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.
VERANSTALTER
Der Kulturverein Time & Memory organisiert die vierzehnte Ausgabe des Kurzfilmfestivals „SHORT TO SOUTH“, das vom 20. bis 21. Juni 2026 in Polla (SA), ITALIEN, im Auditorium „Holy Nicolicchio“ stattfindet.
2007 gründete Joaquín Ortega (Regisseur, Schauspieler, Stuntman und Stuntkoordinator) unter seiner Marke NOIDENTITY sein internationales Stuntmen-Team. 2010 gründete er die unabhängige Produktionsfirma NOIDENTITY Films und hat bereits zwei Filme privat und ein Programm TV produziert. 2013 setzt er seine Absicht fort, die Filmindustrie zu fördern, und veranstaltet das erste Actionfilmfestival in Spanien.
So entstand NIAFFS (NOIDENTITY - International Action Film Festival - Spanien) mit der Absicht, die Filmindustrie zu fördern und internationale Actionfilme zu fördern.
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.
Das 10. Farinha Film Festival ist zurück!!!! Wir kehren mit dem Vorschlag zurück, die kulturelle Flamme des Austauschs und Lernens in der Filmkultur zu beleuchten. Während des Festivals erleben die Hinterland von Paraíba Treffen kultureller Manifestationen, durch Ausstellungen regionaler und nationaler audiovisueller Produktionen, mit Begegnungsräumen für Diskussionen und Lernen, sowie Filmshows, Panels, Workshops, Features und Shows.
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.
SEMBRANDO CINE INTERNATIONALES FILMFESTIVAL
XII AUSGABE: Unseren Schatten erkennen
Unser Schatten kann ein echtes Problem sein.
Es ist die Seite unserer Menschlichkeit, die wir lieber verborgen halten und die uns dazu bringt, fragwürdig zu handeln.
Dieser Schatten hat uns zum Teil dazu veranlasst, schreckliche Auswirkungen auf die Umwelt zu haben.
Entwaldung, Ölverschmutzungen, Verschmutzung von Böden und Meeren, Ausrottung von Arten, Verletzung indigener Rechte und Ermordung von Umweltschützern.
Dieser individuelle und kollektive Schatten wird von den großen Städten auf unsere Ökosysteme projiziert und steht unter dem Schutz staatlicher Legalität und privater Investitionen zugunsten von „Fortschritt und Industrialisierung“.
In Zeiten, in denen das Ungleichgewicht, das wir in der Umwelt verursacht haben, wie Klimakatastrophen und Veruntreuungen durch die Natur auf uns zurückkommt, liegt es an uns, es zu wagen, auf diesen Schatten zurückzublicken.
Wir haben die Verantwortung, die Auswirkungen zu verstehen, diejenigen aufzuzeigen, die sie vorhersagen, und Vorschriften zu fordern, um diejenigen zu schützen, die davon betroffen sind.
Sie sagen, dass der erste Schritt zur Lösung eines Problems darin besteht, es zu identifizieren, und heute versuchen wir mit Hilfe des Kinos, unser Handeln anzuerkennen und das Fortschreiten der Folgen für unsere einzigartige natürliche Umwelt zu verhindern.
UMWELTFILMFESTIVAL SEMBRANDO CINE — XII AUSGABE
UNSEREN SCHATTEN ERKENNEN
Das Bašta Fest ist ein internationales Kurzspielfilmfestival, das in Bajina Bašta, Westserbien, stattfindet. Es ist eine jährliche Veranstaltung, die am ersten Juliwochenende stattfindet und vier Tage dauert. Aufgrund des Berufs der Gründer (Schauspieler Jovan Jelisavčić und Maja Šuša) ist der Hauptinteresse des Festivals eine Zusammenarbeit zwischen Regisseuren und Schauspielern. Wir glauben, dass die Fokussierung auf die Qualität dieser gemeinsamen künstlerischen Anstrengungen einen positiven Einfluss auf die Positionierung des Bašta Fest unter den Kurzfilmfestivals haben wird. Das Bašta Fest ist von großer Bedeutung für die Dezentralisierung der Kultur, da es vielfältige Film-, Musik- und Off-Programme in diese wunderschöne Region gebracht hat. Eine der Prioritäten des Festivals ist es, eine große Anzahl von Besuchern die unglaubliche natürliche Schönheit zu fördern. Unser Hauptziel ist es jedoch, dieses Festival in eine aufregende kulturelle Oase umzuwandeln, die lokale und internationale junge Künstler unterstützt und den Schwerpunkt auf Kurzspielfilme mit Authentizität legt. Die Hauptauswahl ist ein Kurzfilmprogramm des Wettbewerbs, während zwei Filme als Teil eines Nicht-Wettbewerbs, eines Sonderprogramms jedes Jahr gezeigt werden - einer während der Eröffnung und einer während der Abschlussfeier. Der letzte, der gezeigt wird, ist ein serbischer Debüt-Spielfilm, der vom Bašta-Festteam als erfolgreichster im Vorjahr gewählt wurde. Der Eintritt zu allen Vorführungen in Bašta ist kostenlos, während sie immer unter offenem Nachthimmel stattfinden. Derzeit gibt es zwei offizielle Festivalplätze: den Borići-Park und den Perućac-See.
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
Das Asian Summer Film Festival möchte die asiatische Kultur durch die in den Ländern des Kontinents produzierte populäre Kinematografie präsentieren.
Das Festival hat mehrere Kategorien wie einen wettbewerbsfähigen Bereich, Retrospektiven, Vorführungen für Kinder und Themenabende. Letztes Jahr wurden 40 Titel aus China, Hongkong, Thailand, Südkorea, Japan und Indien gezeigt, einige von ihnen waren Weltfestivalpremieren, europäische Festivalpremieren oder spanische Festivalpremieren. Die 18 Filme, die in der offiziellen Sektion programmiert wurden, konkurrierten um den Jurypreis, den Lucky Cat Award, der vom Publikum an den besten Film im Wettbewerb verliehen wurde, und den 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.
Wir sind ein internationales Kurzfilmfestival, das das spirituelle Kino mit einer universellen Sprache zum Ausdruck bringt, das sich mit inneren Angelegenheiten des Menschen befasst, ein Kino des Unsichtbaren, das die Essenz des Tiefen und Transzendenten in introspektiven und reflektierenden Geschichten einfängt; mit Fragen und Antworten über das Leben. Jede Geschichte ist eine von innen heraus geerntete Frucht und symbolisiert 9 spirituelle Werte, die für uns grundlegend sind: Liebe, Freude, Frieden, Geduld, Sanftheit, Freundlichkeit, Treue, Demut und Selbstbeherrschung.
