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Miami International Film Festival Call for Entries
Poster by Javier Mariscal, BarcelonaMiami is at the geographical and cultural crossroads of all these worlds – the natural place where South & Central America, Europe and the United States can centrally intersect. Miami International Film Festival has provided the venue and vehicle for these encuentros as part of the annual Festival since the creation of the Encuentros program in 2003. Though this event is by invitation only, finished Ibero American films are invited to send in their entries now. This premier showcase for Ibero-American cinema in the U.S. awards more than $55,000 USD in cash and symbolic prizes in major categories. Says Ja...
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Women to Watch: Mindy Affrime Talks About Golf in the Kingdom
Golf In The Kingdom is opening July 29th at the AMC Empire Theatre NYC in Times Square and August 6th at the Bagdad Cinema, Portland Oregon. Times Square is the busiest, most trafficked AMC theatre in the country. For a self-distributed film, this is a phenomenal coup. AMC is giving the Kingdom team one week guaranteed, extending will be based on how well they do. They are willing to take a risk and the exposure will be tremendous. The trailer should be ready in a few weeks and will start playing.Interview with Michael Murphy: PGA Tour, Sirius Radio. Mike Murphy and the gang will all be in NYC for a week; events, book signings, parties an...
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When Are Films Political? LALIFF film acquired by International Film Circuit
Skylight Pictures’ award-winning new film, Granito: How to Nail a Dictator, will bow theatrically September 14 at New York City’s IFC Center via distributor International Film Circuit followed by a national rollout. It can be seen at LALIFF this Monday July 18 7:30 pm at the Egyptian Theater on Ho...
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Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival Celebrates its Quinceanera
Fifteen years old! Under Marlene Dermer's leadership, with her founding partner, Eddie Olmos, LALIFF shows the best of Latino films.76 films, including 42 feature films (29 narrative and 13 documentaries) and 34 short films from 14 different countries. The feature films selected include 2 World Premieres, 6 USA Premieres, 5 West Coast Premieres and 11 Los Angeles Premieres. This year's program offers a balanced selection of new voices and voices that we have heard before. Together and individually they go beyond telling Latino stories; they narrate in film the human experience. LALIFF is one of few film festivals in the world recognized by ...
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Hyde Park's Amritraj sees Foreign Films' Potential
Thanks to Patrick Frater and Film Biz Asia for covering the views of master international sales agent Ashok Amritraj of Hyde Park.
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Distribution Must Find New Models
Thanks again to Film Biz Asia and Patrick Frater for covering the subject to distribution models.
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Smarter Hollywood Gets Local in Asia
Thanks again to Film Biz Asia for this article by Marcus LimHollywood is getting smarter about engaging with Asia on more equal terms, having learned lessons from earlier unsuccessful attempts, according to two senior Hollywood executives at the second In Conversation seminar held Wednesday at Scree...
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Europa Distribution Hosted by Thierry Fremaux's Festival Lumière
Headed by Thierry Frémaux, the Festival Lumière will host Europa Distribution’s 5th annual conference on October 6-9, 2011 in Lyon, with the support of the MEDIA Programme of the European Union.The new partnership with the Institut Lumière in Lyon is exciting because it puts independent distributors in a very high and prestigious place (where they should) be in Europe. Europa Distribution is also working hard to bring U.S. distributors into the common sphere. Founding partner, Adeline Monzier, now living in New York, is also working with the American Film Festival in Wroclaw, Poland to get American independent films in post-production the f...
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Variety: Film biz at digital tipping point
For my readers who do not take Variety, I thought this article was worth reproducing below the jump.
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FilmDistrict's Peter Schlessel
Our home town newspaper, the Los Angeles Times, published the following on Peter Schlessel who is now running FilmDistrict. When my company FilmFinders was catering to acquisitions executives, Peter Schlessel was working with Clint Culpepper at Screen Gems and they were among my favorite and most loyal clients. The relationship continued after he left to start new endeavors. We were thrilled when he turned his attention to FilmDistrict along with our other good friend, Bob Berney. In Cannes this year they were the most active U.S. buyer with 5 acquisitions, tied only with TWC's 5 pickups. In Cannes they acquired Angelina Jolie's In the ...
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