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Happy Holidays

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Best wishes from the whole team, and from our group of correspondents around the world for a happy peaceful & successful new year for you and yours on the festival circuit. 

 

 

The Aussie reports by Bruno Chatelin

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Trevor Jamieson to become Revelation Ambassador

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    Revelation Perth International Film Festival is thrilled to announce that acclaimed actor Trevor Jamieson has joined the Revelation team as a permanent ambassador.   Soon to be seen in the upcoming re...

 

Lexus Australia Short Film Fellowship still open through Sydney Film Festival

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Sydney Film Festival and Lexus Australia are encouraging all up and coming Australian filmmakers to enter the Lexus Australia Short Film Fellowship through Sydney Film Festival, with submissions accepted from 4 December 2017 until 29 January 2018. The Fellowship is the largest cash prize for short film in Australia, offering $50,000 each to four filmmakers to produce their next short film. All new entries are w...

 

 

Tropfest Australia submissions close in 3 weeks

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Filmmakers have just three weeks to wrap up their films for Tropfest Australia, supported by foundation partner CGU Insurance, for their chance to win a spectacular bevy of prizes, and join the ranks of esteemed Tropfest legends continuing to make huge waves internationally. Submissions close on Thursday 11 January 2018. The winner of Tropfest 2018 will be awarded a shiny new Equin...

 

 

Outdoor Premiere of Paddington 2 in Sydney at Moon Light Cinema

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A screening for families who did not forget to bring their favourite teddy for this Teddy Bear’s Picnic! Premiere screening of Paddington 2, with some goodies given away like PADDINGTON 2 PRIZE PACKS ! Each pack contained Paddington 2 themed prizes including a bag, notebook, pencil case, pen AND a Moonlight Cinema Family Pass!   get the whole^ropgram and cities where the moonlight cinema happen https://www.moonlight.com.au/  ..

 

Byron Bay Film Festival 2018 a Dream With Your Eyes Open

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BBFF2018 will run from Oct 12th to the 21st.

Entries are open now: SUBMIT NOW

BBFF is a platform for outstanding independent film talent, showcasing a uniquely rich and diverse program of entertaining, inspiring and thought provoking films.

“This is an important festival and for those young people that screen here for the first time it can be a life-changing experience” – Paul Cox, 2015

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BIFF DECEMBER 10 -17   : 

Bahamas Int’l Film Fest reveals a very powerfull lineup this year

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  Sean Baker’s Drama “The Florida Project” Starring Willem Dafoe, Selected as BIFF 2017 Opening Night Film   The Bahamas International Film Festival (BIFF), celebrating its 14th edition this year, and taking place December 10-17, today revealed the lineup of films screening in the festival’s competition and sidebar sections. The program was announced by BIFF Founder and Executive Director Leslie Vanderpool.   This year, the Festival will showcase mor...  

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Junod, japanese animation, screened, out of competition at BIFF

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The film tells the story of the swiss doctor who came to Hiroshima for Red Cross after the bombing saving thousands. It is seen through the eyes of two young girls who magically travel through time...   

 

14th Bahamas International Film Festival Winners announced

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Congratulations for their win to Interlude - New Vision Award INTERLUDE (PARENTHESE)  France / 2016 / 94 mins Raphaël is 50-something and in a rut. Without telling his wife, he buys a sailboat and convinces his childhood friend Patrick, an eternal teenager, and Alain, a hypochondriac, to go on a tour of the Mediterranean Sea with him. Holidays just like in the old days! The three friends however soon notice that they are not as fit as they used to be and don&...

 

Grace Jones & Rae Dawn Chong at BIFF

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Women In Film: Grace Jones & Rae Dawn Chong at BIFF

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& PRESENTS GRACE JONES: Bloodlight & Bami Trailer Grace Jones Supermodel, Actress, Songwriter, Singer, Record Producer to be in attendance Principal Cast:  Grace Jones, Jean-Paul Goude, Sly Dunbar, Robbie Shakespeare, Ivor Guest SHOWTIMES Friday, D...

