, Ottawa’s Cellar Door Film Festival (CDFF) is pleased to announce the two Audience Award winners for CDFF 2014. Dys-, directed by Maude Michaud, wins the Audience Award for Best Feature Film at CDFF ‘14 while The Cold Heart (...
WHAT MAKES US DIFFERENT?
-Guaranteed distributor review by World Wide Motion Pictures Corporation (WWMPC.COM) among others, for our select few ‘Best Of’ winners based on sufficient qualified entries
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-The chance to thereby be included in one of that distributor’s buyers’ packets on the world film market
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-A festival that is run as a virtual competition: We invest in getting distributor recognition for quality films to give them a life beyond a one-time festival showing, instead of wasting money and time on renting a theatre and having a party
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-All Official Selections/Winners have their trailers shown on WRPN.TV entertainment news next to Hollywood celebrity interviews
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-All Official Selections/Winners have their trailers shown on DOFIFF.COM
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-Any film that is rejected will receive a personal letter explaining what elements caused the rejection (unlike other fests who never give any explanation at all)
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-FREE Earlybird entry of any rejected film, into DOFIFF’s next competition, upon completion of the suggested corrections outlined in your rejection letter
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-$20 flat fee for ALL STUDENT FILM ENTRIES regardless of deadline status
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Unique Category distinctions
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“Dust Collector” category for pre-2009 films
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”Epic” category for films running longer than 116 minutes
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“Tight Shorts” and “Loose Shorts” distinction between running times of less than 14 minutes and those between 15-59 minutes
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“Horror” and “Sci-Fi” have been separated into two distinct categories
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Mexican Gonzalez, an extraordinary debut film of Christian Diaz Pardo (made for less than $100.000), arguably won Golden Zenith award for best first fiction feature (awarded from a jury headed by film scholar and connoisseur, Iranian filmmaker Bahman Maghsoudlou, author of the great documentary Abbas Kiarostami: A report, which I reviewed last year).
Gonzales is a story about a young man in debt who finds a new job as a call center operator of a Christian sect led by a highly seductive pastor...
CALL FOR ENTRIES through August 28th for Food, Fashion, Travel and Fitness Films, Programs and Videos for the 6th Annual TASTE AWARDS in Hollywood.
The TASTE AWARDS are the premier awards for lifestyle entertainment programming, including food, fashion, design and travel on Television, in Film, Online, and on Radio
We invite TELEVISION, ONLINE, FILM, and RADIO productions
from between Oct. 2013 and Sept. 2014 to submit nominations in the subject areas of:
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Trailer for the 6th Annual TASTE AWARDS in Hollywood
The TASTE AWARDS are the premier awards celebrating the year's best in Food, Fashion, and Lifestyle programs on Television, in Film, Online, and on Radio.
The Awards have included appearances by stars, celebrities, producers and executives from networks and platforms such as the Food Network, the Style Network, Bravo, the Cooking Channel, TLC, Discovery, Lifetime, E! Entertainment Television, PBS, NBC, ABC, the CW, HGTV, the Travel Channel, HD Net, Hulu, YouTube, Sony Pictures, DreamWorks Animation, and more.
Post your logline / movie idea online. Get feedback and reviews. Win awards. Completely FREE to submit!
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On Saturday, the 19th of July, the jubilee 10th edition of Grossmann Fantastic Film and Wine Festival came to a conclusion with a magnificent closing ceremony.
The following awards were given:
Honorary Vicious Cat, given to Serbian director Djordje Kadijević, author of numerous cinematic masterpieces, to celebrate his brilliant pioneering work in the field of fantastic film in Yugoslavia.
Vicious Cat award for best Best Feature Film was given to HEAVENLY SHIFT (Isteni...
Lady Filmmakers is in it's 6th Year and we are busy planning a great festival for the end of September! We have a weekend of Films, Music, Art, Parties, Networking & Inspiration! Last year we honored Sharon Stone, Camryn Manheim, Bryce Dallas Howard, Lati Grobman, & Christa Campbell.
Our next networking event is July 15th at Nespresso Beverly Hills! To RSVP for the networking event GO HERE.
Submissions open for films, music, art, and short screenplays! Next deadline is July 1...
Lady Filmmakers is in it's 6th Year and we are busy planning a great festival for the end of September! We have a weekend of Films, Music, Art, Parties, Networking & Inspiration! Last year we honored Sharon Stone, Camryn Manheim, Bryce Dallas Howard, Lati Grobman, & Christa Campbell.
Our next networking event is July 15th at Nespresso Beverly Hills! To RSVP for the networking event GO HERE.
Submissions open for films, music, art, and short screenplays! Next deadline is July 1...
Lady Filmmakers is in it's 6th Year and we are busy planning a great festival for the end of September! We have a weekend of Films, Music, Art, Parties, Networking & Inspiration! Last year we honored Sharon Stone, Camryn Manheim, Bryce Dallas Howard, Lati Grobman, & Christa Campbell.
Our next networking event is July 15th at Nespresso Beverly Hills! To RSVP for the networking event GO HERE.
Submissions open for films, music, art, and short screenplays! Next deadline is July 1...
