The 38th Montreal World Film Festival August 21 - September 1, 2014

GET A JOB the comedy made in Hawaii and directed by Maui’s Brian Kohne took top honors for a full feature film while THE DOORMAN filmed in New York by director Serena Dykman took top accolades for a short.  This was at the eighth annual Trinity International Film Festival held at the Carr Art Center.  

Last year’s full feature winner was NAA BANGARU THALLI, directed by Rajesh Touchriver.  It was the Telugu version of the Malayalam film ENTE which was about sex trafficking in India.  The film went on to great critical acclaim. 

“The mission statement of the film festival is to provide a multicultural festival experience,” said festival co-director Gregory Taylor.   He continued, “With the showing of all these culturally diverse independent films, I know we hit the mark.  If people are entertained we did our job.”

Full crowds watched on two screens at the T.I.F.F. as over 40 films from 14 countries were juried and showcased.  Over 100 entries were received.  Director Walter V. Marshall of Michigan got a special award as Best New Artist for the full feature, A LOVE THAT HURTS.     https://www.facebook.com/Alovethathurts

Raymond Rolak, one of the producers from GET A JOB was on hand to receive their award.  The filmmaker said, “The people of Hawaii were the real stars of the film.  Also, Brian Kohne weaved the musical talents of Willie K and Eric Gilliom along with the other world class island entertainers masterfully.  The film and music video were giant grand slam homeruns.  The jokes, pratfalls and island humor in the screenplay are all added value to leaving viewers thoroughly entertained.”   Kohne, along with producer Stefan Schafer and cinematographer Dan Hersey are in pre-production for the Hawaiian thriller KULEANA.   www.getajobmovie.com

French born Serena Dykman said at the afterglow, “I am totally thrilled for my cast and crew.  This award really validates all the hard work that went into the project.  Manhattan was the star of our project.  As a writer I see so many more stories coming from New York City.  This award documents a team effort.”  Dykman who was raised in Brussels is in post-production on another New York short, BED BUGS & CO.

 http://www.serenadykman.com/#!the-doorman/c1747

Rolak added, “The afterglow at the “Coaches Corner” across the street from the Carr Arts Center was a nice touch.  We all are grateful for the warm and generous Detroit hospitality from Heather Raye and her staff.  There was a lot of cinema networking going on, from both sides of the camera.  The Trinity International Film Festival exceeded beyond all expectations.”     

Winners of this year’s best feature and short film categories received a professional prize pack from Sony that included more than $3,500 worth of Sony Vegas editing software and sound effects. 

Marshalle Montgomery, festival co-director added, “We tried to expose a wide variety of feature and short films for people to enjoy, everything from action, drama, animation and comedy — we definitely have movies that captured attention.”

Nate Hapke, now of Los Angeles and recently graduated from Syracuse University got the special Emerging Talent Award for the short ALVIE.  

I AM SAMI by Kae Bahar of the United Kingdom, LET BE by Matt Boatright-Simon (USA, Wisconsicn) and featuring actress Val Vega, along with  TRAPPED: THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE by Carlonese Powell (USA, Detroit) were all 15 minute shorts judged as exceptional and got Festival Choice Awards.

A unique offering of youth oriented shorts was screened on Saturday.  Overall, the $10 admission ticket allowed for two days of all-access viewing.  The festival also had a category to showcase the work of local filmmakers.  Detroit filmmakers with presentations included directors, Ashley Kay Evans, Mida Chu, Anthony Green, Darren Brown, Walter V. Marshall, Carlonese Powell, Gregory Dockery and producer, Raymond Rolak

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The TASTE AWARDS 2014 Call for Entries closes August 28th

The TASTE AWARDS in Hollywood are the premier awards for Lifestyle Entertainment programming, including Food, Fashion, Health, and Travel on Television, in Film, Online, and on Radio. Call for Entries is open for FILM, TELEVISION, and ONLINE VIDEO productions from between Oct. 2013 and Sept. 2014.

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Victoria Film Festival 2015 Call for Entries September 11th, 2014

For over 20 years, The Victoria Film Festival, has brought the best in narratives, documentaries and shorts every year to Victoria and Vancouver Island during it’s ten day celebration of film. Eclectic and inspiring, the Festival hosts an array of guests that includes film directors, producers, distributors, festival and TV programmers.

Earlier is better! (And cheaper.) Send in your entries to the 2015 VFF before the Earlybird deadline of July 9th. 

Additional Deadlines are:
Late postmark deadline: September 11th, 2014
Extended Deadline: September 17th, 2014

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The sixth edition of the Montreal Stop Motion Film Festival is proud to announce the release of its official program for 2014. This year, the Festival will be taking place on September 26th, 27th, and 28th in the J.A. de Sève Theater at Concordia University (1453 Mackay Street, Montreal).

The Montreal Stop Motion Film Festival, the first of its kind, has been promoting stop motion since 2009. Last year, we had a stellar presentation as we celebrated the 20th anniversary of the release of The Nightmare Before Christmas with our first full house presentation.

This year’s edition is proud to announce the coming of two professionals from the field of Stop Motion animation who will take us behind-the-scenes of the television series Robot Chicken and the upcoming feature film from LAIKA studio, The Boxtrolls.

Alex Kamer, animation director on Robot Chicken, will join us on Friday, September 26th to start the festival off right. Alex will talk about some of the highlights of his career in stop motion before moving onto a behind-the-scenes look at the production of Robot Chicken. Some of the show’s most beloved characters will also be on display during the talk.

The release of LAIKA’s stop motion production The Boxtrolls coincides with the sixth edition of this year’s festival. Mrs. Georgina Hayns, creative supervisor of the famous puppet fabrication department at LAIKA, will join us on September 27 to give a talk about the making of the handcrafted stop motion feature film. With a behind-the-scenes tour, she will describe the major undertaking involved in the making of this remarkable animated film.

 As a special treat, production puppets will also be on display.

The Montreal Stop Motion Animation Film Festival is one of the few that can offer an up close and personal look at the different handcrafted puppets from major stop motion productions.

In addition to the 60 films in official competition, talks, and guest artists, the festival is also offering two free family screenings, presented by Mega Bloks, and six hands-on pods with animation software so that young animators can discover the magic of animation on site.

The Montreal Stop Motion Film Festival promises to be like no other festival in town!

A talk with Alex Kamer, Animation Director on Robot Chicken Friday, September 26:  7:00 p.m.

Robot Chicken is the brainchild of Seth Green and Mathew Senreich. Based on popular super-heroes and various characters from childhood, they parody the pop culture conventions with fast paced sketches to create hilarious comedic situations using stop motion animation.

