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> FantasPORTO Day by Day February 28 to March 8, 2014.
Filmfestivals.com Bruno Chatelin Street Rap ... in the Streets of Porto
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Filmfestivals.com Bruno Chatelin enjoyed his jury duty at Fantasporto 2014. Here is a fantastic story for you: walking along the streets of Porto, he found this local artist doing this Street Rap in honor of filmfestivals.com. Check the sound ! The rumor in the streets of Porto : filmfestivals.com own the most comprehensive database on the film festival Circuit (165 112 subscribers) Most of them are filmmakers involved in the circuit, where you could source your future entries....
Fantasporto 2014 an Art exhibition at fingertip
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Antonia Gomes and Helena Leao were exhibited at Rivoli Theatre ...
Past Awards at Fantasporto
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WINNERS FANTASPORTO 1981 (Non-Competitive Festival) 1982 Grand Prix Fantasporto 82: The Redemeer - Krsto Papic (Jugoslavia) 1983 Grand Prix Fantasporto 83: Scanners - David Cronenberg (Canada) 1984 Grand Prix Fantasporto 84: Le Dernier Combat - Luc Besson (France) 1985 Grand Prix Fantasporto 95: The Company of the Wolves - Neil Jordan (UK) 1986 Grand Prix Fantasporto 86: Fuego Eterno - José Angel Re...
Final Day - Fantasporto March 9, Line up in review
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34th OPORTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL | FANTASPORTO 2014 PROGRAM RIVOLI – MUNICIPAL THEATRE March 9th 14.15 – Audience Award, Best Special Effects Witching and Bitching (Las Brujas de Zugarramurdi) – Alex de la Iglesia-104’ - 2013 -Esp/Fra- 16.30 – PRÉMIO MELHOR FILME ORIENT EXPRESS Why Don’t You Play in Hell? (Jigoku de nazu warui)–Shion Sono- 126’ - Jap &nbs...
Fantasporto Awards Miss Zombie
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FANTASPORTO´2014 34th edition of the OPORTO INTERNATINAL FILM FESTIVAL Fantasy film jury Cyril Despontin (festival director) Fra; Loris Curci (producer) Ita; Bruno Chatelin (filmfestivals.com) fra; Jordi Navarro (film teacher) Esp; Nigel Floyd (film critic) GB; Vassilis Mazomenos (producer and director) Gre The International Jury of the Fantasy Section on the 334th Oporto International Film Festival - Fantasporto 2013 has decided to grant the follo...
Fantasporto March 8, Line up in review
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34th OPORTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL | FANTASPORTO 2014 PROGRAM RIVOLI – MUNICIPAL THEATRE Saturday March 8th Main Theatre 13.30 - The Fake de Sang–Ho Yeon (Corea do Sul) – 110 min - CF/OE – VO leg. ingl|port The sophomore feature from South Korean animator Sang-ho Yeon (The King of Pigs) is a blistering critique of organized religion, set in a rural village where a manipulative church minister schemes to defraud his flock. ...
Fantasporto March 7, Line up in review
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FESTIVAL 2014 NOTÍCIAS O PORTO PREMIADOS 7 MARCO | DAY 8 34th OPORTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL | FANTASPORTO 2014 | PROGRAM RIVOLI – MUNICIPAL THEATRE Friday, March 7th Main Theatre 14.00 - Fantas Classics: Gone With The Wind de Victor Fleming (EUA) remastered- – 102 min - FC - VO leg. Port In our tribute to Victor Fleming, this masterpiece c...
Fantasporto March 6, Line up in review
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6 MARCO | DAY 7 . 34th OPORTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL | FANTASPORTO 2014 PROGRAMA/ PROGRAM March 6th Main Theatre 14:30 - Love Eternal de Conor Barry (Irlanda, Luxamburgo, Holanda e Japão) - 74 min - SR/OE – VO leg. ingl|port Based on the Japanese novel In Love With The Dead, from acclaimed author Kei Oishi (Apartment 1303, The Last Supper), the film centers on an isolated and death-fixated young man who tries to make sense o...
Some Sardines have a great Sense of Humour
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We LOVE these designer sardines with oil and garlick...most vampires and children of the night would hate them of course. ...
