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See Echotone @ Otto’s Shrunken Head!

Echotone
Posted on Tuesday, January 31st, 2012 by

Otto’s Shrunken Head is a new interpretation of the Tiki Bar, mixing traditional Tiki decor and potent rum based concoctions with live bands and DJs resulting in NYC’s premier Rock-n-Roll Tiki joint. Otto’s will be screening an IndiePix film every first Wednesday of the month, and this month’s indie-treat is the musically-inclined and aesthetically-pleasing Echotone! [...]

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“After Fall, Winter” Director Q&A @ Quad Cinema

EricSchaeffer
Posted on Tuesday, January 31st, 2012 by

Fan of the films showing at Quad Cinema? Then be sure not to miss their final day of screening After Fall, Winter! A quick introduction to Quad Cinema and the Film from Quad: The QUAD is a venerable theater owned and beautifully maintained by the same family since 1972. Located in the heart of Greenwich [...]

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Q&A with Oscar Nominated “If A Tree Falls”

Curry
Posted on Monday, January 30th, 2012 by

We took some time to ask Director Marshall Curry about his experiences with making the film If A Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front, which was recently nominated for Best Feature Documentary in this year’s Oscar Awards. The film unravels the story of the Earth Liberation Front members as individuals, challenging their [...]

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Slamdance 2012 Jury Awards Recap

Slamdance
Posted on Friday, January 27th, 2012 by

In case you missed it, here is a recap of all the jury prizes awarded at the Slamdance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. The festival ran from January 20, 2012 – January 26, 2012 and award prizes on closing day. AUDIENCE AWARDS Audience Award for Feature Documentary: Getting Up by Caskey Ebeling Audience Award [...]

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Filmmaker: Remembering Bingham Ray 1954 – 2012

Bingham
Posted on Friday, January 27th, 2012 by

Filmmaker Magazine’s Scott Macaulay takes a look back to when he met Bingham Ray, who passed recently at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. A venerated figure in the film industry, everyone whose life he touched has deeply felt the pain of his lost and wishes his family and loved ones peace in their time of [...]

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Guest Speakers For Director’s Close Up Announced!

DirectorCloseUp
Posted on Friday, January 27th, 2012 by

Film Independent announced the guest speakers and program for the 11th Annual Film Independent Directors Close-Up series. The series takes place every Wednesday from February 8, 2012 – March 7, 2012 at The Landmark in West Los Angeles. Guest speakers include Directors Jonathan Levine, (50/50), Mike Mills (Beginners), Jeff Nichols (Take Shelter), Writers Will Reiser [...]

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PressHerald.Com: Indie Films: Shooting films together in a creative new W.E.S.T.

Filmmakers
Posted on Thursday, January 26th, 2012 by

A great article talking about the growing movement of collaborative filmmaking in Maine where, like so many other places, there is a concentration of talent with no real joint community to proper harness it. Read on and visit the press herald for more great stories: If you need proof that the Maine film scene is [...]

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Corpus Christi Gets A Festival!

CrashTheCoast
Posted on Thursday, January 26th, 2012 by

Texas is taking film festival locales and big name busting to a whole new level with the announcement of the Corpus Christi Film Festival affectionately dubbed Crash The Coast! Taking place around 200 miles from SXSW, the Crash The Coast Film Fest is the brain child of the Corpus Christi Film Society which is looking [...]

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Stephanie Allain Named LAFF Director!

Allain
Posted on Thursday, January 26th, 2012 by

Stephanie Allain, known most notably for her role as producer to Hustle & Flow and Black Snake Moan, will be taking the helm as director of the LA Film Festival. She succeeds Rebecca Yeldham, who voluntarily left her position for personal reasons. Stephanie will be working closely with Festival Managing Director Gloria Campbell and Festival [...]

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Academy Awards To Have Online Voting in 2013

onlinevote
Posted on Wednesday, January 25th, 2012 by

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has entered into an agreement with Everyone Counts Inc. to exclusively develop an electronic voting system for the 85th Academy Awards®, to be held in 2013. Everyone Counts will work with PwC, the Academy’s accounting firm of record, whose role in tabulating Academy members’ votes will remain [...]

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