Reporting from Berlin on the 68th edition February 15 -25, 2018

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Dieter Kosslick will not renew his contract, ending may 2019, as head of Berlinale

Berlinale: Wieland Speck Hands Over His Position as Head of Panorama to Paz Lázaro

 

Wieland Speck, until now head of the Berlinale’s Panorama section, will in the future be contributing his extensive range of expertise on film to the Berlinale as Consultant of the Official Programme. Starting in 1982, Wieland Speck joined forces with Manfred Salzgeber to build up Panorama (an autonomous section as of 1980, known as “Info-Schau” until 1985) and made its programme one of the most prestigious in arthouse film.

Wieland Speck took over as head of Panorama in 1992. Over the past 25 years he has continually enhanced and fine-tuned the section’s profile as well as brought international recognition to the Teddy Award. Launched with Manfred Salzgeber in 1987, it was the world’s first and, to this day, most important film prize for queer cinema. Speck has curated more than 1800 promising cinematic productions – fiction films, documentary works and short films - and offered them to the public, press and industry for political debate and cinematographic experience.

“I want to thank Wieland from the bottom of my heart for the fantastic job he has done with Panorama. He established a platform for ambitious independent cinema, and successfully positioned it on the international market. I’m especially pleased that he will now be assisting us with his expertise and experience, and programming the Panorama’s 40th jubilee in 2019,” says Festival Director Dieter Kosslick.

Dieter Kosslick has appointed a new team to run Panorama - headed by Paz Lázaro. Together with Michael Stütz and Andreas Struck she will curate the Panorama programme.

All three have worked alongside Wieland Speck for years. Paz Lázaro became programme manager of Panorama in 2006. Michael Stütz, to date responsible for programme coordination, will – in addition to coordinating the Teddy Award – now contribute to shaping the section as programme manager and curator. Andreas Struck, programme advisor at Panorama as of 2006, will now be responsible - alongside his curatorial tasks - for editorial work and communicating the Panorama programme.

 

German Director Tom Tykwer to Head Up the Jury for the 2018 Berlinale

Tom Tykwer       © Joachim Gern

German director, screenwriter, film composer, and producer Tom Tykwer will serve as jury president of the 68th Berlin International Film Festival. “Tom Tykwer is one of the highest-profile German directors and has established himself on the international stage as a great filmmaker. His outstanding talent and innovative trademark have been on display in a variety of film genres. We have gained a superb jury president in ...

 

Berlinale Classics 2018 Presents Das alte Gesetz (The Ancient Law) by E.A. Dupont – World Premiere of the Digitally Restored Ver

As part of the Berlinale Classics programme, the 68th Berlin International Film Festival will be presenting Ewald André Dupont's silent Das alte Gesetz (The Ancient Law, Germany, 1923) as a special screening with live music. The film, digitally restored under the auspices of the Deutsche Kinemathek, and accompanied by new music by French composer Philippe Schoeller, will have its world premiere on February 16, 2018 in the Friedrichstadt-Palast.   Das alte Gesetz (The Ancient ...

 

 

Wes Anderson’s Isle of Dogs to Open the 68th Berlinale, his 4th time with a film in Berlin

  The 68th Berlin International Film Festival will open at the Berlinale Palast on February 15, 2018 with the world premiere of Wes Anderson’s animated film Isle of Dogs. Anderson has previously presented three films in the Berlinale Competition: The Royal Tenenbaums (2002), The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2005), and The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) which opened the 64th Berlin International Film Festival and won the Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize. “I’m most delighte...

 

 

Berlinale Talents 2018 Is Sharing Secrets

Berlinale Talents 2018 delves into the hidden worlds of film. With the theme “Secrets”, the 16th edition of the Berlinale’s networking platform focuses on the messages behind cinematic stories and images, and on unexplored paths into the film business. 250 international Talents and over 100 experts, mentors and Berlinale guests reveal their secrets of success and address the increasingly urgent social and political issues of how we share, disclose and protect knowled...

 

Retrospective 2018 – “Weimar Cinema Revisited”

The Retrospective of the 68th Berlin International Film Festival will focus on the great variety of cinema in the Weimar era. Some one hundred years ago, at the end of World War I and the dawn of the Weimar Republic, one of the most productive and influential phases in German filmmaking began unfolding, a creative era that went on to shape international perception of the country’s film culture, even to the present day. For “Weimar Cinema Revisited”, the festival will ...

 

 

Berlinale World Cinema Fund: Latest Funding Recommendations

At the 27th jury session of the World Cinema Fund (WCF), the juries recommended contributing to the funding of 10 film projects. Six films from Chile, Argentina, Vietnam, Brazil and Paraguay have been nominated for production funding. In the additional WCF Europe funding programme, the jury has recommended funding the production of a project from Morocco. In the special programme WCF Africa, they have recommended funding a Sudanese project. Two films have received recommendations for...

 

Improvements at the 2018 European Film Market:

EFM expands the programme in 2018 “DocSalon” is the new meeting point for the documentary film trade   The European Film Market (EFM), hosting more than 9,000 participants annually and serving as the focal point of the film trade during the Berlinale, is improving its attractions for producers.   The “EFM Producers Hub” - an initiative tailored to the needs of producers at the EFM and providing producers with free consultations on financing and distribu...

 

All serial formats at the Berlinale to be presented at Zoo Palast in 2018

The Berlinale Special Seriesprogramme, highly successful since its introduction three years ago, will run under the new name Berlinale Series and move to the new venue Zoo Palast for the 2018 festival. In 2015 the Berlinale was the first A-festival worldwide to create an individual special programme for series within the official programme. In doing so, the Berlin International Film Festival started a new trend and gave the high-quality serial narrative format a prominent platf...

 

Berlinale World Cinema Fund: New Funding Nominations

Berlinale World Cinema Fund: New Funding Nominations - artistically, structurally and geographically diverse   At the 26th jury session of the Berlinale’s World Cinema Fund (WCF), the juries recommended contributing to the funding of 13 film projects. Five film projects from Bangladesh, Palestine, Brazil, Afghanistan and Uruguay were nominated for production funding. In the additional WCF Europe funding programme, four projects from Tunisia, Brazil, Argentina and Egypt were no...

 

Focus on Canada at coming EFM 2018

from left to right: Michel Pradier (Director Project Financing, Telefilm Canada), Marielle Poupelin (Director International Promotion, Telefilm Canada), EFM President Beki Probst, Berlinale Director Dieter Kosslick and EFM Director Matthijs Wouter Knol at the signing of the contract © Loïc Thébaud In 2018, Canada will be the next “Country in Focus” at the European Film Market (EFM) of the Berlin International Film Festival. The EFM’s “Country in Foc...

 

 

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Follow our India correspondant,Siraj Syed, reporting from Goa at The International Film Festival of India (IFFI), Asia’s oldest and India’s biggest film festival.

Since its inception in 1952, IFFI has aimed to nurture and inspire Indian cinema and introduce it to the world outside as well as the many audiences that coexist in this vast and diverse country.

The glorious state of Goa has hosted this esteemed festival since 2004, through the Entertainment Society of Goa (ESG), the nodal agency appointed by the Government.
Although the festival itself is organized by the Directorate of Film Festivals, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and the Government of India, it is done in collaboration with the State Government of Goa and the Indian Film Industry. IFFI is also recognized by the International Federation of Film Producer’s Association (FIAPP).

IFFI helps in contributing to the understanding and appreciation of film cultures of different nations through the diversity displayed within its film selection. As each year IFFI brings with it the latest critically acclaimed films, brilliant masterclasses and workshops by renowned personalities, and visits from several celebrities in the film industry, both national and international.http://iffigoa.org/about/

IFFI Goa 2017, XVIII: 55 years of Bondage

IFFI Goa 2017, XVIII: 55 years of Bondage A thousand eyebrows were raised at the inclusion of a James Bond package in the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) Goa 2017. This was a first retrospect/tribute dedicated to a fictional character, the British MI6 spy who first appeared on screen in 1962. It was hotly debated whether the idea had any merit, considering retrospectives were hitherto confined to directors and countries. As many as nine Bond capers were screened, and at the cost ...

 

05.12.2017 | Siraj Syed's blog

Shashi Kapoor gone? What a huge loss!

Shashi Kapoor gone? What a huge loss! Nine years ago, the Pune International Film Festival honoured Shashi Kapoor with a Life-time Achievement Award. He had already suffered a stroke and could only mumble, yet his presence lit up the auditorium. I felt privileged to have contributed his profile to the official brochure of the festival, but a tear ran down my cheek as he was given the award. As the news of his passing away came in an hour ago, I felt deeply distraught. We had worked together i...

