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With a view to ramping up its animation activities, French major Gaumont is expanding the division into the U.S. The company has made key hires of Nicolas Atlan as President of Animation and Terry Kalagian as Vice President, Creative for Animation. Both will be based in LA, although Atlan will his divide time in Paris, working closely with Gaumont President of Sales, Cécile Gaget; Gene Stein, President, Gaumont Television U.S.; and Erik Pack, President of International Distribution. Gaumont, makers of scripted series Narcos, Hannibal and the upcoming Viva La Madness, Crosshair and Spy City, has animation credits that include F Is For Familyand Calimero. This move is designed to push it into…

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Still new to the international scene, but growing fast, this year’s Mashariki African Film Festival attracted over 44 features, documentaries, and short films by filmmakers from Rwanda, Burundi, Malawi, Cote d’Ivoire, Burkina Faso Congo-Brazzaville, France and Belgium.Event screening for the short film program started March 5th and ended this past Saturday. Since then, MAFF has handed out awards and cash prizes for what the three best short films. The winner was Pluvier Benko, who took home first at MAFF for his film, ‘A ride in a Coffin.’ In second, Clementine Dusabejambo for ‘Behind the World.’ Then coming in third was…

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The November 2015 Carthage Film Festival in Tunisia showed there is a demand for more challenging and thought-provoking films, despite strong voices of disapproval in the region.”Tunisia is as conservative as Morocco but the difference is that there different points of view can co-exist and debate is tolerated,” says Nabil Ayouch. Ayouch’s film ‘Much Loved’ was shown at the festival, despite being banned in cinemas in Morocco.Elsewhere Tunisians shone at the Dubai International Film Festival in December 2015. Leyla Bouzid won the award for best fiction film for ‘À peine j’ouvre les yeux’ (‘As I Open My Eyes’), a coming-of-age…

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The best films of the 44th FEST have been awarded, within 3 selections – Main program, national selection Serbian film (including minority co productions) and Frontiers; Jury prize Nebojsa Djukelic, Politika’s prize Milutin Colic and Jury prize FEDEORA have also been awarded.The Belgrade Victor for the best film in the Main program has been awarded to the film ‘The Diary of a Teenage Girl,’ directed by Marielle Heller. “Absolute favourite of the jury because of its humane views, talent and humour, which is something everybody needs in their life,” was the official explanation of the international jury members Darko Bajic,…

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Poor funding, falling numbers in theatres and improving technologies are some of the reasons affecting the film industry in Africa; this is according to Francis Hweshe, producer of an upcoming feature film, Lost Tongue, set to premier at the Socially Relevant Film Festival New York. “Funding is difficult to come by and if you wait to get money, you will not make a film. Every film maker should be prepared to empty own pocket,” Hweshe told CNBC Africa.He also added that other than funding, the film industry had another challenge. “There is no market in Africa for film and this…

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AVE MARIA(Palestine), directed by Basil Khalil, the winner of HP’s 2015 Bridging the Borders Award, presented by Cinema Without Borders at Palm Springs ShortFest International Short Film Festival and Market has been nominated to receive an OSCAR in Live Action Short category. AVE MAIA Palestinian, 2015, 14 Minute Running Time Additional Countries: France, Germany A Jewish family’s car breaks down outside a nunnery during Shabat, inadvertently knocking off the head of the Virgin Mary. The driver’s mother and wife are eager to return home. After exhausting all options they turn to the nuns for help. DIRECTOR: Basil Khalil Producer: Eric…

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COWBOYS is a gloriously dark comedy about a group of outcasts who come together to put on a play and, in the process, change the course of their lives. Based on a popular, award-winning Croatian play, Cowboys is part social drama, part farce. An award-winning box office hit, COWBOYS is the official entry from Croatia for foreign language at the 87th Academy Awards. Sasha, a successful theatre director, has been offered the opportunity to re-start a neglected local theater in his home town, which is a challenge as the city has no actors. When the theater schedules auditions for a…

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The Guide is official entry from Ukraine for foreign language at the 87th Academy. Set in Soviet Ukraine in the 1903’s at the time of industrialization and forced collectivization, the Great Soviet Famine and the Great Purge when Stalin was determined to crush all vestiges of Ukrainian nationalisman, the untroubled life of Peter Shamrock, an American specialist’s son, changes in a moment when his father is killed. Peter is saved from persecutors by a miracle that comes in the form of a kobzar (blind minstrel), Ivan Kocherga. The boy becomes the kobzar’s guide, and their journey is a powerful and…

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Literature hits the streets of L.A.’s North Hollywood Arts District at the 2nd annual Lit Crawl L.A.: NoHo. On Wednesday, October 22, 2014 from 7pm to 11pm, thousands of Angelenos from all corners of the city are expected to come out for a night of literary mayhem. It’s a choose-your-own literary adventure experience with over 25 restaurants, theaters, galleries, bars, and other unique venues hosting over 30 literary events. From readings to performances, the 2nd annual Lit Crawl L.A.: NoHo will be an unforgettable—and entirely walkable—experience. Showcasing the best of L.A.’s thriving contemporary literature scene, the participating groups will share…

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Today five nominees for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar were announced. The Broken Circle Breakdown(Belgium)THE BROKEN CIRCLE BREAKDOWN directed by Felix Van Groeningen is a portrait of the great love affair between tattoo artist Elise (Veerle Baetens, The White Queen) and bluegrass musician Didier (Johan Heldenbergh). After bonding over their shared enthusiasm for American music and culture, they dive headfirst into a sweeping romance that plays out on and off stage — but when an unexpected tragedy hits their new family, everything they know and love is tested. Lead actor Johan Heldenbergh co-wrote the hit play that THE BROKEN…

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