Director: Daniel Jordano.
Enter the 4th Annual FOX-NYTVF Comedy Script Contest and submit your script for an original half-hour comedy series. One winner will receive $25,000 and a development deal with FOX. 25 Finalists will have their scripts evaluated by FOX for possible development deal with the network and will receive NYTVF designation as 2011 Official Artists and be invited to the New York Television Festival, held in NYC in September, 2011. There is no fee to enter the script contest.Important Dates:    Â...
The stars will roll into Cinequest Film Festival, always a bastion for the discovery of new and emerging talent and innovations, at the palatial California Theatre for their premieres.
Previous Maverick Spirit Award winner, Edward James Olmos, will return to Cinequest for the World Premiere of America on March 3, 2011, at 7 p.m. at the California Theatre. Olmos stars in and executive produces the powerful story of a courageous woman who flees Puerto Rico to start life anew in New York City. ...
By Maria Esteves – February 22, 2011
Oscar Week in New York kicked off with the 2011 Academy Award Nominated Shorts Presentation at the Academy Theater International Lighthouse, New York, on Saturday, February 19, 12:00pm. Presented by The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), produced by New York program director Patrick Harrison, AMPAS, A Weekend With Oscar annually showcase the Academy’s short film nominees for best short film in the category of Live Action, Animated, a...
Submit an original TV pilot to the industry's first recognized independent television festival; win a guaranteed development deal from MTV, IFC, or FX. All you need is an idea and a video camera.The 2011 NYTVF Independent Pilot Competition:The NYTVF accepts original television pilots from 4 to 22 minutes in length in all categories and genres, both scripted and unscripted, live-action and animated, traditional or digital formats.Cash prizes and guaranteed development deals will be awarded to 2...
Women's Film Festival Announces 20th Anniversary LineupWith More Eclectic, Exciting Films than Ever Before The Women’s Film Festival (WFF) of Brattleboro, Vermont, the longest-running women’sfilm festival in New England and one of the oldest in the world devoted tofilms by and about women, announced its special 20th Anniversary  lineup, March 11 to 20, 2011, ofentertaining and illuminating films that raise awareness of the struggles,accomplishments and creativity of women around the corn...
The Women’s Film Festival (WFF) of Brattleboro, Vermont, the longest-running women’s film festival in New England and one of the oldest in the world devoted to films by and about women, announced its special 20th Anniversary lineup, March 11 to 20, 2011, of entertaining and illuminating films that raise awareness of the struggles, accomplishments and creativity of women around the corner and around the globe. A full list of film and blurbs and downloadable images can be found here. WFF annou...
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The 15th New York Sephardic Jewish Film Festival will be held March 10-16, 2011 at the Center for Jewish History, presented by the American Sephardi Federation (ASF) in association with Yeshiva University Museum (YUM). The 2011 slate of films includes critically acclaimed and award-winning films, as well as classic feature films and documentaries presented by filmmakers from differing global perspectives. The line-up includes five U.S. premieres and six New York premieres. The Festival is...
Filmmakers: The Odds Your Film Will Be Selected for NKFF: GREATIn 2009 the New Kingston Film Festival had 36 film submissions, and 8 films ended up in the program. (https://sites.google.com/site/nkff2009/nkff-2009-program)In 2008, the NKFF had 18 film submissions and 13 films ended up in the program. (http://newkingstonfilmfestival.com/program2008.html)Do the math! Your chances of being selected are greater when you submit to smaller boutique festivals like the charming New Kingston film festiv...
The New Kingston Film Festival, quite possibly the worlds quaintest film fest in the Catskills mountains just north of New York City, has received two grants for the 2011 fest - which means we'll be able to offer attending filmmakers some kind of stipend. Submit your film now!http://newkingstonfilmfestival.com ...
New York No Limits Film Series deadline for entry to the 2011 Spring Series is February 18th, 2011. NYNL accepts submissions in every category, from anywhere in the world. We have received many questions concerning does NYNL accept animated films, the response is: yes, we accept all genres of film. Please go to our website at http://www.newyorknolimits.com to submit. The entry fee is $25 via Withoutabox. All screenings occur at The Wild Project in New York City, www.thewildproject....
QCinema, Fort Worth's Gay & Lesbian International Film Festival, is proud to announce the debut of its new live theater branch, QLive!, which promises to bring exciting, ground-breaking and controversial new works to Fort Worth with its debut 2011 season.
    "I think this inaugural season will give audiences an excellent idea of what we hope to accomplish with QLive!," says Artistic Director Kyle R. Trentham. "It's what we'd like to see on area stages; it's theate...
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The Connecticut Film Festival, one of the more important regional events devoted to indie filmmaking, is taking its act on the road, with a series of weekend mini-festivals around the state. The first is taking place this weekend in the central Connecticut town of Torrington. All screenings are held at the historic Warner Theater, an art deco gem from the great era of movie palaces.