Alex Kamer has been working for several years on the series and now serves as Animation Director on its 7th season! Alex will talk about some of the highlights of his career in stop motion, beginning with how he got into it right up to his work on Robot Chicken.  He will also share his insights and a behind-the-scenes look at the production work and how they adapt to work in a fast paced environment. Some of the beloved character of the show will also be on display.

THE OFFICIAL FILM SELECTION

More than sixty stop motion films from twenty-five countries will be presented on the big screen. The jury will select a winner in each of the following categories:

Academic films 1:            Saturday, September 27 - 1:30 p.m.       (PG-13)

Academic films 2:            Sunday, September 28 - 1:30 p.m.         (PG-13)

Independent films:      Saturday, September 27 - 3:30 p.m.       (PG-13)

Professional films 1:   Sunday, September 28 - 3:30 p.m.         (PG-13)

Professional films 2:   Sunday, September 28 - 7:00 p.m.         (PG-13)

The jury is composed of three members of the stop motion community: Mark Osborne, Pascal Blais, and Georgina Hayns. The winners will be announced on Sunday evening, the closing night of the festival.

OTHER ACTIVITIES NOT TO BE MISSED

A talk with Georgina Hayns, Creative Supervisor, Puppet Fab at LAIKA Saturday, September 27: 7:00 p.m.

Coinciding with the release date of The Boxtrolls, we are very pleased to announce that Mrs. Georgina Hayns, creative supervisor of the puppet fabrication department of LAIKA will be visiting the Montreal Stop Motion Film Festival on September 27!

She has been involved in all aspects of puppet fabrication for stop motion films for over twenty years. She will give a talk about the making of the handcrafted stop motion feature The Boxtrolls with a behind-the-scenes look at LAIKA's animated feature. She will describe the major undertaking involved in the making of this remarkable animated film! As a special treat, production puppets will also be on display.

FREE SCREENINGS FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY Presented by Mega Bloks Saturday, September 27 and Sunday, September 28: 12:00 p.m. – 13:00 p.m.

The festival will be holding two free family screenings in collaboration with Mega Bloks. The whole family will have the opportunity to enjoy stop motion animation from around the world. These films are selected from films in the official competitions program.

HANDS-ON Sessions

Saturday September 27 and Sunday September 28: 12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

The festival will have “hands-on” sessions on Saturday and Sunday where animators and novices can get better acquainted with animation software while animating construction toys from Mega Bloks. We’ll have animators on site to guide artists and enthusiasts as they try their hands at stop motion animation.

TICKETS

Adults: $10 per screening

Children (13 years and under): $5 per session VIP Pass: $60

The VIP Pass, which gives you access to all sessions and activities, is on sale at www.LaVitrine.com in limited quantity. Tickets will be available for purchase at the door before each screening.

6th Annual MONTREAL STOP MOTION FILM FESTIVAL SEPTEMBER 26, 27 & 28 For more information, visit our website: www.stopmotionmontreal.com

The official Festival trailer is now available online:

 http://youtu.be/QBGQl9aETxQ

The Montreal Stop Motion Film Festival celebrates the talents of all stop motion artists. The Festival is an initiative of Erik H. Goulet, director of the Festival and teacher in the animation department at Concordia University since 2001.

Holland Film Meeting (HFM) is proud to announce the selection of projects that will be participating at the HFM Co-Production Platform 2014. This selection includes 21 projects coming from 15 different European countries.

The HFM Co-Production Platform is the main event of the Holland Film Meeting during the Netherlands Film Festival. The selected film projects are presented to international cinema’s most important and influential co-producers, distributors, sales agents and financiers to encourage co-productions between European countries. This event will take place from September 25th to 28th in Utrecht. On September 27th the prize winning projects will be announced during the HFM closing ceremony and party.

HFM Co-Pro 2013

Selection HFM Co-Production Platform 2014

International Projects:

• DEW by Denijal Hasanovic – production company: Skorpion Arte (Poland)
• FEMALE FALLING DOWN by Therese Ahlbeck – eyefeed (Sweden)
• GAME OVER by Olena Fetisova – Interfilm Production Studio (Ukraine)
• HIGH DIVE by Adam Csaszi – Focusfox (Hungary)
• I WANT TO BE LIKE YOU by Konstantin Bojanov – Multfilm (Bulgaria)
• THE INCONVENIENCE by Benito Zambrano – Tal y Cual Producciones
    (Spain)
• LITTLE PARADISE by Philipp Döring – Weydemann Bros. (Germany)
• MY ROMANTIC HISTORY by Keri Colins – Magnified Pictures
    (United Kingdom)
• PARI by Siamak Etemadi – Heretic (Greece)
• PRETENDERS by Vallo Toomla- Amrion Production (Estonia)
• SOMETHING USEFUL by Pelin Esmer – Sinefilm (Turkey)
• TACIT WISDOM by Saara Cantell – Periferia Productions (Finland)
• TO ALL NAKED MEN by Bassam Chekhes – Silkroad (France/NL/Syria)
• TRADE by David Roddham – Roads Entertainment (Ireland)
• UPSTREAM by Marion Hänsel – Man's Films Productions (Belgium)

From the Netherlands:

• 10 SONGS FOR CHARITY by Karin Junger – De Productie
• FORBIDDEN LOVE by Nicole van Kilsdonk – Waterland Film
• HAIRDRESSER’S SALON BEATRIX by Mischa Kamp – BosBros
• HEART SHAPED BRUISE by Urszula Antoniak – NL Film and TV
• IN GOD’S NAME by Arne Toonen – Rinkel Film
• A SHINING FLAW by Erwin Olaf – Eyeworks Film & TV Drama

Click here for more information on all directors.

Selection Work-in-Progress Session

The second edition of the HFM Work-in-Progress Session presents five projects previously pitched at the HFM, now in post-production, to give them the opportunity to present rushes and rough cuts of their film. These are showed to a select group of film professionals such as international sales agents, festival representatives, distributors and funding partners. The session takes place on Friday, September 26th in the afternoon in TivoliVredenburg. The Work-in-Progress prizes will be awarded on September 27th as well. 

The selected titles are:

• BLACK DIAMOND by Arthur Harari – Les Films Pelleas (France) in 
co-production with Savege Film (Belgium)
• CROSS YOUR HEART by Petri Kotwica – Vertigo Production (Finland)
• DUST CLOTH by Ahu Öztürk – Ret Film (Turkey)
• EISENSTEIN IN GUANAJUATO by Peter Greenaway – Submarine
(The Netherlands), Fu Works (The Netherlands), Paloma Negra Films (Mexico), Edith Film (Finland), Potemkino (Belgium)
• PARADISE TRIPS by Raf Reyntjens – Caviar Films (Belgium) in
co-production with Ijswater (The Netherlands) 

The Holland Film Meeting takes place from September 25th to 28th and is the international heartbeat of the Netherlands Film Festival (September 24th to October 3rd) in Utrecht.

