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The official poster for the 69th Festival de Cannes, taking place from 11 to 22 May and presided over by Australian director George Miller, was designed using stills from Jean-Luc Godard's film Contempt.

It's all there. The steps, the sea, the horizon: a man's ascent towards his dream, in a warm Mediterranean light that turns to gold. As an image it is reminiscent of a timeless quote by Michel Mourlet used at the beginning ofContempt: "Cinema replaces our gaze with a world in harmony with our desires”.

And so it is Michel Piccoli who in 2016, from the roof of the famous villa designed by the writer Curzio Malaparte, will open the red carpet for the 69th Festival de Cannes. It's a symbolic choice, since this film about the making of a film - regarded by many as one of the finest ever made in CinemaScope (the Piccoli/Bardot pairing along with Fritz Lang, Raoul Coutard's cinematography, Georges Delerue's music, and so on and so forth) - had such a considerable impact on the history of film and cinephilia.

On the eve of its 70th anniversary, by choosing to represent itself under the symbol of this simultaneously palimpsest and unambiguous film, the Festival is reiterating its founding commitment: to pay tribute to the history of film, and to welcome new ways of creating and seeing. The steps represent a kind of ascension towards the infinite horizon of a cinema screen.

This 69th Festival de Cannes poster has been designed by Hervé Chigioni and his graphic designer Gilles Frappier. The 2016 visual identity has been created by Philippe Savoir (Filifox).

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Downtown Bergamo, a city with heart

One if the really good things about Bergamo, which justifies calling it a Film MEETING rather than a film festival, is the fact that many directors or historic film personalities are invited to meet the public unpretentiously in a tent set up for this purpose just outside of the main projection auditorium.

This is carried out in a kind of press conference format with festival moderators and interpreters as needed, but is open to the public free of charge on a first come first seated basis, and usually ends with an open Q and A session, time permitting.

The guests who attended this year in this context were famous Nouvelle Vague actress Anna Karina, Zsuzsa Csákány, widow of legendary Hungarian director Miklos Jancsó, also editor of most of his films -- foremost Bosnian director Jasmila Žbanić, leading Czech Director Petr Zelenka, and maverick English outsider, ShaneMeadows, the voice of the British north country underbelly.

Every meeting was fascinating, informative and exciting while, unlike major film festivals which tend to hold off the public, here Bergamo provides easy personal contact with the artists in question. These meetings alone are sufficient reason for a trip to Bergamo and enrich the film experience of ordinary film buffs and film professionals in equal measure.

My IPad takes on some of these meetings.

Shane Meadows with son and fantastic Italian interpreter. She didn't miss a beat! The film under discussion was his skinhead masterpiece, "This is England", 2006.

The widow of Hungarian director Miklos Jancso filled the audience in on much intimate personal background as well as details of Jancsó's working style and views on filmmaking.

Sarajevo based director Jasmila Žbanić had six exceptional films on view, talked of Kusturica's Bosnian apostasy, and put Bosnia firmly on my own personal film map for good.

Hanne Karin Blarke Bayer, better known as Anna Karina seated before an image of herself from her golden Godard period in the sixties is now seventy six and still sparkling with life.

Her conference was undoubtedly the major event of the week and a representative selection of her films were shown at invariably packed house...

Karina with current American husband Dennis Berry, ex-pat actor, director, and screenwriter. He is the son of Blacklisted Hollywood director John Berry and grew up in Paris. He was previously married to another Paris American ex-pat, Jean Seberg. I'm jealous!

At champagne reception following her conference, Karina chats with mysterious Hungarian dissident ex-pat journalist, Sándor Oroszlányi.

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March 22, 2016, 6:06 am

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25films so far ... Not counting. Shorts!

Bergamo, Wed. day 5: Five films. Three Jancsos. one dismal Anna Karina, and one magnificent doc on Soviet Ballerina Maya Plisetskaya.
9:30 Jancsó, Magyar Rapszódia. Part I of Trilogy. 1978, RT. 103'
Parabola Liturgica surrealista, rievoca eventi della secondo decennio del XX secolo.Transformo spirituale di istvan Zsadani. Inspirata alla figura storico di Endre Baczy-Zsilinszky.
Magyar Rapszódia. Part I of Trilogy.
Cserhalmi György, (Istvan Zsadani)
Balázsovts Lajos (Zsadani Gabor)
Madaras József (Baksa András) -- very important character in all of Jancso's films.

Udo Kier (Poór), Butor Istvan, Takács Anna,
Ended at 11:08.
First name in end credits was Cserhalmi György. This was a Cserhalmi film all the way.
His Daughter was the blonde girl at the end.
Long first fight between Cserhalmi and little guy Madaras Jözsef near the end. No clear victor. Heavy duty.
Ends under the same outdoor wooden canopy where it began.
With 13 people seated at long table recalling the Last Supper of Christ.
Very Windy last section.
Badacsany Dance Chorus staged the mass group dances.
Began with bugle calls then mass dancing and celebration under the outdoor canopy. Whole first section is march musical then seques to Blue Danube Waltz.
Opens actually with many horses and a parade heading screen outward. . Drunken party where Cserhalmi is disgusted by father's drunkenness and leads him off after complaining to mother.
Then seques into a not very coherent series of set pieces, or skits. . Frontally nude women appear in the big outdoor celebration.. The entire film is, in fact shot outdoors. In one scene we also see nude soldiers in the background, lots of group dancing and March music. The familiar Rakoczy march is always heard in these films.
The Film is mostly composed of large crowd scenes alternating with skits involving Cserhalmi and one or two other people.
Another Set is the white wooden house with rectangular wooden columns. This is used as the setting for secret entrances whereupon those who enter are violently thrown out. In one early scene Cserhsalmi, a military commander demands of a soldier to shoot him with a pistol. It doesn't matter whether the pistol was loaded or not -- the point is that orders must be followed even if you are ordered to shoot your superior officer!

Followed by, Oldás és Kötés, 1963. (Untying and tying up)
(AKA, Cantata)

Pic is about successful a surgeon age 32 whose life is empty and he cannot return the love of women who desire him.

Latinovits, (as surgeon, Jambor Ambrus)
Opens on hospital grounds. b/w
Go to heart operation graphically filmed with the surgeons fingers groping around in the open thorax. Seventy year old surgeon of the old school is a doubtful choice for this operation -- heart stops. Latinovits intercedes and brings patient around. Go to jazz club and screening for intellectuals. Hot jazz. Latinovits can't relate to femme who wants him ~ drives out to father's village. We plant at night he is tokd by a farmer. He is very much at home there. Father turns fien iffer leave with him. Back to city in his fancy car. Picks up young hitchhiker in the rain. . Bartok on radio with Cantata music.
Very young Latinovits. Straightforward story is Janco's most accessible film.
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Third Jancso of the day was "Rhapsody 2" -- earlier seen at cinemateque in Paris, in Decembrr 2014 where I met jancso fanatic Paolo Lipari.
Another Horse Opera starring Cserhalmi. Opens and closes with a little red car. Lots of fogged out scenes. Many scenes at sunset against a red sun by a big lake.
Arbitrary explosions in lake, then all over the place. Same characters as Rapdody One with another heavy duty fight scene between Cserhalmi and Little muscular Madaras József. No Winner.
Cserhalmi's daughter is arrested as a communist but he demands her to be set free.
She shows up again later. Cserhalmi with head on breast of nude woman near the end. It's a Cserhalmi film all the way, but Big Butor is also in there . Many horse and four levels of happenings on a single screen is Jancso at his most Jancsoistic. Old father from previous Rapsody film. Lots of lecturing. Arbitrary shootings -- horses, horses, and more horses.
Layered action going on simultaneously is a Jancso trademark

In between I slept through the dumb film directed by Karina.

Nous Sommes Tous Ensemble. Her single attempt atbdirection is a fiasco from beginning to end. In her interview she saudbshe made this film "just to see it I could do it". Nice try -- No cigar.

