Bilal                                 Ayman Jamal Best inspiring Movie

Song of the Sea                 Tomm Moore    Winner at European Film Awards Prize remitted by Marion Doeing and Jurgen Bissinger (EFA 

Le Repas Dominical            Céline Devaux Winner at Cesar and Clermont Ferrand

Films Painting a Portrait of our World

 
Stuttgart, May 1, 2016 – The 23rd Stuttgart Festival of Animated Film (ITFS) ended with an awards ceremony on Sunday. This year, the programme has been even more extensive than in previous years, And while the number of festival partners has increased, the festival has remained true to its initial concept: to present a multifaceted programme of top-class animated films to guests from the international animation industry – and, above all, to the Stuttgart audience. This year's motto ”Animation for Grown-Ups” pointed out that animated films cover a broad spectrum of content. “The decisions made by the jury of the International Competition confirm the tendency in the world of international animation to produce films with socially relevant content”, says Ulrich Wegenast, the festival's artistic director.

The roughly 80,000 visitors of the 23rd Stuttgart Festival of Animated Film again filled the seven cinema halls and the Open Air cinema on Schlossplatz. On the “warm” days, almost 10,000 people filled the Schlossplatz. But even on Wednesday, a day of record-breaking cold, an audience of about 1,000 persevered in front of the Open Air screen to watch “The Little Prince”. However, cinema attendance benefited from the low temperatures. “At times, we registered an increase in cinema attendance at Innenstadtkinos of up to 20%”, Dittmar Lumpp, commercial director of the festival, sums up. 5,000 additional people watched the festival live stream (Opening and Animated Com Award).

A new addition in 2016 was the Amazon Audience Award; the winner was selected by internet users. The Local Heroes Games Award was also presented for the first time, for the best and most innovative computer game from Baden-Württemberg. Another premiere in 2016 was a special co-production together with the Stuttgart Opera (see the end of this text). Moreover, the festival has never had such a strong presence in the city before, thanks to the activities offered in the Animation Lounge at Das Gerber, the Arab Animation Forum at Stiftung Geißstraße, and especially the world's largest animation canvas “Wall of Animation” at Breuninger Modehaus on Markplatz, where a colourful world of animation stars was created over the course of eight days of live painting.

So the festival ends on Sunday? No, because a bonus day has been added for the audience in Stuttgart: A live transmission of the opera “Rigoletto” in cooperation with the Stuttgart Opera will once more attract crowes to the Stuttgart Schlossplatz on Monday, May 2 from 07:30 pm. As a warm-up, young and old can enjoy the short film programme “Animation Opera” on the huge LED screen.


Below the Award Winners of the Stuttgart Festival of Animated Film (ITFS):
The Winners of the 23rd Stuttgart Festival of Animated Film
 
International Competition
 
Grand Prix
15,000 EUR, donated by the State of Baden-Württemberg and the City of Stuttgart

Kaputt (Broken)
Germany 2015, 7:00 min.
Directors: Alexander Lahl, Volker Schlecht
Production: Die Kulturingenieure
 
The jury statement: The winner of this year's Grand Award is a powerful record of the strength and cruelty of human nature. With raw and haunting images, the film examines a part of history which should not be forgotten.
 
Lotte Reiniger Promotion Award for Animated Film
10,000 EUR, sponsored by  MFG Film Funding Baden-Württemberg

Afternoon Class
Republic of Korea 2015, 3:50 min.
Director: Seoro Oh
 
The jury statement: The film winning the Lotte Reiniger Award this year is a highly imaginative story straight out of life, with confident direction, excellent timing, great animation, a very good sense of humour, and powerful imagery. It fills its format perfectly. This film holds high promise for the director's future.
 
 
SWR Audience Award
6,000 EUR

Paniek!
Directors: Joost Lieuwma, Daan Velsink
Production: il Luster Films
 
 
TELE 5 “Leider geil!” Special Award
2,500 EUR
 
Ivan’s Need
Switzerland 2015, 6:20 min
Directors: Veronica L. Montaño, Manuela Leuenberger, Lukas Suter
Production: Hochschule Luzern – Design &  Kunst


The jury statement: This daringly shy, tenderly sexual, provokingly robust, and passionately horny film was the perfect suitor for the Tele 5 LEIDER GEIL Award.

