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By Maria Esteves – February 27, 2017

The 89th Academy Awards hosted by Jimmy Kimmel was held at Dolby Theatre & Highland Center, Hollywood, C.A on Sunday, February 26, 2017 and televised live on ABC Network and live streamed in more than 225 countries. Presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (A.M.P.A.S.), the Oscars honored outstanding film achievements of 2016. La La Land was top winner with six Oscars including Best Director for DAMIEN CHAZELLE and Best Actress for EMMA STONE. Three Oscars went to Moonlight including Best Picture and Best Supporting Actor MAHERSHALA ALI.

Featured performers were Oscars 2017 Best Original Songs nominees CAN'T STOP THE FEELING by Justin Timberlake from Trolls; THE EMPTY CHAIR by Sting from Jim: The James Foley Story; HOW FAR I'LL GO by Lin-Manuel Miranda from Moana; AUDTIION and CITY OF STARS by John Legend from La La Land. A special Memoriam tribute was performed by Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Sara Bareilles.

Oscars 2017 winners are:

Best Picture
MOONLIGHT, directed by Barry Jenkins


Best Documentary Feature
O.J.: MADE IN AMERICA, directed by Ezra Edelman and Caroline Waterlow

Best Documentary Short
THE WHITE HELMETS, directed by Orlando von Einsiedel and Joanna

Best Foreign Language
THE SALESMAN, directed by Asghar Farhadi (Iran)


Best Animated Feature
ZOOTOPIA, directed by Byron Howard, Rich Moore and Clark Spencer

Best Animated Short
PIPER, directed by Alan Barillaro and Marc Sondheimer

Best Live Action Short
SING, directed by Kristof Deák and Anna Udvardy

Best Director
DAMIEN CHAZELLE for La La Land

Damien Chazelle Acceptance Speech: Thank you so much. This is such an honor. I just want to first thank my fellow nominees. I was absolutely honored and floored to be in your company this year. So, Barry, Kenny, Mel, Denis—like, my eyes are searching, but I know you’re here somewhere. Just thank you for what incredible filmmakers you are and for inspiring me with your work every day. I want to thank the people who helped me make this movie. My crew, my team, everyone at Lionsgate for taking a chance on it. Ryan and Emma, for bringing it to life. John, for acting alongside them and now doing me very proud here on the stage. Thank you, John. And I want to thank Justin, who I’ve known since we were both 17, 18, I think. Justin, thank you for riding with me on this and carrying this dream forward and for never giving up. Thank you. I want to thank my family—my parents are in the crowd, my sister Anna—thank you for always believing in me. And finally, I want to thank Olivia, my love, sitting there. This was a movie about love, and I was lucky enough to fall in love while making it. And it means the world to me that you’re here sharing this with me. Thank you. Thank you so much.

Best Actor
CASEY AFFLECK for Manchester by the Sea

Best Actress
EMMA STONE for La La Land

Best Supporting Actor
MAHERSHALA ALI for Moonlight

Best Supporting Actress
VIOLA DAVIS for Fences

Best Production Design
DAVID WASCO for La La Land

Best Original Screenplay
MANCHESTER BY THE SEA, written by Kenneth Lonergan

Best Adapted Screenplay
MOONLIGHT, screenplay by Barry Jenkins

Best Film Editing
HACKSAW RIDGE, editing by John Gilbert

Best Sound Editing
ARRIVAL, sound editing by Sylvain Bellemare

Best Sound Mixing
HACKSAW RIDGE, sound mixing by Kevin O'Connell, Andy Wright

Best Original Score
LA LA LAND, composer Justin Hurwitz

Best Original Song
CITY OF STARS from La La Land; music by Justin Hurwitz; lyric by Benj Pasek & Justin Paul

Best Visual Effects
THE JUNGLE BOOK, visual effects by Robert Legato, Adam Valdez, Andrew R. Jones and Dan Lemmon

Best Cinematography
LA LA LAND, cinematographer Linus Sandgren

Best Costume Design
FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM, costume designer Colleen Atwood

Best Makeup and Hairstyling
SUICIDE SQUAD, makeup and hairstyling artist Alessandro Bertolazzi, Giorgio Gregorini
and Christopher Nelson

Award-winning journalist and co-anchor of “Noticiero Univsion” María Elena Salinas will be inducted into the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Broadcasting Hall of Fame at the 2017 NAB Show Television Luncheon on Monday, April 24 in Las Vegas.

Salinas began her journalism career in 1981 as a reporter, anchor and public affairs host at Univision’s KMEX-34 in Los Angeles. Her daily reporting to the growing Hispanic community in Southern California led to her joining Jorge Ramos as co-anchor of the national Spanish language news program “Noticiero Univision” in 1987.

In 2015, Salinas received a Peabody Award, Walter Cronkite Award, an Emmy and Gracie for her documentary special "Entre el abandono y el rechazo" (Between Abandonment and Rejection), a prime-time report on the exodus of Central American children to the United States. In 2016, she was the recipient of the Mickey Leland Humanitarian award, and in 2012, she became the first Latina to receive an Emmy Award for Lifetime Achievement from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.

“María Elena Salinas is an outstanding example of the profound effect broadcast television can have on the audiences it serves,” said NAB Executive Vice President of Television Marcellus Alexander. “María has a deep connection to the needs of the Latino community, and she represents their interests on and off the screen.”

In addition to her journalism career, Salinas has served as the spokeswoman for the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) for nearly two decades during their campaign to increase Latino voter engagement. NALEO assists immigrants with the American citizenship process, including registering to vote and participating in politics. For her work with the organization, she has been recognized by National Organization for Women, Mexican-American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, and the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute, among others. Salinas was also honored with the Ruben Salazar Award for Communications from the National Council of La Raza.

Legendary executive producer and writer Chuck Lorre joined the Hall of Fame in 2016. Previous NAB Broadcasting Hall of Fame television inductees include Shonda Rhimes, “Everybody Loves Raymond,” “American Idol,” Betty White, Garry Marshall, “Meet The Press,” Bob Newhart, “The Tonight Show,” “Saturday Night Live,” Ted Koppel, “M*A*S*H,” “60 Minutes,” “The Today Show,” and “Star Trek.”

News media registration is available here.

About NAB Show
NAB Show, held April 22-27, 2017 in Las Vegas, is the world's largest convention encompassing The M.E.T. Effect, the convergence of media, entertainment and technology. With 103,000 attendees from 166 countries and 1,700+ exhibitors, NAB Show is the ultimate marketplace for solutions that transcend traditional broadcasting and embrace content delivery to new screens in new ways. From creation to consumption, across multiple platforms and countless nationalities, NAB Show is where global visionaries convene to bring content to life in new and exciting ways. For complete details, visit www.nabshow.com.

About NAB
The National Association of Broadcasters is the premier advocacy association for America's broadcasters. NAB advances radio and television interests in legislative, regulatory and public affairs. Through advocacy, education and innovation, NAB enables broadcasters to best serve their communities, strengthen their businesses and seize new opportunities in the digital age. Learn more at www.nab.org.

The IndieFEST is proud to announce the latest winners. Congratulations to all the filmmakers who participated in the current season!The awards go to those filmmakers who produce fresh, standout entertainment and compelling documentaries. The IndieFEST is a top-tier international awards competition. It honors professionals, established and emerging, who demonstrate exceptional achievement in craft and creativity. The goal of The IndieFEST is to help the winners of this coveted award achieve the recognition they deserve. Additionally, each year IndieFEST also bestows a special award to productions that make significant contributions to social change or a humanitarian effort. Please visit www.TheIndieFEST.com to learn more about the IndieFEST Humanitarian Award.

