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> THE FANTASPORTO PREVIEW
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> THE ROTTERDAM PREVIEW
Juries award films at International Film Festival Rotterdam 2014
43rd International Film Festival Rotterdam 22 January – 2 February 2014 At the Awards Ceremony on Friday, 31 January 2013 in de Doelen (Rotterdam), the winners of IFFR’s nineteenth Hivos Tiger Awards Competition, as well as of the second Big Screen Award Competition and of the NETPAC, FIPRESCI, KNF, and MovieZone awards were announced. On Saturday, 1 February the festival audience favorites will be awarded the UPC Audience Award for be...
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> THE FESTIVAL CIRCUIT
FMX 2014 Conference on Animation, Effects, Games and Transmedia
FMX 2014 April 22-25, Stuttgart, Germany February 6, 2014. With three months to go before FMX 2014 opens its doors, the very first program glimpses are now to be had. Europe's most influential conference on digital entertainment seeks to illustrate the differences and synergies between the Animation, Effects, Games and Transmedia communities, thus transforming into an international meeting place "Where Art, Technology and Business meet." In 2014, FMX takes place ...
50 Films from All Over the World Are Chosen To Be Screened During the 2014 Riviera Maya Film Festival
THE RIVIERA MAYA FILM FESTIVAL 2014 : MARCH 9th-15th The Riviera Maya Film Festival announced its official program of domestic and international films to be screened at this year’s annual event (March 9th-15th). In its third edition, the Festival continues its mission of promoting and distributing quality cinema for a larger audience, as well as showcasing the state of Quintana Roo as a cultural and travel destination which attracts and supports film development throughout ...
Human Rights Watch Film Festival in London will run 18-28 March 2014
The Dramatic Stories, Personal Sacrifices Behind the Headlines 18-28 March 2014 The 18th edition of the Human Rights Watch Film Festival in London will be presented from 18 to 28 March, 2014 with a programme of 20 award-winning documentary and feature films. The festival will take place at the Curzon Mayfair, Curzon Soho, Ritzy Brixton and for the first time at the Barbican. This year’s programme includes ten UK premieres and three exclusive previe...
Cinequest at a glance
Great film festivals connect us to worlds, immersing us in cultures, perspectives, thoughts and ways of life. The Silicon Valley connects the world through technology, opening information and communication between friends and strangers. March 4 - 16, 2014, Cinequest Film Festival will connect Silicon Valley audiences and innovators with youth, media and global artists through a spectacular array of 300+ events, premieres and forums designed to foster innovation, creativity and ultimately empower...
TWIFF Submission Guidelines
The Early Deadline for TWIFF is fast approaching. February 15! It's only $30 to submit ($20 for students). So submit now! Submit at www.theworldindiefilmfest.com Here are the submission guidelines you can also find on our website: Since submission of a film constitutes acceptance of these Entry Rules & Regulations (by filmmakers and their agents), please review this document carefully. 1- ALL SHORT FILMS MUST BE 45 mins in length. 2- ALL FEATURE FILMS MUST BE 45 and above in...
Garrett Brown at the 67th Festival del film Locarno
The recipient of the Vision Award will be Oscar prize-winner Garrett Brown, creator of the revolutionary Steadicam®. Following the award to special effects maestro Douglas Trumbull in 2013, the Festival continues its dedication to distinguishing those who, through their inspirations and technical knowledge, have left their mark on film history. The 67th edition of the Festival will pay tribute to the American cameraman Garrett Brown, who, in the 1970s created and perfected t...
The Great Museum by Johannes Holzhausen to open 2014 Diagonale Film Festival
Johannes Holzhausen’s new documentary film The Great Museum portrays one of the preeminent museums of the world: the Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien (KHM). The film undertakes an extended journey behind the scenes of this fascinating and unique institution with its multifaceted day-to-day life and its rich cast of characters. Holzhausen’s portrait frames the KHM as a prism through which to reflect upon cultural policy, the institutionalized industry of art and culture and the role of...
