Children Of Manila & The Cemetery People

Children of Manila screened at the 7th Edition of the Festival Molise Cinema 2009 on Saturday August 8th, 2009!

We are delighted to announce that The Cemetery People recently received a Special Jury Mention for Human Rights at the Salento Finibus Terrae Film Festival in Italy!

The director, Alessandro Molatore was in attendance to receive the award.

Children of Manila – Official Selection of Program Without Frontiers: San Francisco and Granada Short Film Festivals!

We are happy to announce that Children Of Manila is an official selection of the San Francisco Short Film Festival and Festival de Cine de Granada as part of the Annual Program Without Frontiers!

There will be no public screenings, however the films are reviewed by a jury and eligible for a number of awards.

The results for the San Francisco festival are online now: www.sanfrancisco.filmsfest.com

Results for the Granada Festival will be announced on July 31st!

Producer Genny Carraro & Director Alessandro Molatore receive Audience Award from James Morris, Chairman of the Irish Film Board

Thank you for voting!

After being shortlisted in the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) Human Rights School Film competition, Children of Manila was awarded the audience award on at the Gala dinner on June 12th!

Over 400 people voted in the online competition, watching short versions of the six finalists in the competition and then voting for their favorite.

To find out more about the competion and to watch the short clips, please visit http://www.humanrightsfilmschool.org/

VOTE FOR CHILDREN OF MANILA!

Children of Manila has been shortlisted for the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) Human Rights Film School competition!!!

In addition to the final prize to be awarded to one of the filmmakers–a place in the prestigious 2009 Summer School on Cinema and Human Rights in Venice–the ICCL are also holding a public vote on Doodle polling! Please watch our short, 3-minute excerpt from Children of Manila and vote for this great film:

Watch:
http://humanrightsfilmschool.org/page.php?intPageID=16
http://vimeo.com/4844445

Vote: http://www.doodle.com/6xcvathfuavcmcan

Children of Manila – Official Selection of Arcipelago Short Film Festival, Rome!!

We are happy to announce that Children Of Manila has been selected to screen at the 2009 Arcipelago Festival of Short Films and New Images in Rome! The festival will take place from the 12th to the 18th of June.

For more info on the festival, visit: www.arcipelagofilmfestival.org and stay tuned for screening times closer to the event

Children of Manila – Official Selection of FEST: International Film Festival,Portugal!!

We are very pleased to announce that Children Of Manila has been selected to screen at the 2009 FEST: International Film Festival in Espinho, Portugal! The festival will take place from the 21st and 28th of June, 2009.

For more info on the festival, visit: www.fest.pt and stay tuned for screening times closer to the event

Children of Manila & The Cemetery People official selections of the Ischia Film Festival in Italy!!

We are delighted to announce that both Children Of Manila & The Cemetery People have been selected to screen at the 2009 Ischia Film Festival! The festival will take place on the beautiful Italian island from July 5-11th, 2009.

For further information on the festival, visit: www.ischiafilmfestival.it and stay tuned for screening times closer to the event!

Official Selection of Festival Salento Finibus Terrae!!!

We are delighted to announce that both Children of Manila and  The Cemetery People will screen at the Italian international short film festival, Salento Finibus Terrae! The festival will take place July 11th-26th, 2009.

Children of Manila is screening in the “Children’s World” section at 8:45 pm on  July 20th, 2009.

The Cemetery People is part of the “Human Rights” category, screening at 9 pm on July 25th, 2009.

For more information, visit http://www.salentofinibusterrae.com/catalogue_edition_2009.html