17 DE FEBRERO- 1 DE MARZO 2009
CONVOCATORIA 2009
1. La fecha límite para la recepción de material para la selección en
competencia es el 15 de noviembre del 2008.
2. Se considerarán las películas mexicanas e internacionales que
reúnan las siguientes condiciones
1. Ficción en 35 mm o video, duración de 50 minutos en adelante,
producción 2008-2009
2. Documental en 35 mm o video, duración de 45 minutos en adelante,
producción 2008-2009
3. No haber sido proyectada en la República Mexicana.
3. Todo el material para la selección en competencia debe ser
presentado en su versión original, con subtítulos en español o inglés
en VHS (PAL o NTSC) o DVD además de la forma de inscripción
debidamente completada.
Este material deberá enviarse a la siguiente dirección:
Festival Internacional de Cine Contemporáneo de la Ciudad de México
Av. Sta Fe # 481 piso 12
Col. Cruz Manca Santa Fe
C.P. 05349
México, D.F.
www.ficco.com.mx
Monday, 30 June 2008
The Fifth Eurasia International Film Festival
We are glad to inform you that the Fifth Eurasia International Film Festival will be held in Astana between 7 and 13 September 2008. The year 2008 is a year of two anniversaries – the fifth anniversary of the Eurasia International Film Festival and the 10th anniversary of the new capital of Kazakhstan. Astana has changed over these years and has joined the ranks of the world’s most beautiful and modern capitals. That the Eurasia International Film Festival will be held in the capital is another chance of showing foreign guests of the Film Festival dynamically developing Kazakhstan and present the best new films from all over the world, film stars from Europe, Asia and America and, of course, our Kazakh premieres to residents of Astana.
The Eurasia Film Festival aims to put Kazakh and Central Asian cinema on the world festival map, strengthen international cooperation and cultural exchange between filmmakers of Eurasia. The Festival’s motto is “A Window to Central Asia!”
The Fifth Eurasia International Film Festival will be organised by the General Directorate of the Eurasia International Film Festival, the Culture and Information Ministry of Kazakhstan and Shaken Aymanov Kazakhfilm Studios.
What makes our Film Festival original and attractive to the world cinema community? It is, above all, because we represent the cinema of the Central Asian region: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan, and offer films that are practically inaccessible or very hard to see in other film festivals. These are films that are little known in the world, but represent original and booming cinematography, like the Karlovy Vary Film Festival in the Czech Republic generates interest with its programme of eastern European cinema, the International Film Festival in the Greek city of Thessaloniki with a programme of Balkan cinema or the Pusan International Film Festival with the New Trends in Asian Cinema programme.
Kazakhstan is now enjoying a cinematographic boom. Our country filmed only two to four films a year in 2002-2003, whereas over 20 feature films are being shot every year at the moment. The success of Kazakh cinema over the past two years has been proven by the nomination of Mongol for an Oscar in the Best Foreign Language Film category and the 61st Festival de Cannes’s Un Certain Regard Prize for Tulpan. Shuga, The Lineman’s Diary, Kurak Korpe and Karoy have also won prizes of international film festivals in the past two years. The Kazakh film Racketeer has attracted great viewer attention.
Kyrgyz cinema is also on the rise now. Bos Salkyn, Saratan and My Brother, Silk Road have also won international prizes.
For more info: www.eurasiaiff.kz
The Eurasia Film Festival aims to put Kazakh and Central Asian cinema on the world festival map, strengthen international cooperation and cultural exchange between filmmakers of Eurasia. The Festival’s motto is “A Window to Central Asia!”
The Fifth Eurasia International Film Festival will be organised by the General Directorate of the Eurasia International Film Festival, the Culture and Information Ministry of Kazakhstan and Shaken Aymanov Kazakhfilm Studios.
What makes our Film Festival original and attractive to the world cinema community? It is, above all, because we represent the cinema of the Central Asian region: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan, and offer films that are practically inaccessible or very hard to see in other film festivals. These are films that are little known in the world, but represent original and booming cinematography, like the Karlovy Vary Film Festival in the Czech Republic generates interest with its programme of eastern European cinema, the International Film Festival in the Greek city of Thessaloniki with a programme of Balkan cinema or the Pusan International Film Festival with the New Trends in Asian Cinema programme.
Kazakhstan is now enjoying a cinematographic boom. Our country filmed only two to four films a year in 2002-2003, whereas over 20 feature films are being shot every year at the moment. The success of Kazakh cinema over the past two years has been proven by the nomination of Mongol for an Oscar in the Best Foreign Language Film category and the 61st Festival de Cannes’s Un Certain Regard Prize for Tulpan. Shuga, The Lineman’s Diary, Kurak Korpe and Karoy have also won prizes of international film festivals in the past two years. The Kazakh film Racketeer has attracted great viewer attention.
Kyrgyz cinema is also on the rise now. Bos Salkyn, Saratan and My Brother, Silk Road have also won international prizes.
For more info: www.eurasiaiff.kz
FUTURE SHORTS SPECIAL SHORT FILM EVENTS
Ryan- Dir Chris Landreth
Elephant Gun - Dir: Alma Har'el
Live from Shiva's dancefloor - Dir: Richard Linklater
To celebrate the launch of 'The Lift', the unique new venue at the
Southbank Centre, Future Shorts has curated 2 specially selected
programmes of short films in response to the Lift Festival 2008's
'Adventures in Conversation' festival theme.
'New Conversations' is a collection of dynamic and eclectic short
films and music videos from all over the world which includes Chris
Landreth's Oscar-winning animation 'Ryan', short film classic 'Live
from Shiva's Dancefloor' directed by Richard Linklater (Fast Food
Nation, A Scanner Darkly) as well as hand-picked music videos from
artists including The Chemical Brothers and Beirut, and much more to
get you talking.
View Trailer: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=d3jLCiS0RZg
Full details of both programmes are on www.futureshorts.com.
Future Shorts at the Lift Festival 2008
Programme 1 Wed 2 July, 8pm-10pm
Programme 2 Fri 4 July, 8pm-10pm
Venue: The Lift, Southbank Centre Square
Tickets £8.50 / £5 concessions
Book tickets: southbankcentre.co.uk/lift
Elephant Gun - Dir: Alma Har'el
Live from Shiva's dancefloor - Dir: Richard Linklater
To celebrate the launch of 'The Lift', the unique new venue at the
Southbank Centre, Future Shorts has curated 2 specially selected
programmes of short films in response to the Lift Festival 2008's
'Adventures in Conversation' festival theme.
'New Conversations' is a collection of dynamic and eclectic short
films and music videos from all over the world which includes Chris
Landreth's Oscar-winning animation 'Ryan', short film classic 'Live
from Shiva's Dancefloor' directed by Richard Linklater (Fast Food
Nation, A Scanner Darkly) as well as hand-picked music videos from
artists including The Chemical Brothers and Beirut, and much more to
get you talking.
View Trailer: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=d3jLCiS0RZg
Full details of both programmes are on www.futureshorts.com.
Future Shorts at the Lift Festival 2008
Programme 1 Wed 2 July, 8pm-10pm
Programme 2 Fri 4 July, 8pm-10pm
Venue: The Lift, Southbank Centre Square
Tickets £8.50 / £5 concessions
Book tickets: southbankcentre.co.uk/lift
STEVE McQUEEN TO REPRESENT BRITAIN AT THE
London, 24 June 2008 The British Council is delighted to announce that Steve
McQueen has been selected to represent Britain at the 53rd Venice Biennale.
McQueen will present a solo exhibition in the British Pavilion to be shown from
June to November, 2009.
Born in London in 1969, McQueen works predominantly in film and is considered one
of Britain' s most influential artists. He was awarded the first ICA Futures
Award in 1996, the Turner Prize in 1999 and an OBE in 2002. His work is
represented in museum collections throughout the world and he has shown widely in
important group and solo exhibitions. These include Documenta X and XI, the 50th
and 52nd Venice Biennales, Musée d> '> Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, Museu
Serralves, Oporto, Fondazione Prada, Milan, and the Renaissance Society, Chicago.
As Official War Artist to Iraq, commissioned by the Imperial War Museum in 2003,
McQueen generated international media attention with one of his rare non-film
works Queen and Country. His first feature film Hunger, commissioned by Channel
4/Film 4, won both the Camera d> '> Or and an International Film Critics
Federation Prize at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival, in addition to the inaugural
Sydney Film Prize, for best film at the Sydney Film Festival.
Steve McQueen is represented by Thomas Dane Gallery, London and Marian Goodman
Gallery, New York and Paris.
He lives and works in Amsterdam and London.
more info: http://www.britishcouncil.org
McQueen has been selected to represent Britain at the 53rd Venice Biennale.
McQueen will present a solo exhibition in the British Pavilion to be shown from
June to November, 2009.
Born in London in 1969, McQueen works predominantly in film and is considered one
of Britain' s most influential artists. He was awarded the first ICA Futures
Award in 1996, the Turner Prize in 1999 and an OBE in 2002. His work is
represented in museum collections throughout the world and he has shown widely in
important group and solo exhibitions. These include Documenta X and XI, the 50th
and 52nd Venice Biennales, Musée d> '> Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, Museu
Serralves, Oporto, Fondazione Prada, Milan, and the Renaissance Society, Chicago.
As Official War Artist to Iraq, commissioned by the Imperial War Museum in 2003,
McQueen generated international media attention with one of his rare non-film
works Queen and Country. His first feature film Hunger, commissioned by Channel
4/Film 4, won both the Camera d> '> Or and an International Film Critics
Federation Prize at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival, in addition to the inaugural
Sydney Film Prize, for best film at the Sydney Film Festival.
Steve McQueen is represented by Thomas Dane Gallery, London and Marian Goodman
Gallery, New York and Paris.
He lives and works in Amsterdam and London.
more info: http://www.britishcouncil.org
RUSHES SOHO SHORTS FILM COMPETITION ANNOUNCES SHORT LIST
LONDON, JULY 27, 2008: Rushes Soho Shorts Festival has today announced the
shortlist for its short film competition and the full festival programme for
this, its tenth anniversary year. The full list of films screening in the
competition can now be viewed at www.sohoshorts.com.
The non-profit event, which will take place from 23rd July to 1st August, is
acclaimed, nationally and internationally as being a major platform for the
short film genre, with an equal focus on emerging and established talent.
Productions feature a host of recognisable names and faces alongside gifted
Œunknowns¹. Maureen Lipman, David Horovitch, Ray Panthaki, Ashley Walters,
Alexis Rudney, Dexter Fletcher, Denise Van Outen, Tamzin Outhwaite, Sheila
Reid, Joseph Fiennes, Silvia Lombardo, Mark Benton, Dominique Pinon, Sophie
Winklemon are just a few of the celebrated individuals who can be seen this
year.
ŒAs ever, we¹ve had a phenomenal number of entries. It¹s been an incredibly
tough short-listing process and we¹re certain viewers will enjoy the
selection that¹s been chosen. The programme has something to cater for all
tastes, from nerve-shredding horror to quirky romantic comedy and
spectacular special effects, to gritty, gut-wrenching drama and charming
character-driven comedy¹, comments Joe Bateman, festival director. ŒThe full
cinematic spectrum from the heights of breathtaking musical masterpieces to
the astonishing real life characters and sometimes heartbreaking stories may
change the way you see the world around you.¹
Long time festival supporter, actor, director and writer Nick Moran (Lock
Stock, Rancid Aluminium and Telstar) and award-winning actor Con O¹Neill
have joined the tenth year celebrations as festival spokespeople.
Distinguished musician and filmmaker John Foxx, original lead singer of
Ultravox and supporter of Soho Shorts, will be playing at the festival. He
commented: ³I think short films are the future - as a prep for full movies,
but also as a form in themselves virals are an example of emergent new
forms allowed by digital technology and new viewing platforms from cinema to
TV, to computer, and there will be others - this really is the era where
short films truly come into their own. Soho Shorts is bang on the button.²
ŒWe¹ve 20 film programmes and 30 events over the 10 day period¹, adds Joe
Bateman, Œand as usual just about all the events and screenings are free.
Last year saw us try a few ideas out and this year you¹ll see the results.
Whether its technical seminars or Q & A¹s with directors, make-up master
classes or discussions on the future of TV, film and advertising - there¹s
something for everyone.¹
Festival highlights include:
Film & Festival Surgeries: Daily lunchtime presentations on Gaming, Editing,
Sound, Science in Film, Pitching and Funding at Foyles on Charing Cross Road
Shooting People ŒFuture Of¹ Panels: Daily, late afternoon, discussions
looking at where animation, documentary, short film and music in film and
television is heading.
