from oxford_ff The Oxford Film Festival is looking for short narrative comedic scripts for its fourth annual community film to be produced this fall. Scripts are due by June 1 to be in consideration to be produced by the festival. Screenwriters do not have to be from Oxford but must take into consideration Oxford’s physical […]
by allan tong for FILMbutton “There’s something in that mud,” says Bono about the Fame recording studios in this swampy hamlet in Alabama. Aretha Franklin, Wilson Pickett, The Allman Brothers, The Rolling Stones and many others have recorded some of the best songs of the past 50 years here. Contemporary interviews and archival photos bring […]
by allan tong for FILMbutton In 2010 at the Seaworld amusement park in Orlando, Florida, trainer Dawn Brancheau was mauled and drowned by Tilikum, a 12,000-pound orca whale. That horrific moment was no mere accident, claims this terrifying film. In fact, Tilikum was long suspected to be a dangerous whale and likely killed another trainer […]
by allan tong for FILMbutton Downloaded could be called The Rise and Fall of Napster. In 1998, some teenage kid from Boston named Shawn Fanning created a software to share his favourite tunes easily over the internet. Fanning partnered with buddy Shaun Parker (who would later join the Facebook team) to create the Napster website. […]
from tcmff Turner Classic Movies (TCM) host Robert Osborne will unveil two extremely valuable Hollywood treasures at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel on Thursday, April 25, the opening day of the 2013 TCM Classic Film Festival. They are: A Batsuit worn by Michael Keaton in Tim Burton’s 1989 blockbuster Batman and a suit worn by Humphrey […]
from brainwash 2013 Brainwash Movie Festival FULLY JURIED. Submission Dates & Fees: “On Time” Entries: Shorts $25, Features $65 by May 1st, 2013 (postmarked or registered on WAB) Late Entries: Shorts $35, Features $90 by May 10th, 2013 (postmarked or registered on WAB) Note: Shorts are under 13 min., Features under 130 min. Movies 13-59 […]
from tcmff Each spring, the TCM Classic Film Festival welcomes 25,000 movie fans from around the globe to Hollywood to celebrate the art and history of cinema. A destination event, the TCM Classic Film Festival features more than a hundred screenings of classic movies, along with appearances by legendary stars, live interviews, extensive panel discussions, […]
from ampr White Pine Pictures is proud to present the Canadian premiere of FIGHT LIKE SOLDIERS DIE LIKE CHILDREN at the 2013 Hot Docs International Documentary Film Festival. This special presentation comes hot on the heels of its sold out screenings at the prestigious IDFA in Amsterdam and the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival in […]
Our biggest challenge was making a film about the Oil Sands that would find some common ground between bitterly divided groups. From the initial reactions to the film in both the environmental camp as well as the Oil & Gas sector we’re seeing enthusiasm and bi-partisan discussion. Hot Docs Film Festival says: “Home to one […]
from ars electronica One of science’s most coveted secrets and one of humankind’s greatest technological challenges will occupy the focal point of the next Ars Electronica Festival September 5-9, 2013: memory and its storage. What is remembrance? How is information saved to memory and how is it lost—in nature, in technology, in the future? You’ll […]
