Tag: festival

Garden State Film Festival Hosts Award Winning Actor Armand Assante

By Nick Christophers It is without a doubt that the most iconic gangster film of our time, outside of the Godfather, is the 1996 HBO special “Gotti”. The only true reason for that fact is that it features one of the most prolific actors, Armand Assante. On November […]

Long Island Film Festival Drawing Talent From Far And Wide

“We are in our 21st year as we started in multiple venues and settled her in at the Bellmore Theatre which has been great. LIIFE is what we consider a film community. This year we have 147 shorts, features along with webisodes and music videos. Not to mention the amazing panelists and award recipients like Danny Aiello and Kevin Browne.”

Another Stellar Year for the Winter Film Festival

Founder and creator George Isaacs has done it again with an even bigger turn out for the 7th Annual Winter Film Festival in New York.  George has been there and done that in the film world. He has been part of production teams for Round House Pictures, I.D. Films, Park Avenue Post and Red Reel Pictures.

6th Annual Katra Film Fest Set to Take Center Stage in Brooklyn

There have been many film festivals that have taken part in the New York area and most of them are very similar in premise. Yet KATRA Films set a different standard where they look to present a unique avenue for all types of filmmakers. The creator Geoffrey Guerrero has been pushing the film series since 2012 and it has grown every year since. The festival is based on promoting tolerance, inclusivity, diversity and social justice.

Freakin’ Weekend VII – First Night

By Sean McHugh Nashville being known as “Music City” grants the city and those who live within it some tantalizing musical perks – namely in the form of getting to see up and coming acts before they break. There are shows going on at any given moment anywhere […]

Human Rights Watch Film Festival In Manhattan

By Denise Oliveira The Human Rights Watch Film Festival is taking place in Manhattan right now, and you can still catch six films – the majority of them documentaries – between Friday and Sunday. One of the highlights of this festival is that the filmmakers and subjects of the documentaries […]