The Film Financing Circle (FFC) is an integral program in the inaugural Middle East International Film Festival in Abu Dhabi and takes place from October 15 – 17, 2007 at the Emirates Palace. The FFC today announced two-time Academy AwardÒ-winner Paul Haggis will teach a master writing class for 50 exceptionally talented filmmakers, that is sure to provide an engaging discussion about socially and politically astute filmmaking in the Middle East. Haggis’ writing credits include Academy Aw...
The Film Financing Circle (FFC) is an integral program in the inaugural Middle East International Film Festival in Abu Dhabi and takes place from October 15 – 17, 2007 at the Emirates Palace. The FFC today announced two-time Academy AwardÒ-winner Paul Haggis will teach a master writing class for 50 exceptionally talented filmmakers, that is sure to provide an engaging discussion about socially and politically astute filmmaking in the Middle East. Haggis’ writing credits include Academy Awa...
Louell Crowley and Rodger James in association with their production company Pennington Palm Productions today announced that their documentary film, "Acquiring a Connection With The American Homeless" will screen in the LA edition of the prestigious New York International Independent Film and Video Festival (NYIIFVF). The inspirational documentary which focuses on effective ways to help the homeless will play at 8pm on Saturday September 29 at the Sunset Laemmle 5 with a private rec...
Louell Crowley and Rodger James in association with their production company Pennington Palm Productions today announced that their documentary film, “Acquiring a Connection With The American Homeless” will screen in the LA edition of the prestigious New York International Independent Film and Video Festival (NYIIFVF). The inspirational documentary which focuses on effective ways to help the homeless will play at 8pm on Saturday September 29 at the Sunset Laemmle 5 with a private reception ...
The New York International Independent Film and Video Festival (NYIIFVF) today announced that they will return to Los Angeles for an exciting lineup of independent films and special events, taking place September 27 - October 4, 2007. NYIIFVF begins its celebrations along with The New York International Art Festival (NYIAF) with a film/art market and networking party at the Cabana Club. Film screenings will take place exclusively at the legendary Sunset Laemmle 5 Theatre in West Hollywood.Known ...
The New York International Independent Film and Video Festival (NYIIFVF) announced that they will return to Los Angeles for an exciting lineup of independent films and special events, taking place September 27 - October 4, 2007. NYIIFVF begins its celebrations along with The New York International Art Festival (NYIAF) with a film/art market and networking party at the Cabana Club. Film screenings will take place exclusively at the legendary Sunset Laemmle 5 Theatre in West Hollywood.Known as "th...
The New York AIDS Film Festival will dedicate the 2007 NY AIDS FILM FESTIVAL to the life of Mr. Jack Valenti. A supporter of the festival and 2004 Honoree, former President of the MPAA and head of Friends of the Global Fight Against AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. Valenti was a kind supporter of their work and the fest will celebrate his life. The Festival will open at the United Nations with a moment to honor the former Hollywood luminary and lobbyist, and will continue to give the Jack Valenti...
La quatrième édition de "Films sous les étoiles" prend de l’altitude et embarque « cinévores » et cinéphiles, vers « l’infini et au-delà ».La conquête du ciel et l’aventure aéronautique, et leurs pionniers décollant des coteaux du Val de Seine, ont inspiré de nombreux réalisateurs.Pendant trois jours et trois nuits, les jardins de Saint-Cloud, vont à nouveau résonner sous les vrombissements des machines volantes grâce aux 14 projections proposées.Historique, sc...
Final Jury Decisions on all ten major Competition Categories. WorldFest-Houston, the 3rd longest-running International Film Festival in North America, celebrated the conclusion of its 40th annual independent film showcase with a Grand Awards Gala on April 28th and Closing Day Festivities on April 29th with a VIP NASA and Space Center Houston tour and Texas BBQ sponsored by The Houston Yacht Club and wrapped it up with Robert Davi's award winning directorial debut, The Dukes. (Chazz Palminteri,...
Thursday, April 26-----The 12th Annual Palm Beach International Film Festival closes this evening with the Florida Premiere of THE DUKES, the feature film directorial debut of actor Robert Davi. The special event film screening will also feature a live performance by The Emeralds, a Philadelphia doo-wop group featuring Robert Davi, the film’s director, writer and star. The film, which also stars Chazz Palminteri, Peter Bogdanovich, Frank D'...
The Jewish Community Center and the Museum of Fine Arts are teaming up for a third year to bring a series of thirteen new Jewish films to Houston over the next ten days. The festival include documentaries, dramas, and comedies that exhibit the variety and complexity of Jewish life.Tonight the festival begins at 8pm with From Shtetl to Swing. Written and directed by Fabienne Rousso-Lenoir, it tells the story of the cross-pollination of Jewish and African-American musical influences, two tradition...
Ray Bradbury receives the WorldFest-Houston Intl Film Festival Lifetime Acievement Award!Pictured at the AMC Theater after the premiere of his film The Wonderful Ice-Cream Suit, Kathlen Haney (Program & Artistic Director), Ray Bradbury (on the way for a great Texas Marguerita) and WorldFest Founding Director Hunter Todd.
