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1) Screening 183 films
We have films from different genres including Documentaries, Music Videos, Sci-Fi Shorts, Animated Shorts, Horror Shorts, Comedy Shorts, Feature-length films, you name it! Among these 183 films, we are honored to have 2 World Premieres, 4 U.S. Premieres, and 13 Arizona Premieres! The films we screen come from all over the globe, bringing together different cultures and different stories all in one exciting place.
2) 8 venues, 4 days
This year’s festival will be held in 8 different venues spread out across Downtown Chandler over the course of 4 days. Our venues all have different styles: theater rooms at Harkins and Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, ballrooms in the San Marcos Crowne Plaza Resort, restaurants where attendees can eat and drink while watching some amazing films, and outdoor screenings where you can enjoy the beautiful Arizona January weather!
3) Activities
At our festival, we do more than just show films. We host a lot of other exciting events! We will be hosting a Workshop, taught by industry legend Dov Simens, where local people and filmmakers alike can learn professional filmmaking techniques in just two days! For the first time in Arizona history, we will be hosting a Film Market, a place where locals and filmmakers can go talk with film financiers, distributors, and other industry professionals. Over the course of the weekend, a Silent Auction of film paraphernalia will be going on. You can bid on items used or made by famous film people and the person with the highest bid wins!
4) Free Hollywood-style red carpet
This red carpet is not just for celebrities and filmmakers. You can make your red carpet debut for free! Get dolled up like a celebrity, walk the red carpet and get your picture taken and participate in some media interviews!
5) Film, fun, and festival
Over 300 filmmakers local and international and over 1,000 local people come together for indoor and outdoor festival screenings! Every night of this event there will be after parties with celebrities and filmmakers. This is the perfect place to network, meet with local talent, and connect to start making something fun, new, and exciting!
Find out more about their films on our website https://www.chandlerfilmfestival.com and to get your tickets!
Australia’s most evocative cultural film event, the Alliance Française French Film Festival, returns to Adelaide’s Palace Nova Eastend Cinemas from 22 March to 15 April 2018. Celebrating its 29th season and running across seven cities and two satellite locations from late February to early April 2018, the Festival, which screens at Palace Cinemas throughout Australia, is proudly presented by the Alliance Française in association with the Embassy of France in Australia, Unifrance Films and the gracious support of esteemed Presenting Sponsor, Renault Australia. Once again, this beloved, yet very avant-garde ‘grande dame’ will delight with a superb line-up of contemporary French cinema including, for the first time, a LGBT strand spread across categories such as “We are Family” and “Crazy in Love”, in celebration of the 40th Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras and Australia’s recent ‘Yes’ vote for same-sex marriage. For his second year at the helm Artistic Director, Philippe Platel, has selected more than 50 features and documentaries – many of which will be Australian premières. Perhaps as a counterpoint to the increasing challenges faced by modern society, the 2018 program also reflects the overall sense of positivity infusing many recent French titles, incorporating messages of courage, generosity, camaraderie and equality. History will also play a key role, with three titles in particular - See You Up There (Au revoir là-haut), Golden