New York heads to LA.
July 18th 2009 04:51
The New York International Independent Film & Video Festival returns to Los Angeles, July 30th - August 6th, 2009.
The New York International Independent Film & Video Festival in LA is a distinctive screening event in the entertainment and arts communities with 100 world premieres and international and domestic films, shorts, documentaries and animations.
NYIIFVF begins its celebrations along with The New York International Art Festival (NYIAF) on Thursday, July 30th from 6pm to 10 pm with an Opening Night Event and Awards Ceremony at The Cabana Club, located at 1439 Ivar Ave., Hollywood, CA. The Opening Night Exhibition is a vital opportunity for connections to be made between filmmakers, artists, cast and crew, and Press & Industry representatives.
Film screenings are Friday, July 31st through August 6th and will take place exclusively at the Regency Fairfax Cinemalocated at 7907 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles, CA90048.
Tickets & the schedule of films are available online at www.nyfilmvideo.com
Click on "Film Schedule /Tickets." Tickets are available by clicking the tickets icon (TKTS) next to a film's title on the film schedule. This will take you to the appropriate Ticketweb page. Tickets are $12 (in advance).
The following countries and territories will be represented: USA, France, Spain, India, Japan, Italy, Israel, Germany, Argentina, Bulgaria, Belgium, Sweden, UK, Netherlands, Denmark, Faroe Island, Montenegro, Belarus, Greece, Puerto Rico and Canada.
Genres include: Science-Fiction, Horror, Action/Adventure, Animation, Music Video, War, Psychological Thriller, Crime, Drama, Comedy, Family, Experimental, Dance Theatre, Romance as well as a compelling slate of top notch documentaries.
A sampling of films in the upcoming festival includes:
A War in Hollywood
Hollywood used the Spanish Civil War as a subject in more than 50 films, although adapting its point of view to the North-American political interests of each period. This evolution is narrated through the story of Alvah Bessie, a Hollywood screenwriter who fought in Spain as a member of the Lincoln Brigades.
Directed by Oriol Porta.
Featuring: Susan Sarandon, Arthur Laurents (legendary writer of West Side Story, Bonjour Tristesse, and The Way We Were). 91 min. Documentary.
Power for the Parkinsons
A historical documentary produced, directed and written by Dr. Ephraim K. Smith, a professor emeritus of history at California State University, Fresno, is up for three regional Emmy Awards. The documentary is nominated in the Michigan Chapter of the National Academy of Television, Arts & Sciences 2009 awards program's Historical Documentary, Editing for a Nonnews Program and Writing categories. Smith co-edited the film with Emmy-winner Donald M. Thompson at Detroit Public Television. It is narrated by broadcast-news icon Walter Cronkite. Poet Steven Vincent Benét ("John Brown's Body," "The Devil and Daniel Webster") wrote the script, and the music was the work of Douglas Moore, a Pulitzer Prize-winning composer ("The Devil and Daniel Webster," "Giants in the Earth"). 57 min. Documentary.
It's About Time
When the Earth's Atomic Clock is altered by one second, three friends must deal with the unexpected affect it has on their lives.
Directed by Kevin Shinick (Writer/Director/Actor, Without A Trace, Robot Chicken).
Starring: Seana Kofoed (Actor, Men in Trees), Matthew Edwards (Renaissance Man), Jennifer Carta (Actor, 24, The Game), Jim O'Connor (Undercover Brother), Paul Bartholomew (Actor, Medium, ER) and Tony Randall (The Odd Couple). 90 min. Romantic Comedy.
Legends of the Unwired
The Wire's fictional Avon Barksdale meets the real Avon Barksdale. Intense dramatic scenes take Wire fans and non-Wire fans inside Barksdale's world of murder, torture,drugs and revenge. His real-life mother and neighborhood do-gooders talk about their struggles to survive and keep Barksdale from wreaking havoc on the streets.A real Baltimore cop challenges Barksdale while shedding light on The Wire creator's true relationship with cops and criminals who helped inspire the critically-acclaimed HBO series.
