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Spike Lee to attend audience Q&A for screening of his new indie film Passing Strange

Spike Lee’s astounding new film Passing Strange captures a great theatrical production, originally written by singer/songwriter Stew. Lee’s multi-camera coverage includes backstage scenes, and involves the audience in not only the story itself – the tale of a young black man, dissatisfied with his life in Los Angeles, who sets off for Europe in search ….

The End of the Line screening on Governor’s Island this weekend

This Saturday, August 22nd, Rooftop Films and The Fledgling Fund will present the documentary The End of the Line Location: The Beach at Governor’s Island. On the beach along the water on Governor’s Island, just to the West of the Ferry landing. Directions: Water Taxis will leave every 15 minutes from the Battery Maritime Building ….

Film Racing Tour coming to Brooklyn with over $40,000 in cash and prizes

The 2009 Film Racing Tour will be coming to Brooklyn, New York on Friday, October 16, 2009. Filmmakers will be challenged to create an original short film in just 24 hours, starting at 10PM on Friday the 16th to 10PM on Saturday the 17th. All of the completed films will premiere on the big screen ….

Tickets to Avatar’s free IMAX preview are available on Monday

According to AICN, tickets to the free Avatar preview become available on Monday. I assume they’re talking about the IMAX preview (DETAILS HERE) that James Cameron and producer Jon Landau discussed during the Avatar Comic-Con panel. They also posted the sweet new image above, featuring star Sam Worthington gazing at his own ‘Avatar’ figure, which ….

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.

Win one of a number of free tickets to see the comedy Extract before it hits theaters

Metromix is giving away a number of passes to see an exclusive screening of MIke Judge’s new comedy Extract, which stars Jason Bateman, Kristen Wiig, Mila Kunis and Ben Affleck, on Monday, August 31st, at the Regal Cinemas Crocker Park, located in Westlake, Ohio, before it opens to the public. Extract opens nationwide on Friday, ….

Screening of design documentary Objectified with post-film director Q&A

Director Gary Hustwit will attend a special one-night screening and discussion for his design documentary Objectified, presented in conjunction with AIGA Arizona and IDSA Arizona. Objectified is a feature-length documentary about our complex relationship with manufactured objects and, by extension, the people who design them. It’s a look at the creativity at work behind everything ….

Rooftop Films presents the short film screening series Where You Live this Saturday in Harlem

This Saturday, Rooftop Films and Verizon Fios present Where You Live, featuring short films that show us where you live and how you live. From the harshest African deserts to the fertile Irish countryside, from rapidly growing guesthouses in Hong Kong to the slowly fading inner city of Detroit, these fascinating documentaries invite you into ….