Film Festivals- Innovative Use of Digital Technology Tuesday, 12/5, 4:45 - 5:45pm This panel examines how film festivals around the world have used digital technology to make their events stand out, both on-screen and off-screen. Some of the most cutting edge festival organizers and technology solutions providers from Europe, Asia and the Americas will share their experiences and give examples of technical innovation for every budget. From super high definition on the largest screen to creating ...

Laurie Racine, President of the Board of Doc Arts, Inc., the producer's of the internationally acclaimed Full Frame Documentary Film Festival held annually in Durham, NC announced that Nancy Buirski would be given the title of Artistic Director of Full Frame Documentary Film Festival. "The festival has grown dramatically over the eight years from a two-and-half-day festival to a full four days of programming and a simultaneous digital festival. With the ongoing support and new partnerships we...

Ella Waldek, 74, and Ida Mae Martinez, 73, don't look much like movie stars. But as they answered questions and kibitzed for an audience at the historic Little Theater at the High Falls Film Festival here, it was clear that they were born to entertain. Ms. Waldek and Ms. Martinez are two real-life heroines of ''Lipstick and Dynamite the First Ladies of Wrestling,'' a crowd-pleaser directed by Ruth Leitman about the brash and lovable pioneers of women's wrestling in the 1940's and 50's. It may no...

NEW YORK PITCHXCHANGE - FIRST ROUND OF EXECUTIVES ANNOUNCED Finally, East Coast screenwriters have access to industry decision makers!Companies confirmed to be hearing pitches include: Miramax, Dimension, Blue Sky, The Hudson Agency, Andrew Lauren Productions, Bigel/Mailer Films, 4th Row Films, Deutsch/Open City and HDnet Films, Emerging Pictures, Eric Hanson Management, the Howard Stern Production Company and Hallmark Entertainment.The Inaugural New York City PitchXchange brings one-on-one pitc...

Launch of the the first nationally syndicated film festivalEmerging Pictures and the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival have recently announced at the Sundance Film Festival that they are jointly developing a nationally syndicated festival utilizing Emerging Pictures’ digital cinema network. The syndicated festival will be contemporaneous with the flagship festival in Durham, North Carolina and exhibit in as many as 20 cities. The deal will allow audiences throughout the country—for the ...