It takes a certain level of conviction to stay true to one’s roots when balancing the demands of a bustling metropolis. The filmmaker  Yared Zeleke is an Ethiopian storyteller who swims against the current, making films that detail his experiences back home and abroad. His first feature, currently in development, was selected as one of [...]

The Tribeca Film Festival (TFF), presented by founding partner American Express®, is pleased to announce our diverse group of 42 influential industry leaders, including award-winning filmmakers, writers, producers, actors, journalists and entrepreneurs, that will be divided among the seven competitive Festival categories. In addition, the Tribeca Film Institute (TFI) announced the six individuals who will serve as jurors [...]

If we had to describe Slamdance in 30 seconds, and also in animation, we’re fairly certain it would look EXACTLY like this (with possible lasers, explosions, and a marching band). Check it out!

The Tribeca Film Festival (TFF), presented by founding sponsor American Express, announced today that the 12th annual Tribeca Film Festival will be held April 17– April 28, 2013 in New York City. Tribeca’s programming team, led by Geoffrey Gilmore, Chief Creative Officer of Tribeca Enterprises, Artistic Director Frédéric Boyer, who joined TFF last year, Director [...]

Sundance Institute announced recently the films selected to screen in the 2013 Sundance Film Festival out-of-competition sections Spotlight, Park City at Midnight and New Frontier, as well as the installations and performances to be featured in the Festival’s New Frontier venue. The Festival takes place January 17-27 in Park City, Salt Lake City, Ogden and [...]

The nominees for the 2013 Film Independent Spirit Awards were recently announced, released yesterday on YouTube! Nominations of note including Silver Linings Playbook starring Bradley Cooper (The Hangover, The Hangover 2) and Jennifer Lawrence (The Hunger Games) and Beasts of the Southern Wild. Check out the video!

A recent announcement from the Nantucket Film Festival, whose 2013 Screenplay Competitions have opened for entry.   Submissions to the 2013 Film Festival and the Showtime’s Tony Cox Screenplay Competitions are open! Each year, NFF awards over $12,000 in cash plus in-kind services to film and screenplay prize winners, so don’t miss your chance to [...]

Straight from the horse’s mouth, this horse being a internationally acclaimed and star-studded film festival featuring the best of the industry in one of the most scenic areas in all of the beautiful state of Florida, here is the exciting announcement that Sarasota Film Festival is open for entry: We’ve been widely hailed as a [...]

For independent film business looking to reach the next level in networking and marketing, there could be a new forum sheriff in town.   The South by Southwest Film Festival will introduce a brand new event for SXSW Film 2013. Startup Alley is a special event that will shine a light on emerging film-related companies and business [...]