 

04.12.2017 | Siraj Syed's blog

IFFI Goa 2017, XVII: Films and ratings

IFFI Goa 2017, XVII: Films and ratings For the first time in many years, I decided not to write while the festival was on, and catch-up on as many films as possible. Of course, I did attend two Open Forums and two dinners, but that was about all that kept me away from watching movies. That, and my inability to wake-up early enough to catch the morning screenings. Here’s a brief description of the films I managed to catch, and their ratings on a scale of 0-*****. A few were insufferable...

 

03.12.2017 | Siraj Syed's blog

IFFI Goa 2017, XVI: Self regulation is very important for documentary film-makers

*In quoting me, the word creditability has been used. 'Credibility' is the correct word.  *The clubbing of Films Division in the same quote is out of context as FD does not post news on social media. *Mike Pandey's Green Oscar winning film is titled Shores of Silence, not Whale Shark Hunting, as the report says. Incidentally, Mike Pandey is the President of the Indian Documentary Producers' Association and a former Chairman of the IFFI Steering Committee. (This writer t...

 

01.12.2017 | Siraj Syed's blog

IFFI Goa 2017, XV: UnSeen Durga and the Nude that nobody saw

IFFI Goa 2017, XV: UnSeen Durga and the Nude that nobody saw Among the many controversies and shake-ups that IFFI Goa 2107, one concerns the exclusion of two Indian films from the Indian Panorama. S*** Durga (name altered under instructions from the Central Board of Film Certification) and Nude. Durga was made by a Keralite director in Kerala while Nude is a Marathi film. The former uses Durga only as an allegory and there is no reference to the deity, while the latter is a docu-feature on th...

 

05.12.2017 | Siraj Syed's blog

IFFI Goa 2017, XIV: Open Forum: 'Social media an enabler, not competitor for documentary filmmaking'

IFFI Goa 2017, XIV: Open Forum: 'Social media an enabler, not competitor for documentary filmmaking' Panellists, however, added a caveat that the authenticity of videos needs to be verified as they have the potential to create social unrest. 27 Nov 2017 12:57 IST The Open Forum organised by IDPA (Independent* Documentary Producers' Association) on Sunday, 26 November, was the topic, 'Crowding the social media: Is documentary only source of genuine information?'  &nb...

 

01.12.2017 | Siraj Syed's blog

IFFI Goa 2017, XIII: Open Forum-Film personalities rue abuse of technology

IFFI Goa 2017, XIII: Open Forum-Film personalities rue abuse of technology 26 Nov 2017 06:59 IST By Blessy Chettiar The Indian Documentary Producers’ Association organised its first Open Forum this year at the 48th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Panaji, Goa. The topic — Are actors losing control due to changing technologies? — was passionately debated by French filmmaker Pierre Assouline, former senior producer of Doordarshan Syam GK, Odia film Khyanikaa...

 

01.12.2017 | Siraj Syed's blog

IFFI Goa 2017, XII: Winners’ List, and a few regrets

IFFI Goa 2017, XII: Winners’ List, and a few regrets It was an evening of regret. At the closing ceremony of the 48th International Film Festival of India (IFFI), which concluded in Panaji, Goa on November 28, six films/directors made it to the top, of which I had seen only 30% of one, the only one to win two prizes. Why I did not see the others, and why only 30% of a particular one will be explained below. But first, the LIST. Films  (In absentia) 1. Morocco-born French Directo...

 

01.12.2017 | Siraj Syed's blog

IFFI Goa 2017, XI: International Competition to feature 3 Indian entries and 12 country premieres

IFFI Goa 2017, XI: International Competition to feature 3 Indian entries and 12 country premieres Village Rockstars, the mouse that roared, the sleeper that rocked the Mumbai Film Festival and the International Children’s Film Festival of India, a few weeks ago is one of the entries selected for the International Competition section of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI), Goa, November 20-28. Iran’s A Man of Integrity, winner of the Un Certain Regard prize at Cannes th...

 

19.11.2017 | Siraj Syed's blog

IFFI Goa 2017, X: Big names, big awards

IFFI Goa 2017, X: Big names, big awards Two days before the curtain is opens on the International Film Festival of India (IFFI), the Press Information Bureau (PIB) has issued a release listing the highlights of the annual festival. Here’s lowdown: 195 films from over 82 countries will be shown, of which there will be 10 World Premierès, 10 Asian and International premierès and over 64 Indian premierès as part of the Official programme. It was also announced that w...

 

18.11.2017 | Siraj Syed's blog

Bose Dead or Alive: Rajkummar Rao in thriller take on Indian freedom fighter

Bose Dead or Alive: Rajkummar Rao in thriller take on Indian freedom fighter If you were a patriot and freedom seeker in the British colonial India of the 1920s-1940s, you either believed in non-violent struggle, a movement led by ‘Mahatma’ Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi or the increasingly violent approach of ‘Netaji’ Subhas Chandra Bose. Mahatma means great soul and Netaji translates as leader. Both belonged to the Congress party, but when Bose called for armed struggle,...

 

18.11.2017 | Siraj Syed's blog

Tumhari Sulu, review: BALAN sing act

Tumhari Sulu, review: BALAN sing act An aspiring film-maker was driving back from work one night in Mumbai and caught a late night phone-in show on local FM radio. That’s all it took. His launch feature had been shelved and he needed another project to make the million dollar move, from ad and promo films to the big screen. The writer in him got cracking, working backwards, from the sexy female voice on the speaker to a peppy house-wife alter ego of the self same. The man’s name i...

 

17.11.2017 | Siraj Syed's blog

IFFI Goa 2017, IX: TV Sponsorship package still open

IFFI Goa 2017, IX: TV Sponsorship package still open National Film Development Corporation (NFDC) on its home page has listed the following Proposal as the No. 1 item under News. It invites proposals for sponsorship of TV coverage of the 48th International Film Festival of India (IFFI), Goa, November 2017. Event Details:              • Ground Event: IFFI at Panjim Goa from 20thto 28th November 2017.    ...

 

15.11.2017 | Siraj Syed's blog

IFFI Goa 2017, VIII: Message of Sunit Tandon, Festival Director

IFFI Goa 2017, VIII: Message of Sunit Tandon, Festival Director In the run-up to the International Film Festival of India, Panaji, Goa, November 20-28, I continue to monitor the news and developments. Here’s one link I found: http://iffigoa.org/indian-cinema-catalogue-2017/ At the bottom is a button called Download. When you click on it, you get: Sorry! Page not Found Back To Home However, on the second link, found right next to the above link, http://iffigoa.org/international-cin...

 

15.11.2017 | Siraj Syed's blog

IFFI Goa 2017, VII: Pablo César’s film on Tagore to close IFFI 2017

IFFI Goa 2017, VII: Pablo César’s film on Tagore to close IFFI 2017  Head of the Indian Panorama Selection Jury, eminent director of raved films like Kahaani, Sujoy Ghosh, did not like the turn the selection saga was taking, and has decided to disassociate himself with this decision. The gesture is merely symbolic, as the selection process has long been completed and the festival screenings of Panorama Films will begin on 21st November, less than seven days from now. No...

 

14.11.2017 | Siraj Syed's blog

IFFI Goa 2017, VI: Sexy Durga and Nude--two films you will not see

IFFI Goa 2017, VI: Sexy Durga and Nude--two films you will not see Since the first screening as a work in progress film in the NFDC Film Bazaar, held in Goa, 2016, Sexy Durga (Malayalam) received good reviews from the viewers. Also talked about ever since it was launched was the Marathi film, Nude. Both were selected by the selections juries to be shown at the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) Goa 2017, which begins in a week from now. Both have since been removed from the list, an...

 

13.11.2017 | Siraj Syed's blog

IFFI Goa 2017, V: Majidi’s Made in India ‘Beyond the Clouds’ is opening film

IFFI Goa 2017, V: Majidi’s Made in India ‘Beyond the Clouds’ is opening film Oscar-nominated Iranian director Majid Majidi (Children of Heaven, The Colour of Paradise) a favourite among Indian cine-buffs, will show his Made in India film at the 48th. International Film Festival of India (IFFI), Goa. It will be the opening film, also marking its Indian première, on 20 November. Malavika Mohanan stars in the film, which marks the debut of Ishaan Khatter. This was confir...

 

13.11.2017 | Siraj Syed's blog

IFFI Goa 2017, IV: No Director, no Jt. Director, but the Indian film lists are out

IFFI Goa 2017, IV: No Director, no Jt. Director, but the Indian film lists are out Press Information Bureau (PIB), Mumbai, is largely invested with managing the media at International Film Festival of India (IFFI). Their home page has the following address: http://pibmumbai.gov.in/# On this home page, you are greeted with a pop up about the government’s cleanliness drive. Click on the cross at the top right hand corner there, and the pop-up closes. Now you are led to a site whose addr...

