Hunter, Tootega Nahin, Todega, Amazon Mini web series: Give us a break Don’t blame me for a sense of ennui and déjà vu that is having an extended run over the last few years, both on the big screen and on OTT. The number of films that have our armed forces and secret services battling that of our neighbour is falling from all sides, like snowfall. But by and large, what we are served is ‘been there done that’. Lagging not far behind is the genre of bad cop batt...

All selected short films will participate in the competition for the Audience Award after they are ed on the Cittador International Film Festival´s website. The award is determined by Internet viewers using a voting tool. The film in each category with the highest number of voting will receive the Audience Award. Be part of the public voting jury - visit our website, watch films and vote on: https://iff.cittador.com You can submit your short film!   ...

Rudra, Review: Drastic crimes call for Rudrastic punishments How important is the name of a TV programme or a web series? Should the name convey something about the programme, or anything that sounds good is good enough? Some names that come to mind are Sacred Games, The Family Man, Delhi Crime, CID, Crime Patrol, Crime Watch and Special Ops. Whereas the iconic Sacred Games gives no hint about its content, The Family Man is misleadingly titled, being about a family man who is into tackling te...

ConnecTechAsia, 03: Eutelsat, KT Sat, NAGRA and Teledyne at ConnecTechASia, Singapore, June 18-20 Eutelsat CIRRUS is the reliable, high quality and cost-effective answer to get your content into more people’s homes. • Deliver consistent quality content to your customers, anytime, anywhere, on any screen • Fully ed, off-the-shelf system with continuous innovation guaranteed • Modular approach designed to meet your requirements. Eutelsat CIRRUS will reduce the te...

ConnecTechAsia 2019, 01: Singapore to host ConnecTechAsia during June 18-20 Bringing together BroadcastAsia, CommunicAsia and NXTAsia across two centrally located venues, the iconic Marina Bay Sands Exhibition Centre and the old favourite, SunTec Singapore, ConnecTechAsia showcases state-of-the-art communication, enterprise, broadcast technologies and innovations. Coupled with a supercharged agenda, with renowned speakers, at ConnecTechAsia Summit, and a host of experiential activities, Conne...

NEW YORK, NY:  Mustafa ÖNDER It's your last chance to catch #Tribeca2019!  There are still plenty of opportunities to see some amazing new films and events before It wrap up Sunday.  This year's Festival included 113 feature-length films, 63 short films, and 33 immersive storytelling projects representing 44 countries. Screenings of the award-winning films will take place throughout the final day of the Festival, Sunday, May 5th, at various venues. ...

Hello Film Makers, due to an overwhelming number of requests for us to accept feature length films we have decided to do just that!  Below are the new deadline dates and fees for our festival... submit away!!!     Forty and Over Film Festival (hereafter: “FOFF”) competition is open to the United States and International entries to writers or directors 40 years of age and over only. All other participants (i.e. actors, crew, producers, etc.) c...

    NEW YORK, NY:  Mustafa ÖNDER   The Tribeca Film Festival will kicks off April 24 with the world premiere of HBO documentary “The Apollo” at the iconic Harlem venue. The documentary by director Roger Ross Williams follows the history of the Apollo, and includes new interviews with Patti LaBelle, Pharrell Williams, Smokey Robinson and Jamie Foxx. It also tracks a new production of Ta-Nehisi Coates’ “B...

Hey Film Festival filmmakers, So we are now in our Regular Entry phase that ends June 20, 2019 and couldn't be more thrilled about the stories coming in from writers and directors 40 and over.... such life experience and fascinating films we're getting!  Keep 'em coming please! So exciting!!  https://filmfreeway.com/FortyandOverFilmFestival All genres welcome. A film festival that is actually a festival of films!  No Categories, so your chances increase exponentiall...

ConnecTechAsia/CommunicAsia 2018, VIII: AsiaSat collaborates with KBZ to provide OTT via satellite in Myanmar Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company Limited (AsiaSat – SEHK: 1135), Asia’s leading satellite operator, has announced its collaboration with KBZ Gateway Company Limited (KBZ) to explore business opportunities for providing OTT (Over-the-Top) via Satellite video service in Myanmar. This initiative will initially the free to air distribution of national TV chan...

ConnecTechASia/CommunicAsia 2018, VII: Zoom Launches New F1 Field Recorder Zoom Corporation has a new F1 Field Recorder + Shotgun Mic that mounts to DSLR cameras that have a hot shoe. With a compact design engineered to keep a low profile, and Zoom’s reputation for quality audio equipment, it offers film-makers and videographers an easy way to capture professional quality audio, to meet the demands of their video action. With more filmmakers, vloggers and journalists using portable DSL...

