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THE FESTIVAL BEAT MAKER SINCE 1995! SHARING MOTION AND EMOTION
ANOTHER BUSY WEEK ON THE CIRCUIT ! ... FEEL THE BEAT? ... DO NOT MISS A BIT !
Weekly newsletter N° 949
Featuring news from: Sundance, San Sebastian, Venice, Oscars, Rotterdam, Cesar, ATF, Chandler, Garden State, Tallinn Black Nights, Göteborg, IFFI GOA, French Riviera, Lost World Paleochora, San Francisco, BANFF, Créteil, Ojai, Kustendorf, Palm Springs, Children's Film Festival Seattle, Dhaka, Atlanta Jewish Film Festival, ewish International Film Festival in Australia, New York: New Directors New Films, Beyond Borders, Cesar, Cinelatino, Les Arcs, Namur, Le Forum des Images, Les Cinglés du Cinéma, Lumières de la presse international, Production Forum, Cinema for a Change, Gerardmer, Le festival Ciné Junior, Clermont Ferrand, Berwick Film & Media Arts Festival, Tehran Short Film Festival; Jand many more great events which could become your next festival destination.
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> MARKETS IN FOCUS
The Asia TV Forum & Market 2020 (ATF) made a significant mark in the industry
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> FOCUS ON INDIA: by Siraj Syed
THE GOA CHRONICLES by Siraj Syed, our Indian corrrespondent.
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IFFI GOA 51: chronicles of the 51st edition 16-24 January, 2021
RIFF 2021, 07, 02: Yashpal Sharma to be awarded the Om Puri Memorial Common Man in Cinema award
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> PEOPLE ON OUR RADAR
Fourth annual "Indie Entertainment Showcase 2021" in Sundance
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2021 Sundance Film Festival: Juries Announced
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Meet the 2021 Nordic Film Lab participants
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Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival appoints a new Head of Press and Communication
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President Biden's Press Office notice on Paris Agreement
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The San Sebastian Festival Director honored by France as Chevalier de l’ordre des arts et des lettres
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Fernando Garcia named Executive Vice President of the Academy: Member Relations and Awards
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Jessie Fairbanks joined to lead programming for the 2021 San Francisco International Film Festival
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BANFF adds Amazon Studios’ James Farrell to the 2021 Rockies Grand Jury
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Director Bong Joon Ho will preside the International Jury of the Venezia 78 Competition
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> FILMS IN FOCUS ...
Overview of the US business for the week of January 18th
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Arclight Films locks North America, UK, Australia, and Japan deals for THE SINNERS
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The 2021 Chandler International Film Festival opened with The Unhealer
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Hollywood is alive and well: Aaron Ryder forms RPC & seals MGM first-look deal
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Filmmaker Jon Alston talks AUGUSTUS, entry for Best Live Action Short
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The workshop for the 5th Biennale College Cinema – Virtual Reality International wrapped entirely in virtual mode
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Judas and the black Messiah domestic Trailer
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> FESTIVALS IN FOCUS
The Créteil International Women's Film Festival is coming to your home!
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The fourteenth Kustendorf International Film and Music Festival starts today
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16th Annual Children's Film Festival Seattle Goes Virtual to Celebrate “Love & Light”
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Live from the Conference In 19th Dhaka International Film festival
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A Preview of the 2021 Atlanta Jewish Film Festival -AJFF hybrid Experience
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The Jewish International Film Festival returns to Australia
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New York: New Directors New Films 2020 at MoMA
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Registration opened for the 78th Venice International Film Festival (1 – 11 September 2021)
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The 17th Berwick Film & Media Arts Festival: Call for Entries
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63 films from 19 countries to vie in int'l section of Tehran Short Film Festival
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Göteborg Film Festival Works in projects and Discovery lineup announced
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Mirror Mountain Film Festival now open for 2021 submissions
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> AWARDS WATCH
Gary Oldman honored with The Palm Springs International Film Festival Chairman Award for Mank
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The Academy to honor Tyler Perry
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> PARTNERS FESTIVAL AND MARKET NEWS
Julien Dubuque International Film Festival April 18 – 25, 2021
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January 25, 2021 Late Deadline
We are now accepting submissions for the 2021 Julien Dubuque Film Festival and awarding over $25,000! You can submit your film via filmfreeway, or contact us for more information.
Known for it's quaint location, friendly staff/volunteers, inquisitive audience, consistent communication, multiple screening opportunities, workshops, panels and other amazing networking opportunities and parties; it's no wonder JDIFF was voted one of the coolest film festivals and one of the top 50 worth the submission fee by MovieMaker Magazine multiple times. JDIFF also ranks as one of the top 100 reviewed festivals by FilmFreeway. JDIFF is ALL about the independent filmmaker!
