film festival

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Lonely Wolf International Film Festival Announces Final Additions to 2023 Fest

Adrian Perez, founder of the Lonely Wolf International Film Festival, is elated to announce the final additions to its 2023…

4 months ago
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2022 Climax Critics Awards Announced In Ambitious New “Vexhibition”

The Climax Critics Awards, based out of Madrid, Spain, announced its award winners following an ambitious art "vexhibition," where filmmakers…

1 year ago
  • Movie News

50 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee in 2022, Presented by FilmFreeway

Moviemaker Kevin T. Morales, whose ‘90s high school comedy Generation Wrecks is coming soon, tweeted something recently that we strongly…

2 years ago
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Locarno in Los Angeles Returns With Films You Can’t ‘Peg, Slot, Define’

Locarno in Los Angeles returns for its fifth edition today, and co-director Bob Koehler promises films “that you can't peg, slot,…

2 years ago
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Sundance 2022 Is About ‘Convergence,’ Says Festival Director Tabitha Jackson

Tabitha Jackson’s second year as director of the Sundance Film Festival is looking a lot like her first: fully online.…

2 years ago
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Angel Film Awards – Monaco International Film Festival Is Taking Place Online This Year

For the first time in its 18 year history, the Angel Film Awards - Monaco International Film Festival is being…

2 years ago
  • Festivals

NFMLA Celebrates Documentary Filmmaking with Stories of Empowerment

A recent NewFilmmakers Los Angeles event celebrated documentary filmmaking through stories about empowering a culture, forced isolation in a world…

3 years ago
  • Festivals

NFMLA Celebrates Native Cinema with an Inspiring Drag Queen, a Dying Teenager and a Hard-of-Hearing Dancer

Stories of an inspiring drag queen, a dying teenager and a hard-of-hearing dancer loomed large at a recent NewFilmmakers Los Angeles…

3 years ago
  • Movie News

Sundance to Return In-Person and Online in 2022

The Sundance Film Festival will return in-person as well as online in 2022, the festival announced Thursday, in another mark of…

3 years ago
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How the Micheaux Film Festival Became Los Angeles’ First In-Person Fest Since COVID

This weekend, the Micheaux International Film Festival will bring Los Angeles its first in-person, indoor film festival since the pandemic…

3 years ago
  • Festivals

NFMLA Shares Immigrant Stories of ICE Interviews and Changed Clothes in Latest Festival

An American Muslim teenager changes clothes behind her family’s back, a man interviews with an ICE agent to see his…

3 years ago
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NFMLA Spotlights Asian Filmmakers With Stories of God, Cats and Teleportation

A young actor decides to turn into a cat after being mistreated by the world, a man bumps into his…

3 years ago
  • Festivals

NFMLA Showcases Female Cinema With 6 Jessicas, Best Friends at a Bar, and a Political Mom

Two best friends put aside their religious convictions to go to the bar for the first time, a woman returns…

4 years ago
  • Movie News

50 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee in 2020, Presented by FilmFreeway

Film festivals give us inspiration, hope, and sometimes a huge break—things we could all use right now. We’re writing this…

4 years ago
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Online Film Festival Dos and Don’ts (Podcast)

We're in the golden age of online film festivals: For the first time, movie lovers can watch brand-new, lovingly curated…

4 years ago
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Celebrate Anti-Ageism Films With NFMLA

A queer teenager discovers her grandfather was once in love with another man, a devoted sister seeks to save her…

4 years ago
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NFMLA Celebrates Lebanese, Arab and Dutch Cinema in Partnership with The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

A journey into the mind of an autistic protagonist navigating the world, a trip down memory lane, a take on…

4 years ago
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NFMLA Celebrates Indigenous Cinema During November 2019 Film Festival

On November 16th, 2019, the NewFilmmakers Los Angeles  (NFMLA) Film Festival hosted “InFocus: Native Cinema” with support from UCLA’s American…

4 years ago
  • Festivals

Nordic International Film Festival 2019 Preview: What to Expect This Fall From The Largest Nordic Fest Outside of Europe

As the largest Nordic festival outside of Europe, Nordic International Film Festival (NIFF) is "working towards building a bridge between…

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

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
  • Screenwriting

Austin Film Festival’s 25 Screenwriters to Watch in 2018, Presented by MovieMaker

Screenwriters are the first to step forward when called upon to deliver their often thankless, solitary labor, and they still tend…

6 years ago
  • Festivals

FilmQuest 2017: This Mormon Country Genre Fest Makes Every Outsider Feel at Home

A piercing white patch of light trapped between pitch black sky, glowing ethereally against the silhouettes of a mountain-perched farmhouse…

6 years ago
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Festival Wrap: Indie Memphis 2017 Celebrates 20 Years of Flavorful Cinema

From the moment you arrive at the airport in Memphis, Tennessee, Elvis Presley follows you around as an omnipresent figure.…

6 years ago