 

12.11.2017 | Siraj Syed's blog

IFFI Goa 2017, III: Three organisations, two lists and we are still clueless

IFFI Goa 2017, III: Three organisations, two lists and we are still clueless Attempts at getting any current information about the organising or the content of the 48th International Film Festival of India (IFFI), 20-28 November, 2017, Panaji, Goa, have met with no success. In this context, the confirmation of my accreditation (and I hope that of many others qualifying journalists, critics and photographers who had applied) has been received by email, a month after applying. That said, here i...

 

10.11.2017 | Siraj Syed's blog

My Little Pony-The Movie, review: Rainbow in her pony tail

My Little Pony-The Movie, review: Rainbow in her pony tail Featuring the universe of the 1986 debut, My Little Pony: The Movie, the 2017 franchise, takes us back to the good old world of traditional animation, which is a rarity in the days of VFX, CGI and Motion Capture. A veritable feast of colours and dream architecture keep you enchanted and entranced for 99 minutes, and it matters little that the series is a spin-off from Equestrian Girls, a Hasbro Toys venture, targeted at, who else? You...

 

10.11.2017 | Siraj Syed's blog

A Bad Moms Christmas, review: Santa is a stripper

A Bad Moms Christmas, review: Santa is a stripper They don’t bother giving any back-stories, and none are needed in this sequel to the 2016 outing. Christmas and Bad Mom specialists (Bad Dads is coming) Jon Lucas and Scott Moore team-up once again to debrief what Christmas and happiness is all about, and span it across three generations of American families. A Bad Moms Christmas peppers its script with a dozen stereo-types, and then proceeds to revel in ripping them apart, in the most i...

 

08.11.2017 | Siraj Syed's blog

IFFI Goa 2017, II: The Countdown has begun, but who is counting?

IFFI Goa 2017, II: The Countdown has begun, but who is counting? Hitherto, the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) was organised by the Directorate of Film Festivals (DFF), Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB), Central Government of India (all in New Delhi), in collaboration with various other Ministry units. The media relations were handled solely by the Press Information Bureau (PIB). When the annual event moved to Goa and set base there, a special body was created by the ...

 

07.11.2017 | Siraj Syed's blog

IFFI Goa 2017, I: Delegate Registrations and Committees

IFFI Goa 2017, I: Delegate Registrations and Committees International Film Festival of India (IFFI) 2017 will be held in Panaji Goa, from the 20th to the 28th November. It has been held annually in the tourist haven since 2005. Registrations are open till November 10, on https://my.iffigoa.org/ IFFI’s has grown from 23 participating countries in 1952, to 100 countries in 2017. Three main committees spearhead the organisation of the effectively nine day event: The Preview (selection) C...

 

07.11.2017 | Siraj Syed's blog

(Top, L-R) VR_I, Credit: Courtesy of Sundance Institute;The Sun Ladies VR, Credit: Lucid Dreams Productions; DICKGIRL 3D(X), Credit: Cinesaurus. (Bottom, L-R)  On My Way, Credit: Courtesy of Sundance Institute; Frankenstein AI: A Monster Made by Many, Credit: Courtesy of Sundance Institute; Awavena, Credit: Tashka Yawawnawa/Lance Troxel.
 

Innovative Independent and Experimental Work to Premiere, Including Artificial Intelligence, Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality Storytelling, Site-Specific Installations, Films and Live Performances

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The 2nd International Film Festival & Awards • Macao (IFFAM) officially opened today with a Gala screening of box office and critical hit PADDINGTON 2. IFFAM Artistic Director Mike Goodridge, President of Organizing Committee of IFFAM Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes, and IFFAM Organizing Committee Executive Vice-President Alvin Chau welcomed an international line-up of guests at this evening’s red carpet event, which was hosted by Dodo Cheng and Bob Lam at the Macao Cultural Centre. Also in attendance were IFFAM Organising Committee Vice Presidents Cecilia Tse and Cheng Wai Tong, Secretary General Alice Azedo Augusto and Head of Festival Management Lorna Tee.

IFFAM is organized by Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) and Macau Film & Television Productions and Culture Association (MFTPA), co-organized with Cultural Affairs Bureau (Macao), Civil & Municipal Affairs Bureau (Macao), supported by Macao Foundation, with the Melco Resorts & Entertainment, Galaxy Entertainment Group, Wynn Resorts (Macau) S.A and Sands China Limited as Premium sponsors, and Suncity Group as Special sponsor. IFFAM aims to bring members of the local and international film community together to create opportunities for cultural, creative and business collaboration, and to provide an avenue to the world of film for local audiences.

Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture of the Macao SAR Government Alexis Tam and President of Organizing Committee of IFFAM Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes (Director of Macao Government Tourism Office) were present at the opening ceremony.

Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes commented: “With ‘An Avenue to the World of Films’ as our theme this year, the festival spotlights first and second time feature filmmakers to inspire young industry professionals to soar higher. From around the world we have also selected a range of remarkable films highly worthy of the audiences’ appreciation and offering a springboard for young filmmakers to forge their careers in the industry. We hope the effect of the festival will bring long term benefits for the development of the film, cultural, creative and tourism industries in Macao, as well as adding momentum to Macao’s quest to be a world centre of tourism and leisure. Macao has recently been designated as a Creative City of Gastronomy by UNESCO so a wonderful feast of cinematic and gastronomic experiences awaits our visitors.”

Guests who walked the red carpet included:

·         The IFFAM Competition Jury, headed by Jury President Laurent Cantet, with Jury members: Joan Chen, Jessica Hausner, Lawrence Osborne and Royston Tan

·         Festival Talent Ambassadors: Miriam Yeung, Jeremy Renner and Doh Kyung-soo (aka D.O.). During the ceremony Jeremy Renner was presented with the Macau East West Actor of the Year Award by Alexis Tam, Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture of the Macao SAR Government, and Alvin Chau, President of Macao Film & Television Productions and Culture Association and Executive Vice-President of the Organizing Committee of the IFFAM. 

·         NETPAC Jury members: Clare Stewart, Johnny Ma and Hassan Muthalib

·         International film festival directors: Smriti Kiran, Ed Lejano, Elad Samorzik, Sabrina Baracetti and Takeo Hisamatsu.

·         Directors and Festival Ambassadors Shekhar Kapur and Choi Dong-hun.

·         Filmmakers, actors and actresses including:  Natalia Garagiola, Benjamin Domenech, Matias Roveda, Lautaro Bettoni, Lola Dueñas, Santiago Gallelli, Fredrik Wikström Nicastro, Asa Butterfield, Xin Yukun, Song Yang, Guy de Beaujeu, Simon Reade, Chan Ka Keong, Yukihiro Morigaki, Yukino Kishii, Kazuyuki Kitaki, Im Sang-soo, Martin Koolhoven, Ivan Sen, Liew Seng Tat, Ofir Raul Graizer, Roy Miller, Benny Lau, Patrick Kong, Calvin Poon, Wilson Chin, Choi Dooho and Philipp Moravetz.

Also joining industry guests on the red carpet were the IFFAM Advisory and Programming teams, MSAR government officials and consul generals.

Local broadcaster Teledifusão de Macau (TDM) broadcast the red carpet and opening ceremony and will broadcast the closing night ceremony and Awards live on 14 December.

The festival will showcase the best of Asian and international cinema with a programme of ten Competition films, three Galas, six Flying Daggers and eleven Special Presentations The Crossfire section sees six genre film directors present their chosen genre favorites while ten award-winning feature films from major international festivals screen in Best of Fest. Special guests will include director Pang Ho-cheung, who takes part in a Masterclass, Asian superstar Michelle Yeoh, who is the subject of this year’s In Focus, and German acting legend Udo Kier, who receives a Career Achievement Award.

In addition, the IFFAM Project Market will welcome 14 projects, each represented by its director and/or producer, to this developing destination for industry professionals seeking original opportunities for the co-production and co-financing of their film projects. Project Market Partners are the Sitges Festival (Spain), the Blood Window

Lab at Ventana Sur Market (Argentina) and the Frontières Lab (Canada). The Award sponsors are IFFAM Project Market 2017, Hairun Pictures, Huace Pictures and Ivanhoe Pictures.

The Festival will close on 14 December with a star-studded awards ceremony. The Competition award winner will receive a cash prize of US$60,000 and a trophy designed by three time Oscar-winning production designer Dante Ferretti, while there will also be an Audience Award presented to one of the films in Competition, with the ‘Eyes of the Audience’ trophy designed by local resident Cheong Wai Pan, winner of the Macao Trophy Design competition. 

