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World Film Festivals - January 2010

THE CRAZIES trailer.

January 30th 2010 02:28
In a terrifying tale of the American Dream gone wrong, four friends find themselves trapped in their hometown. A reinvention of the George A. Romero classic, THE CRAZIES is directed by Breck Eisner (SAHARA) and is based on a screenplay by Ray Wright (PULSE, CASE 39) and Scott Kosar (THE AMITYVILLE HORROR, THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE).


David Dutton (Timothy Olyphant) is sheriff in a picture-perfect American town with happy, law-abiding citizens. But one night, one of them comes to a school baseball game with a loaded shotgun, ready to kill. Another man burns down his house after locking his wife and young son in a closet inside. Something is infecting the citizens of Ogden Marsh...with insanity


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MUFF time!

January 29th 2010 19:53

The Melbourne Underground Film Festival is proud to officially announce the dawn of its eleventh year in this exciting new decade. The call for entries to the 2010 festival has now officially opened for all national and international films, and the MUFF team is buckling down and prepping for the announcement of new festival plans, events, and of course, the 2010 MUFF theme.


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A-TEAM trailer

January 29th 2010 15:00
THE A-TEAM follows the exciting and daring exploits of Hannibal Smith and his colorful team of former Special Forces soldiers who were set up for a crime they did not commit. Going “rogue,” they utilize their unique talents – and eccentricities – to try and clear their names and find the true culprit.

IN CINEMAS EVERYWHERE JULY 2010
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OSCARS IN NY.

January 29th 2010 06:34
On Oscar Sunday, March 7, 2010, New York-area members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will celebrate the 82nd Academy Awards® at GILT at The New York Palace hotel just steps from St. Patrick's Cathedral, Rockefeller Center and Saks Fifth Avenue.

Since 1990, the Academy has hosted a New York Oscar celebration for its East Coast members, many of whom are previous Academy Award® winners and nominees.
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Independent Television Services - Call for International Producers

January 29th 2010 03:44
The Independent Television Service's (ITVS) International Call enables independent producers from outside of the United States of America to create documentaries for US television. The program is designed to help storytellers from other countries to introduce US audience to their global neighbours.

Call for entries deadline is February 5, 2010


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Asian Film Awards

January 29th 2010 02:13


The Hong Kong International Film Festival Society (HKIFFS) have announced the nominees in the 14 categories of the 4th annual Asian Film Awards (AFA) Presentation Ceremony. The 4th AFA will be the Opening Gala of Entertainment Expo Hong Kong and will coincide with two other flagship events of the HKIFFS: the 34th Hong Kong International Film Festival (HKIFF), and the 8th Hong Kong – Asia Film Financing Forum (HAF).
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AVATAR on Top of the World!

January 28th 2010 15:02
On Monday, 'Avatar' surpassed 'Titanic' to become the worldwide highest-grossing movie ever. Its worldwide total stands at $1.859 billion, compared to 'Titanic's $1.843 billion. 'Avatar's Monday gross was $3.2 million domestic and an est. $16.9 million foreign, which put it over the top.
Director James Cameron

Well its taken 12 years but Cameron has finally knocked off his own number one and replaced it with one of the best pics in a v long time. But do remember that the 3D ticket prices are an important part of this phenomena.
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MARK YOUR CALENDARS!

January 28th 2010 10:37
The dates for the 2010 Chicago International Film Festival have been announced.

The festival will run from Thursday, October 7 to Wednesday, October 20.
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Its a wrap & the goods are in!

January 28th 2010 05:00

Movie Extra Tropfest is pleased to announce a record number of over 1000 entries submitted in 2010 for Movie Extra Tropfest, Trop Jr and MAX TROPSCORE. Deadline day alone witnessed over 400 entries come in for Movie Extra Tropfest and Trop Jr.

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Strong Australian presence at Berlinale 2010

January 28th 2010 00:39
Australia will be well represented at the 2010 Berlinale with four Australian films selected for the film festival, one Australian project selected for the Co-Production Market and four new Australian filmmakers selected for the Talent Campus.