Best of Show

KROTOA - Roberta Durrant, Penguin Productions 

Roberta Durrant, Krotoa, (South Africa) Film Feature – Krotoa is a drama inspired by historical fact about a feisty, bright, young 11 year old girl who is removed from her close-knit Khoi tribe to serve Jan van Riebeeck, her uncle’s trading partner from the original Dutch settlement on the Cape. She is brought into the first Fort established by the Dutch East India Company in 1652. There she grows into a visionary young woman who assimilates the Dutch language and culture so well that she rises to become an influential interpreter for van Riebeeck. As such Krotoa ends up being rejected by her own Khoi people and eventually destroyed by the Dutch when she tries to find the middle way between the two cultures. Torn between cultures and loyalties, this film explores her tumultuous life with beautiful cinematography, expert story-telling and both nuanced and powerful performances by the entire cast. From award winning team Roberta Durrant, Kay Ann Williams, Uwe Jansch at Penguin Films. (International Emmy-nominated Sokhulu and Partners, Home Affairs). Stars Crystal Donna-Roberts, Armand Aucamp and Deon Lotz.

Award of Excellence Special Mention

 
Agustin Castaneda (USA/Mexico), Ruta Madre, Film Feature – A young broken hearted singer leaves California for an epic road trip through Baja to reconnect with his roots and find himself. Comic actor Paul Rodriguez (Quicksilver, Blood work), David Castro (Shadowhunters, Blue Bloods),  William Miller (Rottweiler) and Cermen Salinas (The Popcorn Chronicles).

Nancy Colleton, IUCN Commission on Education and Communication (USA), Nature for All, Nature/Environment/Wildlife – #NatureForAll is a global movement to inspire a new generation of thinkers and doers across all sectors of society to connect with nature and take action to support its conservation. This beautiful and moving short flows with the music and inspires the viewers with artful simplicity.

Bertram Verhaag (Germany), Code of Survival, Doc Feature – Three sustainable, achievable and trend setting agricultural projects in India, Egypt and Germany are highlighted as alternatives to the health and environmental destruction caused by pesticides used in the USA and elsewhere. With a personal and impactful narrative, tight editing and striking cinematography.

Fabien Colas (Luxembourg), Roxy, Film Short – Roxy is an aging prostitute, working in a lovemobile on the German-Luxembourgish border. After being rescued from a brutal rape, she meets Jeff, a young man, whose intentions seem unclear to her. With nuanced, authentic and touching performances by Milli Schlesser and Christiane Rausch.

Melinda Janko, Fire in the Belly Productions (USA), 100 Years: One Woman’s Fight for Justice, Doc Feature – The David vs. Goliath story of a petite Native American woman who took on the United States Government and WON a $3.4 billion settlement for some of the poorest people in America. A shocking expose on the treatment of Native peoples in the USA.

David Naglieri (USA), The Face of Mercy, Doc Feature – Narrated by Jim Caviezel, The Face of Mercy explores the history and relevance of Divine Mercy in our turbulent times. Filmed in stunning 4K and seamlessly weaving together theology and history with modern testimonials and visual effects, this stirring film creates a remarkable tapestry of what constitutes the face of mercy in our modern world.

Ilana Trachtman & WHYY (USA), The Pursuit, Doc Feature – A thoughtful retrospective of the last 50 years is combined with an intimate look at the present and the fight for LGBT rights. Emmy award-winner Trachtman takes us on a journey that is poignant, tragic, and often fun and reminds us that while there have been momentous changes, the fight for rights continues.

Nicholas Kalikow (USA), Carter & June, Film Feature – Inventive blackmail schemes, flamboyant gangsters, power politics, greed, evangelicals and sex collide in this action packed dark comedy heist. Stars Michael Raymond-James (Once Upon a Time, Jack Reacher) Samaire Armstrong (It’s a Boy Girl Thing, The Mentalist) and Timothy Omundson (Galavant, Supernatural).

Award of Excellence

Agustin Castaneda (USA), Ruta Madre, Latin / Hispanic

Daryn Wakasa (USA), Seppuku, Asian

David Ash (USA), Twin Cities, Film Feature, Actress Leading (Bethany Ford Binkley as Emily / Emma)

Debi Lang (USA), CORNERSTONE, Women Filmmakers

Dekel Aizen (Israel), The picture on the fridge, Film Short

Gary Null  (USA), Saving the Planet, One Bite At A Time, Documentary Feature, Nature / Environment / Wildlife

Jennifer Perrott (Australia), The Ravens, Women Filmmakers

Jonathan Hofmeyer (South Africa), Pop Lock ‘n Roll, Film Feature

Josh Tickell  and Rebecca Harrell Tickell (USA), Down To Earth, Documentary Short

Julio Vincent Gambuto (USA), The Julie Stories, Actor: Leading (Student) (Joseph Callari as Big Julie)

LaTeace Towns – Cuellar and Fred Cuellar (USA), Charlie’s Gift, Actress: Leading (Dee Wallace as Evelyn Benson ), Film Short, Women Filmmakers

Maria Teresa Larrain (Canada), Shadow Girl, Disability Issues

Mei-yi Cheng, Educational Television Unit, Education Bureau (Hong Kong), The Mid-Autumn Festival, Educational / Instructional / Training

Michael Fallavollita (USA), TALE of the KITE, Film Short, Direction, Sound Editing / Sound Mixing, Actor: Leading (John Schuck as Grandpa), Editing, Original Score

Michael Zapolin and Laurent Levy (USA), The Reality Of Truth, Documentary Feature

PCI Media Impact and Chocolate Moose Media (USA and Canada), Violence Against Children in Malawi, Animation, Contemporary Issues / Awareness Raising

Philip Leung, Folkstar Productions (Canada), The Suitcase, Asian

Rich Jackson (USA), Stuck In Traffic, Modern-Day Slavery In Michigan, Documentary Short

Sampson Yuen, JK Holdings (Hong Kong / Canada), Million Loves in Me, Actress: Leading (Lo Koon Lan as Mami)

Sean Southey, PCI Media Inc (USA), This is Who We Are (St. Vincent and the Grenadines), Music Video, Contemporary Issues / Awareness Raising

Sophie Black (United Kingdom), Night Owls, Actor: Leading (Jonny McPherson as Kent), Film Short

Stephanie Jackson (USA), Does This Baby Make Me Look Fat – Season 3, Women Filmmaker, Actress Leading (Stephanie Jackson as Stephanie), Webisode / Web series, Humor / Humorist

Swati Srivastava (USA), Peace of Mind Guaranteed, Film Short

Trent McGee and Josh Berman (USA), Angels Of The Sky, Documentary Feature

Victoria Harwood Butler-Sloss (USA), A Flock of Birds, Film Short

Award of Merit Special Mention

Ashton Bracciodieta (USA), The Reacher, Film Short

Babis Galanakis (Greece), A Journey, Film Short

Chris Kousouros, What Took You So Long? (USA), Waynak: Where Are You?, Web Series

Coréon Dú (Angola), Bangaologia – The science of style, Documentary Feature

David Tyson Lam (USA), Viral Beauty, Film Feature

Gary Null (USA), Plant Codes, Unleashing Nature’s Healing Power, Documentary Feature

James L. Perry (USA), The Cursed Man, Actor: Leading (Brahm Gallagher as Alister Kunkle)

Justin Ward, Brad Wilson, Casey Bond, Higher Purpose Entertainment, (USA), The Meanest Man In Texas, Actor: Leading (Mateus Ward as Clyde Thompson), Actress: Leading (Alexandra Bard as Julia Perryman), Film Feature, Actor: Supporting (Anthony Guerino as Barney)

Max Bartoli  (USA), The Secret of Joy, Special Purpose Productions

Michael Hilf (USA), The Candidate, Film Short

Mischa Marcus and Stephanie Bell (USA), I Am Still Here, Women Filmmakers

Rob Zazzali (USA), Right Hand Man, Actor: Leading (Rob Zazzali as Danny), Web Series

