Stockholm International Film Festival has a prominent place in the world film map. This highly reputed International Film Festival will be conducted from November 6th – November 17th, and the organizers of the festival are trying to make this an unforgettable event.
’12 years a slave’, the British American Historical drama will open the 24th edition of this reputed International Film Festival. This movie which had its premiere in Telluride Film Festival received highly positive critical reviews, and the same is expected in Stockholm as well.
The 12 day festival will witness 400 screenings of more than 180 movies. The Stockholm Film Festival has a successful missionary, in terms of bringing good film experiences to the people of Stockholm. This year the spotlight is on freedom and how film as an art form can foster change.
A movie festival for grownups, especially for those over 50 was on the cards of various film fraternities for years, and now it is going to be real with AARP Movies for Grownups Film Festival. This film festival which is solely dedicated for people above the age group of 50 will open on November 14th, and will continue till November 17th on Regal Cinemas Los Angeles.
The film festival will feature nine films which are meant for matured audience, and these movies will be considered for the annual movies for the grownups awards. The movies which are going to get screened in the festival are, 12 Years a Slave, with a post-screening Q&A with stars Chiwetel Ejiofor, Lupita Nyong‘o and director Steve McQueen; Nebraska, with a post-screening Q&A with stars Bruce Dern, June Squibb, Stacy Keach and director Alexander Payne; Labor Day, with a post-screening Q&A with director/screenwriter Jason Reitman and author Joyce Maynard; The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, with a Ben Stiller Q&A; and Saving Mr. Banks with a post-screening session with director John Lee Hancock.
All the movies mentioned above are meant to satisfy the taste of mature audiences. The festival is a clear epitome of Hollywood’s commitment towards grown up viewers, and this is absolutely a healthy trend which is to be encouraged.
The 6th edition of Nashik Film Festival is scheduled from 13th February – 16th February 2014. The recent news from this corner is regarding the calls for entries and the fee waive for International Movies.
In the festival, International movies will be divided into categories like, documentary, short, animation, debut film and student film whereas movies from India will be under queer section, global warming, social message , Marathi film (competition) and special screening (feature film).
One of the main highlight of the festival is regarding the fee waive for International movies. The festival will not levy any kind of fees for International Movies and other National Award winning movies if they are being submitted before December 10th 2013. If a movie is getting submitted after the deadline, then an entry fee of $ 50 USD will be charged.
In the case of Indian movies, an entry fee of RS 1000 will be charged if the movie is submitted before December 10th. After the deadline, an entry fee of 2000 will be charged for getting an entry. The last date for all kind of submissions will be January 5th 2014. For films made by students, the fee waiver will be only available till November 30th 2013.
For more details, please visit, http://www.niffindia.com/doc/entryform.pdf
The 17th edition of Brooklyn Film Festival is scheduled on May 30th – June 8th 2014, and this year, the festival is much bigger and mightier than never before. The 2013 festival was a great success, and the organizers expect the same to happen this year as well. Submissions are open for this year’s film festival, and they accept these entries in six categories; Narrative Features, Documentary Features, Short Narrative, Short Documentary, Experimental, and Animation.
This year, the organizers are planning to award a total of $ 50,000 as prize amount. A submission of more than 2000 films is expected, and if everything goes well, more than 100 films will make it to the final lineup.
The submissions for 2014 festival are already open from September 2nd 2013. The deadlines for submissions are as follows.
Earlybird deadline: Postmarked by November 29, 2013
Regular deadline: Postmarked by February 21, 2014
Late deadline: Postmarked by March 7, 2014
WAB Extended deadline: Postmarked by March 14, 2014
The venue of the festival is IndieScreen and Windmill studios New York City.
Pune International Film Festival is one of the most reputed and Influential film festivals in the global film world. The 12th edition of this film fest is scheduled from 09th – 16th January 2014, and it will be organized by the Pune Film Foundation in association with the Government of Maharashtra.
The recent news from this corner is regarding the call for entries to participate in this festival. This International Film Festival is now calling entries for the world competition as well as non competition sections.
The festival will feature a World Competition Section for feature films, and it will be judged by International Juries. The best film will get a cash award of $ 20,000 and the best director will get an amount of $ 10,000. Apart from the World cinema section, there will be Marathi Cinema Section and Student Film Section.
The last date of submission in the World Cinema Section was 31st October 2013, and for Marathi Cinema Section, it is 30th November 2013. In the student competition section, the last date for submission is 30th November 2013. 10th November 2013 is the last date of submission for the theme design competition.
The film festival will be conducted in seven venues and they are, City Pride Kothrud, City Pride Abhiruchi, City Pride R Deccan, City Pride Satara Road, National Film Archive of India, E Square and Inox.
‘A Touch of Sin’ the Chinese crime thriller directed by Jia Zhangke won this year’s Black Pearl Award in the Abu Dhabi Film Festival. The prize money for the Black Pearl Award is whooping $ 1, 00,000, and the movie won the recognition for the best narrative film. The film faced tough rounds of competitions from 15 movies from various countries, and this added the glory of the recognition.
