12 Days. One Festival.

Telluride Film Festival, presented by the National Film Preserve, today announced its official program selections for the 44th edition of the Telluride Film Festival. TFF’s annual celebration of artistic excellence brings together cinema enthusiasts, filmmakers and artists to discover the best in world cinema in the beautiful mountain town of Telluride, Colorado. TFF will screen over sixty feature films, short films and revival programs representing twenty-six countries, along with special artist Tributes, Conversations, Panels, Student Programs and Festivities. Telluride Film Festival takes place Friday, September 1 - Monday, September 4, 2017.

44th Telluride Film Festival is proud to present the following new feature films to play in its main program:

·       ARTHUR MILLER: WRITER (d. Rebecca Miller, U.S., 2017)

·       BATTLE OF THE SEXES (d. Valerie Faris, Jonathan Dayton, U.S., 2017)

·       DARKEST HOUR (d. Joe Wright, U.K., 2017)

·       DOWNSIZING (d. Alexander Payne, U.S., 2017)

·       EATING ANIMALS (d. Christopher Quinn, U.S., 2017)

·       FACES PLACES (d. Agnes Varda, JR, France, 2017)

·       A FANTASTIC WOMAN (d. Sebastián Lelio, Chile-U.S.-Germany-Spain, 2017)

·       FILM STARS DON’T DIE IN LIVERPOOL (d. Paul McGuigan, U.K., 2017)

·       FIRST REFORMED (d. Paul Schrader, U.S., 2017)

·       FIRST THEY KILLED MY FATHER (d. Angelina Jolie, U.S.-Cambodia, 2017)

·       FOXTROT (d. Samuel Maoz, Israel, 2017)

·       HOSTAGES (d. Rezo Gigineishvili, Georgia-Russia-Poland, 2017)

·       HOSTILES (d. Scott Cooper, U.S., 2017)

·       HUMAN FLOW (d. Ai Weiwei, U.S.-Germany, 2017)

·       THE INSULT (d. Ziad Doueiri, France-Lebanon, 2017)

·       LADY BIRD (d. Greta Gerwig, U.S., 2017)

·       LAND OF THE FREE (d. Camilla Magid, Denmark-Finland, 2017)

·       LEAN ON PETE (d. Andrew Haigh, U.K.-U.S., 2017)

·       LOVELESS (d. Andrey Zvyagintsev, Russia-France-Belgium-Germany, 2017)

·       LOVE, CECIL (d. Lisa Immordino Vreeland, U.S., 2017)

·       LOVING VINCENT (d. Dorota Kobiela, Hugh Welchman, U.K.-Poland, 2017)

·       A MAN OF INTEGRITY (d. Mohammad Rasoulof, Iran, 2017)

·       THE OTHER SIDE OF HOPE (d. Aki Kaurismäki, Finland, 2017)

·       THE RIDER (d. Chloé Zhao, U.S., 2017)

·       THE SHAPE OF WATER (d. Guillermo del Toro, U.S., 2017)

·       TESNOTA (d. Kantemir Balagov, Russia, 2017)

·       THE VENERABLE W. (d. Barbet Schroeder, France-Switzerland, 2017)

·       THE VIETNAM WAR (d. Ken Burns, Lynn Novick, U.S., 2017)

·       WORMWOOD (d. Errol Morris, U.S., 2017)

·       WONDERSTRUCK (d. Todd Haynes, U.S., 2017)

Two documentary shorts, HEROIN(E) (d. Elaine McMillion Sheldon, U.S., 2017) and LONG SHOT (d. Jacob LaMendola, U.S., 2017) will also play together in the main program.

The 2017 Silver MedallionAwards, given to recognize an artist’s significant contribution to the world of cinema, will be presented to Academy Award winning actor Christian Bale (TFF selection HOSTILES), and Oscar nominated cinematographer Ed Lachman (TFF selection WONDERSTRUCK). Tribute programs include a selection of clips followed by the presentation of the Silver Medallion, an onstage interview and a screening of the aforementioned films.

Guest Director Joshua Oppenheimer, who serves as a key collaborator in the Festival’s program, presents the following revival programs:

·       EVEN DWARFS STARTED SMALL (d. Werner Herzog, West Germany, 1970)

·       HOTEL OF THE STARS (d. Jon Bang Carlsen, Denmark, 1981)

·       THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER (d. Charles Laughton, U.S., 1955)

·       SALAM CINEMA (d. Mohsen Makhmalbaf, Iran, 1995)

·       TITICUT FOLLIES (d. Frederick Wiseman, U.S., 1967)

·       THE UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG (d. Jacques Demy, France, 1964)

Additional film revival programs, all newly restored, include THE BAKER’S WIFE (d. Marcel Pagnol, France, 1938); THE COTTON CLUB ENCORE (d. Francis Ford Coppola, U.S., 1984/2017); KEAN, OR DISORDER AND GENIUS (d. Aleksandr Volkoff, France, 1924), with the Mont Alto Orchestra; and

SUCH IS LIFE (d. Carl Junghan, Czechoslovakia, 1929).

Telluride Film Festival annually celebrates a hero of cinema who preserves, honors and presents great movies. This year’s Special Medallion award goes to Katriel Schory, director of the Israeli Film Fund.

Backlot, Telluride’s intimate screening room featuring behind-the-scenes movies and portraits of artists, musicians and filmmakers, will screen the following programs:

·       CINEMA THROUGH THE EYE OF MAGNUM (d. Sophie Bassaler, France, 2017)

·       FILMWORKER (d. Tony Zierra, U.S., 2017)

·       HITLER’S HOLLYWOOD (d. Rüdiger Suchsland, Germany, 2017)

·       JAMAICA MAN (d. Michael Weatherly, U.S., 2017)

·       PORTRAIT OF VALESKA GERT (d. Volker Schlöndorff, Germany, 1977) + EDGE OF ALCHEMY (d. Stacey Steers, U.S., 2017)

·       SLIM GAILLARD’S CIVILISATION (d. Anthony Wall, U.K., 1989)

·       THAT SUMMER (d. Göran Hugo Olsson, Sweden-U.S.-Denmark, 2017)

“Telluride Film Festival has long been a platform for films from many different cultures and backgrounds that celebrate diversity,” said Telluride Film Festival executive director Julie Huntsinger. “We feel it’s more important than ever to promote the unique and beautiful differences that exist in the world. From a wide range of new American and foreign cinema to eye-opening documentaries and gorgeous restorations, we are proud to present this 44^th program and honor those artists who have made it possible.”

Telluride Film Festival’s shorts program, Filmmakers of Tomorrow, includes three sections: Student Prints, Great Expectations, and Calling Cards from sixteen emerging filmmakers from around the globe.

Telluride Film Festival’s Student Programs present students the opportunity to experience film as an art and expand participants’ worldview through film screenings and filmmaker discussions. The Student Symposium provides 50 graduate and undergraduate college students with a weekend-long immersion in cinema. The City Lights Project brings 15 high school students and five teachers from three schools the opportunity to participate in a concentrated program of screenings and discussions. FilmLAB offers a master-class program for UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television graduate filmmaking students. The FilmSCHOLAR program gives young film scholars and aspiring critics the opportunity to immerse themselves in a weekend of cinema and learn from some of the best in the field. Created in conjunction with the University of Wisconsin. University Seminars offer university professors and students special festival programming throughout the weekend.

Telluride Film Festival’s Talking Heads programs allow attendees to go behind the scenes with the Festival’s special guests. Six Conversations take place between Festival guests and the audience about cinema and culture, and three outdoor Noon Seminars feature a panel of Festival guests discussing a wide range of film topics. These programs are free and open to the public.

Additional Festivities will take place throughout the Festival including a Poster Signing with 2017 poster artist Lance Rutter; Book Signings with Loung Ung (First They Killed My Father), Peter Turner (Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool), Alice Waters (Coming to My Senses: The Making of a Counterculture Cook), and Willie Vlautin (Lean on Pete); and a special outdoor screening of AN INCONVENIENT SEQUEL: TRUTH TO POWER (d. Bonni Cohen, Jon Shenk, U.S., 2017) with Al Gore.

Corporate and institutional support at Telluride Film Festival plays a dynamic role in the life of the Festival and underscores the Festival’s commitment to quality, adventure and distinction in the art of cinema. TFF is privileged to collaborate with some of the world’s most renowned consumer and entertainment brands. Julie Huntsinger said, “The festival is honored to collaborate with incredible partners whose unique contributions enhance our mutual values and add radiance to our festival experience. We are exceptionally grateful to our long-term relationships with Turner Classic Movies, EY, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Meyer Sound, Dolby Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group, UCLA TFT, to deepening our relationships with Amazon Studios, Delta Air Lines, Participant Media, and excited to welcome significant new sponsors ARRI and FilmStruck to the mix. We also welcome back the sleek, fast, all-electric Tesla to town. A fleet will be on display and available to test drive during the festival.”

We are extremely proud of our committed relationships, each of which are aligned with a unique feature of the festival and contribute to enhancing the festival experience, including Signature Sponsors: Turner Classic Movies, EY and Meyer Sound; Major Sponsors: Amazon Studios, FilmStruck, ARRI, Participant Media, Universal Studios, Delta Airlines, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group, UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television; Festival Sponsors: Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, Criterion Collection, Dolby, DELL, Boston Light and Sound; General Sponsors: Telluride Ski & Golf Resort, Telluride Mountain Village Owners Associated, National Endowment for the Arts, Colorado Office of Film, Television & Media; our wonderful Hospitality Partners: Telluride Alpine Lodging, The London West Hollywood, New Sheridan Hotel, The Chatwal New York; and Festival Auto Partner: Tesla; plus Colorado Creative Industries, Fotokem, Spectrum, and the Town of Telluride, among others.

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 just before Opening Day, consists of over three dozen filmmakers presenting their newest works, special Guest Director programs, 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.

