film festivals

SXSW 2009 adds Fantastic Fest at Midnight series

The South by Southwest film conference and festival has teamed with Fantastic Fest to produce a midnight lineup called SXSW Presents Fantastic Fest at Midnight, according to Variety. The six films, which will be announced later this month, will premiere at the festival starting on March 13th. Since 1987, SXSW has produced the internationally recognized ….

New York Television Festival to screen independent TV showcase at NYCC

The New York Television Festival (NYTVF) presents a selection of independently produced pilots that received acclaim at the 2008 Independent Pilot Competition. Creator-producers will be on hand to discuss the creative process behind creating, developing, and shooting your own TV pilot. The showcase features a Drama Block and a Comedy Block separated by a brief ….

Real Ideas Studio announces global microgrants for emerging filmmakers

Thirty-two students in culturally-diverse teams created eight documentaries during the Slamdance Film Festival, which ran concurrent with this year’s Sundance Film Festival in Park City, UT. According to festival directors, the Real Ideas Studio screening was the largest at Slamdance, with standing-room-only attendance. Subjects of other films ranged from an amputee snowboarder, to the search ….

Pusan International Film Festival 2009 dates set

The Pusan International Film Festival, Asia’s largest annual film industry event, has been scheduled for October 8-18, 2009, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The 14th edition of PIFF will host sideline events promoting the growth of Asian cinema, including the Asian Cinema Fund, the Asian Network of Documentary fund, the Asian Film Academy and the ….

Dead Snow gets deal at Sundance

IFC Films has acquired U.S. distribution rights to the Norwegian Nazi zombie comedy Dead Snow at the Sundance Film Festival last night, Variety reported. Produced by Tomas Evjen, Ankjetil Omberg and Terje Stromstad, the film is a follow-up to writer-director Tommy Wirkola’s 2007 feature film debut Kill Buljo: The Movie. The horror movie revolves around ….

Have Paul Haggis and Barry Sonnenfeld screen your short film

No joke. Apple Computer is again sponsoring the Insomnia Film Festival, where filmmaking teams can potentially have their self-produced short films screened by industry heavy-hitters, including John August, Doug Ellin, Jody Hill, Masi Oka, Jason Bateman, Paul Haggis, Greg Mottola and Barry Sonnenfeld. If your movie makes the top 25 picked from online voting, you ….

2009 Newport Beach Film Fest call for submissions

The Newport Beach Film Festival will be celebrating its 10th anniversary with an action-packed line up of independent and studio films from around the globe. From premieres of contemporary cinema, to live fashion shows, and tastes of Newport Beach’s finest culinary creations, we are offering filmmakers the ultimate Festival experience.  The Festival features nightly special ….

Global cinema to compete in Middle East International Film Fest

Over 60 films from 32 countries around the world will take part in the Official Competition for this year’s Middle East International Film Festival, running October 10-19, 2008. This year’s festival will see 138 films screened from East to West, up from 80 films in MEIFF’s inaugural festival in 2007. This year’s Official Competition is ….

Urbanworld Film Fest brings resource website for filmmakers online

Turbohorse, a mobile marketing applications creator, announced today that it has launched a new social networking site called Urbanworld.org, in conjunction with the Urbanworld Film Festival. Urbanworld.org is a first of its kind on-line community destination for the film industry specializing in urban content. The site will serve as a powerful interactive exchange to give ….

First annual Bridal Veil Film Festival debuts under Utah waterfall

Open Air Cinema, the largest provider of outdoor cinema events, today announced it is hosting the first annual Bridal Veil Film Festival. The festival is a celebration of international cinema, taking place over three weeks from September 12-28, 2008 near the base of the picturesque Bridal Veil Falls in Provo Canyon, Utah. All proceeds will ….

Watch full length features from Austin’s Fantastic Fest for free online

Place this one on your calendars. As I was posting my story about the Conquest of the Planet of the Apes screening at Fantastic Fest, I read one of their releases that stated festival sponsors are placing five feature films and six shorts from this year’s festival online for free streaming, starting on September 14, ….

Original Conquest of the Planet of the Apes screening at Fantastic Fest in HD

Fantastic Fest is one of the premiere genre film festivals on the U.S. Each year, it continues to outdo itself, with inventive film selection and an ever-increasing list of classics brought back to the big screen. This year’s festival includes great retrospectives, including a look at Aussie Exploitation films, which will include Mad Max, The ….

Benefit screening of Steven Soderbergh classic satire Schizopolis coming with director attending

Steven Soderbergh, acclaimed director behind Traffic, Ocean’s Eleven, and Sex, Lies and Videotape, will host a rare screening of his mind-bending satire Schizopolis, at the IFC Center in the West Village, New York City. The screening will be part of a special benefit event celebrating the 15th anniversary of the Slamdance Film Festival (where Schizopolis ….

SXSW 2005 Film Lineup

Originally Published: March 3, 2005 The SXSW Film Festival, which includes films, music and interactive displays and screenings, is gaining a reputation for cutting edge media from around the world. The festival also highlights genre films, as few other festivals do… with respect and admiration. This year’s film highlights include the sci-fi indie cl.one, about ….