Best thing about it was the colorful generique. Embarassingly bad.
Day ended with Magnigicent documentary on Svetlana Plisetsksya. What amazing body control -- and movement itself as an art form. She talks of the importance of the arms in the dance -- many clips from her stage performance are shown. Some are simply amazing. One was Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliette which I saw once in Paris at the Garnier opera house -- ticket from Fraitag's fiancée.

Russian narration, with Italian subtitles -- Absolutely amazing all the way. A great way to end the day. And the funny thing is that I once met Plisetskaya at a reception in the Hollywood Hills when the Bolshoi came to town and I was working as a voluntary student Russian interpreter -- the year was 1961.

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Whit Stillman's Love & Friendship, James Schamus' Indignation and Jesse Moss' The Bandit to Be Celebrated at Festival's Key Events

San Francisco, CA -- The San Francisco Film Society has announced the highly anticipated Big Nights selections for the 59th San Francisco International Film Festival (April 21 - May 5), including its Opening Night, Centerpiece and Closing Night programs. The two-week event kicks off with Whit Stillman's hilarious and wry Love & Friendship (Ireland 2016), an adaptation of a Jane Austen novella starring Kate Beckinsale and Chloe Sevigny. Slated as the Festival's high-profile Centerpiece event is Indignation (USA 2015), James Schamus' directorial debut based on novelist Philip Roth's fictionalized account of his college experiences in the 1950s. Finally, the Festival will come to a close with local director Jesse Moss' documentary The Bandit (USA 2016), a jubilant look at Burt Reynolds, stuntman-turned-director Hal Needham and their high-speed pursuit classic Smokey and the Bandit. Special guests are expected to attend and participate in post-screening Q&As at each event. The Opening and Closing Night screenings will be followed by the Festival's signature celebratory parties.

"We are proud to present this well-rounded group of films and filmmakers as our Big Nights in 2016," said San Francisco Film Society Executive Director Noah Cowan. "From venerable indie director Whit Stillman delivering a refreshingly contemporary Jane Austen adaptation, to James Schamus -- one of the world's greatest writer/producers -- directing his first film, to Bay Area star documentary maker Jesse Moss bringing his raucous Hollywood portrait home, we look forward to welcoming these exceptionally talented folks to San Francisco to help us celebrate our 59th edition."

Featuring renowned artists, acclaimed films and some of San Francisco's landmark historical theatres, SFIFF's Big Nights are annual high points on the Bay Area cultural calendar. The Opening Night, Centerpiece and Closing Night festivities frame two weeks of cinematic celebration and give the film community a chance to gather for the love of world-class cinema and to drink, dance and discuss great films.

Opening Night: Love & Friendship

Thursday April 21, 7:00 pm, Castro Theatre

Director Whit Stillman and star Kate Beckinsale expected to attend.

Writer-director Whit Stillman brings a very funny sense and sensibility to this period comedy as sassy social climber Lady Susan (Kate Beckinsale) tries to finagle out of a scandal and gain matrimonial advantage for herself and her daughter. Witty and spry from start to finish, Stillman's adaptation of a Jane Austin novella set in the 1790s charms as it peers into the affairs of the privileged and those who aspire to be, winking at contemporary pretensions through the lens of the past.

The Opening Night celebration continues at 9:00 pm at Public Works (161 Erie Street). Attendees will kick off the SFIFF59 and celebrate the Festival's new Mission home as the 2016 program opens. Live entertainment, dancing, food and drink. Must be 21+ to attend. SFIFF Opening Night is sponsored by True Ventures.

Centerpiece: Indignation

Saturday April 30, 8:00 pm, Victoria Theatre

Director James Schamus expected to attend.

James Schamus (Kanbar Award recipient, SFIFF 2010) makes his directorial debut with an elegant adaptation of Philip Roth's novel, a fictionalized account of the author's own college experiences in the '50s. Logan Lerman gives a terrific performance as Marcus Messner, one of a handful of Jewish students on the Midwestern university campus, whose efforts to assert and define himself are tested in interactions with the college dean, a beautiful blonde and his protective mother.

Closing Night: The Bandit

Thursday May 5, 7:00 pm, Castro Theatre
Director Jesse Moss expected to attend.

An exuberant, surprisingly moving romp through 1970s pop culture, The Banditcelebrates the friendship between superstar actor Burt Reynolds and stuntman-turned-director Hal Needham, as together they create the Southern-fried classic Smokey and the Bandit. Bay Area director Jesse Moss (The Overnighters,SFIFF 2014) brings great warmth and impossibly retro-cool archival footage to this exceptional dual biography.

Attendees will close out the Festival with the Closing Night Party at Mezzanine (444 Jessie Street) at 9:00 pm. Festival goers will gather for one last blowout at Mezzanine and dance, drink, snack and revel in an incredible two weeks of cinematic adventures. Must be 21+ to attend.

TICKETS:

Opening Night film and party $60 for SFFS members and $75 for the general public; film only (limited quantity available) $30 for members, $35 general; party only $40 for members, $45 general; VIP film and party $125 for members, $150 general.

Centerpiece $20 for members, $25 general.

Closing Night film and party $60 for SFFS members and $75 for the general public; film only (limited quantity available) $30 for members, $35 general; party only $40 for members, $45 general; VIP film and party $125 for members, $150 general.

Box office now open for SFFS members and March 24 for the general public, online at sffs.org.

For general information visit festival.sffs.org.
To request interviews or screeners, contact your Festival publicist.

59th San Francisco International Film Festival
The 59th San Francisco International Film Festival runs April 21 - May 5 at the Castro Theatre, the Alamo Drafthouse New Mission, the Roxie Theater and the Victoria Theatre in San Francisco and BAMPFA in Berkeley. Held each spring for 15 days, SFIFF is an extraordinary showcase of cinematic discovery and innovation in one of the country's most beautiful cities, featuring nearly 200 films and live events, 14 juried awards with nearly $40,000 in cash prizes and upwards of 100 participating filmmaker guests.

San Francisco Film Society
The San Francisco Film Society champions the world's finest films and filmmakers through programs anchored in and inspired by the spirit and values of the San Francisco Bay Area. Building on a legacy of nearly 60 years of bringing the best in world cinema to the local audiences, SFFS is now a national leader in film exhibition, media education and filmmaker services.

The Film Society presents more than 100 days of exhibition each year, reaching a total audience of more than 100,000 people. Its acclaimed education program introduces international, independent and documentary cinema and media literacy to more than 11,000 teachers and students. Through Filmmaker360, the Film Society's filmmaker services program, essential creative and business services, and funding totaling millions of dollars are provided to deserving filmmakers at all stages of their careers.

The Film Society seeks to elevate all aspects of film culture, offering a wide range of activities that engage emotions, inspire action, change perceptions and advance knowledge. A 501(c)3 nonprofit corporation, it is largely donor and member supported. Membership provides access to discounts, private events and a wealth of other benefits.

For more information visit sffs.org

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16th Nippon Connection Film Festival – First Program Highlights
Focus On: Animated Films / over 100 movies from Japan / rich and varied festival program

Over the course of six days, from 24 to 29 May 2016, the 16th Nippon Connection Film Festival will again bring selections from Japanese cinema and culture to Frankfurt am Main. Last year, the world's largest festival for Japanese cinema attracted around 16,000 visitors to the festival centers at Künstlerhaus Mousonturm and Theater Willy Praml in der Naxoshalle. The event presents a glamorous panorama of Japanese movies, currently consisting of over 100 short and feature-length films. Numerous directors will arrive from Japan to present their works for the first time outside of Japan, to discuss and to celebrate. Beyond film screenings, the festival offers a varied program of workshops, concerts and exhibitions, where visitors can experience the diverse culture of Japan.

