The 14 edition of the Golden Apricot (Vosge Dziran) International Film Festival GAIFF is off and running in Yerevan, the serenely beautiful capital of Armenia.

         The Majestic old Moskva Cinema on Charles Aznavour, Plaza is the heart of the Golden Apricot Film Festival

The opening night film On July 7 was a tribute to early Armenian cinema, an unsual 1927 silent directed by Armenian Hamo Beknazar who was active as an actor and director in the USSR and Georgia and is regarded as the the founder of the Armenian film industry.

As for the content of the film: At the end of 19th century the Shah of Persia endows England with a monopoly over the tobacco trade. Russia responds to that by blocking the wheat exports to Persia. Famine comes upon the land, and Khas-Push, the poorest peasants and craftsmen start a rebellion.  Oddly rele vant to the ongoing situation in this part of the world, even today.

Twelve films will be screened in competitin, to wit.

Film Alter Ego

Director, Vigen Chaldranyan

Country, Armenia

Year of the production 2016 Running time, 125 min.

Arábia, 

Directors, Affonso Uchôa, João Dumans

Country, Brazil

Year of the production 2017, Running time, 96 min.

Ember, Director, Zeki Demirkubuz

Country, Turkey/Germany

Year of the production 2016

Running time 115 min.

Khibula, Director

George Ovashvili, Country(-ies)

Georgia/Germany/France

Year of the production, 2017

Running time, 99 min.

A Man of Integrity, Director(s)

Mohammad Rasoulof, Country, Iran

Year of the production 2017

Running time,117 min.

The Nest of the Turtledove

Director, Taras Tkachenko

Country, Ukraine

Year of the production 2016

Running time, 103 min.

A Prominent Patient, 

Director Julius Ševčík

Country, Czech Republic/Slovakia/Germany

Year of the production2016

Running time,114 min.

Requiem for Mrs. J.

Director,  Bojan Vuletić

Countries, 

Serbia/Bulgaria/Republic of Macedonia/Russia/France

Year of the production, 2017

Running time, 94 min.

Sarajevo Songs of Woe

Director, Fred Kelemen

Countries, Bosnia and Herzegovina/Germany

Year of the production2016

Running time 140 min.

Sexy Durga, Director

Sanal Kumar Sasidharan

Country, India

Year of the production2017

Running time, 85 min.

Still Night, Still Light

Director,  Sophie Goyette

Country, Canada

Year of the production, 2016

Running time 98 min.

Western

Director, Film

Western

Director,  Valeska Grisebach

Countries, Germany/Bulgaria/Austria

Year of the production2017

Running time

A certain emphasis, as to be expected, on films of the general region including Georgia, Iran, Ukraine and Southeast Europe, but a few entries from further afield; India, Brazil, and Canada.

A set of thirteen non-competition Yerevan premieres consists largely of films that garnered attention at Cannes and Berlin earlier in the year.

Included in this section: 

The Hungarian love story in a slaughterhouse "On Body and Soul" (Test és lélekről) which won the Best Picture golden bear at Berlin. Director Ildiko Enikő is sitting on the feature competition jury here.

The Finnish immigration crisis drama "The other side of hope" for which minimalist master Aki Kaurismäki was named best director at Berlin, and

"In the Fade" By Turco-German helmer Fatih Akin, for which German actress Diane Kruger walked off with the best actress award at Cannes. 

This one I missed at Cannes and am looking forward to catching up with it here.

In the retrospectives section,

Jean-Pierre Melville's awesome 1970 caper epic, "Le Cercle Rouge" (The red circle)  a unique French "polar" teaming up two French megastars, Alain Delon and Yves Montand. Saw this years ago and can't wait to see it again.

"Afterimages", Polish master Andrzej Wajda's final film, which has been making the rounds of the festival circuit and is worth multiple viewings.

Master classes, workshops, and midnight open discussion sessions with a daily guest of the fest -- one of the most intriguing festival sidelights, round out the kind of week to whet the celluloid appetite of any film buff worthy of the name.

The Closing Film will be a new documentary on the Armenian Genocide,  "Intent to Destroy" (2017), made by veteran American documentary filmaker Joe Berlinger who o

  meets with historians and scholars to discuss the Armenian Genocide and the continuing denial by the Turkish government.  Clearly made to order for this festival.

Shriekfest, the Los Angeles Horror/SciFi Film Festival continues its tradition as Los Angeles' Premier horror film event, presenting an exciting program of films each fall with beautiful Los Angeles as its backdrop. Shriekfest takes place at the legendary Raleigh Studios, which is the largest independent studio operator in the country. We offer filmmakers and film fans alike an ideal setting in a world-famous city, Both established and emerging filmmakers gain media exposure, connect with the region's diverse audiences, and participate in an acclaimed event attended by industry professionals as well as horror and scifi fans. Over the past fifteen years, Shriekfest has welcomed numerous indie icons into its family and now Shriekfest is bi-coastal as well.  Shriekfest Los Angeles: Oct 5-8 and Shriekfest Orlando Oct 21

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We will be awarding prizes to the winners in each category.

