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Exodus to Shangai - Market Premiere Feb12 - Meet the team in Berlin
YOU ARE INVITED TO OUR MARKET PREMIERE
The cast and crew will be attending Berlinale with a screening in the Market Feb 12th at 7:00 pm Deutsche Film und Fernsehakademie, Potzdamer Strasse 2. Join us at the Marriott (260) to discuss sales and festival selection Chinese consul in Vienna saved thousands of Jews with visas to escape to Shangai. A true story. The film is entering the festival circuit FESTIVAL CONSIDERATION
Marriott 260 February 11-18 you are welcome to join us and enjoy free cocktails betwwen 4 and 8 pm.
Marriott 260 February 11-18 you are welcome to join us and enjoy free cocktails betwwen 4 and 8 pm.
Trailer I Synopsis I A film by Anthony Hickox I Produced by Michel Adam I Exodus to Shangai's blog | Website I Ask a screener I @ Mariott 260 Feb 11-17
Montreal Int Animation Film Fest August 18-21. Animaze Seeks Animation at Berlinale 2016 - Let's Meet!
Please note Animaze 2016 edition Montreal will be taking place August 18-21, 2016. Animaze is happy to attend Berlinale 2016 seeking feature length animation film, shorts, as well as interactive projects for our festival in August 18-21 in Montreal Quebec Canada. Films with more than 35% VFX (excluding credits) are also welcome to submit. Please contact us via email to set up a meeting: programming@animazefestival.com Submit your film here: FILMFREEWAY
> SUNDANCE DAILIES January 21 - 31, 2016
SONITA wins two World Documentary Awards at 2016 Sundance Film Festival
SONITA directed by Rokhsareh Ghaem Maghami, was the big documentary winner at Sundance, winning both the Grand Jury Prize and the Audience Award in ...
Watch Sundance 2016 closing Ceremony
Sundance Institute tonight announced the prizes in feature filmmaking at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival, with top awards going to Between Sea and Land, The Birth of a Nation, First Girl I Loved, Jim: The James Foley Story, Sand Storm, Sonita and Weiner. The Birth of a Nation and Sonita won both the Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award for their respective sections, marking the third time in Festival history two films have done this in the same year, and continuing a four-year streak of at le...
Sundance 2016 Cinema Café: Anomalisa co-directors Charlie Kaufman and Duke Johnson
Join "Anomalisa" co-directors Charlie Kaufman and Duke Johnson, cinematographer Joe Passarelli, and producer Rosa Tran live at Sundance Film Festival's Cinema Café. ...
Sundance 16 Video -Power of Story: The Art of Film with Christopher Nolan, Colin Trevorrow, and Rachel Morrison
Meet (on video) Christopher Nolan, Colin Trevorrow, Rachel Morrison, and moderator Alex Ross Perry for a discussion on the aesthetics of film, its intrinsic qualities, and its appeal to filmmakers who have made the artistic choice to use film as a shooting format. ...
Meet Will Allen director of documentary Holly Hell at Sundance 16
Will Allen (former member of The Cult) tells us about his film "Holy Hell," which premieres in the U.S. Documentary Competition at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival. ...
The Birth of a Nation and Sonita Win Both Grand Jury Prize and Audience Awards in Sundance
The Birth of a Nation Top Prizes Go to Between Sea and Land, The Birth of a Nation, First Girl I Loved, Jim: The James Foley Story, Sand Storm, Sonita and Weiner Short Film Awards, Global Filmmaking Awards, Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize and Sundance Institute | Amazon Studios Producers Awards also Honored (L-R) The Birth of a Nation, Credit: Elliot Davis; Sonita, Credit: Rokhsareh Ghaem Maghami; Between Sea and Land, Credit: Sundance...
Prestigious cast completed for espionage thriller OFFICIAL SECRETS which will be produced by Elizabeth Fowler (DEVIL’S KNOT)
Paul Bettany (AVENGERS film series, IRON MAN film series), Natalie Dormer (THE HUNGER GAMES trilogy, The Forest, HBO’s ‘Game Of Thrones’), Martin Freeman (THE HOBBIT films, upcoming CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR, SHERLOCK), Sir Anthony Hopkins and Harrison Ford have joined the espionage thriller OFFICIAL SECRETS which will be produced by Elizabeth Fowler (DEVIL’S KNOT). Justin Chadwick (MANDELA: LONG WALK TO FREEDOM, THE OTHER BOLEYN GIRL) will direct the true story...