Focus on Animated Films

A big focus of this year's festival will be new animated movies from Japan. One of the works you can see as part of the Nippon Animation program is Miss Hokusai by Keiichi Hara. The award-winning film tells the story of young Oei who studies under her father, the famous wood-carving artist Hokusai. Two animes based on novels by science fiction author Project Itoh will premiere in Germany. In the steampunk adventure Empire of Corpses by Ryotaro Makihara, a student travels the world by order of the British Queen, searching for the legacy of Victor Frankenstein. Harmony, by Michael Arias and Takashi Nakamura, is a captivating science fiction drama about a utopia which turns out to be a totalitarian regime. Director Michael Arias will be a guest at the festival. Films offering entertainment for the whole family include The Case of Hana and Alice; the innocent and dreamy story of two students who want to solve a mysterious murder case. Using finely drawn pictures, Shunji Iwai tells the story of the magic of a blossoming friendship. As part of the city partnership between Frankfurt and Yokohama, new animated movies by students at the Tokyo University of the Arts will once again be shown. The university’s faculty of animation is located in Yokohama.

About 100 New Productions from Japan

Beyond Nippon Animation, there are also exciting live-action movies presenting new stories from Japan that await the audience. The sections Nippon Cinema and Nippon Visions feature an explosion of various styles and mainstream cinema. This includes two new pieces by the enfant terrible of Japanese cinema, Sion Sono. His tranquil, bittersweet space parable Whispering Star reflects on the meaning of being human, using impressively beautiful black-and-white images. On the opposite end of the spectrum is Love & Peace, a crazy comedy about a misfit who becomes a mega rock star thanks to his giant tortoise. Master director Takeshi Kitano will also be represented in the film line-up. In the entertaining comedy Ryuzo and the Seven Henchmen, former mafia boss Ryuzo returns to his old job because his peaceful retirement is simply too boring. The unsuccessful and sex-obsessed director Tetsuo takes center stage in Lowlife Love by Eiji Uchida. This ironic film settles a score with the complacency of the film world and at the same time is a passionate declaration of love to the art of filmmaking. Leading actor and rising star Kiyohiko Shibukawa will personally present the movie in Frankfurt. Ryosuke Hashiguchi strikes a more serious note in Three Stories of Love, where he tells three unvarnished, interwoven stories of life and love, desperation and reconciliation.

After its huge success last year, the 16th Nippon Connection Film Festival will again have a live soundtrack-performance. Internationally acclaimed experimental film artist Takashi Makino will create new soundscapes to his hypnotic movies live alongside English trombonist Hilary Jeffrey.

More Than Cinema: Nippon Culture

In addition to the many films being presented, visitors can experience Japanese culture in workshops, presentations and exhibitions with the program Nippon Culture. The variety of topics ranges from origami and naginata martial arts to kimonos and shiatsu massage. Visitors can learn about Japanese handicraft in the textile coloring workshop that focuses on the traditional shibori technique. A cooking class, booths with food and sake and the popular culinary city tour through Frankfurt provide authentic Japanese delicacies. One highlight is the VHS-Night with Tom Mes. The Dutch film critic will present iconic video cassette favorites alongside several filmmakers. The Nippon Kids program also brings Japan to the little ones, with face painting for children, a samurai shiatsu massage and a kamishibai theater show.

The Festival

The Japanese Film Festival Nippon Connection is organized and run on a voluntary basis by a team of 70 members of the non-profit Nippon Connection Association. Its patrons are Peter Feldmann, Mayor of the City of Frankfurt am Main, and Takeshi Kamiyama, Consul General of Japan in Frankfurt am Main. Künstlerhaus Mousonturm and Theater Willy Praml in der Naxoshalle are the festival centers. Further events will take place at Mal Seh’n Kino, at the German Film Museum and Ausstellungsraum Eulengasse, as well as the theater Die Käs.

The full program will be available at the end of April on the festival website: www.NipponConnection.com Ticket pre-sales will begin on 29 April 2016.

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FilmMakers Global Movie Trailer Festival

March 23, 2016, 4:33 pm

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Filmmakers Global Movie Trailer Festival

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movie Trailer, Book Trailer, TV Show Trailer, Digital Media Trailer,
Conceptual Trailer, Film Trailer, Music Trailer, video trailer, student trailer, etc.

Submit your Movie Trailer, Book Trailer, TV Trailer, or Concept Trailer to

- Generate Exposure

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- Pitch, market, and secure financial support

The movie trailer, movie teaser, or movie preview may be for any project and used to promote said project at any stage including, but not limited to, conceptual, developmental, pre-production, production, post-production or completed work. It may represent a fictional feature film or video movie, TV Movie or television show, TV series, short film or documentary, book (complete, incomplete, published, or un-published) e-book, multimedia project, educational video, music video, or a web series

Filmmakers, moviemakers, artists, use the movie trailer to generate exposure! Build and grow a loyal fan base! Secure financial support from potential investors or sponsors. Use it as a pitch. Whatever your creative reason is, FilmMakers Global Movie Trailer Festival can be your ally in getting you closer to the dream.

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INTERNATIONAL MOVIE TRAILER AWARDS AND PRIZES

The best overall trailer (promoting a movie, book, new media project, etc) will be awarded

The Emerging Artist Award Trophy for Best Trailer of the Year.
Promoted to distribution companies worldwide.
Posted on the homepage of Filmmakers.com for a period of 3 months, the home page of the festival, where it will be promoted for an additional 9 months plus indefinately on the festival results page.

Top 5 winning trailers promoted worldwide

Top Ten trailers will receive

An Emerging Artist Certificate of Achievement Award (digital format).
Promoted and posted on the the FilmMakers.com website's / Festival results page.

INTERNATIONAL MOVIE TRAILER ELIGIBILITY

FilmMakers Global Movie Trailer, Book Trailer, Digital Media Trailer, Book Trailer Conceptual Trailer, TV Show Trailer or Television Trailer, Video Trailer, in the Filmmakers Global Movie Trailer Festival is open to anyone (world wide) except all employees, directors, associates, festival judges, and, the immediate families of Filmmakers.com, the affiliates and sponsors and their immediate families.

INTERNATIONAL MOVIE TRAILER RULES & GUIDELINES

The movie trailer, book trailer, media trailer, etc. must run no less than 10 seconds and no more than 4 1/2 minutes.
The trailer must either be the original work of submitter or the submitter has secured all the rights and has all the paperwork available upon demand to FGTF).
All submissions must be uploaded online (Youtube.com or Vimeo.com)
Any copyrighted material used in the trailer. like music, images, talent, dialogue, content, etc must have the permission of owner (s). In the event the trailer is a finalist in the Filmmakers Global Trailer Festival, the producer of trailer or submitter will have all documentation available upon request.
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Havana Film Festival New York Special Showcase: Women's Voices

March 24, 2016, 2:22 am

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Stories that stay with you

HAVANA FILM FESTIVAL NEW YORK 2016

STORIES WOMEN TELL

April 7-15, HFFNY offers a program rich in stories about women told through and by women. The topics range from the intimate struggles of the household to those of national memory, justice and belonging, demonstrating that these battles are often one and the same.

MI AMIGA DEL PARQUE / MY FRIEND FROM THE PARK

Ana Katz| Argentina - Uruguay | 2015 | Fiction | 84min

A new mother struggles to find herself as a stay-at-home mom, leaning on some new friends from the park to help her along the way.

Sunday, April 10 @ 7pm and Monday, April 11 @5:20pm @ Village East Cinema

(Director and actor Ana Katz present for Q&A)

TIEMPO SUSPENDIDO / TIME SUSPENDED

Natalia Bruschtein | Mexico | 2015 | Documentary | 64min

A woman who lost almost everything to the terrors of the Argentine state in the 1970s, who has fought tirelessly against historical amnesia and for the justice of her family members, is now losing her own memory. Her granddaughter captures her story in this deeply moving documentary.

Sunday, April 10 at 1pm at Village East Cinema

LA PRENDA / THE PAWN

Jean-Cosme Delaloye | Guatemala - Switzerland | 2015 | Documentary | 78min

A story of two women speaking up and fighting back against a Guatemalan landscape of terror and impunity.

Sunday, April 9 at 9:30pm @ Village East Cinema

(Director Jean-Cosme Delaloye present for Q&A)

LA PATOTA / PAULINA

Santiago Mitre | Argentina - Brazil - France | 2015 | Fiction | 103min

A young woman pursues her ideals to an almost pathological degree in this controversial film, winner of the 2015 FIPRESCI prize in Cannes.