The Children’s Republic opens the 3rd Luxor African Film Festival (LAFF)
3rd Luxor African Film Festival (LAFF) (18-24) March, 2014 79 films from 41 countries in the 3rd edition of Luxor African Film Festival taking place (18-24) March, 2014 in Luxor, Egypt. In the Long Narratives Competition, fourteen films will be screened. They include Bastardo (Tunisia), Battle of Tabato (Guinea-Bissau), Black Diamonds (Mali), Durban Poison (South Africa), Dust and Fortunes (Zimbabwe), Horizon Beautiful (Ethiopia), Rooftops (Algeria), Imba...
NYJFF 2014 Closing Night Premiere of Ida Photo and Video Coverage
By Maria Esteves – February 1, 2014 The 23rd New York Jewish Film Festival 2014 (NYJFF 2014) Closing Night New York Premiere of IDA, directed by Pawel Pawlikowski commenced Thursday, January 23, at the Walter Reade Theater in Lincoln Center. A special Q&A session with director Pawlikowski moderated by director of cinematheque programming, Dennis Lim, Film Society of Lincoln Center, immediately followed the premiere. IDA in Theaters May 2014. View Trailer Questions posed to director ...
21st Annual Mardi Gras Film Festival: Fun is just two weeks away
The time has come to raid the closets and prepare the most glamorous of frocks, because the 21st Annual Mardi Gras Film Festival is just two weeks away, kicking off on Thursday 13th of February at Event Cinemas on George Street, Sydney. Sure to put the "fabulous" into film, Queer Screen will be celebrating their 21st anniversary in style with the launch of a pop-up film festival bar that will serve as the hub of Queer entertainment this February. The d...
20th FICA - Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian cinema will present 100 short, long fiction and documentary features
(Festival International des Cinémas d’Asie) 11-18th of February 2014 THE PRESS KIT CAN BE DOWNLOADED HERE The festival will present 100 short, long fiction and documentary features. The official competition includes 20 previously unreleased titles in France from such different countries as China, the Philippines, Thailand, South Korea, Japan, Iran, Turkey and many more... Filipino director BRILLANTE MENDOZA (DIRECTOR'S PRIZE at Cannes Fi...
In the mood for FIFO?
Film director and chairman of this year’s 11th FIFO, Luc Jacquet, will open the festival on 4th February 2014. Its recipe for success remains faithful to its initial objectives – getting together to give insight to Oceania and its population – whilst continually improving: it’s time to discover for yourself what awaits you! Read more ...
> THE PARTNER FESTIVALS
Submit your Best Trailers to the 15th Golden Trailer Award
Rules for Entry for 15th Annual Golden Trailer Awards Rules for Trailer/TV Spot/Video Game Entries Trailers must be under 4 minutes and 30 seconds long (no exceptions) Creation dates for Trailers/Teasers/TV spots/Video Game Trailers: In order to be eligible, the above mentioned must be created between March 8th, 2013 through April 11th, 2014.
That is the creation date of the trailer NOT the film (or video game).
That is the creation date of the trailer NOT the film (or video game).
In order to be eligible for SUMMER 2014 BLOCKBUSTER which is for a Film RELEASE date between May 2nd, 2014 until September 1st, 2014 (the upcoming 2014 summer Blockbuster Season). The trailer must be made for a film being released this Summer 2014.
...MANHATTAN SHORT 2014 Calling For Entries - Early Deadline is March 1, Regular Deadline July 31st
MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival 2014 - Early Call For Entries - Deadline March 1, 2014
During one week this year, over 100,000 film lovers will gather in over 300 cinemas across 6 continents to view and vote on the finalists' films in the 17th Annual MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival. For all those with a short film who want their work viewed on a global scale - nothing quite compares to MANHATTAN SHORT.
Click Here to register your film for the 2014 Festival
The 5th New York City International Film Festival May 29 - June 5, 2014
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Submit your work directly online : Narrative or Documentaries Features, animated and Shorts, TV Shows - TV Series Pilots, TV Pilots - TV Series - Web series
The 5th NYCIFF has a well earned reputation, nationally and internationally, as one of the most respected events of the film festival year. The organization is committed to bringing the best of the world’s cinematography to New York City and to provide a platform for talented domestic and international filmmakers to showcase their work.