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New York City Independent Film Festival (NYCIndieFF)
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February 15, 2021 Extended deadline
The New York City Independent Film Festival (a.k.a. NYC Independent Film Festival, NYCIndieFF) is an annual film festival held in New York City. It was founded in 2009 by Dennis Cieri and Bonnie Rush. The festival has screened over 1,800 movies from 81 different countries since it began in 2010.
The Festival is focused on low budget and emerging, yet overlooked filmmakers, bringing their talent to culturally enrich the NYC community. The Festival aims to create the largest gathering of true indie filmmakers.
NYCIndieFF honors the Best in Category which includes Best Narrative Feature, Best Documentary, Best Short Documentary, Best Short Narrative, Best Super Short, as well as Best Director and Best Screenplay.
With a new section: the Covid-19 Diaries: tell us your story of hope and survival during the Corona lockdown. Short under 10 minutes
NYCIndieFF provides a showcase for the best in independent cinema, including short films, feature films, music videos, and animated works. With panels, parties and a week-long gathering of fellow indie filmmakers NYCIndieFF is the place to be May 16 - May 23, 2021.
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54th WorldFest Houston April 16-25, 2021
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Extended entry January 31, 2021
WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival offers international competition in Ten Major Competition Categories! Features, Shorts, Docs/Business Films, Student, Experimental, Screenplays, New Media, TV Production, TV Commercials, & Music Videos! More than 200 sub-categories for fair competition. Only at WorldFest-Houston are you selected as a Remi Award Winner on the basis of your numerical score from the juries, which greatly increases your chance to win a Remi, unlike other festivals that only give out one Gold, one Silver and one Bronze! Only 10%-15% of entries actually win the coveted Remi Award!
You are welcome to enter Online via our online entry platform - www.worldfest.org, or via FilmFreeway.com - we now accept entries via Vimeo & YouTube, in addition to DVD/BR Entries, & USB/Jump Drives. Screenplay entries must be bound. We will confirm when we receive your entry and we provide personal Jury Results, and festival details when you are selected for screening at the 53rd WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival!
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6th “Beyond Borders” International Documentary Festival in Castellorizo
August 22-29, 2021
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Calling: 11 January - May 11, 2021
«Castellorizo-The Aegean Island where Documentaries meet History & Culture» The 6th International Documentary Festival «Beyond Borders», Castellorizo island, has the pleasure to invite documentary film-makers to submit their films until 11th of May, 2021. The Festival’s objective is to promote the most important documentary productions worldwide that focus on history, culture, politics and other social subjects. «Beyond Borders» which takes place every year during the last week of August, will be held under the patronage of H.E. the President of the Hellenic Republic Ms. Katerina Sakellaropoulou. It is produced by the Hellenic History Foundation (www.idisme.gr). «Beyond Borders» includes a selection of Greek, European and worldwide productions of the last five years, workshops, parallel events and master classes. Prizes for Best History Documentary, Best Socio-Political Documentary, Best Short Documentary, Best Greek Documentary, Best Special Award «Odyssey» and the Special Award for Mediterranean Friendship(EKOME). Please, find the application form and the participation terms here: www.beyondborders.gr
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Paleochora Lost World Short Film Festival
June 5-10, 2021
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April 5, 2021 Regular Deadline
Paleochora Lost World Short Film Festival launched its 1st edition in June 2019 to a spectacular success. The Festival enjoyed packed audiences at all screenings and played host to 22 visiting Filmmakers & Industry guests from as far afield as Brazil, USA, France, Ireland, UK, Germany, Greece & Iran. Check out our photos here as well as the Festival Vibe & interview videos on our YouTube Channel (Copy & Paste the link):
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The 'Lost World' of Paleochora nestles between the Mountains and Sea in South West Crete and is the perfect location for Filmmakers to convene to show their work, network with colleagues and enjoy our fabulous Cretan hospitality. We may be at the most southern point of Europe, but there are BIG Film things happening here and on the entire Island of Crete. Our main aim will be to select films which focus on great storytelling, whether fiction, documentary or any other accepted genre.
Screenings are held Under the Stars in the Town Hall Square with daytime programmes held at the fabulous Pearl Cavo oceanside venue.
