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CATHERINE DENEUVE TO RECEIVE CHAPLIN AWARD The Film Society of Lincoln Center has announced that Academy Award®-nominee Catherine Deneuve will be honored at the 39th Annual Chaplin Award Gala held in Alice Tully Hall on April 2. The event will honor the international film legend’s career and feature film and interview clips culminating in the presentation of The Chaplin Award. The Film Society’s Annual Gala began in 1972 and honored Charles Chaplin – who returned to the US from exile to accept the commendation. Since then, the award has been renamed for Chaplin, and has honored many of the film industry’s most notable talents, including Alfred Hitchcock, Billy Wilder, Laurence Olivier, Federico Fellini, Elizabeth Taylor, Bette Davis, James Stewart, Robert Altman, Martin Scorsese, Diane Keaton, Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks, Michael Douglas and most recently, Sidney Poitier. "It will be an honor to have Catherine Deneuve join our list of past honorees. It will be a joy to create an evening of style and grace befitting such an iconic screen presence," said FSLC Executive Director Rose Kuo. For ticketing and additional information, contact (212) 875- 5685 or galarsvp@filmlinc.com.
BOB MARLEY DOCUMENTARY TO SCREEN AT SXSW The North American Premiere of Marley, Kevin Macdonald's Bob Marley documentary, will be presented at this year's SXSW in Austin, TX. For more info, go to: www.sxsw.org.
BLUE ANNOUNCES CALL FOR ENTRIES The BLUE Ocean Film Festival & Conservation Event (BLUE) has opened its Call for Entries for the 2012 international ocean film competition. Submissions are now being accepted through April 16 in 27 categories such as TV Documentaries, Online “Dot Doc” Videos, Foreign Films, Student Films and Hollywood Feature Films. This biennial festival's stated mission is "to honor the world’s very best in ocean related filmmaking and promotes the power of film and entertainment to address key issues, relay important science and inspire audiences to become better ocean stewards." BLUE will present more than 100 finalist films throughout the week of September 24-30, 2012. For more info, go to: www.blueoceanfilmfestival.org.
BIG SKY ANNOUNCES SELECTIONS Big Sky Documentary Film Festival has announced the official selections for their ninth annual event to be held in Missoula, Montana February 17-26. The 144-film program, culled from nearly 1000 entries will feature a free opening night screening of Matthew Akers's new film Marina Abramovic: The Artist is Present (sponsored by HBO Documentary Films); a massive music sidebar of new and classic films and live performances (sponsored by The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences); and retrospective and visiting artist programs featuring films by Barbara Kopple, D.A. Pennebaker, Agi Orsi, Caveh Zahedi, Dave Markey and celebrated animator Bill Plympton. For more info, go to: www.bigskyfilmfest.org.
OTTO PREMINGER RETROSPECTIVE AT LOCARNO FEST Otto Preminger's entire body of work will receive a retrospective at the Locarno Film Festival, running August 1-11. Among the 40 films screening are Laura (1944), Anatomy of a Murder (1959) and Porgy and Bess (1959). For more info, go to: www.pardo.ch.
AMERICAN FILM MARKET® TO STAY IN SANTA MONICA THROUGH 2017 The American Film Market (AFM®) will remain in Santa Monica through 2017. New agreements will keep the AFM at the Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel, its home since 1991, with additional exhibition space continuing at JW Marriott’s Le Merigot Beach Hotel and with conferences continuing at the Fairmont Miramar Hotel & Bungalows. “In Santa Monica, the AFM will soon have access to a new 12-screen multiplex, a 2,000-plus seat world class venue for red-carpet premieres, more hotel rooms, light rail transportation to Los Angeles and Hollywood, and even a spectacular new park across from the Loews,” IFTA EVP and AFM Managing Director Jonathan Wolf said. “We are thrilled that everyone in the city came together to make this happen.” Confirmed dates for the AFM in Santa Monica are: October 31 – November 7, 2012 For more info, go to: www.IFTA-online.org.
CAGES OF SHAME WINS THE HUMANE SOCIETY DOCUMENTARY GRANT Cages of Shame, a feature-length documentary by Martin Guinness about an inspiring mission to rescue Moon Bears from a bile farm in China, won The Humane Society of the United States’ sixth Animal Content in Entertainment (ACE) Documentary Grant. A panel of development and programming executives from HBO Documentary Films, Animal Planet, The Documentary Channel, Authentic Entertainment, Screaming Flea Productions, Gravitas Ventures and Green Planet Films selected Cages of Shame to win the $20,000 grant. The judges highlighted the filmmaker’s efforts to bring a largely unknown animal protection issue into the international spotlight through the powerful and engaging story of animal advocate Jill Robinson and her tireless efforts to free the gentle Moon Bears from their lives of cruel confinement and shameful neglect in the service of China’s bear bile industry, which produces the bile for traditional Chinese medicine. Cages of Shame is narrated by Peter Coyote and is currently in the final stages of post production. For more info, go to: www.hsushollywood.org.
TROPFEST COMES TO NEW YORK Tropfest, the world's largest short film festival which spans a 20-year history in Australia, arrives in the USA with Tropfest New York. The stateside launch has secured support from Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Nicole Kidman, Geoffrey Rush, Liev Schreiber, Anthony LaPaglia and Charles Randolph. Tropfest will bow in New York City in June 2012. Official Tropfest Ambassador, Hugh Jackman, commented "Over the past 20 years, Tropfest has been an incredible platform for rising Australian filmmakers to get their start in the industry. I'm excited to support this competition as it comes to the US. There is no other springboard in the world that showcases short films in front of such a massive audience and I look forward to seeing the shorts for Tropfest New York." The Tropfest YouTube Channel has had over 10 million video views with around 40% of views coming from the United States and provides film enthusiasts from around the world the chance to watch the top films from past festivals at: www.youtube.com/tropfest.
HOLLYWOOD FRINGE FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES DATES The third edition of the Hollywood Fringe Festival has set its dates for 2012 -- June 14-24, Hollywood will get an "explosion of theatre performances, solo artists, dancers, experimental art, comedy, films, and cabaret" from this non-profit fest. The event is open and non-curated; any artistic group able to book a venue within the festival’s boundaries may register. Registration opens February 1, 2012. For more info, visit www.hollywoodfringe.org
CALL FOR ENTRIES Ongoing Deadlines Chicago City Limits Comedy Film Fest D.Film Digital Film Festival Hip Hop Film Fest Hollywood Shorts Once a Week Online Film Festival PEC Independent Film Championship
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