The Short Short Story Film Festival is a competitive international festival of films that tell a story in under six minutes.

The festival returns with its 8th edition in late November 2014, in select locations in southern New England.

The Short Short Story Film Festival celebrates brevity in filmmaking, featuring films from across the globe, lovingly harvested by the folks here at MergingArts Productions.

From mini-documentaries to sentimental melodramas to black comedies to animated thrillers, the festival features succinct presentations of all kinds of short film stories.

The festival consists of two distinct programs of short films.

The first, the Heartstrings Program, includes stories of a emotional nature - from bittersweet romances to inspiring documentaries to tales of love and loss.

The second program, the Headtrip Program, presents forays into the bizarre - visits to strange worlds, offbeat satires, and unhinged animations.

You can read more about the history of the festival and the submission process (including where to send us your file digitally) at: http://www.mergingartsproductions.com/Film/SSS/Submissions.aspx

You will need to fill out a submission form here: 
http://tinyurl.com/sssff14

Note, there is no fee for submission to our film festival(s).

With £6000 in cash prizes and seven categories in its Short Film City programme, the 28th Leeds International Film Festival offers fantastic opportunities to short film makers who submit their films to the festival. Entries that are selected at LIFF28 qualify for both the Academy Awards® and BAFTAs.

We are now considering films for both the Louis Le Prince International Short Film Competition and the World Animation Award. The winning film in each competition will receive a cash prize of £2000, and LIFF28 is also accepting submissions for the BAFTA-qualifying British Short Film Competition, which has a winning prize of £1000.

Leeds International Film Festival champions local filmmaking and is proud to announce a £500 cash prize for the annual Yorkshire Short Film Competition. To be eligible, the production of the film must have been wholly located within Yorkshire. We adore regional flavour, but the film can be any style or genre possible.

In 2014, LIFF28 launches its brand new Leeds International Screendance competition to support outstanding collaborations in film and dance art forms. The winning film will be awarded a cash prize of £500.

Submissions are also open for the Fanomenon Silver Melies Fantasy Short Film Award. The winner of the competition goes forward to compete for the coveted Méliès d’Or prize at Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival in October. LIFF28 has also opened submissions for Dead Short - A new competition for horror shorts. Entries are welcome from anywhere in the world but must be 10 minutes or less and have a strong horror theme.

LIFF28 supports new innovative filmmaking from a broad, international diversity of sources. LIFF28 prioritises the screening of outstanding work that has not yet received the attention it deserves and there is no premiere policy for selection.

The next deadline is August 29th. The Extended deadline for Withoutabox members is 19thSeptember.

For more information on how to submit go to http://www.leedsfilm.com/submissions-2014/

There have been many films and books on how CIA changed the course of history in Iran in 1953 by a coup which brought down the popular government of Dr. Mohammad Mosadegh, but none is as close to Mr. Stone’s investigation on a new documentary titled “Untold History of the United States” which details how and who masterminded the first CIA operation in American history. This exclusive screening is scheduled on Sunday, September 28 at 3:15 pm. www.IranianFilmFestival.org

Inaugural Austin International Short Film Festival  to showcase shorts featuring ‘Last Call’ starring Jason Patric (The Lost Boys, In the Valley of Elah) and Don Harvey (Die Hard 2, The Untouchables, Casualties of War), ‘Grape’ starring Linden Ashley (Teen Wolf, Mortal Kombat, Resident Evil: Extinction), and ‘Jerome’s Bouquet’ starring Peter Scolari (Girls, Newhart, Bosom Buddies, The Polar Express), Isiah Whitlock Jr. (25th Hour, 1408, Enchanted) Suzanne Shepherd (Requiem for a Dream, Goodfellas). The festival will highlight 35 short films from 6 countries; United Kingdom, Spain, Canada, Mozambique, Chile, and the United States. --

The Austin Short Film Fest will run September 10 & 11 at The Moviehouse & Eatery complex in Austin. The festival provides a showcase for the best short-form cinema and its creators. The festival will recognize the best Texas short films and filmmakers in addition to short films and filmmakers from around the world.

Short-form cinema deserves similar recognition given to the feature film, and Austin Short Film Fest is excited to bring a premier film festival honoring these filmmakers to the big state of Texas. The heart of the festival will be the quality and scope of extraordinary film programming.

ALL-ACCESS FILM PASS! ONLY $20

For complete film line-up, please visit www.AustinShortFilm.com  

 Screening Programme Of The 11th Naoussa International Film Festival

The countdown to the eleventh edition of Naoussa International Film Festival began. From 24 to 28 September, the public will have the opportunity to enjoy 214 short films from 50 countries. With great pleasure we present the Screening Programme of the 11th Naoussa International Film Festival. Join it!

You can find the Programme of fiction, animation, experimental films, the SEE Talents and MOVILE below

Screening Programme Of The 11th Naoussa International Film Festival!

The countdown to the eleventh edition of Naoussa International Film Festival began. From 24 to 28 September, the public will have the opportunity to enjoy 214 short films from 50 countries. With great pleasure we present the Screening Programme of the 11th Naoussa International Film Festival. Join it!

You can find below the Programme of fiction, animation, experimental films, the SEE Talents and MOVILE.

PROGRAMME FICTION 2014

Wednesday 24/9 21:15 - 22:30

A GOOD STORY                                                          

Martin Christopher Bode | Germany | 20’

DRIVING LESSONS                                                     

Vasilis Kalamakis | Greece | 19’

SKIN                                                                            

Charles Paviot | Frannce | 13’

WITH BEST REGARDS                                                             

Bernhard Wenger | Austria | 4’

Thursday 25/9 18:00

ELECTRIC INDIGO                                                       

Jean-Julien Collette | Belgium | 24’

WITHOUT YOU                                                           

Asger Lindgaard | Denmak | 20’

HOSANNA                                                                  

Anna Lyszczarz-Hyz | Poland | 10’

THE LAST TIME                                                           

Salomon Reyes | Uruguay | 11’

Thursday 25/9 19:30

LITTLE MAN                                                                

Victor Rodenbach | Francce | 13’

THE GAME                                                                  

Pedro Coutinho | Brazil | 19’

SCRABBLE                                                                   

Bjorn Hartel | Switzerland | 12’

THE OTHER SIDE                                                         

Natalia Moguel | Mexico | 17’

Thursday 25/9 21:00

HEAVY GIRLS                                                              

Uhm Daeyong | S. Korea | 17’

CADET                                                                                     

Kevin Meul | Belgium | 15’

TOUCH OF SILENCE                                                    

Petra Barkhausen | Germany | 6’

THE OTHER                                                                 

Jorge Dorado | Spain | 18’

