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> THE OSCAR WATCH
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The 2014 Oscar nominations were announced earlier today in Los Angeles. American Hustle and Gravity led with 10 nominations, including nods for best picture, ahead of 12 Years A Slave (8 nominations) and Jean-Marc Vallée's Dallas Buyers Club (6 nominations). The 86th Academy Awards, given by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, will be awarded on Sunday, March 2. See the full list of nominees below. Best p...
By Maria Esteves – January 16, 2014 The 86th Academy Awards (2014 Oscar) Nominations were announced by Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs and actor Chris Hemsworth, Thursday, January 16, 2014, 5:38 AM PT at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater, Beverly Hills, California. Ten Oscar nominations went to AMERICAN HUSTLE, directed by David O. Russell, and GRAVITY, directed by Alfonso Cuaron. 12 YEARS A SLAVE, directed by Steve McQueen received nine nominations including Best Director...
by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent For France, David O. Russell's Oscar-contender American Hustle is aptly retitled "American Bluff." And recently Russell told Le Monde by telephone interview, "Aujourd'hui, je suis fatigué, j'ai un rhume. Et je plane à 2000," on reaction to the 10 Nominations the film received from the Academy. Tired, with a cold, this is still The Year of David O. Russell as a unique American voice in filmmaking. Wi...
> THE SUNDANCE DAILIES
> THE ROTTERDAM PREVIEW
The 43rd edition of International Film Festival Rotterdam puts the spotlight on two remarkable auteurs of European cinema. Danish filmmaker Nils Malmros will be honored with an extensive focus on his films, drawing much from his own life and depicting growing up and living in his hometown Ȧrhus. Signals: Regained, IFFR’s returning section dedicated to the memory of film from a particular and contemporary viewpoint, includes highlights of the documentary series Architecture as Autobiogra...
Heinz Emigholz focus Heinz Emigholz (1948) is an eminent German experimental filmmaker and artist whose monumental body of work stretches from film to drawing to literature. He dedicated the past fifteen years to completing the documentary series Architecture as Autobiography, focusing on visionary 20th century architects such as Luis Sullivan, Bruce Goff, Adolf Loos and August Perret. At the occasion of the conclusion of this series, IFFR and The New Institute join forces to present highl...
> THE BERLIN PREVIEW
Berlinale Special is part of the official programme and presents recent works by contemporary filmmakers, as well as film portraits of renowned personalities and extraordinary formats. This year 18 productions have been invited to participate in Berlinale Special, including nine world premieres. With many prominent guests expected to attend, the Gala Screenings are being held, as usual, at the Friedrichstadt-Palast and, for the first time, at the Zoo Palast. “Wo...
BirdWatchers The special series “NATIVe – A Journey into Indigenous Cinema” is devoted to diverse historical, cultural, political, ethnic, artistic and economic aspects of indigenous cinema. In 2014, two feature films will be imbedded in the multifaceted sidebar and so form a bridge between the regions already highlighted in 2013 (Australia, New Zealand, North American and the Arctic) and those to be highlighted in 2015 (Central and South America). “A...
The 44th edition of the Berlinale Forum once again provides an overview of independent, artistic filmmaking with a disregard for convention, screening 28 world and eight international premieres from every single continent. Actress Josephine Decker pulls off a highly original twin pack in this year’s programme: her directorial debut Butter on the Latch about the uncanny experiences of two friends in a Californian forest screens alongside her second feature Thou Wast Mild and Love...
Fan Liao und Lun Mei Gwei in Bai Ri Yan Huo (Black Coal, Thin Ice, Volksrepublik China) von Yinan Diao The Competition of the 64th Berlin International Film Festival is now complete. 20 of the 23 films in the Competition programme will be vying for the Golden Bear and Silver Bears (see also press releases from December 17 and 20, 2013). The following countries are participating: Algeria, Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Cyprus, Denmark, Franc...