The 41st Annual WorldFest-Houston, April 11-28, 2008 will begin announcing both Feature and Short Film & Video selections for the upcoming ten-day International Film Festival by March 1st, 2008. WorldFest will select 55-60 International Indie Feature films and between 88 and 96 short film & video productions. Additional Remi Award winners will be announced by March 15th in all 10 competition categories. The
Howdy from Houston ... If you have a film/video ready to enter now, competition categories are still open! All Screenplays are also still open, until January 15! Email us to check on your category and if the jury is still hard at work, they may accept your entry. Simply contact us at - entry@worldfest.org for a quick response. We will start posting the titles of Shorts and Features that have been selected for screening at WorldFest in the next few weeks! We will post them here on FEST21 and on ...
Film festivals come in various shapes, sizes, formats and orientations. The currently ongoing 22nd installment of the Santa Barbara Film Festival is a bit off-beat in certain aspects. Lasting eleven days and presenting some 200 films it is certainly not small -- more like "medium to large."
In terms of importance, however, while it is not considered to be quite in the same class as the North-American majors, Sundance, Telluride, Chicago, New York, Toronto and Montreal, it can nevertheless ce...
Today, January 31st is the Final Entry Deadline for the 40th Annual WorldFest-Houston, but as a very special benefit to members/viewers of FEST21 only, we are allowing a special FEST21 Deadline of Friday, February 9th! Your entry must be in our office by that day. To qualify - simply print FEST21 in the upper right-hand corner of the Entry Form!
Extra Special benefits for FEST21 members:
* Exclusive FEST21 Entry Deadline of FEB 9!
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* One extra Competition Category at N...
Tony LoBianco and pals at the WorldFest-Houston Remi Awards Gala, where he received the WorldFest Career Achievement Award!
We have just EXTENDED the Final Deadline to Tuesday, January 15th, 2008! We are making the Final Deadline Extension - to Arrive By January 31st. Your entry must be in our office by that day. Special benefits for FEST21 members ONLY: * The Late fee is waived!. * One extra competition category at No Charge! ... so you get two total categories. * So easy to enter, goto http://www.worldfest.org, click on Enter Film Festival on the upper left grey bar, then click on FAQ, CATEGORIES and ENTRY FORMS, ...
On board the Yacht Excaliber during the most recent HYC/WorldFest Regatta. More than 45 Sailboats filled with filmmakers, all having a grand time with a lovely day and fair winds. Upon returning, a fine Texas BBQ, Shiner Bock Beer and Texas Becker Vineyards wine awaits them. WorldFest-Houston is the only film festival in the world with a sailing regatta and more than 200 international filmmakers attend each year! The
In 2006 WorldFest Premiered more than 55 new International Features, 100 new Intl Short Films & Videos, hosted more than 550 international filmmakers from 37 Nations. The AMC Flagship Studio 30 Theater is the host/Sponsor of WorldFest Premieres. Over 30,000 film-buffs attended the 10-day WorldFest-Houston.
We are delighted to be part of Fest21 as we celebrate the 40th Annual WorldFest-Houston, the 3rd oldest International Film Festival in North America...
As a special gift/bonus to Fest21 readers - we are happy to offer an Extended Final Deadline to JAN 15 with the Late Fee Waived to all filmfestivals.com and Fest21 readers. To qualify, simply put FEST21 on to top right of your entry form and it is done!
To compete in the 40th Annual WorldFest - simply goto http://www.worldfest.org
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Saturday, December 9-----Cinema of the early part of the twentieth century existed on two sides of a divide. Silent or sound. Pre-Code and Code. The sexual frankness, moral corruption and sometimes kitchy melodrama of the early sound films of the 1930s have become a kind of treasure of American cinema. The Film Forum, New York's stellar arthouse complex, is currently presenting some of these tawdry treasures in their December film series, FOX BEFORE THE CODE. The FOX, of course, is Twentieth C...
New Movie ‘I Flunked Sunday School’ Hitting Big Screen Via Unique Marketing StrategyI Flunked Sunday School, based on Ken Bailey’s novel of the same name, chronicles the journalized antics of the fictional character Lloyd Boyd. A kind of modern-day Charlie Brown, Boyd’s the guy who, as a kid, managed to flunk Sunday school, and now, in an ironic twist of fate, has been called upon by God to embrace a career as a personal preacher.Baby-boomers worth their salt know that Charlie Brown’s ...
The Open Society Institute and Sundance Institute today announced a series of 19 international documentaries that will be screened at Film Forum in New York City, October 26-29, 2006. The Soros/Sundance Documentary Fund: A 10th Anniversary Film Series, showcases provocative social justice and human rights documentaries made with support from the fund. These works attest to the rich artistic and political expression of the filmmakers and demonstrate the power of cinematic storytelling to bring a...
"The Range," the fourth film directed by award winning writer, Dean J. Augustin, has been selected to open the South Padre Island Film Festival, Friday September 22nd, 2006.McKinney, Texas (PRWEB) September 15, 2006 -- "The Range," the fourth film directed by award winning writer, Dean J. Augustin, has been selected to open the South Padre Island Film Festival, Friday September 22nd, 2006.The South Padre Island Film Festival (SPIFF) presents shorts and features from around the world. The festiva...
