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. [...]

From the filmmaker who brought us Gonzo Music Diaries, NYC Roy Szuper comes a new project that looks to bring together a love for NYC and adventurous filmmaking. This new film, Nautical Adventures of Capt. Sqns. NYC, will screen on March 02, 2012. Here are the details for the screening: Poet’s Den Theater 309 E. [...]

With the Awards season well underway The Moët British Independent Film Awards announced today that this year’s awards will be held on Sunday 9th December 2012. For the third year, the Awards will be sponsored by partner Moët & Chandon. Tessa Collinson & Johanna von Fischer, Joint Directors The Moët British Independent Film Awards commented: “With [...]

The Beloit International Film Festival celebrates the roots of filmmaking this year with its Student Filmmaker Showcase! This program is for 6th – 12th grade students. Entries can be of any genre, must be between three and five minutes long, and will be created by the students themselves. We will be having a prep day [...]

Cinekink holds the indie torch in the most – well – kink way possible! Celebrating independent thinking in every way, this NYC festival promises a wide range of films with a centralized theme of – well – everything kinky! Here is a short synopsis of the festival from Cinekink: Celebrating and exploring a wide diversity [...]

More news out of the Academy Awards as we enter February and approach the 2012 Cinematic Super Bowl that is this award show! Halle Berry will present at the 84th Academy Awards ceremony, telecast producers Brian Grazer and Don Mischer announced today. Berry won an Oscar® in 2001 for her lead performance in “Monster’s Ball.” [...]

Today is the day! Your Film Festival, You Tube’s challenge to filmmakers the world over to tell a compelling and deeply enriching story in 15 minutes or less, is now taking submissions on what is sure to be the most innovative approach in online video cinema to date. The details are simple: create a video [...]

The Santa Barbara International Film Festival is currently running until February 5, 2012 and has just announced its Director and Producer panel’s panelists. SBIFF’s Directors on Directing panel will take place Saturday, February 4, at 11:00 a.m. at the Lobero Theatre. Moderated by Variety’s Peter Bart, this ever-popular panel will feature: Gore Verbinski (Rango), Michel [...]

In case you missed it, here is a recap of all the jury prizes awarded at the Slamdance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. The festival ran from January 20, 2012 – January 26, 2012 and award prizes on closing day. AUDIENCE AWARDS Audience Award for Feature Documentary: Getting Up by Caskey Ebeling Audience Award [...]

Stephanie Allain, known most notably for her role as producer to Hustle & Flow and Black Snake Moan, will be taking the helm as director of the LA Film Festival. She succeeds Rebecca Yeldham, who voluntarily left her position for personal reasons. Stephanie will be working closely with Festival Managing Director Gloria Campbell and Festival [...]