PARIS,
FRANCE (16 September 2011) - ÉCU- The European Independent Film
Festival continues its world tour when it travels to Tbilisi, Georgia to
present the award winners from the 2011 festival. This special edition
of ÉCU will take place at Cinema Amirani from 7th to the 9th October,
bringing to Georgia the cinematic independent spirit that has kept
filmmakers and audiences returning to the European Independent Film
Festival year after year. "We
saw some
incredible film
talent from
Georgia with the
film April Chill
which won the
Europe's Best
Independent
Dramatic Short
Film award at ÉCU
2011. We are
tremendously
excited to be
showing our films
in Tblisi and we
look forward to
meeting more
filmmakers from a
country with such
an upcoming cinema
culture", says ÉCU
Film Festival
president Scott
Hillier. Audiences
will be treated to 19 of Europe's Best Independent Films made up of
features, shorts, documentaries, music videos, animations and
experimentals from 14 countries. Festival president and award-winning
director Scott Hillier, will also hold a directing master class during
the weekend. ÉCU's
showcase in Georgia has been made possible by the generosity of the
Ministry of Culture and Monument Protection of Georgia, the Georgian
National Film Center, TBC Bank, Nikora, Metro, Mozaika, and www.rus-press.ge. To see the action as it unfolds in Georgia, visit www.ecufilmfestival.com
Today at the press conference held at the Warsaw Marriott Hotel the programme
of the 27th Warsaw Film Festival was announced. The festival will run
for ten days – October 7-16, 2011, on nine screens at two locations in the heart
of Warsaw: Multikino Zlote Tarasy and Kinoteka. The Opening Film will be Page Eight by David Hare. The Director and Bill
Nighy are expected to attend. The Closing Film will be A Dangerous Method by
David Cronenberg. Other programme highlights will include The Battle of Algiers,
a 1966 classic by Gillo Pontecorvo and This Is Not A Film by Mojtaba Mirtahmasb,
a documentary about Jafar Panahi, Iranian filmmaker, who stays under home arrest
awaiting the sentence for his alleged “anti-system activities”. Panahi was
invited to preside the Warsaw Jury. Since 2009 WFF is listed by FIAPF (www.fiapf.org - 17 Hours (23-F) by Chema de la Pena, Spain 2011 / International
Premiere - Alois Nebel by Tomáš Luňák, Czech, Germany, Slovakia 2011 - Another Silence (Otros silencios) by Santiago Amigorena, France, Argentina,
Canada 2011 - Beast by Christoffer Boe, Dania 2011 / World Premiere - Being Mitsuko by Kenji Yamauchi, Japan 2011 / World Premiere - Blowfish by Chi Yuarn Lee Taiwan 2011 / European Premiere - Courage (Wymyk) by Greg Zglinski, Poland 2011 - Crulic – The Path to Beyond (Crulic – drumul spre dincolo) by Anca Damian,
Romania, Poland 2011 - Grey Matter (Matiere Grise) by Kivu Ruhorahoza, Australia, Rwanda 2011 /
European Premiere - Land of Oblivion (La terre outrage) by Michale Boganim, France, Germany,
Poland, Ukraine 2011 - Lena by Christophe van Rampoey, Netherlands, Belgium 2011 / European
Premiere - A Letter to Momo (Momo e no Tegami) by Hiroyuki Okiura, Japan 2011 /
European Premiere - Losing Innocence in Alma-Ata (Terya nevinnost v Almaty) by Zhanna
Issabayeva, Kazakhstan 2011 / World Premiere - Majid by Nassim Abassi, Marocco 2010 / European Premiere - Policeman (Ha'shoter) by Nadav Lapid, Israel 2011 - Presumed Consent (Prezumpcya soglasya) by Farkhot Abdullaev, Russia 2011 /
International Premiere - Reasons of the Heart (Las razones del corazón) by Arturo Ripstein,
Mexico/Spain 2011 / International Premiere - Rose (Róża) by Wojciech Smarzowski, Poland 2011 - Three and a Half by Naghi Nemati, Iran 2011 / World Premiere - Ulysses by Oscar Godoy, Chile, Argentina 2011 Most filmmakers of films in competition are expected to attend, including
Arturo Ripstein, Christopher Boe and his long-time collaborators, actors Nicolas
