Fortnight Film ContestPresented by the Capital City Film Festival Details Contest Dates: March 21 to April 4, 2013Registration: Now OpenFee: $100 (includes 2 CCFF all-access passes) Rules and Other Stuff Contest will begin on March 21 and final edited entries are due by April 4. Contest will begin and end at the Lansing Public Media Center, located [...]

Kicking off in just over two weeks, the Los Angeles Turkish Film Festival has made all its major announcements which leaves just one thing: seeing the awesome films! Included in its programming are a short film competition organized by NPR’s Elvis Mitchell and feature length films including opening night’s The Butterfly’s Dream. Here’s a snippet [...]

South By Southwest (SXSW) announced recently a healthy 109 films added to their features lineup! They join previously announced films and more films are to come including their Midnight Features and Short Film programs. The official release highlights several films to look out for including Bryan Poyser’s The Bounceback (pictured below). For a complete list [...]

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!

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 [...]

This year’s HollyShorts Film Festival opening night will be co-hosted by on-air personality Carly Steel (EPIX, TV Guide Network) with EXTRA’s Ben Lyons, scheduled to take place on Thursday August 9th at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre (6925 Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90028) in Hollywood. Steel continues to make a name for herself as one of [...]

On the heels of announcing that Zachary Quinto and his Before the Door Pictures banner (Margin Call) will be opening the 8th annual HollyShorts Film Festival with the premiere of the PERIODS. comedy film series, the festival’s organizers announced Monday that Joe Carnahan (The Grey, The A-Team, Smoking Aces) will be the recipient of the [...]

Due to popular demand, we’ve extended this deal until midnight July 14 (yes, that’s tomorrow)! Just enter the code HALFOFFBILLY at checkout and you’re on your way to adding a fantastic doc to your collection!  To view the trailer and place your order visit the film page. Here’s a brief synopsis of the film: 15-year-old Billy is [...]

Finally, everyone’s prayers the world over have been answered! From websites like I Can Haz Cheezeburger to the millions upon millions of users trolling YouTube who seem to have an unreasonably convenient love for filming their pet kittens, it’s plain to see that the interwebs are in love with cats and their cat schenaningans. So, [...]