Berwick Film & Media Arts Festival
Border Crossing
17th – 21st September 2014

Berwick Film & Media Arts Festival today announces its most ambitious programme to date in celebration of its 10th anniversary.
 
Coinciding with the referendum for an independent Scotland (18th September) and with Berwick-upon-Tweed occupying a unique position as the border town between England and Scotland, the Festival has chosen “Border Crossing” as its theme, with its programme exploring border identities and the crossing of boundaries all over the world.
 
On announcing the programme Festival Director Melanie Iredale said “With over 75 features, short films and artists’ video representing the work of filmmakers and artists from over 35 countries, the Festival will screen across thirteen unique locations around and within the town’s Elizabethan town walls, transforming everything from the ice houses to prison cells into pop-up screening venues.”
 
She continues: “ With this line-up and topical theme the Festival extends beyond Berwick, beyond the Scottish independence referendum, encapsulating global perspectives – bringing an international flavour to the heart of Berwick-upon-Tweed “.

Opening this celebration of celluloid on Wednesday 17th September is Mamarosh (dir. Momcilo Mrdakovic, 2013, sponsored by Mitie) – one of 18 UK Premieres - the tale of a film projectionist from Serbia who flees to New York only to find that 35mm is dead and resolves to revive it. Following this is a preview of a new installation by 16mm US artist Ben Russell, The Twilight State(2014, produced in partnership with Northern Film & Media), one of four new commissions, and six world premieres for the award-winning Festival.
 
Another of the new commissions by Berwick Visual Arts’ artist in residence Katie Davies is previewed on 18th September.The Lawes of the Marches (2014), is an exploration of ancient traditions designed to preserve boundaries. The same day the UK Premiere of Inbetween Worlds (dir. Feo Aladag, 2014) – about a friendship between a German soldier and his Afghan interpreter – takes place in The Maltings, while a shorts programme themed around borders is screened in The Barrels Ale House – where the idea for the first Festival originated 10 years ago!
 
The programme features a number of German works. From drama,West (dir. Christian Schwochow, 2013), to the UK Premiere of Lines of Resistance (dir. Rose Butler, 2013), an installation which marks 25 years since the fall of the Berlin wall, while documentaries such as the UK Premiere of Forbidden Voices(dir. Barbara Miller, 2012), and The Uprising (dir. Peter Snowdon, 2013) – for which Northumberland born, Belgium-based filmmaker Peter Snowdon will be in attendance - pay homage to the pan-Arab Spring which saw borders crossed not only throughout the middle east but online, across the world. The Mulberry House (dir. Sarah Ishaq, 2013)– screening on Friday 19th September - explores similar themes from a more personal perspective, with Oscar-nominated Yemeni-Scottish, Cairo-based director Sara Ishaq coming to Berwick to present her film.
 
A highlight for the Friday night is Orchestra of Samples (sponsored by Newcastle University and Simpsons Malt), which sees international audio-visual artists Addictive TV joined on stage by folk musicians from Northumbria and the Borders including rising star fiddle player Shona Mooney and master of the concertina Alistair Anderson.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other names to look out for over the five days include Philip Selway of Radiohead who comes to perform his new single accompanied by a Northern Film & Media and Northumberland County Council commissioned music video, not to mention the illustrious panel of judges making up the Inntravel Short Film Awards, Catherine Shoard, Head of Film at the Guardian is joined by Festival co-founder Marcus Coates as model and broadcaster Eunice Olumide presents.
 
On Saturday 20th September is a preview of Approved for Adoption (dir. Jung & Laurent Boileau, 2012), a touching tale of a South Korean boy adopted in to a Belgian household – with the ‘boy,’ co-director Jung attending the screening. The film was selected by local students and forms part of the youth programme over the weekend which involves films made by and for children and young people, ranging from animations for those aged 3 and up, in Wee Films for Wee Ones, to Giraffada (dir. Rani Massalha, 2013), an inspirational family film from Palestine. Berwick Film Society meanwhile brings animator Em Cooper to the town for a special screening of Kiss the Water (dir. Eric Steel, 2012), the poetic portrait of Scottish fly-tier Megan Boyd.
 
