The 2011 Tribeca Film Festival (TFF) announced its lineup for the 2011 Special Events and Tribeca Talks® panel series. The component programs are “Tribeca Talks: After the Movie,” “Tribeca Talks: Industry,” “Tribeca Talks: Pen to Paper, hosted by Barnes & Noble,” the Tribeca/ESPN Sports Film Festival panel, and new this year, in celebration of the tenth Festival, the “Tribeca Talks: Directors Series,” featuring one-on-one conversations with acclaimed filmmakers, plus the premiere of five new documentary films and a one-of-a-kind videogame-film event.
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Full schedule for the 2011 Tribeca Talks series
Sing Your Song – A Film by Susanne Rostock The full schedule for the 2011 Tribeca Talks series follows:
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‘Elmo’ to Open and ‘Conan O’Brien’ to Close 2011 Independent Film Festival of Boston + Lineup

BEING ELMO The Independent Film Festival of Boston (IFFBoston) revealed the films that will be screened at the 2011 festival, taking place April 27- May 4, 2011 in Boston, Massachusetts.
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14 Filmmakers Selected for Film Independent new Documentary Lab

Film Independent has launched a new Documentary Lab with 14 filmmakers and 9 projects participating. Taking place in Los Angeles, the Documentary Lab is an intensive seven-week program, with a main focus of assisting documentary filmmakers on their works-in-progress and providing creative feedback.
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Virginia Film Festival Announces 2011 Dates

The Virginia Film Festival, will return to Charlottesville, Virginia, for its 24th year from November 3-6, 2011.
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New Indie Film: “Being From Another Planet” to Premiere in Michigan

“Being From Another Planet,” an independent film by The Coughing Dog Pictures that was shot primarily shot in Michigan cities of Marine City and Richmond will have its premiere on Friday night, March 25 in Marine City, Michigan.
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Chaz Bono Documentary ‘Becoming Chaz” to Premiere on OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network May 10

OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network, will air the world television premiere of the Chaz Bono documentary “Becoming Chaz,”at 8 p.m. May 10, 2011
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Morgan Spurlock’s “POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold” to Open 2011 Hot Docs + Lineup

POM WONDERFUL PRESENTS: THE GREATEST MOVIE EVER SOLD The 2011 Hot Docs will open with the Canadian premiere of Morgan Spurlock’s POM WONDERFUL PRESENTS: THE GREATEST MOVIE EVER SOLD (USA, 90 min), a “doc-buster” financed entirely by product placement, marketing and advertising.
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26 documentaries to screen in Special Presentations program at 2011 Hot Docs
CONAN O’BRIEN CAN’T STOP Hot Docs announced the 26 documentary features that will be a part of this year’s Special Presentations program, a high-profile collection of world and international premieres, award-winners from the recent international festival circuit, and works by master filmmakers, and featuring some star subjects. These films will screen as part of the 2011 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, running April 28 to May 8 in Toronto.
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Peach, Plum Pear Best in Show Winner + 9th Female Eye Film Festival Winners

The Female Eye Film Festival (FeFF) wrapped on Sunday March 20, 2011 with record-breaking attendance and success. Celebrating international women directors, the festival attracted notable talent from around the world including Mackenzie Phillips (One Day at a Time, American Graffiti), Tyler Blackburn (Pretty Little Liars), Anne Tait (Iron Road) and Mary Harron (American Psycho, I Shot Andy Warhol and The Notorious Betty Page).
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Screenwriter James V. Hart and Filmmaker L.M. Kit Carson will be in attendance at 2011 DALLAS International Film Festival

Screenwriter and Fort-Worth Native, James V. Hart and writer, actor and producer L.M. Kit Carson will both be in attendance at the upcoming Dallas International Film Festival scheduled to run March 31 – April 10, 2011.
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Matthew Barney to receive POV Award at 54th San Francisco International Film Festival

Matthew Barney, recipient of the Golden Gate Persistence of Vision Award at the 54th San Francisco International Film Festival, April 21 – May 5, 2011. The 54th San Francisco International Film Festival (April 21 – May 5, 2011) will present the Golden Gate Persistence of Vision Award to multimedia artist Matthew Barney, perhaps best known for the five-part Cremaster film cycle.
