xOn the WOWPresents YouTube channel, production company World of Wonder has shared a number of shows related to its most popular TV program, RuPaul’s Drag Race. Now, World of Wonder is readying two of its biggest digital exclusives yet: As first reported by Variety, it will share a pair of half-hour web series, each one starring a popular Drag Race queen.
The drag queens in question are Alyssa Edwards (real name Justin Johnson), who will host a series called Haus of Edwards, and Detox, who will be take the lead in Detox’s Life Rehab. The first show will follow its star as he runs his dance studio, while the second will feature lifehacks from one of the drag community’s sharpest queens. Both programs will consist of eight episodes.
World of Wonder is using its two long-form shows to kick off what figures to be a busy digital...
The drag queens in question are Alyssa Edwards (real name Justin Johnson), who will host a series called Haus of Edwards, and Detox, who will be take the lead in Detox’s Life Rehab. The first show will follow its star as he runs his dance studio, while the second will feature lifehacks from one of the drag community’s sharpest queens. Both programs will consist of eight episodes.
World of Wonder is using its two long-form shows to kick off what figures to be a busy digital...
- 2/9/2017
- by Sam Gutelle
- Tubefilter.com
Two of YouTube’s craftiest filmmakers are back in action. Two-and-a-half years after it aired a farewell live stream, Indy Mogul has returned, with original hosts Erik Beck and Justin Johnson taking control of the channel the first started back in 2007.
Indy Mogul first arrived in 2007 as one of the channels run by Next New Networks. It quickly gained a devoted audience thanks to its short films and Diy projects, which showed off Beck and Johnson’s creativity and adventurousness. In 2011, Next New Networks was acquired by Google in 2011, and in the following few years Indy Mogul’s funding dwindled. In 2013, the channel -- then hosted by Griffin Hammond and Russell Hasenauer, went off the air for good.
Or so we thought. On May 18th, 2016, Beck and Johnson posted a short video titled “We’Re Back,” in which they tease their triumphant return to Indy Mogul. Nine days later, the...
Indy Mogul first arrived in 2007 as one of the channels run by Next New Networks. It quickly gained a devoted audience thanks to its short films and Diy projects, which showed off Beck and Johnson’s creativity and adventurousness. In 2011, Next New Networks was acquired by Google in 2011, and in the following few years Indy Mogul’s funding dwindled. In 2013, the channel -- then hosted by Griffin Hammond and Russell Hasenauer, went off the air for good.
Or so we thought. On May 18th, 2016, Beck and Johnson posted a short video titled “We’Re Back,” in which they tease their triumphant return to Indy Mogul. Nine days later, the...
- 5/27/2016
- by Sam Gutelle
- Tubefilter.com
When the juries gathered and the Ajyal Youth Film Festival officially opened, last year’s videos were shown as examples of what 450 jury members between the ages of 8 and 21 from all over the world would watch, discuss and even create in some workshops. 95% of the jury live in Qatar year-round. 75% to 90% of the Qatari population is under 25. Members of the Giffoni affiliated festivals sent 16 older jury members from all over the world to partake as well. The films and workshops are designed to inspire and motivate using content and social media for self-expression.
The student jurors come after their school classes end and have lunch, in itself a very important component of this Festival. Master chef Frank Bordoni, an award-winning chef cooks organically and with awareness of allergies, vegetarian diets and discusses healthy eating.
After lunch the juries adjourn to screening rooms arranged in three groups by age: Mohaq (New Moon) for 8 to 12 year olds, Hilal (Crescent Moon) for 13 to 17 and Bader (Full Moon) for 18 to 21 year olds. They first watch features and then shorts. 45 minutes are given for questions and answers which is one of the most interesting and enlightening events for filmmakers and cineastes because the questions asked are unique to the children’s inquiring minds. The jurors sit through the credits as a sign of respect for the hard work done making the film. Questions about the story and the techniques are followed by voting in private using techniques learned about decomposing and evaluating technical and content areas of the films which are arranged by #tags.
Each juror receives a passport which is valid for a year. The passport gives tips on criticism and the hashtags used in describing films. When they write down the films they have seen with the filmmaker’s name and some evaluation of the film, they get rewarded with stickers.
At the end of the Festival one can see how the jurors have absorbed information; their hashtags have become more sophisticated. They use words such as “color palette” and “cinematography”; they embrace digital technology as they are given tools like Instagram and Snapchat and missions such as “give a soul to food”.
Reem Saleh, Deputy Director Ajyal Youth Film Festival
Reem herself studied film at the Lebanese American University in Beirut and minored in psychology. She worked with children’s theater and then with children with disabilities. She started her own career as a theater actress and taught as an extra curricular activity. She was a tv producer and executive director for TV Doc, an MTV-like program in Lebanon. For five years she was the executive director of a children’s channel.
She started with Ajyal Youth Film Festival three years ago as it was launching. The idea of the Festival is not to train children to become filmmakers but to respect other cultures, to understand the concept of world culture, to create relationships and to recognize creativity as an integral part of life, not to be judgmental and to see how lucky they are. If one child’s outlook on life is changed for the better, then Ajyal will have accomplished its goal.
There are already several examples of such changes. After watching a doc “On the Way to School”, a mother said that her son identified so strongly because he had leukemia and was not able to attend school everyday himself.
One 17 year old girl, after watching a film about bullying went on to learn filmmaking and made a film about car accidents (there are many in Qatar) and the effect of death on the survivors.
