Actress Meg Ryan was honored with the Taormina Arte Award Lancia at the 2013 Taormina Film Festival in Italy.
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Actress Marisa Tomei Honored at 2013 Taormina Film Festival
Actress Marisa Tomei attended the 2013 Taormina Film Festival in Italy where she was honored with the Taormina City Prize.
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“HAVING YOU,” and “HOW TO FOLLOW STRANGERS” Awarded Top Honors at 2013 Lower East Side Film Festival
HAVING YOU“HAVING YOU,” and “HOW TO FOLLOW STRANGERS” were awarded top honors at the 2013 Lower East Side Film Festival (L.E.S* Film Festiva), which ran June 13 – 23 in New York City.
Prix D’or Winner, “HOW TO FOLLOW STRANGERS” is directed by Chioke Nassor and stars Broad City’s Ilana Glazer. There is a true story of a woman who died in her apartment and it took people a year to find her body decomposing in a crisp Chanel suit. A young man becomes obsessed with this urban tragedy and disappears, wondering if anyone will notice. A young woman who shares his commuting schedule DOES notice…
Best Feature Winner, HAVING YOU, is directed by Sam Hoare and stars Golden Globe Nominated Anna Friel, Golden Globe and BAFTA Nominee Romola Garai, and BAFTA Nominee Phil Davis. Jack has finally managed to propose to his infertile girlfriend when his life is turned upside down by the arrival of an old one-night stand that introduces him to his seven year old son.
The Full List of Winners are:
PRIX D’OR – Best of Fest – How To Follow Strangers. Dir. By Chioke Nassor
BEST FEATURE – Having You. Dir. By Sam Hoare
AUDIENCE AWARD – i hate myself 🙂 Dir. By Joanna Arnow
BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT – The Caretaker. Dir. Lauren Lillie
BEST DOC SHORT – Wright’s Law. Dir. By Zack Conkle
BEST ANIMATION – Fear of Flying. Dir. By Conor Finnegan
L.E.S* NEIGHBORHOOD AWARD – The Birdman. Dir. By Jessie Auritt.
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FULL CIRCLE, THE TALE OF AN PHUC HOUSE and SPENCER Among Winning Films at 2013 New York City International Film Festival
FULL CIRCLE won the Award for Best New York Feature Film at New York International Film FestivalThe Vietnamese documentary film “THE TALE OF AN PHUC HOUSE” directed by Ivan Tankushev won the Award for Best feature Documentary Film at the 2013 New York City International Film Festival (NYCIFF). “THE TALE OF AN PHUC HOUSE” follows the everyday lives of twenty disabled children – third generation victims of the Agent Orange warfare that occurred during the Vietnam War ( 1963-1973). JIHAD IN AMERICA: THE GRAND DECEPTION, a 70-minute documentary film exploring the Muslim Brotherhood in America, and directed by Investigative Project on Terrorism Executive Director Steven Emerson won an honorary award.
FULL CIRCLE won the Award for Best New York Feature Film, SPENCER won the Award for Best U.S.A. Feature Film and the South African film, LITTLE ONE won the Award for Best International Feature Film. FULL CIRCLE directed by Olli Koivula and Solvan Naim is about a young pizza delivery boy, Anthoni, who faces a life-changing crisis when his curiosity pulls him away from his delivery order into an adjacent apartment’s open door. SPENCER, written by, starring, and directed by Geoff Lerer, follows the travails of Spencer Berg, an aspiring filmmaker trying to make his first movie in Brooklyn. LITTLE ONE directed by Darrell Roodt and South Africa’s entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar at the 85th Academy Awards, is the story about a six-year-old girl found left for dead outside a township in Johannesburg.
The complete list of awards.
