Festival will run March 27 – April 5, 2020   July 31, 2019  Earlybird September 6, 2019 Final Deadline Welcome Filmmakers! The 9th Taiwan International Children's Film Festival (TICFF) will take place in April, 2020. The CALL FOR ENTRIES is open from May 6 to September 6, 2019. We welcome all types of creative, fun and interesting dramas, documentaries, animations, TV/Web programs and “Kids As Directors”productions that are suita...

By Emmanuel Itier The now legendary ride of Universal Studios Hollywood has a new name and a new attitude! (https://www.universalstudioshollywood.com ). It has been revamped, pumped up and re-launched with the participation of the films stars: Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard who is full of enthusiasms.  “It’s really Jurassic Park on Steroids and it’s fully frightening” laughed Chris Pratt while attending the press red carpet line for the journalists of the Wo...

How we entertain ourselves has evolved. One moment we were hunting to survive, next we are playing cards and finally, we are watching movies and binging on TV shows. However, it is not just what we do to keep us entertained that has changed throughout time. How we access entertainment has changed too.   Once upon a time, there were only a handful of TV channels and much fewer box office releases. This developed into cable TV with hundreds of channels, shows and movies at our fingertips &n...

  Photo Credit: Tshombe Sampson Amy Shi is quickly becoming a cult favorite actress in the short film world. Her short “Zalla” in which she starred and also directed, was named a finalist in the sci-fi category at the 2019 French Riviera Film Festival held in Cannes in May. “Zalla” was also named a finalist at the 2018 Canada Golden Maple International Film Festival and the Macao International Film Festival. Shi stars in the lead role in the new horror short &...

By Maria Esteves – July 13, 2019 The Amazon Web Services Summit New York 2019 (AWSSNY19) Opening Keynote Presentation with Dr. Werner Vogels, chief technology officer, Amazon, commenced Thursday, July 11, 9AM at Javits Convention Center. Opening keynote guest speakers included EVP& CIO Steve Randich, FINRA, CTO Andy Fang, DOORDASH; and Senior Director of Engineering Justin Fox, Nudata Security. AWS Summit New York 2019 Opening Keynote: guest speaker EVP & CIO Steve Randic...

By Maria Esteves – July 12, 2019 The Amazon Web Services Summit New York 2019 (AWSSNY19) Opening Keynote Presentation with Dr. Werner Vogels, chief technology officer, Amazon, commenced Thursday, July 11, 9AM at Javits Convention Center. Amazon’s legendary keynote presentation by Vogels was par excellence. Launch announcements included Eventbridge, a serverless microservice; Cloud Development Kit (CDK), an infrastructure as code that automates the deployment for serverless applicati...

ConnecTechAsia 2019, 10: Recap ConnecTechAsia, comprising BroadcastAsia, CommunicAsia and NXTAsia, wrapped-up on 20th June, drawing 38,000 attendees and 1,700 exhibitors, over two venues, Marina Bay Sands and Suntec City, Singapore. The event unfolded over three days of networking, announcements, thought leadership keynotes and discussions, showcases on the latest innovations and trends, including 5G, AI, IoT, Smart Cities, next-generation broadcasting and more. Highlights this year inclu...

ConnecTechAsia 2019, 08: WarnerMedia chooses AsiaSat as strategic partner for HD channels distribution in Asia Pacific Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company Limited (AsiaSat) has been selected by WarnerMedia as a strategic partner for distributing regional HD services of CNN International, Cartoon Network, Boomerang and Warner TV, as well as HBO HD in South Asia, via AsiaSat 7 in the Asia-Pacific. AsiaSat has been distributing a total of five WarnerMedia SD channels on AsiaSat 7 (previou...

ConnecTechAsia 2019, 07: Hoods Inc. Productions Powers its New Modern Media Operation with EditShare EditShare, a technology leader in intelligent scale-out storage, AQC and media management solutions, announced last month that Singapore-based Hoods Inc. Productions (Hoods Inc.) has designed its next-generation media operation around EditShare media solutions, putting XStream EFS scale-out shared storage, Flow production asset management and Ark archiving and backup at the core of its media p...

    EIZA GONZÁLEZ S ROSAMUND PIKE AND PETER DINKLAGE IN “I CARE A LOT” FROM BLACK BEAR PICTURES   Barcelona, SPAIN — Eiza González (Baby Driver, Alita:Battle Angel) is set to Academy Award-nominee Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl, A Private War) and Golden Globe-winner Peter Dinklage (“Game of Thrones”) in Black Bear Pictures’ I Care a Lot, it was announced today during the STXinternational presentation out of CineEurope. ...

The Promise of Heaven, Play review: The buffoon as philosopher Viagra in heaven, virgins, virgin-swapping, deflowered virgins re-virginating, really long-lasting erections, homosexuality, masturbation with a prop, sexually stimulating deodorants…what is this play about? (Kashmiri/IS) Suicide bombers. Yes, you read that right. But it is equally about all of the above, and in good measure. Having restricted entry to adults, writer-director Kamlesh Acharya has a field day playing with the...

We did it! Canada just became the first country in the world to ban the import and export of shark fins.       Following more than a decade after Rob Stewart’s launch of #finfree, Canada has now ed historic legislation banning the import and export of shark fin - becoming the first country in the world to do so. Rob dreamed of a #finfree world and began a movement across Canada, starting with ...

