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Academy Awards shortlist for the Best Foreign Language Film Award for 2015 are kind of a surprise. There are no films from countries that have won most of the Oscars in this category in the past, France, Italy and Germany. Also it is hearth warming to see films selected from countries less known to international film fans such as Georgia, Venezuela, Estonia and Mauritania. Now we have to see if those selecting the final nominees will be as daring as the committees that picked the short list.Bijan Tehrani Nine features from among those submitted for consideration in the Academy Awards’…

Palm Springs, CA December 5, 2014) – The 26th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) will present its Ensemble Performance Award to the film The Imitation Game. The award will honor the film’s cast, which includes Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightley, Matthew Goode, Rory Kinnear, Allen Leech, Matthew Beard, Charles Dance and Mark Strong. The Gala will also present awards to previously announced honorees Julianne Moore, Rosamund Pike, Eddie Redmayne and J.K. Simmons. Presented by Cartier and hosted by Mary Hart, the Awards Gala will be held Saturday, January 3 at the Palm Springs Convention Center. “The Imitation Game is…

The changing evolving world of the Comic Convention is not just a place for comic books anymore. Film screenings are now part of the reason to go to these shows. “San Diego Comic Con” & “New York Comic Con “are the holy grail of these conventions. It was at these comic conventions that George Lucas first promoted Star Wars to build a fan base. New Comic Convention now provided a new venue for Independent Creatives to showcase & promote their films and shows. Creative artists & designers are heading to comic conventions to book booths to introduce new creative products…

Monday night, I attended the Premiere of the “Hunger Games, Mocking Jay, Part 1” on the sidelines of the red carpet. The Premiere was held at the Nokia Theater at L.A Live in Los Angeles. The red carpet was a glamorous white and gold Capitol set with elegant flaming bowls of fire sitting on pedestals ever few feet. I brought my camera so I decided to shoot a few candid pictures of the actors that passed by me. This was a star-studded event on the red carpet opening at 5:30pm. Fans were screaming in the background in the distance as…

This coming Wednesday, November 26, at 8:30 AM Pacific, VOA TV will have a 60 minutes program on new NASA achievements and impact of cinema on NASA and vice versa. Dr. Firouz Naderi the famous Iranian/American scientist and Director for Solar System Exploration at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Will discuss privatization of some of the space programs and NASA’s future plans. Bijan Tehrani, Editor In Chief of Cinema Without Borders will address the relationship between filmmakers through history of film with NASA and influence of NASA on science fiction movies. Firouz Michael Naderi (born in Kazerun, Iran) is an Iranian-American…

The Hungarian Film Festival of Los Angeles has been a constant presence in bringing an array of diverse films, features, documentaries and shorts each year to a city that holds a unique place in the movie industry, a city renowned for its film events. This year, the Hungarian Film Festival of Los Angeles is celebrating the 100 birthday of the Hungarian Animation. Festival is presenting the diversity of the art of animation film making, children, adult, short and feature film length movies. The Festival is an invitation to those who believe in the power of Hungarian cinema and its quest…

The Hungarian Film Festival of Los Angeles has been a constant presence in bringing an array of diverse films, features, documentaries and shorts each year to a city that holds a unique place in the movie industry, a city renowned for its film events.This year, the Hungarian Film Festival of Los Angeles is celebrating the 100 birthday of the Hungarian Animation. Festival is presenting the diversity of the art of animation film making, children, adult, short and feature film length movies.The Festival is an invitation to those who believe in the power of Hungarian cinema and its quest to be…

The Hungarian Film Festival of Los Angeles has been a constant presence in bringing an array of diverse films, features, documentaries and shorts each year to a city that holds a unique place in the movie industry, a city renowned for its film events.This year, the Hungarian Film Festival of Los Angeles is celebrating the 100 birthday of the Hungarian Animation. Festival is presenting the diversity of the art of animation film making, children, adult, short and feature film length movies.The Festival is an invitation to those who believe in the power of Hungarian cinema and its quest to be…

The Hungarian Film Festival of Los Angeles has been a constant presence in bringing an array of diverse films, features, documentaries and shorts each year to a city that holds a unique place in the movie industry, a city renowned for its film events.This year, the Hungarian Film Festival of Los Angeles is celebrating the 100 birthday of the Hungarian Animation. Festival is presenting the diversity of the art of animation film making, children, adult, short and feature film length movies.The Festival is an invitation to those who believe in the power of Hungarian cinema and its quest to be…

Animation Libation Studios & Animation Magazine are reviving The World Animation Celebration beginning this year with a short film animation festival. This event will take place for one day on November 1 at The Los Angeles Film School, in Hollywood California. Animation Magazine, is the leading magazine promoting the business, art, and technology of animation globally and Animation Libation Studios, works with artists and visionaries to create original content from around the world. Together, they are reviving this historic event with limited FREE* tickets. The festival is showcasing animated shorts from 47 countries including categories of CG, Traditional, Student Films,…