For the third time, German watchmaker Glashütte Original, co-partner of the 64th Berlinale, and the Perspektive Deutsches Kino section have awarded the “Made in Germany – Perspektive Fellowship” for young German filmmakers. Endowed with €15,000, the fellowship is funded by the Saxon watch manufacturer to support young talented German directors in realizing their next projects. This year two filmmakers can celebrate winning this prestigious fellowship. Submi...
With James Schamus serving as Jury President, the International Jury will decide who will receive the Golden Bear and Silver Bears of the 2014 Berlinale Competition. The other members of the International Jury will be Barbara Broccoli, Trine Dyrholm, Mitra Faharani, Greta Gerwig, Michel Gondry, Tony Leung and Christoph Waltz. James Schamus, Jury President, USA In his capacity as a producer, James Schamus has been responsible not only for the Academy Award-winning film Brokeback Moun...
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> THE FESTIVAL CIRCUIT
LatinWorks, the full-service cultural branding firm named Ad Age's 2012 and 2013 "Multicultural Agency of the Year", has partnered with the cultural arts non-profit organization Cine Las Americas to produce an innovative fundraising platform which showcases an interactive film that provides multiple endings based on donation level. It launches on January 15th and can be viewed at https://savecinelasamericas.org.
Cinema Made in Italy returns to London in 2014 and will take place at the Ciné Lumière in South Kensington from 5 - 9 March. Once again cinemagoers in the capital can look forward to seeing the best recent Italian productions, and as in previous years screenings will be followed by Q&A sessions with directors and actors. The five day annual event is organised by Istituto Luce – Cinecittà’s promotional department in Rome (Filmitalia), and the Italian Cultural ...
The 15th Anniversary Scandinavian Film Festival L.A.(SFFLA) “Surfs the Celluloid Sea” with cinema from across North Atlantic and Baltic waters Jan 18, 19, 25, 26 at the Writers Guild Theater 135 S. Doheny in Beverly Hills. The annual immersion into Nordic films from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden adds "Hanseatic happenings" to the mix with a Norwegian/German co-production, and “Baltic Film Expo@ SFFLA” offering a film from each of the...
The 24th Annual San Diego Jewish Film Festival, presented by the San Diego Center for Jewish Culture at the Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center, JACOBS FAMILY CAMPUS, will run February 6-16, 2014. Sponsored by Leichtag Foundation. The San Diego Jewish Film Festival showcases over 60 of the best contemporary Jewish themed films from around the world celebrating life, human rights, and freedom of expression. The mission of the Film Festival is to offer outstanding world ci...
> THE PARTNER FESTIVALS
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MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival 2014 - Early Call For Entries - Deadline March 1, 2014
During one week this year, over 100,000 film lovers will gather in over 300 cinemas across 6 continents to view and vote on the finalists' films in the 17th Annual MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival. For all those with a short film who want their work viewed on a global scale - nothing quite compares to MANHATTAN SHORT.
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The 5th NYCIFF has a well earned reputation, nationally and internationally, as one of the most respected events of the film festival year. The organization is committed to bringing the best of the world’s cinematography to New York City and to provide a platform for talented domestic and international filmmakers to showcase their work.
SUBMISSIONS ARE OPEN NOW: Submissions end february 15, 2014
SUBMISSIONS ARE OPEN NOW: Submit to NYCIFF St Lucia july 24 -27, 2014
Recently named the Coolest Short Film Festival by Moviemaker Magazine, the DC Shorts Film Festival and Screenplay Competition is the largest short film event on the East Coast of the United States. In 2013, we screened 152 films from 21 countries in 18 unique showcases that played over 11 days to a total audience of 9,300 people. We also hosted a table read of six screenplays, and awarded the winner an incredible prize of $2,000.
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OPORTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL FANTASPORTO 2014 Oporto Film Festival promotes films that seek new forms and methods of film making. 34th edition of the Festival to be celebrated from February 28 to March 8, 2014. Submissions are now closed, see you at the Festival around a glass of...