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"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

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The Unwilling by Oscar nominee Jonathan Heap

 

Evil is inside

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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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44th Telluride Film Festival announces Program Lineup

 

Telluride Film Festival, presented by the National Film Preserve, today announced its official program selections for the 44th edition of the Telluride Film Festival. TFF’s annual celebration of artistic excellence brings together cinema enthusiasts, filmmakers and artists to discover the best in world cinema in the beautiful mountain town of Telluride, Colorado. TFF will screen over sixty feature films, short films and revival programs representing twenty-six countries, along with...

 

 

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Roman Porno Reboot at the 11th Five Flavours Festival

 

The Japanese experimental erotic cinema which flourished in the 70s and 80s is back and ready to provoke again. The legendary Nikkatsu Studio is making their Roman Porno comeback with the best contemporary independent filmmakers on board. When the television effectively pulled the Japanese audiences out of movie theaters in the 1970s, many film studios found themselves on the verge of bankruptcy. The only hope for them was to switch to a steamy content for adults only. The producti...

 

 

ADL Film Fest 2017 program now live

ADELAIDE FILM FESTIVAL 2017: FULL PROGRAM IS LIVE!       Are you ready, punk? Today we dropped the full ADL Film Fest 2017 program, jam packed with delectable cinematic delights from home and across the globe. We have a well of festival faves like The Party, Call Me By Your Name, and Faces Places, through to dazzling indie pics like The Florida Project, and locally filmed Rabbit. Bonafide festival devotees should try the unnerving new feature from Yo...

 

 

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Hi Film Festivals readers   I was wondering if you might be interested in having a read of a small film festival I've put together for this weekend in London?  My name is Mariah Mathew and I’ve organized Little Wing Film Festival in London that's screening films by first-time filmmakers, including students, recent grads, and filmmakers from non-academic routes. The idea was that I wanted to be able to reward these new creatives in more ways than "expos...

 

 

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Mark your calendars! The ANNY Best of Fest is a TWO DAY symposium (Fri & Sat, Sept 29-30, 2017, 12pm-10pm) featuring animation screenings, fine art installations, virtual reality animation experiences, professional panels, and industry events at 180 Maiden Lane in the Seaport District of NYC.

Enthusiast Packages (FREE) and Industry Packages ($30) are available now! Reserve your tickets, today!

FESTIVAL SCHEDULE
ANIMATION SCREENING EVENTS
(Saturday, Sept 30, 7pm & 8pm) 
Congratulations to our ANNY Best of Fest Winners! This year our panel judges picked 20 films from the 175 selected for our monthly curated screening events. http://www.animationnights.com/screening25/

The 2017 ANNY Best of Fest Panel Judges are Debra Solomon (Independent Animator, Academy Member), Phil Weinstein (Disney), and Dayna Gonzalez (Jumping Tadpole Productions, Former ASIFA East President)

2017 ANNY Best of Fest filmmakers are up for our Grand Prize Award (selected by Andrew Gordon (Pixar)), our Animation for Adults Award (selected by Chris Perkins (AFA)), and our Art in Motion Award (selected by Ronni Anderson (Anderson Contemporary)). The results of the final portion of the competition will be announced closer to the festival date. Grand Prize and Animation for Adults Winners each receive a prize from Wacom!

Our 2017 ANNY Best of Fest Filmmakers receive an industry pass to our 2017 annual festival,  a free one year subscription to Toon Boom(https://www.toonboom.com/), as well as a free one year subscription to It’s on Craft (https://itsoncraft.com/). 2017 ANNY Best of Fest filmmakers may also be eligible for distribution via Shorts HD, if applicable.

2017 ANNY Best of Fest Filmmakers:

• YÙL AND THE SNAKE. Gabriel Harel. France, 2015. 13:00
• SISTERS. David Chontos. United States, 2016. 3:58
• PUB CRAWL. Hayden Browne. Australia, 2016. 1:37
• OSSA. Dario Imbrogno. Italy, 2016. 3:55
• GINGER BEER. Macchia Ornella, Medard Simon. Belgium, 2016. 2:39
• RADIO WAVE. Ryotaro Miyajima. Japan, 2016. 3:09
• MOVING OUT. SeoHee Choi, John Han. United States, 2016. 2:56
• HANGING. Nick LeDonne. United States, 2016. 5:37
• PACKAGE OF MOVIE TRICKS. Nemjóova. Czech Republic, 2015. 2:00
• ALL THEIR SHADES. Chloé Alliez. France, 2015. 5:46
• SCAPEGOAT. Gal Haklay, Shulamit Tager. Israel, 2015. 8:28
• ORCA. Shulamit Tager. Israel, 2014. 2:36
• OUR WONDERFUL NATURE – THE COMMON CHAMELEON. Tomer Eshed. Germany, 2016. 3:32
• ONCE UPON A LINE. Alicja Jasina. United States, 2016. 7:05
• TICKING AWAY. Michael Sewnarain. Netherlands, 2015. 9:25
• AS A LITTLE BIRD I… Yyhely Hälvin. Estonia, 2016. 7:05
• IN THE DISTANCE. Florian Grolig. Germany, 2015. 8:00
• IT’S A DOG LIFE. Julie Rembauville. Canada, 2012. 7:47
• BEER BY CHARLES BUKOWSKI. Nerdo. Italy, 2016. 2:15
• CHANGES. Bob Los. Netherlands, 2016. 3:41

FINE ART INSTALLATION 
(Friday & Saturday, Sept 29-30, 12pm)
Anderson Contemporary is curating the second installment of Art in Motion for 2017 featuring an installation celebrating animation! Opening Reception: Wed, Sept 13, 6pm-8pm

VIRTUAL REALITY SHOWCASE
(Friday, Sept 29, 12pm – 8pm & Saturday, Sept 30, 12 – 6pm)
Our showcase is happening on the 29th Floor Showroom at 180 Maiden Lane. It’s a 26,000 sq ft space with 360-degree views from 500 ft above Manhattan. We will be presenting work from a number of amazing creators including Chris Milk, Penrose Studios, Jakob Steensen, Pirahna / Hey Mister!, Midas Touch, Artella / Sketchfab, Third Wish Media, High Fidelity, and NYU MAGNET among others!

PROFESSIONAL PANELS
(Friday & Saturday, Sept 29-30, 12pm – 9pm)
Panel, presentation, and industry participants scheduled include Kickstarter, The Molecule, ASIFA East, Penrose Studios, The Mill, Sesame Studios, Artella, SketchFab, SVA, VR Voice, Tommy Stathes, John Dilworth, Stash Media, Max Rothman, John Dilworth, Augenblick Studios, Abelana, Children’s Media Association, High Fidelity, and Framestore are just a few of the organizations on board.

• Pitching Animation (Sept 29, 12pm) – Featuring: Kickstarter, The Molecule, and Children’s Media Association.
• History of Animation (Sept 29, 2pm) – Featuring: Tommy Stathes and David Kay.
• Film Festival Strategy (Sept 29, 3pm) – Featuring: The Productive and ASIFA East.
• Cinematic Campfire Poetry (Sept 29, 4pm) – Featuring: Max Rothman.
• Artella Virtual Studio: Sketchfab, Lily & Snout, and the Future of WebVR (Sept 29, 5pm) – Featuring: Artella Virtual Studio and Sketchfab.
• VR Voice Panel: Storytelling in Virtual Reality (Sept 29, 6pm) – Featuring: VR Voice and Nice Shoes with Bob Fine as moderator.
• Surviving and Thriving as a Freelancer (Sept 29, 7pm) – Featuring: Kalika Sharma, Stephen Brooks, Livia Beasley, and John Schnall with Dayna Gonzalez as moderator.
• The Philosophy of Animation Style (Sept 29, 8pm) – Featuring: Stash Media, Renrose Studios, Max Rothman, and Cartoon Brew.
• New York Film Lot Panel (Sept 30, 12pm) – Featuring: Devin Dixon, Valerie Lisyansky, Brandon Henriquez, and Daron Jenkins as moderator.  
• Animation in VR: Pipelines and Workflow (Sept 30, 1pm) – Featuring: Penrose Studios, SVA, The Mill, and Nice Shoes with Kiira Benzing as moderator.
• Puppetry and Motion Capture in Animation (Sept 30, 2pm) – Featuring: Sesame Studios, Handmade Puppet Dreams, and Matt Witham with Tristian Goik as moderator.
• Animation: New Models for Business (Sept 30, 3pm) – Featuring: GKIDS, Frederator, and Sesame Studios.
• Pre-Production and Planning: The Importance of Developing an Idea (Sept 30, 4pm) – John Dilworth, Paganomation, and Jimbo Matison with Nina Balton as moderator..
• Animation Tech: Multi-User Experiences in Virtual Reality – (Sept 30, 5pm) – Featuring: Abelana VR Productions, High Fidelity, and NYC Magnet with Mark Sternberg as moderator.

INDUSTRY EVENTS
(Friday, Sept 29, 1pm, 3pm, 5pm & Saturday, Sept 30, 1pm, 3pm, 5pm)
One-on-one Speed Pitching Blocks (Invite only. We will be putting out a call for artists, soon!)Animators/directors will have an opportunity to talk one-on-one with Industry reps!

2017 ANNY Best of Fest Wrap Party (Saturday, Sept 30, 10pm. (Venue, TBA))

We hope to see you at the festival!

• 09:30VENICE GAP-FINANCING MARKET one-to-one meetings

  Hotel Excelsior - Foyer and Sala Stucchi

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• 10:00ANICA INCONTRA - FOCUS CINA
  Hotel Excelsior / Sala Tropicana

  10:00 – 13:00 Workshop: Keys to China: Audiovisual Market Overview & Essentials Strategies

  10:00 – 10:35 How Co-Production Between the Italian & Chinese Film Industries can be increased with Roberto Stabile (Head of International Department ANICA & ITA Audiovisual Desks Coordinator), Miao Xiaotian (President of China Film Co-Production Corporation)

  10:35 – 10:55 Things to Know to Success in China’s Film Industry ​with Allen Wang (Leading Partner of TA IP & Entertainment Law Team)

  10:55 – 11:40 Market Overview: Theatrical / TV / Online Distribution DATA with Vivien Sha (Nielsen CCData South Areas Regional Manager)

  11:40 – 12:00 The Depth of Documentary Genre: Key Happenings & Cases Analysis with Mike Ning (Director of Overseas Business Development at GZDoc), Rosario Di Girolamo (Head R&D of Doc/it)

  12:00 – 13:00 A New Climate for Animation: Perspectives & Cooperation with Chen Zhenyu (Vice President of China Film Animation Co., Ltd.), Anne Sophie Vanhollebeke (President of Cartoon Italia)

  15:00 – 17:00 Forum: Finding Women’s Say in the Cinema

  A talk which will feature film professionals, stars and journalists, focused on a variety of questions, to engage, inspire, and connect Chinese and European film communities. An opportunity to show, discuss and compare the experiences and works of women both in front and behind the camera.