Fashion In Film: Mac Cosmetics have teamed up with Jenny Hammerton to bring
you a master class on Hollywood Glamour and lectures on Joan Crawford and
1950's Hair & Style
An audience with John Foxx: The renowned musician will be performing a live
soundtrack to his film Tiny Colour Movies.
Simon & Schuster present Tom Rob Smith in conversation: Tom discusses his
debut novel, Child 44. The film rights to the book, which originated as an
idea for a short film, were bought by visionary filmmaker Ridley Scott/Fox
2000, with Ridley Scott scheduled to direct. Tom has worked as a
screenwriter for the past five years, including a six-month stint in Phnom
Penh story lining Cambodia's first ever soap.
Tenderpixel present artist Nicko Straniero in conversation: Nicko will be
creating a large-scale installation that will incorporate all of the
Tenderpixel gallery walls and as part of the process documentary filmmakers
are invited to make shorts films of the process which will be presented
during Nicko's Q&A
Shorts Film Festival & Australia Day: David Lightfoot discussing Wolf Creek
and Rogue and life as an Aussie Film Producer, and introducing the exclusive
screening of work from the Shorts Film Festival.
http://www.sohoshorts.com
shortlist for its short film competition and the full festival programme for
this, its tenth anniversary year. The full list of films screening in the
competition can now be viewed at www.sohoshorts.com.
The non-profit event, which will take place from 23rd July to 1st August, is
acclaimed, nationally and internationally as being a major platform for the
short film genre, with an equal focus on emerging and established talent.
Productions feature a host of recognisable names and faces alongside gifted
Œunknowns¹. Maureen Lipman, David Horovitch, Ray Panthaki, Ashley Walters,
Alexis Rudney, Dexter Fletcher, Denise Van Outen, Tamzin Outhwaite, Sheila
Reid, Joseph Fiennes, Silvia Lombardo, Mark Benton, Dominique Pinon, Sophie
Winklemon are just a few of the celebrated individuals who can be seen this
year.
ŒAs ever, we¹ve had a phenomenal number of entries. It¹s been an incredibly
tough short-listing process and we¹re certain viewers will enjoy the
selection that¹s been chosen. The programme has something to cater for all
tastes, from nerve-shredding horror to quirky romantic comedy and
spectacular special effects, to gritty, gut-wrenching drama and charming
character-driven comedy¹, comments Joe Bateman, festival director. ŒThe full
cinematic spectrum from the heights of breathtaking musical masterpieces to
the astonishing real life characters and sometimes heartbreaking stories may
change the way you see the world around you.¹
Long time festival supporter, actor, director and writer Nick Moran (Lock
Stock, Rancid Aluminium and Telstar) and award-winning actor Con O¹Neill
have joined the tenth year celebrations as festival spokespeople.
Distinguished musician and filmmaker John Foxx, original lead singer of
Ultravox and supporter of Soho Shorts, will be playing at the festival. He
commented: ³I think short films are the future - as a prep for full movies,
but also as a form in themselves virals are an example of emergent new
forms allowed by digital technology and new viewing platforms from cinema to
TV, to computer, and there will be others - this really is the era where
short films truly come into their own. Soho Shorts is bang on the button.²
ŒWe¹ve 20 film programmes and 30 events over the 10 day period¹, adds Joe
Bateman, Œand as usual just about all the events and screenings are free.
Last year saw us try a few ideas out and this year you¹ll see the results.
Whether its technical seminars or Q & A¹s with directors, make-up master
classes or discussions on the future of TV, film and advertising - there¹s
something for everyone.¹
Festival highlights include:
Film & Festival Surgeries: Daily lunchtime presentations on Gaming, Editing,
Sound, Science in Film, Pitching and Funding at Foyles on Charing Cross Road
Shooting People ŒFuture Of¹ Panels: Daily, late afternoon, discussions
looking at where animation, documentary, short film and music in film and
television is heading.
Fashion In Film: Mac Cosmetics have teamed up with Jenny Hammerton to bring
you a master class on Hollywood Glamour and lectures on Joan Crawford and
1950's Hair & Style
An audience with John Foxx: The renowned musician will be performing a live
soundtrack to his film Tiny Colour Movies.
Simon & Schuster present Tom Rob Smith in conversation: Tom discusses his
debut novel, Child 44. The film rights to the book, which originated as an
idea for a short film, were bought by visionary filmmaker Ridley Scott/Fox
2000, with Ridley Scott scheduled to direct. Tom has worked as a
screenwriter for the past five years, including a six-month stint in Phnom
Penh story lining Cambodia's first ever soap.
Tenderpixel present artist Nicko Straniero in conversation: Nicko will be
creating a large-scale installation that will incorporate all of the
Tenderpixel gallery walls and as part of the process documentary filmmakers
are invited to make shorts films of the process which will be presented
during Nicko's Q&A
Shorts Film Festival & Australia Day: David Lightfoot discussing Wolf Creek
and Rogue and life as an Aussie Film Producer, and introducing the exclusive
screening of work from the Shorts Film Festival.
http://www.sohoshorts.com
DOC/FEST ANNOUNCES 2008 FESTIVAL FILMS
Sheffield Doc/Fest is delighted to announce a taster of this year's film
programme, which includes award-winning documentaries from around the
world. The 15th festival will screen more than 100 films over the five
days.
Last year, Doc/Fest introduced several themed strands, which highlighted
the current trends of documentary filmmaking. The success of the Green,
Bent, Anti Doc, Sports and Music strands mean they will be heading for
Doc/Fest audiences again this year, with the addition of Kinky Docs: a
celebration of sex and its representation in documentary. Doc/Fest's
retrospective of Japanese documentary classics will also continue in
2008, specially curated by Mark Cousins.
For the first time this year, Doc/Fest will introduce a leading strand
of documentaries about a specific cultural issue. As Doc/Fest 2008 will
open just after the announcement of the next US President, this year's
festival will be led by a series of films that investigate Regime
Change. As the world begins to explore what the alteration in this
highly influential government will mean, Doc/Fest will highlight the
best documentaries from around the world that interrogate and celebrate
the impact of a 'shift in power' on our everyday lives.
Among the films to be premiered in this strand are:
War Love God Madness (dir. Mohamed Al-Daradji)
In 2007 Mohamed, a young and idealistic filmmaker, summons the courage
to look back over the last three years of his turbulent life, piecing
together the jigsaw of his experiences of filming in a war zone. In 2004
Mohamed had returned to his home, Baghdad. Stumbling upon the once
vibrant streets that were then consumed by unemployment, hunger,
poverty, political violence and madness, he set forth to make a film.
War Love God Madness tells the story of the making of Iraqi feature
'Ahlaam' and the horrific toll placed upon its cast and crew.
Bulletproof Salesman (dir.Micheal Tucker, Petra Epperlein) UK Premiere
Bulletproof Salesman tells the story of German salesman Cloer who sells
armoured vehicles in the Iraq war zone. This incisive and darkly
amusing film follows Cloer through sales pitches and product
demonstrations, which include being fired at while at the wheel of an
armored vehicle.
programme, which includes award-winning documentaries from around the
world. The 15th festival will screen more than 100 films over the five
days.
Last year, Doc/Fest introduced several themed strands, which highlighted
the current trends of documentary filmmaking. The success of the Green,
Bent, Anti Doc, Sports and Music strands mean they will be heading for
Doc/Fest audiences again this year, with the addition of Kinky Docs: a
celebration of sex and its representation in documentary. Doc/Fest's
retrospective of Japanese documentary classics will also continue in
2008, specially curated by Mark Cousins.
For the first time this year, Doc/Fest will introduce a leading strand
of documentaries about a specific cultural issue. As Doc/Fest 2008 will
open just after the announcement of the next US President, this year's
festival will be led by a series of films that investigate Regime
Change. As the world begins to explore what the alteration in this
highly influential government will mean, Doc/Fest will highlight the
best documentaries from around the world that interrogate and celebrate
the impact of a 'shift in power' on our everyday lives.
Among the films to be premiered in this strand are:
War Love God Madness (dir. Mohamed Al-Daradji)
In 2007 Mohamed, a young and idealistic filmmaker, summons the courage
to look back over the last three years of his turbulent life, piecing
together the jigsaw of his experiences of filming in a war zone. In 2004
Mohamed had returned to his home, Baghdad. Stumbling upon the once
vibrant streets that were then consumed by unemployment, hunger,
poverty, political violence and madness, he set forth to make a film.
War Love God Madness tells the story of the making of Iraqi feature
'Ahlaam' and the horrific toll placed upon its cast and crew.
Bulletproof Salesman (dir.Micheal Tucker, Petra Epperlein) UK Premiere
Bulletproof Salesman tells the story of German salesman Cloer who sells
armoured vehicles in the Iraq war zone. This incisive and darkly
amusing film follows Cloer through sales pitches and product
demonstrations, which include being fired at while at the wheel of an
armored vehicle.
For full list please check: www.sheffdocfest.com
Foreign cinema win out at the Ischia Film Festival
In the 5th century Torre of Michelangelo took place the final ceremony of the 6th edition of the Ischia Film Festival.
Music and cinema entertainment as corollary of a award night ceremony with the quintet “Architorti”.
The giury composed by the film maker Francesco Munzi, the set designer Amedeo Fago, the actor Mattia Sbragia and the journalist Francesco Alò awarded the foreign cinema.
“Lost Holiday” by Lucie Králová as best documentary, “Eau boy” by Eric Gravel as best short movie, “Angels Die in the Soil” by Babak Amini, for the section Location Denied, a new section of this edition to report about the land breached by the progress, the war and natural catastrophy and deprived of their stories.
In the official selection, more than 100 works coming from 23 different nations, a success that consolidated the importance of a festival characterised by a unique theme. A special mention was for the documentary “Feet Unbound” by Khee-Jin Ng and the short movie “Salvador” by Abdelatif Hwidar.
The “Coral Ciak” for the career, in the past given to protagonist of the world cinema such as Ken Adam and Vittorio Storaro, Academy award for the set design of the “L’ultimo Imperatore”, Osvaldo Desideri.
Moment of great suggestion the interview with the film maker Ron Howard, who was awarded by the artistic director Michelangelo Messina with the Foreign Award 2008, the award for the best international production who choosed Italy like privileged location for the shooting.
«The locations are essential for a film and the Dan Brown’s book takes the viewer in a fantastic journey» Ron Howard said on the set of his last movie “Angels and Devils”
«Italy is a wonderful placet o shoot» said the american film maker, excited to receive an award with a siren’s effigy. «I collect sirens since I realized my first important work, “Splash a siren in Manhattan”».
«I hope this award will take you lots of fortune» said Michelangelo Messina giving appointment to Ron Howard to the next edition of the Festival, from the 22nd to the 28th of June 2009.
Music and cinema entertainment as corollary of a award night ceremony with the quintet “Architorti”.
The giury composed by the film maker Francesco Munzi, the set designer Amedeo Fago, the actor Mattia Sbragia and the journalist Francesco Alò awarded the foreign cinema.
“Lost Holiday” by Lucie Králová as best documentary, “Eau boy” by Eric Gravel as best short movie, “Angels Die in the Soil” by Babak Amini, for the section Location Denied, a new section of this edition to report about the land breached by the progress, the war and natural catastrophy and deprived of their stories.
In the official selection, more than 100 works coming from 23 different nations, a success that consolidated the importance of a festival characterised by a unique theme. A special mention was for the documentary “Feet Unbound” by Khee-Jin Ng and the short movie “Salvador” by Abdelatif Hwidar.
The “Coral Ciak” for the career, in the past given to protagonist of the world cinema such as Ken Adam and Vittorio Storaro, Academy award for the set design of the “L’ultimo Imperatore”, Osvaldo Desideri.
Moment of great suggestion the interview with the film maker Ron Howard, who was awarded by the artistic director Michelangelo Messina with the Foreign Award 2008, the award for the best international production who choosed Italy like privileged location for the shooting.
«The locations are essential for a film and the Dan Brown’s book takes the viewer in a fantastic journey» Ron Howard said on the set of his last movie “Angels and Devils”
«Italy is a wonderful placet o shoot» said the american film maker, excited to receive an award with a siren’s effigy. «I collect sirens since I realized my first important work, “Splash a siren in Manhattan”».
«I hope this award will take you lots of fortune» said Michelangelo Messina giving appointment to Ron Howard to the next edition of the Festival, from the 22nd to the 28th of June 2009.
Opening Night Film Announced
We are proud to announce that The Times BFI 52nd London Film Festival will open on
Wed 15 Oct with the world premiere of Universal Pictures' electrifying drama
FROST/NIXON, from Oscar?-winning director/producer Ron Howard.
