SCENEPR is offering a special "two for one" ticket deal to their 5th Annual Love Actually Film Festival in NYC on 2/14, Valentine's Day. Featured in the line up of short films is Ron de Cana Productions' 2011 film, "Covariance". The show unspools promptly at 7:30pm.
To take advantage of this special offer, please visit:
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For more info on "Covariance", please visit: http://www.dawnwestlake.com/dawnwestlake/rondecana/films/covariance/index.html
The 10th February has been announced to be the deadline for submitting films to the selection of the 52th Krakow Film Festival. This year it will take place between 28th May and 3rd June. The above mentioned deadline applies to films made after August 31st 2011. Films which were made before that date were due for submission until November 30th 2011.
Krakow Film Festival presents documentary, feature and animated films in three competitions:
SCENEPR in NYC will present "Covariance" in their Love Actually Film Festival on Valentine's Day (February 14, 2012) and will give it a sneak preview at the ShowBiz Cafe in NYC at 19 West 21st Street on January 26th. Click here for more info: http://scenepr.com/events/lovefest2012/
"Covariance" has now been invited to screen in 9 festivals on 5 continents. The film was made with the generous support in the camera dept. by Canon USA, Inc.
For more info, please visit: http://www.dawnwestlake.com
The film submission deadline for the 2011 Palm Springs International ShortFest has been extended to April 4th.
You still have time to submit your film to the largest festival of short films in the United States that will take place inPalm Springs, California from June 21-27, 2011.
DC Shorts is unique among film festivals, as we entries to read the feedback and scores from the judging panels — a point which impressed MovieMaker Magazine to name us as “one of 20 festivals worth an entry fee,” and “one of the leading film festivals” in the country — year after year!
The DC Shorts Film Festival (September 6-16, 2012) turns the spotlight on truly independent short films, created by new and established filmmakers in an era when the art of filmmaking is opening to all. We select films of every genre and niche for our competition screenings — with a special focus on films created by metropolitan Washington, DC-based directors and writers. After each screening, filmmakers have the opportunity to speak to the audience as part of a moderated panel.
---> EARLYBIRD DEADLINE: JANUARY 30 (our lowest entry fee prices!)
http://dcshorts.com/the-films/
"Covariance" will play the 5th annual Cape Winelands Film Festival in Capetown, South Africa, March 14-24, 2012. This is the sixth festival acceptance for "Covariance" and its second play date in Africa.
For more information on the film, including a trailer and behind-the-scenes video, please visit: http://www.dawnwestlake.com/dawnwestlake/rondecana/films/covariance/index.html
A special private screening of INSIDER GAME, documentary short directed by Larry Locke, presented by the Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility (HACR) and hosted by Time Warner, Inc commenced Thursday, December 8, 2011, 6:30pm at Time Warner Center, New York. Business leaders, industry professionals, educators, and artists attended the opening reception, private screening, panel discussion, and closing reception. INSIDER GAME (part one of three), is a compelling and provocative documentary short film that explores corporate America’s Hispanic executives at the annual HACR Corporate Executives Forum and Corporate Directors Summit. INSIDER GAME part two now in production.
The ArtDeco Film Festival has been set up in 2009 by a group of young filmmakers in order to provide a platform for those short films and documentaries that were not given any government, private investment, or any incentive from culture programs, contest & etc. It's also for independent films (not produced by any powerful studio). The event takes place every year in São Paulo (Brazil). The Festival is looking new projects and aims to gather great ideas and new talents based on the mission of preserving the basic aspects of worldwide cinema language.
Sundance Institute announced today the program of short films selected to screen at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival. This year's Short Film program is comprised of 64 short films selected from a record 7,675 submissions, up 16% over submissions for the 2011 Festival. The Festival will be January 19 through 29 in Park City, Salt Lake City, Ogden and Sundance, Utah.
Trevor Groth, Director of Programming for the Sundance Film Festival, said, “As technology allows greater access to short films as well as filmmaking tools, an increasing number of people are turning to short filmmaking as a form of expression and an opportunity to explore creative freedom. The fact that we received 1,200 more submissions in this category than last year speaks to that. Within them we saw a wave of truly original and outrageously distinctive films united by their uncompromised spirit.”