The nominees for the television, online and radio 2014 Rose d’Or were announced today by EUROVISION, organisers of the prestigious international entertainment programme awards.
The winners will be decided at the 53rd Rose d’Or Awards ceremony which will be held in Berlin on 17 September. The Rose d’Or Awards define the gold standard of excellence and achievement in television, online and radio entertainment progra...
Over the years, I'd had it. Having worked/volunteered for film festivals for more than a decade, it became increasingly clear that a cancer had reared its ugly head. The observation I made was nothing short of sycophant society hell bent on being seen and/or canoodling with some celebrity. To me, these over-stuffed bras, deluxe Botox, label wearing women and men show up at events like ugly girls accompanied to the prom by a paid-off neighbor. Everyone knows, but no one says anything.
I don&...
Minneapolis (May 2-4, 2014 Mpls Convention Center)
MINNEAPOLIS-- the Minneapolis Underground Film Festival teams up with Wizard World Comic Con, the world's largest pop culture convention, for a 90 minute film presentation from it's festival archives.
The Minneapolis Underground Film Festival promises to continue to wow audiences with innovative underground horror and sci-fi films along with music videos by award winning independent direc...
Best Film: The Ferry, directed by: Shi Wei [China]
Best Director: Jacek Bromski, for: One Way Ticket to the Moon [Poland]
Best Actor: Ercan Kesal, for Yozgat Blues [Turkey]
Best Actress: Simona Stasova, for: The Self Lover [Czech Republic]
Best Documentary: Healing a Solder’s Heart, directed by: Stephen Olsson [USA]
Best Screenplay: Abdelilah Hamdouchi, for: Behind Closed Doors [Morocco]
Best Cinema
FOXED! has won its 5th AWARD - Best International Animated Short at the Garden State Film festival in Atlantic City.
http://www.gsff.org
FOXED! continues its festival run this spring 2014 with screenings at:
Dead by Dawn, Edinburgh, Scotland http://www.deadbydawn.co.uk
NorthWest Animation Festival, Portland, OR http://www.nwanimationfest.com
Edinburgh 3D Film Festival, Edinburgh, Scotland http://edinburgh-3d-film-festival.com
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At a press conference at the Wroclaw City Hall, the European Film Academy announced its decision to hold the 2016 European Film Awards in Wroclaw. The announcement was made on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the founding of the European Film Academy on 1st April 1989 in Berlin and 640 days before Wroclaw will become European Capital of Culture in 2016. Guests included EFA Director Marion Döring, executive producer Jürgen Biesinger, EFA Board Member Krzysztof Zanussi, the fi...
Mecal Pro 2014, Barcelona International Short Films and Animation Festival, has closed its sixteenth edition with the traditional Awards Ceremony past Saturday 29th at the French Institute in Barcelona.
Among the 123 short films selected for the competition sections - Animation, International, Documentary and Obliqua - eight awards and two honorable mentions have been awarded by the jury.
After four weekends of screenings, individual jurors gave their verdict and granted the fo...
The Molins de Rei Horror Film Festival was born 40 years ago, held in 2014 the 33th edition.
With a week of programming, the Festival is full of: Films Retrospectives, Official Film Selection, Documentaries, Official Short Films Selection, Live shows, Press Conferences, Workshops, Networkings ... and of course one of the oldest horror movie marathons: The 12 Hour Horror Movies Marathon (born in 1973 being 16 hours) ... and more ...
The Molins de Rei Horror Film Festival is one of the oldest festivals in Spain, and therefore in Europe.
Our current goal is to achieve a network of producers to supply to our Festival of good titles for the coming years. In Addition, make contacts to evolve this festival that is is their best time and with a clear objective to continue to grow and so become a festival of reference.
2014 GUAM - USA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES CALL FOR ENTRIES
Final Extended Deadline for Submissions is July 21
The Guam International Film Festival (GIFF) has officially announced its open call for entries to begin today, for its fourth annual event scheduled to take place in September. Submission forms can be completed directly online at the official GIFF website, www.guamfilmfestival.org.
Deadlines to submit films for the 2013 Guam International Film Festival are:...
The Aurora Awards announces that the Spring 2014 Competition is now open. You may submit film and video entries for many categories of your choice. The Aurora Awards is known for its judging program and judges feedback, industry-qualified judges, quality and beautiful award statues, foil certificates, and excellent customer service. Deadlines announced on website at www.AuroraAwards.com. All are invited to enter.
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From October 15th to 19th, this year's festival is the place to be. During the event, filmmakers have the opportunity to meet several movie professionals and exchange experiences. In addition to screening the best indie films, the festival hosts parties, ceremonies and panel discussions with filmmakers, actors, directors, producers, musicians and crew members. The most important ceremony is the Best of Festival Awards that recognizes the best in 9 categories: director, actress, actor...
Education Event 2014
Following the success of our first Education Day as part of the Insight Festival weekend in March 2013, we are pleased to announce our follow-up event for 14-19 year olds across Greater Manchester
Insight Education Event
Date: Wednesday, 12 February 2014
Time: 10.00 am–3.30 pm
Venue: Z-arts Centre in Hulme (address: 335 Stretford Road, Hulme, Manchester M15 5ZA,UK)
The event also includes the only public showcase on a big scree...
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