Posted by editor@vimooz.com on January 12, 2009 under Bengalooru International Film Festival, Big Sky Documentary Film Festival, Boulder International Film Festival (BIFF), Canisius College Francophone Film Festival, Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival, International Children's Film Festival Bangladesh, Los Angeles Brazilian Film Festival (LABRFF), Pan African Film and Arts Festival (PAFF), Phangan Film Festival, Pune International Film Festival, San Diego Underwater Photographic Society Film Festival, Syracuse International Film Festival | 
Boulder International Film Festival (BIFF)
Chevy Chase, Emmy award-winning comedian, writer and television and film actor, will receive an Award of Excellence in Comedy as well as be honored with a film retrospective of his work, at Opening Night of the 2009 Boulder International Film Festival (BIFF) on Thursday, Feb. 12, at the Boulder Theater in Boulder, Colo.
Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival
The ten finalists in the full-length feature category of the Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival and Competition 2009 were announced recently by the Cinemalaya Foundation.
The finalists in the full length feature category are: 24K by Ana Agabin, Ang Nerseri (The Nursery) by Vic Acedillo, Jr.; Ang Panggagahasa kay Fe by Alvin B. Yapan; Astig (Mga Batang Kalye) by GB Sampedro; Colorum by Jon Steffan Ballesteros; Dinig Sana Kita by Mike E. Sandejas; Engkwentro by Pepe Diokno; Last Supper No. 3 by Veronica Velasco and Jinky Laurel; Mangatyanan (The Blood Trail) by Jerrold Tarog and Sanglaan by Milo Sogueco. Read more …
Bengalooru International Film Festival
‘Seven Pounds’ directed by Gabriele Muccino, and starring Will Smith and Rosario Dawson will be the opening film of the 3rd Bengalooru International Film Festival on January 15. The eight-day festival will feature 158 films. Read more …
Canisius College Francophone Film Festival
The Department of Modern Languages at Canisius College will present a Francophone Film Festival from Tuesday, February 17 through Sunday, February 22, 2009. Read more …
Pune International Film Festival
The seventh Pune International Film Festival runs in Pune, India through January 15. The festival is showcasing around 150 films from about 42 countries. In World Competition Section, 109 films from 30 countries would be screened. Award-winning French-Iranian-English animation film “Persepolis” was screened at the inaugural ceremony. Read more …
International Children’s Film Festival
The 2nd International Children’s Film Festival ‘09, with the slogan “Future in Frames,” will run from on January 24 through January 30 in Bangladesh. Over 120 feature, documentary, short and animation films from 40 countries will be screened at the festival, which is the first and only of its kind in the country. Read more …
San Diego Underwater Photographic Society Film Festival
The San Diego Underwater Photographic Society (SDUPS)’s 40th Annual Film Festival will be held April 25, 2009 in San Diego, CA. This year’s film festival will feature a “headliner” film from Steve Drogin as well as a worldwide contest. Read more …
Syracuse International Film Festival
Unlike larger festivals like Tribeca or Sundance, which utilize a committee of programmers, the Syracuse International Film Festival allows everyday citizens to have a voice in deciding the films it features. In the months prior to the annual festival, which will be held this year from April 24 to May 3, the festival holds a handful of screenings in communities throughout the central New York region. Read more …
Los Angeles Brazilian Film Festival (LABRFF)
Celebrating its Second Anniversary the Los Angeles Brazilian Film Festival (LABRFF) will take place at The Landmark, Westside Pavilion, from March 12 - 15, 2009. An Opening Night Gala will kick-off the festival on March 12th. LABRFF will showcase over 35 independent films and major studio releases from Brazil. The festival will include a Special Tribute to Bahian Cinema and to one of the greatest Brazilian film directors, Glauber Rocha (1939-1981), who was a leader of the Cinema Novo movement that emerged in the 1960s. | Los Angeles Brazilian Film Festival (LABRFF)
Phangan Film Festival
The Phangan Film Festival, taking place from February 20 to 22 on the island of Pha Ngan in the Gulf of Thailand, has announced the lineup for its second edition. The festival offers a mix of short and feature-length independent documentaries on spiritual and environmental themes. Read more …
Pan African Film and Arts Festival (PAFF)
The 17th Annual Pan African Film and Arts Festival (PAFF), will take place Thursday, February 5 through Monday, February 16 at the Culver Plaza Theatre in Culver City, California with actor and producer Blair Underwood as its 2009 Celebrity Host. | Pan African Film and Arts Festival (PAFF)
Big Sky Documentary Film Festival
The Big Sky Documentary Film Festival, which opens Friday, February. 13, at the Wilma Theatre, is screening a record number of films this year, and has expanded its stay in Missoula to 10 full days. The films, culled from more than 1,000 entries across the world, will be shown over two full weekends and the week in between, said the BSDFF, which has released its official selections. Read more …
Tags: Bengalooru International Film Festival, Big Sky Documentary Film Festival, Boulder International Film Festival (BIFF), Canisius College, Canisius College Francophone Film Festival, Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival, International Children's Film Festival, Los Angeles Brazilian Film Festival (LABRFF), Pan African Film and Arts Festival (PAFF), Phangan Film Festival, Pune International Film Festival, San Diego Underwater Photographic Society Film Festival, Syracuse International Film Festival