  Organized by Movie View

• 10:00VENICE PRODUCTION BRIDGE

  Hotel Excelsior / Spazio Incontri

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• 11:30VPB Market Screening PRIVATE SCREENING - Wild Bunch

  Palazzo del Casinò / Sala Casinò

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• 11:30VPB Market Screening ZAMA

  Palazzo del Cinema / Sala Pasinetti

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• 14:00VPB Market Screening NICO, 1988

  Palazzo del Cinema / Sala Pasinetti

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• 14:30VENICE PRODUCTION BRIDGE

  Hotel Excelsior / Spazio Incontri

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• 16:00How the Arab World can be the new China for the international cinema, especially Europe
  Hotel Excelsior / Spazio Incontri

  Guest speakers: Maya de Freige (Présidente Fondation Liban Cinéma), Marwa Gabriel (Starz), Saba Mubarak (CEO of Pan East Media) Pritesh Depala (CEO of Phars Films)

  Moderator: Alessandra Speciale

  Hosted by the Venice Production Bridge and Arab Cinema Center

• 16:30VPB Market Screening I LOVE GAI - Concorso per Giovani Autori Italiani 139'

   

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• 17:30VPB Market Screening - HUI HE UN SOPRANO DALLA VIA DELLA SETA / HUI HE THE SOPRANO FROM THE SILK ROAD

  Palazzo del Casinò - Sala Volpi

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• 20:00Venice Production Bridge Party

  Hotel Excelsior / Beach Pavilion

• BOOK ADAPTATION RIGHTS MARKET one-to-one meetings

  Hotel Excelsior - Foyer

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• 09:30VENICE GAP-FINANCING MARKET one-to-one meetings

  Hotel Excelsior - Foyer and Sala Stucchi

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• 09:30VPB Market Screening - PRIVATE SCREENING – New Europe Film Sales

  Palazzo del Cinema / Sala Pasinetti

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• 10:15ANICA INCONTRA - FOCUS CINA

  Hotel Excelsior / Sala Tropicana

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• 10:30CICAE Conference: Women in the Film Industry

  Hotel Excelsior / Spazio Incontri

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• 11:30VPB Market Screening - PRIVATE SCREENING – The Match Factory

  Palazzo del Cinema / Sala Pasinetti

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• 11:30VPB Market Screening- PRIVATE SCREENING – Wild Bunch

  Palazzo del Casinò / Sala Casinò

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• 14:00VPB Market Screening - PRIVATE SCREENING – Celluloid Dreams

  Palazzo del Cinema / Sala Pasinetti

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• 14:30IL CINEMA MIGRANTE IN ITALIA

  Hotel Excelsior / Spazio Incontri

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• 15:30Premio Mutti-Amm cocktail

  Hotel Excelsior - Terrazza dei Fiori

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• 15:45ANICA INCONTRA - FOCUS CINA

  Hotel Excelsior / Spazio Incontri

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• 16:00VPB Market Screening - GA AGUA / LONGING

  Palazzo del Cinema / Sala Pasinetti

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• 18:30Venice Production Bridge cocktail

  Hotel Excelsior / Beach Pavilion

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• 22:00Biennale College Party

  Hotel Excelsior / Beach Pavilion

 More than 150 guest speakers will take the stage including Glenn Close, Cassian Elwes, Armie Hammer, Mary Harron, Armando Iannucci, Franklin Leonard, Morgan Spurlock, Syrinthia Studer, Graham Taylor and Larry Wilmore.

The six-day conference, which runs September 8-13, will incite provocative discussions and inspire innovative strategies for creative and business leadership. It will feature a range of curated programmes, which brings emphasis to different elements of industry debate including Master Classes, Guardian TIFF Talks, Dialogues and our Connections and Foundations series. 

Amazon Video Direct Sponsored Session

Amazon Video Direct gives video providers a self-service program to reach Amazon customers. This session will discuss the changing independent film di...

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BREAKFAST AT TIFF: Canada meets Latin America and Spain

Canada meets Latin America and Spain in this breakfast for producers, hosted by Telefilm Canada.  ...

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BREAKFAST AT TIFF: CaribbeanTales Incubator - The Big Pitch! presented by FLOW

Presented by CaribbeanTales, participants of the renowned world-class CaribbeanTales Incubator program will pitch to working industry entertainment pr...

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BREAKFAST AT TIFF: Celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the South Africa-Canada Coproduction Treaty

Hosted by NFVF, this breakfast celebrates the long-standing relationship between South Africa and Canada, as well as the South African films in Offici...

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BREAKFAST AT TIFF: Celebrating National Agencies

Hosted by TIFF. ...

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BREAKFAST AT TIFF: Chile & Brazil bi-lateral coproduction agreement with Canada

Co-production opportunities between Chile, Brazil, and Canada are the focus of this breakfast for Canadian directors, producers, and stakeholders.  ...

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BREAKFAST AT TIFF: Discover the Finnish 25% cash rebate

Hosted by Finland Film Commission, this breakfast will focus on the new 25% cash rebate production incentive for producers interested in filming in Fi...

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BREAKFAST AT TIFF: Doing Business with Germany

Doing business with Germany is the focus of this breakfast for industry professionals, hosted by German Films....

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BREAKFAST AT TIFF: New Zealand Celebrates Indigenous Filmmakers at TIFF

Hosted by the New Zealand Film Commission and co-presented by Canada Media Fund, this breakfast will celebrate Indigenous filmmakers from around the w...

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Buyer's Lounge

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CMPA Indiescreen Awards

The CMPA Indiescreen Awards recognize the vision, entrepreneurship, and passion of Canadian independent producers. The Established Producer Award cele...

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CONNECTIONS Co-Productions 1

Cinema is boundless; expand your horizons and your borders. This networking session is geared towards resourceful producers who are looking for tools ...

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CONNECTIONS Co-Productions 2

Cinema is boundless; expand your horizons and your borders. This networking session is geared towards resourceful producers who are looking for tools ...

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CONNECTIONS Documentary A

We are delighted to be able to present this networking event as part of TIFF’s Doc Conference. Delegates will have the opportunity to meet with 6 lead...

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CONNECTIONS Documentary B

We are delighted to be able to present this networking event as part of TIFF’s Doc Conference. Delegates will have the opportunity to meet with 6 lead...

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CONNECTIONS New Technology & Immersive Storytelling

Is multi-sensory technology more science than art or more art than science? Come meet the creators, business leaders, and disruptors of the technologi...

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CONNECTIONS Primetime 1

Long gone are the days when screen size delineated quality. The best and brightest are turning to television to produce original, compelling cinematic...

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CONNECTIONS Primetime 2

Long gone are the days when screen size delineated quality. The best and brightest are turning to television to produce original, compelling cinematic...

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CONNECTIONS Short Cuts 1

Snapchat shorts, viral videos, and Vimeo’s Short of the Week. The hunger for pint-sized content with colossal bite has never been greater. Learn how t...

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CONNECTIONS Short Cuts 2

Snapchat shorts, viral videos, and Vimeo’s Short of the Week. The hunger for pint-sized content with colossal bite has never been greater. Learn how t...

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DIALOGUES 2001: An Immersive Odyssey

As Mel Brooks wrote, “When will then be now?” From Ray Bradbury and Steven Spielberg to the Wachowskis, these visionaries have inspired generations of...

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DIALOGUES 3 for 30: From Words to Screen

Hosted by The Black List’s Franklin Leonard and Kate Hagen, three screenwriters each present an anatomy of a scene in their Festival film, exploring t...

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DIALOGUES At the Table

Join us for a seat at the table with executives and leaders for a candid conversation examining the importance of bringing more diverse perspectives t...

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DIALOGUES Behind the Scenes

Whether you're an emerging or seasoned filmmaker, carving each film's creative path is an ongoing journey. Join the creative teams behind Unicorn Stor...

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DIALOGUES Building Canada's Indigenous Screen Office

Meet Danis Goulet, Valerie Creighton and Marcia Nickerson, the architects of Canada's Indigenous Screen Office, who employed a vertical approach to cr...

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DIALOGUES Directing Actors and Actors Directing

Whether you’re a director directing actors, an actor directing actors, or a director directing non-actors, in the medium of short film there is no roo...

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DIALOGUES Eve of Disruption

From content creation to distribution, every aspect of the entertainment industry is undergoing an unprecedented change. What content are we going to ...

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DIALOGUES Maximizing Your Short's Impact

You've completed your short film, and now you’re trying to get it seen. But between sales, distribution, self-distribution, online options, and submit...

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Doc Conference/

DOC CONFERENCE Beating the Odds: How to Build a Sustainable Creative Career

Are you rethinking your career strategy - or in need of one? This presentation will help documentary filmmakers increase their chances of building sus...

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Doc Conference/

DOC CONFERENCE Maverick: Anjali Nayar

There are critical conversations happening today in the documentary community about appropriation. Canadian-Indian filmmaker Anjali Nayar (Gun Runners...

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Doc Conference/

DOC CONFERENCE Maverick: Brett Morgen

In his new film, Jane, director Brett Morgen (Cobain: Montage of Heck, Crossfire Hurricane, Chicago 10) dives into an extraordinary visual record of J...

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Doc Conference/

DOC CONFERENCE Maverick: Denis Côté

Denis Côté (Curling, Ta peau si lisse) is one of Canada’s most accomplished, versatile, and consistently surprising filmmakers, alternating between bi...

