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SUNDANCE INSTITUTE ANNOUNCES 13 PROJECTS SELECTED FOR 2015 JUNE DIRECTORS AND SCREENWRITERS LABS AT SUNDANCE RESORT IN UTAH, MAY 25-JUNE 25

Sundance Institute today announced the 13 projects selected for its annual June Directors and Screenwriters Labs, taking place at the Sundance Resort in Utah from May 25 through June 25. The Labs are the centerpiece of the Institute’s year-round work with narrative feature filmmakers and are part of 24 residential labs the Institute hosts each year to discover and foster the talent of emerging independent … Continue reading SUNDANCE INSTITUTE ANNOUNCES 13 PROJECTS SELECTED FOR 2015 JUNE DIRECTORS AND SCREENWRITERS LABS AT SUNDANCE RESORT IN UTAH, MAY 25-JUNE 25

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Introduction to the Artist

An inside Look Into Rob Stewart Film “Revolution”

By: Adrienne Vaught Edited By : Colleen Page This incredibly driven individual will not let anything stop him from getting the truth out there! Not flesh eating bacteria or being lost in the middle of the ocean maybe forever. Filmmaker Rob Stewart is a warrior for the environment and the elegant predators of our wide and wondrous seas. In our conversation we discussed many important matters. … Continue reading An inside Look Into Rob Stewart Film “Revolution”

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Going against the grain With (PFX): An Interview with “Harbinger Down” Filmmakers Alec Gillis And Tom Woodruff Jr.

By: Adrienne Vaught Edited By : Colleen Page Harbinger Down (2015) is the exciting and refreshing Sci-Fi thriller that is set to chill you to your very bones! In this epic tale we find ourselves trapped in an icy world with a terrifying monster. Marooned in the Bearing Sea a group of grad students dredge up the bottom of the sea and a lot more … Continue reading Going against the grain With (PFX): An Interview with “Harbinger Down” Filmmakers Alec Gillis And Tom Woodruff Jr.

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Arts

LOS ANGELES FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES FULL 2015 LINE-UP

30 Films chosen for U.S. Fiction, Documentary and World Fiction Competitions  18 World Premieres   Full competition lineup showcases 54 feature films and 39 World Premieres  The Los Angeles Film Festival, produced by Film Independent with Presenting Media Sponsor the Los Angeles Times and Host Partner L.A. LIVE, announced its official U.S. Fiction, Documentary and World Competition sections. Now in its 21st year, the Los Angeles … Continue reading LOS ANGELES FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES FULL 2015 LINE-UP

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LOS ANGELES FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES LA PREMIERE OF RICK FAMUYIWA’S DOPE AND MASTER CLASS WITH PETE DOCTER FOLLOWED BY SCREENING OF INSIDE OUT

    GALA SCREENING OF TODD STRAUSS-SCHULSON’S THE FINAL GIRLS ALSO ANNOUNCED The Los Angeles Film Festival, produced by Film Independent with Presenting Media Sponsor the Los Angeles Times and Host Partner L.A. LIVE, announced two special Pre-Festival Screenings: Rick Famuyiwa’s Dope will have its LA Premiere on Monday, June 8 and Inside Out will screen on Tuesday, June 9 preceded by a Master Class … Continue reading LOS ANGELES FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES LA PREMIERE OF RICK FAMUYIWA’S DOPE AND MASTER CLASS WITH PETE DOCTER FOLLOWED BY SCREENING OF INSIDE OUT

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Movie Review

2015 SOHO International Film Festival Review: “Leaves Of The Tree” A Profoundly Inspirational Film

By Monteque Pope-Le Beau There is a line that divides humanity and divinity… In the wake of the ills of life all  depart and fall away leaving no answer to the questions which loom unmercifully like a dark cloud in the sky. A man stands at the crossroads of life waiting as death slowly approaches.  A tree stands in the field of a foreign land … Continue reading 2015 SOHO International Film Festival Review: “Leaves Of The Tree” A Profoundly Inspirational Film

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The Much Anticipated CGI Free “Harbinger Down” Has Its World Premiere On April 28th at the Egyptian Theater

    By: Cesar Arredondo TERROR IS JUST BENEATH THE SURFACE Actor Lance Henriksen of ‘Alien’-fame is back with another action sci-fi film about space monsters. “Harbinger Down”, which had its world premiere on April 28 at Hollywood’s Egyptian Theatre, tells the story of a group of university grads on a research trip to study orcas and climate change in Alaska. The college students found … Continue reading The Much Anticipated CGI Free “Harbinger Down” Has Its World Premiere On April 28th at the Egyptian Theater