Adapted for the screen from his own stage play by BAFTA-winning scriptwriter Peter
Morgan, FROST/NIXON sees Michael Sheen and Frank Langella reprise their West End and
Broadway roles as journalist David Frost and President Richard Nixon.
Receiving its world premiere in the same city that launched the play's phenomenal
success, FROST/NIXON re-creates the televised David Frost/Richard Nixon interviews
that attracted the largest audience for a news program in the history of American TV
in summer 1977, and the weeks of around-the-world, behind-the-scenes manoeuvring
between the two men and their camps as negotiations were struck, deals were made and
secrets revealed.all leading to the moment when they would sit facing one another in
the court of public opinion.
Festival Artistic Director Sandra Hebron comments: "We're delighted to be opening
our festival with this fascinating study of a unique moment in cultural and
political life. Engrossing and entertaining by turns, and brilliantly performed, it
is a film with strong London links and a perfect opener for this year's festival."
Wed 15 Oct with the world premiere of Universal Pictures' electrifying drama
FROST/NIXON, from Oscar?-winning director/producer Ron Howard.
Adapted for the screen from his own stage play by BAFTA-winning scriptwriter Peter
Morgan, FROST/NIXON sees Michael Sheen and Frank Langella reprise their West End and
Broadway roles as journalist David Frost and President Richard Nixon.
Receiving its world premiere in the same city that launched the play's phenomenal
success, FROST/NIXON re-creates the televised David Frost/Richard Nixon interviews
that attracted the largest audience for a news program in the history of American TV
in summer 1977, and the weeks of around-the-world, behind-the-scenes manoeuvring
between the two men and their camps as negotiations were struck, deals were made and
secrets revealed.all leading to the moment when they would sit facing one another in
the court of public opinion.
Festival Artistic Director Sandra Hebron comments: "We're delighted to be opening
our festival with this fascinating study of a unique moment in cultural and
political life. Engrossing and entertaining by turns, and brilliantly performed, it
is a film with strong London links and a perfect opener for this year's festival."
Students discover Eldorado at Pesaro
Students discover Eldorado at Pesaro
The 44th Pesaro Film Festival ended with triumph for Liew Seng Tat’s Flower in the Pocket. The Malaysian film, a Tiger Award winner at the Rotterdam Film Festival, beat out seven other titles – most of which were not European – for the Lino Miccichè Award.
more info:http://www.cineuropa.org/newsdetail.aspx?lang=en&documentID=85011
The 44th Pesaro Film Festival ended with triumph for Liew Seng Tat’s Flower in the Pocket. The Malaysian film, a Tiger Award winner at the Rotterdam Film Festival, beat out seven other titles – most of which were not European – for the Lino Miccichè Award.
more info:http://www.cineuropa.org/newsdetail.aspx?lang=en&documentID=85011
Karlovy Vary announces line-up
Czech-born director Ivan Passer will lead an international jury in selecting the grand-prize winner of the 43rd Karlovy Vary International Film Festival .
more info: http://www.cineuropa.org/newsdetail.aspx?lang=en&documentID=84946
more info: http://www.cineuropa.org/newsdetail.aspx?lang=en&documentID=84946
Glasgow Film Festival/Glasgow Film Theatre
GARBAGE WARRIOR 15
Friday 18 – Monday 21 July
Director Oliver Hodge, Documentary, UK 2007, 1h26m
Reynolds is not so much an architect as a one-man eco-movement, a
visionary whose ideas will either help us save the planet or just land
him in more trouble with the local authorities.
Two very different films about sufferers of Autism -
HER NAME IS SABINE 15
Friday 22 – Monday 25 August
Director Sandrine Bonnaire, Documentary, France 2007, 1h25m,
French actress Sandrine Bonnaire makes her directorial debut with this
documentary about her younger sister, whose autism went undiagnosed for
decades and whose vivacious character was almost destroyed
BEN X 15
From Friday 29 August, Director Nic Balthazar, Netherlands/Belgium
2007, 1h33m, Dutch with subtitles
Diagnosed with autism variant Asperger’s syndrome, Ben is hardly a
typical adolescent. He never speaks, save to his long-suffering,
divorced mother and a little brother. Bullied at school, Ben’s only
solace is the time spent playing sword-and-sorcery game Overlord, where
he can be the fearless hero slaying foes left and right.
www.glasgowfilmfestival.org.uk
Friday 18 – Monday 21 July
Director Oliver Hodge, Documentary, UK 2007, 1h26m
Reynolds is not so much an architect as a one-man eco-movement, a
visionary whose ideas will either help us save the planet or just land
him in more trouble with the local authorities.
Two very different films about sufferers of Autism -
HER NAME IS SABINE 15
Friday 22 – Monday 25 August
Director Sandrine Bonnaire, Documentary, France 2007, 1h25m,
French actress Sandrine Bonnaire makes her directorial debut with this
documentary about her younger sister, whose autism went undiagnosed for
decades and whose vivacious character was almost destroyed
BEN X 15
From Friday 29 August, Director Nic Balthazar, Netherlands/Belgium
2007, 1h33m, Dutch with subtitles
Diagnosed with autism variant Asperger’s syndrome, Ben is hardly a
typical adolescent. He never speaks, save to his long-suffering,
divorced mother and a little brother. Bullied at school, Ben’s only
solace is the time spent playing sword-and-sorcery game Overlord, where
he can be the fearless hero slaying foes left and right.
www.glasgowfilmfestival.org.uk
Cuban Cinema from revolution to reinvention
Thursday 10 to Tuesday 17 July
This July Barbican Film presents Cine Cuba, a stand-out season that explores
the heart of Cuban Cinema, with gems from the Havana archives plus
outstanding new works and films which celebrate Cuba¹s musical heritage.
Following the revolution in 1959, Cuban cinema emerged as a unique
phenomenon, with directors creating films which reflected their
revolutionary ideals and innovative ideas. A highlight of Cine Cuba includes
the re-release of one of the early landmark film of post-revolutionary Cuban
cinema, Tomás Gutiérrez Alea¹s 1968 masterpiece, Memories of
Underdevelopment. Also for the Opening Gala, Barbican Film presents the UK
Premiere of El Benny, the colourful biopic about Benny Moré which will be
preceded by a live performance from Moneda Nacional, an 8-piece ensemble
from Santiago who will play the best of Cuban Boleros Son and Salsa.
From 10-24 July to complement Cine Cuba, the Barbican is also hosting an
exhibition of hand painted, screen printed Cuban film posters featuring
original artwork for films including Lucia and Strawberry and Chocolate.
www.barbican.org.uk/film Cinema Hotline: 0845 120 7527
This July Barbican Film presents Cine Cuba, a stand-out season that explores
the heart of Cuban Cinema, with gems from the Havana archives plus
outstanding new works and films which celebrate Cuba¹s musical heritage.
Following the revolution in 1959, Cuban cinema emerged as a unique
phenomenon, with directors creating films which reflected their
revolutionary ideals and innovative ideas. A highlight of Cine Cuba includes
the re-release of one of the early landmark film of post-revolutionary Cuban
cinema, Tomás Gutiérrez Alea¹s 1968 masterpiece, Memories of
Underdevelopment. Also for the Opening Gala, Barbican Film presents the UK
Premiere of El Benny, the colourful biopic about Benny Moré which will be
preceded by a live performance from Moneda Nacional, an 8-piece ensemble
from Santiago who will play the best of Cuban Boleros Son and Salsa.
From 10-24 July to complement Cine Cuba, the Barbican is also hosting an
exhibition of hand painted, screen printed Cuban film posters featuring
original artwork for films including Lucia and Strawberry and Chocolate.
www.barbican.org.uk/film Cinema Hotline: 0845 120 7527
Berlinale World Cinema Fund
New funding decisions and World Cinema Fund Spotlights in Syria and Armenia
In the eighth selection round of the World Cinema Fund (WCF), five film projects
from Lebanon, Brazil, Argentina, Turkey and Columbia have been proposed for
production funding.
The World Cinema Fund jury – film scholar and curator Viola Shafik (Germany/Egypt),
programme coordinator of the Swiss Television Alberto Chollet (Switzerland),
director of the script programme of the EON Screenwriters' Workshop Alby James
(England), as well as WCF project managers Sonja Heinen and Vincenzo Bugno – chose
between 110 projects submitted from a total of 36 countries and granted funds
totalling 200,000 euros.
The funding recommendations of the eighth selection round on June 25, 2008:
http://www.berlinale.de/en/presse/pressemitteilungen/alle/Alle-Detail_4461.html
In the eighth selection round of the World Cinema Fund (WCF), five film projects
from Lebanon, Brazil, Argentina, Turkey and Columbia have been proposed for
production funding.
The World Cinema Fund jury – film scholar and curator Viola Shafik (Germany/Egypt),
programme coordinator of the Swiss Television Alberto Chollet (Switzerland),
director of the script programme of the EON Screenwriters' Workshop Alby James
(England), as well as WCF project managers Sonja Heinen and Vincenzo Bugno – chose
between 110 projects submitted from a total of 36 countries and granted funds
totalling 200,000 euros.
The funding recommendations of the eighth selection round on June 25, 2008:
http://www.berlinale.de/en/presse/pressemitteilungen/alle/Alle-Detail_4461.html
Thursday, 19 June 2008
European Parliament cinema Prize (LUX Prize 2008)
Three films from the official selection (see Annex 1) published last week will be competing for this year's European Parliament cinema Prize - the LUX Prize 2008:
Delta <http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0910860/> (2008, 92')
Germany, Hungary
Directed by Kornél Mundruczó
Le silence de Lorna <
Belgium, United Kingdom, France, Italy
Directed by Jean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne
Obcan Havel <http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0843329/>
(Citizen Havel) (2008, 119')
Czech Republic
Directed by Miroslav Janek and Pavel Koutecký
Inaugurated in 2007, the LUX (light) Prize supports the distribution of European films in the European Union.
It will be used to sub-title the winning film in the Union's 23 official languages and to produce one copy per Member State in 35 mm format.
The value of the LUX Prize is estimated at €87,000.
The official selection is drawn up by a 17-strong panel drawn from the highest level of the cinema profession: producers, distributors, cinema operators, festival directors, critics, etc.
The winner will be chosen by Members of the European Parliament, after the
competing films are shown from 15 September to 16 October. The LUX prize will be awarded on 22 October. In 2007, it went to the film "Auf der anderen Seite" by Fatih Akin.
Call For Entries: March 19-27, 2009
Tiburon International Film Festival
"A true United Nations of cinema, showcasing films from around the entire world" VIA Magazine
The 8th Annual Tiburon International Film Festival (TIFF) will be held March19-27, 2009 in Tiburon, California, a showcase for the independent films andfilmmakers from around the world.
Submissions are open to all genres of film: Fiction, documentary, short,animation, experimental, student, children, sports, music video.....from anynation in the world.
TIFF screened more than 200 films from 92 countries in March of 2008 from over 3000 entries.
The festival has honored many great filmmakers: Orson Welles, Sam Pekinpah,Luchino Visconti, Blake Edwards, Santiago Alvarez, John Frankenheimer, GeorgeStevens, Brad Bird, Shirin Neshat, Malcolm McDowell, Saul Zaentz, Paul Mazursky,Mark Rydell, Bob Rafelson.....
The Tiburon International Film Festival is proud to be a platform for theindependent filmmakers from around the world, with premieres like Academy Awardwinner "West Bank Story" by Ari Sandel, and Academy Award nominee "Salim Baba" byTimothy Sternberg .... and many films, which have been picked up for distribution.... and or invited to other festivals after premiering at TIFF.
Golden Reel Award
The films submitted to the Tiburon International Film Festival are eligible to winthe "Golden Reel Award" in several categories: Best Fiction, Best Documentary, BestDirector, Best Screenplay, Best Short, Best Animation, Best Children Film, BestStudent Film, Best Music Video, Best Sport Film .....and the winners of allcategories will be announced during a formal ceremony at the end of the Festival.
Entry Information:Entry form and eligibility guidelines are available by clicking here, or on thefestival website under Submit Films.
TIFF Blog: http://tiburonfilmfestival.blogspot.com/
"A true United Nations of cinema, showcasing films from around the entire world" VIA Magazine
The 8th Annual Tiburon International Film Festival (TIFF) will be held March19-27, 2009 in Tiburon, California, a showcase for the independent films andfilmmakers from around the world.
Submissions are open to all genres of film: Fiction, documentary, short,animation, experimental, student, children, sports, music video.....from anynation in the world.
TIFF screened more than 200 films from 92 countries in March of 2008 from over 3000 entries.