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Doc Conference/

DOC CONFERENCE Maverick: Sam Pollard

In his new film, Sammy Davis, Jr.: I’ve Gotta Be Me, director Sam Pollard (Slavery by Another Name, Eyes on the Prize II) draws upon rich archives and...

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Doc Conference/

DOC CONFERENCE Mavericks: Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady

In their newest film, One of Us, directors Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady turn their lens on the Hasidic community of New York City, capturing the lives...

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Doc Conference/

DOC CONFERENCE Morgan Spurlock Presents Cultureshock

Cultureshock is a new documentary series from A&E, Warrior Poets, and Entertainment Weekly that looks at the untold stories behind watershed moments i...

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Doc Conference/

DOC CONFERENCE Private Investment in Documentary: How and Why?

Geralyn Dreyfous is a producer and investor whose credits include Born into Brothels, The Invisible War, and The Square. She is the co-founder of Impa...

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FOUNDATIONS Border Patrol

With NAFTA under negotiation, US and Canadian producers face new challenges. How do politics impact our industry, productions, and sustainability? Thi...

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FOUNDATIONS License to Trill

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Your project is on a budget. But you won’t let limited funds get in the way of the Tarantinoesque soundtrack you have your heart set on. What are your...

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FOUNDATIONS Paradigm Lost: Realizing Original Stories

Archetypes, tropes, clichés, and predictable endings. It’s no easy feat to rise above the paradigms and the tried-tested-and-true formulas. But these ...

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FOUNDATIONS Talk to Me: The Director/Cinematographer Relationship

Films depend on a reliable crew committed to executing the creator’s vision. But how do you effectively translate your vision into terms and examples ...

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FOUNDATIONS Talk to Me: The Director/Editor Relationship

Films depend on a reliable crew committed to executing the creator’s vision. But how do you effectively translate your vision into terms and examples ...

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FOUNDATIONS Writer's Work: Honing Your Original Voice

Calling all scriptwriters! Authenticity and original voices are invaluable and in demand. How do you turn a script that is unique and genuine into som...

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INDUSTRY CLOSING COCKTAIL

Cap off six days of discussion with complimentary drinks, and forge connections that will last until TIFF 2018....

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INDUSTRY HAPPY HOUR Co-presented by D'Alessio Law Group

Catch up on the day’s events over complimentary drinks, sponsored by D’Alessio Law Group. Connect with filmmakers, producers, and potential business p...

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INDUSTRY HAPPY HOUR Presented by Adobe®

Catch up on the day’s events over complimentary drinks, sponsored by Adobe®. Connect with filmmakers, producers, and potential business partners from ...

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INDUSTRY HAPPY HOUR Presented by Amazon Video Direct

Catch up on the day’s events over complimentary drinks, sponsored by Amazon Video Direct. Connect with filmmakers, producers, and potential business p...

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INDUSTRY HAPPY HOUR Presented by SHOWTIME® DOCUMENTARY FILMS

Catch up on the day’s documentary discussions over complimentary drinks, sponsored by SHOWTIME® DOCUMENTARY FILMS. Connect with filmmakers, producers,...

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INDUSTRY HAPPY HOUR Presented by Telefilm Canada

Catch up on the day’s events over complimentary drinks, presented by Telefilm Canada. Connect with filmmakers, producers, and potential business partn...

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MASTER CLASS Aaron Sorkin

Our 2017 Industry Conference kicks-off with an extraordinary Masterclass with Aaron Sorkin! The legendary Academy award-winning screenwriter, producer...

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MASTER CLASS Armando Iannucci

BAFTA - and Emmy award-winning legend Armando Iannucci has written, produced, and directed some of the most influential comedic work in radio, televis...

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MASTER CLASS Bong Joon Ho

Join us for a rare and illuminating journey into the cinematic world of one of South Korea's most versatile writer-directors, Bong Joon Ho! A true cin...

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MASTER CLASS Larry Wilmore

From his humble beginnings as a young stand-up comic to his gig roasting President Barack Obama at the 2016 White House Correspondents’ Dinner, Larry ...

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MASTER CLASS Mary Harron

Director, writer, former music journalist - Mary Harron has always had her finger on the pulse. Having split her time in her formative years between L...

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MICROSESSIONS Adobe®: The Art of the Edit

See this panel of editors working across genres - from feature films to episodic series and up-and-coming indie films - as they discuss their editing ...

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MICROSESSIONS Ontario College of Trades

Learn the tricks of the trade in this microsession dedicated to finding your best crew. Join the Ontario College of Trades and some of Ontario's best ...

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MOGULS Anna Serner

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She’s determined, she’s feisty, she’s funny, and she’s Swedish! Anna Serner is the visionary leader of the Swedish Film Institute, and she’s intent on...

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MOGULS Cassian Elwes

Cassian Elwes, producer and former co-head of WIlliam Morris, loves making films. With an impeccable eye for talent and creative business acumen, Elwe...

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TELEFILM CANADA PITCH THIS!

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Telefilm Canada PITCH THIS! returns for its 18th consecutive year at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival. Six teams of talented emerging fil...

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TELEFILM CANADA'S TALENT TO WATCH Canada's Class of 2017: Powered by Creativity

Canadian directors with distinctive low-budget films at TIFF 2017 discuss the art of filmmaking powered by creativity, collaboration… and not much cas...

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TELEFILM CANADA'S TALENT TO WATCH Going International: What to Know Before You Go!

Your energy is high, your project is great, your bags are packed… Now what? What kind of business plan will spark interest and inspire confidence? How...

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TELEFILM CANADA'S TALENT TO WATCH In the Director Chair: Lady Boss

The worldwide film community has been challenged on gender discrimination, studies report on the imbalanced statistics behind the camera, public agenc...

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THE GUARDIAN TIFF TALKS Call Me By Your Name

The Guardian’s east coast arts editor Ben Lee sits down with director Luca Guadagnino and lead actors Armie Hammer and Timothée Chalamet, to discuss ...

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THE GUARDIAN TIFF TALKS Glenn Close

Six-time Academy Award nominee Glenn Close has built a remarkable body of work spanning decades, genres, and generations, from The Big Chill to Albert...

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THE GUARDIAN TIFF TALKS Working Title Films: Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner

With 12 Academy Awards and over 100 films to the company’s name, it's clear the secret to producing critically acclaimed box-office hits and emblems o...

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TIFF LONG TAKE LIVE Louis C.K.

Our chart-topping podcast TIFF Long Take goes live for the first time as hosts Rob Kraszewski and Geoff Macnaughton sit down with the iconic comedian,...

Venice Production Bridge 31 Aug – 5 Sept, 2017

FINAL CUT IN VENICE

September 3 to September 5, 2017
The fifth edition of this  workshop has presented 6 work-in-progress films coming from Africa and Arab countries. A Kasha by hajooj kuka has won this year's new Biennale Prize.
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Kusturica, Roeg & Puiu Merge with MatchBox

MatchBox Coproduction Lounge heads into its second year with an exciting line-up of developing projects to be presented at 24th Edition of this year’s Oldenburg International Film Festival, as the Closing Night Film and further program highlights are announced

Following last year’s successful launch, the MatchBox Coproduction Lounge will be held in Oldenburg for the second time. On September 16th, the Oldenburg International Film Festival will host the one-day event, in which filmmakers from all over the world will meet to exchange ideas and explore a potential match of interests, in a relaxed intimate atmosphere in order to connect and create opportunities for future collaborations. Filminvest from Norway will be in attendance with members of their film fund and a delegation of producers. And Film Fund Luxembourg will be in focus and presented as a coproduction partner for potential international projects.
Luxembourg’s producer Paul Thiltges will present "Son of a Very Important Man" by Palestinian filmmaker Najwa Najjar. Emir Kusturica’s daughter Dunja will attend with her first cinematographic endeavor “Fake Oxygen” - a contemporary take on Flaubert’s Madame Bovary. US writer/director Matthew Berkowitz will present “Inside Me” – his edgy new thriller, and with “The Seventh Magpie”, UK producer Michael Riley brings the latest project of legendary cinema visionary Nicolas Roeg to Oldenburg’s Coproduction Meeting. And with his highly anticipated upcoming project “Hora Staccato”, the award-winning European auteur Cristi Puiu will attend with his producing partner Anca Puiu at Mandragora.

Luxembourg’s box office hit “Rusty Boys” by Andy Bausch will be this year’s Closing Night Film

Rusty Boys, Luxembourg, 2017
Luxembourg’s biggest box office comedy hit of 2017, “Rusty Boys”, will be the Closing Night Film of the 24th Edition of the Oldenburg International Film Festival. Directed by Andy Bausch, in this hilarious tale of rebels with a cause, age is but a number for four elderly men who refuse to conform to societies expectations - or obey its oppressive rules. Having taken pride in being independent their entire lives, they refuse to spend their golden years wasting away in a retirement home. And with an escape plan in place, they embark on the greatest adventure of their lives.
INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE

Further Highlights of this year’s Oldenburg International Film Festival will be:

Outrage Coda, Japan, 2017
In the last chapter of his notorious Outrage trilogy, internationally renowned and award-winning Japanese megastar Takeshi Kitano takes us on yet another rollercoaster ride down into the underground Japanese theme park. Five years since the out for blood war raged between the notorious Sanno and Hanabishi crime families, the dust has finally settled. However, a small stir causes former Yakuza boss Otomo (played by the director himself) to emerge once again, settle the score. Directly following its world premiere, the Venice Closing Night film comes to Oldenburg marking it the 4th film from Kitano to premiere at the Festival.
GERMAN PREMIERE

Winter Brothers, Denmark/Iceland, 2017
From the pitch-black depths of a rural chalk mine - a light appears. Following the helmet flashlight of a miner, we journey back to the surface of harsh winter in a remote town. But not before a routine swig of Emil’s homemade moonshine is passed around and shared. As unlike his older brother, and fellow miner, Johan, Emil has few other assets to offer. Following the brothers routines, rituals and a violent feud that erupts between them - revenge, loneliness, and lack of love pervade in Hylnur Palmason’s breathtaking debut that swept four awards at its Locarno premiere, including Best Actor for Elliot Crosset Hoves as Emil.
GERMAN PREMIERE