With world events today, this haven of safety and comfort is an important event creating dialogue in a field that we all profess to care about; certainly for our own children, and yet little is written or discussed in the international film circles. Why do films for, about and by children occupy a separate space in the international film world? Aren't the youth, after all, what all this is really about? Aren't we all involved in film to make the world a better place? And if so, then for whom? Why is there so little public discussion of this crucial area? Doha Film Institute, Giffoni and some children's film festivals around the world, like our own Chicago, Children's Film Festival Seatle, or Tiff Kids, Lucas in Frankfurt, European Youth Film Festival Flanders in Belgium or Oulu International Children's and Youth Film Festival in Finland, the British Film Institute's Justin Johnson, Kineko International Childrens Film Festival of Tokyo were all here involved in lively panels sharing what has worked and what they would like to see working, embracing change as much as possible.
The student jurors come after their school classes end and have lunch, in itself a very important component of this Festival. Master chef Frank Bordoni, an award-winning chef cooks organically and with awareness of allergies, vegetarian diets and discusses healthy eating.
After lunch the juries adjourn to screening rooms arranged in three groups by age: Mohaq (New Moon) for 8 to 12 year olds, Hilal (Crescent Moon) for 13 to 17 and Bader (Full Moon) for 18 to 21 year olds. They first watch features and then shorts. 45 minutes are given for questions and answers which is one of the most interesting and enlightening events for filmmakers and cineastes because the questions asked are unique to the children’s inquiring minds. The jurors sit through the credits as a sign of respect for the hard work done making the film. Questions about the story and the techniques are followed by voting in private using techniques learned about decomposing and evaluating technical and content areas of the films which are arranged by #tags.
Each juror receives a passport which is valid for a year. The passport gives tips on criticism and the hashtags used in describing films. When they write down the films they have seen with the filmmaker’s name and some evaluation of the film, they get rewarded with stickers.
At the end of the Festival one can see how the jurors have absorbed information; their hashtags have become more sophisticated. They use words such as “color palette” and “cinematography”; they embrace digital technology as they are given tools like Instagram and Snapchat and missions such as “give a soul to food”.
Reem Saleh, Deputy Director Ajyal Youth Film Festival
Reem herself studied film at the Lebanese American University in Beirut and minored in psychology. She worked with children’s theater and then with children with disabilities. She started her own career as a theater actress and taught as an extra curricular activity. She was a tv producer and executive director for TV Doc, an MTV-like program in Lebanon. For five years she was the executive director of a children’s channel.
She started with Ajyal Youth Film Festival three years ago as it was launching. The idea of the Festival is not to train children to become filmmakers but to respect other cultures, to understand the concept of world culture, to create relationships and to recognize creativity as an integral part of life, not to be judgmental and to see how lucky they are. If one child’s outlook on life is changed for the better, then Ajyal will have accomplished its goal.
There are already several examples of such changes. After watching a doc “On the Way to School”, a mother said that her son identified so strongly because he had leukemia and was not able to attend school everyday himself.
One 17 year old girl, after watching a film about bullying went on to learn filmmaking and made a film about car accidents (there are many in Qatar) and the effect of death on the survivors.
With world events today, this haven of safety and comfort is an important event creating dialogue in a field that we all profess to care about; certainly for our own children, and yet little is written or discussed in the international film circles. Why do films for, about and by children occupy a separate space in the international film world? Aren't the youth, after all, what all this is really about? Aren't we all involved in film to make the world a better place? And if so, then for whom? Why is there so little public discussion of this crucial area? Doha Film Institute, Giffoni and some children's film festivals around the world, like our own Chicago, Children's Film Festival Seatle, or Tiff Kids, Lucas in Frankfurt, European Youth Film Festival Flanders in Belgium or Oulu International Children's and Youth Film Festival in Finland, the British Film Institute's Justin Johnson, Kineko International Childrens Film Festival of Tokyo were all here involved in lively panels sharing what has worked and what they would like to see working, embracing change as much as possible.
- 12/6/2015
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
Conflicts, economic inequality and physical or mental challenges limit the involvement of a large section of youth in film and other cultural pursuits.
An important component of the Ajyal Youth Film Festival in Doha is its partnership with the Giffoni Film Festival, youth’s foremost international film festival which was founded in 1971 by then 18-year-old Claudio Gubitose who remains its director and inspiration. This now year-long cultural event brings in children and young adults from 50 countries to Italy. It is now exported worldwide and Doha hosts its international summit.
Claudio Gubitosi, Director and Founder of Giffoni Experience, said that young people are the first victims of conflict, and through the Doha-Giffoni Youth Media Summit’s Planet-y, the creative community is taking tangible action to address the problems faced by youth globally.
Children in Conflict
“We want to focus on ways of including children who are not able to attend events such as Ajyal—because of conflicts, economic inequality, or physical and mental challenges. In the context of the global refugee crisis, now, more than ever, it is the time for inclusivity,” said Fatma Al Remaihi, Festival Director and CEO of the Doha Film Institute.
Empowering less fortunate children to share their stories was the focus of a session whose discussion was an emotional experience for the participants with heart-touching visuals and stories of the Syrian refugee crisis. Several panelists shared how to offer tools to young people around the world whose lives have been disrupted by sociopolitical conflict, illness and poverty to tell their stories.
Charlotte Giese, Specialist Advisor for Children & Youth at Danish Film Institute in Denmark, co-founder of the Buster Copenhagen International Film Festival for Children and Youth and former VP of the European Children’s Films Association (Ecfa) presented initiatives of the Danish Film Institute in Uganda, Palestine and Lebanon using film as a medium to promote self-expression by young people.