The festival has honored many great filmmakers: Orson Welles, Sam Pekinpah,Luchino Visconti, Blake Edwards, Santiago Alvarez, John Frankenheimer, GeorgeStevens, Brad Bird, Shirin Neshat, Malcolm McDowell, Saul Zaentz, Paul Mazursky,Mark Rydell, Bob Rafelson.....
The Tiburon International Film Festival is proud to be a platform for theindependent filmmakers from around the world, with premieres like Academy Awardwinner "West Bank Story" by Ari Sandel, and Academy Award nominee "Salim Baba" byTimothy Sternberg .... and many films, which have been picked up for distribution.... and or invited to other festivals after premiering at TIFF.
Golden Reel Award
The films submitted to the Tiburon International Film Festival are eligible to winthe "Golden Reel Award" in several categories: Best Fiction, Best Documentary, BestDirector, Best Screenplay, Best Short, Best Animation, Best Children Film, BestStudent Film, Best Music Video, Best Sport Film .....and the winners of allcategories will be announced during a formal ceremony at the end of the Festival.
Entry Information:Entry form and eligibility guidelines are available by clicking here, or on thefestival website under Submit Films.
TIFF Blog: http://tiburonfilmfestival.blogspot.com/
DepicT!
DepicT! - the ultra-short film competition now in its tenth year offersemerging filmmakers the opportunity to gain priceless industry exposure fortheir filmmaking talent at this year¹s Encounters International Short FilmFestival (Bristol, Tue 18 Sun 23 Nov).The Competition is now accepting entries online at http://www.depict.org/
MORE SCARES AS FILM4 RENEWS DEAL WITH FRIGHTFEST
Film4 have agreed a further one-year deal with FrightFest to remain the horror and fantasy film festival’s headline sponsor for the third year running. 2009 will be the 10th year anniversary year for the UK’s premiere genre event and the partnership will further expand with major on-air and off-air initiatives. The deal for this year’s event (Odeon West End, Aug 21-25) will include a proposed late night FrightFest season on Film4, on-air trails across all four channels, a fully supported website and a tie-up with Channel 4’s new initiative, Generation Next.Katie Hayes, Marketing Manager Drama, Acquisitions and Film4, says: “Film4 is delighted to continue its sponsorship of Frightfest. We remain committed to the genre through our strand Saturday Night Shocks and through this festival. Film4 Frightfest is also the perfect place to discover and show new talent both in front of and behind the camera”.
Alan Jones, joint director of FrightFest added: “"FrightFest is committed to showcasing new talent and trends, giving our audiences the full range of exciting discovery within the genre they love. We showcase the names to watch well before they appear on anyone else's radar. Film4’s forward-looking thinking in cinematic and production areas mean we are the perfect fit".
This year British horror is given the thumbs-up as Eden Lake is chosen as the Opening night film and will receive its world premier on Thursday Aug 21. Distributed by Optimum Releasing, Eden Lake is destined to be one of the most controversial British movies of the year. The ‘hoodie horror’ is directed by first-timer James Watkins, and stars Kelly Reilly (Pride & Prejudice, Othello at the Donmar Warehouse) and Michael Fassbender (300, Hunger) as a holidaying couple who cross paths with a gang of local kids – with chilling consequences.
The five-day festival, which showcases over 25 new films from across the world, is seen as the UK’s leading genre event; helping to launch the careers of directors such as Christopher Smith (Creep, Severance), Eli Roth (Cabin Fever, Hostel) and Simon Hunter (Mutant Chronicles).
More information: http://www.frightfest.co.uk/
Wednesday, 18 June 2008
THE 6TH ISCHIA GLOBAL FILM & MUSIC FESTIVAL
13 - 20 JULY 2008
This year the event will be Chaired by multiple AcademyAward winner Paul Haggis. "I'm proud of the chairmanship, which I assumewith much respect towards Italian cinema and its traditions" saysHaggis, whose major film credits include "Crash", "Million Dollar Baby","Flags of our Fathers" and "Casino Royale".
The event will feature special screenings, performances, encounters withartists, meetings with producers, and a forum to explore the films inmore depth. The screenings are open to the public and are free of charge.
This truly original awards ceremony has previously been attended by thelikes of Francis Ford Coppola, Naomi Watts, Val Kilmer, Dennis Hopper,Diane Kruger, Joseph Fiennes, Brenda Blethyn Gerard Butler, Jean-ClaudeVan Damme and music legends Burt Bacharach and Harry Belafonte. With the2008 event being led by Paul Haggis, it is certain that a wealth highprofile guests will be in attendance this year.
This year, Japanese films will take centre stage, presenting works bothpast and present, by some of the country's most prestigious directors.For the first time, these key players will exchange views on climatechange and the environment, discussing the role that the internationalfilm industry plays. Guests at Regina Isabella can spend their dayssoaking up the sun before enjoying an aperitif and the best of Japanese,Hollywood and European cinema.
more info: http://www.ischiaglobal.com/
This year the event will be Chaired by multiple AcademyAward winner Paul Haggis. "I'm proud of the chairmanship, which I assumewith much respect towards Italian cinema and its traditions" saysHaggis, whose major film credits include "Crash", "Million Dollar Baby","Flags of our Fathers" and "Casino Royale".
The event will feature special screenings, performances, encounters withartists, meetings with producers, and a forum to explore the films inmore depth. The screenings are open to the public and are free of charge.
This truly original awards ceremony has previously been attended by thelikes of Francis Ford Coppola, Naomi Watts, Val Kilmer, Dennis Hopper,Diane Kruger, Joseph Fiennes, Brenda Blethyn Gerard Butler, Jean-ClaudeVan Damme and music legends Burt Bacharach and Harry Belafonte. With the2008 event being led by Paul Haggis, it is certain that a wealth highprofile guests will be in attendance this year.
This year, Japanese films will take centre stage, presenting works bothpast and present, by some of the country's most prestigious directors.For the first time, these key players will exchange views on climatechange and the environment, discussing the role that the internationalfilm industry plays. Guests at Regina Isabella can spend their dayssoaking up the sun before enjoying an aperitif and the best of Japanese,Hollywood and European cinema.
more info: http://www.ischiaglobal.com/
COMPETITION: TCM CLASSIC SHORTS
WOLFGANG PETERSEN AND RUTGER HAUER JOIN FILM-MAKERS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE TO JUDGE THE INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM COMPETITION: TCM CLASSIC SHORTS
The ninth annual TCM Classic Shorts competition launched on May 1st with a truly international flavour to its judging panel which this year includes Wolfgang Petersen, Istvan Szabo, Agnieszka Holland, Mikael Hafstrom, Rutger Hauer, James Franco, Nick Goldsmith and Garth Jennings aka Hammer and Tongs. This is the second year that the competition has been open to entries from Europe, the Middle East and Africa and, as in previous years, the winner and runners up will be screened at an award ceremony held as part of The Times BFI London Film Festival in October. The competition rewards the top three film makers with £10,000 of prize money (1st prize - £5,000; 2nd prize – 3,000; 3rd prize £2,000), with all six finalists getting exposure across all the TCM EMEA territories, making it one of the most valuable competitions of its kind.
In addition, the six short listed films are aired during a special weekend of programming on TCM celebrating the best new film making talent from the competition. Once again, TCM Classic Shorts has been lucky enough to attract some of the most distinguished names from the international film industry who have agreed to give up their time to help nurture future film makers.
The competition prides itself on having discovered some great new film making talent in recent years; last year’s winner A Bout de Truffe by Tom Tagholm, which also won first prize at The Raindance Film Festival, was shot entirely in French and enjoyed plaudits from the judges. Simon Pegg described the film as ‘thoughtfully directed and beautifully composed. Funny, tragic and wonderfully sly’ whilst Cillian Murphy thought it ‘Wonderfully original, beautifully acted and shot. Very hard to fault’. Many of the short-listed films from previous years have also gone on to receive further acclaim including 2006 winner Jane Lloyd, which was used by David Gray as the video for his single, Alibi; 2005 finalist Cubs directed by Tom Harper and 2004 winner Nits directed by Harry Wootliff were BAFTA nominated whilst 2002 entry Brown Paper Bag directed by Michael Baig Clifford and 2001 winner About A Girl directed by Brian Percival, won Best Short Film BAFTAs. 2002 winner Gerald McMorrow is now directing a feature film, Franklyn, with Hanway Films.
TCM Classic Shorts is open to all short films from EMEA, if they have not been made in English they will require English subtitles. The opening date was 1st May 2008 and all films must be received by 1st August 2008 at the very latest.
Further information and entry forms are available at: www.tcmclassicshorts.com
The ninth annual TCM Classic Shorts competition launched on May 1st with a truly international flavour to its judging panel which this year includes Wolfgang Petersen, Istvan Szabo, Agnieszka Holland, Mikael Hafstrom, Rutger Hauer, James Franco, Nick Goldsmith and Garth Jennings aka Hammer and Tongs. This is the second year that the competition has been open to entries from Europe, the Middle East and Africa and, as in previous years, the winner and runners up will be screened at an award ceremony held as part of The Times BFI London Film Festival in October. The competition rewards the top three film makers with £10,000 of prize money (1st prize - £5,000; 2nd prize – 3,000; 3rd prize £2,000), with all six finalists getting exposure across all the TCM EMEA territories, making it one of the most valuable competitions of its kind.
In addition, the six short listed films are aired during a special weekend of programming on TCM celebrating the best new film making talent from the competition. Once again, TCM Classic Shorts has been lucky enough to attract some of the most distinguished names from the international film industry who have agreed to give up their time to help nurture future film makers.
The competition prides itself on having discovered some great new film making talent in recent years; last year’s winner A Bout de Truffe by Tom Tagholm, which also won first prize at The Raindance Film Festival, was shot entirely in French and enjoyed plaudits from the judges. Simon Pegg described the film as ‘thoughtfully directed and beautifully composed. Funny, tragic and wonderfully sly’ whilst Cillian Murphy thought it ‘Wonderfully original, beautifully acted and shot. Very hard to fault’. Many of the short-listed films from previous years have also gone on to receive further acclaim including 2006 winner Jane Lloyd, which was used by David Gray as the video for his single, Alibi; 2005 finalist Cubs directed by Tom Harper and 2004 winner Nits directed by Harry Wootliff were BAFTA nominated whilst 2002 entry Brown Paper Bag directed by Michael Baig Clifford and 2001 winner About A Girl directed by Brian Percival, won Best Short Film BAFTAs. 2002 winner Gerald McMorrow is now directing a feature film, Franklyn, with Hanway Films.
TCM Classic Shorts is open to all short films from EMEA, if they have not been made in English they will require English subtitles. The opening date was 1st May 2008 and all films must be received by 1st August 2008 at the very latest.
Further information and entry forms are available at: www.tcmclassicshorts.com
Tuesday, 17 June 2008
A COMPLETE HISTORY OF MY SEXUAL FAILURES/CANDID CAMER
This is a fun and dangerous concept: Track down and chat with old girlfriends to find out what went wrong. Add in a hero for whom the term "slacker" might have been invented and the story becomes surprisingly revealing as well.
Full review: http://britishfilmmagazine.com/articles/a-complete-history-of-my-sexual-failures-candid-camera.html
Full review: http://britishfilmmagazine.com/articles/a-complete-history-of-my-sexual-failures-candid-camera.html
THE REST IS SILENCE + NAE CARANFIL
The Rest Is Silence comes like a breath of fresh air at a time when it’s easy to assume that currently ‘hot’ Romanian cinema is all grungy, DV-shot, miserabilist dramas. Writer-director Nae Caranfil’s lively, witty widescreen costume picture, about the making of Romania’s first feature-length movie (The Independence of Romania, 1912), is an intelligent crowd-pleaser made with affection for its characters and era. Caranfil, has fictionalised the characters but remained broadly true to actual events. The central character is Grigore Ursache (Marius Florea Vizante), the son of a well-known theatre actor who’s obsessed with making “the longest film ever produced” and joins a nascent film academy run by a rich, half-mad boyar. The film takes a while to get down to business, but it’s time well spent with the characters. With the acting cranked up a notch, and the whole film shot in saturated, ochre colours, Caranfil shoots for a big, widescreen entertainment that generally hits the mark.
We are delighted that director Nae Caranfil and leading actor Marius Florea Vizante will be present to introduce their film and answer questions after the screening.
Extracted from:http://www.irishfilm.ie/cinema/dispfilm_07.asp?filmID=5961
We are delighted that director Nae Caranfil and leading actor Marius Florea Vizante will be present to introduce their film and answer questions after the screening.
Extracted from:http://www.irishfilm.ie/cinema/dispfilm_07.asp?filmID=5961
Skillset launches Film Trainee Scheme
Training organisation Skillset has launched its Film Trainee Scheme. Iain Smith (Chair, Industry Training Board), Roy Button (Director, Warner Brothers Productions) and Janine Marmot (Skillset Director of Film) unveiled the Scheme.