Never Here, USA, 2017
Lines blur between real and imaginary, crime and art, the watcher and the watched in this eerie, genre-subverting exploration of identity by award-winning documentary filmmaker Camille Thoman. Installation artist Miranda Fall (Mireille Enos) secretly follows and photographs strangers whose lives she displays in her exhibitions, until disturbing events lead her to suspect that one of her subjects may following and watching HER. Produced by Bronwyn Cornelius whose 2009 “Made in China” won the German Independence Award. “Never Here” is Thoman’s narrative debut, and marks the final performance of American Icon, Sam Shephard.
INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE

Midnighters, USA, 2107
In the feature debut of Emmy-nominated director of “The Waking Dead”, Julius Ramsay, killing is easy - but getting away with it is murder. Midnight. New Years Eve. A clean slate and a new start for many, but for Lindsey (Alex Essoe “Fashionista”) and Jeff Pittman, it will put their strained marriage to the ultimate test. Trying to cover up a crime, they unleash hidden horrors and find themselves entangled in a web of deceit, distrust, and madness. Written by Alston Ramsay, the brothers deliver a Hitchcockian tale layered with suspenseful thrills and the deadly force of greed.  INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE

Der Fall Holdt, Germany, 2017
Award-winning filmmaker, Anne Zohra Berrached, whose most recent film 2016s “24 Weeks” was awarded at the Berlinale, presents her latest offering in the highly anticipated next sequel of Germany’s longest running cult drama - Tatort. Set in a small town in Lower Saxony, a woman has been kidnapped and a large ransom request is sent to her husband Frank, a banker. In despair, he asks his wealthy parents-in-law to pay, but against the explicit demands of the kidnappers the in-laws turn to the police for help. With German star Maria Furtwängler - in a race against time.
WORLD PREMIERE    

Flanders Image unveils CONNeXT’s full film line-up

• one-third of the directors presenting projects are women
• about half of the titles are first features
• three Oscar®-nominated directors present new projects and work
• several festival favourites are back with new projects 
• more youth-oriented and animation features
• close to 75 international festival curators, sales agents and buyers are confirmed

BRUSSELS/GHENT, 4 September 2017. Flanders Image has unveiled the full line-up of features to be presented — either in full, as a work in progress or as a pitch — at the second outing of its invitation-only networking event CONNeXT (8-11 October). Among the titles is new work from established filmmakers, including Oscar®-nominated directors Stijn Coninx, Dominique Deruddere and Michaël R. Roskam, as well as projects from a number of exciting up-and-coming filmmakers. 
 
It promises to be a great autumn for Flemish film, with Michaël R. Roskam’s Racer and the Jailbird screening in Venice and Toronto, and Gilles Coulier’s debut feature Cargo in Competition in San Sebastián and London. At CONNeXT, festival curators, sales agents and buyers are offered a chance to get a glimpse of what is coming up in 2018 and beyond.
 
Flanders Image is particularly proud of the fact that one-third of the directors presenting projects at CONNeXT this year are women, about half of them making their feature debut. Indeed, almost half of all the titles being pitched or presented as works in progress or completed films are first features. Several of these filmmakers have already made their name with television dramas, including Tim Mielants — who has directed such series as Cordon, Peaky Blinders 3 and episodes of Legion and The Tunnel — and Jan Matthys (The Emperor of Taste, In Flanders Fields, Shetland, Our Girl).
 
The organisers are especially glad to welcome the return of established names such as Oscar®-nominated directors Stijn Coninx, Dominique Deruddere and Michaël R Roskam whose latest, Racer and the Jailbird, this year’s Belgian Oscar® submission, will be screening.

There are also new projects from festival favourites such as Koen Mortier (Ex Drummer, 22nd of May), Peter Brosens and Jessica Woodworth (King of the Belgians), Patrice Toye (Rosie), Gust Van den Berghe (Little Baby Jesus of Flandr), Bas Devos (Violet), Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah (Black, Snowfall), Dorothée Van Den Berghe (My Queen Karo) and Erik Van Looy (Memory of a Killer).
 
Youth-oriented films are well represented in 2017. Last year’s Cloudboy won the Work in Progress Award, was picked up by LevelK and received its première at TIFF Kids. This year, CONNeXT presents four new projects: one pitch, Binti, and three works in progress: Ploey – You Never Fly Alone, Rosie & Moussa and ZOOks.
 
New this year will be a selection of TV series, with the presentation of line-ups of TV drama and the completed episodes of some series. The full list will be announced shortly.

CONNeXT — "Connect to what’s new and who’s next"— will run over three-and-a-half days of intensive networking, pitching, screenings and keynote talks (and of course hospitality) due to be held in Ghent from 8-11 October. Close to 75 top professionals have already confirmed their attendance, including sales agents, buyers and festival programmers from Europe and North America.
 

The titles
*indicates first feature
 
Pitches

• Angel by Koen Mortier (Ex Drummer, 22nd of May); Prod: Czar
• The Barefoot Emperor by Peter Brosens and Jessica Woodworth (Khadak, Altiplano, The Fifth Season, King of the Belgians); Prod: Bo Films
• Binti* by Frederike Migom; Prod: Bulletproof Cupid
• The Chapel by Dominique Deruddere (Love Is a Dog From Hell, Everybody Famous!, The Wedding Party, Flying Home); Prod: Savage Film
• La Civil* by Teodora Ana Mihai (Doc: Waiting For August); Prod: One for the Road
• Cleo* by Eva Cools; Prod: Lunanime
• Floating* by Anke Blondé; Prod: A Private View
• Patrick* [De Patrick] by Tim Mielants (TV: Cordon, Peaky Blinders Series 3, The Tunnel); Prod: Savage Film
• Rain Anyway [Wees blij dat het regent] by Gust Van den Berghe (Little Baby Jesus of Flandr, Blue Bird, Lucifer) Prod: Minds Meet
• Tench [Muidhond] by Patrice Toye (Rosie, Nowhere Man, Little Black Spiders); Prod: Prime Time

Works in progress

• Ascension by Bas Devos (Violet); Prod: Minds Meet
• Coureur* by Kenneth Mercken; Prod: Czar
• Don't Shoot [Niet schieten] by Stijn Coninx (Daens, Sister Smile, Marina); Prod: Eyeworks
• Gangsta [Patser] by Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah (Black/TV: Snowfall); Prod: a team productions
• Girl* by Lukas Dhont; Prod: Menuet
• Ploey – You Never Fly Alone by Árni Ásgeirsson and Ives Agemans (animation); Prod: Cyborn and Gunhill
• Rosie & Moussa by Dorothée Van Den Berghe (Girl, My Queen Karo); Prod: Caviar
• ZOOks* by Kristoff and Dimitri Leue (animation); Prod: Potemkino

Screenings

• Blue Silence* by Bülent Oztürk; Prod: Minds Meet
• Cargo* by Gilles Coulier (TV: The Natives); Prod: De Wereldvrede
• Charlie and Hannah's Grand Night Out* [Charlie en Hannah gaan uit] by Bert Scholiers; Prod: Minds Meet
• Cloudboy* by Meikeminne Clinckspoor; Prod: Bulletproof Cupid
• Control [Het tweede gelaat] by Jan Verheyen (Missing Persons Unit, Cut Loose, Mad About You, The K Files, The Verdict); Prod: Eyeworks
• Facades* by Kaat Beels and Nathalie Basteyns (TV: Clan/Beels: Hotel Swooni; Prod: De Mensen
• Many Heavens* [Vele hemels] by Jan Matthys (TV: The Emperor of Taste; In Flanders Fields; Shetland, Our Girl); Prod: Caviar
• The Prime Minister [De Premier] by Erik Van Looy (Shades; The Alzheimer Case/Memory of a Killer, Loft); Prod: FBO
• Racer and the Jailbird [Le Fidèle] by Michaël R. Roskam (Bullhead, The Drop); Prod: Savage Film
• Resurrection* by Kristof Hoornaert; Prod: Fobic FIlms
• Speechless [Sprakeloos] by Hilde Van Mieghem (Madly in Love, The Kiss); Prod: Caviar
• Zagros* by Sahim Omar Kalifa; Prod: A Private View

CONNeXT is an initiative of Flanders Image, the audiovisual export agency, a division of the Flanders Audiovisual Fund (VAF). Partners are Grid, LITES, Film Fest Gent, City of Ghent and Creative Europe Media Desk. Media partners: Le Film français and Screen International.

Seville will be the setting for the world premiere of ‘Algo muy gordo’, by Carlo Padial and Berto Romero, which will open the section “The New Waves”

‘El mar nos mira de lejos’, by the Seville director Manuel Muñoz Rivas, in the Official Section and  ‘Niñato’, by Adrián Orr, in “The New Waves” reaffirm the Festival’s commitment to the new voices in Spanish cinema

Established filmmakers such as Claire Denis, Laurent Cantet, Teresa Villaverde or Serge Bozon will add their discourse to others that are emerging with force and a desire for change, such as that of Pedro Pinho in ‘A Fábrica de Nada’ or Valeska Grisebach in ‘Western’

The Seville Festival is again writing a discourse that goes beyond origins, genres and languages, but that clearly supports authors with unconventional approaches capable of surprising both audiences and critics. In this edition, Seville will be the meeting place to learn what is happening in European cinema, a place to enjoy the discoveries of 2017 and where, undoubtedly, new finds will be made.

So, a novel proposal and a film that breaks with all models will, with its world premiere, open The New Waves section:‘Algo muy gordo’, a film project developed by Carlo Padial (author of the publishing success ‘Dinero gratis’ and director of ‘Mi loco Erasmus’ and ‘Taller Capuchoc’) as director and Berto Romero (regular collaborator with Andreu Buenafuente and leading actor in 'Tres bodas de más', 'Ocho apellidos catalanes' and 'El pregón') as writer and leading actor. They join a cast completed by Carlos Areces, Carolina Bang, Miguel Noguera and Didac Alcaraz to present a deconstructed comedy that uses post-humour to escape from a conventional discourse.