Interview with Olivier Beguin et Yannick Rosset for Chimères
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Vidéo Teaser - Chimères www.chimeres.ch The Director : Olivier Beguin http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0066823/ Producer Lluis Fe Pérez http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2572113/ The Facebook Page http://www.facebook.com/Chimeresmovie ...
FantasPorto Monday March 5th Lineup - in Review
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34th OPORTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL | FANTASPORTO 2014 PROGRAM RIVOLI – MUNICIPAL THEATRE March 5th Main Theatre 14.30 - The Eternal Return of Antonis Paraskevas de Elina Psykou (Grécia) – 88 min - TV news anchorman, a high profile public persona mysteriously disappears off the face of the earth. He has gone into a luxury hotel and has as a purpose to stay there for a while and then come back with greater viewership, be more famous after...
FantasPorto Official Jury 2014 Introduce Themselves to YOU!
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FantasPorto JURY 2014 participant producer-director Vassilis Mazomenos JURIS INTERNACIONAIS JÚRI SECÇÃO OFICIAL CINEMA FANTÁSTICO Cyril Despontin Director do Festival de Cinema Fantástico de Paris (França) Loris Curci Produtor (Italia) Jordi Navarro Professor de Cinema e Estudos Cinematográficos, responsável pela secção Animat do...
FantasPorto Monday March 4th Lineup - in Review
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MARCh 4th | DAY 5 in FANTASPORTO, RAIN AND FANTASY ARE STILL ON BIG TIME 34th OPORTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL | FANTASPORTO 2014 PROGRAM RIVOLI – MUNICIPAL THEATRE Main Theatre 14.30 - Viral by Lucas Figueroa (French) world premiere 95 min - This is a World Première. The story takes place in a store in downtown Madrid (a FNAC store), where a man is selected to be the face of the company. He must sleep in the store for a week and if ...
FantasPorto Monday March 3st Lineup - in Review
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3 MARCH | DAY 4 Boat ride on the Duro and a visit at Sandeman winery, an occasion to mingle with other filmmakers, and celebrate the beauty of the city. Main Theatre 14.30 – The Human Race by Paul Hough (EUA) – 90 min - Veronica suddenly finds herself in an undisclosed location together with a group of 80 people, all of them ripped out of their daily lives. They are in a surreal and horrifying marathon race. The rules are simple. If you are lapped, y...
Fantasporto March 2 - The line up begins with a second (short) film by Bill Plympton
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After seeing the wonderful Cheatin' animated feature by Master Bill Plympton filmfestivals.com (partner of FantasPORTO) is so happy to discover his last short. 14.30 – Drunker Than a Skunk by Bill Plympton(EUA) 4 min - An adaptation of Walt Curtis's poem, "The Time The Drunk Came To Town And Got Drunker Than A Skunk, or So He Thought.", about a cowboy that torments the town’s drunk. Drunker Than a Skunk - Trailer from Bill Ply...
Opening video ambiance from Fantasporto 2014 Port Cocktails & Interviews
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Festival founders at work Mario talks, gives interviews and smiles, Beatriz opens the festival, Guests enjoy and discover the Port Cocktails, red, pink or white... ...
Opening Ambiance FANTASPORTO - OPORTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL at Rivoli Porto
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March 1st Schedule Fantasporto
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14:00 Bloodlust 15:45 Cheatin' 17:00 The Crypt 19:00 O Espinho Da Rosa 21:15 Sugar Kisses 23:15 Haunter ...
FantasPorto Saturday March 1st Lineup - in Review
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1 MARCH | DAY 2 . 34th OPORTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL | FANTASPORTO 2014 PROGRAMA/ PROGRAM RIVOLI – MUNICIPAL THEATRE Sábado (Saturday), 1 de Março / March 1st Grande Auditório / Main Theatre 14.00 – Bloodlust de Richard Johnstone (GB) [ANTESTREIA MUNDIAL] – 78 min - CF – VO ingl leg. Port A bus drives 5 young couples to an old castle in an unknown location...
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> THE PARTNER FESTIVALS
SUBMIT NOW to the 5th NYC Indie Film Festival 2014 October 18-20
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Join the celebration of the true independent filmmaker. SUBMIT your feature-length, documentary, short, super-short, music video, art video or animation. The festival takes place in iconic Times Square’s Theater District in New York City, every October. Submit NOW!
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The Corona Fastnet Short Film Festival 21st to Sunday 25th May 2014 in Schull, West Cork.
