The Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers and the Hollywood Professional Association today announced the Official Selections for the 2016 SMPTE-HPA Student Film Festival. Jurors curated the selected shorts from a record number of more than 250 submissions from more than 46 countries.
Director Brian Hollars' short film boy about the families affected by Hurricane Katrina will premiere at the New Orleans Film Festival in October.
Taking place from September 8-18, the Toronto International Film Festival garners worldwide attention annually, as it screens almost 400 feature films and shorts, hosts 20 galas and attracts a galaxy of stars. For the 16th consecutive year Christie is the festival’s sponsor and official digital projection partner.
The Dixie State University DocUtah International Documentary Film Festival is proud to present the world premiere of the compelling documentary, Free Speech, Fear Free, which asks a burning question of our time, "What is free Speech?"
LipSync Post will see four of its post-production projects premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival this year, building on the success of two film projects featured at the festival in 2015. LipSync Post provided full post-production and equity investment services for The Limehouse Golem, City of Tiny Lights, The Journey and Trespass Against Us.
The Film Society of Lincoln Center has announced that Ang Lee's highly anticipated Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk as a special world premiere presentation of the 54th New York Film Festival, October 14, at AMC Lincoln Square.
Downtown Film Festival Los Angeles announced today its first slate of more than 100 films included in the 2016 line-up. The festival is being held September 21-28 at Regal Cinemas L.A. Live. Advance ticket sales will begin next week.
Seeking to reach a larger audience, increase sponsorship and provide a professional screening venue for its film festival, Marina Del Rey Film Festival will host a state of the art mobile cinema Cinetransformer at its festival this August 14th at the Jamaica Bay Inn in Marina Del Rey, California.
The Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian will present the 16th annual Native Cinema Showcase, the museum's premier film event, during the week of August 16–21 in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The showcase runs in conjunction with the Southwestern Association for Indian Arts Santa Fe Indian Market, the largest juried show of Native fine art in the world
For the first time, GetD 3D will supply its cinema systems and glasses for the 73rd Venice International Film Festival, taking place August 31 through September 10. The Venice International Film Festival is the oldest of its kind founded in 1932. 3D projection has become a tradition for many years and the organizers will have another promising line up in 2016.