THE FREE WORLD - Starring Boyd Holbrook, Elisabeth Moss & Octavia Spencer screened at Sundance
THE FREE WORLD World Premiere Section: US Dramatic Competition Directed & Written by Jason Lew Starring: Boyd Holbrook, Elisabeth Moss, Octavia Spencer * * * "Affecting performances from Boyd Holbrook and Elisabeth Moss." - David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter "A 'miscarriage of justice' drama that will draw comparisons to 'Making a Murderer.'" - Travis Hopson, Examiner.com &...
Lee Daniels to direct the documentary feature film THE APOLLO THEATER FILM PROJECT - New York's famed Theater
Oscar nominated director Lee Daniels (LEE DANIELS’ THE BUTLER, PRECIOUS and creator and producer of the Fox hit series EMPIRE) will direct the documentary feature film THE APOLLO THEATER FILM PROJECT – the authorized history of New York’s famed Apollo Theater, it was announced today by White Horse Pictures’ Nigel Sinclair and Jeanne Elfant Festa. In the spirit of the Apollo Theater’s tradition of active audience participation and in support of this docume...
Sundance Channel Global Lines Up Exclusive Film Premieres from Park City
Sundance Channel Global has acquired five films from the 2016 Sundance Film Festival, among them Mammal. Mammal has been acquired for Central and Eastern Europe, Iberia, Latin America, and the Middle East and North Africa. Meanwhile, The Fits and Jacqueline (Argentine) have been licensed for Asia, Central and Eastern Europe, Dutch Benelux, Iberia, Latin America, and the Middle East and North Africa. Spa Night was picked up for Dutch Benelux, Central and Eastern Europe, Iberia ...
Tim Sutton's Haunting Prelude to an American Massacre Dark Night screens @ Sundance
DARK NIGHT Tim Sutton's Haunting Prelude to an American Massacre Set amidst a seemingly limitless expanse of sprawl that could be anywhere in the United States, Dark Night is a portrait of 21st-century Americans under deep emotional and financial duress. A veteran. An outcast. A social-media addict. An immigrant. All living lives of quiet desperation, but all about to intersect in that supremely popular venue of American escapism: ...
> Rotterdam 27 January – 7 February 2016
Tiger Awards for Short Films announced
The jury for the Tiger Awards Competition for Short Films has completed its deliberation and announced Dream English Kid 1964-1999 AD by Mark Leckey, Faux depart/False Start by Yto Barrada and Engram of Returning by Daïchi Saïto as the winners of the Canon Tiger Awards for Short Films 2016. The three winning filmmakers each receive a 3,000 Euro prize plus a gift voucher from Canon. The Jury also selected Tout le monde aime le bord de la mer/We All Love the Seashore by Keina Es...
SUNTAN, by director Argyris Papadimitropoulos, to receive its world premiere in Rotterdam
Papadimitropoulos returns after opening 2011 festival with Wasted Youth SUNTAN, the third feature film by noted director Argyris Papadimitropoulos, is to receive its world premiere at this year’s Rotterdam International Film Festival, competing for the prestigious VPRO Big Screen Award four years after his previous film Wasted Youth opened the 2011 edition of the festival. Called a ‘Coming of middle age film’ by Papadimitropoulos, SUNTAN stars Greek actor Ma...
IFFR welcomes 61 emerging producers to Rotterdam Lab
International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) will welcome 61 promising emerging film producers from 26 countries to the 16th edition of Rotterdam Lab. Rotterdam Lab is organised by IFFR’s co-production market CineMart in close collaboration with various partner organisations involved in the training of beginning producers, as well as funding bodies. Rotterdam Lab is a five-day training workshop for emerging producers designed to provide the means to create and expand their internati...
Tiger Pro Panels and Debates
During the first week of IFFR, the Filmmakers Hub organizes and hosts a series of panels and debates. Top industry professionals and experts attending the festival and CineMart will share their experiences with other professionals and dispense important advice to up-and-coming filmmakers. The panels are informal, yet highly instructive, and are a great forum for filmmakers to get their questions answered and for Industry pros to meet new talent. The Tiger Pro Panels and Debates ...
IFFR 2016 revamps awards and Awards Ceremony
45th International Film Festival Rotterdam 27 January – 7 February 2016 From the 45th edition of International Film Festival Rotterdam onwards, all the awards that can be won at the festival will be presented at the revamped Awards Ceremony. The ceremony will be hosted by journalist and documentary maker Fidan Ekiz. Some awards remain the same, other prizes have been renewed, and the Bright Future Award will be awarded for the first time this year. ...
> Berlinale Previews and Dailies February 11 - 20, 2016
Exodus to Shangai by Anthony Hickox to celebrate the Market World Premiere at EFM February 12
Exodus to Shangai will receive its Market Premiere at EFM February 12th The world Premiere is set for Fantasporto March 3rd part of the Fantasporto for Peace Action. The Crew and Cast will be attending the screening in the Market Feb 12th at 7:00 pm Deutsche Film und Fernsehakademie, Potsdamer Strasse 2, 10785 Berlin www.micheladam.tv/shanghai/story/ I Press Kit on filmfestivals.com I Ask for a screener I Take a meeting in Berlin I Book Exodus to Shangai fo...
