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NEW ORLEANS FILM FESTIVAL New Orleans, Louisiana - USA October 10 to 17, 2013

4/30/2013

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In the Spotlight today is the 24th Annual New Orleans Film Festival (NOFF), bursting with all of the sights, sounds, and flavors of one of the most beloved cities in the United States. Recognized by the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, and named by MovieMaker Magazine as one of 25 festivals worth the entry fee in both 2012 and 2013, last year's NOFF drew more than 17,000 attendees (including more than 170 participating filmmakers) and screened more than 200 films. This year's NOFF aims to be even bigger and better.

It's no secret that New Orleans knows how to have a good time and excels at forging exciting connections. The festival's participating filmmakers will receive at least two nights of complimentary lodging and all-access passes to exciting films, parties, and more. Complimentary transportation will also be provided during the festival's opening weekend. As New Orleans continues to expand its resume in the world of film (recent hits Django Unchained, Beasts of the Southern Wild, and Looper all made great use of the Crescent City), expect to cross paths with Hollywood players in the midst of their latest projects.

NOFF offers juried awards in seven distinct categories, as well as audience awards bestowed by avid movie lovers. Last year, more than $70,000 USD in prizes was distributed, including camera packages, film stock, cash prizes, and filmmaking software. But the festival's greatest prize of all is the camaraderie it engenders between talented filmmakers and the New Orleans public at large. "Being embraced by the community where you made your film is the greatest gift a filmmaker can receive," said Academy Award-winning filmmaker Jonathan Demme, who screened I'm Carolyn Parker at the 2011 NOFF. "I have the New Orleans Film Festival to thank for this. I hope to show my next four documentaries here in the future."
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OSCAR QUALIFYING FESTIVALS

4/29/2013

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As April rapidly draws to a close, we bring you numerous big deadlines around the circuit. Explore the possibilities and submit today! Oscar Qualifiers:
- Hamptons International Film Festival
- Austin Film Festival
- Heartland Film Festival
- St. Louis International Film Festival
- Festival du nouveau cinéma
Circuit Gems:
- Port Townsend Film Festival
- Bahamas International Film Festival
- Breckenridge Festival of Film
- Hawaii International Film Festival
- Central Florida Film Festival
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COMMFFEST (GLOBAL)COMMUNITY FILM FESTIVAL Toronto, Ontario - Canada                                 September 12 to 15, 2013

4/25/2013

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In the Spotlight today is the 8th Annual COMMFFEST Global Community Film Festival, leveraging the power of great films and filmmaking to promote exciting dialogues about global social issues. As a unique platform for filmmakers of all ages and experience levels, COMMFFEST brings together medical professionals and government representatives with visionary filmmakers and engages them with local and global communities to motivate positive change. More than simply a film festival, COMMFFEST is a mechanism through which art and stories truly can make a difference.

Each year, COMMFFEST's prestigious Making a Difference Awards (MADA) are bestowed upon those filmmakers who best demonstrate a capacity for positively altering the social status quo. Exhibiting filmmakers receive gift packages, restaurant certificates, and invitations to all COMMFFEST festivities, including the filmmaker brunch and the awards gala at the world-famous St. Lawrence Centre for The Arts. This year, COMMFFEST will work alongside two TV broadcasting outlets and public libraries to offer maximum exposure to the festival's honorees. Additionally, the festival recently launched an online radio show to market and promote filmmakers and community-issued stories to reach an even wider audience.

"Attending COMMFFEST 2012 was an excellent experience," recalls filmmaker Esther Buckareff, whose film, Powerful as God, picked up a MADA at last year's festival. "The festival brought my documentary even greater public attention after media featured [it] on primetime TV.... It was easy to meet other filmmakers in the field and share our experiences." Created to introduce filmmakers to one another and also to the world at large, COMMFFEST is fueled by great stories and by a desire to make a difference.
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NEXTV WRITING& PITCH COMPETITION Los Angeles, California - USAWinners Announced: August 2013

4/23/2013

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In the Spotlight today is the 4th Annual NexTv Writing & Pitch Competition, tailored to advance and nurture the careers of talented storytellers by exposing them to Hollywood's powerful decision-makers. Panels are packed with story experts, agents, managers, and production executives who come from Hollywood's elite companies like ICM, Gersh, Paradigm, Disney, HBO, Comedy Central, as well as a host of other reputable outlets and talent management firms. For scripts and pitches both written and recorded, NexTv is an efficient, no-nonsense pipeline directly into the film and television industry.

NexTv accepts all manner of storytelling formats, including feature screenplays, television pilots, graphic novels, books, and pitches (written or as video teasers/trailers). Writers, filmmakers, and producers are invited to submit their work in any of the above formats. Great writing drives every corner of this industry, and NexTv is dedicated to helping terrific material rise quickly to the top, whatever that material may be.
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PANDORA'S PROMISE Film Screening & Discussion with the Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Robert Stone

4/15/2013

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Friday, April 12, 5:30 pm Sibley Auditorium, Bechtel Engineering Center, UC Berkeley Free for general public
Panelists: Robert Stone, Michael Shellenberger, Prof. Joonhong Ahn and Prof. Per Peterson Moderator: John Fowler, KTVU Channel 2 Science Editor


A hit at the Sundance Film Festival, PANDORA’S PROMISE dares to tackle the emerging divide within the environmental movement over nuclear energy through the intimately told stories of thinkers, experts and authors who have come to change their minds about nuclear power. Stone elegantly interweaves the personal narratives of five extraordinary characters – Stewart Brand, Richard Rhodes, Gwyneth Cravens, Mark Lynas and Michael Shellenberger – to explore how these individuals have come to see advanced nuclear power as humankind’s greatest hope. By unearthing their personal transformations, Stone pierces commonly held assumptions and provides a captivating deconstruction of popular myths about radiation, waste and weapons, taking viewers on a riveting and mind-altering journey.
PANDORA’S PROMISE inspires serious and realistic debate about how mankind will continue to power modern civilization without destroying it.
The documentary will be released in movie theaters nation-wide beginning June 2013.

http://pandoraspromise.com/

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