Feature Film Awards
Best Feature Documentary Film
THE TALE OF AN PHUC HOUSE
Vietnam/CanadaBest U.S.A. Documentary In A Political Subject
An Honorary Award
JIHAD IN AMERICA: THE GRAND DECEPTION
U.S.A.Most Imaginative Documentary
An Honorary Award
THE GUN, THE CAKE AND THE BUTTERFLY
United KingdomBest Cinematography
ARTURO DE LAROSA FOR APASIONADO PANCHO VILLA
MexicoBest Original Story
LA VENTA DEL PARAISO
SpainBest Supporting Actress
An Honorary Award
Mathilde Norholt For 4REALITY
DenmarkHonorary Award For Best Actress In A Comedy
An Honorary Award
Margaret Keane Williams For WET BEHIND THE EARS
U.S.A.Best Actress In A Leading Role
Lindiwe Ndlovu For LITTLE ONE
South AfricaBest Supporting Actor
An Honorary Award
Omar Franco Morejon For PABLO
CubaBest Actor In A Leading Role
Jagath Chamila For SAM’S STORY
Sri LankaBest Director
Yosmani Acosta Martinez For PABLO
CubaBest New York Feature Film
FULL CIRCLEBest U.S.A. Feature Film
SPENCER
New YorkBest International Feature Film
LITTLE ONE
South AfricaShort Film Awards
Best Animated Short Film
SHELVED
New ZealandBest Documentary Short Film
BETWEEN TWO MOMS
IsraelBest Student Short Film
LUCY
U.S.A.Best Comedy In A Short Film
ON THE NATURE OF HOTNESS
U.S.A.Best Drama In A Short Film
ADAM
Indonesia-Israel-UsaBest Director In A Short Film
Marina Santana For LA FORTUNA EN UN DIA DE SOL Y LLUVIA
MexicoMost Original Storyline
Thomas Tristonho
BrazilBest Actress In A Leading Role
Daniella Rincon For EL SILENCIO ED VERONICA
PerúBest Actor In A Leading Role
Francesco Sarmiento For BODYPIECES
ItalyBest Narrative Short Film
RETROVISOR
Spain
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TaorminaFilmFest Pays Tribute to James Gandolfini
TaorminaFilmFest released a statement today on behalf of actor James Gandolfini, who died of a heart attack yesteday in Italy. Gandolfini was in Italy to attend the 59th TaorminaFilmFest. In a statement on it’s website, the festival said that Gandolfini had been confirmed to attend the TaorminaFilmFest on June 22 to preside over a TaoClass that the festival dedicated to what it calls “the great interpreters of film and television” and to receive the Taormina City Prize.
Mario Sesti editorial director of Taormina FilmFest and Tiziana Rocca general manager said they had spoken to the actor just a few hours before his death, and that he was very happy to receive the award and visit Italy. “He was the American actor that better than anyone else has been able to interpret the Italian-American with his personality full of contrasts, ambition, pain, humor. He was the face representative of the golden age of television, but also an actor of memorable cinema. We are organizing in this time a tribute that the Taormina FilmFest will dedicate to his career and talent.”
The TaorminaFilmFest continues through Saturday, June 22, 2013 in Taormina, Italy.
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ONLY GOD FORGIVES Starring Ryan Gosling Wins Sydney Film Prize at Sydney Film Festival
ONLY GOD FORGIVESONLY GOD FORGIVES, directed by Nicolas Winding Refn won the Sydney Film Festival‘s prestigious Sydney Film Prize. Starring Ryan Gosling, Kristin Scott Thomas and Vithaya Pansringarm, ONLY GOD FORGIVES is described as a brutal and stylish story of betrayal, rage and redemption set in the Thai underworld. This is the second time Danish director Nicolas Winding Refn has won the Sydney Prize, previously winning it in 2009 with the British prison thriller Bronson.
“I am very honoured and extremely excited to have received this honorable award from a country that in my opinion has one of the great film histories of the world,” said Nicolas Winding Refn.
BUCKSKIN directed by Dylan McDonaldThe FOXTEL Australian Documentary Prize was awarded to BUCKSKIN, directed by Dylan McDonald. The film documents the work of Adelaide resident Jack Buckskin, who is on a mission to renew a once-extinct language and to inspire a new generation to connect with the land and culture of his ancestors.
The Foxtel jury also gave a special mention to MISS NIKKI AND THE TIGER GIRLS, directed by Juliet Lamont, and highly commended Steven McGregor’s BIG NAME NO BLANKET.