Presenting searing stories from the refugee camps, Mohammed Abu Asaker, Public Information & Communications Officer of Unhcr (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees), choked on words as he narrated the story of a man who refuses to go home until late into night for fear of facing his children.
He reiterated the gravity of the refugee situation with the number of displaced people increasing to 42,500 per day now compared to 10,900 in 2010, the result of 15 wars that the world witnessed or continue to rage over the past five years. Adding that children pay the price for this, with 51% of all displaced people being below the age of 18, he said the crisis is unprecedented and the worst since the World War II.
Essa Al Mannai, Executive Director, Reach Out to Asia (Rota), explained the work of the organization in making a tangible difference, including adult literacy trainings, youth leadership programs and those designed to benefit students and teachers. Recounting a program that Rota conducted four years ago and how it transformed a participant’s life, Al Mannai said that it is such positive stories that keep him inspired. He added that international human aid to promote education is critical.
Matthew Cassel, an independent multimedia journalist and filmmaker, who embarked on a personal journey at the age of 20 from Chicago to the Middle East, narrated how he works to engage children in Gaza creatively, encouraging them to take photographs. It also led to a touring exhibition of their works in the U.S., which was a defining experience for the young people.
Farooq Burney, Director of Al Fakhoora Education Above All, presented a human portrait of the refugees stating “they all had a life similar to your or mine, and all they have today is hope for a bright future led by education.”
Abu Asaker shared the story of a how ten children were asked to make a simple statement, ‘I am a good boy.’ Nine of them expressed it with great difficulty and a good deal of coaxing while one simply couldn’t state it. “They have been living the camps for five years and they are so wounded from inside. It will take a lot of work to help them.”
The session was moderated by Firdoze Bulbulia, award-winning producer and director who is also Chairperson of the Children and Broadcasting Foundation for Africa, former President of the International Centre of Films for Children and Young People and a co-founder of Africa’s Best Channel, a television channel for young people in Nigeria. After producing four feature-length films and several TV productions, she is currently producing “Mandela’s Africa”, a Nelson Mandela legacy project.
Again, underscoring the importance of encouraging children in conflict areas to tell their own stories, the Q&A session was equally engaging with participants discussing the importance of promoting the psycho-social welfare of the refugees.
The session concluded with a call to all of humanity to make a difference – in whichever way they can, as volunteers or through assistance, with Essa Al Mannai reminding the audience a quote by Booker Prize winning author Arundhati Roy: “To never get used to the unspeakable violence and the vulgar disparity of life around you...To try and understand. To never look away. And never, never to forget.”
Planet-y, a ground-breaking initiative launched in 2014 in Doha in partnership with Italy’s Giffoni Experience now, at its third edition at the Ajyal Youth Film Festival, has assumed tangible shape with the roll-out of five projects: One Platform, Many Voices – the Planet-y Video Channel, a speciality media channel by and for youth; The Magic Box – An Educational Radio Station for Syrian Children; Content is King – a Youth Production Program; Nomadic – a Festival Cooperation and Exchange Program; and Film Fun in Bed – a Hospital Outreach Program.
Discussions on Neuro-Communication – How to speak the language of the brain; and The Digital World – how to speak the language of youth, were also held. Over 40 delegates from across the world took part in the Summit with the common goal of engaging youth and enriching their lives.
Fatma Al Remaihi said: “Planet-y emerged from the need to identify a collective, industry-wide strategy to tackle the myriad challenges in the media sphere. Through our workshops, we aim to combine the experiences and wisdom of the Summit participants to create concrete takeaways and action plans. The deliberations of Planet-y have the power to shape the lives of children, and subsequently our own. Because in helping others we make our own lives meaningful.”
Doha-Giffoni Youth Media Summit aims to make the Planet-y projects beneficial for youth, said Al Remaihi. “We will follow up on each project and keep them growing. Next July at Giffoni, we will report back on the progress that was made. Many of these projects will take time, but I already see the collaborations coming out of the Summit now as a victory for Planet-y.”
Describing himself and the mission of the Summit as to be ‘producers of happiness and well-being,” Gubitosi said the time has come to act, not just think and pay lip-service to bright ideas that can bring positive change. “We have to stand together to find practical solutions through a culture of dialogue and knowledge exchange. Planet-y will help keep up with the ongoing cultural, social, economic and political evolution of younger generations.”
With world events today, this haven of safety and comfort is an important event creating dialogue in a field that we all profess to care about; certainly for our own children, and yet little is written or discussed in the international film circles. Why do films for, about and by children occupy a separate space in the international film world? Aren't the youth, after all, what all this is really about? Aren't we all involved in film to make the world a better place? And if so, then for whom? Why is there so little public discussion of this crucial area? Doha Film Institute, Giffoni and some children's film festivals around the world, like our own Children's Film Festival Seattle, or Tiff Kids, Lucas in Frankfurt, European Youth Film Festival Flanders in Belgium or Oulu International Children's and Youth Film Festival in Finland, the British Film Institute's Justin Johnson, Kineko International Childrens Film Festival of Tokyo were all here involved in lively panels sharing what has worked and what they would like to see working, embracing change as much as possible.
An important component of the Ajyal Youth Film Festival in Doha is its partnership with the Giffoni Film Festival, youth’s foremost international film festival which was founded in 1971 by then 18-year-old Claudio Gubitose who remains its director and inspiration. This now year-long cultural event brings in children and young adults from 50 countries to Italy. It is now exported worldwide and Doha hosts its international summit.
