Beaune’s Blog

Tatala finds more friends! The story is a Semi-Finalist in the Outstanding Screenplays Feature Competition promoted by the International Screenwriters Association. Thanks to readers and jury for the honour as well as for years of inspiration. Readers Michael Mann, four-time Oscar-nominated filmmaker, screenwriter, and producer of Heat, The Insider, Miami Vice, and Collateral. Paul Schrader, writer of Martin Scorsese’s Taxi Driver and Raging Bull, record-setting debut writer of Yakuza, Oscar-nominated writer of First Reformed. Jury Dan Jinks, Oscar-winning and BAFTA-nominated producer of American Beauty, Big Fish, and A Timeless Call. Wendy Finerman, Oscar- and BAFTA-winning producer of Forrest Gump, Fairy Tale, and The Devil Wears Prada. Gary Michael Walters, producer of Whiplash!, Oslo, and Nightcrawler. Mike Medavoy, Oscar-nominated producer of Black Swan, Shutter Island, and Zodiac. Siena Oberman, founder of Artemis Pictures and producer of independent feature films screened in TIF...

Actor in photo: Yi-An Chen Wow. We are delighted, humbled, and honoured to announce that Melodia has been named the Best International Short Film in the inaugural Montréal Shorts Film Festival on August 21. Congratulations and thanks to all! Organisers describe the mission of the new Montshortsfest this way: ‘What is cinema?... The essence of cinema remains deeply rooted in its ability to depict the facets of existence, the world, the cosmos, and the human environment, along with all the beliefs, nightmares, dreams, and thoughts that shape our being. Cinema possesses a unique power to compel individuals to confront themselves, making it a profound tool for self-reflection and understanding. ‘Montréal Shorts Film Festival endeavours to enlighten the world with fresh perspectives and narratives... Ultimately, we want films that entertain, educate, push the boundaries of filmmaking and introduce us to new voices, new faces and new points of view.’ Michael Landrum, Festival Executive Dire...

Actor in photo: Dora Lo Shoe Story steps off this month to its Italian première! The short comedy is an official selection of the Venice Film Week, an annual event showcasing independent films with an edge. The Venice Film Week runs during but is independent from the Venice Film Festival (Mostra Internazionale d’Arte Cinematografica). In the words of planners, the Venice Film Week ‘focuses on the unconventional, the unusual, the underground, the intuitive, the innovative, and the minimalistic,’ seeking to spotlight ‘the true artists of our time.’ Screenings take place at La Casa del Cinema and on Campo San Polo in Venice. All selections receive The Tarkovski Grant, a film festival submission fee-waiver package that enables wider distribution for the work. A Cannes Film Week© qualifying festival, the Venice Film Week is generously supported by the Città di Venezia and Circuito Cinema, and by media partners such as Evenice, VeneziaToday, Venezia360, La Voce Di Venezia, and Il Gazzettino...

Anna Tian in Melodia Plan to be in the historic city of Saint Augustine on March 1? Do pay a call on the inaugural St Auggie Shorts Film Festival between visits to Anastasia Island. Two of our Taiwan projects—the art film ‘Melodia’ and the comedy ‘Shoe Story’—will be screened as part of the program at Flagler College! https://filmfreeway.com/stauggieshorts/tickets