New England Film Movement Blog tagged 'Film Festival'

INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL OF BOSTON ANNOUNCES 2008 PROGRAM LINE-UP

Lindsay Shah

INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL OF BOSTON ANNOUNCES
2008 PROGRAM LINE-UP
Festival meets demandsof growing audience and expands program to 96 films;
“TRANSSIBERIAN” directed by Brad Anderson to open sixth annual festival;
The Independent Film Festival of Boston (IFFBoston) today announced the films that will be featured at the sixth annual 2008 Independent Film F [...]

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 [...]

Distributing Your Film In The Global Marketplace

Lindsay Shah

Distributing Your Short Film: A Symposium for Filmmakers

Distributing Your Short Film in the Global Marketplace

2-5pm Friday, Nov. 9 | The Bordy Theatre | 216 Tremont Street, Emerson College

Free of Charge to Emerson Students & Members of the Public!

So you’ve made your short film.� Now what?� With the agonies of fund-raising, shooting and postproduction behind you, how do you best get your film out [...]

Insight From Working Actors

Lindsay Shah

Actors, an Acting Teacher and a Casting Agent Share Their Experience at the acting panel on this past Saturday as part of the Northampton Independent Film Festival

Pat Mc Corkle: As one of New York's most respected casting directors, Pat McCorkle has amassed an impressive list of credits in all genres. Her expertise ranges from feature film to Primetime TV to Broadway Stage and Regional Theatre. Her numerous credits include: Broadway productions of "Thge Lieutenant of In [...]

7TH ANNUAL NEW HAMPSHIRE FILM FESTIVAL GETS UNDERWAY

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7TH ANNUAL NEW HAMPSHIRE FILM FESTIVAL GETS UNDERWAY

11 October 2007 – As any previous attendee knows, there is much more to the New Hampshire Film Festival than screening a hand-selected batch of excellent independent films. Some of the most fulfilling and memorable experiences happen when the projectors are turned off.

Considering all the films and everything else NHFF has to offer, you may suddenly find yourself asking "Where d [...]

NORTHAMPTON FILM FESTIVAL GETAWAY

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The 13th annual Northampton Independent Film Festival (NIFF) is pleased to announce its new Festival dates for 2007.

NOVEMBER 2,3,4 and 9,10 are on the schedule for this nationally recognized event.

The event is held in the heart of ecclectic downtown Northampton. At night, the streets are alive with restaurant-goers, music lovers, late shoppers and people with their dancing shoes on. Concert buses can be seen along side streets with fans and curious passers by on tipt [...]

The New England Film and Video Festival

Lindsay Shah

NEFVF takes place October 4th-8th at The Coolidge Corner Theatre.

For a schedule of screenings go to http://nefvf.withoutabox.com and to purchase tickets online go to http://www.coolidge.org/showtimes.

NEFVF Panels (Sat. October 6th)

Marriott Courtyard in Coolidge Corner 40 Webster St Brookline, MA
Panels are moderated by Ty Burr, Film Critic for the Boston Globe and Entertainment Weekly

3pm-New England Film Festival Part 1
Meet the programmers for all of the [...]

STILL GREEN-Everything Can Change in an Instant

Lindsay Shah

New England based producers of the feature film Still Green, developed in Massachusetts, will be making their world premiere at the New England Film and Video Festival on Sunday, October 7th at 2:30pm, with an additional screening Monday, October 8th at 5pm, where it will be awarded the Best Narrative Feature. The festival will be held at the Coolidge Corner Theatre in Brookline MA. After screening at NEFVF, the filmmakers will travel to Portsmouth, NH for a screening at the Ne [...]

Straight from the TV Network Executives: From Pitch to Production

Lindsay Shah

The Independent Television Festival-Development Panel: From Pitch to Production.

"The process of development to many people is a mysterious underworld reserved for the priveleged. In this panel, development executives and development gurus will simplify the process, outlining and explaining what to expect, how to protect yourself and how to move your project up the ladder." -ITV Fest team

Panelists included: Brian Volk-Weiss (Head of Produ [...]

Review of Sam Weisman's Director's Workshop in Woods Hole

Lindsay Shah

Sam Weisman: A Wolf in Directors Clothing
Written by a Sheep in Wolfs Clothing (Susan H. Davis)

Last week I traveled down to Woods Hole to hear Sam Weisman speak about
directing. Three hours there and back, from the north shore, through Bourne
bridge traffic.
"This better be good", I thought.
Honestly, I was open to anything. Why else would I be there, stuck in
traffic, sucking in fumes? Under the guise of a [...]

PHOTOS FROM WOODS HOLE FILM FESTIVAL

Lindsay Shah

Filmmakers lunch on Friday afternoon