After touring the globe for the past two years, DJ Spooky arrives in Eastern Europe. His visual/music extravaganza REBIRTH OF A NATION serves as the Opening Night attraction for the inaugural American Film Festival, a new film event that launches on Wednesday evening in Wroclaw, Poland. The man himself will be there to both orchestrate the film presentation and to mix sounds at the film's after-party at the chic Club Eter, where dancing will certainly continue into the wee hou...

  As you walk along the Main Street of Woodstock, New York, it is often hard to tell which decade you are in. Peace signs, hippie clothing and psychedelic posters dominate the storefronts and the streets are filled with women with impossibly frizzy hair and men still wearing plaid shirts and bellbottom jeans. The music that spills out of the street is more 1960s rock than current urban hip hop…..in short, the spirit of dissidence, individuality and questioning of the institution...

THE BRANCHAGE FESTIVAL in Jersey came to a spectacular close last Sunday night with Zombie Zombie performing live to BATTLESHIP POTEMKIN from the back of a tug boat anchored out in St Helier harbour, with 300 excited people watching from the harbour-side. Check out this photo at http://www.flickr.com/photos/branchagefilmfestival/5036406718/ plus all the Branchage 2010 photos at http://www.flickr.com/photos/branchagefilmfestival/ • We'd like to thank the following filmmakers and film gu...

  You maybe have heard of Woodstock.....the pastoral country town, not just the famed music festival. For those in the know, the two should not be confused, since the seminal 1969 music concert happened nearly 50 miles away. But the spirit of those times lives on in Woodstock, New York, where films fill the screen, music rocks the clubs and, oh yes, pot smoke (still) is in the air. Tie-dye still reigns in this Catskills bohemia, and each year the hippies (now entering menopause) joi...

By Maria Esteves - September 27, 2010   The First New York City International Film Festival (NYCIFF) 2010 Closing Night Award winning film "Listen to Your Heart," directed by Matt Thompson commenced Sunday, August 29, 8:00 PM, in the great outdoors of Time Square, New York City. The Irish short film in Geolic language "Nollaig Shona (Happy Christmas)," directed by Orla Murphy, preceded the closing night film. "Listen to Your Heart" is an excellent...

Wow. We're down to 50 days. That's just over a month. We were hoping to have our program announced by 9/15, but a week later isn't too bad, right? Without further ado, here's a preview of our 2010 feature film selections:  Documentary Features Butterflies: Documentary about YouTube Home from the War: The Voices of Vietnam Paid for Pain: The Making of a Bondage Video Narrative Features Boil Maker The Commune Driver's Ed Mutiny Pickin' & Grinnin' ...

By Maria Esteves – September 20, 2010 The First New York City International Film Festival 2010 (NYCIFF) presented a stellar lineup of free films to a full house audience in the great outdoors at Duffy Square in Times Square, New York, August 27-29, 2010. NYCIFF Closing Night Award winning film Listen to Your Heart, directed by Matt Thompson and written by Kent Moran commenced Sunday, August 29, 8:00 PM. The first short film in Irish Gaelic language to screen outdoors in Time Square Noll...

About FiLUMS Website: www.filums.com.pk Facebook Group: www.filums.com.pk/facebook FiLUMS is a festival, where different students from all over the country and abroad are invited to speak their minds through the most celebrated of media. The aim of FiLUMS is to promote the art of cinema and film making in Pakistan. It serves as an important platform for th...

The artists for 2010 TVIFF Music Fest have been selected: 2010 MUSICFEST FINALISTS JESSICA ERIN, country / pop singer and writer Originally from Illinois, Jessica currently resides in Los Angeles, working hard to hone her craft as a singer/songwriter. She has opened for Grammy Award winning duo Montgomery Gentry, Country star Darryl Worley, & others. Her song "Girls Night Out", was aired on NBC TV's hit show "Friday Night Lights". Her song, "...

Every year the advisory board of the World Soundtrack Academy chooses a ‘Discovery of the Year’ to celebrate emerging film composing talent. Famous composers as Klaus Badelt, Antonio Pinto, Craig Armstrong, Michael Giacchino, Gustavo Santaolalla and last year’s Nico Muhly were discovered by the board. The nominees for 2010 are Abel Korzeniowski - A Single Man Hélène Muddiman - Skin Atticus Ross - Book of Eli Clinton Shorter - District 9 Sergey Yevtushenko - The Last Station Following the...

