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Day 2 at Santa Barbara with the World Premiere of Jeff Bridges presentation of Living in the Future's Past

“Living in the Future’s Past is an invitation to everyone to learn about themes that are often overlooked in our cultural dialogue, but are necessary keys to the future that we desire for our children. Living in the Future's Past is a metaphor for tuning in to what is already here.” - Jeff Bridges   Adam Wright and Lise Romanoff from Vision Films, Laurie Kirby (FestForums), Susan Kucera the director and ...

 

Great review of Living in the Future's Past from The Santa Barbara Independent

 

First published in The Santa Barbara Independent - Friday, February 2, 2018

by JOSEF WOODARD (CONTACT)

From the category of docs, one of the more powerful entries is Living in the Future Past, which had its world premiere last night in the Metro movieplex compound. Director Susan Kucera has achieved something masterful with her film, an entry in the growing population of ecological cautionary tales beautiful, nature-affirmative, humanity-questioning imagery and intelligent commentary, akin to Koyaanisqatsi (“world out of balance”) and Al Gore’s An Inconvenient Truth franchise, but expanding the canvas to include psychological and anthropological side trips.

Susan Kucera Living in the Future’s Past Review from Santa Barbara by Mike Takeuchi

Director Susan Kucera debuted her fourth and latest documentary film “Living in the Future’s Past” at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival on February 1.  Kucera, who also directed 2014’s “Breath of Life” was on hand to introduce the film and the question-and-answer period following the screening of her film. “Living in the Future’s Past” was narrated by Academy Award winning actor (2010) Jeff Bridges-who also produced the fil...

 

Mary J. Blige, Timothée Chalamet, John Boyega, More Honored at Santa Barbara International Film Festival

  The 33rd annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF) had its biggest day yet on Saturday, playing host to the Producers Panel, Writers Panel, and Virtuosos Awards honoring Daniel Kaluuya (Get Out), Hong Chau (Downsizing), John Boyega (Detroit), Kumail Nanjiani (The Big Sick), Mary J. Blige (Mudbound), and Timothée Chalamet (Call Me by Your Name).   The Lobero Theater served as a major attraction to festival attendees early in the day as it hosted both the Produ...

 

Press & Filmmaker Breakfast, Writer's Panel, Producer's Panel Feb 3

  PRODUCER’S PANEL 10 AM Saturday, Feb. 3 10 a.m. – 12 noon Lobero Theatre presented by Mirai   Panelists: Peter Spears (Call Me By Your Name), Lisa Bruce (Darkest Hour), Emma Thomas (Dunkirk), Sean McKittrick (Get Out), Evelyn O’Neill (Lady Bird), Daniel Lupi (Phantom Thread), J. Miles Dale (The Shape of Water), and Graham Broadbent (Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri) Moderator: Glenn Whipp   The Producers Panel brings together some of today&rsq...

47st International Film Festival Rotterdam 24 January- 4 February 2018

IFFR PRO Days 2018

IFFR 2018 hosted the first edition of Reality Check, a two-day conference focusing on film distribution. The programme was designed to lift the fog of uncertainty around current and future distribution methods and models. Did you attent the conference, please fill out t...

 

 

IFFR closes adventurous 47th edition

Festival successfully expanded in new directions  This weekend, the screening of Armando Iannucci’s The Death of Stalin brought a close to the 47th edition of International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR). The festival initiated several innovations: the arts programme Frameworks, online streaming platform IFFR Unleashed, the two-day distribution conference Reality Check and a refocused edition of CineMart. 531 feature, mid-length and short films screened this year, of which 140...

 

IFFR presents 47th edition award winners

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 Fantasporto  February 23 march 3    

Fantasporto 2018 line up revealed in partnership with filmfestivals.com

LINE UP FANTASPORTO’2018 38th OPORTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL   OPENING NIGHT Marrowbone- Sérgio G. Sanchez- 110’ – Esp   OPENING OF THE COMPETITIVE SECTIONS Anna Karenina. Vronsky’s Story – Karen Shakhnazarov- 132’ Russia     CLOSING NIGHT Le Fidèle (Racer and the Jailbird - Fidelidade Sem Limites)- Michael  R. Roskam- Bel - ...

 

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Fantasporto will offer a debate on "Which Future for the financing of cultural events"

DEBATE DAY 1 MARCH -11PM - Thursday FLAT 3 RIVOLI     WHAT FUTURE FOR THE FINANCING OF CULTURAL AGENTS?   Fantasporto organizes a debate, under the initiative of Professor Martin Dale, of the University of Minho, former correspondent of "Variety", and regular coordinator of the Meeting of Cinema Schools of Fantasporto. The debate focuses on how to strengthen funding for film and audiovisual productions in Porto and North, including festival...

 

Bio Ethics and Cinema Forum and theme @ Fantasporto

  ETHICS AND CINEMA FORUM at FANTASPORTO 2018  The film festival returns to Porto and to the Rivoli Theater in discovering the most modern and recent films from around the world, after the INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION of the last years that places the FANTASPORTO BETWEEN THE BEST OF THE WORLD. The " Grand Cinema of the World " is the generic theme of the 38th edition, whose has already been announced . As sub-theme ...

 

 

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There will be blood...VIKING BLOOD at EFM

    ITN's Office: Ritz Carlton Suite 633   Website: www.itnfilms.net      VIKING BLOOD Action. HD. 2018.  Shooting in Scandinavia in March 2018.   An ITN Original Film.   From the Producer of LADY BLOODFIGHT   With the stars of GAME OF THRONES and WESTWORLD.    Award-winning actors and battle hardened stuntmen.   Synopsis: A viking merc...

 

 

Inhale–Exhale New film from acclaimed Georgian-born Berlin-based director Dito Tsintsadze

  The acclaimed Georgian-born Berlin-based director Dito Tsintsadze is in postproduction with Inhale–Exhale aka 43, a Georgian/Russian coproduction shot in Georgia after  a long pause.    The story written by Nestan (Nene) Kvinikadze follows 37-year-old Irina, a doctor who returns home after serving a long sentence in prison. In order to start a new life and return to the society, Irina has to earn the trust of the people close to her. But does she need a place...

 

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EUROPEAN SHOOTING STARS and PRODUCERS ON THE MOVE Present 27 Films on Berlinale Screens 2018

European Shooting Star Alba August stars in "Becoming Astrid", a Berlinale Special Gala EFP (European Film Promotion) and its member organisations are delighted to announce that 37 participants of our talent platforms EUROPEAN SHOOTING STARS and PRODUCERS ON THE MOVE will be presenting 27 films at the 68th Berlin International Film Festival. The group of acting talents is led by this year's Shooting Star Franz Rogowski from Germany, who plays the ...

 

 

Styx, directed by Wolfgang Fischer, Panorama Special Opening Film

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World Premiere at Berlinale: Henrika Kull's debut feature JIBRIL

  Directed and written by Henrika Kull Producers: Henrika Kull, Sophie Lakow, Carolina Steinbrecher Produced by Filmuniversität Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF Germany 2018, 83 minutes, German & Arabic with English subt. World Sales: Pluto Film   The feature film JIBRIL by director Henrika Kull will celebrate its world premiere in the Panorama section of the upcoming Berlin International Film Festival. Henrika Kull is one of the freshest young cinema voices in Germany. Henrika ...

 

 

Lars Kraume’s SILENT REVOLUTION at the Berlinale Special Gala

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WORLD PREMIERE of outside: Witnesses to the eventful life stories of homeless people

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Closing the Gap: A seminar with creatives and financiers on elevating quality through gender equality

Closing the Gap: A seminar with creatives and financiers on how to take action towards 50/50 by 2020.    WIFT Germany, WIFT Nordic and the Swedish Film Institute host a seminar on elevating quality through gender equality with the support of the 68th Berlinale.   The Swedish Film Institute (SFI) was the first public film financing body to achieve its stated intent of gender parity in public film funding. This seminar combines the forces of WIFT Germany and WIFT Nordic...

 

Matt Dillon, Jim Caviezel, Ryan Potter starring in  JO, THE MEDICINE RUNNER - World Premiering in Berlin

We're excited to announce the World Premiere of JO, THE MEDICINE RUNNER starring MATT DILLON (There's Something about Mary), JIM CAVIEZEL (The Passion of the Christ), RYAN POTTER ("Titans").  Blue Fox will be selling the film at this month’s European Film Market in Berlin, while its domestic distribution arm will be rele...

 

 

All eyes on Canada at the Berlinale with 17 Canadian films to be screened

    “Country in Focus” at the European Film Market (EFM) Proud of the 17 Canadian films in the line-up at this year’s Berlin International Film Festival, and honoured by its selection as the Country in Focus at the European Film Market (February 15-23), Canada plans to take full advantage of the Berlinale to showcase Canadian talent in all its manifestations, from new business strategies to technologies that are revolutionizing the audiovisual industry. Furthermore...

 

 

Brand New Selection From Vision Films for EFM!

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4th Sino-European Production Seminar by Bridging the Dragon and EFM 

    For the 4th year in a row the European Film Market (EFM) and Bridging the Dragon, a Berlin-based association connecting the European and Chinese film industries, in collaboration with AFTP (Asian Film and Television Promotion) will present a whole day event dedicated entirely to China.   With now more than 50.000 screens and pervasive online pla...

 

 

SingularDTV Rounds Out Marketing Team with Two Director Appointments

  Thessa Mooij (director of communications) and Simone Cassas (director of creative services).          Photo credit: Jill Wachter for SingularDTV SingularDTV, the blockchain entertainment studio, rounds out its marketing team with Thessa Mooij as Director of Communications and Simone Cassas as Director of Creative Services. Both work out of the company's New York office and report to Senior VP of Marketing Oliver Mahrdt (formerly North American represe...

 

 

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Berlinale Goes Kiez: The Programme

  From February 17 to 23, Berlinale Goes Kiez is screening a selection of films from the Festival at cinemas across the city. A total of 16 features and five short films from eight sections and the NATIVe special presentation will be shown. Several film teams have already announced that they will present their works in person and answer the audiences’ questions following the screenings. Anne Lakeberg, head of City Kino Wedding, will moderate these discussions on behalf of the Berli...

