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Video - Fluffy Sky Over Annecy 2014 Closing Night Awards & Party - and the winners are...
Little big chair in Haras Theatre Annecy - an optical feast full of illusions. How do you see it? The Haras Theatre in quaint centre ville Annecy was a buzz as the final prizes and special mentions were announced to a full house of festival goers and industry insiders. Annecy is the preemininent animation film festival was a super charged event lasting a full week. Non-stop films and networking opportunities at the glorious Inperial Hotel hugging the bord de lac d"Annecy. Annecy Fil...
The jury members for Annecy 2014.
The jury members had the delicate task of choosing among the competing films and bestowing 18 official awards, including the Cristal for short films and the Cristal for feature films. Check out the jury members for Annecy 2014. Feature films Luiz Bolognesi Director, Brazil Rhonda Richford Correspondent The Hollywood Reporter USA ...
Honorary Award to Isao Takahata
This year, the Annecy Festival gave its Honorary Award to Isao Takahata, to celebrate his career and contribution to animation. Acclaimed filmmaker, this master of animation has created a number of master works including Grave of the Fireflies, Pompoko and My Neighbours the Yamadas. Along with Hayao Miyazaki and the Tokuma Shoten company, he also founded studio Ghibli, producer of such international successes as Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away and Th...
Annecy 2014 wraps: Bill Plympton receives the Jury Award
Feature films Cristal for a Feature Film O menino e o mundo Jury Award Cheatin' Jury Distinction Giovanni no Shima Audience Award O menino e o mundo Short films Cristal for a Short Film Man on the Chair Jury Award Patch "Jean-Luc Xiberras" Award for a First ...
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the Team of Grace on the Red Carpet, video excerpts
Pierre Ange LePogam talks on camera about the Financing of Grace at the Film Finance Forum in Cannes
Jerôme Paillard launching the Mixers at the Fantastic Mixer Video excerpts
Gregory van Hausch thanks filmfestivals.com and other FLIFF party sponsors on cam
Fashion TV in Cannes, at the Majestic Video Interview with Alona Fishbein
A petition for the liberation of the Iranian filmmaker Mahnaz Mohammadi
On June 7th, Iranian filmmaker Mahnaz Mohammadi was summoned by Sentence Enforcement Court of Evin Prison, in the North of Tehran, to be jailed, and the world took a little notice. This imprisonment is the last of a long line of troubles, wich begins with her arrest on June 27th 2011. At that time, The Film Disr...
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> THE AWARDS WATCH
The Los Angeles Film Festival Awards
The Los Angeles Film Festival, in conjunction with Presenting Media Sponsor the Los Angeles Times and Host Partner Regal Cinemas L.A. LIVE announced the jury and audience award winners for the 2014 Festival at the Awards Cocktail Reception. Actor Vincent Piazza of Jersey Boys was on hand to present the awards. The Awards Cocktail Reception was sponsored by Loyola Marymount University’s School of Film and Television. The Los Angeles Film Festiv...
The 27th Connecticut LGBT Film Festival’s Winning Films
The 27th Connecticut LGBT Film Festival concluded a successful nine-day run on June 7, with dual screenings in downtown Hartford at Spotlight Cinemas and the Wadsworth Atheneum that included special appearances by film writer/directors and actors. Hartford Mayor Pedro Segarra delivered welcoming remarks prior to the international premiere of Queen of Amsterdam. The other closing night film, Tru Love, took the top spot as the Audience Award winner for Best Feature Film. Audience awards are based ...
Winter Sleep wins at 61st Sydney Film Festival
The 61st Sydney Film Festival wrapped on Sunday 15 June with the Australian Premiere of New Zealand vampire mockumentary What We Do in the Shadows. The gala evening featured an introduction from filmmaker funny-men and stars Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement and closed with an unforgettable erotic vampire dance from fellow cast member Jonathan Brugh. The Foxtel Movies Audience Awards, SFF’s people’s choice awards, were today announced. Winner of the Foxtel Movies Audience ...