ConnecTechAsia 2019, 02: Techtel to address key business drivers with global leaders at BroadcastAsia Representing nine global industry leaders, Techtel will be showcasing a great number of broadcast technology innovations, with special emphasis on five key business drivers: Transition to IP-Based content delivery, Autonomous workflows, 4K Content Production, Unprecedented Low Cost Media Distribution and Integrated Newsrooms. This follows Techtel’s appointment of a new country manager,...

ConnnecTechAsia 2019, 06: NSSLGlobal to showcase its innovative maritime portfolio at CommunicAsia Award-winning global satcom and IT solutions provider NSSLGlobal will be returning to CommunicAsia from 18th--20th June at the Marina Bay Sands, Singapore. The three-day event will see NSSLGlobal continuing its 50th anniversary celebrations and sharing its industry-leading connectivity and management IT solutions, engineered to enhance connectivity for maritime vessels across the globe. NSSLG...

ConnecTechAsia 2019, 05: Revisiting the Marketing Mix in the Digital Age The marketing mix of Price, Product, Place, and Promotion has evolved. While classic strategies are often still in play, digitisation has arrived to shake things up in the world of branding. The marketing mix as a concept still holds weight today because it is a series of actions that form a plan to drive revenue and growth. Despite business change, the 4 Ps still require keen scrutiny, market research and competitive an...

ConnecTechAsia 2019, 04: EditShare to Showcase Lineup of Media Workflow Solutions EditShare, a technology leader in intelligent scale-out storage, media asset management (MAM) and automated quality control (AQC), will be displaying the sought-after solutions HelmutFX, a back-office solution that provides Adobe Premiere Pro CC projects and s management via EditShare Flow, and VBox, the next generation ‘Channel-in-a-Box’ playout automation system, at this year’s BroadcastA...

  MinersINC adds new content partnerships including Tom Skerritt’s Heyou Media, Fortissimo Films and LevelK ApS to bring acclaimed, independent world cinema to Indian audiences. MinersINC unveiled the country’s first blockchain powered film VOD platform ‘myNK’ at the Cannes Film Festival. myNK comprises of a curated library currently consisting of 200+ films and growing - most of which have never before been released into India.   Content includes critic...

And We Go Green premiered at the 72nd Cannes Film Festival Thursday May 23rd.   Directed by Fisher Stevens and Malcolm Venville and produced by Leonardo DiCaprio, this highly cinematic documentary uses intimate character-driven storylines, behind-the-scenes vérité, and thrilling race footage to understand how building an entirely new sport might help secure a better future.    Form...

Wonderfilm  Media  announces  their  newest  feature  film,  10 Double  Zero,  starring  Academy  Award  Winner  Nicolas  Cage  (Adaption,  Leaving  Las Vegas)  is  to  begin  principal  photography  in  July  of  this  ...

Life in Metaphors-Portraits of Girish Kasaravalli, by O.P. Srivastava: Well framed! A banker with a ion of cinema, Om Prakash Srivastava hung up his ATM to pursue his dream. In 2012, he attended a course in Film Appreciation at Goa, organised by the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), where an ex alumnus and India’s most decorated film-maker, Girish Kasaravalli was taking a master class on film-making. OP was so impressed with the demeanour and erudition of his teacher an...

Salman and Katrina come to Bharat Hotel Taj Land’s End, Bandra, is about 500 metres from where Indian superstar Salman Khan resides. It would take him exactly five minutes to walk to the venue, or two minutes on cycle, cycling being among his favourite indulgences. So why did he arrive at 2 pm for the launch of his home production, Bharat’s, title song, when the time on the invitation was indicated first as 11.30 pm and later delayed by half-an-hour? Only he knows. His fans and mo...

Morefilms GmbH Munich is exclusive Int'l Agent and co-producer of LIFE THROUGH A DEAD MAN's EYES. Morefilms will be at the German Pavilion, International Village, Beachfront #122 from May 13th -20th. ...

Did you know that in 2017, after marijuana was legalized in California, an artist/prankster climbed up to the sign, at night, in the rain and altered the world famous sign from Hollywood to Hollyweed, thus causing an international news story and creating a psychological disruption for the business as usual residents of Los Angeles. We aim to disrupt business as usual with the Hollyweed Film Festival. You know the drill, submit your film, pay the fee and never hear back from whatever festival you...

NEW YORK, NY:  Mustafa ÖNDER It's your last chance to catch #Tribeca2019!  There are still plenty of opportunities to see some amazing new films and events before It wrap up Sunday.  This year's Festival included 113 feature-length films, 63 short films, and 33 immersive storytelling projects representing 44 countries. Screenings of the award-winning films will take place throughout the final day of the Festival, Sunday, May 5th, at various venues. ...

Reading will never go out of fashion. What might be going out of fashion, however, is the ability to mentally process long reads, that is, coherent texts that exceed 1 page in length. With social media, our attention span shrinks, and the information is raced to be delivered in the most concise verbal form, usually accompanied by multimedia content to convey the message.   Reading is good for your health – research attests. Reading is a type of cognitive activity that helps develop ...