Starring: Wood Harris (HBO's The Wire). 72 min. DocuDrama.
Fist Full of Love
A heated battle between polar opposites leads to undiscovered common ground.
Starring: Zuleikha Robinson (HBO's Rome, Lost, The Merchant of Venice, The Namesake, Hidalgo). 7 min. Drama.
9.9.09
A mystery surrounds a small town that was wiped out on September 9, 2009.Now, sixty years later, Sarah, the last survivor, sends a reporter, Mary, a letter suggesting what really happened on that day. The government calls 9/9/09 the start of "The Modern Plague". Mary soon realizes that her search for the truth may be harder to uncover than the lies.
Directed by Howard Wexler.
Starring: Lochlyn Munro (Unforgiven, White Chicks, Daddy Day Camp), Kelly Pendygraft (Elizabethtown), Brian Guest (The OC), David Jean Thomas (Fight Club, Star Trek). 94 min. Sci-Fi.
The Silence in Between
George Clinton is one of the most sampled artists of our time and the inventor of funk music. But what actually is 'The Funk'?
Directed by Mark Limburg. 29 min. Documentary.
Barackumentary
**Special Screening on Barack Obama's Birthday--August 4th **
Millions were there; millions watched the 44th Presidential Inauguration from around the world. The Barackumentary takes you there first hand in the thick of it all as it is happening from a never before seen perspective. So whether you attended the event and just want to share it or you missed your chance to attend history the Barackumentary gives it to you to add to your collection of great films. Directed
by Brian Johnson. 80 min. Documentary.
NAMA
NAMA focuses on human existence, the origins of human culture and man's will to create through the eye of the film camera, which becomes the eye of the spectator.
Directed by Nikunja. Starring: Topmodel Venantia Otto.84 min. Experimental Docu-Fiction.
The complete lineup of red carpet premieres, talent attending and seminar panels will all be forthcoming. As always, nightly afterparties will take place at hip venues around LA.
.
Keep visiting www.nyfilmvideo.com for all festival updates.
Source: NYIIFVF
The New York International Independent Film & Video Festival in LA is a distinctive screening event in the entertainment and arts communities with 100 world premieres and international and domestic films, shorts, documentaries and animations.
NYIIFVF begins its celebrations along with The New York International Art Festival (NYIAF) on Thursday, July 30th from 6pm to 10 pm with an Opening Night Event and Awards Ceremony at The Cabana Club, located at 1439 Ivar Ave., Hollywood, CA. The Opening Night Exhibition is a vital opportunity for connections to be made between filmmakers, artists, cast and crew, and Press & Industry representatives.
Film screenings are Friday, July 31st through August 6th and will take place exclusively at the Regency Fairfax Cinemalocated at 7907 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles, CA90048.
Tickets & the schedule of films are available online at www.nyfilmvideo.com
Click on "Film Schedule /Tickets." Tickets are available by clicking the tickets icon (TKTS) next to a film's title on the film schedule. This will take you to the appropriate Ticketweb page. Tickets are $12 (in advance).
The following countries and territories will be represented: USA, France, Spain, India, Japan, Italy, Israel, Germany, Argentina, Bulgaria, Belgium, Sweden, UK, Netherlands, Denmark, Faroe Island, Montenegro, Belarus, Greece, Puerto Rico and Canada.
Genres include: Science-Fiction, Horror, Action/Adventure, Animation, Music Video, War, Psychological Thriller, Crime, Drama, Comedy, Family, Experimental, Dance Theatre, Romance as well as a compelling slate of top notch documentaries.
A sampling of films in the upcoming festival includes:
A War in Hollywood
Hollywood used the Spanish Civil War as a subject in more than 50 films, although adapting its point of view to the North-American political interests of each period. This evolution is narrated through the story of Alvah Bessie, a Hollywood screenwriter who fought in Spain as a member of the Lincoln Brigades.
Directed by Oriol Porta.
