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STILL BILL Premieres to Sold Out Crowd in New York

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By Maria Esteves - March 2, 2010 The Opening Night New York Premiere documentary of STILL BILL, co-directed by Damani Baker and Alex Vlack, commenced January 27 - 28, 2010, at the IFC Center, New York. Grammy Award winning singer, songwriter, and musician Bill Withers appeared for a special Q&A session following the two sold out opening screenings with filmmakers Damani Baker and Alex Vlack. STILL BILL played at the IFC Center for a week. Arrivals at the opening night included artist...

David Dangoor Honors Its Founders Morrie Yohai, Haim Shiran, and Janice Ovadiah at the 14th NY Sephardic Jewish Film Fest

By Maria Esteves - February 28, 2010 The 14th New York Sephardic Jewish Film Festival (NYSJFF) 2010, Opening Night 20th Anniversary Inaugural Awards Ceremony hosted by president David E. R. Dangoor, American Sephardi Federation/Sephardic House (ASF) were held at the Center for Jewish History, New York, Thursday, February 4, 7:30 PM. This

New York Sephardic Jewish Film Festival (NYSJFF) 2010

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By Maria Esteves - February 28, 2010 The 14th New York Sephardic Jewish Film Festival (NYSJFF) 2010, Opening Night 20th Anniversary Awards Ceremony sponsored by the American Sephardi Federation/Sephardic House (ASF), Yeshiva University Museum (YUM), supported by the Consulate General of Israel in New York, were held at the Center for Jewish History, New York, Thursday, February 4, 7:30 PM. The New York Premiere of COCO, directed by Gad Elmaleh and opening night gala reception immediately followe...

New York Sephardic Jewish Film Festival 20th Anniversary Awards Ceremony

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By Maria Esteves - February 28, 2010 The 14th New York Sephardic Jewish Film Festival (NYSJFF) 2010, Opening Night 20th Anniversary Awards Ceremony sponsored by the American Sephardi Federation/Sephardic House (ASF), Yeshiva University Museum (YUM), supported by the Consulate General of Israel in New York, were held at the Center for Jewish History, New York, Thursday, February 4, 7:30 PM. The New York Premiere of COCO, directed by Gad Elmaleh and opening night gala reception immediately fol...

Recording artist Kenny Bobien sings "Father" at Dance Marathon For Haiti Relief

By Maria Esteves - February 17, 2010 Dance Marathon For Haiti Relief was held at the world-renowned Webster Hall Grand Ballroom, New York, on Sunday, February 7, 7:00pm-4:00am. Dancers were elated in the spirit as recording artist Kenny Bobien sang "Father."

Dawn Tallman sings "You are Why" at Dance Marathon For Haiti Relief

By Maria Esteves - February 17, 2010 Dance Marathon For Haiti Relief was held at the world-renowned Webster Hall Grand Ballroom, New York, on Sunday, February 7, 7:00pm - 4:00am. Dancers were elated in the spirit as recording artist Dawn Tallman sang "You are Why."

24 Israel Film Festival Opens Tonight In NMB at The Intracoastal Theater Sponsored by JewishSearch.com!

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24th ISRAEL FILM FESTIVAL IN MIAMI   CELEBRATING THE INTERNATIONAL SUCCESS OF ISRAELI CINEMA   February 17-25, 2010 at Sunrise Cinemas Intracoastal Mall   Opening Night Honors Presented To  Yehoram Gaon 2010 IFF Lifetime Achievement Award The Peres Center for Peace 2010 IFF Humanitarian Award Shaul Rikman 2010 IFF Founder’s Award David Keinan ~ Akiva Segal ~ Ron Reshef 2010 IFF Community Leadership Award ...

