FC board member María Agui Carter presented a sneak preview of her new film Rebel at the American Latino Heritage Forum being hosted by the White House and the U.S. Department of the Interior. President Barak Obama delivered remarks and guests included Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar, Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis, Secretary of [...]
We had a wonderful day on Friday, May 6th at Bentley College with terrific speakers, trade show vendors and attentive and interesting filmmakers of all types. Check out some of the photos from David Burke from the day and see what attendees had to say: “Making Media Now is the single most important event to [...]
The 24 Hour Film Race 2011 is an international competition that challenges filmmakers everywhere to create short films (4 minutes max.) in just 24 hours. The 2011 competition is scheduled to kick off at 10PM EST on Friday, April 29th. Filmmakers are e-mailed a Theme (ex. Revenge, Spare Change, A Trade, etc…) and Surprise Elements [...]
One-on-One Consultations These consultations will take place from 11:15-12:15 pm and from 2:45-4:00 pm on Friday May 6th. Sign up for these 15-minute consultations begins at 8:45 am on Friday, May 6th at Bentley next to the registration area in the LaCava Conference Center (3rd floor). Participants may sign up for only one consultation until [...]
Circus Dreams is a feature-length documentary about a dynamic group of 12 to 18 year olds performing in Circus Smirkus, the only traveling youth circus in the country. And, most importantly, it was accepted to the Boston International Film Festival. The BIFF screening will take place on April 18 at 3:30 at the AMC Theater [...]
María Agui Carter has produced a new feature documentary film NO JOB FOR A WOMAN: Women Who Fought To Report WWII World War II with Director/Producer Michéle Fillion narrated by Julianna Margulles. A film about how war reporting changed when women reporters, previously excluded from war zones, found their way in, the film follows the [...]
Submissions are open for this year’s Boston Jewish Film Festival, our 23rd, which runs November 2-13, 2011. Eligibility: The Boston Jewish Film Festival screens films that highlight the Jewish experience; explore Jewish culture/heritage/history; or are of particular interest to the Jewish community. The Festival presents narrative, documentary, animated and experimental works of any length. Entries [...]
Featuring five exciting workshops and panels, a trade show, one-on-one consultations and plenty of opportunity for networking. To register and for more info click here This is one of the sessions we’re offering: EMBRACE DISRUPTION: What is the changing nature of funding and what are funders looking for? During this session we will explore the [...]
Sunday, April 3, 3:00 pm My Perestroika follows five ordinary Russians living in extraordinary times; from their sheltered Soviet childhood, to the collapse of the Soviet Union during their teenage years, to the constantly shifting political landscape of post-Soviet Russia. Together, these childhood classmates paint a complex picture of the dreams and disillusionment of those [...]
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