The Silent Film Society of Chicago is hosting 6 Fridays of Silent film, and you’re invited (if you live in Chicago, of course). The films shown below will be screened in their respective order, with tickets available to one or all of the films.  For information on purchasing tickets visit the festival webpage.

For one week only we’re offering Jennifer Venditti’s award winning Billy The Kid for a whopping 50% OFF! That’s right, this documentary which won international acclaim including Best Documentary at Edinburgh and Melbourne International Film Festival, as well as Jury prizes at Los Angeles and SXSW Film Festival can be yours to enjoy over and over again [...]

Hollyshorts announced recently that Zachary Quinto and his Before The Door Pictures banner will open the 8th Annual HollyShorts Film Festival (HSFF) with a special theatrical world premiere of Periods., an improvised comedy film series created by NY-based filmmakers Victor Quinaz, Anna Martemucci and their ensemble crew. The showcase of the Periods. shorts will be [...]

CALL FOR ENTRIES Submissions are now being accepted for the 9th Annual Big Apple Film Festival.  The festival will screen a variety of specially selected film from the New York City independent film community, as well as additional selections from across the country and around the world. The festival includes New York City premieres, interactive [...]

Silverdocs Documentary Film Festival announced today its full competition lineup for this year’s festival. Silverdocs is a leading festival in the showcasing of top quality documentary films and their filmmakers.  This year’s Silverdocs runs from 6/19/2012 – 6/23/2012.  For more information visit the festival webpage. This year’s Sterling U.S., World and Short competition films are: [...]

The 2012 Independent Film Festival Boston (IFFBoston) came to a close on Wednesday night, May 2nd, with a sold-out screening of Lauren Greenfield’s THE QUEEN OF VERSAILLES. Roughly 100 guest filmmakers and celebrities were in attendance at the festival including Ira Glass, Julie Delpy, Todd Solondz, Denis Leary, Bobcat Goldthwait, Wayne White, and numerous others. [...]

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SXSW Film Festival’s awards for Jury and Audience have been cast, and here they are for the world to see! Congratulations to Beware of Mr. Baker and Gimmie The Loot for their Grand Jury Prizes! Feature Film Jury Awards DOCUMENTARY FEATURE COMPETITION Grand Jury Winner: Beware of Mr. Baker Director: Jay Bulger NARRATIVE FEATURE COMPETITION [...]

The Tribeca Film Festival Short Film Lineup has been released! The list includes 60 titles, with 26 having their World Premieres. Here is the list, divided in several categories to illustrate Tribeca’s desire to branch out with a wide range of short films from both around the world and around the field of interest in [...]

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 [...]