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French Riviera Film Festival
May 14-15, 2021
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February 20, 2021 regular deadline
The third annual French Riviera Film Festival will recognize and celebrate short form content created for film, television, Web and all digital platforms. In the glamorous South of France setting, FRFF invites filmmakers from around the globe to participate in the two day festival that includes screenings, VIP receptions, awards ceremony and closing gala party. FRFF will place the spotlight on the best short form filmed content during the time period of the annual Festival de Cannes. A prestigious jury panel will select Best Drama Short, Best Comedy Short, Best Documentary Short, Best Animation Short, Best Experimental Short, Audience Favorite Award, Best Director Award, Best Actor Award, Best Actress Award, as well as special Industry Awards. Attendees and participants will include filmmakers, industry executives, celebrities, media and influencers. https://filmfreeway.com/FrenchRivieraFilmFestival
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> "THE BEST FOR FESTS :
ONES TO WATCH FOR FESTIVAL CONSIDERATION
Only Human HOMO Directed by Igor Ivanov
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Homo Adorans, Homo Amans , Homo Economicus, Homo Faber, Homo Ludens,Homo Ridens : which one are you which one are they really?
ONLY HUMAN – Homo… stages six profiles in six sequencess cleverly interwoven. One dramatic story in 6 episodes featuring desperate characters in their quest for survival and love, or redemption. The jobless graduate becomes a grave-digger, the grieving widow a nun, the priests gamble and gangsters rule the courts. Only the lonely child may find some affection when hope springs eternal.
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Safeguard: An Electoral College Story Documentary by Matthew Taylor
USA September 2020 77minutes
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How do United States' presidential elections really work? And what would happen if we changed the rules? In Safeguard: An Electoral College Story, award-winning filmmaker M.A. Taylor answers those questions.
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IRIS by Diana Rodriguez
USA - Fantastic drama thriller: 104 minutes - first feature film
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Alice Kremelberg (Orange Is The New Black) stars as Iris, and gives an outstanding lead performance as this tortured soul dreadfully awaiting the death of her Aunt Adelaide, played by Mary Looram (Like Father, Braid). As Aunt Adelaide slowly withers away in hospice, Iris continues her day to day routines of working in an antique shop, and scrolling online for connections through an online dating app. However, Iris has an ulterior motive behind her digital search for suitors, and it’s not love. Iris has a hunger, and she needs to feed. On every date she goes on, she sizes her match up and determines their strength of character on a criteria of what she considers basic human decency. And if any of her dates fail to meet her standards, then that’s the end of them. They’re dinner. That’s just how Iris operates.
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ANGIE: LOST GIRLS by Julia Verdin
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USA, 107 minutes, June 2020
One girl’s nightmare. A nationwide reality.
After escaping from a sex trafficking ring, one teenage girl struggles to reconnect with herself and her family after her ordeal. Ultimately, in order to find herself and rescue her helpless friends, she must confront her own fears and help lead the police to her traffickers - no matter the cost.
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FINDING MANNY by Kacey Cox
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Canada, 56 minutes documentary, june 2020
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BLUE MOTEL Award winning script by Ted Campbell
Feature film in production by Doval Bacall Films
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Grand Winner Your Script Produced season 1 Platinum Remi Award WorldFest Houston
When his bank robber father injured in a recent heist seeks refuge at the desolate motel where he works, a motel clerk is forced to confront the truth behind a botched heist from his past.
Originally from Boston, Mass, Ted Campbell is a screenwriter and director who specializes in thoughtful, character driven thrillers. Ted will direct his heist thriller "Underground" with producer Ellen Wander of Film Bridge International. His contained, crime thriller “Blue Motel” won the Grand Prize in Your Script Produced screenplay competition. Ted will direct “Blue Motel” with Doval Bacall Films producing. Ted is a member of ISA’s Development Program. And was named to ISA’s Top 25 Screenwriters To Watch list.
Ted finds inspiration in the works of the great noir writers Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler and Ross MacDonald as well as his screenwriting idols Scott Frank, Shane Black, Tony Gilroy and Richard Wenk.
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SAVING NORTH - A RUSSIAN AMERICAN ODYSSEY by J Mitchell Johnson
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Russia USA Feature documentary April 2020 Director's cut: 79 minutes
What happened, what can happen to the centuries old amazing wooden churches in north of Russia. Photographer Richard Davies trips to Russia and USA tell stories on human soul, hope and russian american…cooperation in restoring beauty.
Saving North is the story of a struggle for human and cultural survival in the mysterious and insular world of the Russian North. An outsider from England, photographer Richard Davies, enters this mysterious and vast region of the world with the hope of documenting both the glory and the tragic demise of its rapidly disappearing Wooden Churches. As Davies meets and becomes friends with the some of his Russian photo subjects, he finds himself getting emotionally involved with their struggle. He decides to put down his camera and get involved with church restoration.