Following in this line, in its fourteenth edition the Festival reaffirms its commitment to exhibiting Spanish cinema and making it more easily available to spectators, incorporating it across various sections of the Festival. An example of this is the programming within the competitive Official Section of ‘El mar nos mira de lejos’, a first film by the Seville director Manuel Muñoz Rivas which had its world premiere in the Forum Section of this year’s Berlinale and which will be seen in Spain for the first time in Seville. With this non-fiction work, Muñoz Rivas makes his debut as director after having edited films as greatly acclaimed by audiences at this festival of European cinema as ‘Arraianos’ by Eloy Enciso or ‘Dead Slow Ahead’ by Mauro Herce, director of photography for Muñoz Rivas on this occasion. As is the case with other films in this new batch of Spanish cinema, ‘El mar nos mira de lejos’ is linked with the author’s cultural roots and surroundings. Muñoz Rivas takes his inspiration from nature, history and myths in order to establish a deep connection with his Andalusian identity.

In The New Waves, a section that brings together directors who work with new languages in contemporary European cinema, the presence has been confirmed of ‘Niñato’ by the first time filmmaker Adrián Orr who, after his award winning documentary short, ‘Buenos días resistencia’, goes back to those characters to create this feature film about a character who has trouble accepting his responsibilities as a father. Orr breaks the limits between fiction and non- fiction in this story full of subtle everyday revelations, humanity and bittersweet disillusion. This film won the Jury Prize in the Regard Neuf Section of the Visions du Réel Festival, and the Best Film Award at Bafici (Buenos Aires Film Festival).

On the international stage, the more veteran voices which, far from languishing, are in constant renewal, mingle at SEFF with new discourses which have burst on the scene in European cinema. Thus, French cinema in 2017 will be solidly represented by such directors as Claire Denis, Laurent Cantet or Serge Bozon.

Competing in the Official Section, Claire Denis breaks with the gravity of her cinema to present ‘Un sol interior’ (Let the Sun Shine In / Un Beau Soleil Intérieur), a film applauded at the Directors’ Fortnight at that last Cannes Festival and pre-selected for nominations for the EFA Awards. Accompanied by a cast that includes Gérard Depardieu, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Nicolas Duvauchelle, Josiane Balasko and Xavier Beauvois, a luminous Juliette Binoche stars in this anti-romantic comedy that dismantles the clichés of the genre and looks at the search for identity,  truth, fulfilment and the liberation of a middle-aged woman, based on the relationships she has with the men around her.

Also drawn to strong, independent, mature female characters, Laurent Cantet will be in the Festival’s Official Section with ‘El taller literario’ (The Workshop / L’Atelier). Featuring Marina Foïs, the film tells of a writer’s intense relationship with the students in her literary workshop, seven young people who, in some way, represent and synthesize the ethnic and religious diversity in France today. The director of ‘Human Resources’ and ‘Time Out’ recovers in ‘El taller literario’ the spirit of ‘The Class’, the film with which he won the Palme d’Or at Cannes in 2008.

Meanwhile, in the irreverent ‘Mrs. Hyde (Madame Hyde)’, Serge Bozon revises the classic of fantasy literature created by Robert Louis Stevenson. In this comedy, included in The New Waves, Bozon has again written the script along with Axelle Ropert, and called on Isabelle Huppert, one of his favourite actresses, to play the double character of a teacher whose confrontation with her adolescent students brings out her inner fire. This character won the Best Actress Award for Huppert at that last Locarno Festival.

Ten years after winning at the Gijon Film Festival with ‘Sehnsucht’, the German director Valeska Grisebach has returned to filmmaking with ‘Western’, the acclaimed third feature film by this director which, after being shown in Cannes, will have its Spanish premiere in Seville. The motifs of the western are used to talk of masculinity in the framework of social displacements. The two Europes, the coloniser and the colonised, confront each other in this story which is opting for the Lux Award and EFA Awards and invites us to reconsider the continent, to recover the cultural and natural roots buried under decades of economic struggle and to continue to hope in reconciliation.

The background of the economic crisis in Portugal will tinge stories at the Seville Festival this year, thanks to the first timer Pedro Pinho and the veteran Teresa Villaverde, exceptional representatives of the cinema in our neighbouring country. The documentary maker Pedro Pinho, sheltered by the filmmakers’ collective Terratreme, has seen his first fiction feature film become the revelation of the year in European cinema. ‘A Fábrica de Nada’ (‘The Nothing Factory’) has been a reference since it was presented at the Directors’ Fortnight in Cannes, it is competing for nominations to the EFA Award and will have its Spanish premiere at Seville. The most political of the films competing in the Official Section, it proposes artistic action as a tool for intervening in the world, constructing a social cinema of protest, entrenched in solidarity and class consciousness. Meanwhile, ‘Colo’, the latest film by Teresa Villaverde, will be in The New Waves section. In this film, which competed in the Official Section at the 2017 Berlinale, the well-known Portuguese director offers an intelligent, dry, introspective family portrait which describes with Portuguese saudade the loss of reason and generational confrontation.

In the non-fiction competition, this year’s edition will also mingle mature discourses such as that of the German director Romuald Karmakar with the descriptive passion of young filmmakers such as the Turkish Ayse Toprak.  Karmakar, in a comprehensive journey with such famous DJs as Ricardo Villalobos, ATA, Roman Flügel, Sonja Moonear or Move D, will show us the incombustible power of the German electronic music scene  in ‘If I Think of Germany at Night’, a film which can be seen in Seville in collaboration with Barcelona’s International Festival of Music Documentary Cinema In-Edit. A sample of involvement, respect and commitment, Toprak will present in Seville ‘Mr Gay Syria’, an example of the amalgamation of cultures, identities and border realities that is Europe today. This Turkish film stirs consciences, analysing the difficulty of being a refugee and a Moslem in a European country, to which must be added that of being gay in present-day Islamic society.

Organised by Seville City Council, the XIV Seville European Film Festival, to be held from 3rd to 11th November 2017, will again provide a meeting place for directors from the whole continent and audiences to participate in the most recent history of European cinema..

Bringing indigenous voices from all over the globe to the silver screens of Sydney, WINDA Film Festival, returns for its second year, from Thursday 23 – Monday 26 November 2017.

After a widely successful inaugural year, the 2017 Festival will screen at Event Cinema George Street, Sydney.

WINDA Executive Director Medika Thorpe said, ‘I am very happy we were able to bring Winda back this year and to present another year of incredible Indigenous film and filmmakers from across Australia and around the world to Sydney audiences.”

Last year’s Festival showcased six feature films and four documentaries alongside 22 short films from more than eight countries, including 14 Australian premieres and one World premiere. Winda also featured two free Black Talks and Virtual Reality experiences and guests and artists travelled from all around Australia, the South Pacific and as far as Canada and USA to be a part of the event.

Finding a new home in the heart of Sydney’s CBD, WINDA is honoured to be partnering with Event Cinema George Street which is home to many film festivals within Sydney, year round.

“Event Cinemas is thrilled to be partnering with WINDA Film Festival. A festival that travels to many stories that reflect our past, present and future in relationship with the Australian Indigenous community and how the tapestry of these stories contribute to our understanding  of the significant imprint the traditional owners of the land have had and still have within our society today,” said Anthony Kierann Area General Manager of Event Cinemas.

The full 2017 Festival program will be announced in the coming weeks.

Wishing you all much success on the festival circuit!

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VPB Program September 4 Future of MEDIA...

09:30FINAL CUT IN VENICE – Work in progress screenings Palazzo del Cinema / Sala Pasinetti + 09:30VPB Market Screening - (FINAL CUT IN VENICE) OUR MADNESS Palazzo del Cinema / Sala Pasinetti + 10:00 EUROPEAN FILM FORUM (Second Part) Excelsior Hotel / Sala Stucchi Shaping together the MEDIA Programme of the future Introductory remarks by Roberto Viola (Director General for Telecommunications, Content and Technology, European Commissio..

 

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Where are the women?

For far too long, talented women have been unheralded and unheard.   Here are the facts: Of the top 250 films of 2016, just 7% were directed by women. Of the top 100 films of 2016, only 29% of all protagonists were female. Of the top 100 films of 2016, females accounted for only 32% of all speaking characters. You can help TIFF change this narrative -- right now! I’m so proud that TI...

 

TIFF Industry Program of 67 conferences

 More than 150 guest speakers will take the stage including Glenn Close, Cassian Elwes, Armie Hammer, Mary Harron, Armando Iannucci, Franklin Leonard, Morgan Spurlock, Syrinthia Studer, Graham Taylor and Larry Wilmore. The six-day conference, which runs September 8-13, will incite provocative discussions and inspire innovative strategies for creative and business leadership. It will feature a range of curated programmes, which brings emphasis to different elements of industry debate inc...

 

Piers Handling Announces 2018 Will Be His Final Year at TIFF

Piers Handling, Director and CEO of TIFF, announced today 2018 will be his final year leading the Toronto International Film Festival®. After almost 25 years at the helm of one of Canada’s most important cultural organizations Piers will leave behind an unparalleled legacy of accomplishments and innovation.    “Because of Piers’ leadership, TIFF is the leading cultural organization it is today, with a global reach and impact,” said Jennifer Tory, Chair of the Board of Directors of TIFF. “We are all indebted to him for his years of vision, innovation and dedication to the art of film.”...

 

World Premiere at TIFF of Academy Award® nominee Dan Gilroy’s Roman J. Israel, Esq

The Toronto International Film Festival® proudly announces the World Premiere of Academy Award® nominee Dan Gilroy’s Roman J. Israel, Esq., completing the 2017 Official Programme Selection. Written and directed by Gilroy and featuring an amazing transformation by Denzel Washington, Roman J. Israel, Esq. is the newest and final addition to TIFF’s Special Presentations programme, furthering Washington and Gilroy’s collaborative relationship with the Festival.   ...