The file embedded in this blog is a documentary I produced and it can be viewed at http://vimeo.com/12008525 but please view it on "couch mode" which is just to the right of the title "the Long Journey Home." It is the story of my daughter, Stephanie, who endured incest and sexual abuse at the hands of my ex-husband, which obviously was kept from me. When she finally told me the truht at the age of eighteen, I went nuts and we gathered mounds of evidence, which included love letters, receipts from the abortion clinic, dirty clothing etc, and we sent his butt to jail. After I entered film school and it was time to make a documentary, with Stephanie's cooperation, I was able to do it. I was even able to include an interview with the perpetrator, which really sets this film apart. Although it is short, it is very impacting and I hope you let me know how you feel about it.
Before the car arrives is a one shot, painstakingly choreographed slice of life. The camera records for 12 minutes without stopping, capturing an imitation of life, the first of a series of shorts depicting life in Irelands second city, Cork.
DC Shorts showcases the largest audience-driven collection of short films in the USA. Now in our 9th year, we expect hundreds of filmmakers and thousands of audience members mix, mingle and explore the world of short cinema.
DC Shorts is unique among film festivals, as we entries to read the feedback and scores from the judging panels — a point which impressed MovieMaker Magazine to name us as “one of 20 festivals worth an entry fee,” and “one of the leading film festivals” in the country — year after year!
The DC Shorts Film Festival (September 6-16, 2012) turns the spotlight on truly independent short films, created by new and established filmmakers in an era when the art of filmmaking is opening to all. We select films of every genre and niche for our competition screenings — with a special focus on films created by metropolitan Washington, DC-based directors and writers. After each screening, filmmakers have the opportunity to speak to the audience as part of a moderated panel.
CRTN & Blagovest Media offer a premiere series of 60-second spots springing from a rich Russian Orthodox tradition, while transcending Christian denominational boundaries, to speak directly to the heart – at times of rejoicing and times of need.
"A.L.I.C.E." played with Luke Matheny's Oscar-winning "God of Love" in
the Deboshir Pure Dreams Film Festival in St. Petersburg, Russia in
November 2011. http://www.deboshirfilm.ru/index.php?id=294
Both films are repped by Ouat Media of Toronto. For more information, please contact Fred Joubaud at fred.joubaud@ouatmedia.com
Omer (32) meets his ex-girlfriend Shira (32) in a boulevard
after not seeing each other for seven years. Omer recalls what he went through
after their breakup. They spend the day together. While Shira got married, Omer stayed single.
Besides one romantic moment, other memories include Hallucinations, dreams, visions and
a meeting with an angel. As their relationship becomes clear and the day
progresses, Omer eventually tries his way to get her back. Their meeting at the
present time serves as the main spine in which their story unveils itself. The past gradually slips into the present.
Say my name! Say my name! (It's simplest to pronounce.)- Very fun awards ceremony and "acceptance speech by blackberry" (as interpreted by Dan Thebeau) at the Silver Wave Film Festival in Fredericton, NB, Canada where "A.L.I.C.E." won Best International Short Film on November 5th, 2011 : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C01XRoLur-Q&feature=share
"A.L.I.C.E." is represented by Fred Joubaud at Ouat Media. Please contact him at fred.joubaud@ouatmedia.com
1944. A bitter winter approaches as fierce fighting moves towards Germany's borders. After four long years of captivity a British prisoner risks his life to escape. Why run? Why take the chance when the war may even be over by Christmas?
