Archive for May, 2012
Posted on Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012 by
Wes
Rainier Independent Film Festival recently announced its official line-up for this year’s festival. Mixing films, workshops and the laid-back setting of the area, this festival is set apart in the fact that it is a great opportunity to meet and mingle with film industry people outside of the hustle and bustle typically associated with the [...]
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Posted on Monday, May 21st, 2012 by
Wes
The 12th Annual New York Indian Film Festival (presented by the Indo-American Arts Council) takes place May 23, 2012 – May 27, 2012 at the Tribeca Cinemas in Lower Manhattan. NYIFF kicks off this year with a red carpet screening of Bedabrata Pain’s Chittagong, followed by a VIP gala dinner at Essex House Ballroom. NYIFF [...]
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Posted on Friday, May 18th, 2012 by
Wes
If you’re in the Tuscaloosa area don’t miss this special screening of The Nocturnal Third featuring locals and UA grads!
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Posted on Friday, May 18th, 2012 by
Wes
Jackie Chan told the AP on Friday that his latest film “Chinese Zodiac” will be his last action movie. People are quite reluctant to believe that Jackie, famous for not only his determination and stamina in denying the use of stunt doubles but for his love of what he does, but he assures that this [...]
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Posted on Friday, May 18th, 2012 by
Wes
Today we are excited to announce a sales and distribution partnership with Odyssey Pictures Corporation, a publicly traded media and entertainment company, to grow our distribution and increase the reach of content for Odyssey Pictures. “We are very pleased to be working with Odyssey Pictures on the distribution of our growing catalog of outstanding independent [...]
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Posted on Thursday, May 17th, 2012 by
Wes
The Independent Filmmaker Project (IFP) announced May 14 the ten documentaries selected for the 2012 Independent Filmmaker Labs, IFP’s annual year-long fellowship for first-time feature directors. The creative teams of the selected films, chosen from a national pool of 200 submissions, join the 8th edition of the Labs taking place May 14-19 in New York City. [...]
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Posted on Thursday, May 17th, 2012 by
Wes
Northside Festival, a Brooklyn, NY based music festival, takes place this June from the 14th to the 21st and we’re proud to offer you all the latest updates as one of their participating sponsors! We say all this to bring you an update on new artists that have been added to Northside’s lineup (and, so [...]
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Posted on Tuesday, May 15th, 2012 by
Wes
The British Film Institute (BFI) announced that it plans to set sights on a bright future for the British film industry. With The Avengers storming the world’s screens this past week, it’s no surprise that the reach of film is a topic of discussion for the BFI as they examine steps they can take to [...]
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Posted on Tuesday, May 15th, 2012 by
Wes
Could indies be the difference in the next presidential election? Given the recent press on such films as Bully, you’d be hard pressed to think they wouldn’t be at least a factor. Unfortunately for presidents, whether already elected or in the running, the ghosts of the past can (and most likely will) come back in [...]
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Posted on Monday, May 14th, 2012 by
Wes
Sports journalist Jonathan Hooke, a guest poster on The London Vandal, recently did an interview with Kilian Martin who is featured in the film Concrete Circus. In Concrete Circus, Channel 4 brought together the world’s hottest names in urban sports, plus their extraordinarily talented, viral filmmakers, and paired them all with Mike Christie – the [...]
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