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Cannes Preview : Films from the selection were revealed this morning in Paris

Cannes 2018 reveals the films in official selection

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MAS The new festival for cultural content in the cinemas held in Mallorca launching April 6 and 7, 2018

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Awards for the first edition of MAS, Mallorca Arts on Screen Festival.

During the Conference bringing together professional players from 14 countries, the awards were presented for the first edition of MAS, Mallorca Arts on Screen Festival. Organized in four categories - Opera, Theatre, Ballet, Art - they were voted by a jury of experts and by the audiences attending the screenings hosted in Palma de Mallorca between the 2 and 6 April. 

Giovanni Cozzi, Director of MAS, emphasised the fact that this first edition of the Festival has succeeded in bringing to the big screen 16 productions by Europe's and the world's most prestigious cultural and artistic institutions, from the Scala Theatre to the Opera of Beijing, the Comédie Française to the Bolshoi, and the Gran Teatre Liceu to the Opéra de Paris. 

Focus on India by Siraj Syed

October, Review: Shoojit and the Shirker

October, Review: Shoojit and the Shirker Names have great significance in director Shoojit Sircar’s October. The month symbolises the blooming and autumn fall season of the night jasmine/coral jasmine flower, known in Bengali as Shiuli. Shiuli is also the name of his heroine, though she is Tamilian, Shiuli Iyer, but because Shiuli was so fond of the flower, they name her after it. Her mother is a lecturer and is called Vidya, meaning education. His protagonist is called Dan until three ...

 

 

Exclusive interview with Aneek Chaudhuri, director of off-beat films Streer Potro and White

Exclusive interview with Aneek Chaudhuri, director of off-beat films Streer Potro and White *Tell us about the themes/central ideas of your two feature films, The Wife’s Letter (Streer Potro, in Bengali) and White (no dialogue). Aneek: The Wife's letter is based on an abstract theme where mathematics has been related to emotions, inspired by the surrealist form of Dali and simplistic form of Tagore. White is based on sexual assaults on women and has a universal relevance. *You hav...

 

Mercury, Review: The evil that corporates do kills after them*

Mercury, Review: The evil that corporates do kills after them* No, not the planet, but the element. Like lead, mercury poisoning can cause permanent damage to the human body. The movie, Mercury, begins when the damage is long done and the factory that caused it is shut and abandoned. However, the after-effects are about to wreak havoc on five deaf-mute friends, and one blind man will extort vengeance of the most brutal kind. Made without dialogue, Mercury has a soundtrack that ranges from cac...

 

Curtain falls on NSD’s historic Theatre Olympics after 16-day Mumbai marathon

Prof. Waman Kendre and Nawazuddin Siddiqui Curtain falls on NSD’s historic Theatre Olympics after 16-day Mumbai marathon Staggered across 17 cities, National School of Drama’s 8th Theatre Olympics came to an end after 16 continuous days of performances, seminars, master classes, interactions and street theatre shows. A glittering closing ceremony was held at the Kamgar Maidan, Elphinstone Road, Central Mumbai, not very far from the venues of the Olympics themselves. Among the lu...

 

A recap of the plays and theatrical performances at NSD’s 16 day Theatre Olympics, II

The Brink! A recap of the plays and theatrical performances at NSD’s 16 day Theatre Olympics, II DAY 14 COURT MARTIAL ​ ​ (Hindi)​ ​ Show:  Friday 6th April  - 4:30 PM at Ravindra Natya Mandir, Prabhadevi. Synopsis: Court Martial’s central character is Ram Chander, a jawan in the army. He has been accused of murdering one of his senior officers, Captain Verma, and injuring another, Captain B.D. Kapoor. When the play begins, Ram Chander is already in the court...

 

 

A recap of the plays and theatrical performances at NSD’s 16 day Theatre Olympics

Gazab Teri Ada A recap of the plays and theatrical performances at NSD’s 16 day Theatre Olympics DAY 1 MOHE PIYA A tale from the epic Mahabharata. Director: Waman Kendre, Director of the National School of Drama, organisers of the Theatre Olympics Group: Rangpeeth, Mumbai Language: Hindi Duration: 1 hour 30 mins. Rating: ****   DAY 2 MAIN HOON NA (IN TIME AND SPACE) A tale from the Mahabharata, about Lord Krishna. Director: Bharti Sharma Group: Kshitij, Delhi Languag...

 

 

Destiny, Review: Your vengeance, my luck

Destiny, Review: Your vengeance, my luck You might think that a film about vengeance would be bloody and gruesome. Destiny, about a jilted girl’s vengeance against her imagined prospective husband, has only a few drops of blood, and they come from the lover’s bleeding forehead, not caused by anything thrown at him but a result of tripping at a pizzeria’s entrance. It is more of a romantic comedy than a revenge story. Destiny is a cute, neat film that has a twist at the end, ...

 

 

Drishtti, Review: Reflections in a crystal ball

Drishtti, Review: Reflections in a crystal ball Mugdha Veira Godse, a popular model and Hindi film actor, has turned producer (co-producer, to be accurate) with the short film, Drishtti (stylised from Drishti, meaning vision) which is streaming on Hungama Play from 30 March. It is the story of a crystal ball gazer (Mugdha Godse) who has the gift of analysing personalities and traits, and predicting the future, albeit partially. A journalist called Naina comes to interview her. During the con...

 

 

Missing, Review: You aren’t missing anything

Missing, Review: You aren’t missing anything It’s a confessional title and admission of guilt, for there is a lot that is missing in this film, a credible plot to begin with. Crisp editing and some good performances cannot rescue Missing, a psychological thriller that isn’t. Like one character in the film, who takes everybody for a huge ride, the makers have decided to inflict the same punishment on the audience. The fact that persons of the calibre of Neeraj Pandey (directo...

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Quirino Awards de la Animación Iberoamericana

THE QUIRINO AWARDS ANNOUNCES THE WINNERS OF ITS FIRST EDITION  * Mexico, Argentina and Spain win the main awards of these that recognize the best of Ibero-American animation. * “Ana & Bruno”, “The Tiniest Man in the World” y “Decorado” are awarded in the categories of feature film, series and short film. * Tenerife is placed as the capital of Ibero-American animation and will host the second edition of the awards in April 201...

 

 

The 2018 Full Frame Documentary Film Festival award winners

The 2018 Full Frame Documentary Film Festival award winners were announced this afternoon at the festival’s annual Awards Barbecue. The Reva and David Logan Grand Jury Award S...

 

The Best Shorts Competition Announces Latest Winners!

      The Best Shorts Competition is proud to announce the latest winners. The Best Shorts Competition puts filmmakers first and provides a direct opportunity for recognition and publicity for high quality productions. It is international in scope and has granted awards to producers in Australia, Bahrain, Barbados, Brazil, Canada, China, Columbia, Cuba, Denmark, France, Germany, Iceland, India, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Malta, Martinique, Netherlands, New Z...

