Festivals
Michael Cain, the Chairman of Dallas IFF talks about 2010 festival
The 2010 Dallas International Film Festival started on April 8 and I had a chance to speak to Michael Cain, the Chairman of Dallas IFF about 2010 festival.A graduate of the American Film Institute, Michael was previously the Founder and Executive Director of the nonprofit organization Deep Ellum Film, ... Full story
Encore and more: Rachel Klein and Hollywood's second annual "Produced by" Conference in June
After a busy week at last February’s Berlin International Film Festival, CWB’s James Ulmer and Tanja Meding met up with U.S. indie producer Rachel Klein, whose visit to Berlin turned out to be her own personal “world premiere.” We were ... Full story
COL.COA 2010-April 19-25, Los Angeles
Los Angeles–The Franco-American Cultural Fund (FACF) today announced the program for the 14th Annual City of Lights, City of Angels (COL•COA) film festival that will run April 19-25 in Los Angeles. In addition to 20 shorts, the festival will ... Full story
Looking back at the 25th Annual Santa Barbara Film Festival
The Santa Barbara Film Festival's Silver Anniversary edition was a rousing 10 days of films, panels guests and parties. SBFF is a dream destination for Los Angeles cinephiles. The fest unrolls at five venues, all on or within walking distance ... Full story
Berlinale 60, final report
Ten film-filled days and nights are over—all the bears are gone, and nearly 400 films later, here is a wrap-up of this year’s 60th birthday edition of the Berlinale. Serious films with important messages seemed to dominate the festival. A ... Full story
Cinemagic 2010 in New York and L.A
Cinemagic is a charity that embraces the magic of film, television and digital technologies to educate, motivate and inspire young people through the medium of workshops, film screenings and industry led master classes. Cinemagic currently delivers festivals in Belfast, Dublin, ... Full story
Most Journos "Shuttered Out" of Berlin's SHUTTER ISLAND press conference
Martin Scorsese's highly anticipated psycho-thriller SHUTTER ISLAND, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Ben Kingsley, Mark Ruffalo, Michelle Williams and Patricia Clarkson, lived up to its hype during the second day of the Berlin Film Festival, with the press conference mobbed by hundreds ... Full story
Looking back at Scandinavian Film Festival Los Angeles, 2010
We've just wrapped up the 11th Annual Scandinavian Film Festival L.A. I kept telling the audience-- we've started a second decade of Nordic film's annual residency in Southern California! I was really pleased with the festival-- we had ... Full story
Letters to Father Jacob wins CWB's Bridging the Borders Award at Palm Springs International Film Festival
Palm Springs – January 17, 2010: Today, the Palm Springs International Film Festival named Letters to Father Jacob as the winner of Cinema Without Borders’ Bridging The Borders Award at the 2010 Palm Springs International Film Festival.The award luncheon for ... Full story
TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL 2009, THE DOCUMENTARIES
With 12 full length documentary films in the WORLD DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION, 5 out of the 8 films in the ESPN SPORTS FILM FESTIVAL plus numerous documentaries peppered throughout the other sections of the festival, documentaries have secured a solid ... Full story