Claudio Gubitosi, Director and Founder of Giffoni Experience, said that young people are the first victims of conflict, and through the Doha-Giffoni Youth Media Summit’s Planet-y, the creative community is taking tangible action to address the problems faced by youth globally.
Children in Conflict
“We want to focus on ways of including children who are not able to attend events such as Ajyal—because of conflicts, economic inequality, or physical and mental challenges. In the context of the global refugee crisis, now, more than ever, it is the time for inclusivity,” said Fatma Al Remaihi, Festival Director and CEO of the Doha Film Institute.
Empowering less fortunate children to share their stories was the focus of a session whose discussion was an emotional experience for the participants with heart-touching visuals and stories of the Syrian refugee crisis. Several panelists shared how to offer tools to young people around the world whose lives have been disrupted by sociopolitical conflict, illness and poverty to tell their stories.
Charlotte Giese, Specialist Advisor for Children & Youth at Danish Film Institute in Denmark, co-founder of the Buster Copenhagen International Film Festival for Children and Youth and former VP of the European Children’s Films Association (Ecfa) presented initiatives of the Danish Film Institute in Uganda, Palestine and Lebanon using film as a medium to promote self-expression by young people.
Presenting searing stories from the refugee camps, Mohammed Abu Asaker, Public Information & Communications Officer of Unhcr (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees), choked on words as he narrated the story of a man who refuses to go home until late into night for fear of facing his children.
He reiterated the gravity of the refugee situation with the number of displaced people increasing to 42,500 per day now compared to 10,900 in 2010, the result of 15 wars that the world witnessed or continue to rage over the past five years. Adding that children pay the price for this, with 51% of all displaced people being below the age of 18, he said the crisis is unprecedented and the worst since the World War II.
Essa Al Mannai, Executive Director, Reach Out to Asia (Rota), explained the work of the organization in making a tangible difference, including adult literacy trainings, youth leadership programs and those designed to benefit students and teachers. Recounting a program that Rota conducted four years ago and how it transformed a participant’s life, Al Mannai said that it is such positive stories that keep him inspired. He added that international human aid to promote education is critical.
Matthew Cassel, an independent multimedia journalist and filmmaker, who embarked on a personal journey at the age of 20 from Chicago to the Middle East, narrated how he works to engage children in Gaza creatively, encouraging them to take photographs. It also led to a touring exhibition of their works in the U.S., which was a defining experience for the young people.
Farooq Burney, Director of Al Fakhoora Education Above All, presented a human portrait of the refugees stating “they all had a life similar to your or mine, and all they have today is hope for a bright future led by education.”
Abu Asaker shared the story of a how ten children were asked to make a simple statement, ‘I am a good boy.’ Nine of them expressed it with great difficulty and a good deal of coaxing while one simply couldn’t state it. “They have been living the camps for five years and they are so wounded from inside. It will take a lot of work to help them.”
The session was moderated by Firdoze Bulbulia, award-winning producer and director who is also Chairperson of the Children and Broadcasting Foundation for Africa, former President of the International Centre of Films for Children and Young People and a co-founder of Africa’s Best Channel, a television channel for young people in Nigeria. After producing four feature-length films and several TV productions, she is currently producing “Mandela’s Africa”, a Nelson Mandela legacy project.
Again, underscoring the importance of encouraging children in conflict areas to tell their own stories, the Q&A session was equally engaging with participants discussing the importance of promoting the psycho-social welfare of the refugees.
The session concluded with a call to all of humanity to make a difference – in whichever way they can, as volunteers or through assistance, with Essa Al Mannai reminding the audience a quote by Booker Prize winning author Arundhati Roy: “To never get used to the unspeakable violence and the vulgar disparity of life around you...To try and understand. To never look away. And never, never to forget.”
Planet-y, a ground-breaking initiative launched in 2014 in Doha in partnership with Italy’s Giffoni Experience now, at its third edition at the Ajyal Youth Film Festival, has assumed tangible shape with the roll-out of five projects: One Platform, Many Voices – the Planet-y Video Channel, a speciality media channel by and for youth; The Magic Box – An Educational Radio Station for Syrian Children; Content is King – a Youth Production Program; Nomadic – a Festival Cooperation and Exchange Program; and Film Fun in Bed – a Hospital Outreach Program.
Discussions on Neuro-Communication – How to speak the language of the brain; and The Digital World – how to speak the language of youth, were also held. Over 40 delegates from across the world took part in the Summit with the common goal of engaging youth and enriching their lives.
Fatma Al Remaihi said: “Planet-y emerged from the need to identify a collective, industry-wide strategy to tackle the myriad challenges in the media sphere. Through our workshops, we aim to combine the experiences and wisdom of the Summit participants to create concrete takeaways and action plans. The deliberations of Planet-y have the power to shape the lives of children, and subsequently our own. Because in helping others we make our own lives meaningful.”
Doha-Giffoni Youth Media Summit aims to make the Planet-y projects beneficial for youth, said Al Remaihi. “We will follow up on each project and keep them growing. Next July at Giffoni, we will report back on the progress that was made. Many of these projects will take time, but I already see the collaborations coming out of the Summit now as a victory for Planet-y.”
Describing himself and the mission of the Summit as to be ‘producers of happiness and well-being,” Gubitosi said the time has come to act, not just think and pay lip-service to bright ideas that can bring positive change. “We have to stand together to find practical solutions through a culture of dialogue and knowledge exchange. Planet-y will help keep up with the ongoing cultural, social, economic and political evolution of younger generations.”
