"Apnea" is an official selection to ÉCU 2011. Dimitri, a 23 year-old
swimmer, dives into the water of a dark pool after achieving success in
the European Championships. As his body floats in the water, memories
from the past come flooding into his mind, reminding him about his
relationship with Elsa, an environmental activist who has mysteriously
disappeared.
«Apnea» est une selection officielle à ÉCU ...
ÉCU- THE EUROPEAN INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL 2011 OFFICIAL SELECTION ANNOUNCED
78 films from 25 countries to be screened in Paris, 1-3 April.
PARIS, FRANCE (17 February, 2011) – ÉCU - The European Independent Film Festival, Europe’s premiere event for independent filmmakers and their audiences, announces its Official Selection for the sixth edition of the festival.
ÉCU 2011, in partnership with G-Technology by Hitachi, will showcase 78 films from 25 countries ranging in genre fro...
The Economist, launched in 1843, is spreading its journalistic wings
and taking on new areas of media with its brand new documentary project,
started in January in partnership with PBS Newshour.
The weekly English language newspaper, based in London, consistently
claims to encourage intelligent debate and discussion on current global
issues, and their newest campaign to continue this way of thinking is
through young filmmakers.
Editor and director of the project, Gideo...
"Broken Clouds" is a new submission to ÉCU 2011. In a not so distant future, plants refuse to grow, disease ravages all, oxygen levels plummet, and life as we know it ceases to exist...Check out the trailer!
«Broken Clouds» est une nouvelle soumission à ÉCU 2011. Dans un avenir proche, les plantes refusent de grandir, la maladie ravage tout, le niveau d’oxygène s’effondre et la vie que nous connai ...
"Moving Earths" by filmmaker Nadia Hammoud is a new submission to ÉCU 2011. Check out the trailer!
«Moving Earths» de la réalisatrice Nadia Hammoud est une nouvelle soumission à ÉCU 2011. Regardez la bande-annonce!
"Lavan" is a new submission to ÉCU 2011. Gioza, one of the female 'White
Torture' prison guards, falls into an obsessive love with Nick, the
prisoner under her supervision, without him knowing of her existence.
Check out the trailer!
«Lavan» est une nouvelle soumission à ÉCU 2011. Gioza, une gardienne de
prison de «White Torture» tombe amoureuse de Nick, un prisonnier sous sa
supervision, sans qu’i ...
"Jesus Comes to Town" is a new submission to ÈCU 2011. An unexpected
guest drops in during an underworld poker game. Check out the trailer!
«Jesus Comes to Town» est une nouvelle soumission à ÉCU 2011. Un invité
inattendu passe pendant une partie de poker en enfer. Regardez la
bande-annonce!
The exhibition of Nantes-born video artist Pierrick Sorin, currently
nestled in blacked out corners at Centquatre, is very much a one-man
sketch show. Practicing the method of autofilmage, Sorin often assumes
several roles simultaneously, with superimposition allowing for their
interaction. His characters are both comical and endearing, in scenarios
fictional yet relatable to real life. Though it may seem an
introspective technique, Sorin’s work looks into aspects related to...
"Never Winter" is a new submission to ÉCU 2011. Based on a true story,
'Never Winter' is the heart wrenching drama of an only child, Chloe
Hammond, who seeks a better life away from her drug addicted mother. The
11-year old decides to take matters into her own hands and stand up to
her abusive mother. When her plan backfires she finds herself in a
situation that gets progressively worse.
«Never Winter» e ...
"MISSION: Dawn Patrol" is a new submission to ÉCU 2011. On a bright
summer morning, three World War I vintage German aircraft lifted off
into the blue sky of Colorado- headed east. Almost a century after they
first took to the air, their challenge was to once again occupy the
airspace of their enemies. Check out the trailer!
"MISSION: Dawn Patrol" est une nouvelle soumission à ÉCU 2011. Par un
...
"If You Ever Get To Heaven" is a new submission to ÉCU 2011. Two
sisters, three children, a monk and Elvis... on the road to Santiago.
Check out the trailer!
"If You Ever Get To Heaven" est une nouvelle soumission à ECU 2011. Deux
soeurs, trois enfants, un singe et Elvis... sur la route de Santiago.
"Invertebrate“ compiting in the Experimental Film category is a new
submission to ÉCU 2011. When the end comes, it will not be the
strongest, nor the most intelligent species that will survive. It will
be the species that can adapt to change that will dominate the
Earth...Check out the trailer!
"Invertebrate" est une nouvelle soumission à ECU 2011. Quand vient la
fin, ce ne sera pas l'espèce la pl ...
"Space Tours - Mission E. V. A." is a new submission to ÉCU 2011. Space ship YUZNA gets sent into space with a four-man crew and super computer E. V. A. on board to explore vacation destinations no tourist has ever seen before...
