Posted by on Friday, April 16, 2010
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Cannes 2010
Mike Leigh returns to Cannes Film Festival competition
Mike Leigh is the only British director nominated this year he will return to this year's Cannes Film Festival to compete for the event's top prize with his latest offering, Another Year.
US director Doug Liman makes his Cannes debut with Fair Game, alongside Abbas Kiarostami and Takeshi Kitano. Woody Allen and Oliver Stone's latest movies will be premiered at the May event, out of competition. Benicio Del Toro and Kate Beckinsale ar... Continue reading...
Posted by on Monday, April 12, 2010
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Cannes 2010
This year thee will be late decisions on the Cannes line up as the selection Committee is still watching films in what has been called a 'complicated' year ..... By John Hopewell and Justin Chang of Variety
New works by Jean-Luc Godard, Woody Allen, Abbas Kiarostami and Oliver Stone are among the few near-certainties in a Cannes Film Festival lineup that looks set to go down to the wire even more than in recent years.
With the official selection set to be announced in Paris on Thursday (nearly ... Continue reading...
Posted by on Monday, April 12, 2010
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Cannes 2010
Cannes 2010 - are you first time visitor to the festival?
The 63rd Cannes Film Festival will take place 12-23 May 2010 For all the information you need visit "Cannes - A Festival Virgin's Guide"
For 12 days in May the city of Cannes is transformed from a quiet seaside resort into the entire focus of the international film industry. Over 200,000 people - filmmakers, film fans, and star-gazers alike - descend on the Croisette to take part in the Cannes Film Festival (or more correctly, the Festiva... Continue reading...
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...
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