Child abduction thriller ‘Never Let Go’ grabs buyers and National Film Awards!
Since the trailer for Howard J Ford’s (Director/Co-Writer of the US number 1 genre hit ‘The Dead’) ‘Never Let Go’ www.neverletgomovie.com was unveiled at last year’s Berlinale, it achieved substantial buyer interest leading up to the completed film’s Cannes preview where it was hailed by one critic as ‘the most gripping film of the festival’ and has since sold in 18 countries with TV dub’s underway in 7 languages. &n...
Documentaries in all sections of Berlinale - Full line up
In Focus: Diverse Documentary Forms and Events The Berlin International Film Festival has long been committed to documentaries in their diverse forms. This is reflected in the programmes of the Berlinale’s different sections and initiatives, as well as in the European Film Market (EFM) and Berlinale Talents. In 2016, a total of 77 documentaries will be screening in a variety of forms. In addition, discussion of a wide range of different aspects related to documentaries will be ...
Cleverman The thrilling new high-stakes genre drama series to screen at Drama Series Days
The thrilling new high-stakes genre drama for ABC TV Australia and SundanceTV US. Set in the near future, a species from ancient mythology must live amongst humans and battle for survival in a world that wants to silence, exploit and destroy them. At the heart of the story are two estranged brothers, Koen and Waruu West, who are forced together to fight against terrifying enemies - both human and not of this world. But can Koen, a man bestowed with a powerful g...
Recreation Media Sales @ EFM
All Mistakes Buried 2016 | USA | 90 MIN Genre Thriller Status Completed Director TIM MCCANN Writers TIM MCCANN, SHAUN S. SANGHANI Producers SHAUN S. SANHANI Cast VANESSA FERLITO, SAM TRAMMELL U.S. Distributor BREAKING GLASS PICTURES A lone, struggling addict takes on a dangerous underground criminal ring in his small Southern town to retrieve a stolen pe...
EFM'16: K-SHop for UK
K-SHOPthe Sweeney Todd inspired kebab shop elevated horror is set to be released in July by Bulldog Film Distributors and sold worldwide by EMPRESS ROAD PICTURES. A debut for writer and director DAN PRINGLE the controversial film sees binge drinking culture clash with a vigilante kebab shop owner played by ZIAD ABAZA. Produced by White Lantern Film and shot entirely in UK, the Sweeney Todd inspired horror/thriller follows the story of a kebab shop owner's son who turns vigi...
The Yellow Affair new Titles @ EFM
NEW RELEASES THE YARD (Berlinale Forum) A single father and peripheral poet loses his job as a literary critic when he reviews his own book. With no formal education, he ends up at a car trans-shipment hub. He becomes an outcast, a nameless stranger with a five-digit number. Personal morals are pitted against the demands of fatherhood in an escalating conflict that is ultimately resolved by a lie. ...
The Solution Entertainment Group will represent international rights to Frank Hudec’s THE SLEEPING SHEPHERD
The Solution Entertainment Group will represent international rights to Frank Hudec’s THE SLEEPING SHEPHERD, who wrote and will direct the feature film. The film stars Michael Pitt (FUNNY GAMES, HBO’s ‘Boardwalk Empire’), Imogen Poots (upcoming KNIGHT OF CUPS, GREEN ROOM, FRANK AND LOLA), Isabelle Huppert (THE PIANO TEACHER, AMOUR) and Willem Dafoe (upcoming THE GREAT WALL, THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL, THE FAULT IN OUR STARS) it was announced today by The Solution Entertai...
BARAKAH MEETS BARAKAH World Premiere Film / Forum Section
BARAKAH YOQABIL BARAKAH (BARAKAH MEETS BARAKAH) A Film by Mahmoud Sabbagh Starring: Hisham Fageeh and Fatima Al Banawi Media Opportunities Mahmoud Sabbagh, Hisham Fageeh, and Fatima Al Banawi Friday, 12 February - Monday, 15 February Festival Screenings *World Premiere* - Friday, 12 February at 21:30 - Delphi Saturday, 13 February at 22:00 - CineStar 8 *P&I* Sunday, 14 February at 14:00 - CinemaxX 6 Monday, 15 February at 19:30 - Zoo-Palast ...