Amazon Audience Award
5,000 EUR

Chateau de Sable
France 2015, 5:43 min.
Directors: Quentin Deleau, Lucie Foncelle,Maxime Goudal, Julien Paris, Sylvain Robert
Production: École Supérieure des Métiers Artistiques (ESMA)

Young Animation – Award for the Best Student Film
2,500 EUR, sponsored by the Landesanstalt für Kommunikation Baden-Württemberg (LfK) and MFG Film Funding Baden-Württemberg

Pro Mamu (About a Mother)
Russia 2015, 8:00 min.
Director: Dina Velikovskaya
Production: School Studio “Shar”
 
The jury statement: We award the main prize for the best student film to a masterpiece that convinced us with its wonderful animation and perfect narration.
The film tells a universal story of love, caring, and self-sacrifice. It allows us to look at society with hope, in a remarkably positive and life-affirming way.

FANtastisc Award
1,000 EUR,donated by the Animation Family, the most faithful fans of the Stuttgart Festival of Animated Film

Toutes Nuancées (All their shades)
Belgium 2015, 5:46 min.
Director: Chloé Alliez
Production: Ecole national supérieur des arts visuels de la Cambre
 
The jury statement: With simple technical means, our winning film achieves maximum impact. It highlights the many aspects of human existence – it's impossible to turn it off. With subtle irony and without a moralising undertone, the film celebrates stereotypes. In the end, we even had a burst of lucidity – and now us FANs can bask in the award-winner's glamour.
 
 
Tricks for Kids – Award for the Best Animated Children's Short Film
4,000 EUR, sponsored by Studio 100 Media GmbH
 
Alike
Spain 2015, 8:01 min.
Directors: Daniel Martínez Lara, Nicolás Matji
Production: La Fiesta PC
 
The statement of the children's jury: We have chosen “Alike” because....
…this film is more serious than others. (Joel)
…it is nicer when there are several different paths to take in the world. (Sofia)
…the film could make the world a little better. (Leonie)
…not every film needs to be funny to be a good film. (Stella).
…I liked the way people were portrayed in colours or in grey! (Tim)
…the film doesn't need any language! (Nik)

Tricks for Kids – Award for the Best Children's Animated Series

National:
Petzi: Schildkröteninsel
Germany 2015, 11:00 min.
Directors: Michael Bohnenstingl, Paul Cichon, Johannes Weiland
Production: Studio Soi GmbH&Co KG
 
International:
The long Long Holiday: The Secret
France 2015, 26:14 min.
Director: Paul Leluc
Production: Les Armateurs, Blue Spirit Studio
 
AniMovie – Award for the Best Full-Length Animated Film
 
Psiconautas, los niños olvidados (Psychonauts, the forgotten children)
Spain 2015, 75 min.
Directors: Pedro Rivero, Alberto Vázquez
Production: Basque Films, ZircoZine Animation, Abrakam Estudio, La Competencia
 
The jury statement: In an animated film, you can go wherever you like and talk about everything. Animals can speak and mountains can hike. The things of the world are condensed into precise visual metaphors. Such as in our favourite film.
On an island, in the aftermath of a catastrophe, a girl and boy are living in dark and hopeless times. Their only chance to find a future for themselves is solidarity.
With wonderfully creative ideas, the directors made a film with a captivating abundance of styles. They take us along on a journey between heaven and hell, they deeply move us emotionally. And: the film has a great sense of subversive humour.
 
German Animation Screenplay Award
2,500 EUR, sponsored by Telepool GmbH

Die Olchis – der Film
Writer: John Chambers
 
 
German Voice Actor Award
Kostja Ullmann for the role of Sam in the film “Sam O’Cool – Ein schräger Vogel hebt ab”.
 
 
Crazy Horse Session – The 48 H Animation Jam
In cooperation with M.A.R.K. 13, supported by the Landesanstalt für Kommunikation (LFK)
Team Lebanon: Lea Azar, Marylin Haddad
 
 
Local Heroes Games Award
5,000 EUR, donated by MFG Baden-Württemberg

The Inner World
by Tobias Frisch
Production: Studio Fizbin
Publisher: Headup Games GmbH & Co KG

The next Stuttgart Festival of Animated Film takes place
from May 2 to May 7, 2017.


Press Contact: Jessica Lammer, 0711-92546-102, lammer@festival-gmbh.de
 
 

By: Maria Esteves – May 26, 2016

The 61st Annual 2016 OBIE Awards honoring Off-Broadway and Off-Off-Broadway theater exceptional achievements of 2015-2016, by two-time OBIE host and OBIE winning actress Lea Delaria (1998 OBIE recipient, On The Town) was held at the historic Webster Hall ballroom, New York, Monday, May 23, 7:00 pm. This year’s award presenters were Kate Burton, Colman Domingo, Tovah Feldshuh, Savion Glover, Danai Gurira, Natasha Katz, Lisa Kron, Norm Lewis, William Ivey Long, Elizabeth Marvel, Carrie Preston, Marlo Thomas, and Maura Tierney. The ceremony included the OBIE Awards memoriam tribute honoring the recently deceased with a live performance by Leslie Odom, Jr., Without You; and a special birthday celebration to OBIE host Lea Delaria.