The promenade of installations continues over the weekend, presenting an opportunity to see the historic town like you’ve never seen it before. Newly commissioned artists John Wallace & Professor Pete Smith have been exploring the region’s relationship to two rivers as a border in Tweed-Sark Cinema (2014, supported by Northumbria University and Northumbrian Water), Glasgow-based artist Rachel Maclean’s A Whole New World (2014) imagines a fallen British empire while Uzbekistan-born artist Kristina Cranfeld’sManufactured Britishness(2013) – who will give an artist talk in Berwick alongside Ben Russell and John Wallace - explores citizenship, all of which are sure to resonate with audiences from both sides of the border.
 
When it comes to those north of the border, From Scotland with Love (dir. Virginia Heath, 2014) marks the Festival itself crossing into Scotland for the first time, with this medley of archive footage being presented in the beautiful surroundings of the gallery at Paxton House in Berwick – north of the Tweed on Sunday 21st September.
 
Closing the Festival is a preview of Ida (2013)– a firm favourite on the international festival circuit from BAFTA winning director Pawel Pawlikowski.   
 
The Festival continues to offer 5 day Festival passes for just £7 per day – coming in at £35 (£30 concessions) visitors to Berwick can experience the full gamut of films, installations and live events from 17th – 21st September.
 

LA DOLCE VITA DOWNTOWN ITALY IN FINE FORM AT THE 38th MWFF

As always the Montreal World Film Festival has a bumper crop of Italian films to show, this year more than ever. Starting with the president of the jury, Sergio Castellitto, and continuing through various sections of the Festival, lovers of Italian cinema will have plenty to celebrate.

            Thirteen films, produced or co-produced by Italy, are on show and Pupi Avati will be on hand for the premiere of his new film along with a large delegation of Italian film people.

World Competition

            UN RAGAZZO D’ORO (A Golden Boy), directed by Pupi Avati. Davide's father, Ettore, was a scriptwriter of B-grade movies based on bad jokes. Davide is an advertising copywriter whose dream is to write something of value. Father and son never understood each other, and probably never really talked. When Ettore dies in a suspicious car accident -- seemingly a suicide -- Davide’s life takes an unexpected turn. He leaves Milan, his job, his girlfriend Silvia, and moves in with his mother in Rome. In his mother's house his father’s presence, frustrations, secret dreams can still be felt. Ettore’s greatest dream: Ludovica (Sharon Stone), a radiant woman, a publisher who was interested in publishing the autobiographical book Ettore wanted to write. Davide, intrigued by the idea of finally getting to know his father, looks for this mysterious book in his father’s papers but he finds nothing. Frustrated but intrigued, he decides to write the book himself.       

            AMANET (The Last Wish), by Namik Ajazi, an Albanian-Italian co-production, is set in Albania in the 1980s. Life in the country has turned into a real hell and Enver Hoxha’s paranoia reaches its peak as he gets rid of his closest “friends” one after the other. One of them is Mentor, head of the Secret Service. Sensing the danger Mentor locks himself night after night in a secret room of his house and starts recording the events he was involved in from the beginning of the Communist regime. He gives the tapes to his son, who escapes to Italy.
            THE WRONG STORY (Una storia sbagliata), by GianlucaMaria Tavarelli, is set in Gela, a town on the southern coast of Sicily, where a soldier, Roberto, and a nurse, Stefania, are deeply in love. They decide to get married. Their life unfolds normally until Roberto dies from a bomb in Iraq. Devastated, Stefania decides to visit the site to figure out what really happened. Expecting to find enemies, she finds instead people who are asking the same social and political questions that are being posed in the west, about health, the environment, poverty. Her vision of the world changes. So does her mission in life.

Focus on World Cinema

            THE FIFTH WHEEL (L’ultima ruotta del carro), by Giovanni Veronesi. Ernesto Marchetti is an everyday hero, a humble house mover. As a boy, his father explained the facts of life for someone in his social and economic circumstances: "You are a fifth wheel". Upholsterer, nursery school cook, mover, chauffeur, film extra... the only way to get ahead in life for a fifth wheel is to keep moving. And through Ernesto we are cast a cynical and watchful gaze on the vices and virtues of Italy and Italians, a journey through contemporary Italy that lasts for four decades.
            TIR, by Alberto Fasulo. Travelling around European roads, Branko has turned into a truck driver who is farther away from everything and everyone, living on his own in his cabin while trying to give his family a better life. Day and night, for long weeks, becoming one with his truck, he now earns three times his wage as a teacher, but everything has a price, even though sometimes it is not measurable in money.