Sunday Morning Fever (A 2009. 2 min)
by Juan Carlos Recalde
Alma and the iPhone (A 2011, 1 min)
by Julia Frick
Der Sensenmann (A 2002, 16 min)
by Kawo Reland
End of a love story (A 2011, 1 min)
by Julia Frick
Liebst du mich? (A 2010. 3 min)
by Dietmar Zahn & Martin Schmid
Rückfall ausgeschlossen (A 2011. 7 min)
by Arne Nostitz-Rieneck
Alma and the Voice Mail (A 2011, 1 min)
by Julia Frick
Sommerreigen (A 2007. 27 min)
by Hermann Aichwalder
Beginning love story (A 2011, 1 min)
by Julia Frick
Überraschung (A 2011. 10 min)
by Sarah Weide
Branch Lines (A 2011. 10 min)
by Jon Exell
Post Modern Times (A 2011. 9 min)
by Julia Frick
Kirschgarden (A 2011. 27 min)
by David Hofer & Gerhard Fresacher
"Covariance" will play in the Festival Internacional de Cortometrajes de Cusco on November 19th, 2011 in Sala Banderas in the Palacio Municipal of Cusco. The film was written, produced and directed by Dawn Westlake. Westlake's 2010 film "A.L.I.C.E." was also accepted to the festival and will screen there on November 17th.
For more info on "Covariance" and to see a trailer, please visit: http://www.dawnwestlake.com/dawnwestlake/rondecana/films/covariance/index.html
"Covariance" was accepted into the F_AQ Festival del Cinema dell'Aquila in L'Aquila, Italy for November 23-26, 2011. This is the fourth festival acceptance for "Covariance" on three continents.
For more info on the film and to see a trailer, please visit: http://www.dawnwestlake.com/dawnwestlake/rondecana/films/covariance/index.html
"A.L.I.C.E." won the Best Int'l Short award at the 2011 Silver Wave Film Festival in Fredericton, NB, Canada on November 5th. The film stars Joey D'Auria, Dawn Westlake, Aketza Lopez and David Razowsky. DP was Francesco Uboldi. Editing/DIT/2nd Unit by Brandon Bondehagen. Gregory Johnson of Acoustic Labs provided the original score.
For more info on the film, please visit: http://www.dawnwestlake.com/dawnwestlake/rondecana/films/alice/index.html
"A.L.I.C.E." is repped by Fred Joubaud of Ouat Media. Contact fred.joubaud@ouatmedia.com for international broadcast sales.
It is with utmost pleasure that we invite you to take part in the
forthcoming 13th edition of Amateur and Independent Film Festival KAN,
scheduled for April/May 2012. For the thirteenth edition, we have revised the
Festival Programme.
The Festival is now made up from two Competitions:
The Amateur and Independent Film Competition and the School Film
Competition.
"A.L.I.C.E." director interviewed by Canadian festival- The Silver Wave Film Festival in Fredericton, NB, Canada interviews producer/director Dawn Westlake about her 2010 film "A.L.I.C.E." for the 2011 edition of their festival:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvwyf65t02I&feature=related
"Covariance" has been accepted to its third festival on three continents. The film will play at the Valpolicella Film Festival in San Pietro in Cariano, Italy from December 1-3, 2011. "Covariance" is the only US film in competition. Since its release, "Covariance" has also been invited to fests in Australia and Africa.
For more information on the film and to see a trailer, please visit: http://www.dawnwestlake.com/dawnwestlake/rondecana/films/covariance/index.html
One of the biggest short films in Asia, an Academy accredited short film festival, Short Short Film Festival & Asia 2012 is now accepting the entries from all over the world!!
The regulation is as follows:
- up to 25 minutes including the credit
- Produeced after June 2010
- Japan Premiere ONLY
- Deadline: NOVEMBER 15, 2011 (but of course you DO NOT need to wait!!)
If you would like to submit us, please visit Shortfilmdepot (www.shortfilmdepot) and register your film! And submit to Short Shorts!!
"A.L.I.C.E." will have its Hollywood premiere (after playing in 30 film fests on 6 continents) on November 20th, 2011 at 6pm at DIM MAK Studios (formerly Cinespace) on Hollywood Blvd.
Admission is free.
"A.L.I.C.E." was shot in Los Angeles and Joshua Tree, CA with the generous support of Canon USA, Inc. because director Dawn Westlake is a Canon Platinum Filmmaker. The film stars Los Angeles-based actors Joey D'Auria, Aketza Lopez, Dawn Westlake and David Razowsky. DP was Francesco Uboldi of Milano, Italy. Editor Brandon Bondehagen, composer Gregory Johnson, and soundman Fred Stuben are also based in Southern California.
