from sundance institute by Robert Redford For most of us fall brings a chill in the air and the anticipation of the holidays. But for the team at Sundance Institute that pulls together our annual Film Festival, fall is all about sifting through thousands of films and readying the theatres of Utah for the guests […]
from dubai film fest The seventh edition of the Dubai International Film Festival today confirmed its credentials as the leading festival of the Arab world, Africa and Asia, unveiling a line-up of 157 films from 57 countries including an outstanding array of contemporary Arab cinema, a robust competition segment, a film market growing from strength […]
from hot docs Toronto, November 23, 2010 – Hot Docs will present Ally Derks with the 2011 Doc Mogul Award, recognizing an individual who, over the course of her or his career, has made an essential contribution to the creative vitality of the documentary industry, both at home and abroad. Founder and director of the […]
from film independent FILM INDEPENDENT’S DOCUMENTARY LAB 2011 DOCUMENTARY LAB Deadline: 6 December 2010 Application Fee: $55 Film Independent Members; $75 Non-members WHAT IS THE DOCUMENTARY LAB? Designed to help filmmakers who are currently in production or post-production on their feature-length documentary films, the Documentary Lab is an intensive seven-week program running in Los Angeles […]
from sbiff The Santa Barbara International Film Festival will honor Academy Award® winner Nicole Kidman with the Cinema Vanguard Award at the 26th edition of the Fest, which runs January 27 -February 6, 2011, it was announced today by SBIFF Executive Director Roger Durling. The Tribute will take place on Saturday, February 5, 2011 at […]
from indiewire The 15 films that made the list are listed below in alphabetical order by title, with their director and production company. Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer, Alex Gibney, director (ES Productions LLC) Enemies of the People, Rob Lemkin and Thet Sambath, directors (Old Street Films) Exit through the Gift […]
The 10th edition of the Waterloo Festival for Animated Cinema is returning to Kitchener-Waterloo, Canada from Thursday November 18th through Sunday November 21st, 2010 in Kitchener-Waterloo, Canada. All screenings will be held at the space currently known as the Gig Theatre. The Gig has been fully retrofitted for all film formats and venue sound, and […]
from idfa The International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) has just opened at Pathé Tuschinski with Stand van de sterren (Position of the Stars) by Leonard Retel Helmrich. Before the opening, the winner of the 2010 Dutch Cultural Media Fund Documentary Award was announced by the fund’s chair Jacob Kohnstamm. The prize of € 125,000 […]
from film movement Come Undone Silvio Soldini’s new tale of passionate love and betrayalwill open at Quad Cinema on Friday, December 3rd, in NYC followed by a limited national theatrical release. Brief Synopsis: Anna (Alba Rohrwacher) has everything she thought she could ever need: a respectable career, a caring family, and a loving partner, Alessio. […]
from idfa The 23rd edition of IDFA opens tomorrow with the screening of Stand van de sterren (Position of the Stars) by Leonard Retel Helmrich. The heart of Amsterdam will be home to the international documentary world until Sunday 28 November. As well as the more than 300 documentaries on the program, there will be […]
