The 8th annual San Francisco Ocean Film Festival announced the six award recipients chosen from its lineup of more than 50 films. Awards include two new categories this year, for best short film as well as best conservation film.
Film Festivals
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2011 San Francisco Ocean Film Festival winners
Wildlife Film Winner: Sex under the Sea (Belgium), Etienne Verhaegen
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Whole Food Market Launches its Own Film Festival
Lunch Line Whole Foods Market is launching their own film festival. The retailer announced the debut of its nationwide “Whole Foods Market Do Something Reel” Film Festival. The festival will launch April 1, 2011, and travel to 70 cities across the U.S. in celebration of Earth Month.
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Dragonslayer + Natural Selection are top Winners at 2011 South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Festival
Grand Jury Winner: Natural Selection The Jury and Audience Award-winners of the 2011 South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Conference and Festival were announced last night at the Festival’s Awards Ceremony.
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2011 Full Frame Festival to Feature 66 NEW DOCS
Bobby Fischer Against the World The Full Frame Documentary Film Festival has just announced the 66 selections for the NEW DOCS program. The program consists of 43 feature films and 23 shorts from all over the world.
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2011 Tribeca Film Festival (TFF) announced its lineup of 60 short films
The 2011 Tribeca Film Festival (TFF), today announced its lineup of 60 short films, 22 of which are world premieres.
Also new this year, the recipient of the TFF Best Narrative Short award will qualify for consideration in the Short Films category of the annual Academy Awards®.
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Winners of 2011 One World International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival
Autmn Gold The 13th annual One World International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival Awards, will be presented on Thursday, March 17th in Prague’s Lucerna Cinema.
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10 Films for 2011 Full Frame Documentary Film Festival “One Foot in the Archives” Program
The Autobiography of Nicolae Ceausescu The Full Frame Documentary Film Festival scheduled for April 14-17, 2011, in Durham, North Carolina has announced the 10 selections for the 2011 Thematic Program, “One Foot in the Archives.” Archivist and filmmaker Rick Prelinger has curated a series of programs that showcase the role of archival material in the construction of documentaries.
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“Hamill,’ true story of Ultimate Fighting Championship gladiator Matt “The Hammer” Hamill wins at 2011 Miami Festival
The incredible true story of Ultimate Fighting Championship gladiator Matt “The Hammer” Hamill, by first-time feature film director Oren Kaplan, has won the 2011 Miami International Film Festival’s Audience Award.
The film, starring hearing-impaired actor Russell Harvard, whose credits include TV shows Fringe and CSI: NY and the Oscar-winning feature film There Will Be Blood, won accolades for breaking new ground in the cinematic treatment of the deaf and hearing-impaired while also depicting the physical and emotional tests Hamill faces to pursue his dreams.
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Sesame Street’s Elmo Documentary Leads All Star Film Lineup for 2011 DALLAS International Film Festival
BEING ELMO: A PUPPETEER’S JOURNEY The DALLAS International Film Festival revealed the full schedule of features and shorts that will be screened throughout the festival’s 11-day run (March 31- April 10, 2010); and also announced that Academy Award nominee Steve James will be the first documentary filmmaker in the festival’s history to receive the DALLAS Star Award.
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More Films Announced for 10th Tribeca Film Festival; Spotlight and Cinemania Sections and Special Screenings, Tribeca/ESPN Sports Film Festival Lineup
New York Says Thank You | New York firefighters and other disaster survivors join hands with the Boy Scouts of Little Sioux, Iowa to rectify a chapel in honor of the four boys Sam Josh Ben and Aaron killed in 2008 by an F3 tornado The Tribeca Film Festival (TFF), presented by American Express, announced its feature film selections in the Spotlight and Cinemania sections, as well as Special Screenings and the Tribeca/ESPN Sports Film Festival lineup. The 10th edition of the Festival will take place from April 20 to May 1, 2011, in lower Manhattan, New York.
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David Schwimmer’s ‘Trust’ + Complete Film Lineup for 2011 Bermuda International Film Festival
Opening Film – Barney’s Version Bermuda International Film Festival (BIFF) announced the full line-up and schedule for the 14th annual Bermuda International Film Festival taking place this month, March 18 – 24, 2011. This year’s event will centred in Hamilton, with screenings taking place at Speciality Cinema & Grill and Liberty Theatre.