Monday, April 11 at 9pm & Wednesday, April 13 at 3pm @ Village East Cinema

ALLENDE, MI ABUELO ALLENDE / BEYOND MY GRANDFATHER ALLENDE

Marcia Tambutti Allende | Chile | 2015 | Documentary | 100min

Salvador Allende's granddaughter delves into family photos and fading memories in an attempt to see past the Chilean president's mythic facade in this acclaimed documentary, recipient of the 2015 "Golden Eye" Award at Cannes.

Friday, April 8 at 5pm & Saturday, April 9 at 7:30pm @ Village East Cinema

EL CUARTO DE LOS HUESOS / THE ROOM OF BONES

Marcela Zamora | El Salvador | 2015 | Documentary | 60min

A necessary documentary that gives testimony to the catastrophic legacies of violence that continue to plague El Salvador, and the mothers who remember.

Sunday, April 10 at 3pm @ Village East Cinema

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Moogfest 2016 today unveiled an ambitious daytime lineup of events

March 24, 2016, 11:42 am

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Moogfest 2016 today unveiled an ambitious daytime lineup of events that features many musical artists, including Laurie Anderson, GZA, and Daniel Lanois, leading master classes, workshops, and conversations that explore the technologies, innovations, and ideas that make the festival’s cutting-edge evening performances possible.

To celebrate the legacy of Bob Moog, an engineer who worked in partnership with artists to invent new creative tools, Moogfest reimagines the tech conference and music festival by taking the best of both formats to create a completely new type of experience. Hailed as “a sci-fi dance party with a Ph.D. in STEM” by The New York Times, Moogfest 2016 will gather more than 250 technologists, musicians, and artists -- from Grimes and Gary Numan to Jaron Lanier and Dr. Martine Rothblatt -- to explore new technologies that are pushing the boundaries of creative expression. For the first time, Moogfest will take place in Durham, North Carolina, named one the hottest cities for tech in 2016 by Business Insider, and just a few hours from the employee-owned Moog Music factory in Asheville.

Reflecting its role as an incubator for experimentation across technology, art, and music, Moogfest enlisted The Haxan Cloak and Smashing Boxes, a Durham-based digital design firm, to collaborate on turning the Moogfest website into instrument. Dubbed “_substrate”, it allows fans to manipulate individual audio tracks by swiping, tapping, and clicking the screen, resulting in a totally unique audio and 3D visual experience for each user. The experience launches with a remix by The Haxan Cloak (Moses Sumney’s cover of Laurie Anderson’s “O Superman”), and will expand in the coming months to feature other Moogfest artists.

Watch the tutorial on how to use _substrate HERE.

Tickets for Moogfest 2016 are available for $249 (Festival Pass) and $499 (VIP Pass) at www.moogfest.com. Exact times, dates, and locations of all daytime events will be announced on March 31st.

The Moogfest Day-to-Night Journey

Evening headliners will participate in a range of daytime programs including master classes that take audiences deep inside the artist’s creative process, workshops, conversations, film screenings, and improvisational performances. Highlights include:

· Musical experimentalist Laurie Anderson will be interviewed by Jana Hunter of Lower Dens.

· GZA will discuss Time Traveling with Hip Hop in a conversation moderated by Duke University Professor of Black Popular Culture, Mark Anthony Neal.

· Master Classes will be led by legendary producer and musician Daniel Lanois (U2, Peter Gabriel), ambient house pioneers The Orb, and composer and producer Ben Frost with drone trailblazer Tim Hecker. The Orb will also host a screening of their film, Lunar Orbit. It will be the only screening with The Orb in attendance and in conversation.

· Reggie Watts, Tyondai Braxton, Mykki Blanco will discuss Afrofuturism, which combines elements of science fiction, astral jazz, historical fiction, psychedelic hip hop, fantasy, and magic realism in order to critique not only the present-day dilemmas but also to re-examine the historical events of the past.

· Odesza will take apart one of the their songs, and piece by piece, tell the story of how it was made in a live recording of Song Exploder, the hit podcast hosted by Hirishikesh Hirway.

· Claire Evans of YACHT will present The Future is Unmanned, a condensed feminist history of the Internet, tracing the role of women from the human computers of the 19th century to the cyberfeminists who made videogames, hypertext novels, virtual reality projects, and non-narrative art pieces on websites and CD-ROMs before disappearing along with the bursting of the dot-com bubble.

· Julia Holter and Empress Of will participate in live episodes of the No Effects podcast hosted by Jesse Cohen of Tanlines.

· Mad Professor will host a Workshop on the History and Future of Dub and also join with Ras Kush, Tippy and Lister for Reggae Hacker Soundsystem, a conversation exploring the evolution of dub and home-made sound system culture, radiating outwards from its native Jamaica.

· Pioneering synthesist Suzanne Ciani will perform in a four-hour-long experimental session with immersive visuals as part of the Durational series.

Conversations

· The Future of Our Species
Cyborg artist Neil Harbisson joins Pau Riba, BJ Murphy, Rich Lee, and Daniel Lock to discuss how humans are taking an active part in their own biological evolution. By becoming technology, instead of using or wearing technology, humans are opening up the possibility of having additional organs and senses beyond the ones confined to our species.

· Creating Music Tech with Kickstarter
Nick Yulman, curator of Kickstarter’s Design and Technology categories, will share some innovative music tech projects that have come to life with the help of the platform’s community, which allows instrument creators to test ideas and get feedback from music makers as part of an open development process.

· "Technoshamanism: A Very Psychedelic Century!"
Paleo-ecologist turned multimedia performer Michael Garfield will take festival-goers on a playful, deep discussion on the new technologies that are dissolving boundary between the "made" and "born," the "natural" and "artificial." – and how the indigenous medicine traditions are just what are required to navigate this brave new digital society.

· "Hyperinstruments: Opera of the Future Tod Machover (MIT Media Lab)"
Composer/inventor Tod Machover will describe the past, present and (potential) future of his Opera of the Future group at the MIT Media Lab, showing Hyperinstruments for soloists and ensembles, responsive stage technologies that go beyond multimedia, large-scale collaborative systems that enable entire cities to create symphonies together, and musical tools and concepts that promote wellbeing, diagnose disease, and customize compositions to individual needs and desires.

· Synth Instrument Pioneers
Explore the art of musical instrument design with some of the synthesizer industry’s most influential analog architects; past, present and future. This year’s featured luminaries are David Friend, co-founder of ARP; Tatsuya Takahashi, Korg’s Chief Engineer of Analog Synth Development; David Van Koevering, inventor of the Van Koevering Piano; and Cyril Lance, Chief Engineer of Moog Music.

Workshops

· Virtual Reality Prototyping with North Carolina State University
NCSU’s Derek Ham and Helen Armstrong will lead a hands-on workshop on Virtual Reality where participants will prototype content using a simple physical kit and then experience their designs in 3D using an Oculus Rift.

· Sonifying Data with Gray Area
Participants will break past the limits of the eye and explore alternative methods of visualizing data to discover other methods of perception that can be used to enhance and augment our ability to present data.

· Video Synthesis + Collaboration with Undervolt & Co
Undervolt & Co., the independent online artist-run distributor of time-based art, leads a collaborative video-making workshop providing participants with the opportunity to learn the basics of modular analog video synthesizers in a creative play space.

· Interspecies Collaboration with Data Garden
Participants will be invited to explore music generated from plants’ communication with virtual synths and sample based environments while Data Garden artists share new software they’re developing to produce bio-generated digital art.

· Hypnotique Sceance
The Church of Space in association with Poèmes Électroniques, will guide participants to explore modern magic theory, based on the latest research in brain science and quantum mechanics, by entering a mild state of trance via audio and visual stimulation.

· Music In The Brain’ with Duke Institute for Brain Sciences
Explore the effects of music on brain structure and function in this workshop that will highlight the intersection between artistic and scientific perspectives on this fundamental and aesthetic form of human expression.

