Flying Blind, the third film to be made under Creative England’s exciting low budget feature film initiative, iFeatures, is to have its world première at this year’s Edinburgh Film Festival. The film stars Helen McCrory (Hugo, Skyfall, Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince and soon to open at the National Theatre in Last Of The Haussmans ) [...]

Echotone is on the move! The musical doc, featuring several artists and performances from artists right out of Austin, TX, is on back on the festival circuit so catch it if you can! Crossroads Film Festival is one stop, and there it will be playing in competition so wish Nathan and the rest of the [...]

Women as filmmakers, subjects of films, and an integral part in the survival of film as both a source of entertainment as well as a source of diversity and change is of the utmost importance if film hopes to press on into the future. If you are able, take the much-too-brief but very-much-appreciated three days [...]

SXSW Film Festival’s awards for Jury and Audience have been cast, and here they are for the world to see! Congratulations to Beware of Mr. Baker and Gimmie The Loot for their Grand Jury Prizes! Feature Film Jury Awards DOCUMENTARY FEATURE COMPETITION Grand Jury Winner: Beware of Mr. Baker Director: Jay Bulger NARRATIVE FEATURE COMPETITION [...]

The Miami International Film Festival, as we so often know them to do, hosted a spectacular event this year with knock out films and the perfect atmosphere to enjoy them. Coming to a close on the 11th, MIFF awarded some of its many accomplished filmmakers with these awards: KNIGHT IBERO-AMERICANCOMPETITION AWARD: Knight Foundation Grand Jury [...]

Tribeca Film Festival recently announced their lineup for the World Narrative and Documentary Competition! This year, 12 narrative and 12 documentary features making their North American, International, or World Premieres will compete for combined cash prizes amounting to $180,000 and donated artwork from the Artists Awards program sponsored by Chanel, featuring renowned artists including Cindy [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]