Years (Nos années folles) and The Guardians (Les gardiennes) - exploring very diverse stories inspired by World War 1. The work of emerging filmmakers like Hubert Charuel (Bloody Milk / Petit paysan), Léa Mysius (Ava) and David Foenkinos (Jalouse) will screen alongside the latest from established directors such as Anne Fontaine, Philippe le Guay, Cédric Klapisch, François Ozon, Claire Denis and Tonie Marshall. Included will also be films from ‘artists’ adept on both sides of the camera including Mathieu Amalric, Albert Dupontel, Noémie Lvovsky and Valérie Lemercier. Escorting us on this intoxicating voyage will be new ‘darlings’ of French cinema such as Swann Arlaud, Nahuel Pérez Biscayart, Finnegan Oldfield, Laetitia Dosch and Anaïs Demoustier joining acknowledged stars including Fanny Ardant, Jean-Pierre Bacri, Nathalie Baye, Gael García Bernal, Bérénice Béjo, Juliette Binoche, Valeria Bruni-Tedeschi, Vincent Cassel, François Cluzet, and Catherine Deneuve, to Gérard Depardieu, Emmanuelle Devos, Jean Dujardin, Romain Duris, Samy Frey, Nicole Garcia, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Isabelle Huppert, Agnès Jaoui, Tcheky Karyo, Mathieu Kassovitz, Mélanie Laurent, Chiara Mastroianni, Vanessa Paradis, Roschdy Zem andOmar Sy. Highlights of the 2018 line-up also include Montparnasse Bienvenüe, the stunning feature debut from director Léonor Serraille about a young woman adrift in Paris, awarded the Camera d’Or at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival; Robin Campillo's BPM (Beats Per Minute), also a big winner at Cannes 2017, securing both the Grand Prix and FIPRESCI Prize; Double Lover (L’amant double), an erotic thriller with Marine Vacth, Jérémie Renier and Jacqueline Bisset; Ismael's Ghosts (Les fantômes d’Ismaël) starring Mathieu Amalric and Marion Cotillard as two former lovers whose paths collide, and Custody, the story of a broken marriage that leads to a bitter custody battle that won the Silver Lion at the 2017 Venice Film Festival. |
LINE UP FANTASPORTO’2018
38th OPORTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
OPENING NIGHT
Marrowbone- Sérgio G. Sanchez- 110’ – Esp
OPENING OF THE COMPETITIVE SECTIONS
Anna Karenina. Vronsky’s Story– Karen Shakhnazarov- 132’ Russia
CLOSING NIGHT
Le Fidèle (Racer and the Jailbird - Fidelidade Sem Limites)- Michael R. Roskam- Bel - Filme representante Bélgica aos ÓSCARES
FANTASY FILMS OFFICIAL SECTION
Competition
Features
Ruin Me - Preston DeFrancis – 88’ – EUA - ANTRESTREIA EUROPEIA
Living Among Us - Brian A. Metcalf- 80’ – EUA - ANTRESTREIA MUNDIAL
Woman in Unit 23B (Ang Nanannagal) – Prime Cruz - 83’- Filipinas - INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE
Ilawod-The Water Spirit– Dan Villegas - 96’ Filip- INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE
Ajin: Demi-Human- Katsuyuki Motohiro - 109’- Jap.
Les Affamés– Robin Aubert- 97’ – Can
Still Born– Brandon Christensen -87’ Canadá- ANTESTREIA EUROPEIA
Replace - Norbert Keil– 101’ – Can/Alem
November - Rainer Sarnet – 115’- Estónia/Holanda/Polónia- REPRES OSCARES pela ESTÓNIA
A Day– Sun-ho Cho- 110’- Coreia- ANTESTREIA EUROPEIA
Involution- Pavel Khvaleev – 87’ –Russ/Alem - ANTESTREIA MUNDIAL
Glass Garden– Shin Su-won - 117’- Coreia - ANTESTREIA EUROPEIA
The Child Remains- Michael Melski-113’ – Canadá
DC Superheroes VS Eagle Talon-Frogman-104’- Jap- INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE
The Hollow Child– Jeremy Lutter – 88’ Can - INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE
A Comédia Divina– Toni Venturi -97’- Bras – ANTESTREIA EUROPEIA
Shorts
Reruns- Rosto – 14’23’’ – Hol/ Fra/Belgica - ANTESTREIA EUROPEIA
Caronte – Luís Tinoco- 15’51’’ – Esp
Creature from the Lake- Renata Antunez, Alexis Bédué, Léa Bresciani, Amandine Canville, Maria Castro Rodriguez, Logan Cluber, Nicolas Grangeaud, Capucine Rahmoun-Swierczynski, Victor Rouxel, Orianne Siccardi, Mallaury Simoes – 5’ 10’’- Fra