 

 

Diversity at Berlinale

  Ever since its foundation in 1951, the exploration of the multivoicedness and diversity of society has been a defining element of the Berlin International Film Festival’s identity. Art and culture always engage themselves in both contemporary aesthetic and social issues - a phenomenon reflected in the film programmes of the different sections and in the initiatives of the Berlinale each year. As an international cultural event, we are a forum where questions and ideas are heard an...

 

Berlinale Camera 2018: Awards for Beki Probst, Katriel Schory and Jiří Menzel

  Since the award’s inception in 1986, the Berlin International Film Festival has been honouring individuals and institutions from the world of film that the festival feels particularly connected to with the Berlinale Camera, as a token of gratitude for their contributions to cinema.                                  &n...

 

 

Berlinale on #MeToo

Art and culture always deal with both aesthetic and societal questions. Every year, the programme of the Berlin International Film Festival reflects this fact. The Berlinale is firmly committed to the struggle for sexual self-determination and against any and all forms of abuse. The debate triggered by the Weinstein scandal is important and has led to the #MeToo movement. #MeToo has exposed the devastating extent of these sorts of unacceptable conditions. Beyond the subject of sexuali...

 

Berlinale 2018: Homage and Honorary Golden Bear for Actor Willem Dafoe

Willem Dafoe.   The 68th edition of the Berlin International Film Festival is dedicating this year’s Homage to American film and theatre actor Willem Dafoe and presenting him with an Honorary Golden Bear in recognition of his life’s work. To accompany the awarding of the Honorary Golden Bear, a screening of Daniel Nettheim’s film The Hunter (Australia 2011) will take place following the official presentation at Berlinale Palast on Tuesday, February 20, 2018. The...

 

 

Berlinale 2018: International Jury

Adele Romanski, Foto: © James Laxton; Tom Tykwer, Foto: © Joachim Gern; Stephanie Zacharek  Chema Prado, Foto: © Chema Prado; Cécile de France, Foto: © Ben Dauchez; Ryūichi Sakamoto, Foto: © nss (zakkubalan) Once again a multitalented International Jury will decide who will take home the Golden and the Silver Bears at the Berlinale 2018. 19 films are competing for the awards in this year’s Competition. The winners will be announced at the Berlinal...

 

 

Competition and Berlinale Special Are Complete

The Competition and Berlinale Special programmes of the 68th Berlin International Film Festival have now been finalised.   The Norwegian production Utøya 22. juli (U - July 22) by Erik Poppe completes the Competition programme. This year’s Competition features 24 films, 19 of which will be competing for the Golden Bear and the Silver Bears.   The documentary Songwriter by Murray Cummings completes the Berlinale Special programme. The film follows British singer-songw...

 

Fantasy Cinema Line Up from one Eyed Films at EFM 2018

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Russian World Vision in EFM

Dear Friends! We are proud to present our line-up for EFM 2018. We would be pleased to welcome you at ROSKINO Stand (MGB, 106).       TANKERS WWII, 90 min., Russia, 2017 Watch trailer ...

 

Go2Films new titles

        Go2Films NEW RELEASES       OUTDOORS Israel | 2017 | Feature | 80 min. Director and Pr...

 

The Exchange is producing THE STAND-IN with Flower Films, Drew Barrymore starring

Flower Films and Brian O’Shea, The Exchange CEO, announced today that The Exchange is producing THE STAND-IN with Flower Films and introducing the title to buyers at the 2018 European Film Market.    THE STAND-IN, a romantic comedy, will be directed by Jamie Babbit with Golden Globe winning actress Drew Barrymore (50 FIRST DATES) playing a dual leading role. Babbit, director of the Sundance favorite BUT I’M A CHEERLEADER is an Emmy winning Executive Producer and directo...

 

Wide House - EFM Line up 2018

          OFFICIAL SELECTIONS & EFM MARKET SCREENINGS SCHEDULE   Wide House - EFM Line up: click here      Come and meet us : MGB BOOTH #30 ...

 

Wide in Berlin 2018

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Victory Day by Sergei Loznitsa will have its World Premiere in Berlin

  WORLD PREMIERE AT THE Berlin International Film Festival VICTORY DAY (OT: Den' Pobedy)   Victory Day is a reportage depicting the festivities on the 9th of May 2017 at the monument to the Soviet soldier in Treptower Park, Berlin– a place where the past meets the future. The feature-length documentary of Sergei Loznitsa, will celebrate its world premiere at the section Forum of this year’s Berlin International Film Festival.     Director: Sergei Lozni...

 

Indie Vision at EFM 2018 

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32. TEDDY AWARD – Meet The international Jury

We are happy to present to you the jury of the 32nd TEDDY AWARD, which will be awarded on February 23rd in the Haus der Berliner Festspiele. Seven renowned filmmakers and festival organisers will choose the laureates from the queer films of the Berlinale in the categories Best Feature Film, Best Documentary/Essay Film and Best Short Film. Furthermore, they will award the TEDDY Jury Award. Natascha Frankenberg is the programmer of begehrt!, the queer film section of the International Women&rsquo...

 

Guests and Debates of Berlin Critics’ Week 2018

    Godard, Sargnagel, Arslan, Bonnefoy, Löbau, Bekolo, Szymanski, Meilicke, Nazzaro, Angerer, Seibel, Mendonça Filho, Knörer: The Who’s Who of the Berlin Critics’ Week Debates 2018. In the span of seven nights, between the 15th and 22nd of February, the Berlin Critics’ Week sparks debates on questions of p...

 

 

Screen Media Line UP at EFM 2018

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WORLD PREMIERE of The Trial - O processo in Berlin

O processo offers an intense and evocative behind-the-scenes look at a historical moment of significance - the impeachment process of Brazil’s first female president Dilma Rousseff. The feature-length documentary of Maria Augusta Ramos, will celebrate its world premiere at the section Panorama Dokumente of this year’s Berlin International Film Festival. Director: Maria Augusta Ramos Brazil, Germany, Netherlands, 2018, 137 min. Original language & subtitles: Portuguese / Englis...

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AWARDS 24th Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinemas

  Global attendance increased by 1.500 people to reach 32.500 audience members during VIFFAC's 24th edition. Several French distribution companies inquired about possible acquisition for several titles in competition. Several Film Festivals expressed interest for a reprisal of our Mongolian retrospective.  Vesoul's mayor announced creation of a Ressource Center ...

 

International Big Cats Film Festival Finalists!

60+ judges screened over 300 hours to select these finalists! The Secretariat of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) and the Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival are excited to announce the finalists of the International Big Cats Film Festival! The judges – professional filmmakers, big cat biologists and stakeholders f...

 

Cinequest Film & VR Festival Honors Nicolas Cage

Cinequest Film & VR Festival Honors Award Winning Actor, Icon and Modern-Day Legend Nicolas Cage at 28th Annual Celebration of Film and Technology   Genre-Bending Cinema Legend Presented with Prestigious Award at Special Festival Event on February 28 Cinequest, a vanguard organization that fuses creativity with technological innovation to empower, improve, and transform the lives of people and communities, today announced that it will bestow its most prestigious aw...

 

Amateurs wins this year's Dragon Award Best Nordic Film at Göteborg Film Festival

On Saturday evening, Amateurs, directed by Gabriela Pichler, won the Dragon Award Best Nordic Film. The prize is worth one million SEK, which makes it one of the world's largest film prizes. The prize is financed by Volvo Car Group, Region Västra Götaland and the City Council of Gothenburg. Amateurs depicts how the small municipality of Lafors hopes to solve its ...

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Arlington International Film Festival (AIFF October 25 – 28, 2018) is calling

 

 

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AIFF is open to national and international filmmakers. Whether professional or a first-time filmmaker, we welcome innovative, original films with unique perspectives. Many of our selected films have been nominated for Academy Awards; i.e. BOTSO: The Teacher from Tbillisi directed by Tom Walters, Elena directed by Petra Costa, and Documented directed by Jose Antonio Vargas. We Still Live Here directed by Anne Makepeace was chosen by the U.S. State Department to screen around the world and other films have been purchased by CNN, POV, PBS, WGBH, and NOVA. 

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The Julien Dubuque International Film Festival (April 26 – 29, 2018) is calling for your film

Voted one of the top 50 Film Festivals worth the Submission Fee in 2016 AND 2017 by MovieMaker Magazine, the Julien Dubuque International Film Festival acknowledges emerging filmmakers from around the world, with a strong emphasis on discovering and encouraging new talent. In recognition of the time and talent of the independent filmmaker, awarding over $40,000 in cash and benefits, including a $10,000 Best of the Fest award.
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 New Media Film Festival

June 12 -14, 2018

Announcing - JEFF BRIDGES Legendary Actor & Producer of upcoming documentary "Living in Futures Past" 2018 Recipient of the Socially Responsible Conservationist Award at the New Media Film Festival Opening Night, June 16, 2018*

Celebrate - Collaborate - Creative Technology & Story

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New Venue James Bridges Theater - Los Angeles CA

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Saturday & Sunday June 16-17 2018

12:30pm - 10:30pm

New Media Film Festival intersects the interactivity of new technologies & formats for Media & Cinema which exemplify the power of the cinematic arts to inspire and transform. A festival where we Honor Stories Worth Telling that are created by people of All Ages-All Cultures-All Media.
Each entry is considered for Screening in a state of the art theatre, The Landmark, owned by Mark Cuban and/or Competition and/or Distribution $45,000.00 in Awards will be given out. Each programmed content is in consideration for a Best of Category, Audience & Grand Prize Award.

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SCIFI WORLD

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CHIMERA by Maurice Haeems, SciFi Thriller October 2017 80 minutes Chimera features Emmy-nominee Henry Ian Cusick (Lost) and Oscar-nominee Kathleen Quinlan (Apollo 13) in the two leading roles. This is Maurice Heems' first feature film. A brilliant but disturbed scientist decides to freeze his children alive, while he races against time to cure their deadly genetic disease by unlocking the secret of immortality encoded within the DNA of the Turritopsis jellyfish. &.. 

