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Fest Beat: Locals and Visitors Celebrate with Southern Punk Bands and Sangria-Filled Soirées at Oxford Film Festival

In the far northwest corner of Mississippi lies the city of Oxford. Author and Nobel Prize laureate William Faulkner hung…

5 years ago
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Festival Beat: Intimate Guest Appearances, Lively Panels, and Eats Aplenty at San Luis Obispo International Film Festival

When I was a kid, I loved going to summer camp. I ate... a lot. Even as a child, I…

5 years ago
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Festival Beat: International Auteur Works and Surreal Live Performances at Küstendorf Film and Music Festival 2019

The 12th annual Küstendorf Film and Music Festival opened with a flourish in the form of a 50-piece Moldovan orchestra.…

5 years ago
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Festival Beat: Unique Human Stories and an Underdog Ethos Fuel Slamdance on the Proud Park City Fest’s 25th Anniversary

Three bloody marys in, sitting next to my 77-year-old mother on the plane, all I was trying to do was…

5 years ago
  • Spring 2019

Fest Beat: Brick Oven Pizzas and a Cinephilic Second Family Await at Edmonton International Film Festival 2019

As I approached the city of Edmonton, an image flashed in my mind of the day I landed in Havana,…

5 years ago
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Evolution! Mallorca International Film Festival 2018: Tapas and Red Wine Flow At This Immersive European Hub

The 2018 Evolution! Mallorca International Film Festival was an all-inclusive immersion in, and education on, the ever-evolving culture and love…

5 years ago
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Fest Beat: Indie Memphis Showcases Auteur-Driven Programming, Live Music, and Rich Banana Pudding

When you’re finishing a movie, the rest of the world fades into white noise. That doesn’t mean I wasn’t thinking…

5 years ago
  • Winter 2019

Ithaca Fantastik Film Festival 2018: Boundary-Pushing International Fare Thrives Amid Foliage of Upstate New York

A sleepy college town in late fall. Changing leaves and crisp air. It’s a peaceful autumn idyll for some, a…

5 years ago
  • Winter 2019

Montana Int’l Film Festival 2018: Eclectic Curation and After-Hours Karaoke Make Year One as Natural as Nature Itself

I’ve heard that Montana is a quest of sorts: beautiful in scope, yet full of potential agonies for the uninitiated.…

5 years ago
  • Winter 2019

Milwaukee Film Festival 2018: Cream City Hosts Cream of the Crop in Local, Awards-Contending, and Lost Silent Cinema

Milwaukee may not be the first city that jumps to mind when thinking of the film industry as a whole.…

5 years ago
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San Antonio Film Festival 2018: The 24-Year-Old Texan Fest Continues to Grow in Size and Stature

San Antonio has an interesting history when it comes to movies. The first film to win a Best Picture Oscar…

6 years ago