Yemanja- Frédéric Gaudin, Marceau Leger, Tanguy Lemonnier, Patrick Martini, Diana Nikitina, Flora Silve – 5’52’’- Fra
Azdaja- The Dragon– Ivan Ramadan – 13’- Bosnia e Herzegovina- ANTESTREIA EUROPEIA
The End of Time- Milcho Manchevski – 5’24’’- USA/Cuba
Sweet Water- Drew Casson- 20’- UK- INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE
In the Dark, Dark Woods- Jason Bognacki – 4’ 30’’- EUA - 2017
Merry-Go-Round- lhor Podolchak- 4’ 59’’- Ucrânia/ Polónia
Belle à Croquer- Axel Courtière- 14’57’’- Fra
BEC- Tony Morales- 12’17’’- Esp – INTERNATIONAL PREMIÈRE
Zarr-Dos- Bart Wasem - 6’ 34’’ - Suiça
Storylines – Juan Manuel Betancourt Calero -17’50’’- Colombia – ANTESTREIA EUROPEIA
Salvatore- Maarten Groen- 11’38’’- Holand- INTERNATIONAL PREMIÈRE
A.L.- Cashell Horgan- 10’57’’ – Irlanda- ANTESTREIA MUNDIAL
28th OFFICIAL SECTION DIRECTOR´S WEEK
MANOEL DE OLIVEIRA´S AWARD
Competition
Aparição- Fernando Vendrell- 116’- Port- ANTESTREIA MUNDIAL
Uma Vida Sublime– Luís Diogo- 106 - Port- ANTESTREIA MUNDIAL
Anna Karenina. Vronsky’s Story– Karen Shakhnazarov- 132’ Russia
Bhoy Intsik- Joel Lamangan- 107’ – Filipinas – INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE
Budapest Noir – Éva Gárdos- 95’- Hung- ANTESTREIA EUROPEIA
The Charmer– Milad Alami - 102’ – Din
Bikini Moon– Milcho Manchevski – 102’- EUA - ANTESTREIA EUROPEIA
Al- Asleyeen– Marwan Hamed – 125’ – Egipto -ANTESTREIA MUNDIAL
True Fiction– Jin-Mook Kim- 104’- Coreia do Sul - ANTESTREIA MUNDIAL
The Butcher, The Whore and the One-Eyed Man- János Szasz- 102’ – Hungria
18th OFFICIAL SECTION ORIENT EXPRESS
Competition
True Fiction– Jin-Mook Kim- 104’- Coreia do Sul - ANTESTREIA MUNDIAL
Bhoy Intsik- Joel Lamangan- 107’ – Filipinas - INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE
Woman in Unit 23B (Ang Nanannagal) – Prime Cruz- 83’- Filipinas - INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE
Ilawod-The Water Spirit– Dan Villegas -96’ - INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE
Ajin: Demi-Human- Katsuyuki Motohiro - 109’- Jap
A Day– Sun-ho Cho- 110’- Coreia- ANTESTREIA EUROPEIA
Glass Garden– Shin Su-won - 117’- Coreia - ANTESTREIA EUROPEIA
DC Superheroes VS Eagle Talon-Frogman-104’- Jap- INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE
OFFICIAL SECTION OUT OF COMPETITION PREMIÈRE & PANORAMA
Medium and Feature Films
Portuguese premieres
Doutores Palhaços– Bernardo Lopes, Helder Faria- 75’ –Port - ANTESTREIA MUNDIAL
Marrowbone- Sérgio G. Sanchez- 110’ – Esp
The Unwilling– Jonathan Heap - 81’- EUA
The Night of the Virgin- Roberto San Sebastián- Esp- 117’
Freddy/Eddy- Trini Tullman- 94’ –Alemanha
Meio Expediente– Santiago Dellape- 40’ – Bras- ANTESTREIA EUROPEIA
Chimera- Maurice Haeems – 80’ – India/United Arab Emirates/USA - ANTESTREIA MUNDIAL
Vade Retro– André Felipe Binder, Rodrigo Meirelles, Mauro Mendonça Junior - 35’ 10’’ – TV Globo
Mexico Barbaro II – Diego Cohen, Christian Cueva, Ricardo Farias, Michelle Garza, Carlos Meléndez, Lex Ortega, Abraham Sanchez, Sergio Tello, Fernando Urdapilleta. 95’ - Mexico
Carcereiros- José Eduardo Belmonte - 36’- TV Globo
Crone Wood- Ark Heridan- 85’ Irlanda- ANTESTREIA EUROPEIA
Fractured- Jamie Patterson – UK- 108’- 2016 - ANTESTREIA EUROPEIA
Acts of Violence– Brett Donowho – 86’ – EUA
Le Fidèle (Racer and the Jailbird - Fidelidade Sem Limites)- Michael R. Roskam- Bel - Filme representante da Bélgica aos ÓSCARES
OFFICIAL PORTUGUESE CINEMA AWARDS 2018
Competition
Best First films from Portugal
Shorts
Calipso– Paulo A.M.Oliveira, Pedro Martins - 15’05’’ – Port- 2focusimage@gmail.com
Spin - Off– Farid Salamé – 15’27’’ – Port / Líbano –farid.salame@gmail.com -
Não Desculpo– Sofia Almeida Ferreira, Pedro Marta- 6’ 38’’- Port- sofialmeidaferreira@gmail.com
