Sydney Levine

Hemel at New Directors/New Films Festival

  • March 28, 2012 1:23 AM
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Media Luna's FIPRESCI awarded HEMEL, whose world premiere was at this year's Berlin Film Festival, just had the North American premiere at the New Directors/New Films Festival!

New Contest from iThentic- Water: Take 1 Online Short Film Contest

  • March 27, 2012 2:48 PM
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Open call for the new online short film contest, Water: Take 1 has been opened by iThentic and Ventura Water located in Ventura, California, Limoneira’s Limco Del Mar, and Patagonia. This is an exciting and vital initiative that highlights our relationship with water and promotes upcoming water awareness, efficiency and recycling programs.

Movie Theaters I've Known and Loved

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  • March 27, 2012 10:30 AM
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Movie Theaters I’ve Known and Loved Part 1: Ira Deutchman Remembers

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  • March 26, 2012 10:37 AM
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We all know Ira Deutchman, but for the record, Ira has been making, marketing and distributing films since 1975, having worked on over 150 films including some of the most successful independent films of all time. He was one of the founders of Cinecom and later created Fine Line Features—two companies that were created from scratch and in their respective times, helped define the independent film business. Currently Deutchman is Managing Partner of Emerging Pictures, a New York-based digital exhibition company. He is also a Professor of Professional Practice in the Graduate Film Division of the School of the Arts at Columbia University, where he is the head of the Producing Program. He is also active in Art House Convergence and wrote this inspirational blog for them. It inspired my own reminiscence which was quite fun to do. It will go up tomorrow. I hope my readers enjoy this. If it inspires you, I will publish yours here as well.

Vilnius International Film Festival

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  • March 24, 2012 10:57 AM
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I'm on my way to the Vilnius International Film Festival, the biggest and most important film festival in Lithuania. I know there are others, like the Kaunas Film Festival which is connected to the preservation of its oldest cinema house. I've never been to Lithuania though my paternal and my maternal grandfathers were both from there so I am quite excited to be going. We will be participating in the industry program there. More news after we land...starting March 26!

Digitization of Theaters in Europe

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  • March 23, 2012 10:45 AM
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 “DigiTraining Plus: European Cinemas Experiencing New Technologies”, taking place in Amsterdam from 29 August to 2 September 2012:

Peru and the Art of Film Financing

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  • March 22, 2012 7:30 AM
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INTERVIEW: Carmen Rosa Vargas Céspedes, General Director of Cultural, Industries and Arts

Venice Film Festival Announces its Market in a Crowded Fall Season

  • By Sydney Levine
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  • March 21, 2012 10:41 AM
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The Venice Film Festival's new artistic director Alberto Barbera has announced that France’s Pascal Diot will head the new Venice Film Market. TIFF goes on. In October, Rome has announced that Marco Mueller has been apppointed Director there and will soon reveal market plans. Moscow has also announced its Red Square Screenings will be held during this crowded fall season. The big question is, who will have the energy to attend yet another market?

Cinefondation Atelier at the Cannes Film Festival

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  • March 20, 2012 7:30 AM
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Fifteen feature film projects from 14 countries have been selected for the 8th Cinéfondation Atelier at the 65th Cannes International Film Festival (from May 16 to 27). Created in 2005 to help emerging and confirmed filmmakers to complete financing for their film (115 directors have benefitted so far, 72 films have been made, and 20 are still in pre-production), the Atelier will allow those selected in 2012 to be present on the Croisette from May 18 to 25 with their producers for individual meetings with the professionals interested in their projects.

U.S. in Progress at the Champs-Elysees Film Festival

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  • March 19, 2012 10:38 AM
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US in Progress films start festival careers

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