Hotel Dallas at the International Film Festival Berlin 2016
Hotel Dallas (Romania/USA, 2016), the film debut of Livia Ungur and Sherng-Lee Huang, will screen in the Panorama Documents section of this year’s Berlinale. The film will celebrate its world premiere on February 15th at 5:30 pm in Cinestar 7. Directors: Livia Ungur and Sherng-Lee Huang Cast: Patrick Duffy, Livia Ungur, Sherng-Lee Huang, and others Romania / USA, 2016, 75 min SCREENING DATES WORLD PREMIERE / press screening: Monday, February 15th at 5:30 pm, Cinestar ...
Palatin Media at EFM
Film showing at EFM DECOMPRESSION - A psychological thriller based on the best-selling novel by Juli Zeh. MARTIN WALKER´S BRUNO, CHEF DE POLICE - We are very ha...
World Premiere at Berlinale: Aslı Özge's ALL OF A SUDDEN in Panorama Special
A film by Aslı Özge produced by EEE Productions (DE), Topkapi Films (NL), Haut et Court (FR) world sales Memento Films International year of production: 2016, 112 minutes The feature film ALL OF A SUDDEN by director Aslı Özge will celebrate its world premiere in the Panorama Special section of the upcoming Berlin International Film Festival. Born and raised in Istanbul, and since 2000 also Berlin-based, director Aslı Özge has crafted her first Ger...
Cargo Film at Berlin 66/ WW II HBO Film Screening
UNDERFIRE The Untold Story of Pfc. Tony Vaccaro An HBO Film. Trailer. Executive Produced by Tim Van Patten (Game of Thrones, Sopranos, Boardwalk Empire) In 1943, Tony Vaccaro, a WWII Italian-American infantryman, smuggled his $47 portable camera into combat, and, in thousands of images, created the most comprehensive and intimate record of war. Shooting with gun and camera at great risk, Tony developed photos in combat helmets at night and hung negatives from tree ...
Berlinale Goes Kiez - Neighbourhood Cinemas Get the Red Carpet Treatment
For the seventh year running, the special series Berlinale Goes Kiez will roll through a variety of Berlin’s independent cinemas on seven festival evenings and roll out the red carpet on neighbourhood sidewalks, not only to welcome local and international guests but also to honour the cinemas themselves along with their faithful audience. From February 13 to 19 2016, one independent neighbourhood cinema per evening will be featured as an additional festival venue and present sel...
Berlinale Camera 2016 to Honour Ben Barenholtz, Tim Robbins and Marlies Kirchner
Since 1986 the Berlin International Film Festival has presented the Berlinale Camera to film personalities or institutions to which it feels particularly indebted and wishes to express its thanks. At the 66th Berlin International Film Festival, three personalities will be awarded the Berlinale Camera: producer, cinema operator and film distributor Ben Barenholtz (USA); actor, director, writer and producer Tim Robbins (USA); and cinema operator Marlies Kirchner (Germany)...
Berlinale to pay tribute to David Bowie, Alan Rickman and Ettore Scola
The Berlin International Film Festival will commemorate these outstanding artists by presenting three special screenings in their honour. British music legend and artist David Bowie was one of most extraordinary all-round talents of recent decades. His close ties to Berlin go back to the time he spent in the German capital from 1976 to 1978. At the Berlinale he appeared in the documentaries Lou Reed: Rock and Roll Heart (D: Timothy Greenfield-Sanders, Panorama 1998), Scott Wal...
Jury for the Best First Feature Award
Since 2006, when it introduced the Best First Feature Award, the Berlinale has been even more committed to supporting the next generation of film makers. The award is endowed with 50,000 Euros, donated by the GWFF (Gesellschaft zur Wahrnehmung von Film- und Fernsehrecht), a society dedicated to safeguarding film and television rights. The prize money is to be split between the producer and the director of the winning film. Additionally, the director will be awarded with a high-quality viewf...
10th Culinary Make (good) Food Not War
The chefs 2016 (clockwise): Sonja Frühsammer (© Frühsammer), Michael Kempf, Alexander Dressel (© Jeunes Restaurateurs), Andoni Luis Aduriz (© Alex Iturralde), Sven Elverfeld (© Götz Wrage) “Make Food Not War” is the motto of the 10th Culinary Cinema, which will be held from February 14 to 19, 2016. “War is not an appropriate means for solving problems such as racism, poverty or climate change. The ...
We have a jury for Berlinale 2016, headed by Merryl Streep
With actress Meryl Streep serving as Jury President the International Jury will decide who will receive the Golden Bear and Silver Bears of the 2016 Berlinale Competition. The other members of the International Jury will be actor Lars Eidinger (Germany), film critic Nick James (United Kingdom), photographer Brigitte Lacombe (France), actor Clive Owen (United Kingdom), actress Alba Rohrwacher (Italy) and director Małgorzata Szumowska (Poland). Meryl Streep, Jury President, USA &nbs...
