Posted by editor@vimooz.com on August 31, 2008 under Impact Film Festival | 
The Impact Film Festival announced today that Twin Cities natives The Alarmists will perform at the Republican National Convention this weekend as part of the Impact Film Festival/My Space Impact, Rock the Vote, Digg Late Night Party Saluting the Screen Actors Guild.
WHAT: Late Night Party Featuring The Alarmists and So It Goes
WHERE: Fine Line Music Cafe - 318 1st Avenue, N
WHEN: Sunday August 31st, 10:00pm - 2:00am
IN ATTENDANCE: Stuart Townsend, Director of the Impact Film Festival’s Opening Film will be on hand to welcome attendees. In addition to The Alarmists, other local artists are expected to perform.
The Alarmists are performing as part of the Impact Film Festival at the Landmark Center. The Festival comes to the Twin Cities after a successful run at the Democratic National Convention in Denver last week. The Impact Film Festival is screening topical films followed by discussions with both filmmakers and policy makers. Discussions will include the national debt, fair trade, hurricane Katrina, stem-cell research and global water politics. Films screening include ACCIDENTAL ADVOCATE, BATTLE IN SEATTLE, THE BLACK LIST, BOOGIE MAN: THE LEE ATWATER STORY; FLOW; I.O.U.S.A; TROUBLE THE WATER and 14 WOMEN.
The Festival was programmed by top festival programmers and industry visionaries including programmers from Toronto, Sundance, Tribeca, Los Angeles Film Festival, Full Frame and IFP among others. Key acquisition executives from POV, Netflix/Red Envelope and HBO also participated on the programming committee.
Posted by editor@vimooz.com on August 30, 2008 under Feel Good Film Festival |
Jim Pasternak’s Certifiably Jonathan was named the winner of the Grand Jury Prize for Best Feel Good Feature Film and Michael Berry’s Mira named as the winner of the Grand Jury Prize for Best Feel Good Short Film at the first Feel Good Film Festival (FGFF).
Audience Awards went to Christopher Watson’s The Rainbow Tribe for Feel Good Feature and Berry’s Mira for Feel Good Short. The Feel Good Cinematography Award went to Jim Orr’s work on Rocco DeVilliers’ The Flyboys, and the Student Feel Good Film Awards went to Phil Hodges’ First Bass (20-21 year old division) and Lisa Kowalski’s The Last Cherry (19 year old and under division). The IndieFlix award went to Paul Germain’s Speedy Delivery .
Noah Edelson’s “Hear, Boy!” won the Feel Good Screenplay Competition and Alyssa Suede won the Feel Good Original Song Competition for her song, “Falling From Mars.”
List of winners: Read more of this article »
Posted by editor@vimooz.com on under Miami Latin Gay Film Festival |
The First Annual Miami Latin Gay Film Festival has been announced to make its premiere engagement April 16-19, 2009 in Miami Beach.
Festival organizer and Executive Director Jim Dobson unveiled a sneak peak at the four day event to take place in South Beach.
“I am thrilled to be able to bring this exciting venture into South Beach filling a much needed gap in alternative programming for the Latino gay community” said Dobson. “Through my six years of working with the MGLFF I have noticed a huge demand for Latin gay films and programming that was not always available. The few Latin films were always the first to sell out which proved a definite demand by the community.”
The Miami Latin Gay Film Festival will open on Thursday, April 16 with a Gala Premiere presentation at the Colony Theater followed by a spectacular party, all on Lincoln Road in South Beach. The Festival will continue with screening, panels, music events and a few surprises along the way. Closing Night Gala screening will take place on Sunday, April 19 at the Colony Theater followed by a special musical event and party.
Dobson came up with the concept for the Festival following the recent firings of the MGLFF staff as well as longtime Program Director and friend Carol Coombes. “I simply could not imagine working at that Festival without my longtime ‘family’ who worked so hard to year after year to develop a world class event” he said. His new incarnation is not created to take away from the popularity of the MGLFF but is simply an alternative entertainment choice for the Latino community. He intends to encourage his audiences to attend the MGLFF the following week.
The mission of the Miami Latin Gay Film Festival is to showcase and nurture existing and emerging creative talent while serving as a springboard and catalyst for the promotion of Gay Latin films and filmmakers as well as highlight exciting Latino talent in other areas including music.