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Palm Springs Intl. Animation Festival & Expo
August 22 – 26, 2018 

 

May 16, 2018 Earlybird Deadline

PSIAF 2018 Palm Springs Intl. Animation Festival & Expo is a global competition in animation and exhibition of the worlds most talented artists in the world. Each year there are awards going to 37 categories including Best Animated Feature and Best Animated Short in over 20 different styles of animation from 2D, 3D, Hand Drawin, Painted, Watercolor, Sand, Paper, Experimental, Stop-Motions, VFX, and more.
The festival is expected to screen over 250+ award wining short and 5 feature-length animated films from over 103 countries including Oscar® Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences , Emmy® and Grammy® wining artists from around the world. The festival and expo also includes VR experiences, live animation demonstrations, character and model sculptors, animation panel discussions, seminars, and educational programming will be held in conjunction with an international poster contest. 

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World of Film International Festival Glasgow WOFF 2018: OCTOBER 4 – 7  

In 2018, the 5th edition of WoFF aspires to bring more audiences, filmmakers and industry professionals together, creating a platform to exchange ideas, showcase their work and most importantly talk on film and new trends in the industry, women filmmakers of today and independent film production in Europe, the US and beyond. Our focus remains on independent cinema from all around the globe, by showcasing the work of first feature filmmakers, women directors and eastern European cinema in our three main sections, First Features, The Female Perspective & Focus on Balkan Cinema, respectively.

Films can be exclusively submitted via Film Freeway by clicking on the link below. 

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GTA 2018 Golden Trailer Awards

May 31st Ace Theater Los Angeles

Late and Final Deadline is Thursday April 16th, 2018

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Movie trailers play an increasingly important role in entertaining us and helping us determine where to spend our leisure time. The best trailers are works of art in their own right, expertly blending elements of cinema and advertising.

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 New Media Film Festival

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*

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New Venue James Bridges Theater - Los Angeles CA

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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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SCIFI WORLD

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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. &.. 

 

Austin Other World Screenplay Contest is Open!

 

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...

 

Celebrate Earth Day on 22nd of April

  Earth Day is a global annual observance celebrated on 22nd of April since 1970 to protect the environment and save earth. The aim of this event is to inspire people to strive for a healthy earth environment.  DO SOMETHING: TAKE ACTION I  GIVE I spread this! Earth Day Network’s mission is to diversify, educate and activate the environmental movement worldwide. Growing out of the first Earth Day, Earth Day Network is the world&rsquo...

 

The 2nd Annual Philadelphia Environmental Film Festival Returns to the City of Brotherly Love

  Boasting an international slate of new environmentally-focused shorts and features, the Festival will showcase 34 inspiring and entertaining films – including films by 11 female directors — April 6-8 at the Prince Theater   Philadelphia, PA, March 6, 2018 – The Philadelphia Environmental Film Festival is thrilled to announce the full programming line-up for the 2nd annual Festival, which returns to the City of Brotherly Love during the first 

ANIMATION CALLING

Animation Day in Cannes scheduled for May 15

2018 EDITION We are happy to welcome you to the 4th edition of our event in Cannes May 15th, promoting Animation and Animators @ center stage of the biggest film event in the year. Submit a short to ANIMAZE DAZE COMPETITION Enter the Catalog and Who s who in Animation in Cannes Promote a Work in Progress at the Palais Screening of Animation Day in Cannes Discoveries: Paid promo plans exist please contact bruno@filmfestivals.com Submit to Montreal Intern... 

 

PSIAFF 2018 Palm Springs Intl. Animation Festival & Expo Calling for Entries

  Palm Springs Intl. Animation Festival & Expo Submit Your Film ( www.psiaf.org ) PSIAF 2018 Palm Springs Intl. Animation Festival & Expo is a global competition in animation and exhibition of the worlds most talented artists in the world. Each year there are awards going to 37 categories including Best Animated Feature and Best Animated Short in over 20 different styles of animation from 2D, 3D, Hand Drawin, Painted, Watercolor, Sand, Paper, Experimental, ...

 

Animation Day in Cannes is calling See you all May 15 in Cannes

The objective of the Animation Day in Cannes is to facilitate the promotion of Animation during the Cannes Film Festival which does not traditionnally offer a window for animators besides the likes of Pixar or Disney.  Animaze – LeMiaff and filmfestivals.com decided in 2015 to take on this mission and provide a place for networking, fun, and promotion. 2018 will be our fourth and best edition, taking place May 15 during the Cannes Film Festival and Market. We look forward to ...

 

MIAFF 5th edition wants your hot new animation films for 2018 

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

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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,... 

 

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"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...  

 

I week left to submit to Planet in Focus

ONLY 1 WEEK LEFT TO SUBMIT YOUR FILM TO THE 19TH ANNUAL PLANET IN FOCUS ENVIRONMENTAL FILM FESTIVAL   ...

 

 

THE DISTANT BARKING OF DOGS wins this year's DOK.fest Award of the SOS-Kinderdörfer weltweit

  Dear friends of DOK.fest München, we are happy to present you the winner of this year's DOK.fest Award of the SOS-Kinderdörfer weltweit: THE DISTANT BARKING OF DOGS by Simon Lereng Wilmont convinced the jury. The award will be handed over at the award ceremony on May 12th at HFF München.  Over one year, six metropolitans from different German cities sent each other one photo of their surroundings every week. The result...

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How I worked on making Boyz'n the Hood a Box Office and Oscar success through the Cannes presentaion

 

Very dear memories from my days in Cannes launching Boyz'n The Hood I had the immense privilege to run the marketing at Sony when i received (early 1991) a video tape from Boyz'n The Hood with the Studio suggesting to submit it to Cannes. To our great surprised satisfaction, Gilles Jacob invited the film  (first feature by young John Singleton) into "Un Certain Regard". I started a campaign which remains one of my best prides in marketing several hundreds of films ove...

 

How I worked on making Groundhog Day a cult movie in France by Bruno Chatelin

"I am so very proud to see Groundhog Day honored by the academy on its 25th anniversary. I thing it is one of the few films I have worked which have left a social imprint in our society, like Philadelphia, Boyz'n the Hood, Field of Dreams...This one is now totally cult, what a big reward if you rewind a bit, go back in time and remember the big challenge it was for a french audience.   "When I was in charge of the marketing and distribution o...

 

 

 

ROSKINO, Cloud 21 International and Kultura PR International To Present “Global Film Showcase” during Cannes Film Festival

ROSKINO (www.roskino.org), in conjunction with Cloud21 International and Kultura PR International (www.kulturapr.com), is pleased to present the "Global Film Showcase”  that will be held during the Cannes Film Festival and Marché du Film on May 14, 2018 at 2 p.m. at The Russian Pavilion in the International Village. The by-invitation only event will host a six person panel featuring ROSKINO CEO Katya Mtsitouridze.  Le...