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MAMMOTH LAKES FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES INAUGURAL LINE-UP MAY 27th – 31st, 2015

  NEW FESTIVAL UNVEILS LINEUP OF SIXTEEN INNOVATIVE FILMS AND SPECIAL EVENTS, SET AMIDST THE BEAUTIFUL NATURAL LANDSCAPE OF MAMMOTH LAKES EVENTS INCLUDE OPENING NIGHT OF ALEX GIBNEY’S DOC “STEVE JOBS: THE MAN IN THE MACHINE”   The Mammoth Lakes Film Festival, held in the scenic and majestic setting of Mammoth Lakes, California, has announced its line-up of screenings for the festival’s inaugural year. The … Continue reading MAMMOTH LAKES FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES INAUGURAL LINE-UP MAY 27th – 31st, 2015

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Official Selection 2015 Festival de Cannes Press Conference

  In a few weeks the 2015 Festival de Cannes will start. Here is the Official Selection of the 2015 Festival de Cannes  and the press conference. IN COMPETITION Opening Film Emmanuelle BERCOT LA TÊTE HAUTE (STANDING TALL) Out of Competition 2h00 *** Jacques AUDIARD DHEEPAN 1h40 Stéphane BRIZÉ  LA LOI DU MARCHÉ (THE MEASURE OF A MAN ) 1h33 Valérie DONZELLI  MARGUERITE & JULIEN 1h45 Michel FRANCO CHRONIC 1h33 Matteo GARRONE IL … Continue reading Official Selection 2015 Festival de Cannes Press Conference

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“An Open Secret” To premiere at The 2015 Marché du Film in Cannes

    Esponda Productions, Vesuvio Entertainment, Rocky Mountain Pictures and Disarming Films are pleased to announce that “AN OPEN SECRET”, Amy Berg’s exposé of the alarming, and unchecked level of child sexual abuse in Hollywood, will have a 20-city US theatrical release beginning June 5, and will also have its international premiere at the 2015 Marché du Film in Cannes, next month. As a World … Continue reading “An Open Secret” To premiere at The 2015 Marché du Film in Cannes

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Cultural issues

“SAVING MES AYNAK” FILMMAKER PLANS GLOBAL SCREENING DAY TO STOP 5,000 YEAR-OLD BUDDHIST SITE IN AFGHANISTAN FROM DESTRUCTION

ARTEMQUIN, INDIEGOGO, AND VHX UNITE FOR INNOVATIVE DOCUMENTARY DISTRIBUTION AND ACTIVISM CAMPAIGN  In a bid to save a 5,000 year-old Buddhist archeological site by raising international pressure on a Chinese state-owned mining company, the Afghanistan government, and UNESCO, the filmmakers of Saving Mes Aynak, are launching a campaign on Indiegogo, the world’s largest crowdfunding platform. Through the campaign the documentary’s director Brent E. Huffman and documentary collective Kartemquin Films (Life Itself, Hoop Dreams) … Continue reading “SAVING MES AYNAK” FILMMAKER PLANS GLOBAL SCREENING DAY TO STOP 5,000 YEAR-OLD BUDDHIST SITE IN AFGHANISTAN FROM DESTRUCTION

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“Revolution” A time of action

  By: Adrienne Vaught Join the Revolution! It’s NEVER too late! Using Earth Day to jumpstart a global conservation fundraising effort, director Rob Stewart has following up on his hit documentary “SHARKWATER” with the multiple award-winning “REVOLUTION”. The film was released on Earth Day, April 22, 2015. As part of a unique distribution strategy, Filmmaker Rob Stewart offered the film to the conservation community as a … Continue reading “Revolution” A time of action

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Movie Review

2015 Louisiana Film Festival Review: Girl On The Edge Review

By:  Adrienne Vaught Based on a true story “Girl On The Edge” is a film every parent and young adult MUST see! Filmmaker Jay Silverman recounts the very real story of the vulnerable young Hanna Green with unrestricted and unsupervised access to the dangerous world of social media. A parent’s worst nightmares come to life. We find the broken and beautiful girl played exquisitely by  Taylor Spreitler standing … Continue reading 2015 Louisiana Film Festival Review: Girl On The Edge Review