 

 

ECO CALLING

Filmfestivals com has an eye for Eco, Transition, Green and Conservationism cinema: check our fantastic selection

 

"Ones to Watch for fests' by filmfestivals.com"    LIVING IN THE FUTURES PAST by Susan Kucera, an eco responsible documentary presented by Jeff Bridges. USA October 2017 - 83 minutes Website I Sneak peek 5 minutes edit I Request a screener I Sales by Vision Films I Jeff Bridges Academy Award Winner, Jeff Bridges presents this beautifully photographed tour de force of original thinking on who we are and the...

 

 

ANIMATION CALLING

Animation Day in Cannes is calling See you all May 15 in Cannes

The objective of the Animation Day in Cannes is to facilitate the promotion of Animation during the Cannes Film Festival which does not traditionnally offer a window for animators besides the likes of Pixar or Disney.  Animaze – LeMiaff and filmfestivals.com decided in 2015 to take on this mission and provide a place for networking, fun, and promotion. 2018 will be our fourth and best edition, taking place May 15 during the Cannes Film Festival and Market. We look forward to ...

 

Detroit International Festival of Animation 3 (DIFA) is coming back on April 6th & 7th 2018

  SAVE THE DATE - Detroit International Festival of Animation 3 (DIFA) is coming back on April 6th & 7th 2018 to the Tangent Gallery in Detroit! For details and to view past year films, visit: www.difestofanim.com For the latest updates, follow us on Facebook or Twitter CALL FOR ANIMATIONS & ANIMATOR/COMIC/ANIME VENDORS!  Submission are now being accepted for inclusion within the 3rd annual Detroit Internati...

MIAFF 5th edition wants your hot new animation films for 2018 

MIAFF is bursting into its 5th edition and will be a spectacular 5th year birthday party! Call for entries are now open so take advantage of early bird rates until October 14 For festival strategy and consultation contact Animation Calling today! With hundreds of submissions from all over the world MIAFF 5 will be screening your film alongside  an ANIMAZING party to boot!     
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HORROR CALLING

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Films we curate for festivals Check our selection of 'Best for Fests' in th eHorror SciFi genre!   "Ones to Watch for fests' by filmfestivals.com"      CHIMERA by Maurice Haeems, SciFi Thriller October 2017 80 minutes Chimera features Emmy-nominee Henry Ian Cusick (Lost) and Oscar-nominee Kathleen Quinlan (Apollo 13) in the two leading roles. A brilliant but disturbed scientist decides to freeze his children alive,... 

 

The Frontières Buyers Showcase & Frontières@Fantasia are calling

The Frontières Buyers Showcase  is part of Frontières Platform in Cannes, a dedicated section of industry programming & networking events for the genre film industry organised in Cannes with the Marché du Film - Festival de Cannes. To be eligible for this presentation of work-in-progress films, submissions must be in post-production, of European or North...

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"Ones to Watch for fests' by filmfestivals.com"    LIVING IN THE FUTURES PAST by Susan Kucera, an eco responsible documentary presented by Jeff Bridges. USA October 2017 - 83 minutes Website I Sneak peek 5 minutes edit I Request a screener I Sales by Vision Films I Jeff Bridges Academy Award Winner, Jeff Bridges presents this beautifully photographed tour de force of original thinking on who we are and the environ...

 

EDN Announces Projects Selected for 20th Edition of Docs in Thessaloniki

  EDN - European Documentary Network announces the final selection of projects to take part in Docs in Thessaloniki, the annual pitching forum taking place from 2-6 March 2018 in Thessaloniki, Greece. Docs in Thessaloniki consists of a five-day program, where the selected documentary projects will be developed, re-written and pitched to a panel of international financiers. For the 20th edition of Docs in Thessaloniki, EDN has now announced the final selection of 21 documentary projects th...

 

 

 

Hot Docs and EFP Announce New Cooperation with the Documentary Programme THE CHANGING FACE OF EUROPE in Toronto, April 2018

Hot Docs Festival (c) Christian Pena This year EFP (European Film Promotion) in collaboration with Hot Docs – Canadian International Documentary Festival (April 26 – May 6, 2018) will launch a special programme entitled THE CHANGING FACE OF EUROPE, a pan-European showcase of 10 new documentaries that illustrate and examine the current cultural, geographic, economic and political factors affecting Europe today. This new initiative is possible thanks ...

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Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom - Zach King Teaser Trailer Parody!

JURASSIC WORLD: FALLEN KINGDOM - In Theaters: June 22   It's been four years since theme park and luxury resort Jurassic World was destroyed by dinosaurs out of containment.  Isla Nublar now sits abandoned by humans while the surviving dinosaurs fend for themselves in the jungles.   When the island's dormant volcano begins roaring to life, Owen (Chris Pratt) and Claire (Bryce Dallas Howard) mount a campaign to rescue the remaining dinosaurs from this extinc...

 

Quiet Place Official Poster Available Now!

If they can't hear you, they can't hunt you. See #AQuietPlace, starring Emily Blunt and John Krasinski, in theatres April 2018.   Starring Emily Blunt, John Krasinski, Millicent Simmonds, Noah Jupe.... Directed By John Krasinski #AQuietPlace #StayQuiet       PRODUCED BY MICHAEL BAY, ANDREW FORM, AND BRAD FULLER     IN THEATERS APRIL 6, 2018   ...

 

 

Mission Impossible Fall Out Trailer

Left to right: Rebecca Ferguson as Ilsa Faust and Tom Cruise as Ethan Hunt in MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - FALLOUT Photo Credit: Chiabella James  © 2018 Paramount Pictures. All rights reserved.   The best intentions often come back to haunt you.  MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - FALLOUT finds Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) and his IMF team (Alec Baldwin, Simon Pegg, Ving Rhames) along with some familiar allies (Rebecca Ferguson, Michelle Monaghan) in a race against time after a mission gone...

 

Aldabra 3D selected at The Julien Dubuque International Film Festival APRIL 26 - 29, 2018

The Julien Dubuque International Film Festival is dedicated to enriching the community and bridging cultures through the education and promotion of arts through independent film. JDIFF acknowledges emerging filmmakers from around the world and supports diverse and cause-related films. Add that in 2016 & 2017 we were voted as one of the TOP 50 FILM FESTIVALS worth the submission fee by Movie Maker. This is chosen out of over 3,500 film festivals. In 2013, just in it's 3rd ye...

 

 

The Evil Within will play at Horrorant Film Festival ‘FRIGHT NIGHTS’ 3-5 may

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THE EVIL WITHIN was in 10 best Horror films of 2017 according to Horrorant.com

 THE EVIL WITHIN was in 10 best Horror films of 2017 according to Horrorant.com  http://www.horrorant.com/2018/01/10-10-2017.html 10 (+10) Best Horror Films of 2017! January 03, 2018 4 Comments Dedicated ,  Vassilios Giannakis If I could describe in 2017 with one sentence, it would be " Comedy Year and Stephen King ".  There were many of the "black" comedies that stood out, because they are...

 

 

Recent reviews of Chimera

CrypticRock.com [Jeannie Blue] Decay Mag [Ken Artuz] Filmfestivals.com [Bruno Chatelin] Horror Society [MGDSquan] MorbidlyBeautiful.com [Jackie Ruth] MoviesovertheRainbow.com [Ali Naro] Pophorror.com [Brandon Long] Search my Trash [Mike Haberfelner] SpoilerFreeMovieSleuth.com TG Geeks [Ben Ragunton] The Rotting Zombie [Daniel Simmonds] VoicesFromTheBalcony.com WithoutYourHead.com [Jason Minton] ...

 

Chimera is at the centre of the Bio Ethics Forum and theme from Fantasporto

ETHICS AND CINEMA FORUM at FANTASPORTO 2018  The film festival returns to Porto and to the Rivoli Theater in discovering the most modern and recent films from around the world, after the INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION of the last years that places the FANTASPORTO BETWEEN THE BEST OF THE WORLD. The " Grand Cinema of the World " is the generic theme of the 38th edition, whose has already been announced . As sub-theme we will have "...

 

Watch out for the Special Advance Screening of Chimera at Fantasporto

Special Advance Screening of the Anticipated Sci-Fi Thriller “Chimera” at Fantasporto 2018   FilmFestivals.com is pleased to announce a Special Advance Screening of one of the year’s most anticipated indie features, the sci-fi thriller Chimera at the 2018 edition of the Fantasporto International Film Festival. This sophisticated film is helmed by first-time writer-director Maurice Haeems and is produced by Jay Sitaram. The movie stars Emmy-nominee Henry Ian C...

 

One-Night-Only Celebration of the History of Film Music in Honor of the 90th Oscars® February 28

THE OSCAR® CONCERT   One-Night-Only Celebration of the History of Film Music in Honor of the 90th Oscars® Wednesday, February 28, at 8:00 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and The Los Angeles Philharmonic today announced details of The Oscar® Concert, a special, one-night-only celebration of film music at Walt Disney Concert Hall on Wednesday, February 28, 2018, at 8:00 p.m. As part of the Oscar week celebrations for its 90t...

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Cut Off' by Jowan Carbin 

Struggling with his new life in New Orleans, Clive follows Trevor, a former professor to his country home on the bayou in Cut Off, LA to gain a new perspective.  While Trevor helps Clive deal with his demons, Clive is sucked into a mission to kill.

 

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CHIMERA by Maurice Haeems USA India Thriller Science Fiction 79 minutes

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A brilliant but disturbed scientist decides to freeze his children alive, while he races against time to cure their deadly genetic disease by unlocking the secret of immortality encoded within the DNA of the Turritopsis jellyfish.

LIVING AMONG US by Brian Metcalf  - Vampire Found Footage Thriller Ocober 2017 80 minutes

A family of Vampires hire some filmmakers to bring their story to the world with devastating results.  STARRING: John Heard (Home Alone), Esmé Bianco (Game of Thrones), Thomas Ian Nicholas (American Pie), William Sadler (Iron Man 3), Andrew Keegan (10 Things I Hate About You).