FRIDAY 26/9 18:00

RED                                                                             

Carlos Alejandro Molina M. | Venezuela | 20’

THIRTEEN AND A HALF MINUTES                             

Georgina Hegedus | Hungary | 15’

I LOVE MADRID                                                          

Nadia Mata Portillo | Spain | 18’

NO ONE PUKES IN HEAVEN                                      

Katja Benrath, Florian Hirschmann, Daniela Sanhofer | Austria | 14’

FRIDAY 26/9 19:30

THE PAPER ANNIVERSARY                                        

Francisco Antunes | Portugal | 15’

ANGEL OR DEMON                                                    

Arnaud Gantenbein | Switzerland | 9’

SWEET SEA BREEZE                                                   

Markus Kaatsch | Germany | 19’

CROSSBOW KILLER                                                    

Aitor Arenas | Spain | 18’

FRIDAY 26/9 21:00

THE QUEUE                                                                 

Yacine Sersar | France | 10’

THE SNAKE                                                                 

Nicola Prosatore  | Italy | 15’

THE NOIR PROJECT                                                    

Grigoris Vardarinos | Greece | 26’

HIBENATION                                                               

Jon Mikel Caballero | Spain | 17’

SATURDAY 27/9 18:00

UP ON THE ROOF                                                       

Nour Wazzi | UK | 17’

WHERE WE ARE                                                         

Ilker Catak | Germany | 14’

SECONDS                                                                    

Ana Puentes, Guerci Juan, Pablo Martinez | Cuba | 3’

SHATTERED GLASS                                                     

Fouad Benhammou | France | 19’

MOTHER QUEEN                                                        

Artemis Anastasiadou | Greece | 12’

SATURDAY 27/9 19:30

LIFT                                                                              

Olga Kaptur | Russia | 11’

FINAL STROKE                                                            

Anne Chlosta | Germany | 13’

FIX                                                                               

We Jun Cho | Malaysia | 9’

THE PARAKEETS                                                         

Julie Voisin | France | 14’

CHOLERA                                                                    

Aritz Moreno | Spain | 6’

THE MORNING AFTER                                                

Mia Renaud | USA | 14’

SATURDAY 27/9 21:00

SHAME AND GLASSES                                               

Alessandro Riconda | Italy | 8’

5 WAYS 2 DIE                                                             

Daina Papadaki | Cyprus | 15’

THE LITTLE CYRANO                                                   

Adrien Charpentier | France |26’

LIVE                                                                             

Wenceslao Scyzoryk | Spain | 15’

SUNDAY 28/9 18:00

MADLEEN, SWEET GIRL                                             

Cristian            Pascariu | Romania | 10’

GOLDFIELD                                                                  

Alan King | Australia | 14’

FRAGMENTS                                                               

Bruno Autran | Brazil | 17’

RECKLESS                                                                    

Bjorn Erik Pihlmann Sorensen | Norway | 21’

SUNDAY 28/9 19:30

POTASSIUM                                                                

Pedro Moreno del Oso | Spain | 11’

FEATHERS                                                                   

Adam Selo | Italy | 16’

DETOUR                                                                      

Michael Kam | Singapore | 8’

GROUNDED                                                                

Alexis Michalik | France | 19’

THE BARBER                                                               

Nicola Morris | UK | 12’

PROGRAMME ΑΝΙΜΑΤΙΟΝ  2014

Thursday 25/9 19:00 

ONE LOVE                                                                   

Maria Stepanova | Russia | 13'

WHERE THE RAINBOW BEGINS                                

Oksana Lyashenko | Russia | 7'

ONE FOR ME, ONE FOR YOU                                                 

Babak Sobhani | Iran | 4'

BOOM-BOOM, THE FISHERMAN DAUGHTER           

 Ivan Maximov | Russia          | 8'25''

FAT & SKINNY                                                            

Aleksandra Brozyna| Poland | 9'

MIRAGE                                                                      

Iker Maidagan  | Spain | 9'

TALES OF WIZARD                                                     

Ivan Fernandez | Spain | 8'

THE IMMACULATES                                                   

Ronny Trocker  | Italy | 13'

OUR WEAPON IS OUR TONGUE                                

Cristian Cartier Ballve | Argentina | 15'

VIVOS                                                                         

Adrian Bohm | Argentina | 4'

DEJA-MOO                                                                 

Stefan Muller | Germany | 10'

RECENTLY IN THE WOODS                                        

Daniel van Westen | Germany | 1'

CARTOON AWAY                                                       

Augusto Bicalho Roque | Brazil | 4'

A BOTTLE OF LIVES                                                    

Ching-Yu Yang Yang | Taiwan | 3'  

SATURDAY 27/9 19:00 

DRAG ME: AN URBAN MUSIC TALE                          

Nikos Kellis | Greece | 5'45''

SHADES OF GRAY                                                       

Alexandra Averyanova | Russia | 6'18''

ELLEN                                                                          

Teo Jeff | Singapore | 4'35''

LAUNCHES OF CHABAHAR                                        

Hossein Mazlom | Iran | 13'9''

EIDEANN                                                                     

Alvaro Granados | Spain | 5'

SI LUNCHAI                                                                 

Hannes Rall | Singapore         | 9'

EX ANIMO                                                                        

Wojciech Wojtkowski | Poland | 7'

THE UNTOLD & UNSEEN                                            

Ho Tak Lam | Hong Kong | 10'

EUGENIA                                                                     

Deborah Cywiner | Israel | 15'

HIKI                                                                             

Reda Sabile | Morocco | 3'

THE GIFT                                                                     

Julio Pot Espineira | Chile | 8'

CANIS                                                                          

Anna Solanas and Marc Riba | Spain | 17'

SUNDAY 28/9 19:00

IT COULDN`T BE MORE IMPORTANT                        

Anna Malginova | Russia | 6'44''

WEDDING CAKE                                                              

Viola Baier | Germany | 8'37''

LARISA CAN FLY                                                         

Elizaveta and Polina Manokhins |Russia | 6'43''

ACCORDION                                                               

Kayhan Anwar and Yousef Kargar | Iraq | 2'5''

KNIGHT / ΊΠΠΟΣ                                                         

Radoglou Thanasis | Greece | 4'43''

MR. BARRIENTOS - OFFSIDE                                      

Kike Florido | Spain | 5'

MARIONETTE                                                             

Assaf Karass | Israel | 8'

THE HEAD                                                                   

Koray Sevindi | Turkey | 8'

ME MYSELF                                                                       

Lucas Fernandes and Carlon  Hardt | Brazil | 5'

EYE CANDY                                                                 

Neerav Doshi | India | 5'

THE UNFORGETTABLE PIANIST                                 

Josep Antoni Ribas Rossello | Spain | 6'