With world events today, this haven of safety and comfort is an important event creating dialogue in a field that we all profess to care about; certainly for our own children, and yet little is written or discussed in the international film circles. Why do films for, about and by children occupy a separate space in the international film world? Aren't the youth, after all, what all this is really about? Aren't we all involved in film to make the world a better place? And if so, then for whom? Why is there so little public discussion of this crucial area? Doha Film Institute, Giffoni and some children's film festivals around the world, like our own Children's Film Festival Seattle, or Tiff Kids, Lucas in Frankfurt, European Youth Film Festival Flanders in Belgium or Oulu International Children's and Youth Film Festival in Finland, the British Film Institute's Justin Johnson, Kineko International Childrens Film Festival of Tokyo were all here involved in lively panels sharing what has worked and what they would like to see working, embracing change as much as possible.
- 12/6/2015
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
Screen International has teamed with BFI London Film Festival and British Council to present the UK Stars of Tomorrow – one of several industry events unveiled today.
The first Screen International UK Stars of Tomorrow at Lff dinner is to be held on Oct 14 during the BFI London Film Festival (Oct 8-19).
The event will bring together a selection of this year’s Stars of Tomorrow, including Aimee Ffion-Edwards and Phoebe Walller-Bridge, with casting directors, packaging agents, festival programmers, producers and financiers.
It will be preceded by a masterclass led by Us casting agent Deborah Aquila, whose credits include The Shawshank Redemption and TV series Dexter and The Shield.
The event is supported by British Council and Casting Society of America (Csa), and will be held in association with We Are UK Film.
The dinner is by invitation only and is not an open event.
Lff industry events
The 58th edition of the festival has restructured its industry...
The first Screen International UK Stars of Tomorrow at Lff dinner is to be held on Oct 14 during the BFI London Film Festival (Oct 8-19).
The event will bring together a selection of this year’s Stars of Tomorrow, including Aimee Ffion-Edwards and Phoebe Walller-Bridge, with casting directors, packaging agents, festival programmers, producers and financiers.
It will be preceded by a masterclass led by Us casting agent Deborah Aquila, whose credits include The Shawshank Redemption and TV series Dexter and The Shield.
The event is supported by British Council and Casting Society of America (Csa), and will be held in association with We Are UK Film.
The dinner is by invitation only and is not an open event.
Lff industry events
The 58th edition of the festival has restructured its industry...
- 10/1/2014
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Broadway's most daring, curious, and talented artists gathered at Cielo for the Fall 2013 BC Beat on Monday, November 11th, the showcase and dance party with its own rules for sharing work and connecting artists. The evening's choreographers featured Charlie Sutton, Cindy Salgado, Caleb Teicher, Kyle Mullins, Tricia Brouk, Josh Assor, Rickey Tripp, and Jennifer Jancuska, as well as performers Daniel Watts, Jennifer Locke, Ephraim Sykes, Aurelia Michael, Voltaire Wade-Greene, Masi Yahya James, Amber Jackson, Elizabeth Burke, Macy Sullivan, Ryan VanDenBoom, Matthew Steffens, Heather Hamilton, Shiloh Goodin, Liz Piccoli, Paul Romero, Borris York, Matty Oaks and Rachel Guest. Broadway veteran Justin Johnson curated the music. Scroll down for photos from the show...
- 11/12/2013
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
The BFI has appointed Justin Johnson to the new role of Specialist Programme & Project Advisor (Young Audiences).
In the role, Johnson will develop the family and youth programming remit of BFI Southbank and the BFI London Film Festival and also work with the BFI Film Fund on strategies to boost family audiences and family films.
According to the BFI, Johnson “will ensure a holistic and dedicated approach to the BFI’s activities for family audience”.
In addition, he will undertake a major piece of research and engagement across the family film sector, on behalf of the BFI Film Fund, to look specifically at supporting and growing this audience.
Johnson is the deputy chair of the BAFTA Children’s Committee, sits on the BAFTA Film Committee and is a regular contributor to the media on issues around film and young audiences.
He has chaired many juries for awards ceremonies and at international film festivals and has served as head...
In the role, Johnson will develop the family and youth programming remit of BFI Southbank and the BFI London Film Festival and also work with the BFI Film Fund on strategies to boost family audiences and family films.
According to the BFI, Johnson “will ensure a holistic and dedicated approach to the BFI’s activities for family audience”.
In addition, he will undertake a major piece of research and engagement across the family film sector, on behalf of the BFI Film Fund, to look specifically at supporting and growing this audience.
Johnson is the deputy chair of the BAFTA Children’s Committee, sits on the BAFTA Film Committee and is a regular contributor to the media on issues around film and young audiences.
He has chaired many juries for awards ceremonies and at international film festivals and has served as head...
- 11/8/2013
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Feature James Peaty 28 Oct 2013 - 06:44
Starting today on Cbbc, James reports back from the second series launch of Russell T Davies and Phil Ford's Wizards Vs Aliens...
Despite its undoubted behind-the-scenes pedigree, it would be fair to suggest that Russell T Davies and Phil Ford’s Wizards vs Aliens struggled to find its feet during its maiden series on Cbbc last year.
Weighed down by a far heavier expositional burden than the team’s previous effort, The Sarah Jane Adventures, ever had to contend with, it wasn’t until the final weeks of its first run that WvA truly seemed to find its feet and deliver satisfying and compelling stories in its own right.
However, despite the show finally managing to deliver on its obvious potential the question remained: would WvA’s second season be able to maintain that progress? While it’s too early to deliver a definitive answer,...