Ronald Marquisee (USA), The Play Within Documentary, Documentary Feature

Ryan Boyko (Canada), The Camps, Web Series

Sampson Yuen, JK Holdings (Hong Kong/ Canada), Million Loves in Me, Actor: Leading (John Y as Katy), Direction, Sound: Overall Impact

Sandra Luckow (USA), That Way Madness Lies…, Documentary Feature

Sherry Malone (USA), What’s My Price?, Original Song (A League of Your Own composed by Gary Lynn Floyd)

Steven Molony (USA), Oxenfree, Actor: Leading (Steven Molony as Aaron), Direction, Film, Script / Writer, Actor: Supporting (Paul Vonasek as Roy)

Swati Srivastava (USA), Remember When, Film Short

Award of Merit

Adolfo Doring (USA), ROSE & ROY, Documentary Feature
 

Alberto Martín-Aragón (Spain), Interference, Experimental
 

Alejandro Figarella Osorio (USA), Hidden Memory, Film Short (Student)
 

Andrei Stefan Rautu (Romania), Perseids, Actress: Leading (Olimpia Melinte as Ioana)
 

Ben Reicher (USA), Valor Cat: First Scratch, Animation
 

Betsy L Ross (USA), Looking for David, Women Filmmakers
 

Brian Barsuglia (USA), The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Actor: Leading (Gianni Capaldi as Mr. Hyde), Film Feature, Actor: Supporting (Jed Rowen as Dr. Lanyon)
 

Campbell Dalglish (USA), Road Kill, Film Short
 

Daniel Hayes (USA), The Honey Badger, Documentary Short, Sports, Fitness / Nutrition
 

Danielle Kronenberg and Jay Palmieri Jr. (USA), Taste, LGBT
 

Darnell Lamont Walker (USA), Outside The House, African American
 

Dave Rodkey (USA), The Race, Film Feature
 

David Swift, Scott Owen and Mike Cooley (USA), MINE IS THE SUNLIGHT: Refugee Youth in Germany, Documentary Short
 

Dieter Grohmann (Belgium), The girl with the flute (Das Mädchen mit der Querflöte), Film Short and  follow me, Experimental
 

Dylan Brody and Brent Carpenter (USA), Dylan Brody’s Driving Hollywood, Arts / Cultural / Performance / Plays, Humor / Humorist, Script / Writer
 

Edgar Baghdasaryan (Armenia), The Simon’s way, Film Short
 

Emma Barrett (USA), Take the Reins, Film Short
 

Freddy Rodriguez (USA), You’ll Never Know, Music Video
 

Greg Leslie (USA), The Mender, Documentary Short
 

Ian Hendry (United Kingdom), The Last Equinox, Film Short
 

Jack Nordstrom (USA), Puget Sound, Young Filmmaker – 17 and younger
 

James L. Perry (USA), The Cursed Man, Actress: Leading (Brinna Locke as Dr. Anna Lee), Film Feature, Actress: Supporting (Ruth Connell as Bonnie)
 

Jamie Rea (Canada), A Letter To Those Who Have Given Up On Love (A Love Letter To Love), Script / Writer
 

JD Cohen (Australia), Ravenswood, Actress: Leading (Madeline Marie Dona as Sofia), Film Feature
 

Jenness Rouse (USA), Becca on Call, Television – Pilot Program, Webisode, Women Filmmakers
 

Jo Meuris (USA), Marydean Martin Library and Why Use Animation?, Educational / Instructional / Training
 

Joel Souza (USA), Veracruz, Film Feature
 

Justin Ward, Brad Wilson, Casey Bond, Higher Purpose Entertainment, (USA), The Meanest Man In Texas, Christian
 

Kantarama Gahigiri (Switzerland), Lost Angel Less, Music Video
 

Kent Williamson, Paladin Pictures (USA), By War & By God, Documentary Short
 

Kerry Mondragon, UNINFLECTED PICTURES (USA), Meet Me At A Funeral, Film Short
 

Lauren Hoekstra (USA), Kiss ‘N’ Fly, Women Filmmakers (Student)
 

Lawrence Bucher and Kiyano La’Vin (USA), Under The Radar, Actor: Leading (Kiyano La’Vin as Miles Bentley)
 

Louie Rosa Alicea (USA), A Beautiful Trip, Children / Family Programming (Student)
 

Maia Porter, NatuReal Balance MK & Dr. Khalid White, Blkmpwr, LLC (USA), Black Fatherhood: Trials & Tribulations, Testimony & Triumph, African American
 

Maritza Brikisak (USA), The Lurking Man – FEATURE, Actor: Leading (Daniel Lench as Sariel), Actor: Supporting (Frank Krueger as Wilson)
 

Max Bartoli  (USA), The Secret of Joy, Film Short
 

Michael Fallavollita (USA), TALE of the KITE, Actor: Leading (Kevin DeSimone as Kevin)
 

Michael Hilf (USA), A Game of Chicken, Film Short
 

Michael Satzinger (Austria), MUXE, LGBT
 

Myra Rivera, Brightside Productions (USA), Anomie, Television – Pilot Program (Student)
 

Ned Farr (USA), THE DIRNDL, Film Short
 

Norman Greg McGuire (USA), The Lucky Man, Film Feature
 

Robert Shannon (United Kingdom), The Information, Film Short
 

Roberta Staley (Canada), Mightier Than the Sword, Documentary Short
 

Sampson Yuen, JK Holdings (Hong Kong/ Canada), Million Loves in Me, Film Feature, Viewer Impact: Content / Message Delivery, Actor: Supporting (Wilson Lee as James), Actress: Supporting (Ruby Yap as Cindy), Script / Writer, Contemporary Issues /Awareness Raising
 

Shakti Bhagchandani (United Arab Emirates), LostFound, Film Short
 

Sherry Malone (USA), What’s My Price?, Documentary Feature, Women Filmmaker
 

Simmer Bhatia, Path To Origin (India), The Conversations…A Journey to Path to Origin, Women Filmmaker, Creativity / Originality, Script / Writer
 

Stefano Ferrari and Michael Beltrami, RSI (Switzerland), Me, sexual assistant, Documentary Short
 

Stephen Riscica (USA), It Gets Better?, LGBT
 

Tash Ann (USA), Glass Ceiling, Film Short, Women Filmmakers
 

Teresa Vélez (Ecuador), Forbidden Melody, Film Short, Women Filmmaker, Contemporary Issues / Awareness Raising
 

Thomas Fink (Denmark), Save Mom – ALSO in Africa, Documentary Short
 

Tom Wilton (USA), Luna Park, Film Short, Actor: Leading (Freddie Connor as Jimmy), Actress: Leading (Fiona Graham as Carly)
 

Turner Baietto (USA), Someday, Film Short
 

Tyler  Moore (USA), Finding Max, Film Short
 

Wes Hager, Triple Seven Pictures (USA), Little West 12th Street, LGBT (Student)
 

Yves Beneche (USA), Fortunate Son, Film Short

Award of Recognition

Aakaansha Das, Nashaat, Sanjana Das, Sukanya Das (India), HOPE, Documentary Short (Student)
 

Adam Rosenberg (USA), The Real Drakoolavs, Web Series (Student) and Here and Now, Film Short
 

Ades Zabel, Biggy van Blond and Nicolai Tegeler (Germany), When Edith´s Bells Toll, LGBT
 

Adrian Nuno, Andrew Nuno (USA), Don’t Be Afraid, Film Short
 

Andre Perez (USA), America in Transition:  A Family Matter, Web / Internet Programming
 

Anthony Bradford (USA), Greenlit, Pilot Program / Series, Actor: Leading (Anthony Bradford as Daniel Evans)
 

bellopropello (Switzerland), cupid is not a terrorist, Film Short
 

Brian Marvin (USA), RUN, African American, Web Series
 

Cary Anderson (USA), Red Shirts, Film Short
 

Corine Colors (Lebanon), Bittersweet, Women Filmmaker
 

Daniel Chein (USA), Basha Man, Native American / Aboriginal Peoples (Student)
 