 

Reserve your seat for Cut Off at Louisiana Film Festival April 20th

Buy the tickets here for the screening of Cut off April 20th 9.00 pm! and the full programme     PURCHASE TICKETS     WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18 7:30 PM – 9:05 PM | FAIL STATE THURSDAY, APRIL 19 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM | BLAZE FRIDAY, APRIL 20 6:15 PM – 8:00 PM | 1000 YEAR FLOOD 6:30 PM – 8:10 PM | ...

 

A new poster for Cut Off

This newx poster will replace the one we have used so far (see below) I hope you like it ...

 

Living in the Future's Past plays this week end at the Philadelphia Environmental Film Festival

Thank you Philadelphia Environmental Film Festival for honoring our film Living in the Future’s Past with the Eco Visionary Award. Had a wonderful time celebrating the power film has to recast our environmental awareness and envision future outcomes. A special thanks to Alexandra Drobac, Diagne and Debra Wolf Goldstein Esq whose passion for ecology, art, and film founded this world-class festival. LIVING IN FUTURES PAST: Presentation of the first EcoVision...

 

 

Taipei is based on the critically acclaimed novel by Tao Lin, here is a selection of book reviews

Shiny and Moving like the book cover, Taipei by Tao Lin is an ode--or lament--to the way we live now. The film is based upon Taipei a 2013 novel by Tao Lin. It is his third novel. Photo by Megan Boyle "Writing autobiographically is more difficult because I'm editing a massive first draft of maybe 25,000 pages—my memory—into a 250-page novel. It's less difficult because I don't need to write a 25,000-page first draft; it’s already there...

 

 

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Cut Off' by Jowan Carbin 

Struggling with his new life in New Orleans, Clive follows Trevor, a former professor to his country home on the bayou in Cut Off, LA to gain a new perspective.  While Trevor helps Clive deal with his demons, Clive is sucked into a mission to kill.

Reserve your seat for Cut Off at Louisiana Film Festival April 20th

 

 

A new poster for Cut Off

 

Cut Off selected at Louisiana Film Festival

 

Cut Off Selected to premiere at New York Independent Film Festival

 

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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).

Living Among Us will please its Greek fans at Horrorant Fright Nights

Living Among Us in official selection at Myrtle Beach International Film Festival

Living Among Us invited to screen at WorldFest Houston 51st edition

Living Among Us Selected to play at 16th Garden State Film Festival march 24th

Living Among Us celebrated the European Premiere in Fantasporto with Brian Metcalf and Ben Chan

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

LITFP Selected to play in 11 International Festivals in April

Look at the busy travelling schedule in the USA for Susan Kucera this coming month of April! PS she is also filming in the same time! Philadelphia Environmental Film Festival Philadelphia, PA April 6 - 8 

American Documentary Film Festival Palm Springs, CA April 6 – 12

International Television & Film Awards NAB Las Vegas April 7 - 12 

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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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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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Films can now be submitted online for participation in the 66th edition of the San Sebastian Festival

Films can now be submitted for pre-selection to participate in the 66th edition of the San Sebastian Festival for all of the sections making up the programme, with the exception of Films in Progress, Glocal in Progress and the International Film Students Meeting, which will have their own specific calls for submissions in the months of April and June respectively. Films for these sections should therefore NOT be submitted at the present time. Feature films submitted for pre-selection will be ...

 

 

ROSKINO, Cloud 21 International and Kultura PR International To Present “Global Film Showcase” during Cannes Film Festival

ROSKINO (www.roskino.org), in conjunction with Cloud21 International and Kultura PR International (www.kulturapr.com), is pleased to present the "Global Film Showcase”  that will be held during the Cannes Film Festival and Marché du Film on May 14, 2018 at 2 p.m. at The Russian Pavilion in the International Village. The by-invitation only event will host a six person panel featuring ROSKINO CEO Katya Mtsitouridze.  Le...

 

 

ICELAND CALLING!

The 2018 Northern Wave International Film Festival, takes place in a tiny fishing village in North-western Iceland at The Freezer Hostel in the town of Rif. The festival is now open for submission for all genres of International short films. For further information, please go to the festival website www.northernwavefestival.com  ...

 

 

First films announced for the 65th Sydney Film Festival

  The 65th Sydney Film Festival today announced a sneak peek of this year’s essential viewing: 26 new films to be featured in this year’s 6-17 June event, as well as a new Festival location: HOYTS Entertainment Quarter. The announcement is in advance of the full program launch on Wednesday 9 May. “65 years young, Sydney Film Festival celebrates a spectacular history of storytelling with another 200+ feature films and documentaries, beginning with these first 26 c...

 

2018 Independent Pilot Competition: FINAL DEADLINES APPROACHING

The 14th Annual New York Television Festival is moving to July 2018 -- FINAL DEADLINE APPROACHING!   Want to get your work in front of industry decision-makers? Don’t wait -- submit today! In 2018, NYTVF is accepting submissions for the Independent Pilot Competition (IPC). Looking to submit your produced TV pilot? Submit to the Independent Pilot Competition, the NYTVF’s flagship, annual initiative, accepting independently-produced, original television pilots and ...

 

 

Full line up for the Lucca Film Festival - Europa Cinema.

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Academy Announces 2018-19 FilmCraft and FilmWatch Grant Recipients

Additional Support Awarded to Film Archives Impacted by Natural Disasters: Cinemateca de Cuba, Permanencia Voluntaria and Archivo de Imagenes en Movimiento The Academy Foundation of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today recipients of its 2018 FilmCraft and FilmWatch grants.  In addition to the 51 FilmCraft and FilmWatch grants awarded, the grants committee set aside $15,000 to help with the recovery efforts at three international archives...

 

 

Taipei - Director's statement

"'Taipei’ is about love, alienation, loneliness, drugs, writing, technology – how we can exist and connect amidst all of the cultural detritus of the Internet age. I’m thrilled to be able to bring Tao Lin’s vision to the screen. The increasing reach of technology into our day-to-day experiences has dramatically impacted the manner in which people connect with one another. Alienation, self-medication, and anxiety are on the rise.    Yet, even in thi...

 

Meet Jason Lester, writer and director of Taipei

Jason Lester is a filmmaker & photographer from Los Angeles, CA. In 2017, he directed Taipei, an adaptation of Tao Lin's critically acclaimed novel of the same name. Jason's work has been featured in The New York Times, Billboard, Dazed & Confused, V Magazine, Pitchfork, Under The Radar, DIY Mag, Clash Music, The Fader, and Stereogum. Selected music videos include credits for Fall Out Boy, The Mynabirds, Mayer Hawthorne, Jonathan Davis, Generationals, Beach Slang, Aloe Bla...