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LIVING IN THE FUTURES PAST by Susan Kucera, A documentary presented by Jeff Bridges.
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WORLD PREMIERING AT SANTA BARBARA FESTIVAL - THE HOME OF JEFF BRIDGES

Academy Award Winner, Jeff Bridges presents this beautifully photographed tour de force of original thinking on who we are and the environmental challenges we face. Jeff, alongside prominent scientists and authors, weave evolution, emergence, entropy, dark ecology, and what some are calling the end of nature, into a story that helps us understand our place among the species of Earth’s household. The film upends our way of thinking and provides original insights into our subconscious motivations, the unintended consequences, what to do about our fossil slaves, and how our fundamental animal nature influences our future as Humankind. 

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DEAD ON ARRIVAL D.O.A. by Stephen Sepher - Thriller  - USA  - June  2017 -  96 minutes

Emmy nominated Billy Flynn stars in an ensemble cast as Sam Collins, a pharmaceutical sales rep who visits a small town in Louisiana to close the business deal of a lifetime. He finds himself in a dark world of sex, corruption and murder as he is poisoned with no antidote to save his life. Desperate for answers, with less than 24 hours to live, Sam turns to a local girl Jesse. Their path leads to a voodoo priestess who only confirms Sam's doomed fate. On the run, caught in a deadly vertigo with no one to trust, Sam and Jesse find themselves running from police detectives, the Mob and a dirty sheriff who wants him dead.

Inspired by the 1950 classic noir thriller D.O.A. 

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Revolution by Rob Stewart  

over 40 festival wins so far

Eco Documentary feature film by Rob Stewart April 2015, 82 minutes (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.

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The first features of The Imagine Film Festival are revealed!

We announce the first details of our 2018 programme! As always, we present you a fine selection of horror, sci-fi and fantasy. This year we will serve you some great side dishes from past and future cinema. What to expect? We'll enlighten you: The past: the Lanterna Magica Curious about the way sci-fi, horror and fantasy were narrated in the past? Before cinema, fantastic stories were told using the so-called Lanterna Ma...

 

8th edition of CINEMA MADE IN ITALY will launch at the Ciné Lumière in South Kensington early March

 

CINEMA MADE IN ITALY 2018 7 – 11 MARCH AT THE CINE LUMIERE Eighth edition includes RAINBOW by Paolo Taviani and LOVE AND BULLETS by the Manetti Brothers     The eighth edition of CINEMA MADE IN ITALY will launch at the Ciné Lumière in South Kensington on Wednesday 7th March. Paolo Taviani’s World War II drama RAINBOW (Una Questione Privata), starring Luca Marinelli and Valentina Bellé will open the five-day event. In addition to eight new Italian ...

 

Craic Fest 20 (Irish Films & Music)

 

Craic Fest 20 (Presented by Stella Artois) runs from March 3-10. Craic is the best of Irish films and Music.  Music Fest is March 3rd at Mercury Lounge w. Colin Devlin & Natalie Clark. Films run March 8 every night in our filmmaker lounge at Cinepolis Theater.  Opening night March 8 Rivalry City (FDNY hockey doc) Friday March 9 is the premier of George Best doc w. Saturday.  March 10Th is premier of Apollo House (Jim Sheridan, Hozier & Glen Hansard). Kids Fleadh is Marc...

 

 

Far East Film Festival calling out to young journalists for 4th edition of FEFF’s own school of journalism

 

FEFF CAMPUS 2018 Selection of 10 candidates now open!   UDINE– The Far East Film Festival in Udine, Italy, is again reaching out across the globe with its Campus programme for young journalists which is set to play a leading role at this year’s much-anticipated 20th edition of Asian cinema’s favourite gathering, set to be staged from April 20th to 28th, 2018. The candidate selection process is now open, apply online here: bit.ly/FEFFCampus2018. Ten journalism students...

Seattle Jewish Film Festival Announces 2018 Lineup with "isREEL Life" Theme

Theme "isREEL Life" salutes Israel's 70th Birthday The Seattle Jewish Film Festival, presented by the Stroum Jewish Community Center, is thrilled to announc..

 

FICCI 58 will pay tribute to Spanish actress Maribel Verdú

  Photo: hola.com           The most nominated actress in the history of the Goya awards is being honored for an artistic career framed in the versatility of her performances, spanning more than five decades. Sensual, submissive, perverse, glamorous, vulgar; a servant, a noble, a commoner ...

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Italian-American actress Maria Bello to chair LA, ITALIA FESTIVAL

Italian-American actress Maria Bello has been selected by the Board of the Capri in the World Institute to chair the 13th Annual Los Angeles, Italia – Film, Fashion and Art Fest, which runs February 25th to March 3rd.  The 2018 Festival comes to Hollywood on the eve of the Oscars, with a star-studded array of Italian, Italian-American and international artists all scheduled to participate in the week-long pre-Academy Awards celebration showcasing the best of Italian culture and will ...

 

The crew behind Cut Off

Jowan Carbin Writer | Director | Executive Producer Jowan Carbin was born and raised in California’s Bay Area. As an undergraduate, he pursued the craft of acting and received a BA in theatre with a minor in film from the University of Southern California. Soon after, Jowan attended Columbia University, where he received a MFA in film with high honors. Jowan has written and directed numerous short films, but it was his short film Welcome to Lif...

 

 

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Albin Lewi, nommé Directeur Artistique de CANNESERIES !

 

  CANNESERIES, Festival international des Séries de Cannes, fondé par David Lisnard, maire de Cannes, présidé par Fleur Pellerin et dirigé par Benoît Louvet, recrute Albin Lewi en tant que Directeur Artistique pour la 1ère édition qui aura lieu du 4 au 11 avril 2018. L’équipe de CANNESERIES a le plaisir d’annoncer le recrutement de son Directeur Artistique, Albin Lewi. Albin Lewi était préc&ea...

 

Le Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur relance La Caravane du Court

La Caravane du Court reprend la route du 26 février au 16 mars         Des films drôles, touchants e...

 

Video - Retransmission de la 23ème cérémonie des Prix Lumières et hommage à Belmondo

Découvrez le palmarès de la 23ème cérémonie des Lumières FILM 120 battements par minute de Robin Campillo REALISATEUR Robin Campillo pour 120 battements par minute ACTRICE Jeanne Balibar dans Barbara ACTEUR Nahuel Pérez Biscayart dans 120 battements par minute IMAGE Christophe Beaucarne pour Barbara SCENARIO Robin Campillo, Philippe Mangeot p...

 

 

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12O battements par minute fait le plein aux 23e Lumières de la presse internationale

Monica Bellucci et Jean-Paul Belmondo, invités d'honneur de la 23e Cérémonie des Lumières le 5 février à l'Institut du monde arabe. PALMARES  des 23e Lumières de la presse internationale          ...

 

 

Paulina García et les "Chilenas" à l'honneur cette année de Cinélatino

Pour le 30e anniversaire du festival, l'invitée d'honneur de Cinélatino 2018 est l'actrice chilienne Paulina García !   &n...

 

Palmarès du 24e Festival International des Cinémas d'Asie de Vesoul

Une fréquentation en hausse de 1.500 personnes pour dépasser les 32.500 spectateurs pour cette 24ème ...

 

Palmarès des 25es Trophées du "Film français"

Les 25es Trophées du Film français ont été décernés ce 6 février au Palais Brongniart, en partenariat avec Lacoste, UniFrance, Marques et Films, Jean-Claude Biguine, Neuflize OBC, le groupe TF1 et Embryolisse.  Ces Trophées récompensent notamment les champions du box-office et des audiences, ainsi que l’exploitant de l’année, trois duos "producteur-réalisateur" ciném...

 

"Ghostland" en tête du palmarès de la 25e édition du Festival International du Film Fantastique de Gérardmer

  Le palmarès de la 25e édition du Festival International du Film Fantastique de Gérardmer qui a débuté le 31 janvier et s'achève ce soir, dimanche 4 février 2018.   Le jury des longs métrages, présidé par le réalisateur, scénariste, producteur et comédien Mathieu Kassovitz, était composé de Pascale Arbillot (comédienne), David Belle (comédien &am...

Belle représentation des films du Québec à la Berlinale

Le Québec fera belle figure à la Berlinale, du 15 au 25 février prochain, alors que huit films feront partie de la programmation. Ces films seront présentés en première mondiale, en première internationale ou en première européenne. Les quatre longs métrages québécois suivants seront présentés :   En attendant avril (long métrage fiction) Réalisation : Olivier Godin Product...

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Disney Art Challenge Saison 6: Imaginer le quotidien d'une famille de super-héros

   Lancement de la  6ème édition du Disney Art Challenge   LES  FUTURS TALENTS DE L'ANIMATION FRANCAISE SONT INVITÉS CETTE ANNÉE À IMAGINER LE QUOTIDIEN D'UNE FAMILLE DE SUPER-HEROS   Créé en 2013, le Disney Art Challenge, devenu au fil des ans un rendez-vous incontournable, propose chaque année aux étudiants en arts graphiques de 25 écoles d'animation réunie...

Festival successfully expanded in new directions 

This weekend, the screening of Armando Iannucci’s The Death of Stalin brought a close to the 47th edition of International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR). The festival initiated several innovations: the arts programme Frameworks, online streaming platform IFFR Unleashed, the two-day distribution conference Reality Check and a refocused edition of CineMart.
531 feature, mid-length and short films screened this year, of which 140 world premieres. IFFR welcomed 2,405 film professionals from all corners of the world, among whom 332 filmmakers.

The festival opened on 24 January with the world premiere of Jimmie by Jesper Ganslandt. Apichatpong Weerasethakul was in Rotterdam to present his SLEEPCINEMAHOTEL, a unique project allowing visitors to sleep surrounded by moving images. And IFFR collaborated with the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra to present a special screening with live performance of the score of Phantom Thread, Paul Thomas Anderson’s new film with Anderson and Vicky Krieps present. IFFR 2018 counted more than 329,000 visits, up from last year's 314,000. A grand total of 76 films received an audience rating of 4 (out of 5) or higher, busting last year’s record of 63.

