The Los Angeles International Short Film Festival (LA Shorts Fest), now in its 16th year, announced its 2012 lineup, comprising some 250 short films selected from more than 1000 worldwide entries. Representing the work of filmmakers from 23 countries and featuring star-studded casts, the selected films will screen in 38 themed programs, September 6-13, at [...]

The finalists for the first ever YouTube Your Film Festival have been announced!  YouTube has become a major factor in discovering talent, sharing voices, and connecting communities across the United States and the world and has expanded that reach with this new dedication to independent filmmakers.   The finalists chosen will all be flown with [...]

The 50th annual New York Film Festival recently announced its complete slate for this year’s festival!  Films from every corner of the world flooded the gates of their entries, and these select 32 are the best among the host of great films.  The lineup as well features world premieres including Alan Berliner’s new essay film First Cousin, [...]

The Toronto International Film Festival announced today the lineup for the fourth edition of the City to City programme. The schedule features, among the host of emerging and established filmmakers, Anurag Kashayap (That Girl in Yellow Boots, pictured below) who through his film featured in our film catalog and his previous work adds depth of creativity [...]

Rural Route Film Festival happens right in our backyard at the Museum of the Moving Image and is running THIS WEEKEND! The Festival features an eclectic selection of films based on its rural theme and takes advantage of those simple images to contemplate broader ideas. Here’s a little information on this festival from their festival [...]

This year’s HollyShorts Film Festival opening night will be co-hosted by on-air personality Carly Steel (EPIX, TV Guide Network) with EXTRA’s Ben Lyons, scheduled to take place on Thursday August 9th at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre (6925 Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90028) in Hollywood. Steel continues to make a name for herself as one of [...]

The Film Society of Lincoln Center recently announced the schedule for Orientation: A New Arab Cinema (August 24-29). The upcoming series is the result of a new partnership between FSLC and the Dubai International Film Festival, presenting a series of recent feature films and shorts that have been supported by the Dubai Film Market. Among [...]

It’s the list that independent filmmakers aspire to be on, it’s the list that gets it right time and time again, it’s the list we anticipate with baited breath. Yes, the list has just been revealed. What is it, you might ask? It’s the list of names on the “25 New Faces of Independent Film” [...]

No matter how many film festivals you’ve seen, we don’t know that you’ve seen one quite like this.  Couch Fest Films ranks in the top 5 for innovative, screwy, and all around super creative venues for independent film showcasing and, if you have an open mind, you should be a part of it! Celebrating its [...]

A July 28 launch party for filmmakers and film aficionados will kick off efforts leading toward the second annual Downtown Tyler “Show Us Your Shorts” Film festival. The event is set for 6 to 8 p.m. at Gallery Main Street at 110 W. Erwin. Filmmakers, supporters of independent films, potential volunteers and sponsors are all [...]