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2013 Program for San Francisco’s Cinema by the Bay Festival to run Nov 22 – 24 at the Roxie

Mitchell Altieri's tense thriller HOLY GHOST PEOPLE Mitchell Altieri’s tense thriller HOLY GHOST PEOPLE

The San Francisco Film Society announced the program for the fifth annual Cinema by the Bay festival, taking place November 22 to 24, 2013, at the Roxie Theater. CBTB celebrates the local film scene by presenting interesting new works made in or about the Bay Area, providing an opportunity for audiences to engage with local filmmakers, and honoring the cinematic luminaries who make San Francisco such a wonderful place to love movies. The 2013 edition of Cinema by the Bay opens on Friday November 22nd, with Mitchell Altieri’s tense thriller HOLY GHOST PEOPLE.

10th Big Apple Film Festival Kicks Off on November 6; Announces 2013 Lineup

JAKE SQUARED, starring Elias Koteas, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Virginia Madsen, Jane Seymour and Mike Vogel,

The Big Apple Film Festival (BAFF) announced its lineup of 184 feature-length and short films for its 10th anniversary edition, taking place November 6 – 10, 2013, at the Tribeca Cinemas. The Big Apple Film Festival will commence with the opening night film JAKE SQUARED, starring Elias Koteas, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Virginia Madsen, Jane Seymour and Mike Vogel, on Wednesday, November 6 at 8 pm. Following the screening, Mike Vogel, star of CBS’s hit series Under the Dome, will accept the festival’s prestigious “Emerging Talent” award. Previous winners include Jesse Eisenberg, Louisa Krause and Aaron Stanford.

More Films, Centerpiece Galas and Special Screenings, Added to AFIFEST 2013

AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY

Additional Centerpiece Galas and Special Screenings are now on the lineup for AFI FEST 2013 taking place November 7 through 14 in Hollywood, California. There will be a red carpet Gala each night of the festival. The additional Centerpiece Galas are AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY (Director: John Wells) on Friday, November 8; THE LAST EMPEROR 3D (Director: Bernardo Bertolucci) on Sunday, November 10; and the World Premiere of LONE SURVIVOR (Director: Peter Berg) on Tuesday, November 12. All Galas will be presented in the historic TCL Chinese Theatre. AFI FEST’s Special Screenings are HER (Director: Spike Jonze); THE INVISIBLE WOMAN (Director: Ralph Fiennes); JODOROWSKY’S DUNE (Director: Frank Pavich); MANDELA: LONG WALK TO FREEDOM (Director: Justin Chadwick); THE PAST (LE PASSÉ) (Director: Asghar Farhadi); PHILOMENA (Director: Stephen Frears); and THE UNKNOWN KNOWN: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF DONALD RUMSFELD (Director: Errol Morris).

AFI FEST Reveals 2013 Auteurs and Shorts Films

HARMONY LESSONS directed by Emir Baigazin

AFI FEST 2013 announced the films that will be featured in the New Auteurs and Shorts sections at this year’s festival taking place November 7 through 14 in Hollywood, California, at the historic TCL Chinese Theatre, the Chinese 6 Theatres, the Egyptian Theatre and the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. The New Auteurs section highlights first and second-time feature film directors from around the world and the Shorts selections present wildly diverse points of view from a variety of countries around the world.

Wes Anderson’s GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL Gets A Release Date, Poster and Trailer

wes anderson's the grand budapest hotel poster

Fox Searchlight has set a theatrical release date of March 7, 2014 for Wes Anderson’s THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL. Starring Bill Murray, Jason Schwartzman, Tilda Swinton, Owen Wilson, Ed Norton, Adrien Brody, Saoirse Ronan, Jeff Goldblum, Harvey Keitel, Tom Wilkinson, THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL recounts the adventures of Gustave H, a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel between the wars, and Zero Moustafa, the lobby boy who becomes his most trusted friend. The story involves the theft and recovery of a priceless Renaissance painting and the battle for an enormous family fortune — all against the back-drop of a suddenly and dramatically changing Continent.

“HARD TIME BUS” “TAKE US HOME” Win Top Awards at 2013 Hollywood Black Film Festival

Hollywood Black Film Festival 2013 Winners

HARD TIME BUS,  directed by Dean Charles, won the award for Best Feature; and TAKE US HOME , directed by Aileen LeBlanc and Orly Malessa won the award for Best Documentary, at the Hollywood Black Film Festival which took place October 6 to 6, 2013. IF I WERE A BELL written and directed by Sherese Robinson Lee won the award for Best Short.

Cine Las Americas International Sets 2014 Dates

Cine Las Americas announced the 17th Cine Las Americas International Film Festival, to take place from April 22 to 27, 2014 in Austin, Texas. The festival brings a selection of the newest Ibero-American cinema and American Indigenous films, showcasing films and filmmakers through its world-renowned programs. The deadline for filmmakers to submit entries is December 13, 2013.

Bollywood Action-Comedy BOSS Opens in Theaters on Wednesday, October 16, 2013 | TRAILER

The new Bollywood action-comedy BOSS directed by Anthony D’Souza, and starring Akshay Kumar, Aditi Rao Hydari, Shiv Pandit, and Mithun Chakraborty opens in 100 theaters across top North American markets today, Wednesday, October 16, 2013.

First La Costa Film Festival Announces Lineup; Opens With THE SHORT GAME

THE SHORT GAME

The first La Costa Film Festival will run October 24 to October 27, 2013, at the world famous Omni La Costa Resort and Spa in Carlsbad, California. The festival will open with the award winning documentary THE SHORT GAME executive produced by Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel; the film follows the lives of eight of the best seven-year-old golfers in the world as they train for and compete in the World Championships of Junior Golf. Closing the festival will be AT MIDDLETON, which stars Andy Garcia, Vera Farmiga, and Taissa Farmiga in the story of two wildly different parents who meet and discover they have an irresistible chemistry while taking their kids on a college tour.

Film Society of Lincoln Center Horror Fest Scary Movies 7 Lineup

THE GREEN INFERNO

The Film Society of Lincoln Center’s annual horror fest Scary Movies returns for its 7th edition at the Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center in New York City from Thursday, October 31 to Thursday, November 7, 2013. Films on the lineup include Lucky McKee and Chris Sivertson’s high school horror-revenge film ALL CHEERLEADERS DIE; Eli Roth’s CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST homage, THE GREEN INFERNO; the Italian supernatural meets nature film ACROSS THE RIVER; creepy psycho-thriller PROXY; creepy psycho-comedy CHEAP THRILLS; Mark Hartley’s retelling of the Australian classic PATRICK; European vacation from hell outing AFFLICTED, and mind-warped puzzler OPEN GRAVE starring ELYSIUM and DISTRICT 9 star Sharlto Copley.

12 Film Projects Selected for Biennale College – Cinema 2013/14

THE DEBT - Ritesh Batra THE DEBT – Ritesh Batra

12 projects have been selected to participated in the first workshop of the second edition of Biennale di Venezia’s Biennale College – Cinema (2013 – 2014) held in Venice from the 5th to the 14th of October 2013. The first edition of the Biennale College – Cinema 2012/13 closed with the screening of three feature films at the 70th Edition of the Venice Film Festival in 2012: MARY IS HAPPY, MARY IS HAPPY – Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit (director, Thailand) , MEMPHIS – Tim Sutton (director, USA) and YURI ESPOSITO – Alessio Fava (director, Italy) .

2013 Vancouver International Film Festival Award Winners; “RHYMES FOR YOUNG GHOULS” “THAT BURNING FEELING” Win Best Canadian First Feature Award

THAT BURNING FEELING by Jason James

RHYMES FOR YOUNG GHOULS by Jeff Barnaby and THAT BURNING FEELING by Jason James tied to win the Best Canadian First Feature Award at the just wrapped Vancouver International Film Festival which took place September 26 – October 11, 2013. The jury commented, “These two films share storytelling of equal high quality but are so different in terms of genre, tone and creative expression that the jury decided to honour them both.”

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