Well Go USA announced today that it has acquired North American rights to Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen, starring Hong Kong action star Donnie Yen (Ip Man, Ip Man 2, Seven Swords, Hero). The film was directed by Andrew Lau (Infernal Affairs, Confession of Pain), who also co-produced the film and …
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Fantastic Fest schedule includes yakuza crime thrillers, cult horrors and martial arts heroes
The sixth edition of Fantastic Fest, which describes itself as a film festival with the boring parts cut out, is scheduled for September 23-30th, in Austin, Texas. The festival announced part of its programming for this year’s event, including: Bedevilled (2010) Director: Cheol-soo Jang, South Korea, 115 minutes If you beat, brutalize, dehumanize and torment …
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Win screening tickets to Storm Riders sequel The Storm Warriors and Bodyguards & Assassins
The New York Asian Film Festival is screening two films on Sunday, June 27th – The Storm Warriors (12pm) and Bodyguards and Assassins (2:15pm). The star of the films, Simon Yam, will attend both screenings, and the folks over at New York Anime Festival want you to see the films so badly that they’re giving …
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Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival chooses themes of travel and adventure for 2010
The principal genre film festival in Asia, Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival (PiFan) kicks off its 11 days of movie mayhem on July 15th, and runs through the 25th. Young Bin Kim is this year’s festival director. With this year’s theme being an “Up and Coming Genre Explorer Travelling to a World of Love, Fantasy, …
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Win $100,000 prize in Lens on Talent short film contest
Do you have a short film you’d like to share with the world? Here’s your chance. BET is again hosting their Lens on Talent challenge – a Filmmaker’s Challenge hosted by Blair Underwood. Lens on Talent is a short film contest in which the winner receives $100,000. In addition to the cash, the Lens on …
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Media That Matters 2010 seeks to inspire global action
After a decade of short films and big issues, Media That Matters continues to inspire and impact people across the globe. The tenth annual festival will feature twelve new films—each under twelve minutes—that will inspire audiences to screen, act, impact. Transgender youth identity, deep-seated racial prejudice in Haiti and the Dominican Republic, detainee accounts of …
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The 14th Annual Fantasia International Film Festival is making an early announcement to highlight several special events planned for this summer’s fest, including a stage play, multiple lifetime achievement awards and a screening premiere revolving around one of the most significant silent-film restorations in the history of moving images. The Fantasia International Film Festival takes …
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Action, sci-fi festival Fantasia makes early announcements, including restored Metropolis premiere
Hamptons International Film Fest to host 10th Annual Screenwriters’ Lab
Over the course of one long weekend – from April 16-18th – emerging screenwriters will have the opportunity to meet one-on-one each day with established screenwriting mentors who will advise them on how to develop their scripts and move their projects closer to production. Within this supportive environment, the screenwriters are encouraged to take risks …
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Tribeca Film Festival going on a virtual tour
The 2010 Tribeca Film Festival begins on April 21st and runs through May 2nd. Tickets go on sale to American Express cardmembers on April 13th, to downtown New York City residents on April 18th, and to the general public on April 19th. If you are not in NYC, Tribeca Film Festival has two new ways …
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Bruce Lee memorabilia exhibit and new publication launches at Asian film fest
Bruce Lee’s wife and daughter unveiled an exhibition of the late martial arts superstar’s personal items, photos and movie posters in Hong Kong yesterday, as part of a tribute commemorating what would have been his 70th birthday later this year, according to THR. The exhibit contains a number of Bruce Lee’s personal items including a …
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After Dark Films and Lionsgate putting innovative horror filmmakers in the spotlight with new festival and original productions
After Dark Films, the company behind Horrorfest 8 Films To Die For, announced that it is teaming up with Lionsgate and Syfy Channel for a new series of original horror productions called After Dark Originals (ADO). Tapping into the vast and innovative talent of directors and filmmakers from Horrorfest’s acquisitions over the past 4 years, …
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Magnet gobbles up sci-fi creature film Monsters at SXSW fest
Within hours of its world premiere at South by Southwest, Gareth Edward’s hotly anticipated first feature Monsters was sold to Magnet Releasing for North American and Mexican distribution. In a deal brokered by Magnolia’s Tom Quinn and Protagonist Pictures’ Ben Roberts, the Vertigo Films production premiered to a packed midnight screening in the SX Fantastic …
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I found this promotional trailer online for Ricardo Sean Thompson’s latino crime thriller A Kiss Of Chaos (Un Beso De Caos), which will be screening at the 2010 SOHO International Film Festival, running from February 18th thru the 21st. According to the festival’s current schedule, the screening takes place on Sunday, February 21st, at 4PM. …
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Trailer and festival news for urban crime thriller A Kiss Of Chaos
Stars and directors of Zombies of Mass Destruction and The Graves headline countrywide Horrorfest activities this weekend
Horrorfest 4 begins in two days, and there are number of cool events happening around the U.S. in conjunction with this year’s screenings. In New York, After Dark Films is planning a Greenwich Village Zombie Walk. Join the flesh-eating horde at the muster area and lurch block by block to your ultimate destination – the …
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16th Annual Sedona International Film Festival
The 16th Annual Sedona International Film Festival (SIFF), offering a singular experience: a jam-packed eight days of thought-provoking and stimulating cinema, set against the rugged, rust-red landscape of one of the most stunning places on earth – Sedona, Arizona. Date: February 21 to 28, 2010 Location: Sedona, Arizona, USA Website: www.sedonafilmfestival.com
4th Annual Vail Film Festival Screenwriting Competition
The 4th Annual Vail Film Festival Screenwriting Competition (VFFSC) is a powerful vehicle for aspiring screenwriters. VFFSC presents winning short and feature screenplays for consideration to top-level producers, and furthers the careers of talented screenwriters, through visibility, networking opportunities, and industry access. Short and feature screenplay submissions are judged by an industry jury, with first …
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5th Annual Women’s International Film & Arts Festival
The 5th Annual Women’s International Film & Arts Festival (WIFF) is exclusively dedicated to celebrating women in the arts, and films made by or about women. This ten-day extravaganza – consisting of indoor and outdoor screenings, fashion shows, a Family FunFest, workshops, symposia, an outdoor concert, and parties – is a celebration of women and …
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Assassin’s Creed II Filmmaking Challenge 2009
The Assassin’s Creed II Filmmaking Challenge (ACII) is another exciting filmmaking competition presented by IFC’s Media Lab Studios. ACII invites filmmakers on a cinematic journey through the dark and dangerous world of the Assassin’s Creed II video game. To be released this November, Assassin’s Creed II takes gamers into the lush and deadly world of …
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