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2011 Los Angeles Greek Film Festival opens June 9th with red carpet at 6 PM in Laemmle’s Sunset 5, 8000 W. Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90046. Festival screenings starts at 7 PM with showing RF, a short film by Stavros Liokalos, followed by PELICAN’S WATCH directed by Lea Binzer. Later same night and at 9 PM festival’s opening gala will be held. June 9, 7 PM RFGreece, 2010, 20 min, US PremiereDirector: Stavros LiokalosProducer: Ekso ProductionsOne man simply trying to adjust his TV antenna sets off a chain of comic events that bring an entire apartment community together.PELICAN’S WATCH…

The 5th Annual Los Angeles Greek Film Festival (LAGFF.ORG) opening this week on Thursday June 9th has officially released the filmmakers who will be travelling in from around the world to attend this year’s festival. “This year we are excited to have a record number of filmmakers from around the world attending the festival. This means that festival attendees will be exposed to more Q&A’s and engagement after the screenings than ever before.” Announced Ersi Danou co-founder and head of programming. Filmmakers attending this year’s festival:”Pelicans Watch”Lea Binzer, DirectorLaoura Gkini, Composer”My Sweet Canary”Roy Sher, DirectorMartha C. Lewis, Featured Singer”Burning Head”George…

The Art Institute of California – Los Angeles, an educational institution for career preparation in the visual and culinary arts, announces its inaugural animation event, the Ollies Animation Festival. The event, which is named after animation great Ollie Johnson, will showcase work from aspiring filmmakers, industry professionals and animation legends. The festival will also honor industry pioneer and marvel Phil Mendez for his contributions as an artist and animation filmmaker to the industry. Mendez has been writing, drawing, designing, directing and entertaining millions of people for over 40 years in film, television, publishing and theme park design for companies like…

From The Best of Recent Belgian Cinema screening series, Madly In Love, will be screened on Wednesday, June 15th, 2011 at 7:30 PM. at the Aero Theatre. Madly In Love, directed by Hilde Van Mieghem, tells the story of a Eva, a teenager, her mother Judith, aunt Barbara and big sister Michelle that work their way through the chaos called love. The result is a roller coaster ride of first crushes, lust, affairs, baby fever, and indestructible love. The four women are beautiful, courageous and sensible, but are also sometimes a bit lost. The question remains whether or not their…

Los Angeles, CA – June 5, 2011 Talize Sayegh, the executive director of Indie Brazil 2011 – 3rd Annual Hollywood Bazilian Film Festival, and Sando Fiorin, the artistic director of the Festival announced the winners for this year’s event. The winners were announced at the Closing Night Ceremony at Mann Chinese Theater in Hollywood on Saturday night, June 4. POR EL CAMINO (Beyond the Road), the feature film debut by Charly Braun, a co-production between Brazil and Uruguay, won the Best First Narrative Feature Prize. POR EL CAMINO, which won Best Director award at 2010 Rio Int’l Film Festival, and…

Hollywood Brazilian Film Festival, a Festival dedicated to bringing independent vision and voices from Brazil to Los Angeles audiences, along with artistic director Sandro Fiorin, are proud to present a diverse selection of new independent films from Brazil. All films are Los Angeles premieres, 10 features, including numerous co-productions (out of which 6 debut features are in competition for the Jury Prize) and 10 shorts will screen from Wednesday, June 1 though Saturday June 4. This year’s selection represents the newest crop of filmmaking flourishing in Brazil. Many of the films presented have screened at international film festivals, winning awards…

The 5th Annual Los Angeles Greek Film Festival (LAGFF.ORG) has announced their five-member jury who will be selecting the Orpheus Award winners out of the twenty films that will be screening in competition this year. The jury awards include Best Film, Best Documentary and Best Short Film and will be awarded on Sunday, June 12 at the closing night gala at the Writers Guild Theater in Beverly Hills. In addition, the festival has announced the seven panelists who will participate in the Crossing Borders: Foreign Films in Hollywood panel which will take place at the Laemmle’s Sunset 5 on Saturday,…

The Tree Of Life, an American film won Palme d’Or at Cannes 2011. Terrence Malick, director of the film was not at festival to receive the award. William Pohlad, producer of The Tree Of Life who accepted the award said: “He remains infamously and notoriously shy and humble, but he is very happy to get this.” The Tree Of Life, directed by Terrence Malick receives Palme d’Or just on time as it opens on Friday in US theaters. Cannes 2011 Awards: In Competition : Feature filmsPalme d’OrTHE TREE OF LIFE directed by Terrence MALICK Grand Prix Ex-aequoBIR ZAMANLAR ANADOLU’DA (ONCE…

Un Certain Regard 2011 presented 21 films directed by 22 directors hailing from 19 different countries. 2 of the works were first films.Presided over by Emir KUSTURICA (Director, actor and musician – Serbia), the Jury was comprised of: Elodie BOUCHEZ (Actress – France), Peter BRADSHAW (Critic-The Guardian – United Kingdom), Geoffrey GILMORE (Chief Creative Officer-Tribeca Enterprises – USA), Daniela MICHEL (Director of the Morelia Festival – Mexico). PRIZE OF UN CERTAIN REGARD Ex-æquoARIRANG by KIM Ki-DukHALT AUF FREIER STRECKE (Stopped on Track) by Andreas DRESENSPECIAL JURY PRIZEELENA by Andrey ZVYAGINTSEVDIRECTING PRIZEBÉ OMID É DIDAR (Au revoir) by Mohammad RASOULOF

New York, NY – May 20, 2011 – Donald B. Krim (b. October 5, 1945), the President of Kino International and co-President of Kino Lorber Inc., one of the most prestigious independent film distribution companies in the United States, died at his New York home on May 20, 2011, after a one-year battle with cancer. He was 65. As the President of Kino International, Don helped introduce some of the world’s most revered film directors to American audiences; among many others, Wong Kar-Wai (Happy Together; Fallen Angels); Michael Haneke (The Piano Teacher); Amos Gitai (Kippur; Kadosh); Aki Kaurismäki (The Match Factory…