Featuring: Susan Sarandon, Arthur Laurents (legendary writer of West Side Story, Bonjour Tristesse, and The Way We Were). 91 min. Documentary.
Power for the Parkinsons
A historical documentary produced, directed and written by Dr. Ephraim K. Smith, a professor emeritus of history at California State University, Fresno, is up for three regional Emmy Awards. The documentary is nominated in the Michigan Chapter of the National Academy of Television, Arts & Sciences 2009 awards program's Historical Documentary, Editing for a Nonnews Program and Writing categories. Smith co-edited the film with Emmy-winner Donald M. Thompson at Detroit Public Television. It is narrated by broadcast-news icon Walter Cronkite. Poet Steven Vincent Benét ("John Brown's Body," "The Devil and Daniel Webster") wrote the script, and the music was the work of Douglas Moore, a Pulitzer Prize-winning composer ("The Devil and Daniel Webster," "Giants in the Earth"). 57 min. Documentary.
It's About Time
When the Earth's Atomic Clock is altered by one second, three friends must deal with the unexpected affect it has on their lives.
Directed by Kevin Shinick (Writer/Director/Actor, Without A Trace, Robot Chicken).
Starring: Seana Kofoed (Actor, Men in Trees), Matthew Edwards (Renaissance Man), Jennifer Carta (Actor, 24, The Game), Jim O'Connor (Undercover Brother), Paul Bartholomew (Actor, Medium, ER) and Tony Randall (The Odd Couple). 90 min. Romantic Comedy.
Legends of the Unwired
The Wire's fictional Avon Barksdale meets the real Avon Barksdale. Intense dramatic scenes take Wire fans and non-Wire fans inside Barksdale's world of murder, torture,drugs and revenge. His real-life mother and neighborhood do-gooders talk about their struggles to survive and keep Barksdale from wreaking havoc on the streets.A real Baltimore cop challenges Barksdale while shedding light on The Wire creator's true relationship with cops and criminals who helped inspire the critically-acclaimed HBO series.
Starring: Wood Harris (HBO's The Wire). 72 min. DocuDrama.
Fist Full of Love
A heated battle between polar opposites leads to undiscovered common ground.
Starring: Zuleikha Robinson (HBO's Rome, Lost, The Merchant of Venice, The Namesake, Hidalgo). 7 min. Drama.
9.9.09
A mystery surrounds a small town that was wiped out on September 9, 2009.Now, sixty years later, Sarah, the last survivor, sends a reporter, Mary, a letter suggesting what really happened on that day. The government calls 9/9/09 the start of "The Modern Plague". Mary soon realizes that her search for the truth may be harder to uncover than the lies.
Directed by Howard Wexler.
Starring: Lochlyn Munro (Unforgiven, White Chicks, Daddy Day Camp), Kelly Pendygraft (Elizabethtown), Brian Guest (The OC), David Jean Thomas (Fight Club, Star Trek). 94 min. Sci-Fi.
The Silence in Between
George Clinton is one of the most sampled artists of our time and the inventor of funk music. But what actually is 'The Funk'?
Directed by Mark Limburg. 29 min. Documentary.
Barackumentary
**Special Screening on Barack Obama's Birthday--August 4th **
Millions were there; millions watched the 44th Presidential Inauguration from around the world. The Barackumentary takes you there first hand in the thick of it all as it is happening from a never before seen perspective. So whether you attended the event and just want to share it or you missed your chance to attend history the Barackumentary gives it to you to add to your collection of great films. Directed
by Brian Johnson. 80 min. Documentary.
NAMA
NAMA focuses on human existence, the origins of human culture and man's will to create through the eye of the film camera, which becomes the eye of the spectator.
Directed by Nikunja. Starring: Topmodel Venantia Otto.84 min. Experimental Docu-Fiction.
The complete lineup of red carpet premieres, talent attending and seminar panels will all be forthcoming. As always, nightly afterparties will take place at hip venues around LA.
.
Keep visiting www.nyfilmvideo.com for all festival updates.
Source: NYIIFVF
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