Entretons- Luís Miranda- 4’34’’- Port- mirandafilmes@gmail.com
Qualquer Coisa de Belo - Pedro Senna Nunes- 10’ 04’’– Port - pedrosennanunes@gmail.com
Red Queen– Adriana Martins da Silva, Pedro Martins – 15’29’ – Port adriana.cmartinssilva@gmail.com-
Features
Uma Vida Sublime– Luís Diogo- 106´Port- ANTESTREIA MUNDIAL
Aparição- Fernando Vendrell- 116’- Port - ANTESTREIA MUNDIAL
Doutores Palhaços– Bernardo Lopes, Helder Faria- 75’ –Port - ANTESTREIA MUNDIAL
Best Fuilm Schools Prizes
MELHOR ESCOLA DE CINEMA E AUDIOVISUAL 2018
Universidade Católica do Porto – Escola das Artes
Casas Caiadas- Kyle Sousa – 13’26’’
O Manto- Duarte Castelo Branco – 13’26
Uma Formiga- João Veloso – 14’14’’
Universidade Lusófona de Lisboa
Anexo - Leonor Basílio – 7’48’’
Ermo - Fábio Rebelo- 7’ 53’’
Tartus -Francisco Mineiro, Leonor Abreu – 10 28’’
Universidade do Minho
Quantas Almas Tenho - António Magalhães, David Rodrigues, João Pereira, 5’30’’
Fear - Denis Fernandes, 3’50”
Os Médicos do Povo- Juliana Ramalho- 9’30”
Demons- Jennifer Gomes- 3’30”
Amo(r)-te -Vanessa Cortez- 3’’
Locked Up -Carolina Estrella - 2’47”
Mad Hatter- Joana Sofia Carvalho- 2’40”
Recantiga - Ana Martins- 2’21”
Terminal de Cruzeiros- Inês Paredes- 2’20”
Aqui vai o Ganso- Mariana Duarte, Diogo Rodrigues, Rui Araújo , Francisco Sousa- 2’
Opia - Gabriela Ferreira , Mário Almeida- 2’25’’
UTAD – Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro
As Miúdas- Tiago Machado- 7’
Julieta- Sandra Vieira, Mariana Ribeiro, Tiago Machado, Rui Fraga –12’
Máscaras- Diana Lopes, André Peixoto, José Silva, João Gama – 5’
Óscar - Carla Barbosa, Mónica Ribeiro, Sara Carvalho – 4’
Tipos de Pessoas- Ana Rute Cardoso, Bárbara Silva, Fabiana Bezerra, Joana Silva, Rute Carvalho – 5’
ESAP - Escola Superior Artística do Porto
Correntes– Lourenço Malcatanho – 5’ 11’
Mistério– Pedro Magano Pinto -4’50’’
Oblívia- João Monteiro- 20’
EPI/ETIC - Escola Técnica de Imagem e Comunicação - Lisboa
Azul Adolescente– Afonso Raimundo -16’ 06’’
Wanted- Eduardo Inácio – EPI- 3’ 52’’
Insanus- Rita Isaúl- 14’ 43’’ – Port
La Boîte Rouge- João Rodrigues- 3’
ESAD - Escola Superior de Arte e Design do Instituto Politécnico de Leiria
Two Time Two– Rute Mateus- 13’ 50’’
BRTHR – Imma Veiga – 8’
Púrpura- Pedro Antunes- 12’
ESMAD - Escola Superior de Media Artes e Design - Politécnico do Porto
Independência ou Morte- Mariana Bittencourt – 12’09’’
Mother’s Day– Rita Figueira, Vânia Oliveira – 7’ 29’’
The Voyager– João Gonzalez- 4’ 38’’
Quem Bate à Porta- Afonso Marmelo- 14’45’’
Special P¨rogram
TV GLOBO FANTÁSTICA
Meio Expediente– Santiago Dellape- 40’ – Bras
Vade Retro- André Felipe Binder, Rodrigo Meirelles, Mauro Mendonça Jr- 35’10’- Bras
Carcereiros–José Eduardo Belmonte- 35’ 07’’- Bras
Tribute to LAURO ANTÓNIO
Manhã Submersa- Lauro António - 127’ – Port
5th Fantas Classics
DREAM DEMON - 30º ANIVERSÁRIO da estreia do clássico de Harley Cokeliss, na presença do realizador
Participou a concurso no Fantasporto’1989.
Dream Demon - Director’s Cut- Harley Cokeliss- 89’- 1988/89- UK
RETROSPECTIVE FILMS FROM CHANG TSO- CHI - Taiwan
Ah Chung- Chang Tso-Chi- 1996- 97’
Darkness and Light- Chang Tso-Chi- 1999- 104’
The Best of Times- Chang Tso-Chi- 2002 –109’
Soul of a Demon- Chang Tso-Chi- 2007- 122’
When Love Comes- Chang Tso-Chi- 2010-108’
TAIWAN B-MOVIES
Taiwan Black Movies- HOU Chi-Jan- 61’- 2005
On the Society File of Shanghai- WANG Chu-Chin – 91’ -1981
Never Too Late to Repent - OUYANG Chun- 96’- 1979
Woman Revenger - OUYANG Chun-85’ - 1982
The Challenge of the Lady Ninja - LEE Tso-Nam – 91’- 1982
The Lady Avenger -YANG Chia-Yun- 90’- 1981
TIFF will be held for 10 days from October 25 (Thu.) to November 3 (Sat.) at Roppongi Hills, EX Theater and other venues in Tokyo, while TIFFCOM will be held for 3 days from October 23 (Tue.) to 25 (Thu.) in Ikebukuro, Tokyo.