The Scheme will place the best talent on to productions filming in the UK. Button said, “I’m delighted to be involved in shaping the future of the Skillset Film Trainee Scheme, which provides an excellent new way for trainees and producers to work together with the aim of providing additional production support throughout the industry as well as new skills and experience for newcomers.”
More: http://www.cineuropa.org/newsdetail.aspx?lang=en&documentID=84733
The Scheme will place the best talent on to productions filming in the UK. Button said, “I’m delighted to be involved in shaping the future of the Skillset Film Trainee Scheme, which provides an excellent new way for trainees and producers to work together with the aim of providing additional production support throughout the industry as well as new skills and experience for newcomers.”
More: http://www.cineuropa.org/newsdetail.aspx?lang=en&documentID=84733
WMM ACQUIRES THE SARI SOLDIERS | NEW RELEASES SHOWCASED AT HRWIFF
WMM has acquired THE SARI SOLDIERS by filmmaker Julie Bridgham, recipient of the 2008 Human Rights Watch International Film Festival (HRWIFF) Nestor Almendros Award for courage and commitment in filmmaking. The riveting documentary will make its North American debut as the festival centerpiece. Filmed during Nepal's transition from dictatorial monarchy to fledgling democracy, THE SARI SOLDIERS is the extraordinary story of six women and their conflicting efforts to shape the political future of their country.
A festival opening night selection, TO SEE IF I'M SMILING, winner of the Silver Wolf and Audience awards at The International Documentary Film Festival, Amsterdam (IDFA) and the Special Jury Prize at Hot Docs, profiles six Israeli women as they wrestle with memories they would rather erase of their compulsory military service. HRWIFF will also present Sundance Special Jury Prize for Documentary winner, THE GREATEST SILENCE: RAPE IN THE CONGO. In addition, the festival will screen acclaimed cinematographer Ellen Kuras and co-director Thavisouk Phrasavath's The Betrayal (Nerakhoon), which was produced with support from the WMM Production Assistance Program.
extracted from:
http://www.mynewsletterbuilder.com/tools/view_newsletter.php?newsletter_id=1409690023#article0
NPA 9 Point Producer Training
Part 9: Sales, Distribution and Exhibition 19 June 19:00-21:00
This session will highlight the huge range of platforms at your
fingertips (TV, Internet, cinema, festivals, DVD, VOD). What rights
and territories are available to sell, working with sales agents,
distributors and broadcasters and whether or not you should consider
self – distributing your project.
The panel will include a Sales Agent, Independent Producer and
Distributor.
Non Members Price: £20.00
Members Price: Free
BFI Southbank,
The Delegates Centre,
Belvedere Road,
South Bank,
Waterloo,
London SE1 8XT
This session will highlight the huge range of platforms at your
fingertips (TV, Internet, cinema, festivals, DVD, VOD). What rights
and territories are available to sell, working with sales agents,
distributors and broadcasters and whether or not you should consider
self – distributing your project.
The panel will include a Sales Agent, Independent Producer and
Distributor.
Non Members Price: £20.00
Members Price: Free
BFI Southbank,
The Delegates Centre,
Belvedere Road,
South Bank,
Waterloo,
London SE1 8XT
WEEKEND BOX OFFICE RESULTS - See the TOP10 films this weekend?
CHECK OUT THE WEEKEND BOX OFFICE RESULTS EACH FOR THIS WEEKEND:
http://www.wildsound-filmmaking-feedback-events.com/weekend_box_office.html-
TOP 10 Results-What films is #1CHECK OUT MOVIES REVIEWS of the NEWEST FILMS:THE INCREDIBLE HULK:
http://www.wildsound-filmmaking-feedback-events.com/the_incredible_hulk.html
YOU DON'T MESS WITH THE ZOHAN:
http://www.wildsound-filmmaking-feedback-events.com/you_dont_mess_with_the_zohan.html
http://www.wildsound-filmmaking-feedback-events.com/weekend_box_office.html-
TOP 10 Results-What films is #1CHECK OUT MOVIES REVIEWS of the NEWEST FILMS:THE INCREDIBLE HULK:
http://www.wildsound-filmmaking-feedback-events.com/the_incredible_hulk.html
YOU DON'T MESS WITH THE ZOHAN:
http://www.wildsound-filmmaking-feedback-events.com/you_dont_mess_with_the_zohan.html
THE HUSTLER, 1961, JUNGLE FEVER, 1991 -Classic Movies of the Day
Classic Movie Reviews of the Day:
JUNGLE FEVER, 1991:
http://www.wildsound-filmmaking-feedback-events.com/jungle_fever.html
THE HUSTLER, 1961:
http://www.wildsound-filmmaking-feedback-events.com/the_hustler_movie_reviews.html
GO TO THE CLASSIC REVIEWS PAGE NOW! and read more reviews:
http://www.wildsound-filmmaking-feedback-events.com/classic_movie_reviews.html
Classic Movie Reviews of the Day:
JUNGLE FEVER, 1991:
http://www.wildsound-filmmaking-feedback-events.com/jungle_fever.html
THE HUSTLER, 1961:
http://www.wildsound-filmmaking-feedback-events.com/the_hustler_movie_reviews.html
GO TO THE CLASSIC REVIEWS PAGE NOW! and read more reviews:
http://www.wildsound-filmmaking-feedback-events.com/classic_movie_reviews.html
Classic Movie Reviews of the Day:
THE ADVENTURES OF SHORT FILM OF THE WEEK: THE ADVENTURES OF RATMAN
- Watch it now for free:
http://www.wildsound-filmmaking-feedback-events.com/watch_films_online.html
Superhero Short Film of a lifetime.Guaranteed to be entertained.
Watch the best films of 2007 too:
http://www.wildsound-filmmaking-feedback-events.com/watch_films_online.html
SUBMIT your film (short or feature) to the fastest growing film festival in the world today:
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SUBMIT your SCREENPLAY a top screenplay contest and get your story out there to the world:
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http://www.wildsound-filmmaking-feedback-events.com/watch_films_online.html
Superhero Short Film of a lifetime.Guaranteed to be entertained.
Watch the best films of 2007 too:
http://www.wildsound-filmmaking-feedback-events.com/watch_films_online.html
SUBMIT your film (short or feature) to the fastest growing film festival in the world today:
http://www.wildsound-filmmaking-feedback-events.com/film-festival-submissions.html
SUBMIT your SCREENPLAY a top screenplay contest and get your story out there to the world:
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WILDsound JUNE 21-22 Film and Screenplay Festival
http://www.wildsound-filmmaking-feedback-events.com/
WILDsound FILM and SCREENPLAY FESTIVAL - The #1 Monthly Festival in the World Today. NEXT EVENTS: JUNE 21 - 22 2008
All events take place at the National Film Board Cinema, 150 John Street in the heart of the Entertainment District Toronto, ON. DOORS OPEN AT 6:30PM event starts at 7:00pm (except for Sunday where the event starts at 2:00pm)
SIT BACK, LEARN AND BE ENTERTAINED - GUARANTEED!
WILDsound's JUNE FEEDBACK FILM FESTIVAL LINEUP
Saturday JUNE 21st http://www.wildsound-filmmaking-feedbackevents.com/wildsound_short_film_festival_june_2008.html
"The only film festival in the world where the audience is the main character of the evening. Check out the most unique event in the world today!" AND some of the best SHORT films in the world today
WILDsound's JUNE MATINEE FESTIVAL - Featuring the best of ANIMATION SHORTS - Oscar winners, lost classics, best of the bestSunday JUNE 22ndDoors open at 1:45PM SHARP
Check out the full details and view the trailer of this film:http://www.wildsound-filmmaking-feedback-events.com/best_animation_short.html
A CAN'T MISS FILM - Watch the films before they become a monster hit!
WILDsound's JUNE FEATURE SCREENPLAY WINNER
Sunday June 22nd
Doors open at 6:30PM SHAR
PPRESENTING THE Winning Feature Screenplay - THE ART OF WUSHU
http://www.wildsound-filmmaking-feedback-events.com/screenplay-reading-series-june-2008.html
"The Sound of Music MEETS Martial Arts!""A can't miss event for anyone who's a fan of storytelling or a storyteller"
CALL FOR ENTRIES - Deadline June 30th:SCRIPT SUBMISSIONS
http://www.wildsound-filmmaking-feedback-events.com/screenplay-submissions.html
FILM SUBMISSIONS
http://www.wildsound-filmmaking-feedback-events.com/film-festival-submissions.html
WILDsound FILM and SCREENPLAY FESTIVAL - The #1 Monthly Festival in the World Today. NEXT EVENTS: JUNE 21 - 22 2008
All events take place at the National Film Board Cinema, 150 John Street in the heart of the Entertainment District Toronto, ON. DOORS OPEN AT 6:30PM event starts at 7:00pm (except for Sunday where the event starts at 2:00pm)
SIT BACK, LEARN AND BE ENTERTAINED - GUARANTEED!
WILDsound's JUNE FEEDBACK FILM FESTIVAL LINEUP
Saturday JUNE 21st http://www.wildsound-filmmaking-feedbackevents.com/wildsound_short_film_festival_june_2008.html
"The only film festival in the world where the audience is the main character of the evening. Check out the most unique event in the world today!" AND some of the best SHORT films in the world today
WILDsound's JUNE MATINEE FESTIVAL - Featuring the best of ANIMATION SHORTS - Oscar winners, lost classics, best of the bestSunday JUNE 22ndDoors open at 1:45PM SHARP
Check out the full details and view the trailer of this film:http://www.wildsound-filmmaking-feedback-events.com/best_animation_short.html
A CAN'T MISS FILM - Watch the films before they become a monster hit!
WILDsound's JUNE FEATURE SCREENPLAY WINNER
Sunday June 22nd
Doors open at 6:30PM SHAR
PPRESENTING THE Winning Feature Screenplay - THE ART OF WUSHU
http://www.wildsound-filmmaking-feedback-events.com/screenplay-reading-series-june-2008.html
"The Sound of Music MEETS Martial Arts!""A can't miss event for anyone who's a fan of storytelling or a storyteller"
CALL FOR ENTRIES - Deadline June 30th:SCRIPT SUBMISSIONS
http://www.wildsound-filmmaking-feedback-events.com/screenplay-submissions.html
FILM SUBMISSIONS
http://www.wildsound-filmmaking-feedback-events.com/film-festival-submissions.html
Friday, 13 June 2008
KENT ONLINE
The Incredible Hulk
Starring: Edward Norton, Liv Tyler, William Hurt, Tim Roth
Ang Lee’s stylised but cerebral take on Marvel icon The Incredible Hulk mostly alienated it’s adrenaline seeking audience when it was released in 2003. That story of possibly the most tragic of superheroes, a scientist who transforms into an unstoppable force when angered, was a critical and commercial failure. But you can’t keep a potential franchise down and Marvel Studios are looking to correct mistakes with this reimagining.
Full review:
http://www.kentonline.co.uk/cinema/film_details.asp?query=1980
Starring: Edward Norton, Liv Tyler, William Hurt, Tim Roth
Ang Lee’s stylised but cerebral take on Marvel icon The Incredible Hulk mostly alienated it’s adrenaline seeking audience when it was released in 2003. That story of possibly the most tragic of superheroes, a scientist who transforms into an unstoppable force when angered, was a critical and commercial failure. But you can’t keep a potential franchise down and Marvel Studios are looking to correct mistakes with this reimagining.
Full review:
http://www.kentonline.co.uk/cinema/film_details.asp?query=1980
ANNIE HALL, 1997 and CITIZEN KANE, 1939 - Classic Movie Review of the Day
Classic Movie Reviews of the day:ANNIE HALL, 1977:http://www.wildsound-filmmaking-feedback-events.com/annie_hall.html
CITIZEN KANE, 1939:http://www.wildsound-filmmaking-feedback-events.com/citizen_kane_movie_reviews.html
GO TO THE CLASSIC REVIEWS PAGE NOW! and read more reviews:http://www.wildsound-filmmaking-feedback-events.com/classic_movie_reviews.html
CITIZEN KANE, 1939:http://www.wildsound-filmmaking-feedback-events.com/citizen_kane_movie_reviews.html
GO TO THE CLASSIC REVIEWS PAGE NOW! and read more reviews:http://www.wildsound-filmmaking-feedback-events.com/classic_movie_reviews.html
Tuesday, 10 June 2008
European animation in Annecy
The 32nd Annecy Animated Film Festival (June 9-14) kicks off today with a line-up of 284 films. Meanwhile, professionals from 48 countries will attend the film market (MIFA, June 11-13) for the co-production, acquisition, sales, funding and distribution of animated content on all distribution media.The event will open with Israeli/French/German co-production Waltz with Bashir [trailer], which was lauded in competition at Cannes
Full article : http://www.cineuropa.org/newsdetail.aspx?lang=en&documentID=84628
Full article : http://www.cineuropa.org/newsdetail.aspx?lang=en&documentID=84628
London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival on Tour.
n June, the 22nd London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival is embarking on a nationwide
tour, bringing highlights from this year's programme to around 40 towns and cities
in the UK.