The 2nd International Film Festival & Awards‧Macao runs from 8-14 December 2017.  The full line-up and additional information on the Festival can be found at http://www.iffamacao.com/en/

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Notes to editors:

ORGANISING COMMITTEE

The 2nd IFFAM Organizing Committee comprises governmental representatives and film professionals. MGTO Director Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes takes up the role of President, while President of Cultural Affairs Bureau Leung Hio Ming, President of Management Committee of Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau José Tavares and President of Macau Films & Television Productions and Culture Association Alvin Chau are the Executive Vice Presidents of the IFFAM Organizing Committee.  

INTERNATIONAL PROFESSIONAL TEAM 

The International Professional Team for IFFAM includes Festival Director, Head of Festival Management, Ambassadors, an International Advisory Board as well as International Consultants. Mike Goodridge and Lorna Tee are Artistic Director and Head of Festival Management respectively.

The International Advisory Board consists of five film experts from the East and the West, including Chinese film director and producer Huang Jianxin, veteran Asia-Pacific based producer Michael J. Werner; Korean producer Oh Jungwan; Hong Kong producer and distribution expert Nansun Shi, French producer Philippe Carcassone, Chinese producer and film critic San Mu and renowned producer Luís Urbano from Portugal.

Ambassadors for the 2nd IFFAM include renowned Hong Kong director John Woo, last year’s jury president Shekhar Kapur, Hong Kong writer/director Pang Ho-cheung, Italian producer Gianni Nunnari, and South Korean director Choi Dong-hoon.  Talent Ambassadors are Asian actress and singer Miriam Yeung, Hollywood star Jeremy Renner, action movie star Donnie Yen and Korean actor and singer Doh Kyung-soo (aka D.O.).

The team of International Consultants in charge of film selection includes Giovanna Fulvi for China, Hong Kong and Taiwan; Aseem Chhabra for India; Violeta Bava for Latin America; Fionnuala Halligan for the United Kingdom and Europe; and Hiromi Aihara for Japan. June Wu returns as the Head of Industry for the 2nd IFFAM.

The Team of Honorary Advisors includes Maggie Ma, Chief Officer, Corporate Communications and Corporate Affairs, Melco Resorts & Entertainment; Jorge Neto Valente, Group Advisor, Galaxy Entertainment Group; Linda Chen, President and Executive Director of Wynn Resorts (Macau) S.A; Dr. Wilfred Wong, President of Sands China Ltd. 

The 17th River to River Florence Indian Film Festival opened  7th December, at 8.30 pm, with the screening of Newton by Amit Masurkar.

The Festival, under the Patronage of the Embassy of India, will take place at cinema La Compagnia (Via Cavour, 50 rosso) and will close on 12th December, with the screening of Omertà by Hansal Mehta.
The complete programme can be found on the website: http://www.rivertoriver.it/en/prtr2017

As a pre-opening event, the photo exhibition Instant Kharma by Wolfgang Zurborn will take place at Fondazione Studio Marangoni (Via San Zanobi, 19 rosso), on 7th December at 6 pm.

Wishing you all much success on the festival circuit!

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Blerta Zeqiri’s The Marriage (Martesa) wins two awards at PÖFF | Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival

The debut film ‘The Marriage’ directed by a well-known kosovan director Blerta Zeqiri won two awards at the closing ceremony of Tallinn Black Nights on Friday 2nd of December. The film was competing on the ‘First Feature Competition’ category where among 15 other debut films, won the Fipresci Award and Special Jury Prize for the Ensemble of Cast. The director Blerta Zeqiri on the closing ceremony stated: ‘Being here in Tallinn and premiering our film here was...

 

05.12.2017 | Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival's blog

Media Luna’s DIFFERENT KINDS OF RAIN wins in Tallinn

  Germany based world sales company Media Luna adds an Award to one of its freshest acquisitions: Different Kinds of Rain by Isa Prahl, winner of Best Film at the First Feature Competition of the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival. Produced by Made in Germany’s Melanie Andernach, starring two of the most acclaimed German actors, Bibiana Beglau (Silver Bear for best actress in The Legend of Rita) and Bjarne Mädel (24 Weeks, Berlinale 2016), enriched by the score of Volker B...

 

04.12.2017 | Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival's blog

Awards of the 21st Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival

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Sundance Jan. 18-28 in Park City, Utah

 

Sundance 2018 selects 110 Independent Films From 29 Countries

  (Top, L-R) The Miseducation of Cameron Post, Credit: Jeong Park, Anote’s Ark, Credit: Matthieu Rytz; Search, Credit: Juan Sebastian Baron. (Bottom, L-R) King In the Wilderness, Credit: Flip Schulke Archives/Getty Images, The Kindergarten Teacher, Credit: Courtesy of Sundance Institute, Half the Picture, Credit: Ashly Covington. Sundance Institute showcases bold, independent s...

 

Premiere features in Sundance 2018

PREMIERES A showcase of world premieres of some of the most highly anticipated narrative films of the coming year. Films that have premiered in this category in recent years include The Big Sick, Call Me By Your Name, Boyhood and Mudbound.   A Kid Like Jake / U.S.A. (Director: Silas Howard, Screenwriter: Daniel Pearle, Producers: Jim Parsons, Todd Spiewak, Eric Norsoph, Paul Bernon, Rachel Song) — As married couple Alex and Greg navigate their roles as parents to a young son who...

 

 

Sundance 2018 for Kids

KIDS This section of the Festival is especially for our youngest independent film fans. Programmed in cooperation with Utah Film Center, which presents the annual Tumbleweeds Film Festival, Utah’s premiere film festival for children and youth. Films that have played in this category in recent years include My Life as a Zucchini, The Eagle Huntress and Shaun the Sheep.   Lu Over the Wall / Japan (Director: Masaaki Yuasa, Screenwriters: Reiko Yoshida, Masaaki Yuasa, Producer: Euny...

 

Spotlight section in Sundance 2018

SPOTLIGHT The Spotlight program is a tribute to the cinema we love from throughout the past year. Films that have played in this category in recent years include Lunchbox, Ida, Raw and The Lobster.   BEAST / United Kingdom (Director and screenwriter: Michael Pearce, Producers: Ivana MacKinnon, Lauren Dark, Kristian Brodie) — In a small island community, a troubled young woman falls for a mysterious outsider who empowers her to escape from her oppressive family. When he comes und...

 

Midnight Madness and Comedy in Sundance

MIDNIGHT From horror and comedy to works that defy genre classification, these films will keep you wide awake, even at the most arduous hour. Films that have premiered in this category in recent years include The Little Hours, The Babadook and Get Out.   Arizona / U.S.A. (Director: Jonathan Watson, Screenwriter: Luke Del Tredici, Producers: Dan Friedkin, Bradley Thomas, Ryan Friedkin, Danny McBride, Brandon James) — Set in the midst of the 2009 housing crisis, this darkly comedi...

 

Documentary Premieres in Sundance 2018

DOCUMENTARY PREMIERES Renowned filmmakers and films about far-reaching subjects comprise this section highlighting our ongoing commitment to documentaries. Films that have premiered in this category in recent years include An Inconvenient Sequel, The Hunting Ground, Going Clear and What Happened, Miss Simone?   Bad Reputation / U.S.A. (Director: Kevin Kerslake, Screenwriter: Joel Marcus, Producers: Peter Afterman, Carianne Brinkman) — A look at the life of Joan Jett, from her ...

 

Next in Sundance 2018

NEXT Pure, bold works distinguished by an innovative, forward-thinking approach to storytelling populate this program. Digital technology paired with unfettered creativity promises that the films in this section will shape a "greater" next wave in American cinema. Films that have premiered in this category in recent years include A Ghost Story, Tangerine and A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night. Presented by Adobe. 306 Hollywood / U.S.A., Hungary (Directors: Elan Bogarín, Jon...

 

World Documentary competition

Twelve documentaries by some of the most courageous and extraordinary international filmmakers working today. Films that have premiered in this category in recent years include Motherland, Last Men in Aleppo, Joshua: Teenager vs Superpower and Hooligan Sparrow.   A Polar Year / France (Director: Samuel Collardey, Screenwriters: Samuel Collardey, Catherine Paillé, Producer: Grégoire Debailly) — Anders leaves his native Denmark for a teaching position in rural Gre...

 

US Documentary competition Sundance 2018

U.S. DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION Sixteen world-premiere American documentaries that illuminate the ideas, people and events that shape the present day. Films that have premiered in this category in recent years include Chasing Coral, Life, Animated, Cartel Land and City of Gold.   Bisbee '17 / U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Robert Greene, Producers: Douglas Tirola, Susan Bedusa, Bennett Elliott) — An old mining town on the Arizona-Mexico border finally reckons with its dar...

