Film Festival

The Bicycle Film Festival celebrates its tenth anniversary!
http://www.bicyclefilmfestival.com/

In 2001, Brendt Barbur, Founder and Director, was compelled to start the Bicycle Film Festival after being hit by a bus while riding his bike in New York City. Instead of being deterred by this experience, it inspired him to create a festival that celebrates the bicycle through music, art, and film. Now in its tenth year the festival is held in 37 cities worldwide. 300,000 people are expected to attend this year.

For the second year, BFF Art Director Marco Mucig filmed the trailer supported by the soundtrack of Scuola Furano (http://www.scuolafurano.com).
Marco is an italian director, artist and designer. He has a delicate and a very personal imagery. He signed several video-clips, trailers and TV formats. You can follow his adventures here: http://www.snowgroup.net.

Director: Marco Mucig
Director of Photography: Alvise Tedesco
Edit: Marco Mucig & Fabio Capalbo
Visual effects: David Lucas Vivaldini
Music: Scuola Furano
Sound: Marco Campana
Production: Valerio Musilli

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Sri Lanka rolls out the red carpet for IIFA

The 11th edition of the IIFA Weekend began here on Thursday with the host country Sri Lanka rolling out the red carpet for Bollywood actors who are participating in the extravaganza despite calls to boycott the event.

Stars such as Salman Khan and Hrithik Roshan are participating in the controversy-ridden event which has been boycotted by the South Indian Film Chamber of Commerce as a mark of protest against the alleged mistreatment of the Tamils in the country.

The arriving stars were given a warm welcome by the Lankan fans at the Bandaranaike International Airport today.

Roads leading from the airport at Katunayake to Colombo were manned by police and army personnel and a pilot vehicle escorted all guests along the hour long drive from the airport to the city.

For the first time, IIFA brand ambassador Amitabh Bachchan is not attending the three-day event which has come to be known as the ‘Bollywood’s Oscars’ outside Indian shores.

The megastar is currently shooting in Gujarat while his actor son Abhishek is in Istanbul for a film shoot and daughter-in-law Aishwarya Rai is in Paris to promote a brand.

Shah Rukh Khan who has not attended the IIFA weekends since 2005, has decided to give it a miss this time as well citing the ongoing production of Ra.one.

But Sri Lankan cricket captain Kumar Sangakara applauded the film personalities for their “courage and conviction” in coming to Colombo despite obstacles.

Sangakara who will play a charity match against a team led by Hrithik and Sunil Shetty said that his countrymen were “true fans” of Bollywood stars and expressed confidence that his country would live up to the challenge.

Actor Vivek Oberoi who has spoken up against the protests said that though he had a special relationship with Tamil Nadu, he believes that the IIFA event will actually benefit the displaced Tamil population of Sri Lanka.

“My foundation-Yashodhara Oberoi foundation has worked for the rehabilitation of 3,000 Tsunami affected families in Tamil Nadu. Any platform that does good work is a good platform. My foundation and IIFA along with Tamil NGOs and Sri Lankan NGOs are joining hands to build homes for war affected people in Northern and Eastern Sri Lanka,” he said.

Jacqueline Fernandez, the Sri Lankan beauty queen who debuted in Bollywood with Aladin opposite Riteish Deshmukh thanked the film fraternity for supporting her country.

Variety of events

The IIFA weekend will see many events including film launches, a charity cricket match and a fashion show, leading up to the gala award ceremony on Saturday.

Salman along with co-star Sonakshi Sinha will walk the ramp at the fashion extravaganza to showcase his upcoming film Dabangg.

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksha will inaugurate the FICCI-IIFA Global business forum on Friday which will be attended by prominent personalities from the field of business, entertainment and cricket from both countries.

Films like Help, Lamha and Knockout will be showcased while there will be a sneak preview of Kingdom of Dreams where Hussain Kuwajerwala, Isha Sharvani and Gauhar Khan will perform a piece from the soon to be launched theatre production.

