Leonard Maltin Recommends Collection of Movies introduces by Kaleidescape

Kaleidescape has partnered with american film critic Leonard Maltin to curate a compilation of historically significant films, and modern movies. Available exclusively from Kaleidescape, the Leonard Maltin Recommends collection assists in the creation of home cinema experience by identifying great films to add to your collection of movies.  Leonard Maltin Recommends collection was introduced by Kaleidescape at CEDIA 2012 (September 6-8 in Indianapolis, USA).

Leonard Maltin, noted film critic and historian, is the editor of the long-running and influential reference Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide and the companion volume, Leonard Maltin's Classic Movie Guide. He currently hosts the weekly ReelzChannel television show Maltin on Movies, and teaches at the University of Southern California's School of Cinematic Arts.

Kaleidescape is producing exclusive video commentary in which Leonard Maltin will share his thoughts, personal anecdotes, and behind-the-scenes tidbits about each movie in the collection. Additional commentary will be added weekly, and the videos can be viewed on the Kaleidescape website.

"Living in a Big Way was one of Gene Kelly's rare commercial flops, but I selected it because it contains two of the most entertaining musical numbers he ever put on film," said Leonard Maltin. "These pearly gems are rescued by Kaleidescape's video bookmarks because you can simply select 'Fido and Me' or 'Playground Medley' to skip directly to the beginning of these innovative dances."

Leonard Maltin Recommends is available on DVD (26 titles) and Blu-ray Disc (17 titles) at suggested retail prices of $545 and $445 respectively. Additional titles will be added to the collection quarterly.

Headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, Kaleidescape sells its movie servers through custom audio and video installers throughout the world. For more information, visit www.kaleidescape.com

67 Producers at Rotterdam Lab 2010

 

INTERNATIONAL

FILM FESTIVAL

ROTTERDAM

2010

 

Rotterdam Lab welcomes 67 producers for tenth anniversary edition

The International Film Festival Rotterdam welcomes sixty-seven young producers taking part in the tenth anniversary edition of Rotterdam Lab. CineMart’s highly successful event for emerging producers has expanded steadily over the past decade. The participants have been nominated by the twenty-one Rotterdam Lab partner organizations. Rotterdam Lab, part of CineMart, takes place January 30 – February 3. (See full list of participants and partner organizations below)

Rotterdam Lab Coordinator Jacobine van der Vloed: “Finding your way in a large international festival and market can be daunting for an emerging producer. Buyers, sellers and funders are not easy to track down. The Rotterdam Lab creates a somewhat safer and easier environment for these producers to present their companies and projects, test the grounds, receive feedback on how to proceed and expand their network in an effective way. The Rotterdam Lab fits very well in Rotterdam’s spirit of nurturing emerging talent. Moreover, the Rotterdam Lab has developed into a valuable tool to strengthen CineMart's international network of independent producers.”

Over the past years, the Rotterdam Lab has expanded steadily, with more producers from more regions participating every year. The Lab has already resulted in many producers returning to CineMart, and films by producers who have attended the Lab have been screened in the official Festival Programme. By bringing together a mix of producers from around Europe and the rest of the world, the Rotterdam Lab has also generated many alluring international co-productions.

The participants of the Rotterdam Lab are starting producers, who are ‘nominated’ by the international training bodies and funding agencies with which the CineMart has partnerships. Traditionally, panel discussions are organized on different topics such as production, sales, financing, distribution, press & promotion and television. These panels take place in an informal setting and are organized to illustrate the process by which a project in need of financing is completed and brought to its audience. In these panels, experts from the industry give the producers tools on how to present their project and how to build up an international network.

Complimentary to the panels, participants take part in “speed-dating” sessions, during which they have time to meet personally with industry delegates and receive advice on their own projects.

CineMart has always had a focus on producers who are in the beginning of their careers. Several years ago, the CineMart staff realized that many new producers lack the knowledge on how to operate in an international film festival or market setting. Therefore, in 2001, based on the belief that these skills are vital for any producer, and to provide young professionals the means to develop an international network, CineMart organized the first CineMart International Trainee Project, later renamed the Rotterdam Lab.