By Maria Esteves - August 31, 2010 The 2010 International DJ Expo (DJExpo10) Keynote Q&A Presentation with the legendary Grammy Award winning artist DJ Jazzy Jeff (Jeffrey Allen Townes) moderated by editor-in-chief Jim Tremayne, DJ Times magazine, commenced Tuesday, August 17, 3:00 PM, at the luxurious Trump Taj Mahal, Atlantic City, NJ. DJ Jazzy Jeff discussed his musical career as an award winning American hip hop artist, R&B record producer, actor, and his earlier career with Will...

                          I am super proud to present my good friend Colen C. Wiley. Cole and I met at an NYU interview four years ago where each of us had been interviewed by then NYU film teacher Milcho Manchevski, director of a favorite film of mine, Before the Rain (1994). Cole Wiley is the most educated up and coming filmmaker I know. He is a Harvard Law...

By Maria Esteves - August 30, 2010 The 2010 International DJ Expo (DJEXPO10) presented by DJ Times magazine and Testa Communications was held at the luxurious Trump Taj Mahal, Atlantic City, NJ, August 16-19, 2010. The DJ Expo is the world's largest disc and video jockey convention/exhibition that annually presents panel discussions, seminars, workshops, keynote presentations, exhibit hall, special events, awards ceremony, live talent showcase, and industry parties.  This year's 20th ...

„I might have been born in Liverpool, but I grew up in Hamburg.“ (John Lennon)Filmfest Hamburg 2010 is honouring The Beatles with the section „Strawberry Fields“. Exactly 50 years ago the Fab Four had their first performance in St. Pauli. Then they got world famous. Another anniversary: John Lennon would have been 70 years old. Reason enough to show a film about his widely unknown early years.Filmfest Hamburg will show on October 2nd the film „Nowhere Boy“ (director: Sam Taylor W...

It is that time again! We are back throughout Amsterdam in the parks and squares with our FREE open air screenings: from August 28 till September 11, 2010On August 28 and September 5 we screen London River: a film about the unexpected meeting between the British Elisabeth (Brenda Blethyn) and the African Ousmane (Sotigui Kouyate), both looking for their children after the bloody bombings in the London Underground in 2005. Sotigui Kouyate was awarded the Silver Bear at the Berlinale for best acto...

The World Soundtrack Academy has announced the list of its nominees for the 2010 Awards to be presented in three categories: Film Composer of the Year, Best Original Score of the Year and Best Original Song Written Directly for a Film. The names of the winners will be announced at the World Soundtrack Awards 10th Anniversary Gala on Saturday, October 23, the closing night of the Ghent International Film Festival.The nominees the World Soundtrack Awards 2010: Film Composer of the Year • Alexand...

The 32nd annual Aspen Filmfest, a five-day feast of film and fall color, will be held September 29 - October 3, 2010. With an emphasis on independent productions from around the world and a uniquely intimate scale, the festival champions filmmaking at its finest for film lovers and filmmakers alike. Films will be shown at the historic Wheeler Opera House in Aspen and at the Crystal Theatre in Carbondale.Opening the festival will be a special evening celebrating the 70th anniversary of John Lenno...

Festival programme announced and on line at www.branchagefestival.comFacebook at http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=150667078279385Blog at http://branchageblogage.blogspot.com/BRANCHAGE LOVES LIVE SOUNDTRACKSEUROS CHILDS & RICHARD JAMES (EX-GORKY’S ZYGOTIC MYNCI) PERFORM COMMISSIONED SCORE TO CLASSIC RUSSIAN FAIRYTALE ANIMATION + YURI NORSTEIN SCREENING / BO NINGEN PERFORM TO ANIME CAT SOUP / SCANNER VICTORIAN MAGIC LANTERN SHOW / ZOMBIE ZOMBIE PERFORM TO BATTLESHIP POTEMKIN ON A TUG...

By Maria Esteves - August 16, 2010 The 11th New York International Latino Film Festival 2010 (NYILFF10) New York Premiere of GO FOR IT!, directed by Carmen Marron, was held at the School of Visual Arts (SVA) Theater, New York, Thursday, July 29, 7:00 pm. A special Q&A immediately followed with director Marron and cast members. NYILFF10 New York Premiere of GO FOR IT arrivals included cast members, international filmmakers, actors, producers, celebrity guests, industry professionals, and ...

Today is the time for the arrival of legendary Laibach, the most important and successful Slovenian band of all times! Before their midnight concert at the Rock Hard Night at the Main Square, they will address the gathered congregation in a quintessential Q&A session, hosted by Nenad Bekvalac. We will also show the documentary Divided States of America that will be personally announced by director Sašo Podgoršek. The City Cinema will once again show the music documentaries in competition,...