film festivals

New image, trailer, featurette and possible genre festival premiere for Fruit Chan’s horror film Don’t Look Up

I received an email this morning about Fruit Chan’s (Three… Extremes) long-awaited remake of Don’t Look Up. Not much has been posted about the film, which first appeared at American Film Market last year. According to the email, the rumor from inside the Sitges Fantastic Film Festival, is that Don’t Look Up will premiere during ….

Nowhere Boy to screen at Times BFI London Film Festival 2009

Sam Taylor-Wood’s debut feature, Nowhere Boy, which centers on the early life and times of John Lennon, has been chosen to close the Times BFI London Film Festival, which runs October 14-29th, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The event is scheduled to open with Wes Anderson’s Fantastic Mr. Fox. Location: London, England Dates: October 14-29, ….

Norwich Film Festival 2009

The Norwich Film Festival celebrates independent film in Norwich, an artistic and cultural hotspot, and one of England’s most historic cities. The festival was created as a platform for new and established filmmakers to interact and educate. The event nurtures and encourages new talent, and seeks to help filmmakers break through and get the exposure ….

10th Annual FilmStock

FilmStock showcases a formidable program of indie films before audiences passionate about cinema, just outside of London. The festival is for filmmakers and film lovers alike. The event’s organizers are filmmakers themselves, and attribute the success of Filmstock to a pure love of film and guarantee personal attention to everything related to the event. Location: ….

6th Annual BendFilm Festival

The BendFilm Festival is rapidly making its mark on the festival circuit, garnering acclaim from industry, media, audiences, and filmmakers alike. The event attempts to present the highest quality films from every genre that are thought-provoking, inspiring, engaging, intelligent, and enjoyable, and to recognize the work of talented people involved in all aspects of conceiving ….

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 ….

13th Annual Docuweeks film series

Since its debut in 1997, Docuweeks has presented over 133 short and feature length documentaries to audiences in theatrical runs designed to qualify the films for consideration for the Academy Award. This year, DocuWeeks’ showcase has grown from one to three weeks. From July 31 through August 20 in both Los Angeles and New York, ….