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Documentary “THE TALE OF AN PHUC HOUSE” About Vietnamese Victims of Vietnam War Agent Orange to World Premiere at NYIFF
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THE TALE OF AN PHUC HOUSE[/caption]The documentary film “THE TALE OF AN PHUC HOUSE” which follows the everyday lives of twenty disabled children – third generation victims of the Agent Orange warfare that occurred during the Vietnam War ( 1963-1973), has its World Premiere at the 2013 New York City International Film Festival (NYCIFF) where it is nominated for NYCIFF’s Best Feature Documentary Film.
Directed by Ivan Tankushev, known for his work in animation on shows such as Arthur and Family Guy, the film is described as an objective video tale about the simple life of twenty exceptional young adults – living in a small house near Saigon. In the past six years under the supervision of their adopted father, those children, surviving and living with dignity and pride – an amazing example for anyone with similar physical conditions.
Mr. Quang -“The Father”, founded “An Phuc” in 2006 with the intention to create jobs and find a roof tor those physically disabled boys and girls – most of whom are a third generation Vietnamese , claimed or awaiting to be recognize as Agent Orange victims. Not an easy task to certified those children with such an official Governmental recognition; nor small financial, mental and physical responsibility to take care of them. Nevertheless, in the past six years Mr.Quang is doing just that. He not only dedicates his everyday life to those disables young adults but helps them to become self-respected, financially independent and better human beings.
http://youtu.be/IYWPZIr5uvc
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Outfest Los Angeles LGBT Film Festival Unveils 2013 Lineup of Films
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REACHING FOR THE MOON[/caption]The 31st Outfest Los Angeles LGBT Film Festival, to be held July 11 to 21, 2013, announced the complete film lineup for this years festival, including Kyle Patrick Alvarez’s “C.O.G.,” as Opening Night film and Darren Stein’s comedy “G.B.F.,” as closing night film.
In addition to opening and closing night, other gala screenings include: “Pit Stop” (U.S. Dramatic Centerpiece), Yen Tan’s quietly powerful Sundance darling, in which the Outfest alum provides an evocative glimpse into the lives of two Southern gay men; veteran Brazilian filmmaker Bruno Barreto returns with “Reaching for the Moon” (International Dramatic Centerpiece), a steamy tale of an unlikely romance between two extraordinary lesbian artists, set against the backdrop of political upheaval and a clash of cultures; ”God Loves Uganda” (Documentary Centerpiece), in which Academy Award–winner Roger Ross Williams provides powerful insight into the ignorance (cloaked in religion) exported by the United States to the rest of the world; and Pratibha Parmar‘s “Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth” (Fusion Centerpiece), a compelling and inspirational documentary about Alice Walker’s extraordinary journey from sharecropper’s daughter to activist, journalist, poet and Pulitzer Prize–winning novelist of The Color Purple.
Other films in this year’s festival include Travis Mathews and James Franco’s “Interior. Leather Bar.”, a provocative re-imagining of the lost 40 minutes of “Cruising”; the James Franco-produced documentary “Kink,” in which director Christina Voros takes us into the painful but oh-so-pleasurable world of five San Francisco–based BDSM workers; Linda Bloodworth Thomason’s award-winning “Bridegroom,” a powerful and poignant feature about love, loss and the courage of one young man to stand up for same-sex equality; Jeffrey Schwarz’s “I Am Divine,” a documentary about the legendary drag performer Divine; “The Battle of amFAR,” a triumphant short film by Outfest Achievement Award winners Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman, which focuses on the landmark AIDS advocacy group; and world premieres of “Igloo,” the feature film directorial debut by Chilean actor Diego Ruiz, and Del Shores’ hilarious and heartbreaking screen adaptation of his hit play “Southern Baptist Sissies”.