Early on in our story Davies befriends the famed Russian architect Alexander Popov who is deeply involved in working to preserve and share with the world the beauty and value of these ancient structures. Popov has uniquely discovered and reinvigorated both the tools and processes that restore life back to the North. But it’s an uphill battle against strong and powerful forces.
Together, Davies and Popov uncover the circumstances that led to the demise of the churches, and then join a small but growing group of passionate Russian citizens and outsiders from all walks of life who join the cause of Saving North.
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SEKURITAS written and directed by Carmen Stadler
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Romantic dark comedy 117 minutes 2019 Switzerland
Starring Kathrin Veith, Duraid Abbas Ghaieb, Jeanne Devos, Daniel Kasztura, Vilmar Bieri, This Maag
First feature film by Swiss director Carmen Stadler, produced by Claudia Wick for Abrakadabra Films AG
An office complex wishes for a love story before demolition. It chooses the lonely misfits for this story; those who go through security rounds at night, scrub toilets, experiment with recipes or rehearse their final speech. A poetic and twisted kaleidoscope that centers around desire, security and melodious noises which move through the entire fabric of the building.
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Marcel Duchamp: The Art of the Possible written and directed by Matthew Taylor
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USA 2019 Documentary 89 minutes
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THE MYSTERY OF A BURYAT LAMA, directed by Elena Demidova
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THE CREEPY LINE a film by M.A.Taylor 2018
"A film that Google does not want you to see - filmfestivals.com Best for Fest"
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An eye-opening documentary, The Creepy Line reveals the stunning degree to which society is manipulated by Google and Facebook and blows the lid off the remarkably subtle – hence powerful – manner in which they do it.
The Creepy Line is a title culled from the words of former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, when during a 2010 interview he explained Google’s code of conduct: “The Google policy on a lot of things is to get right up to the creepy line and not cross it.”
However, as Dr. Robert Epstein explains in the film, “Google crosses the creepy line every day”.
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Sharkwater: Extinction by Rob Stewart Documentary
Canada 2018
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Rob Stewart''s Sharkwater: Extinction is a follow up to his first two award-winning films, Sharkwater and Revolution. Sharkwater exposed the devastating issue of shark finning, while Revolution brought the destructive effects of Ocean Acidification to light.
Rob taught the world to not fear sharks, through his iconic images of hugging these majestic creatures and free diving with them. This is his final film, he died in a diving accident while completing the film.
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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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> NEWS IN FRENCH
Des partenariats forts avec les plus grands festivals et marchés
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les Tables rondes César & Techniques 2021
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CINÉLATINO se dédouble pour faire vivre les cinémas d’Amérique latine !
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Festival International de Films de Femmes 43e édition en ligne
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Le Forum des images repousse l'hommage à Chantal Akerman, programmé dans le cadre du Festival Premiers Plans d'Anger
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Hervé Le Phuez quitte la programmation du Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur
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Lauréats des prix de la 12ème édition de l'Industry Village des Arcs Film Festival
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33ème édition du Festival Les Cinglés du Cinéma : totalement numérique du 29 au 31 Janvier 2021
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Le Palmarès des 26e Lumières de la presse internationale
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Inscriptions visiteurs / J-5 PRODUCTION FORUM 2021 en ligne
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CINEMA FOR CHANGE: lancement du 1er marché de co-production européen sur les films à impact
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Le Jury longs métrages de Gérardmer sous la prészidence de Bertrand Bonello
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Vendredi 29 janvier 2021 20h : concert hommage a Gabriel Yared à Radio France
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Le festival Ciné Junior 2021 s'adapte à la situation actuelle et repousse ses dates!
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Les conférences en ligne de l'Industrie du Reve le 26 Janvier de 15 à 17h
Le Jury de Clermont Ferrand
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Le festival de Clermont Ferrand dévoile sa bande-annonce
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Journée Internationale du PopCorn : le top 10 des films les plus attendus en 2021 selon les internautes
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Promoting Movies that Matter / des films qui font grandir...
With contributions from Abbé Jean-Luc Maroy, Alex Deleon, Bruno Chatelin
Les raisins de la colère (The Grapes of Wrath) de John Ford (USA, 1940)
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La Source (Jungfrukällan) d’Ingmar Bergman (Suède, 1960)
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En VIDEO Bruno Chatelin et le lancement de Boyz'n The Hood à Cannes
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Marcel Duchamp the art of the possible selected for the Chandler International Film Festival
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Marcel Duchamp the art of the possible selected for the Atlanta Award-Qualifying Film Festival
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Marcel Duchamp the art of the possible selected at Austria International Film Festival
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