Derek Osinski (USA), Homeless Finds a Heart, Documentary Short (Student)
 

Dylan Brody and Brent Carpenter (USA), Dylan Brody’s Driving Hollywood, Documentary Feature, Comedy Program / Series
 

Edwin Dejesus Jr. (USA), The Great Griffin, Film Short (Student)
 

Elizabeth Boston (USA), Frenemies, Film Short
 

Eric McClanahan (USA), 66 & NOWHERE, Film Feature
 

Jamie Rea (Canada), A Letter To Those Who Have Given Up On Love (A Love Letter To Love), Film Short
 

Jason Morris (USA), Collapse, Film Feature
 

Jennifer Miller (USA), Hair Therapy, Documentary Short
 

Joachim Waibel (Canada), Grey Pain, Film Short
 

Joe Diamand (USA), The IBUR Connection, Jewish
 

Larry Rosen (USA), Into the Outbreak, Actor: Supporting (Larry Rosen as John), Script / Writer
 

Lyle Kash (USA), f * ck tr * mp, Liberation / Social Justice / Protest (Student)
 

Madison Durand (USA), Eyes in the Back of Her Head, Music Video (Student)
 

Mahmoud Kamel (USA), Triangles, Film Feature
 

Marcelo Mayen (USA), Bullock the Bruiser, Film Short
 

Maritza Brikisak (USA), The Lurking Man – FEATURE, Actress: Leading (Maritza Brikisak as Cailean / Orthon), Women Filmmakers
 

Michael Benni Pierce (USA), The Haunting of Lester House, Film Short
 

Miroslav Nincic (USA), Departing, Documentary Feature
 

Mitch Hooks (USA), Dreams Reality & Pragmatism, Film Short
 

Mukee Okan (USA), The Pussy Talks, Documentary Short
 

Pascal Pernix (Cayman Islands), Unwritten, Film Short
 

Ramin Eshraghi-Yazdi (Canada), Brother by Jesse and the Dandelions, Music Video
 

Ray Zomerfeld (USA), Dugout Bros, Web Tube Length Video
 

Robert Hensley (USA), The Taste of Salt, Film Short
 

Shaine Greenwood and Taylor Fry (USA), Mistaken, Film Short
 

Sonia Suvagau (Canada), WHY ?, Film Short
 

Ted Leger (USA), Kilted Lions, Documentary Short
 

Waley Wang (USA), Coquette, Film Short
 

William Buerkel (USA), Mark of the Baxter II: Hipster Scourge, Web Tube Length Video
 

Yihui “Cece”  Jiao (USA), Blank, the Bird, Animation (Student)

Young Juries Across Europe Screen Nominees GOODBYE BERLIN, MY LIFE AS A ZUCCHINI and THE GIRL DOWN LOCH ÄNZI

The European Film Academy (EFA) proudly announces and congratulates the three nominees for the EFA Young Audience Award 2017: 

The nominations were chosen by an international committee consisting of Illia Dyadik (Children KinoFest /Ukraine), Michael Habauer (Sächsischer Kinder- und Jugendfilmdienst e.V. /Germany), Selma Mehadžić (Zagreb Film Festival/Croatia), Marta Nieto Postigo (Drac Màgic/Spain) and Hilde Steenssens (Filemon/Belgium).

On Young Audience Film Day on 7 May, the three nominated films will be screened to audiences of 12 – 14 year-olds in the following 31 countries across Europe:

And it is the young audience that will act as a jury and vote for the winner right after the screenings. In a truly European vote, jury speakers will then transmit the national results live via video conference to Erfurt (Germany) where the winner will be announced in an award ceremony streamed live on yaa.europeanfilmawards.eu, a special website that offers further information about the nominated films and the participating cities.

As a response to the current situation in Europe and a contribution to integration, this year’s sixth edition of the EFA Young Audience Award again specifically includes refugee kids. It is the second time that Berlin participates in the initiative and it is here that the European Film Academy will bring together Berlin pupils and “welcome classes” for refugee children. Together they will watch the nominated films, discuss them with each other, and, as members of the pan-European jury, vote for the winner. This special event is organised in co-operation with Yorck Kinogruppe.

The EFA Young Audience Award 2017 is realised with the following partners:
AUSTRIA – St. Pölten & Vienna: Austrian Film Academy, BELGIUM - Brussels: Filem’On & Bozar, BOSNIA 6 HERZEGOVINA – Sarajevo: Sarajevo Film Festival & Meeting Point cinema, BULGARIA – Sofia: Art Fest, CROATIA – Zagreb: Zagreb Film Festival, CZECH REPUBLIC – Prague: Krutón, DENMARK  - Aalborg:  UCN, Centre for Educational Resources, ESTONIA – Tallinn: NGO Kinobuss, FINLAND – Helsinki: Helsinki International Film Festival – Love & Anarchy, GERMANY – Berlin: Yorck Kinogruppe & Erfurt: German Children’s Media Foundation Golden Sparrow, GREECE – Athens: Hellenic Film Academy, HUNGARY – Budapest: Hungarian National Film Fund, ISRAEL - Tel Aviv:  Tel Aviv Cinematheque,  ITALY – Florence: Niels Stensen Cultural Foundation, Rome: Alice nella città in agreement with Fondazione Cinema per Roma & Turin: National Cinema Museum, KOSOVO – Prizren:  DokuFest, LATVIA – Riga: National Film Centre of Latvia, Lithuania – Vilnius: Lithuanian Film Center, LUXEMBOURG: Luxembourg City Film Festival, FYR MACEDONIA – Skopje: Macedonian Film Agency, MALTA – Valletta: Creative Europe Desk Malta, MONTENEGRO – Podgorica: NGO Avvantura Montenegro & Podgorica Film Festival, NETHERLANDS – Amsterdam: EYE Film Museum, POLAND – Warsaw & Wrocław: New Horizons Association, PORTUGAL – Lisbon: Portuguese Academy of Film & ICA, ROMANIA - Cluj-Napoca: EducaTIFF, SERBIA – Belgrade: Free Zone Festival, SLOVAKIA – Bratislava: Boiler NGO, SLOVENIA – Izola: Otok, SPAIN –Barcelona: Filmoteca de Catalunya, TURKEY, Istanbul: Yapimlab, UK – London: BFI.
The EFA Young Audience Award is organised and presented by the European Film Academy and EFA Productions with the support of the Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung (MDM). The national Young Audience Film Day events are organised with the support of the respective national partners. 

by Oscar Deleon. <filmfestivals.com>

19^th Thessaloniki Documentary Festival

3-12 March, 2017

                                              DOC MARKET AWARDS       

The awards of the Docs in Progress section of the TDF’s Doc Market were presented on Wednesday March 8, 2017, at the packed “Room with a view” Café of the Olympion complex, in the framework of the 19^th Thessaloniki Documentary Festival.

The awards were bestowed by the international Docs in Progress jury that consisted of Yuri Averof (producer, Anemon Productions, Greece), Monika Mikušova (programme acquisitions, RTV Slovakia, Slovakia) and Francis Kandel (programme acquisitions, Canal +, France).

The first award of up to 15.000 euro in post-production services sponsored by 2|35 Inc Post-Production House was given to the film Castle by Hamed Zolfaghari – Iran (Production Company: Crazy Woodpecker Film Studio, Producers: Hamed Zolfaghari, Nina Amin Zadeh).

The second MuSou award for music and sound services, amounting up to 6.500 euro, was given to the film Kiruna 2.0 by Greta Stocklassa - Czech Republic (Production Company: Analog Vision s.r.o., Producer: Veronika Kührová, Michal Kráčmer, Co-producer: Ondřej Šejnoha, FAMU).

The Docs in Progress section of the TDF’s Doc Market presents projects from Central Europe, the Balkans and the Mediterranean region that participate in closed sessions for Thessaloniki’s invited industry professionals, sales agents, distributors, producers and festival representatives. 