In addition to the organized Rotterdam Lab programme, it is important that the producers take the chance to participate in all other CineMart events, such as networking lunches, cocktails and other panels. They are encouraged to take advantage of their time in Rotterdam as much as possible by strengthening their network.

 

Rotterdam Lab Participants 2010

Amanda De Luis, Alta Realitat, Spain, ACE / Ateliers du Cinéma Européen
Gabor Sipos, Laokoon Filmgroup, Hungary, ACE / Ateliers du Cinéma Européen
Josefine Tengblad, Yellow Bird Productions, Sweden, EAVE
Jennifer Sabbah, Boa Films, France, EAVE
Darija Kulenovic Gudan, Studio dim d.o.o., Croatia, EAVE
Ewa Borowski, eastart pictures, Germany, Filmstiftung NRW
Nicole Ringhut, Maranto Films GmbH, Germany, Filmstiftung NRW
Xavier Rombaut, Emerald Films, Belgium, Flanders Image/VAF
Emily Wanja, Visual Asili, Kenya, IFFR - Africa
Alberto Botelho, Novos Sonhos Audiovisuais, Angola, IFFR - Africa
Paul Lwanga Jr, Vilole Images Productions, Zambia, IFFR - Africa
Thomas Woodrow, Furnace Films, LLC, USA, IFP
Jason Orans, Gigantic Pictures, USA, IFP
Rhea Stephenson, Independent Producer, Australia, Indigenous Branch/Screen Australia
Wayne Denning, Carbon media Pty Ltd, Australia, Indigenous Branch/Screen Australia
John Wallace, Black Sheep, Productions, Ireland, Irish Film Board
Heidi Madsen, Paper Dreams Limited, Ireland, Irish Film Board
Michael Rozenbaum, Transfax Film Productions ltd., Israel, Israel Film Fund
Yochanan Kredo, July August Productions, Israel, Israel Film Fund
Aurit Zamir, Gum Films, Israel, Israel Film Fund
Mayumi Sanda, Elephante Inc., Japan, J-Pitch/UNIJAPAN
Kousuke Ono, WA Entertainment Inc., Japan, J-Pitch/UNIJAPAN
Yuki Toyoyama, Esprit Inc., Japan, J-Pitch/UNIJAPAN
Cho Yoon-Jung, BlueMoonPark, South Korea, KOFIC
Always-Han, InOK Films, South Korea, KOFIC
Jang Su-Young, Swimming Pictures, South Korea, KOFIC
Jang Sung-Young, Film Factory nu:n, South Korea, KOFIC
Choi Nak-kwon, CHOICEcut Pictures, South Korea, KOFIC
Sanjay Suri, Anticlock Films, India, NFDC
Ben Rekhi, Ben Rekhi Productions, USA, NFDC
Sandeep A. Varma, ICOMO Advertising India Pvt. Ltd., India, NFCD
Pierre Walfisz, Trompe Le Monde, France, NFDC
Gertjan Langeland, LEV Pictures, The Netherlands, Netherlands Film Fund
Eva Eisenloeffel, Lemming Film, The Netherlands, Netherlands Film Fund
Keren Cogan, Phanta Vision, The Netherlands, Netherlands Film Fund
Natasja Mohrs, Column Film, The Netherlands, Netherlands Film Fund
Ellen Havenith, Column Film, The Netherlands, Netherlands Film Fund
Kristian Eek, Independent Producer, New Zealand, New Zealand Film Commission
Maile Daugherty, Independent Producer, New Zealand, New Zealand Film Commission
Tom Hern, Six String Pictures Ltd, New Zealand, New Zealand Film Commission
Dijana Olcay-Hot, Revolver Media Productions, The Netherlands, Rotterdam Film Fund
Sophie Slabbekoorn, seriousFilm, The Netherlands, Rotterdam Film Fund
Jesse de Jong, JesseFilms, The Netherlands, Rotterdam Film Fund
Kat Hebden, Blindside Productions, UK, Scottisch Screen
Carolynne Sinclair Kidd, Hopscotch Films Ltd., UK Scottisch Screen
Ciara Barry, Digicult Ltd, UK, Scottisch Screen
Sylvia Wilcynski, Lemur Films Pty Ltd, Australia, Screen Australia
Angie Fielder, Aquarius Films, Australia, Screen Australia
Kristina Ceyton, Independent Producer, Australia, Screen Australia
James Leong, Lianain Films, Singapore, Singapore Film Commission
Fran Borgia, Akanga Film Asia, Singapore, Singapore Film Commission
Rajvinder Uppal, Mama-oo Pictures ltd, Canada, Telefilm Canada
Bev Bliss, Moving Films Inc, Canada, Telefilm, Canada
Nicolas Comeau, 1976 Productions, Canada, Telefilm Canada
Ingrid Veninger, pUNK Films, Inc. Canada, Telefilm Canada
Pablo Lamar, Sapukai Cine, Paraguay, Typa
Rodrigo Marin, Propagandacine, Chile, Typa
Fernando A. P. Ruiz, Fábrica de Cine S.R.L, Argentina, Typa
Fabiola Ramos, Independent Producer, Mexico, Typa
Ruben Sierra Salles, Peliculas Prescindibles, Venezuela, Typa
Tom Wood, Wellington Films, UK, UK Film Council
Rachel Dargavel, Steel Mill Pictures, UK, UK Film Council
Rhodri Thomas, Independent Producer, UK, UK Film Council
David Boaretto, Revolution Films, GBR, UK Film Council
Megan S. Wallace, Blirt Ltd / Incendiary Pictures, UK, UK Film Council
Samantha Price, Sparkler Productions, UK, UK Film Council
Julien Sigalas, Stempel, Belgium, Wallonie Bruxelles Images

