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 [...]

The Spirit Awards are right around the corner and Film Independent doesn’t want you to miss any of the action! Film Independent, the non-profit arts organization that produces the Spirit Awards and the Los Angeles Film Festival, announced an exclusive partnership with NowLive, a live event production and streaming company, to produce and livestream the [...]

The Martha’s Vineyard Film Society has been for a time now providing a great service to the film community by screening films in wheresoever they can. Now, with their efforts finally being recognized, they look to erect a Film Center to act as central hub for their screenings as well as for the film community. [...]

From the filmmaker who brought us Gonzo Music Diaries, NYC Roy Szuper comes a new project that looks to bring together a love for NYC and adventurous filmmaking. This new film, Nautical Adventures of Capt. Sqns. NYC, will screen on March 02, 2012. Here are the details for the screening: Poet’s Den Theater 309 E. [...]

Ira Deutchman, founder of Emerging Pictures writing as NYIndieGuy, calls out an article in Bloomberg Business Week that analyzes the threat to digital projection in cinemas. Ira should know. Emerging Pictures has organized a network of 115 cinemas, mostly art house locations, to which he can distributed films digitally via the internet. The projection version [...]

Women Without Men is playing in NYC! Join celebrated writer Shahrnush Parsipur and artist Shirin Neshat as they reflect on their shared concern for the position of women in Iranian society and how they work with artistic means, whether literary or visual, to express their views. Parsipur was jailed after the publication of her novella, [...]

In case you missed it, the 2012 NY Emmy Awards were announced a few days ago. Last Summer At Coney Island, available now on DVD and by Download/Stream, was nominated for Best Documentary! This film, directed by JL Aronson, is an intimate look at how Coney Island has transformed and all those who were affected [...]

With the Awards season well underway The Moët British Independent Film Awards announced today that this year’s awards will be held on Sunday 9th December 2012. For the third year, the Awards will be sponsored by partner Moët & Chandon. Tessa Collinson & Johanna von Fischer, Joint Directors The Moët British Independent Film Awards commented: “With [...]

Champ Ensminger is an new filmmaker with a fresh vision on the industry. NFFTY talks to Champ about his internship at Vimeo, and his experience at NFFTY 2011. You can check out Ensminger’s film TONAL here. The National Film Festival Talented Youth runs from April 26, 2012 – April 29, 2012. For more information visit [...]