SUBMISSIONS ARE OPEN NOW: Submissions end february 15, 2014
SUBMISSIONS ARE OPEN NOW: Submit to NYCIFF St Lucia july 24 -27, 2014
Call for Entries: 2014 DC Shorts Film Festival and Screenwriting Competitions
Recently named the Coolest Short Film Festival by Moviemaker Magazine, the DC Shorts Film Festival and Screenplay Competition is the largest short film event on the East Coast of the United States. In 2013, we screened 152 films from 21 countries in 18 unique showcases that played over 11 days to a total audience of 9,300 people. We also hosted a table read of six screenplays, and awarded the winner an incredible prize of $2,000. Submit online...
34th edition of Fantasporto to be celebrated from February 28 to March 8, 2014.
OPORTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL FANTASPORTO 2014 Oporto Film Festival promotes films that seek new forms and methods of film making. 34th edition of the Festival to be celebrated from February 28 to March 8, 2014. Submissions are now closed, see you at the Festival around a glass of...
Viewster Online Film festival #VOFF calling for entries to compete for 100'000 $ prize money
Viewster offers a catalog of TV shows and movies that you don’t find everywhere. Most of our content is free to watch online just by the click of a button. You will find thousands of cool niche movies, cult TV series, classics, celebrity news and trailers. You won’t find the latest blockbusters movies here that are still in the cinemas because Viewster is a legal site. The good thing: you don’t need to download and you don’t risk getting viruses ... Submit online
> THE AWARDS WATCH
Touched by Oprah's "Vulnerable Spaces": 2014 Montecito Honoree Wows in Santa Barbara
by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent It took Oprah Winfrey "two hours to get ready" to receive the Montecito Award from the Santa Barbara International Film Festival last night, even though her house is just minutes away from the Arlington Theater. "When I told my Gale, Gale called me this afternoon, she said, 'You're getting some kind of award? For the Oprah show?' No, for my body of work. 'Body of work?' I've done like...
Spanish film director Jaime de Armiñan, Honorary Goya Award 2014
Jaime de Armiñan received his Honorary Goya 2014 in the Nominees Gala hold in Madrid two weeks ago. The Spanish film director and screenwriter, aged 84, was moved by this honorary award handed out by his colleagues at the Academy of Arts and Cinematographic Sciences of Spain. “A passionate dedication to the cinema since the 60´s, a creative cinema committed with his time and potential stories always conceived without conventionalisms”. In his long carreer he al...
First award winners of the 28th TEDDY AWARD
The 28th TEDDY AWARD will be presented on 14 February 2014 at a gala ceremony in the Komische Oper Berlin. This year the Special TEDDY AWARD goes to two filmmakers whose works have had a remarkable impact on queer cinema. Rosa Von Praunheim Rosa Von Praunheim is particularly well known for his pioneering 1970/71 film Nicht der Homosexuelle ist pervers, sondern die Situation, in der er lebt [It is not the homosexual who is perverse, but the society in which he lives] that played a cruci...
The 2014 Grammy Awards with Adrienne Papp
By Adrienne Papp Beyoncé’s stunning new body and erotic opening number, Paul McCartney and Dave Grohl, Pop maven Katy Perry bursting into fire with her performance of "Darkhorse," with Juicy J., mass gay marriage, Pink suspended in air, Pharrell's hat, R&B singer Robin Thicke and Chicago performing a medley of "Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?”/"Beginnings"/"Saturday in the Park"/"Blurred Lines" and M...
WGA Awards 2014? A Departure & 1st Twitter Contest!
by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent A few unusual things happened last night at the WGA Awards held simultaneous in LA and NY. Namely, WGA West held a first-ever competition Twitter competition for all comers to finish the sentence "The secret to great writing is..." with the hashtag #mightypen. Talk about a free-for-all! The finalist was chosen by voters during the show and streamed live via Los Angeles Times. Second, the screenplays for Her (Joaquin Ph...
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> PEOPLE IN THE SPOTLIGHT
Jury of the Clermont Ferrand Short Film Festival
Meet the Jury JENS ASSUR RÉALISATEUR, SCÉNARISTE, PRODUCTEUR, PHOTOGRAPHE SUÈDE Né en 1970 à Östersund. Photographe reconnu mondialement, il a obtenu le Sundance/NHK International Filmmakers Award au Sundance Film Festival en 2012 pour ses deux premiers courts métrages et le scénario de son premier long métrage Close Far Away. www.studiojensassur.se ...