WIND                                                                          

Robert Lobel | Germany | 4'

CROCHET NOIR                                                          

Jessica Harris | Australia | 8'

DAD'S FRAGILE DOLL                                                             

Ali Zare Ghanatnowi | Iran | 15'

PANDAS                                                                      

Matus Vizar | Czech Republic | 11'

PROGRAMME EXPERIMENTAL 2014

Thursday 25/9 17:00

LIFE OF COWS                                                                        

 Irvin Castro |Costa Rica |3'20''

THE DESERT GROWS                                                              

 Kai Welf Hoyme | Germany | 3'28''

THE MISSTEP                                                                          

F. A. Stassen | Netherlands | 1'33''

THE GREEN MIND                                                                  

Toby Tatum | UK | 3'10''

BLANK                                                                                     

Milica Stojsic | Serbian | 2'34''

SOUND AND LIGHT                                                                

Jean-Michel Rolland | France | 4'18''

EMERGENCY EXIT                                                                   

Philippos Degidis | Greece | 7'55''

SOVIET FLORENCE                                                                 

Antonio Dalla Libera and Alessandro Gaffuri |Italy | 6'

FRENZY OF EXULTATIONS                                                     

 Mariel Giraldo | Spain           | 5'20''

WITHIN THE OUT OF FIELD                                                    

Mario Gajo de Carvalho | Portugal | 3'

WHERE MY FRIEND MADE A PAINTING                               

Pedro Florencio | Portugal | 5'

REFLECTIONS                                                                          

Denes Ruzsa and Fruzsina Spitzer | Hungary | 3'35''

MOBILE                                                                                   

Bernd Thiele | Germany | 2'9''

SINCERUS                                                                               

John Graham | Canada | 9'

Thursday 25/9 18:00

SYNAESTHETIC WALL                                                                             

Gruppo Sinestetico | Italy | 8'23''

GEOMETRIC STUDY                                                                

Piotr Zoladz | Poland | 3'6''

CODDLE CODDLE-SPRING SCANDAL                                                

Kim Nairang | South Korea | 4'6''

CURRENT                                                                                

 Ico Costa | France – Portugal | 11'

WARM LIGURIA                                                                      

Olga and Tatiana Poliektova | Russia – Italy | 2'30''

ATTENTION                                                                            

Michele Barca | Italy | 4'49''

CAUSA VITAE CURRICULUM MORTIS                                   

Lucas Scandura | Brazil | 5'36''

FLARE                                                                                      

 Irini Benekou| Greece | 2'23''

WOLVES & SHEEP                                                                  

Athanasia Michopoulou | Greece | 1'56''

INSOMNIA                                                                              

Nino Scuderi | Italy | 7'2''

SENSATIONS                                                                          

Angel Puado | Spain | 3'

VENETIAN STANZAS                                                              

 Oksana Chepelyk | Ukraine | 5'1'' 

ΚΥΡΙΑΚΗ 28/9 17:00

RUNTIME ERROR                                                                    

Sandra Araujo | Portugal | 4'12''

SIDE AB                                                                                   

 Vinicius Lopes | Brazil           | 8'

NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH                                                    

 Woo-Seok Jeon | South Korea | 7'

THE SOUND OF BOMBS                                                         

Shashwati Talukdar | India | 3'

3 WAY FLICKER                                                                       

Paul O'Donoghue |Ireland | 8'

2012                                                                                        

Johannes Gierlinger| Austria | 2'

CYBER                                                                                     

HASAN KILIC | Turkey | 4'

F/RNO                                                                                     

David Latreille| Canada         6'

DISENGAGEMENT                                                                  

Francisco Brives| Spain | 5'

UNDERDOG DREAM                                                               

Antti  Polojarvi | Finland | 4'

RE_ELEMENT                                                                          

Georgia Vrosgou| Greece | 2'8''

ΚΥΡΙΑΚΗ 28/9 18:00

DEAD IN THE WATER                                                                         

Stefano Bertelli | Italy | 4'

BANQUET OF LOVE                                                                

Haruka Mitani and Michael Lyons| Canada | 7'

PICTURE PARTICLES                                                               

Thorsten Fleisch| Germany | 6'

SOMETHING OVER A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME          

Max Hattler | UK | 2'

GAIAE IRA                                                                               

Adrien Marquez-Velasco and Romain Colliez| France | 5'

AIR                                                                                          

Romina Quiroz | Mexico | 4'

UMBRA IV                                                                               

Nestor Prieto| Spain | 2'

ONE HARD MAN                                                                    

Pamela Maddaleno| France | 4'

FOCUS POCUS                                                                        

Dave Lojek | Belgium | 5'

SPITTING BUBBLES                                                                 

Anthea Devotta | Qatar | 5'47''

METUBE: AUGUST SINGS CARMEN “HABANERA”               

Daniel Moshel | Germany | 4'

A PERFECT DAY                                                                      

Oguzhan Kaya | Turkey | 5'

SHORT FILM EROTIC                                                              

Thomas Giannakis | Greece | 3'10''

PROGRAMME OF YOUTH AND STUDENT FILMS

SEEtalents FICTION 2014

Wednesday 24/9 19:00

ROLLERCOASTER                                                        

Marel Marlikowski | Poland | 14'28''

ERRATA                                                                      

Arek Biedrzycki | Poland | 19'8''

ROSE                                                                           

Gabriel Athanasiou| Greece | 1'10''

MINDLESSNESS                                                          

Liliya Tkach| Russia | 11'35''

AMEL                                                                          

More Raca | Kosovo | 23'6'' 

Thursday 25/9 16:30

STONE                                                                         

Nikita Shuleshko| Russia | 19'

VIOLONCELLO                                                            

Olesya Morgunets| Ukraine | 23'

LESSON                                                                       

Damian Kocur| Poland | 7'33''

AUSCHWITZ On My Mind                                         

Assaf Machnes | Israel - Poland – UK | 16'7'' 

Thursday 25/9 17:45

LITTLE TALKS                                                              

Yassen Genadiev| Bulgaria | 18'

TANK                                                                           

Razvan Dinca| ROMANIA | 20'

HEADSHOT                                                                 

Pawel J.M. Zdanowski| POLAND | 14'

NOCTURNE                                                                 

Gerdi Petanaj| Italy | 9' 

UHU                                                                             

Marius Krivicius | Lithuania | 3'14''

FRIDAY 26/9 16:30

TO SASHA WITH LOVE                                               

Alexandra Dashina | Russia | 25'34''

GREEN MAN                                                               

Yavor Petkov and Ognyan Stoilov| Bulgaria | 14'

CONSIDERATION                                                        

Aksinya Gontar | Greece | 17'