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Friday, July 21, 2017

Hell  No! – Sally Richardson/Dave Krzysik

Where Have All The Flowers Gone – Hong Chan*

The Heart of a Nation – Doug Birnbaum

Impervia – Patrick Devaney

Living  Limbo – Paul Aumoeualogo

Regis #2 – Reny Masseglia

Backstage – Olga Wilhelmine

Mostly Useless – Connor O’Rourke

StalkerZ – Damien Patrik

Spies – Katarzyna Kochany

Saturday, July 22, 2017

All The World’s A Stage – Hannes Rall*

Interior Night – David Streit

Friday, July 28, 2017

Outside the Box – Steve Segal

Solved – Michael Bartolomeo

Pizza  Face – Jamie Dwyer

Hell  No! – Sally Richardson/Dave Krzysik

Cab Elvis – Andrew Franks*

Wait  Wait  Wait – Emma Penaz Eisner

Shout at the Ground – Leela Menon

What Price Freedom: The History of Apocalypse Cartoons – Dean Packis

Saturday, July 29 2017

Lily Hits The Road – Xstine Cook

Bien Mal À Qui!? – Daniel Jenny

Panic Attack! – Eileen O’ Meara

The Return – Hamid Reza/Mazrae Khatiri

An Exquisite Task – Beck Underwood

Seventy – Robert Belinoff

My Friend – Kate McCabe

Luis and the Others – Christophe Latron (Daci)

Catch the Wind – Paul Aumoeualogo

The Blue Jet – Lawrence  Lam

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The author of the poster is the graphic design studio from San Sebastian Husmee

The winner of the New Directors section is Primer vuelo (First Flight), featuring a “brave” plane as it searches for “a new direction”, designed by Angel Aldarondo, who also created the winning proposal of Horizontes Latinos, Muros (Walls), where an artist paints his “wish for freedom”. The designer Maite Rosende reflects on glass in her creation for Pearls, while Sara Zamarro returns to the metaphor of the flight in the Zabaltegi-Tabakalera section, although this time the destination is rather more “unpredictable”. Lastly, the TGA studio turns to austerity to combine the concepts of gastronomy and film in the image of Culinary Zinema.

The poster by Husmee was selected from among the eight submissions by prestigious studios and designers invited to produce the Festival image. The press conference included presentation of the winning images of the poster competition called by the Festival for the New Directors, Horizontes Latinos, Pearls, Zabaltegi-Tabakalera and Culinary Zinema sections. The jury, made up of the designer Jorge Primo, author of the image of the 64th edition, Miren Arzalluz, Director of the Etxepare Institute, and Lur Olaizola, Coordinator of the Tabakalara Cinema and Audiovisual Programme, together with two members of the Film Festival Management Comittee, chose in each category, from twenty submissions: ten selected by the 61,592 votes cast by the general public and ten chosen by the Festival team from among the 1,620 submissions received.This morning, for the first time, the central patio of Tabakalera, the International Centre for Contemporary Culture, became the setting for presentation of the image of the 65th San Sebastian Festival, to run from September 22-30. The graphic design studio from San Sebastian Husmee, which turns 10 this year and has recently opened a branch in London, designed the proposal selected for the Official Selection. Their poster is composed of a grid of 24 stills telling the story of the number 65. The poster plays with the concepts of cut and editing and suggests the idea of rhythm and movement in all of its formats.

Also presented were the posters of the 65th edition retrospective, dedicated to the North American director who settled in the UK, Joseph Losey, designed by Eurosíntesis together with the Festival, and of Savage Cinema, created, like last year, by Maurix with a wink to the natural parks postcards of the 50s and 60s. 

At the press conference, the Festival Director, José Luis Rebordinos, forwarded a number of keys to the edition, where the discovery of new talents will yet again form one of its axes, while recalling the setting in motion of the new industry activity, Glocal in Progress, for European productions in non-hegemonic languages. 

OFFICIAL SELECTION

POSTER COMPETITION

OTHER POSTERS

SPECIAL MENTIONS

The Jury of the poster competition also decided to make a series of special mentions in five categories of the competition:

Special Mentions– New Directors

Special Mentions – Horizontes Latinos

Special Mentions – Pearls

Special Mentions – Zabaltegi-Tabakalera

Special Mentions – Culinary Zinema

Tickets on sale in advance for the Opening and Closing Galas

Tickets on sale in advance for the Opening and Closing Galas of the 65th edition available now in the Festival website. With each purchase, you will be able to obtain a maximum of 4 tickets per Gala. Enter here to make your purchase.

SPONSORS AND CONTRIBUTORS

The Festival is possible thanks to the contributions and enthusiasm of many people and companies, including:

• TVE, GAS NATURAL FENOSA and MOVISTAR +, Official Festival Sponsors.
• KUTXABANK, Official Collaborator and Sponsor of the Kutxabank-New Directors Award.
• AUDI, Official Collaborator and Official Vehicle.
• BASQUE GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND INFRASTRUCTURE, for its support of the INDUSTRY CLUB and of the EUROPE-LATIN AMERICA CO-PRODUCTION FORUM.
• THE EUROPEAN UNION CREATIVE EUROPE MEDIA SUB-PROGRAMME, for its support of the Industry Club.
• IBERMEDIA PROGRAMME, for its collaboration with FILMS IN PROGRESS.
• BASQUE CULINARY CENTER, Co-organiser of the Culinary Zinema: Film and Gastronomy section.
• CULINARY CINEMA of the Berlin Festival, Collaborator with the Culinary Zinema: Film and Gastronomy section.
• NESPRESSO, Official Festival Coffee and sponsor of the Culinary Zinema: Film and Gastronomy section.
• RED BULL MEDIA HOUSE, Co-organiser of the Savage Cinema section.
• TABAKALERA-INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR CONTEMPORARY CULTURE, Co-organiser of the International Film Students Meeting and of the Zabaltegi-Tabakalera section.
• AECID-SPANISH AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION, Festival Collaborator.
• IRIZAR, Sponsor of the Zinemira section and the Irizar Basque Film Award.
• TCM, Sponsor of the TCM Zinemaldia Meetings.
• EL DIARIO VASCO, which will be present at the screenings in the Velodrome.
• RAMÓN BILBAO, Sponsor of the Festival Opening Party.
• JAEGER-LeCOULTRE, Sponsor of the Festival.
• KELER, Official Festival beer.
• HISPASAT, Sponsor of the Festival.
• ASOCIACIÓN INTERPROFESIONAL DEL CERDO IBÉRICO, Sponsor of the Festival.
• PERRIER JOUËT, Official Festival champagne
• EITB, Collaborator with the Zinemira Section and with the Basque Film Gala.
• IBAIA and EPE-APV, Collaborators with the Zinemira Section.
• CULTURARTS-IVAC (VALENCIA), BASQUE FILM ARCHIVE and SAN TELMO MUSEUM, collaborators of the cycle Joseph Losey.
• SPANISH FILM ARCHIVE, Co-organiser of the Joseph Losey cycle.
• SGAE FOUNDATION, Collaborator of Made in Spain.
• ORONA FOUNDATION, Sponsor of the Festival and of the Orona Award.
• EROSKI, Sponsor of the Festival and of the EROSKI Youth Award.
• We would also like to say thanks for their support to: GRUPO SADE, RAMIRO MATA, DISDIRA, MAX FACTOR and LA FENESTRA.

And the members of the Board of Administrators of the Sociedad Anónima Festival de San Sebastián: Spanish Government Ministry of Culture, Basque Government Department of Culture, Provincial Council of Gipuzkoa and San Sebastian City Council.

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44th Telluride Film Festival presented by National Film Preserve LTD., proudly announces artist and graphic designer Lance Rutter as its 2017 poster artist. Telluride Film Festival’s prestigious annual gathering for film industry insiders, cinema enthusiasts, filmmakers and critics takes place every Labor Day weekend in the picturesque town of Telluride, Colorado. The 44th edition of TFF will run September 1-4, 2017.

Lance Rutter has spent the last 30+ years of his career devoted to graphic design, working on projects in his Chicago design studio, teaching design at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, serving on the national board of the AIGA, and presiding over the 2008 and 2010 Chicago International Poster Biennials, among other public design advocacy initiatives. Rutter’s own posters have been a part of international exhibitions in the U.S., France, Poland, Mexico, Japan, Hungary, China, the Slovak Republic, Bolivia, Russia, and Iran. He is currently the VP of Design for Quantifind, a tech start-up in Silicon Valley, where he is responsible for everything from the company’s branding and office space design to the design of their data analytics software.

“I don’t think it's possible to overstate how thrilled I was to be asked to create a poster for the 44th edition of the Telluride Film Festival,” said Rutter. “So many really wonderful artists have become part of this legacy, and it’s an honor to now be associated with them. After speaking with several people who have a deep love of—and long association with—Telluride, I believe there is something uniquely magical that happens there every year. While the foundation of Telluride has rightfully been a celebration of film, the Festival itself is more about the coming together of the lovers of film. From creators to admirers, it is about the people who fill, and then transform the place. The collegial atmosphere, the “realness” and accessibility of the people, their joy and warmth… those are the things that enchant Telluride—and what I hoped to express in the poster.”

“Lance’s design for this year’s poster is simply stunning,” said Telluride Film Festival executive director Julie Huntsinger. “Working with him has been a delight from start to finish. Lance is a true artist, and a true professional.”

Rutter joins a prestigious list of artists who have shared their talents with Telluride Film Festival. Past poster artists include Yann Legendre, Laurent Durieux, Christian Marclay, Dean Tavoularis, Ed Ruscha, John Mansfield, Julian Schnabel, Dottie Attie, Doug and Mike Starn, David Lance Goines, Chuck Jones, David Salle, Alexis Smith, Jim Dine, Seymour Chwast, Frederic Amat, Francesco Clemente, Dave McKean, Gary Larson, Chip Kidd, John Canemaker, Mark Stock, Laurie Anderson, William Wegman, Ralph Eggleston, Maira Kalman and Dave Eggers.

44^th Telluride Film Festival posters will be available for purchase throughout the four-day Festival, or purchase now by visiting the TFF website at www.telluridefilmfestival.org.

About Telluride Film Festival

The prestigious Telluride Film Festival ranks among the world’s best film festivals and is an annual gathering for film industry insiders, cinema enthusiasts, filmmakers and critics. TFF is considered a major launching ground for the fall season’s most talked-about films. Founded in 1974, Telluride Film Festival, presented in the beautiful mountain town of Telluride, Colorado, is a four-day international educational event celebrating the art of film. Telluride Film Festival’s long-standing commitment is to join filmmakers and film connoisseurs together to experience great cinema. The exciting schedule, kept secret until Opening Day, consists of over two dozen filmmakers presenting their newest works, special Guest Director programs, three major Tributes to guest artists, special events and remarkable treasures from the past. Telluride Film Festival is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit educational program. Festival headquarters are in Berkeley, CA.

About Our Sponsors

Telluride Film Festival is supported by Turner Classic Movies, EY, Amazon Studios, FilmStruck, Participant Media, ARRI, National Endowment for the Arts, Delta Air Lines, Meyer Sound, Universal Studios, Tesla, The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group, UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television, Dolby, Criterion Collection, The London West Hollywood at Beverly Hills, Telluride Mountain Village Owners Association, Telluride Alpine Lodging, DELL, and New Sheridan Hotel.

