Rooftop Films presents a lineup going into the summer that’s sure to get you pumped for film and, of course, the fun of the outdoors (oh, how we love combining the outdoors and movies!). Coming up Thursday, June 7 is The Sheik and I, Co-Presented by Rooftop Films & SXSW. Here’s a little about the [...]

NYC’s Independent Film Center will be holding the City-wide premiere of Martin Donovan’s directorial debut “Collaborator”. Donovan, who wrote, directed, and starred in the film, will be in attendance for a post-film discussion with producer Ted hope and star David Morse moderated by special guest Hal Hartley. This marks a special reunion for Hartley who [...]

Independent Film Development Corporation , a developing stage international sales and distributor of digital films, producers and crowdfunders to the multibillion dollar Independent Film Industry, announced today it has launched IndieBacker as its platform. Indie Backer is a unique finance platform for Independent Film professionals looking to raise funds for projects in whole or in [...]

Northside Festival is NYC’s largest and most accessible discovery festival. Hundreds of bands, entrepreneurs, filmmakers, innovators, and over 80,000 fans converge on Brooklyn over eight days to witness the most incredible showcase of “what’s next” in music, film, entrepreneurship, and art. The festival runs from June 14, 2012 – June 21, 2012 and, now that [...]

ÉCU’s festival partner, International Short Film Festival of Cyprus, is now open for submissions. Interested parties are invited to submit their entries no later than July 10th, 2012. The festival will take place at the Rialto Theatre in Limassol, October 13th through the 20th, 2012. The Ministry of Education and Culture and Rialto Theater announce that the [...]

We’re at it again at Otto’s Shrunken Head, this time with a summer favorite: Last Summer at Coney Island!  This seasonal indie by JL Aronson follows the rise and fall of the iconic Coney Island, while seeing how the community as a whole was impacted.  Before heading over to Coney Island for fun in the [...]

Flying Blind, the third film to be made under Creative England’s exciting low budget feature film initiative, iFeatures, is to have its world première at this year’s Edinburgh Film Festival. The film stars Helen McCrory (Hugo, Skyfall, Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince and soon to open at the National Theatre in Last Of The Haussmans ) [...]

Silverdocs Documentary Film Festival announced today its full competition lineup for this year’s festival. Silverdocs is a leading festival in the showcasing of top quality documentary films and their filmmakers.  This year’s Silverdocs runs from 6/19/2012 – 6/23/2012.  For more information visit the festival webpage. This year’s Sterling U.S., World and Short competition films are: [...]

Attention all writers! June 1st is your last chance to submit a script in this year’s Austin Film Festival Screenplay & Teleplay Competition and your last chance to submit a film before the entry fee goes up (to $50 before July 1st, and $50 before July 15th).  Here’s some info on the competition from the [...]