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8th Annual Screenwriting Expo and Screenplay Competition

The Screenwriting Expo and Screenplay Competition is dedicated to rewarding great screenwriting in all genres with industry access, prizes and recognition. The Expo attracts thousands of writers who gather in LA for hundreds of classes, Oscar-winning guest speakers, award-winning instructors, the CS Open (an on-the-spot writing tournament), panels, parties, a chance to pitch to the ….

9th Annual New Hampshire Film Festival

The New Hampshire Film Festival is one of New England’s most prominent film festivals, attracting over 6,000 attendees each year. The event celebrates the art of filmmaking and brings together highly talented student artists, professional filmmakers, and screenwriters with experts, educators, avid movie-goers and film connoisseurs from around the globe. Location: Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA ….

4th Annual Orlando Film Festival

The Orlando Film Festival showcases indie films against the backdrop of downtown Orlando, Florida, while seeking to inspire filmmakers, as well as support and promote culture and the arts through film, and to enhance the movie viewing experience in Downtown Orlando through creative, unique and entertaining events. Location: Orlando, Florida, USA Dates: November 4-8, 2009 ….

22nd Annual VideoFest

VideoFest, formerly the Dallas Video Festival, is one of the nation’s oldest and largest video festivals, specializing in fiercely independent, imaginative and provocative digital works. VideoFest has showcased pioneering efforts in the video world since 1986 and continues to show that video is more than a medium, but a voice, when put in the hands ….

2nd Annual We the People Saturday Fantasy Film Festival

The We the People Saturday Fantasy Film Festival was established to showcase films that are entertaining and thought-provoking. The Festival showcases films on a variety of relevant subjects made by filmmakers at varying points in their careers. Location: Los Angeles, California, USA Dates: October 24, 2009 Find out more about We the People Saturday Fantasy ….

Fifth Annual Flatland Film Festival

Flatland Film Festival, also known as F3, is a casual, fun-filled West Texas celebration of cinema, that delivers new and exciting films to the area every October. The event cultivates an appreciation for film, video, and digital moving-image expression. Location: Lubbock, Texas, USA Dates: October 15-17, 2009 Find out more about the Flatland Film Festival ….

Chat live this Wednesday with the filmmakers behind the indie horror The Collector

The producers of The Collector are holding a live Facebook Video chat with writer/director duo Marcus Dunstan and Patrick Melton this Wednesday, August 5th, at 1:00 pm Pacific Time. Here is how to participate: This Wednesday, 8/5 at 1:00 PST, log into Facebook and visit http://apps.facebook.com/vpypebroadcaster. Type in your questions to Marcus Dunstan & Patrick ….

Restricted Zombieland film footage released today

Today MySpace Trailer Park debuted exclusive restricted footage from the upcoming film Zombieland. Zombieland opens in theaters on October 9th. Columbia Pictures’ horror comedy focuses on two men who have found a way to survive a world overrun by zombies. Columbus (Jesse Eisenberg) is a big wuss – but when you’re afraid of being eaten ….

New photos from Kate Beckinsale’s sub-zero thriller Whiteout released

Yahoo has posted new stills from the long-delayed Kate Beckinsale film Whiteout, the film based on Greg Rucka’s graphic novel. Dominic Sena directs Whiteout from a script by Jon & Erich Hoeber and Chad & Carey Hayes, about a U.S. Marshal (Beckinsale) who’s tracking a killer in the sub-zero temperatures of Antarctica, as the sun ….