So here is the Backseat Film Festival 2007 Official Stats and Wrap up for Philadelphia:ATTENDANCE: over 1200FEATURES: 14SHORTS AND VIDEOS: 83TOTAL HOURS OF PROGRAMMING: 30+BEERS: 1488SHOTS OR MIXED DRINKS: 3180MONSTER ENERGY DRINKS: 1680POUNDS OF POPCORN: 108TAXI RIDES BOUGHT FOR DRUNKS: 3Log onto www.backseatfilmfestival.com to see press coverage, pictures and video from the festival, things drunks lost at the film festival and more! BACKSEAT FILM FESTIVAL 2007 AWARDSBest Feature Film – "Bloo...

Cinequest Film Festival 17 closed last Sunday night with the Vietnamese film Owl and the Sparrow in the capital of the Silicon Valley after 12 days of showcasing 160 films. Over 40 features and over 40 shorts were World, North American or United States premieres. Several hundred filmmakers and a collection of distributors came in from around the globe, and over 70,000 film fans were in attendance. This year’s festival broke attendance records and was about true discovery, empowerment through k...

It is Monday, March 12th, and Cinequest has come to an end. This is a bitter-sweet moment; on the one hand I am already missing the frenetic buzz of running from film to forum and back to film, stopping to chat with filmmakers and attendees along the way and getting another caffeine dose in order to do it all over again. On the other hand, this now frees me up to actually get to the blog entries I have been meaning to assail you with, covering everything from my favorite festival films, to my fi...

The festival begins on Thursday, March 29th with the Opening Ceremonies and Annual Destruction of the rejected submissions. How will the films be destroyed this year? The only way to find out is by coming to the festival! We’ve got a three ring circus filled with Sideshow acts, Stand-up comedy, Burlesque and much more going all night long! As always, we’ll have the Backseat Drinking Game at every screening! New special events lined up for the fifth year in Philadelphia include a Midnight Hor...