His Holiness Pope Francis To Appear In Family Feature Film "Beyond The Sun" From AMBI Pictures
A “first” in both cinema and Catholic Church history will be made as the leader of the worldwide Catholic Church, His Holiness Pope Francis will play himself in the family film “Beyond the Sun” from AMBI Pictures. In his feature film debut (and film debut for any Pope in the history of the Church), His Holiness Pope Francis portrays himself in the inspirational story based on the Gospels, told in several tales with Jesus’s message, so children c...
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The Wiper Film Festival
April 6 – 8, 2016
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The Wiper Film Festival is the premiere online film festival and includes an NYC screening. Your work will have the opportunity to be seen by more than 18 millions users around the globe.
There is no fee to submit and have your work considered. There are cash grants for Curator’s Choice and Fan Choice winners in each category. Wiper also provides free advertising and promotion budget to its top films. Submit your feature and short length work today!
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NYC Indie Film Fest
April 27 to May 1, 2016!
Regular Deadline January 31, 2016
NYC Independent Film Festival is a celebration of the true independent filmmaker, documentaries, short and feature-length films, music videos, and animation. During the 6th Annual Festival we gave away prizes with a total cash value of over 28,000 USD. All screenings take place in the historic center of NYC, Time Square which is the perfect home for an event geared toward creating incredible opportunities for independent voices.
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Hollyshorts Film Festival
August 11 – 20, 2016
Early Bird deadline February 5, 2016
The 12th Annual HollyShorts Film Festival and Film Conference/Film Market, scheduled for August 11-20, 2016 at the world famous TCL Chinese 6 Theatres, is now accepting submissions. HSFF, 4 times named to MovieMaker Magazine “Top 25 Fests Worth the Entry Fee” lists, has featured over 400 projects showcasing stars and filmmakers including Sofia Loren, Bill Plympton, Anthony and Joe Russo, and Felicia Day.
In 2015, HSFF awarded over $150,000 in prizes, including $60,000 in post services for Best Short, Director, Music Video, Cinematography, VFX, and Commercial, and $15,000 Grand Prize cash . www.hollyshorts.com
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WoFF: World of Film International Festival
September 29 – October 2, 2016
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In 2016, WoFF returns for its third edition with great energy and ideas, generated from a wonderful 2015 festival.
Our focus remains on independent cinema from all around the globe, by showcasing the work of first feature filmmakers and female directors in our two main sections, First Features and The Female Perspective, respectively.
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New York Festival's World's Best Television & Films April 16, 2016
Deadline extended
New York Festival's World's Best TV & Films competition honors programming in all lengths and forms from over 50 countries. Dedicated to both the Television and Film industries, categories mirror today's global trends and encourage the next generation of story-tellers and talent: Animation, Comedy, Corporate, Drama, Documentary, Feature Films, Movie Trailers, Music Videos, News, Promos, Reality TV Drama, Sports, Telenovelas, Webisodes, Best Performance by an Actor/Actress, Special Event, Innovation, Technical Production Team, CSR, Best Screenplay, Video Art, and Best Host.
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Animaze 2016 Montreal International Animation Film Festival August 18th - 21st, 2016.
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Montreal International Animation Film Festival FESTIVAL DATES June 2-5 2016 Montreal Canada Le MIAFF! is a people's film festival and industry conference dedicated to the art of animation for film and technology. All genres and forms are welcome. Awards & Prizes Software and other award prizes. Visibility in our travelling shows in Berlin, Cannes, Annecy, Glasgow and more. Check 2015 fantastic programming on the website.
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The 49th Annual WorldFest-Houston International Film & Video Festival April 8 to 17, 2016
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Competition in 10 major categories! More than 200 specialized sub-categories offer fair competition and a chance for a Remi Award!
The 49th Annual WorldFest-Houston offers Screening Shorts, Docs, Features, Music Videos, Experimental & Student Films on Big 60' AMC Theater screens, with over 600 Intl filmmakers attending the ten-day International Film Festival.. SUBMIT.
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Exodus to Shangai
Exodus to Shanghai tells a story of two brave lovers, Fannia and Bruce, who stand up to the Nazis and fight against their evil. With the help of music, martial arts and wisdom, they make their escape to Shanghai on the Orient Express, saving many Jews along the journey. Together with Dr. Ho, the Chinese Consul in Vienna in 1938, who helped thousands of Jews to flee Vienna and escape to Shanghai with free Exit Visas, they make their Exodus to Shanghai. A Dead Nazi is a Good Nazi.
Market Premier at EFM February 12 I World Festival Premiere at Fantasporto March 3.
