Iran has, over the greater part of three to four months, become the seismic epicenter of social, intellectual, and artistic conflict that focuses the collective world eye on what will happen next. The conflict over nuclear arms is but the vicious giant, overshadowing the hardships the people face within the country – particularly in the [...]

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 JCC Manhattan hosts a number of film events over the course of the year, paying homage to its decade of dedication to the creative community. This week features several screenings, one of which has won great acclaim. The film Incessant Visions with screen Tuesday, Mar 06, 2012 from 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM. The [...]

World’s Largest will be playing at Otto’s Shrunken Head (538 East 14th Street, New York, NY 10009) in the East Village on Wednesday! Come down for a free film and enjoy the great drinks! World’s Largest, a feature documentary, visits 58 such sites and profiles Soap Lake, Washington’s four-year struggle to build the World’s Largest [...]

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 [...]

Bhopali continues its mission to reach audiences of all origins with its screening at the Global Visions Film Festival! The festival runs from March 01, 2012 – March 04, 2012, with Bhopali screening March 03, 2012 from 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM at the Metro Cinema.  A bit of information on the festival and the [...]

The Tribeca Film Festival is entering its 11th year of bringing the best in film to our hometown New York City! With varying venues all over the city and great films, Tribeca Film Fest has become wildly popular with tickets in superb demand. With such a festival coming up, we’re sure that they will need [...]

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 [...]

A Separation won Best Foreign Film in this year’s Oscars and more than proves that cinema can have many different, unique origins and be great. Check out this event, running from March 04, 2012 – March 05, 2012, and experience great French film! The French Institute Alliance Française (FIAF), New York’s premiere French cultural center, [...]

The Film Independent Spirit Awards on last Saturday evening did much more than predict that The Artist would take the big prize at the Oscars, it honored filmmakers who you can truly identify as passionate artists (because, as Seth Rogan points out, it is obvious they will work for essentially money!). Take a look at [...]