LA 5th Greek Film Festival rocks 2g2bm
Inside the 5th Los Angeles Greek Film Festival By Ron Gilbert LA Greek Film Festival 2011This Greek Film festival reveals very personal views of Greece with very exciting glimpse of places which we would never have the privilege to see on a tour bus in films with very talented filmmakers. Ersi Danou co-founder and head of programming has created an amazing combination of films. Opening night gala at the Laemmle's Sunset 5 theater located at 8000 W. Sunset Blvd, Los Angel...
NEWSLETTER N° 512: june 8, 2011 2r6u6w
7 ............. NEWSLETTER N° 512: june 8, 2011 Follow this LINK if you cannot read the newsletter properly the Editor to with us This weekly newsletter reaches 111 000 film professionals. ...
NYCIFF 2011 TRAILERS 6o3s6
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CREATE11, now in its fourth year, is a summer arts festival for east London 61u8
Friday 24 June to Monday 25 July www.createlondon.org PROGRAMME HIGHLIGHTS CREATE11, now in its fourth year, is a summer arts festival for east London, celebrating the intrinsic creativity of the area and sponsored by Deutsche Bank. The festival presents over 200 homemade, world-class events profiling east London creativity taking place in surprising spaces: a disused motorway undercroft in Hackney Wick; London’s historic music halls; a 1980’s building in Canary Wharf; a WWII bu...
Aruba introduces new film lab o6c2f
Furthering its mission to encourage, educate and activate young Aruban filmmakers by creating new opportunities for hands-on learning and development, the Aruba International Film Festival (AIFF) is introducing a new Film Lab for the festival’s second edition, which takes place June 10-16, 2011. The announcement was made today by Festival founders Giuseppe Cioccarrelli and Jonathan Vieira and AIFF Artistic Director Claudio Masenza. Sponsored by Regeling KulturA, which provides money for...
Fridrik Thor Fridriksson: "“Long winters in Iceland predispose to creative work" 341a1k
Fridrik Thor FridrikssonThe Chairman of the International Jury Fridrik Thor Fridriksson is a phenomenal storyteller – not only in his films but also in an informal chat. On the day of the first show of his film Mamma Gogo at Sofia International Film Festival, we managed to have a ‘walk and talk’ at high speed through his works, which have enriched the history of the cinema with masterpieces like Devil’s Island, Cold Fever and the well-known in Bulgaria Angels of the Universe, Nic...
Ognjen Sviličić about the Balkans, the festivals and everything 385045
Ognjen Sviličić, Sylvia ChristelThe famous Croatian film director Ognjen Sviličić, internationally renown with his movies Sorry for Kung Fu (2004) and Armin (2007), is coming to Sofia Fil Festival with his new film Two Sunny Days (feat. Silvia Kristel – an experiment, but also a natural decision, as the director says). Sviličić, who is also a musician from a new wave punk band, which he considers, joking, the Croatian version of the Festival Band of Stefan Kitanov, is a member o...
Aruba Festival reveals line up 4s335p
Program details for the 2nd Annual Aruba International Film Festival (AIFF), which takes place June 10-16, 2011, were announced today. The Festival will showcase a diverse array of films from 13 different countries and feature several international premieres. The lineup was announced by AIFF Artistic Director Claudio Masenza along with Festival founders Giuseppe Cioccarrelli and Jonathan Vieira. Among the titles, the international premieres at AIFF include the Massimiliano Bruno directed Italian...
Absent Iranian wins Cannes directing prize 2h4fj
Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof (AFP/File, Rafa Rivas) AFP CANNES, — Iranian dissident Mohammad Rasoulof won the Cannes prize for best director in the Un Certain Regard section Saturday but could not attend because of "Kafkaesque" authorities at home. Rasoulof's wife received the prize for "Be Omid e Didar" (Goodbye) on his behalf after mounting speculation about whether the director, who is appealing a lengthy jail sente...
2 Films with a message meet in Cannes around same subject and true story: Muslim saves young jews in occupied Paris WW2 1h2a50
Both films (a feature film and a short film) tell a story based on the true life of Rector of The Grande Mosquée de Paris who saved young jews in 1942 by forging certificates of muslim origin for hundreds of young jews. 500 to 1600 the exact figure is not available, on Schindlers's list there WAS a list Free Men (Les hommes libres) written and directed by Ismaël FERROUKHI, produced by Fabienne Vonier starring Tahar Ramin... will screen may 19th in Official selection, a spe...
The inaugural HITFLiCS.com ONLINE COMPETITION calling for free submissions 2j2j66
The inaugural HITFLiCS.com ONLINE COMPETITION Call for Entries Submission deadline: June 30th, 2011 Complete the Entry Form and your film Info Website: http://www.hitflics.com Festival Office: 1200 East Putnam Ave Riverside CT - 06878 - United States ...
Los Angeles Greek Film Festival (LAGFF) line up 2t4w1q
– Los Angeles Greek Film Festival (LAGFF) has announced the 2011 line-up of films for its 5th annual Festival, which runs June 9-12 at the Laemmle's Sunset 5 in West Hollywood. Seven feature films, five documentaries and nine shorts, including three world premieres, ten US premieres and eight LA premieres will be presented during the 4-day Festival. The Festival has also added an industry “Crossing Borders: Foreign Films in Hollywood” to the schedule this year."This year's films rep...
