The name Tacheles is one that hits a spot with any Berliner, native or not. That’s something that’s clear when I see the crowd assembled outside Mindpirates, close to our FFL HQ. The atmospheric, smoky den chosen for the German premiere of FFL filmmaker Stefano Casertano’s THE LAST DAYS OF TACHELES… Casertano’s film is one […]
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Meet Shekhar Bassi, Director of ‘NO LOVE LOST’
A muslim and a jew fall in love. You may think you’ve heard this one already, but NO LOVE LOST stirs up the plot by adding a third element to the party, someone who silently watches them, going unnoticed. Boy, girl, London. He is Jewish. She is Muslim. Together, they strive to be accepted by […]
Deadlines on FilmFestivalLife – Oct 2014
It’s Autumn time here at FFL HQ! So, it’s time to get over the passing of Summer, a great time to get your film festival career up and running! One of our big guns has their Late Deadline at the start of this month and it’s one that’s extended their deadline for Polish filmmakers: the Zubroffka International […]
A Great Story is a Great Story’ – American Documentary Film Festival calling for entries
As one of the largest documentary film festivals in the United States, the 4th American Documentary Film Festival is on a mission – to reach as many people as possible with provocative films that both excite and educate. Located in Palm Springs, just as exotic as it sounds, and named by Moviemaker Magazine as one of […]
DOK LEIPZIG: German Festival Bids Farewell
‘We have achieved a lot with the festival – I can hand it over in good shape’ Claas Danielsen gives an interview on his parting and his last festival Besides offering a rich programme, the 57th edition of DOK Leipzig, the German representative of the Doc Alliance platform, is marked by a significant parting. […]
The Telluride Horror Show: A Festival to Die for
‘We’re a horror film festival, with great taste.’ When it comes to the theme horror, Ted Wilson knows what his audience wants. Over the last five years, Telluride Horror Show‘s Director and Founder build a festival that doesn’t have to hide behind the big Telluride Film Festival or the well-known Mountainfilm in Telluride. Named as […]
Happy Days of Brazilian Documentary
Why does documentary film have a longer tradition than fiction in Brazil? What trends and themes have ruled in Brazilian documentary in the past decade? What films should you definitely add to you ‘to watch’ list? Andrea Průchová has discussed Brazilian documentary with the Founder and Director of É Tudo Verdade festival Amir Labaki in our […]
Deadlines on FilmFestivalLife – Sep 2014
Grab your handkerchiefs, summer is coming to a close here at FFL HQ in Berlin. The upside? More deadlines. Autumn’s a busy time for film submissions and September is no exception! One to watch is undeniably Flickerfest International Short Film Festival, another one with an Academy-Award qualifying award. Festival Director Bronwyn Kidd says she wants films […]
Where Wild Bisons meet Short Films – Zubroffka International Short Film Festival
A place in-between East and West Europe – the 9th Zubroffka International Short Film Festival is an event not to miss for short filmmakers this winter. The FilmFestivalLife festival is situated at Białystok, one of Poland’s most mystical locations, a place where you can meet wild bisons outside and hot never ending parties inside. We had […]
Sarajevo Film Heart Will Beat Again Marking the Festival’s 20th Anniversary
Balkan documentary filmmaking, and especially the short documentary film format, is now at its prime. On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the Sarajevo Film Festival, Andrea Průchová talked to Rada Šešić, the head of its documentary film competition, about the local documentary film tradition and the festival’s remarkable jubilee in our guest post. […]
BOFA’s ‘Crowd Judge’ – A New Way for Festival Programming?
By giving the international film community the chance to be part of the selection committee, Tasmanian Breath of Fresh Air Film Festival‘s Director Owen Tilbury and his team are going a new way with their film selection process this year. The idea behind ‘You be the short film judge’ is that anybody can be a part of the programming […]
Deadlines on FilmFestivalLife – Aug 2014
Welcome to August, filmmakers! Here’s whats coming up for you this month. Returnee festival Razor Reel Flanders Film Festival has its Late Deadline coming up. Check out our chat with them at Cannes – where you’ll get some intriguing nuggets about what they thought about this years Marché du Film… Tasmanian Breath of Fresh Air Film Festival is […]
Meet Christian Koch on the Berlin film scene
Christian Koch on the Berlin film scene, Q&A culture and his film ‘Der Gast’ Perhaps it’s obvious, but witnessing FilmFestivalLife success stories is something we love to see. We love to speak with the big guns behind the festival circuses, but what about our filmmakers too? We got going by chatting with Christian Johannes Koch, whose […]
6 Ways To The Oscars For Short Filmmakers With FLICKERFEST
Four Academy-qualifying awards and also a BAFTA recognised festival – Flickerfest, Australia’s premier international short film festival, is one of the hot new open calls for short filmmakers at FilmFestivalLife. Besides the traditional Best Australian Short Film, Best Short Film and Animation awards for international filmmakers, the festival at the famous Bondi Beach acts also as a […]
Deadlines on FilmFestivalLife – July 2014
Midsummer has past and it’s time for July’s Deadline List! ‘Our festival exhibits absolute enthusiasm for short films.‘ This is what Roma Creative Contest – Short Film Festival had to say in our interview with them. With a mandate to show the most innovative short films and a crew made up of only under-30’s, it’s a young and 100% forward-thinking fest! Also […]