New England Film Movement Blog tagged 'Boston'

Massachusetts Renaissance at Park City

David Kleiler

After the incredible success of the celebration of the newly revitalized Massachusetts Film Office's first year at a party at the Castle on January 5th, in which over 650 of the most prominant film and media people attended, the MFO is sponsoring a lunch for the Massachusetts film community during the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah.
For years, Massachusetts films were prominant at Sundance - l5 years for feature documentaries in competition - 8 years [...]

Do It Your Damn Self!

7FluidAH

"Do It Your Damn Self" National Youth Video and Film Festival

Thursday, December, 6, 2007

7:00 - 9:00 PM

The Brattle Theatre

40 Brattle Street

Cambridge, MA 02138

Tickets: $10

Did you know that Cambridge, MA, is home to the oldest youth-curated film festival in the country? The "Do It Your Damn Self" National Youth Video and Film Festival, founded in 1996, was created in conjunction with the Teen Media Program at Ca [...]

Another Boston Film Night: "Bonus Features"

7FluidAH

Another Boston Film Night: "Bonus Features"

Sponsored by Imagine Magazine

Sunday, December 2nd

7:00PM - 9:00PM

The Regent Theatre

7 Medford Street

Arlington, MA 02474

Admission: FREE (suggested $5 donation)

Click here to RSVP!

Didn't get enough of the first Boston Film Night? Missed the event entirely? Well, here's your chance to see what's happening on the Boston film scene.

Local actor/writ [...]

The MFA Celebrates British Commercials

7FluidAH

The Museum of Fine Arts Boston is now holding a series of unique screenings entitled WORLD'S BEST TV ADS: BRITISH ADVERTISING FILMS OF 2007. The show, now in its 20th year, gives American audiences the opportunity to see how the British approach advertising.

According to the MFA web site, this year's exhibition includes "exploding paint over a whole housing estate for Sony, and a piece of computer-generated trickery that places Elvis Presley on the same stage as [...]

SCIENCE MEETS PARANORMAL AT THE COOLIDGE

7FluidAH

On Monday, October 29, science meets the paranormal, and film meets literature, at the Coolidge Corner Theatre.

At 7:00 PM, the Coolidge will hold a special screening of the 2001 Japanese film Kairo, directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa. Kairo tells the story of Japanese teens investigating a series of suicides linked to an internet webcam that supposedly offers the opportunity to interact with the dead. Kairo actress Kumiko Aso's performance in the film won her a Ja [...]

Come Celebrate Boston Film and Beanywood's ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY!!!

Lindsay Shah

Beanywood, the New England Film Movement turns ONE!!!

Come celebrate with us at Boston Film Night where it all started! Saturday night September 22nd from 6pm to 2am. There are two shows of local independent shorts, a networking event, and an after party. Come meet the people in your industry, get connected, and be more [...]

Interview with Kevin Anderton about Boston Film Night!

IndieCraft

On this special episode of New England Art Scene podcast we talk with Kevin Anderton of Midnight Chimes Productions. We talk with Kevin about the upcoming Boston Film Night, film making, The New England [...]

New Short Films Uploaded

Playomatic

We have our latest 48 Hour Film Project films loaded on www.youtube.com/playomatic

Monster Match is our Providence entry

Sneaker Double Feature is our audience awarding winning Boston entry

viewable in there parts online:

Coming Attractions

String Theory

La Shoelace D'Amour

It's so helpful when you do the following:

watch the video online

comment on it

Earache my eye

mdurwin

Dear Hollywood,When I view the credits at the end of your movies I'm impressed on the number of people working on the film. One thing I wonder about though is the sound crew. Are they really necessary? From the perpective of a rabid movie watcher it seems like they've been severely underutilized. I recently watched the Robin Williams, Toni Collete film Night Listener. A good movie by all accounts. I enjoyed watching it. I did not, however, enjoy listening to it.�
Because I'm a b [...]

DO NOT GO WEST, YOUNG MAN

David Kleiler

Last week, there was a front-page article in the Boston Globe about Emerson College's expansion of its Hollywood program.

That's good for Emerson, but the expansion of the program is based as much on fantasy than reality, and it comes at as time when film production activity, both from within and without the State is increasing.

It is true that Emerson's program has increa [...]

TWEENERS - ON BROADWAY and THE BUSKER - and THEIR PLACE IN THE INDEPENDENT FILM MARKET

David Kleiler

Over the last l5 years, the definition of "independent film" has become as vague as that of "producer" At one time, independent films were defined by the fact that the fim challenged the viewer either in form and/or content- films like Darren Aronofskys PI orSoderberg's SEX LIES AND VIDEOTAPE. Now, the term applies to any film financed outside the studio system, no matter how conventional the film is either in the treatment of the subject matter or in the filmmaking itself. S [...]

BMPA (Vol. 6) -- Another Judge!

7FluidAH

The Boston Motion Picture Awards are happy to announce the addition of Mystery Science Theater 3000's Trace Beaulieu (Dr. Forrester/Crow T. Robot) to this year's panel of judges. Trace will help judge this year's BMPA International Spoof-Writing Competition.

To apply, please click the link below: