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” [...]

On the heels of announcing that Zachary Quinto and his Before the Door Pictures banner (Margin Call) will be opening the 8th annual HollyShorts Film Festival with the premiere of the PERIODS. comedy film series, the festival’s organizers announced Monday that Joe Carnahan (The Grey, The A-Team, Smoking Aces) will be the recipient of the [...]

Hollyshorts announced recently that Zachary Quinto and his Before The Door Pictures banner will open the 8th Annual HollyShorts Film Festival (HSFF) with a special theatrical world premiere of Periods., an improvised comedy film series created by NY-based filmmakers Victor Quinaz, Anna Martemucci and their ensemble crew. The showcase of the Periods. shorts will be [...]

The Berkshire Film Festival kicks off with a bang at the end of the month by featuring two films that were rockstars at the Sundance Film Festival this past January. The two opening nights, one in Great Barrington and the other in Pittsfield, feature Ethel and Liberal Arts along with great programs around the film [...]

The 2012 Phoenix Film Festival Award Winners have been announced over an amazing weekend at the festival! Here are the list of winners in their individual categories: International Horror and Sci-Fi Film Fest Awards Best Sci-Fi Short Film – Secret Identity Best Sci-Fi Feature Film – Pig Best Horror Short Film – Brutal Relax Best [...]

We came across this great review of ‘The FP’ by Chase Whale on NextMovie.Com. Just watch the trailer and you’ll see why this film grabbed some attention (the kind of attention, though, we’re not completely sure!). Needless to say it looks like a funky, sci-firific dance-craze and there’s just nothing wrong with that! We live [...]

The Corpus Christi Film Society organized Crash The Coast Film Festival, slated for May of 2012, has reached its first deadline for submissions. The Early Bird discounted price for submissions (just $30) ends today, so don’t miss your chance to save on submitting to this festival! Each entry must be accompanied by the appropriate entry [...]

San Francisco Independent Film Festival begins Thursday with an opening party that would set any indie crowd on fire with excitement! The list of performances can be found on the festival’s Festival Genius webpage, but we’ve parsed it here as well. If you’re already going then you can look forward to performances by LIVE EVIL [...]

Film critic and journalist Marshall Fine writes about movies at the website Hollywood & Fine (www.hollywoodandfine.com). He serves as freelance film/TV critic for Star magazine. The Huffington Post takes a great look at the daunting task of Sundance in this piece by Marshall Fine, as the grand festival is creeping up on us all. Continuing [...]

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