JASMINE, PINOCCHIO, THE CONGRESS Nominated for 2013 European Film Academy Animated Feature Award

JASMINE, PINOCCHIO, THE CONGRESS Nominated for 2013 European Film Academy Animated Feature Award

PINOCCHIO directed by Enzo d' AIòPINOCCHIO 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 Sets Location and Dates for 2014 Festival

 BLUE Ocean Film 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

Winners of 2013 Guam International Film Festival; BREAKAWAY Wins Grand Jury Award

 BREAKAWAY (ALAGWA) (Philippines, Dir: Ian Lorenos)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. 

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 Opens in Baltimore, MD … Followed by National Release | TRAILER

Matt Porterfield's I USED TO BE DARKER 

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.  

15 Finalists for 2014 Cinema Eye Honor for Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Short Filmmaking

15 Finalists for 2014 Cinema Eye Honor for Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Short Filmmaking

 Black Out (UK) Directed by Eva WeberBlack Out (UK) Directed by Eva Weber

Fifteen documentary short films have been named as finalists for the 2014 Cinema Eye Honor for Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Short Filmmaking. Nominees in the Short Film category will be announced along with this year’s feature film nominees in November. Awards will be presented at the 7th Annual Cinema Eye Honors in New York City in January.

Full Lineup Unveiled for 22nd Philadelphia Film Festival; Closes With Jason Reitman's LABOR DAY

Full Lineup Unveiled for 22nd Philadelphia Film Festival; Closes With Jason Reitman’s LABOR DAY

Jason Reitman's LABOR DAYJason Reitman’s LABOR DAY 

The full film line-up was unveiled for the 22nd Philadelphia Film Festival, taking place from October 17 to October 27 throughout the Greater Philadelphia area. As earlier announced, the Festival will open on October 17th with J.C. Chandor’s, ALL IS LOST, starring Robert Redford, at the Perelman Theater. Jason Reitman’s LABOR DAY, will close the Festival on Friday, October 25th at the newly renovated Prince Music Theater.

Ari Folman's THE CONGRESS to Open Giant Incandescent Resonating Animation Festival | TRAILER

Ari Folman’s THE CONGRESS to Open Giant Incandescent Resonating Animation Festival | TRAILER

 THE CONGRESS, directed by Ari Folman

THE CONGRESS, directed by Ari Folman (Academy Award-nominated Waltz With Bashir), will be featured as the opening film at the ninth Giant Incandescent Resonating Animation Festival (GIRAF) in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. A science- fiction parable about identity and celebrity that blends live action sequences with fantastic hand-crafted animations, The Congress stars Robin Wright as herself, and also features Harvey Keitel, Jonn Hamm and Paul Giamati.

Panel Discussions Tied to Release of Grand Theft Auto V Added to New York Film Festival

Panel Discussions Tied to Release of Grand Theft Auto V Added to New York Film Festival

 Grand Theft Auto V (GTAV)

 The Film Society of Lincoln Center (FSLC) and Rockstar Games will present panel discussions from September 29 to October 1 tied to the recent release of Grand Theft Auto V (GTAV) during the 51st New York Film Festival as part of its NYFF Convergence program, as well as an exclusive concert with live performances of the original score from composers Tangerine Dream, Woody Jackson, The Alchemist & Oh No.