Ecologico International Film Festival in Nardo, Italy, Announces 2013 Dates, and Call for Filmmaker Submissions

Ecologico International Film Festival in Nardo, Italy, Announces 2013 Dates, and Call for Filmmaker Submissions

The Ecologico International Film Festival (EIFF) announced that the 6th Edition of the Festival will be held August 18 – August 24, 2013 in the beautiful Italian city of Nardò. EIFF also announced the call for submissions for short, medium and Long Length film entries. UPDATE: Deadline to submit films for the 6th Ecologico International Film Festival pushed back to May 20, 2013 Deadline to submit films for the 6th Ecologico International Film Festival is May 10, 2013.  

DVD: Independent Film "In the Family" to be Released on DVD on June 25

DVD: Independent Film “In the Family” to be Released on DVD on June 25

Joey (Patrick Wang), Chip (Sebastian Brodziak) and Cody (Trevor St. John)

In the Family, the directorial debut of Patrick Wang, will be released on DVD and Blu-ray on June 25, 2013. Starring Patrick Wang, along with Sebastian Banes andTrevor St. John, the independent film was reportedly rejected by 30 festivals before its premiere at the Hawaii International Film Festival and becoming the critics pick for many leading publications including the The New York Times andTime Out Chicago.

7th Annual Los Angeles Greek Film Announces 2013 Film Lineup, METEORA to Open and MITSIGAN-HARDSHIPS AND BEAUTIES to Close the Festival

7th Annual Los Angeles Greek Film Announces 2013 Film Lineup, METEORA to Open and MITSIGAN-HARDSHIPS AND BEAUTIES to Close the Festival

METEORA

The 7th Annual Los Angeles Greek Film Festival – LAGFF to run June 6-9, at the Writers Guild Theater, Beverly Hills announced its 2013 Program, including Opening Night film, Spiros Stathoulopoulos’ drama, METEORA, which debuted at this year’s Berlin Film Festival and Closing Night film, Kimon Tsakiris’ (SUGARTOWN) documentary, MITSIGAN – HARDSHIPS AND BEAUTIES.

Pharrell Williams Partners With Creative Growth Art Center to Launch Youtube Short Film Series

Pharrell Williams Partners With Creative Growth Art Center to Launch Youtube Short Film Series

Grammy Award winning singer/songwriter/producer Pharrell Williams is partnering with Creative Growth Art Center to launch “CREATIVE GROWTH,” a new series of short films introducing viewers to what they describe as the extraordinary geniuses of the center that provides a haven for adult artists with mental, physical, and developmental disabilities. The first look is available now on the i am OTHER YouTube channel.

New York City to Get New Documentary-Only Theater

New York City to Get New Documentary-Only Theater

New York City officials Kate Levin, Scott Stringer, Margaret Chin and Gale Brewer were joined by acclaimed filmmakers Michael Moore (Bowling For Columbine); Matthew O’Neill (China’s Unnatural Disaster, Redemption), and Morgan Spurlock (Super Size Me) at a ceremony to mark the groundbreaking of Downtown Community Television Center’s new documentary-only theater.  It is expected to open in early 2015.

"Anumati " "The Only Real Game" Among Winners of 2013 New York Indian Film Festival

“Anumati ” “The Only Real Game” Among Winners of 2013 New York Indian Film Festival

Closing Night presenters and filmmakers.

The New York Indian Film Festival (NYIFF) announced the winning films of the 2013 festival, which ran April 30 – May 4, with top honors awarded to Anumati directed by Gajendra Ahire, for Best Feature Film and the Best Documentary award went to The Only Real Game, directed by Mirra Bank.

Director Hansal Mehta took home the Best Director of a Feature Film award for his compelling film Shahid, which traces the true story of slain human rights activist lawyer Shahid Azmi. 

Below is the full list of winners as well as the presenters who honored the recipients with an award: 

RiverRun International Film Festival Announces 2013 Winning Films; "Remote Area Medical" Wins Best American Indie Award

RiverRun International Film Festival Announces 2013 Winning Films; “Remote Area Medical” Wins Best American Indie Award

Remote Area Medical

The RiverRun International Film Festival in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, held April 12–21, 2013, announced the jury and audience awards of the 2013 Festival.  Among the winning films, Altered States Audience Award for Best American Indie was presented to Remote Area Medical, directed by Jeff Reichert and Farihah Zaman. Remote Area Medical documents the program that provided free healthcare to nearly 2000 uninsured Americans on the infield of Bristol’s NASCAR Speedway in April 2012. 

"DRAGON GIRLS" "WHEN I WALK" Win Top Documentary Films Awards at 2013 Hot Docs

“DRAGON GIRLS” “WHEN I WALK” Win Top Documentary Films Awards at 2013 Hot Docs

 

DRAGON GIRLS directed by Inigo Westmeier took the big prize – the Best International Feature Documentary Award at the 2013 Canadian International Documentary Festval aka Hot Docs. Dragon Girls follows three young female students studying and living at the Shaolin Tagu Kung Fu school, home to over 20,000 students, far away from their homes and families. WHEN I WALK directed by Jason DaSilva received the Best Canadian Feature Documentary Award. In WHEN I WALK, director Jason DaSilva, diagnosed with a severe form of multiple sclerosis at 25, turns the camera on himself to document a seven-year struggle with the disease that has no cure and a world filled with increasing obstacles. 

Hot Docs ran April 25 – May 5, 2015 in Toronto, Canada.

The full list of winners

Animation Block Party’s 10th Annual Animation Festival July 25-28 in Brooklyn, NY

Animation Block Party’s 10th Annual Animation Festival July 25-28 in Brooklyn, NY

Animation Block Party’s tenth annual animation festival will be held July 25 thru 28, 2013 in Brooklyn. The festival is currently accepting filmmaker submissions until May 31,2013. ABP 2013 will exhibit nearly 100 short films in competition alongside numerous special programs including a screening of Beavis and Butt-head Do America in 35mm, a rare showing of Secret of NIMH and silent shorts fromTom Stathes’ Cartoons On Film.

Cinematographer BRADFORD YOUNG to co-host Maryland Film Festival's Closing Night Film "MOTHER OF GEORGE"

Cinematographer BRADFORD YOUNG to co-host Maryland Film Festival’s Closing Night Film “MOTHER OF GEORGE”

Cinematographer Bradford Young will co-host the 2013 Maryland Film Festival Closing Night screening of Oscilloscope Laboratories’ Mother of George alongside director Andrew Dosunmu. 
 
Young won the U.S. Dramatic Cinematography award at Sundance 2013 for his work on both Mother of George and David Lowery’s Ain’t Them Bodies Saints. His other film credits as cinematographer includes Dee Rees’ Pariah (2011) and Ava DuVernay’s Middle of Nowhere (2012), as well as two features screened within Maryland Film Festival: James Spooner’s White Lies, Black Sheep (MFF 2008) and Dosunmu’s earlier feature Restless City (MFF 2011).