Bro and Nikolaj Lie Kaas. The winner will get the Warsaw Grand Prix and 100,000 zlotys (approx. 23,000
euro). The Jury are: Christa Saredi, Milcho Manchevski (Before the Rain, Mothers),
Bogdan George Apetri (Periferic), Alvaro Brechner (Bad Day for Fishing), and
Artem Vassiliev (producer, A Room and a Half, Paper
Soldier). COMPETITION 1-2 line-up: - Avé by Konstantin Bojanov, Bulgaria 2011 - Between Night and Day (Entre la noche y el día) by Bernardo Arellano,
Mexico 2011 - Breathing (Atmen) by Karl Markovics, Austria 2011 - The Cinema Hold-Up (Asalto al cine) by Iria Gómez Concheiro, Mexico
2010 - Combat Girls (Kriegerin) by David F. Wnendt, Germany 2011 - Hanaan by Ruslan Pak South, Korea (South), Uzbekistan 2011 - January (Enero) by Cynthia Gabrenja, Marcelo Scoccia, Argentina 2011 - My Last Round (Mi último round) by Julio Jorquera, Chile, Argentina
2010 - Natural Selection by Robbie Pickering, USA 2011 / European Premiere - No. 89 Shimen Road by Haolun Shu Hong Kong (China), Netherlands 2010 - Porfirio by Alejandro Landes, Colombia, Spain, Argentina, Uruguay 2011 - Qarantina by Oday Rasheed Iraq, Germany 2010 - The Shadow of the Sun (La sombra del sol) by David Blanco, Spain 2011 /
International Premiere - Spots (Fleke) by Aldo Tardozzi, Croatia 2011 - Toll Booth (Gişe memuru) by Tolga Karaçelik, Turkey 2010 / International
Premiere - The Trip (Izlet) by Nejc Gazvoda, Slovenia 2011 - Twilight Portrait (Portret v sumerkakh) by Angelina Nikonova, Russia
2011 The Competition 1-2 Jury are: Sitora Alieva, Andrzej Bart (writer, director,
and scriptwiter, Reverse), and David Mackenzie (Young Adam, Hallam Foe, Perfect
Sense) Separate Juries will judge films in Free Spirit Competition,
Documentary Features Competition and Shorts Competition. FIPRESCI, Ecumenical
and NETPAC Juries will also give their awards. Premieres in the Free Spirit Competition - Close Encounter of Mahjong by Donald Li, China / European Premiere - Farewell Loneliness by Huai-Syuan (Yaoyao) Jhuang, Taiwan, China / World
Premiere - Indifference / Bezrazlichie by Oleg Flyangolts, Russia / International
Premiere - The Man Who Dances / El hombre que baila by Sergio Aisenstein and Pablo
Pintor, Argentina / European Premiere - Pompeya by Tamae Garateguy, Argentina / European Premiere - A Sky Too Far to See by Norio Enomoto, Japan / International Premiere - Splinters by Adam Pesce, USA / European Premiere Premieres in the Documentary Competition: - Buck by Cindy Meehl, USA / European Premiere - Dancing Across Borders by Anne Bass, USA / European Premiere - How To Boil A Frog by Jon Cooksey, Canada / European Premiere - A Man's story by Varon Bonicos, UK / European Premiere - Überflieger - The Art of Ski jumping by Matthias Thönnissen, Germany 2010 /
World Premiere A total of 127 feature length films and 97 shorts from 59
countries will be presented. The CentEast Market Warsaw, an
industry event accompanying the WFF, will run October 14-16. It will consist
of: - CentEast Warsaw-Moscow (October 14), presentations of selected
Eastern European works-in-progress, which will be repeated October 22 in Moscow
at 2morrow Film Festival, in collaboration with TVINDIE; - Warsaw Screenings, industry screenings of the newest Polish
films; - panel on sales and distribution; - The Art of Editing (October 12), an open workshop where the basics
of film editing will be explained; - FIPRESCI Warsaw Project, workshop for young Eastern European film
critics and journalists, organised with FIPRESCI (www.fipresci.org); - Shorts Warszawa, a programme for young Polish short filmmakers, who
will learn about how the international film industry works. More info at
INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION
line-up:
Call for entries for 2012
You
can submit your
film into the international competition
from
20th September untill
20th December 2011.
