film festivals

Tom Petty film to premiere at New York Film Festival

On October 14, the hotly anticipated Warner Bros. Records film “Runnin’ Down A Dream: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers” will have its first public screening. Directed by cinema legend Peter Bogdanovich (“The Last Picture Show”), “Runnin’ Down A Dream” has been selected to close the 2007 New York Film Festival. “Runnin’ Down A Dream” tells ….

Recon 2022 and Deaden to premiere at FanTasia Film Fest

Movie Seals Productions is proud to announce that their latest sci-fi / action film RECON 2022:The Mezzo Incident and their critically acclaimed vigilante film Deaden will have their North American Premieres at the FanTasia Film Festival in Montreal, Canada. From a screenplay written by Christian Viel, John Fallon and William Alexander, the action packed story ….

New Jersey Film Festival Spring 2007 Edition Info

The Rutgers Film Co-op/New Jersey Media Arts Center, in association with the Rutgers University Program In Cinema Studies is proud to present the New Jersey Film Festival Spring 2007. Grouping together new international films, American independent features, short subjects, classic revivals, and cutting-edge documentaries and experimental films, the New Jersey Film Festivalsm Spring 2007 will ….

Bahamas Film Festival Wrap Up and Awards

The Bahamas International Film Festival (BIFF) wrapped up its third annual celebration of films, events and panels presented amidst idyllic Bahamian settings on December 10th, 2006, with its Awards presentation and Closing Night bash surrounded by the pools of sharks, colorful fish and stingrays nestled among the tropical beauty of the Atlantis Paradise Island Resort, ….

HDFest Comes to LA in a Big Way

The schedule has been released for HDFEST’s Los Angeles event which will be staged at Dolby Laboratories in Burbank. This December event is the final stop on the HDFEST 2006 World Tour, which also included HD Festival events this year in Seoul, New York, Finland, and London. HDFEST Los Angeles will include screenings of high-definition ….

Nicolas Cage to Get Career Achievement Award at Bahamas Film Fest

The Bahamas International Film Festival (BIFF) kicks off its third annual celebration of films, events and panels presented amidst idyllic Bahamian settings on December 7th – 10th, 2006. Festival attendees will delight in the nation’s tropical beauty and cultural charms thanks to Founding Sponsors Atlantis Paradise Island Resort and the Islands of The Bahamas Ministry ….

The Guardians to Premiere at New York Independent Film and Video Festival

KidSational, in conjunction with RuffHouse Productions, is pleased to announce that they will be presenting the premier feature film The Guardians at The New York Independent Film and Video Festival to be held in New York on November 11th through the 16th. The Guardians cast includes Ron Palillo, who played Horshack on the popular 70s show, Welcome Back Kotter. The movie also ….

2006 South Asian Literary and Theater Arts Festival

The Network of South Asian Professionals (NetSAP DC) will host the Sixth Annual South Asian Literary and Theater Arts Festival (SALTAF) on November 4, 2006 at the Baird Auditorium in the National Museum of Natural History. SALTAF 2006 marks the third year of its partnership with the Smithsonian Institute’s Asian Pacific American Program. Since its ….

Social Entertainment Site Kaneva to Host Online Short Film Competition

Kaneva, a rapidly emerging online social entertainment world, announced today that it is hosting the first online short film competition where filmmakers can submit Indian-American short films to be showcased, discussed and voted on by potentially millions of viewers worldwide. The Kaneva Indo-American Short Film Competition is the online component to precede and help culminate ….

Hamptons Int’l Film Fest Announces Golden Starfish Awards

The 14th Annual Hamptons International Film Festival presented its Golden Starfish Awards at a ceremony held at Guild Hall in East Hampton, NY on Saturday, October 21, 2006. The 2006 HAMPTONS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL celebrated its 14th annual celebration of premieres & screenings; programs & events; talent & industry. The natural beauty of the Hamptons, ….