independent films

2015 Filmfest Munchen Award Winners

2015 Filmfest Munchen Award Winners

CineMerit Award Rupert Everett (Actor) Jean-Jacques Annaud (Director) ARRI/OSRAM Award HORSE MONEY Producer: Abel Ribeiro Chaves Director: Pedro Costa Special Mention: RED AMNESIA Producer: Liu Xuan Director: Xiaoshuai Wang CineVision Award SLEEPING GIANT Director: Andrew Cividino German Cinema New Talent Award Director: Visar Morina (BABAI) Screenplay: Visar Morina (BABAI) Actor: Val Maloku, Astrit Kabashi (BABAI) […]

43rd Annual Festival International Du Film De La Rochelle

The 43rd La Rochelle International Film Festival will take place from June 26 – July 5th, 2015 and will screen films from around world. There programs include: TRIBUTES, RETROSPECTIVE, TREASURES OF SHANGHAI ART STUDIOS, MUSIC AND CINEMA, YESTERDAY TODAY, HERE AND THERE & NIGHT with JOHN CARPENTER. A few of the Tributes the festival will […]

Filmfest Munchen – Munich International Film Festival

179 current films from 54 countries are screening at FILMFEST MÜNCHEN, including 39 world premieres. Among them are many new discoveries and envelope-pushers which defy categorization. But there are also a host of big names and major hits, which guarantee movie suspense. A brief overview: Many films at FILMFEST MÜNCHEN come to us straight from […]

69th Edinburgh International Film Festival Overview & Educational Initiatives

Edinburgh International Film Festival explores new ideas in cinema, inviting local and international audiences to engage with a dynamic programme of fiction and documentary work. A festival committed to showcasing the most exciting, original and challenging new films and the most promising new talent, each year EIFF welcomes over 1,400 industry delegates, filmmakers and members […]

ICFF 15 – BELLA VITA Review

Jason Baffa’s Bella Vita is like no other surfing movie. This documentary follows Chris Del Morro, an American professional surfer, artist and environmentalist, on a surf trip to Italy in order to connect back with his Italian roots. Chris ,as a main character, is a heartwarming friend for the audience to accompany on his journey. […]

2015 Sheffield Doc/Fest – Women in Docs

2015 Sheffield Doc/Fest – Women in Docs

WOMEN IN DOCS (AND ACROSS THE FESTIVAL) At this year’s Doc/Fest 73 of the 150 films screening at Doc/Fest are made by women. Women’s stories and issues feature across the interactive, sessions and film strands, including in the Women in Docs strand, which showcases female talent on screen and behind the lens. In the Virtual […]

2015 Italian Contemporary Film Festival (ICFF) Press Conference

2015 Italian Contemporary Film Festival (ICFF) Press Conference

Italian Contemporary Film Festival (ICFF) Chairman of the Board Paul Golini introduces the 2015 edition of the festival (R-L Paul Golini, Artistic Director Cristiano Deflorentiis, TIFF Programmer Magali Simard & Managing Director Maurizio Magnifico) and will take place from June 11 – 19 in Toronto. The press conference took place on May 12 at the […]

ICFF Announces the Attendence of Roberto Benigni & Nicoletta Braschi

ICFF Announces the Attendence of Roberto Benigni & Nicoletta Braschi

Here Italian Contemporary Film Festival (ICFF) Artistic Director along with ICFF Chairman Paul Golini Announces the attendence of Roberto Benigni & Nicoletta Braschi at Toronto and the ICFF (L-R Cristiano Deflorentiis & Paul Golini) and TIFF Programmer Magali Simard discusses the retrospective. The 2015 ICFF will take place from June 11 – 19 in Toronto. […]

Cristiano DeFlorentiis Talks About ICFF Jr.

Cristiano DeFlorentiis Talks About ICFF Jr.

Here Italian Contemporary Film Festival (ICFF) Artistic Director along with ICFF Chairman Paul Golini discuss the ICFF Jr. program geared towards children & young adults (L-R Cristiano Deflorentiis & Paul Golini). The 2015 ICFF will take place from June 11 – 19 in Toronto. The press conference took place on May 12 at the Ritz […]

ICFF Artistic Director Cristiano De Florentiis & TIFF Programmer Magali Simard

ICFF Artistic Director Cristiano De Florentiis & TIFF Programmer Magali Simard

TIFF Programmer Magali Simard talks about the Roberto Benigni & Nicoletta Braschi attendance in Toronto as well as retrospective of there work at TIFF (L-R TIFF Programmer Magali Simard & Artistic Director Cristiano De Florentiis).The 2015 ICFF will take place from June 11 – 19 in Toronto. The press conference took place on May 12 […]