Dance Marathon For Haiti Relief Celebrates Life at Webster Hall

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By Maria Esteves - February 17, 2010 Dance Marathon For Haiti Relief was held at the world-renowned Webster Hall Grand Ballroom, New York, on Sunday, February 7, 7:00pm-4:00am. International DJs and artists in Dance (House) Music who contributed to the show included Danny Krivit (718 Sessions, Body&SOUL), Grammy Award winning artist David Morales (Def Mix), Grammy Award winning artist Louie Vega (Vega Records),Tony Humphries (Tony Records), Tony Touch (Sullivan Room), Tony Smith, Barbara...

24th ISRAEL FILM FESTIVAL IN MIAMI STARTS FEBRUARY 17, 2010 AT THE INTRACOASTAL THEATER IN NORTH MIAMI BEACH

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CELEBRATING THE INTERNATIONAL SUCCESS OF ISRAELI CINEMA  February 17-25, 2010 at Sunrise Cinemas Intracoastal Mall  Opening Night Honors Presented To  Yehoram Gaon 2010 IFF Lifetime Achievement Award The Peres Center for Peace 2010 IFF Humanitarian Award Shaul Rikman 2010 IFF Founder’s Award David Keinan ~ Akiva Segal ~ Ron Reshef 2010 IFF Community Leadership Award Opening Night Film: A MATTER OF SIZE Nominated for 14 Ophir Awards (Israeli Academy) Cl...

Oscar nominations for the 82nd Academy Awards Announced

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by Marla Lewin Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Tom Sherak and 2008 Oscar® nominee Anne Hathaway took the stage at a 5:38 a.m. PT this morning, live news conference to announce the nominees in 10 of the 24 categories. Nominations for the 82nd Academy Awards Best motion picture of the year Avatar(20th Century Fox), A Lightstorm Entertainment Production, James Cameron and Jon Landau, Producers The Blind Side (Warner Bros.), An Alcon Entertai...

The Global Film Village: Nominations for the 82nd Academy Awards Announced

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by Marla LewinAcademy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Tom Sherak and 2008 Oscar® nominee Anne Hathaway took the stage at a 5:38 a.m. PT this morning, live news conference to announce the nominees in 10 of the 24 categories.Nominations for the 82nd Academy AwardsBest motion picture of the yearAvatar(20th Century Fox), A Lightstorm Entertainment Production, James Cameron and Jon Landau, ProducersThe Blind Side (Warner Bros.), An Alcon Entertainment Production, Nominees to be determ...

The Global Film Village: Slamdance announces 2010 Award Winners

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by Marla Lewin 2010 marked the 16th anniversary of the Slamdance Film Festival, a showcase for the discovery of new and emerging talent. Slamdance was founded by independent filmmakers and is dedicated to the nurturing and development of new independent artists and their cinematic vision. There are three competitive divisions at Slamdance: Grand Jury, Audience Awards and Special Sponsored Awards provided by Kodak and Dos Equis. The Slamdance Feature competitions is li...

NEWSLETTER N° 450: January 27, 2010

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.............WELCOME TO OUR NEWSLETTER N° 450: January 27, 2010 Follow this LINK if you cannot read the newsletter properly Contact the Editor, Advertise on the sites. Our newsletter reaches 77 000 film professionnals every week. COMING SOON THE NEXT FESTIVAL DAILIES ON FEST21.COM We follow 4 000 festivals for you. Stay tuned for Sundance, Berlin.... ___________________________________________________...

A New Chapter for Phillip Seymour Hoffman

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When you have already won an Oscar, have your own theater stage company and are one of the go-to acting talents in the business, there is a need for new horizons to keep oneself fresh. Such is the case  for actor Phillip Seymour Hoffman, an Oscar winner for his role in the biopic CAPOTE, who debuted as a feature film director this past weekend at the Sundance Film Festival with his film JACK GOES BOATING. Hoffman was born in Rochester, New York on July 23, 1967. After becoming involved in hig...