The OBIE Awards founded in 1955 by theater editor Jerry Tallmer, Village Voice newsweekly, acknowledge the best of Off-Broadway and Off-Off Broadway productions. The name OBIE derives from the abbreviation for Off-Broadway (O.B.). Past recipients include Al Pacino, Meryl Streep, Morgan Freeman, Denzel Washington, Felicity Huffman, Viola Davis, Kevin Kline, Nathan Lane, Alec Baldwin, Kathy Bates, James Earl Jones, Edward Norton, and Sigourney Weaver. The judges may vote multiple OBIES in any category where outstanding achievement deserves recognition.

2016 OBIE Awards co-produced by The Village Voice and the American Theatre Wing were judged by:
Michael Feingold – OBIE Judge Chairman, columnist, The Village Voice
Quincy Tyler Bernstine – Actress, 2009 OBIE Award recipient in Ruined
Oliver Butler – Theater director, 2014 OBIE Award recipient for The Open House
Clint Ramos – Designer, 2013 OBIE Award recipient for Sustained Excellence in costume design
Juliet Rylance – Actress, 2010 OBIE Award recipient in Rosalind
Michael Sommers – Freelance theatre critic
Marilyn Stasio – Senior critic, Variety

This year’s OBIES included 37 awards within 10 categories. The following are the various awards and their winners:

Best New American Play

GUARDS AT THE TAJ, playwright by Rajiv Joseph - $1,000

Performance

CHRIS DAVIS in The Royale, (Lincoln Center Theater/Newhouse)

EMILY DONAHOE in The Christians, (Playwritghts Horizons)

GEORGIA ENGEL in John, (Signature Theater)

PASCALE ARMAND, AKOSUA BUSIA, ZAINAB JAH, LUPITA NYONG’O and SAYCON SENGBLOH ensemble of Eclipsed, (Public Theater)

JAYNE HOUDYSHELL in The Humans, (Roundabout/Laura Pels)

OMAR METWALLY and ARIAN MOAYED in Guards at the Taj, (Atlantic Theater)

BEN PLATT in Dear Evan Hansen, (Second Stage)

LUCAS CALEB ROONEY in Red Speedo, (NYTW)

TAMARA TUNIE in Familiar, (Playwrights Horizons)

Directing 

RACHEL CHAVKIN for The Royale, (Lincoln Center Theater/Newhouse)

MICHAEL LEIBENLUFT for I’ll Never Love Again, (Bushwick Starr)

Lifetime Achievement Award

CARMEN DE LAVALLADE, actress, choreographer and dancer

A.R. GURNEY, playwright

Playwriting

LUCAS HNATH for The Christians (Playwrights Horizons) and Red Speedo (NYTW)

STEPHEN KARAM for The Humans, (Roundabout/Laura Pels)

Best Design

RACHEL HAUCK for sustained excellence of set design

JASON LYONS for sustained excellence of lighting design

JAMES ORTIZ in The Woodsman (New World Stages)

BRAY POOR for sustained excellence of sound design

KAYE VOYCE for sustained excellence of costume design

Special Citations

ANNIE BAKER (playwright), SAM GOLD (director), MARK BARTON, ÁSTA BENNIEHOSTETTER, MIMI LIEN, NOAH MEASE and BRAY POOR (design team) in John

DOMINIQUE MORISSEAU and RUBEN SANTIAGO-HUDSON in Skeleton Crew

Obie Grants

BEDLAM THEATRE– $4,000
NOOR THEATRE– $4,000
PROSPECT THEATER COMPANY– $4,000

The Ross Wetzsteon Award

NAATCO/NATIONAL ASIAN AMERICAN THEATRE COMPANY - $3,000

Musical Theatre

STEVEN LEVENSON, BENJ PASEK and JUSTIN PAUL in Dear Evan Hansen, (Second Stage)

 

Comedy about aging yakuza, family drama, and documentary awarded

After six days with over 100 films from Japan and a rich variety of other cultural events, the 16th Japanese Film Festival Nippon Connection in Frankfurt am Main ended on May 29. With far more than 16,000 visitors, a new record was set, and many of the film screenings, concerts, and workshops were quickly sold out – thanks also to around 60 guests. Directors, actors, producers, and artists from Japan and from all over the world had come to present their work to the audience. The festival closed with the award ceremony at Künstlerhaus Mousonturm.

