From the producers of Kirikou and the Sorceress, Triplets of Belleville and The Secret of Kellscomes the opening night film of the 2013 New York International Children’s Film Festival (NYICFF). Fresh from standing ovations at Toronto and Cannes, Ernest & Celestine joyfully leaps across genres and influences to capture the kinetic, limitless possibilities of animated [...]

Click Here To Submit Showtime’s Tony Cox Screenplay Competition recognizes an emerging screenplay as the best from the pool of submissions each year. The competition gives writers the opportunity to have their scripts read by a prestigious jury, receive top industry recognition, participate in a Festival focused specifically on screenwriting, including a Mentor’s Brunch with [...]

South By Southwest (SXSW) announced recently a healthy 109 films added to their features lineup! They join previously announced films and more films are to come including their Midnight Features and Short Film programs. The official release highlights several films to look out for including Bryan Poyser’s The Bounceback (pictured below). For a complete list [...]

We missed this announcement earlier this month, but there’s always time to appreciate such overwhelming support for independent film on the part of the strongest part of this community: the fans! The milestone of $100,000,000 in pledge dollars for over 8,000 indie film projects just goes to show that, despite the naysayers, this industry is [...]

Looking for an indie fix in the Washington D.C. area tonight? West End Cinema will host the gripping documentary Stolen Seas, with panel discussion after the screening. For more information on this event and to purchase tickets head over to the West End Cinema event page. Thymaya Payne’s “riveting” documentary feature about Somali pirates, Stolen [...]

The HollyShorts Monthly Screening series once again graces Los Angeles, California, with the same great taste in films and raffle prizes!  In two days, join HollyShorts at the Showbiz Store and Café for a screening, open bar and raffle including a vote for which films you’ll see at this year’s HSFF.   The event begins at [...]

The Sun Valley Film Festival, ‘where vision comes into focus’, will have its early submission deadline on December 14 which is just a week away!  Read below for more information on deadlines and the requirements for submitting to SVFF: Submission Deadlines Early Bird Deadline: December 14, 2012Official Deadline: January 11, 2013Late Deadline: January 18, 2013 [...]

Sundance Institute announced recently the films selected to screen in the 2013 Sundance Film Festival out-of-competition sections Spotlight, Park City at Midnight and New Frontier, as well as the installations and performances to be featured in the Festival’s New Frontier venue. The Festival takes place January 17-27 in Park City, Salt Lake City, Ogden and [...]

The nominees for the 2013 Film Independent Spirit Awards were recently announced, released yesterday on YouTube! Nominations of note including Silver Linings Playbook starring Bradley Cooper (The Hangover, The Hangover 2) and Jennifer Lawrence (The Hunger Games) and Beasts of the Southern Wild. Check out the video!

A recent announcement from the Nantucket Film Festival, whose 2013 Screenplay Competitions have opened for entry.   Submissions to the 2013 Film Festival and the Showtime’s Tony Cox Screenplay Competitions are open! Each year, NFF awards over $12,000 in cash plus in-kind services to film and screenplay prize winners, so don’t miss your chance to [...]