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Video - Dieter Kosslick: this year's Berlinale reflects the way it really is

 

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Norwegian movies at EFM Berlinale

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Hungarian films at Berlinale /EFM

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Film production booming in Europe - up by 47% - over the last 10 years - report by the European Audiovisual Observatory

European Audiovisual Observatory Press release - Film production booming in Europe - up by 47% - over the last 10 years New free European co-production report by the European Audiovisual Observatory  Download this free report: Film production in Europe - Production volume, co-production and worldwide circulation More than 18 000 films were produced in Europe between 2007 and 2016. Overall production volume in Europe grew by 47%, from 1 444 feature films in 2007 to 2 1...

 

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Not one but TWO openings for Avant Premiere

Join us for the official Opening Celebrations and mingle with the global performing arts film industry in a rousing setting! Kick-off Party on 17 Feb - in cooperation with ARTE Berlin Live Before the actual start of Avant Première 2018, we will celebrate a spectacular kick-off at Berlin’s most famous music + TV event, the “Berlin Live” cl...

 

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Two kosovan co-productions will be screened at EFM 2018

    Meet the Kosovo film industry representatives during the 68th edition of Berlinale : from 15 - 23 Feb at EFM Marriot, Kosovo & Albania Film Centers stand no. 137.   On this years edition, two kosovan films supported by KCC will be screened at European Film Market. 'The Marriage' by Blerta Zeqiri Feb. 18th Sunday - 17:00 - CinemaxX 2 'The wedding is only two weeks away. Anita and Bekim are adding the f...

 

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Party like it’s Portugal at Ballhaus Berlin, on Tuesday the 20th of February for an unforgettable night.

P arty like it’s Portugal at Ballhaus Berlin, on Tuesday the 20th of February for an unforgettable night.  Dj Nuno Lopes, will once again bring the action to the dance floor. You might also know him as the winner of the Venice’s Orizzonti Best Actor award in 2016.  You will also be able to taste the sweet chords of the Portuguese tunes with the best Portuguese wine - courtesy of Niepoort - and because film is a collaborative art, we are working c...

 

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Myriad Pictures: FOR LOVE OR MONEY @ EFM - your choice!

     MYRIAD PICTURES ANNOUNCES   FOR LOVE OR MONEY     A hilarious unromantic comedy about love and revenge     Los Angeles, February 12 2018: Myriad Pictures announced today that it will handle international sales on th...

 

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Sometimes Madeline is a cat, sometimes a turtle: Josephine Decker's MADELINE'S MADELINE at Berlinale

MADELINE’S MADELINE Written and Directed by Josephine Decker Starring Helena Howard, Molly Parker, and Miranda July FORUM (Visit Films)   **2018 Sundance Film Festival - Official Selection**   “This is one of the boldest and most invigorating American films of the 21st century.” - David Ehrlich, INDIEWIRE   "The best film I saw at Sundance. Featuring a star making turn from Helena Howard, Josephine Decker’s film deconstructs the very...

 

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Leilah Weinraub’s SHAKEDOWN on urban lesbian strip club scene in LA celebrates world premiere in Panorama secti

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Green attitude: Bring your own cup at Berlinale

Additional festival goer Information Press Screening Guide The Press Screening Guide is a new publication provided by the Berlinale to members of the press. It will list all specific section press screenings, as well as provide information on access modalities for public screenings. Berlinale-App  Download the official Berlinale 2018 App for Android and iPhone to sync with your personal Programme Planner at berlinale.de. Who's Where The...

 

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Line up - Films from The Netherlands at Berlinale & EFM 2018

      www.international.eyefilm.nl     Cinema from The Netherlands is strongly represented at the 68th Berlin International Film Festival (15 - 25 February), with a large number of Dutch productions and co-productions in various sections. Among th...

 

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Versatile EFM final line-up

        Please find hereafter our EFM 2018 final line-up. We are pleased to announce a new title:   ...

 

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Premiere Entertainment Group (PEG) announces partnership with Movie On Pictures

Premiere Entertainment Group (PEG), a Los Angeles-based sales, production and financing company, has announced a four-film partnership with Movie On Pictures. Movie On Pictures will produce the features with Premiere Entertainment handling worldwide sales. SIX CHILDREN AND ONE GRANDFATHER is a family comedy in which a wealthy socialite inherits six grandchildren which turn his life upside down. Starring John Savage, Burt Young, Blanca Blanco, and Bret Roberts. Directed by Yann Thomas and writ...

 

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Lenfilm Studios' Days will be held in Russian House of Science and Culture (RHSC) in Berlin.

From 19 to 21 of February, 2018 Lenfilm Studios' Days will be held in Russian House of Science and Culture (RHSC) in Berlin. The screenings coincide with the 68th Berlin International Film Festival and will take place in the renewed cinema hall of RHSC at the following address Friedrichstraße 176-179 Berlin. Latest Lenfilm titles will be shown in the capital of Germany: Contribution, a detective story about Civil war in Russia, a film about Leningrad siege Three Days Ti...

 

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ONE EYED FILMS Line Up

  ONE EYED FILMS Line Up        Dear Bruno   In advance of EFM we invite you to consider the scifi noir thriller 'HIDDEN RESERVES ' (Golden Award  Zurich , Best Film Morbido Mexico, Best Cinematography, Best Production Design Austrian Film Awards.   We look forward sending you invitations to stream.     Hidden Re...

 

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Koschke – A Publication for the Berlin Critics’ Week

    Berlin Critics’ Week was founded four years ago wi...

 

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Interview with Sales Agent Carlos Rincon @ Premiere Entertainment Group

    Sales Agent and Producer Carlos Rincon has been working world markets for a decade, having started his career with international sales and distribution company Spotlight Pictures, where he worked on dozens of film titles including James Franco's films 'Sal' (2011) and 'Child of God' (2013). He now works for Premiere Entertainment Group as VP of Development & Acquisitions (Executive); the company has been in business for 15 years and has ...

 

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Interview with Meg Thomson, VP of Worldwide Content for Globalgate Entertainment

Meg Thomson is VP of Worldwide Content for Globalgate Entertainment, a division of distribution company Lionsgate. With offices in the US and London, Globalgate specializes in the co-financing (through its Globalgate Fund), production and international distribution for local-language films within their home territories. I recently interviewed Meg about her experience, position and the company.    Before your current position with Globalgate Entertainment, you were a film ...

 

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Flanders line Up Update @ EFM Berlin

    PRESENTING AT BERLINALE 2018         SCREENING AT EFM 2018                         ...

 

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World premiere of PATRIMONIO, the new documentary from Lisa F. Jackson and Sarah Teale

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Netherlands Film Fund and the Netherlands Film Commission return to EFM

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StarStruck @EFM 2018 from DevilWorks

  Dana Ashbrook, fresh from his return as Bobby Briggs on Showtime’s ‘Twin Peaks”, stars in Restraint. John Hensley, Geoffrey Rivas, and Caitlyn Folley co-star. From Adam Cushman comes a psychological thriller about a disturbed young woman who plunges into a darkness after becoming unexpectedly pregnant, becomin...

IFTA reports: Germany Market Remains One of Europe's Strongest Market

  Courtesy IFTA Germany is Europe’s largest economy and its second most populous nation (after Russia). Its entertainment market is one of Europe’s strongest, particularly the theatrical and television sectors. IFTA’s Research Department spoke with buyers from the territory about the market’s current state and what opportunities remain for Independents. Despite a slight slowdown in international acquisitions, it r...

 

10.02.2018 | Berlin's blog

LineUp at EFM for Planeta Inform Film Distribution

  Planeta Inform Film Distribution will be on their stand is MGB 106.     ...

 

10.02.2018 | Berlin's blog

There will be blood...VIKING BLOOD at EFM

    ITN's Office: Ritz Carlton Suite 633   Website: www.itnfilms.net       VIKING BLOOD Action. HD. 2018.  Shooting in Scandinavia in March 2018.   An ITN Original Film.   From the Producer of LADY BLOODFIGHT   With the stars of GAME OF THRONES and WESTWORLD.    Award-winning actors and battle hardened stuntmen.   Synopsis: A viking merc...

 

09.02.2018 | Berlin's blog

Inhale–Exhale New film from acclaimed Georgian-born Berlin-based director Dito Tsintsadze

  The acclaimed Georgian-born Berlin-based director Dito Tsintsadze is in postproduction with Inhale–Exhale aka 43, a Georgian/Russian coproduction shot in Georgia after  a long pause.    The story written by Nestan (Nene) Kvinikadze follows 37-year-old Irina, a doctor who returns home after serving a long sentence in prison. In order to start a new life and return to the society, Irina has to earn the trust of the people close to her. But does she need a place...

 

09.02.2018 | Berlin's blog

Red Bull Media House - Cinema Unit EFM Line Up

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EUROPEAN SHOOTING STARS and PRODUCERS ON THE MOVE Present 27 Films on Berlinale Screens 2018

European Shooting Star Alba August stars in "Becoming Astrid", a Berlinale Special Gala EFP (European Film Promotion) and its member organisations are delighted to announce that 37 participants of our talent platforms EUROPEAN SHOOTING STARS and PRODUCERS ON THE MOVE will be presenting 27 films at the 68th Berlin International Film Festival. The group of acting talents is led by this year's Shooting Star Franz Rogowski from Germany, who plays the ...

 

09.02.2018 | Berlin's blog

Styx, directed by Wolfgang Fischer, Panorama Special Opening Film

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09.02.2018 | Berlin's blog

World Premiere at Berlinale: Henrika Kull's debut feature JIBRIL

  Directed and written by Henrika Kull Producers: Henrika Kull, Sophie Lakow, Carolina Steinbrecher Produced by Filmuniversität Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF Germany 2018, 83 minutes, German & Arabic with English subt. World Sales: Pluto Film   The feature film JIBRIL by director Henrika Kull will celebrate its world premiere in the Panorama section of the upcoming Berlin International Film Festival. Henrika Kull is one of the freshest young cinema voices in Germany. Henrika ...

