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Reeves Lehmann, chair of the BFA Film and BFA Animation programs at the School of Visual Arts (SVA), announced today that the 28th Dusty Film & Animation Festival will take place at the SVA Theatre, 333 West 23rd Street, NYC, on Friday, May 5 through Monday, May 8. The festival culminates with the Dusty Awards, honoring the achievements of outstanding film and animation thesis students and SVA alumni, on the evening of Monday, May 8. Award-winning producer Annie Flocco is the producer/director of the festival. Named after SVA Founder Silas “Dusty” H. Rhodes, the four-day festival will screen over 100…

Now you can cast your vote for the Best FAMILY FILM AWARDS on-line. The award ceremony will be held in Cannes International Film Festival in May. Choose your favorite G and PG box office and TV films, TV series, directors and artists. ALL CATEGORIES (Only one vote will be allowed per category) Vote by clicking here please When ypu get to the this page, then Click on the photographs to visit voting website and the Family Film Awards information page where you can see last years winners and view the latest Family Film Awards video. Voting is open until Midnight…

Iranian filmmaker Behrooz Boochani greets Iranian New Year and Nowruz from Manus Detention Centre, where he is jailed by the Australian government as a reugee and has spent four years of his life there so far. Since 2013 the Australian government sends asylum seekers and everyone who tries to enter the country illegally to detention camps in Manus and Nauru islands. In the Manus camp a young detainee tries to gather information for an Australian journalist to publish an article in the press about what has happened in the camp. At the center of his investigation is a solitary confinement…

On March 25th Cinema Without Borders and East Los Angeles College, in a tribute to legendary Noureddin Zarrinkelk celebrate his life achievement by awarding him their 2017 Life Achievement Award. This award ceremony is part of the Southeast European Animation Day that will  be held at 1301 Avenida Cesar Chavez, Monterey Park, CA 91754. Screenings will be held in the Music Recital Hall theater (Building S2) Free parking will be available in Structure #3 (off Avenida Cesar Chavez) or Structure #4 (corner of Floral and Collegiate Avenues). To attend please RSVP at rsvpanim@gmail.com or call 310 422 4629 Dr. Noureddin…

Iranian director Asghar Farhadi, the two-time Oscar-winning director of The Salesman and A Separation, has confirmed his next film will start shooting in Spain in September, with a cast including Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem. It should be ready for next year.However Farhadi revealed the high-profile, real-life couple will “not necessarily” play an on-screen couple in the Spanish-language feature.“Once again there are different couples in my film, not only one,” Farhadi told Screen, of what is a recurring theme of his work.“The film is again about family and family relationships. But there are also some new aspects in it. Yes…

In January, Jon Bon Jovi announced on Facebook Live an exciting opening act contest to give bands the chance to open an arena date on Bon Jovi’s This House Is Not For Sale Tour. To enter the competition, thousands of bands uploaded audition videos at www.bonjovi.com/2017-opening-act-contest/ and a few other related sites. To pick the winner for each tour date, Live Nation chose 10 finalists and Bon Jovi management selected the contest winner from the shortlist. After an intense competition, LA-based Stellar Revival have been chosen as the winners of Bon Jovi’s opening act contest for Los Angeles. In addition…

Iranian director Asghar Farhadi gave a master class Tuesday at the Doha Film Institute’s Qumra event and subsequently also spoke to a small group of journalists, all via Skype from Madrid where he is in pre-production on his untitled next project toplining Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem. In his first interview since recently winning his second Academy Award for best foreign language film for “The Salesman,” the auteur spoke about his Oscar victory; his new Spanish-language film which will feature no Iranian actors; and his desire to make a comedy in Iran. Excerpts from the interview. -How do you feel…

Tonight at Oscars, Asghar Farhadi’s The Salesman Won the Best Foreign Language Film Award. This the fourth time in history of the Oscars that a film director wins the Best Foreign Language Film Award for the second time.

Raed Saleh, the leader of the Nobel Peace Prize-nominated Syrian rescue group the White Helmets and subject of the Oscar nominated Netflix Original documentary The White Helmets, says that he will travel to the U.S. in order to attend the Oscars in Los Angeles on February 26. The news from the leader of the group follows weeks of uncertainty over his ability to travel to the U.S. as the battle over the executive order limiting access to the country by citizens from seven Middle Eastern and North African countries, including Syria, has unfolded in the courts. Saleh states, “We are…

CGO Studios is over a year into production on “Everest ’53,” the latest project on their production slate of historical “time-travel” VR experiences, announced Producer Jonah Hirsch, CEO and Founder of CGO Studios. When CGO Studios announced its previous VR project “Anne”, about Anne Frank and the Secret Annex, the project received worldwide attention. Hirsch’s premiere VR film, “First,” about the Wright Brothers’ famous flight at Kitty Hawk, debuted at E3 and then later at Comic-Con in 2015, where it was named one of the Top 5 VR Experiences that year. Now, with “Everest ’53,” CGO Studios cements its status…