Film Fest

· “Future Projections: Memories of the Space Age”
Future Projections is a 9-part screening program of short film and video work drawn from 125 years of techno-prophecy and oracular future-visions. Curated by Ben Russell, including Adam Beckett, Barbara Hammer, Beatrice Gibson, Ben Rivers, Cauleen Smith, Chris Marker, Deborah Stratman, Fernand Léger, Harun Farocki, JJ Murphy, Jesse McLean, Louis Henderson, Making Takashi, Michael Robinson, Mike Stoltz, OJOBOCA, Peter Burr, Rachel Rose, Rosa Barba, Rose Lowder, Sara Magenheimer, Scott Bartlett, Shambhavi Kaul, Shirley Clarke, Tony Conrad, Yuri Ancarani

· "The Three Grace(s) triptych" Screening and live score by ADULT
Detroit electronic duo ADULT will be presenting a unique presentation of original film and live soundtrack performance. The Three Grace(s) triptych chronicles the two year affair of artists/musicians Nicola Kuperus & Adam Lee Miller.

· “Crocodile Gennadiy” Screening and Q&A
The documentary, featuring a score by The Haxan Cloak and Academy Award-winner Atticus Ross (The Social Network), will be screened and followed by a conversation with The Haxan Cloak and musician Leopold Ross.

· “The Silence”/”Gagglebox”/”Zombies 1985” Screening with Live Score by I Speak Machine
I Speak Machine (vocalist and synth-nerd Tara Busch and filmmaker Maf Lewis) create brooding soundtracks for horror/sci-fi films. Busch will play the score live, on vocals and an array of analog synths.

· "It Follows" Screening and Q&A with composer Disasterpeace
The acclaimed horror film “It Follows” took the 2014 Cannes Film Festival by storm and went on to exceed all expectations at the box office in 2015. Following the screening, Disasterpeace, the composer of the film, will discuss the background and inner workings of the score.

About Moogfest

Moogfest is the synthesis of music, art, and technology. Since 2004, Moogfest has brought together artists, futurist thinkers, inventors, entrepreneurs, designers, engineers, scientists, and musicians. By day, Moogfest is a platform for conversation and experimentation. By night, Moogfest presents cutting-edge music in venues throughout the city. This mind-expanding conference attracts creative and technology enthusiasts for three days of participatory programming in Durham, North Carolina. Performing artists include early pioneers in electronic music, alongside pop and avant-garde experimentalists of today.

Find more about Moogfest at:

●       Moogfest website
●       Moogfest tickets
●       Moogfest YouTube
●       Moogfest Facebook
●       Moogfest Soundcloud
●       Moogfest Twitter
●       Moogfest Instagra m

Tickets:

Festival Pass $249
General Admission for the duration of the event, May 19-22. Access to all festival venues for performances and conference programming: conversations, workshops, and installations.

VIP Festival Pass $499
VIP access for the duration of the event, May 19-22. *Priority access to all festival venues for performances and conference programming: conversations, workshops, and installations. Access to exclusive VIP viewing areas and VIP/artist events. Gift bag. Complimentary food and drink in select locations. Special merch deals. More perks to be announced.
*Subject to capacity and based on first come first served

Engineer VIP $1,000 - SOLD OUT!
This two-day synth-building workshop, led by Moog engineers, invites a select group of enthusiasts to build their very own unreleased Moog analog synthesizer and sequencer. The hands-on workshop is conducted in two, three-hour sessions within a pop-up Moog production facility. No experience necessary, but basic soldering knowledge is recommended. Participants in the Engineering workshop also have VIP access for the duration of the event, May 19-22. *Priority access to all festival venues for performances and conference programming: conversations, workshops, and installations. Access to exclusive VIP viewing areas and VIP/artist events. Gift bag. Complimentary food and drink in select locations. Passes available for pick-up at your hotel. Special merch deals. More perks to be announced. *Subject to capacity and based on first come first served

All prices exclusive of applicable fees.

*Complete alphabetized list of talent below.

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A growing list of participants include: Aaron Soloway, Actress, Adam Florin, ADULT., Afrikan Sciences, Alessandro Cortini, Alexander Randon, Amos Gaynes, Andrew Benson, Andrew Kilpatrick, Angus Taylor, Anna Friz, Antenes, Arthur Russell’s Instrumentals, AUDINT, Basma Alsharif, Ben Frost, Ben Knapp, Ben Russell, Bicep, The Black Madonna, Blazer Soundsystem, Blood Orange, Bob Moses, The Body, Bootsy Collins, Burton Rast, CFCF, Christian Rich, Chuck Lightning, Claire Evans, Cyril Lance, Cullen Miller, Daniel Bachman, Daniel Lanois, Daniel Lock, Darwin, Dave Rife & Gabe Liberti, Dave Tompkins, David Friend, David Katz, David Van Koevering, Dawn of Midi, Dawn Richard, Daye Jack, Demo Taped, Denzel Curry, Derek Ham, Disasterpeace, DJ Harvey, DJ Lance Rock & Yo Gabba Gabba, DJ Nanny Cantaloupe, Dorit Chrysler, Dr Blankenstein, Earthly, Eban Crawford and Christina Cucurullo, Ed Bear, EMA, Emma Coats, Empress Of, Explosions in the Sky, Eyes Low, The Forge, Floating Point, Floating Points, Gary Numan, Gil Weinberg & Shimon, Germick Brothers, Ghostdad, Greg Fox, Grimes, Grouper, Gwenno, GZA, Hanz, The Haxan Cloak, Health, Heathered Pearls, Helen Armstrong, Hieroglyphic Being, Hundred Waters, I Speak Machine, Ivica Ico Bukvic, Jaakko Eino Kalevi, Jana Hunter, Jaron Lanier, Jeff Kolar, Jlin, Joe Patitucci, Joel Ford, John Keston, Jon Shapiro, Jonathan Dinu, Julia Holter, Julia Kaganskiy, Julianna Barwick, Justin Grotelueschen, Kaitlin Prest, Karen Gwyer, Kate Stone, King Mez, Kode9 x Lawrence Lek, Kristen Gallerneaux, Kyle Hall, Kyle McDonald, Larry Gus, Laurel Halo, Laurent “Tippy” Alfred, Laurie Anderson, Leopold Ross, Lister Hewan-Lowe, Lotic, Luisa Pereira, Lunice, M. Geddes Gengras, Mac McCaughan, Mad Professor, Made of Oak, Manuel Clement, Marc Fleury, Mark Anthony Neal, Mark Mothersbaugh, Martin Brooke, Dr. Martine Rothblatt, Matt Werth, Matthew Ganacheau, May Weinstein, Michael Garfield, Miike Snow, Mike Butera, Modular on the Spot, Moon Ribas, Morton Subotnik, Moses Sumney, Mykki Blanco, Neil Harbisson, Nick Yulman, No Effects with Jesse Cohen, ODESZA, Olivia Block, Oneohtrix Point Never, Onyx Ashanti, The Orb, Patricia, Patrick Buchanan, Patrick McDermott, Pau Riba, Paula Temple, Peter Hyer, Pierce Freelon, Professor Toon, Qrion, Quintron and Miss Pussycat, Rabit, The Range, Ranjit Bhatnagar, RBTS Win, Rea McNamara, Reggie Watts, Rich Lee, Richard Smith, Rival Consoles, Robert Hood, Robert Rich, Ryan Germick, Ryan Hemsworth, Sam Aaron, Sam Conran, Sarah Davachi, Scott McCloud, Shallou, Shani Aviram, Sharon Mashihi, Sheba Love, Silver Apples, Skepta, Son Lux, Song Exploder with Hrishikesh Hirway, Stephi Duckula, Steven A. Cummer, Steve Dunnington, sunn O))), Susan Kare, Suzanne Ciani, Tatsuya Takahashi, tAz Arnold, Tim Hecker, Tlacael Esparza, Toby Heys, Tobias Overath, Phd, Tod Machover, Tory Lanez, Thomas F. DeFrantz, Trandle, Tyondai Braxton, Uli Sigg, UV boi, Van Partible, Veronica Vasicka, Via App, Well$, YACHT, Yuri Suzuki, Zombi

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Highlight on the New Renaissance Film Festival August 20, 2016

March 24, 2016, 3:32 pm

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New renaissance (8)

the New Renaissance Film Festival. NRFF provides a showcase stage in LONDON, UK, for innovative filmmakers and screenwriters from around the world. Our numerous award possibilities give independents the chance to receive the recognition they deserve.