International sales are handled by Fred Joubaud of Ouat Media-Toronto. The film is also available through BigStarTV, a US corporation.
For more info and to see a trailer: http://www.dawnwestlake.com/dawnwestlake/rondecana/films/alice/index.html
"A.L.I.C.E." has been accepted to its 30th film festival! The film will play the 8th annual Festival Internacional de Cortometrajes Cusco in Peru between November 17-19, 2011.
The film is represented by Ouat Media of Canada for international broadcast sales. Please contact fred.joubaud@ouatmedia.com for more info.
For more information and to view a trailer, please visit: http://www.dawnwestlake.com/dawnwestlake/rondecana/films/alice/index.html
"A.L.I.C.E." accepted to 29th festival!- "A.L.I.C.E." will play in the 21st annual DaKINO Film Festival in Bucharest, Romania between November 16-21, 2011. This is the 29th festival acceptance for "A.L.I.C.E.". The film is represented by Ouat Media. Please contact fred.joubaud@ouatmedia.com for more information. For detailed info on the film and to see a trailer, please visit: http://www.dawnwestlake.com/dawnwestlake/rondecana/films/alice/index.html
The MIX Short Film Awards - Special Corporate Production Deadline Oct 31st!- SPECIAL CORPORATE PRODUCTION AWARD: STRIVE TENNIS ACADEMY CALL TO ACTION FOR DIRECTORS WHO CAN SUBMIT?Anyone is eligible to submit to this separate FREE category as long as you have submitted one other project to a main category by October 31st. This includes anyone that has received a credit on your current submitted project, not just the credited director. You are also welcome to submit more than one submission for this category.The winning director will receive award recognition and if selected as the final production, get the chance to be a part of a MIX production this winter.
Organized in co-operationwithAntalya MetropolitanMunicipality and theAntalyaCulture and ArtsFoundation ‘People'sOrangeShortFilm Competition’ now opening to the world. The Competition is held for the third time this year and it is preparing to call for entries from all over the world to exceed Antalya borders.
The competition is open to everyone who is interested in the film making. It gives a great opportunity for those to showcase their talent and explore the possibilities in the cinema industry by giving a chance to meet the masters from the film world.
"The Impossible Fact (El Hecho Imposible)" was selected at the Illinois International Film Festival this year. Screening details are going to be published later.
"A.L.I.C.E." has been selected to compete and is nominated for an
award in the KIN International Film Festival in Yerevan, Armenia from
Dec. 1-5, 2011.
"We are pleased to inform you that your film
'A.L.I.C.E.' was recognized among the best ones within the framework of
Competition Program," wrote Varduhi Hayrapetyan of the film festival
staff to director/producer Dawn Westlake.
This is the 28th festival acceptance for "A.L.I.C.E.".
For more info on the film, please visit: http://www.dawnwestlake.com/dawnwestlake/rondecana/films/alice/index.html
"A.L.I.C.E." is available for broadcast through Ouat Media. Please contact fred.joubaud@ouatmedia.com for more info.
The Love Your Shorts Film Festival announces its call for short film entries with a "Florida Flavor" category specifically for Florida filmmakers and films made in the state. Submission details and entry form are available at www.LoveYourShorts.com.
The 2012 Love Your Shorts Film Festival (LYSFF) will be held February 10-12 at the Wayne Densch Performing Arts Center in downtown Sanford, Florida.
The LYSFF screens only short films under 30 minutes in length. Films are divided into different blocks for screening. Audience members at each block vote for their favorite film and winners are announced on the spot.
The winning films from each block advance to a final block for a panel of judges to pick the overall festival winner. Winners of each block earn cash prizes and the festival’s award, the “Monroe,” an original piece of metal artwork named after Sanford’s Lake Monroe.
Other events during the festival will include an opening night party, time for filmmaker networking, and a filmmakers panel.
Rough trailer cut from the rushes a week after the conclusion of principal photography.
Starring Greta Wilson and Cherilynn Brooks, Love in the year 2000 is a futuristic love story about Lucky, a relationship representative who falls in love with a client. Produced by co-writer and director David Miller and director of photography Derick Avitt, Love in the year 2000 was shot on 355 with support from Panavision's New Filmmaker Grant and will premiere in festivals 2012.