This year's Nippon Cinema Award, an audience award, went to Ryuzo and the Seven Henchmen by Takeshi Kitano. In his feature film about an old-school yakuza, the director returns to his roots in comedy and takes an ironic glimpse at Japan’s ageing society. The award, endowed with 2,000 Euros, sponsored by Bankhaus Metzler from Frankfurt am Main, was presented for the twelfth time. Gerhard Wiesheu of Bankhaus Metzler handed the award to producer Shozo Ichiyama from Office Kitano.

The Nippon Visions Audience Award was given toUnder the Cherry Tree by Kei Tanaka. The documentary film convinced as a sensitive portrait of the elderly residents of a public housing complex. The filmmaker received the award in person. This audience award is endowed with 1,000 Euros and was sponsored for the third time by the Japanese Cultural Center Frankfurt.

Takeo Kikuchi is the winner of the Nippon Visions Jury Award. In his family drama Dear Deer, filled with impressive acting performances, the young director tells the story of a troubled relationship between siblings while also dealing with the stagnation in small Japanese towns. As the jury members pointed out, they were especially impressed by the director's light-footed approach and the performance of the leading actress. The three members of the jury were German filmmaker Gunter Deller, Shozo Ichiyama, producer from Office Kitano and program director at FILMeX Festival, and film critic Yuka Kimbara. The award winner will receive a subtitling for the director's next project, sponsored by the Japan Visualmedia Translation Academy (JVTA) from Tokyo.

Two more films from the Nippon Visions section received an special mention. The documentary Under the Cherry Treeby Kei Tanaka was not only chosen as the audience's favorite, but it was also regarded as an outstanding achievement by the jury. The Man Who Was Eaten, a science fiction comedy by director Keisuke Kondo, was praised as an original social satire. The award ceremony was followed by the screening of the closing film Pieta in the Toilet, in attendance of director Daishi Matsunaga.

The date for next year's Nippon Connection festival is already set: from May 23 to 28, 2017, Künstlerhaus Mousonturm and Theater Willy Praml in der Naxoshalle will once more become a center of Japanese cinema.

The organizers
The Japanese Film Festival Nippon Connection is organized on a voluntary basis by the more than 70 members of the Nippon Connection registered association. The festival is realized under the patronage of Peter Feldmann, Mayor of the city of Frankfurt am Main, and Takeshi Kamiyama, Consul General of Japan in Frankfurt am Main. 
 

Films from Australia, Brazil, Denmark, Italy, Spain and Switzerland winning the Yellow Einstein Award of the 6th International Uranium Film Festival in Rio de Janeiro

June 1st, 2016  -  Rio de Janeiro’s 6th International Uranium Film Festival awarded  films from 8 countries: Australia, Brazil, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Spain, Switzerland and the Netherlands. Six films received the Yellow Einstein Award and 4 films the festival’s Special Recognition. In total the festival screened in the cinematheque of Rio de Janeiro’s Modern Art Museum (MAM) 49 films from all over the world about atomic power, uranium, nuclear security and radioactive risks. 13 filmmakers and producers were present in Rio. The best and most important films were awarded by the festival’s international jury. 

„Since the beginning of time radiation is part of human mankind. There is natural radiation coming from space and from the rocks under our feet. And because of the discovering and use of the powerful element uranium we have in addition the „man-made“ radiation coming from the contamination of our planet - for example - through mining and by more than 2000 atomic bombs that were blown up in the Atmosphere just by the five A-Bomb states USA, Russia, France, United Kingdom and China“, says festival director Norbert G. Suchanek. 

Radioactivity is invisible, has no smell no taste.  „It’s a huge challenge to film something that you cannot see, but something that still can hurt or even kill you“, says Suchanek.  „For that the making of nuclear films is sometimes a risky business. And the Uranium Film Festival has the duty to honor and to award these filmmakers and their work.“

The Uranium Film Festival trophy  is a piece of art produced by Brazilian waste-material-artist Getúlio Damado, who lives and works in the famous artist quarter Santa Teresa in Rio de Janeiro where the first International Uranium Film Festival was held in May 2011. Getúlio creates the Uranium Film Festival Award from waste material, that he finds in the streets of Santa Teresa. He uses also old watches to remember the first atomic bomb dropped over Hiroshima. Watches in Hiroshima stopped exactly at 8:15 in the morning when the A-bomb exploded on August 6th, 1945. „For the last six years our Award had the nickname Yellow Oscar. But this year in April the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Hollywood prohibited us the use of the name Oscar. For that we had to find a new name. For that from now on the Uranium Film Festival Award is called the Yellow Einstein“, explains festival director Norbert G. Suchanek

The 13th annual FOCAL International Awards in association with AP Archive took place last Thursday night before a full house at The Lancaster London Hotel. Now well into their second decade and going strong, The FOCAL International Awards celebrate the best use of footage in all variety of genres, across all media platforms, with the 2016 event showing strength from around the global production community.