Galway Film Fleadh Announces the Nominees for the 2014 Bingham Ray New Talent Award
RIP Bingham Ray The Galway Film Fleadh 2014, which takes place this year from Tuesday, 8th July to Sunday, 13th July, has just announced the nominees for this year’s Bingham Ray New Talent Award. The nominees include rising stars in the areas of production, acting and directing. The winner of the 2014 Bingham Ray New Talent Award will be announced at the closing night awards ceremony, which takes place in the Town Hall Theatre on Sunday, 13th July. This year’s nominees are: ...
The nominees for the television, online and radio 2014 Rose d’Or
The nominees for the television, online and radio 2014 Rose d’Or were announced today by EUROVISION, organisers of the prestigious international entertainment programme awards. The winners will be decided at the 53rd Rose d’Or Awards ceremony which will be held in Berlin on 17 September. The Rose d’Or Awards define the gold standard of excellence and achievement in television, online and radio entertainment progra...
Sheffield Doc/Fest 2014 Award Winners Announced
The Sheffield Doc/Fest 2014 awards, presented by Jeremy Hardy, were announced this morning at The Crucible Theatre, Sheffield. The awards for 2014 announced today were: Special Jury Award, Sheffield Innovation Award, Sheffield Green Award, Sheffield Youth Jury Award, Sheffield Student Doc Award, Sheffield Short Doc Award, The Tim Hetherington Award and the first ever Peter Wintonick Award which celebrates activist filmmaking, in honour of the late Canadian documentary filmmaker and friend of the...
Twice Academy Award Nominated Director Joseph Cedar to present Lifetime Achievement Award to Iconic Israeli Actor: Yehoram Gaon
The JCC in Manhattan's Israel Film Center Festival highlighting the top new Israeli premieres opens tonight, June 12 at the DGA Theater with the NY premiere of the comedy Hunting Elephants which stars Sir Patrick Stewart as well as many of Israel's top actors, and is directed by Reshef Levi, who will introduce the film. The Red Carpet Opening Night event will honor classic Israeli megastar Yehoram Gaon wit...
The 61st Sydney Film Festival’s awards
The 61st Sydney Film Festival’s prestigious awards were announced during the Closing Night Gala at the State Theatre tonight. Before the awards were announced, NSW Minister for the Arts, Troy Grant said, “Sydney Film Festival is a highlight of the city’s rich arts calendar and plays an important role in the local and national film industry. The New South Wales Government, through Screen NSW and Destination NSW, is proud to support another successful year for the Fest...
Annecy 2014 wraps: Bill Plympton receives the Jury Award
Feature films Cristal for a Feature Film O menino e o mundo Jury Award Cheatin' Jury Distinction Giovanni no Shima Audience Award O menino e o mundo Short films Cristal for a Short Film Man on the Chair Jury Award Patch "Jean-Luc Xiberras" Award for a First ...
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Victoria Film Festival 2015 Call for Entries
VFF is proud to announce that its Call for Entries for our 2015 film festival is now open! Earlier is better! (And cheaper.) Send in your entries to the 2015 VFF before the Earlybird deadline of July 9th. Additional Deadlines are: Regular postmark deadline: August 7th, 2014 Late postmark deadline: September 11th, 2014 Extended Deadline: September 17th, 2014 As always, we recommend submitting as early as possible and we set our fees to reflect this...
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18th Arab Film Festival October 10- 23, 2014
The Arab Film Festival is now accepting submissions for the 18th Annual Arab Film Festival to be held in the San Francisco Bay Area in October 2014. AFF annually showcases works by independent filmmakers that provide insightful and innovative perspectives on Arab people, culture, art, history and politics.
The Arab Film Festival is the largest independent annual showcase of Arab films and filmmakers in the country. The festival has an international standing and is considered one of the most important Arab film festivals outside the Arab world. AFF strives to present the best contemporary films that provide insight into the beauty, complexity and diversity of the Arab world alongside realistic perspectives on Arab people, culture, art, history and politics. To submit please visit the Call for Entries page.
