By Maria Esteves - July 14, 2008 The 31st Annual 2008 Asian American International Film Festival (AAIFF08) Opening Night East Coast Premiere film of THE PRINCESS OF NEBRASKA, directed by Wayne Wang, was held at Asia Society, New York, July 10, 7:30 pm. A special Q&A session with director Wayne Wang, co-director Richard Wong, and actress Ling Li, moderated by Asia Society associate director cultural programs, Helen Koh, preceded the AAIFF08 opening night gala rec...

Analysts and industry watchers feel that there is no such thing as a 'right' or 'wrong' time to buy property. Looking at the uncertainty prevailing the markets, it is better that you buy a house as soon as you can, especially if you plan to make it your home. At the moment, the market conditions are uncertain. Many people who have been planning to buy a home are indecisive. They all have a common question - should they buy the property now or wait for some time to get better deal? Ana...

LOS ANGELES JULY 2008 SCHEDULELos Angeles VIP Screeningshttp://www.nyfilmvideo.com/2008/la-2008/schedule/la-july-2008.htm FRIDAY July 18thLaemmle Sunset Screen 3 12:00 pm Recover Me 124 min  Director Dahsheen Amin     Genre Drama     Synopsis gritty drama unfolds on the most destitute streets of Richmond Virginia, challenging a single mother’s strength and sobriety as she fights to fulfill her own “pursuit of happiness”. 2:10 pm Fillbilly 98 min  Director A.L. “MIG” Ma...

The Writer’s Brief: ***DEADLINE - midnight 31st JULY 2008*** You are invited to tender to write the screenplay for the MMF micro-budget feature film NEGOTIATING LIFE. Genre: Black Comedy Title: ‘NEGOTIATING LIFE’ A melancholic life insurance salesman finds his attempts at committing suicide unwittingly thwarted by his disgruntled customers. Copyright © Ryan Hooper Please su...

The early bird deadline for the next SILVER CITY FILM FESTIVAL will be posted by December. Entry information and necessary forms are available on the SCFF website.   Please direct any questions to the festival at info@silvercityfilmfest.org   Details coming soon. ...

By Maria Esteves - July 8, 2008 MAN ON WIRE, winner of 2008 Sundance Film Festival World Documentary Audience, World Documentary Grand Jury Prize Awards; and 2008 Full Frame Documentary Film Festival Grand Jury Prize Award, directed by James Marsh, produced by Simon Chinn, released by Magnolia Pictures, opens at Lincoln Plaza and Sunshine Cinemas, New York, on Friday, July 25, 2008. MAN ON WIRE is the story of 24-year-old French aerialist Philippe Petit who triumphly balanced and walked eight ...

By Maria Esteves - July 8, 2008  AGAINST THE WIND feature film (currently in production) written/produced/directed by Brad Batchelor starring American Music Award winner Randy Jones, world-renowned Village People Cowboy, released by Flying Scotsman Productions, Inc., opens in 2008.  Randy Jones stars as "Pharaoh" in Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" produced at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre, in Fairfield, Iowa, July 2008. His ne...

We are glad to inform you about our new 5th edition that will take place in Latina (Italy) on 7 to 11 January 2009. We invite you to enter your shorts. Contest is free for all filmakers, all countries, all themes and genres are accepted. Total prize: euro 2.000. You can read the rules (italian/english) of the competition here (look at the second page of the document for the english version): http://www.fpdc.it/documenti/download.ph...

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