HOST KATE ADIE.

Green-Go 2016

Are you worried not to provide healthy food to your children anymore? Are you working on the development of circular economy as a designer or an entrepreneur? Do you want to act against that once blooming nature is on its way to become a distant memory?

WE WANT TO HEAR YOUR VOICE - SHOOT A SHORT FILM AND MAKE A CHANGE!

1.      Small is beautiful - Why should we change to small scale and forget about intensive agriculture?

John was a farmer of few hectares providing his community with healthy and fresh food. Then, next door land was purchased by a large farmer using pesticide and planting only wheat on thousands of hectares. The results became devastating. Water and vegetables turned bad, bees and birds disappeared, the food was not healthy anymore. John could not provide good food to locals anymore.

Almost 400 billion EUR (40% of the total EU budget) goes to agricultural support, but not in a sustainable way. Small scale farmers are hardly supported, while health, nature and quality food are not in focus anymore. Do you have a good example of sustainable farming? Do you want to show that we need a change?

2.      Round’n’round - The answer to our planet’s resource challenge, the circular economy

Instead of the ’throw-away economy’ we need a circular economy, which better serves the people and does not destroy the planet. Industrial symbiosis, resource recovery, lifetime expansion or urban mining are few way, which can help to achieve the absolute reduction in resource use. Do you have a brilliant idea or working example about circular economy? Do you have a similar idea or a working example about circular economy? Show it to the world!

3.      Act naturally - Raise your voice for European nature!

The majestic Iberian lynx only counts around 100 adults. Monk seals, once abundant in the waters of Greece, have less than 500 individuals. The playful European mink is now critically endangered. These and other 1200 species’ only stronghold is the largest network of protected areas in the world, the Natura 2000 network. These areas are all around you! Go out, experience Europe’s natural wonders and show it to the world that it is worth protecting nature! For us, for our children!

We help you to reach with your short films hundreds of thousands of people including key European decision makers, who can make a lasting change for future generations! Share your messages with us!

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

COMPLETELY fill out the online application form

www.greengofest.eu/apply

•        Maximum duration: 4 minutes. Preferred  duration: 60-90 seconds.

•        Films can be of any genre (cartoon, animation, puppet film, documentary, etc.)

•        Send the original film file (in any film format) via the below detailed file transfer websites in high resolution (at least 720 px wide)

•        Besides the film file, send us also the following files via wetransfer (up to 2GB file size – www.wetransfer.com) or via My Air Bridge (up to 5GB file size –  https://www.myairbridge.com/):

✓     time-coded subtitle file in English (.srt format). A separate time-coded subtitle file must be attached also to films without dialogues but with floating titles/texts. Only English subtitles are accepted!

✓     3 screenshots from the short film (.jpg format)

•        Deadline: 31 October 2016 CET 24:00

•        One applicant can only submit a maximum of three films (separate online application should be filled out for each).

Please be aware that if any of the above mentioned criteria is not met, we will not accept the application!

The received short films will be selected based on:

▪          creativity,

▪          originality,

▪          strength of social, environmental and conservation messages,

▪          potential impact on citizens and decision makers and

▪          professionalism.

The films will be evaluated by a jury consisting of film professionals and NGO members. In EACH CATEGORY, the jury will announce ONE winner on 17 November 2016.

Besides, the jury will choose the best videos that will be uploaded to the website of the film contest www.greengofest.eu by 8 November 2016. That way, the visitors will be able to view the films and vote online for the best one between 13:00 CET 8 November 2016 and 13:00 CET 16 November 2016.

Only one public award, out of the total number of videos of all categories, will be dedicated to the film with the largest number of votes and will be announced after the public voting ends.

AWARDS

- Category winners: gift voucher worth 700 EUR in an acclaimed online store

- One public award for the film collecting the most votes on the Green-Go website: gift voucher worth 400 EUR in an acclaimed online store

Winners will be notified by e-mail and the related information will also be available on greengofest.eu on 17 November 2016 after closing the public award voting.

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COMPLETELY fill out the online application form for testimonies

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•        Deadline: 31 October 2016 CET 24:00

We wish you all a creative film shooting!

