Founded by Saint Petersburg Filmmaker’s Union festival, The Open St. Petersburg Student Film Festival “Beginning” is held annually with the assistance of the Committee of Culture of Saint Petersburg Government. The Film Festival “Beginning” represents a very important opportunity for independent and new cinema in Saint Petersburg. Every year the city at the Neva River welcomes young filmmakers, documentarians, directors, script writers, sound producers and all representatives...

The Minneapolis Underground Film Festival gives voice to hidden filmmakers and their buried gems. Our mission is to highlight artists, entertain our audiences and inspire filmmakers to create original work. About the Festival  Hosted at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design the Minneapolis Underground Film Festival utilizes state of the art screening facilities and multiple auditoriums to showcase underground cinema’s most provocative and original work. Selected filmmakers will ...

Time 15 November · 19:30 - 22:00 Location Cafe Coutume, 47 rue de Babylone, 75007, Paris. Created by: The European Independent Film Festival More info ÉCU - The European Independent Film Festival presents a Special Screening on the 15th of November 2011 at Cafe Cout...

  Yonathan Levy is a rising Israeli/French filmmaker who won ÉCU 2010′s Film of the Festival (Europe’s Best Independent Film 2010) with his touching film, Das Kind. ÉCU caught up with him at a recent screening of his film at La Mémorial de la Shoah here in Paris. 1. How did it feel to win ÉCU 2010’s Best Film award in Paris? I felt very honored to get the award, and at the same time very surprised as it was the World Premiere of “Das Kind”. ...

17th Annual Twin Rivers Media Festival First deadline is this Friday!!!!! Accepting entries in Animation, Short Drama, Experimental, Feature, Documentary, Outdoor, Commercial, Audio and Scriptwriting. Official Selections and past favorites will be shown in the River Arts District in Asheville, NC venues May 27-29, 2011. Films must be submitted on DVD and have been completed in the last 3 years. Entry Deadline (postmark): April 15, 2011 Extended deadline (arrival): April 29th (+$10) Late ...

 Tetsuaki Matsue is a young Japanese indie filmmaker (of Korean descent, which he explored in his graduation film, Annyong Kimchi) who is currently at the forefront of Japan's indie scene. Having successfully directed a documentary about AV actress Yumika Hayashi, Annyong Yumika (also in the festival), after the discovery of her involvement in a low-budget Korean production. He attended the festival due to his latest film, Live Tape, which took the Japanese festival circuit by surprise due to ...

I was the filmmaking volunteer for the first ever edition of the Zipangu Fest and attended every single event. The Fest opened with a collaboration with Close-Up (film library - http://www.closeupfilmcentre.com/) - Nippon Year Zero. A programme focused on Japanese 60's  and 70's experimental shorts:  War GamesDir. Donald Richie, 1962, 22min, 16mm Sparse and lingering - an interesting study of innocence and the essence of civilization.     Dead YouthDir. Donald Richie, 19...

The screening of the Award winning film about YouTubers takes place tonight at 7PM at The Valley Film Festival in Los Angeles. To find our more about the film, read today's article on Patch.com  Looking forward to seeing you here: Valley Film Festival Saturday, November 13 @ 7:00pm CAP Theatre 13752 Ventura Blvd. Sherman Oaks, CA 91423  Want to know more about the documentary? Click here ...

 I SAW THE DEVIL is the last delivery from cult Korean director, Kim Jee-woon exploring the theme of vengeance; young secret agent goes on a hunt and torture rampage of the killer of his fiancée.  I SAW THE DEVIL does not shy away from vicious violence, both displayed by the killer and the agent, with some graphic scenes that resulted in the film being panned by critics in Korean and also banned. Twice. The government being fearful for the mental health of Korean citizens. However, when th...

Meet six folks in the feature documentary “Butterflies” who share the common goal of becoming Internet sensations via YouTube. Each real-life character in the documentary has made a presence online with thousands of subscribers following their daily lives and video blogs.  The Valley Film Festival in Los Angeles, California is presenting “Butterflies” this fall on November 13th, 2010 at 7pm in the CAP theater in Sherman Oaks. “This opportunity to showcase YouTube on a b...

Zagreb Jewish Film Festival is proud to present the 4th edition for young and talented fi lmmakers! STUDENTS OF AUDIO - VISUAL ARTS, AMATEURS WITH SOME EXPERIENCE IN FILM PRODUCTION, SCREENWRITING, DIRECTING, SHOOTING, SOUND PRODUCTION/RECORDING OR EDITING The last edition of the International Talent Workshop has attracted attention of many young filmmakers coming from different countries from all over the world. It has proven to have become a successful educational programme coach...

SAVE THIS DATE:NOVEMBER 19, 2009!!!  The Temecula Valley Film and Music Society will host a special screening of Bryan Jennings' documentary, Walking on Water When: Thursday, November 19, 2009, 6PM Where: Temecula Public Library 30600 Pauba Rd., Temecula, CA 92592   This documentary was screened at the Temecula Valley International Film & Music Festival last September.  But due to many requests,  we contacted the producer and he agreed for us to hold a special screening....

After party will follow the Friday screening :) Please come and join us or check for more dates here: http://www.ButterfliesTheMovie.com ...

The Award Winning documentary Butterflies has been selected into Southern California festival in Temecula, and will play this September at the Temecula Valley International Film & Music Festival. "Butterflies is the first feature film that profiles the YouTube community and examines the power of online media. The film had its World Premiere last month at AOF Film Festival, where it received the Alan J. Bailey Excellence Award for Documentary Filmmaking and was nominated for Bes...