 

TIFF Special Event Screening of Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk at Cinesphere in Honour of IMAX’s 50th Anniversary

TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL SPECIAL EVENT  SCREENING OF CHRISTOPHER NOLAN’S DUNKIRK AT CINESPHERE IN HONOUR OF IMAX’S 50TH ANNIVERSARY   Director/Writer/Producer Christopher Nolan will be in attendance for the screening followed by a conversation      TORONTO —  In honour of the 50th anniversary of IMAX Corporation, the Toronto Inte...

 

 

TIFFxInstagram Shorts Festival Winners

TIFF is thrilled to announce the winners of the TIFFxInstagram Shorts Festival, an international, digital festival. The TIFFxInstagram Shorts Festival, which showcases 60-second micro-shorts, had no shortage of diversity and creativity in submissions this year. Entries received were from countries all over the world, including Colombia, Norway, Lebanon and the United States. The TIFFxInstagram Shorts Festival is presented by UNIQLO.   “This year’s festival attracted an impre...

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Oldenburg Honors Lou Diamond Phillips with Tribute

  “I’m honored to represent so many different communities”- Lou Diamond Phillips What are the odds of a small-town unknown actor showing up for a national talent search, and landing the lead role of a real life icon in film that would rocket him to worldwide stardom? But for Lou Diamond Phillips, a self-professed gambler and professional poker player, odds never fazed him – and he’s played the cards his been dealt like a champ.  Born in t...

 

Aaron Sorkin to receive ZFF Career Achievement Award

  MOLLY’S GAME to screen as Gala Premiere Aaron Sorkin: photo credit MasterClass   Zurich Film Festival (ZFF) Directors Nadja Schildknecht and Karl Spoerri announced today that Aaron Sorkin will receive the Festival’s Career Achievement Award at this year’s Festival, which takes place from September 28 to October 8, 2017.   The Academy-Award® winning screenwriter and renowned playwright will receive the Award for his life’s work on October 4 at ...

 

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Aki Kaurismäki to receive the Fipresci award for the second time

FIPRESCI Grand Prix 2017 for "The Other Side of Hope" (Toivon tuolla puolen)   "The Other Side of Hope" (Toivon tuolla puolen) is the best film of the past year, according to the International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI). Aki Kaurismäki will receive the »FIPRESCI Grand Prix 2017« during the opening ceremony of the San Sebastián International Film Festival on September 22, after hundreds of film critics and journalists from around the...

 

Jake Gyllenhaal to be presented with Zurich Film Festival’s Golden Eye Award

STRONGER receives Gala Premiere The Zurich Film Festival (ZFF) is delighted to honour Academy Award®-nominated actor Jake Gyllenhaal with their prestigious Golden Eye Award at this year’s Festival.   Gyllenhaal will be in Zurich to present STRONGER as a Gala Premiere on Tuesday 3 October.     ZFF Co-Directors Nadja Schildknecht and Karl Spoerri state “Jake Gyllenhaal has consistently proven himself to be one of the most exciting and versatile actors work...

 

Finalists of BIFED 2017 International Competition and GAIA Student Award

This year the submitted documentaries have brought a broad variety of themes to our attention. Wonderful films from all over the globe made the selection very hard on the pre-selection committee watching all the 330 documentaries from 70 countries carefully.  Finally, we are proud to present 21 documentaries for the International Competition and the 9 nominees for the GAIA Student Award.     ...

 

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2018 WORLDFEST-HOUSTON April 20 - 29, 2018 calling for entries

 New Media Film Festival

June 12 -14, 2018

September 3, 2017 Early Deadline

"I thank the New Media film festival for what they've done for young filmmakers."– Legendary Director Roger Corman

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New Media Film Festival intersects the interactivity of new technologies & formats for Media & Cinema which exemplify the power of the cinematic arts to inspire and transform. A festival where we Honor Stories Worth Telling that are created by people of All Ages-All Cultures-All Media.
Each entry is considered for Screening in a state of the art theatre, The Landmark, owned by Mark Cuban and/or Competition and/or Distribution $45,000.00 in Awards will be given out. Each programmed content is in consideration for a Best of Category, Audience & Grand Prize Award.

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The 8th Taiwan International Children's Film Festival (TICFF)

March 29, 2018 to April 05, 2018
 
Septembre 30 late Deadline
 

Held once every two years, the festival brings young children and adults too, to enjoy the works in this international exhibition, which will take place March 29, 2018 to April 05, 2018. PTS, the organizers of this event, are now signing up entries for this tremendous series of showings, attracting some of the finest film makers from around the world with the lure of USD 25,000 in prize money.  
 

A biennial film festival, TICFF brings young children and adults to enjoy the works in this international exhibition, which will take place in April 2018 for its eighth edition.

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Weinstein Company distributes Montreal Animation Feature - MIAFF submission now OPEN!

Animation news out of Montreal  Montreal International Animation Film Festival MIAFF 2018 submissions now open.   The Weinstein Company Takes a ‘Leap’ into Animation with New Mizchief Label  First two animated features to be distributed under the new label will be L’Atelier Animation’s ‘Leap!’ and Light Chaser Animation’s ‘The Guardian Brothers.’ B...

 

Free Submission! Anima Brussels Animation Film Festival deadline October 18!

Anima is calling for your films!    For its next edition (9-18 Feb. 2018), Anima, the Brussels Animation Film Festival, is looking for stunning and unexpected animated films! Besides its national and international competitions, the Festival nominates a selection of films from its European prize-winners for the Cartoon d'Or and is also qualified by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for the short animated film category.   The Festival considers all films i...

 

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GlobeDocs Film Festival Announces 2017 Film Lineup

Boston’s only all-documentary film festival runs October 11-15 --    The GlobeDocs Film Festival presented by Cross Insurance is pleased to announce the film slate for its third annual festival, running during HUBweek, Wednesday, October 11 – Sunday, October 15 in Boston. The festival, the only one of its kind in the region, celebrates documentary filmmaking with five days of non-fiction programming and thought-provoking discussions with award-winning journal...

 

 

2017 Double Exposure Investigative Film Festival and Symposium

LEADERS IN INVESTIGATIVE FILMMAKING AND JOURNALISM TO CONVERGE FOR DOUBLE EXPOSURE FESTIVAL IN WASHINGTON, DC OCTOBER 19-22 The Festival Announces Symposium Lineup Third Edition Explores Investigative Reporting Under Fire P...

SUBMISSIONS ARE OPEN for the 20th UNAFF, which runs from October 19 to 29, 2017 in Palo Alto
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The International 2017 Official Selection at the Oaxaca FilmFest (Mexico).

Oaxaca FilmFest announces the 8th Edition's Official Selection. The International Film Festival is held every autumn in the colonial Mexican city of Oaxaca since 2010. The festival is composed of various categories and offers a large space in its selection to emerging directors and screenwriters.   Oaxaca FilmFest announces its 2017 Official Selection at the Centro Cultural de España en Mexico. Presenting the festival as well as the selecti...

 

FICGinLA announces it's WIP Latino 2 Nominees

These are the films selected for WIP Latino 2 our Works in progress section.  This program will take place on November 2nd 2017 in the framework of FICG in LA at TCL Chinese 6 Theaters in Hollywood, California. Given the vast number of inscriptions 4 projects have been selected.   45 days en Jarbar, César Aréchiga, documentary, Mexico August, Armando Capó, fiction, Cuba And your name is...? Rut Caudeli, fiction, Colombia Cordera and the ...

 

New World View Section Focuses on New Hungarian Cinema

Hungary has recently astounded the film world with its creative, innovative and superbly crafted cinema. The ZFF presents a comprehensive overview of Hungary’s cinematic output with 18 films by a thriving new generation of Hungarian filmmakers.     Hungarian cinema has a long history of creating great masters. During the 1970s, a period of cultural thaw in the then socialist state, Hungary was regarded as one of the most important film producing countries in the world. M...

 

BORG/McENROE to open Zurich Film Festival

Director Janus Metz Pedersen and actor Sverrir Gudnason to attend as honorary guests   Based on actual events, Danish director Janus Metz Pedersen’s tennis thriller BORG/McENROE will open the 13th Zurich Film Festival on September 28, 2017. Director Janus Metz Pedersen and Björn Borg-actor Sverrir Gudnason will attend as the Zurich Film Festival’s honorary guests.   Wimbledon, July 5, 1980: tennis pros Björn Borg and John McEnroe square up at the Wimbledon f...

 

Alicia Vikander to present EUPHORIA as a Gala Premiere at the Zurich Film Festival (ZFF).

  In addition to the already confirmed Gala Premieres, the ZFF announces new films from Tonie Marshall, Destin Daniel Cretto, Amanda Sthers and Silvio Soldini.   EUPHORIA will receive its European premiere at the Zurich Film Festival on 29 September. Star and producer Alicia Vikander will attend, along with writer/director Lisa Langseth, cast members Charles Dance, Mark Stanley and fellow producers Charles Collier, Patrik Andersson and Frida Bargo. Alicia Vikander ...

 

First look at the Zurich Film Festival Gala Premieres

Just shy of three weeks before it is revealed at the media conference, this year's Zurich Film Festival programme is beginning to take shape. After announcing the inclusion of AN INCONVENIENT SEQUEL: TRUTH TO POWER with Al Gore and THE WIFE with Golden Icon Award recipient Glenn Close, the 13th Zurich Film Festival is now able to confirm further major productions screening in its Gala Premieres section.  Films from Jonathan Dayton & Valerie Faris, Mike White, Claire Denis, Sean ...

 

The Unwilling competing at Hot Springs International Horror Film Festival

The Hot Springs Arts & Film Institute presents, The 6th annual Hot Springs International Horror Film Festival. Held every year at the historic Central Theater located in Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas. Our mission is to inspire & promote talented filmmakers & artists from around the world. Hot Springs Arts and Film Institute provides opportunities for networking, exhibition, education, and screenings. We provide a unique venue for the public to experience films on the “...

 

Revolution Competes at Greenpeace Film Festival watch and Vote for late Rob Stewart

 

 

Come celebrate the life of Rob Stewart on September 9

Rob's family invite you to join us for the public unveiling of the new tribute mural and other activities in Toronto, Canada on September 9.       RSVP           ...

