The 2024 American Documentary and Animation Film Festival will kick off its 13th annual event with the screening of Sean Penn's film, "Superpower". The film and discussion is set for the Camelot Theatres at the Palm Springs Cultural Center, 2300 E. Baristo Road, Palm Springs, Thursday, March 21, 6 pm, noted AmDocs Director and Founder, Teddy Grouya.
TICKETS: Opening Night
Superpower, USA, 115 min. (Aaron Kaufman, Sean Penn)
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10:30 am (Theatre 3)
Christopher Blauvelt (Saturday, March 23)
Location: Camelot Theatres
Details: Cinematographer Christopher Blauvelt will discuss his life in the industry and ways in which he’s navigated a career in independent film.
Christopher Blauvelt is a third-generation film craftsman who combines his extensive experience with a fresh creative eye. A protégé of Harris Savides, Chris worked on with H...
"After failing to get her dream job, Alexis questions her inner critic and unravels the origins of her comfort food".
USA 2023 - 6 minutes animation -
«Little t», an award-winning animated short by Pixar's Masha Ellsworth, entered the official selection at the AmDocs Film Festival 2024 in Palm Springs. The film explores how a young girl—and her grown woman counterpart—struggle with her inner critic.
Since its 2023 release, &laq...
Interview with POWERLANDS Director Ivey Camille Manybeads Tso, one of the awarded by AMDOCS
A young Navajo filmmaker investigates displacement of Indigenous people and devastation of the environment caused
by the same chemical companies that have exploited the land where she was born.
On this personal and political journey she learns from Indigenous activists across three continents.
https://powerlandsmovie.wixsite.com/website
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Welcome to the AMDOCS 2022
In person
Teddy Grouya introducing for us:
Watch the trailer with all extracts from the film
The opening night followed by an after party. Roger Corman and his wife honored by the Festival and the audience with Myriam Brough producer and Bertrand Tessier film director of "The pope of the pop Cinema".
We will be filling in soon with more information.
After party with Roger Corman
The Filmfestivals.com team is enjoying the f...
New Feature Length Documentary About Acclaimed Russian Film Star Oleg Vidov to Screen at 11th American Documentary and Animation Film Festival (AmDocs) April 11th
The film features the Brian Cox (Succession) and Costa Ronin (Homeland, The Endgame) as it explores the life and the daring escape to the West by the once famous and much beloved Soviet film actor in his quest for personal and creative freedom away from the dictatorial totalitarian regime of the USSR.
Los Ang...
"Roger Corman, Pope Of Pop Cinema" will open the 11th edition of AMDOCS
filmfestivals.com met with the team at Santa Barbara Fest earlier this year: check our interview.
Many award-winning directors took their first steps while working for him, from Francis Coppola to Ron Howard, as well as Peter Bogdanovich, Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg and Joe Dante. He influenced the New Hollywood and contemporary moviemaking to such an extent tha...
Announcing the 11th Annual American Documentary And Animation Film Festival (AmDocs) will be back in person for 2022, featuring well over 200 documentary and animated works from around the world, April 7th-April 11th. The cost for the all-access pass to AmDocs 2022 is just $169, giving one carte blanche to all programs, including the Opening Night,
Roger Corman on the set.
April 7-11 ...
Nita Deda in Palms Springs at Amdocs filmmakers party... is ready to take off!.
An 8 minute interview with filmfestivals.com where she presents the Dokufest festival, the city of Prizren, Kosovo, the people and what is unique.
DokuFest, International Documentary and Short Film Festival, is the largest film festival in Kosovo. It is also a partner of Amdocs and had several winners programmed in Palm Springs.
Recognized as one of the top film and music event in SouthEast Europe, ...
Teddy and his sister Heidi.
Teddy Grouya, festival founder, presents his festival and tells filmsfestivals.com how proud he is from his selection (screened from 2000 films submitted)
175 filmmakers came with their films at his festival 50% US, 40 countries are represented.
