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“Ridley Scott” Launches Online Short Film Competition
Short Film News (SFN) -Oscar-nominated filmmaker Ridley Scott is launching a new online competition to send 10 budding moviemakers to this year's Venice Film Festival. [more...]

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Latest News

Leila Hatami to Head “Kustendorf festival” Jury

"Oberhausen on Tour" playing in 21 countries

10th Third Eye Festival Awards Iran short Film

Iranian Shorts Special Screening in Slamdance Fest

Marziyeh Riahi to judge at Third Eye

GRAND OFF 2011 Announces Winners

Iranian Film in 9th Short Soup Festival

TIFF 2011 Festival Awards Iran Short Film

Marjan Riahi to judge at GRAND OFF

2012 Sundance Film Festival Announces Films in Competition

Iran News

Leila Hatami to Head “Kustendorf festival” Jury

Short Film News (SFN) - Iranian actress Leila Hatami is selected as head of jury in the 5th Kustendorf festival in Bosnia Herzegovina. The fifth edition of the Kustendorf Festival has begun in Drvengrad, an idyllic hillside village in western Serbia close to the border with Bosnia Herzegovina. [more...]

10th Third Eye Festival Awards Iran short Film

Iranian Shorts Special Screening in Slamdance Fest

Marziyeh Riahi to judge at Third Eye

Documentary

15 documentaries on Oscar shortlist

Short Film News (SFN) -The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences shortlists 15 films for Oscars consideration. The 83rd Academy Awards takes place Febrary 27, 2011. The number of documentaries eligible this year is a record 101, making 2010 a banner year for nonfiction film. [more...]

PBS to air “Steve Jobs” documentary November 2

Werner Herzog’s “Into the Abyss” to open DOC NYC

IDA Documentary Awards Call For Entries Deadline Announced

World News

"Oberhausen on Tour" playing in 21 countries

Short Film News (SFN) -The sixth Oberhausen on Tour will be held in 49 venues in 21 countries. The tour kicks off on 13 January 2012 in Wiesbaden's Caligari Filmbühne, with the last stop at the Lichtspiel Kinemathek in Berne on 14 June. Between these two dates, the seven short film programmes will travel from Munich to Hamburg, Santiago de Compostela to Istanbul, and from Johannesburg to San Luisi Potosi. [more...]

“Ridley Scott” Launches Online Short Film Competition

GRAND OFF 2011 Announces Winners

2012 Sundance Film Festival Announces Films in Competition

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

28th Hamburg International ShortFilmFestival
Entry Deadline: 15 February 2012

Other Sites

Michael Moore: Best Documentary Oscar Will Be Chosen By the Full Academy
Michael Moore told Indiewire that the new Academy rule requiring a Los Angeles Times or New York Times review to qualify documentaries for Oscar consideration is only one of many "great new changes" that will "prevent the concerns that have existed since 'Roger & Me.'"

Wim Wenders’ “Pina” Among Nominees for European Film Awards’ Best Documentary
The 24th European Film Academy has announced the three documentary nominees for this year’s European Film Awards.

Scorsese's Harrison documentary to premiere in Liverpool
The highly anticipated George Harrison documentary, directed by the legendary Martin Scorsese, is set to premiere in Liverpool on Oct. 2, the BBC has reported.

Bono: U2 documentary is excruciating to watch
The previously unrevealed machinations of U2 have been laid bare in a documentary about the making of the landmark album 'Achtung Baby'.

The Top 10 Things Every Film Festival Director Needs to Know
Last week, indieWIRE published The 10 Things You Must Know Before You Set Foot on the Festival Circuit, an excerpt from the Film Collaborative’s upcoming book “Selling Your Film Without Selling Your Soul.” Now, it’s time for a look at the circuit from the other side of the acceptance letter: The film festival director.

Oscar Documentary Short Entries Face Sept. 1 Deadline
Eligible docs must also complete a seven-day run in Los Angeles or Manhattan by Dec. 31.

Big-name documentaries in Toronto
True tales from Morgan Spurlock, Jonathan Demme and Werner Herzog are on tap for Toronto Film Fest.


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