NEIGHBORING SCENES: NEW LATIN AMERICAN CINEMA Now in its fourth year, Neighboring Scenes is the Film Society’s showcase of contemporary Latin American cinema. Highlighting impressive recent productions from across the region, this selective slate of premieres exhibits the breadth of styles, techniques, and approaches employed
This week in New York, catch up with masters of Latin American cinema at two of the city’s most iconic arthouse and independent film theaters. As part of their ‘Trilogies Festival,’ Film Forum will be screening back-to-back, and twice through, three of Lucrecia Martel’s most iconic films: La Ciénaga (2001), hailed as
Join the upcoming screening of Latinx Artist Collective first short film, SABOR DE SAUDADE The film will be screened on Thursday May 16th, 7:00pm at Tisch School of the Arts, 3rd Floor Studio Theatre. Latinx Artist Collective is a new media organization founded in
The 2019 Student Academy Awards competition will launch on March 25th. The deadline for submitting a film is June 1, 2019. STUDENT ACADEMY AWARDS MISSION The Student Academy Awards (SAA) recognizes and honors student filmmakers who demonstrate excellence in the creation of motion pictures. By
MARGARET MEAD FILM FESTIVAL Submissions Deadline is May 1 The 43rd Annual Margaret Mead Film Festival, the preeminent international showcase for contemporary cultural storytelling, will screen an outstanding lineup of international documentaries this fall, running October 17–20, 2019. Each year, the festival presents remarkable films and
Film April 17 6:00PM-8:00PM Daughters of Mother Earth Present: Warrior Women (2018), a Pre-Symposium Film Screening The Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (NYU CLACS) and the NYU Center for Media, Culture and History present Warrior Women (2018), as part of Daughters of Mother Earth: A Symposium
AMC Networks CEO Josh Sapan bought the Village Cinema in Greenport, N.Y., in 2004. “I would not call it a lucrative business,” he says of his 632-seat, four-theater venue — now called the Greenport Theater — which offers movies all week long during the summer tourist season in
Katra Film Series Proudly Presents the Brooklyn Premiere of “The Infamous Future” documentary at the Alamo Drafthouse Theater this Wednesday, March 27th. The special presentation highlights the untold story of New York City’s Eagle Academy and its mission to educate and empower leaders in the
The Best Indie Films in NYC May 5 – 12: New York! The 2019 NYC Independent Film Festival will present over 275 awesome indie films! And we have some typical New York films for you. Films that deal on subjects from this city that could
Entries are now open for Show Me Shorts 2019. This is the 14th edition of Aotearoa New Zealand’s leading international short film festival. A traveling festival that reaches 28 venues nationwide, from Kaitaia to Stewart Island, and even a special screening in Antarctica! Show Me
The Best Indie Films in NYC May 5 – 12: TV Pilots! The 2019 NYC Independent Film Festival will present over 275 awesome indie films! The lineup includes six awesome tv pilots! TV pilots set the tone of a show, and these selections definitely leave us
The Best Indie Films in NYC May 5 – 12: Animation! The 2019 NYC Independent Film Festival will present over 275 awesome indie films! The lineup includes 23 animated films! Animated films have the ability to stretch our imagination and speak to complex emotions in a
JOIN US FOR THE 26TH ANNUAL AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL! OCTOBER 24 – 31, 2019 The best thing a writer can do to become a better writer is to read, watch, listen to and embrace other genres of storytelling, ones that are different from his or her
About the Dalit Film and Cultural Festival (DALIFF): With the emergence of caste centric films in the mainstream Indian (also, in Nepal) film industry in recent years and its notable success has dawned upon the nu-genre of film making—the Dalit Cinema. Dalit Cinema is a
The 8th Annual WINTER FILM AWARDS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL kicks off on THURSDAY FEBRUARY 14th! The Festival runs February 14-23 in New York City. Ten jam-packed days filled with awesome film screenings, cool discussion panels, career-building workshops and super-fun parties. Check out our 89 outstanding films from 32 countries
