The Connecticut Film Festival, one of the more important regional events devoted to indie filmmaking, is taking its act on the road, with a series of weekend mini-festivals around the state. The first is taking place this weekend in the central Connecticut town of Torrington. All screenings are held at the historic Warner Theater, an art deco gem from the great era of movie palaces. The 3 day program, which mixes up film premieres, industry seminars and reception events, began on ...

Films which feature veteran actors are having a particularly diffilcult time breaking through in the highly youth-oriented film market. Let's face it, teenagers and young adults are the ones who go to the movies in greatest numbers and....they buy popcorn, nachos and candy which contributes mightily to the film theaters' bottom line. This is a shame because films peopled by seniors have a special heart and wisdom and also serve as a showcase for actors who have had a lifetime to per...

Village International D-Cinema Festival 2007The official selection films Eight international feature films, 13 international short films and four Portuguese short-films: the movies of the Village International D-Cinema Festival (VIDCF) 2007 official competitions are already chosen and represent 19 hours of screenings.Eleven countries are represented on the official selection out of the more than 40 that submitted films to VIDCF 2007. USA, UK and Italy are on both of the two international competi...