Extended WAB Deadline January 20th, 2014! The Palm Beach International Film Festival (PBIFF) is now accepting submission for the 2014 festival. Official Entry Deadlines: Submission forms can be sent via email to: submissions@pbifilmfest.org. Please send us a printout of your submission form along with all other required...
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The MAIN ENTRY DEADLINE is December 31th, 2013 THE FINAL "BRICK-WALL" DEADLINE is: JANUARY 31st, 2013 - ENTRIES MUST REACH US BY THEN! We now accept PayPal for even greater payment security. The secure PayPal payment address is - entry@worldfest.org The 47th Annual WorldFest-Houston - April 4-13, 2014 Ten Great Days in April! Download the entry form “Before there was Sundance or SXSW, Before there was Toronto or Tribeca, there was WorldFest...Submit now
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The Silver Springs International Film Festival is an international cultural event created to elevate awareness of Ocala/Marion County, FL, Florida’s Silver Springs State Park and the area’s contributions to the cinema, as well as the cultural landscape of Florida. The springs have inspired generations of nature lovers and filmmakers alike; serving as a dramatic backdrop for countless film, television and commercial shoots and the “laboratory” where cinematography legend Bruce Mozert conceived, developed and perfected underwater photography.
The first Festival is set to be held in Historic Downtown Ocala in the beautifully restored Marion Theatre. Visit our page and download the manual
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The Internet is full of articles/posts/blogs written by Industry Professionals with endorsement for the top ten or top five screenplay competitions – and it doesn’t take long before you start seeing the same Contests repeated again and again… That makes you feel good about those certain competitions, right? So, you submit your screenplay to some (or all) of those competitions with your fingers crossed… And you mig... Submit Now
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> THE AWARDS WATCH
The Tackling Torture Video Contest has chosen eight finalists for its first competition. The five Serious video finalists and three Satirical finalists are posted for public viewing at youtube.com in the Tackling Torture Video Contest channel (http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqhCP_wOpPVF0umlss49MkQ). The seriousness of the topic has attracted filmmakers of all ages from around the world: Canada, Indonesia, Germany, Australia and the USA. Four prizes will be awarded. $500 Jury Prizes wil...
XIX José María Forqué Awards, handed out by the Association of Spanish Producers, EGEDA, are the first in the run up to the Goya® Awards. La Herida takes a little advantage winning Best Film and Best Actress, Marian Álvarez, whereas Eduard Fernández (All The Women) won the Best Actor Award. In recent years, winners of the Forqué awards ended up winning also the Goya Awards. This year, La Herida also won the Special Jury Award at the last San Seba...
Lakshmi Receives Mercedes-Benz Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature; Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia Receives Audience Award for Best Doc Feature; The Broken Circle Breakdown Receives FIPRESCI Prize; Mads Mikkelsen and Bérénice Bejo Receive FIPRESCI Acting Prizes; Medeas Receives New Voices/New Visions Award; Heli and Living is Easy With Eyes Closed Receive Cine Latino Award; Finding Vivian Maier&n...
At the occasion of the Palm Springs International Film Festival (USA, January 3-13, 2014), the "International Critics' Prize (FIPRESCI Prize)for the Best Foreign Language Film of the Year (2013)" has been presented to "The Broken Circle Breakdown" directed by Felix Van Groeningen (Belgium, 2012, 111 mins). The jury stated: "A country song of a film - with all the love, pain, tragedy, and headache life can throw at you. A testament to the human sp...
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> PEOPLE IN THE SPOTLIGHT
Henning Wagenbreth (Germany) has made the poster for the seventeenth edition of HAFF. He works as an illustrator and graphic designer, makes his own typefaces, understands manual and industrial printing technics as an important part of his design work, illustrates and designs books, posters,...