A premier Latino Gay International Film Festival in the USA, MLGFF will become the prominent venue for exhibition of the best of Gay Latin cinema and artistry from the United States, Latin America, Mexico, Spain, Portugal and beyond.
The Festival will present feature films, documentaries, shorts and special retrospective screenings. The films presented at the festival showcase a wide variety of themes by gay Latino filmmakers, producers, writers and actors, as well as movies that depict Gay Latino culture. It is a competitive festival with prizes and a venue where filmmakers and artists can come together with buyers and industry.
Posted by editor@vimooz.com on August 29, 2008 under Woodstock Film Festival |
For the first time, the Woodstock Film Festival will present THREE Opening Films, including the U.S. Premiere of Pride and Glory, to kick-off its annual “fiercely independent” film extravaganza in the towns of Woodstock, Rhinebeck and Rosendale, all on Thursday evening, Oct. 2nd .The 9th Annual Festival runs from Oct. 1 through 5 , featuring more than 150 outstanding films & shorts, thought-provoking panels, exciting concerts and other luminous events.
“You might say we hit the trifecta of quality films with our three opening selections, and we are especially pleased to be able to offer the U.S. premiere of ‘Pride and Glory’, which will be a major film this year,” said Meira Blaustein, festival executive director and co-founder: “For the past several years we have been screening films in Rosendale as well as Woodstock and Rhinebeck, and we have developed a strong following there, so we are delighted to celebrate with a great opening film in Rosendale as well.”
The search for enduring love and the quest for justice and honor are the recurring themes of this year’s opening films, all of which comes with impeccable credentials!
- In Woodstock, the U.S. premiere of Pride and Glory, a fast-paced, cop family drama by award-winning director Gavin O’Connor and starring Edward Norton and Colin Farrell, examines a family’s moral codes in the face of police corruption in New York City. The family is tested when Ray Tierney (Norton), investigates a case that reveals an incendiary police corruption scandal involving his own brother-in-law (Farrell), a Pandora’s Box that threatens to upend not only the Tierney legacy but the entire NYPD. This tightly-crafted, exciting story explores honor and loyalty when a family’s honesty and safety are put in danger. Director O’Connor will be at the screening for a Q & A after the film.O’Connor’s previous feature, Tumbleweeds won three independent film awards and was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival. His producing credits include the award winning The Slaughter Rule.
- In Rhinebeck, the jubilant Happy Go Lucky follows the life of Polly, a freethinking, carefree schoolteacher as she searches for love and happiness. This infectiously joyous comedy is directed by Mike Leigh, a multiple Academy Award nominee in directing and writing for his films Vera Drake and Secrets and Lies and for his screenplay of Topsy-Turvy. Happy Go Lucky will send you away happy and transformed and was the winner of the Berlin Film Festival’s award for Best Actress, and an official selection of The Toronto Film Festival and The Telluride Film Festival.
- In Rosendale, Flash of Genius, is based on the true story of college professor and part-time inventor Robert Kearns (Greg Kinnear), whose long battle with the U.S. automobile industry, comes at a heavy price. The Kearns were a typical 1960s Detroit family, trying to live their version of the American Dream. When Bob invents the intermittent windshield wiper – a device that would eventually be used by every car in the world - their aspirations are dashed after the auto giants unceremoniously shun the man who invented it. He becomes a man obsessed with justice and the conviction that his life’s work be acknowledged by those who stood to benefit. While paying the toll for refusing to compromise his dignity, this everyday David will try the unthinkable: to bring Goliath to his knees. Director Marc Abraham is a multi-talented filmmaker whose credits also include producing (Children of Men, The Road to Wellville), and writing (The Earth Day Special, 21 Jump Street) as well as directing.
These three fabulous films are just the beginning of a festival famous for its entertaining and insightful programming.
The five day gathering kicks off Wednesday night, Oct. 1, 8pm, with a highly anticipated concert at The Bearsville Theater featuring Abigail Washburn and The Sparrow Quartet featuring the incomparable Bela Fleck along with Casey Driessen and Ben Sollee. Films and events run through Sunday evening, Oct. 5, with the Gala WFF Awards Ceremony on Saturday, Oct. 4. The full schedule of events will be announced in Mid-September.
Posted by editor@vimooz.com on under Phoenix Fear Film Festival |
Trash City presents the second annual Phoenix Fear Film Festival on Aug. 30 at Chandler Cinemas. A day of short feature films, celebrity guests, silent auction, merchandise to sell, prize giveaways, a freak show and the world premiere of the feature film Death Factory: Bloodletting.
