The 67th edition of the Cannes Film Festival will be held May 14 to 25, 2014.
2013 trinidad+tobago film festival Winners; MELAZA, FATAL ASSISTANCE, SONGS OF REDEMPTION Win Top Awards
MELAZA, directed by Carlos Lechuga
After screening a total of 142 films, the 2013 trinidad+tobago film festival (ttff), which began on September 17th and closed on October 1, 2013, announced the competition winners. The Cuban film MELAZA, directed by Carlos Lechuga is the winner of the Jury Prize for Best Feature; and the Jury Prize for Best Documentary was won by two films: FATAL ASSISTANCE – directed by Raoul Peck, and SONGS OF REDEMPTION, directed by Miquel Galofre and Amanda Sans.
Revelation Perth International Film Festival Reveals 2014 Dates, Launches Trailer Contest
The Revelation Perth International Film Festival announces a new competition for its 2014 event. which runs July 3 to 13, 2014. The festival is inviting filmmakers, students, artists and cinematic visionaries to create the trailer for the 2014 festival.
OUT OF THE FURNACE, NEBRASKA, THE SECRET LIFE OF WALTER MITTY Added to 2013 AFI FEST
Scott Cooper’s OUT OF THE FURNACE
Additional red carpet Centerpiece Galas were announced for this year’s 2013 AFI FEST, including the World Premiere of Scott Cooper’s OUT OF THE FURNACE; Alexander Payne’s NEBRASKA; accompanied by a Tribute to Bruce Dern; and THE SECRET LIFE OF WALTER MITTY, directed by and starring Ben Stiller. Stuart Cornfeld, an AFI Conservatory alumnus and recipient of the Franklin J. Schaffner Alumni Medal at the AFI Life Achievement Award ceremony held last June, is one of the producers of THE SECRET LIFE OF WALTER MITTY. All galas will be presented in the historic TCL Theatre.
WHITE REINDEER Gets A Fall 2013 Release Date | TRAILER
IFC Films will release Zach Clark’s WHITE REINDEER in the US, with a theatrical release and digital premiere set for December 6, 2013. In the film, which stars Anna Margaret Hollyman, Laura Lemar-Goldsborough, Lydia Johnson, Joe Swanberg, and Christopher Doubek, a shell-shocked real estate agent grapples with personal tragedy while fumbling to let loose among strip clubs, department stores, and swinging new neighbors during one sad, strange December in suburban Virginia.
WINNIE MANDELA to Open 2013 Hollywood Black Film Festival | TRAILER
WINNIE MANDELA
WINNIE MANDELA has been selected as the Opening Night Film of the 2013 Hollywood Black Film Festival (HBFF) on Wednesday, October 2, 2013. Starring Academy Award winner Jennifer Hudson (Dreamgirls) and Academy Award nominee Terrence Howard (Hustle & Flow), Winnie Mandela is described as an epic story of love, sacrifice and courage.
JASMINE, PINOCCHIO, THE CONGRESS Nominated for 2013 European Film Academy Animated Feature Award
PINOCCHIO directed by Enzo d’ AIò
Three films are nominated in the category EUROPEAN ANIMATED FEATURE FILM 2013 for the 2013 European Film Academy. The films are THE CONGRESS directed by Ari Folman; JASMINE directed by Alain Ughetto; and PINOCCHIO directed by Enzo d’ AIò. The European Animated Feature Film 2013 will be presented at the 26th European Film Awards Ceremony in Berlin on Saturday, December 7, 2013.
BLUE Ocean Film Festival Sets Location and Dates for 2014 Festival
BLUE Ocean Film Festival (BLUE) has selected St. Petersburg, Florida, as the location for the next biennial festival to be held November 3 to 9, 2014. The announcement was made on the same day that BLUE announced a strategic partnership with the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation and the Oceanographic Museum of Monaco, to host a BLUE Ocean Film Festival event every other year in Monaco, beginning in 2015.
Winners of 2013 Guam International Film Festival; BREAKAWAY Wins Grand Jury Award
BREAKAWAY (ALAGWA) (Philippines, Dir: Ian Lorenos)
The Guam International Film Festival (GIFF) announced the Grand Jury Award Winners of their 2013 Festival. BREAKAWAY (ALAGWA) directed by Ian Lorenos about the truly harrowing account of a 9-year-old boy who goes missing and the anguish of his single dad who embarks on a desperate search for him, won the Grand Jury Award for Best Narrative Feature. THE ILLNESS AND THE ODYSSEY directed by Berry Minott won the Grand Jury Award for Best Documentary Feature. This film is described as an epic, medical mystery “whodunit”, which tracks the decades long pursuit of scientists competing with each other to find the cause of a mysterious neurological disease affecting the native Chamorro population on the island of Guam. The stakes are high because the answer will lead to cures for Alzheimer’s and other related diseases.
FREE Storyteller Live Showcase Added to 2013 Hollywood Black Film Festival
The 2013 Hollywood Black Film Festival (HBFF) will host a FREE live Storyteller Showcase that will take place Friday, October 4th at The W Hotel, 6250 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, CA 90028 in Great Rooms 1 & 2. The Showcase is open to the public.
Matt Porterfield’s I USED TO BE DARKER Opens in Baltimore, MD … Followed by National Release | TRAILER
Matt Porterfield’s I USED TO BE DARKER launches its national theatrical run this weekend in Baltimore at the Charles Theater. I USED TO BE DARKER screened at the 2013 Maryland Film Festival,2013 Sundance Film Festival and the 2013 Berlin Film Festival and won Best Narrative Feature at the 2013 Atlanta Film Festival. The film will open in New York on October 4th and Los Angeles on October 11th, followed by a national release.
Wisconsin Film Festival Sets 2014 Dates
The next Wisconsin Film Festival will be April 3rd through April 10th 2014.