"A.L.I.C.E." was accepted to screen in the 12th annual Izmir International Short Film Festival in Izmir, Turkey for November 16-20, 2011. This is "A.L.I.C.E."'s 27th festival selection. The film starts 5x Emmy Award winner Joey D'Auria and former MTV Europe VJ, Aketza Lopez. It was written/directed/produced by Dawn Westlake under her Ron de Cana Productions banner. Cameras, lenses and other equipment were provided by Canon USA, Inc.
The film is represented by Fred Joubaud of Ouat Media. For broadcast inquiries, please contact fred.joubaud@ouatmedia.com
For more information about the film, including a trailer: http://www.dawnwestlake.com/dawnwestlake/rondecana/films/alice/index.html
Full Stop- World's hottest news on Laden and Obama are unfolded by Lawrence and Andappan during their bicycle journey to a nearby toddy shop. The story is being reveled through a third standpoint. This short film was made before the actual event.
"A Life of Death" (2003/USA/8 mins) will play in DOCartoon in Pietrasanta, Italy from September 24-30, 2011. Other titles selected for this prestigious festival are Chris Landreth's Oscar-winning "Ryan", "Yellow Sticky Notes" by 2009 Clermont-Ferrand winner Jeff Chiba Stearns, and the multiple award-winner "Giallo Milano" by Sergio Basso.
For more information on the festival, please download this program: http://issuu.com/claudianeri65/docs/docartoon_web
For more information on "A Life of Death", please visit: http://www.dawnwestlake.com/dawnwestlake/rondecana/films/lifeofdeath/
MONALISA- NATHASHA WAS ABUSE BY HER FATHER,SHE HAS LOST HAR HUSBAND BECAUSE HE COULDNT STAND THE PAIN,NOW SHE IS ABOUT TO LOSE HER LIFE BUT SHE FOUND A LIGHT OF HOPE FOR A BETTER TOMMOROW
PAIN IN MAN- AN OBESSED SOUL WHO COMMITED SUCCIDE BECAUSE OF A HEART BREAK
"The Godfather´s Lover" at the Cineseptiembre Festival in Mazatlán (Mexico) on Saturday, September 17th at 6 PM. http://www.cineseptiembre.net/horarios.php
"El Amante del Padrino" seleccionado para la sección fantasía y horror en el Festival Cineseptiembre en Mazatlán, México. Será mostrado el sábado, 17 de septiembre a las 18 hrs. en el Museo Arqueológico de Mazatlán. http://www.cineseptiembre.net/horarios.php
A very rare Second City pilot starring David Razowsky of "Covariance" has just been released by the Second City vault. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awMjN-x_kBE
Shot in 1993 in Chicago, the 46-min. gem also features Steve Carell of NBC's "The Office" and films "Little Miss Sunshine" and "The Forty-Year-Old Virgin".
To see a trailer of "Covariance", please visit: http://www.dawnwestlake.com/dawnwestlake/rondecana/films/covariance/media.html
The Love Your Shorts Film Festival announces its call for short film
entries with a "Florida Flavor" category specifically for Florida
filmmakers and films made in the state. Submission details and entry
form are available at www.LoveYourShorts.com.
The
2012 Love Your Shorts Film Festival (LYSFF) will be held February 10-12
at the Wayne Densch Performing Arts Center in downtown Sanford,
Florida.
The 2012 Love Your Shorts Film Festival (LYSFF) will be held February
10-12 at the Wayne Densch Performing Arts Center in downtown Sanford,
Florida.
The LYSFF screens only short films under 30 minutes in length. Films are
divided into different blocks for screening. Audience members at each
block vote for their favorite film and winners are announced on the
spot.