The Jukebox International Film Festival (JIFF) is presented in conjunction with Jazz and Beyond: Carson City Music Festival, a month-long, multi-venue concert series. JIFF is designed to compliment the music festival by presenting films that celebrate music and musicians - www.jukeboxiff.org

JIFF will take place at the Brewery Arts Center Performance Hall in Carson City, Nevada on August 15-16, 2017. An awards ceremony will be held at the conclusion of the Festival. All-Access, Daily and Awards Ceremony Only passes are available for purchase in advance and at the door.

In order to qualify, narrative films (features and shorts) must in some way incorporate musical themes, such as storylines that focus on musicians or performers or songwriters, music-oriented settings or locations, or other celebrations of music.

Documentary films (features and shorts) must focus on real life stories of musicians or performers or songwriters, or include stories about music-oriented events, settings or locations, or otherwise celebrate real life music and musical events in some way.

Music videos are self-explanatory and may not exceed seven and one-half (7-1/2) minutes in length.

There are no genre restrictions in any category and you can submit here - http://filmfreeway.com/festival/JukeboxInternationalFilmFestival

Awards and prizes will be presented to the winning films in each category. Films will be judged by a panel of music industry professionals. The full list of judges will be published prior to the start of the Festival. All decisions made by the judges will be considered final.

Awards & Prizes

All films selected by the Festival will receive one (1) All-Access pass to attend the Festival. If the entrant or filmmakers are unable to attend, they may give their pass away only with the prior approval of the Festival.

There are four (4) awards in each category: First Place, Runner Up, Honorable Mention and Audience Choice.

Additionally, an award for Best of Festival will go to the one film that stands out among all the films selected to participate in the festival.

1. First Place and Audience Choice winners will receive a custom framed festival poster with engraved tag, a certificate and appropriate laurels;

2. Runners Up will receive a custom framed certificate and appropriate laurels;

3. Honorable Mentions will receive an unframed certificate and appropriate laurels.

4. The Best of Festival winner will receive the same awards as the First Place and Audience Choice winners, plus a cash prize to be determined before the start of the festival.

Additional awards and prizes may be added prior to the start of the festival - www.facebook.com/jukeboxiff

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War for the Planet of the Apes, Review: Ape-o-calypse now

War for the Planet of the Apes, Review: Ape-o-calypse now Apes riding horses, wielding rifles, and their leader being an English speaking specimen called Caesar is not enough for the makers of this third instalment of the series—they keep stretching your suspension of disbelief every minute, till they lead you to an apocalypse of a climax, perhaps believing that the word ‘war’ in the title has to be taken very, very seriously. Along the way, the War for the Planet of the Ape...

 

 

AMNESIA A film by Barbet Schroeder opens this summer

Opening at Cinema Village in New York and VOD on July 21st *Official Selection of the 2015 Cannes International Film Festival* Directed by: Barbet Schroeder (“Barfly,” “Reversal of Fortune”) Starring: Marthe Keller (“Marathon Man,” “Dark Eyes,””Bobby Deerfield”), Max Reimelt (Sense8), and Bruno Ganz (“Wings of Desire”) **Director Barbet Schroeder and Star Marthe Keller Available for Intervie...

 

Virtual Reality Showcase at Durban FilmMart 2017

An exploration of the possibilities of Virtual Reality (VR) will be one of the highlights of the 8th Durban FilmMart (DFM), Africa’s premier film finance and co-production forum, which takes place at the Tsogo Sun Elangeni Hotel from July 14 to 17 during the Durban International Film Festival. Virtual Reality (VR) is one of the most exciting emerging technologies on the digital landscape and there is little doubt that it will ultimately have a massive impact on the ways that we consume ...

 

CaribbeanTales and Durban FilmMart Join Forces to Support African Women Filmmakers

Nicole Brooks, VP,  CaribbeanTales Worldwide Distribution Manager, CaribbeanTales Incubator   CaribbeanTales and the Durban FilmMart present CineFAM - Africa, an accelerator program for African women filmmakers.     CaribbeanTales Media Group (CTMG) and the Durban FilmMart (DFM) partnered to support the development of original serialized television content created by women from Africa and the African Diaspora.    CineFAM is an initiative of CaribbeanTales t...

 

The Evil Within selected at Splat Film Festival in Poland

  Polish international horror film festival - frightening the masses  at the cinemas in Lublin since 2015. http://www.splatfilmfest.com/?lang=en ...

 

The Ones to watch By filmfestivals.com July 2017 Selection for your consideration

Films we curate for festivals Dear Festival programmers  I would like to share with you these fine films which I have selected for festival consideration. They are part of our 'Ones To Watch' curated section, all winners!.  And I believe each of them has a story that can change the way we see life.   "Ones to Watch" by filmfestivals.com"  Craddle of Champions          

 

The Evil Within at The Alamo Drafthouse Cinema in Winchester, VA.

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Rue Morgue CineMacabre Movie Nights presents THE EVIL WITHIN July 27

  Thursday July 27, 2017 Rue Morgue CineMacabre Movie Nights presents THE EVIL WITHIN The Royal Cinema (608 College St, Toronto) 8 PM   Rue Morgue’s CineMacabre Movie Nights promise the best of classic and contemporary horror at The Royal Cinema – once a month, every month.   THE EVIL WITHIN follows developmentally-challenged Dennis Peterson (Frederick Koehler), who thinks he&r...

