International Hobbit Day in New Zealand
Happy Birthday Bilbo Baggins – celebrations at Hobbiton Movie Set for International Hobbit Day in New Zealand International Hobbit Day in New Zealand Hairy feet and lembas bread will be the order of the day at Hobbiton Movie Set on September 22 as they celebrate International Hobbit Day. Happy Hobbits are set to party, celebrating not only International Hobbit Day but the birthdays of Frodo and Bilbo Baggins. An ‘unexpected...
Premiere of The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
To celebrate the third and final film in The Hobbit Trilogy, New Zealand is transporting a slice of Middle-earth to London in the form of a life-sized Hobbit hole sitting inside London’s luxurious Claridge’s hotel. The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies Up to 200 international entertainment media attending the world première of The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies – a production of New Line Cinema and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer...
68th Edinburgh International Film Festival
The recipients of the 68th Edinburgh International Film Festival Awards were announced at the EIFF awards ceremony, held at Filmhouse in Edinburgh today, hosted by Grant Lauchlan, producer and presenter of STV’s Moviejuice. The ceremony took place ahead of Sunday’s Closing Night, which concludes the 12-day Festival with the International Premiere of WE’LL NEVER HAVE PARIS, and which will see the announcement of the...
BFI Announces Major Programmes
The BFI (British Film Institute) will mark the centenary of World War One with a wide-ranging series of programmes of key films, archive television dramas, re-releases and archival discoveries including a major three part project for 2014, 2016 and 2018, The War That Changed Everything. The BFI’s landmark commemoration of the Great War include some of the profoundest and most moving responses to the conflict, as successive...
2014 European Shooting Stars Shine
Once again EFP’s annual EUROPEAN SHOOTING STARS initiative has proved itself a highlight at the Berlinale, with a lavish Awards Ceremony to honour the best and brightest young acting talent in Europe, at the prestigious Berlinale Palast. The ceremony was held in the presence of industry figureheads and film fans alike, during the mid-point of the film festival’s 10-day programme. This year’s 10 stars come from all...