This heartfelt letter from co-founder and Director of Cinequest Halfdan tells the tale of Somaly Mam and how she inspired a cause.  If you are so inclined, donate to Cinequest for this project by following this link to the original article and choose your donation level.  Please join us on an empowering journey to transform [...]

Quvis Technologies Inc, a provider of digital cinema software, announced the availability of Wraptor DCP services. Available immediately, Quvis now offers indie filmmakers a fast, reliable and attractively priced alternative for creating, archiving and distributing studio quality DCPs. With all cinemas expected to convert to digital projectors by 2015, the Digital Cinema Package (DCP) is [...]

With a view to facilitating the access of the film industry to the Cantonese film markets in Guangdong Province and neighbouring areas, the Hong Kong Film Development Council (FDC) has helped secure the enhancementof the measure under the Mainland and Hong Kong Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement to lift the quota and allow synchronised release of [...]

Due to popular demand, we’ve extended this deal until midnight July 14 (yes, that’s tomorrow)! Just enter the code HALFOFFBILLY at checkout and you’re on your way to adding a fantastic doc to your collection!  To view the trailer and place your order visit the film page. Here’s a brief synopsis of the film: 15-year-old Billy is [...]

We love us some Rooftop Films, and tonight’s program features a host of odd, strange, and wildly entertaining shorts that we’re sure will only look better on a rooftop!

The hype reel is rolling the this year’s NYC Independent Film Festival! Visit the festival website to get the latest news!

According to The Versed, American film director Spike Lee is set to release a brand new Michael Jackson ‘Bad’ Documentary towards the end of 2012 that he states “You don’t have to be a Michael Jackson-head to enjoy this.” Since passing away in 2009 pop icon Michael Jackson’s legacy has lived on through his work, [...]

The Whale Saturday, July 21st, 7:30 pm Friday Harbor House, Friday Harbor, Wa A Q&A with the filmmakers follows the screening.  Benefit for the Center for Whale Research Filmmakers Suzanne Chisholm and Michael Parfit will personally present this engaging and visually stunning film as a benefit for the Center for Whale Research. Posters signed by the [...]

With the development of the raved video-game-focused documentary Indie Game and distribution through the gaming platform Steam, are we nearing a new focus in independent film production? Variety reported Monday that Michael Fassbender, star of X-Men: First Class and Inglourious Basterds, will star in and co-produce Ubisoft Motion Pictures’ developing independent film. “Michael Fassbender was our first [...]

The Locarno Film Festival has released it’s 65th edition lineup including American favorites “Compliance,” “Ruby Sparks,” and “Starlet”. The festival which aims at showcasing new aesthetic trends, geographical shifts, and rising young artists will run August 1-11 in Switzerland. Locarno’s classic open air screening series, the Piazza Grande sidebar, will host some must-see films such [...]