NRFF Vision

The New Renaissance…

The Renaissance in the fifteenth century was a time when art was at its height. Europe produced world-renowned painters, sculptors and authors. Cultural revivals such as these do not happen often, but the digital revolution creates the conditions for a New Renaissance.

Artists have a golden opportunity, once again, to shape culture and to create art for the sake of beauty or truth. This is why we have established the New Renaissance Film Festival, in LONDON, one of Europe’s greatest film cities – to support and champion the first wave of independent filmmakers and screenwriters in this new era.

During the festival we will show about 40-60 short films. This will include a variety of narrative shorts, animations and documentaries. Simultaneously, we run a screenplay competition and will present the awards to the winners during the festival.

Very close to our heart is the Young Talent Award. This is an award for screenwriting and for short films, that will be presented to young talent between the ages of 16-21.

Film is a unique medium, and we hope to help new filmmakers and screenwriters to fulfill their dream in telling their stories and showcase their work.

Would you like to get involved?

http://newrenaissancefilmfest.com/

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HKIFF X LeEco Online Film Festival

March 30, 2016, 7:49 am

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30 March 2016 (Hong Kong)– The 40th Hong Kong International Film Festival is held from March 21 to April 4, screening over 240 films from 66 countries and regions around the world.

With an aim to promoting art and culture in Hong Kong, LeEco partnered with HKIFF to kick-off Hong Kong’s first Online International Festival, showing exclusively the most popular and reputed films from all over the world, highlights including the digitally restored in 4K films of Bruce LEE, Berlin International Film Festival Grand Jury Prize movie The Club (2015); The Past (2013) by the Oscar-winning director Asghar FARHADI; Men & Chicken (2015)with Mads MIKKELSEN as main cast, as well as the 4K-restored Taiwanese movie The Boys from Fengkuei (1983) directed by HOU Hsiao-Hsien. LeEco has also selected other spectacular short films in drama, animation, documentary genre, ensuring to meet the tastes of a wide range of audience.

As one of the icons of Hong Kong film culture, LeEco believes the digitally restored in 4K Bruce LEE’s films – including The Big Boss (1971), Fist of Fury (1972), The Way of the Dragon (1972) and The Game of Death (1978) – will revitalize the spirit and martial-arts legends in the best possible way.

The film’s restoration works are conducted by L'IMMAGINE RITROVATA, a top-of-class film restoration laboratory in Italy. The professional technicians used the original film roll to undergo a complicated digital 4K restoration process, which took more 1,200 man hours to complete. With the same dedication in mind, LeEco wishes to breathe a new life to the Hong Kong film icon and sustain his inspiration and passion for local film culture.

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IFP Film Week is Moving to Brooklyn

March 30, 2016, 1:16 pm

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Event To Include More Public Offerings and Increased Focus on Series, Digital, and VR Content

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After 37 years in Manhattan, IFP’s signature event, IFP Film Week is moving across the river to Brooklyn. The event will set up shop in DUMBO anchored around its headquarters, the Made in NY Media Center By IFP.

Since its downtown beginnings as the Independent Feature Film Market (IFFM) in 1979, IFP Week has evolved into a must-attend gathering for the global storytelling community. It remains the only international co-production market for film – and now television, web-based, and VR projects – in the United States, with over 150 projects from over 22 countries curated and presented as scripts and works-in-progress each year.

“The film industry has changed,” says IFP Executive Director Joana Vicente, “Serialized stories are on the rise and film and television are taking cues from one another. New platforms for storytelling are bursting into the media landscape every year. IFP Film Week is a bold guide in this new frontier, harnessing the energy and ideas of an ever-evolving community that has grown beyond the simple concept of filmmaking.”

IFP moved to Brooklyn— home of creatives and technologists — in 2009 and founded the Made in NY Media Center in partnership with MOME and EDC in 2013. This year, they will expand public offerings, paying increased attention to the fast growing areas of web-based, episodic and interactive content. More than 30+ curated narrative and non-fiction web series, episodes, interactive and app based serialized works will be introduced to both the industry and general public at this year’s Film Week.

In the last year, IFP has started supporting series creators and web-based programming with its new Screen Forward Labs for serialized content, honored USA Network’s “Mr. Robot” and “Shugs & Fats” at this year’s IFP Gotham Awards, and given a $25,000 Calvin Klein “Live The Dream” grant to web series “195 Lewis.” Alumni projects have gone on to screen at the most recent Sundance, Rotterdam and Tribeca Film Festivals, as well as screening online to the masses. “Namaste, Bitches,” for example, has already gone onto premiere online to audiences in the six-figures within a three-month period.

With that in mind, this year’s programming will include a week of screenings, talks, meet ups, exhibitions, and events centered on cutting edge creative content for the big screen, the small screen, the Internet and beyond.

This will include:

An expanded offering of projects selected in the IFP Project Forum, the premiere meetings driven forum connecting artists to industry. Featuring new work from both emerging and established artists in narrative and documentary feature films, the No Borders (narrative) and Spotlight on Documentary (non-fiction) programs will continue to do so but also accept serialized content for television, web and app-based platforms.
Screen Forward Conference, a four-day program of how great projects can connect with audiences and stand out in a crowded marketplace.
Public presentations of sneak previews of upcoming feature films, documentaries, web-based and television series for both industry and general audiences
Both at the Made in NY Media Center and throughout DUMBO will be daily showcases of episodic and VR/AR content
Expansion of the annual IFP Lab Showcases with the mission of introducing audiences to new discoveries in narrative and documentary feature film, as well as web series, television pilots, VR and app based series.

“IFP Film Week is the place where filmmakers, artists, and storytellers cross paths with people who help move their projects forward.” Says IFP Head of Programming Amy Dotson. “Creators get funding, advice, and opportunities. Industry insiders get to discover new talent. The public gets to screen cutting-edge work first. And Brooklyn is where it’s at.”

The 2016 IFP Independent Film Week will take place September 17 – 22, 2016. More information can be found at: http://www.ifp.org/programs/independent-film-week/ and applications are now live for the Project Forum.

About IFP

www.ifp.org

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Full Program Announced for 59th San Francisco International Film Festival

March 30, 2016, 1:37 pm

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SFIFF59

The San Francisco Film Society today announced the complete schedule of films and events that will make up the 59th San Francisco International Film Festival, running April 21 - May 5 at the Castro Theatre, Alamo Drafthouse New Mission, the Roxie Theater and the Victoria Theatre in San Francisco and BAMPFA in Berkeley.

Browse the full public program info at festival.sffs.org.

Find press releases, high-resolution film stills and awardee images, logos, program guides and more at sffs.org/press.

SFIFF 2016 by the Numbers:

173 Films

58 Narrative Features

37 Documentary Features

4 New Vision Features

74 Shorts

46 Countries Represented

39 Languages

2 World Premieres

1 International Premiere

2 North American Premieres

4 US Premieres

50 Women Directors

Highlights from today's press conference included these announcements:

Mira Nair will be the recipient of this year's Irving M. Levin Directing Award, which has been given to the masters of world cinema since 1986. Nair will participate in an onstage discussion of her career, followed by a first look at footage from her upcoming project Queen of Katwe and a full screening of Monsoon Wedding. Read the full press release.

Wesley Morris, the Pulitzer-winning film and cultural critic now of the New York Times, will give this year's State of Cinema Address. Each year the Festival invites a cultural thought leader to examine important trends in global filmmaking, and Morris will be tackling the current climate of race in the movies through an analysis of the radicalization of Sidney Poitier. Read the full press release.