 

Mark L Lester Producer of Taipei

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Competition

Feature Films

Chris the SwissChris the Swiss

SWITZERLAND / CROATIA / GERMANY / FINLAND

Anja Kofmel

Diamantino

PORTUGAL / FRANCE / BRAZIL

Gabriel Abrantes & Daniel Schmidt

Egy NapOne DayUn jour

HUNGARY

Zsófia Szilágyi

FugaFugue

POLAND / CZECH REPUBLIC / SWEDEN

Agnieszka Smoczyńska

Kona fer í stríðWoman at War

ICELAND / FRANCE / UKRAINE

Benedikt Erlingsson

Sauvage

FRANCE

Camille Vidal-Naquet

SirMonsieur

INDIA / FRANCE

Rohena Gera

Short Films

Amor, Avenidas NovasAmor, Avenidas Novas

PORTUGAL

Duarte Coimbra

Ektoras Malo : I Teleftea Mera Tis ChroniasHector Malot : The Last Day of the Year

GREECE

Jacqueline Lentzou

Mo-Bum-Shi-MinExemplary citizen

SOUTH KOREA

Kim Cheol-hwi

Pauline asserviePauline, Enslaved

FRANCE

Charline Bourgeois-Tacquet

La Persistente

FRANCE

Camille Lugan

RapazRaptorRapace

CHILE

Felipe Gálvez

Schächer

SWITZERLAND

Flurin Giger

TiikeriThe TigerLe Tigre

FINLAND

Mikko Myllylahti

Un jour de mariageA wedding day

ALGERIA / FRANCE

Elias Belkeddar

Ya normalniyNormal

Russia

Michael Borodin

Special screenings

OPENING FILM

Wildlife

USA

Paul Dano

FEATURE FILMS SPECIAL SCREENINGS

Nos BataillesOur Struggles

BELGIUM / FRANCE

Guillaume Senez

Shéhérazade

FRANCE

Jean-Bernard Marlin

SHORT FILMS SPECIAL SCREENING

La Chute

FRANCE

Boris Labbé

Third Kind

GREECE / CROATIA

Yorgos Zois

Ultra PulpeApocalypse After

FRANCE

Bertrand Mandico

CLOSING FILM

Guy

FRANCE

The Philadelphia Environmental Film Festival has wrapped after 3 days of stunning new films, filmmakers, speakers, events, and amazing attendance! Thank you to all!!!

We look forward to the next PhilaEnviroFilmFest April 5-7, 2019!  

Always the leader in matters of cultural diplomacy through film and television, Changchun Film Group Corporation is a founding partner of China Film Group comprising the former Changchun Film Studio responsible for the Changchun Film Festival (first held in 1992).

An historic cornerstone of the Chinese film industry, Changchun Film Group Corporation and partners in China Film Group are deep partner affiliates to the Golden Rooster Awards, the Beijing International Film Festival and the Shanghai International Film Festival.

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Today the SCI-FI-LONDON FILM FESTIVAL 2018 celebrates coming-of-age with its 18^th annual programme which will run from the 1^st to the 7^th May 2018 at the Stratford Picturehouse Cinema. Seven days of amazing film, live music, immersive experiences and more. It will showcase a fantastic lineup with 6 world film premieres, 13 UK film premieres, 11 world short premieres and 13 UK short premieres. It will host 23 features, 52 shorts and 5 VR shorts alongside its regular classic cult events such as the 48 HOUR FILM CHALLENGE and SCI-FIDO, the world’s only cosplay for dogs!  We also celebrate Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein with an all-dayer on May 7^th.

Opening this year’s festival on the 1^st May is the World Premiere of CHIMERA, which stars Henry Ian Cusick  (Lost, The 100).  

A brilliant but disturbed scientist’s children are in cryogenic suspension, while he races to cure their deadly disease by decoding the DNA of the immortal Turritopsis jellyfish.  To progress he needs lots of stem cells.  A manipulative millionaire can help but she has her own agenda.

Inspired by the director’s real life as his loved ones struggled with genetic disease, CHIMERA asks the existential question “do you want to live forever?“

The gala evening also has a pre-screening introduction by Dr Charlotte Mykura (microbiologist and geneticist) who will try to separate the science from the fiction, and highlight the themes, the exaggerations, and the sometimes stranger-than-fiction realities of nature.”

Other films include:
BLOGGERS
(2017, Spain, 75, Dir: Angel M. Chivite, Alberto Estévez )
The year is 2078 and the Earth’s energy sources are exhausted. Nuclear and renewables can’t cope with demand. 

Meanwhile, a new power source, ‘Coltan’ has been discovered on Mercury and mining has started, run by a multinational conglomerate.  Helena is the Captain of a ship returning from the mines, it should be routine but things on-board are not what they seem. 

This Spanish film swims in the memories of many a great ‘space’ movie. At times gory and chilling, the modesty of the budget is impossible to detect, and the set design is really cool.

We love a good space slasher and this is a very solid example..

CENSOR
(2017, Russia, 133, Dir: Konstantin Shelepov )
Virtual reality, so real it’s indistinguishable from real life. Zombies, Nazis, Knights in armour - the game has it all. 

After some real-world violent crimes are linked to gamers, the Ministry of Internal Affairs creates a new department, “C”, whose agents are censors. They must play the games and try to exceed the permitted level of violence.  But two of them become rivals and the lines between the real and game worlds blur. 

This dark cyberpunk story is as much about the fear that computers will do our thinking for us as the dangers posed by the people who develop and control them.

Censor’s director says, “As we develop this tech, should censorship become more important?  Sci-fi is not about tomorrow. It is about today”

Censor makes Hardcore Henry look like a Disney film and slams its message down your throat!

You Ready Player One?.

CLOSER THAN WE THINK
(2017, United States, 85, Dir: Brett Ryan Bonowicz )
Predicting the future is very difficult.  We might be able to forecast how a trend will develop, but individual products?  Much harder.   This is why the work of Arthur Radebaugh is so amazing.

Closer Than We Think is about the mid–20th-century comic strip and its creator, Arthur Radebaugh.

The film provides important insight into what made the comic a foundation for other popular science fiction endeavors. More importantly, it shows how the strip directly encouraged nascent engineers and scientists to actualize the future described therein. 

The film also contains interviews with the legendary Syd Mead (TRON, BLADE RUNNER). 

A must-see for everyone, but certainly for those into futurism, tech, design, advertising or a nostalgic view of the future..

CYGNUS
(2017, Mexico, 87, Dir: Hugo Félix Mercado )
Fabián, is an astronomer on a quest to discover the nature of an unknown object near the Cygnus constellation 30,000 light years from Earth. 

One night, a strange signal gives him hope that he might be close to solving the mystery of Cygnus. His colleagues say he is wasting his time, but he thinks the signal is targeted at Earth rather than a random discovery.

His superior’s attitude changes and Fabián becomes fearful that they will steal his discovery.  He becomes more paranoid and strange things begin to take place in the observatory.  Did he really find something or was the signal waiting to be found?

Amazing landscapes and great performances make this a solid sci-fi tale..

DEFECTIVE
(2017, Canada, 111, Dir: Reese Eveneshen )
A new corporation, the S.E.A. have been set up to trial a new type of police in North America. Uniformed, anonymous Preservers of Peace investigate, judge, and sentence people for even the smallest of crimes.