‘My Sweet Pepperland’ from Huneer Saleem walked away with a special jury award and a prize money of $ 50,000. ‘In the Sands of Babylon’ directed by Mohamed Jabarah Al-Daradji won the award for the best film from the Award world, and it bagged a sum of $ 50,000 as the prize money.
The award for best director which carried prize money of $ 50,000 was given to Merzak Allouache for his film ‘The Rooftops’. The New Horizons Black Pearl award and $100,000 went to Italy, U.K. title Still Life, directed by Uberto Pasolini. In the documentary section, These Birds Walk, directed by Omar Mullick, Bassem Tariq won the top honor, and it was awarded a prize of $ 80,000.
Edinburg International Film Festival, EIFF is one of the most prestigious film festivals in the global film world. 2014 will witness the 68th edition of this film festival, and the recent news from this corner is regarding the call for submissions. The submissions for this reputed film festivals is open from November 1st, and the successful submissions will be showcased in front of public and industry professionals in the film festival which is scheduled from 18th – 29th June 2014.
Please find below the fees and deadlines for submitting movies for this fest.
There are three submissions deadlines:
Earlybird – Tuesday 17 December 2013
SHORT – £20.00 / FEATURE – £75.00
Regular – Tuesday 4 February 2014
SHORT – £30.00 / FEATURE – £85.00
Late – Tuesday 18 February 2014
SHORT – £35.00 / FEATURE – £90.00
Edinburg International Film Festival offers a life time opportunity for filmmakers all around the world to showcase their crafts in front of an esteemed audience. If you are a filmmaker who have a classy work which is waiting to get unleashed, then do not hesitate to drop a submission in EIFF.
The Boston International Kids Film Festival is scheduled from November 1st – 3rd at the Somerville Theater, and this film festival is renowned as the fest which is solely dedicated for kids. The film festival will feature various films, shorts and documentaries, and there will be also a workshop in media understanding.
The film festival will be kick started by the screening of Arcadia directed by Olivia Silver. The movie stars Academy Award nominee John Hawks, and he will be seen as a father who takes his three kids on a cross-county trip without their mother. ‘Amka and the three golden rules’ is another film which is being screened in the festival. The movie is directed by Babar Ahmed, and the film tells the story of Amka, a 10 year young boy who runs to trouble after getting a gold coin.
A documentary names, ‘The Making of Malala’ is another attraction of the festival. The documentary portrays the journey of Malala from a 11 year old Pakistani girl to a spokesperson of women’s education.
The festival will also witness several workshops and one among them will be facilitated by Jeannine M. Lenehan. There will be some Q and A sessions after the screening of the movies, and this will bring awareness about the media industry to the kids.
‘Celluloid’, the Malayalam movie directed by Kamal starring Prithviraj Sukumaran, Mamta and Sreenivasan in the lead roles was a show stealer in India. The movie was opened to highly encouraging reviews in all the film festivals where it was screened, and the film played a crucial role in taking Indian Film World to new heights of success and glory.
The recent news about the film is regarding its German premier, where the movie will be screened in the New Generation Independent Indian Film Festival.
New Generation Independent Indian Film Festival is scheduled from 1st – 3rd November 2013, and this year will witness the fifth edition of the fest. Bringing the highlights of the Indian Cinema to Frankfurt, the film festival was well received by audience and critics alike in the previous four years. The festival will feature high quality movies and shorts, and this lineup includes some of the impeccable films from Germany as well.
Celluloid portrays the story of J C Daniel who is renowned as the father of Malayalam Cinema. Kamal, the director of the film have crafted the movie to perfection, and the realistic treatment of Daniel’s life was well received by audience and critics. Indian cinema which celebrates its 100 glorious years is flying over the rainbow, and the screening of Celluloid in various International Film festivals will increase this mileage for sure.
Screening time and venue: Saturday, 2nd November, 5:30 pm at Orfeos Erben, Hamburger Allee 45, Frankfurt
“Na Bangaaru Talli” the telugu feature film directed by internationally acclaimed filmmaker Rajesh Touchriver continues to get accolades in International Film Festivals. This evening the jury for Indonesian International Film Festival (IFFCRM) announced “Naa Bangaaru Talli” as winner of the “Award of Excellence“. The award will be given on 27th Nov 2013 at Indonesia.
A few weeks back the film had also won the “Best Feature Film” Award at Trinity International Film Festival, Detroit. This is the second international recognition for this telugu film, a rare achievement in Tollywood industry.
Based on a true story of sex trafficking, the film revolves around a father and a daughter and their trails and tribulations. The haunting music has been scored by Shantanu Moitra. The film features Anjali Patil ( winner Golden Peacock, IFFI), Siddiq, Laxmi Menon, Ratnasekhar, Nina Kurup.
Co-produced by Rajesh Touchriver and Dr Sunitha Krishnan an internationally known anti-trafficking crusader, the film is a poignant reminder “How safe is our daughter”?.
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