OUTFEST LOS ANGLES 2013 LINE-UP
GALA FILMS
C.O.G. – OPENING NIGHT GALA
Dir/Scr: Kyle Patrick Alvarez, 2013, USA, 88 min.PIT STOP – US DRAMATIC CENTERPIECE
Dir: Yen Tan, Scr: Yen Tan, David Lowery, 2013, USA, 80 min.REACHING FOR THE MOON – INTERNATIONAL CENTERPIECE
Dir: Bruno Barreto, Scr: Carolina Kotscho, Julie Sayres, Matthew Chapman, 2013, Brazil, subtitled, 116 min.GOD LOVES UGANDA- DOCUMENTARY CENTERPIECE
Dir: Roger Ross Williams, 2013, USA, subtitled, 83 min.ALICE WALKER: BEAUTY IN TRUTH – FUSION CENTERPIECE
Dir/Scr: Pratibha Parmar, 2013, UK/USA, 82 min.G.B.F. – CLOSING NIGHT GALA
Dir: Darren Stein, Scr: George Northy, 2013, USA, 98 min.U.S. DRAMATIC FEATURES
ASS BACKWARDS
Dir: Chris Nelson, Scr: June Diane Raphael, Casey Wilson, 2013, USA, 83 min.BIG GAY LOVE
Dir/Scr: Ringo Le, 2013, USA, 85 min.BREAKING THE GIRLS
Dir: Jamie Babbit, Scr: Mark Distefano, Guinevere Turner, 2012, USA, 98 min.BRUNO & EARLENE GO TO VEGAS
Dir/Scr: Simon Savory, 2013, USA/UK, 97 min.CONCUSSION
Dir/Scr: Stacie Passon, 2012, USA, 97 min.GEOGRAPHY CLUB
Dir: Gary Entin, Scr: Edmund Entin, 2012, USA, 83 min.THE GO DOC PROJECT
Dir/Scr: Cory Krueckeberg, 2013, USA, 91 min.THE HAPPY SAD
Dir: Rodney Evans, Scr: Ken Urban, 2013, USA, 126 min.HOT GUYS WITH GUNS
Dir/Scr: Doug Spearman, 2013, USA, 110 min.IN BLOOM
Dir/Scr: Chris Michael Birkmeier, 2013, USA, 87 min.LAST SUMMER
Dir/Scr: Mark Thiedeman, 2013, USA, 73 min.THE MOST FUN I’VE EVER HAD WITH MY PANTS ON
Dir/Scr: Drew Denny, 2012, USA, 95 min.SOUTHERN BAPTIST SISSIES
Dir/Scr: Del Shores, 2013, USA, 135 min.TEST
Dir/Scr: Chris Mason Johnson, 2013, USA, 90 min.VALENCIA
Dir: Hilary Goldberg, Silas Howard, Cheryl Dunye, Aubree Bernier-Clarke, Lares Feliciano, Dia Felix, Alexa Inkeles, Jerry Lee, Peter Anthony, Sharon Barnes, Cary Cronenwett, Bug Davidson, Samuael Topiary, Olivia Parriott, Jill Soloway, Courtney Trouble, Michelle Lawler, Sara St. Martin Lynne, Chris Vargas, Greg Youmans, 2012, USA, 106 min.WHO’S AFRAID OF VAGINA WOLF?