19^th Thessaloniki Documentary Festival

3-12 March, 2017

The International Jury of the 19^th Thessaloniki Documentary Festival comprised of:
Paul Pauwels, director of the European Documentary Network (EDN), Belgium - Jury President

Dina Iordanova, professor of film studies, Bulgaria

Laurent Rigoulet, journalist, France

Talal Derki, film director, Syria

Marianna Economou, film director, Greece

Bestows:

THE AWARDS

Best Documentary - Golden Alexander for a film over 50’ in the International Competition section:

DREAM EMPIRE by David Borenstein, Denmark, 2016

The Golden Alexander award is accompanied by a €5.000 cash prize, sponsored by the Municipality of Thessaloniki.

Special Jury Award for a film over 50’ in the International Competition section:

MACHINES by Rahul Jain, India-Germany-Finland, 2016

Τhe Special Jury Award is accompanied by a €2.000 cash prize, sponsored by ERT S.A., the Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation.

And a Special Mention to the film:

SHINGAL, WHERE ARE YOU? by Angelos Rallis, Greece-Belgium-Austria, 2016

“HUMAN VALUES AWARD” OF THE HELLENIC PARLIAMENT
The “Human Values Award” (presented by the Hellenic Parliament) Jury consists of:

Kostas Dimos (Head of Programming)
Aris Fatouros (Program Consultant)
Vassilis Douvlis (Film director)
 

Awards the best film in the International Competition section to:

MACHINES by Rahul Jain, India-Germany-Finland, 2016

ERT S.A. DOC ON AIR AWARD
ERT S.A., the Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation, bestows the Doc on Air award to the best project of the Pitching Forum of EDN, judged by the EDN committee. The award is equivalent to the sum of 3.000 euro and is sponsored by ERT S.A.

The award is bestowed to:

THE WATCHMEN by Madeleine Leroyer (Producer Valérie Montmartin, Little Big Story, France)

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL AWARD
The Amnesty International Jury consisting of:
Konstantinos Kyriakos (Assistant Professor of the University of Patras, writer)
Christina Zoniou (Professor of the University of the Peloponnese, President of the Hellenic Theatre/Drama and Education Network, Founding Member of the Theatre of the Oppressed Activist Group)
Kyriakos Katzourakis (Director, painter)
Katerina Kalogera (President of Amnesty International Greece, scriptwriter, director)
Marianna Leontaridou (Member of Amnesty International, film critic)

Awards the best film in the HUMAN RIGHTS section to:

I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO by Raoul Peck, USA -France-Belgium-Switzerland, 2016

WWF AWARD
The WWF Jury consisting of:
Iasonas Kantas (Head of Media at WWF Greece)
Vicky Barboka ("Better Life” Project Associate)
Christi Sotiriou (Head of “Fish Forward” Project)
Alex Kandarakis (Communications officer at WWF Greece)

Awards the best film in the HABITAT section to:

DAYS OF A LAKE by Pandora Mouriki, Greece, 2017

FIPRESCI AWARD

The FIPRESCI (International Federation of Film Critics) Jury consisting of:

Roberto Tirapelle, Italy – JuryPresident

Bettina Hirsch, Germany

Christos Skyllakos, Greece

Awards the best film of the International Competition section to:

MACHINES by Rahul Jain, India-Germany-Finland, 2016

THE GREEK FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION (PEKK) AWARD to a Greek film:
VILLAGE POTEMKIN by Dominikos Ignatiadis, Greece, 2017

FISCHER AUDIENCE AWARDS 2017

- The Peter Wintonick Audience Award for a film over 50’ in the International Selection goes to:
NOWHERE TO HIDE by Zaradasht Ahmed, Norway-Sweden, 2016

- The Audience Award for a film under 50’ in the International Selection goes to:
AHMAD'S HAIR by Susan Koenen, The Netherlands, 2016

 
- The Audience Award for a Greek film over 50’ goes to:
STRING-LESS by Angelos Kovotsos, Greece, 2017
 
- The Audience Award for a Greek film under 50’ goes to:
THE GLASS DRAGON by Konstantina Ouroumi, Greece, 2017
 

YOUTH JURY AWARDS

The Youth Jury, comprised of Anthi Antoniadi, Iliana Deligiannidou, Panagiotis Kountouras, Maria Bellou and Yorgos Tsaousakis, students of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, bestows two awards:

Best Film Award to:

THE SNAKE CHARMER by Nina Maria Paschalidou, Cyprus-Greece, 2017

Special Jury Award to:

EYES OF EXODUS by Alexandra Liveris, USA-Greece, 2016
 

DOCS IN PROGRESS AWARD 2017

The Docs in Progress international Jury, consisting of:
Yuri Averof (producer, Anemon Productions, Greece)

Monika Mikušova (programme acquisitions, RTV Slovakia, Slovakia)

Francis Kandel (programme acquisitions, Canal +, France)

Bestows two awards:

The first award of up to 15.000 euro for post-production services sponsored by 2|35 Inc Post-Production House to:

CASTLE by Hamed Zolfaghari – Iran (Production Company: Crazy Woodpecker Film Studio, Producers: Hamed Zolfaghari, Nina Amin Zadeh)

The second award of up to 6.500 euro for music and sound services sponsored by MuSou:

KIRUNA 2.0 by Greta Stocklassa - Czech Republic (Production Company: Analog Vision s.r.o., Producer: Veronika Kührová, Michal Kráčmer, Co-producer: Ondřej Šejnoha, FAMU)

The Cinequest Film & VR Festival wrapped in the Silicon Valley after unveiling 132 World & U.S. Premiere movies, 47 Virtual Reality workshops, forums, and experiences, Maverick Spirit Award events with Jason Reitman (Up In The Air), Fred Armisen (Portlandia), and Jane Lynch (Glee ), plus countless events connecting artists, innovators and audiences. This year Cinequest grew its offerings by 45% and expanded to include spectacular venus in both San Jose and Redwood City. The next Cinequest Film & VR Festival occurs February 27 - March 11, 2018. Cinequest's Picture The Possibilities youth empowerment work continues throughout the year and globally. This year's Cinequest Film & VR Award Winners are:

CINEQUEST FILM AWARDS

• Audience Award for Narrative Feature, Drama: YOU ARE MY SUNDAY 
• Audience Award for Narrative Feature, Comedy: LOVESICK 
• Audience Award for Documentary (tie):
  • THE HONEST STRUGGLE…and
  • NEW CHEFS ON THE BLOCK
• Best Narrative Feature Film, Drama: THE CITIZEN
• Best Narrative Feature Film, Comedy: THAT TRIP WE TOOK WITH DAD
• Best Documentary Feature Film: MEMENTO MORI
• Global Vision Award: KING OF THE BELGIANS
• New Vision Award (tie):
• PAINLESS…and
• PROM KING

Please go here for a complete list of Film Awards.

CINEQUEST VIRTUAL REALITY AWARDS

• Visionary Award: MAUREEN FAN 
• Best Overall Experience: GNOMES & GOBLINS
• Best Interactive: TILTBRUSH
• Best VR Motion Picture: RAIN OR SHINE 
• Best VR Motion Picture – Animation: ASTEROIDS
• Best VR Documentary: UNDER THE NET

Please go here for a complete list of Virtual Reality Awards.

 Celebrating Asian Cinema Excellence with Finest Filmmakers  

The 15^th Hong Kong - Asia Film Financing Forum concluded today with the Awards Presentation Ceremony at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. Filmmakers, leading film financiers and industry professionals from across the world attended to celebrate this HAF milestone, and the presentation of 14 awards that recognise the promising and potential of remarkable film projects.