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Arts

“Where We Begin”: A Short Film About The Simplicity Of Love

The Art Of Monteque in Association with The Ultimate Underground The endurance of love shown through the everlasting beauty of dance with Director Mitsuyo Miyazaki’s Short Film “Where We Begin”. “Where We Begin” premiered at the 2015 Tribeca Film Festival  and it will be screening again April 25th.  In the film Sophia (Iris Karina) reflects on her past in the last hours of her life – … Continue reading “Where We Begin”: A Short Film About The Simplicity Of Love

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SUNDANCE INSTITUTE ANNOUNCES 2015-2016 INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVALS IN HONG KONG AND LONDON

Connecting Independent Artists and Audiences in Two Key Global Locations Sundance Film Festival: Hong Kong to take place September 17-27, 2015 at The Metroplex Sundance Film Festival: London to take place in 2016 at new Picturehouse Central Sundance Institute today announced it will continue its film festivals in Hong Kong this year and London next year, with selections for each largely drawn from the Institute’s … Continue reading SUNDANCE INSTITUTE ANNOUNCES 2015-2016 INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVALS IN HONG KONG AND LONDON

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Cultural issues, Introduction to the Artist, Movie Review

“Boy Meets Girl” A Message Of Unconditional Love: A interview With Director Eric Schaeffer

By: Adrienne Vaught Edited By : Colleen Page “Boy Meets Girl” is a coming-of-age LGBT film in which Director Eric Schaeffer challenges the audience to take their preconceived ideas of the small rural American town, throw it out the window into the gutter where most preconceived notions belong. Combine that with our innate drive to belong to the society and bodies in which we are born and … Continue reading “Boy Meets Girl” A Message Of Unconditional Love: A interview With Director Eric Schaeffer

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Movie Review

The 2015 Tribeca Film Festival Review: Time and Talent Too Beautiful to Lose: A Review of “Better to Live”

By: Vernon Nickerson Linda G. Mills’ gem of a short film, “Better To Live” had its World Premiere at the 2015 Tribeca Film Festival. Plus it was THE OFFICIAL SELECTION of the 2015 Tribeca Film Festival. “Better To Live” showcases the “heartbeat” of New York City- its creative young adults – even as it provocatively highlights how they speak out to their peers about the complex issues of coming out, … Continue reading The 2015 Tribeca Film Festival Review: Time and Talent Too Beautiful to Lose: A Review of “Better to Live”

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Tenth Annual South East European Film Festival in Los Angeles To Present Inaugural Legacy and Lifetime Achievement Awards

  Academy Award-winning Actor George Chakiris To Be Honored With Legacy Award; Romanian Acting Great Victor Rebengiuc To Receive Lifetime Achievement Award   Beverly Hills, CA, April 14, 2015 — The South East European Film Festival (SEEfest) (seefilmla.org) will celebrate its 10th anniversary beginning April 30th, with a special opening night gala at the Writers Guild Theater in Beverly Hills. This year the festival will … Continue reading Tenth Annual South East European Film Festival in Los Angeles To Present Inaugural Legacy and Lifetime Achievement Awards

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Movie Review

WOW! You must run, don’t walk to catch Marco Kalantari’s featured short, “The Shaman” at The 2015 Tribeca Film Festival!

By: Vernon Nickerson Excellent high-quality production values (sets, costumes, 3-d imagery, etc.) combine with a superb cast ably lead by Danny Shayler as the title character and Susanne Wuest as his nemesis, Colossus, to transport us completely to a post apocalyptic 2204 world that has seen 73 years of continuous war. In this dark time, Shaman’s (our heroes) track and convert the souls of their … Continue reading WOW! You must run, don’t walk to catch Marco Kalantari’s featured short, “The Shaman” at The 2015 Tribeca Film Festival!

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Let’s Make A Movie, People! A Review of Max Finnernan’s Feature Film “The Shells” From 2015 The Phoenix Film Festival

    By: Vernon Nickerson The film “The Shells” had its world premiere at the Phoenix Film Festival on Friday, March 27th. It was a little film with quite a few big surprises. Writer/Director/Producer Max Finnernan uses a sexy and comically smarmy male lead, “The Director/Producer Manny” (Erik Heger) to spin an interesting and engaging science fiction yarn involving government-sponsored mind control experiments and a … Continue reading Let’s Make A Movie, People! A Review of Max Finnernan’s Feature Film “The Shells” From 2015 The Phoenix Film Festival

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