 

09.02.2018 | Berlin's blog

Lars Kraume’s SILENT REVOLUTION at the Berlinale Special Gala

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09.02.2018 | Berlin's blog

WORLD PREMIERE of outside: Witnesses to the eventful life stories of homeless people

      Official Selection - Perspektive Deutsches Kino - Berlinale 2018 Nominated...

 

09.02.2018 | Berlin's blog

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2018 Berlinale: The Bears are back  : Check our Newsletters 1 I 2 I 3 Email us if you need helpwith promo We are happy to suggest some promo actions to boost your success at EFM. Would you need help, blasting to our buyers database, sales, media, film professionals attending... or just ads in our newsletter circulated to 190 000 subscribers...? We run dailies from Berlinale and EFM (and Cannes, TIFF, Venice... ) and can promote you (with a budget) t...

Cloud21 (www.cloud21.com) and Kultura PR (www.kulturapr.com) are pleased to present the” Global Film Showcase” that will be held during Cannes Film Festival in May 2018.

The by-invitation only event will feature a six person panel that includes entertainment industry veterans, executives and filmmakers.

Recently, Cloud 21 and Kultura PR produced the very successful “Indie Film Showcase at Park City” that featured E! founder Larry Namer, Heartland Films’ and women’s filmmaker advocate Sue Vicory, and award-winning filmmaker Jeff Witzeman.

Sue Vicory is a confirmed panelist of the “Global Film Showcase during Cannes 2018.” Three time Telly Award-winning filmmaker, Sue Vicory (www.suevicory.com)  has been creating community-based films and projects within her not for profit production company, Heartland Films, Inc. since 2003. Her works include  "Homelessness & the Power of One,” feature documentaries “One” and "Kansas City Jazz & Blues; Past, Present & Future" and short films “Absent” and "1898, The W.F. Norman Story. In 2015, she founded Team XX, an all female team of 25 filmmakers that created the award-winning film “Down Stage.” Vicory is a member of the LA based Alliance of Women Directors and creator of the website www.womendocumentaryfilmmakers.com to increase visibility for female filmmakers.

Monica Morrison of the event’s official media partner  I Entertainment News (www.ientertainment.news) will moderate the panel that will also be podcast.  Morrison is the CEO of B Team Media Group and founder of Indie Entertainment Magazine.  

Following the panel will be a VIP reception where media and industry will have the chance to meet and mingle with the panelists.

For detailed information about the opportunity, please visit:

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Minister of State and Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media Prof. Monika Grütters, the Governing Mayor of Berlin Michael Müller, Jury President Tom Tykwer and Berlinale Director Dieter Kosslick will open the 68^th Berlin International Film Festival at the Berlinale Palast at 7.30 pm on February 15. During the Opening Gala, the International Jury will be introduced. Besides director, screenwriter, film composer, and producer Tom Tykwer (Germany), the International Jury includes actress Cécile de France (Belgium), photographer and former director of the Filmoteca Española Chema Prado (Spain), producer Adele Romanski (USA), composer Ryūichi Sakamoto (Japan), and film critic Stephanie Zacharek (USA). Anke Engelke will host the evening. The event will be broadcast live by ZDF/3sat and streamed live at www.berlinale.de.

Following the Opening Gala, Wes Anderson’s animated film Isle of Dogs will have its world premiere. The director and his film team, including Bryan Cranston, Greta Gerwig, Bill Murray, Jeff Goldblum, Kunichi Nomura, Liev Schreiber, Koyu Rankin, Bob Balaban, Tilda Swinton, Akira Takayama, Yojiro Noda, Mari Natsuki, who voiced some of the characters, and the screenwriters Roman Coppola and Jason Schwartzman will present the film in the Berlinale Palast.

In addition to the members of the International Jury, the GWFF Best First Feature Award jury are expected on the Red Carpet. This year’s members include director and screenwriter Jonas Carpignano (Italy), director, screenwriter, and producer Călin Peter Netzer (Romania), and director of the Jerusalem Cinematheque Noa Regev (Israel). Attending as well are the three members of the Glashütte Original ― Documentary Award jury: curator and co-director of the Doclisboa Cíntia Gil (Portugal), director, painter and photographer Ulrike Ottinger (Germany), and author, producer and director Eric Schlosser (USA).

Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier as well as numerous other German politicians and ambassadors will also be attending the opening of the Berlinale.

Other international and national guests are anticipated: Mario Adorf, Fatih Akin, Feo Aladag, Thomas Arslan, Emily Atef, Harry Baer, Marie Bäumer, Jasna Fritzi Bauer, Hartmut Becker, Meret Becker, Wolfgang Becker, Anna Bederke, Paula Beer, Bibiana Beglau, Iris Berben, Edward Berger, Senta Berger, Christian Berkel, Anne Zohra Berrached, Alexander Beyer, Moritz Bleibtreu, Hark Bohm, Achim von Borries, Ulrich Friedrich Brandhoff, Matthias Brandt, Ana Brun, Natja Brunckhorst, Anna Brüggemann, Dietrich Brüggemann, Daniel Brühl, Detlev Buck, Klaus Bueb, Christel Buschmann, Ingrid Caven, Sung-Hyung Cho, Patricia Clarkson, Clueso, Didi Danquart, Pepe Danquart, Justus von Dohnányi, Can Dündar, Léonore Ekstrand, Uli Edel, Katja Eichinger, Lars Eidinger, Olafur Eliasson, Elle Fanning, Florian David Fitz, Inka Friedrich, Maria Furtwängler, Benno Fürmann, Florian Gallenberger, Toni Garrn, Hans W. Geißendörfer, Jan-Ole Gerster, Godehard Giese, Nina Grosse, Herbert Grönemeyer, Philip Gröning, Monika Hansen-Sander, Corinna Harfouch, Leander Haußmann, André M. Hennicke, Annette Hess, Klaus Hoffmann, Henry Hübchen, Sandra Hüller, Markus Imhoof, Hannes Jaenicke, Peter Keglevic, Nicole Kellerhals, Friederike Kempter, Nikolai Kinski, Michael Klier, Herbert Knaup, Sebastian Koch, Wolfgang Kohlhaase, Lars Kraume, Chris Kraus, Thomas Kretschmann, Marco Kreuzpaintner, Maren Kroymann, Joachim Król, Peter Kurth, Steffi Kühnert, Frederick Lau, Alina Levshin, Dani Levy, Peter Lohmeyer, Florian Lukas, Andreas Lust, Angelina Maccarone, Elyas M’Barek, Heike Makatsch, Leslie Malton, Monika Maron, Marcelo Martinessi, Ulrich Matthes, Axel Milberg, Helke Misselwitz, Nele Mueller-Stöfen, Bjarne Mädel, Helen Mirren, Wotan Wilke Möhring, Jannis Niewöhner, Christiane Paul, Axel Petersén,  Franziska Petri, Nina Petri, Christian Petzold, Anne Ratte-Polle, Kida Ramadan, Wolfgang Richter, Oskar Roehler, Franz Rogowski, Lars Rudolph, Benjamin Sadler, Nesrin Samdereli, Yasemin Samdereli, Udo Samel, Helke Sander, Andrea Sawatzki, Clemens Schick, Tom Schilling, Jenny Schily, Sebastian Schipper, Mark Schlichter, Hans-Christian Schmid, Maria Schrader, Karoline Schuch, Jessica Schwarz, Hanna Schygulla, Emilia Schüle, Marie-Lou Sellem, Fernando E. Solanas, Jan Henrik Stahlberg, Florian Stetter, Isabelle Stever, Ula Stöckl, Lena Stolze, Jasmin Tabatabai, Aylin Tezel, Anna Thalbach, Robert Thalheim, Rosalie Thomass, Margarethe von Trotta, Andres Veiel, Simon Verhoeven, Joseph Vilsmaier, Katharina Wackernagel, Nora Waldstätten, Connie Walther, Hans Weingartner, Wim Wenders, Lavinia Wilson, Johanna Wokalek, Mennan Yapo, Ronald Zehrfeld, Nathan and David Zellner, Hanns Zischler.

International Competition

George Perec’s famous novel Life a User's Manual guides the selection of this year’s IC section films

The International Competition section of the 20^th anniversary edition of the Thessaloniki Documentary Festival discovers the boldest new voices of contemporary documentary filmmaking, presenting the first or second films of the most promising directors from all over the world.

This year the festival selects the 10 IC films with George Perec’s famous novel Life a User’s Manualas guiding compass; a 600-page book with 2,000 characters and hundreds of stories, which highlights life as a puzzle that can never be solved. Perec challenges the reader in a mental game that tackles concepts such as time, memory, happiness, life and death, by looking at the life stories of the inhabitants of a Parisian apartment block, over a period of one hundred years. The author plays with the game of life itself. It is no coincidence that Perec was a distinguished member of OuLiPo (Ouvroir de Littérature Potentielle), the most fascinating and literally entertaining literary movement of the 20^th century.

OuLiPo’s philosophy involves the concept of the game, expanding in its various symbolisms and dimensions in art. One could argue that the selection process of the films that compete in a festival is indeed a playful self-constraining game, which, after all, does not impose any limits but rather emancipates us, by allowing us to determine its very own rules. One of OuLiPo’s founders, Raymond Queneau, once defined Oulipians as “rats who build the labyrinth from which they plan to escape.” Thus, as we also seek to escape from the labyrinth we build, we decided to use Georges Perec’s Life a User's Manual, as our guide in selecting films.

This year we invite you participate in this playful game that we could call OuFeCiPo (Ouvroir de Festival Cinématographique Potentiel). It is an alternative way to select, watch, review and reflect on films; and, of course, to experience them as a labyrinth whose walls are made of materials derived from literature and visual arts. Escaping this labyrinth is nothing but a wonderful, entertaining, educational, intellectual and, at the same time, playful game.

