The audience in the sold-out Caligari FilmBühne in Wiesbaden made its decision and crowned CHICKEN WINGS as the winner film of the 16th German Short-Film Award at exground filmfest 21. Director Pauline Kortmann was excited about the vote and the prize money of 3.000 Euros, handed over by the Wiesbaden head of the Cultural Offices Rita Thies. ROBIN by Hanno Olderdissen came in second and therefore won the prize money of 2000 Euros, sponsored by the Wiesbadener Kinofestival e. V. The 1000 Euros f...

By Maria Esteves - July 3, 2008The 31st Annual 2008 Asian American International Film Festival (AAIFF08) will be held at Asia Society, New York, July 10-19, 2008. The festival presented by Asian Cinevision with Asia Society, is the largest independent Asian and Asian American celebration of film and culture. The Opening Night East Coast Premiere film THE PRINCESS OF NEBRASKA, directed by Wayne Wang, distributed by Magnolia Pictures will be held Thursday, July 10, 7:30 pm. A special Q&A wit...

The LIFT experiment is closely linked to the award winning film director Ed Radtke’s ( THE DREAM CATCHER, BOTTOM LAND) new feature film project SUPERHEROES slated for production later on this year. This focuses on New York City’s video savvy youth and the role it plays in their lives. With project assistance by other known producers like Ira Deutschman (Emerging Pictures) and Greg O’Connor (Solaris) Radtke recruited with minimal corporate sponsorship 24 New York City teens f...