World Film Festivals

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11/06/11--20:16: Screen Australia funding announcements October 2011. (chan 1696756)

Screen Australia today announced over $500,000 in support for the development of 17 feature films. Emile Sherman and Iain Canning (The King's Speech) will develop a biopic by writer Luke...


11/07/11--17:03: Snow White and the Huntsman. Kristen goes into the woods! (chan 1696756)

Move over GI JANE and LARA CROFT. There's a new chick in town. She's hot, and tougher than Johnny Rambo. Or that's what they hope you will believe! With the...


11/08/11--20:17: AMPAS goes back to the Movies a century ago! (chan 1696756)

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will celebrate the year 1911 and its developmental contributions to motion pictures with a program of selected films in "A Century Ago...


11/12/11--17:26: RADCLIFFE LAUNCHES YOUTUBE GHOST STORY COMPETITION. (chan 1696756)

Daniel Radcliffe, the star of upcoming ghost story chiller, THE WOMAN IN BLACK, has launched an initiative to find the UK and Ireland's scariest story. He is urging budding writers...


11/14/11--17:54: BRITISH ACADEMY CHILDREN'S AWARDSNOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED (chan 1696756)

London, October 2011: The British Academy of Film and Television Arts is delighted to announce the nominations for the 2011 British Academy Children's Awards, which will take place on Sunday...


11/25/11--17:20: Don McAlpine announced as first AACTA Award recipient (chan 1696756)

Australian cinematography legend, Donald M. McAlpine (ACS/ASC), was today announced the recipient of the nation's highest screen accolade - the AACTA Raymond Longford Award. The announcement sees McAlpine join an...


11/25/11--18:06: Movies in the Vineyard. (chan 1696756)

Melbourne's lovers of quality cinema and fine wine have a new destination: the outdoor cinema Movies in the Vineyard at Rochford Winery in the stunning Yarra Valley. Pack a picnic...


11/27/11--17:36: TROPFEST new take on NEW YORK MINUTE. (chan 1696756)

The New York minute is being multiplied by seven as Tropfest, the world's largest short film festival lands on US shores with Tropfest New York. The stateside launch has secured...


12/02/11--19:53: Academy's First Best Picture, "Wings," Returns to the Silver Screen (chan 1696756)

Beverly Hills, CA - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will screen the first Best Picture winner, "Wings," starring Clara Bow, Charles "Buddy" Rogers, Richard Arlen and Gary...


12/11/11--22:07: BIFF to celebrate 20th birthday. (chan 1696756)

The Brisbane International Film Festival (BIFF) will celebrate its 20th anniversary with an extraordinary program of 135 feature films that features the grand total of 50 Australian premieres. 50 films...


12/27/11--18:59: Time is ticking to get your ONE80PROJECT entries in! (chan 1696756)

HOW ARE YOU GOING WITH YOUR ENTRIES? Time is ticking...less than one month to go until entries into the 2012 Optus ONE80PROJECT close. How is your entry coming along? Remember...


12/27/11--19:10: PRINCIPAL PHOTOGRAPHY HAS BEGUN ON 'SUNLIGHT JR.' (chan 1696756)

Principal photography has begun on SUNLIGHT JR., it was announced today by Original Media's Charlie Corwin and Freight Yard Films' Andrea Roa. Filmed on location in southern Florida, the independent...


01/16/12--23:53: Screen Australia investment triggers $97 million in production. (chan 1696756)

Screen Australia has announced almost $17 million investment in a diverse slate of feature films, adult television drama projects and children's television series. The investment in 14 projects will trigger...


01/21/12--19:03: 9 Films vying for Foriegn Language Oscar! (chan 1696756)

Nine films will advance to the next round of voting in the Foreign Language Film category for the 84th Academy Awards(r). Sixty-three films had originally qualified in the category. The...


01/21/12--19:36: Tropfest Announces Roughcut 2012 (chan 1696756)

Tropfest announced today Charles Randolph, celebrated international screenwriter and producer of the 2011 box office hit Love and Other Drugs, will present the keynote address at filmmaker symposium, Tropfest Roughcut...