Academy Awards $450,000 to U.S. Film Festivals in 2010

Posted by editor@vimooz.com on November 5, 2009 under Ann Arbor Film Festival, Big Sky Documentary Film Festival, Chicago International Children's Film Festival, Cinequest Film Festival, Environmental Film Festival in the Nation's Capital, Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, Indie Memphis Film Festival, Los Angeles Film festival, Nashville Film Festival (NaFF), New Orleans Film Festival, Outfest:Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, Ozark Foothills FilmFest, Phoenix Film Festival, Provincetown Film Festival, San Diego Latino Film Festival, San Francisco Jewish Film Festival, San Francisco Silent Film Festival, Santa Barbara International Film Festival, St. Louis International Film Festival, The, True/False Film Festival, Tucson Jewish Film Festival, Virginia Film Festival, Wild & Scenic® Environmental Film Festival, Women's Film Festival | Be the First to Comment

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The Academy Foundation of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has awarded $450,000 to 24 U.S. film festivals for the 2010 calendar year, Festival Grants Committee Chair Buffy Shutt announced on Wednesday.

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The 18th annual Tucson Jewish Film Festival begins this Saturday

Posted by editor@vimooz.com on January 9, 2009 under Tucson Jewish Film Festival | Be the First to Comment

The 18th annual Tucson Jewish Film Festival begins Saturday, January 10 thru 22, February 15 & 22,, and March 1.  The festival begins with Noodle, an Israeli film about a 37-year-old flight attendant whose existence suddenly is changed by an abandoned Chinese boy whose migrant-worker mother has been deported from Israel.

Saturday, January 10th ~ Special Event!

  • Opening Night Celebration

    Kung Pao Kosher Comedy

    Kung Pao Kosher Comedy: Live Stand-up Comedy Performance

    7:30 p.m.

    visit web site >>Live stand-up comedy performance by Lisa Geduldig from San Francisco. Come experience the Tucson version of the Kung Pao Kosher Comedy Tour! Comedy, film and a special dessert reception for one admission price - such a deal!

  • Noodle

    Israeli Feature Film: Noodle

    8:00 p.m.

    The film is a touching comic-drama of two human beings accompanying each other on a remarkable journey that takes them both back to a meaningful life.

Sunday, January 11th

  • Embracing Special Needs Through the Arts Program

    Praying with Lior

    Praying with Lior

    2:15 p.m.

    An engrossing, wrenching and tender documentary film, Praying with Lior is a story about Lior, a boy who has Down syndrome, and has spent his entire life praying with utter abandon.

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