Rooftop Films returns Friday, May 13th on the roof of the New Design High School in the Lower East Side, Manhattan, New York City, and continue with screenings throughout the city every weekend through August 20.
Film Festivals
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2011 RiverRun International Film Festival Hands Out 22 Awards
BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE: BAL (Honey) Prior to the screening of the Festival’s closing night film, Potiche, the RiverRun International Film Festival honored its 2011 Jury and Audience Award winners by handing out 22 awards to outstanding features and shorts.
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USA Film Festival Announces 2011 Schedule
John Gray’s White Irish Drinkers The USA Film Festival announces the full schedule of events for the 41st Annual USA Film Festival, April 27 – May 1, 2011 at the Angelika Film Center Dallas, Texas.
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Gus Van Sant’s film ‘Restless’ to open Un Certain Regard, section of the 2011 Cannes Film Festival
The film Restless by Gus Van Sant will open Un Certain Regard, section of the 2011 Cannes Film Festival on May 12.
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KICK-OFF to kick off the 13th Annual Miami Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
KICK-OFF The 13th Annual Miami Gay & Lesbian Film Festival (MGLFF) returns to Miami-Dade County, Florida beginning April 21-May 1, 2011. The festival will feature more than 50 feature and short films from 15 countries with multiple screenings at the Colony Theater, Regal Cinemas South Beach, and Coral Gables Art Cinema.
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Fallbrook Film Festival Announces 2011 Winners; Colin Heart Kay wins Best Film
Best Narrative Feature: Colin Heart Kay The 2011 Fallbrook Film Festival had 68 films in competition; four were nominated for best of show in each category; and the following films were announced as award winners at the festival’s Gala at the Pala Casino Spa and Resort on Sunday.
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New York Indian Film Festival (NYIFF) Announces its Line-up of 25 Films
The Bengali Detective The 11th Annual New York Indian Film Festival (NYIFF) which will take place from May 4 to May 8 in Manhattan, announced its complete line-up of 25 feature films.
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11th Annual Beverly Hills Film Festival Award Winners; “The Bad Penny” Wins Golden Palm Award”
The Bad Penny “The Bad Penny,” a feature-length drama directed by Todd Bellanca, starring Tom Arnold and Bai Ling, received the Golden Palm Award at the 11th Annual International Beverly Hills Film Festival (BHFF) closing Gala Awards ceremony. The Audience Choice Award for Best Feature Film went to “The Chicago 8,” from writer/director Pinchas Perry, starring Danny Masterson, Gary Cole and Orlando Jones. The Jury Award for Best Feature Film went to “Polish Bar” from director Ben Berkowitz. “Polish Bar” star Judd Hirsch also won the prize for Best Actor. “Espera un Milagro,” a documentary from Spanish director Gemma Ventura also won two prizes for Best Director and Best Foreign Film.
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2011 DALLAS International Film Festival Announces Award Winners; JESS + MOSS Wins Best Film
Clay Jeter’s JESS + MOSS was announced as the winner of the $25,000 cash prize for the Target Filmmaker Award for Best Narrative Feature and Anne Buford‘s ELEVATE received the $25,000 cash prize for the Target Filmmaker Award for Best Documentary Feature at the 2011 DALLAS International Film Festival. On receiving her award, Buford declared that the $25,000 would be donated back to the SEEDS ACADEMY, the one-of-a-kind boarding school in Senegal for basketball players.
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13th Wisconsin Film Festival | Argentinian film, Anita voted Best Film
Anita The 13th Wisconsin Film Festival wrapped five days of screening 211 movies, presenting more than 120 filmmakers and special guests at the nine downtown Madison and campus theaters that opened their doors to 35,858 audience members.
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54th San Francisco International Film Festival Honors Oliver Stone with Founder’s Directing Award
Oliver Stone, recipient of the Founder’s Directing Award at the 54th San Francisco International Film Festival, April 21 – May 5, 2011. Oscar winning director Oliver Stone will receive the Founder’s Directing Award at the 54th San Francisco International Film Festival scheduled to run April 21 – May 5, 2011. The Founder’s Directing Award is presented each year to a master of world cinema and is given in memory of Irving M. Levin, visionary founder of the San Francisco International Film Festival in 1957.
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Cannes Film Festival Unveils 2011 Poster Featuring Sexy Faye Dunaway 1970
The official poster of the 64th Cannes Film Festival was unveiled and it features a photo of Faye Dunaway taken by Jerry Schatzberg in 1970. Jerry Schatzberg is a filmmaker from New York who won the Palme d’Or in 1973 for Scarecrow.