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Based in Schull, West Cork, Ireland The festival is now looking for entries. Submissions deadline date 3rd of March. Filmmakers from around the world are invited to submit their short films of 15 minutes and under. The Festival will run for 5 days over the last weekend in May from Wednesday, 21st to Sunday 25th of May 2014. This year to improve the submission process, you may enter either directly through the website at www.fastnetshortfilmfestival.com or withoutabox.com. email helen.wells@fastnetshortfilmfestival.com
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Submit your Best Trailers to the 15th Golden Trailer Awards
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Rules for Entry for 15th Annual Golden Trailer Awards Rules for Trailer/TV Spot/Video Game Entries Trailers must be under 4 minutes and 30 seconds long (no exceptions) Creation dates for Trailers/Teasers/TV spots/Video Game Trailers: In order to be eligible, the above mentioned must be created between March 8th, 2013 through April 11th, 2014.
That is the creation date of the trailer NOT the film (or video game).
That is the creation date of the trailer NOT the film (or video game).
In order to be eligible for SUMMER 2014 BLOCKBUSTER which is for a Film RELEASE date between May 2nd, 2014 until September 1st, 2014 (the upcoming 2014 summer Blockbuster Season). The trailer must be made for a film being released this Summer 2014.
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MANHATTAN SHORT 2014 Calling For Entries - Early Deadline is March 1, Regular Deadline July 31st
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MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival 2014 - Early Call For Entries - Deadline March 1, 2014
During one week this year, over 100,000 film lovers will gather in over 300 cinemas across 6 continents to view and vote on the finalists' films in the 17th Annual MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival. For all those with a short film who want their work viewed on a global scale - nothing quite compares to MANHATTAN SHORT.
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Call for Entries: 2014 DC Shorts Film Festival and Screenwriting Competitions
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Recently named the Coolest Short Film Festival by Moviemaker Magazine, the DC Shorts Film Festival and Screenplay Competition is the largest short film event on the East Coast of the United States. In 2013, we screened 152 films from 21 countries in 18 unique showcases that played over 11 days to a total audience of 9,300 people. We also hosted a table read of six screenplays, and awarded the winner an incredible prize of $2,000. Submit online...
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Viewster Online Film festival #VOFF calling for entries to compete for 100'000 $ prize money
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Viewster offers a catalog of TV shows and movies that you don’t find everywhere. Most of our content is free to watch online just by the click of a button. You will find thousands of cool niche movies, cult TV series, classics, celebrity news and trailers. You won’t find the latest blockbusters movies here that are still in the cinemas because Viewster is a legal site. The good thing: you don’t need to download and you don’t risk getting viruses ... Submit online
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> THE FESTIVAL CIRCUIT
German Film Festival, in Bangkok
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Finally, a Film Festival in Bangkok, after the Political Protests After five months of political protests and chaos in Bangkok, here's a welcome Film Festival ! The GOETHE INSTITUTE has lined up an exciting array of WEEK-END FILM-SCREENINGS, this month. All screenings are at 4 PM, at the ESPLANADE CINEPLEX, Ratchadapisek ( MRT- Thailand Cultural Centre) Th...
City of The Hague embraces the Arab Women’s Film Festival for the 4th year
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Arab Women’s Film Festival 2014 4th Edition Change Makers 7 – 9 March 2014 For the fourth year in a row, the City of The Hague embraces the Arab Women’s Film Festival, starting on Friday 7 March 2014 for the duration of three days. The film festival will take place at Filmhuis Den Haag and The American Book Center, and this year’s programme will include 14 films and the presence of 14 guests: filmmakers, journalists and critics from abroad. The act...
TropFest, World’s largest short film festival, travels to South Africa, Kenya and Zimbabwe
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Tropfest, the world’s largest short film festival, today announced that it will take a series of short film screenings to South Africa, Kenya and Zimbabwe in 2014, paving the way for further expansion plans in the coming years. Tropfest Managing Director, Michael Laverty, will visit Cape Town, Port Elizabeth, Johannesburg and Pretoria this month, as a guest of the The Australian High Commission in Pretoria, to present a series of short film screenings to South African audiences....
First Line Up of The 47th Annual WorldFest-Houston - Fiercely Independent!