Béla Tarr will preside over the jury of The Sarajevo Film Festival
20th Sarajevo Film Festival will run 15-23 August 2014 Sarajevo Film Festival has the pleasure of announcing that this year's President of the Jury for Competition Programme – Feature Film will be one of the most significant directors of our time and founder of the film.factory at the Sarajevo School for Science and Technology (SSST) Béla Tarr. The 2013 Sarajevo Film Festival presented its highest honour - Honorary Heart of Sarajevo Award to Béla Tarr. ...
In Memoriam Miklós Jancsó
In memory of Hungarian master director Miklós Jancsó († January 31, 2014), the Berlinale is showing his contribution to the anthology film Magyarország 2011 (Hungary 2011) beginning February 6, 2014, online at www.berlinale.de. Miklós Jancsó, an exponent of “New Wave” cinema, developed his own recognisable personal style and cinematic signature. The Berlinale had close ties to him as he had participated in various sections ...
Berlinale sets a Special Screenings in Memory of Philip Seymour Hoffman and Maximilian Schell
To mark the death of US-actor Philip Seymour Hoffman on February 2, 2014, the 64th Berlin International Film Festival will present a special screening of Capote at the CinemaxX 6 on Tuesday, February 11, 2014 at 9.00 pm. The Berlinale screened Bennett Miller’s Capote, for which Philip Seymour Hoffman received a Golden Globe and then an Oscar for Best Actor, in the Competition in 2006. This outstanding artist also appeared in other films at the Berlinale, such as Richard Kwietnio...
Spike Lee will inaugurate the first annual NUHO Online Film Festival as our Key Note Speaker.
This Friday, February 7th will mark the launch of the 2014 NUHO Online Film Festival! It’s been a long year of creative strategizing and hard, yet smart, work. Finally, on Friday we will unveil a pioneering digital initiative which will allow worldwide film enthusiasts the ability to view features, docs and shorts in a daring web-based film festival platform - the first full online film festival. As Executive Director Keith Mitchell says, "What we a...
Cissé, al-Qaeed, Bakupa and Bonetti head four jury committees in Luxor African Film Festival 2014
The management of Luxor African Film Festival (16-24 March, 2014) decided to split the long films competition into two distinct competitions, one for narratives, and the other for documentaries, due to the large number of received films and their qualities in addition to recommendations made by jury members in the last edition of 2013. The jury of long documentaries competition will be headed by critic Mah...
Why We Will Always Love Philip Seymour Hoffman, Despite Love Liza
by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent Movie star deaths have a history of press problems, Philip Seymour Hoffman (1967-2014) was found on Superbowl Sunday dead in Manhattan; Groucho Marx's death on Aug. 16, 1977 was overshadowed by Elvis Presley's death a mere three days later on Aug. 19, 1977. Farrah Fawcett died June 25, 2009, in Santa Monica, the same day as Michael Jackson, June 25, 2009, in Los Angeles. Legendary actor Maximiliam Schell (1930-2014) died on...
Philip Seymour Dead in his New York City Apartment After Apparent Drug Overdose
Philp Seymour Hoffmann has been found dead with a hypodermic needle in his arm. New York City law enforcement officials said that the actor was found dead at his apartment Sunday afternoon. Watch clips from some of the films Seymour Hoffman has starred in, including "The Master," "Salinger," and "Pirate Radio." Academy Award-winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman, who won an Oscar for the film Capote, has been found dead in his...
> FILM TO WATCH
Was DiCaprio "Scared Enough" of Departed's Jack? How "Wolf" Got Made, The Marty & Leo Show at SBIFF
by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent When you see Leonardo "Leo" DiCaprio and Martin "Marty" Scorsese on the Wolf of Wall Street global domination press tour, doing things like a tour of the Tokyp Stock Exchange in bespoke three-piece suits without a trace of irony, you forget how creatively potent this pair really is. How it has shaped characters, Amsterdam (Gangs of New York 2002), Howard Hughes (The Aviator 2004), Billy Costigan (The Departed 20...
