6th grader may be a future Olympian!
WHEW! What a lousy crazy month September was! After a month-long series of daily cataclysmic news about our increasingly troubled economic life, and the revelation of John McCain's "Country First" mantra proven beyond any doubt to be a complete lie by his desperate and inexcusably selfish win-at-any-cost reckless choice of the most intellectually-challenged, thus potentially extremely dangerous, vice-presidential candidate in American history, I experienced one of the saddest weekends in a long ...
Come celebrate the American Cinematic Experience with 4 days of independent film in the heart of Manhattan!After sifting through over 850 entries from across the country, New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) proudly presents the 2008 ACE Film Festival program. The event is set to take place September 4-7 in the main theater of New World Stages located at 340 West 50th Street - just steps from Times Square.The 2008 ACE Film Festival program line-up includes 40 films total with 4 World Premi...
Several films from our 2007 program (many of which premiered at ACE Fest) have gone on to achieve varying levels of success from international distribution deals to finishing funds and major studio options. Today, we'd like to highlight Anthony Stagliano's FADE. The film is a story of sleeplessness, told through a nightmare. After its world premiere at ACE Fest, FADE screened at Illinois International Film Festival and NewFilmmakers at Anthology in New York City. The film has also been picked up...
Several films from our 2007 program (many of which premiered at ACE Fest) have gone on to achieve varying levels of success from international distribution deals to finishing funds and major studio options. Today, we'd like to highlight Little Chenier, winner of Best Feature at ACE Film Festival 2007. Bethany Ashton Wolf's feature directoral debut made its first East Coast appearance at ACE and continues to wow audiences all over the festival circuit. The Cajun story about two brothers living in...
ace fest 2008 call poster
New York Foundation for the Arts proudly presents the 2008 ACE Film Festival Call For Entries. ACE Fest is considered one of the most anticipated annual events on the industry calendar, celebrating American independent cinema in the heart of New York City. Last year’s program boasted 5 world premieres, 1 U.S. premiere, 2 east coast premieres, 7 New York premieres and was attended by moviegoers, filmmakers, press and distributors from all over the globe. Several films in the 2007 program ...
Thursday, June 14-------Protecting the rights of animals used in films is a primary concern for the organization Animal Content In Entertainment (ACE), a program of the Humane Society of the United States. This year, ACE is teaming with SILVERDOCS to offer a grant of $10,000 for a documentary film designed for theatrical, television or new media distribution that highlights animal issues. This morning, six lucky finalists had an opportunity to pitch their projects to a panel of film and animal r...
