film festivals

Line Up for 2006 Hamptons Film Festival

This year’s Hamptons International Film Festival promises to be a star studded event, filled with great screenings, helpful panel discusions, parties and other events. The festival has released it’s complete slate of screenings, premieres and activities. The 2006 Hamptons International Film Festival takes place from October 18th through 22nd, 2006, in East Hampton, New York, ….

Gold Bracelet Kicks Off Connecticut Film Fest

Next week, independent film lovers throughout Connecticut will welcome the debut of the first statewide film festival. The Connecticut Film Festival kicks off October 3 at the Garden Cinema in Norwalk with the feature The Gold Bracelet, and continues through October 8. The Gold Bracelet, a film by director Kavi Raz, chronicles how the events of 9/11 disrupt the happy ….

All About HATCHfest 2006

The third annual Hatch Audiovisual Arts Festival is being held in Bozeman, Montana from October 3 to 8, with competitions and/or exhibitions of film, music, fine art, design, fashion, photography, architecture and writing. The unique mission of the festival is to provide mentorship, education, inspiration and recognition to the next generation of creative innovators. This ….

Third International Film Festival Summit in Vegas

The Third Annual International Film Festival Summit (IFFS) will take place December 3-5, 2006 in Las Vegas at the Luxor Hotel Resort and Casino. The Third Annual IFFS will present three days of keynote speakers, panel discussions, in-depth workshops, and networking events addressing the dynamic film festival landscape and future of the film festival community. ….

Malcolm McDowell to Host Event for Jules Verne Adventure Film Fest

“THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH…IS EARTH ITSELF” is the stunningly simple and profoundly accurate premise of the spectacular Jules Verne Adventure Film Festival and Expositions (JVAFF). France’s most feted film festival for the past 15 years, and an internationally celebrated event for those passionate about cinema, adventure, exploration, discovery and natural preservation, JVAFF will herald its upcoming ….

2nd Annual LA Femme Film Fest to be in Beverly Hills

LA Femme Film Festival’s Founder Leslie LaPage announced today that the 2006 festival will kick off on October 5th. The festival will run from October 5th – 8th and include independent features, shorts, music videos, commercials, special screenings and seminars. The four day event will be held at the: Fine Arts Theatre in Beverly Hills ….

Toronto Film Fest Premiere Lineup

The latest from Paul Verhoeven, Ridley Scott, Anthony Minghella, Douglas McGrath and Patrice Lecontewill all premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival this year. Festival organizers have booked world premieres for Minghella’s Breaking and Entering, about intersecting lives in London that stars Jude Law, Juliette Binoche, Robin Wright Penn and Vera Farmiga; and Scott’s A Good Year, the Russell Crowe movie about an investment banker who moves to ….

Calgary Fringe Film Festival Wraps

Tripping Forward has been awarded the 2006 Grand Champion Award for Best Film of Festival at the Calgary Fringe Film Festival. A buddy comedy Tripping Forward marks the feature film directorial debut of commercial director Marcus Nash of Mania Films. The film follows the lives of two tried and true party boys; a struggling actor and a out-of-the-limelight rock star, ….

The Situation to Premiere at Hamptons Film Festival

The 14th Annual Hamptons International Film Festival is proud to announce this year’s selection for Opening Night film. The World Premiere of Philip Haas’ compelling drama, The Situation. Combining elements of thriller, romance and war movie, The Situation, the first U.S. feature film dealing with the war, set exclusively in Iraq, is a dramatization of one of the countless human ….

Amnesty International to Host Annual DC Film Fest

Amnesty International, the Nobel Peace Prize-winning human rights organization, announced the program for its second annual international film festival in Washington, DC, September 14-16 2006. The 2006 festival will again be presented in partnership with “National Geographic Live!,” National Geographic’s program for featuring films, lectures and performances. Known for showcasing films that illuminate powerful stories ….

The 2006 Fade In Awards

2006 Awards Entry Deadline is October 31, 2006 The Fade In Awards were established in 1996 to assist talented new writers and writer/directors in getting recognized within the Hollywood community in order to begin a career as a working filmmaker. In the last decade, the competition has done just that: After Jon Bokenkamp entered his thriller Preston Tylk, he signed ….

Tribeca Film Festival 2006 Winners

Argentine director Tristan Bauer’s Iluminados por el Fuego (Blessed By Fire), won the top award at the Tribeca Film Festival this year. Blessed By Fire,about the lives of soldiers who fought in the Falklands War, won the Founders Award for Best Narrative Feature. Another war-themed film, Deborah Scranton’s The War Tapes, with footage shot in Iraq by members of the ….

Tribeca Film Festival Highlights (And Where to Get Free Popcorn)

The Tribeca Film Festival kicks off in a big way this year, with expanded venues around New York City, more music events and panels discussions that are completely relevant to what’s going on in the real world of filmmaking. One of the many highlights of this year’s festival is the World Premiere of United 93, the feature film ….

Tribeca Underground Festival

TRIBECA UNDERGROUND FILM FESTIVAL is celebrating its third year. Over the course of five nights about 50 short films from around the world. will be screened including narratives, documentaries, experimental, animation and specs. Screenings will be held from May 2nd to May 6th at the well known SOHO HOUSE NY with a kick off Opening ….