The year 2015 by can be easily termed as the ‘year of intolerance ‘in Indian socio-political and cultural milieu. This was coming all the way from the time the right wing party was voted to rule the country. It began with re-writing Indian history and text books for schools, colleges and academic institutions, running down Gandhiji, the architect of free India as also the free thinkers, eliminating rationalist, outspoken intellectuals and scholars, isolating artists and film makers, taking control of Central Board of Film Certification by forcing the eminent men and women constituted that body to resign en-mass. The right wing people have taken charge of all public art and cultural organizations.
People from the minority communities have been lynched and killed for suspecting to have eaten beef. Cow slaughter has been banned in states like Maharashtra taking away food from the tables of minority communities as well as daliths and increasing the burden on the farmers already bending backward with debt and are committing suicide. Those who protested the beef ban have been beaten up in Kashmir, in Uttar Pradesh and New Delhi. When the public very clearly understood that the general response of the government to these problems were dismissive as something that is done by antisocial elements people began to take action. The prominent scholars, writers, poets, actors, film makers and theatre personalities started returning the awards they received from the government. There were protests across the country, from politicians and eminent citizens.
Another aspect of this intolerance is manifested in witch hunting NGOs like Green Peace for very prominently taking up environmental issues and challenging the implementation of economic projects without proper environmental impact assessment. Those NGOs on the hit list of the government is harassed in every possible ways including cancelling their FCRA numbers and freezing their accounts. Fortunately so far the justice system was very fair in their judgments which has given much relief to the NGOs under the government scanner. Generally NGOs these days are seen by the politicians as people ‘against development’.
These very arrogant postures of the government was downsized by the people of India through democratic resurgence. First they lost a very high pitched assembly election in Delhi to Aam Admi Party and later in another high pitched assembly election in Bihar the right wing lost to an alliance of democratic forces represented by Lalu Prasad Yadav and Nitish Kumar the local leaders. In all these instances the media was very pro-establishment. Were they too scared to investigate issues and inform the public?! While we hope that the people will elect democratic and secular parties in the Assembly elections happening now in April/May 2016,we need to nurture grass root level democratic practices which is one of the major objective of the festival. Whatever work we are engaged in now is from a very diminished public sphere. We do not know what the future holds for us but for now we belong to the breed of marginal citizens of this country.
As for our experience in this specific field is concerned, Bangalore Film Society was the South India coordinator of Tri-continental Film Festival "Human Rights in Frames from 2007 to 2009 organised by an NGO called Breakthrough. An average 5000 to 6000 people used to attend this festival in Bangalore in three days and the event had become very popular. Apart from this, we used to take these films to academic institutions as well as film societies in all South Indian States. However, the tricontinental film festival closed after 2009 and at present to the best of my knowledge we don't have a human rights film festival of that magnitude.
In the present Indian context, Bangalore Film Society wish to start an International Human Rights Traveling film festival from December 7th to 10th or from 9th to the 12th 2016 (depending on the availability of the auditorium) and organise a conference on freedom of speech and the right to dissent. The films selected will address major international human rights concerns such as refugees, lgbt sexuality, boarders, women, socio-political conflict, communal conflicts, child labour/abuse and so on The emphasis on the impact it should create. Once the festival is over these films will be circulated for screenings in educational, media institutions and film societies across India.
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L'association culturelle Time & Memory organise la quatorzième édition du festival du court métrage « SHORT TO SOUTH », qui se tiendra à Polla (SA) ITALIE du 20 au 21 juin 2026 à l'Auditorium « Holy Nicolicchio ».
En 2007, Joaquín Ortega (réalisateur, acteur, cascadeur et coordinateur de cascades) a créé sous sa marque NOIDENTITY son équipe internationale de cascadeurs. En 2010, il a fondé la société de production indépendante NOIDENTITY Films et a déjà produit deux films en privé et un programme télévisé. En 2013, il poursuit son intention de créer une industrie cinématographique et organise le premier festival de films d'action en Espagne.
C'est ainsi qu'est né le NIAFFS (NOIDENTITY - Festival international du film d'action - Espagne), avec l'intention de créer une industrie cinématographique et de promouvoir les films d'action internationaux.
After five years of a successful run as the New York City International Film Festival and after many of our films got distribution, we decided to create NYCIFF-St. Lucia edition. We want to open another door for filmmakers from around the world, and establish St. Lucia as a center for the film industry, while highlighting unknown talents from the Caribbean.
Le 10e Festival du Film de Farinha est de retour ! ! ! Nous revenons avec la proposition d'allumer la flamme culturelle de l'échange et de l'apprentissage dans la culture cinématographique. C'est pendant le festival que les arrière-terres de Paraíba vivent des réunions de manifestations culturelles, à travers des expositions de productions audiovisuelles régionales et nationales, avec des espaces de rencontre pour la discussion et l'apprentissage, ainsi que des spectacles de films, des panneaux, des ateliers, des longs métrages et des spectacles.
