IDFA is deeply saddened to hear that Wouter Barendrecht, founder and co-chairman of international sales and production company Fortissimo Films, passed away suddenly at the age of 43....
The Jan Vrijman Fund has concluded the first selection round of 2009 with the selection of 21 new projects from amongst others Mali, Sri Lanka, Bolivia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Iran....
Arrested by the Iranian government in July 2008, filmmaker Mohammad Ehsani has been imprisoned for almost a year. Ehsani's award-winning documentaries deal with critical social issues in Iran....
THE EMMY- WINNING FILMMAKERS OF
“TAXICAB CONFESSIONS”
HAVE LAUNCHED THE FIRST ANNUAL
CALIFORNIA ONLINE FILM FESTIVAL
ON CRUSHEDPLANET.COM
The aim of the Granada Film Festival "Cines del Sur" ("Cinemas from the
South") is to disseminate and promote films made in the countries of
the so-called geopolitical south. Thus, the Festival will provide a
space for the meeting of both young filmmakers and established talents
from these countries, allowing for the screening of both new
productions and emblematic and historic works.
The Five Minute Five Dollar FilmFest is designed
to provide a niche for filmmakers exploring moving pictures as an
abstract medium.
The Banff World Television Festival is the world's most important television content creation event and 2009 will mark the 30th anniversary of this annual forum of business and creative opportunities for those in television and new media.
“Porto7” – Oporto’s International Short-Film Festival, an unique event that will take place from 10th to 14th June 2009.