 

International partners participating in Rotterdam Lab

Ateliers du Cinéma Européen (ACE), France
European Audiovisual Entrepreneurs (EAvE), Luxembourg
Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Fundación TyPA, Argentina
Independent Feature Project (IFP), USA
Indigenous Branch – Screen Australia
Irish Film Board
Israel Film Fund
J-Pitch - UNIJAPAN
Korean Film Council (KOFIC)
National Film Development Corporation India
Netherlands Film Fund
New Zealand Film Commission
Rotterdam Media Fund, the Netherlands
Scottish Screen, United Kingdom
Screen Australia
Singapore Film Commission
Telefilm Canada
UK Film Council
Vlaams Audiovisueel Fonds, Belgium
Wallonie Bruxelles Images, Belgium

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The Best European Film 2009

 

The winners of the 22nd European Film Awards are :

 

Best European Film 2009 :

Das weisse band - The White Ribbon, Le Ruban blanc,

Germany/Austria/France/Italy

Director and Screenwriter: Michael Haneke
Director of photography: Christian Berger
Producer: Stefan Arndt, Veit Heiduschka, Margaret Menegoz, Andrea Occhipinti
Cast: Christian Friedel, Leonie Benesch, Ulrich Tukur, Ursina Lardi, Michael Kranz, Burghart Klaussner, Maria-Victoria Dragus, Josef Bierbichler, Rainer Bock, Branko Samarovski, Roxanne Duran
Production designer: Christoph Kanter
Costume designer: Moidele Bickel
Editor: Monika Willi
Production companies: X Filme Creative Pool, Les Films du Losange, Wega Film, Lucky Red
Sales: Les Films du Losange
145 minutes

European Director 2009 : Michael Haneke for Das weisse band - The White Ribbon

European Actor 2009 : Tahar Rahim in Un Prophète - A Prophet

European Actress 2009 : Kate Winslet in The Reader - Der Vorleser

European Screenwriter 2009 : Michael Haneke for Das weisse band - The White Ribbon