Sundance Institute Announces 2018 Sundance Ignite Fellows

  Fifteen Filmmakers Ages 18 to 24 Selected from Short Film Competition to Receive Year of Creative and Professional Mentorship, All-Expenses-Paid Trip to 2018 Sundance Film Festival   ...

Cloud 21 and Kultura PR Present “Indie Film Showcase At Park City”

Cloud21 (www.cloud21.com) and Kultura PR (www.kulturapr.com) are pleased to present the” Indie Film Showcase At Park City” that will be held during Sundance Film Festival on January 21st at 2 PM at Bodega on Main.  The by-invitation only event will feature a six person panel that includes entertainment industry veteran,  E! co-founder Larry Namer. Namer is the president/CEO of Metan Global Entertainment Group (www.metanglobalentertainment.com), a multi-media company focu...

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2017 IFP Gotham Award winners announced

This past Monday evening we announced the winners of the 27th Annual IFP Gotham Awards at our awards ceremony hosted by John Cameron Mitchell and held at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City.   Luca Guadagnino's Call Me By Your Name won the Best Feature and Breakthrough Actor (Timothée Chalamet) awards, while Jordan Peele's Get Out took home Breakthrough Director, Best Screenplay, and the Audience Award.  ...

 

 

Winners of the inaugural ATF Animation Pitch and second ATF Formats Pitch unveiled

 

WINNERS OF INAUGURAL ATF ANIMATION PITCH AND SECOND ATF FORMATS PITCH UNVEILED Inaugural ATF Animation Pitch prizes goes to Taiwanese producer, while Indonesian entry tops ATF Formats Pitch   Singapore, 30 November 2017 – After an exciting round of on-stage pitches where producers from all over Asia presented their ideas, winners of the inaugural Asia TV Forum & Market (ATF) Animation Pitch and second ATF Formats Pitch were unveiled today.   studio2 Animation Lab from ...

 

Highlights and Winners 33rd International Short Film Festival Berlin 2017

33rd International Short Film Festival Berlin 2017 took place 20 - 26 November 2017 With an overall audience of 21,000 the interfilm – 33rd International Short Film Festival Berlin came to a successful close on Sunday 26 November. 500 films from 80 countries were shown in seven festival days. Prizes totalling € 32,000 were conferred in six competitions. The festival team celebrated the eclectic world of short film in four Berlin districts with 700 accredited guests, 300 of ...

 

The 2nd International Film Festival & Awards • Macao honours Udo Kier with Career Achievement Award

The 2nd International Film Festival & Awards • Macao (IFFAM) today announced that Udo Kier will be the recipient of this year’s Career Achievement Award.   Kier will be in Macao to receive the award and will also attend a Flying Daggers presentation of Brawl in Cell Block 99. The German born actor’s career has spanned over 50 years and more than 300 films. He has worked with some of the most acclaimed and controversial directors of the last five decades, includi...

 

Awards of The Zoom Festival, International Festival of Televised Fiction and Formats,

The Zoom Festival, International Festival of Televised Fiction and Formats, celebrated its 15th edition this year, in Igualada and Barcelona. This year’s awards list has been for: Best Film Award from the official jury Charité (República Txeca, 2016) by Sönke Wortmann is a period miniseries set in 1888 that tells stories of patients and workers of the Berlin Charité. This medical center hosts, among others, Ida Lenze, a young mainadera with acu...

 

SAFF Project Market 2017 reveals "The Hunted" and “Mina-Anud” as top winners

 ScreenSingapore, together with Southeast Asian Audio-Visual Association (SAAVA) and Ties That Bind: Asia/Europe Producers Workshop (TTB), today announced two projects from Indonesia and The Philippines as winners of the third Southeast Asian Film Financing (SAFF) Project Market. “The Hunted” took home the Aurora Producing Award, RED Digital Camera Award as well as The Yellow Box Soundscape Award, while “Mina-Anud” won the Basecamp Colour Prize.   With three s...

 

The IndieFEST Film Awards Announces Latest Winners!

The IndieFEST is proud to announce the latest winners. Congratulations to all the filmmakers who participated in the current season!The awards go to those filmmakers who produce fresh, standout entertainment and compelling documentaries. The IndieFEST is a top-tier international awards competition. It honors professionals, established and emerging, who demonstrate exceptional achievement in craft and creativity. The goal of The IndieFEST is to help the winners of this coveted award achiev...

 

11th Asia Pacific Screen Awards

42 films from 25 Asia Pacific countries and areas will be honoured across 13 exciting award categories from Best Performance by an Actress to Best Feature Film. Hosted by acclaimed Australian actor David Wenham and pop-culture-icon and journalist Lee Lin Chin, the awards are attended by the region's leading names and will celebrate this year's best in cinema. BEST FEATURE FILM Sweet Country Australia Produced by Greer SIMPKIN, David JOWSEY Co-Produced by David TRANTER ...

 

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ARY FILM FESTIVAL The largest festival in Pakistan April 2018

After a successful and commendable execution of ARY Film Festival in 2017, the festival is back again for its second edition in 2018 for which submissions are now open till December  31st 2017.

The 3 day festival commenced in May 2017 and screened 33 films, which were shortlisted by the jury from around 400 entries received from all over the world. Apart from the regular entries, the festival also came up with special screenings of internationally acclaimed films such as Maheen Zia’s ‘Lyari Notes’, ‘Brave Heart: The Lizzie Velazquez Story’ contributed by the American Film Showcase and Anjum Shehzad’s ‘Mah e Mir’.  Additionally, Academy award winner Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy’s ‘Song of Lahore’ was also premiered at the festival. Delhi International Film Festival was also one of the collaborating partners of the festival.

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The Julien Dubuque International Film Festival (April 26 – 29, 2018) is calling for your film

December 18, 2017  Regular Deadline I January 8, 2018  

Voted one of the top 50 Film Festivals worth the Submission Fee in 2016 AND 2017 by MovieMaker Magazine, the Julien Dubuque International Film Festival acknowledges emerging filmmakers from around the world, with a strong emphasis on discovering and encouraging new talent. In recognition of the time and talent of the independent filmmaker, awarding over $40,000 in cash and benefits, including a $10,000 Best of the Fest award.
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Culver City Film Festival December 5 – 11, 2017 calling for entries

Regular Deadline I December 4, 2017
The Culver City Film Festival will be December 5th-11th and will be held at Cinemark 18 and XD Howard Hughes Center. Additional venues to be announced soon. All submissions are only $25.00. Submissions are Open for shorts and features!!! Have your film screened in the heart of screen-land Culver City, CA and home of Sony Pictures and many film company's and distributors.

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NYC Independent Film Festival 2018

May 7 - May 13, 2018

November 30, 2017 Regular Deadline I  December 31, 2017  Late Deadline I January 31, 2018 Extended Deadline I

NYC Independent Film Festival is a celebration of the true independent filmmaker, documentaries, short and feature-length films, music videos, and animation. Whether a submission is comedic, dramatic, or something in between, The NYC Indie film Fest is eager to embrace fresh ideas and storytelling.

The festival aims to discover the Artist Filmmaker, showcasing them to the entertainment industry and the NYC public. All NYC Indie screenings take place in the historic center of NYC, Time Square which is the perfect home for an event geared toward creating incredible opportunities for independent voices.

NYC Indie Film Festival honors the Best in Category which includes Best Narrative Feature, Best Documentary, Best Short Documentary, Best Short Narrative, Best Super Short, Best Music Video, as well as Best Director and Best Screenplay.

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Sonoma International FilmFestival 

March 21 – 25, 2018

December 15, 2017 Regular Deadline I January 2, 2018 Late Deadline I January 29, 2018 Extended Deadline I

Submissions for 2018 Sonoma International FilmFestival (March 21-25, 2018) open on August 1, 2017.

Acceptances will be sent out by email in early February, 2018.  Please do not contact office before that date.

Thank you to all of our filmmakers for submitting your creative work to us. We had an unprecedented number of great films in 2017 and look forward to seeing all the submissions for the upcoming 21st SIFF.

Sonoma International Film Festival endeavors to celebrate the best in independent and international features, documentaries, and short films.  In Sonoma, it is all about the filmmakers.