Jan Roekens has been appointed Head of Production of the Screen Flanders economic fund. From mid-January on he will follow in the footsteps of Alain Collart for the analysis and evaluation process of the Screen Flanders applications. This will happen in close cooperation with the Enterprise Flanders Agency. Jan Roekens graduated as master in Economic Sciences and earned a postgraduate in marketing. He followed producers' training classes ACE and EAVE. Since 1995 Roekens is act...
The Board of Directors of the Festival de Cannes elected its future President at its 14th January meeting. Gilles Jacob confirmed that he would be leaving the presidency on 1 July 2014, following the 67th Festival de Cannes. The election was held via secret vote in accordance with the statutes, and Pierre Lescure (fortmer head of Canal+ during JM Messier's reign, was unanimously elected President. He will take up his responsibilities on 1st July. The Board of Dir...
by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent With the recent Buzzfeed headline that last night's Golden Globes winner Jennifer Lawrence stars in "the First Film with a Female Lead to Top the Box Office in 40 Years," it still stuns many in Hollywood that Hunger Games 2 actually beat up Iron Man 3 in the money race. Catching Fire is the top-grosser of 2013, but, this movie also officially ushers in a new genre. We've gone from Chick Flicks to Chicks ...
> FILM TO WATCH
Really! Who is funding short films? Writers and FIlmmakers funds short films through competition. The prize of $25,000 is overkill, especially if you calculate the way the top 10 scripts are chosen (creativity %80, Easy to shoot (10%) and cost of shooting (%10). We love short films. LOVE them! Check us out! We launch in about a month! www.writersandfilmmakers.com ...
Fan Liao und Lun Mei Gwei in Bai Ri Yan Huo (Black Coal, Thin Ice, Volksrepublik China) von Yinan Diao The Competition of the 64th Berlin International Film Festival is now complete. 20 of the 23 films in the Competition programme will be vying for the Golden Bear and Silver Bears (see also press releases from December 17 and 20, 2013). The following countries are participating: Algeria, Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Cyprus, Denmark, Franc...
Tuesdays in January, February, and March, 2014 at FIAF, Florence Gould Hall Make movie night so chic with FIAF's new program CinéSalon, an evening of film and wine. This winter, FIAF is pleased to announce an exciting new film program, CinéSalon. In the spirit of the French ciné-clubs and literary salons, CinéSalon pairs an engaging film w...
Sundance Institute today announced the 11 independent films now available through a variety of platforms and storefronts, via the Institute’s Artist Services program, which provides artists supported by the Institute with exclusive opportunities for creative self-distribution, marketing and financing for their work. For details visit sundance.org/nowplaying. Titles will be available on a variety of platforms, including iTunes, Amazon Instant Video, Microsoft Xbox, Sony Entertainment Net...
Sundance Institute today announced that the 2014 Sundance Film Festival will host special preview screenings of Boyhood by Richard Linklater, premiering Sunday, January 19, 9:45 p.m. at the Eccles Theatre. The 2014 Festival takes place January 16-26 in Park City, Salt Lake City, Ogden and Sundance, Utah. With the addition of Boyhood, the 2014 Festival will present 121 feature-length films, representing 37 countries and 54 first-time filmmakers, including 35 in competition. These films...
A burst pipe and raw sewage was the smelly theme of the red carpet roll out at the 2014 Golden Globes at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. An awful and disappointing beginning this event gone terribly wet. A raw pipe burst just before the glitz filled evening was to begin and guests were heading into the theatre. The stinky black water poured on journalists (OK not so funny) as they awaited Hollywood's greatest luminaries to parade down the Golden Globes red carpet--the sprinkler s...
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> STRICTLY BUSINESS
Lithuania and Estonia become individual member countries at EFP
The members of European Film Promotion (EFP) have accepted the applications of the Lithuanian Film Centre (LFC) and the Estonian Film Institute (EFI) to become individual members of EFP. Until now, the three Baltic film institutes had been represented in EFP through the umbrella organisation Baltic Films. It was recently decided that every country should be free to become an individual member of EFP. With the decision taken at the EF...