Trailer I Synopsis I A film by Anthony Hickox I Produced by Michel Adam I Exodus to Shangai's blog | Website I Ask a screener I @ Mariott 260 Feb 11-17
Paranoid Girls For Oscar Consideration
Paranoid Girls Comedy by Pedro del Santo is qualified for Oscar selection running for best film, best original song...
Ana, Paula and Veronica become fascinated by modeling and the life that it offers. Yet, they gradually begin to discover the dark side of fashion hidden behind the fame and glamour of the spotlights. The women experience downfall as they engage with an antagonistic photographer who drags models into a high stakes abyss of danger. The women learn to value friendship over the lures of fashion pitfalls and enjoy life's simplicities in the end.
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Revolution by Rob Stewart (Sharkwater)
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Eco Documentary feature film by Rob Stewart (Sharkwater)
Revolution is a film about changing the world. The true-life adventure of Rob Stewart, this follow-up to his acclaimed SHARKWATER (36 festival wins) documentary continues his remarkable journey; one that will take him through 15 countries over four years, and where he'll discover that it's not only sharks that are in grave danger -- it's humanity itself.
Get Happy by Manoj Annadurai
Feature Feel Good Movie - World premiered in Montreal World Film Festival Winner best romantic comedy in Manhattan Fest
Charlie Kane can’t catch a break. He grew into a man who expects the worse out of life and gets it. But that changes when, by chance, he meets a bright, sunny sprite of a woman named Holly who turns him from a dour drip into someone finally allowing himself to be happy.Then a bus flattens her before Charlie eyes. Charlie opts for suicide but can’t even successfully give up on life. Left with no other choice, he adopts Holly’s ethos of positivity and just decides to be happy... by ignoring all the bad things in life. But his cynical best friend isn’t buying Charlie’s new-found happiness and sets out to save Charlie by making him miserable again.
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Exodus to Shangai has Festival World Premiere at Fantasporto following the Market Premiere at EFM
Fantasporto one of the leading Genre Festivals in the World will have a special screening of Exodus to Shangai on March 3rd at 9 pm in an hommage to Peace and Understanding Between Humans Called Fantasporto for Peace! Anthony Hickox the director was thrilled and told Mario how much he loved his festival. "Dear Mario I've always wanted to go to your fest! I've won Avoriaz and Brussels Fantastic etc. never yours!!! Hahaha I will be really happy to come and ...
Animation Day In Cannes set for May 18 for its second edition
Animation Day in Cannes is dedicated to promoting the art of animation in all its forms, promoting animation professionals and related technologies and providing networking opportunities. Animation Day in Cannes happens May 18th 2016 during the prestigious Cannes Film Festival, the largest gathering of international film media in the world. JOIN the Who's Who in animation in Cannes Register for free Join the Catalogue of Animation projects in Cannes&n...
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Cinequest Film Festival 2016 (CQFF2016) Festival Highlights
Storytelling Reimagined Conclave, First Three-screen Feature, Maverick Spirit Winners James Franco and Rita Moreno, plus Superlative Premieres Highlight Cinequest Film Festival (CQFF), March 1-13, 2016 will unite 700 world leading artists and innovators with audiences (expected to top 100,000) in the Silicon Valley to experience the fusion of creativity and innovation—and to celebrate and reimagine storytelling via film and new technologies. Cinequest’s Future Of Film ...
New York: Outsider Art Fair 2016
Held from January 21 – 24 the 24th edition of the Outsider Art Fair featured 60 exhibitors with a growing number of New York based contemporary art dealers and two curated and memorial exhibitions, ”Babel” an installation of 3d-printed imaginary towers and a memorial exhibition on Ionel Talpazan. The comprehensive fair showed in its new home the Metropolitan Pavilion a plethora of styles, media, materials, and approaches difficult to catalogue. Everything imag...
Sedona International Film Festival Announces Lineup: 165 Films
The range of films selected for the 22nd annual Sedona International Film Festival is as diverse as the audiences who will fill the theaters and the filmmakers whose creative talents will be on display from Feb. 20-28. Among the 165 films to be screened are dozens directed by women, including 14-year-old Bailey Weber (The Student Body); Oscar-nominated short film Stutterer, French-produced drama, Mustang, and Theeb from Jordan...
2016 Big Sky Documentary Film Festival (BSDFF) Line Up
BSDFF is thrilled to release this year’s schedule and announce the competition films in our four award categories: Feature (40+ minutes), Short (15-40 mins), Mini-Doc (under 15mins) and Big Sky Award (films about the American West). On Friday, February 19th the festival will open with a FREE opening-night screening of an upcoming HBO Documentary film. MAVIS! is the first feature documentary on gospel/soul music legend and civil rights icon Mavis Staples and her family group...
The San Sebastian Festival calls its online poster competition
The image of the 64th edition will be chosen from among all participants Yet another year the San Sebastian Festival calls an online poster competition for selection of the images to represent 5 of its major sections at the coming edition: New Directors, Horizonte...