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Fantasporto 2017 February 24 - March 4, 2017 PARTNER FESTIVAL WITH FILMFESTIVALS.COM Fantasporto’2018 | Oporto International Film Festival announces our Call for Film Entries for the 38th annual festival, running February 20th till March 4th. This Call is for Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi features and shorts in the Fantasy competition. The Director’s Week is for features only, in all genres except fantasy. Deadlines for Entries for 2018 edition are October 30th (Early Call) and December 5th (Final Call). Films can be submitted now using the film submission website www.fantasporto.com Fantasporto enjoys incredible loyalty and support from the large film-appreciating community all over the World. In the last edition, Fantasporto was attended by over 20,000 enthusiastic genre film fans and over 200 members of the film press and industry. Considered in 2015 as the first of the independent film festivals in the world by TRIPPER, Fantasporto is among the top film festivals  for the discovery of new talent, having revealed countless of now famous directors, producers and actors. Check the  Regulations on the site www.fantasporto.com. Fantasporto'sblog I Website  I Submit I  Facebook I Twitter I Contact Mario Dorminsky I Entry Form

 

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

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Entries Open August 15th. The EarlyBird Deadline is November 15th and the Main Entry Deadline is December 15th. These are "Postmark By Deadlines". If you enter Online by the January 15th Late/Final Deadline and we receive the physical entry by January 31st, your entry will still be reviewed by our judges. Due to popular demand, we have extended the Final Brick Wall Deadline to January 31st, online!

The 2018 Annual WorldFest-Houston International Film & Video Festival is now open for entries! Info on All Winners info is submitted to Seoul, Korea ~ Concorto, Italy & the USAFilmFestival, Dallas at no extra cost!

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 New Media Film Festival

June 12 -14, 2018

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

"Top 25 Festivals Worth The Entry Fee" - Movie Maker Magazine

"Makes the cutting edge accessible" - Huffington Post 

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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16th GARDEN STATE FILM FESTIVAL 

March 22 -25 , 2018
 

2018 Call for Entries December 1, 2017! 

 

The Garden State Film Festival is scheduled for March 22-25, 2018 in Asbury Park, NJ. Film, Screenplay and Movie Music competitions open July 1, 2017.   Make sure all of the INFORMATION you are submitting into the submission system  is CORRECT because  THAT information GOES RIGHT INTO OUR SYSTEM. 

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SCIFI WORLD

Filmfestivals com has an eye for SciFi: check our fantastic selection

CHIMERA by Maurice Haeems, SciFi Thriller October 2017 80 minutes Chimera features Emmy-nominee Henry Ian Cusick (Lost) and Oscar-nominee Kathleen Quinlan (Apollo 13) in the two leading roles. This is Maurice Heems' first feature film. A brilliant but disturbed scientist decides to freeze his children alive, while he races against time to cure their deadly genetic disease by unlocking the secret of immortality encoded within the DNA of the Turritopsis jellyfish. &..

Blood Window in Ventana Sur Full Program

Programa de actividades Blood Window 2017     27th     02:00 pm • 04:00 pm (Producers Lounge. 1 piso/ 1st Floor) Blood Window Meeting Tables. Day 1 Participe del programa de reuniones con los productores de los proyectos de Beyond the window. Be part on the Beyond the window´s scheduled meetings with the producers.  04:00 pm • 05:00 pm (Aula Magna. 1 piso/ 1st Floor) Panel 50 ...

 

 

French short wins the Méliès d'Or 2017: Expire by Magali Magistry.

The European Fantastic Film Festivals Federation (EFFFF) is pleased to announce the winners of the 21st Méliès d'Or competition for European fantastic film.  The Méliès d'Or for feature film was awarded to Thelma by Joachim Trier (Norway).   The Méliès d'Or for short film went to Expire by Magali Magistry (France).   This year's Méliès jury was composed of&...

 

Melies d'argent winner at San Sebastian Horror and Fantasy Festival 2017

And the winner at San Sebastián Horror and Fantasy Film Festival is ... The winner of the Silver Méliès at San Sebastian Horror and Fantasy Film Festival has been: Clanker Man (Ben Steiner) UK 11' ...

 

OtherWorlds 2017 announces full slate including Texas Premiere of Closing Film CURVATURE!

Other Worlds Austin SciFi Film Festival has announced its final wave of programming for Austin’s first and only SciFi film festival (Dec 7-10) at Flix Brewhouse. The slate includes the Texas premiere of Closing Night Film CURVATURE  the North American premieres of TUFTLAND and RESTORATION; the US Premiere of DEFECTIVE; and the special retro screening of the 1979 Disney classic THE BLACK HOLE, with Defender of the Universe Awardee director Gary Nelson.   In addi...

 

 

 

The Other World Austin Film Festival wil open with Event Horizon - 20th anniversary screening

2017 Poster - Out of Town Food Truck designed by tattoo and graphics artist David Poe The festival will open next week December 7 7:42PM EVENT HORIZON (20TH ANNIVERSARY SCREENING) LAUNCH FILM Technology with Unexpected Consequences Paul W.S. Anderson | USA | 96min | 1997 Writer: Philip Eisner Cast: Laurence Fishburne, Sam Neill, Kathleen Quinlan, Jason Isaacs A rescue crew in...

ECO CALLING

Filmfestivals com has an eye for Eco, Transition, Green and Conservationism cinema: check our fantastic selection

  "Ones to Watch for fests' by filmfestivals.com"    LIVING IN THE FUTURES PAST by Susan Kucera, an eco responsible documentary presented by Jeff Bridges. USA October 2017 - 83 minutes Website I Sneak peek 5 minutes edit I Request a screener I Sales by Vision Films I Jeff Bridges Academy Award Winner, Jeff Bridges presents this beautifully photographed tour de force of original thinking on who we are and the...

 

ANIMATION CALLING

 

MIAFF 5th edition wants your hot new animation films for 2018 EARLY BIRD until October 14!

MIAFF is bursting into its 5th edition and will be a spectacular 5th year birthday party! Call for entries are now open so take advantage of early bird rates until October 14 For festival strategy and consultation contact Animation Calling today! With hundreds of submissions from all over the world MIAFF 5 will be screening your film alongside  an ANIMAZING party to boot!     
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HORROR CALLING

Filmfestivals com has an eye for Horror and SciFi: check our fantastic selection

Films we curate for festivals Check our selection of 'Best for Fests' in th eHorror SciFi genre!   "Ones to Watch for fests' by filmfestivals.com"      CHIMERA by Maurice Haeems, SciFi Thriller October 2017 80 minutes Chimera features Emmy-nominee Henry Ian Cusick (Lost) and Oscar-nominee Kathleen Quinlan (Apollo 13) in the two leading roles. A brilliant but disturbed scientist decides to freeze his children alive,...

 

 

Silver Scream Fest is back!

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  Film & Screenplay Contest 2018 Deadline 13 April 2018 Submissions open for 13Horror.com's Film & Screenplay Contest 2018! Website I Twitter I Facebook I Profile on filmfestivals.com I SUBMIT I Contact 13Horror.com is back with THE go-to contes...

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Filmfestivals com has an eye for Docs: check our fantastic selection

"Ones to Watch for fests' by filmfestivals.com"    LIVING IN THE FUTURES PAST by Susan Kucera, an eco responsible documentary presented by Jeff Bridges. USA October 2017 - 83 minutes Website I Sneak peek 5 minutes edit I Request a screener I Sales by Vision Films I Jeff Bridges Academy Award Winner, Jeff Bridges presents this beautifully photographed tour de force of original thinking on who we are and the environ...

 

Docs selected for Sundance

U.S. DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION Sixteen world-premiere American documentaries that illuminate the ideas, people and events that shape the present day. Films that have premiered in this category in recent years include Chasing Coral, Life, Animated, Cartel Land and City of Gold.   Bisbee '17 / U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Robert Greene, Producers: Douglas Tirola, Susan Bedusa, Bennett Elliott) — An old mining town on the Arizona-Mexico border finally reckons with its dar...

 

IDFA 2017 Awards

On Wednesday November 22 in the Stadsschouwburg of Amsterdam the winners of the different competition programs were announced.   Click through to read the jury reports IDFA Award for Best Feature-Length Documentary                                   Mila Turajlic won the IDFA Award for Best Feature-Length Documentary (€ 15,000) for Th...

 

Video Interview with IDFA winner for best film: Mila Turajlic for The Other Side of Everything

  Last Week Mila Turajlic won the award for Best Feature-Length Documentary during IDFA 2017 with her film The Other Side of Everything. In this interview Mila talks more about her role as a filmmaker trying to make a portrait of her own family. The Other Side of Everything takes place within the walls of a sub-divided apartment in Belgrade. Capturing a family portrait (of Mila's own family) that symbolises the political unrest in the coun...

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Fest Forums hosted the World Premiere of Jeff Bridges and Susan Kucera's new Trailer for 'Living the Futures Past'

Filmfestivals.com' Bruno Chatelin, a partner and Advisory board member of Fest Forums, Lise Romanoff CEO of Vision Films and Susan Kucera the Director of Jeff Bridges Living the Futures Past are proud to bring Jeff Bridges at the conference where he is expected to hand an award for T-Bone Burnett November 18th. Stage 32 is the co-curator of FestForums film screenings and we will be featuring an incredible film lineup in the Cinetransfomer theater with Q&A moderated by Stage 32... 