 

Captivating 'Dead on Arrival' by Stephen C. Sepher ranks high on all criteria one can apply to a noir film

Dead on Arrival by Stephen C. Sepher is an extraordinarily captivating film ranking high on all criteria one can apply to a film noir thriller and bringing it close to an artistic exercise in film making. We have the story’s lush location in Louisiana’s bayous, a superbly executed production design relying on the facilities the sleepy small town offers with its country roads and water ways, and sets ranging from junk yards to the local seedy night club with its assorted collection...

 

 

DADDY’S HOME 2: Mel’s Like Team Spirit, That’s Gibson, Wahlberg, Ferrell & Lithgow

by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent Mel Gibson comes back from traffic court, lol, okay too soon. Mulligan. Mel Gibson comes back from his Hollywood resurrection this year with his six-pack Oscar-nominated movie HACKSAW RIDGE (2016), that won two Oscars for sound mixing and editing, to join son of anarchy Mark Wahlberg and deviant nice guy Will Ferrell in DADDY’S HOME 2, their hit franchise reteam. But he’s not alone in the father-figure star power value-add. Beloved ...

 

Mumblecore No More, Greta Gerwig’s Debut Directing Film LADY BIRD Is Picture Perfect

by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent Raise your hand if you think Soairse Ronan should have won Best Actress for BROOKLYN. Anyone?  Yes, it’s an exercise in futility since Ronan was only a nominee in 2016. Lucky for her, Greta Gerwig’s directorial debut LADY BIRD, from A24 films and just shown at the Telluride Film Festival, is where Soairse gets redeemed. Or, you could say given a second chance to make a first impression as an emerging woman trapped ins...

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A DYING KING Feature Documentary, directorial debut by Bobak Kalhor 85 minutes

HOW ONE MAN'S DEATH, CHANGED HISTORY

DEAD ON ARRIVAL D.O.A. by Stephen Sepher - Thriller  - USA  - June  2017 -  96 minutes

Emmy nominated Billy Flynn stars in an ensemble cast as Sam Collins, a pharmaceutical sales rep who visits a small town in Louisiana to close the business deal of a lifetime. He finds himself in a dark world of sex, corruption and murder as he is poisoned with no antidote to save his life. Desperate for answers, with less than 24 hours to live, Sam turns to a local girl Jesse. Their path leads to a voodoo priestess who only confirms Sam's doomed fate. On the run, caught in a deadly vertigo with no one to trust, Sam and Jesse find themselves running from police detectives, the Mob and a dirty sheriff who wants him dead.

Inspired by the 1950 classic noir thriller D.O.A. 

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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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The Unwilling by Oscar nominee Jonathan Heap

 

Evil is inside

6 family members gather for the reading of a will. It comes with a mysterious box. Who will leave alive?

Starring David Lipper, Dina Meyer, Levy Tran, Austin Highsmith, Jake Thomas, Robert Rusler, Bree Williamson and  Lance Henrickson.  

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Angel's Salvation by Hassan AKHONDPOOR - Feature film Iran

Iran 2017 90 minutes 

Angel's (Fereshteh’s) father has gone bankrupt during Iran’s nuclear sanctions years and troubled economy. The family had to sell their home and are now living in a small, ran down house. The creditors pressure Fereshteh for their money and hurt her feminine family. Farzaneh, Fereshteh’s sister, was going to marry but her wedding was cancelled because of their situation. Fereshteh’s mother sells all home appliances and now there is only one creditor left who wants Fereshteh instead of his money. Fereshteh is in a dilemma of giving in to a married man, which will lead to her father’s release, or fighting the problems of lacking money and lacking her father.

A film by Hassan AKHONDPOOR, produced by Ebrahim ASGHARIstarring Elahe SHAHPARAST, Roshanak SE GHALEGI, Neda KOHI, 

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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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French Cinema Now Is Back in Seattle for Its Sixth Year

FRENCH CINEMA NOW RETURNS FOR ITS SIXTH YEAR SHOWCASING THE BEST FRENCH LANGUAGE FILMS FROM AROUND THE WORLD.   What: French Cinema N...

 

 

Antenna Documentary Film Festival today unveils its 2017 program

  ANTENNA DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES FULL LINE-UP FOR 7TH EDITION October 10-15, 2017 Antenna Documentary Film Festival today unveils its 2017 program, presenting a captivating line-up of the most creative and thought-provoking documentaries from Australia and around the world. The program includes 50 films from 20 countries, three film competitions with cash prizes, DocTalk sessions, filmmaker Q&A’s and Gala events. “W...

 

WINDA Film Festival returns this fall in Sydney giving a voice to indigenous cinema

  Bringing indigenous voices from all over the globe to the silver screens of Sydney, WINDA Film Festival, returns for its second year, from Thursday 23 – Monday 26 November 2017. After a widely successful inaugural year, the 2017 Festival will screen at Event Cinema George Street, Sydney. WINDA Executive Director Medika Thorpe said, ‘I am very happy we were able to bring Winda back this year and to present another year of incredible Indigenous film and filmmakers from acro...

 

Flanders Image unveils CONNeXT’s full film line-up

  Flanders Image unveils CONNeXT’s full film line-up one-third of the directors presenting projects are women about half of the titles are first features three Oscar®-nominated directors present new projects and work several festival favourites are back with new projects  more youth-oriented and animation features close to 75 international festival curators, sales agents and buyers are confirmed BRUSSELS/GHENT, 4 September 2017. ...

 

The 7th Annual LA Music Video Fest is coming up October 1st-7th

LOS ANGELES MUSIC VIDEO FESTIVAL LUCKY NUMBER 7 // OCTOBER 1-7, 2017   Friends, family, creators and spectators, it’s time for the 2017 LAMVF! In honor of our 7th year in existence, we’ll be offering 7 nights of programming all over LA, culminating...

 

Film Fest Gent competition lineup announced

After announcing the nominees of the World Soundtrack Awards earlier this month, the 44th Film Gest Gent now reveals its lineup of the official competition. The selection consists of twelve films, including world premieres of 'The Butcher, The Whore & the One-Eyed Man' by János Szász and first feature 'Zagros' by Sahim Omar Kalifa (still below). Followed by various Benelux premieres of international festival favorites such as 'Call me by your Name'...

 

Sydney Latin American Film Festival (SLAFF) kicked with On the Roof

    From the wonderful and inspiring to the thought-provoking, say hola to the 12th annual Sydney Latin American Film Festival (SLAFF) this September (07-11). Returning to Dendy Opera Quays, the Festival will screen a specially curated program of captivating contemporary Latin American cinema: eight feature films, two documentaries, and seven shorts, along with vibrant opening and closing night parties, over five jam-packed days. Fro...

 

2017 ANNY Best of Fest, Sept 29-30!

Mark your calendars! The ANNY Best of Fest is a TWO DAY symposium (Fri & Sat, Sept 29-30, 2017, 12pm-10pm) featuring animation screenings, fine art installations, virtual reality animation experiences, professional panels, and industry events at 180 Maiden Lane in the Seaport District of NYC. Enthusiast Packages (FREE) and Industry Packages ($30) are available now! Reserve your tickets, today! FESTIVAL SCHEDULE ANIMATION SCREENING EVENTS (Saturday, Sept ...

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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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Revolution en competition au Greenpeace Film Festival

Robert Guédiguian ouvrira la 40e édition du Poitiers Film Festival le vendredi 1er décembre 2017.

  Actuellement présenté à La Mostra de Venise où il est en Sélection officielle, le nouveau film de Robert Guédiguian, La Villa, sera présenté en ouverture du Poitiers Film Festival le 1er décembre au TAP en présence du réalisateur.    Touchant, poétique, bouleversant, plein de grâce et d’émotion... Les premiers échos du film de Robert Guédiguian à ...

 

Top 10 des entrées hebdo France du 30/09/2017 au 05/10/2017/

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5ème édition Hendaia Film Festival du 19 au 22 octobre 2017

  L’association Begiradak présente la 5ème édition Hendaia Film Festival, Festival de courts métrages du 19 au 22 octobre 2017. www.hendaia-film-festival.com Président d’honneur : Eduardo Manet (écrivain) Directrice générale : Angela Mejias Relations presse : François Vila Renseignements publics : www.hendaia-film-festival.com Le Hendaia Film Festival, depuis sa création en 20...

 

Découvrez les nommés aux Cartoon Tributes 2017

Official sponsor of the Film Festival for over a decade, Jaeger-LeCoultre reaffirms its commitment to encouraging and celebrating filmmaking.

During the Official Awards Ceremony on the closing night of the festival, Jaeger-LeCoultre presented its iconic Reverso watch to the winners of the Best Film (Golden Lion) Award, 
Best Actress and Best Actor (Coppa Volpi Award).

These three personalised timepieces – adorned with a lacquered engraving depicting a lion, the symbol of Venice – are crafted in accordance with the finest traditions by the artisans of Jaeger-LeCoultre.

 The GOLDEN LION for Best Film : THE SHAPE OF WATER by Guillermo del Toro (USA)
COPPA VOLPI for Best Actress: Charlotte Rampling in the film HANNAH by Andrea Pallaoro (Italy, Belgium, France).
COPPA VOLPI for Best Actor: Kamel El Basha in the film THE INSULT by Ziad Doueiri (Lebanon, France)

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Committed to a constant quest for excellence and supported by a unique inventive spirit, Jaeger-LeCoultre has a long-standing engagement in supporting the appreciation and preservation of films.

For more than a decade, Jaeger-LeCoultre has been closely associated with the best artistic film festivals around the world, including Venice, Shanghai, and San Sebastian, and in turn pays tribute to the creative talent of filmmakers by annually awarding the Glory to the Filmmaker Award.

Through its close affinity with the world of film, Jaeger-LeCoultre has found shared values and a common mission: each second bears the imprint of a moment of eternity.

The feminine Rendez-Vous watch is with you in all the precious moments and adapts to every new role. Jaeger-LeCoultre invites every woman to express the actor within her, by capturing an iconic moment or scene from the movies.

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