Starting today on Cbbc, James reports back from the second series launch of Russell T Davies and Phil Ford's Wizards Vs Aliens...
Despite its undoubted behind-the-scenes pedigree, it would be fair to suggest that Russell T Davies and Phil Ford’s Wizards vs Aliens struggled to find its feet during its maiden series on Cbbc last year.
Weighed down by a far heavier expositional burden than the team’s previous effort, The Sarah Jane Adventures, ever had to contend with, it wasn’t until the final weeks of its first run that WvA truly seemed to find its feet and deliver satisfying and compelling stories in its own right.
However, despite the show finally managing to deliver on its obvious potential the question remained: would WvA’s second season be able to maintain that progress? While it’s too early to deliver a definitive answer,...
- 10/28/2013
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
Last year, Friends actor Matthew Perry revealed on the Ellen DeGeneres Show that pop star Justin Bieber used his character’s name, Chandler Bing, when checking into hotel rooms. It was also revealed that the 18-year-old singer used the name "Justin Johnson" after being pulled over for speeding. Unfortunately for Justin though, it seems as if his secret aliases have been blown, so we're here to help him out. Hey Justin, if you're looking for a new secret name, we've got you covered.
1. Justin Jackson
2. Drew Kayleigh (He and Selena’s middle names)
3. Swaggie Mallette (Mother’s last name)
4. Justin Yeater (Mariah Yeater reference…no explanation necessary)
5. Shawty Mane (His rap alter ego?)
6. Justin Raymond
7. Darth Bieber
8. Ryan Butler (Justin’s best friend)
9. Justin Gretzky (His idol is Wayne Gretzky)
10. Jerry Justin (His fans apparently named his penis Jerry)
11. Justin Gomez
12. Justin Drew
13. Rocky Balboa or Mr. Rocky (Justin’s...
1. Justin Jackson
2. Drew Kayleigh (He and Selena’s middle names)
3. Swaggie Mallette (Mother’s last name)
4. Justin Yeater (Mariah Yeater reference…no explanation necessary)
5. Shawty Mane (His rap alter ego?)
6. Justin Raymond
7. Darth Bieber
8. Ryan Butler (Justin’s best friend)
9. Justin Gretzky (His idol is Wayne Gretzky)
10. Jerry Justin (His fans apparently named his penis Jerry)
11. Justin Gomez
12. Justin Drew
13. Rocky Balboa or Mr. Rocky (Justin’s...
- 7/9/2012
- by Gaby Calabrese
- Celebsology
Justin Bieber hasn't had the best couple of months. He's hit his head on a glass wall for a second time, got into a paparazzi scuffle while out on a movie date and rumors recently surfaced that he and girlfriend Selena Gomez have had their ups and downs. On Friday, Justin got into trouble once again when he got pulled over for speeding. He was cited for reckless driving, even though he was trying to get away from some pesky photographers at the time.
During the incident, apparently 10 onlookers called 911 when they saw him speeding down the road. Also, when he called 911 and the operator asked for his name, he used the alias Justin Johnson.
Justin just loves to speed. Besides selling out concerts, that's just his thing. Here's 15 reasons why he may have been driving over 100 mph at the time.
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During the incident, apparently 10 onlookers called 911 when they saw him speeding down the road. Also, when he called 911 and the operator asked for his name, he used the alias Justin Johnson.
Justin just loves to speed. Besides selling out concerts, that's just his thing. Here's 15 reasons why he may have been driving over 100 mph at the time.
| Related: The Best Of Justin And Selena In 2011 |
| Related:...
- 7/9/2012
- by Stephanie Webber
- Celebsology
Shout! Factory, in partnership with entertainment industry veteran Fred Seibert, has acquired the wildly popular Video Time Machine iOS app from Original Victories Inc. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Created by Justin Johnson, Matt Capucilli and Delbert Dean Shoopman III, Video Time Machine collects more than a century of movie clips and trailers, commercials, TV broadcasts and other forms of video into one app that now goes for $2.99 on iTunes. Users access the material by selecting a year of origin plus a genre (from movies, music, television, news, sports, games or advertisements). Two months after it
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- 6/11/2012
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The world-famous Rockettes and Knicks City Dancers along with Broadway stars Tony Vincent American Idiot, NBC's The Voice, Christina Sajous Spiderman, Derrick Baskin Memphis and Justin Johnson Rent are serving as this year's guest artists mentoring for nearly 100 children partaking in the Garden of Dreams Talent Show. The group served as guest artists for rehearsal on Monday, March 5, and BroadwayWorld was there. Click below to go inside the event...
- 3/7/2012
- by BroadwayWorld TV
- BroadwayWorld.com
The world-famous Rockettes and Knicks City Dancers along with Broadway stars Tony Vincent American Idiot, NBCs The Voice, Christina Sajous Spiderman, Derrick Baskin Memphis and Justin Johnson Rent are serving as this year's guest artists mentoring for nearly 100 children partaking in the Garden of Dreams Talent Show. BroadwayWorld was on hand for the rehearsal yesterday, March 5, and brings you photo coverage below...
- 3/6/2012
- by Peter James Zielinski
- BroadwayWorld.com
If you’re not familiar with the YouTube Time Machine, you should be. The application and online destination created by former YouTube Nexter and online video contest aggregator Justin Johnson, iPad and iPhone developer Matt Capucilli, and promotions guru Delbert Dean Shoopman III takes a different approach to curating online videos than the ones to which you’ve become accustomed. Instead of a familiar taxonomy comprised of top-level common classifications like Entertainment, Food, How To, Sports, Music, and Etc., YouTube Time Machine categorizes videos first by year, and second by everything else. That means you can check out clips from any particular time frame dating back to 1860 up to and including 2011, which makes it a fantastic tool for discovering online video ephemera for the nostalgia inclined. YouTube Time Machine's novel approach to online video aggregation also plays well with online video consumers. The app made it to the top of...
