Danny Elfman and indie.com Announce New Filmmaking Challenge

Today the LA Film Festival, produced by Film Independent announced Danny Elfman Project: Rabbit and Rogue, a unique online challenge for filmmakers in partnership with Danny Elfman and Indi.com. Elfman is offering free licenses of his latest album, Rabbit and Rogue that can be used by filmmakers as the catalyst and soundtracks to their short…

LA Film Festival Announce Award Winners

Today the LA Film Festival, produced by Film Independent announced the winners of the 2016 Festival at the Awards Cocktail Reception. The Reception was hosted by Roya Rastegar, Director of Programming and Jennifer Cochis, Creative Director. “With all the talk about diversifying Hollywood, the LA Film Festival provides proof that talented filmmakers with new voices…

Los Angeles Greek Film Festival Celebrates 10 Years in Style

Los Angeles Greek Film Festival is rolling out the red carpet to celebrate its tenth anniversary June 1 – 5, 2016 at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood, CA. The lively festival will showcase more films, Q&A’s and festivities than ever before including a collaboration with Athens International Culinary Film Festival (AICFF) and a Gastronomical Sidebar complete…

2016 LA Film Festival Announce Diversity Panel and More

the LA Film Festival, produced by Film Independent, the non-profit arts organization that also produces the Film Independent Spirit Awards, announced the final programming elements for the 2016 Festival including a special panel on international storytelling featuring filmmakers from the Global Media Makers program and the lineup for the Diversity Speaks panels. The Festival runs…

Cannes 2016: The Award Winners

See the full list of winners below click here to visit the official Cannes website click here for the complete awards season calendar competition awards Palme D’Or – I, Daniel Blake Grand Prix – Juste La Fin Du Monde Award for Best Director – Christian Mungiu, Bacalaureat Award for Best Director – Olivier Assayas, Personal…

CANNES – do they let ordinary people in?

Originally posted on Richard Tulloch's LIFE ON THE ROAD:
Just plain folks who’ve spotted someone special. It makes anyone go a bit silly. Mevrouw T and I have never been to Cannes at film festival time. I’ve been waiting to be nominated for the Palme d’Or and unsurprisingly that hasn’t happened yet. Not even Un Certain…

Cannes Film Festival: A rare look at the festival’s digital cinema system

An insightful and informed look behind closed doors at Cannes

Live From Cannes: Kristen Stewart’s Standing Ovation and Adam Driver’s Illusion of Control

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The actress is the star of the day at Cannes with the premiere of her film ‘Personal Shopper’ while Driver opens up about preparing to play a bus driver for Jim Jarmusch’s ‘Paterson.’ read more from Movies http://ift.tt/1TscoWb via IFTTT

Cannes: Amazon, Cohen Media Take Asghar Farhadi’s ‘The Salesman’

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The competition title has yet to debut at the festival. read more from Movies http://ift.tt/1TYWVeV via IFTTT

LA Film Festival Announce Free Screenings & More

the LA Film Festival, produced by Film Independent, the non-profit arts organization that also produces the Film Independent Spirit Awards, announced a special event featuring multi-platinum selling GRAMMY® award winning artist Zedd and his new documentary Zedd True Colors. Also added to the Festival lineup are the annual Coffee Talks featuring writers, directors, documentarians and…

Cannes: Women Chart Their Own Course With New Company Called ‘We Do It Together’

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Members of the new non-profit took part in an American Pavilion panel where producer Carol Polakoff promised the new organization would be “revolutionary, paradigm-changing.” read more from Movies http://ift.tt/1ZXZhfU via IFTTT

Stars of ‘Money Monster,’ ‘The Shallows’ Take Cannes by Storm

PELIKULA MANIA The cast of two of Columbia Pictures’ most anticipated films of year – the hostage actioner “Money Monster” and shark thriller “The Shallows” – have taken the Cannes Film Festival by storm by sheer star power. CANNES, FRANCE – MAY 12: Julia Roberts, director Jodie Foster, George Clooney and Jack O’Connell attend the…