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Amazonas made on opening ceremony a Tribute toBrazilian film director, producer and screenwriter Roberto Farias. He has directed 15 films since 1957 among others in 1982 Pra Frente, Brasil.
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"Found Objects" screenwriter/director Dawn Westlake received a Special Jury Award for Best Screenplay at CinemAvvenire Film Festival in Rome, Italy on Sunday, June 23, 2013. Festival director Sergio Di Lino communicated with award winners ahead of time to ask for an acceptance message or video from those unable to attend the festivities. Dawn Westlake used 'found video' from a recent visit to Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas to craft her remarks. Check out her acceptance speech...
Writer Jamie Reidy talks about what he learned at the 2011 CineStory Writer's Retreat.
Within the 20th century and now through the beginning decades of the 21st century, during times of hardship and struggle several things remained constant -most of which comes in the form of art, and filmmaking could be seen as one of those art forms.
During America's Great Depression in the 1930s, movies gave the people hope and strength to move forward in life. It helped them better understand what was happening around them. Movies have the ability to change a person's views of life and...
The effects of the global economy meltdown have sent a lot of developed countries scrambling to stay afloat. Everything they are experiencing now is nothing new to the third world where poverty, unemployment, poor education, disease, corruption, and crime have remained rampant. Suddenly, developed nations relate more to stories frequently associated with third world countries.
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The Agave di Cristallo is the only world Film Festival that awards movies for best dialogues. It is in Lerici (La Spezia, Italy), one of the best place all over the world, well know for the famous "Golfo dei Poeti" (Poets' Gulf) where lived Lord Byron. Lerici was in the history the place preferred from many Romantic Poets. Nowadays it is the location of this prestigious festival dedicated to the best dialogues. The author is Stefano De Martino that created it on 2005. The artistic director is Kyara van Ellinkhuizen. There are two competitive sections: one for best movie dialogues and the other for new screenwriters.
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