The 11th
edition of AniFest, which will take place from 26th April till 1st May
2012, is
now accepting films into international competition. You can submit your
film
into one of the following categories:
- International Competition of Short Animated Films up to 5 Minutes in Length
- International Competition of Short Animated Films from 5 to 15 Minutes in Length
- International Competition of Short Animated Films from 15 to 60 Minutes in Length
- International Competition of Feature-length Animated Films
- International Competition of Student Animated Films
- International Competition of Animated Television Films and Series
- International Competition of Animated Commercials and Jingles
- International Competition of Animated Music Videos
- International Competition of Non-narative and Experimental Animated Films
- International Competition of Animated Films Made by Children up to 12 years of age
- International Competition of Animated Films Made by Children from 12 to 15 years of age
Online submission form HERE.
There's no entry fee.
Festival
statute and regulations HERE,
some answers regarding technical specifications of the films HERE.
Should
you have any questions, do not
hesitate to contact us:
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BUDAPEST: Most of the Hungarian film professionals spent the last year waiting for the government to restructure funding for the Hungarian film industry. The Hungarian Film Fund (www.filmalap.hu) has just announced its first call for grants for film production after more than a year during which most film production in Hungary ground to a halt due to lack of funding. The Film Fund has 1.6 billion forints for 2011 but it has not been announced how much of it will be distributed for support of film production this year.
The 10th film market Baltic Event, held annually in Tallin, Estonia, invites European filmmakers who seek financing and presenting. If you are interested in your project entering the co-production market, there are only three days to go - the deadline is September 15th. This year the expanded event accepts also projects from CIS countries.
High quality and diversity of European animated series energized Cartoon Forum 2011
Press releases 22-09-2011- Latest generation of animated series presented in Poland sparks broadcaster and investor interest across Europe
- Quality and creativity set apart European animated series as they gain TV slots
- Series for children aged 6-9 and preschoolers still prevail in
Europe but interest for projects targeting young adults is growing
European
animation for television has a promising future ahead, with strong
quality projects sparking the interest of broadcasters and investors as
well as audiences. Such was the conclusion from the 22nd Cartoon Forum, the European co-production forum which closed its doors on 16th September in Sopot, Poland.
The positive sector trend was helped by a significant rise in
investments and production volume, which grew about 30% year on year
according to information from the event's organisers, CARTOON - the
European Association of Animation Film. Creativity and a large diversity
of concept and design stand out as characteristics of European
animation.
The latest edition of Cartoon Forum served as a showcase for 66 new
projects for animated series which sought wider distribution and
financing at the event. Studios from 19 countries are involved in the
production of the projects, which have a total budget of 215 million
Euros and represent some 468 hours of content.
Series for children aged 6-9 and preschoolers remain the most
popular in Europe, representing 33 and 29% respectively of the total.
The event also detected a growing interest in projects for young adults, a trend which could eventually lead to new slots for animation in channel programming.
With a third of the projects selected, France was the main protagonist of the event with eight of the 10 most-attended projects (list below). Meanwhile, Britain and Spain
doubled their participation from last year with 14 and 11 projects
respectively while Polish animation showed its potential with five
projects.
Irish animation took the Cartoon Tributes 2011 - the annual awards
to outstanding companies that have had a dynamic influence on the
European animation industry - winning Broadcaster and Producer of the
Year (RTÉ and Monster Animation, respectively). As for Investor/Distributor of the Year, the award went to awol animation, a Paris-based company headed by Ireland's Julie Fox.
The future promise of animation also had a place at Cartoon Forum
Polska with the Cartoon d'Or award for the best European animated short
film of the year, which this year went to "The Little Boy and the Beast" directed by Johannes Weiland and Uwe Heidschötter (Germany) and produced by Studio Soi in Ludwigsburg.