 

The Evil Within at the Philadelphia Unnamed Film Festival 'PUFF Presents series' July 18

Mark your calendars, the 2nd Annual Philadelphia Unnamed Film Festival will be held from September 28th - October 1st, in the Proscenium Theater at The Drake! Festival Badges will be on sale this summer!   ...

 

 

The Evil Within in competition at Grossman 'Vicious Cat'

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5 screenings for The Evil Within: a Festival Favorite at New Zealand International Film Festival

One of [the] most singularly strange films to come along in a good while. Travis Johnson, FilmInk https://www.nziff.co.nz/2017/auckland/the-evil-within/  The Evil Within 2017 Directed by Andrew Getty INCREDIBLY STRANGE A demon appears in an antique mirror and manipulates a mentally ill young man, urging him to murder the ones he loves in this nightmarish horror, the bonkers cinematic brainchild of the late oil heir Andrew Getty.   ...

 

BOOK LAUNCH - LOST GIRLS: THE PHANTASMAGORICAL CINEMA OF JEAN ROLLIN

  Fantasia is proud to host the world-premiere launch of the new book from Spectacular Optical, “Lost Girls: The Phantasmagorical Cinema of Jean Rollin,” edited by Samm Deighan and penned by all women critics, scholars and film historians. This collection of essays covers the wide range of Rollin’s career, from 1968’s LE VIOL DU VAMPIRE through his 2010 swansong, LE MASQUE DE LA MÉDUSE, touching upon his horror, fantasy, crime and sex films – inclu...

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THE EVIL WITHIN by late Andrew Getty 
Winner in Houston WorldFest and Fantasporto

OFFENSIVE, Jon Ford's thriller.Winner in Houston Worldfest

"They were forced beyond breaking point; they have no regrets, does that make them bad people? The first part of this film will enrage you ! The second part will sate you !". Bruno Chatelin - Filmfestivals.com

A retired couple, Bernard and Helen Martin, inherit a remote house in rural France, the very same village Bernard’s war hero father liberated during the Second World War, over 70 years earlier. This peaceful couple quickly become the target of a crual gang of street kids, who terrorise the village.

An e-generation permanently plugged into their devices, devoid of empathy, a new breed of technological psychopath…Pushed beyond breaking point, can Bernard live up to his father’s legend, as the situation explodes into a brutal war of generations ?

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Revolution by Rob Stewart  

over 40 festival wins so far

Eco Documentary feature film by Rob Stewart April 2015, 82 minutes (Sharkwater)
Revolution is a film about changing the world. The true-life adventure of Rob Stewart, this follow-up to his acclaimed SHARKWATER (36 festival wins) documentary continues his remarkable journey; one that will take him through 15 countries over four years, and where he'll discover that it's not only sharks that are in grave danger -- it's humanity itself.

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Introducing - The Jukebox International Film Festival

The Jukebox International Film Festival (JIFF) is presented in conjunction with Jazz and Beyond: Carson City Music Festival, a month-long, multi-venue concert series. JIFF is designed to compliment the music festival by presenting films that celebrate music and musicians - www.jukeboxiff.org   JIFF will take place at the Brewery Arts Center Performance Hall in Carson City, Nevada on August 15-16, 2017. An awards ceremony will be held at the conclusion of the Festival. All-Access...

 

44th Telluride Film Festival Announces 2017 Poster Artist Lance Rutter

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The cut and editing concepts play the lead part in the image of the 65th edition of San Sebastian Festival

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Line up for The Brainwash Drive-in Bike-in Walk-in Movie Festival

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The 13th Grossmann Fantastic Film and Wine Festival Starts Today

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Shriekfest announces its final call for entries

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Golden Apricot (July 9 -16) kicked off in Yerevan

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Festival international du Film de Montagne d’Autrans Edition 2017

Provoquer la rencontre, prendre plaisir, titiller le débat, solliciter notre questionnement intérieur… Le festival international du film de montagne d’Autrans s’engage cette année encore sur ses objectifs : être à la fois un lieu de découverte de la montagne sous tous ses aspects et s’imposer comme un foyer de discussions et de rencontres ! Rassembler sur 5 jours, autour de films mais pas uniquement, tous ...

 

Metropolis at the Opening of the 13th Grossmann Festival

The opening of the 13th Grossmann Fantastic Film and Wine Festival on Tuesday, July 11th will feature a special screening of Fritz Lang's sci-fi masterpiece Metropolis, accompanied by live music by Mitja Reichenberg.   There are several reasons for presenting Metropolis at this year's edition of the Grossmann festival. The first, and most obvious, is that Metropolis is a classical science-fiction film and as such needs no special excuse to be screened at a festival dedica...

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Major Buzz Factory : Expérience de Bruno Chatelin du marketing Digital pour les films

Fort d'une expérience acquise dans la distribution de films pour deux Majors (Sony et Fox mariée sous a direction avec UGC) Bruno Chatelin propose une expérience pointue au service de votre stratégie digitale à Travers sa structure de Conseil MAJOR BUZZ FACTORY Le fondateur Bruno Chatelin : un Professionnel de la communication entouré de spécialistes, son expérience est ancrée sur trois univers La publicité, Le mark.eting et le digital.

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PALMARÈS NIFFF 2017 : SUPER DARK TIMES gagne le Narcisse du meilleur film

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On Saturday, the 15th of July, the 13th edition of Grossmann Fantastic Film and Wine Festival came to a conclusion with a magnificent closing ceremony.

