The Pare Lorentz Documentary Fund supports the production of thoughtful, challenging documentaries that educate and enlighten. Time is running out for your chance to be selected for the 2013 fund! Pare Lorentz represents the unique opportunity to share your perspective on stories both told and untold – register today! Application Deadline: Monday, April 22, 2013 The [...]

The 6th Annual New York Surf Film Festival is now officially open for entry. Read below for more information on this themed fest and click here to submit your film today. About New York Surf Film Festival: The New York Surf Film Festival strives every year to curate an exhibition of the highest quality surf [...]

Sponsored by Women Make Movies (WMM), learn the essentials of proposal writing to increase the chance for your film to be funded. Competition is steep, and in these times any leg up on the competition shouldn’t be scoffed at!

Queens World Film Festival returns to the Museum of the Moving Image with an opening night program featuring international short films from Italy, Belgium, and Australia as well as the work of Queens filmmakers. Special guests and honorees include Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer, who will be recognized for his years of service to Queens and [...]

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 [...]

The short science-fiction film Anima explores the curiosity we all have about life after death. Through the lens of a neuroscientist we breach the barrier between our plane and the next and ultimately emerge enlightened, or do we? The director of Anima, Michael Stabile, along with his crew enjoyed a well-reception after their online premiere [...]

The 2013 New York International Shorts Film Festival, taking place at the Landmark Sunshine Cinema (143 East Houston), is officially open for entry!  All entries must meet the guidelines stated in the Entry Requirements section of the NY Shorts Fest website (also listed below).  The early deadline is quickly approaching on December 07, 2012 – click [...]

The Independent Filmmaker Project, more fondly known as IFP, has taken on an exciting project that aims to enhance the experience of filmmakers who choose the route of self-distribution.  As a distribution arm of the independent film industry, IndiePix would love nothing more than to help filmmakers share their creative visions with the niche or [...]

Tribeca invites you to the first in a monthly series of conversations exploring the Future of Film, held at The Varick Room at Tribeca Cinemas. Similar to Tribeca’s Future of Film blog, the discussion series will focus on important topics of the day, beginning with digital filmmaking, web storytelling, film funding, theatrical innovations, actors as directors, and more. This month’s topic: As the [...]