 

In discussion with Grace Jones at BIFF

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Sundance Jan. 18-28 in Park City, Utah 

Inside the Mind of a Programmer: Breaking Down the 2018 Festival Lineup

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Film Still: "The Miseducation of Cameron Post" Nate von Zumwalt Following what's felt like an unusually protracted Sundance Film Festival offseason, and one marked by what Festival Director John Cooper calls a “rejuvenated idea” of the 24-hour news cycle, the 2018 program announcement arrives at a pivotal time for audiences and artists. If we approach 2018 still processing the tumult and instability of the past... 

 

 

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Oscar The Academy Awards

341 feature films are eligible for the 2017 Academy Awards®

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Three hundred forty-one feature films are eligible for the 2017 Academy Awards®, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today. To be eligible for 90th Academy Awards consideration, feature films must open in a commercial motion picture theater in Los Angeles County by midnight, December 31, and begin a minimum run of seven consecutive days. Under Academy rules, a feature-length motion picture must have a running time of more than 40 minutes and must have been exhibited t...

 

7 films remain in competition in the Makeup and Hairstyling category for the 90th Academy Awards®

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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that seven films remain in competition in the Makeup and Hairstyling category for the 90th Academy Awards®. The films are listed below in alphabetical order: “Bright” “Darkest Hour” “Ghost in the Shell” “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2” “I, Tonya” “Victoria & Abdul” “Wonder” On Saturday, January 6, 2018, all members of the A...

 

141 scores are in contention for nominations in the Original Score category for the 90th Academy Awards®

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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that “All I See Is You,” Marc Streitenfeld, composer “Annabelle: Creation,” Benjamin Wallfisch, composer “Battle of the Sexes,” Nicholas Britell, composer “Beauty and the Beast,” Alan Menken, composer “Blade Runner 2049,” Benjamin Wallfisch and Hans Zimmer, composers “Born in China,” Barnaby Taylor, composer “Boston,” Jeff Beal, compo...

 

70 songs are in contention for nominations in the Original Song category for the 90th Academy Awards®

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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 70 songs from eligible feature-length motion pictures released in 2017 are in contention for nominations in the Original Song category for the 90th Academy Awards®. The original songs, along with the motion picture in which each song is featured, are listed below in alphabetical order by film title and song title: “U.N.I (You And I)” from “And the Winner Isn’t” “Love And Lies” f...

 

10 films remain in the running in the Visual Effects category for the 90th Academy Awards®.

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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 10 films remain in the running in the Visual Effects category for the 90th Academy Awards®. The films are listed below in alphabetical order: “Alien: Covenant” “Blade Runner 2049” “Dunkirk” “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2” “Kong: Skull Island” “Okja” “The Shape of Water” “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” “Valerian an...

 

9 foreign language films advance in Oscar® race

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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that nine features will advance to the next round of voting in the Foreign Language Film category for the 90th Academy Awards ®. Ninety-two films had originally been considered in the category. The films, listed in alphabetical order by country, are: Chile, “A Fantastic Woman,” Sebastián Lelio, director; Germany, “In the Fade,” Fatih Akin, director; Hungary, “On Body and Soul,&r...

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SFFILM Announces First Round of Winners for Brand New Initiatives in Support of Immigrant Filmmakers and Women Championing Peace

 

Three Filmmakers to Receive Inaugural New American Producer Fellowship and Women, Peace, and Security Fellowship     SFFILM announced today the recipients of the first round of fellowships in su...

 

Nominations Announced for the 24th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards®

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Nominees for the 24th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® for outstanding individual, cast and ensemble performances in film and television of 2017, as well as the honorees for outstanding action performances by film and television stunt ensembles were announced this morning at the Pacific Design Center’s SilverScreen Theater in West Hollywood. SAG-AFTRA President Gabrielle Carteris introduced Olivia Munn (X-Men: Apocalypse, The Predator) and Niecy Nash (Claws, The Soul Man), who ann...