Late Deadline June 13
Arab Film Festival's blog I Website http://www.arabfilmfestival.org/
The Vancouver International Film Festival has long been one of the largest and most successful film festivals in North America. Last year, 341 films played on nine screens in seven venues. By the time our 16-day festival had wrapped, 130,000 attendees had been dazzled by the top films from more than 75 countries. Plus: VIFF offered$19,500 in cash prizes plus another $25,000 in services and prize packs to filmmakers as part of five adjudicated awards. The 2014 festival promises to be even more spectacular!
Click here to learn more: http://www.viff.org/viff-submissions-2014
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A Conversation with Michael Childers will premiere at Palm Springs Shorts
HOLLYWOOD IN THE DESERT SKY: A Conversation with Michael Childers TO PREMIER AT THE PALM SPRINGS INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF SHORT FILMS Hollywood In The Desert Sky, A Conversation with Michael Childers, will premier at the Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films on Wednesday, June 18 at 2pm at...
Venice International Film Festival turns 71
71st Venice International Film Festival will take place 27th August to 6th September 2014 Director: Alberto Barbera Alberto Barbera Born in Biella in 1950. After graduating in Modern Literature with a thesis on the History and Criticism of Film, he began his collaboration with the AIACE (the Italian association of Friends of Art-House Films) of Turin, for which he served as president from 1977 to 1989. From 1980 to 1983 he was the film critic for the da...
Odessa Film Fest announces 2014 Competition programs
ODESSA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 5th EDITION (JULY 11 – 19, 2014) Twelve full-length films will compete in the International Competition for the main award of the 5th OIFF, the Golden Duke. The National Competition will comprise 13 short and 7 full-length films. Two Ukrainian movies will be featured in both the National and International competition: MY MERMAID, MY LORELEI directed by Nana Dzhordzhadze, and THE GUIDE, directed by Oles Sanin (World Premiere). Both films participate...
Second Annual ICFilmFest at the Albany Park Community Center features 21 films from 17 countries
The ICFilmFest, the first touring festival of world class children's film programs, launches its festival season at the Albany Park Community Center. Two screenings on Thursday, June 26 at 4:30 and 6pm will showcase 21 films from 17 countries for children ages 4-12. Two lively ICFilmFest shorts programs feature stories as diverse as a delightful romp through a Busby Berkely style set in Ballet of the Unhatch...
Metamora Films Festival Facebook
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Sundance Institute Selects 20 Fellows for 2014
Documentary Edit and Story Labs One of 10 Summer Labs the Institute will Lead for Independent Artists in Film and Theatre Park City, UT — Sundance Institute today announced the selection of 20 Fellows representing eight documentary film projects to participate in the 2014 Documentary Edit and Story Labs, June 20-28 and July 4-12 at Sundance Resort in Sundance, Utah. These are part of 10 residential Labs hosted by Sundance Institute this summer, collectively representing 15 weeks of resid...
Bas van der Ree assigned as Netherlands Film Commissioner
From July 1 2014 Bas van der Ree (1957) will head the Netherlands Film Commission, a new division of the Netherlands Film Fund. The Netherlands Film Commission was launched in May 2014 at the International Cannes Film Festival alongside the new Netherlands Film Production Incentive. The simultaneous launch marked an integrated approach to the positioning of The Netherlands as a viable international production partner. The Netherlands Film Commission serves as the mai...
Telluride Film Festival announces its 2014 Guest Directors, Guy Maddin and Kim Morgan
Telluride Film Festival, presented by National Film Preserve LTD., is thrilled to announce its 2014 Guest Directors, Guy Maddin and Kim Morgan. The husband and wife team is set to select a series of films to present at the 41st Telluride Film Festival running over Labor Day Weekend, August 29 – September 1, 2014. The Guest Director program is sponsored by Audible.com. Festival organizers annually select one of the world’s great film enthusiasts to join them in the creation o...
Sundance - How & Why to Use YouTube a filmmakers experience shared on video for filmfestivals.com
Filmmaker Casey Neistat shares his experience on using youtube to promote self distribute movies ...