            PERFIDIA, by Bonifacio Angius. After his wife dies, Peppino finds himself faced with the problem of his son Angelo who, despite being 35 years old, still lives at home, without a job or a steady girlfriend.

            THE MAFIA KILLS ONLY IN SUMMER (La mafia uccide solo d’estate), by Pierfrancesco Diliberto aka Pif, brings us back to Sicily. The day the well-known Mafioso Vito Ciancimino is elected mayor of Palermo is also the day Arturo is born, and this coincidence will have many more consequences on his life than one would think. In fact, the boy has two obsessions: his tormented love for Flora, who shares a desk with him in class; and the frightening connections between his city and the Mafia.
            AND THERE WAS EVENING AND THERE WAS MORNING (E fu sera, e fu mattina), by Emanuele Caruso, is set in Avila, where, in the town’s main square, everybody is celebrating the feast of Saint Eurosia, protector of earth's harvest. But something is also happening in the village bar, where all eyes are glued to the television set...
            THE SCULPTURE (La scultura), by Mauro John Capece. Moses is a talented sculptor totally committed to his art who struggles to eke out a living. He decides to rent a room to Korinne, a beautiful woman who works as an escort and is thoroughly convinced that the primary goals of life are easy money and external beauty. The meeting between Moses and Korinne leads to a love story that will change their lives forever.

            CLOSER TO THE MOON by Nae Caranfil, is a Romania-USA-Italy-Poland co-production set in 1959 telling the true story of a Romanian police officer who teams up with a small crew of old friends from the World War II Resistance to pull off a heist by convincing everyone at the scene of the crime that they are only filming a movie.

            Plus two short films: CORAL, by Giacomo Martelli, in which Pio, a Samoan fisherman, one day ventures into an off-limits lagoon and is faced with a moral dilemma by his discovery; and I KNOW YOU by Colin Gerrard and Simone Gallorini, which shows how in a game of confidence, it doesn't matter who you are, it's who they think you are.

World Documentaries

            HAPPY TO BE DIFFERENT (Felice chi è diverso), by Gianni Amelio, guides us through a secret Italy, its homosexual world before the 1980s, when the first attempts at "gay liberation" began to meet success. The film documents those who experienced the burden of being different,  people, now elderly, who remember how they lived this situation under Fascism and then in the Second World War, when a veil of silence was drawn over the topic, and people lived in fear and repression.

            The Montreal World Film Festival runs from August 21 to September 1. Coupon booklets and individual tickets are available August 16 to 21, from noon to 7 pm, at the Cinéma Imperial and the Cinéma du Quartier Latin  As well, festivalgoers may purchase their tickets through the Admission network beginning August 22.

In space, nobody can hear you scream… Will they hear you at the Halle Tony Garnier ?

Ridley Scott, James Cameron, David Fincher, Jean-Pierre Jeunet.

Four directors, each unique and talented. One night, that promises to be both festive and frightening!

More information here: http://www.festival-lumiere.org/en/programme/nuit-alien.html

Program made possible by Century Fox

For the sixth consecutive year, the festival continues its tradition of highlighting essential films from the debuts of the history of the cinema in an exceptional screening and acoustic setting.

This year, the Lumière festival presents the work of Freidrich Wilhelm Murnau in two major cine-concerts at the Auditorium of Lyon, one with the National Orchestra of Lyon directed by Timothy Brock, Nosferatu (October 5 at 8pm) and the other an organ accompaniment by David Cassan, The Last Laugh (October 19 at 11am).

More information here: http://www.festival-lumiere.org/en/programme/cine-concerts-a-l-auditorium-de-lyon.html

In 2013, Sebastiane Latino becomes the second LGBT award given by Gehitu association in San Sebastian Film Festival. This award tries to promote the LGBT values in the Latin Community. This is born thanks to the close relationship that San Sebastian Film Festival has with Latin America.