Carlo di Palma European Cinematographer Award : Anthony Dod Mantle for Antichrist and Slumdog Millionaire

European Film Academy Prix d’excellence 2009 : Brigitte Taillandier, Francis Wargnier, Jean-Paul Hurier and Marc Doisne for the Sound Design of Un Prophète - A Prophet

European Composer 2009 : Alberto Iglesias for Los abrazos rotos - Broken Embraces

European Discovery 2009 : Katalin Varga, Romania/UK/Hungary, written and directed by Peter Strickland - produced by Tudor Giurgiu, Oana Giurgiu and Peter Strickland

European Film Academy Animated Feature Film 2009 : Mia et le Migou - Mia and the Migoo, France/Italy, directed by Jacques-Rémy Girerd

European Film Academy Short Film 2009 : Poste restante by Marcel Lozinski

European Film Academy Lifetime Achievement Award 2009 : Ken Loach

European Achievement in World Cinema 2009 : Isabelle Huppert

European Film Academy Documentary 2009 – Prix Arte 2009 : The Sound of Insects - Record of a Mummy, Switzerland by Peter Liechti

European co-production Award – Prix Eurimages 2009 : Diana Elbaum and Jani Thiltges

European Film Academy Critics Award 2009 – Prix Fipresci 2009 : Andrzej Wajda for Tatarak - Sweet Rush

People’s Choice Award for Best European Film 2009 : Slumdog Millionaire, UK, directed by Danny Boyle, written by Simon Beaufoy and produced by Christian Colson

Call For Stock Video Submissions

Fotolia, one of the world’s leading sources for legal, low-cost imagery announces a call for high quality, user-generated video submissions, in preparation for the launch of its stock video offering, which will supplement its current library by licensing royalty-free video clips at microstock prices.

Fotolia is looking for a wide variety of content submissions – from animation and stop motion to digital film and traditional video. Submissions should be 320x240 to 1920x1080, 24/30 frames per second, and 5-60 seconds long. Fotolia will licensing broadcast-quality footage, in a variety of digital formats, including HD video, for as little as $10. Contributors can learn more about the offering and register to begin submitting clips by logging on Fotolia.

Since its launch in November, 2005, Fotolia has grown to offer one of the world’s largest libraries of legal, micro-priced images on the Web, offering professional and amateur photographers the ability to connect with more than 500,000 media buyers worldwide – from small businesses and design firms to some of the world’s most recognizable brands. With the launch of its stock video offering, Fotolia continues to expand its reach into new markets, satisfying the needs of videographers and video buyers worldwide by providing high-quality, low-cost alternatives to traditional stock video offerings.

PQI mTrix Portable Multimedia Player

At IFA Exhibition (Messe Berlin Exhibition Center, Germany, 2nd - 7th September, 2005), Power Quotient International Co., Ltd (PQI) has displayed its range of portable multimedia players namely the mPacks. The topic of this exhibition is Future Digital Lifestyle, focusing on portability, convenience and entertainment. The mPack P600, mPack P400 and the mTrix has been featured, together with the mPack P800 which is already selling in the market. As of 9th August 2005 PQI's portable multimedia players product line are officially Dolby approved by the Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation.

The mTrix, is currently the smallest portable multimedia players - MPEG4 player. It weighs only 115g but carries a 2” LTPS TFT-LCD full color screen for a high-resolution video playback and sound quality. Built-in with a 32MB NAND Flash memory, this device is conceived out of PQI’s years of expertise in Integrated Technology (Memory & Multimedia technology). This technology enables expandable memory capacity such as MMC/SD/ Intelligent Stick to be integrated into mTrix to produce a big storage and transfer of music, pictures, photos and videos. Besides the MMC/SD/ Intelligent Stick slots, the mTrix has the usual USB 2.0/1.1 port available in its device.