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Göteborg Film Festival TV Drama Vision, Feb 3-4, 2016: Final programme revealed
Final programme revealed We are proud to present the complete 2016 TV Drama Vision programme! This years programme brings you the latest international trends and highlights current discussions in the Nordic region, lets you meet inspiring guests and hear from the most powerful key players in the drama industry. During two packed days we dig into storytelling as an art through keynote speakers and panels, focus on the German drama landscape, shine a spotlight on neighbouring Finland...
First preview of the upcoming Udine Festival FAR EAST FILM 18 In Udine
Nakamura Yoshihiro returns to the FEFF screen with a beautiful ghost story, “The Inerasable” UDINE – The beautiful ghost story The Inerasable opens a new chapter in the glorious J-Horror genre which brings back one of the most visionary and prolific directors (or auteurs) of Japanese cinema to the screens of the Far East Film Festival in Udine: Nakamura Yoshihiro! Of course, it is still too early to reveal the eighteenth line-up of the FEFF (from the 22nd to ...
Pre Fantas screenings
PRÉ-FANTAS and PRESS SCREENINGS Segunda, 22 de Fevereiro Grande Auditório 21.45h - Dust - Milcho Manchevski- 120’- 2001- Uk/Alem/Italia/Macedónia - RETROSPECTIVA MILCHO MANCHEVSKI v.o. leg ingl. Duas histórias paralelas de redenção. Um ladrão é obrigado a sentar-se e a ouvir uma história. Na volta do século XX, dois irmãos lutam por uma mulher. Com Joseph Fiennes (Shakesp...
The 36th edition of Fantasporto will be held between 26th February and 5th March
The 36th edition of Fantasporto is held at the Teatro Municipal Rivoli, and as usual, with the Pre-Fantas as an appetizer. Shorts are particularly in focus in the Official Fantasy competition, after a long selection process. And for the first time, they will be repeated in two independent screenings. Unreleased, recent films are also present in the Portuguese Best Film competition. Eight schools and universities from all over the country participate in a one of a kind competition. Inn...
Göteborg Film Festival reveals Nordic Film Market titles
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How to Win Enemies (Como Ganar Enemigos): NYJFF Review
By Maria Esteves – January 27, 2016 HOW TO WIN ENEMIES (COMO GANAR ENEMIGOS), is a heartfelt redemptive family comedy, crime mystery set in present day Buenos Aires, Argentina. Lucas Abadi (Martin Slipak) an aspiring crime novelist and attorney who works at his family law firm becomes a victim of a crime, is compelled to solve the mystery. The film begins with a beautiful Jewish wedding ceremony scene, then the story cleverly unfolds returning back to the wedding reception scene and s...
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Asian Film Awards in Hong Kong
The Asian Film Awards Academy announced the nominations for the 10th Asian Film Awards in Hong Kong today, with 18 nominations for Japanese films (including co-production film for the Best Film Award) and talents in 15 categories, including a nomination fo...
Goyas 2016 are coming
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The Screen Actors Guild Awards® recipients announced
The Screen Actors Guild Awards® presented its coveted Actor® statuettes for the outstanding motion picture and primetime television performances of 2015 at the 22nd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® held Saturday, Jan. 30 at the Los Angeles Shrine Exposition Center. In a ceremony attended by film and television’s leading actors, the 22nd Annual SAG Awards® was simulcast live coast-to-coast by TNT and TBS at 8 p.m. (ET) / 5 p.m. (PT). A primetime encore presentation immed...
''La novia (The Bride)'' and ''Truman'' presented at the last edition of the San Sebastian Film Festival, win the Feroz Awards
The Spanish Association of Cinematographic Informers (AICE) presented its Feroz Awards to the best Spanish films of 2015. The two films that gathered the most awards were presented at the 63rd edition of the San Sebastian Film Festival. La novia (The Bride) , the film by Paula Ortiz that had its world première at the Zabaltegi section, has been the big winner with six awards: best film (drama), b...
The National Film Academy has announced the nominations for the 2nd annual National Film Awards 2016.
The National Film Awards is an annual awards ceremony celebrating the achievements of established and independent film makers , actors , actresses, casting directors , production companies and crew who make up the motion picture industry. The National Film Awards holds 4 events annually in the United Kingdom, USA, South America, Africa and Australia. All nominations and voting for the NFA are submitted and voted for by movie fans. The NFA is produced by the National Film & TV Academy who a...