TIFF was launched in 1985 as Japan’s first major film festival and in the ensuing years, shined a spotlight on exceptional films and filmmakers from around the world. Celebrating its 30th anniversary last year with an expanded program, the 30th TIFF drew 201,790 attendees, an increase of 11% over the previous year.
TIFF Festival Director Takeo Hisamatsu commented: “We are very grateful for everyone’s participation and enthusiasm at the 30th Tokyo International Film Festival last year. For the 31st TIFF, the entire TIFF staff will do our utmost to make it even more appealing by further enhancing our program and related projects. We look forward to your continued support.”
TIFF will remain fully committed to sharing the joys of cinema and cultivating cultural exchanges between filmmakers and film lovers. Our direction is represented by the slogan Entertainment and Art in Symmetry, encompassing our three visions for the festival: Expansive, Empowering and Enlightening.
The TIFF team appreciates your ongoing support and interest in the Tokyo International Film Festival.
See you in Tokyo in 2018!
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The Annapolis Film Festival announces this year’s festival theme Voices Strong. Minds Open. The first film to be announced on the slate: “Sammy Davis Jr.: I’ve Gotta Be Me,” which will screen at the fest’s African American Experience Showcase on March 23 at Asbury United Methodist Church.
The film features 60 years of footage spotlighting the iconic singer, dancer, actor and comic’s life. Remarkable talent was seen at his first onstage performance at just three years old, singing and tapping with top hat. “Sammy Davis Jr: I’ve Gotta Be Me” explores Davis’ talents, tribulations and the thin line he walked as a black entertainer in a segregated America. The film opens with a favorite Davis quip, “I’m colored, Jewish and Puerto Rican. When I move into a neighborhood, I wipe it out.”
Directed by Peabody Award-winning filmmaker Sam Pollard for PBS’s American Masters, the documentary traces Davis’ journey from Harlem nightclubs to the Rat Pack in Hollywood to his refusal to work for segregated companies. Pollard documents Davis as a trailblazer, the first black American to sleep in the White House and the first to kiss a white co-star on the Broadway stage. Jerry Lewis, Whoopi Goldberg and Billy Crystal talk about Davis’ greatness. Footage shows a young Michael Jackson touching Davis’ heart in a tribute to the icon, “Thanks to you, there’s a door we all walk through,” sang Jackson.
The Annapolis Film Festival’s African American Experience Showcase will present a panel discussion after the film’s screening with special guests. The program will give the audience a chance to discuss the film and the at times controversial role Davis played in bridging the racial divide.
“We’re celebrating the sixth year of the film festival with very big, bold films, reflective of our theme: Voices Strong. Minds Open,” said Patti White, Festival Director. Derek Horne, Director of Programming, echoed that sentiment, “Every year the competition gets greater, not just with more submissions but with higher caliber films. The films we’re rolling out this year are not only memorable but they’re life-changing.”
The Annapolis Film Festival runs from March 22-25, 2018. The festival will show approximately 75 films, features, shorts, international and local. Special showcases include, African American, Environmental and Jewish. There are many opportunities to interact with industry professionals through Coffee Talks, Panel Discussions and for the first-time a Shorts Challenge Pitch Contest. You can get involved with the Fest by Volunteering or Sponsoring.
Tickets and passes can be purchased at: www.annapolisfilmfestival.com
Wishing you all much success on the festival circuit!
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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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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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Submissions for 2018 Sonoma International FilmFestival (March 21-25, 2018) open on August 1, 2017.
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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.
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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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June 12 -14, 2018
Announcing - JEFF BRIDGES Legendary Actor & Producer of upcoming documentary "Living in Futures Past" 2018 Recipient of the Socially Responsible Conservationist Award at the New Media Film Festival Opening Night, June 16, 2018*
Celebrate - Collaborate - Creative Technology & Story
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Saturday & Sunday June 16-17 2018
12:30pm - 10:30pm
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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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.
