film festivals

Gotham Screen 2009 Festival and Screenplay Competition

Gotham Screen celebrates new voices and fresh perspectives in international cinema at the Tribeca Cinemas in New York City. Serving as a venue where audiences and industry can discover artists, Gotham Screen delivers an original lineup that focuses on new names in cinema and films originating from lesser-known filmmaking regions. The Festival seeks to connect ….

3rd Annual Forster Film Festival

The Forster Film Festival presents an inspired program of short films from around the world, beachside in beautiful Forster, Australia. Though open to short films in any genre, the Festival’s selection committee favors positive and entertaining, glass-is-half-full films, and this year’s program will have a special focus on comedy. Dates: October 3-5, 2009 Location: Forster, ….

5th Annual Hero Fest – My Hero Short Film Festival

Hero Fest celebrates inspiring films that tell heroic stories, deliver messages of hope and courage, and demonstrate the best of humanity. With its international reach, MY HERO invites filmmakers from around the globe to create and submit digital short films about individuals who have influenced them or others positively. Dates: November 21, 2009 Location: Los ….

6th Annual Boulder International Film Festival

The Boulder International Film Festival is rapidly gaining a reputation as one of the most innovative and influential young film festivals in the United States. The event has recently been selected as one of MovieMaker Magazine’s “25 Coolest Film Festivals,” earned for its excellent programming and warm hospitality. Dates: February 11-14, 2010 Location: Boulder, Colorado, ….

2nd Annual First Take Film Festival

The First Take Film Festival celebrates the spirit of independent filmmaking in beautiful Augusta, Georgia. The Festival presents a three-day tribute to great indie cinema, established artists, and the industry’s next generation of visionaries and artists. Dates: October 1 to 3, 2009 Location: Augusta, Georgia, USA Find out more about the 2nd Annual First Take ….

4th Annual Beverly Hills Hi-Def Film Festival

The Beverly Hills Hi-Def Film Festival celebrates high definition films in the heart of Beverly Hills, California. Taking place weekly beginning in 2010, the Beverly Hills Hi-Def Film Festival pairs one feature and one short for each of its weekend screenings. The Festival presents First, Second, and Third Place awards, determined entirely by audience voting. ….

26th Annual Sundance Film Festival

One of the most prestigious and anticipated events on the world film calendar, Sundance is widely recognized as a premier showcase for American and international independent film. Each year, the Sundance Film Festival unveils a dynamic, cutting-edge program of dramatic and documentary features, and a selection of international shorts, launching films and filmmakers into the ….

Crime thriller La Soga (The Butcher’s Son) to premiere at the Toronto Film Festival

This September marks the World Premiere of La Soga, which is set to screen at The Toronto Film Festival. La Soga has the distinction of being the first movie ever from the Dominican Republic to screen at the prestigious international festival. Josh Crook (The Fittest, Sucker Punch) directed La Soga from a script by the ….

9th Annual Whistler Film Festival

The Whistler Film Festival is one of Canada’s preeminent film festivals, attracting over 7,500 attendees including 700 industry delegates each year. The Whistler Film Festival Society is committed to celebrating, promoting and developing a strong film industry in Western Canada, and to showcasing the best films from Canada and around the globe. Location: Whistler, British ….

Brigand Shorts 2009

Brigand Shorts celebrates short films in the city of Chattanooga, Tennessee. The event is dedicated to furthering the careers of emerging filmmakers, offering distribution to all ten of their official selections, and showcasing Chattanooga’s growing film industry. Location: Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA Dates: August 29, 2009 Find out more about Brigand Shorts at www.brigandpictures.com.