Posted on Thursday, February 16th, 2012 by
Wes
The Beloit International Film Festival celebrates the roots of filmmaking this year with its Student Filmmaker Showcase! This program is for 6th – 12th grade students. Entries can be of any genre, must be between three and five minutes long, and will be created by the students themselves. We will be having a prep day [...]
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Posted on Wednesday, February 15th, 2012 by
Wes
The Beliot International Film Festival (in association with Beloit College) is “a four-day tribute to the power of film and the excitement of independent film from around the world.” Check out their festival webpage here for more information on this festival. In one of the first programs of its kind, the Beloit International Film Festival [...]
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Posted on Wednesday, February 15th, 2012 by
Wes
Perusing the interwebs we came across this article by Kim Voynar of MCN Blogs that addressed a lot of things that we have been hearing over the past few months from people all over the industry from Ed Burns to the Sundance Film Festival as a whole: what is indie film in 2012? Here is [...]
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Posted on Tuesday, February 14th, 2012 by
Wes
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 [...]
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Posted on Friday, February 10th, 2012 by
Wes
Now in its 62nd year, the Berlinale has seen its share of great filmmakers and their works of art. At this year’s festival they will honor the passing of two great filmmakers: Theo Angelopoulos and Vadim Glowna. While these filmmakers did not reside in the USA, those in tune with the community of great cinema [...]
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Posted on Friday, February 10th, 2012 by
Wes
The ReelAbilities Film Festival has begun, and plans to involve its audience in every aspect of both the locale and the cause by which the festival has found such a following. The festival boasts a laundry list of events available to festival go-ers (or anyone for that matter, they are FREE & OPEN TO THE [...]
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Posted on Thursday, February 9th, 2012 by
Wes
The Pan African Film Festival (PAFF) will celebrate its 20th anniversary in grand style with a string of highly-anticipated films. The festival will kick off festivities with a star-studded Opening Night Gala on Thursday, February 9, 2012. First up: The Los Angeles premiere of “Think Like a Man,” based on the New York Times best-selling [...]
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Posted on Thursday, February 9th, 2012 by
Wes
Cinekink holds the indie torch in the most – well – kink way possible! Celebrating independent thinking in every way, this NYC festival promises a wide range of films with a centralized theme of – well – everything kinky! Here is a short synopsis of the festival from Cinekink: Celebrating and exploring a wide diversity [...]
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Posted on Wednesday, February 8th, 2012 by
Wes
ReelAbilities: NY Disabilities Film Festival is the largest festival in the country dedicated to promoting awareness and appreciation of the lives, stories and artistic expressions of people with different abilities. Initiated in NY in 2007, the festival presents award winning films by and about people with disabilities in multiple locations throughout each hosting city. Post-screening [...]
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Posted on Tuesday, February 7th, 2012 by
Wes
The 8th NYBFF kicks off Tues, Feb 21 through Sat, Feb 25, 2012, at the world-renown Tribeca Cinemas. For the 8th time NYBFF brings the best of the recent Bulgarian cinema to an international audience in New York City. This year for a first time the Festival will be presented by the organizers of So [...]
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