Dir: Anna Margarita Albelo, Scr: Anna Margarita Albelo, Michael Urban, 2013, USA, 83 min.INTERNATIONAL DRAMATIC FEATURES
ANIMALS
Dir: Marçal Forés, Scr: Marçal Forés, Enric Pardo, Aintza Serra, 2013, Spain, subtitled, 91 min.BEYOND THE WALLS
Dir/Scr: David Lambert, 2012, Belgium, subtitled, 98 min.BWAKAW
Dir/Scr: Jun Robles Lana, 2012, Philippines, subtitled, 110 min.EVERYBODY’S GOT SOMEBODY…NOT ME
Dir/Scr: Raúl Fuentes, 2012, Mexico, subtitled, 95 min.FREE FALL
Dir: Stephan Lacant, Scr: Stephan Lacant, Karsten Dahlem, 2013, Germany, subtitled, 100 min.IGLOO
Dir: Diego Ruiz, Scr: Diego Ruiz, Shawn Garry, 2013, Chile, subtitled, 86 min.IN THE NAME OF…
Dir: Malgoska Szumowska, Scr: Malgoska Szumowska, Michal Englert, 2013, Poland, subtitled, 102 min.IT’S ALL SO QUIET
Dir/Scr: Nanouk Leopold, 2013, Germany/ Netherlands, subtitled, 93 min.THE LAST MATCH
Dir: Antonio Hens, Scr: Abel González Melo, Antonio Hens, 2012, Cuba, subtitled, 94 min.LOVE ME NOT
Dir: Gilitte Leung, Scr: Gilitte Leung, Hedy Yau, 2012, China, subtitled, 92 min.OUT IN THE DARK
Dir: Michael Mayer, Scr: Michael Mayer, Yael Shafrir, 2012, Israel/Palestine/USA, subtitled, 96 min.SOONGAVA: DANCE OF THE ORCHIDS
Dir/Scr: Subarna Thapa, 2012, Nepal/France, subtitled, 85 min.SUDDENLY, LAST SUMMER / GOING SOUTH
SUDDENLY, LAST SUMMER Dir: Leesong Hee-il, 2012, South Korea, subtitled, 37 min.
GOING SOUTH Dir: Leesong Hee-il, 2012, South Korea, subtitled, 45 min.TO HEAVEN
Dir: Diego Prado, Scr: María Eugenia Cortajerena, 2012, Argentina, subtitled, 82 min.DOCUMENTARY FEATURES
AFTER TILLER
Dir: Martha Shane, Lana Wilson, Scr: Greg O’Toole, Martha Shane, Lana Wilson, 2012, USA, 87 min.BAYOU MAHARAJAH: THE TRAGIC GENIUS OF JAMES BOOKER
Dir: Lily Keber, 2013, USA, 93 min.BEFORE YOU KNOW IT
Dir: PJ Raval, 2013, USA, 110 min..BIG JOY: THE ADVENTURES OF JAMES BROUGHTON
Dir: Eric Slade, Stephen Silha, Dawn Logsdon, 2012, USA, 83 min.BORN THIS WAY
Dir: Shaun Kadlec and Deb Tullman, 2013, USA, subtitled, 82 min.BRIDEGROOM
Dir: Linda Bloodworth Thomason, 2013, USA, 80 min.CONTINENTAL
Dir: Malcolm Ingram, 2012, USA/Canada, 95 min.DEEPSOUTH
Dir: Lisa Biagiotti, 2012, USA, 72 min.GORE VIDAL: THE UNITED STATES OF AMNESIA
Dir/Scr: Nicholas Wrathall, 2013, USA, 89 min.I AM DIVINE
Dir: Jeffrey Schwarz, 2013, USA, 86 min.IAN HARVIE SUPERHERO
Dir: Liam Sullivan, Scr: Ian Harvie, 2013, USA, 71 min.KINK
Dir: Christina Voros, Scr: Christina Voros, Ian Olds, 2012, USA, 79 min.LESBIANA: A PARALLEL REVOLUTION
Dir/Scr: Myriam Fougère, 2012, Canada, 63 min.MAMA RAINBOW
Dir: Fan Popo, 2012, China, subtitled, 80 min.THE OTHER SHORE
Dir: Timothy Wheeler, 2013, USA, 96 min.TRANSVISIBLE: THE BAMBY SALCEDO STORY
Dir: Dante Alencastre, 2013, USA, subtitled, 60 min.TWO: THE STORY OF ROMAN & NYRO
Dir: Heather Winters, Scr: Curtis Shaw Child, Heather Winters, Desmond Child, 2013, USA, 71 min.PLATINUM SECTION
PLATINUM SHOWCASE
HARD Dir: Vanessa Roveto, 6 min.
PASSIONS OF ST. AQUEDUCT Dir: Tony Stinkmetal, 2 min.
SHE GONE ROGUE Dir: Zackary Drucker, Rhys Ernst, 22 min.
THE BASKET Dir: Narcissister, Josef Kraska, 5 min.