The action thriller Red Hill – the feature debut from writer/producer/director Patrick Hughes – will have its World Premiere in the Berlin International Film Festival’s Panorama Special within Official Selection. Described as a modern day western, Red Hill was produced by Al Clark and stars Ryan Kwanten, Steve Bisley, Tom E Lewis and Claire van der Boom. Panorama features a diverse line-up of international films from well-known directors as well as debut films and new discoveries.
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RED HILL

January 25th 2010 10:09

AUSSIE WESTERN SELECTED FOR 60th BERLIN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

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POPCORN presents THE ROOM

January 25th 2010 06:17

presents
THE ROOM
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Australian films at the local box office in 2009

January 25th 2010 02:57
While the box office for Aussie films is still not great when compared with the money we spend on overseas films. It was good to find an almost 50% rise in box office compared to 2008. With approximately AU$36 million in 2008, an extra AU$18 million in receipts means we are spending more time watching local releases and the filmmakers are puting together better quality content for audiences to watch. Remember, if everyone in Australia saw one Australian film each year that would create a box office of over AU$220 million dollars.

The 418 films screened in Australian cinemas in 2009 grossed $1.09 billion, making last year’s total box office the highest on record. Of those films, 50 were Australian, accounting for $54.8 million or 5.0 per cent of the total, according to Screen Australia analysis of Motion Picture Distributors Association of Australia (MPDAA) data. This is the highest number of Australian films to be screened annually in over 25 years and also marks the greatest domestic share since 2001, when a combination of Moulin Rouge, Lantana, The Man Who Sued God and Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles took the Australian earnings to $64.4 million (7.8 per cent).
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Australian Films in Cinemas Now

January 23rd 2010 10:35
If you really want to show your support for the Aussie film industry, here's whats on at the moment. You probably have already seen one or two of these by now. If not WHY NOT!

Check local websites for screening details and ....
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Seven Australian short films selected for major French festival

January 23rd 2010 05:31
Seven Australian short films will screen at the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival in France which opens on 29 January.

Over the past 31 years, Clermont-Ferrand has established itself as the world’s leading short film festival and marketplace. The festival hosts around 2 million spectators and over 550 film executives including buyers, distributors, press, festival selectors and talent scouts.
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AFI Awards to return to Sydney from 2011

January 23rd 2010 00:05
In a landmark 3 year deal struck with the NSW Government, the AFI is delighted to announce the Samsung Mobile AFI Awards will return to Sydney in 2011 for the next 3 years.

The move coincides with what is shaping up to be an exciting new decade for the Australian screen industry, and the AFI with the support of the NSW Government and AFI sponsors and partners, is looking forward to showcasing its premiere event in arguably one of the most beautiful cities in the world – Sydney


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Mofilm's ad competition.

January 22nd 2010 15:11
Here's an email for a short film competition I recieved recently. As I am not based in the UK, I am passing this on for you all to check out. All care, no responsibility for competition etc etc etc.

Anyway read on......
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ASTROBOY trailer!

January 22nd 2010 12:29
Anyone who grew up in the eighties will know and love Astroboy. And finally we're all about to get the latest upgrade of our favourite Asian superhero. Forget Superman and Spiderman, the kid is cool!! And its the most animated we will ever get Nicolas Cage!

The new animated super hero film ASTROBOY is soon to be released in UK cinemas nationwide on February 5th 2010.
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INVICTUS trailer!

January 22nd 2010 05:13
Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire, it has the power to unite people, in a way that little else does.– Nelson Mandela

From director Clint Eastwood, “Invictus” tells the inspiring true story of how Nelson Mandela (Morgan Freeman) joined forces with the captain of South Africa’s rugby team, Francois Pienaar (Matt Damon), to help unite their country.
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THE WOLFMAN Q&A

January 22nd 2010 00:53


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Paranormal Competition!

January 21st 2010 15:14
There are just 2 weeks to go until the scarily successful Paranormal Activity will be making its way onto DVD and Blu-ray! To celebrate the release of the most chilling horror of the decade (!) we are offering all dedicated fans the opportunity to make their own 'paranormal' short which will feature on the release of the DVD in 2010.