Titles confirmed so far include Derek, Otto; Or, Up With Dead People, Breakfast with
Scot, Finn's Girl, Smiley Face, Spider Lilies, Before I Forget and She's A Boy I
Knew.
The Festival website will continue to hold reviews, discussions, podcasts, trailers,
interviews and Festival photos as the summer approaches and beyond.
http://www.bfi.org.uk/llgff
tour, bringing highlights from this year's programme to around 40 towns and cities
in the UK.
Titles confirmed so far include Derek, Otto; Or, Up With Dead People, Breakfast with
Scot, Finn's Girl, Smiley Face, Spider Lilies, Before I Forget and She's A Boy I
Knew.
The Festival website will continue to hold reviews, discussions, podcasts, trailers,
interviews and Festival photos as the summer approaches and beyond.
http://www.bfi.org.uk/llgff
Bucharest Film Festival
Bucharest Film Festival (June 28 to July 6) honours arthouse
productions of contemporary Indian Cinema in the special program FOCUS
INDIA.
Made by a new generation of young film makers, the films of this so called
"Hinglish Cinema" tell the story in a more approachable manner. They are fun
to watch, however serious in subject and engaging in style. "Hinglish"
stands for a more free cinema, that tackles subjects still regarded as
taboo: corruption, sexual fantasies, adultery, homosexuality or
unemployment.
This years' special program at the Bucharest Film Festival screens for the
first time in Romania a selection of five intriguing Hinglish films. This
program, curated by Rada Sesic, includes:
MIXED DOUBLES - Rajat Kapoor, India 2006, 97 min.
KHOYA KHOYA CHAND (Lost Moon) - Sudhir Mishra, India 2007, 131 min.
HEY RAM (O God!) - Kamal Haasan, India 2000, 186 min.
RAGHO LAHE MUNNA BHAI (Carry on Munna Bhai) - Rajkumar Hirani, India 2006,
144 min.
Festival guests of the FOCUS INDIA are Rajat Kapoor (director of MIXED
DOUBLES), Sunil Doshi (producer MIXED DOUBLES), Sudhir Mishra (director
KHOYA KHOYA CHAND), Raka Dutta (director of short in competition CHINESE
WHISPERS) and Nishtha Jain (director of documentary in competition LAKSHMI
AND ME).
The competitive sections of the BFF comprise programs dedicated to Shorts
and Documentaries, to International Films and to long-features from the
Black Sea Region (CineBlackSea).
For further information check the festivals website http://www.bff.ro
productions of contemporary Indian Cinema in the special program FOCUS
INDIA.
Made by a new generation of young film makers, the films of this so called
"Hinglish Cinema" tell the story in a more approachable manner. They are fun
to watch, however serious in subject and engaging in style. "Hinglish"
stands for a more free cinema, that tackles subjects still regarded as
taboo: corruption, sexual fantasies, adultery, homosexuality or
unemployment.
This years' special program at the Bucharest Film Festival screens for the
first time in Romania a selection of five intriguing Hinglish films. This
program, curated by Rada Sesic, includes:
MIXED DOUBLES - Rajat Kapoor, India 2006, 97 min.
KHOYA KHOYA CHAND (Lost Moon) - Sudhir Mishra, India 2007, 131 min.
HEY RAM (O God!) - Kamal Haasan, India 2000, 186 min.
RAGHO LAHE MUNNA BHAI (Carry on Munna Bhai) - Rajkumar Hirani, India 2006,
144 min.
Festival guests of the FOCUS INDIA are Rajat Kapoor (director of MIXED
DOUBLES), Sunil Doshi (producer MIXED DOUBLES), Sudhir Mishra (director
KHOYA KHOYA CHAND), Raka Dutta (director of short in competition CHINESE
WHISPERS) and Nishtha Jain (director of documentary in competition LAKSHMI
AND ME).
The competitive sections of the BFF comprise programs dedicated to Shorts
and Documentaries, to International Films and to long-features from the
Black Sea Region (CineBlackSea).
For further information check the festivals website http://www.bff.ro
Monday, 9 June 2008
10TH YEAR A SHOWSTOPPER FOR SHOWCOMOTION
26 JUNE – 10 JULY 2008
The 10th Showcomotion Young People’s Film Festival unveils a packed
programme of films, fun and activities from 26 June to 10 July at the
Showroom Cinema in Sheffield. www.showcomotion.org.uk
SHOWCOMOTION SPECIAL 10TH ANNIVERSARY TALK WITH
MARK WALSH OF PIXAR ANIMATION STUDIOS
Festival Director Kathy Loizou said: ‘Showcomotion is ten years old this
year and Pixar Animation Studios are helping us celebrate our anniversary in
style. Mark Walsh, the Supervising Animator on the Disney•Pixar film
Ratatouille, is a special guest at the festival. Mark will talk about the
work of Pixar Animation Studios over the last ten years, including such
classics as Toy Story 2, Monsters, Inc., Finding Nemo and The Incredibles.
The Showcomotion Special 10th Anniversary Talk is on Wednesday 2 July 2008
at 7pm.’
ED VAIZEY MP TO GIVE KEYNOTE AT
SHOWCOMOTION CHILDREN’S MEDIA CONFERENCE
Ed Vaizey MP, Shadow Minister for Culture and Broadcasting is to give the
Opening Keynote at the Showcomotion Children’s Media Conference on the
evening of Wednesday 2 July at 7pm. The Showcomotion Conference which runs
from 2-4 July is the premier meeting place for delegates in the children's
media and entertainment industries.
The 10th Showcomotion Young People’s Film Festival unveils a packed
programme of films, fun and activities from 26 June to 10 July at the
Showroom Cinema in Sheffield. www.showcomotion.org.uk
SHOWCOMOTION SPECIAL 10TH ANNIVERSARY TALK WITH
MARK WALSH OF PIXAR ANIMATION STUDIOS
Festival Director Kathy Loizou said: ‘Showcomotion is ten years old this
year and Pixar Animation Studios are helping us celebrate our anniversary in
style. Mark Walsh, the Supervising Animator on the Disney•Pixar film
Ratatouille, is a special guest at the festival. Mark will talk about the
work of Pixar Animation Studios over the last ten years, including such
classics as Toy Story 2, Monsters, Inc., Finding Nemo and The Incredibles.
The Showcomotion Special 10th Anniversary Talk is on Wednesday 2 July 2008
at 7pm.’
ED VAIZEY MP TO GIVE KEYNOTE AT
SHOWCOMOTION CHILDREN’S MEDIA CONFERENCE
Ed Vaizey MP, Shadow Minister for Culture and Broadcasting is to give the
Opening Keynote at the Showcomotion Children’s Media Conference on the
evening of Wednesday 2 July at 7pm. The Showcomotion Conference which runs
from 2-4 July is the premier meeting place for delegates in the children's
media and entertainment industries.
48th Zlin International Film Festival for Children and Youth
Golden Slippers awarded at 48th Zlinfest
The 48th Zlin International Film Festival for Children and Youth announced the competition winners of its 48th edition on June 7, with Golden Slipper awards going to The Substitute , Where's Winky's Horse and The Bear Stories. Danish director Ole Bornedal’s The Substitute was named Best Feature Film for Youth, and received the Don Quixote Award of the International FICC jury as well as the International Ecumenical Jury Award.
more info: http://www.zlinfest.cz/index.php?akce=show&id=670&referer=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.zlinfest.cz%2Findex.php
The 48th Zlin International Film Festival for Children and Youth announced the competition winners of its 48th edition on June 7, with Golden Slipper awards going to The Substitute , Where's Winky's Horse and The Bear Stories. Danish director Ole Bornedal’s The Substitute was named Best Feature Film for Youth, and received the Don Quixote Award of the International FICC jury as well as the International Ecumenical Jury Award.
more info: http://www.zlinfest.cz/index.php?akce=show&id=670&referer=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.zlinfest.cz%2Findex.php
UK and Tunisian women in film and TV exchange
Calling all women TV/filmmakers in London!*
The British Council, in partnership with Birds Eye View, are sponsoring six
UK women filmmakers in a cross-cultural exchange.
*Our aim*
This programme is designed to encourage women in the audio visual industries
in NENA (Near East North Africa) and the UK to further their careers and
form supportive networks within their communitiies.
The programme will challenge stereotypes of the roles that women can and
should play in public life. It will provide women with opportunities to
recognise their potential and to contribute to the future economic and
social well-being of their societies by building careers in the film/TV
industry.
*Who are we looking for?
*
6 women -working as a director, editor, producer or writer in film or
television, based in London.
*The Program*
In October 2008 you will host (but not accommodate) a Tunisian filmmaker.
Partnering up, you will show her the ropes around London - introduce her to
as many networks as possible, help her to find contacts and mentors, bring
her to film events and give her a sense of how the industry works. Birds Eye
View will host a networking event for all participants, and the British
Council will provide accommodation and additional sightseeing activity.
Between January and March 2009 you will travel to Tunisia for one week to
network with and encourage women filmmakers there. You will get the
opportunity to meet up with the same Tunisian filmmaker for her chance to
show you around her stomping grounds and for you to learn about the Tunisian
film scene!
The whole exchange will be documented.
*To Apply*
1.Please outline a one-week itinerary for your guest. Include a day-by-day
breakdown of the events, jobs and set locations you would attend and how you
would entertain her for this week.
2.Who are the people and mentors that you could introduce your guest to and
how might they help?
3.Which professional film/TV networks do you belong to?
4.Career biography including current occupation and employer
5.Interests/hobbies/travel
6.Why are you participating in this scheme? What are your aspirations and
expectations?
*
Deadline Friday June 13th
*Shortlisted candidates will be invited for interview with Birds Eye View
and the British Council.
Applications will be shortlisted in June 2008.
Interviews held the end July 2008.
Please send application to Jahlia Osha at mail@birds-eye-view.co.uk
The British Council, in partnership with Birds Eye View, are sponsoring six
UK women filmmakers in a cross-cultural exchange.
*Our aim*
This programme is designed to encourage women in the audio visual industries
in NENA (Near East North Africa) and the UK to further their careers and
form supportive networks within their communitiies.
The programme will challenge stereotypes of the roles that women can and
should play in public life. It will provide women with opportunities to
recognise their potential and to contribute to the future economic and
social well-being of their societies by building careers in the film/TV
industry.
*Who are we looking for?
*
6 women -working as a director, editor, producer or writer in film or
television, based in London.
*The Program*
In October 2008 you will host (but not accommodate) a Tunisian filmmaker.
Partnering up, you will show her the ropes around London - introduce her to
as many networks as possible, help her to find contacts and mentors, bring
her to film events and give her a sense of how the industry works. Birds Eye
View will host a networking event for all participants, and the British
Council will provide accommodation and additional sightseeing activity.
Between January and March 2009 you will travel to Tunisia for one week to
network with and encourage women filmmakers there. You will get the
opportunity to meet up with the same Tunisian filmmaker for her chance to
show you around her stomping grounds and for you to learn about the Tunisian
film scene!
The whole exchange will be documented.
*To Apply*
1.Please outline a one-week itinerary for your guest. Include a day-by-day
breakdown of the events, jobs and set locations you would attend and how you
would entertain her for this week.
2.Who are the people and mentors that you could introduce your guest to and
how might they help?
3.Which professional film/TV networks do you belong to?
4.Career biography including current occupation and employer
5.Interests/hobbies/travel
6.Why are you participating in this scheme? What are your aspirations and
expectations?
*
Deadline Friday June 13th
*Shortlisted candidates will be invited for interview with Birds Eye View
and the British Council.
Applications will be shortlisted in June 2008.
Interviews held the end July 2008.
Please send application to Jahlia Osha at mail@birds-eye-view.co.uk
26th Filmfest München
Germany’s largest summer film festival will be taking place for the 26th time, in Munich, from June 20 - 28,
2008.
We will be showing 237 films from 41 countries on 15 screens – all German
premieres. This year’s opening night film is French director Laurent Cantet’s THE
CLASS (Concorde Filmverleih).