Rhett, a disillusioned, middle-aged man, witnesses first-hand this newest law-enforcement mandate, which decrees citizens as “defective.” The punishment? Instant public execution at the hands of ruthless enforcers. Rhett, has a run-in with the Preservers and has to flee across state borders to escape them.

But, after a surprise visit from Jean, his estranged sister, Rhett reluctantly now has his sister in tow, with the state in close pursuit.  Dredd?, Robocop? How long before we see this kind of ‘protection’ on our streets?.

DIVISION 19
(2017, United Kingdom, 93, Dir: suzie halewood )
Reality television has done it all hasn’t it?  Our news is impartial, right? Goverment works for us?

In 2039 rather than selecting people for ‘reality freak shows’ we now use prisons as the latest opiate for the masses.  Viewers get to choose what the prisoners eat, what they wear, the entertainment they can access – even who they must fight. 

So successful has this been that the TV company now wants to extend beyond the prison walls and broadcast the surrounding town’s population.  Who will stop them?

If the Truman Show could be any darker, then DIVISION 19 takes the extra step and questions who we are and why, for centuries, we have loved watching the misfortune and gladiatorial behaviour of others.  

Written and directed by Suzie Halewood and a smash hit at Boston SciFi Film Festival we are delighted to have the London Premiere of this cautionary tale..

HIDDEN RESERVES
(2016, Austria, Germany, Switzerland, 96, Dir: Valentin Hitz )
The corporation sells ‘death insurance’. Those who don’t have it are forced to remain alive (in body only) as repositories of other people’s consciousnesses until any ‘life debt’ they had is repaid.

Vincent, a top insurance salesmen, firmly on the way up the corporate ladder, is secure in his work, sleeping with his boss, and able to afford an extravagent lifestyle, a life that many Wall Street brokers would envy.

One day he meets Lisa, part of an activist group that wants an end to the storage facilites and the release of the human data machines.

After Vincent fails to secure a rich client and is demoted, his one chance of regaining his former status is to infiltrate this resistance via Lisa.

Of course, Vincent is drawn to her, and questions his own values and his drive for power.

A very slick dystopian noir..

HOSTILE
(2017, France, 94, Dir: Mathieu Turi )
A global disaster and epidemic has left a barren world with strange creatures that hunt at night.

Juliette is one of the few survivors left and part of a small organised group.  She spends her days looking for supplies in the dry wastelands, using a van that has seen better days. Her two-way battery powered radio keeps her in contact with home base. 

One day, as she travels back to base, an incident causes her to crash.  She radios base but they can’t get to her for hours and darkness is closing in.

As she tries to get through the night she remembers the life she had before.

By turns both romantic and terrifying, Hostile is an emotional roller coaster. It’s perfect for cuddling up with a loved one.

If you like scary movies, you’ll love half this film. If you like love stories, you’ll enjoy the other half... If you cherish a good story, then you’ll love the whole thing.

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KATRINA'S DREAM
(2017, Switzerland, 83, Dir: Mirko Bischofberger, Dario Bischofberger )
Katrina wants a child but her boyfriend Louis doesn’t. 

He is a an older man, a hedonist and doesn’t want to spoil the life he has.  They split up and Katrina must look elsewhere, eventually pairing up with Louis’ friend Ron, who becomes the man of her life and they talk of raising a family, with Louis’ blessing.

One night, in a drunken state, Ron and Louis leave a 50th birthday party and the two friends are involved in a car accident.  Ron suffers severe injuries to his head, Louis his body.   

A nearby sanatorium helps recover the bodies and a new technique offers Katrina some hope; they can perform a head transplant; Louis’ head on Ron’s body.  But what if both men survive, merge into one person?  What will Katrina make of this new situation?

A gentle and beautifully shot black comedy, Mary Shelley would have loved this!  We are delighted to hold the world premiere of the film..

NOTHING REALLY HAPPENS
(2017, United States, 100, Dir: Justin Petty )
You’re having having a conversation with someone... and neither of you cares... know that feeling?

Dave Stimple, an unfocused mattress store owner, is having issues connecting with everyone around him.

He arrives at the shop one morning to find the local health and safety people have shut him down.  Bugs, huge bed bugs and lots of complaints are cited as the reason. 

Dave is really confused and his relationships with his wife, friends, and his own humanity seem to be devolving and increasingly distracting anomalies begin to take over his reality.  But his issues may not be as internal as they seem.

This is a proper WTF movie that you will enjoy unravelling.  Sometimes, modern life makes us all feel like mattress sellers at times..

PEACHES
(2016, Dominican Republic, 80, Dir: Héctor M. Valdez )
If time is truly linear and we can’t go back, don’t we just have to remember the good times?

Diego loves his girlfriend but after a disastrous anniversary trip, she declares she’s had enough of him and wants to split up.

He tries to explain why he’s changed and reminds her of the ‘good times’ they had.   t’s not enough!

Diego has a time machine and vows to amend or fix what has happened, even if it means competing with different versions of himself when travelling through time.

This is a fun-filled play on time-travel paradoxes and has some fabulous future tech - we love the anti-grav Mini.

Loosley inspired by an Australian movie called THE INFINITE MAN which we screened in association with  the London Comedy Film Festival (LOCO)..

PRECOGNITION
(2018, United Kingdom, 107, Dir: Luke Tedder )
Ripe technologies are a pseudo-governmental organisation which appear to be trying to create a safer and fairer world with new implant technology.  Negative thought and memories have been removed, people are given careers and relationships they ‘deserve’ based on an in-app Karma rating system.

This world in which every citizen lives connected to Ripe’s system seems almost perfect, at least on the surface. But the digital utopia is not without its ghosts. Soon the reality with which the characters surround themselves starts to unravel, as the true nature of the world surfaces.

Samantha, who secretly works for Ripe and manipulates memories, discovers her husband James beginning to experience visions of a woman he doesn’t recognise. Unable to correct James’ visions, Samantha puts her life on the line.

Solid scifi story that shows what low-budgets can achieve..

THE ASTRONAUTS' BODIES
(2017, Germany, 73, Dir: Alisa Berger )
They say twins can sometimes experience each other’s emotions and in a dysfunctional family this surely can’t be a good thing.

Anton and Linda are 19 year old twins who decide to flee the nest., leaving behind, Michael, their single alcoholic father and their younger sister. Michael stops taking care of himself in protest.

Anton wants to go to space and joins  a research project, while his sister Linda is in search first love is drawn to a young man who seems to have similar problems to her father.

Enigmatic and serene, this film is a poetic story about the progression of thought, dreams of space and the organic beauty of the human body, its desires and longings.  A stunning debut..

THE GATEWAY
(2017, Australia, 90, Dir: John V. Soto )
Jane is a particle physicist working on the fringe, trying to create a teleportation device “you know, like in Star Trek” as she says.  But the machine they’ve built opens a route to a parallel dimension.

The excitement about this is cut short however, as Jane receives an odd call from her husband saying he loves her before hanging up.  Later she discovers him dead.