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The 69th Festival de Cannes will be presided by the Australian director, screenwriter and producer, George Miller
The 69th Festival de Cannes will be presided by the Australian director, screenwriter and producer, George Miller. Along with his Jury, it will fall to him to award the Palme d’or at the close of the Festival, to be held from 11 to 22 May. On receiving his invitation from the Festival, George Miller exclaimed, "What an unmitigated delight! To be there in the middle of this storied festival at the unveiling of c...
Exodus to Shangai - The Director Anthony Hickox
Anthony "Tony" Hickox was born in 1959 and comes from a family of filmmakers. He is the eldest son of the director Douglas Hickox and Academy Award-winning editor Anne V. Coates (Lawrence of Arabia...) and elder brother of editor Emma E. Hickox and James D.R. Hickox. He is also the great nephew of Lord J. Arthur Rank who controlled the British film industry for many years. After starting as a club promoter in London he came to LA ...
Krakow Film Festival Dragon of Dragons for Marcel Lozinski
THE DRAGON OF DRAGONS, MARCEL ŁOZIŃSKI Marcel Łoziński, one of the most renowned Polish filmmakers, frequently awarded at international festivals, winner of countless film festivals and many prestigious awards, will be honoured by Krakow Film Festival with the title "Dragon of Dragons" for lifetime achievement. "Programme Council decided to award this year's Dragon of Dragons to Marcel Łoziński for his absolute fidelity to documentary film, and, withi...
BERGAMO Film Meeting 2016 to Honor Anna Karina.
By Alex Deleon The 34th edition of the Bergamo film festival in Northern Italy (officially known as The BERGAMO FILM MEETING) running this year from March 5 - 13, will be featuring one of the most interesting personal actor tributes of the as yet early 2016 festival season. The hommage and retro in question is to the iconic goddess of the early French Nouvelle Vague, Danish-French actress (and vocalist) Anna...
The Cartagena International Film Festival (FICCI) 56 Pays Tribute to Susan Sarandon
The Cartagena International Film Festival (FICCI) is pleased to welcome one of the most outstanding actresses of our times as its guest of honor this year. Susan Sarandon, the New Yorker who has appeared in everything from dramas and cult films to comedy and animated movies in a career spanning over 40 years, joins the party with a retrospective featuring six films in which she gives some of her most acclaimed performances. Little did Sarandon imagine she would become one of Hollywood’s...
Naresh Bedi and his wildlife world
(Veteran wildlife filmmaker Naresh Bedi was honoured with the V Shantaram Life Time Achievement Award at the opening ceremony of the Mumbai International Film Festival for Documentary, Animation and Short Films, MIFF 2016 on Thursday evening. Later, Bedi shared his wildlife film making experiences with media persons at the MIFF Media Centre). Love of nature and wild-life was inculcated in Naresh Bedi by his father, Dr. Ramesh Bedi, an international expert in plant medicine and a c...
Interview with Irene Jacob, Iconic French Actress, Acting with Robot, on Asian Tour.
IRENE JACOB Exclusive interview with legendary French Star, in Bangkok “ This Asian Tour has been an amazing experience!" She is one of the ‘greats’ of French cinema, who has acted in films across the globe, with the legendary Directors of our time. But her recent Asian tour saw the great actress Irene Jacob not on the screen, but on the stage. It was a riveting play, directed by, not a Western, but a Japane...
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Major Buzz Factory : Expérience de Bruno Chatelin du marketing Digital pour les films
Fort d'une expérience acquise dans la distribution de films pour deux Majors (Sony et Fox mariée sous a direction avec UGC) Bruno Chatelin propose une expérience pointue au service de votre stratégie digitale à Travers sa structure de Conseil MAJOR BUZZ FACTORY Le fondateur Bruno Chatelin : un Professionnel de la communication entouré de spécialistes, son expérience est ancrée sur trois univers La publicité, Le mark.eting et le digital.
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320 000 entrées pour Le Festival cinéma Télérama
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Jacques Rivette ou l’amour fou
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Le Festival International du Film Fantastique de Gérardmer remet ses prix
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Caroline Adrian (Delante Cinéma) Philippe Aigle & Séverine Lathuillière (Naïa Productions) Alain Attal (Les Productions du Trésor) Nabil Ayouch (Les Films du Nouveau Monde) Nicolas Brevière (Local Films) Frédéric Brillion & Gilles Legrand (Epithète Films) Pascal Caucheteux & Grégoire Sorlat (Why Not Productions) Cyril Colbeau-Justin & Jean-Baptiste Dupont (LGM Cin&ea...
Le Chien à Plumes a le plaisir de dévoiler le Visuel 2016 !!!
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FIFF: une 30e édition dédiée aux femmes
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Visions du Réel remet le Prix Raiffeisen Maître du Réel à Peter Greenaway
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Du 6 au 10 février 2016 : 4ème Caméflex - AFC / Mahmoud Kalari
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