In addition to exciting discoveries by new directors from around the world, we are
also presenting the new films by tried and true filmmakers including Abel Ferrara
(CHELSEA ON THE ROCKS), Jonathan Demme (MAN FROM PLAINS), Silvio Soldini (DAYS AND
CLOUDS), Peter Greenaway (NIGHTWATCHING), Brian DePalma (REDACTED), Barry Levinson
(WHAT JUST HAPPEND), Francis Ford Coppola (YOUTH WITHOUT YOUTH), Andreas Dresen
(CLOUD 9), Eric Rohmer (THE ROMANCE OF ASTREA AND CELADON), Cédric Klapisch (PARIS),
Alain Corneau (THE SECOND WIND), Pablo Trapero (LION’S DEN), and Zhang-Ke Jia
(USELESS).
Munich filmmaker Peter Schamoni’s BOTERO – BORN IN MEDELLIN will be our closing
night film. The painter Fernando Botero and narrator Mario Adorf will join Schamoni
at the gala on June 28th.
More info: www.filmfest-muenchen.de
2008.
We will be showing 237 films from 41 countries on 15 screens – all German
premieres. This year’s opening night film is French director Laurent Cantet’s THE
CLASS (Concorde Filmverleih).
In addition to exciting discoveries by new directors from around the world, we are
also presenting the new films by tried and true filmmakers including Abel Ferrara
(CHELSEA ON THE ROCKS), Jonathan Demme (MAN FROM PLAINS), Silvio Soldini (DAYS AND
CLOUDS), Peter Greenaway (NIGHTWATCHING), Brian DePalma (REDACTED), Barry Levinson
(WHAT JUST HAPPEND), Francis Ford Coppola (YOUTH WITHOUT YOUTH), Andreas Dresen
(CLOUD 9), Eric Rohmer (THE ROMANCE OF ASTREA AND CELADON), Cédric Klapisch (PARIS),
Alain Corneau (THE SECOND WIND), Pablo Trapero (LION’S DEN), and Zhang-Ke Jia
(USELESS).
Munich filmmaker Peter Schamoni’s BOTERO – BORN IN MEDELLIN will be our closing
night film. The painter Fernando Botero and narrator Mario Adorf will join Schamoni
at the gala on June 28th.
More info: www.filmfest-muenchen.de
Mike Leigh joins line up at July's SWF 2008
The Screenwriters' Festival is delighted to announce that Mike Leigh OBE
will give a masterclass at the Cheltenham International Screenwriters'
Festival held 1-3 July 2008 in the UK and whose sponsors include: South
West Screen, Cheltenham Council, Sky, UIP, BBC Films, UK Film Council,
Skillset, C4, LSC, Ealing Film Studios, BAFTA, Face Group, Arturi Films,
and Chateau De Sours . The Festival which is devoted to the art, craft,
education, and business of writing for the screen, exploring writing for
feature films, television and new media in all genres including comedy.
Mike Leigh will be among the guest speakers.
More info: http://www.screenwritersfestival.com/guest-speakers.php
will give a masterclass at the Cheltenham International Screenwriters'
Festival held 1-3 July 2008 in the UK and whose sponsors include: South
West Screen, Cheltenham Council, Sky, UIP, BBC Films, UK Film Council,
Skillset, C4, LSC, Ealing Film Studios, BAFTA, Face Group, Arturi Films,
and Chateau De Sours . The Festival which is devoted to the art, craft,
education, and business of writing for the screen, exploring writing for
feature films, television and new media in all genres including comedy.
Mike Leigh will be among the guest speakers.
More info: http://www.screenwritersfestival.com/guest-speakers.php
I want £16m ‘Cashback’
By mark Chandler.
Elizabeth Obisanya has started a copywright infringement case against the makers of
Oscar-nominated film Cashback. The writer's screenplay, Cashback Paper or Plastic,
was released two years previously GC11059
A SCREENWRITER has started a £16m copyright infringement case against the makers of
a new film. Elizabeth Obisanya, 39, wrote the screenplay for a short film called Cashback Paper
or Plastic, set in a supermarket, in 2002.
Since then, writer/director Sean Ellis has released an award- winning short film
called Cashback, made in 2004.
A feature-length version starring Emilia Fox is due to be released in the UK on May 9.
Ellis's short film was nominated for an Oscar in the Best Short Film, Live Action
category, at the 2006 Academy Awards and has also won several other short film
prizes.
Now Ms Obisanya, who lives with her 10-year-old son Steven in Tawney Road,
Thamesmead, is suing Mr Ellis and company Cashback Films at the High Court, for
£16m. Ms Obisanya said: "£16m is really an estimate of what the work encompasses, the fact
the short was nominated for an Academy Award and a feature film has been made.
"When I do my own film, people will think it's just like Sean Ellis's."
The divorced mother-of-two claims the fact her film shares the same title as Mr
Ellis's, and both films are romantic comedies set in a supermarket, give her a good
case in law.
She said: "I was surfing the internet in 2005 when I put in a search for Cashback
and found there was a short film purported to have been written by Mr Ellis.
“I said to my son ‘Mummy doesn’t remember making her film yet.’”
source:http://www.newsshopper.co.uk/mostpopular.var.2215003.mostviewed.i_want_16m_cashback.php
Elizabeth Obisanya has started a copywright infringement case against the makers of
Oscar-nominated film Cashback. The writer's screenplay, Cashback Paper or Plastic,
was released two years previously GC11059
A SCREENWRITER has started a £16m copyright infringement case against the makers of
a new film. Elizabeth Obisanya, 39, wrote the screenplay for a short film called Cashback Paper
or Plastic, set in a supermarket, in 2002.
Since then, writer/director Sean Ellis has released an award- winning short film
called Cashback, made in 2004.
A feature-length version starring Emilia Fox is due to be released in the UK on May 9.
Ellis's short film was nominated for an Oscar in the Best Short Film, Live Action
category, at the 2006 Academy Awards and has also won several other short film
prizes.
Now Ms Obisanya, who lives with her 10-year-old son Steven in Tawney Road,
Thamesmead, is suing Mr Ellis and company Cashback Films at the High Court, for
£16m. Ms Obisanya said: "£16m is really an estimate of what the work encompasses, the fact
the short was nominated for an Academy Award and a feature film has been made.
"When I do my own film, people will think it's just like Sean Ellis's."
The divorced mother-of-two claims the fact her film shares the same title as Mr
Ellis's, and both films are romantic comedies set in a supermarket, give her a good
case in law.
She said: "I was surfing the internet in 2005 when I put in a search for Cashback
and found there was a short film purported to have been written by Mr Ellis.
“I said to my son ‘Mummy doesn’t remember making her film yet.’”
source:http://www.newsshopper.co.uk/mostpopular.var.2215003.mostviewed.i_want_16m_cashback.php
WIBBELL - A NEW NAME IN WEIRDNESS!
British Film company Wibbell Productions announces their new WEIRD WORLD OF WIBBELL
DVD label.
Independent British film distributor Wibbell Productions Ltd today announced the
launch of their new niche DVD label 'The Weird World of Wibbell'.
With a very clear identity right from the start, the new label is set to
specifically target cult, horror and science fiction feature films (or so called
B-movies), short film compilations and some 'very odd' special interest
documentaries.
more info: www.wibbell.co.uk
DVD label.
Independent British film distributor Wibbell Productions Ltd today announced the
launch of their new niche DVD label 'The Weird World of Wibbell'.
With a very clear identity right from the start, the new label is set to
specifically target cult, horror and science fiction feature films (or so called
B-movies), short film compilations and some 'very odd' special interest
documentaries.
more info: www.wibbell.co.uk
Sweet Movie:
The Gentle Side of “Destructive Art”
by Dušan Makavejev
Dušan Makavejev is a Yugoslav born filmmaker who resides in Paris and Belgrave and whose extensive and distinguished career includes such titles as Innocence Unprotected, The Tragedy of a Switchboard Operator and Manifesto.
How did I get Otto Muehl (1) and the AA Kommune (Actions-Analytic Kommune) into Sweet Movie? The shooting of Sweet Movie was planned for October 1974. In the earlier version of the script, the leading female character ends up catatonic in a mental hospital. She comes back to life by being treated with the highly perceptive non-action of a nonverbal doctor whom I imagined as my variation of Ronnie Laing. (2) I had never met Laing, but he fascinated me with his intelligence, risk-taking, playfulness, radical insight and genuine respect for life. He was a healer by just being around.
Full article: http://www.sensesofcinema.com/contents/08/47/sweet-movie-makavejev.html
by Dušan Makavejev
Dušan Makavejev is a Yugoslav born filmmaker who resides in Paris and Belgrave and whose extensive and distinguished career includes such titles as Innocence Unprotected, The Tragedy of a Switchboard Operator and Manifesto.
How did I get Otto Muehl (1) and the AA Kommune (Actions-Analytic Kommune) into Sweet Movie? The shooting of Sweet Movie was planned for October 1974. In the earlier version of the script, the leading female character ends up catatonic in a mental hospital. She comes back to life by being treated with the highly perceptive non-action of a nonverbal doctor whom I imagined as my variation of Ronnie Laing. (2) I had never met Laing, but he fascinated me with his intelligence, risk-taking, playfulness, radical insight and genuine respect for life. He was a healer by just being around.
Full article: http://www.sensesofcinema.com/contents/08/47/sweet-movie-makavejev.html
ETHICAL CALCULUS:
The cross-cultural dilemmas and moral burdens of Fatih Akin’s The Edge of Heaven by Thomas Elsaesser
Fatih Akin is a German-Turkish filmmaker from Hamburg. Or rather, he is a German filmmaker with a Turkish name and Turkish parents. His dislike of the hyphenated identity label is such that he was reported as saying, at the time of his first success, Short Sharp Shock (98): “If I can’t be Fatih Akin, I’d prefer to be known as the German Martin Scorsese.”
full article: http://www.filmlinc.com/fcm/mj08/heaven.htm
Fatih Akin is a German-Turkish filmmaker from Hamburg. Or rather, he is a German filmmaker with a Turkish name and Turkish parents. His dislike of the hyphenated identity label is such that he was reported as saying, at the time of his first success, Short Sharp Shock (98): “If I can’t be Fatih Akin, I’d prefer to be known as the German Martin Scorsese.”
full article: http://www.filmlinc.com/fcm/mj08/heaven.htm
HUNGER/STRIKES GOLD IN CANNES
Here is another poke in the eye for people who argue that you need an obviously dramatic story to make a great film. One trouble-making IRA prisoner slowly starves himself to death. Who would want to see a movie like that?
exposures – new talent in moving image call for entries
exposures – the UK's leading competitive festival for student film and moving image – is looking for the talent of the future. Call for entries is now open for the 2008 edition to be held in November at Cornerhouse and Urbis, Manchester's two leading contemporary arts venues, co-hosts of exposures for the first time this year. The deadline for entries is 31 July.
The 2008 exposures festival is, like its predecessors, looking to find new and exciting filmmaking talent amongst today's students. However, this year's competition widens the criteria for entries to include not only film but all aspects of the moving image ie video, mobile 'phone work, animation or visual art installations. The competition is open to students who have created their work whilst studying on any UK course between August 2007 and July 2008. Work does not have to have been made as part of the course. Pieces should be under 30 minutes long.
To download an entry form and enter for free, go to www.exposuresfestival.co.uk
festival dates 23-27 November, 2008
The 2008 exposures festival is, like its predecessors, looking to find new and exciting filmmaking talent amongst today's students. However, this year's competition widens the criteria for entries to include not only film but all aspects of the moving image ie video, mobile 'phone work, animation or visual art installations. The competition is open to students who have created their work whilst studying on any UK course between August 2007 and July 2008. Work does not have to have been made as part of the course. Pieces should be under 30 minutes long.
To download an entry form and enter for free, go to www.exposuresfestival.co.uk
festival dates 23-27 November, 2008
Marianelli and Badalamenti guests of honor 8th World Soundtrack Awards
The World Soundtrack Academy has just announced that world-class composers Angelo
Badalamenti and Dario Marianelli will attend the 8th annual World Soundtrack Awards,
the closing event for the 35th edition of the Ghent Film Festival (7-18 October
2008).
The 8th edition of the World Soundtrack Awards is once again promising to be the
highlight of the year for soundtrack music fans. After the prestigious awards
ceremony, the international elite of film music composers will be on hand to present
a live performance of their music by the Flemish Radio Orchestra, conducted by Dirk
Brossé. For this year’s edition, the World Soundtrack Academy, an initiative of the
Ghent Film Festival, managed to bring Angelo Badalamenti and Dario Marianelli on
board as its guests of honour.