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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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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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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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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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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T2: Trainspotting and 28 Weeks Later producer Andrew Macdonald and Hollywood casting director Kerry Barden to deliver Industry Spotlight talks
BAFTA panel to discuss gender imbalance and Women in Film & Television UK will look at the urgent issue of harassment in the industry
Industry Focus 2018 runs from 28 February to 2 March and is open to people at all stages of their career
The full programme has been announced for Glasgow Film Festival 2018 Industry Focus strand.
Bringing together some of the film and television industry's biggest names and most promising new talents, the three day event is open to anyone working in the industry, from established professionals to students.
Top producer Andrew Macdonald (T2: Trainspotting; Shallow Grave; 28 Weeks Later) and Hollywood casting director Kerry Barden (who has worked on recent Oscar winners Spotlight and The Help plus the box office smash-hitPitch Perfect franchise) will deliver Industry Spotlight talks, offering a rare chance to get insight and advice from professionals at the top of their game.
The 2018 event will address the recent revelations surrounding the industry and its working practices. BAFTA Scotland will look at the urgency of redressing the gender imbalance in film and TV and examine practical solutions to improve access, career development and representation, whilst Women in Film & Television (UK) explore the crucial issue of sexual harassment in the UK industry in a panel chaired by Kate Kinninmont MBE, Chief Executive of WFTV with guests including cinematographer Nicola Daley and casting director Simone Pereira Hind.
Other highlights across the three day event include:
Three-day event passes cost £75 full price / £30 for students and are on sale now via glasgowfilm.org/industry.
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Allan Hunter, Glasgow Film Festival Co-Director said:
“The Industry Focus at Glasgow Film Festival is renowned for its accessibility and relevance to the needs and aspirations of the filmmaking community. The 2018 programme stretches from nuts-and-bolts advice and timely debates to how to best confront ethical dilemmas and commercial challenges. It is a particular pleasure to welcome Andrew Macdonald back to his home town and nobody should miss the chance to hear this inspirational, award-winning Scottish producer. The Glasgow Film Festival is a fantastic place to see films but the Industry Focus means that Glasgow is also a great place to learn more about how to make films.”
Three new countries to be represented for the first time this year
Hong Kong, 17 January 2018– The 16th Hong Kong - Asia Film Financing Forum (HAF) today announced its lineup of 25 film projects to be presented from 19 to 21 March 2018 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. The projects were selected out of more than 360 submissions from 41 countries and regions, including Australia, China, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Kazakhstan, Japan, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, the United States of America and Vietnam.
HAF is one of the most prominent film-financing platforms in Asia and provides a forum to connect filmmakers and their new projects with internationally established film financiers, producers, bankers, distributors, buyers and funders for potential co-production ventures. The successful shortlisted projects come from a richly diverse field of filmmakers – young and established alike – seeking partners and funding. This year’s selections also include projects from three countries that will be represented for the first time at HAF: Cambodia, Mongolia and Russia.
“As we welcome projects from all over Asia and other parts of the world, we are particularly pleased to see filmmakers from three countries new to the Hong Kong - Asia Film Financing Forum find a showcase for their works,” said Jacob WONG, Curator of the Hong Kong International Film Festival Society and Director of the HAF. “In reviewing hundreds of submissions, it was encouraging to see a talented group of directors seeking to tell their stories in the universal language of film.”
Five Hong Kong projects to be presented
Five projects from Hong Kong are among this year’s short list: Deadline, a suspense-drama about a group of seven secondary-school students facing exam pressures and issuing a suicide pact, from director Kiwi CHOW. CHOW’s first feature film, A Complicated Story (2013), which was presented by the powerhouse team of producers Johnnie TO and Bill KONG, was selected for the 37th Hong Kong International Film Festival. CHOW also directed the “Self-immolator” segment of Ten Years (2015), which won Best Film at the 35th Hong Kong Film Awards.
Director CHAN Ying-wai’s coming-of-age drama I Promised follows a teenage boy as he experiences desires and responsibilities, sweetness and cruelty in the aftermath of a tragic event; YUEN Han-yan’s documentary Love in the Valley of Daughters explores the love story and cultural differences between a city woman and a man from a matriarchal society in China’s Yunnan Province; film-industry veteran O Sing-pui’s romantic comedy-drama Sex is Guilt looks at death and sex, and asks which of the two is the greatest fear? The comedy While You Were Working from director LEUNG Ming-kai looks at a retired Hong Kong singer and her American neighbor who help a Filipino worker prepare for a singing competition.