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Remi Award Winner Ang Lee receives his Gold Remi for "Pushing Hands" that he won in 1992 but had to leave before the Awards Gala. We just wanted you to see Ang Lee receiving his long-lost Remi Award for Best First Feature that he won in 1992 for Pushing Hands! He had to leave the next day for Taiwan so missed the Remi Awards Gala. We caught up with him at the 50th Golden Horse Awards in Taipei and during dinner together, we were able to make ...
Cellar Door Film Festival is Now Accepting Submissions!
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Cellar Door Film Festival is Now Accepting Submissions! CDFF invites filmmakers to submit speculative films of both short and feature length, which include, but are not limited to, films made within the genres of: horror, thriller, science fiction, fantasy, avant-garde, experimental, the supernatural, alternative history, mystery, grindhouse cinema, and everything else in between. CDFF welcomes films from local, national and international filmmakers. Filmmakers...
The leader for HAFF 2014 is made by Andreas Hykade
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Leader HAFF 2014 In Hykade's characteristic style transforming shapes present the ultimate plan for a perfect leader. Production: Studio Film Bilder. Watch the leader here >> Animation Installations An ambitious international programme of animation installations makes up a ribbon through downtown Utrecht, from festival centre LHC to the City Hall. For example the installation Recycled by Lei Lei (China) and Thomas Sauvin, who won a Grand Prix HAFF in 2013. On the occasion of...
> THE AWARDS WATCH
More Oscar Commentary From a European Point of view Passing of Resnais and Jancsó was overlooked
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By Alex Deleon In the course of the Oscar night festivities on Sunday a slightly sombre note was sounded with a brief section reminding viewers of the recent passing of celebrated film personalities, among them Seymour Philip Hoffman, Feb. 2, of substance abuse at 44; and thirties child star Shirley Temple; Feb. 11, of natural causes at 85. The Hungarian press wryly noted that two truly towering figures of world cinema, directors Alain Resnais of France and Hungarian motion picture ma...
The 2014 Academy Awards Oscars with Adrienne Papp
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By Adrienne Papp I get invited to a lot of social events as a journalist / publicist, but there is nothing quite like the Oscars. Excitement is in the air, everyone is full of wonder, looking forward to this fairytale-like evening with its never ending magic. The unexpected always happens just to keep things fresh year after year ( just like U2 performing live on stage.) The 86th Oscars was really by far one of the best ever produced in Hollywood. O...
Oscars 2014 Serious Themes Win Out over Lightweight Trash
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Commentary by Alex Farba Deleon For <filmfestivals.com> Watching the Oscar results on television at the Grand Budapest Hotel Marriott the best coverage was offered not by CNN or BBC but by alternate channel SkyNews. The hot film news from Hollywood was up against other heavy stories, the crisis in Ukraine and another Oscar -- Pretorius the legless olympic athlete on trial for spousecide in South Africa. All of which made it seem somewhat less important in the overall scheme o...
Gravity Top Winner at the 86th Oscars
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By Maria Esteves – March 3, 2014 The 86th Academy Awards presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (A.M.P.A.S.) for outstanding film achievements of 2013 hosted by Ellen DeGeneres commenced Sunday, March 2, 2014, 8:00pm ET at the Dolby Theatre, Hollywood, California and aired live with 40 million viewers worldwide. GRAVITY received seven Oscars including Best Director Alfonso Cuaron. Three Oscars went to 12 YEARS A SLAVE including Best Picture and DALLAS BUYERS CLUB in...
The 18th Annual Satellite™ Awards By The International Press Academy, By Adrienne Papp
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By Adrienne Papp In a star-studded gala ceremony, the International Press Academy celebrated the distinguished accomplishments of artists in thirty-eight categories last Sunday night at the 18th Annual Satellite™ Awards held at the InterContinental Hotel in Century City. "12 Years a Slave" received Motion Picture and Director honors, while "Dallas Buyers Club's" Matthew McConaughey, Cate Blanchett, and Jared Leto w...
Bruised Oscars 2014: How the Battle for Noms Fizzled the Show for '12 Years'
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by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent This Awards Season was by all accounts one of the nastiest in Oscar history, not just the Woody Allen takedown but also in general campaigning with one song nominated, then disqualified, and the vitriol against a few leading ladies. Julia Roberts took the worst hits, not just in her personal life tragedy but in a voter backlash as revealed to The Hollywood Reporter with one anonymous AMPAS member's ballot being made public, The voter d...