In our competition programs, the following awards were given:

-VICIOUS CAT for best feature film: THE NIGHT OF THE VIRGIN (La noche del virgen; Spain; 2016; directed by: Roberto San Sebastián)
Special mention: RON GOOSSENS, LOW BUDGET STUNTMAN (Netherlands; 2017; directed by: Steffen Haars, Flip Van der Kuil)

-NOISY CAT for best music documentary: SPIT'N'SPLIT (Belgium; 2017; directed by: Jérôme Vandewattyne)
Special mention: MUSIC IS THE ART OF TIME 2, LP FILM BULDOŽER - SPIT TRUTH INTO THE EYES (Glasba je časovna umetnost 2, LP film Buldožer – Pljuni istini u oči; Slovenia; 2017; directed by: Varja Močnik)

-SLAK'S VICIOUS CAT for best short film: BON APPÉTIT (Albania; 2016; directed by: Erenik Beqiri)

-MELIES D'ARGENT for best European fantastic short film: UNDER THE APPLE TREE (Belgium, Netherlands; 2015; directed by: Erik van Schaaik)

-VICIOUS CAT WINE CHAMPION for best wine: PINOT GRIS 2015 (Vino Graben)

The winning film of the Little Workshop of Horrors is BLOOD BROTHERS (Krvna brata; 2017; directed by: Kristijan Robič).

Jury motivations:

- VICIOUS CAT (Jury: Guy Delmote, Kristijan Milić, Timo Vuorensola)

THE NIGHT OF THE VIRGIN

»It is a disgusting movie, but it's made by people who understand thoroughly the storytelling and are great filmmakers with a fantastic talent and a lot of guts to produce a movie which is so intensely extreme in the form that it's explored.«

RON GOOSSENS, LOW BUDGET STUNTMAN

»It's a fresh, new and very humorous look into what genre films can also be.«

- NOISY CAT (Jury: Igor Vidmar, Toni Šarić, Dunja Danial)

SPIT'N'SPLIT

»Spit'n'Split is a cinematically convincing and authentic portrayal of the life and death of an archetypal underground band on tour. All praise goes to the director for his efficient use of mockumentarism that enhances the emotional dynamics between the band members - the essence of the film. For the viewer, the furious finale reinforces a strong sense of a complete whole that is brought forth by the mockumentary dimension. Multiple viewings are recommended for all bands that are still getting ready to start the van and embark on a tour.«

MUSIC IS THE ART OF TIME 2, LP FILM BULDOŽER - SPIT TRUTH INTO THE EYES

»The jury gives a special recognition to the film Music is the Art of Time 2 for the innovative visualization of an extremely important album and especially its cover. With the use of witty animation, the authors made up for the scandalous absence of the original documents from the national archives.«

- SLAK'S VICIOUS CAT (Jury: Stephane Everaert, Markus Keuschnigg, Alin Ludu Dumbrava)

BON APPÉTIT
»The award is given for the quality craftmanship, political undertone and great ending.«

-MELIES D'ARGENT (Jury: Stephane Everaert, Markus Keuschnigg, Alin Ludu Dumbrava)

UNDER THE APPLE TREE (Belgium, Netherlands; 2015; directed by: Erik van Schaaik)

»The award is given for the overall quality of the film, the humor and the exuberance.«

These films are selected for the next International Uranium Film Festival in Berlin, October 11 - 15, 2017.

"Roozbeh Jafarzadeh" is the winner of the 10th Annual "Iranian Film Festival - San Francisco" poster contest. www.IranianFilmFestival.org

Playa Vista Film Festival Networking Mixer Event social media posters. 

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The Playa Vista Film Festival held a networking mixer July 14, 2017 at The Work Bar!

• Gas Natural Fenosa renews its backing of the San Sebastian Festival and announces Proyecto Tiempo (Time Project), a feature film directed by Isabel Coixet and produced by the energy company as part of its Cinergía initiative aimed at expanding commitment to energy savings and efficiency. 
   
• The film consists of four pieces, conceived as short films, the first of which will have its premiere at this year's San Sebastian Festival.  

This morning the Managing Director of Communication and Institutional Relations at GAS NATURAL FENOSA, Jordi Garcia Tabernero, announced renewal of the energy company's agreement to back the San Sebastian Festival for the sixth year running. He signed the agreement with the Festival Director, José Luis Rebordinos, revealing that this year's Festival will be the framework for presenting the first part of the Cinergía production on which it is working with the director Isabel Coixet, aimed at expanding commitment to energy savings and efficiency among the general public.

During the event, the energy company announced the details of its second production, Time Project, a film directed by Isabel Coixet, the Spanish female filmmaker to have landed most Goya Awards (5), and starring Pablo Rivero, who was present at the event.  

Jordi Garcia Tabernero confirmed that "we are proud to be able to announce renewal of our promotion of the San Sebastian Festival, the most prestigious in Spain and an international reference, and to announce the details of the fourth edition of Cinergía, our most emblematic project in the field of cinema, which was precisely granted five Suns a few days ago at the Ibero-American Advertising Festival".

Time Project, directed by Barcelona's Isabel Coixet, comprises four parts linked to one another, each one self-standing in its own right. The first of the four will be released in September, at the San Sebastian Festival. At this edition, which will once again enjoy the collaboration of the El Terrat production company and the Arena Media agency, we must mention that the public has played a leading part, having been able to personalise certain key details of the filming by means of the company's film-related social media.  