The 3 day program, which mixes up film premieres, industry seminars and reception events, began on ...
New York No Limits would like to thank all the filmmakers who participated in the Winter Series that concluded on January 29th in New York City. The line up of 20 shorts was strong and had a decidedly diverse, international program content.
We would also like to announce that the submission deadline for the 2011 Spring Series is February 15th, 2011. The 2011 Spring Series debuts March 18th, 2011 at The Wild Project in New York City. Every form of film media is welcome; from the drama ...
On the Bowery, a film that inspired director John Cassavetes
By Ron Gilbert
This Oscar nominated film was considered very controversial when it was released but today we are fortunate to see the restored version in addition to a commentary on the making of On The Bowery by Michael Rogosin the son of the director.
In 1956  the year this film was made ,Dwight Eisenhower was president, Reverend Martin Luther King  was heavily involved in racial integration in the South, Fidel...
John Cassavetes director inspired by On the Bowery, a film On the Bowery, a film that inspired director John Cassavetes By Ron Gilbert This Oscar nominated film was considered very controversial when it was released but today we are fortunate to see the restored version in addition to a commentary on the making of On The Bowery by Michael Rogosin the son of the director. In 1956 the year this film was made ,Dwight Eisenhower was president, Reverend Martin Luther King was heavily involved in ...
Season's greeting to all our friends on the festival circuit! I thank you for the warm and encouraging messages around my candidacy for President of uniFrance, Thanks for your support : results in the next newsletter!. Bruno Chatelin Support Bruno Chatelin running for President at uniFrance and discover his program Follow this LINK if you cannot read the newsletter properly Contact the Editor, Advertise with us This weekly ...
NYCIFF Bazaar for the Film industryA major meeting place for professionals, the "NYCIFF Bazaar" congregate buyers, distributors and producers for 4 days dedicated to meetings and negotiations.This international event allows all professionals to develop their projects, present their latest news, establish partnerships and co-productions.NYC Media part of the mayor’s office of media and entertainment will talk about the advantage and possibilities New York City offer to filmmakers...
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crime dramas, quirky love stories, clay-mation sci-fi and stirring
documentaries are just some of the themes being offered from films by
Kentucky filmmakers at this year’s Derby City Film
Festival.
In all 20 films from Kentucky filmmakers and 10 from
Indiana & Ohio will be screened during the festival, which takes
place February 18th through the 20th at the Clifton Center. Two more
films are from filmmakers with ties to Kentucky, both documentaries.
One, “Figaro:...
The Rural Route Film Festival is starting back up in New York City after taking some time to regroup following our 2008-9 worldwide Nomad tour, and we need some good volunteers to get things rolling again. We will be based in Astoria, Queens this year with key events held at New York City’s largest rooftop farm, along with other screenings in the near-vicinity.   We are looking for help with the following:-    Submission Review-    Web Updates-    Outreach/Fundraising-  Â...
New York No Limits is proud to announce its second Call For Entries this year with the 2011 Spring Series. We are very proud to have created this series and we are excited about the response for the 2011 Winter Series. The plan for New York No Limits Film Series from the beginning has been to initiate an ongoing year festival that provides a platform for new, young and innovative filmmakers to use as a sounding board to expand their audience and explore their craft.
We are pleased to an...
Emmy Award-winning Murphy Brown creator Diane English has been named recipient of the Writers Guild of America, West's 2011 Paddy Chayefsky Laurel Award for Television, honoring lifetime achievement for outstanding television writing. English will be feted, along with other honorees, at the 2011 Writers Guild Awards West Coast ceremony on Saturday, February 5, 2011, in Hollywood.
"Diane English is a total class act - a trailblazing, supremely talented writer whose groundbreak...
In 2009 the New Kingston Film Festival had 36 film submissions, and 8 films ended up in the program. (https://sites.google.com/site/nkff2009/nkff-2009-program)In 2008, the NKFF had 18 film submissions and 13 films ended up in the program. (http://newkingstonfilmfestival.com/program2008.html)Do the math! Your chances of being selected are greater when you submit to smaller boutique festivals like the charming New Kingston film festival in the beautiful Catskills mountains two and a half hours nor...
Sundance Institute announced members of five juries awarding prizes at the upcoming Sundance Film Festival which runs January 20-30, 2011. The juries are comprised of 23 individuals spanning the global arts community. Juror photos and extended biographies, in addition to the complete Festival lineup and schedule, are available at www.sundance.org/festival.
All awards will be announced the evening of January 29 at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival Awards Ceremony. The Short Film Awards will als...
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IFP announced today the launch of their new partnership with Power to the Pixel, the pioneering UK-based cross-media organization. The alliance will kick-off with the launch of the first joint annual IFP/Power to the Pixel Cross-Media Forum in New York City on April 19th, 2011, with the cross-media projects presented at the Forum also being included this fall in IFP's Independent Film Week.
"Power to the Pixel has created an amazing reputation for itself in Europe as the most cu...
