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Peachtree Village International Film Festival — 8/27/2009
CALLING ALL FILM MAKERS!!!
It’s Hollywood in Atlanta!!!!
The 4th annual Peachtree Village International Film Festival (PVIFF), presented by the African American Cinema Gallery, Hispanic Cinema Museum & Gipp. Museums, Inc.The Peachtree Village International Film Festival is (PVIFF) in conjunction with The African American Cinema Gallery, Hispanic Cinema Museum & Gipp. Museums, Inc. would like to announce their fourth annual international film festival. This dynamic international film festival showcases feature length films, shorts, music videos, documentaries, and screenplays from around the globe. PVIFF will also feature celebrity attractions, innovative workshops, panels, parties, and much more.
Locations:
Woodruff Arts Center,1280 Peachtree Street NE, Atlanta ,GA 30309
Underground Atlanta, 50 Upper Alabama Street,
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
Renaissance Hotel, downtown Atlanta, 590 W Peachtree St NW, Atlanta, GA 30308
Date: SEP. 24-27, 2009
For more information contact: pviff@live.com
CELEBRATE !!!WOODSTOCK FILM FESTIVAL 10TH ANNIVERSARY
SEPTEMBER 30- OCTOBER 4, 2009 — 4/29/2009
(Woodstock, NY) April 29: RICHARD LINKLATER, the Academy Award® nominated writer/director will be presented with the 2009 Honorary Maverick Award by the Woodstock Film Festival, during its Gala Award Ceremony, Saturday evening, October 3rd , at BackStage Productions in Kingston, NY.
Presenting the Honorary Maverick Award will be Linklater’s long time friend and collaborator, actor Ethan Hawke (Before Sunrise, The Newton Boys, Tape, Before Sunset). Linklater’s latest film, Me and Orson Welles will be featured as one of the Spotlight films in this year’s lineup, and he will participate in a panel discussion during the festival, which runs this year from Wednesday Sept. 30 through Sunday Oct. 4th. Through his films he has introduced any number of talented young actors into the Hollywood scene, including Matthew McConaughey, Ben Affleck and Parker Posey.
Linklater's work includes: Its Impossible to Learn How to Plow By Reading Books (1988); Slacker (1991); Dazed and Confused (1993); Before Sunrise (1995); Suburbia (1997); The Newton Boys (1998); Waking Life (2001); Tape (2001); Live From Shiva's Dance Floor (2003); School of Rock (2003); Before Sunset (2004); $5.15/Hr. (2004) (TV); Bad News Bears (2005); A Scanner Darkly (2006); Fast Food Nation (2006); Inning By Inning: A Portrait of a Coach (2008); Me and Orson Welles (2009); WFF Co-Founder and Executive Director Meira Blaustein said Linklater, a native of Texas, embodies the Maverick spirit as a symbol of creative, free spirit, risk taking and independent thought:
"Richard Linklater's singular approach to filmmaking - always inventing and re-inventing the art in fresh and exciting new ways, coupled with his unwavering support of independent filmmakers- makes him the ideal recipient of our honorary Maverick Award.” said Blaustein. “We're thrilled that he accepted our invitation and can't wait to host him here in Woodstock, where he'll find a thriving film community, reminiscent of the one in Austin, Texas which he so closely nurtured".
Richard Linklater said in a statement: "Although the term 'maverick' was greatly devalued in last year's election cycle, I'll humbly take on this honor and as a Texas filmmaker help reclaim theterm in the tradition of the famous Texas cattleman Samuel Maverick who refused to brand his cattle. I would like to think it was for humane reasons but the legend goes that he was just too lazy and uninterested in ranching to care. I think there may be an indie filmmaking analogy in there somewhere... regardless, I look forward to being with all of you up in Woodstock this fall."
The Honorary Maverick Award is given each year to an individual whose life and work is based on creativity, independent vision, and social activism. Previous recipients include Kevin Smith, Christine Vachon, Barbara Kopple, Tim Robbins, Les Blank, D.A. Pennebaker & Chris Hegedus, Woody Harrelson, Mira Nair and Steve Buscemi.
Additional WFF awards include the Trailblazer Award, the Lee Marvin Award for Best Feature, the James Lyons Award for Best Editing, the Maverick Award for Best Documentary, and several others.
For more information, contact the Woodstock Film Festival office, (845) 679-4265, or www.WoodstockFilmFestival.com.
H20: Film on Water — 2/23/2009
Click HERE for information on the call for submission for H2O: Film on Water exhibition, an exhibition run by Great River Arts Institute. The exhibition will run at four concurrent venues along the Connecticut River Valley, beginning in August 2009. Venues include the Brattleboro Museum, The Mill (an exciting new art space with 32,000 square feet devoted to contemporary art exhibition space) Spheris Gallery, and Great River Arts. The show is juried by Denise Markonish of Mass MOCA. It’s a wonderful exhibition opportunity.
Exhibition runs from August 7, 2009 - November 7, 2009
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