The feature film was shot in and around Barcelona with, on the cast, Carmen Machi, Lluís Homar, Miguel Ángel Muñoz, Charlotte Vega, Óscar Casas, Laia Manzanares, Pablo Rivero, Belén Cuesta, Cristina Castaño, Adrià Collado, Hiba Abouk, Úrsula Corberó, Aitor Luna, Joel Bramona, Brays Efe and Mariona Terés.

Time Project with the Coixet stamp

Time Project is set in the future to portray an evolved society aware of the importance of energy efficiency while looking at the two faces of medium-term technological progress. In this evolved society a biochip is implanted in the brain of every new-born baby coming into the world, representing the most innovative technology of the year 2069. The man leading the initiative, the scientist Pablo Andrade, has an obsessive dream contaminated by a series of dark family secrets which will be gradually revealed to us over half a century of existence.

Time Project. Part I: The Key is the first instalment of the film to be presented at the San Sebastian Festival (September 22-30), starring Úrsula Corberó, Aitor Luna, Joel Bramona and Brays Efe. The little Pablo Andrade has come with his family to an escape room, guided by a peculiar character, Captain Level 7. To escape from time, they must find clues and solve puzzles related to energy efficiency. But Alma will finally change the rules of the game.  

A leap forward in time and we find ourselves in Time Project. Part II: The Cure, starring Carmen Machi, Pablo Rivero, Belén Cuesta and Hiba Abouk. Pablo Andrade is a jobless but promising scientist obsessed with finding a way to cure the brain of his mother, Alma, after a stroke. Not only does the cure return the brain to its former state, it actually enhances it. And when Hugo is born, Alma has no doubts about what she has to do...

In Time Project. Part III: The Game, with Carmen Machi, Lluís Homar, Óscar Casas, Laia Manzanares, Cristina Castaño and Adrià Collado, Hugo Andrade is a teenager who constantly plays an augmented reality game going by the name of Final Game thanks to which he can capture the negative energy of crimes committed in the past and re-channel it through the device called Energyplay. One day, Hugo adjusts the settings to make the game more sensitive, a move that leads him to discover a crime he wasn't prepared for.  

The last part, Time Project. Part IV: Brainstart, has the participation of Carmen Machi, Lluís Homar, Miguel Ángel Muñoz, Charlotte Vega and Mariona Terés. In 2069 the brains of all new-born babies are implanted with Brainstart, a biochip providing access to universal knowledge. Its inventor, Pablo Andrade, tested the system on his own child, Hugo, known all over the world as The Pioneer. Years later, Hugo is about to become a father for the first time; but his wife, Eva, refuses to have Brainstart implanted in her baby. The last Part of Cinergía IV promises to keep us on the edge of our seats until the very end, with an outcome that will reveal the whole truth about the Andrade family.  

Global recognition of CINERGÍA

The first three editions have harvested a distinction that reflects the success of the initiative to date: more than 53 million TV and Internet viewings (of these, 32 million are due to the record number of viewings recorded in the third edition), a rise of 23.5% in conversations on energy efficiency, and around 80,000 social media followers.

Cinergía has also received the backing of the communication and marketing industry. Among the latest awards received are five Suns at the last Ibero-American Advertising Festival and the golds in Branded Content and Transmedia Campaigns at the IAB Inspirational Awards. It also landed a Silver and a Bronze award for Effectiveness in the media from the Spanish Association of Advertisers and the CultHunting Award for best corporate project linked to art and innovation.

GAS NATURAL FENOSA: sponsor of Spanish cinema

Seen as the leading sponsor of cinema in Spain according to the 2016 Millward Brown Survey, GAS NATURAL FENOSA has been linked to the film industry since 2008 thanks to supporting the country's biggest festivals and cinemas. Among others, it sponsors the San Sebastian Festival, the Sitges Film Festival, Madrid Premiere Week,  Malaga Spanish Film Festival, the FEROZ® Critics Awards and the Cartagena International Film Festival, while more than 40 cinemas in Spain's Cinesa network bear the name of GAS NATURAL FENOSA. Together with the Spanish Film Academy, the company also fosters access to culture with its Gas Natural Fenosa Travelling Cinema Seasons.

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The 7^th Odessa International Film Festival discusses how film festivals can invigorate civil society dialogue in Eastern Europe during a network meeting that has been jointly organised with the FilmFestival Cottbus. The event is supported by the Foreign Office of the Federal Republic of Germany.

In Eastern Europe, also, the medium of film reflects on social and historical taboo issues, thereby promoting civil society dialogue. However, this can on occasion lead to political pressure being inflicted on film makers, but also on film festivals, which perceive themselves as forums for social dialogue. Representatives of renowned Eastern European film festivals now meet to evaluate the situation: what can film festivals contribute to civil society dialogue? What are the problems arising from this? To what extent do economic and political framework conditions impact on festival programme planning?

In parallel, select films in the festival programme illustrate how civil society values may be conveyed. At the same time, the event promotes networking between the Eastern Partnership countries (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Ukraine, the Republic of Moldova) and Russia. The network meeting in Odessa thus establishes a context for sustained exchange regarding content between film festivals and film festival initiatives in Eastern Europe.

Bernd Buder, Programme Director of the FilmFestival Cottbus, hosts the panel discussion within the scope of this project: “We are delighted that this meeting gives us the opportunity for intensifying the cooperation and content-related exchange with film festivals in the Eastern Partnership countries and Russia.” The majority of film festivals perceive themselves as a go-between and understand film to be a medium that provides audiences with independent insights into a society’s current situation. The conference promotes social and transnational dialogue and strengthens cooperation in the film industry. It may be seen as a reaction to the politically charged situation in Eastern Europe. The second part of the network meeting will take place in the context of the 27^th FilmFestival Cottbus (7 to 12 November).

