VISIONFEST 06: The Other Festival (VF06), which runs October 25-29, 2006, at Tribeca Cinemas (corner of Varick and Laight streets in New York City), announces its complete line-up for this year with 47 films, originating from 10 different states, kicking off with the New York Premiere of the award-winning feature, the little Death, by Morgan K. Nichols. Recently featured as the ‘closing night’ selection of the Atlanta Film Festival, the film also picked up acting honors for its lead player,...
The Estes Park Film Festival is pleased to announce the winners of the first ever film festival in Estes Park, Colorado. The Estes Park Film Festival concluded on September 17th with newcomer Monty Lapica’s powerful film Self Medicated winning both Best Feature and Audience Award. Based on true events, Self Medicated is about an out of control youth who is sent against his will to a corrupt psychiatric hospital. Stacy Marr’s Getting Lucky about one woman’s attempt at internet dating took...
The oldest movie theatre west of the Mississippi will host the first annual Estes Park Film Festival. Feature FilmsSelf Medicated – Monty LapicaBrats: Our Journey Home - Donna MusilPreserve me a Seat – Jim FieldsSubdivision, Colorado - Neil WidenerThe Empty Acre – Patrick ReaScared New World - Yahn SoonTara’s Daughters - Roslyn DauberCosta Rica – Nick MolleStreetWok’n - Matthew Gunter & Eric MatyasShort FilmsA World at Waste - Stuart MacDonaldA Thousand Words - William Craig The Sand...
The San Luis Obispo International Film Festival honored Morgan Freeman with the King Vidor Lifetime Achievement award on Saturday, March 11 at the classic Fremont Theatre in San Luis Obispo. Mr. Freeman's appearance in town coincided with the West Coast Premiere of his newest film, "Lucky Number Slevin". On hand to pay tribute to the versatile Freeman were friends Malcolm McDowell, Field of Dreams director, Phil Alden Robinson and Dances with Wolves editor, Neil Travis. Mr. Freeman told the pack...
PALM BEACH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVALUNVEILS 2006 LINE-UP Over 125 Films Headline April 20 - 28 Event The Palm Beach International Film Festival Executive Director Randi Emerman announced today the film line-up for the 11th annual event to be held April 20 – 28. Over a 125 films will screen at this years event, including features, documentaries and shorts. The eight-day Fest will introduce 18 world premieres, 3 U.S. premieres and 59 Florida premieres, including 31 international films.Opening...
From the 7th to the 14th April 2006 at the Embassy Cinema, via Stoppani 7 - RomeThe RIFF (Roma Independent Film Festival), supported by Rome’s Municipal Department of Cultural Policies, is glad to invite you to its 5th edition. The festival will display a selection (among the over 1,000 works sent from 70 countries) of 75 FILMS including features, shorts and documentaries. Several Italian and foreign premieres are among the features: the world premiere Il Segreto di Rahil (Rahil’s Secret) ...
Winners of 2006 Tiburon International Film Festival Golden Reel Awards The winners of the Golden Reel Awards were announced on March 17, 2006 at the 5th Annual Tiburon International Film Festival, during a special ceremony: Best Film: Stolen Life, by: Li Shaohong (China) Best Director: Vladan Nikolic, for Love, (USA)Best Actor: Self Medicated, by: Monty Lapica (USA)Best Actress: Marzia Tedeschi, for: For Bread Alone (Italy/Morocco)Best Documentary: In the Shadow of the Palms, by: Wayne Coles-Ja...
The RIFF (Roma Independent Film Festival), supported by Rome’s Municipal Department of Cultural Policies, will officially open its 5th edition on 7 April. The event will close on 14 April. RIFF is becoming more and more internationally oriented: the 2006 edition is especially focussed on independent film-making, characterised once again by its strong interest in ‘beyond borders’ cinema. Indeed, the programme features 5 film reviews dedicated to as many countries (Norway, Canada, Spain, F...
The sixth annual Santa Fe Film Festival’s bowed this year with new partnerships, a new focus on international screenings with a decidedly American film as its centerpiece gala. 220 films screened out of 900 submissions from nearly 40 nations, including this years “Best of Fest” Award winner “The Syrian Bride,” by Eran Riklis.The five-day festival ran from Dec. 7-11, presenting films in 11 different venues and attracting 6,000-plus patrons.The festival partnered this year with the Natio...