John Sloss on Licensing and Distribution
John Sloss (born 1956) is an entertainment lawyer and film sales agent, who has executive produced over 50 films including the Academy Award-winning The Fog of War and Boys Don't Cry. Other credits include Bernie, City of Hope, Friends with Kids, A Scanner Darkly, Far From Heaven, and Before Sunrise. Through his companies Sloss Eckhouse LawCo and Cinetic Media, he has facilitated the sale and/or financing of films such as Lee Daniels' Precious, Napoleon Dynamite, The Kids Are All...
Stephen Frears to be honored by The Odessa International Film Festival
The Odessa International Film Festival (July 11 - 19, 2014) announces first guests and presents insights on its non-competitive program. Awards for films in development, presented at the Industry Office, have been raised. The Film Market for Ukrainian Films will be held from July 14 to 17, 2014. STEPHEN FREARS RETROSPECTIVE The honorary guest, Stephen Frears, will receive a Golden Duke for his contribution to motion picture arts during the festival’s Opening Ceremony. A retrosp...
James Thurber, New Yorker's Harold Ross & Paul Bowles - A Martini DVD Binge
By Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent What do John Updike and Fran Lebowitz have in common? They both discovered James Thurber, American humorist, at age 10. You will find this out by watching James Thurber: The Life and Hard Times, directed by Adam Van Doren, released June 17 on iTunes (also for sale as DVDs) from First Run Features. This visual non-guilty pleasure is teamed with co-incident releases, Top Hat & Tales: Harold Ross and the Making of The New Yorker (also ...
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"The Moment"? Mix Jennifer Jason Leigh, Meat Loaf & Alia Shawkat - Credit Director Jane Weinstock
by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent If you saw Margot at the Wedding (2007), you know Jennifer Jason Leigh has lately developed incredible charm and depth, but in director Jane Weinstock's new movie The Moment, she is outstanding. Her performance as Lee, the divorced war photographer who spirals into post-traumatic distress with psychotic aspects, is nothing short of clinically brilliant. When Leigh as Lee says "I can't trust what I am seeing," ...
Sundance Institute Expands Support to Writers and Creators of Series for TV and Online Platforms
Sundance Institute announced a significant expansion of its renowned labs for independent artists to include dedicated support for writers and creators of series for television and online platforms. The first Sundance Institute Episodic Story Lab will be held in Fall 2014 at the Sundance Resort in Sundance, Utah. Building on the Institute’s 30-year legacy of developing new work from storytellers with distinctive and risk-taking stories, this new initiative addresses the need for more opportun...
12 Independent Films to Make Digital Debut via Sundance Institute’s Artist Services Program
Sundance Institute today announced the 12 independent films that will make their digital debut this spring through a variety of platforms and storefronts, via the Institute’s Artist Services program, which provides artists supported by the Institute with exclusive opportunities for creative self-distribution, marketing and financing for their work. Titles began premiering today, and will roll out through June 3. For details visit sundance.org/nowplaying. Titles will be available on a vari...
Ida - Paweł Pawlikowski : A review
Ida is a film that posits fundamental questions while seeking their answers prudently. The movie synthesised transformation schematics with a mystical tale of identity and confidence; this combination secured its triumph at this year’s Gdynia Film Festival. From a very early age, the title characterIda (Agata Trzebuchowska) lived in a monastery. Upon deciding to become a sister of mercy, she must first make the acquaintance of her only living relative before taking her vows. ...
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En route vers le chien à plumes (le festival)
FESTIVAL LE CHIEN A PLUMES : 8 9 10 aout : langres Le festival du Chien à Plumes, 18ème du nom, les 8.9 et août 2014 à Langres (Lac de Villegusien), installe ses quartiers d'été ! Dans ce petit village d'irréductibles, on y croise chaque année une bien jolie caravane d'artistes de tous poils : le chien a du flair et, encore une fois, propose une programmation alléchante ouverte aux talents de demain bien ent...