The s at tHe American Pavilion 2e3r4d
Indie Film Innovators: Keeping up with New Thinking in Distribution - Friday, May 13th at 3:00pm ists include: Jon Fougner (Facebook), Tim League (Alamo Drafthouse), Shawn Bercuson (PreScreen), David Fenkel (Oscilloscope), Berry Meyerowitz (Phase Four) Moderated by: Scott Macaulay, Editor-in-chief, Filmmaker Magazine Queer Night Party - Friday, May 13 9:00pm Host and guest DJ John Cameron Mitchell (Rabbit Hole) SATURDAY, MAY 14 In Conversation: John ...
54th San Francisco International Film Festival wrapped 2w954
The San Francisco Film Society wrapped its 54th San Francisco International Film Festival (April 21 - May 5) with 265 screenings of 193 films from 48 countries, which were attended by 278 filmmakers and industry guests from 22 countries around the globe. "I had a hell of a good time!" exclaimed Frank Pierson, recipient of this year's Kanbar Award for excellence in screenwriting. "I enjoyed the informality of spirit and the professionalism of execution of the who...
18th Stuttgart Festival of Animated Film is ready to start 5i2m24
Today the 18th Stuttgart Festival of Animated Film, one of the largest animated film festivals in the world, will be opening its gates. And so for six days animation in all its glory will again be the order of the day with controversial issues, colourful worlds and well-known figures. The very best animated films from all over the world are competing against one another in the competitions and expected guests include famous animated artists such as Oscar-winners Andrew Ruhemann a...
NEWSLETTER N° 506: April 29, 2011 642224
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Seattle International Film Festival highlights 3o4t6a
Film Industry Luminaries Ewan McGregor, Warren Miller, Al Pacino Scheduled to Appear The 37th Seattl...
Narx A Short Film, Drama inspired by True Police Stories 28466k
Award winner Narx A Short Film, Drama inspired by True Police Stories screens at NY Festival Narx- Best Drama Short Film for 2011 in the IFQ/Independent Film Quarterly Film & New Media Festival. A Veteran New York City Undercover named Mazze gets his biggest mission ever before he retires from undercover duties and becomes a family man with a normal life, but first he needs to survive the battle of corruption with his own peers on his team and then take down the biggest Drug Kingpin of New Yor...
Anton Chekhov's The Duel premieres in Cannes may 13th 732r11
FLUX FILMS and HIGH LINE PICTURES present Anton Chekhov's THE DUEL ANDREW SCOTT TOBIAS MENZIES FIONA GLASCOTT NIALL BUGGY MICHELLE FAIRLEY and JEREMY SWIFT Casting by JOYCE NETTLES Co-producers PER MELITA, IGOR A. NOLA and SUSA HORVAT Composer ANGELO MILLI Costume Designer SERGIO BALLO Production Designer IVO HUSNJAK Edited by KATE WILLIAMS Director of Phot...
54th San Francisco International Film Festival Will Present Founder's Directing Award to Oliver Stone 6q176s
Director Will Receive Honor at Film Society Awards Night at Bimbo’s 365 Club and Onstage Tribute at Sundance Kabuki CinemasThe San Francisco Film Society announced today that Oliver Stone will be the recipient of the Founder’s Directing Award at the 54th San Francisco International Film Festival (April 21–May 5). The FDA will be presented to Stone at Film Society Awards Night, Thursday, April 28 at Bimbo’s 365 Club.The Film Society’s highly regarded Youth Education program wi...
54th San Francisco International Film Festival Presents New Series of Master Classes and Salons 28u6g
Conversations Offer Opportunities for Deeper Audience Engagement with Festival Films and Filmmakers The 54th San Francisco International Film Festival (April 21–May 5) will present two new Conversations series designed to deepen and enhance the Festival experience, giving filmgoers the opportunity to go a step beyond the post-screening Q&A. An extension of the Film Society’s year-round Film Craft & Film Studies program, Master Classes are an opportunity to engage with special ...
Tribeca Jury announced 5r2e53
The Tribeca Film Festival (TFF), today announced its jurors – a diverse and talented group of 38 individuals, including award-winning filmmakers and screenwriters, celebrated actors, respected journalists and media pioneers. They will be divided among the six competitive Festival categories and will announce the winning films, filmmakers and actors in those categories at the TFF Awards Night ceremony on April 28 hosted by Gideon Yago, which will be streamed live on TribecaFilm.com. The 2011 Fe...
IFF APRIL 13, 2011 4a6y1n
• MEETINGS CONTINUE ON THE BRIDGE Workshops start in the third day of Meetings on the Bridge, the sixth of which takes place this year and which aims to create a platform for the cinema industry to meet. The Feature Film Development Workshop will start at 9.30 in French Cultural Center. • SEARCH HAS ITS WORLD PREMIERE Search, which is shown under “New Turkish Cinema” section, will be screened at 11.00 in Beyoğlu. Deniz Çınar will attend the screening. • WORKSHOP FROM MICH...
Sidney Lumet: One Of The Greats 456z4b
We lost one of the greats this past week. Sidney Lumet, a national treasure and the quintessential New York filmmaker (sorry, Woody Allen) died last week at the age of 86. In a career that spanned over 50 years in both live television and the big screen, Lumet was nominated for the Best Director Oscar four times and has left an indelible filmography of titles that are distinguished by their social relevancy and strong caliber of acting. Lumet’s most famous films were shot in and were ...
The Tribeca Film Institute Announces 2011 Sloan Filmmaker Fund Recipients 3m3n4z
The Tribeca Film Institute (TFI) today announced the films that will receive financial and creative from the TFI Sloan Filmmaker Fund, provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. This year, out of 121 applicants both in the US and internationally, six projects will be awarded a total of $140,000 and will be recognized at the annual Tribeca Film Festival (April 20- May 1, 2011). Grant recipients will receive year-round mentorship from science experts and of the film indus...