Posted by on Friday, October 23, 2009,
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Mumbai Film Fest
From "mydigitalfc.com' by Reji John
The 11th Mumbai Film Festival, which opens on October 29 with American filmmaker Steven Soderbergh’s The Informant and ends on November 5 with Greek director Theo Angelopoulus’s The Dust of Time, is becoming bigger, better and certainly more glamourous. From 65 films representing 23 countries in its inaugural edition in 1997, the festival this year will feature 200 films from 56 countries. According to festival director S Narayanan, what makes the fe... Continue reading...
Posted by on Friday, October 23, 2009,
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SWF 2009
The Writer's Guild's screenwriting guide to be launched at Festival
A new good practice guide for screenwriters produced by the Writers' Guild, to be officially launched at this year’s Screenwriters’ Festival, calls for writers and producers to be partners not enemies.
The comprehensive "how-to" document aims to bridge the gap between the art and the business of screenwriting. It stresses that to be a success in the industry you need more than just a great script. Careful collaborat... Continue reading...
Posted by on Friday, October 23, 2009,
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SWF 2009
Dear Fellow Writer,
My apologies for this intrusion but I write on a matter of some urgency.
You are probably aware that the annual International Screenwriters’ Festival is set to start next week in Cheltenham, running from Monday 26 to Thursday 29 October. It is the only festival in the world that celebrates both the art and business sides of screenwriting and that brings together both the British and international community of writers.
And it needs you.
The Screenwriting Festival’... Continue reading...
Posted by on Monday, September 28, 2009,
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Zurich Film Festival
from : Screen Daily.com
27 Septmber 2009
The Polish director was the subject of a special tribute at this year’s festival and was en route to Zurich to take part in a masterclass with young filmmakers when he was taken into custody.
His arrest, which took place late on Saturday night, was linked to the charge of unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor brought against him more than 30 years ago in Los Angeles. According to US news reports, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s offic... Continue reading...
Posted by on Monday, September 28, 2009,
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Zurich Film Festival
The 5th Zurich Film Festival will take place at the cinemas corso and Arthouse Le Paris from September 24 until October 4, 2009. A public festival for those who have already seen it all. The Zurich Film Festival will screen more than 60 Swiss and international film premieres in the International Feature Film Competition, the International Documentary Film Competition, the German Language Film Competition, the Out of Competition and New World View Argentina ser... Continue reading...
Posted by on Monday, September 21, 2009,
from : Time magazine 21 September 2009
They're supposed to be glittering showcases for the finest new movies from around the world, but film festivals get their juice from Hollywood's most venerable and precious commodity: stars. So on the red carpet at the 66th Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica — better known as the Venice Film Festival — were Nicolas Cage, Matt Damon, Viggo Mortensen and, for a little old-fashioned glamour, Omar Sharif. Inside the Sala Grande, George Clooney... Continue reading...
Posted by on Thursday, September 17, 2009,
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Naperville Indie Film Fest
80 films in 8 days : 19th - 26th September
Naperville Independent Film Festival organizers are on a mission to change people's view of festivals.
While most area residents tend to think of carnival rides and bands, this one is all about movies and creativity.
The second annual Naperville Independent Film Festival runs from Saturday, Sept. 19, to Saturday, Sept. 26, at several venues around the city. The event will feature 80 movies by filmmakers from around the world and appearances by cel... Continue reading...
Posted by on Tuesday, September 15, 2009,
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Moondance
Welcome to the Annual Moondance International Film Festival!
Moondancers are part of an amazing worldwide community; a unique collaboration of multi-talented writers, film score composers and filmmakers. The Moondance mission is to entertain, inform, inspire, encourage and educate. We honor those artists who, through their creative work, actively increase awareness, provide multiple viewpoints, address complex social issues, and strengthen ties between international audiences.
At Moondanc... Continue reading...
Posted by on Thursday, August 13, 2009,
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Trail Dance 2010
Aspiring filmmakers have two deadlines to enter their film - 2 September and early October. According to Anthony Foreman, founder and event director of this, one of Oklahoma’s top festivals, “We’ve already received a lot of films and will continue accepting them through early October.”
He added that Foreman several new avenues are being explored for the 2010 festival, which will be held Jan. 22-24, 2010. “Our goal is to have more Oklahoma and more Duncan-related films, if at all poss... Continue reading...
Posted by on Tuesday, July 21, 2009,
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Jeddah
Saudi film festival is cancelled in state crackdown on culture - by Souhail Karam, Reuters, in Riyadh
Saudi Arabia's only film festival has been cancelled, dealing a blow to reformist hopes of an easing of clerical control over culture that was raised by the low-key return of cinemas in December.
In a country where cinemas were banned for almost three decades, the Jeddah Film Festival has since 2006 presented aspiring Saudi film-makers and actors with a rare opportunity to mingle with more ex... Continue reading...
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