Like Another Earth or Random Quest, The Gateway  takes us through to another universe in search of Jane’s husband - perhaps he still lives there.

In the parallel world she finds him again, bringing him across to our world, but no one guessed there would be dire consequences for her and her family.

With a great cast and beautifully shot, The Gateway is the kind of  grown-up sci-fi we love..

THE OUTER WILD
(2017, United States, 84, Dir: Philip Chidel )
The apocalypse came and went, the survivors are few and far between.

Where some have banded together they still battle for power and use slavery to ‘better’ their lot. In one group, that forces young women to be breeders, Laura decides to escape her high-tech prison, but a bounty hunter, Cole, is sent after her.

When she meets Cole, things change for them both and they must now face new threats together. They head across the wilderness to find a fabled sanctuary that can either save or destroy what’s left of humanity. Action packed, witty and surreal at times, this is the second feature by Philip, who had the brilliant Frankensteinesque SUBJECT TWO in the festival many years ago, which we screen as part of our Frankenstein Alldayer.

This is the world premiere of THE OUTER WILD and Philip will join us to present the film.

Love Mad Max, The 100, The Handmaid’s Tale?  This is a fresh, succinct mash-up of all your favourite PA films..

VIOLENTIA
(2017, Canada, 84, Dir: Ray Raghavan )
Adam Anderson is a nano-tech engineer who has found a way to interact with our memories.

Following his daughter’s death in a high school shootout, Anderson wants to use his tech to scan through the criminal’s memories in an obsessive quest to understand why he did it and find a cure for violence.

Enlisted into a government program he’s given access to a psychopath’s memories as testing ground, leading him down a dark path where the lines between reality and memory begin to blur.

A very smart and eerie film with some great ideas, Violentia takes us one step nearer to the potential of mind control and its consequences. 

We are delighted to hold the international premiere of the film and have the director with us for a Q&A..

WORD FROM A GAMER
(2017, United States, 92, Dir: Steve Wollett )
Have you played Dungeons and Dragons,  Catan, Magic The Gathering or any of the myriad other tabletop games?  If the answer is yes you’ll love the warmth and testimony in this film.

If you are new to these kind of games, you’ll probably rush out after and grab some dice and a few books!

 Word From a Gamer is a heart-felt love letter of a documentary, that explores the tabletop gaming world, the people who make the games, and the people who play them.

Interviews with D&D creators, TSR, with the editors of Dragon magazine, and numerous conventions goers and players of all types, make this a documentary designed to get you lost in a game world!

To help you along, our friends at EXP, the gaming bar, will be playing games in the foyer - don’t be shy, come play something!.

DON’T MISS…
SCI-FIDO – THE WORLD’S ONLY COSPLAY FOR DOGS EVENT returns again this year on Sat 6th May in Theatre Square, Stratford. In association with ALL DOGS MATTER it is the Crufts of Science fiction! Do you have a four-legged friend who likes to dress up as a sci-fi character? Or a pooch that looks like Princess Leia? Bring them along to our ‘dressed-up dog’ photo session!

For the full line up visit the website: sci-fi-london.com#SFL18

About SCI-FI-LONDON FILM FESTIVAL

The SCI-FI-LONDON FILM FESTIVAL (https://sci-fi-london.com/) returns for its 18^th annual festival from 1 – 7 May 2018 and is the UK’s major sci-fi event of the year. The festival has gained a reputation for pushing the definition of science fiction across the full spectrum of film, gaming, comics and literature with ground-breaking new work showcased from across earth as we know it. It also continues to celebrate the beloved sci-fi genre with its popular cult events such as the 48-Hour Film Challenge and Sci-Fido.

The festival has seen over 90,000 fans attend the festival over the past 17 years, with attendance continuing to grow year on year. 1,365 films have screened to date and the artistic programme features an ever-growing plethora of events from UK and World premieres of the latest feature films, documentaries and shorts, and future classics emerging from every programme. Visit SCI-FI-LONDON Film Festival to join stars and fans in bringing together the cutting edge in science fiction from across the Cosmos.

Edouard Waintrop, the Cannes' Directors' Fortnight topper is stepping down and can be proud on his final selection for the  50th Directors Fortnight,  big names, strong films, well known cast (Nicholas Cage, Adjani, Depardieu), to some proportion we can wonder whether this edition might not cast some shadow on Cannes Festival's selections.

Photos & video  by Bruno Chatelin

Line up

Feature Films

• Amin de / by Philippe Faucon première mondiale
• Carmen y Lola de / by Arantxa Echevarria première mondiale – premier film
• Climax de / by Gaspar Noé première mondiale
• Cómprame un revólver (Buy Me a Gun) de / by Julio Hernández Cordón première mondiale
• Les Confins du monde de / by Guillaume Nicloux première mondiale
• El motoarrebatador (The Snatch Thief) de / by Agustín Toscano première mondiale
• En Liberté ! de / by Pierre Salvadori première mondiale
• Joueurs (Treat Me Like Fire) de / by Marie Monge première mondiale – premier film
• Leave No Trace de / by Debra Granik première internationale
• Los silencios de / by Beatriz Seigner première mondiale
• Ming wang xing shi ke (The Pluto Moment) de / by Ming Zhang première mondiale
• Mandy de / by Panos Cosmatos première internationale
• Mirai (Mirai ma petite soeur) de / by Mamoru Hosoda première mondiale
• Le monde est à toi de / by Romain Gavras première mondiale
• Pájaros de verano (Birds of Passage – Les Oiseaux de passage)
• de / by Ciro Guerra & Cristina Gallego première mondiale – film d’ouverture
• Petra de / by Jaime Rosales première mondiale
• Samouni Road de / by Stefano Savona première mondiale – documentaire
• Teret (The Load) de / by Ognjen Glavonic première mondiale
• Troppa grazia de / by Gianni Zanasi première mondiale – film de clôture
• Weldi (Dear Son – Mon cher enfant) de / by Mohamed Ben Attia première mondiale

 

Short Films

• Basses de / by Félix Imbert première mondiale
• Ce magnifique gâteau ! (This Magnificient Cake!) de / by Emma De Swaef & Marc Roels  première mondiale
• La Chanson (The Song) de / by Tiphaine Raffier première mondiale
• La lotta de / by Marco Bellocchio première mondiale
• Las cruces de / by Nicolas Boone première mondiale
• La Nuit des sacs plastiques (The Night of the Plastic Bags) de / by Gabriel Harel   première mondiale
• O órfão (The Orphan) de / by Carolina Markowicz première mondiale
• Our Song to War de / by Juanita Onzaga première mondiale – documentaire
• Skip Day de / by Patrick Bresnan & Ivette Lucas première mondiale – documentaire
• Le Sujet (The Subject) de / by Patrick Bouchard première internationale

 

WORLD FEST FEST 2018

BANDO DI PARTECIPAZIONE / CALL FOR APPLICATIONS

WORLD FEST FEST 2018 - SHORT FILM FESTIVAL

10^ Edizione / 10th edition

Iranian officials including the Head of Iranian Cinema Organization,  Mohammad  Mehdi Heidarian Visited the opening day of the 36th edition of Fajr international film festival kicked off today in Tehran at Charsou Cinema complex. University and middle school students attended the two sections including Daroulfonoun and the 7th Hour started today aiming to motivate them to watch and learn more.