The SFIFF59 lineup includes a record number of films that were supported by SFFS grants and residencies; there are films supported by each Filmmaker360 program, from the flagship SFFS / KRF Filmmaking Grant, to the Documentary Film Fund, to FilmHouse Residencies and more. Titles include Guetty Felin's Ayiti Mon Amour, Maris Curan's Five Nights in Maine, Ian Olds' The Fixer, Amanda Micheli's haveababy, Mike Day's The Islands and the Whales, Moby Longinotto's The Joneses, and Mike Plunkett's Salero. Read the full press release.

The Film Society is launching a year-round Online Screening Room on its website and through a new mobile app, so SFFS members can stream a selection of Festival films, Filmmaker360-supported projects, and more. The complete lineup of films available on the platform will be announced in the coming weeks. Read the full press release.

The Festival will feature World Cinema Spotlight: Animating the Image, a selection of eight programs that will explore the innovative use of animation in several feature and short films including Hanna Sköld's Granny's Dancing on the Table; Roger Ross Williams' Life, Animated; Penny Lane's NUTS!, Alain Gagnol and Jean-Loup Felicioli's Phantom Boy; Lewis Klahr's Sixty Six, and more. Read the full press release.

Browse the complete list of SFIFF59 press releases here, including the previously-announced Opening Night, Centerpiece and Closing Night programs, the Mel Novikoff Award presentation to Janus Films and the Criterion Collection, the Persistence of Vision Award presentation to Aardman Animations, Mercury Rev's live score to Carl Theodore Dreyer's Vampyr, and more.

The deadline for media accreditation for the 2016 San Francisco International Film Festival is Friday April 8. To learn more about media accreditation and for instructions on how to apply, contact Press Office Coordinator Dominique Oneil at doneil@sffs.org.

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Highlights on The WE Film Festival 2016

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The WE Festival is to return from the 24th April to the 1st May for its 7th annual edition. Calling all, music, food, and films lovers to experience a whole week of unique cultural activities, exhibitions, concerts, parties, city walks, and film viewings, around the beautiful city of Maastricht. The festival has about 60 contributors and sponsors enabling the non-profit organisation to bring the best entertainment, workshops and activities for everyone to enjoy, whilst maintaining being environmentally conscious and sustainable. The festival has for many years been in collaboration with multiple local organisations as well as international contributors who help to enhance the festival to be the cultural honeypot it is today. The festival for the first time ever, will start with a big opening day and night event, at the Stadspark one of the outdoor open spaces available in Maastricht. This event will showcase both local and international talent. The festival will also be running for longer from Sunday to Sunday, with Wednesday ‘off’ due to the King's day and night. Activities and workshops take place throughout the day with parties and events happening in the evening including the famous closing party at the Muziekgieterij on the Saturday. The German band Mogelbaum in particular has been a regular, performing at the past three festivals. Art exhibitions will also be taking place at several locations throughout the city (locations tbc). However, this year, the WE is bringing something new to its itinerary, The WE Film Festival.

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This will be running from the 28th April to 30th May, at various locations throughout the city including the Lumiere Theatre, The Brandweer and Pathe cinema. The film festival has received over 7000 submissions so far, on submission platforms such as FilmFreeway and Withoutabox with more coming in every day, from all around the world. The theme of this year’s film festival is ‘Different Perspectives’ giving filmmakers a lot of scope and allowing for a diverse range of film from documentaries, to shorts, to feature length live action, to animation. There will be several awards given at the film festival under the categories of Feature, Short and Documentary, with awards for best piece, best director, best performance, and an audience choice award. Discussions and analyses of the films will also take place with Professors from Maastricht University itself, creating an interactive dimension to the dialogue existing in film, which will intrigue the novice and the film buff alike.

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66 films from 15 countries, with 20 Premieres

NORTH HOLLYWOOD, CA - International Film Festival North Hollywood announces the full slate of films for the 2016 film festival, April 28 to May 1 at the NoHo Arts Center, 11136 Magnolia Blvd. in North Hollywood, CA. Our honored industry guest, Michael Hausman (Gangs of New York, The Firm, Brokeback Mountain), will receive the Cinema Trailblazer Award for his contributions to film, and two films he produced will screen as retrospectives: 1985’s Academy Award-winner for Best Picture, Amadeus, directed by Milos Forman, and the groundbreaking, low-budget, Alambrista! (1977), with director Robert M. Young (Dominic & Eugene) also in attendance.

The festival has drawn a diverse group of emerging independent filmmakers representing Sweden, Italy, Guinea, The Netherlands, Puerto Rico, Australia, United States, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Spain, Germany, China, Brazil, France, Japan and Fiji. 16 directors are women, many of them multi-threat combinations of writer-producer-actor-director. In addition, the work of eight first-time directors and 14 local filmmakers will be screened.

This year, we are highlighting films about food, music, and dance, reflecting the creative spirit of North Hollywood.

Opening the festival on Thursday morning, April 28 at 11:00 AM is the West Coast Premiere of A Farmer’s Road, a new documentary about sustainable agriculture, featuring Top Chef winner Stephanie Izzard, celebrity chef & PBS host Rick Bayless and the Illinois-based owners of Prairie Fruits Farm & Creamery. Also screening, the delightful animated short, Moom, from the team that made the Oscar-nominated film, The Dam Keeper. Sponsored by Whole Foods Market in Sherman Oaks with VIP Luncheon to follow.

There will be a Red Carpet event at 6:00 PM on Thursday, April 28 followed bythe Opening Night Film, the L.A. Premiere of Gazelle: The Love Issue, at 8:30 PM. It’s a documentary portrait of Gazelle, internationally known in the underground club scene for his boldly conceived costumes and for creating GAZELLAND, a magazine featuring the artists, photographers and designers of the gay nightlife community of London, New York and Sao Paulo. With Michael Musto, Kenny Kenny, Amanda Lepore, and others. The directing debut of Fijian filmmaker Cesar Terranova.

“We’re not afraid to be bold and raw,” says Artistic Director Nicholas Goodman, who founded IFFNoHo with his wife, Executive Director Hortencia Goodman, “but we aim to avoid character and story tropes, especially with regard to the depiction of violence and the treatment of women on film.” That said, we are screening a pair of films, The Bigfoot Hunters and a special Midnight screening of The Cruel Tale of the Medicine Man that you could say go over the edge with regard to violence and sex.

We have an exceptional line-up of shorts including Vandal and The Last Journey of the Enigmatic Paul WR, two films beginning their festival run with stops at Cannes and Tribeca, respectively. And we are happy to host the final festival appearance of Marcus Mizelle’s Los Angeles-based comedy feature,Actor For Hire, finishing its glorious run as our Closing Night Film.

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March 30, 2016, 2:05 pm

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IFP Minnesota, a St. Paul-based media arts center, has announced the winner of the IFP MN Screenwriting Residency, a new competition for Minnesota screenwriters. Andy Froemke, of Lindstrom, MN, has won the $10,000 residency out of a field of 99 applicants. His screenplay, THE LOWRIE GANG, tells the incredible true story of Henry Berry Lowrie, a "Native American cross between Jesse James and Robin Hood," who captures national headlines by rallying a mixed race band of outlaws to stand up to the Ku Klux Klan in post-Civil War North Carolina after they gun down his father and brothers. The St. Paul-based residency is funded by the Knight Foundation's Knight Arts Challenge with matching funds by IFP MN, as an annual competition through at least 2018.

THE LOWRIE GANG was selected by a national panel consisting of key influencers in the movie-making industry: Academy Award nominee Mason Novick, producer of JUNO and 500 DAYS OF SUMMER; Ilyse McKimmie, Labs Director of the Feature Film Program at the Sundance Institute; and Kate Hagen, a writer and Community Director at the influential Black List.

In addition to the $10,000 prize, Froemke will also receive support in fostering connections with industry advisors and production companies, free classes at IFP MN, and a staged reading of his screenplay (date TBD).

The residency is the only one of its kind to specifically celebrate Minnesota screenwriters, and was a blind competition (all submitted screenplays had no identifying elements, author's name, bio, awards, etc.). Two sets of panels-one local, and one national-participated in a process that selected 10 finalists, ultimately choosing THE LOWRIE GANG as the winner. All 10 finalists will receive guided mentorships and dedicated classes to refine and improve their work.

