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Cannes May 16- Winter Sleep In Competition

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Aydin, a former actor, runs a small hotel in central Anatolia with his young wife Nihal with whom he has a stormy relationship and his sister Necla who is suffering from her recent divorce. In winter as the snow begins to fall, the hotel turns into a shelter but also an inescapable place that fuels their animosities... Directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan, starring Haluk Bilginer and Melisa Sozen.     ...

Cannes May 16- Captives In Competition

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8 years after the disappearance of Cassandra, some disturbing indications seem to indicate that she's still alive. Police, parents and Cassandra herself, will try to unravel the mystery of his disappearance. Directed by Atom Egoyan, starring Ryan Reynolds and Kevin Durand.      ...

Cannes May 15- Timbuktu in Competition

Timbuktu Directed by : Abderrahmane SISSAKO Country: FRANCE, MAURITANIA Year: 2014 Duration: 100.00 minutes Timbuktu is silent, the doors closed, the streets empty. No more music, no tea, no cigarettes, no bright colors, no laughs. The women have become shadows. The religious fundamentalists are spreading terror in the region. In the dunes, away from the chaos, Kidane enjoys a quiet life with his wife Satima, his daughter Toya and Issan, his little shepherd. But his peace is short-...

20 Years of democracy

The South African delegation lead by the National Film and Video Foundation of South Africa in partnership with KwaZulu-Natal Film Commission, Durban Film Office and WESGRO will this year celebrate 20 Years of Freedom at the 67th Cannes International Film Festival. The festival has been scheduled to run from the 14th until the 25th of May in Cannes, France.   "As we celebrate the 20 years of Freedom we reflect on the strides that we have made both as a nation and the loca...

Shoot the Book! A professional day at the Cannes Film Market 2014 - Catalogue of film rights

May 20, 2014 - Cannes, France    BIEF and SCELF have made it possible for licensers of audiovisual rights to actively participate in the upcoming Cannes Film Festival, which will take place from May 14 to 25, 2014. We have tailored a programme specifically for their needs, organised as follows:   A day of professional contacts organized by SCELF, Monday May&nb...

The American Pavilion Announces Programming at the 2014 Cannes Film Fest

GUESTS INCLUDE: JOSH CHARLES, JASON REITMAN, JON KILIK AND MANY MORE Acclaimed filmmakers, movie executives and journalists will be among those featured during the upcoming “In Conversation” and “Industry In Focus” Series at The American Pavilion at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival, it was announced by Julie Sisk, Founder and Director of The American Pavilion.             The panels this year include a variety ...

Danis Tanović Winner of the EU Prix MEDIA at the 67th Cannes Film Festival

    After Asghar Farhadi in 2012 and Thomas Vinterberg in 2013, the winner of the 2014 European Union  ‘Prix MEDIA’  is the Bosnian director Danis Tanović.   The ‘Prix MEDIA’ rewards a writer and producer for the film project with the best box-office potential submitted for development funding from Creative Europe's MEDIA programme.   Androulla Vassiliou, the European Commissioner respons...

Directors Fortnight Lines Up 17 Features and 12 Shorts in competition

Feature films (17) Alleluia 1h35 (2014) Fabrice Du Welz At li layla Next to Her 1h30 (2014) Asaf Korman Bande de filles Girlhood 1h52 (2014) Céline Sciamma Catch Me Daddy 1h47 (2014) Daniel Wolfe Cold in July Juillet de sang 1h40 (2014) Jim Mickle Gett Gett, The Trial of Viviane Amsalem 1h55 (2014) Ronit Elkabetz Shlomi Elkabetz Kaguya-hime no monogatari Le Conte de la Princesse Kaguya 2h17 (2014) I...

Cannes 2014 Special Screenings, Out of Competition, and Midnight Screenings

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OUT OF COMPETITION   Dean DEBLOIS HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2 1h40        André TÉCHINÉ L’HOMME QU’ON AIMAIT TROP (In the Name of my Daughter) 1h56       ZHANG Yimou GUI LAI (Coming Home) 1h51      ...

Thai Night Cannes 2014 to focus on action cinema with special Thai boxing performance

Her Royal Highness Princess Ubolratana Rajakanya Sirivadhana Barnavadi will preside over Thai Night 2014 - Where Films Come Alive, an event in honour of Thai cinema held during the International Film Festival.     Held in Cannes on May 17 by the Department of International Trade Promotion (DITP), Royal Thai Ministry of Commerce, the event will place a special focus on Thailand's action cinema under the slogan "Thailand: At the Heart of the Action", with ...

The "Atomic Cannes" starts now in May in Rio de Janeiro

The IV International Uranium Film Festival Rio de Janeiro starts soon in May in Rio de Janeiro. More than 60 movies, documentaries and animations about nuclear power, atomic bombs and uranium mining will be screened in the Cinemateca of Rio's Modern Art Museum MAM between May 14th and May 25th, 2014: From Hiroshima to Fukushima.   Rio's Uranium Film Festival is the "Atomic Cannes", the worlds biggest showcase for independent nuclear & atomic films. On the ...

