“Reality Bites”

English Français Italian REALITY BITES NEW BUSINESS MODELS, CREATIVITY, COMMUNICATION AND YOUNG PEOPLE SHARING CINEMA Saturday June 18th 2011 @ 6.30 pm at Sentieri Selvaggi School: via Carlo Botta 19, Roma FREE ENTRY A party with live music, images, and stories of new productive experiences. With the participation of: Martha Capello President A.G.P.C. Association Young [...]

ÉCU at Cannes Film Festival 2011

English Some great photos and film clips taken by ÉCU at the Cannes Film Festival 2011, to the soundtrack of Deckchair Orange’s “Dance with the Geeks.” // Quelques photos géniales et quelques extraits de film pris par ÉCU au festival de Cannes 2011 avec une bande son de Deckchair Orange, « Dance with the Geeks [...]

ÉCU Launch Party 2011

English If you think our festivals are all work and no play, you’re wrong! Our launch party this year was awesome! Here’s a short clip that proves it. Si vous pensez que nos festivals se résume à beaucoup de travail et peu de loisirs, vous avez tort ! Notre réception cette année était extra ! [...]

Kubrick at the Cinémathèque

English Français From cameras and costumes to cahiers and clippings, the Cinémathèque Francaise’s Kubrick season is an insightful exhibition for everyone from cinema novices to devoted followers alike. First things first, let me just say that I am no great expert on Kubrick. I’ve seen his major films (with mixed reactions) and I’ve read articles [...]

Meet the new Festival Manager Kadi Lokk

English Français Seven months ago when I applied to work as an intern for ÉCU -The European Independent Film Festival (aka Fun European Project as it said in the Craiglist job ad!) I had no idea what I was getting myself into. During these months I have met some of the most interesting people ever, [...]

Les Amants du Pont Neuf Guide

English Français by Kathryn Hall My flatmate and I set a house rule to only watch French films while living in Paris, to better ‘immerse’ ourselves in our adoptive land’s language and culture and so on. Though we push it at times, (‘Jean Reno’s French, so I guess we can justifiably watch Léon again…’) this [...]

ÉCU launch party at La Scopitone: Intern Spy

English Français To celebrate this year’s ÉCU film festival, a launch party was held at La Scopitone, Opera, where filmmakers, partners, and the french press could meet the ÉCU team and get a taste of what is to come in two weeks. An anonymous ÉCU team member (intern spy) documented the evening surreptitiously mingling in [...]

Scott’s Special Thanks to ÉCU Sponsor G-Tech

English Scott Hillier, president of ÉCU acknowledges G-Tech for support of ÉCU 2011 and independent filmmakers! Check it out here! Scott Hillier le président d’ÉCU remercie G-Tech d’être là pour supporter ÉCU 2011 et les réalisateurs indépendants ! Regardez !

Interview with Jean-Christophe

English Français Jean-Christophe Bouvet is a French actor known for playing in films by Jean-Claude Biette, Claude Chabrol, Soffia Coppola, Jean-Luc Godard, Jean-Claude Guiguet, Maurice Pialat, Vecchiali Paul, Gerard Krawczyk, etc. After studying linguistics, semiotics, psychoanalysis and sociology, he started working in TV in 1968 with Téchiné in “The Banquet” in 1977 and starring in [...]

VIEWFest

English Français ÉCU is proud to announce our new partnership with the international film festival VIEWfest that is based in Turin, Italy! Please read over their call for submissions below and remember to submit your films by September 15, 2011. You can find more information on their website: http://www.viewfest.it/ VIEWFest is an international festival on [...]