The grand finale of the three day extravaganza, the IIFA awards on June 5, will see star studded performances from Hrithik Roshan, Salman Khan, Saif Ali Khan, Bipasha Basu, Riteish Deshmukh, Vivek Oberoi and Jacqueline.

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My senior thesis completed at the Ringling College of Art and Design on May 2009.

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Sri Lanka rolls out the red carpet for IIFA

The 11th edition of the IIFA Weekend began here on Thursday with the host country Sri Lanka rolling out the red carpet for Bollywood actors who are participating in the extravaganza despite calls to boycott the event.

Stars such as Salman Khan and Hrithik Roshan are participating in the controversy-ridden event which has been boycotted by the South Indian Film Chamber of Commerce as a mark of protest against the alleged mistreatment of the Tamils in the country.

The arriving stars were given a warm welcome by the Lankan fans at the Bandaranaike International Airport today.

Roads leading from the airport at Katunayake to Colombo were manned by police and army personnel and a pilot vehicle escorted all guests along the hour long drive from the airport to the city.

For the first time, IIFA brand ambassador Amitabh Bachchan is not attending the three-day event which has come to be known as the ‘Bollywood’s Oscars’ outside Indian shores.

The megastar is currently shooting in Gujarat while his actor son Abhishek is in Istanbul for a film shoot and daughter-in-law Aishwarya Rai is in Paris to promote a brand.

Shah Rukh Khan who has not attended the IIFA weekends since 2005, has decided to give it a miss this time as well citing the ongoing production of Ra.one.

But Sri Lankan cricket captain Kumar Sangakara applauded the film personalities for their “courage and conviction” in coming to Colombo despite obstacles.

Sangakara who will play a charity match against a team led by Hrithik and Sunil Shetty said that his countrymen were “true fans” of Bollywood stars and expressed confidence that his country would live up to the challenge.

Actor Vivek Oberoi who has spoken up against the protests said that though he had a special relationship with Tamil Nadu, he believes that the IIFA event will actually benefit the displaced Tamil population of Sri Lanka.

“My foundation-Yashodhara Oberoi foundation has worked for the rehabilitation of 3,000 Tsunami affected families in Tamil Nadu. Any platform that does good work is a good platform. My foundation and IIFA along with Tamil NGOs and Sri Lankan NGOs are joining hands to build homes for war affected people in Northern and Eastern Sri Lanka,” he said.

Jacqueline Fernandez, the Sri Lankan beauty queen who debuted in Bollywood with Aladin opposite Riteish Deshmukh thanked the film fraternity for supporting her country.

Variety of events

The IIFA weekend will see many events including film launches, a charity cricket match and a fashion show, leading up to the gala award ceremony on Saturday.

Salman along with co-star Sonakshi Sinha will walk the ramp at the fashion extravaganza to showcase his upcoming film Dabangg.

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksha will inaugurate the FICCI-IIFA Global business forum on Friday which will be attended by prominent personalities from the field of business, entertainment and cricket from both countries.

Films like Help, Lamha and Knockout will be showcased while there will be a sneak preview of Kingdom of Dreams where Hussain Kuwajerwala, Isha Sharvani and Gauhar Khan will perform a piece from the soon to be launched theatre production.

The grand finale of the three day extravaganza, the IIFA awards on June 5, will see star studded performances from Hrithik Roshan, Salman Khan, Saif Ali Khan, Bipasha Basu, Riteish Deshmukh, Vivek Oberoi and Jacqueline.

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Written & Directed by Zahid Chohan
Based on the short story by Roald Dahl

The Sound Machine tells the tale of Klausner, a man obsessed with science and sound. His latest invention takes him into a world where sounds take an unexpected turn, and what he discovers gives him a nasty shock.

