February 2012
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Charlie Casanova, winner of ÉCU 2012 released...
CHARLIE CASANOVA THE MOVIE, winner from ÉCU 2011 has carried on its success and is now being released theatrically in UK and Ireland with Studio Canal Cinema’s on MAY 11th! It also picked up a huge number of nominations at the Irish Film & Television Academy (IFTA) 2012 including best editing, best director and best film. Check out this article that Variety published on passionate...
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OK Go - Needing Getting Music Video
OK Go- Needing Getting
Over five years after OK Go became a YouTube sensation with the video for ‘Here it Goes Again’ (more commonly known as the ‘treadmill video’), the LA-based four piece are back with their unique brand of freewheeling eccentricity – only this time on a much larger scale.
‘Needing Getting’ is like the older, more ambitious brother of ‘Here It Goes Again’. It hits you in...
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The Official Selection of ÉCU 2012 is OUT
ÉCU – The European Independent Film Festival is delighted to announce the Official Selection. ÉCU 2012 will showcase 100 films from 33 countries on the 30th and 31st of March and 1st of April in Paris, France.
European Dramatic Feature (5)
Iron Doors 3D (Germany)
On the Inside (Germany)
Labirent (Turkey)
Women and Children (United Kingdom)
Everywhere and Nowhere (United Kingdom)
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Lana Del Ray - Born to Die Music Video
Perhaps it’s because of her stunning retro Hollywood face or her eerily spellbinding voice, but Lana Del Rey (aka Lizzie Grant) has arrived. Her first album, Born To Die, was recently released in late January and consists of 12 “Hollywood Sadcore” style tracks: tales of dark yet beautifully twisted love stories. The single of the album, Born to Die, recounts a relationship that is far from...
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Scott's interview to EuroXpress
“The difference in European independent cinema is that it doesn’t leave anyone indifferent”
Interview: 29th of January, 2012
We interviewed Scott Hillier, a film and documentary director, producer, and President of ÉCU- The European Independent Film Festival .
By Mariana Castaño (Paris)
Scott Hillier is a “storyteller”. “Storyteller” is the word he uses himself, in a manner of English that...
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THéâTRe CaCHé
by Eleanor Stanford
The French theatre troop THéâTRe CaCHé (‘Hidden Theatre’) certainly lives up to its name, performing in loaned apartments around Paris. One Friday night I was their sole audience member, in an interactive performance designed to show how “life is a journey and a journey can veer off course.”
Instead of being issued a ticket, I was told to meet a stranger at a Metro stop. He...
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Scott's interview to EuroXpress
¿Habla español? Then check out Scott’s interview to EuroXpress, a Spanish blog dedicated to European news and events.
¿Habla español? Allez découvrir l’interview de Scott pour EuroXpress, un blog espagnol dévoué aux nouvelles et aux évènements européens.
http://euroxpress.es/index.php/noticias/2012/1/29/la-diferencia-del-cine-europeo-es-que-no-te-deja-indiferente/
January 2012
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ÉCU’S Partner from Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur International Short Film Festival 30 January – 1 February 2012
The Kuala Lumpur International Short Film Festival (KLIS) is the first and only short film festival in Malaysia and it is based in the metropolitan city of Kuala Lumpur.
The Kuala Lumpur International Short Film Festival (KLIS) showcase the shorts by filmmakers from around the world to an audience of film executives...
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ÉCU’s partner – VIEW Fest
VIEW AWARD 2012 | International contest of animated shorts
The 2012 VIEW AWARD’s are ready to come out in full! Breaking free from its international tradition, the 2012 VIEW AWARD’s are opening up their doors to new themes, subjects, and a wider audience of contestants!
The VIEW AWARD is promoted by VIEW Conference, the premiere international event in Italy on Computer Graphics, Interactive...
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SCOTT SHOOTING A DOCUMENTARY IN LIBYA
If you have a good story, pursue it — immediately and at any cost — preaches Scott Hillier, Oscar honored filmmaker and president of ÉCU – The European Independent Film Festival. Scott, in pursuit of a good story, is doing just that. Departing for Libya this evening, Scott and his crew will film a documentary following Jihan Mansur Kikhia, the daughter of former Libyan Foreign Affairs Minister...
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ÉCU Alumni - Jordan Bayne
1. Hi Jordan! We’ve never met but your film “Argo” was an official selection here at ÉCU in 2007. Tell us a bit about your new film, “The Sea Is All I Know”…
Well it’s a film about love. The film stars Academy Award winner Melissa Leo [The Fighter] and Peter Gerety. It follows an estranged couple as they come to terms with their adult, terminally ill daughter’s request to help her die with...
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Taos Shortz Film Festival
Our partner Taos Shortz Film Festival has announced their official selection. Congratulations to BROKEN CLOUDS, Stanley Pickle Film 2010 and April Chill, winners of ÉCU 2011 for making it to their competition. // Notre partenaire Taos Shortz Film Festival a annoncé leur sélection officielle. Félicitations à Broken Clouds, Stanley Pickle et à April Chill, gagnants du ÉCU 2011.
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Film Submissions to ÉCU 2012 closing soon!!
Only 1 more day until ÉCU closes its film submissions for the 2012 festival. Submit now to be part of ÉCU 2012: http://www.ecufilmfestival.com/en/submit-a-film/
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JANUARY 2012 NEWSLETTER UPDATE
ÉCU wishes everyone a Happy New Year and we hope that everyone is energized, re-vitalized and ready to attack everything that 2012 is going to throw at us!