International Film Finance Forum in Cannes: Register by May 10th SAVE 10% with PROMO CODE: FEST21

                        Int'l Film Finance Forum | REGISTER BY MAY 10, 2014 & SAVE 10% WITH PROMO CODE: FEST21. REGISTER _|_ OVERVIEW _|_ PROGRAM _|_ SPEAKERS _|_ PARTNERS _|_ VENUE REGISTER BY MAY 10, 2014 & SAVE 10% WITH PROMO CODE: FEST21. ...

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  INTERNATIONAL FILM FINANCE FORUM 2014 Presented by Winston Baker Intercontinental Carlton Hotel | Cannes, France May 16, 2014   ====================================================   REGISTER NOW ===> http://filmfinanceforum.com/conferences/f3-cannes-2014/f3c-2014-registration/   Use PROMO CODE: FEST21 and save 10% off the standard rate thru May 10th!   WINSTON | BAKER will host the 5th Annual Internatio...

LATIDO FILMS 2014 @ Cannes 2014: Screening schedule

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Line up from Pathfinder Films LTD.

Pathfinder Films LTD.  1118 N Cahuenga Blvd  Hollywood, CA 90038 United States Phone 1-323-287-5199 http://pathfinderfilmsltd.com/ TORN A bond that forms between two women when their sons are killed in an explosion at a local shopping mall. When one son, a Muslim American, becomes the prime suspect, it threatens their new friendship and forces them to question how well they knew their own children. http://youtu.be/...

DarkCoast Lauches at Cannes with 6 Movie Premieres

  Movies from the dark side at Cannes Marché du Film 2014     ...

6 SALES Line up for Cannes 2014

If you can't see this newsletter properly CLICK HERE    Download printable PDF version HERE Poland's hit of the year More than 1 MILLION admissions JACK STRONG is a Spy Thriller movie (or 2 episode TV series) based on the true story of a man who dared challenge the Soviet Union by himself from within the communist system d...

Re.Creation in Cannes 2014: Films Based on True Story

      BASED ON TRUE STORIES       Perfect Sisters 2013 | Canada | 95 min Director Stanley Brooks Producer Juliette Hagopian Cast Abigail Breslin (Ender’s Game, August: Osage County), Georgie Henley (Chronicles of Narnia Trilogy), Mira Sorvino (Mighty Aphrodite, Attack on Leningrad), James Russo (Django Unchain...

Nicole GARCIA, Jury President for Caméra d’or Award in Cannes

Actress, director and screenwriter Nicole GARCIA is to preside over the Jury for this year’s Caméra d’or award for the best debut film at Cannes. In this opportunity to champion an up-and-coming director she joins the ranks of previous Jury Presidents Bong Joon-Ho, Gael García Bernal, Carlos Diegues and Agnès Varda, who have all in the past contributed their experience and passion for cinema to the deliberations.   “Presiding over the Caméra...

Cannes Announces its Final Selection

...well you will have to wait a little bit. The conference begins at 11.00 Paris time on the Champs Elysées...The UGC Normandie is getting ready to host 700 media. Marcello Marcello...We love you! Cannes reveals the list of Films in Official Selection. Check the video capture of the press conference for the 67th Festival de Cannes, during which the 2014 Official Selection was announced, took place on Thursday, 17th April in Paris. Check the Line-u...

Cannes announces the Selection for the Short Film Competition and the Cinéfondation Selection

  While the Official Selection of feature films for the 67th Festival de Cannes will be revealed on Thursday 17thApril, the list of Short Films is unveiled in advance. The Cinéfondation and Short Films Jury, presided by Abbas KIAROSTAMI, will nominate the prize-winners for the Short Film Competition and the Cinéfondation Selection.   THE 2014 SHORT FILMS COMPETITION    This year, the Selection Committee received 3,450 short films...

Marcello? Marcello, Marcello: The 67th Cannes Festival Poster is revealed

    Hervé Chigioni and his graphic designer Gilles Frappier have based the poster design for the 67th Festival de Cannes on a photogram taken from Federico Fellini’s 8½, which was presented in the Official Selection in 1963.   In Marcello Mastroianni and Federico Fellini, we celebrate a cinema that is free and open to the world, acknowledging once again the artistic importance of Italian and European cinema through one of its most stellar figures.  ...

Girls Just wanna have film! What place for women in today's film industry? European Audovisual Observatory announces this year'

GIRLS JUST WANNA HAVE FILM!  European Audiovisual Observatory announces this year's Cannes workshop The place of women in today's film industry is the focus of this year's European Audiovisual Observatory annual Cannes workshop. The workshop entitled: GIRLS JUST WANNA HAVE FILM! will take place on the first Saturday of the Cannes Film Market (17.5.2014) from 11:00 to 13:00 in the Salon des Ambassadeurs on the 4th floor of the Palais des Festivals. The Observatory will pr...

Pablo TRAPERO, to preside the Jury for Un Certain Regard 2014

© FDC / RR Argentinean scriptwriter, producer and director, will preside over the Jury for Un Certain Regard, Official Selection of the Festival de Cannes, which will be composed of some 20 films to be announced, along with the films in Competition, at the upcoming press conference on April 17. He stated: “I am very proud to serve as President of the Jury for Un Certain Regard. Proud to take part in another way in the adventure in Cannes. Un Certain Regard, where I have presented ...

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