DIRECT TO SERIES dévoile ses comités éditoriaux
Los Angeles / WGA Theater – 27 et 28 octobre 2014 La seconde édition de DIRECT TO SERIES (Original French Content for Global Market) aura lieu les 27 et 28 octobre prochains à Los Angeles dans la salle de la Writers Guild of America. Organisé par les Services Culturels de l’Ambassade de France aux Etats-Unis et par la Commission du Film d’Ile-de-France, DIRECT TO SERIES propose aux professionnels américains (producteurs de s&eacu...
Philippe Claudel présidera le jury du Festival du Film Italien de Villerupt
La 37e édition du Festival du Film Italien de Villerupt, qui aura lieu du 24 octobre au 11 novembre, sera présidée par l’écrivain, réalisateur et scénariste lorrain Philippe Claudel. Vous trouverez en lien, après la signature de ce mail, le premier communiqué relatif à cette 37e édition vous présentant également le thème de la r&eacut...
Palmarès du Brussels Film Festival Le soleil, la foule et l’ambiance étaient au rendez-vous !
La 12ème édition du Brussels Film Festival s’est clôturée ce samedi 14 juin par la cérémonie de remise des prix en présence des lauréats, suivie de la projection du film THE TWO FACES OF JANUARY, première réalisation de Hossein Amini (scénariste du cultissime Drive) d’après le roman &ea...
En passant par le théatre Histoires d'hommes de Xavier Durringer
DE XAVIER DURRINGER MISE EN SCÈNE DE CHRISTOPHE LUTHRINGER Un kaléidoscope du coeur « C’est l’histoire de trois femmes qui viennent nous jouer, nous dire, nous chanter leurs dualités de vie, de couple, d’amour, de désir. C’est un kaléidoscope de sentiments, de sensations où la palette des émotions en voit de toutes les couleurs (…). Elle se délectent de leurs rencontres &ag...
Wheeling Around the World au festival TV de Monaco
La fondation WAW - Wheeling Around the World - a été validée personnellement par SAS le Prince Albert de Monaco afin de pouvoir être présentée lors de toutes les soirées officielles du Festival Télé de Monaco qui s’est déroulé du 7 au 11 juin dernier. Accompagné de l’artiste peintre Anis Dargaa, qui lui aussi soutient WAW depuis ses débuts, j’ai donc pu faire signer la...
5ème édition du Festival du Film Merveilleux et Imaginaire du 26 au 28 juin 2014 à Paris
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Organisée du 26 au 28 juin 2014 avec le soutien de la Commission Française pour l'UNESCO, la 5eme édition du Festival du Film Merveilleux et Imaginaire embarque le spectateur pour un formidable voyage aux confins d'un monde magique, à la rencontre des talents du cinéma international de demain. Depuis 2010, le Festival partage sa passion pour le merveilleux et l’imaginaire avec les spectateurs toujours plus nombreux. C’est une invita...
Christophe Tardieu succède à Audrey Azoulay au CNC
C'est Christophe Tardieu qui va succéder à Audrey Azoulay au poste de n°2 du Centre. Il prendra ses fonctions, le 1er septembre. Cet inspecteur des finances, nommé en 2000, a notamment occupé à partir de juin 2007 à 2009 le poste de directeur adjoint du cabinet de Christine Albanel quand elle officiait comme Ministre de la culture et de la communication. Il y suivait particulièrement les dossiers audiovisuels. En 2004, ...
Palmarès du 12ème Brussels Film Festival 2014
Le soleil, la foule et l’ambiance étaient au rendez-vous ! La 12ème édition du Brussels Film Festival s’est clôturée ce samedi 14 juin par la cérémonie de remise des prix en présence des lauréats, suivie de la projection du film THE TWO FACES OF JANUARY, première réalisation de Hossein Amini (scénariste du cultissime Drive) d’après le roman éponyme de la ...
Dífferent 7 ! L'autre cinéma espagnol du 18 au 24 juin 2014 au Louxor - Palais du Cinéma
L'association Espagnolas en París propose tout au long de l'année des films espagnols inédits, en étroite collaboration avec les distributeurs français&hel...
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