2011 Sundance Film Festival Announces Films in Competition

2011 Sundance Film Festival Announces Films in Competition

from sundance insititute “The Festival is a challenge to narrowly define. It is all at once exciting, fun, crazy, engaging, visceral, and sometimes even painful…but ultimately what we will experience for 10 days in January is different for each of us.” -John Cooper After traveling the globe in search of new talent and work, watching […]

Crimes and Misdemeanors

from the new york times Crimes and Misdemeanors, New From Woody Allen By VINCENT CANBY Published: October 13, 1989 LEAD: Judah Rosenthal (Martin Landau), a successful Manhattan ophthalmologist, and his best friend, Ben (Sam Waterston), a rabbi, are discussing what one of them describes as ”a small infidelity” when they suddenly are confronting the meaning […]

2010 Gotham Independent Film Award Winners

2010 Gotham Independent Film Award Winners

The 20th Gotham Independent Film Awards took place at Cipriani’s Restaurant in New York City yesterday with the big winner begin Winter’s Bone, directed by Debra Granik. Below are the winners: Best Feature Winter’s Bone, directed by Debra Granik Best Documentary The Oath, directed by Laura Poitras Best Ensemble Performance Winter’s Bone Breakthrough Director Kevin […]

Sarah’s Key will open the 26th Santa Barbara International Film Festival

from sbiff The Santa Barbara International Film Festival, January 27 – February 6, will open the 2011 Festival with the film Sarah’s Key. Already receiving critical acclaim across the world, the French film will make its U.S. premiere at the Santa Barbara Festival’s opening night event. The film stars Kristin Scott Thomas and is directed […]

22nd Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival will present Career Acheivement Award to Robert Duvall

from psiff PALM SPRINGS, CA (November 29, 2010) – The 22nd annual Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) will present Academy Award winner Robert Duvall with the Career Achievement Award at its Awards Gala. Presented by Cartier, the Awards Gala will kick off the 2011 awards season on Saturday, January 8 at the Palm Springs […]

Academy Award Winner Alan Arkin to receive the BIFF Career Achievement Tribute Award

from biff Nassau, Bahamas – November 29, 2010 – The Bahamas International Film Festival (BIFF) announced today that Academy Award® winner Alan Arkin (Little Miss Sunshine,) will be honored with the prestigious Career Achievement Award at this year’s Film Festival, taking place December 1-5 in Nassau. Arkin will be on hand for the tribute, with […]

Whistler Film Festival Announces Closing Night Film

Whistler Film Festival Announces Closing Night Film

from whistler film festival The Whistler Film Festival is proud to announce that the English Canadian Premiere of 2 Frogs In The West, directed by Quebecois filmmaker Dany Papineau will be closing the 10th anniversary Festival on December 5, 2010. Produced by Jacques Roiseux, and starring Mirianne Brûlé, Dany Papineau, Jessica Malka, Germain Houde, Diane […]

Hot Docs Forum is open for Submissions & the Hot Docs Early Submission Deadline is fast approaching.

Hot Docs Forum is open for Submissions & the Hot Docs Early Submission Deadline is fast approaching.

from hot docs Submissions for the Hot Docs Forum (formerly the Toronto Documentary Forum) are now being accepted, up until the deadline of January 21, 2011. Submit your project at http://www.hotdocs.ca/conference Submissions to Hot Docs 2011 are now being accepted, with the early deadline of December 3! Complete guidelines, FAQs and entry form are available […]

SXSW 2011 Early Submission Dates

from sxsw The SXSW® Film Conference and Festival is a uniquely creative environment featuring the dynamic convergence of talent, smart audiences and industry heavyweights. A hotbed of discovery and interactivity, the event offers invaluable networking opportunities and immersion into the art and business of the rapidly evolving world of independent film. The Film Conference buzzes […]