Over the past three days, HAF attracted leading film financers, producers, distributors and buyers across the world, connecting them with talented filmmakers through business meetings and seminar, pitching and networking events: the newly launched Work-in-Progress Lab facilitated projects already in production to secure post-production funds, sales agents or film festival support; Operation Greenlight helped foster talented local directors to make their debut feature film; sponsored by iQIYI the seminar "New Opportunities in the Explosive Growth of Online Entertainment" invited respected industry leaders to share fruitful insights of latest market trends, and enriching content for on-line platforms.

Celebrating Asian Cinema Excellence

Over the years, HAF has been at the forefront in fostering quality movies and has nurtured a significant number of film projects generating critical acclaim and industry recognition. This year, the 14 award winners were selected from a total of 33 film projects across 15 countries and regions, featuring young emerging directors developing their first feature films. Many of the films are family-driven projects that touch on contemporary social issues, while some others give voice to minorities in society. One observable trend for example, is the increase in the number of women filmmakers.

The total value of the awards presented amounted to approximately HK$1,588,000 (US$204,600) in cash and value in-kind, thanks to the generous support of various sponsors and partners.

1. HAF Awards (Presented by Create HK, Hong Kong Film Development Fund and HAF)

Mr. Jerry LIU, Head of Create Hong Kong kicked off the ceremony by presenting two HAF Awards to Impossible Split(Hong Kong) and NARAtive Film 2017-2018 - Yuko(Japan) for Hong Kong Project and non-Hong Kong Project categories respectively. Each project will receive a cash prize of HK$150,000 (approx.US$19,300) in recognition of their originality and creativity.

2. iQIYI's Special Award (Presented by iQIYI)                                                              

HAF's Premium Sponsor for the third year in a row, iQIYI presented the iQIYI’s Special Award to The Patient (China), offering a cash award of HK$100,000 (approx.US$12,900) to encourage and support film talents from the Chinese speaking territories. 

3. mm2 Award (Presented by mm2 Asia Limited)                                                                                Forget You, Still Love You? (Hong Kong) was honoured the mm2 Award which aims to embrace Chinese-language film projects that exhibit good commercial and artistic quality. The winner will receive the cash award of HK$100,000 (approx.US$12,900).

4. HAF/FOX Project Award                                                                                                    (Presented by Fox Networks Group and Fox International Productions)

Established to strengthen the development of Chinese-language cinema, the HAF/FOX Project Award went to Drifting Lives (China). The winning project will receive cash award of US$10,000 (approx.HK$78,000) and a development contract with FOX.

5. Wouter Barendrecht Award                                                                                           (Presented by Wouter Barendrecht Film Foundation, Create Hong Kong and Hong Kong Film Development Fund)

Dedicated to the memory of the late Wouter Barendrecht, the renowned film producer and one of the founders of HAF, the Wouter Barendrecht Award went to La Luna (Singapore). This cash award of HK$50,000 (approx.US$6,400) recognises a project by a director under 35 who has not made more than three feature films.

6. Paris Coproduction Village Award (Presented by Paris Coproduction Village)                              

The Asadas (Hong Kong) obtained the Paris Coproduction Village Award, and will be invited to participate in the Paris Coproduction Village event at the Champs-Elysèes Film Festival 2017 with sponsoring hospitality valued at Euro 4,000 (approx.HK$33,000).

7. Network of Asian Fantastic Films Award                                                                        (Presented by Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival)

The Network of Asian Fantastic Films Award was given to Femme Fatale (Japan) with sponsored hospitality of US$2,700 (approx.HK$20,900) to participate in the 2017 Network of Asian Fantastic Films project market, which will take place in July at the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival in South Korea.

8. Wutianming Post-Production Award                                                                                (Presented by China Film Foundation–Wutianming Fund For Young Talents)

The Wutianming Post-Production Award is set up to foster young talent working on Chinese film projects. The award went to Rainbow Mountain (China) with sponsored post-production services at the National Animation Industry Park in Tianjin valued at RMB300,000 (approx. HK$340,000).

9. White Light Post-Production Award (Presented by White Light Studio)                                        

White Light Studio will sponsor two in-kind awards for selected projects from HAF and WIP Lab respectively, in order to promote cinematic innovation and promising Asian directors. The awards went toLa Luna (Singapore) from HAF and Village Rockstars (India) from WIP Lab. Each project will be offered post-production services valued at US$15,000 (approx. HK$116,500) at their studio in Bangkok.

10. G2D Post-Production Award (Presented by G2D) 

G2D will sponsor two in-kind awards for I AM A BANANA (Singapore, Canada) from HAF and The Third Wife (Vietnam) from WIP Lab.  Each winning project will be sponsored US$15,000 (approx. HK$116,500) towards a sound package for a film including sound services in foley, sound design, dialogue editing and atmosphere sound.

11. Wanda WIP Lab Award (Presented by Wanda Pictures)

The new Wanda WIP Lab Award celebrates a creative and original Chinese-language feature film project. The cash award of HK$100,000 (approx. US$12,900) was awarded to Omotenashi (Taiwan, Japan).

12. "Hong Kong Goes to Cannes"  Shortlisted Projects

To help open the door to the international film community, HAF is proud to collaborate with Marché du Film, Festival de Cannes to present the “Hong Kong Goes to Cannes” program, and revealed the first round selection of four projects from the WIP Lab for presentation and pitching at the Cannes Film Festival in May, including Omotenashi, Third Wife, Village Rockstars andEchoes.

Mr. Roger GARCIA, Executive Director of the Hong Kong International Film Festival Society, said, “We are delighted to celebrate the 15^th anniversary milestone of HAF and we continue to seek out and provide new opportunities for filmmakers. We look forward to the continued growth – both creatively and commercially – of Asian cinema. HAF’s role in developing the cinemas of our region continues to underline Hong Kong’s position as a premier film project hub in Asia.”

HAF Projects Achieving Critical Acclaim

Over the years a significant number of HAF projects have been made into outstanding films that achieve global awards, critical acclaim and box office success. Recent successes at the Berlin Film Festival 2017 for example, include HUANG Ji and OTSUKA Ryuji's Foolish Bird (Special Mention, Generation 14plus section), Dechen Roder's Honeygiver Among the Dogs and YANG Heng's Ghost in the Mountains (Panorama section) which received recognition.

Other past highlights include KUROSAWA Kiyoshi’s Tokyo Sonata (Jury Prize, Un Certain Regard, Cannes Film Festival 2008); KIM Jee-woon’sThe Good, the Bad, the Weird (No. 1 box office in South Korea, 2008); Brillante MENDOZA’s Kinatay (Best Director, Cannes Film Festival 2009); Ann HUI’sNight and Fog (Busan International Film Festival 2009); WEI Te-sheng’s Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale (Best Feature Film, Best Supporting Actor, Best Original Film Score, Best Sound Effects and Audience Choice Award, Golden Horse Awards 2011); Apichatpong WEERASETHAKUL’s Cemetery of Splendour (Un Certain Regard, Cannes Film Festival 2015); YANG Chao’s Crosscurrent (Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution, Berlin Film Festival 2016); Philip YUNG’s Port of Call (Best Actor and Actress, Best Supporting Actor and Supporting Actress, Best Screenplay, Best New Performer and Best Cinematography, Hong Kong Film Awards 2016) and many others. 

For further project details, please explore: 

WIP Lab︰http://www.haf.org.hk/wip2017

Operation Greenlight︰https://www.haf.org.hk/operationgreenlight

Photos download︰goo.gl/VgwxXv

For more information about HAF, please visit our official website at http://www.haf.org.hk/ and HAF Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/hafhkiffs/.

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About The Hong Kong - Asia Film Financing Forum (HAF)

The Hong Kong - Asia Film Financing Forum (HAF) is widely recognized as an established film financing platform in Asia. The HAF brings Asian filmmakers with upcoming film projects to Hong Kong for co-production ventures with top film financiers, producers, bankers, distributors and buyers. Attracting more than 1,000 filmmakers and financiers from at least 35 countries and regions, around 25 to 30 projects are selected annually to participate in the three-day event.

