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European Film Academy News

May

2013

EFA Board: Neglecting the importance of culture will put an end to the European Dream The Board of the European Film Academy and EFA President Wim Wenders have declared their support for the petition launched by the French Association of Film Directors and Producers (ARP) to preserve Europe’s cultural exception in the EU/US trade and ...

Movie Feature: PopCircle.com

Apr

2013

PopCircle.com – it’s absolutely the latest thing in social networking/sharing/recommending and, as you would expect, Picturenose.com is on the scene early. CEO and co-founder Tom Mendelsohn liked what he saw when he and his team first found Picturenose, so it’s for that reason that Colin Moors and James Drew were among the first to be ...

Movie News: Offscreen continues apace

Mar

2013

John Waters was the guest of honour at the Offscreen Film Festival on 9-10 March. His stand-up act This Filthy World at Bozar as well as his masterclass at Cinematek and the screenings of his films at Cinema Nova all enjoyed a full house. Rumours concerning his death that spread through social networks on Friday ...

Movie News: 6th Offscreen Festival Ticket Giveaway!

Feb

2013

Six of the best for Offscreen The 6th Offscreen Film Festival opens with Berberian Sound Studio (2012) and welcomes John Waters as its guest of honour. The festival, an annual gathering for fans of bizarre and cult cinema, will once again open its doors from 6-24 March. Independent films, classic B-movies and the strangest cinema ...

Movie Feature: Top 15 ‘Gotta-Sees’ of 2013 2

Feb

2013

Picturenose just keeps getting better and better – we would like to warmly welcome our latest recruit, Brussels resident Tom Donley, who joins us to cast a cold eye over new releases and personal faves/hates. He begins with a look ahead to the rest of the year – take it away, Tom. Now that the ...

Cinema Feature: Dream Seekers Productions

Jan

2013

Short and very sweet I have said it before, and I will say it again – it really is a lot of fun putting Picturenose together with Col. One thing that makes it all the more enjoyable is the input that we are increasingly receiving from our readers, so many thanks again to all of ...

Movie News: European Film Academy Young Audience Award

Jan

2013

Call for submissions The European Film Academy Young Audience Award, first introduced in 2012 on occasion of the 25th European Film Awards, will be presented this year in the framework of a Young Audience Film Day on Sunday, 5 May.

Movie News: Three Documentaries Nominated For European Film Awards

Oct

2012

The European Film Academy has announced the nominations in the category European Film Academy Documentary 2012. A committee consisting of Nik Powell, director of the NFTS and deputy chairman of the EFA Board (UK), EFA Members Francine Brücher (Switzerland) and Despina Mouzaki (Greece), and the documentary experts Claas Danielsen (Germany), Ally Derks (the Netherlands), and ...

Movie News: Skyfall (2012) 4

Oct

2012

Daniel Craig: Of human Bond-age With post number 700 (geddit?),Picturenose marks the imminent release (26 October 2012) of Daniel Craig’s third entry into the 007 canon, Skyfall (2012), for which critical raves are already flying in thick and fast – ahead of our review, which will be with you by 25 October, a look at ...

Festivals News: FIFI 2012

Oct

2012

The 39th Brussels International Festival of Independent Film (FIFI 2012) will run from 6 -10 November and, through the films selected for its international competition, will offer a highly emotional trip to Lebanon and Egypt. This year, the jury of the international competition is chaired by Filipino director Brillante Mendoza, who will be accompanied by ...

Movie News: Five Debut Films Nominated for EFA Discovery Award

Oct

2012

The European Film Academy (EFA) has congratulated the nominees for its EUROPEAN DISCOVERY 2012 – Prix FIPRESCI, an award presented annually as part of the European Film Awards to a young and upcoming director for a first full-length feature film. This year’s nominations were determined by a committee comprised of EFA Board Members Helena Danielsson (Sweden) and Els ...