- 12/19/2011
- by Joshua Cohen
- Tubefilter.com
Channels are currently a bit of a buzzword in the online video world. YouTube is supposedly investing $100 million in creating and populating them with professionally produced content. Huffington Post co-founder Ken Lerer’s new venture Bedrocket will reportedly be based around slates of programming (aka channels) that can then be sold to distributors. Channels are intriguing to online video and entertainment entrepreneurs because they mimic the traditional, lean-back, television viewing experience with which the majority of Americans find comfortable. They’re also a cure for paralysis of choice. There are a billion online videos to watch in millions of places and a channel ideally acts as a filter so you can be entertained without thinking too hard about where to click. The problem with channels is they generally follow a particularly staid taxonomy. There are channels for Food, Entertainment, Cars, Classics, How To, and So On, and So Forth. But...
- 6/30/2011
- by Joshua Cohen
- Tubefilter.com
The seven released Harry Potter movies are to be shown across two all-nighter events, the BFI IMAX has announced. The series based on J.K. Rowling's bestselling books will draw to a close next month when Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 opens in cinemas around the world. Harry Potter fans are now able to buy tickets for the showings in London, which will see the seven films screened on the weekends of June 17 and 18 and June 24 and 25. The BFI IMAX has invited fans to attend in fancy dress, with prizes being awarded for the best dressed. "We can't wait to welcome the biggest and bravest Harry Potter fans in the country to BFI IMAX. If they see every film they'll spend almost 20 hours in the company of all their favourite characters!" Justin Johnson, head of operations for BFI IMAX, said. "The atmosphere will be amazing (more)...
- 6/8/2011
- by By Ryan Love
- Digital Spy
The BFI's tribute season cannot disguise the fact that Uncle Walt's empire has lost its lustre in recent years
It all seems a damnably long time ago now, but shortly before the holidays I attended the BFI Southbank's festive screening of Tim Burton's ever-entrancing The Nightmare Before Christmas. Gifts were distributed, childish faces gleamed with excitement and too much Haribo, and in the moments before the lights went down children's film guru and genial host Justin Johnson announced that in the coming year the BFI would be screening every one of Disney's animated features – what the Mouse House solemnly refers to as its canon – as the 50th, Tangled, approached its release.
There was, I can report, a bona fide ripple of excitement – although how much excitement rippled from actual kids and how much their guardians, lost in nostalgia, is moot. Because whatever role Disney's animations have in the lives of today's young filmgoers,...
It all seems a damnably long time ago now, but shortly before the holidays I attended the BFI Southbank's festive screening of Tim Burton's ever-entrancing The Nightmare Before Christmas. Gifts were distributed, childish faces gleamed with excitement and too much Haribo, and in the moments before the lights went down children's film guru and genial host Justin Johnson announced that in the coming year the BFI would be screening every one of Disney's animated features – what the Mouse House solemnly refers to as its canon – as the 50th, Tangled, approached its release.
There was, I can report, a bona fide ripple of excitement – although how much excitement rippled from actual kids and how much their guardians, lost in nostalgia, is moot. Because whatever role Disney's animations have in the lives of today's young filmgoers,...
- 1/7/2011
- by Danny Leigh
- The Guardian - Film News
One summer night New Yorker Justin Johnson, while drinking with some friends in Brooklyn, thought how fun it would be to create a time machine—a YouTube time machine, that is. Sparked by a late night round of seemingly endless and hypnotic video browsing on YouTube (who hasn’t been there?) mixed with overwhelming nostalgia for 1996, Johnson and a few buddies came up with a spur of the moment website design. YouTube Time Machine is for everyone who has been down that road back through childhood, via YouTube. It’s a fantastic idea, if you ask me. The website is a bit on the rough side so far (my guess is that it’s a beta version), but it has great potential.
So go ahead, set a date and rev up your desk chair to go 88 mph back into the past (Then, if you want, tell us which date you...
So go ahead, set a date and rev up your desk chair to go 88 mph back into the past (Then, if you want, tell us which date you...
- 9/11/2010
- by Obsidienne
- ShadowAndAct
What more can be said about a multiple award-winning show that ran for over 12 years on Broadway? The answer is probably not much. No matter how many times I see this show, every viewing of Rent never fails to remind me that there really is "no day but today." "Rent: The Broadway Tour" opened its limited engagement run October 28th at the Aronoff Center in Cincinnati, Ohio, and I could not pass up the opportunity to see it one last time, especially with the chance to see three original Broadway cast members, Anthony Rapp (Mark), Adam Pascal (Roger) and Gwen Stewart (Mrs. Jefferson and others).
Rapp and Pascal have been playing these roles for years, but you wouldn't know it from their high energy performances. While waiting for the show to being, I overheard plenty of buzz from audience members. Many were excited to see Rapp and Pascal perform the...
Rapp and Pascal have been playing these roles for years, but you wouldn't know it from their high energy performances. While waiting for the show to being, I overheard plenty of buzz from audience members. Many were excited to see Rapp and Pascal perform the...
