Women Without Men is playing in NYC! Join celebrated writer Shahrnush Parsipur and artist Shirin Neshat as they reflect on their shared concern for the position of women in Iranian society and how they work with artistic means, whether literary or visual, to express their views. Parsipur was jailed after the publication of her novella, [...]

The Beliot International Film Festival (in association with Beloit College) is “a four-day tribute to the power of film and the excitement of independent film from around the world.”  Check out their festival webpage here for more information on this festival. In one of the first programs of its kind, the Beloit International Film Festival [...]

The ReelAbilities Film Festival has begun, and plans to involve its audience in every aspect of both the locale and the cause by which the festival has found such a following. The festival boasts a laundry list of events available to festival go-ers (or anyone for that matter, they are FREE & OPEN TO THE [...]

ReelAbilities: NY Disabilities Film Festival is the largest festival in the country dedicated to promoting awareness and appreciation of the lives, stories and artistic expressions of people with different abilities. Initiated in NY in 2007, the festival presents award winning films by and about people with disabilities in multiple locations throughout each hosting city. Post-screening [...]

Film Independent recently announced the six filmmakers who were selected for the 11th Annual Film Independent Directing Labs. The Directing Lab is an intensive nine-week program in Los Angeles, designed to assist directors with strong, original voices develop new narrative feature films, improve their craft, and advance their filmmaking careers in a nurturing yet challenging [...]

Otto’s Shrunken Head is a new interpretation of the Tiki Bar, mixing traditional Tiki decor and potent rum based concoctions with live bands and DJs resulting in NYC’s premier Rock-n-Roll Tiki joint. Otto’s will be screening an IndiePix film every first Wednesday of the month, and this month’s indie-treat is the musically-inclined and aesthetically-pleasing Echotone! [...]

Fan of the films showing at Quad Cinema? Then be sure not to miss their final day of screening After Fall, Winter! A quick introduction to Quad Cinema and the Film from Quad: The QUAD is a venerable theater owned and beautifully maintained by the same family since 1972. Located in the heart of Greenwich [...]

Film Independent announced the guest speakers and program for the 11th Annual Film Independent Directors Close-Up series. The series takes place every Wednesday from February 8, 2012 – March 7, 2012 at The Landmark in West Los Angeles. Guest speakers include Directors Jonathan Levine, (50/50), Mike Mills (Beginners), Jeff Nichols (Take Shelter), Writers Will Reiser [...]

A great article talking about the growing movement of collaborative filmmaking in Maine where, like so many other places, there is a concentration of talent with no real joint community to proper harness it. Read on and visit the press herald for more great stories: If you need proof that the Maine film scene is [...]

Talent abounds in Worcester, MA where the intense drama Sexting in Suburbia was shot and almost completely cast. The film, directed by John Stimpson and debuting on Lifetime Network this weekend, has the community budding with the new found discovery of talent right in the backyard of this great locale. Liz Vassey (from CSI) stars [...]