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Vesoul Fest Announces Winners
Short Film News (SFN) -The winners of the 16th edition of the Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema were announced. [more...]

2/9/2010 3:34:42 AM
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Jaipur Fest Awards Announced

Sundance Fest Announces Jury Prize in Short Filmmaking

Iran's Riahi to judge at Vesoul filmfest

Full Frame to Honor Liz Garbus and Rory Kennedy

Korean Director Wins APSA - NETPAC Prize

11 Iranian Shorts at Jaipur Film Festival

Locarno announces Central Asia focus for 2010 Open Doors

Tribeca To Screen Six Shortlisted Oscar Docs

Sundance Sets Short Film Program

FIKE Fest Announces Winners

Iran News

Iran's Riahi to judge at Vesoul filmfest

Short Film News (SFN) -Marjan Riahi Founder & Manager of SFN will serve on the jury of the 2010 Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema. Riahi will judge as a member of the Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema (NETPAC). [more...]

11 Iranian Shorts at Jaipur Film Festival

Iranian cinema wins four awards at Indian festival

Iran's first digital channel airs documentaries

Documentary

Full Frame to Honor Liz Garbus and Rory Kennedy

Short Film News (SFN) -The Full Frame Documentary Film Festival has announced it will honor filmmakers Liz Garbus and Rory Kennedy with the 2010 Career Award. The filmmaking team co-founded their production company Moxie Firecracker Films in 1998. [more...]

Tribeca To Screen Six Shortlisted Oscar Docs

"Anvil! The Story of Anvil" Takes Top IDA Award

IDFA Announces Festival Winners

World News

Jaipur Fest Awards Announced

Short Film News (SFN) -The winners of the 2nd Jaipur International Film Festival (JIFF) were announced. 2nd Jaipur International Film Festival took place 29 -31 January 2010 in the pink city, Jaipur. [more...]

Vesoul Fest Announces Winners

Sundance Fest Announces Jury Prize in Short Filmmaking

Korean Director Wins APSA - NETPAC Prize

Interviews

SFN INTERVIEW / Ciak Junior Festival Director, Sergio Manfio

Marjan Riahi (SFN)- Born in Treviso, Italy, Sergio Manfio He is the President and the Head of the creative department of Gruppo Alcuni Srl. He is a world renowned Italian author and director in the animation domain who has directed many short and feature animation films and series. [more...]

SFN INTERVIEW / ZOOM-ZBLIZENIA Festival Director, Sylwia Motyl-Cinkowska

Cinema Never Dies

SFN INTERVIEW / Third Eye Festival Director, Sudhir Nandgaonkar

Festivals

8th Human Rights Film Festival of Donostia
  Entry Deadline: March 1, 2010

Other Sites

Johnny Depp Directing Documentary About Keith Richards
Captain Jack Sparrow of Pirates of the Caribbean fame is now quite the iconic swashbuckler, and while the character is a fine performance by Johnny Depp, the actor revealed his inspiration for crafting the drunk pirate lied within Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards. So it only made sense for the British rocker to appear as Captain Jack's father in At World's End. Now we can add another link in this strange chain as The Playlist reports Depp will direct a documentary chronicling Richards' life combining all-new.

JD Salinger documentary being readied for spring film festival
Author J.D. Salinger refused to release rights to produce a film version of his classic novel Catcher in the Rye, turning down directors from Frank Capra to Steven Spielberg, according to former Variety reporter, Mike Fleming. It is a wish that will likely be upheld by his estate, following the writer's death January 27. But this wish won't apply to an upcoming documentary.

Oscar Shorts initiative returns to US circuit on February 19
Shorts International and Magnolia Pictures are returning with their Oscar Shorts programme in February.

Documentary diversity at Sundance
Is Chico Colvard nervous? Could be: When the first-time docmaker arrives at Sundance with his very personal "Family Affair," his competition will include three Oscar winners, four one-time nominees and a lineup of nonfiction directors who've made enough movies to fill six seasons of "POV" -- on subjects as diverse as war crimes, Al Gore and Muhammad Ali. If Colvard isn't on edge, he should be defusing bombs.

Slamdance to debut Soderbergh's 'Fine'
Steven Soderbergh's docu "And Everything Is Going Fine" will world premiere at the 2010 Slamdance Film Festival. Feature-length pic is an intimate look at the life and work of the late writer and performer Spaulding Gray.

Docu on screenwriting headed for theaters
First Run Features has acquired North American theatrical rights to Peter Hanson's "Tales From the Script," a documentary that details the lives and work of dozens of Hollywood screenwriters.

Dogwoof picks up UK rights to Mugabe And The White African
Independent film distributor Dogwoof has acquired the UK rights to Lucy Bailey and Andrew Thompson’s documentary Mugabe And The White African.


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