FRADAY 26/9 17:45

STRANGER                                                                  

Piotr Domalewski| Poland | 24'29''

FREE WILL                                                                   

Antonis Sotiropoulos| Greece | 24'16''

GRIECHENLAND                                                        

Giannis Gripeos| Greece | 2'10''

THE TOMATO                                                                         

Olga Zhurba| Ukraine | 13' 

SATURDAY 27/9 16:30

GENERATOR                                                               

Nikoleta Leousi | Greece | 19'1''

BEST MAN                                                                  

Tomer Werechson | Israel | 5'30''

HOSTAGE                                                                    

Yuri Mazur | Russia    | 14'14''

NEXT TO ME                                                               

Marta Prus| Poland – Croatia | 14'

ALONE                                                                        

Stelios Kalaitzis| Greece | 16'39''

SATURDAY 27/9 17:45

THE SUBSCRIBER                                                        

Oksana and Maryna Artemenko | Ukraine    | 9'39''

MIGRANT WORKER                                                   

Ilshat Rakhimbay| Russia | 25'

AMNESIA                                                                    

Jamil Hendi| Romania – Germany | 19'50''

BLIND TRUST                                                              

Dimitris Agelidis | Greece | 15'  

SUNDAY 28/9 16:30

THE BALLOON                                                            

Natalia Lampropoulou | Greece | 14'59''

PAINTED BIRD                                                            

Evgeny Tatarov| Russia | 23'

MOTHER - In the Name of the Millions                   

 Vyacheslav (Slavik) Bihun | Ukraine – Estonia | 23'

SUNDAY 28/9 17:45

UNDER THE SEA                                                         

Nikita Ordynskiy | Russia | 22'58''

VOLCANO                                                                   

Michal Wawrzecki| Poland | 17'2''

DIMA                                                                           

Aksinya Gontar | Ukraine       21'12'' 

TWO HEARTS                                                             
Katarzyna Warzecha | Poland | 13'33'' 

PROGRAMME OF YOUTH AND STUDENT FILMS

SEEtalents ANIMATION2014

Friday 26/9 19:00

JERICHO / ΙΕΡΙΧΏ                                                                                           

John Dachis | Greece | 4'36''

AFTER ALL                                                                                                       

Bogna Kowalczyk | Poland | 4'10''

ALTER                                                                                                              

Malgorzata Andrys | Poland | 5'39''

TSUNAMI IN ANCIENT POTIDAEA / ΤΣΟΥΝΆΜΙ ΣΤΗΝ ΑΡΧΑΊΑ ΠΟΤΊΔΑΙΑ SA4

Leyteris Anastasovitis | Greece | 8'30''

TRAFFIC                                                                                                           

Dmytro Bondarchuk | Ukraine | 2'30''

THREE STEPS IN SMOKE                                                                               

Dmytro Bondarchuk | Ukraine |        1'47''

THE WALL                                                                                                       

Dmytro Bondarchuk | Ukraine |        1'20''

KITCHEN TALES                                                                                              

Vojtech Domlatil | Czech Republic | 7'25''

HOW GOGOL WROTE THE "NOSE"                                                               

Victoria Privalova | Russia | 8'8''

NUMBER 26                                                                                                    

Melitini Baltatzi and Sebastian Ntzokas | Greece | 2'55''

PROGRAMME OF YOUTH AND STUDENT FILMS

SEEtalents EXPERIMENTAL 2014

Friday 26/9 17:00

SHADES                                                                                                           

Artur Rozen| Romania | 6'52''

BETWEEN COGNITION AND SYNESTHESIA / ΣΥΝΑΙΣΘΗΣΊΑ
Fili Olsefski | Greece | 2'30''

TOP NO.: 2                                                                                                      

Andrej Polukord| Austria | 2'37''

BRIDGE / MIST                                                                                               

Polina Moshenka and Maryna Liapina | Ukraine      | 10'17''

DISCONNECTED                                                                                            

Nail Pelivan | Turkey – Georgia | 2'20''

AZOTARA                                                                                                        

Ada Kobusiewicz | Serbia | 10'38''

EARLY ABSTRACTION. COFFEE WITH MILK                                                  

Dmytro Bondarchuk | Ukraine           | 4'47''

PROGRESS IS A BEAUTIFUL THING                                                                

Daniel Nicolae Djamo | Romania | 4'46''

PROGRAMME MOBILE PHONE MOVIES - MOVILE 2014

Saturday 27/9 17:00

PERPETOOM                                                                                      

Jose Marquez | Venezuela | 5'

LOVEARTHCAM                                                                                 

Aitor Marin Correcher | Spain | 3'22''

THE GIRL WITH THE RED BALLOONS                                                            

Corteggiani Timothee and Nathalie Giraud| France | 1'

EDERLEZI                                                                                             

Students of GEL Maditou | Greece | 3'6''

INGLORIOUS BULLIES / ΟΙ ΝΤΑΉΔΕΣ                                                

George Kentimenos and Thanos Bilis| Greece | 5'

RESTORATION OF THE CREATION                                                    

Georgi and Cvetan Krastev | Bulgaria | 2'19''

UNTIL DEATH DO US PART                                                                

David Bagaric | Croatia | 1'27''

LES MYSTERES DE PARIS II                                                                

Konstantinos Antonios Goutos | Greece - France – Germany | 5'42''

2 GUYS 1 CUP                                                                                                 

George Daios and George Kentimenos | Greece | 4'59''

DIGITAL LOVE                                                                                                 

Georgi and Cvetan Krastev | Bulgaria | 2'12''

WITCH HUNTER                                                                                 

Hyunwoo Kim | South Korea | 2'

A REASON TO LIVE                                                                            

Jongmin Lim | South Korea | 5'

REDEMPTION                                                                                                 

Stepan Etrych | Czech Republic | 2'

NECOHAI                                                                                            

Kaihei HASE | Japan | 1'

ROLLING WORLD                                                                               

Emilia Ruiz | France | 1'

Stars and the best from East and Central European cinema will be shown at the 24th edition of FilmFestival Cottbus November 4-9, 2014. The walk along the blue carpet is always worth it. Beside the three competitions, another highlight of the programme constitutes the >Focus< section, which continues the cinematographic exploration of Eastern European diversity. Under the title  „queerEAST” a selection of films on homosexuality in Eastern Europe will be screened. In the light of current events the section >Specials< will offer a selection of films from the Ukraine. >globalEAST< traces the diverse influences of Eastern Europe in global contemporary cinema. This year we will stop by in Italy. The new section >Domownja | Heimat< provides a new home for our regional focus. Here you can find a selection of Sorbian-Wendish and regional film productions.