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> LES NOUVELLES DU CIRCUIT
L’Association des Rencontres internationales du cinéma Patrimoine et Prix Henri Langlois est heureuse de s’associer une nouvelle fois avec l’Association « Vincennes en Anciennes », pour le premier rassemblement de véhicules anciens de l’année en partenariat avec la Ville de Vincennes, le soutien du Conseil régional Ile-de-France et du Département du Val de Marne. Sur la Place de la Concorde c’est le ma&icir...
« Une cinémathèque, c’est un lieu où on a la certitude de voir de beaux films ou des films oubliés. Dans une cinémathèque on se fait un peu chercheur d’or. Et on tombe sur des pépites. Ou sur des curiosités : ainsi Daniel Toscan du Plantier m’avait fait la surprise de me montrer une copie, conservée dans les collections de Toulouse, du premier film dans lequel j’ai joué : Le Bar d...
Yes please? Leonardo DiCaprio n'a jamais reçu d'Oscar, il pourrait bien le remporter cette année en mars prochain pour son rôle dans Wolf of Wall Street, pour lequel il vient de recevoir un Golden Globe du Meilleur Acteur. On notera également la 18ème nomination pour un Oscar du meilleur rôle féminin pour Merry Streep, un record absolu. Pour les films c'est American Hustle (10 nominations) et Gravity&nb...
Le Forum des images est heureux d’accueillir Charlotte Gainsbourg, mercredi 12 février à 19h30. 2014 est une année chargée pour la comédienne, qui a tourné dernièrement sous la direction de Riad Sattouf, Benoit Jacquot, Wim Wenders ou encore le duo Toledano-Nakache. Elle est au cœur de l’actualité avec la sortie de Nymphomaniac, vol 2 (29 janvier), seconde partie du film de Lars von Trier, retra&cce...
Jury Longs métrages Pour la 21e édition du Festival International du Film Fantastique de Gérardmer, le Président du Jury Longs Métrages est le cinéaste : JAN KOUNEN « Heureux de revenir à Gérardmer, pour découvrir des films que j’espère créatifs, audacieux, et barrés! » Après Dario...
Cette année, le Festival International du Film Fantastique de Gérardmer présentera une sélection de huit longs métrages en compétition, dont trois premiers films. ABLATIONS d’Arnold de Parscau FRANCE & BELGIQUE DARK TOUCH de Marina de Van FRANCE, IRLANDE & SUÈDE MISS ZOMBIE de Sabu JAPON RIGOR MORTIS de Juno Mak HONG KONG THE BABADOOK de Jennifer Ken...
Salon des lieux de tournage Les Docks – Cité de la Mode et du Design / 13-14 février 2014 Dans le cadre de sa mission de valorisation du potentiel cinématographique de son territoire, la Commission du Film d’Île-de-France, présidée par Safia Lebdi, conseillère régionale d’Ile-de-France, et dirigée par Olivier-René Veillon, s’attache depuis sa création à faire découvrir ou red...
Avec "Où faire le cinéma ? : Part II - Tourner en France, quelle attractivité ?", L'industrie du rêve se propose d'ouvrir une deuxième partie de réflexion, et d'interroger le processus du choix d'un territoire par les producteurs et financeurs étrangers, la France en l'occurrence, en terme d'attractivité financière, géographique, technique et humaine. Cette seconde pa...
Créé en 2005 en mémoire du cinéaste, le Prix Jacques Deray récompense un film policier français de l’année écoulée. Pour 2014, le 10e Prix Jacques Deray va au film de Jérôme Salle, Zulu, adapté du roman de Caryl Férey, avec Orlando Bloom et Forest Whitaker. Le film, qui se déroule en Afrique du Sud, est l’occasion de se replonger dans ce pays qui a marqué l’actual...
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