"Ed Asner: On Stage and Off  Documentary" written and directed by  Kurt Jacobsen, Warren Leming screened april 3rd at Amdocs to a full house, all stayed for the fascinating Q&QA session.   Ed Asner was in the room during the screening of his documentary, which he saw for the second time with us, and he answered the questions from his fans in the audience. He shared some very intimate and personal moments as well as insiders memories from his career an...

Craig Prater, President of Heartland International Film Festival joined the 28-year old organization in 2016.  Previous to his current position, he served with entertainer Sonny Bono as the Executive Director of the Palm Springs International Film Festival, co-founded the PS International Short Film Festival and co-founded the Arthur Lyons Film Noir Festival. he spoke in Palm Springs during AMDOCS with filmfestivals.com     ...

  During the American Documentary Film Festival in Palm Springs we took a short car trip towards Salton Sea (the largest lake in California, 890km²) It is a shallow, saline, endorheic rift lake located directly on the San Andreas Fault. We headed then towards Bombay Beach, how could you resist to what that name inspires as a destination in the desert, we  went to the cheesy colorful Salvation Mountain and finished our trip at the nearby art garden East Jesus!.  ...

9:30 am          (PROGRAM 31) Location: Camelot Theatres Details: ​ ​ 11:00 am (PROGRAM 32) Love Birds, USA, 8min. / I Am No Bird, USA, 23min. / Whisper Rapture, USA, 36min. / Under Her Wings, USA, 34min.  Location: Camelot Theatres Details: Nature, Music and Love calling. ​ ​11:30 am         (PROGRAM 33) Where Are The Stars, USA, 4min. / The Beeman, AUSTRALIA, 8min....

Sunday, March 31, Palm Springs Cultural Center, Camelot Theatres, 2300 E. Baristo Road ​ 11:00 am (PROGRAM 18)  Written In Stone, South Korea, 18min. / Sheep Seasons, USA, 17min. / Cricket Liu, CHINA, 18min. / The Family In Sinkhole, CHINA, 70min.  Location: Camelot Theatres Details: Stunningly ethnographic looks on cultures sometimes unknown. ​ 11:30 am (PROGRAM 19)   Better Man, USA, 14min. / The Mayor, USA, 22min. / 25 Steps, US...

Clint directed andproduced Celebrity Entrepreneur USA  / Dick Thornton / 52 min. WORLD PREMIERE Sun., March 31, 6:30 pm, Camelot Theatres  PROGRAM 27 & Thursday, April 4, 4:30 pm, Camelot Theatres, Program 77   Go behind the scenes as Clint Arthur transf...

Check the snow on top of th emountain behind, which has not melted yet, seldom in this season! ...

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Tom White is the editor of Documentary magazine, the print and online publication of the IDA, and a contributor to several other publications.  The IDA offers a wide range of opportunities for documentarians of all experience levels to grow professionally by enhancing their knowledge of the craft and business of nonfiction filmmaking. In this interview with filmfestivals.com Bruno Chatelin, shot in Palm Springs, between two panel sessions at AmDocs, Tom White accepted to share ...

Saturday, March 30, Palm Springs, 2300 E. Baristo Road, Palm Springs Cultural Center (CAMELOT THEATRES) ​ 11:00 am  (PROGRAM 5) Children Of The Soil, INDIA, 4min. / Hearts Of Glass, USA, 68min. Location: Palm Springs Cultural Center (Camelot Theatres) Details: Super inspiring alternatives to sustainable farming. ​ 11:30 am  (PROGRAM 6) Is the Dinosaur-Apocalypse Story Wrong?, USA, 3min. / Gods From Space, USA, 5min. / Child Of The Earth, SWITZERLAND, 12m...

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The Faces of #AmDocs2019. Filmmakers and special guests. And in certain instances, the subjects of some of the 200+ amazing #documentary #films in this year's lineup. The 8th Annual American Documentary Film Festival is set to begin this Friday in #PalmSprings Filmfestivals.com is happy to cover. ​ Geoff Callan is an award winning director, producer, and accomplished actor with over 25 years of experience in film, television, advertising, and New Media. ​ ​ ​As Senior Ma...