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The landmark 50th New York Film Festival is drawing near! In fact, they’re so close that it’s time to start taking submissions! For half a century, NYFF has been bringing the art of cinema to a wide audience and helping up-and-coming filmmakers make a name for themselves. If you think you have what it takes [...]
The Berkshire Film Festival kicks off with a bang at the end of the month by featuring two films that were rockstars at the Sundance Film Festival this past January. The two opening nights, one in Great Barrington and the other in Pittsfield, feature Ethel and Liberal Arts along with great programs around the film [...]
Ted Hope, along with acclaimed director/producer Peter L. Stein talk making great independent films and the viability of financing at the 2012 Disposable Film Festival. Ted Hope’s most notable recent filmmaking ventures include the critically acclaimed Martha Marcy May Marlene (Executive Producer), and he is best known for his efforts in 21 Grams, In the [...]
The Independent Film Project (IFP) is a leading force in nurturing the independent film industry and the many individuals that help it thrive in the surplus and depravity of intake of non-mainstream film. IFP is putting a spotlight on documentary films in their Spotlight on Documentaries taking submissions from today (May 4th, 2012) through May [...]
The 2012 Independent Film Festival Boston (IFFBoston) came to a close on Wednesday night, May 2nd, with a sold-out screening of Lauren Greenfield’s THE QUEEN OF VERSAILLES. Roughly 100 guest filmmakers and celebrities were in attendance at the festival including Ira Glass, Julie Delpy, Todd Solondz, Denis Leary, Bobcat Goldthwait, Wayne White, and numerous others. [...]
Wisconsin is looking more and more like the place to be tomorrow through May 6 for some great indie titles. Join the Wisconsin Union and enjoy a heavy hitting line-up of critically acclaimed indie films. All films are free in The Marquee Theater at Union South. The Wisconsin Union Directorate Film Committee’s 4th annual mini [...]
It’s that time of month again! Tiki Bar & Lounge Otto’s Shrunken Head screens The DeVilles, presented by IndiePix Films! About the film: The DeVilles live a strong and not quite uncomplicated love: a film about the American burlesque stripper Teri Lee Geary (aka Kitten DeVille) and her punk rock singer husband Shawn Geary. Teri [...]
The Los Angeles Comedy Shorts Film Festival ends on April 29, 2012, but not before a major closure of roads in the city. LA Comedy has you covered, though, so check out this map they have created to help navigate to their screening venue. Click the map for the google map.