I was fortunate enough to be able to attend the DVD launch of the award-winning documentary "Sons of Cuba". We got the opportunity to watch the film. As I had not heard of it, but had seen the poster laden with crowns of laurel from film festivals, I was quite curious to find out what it was all about.  Needless to say, I was more than a little impressed by the film. Especially as I had a chance to chat to film director, Andrew Lang, who told me that he had no previous experience in ...

Showcomotion is partnering with Crossover UK to create Crossover Kids, a week-long residential workshop for experienced practitioners in kids’ media and entertainment. Crossover Kids will be held between December 1st and 5th 2008 in the UK. Greg Childs, Executive Producer of Showcomotion said: ‘We want TV and film producers, game developers, web designers, animators, theatre practitioners and toy creators to join us for five days in exploring and developing original ideas for cross-platform...

The Philadelphia Film Society is proud to announce that Indie sweetheart Chloë Sevigny will make a guest appearance at this year’s 12th Philadelphia International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, July 13-25. Sevigny, who stars in 3 Needles, will be in town for the weekend of July 15-16.Sevigny, who currently plays Nicki Hendrikson on HBO’s Big Love, began her career as a fashion model, gracing the covers of “Interview” and “Sassy.” She was quickly dubbed as “it” girl of the nineties...