 

 

FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION

Absinthe plays homage to the beautiful black and white old Hollywood stories and shares actual quotes from legends including James Brown, Janis Joplin, Frida Khalo and Marilyn Monroe. This avant-garde film stars two of France’s most beloved actresses Oscar-nominee Marie-Christine Barrault and Cesar-nominee Brigitte Fossey, as well as American actor Larry Cech. The film was directed by Michelle Figlarz and produced by Larry Cech, Raul Torres and Monica Cooper...

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Absinthe stars Academy Award nominee Marie-Christine Barrault and Cesar Award Nominee Brigitte Fossey

 

 

Studio 100 has taken over the New York-based company Little Airplane Productions. Animation studio Little Airplane Productions was founded by Josh Selig in 1999 and its staff has won numerous acclaimed awards, including 21 Emmy Awards. Little Airplane Productions is known for the series Wonder Pets, Small Potatoes, Super Wings, P. King Duckling and many others, all original productions created from scratch for broadcasters around the world. Little Airplane Productions also has many internatio...

 

Andrea Bocelli biopic MUSIC OF SILENCE wins special award at Capri, Hollywood Film Festival

Lady Monika Bacardi, Andrea Iervolino, Andrea Bocelli, Toby Sebastian and Roberto Sessa The Award Will Be Presented to the Film’s Producers, Screenwriter and Cast Members At Ceremonies on December 30th in Anacapri     Today the Board of the Capri in the World Institute today announced that “The Music of Silence,” Michael Radford’s Italian language film about the early life of the world renown tenor Andrea Bocelli, will receive the &lsqu...

 

NFL and NBA stars Drew Brees, Tony Parker among pro-athletes partnering for movie venture!

 

A Hollywood super team rivaling any in the sports world has officially been assembled as star NFL quarterback Drew Brees of the New Orleans Saints, NBA all-star guard Tony Parker of the San Antonio Spurs, retired NFL Hall of Fame linebacker Derrick Brooks, and retired NBA all-star Michael Finley have become partners in Argent Pictures, the Los Angeles based film production and financing outfit founded by Jill Ahrens, Ryan Ahrens and Ben Renzo.   Brees, Parker, Brooks and Finley have all q...

 

 

 

New Film Noir from Hungary is a Groundbreaker and a Head Turner

by Alex Deleon      <filmfestivals.com> BUDAPEST NOIR is a murder mystery set in the German influenced Budapest of 1936 with Antisemitism on the rise. Superbly directed, acted, and beautifully lensed by master cinematographer Elemér Ragály.  This is by far the Best Hungarian film of the year in what has been a very good year for Magyar cinema generally. In terms of genre the very first film of its kind from this country and an eye opener...

 

Jeff Bridges own website featuring Living the Futures Past

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World Premiere of Jeff Bridges promo for Living the Futures Past at Fest Forum Santa Barbara November 18

Filmfestivals.com' Bruno Chatelin, a partner and Advisory board member of Fest Forums, Lise Romanoff CEO of Vision Films and Susan Kucera the Director of Jeff Bridges Living the Futures Past were proud to attend the conference with Jeff Bridges handing an award for T-Bone Burnett November 18th. Stage 32 is the co-curator of FestForums film screenings and has featured an incredible film lineup in the Cinetransfomer theater with Q&A moderated by Stage 32's fearless leader, R...

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CHIMERA by Maurice Haeems USA India Thriller Science Fiction 79 minutes

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A brilliant but disturbed scientist decides to freeze his children alive, while he races against time to cure their deadly genetic disease by unlocking the secret of immortality encoded within the DNA of the Turritopsis jellyfish.

LIVING AMONG US by Brian Metcalf  - Vampire Found Footage Thriller Ocober 2017 80 minutes

A family of Vampires hire some filmmakers to bring their story to the world with devastating results.  STARRING: John Heard (Home Alone), Esmé Bianco (Game of Thrones), Thomas Ian Nicholas (American Pie), William Sadler (Iron Man 3), Andrew Keegan (10 Things I Hate About You).

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LIVING IN THE FUTURES PAST by Susan Kucera, A documentary presented by Jeff Bridges.
USA October 2017 - 83 minutes

Academy Award Winner, Jeff Bridges presents this beautifully photographed tour de force of original thinking on who we are and the environmental challenges we face. Jeff, alongside prominent scientists and authors, weave evolution, emergence, entropy, dark ecology, and what some are calling the end of nature, into a story that helps us understand our place among the species of Earth’s household. The film upends our way of thinking and provides original insights into our subconscious motivations, the unintended consequences, what to do about our fossil slaves, and how our fundamental animal nature influences our future as Humankind. 

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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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THE EVIL WITHIN by late Andrew Getty 

Winner in Houston WorldFest and Fantasporto

The sadistic tale of a lonely, mentally handicapped boy who befriends his reflection in an antique mirror. This demonic creature orders him to go on a murderous rampage to kill the people he loves most.

Starring: Frederick Koehler (Death Race), Sean Patrick Flanery (The Boondock Saints), Michael Berryman (One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest) Brianna Brown (General Hospital), Dina Meyer (Starship Troopers), Kim Darby (True Grit)

Written and directed by late Andrew Getty - Produced by Eric Berliner, Michael Luceri - Sales Vision Films Lise Romanoff

 

Horror, Thriller, 100 Min, 2016 Winner best actor at Fantasporto 2017 
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OFFENSIVE, Jon Ford's thriller.Winner in Houston Worldfest, Best Film and Audience Award for Best Film at Torino Film Fest

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

HOW ONE MAN'S DEATH, CHANGED HISTORY

 

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An expose of the last King of Iran’s medical story

On January 16,1979, the Shah of Iran Mohamad Reza Pahlavi, left the royal palace, the Peacock Throne and his beloved country Iran for the last time, commencing what became a 19-month odyssey into exile. He wondered hopelessly from Egypt to Morocco, Bahamas, Mexico, the U.S, then Panama and back again to Egypt where he died furtively at the age of 60. His death had profound consequences for the future of the Middle East and the world, yet the untold medical story of the last King of Iran has to date remained a puzzling mystery. By unraveling the secrecy surrounding this critical period of history, beginning from the onset of the Shah’s illness, to the diagnosis/misdiagnosis and maltreatment, “A Dying King” exposes the main causes of the Iranian Revolution, the pursuant 444 days hostage crisis, and the adversarial relations between the U.S and Iran.

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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Susan Kucera Director's Bio

Susan is currently working with Academy award winner actor Jeff Bridges on documentary collaborations. Susan is director, co-producer, cinematographer and editor of the film Living in the Futures Past which is also, produced, narrated by and features Jeff Bridges, set to be released in 2018.     Susan Kucera has been working in film since youth, first as a camera assistant studying the Athabasca Glacier creating educational short films with her father, Glaciologist, Dr.Ri...

 

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Les lauréats 2017 de la Fondation Gan pour le Cinéma sont...

La Fondation Gan pour le Cinéma est ravie de vous dévoiler ses lauréats 2017, son Prix spécial ainsi que son Prix «30 ans » ! Découvrez chaque projet en détail dans notre dossier de presse et tous nos lauréats depuis 1987 dans notre plaquette de présentation. Retour sur les temps forts de l'année en image: LES FAITS MARQUANTS 2017.     Depuis 30 ans, la Fondation œuvre avec p...

 

Palmarès de la 28ème édition du Festival International du Film d'Histoire de Pessac.

 

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Packed with tournaments, unreleased games, entertainment, workshops, and gaming celebrities, the inaugural Games Con got underway at ADNEC as the ultimate gaming festival in the Middle East, spanning three days from November 23 to 25 and hosting 10,233 visitors.

Games Con attendees lined-up to meet their heroes including YouTube sensations Vikkstar, Zerkaa and Ali A, one of the most popular YouTubers of all time with over 13.2 billion views. Voice over actors Chloe Hollings (Overwatch’s Widowmaker), Brina Palencia (a.k.a) Mad Moxxi, and DC Douglas, voice of Albert Wesker from ‘Resident Evil’ also proved very popular, along with teams from Nasr and Yalla eSports.

Abu Dhabi, UAE – Packed with tournaments, unreleased games, entertainment, workshops, and gaming celebrities, the inaugural Games Con got underway at ADNEC as the ultimate gaming festival in the Middle East, spanning three days from November 23 to 25 and hosting 10,233 visitors.

Games Con attendees lined-up to meet their heroes including YouTube sensations Vikkstar, Zerkaa and Ali A, one of the most popular YouTubers of all time with over 13.2 billion views. Voice over actors Chloe Hollings (Overwatch’s Widowmaker), Brina Palencia (a.k.a) Mad Moxxi, and DC Douglas, voice of Albert Wesker from ‘Resident Evil’ also proved very popular, along with teams from Nasr and Yalla eSports.