This festival only admits submissions from SPANISH NATIONALS. No film-makers from any other nationalitiy will be allowed to submit their films to this festival.
Her Point of View has entered into a partnership agreement with the Community Education Department of Watkins College of Art, Design & Film in Nashville TN. The Nashville festival will be held at Watkins College of Art, Design & Film in September 2015. Specific dates are being finalized and will be released soon. Stay tuned! New programming developments occurring every day.
Empowering current and future generations of artists currently underrepresented in front of and behind the camera, Her Point of View, a sponsored project of Fractured Atlas, a non-profit arts service organization, launches this year and will present arts and entertainment created from a woman’s point of view in Nashville, TN with screenings in Atlanta GA. New cities are added everyday.
In each city, Her Point of View will conduct a four (4) day international film festival complete with workshops, panels, independent and studio films, fine art gallery, live music events, industry parties and plenty of networking mixers. Filmmakers, film, TV, music, art and entertainment executives and celebrities are invited to participate in the event developed to highlight women artists from around the world.
NOFI is a multi stage International Festival of New and Original Films. It was founded by the Center of American New Cinema and Arts (CANCA). The preliminary stages take place in Russia, Sweden and Armenia while the final stage is taking place in USA (Los Angeles). Each year an estimated 1000 independent and student films participate in the NOFI festivals from 60 countries. We have representatives in 10 countries including USA, Russia, Sweden, Armenia, Belarus, UK,Belgium, Holland, Arab Emirates and Philippines.
The goal of the NOFI festivals is to find and invite talented film directors to NOFI film studying and producing programs for shooting their films with the help of our sponsors and grants. We then represent, promote and will try to sell the best films from NOFI in the American Film Market, Cannes film market, Amazon, Netflix, Hulu and other markets. Winning films can also participate in NOFI sister’s film festivals in Korea, Poland, Germany, Estonia, Russia and Armenia. The winners from each category and diplomas of honor can have the opportunity to show their films (edited versions) at our NOFI film festival on YouTube channel. The best actors from the best films can join our “Accent” International Talent Management. Also the trailers of the awarded films will be in our web site for years, providing more exposure. Our festival helps expose new and emerging directors and actors. NOFI festivals give them an opportunity to present their names in motion pictures studios and be discovered in the film industry worldwide. NOFI is designed to showcase innovative work by new filmmakers who may (or may not) have been overlooked by other festivals. We organize forums and round tables with filmmakers during the NOFI festivals to understand their needs, help solve common problems with film production and discuss their future projects. Our slogan is- “Indie filmmakers without borders.” Many celebrities and representatives from film studios have attended screenings and award ceremonies of NOFI festivals.
FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL DU FILM SEMBRANDO CINE
XIIe ÉDITION : Reconnaître notre ombre
Notre teinte peut être un vrai problème.
C'est cet aspect de notre humanité, que nous préférons garder caché, et qui nous pousse à agir de manière discutable.
Cette ombre est en partie ce qui nous a amenés à avoir un impact terrible sur l'environnement.
Déforestation, déversements de pétrole, pollution des sols et des mers, anéantissement d'espèces, violation des droits des peuples autochtones et assassinats de défenseurs de l'environnement.
Cette ombre, individuelle et collective, est projetée depuis les grandes villes sur nos écosystèmes et sous la protection de la légalité étatique et des investissements privés en faveur du « progrès et de l'industrialisation ».
À une époque où le déséquilibre que nous avons causé dans l'environnement se répercute sur nous, comme les catastrophes climatiques et les détournements de fonds naturels, il nous appartient d'oser regarder cette ombre en arrière.
Nous avons la responsabilité de comprendre son impact, de signaler ceux qui le projettent et d'exiger des réglementations pour défendre ceux qu'il touche.
Ils disent que la première étape pour résoudre un problème est de l'identifier. Aujourd'hui, à travers le cinéma, nous cherchons à reconnaître nos actions, à stopper l'avancée de leurs conséquences sur notre environnement naturel unique.