The Second Sebastiane Latino Jury chose five films as Sebastiane Latino Award nominees:

 PRAIA DO FUTURO (BRASIL-ALEMANIA)- Karim Aïnouz

Short after facing the failure of an attempt to rescue a drowning man, Donato meets Konrad, friend of the victim. Motivated by the circumstances, Donato decides to begin a new life in Berlim, but pieces of his past are coming after him.

 AMAR ES BENDITO (ARGENTINA) - Liliana Paolinelli 

Mecha y Ofelia atraviesan una crisis de pareja que estalla con la aparición de una tercera mujer. Mecha le jura a Ofelia que dejará a su amante pero se da cuenta de que no puede; tampoco Ofelia es capaz de dejar a Mecha. Mecha intenta soluciones desesperadas pero todas fracasan, de donde empieza a sospechar que su angustia nada tiene que ver con el amor.

 CUATRO LUNAS (MEXICO) - Sergio Toval Velarde

Four stories of love and heartbreak between men of different generations facing their conflicts and their fears. Four stories about love and self-acceptance: An eleven year-old boy, feels attracted to his male cousin. Two college students, start a relationship that gets complicated as one of them refuses to come out. A long lasting male relationship its in serious trouble when one feels attracted to somebody else. An old family man is obsessed with a young male prostitute and tries to raise the money to afford it.

 TATUAGEM (BRASIL) (TATTOO) - Hilton Lacerda

1978. While the military coup that assaulted Brazil in 1964 starts to teeter, we follow a romance involving an 18 years old soldier and the cultural ringleader of an anarchist cabaret. Tattoo depicts the conflicts and reflections of a whole generation observed from a marginal perspective. Through the vantage point of the exception, the film elucidates the norm.

Last year´s winner was Quebranto, by Roberto Fiesco (México).

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Trailer for the 6th Annual TASTE AWARDS in Hollywood

CALL FOR ENTRIES through August 28th for Food, Fashion, Travel and Fitness Films, Programs and Videos for the 6th Annual TASTE AWARDS in Hollywood.

The TASTE AWARDS are the premier awards for lifestyle entertainment programming, including food, fashion, design and travel on Television, in Film, Online, and on Radio

We invite TELEVISION, ONLINE, FILM, and RADIO productions

from between Oct. 2013 and Sept. 2014 to submit nominations in the subject areas of:

• - FOOD AND DRINK
• - FASHION AND BEAUTY
• - TRAVEL AND ADVENTURE
• - HOME DECOR, DESIGN AND RENOVATION
• - FITNESS, EXERCISE AND HEALTH

plus
- MUSIC
- BRANDED CONTENT (PROMO VIDEOS AND COMMERCIAL SPOTS)

To Submit Nominations, go to TheTasteAwards.com

ABOUT THE TASTE AWARDS

The TASTE AWARDS are the premier awards celebrating the year's best in Food, Fashion, and Lifestyle programs on Television, in Film, Online, and on Radio. The Awards have included appearances by stars, celebrities, producers and executives from networks and platforms such as the Food Network, the Style Network, Bravo, the Cooking Channel, TLC, Discovery, Lifetime, E! Entertainment Television, PBS, NBC, ABC, the CW, HGTV, the Travel Channel, HD Net, Hulu, YouTube, Sony Pictures, DreamWorks Animation, and more.

Link: www.TheTasteAwards.com
 

The 38th Montreal World Film Festival August 21 - September 1, 2014

GET A JOB the comedy made in Hawaii and directed by Maui’s Brian Kohne took top honors for a full feature film while THE DOORMAN filmed in New York by director Serena Dykman took top accolades for a short.  This was at the eighth annual Trinity International Film Festival held at the Carr Art Center.  

Last year’s full feature winner was NAA BANGARU THALLI, directed by Rajesh Touchriver.  It was the Telugu version of the Malayalam film ENTE which was about sex trafficking in India.  The film went on to great critical acclaim. 

“The mission statement of the film festival is to provide a multicultural festival experience,” said festival co-director Gregory Taylor.   He continued, “With the showing of all these culturally diverse independent films, I know we hit the mark.  If people are entertained we did our job.”