Oscars 2014: The Victory of Gravity
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The big winner for the night at the 86th Academy Awards on Sunday was "Gravity" with seven Oscars. (Alfonso Cuarón wins for best director, the film also won for visual effects, sound mixing, sound editing, cinematography, film editing and original score). "12 Years a Slave" took top honors with 3 Oscars including best picture. Other winners in the top categories include Cate Blanchett for lead actress,...
12 Years a Slave the big winner at The Independent Spirit Awards
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Complete list of winners: BEST FEATURE: “12 Years a Slave” BEST ACTOR: Matthew McConaughey, “Dallas Buyers Club” BEST ACTRESS: Kate Blanchett, “Blue Jasmine” BEST DIRECTOR: Steve McQueen, “12 Years a Slave” BEST DOCUMENTARY: Morgan Neville, 20 “Feet From Stardom” BEST SCREENPLAY: John Ridley, “12 Years a Slave” BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Sean Bobbitt, “12 Years a Slave” BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE: Lupit...
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> PEOPLE IN THE SPOTLIGHT
Filmfestivals.com Bruno Chatelin Street Rap ... in the Streets of Porto
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Filmfestivals.com Bruno Chatelin enjoyed his jury duty at Fantasporto 2014. Here is a fantastic story for you: walking along the streets of Porto, he found this local artist doing this Street Rap in honor of filmfestivals.com. Check the sound ! The rumor in the streets of Porto : filmfestivals.com own the most comprehensive database on the film festival Circuit (165 112 subscribers) Most of them are filmmakers involved in the circuit, where you could source your future entries....
Interview with Olivier Beguin et Yannick Rosset for Chimères
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Vidéo Teaser - Chimères www.chimeres.ch The Director : Olivier Beguin http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0066823/ Producer Lluis Fe Pérez http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2572113/ The Facebook Page http://www.facebook.com/Chimeresmovie ...
The Berlin International Film Festival mourns the loss of Alain Resnais
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Alain Resnais, one of European cinema's most noted auteurs and a founding father of French New Wave, died this weekend at the age of 91 after a long battle with illness. Alain Resnais was a frequent guest in the Berlinale programme and won a total of three Silver Bears: in 1994 for Smoking/No Smoking, in 1998 for On connaît la chanson (Same Old Song), which was also recognised as an outstanding contribution to modern cinema, and two weeks ago for Aimer, boire et chanter (Life of Ri...
Fiennes Once More on FEST in Belgrade
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Another International Film Festival FEST, 42th FEST started last night in Belgrade. The Festival was opened by Serbian film So hot was the cannon/ Top je bio vreo directed by Boban Skerlic. "I sincerely believe that art makes people better and that each step towards art constitutes a step towards improving oneself, which means that FEST is a gathering place of better people. In a society that is systemically dumbed down, where culture, science and education are being marginalized...
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Revolution is selected at MIFF Milan International Film Awards
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Revolution is selected at the 14 Annual MIFF May 08, 2014 to May 18, 2014 Conceived with a mission to encourage and support the progress of indie films from around the globe, MIFF Awards take place each year in Milan. MIFF Awards also hosts, “MIFF’s Best”, a high profile event to celebrate films awarded in Milan in Los Angeles and assigns the MIFF Hollywood Audience Award in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Government Office. Since its birth, MIFF has established...
Revolution is selected at Maremostra Film Festival dedicated to the Ocean
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Revolution is selected at the MAREMOSTRA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 26th and 31st of May 2014 in the Island of Mallorca. http://maremostra.com/ ...
Review of the Indian Hindi film Total Siyapaa
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Total Siyapaa www: wail, woe, waste Siyapaa, spelt variously as siapa, seapa, siyaapaa, siyapa, etc., is a Punjabi word that means ‘wailing’. This film, which was earlier titled Aman ki Asha (meaning peace hoped for, Aman and Asha also being common names in Pakistan/India and the names of the lead characters in the film), swings so dramatically between farce and bathos that the audience is bound to wail time and again. Remade, with some obvious adaptation/localisation, from Only...