The 27^th FilmFestival Cottbus receives substantial support from the Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, the City of Cottbus, the German Federal Foreign Office, the European Union’s Creative Europe programme and the German Federal Foundation for the Reappraisal of the SED Dictatorship. 

The wisdom of the Buddhist priestess, Japanese erotic films and avant-garde treasures of film archives: Five Flavours reveals first details of this year’s diverse and exciting programme.

The world of Asian cinema is growing and expanding rapidly: artists from the smallest regions of the continent are finding their way to international festival audiences, independent filmmakers unite across borders to speak out about the most difficult subjects, the producers of local blockbusters are more and more successful in competing with global giants. Five Flavours Film Festival for the 11th time invites everyone to discover and experience this bustling universe. The viewers will have a chance to encounter the wildest productions of Asian pop culture, to admire contemplative film poems and to engage in discussions about art, politics and challenges of the modern world.

Below we present the main sections of the 11th edition of the Festival.

The Festival Passes will be available from August 1st!

FOCUS: BHUTAN

Located in the eastern Himalayas, the Kingdom of Bhutan has less than a million inhabitants and until recently was very cautious about the influx of modern technologies - only in 1995 the government allowed a television broadcasting. A few years later, the first feature films began to emerge.

Today, Bhutan's cinema can already boast of talented authors who successfully combine their local traditions and background of Buddhist philosophy with the universal language of film. One of them is Dechen Roder, a documentary filmmaker and director, whose "Honeygiver Among the Dogs," featured in this year's Berlinale programme, has delighted critics with the combination of an artistic vibe with the poetics of noir cinema. Apart from this intriguing work, the section will feature a set of films reflecting the evolution of the Bhutanese cinema, allowing the audience to explore inaccessible areas of this mysterious country.

ROMAN PORNO

The Japanese erotic cinema, the so-called pinku eiga, was thriving at the turn of the 1970s and 1980s when major labels underwent a severe financial crisis. The niche, fast-produced flicks have become a shelter for the most avant-garde filmmakers, who have taken the opportunity to experiment and explore the boundaries of cinema, often smuggling political content between the sex scenes. Nikkatsu studio played a special role in this field with its Roman Porno series, highlighting the artistic values of erotic genre and giving the directors unlimited freedom in choosing their topics.

In 2016 Nikkatsu announced a reactivation of the cult production label, inviting the most extreme Japanese filmmakers and aiming at a new generation of audience with more and more female viewers enjoying the genre. The first film of the new series was Sion Sono's "Antiporno", screened at Five Flavours last year. The programme  of the 11th edition will include two new works by Akihiko Shiota and Kazuya Shiraishi, as well as two classic titles from the original Roman Porno archives.

ANN HUI’S RETROSPECTIVE

This year's directorial retrospective will be dedicated to one of most prominent figures of Hong Kong's new wave and at the same time one of the most influential people in contemporary Hong Kong cinema. Ann Hui celebrated her 70th birthday this year, remaining an active and creative artist. Actress, producer and screenwriter has more than 30 titles in her directorial output, ranging from social dramas – as the breakthrough "The Boat People" (1981) about the Vietnamese refugees – through ghost comedies ("The Spooky Bunch" 1980) and martial arts ("The Romance of Book and Sword", 1987) to historical epics ("Golden Age", 2014). Her newest super-production, "Our Time Will Come," released this summer is a stylish melodrama set in the days of the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong. "Simple Life" by Ann Hui has opened the 7th edition of Five Flavours.

THE COMPETITION AND SPECIAL SCREENINGS

As every year, the highlight of the Five Flavours programme  will be the New Asia Cinema competition section, presenting fresh voices and outstanding productions that address current issues and broaden the boundaries of film imagination. Creative, widely discussed films from Indonesia, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Bangladesh or Japan will compete for the main prize, awarded by the People's Jury – a group of cinema enthusiasts selected via a competition – and for the NETPAC Award.

Special screenings will feature prominent filmmakers and the most talked about premieres of the past year. Among the focal points of the section is a restored masterpiece of the Japanese avant-garde, "Tokyo Drifter" (1966) directed by Seijun Suzuki who died on 13rd February this year.

For the first time Five Flavours will feature a special programme curated in cooperation with the Asian Film Awards Academy which aims to promote Asian cinema and honour outstanding filmmakers. The section will include titles nominated and awarded at this year's Asian Film Awards to reflect the diversity of contemporary Asian cinema. 

The programme will be complemented by introductory talks, Asian Academy's lectures, and Q&As with filmmakers.

FESTIVAL ESSENTIALS

For those coming to the Festival from out of Warsaw, we are preparing a special hospitality offer. Details will be revealed at the beginning of July.

If you have any questions, contact us at hospitality@piecsmakow.pl.

Festival Passes will be available from August 1st.

The 11th edition of Five Flavours will take place on November 15-22 in Warsaw.

Organizer: Arteria Art Foundation

Partners: City of Warsaw, The Ministry of Culture and National Heritage, Polish Film Institute, Japan Foundation, Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office, Asian Film Awards Academy

Contact: 

Emilia Skiba
emilia@piecsmakow.pl
+48 606 557 279

www.piecsmakow.pl

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