Three countries to be represented at HAF for the first time
HAF is proud to announce four film projects from Cambodia, Mongolia and Russia – three countries that will be represented at the event for the first time. From Cambodia, Jake WACHTEL’s suspense-drama In the Next Life follows a young teenage girl living in Phnom Penh’s slums who investigates a boy’s past-life visions and uncovers a sinister conspiracy of literal, scientific reincarnation. In Twist of Fate, director Baasanjargal Orgodol of Mongolia seeks to genuinely portray the “true reality” of nomadic Mongols in his drama about a woman who marries twin brothers, and whose unconventional life leads to conflict and death.
Two projects from Russia look at love, marriage and betrayal. Set in Kyrgyzstan, Far Frontiers from director Maxim DASHKIN explores the complicated relationship between faith and fidelity in his drama about the wife of a military commander who begins an affair with another officer. Tajikistan-born filmmaker Nigina SAYFULLAEVA’s Revnost examines the motivations of a woman who suspects her husband of having an affair and exacts revenge by entering sexual relationships with other men.
New projects from award-winning filmmakers and three Indonesian directors
Among this year’s short list are five established and award-winning directors presenting their latest projects. In mainland Chinese filmmaker Emily TANG’s A Man Used to Stay at My Room, a young disabled woman seeking to break away from a loveless marriage finds fame as a poet. TANG’s Perfect Life (2008) won the Tigers & Dragons Award at the Vancouver International Film Festival and the Golden Digital Award at the Hong Kong International Film Festival. Mainland director LIU Jian’s third animated feature, following Piercing (2010) and Have a Nice Day (2017), is Art College, a bitter-sweet look at youth, love and school life of two art students in the 1990s.
The Big Picture, the new project from E J-yong – the critically acclaimed South Korean director of Bacchus Lady (2016), Actresses (2009) and Scandal (2003) – follows a lawyer facing a mid-life crisis and who accidentally kills a man and steals his identity to realize his failed dream to become a photographer. Naive Melody from Taiwan-based director Arvin CHEN, whose feature debut Au Revoir Taipei (2010) won the Asian Film Award at the Berlin Film Festival, is about an introverted young man who visits a brothel to lose his virginity, but instead falls into a complicated relationship with the brothel’s much older mama-san. In A Mountain Splits, Japanese director TOMINA Tetsuya explores the conflict and dilemma between “the visible” and “the invisible,” which live in the same world yet are unable to intersect.
A trio of projects from Indonesia include Tale of the Land from Loeloe HENDRA, about indigenous populations facing threats to their way of life; Vengeance is Mine, All Others Pay Cash, from Edwin, which takes aim at a society ruled by machismo and patriarchy; and Eddie CAHYONO’s IMAH, which follows a fisherman searching for his wife’s killer.
Awards and special prizes
The 16th HAF is proud to present a number of awards and cash prizes from several returning sponsors, including mm2 Asia Limited, which will be back for a second year after its inaugural prize in 2017. The award seeks to encourage and support Chinese-language film projects with a cash prize of HK$100,000.
Other returning award sponsors include the Wouter Barendrecht Film Foundation; China Film Foundation – Wutianming Fund For Young Talents; White Light Studio; G2D Co. Ltd.; and the Network of Asian Fantastic Films (NAFF) of the BiFan Industry Gathering. Additional award sponsors will be announced soon.
Work in Progress Laboratory
In addition, the HAF-sponsored “Work in Progress Laboratory” is an initiative to help directors and producers obtain post-production funds through meetings with distribution agents and film festival programmers. Representatives from shortlisted projects will be invited to present their work at HAF. The WIP Lab will assist interested industry professionals to set up individual meetings with them to obtain further collaboration details. The shortlisted projects will be announced in February.
Guest and media accreditation for HAF
Investors, financiers and other film-industry guests are now able to register for HAF at https://www.haf.org.hk/guest.php and schedule individual meetings with filmmakers to discuss their projects. Guests will be given access to HAF, in addition to joining our official networking events, screenings, seminars or other activities.
Registration for the event among members of the media will begin on 22 January, with further details here: http://www.hkiff.org.hk/
A complete list of the selected projects for the 16th HAF can be found in Appendix 1. For more information about HAF, please visit the official website at http://www.haf.org.hk/ and the HAF Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/hafhkiffs/.
Pune International Film Festival (PIFF) was started in 2002 with the idea of building and promoting a healthy film culture in Pune. Our objective is to give film lovers in the city access to global cinema and spark a cultural exchange. With discussions, lectures and master classes on varied topics related to the craft, we try to instil an academic flavour in the festival.
Every edition of PIFF has a unique contemporary theme. Through categories like World Competition, Marathi Competition, Global Cinema, Country Focus and Retrospective, we bring forth quality films from various countries and cultures. An acclaimed international jury decides awards for films in the competitive sections.