"Space Tours - Mission E. V. A." est une nouvelle soumission à ÉCU 2011. Le bateau spatial YUZNA est envoyé dans l'espace avec à bord un équipage de quatre homme ...
"Stanley Pickle" is a new submission to ÉCU 2011. Stanley likes to play with his clockwork toys
and every night his mother kisses him goodnight. Stanley is twenty. The trouble
is that Stanley thinks this is all quite normal, until an encounter with a
mysterious girl turns his world upside down...
"Fall Away" by filmmaker Boris Wexler is a new submission to
ÉCU 2011. "Fall Away" is an feature film about the life and death of Jake, the
secretly gay lead singer of up and coming band "65 Home", who gets brutally
murdered in a Chicago alleyway. Check out the trailer!
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Submissions for the ÉCU 2011 Script Competition is OPEN!
ÉCU, The European Independent Film Festival, is pleased to be hosting its fourth Much More than a Script Competition.
As part of the ÉCU 2011 film festival, the script competition’s focus
is on independent screenplays, that is, scripts that aren’t aimed at
mainstream Hollywood film markets.
Writers are invited to submit their
short and feature-length scripts to the competition where they compete
for the ...
"Burn Paris Burn" is a new submission to ÉCU 2011. Power and
decadence of the old dark Paris! Highway to success and hordes of fanatics!
Check it out!
"Burn Paris Burn" est une nouvelle soumission
à ÉCU 2011. Pouvoir et décadence dans le vieux et sombre Paris.
Chemin vers le succès et foule de fanatiques! Regardez la bande annonce!
"A Lonely Place For Dying" by filmmaker Justin
Eugene Evans is a new submission to ÉCU 2011. An espionage/action/thriller set
in the Mexican desert during the Vietnam War. Check out the trailer
"A
Lonely Place For Dying" du réalisateur Justin Eugene Evans a été envoyé à
l'ÉCU 2011. Ce thriller/film d'espionnage/film d'action se déroule dans le
désert mexicain pendant la guerre du Vi ...
Rules
1. INTRODUCTION
This document describes the official rules of the ÉCU Film Festival
T-Shirt Design Contest. The objective of this Contest is to show off
your creativity and promote the ÉCU film festival through your design.
The winning design will be printed as the official ÉCU T-Shirt as an
exclusive item. To the extent of any inconsistencies, these rules
prevail.
2. ELIGIBILITY
The Contest is open only to individuals who are at least 18 years of age.
3. CO...
"Day of Dragon (Den draka)"- the first Czech kung-fu film by Michal
Reich is a new submission to ÉCU 2011. Check out the trailer!
"Day of
Dragon (Den draka)"- le premier film de kung-fu tchèque de Michal Reich
est une nouvelle soumission à ÉCU 2011. Regardez la bande annonce!
"Masterpiece" is a new submission to ÉCU 2011. A drama about the
transformation of human beings, exploring the dark and painful faucet of
our existence as a race and why we create. Check out the trailer! ///
"Masterpiece" est une nouvelle soumission à ECU 2011. Une drame sur la
transformation des êtres humains, en explorant le chemin sombre et
douloureux de notre existence en tant que race e ...
"JoJo Baby" is a new submission to ÉCU 2011. The film celebrates the
magical world of the eccentric, unsung Chicago artist and club kid, JoJo
Baby. Check out the trailer!
"JoJo Baby" est une nouvelle
soumission à ÉCU 2011. Ce film célèbre le monde magique de l'excentrique
et méconnu artiste de Chicago, enfant du club, JoJo Baby. Regardez la
bande annonce!
Eyebrows were raised when the Cinémathèque Française announced its
October – January exhibition ‘Brune/Blonde’, so Jen Wallace decided to
pay a visit to see if hair in Cinema really was the cultural-talking
point that the exhibition claimed it to be.
Throughout cultural history, hair is something that has always
defined an era and played an important role in more richly developing
the physical appearance of any female character. Greek tragedies,
Pre-Raphaelite ...
Have you got free time and you’re at a loss as to what to do? Are you
wondering what’s going on in Paris this month? Is there a good
exhibition? Do you want to go to the cinema but you don’t know which
film to choose? Here is a selection of exhibitions and movies that we
advise you to go see.
Vous avez du temps libre mais ne savez pas quoi en faire? Vous vous
demandez ce qu’il se passe en ce moment sur Paris? Y a-t’il une bonne
exposition en ce moment? Vous aimeriez a...
The professional film winner of last year’s Driven Creativity Competition was Adrian Westbrook with the fantastically engaging ‘Et Miaow Alors‘ – a coherent, out-of-genre ‘hybrid’ short about some of the basic difficulties inherent in independent filmmaking; created using a DSLR shooting still jpegs over 24 hours at 1 minute intervals. We recently chatted to Adrian to get an insight into his creative mind…
Were you expecting to be revealed as the pro film category wi...