THE ASSUMPTION Dir: Navid Sinaki, 6 min.
INVISIBLE Dir: Brian Bress, 6 min.
SHAPING UP Dir: William E. Jones, 2 min.
FOR FLO Dir:Cary Cronenwett, 11 min.
SHELLEY WINTERS Dir: Luther Price, 11 min.
OUT OF THE STRONG COME FORTH WITH A SWEETNESS WEAKNESS Dir: Jonesy, 15 min.
SAN DIEGO SURF
Dir: Andy Warhol, 1968/1996, USA, 90 min.TOUCH
Dir/Scr: Shelly Silver, 2013, USA, subtitled, 68 min.CRIMINAL QUEERS
Dir: Chris E. Vargas, Eric A. Stanley, 2013, USA, 70 min.THE TRANSPARENT TRAP: A POWER POINTLESS PRESENTATION BY DYNASTY HANDBAG
Dir: Ben Walters, Gavin Butt, 2012, UK, 118 min.LAST DANCE: QUEER TAKES ON THE END OF DAYS
HEALING Dir: Stephanie Barber, 12 min. IPSE DIXIT Dir: Harry Dodge, 4 min.
A DAY FOR CAKE AND ACCIDENTS Dir: Steve Reinke, Jessie Mott, 4 min.
LAST MEN Dir: Adam Shecter, 6 min.
IF THERE BE THORNS Dir: Michael Robinson, 13 min.
INSIDE VELVET K Dir: Luther Price, 10 min.
TABLEAU Dir: Nao Bustamante, 18 min.
EARTHSHIP 2013 Dir: A.K. Burns, 8 min.
ELATION 4 Performer: Colin Self, 25 min.
TURNING
Dir: Charles Atlas, 2012, Denmark/USA, 76 min.INTERIOR. LEATHER BAR.
Dir: Travis Mathews, James Franco, Scr: Travis Mathews, 2012, USA, 60 min.PLEADING IN THE BLOOD: THE ART OF RON ATHEY
PANELS & SPECIAL EVENTS
THE 15th ANNUAL HOME VIDEO GONG SHOW
B. RUBY RICH PRESENTS THE WITNESSES
Dir: André Téchiné, Scr: André Téchiné, Laurent Guyot, Viviane Zingg, 2007, France, subtitled, 112 min.THE BATTLE OF AMFAR
Dir. Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman, 2013, USA, 40 min.PITCH PERFECT: THE SING-ALONG
Dir: Jason Moore, Scr: Kay Cannon, 2012, USA, 112 min.TEACH YOUR CHILDREN WELL
Dir. Gary Takesian, 2010, USA, 40 min.SECOND SHOT
Dir: Annie Price, Scr: Dara Nai, Nancylee Myatt, Claudia Cogan, 2013, USA, 70 min.KEEP THE PROMISE: THE GLOBAL FIGHT AGAINST AIDS
Dir. Marc Smolowitz, Jorg Fockele, 2013, USA, 44 min.
via OUTFEST
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L.E.S* Film Festival to Kick off First Weekend With Block Party & Drive In
The L.E.S* Film Festival is partnering with ZipCar to kick off its first festival weekend with a FREE old fashioned Block Party & Drive-In. Food, film and surprise performances. The 3rd annual L.E.S* Film Festival will run June 13th – 23rd, 2013.
The schedule of events:
June 13th – Opening Night – How To Follow Strangers dir. by Chioke Nassor feat. Ilana Glazer
June 14th – Sneak Peek Night – Joanna Arnow’s documentary i hate myself 🙂
June 15th – Mind F*ck Night- A series of shorts that will definitely F*CK with your mind.
