indie films

USA Film Fest to Screen Catch a Fire, Queen & Little Children

This month, USA Film Festival/Dallas will present screenings of three of this year’s most critically-acclaimed films. CATCH A FIRE With special guests director Phillip Noyce (Patriot Games, The Quiet American, Rabbit-Proof Fence) and other guests of the film in attendance; a Q&A session will follow the film. Starring Tim Robbins, Derek Luke and Bonnie Henna, director Phillip Noyce brings the riveting true story ….

U.K. Indie Film Spotlight

Jag Mundhra announced that he has launched his film production company, Cine Boutique Entertainment U.K. To start his next film project Shoot On Sight. The film Shoot on Sight is a suspense drama dealing with the current terrorism attacks in UK through a London Metropolitan Police Officer of Muslim heritage who must display courage and persevere in his duties in ….

NBC Seeks Diversity for Short Cuts Film Fest

Furthering its commitment to providing ongoing aid and opportunities to filmmakers of all cultures, Withoutabox, the market-leading network for independent filmmakers, has teamed up with NBC Universal’s Talent Diversity Initiative for the first annual Comedy Short Cuts Film Festival. NBC Universal tapped Withoutabox’s newly launched social networking platform AUDIENCE to help solicit top-quality submissions, and ….

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 ….

Leguizamo, Gibson, Good on The Take

According to the Hollywood Reporter, Rosie Perez, John Leguizamo, Tyrese Gibson, Bobby Cannavale, RZA and Meagan Good will star in the L.A. indie flickThe Take. Ithaka Films is producing The Take and music video director Brad Furman will make his feature directorial debut on the film, which was written byJosh and Jonas Pate. The film revolves around an armored-truck driver (played by Leguizamo) who is shot during ….