 

Winners of the 17th River to River Florence Indian Film Festival

 

The 17th River to River Florence Indian Film Festival has had its closing night on December 12th, at Cinema La Compagnia in Florence. The winners of the River to River Audience Award are: My Pure Land by Sarmad Masud (feature film section) Abu by Arshad Khan (documemtary section) Kajal by Paakhi Tyrewala (short film section) ...

 

Barco receives the Technology Innovator Award at CineAsia 2017

 

  At a reception at the end of the 23rd edition of CineAsia 2017 in Hong Kong, key players in the cinema industry were awarded for significant contributions over the previous year. Barco was saluted as the Technology Innovator of the Year.   ...

 

FOCUS 2017 wraps successful third edition

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FOCUS, the Meeting Place for International Production, sees record attendance for third edition at Business Design Centre, London Booming state of international production, particularly high-end TV drama and feature film, emerges as key talking point at FOCUS’ high-level programme of seminars London, 12 December 2017 – Record attendance, increased number of exhibitors, a high-level programme of seminars and keynotes, plus a raft of networking events all com...

 

Announcing the Audience Award Winners for the 2017 BJFF!

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2nd IFFAM Industry Hub Project Market Award Winners Announced

 

The IFFAM Project Market (IPM) Award Winners were announced today at the closing of the IFFAM Industry Hub.  The three winning IPM films were each presented with cash awards of US$10,000.  The winners were: ·         Mihara (USA/Japan) Director: Jacqueline Castel, Producer Pier Harrison - presented by Lorna Tee on behalf John Penotti of Ivanhoe Pictures ·         The Gir...

 

5 film projects received vital funding with dubai film connection

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Director Mohamed Ismail Laouti (R) and producer Willy Rolle (C) winners of the DIFF Award during the Dubai Film Connection Awards   More than USD 60,000 in prizes and unparalleled networking access to bring projects from script to screen 15 talented Arab filmmakers were awarded crucial funding and key partnership opportunities with the Dubai Film Connection (DFC), the co-production market of the Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF). Filmmakers behind shortlisted projects prese...

 

Palmarès / Prizes list - 40th edition Poitiers Film Festival

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  Grand prix du jury Jury's Grand Prize Sélection internationale - Courts métrages International Selection - Short films   ...

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Future Femme Festival May 10 – 13, 2018 

 

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January 25, 2018 Regular Deadline 
March 31, 2018 Late Deadline I May 1, 2018 Extended Deadline

Anyone who identifies as a Future Femme may enter.

Does your movie: elevate future femme perspectives, support the advancement of future femme talent, and empower future femmes through cinema?

Enter now: FutureFemmeFest via Film Freeway. Take 50% your entry with this code filmfestivalscomff

Future Femme Fest is a celebration of cinema. We bring the film festival experience to you via live competitions and our streaming partners.

The Future Femme Short Film Fest begins its UK tour in May 2018.

Finalists & winners will have the chance to find an audience at 8 live events throughout the UK.

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ARY FILM FESTIVAL The largest festival in Pakistan April 2018

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After a successful and commendable execution of ARY Film Festival in 2017, the festival is back again for its second edition in 2018 for which submissions are now open till December  31st 2017.

The 3 day festival commenced in May 2017 and screened 33 films, which were shortlisted by the jury from around 400 entries received from all over the world. Apart from the regular entries, the festival also came up with special screenings of internationally acclaimed films such as Maheen Zia’s ‘Lyari Notes’, ‘Brave Heart: The Lizzie Velazquez Story’ contributed by the American Film Showcase and Anjum Shehzad’s ‘Mah e Mir’.  Additionally, Academy award winner Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy’s ‘Song of Lahore’ was also premiered at the festival. Delhi International Film Festival was also one of the collaborating partners of the festival.