The Government of Maharashtra recognised PIFF as its official festival in 2010. PIFF is the only festival that gives international recognition to Marathi cinema. Every year, PIFF continues to grow with the participation of more and more accomplished film personalities, emerging filmmakers and film enthusiasts.
Pune is a city located in the west of the Maharashtra state. Once a capital of the vast Maratha Empire, Pune inherits a rich legacy of art and culture. In 1933, the eminent Prabhat Film Company built its studio in Pune. The Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) was established in the Prabhat premises in 1960 and the National Film Archive of India (NFAI) was established in 1964. With these developments, the city became fertile ground for filmmakers, actors and film technicians. PIFF takes forward this legacy of film culture in the city, with a festival that especially attracts the youth. We are spreading this spirit throughout Maharashtra by conducting satellite festivals in various other cities.
The Pune Film Foundation was established in 2002 with the sole purpose of organising a grand international film festival in Pune. PIFF is organised by the Foundation in collaboration with the Government of Maharashtra every year. We undertake end-to-end planning and execution of the festival. We also keep infusing newer and better ideas in each edition. The Foundation has also diversified its work by organising smaller festivals like Film Festivals from Europe. The central thought is to keep giving the audiences of Pune something new and interesting to view. Our motto is to strengthen cultural discourse through cinema.
Tropfest Australia, supported by foundation partner CGU Insurance, is today announcing two exciting developments to this year’s event - Academy Award winner and five-time Emmy nominated actress, Susan Sarandon, will head the Tropfest Australia 2018 Jury. For the first time, the ABC will be the exclusive broadcast partner.
Susan Sarandon, fresh off a Golden Globe nomination for Feud (2017), is known for critically acclaimed performances in classic films Bull Durham (1988), Thelma & Louise (1991), Dead Man Walking (1995), The Lovely Bones (2009) and so much more. Sarandon will take part in a star-studded week of festivities which culminates in the Tropfest ‘main event’ on Saturday 17 February at Parramatta Park.
“I love Australia and am extremely excited to be coming to Sydney in February for Tropfest,” said Sarandon. “There is an enormous amount of film talent down under, so I’m looking forward to watching all of these amazing short films showcasing Australia’s vibrant diversity.”
“We’re absolutely thrilled to have Susan Sarandon, a true cinematic legend, head the Tropfest jury this year,” said Tropfest Founder and Executive Chair John Polson. “It’s not every day an Oscar winner sits down to watch your short film, so I know our finalists will be beside themselves with excitement.”
This year the ABC will broadcast the Tropfest main event live on its new channel, ABC COMEDY. The event will also be shown on ABC iview and the ABC COMEDY Facebook page and ABC COMEDY YouTube channel globally. It’s the first year the ABC has partnered with Tropfest to bring the event straight to those watching wherever they may be. The partnership celebrates the ABC’s commitment to telling diverse Australian stories, and championing the filmmakers behind them.
John Polson said “ABC has been absolutely crucial in cultivating independent Australian arts and culture over the years, so we can’t think of anyone else we’d rather partner with on our live national broadcast. With ABC on board, our Finalists can now look forward to their films being enjoyed by thousands more enthralled Trop fans. This is a great day for Tropfest!”
ABC’s Director of Television, David Anderson said “Tropfest promises to be an amazing event this year, and we are incredibly excited to partner with Tropfest Australia to bring the unique talents of new and emerging Australian filmmakers to our television audiences.”
The broadcast will air on February 17 on ABC COMEDY and will capture the black-carpet arrivals, interviews with the filmmakers and celebrity guests, as well as showcase the final 16 films as they are shown at Parramatta Park. The broadcast and the finalists’ films will also be available on ABC iview after the live event.
Past jurors of Tropfest have included film luminaries such as Julianne Moore, Nicole Kidman, Liev Schreiber, Cate Blanchett, Naomi Watts, Billy Crudup and George Miller — who heads the Tropfest Advisory Board.
Tropfest is supported by Foundation Partner CGU Insurance, Presenting Partner Melrose Park by PAYCE, Exclusive Automotive Partner Holden and Strategic Partners Western Sydney University, Parramatta Park Trust, and the City of Parramatta. The ABC is the Exclusive Broadcast Partner and YouTube Australia the Live Streaming Partner. Tropfest is also supported by Major Government Partner, Screen Australia.
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The San Sebastian Festival has opened a process of reflection to modernise its image and give it a renewed corporate identity in keeping with the new times of the audiovisual world and of the Festival itself.
The posters of this edition will be created as part of this new image strategy, meaning that the contest started in 2011 will not take place this year.
The image will be presented at the beginning of May.