Posted on Wednesday, March 21st, 2012 by
Wes
Thousands of years in the making (traditionally), the Vernal/Autumnal Equinox occurs every year on March 20th (or March 21st) and in some places signals the beginning of Spring. The sun aligns over the equator and we experience equilibrium between day and night time. The difference in name relates to location: the Vernal Equinox occurs in [...]
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Posted on Tuesday, March 20th, 2012 by
Wes
Vail Film Festival Go’ers! The Vail Film Festival is coming and IndiePix Films wants you to enjoy it to the fullest! We have a very special surprise for two randomly selected persons who email us with the information below. If you were thinking about attending VFF, let us know by sending us an email to [...]
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Posted on Monday, March 19th, 2012 by
Wes
Doc U: The Business Side of Documentary Filmmaking DATE CHANGE: WEDNESDAY MARCH 21, 2012 Doors Open: 7:00pm Discussion & Audience Q&A: 7:30pm – 9:00pm Wine Reception to Follow The Cinefamily 611 N. Fairfax Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90036 Documentary filmmakers come in all stripes and from all walks of life, and often the only shared quality [...]
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Posted on Saturday, March 17th, 2012 by
Wes
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 [...]
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Posted on Friday, March 16th, 2012 by
Wes
Touch, an independent film written and directed by Minh Duc Nguyen, is slated for release in selected cities, starting with San Jose on March 9th and Orange County on March 16th, showing exclusively at AMC Eastridge 15 and AMC Block 30. Touch is a romantic drama. A mechanic looking to save his faltering marriage strikes [...]
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Posted on Friday, March 16th, 2012 by
Wes
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 [...]
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Posted on Wednesday, March 14th, 2012 by
Wes
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 [...]
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Posted on Tuesday, March 13th, 2012 by
Wes
The Tribeca Film Festival Short Film Lineup has been released! The list includes 60 titles, with 26 having their World Premieres. Here is the list, divided in several categories to illustrate Tribeca’s desire to branch out with a wide range of short films from both around the world and around the field of interest in [...]
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Posted on Monday, March 12th, 2012 by
Wes
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 [...]
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Posted on Wednesday, March 7th, 2012 by
Wes
Andrew: Story of a Closet Monster by Elliot Lobell is a light-hearted, well-received animated film that screened at the Queens Film Festival (March 01, 2012 – March 04, 2012). Part of a block of films during the opening night of the festival, it developed into a star of the show with its use of tactful [...]
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