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THE FULL COVERAGE
VIDEO: Meet John Osborne the Associate PrograMmer AMDOCS
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06.04.2019 | American Documentary Fil
VIDEO: Palm Springs Arts Museum Carousel
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VIDEO: The Amdocs 2019 Award for Best International Short Documentary goes to “Cricket Liu,” by Julia Cheng
Julia Chen won best short doc at Amdocs, on her world premiere, she wa...
Julia Chen won best short doc at Amdocs, on her world premiere, she was shocked, thrilled, happy, emotional and even spoke some chinese recommending chinese filmmakers to attend AMDOCS...
Cricket Liu
CHINA / Zhu Cheng / 18 min. WORLD PREMIERE Sun. March 31, 11:00 am, Camelot PROGRAM 18
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Ariane Foisy, Julia and Clara Kuperberg, Teddy Grouya half french by birth, Bruno Chatelin, Martine Melloul
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Bob and Betty Press are one of the host families welcoming guests of Amdocs.
They have started doing this for Teddy Grouya, festival founder, several years ago, and keep on doing so each year and bring more friends on the job.! This hosting family had two reasons to celebrate during Amdocs: two birthday anniversaries (we keep the vintage secret).
Filmfestivals.com was there on both occasions to help blow the candles!
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The winner of the Sadie Katz Award for Hustle is MD Silverstein of The Weight Of Success.
“Defend, Conserve, Protect” wins Best International Feature Documentary.
Best National Feature Documentary goes to “KIFARU” and that guy hambone.
Seeing the Bigger Picture Award goes to @FilmmakerJulie, co-director of the Oscar-nominated @RBGmovie. This AmDocs honor goes annually to a filmmaker who’s made significant contributions to soc...
This Oscar nominated film and box office hit for a documentary, is co-helmed by AmDocs alum Julie Cohen, who has been to the festival no less than three times, with her works featured at the Film Fund Pitch Competition as well as Opening Night and national competitions. This work is a biographical depiction of Ginsburg from her birth in Brooklyn, New York, her college education and subsequent career as a law professor, her appointment to the federal judiciary by President Ji...
"Ed Asner: On Stage and Off Documentary" written and directed by Kurt Jacobsen, Warren Leming screened april 3rd at Amdocs to a full house, all stayed for the fascinating Q&QA session.
Ed Asner was in the room during the screening of his documentary, which he saw for the second time with us, and he answered the questions from his fans in the audience. He shared some very intimate and personal moments as well as insiders memories from his career an...
Thursday, April 4 Schedule, Palm Springs
9:30 am
(PROGRAM 69) OPEN
Location: Camelot Theatres
Details:
11:00 am
(PROGRAM 70) I, Douglas Fairbanks, FRANCE, 53min. / Anjelica Huston: A Tribute To James Joyce, Shout In The Street, IRELAND, 59min.
Location: Camelot Theatres
Details: Two heroes, one on the big screen, the other on the page.
11:30 am
(PROGRAM 71) Frank Capra Story, USA, 29min. / All That Heaven Allows- A Tribute To Rock Hudson, US...
Tomer and his son at Howard Hughes mansion during AMDOCS 2019 filmmakers party
By LINDSAY R. BELLINGER
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Mark, Glenn and Theodore (Teddy) hosting a galatic reception in Palm Springs for Amdocs.
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Wednesday, April 3 Schedule, Palm Springs
9:30 am
(PROGRAM 57)
Location: Camelot Theatres
Details:
11:00 am
(PROGRAM 58) Tasting Wild Alaska, USA, 8min. / King Of Beasts, USA, ISRAEL, 106min.
Location: Camelot Theatres
Details: Two different look at respecting nature and its creatures
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11:30 am
(PROGRAM 59) B.A.M., USA, 3min. / Futbol Fever, USA, 4min. / Second To None, USA, 24min. / Lefty, NORWAY, 56min.
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