Aloft official selection at the Berlinale 2014
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Peruvian director Claudia Llosa returns to the Berlinale film festival, after winning the golden bear 5 years ago for “Milk of Sorrow”. This time with international cast Jennifer Connelly (Oscar winner for “A beautiful Mind”), Mélanie Laurent (French actress, Shoshanna in “Inglorious Bastards) and Cillian Murphy (the Scarecrow in “the dark knight rises”). A co-production of Canada, France and Spain. Story about mysticism meets responsibility. Jen...
THE SQUARE...Camelot...and the Death of Democracy
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Note to Readers: The Square is up for an Oscar for Best Documentary Feature. It chronicles the young people of Tahrir Square in Egypt who, by peaceful protests, bring about the fall of longtime Egyptian military dictator Hosni Mubarak...and then.. similarly precipitate the fall of Mohamed Morsi...when they and the majority of Egyptians believe he is abandoning democracy and moving towards theocracy. The film may be seen on Netflixat: http://movies.netflix.com/WiMovie/70268449?mqso=8155...
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> LES NOUVELLES DU CIRCUIT FRANCOPHONE
iCiNÉMA la nouvelle plateforme de diffusion de «Cinéma du Québec.com» est en ligne
En ligne dès maintenant à www.cinemaduquebec.com Cinéma du Québec est heureux d’annoncer la mise en ligne de sa toute nouvelle plateforme de diffusion numérique iCinéma destinée à mettre en valeur les films, la culture et l’histoire du cinéma d’ici. Pour souligner cet événement, Cinéma du Québec vous invite à découvrir en primeur l’œuvre compl&egrav...
La Nuit des Publivores revient en 2014 !
MediaSchool Group a été choisi pour produire une partie de sa tournée en France « La Nuit des Publivores, c'est surtout du partage ». Jean-Marie Boursicot, son créateur, exprime ainsi avec conviction l'esprit de cet événement, « son bébé », dont le succès ne se dément pas depuis 34 ans. Chaque année, ce dernier reçoit de ses contacts internationau...
Bande-annonce du 12e FIFDH Paris : musique d'Ibrahim Maalouf
À moins d’une semaine de son ouverture, le Festival International du Film des Droits de l’Homme de Paris vous présente la bande-annonce officielle de sa 12e édition, dont la musique originale a été composée et interprétée par Ibrahim Maalouf. En écho au dessin de l’affiche réalisé par le caricaturiste syrien Ali Ferzat, la bande-annonce a elle aussi permis une collaboration except...
3 diplômés de l’ECV lancés dans l’aventure du film Moi Moche et Méchant 2 (Despicable Me 2)
Une pluie de statuettes vient de déferler sur la cérémonie des Oscars, le 2 mars dernier. Parmi les films en compétition, il y avait le film d’animation franco-américain « Moi Moche et Méchant 2 » auquel ont participé trois diplômés de l’ECV – Ecole de Communication Visuelle. Ils reviennent sur leur parcours phénoménal et sur cette formidable aventure humaine au s...
Les Oscars consacrent Gravity et 12 Years a Slave
La 86e cérémonie des Oscars marque le triomphe de Gravity d'Alfonso CuaronGravity avec 7 Oscars tandis que les honneurs du meilleur film reviennent à Steve McQueen pour 12 Years a Slave (avec 3 Oscar il égale Texas Buyers Club. Petite surprise: l'absence du palamrès d'American Bluff de David O. Russell ainsi que le Loup de Wall Street. Quant à Leonardo DiCaprio il repart bredouille une fois de plus. Meille...
Alain Resnais 1922 -2014 Clap de fin
Multi césarisé c'est un de nos grands auteurs qui nous quitte. Il avait développé une écriture bien à lui que le public suivait régulièrement. Gilles Jacob, président du Festival de Cannes, a réagit sur son compte tweeter : "Alain n'est plus, nous sommes orphelins: le cinéma français, le cinéma tout court. Il a passé sa vie à chercher et à trouver. Il est vivant.&qu...
Le SDI renouvelle son Conseil d'administration
Présent dans tous les secteurs cinématographiques (oeuvres récentes, films jeune public, rééditions, documentaires), le SDI (Syndicat des Distributeurs Indépendants) compte 38 sociétés adhérentes. En proposant aux salles chaque année plus de 25% de l'offre de films inédits sortant en sa lles, les membres du SDI se positionnent comme « passeurs » inlassables...
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