To read the full press release, which includes log lines for all 10 of the finalists' screenplay , bios of the Minnesota and National Panels, and more, click here.

THE TEN FINALISTS (listed alphabetically)

ANATOMY OF A TOWN by Patricia Fox

BEADED ROAD by Wenonah Wilms

THE BLACK KING by Billie Jean Van Knight

BUDDY PRICE by Eric LaValle
DOLLHOUSE OF DEATH by Susan Marks

THE HUNT by Tim Dahlseid
THE LAYOVER AGREEMENT by Michael Gorrie

THE LOWRIE GANG by Andy Froemke (winner)

THE MORPHING OF EDDIE LUBECK by Alvin Easter

SPLIT ROCK LIGHT by Andy Froemke

NATIONAL AND LOCAL PANELS

The national panel consisted of Kate Hagen, Ilyse McKimmie, and Mason Novick. The local panel consisted of David Grant, Rini Yun Keagy, Cristina Pippa, Kenneth Rance, and Mark Steele.

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Le Prix Cinéma 2016 de la Fondation Barrière «De l'écrit...à l'écran et à la scène» a été attribué à Five

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10 des entrées hebdo France du 16/03/2016 au 22/03/2016

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Prix du public du festival des reflets du cinéma Ibérique et Latino-Américain

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Visions du Réel, Festival international de cinéma Nyon (15–23 avril 2016), dévoile sa programmation complète

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1er Festival du Cinéma Aborigène Australien au Cinéma La Clef

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Compétition européenne 2016 du FESTIVAL DE CINEMA DE BRIVE

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Palmarès FIFA 2016 - Musique et Cinéma

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L'Ina remet une distinction numérique à Aurore Clément

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Festival d’Humour de Résistance - 16 et 17 avril 2016

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Les marchés de la télévision et de la VoD en Russie Nouveau rapport gratuit en ligne !

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Le Festival International du Film de La Rochelle dévoile son affiche

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11e Festival International du Film Oriental de Genève

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Le conseil d’administration des RIDM et de DCM accueille 4 nouveaux membres

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13° Festival International Du Film PanAfricain Cannes

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Kering et le Festival de Cannes présentent l'affiche officielle de l'édition 2016 du programme Women in Motion

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24.03.2016 | Cannes Market Dailies's blog

Kering et le Festival de Cannes présentent la seconde édition du programme Women in Motion

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Le Jury de la Senmaine de la Critique sera présidé par Valérie Donzelli

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21.03.2016 | European Film Awards's blog

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The 55th Semaine de la Critique unveils the poster for its 50+5 edition

March 31, 2016, 5:17 am

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The oldest among the parallel sections of the Cannes Film Festival, La Semaine de la Critique will celebrate its 55th edition by putting the spotlight on the films and talents discovered since its 50thanniversary. In collaboration with the Parisian agency les bons faiseurs, La Semaine chose the image which better reflects this 50+5 edition: the magnificent actress Jessica Chastain in a scene from Take Shelter, second feature film by Jeff Nichols where her performance in one of her first leading roles was particularly remarked. Winner of the Nespresso Grand Prize at the 50th edition of La Semaine, Jeff Nichols, whose promising and very personal universe was already acknowledged, became a prominent talent with such films as Mud, in the 2012 Official Competition in Cannes, then withMidnight Special, competing for the Golden Bear at the 2016 Berlinale.

In this picture taken from Jeff Nichols’ film, the actress seems to both cunningly and serenely gauge the ground covered since the 50th edition, from Terrence Malick to Kathryn Bigelow, not to mention Christopher Nolan, J.C. Chandor or Ridley Scott.

The splendid career path of these two artists in the past 5 years marvellously illustrates what La Semaine de la Critique mainly stands for: taking up the challenge of new film and discovering emerging talents worldwide since their very first artwork.

Jeff Nichols: “To have Take Shelter included really was a career high at the time. I started to believe in the reality of this amazing career trajectory I've been on since 2011.The NespressoGrand Prize most definitely influenced my career, it elevated both the film, and my reputation as a filmmaker, to a level that would have taken years to achieve through other avenues."

La Semaine de la Critique will be held in Cannes from May 12th to the 20th. Valérie Donzelli will preside over a jury exceptionally composed this year of 5 talents revealed by La Semaine: Alice Winocour, Nadav Lapid, David Robert Mitchell and Santiago Mitre. They will bestow the NespressoGrand Prize, the France 4 Visionary Award and the Leica Cine Discovery Prize for best short film.

The Selection will this year be announced on the 18th of April.

You may download the poster here.

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New York Socially Relevant Film Festival March 2016 Awards

April 1, 2016, 9:19 am

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The Vanya Exerjian: Empowering Women and Girls Awardin memory of Founding Artistic Director Nora Armani's cousin and uncle,
victims of a hate crime was presented by Ms. Ruchira Gupta of Apne Aap, together with Ms. Armani and it went to: Myriam Zaki for her work in Who Killed the Armenians? directed by Mohamend Hanafy (Egypt)

* The Grand Prize for Best Narrative Feature Award went to: Before the Spring directed by Ahmed Atef (Egypt) The film is offered a screenings at the Bow Tie Cinemas, a consultation with Candy Factory and a first look option, $300 rental certificate from Resolution Rentals + 50% off any other rentals, a Final Draft Scriptwriting software Certificate, Special SR Socially Relevant Film Festival labelled wine by City Winery. The award was presented by narrative feature category jury member Claus Mueller

*The Grand Prize for Best Documentary Feature Award went to: Beneath the Olive Tree directed by Stavroula Toska (USA/ Greece) Distribution with Festival partner IndiePix Unlimited, two year free membership on Festival partner SundanceNow Doc Club, a consultation for packaging and promotion by Cinema Libre Studio with 25% off any necessary co-production work and the SR Socially Relevant Film Festival labelled wine by City Winery. The award was presented by documentary feature category jury member Dirk Robertson

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In the Best Narrative Short category there was an Ex Aequo and the Award went to: Eclipse directed by Ara Yernjakyan and My Beautiful White Skin directed by Stuart Gatt (UK) Distribution Deal with Festival partner IndiePix, Final Draft Scriptwriting software Certificate, SR Socially Relevant Film Festival labelled wine by City Winery

* The Best Documentary Short Award went to: One if By Land directed by Nandini Sikand (USA) Distribution Deal with Festival partner IndiePix, SR Socially Relevant Film Festival labelled wine by City Winery
The Best Script Award went to: A Mother's Legacy by Cilla Lowen (South

The Best Script Award went to: A Mother's Legacy by Cilla Lowen (South Africa)Final Draft Scriptwriting software Certificate, listing on the InkTip website free of charge, SR Socially Relevant Film Festival labelled wine by City WineryThe SR Film Festival's Humanitarian Award went to: Sail the Wind directed by Christine Knowlton (USA)and toVision: Healing the Bling in Ethiopia directed by Eric PerlmanThe SR Film Festival's Activism Award went to: Caged No More directed by Lisa ArnoldThe SR Film Festival's Audience Award went to: Who Killed the Armenians? directed by Mohamed HanafyThe Women Film Critics Circle Award is offered annually at SR Film Fest by the WFCC and it was presented by Edie Nugent to: Lost Tongue directed by Davison Mudzingwa

The Best Actress in a Feature Film Award went to: Huichi Chiu in Escapes directed by Mercedes Gasparhe

Best Actress in a Short Film Award went to: Ritu Arya in My Beautiful White Skin directed by Stuart Gatt Both awards were presented by Narrative Feature Jury member and actress Nicole Ansari-Cox

The Best Actor in a Feature Film Award went to:Baptiste Moulart in I am NOT from Barcelona directed by Stephane Leclercq

The Best Actor in a Short Film Award went to

Hamis El-Sheikh in Border directed by Zahi Mahler

Both awards were presented by Narrative Feature Jury member and actor Marc Duret

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