GUANAJUATO

  Today we spoke to Nina Rodriguez, Programmer of the 16th GUANAJUATO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL DEADLINE  • 1 May 2013    Every year we introduce something new and this year we are beginning a new residency program to help filmmakers get their films made, both from the region and internationally. We are trying to help filmmakers get feedback and […]

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CIRCUITO OFF

  Today we spoke to Alessandro Grandesso, Programmer of the 14th CIRCUITO OFF SHORT FILM FESTIVAL DEADLINE  • 18 April 2013    The main new feature this year is that we will be in the old center in the town of Venice. Last year we were in Lido. We will work with Palazzo Grassi which is quite great, quite […]

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CURTAS VILA DO CONDE

  Today we spoke to Miguel Dias, Director of the 21st CURTAS VILA DO CONDE FILM FESTIVAL DEADLINE  • 12 April 2013    I think we are quite, in a way, original. But what can I say; if you look at our program and the history of the films that have been selected, you will see that lots […]

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KARLOVY VARY

  Today we spoke to Karel Och, Artistic Director of the 48th KARLOVY VARY INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL DEADLINE  • 29 March 2013    This year we have a special program called ‘Imagina’ and it focuses on films which, if I wanted to simplify, I would call them experimental but let’s say films with a highly unusual narrative – something […]

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SilverDocs Film Festival

  Today we spoke to Sky Sitney, Artistic Director of the 11th SILVERDOCS DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL DEADLINE  • 15 March 2013    Every time we launch our call for submissions – rather than approach it with an agenda, scouring through it hoping to see things that will match that agenda – we try to stay open and allow the […]

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He sleeps with Polanski: Marcin Łuczaj on his Polish love affair with Żubroffka

  Taking place in a city which uniquely ‘hangs’ between Europe’s East and West, Żubroffka International Short Film Festival is an event we continue to check up on; always energized by it’s entrepreneurship in Eastern Europe’s festival circuit. With the major expansion planned for their seventh edition, 5-9 December 2012, we joined fresh faced programmer […]

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Encounters Short Film And Animation Festival – Gateway to something big

[decoline]Encounters Short Film and Animation Festival: [details] [item title=”City”]Bristol[/item] [item title=”Country”]United Kingdom[/item] [item title=”Founded”]1995[/item] [item title=”Edition”]18th[/item] [item title=”Date”]09/18 – 09/23/2012 [/item] [item title=”URL”]Encounters[/item] [item title=”Entry fee”]25€[/item] [/details] [decoline] UK’s longest running competitive short and animation film festival – the Encounters Short Film and Animation Festival is in its final call for entries stage. Last year […]

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THE TELLURIDE HORROR SHOW – a digital media lesson from an insider

To launch an event like a film festival is a huge venture. There is more to it than just the idea. In the age of Facebook giving your brand exposure to the public is at least easier, but also brings a lot more work than one would expect in the first place. The young film festival Telluride Horror Show has been using the social network very effectively since its start last year. The result: around 24.000 fans on Facebook. This made us very curious to know how they got to this level so quickly!

Festival director Ted Wilson shares his insight information on how a beginner film festival can […]

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Sophie van de Perre

IDFA – International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam

[decoline]IDFA – International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam: [details] [item title=”City”]Amsterdam[/item] [item title=”Country”]Netherlands [/item] [item title=”Founded”]1988[/item] [item title=”Edition”]24th[/item] [item title=”Date”]11/16 – 11/27/2011[/item] [item title=”URL”]IDFA[/item] [item title=”Entry fee”]none[/item] [/details] [decoline] FilmFestivalLife is delighted to showcase the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam as our first festival in the spotlight. With approximately 300 documentaries on offer in its international […]

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