The next edition of Cartoon Forum will take place from 11 to 14
September 2012, in Toulouse, one of France's most dynamic cities and
home to some of French animation's best studios.
Top ten projects in terms of attendance at the pitching session
- "Oscar and Hoo" - Frog Box (FR) - eOne (UK)
- "Burny the Little Dragon - LuxAnimation (LU) - Gaumont - Alphanim (FR) - Cromosoma (ES)
- "Dimitri" - Vivement Lundi! (FR) - Beast Animation (BE) - Nadasdy Film (CH)
- "Roger" - Je Suis Bien Content (FR)
- "Hubert & Takako" - Xilam Animation (FR)
- "The Crumpets" - 4.21 Productions (FR) - Redcastle Mediaconsulting (FR)
- "Secret Ranch" - Tele Images Productions (FR)
- "Crazy Cavemen!" - Silver Fox Animation (UK) - Evergreen Entertainment (UK) - Cine Cartoon (AU)
- "The Cookie and Crime Club" - Neomis Animation (FR)
- "Ori & Gami" - Jus de Prod (FR) - 2 Minutes (FR)
Cartoon Forum Organisation: Annick Maes - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. - Tel: (32) (2) 242 93 43
International Press: Gerardo Michelin - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. - Tel: (34) 630 57 22 68
Poster of the event and high-resolution stills of the projects: http://www.cartoon-media.eu/
Pictures of the event: http://www.cartoon-media.eu/
All pictures © Valerie de Halleux / CARTOON
About CARTOON FORUM
Created
in 1990 to boost the co-production and distribution of European
animation for television and new media platforms, Cartoon Forum has
helped 470 animation series obtain financing to the tune of over 1.6
billion EUR.
Cartoon Forum Polska was organised by CARTOON with the support of
MEDIA - a Programme of the European Union, the Ministry of Culture and
National Heritage of the Republic of Poland, the Polish Film Institute
(PISF) and the City of Sopot, in collaboration with Studio Miniatur
Filmowych (SMF). Cartoon Forum Polska was one of the events under the
patronage of the Polish Presidency of the EU Council.
About CARTOON
CARTOON is an international non-profit
association based in Brussels that organises Cartoon Forum, together
with Cartoon Movie, a co-production forum for feature-length animation,
Cartoon Master training seminars and Cartoon Connection, a new programme
intended to explore ways of reinforcing cooperation between EU and non
EU animation professionals.
Link to press release in PDF: http://www.cartoon-media.be/
The 8th edition of the training CICAE “Art Cinema = Action + Management “organized by the International Confederation of Art Cinemas ended up on September 11th, at the Island of San Servolo, Venice.
The main goals of the training are:
- To hand-on on to the new generation the specific know-how (methods, tools, ideas, contacts) for programming, animating and managing an art cinema.
- To give to the present managers, a place for discussing the challenges independent exhibitors have to face in the age of new business models and for making recommendation useful for the all profession on how to strengthen the competitiveness of independent exhibition
- Promote the networking of European and international professionals.
The training was designed around lectures and workshops and lasted more than a week. At its end 56 participants have graduated from this course, unique in the world and highlight the profession of the independent exhibitors and programmers committed to promoting cultural diversity through the quality films.
Nearly 120 professionals from 26 countries, lectors and trainees came to share their experiences, to network and debate around the issues relating to Arthouse cinema.
For the first time since it began in 2004, the training was divided into two stages: Junior-exhibitors who took courses on programming: Classic films by Marie-Jeanne Gomet (FR) and films for young audiences by Kamila Tomkiel (PL), on the development of the audience by Raymond Walravens (NL), the fundraising by Paula Astorga (MX), the management of a project by Dörte Nimz (DE), digital cinema by Jean-Pierre Villa (FR).
The second part of the training was dedicated to the experienced Executives- exhibitors, whose involvement also affects the distribution and festivals. The round table moderated by Laurent Creton, Professor of Economics at the Paris Sorbonne University, was central for the general presentation of the totality of Chain of rights involving among others the producer Alfred Hürmer (DE), the sales agent Loïc Magneron (FR) and the distributor / broadcaster Ivan Hronec (SK). The last session opened an international forum on current issues and the future of the entire industry.