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The applicants of this short film contest confirm that the organisers, namely CEEweb for Biodiversity and their international affiliates, can freely use the videos of the applicants for non-commercial use, if they accepted this condition at the application. The applicants are requested to indicate whether they wish to participate in the public award contest thus granting the organisers with an exclusive license. The organisers therefore should be granted with a permission for such video to be posted and viewed by third parties on the Green-Go’s and the organisers’ website. The applicants thus approve that the organisers can use, screen and publicize the videos and their parts freely, free of charge and without any restrictions. The organisers cannot broadcast the films for profit-gaining reason. The applicant cannot pursue any charges or demands in relation to the copyright. In case the applicant doesn’t want to grant an exclusive license for the organiser, the organiser still may contact the applicant for permissions in terms of screening in a later stage. The organisers cannot make any relevant changes without the permission of the makers of the videos. If the videos are broadcasted by the organisers or their affiliates, the organisers are always obliged to indicate the title, and the name of the producer/director of the videos. The organisers are not responsible for any copyright violating entries. The organisers reserve the right to exclude any videos from the contest if ethical or legal concerns arise in relation to copyrights and during the voting.

The applicants are free to use the copyright of the video and screen, publicize, use, sell, etc. their productions in relation to any other contest or entities besides this contest.

The applicants confirm that all persons appearing on the videos have given their permission for the use of their images, and their dignity and human rights are respected in the making of the film.

The award winner prizes’ vouchers cannot be redeemed for cash or other prizes. The vouchers will be valid in acclaimed online stores also operating in the award-winner applicant’s countries. The award winners will be requested to sign and send via regular mail a declaration form on receiving the vouchers.

We reserve the right to put only those short films on the website, which was approved by the staff or jury members. If any ethical concerns or the suspect of cheating in the mode of voting arise, we reserve the right to exclude the applicant from the contest without any further notice.

The short film contest is realised with the assistance of the European Union.  The contents of this call are the sole responsibility of CEEweb, and the contents of the films are the sole responsibility of the film makers and can in no way be taken to reflect the views of the European Union.Green-Go 2016

Mr. Bassi has chosen a winning script from the top 10:

"Having read all the top ten screenplays I chose 'The Invention' as the winner.

All the selected screenplays offered some beautiful moments. They also offered some challenges for a director to sink his/her teeth into.

For me, 'The Invention' felt more well-rounded in its approach to storytelling. Though the narrative is dialogue heavy, I feel it has the potential to be leaner and allow for a visual short film. 'The Invention' is not as stylised as some of the other screenplays.

Its story has the structure other scripts lacked. Hence allowing for character development and tightening of the plot. Apart from the challenges in the story and plot, I do see challenges to the shooting of the film. Challenges such as some CGI elements and some old school special effects.

Being a screenwriter myself I know we want our screenplays realised. To that end we often write in a way that would make it easy and cheap to shoot but only a few stories lend themselves to that. In the end, we are visual storytellers and our stories cannot do without some visual elements.

I am grateful for the opportunity to read the work of so many writers and learn new things."

Congratulations to Dennis Hennessey, the author of 'The Invention'!

Writers and Filmmaker's Winning Director Shekhar Bassi

Witers and Filmmaker's Winning Screenwriter Dennis Hennessey

Deeply inspired by early Spielberg movies and the Twilight Zone at a young age, Dennis Hennessey began writing short stories when he was 11. He later wrote his first screenplay, a supernatural thriller, in High School for an AV class film. From that point forward, he knew this is what he was meant to do. He eventually would transfer to Emerson College where he majored in Communications with a concentration in Film. While there, his screenplays and short stories received considerable praise and attention.

Unable to break into the film industry, Hennessey put writing on the back burner as he turned his focus to starting a family and operating an independent record label. All the while, he continued to feel the pull of writing. Then, upon receiving an unexpected handwritten letter from an old college classmate praising his screenplays, Hennessey became re-energized and began writing again.

He currently has 4 feature length screenplays, 4 shorts, and roughly 100 story ideas to his credit. Hennessey is now writing regularly and hopes to resume the pursuit of a career as a screenwriter.

150 guests attended a reception in the House of Lords last night (24 May 2016) to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Iris Prize, Cardiff’s International LGBT short film prize. The well attended reception including representatives from Pinewood Studios, Gorilla Group, BFI, Cardiff University, Cineworld and Ffilm Cymru Wales was hosted by Iris Prize patron and sponsor Lord Glendonbrook. Ed Vaisey, the Minister for Culture Communications and the Creative Industries joined Festival Chair Andrew Pierce in congratulating Iris during his speech.

Festival Chair, Andrew Pierce, said:

“I’m delighted that so many people - former jury members, winning film makers, sponsors and funders and the festival team are here tonight. You’ve all contributed to the Iris Prize story and watched her become a world leader in producing and sharing lgbt stories.