See the lineup
Noon: Brain Dead, feature film.
Raising Cleveland, 21 minutes.
The Blue Mouth Madness, 10 minutes.
3 p.m.: The Conjurer, feature film.
The Eye of Menw, 28 minutes.
5:20 p.m.: Dead Girls Trilogy.
Scream for Me, 22 minutes.
Human No More, 17 minutes.
6:30 p.m.: Demon’s Kiss, feature film.
Friday the 13th: Jason Goes Shopping, 4 minutes.
Mr. Video, 15 minutes.
Cheer Bleeders, 11 minutes.
9 p.m. Sick Girl, feature film.
Two Shots, 7 minutes.
It’s My Birthday, 4 minutes.
Prime-Age, 13 minutes.
11:30 p.m.: Death Factory: Bloodletting, feature film.
Black Devil Doll, trailer, 8 minutes.
Genital Genocide, 12 minutes.
Shuteye Hotel, 8 minutes.
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Posted by editor@vimooz.com on under European Film Festival |
The European Film Festival will be held in San Antonio from September 8-11, 2008. This free festival sponsored by the consulates of France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Spain and Switzerland will show 24 films from the 6 countries at the Palladium theatre.
See the lineup. Read more of this article »
Posted by editor@vimooz.com on August 28, 2008 under Toronto After Dark Film Festival |
Toronto After Dark Film Festival announce its first wave of 2008 titles, a selection of eight outstanding new horror, sci-fi, action and cult feature films that will have their Toronto Theatrical Premieres this October. The initial lineup includes a number of critically acclaimed and award-winning films from around the world including the much-anticipated new sci-fi horror musical REPO! THE GENETIC OPERA, Sundance selected revenge thriller RED based on Jack Ketchum’s novel, cult horror action movie TOKYO GORE POLICE, celebrated vampire feature LET THE RIGHT ONE IN which won Best Picture at the Tribeca Film Festival, and Oscar-nominated animator Bill Plympton’s dark and twisted modern fairytale, IDIOTS & ANGELS.
FIRST EIGHT FEATURE PREMIERES: MINI-SYNOPSES & TRAILER Read more of this article »
Posted by editor@vimooz.com on under Atlantic Film Festival |
The 28th Atlantic Film Festival, happening September 11-20, 2008, announced today the array of 254 films that will be bringing the diverse and eclectic world on film to the East Coast.
“We are proud of the caliber of films, music, and industry sessions that we are bringing to Atlantic Canada in this, our biggest year yet,” said Gregor Ash, Executive Director. “The Festival this year continues its tradition of being a unique cultural event in the country that showcases the vast talent of Atlantic Canada while bringing films from across the country and world to Halifax.”
The festival kicks off on September 11th with the recently announced NBCUniversal Canada Opening Night Gala presentation of the film Blindness, a Canada-Brazil co-production that recently had its world premiere opening the prestigious Cannes Film Festival in May. Starring Julianne Moore, Mark Ruffalo, Danny Glover, Gael Garcia Bernal and Alice Braga, Blindness was adapted from Nobel Laureate Jose Saramago’s novel by the Tony and Genie Award-winning Canadian Don McKellar. Tickets to the Opening Night Film are $15.
Following the screening the red carpet clad NBC Universal Canada Opening Night Party will transform downtown Halifax into the largest outdoor street party of the year. Over 3,000 guests will flood several blocks of historic Argyle Street, which will be closed off to allow for mixing, mingling and an exciting musical headlining performance by emerging star Justin Nozuka. Halifax locals El Viento Flamenco will open the show with their spicy Latin flavor. Tickets to the Opening Night Party are $25.
Closing the Festival on September 20 is the Empire Theatres Closing Gala screening and Canadian premiere of Summerhood, the feature film debut from Halifax filmmaker Jacob Medjuck. The hilarious film follows the story of a pivotal summer in the life of anine-going-on-10-year-old boy and features a memorable narration by John Cusack. Tickets to the film are on sale for $15. Read more of this article »
Posted by editor@vimooz.com on August 27, 2008 under Bluegrass Independent Film Festival |
The organizers of the annual Bluegrass Independent Film Festival have decided to cancel this year’s festival.
The Arts Association of Oldham County board decided last year not to have the event in 2008 for financial reasons, association president Richard Grinnell said. He said they had a hard time getting sponsorships because of the writers’ strike.
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