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

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Regular Deadline I January 8, 2018  

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.
Over $40,000 in cash and benefits to be awarded**

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18th Annual Phoenix Film Festival April 5 - 15, 2018 calling till December 18

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December 18, 2017 Extended Deadline

We're the festival that filmmakers love.  You've worked hard to make your film. Now it's time to share it with a great audience inside a beautiful theater and experience firsthand why MovieMaker Magazine calls us one of the 25 Coolest Film Festivals in the World!

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NYC Independent Film Festival 2018

May 7 - May 13, 2018

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December 31, 2017  Late Deadline I January 31, 2018 Extended Deadline I

NYC Independent Film Festival is a celebration of the true independent filmmaker, documentaries, short and feature-length films, music videos, and animation. Whether a submission is comedic, dramatic, or something in between, The NYC Indie film Fest is eager to embrace fresh ideas and storytelling.

The festival aims to discover the Artist Filmmaker, showcasing them to the entertainment industry and the NYC public. All NYC Indie screenings take place in the historic center of NYC, Time Square which is the perfect home for an event geared toward creating incredible opportunities for independent voices.

NYC Indie Film Festival honors the Best in Category which includes Best Narrative Feature, Best Documentary, Best Short Documentary, Best Short Narrative, Best Super Short, Best Music Video, as well as Best Director and Best Screenplay.

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Sonoma International FilmFestival 

March 21 – 25, 2018

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2018 WORLDFEST-HOUSTON April 20 - 29, 2018 calling for entries

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 New Media Film Festival

June 12 -14, 2018
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"I thank the New Media film festival for what they've done for young filmmakers."– Legendary Director Roger Corman

"Top 25 Festivals Worth The Entry Fee" - Movie Maker Magazine

"Makes the cutting edge accessible" - Huffington Post 

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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Filmfestivals com has an eye for SciFi: check our fantastic selection

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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. &.. 

 

 

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ECO CALLING
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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...

 

 

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ANIMATION CALLING

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

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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

Filmfestivals com has an eye for Horror and SciFi: check our fantastic selection

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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,... 

 

 

DOC FESTS CALLING

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Review from Kerala: THE BLACK JEW -- Karutha Joothan -- INDIA

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KERALA 2017 REPORTS   THE BLACK JEW -- Karutha Joothan -- INDIA       by Alex Chaim Deleon-Sinha             <filmfestivals.com>   Karutha Joothan (The Black Jew)  is a 2017 Malayalam film written, directed and produced by the National Award winning actor Salim Kumar in which Salim Kumar himself essays the lead character. A major new Indian from the Deep Dravidian South. Director, Scenario and leading role, Salim Kuma...

 

 

Alex and the smoking gun from Kerala Fest

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ALEX Calling from Kerala Namaskor. Best film festival ever. Tops. Adipowli !!!! Awesome. The Best. Top Prize  film  Wajib, from Palestine, was Awesome But overall best film and Audience prize favorite was  "A mon age je me cache encore pour fumer " ... / At my age I still have to hide to smoke ... The film is a smoking gun in the face of Islamic oppression of women and is as only to be expected, banned in all Arab countries ~~ wallapalooza smackeroo  -...

 

 

Barco receives the Technology Innovator Award at CineAsia 2017

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At a reception at the end of the 23rd edition of CineAsia 2017 in Hong Kong, key players in the cinema industry were awarded for significant contributions over the previous year. Barco was saluted as the Technology Innovator of the Year.   ...

 

5 film projects received vital funding with dubai film connection

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Director Mohamed Ismail Laouti (R) and producer Willy Rolle (C) winners of the DIFF Award during the Dubai Film Connection Awards   More than USD 60,000 in prizes and unparalleled networking access to bring projects from script to screen 15 talented Arab filmmakers were awarded crucial funding and key partnership opportunities with the Dubai Film Connection (DFC), the co-production market of the Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF). Filmmakers behind shortlisted projects prese...