“We’ve done this by working in partnership here in the UK and with 25 partner festivals in 19 countries. But let’s be honest one of the main reasons for the success of Iris is the generous £30,000 cash prize. And tonight of all nights, as we enjoy the hospitality of Lord Glendonbrook in this historic place, we should remember his continued support of the Iris Prize through The Michael Bishop Foundation. Trust me when I say Iris would be a very different prize without his generous support.”

Ed Vaisey Minister for Culture Communications and the Creative Industries addressing the audience said he was delighted to attend the event and congratulated Lord Glendonbrook and Andrew Pierce, for supporting the Iris Prize which he felt was making an important contribution towards diversity in film.

During an emotional address Lord Glendonbrook took advantage of the occasion to remind guests not to take the liberties we have secured, and enjoy today, for granted. He suggested that there was a feeling of co-ordinated challenge to our hard fought freedoms manifesting in many places near and far. A minority is always vulnerable in a World that can change without warning. He concluded by confirming that Iris had an important role to play in sharing and producing LGBT content to educate the world about being LGBT, and helping to improve tolerance.

The 10th Iris Prize Festival will take place in Cardiff opening on Wednesday 12 October. Further events are scheduled to place in Toronto, London, Bristol, Liverpool, Dublin, LA and Mumbai to celebrate 10th anniversary.

CINEMABIENTE 2016 | PALMARES

	CONCORSO INTERNAZIONALE DOCUMENTARI When Two Wolrds Collide, (Perù ,2016, 100 ‘) di Heidi Brandenburg, Mathew Orzel     PREMIO FOOD SMART CITIES  Bugs (Danimarca, 2016, 76’) di Andreas Johnsen     PREMIO DEL PUBBLICO IREN The Babushkas of Chernobyl (USA , 2015, 70') di Holly Morris, Anne Bogart     CONCORSO DOCUMENTARI ITALIANI Attraverso le Alpi, (Italia , 2016, 80') di Giancarlo Bertalero e Filippo Ciardi     CONCORSO INTERNAZIONALE ONE HOUR La jeune fille et les typhons, (Francia, 2015, 52’) di Christoph Schwaiger     PREMIO AMBIENTE E SOCIETA' - GIURIA ARCOBALENO La lunga strada gialla, (Italia, 2016 – 80’) di Christian Carmosino e Antonio Oliviero     MENZIONE SPECIALE LEGAMBIENTE Devil Comes to Koko, (Italia, 2015 – 49’) di Alfie Nze     MOVIES SAVE THE PLANET AWARD MOVIES SAVE THE PLANET AWARD a Jacques Perrin

By Maria Esteves – May 26, 2016
The 61st Annual 2016 OBIE Awards honoring Off-Broadway and Off-Off-Broadway theater exceptional achievements of 2015-2016, hosted by two-time OBIE host and OBIE winning actress Lea Delaria (1998 OBIE recipient, On The Town) was held at the historic Webster Hall ballroom, New York, Monday, May 23, 7:00 pm. GUARDS AT THE TAJ received two OBIES including Best New American Play, TAMARA TUNIE received an OBIE for her Performance in Familiar; and Lifetime Achievement awards went to CARMEN DE LAVALLADE and A.R. GURNEY.

2016 OBIE Awards: actress, choreographer and dancer
Carmen de Lavallade, Lifetime Achievement Award
winner.

2016 OBIE Awards: playwright A.G. Gurney, Lifetime
Achievement Award winner.

2016 OBIE Awards: OBIE host Lea Delaria, special birthday celebration.

2016 OBIE Awards: OBIE Judge Chairman Michael Feingold,
columnist, The Village Voice.

2016 OBIE Awards: Best Director OBIE winner MICHAEL
LEIBENLUFT for I’ll Never Love Again.

2016 OBIE Awards: TAMARA TUNIE, OBIE winner for her
Performance in Familiar.

2016 OBIE Awards: (L-R) ARIAN MOAYED and OMAR METWALLY, OBIE winners for their
Performance in Guards at the Taj.

2016 OBIE Awards: RACHEL HAUCK, OBIE winner for
sustained excellence.

2016 OBIE Awards: JASON LYONS, OBIE winner for
sustained excellence.

2016 OBIE Awards: BRAY POOR, OBIE winner for
sustained excellence.

Through the resources of industry-related sponsors, the Brooklyn Film Festival awarded the winners with a total of $60,000 in prizes (products, services, and cash).