Unreleased games were unveiled to the crowd and lucky participants got a chance to test them before they hit the shelves in the new year. Even Ali A tried the hotly anticipated, and as yet unreleased ‘Dissidia NT – Final Fantasy’ live on the Entertainment Stage, powered by HP Omen. In addition, Facebook joined forces with Games Con to demonstrate its new virtual reality technology, Facebook Spaces, while GamerTech built a gaming PC out of a Corvette engine-block live on their stand during the show, and Alienware showcased their new unreleased Area 51 Gaming Desktop.

The Entertainment Stage, powered by HP Omen played host to many of Games Con’s biggest attractions over the course of the weekend including the “Beat the FIFA Video Game Ambassador” Ahmed Al Nasheet, and Pokken Tournament, as well as panel discussions, YouTube gamer showdowns, live performances, and gaming advice. The cosplay competition, where the winners take home a portion of the AED 31,000 prize fund, also drew the crowds. Rhegel Aliling as Timbersaw won Best RPG; Alistair Vowles as Reinheart took home Best FPS; and Andrea Hearn dressed as Zelda received Best Group Award.

Hundreds participated in various competitions and tournaments throughout Games Con, and fans were delighted by the huge quantity of prize give-aways including Hyper X Gaming accessories and a limited-edition Grand Turismo Sport Playstation 4. Competitions like the FIFA Fanta Masters were hotly contested, as players battled for the honour of representing the UAE in the international tournament, and a chance to take home AED 100,000.

Virtual Reality competition VIVE Vs MSI saw teams compete for the HTC VIVE worth AED 2,599 each, while players who took the top spots in the Tekken 7 and Injustice 2 competitions were awarded with their share of the $20,000 on offer across both events which took place on Friday and Saturday, and the MSI Dota 2 Tournament finals were a buzzing hive of activity as visitors stayed late into the evening to watch the Colligate eSports Final on Saturday. It wasn’t all new-age technical wizardry however there were also tabletop tournaments in Magic: The Gathering, Catan, and Splendor.

Finally, there was also a full schedule of workshops throughout the weekend aimed at budding game developers, as well as those who have an interest in what it takes to put some of these incredible experiences together. Here, the National Media Council (NMC) invited all video-game developers to a national contest, where amateur and professional developers pitched their ideas for video games to a jury of professional developers and production studios.

The brands exhibiting at the event considered it a resounding success, including Febronia Armia, from GKD who brought four unreleased games to the show including Monster Hunter: World, Gravel, Attack on Titan 2 and Dynasty Warriors 9, who said, "Wonderful management from the entire team behind the event. Best organized gaming event in the region in the last few years."

Suzy Pallett, Group Director Trade & Consumer, Informa Exhibitions added: “With over 10,000 gamers joining us this weekend, it has been a great pleasure to launch Games Con. We want to thank the industry, the consumers and Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority for supporting us in this hugely successful launch. We are already in planning for an even bigger event in 2018 where we will create a hub for gamers in the MENA region to Game Together!”

For more information, visit www.me-gamescon.com

Exportable skill-sets and expertise serving animation: Annecy, a global "brand"!

The Annecy brand exported to the four corners of the earth

Following Annecy Goes to Cannes and Animation Is Film, and with a future event planned for South Korea in 2019, Annecy continues to reach worldwide and export its expertise.

"All these steps are essential in our strategy for global expansion and enable us to promote films and artists from around the world to ever-increasing audiences." Patrick Eveno

South Africa, Argentina, Thailand… A team that’s tuned into territories and their needs

These actions are developed around several key points:

Accompanying emerging movie fields:

On the agenda for these international forays: touring universities and animation studios, and meeting with local institutional representatives as well as with the sector’s professional entities in order to sketch out the most encompassing picture of things and analyze the territory’s context and dynamic potential.

The goal is also to accompany an entire sector in its volition to cooperate internationally, either through co-productions or else student exchanges.

This is why CITIA’s next trip, to Singapore, will include the École Émile Cohl and the Atelier de Sèvres in the aim of exploring various schools and universities, setting up future joint projects which may develop into exchanges, perhaps even leading to the opening of a satellite school in the country.

Accompanying talents:

As part of the Animation du Monde structure, Annecy continues to assist creative talents via workshops in selected countries (storytelling, storyboard and pitches, etc.). At the outcome of these workshops, winners are announced who will automatically participate in the 2018 Mifa Animation du Monde pitch sessions. This year, Africa and the Andean nations will benefit from this opportunity.

Partnering with major markets:

>>> Continuation of our cooperation with Ventana Sur to spot and then bolster South American animation.
For more information

>>> 1st joint endeavor with DISCOP, the African continent’s Number One audiovisual market. This year the Annecy International Animation Film Festival and its Market (Mifa), the DISCOP Markets and the African Animation Network (AAN) have partnered to launch a call for projects for a Pan-African animation pitch contest.
For further information

Best of Annecy

It should likewise be remembered that the Annecy International Animated Film Festival radiates throughout the world thanks to the Best of Annecy 2017 program which condenses a selection of prize-winning short films from last year’s festival with short opening sequences crafted by the students of GOBELINS, l’école de l’image.

The Best Of also encompasses specific programming for younger viewers: Best of Annecy Kids. This includes 10 funny and poetic short films, for children 5 and over, even if the younger ones will love them too!

From Georgia, moving on down through Mexico, Clermont-Ferrand, Geneva, Tahiti, Tokyo, Los Angeles, Jerusalem, Peno (Peru), Montreal and on to Cape Town and Buenos Aires: Annecy is circling the globe!

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We've been talking about it for years but now it has launched.  Action On Film has combined with The Hollywood Dreamz International Film Festivals and Writing Competitions to create the most sensational 10 Days in Film Festival History with the Brand New AOF presents MEGAFest.  The show is comprised of a minimum of Ten Festivals, Writing Competitions, Awards and more.  Ten festivals all at once with ten times more of what every filmmaker or writer wants including seminars, parties, screenings, live events, award shows, industry, celebs and more.

Exportable skill-sets and expertise serving animation: Annecy, a global "brand"!

The Annecy brand exported to the four corners of the earth

Following Annecy Goes to Cannes and Animation Is Film, and with a future event planned for South Korea in 2019, Annecy continues to reach worldwide and export its expertise.

"All these steps are essential in our strategy for global expansion and enable us to promote films and artists from around the world to ever-increasing audiences." Patrick Eveno

South Africa, Argentina, Thailand… A team that’s tuned into territories and their needs

These actions are developed around several key points:

Accompanying emerging movie fields:

On the agenda for these international forays: touring universities and animation studios, and meeting with local institutional representatives as well as with the sector’s professional entities in order to sketch out the most encompassing picture of things and analyze the territory’s context and dynamic potential.

The goal is also to accompany an entire sector in its volition to cooperate internationally, either through co-productions or else student exchanges.

This is why CITIA’s next trip, to Singapore, will include the École Émile Cohl and the Atelier de Sèvres in the aim of exploring various schools and universities, setting up future joint projects which may develop into exchanges, perhaps even leading to the opening of a satellite school in the country.

Accompanying talents:

As part of the Animation du Monde structure, Annecy continues to assist creative talents via workshops in selected countries (storytelling, storyboard and pitches, etc.). At the outcome of these workshops, winners are announced who will automatically participate in the 2018 Mifa Animation du Monde pitch sessions. This year, Africa and the Andean nations will benefit from this opportunity.

Partnering with major markets:

>>> Continuation of our cooperation with Ventana Sur to spot and then bolster South American animation.
For more information

>>> 1st joint endeavor with DISCOP, the African continent’s Number One audiovisual market. This year the Annecy International Animation Film Festival and its Market (Mifa), the DISCOP Markets and the African Animation Network (AAN) have partnered to launch a call for projects for a Pan-African animation pitch contest.
For further information

Best of Annecy

It should likewise be remembered that the Annecy International Animated Film Festival radiates throughout the world thanks to the Best of Annecy 2017 program which condenses a selection of prize-winning short films from last year’s festival with short opening sequences crafted by the students of GOBELINS, l’école de l’image.

The Best Of also encompasses specific programming for younger viewers: Best of Annecy Kids. This includes 10 funny and poetic short films, for children 5 and over, even if the younger ones will love them too!

From Georgia, moving on down through Mexico, Clermont-Ferrand, Geneva, Tahiti, Tokyo, Los Angeles, Jerusalem, Peno (Peru), Montreal and on to Cape Town and Buenos Aires: Annecy is circling the globe!

Find out more