The mTrix supports ASF and Motion JPEG video files, and plays MP3/WMA/WAV audio files with 3D sound enhancement of bass and treble. It also has various equalizers such as normal, pop, rock and jazz. It also has a Photo Viewer that supports JPEG files for a slide show for your photographs. The maximum playing time of the mTrix is 4 hours for video and 6 hours for audio (LCD switched off) on a SD card, and 3.5 hours of video and 5.5 hours for audio (LCD switched off) on an I-Stick.

Ranging between the estimated retail price position of 130 - 150 euros (with import duty, without local taxes, without MMC/SD/ Intelligent Stick), the mTrix is comes with accessories such as CD software, USB driver, AC/DC adapter, USB cable, earphone, pouch and battery pack. This device is also equipped with Rechargeable and Detachable Battery (device also rechargeable through USB connections), Calendar and Clock functions.

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The mPack P800 breaks new ground as the first PMP to support the Sony/Philips Digital Interface Format (SPDIF). When linked to a 5.1-Channel Home theater system via optical Toslink port, mPack P800 is able to deliver a crystal clear 5.1 digital surround sound for music and movies. mPack P800 also supports a broader and more inclusive variety of media formats than any other device of its kind, including:

- Video: MPEG 1/2/4, XviD, ASF, AVI, MOD (decoding); MPEG 1 (encoding), with WMV 9 encoding soon available via free firmware upgrade; - Audio: MP3 CBR/VBR, WMA, AC3, AAC, WAV, OGG (decoding); WAV, MP3 (encoding); - Photo: JPEG, GIF, BMP, PNG, RAW Image.

Thanks to mPack P800's TV/DVD recording capability, entertainment lovers can record their favorite DVDs, home videos, and TV programs or sporting events direct from their TV for later playback -- whenever and wherever they want -- on the unit's 3.5-inch, 320 x 240 full-color TFT LCD screen. Live FM radio listening and recording capability is also supported. As a storage/playback platform, mPack P800 enables users to play entertainment from its hard disk drive onto a home TV or theater system. Its USB 2.0 transfer capability not only allows quick download of videos, photos and audio files, but also enables text documents and other files to be easily stored and carried. Movies - PQI's mPack P800 is able to play video files recorded in resolutions higher than 760 x 576 (30 fps) -- the highest among all leading PMPs. The unit's LCD screen provides exceptional, full-color rendition of any kind of visual entertainment. Music - Music lovers can load hours of songs into mPack P800. In addition to MP3s and the many other formats supported, mPack P800 displays available album art on its screen; a built-in EQ enables the user to adjust the sound for normal, jazz, pop, rock, or classic sound environment. The onboard FM tuner makes listening to and recording favorite live FM programs easy. Photos - The mPack P800 also functions as a walking photo gallery. The unit's type II CompactFlash slot lets users mount their CompactFlash card directly into mPack in order to save and view pictures without connecting to a PC. Memory Stick, Secure Digital, MultiMediaCard and SmartMedia cards are supported through an optional 4-in-1 adapter.

Convenience Features - mPack P800 includes two different remote controls -- an in-line wired remote for close-up control, and a wireless infrared remote control for use across the room such as when connected to a home system. The remotes also allow quick navigation of music files, video, and pictures, making it fun and convenient to experience all forms of stored entertainment. PIMS functions of the mPack P800 including a calendar, address book, and clock. The internal microphone allows instant, on-the-fly recording of lectures, business meetings, or verbal notes. mPack P800 even includes a number of entertaining games to make sure users are never bored. Other advanced usability features include a full complement of operational software including full-function audio/visual file browser, a download manager, address book manager, media library, and smart firmware update utility.

Pricing and Availability - PQI's mPack P800 requires 4400 mAh to operate (two permanently-installed 2200 mAh rechargeable Lithium Ion batteries) and comes with 70mW ear bud earphones; AC adaptor with cable; USB 2.0, SPDIF cable, Manual, Quick Guide, CD and A/V cables; infrared and in-line remote controls; daytime carrying bag; and larger travel bag with room for all accessories.

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