Angelo Badalamenti is best known for his soundtrack work for American film director
David Lynch. He has scored a number of Lynch projects including Blue Velvet (1986),
Twin Peaks (1990), Wild at Heart (1990), Lost Highway (1997), The Straight Story
(1999) and Mulholland Drive (2001). He also composed the music for La Cité des
Enfants Perdus by Marc Caro and Jean-Pierre Jeunet (1995), Wait Until Spring Bandini
(1989) by Dominique Deruddere, and Jeunet’s Un Long Dimanche de Fiançailles (2004),
which earned him the WSA’s Composer of the Year award in 2005.
Badalamenti also collaborates with world-class entertainers including David Bowie,
Michael Jackson, Paul McCartney, Julee Cruise and Marianne Faithfull. This year,
Badalamenti will be bringing two special guests along to the concert in Ghent:
Siouxsie Sioux from Siouxsie & The Banshees, and Beth Rowley, who will be
performing songs from The Edge of Love, a biopic on Dylan Thomas starring Keira
Knightley and Sienna Miller (autumn 2008 release).
More Info: www.worldsoundtrackacademy.com
Badalamenti and Dario Marianelli will attend the 8th annual World Soundtrack Awards,
the closing event for the 35th edition of the Ghent Film Festival (7-18 October
2008).
The 8th edition of the World Soundtrack Awards is once again promising to be the
highlight of the year for soundtrack music fans. After the prestigious awards
ceremony, the international elite of film music composers will be on hand to present
a live performance of their music by the Flemish Radio Orchestra, conducted by Dirk
Brossé. For this year’s edition, the World Soundtrack Academy, an initiative of the
Ghent Film Festival, managed to bring Angelo Badalamenti and Dario Marianelli on
board as its guests of honour.
Angelo Badalamenti is best known for his soundtrack work for American film director
David Lynch. He has scored a number of Lynch projects including Blue Velvet (1986),
Twin Peaks (1990), Wild at Heart (1990), Lost Highway (1997), The Straight Story
(1999) and Mulholland Drive (2001). He also composed the music for La Cité des
Enfants Perdus by Marc Caro and Jean-Pierre Jeunet (1995), Wait Until Spring Bandini
(1989) by Dominique Deruddere, and Jeunet’s Un Long Dimanche de Fiançailles (2004),
which earned him the WSA’s Composer of the Year award in 2005.
Badalamenti also collaborates with world-class entertainers including David Bowie,
Michael Jackson, Paul McCartney, Julee Cruise and Marianne Faithfull. This year,
Badalamenti will be bringing two special guests along to the concert in Ghent:
Siouxsie Sioux from Siouxsie & The Banshees, and Beth Rowley, who will be
performing songs from The Edge of Love, a biopic on Dylan Thomas starring Keira
Knightley and Sienna Miller (autumn 2008 release).
More Info: www.worldsoundtrackacademy.com
Tuesday, 3 June 2008
New copyright laws proposed in US
“The Orphan Works Act of 2008”, (H.R. 5889) and the “Shawn Bentley Orphan Works Act of 2008” (S.2913), were released to the House of Representatives and the Senate recently. While at first glance the law seems to be a ‘last resort’ for a search for the owner of any photograph, artwork or sculpture, the devil, as they say, is in the details.
If you don’t register every photo and work of art in government certified private databases, you are about to give the legal right for anyone to infringe on your copyright.
An “orphan”, as it relates to this legislation, is an original creative work which is still protected by its term of copyright, but the copyright holder can’t be found. Well...can't be found where the orphan hunters are looking, that is. The bill requires that "copyright registry databases" are set up (private ones), in which all copyrighted works must be registered.
People who want to use your work for free now only have to perform a search for you using these registries, which will be ineffective at best, to qualify your work of art as orphaned, giving them FREE use of your art or photo. The private registries will likely be easy and quick, just not very complete.
All someone has to do is search a couple of these registries and if your work doesn’t show as a match (and remember these software aren’t perfect, so you may have registered your work and still not have it show up in the results) it may be considered orphaned and they can use it for free.
Having online registries to search for copyright owners is great. Using these registries as a basis for legally orphaning a work is TERRIBLE.
In the new legislation, artists won't have the ability to sue for statutory damages. The new law will “limit remedies”, thereby removing the expensive penalty for stealing your work. Sure, you will still be able to sue, but you will be limited to the amount. This only empowers those who want to steal our creative works!
This means the most an infringer would have to pay IS WHAT THE INFRINGER FEELS HE SHOULD HAVE PAID IN THE FIRST PLACE! The artist will no longer be entitled to any monetary recovery from the infringement damage, costs or attorney fees, which would often be more than what they could collect. Any betting man wanting to use your art would take these odds and steal your work.
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This is a condensed and slightly edited version of an article found at:
http://www.sellyourtvconceptnow.com/orphan.html
If you don’t register every photo and work of art in government certified private databases, you are about to give the legal right for anyone to infringe on your copyright.
An “orphan”, as it relates to this legislation, is an original creative work which is still protected by its term of copyright, but the copyright holder can’t be found. Well...can't be found where the orphan hunters are looking, that is. The bill requires that "copyright registry databases" are set up (private ones), in which all copyrighted works must be registered.
People who want to use your work for free now only have to perform a search for you using these registries, which will be ineffective at best, to qualify your work of art as orphaned, giving them FREE use of your art or photo. The private registries will likely be easy and quick, just not very complete.
All someone has to do is search a couple of these registries and if your work doesn’t show as a match (and remember these software aren’t perfect, so you may have registered your work and still not have it show up in the results) it may be considered orphaned and they can use it for free.
Having online registries to search for copyright owners is great. Using these registries as a basis for legally orphaning a work is TERRIBLE.
In the new legislation, artists won't have the ability to sue for statutory damages. The new law will “limit remedies”, thereby removing the expensive penalty for stealing your work. Sure, you will still be able to sue, but you will be limited to the amount. This only empowers those who want to steal our creative works!
This means the most an infringer would have to pay IS WHAT THE INFRINGER FEELS HE SHOULD HAVE PAID IN THE FIRST PLACE! The artist will no longer be entitled to any monetary recovery from the infringement damage, costs or attorney fees, which would often be more than what they could collect. Any betting man wanting to use your art would take these odds and steal your work.
===
This is a condensed and slightly edited version of an article found at:
http://www.sellyourtvconceptnow.com/orphan.html
New era for independent film distribution
The retreat of Warner Bros and Co. marks a new era for Independent Film
Bob Alexander, President of IndiePix, the Internet-based distributor of independent films, reveals how the shift in the independent film industry is not a cause for concern but an opportunity to embrace new technologies.
Over the last ten weeks, the independent film “industry” has been restructured before our eyes. Let’s take a look:
1. ThinkFilm, in a financial crisis having overpaid for films that it can’t make money on in distribution, sells its catalogue to a Canadian investor/speculator.
2. New Line Cinema, respected for its having pioneered “edgy” films into the mass market, is closed by Warner Bros; 450 jobs in NY and LA lost.
3. Picturehouse, run by top indie film distributor Bob Berney, is closed by Warner Bros and titles folded into the studio.
4. Warner Independent, the so-called “independent” arm of Warner Bros managed by a former studio exec, Polly Cohen, is closed and folded into the studio.
5. Cablevision, owner of the IFC channel, successfully bids an estimated $500 million for the Sundance Channel, now controls all cable presentation of independent film.
6. Discovery Networks, after purchasing rights to and then declining to show “Taxi to the Dark Side”, is rumoured to be closing its independent film activity and some fear for its support of the respected Silver Docs film festival.
IndiePix has been convinced that the traditional models of distribution, which barely work for the major studios, do not work — at all — in some scaled down version for independent film. The economics of distributing films in theatres — with the extraordinary costs of theatre rental, newspaper advertising and related distribution expenses — simply make theatres outmoded. Digital distribution of high quality images to theatres doesn't solve the problem: it's a drop in the financial bucket that will barely be noticed if at all.
So if theatres are not part of the distribution of independent film, the indie labels (like Think Film, Magnolia, and others) — not to mention the so-called “independent” divisions of the studios (like Fox Searchlight, Universal’s Focus Features, and Paramount Vantage) — don’t have any good ideas about what to do next. What do they think about how to match the vision and artistry of non-studio filmmakers with the audiences that demonstrably exist? It’s not that there is no demand for independent film. It’s that those who are entrusted with “distributing” don’t know how to reach that audience because their corporate organisations and structures are locked in to the physical structures and fixed economics of the last century.
The new technologies of the Internet era offer great new possibilities for the community of film fans. The flexible technologies of the 21st century make it possible for even larger audiences to enjoy more instances of the highest quality programming in the highest quality settings from the best filmmakers. The Internet era of the 21st Century will not mimic the bygone studio era and deliver the occasional "Gone With The Wind", but will enable many talented filmmakers with many visions to be seen and heard in many parts of the world.
Filmmakers and film-lovers alike should be excited about the evolution of our industry. The frenzy surrounding social networking sites suggests what can happen to distribution and sponsorship without geographical and demographic boundaries. That kind of energy has rolled over well-established businesses in other sectors – newspapers, music, even some parts of the health industry – so it should not be surprising when those same forces combine to restructure the film business.
There will be a new era in independent filmmaking — an era in which the best films with the most amazing cinematography, seamless in their editing and storytelling, thrilling in their visions of the human experience, unlimited by geographical or cultural or language boundaries will find their audiences in every corner of the world. The changing economics of theatrical exhibition have contrived to bring down the structures intended to hold films up for view. But the economics of the new technologies will — and are — creating new opportunities for new voices to reach new audiences.
It will be an extraordinary moment and IndiePix is committed to help make it happen.
Bob Alexander, President of IndiePix, the Internet-based distributor of independent films, reveals how the shift in the independent film industry is not a cause for concern but an opportunity to embrace new technologies.
Over the last ten weeks, the independent film “industry” has been restructured before our eyes. Let’s take a look:
1. ThinkFilm, in a financial crisis having overpaid for films that it can’t make money on in distribution, sells its catalogue to a Canadian investor/speculator.
2. New Line Cinema, respected for its having pioneered “edgy” films into the mass market, is closed by Warner Bros; 450 jobs in NY and LA lost.
3. Picturehouse, run by top indie film distributor Bob Berney, is closed by Warner Bros and titles folded into the studio.
4. Warner Independent, the so-called “independent” arm of Warner Bros managed by a former studio exec, Polly Cohen, is closed and folded into the studio.
5. Cablevision, owner of the IFC channel, successfully bids an estimated $500 million for the Sundance Channel, now controls all cable presentation of independent film.
6. Discovery Networks, after purchasing rights to and then declining to show “Taxi to the Dark Side”, is rumoured to be closing its independent film activity and some fear for its support of the respected Silver Docs film festival.
IndiePix has been convinced that the traditional models of distribution, which barely work for the major studios, do not work — at all — in some scaled down version for independent film. The economics of distributing films in theatres — with the extraordinary costs of theatre rental, newspaper advertising and related distribution expenses — simply make theatres outmoded. Digital distribution of high quality images to theatres doesn't solve the problem: it's a drop in the financial bucket that will barely be noticed if at all.
So if theatres are not part of the distribution of independent film, the indie labels (like Think Film, Magnolia, and others) — not to mention the so-called “independent” divisions of the studios (like Fox Searchlight, Universal’s Focus Features, and Paramount Vantage) — don’t have any good ideas about what to do next. What do they think about how to match the vision and artistry of non-studio filmmakers with the audiences that demonstrably exist? It’s not that there is no demand for independent film. It’s that those who are entrusted with “distributing” don’t know how to reach that audience because their corporate organisations and structures are locked in to the physical structures and fixed economics of the last century.
The new technologies of the Internet era offer great new possibilities for the community of film fans. The flexible technologies of the 21st century make it possible for even larger audiences to enjoy more instances of the highest quality programming in the highest quality settings from the best filmmakers. The Internet era of the 21st Century will not mimic the bygone studio era and deliver the occasional "Gone With The Wind", but will enable many talented filmmakers with many visions to be seen and heard in many parts of the world.
Filmmakers and film-lovers alike should be excited about the evolution of our industry. The frenzy surrounding social networking sites suggests what can happen to distribution and sponsorship without geographical and demographic boundaries. That kind of energy has rolled over well-established businesses in other sectors – newspapers, music, even some parts of the health industry – so it should not be surprising when those same forces combine to restructure the film business.
There will be a new era in independent filmmaking — an era in which the best films with the most amazing cinematography, seamless in their editing and storytelling, thrilling in their visions of the human experience, unlimited by geographical or cultural or language boundaries will find their audiences in every corner of the world. The changing economics of theatrical exhibition have contrived to bring down the structures intended to hold films up for view. But the economics of the new technologies will — and are — creating new opportunities for new voices to reach new audiences.
It will be an extraordinary moment and IndiePix is committed to help make it happen.
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