Full crowds watched on two screens at the T.I.F.F. as over 40 films from 14 countries were juried and showcased.  Over 100 entries were received.  Director Walter V. Marshall of Michigan got a special award as Best New Artist for the full feature, A LOVE THAT HURTS.     https://www.facebook.com/Alovethathurts

Raymond Rolak, one of the producers from GET A JOB was on hand to receive their award.  The filmmaker said, “The people of Hawaii were the real stars of the film.  Also, Brian Kohne weaved the musical talents of Willie K and Eric Gilliom along with the other world class island entertainers masterfully.  The film and music video were giant grand slam homeruns.  The jokes, pratfalls and island humor in the screenplay are all added value to leaving viewers thoroughly entertained.”   Kohne, along with producer Stefan Schafer and cinematographer Dan Hersey are in pre-production for the Hawaiian thriller KULEANA.   www.getajobmovie.com

French born Serena Dykman said at the afterglow, “I am totally thrilled for my cast and crew.  This award really validates all the hard work that went into the project.  Manhattan was the star of our project.  As a writer I see so many more stories coming from New York City.  This award documents a team effort.”  Dykman who was raised in Brussels is in post-production on another New York short, BED BUGS & CO.

 http://www.serenadykman.com/#!the-doorman/c1747

Rolak added, “The afterglow at the “Coaches Corner” across the street from the Carr Arts Center was a nice touch.  We all are grateful for the warm and generous Detroit hospitality from Heather Raye and her staff.  There was a lot of cinema networking going on, from both sides of the camera.  The Trinity International Film Festival exceeded beyond all expectations.”     

Winners of this year’s best feature and short film categories received a professional prize pack from Sony that included more than $3,500 worth of Sony Vegas editing software and sound effects. 

Marshalle Montgomery, festival co-director added, “We tried to expose a wide variety of feature and short films for people to enjoy, everything from action, drama, animation and comedy — we definitely have movies that captured attention.”

Nate Hapke, now of Los Angeles and recently graduated from Syracuse University got the special Emerging Talent Award for the short ALVIE.  

I AM SAMI by Kae Bahar of the United Kingdom, LET BE by Matt Boatright-Simon (USA, Wisconsicn) and featuring actress Val Vega, along with  TRAPPED: THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE by Carlonese Powell (USA, Detroit) were all 15 minute shorts judged as exceptional and got Festival Choice Awards.

A unique offering of youth oriented shorts was screened on Saturday.  Overall, the $10 admission ticket allowed for two days of all-access viewing.  The festival also had a category to showcase the work of local filmmakers.  Detroit filmmakers with presentations included directors, Ashley Kay Evans, Mida Chu, Anthony Green, Darren Brown, Walter V. Marshall, Carlonese Powell, Gregory Dockery and producer, Raymond Rolak

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The sixth edition of the Montreal Stop Motion Film Festival is proud to announce the release of its official program for 2014. This year, the Festival will be taking place on September 26th, 27th, and 28th in the J.A. de Sève Theater at Concordia University (1453 Mackay Street, Montreal).

The Montreal Stop Motion Film Festival, the first of its kind, has been promoting stop motion since 2009. Last year, we had a stellar presentation as we celebrated the 20th anniversary of the release of The Nightmare Before Christmas with our first full house presentation.

This year’s edition is proud to announce the coming of two professionals from the field of Stop Motion animation who will take us behind-the-scenes of the television series Robot Chicken and the upcoming feature film from LAIKA studio, The Boxtrolls.

Alex Kamer, animation director on Robot Chicken, will join us on Friday, September 26th to start the festival off right. Alex will talk about some of the highlights of his career in stop motion before moving onto a behind-the-scenes look at the production of Robot Chicken. Some of the show’s most beloved characters will also be on display during the talk.

The release of LAIKA’s stop motion production The Boxtrolls coincides with the sixth edition of this year’s festival. Mrs. Georgina Hayns, creative supervisor of the famous puppet fabrication department at LAIKA, will join us on September 27 to give a talk about the making of the handcrafted stop motion feature film. With a behind-the-scenes tour, she will describe the major undertaking involved in the making of this remarkable animated film.

 As a special treat, production puppets will also be on display.