CICAE training is mainly financed by the European Union's MEDIA Programme, whose representatives Patrice Vivancos (EACEA / Media) and Emmanuel Joly from the European Commission came to greet and encourage the reflections of the participants.
The CICAE thank all partners and sponsors for their support, including: CNC (France), FFA - Filmförderungsanstalt, Filmförderung MFG Baden-Wurttemberg (Germany), Direzione Generale per il Cinema (Italy), Venice Province, Veneto Region, San Servolo Servizi, the association Mercato di Rialto, the AFOMAV, Union of French cinema theaters, ANEC Sicilia, AGIS TRE Venezie and many others.
At the same time the CICAE jury awarded the film O THE CINEMA TULAFALE (The Orator) by Tusi Tamasese
(Samoa 110 ') the ART CINEMA PRIX at 68. Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica Venezia Orizzonti.
History >> Since 1955, the CICAE has been working to promote cultural diversity in cinemas
In the 50's, non-commercial films (“ avant-garde”, “auteur cinema” “art cinema”) were mainly screened in festivals and often only seen by the movie-going elite, or more infrequently shown in specialized theatres in Europe's major capital cities.
In 1955, the national Arthouse cinema associations of Germany, France, the Netherlands and Switzerland decided to gather and to found the CICAE in order to bring quality films out of the shadows by offering them to a larger audience and to develop an art market for the cinema industry where filmmakers could find the resources they needed to pursue their creative endeavours.
The collective and concerted action of these pioneers led to the emergence in each of their country of a real market for quality films, as well as national schemes aimed at supporting theatres that took a stand in favor of this «high-risk» cinematographic art form.
Today, the CICAE brings together 3,000 screens via 9 national structures , independent cinemas in approximately 24 countries , 15 or so festivals as well as a number of Arthouse film distributors or organizations (Europa Cinemas).
AFCAE in France, FICE and AIACE in Italy, AGKINO GILDE in Germany, SSV-ASCA in Switzerland, Art Mozi and Art Mozi Budapest in Hungary, Diagonale and VAC in Belgium, Circuito Gran Cine in Venezuela
Algeria, England, Austria, Chile, Cyprus, Croatia, Denmark, Ecuador, Estonia, Spain, Finland, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Malta, Morocco, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Russia, The Netherlands, Slovenia, South Africa, USA
including Berlin, Festroia, Directors' Fortnight, Locarno, Sarajevo, Venice, Annecy, Hamburg, Mons
THE EUROPEAN INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL TO SHOWCASE ITS 2011 WINNING FILMS IN TBILISI, GEORGIA
PARIS, FRANCE (16 September 2011) - ÉCU- The European Independent Film Festival continues its world tour when it travels to Tbilisi, Georgia to present the award winners from the 2011 festival. This special edition of ÉCU will take place at Cinema Amirani from 7th to the 9th October, bringing to Georgia the cinematic independent spirit that has kept filmmakers and audiences returning to the European Independent Film Festival year after year.
"We saw some incredible film talent from Georgia with the film April Chill which won the Europe's Best Independent Dramatic Short Film award at ÉCU 2011. We are tremendously excited to be showing our films in Tblisi and we look forward to meeting more filmmakers from a country with such an upcoming cinema culture", says ÉCU Film Festival president Scott Hillier.
Audiences will be treated to 19 of Europe's Best Independent Films made up of features, shorts, documentaries, music videos, animations and experimentals from 14 countries. Festival president and award-winning director Scott Hillier, will also hold a directing master class during the weekend.
ÉCU's showcase in Georgia has been made possible by the generosity of the Ministry of Culture and Monument Protection of Georgia, the Georgian National Film Center, TBC Bank, Nikora, Metro, Mozaika, and www.rus-press.ge.
To see the action as it unfolds in Georgia, visit www.ecufilmfestival.com
The organizer – BATUMI ART HOUSE “ARGANI”, Official partner – Batumi City Hall.
BIAFF festival partners and supporters – Georgian National Film Center, Polish Film Institute, British Councils, Goethe Institute, Art for Society (Chicago, USA), Air company AIRZENA, Batumi International Container Terminal etc.
