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National Student Loan Data System for Students Ballardian Ксавье Долан объявил конкурс киносценариев короткого метра На пресс-конференции в Каннах прошла презентация онлайн-конкурса киносценариев Magnum Vie Magnifique Film competition, которую проводит журнал i-D (входящего в состав медиакорпорации «VICE») с участием Ксавье Долана при поддержке компании по производству мороженого «Magnum». В конкурсе, который проходит под девизом «Будь честен со своими удовольствиями» (Be True To Your Pleasure), могут принять участие молодые сценаристы и режиссеры. Главная задача — представить идеи сценария короткометражного фильма длительностью не более 10 минут вместе с идеями актерского состава. В состав жюри входит Ксавье Долан и два представителя медиакомпании VICE — исполнительный продюсер Жаклин Идинброу и ведущий креативный директор Дэнни Гэбэй из филиала VICE в Лос-Анджелесе. Трое победителей будут отобраны в начале сентября этого года. Срок отправки работ до 6 июня 2015 года на электронную почту magnumfilm@i-d.co Подробные условия по ссылкам ниже: обращение учредителей официальные условия конкурса

Time wasting sites Science-fiction classics that have rewired your brain - Image 3 Image 3 of 8 Tunes from Mars Taking a completely different attitude to Martians, Raymond Taylor's marching tune A Signal from Mars is jaunty in the extreme. Published in 1901, the piece became immensely popular but has little to do with its title. You can listen to it on the Creeps Records blog. Observant readers may notice that the piece was arranged by E. (Image: British Library Board) 12 Iconic Directors Share Their Thoughts on Filmmaking & Style As filmmakers, we do quite a bit of research and study. We read a vast number of tutorials, and articles texts; we watch classic films and go to countless first showings. We do so much to fill our brains with all of the information we think will prepare us for making films and seeing our craft from a new perspective. However, sometimes all we need is a simple quote. Tumblr blog A-BitterSweet-Life (which you should religiously follow) has shared a spiffy interactive Prezi presentation that highlights some truly inspiring quotes about filmmaking and style from 12 filmmakers from all different countries and all different eras including Andrei Tarkovsky, Maya Deren, and Steven Soderbergh. The quotes were taken from 12 filmmakers: Jean-Luc Godard, Maya Deren, Robert Bresson, Orson Welles, Steven Soderbergh, Carl Theodor Dreyer, Nina Menkes, Andrei Tarkovsky, Béla Tarr, Jean-Pierre Melville, Federico Fellini, and Joachim Trier. Check out each one of the quotes below. [via Filmmaker IQ]

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