Dalit Film and Cultural Festival (DALIFF). With the emergence of caste centric films in the mainstream Indian (also, in Nepal) film industry in recent years and its notable success has dawned upon the nu-genre of film making—the Dalit Cinema. Dalit Cinema is a newer technique
THE SENTENCE + Q&A With Director Rudy Valdez (Rudy Valdez, USA, 2018, 85 min. In English) — Winner, Best U.S. Latino Film A lyrical, intimate story documented over ten years, The Sentence explores the devastating consequences of mass incarceration and mandatory minimum drug sentencing. Filmmaker
There is a great opportunity for female filmmakers, producers and writers of African descent. The Call for Entries for the 18th Annual Women of African Descent Film Festival presented by The Brooklyn Chapter of The Links, in partnership with RestorationART and the Billie Holiday Theater
The 8th Annual WINTER FILM AWARDS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL is coming soon! The Festival runs February 14-23 in New York City with a jam-packed schedule of 89 fantastic films from 32 countries, seriously amazing discussion panels, cool networking events and super-fun parties. They have got something for everyone, with
The 2nd Annual NYWIFT Online Shorts Festival has arrived on Roku! Now through February 28th, Roku users can watch a wonderful selection of short projects by NYWIFT members on demand from the comfort of their own home on the “NYWIFT Shorts Festival” channel. The
CINEMA TROPICAL FESTIVAL February 1 – 3, 2019 Museum of the Moving Image Cinema Tropical and Museum of the Moving Image present the 2019 edition of the Cinema Tropical Festival, celebrating the year’s best Latin American and U.S. Latino films. Featuring the winners of the 9th annual Cinema
The New York Asian Film Foundation invites you to their New York Asian Film Festival’s 1st Winter Showcase! Feb 1st to the 3rd and 8th to the 10th, 2019 at the SVA Theatre. Take a look at the NYAFF 2018 Trailer here. & for more information about tickets
ATTEND SXSW Attending SXSW March 8-17, 2019 | Austin, TX Join us for 10 days of unparalleled discovery, learning, and networking with creatives across interactive, film, and music industries at the 2019 SXSW Conference & Festivals! 2019 SXSW Registration and Housing is now open. REGISTER
Associate Professor and Interim Director of Documentary Studies, Amir Husak; will be moderating the following panel at DOC NYC festival, at Cinepolis Chelsea, Sunday Nov 11: THE INVISIBLE CINEMATOGRAPHER PARADOX 3:30-4:30PM Cinematographer Rudy Valdez (The Sentence), Laela Kilbourn (This Is Home: A Refugee Story), Ryan Scafuro (Phantom Cowboys) and others discuss objectivity and subjectivity
KATRA FILM SERIES 2019 REGULAR DEADLINE The Final Regular Deadline of the year is here! Recently named one of the Top 100 and Gold Certified Film Festivals on Film Freeway, we are offering a Halloween Special like no other. To submit to the 2019 KATRA Regular Deadline,
Dear Filmmakers, This is the Last Call to International Film Festival for Spirituality, Religion, and Visionary in FilmFreeway. Juries of the Festival is wrapping up, and the Festival is giving a special waiver deadline and a 20% discount for all filmmakers to submit their inspiring films and documentaries through FilmFreeway. If
THE ELEVENTH RUSDOCFILMFEST-3W, ANNUAL RUSSIAN INDEPENDENT DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL IN NEW YORK will take place in Manhattan on October 19-21, 2018. In the last 10 years the festival has screened over 200 riveting documentaries created by filmmakers from across the USA and Eastern Europe. The
The Bushwick Film Festival has opened up a few screenings over the next several days, and you can use the promotional code BFFROCKS2k18 to redeem a ticket online here. If the code is invalid, the event has already sold out. Seaman and 207 10/11 at 5:30 PM
The Eleventh Annual RusDocFilmFest-3W will take place on October 19-21, 2018, at the DCTV Center (87 Lafayette St., Manhattan), and the School of Visual Arts (SVA; 136 W. 21st St., Manhattan). This year the festival will present documentaries whose productions were supported by the United