2011 Golden Globe Nominations

from HFPA Hollywood Foreign Press Association 2011 Golden Globe Award Nominations BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA BLACK SWAN Protozoa Pictures & Cross Creek Pictures & Phoenix; Fox Searchlight Pictures THE FIGHTER Paramount Pictures and Relativity Media; Paramount Pictures and Relativity Media INCEPTION Warner Bros. Pictures UK LTD.; Warner Bros. Pictures THE KING’S SPEECH See-Saw Films […]

Imagine And Reliance Launch Writers Lab

from deadline hollywood by Mike Fleming Imagine Entertainment partners Brian Grazer and Ron Howard have started the Imagine/Reliance Writers Lab, an enterprising venture that pools a group of 10 screenwriters. Those writers are being paid a set annual salary to generate scripts in a variety of genres, and they are financially incentivized to participate in […]

David O. Russell to Receive PSIFF Director of the Year Award at 22nd Annual Fest

from PSIFF The 22nd annual Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) will present David O. Russell with the Director of the Year Award at its Awards Gala. Presented by Cartier, the Awards Gala will kick off the 2011 awards season on Saturday, January 8 at the Palm Springs Convention Center and will be hosted by […]

Palm Springs International Shortfest Early Bird Deadline approaching

from shortfest The Palm Springs International ShortFest, Short Film Festival and Film Market, now entering its 17th year, is the largest showcase of short films in North America. With over 300 films from more than 40 countries screened annually, the Festival is truly a world-class event. Each year over two-thirds of the films presented at […]

Cineplex Entertainment Film Program Deadline January 21, 2011

Cineplex Entertainment Film Program Deadline January 21, 2011

from cfc creates The Cineplex Entertainment Film Program is a five-and-a-half month complete immersion in the art and business of dramatic filmmaking for directors, producers, writers and editors. Filmmakers develop their technical, collaborative and business skills, while developing project slates and refining their artistic expression in an intensely demanding, creative and professional environment. With a […]

2011 Sundance Film Festival Announces Short Film Program

2011 Sundance Film Festival Announces Short Film Program

from sundance institute 81 Short Films from 21 Countries Selected from a Record 6,467 Submissions. Festival Launches Indigenous Shorts Showcase Park City, UT – Sundance Institute announced today the program of short films selected to screen at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival. This year the Festival’s Short Film Program comprises 81 short films from U.S. […]

Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale to Open at the Royal Dec. 17th

from GAT “Deliciously creepy. Alongside Gremlins and The Night Before Christmas, this audacious and unashamedly silly gift is an anti-holiday cult classic in the making.” Village Voice Helander’s direction recalls early Spielberg, resembles Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s whimsies, and has a black comedy that evokes Joe Dante’s work. Slant Magazine … the best anti-Christmas Christmas movie since […]

Wapawekka by Metis Filmmaker Danis Goulet will have U.S. Premiere at Sundance Film Festival

<em>Wapawekka</em> by Metis Filmmaker Danis Goulet will have U.S. Premiere at Sundance Film Festival

from GAT (Toronto – December 8, 2010) Zero Films is pleased to announce the U.S. premiere of Danis Goulet’s short film Wapawekka at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival, which will be held from January 20-30th. Sundance received a record number of submissions for this year’s festival and considered over 6,400 submissions for the shorts programs. […]

Whistler Film Festival Wrap – Up

from whistler film festival Whistler, B.C. (December 7, 2010) – The tenth anniversary of the Whistler Film Festival (WFF), which wrapped on Sunday night, reached new heights and continues to solidify its reputation as an emerging force on the Festival circuit with an unprecedented 46 screenings, a record 56 premieres, sold-out screenings and more indie […]

Call for Entries – Talking Pictures Festival

Call for Entries – Talking Pictures Festival

from talking pictures festival The Talking Pictures Festival invites independent films and videos of any genre or length to participate in its 2011 edition. We are looking for films that are challenging, intriguing, entertaining, personal, thought-provoking, and unique in perspective. From dramatic films to hard-hitting documentaries, comedic shorts, experimental films, or music videos, we invite […]