June 16th – Zipcar Presents L.E.S* Drive-In – FREE with music by DJ’s AndrewAndrew, food, and live performances, 6pm – 9pm. Parking Lot at 88 Ludlow St (and Broome). ZipCars reserved exclusively for ZipCar members. To book a car email:nycmarketing@zipcar.com or tweet at @ZipcarNYC
June 17th – Animation Night and WGA East Chat: Writing the Real
June 18th – Shorts Showcase Sponsored by The Low Down and IFP Presents: Digital Distribution Panel
June 19th – Twisted Love and Doc Night Sponsored by VIMEO
June 20th – Gay Night Sponsored by LOGOTV
June 21st – Award Ceremony & Having You
June 22nd – Special Screening – History of Future Folk
June 23rd – Best of Fest
VENUES
Films will be shown at Sunshine Cinemas, Anthology Film Archive, The Crosby St. Hotel and downtown spaces Casa Mezcal and Katra Lounge.
JUDGES
Sundance Winning writer and director Rebecca Miller, SAG Award winner and comedian Judah Friedlander, Academy Award Nominees Dan Janvey (“Beasts Of The Southern Wild”), Travis Knight (“ParaNorman”), David France (“How To Survive A Plague”), producers Lars Knudsen and Jay VanHoy, (“Beginners”), Emmy Winner Jerry Kupfer (“30 Rock”), Bladimiar Norman of The Weinstein Company, Jason Janego of TWC Radius, documentary filmmaker Mark Becker, cinematographer Clyde E. Bryan and DJ’s AndrewAndrew.
L.E.S* CHATS
FREE!
June 17th: WGA at WGA East (250 Hudson St).
June 18th: IFP Presents :Digital Distribution Chat” moderated by Chris Rovzar of Vanity Fair. Panelists from A24, Filmbuff, Starz and VHX, 6pm at Casa Mezcal’s Obra Negra (80 Orchard St).
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Sprout Film Festival to Show Films Featuring People with Developmental Disabilities in NYC May 31 to June 2, 2013
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City[/caption]The 11th Annual Sprout Film Festival, showcasing over 50 films featuring people with developmental disabilities, will take place this Friday May 31st to Sunday June 2nd, 2013, at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.
At the festival, Sprout will also unveil their new and improved film distribution catalog, SPROUTFLIX, the only distributor of films specifically and exclusively related to the field of intellectual and developmental disabilities, and offers streams, downloads, DVDs and playlists to be purchased and licensed for institutional use.
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2013 Cucalorus Film Festival is Seeking Filmmaker Submissions
The Cucalorus Film Festival in historic Wilmington, North Carolina, is looking for submissions from filmmakers for the upcoming 19th edition of the festival to held November 13-17, 2013. Cucalorus, describes itself as a free-spirited and multidisciplinary showcaseand screens an collection of independent and international films with special programs on social justice, emerging artists, shorts, works-in-progress, dance, music videos, North Carolina, and international cinema.
In addition to films, the festival supports innovation through programs like Dance-a-lorus, a live performance featuring collaborations between choreographers and filmmakers; and Visual/Sound/Walls, an experimental venue crammed full of music videos, surf movies and installations. The festival showcases a strong schedule of socially aware and politically challenging films, which engage audiences on contemporary issues.
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Country Singer Lyle Lovett to be Honored at 2013 Lone Star Film Festival
Country singer-songwriter Lyle Lovett will be honored with the Stephen Bruton Award at the 2013 Lone Star Film Festival (LSFF). The Lone Star Film Festival in Sundance Square which has been ranked in the top 25 of MovieMaker Magazine’s coveted annual list “TOP 50 FILM FESTIVALS WORTH THE ENTRY FEE” will take place November 6-10, 2013, in Fort Worth, Texas.
The Stephen Bruton Award celebrates musicians who demonstrate a proficiency in film. Lovett will accept the award for his musical contribution to 30 films throughout his career as well as his appearance as an actor in eight, including Tim McCanlies’ Christmas story ANGELS SING, which premiered at this year’s SXSW Film Festival.
Stephen Bruton was a well-respected guitar player from Fort Worth who performed for many years with Kris Kristofferson. Bruton and childhood friend T Bone Burnett collaborated on the sound track for the movie CRAZY HEART. Bruton died at age 60 of cancer in T Bone’s Los Angeles home in 2009 just after the sound track was completed. Past recipients of the Stephen Bruton Award include Kris Kristofferson, T Bone Burnett, Willie Nelson, and Billy Joe Shaver.