 

Outdoor Premiere of Paddington 2 in Sydney at Moon Light Cinema

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A screening for families who did not forget to bring their favourite teddy for this Teddy Bear’s Picnic! Premiere screening of Paddington 2, with some goodies given away like PADDINGTON 2 PRIZE PACKS ! Each pack contained Paddington 2 themed prizes including a bag, notebook, pencil case, pen AND a Moonlight Cinema Family Pass!   get the whole^ropgram and cities where the moonlight cinema happen https://www.moonlight.com.au/  ...

 

 

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> "FILMFESTIVALS.COM ONES TO WATCH ON THE CIRCUIT" FOR FESTIVAL CONSIDERATION

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.

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

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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.
USA October 2017 - 83 minutes

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

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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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Winner in Houston WorldFest and Fantasporto

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OFFENSIVE, Jon Ford's thriller.Winner in Houston Worldfest, Best Film and Audience Award for Best Film at Torino Film Fest

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"They were forced beyond breaking point; they have no regrets, does that make them bad people? The first part of this film will enrage you ! The second part will sate you !". Bruno Chatelin - Filmfestivals.com

A retired couple, Bernard and Helen Martin, inherit a remote house in rural France, the very same village Bernard’s war hero father liberated during the Second World War, over 70 years earlier. This peaceful couple quickly become the target of a crual gang of street kids, who terrorise the village.

An e-generation permanently plugged into their devices, devoid of empathy, a new breed of technological psychopath…Pushed beyond breaking point, can Bernard live up to his father’s legend, as the situation explodes into a brutal war of generations ?

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The Unwilling by Oscar nominee Jonathan Heap

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Evil is inside

6 family members gather for the reading of a will. It comes with a mysterious box. Who will leave alive?

Starring David Lipper, Dina Meyer, Levy Tran, Austin Highsmith, Jake Thomas, Robert Rusler, Bree Williamson and  Lance Henrickson.  

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Revolution by Rob Stewart  
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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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Göteborg Film Festival will be celebrating its 41st edition next january

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Scandinavia's leading film festival! Göteborg Film Festival will be celebrating its 41st edition Jan 26-Feb 5, 2018. 450 films from 80 countries will be screened during eleven days. In 2018 the festival will turn a spotlight to the subject nationalism. Alicia Vikander is this year's Nordic Honorary Dragon Award recipient. Nordic Film Market, Feb 1-4. Take part of brand new films, works in progress, projects in development, the annual Nostradamus Report and much more. T...

 

Alex at the 22nd Kerala Film Festival

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My Top Seven from the festival were: 1. A mon âge je me cache toujours pour fumer -- ALGERIA 2.  Newton --HINDI 3. Two  Persons, Malayalam 4. Heart of a Dog --Malayalam 5.  Black Jew, Malayalam 6. The Butcher, The Whore, and the One-eyed Man,     Another Hungarian chef d'oeuvre from János Szász 7. WAJIB, Palestine Details on these films to follow later Alex, Trivandarum Nayinye Hrudayam,  (The Heart of Dog) Is a can...

 

 

DIFF closed with the force...

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DIFF CLOSES WITH FULL FORCE ON the RED CARPET 140 films from near and far brought cinephiles, film fans and industry professionals together Final day recognises excellence in regional filmmaking with Muhr Awards announced Eight days of DIFF’s trademark silver-screen magic closed today with an epic Closing Night Gala, marking the close of the 14th edition of the Festival. DIFF took over the city between 6 – 13 December with screenings of 140 films from globally acclaimed filmmake...

 

 

A Cinema of Dreams A festival about Dreams

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January 25, 2018. The Gene Frankel Theatre (24 Bond Street), one of only a few surviving independent theaters in Manhattan, is hosting Secrets of the Deep: DREAMS on FILM, a short film festival fully dedicated to exploring relationships between cinema and the dream experience.  Ten films, each between 5 and 10 minutes long, are selected from among narrative, music video, documentary, and experimental genres.   Producer of the event is Lower East Side indie filmmaker Jeffrey Wengrofsk...

