Today we spoke to Avi Federgreen, Executive Producer of the 1st REEL INDIE FILM FEST DEADLINE • 19 August 2013 Festivals are a great vehicle for films to get their start before they travel around the world ‘in distribution land’. I am a big fan of music and I have been involved in music off-and-on as […]
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SAN SEBASTIÁN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Today we spoke to José Luis Rebordinos, Festival Director of the 61st SAN SEBASTIÁN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL DEADLINE • 16 July 2013 There are no significant changes in relation to 2012. We have, though, a novelty: a new section called SAVAGE CINEMA dedicated to adventure and action sports films. Besides that, the Pearls section, which has […]
CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Today we spoke to Mimi Plauché, Programming Director at the 49th CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL DEADLINE • 8 July 2013 Two sections we are doing in particular this year is firstly a focus on comedy at the festival. The motivating factors behind this begin with seeing comedy as always being an integral part of film […]
ABU DHABI FILM FESTIVAL
Today we spoke to Intishal Al Timimi, Director of Arabic Programmes at the 7th ABU DHABI FILM FESTIVAL DEADLINE • 1 July 2013 I am the Director of Arab Programming and of the SANAD senate – our festival fund. Our fund is created for supporting only Arab Cinema. There is about 23 countries from Iraq to Morocco […]
FOCUS • FESTIVAL DEL FILM LOCARNO
Today we spoke to Mark Peranson, Head of Programming at the 66th FESTIVAL DEL FILM LOCARNO DEADLINE • 3 June 2013 One thing we are trying to do the last 4 or 5 years is build up the industry component of the festival. And now, as of last year, there are industry screenings for the […]
CPH:DOX
Today we spoke to Mads Mikkelsen, Programmer of the 11th COPENHAGEN INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL / CPH:DOX DEADLINE • 31 May 2013 I think the new thing this year is that we have launched a non-competitive cross-media relationship which is an open platform developing the projects throughout the year to then be presented at the festival […]