"A.L.I.C.E." receives 23rd festival acceptance!- "A.L.I.C.E." received its 23rd festival acceptance. It will play the 14th annual Zimbabwe Int'l Film Festival in Harare from Sept. 30-Oct. 7, 2011. "A.L.I.C.E." is represented for int'l broadcast sales by Fred Joubaud of Ouat Media. (fred.joubaud@ouatmedia.com) For more info on the film, please visit: http://www.dawnwestlake.com/dawnwestlake/rondecana/films/alice/index.html
Fantastic Fest is excited to announce the short film lineup for the seventh edition of Fantastic Fest, happening September 22-29 in Austin, Texas. Fantastic Fest loves its short films – they provide a fertile ground for new and exciting filmmaking talent to show off their genre goods in an unrestrained format. Here is the lineup for Fantastic Fest 2011:
"A.L.I.C.E." was accepted to its 22nd film festival, the Portobello Film Festival in London, UK, for September 5th, 2011. Admission is free!
The film is represented by Fred Joubaud of Ouat Media. For more info, please visit: http://www.dawnwestlake.com (click on the film can labeled "A.L.I.C.E.")
Synopsis : An immersion into the Stanley Kubrick's obsessive fascination for Napoleon Bonaparte and the movie that he attempted to make about the emperor's life.
Available for festival screenings and competitions
"A.L.I.C.E." has turned 21! FeSanCor Festival Chileno Internacional del Cortometraje is the film's 21st festival acceptance. "A.L.I.C.E." will play between October 19-25, 2011 in Santiago, Chile.
The film is represented for international broadcast sales by Fred Joubaud of Ouat Media. For more info, please contact fred.joubaud@ouatmedia.com
For more info on "A.L.I.C.E." and to see its trailer, please visit: http://www.dawnwestlake.com/dawnwestlake/rondecana/films/alice/index.html
I'm an actor and a story writter. Thought of tranforming my stories into short films, all 7 stories! So, I dared to be a film maker with a very small budget. With an intelligent guss work, I went ahead and completed 3 short films on a self created character of "Billy Moore". My friends tell me they are good and amusing films.
"A.L.I.C.E." has been short-listed from 800 submissions representing 52
countries for the "Shorts Cinema" program at the Marbella Int'l Film
Festival in Marbella, Spain running October 14-16, 2011. This is the
20th festival acceptance for "A.L.I.C.E.".
During the same dates, "A.L.I.C.E." will be participating in the Beijing
Int'l Movie Fest in China. Later in the month, the film moves to the
Gold Lion Film Festival in Manzini, Swaziland.
Stuffer - Trailer- A female Sgt. returns from the front lines of Afghanistan to her husband and daughter for fear that they will foreclose on their home. But she is coming home with a secret...
"A.L.I.C.E." played in the 17th annual San Gio Film Festival in Verona,
Italy on July 27th, 2011. The film has now played in 19 fests on 6
continents. Festival director Ugo Brusaporco told director Dawn
Westlake, "Molto applaudito il tuo lavoro, e la concorrenza era davvero
spietata!"
"A.L.I.C.E." is represented for international broadcast sales by Ouat
Media. Please contact Fred Joubaud for more info at
fred.joubaud@ouatmedia.com
Submission is free and all entries must be received by 31 July 2011 – this
has been extended!
All contributions should relate to climate change and must have been produced
since the Cancun Climate Change Conference (1 December 2010). It is open to
everyone, worldwide, but should not have been published or produced for
commercial gain elsewhere.
The 2012 Love Your Shorts Film Festival (LYSFF) will be held February
10-12 at the Wayne Densch Performing Arts Center in downtown Sanford,
Florida.
The LYSFF screens only short films under 30 minutes in length. Films are
divided into different blocks for screening. Audience members at each
block vote for their favorite film and winners are announced on the
spot.
The winning films from each block advance to a final block for a panel
i thank you for your great support and particiaption in Webmiere 2011, The first ever Online Short film, Docu and photo Story festival to be Simulcast through various Media.
This is a short film about a very real situation that young married couples often find themselves in. This story reinforces the principles of commitment in marriage, while at the same time bringing to life the fears and struggles that such commitment entails.
The Love Your Shorts Film Festival in Sanford, Florida, is accepting
short films in all genres and films with Florida connections. Entries
cannot exceed 30 minutes, including credits.
1944. A bitter winter approaches
as fierce fighting moves towards
Germany's borders. After four long
years of captivity a British prisoner
risks his life to escape. Why run?
Why take the chance when the war
may even be over by Christmas?