 

 

Lexus Australia Short Film Fellowship still open through Sydney Film Festival

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    Sydney Film Festival and Lexus Australia are encouraging all up and coming Australian filmmakers to enter the Lexus Australia Short Film Fellowship through Sydney Film Festival, with submissions accepted from 4 December 2017 until 29 January 2018. The Fellowship is the largest cash prize for short film in Australia, offering $50,000 each to four filmmakers to produce their next short film. All new entries are w...

 

Tropfest Australia submissions close in 3 weeks

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    Filmmakers have just three weeks to wrap up their films for Tropfest Australia, supported by foundation partner CGU Insurance, for their chance to win a spectacular bevy of prizes, and join the ranks of esteemed Tropfest legends continuing to make huge waves internationally. Submissions close on Thursday 11 January 2018. The winner of Tropfest 2018 will be awarded a shiny new Equin...

 

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The Adventures of a Roving Film Festivaleer

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ADVENTURES ON THE FILM FESTIVAL CIRCUIT by Alex Deleon (Herman Pevner) (filmfestivals.com) The very first film festival I ever attended was the San Francisco Festival of 1975. I had by then begun to publish articles about Japanese films in San Francisco and was invited by former festival director Albert Johnson, whom I knew from hanging out at the fabled Mediterraneum Caffe in Berkeley, and Albert used his influence to arrange a pass for me. To this day I must say it was one of...

 

Trevor Jamieson to become Revelation Ambassador

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    Revelation Perth International Film Festival is thrilled to announce that acclaimed actor Trevor Jamieson has joined the Revelation team as a permanent ambassador.   Soon to be seen in the upcoming re...

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Major Buzz Factory : Expérience de Bruno Chatelin du marketing Digital pour les films

Fort d'une expérience acquise dans la distribution de films pour deux Majors (Sony et Fox mariée sous a direction avec UGC) Bruno Chatelin propose une expérience pointue au service de votre stratégie digitale à Travers sa structure de Conseil MAJOR BUZZ FACTORY Le fondateur Bruno Chatelin : un Professionnel de la communication entouré de spécialistes, son expérience est ancrée sur trois univers La publicité, Le marketing et le digital.

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Les nominations aux Prix Lumière de la presse étrangère à Paris

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Le programme des 18e Rencontres Art et Technique de L'industrie du rêve

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LA FRENCH TOUCH DANS LE MONDE Mercredi 24 janvier 2018 //9H30 - 18h30    Les 18e Rencontres Art et Technique seront consacrées à la FRENCH TOUCH DANS LE MONDE, avec un retour d’expérience autour de 4 tables rondes composées de dirigeants des industries techniques, de professionnel(le)s de la production, de la réalisation, de la fabrication, de la distribution et de l’exploitation, de la formation et de la diffusion. Grâce &agr...

 

Top 10 des entrées hebdo France du 13/12/2017 au 19/12/2017

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13e édition du Festival Hors Pistes au Centre Pompidou

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FESTIVAL HORS PISTES - 13e EDITION  « LA NATION ET SES FICTIONS » 19 janvier - 4 février 2018   Hors Pistes, le festival pluridisciplinaire de l’image en mouvement du Centre Pompidou présente sa 13e édition, du 19 janvier au 4 février 2018. Autour du thème « la nation et ses fictions »,...

Palmarès du festival LES NUITS MAGIQUES

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Palmarès du festival du film d'animation LES NUITS MAGIQUES Bègles, Cinéma Le Festival du 29/11 au 10/12 Compétition internationale de courts métrages d'animation Tous les prix sont décernés par le public.     Prix catégorie « Société » SCRAPS . Atelier collectif (Belgique)   Prix catégorie « Curiosités » ALTERNATIVE WALK de Ivan Maximov...

 

Palmarès / Prizes list - 40th edition Poitiers Film Festival

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  Grand prix du jury Jury's Grand Prize Sélection internationale - Courts métrages International Selection - Short films   ...