The Montreal Stop Motion Animation Film Festival is one of the few that can offer an up close and personal look at the different handcrafted puppets from major stop motion productions.

In addition to the 60 films in official competition, talks, and guest artists, the festival is also offering two free family screenings, presented by Mega Bloks, and six hands-on pods with animation software so that young animators can discover the magic of animation on site.

The Montreal Stop Motion Film Festival promises to be like no other festival in town!

A talk with Alex Kamer, Animation Director on Robot Chicken Friday, September 26:  7:00 p.m.

Robot Chicken is the brainchild of Seth Green and Mathew Senreich. Based on popular super-heroes and various characters from childhood, they parody the pop culture conventions with fast paced sketches to create hilarious comedic situations using stop motion animation.

Alex Kamer has been working for several years on the series and now serves as Animation Director on its 7th season! Alex will talk about some of the highlights of his career in stop motion, beginning with how he got into it right up to his work on Robot Chicken.  He will also share his insights and a behind-the-scenes look at the production work and how they adapt to work in a fast paced environment. Some of the beloved character of the show will also be on display.

THE OFFICIAL FILM SELECTION

More than sixty stop motion films from twenty-five countries will be presented on the big screen. The jury will select a winner in each of the following categories:

Academic films 1:            Saturday, September 27 - 1:30 p.m.       (PG-13)

Academic films 2:            Sunday, September 28 - 1:30 p.m.         (PG-13)

Independent films:      Saturday, September 27 - 3:30 p.m.       (PG-13)

Professional films 1:   Sunday, September 28 - 3:30 p.m.         (PG-13)

Professional films 2:   Sunday, September 28 - 7:00 p.m.         (PG-13)

The jury is composed of three members of the stop motion community: Mark Osborne, Pascal Blais, and Georgina Hayns. The winners will be announced on Sunday evening, the closing night of the festival.

OTHER ACTIVITIES NOT TO BE MISSED

A talk with Georgina Hayns, Creative Supervisor, Puppet Fab at LAIKA Saturday, September 27: 7:00 p.m.

Coinciding with the release date of The Boxtrolls, we are very pleased to announce that Mrs. Georgina Hayns, creative supervisor of the puppet fabrication department of LAIKA will be visiting the Montreal Stop Motion Film Festival on September 27!

She has been involved in all aspects of puppet fabrication for stop motion films for over twenty years. She will give a talk about the making of the handcrafted stop motion feature The Boxtrolls with a behind-the-scenes look at LAIKA's animated feature. She will describe the major undertaking involved in the making of this remarkable animated film! As a special treat, production puppets will also be on display.

FREE SCREENINGS FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY Presented by Mega Bloks Saturday, September 27 and Sunday, September 28: 12:00 p.m. – 13:00 p.m.

The festival will be holding two free family screenings in collaboration with Mega Bloks. The whole family will have the opportunity to enjoy stop motion animation from around the world. These films are selected from films in the official competitions program.

HANDS-ON Sessions

Saturday September 27 and Sunday September 28: 12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

The festival will have “hands-on” sessions on Saturday and Sunday where animators and novices can get better acquainted with animation software while animating construction toys from Mega Bloks. We’ll have animators on site to guide artists and enthusiasts as they try their hands at stop motion animation.

TICKETS

Adults: $10 per screening

Children (13 years and under): $5 per session VIP Pass: $60

The VIP Pass, which gives you access to all sessions and activities, is on sale at www.LaVitrine.com in limited quantity. Tickets will be available for purchase at the door before each screening.

6th Annual MONTREAL STOP MOTION FILM FESTIVAL SEPTEMBER 26, 27 & 28 For more information, visit our website: www.stopmotionmontreal.com

The official Festival trailer is now available online:

 http://youtu.be/QBGQl9aETxQ

The Montreal Stop Motion Film Festival celebrates the talents of all stop motion artists. The Festival is an initiative of Erik H. Goulet, director of the Festival and teacher in the animation department at Concordia University since 2001.

Holland Film Meeting (HFM) is proud to announce the selection of projects that will be participating at the HFM Co-Production Platform 2014. This selection includes 21 projects coming from 15 different European countries.

