The Long Island International Film Expo had the honor of being deemed one of the coolest film festivals in the…
Today marks the beginning of the 18th edition of Rooftop Films, a New York-based, non-profit, outdoor screening series that takes the…
Located in the heart of Silicon Valley, Cinequest Film Festival isn't shy about its home’s rich history of technological revolution.…
Attention all moviemakers! If you thought being paid to travel around the South and screen your movie sounded too good…
While AFI Fest glitters on in Hollywood as we speak, MovieMaker's spotlighting a festival with a totally opposite - but…
Founded in 1993, this year the Austin Film Festival celebrates 20 years of tradition, education and good film. Featuring a…
When Jolene Pinder, executive director of the New Orleans Film Festival, told a tear-stained, emotionally exhausted Opening Night audience that…
Plying the film festival circuit has become as much a part of the independent moviemaking process as crowdfunding, cinematography and…
MovieMaker's second Festival Spotlight is another east coast staple, FirstGlance Film Festival Philadelphia. FirstGlance has two homes (soon to be…
This week’s Festival Spotlight goes to Queens World Film Festival—a fest that has seen it all. Queens World Film Festival…
The Montreal World Film Festival (MWFF), which kicked off yesterday and runs through to September 2, is a particular gem…
Here's a recipe for a successful short film festival: Throw two ambitious 24-year-olds, a phone call, a cheaply-rentable theater, and…
As its name suggests, the recently re-launched KahBang Film Festival is boldly shaking up the traditional festival format. Kicking off…
No man is an island and no festival is one, either. The Rhode Island International film festival (RIIFF), put on…
Michael Moore’s Traverse City Film Festival is one of the largest fests in the Midwest. Michael Moore has never been…
The inaugural AMFM Fest, which shares a valley with the Coachella Art and Music Festival, may have been too ambitious.…