FESTIVAL DU FILM ENVIRONNEMENTAL SEMBRANDO CINE — 12E ÉDITION
RECONNAÎTRE NOTRE OMBRE
Bašta Fest est un festival international de court-métrage de fiction organisé à Bajina Bašta, dans l'ouest de la Serbie. Il s'agit d'un événement annuel qui se déroule le premier week-end de juillet et qui dure quatre jours. En raison de la profession des fondateurs (acteurs Jovan Jelisavčić et Maja Šuša), le principal point d'intérêt du festival est la collaboration entre réalisateurs et acteurs. Nous pensons que le fait de se concentrer sur la qualité de cet effort artistique commun aura un impact positif sur le positionnement de Bašta Fest parmi les festivals de courts métrages. Le Bašta Fest est d'une grande importance pour la décentralisation de la culture, car il a apporté divers films, musiques et autres programmes dans cette belle région. L'une des priorités du festival est de promouvoir l'incroyable beauté naturelle auprès d'un grand nombre de visiteurs. Néanmoins, notre objectif principal est de transformer ce festival en une oasis culturelle passionnante, qui soutient les jeunes artistes locaux et internationaux, en mettant l'accent sur les courts métrages de fiction avec authenticité. La sélection principale est un programme de courts-métrages de compétition, tandis que deux films sont projetés dans le cadre d'un programme spécial hors compétition chaque année, l'un pendant l'ouverture et l'autre pendant la cérémonie de clôture. Le dernier à être projeté est un premier long métrage serbe, choisi par l'équipe du festival Bašta comme le plus réussi de l'année précédente. L'entrée de toutes les projections à Bašta est gratuite, alors qu'elles se déroulent toujours sous le ciel ouvert de nuit. Il existe actuellement deux lieux officiels du festival : le parc Borići et le lac Perućac.
Dear Creator,
The Viewster Online Film Fest (#VOFF) is an international online event that attracts, displays and rewards features, short films, series, web-series and documentaries that are not always as famous as they should be. It’s a community moderated contest where the public audience will create a shortlist out of all qualified entries.
Essentially the Viewster community and your fans will watch, share, discuss and vote for their favorite entries. They will help to curate the entries with at least the top ten moving onto the finals. After that our Jury of Experts - Ted Hope, Nora Tschirner and Timo Vuorensola - will select the winners to be announced December 8, 2014 on http://festival.viewster.com.
The theme for the fourth #VOFF is "Share It Forward." and asks for the issues that are most important to you today.
Shake up our cushy lives, open our eyes, make us laugh, cry or even outraged. For #VOFF 4, show the world the issues that are most important to you today—big or small. You might be passionate about the environment, human rights, public health, politics, social justice or something entirely different that deserves attention. Whether you get your message across through fiction, non-fiction, with humour, in a direct or an abstract way, let's see your passion to influence and make a difference. #VOFF 4 is your chance to bring your message in front of millions of viewers, who will discuss, support and share your cause. We want to take it one step further this time. In addition to the juried awards, we will contribute to an organisation making a positive impact by the choice of one of the projects.
Why Participate?
• Chance to win a piece of the cake with a cool first prize of $50,000
• Chance to donate $20,000 to an organization of your choice
• Gain publicity and awareness for your content
• Chance to connect with other creators online content
Le Festival du film d'été asiatique souhaite présenter la culture asiatique à travers la cinématographie populaire produite dans les pays du continent.
Le Festival comporte plusieurs catégories telles qu'une section compétitive, des rétrospectives, des projections pour enfants et des soirées à thème. L'année dernière, 40 titres de Chine, de Hong Kong, de Thaïlande, de Corée du Sud, du Japon et d'Inde ont été présentés, dont certains étaient des premières mondiales et internationales, des avant-premières de festivals européens ou des premières de festivals espagnols. Les 18 films programmés dans la section officielle ont concouru pour le prix du jury, le Lucky Cat Award, décerné par le public au meilleur film en compétition, et le Critics' Choice Award.
L’associazione culturale La Guarimba ha come obiettivo quello di riportare il cinema alla gente e la gente al cinema. Questa motivazione ci ha portato a riparare un vecchio cinema all’aperto di 938 posti in Calabria; ad organizzare un festival del cortometraggio internazionale con ingresso libero; a creare La Scuola Delle Scimmie in Puglia, un processo di formazione di cinema e di illustrazione indipendente per 45 ragazzi; ci ha fatto creare La Guarimba On Tour dove ogni anno portiamo la nostra selezione di cortometraggi in giro per il mondo; e infine, ad agosto 2015, abbiamo organizzato la prima conferenza europea di Vimeo, il più grande distributore di cinema online diretto.
Nous sommes un festival international de courts métrages, destiné à exprimer le cinéma spirituel dans un langage universel, traitant des affaires intérieures de l'être humain, un cinéma de l'invisible qui capture l'essence du profond et du transcendant, dans des histoires introspectives et réfléchies, avec des questions et des réponses sur la vie. Chaque histoire est un fruit récolté de l'intérieur et symbolise 9 valeurs spirituelles fondamentales pour nous : l'amour, la joie, la paix, la patience, la douceur, la gentillesse, la fidélité, l'humilité et la maîtrise de soi.