19th Annual All Free TromaDance Film Festival Scheduled for Fall 2018 due to filming of "Shakespeare's Shitstorm"       "Due to the filming of our next feature film, 'Shakespeare's Shitstorm' the 19th Annual TromaDance Film Festival will be held this Fall. A little later than usual, but rest assured, TromaDance 19 is happening! Please continue to submit your feature films and shorts! The tentative submissions dea...

Best Short Film Competition - EVER!   Writers judge filmmakers and filmmakers judge writers. It’s that simple! We fund you to collaborate. We let the community decide.   Up to $10,000 for the short script. Up to $25,000 for the filmmaker to shoot it.   Writers can't judge writers.  Filmmakers can't judge filmmakers. Everyone receives a massive amount of .   The filmmaker owns 100% of the film. Writersandfilmmakers.com owns 0%.   Visi...

The sales, services, and marketing teams from Cinionic – Barco’s cinema t venture – are now brought together with Barco’s cinema manufacturing and engineering departments at one location in Kortrijk (Belgium). With a focus on automation and innovative technologies, Barco’s brand-new and state-of-the-art production facility “The Engine” is geared to create the cinema projectors of the future, both in of volume and technology.   ...

Bose Dead or Alive: Rajkummar Rao in thriller take on Indian freedom fighter If you were a patriot and freedom seeker in the British colonial India of the 1920s-1940s, you either believed in non-violent struggle, a movement led by ‘Mahatma’ Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi or the increasingly violent approach of ‘Netaji’ Subhas Chandra Bose. Mahatma means great soul and Netaji translates as leader. Both belonged to the Congress party, but when Bose called for armed struggle,...

Sony Announces Next Gen CineAlta 36x24mm Full-Frame Motion Picture Camera System This latest addition to the CineAlta family is being developed through careful research and close collaboration with creative professionals, including directors, cinematographers and digital imaging technicians. Features required by them demonstrate Sony’s commitment for innovation and creative freedom, for feature film-making and drama productions. Technology Highlights and Key Benefits •  ...

Siraj Syed covers CommunicAsia 2017, Post-event reportage, 03: Brightcove Unveils Ground-breaking Technology Brightcove (NASDAQ: BCOV) announced at BroadcastAsia2017 (held in conjunction with CommunicAsia in Singapore, May 2017), the beta availability of Context Aware Encoding, a new video compression technology that lowers the total cost of ownership and improves video quality. Context Aware Encoding uses machine learning and deep video analysis to achieve optimum quality for each video wit...

iNDYREELS.COM IS ACCEPTING FREE FILM SUBMISSIONS FOR INDIE FILM MAKERS FOR ITS NEW MOVIE PLATFORM! CLICK LINK TO SUBMIT MOVIE www.indyreels.com/submit-film/ ...

Siraj Syed’s IFFI 2016 diary, XI: Virtual Reality: Think in 360 Clyde DeSouza found an elderly couple dancing in a Goa bar-restaurant. He captured the image and added perspective, giving it a 360⁰ viewing experience, and projected it at Maquinez Palace I, Panaji, as part of his Master Class at the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) 2016. Even as the audience uttered wows, he clipped, “Imagine the same scene with a younger, more dynamic couple!” Welcome to Virtual ...

Myles Nestel, Co-Founder/Partner, The Solution Entertainment Group, Joe Chianese, Executive Vice President at EP Financial Solutions, Yolanda T. Cochran, Producer/Production Consultant, Miguel Palos, CFO of IM Global, David C. Glasser, Chief Operating Officer and President for The Weinstein Company (TWC), and Micah Green, Co-Head o Day 3 - November 4, 2016 THE 360 VIEW– QUOTES: David C. Glasser, Chief Operating Office...

                  Exclusive training in 3D cinematic VR             It's no secret that virtual reality (VR) is exploding all around us... no pun inten...

FICCI conference: Digital content economy poised to see exponential growth Digital content specialists outlined the future of India’s digital economy at a conference, organised by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry, FICCI, in association with the Los Angeles India Film Council (LAIFC), last week, at the Taj Land’s End Hotel, Mumbai.  Fast Track India: Bolstering Growth in the Digital Content Economy, a Knowledge Series forum by the Federation of India...

Between September 23 and October 2, 2016 over 100,000 film lovers in over 250 cities gather in Cinemas, Museums and Universities for one purpose...to view and vote on the Finalist's Films in the 19th Annual MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival. MANHATTAN SHORT is totally people powered. If there's not a venue near you hosting the Festival, and you know of a venue that should be, then let us know by filling in the form at the Nominate a Venue link and we'll be in touch with that...