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Fernando Meirelles – concerned moralist from Sao Paulo
Since the mid 1990’s the Brazilian cinema has been considered as one of the most interesting cinematographies in the world. Retomada, the revival of the Brazilian cinema was possible thanks to Jose Carlos Avellar, who in 1992, founded RioFilme, a company that financed and distributed new films.
Prints on the CD's and DVD's covers for film festivals
Always check the rules and regulation of the festival since in one of the sections it might be stated what is required for the DVD cover or CD (press kit) cover.
Film Festivals - 2 lists of the most important festivals.
Being a filmmaker you eventually get to the point where you have your film ready and are beginning to think how to show it to the world.
Festival Circuit for short films
Before you set off to promote your short film, at film festivals, you have to clearly identify the goals for your film. Is it just to show it to the world at the festival, perhaps to find a sales agent? Or could it be to find an investor for it or maybe for your next film?
Interview with Daniel DeFabio Ballston Spa Film Festival director
The third annual Ballston Spa Film Festival is now accepting short films of all genres for the August 2010 event. Narrative, documentary and animated films are welcome. Awards will be given in a dozen categories, including student filmmaker categories for both college and high school age students, best new film and local interest. In the 2009 festival, Chris Jones of England took home three of the top awards for his film Gone Fishing.
Interview with Hanu Roj Jaipur International Film Festival director
Though film festivals have now become a regular affair in most countries yet most of these cater only to a select audiences as well as commercially successful film makers and film personalities. However, JIFF intends to organize a festival that connects the common man with the film world, especially the small film makers and their associates so as to bring about greater understanding of the art of film making.
Interview with Greg Ropp president of Spirit Quest Film Festival & Eerie Horror Film Festival
Be sure to follow all of the guidelines before sending in your entries. Though we are very lenient, we do take note of which filmmakers and screenwriters have taken the time to follow the rules (ie: sending us two copies of their project, writing their contact information and film information on their discs, etc).If you have any questions, however redundant or silly you may think they are, please e-mail us or call us. We’re here to help.
The Austrian cinematography - great cinema of small country
Austrian cinematography evolved in parallel to the other European cinematographies, since the Lumiere brothers presented to the world their wonderful invention – the cinematograph. The first recorded Austrian film company, which went down in history as Wiener Kunstfilm, commenced production in 1910, and this point is often referred to as the starting point of Austrian cinema. Already two years later the rival company, Sacha-Film, was founded. The specific characteristics of the Austrian cinema can be seen as being closely connected with the history of the country.
Cinematography of Mexico - the Latin Hollywood
Mexican cinematography began its development in the 1920’s. The first films were mainly documentary newsreels called noticiarios (notices), which showed everyday life in Mexico. Unfortunately many of these films have been lost or destroyed.
The Brazilian cinema – much more than just soap operas
Brazil takes a special place in the cinematic landscape of South America. The roots of Latin American cinema itself came from Brazil. In spite of many maelstroms and spells of stagnation, it is also the biggest cinematographic power on the continent.
Abbas Kiarostami - a versatile artist
Abbas Kiarostami is one of the leaders amongst the Iranian directors. He is widely considered as the most prominent representative of this exotic cinematography which has celebrated a lot of successes at different film festivals over the last few years. This is due to the Iranian New Wave, who brought to the world many outstanding filmmakers and made Iran a significant force in cinema world.
Krzysztof Kieslowski - morally concerned
Krzysztof Kieślowski was, and still is regarded as, one of the most renown Polish directors in the world. He was born on the June 27th, 1941 and died, a sudden death, on March 13th, 1996. His output is composed of numerous narrative and documentary films made for both theatrical release and TV as well as many scripts, most of which were screened but some left only as the typescripts.
Jane Campion - women's cinema at its best
”Women's cinema” is a pretty new invention. Elevated by feminist orientated critics and theorists to the distinction of a film style it became a buzzword, applied without restraint to analyze all movie products made by women.
The director as seen by the actor
A subjective attempt to describe the relationship between a director and an actor during their creative work on a film or a theatre play based on my own experience.
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