HAF has partnered with international organisations to provide a range of opportunities to participants. Previous partners include iQIYI (China), Fox International Productions (Greater China) (US), Cinemart (the Netherlands), Asian Project Market (South Korea), Golden Horse Film Project Promotion (Taiwan), New Cinema Network (Italy) and others. Cash and in-kind awards to the value of around US$150,000 are made with support from Create Hong Kong and Film Development Fund among others.

Past participants include China's JIA Jiangke, JIANG Wen, LU Chuan and NING Hao; Hong Kong's Peter CHAN, Stanley KWAN, Ann HUI, Fruit CHAN and PANG Ho-cheung; Taiwan's TSAI Ming-Liang, WEI Te-Sheng, CHUNG Mong-Hong and Leon DAI; Japan's KORE-EDA Hirokazu, KUROSAWA Kiyoshi, KAWASE Naomi and IWAI Shunji; South Korea's PARK Chan-wook, KIM Jee-woon, BONG Joon-ho and IM Sang-soo; as well as Thailand's Apichatpong WEERASETHAKUL, Ekachai UEKRONGTHAM, Nonzee NIMIBUTR and Pen-ek RATANARUANG.

About The Hong Kong International Film Festival Society Limited (HKIFFS)

Uniting the World through Film

The Hong Kong International Film Festival Society (HKIFFS) is a charitable, non-profit and non-governmental organisation dedicated to the discovery and promotion of creativity in the art and culture of film.

Committed to the development of a vibrant film culture in Hong Kong and Asia, the Society organises two annual flagship events in March and April: “Hong Kong International Film Festival (HKIFF)” and “Hong Kong - Asia Film Financing Forum (HAF).”  “HKIFF Cine Fan”, a monthly screening programme features a variety of curated contemporary, retrospective and thematic showcases was also launched in April 2013.

Through its year-round programmes, the mission of the Society is to strengthen global appreciation of Asian and Chinese film culture and to promote inspiring films from around the world, enriching the cultural life of Hong Kong. Passionately believing in the power of films to unite cultures and generations, the HKIFFS is devoted to giving thousands of film lovers around the region direct access to the world’s most inspired films all year round.

For media enquiries, please contact:

Isentia

Winnie Ma                              Tel:  +852 3987 8135             E-mail: winnie.ma@isentia.com

Cherry Chan               Tel:  +852 3987 8134             E-mail: cherry.chan@isentia.com

The Hong Kong International Film Festival Society

Colleen Cheng           Tel:  +852 2102 7362             E-mail: colleen_cheng@hkiff.org.hk

Appendix 1：The 15th Hong Kong - Asia Film Financing Forum Award List

1. HAF Award

HAF Award （Hong Kong Project）

Director：Tommy TOM Chung-sing

Producer：Adam WONG

Production Company：Picturethat Limited

Details詳情：https://www.haf.org.hk/upload/files/project/20170120181829_1624.pdf

2. iQIYI's Special Award 

Director：YANG Long

Producer ：ZHOU Jia

Production Company：Shenzhen Surprise Movie Co., Ltd.

Details：https://www.haf.org.hk/upload/files/project/20170120182820_1654.pdf

3.  mm2 Award

Director：Kenneth LAI Siu-kwan, Paul SZE Pak-lam

Producer：TIN Kai-man, LAU Wing-tai

Production Company：Vow Production Limited

Details：https://www.haf.org.hk/upload/files/project/20170120181612_1612.pdf

4. HAF/FOX Project Award 

Director：Danlly LI

Producer：Ray CHAN

Production Company：Kozmo Production Company Limited,

                                     YNTV Motion Magic Digital Studios Co., Ltd.

Details：https://www.haf.org.hk/upload/files/project2/20170120183149_123.pdf

5. Wouter Barendrecht Award

Director：M. Raihan HALIM

Producer：Asra AMAN

Production Company：Papahan Films Pte. Ltd.

Details：https://www.haf.org.hk/upload/files/project/20170120181916_1627.pdf

6. Paris Coproduction Village Award

Director：NAKANO Ryota

Producer：OGAWA Shinji

Production Company：Bridgehead Inc.

Details：https://www.haf.org.hk/upload/files/project/20170120181442_1603.pdf

7. Network of Asian Fantastic Films Award

Director：MIYAKE Kyoko

Producer：Guillaume DE SEILLE

Production Company：Arizona Productions

Details：https://www.haf.org.hk/upload/files/project/20170120181545_1609.pdf

8.Wutianming Post Production Award

Director：Degena Yun

Producer：ZHANG Yang

Production Company：Beijing Mailisi Film & Culture Co., Ltd.                                                                            

Details：https://www.haf.org.hk/upload/files/project/20170120182929_1660.pdf

9. White Light Post-Production Award

White Light Post-Production Award（HAF Project）

Director：M. Raihan HALI

Producer：Asra AMAN

Production Company：Papahan Films Pte. Ltd.

Details：https://www.haf.org.hk/upload/files/project/20170120181916_1627.pdf

White Light Post-Production Award（WIP Lab Project）

Director：Rima DAS

Producer ：Rima DAS

Production Company：Flying River Films

Details：https://www.haf.org.hk/upload/files/wiplabproject/20170214120847_79.pdf

10. G2D Post-Production Award

G2D Post-Production Award（HAF Project）

Director：Honey B SINGH

Producer：Mona SINGH, Gabrielle Kelly

Production Company：Honeylove Films

Details詳情：https://www.haf.org.hk/upload/files/project/20170203181833_1681.pdf

G2D Post-Production Award（WIP Lab Project）

Director： NGUYEN Phuong Anh

Producer：TRAN thi Bich Ngoc

Production Company：An Nam Productions, Three Colour Productions

Details：https://www.haf.org.hk/upload/files/wiplabproject/20170225103616_181.pdf

11. Wanda WIP Lab Award

Director： Jay CHERN

Producer：Jay CHERN, KITAGAWA Junichi

Production Company ：Epic Entertainment Co., Ltd. , Shochiku Studio Co., Ltd.

Details詳情：https://www.haf.org.hk/upload/files/wiplabproject/20170225103439_178.pdf

12. The first four “Hong Kong Goes to Cannes”Shortlisted Projects

Director： Jay CHERN

Producer：Jay CHERN, KITAGAWA Junichi

Production Company：Epic Entertainment Co., Ltd. , Shochiku Studio Co., Ltd.

Details：https://www.haf.org.hk/upload/files/wiplabproject/20170225103439_178.pdf

Director： NGUYEN Phuong Anh

Producer：TRAN thi Bich Ngoc

Production Company：An Nam Productions, Three Colour Productions

Details：https://www.haf.org.hk/upload/files/wiplabproject/20170225103616_181.pdf

Director：Rima DAS

Producer：Rima DAS

Production Company：Flying River Films

Details：https://www.haf.org.hk/upload/files/wiplabproject/20170214120847_79.pdf

Director：Amikam KOVNER, Assaf SNIR

Producer：Yoni PARAN,  Keren MICHAEL,

Production Company：Dori Media Paran

Details：https://www.haf.org.hk/upload/files/wiplabproject/20170225103101_169.pdf

The winners of the 2016 48FILM Project International short film competition are from around the world, with UK’s CHOKE capturing three of the top awards including Best Film, Best Director, and Best Cinematography. 

The 48FILM Project (www.48filmproject.com), a leading online short film competition, has created one of the largest Grand Prizes in the genre’s history – a $100,000 production budget to film a feature film. The festival producers will be awarding the collective of 2016 winners (Best in each category) with a production budget of $100,000 to make a feature film that will commence shooting this summer in Greece. 

"We have seen a new level of excellence this year that is a testament to the unsung skilled artists around the world. Our winners are a diverse cultural community and we are looking forward to seeing how their talent translates into feature filmmaking," said Executive Producer, Chris Siametis. "The 48FILM Project was created to provide a unique and powerful platform for creatives to showcase their work - while the Grand Prize was initiated to take that skill set to a new, commercially viable level.” 