Following comes the interview with Mohammad Mehdi Heidarian,

1.    As you know Fajr International Film Festival has been held for 36

years which has received significant attention from various countries from Middle East to America especially last three years been directly covered by international media including Arabic and English ones. This year due to the participation of famous film directors in Fajr festival, the reflection of it has been noticeable. Would you please tell me your own opinion about this year’s Fajr International Film Festival and cooperation of countries following same goals as Iran does?

Iran’s cinema is celebrating its 120 year of existence. After revolution our cinema has flourished and proved its capability to the world and because of that most of the festivals around the world are eager to have Iranian films in their festivals. These days we are thinking about not only participating in foreign festivals but also having our own international festivals and influencing the world. To reach this goal, Fajr International Film Festival has been designed and it’s being held every year. We are looking for bounding with other cultures .our main focus in this festival is to reach this aim.

2. This year’s festival has been specifically reflected in many international countries ‘and medias, specially Arabic and Islamic news agencies, what’s your opinion about it?

We are culturally and religiously bounded to countries in region, so we can have more sympathy toward each other. Festivals make these attachments much more clear so we should make the most of it.

3. During the festival we will have an art gallery about Palestinian people and a famous Palestinian director is going to attend the festival, how do you comment about these sections?

As I already mentioned, we are totally bounded to other countries in the region and one of our main concern is not only Palestinian Muslims, but we are also concerned about all Muslims around the world.

Our concern is beyond the borders.  We should follow what people believe in and work on that .Fajr International Film Festival has always included various sections with similar contexts hoping they could meet the specific purposes in this regard. We hope that these sections could satisfy those whose major concern is freedom from hegemony

4.As you know this year many significant film makers have been invited from across the world, how do you see that?

As I already told you we aim to find those who are seeking independence. And everyone can reflect this differently in his/her culture. For example Mr. Oliver Stone objects to the politics in his own country or the Palestinian director who tries to depicts people’s suffering from cruelty and injustice. As  my last sentence I need to say the major responsibility of the festival has to be creating an atmosphere in which people have the same concern which is humanity.

NEW YORK, NY 

It started back in 2002, now the 17th annual Tribeca Film Festival is underway, with nearly 100 films being showcased over 12 days in New York City.

One of its founders, Robert De Niro, was on hand to launch the festivities in New York City Wednesday night.  This year’s fest kicked off with a tribute to one of late-night comedy’s greats. Love, Gilda is a new documentary that focuses on the life of Gilda Radner, who made her mark during the heyday of Saturday Night Live, and who passed away from ovarian cancer back in 1989. 

Running April 18-29, the TFF features nearly 100 feature-length fiction and non-fiction features from 46 countries (all world or U.S. premieres), almost half of which are by female directors. There are also short films, TV series, sports films, interactive programming, retrospective screenings of film classics, and TV presentations.  More information is available at TribecaFilm.com.

Renowned for their groundbreaking immersive approach to the film festival experience, the 5th annual ILLUMINATE Film Festival returns May 30th - June 3rd.  The premier conscious film festival, ILLUMINATE is dedicated to elevating awareness and inspiring lasting transformation through cinema.  

With this intent, each season ILLUMINATE searches out the year’s most compelling, paradigm shifting, life-affirming films. For their 5th annual Festival, they have selected 26 conscious narratives, documentaries and shorts. The schedule includes evening spotlights, special guests, post-screening presentations with directors and producers, filmmaker panels, nightly parties and live musical performances.

“As a medium, film viscerally immerses us, opening our hearts and minds to larger possibilities.” Says Festival Founder and Executive Director Danette Wolpert, “This year’s lineup answers both micro and macro-level questions: how do we become the best and fullest version of ourselves? How do we make a true and measurable impact on the world?  Individually and collectively, how do we rise?”

Participants in the festival are able to mingle with some of the renowned thought leaders of today, as well as like-minded individuals set on being the change they wish to see in the world.

The festival kicks off Wednesday, May 30 with a free screening of The Push featuring the inspiring story of the indomitable Grant Korgan. Opening Night features the Festival World Premiere of the Emmy-nominated Live Your Quest, which shares the wisdom of Michael Beckwith, Jack Canfield, Lisa Nichols, Tom Chi and others who explore the science, psychology and spirituality behind living a life of passion and purpose.

The festival will close with the latest from beloved world renowned musician Michael Franti; Stay Human. This heart-drenched film reflects on Franti’s personal journey facing adversity as a child, struggling to find his voice as a musician, and how he came to find inspiration through six stories of extraordinary change-makers across the globe who chose to overcome cynicism through optimism and hope.

New this year is the festival’s $5,000 cash prize, the Mangurama Award for Conscious Documentary Storytelling, which will be awarded to the most transformative non-fiction film that exhibits a strong story arc, compelling subjects and high production value. 

For the first time, ILLUMINATE will be offering the cutting edge Reel Healing Online program. This  multi-week educational web series, hosted by both established and emerging leaders in the field of transformation,  will allow participants to more fully integrate a film’s message into their lives after the festival wraps.

One of the luminaries offering a Reel Healing Online program is rising star and bestselling author Hal Elrod whose work has been featured in segments on every major television network. Part of the next generation of game changers, his film The Miracle Morning features leading research detailing extraordinary but simple processes, made up of daily practices, that allows people to quickly transcend their limitations, enabling them to maximize their full potential.

In work-in-progress WeRise, a group of the nation’s top social innovators propose new models of success in business, medicine, education, politics, entertainment, technology and happiness to empower humankind. An inspiring call to action, it features insight from The Dalai Lama, Arianna Huffington, John Mackey, Alanis Morrisette, Moby, Joe Dispenza, Tony Robbins, Lynne Twist and more.

Other highlights include an online Satsang with enlightened master Moojibaba, a Reel Healing with Spiritual Cinema Circle Co-founder Stephen Simon and 11 world premieres including 3100: Run And Become, a sweeping examination of running's spiritual nature; Calling All Earthlings, an exploration of the controversial ET and Nikola Tesla inspired electromagnetic dome built by George Van Tassel, a one-time Howard Hughes confidante; From Shock to Awe, a gripping look into controversial therapies for PTSD; The Edge of Paradise, which tells the story of Taylor Camp, a hippie paradise started by Elizabeth Taylor’s brother in 1969, You Are What You Act, a feature doc that exposes an intriguing body mind pattern among many of the world’s action heroes; Black Star which explores art as a healing modality for addiction; and Living Music, a documentary short chronicling a rehabilitative journey of artistic experimentation and unconventional healing.

