Raging wildfires, a viral pandemic and a tumultuous election season has made 2020 a year many would like to forget. Anis Maknoija still hasn’t made up his mind. The writer, actor and producer were pulled home to deal with several business issues resulting from COVID-19. While in Texas, with the old environment offering a new perspective, he fleshed out an idea for a slasher … [Read more...] about Anis Maknojia, Independent Film Maker, Actor and Producer takes on New Genre
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Catalina Film Festival Honors Actor Martin Kove with Career Tribute Award
Catalina Film Festival rolled out a Drive-Thru Red Carpet for the 10th Anniversary and Carpool Cinema event honoring Cobra Kai actor Martin Kove, Saturday, September 26th at the Scottish Rite Event Center in Long Beach. Riding in style, Kove arrived in an SUV provided by The Cots Group Car service to the world's first-ever, film festival drive-thru red carpet. Upon arrival, CFF … [Read more...] about Catalina Film Festival Honors Actor Martin Kove with Career Tribute Award
Final Deadline for Short Films
The Final Deadline for our September short film contest is coming up and we don’t want you to miss out on submitting your short film. Winning films from each month will be selected to our annual live screening event in Edinburgh, Scotland in 2021. Best Short Film will be awarded $500 and our coveted trophy. For more info about the festival, please … [Read more...] about Final Deadline for Short Films
Quibi Announces “Sex Plants*,” Natural Aphrodisiac Focused Documentary Series Hosted and Executive Produced by Jenny Slate
Quibi announced ‘SEX PLANTS’ (*working title),’ a new documentary series hosted by award-winning actress and comedian Jenny Slate and produced by Jigsaw Productions. She will meet with sex plant pioneers - researchers, gurus, healers, and sexperts - who have dedicated their lives to botanically-aided sex positivity while exploring the facts, the fads, the hype, and … [Read more...] about Quibi Announces “Sex Plants*,” Natural Aphrodisiac Focused Documentary Series Hosted and Executive Produced by Jenny Slate
Catalina Film Institute’s 10 Year Anniversary Fest + Carpool Cinema in Long Beach Sept. 25-26
So Cal Locals are invited to join CFF for the world's first-ever CARPOOL CINEMA with DRIVE-THRU Red Carpet in Long Beach, CA for Friday Fright Night on Sept. 25 for the Wes Craven Horror/Thriller block of short films in competition for the Craven Award, plus a bonus, FREE screening of A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET; and Saturday Social Club on Sept. 26 featuring indie shorts and THE … [Read more...] about Catalina Film Institute’s 10 Year Anniversary Fest + Carpool Cinema in Long Beach Sept. 25-26
Ultra-Short Film “The Echo,” Created in COVID-19 Quarantine, Featured at DaVinci International Film Festival
New Girl Pictures' micro-short film The Echo is featured this week at the DaVinci International Film Festival's "COVIDaVINCI" program, an ultra-short program produced by the DaVinci International Film Festival for films made during the COVID-19 quarantine with social distancing in place. The 3-minute animated tale of two snails having an existential crises … [Read more...] about Ultra-Short Film “The Echo,” Created in COVID-19 Quarantine, Featured at DaVinci International Film Festival
SCAD Wins 2020 Coca-Cola Refreshing Films Competition
The Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) is proud to announce a team of SCAD students from its School of Entertainment Arts has won the grand prize in the 2020 Coca-Cola Refreshing Films program, a student filmmaking competition. SCAD students also won the competition in 2019. The film, "Let Loose," was created by writer/director Elina Itugot (B.F.A., film and … [Read more...] about SCAD Wins 2020 Coca-Cola Refreshing Films Competition
INDIE NIGHT FILM FESTIVAL Launches Indie Night On Demand During the COVID Pandemic
INDIE NIGHT FILM FESTIVAL, the only weekly film festival in the world, is happy to announce the new online platform that will stream festival selections for a week and is currently looking for submissions. For the past 8 years, the festival has taken place at the Mann's Chinese Theater in the heart of Hollywood, California but now will feature selected films … [Read more...] about INDIE NIGHT FILM FESTIVAL Launches Indie Night On Demand During the COVID Pandemic
Maxon and Red Giant Debut New Tutorial on How to Create an Alien Invasion
Today, Maxon and Red Giant released a tutorial on how to create an alien invasion during the 4th of July. Inspired by the 1996 hit movie Independence Day, Seth Worley took on the challenge of replicating the invasion, sans the octopus-like aliens from the film, opting instead for flying dinosaurs. Seth used Cinema 4D to create the short film’s … [Read more...] about Maxon and Red Giant Debut New Tutorial on How to Create an Alien Invasion
20th Annual Beverly Hills Film Festival Honors 2020 Official Selections by Announcing Winners
The 20th Anniversary of the Annual International Beverly Hills Film Festival (BHFF)—which would have been held during the first week of April—is announcing winners chosen by its Jury from this year’s Official Selections, despite the pandemic-driven cancellation of the week-long event. Festival president and founder Nino Simone says, “When we initially postponed BHFF20, … [Read more...] about 20th Annual Beverly Hills Film Festival Honors 2020 Official Selections by Announcing Winners