United Kingdom captured the top awards with CHOKE (London, UK) receiving three recognitions including Best Film, Best Director for Nancy Paton, and Best Cinematography for Liam Iandoli. While VICTOIRE (France) nabbed Best Music Original Score for Matthew Morgan, and an Actress Award in a Supporting role for Julia Robert. USA’s MORNINGWOOD won Best Writing Award for original script. Gergana D. Angelova won the Best Film Editing Award for INSIGHT (BULGARIA). Canadian actor Oliver Price won Best Actor Award in a leading role for THE WANDERER (CANADA) and Tyler Derench won a Best Supporting Actor Award for A NIGHT AT CAGNEY'S (USA). Shannon Beeby won a Best Actress Award for APPLES (USA) and The People’s Choice Award was given to THE NURSARY (USA). 

Full list of 48FILM Project Winners is as follows: 

CHOKE (UNITED KINGDOM) - BEST SHORT FILM, BEST DIRECTING, BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY 

MORNING WOOD (USA – NEVADA) - BEST WRITING 

INSIGHT (BULGARIA) - BEST FILM EDITING 

VICTOIRE (FRANCE) - BEST MUSIC (ORIGINAL SCORE) 

THE WANDERER (CANADA -MONTREAL) - BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE 

APPLES (USA-TEXAS) - BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE 

A NIGHT AT CAGNEY'S (USA - CALIFORNIA) - BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE 

VICTOIRE (FRANCE) - BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE 

THE NURSERY (USA-CALIFORNIA) - PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS 

Official Selection 48FILM Project 2016 (In alphabetical order):

A NIGHT AT CAGNEY'S (USA-CALIFORNIA) 

APPLES (USA-TEXAS) 

AS I SAW HER (USA-MICHIGAN) 

CHOKE (UK) 

COVENANT (CANADA) 

FRANCIS (USA–CALIFORNIA) 

FROM LIFE (RUSSIAN FEDERATION) 

INSIGHT (BULGARIA) 

MORNING WOOD (USA–NEVADA) 

PAGAN PARTY (USA–CALIFORNIA) 

PANDA (ITALY) 

THE WANDERER (CANADA) 

THE HAIRCUT (GREECE) 

TITOLO (ITALY) 

VICTOIRE (FRANCE) 

"Whether novice, professional or veterans - all 48Film Project submissions are judged equally and presented to a large pool of industry veterans," said Francesco Vitali, 48FILM Project Executive Producer. "Over the years our winners have taught us new levels of ingenuity and shown us true creativity, which is why we encourage everyone to view the winning entries: you may find your next amazing collaborators amongst our entries." 

ABOUT THE 48FILM FESTIVAL

The 48FILM Festival is open to everyone: beginner to professional, from all nations. The competition opens in January and closes late November. Once registered, a competing team selects a genre and when to start the clock. 48FILM Project provides three elements that are required to be included: a character, a line, and a prop. Filmmakers then have 48 hours to create a short film in English or with English subtitles that is four to seven minutes in length and upload it to www.48filmproject.com/competition/2017/register 

With entries from more than 130 countries of the world, the festival attracted some of the industry’s top decision makers for its 2016 Jury, including: 

Scott Adler (award-winning producer "The Taking of Deborah Logan", “The Vault"), Ryan Carnes (award-winning actor and producer, known for "Letters from Iwo Jima", directed by Clint Eastwood, "Doctor Who" and "Desperate Housewives"), Alex Cutler (Producer of Henry Barrial’s award-winning feature "PIG", "Don Peyote" with Anne Hathaway,and "UNTOGETHER" starring Ben Mendelsohn, Jamie Dornan.), Luke Daniels (award-winning producer of a string of Hollywood hits include "Yoga Hosers", "Outlaws and Angels", "Punching Henry", and "The Tiger Hunter"), Brandon K. Hogan (Producer for "Half Past Dead", "The Three Little Stooges", was also granted additional thanks for his contribution to "Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice"), Michael Hothorn (award-winning casting director and producer known for "Mr & Mrs Smith", "Minority Report", and "Planet of The Apes"), Joey Paul Jensen (casting director of "The Three Little Stooges" and "Beautifully Broken", Francesco Vitali (director of "Gates of Hades", as well as Co-Founder of the 48FILM Festival.

The festival is made possible by the generous support of leading sponsors including UVO, MAGIX, VEGAS PRO Creative Software, and ANGELOPOULOS HAIR COMPANY.

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FOCAL International is delighted to announce the shortlisted nominations for their 14th annual FOCAL International Awards. These nominations range from Oscar-winners and landmark restorations of cinematic masterpieces, to essential investigative journalism into world history and celebratory productions of cultural icons.

Set to take place on 25th May, 2017 at the Royal Lancaster London Hotel, the FOCAL International Awards recognise producers, directors, researchers and other creative media professionals for excellence in the use and preservation of stock and archival footage across 16 categories, 13 of which are announced today.

Happy jury members

The moment you've been waiting for! Here are the Award-Winners! We have been so blessed to have such superb films screened at the 1st Ramsgate International Film & TV Festival.

FEATURE FILMS COMPETITION

Bronze Anchor statuette: Best Film

Orbit Glass Anchor: Best Director

Orbit Glass Anchor: Best Actor

Orbit Glass Anchor: Best Actress

Orbit Glass Anchor: Best Screenplay

Audience Award: Best Feature

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The Anchor Trophy is a solid bronze statuette cast from a clay prototype

crafted by local and internationally renowned artist, Dominic Grant.

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SHEPHERD NEAME SHORT FILMS COMPETITION

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Shepherd Neame Glass Anchor: Best Short

Audience Award: Best Short

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The Ramsgate IFTV fest is also collaborating with local emerging and

established artists, who will present each winning filmmaker with an original

work of art.

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The BridgeTeam happy winning Best Feature and Best Actor .

another winner!

The European Film Academy awards the Plaza de España in Seville the title “Treasure of European Film Culture”. 

Originally designed and built as the main symbol for and most ambitious project of the 1929 Ibero-American Exposition world’s fair, Plaza de España is one of Seville's most iconic locations. 

Plaza de España (picture: Fernando Ruso, Ayuntamiento de Sevilla)

With its mix of 1920s Art Deco, Neo-Renaissance, and Neo-Mudéjar styles, Plaza de España has served as the set for various films from STAR WARS to THE DICTATOR. Actors who have shot here include Vittorio de Sica, Sean Connery and, of course, Peter O’Toole.

Above all, it is forever linked to the history of cinema by its role in David Lean's unforgettable epic LAWRENCE OF ARABIA, where it served as the English army headquarters and officers' club in Cairo.  

During a ceremony in November, held in co-operation with the Andalucía Film Commission supported by the Regional Minister for Tourism and Sport, the Mayor of Sevilla and the Public Company of Radio and Television of Andalusia, a special “Treasure of European Film Culture” emblem will be inaugurated at the location. This will be on the occasion of the announcement of the nominations for the European Film Awards (EFAs), which annually takes place in Seville.

With this title the European Film Academy wishes to raise public awareness for places of a symbolic nature for European cinema, places of historical value that need to be maintained and protected not just now but also for generations to come. 

Plaza de España is the ninth location to be awarded by the European Film Academy. The first seight institutions that were adopted to be part of the “Treasures of European Film Culture” list are: 

The Eisenstein Memorial Centre in Moscow
The House of the brothers Lumière in Lyon
The Bergman Center in Faro
The World of Tonino Guerra in Pennabilli
The Potemkin Stairs in Odessa
The Vienna Giant Ferris Wheel
The Sergei Parajanov Museum in Yerevan
The Collegiate Church of Sant Vicenç in Cardona

The list of Treasures of European Film Culture will continue to be added to over the years to include both film institutions and places that can be visited such as the Plaza de España in Seville.