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 [...]

Bhopali continues its mission to reach audiences of all origins with its screening at the Global Visions Film Festival! The festival runs from March 01, 2012 – March 04, 2012, with Bhopali screening March 03, 2012 from 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM at the Metro Cinema.  A bit of information on the festival and the [...]

The Tribeca Film Festival is entering its 11th year of bringing the best in film to our hometown New York City! With varying venues all over the city and great films, Tribeca Film Fest has become wildly popular with tickets in superb demand. With such a festival coming up, we’re sure that they will need [...]

More news out of Crash the Coast, the new festival coming to Corpus Christi, Texas! The Corpus Christi Film Society is now accepting submissions for screenplays and teleplays for the 1st annual Crash the Coast Film Festival Screenplay and Teleplay Competition, planned for May 10-13, 2012, in Corpus Christi, TX. Please read the Screenplay Submission Guidelines before submitting your [...]

A Separation won Best Foreign Film in this year’s Oscars and more than proves that cinema can have many different, unique origins and be great. Check out this event, running from March 04, 2012 – March 05, 2012, and experience great French film! The French Institute Alliance Française (FIAF), New York’s premiere French cultural center, [...]

The Film Independent Spirit Awards on last Saturday evening did much more than predict that The Artist would take the big prize at the Oscars, it honored filmmakers who you can truly identify as passionate artists (because, as Seth Rogan points out, it is obvious they will work for essentially money!). Take a look at [...]

Check out this fun animated short introducing the DC Independent Film Festival. The DC Independent Film Festival is an all-volunteer non-profit launched in 1999 to nurture independent film. As the oldest independent film festival in Washington, DCIFF has a storied history of presenting extraordinary films. Join us for the 14th Annual Festival in the Nation’s [...]

On Your Mark, Get Set, MOW! is set to screen at the 2012 DC Independent Film Festival, and represents a people and a cause that is worth every bit of recognition. With a hobby they love, the lawn mower racers strive to support fun all while aiding in the fight against Huntington’s – a genetic [...]

The Spirit Awards are right around the corner and Film Independent doesn’t want you to miss any of the action! Film Independent, the non-profit arts organization that produces the Spirit Awards and the Los Angeles Film Festival, announced an exclusive partnership with NowLive, a live event production and streaming company, to produce and livestream the [...]

The Martha’s Vineyard Film Society has been for a time now providing a great service to the film community by screening films in wheresoever they can. Now, with their efforts finally being recognized, they look to erect a Film Center to act as central hub for their screenings as well as for the film community. [...]