Phillip Seymour Hoffman debuted as a feature film director in Sundance

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When you have already won an Oscar, have your own theater stage company and are one of the go-to acting talents in the business, there is a need for new horizons to keep oneself fresh. Such is the case for actor Phillip Seymour Hoffman, an Oscar winner for his role in the biopic CAPOTE, who debuted as a feature film director this past weekend at the Sundance Film Festival with his film JACK GOES BOATING. Hoffman was born in Rochester, New York on July 23, 1967. After becoming inv...

24th Israel Film Festival U.S. Premiere of VOICES OF JERUSALEM

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By Maria Esteves - January 20, 2010 The 24th Israel Film Festival (IFF) U.S. Premiere of VOICES OF JERUSALEM, directed by Ofer Naim commenced Monday, December 7, 5:15pm at the School for Visual Arts (SVA) theatre, New York. This captivating, awe- inspiring hour long documentary explores the ancient city Jerusalem, Israel, and Ofer Naim quest to answer questions such as "Is there any hope or solution to the problems surrounding Jerusalem?" Interviews included Aliza Rosen, David Cro...

ADAM RESURRECTED Now on DVD

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By Maria Esteves - January 19, 2010 The 24th Israel Film Festival (IFF) presentation of ADAM RESURRECTED, written/directed by 2009 IFF Achievement in Film Award winner Paul Schrader, was held at the SVA Theatre, New York, Sunday, December 6, 2009, 8:00 PM. ADAM RESURRECTED, is an overwhelming powerful and mystifying film based on the novel "Adam Ben Kelev," by Yoram Kaniuk. Set in Germany and Israel, during the 1940s-1960s, is the story of Adam Stein (Jeff Goldblum) a famous G...

Sundance "The Festival" spoof mockumentary will be aired on Sundance Channel and inEurope and Asia

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As the world's film business converges on Park City for the Sundance Film Festival, Sundance Channel is bringing "The Festival" to Europe and Asia. The six-part mockumentary-a hilarious and all-too-realistic spoof of the film industry-will premiere on the globally distributed channel on January 21 as part of an exclusive week-long lineup celebrating all things Sundance.  "The Festival" stars Nicholas Wright (The Business) as Rufus Marquez, a wide-eyed, yo...

NEWSLETTER N° 448: January 13, 2010

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.............WELCOME TO OUR NEWSLETTER N° 448: January 13, 2010 Follow this LINK if you cannot read the newsletter properly Contact the Editor, Advertise on the sites. Our newsletter reaches 77 000 film professionnals every week. COMING SOON THE NEXT FESTIVAL DAILIES ON FEST21.COM We follow 4 000 festivals for you. Stay tuned for Sundance, Berlin.... ___________________________________________________...

BROKEN GLASS (Vidrio Roto)

Director: Gustavo Camelot.
Through seven bottles of cursed wine, we follow the journey of Valentina, a beautiful artist living in Berlin. With a sordid history of sexual and physical abuse, and having been caught in the arms of her female lover by her wealthy, overbearing mother, Val is forced to make a choice: to live a "normal" life, or be forever cut off - financially and emotionally. She concedes to her mother's ultimatum, and pursues a heterosexual relationship to appease her, only to catch her new boyfriend in bed with another man. Her inability to cope with her life triggers her repressed male alter-ego to emerge and take over…

Meir Fenigstein at the 2009 IFF Special Panel with Israeli Filmmakers

By Maria Esteves - January 9, 2010

24th Israel Film Festival Special Panel with Israeli Filmmakers

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By Maria Esteves - January 9, 2010 The 24th Israel Film Festival (IFF) in New York presented by IsraFest Foundation was held at the SVA Theatre, New York, December 5-13, 2009. The festival founded in 1982 by Meir Fenigstein, IsraFest Foundation, Inc., is the largest showcase of Israeli films throughout the world that supports emerging and established filmmakers. This year's festival included ten feature films, ten documentaries, nine U.S. premieres, five East Coast premieres, four New Yo...

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