High Flight a short animation (7 minutes) written and directed by three time Academy Award nominee Gerald Potterton
High Flight, a short animation (7 minutes) written and directed by three time Academy Award nominee Gerald Potterton, based on the poem by John Magee an American pilot who joined the Royal Canadian Air Force during World War II.
Principal photography wrapped on THE DEVIL’S HARVEST, from producer / writer / director George Mendeluk in Kiev
Principal photography wrapped on THE DEVIL’S HARVEST, the sweeping epic romance from producer / writer / director George Mendeluk in Kiev on January 30th. Shot on location in Ukraine and London, THE DEVIL’S HARVEST is an action-packed, dramatic tale of love and the importance of family, set against the backdrop of political upheaval in 1930s Ukraine. Yuri (Max Irons) is an artistic soul born into a family of Cossack warriors, who struggles to win the approval of his grandfat...
Millennium Films has just acquired worldwide rights to “The Humbling,” a new film directed by Academy Award winner Barry Levinso
Oscar Winners Barry Levinson, Al Pacino and Diane Wiest Team Up To Film Philip Roth’s Classic Novel Millennium Films has just acquired worldwide rights to “The Humbling,” a new film directed by Academy Award winner Barry Levinson starring Oscar winners Al Pacino and Diane Wiest based on the classic novel by Philip Roth. Greta Gerwig co‐stars opposite Pacino. The cast also includes Charles Grodin, Kyra Sedgewick, Dan Hedaya, Nina Arianda, and Billy Porter. ...
Special Screening of Afternoon of a Faun: Tanaquil le Clercq Arrival Photos
By Maria Esteves – February 4, 2014 A Special Screening of AFTERNOON OF A FAUN: TANAQUIL LE CLERCQ directed by Nancy Buirski commenced Monday, February 3, 2014, 700PM at the JCC, New York. Presented by Kino Lorber and director Buirski, arrivals included industry executives, celebrity guests, cast and crew. AFTERNOON OF A FAUN: TANAQUIL LE CLERCQ Opens at the Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center in Lincoln Center, Wednesday, February 5, 2014. Watch Trailer Kino Lorber & Nancy Buirski...
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> STRICTLY BUSINESS
The Bulletin Board
Supporters, Promoters & Hosts: Sponsors of the 64th Berlinale Thank you Ma'm
For the first time since 2007, the Berlinale is again being sponsored by four principal partners. Our new automobile partner, AUDI, as well as our long-standing partners, L’ORÉAL PARiS, TESIRO and ZDF, have all signed agreements until 2016. The Berlinale is also happy to welcome a number of other new partners this year: Canada Goose, experts for extreme weather outerwear; EMC², a US-American hard- and software manufacturer, as well as König Pilsener, the Festival&...
Focusing on how to successfully push storytelling and create compelling films, over 120 experts will join the 300 film pros
Storytelling that expands your senses: Ade, Al Mansour, Begić, Côté, De Laurentiis, Gearty, Gerwig, Gondry, Grisoni, Heisenberg, Hoss, Jordan, Llosa, Luna, Navarro, Petzold, Porumboiu, Rădulescu, Schamus, Solomon, Stockhausen, Strickland, Thornton, and Vesth are among confirmed industry experts to share their experience with the world’s 300 most promising new film professionals Focusing on how to successfully push storytelling and create compelling films, over 120...
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> LES NOUVELLES DU CIRCUIT
Le temps à Cannes sera beau, chaud, ensoleillé et très glamour pour le 67ème festival
La Piscine de Clermont Ferrand, 10 films et des fauteuils flottants: à vos maillots
Jury International de Clermont Ferrand
VU EN COURT, magazine quotidien réalisé depuis le Marché du Film Court de Clermont Ferrand
BANDE(S) À PART Le festival frondeur du 1er au 13 avril 2014 au Magic Cinéma - Bobigny
Partenariat entre Excentris et l’ONF pour la diffusion de films en ligne
Le jury Dialogue en perspective 2014 OFAJ - DFJW
CINÉLATINO, 26èmes RENCONTRES DE TOULOUSE du 20 au 30 mars 2014
D-DAY, NORMANDIE 1944 3D Reliefs sera programmé à la Géode début Avril
> COVERAGE FROM CANNES
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