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Trinidad+Tobago Film Festival 2013 Call For Entries (No Submission Fee - Deadline Imminent)

  • By Tambay A. Obenson
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  • May 17, 2013 2:59 PM
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The call for submissions for the 2013 edition of the trinidad+tobago film festival (ttff), which takes place from September 18 to October 1, will close on May 31, and filmmakers who wish to submit a film are urged to do so no later than that date.

Opening Today: Doc 'Re-Emerging: The Jews of Nigeria' (NY's Quad Cinema)

  • By Vanessa Martinez
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  • May 17, 2013 2:55 PM
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The intriguing documentary opens today at New York's Quad Cinema (34 W 13th Street) on May 17 for a week-long engagement, with two shows daily at 1pm and 7pm. For tickets and more information go to the film's web page at http://www.re-emergingfilm.com.

Kenyan Director Hawa Essuman Talks 'Soul Boy,' & Upcoming Supernatural Drama 'Djin'

  • By Tambay A. Obenson
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  • May 17, 2013 1:01 PM
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We've been following the progress of Kenyan filmmaker Hawa Essuman's supernatural feature Djin, for about 2 years now, as it's picked up financing in bits and pieces, via various film markets, co-production initiatives, grants received and more, including, most recently, the Director’s Eye prize at the 9th African Film Festival of Cordoba (Spain), which comes with 25,000 euro (or about $32,600) to be used for development.

First Trailer & Poster For Film Adaptation Of Ivorian Graphic Novel 'Aya de Yopougon'

  • By Emmanuel Akitobi
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  • May 17, 2013 12:33 PM
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The highly anticipated film adaptation of Ivory Coast-born/France-based author Marguerite Abouet's popular graphic novel series, Aya de Yopougon (Aya of Yop City) will open in France on July 17.

Cannes 2013 - First Look Footage From Mahamat-Saleh Haroun's 'Grisgris'

  • By Tambay A. Obenson
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  • May 17, 2013 11:35 AM
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Cannes 2013 - Film Based On 2010 Rio de Janeiro Favela Alemao Drug Raid, In Production

  • By Tambay A. Obenson
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  • May 17, 2013 11:02 AM
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L.A. Rebellion Chicago Screening Of 'Daughters Of The Dust' w/ Julie Dash, Tuesday 5/21

  • By Sergio
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  • May 17, 2013 10:26 AM
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The seventh in the ongoing series of the Chicago screenings of the L.A. Rebellion touring film series will continue on Tuesday May 21 with a screening of a newly restored print of Julie Dash’s impressionistic 1991 film Daughters of the Dust.

Spike Lee Is Taking Over 'Sierra Madre'-esque Thriller 'Gold' From Michael Mann

  • By Tambay A. Obenson
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  • May 16, 2013 10:50 PM
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Did You Hear About The Uniball Commercial They Don't Want You To See?

  • By Sergio
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  • May 16, 2013 10:49 PM
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So I’m sure you’ve heard about that notorious Mountain Dew commercial conceived by someone I admit I had never heard of before, who goes by the moniker Tyler the Creator.

Producer Of 'The Ring' Wants To Alter How Stories Are Told, Releases Horror Movie As An App

  • By Tambay A. Obenson
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  • May 16, 2013 8:10 PM
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With a decline in home video sales, as studios and content providers wrestle with ways to attract and keep wandering eyeballs, given the increased use of mobile devices to watch movies and TV shows, one company - backed by the producer of the Ring movies, as well as David Lynch's Mulholland Drive (Neal Edelstein) - wants to rethink the way stories are told to match the fluidity with which audiences watch those stories unfold on screen.

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