The HFM Co-Production Platform is the main event of the Holland Film Meeting during the Netherlands Film Festival. The selected film projects are presented to international cinema’s most important and influential co-producers, distributors, sales agents and financiers to encourage co-productions between European countries. This event will take place from September 25th to 28th in Utrecht. On September 27th the prize winning projects will be announced during the HFM closing ceremony and party.

HFM Co-Pro 2013

Selection HFM Co-Production Platform 2014

International Projects:

• DEW by Denijal Hasanovic – production company: Skorpion Arte (Poland)
• FEMALE FALLING DOWN by Therese Ahlbeck – eyefeed (Sweden)
• GAME OVER by Olena Fetisova – Interfilm Production Studio (Ukraine)
• HIGH DIVE by Adam Csaszi – Focusfox (Hungary)
• I WANT TO BE LIKE YOU by Konstantin Bojanov – Multfilm (Bulgaria)
• THE INCONVENIENCE by Benito Zambrano – Tal y Cual Producciones
    (Spain)
• LITTLE PARADISE by Philipp Döring – Weydemann Bros. (Germany)
• MY ROMANTIC HISTORY by Keri Colins – Magnified Pictures
    (United Kingdom)
• PARI by Siamak Etemadi – Heretic (Greece)
• PRETENDERS by Vallo Toomla- Amrion Production (Estonia)
• SOMETHING USEFUL by Pelin Esmer – Sinefilm (Turkey)
• TACIT WISDOM by Saara Cantell – Periferia Productions (Finland)
• TO ALL NAKED MEN by Bassam Chekhes – Silkroad (France/NL/Syria)
• TRADE by David Roddham – Roads Entertainment (Ireland)
• UPSTREAM by Marion Hänsel – Man's Films Productions (Belgium)

From the Netherlands:

• 10 SONGS FOR CHARITY by Karin Junger – De Productie
• FORBIDDEN LOVE by Nicole van Kilsdonk – Waterland Film
• HAIRDRESSER’S SALON BEATRIX by Mischa Kamp – BosBros
• HEART SHAPED BRUISE by Urszula Antoniak – NL Film and TV
• IN GOD’S NAME by Arne Toonen – Rinkel Film
• A SHINING FLAW by Erwin Olaf – Eyeworks Film & TV Drama

Click here for more information on all directors.

Selection Work-in-Progress Session

The second edition of the HFM Work-in-Progress Session presents five projects previously pitched at the HFM, now in post-production, to give them the opportunity to present rushes and rough cuts of their film. These are showed to a select group of film professionals such as international sales agents, festival representatives, distributors and funding partners. The session takes place on Friday, September 26th in the afternoon in TivoliVredenburg. The Work-in-Progress prizes will be awarded on September 27th as well. 

The selected titles are:

• BLACK DIAMOND by Arthur Harari – Les Films Pelleas (France) in 
co-production with Savege Film (Belgium)
• CROSS YOUR HEART by Petri Kotwica – Vertigo Production (Finland)
• DUST CLOTH by Ahu Öztürk – Ret Film (Turkey)
• EISENSTEIN IN GUANAJUATO by Peter Greenaway – Submarine
(The Netherlands), Fu Works (The Netherlands), Paloma Negra Films (Mexico), Edith Film (Finland), Potemkino (Belgium)
• PARADISE TRIPS by Raf Reyntjens – Caviar Films (Belgium) in
co-production with Ijswater (The Netherlands) 

The Holland Film Meeting takes place from September 25th to 28th and is the international heartbeat of the Netherlands Film Festival (September 24th to October 3rd) in Utrecht.

The 7th Annual 'Iranian Film Festival - San Francisco' program is posted online. Save the dates: September 27-28, 2014. www.IranianFilmFestival.org

The 7th Annual 'Iranian Film Festival - San Francisco' program is posted online. Save the dates: September 27-28, 2014.

www.IranianFilmFestival.org

There have been many films and books on how CIA changed the course of history in Iran in 1953 by a coup which brought down the popular government of Dr. Mohammad Mosadegh, but none is as close to Mr. Stone’s investigation on a new documentary titled “Untold History of the United States” which details how and who masterminded the first CIA operation in American history. This exclusive screening is scheduled on Sunday, September 28 at 3:15 pm. www.IranianFilmFestival.org