46th ANN ARBOR FILM FESTIVAL TOURING PROGRAMDecember 17-18The Ann Arbor Film Festival is the longest-running experimental film festival in the country and one of the few that circulates the winning works. This year’s Festival Tour is comprised of two programs featuring 31 of the finest short films from the 46th Festival—personal, documentary, animated and narrative works by artists from throughout the country and the world. Together, they offer a singular snapshot of the state of independent...
The Oregon Media Arts Fellowship, established to recognize and support the work of Oregon film and video makers, announces its 2008 awards: $10,000 and $5,000 Fellowships to Portland filmmakers Chel White and David Walker, respectively.Funded by the Oregon Arts Commission, Oregon Public Broadcasting and the Gordon D. Sondland and Katherine J. Durant Foundation, with additional in-kind support from The Oregon Film & Video Office and Chambers Communications, the Fellowships are a collaborative un...
SXSW is pleased to announce the winners of the 2007 edition of the SXSW Film Festival.Jury Awards:-REEL Shorts :Special Jury Award - Clear Cut, Simple / Director: Vineet DewanWinner - Pop Foul / Director: Moon Molson- Animated Shorts :Special Jury Award - One Rat Short / Director: Alex WeilWinner - Tragic Story with a Happy Ending / Director: Regina Pessoa-Experimental Shorts :Special Jury Award - The Lonely Lights. The Color of Lemons. / Director:Benjamin M. PietyWinner - 27,000 Days / Dire...
33rd Northwest Film & Video FestivalShorts and Feature FilmsShowing November 10-November 18After months of diligent endeavors to unearth all the Northwest filmmakers with new and exciting work, The Northwest Film & Video Festival, presented by the Northwest Film Center, received over 350 submissions from moving image artists peppered across the region. The theme of this year's Festival "Film Made Me Do It" draws on the sometimes heroic, sometimes pathetic lengths to which filmmakers must often t...
HypeFest, the unique festival that links independent ideas with commercial creativity, concluded its weekend-long screenings and festivities with an awards show and party sponsored by the Tucson Film Office. The festival took place July 30 - July 31 at CineSpace in Hollywood and showcased approximately 75 original short-subject works from filmmakers around the world."Every year we are energized and excited by the original content being produced by filmmakers of all backgrounds," says Jessie Nage...