In addition, the festival will host its 5th Conscious Film Convergence, a series of film-industry programs offering panels on pitching, film funding and distribution. Added to the offering this year are the Take Twenty Mentoring Sessions, a speed networking opportunity where advice seekers can spend twenty minutes each with pioneers and leaders of the conscious film industry.

Finally ILLUMINATE will be honoring author Lynne Twist with the Conscious Visionary Award. Author of The Soul of Money, this SuperSoul Sunday favorite and founder of the Pachamama Alliance is a recognized global visionary committed to ending world hunger, supporting social justice and environmental sustainability, and reframing our society’s relationship with money.

​The full selection of films has just been announced on ILLUMINATE’s website. The complete schedule will be announced on April 24.

VIP All-Access Passes include unlimited film screenings, VIP receptions, Conscious Film Convergence panels, Luminary Living Room series and the Virtual Reality Zone. (Access to Filmmaker Labs is not included.) Passholders also receive priority theater access. 

Patrons can take advantage of discounted early-bird pricing though April 20th.  Early Bird All-Access Passes can be purchased online for $349 until April 20 ($444 after that date). Passes are on sale now and can be purchased at www.illuminatefilmfestival.com. 

The 2018 ILLUMINATE Film Festival is scheduled for May 30 - June 3, 2018 at the Sedona Performing Arts Center and Mary D. Fisher Theatre. For more information, visit www.illuminatefilmfestival.com.

Sponsors of the 5th annual ILLUMINATE Film Festival include: Sedona Chamber of Commerce, Natural Action Technologies, Chocolatree Organic Oasis, International Documentary Association, Conscious Life News, The Lodge at Sedona and Sedona Real Inn & Suites.​
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ILLUMINATE Film Festival, a 501(c)3 sponsored organization, is the world's premier film festival for conscious cinema. For more information, visit www.illuminatefilmfestival.com or call 928-421-1108.

Fifteen-year-old Belgian filmmaker/actress Ivana Noa will present her new short horror film “Fictional Character” as an official selection of the CineYouth Festival. The festival showcases short films by directors ages 6-22 from around the world. CineYouth is held in Chicago from April 20-22, 2018 and is part of the Chicago International Film Festival. https://www.chicagofilmfestival.com/cineyouth/

An established named in the youth film world, the award-winning Noa is best known for her film “Feeling to Dive and Other Stories,” as well as playing the role of the young Juliet in Toneelhuis' stage play ‘Romeo and Juliet.”  In 2015, she made her second short “Unofficial: Judo.”  She also completed two documentaries “Actress” and “Interview with a Director,” in which Noa explores different expressive elements - original poetry and conceptual art together with direct interview techniques and insert close-ups. “Interview with a Director” premiered at the Short Film Corner at Cannes Film Festival, making Noa the youngest filmmaker to ever to have screened at the festival. “Fictional Characters” marks her seventh short film.

In the film, Hans is just starting to discover the world. Gretel is a teen, feeling infuriated to everything. The mother is as she always has been. The father is too weak to change. Everybody is in love with the witch, searching for their “virtual I” and trigger for transformation. Almost as a documentary of how they felt then, or how would they feel today. Modern society might be few centuries later and few social platforms ahead. Though, did people really change? Who is the bad guy in the story? Isn’t the witch actually the one that makes them different and provokes them to take the next step in their understanding of the “self”? And being free? How does the trivia of the bad provoke the gradual development of every family across the globe? Can a family be gender fluid? What is a gender? Is it important?

The film also features Veerle Eyckermans, one of Belgian’s most renowned actresses in the role of the mother, as well as actors Dirk De Lathauwer, Ellen Sterckx, and Willem Herbots. Heleen Declerq serves as director of photography and Olympe Tits, who plays the Witch in the film, is the film’s choreographer. The film’s original soundtrack is by PJ Seaux.

Noa comments, “This is a young and dynamic team, built of strong, creative personalities with a sense for art since early age. There is no legacy they carry as none are coming from families with art history. All are pure born talent, unmodified and unsteered by stereotypes.” 

“Fictional Characters” will have its world premiere on Sunday, April 22, 2018 at 1:30 PM as part of CineYouth’s World View.

NEW YORK, NY: Mustafa ÖNDER

GOLDCREST, NYWIFT, PGA & WIP hosted "A celebration of Female Producers at Tribeca" Party during the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival at Common Ground Bar on April 18, 2018 in New York City.

•Goldcrest operates as leaders in picture finishing, sound and dailies. In the last two years Goldcrest has expanded its range of Post-Production finishing services to build a stellar reputation for high-profile Feature and Television Picture and Audio finishing from On-Set Dailies, to Offline Editorial Rooms and Systems, to Picture Finishing, ADR, and Sound Post. Located in the West Village, Goldcrest Post New York opened its doors to the New York film community in 2000. Goldcrest quickly became known for offering a filmmaker friendly environment with an ever-growing roster of A-List talent and services. www.goldcrestpostny.com •

•New York Women in Film & Television (NYWIFT) advocates for equality in the moving image industry and supports women in every stage of their careers. As the preeminent entertainment industry association for women in New York, NYWIFT energizes women by illuminating their achievements, presenting training and professional development programs, awarding scholarships and grants, and providing access to a supportive community of peers. Learn more at www.nywift.org •

•The Producers Guild of America is the non-profit trade group that represents, protects and promotes the interests of all members of the producing team in film, television and new media. The PGA has over 8,300 members who work together to protect and improve their careers, the industry and community by facilitating members health benefits, encouraging enforcement of workplace labor laws, the creation of fair and impartial standards for the awarding of producing credits, as well as other education and advocacy efforts. The PGA hosts important industry events including the annual PGA Awards and the Produced By Conference. http://www.producersguild.org/ •

•Women Independent Producers (WIP) is a network of women producers that supports, collaborates, and promotes the work of its members. Our producers are diverse in backgrounds, ages and specialties. In addition to a variety of initiatives, we meet monthly in members’ homes to discuss critical topics and to share resources. This more intimate setting encourages members to get to know each other at a deeper level and to foster growth and success.https://www.womenindependentproducers.org/ •

With warmer days just around the corner, you don't want time to escape you! The Earlybird Deadline for the New York Short Documentary Film Festival is August 17, 2018. 

Submit your short Documentary film but remember- it MUST be 20 min or less!

To submit visit: https://filmfreeway.com/NYCSDFF

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Live from WFF 2018 Opening Night!

Enjoy the live version of the 2018 Wisconsin Film Festival (WFF) trailer by clicking the image above! We will share more information on how to view the complete suite of 2018 Festival trailers once it becomes available.

You know what's not funny? Missing the deadline to submit your film to the NYC Short Comedy Film Festival! Earlybirds make sure to mark August 25, 2018 on your calender! 

But remember!!! Films MUST be 20 minutes or less! Keep it brief, people.

To submit, visit: https://filmfreeway.com/NYCSCFF

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13th Annual April 26-29, 2018