Tribute programs honoring Volker Schlöndorff, Hilary Swank and the 35th Anniversary of Apocalypse Now

 Telluride Film Festival, presented by the National Film Preserve, today announced its official program selections for the 41st edition of Telluride Film Festival. TFF’s annual celebration of artistic excellence brings together cinema enthusiasts, filmmakers and artists to discover the best in world cinema in the beautiful mountain town of Telluride, Colorado. TFF will screen 85 feature films, short films and revivals representing twenty-eight countries, along with special artist Tributes, Conversations, Panels, Education Programs and Festivities.

Telluride Film Festival takes place Friday, August 29 - Monday, September 1, 2014.

41st Telluride Film Festival is proud to present the following 25 new feature films to play in its main program:

·       THE 50 YEAR ARGUMENT (d. Martin Scorsese, David Tedeschi, U.K.-U.S., 2014)

·       ’71 (d. Yann Demange, U.K., 2014)

·       99 HOMES (d. Ramin Bahrani, U.S., 2014)

·       BIRDMAN (d. Alejandro González Iñárritu, U.S., 2014)

·       DANCING ARABS (d. Eran Riklis, Israel-Germany-France, 2014)

·       THE DECENT ONE (d. Vanessa Lapa, Australia-Israel-Germany, 2014)

·       DIPLOMACY (d. Volker Schlöndorff, France-Germany, 2014)

·       FOXCATCHER (d. Bennett Miller, U.S., 2014)

·       THE GATE (d. Régis Wargnier, France-Belgium-Cambodia, 2014)

·       THE HOMESMAN (d. Tommy Lee Jones, U.S., 2014)

·       THE IMITATION GAME (d. Morten Tyldum, U.K.-U.S., 2014)

·       LEVIATHAN (d. Andrey Zvgagintsev, Russia, 2014)

·       THE LOOK OF SILENCE (d. Joshua Oppenheimer, Denmark-Indonesia-Norway-Finalnd-U.S., 2014)

·       MADAME BOVARY (d. Sophie Barthes, U.K.-Belgium, 2014)

·       MERCHANTS OF DOUBT (d. Robert Kenner, U.S., 2014)

·       MOMMY (d. Xavier Dolan, Canada, 2014)

·       MR. TURNER (d. Mike Leigh, U.K., 2014)

·       THE PRICE OF FAME (d. Xavier Beauvois, France, 2014)

·       RED ARMY (d. Gabe Polsky, U.S.-Russia, 2014)

·       ROSEWATER (d. Jon Stewart, U.S., 2014)

·       THE SALT OF THE EARTH (d. Wim Wenders, Juliano Ribeiro Salgado, Brazil-Italy-France, 2014)

·       TALES OF THE GRIM SLEEPER (d. Nick Broomfield, U.K.-U.S, 2014)

·       TWO DAYS, ONE NIGHT (d. Luc Dardenne, Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Belgium-Italy-France, 2014)

·       WILD (d. Jean-Marc Valleé, U.S., 2014)

·       WILD TALES (d. Damián Szifrón, Argentina-Spain, 2014)

Additional Sneak Previews may play outside the main program and will be announced on the Telluride Film Festival website over the course of the four-day weekend. Visit the TFF website for updates www.telluridefilmfestival.org.

The 2014 Silver MedallionAwards, given to recognize an artist’s significant contribution to the world of cinema, go to German filmmaker Volker Schlöndorff who will present his latest work DIPLOMACY as part of the Tribute program, his 1992 collaboration with Billy Wilder, BILLY, HOW DID YOU DO IT? and his 1970 film BAAL starring Rainer Werner Fassbinder, both of which will play elsewhere in the program; Two-time Academy award-winning actress Hilary Swank (BOYS DON’T CRY, MILLION DOLLAR BABY) who stars in TFF selection, THE HOMESMAN; and in celebration of its 35th Anniversary, Francis Ford Coppola’s APOCALYPSE NOW – screened from a new DCP of the original theatrical cut - including guests Coppola, screenwriter John Milius, producer-casting director Fred Roos, cinematographer Vittorio Storaro and editor-sound designer Walter Murch.

Guest Directors Guy Maddin and Kim Morgan, who serve as key collaborators in the Festival’s program, present the following six films:

·       CALIFORNIA SPLIT (d. Robert Altman, U.S., 1974)

·       IL GRIDO (d. Michelangelo Antonioni, Italy, 1957)

·       M (d. Joseph Losey, U.S., 1951)

·       A MAN’S CASTLE (d. Frank Borzage, U.S., 1933)

·       THE ROAD TO GLORY (d. Howard Hawks, U.S., 1936)

·       WICKED WOMAN (d. Russell Rouse, U.S., 1953)

Additional film revivals include CHILDREN OF NO IMPORTANCE (d. Gerhard Lamprecht, Germany, 1926) and TOO MUCH JOHNSON (d. Orson Welles, U.S., 1938) both presented by the Pordenone Silent Film Festival with live accompaniment by Donald Sosin; a collection of short films by Carroll Ballard forming the program, CARROLL BALLARD: SEEMS LIKE ONLY YESTERDAY; and WHERE EAGLES DARE (d. Brian G. Hutton, U.S., 1968) from a print courtesy of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Backlot, Telluride’s intimate screening room featuring behind-the-scenes movies and portraits of artists, musicians and filmmakers, will screen the following nine programs:

·       BERTOLUCCI ON BERTOLUCCI (d. Walter Fasano, Luca Guadagnino, Italy, 2013)

·       FORBIDDEN FILMS (d. Felix Moeller, Germany, 2014)

·       HOW TO SMELL A ROSE (d. Les Blank, Gina Leibrecht, U.S.-France, 2014)

·       I STOP TIME (d. Gunilla Bresky, Sweden-Russia, 2014)

·       KEEP ON KEEPIN’ ON (d. Alan Hicks, U.S., 2014)

·       MAGICIAN (d. Chuck Workman, U.S., 2014)

·       NIGHT WILL FALL (d. André Singer, U.K.-U.S.-Israel, 2014)

·       SEYMOUR (d. Ethan Hawke, U.S., 2014)

·       SOCIALISM (d. Peter von Bagh, Finland, 2014)

“When we finish putting together the program there is a moment of absolute joy,” said Telluride Film Festival executive director Julie Huntsinger. “We never know what the film world will bring us when we set out each year, but with incredible gratitude to the filmmakers and artists and satisfaction in knowing we have screened everything imaginable, we are once again thrilled to present the absolute best in new American and world cinema and treasured films from the past. We hope our audience will be as inspired as we are. “ 

Telluride Film Festival annually celebrates heroes of cinema who preserve, honor and present great movies. The 2014 Special Medallion award goes to Cineteca di Bologna and Gian Luca Farinelli for the significant role played in film restoration and preservation of film culture. JOYFUL LAUGHTER, Mario Monicelli’s masterpiece from 1960 is a recent example of Bologna’s restorative work and will screen as part of the program.