All that Passes by a Window that Doesn’t Open by Martin Dicicco, USA-Qatar, 2017, 70’: Workers in Azerbaijan strive to build a new railroad between Europe and Asia, while a lonely Armenian stationmaster waits for 20 years for the return of the trains. These people’s routines, dreams and regrets are reflected amidst the troubled past and present of the region, in this beautifully shot documentary.

Angkarby Neary Adeline Hay, France, 2017, 71’: An engaging exploration of Cambodia’s recent history, as well as a personal diary about memory and identity, the film follows the director’s father who returns to the village where he lived as a prisoner and meets his former Khmer Rouge persecutors.

Awakenby Jiawei Ning, China, 2017, 62’: Spring arrives after a long winter and a fisherman in a Chinese village readies his fishing boat again. The struggle –and harmony- between man and nature is masterfully captured without any words. 

Baronesa by Juliana Antunes, Brazil, 2017, 70’: Shot on location in the outskirts of Belo Horizonte, Brazil, the film offers a rare glimpse of favelas, through the women’s point of view. It introduces us to Leidiane and Andreia, who try to cope with the slum’s violence and dangers, but also enjoy friendship and love.

Las cinéphilas by María Álvarez, Argentina, 2017, 74': Retired women from Spain, Argentina and Uruguay share a common passion for films. They go to the cinema every day and experience films as a cure for loneliness or a way to forget the passage of time, in this sensitive, bittersweet documentary.  

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The Distant Barking of Dogs by Simon Lereng Wilmont, Denmark-Finland-Sweden, 2017, 90’: Set in a half-deserted small village in Eastern Ukraine, the film centers on the daily life of 10-year-old Oleg who lives there with his beloved grandmother, remarkably recording what it means for a child to grow up in a warzone.

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20^th THESSALONIKI DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL [2-11/3/2018]

Poster rationale

Questions asking for answers

A starting point for every creative idea is a question that will trigger interest and motivate research. Is there time? Are they alive? How did you react? Simple words and a punctuation point provide a chance to find out the truth. A simple question begins and shapes the world of documentary, where the filmmaker will use it as a search tool, attempting to give an answer. Capturing the fundamental reason for creating a documentary, the reason why everything began, which marked the need of the director to explore a specific topic.

A star-studded press conference opened the 2018 Berlinale, with the full cast of Wes Anderson's Isle of Dogs in attendance for the tonight's premiere at the Berlinale Palast. 

The stop motion animation takes us to near future Japan, where dogs are being extradited to a trash island away from humans, due to an infectious virus. When the mayor's nephew escapes in an attempt to find his dog Spots, the first that was sent away by his tyrannnic uncle, he sets off to a lifechanging adventure where he makes some new furry friends. 

Director and writer Wes Anderson comes to the Berlinale for the fourth time, surrounded by an impressive cast including Tilda Swinton, Bryan Cranston, Greta Gerwig, Bill Murray, Liev Schreiber and many more. 

The majority attended the press conference this morning and spoke about the challenges of creating an animated film, the peculiar difficulties that you do not encounter with any other genre and the great sense of freedom and creativity it gives. 

Wes Anderson spoke about "those little detials that make such a difference in animation and you need to constantly look for and improve. Like for example, two years into the project you notice that one of the puppets is not looking right and you have to change it all over. But it is all such great fun." 

The entire cast referred to the great experience working with a master like Anderson and the amount of funny moments they had while giving their voices to the characters in the film. 

Isle of Dogs opens the festival tonight and will be on general release in March. 

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Photos / text: Martin I. Petrov 

Rock Horror in Rio Teaser #6 from Rock H on Vimeo.

The Rock Horror in Rio Film Festival is more than a film screener, it’s an event that unites the best of the horror, thriller, and fantasy films with rock & roll in a big party for moviegoers who love music, and cinema.

Our huge halloween themed pajama party will take place in one of the most interesting and hip locations of Rio de Janeiro, downtown. Recently, renewed, it has a bohemian and industrial atmosphere, featuring the Guanabara Bay as its backdrop, a perfect location for a horror movie film festival that lasts from dusk till dawn, and culminates with a rock concert every night.
 

Prepare your heart for scarily exciting nights filled with the best of international thrillers, rock & roll, drinks in test tubes, and lots of purple popcorn. 

SCREENING & EVENTS SCHEDULETHE ACCESS TO THE FILMSAll the film screenings and round tables are free and open to the general public by acquiring a ticket through the Eventbrite website. Choose your session, do the login and receive your ticket by email. The tickets are valid until 15 minutes before each session. After that, they will become available again for distribution. It's not necessary to exchange your ticket at the theater. Just show your QR Code at the theater within the time frame described. Observe the film rating at the moment of the acquisition of your ticket. The entrance is subject to the capacity of the screening room.THE EVENTSEvery night the Rock Horror in Rio will receive the public at the Rock Lounge, a large space with rock shows and DJs. The attractions will be announced on the website. The Rock Lounge will work from 6:30 PM until 2:00 AM. Rating: Free

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The 21st anniversary edition of the NY Sephardic Jewish Film Festival features compelling stories and evocative documentaries about Iraqi, Syrian, Mexican, Egyptian, Israeli, French, Tunisian, Ethiopian, and Greek communities

The American Sephardi Federation’s NY Sephardic Jewish Film Festival showcases contemporary voices steeped in the history, traditions, and rich mosaic culture of Greater Sephardic communities. The ten-day Festival features premiere film screenings, intriguing stories, evocative documentaries, Q&As with filmmakers, as well as special honorees and guests. The Pomegranate Awards Ceremony on Opening Night celebrates Sephardi excellence in the arts. Past recipients include Senior Counselor to the King of Morocco André Azoulay, French-Algerian recording legend Enrico Macias, Kuwaiti star and human rights activist Ema Shah, and Morocco-Israeli poet Erez Bitton.

Each night of the Festival is a different themed program honoring the rich and diverse communities ASF represents.

“For the NYSJFF 21st Edition, we are proud to present poignant and powerful programs, including a number of New York premieres,” said Sara Nodjoumi, Artistic Director of the New York Sephardic Jewish Film Festival.

“From Stars, Konrad Wolf’s classic, cinematic gem on the Greek Holocaust experience, to Cecile Peck’s Brave Miss World about a Moroccan-Israeli beauty contestant’s struggle against sexual violence, these are universal stories that speak to the issues of our time (discrimination, persecution, immigration, resistance) and all time,” Nodjoumi said.

NYSJFF Artistic Director Sara Nodjoumi produced The Iran Job, and is a programming alumna of the Tribeca Film Festival, where her latest film, When God Sleeps, premiered earlier this year. 

David Serero, the producer of the NYSJFF's star-studded 20th edition, returns to produce this year's Festival. A Moroccan-French opera singer and actor with many credits to his name, Serero previously created and starred in ASF's successful theatrical season (Merchant of Venice, Othello, and Nabucco), and will star in April and June 2018 as Cyrano de Bergerac and Don Giovanni at the ASF.

All films and events are taking place at the Center for Jewish History located at 15 West 16th Street. The complete list of selected NYSJFF films with dates, times, as well as pass and ticket information can be found at www.nysephardifilmfestival.org

Moroccan Opening Night, Monday, March 5th at 7pm.

On March 5th 2018 at 7pm, the Annual Pomegranate Awards Ceremony will feature a special performance of Sebt Gnawa, the revival of the seldom summoned Moroccan-Jewish spirits, by Grammy-nominated Innov Gnawa with Sephardi Jazz trumpeter Itamar Borochov.

The 21st NY Sephardic Jewish Film Festival will commence with an exclusive cultural experience: the summoning of seldom heard Jewish spirits from the Gnawa repertoire.

Gnawa, the traditional, ritual healing music of black communities formed of former soldiers and slaves, who originated in Northern Mali and Mauritanian before being brought to Morocco, has "raw, hypnotic power [that has] fascinated outsiders as diverse as writer/composer Paul Bowles, jazz giant Randy Weston and rock god Jimi Hendrix." Sometimes called "the Moroccan Blues," Gnawa features unique instrumentation "from the lute-like sintir that the Maâlem uses to call the tune, to the metal qarqaba (castinets) with which the kouyos (chorus) keep time and pound out clattering, hypnotic rhythms."

Composed of Moroccan expatriates in America, the Grammy-nominated Innov Gnawa is working with Jaffa-born, Brooklyn-based Bukaharian Jazz trumpeter and composer Itamar Borochov to save the Sebt (in Moroccan Darija) or Shabbat spirits from oblivion. "Music is at the heart of the shared Judeo-Muslim Moroccan heritage. To have Itamar, whose played Jazz at Lincoln Center and whose latest album is a Downbeat Editor's Pick, come together with Innov to preserve and revive Sebt Gnawa is a most meaningful tribute to this legacy, and a wonderful way with which to celebrate the Moroccan culture of coexistence at the NY Sephardic Jewish Film Festival," says Jason Guberman, Executive Director of the American Sephardi Federation.

The evening will feature a reception of traditional kosher Moroccan cuisine and presentation of the Pomegranate Awards, designed by Baghdad-born artist and ASF Board Member Oded Halahmy.

Tuesday, March 6th at 7pm: The Syrian Sephardic Community

THE SYRIAN JEWISH COMMUNITY: OUR JOURNEY THROUGH HISTORY

THE JEWS OF SYRIA, 1930-1967

Directed by Lisa Ades

Executive Produced by Joseph J. Sitt

Documentary Feature, 90 min, USA, 2014, English

From Executive Producer, Joseph J. Sitt, the sixth installment of his multi-part series on the Syrian Sephardi community, is the fascinating story of life in Syria for the Jews who remained there after the massive exodus to the US and other countries in the early 1900s. Weaving together stories of pogroms and fires in Aleppo and Damascus in 1947 and 1948, of repression and heroic escapes as Jews in Syria, Lebanon, and Egypt fled persecution, the mysterious Aleppo Codex (part of which was smuggled to safety in Israel), the courageous Rabbi Abraham Kalmanowitz who helped Syrian boys escape to New York, and the Jewish spy, Elie Cohen, who helped his brothers in Israel win the Six Day War before his capture and execution, this is an incredible film about one of the Jewish People’s oldest and most illustrious communities.