Please check out the good, the bad and the downright creepy of fan horror -
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Samson & Delilah shortlisted for Foreign Language Oscar®

January 21st 2010 10:44
Warwick Thornton and Kath Shelper’s international hit feature Samson & Delilah is one of nine films shortlisted for the 2009 Foreign Language Film Oscar®.

“This is the first time an Australian film has been shortlisted in the Foreign Language Film category and we are immensely proud of the entire Samson & Delilah team for this fantastic achievement,” said Ruth Harley, Screen Australia Chief Executive.
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44 INCH CHEST Trailer

January 21st 2010 02:56
What happens when the writers of hard edged British gangster picture Sexy Beast tackle family drama? You get 44 Inch Chest, a story of marital infidelity that takes a decidedly dark and nasty turn. Opening Los Angeles on January 15th and January 29th in New York, Washington D.C. and San Diego, 44 Inch Chest is a film that is not to be missed. Stay tuned for UK and Australian release dates. View the trailer and clips below.

In the style of all things British Gangster, the themes are twisted a little as Ray Winstone and his 'friends' decide to deliver manly justice their own way. Ego can be a dirty word!
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FLICKERFEST Awards announced!

January 20th 2010 14:48
The 19th annual Flickerfest International and Australian awards were announced last night at a star-studded ceremony at the Bondi Pavilion, Bondi Beach.

Attended by celebrated guests from the Australian and the International film industry, the Closing Night ceremony honoured those entrants with award-winning films within the Academy Accredited® competition. Following the ceremony, a selection of the winning films were screened before the Closing Night Party took place. The original Bondi short film festival, Flickerfest wrapped its highly successful 10-day Sydney season with sellout audiences and a great response to all films screened, before embarking on its 24 venue national tour.
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80 Best Picture Posters to Premiere at the Academy

January 20th 2010 04:56
In the lead up to this years 82nd Academy Awards® Posters promoting the films of the early years of the Academy will be on display with “The Wizard of Oz,” “Citizen Kane” and “Casablanca” among the 80 Best Picture nominees represented in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ new exhibition “The More the Merrier: Posters from the Ten Best Picture Nominees, 1936 – 1943,” opening on Saturday, January 23, in the Academy’s Grand Lobby Gallery in Beverly Hills. Admission is free.

Focusing on the eight consecutive years during which there were annually ten Best Picture nominees, the exhibition will showcase what are arguably some of the most striking movie posters ever created, including artwork for “Romeo and Juliet” (1936), “A Star Is Born” (1937), “Jezebel” (1938), “Stagecoach” (1939), “The Philadelphia Story” (1940), “The Maltese Falcon” (1941), “The Pride of the Yankees” (1942) and “Heaven Can Wait” (1943). Key artists and illustrators whose work will be featured include Norman Rockwell, Al Hirschfeld, Jacques Kapralik, France’s Boris Grinsson and Pierre Pigeot, and Italy’s Ercole Brini.
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Sundance Selects VOD.

January 19th 2010 08:23
Sundance Selects, the new theatrical and video-on-demand film label, today announced an unprecedented collaboration with the not-for-profit Sundance Institute for the 2010 Sundance Film Festival (January 21st - 31st, Park City, UT).

As part of the "Direct from the Sundance Film Festival" initiative, three films being screened at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival will simultaneously be available nationwide, on-demand, through Sundance Selects. The films in the collaboration represent the broad range of cinematic expression found in this year's festival, from a highly anticipated documentary to a thrilling Park City at Midnight title, to a critically-acclaimed American independent film.
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15 films in the Documentary Feature short list.

January 18th 2010 12:49
he Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 15 films in the Documentary Feature category will advance in the voting process for the 82nd Academy Awards®. Eighty-nine pictures had originally qualified in the category.

The 15 films are listed below in alphabetical order by title, with their production company


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POPCORN TAXI PRESENTS… Phil Spector.

January 18th 2010 02:33



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Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang Trailer

January 17th 2010 02:47
Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang hits UK cinemas 26th March 2010 with a star-studded cast which sees Emma Thompson reprising her original role joined by Maggie Gyllenhaal, Ralph Fiennes, Maggie Smith, Rhys Ifans and Bill Bailey.

In Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang, Oscar(r)-winning actress and screenwriter Emma Thompson returns to the role of the magical nanny who appears when she's needed the most and wanted the least in the next chapter of the hilarious and heart-warming fable that has enchanted children around the world.
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SOUNDTRACK FOR A REVOLUTION

January 16th 2010 14:36
SOUNDTRACK FOR A REVOLUTION OPENING DAY ANNOUNCEMENT!!!!

A new documentary by Bill Guttentag & Dan Sturman
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Flix in the Wet

January 16th 2010 02:19
Flix in the Wet presents an NT premiere every Sunday from 24 January – 04 April 2010.

An exclusive showcase of quality Australian and international content outdoors in the Northern Territory Capital - DARWIN.
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FLICKERFEST TOUR DATES!

January 15th 2010 02:33
Flickerfest is getting ready to hit the road on a two month tour of state capitals and regional centres throughout Australia.

After what has been another successful season at the Bondi Pavillion, the team is will start the tour at Byron Bay on January 22 before criss-crossing the length and breadth of the country from Brisbane to Broome, Cairns to Canberra and Narrabri to Noosa.
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The Bondi OpenAir Cinema

January 13th 2010 04:13
Opening Night kicks off with sunset drinks, live music from the sunset stage and at dusk the spectacular and magical Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus under the stars.

There are a limited number of tickets available to this special event. Be quick and book online now


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Robin Hood Trailer.

January 13th 2010 01:18
The official poster and trailer for epic medieval adventure Robin Hood, from famed director
Ridley Scott (Gladiator, American Gangster)! Highly anticipated as next years' biggest and most swashbuckling title, Robin Hood features an all star cast of Russell Crowe (Gladiator, A Bueatiful Mind), Cate Blanchett (The Aviator, Elizabeth) and Matthew Macfadyen (Pride and Prejudice) and is set for release on 14th May 2010.

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Sink the Titanic!

January 12th 2010 09:51
Nothing more in this blog, but PLEASE SEE AVATAR.LETS GET TITANIC OFF THE LEADERBOARD!!!!!!!!!
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Daybreakers Q&A with POPCORN TAXI!

January 10th 2010 14:49



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INCEPTION Trailer.

January 10th 2010 02:22
Thus looks like one hell of a movie and they have assembled one hell of a cast! Here is the new trailer for upcoming release Inception.

'Inception' sees a man become involved in a murder of the mind when he starts to see visions of a crime unfold'
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3 Idiots take Box Office

January 8th 2010 14:06

Reliance Big Pictures’ 3 Idiots released Christmas Day, has grossed $52m (R2.4bn) worldwide as of last Sunday January 3. breaking all previous international box office records for Hindi features.

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National Film and Sound Archive. Whats on in January!

January 8th 2010 02:06
6 - 20 January 2010
FILMMAKERS INTRODUCE COURTYARD SCREENING OF MALCOLM

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Ninja Assassin trailer.

January 7th 2010 01:48


Betrayal begets blood.

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FLICKERFEST FRIDAY NIGHT FEVER.

January 6th 2010 01:59

Get your disco on!

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Bodyguards and Assassins takes Asian Box Office

January 5th 2010 01:46
With all the hype surrounding Avatar becoming the fifth film to top the Billion dollar mark worldwide, it should be noted that with the cost of tickets continually rising at the cinema complexes, this will soon become not the exception, but the norm.

And while we continue to hail the mainstream films and their filmmakers with directors such as James Cameron continuing to talk up how expensive his films are and how somehow the cost of making the film equates into a fantastic film, lesser known directors continue to make films with as much appeal to the general public as the cash-burners.
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RAINDANCE Open House

January 1st 2010 14:01
Raindance runs an independant film festival and film school based in the UK. If you have been putting off studying or woeking on your craft get along to their open night in 10 days time.

New Years brings new ideas! Get started! Even if you dont find anything on the night that suits you at least you have started. And best of luck on that first film


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Film Your Own Paranormal Activity!

January 1st 2010 02:34

To celebrate the release of the already phenomenally successful Paranormal Activity, now in cinemas worldwide, all film buffs have the chance to create and submit their own short film of paranormal activity to feature on what will no doubt be one of the biggest selling DVDs and Blu-rays of 2010!

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