Telluride Film Festival’s SHOWcase for Shorts features fourteen short films chosen to precede select feature films; Filmmakers of Tomorrow includes three programs: Student Prints, Great Expectations, and Calling Cards from eighteen emerging filmmakers.

Telluride Film Festival’s Education Programs present students the opportunity to experience film as an art and expand participants’ worldview through film screenings and filmmaker discussions. The Student Symposium provides 54 graduate and undergraduate college students a weekend-long immersion in cinema. The City Lights Project, now in its 15th year, brings 21 high school students and seven teachers from four divergent schools the opportunity to participate in a concentrated program of screenings and discussions. FilmLAB offers a master-class program for UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television graduate filmmaking students. The Roger Ebert/TFF University Seminars give university professors and students the opportunity to travel to the Festival each year to participate in special programming and to attend screenings throughout the weekend.

Telluride Film Festival’s Talking Heads programs allow attendees to go behind the scenes with the Festival’s special guests. Six Conversations take place between Festival guests and the audience about cinema and culture, and three outdoor Noon Seminars feature a panel of Festival guests discussing a wide range of film topics. These programs are free and open to the public.

Various Festivities will take place throughout the Festival including Book Signings with Cheryl Strayed (Wild), Maziar Bahari (Then They Came for Me), Sayed Kashua (Dancing Arabs), Werner Herzog (A Guide for the Perplexed), and Ted Hope (Hope for Film); Quincy Jones presents: Justin Kauflin in Concert, music from KEEP ON KEEPIN’ ON; and Behind the Scenes: Feast and Lava where makers of Disney’s FEAST and Pixar’s LAVA share their inspiration behind and creation of two memorable animation films.

Corporate support at Telluride Film Festival plays an essential role in the life of the Festival and underscores the Festival’s commitment to quality, adventure and distinction in the art of cinema. TFF is privileged to collaborate with some of the world’s most renowned consumer and entertainment brands, including Turner Classic Movies, EY, Audible.com, Film Finances, Inc., Meyer Sound, Bombardier Business Aircraft,  The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group and Universal Studios; and excited to welcome new partners Blu Homes, Peter G. Dodge Foundation, Vimeo, Speck-- each of which are aligned with a unique feature of the festival. Equally, Telluride Film Festival is extremely proud of its committed relationships with UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television, Americas Film Conservancy, London Hotels: NYC & West Hollywood, Dolby, Teatulia, Telluride Alpine Lodging, New Sheridan Hotel, The Hollywood Reporter, Cinedigm, Boston Light and Sound, Land Rover North America, Canon, Dell, Novo Coffee and Time Warner Cable Business Class.

Huntsinger comments, “We simply could not present Telluride Film Festival without the generous support of our sponsors, who believe in what we do and back us meaningfully and repeatedly. “

The 41st Telluride Film Festival’s program will be posted in its entirety on Thursday, August 28, 2014. Visit www.telluridefilmfestival.org to download the Program Guide.

Film stills and Festival images available upon request. Email shannon@telluridefilmfestival.org for more information.

Silent Ones by Ricky Rijneke selected for Toronto Independent Film Festival 2014

The Dutch feature film Silent Ones has been selected for the Toronto Independent Film Festival. The festival held from 3 to 16 September has selected 20 feature films.

The Toronto Independent Film Festival, aka theToronto Indie, is a separate festival from the Toronto International Film Festival, which runs at the same time. The Toronto Indie is Toronto's film festival for truly independent films.

Silent Ones Ricky Rijneke’s first feature film premiered in Competition at the International Film Festival Rotterdam nominated for the Tiger Award, the competition program and flagship of the International Film Festival Rotterdam. Since then Silent Ones has been screened at many international festivals including Sarajevo, Sao Paulo, Moscow, Montreal, Los Angeles and Berlin, winning six international awards out of eleven nominations.  At the Berlin Independent Film Festival the film won the main prize for Best Film, recently it was awarded twice at the Los Angeles Women’s Independent Film Festival. Other prizes include Best Debut, Best Film, Best Actor and Best Cinematography.

Silent Ones tells the story of a young Hungarian woman (Orsi Tóth) whose little brother Isti has disappeared without a trace. She leaves aboard a cargo ship heading to Western Europe to keep her promise to him. The journey turns into a surreal trip on the fragile edge of life and death.

Some Press quotes:
”The International Cinephile Society (ICS): “A powerful, very self-assured debut, Silent Ones confirms that the director is one to watch.”

The Volkskrant (leading daily Dutch paper): A wonderful discovery, a confident disrupting debut.

Curator Film PHI Centre Montreal: “Attention talent! One of the best films I saw at the International Film Festival Rotterdam. Outstanding film debut.

Silent Ones produced by Rotterdam Films (Rijneke & van Leeuwaarden) is supported by the Netherlands Film Fund and the Mondrian Fund. French sales agent Wide Management handles international sales. The film will be released theatrically in the Netherlands in December 2014.  

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NEoe1lzEgo

The 4th Annual Brooklyn Girl Film Festival, March 26-28, 2015 is now open for submissions. 

Brooklyn Girl Film Festival’s mission is to showcase the work of women filmmakers locally and from around the globe, and bring these artists together for networking in a fun, informative and supportive environment.  Films are sought in which a woman plays a key role as a director, writer, or lead animator.  Features, documentaries, shorts, music videos, experimental and animated works are all considered.  All genres are welcome as well.          

For efficiency, all submissions are accepted through Withoutabox at

http://tinyurl.com/3n639ne or Film Freeway at https://filmfreeway.com/festival/brooklyngirl  

Official Selections will be in competition for an Audience Choice Award in two different categories, feature film and short film.

Deadlines For All Submissions:

Regular Deadline

November 22, 2014

Late Deadline

December 12, 2014

Extended Deadline

December 19, 2014

*Please see our WAB or Film Freeway profile for full FAQS and guidelines

A three-day annual event that takes place in March, BGFF features screenings that include filmmaker Q&A, workshops, an opening night reception, special events and an awards ceremony. BGFF attendees include local filmmakers as well as those from around the country and the world.  The local community is encouraged to attend.  Programs and events are designed not only for filmmakers, but anyone interested in the moving image.

The 2015 BGFF will take place at Brooklyn Fireproof East in Bushwick.

www.brooklyngirlfilmfest.com

Cine//B_7 is calling for submissions!

Shorts Films and Features Film for the International Competition.

Any genre, any running time.

Submission 100% online & free.

Share us your film through vimeo, youtube, wetransfer, google drive, dropbox, or other media file share.

Entry form: http://www.jotformpro.com/form/41830531980958

+ info: www.festivalcineb.com