Wednesday, March 7th at 7:00pm: Anti-Semitism in France

WHY DO THEY HATE US?

Directed by Alexandre Amiel

Documentary Feature, 81 min, France, 2016, French with English subtitles

NY Premiere

Followed by a Panel discussion

In 2015, French and Belgian-born ISIS terrorists massacred civilians in Paris, including at the office of the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo and the famed Bataclan Theatre. Motivated by these attacks—the deadliest in France since World War II—and his son’s questions about the murderers, Alexandre Amiel, a French-Moroccan Sephardi filmmaker and veteran reporter, produced a trilogy of documentaries exploring hatred from the perspectives of its primary victims in French society by profiling three representatives: himself, Amelle Chahbi (a comedienne of Moroccan descent), and Lucien Jean-Baptiste (an actor and director who was born in the Caribbean). This NY premiere of the episode relating to anti-Semitism is a must-see in this age of rising religious and racial hatreds, nationalist chauvinism, and violence.

Thursday, March 8th at 7pm: Undying Romance in Mexico - Sephardi-style

NORA’S WILL

Directed by Mariana Chenillo

Narrative Feature, 90 min, Mexico, 2010, Spanish with English subtitles

Followed by a Mexican After-Party

When his ex-wife Nora dies right before Passover, José is forced to stay with her body until she can be properly put to rest. He soon realizes he is part of Nora’s plan to bring her family back together for one last Passover feast, leading José to rediscover their undying love for each other. A comedy like no other, and directed by Mariana Chenillo, the first female director to win Mexico’s Best Picture Award.

Saturday, March 10th at 8:30pm: Classic Movie Night: Greek Sephardim in the Holocaust

STARS

Directed by Konrad Wolf

Narrative Feature, 88 min, East Germany / Bulgaria, 1959, German, Bulgarian, Yiddish, and Ladino with English subtitles

A classic film from one of Germany’s greatest filmmakers, Stars won The Special Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival in 1959. The film exquisitely tells the story of a Nazi officer who falls in love with a Greek-Sephardi Jewish girl while escorting Jewish prisoners through Bulgaria to a concentration camp.

Sunday, March 11th at 1:30pm: The Promised Land: Ma’abarot Memories

THE ANCESTRAL SIN 

Directed by David Deri

Documentary Feature, 109 min, Israel, 2017, Hebrew and Darija (Moroccan Arabic) with English subtitles

NY Premiere

In the first two decades after the re-establishment of Israel, the director’s family, originally from Morocco, were part of the wave of refugees from Greater Sephardi communities who came to the fledgling Jewish State.

As other immigrants coming to this Promised but poor land, Deri’s family were taken to a “development town,” Yeruham in the Negev Desert, as part of a population disbursement policy that pushed Sephardim to the country’s periphery. This chilling documentary shares personal stories that reveal the price immigrant-families have paid and the price still being paid by Israeli society for the discriminatory policies of its Ashkenazi-dominated early years.

ROCK IN THE RED ZONE (3:30pm)

Directed by Laura Bialis

Documentary Feature, 92 min, Israel, 2014, English & Hebrew with English subtitles

Fear and danger are never far for residents of the development town, Sderot, where missiles rain down on civilians routinely from Hamas and other Islamist forces in the nearby Gaza Strip. Despite the almost daily trauma, a community of young artists—Greater Sephardi Jews of mainly Moroccan, Kurdish, and Persian descent—have found an artistic outlet for their anger and hope, creating world-infused music every single day.

Sunday, March 11th at 5:30pm: The Egyptian Experience

STARTING OVER AGAIN

Directed by Ruggero Gabbai

Documentary Feature, 64 min, USA, 2015, English

NY Premiere

Filmed in Paris, Milan, New York, London, Washington, Sydney, Tel Aviv, and Jerusalem, this personal documentary is the story of Egyptian Jews during 1948-1956. Narrated by twenty witnesses, this NY premiere deftly weaves historical events and archival footage, a powerful film about resilience and reinvention.

THE BAND’S VISIT (7:00pm)

Directed by Eran Kolirin

Narrative Feature, 87 min, Israel, 2007, Arabic & Hebrew with English subtitles

When a band of eight Egyptian musicians arrive by mistake in a small town in Israel’s Negev Desert, they stop at a restaurant owned by Dina (the late and great ASF Pomegranate Award Honoree, Ronit Elkabetz), who offers them lodging. Now an award-winning Broadway musical, this classic is both a clever, subtle slice-of-life comedy, and poignant cross-cultural exploration.

Monday, March 12th at 7:00pm: Young Professionals Night - A Moroccan Israeli’s #MeToo

BRAVE MISS WORLD

Directed by Cecilia Peck

Documentary Feature, 92 min, USA, 2013, English, Hebrew & Italian with English subtitles

Q&A with Filmmaker

Preceded by a Happy Hour

Weeks before winning the 1998 Miss World pageant, Moroccan-Israeli teen Linor Abargil was held captive and raped by her travel agent while heading home from an Italian modeling assignment. Ten years later, she resolved to confront her past and reach out to other rape survivors. An inspiring story about courage and the universal struggle to stop rampant sexual violence against women.

Tuesday, March 13th at 7pm: SEPHARDI SHORTS PROGRAM

THE PIRATE CAPTAIN TOLEDANO

Directed by Arnon Shorr

Short Narrative, 10 min, USA, 2017, English

NY Premiere

On a 16th century ship, a Jewish stowaway who fled the Inquisition wants to

become a pirate to avenge Spanish persecution. The captain must decide whether to make him a pirate... or make him walk the plank. An imaginary take on the real history of the Sephardi pirates of the Caribbean.

SARA LEVY COHEN

Directed by Zohar Melinik

Documentary Short, 13 min, Israel, Ladino & Hebrew with English subtitles

NY Premiere

A 96-year old woman has lived in the same apartment for 70 years in Jerusalem. Before immigrating to Israel from Turkey, she sang traditional songs in Ladino, her mother-tongue. While Ladino fades away, it also reveals a story of cultural identity in constant motion.

116 CAMERAS

Directed by Davina Pardo

Documentary Short, 16 min, USA, English

As the Holocaust survivor community ages, the USC Shoah Foundation has embarked on an ambitious new project to transform survivors into 3D digital projections that will interact with generations to come. Short-listed for a 2018 Academy Award, 116 CAMERAS follows Auschwitz survivor Eva Schloss, as she goes through this unique process and reflects on how her role as a Holocaust speaker has changed over time. 

The film's Emmy Award-winning director, Davina Pardo, received ASF's Ronit Elkabetz "Rising Star" Pomegranate Award at the 20th NY Sephardic Jewish Film Festival.

KEEP IT COOL

Directed by Na’ama Keha

Narrative Short, 17 min, Israel, Hebrew with English subtitles

Q&A with Filmmaker

Tomer, a teenage girl, has an unexpected visit by her older brother Uri, who has been injured during his service in the IDF and is now confined to a wheelchair. Uri is aware of his impotence while Tomer is just discovering her own sexuality and womanhood. 

An uncomfortable first film from this year’s Ronit Elkabetz “Rising Star” Pomegranate Award Recipient.

Wednesday, March 14th at 7pm: On the Road to Zion

TWO ZIONS: THE LIVING LEGACY OF THE QUEEN OF SHEBA & KING SOLOMON

Directed by Cheryl Halpern

Documentary Feature, 58 min, USA / Ethiopia / Israel, English, Amharic & Hebrew with English subtitles

Q&A with filmmaker & subject

“Two Zions” tells the story of people from two seemingly disparate countries who share a bond originating in biblical times. Focusing on the “Zions” of Jerusalem, Israel and Axum, Ethiopia, and the fascinating history that links these holy places, the film focuses on the relationship between King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba.

CLOSING NIGHT: Thursday, March 15th at 7pm: Tunisia & Iraqi Closing Night

JOURNEY FROM TUNISIA

Directed by Jonathan Maimon

Short Documentary, 30 min, USA, English, Arabic, & Hebrew with English subtitles

NY Premiere

What began as a few simple interviews of his Sephardic grandparents turned into an epic and spell-binding documentary about emigration, immigration, upheaval, disappointment, and adaptation. The film features rare archival footage of the Nazi invasion of Tunisia during World War II, as well as the joyous celebration of its liberation by Allied Forces in May 1943. Journey from Tunisia is a film about the upheaval of centuries-old roots for Jews and their Arab neighbors in North Africa, and the creation of new-old roots in Israel.

REMEMBER BAGHDAD

Directed by Fiona Murphy

Feature Documentary, 69 min, UK / USA, English

NY Premiere

Q&A with Filmmaker

In this expertly made documentary, using a unique blend of powerful home movies and photos, alongside public source news footage, we meet several storied Baghdadi Jewish families: the Dallals who import tires, the Khalastchis who sell cars, the Shamashes who are property developers and politicians, and the Dangoors who import Coca-Cola - all working in partnerships with their Muslim Iraqi friends and neighbors. The story of Baghdad’s last Jews—from gaiety to revolutions, community celebrations to persecution and public hangings—opens out onto the wider story of the effectual end of Iraq’s Jewish community after 2,500 years.

About The American Sephardi Federation

The American Sephardi Federation, a Partner of the landmark Center for Jewish History, proudly preserves and promotes the history, traditions, and rich mosaic culture of Greater Sephardic communities as an integral part of the Jewish experience. ASF hosts high-profile events and exhibitions, produces widely-read online (Sephardi World Weekly and Sephardi Ideas Monthly) and print (The Sephardi Report) publications, supports research, scholarship (see: ASF’s 2018 Broome & Allen Fellowship and Scholarship Recipients), and the National Sephardic Library & Archives, and represents the Sephardi voice in diplomatic and Jewish communal affairs as a member of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations and World Jewish Congress.