*Prize-Winner: Propeller TV Best Short Film Competition*
*Shortlisted: Friends of the Earth Short Film Competition*
*Screened at Hull International Film Festival 2009*
*Broadcast on SKY: Feb 2009*

Shot on a Canon HV20
In association with Leeds Film Making Society

Duration : 0:9:59

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Funny summary of the days that Robert has spent in the French Riviera, attending various events related to the Cannes Film Festival. His schedule didn’t take a breather, so here you have Robert…

… arriving at Nice airport (I don’t know why I feel so absurdly thrilled when he returns to Europe… after all, he could be in Sidney and nothing would change for me!)
… posing for press and being interviewed at La Croisette, (in terms of concentration at work, this didn’t help at all!!!)
… visiting “Le Grand Journal” (french TV show), (no comments for such an astoundingly humble human being!!)
… attending “Inglorious Basterd” premiere (definitely Robert was born to wear tuxedo on the red carpet)
… and auctioning his kisses for charity (amfAR Cinema Against Aids) (too bad I cannot afford him!!) (PS: beleive it or not, during the auction Robert said something like: “and if it goes, well maybe it will turn into something more…!!!” OMGrrrrr *touché*)

I hope you like it!! If so and you have a few minutes, your COMMENTS, RATINGS & SUBSCRIPTIONS mean so much for me! =)))

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SONG: “Ever Fallen In Love”, Nouvelle Vague.

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DEDICATED TO SOUL aka eatmySOUL, amazingly talented vidder and wonderful person!!! Thank YOU so much for being there!! =)))

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DISCLAIMER: I CLAIM NO OWNERSHIP. EVERYTHING IN THIS VIDEO IS NO COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT. All the rights, clips and song belong to the owners. This video is purely fanmade just for entertainment purposes. The only thing I own is the editing of this video so, please, DO NOT STEAL or REPOST IT!!!

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2006, 97 minutes, 35 mm, color
Turkish with English subtitles

Written and directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Cinematography by Gökhan Tiryaki
Editing by Ayhan Ergürsel and Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Produced by Zeynep Özbatur, Fabienne Vonier, Cemal Noyan and Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Starring Ebru Ceylan, Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Serap Kesal, Mehmet Eryılmaz, Arif Aşçı, Can Özbatur, Ufuk Bayraktar, Fatma Ceylan, M. Emin Ceylan and Semra Yılmaz

“Man was made to be happy for simple reasons and unhappy for even simpler ones—just as he is born for simple reasons and dies for even simpler ones.” Winner of the FIPRESCI Award in Competition in Cannes Film Festival, İklimler (Climates) is the story of İsa and Bahar, two lonely souls who are driven into the pursuit of happiness which no longer belongs to them in the continuously shifting climate of their inner selves.

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Of interest to Indie Filmmakers …
www.FromScriptToSundance.com
www.GreeningProductions.com

Sundance Film Festival 2006, Park City, Utah. I like Killing Flies – Kenny Shopsin. Directed by Matt Mahurin

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Press Conference Havana Film Festival

http://www.vejatv.com

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FACEBOOK: http://www.new.facebook.com/pages/A-Minds-I/33880823032

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0374048/

Awardwinning short film inspired by Luis Buñuel’s “Un Chien Andalou”. It’s experiMENTAL. Should it happen that you figure it out, hey, leave a comment as I’m very keen on knowing what’s going on inside my head.

FESTIVAL SCREENINGS:

2007 The European Independent Film Festival (Paris)
2006 Kinofilm – 10th Anni. Festival (Manchester)
2005 Bastard57 (DEN)
2005 23rd Brussels Int. Film Festival of the Fantastique.
2004 L’Etrange Festival (France)
2004 Sleepwalkers Int. Student Film Festival (Estland)
2004 International Izmir Short Film Festival (Turkey)
2004 Festival Court Metrange Rennes (France)
2004 36th Humboldt Int. Short Film Festival (USA)
2003 The Detroit International Horror Film Festival (USA)
2003 6th Aarhus Filmfestival (DEN)
2003 Cosmic Zoom (DK2003 A Mind’s I Odense Int. Film Festival (DEN)

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