Women as filmmakers, subjects of films, and an integral part in the survival of film as both a source of entertainment as well as a source of diversity and change is of the utmost importance if film hopes to press on into the future. If you are able, take the much-too-brief but very-much-appreciated three days [...]

SXSW Film Festival’s awards for Jury and Audience have been cast, and here they are for the world to see! Congratulations to Beware of Mr. Baker and Gimmie The Loot for their Grand Jury Prizes! Feature Film Jury Awards DOCUMENTARY FEATURE COMPETITION Grand Jury Winner: Beware of Mr. Baker Director: Jay Bulger NARRATIVE FEATURE COMPETITION [...]

The Tribeca Film Festival Short Film Lineup has been released! The list includes 60 titles, with 26 having their World Premieres. Here is the list, divided in several categories to illustrate Tribeca’s desire to branch out with a wide range of short films from both around the world and around the field of interest in [...]

The Miami International Film Festival, as we so often know them to do, hosted a spectacular event this year with knock out films and the perfect atmosphere to enjoy them. Coming to a close on the 11th, MIFF awarded some of its many accomplished filmmakers with these awards: KNIGHT IBERO-AMERICANCOMPETITION AWARD: Knight Foundation Grand Jury [...]

Andrew: Story of a Closet Monster by Elliot Lobell is a light-hearted, well-received animated film that screened at the Queens Film Festival (March 01, 2012 – March 04, 2012). Part of a block of films during the opening night of the festival, it developed into a star of the show with its use of tactful [...]

Iran has, over the greater part of three to four months, become the seismic epicenter of social, intellectual, and artistic conflict that focuses the collective world eye on what will happen next. The conflict over nuclear arms is but the vicious giant, overshadowing the hardships the people face within the country – particularly in the [...]

Tribeca Film Festival recently announced their lineup for the World Narrative and Documentary Competition! This year, 12 narrative and 12 documentary features making their North American, International, or World Premieres will compete for combined cash prizes amounting to $180,000 and donated artwork from the Artists Awards program sponsored by Chanel, featuring renowned artists including Cindy [...]

The JCC Manhattan hosts a number of film events over the course of the year, paying homage to its decade of dedication to the creative community. This week features several screenings, one of which has won great acclaim. The film Incessant Visions with screen Tuesday, Mar 06, 2012 from 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM. The [...]

World’s Largest will be playing at Otto’s Shrunken Head (538 East 14th Street, New York, NY 10009) in the East Village on Wednesday! Come down for a free film and enjoy the great drinks! World’s Largest, a feature documentary, visits 58 such sites and profiles Soap Lake, Washington’s four-year struggle to build the World’s Largest [...]

The Queens World Film Festival kicks off tonight with an Opening Night full of films! The party will take place at the Museum of the Moving Image, located at 36-01 35 Ave. (at 37 Street) in Astoria, NY. Doors open at 5:30 PM, with the program starting at 6:00 PM. Awards will be presented during the opening night for two distinct honors: QWFF ‘Spirit of Queens’ Community Leader Honoree: City Council Member Daniel Dromm for his leadership and advocacy on behalf of all citizens of New York QWFF ‘Spirit of Queens’ Filmmaker Honoree: Lloyd Kaufman, President of TROMA Entertainment for almost 40 years of truly independent filmmaking In addition to the [...]