Our FINAL, FINAL submission date is January 15th so, if there is anyone still out there with a great story and not already sent it to us now is the time. Our submission judges, over 60 of them hailing from all over the world, didn’t have a...
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This month - ÉCU screens in Asia
This month ÉCU will be screening some of its winning films from 2011 in Asia at our partner film festivals in Bangladesh and in India.
International Children’s Film Festival January 21st - 27th
The International Children’s Film Festival returns to Bangladesh later this month, continuing its stated mission to “open a new world of cinema to the children of Bangladesh and to give...
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MTV Video Music Awards: The Beginning
by Robert Barry
The competition was stiff. Amongst the other nominees were Herbie Hancock’s ‘Rockit’, Cyndi Lauper’s ‘Girls Just Wanna Have Fun’, the Tobe Hooper-directed clip for Billy Idol’s ‘Dancing With Myself’, and the epic $500,000 mini-movie of Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller’. But the first ever MTV Video Music Award...
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ÉCU's Partners - Cyprus Film Day
The Ministry of Education and Culture and Rialto Theatre announces that Calls for Entries for the 10thCYPRUS FILM DAYS -International Film Festival 2012, are now open. The festival, which is being held for the 10th time this year, will host an international competition section titled “Glocal Images” in which film-makers from around the globe and Cyprus are invited to submit their films.
The...
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Withoutabox off-line
IMPORTANT: Withoutabox is taking their site completely OFF LINE for scheduled maintenance over the weekend of January 7th and 8th, 2012. Therefore ÉCU will postpone its late deadline until the 10th of January. We apologize for any inconvenience.
Withoutabox vont suspendre la diffusion de leur site pour une maintenance technique programmée pour le 7 et le 8 janvier 2012. De ce fait, ÉCU va...
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Deadline approaching
Things are getting exciting as our submission deadline approaches!! In the last 24 hours we have received films from India, UK, Germany, Macedonia, Serbia, USA, Portugal, Croatia, Australia, Colombia, Norway, Denmark and Singapore. Only 9 days left, so start burning those DVDs and licking those stamps :). ///
Cela devient devient de plus en plus excitant à mesure que la deadline approche!! Ces...
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Submissions to ÉCU 2012 will be closed soon
Happy New Year! Lets make 2012 a great one for everybody who loves watching, making and living the freedom of Indie cinema. *REMINDER* Submissions to ÉCU 2012 will be closed on January 15th. If you want to be considered for our prestigious ‘Official Selection’ send in your films QUICKLY before it’s too late.
Bonne Annee! Nous souhaitons un tres grand 2012 pour tout le monde qui...
December 2011
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ÉCU's Late Deadline
Compete, be judged, screen, be seen, promote, network, travel, participate, join, discover are just some of the reasons why you should submit to ÉCU 2012. Our late deadline is coming up- January 8th. So hurry up and submit now before it is too late.
More information here: http://www.ecufilmfestival.com/en/submit-a-film/
Rivalisez, être jugé, projeté, être vu, promu, en réseau, voyagez, participez,...
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ÉCU's Partners - The Virtual Bridge
The Virtual Bridge’s mission is helping young independent filmmakers & producers to connect with the European film industry by organising FilmPitch Webinar Services and provide Training & Education Programs using online meeting technology -removing geographical boundaries.
Our focus is to build a (virtual) bridge between filmmakers in developing countries and the European film...
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ÉCU's Partner CityCelebrity
The federal network of city portals CITYCELEBRITY (www.citycelebrity.ru) is the largest independent crowdsourcing creative platform in Russia. They gather young talents from the whole of the country, making projects and contests in which thousands of people can take part and collaborate with festivals, culture centers, universities, international representatives and embassies, galleries,...
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ÉCU in American University of Bulgaria
American University in Bulgaria (AUBG) held its first Short Film Fest on the last weekend of November. It brought together ÉCU- The European Independent Film Festival, South Western University “Neofit Rilski”, the International Documentary and Short Film Festival (DokuFest), Early Bird Student Film Festival, and In the Palace International Short Film Festival.
Scott Hillier, the president of...
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10 REASONS TO SUBMIT TO ÉCU
Compete, be judged, screen, be seen, promote, network, travel, participate, join, discover.
1. Compete: If you get into ÉCU 2012’s Official Selection you will be in competition with some of the best independent filmmakers in the world at Europe’s premier independent film festival.
2. Screen your film to large international audiences if your film is selected to be in the elite group of less than...
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Intern Buzz – 10 questions for Amy Dymond
About you…
1. How would you describe yourself in three words? Lost in Amyland
2. If someone wrote an article about your time at ÉCU, what would the headline be (this may or may not be shamelessly stolen and used as the title to this Intern Buzz by a lazy editor)
European Independent Film Festival rescues stray dingo off the streets of Paris
3. What is your favourite drink?
I wouldn’t say no...
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ÉCU’s new partner Shooting People
Shooting People works to support, nurture and promote independent filmmakers. The Shooting People network was set up in 1998 to connect filmmakers, help them share resources, knowledge and experience, and to help them find an audience for their work.
As soon as you become a Shooter you can start reading and posting to the email bulletins which go out daily to the entire membership of over...
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ÉCU Alumni: Interview with James McAleer
1. Your film is about insects in a post-apocalyptic world – where does your inspiration come from?
My inspiration usually starts from character or history, something visually striking or profound, and I build a story from there, but in the case of ‘Invertebrate’, it was a flash of inspiration under pressure… I was in a pitch meeting with the local branch of the now defunct UK Film council...
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