PRIZES SPONSORED BY: Panavision, Abelcine, Xeno Lights, Media Services, Blackmagic Design, Cinecall Soundtracks, Windmill Studios NYC, Brooklyn Drones Nyc, Noble Jewelry, Brooklyn Film Society


GRAND CHAMELEON AWARD
DELINQUENT by Kieran Valla

Best Narrative Feature
DELINQUENT by Kieran Valla

Best Documentary
FARMER/VETERAN by Alix Blair & Jeremy Lange

Best Short Documentary
MORIOM by Mark Olexa & Francesca Scalisi

Best Narrative Short
DREAMLANDS by Sara Dunlop

Best Animation
AMÉLIA & DUARTE by Alice Guimarães & Mónica Santos

Best Experimental
TOMORROW AFTER YESTERDAY by Behzad Moloud

Best New Director
EMBERS by Claire Carre

Brooklyn Pride Award
LIFE OF SIGNIFICANT SOIL by Michael Irish

CAPTAIN FANTASTIC, GLEASON, GIRL ASLEEP WIN TOP AWARDS AT THE 42ND
SEATTLE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

Captain Fantastic wins Golden Space Needle Audience Award for Best Film
Best Documentary goes to Gleason
Javier Ruiz Caldera of Spy Time wins Best Director
Vicky Hernandez (Between Sea and Land) wins Best Actress
Rolf Lassgård (A Man Called Ove) wins Best Actor
SIFF 2016 Grand Jury Prizes go to
Girl Asleep, You'll Never Be Alone, Sand Storm, Death By a Thousand Cuts, and Middle Man

AND THE WINNERS ARE:

Photo credits - Brian Leng

http://www.iaac.us/Literary-Festival2016/application-form.php

Festivals Connexion Jury Distinction – Région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, in partnership with Lumières Numériques & Pilon Cinéma:
Moms on Fire, Joanna Rytel.

Festivals Connexion Award – Région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, in partnership with Lumières Numériques & Pilon Cinéma:
Decorado, Alberto Vázquez.

Junior Jury Award for a Graduation Film: 
The Alan Dimension, Jac Clinch.

Junior Jury Award for a Short Film: 
Blind Vaysha, Theodore Ushev.

FIPRESCI Award: 
How Long, Not Long, Michelle Kranot, Uri Kranot.

André-Martin Award for a 2015 French Feature Film: 
Adama, Simon Rouby.

André-Martin Award for a 2015 French Short Film: 
Peripheria, David Coquard-Dassault.

Gan Foundation Award for Distribution:
White Fang, Alexandre Espigares.

Best Original Music for a Short Film, sponsored by the SACEM: 
Beast!, Pieter Coudyzer.

"CANAL+ Creative Aid" Award for a Short Film: 
3/4 oz, Pieter Coudyzer.

DISNEY ART CHALLENGE WINNERS

• Cristal for a Feature Film

  Ma vie de Courgette

• Jury Distinction

  La Jeune Fille sans mains

• Audience Award

  Ma vie de Courgette

• Cristal for a Short Film

  Une tête disparaît

• Jury Award

  Vaysha, l'aveugle

• "Jean-Luc Xiberras" Award for a First Film

  'n Gewone blou Maandagoggend

• Jury Distinction

  Moms on Fire

• Audience Award

  Peripheria

• "Off-Limits" Award

  4min15 au révélateur

• Jury Distinction

  The Reflection of Power

• Cristal for a TV Production

  Stick Man

• Jury Award for a TV Special

  La Rentrée des classes

• Jury Award for a TV Series

  Lili "Lili Loves Food"

• Cristal for a Commissioned Film

  The New York Times "Modern Love - A Kiss, Deferred"

• Jury Award

  Awesome Beetle's Colors

• Cristal for a Graduation Film

  Depart at 22

• Jury Award

  Balkon

• Jury Distinction

  Frankfurter Str. 99a

• André-Martin Award for a 2015 French Feature Film

  Adama

• FIPRESCI Award

  How Long, Not Long

• Junior Jury Award for a Short Film

  Vaysha, l'aveugle

• Festivals Connexion Jury Distinction – Région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpe s / In partnership with Lumières Numériques & Pilon Cinéma

  Moms on Fire

• André-Martin Award for a French Short Film

  Peripheria

• Junior Jury Award for a Graduation Film

  The Alan Dimension

• "CANAL+ Creative Aid" Award for a Short Film

  3/4 oz

• Best Original Music Award for a Short Film, sponsored by the SACEM

  Beast!

• Festivals Connexion Award – Région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes / In partnership wit h L umières Numériques & Pilon Cinéma

  Decorado

• Gan Foundation Award for Distribution

  White Fang

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