- 11/2/2009
- BroadwayWorld.com
Having known quite a few "aspiring directors," I noticed that often what kills the potential of so many talented and creative people is the failure to follow through on a project. They could learn a thing or two from the subject of this very entertaining documentary. Emily Haggins was a 10-year-old girl (now 16) who—perhaps against better judgment—decided to write and direct a zombie feature film. We see her try to make the ambitious Pathogen in her hometown of Austin; with schoolwork, budgeting and scheduling middle schoolers as actors being constant setbacks—a perseverance that's really impressive no matter how you slice it.
The doc drops in on local Austin film figures, including AICN's Harry Knowles and the Alamo Drafthouse caretaker Tim League, who know Emily personally and chime in on what they think of her effort, speculating on whether or not it would be fruitful. Well, after 4 years,...
The doc drops in on local Austin film figures, including AICN's Harry Knowles and the Alamo Drafthouse caretaker Tim League, who know Emily personally and chime in on what they think of her effort, speculating on whether or not it would be fruitful. Well, after 4 years,...
- 10/12/2009
- by Arya Ponto
- JustPressPlay.net
Joining the long list of horror-screening events taking place in October to celebrate Halloween, Manhattan’s 92YTribeca (200 Hudson Street) is presenting a Fright Fest running the entire month. Among the highlights is the New York premiere of Justin Johnson, Aaron Marshall and Erik Mauck’s documentary Zombie Girl (pictured), and a series of Takashi Miike films.
Co-presented here by UnionDocs, Zombie Girl follows 12-year-old Texan Emily Hagins as she sets out to shoot the undead feature Pathogen. Winner of the Spirit Award at this year’s Slamdance Film Festival, the movie will be shown at 92YTribeca this Friday, Oct. 2 at 8 p.m. You can see Zombie Girl’s official website here, its Facebook page here and its MySpace page here.
The rest of the Fright Fest lineup is as follows:
Saturday, Oct. 3 and Friday, Oct. 9 at 10 p.m.: Miike’s The Happiness Of The Katakuris
Wednesday, Oct. 7 at 8 p.
Co-presented here by UnionDocs, Zombie Girl follows 12-year-old Texan Emily Hagins as she sets out to shoot the undead feature Pathogen. Winner of the Spirit Award at this year’s Slamdance Film Festival, the movie will be shown at 92YTribeca this Friday, Oct. 2 at 8 p.m. You can see Zombie Girl’s official website here, its Facebook page here and its MySpace page here.
The rest of the Fright Fest lineup is as follows:
Saturday, Oct. 3 and Friday, Oct. 9 at 10 p.m.: Miike’s The Happiness Of The Katakuris
Wednesday, Oct. 7 at 8 p.
- 9/28/2009
- by no-reply@fangoria.com (Michael Gingold)
- Fangoria
She may look like an average, ordinary young woman, but she has a big heart that yearns to express her creativity. And Emily Hagins chose to express herself by making a zombie movie, with the support of her family and friends, especially her mother. Except for the times when she had to forge onward alone. Until next Thursday, August 20, you can watch her story, Zombie Girl, for free, courtesy of our friends at SnagFilms.
Emily Hagins, a resident of Austin, Texas, isn't likely to talk about artistic inspiration or expressing her "inner filmmaker"; she just loves zombie movies -- among other genres held in low esteem by the mainstream -- and wanted to make her own. Zombie Girl documents the arduous challenges facing 12-year-old Emily as she endeavored to write, produce, and direct a film, all while remaining true to her artistic vision and dealing with the usual adolescent challenges (friends,...
Emily Hagins, a resident of Austin, Texas, isn't likely to talk about artistic inspiration or expressing her "inner filmmaker"; she just loves zombie movies -- among other genres held in low esteem by the mainstream -- and wanted to make her own. Zombie Girl documents the arduous challenges facing 12-year-old Emily as she endeavored to write, produce, and direct a film, all while remaining true to her artistic vision and dealing with the usual adolescent challenges (friends,...
- 8/14/2009
- by Peter Martin
- Cinematical
- Available today, until next Thursday (August 20th) - SnagFilms SummerFest is presenting Zombie Girl. Without knowing anything about the film, you'd think this is a low budget horror film - but au contraire readers, this is a documentary film that follows the enthusiasm of 12 year-old Emily Hagins, who decides to write and direct her own feature length Zombie horror flick. Just like how Keith Fulton and Louis Pepe followed Terry Gilliam and struck gold with Lost in La Mancha, here Justin Johnson, Aaron Marshall and Erik Mauck followed a 12 year-old and the doc has a pretty outstanding film festival life - it was the Official Selection of AFI Dallas international film festival, winner of the spirit award in Slamdance and was the official selection in the HotDocs festival. ...
- 8/14/2009
- IONCINEMA.com
The Slamdance competition is open only to under-$1 million budgeted films from first-time filmmakers and runs at the same time as Sundance (in Utah) to show a more truer "independent" film style. This year they've got some great looking films, including a sweet looking vampire flick which has the Karate Kid Ralph Macchio himself, Rosencantz and Guildenstern are Undead. I Sell the Dead which was well received at Tad will be opening the fest. Also playing will be The Broken Lizard's latest film The Slammin' Salmon, and Mum and Dad.
Checkout the full lineup after the break!
Narrative Feature Competition
The Ante
Max Perrier (Director), Danek S. Kaus, James Chancellor & Simon Perrier (Writers)
West Coast Premiere, Black Comedy/Thriller, 2006, Canada, 82 minutes
An innocent man becomes the killer everyone wants him to be when he gambles with his freedom in order to save it.
A Quiet Little Marriage
Mo Perkins (Director/Writer)
Utah Premiere,...
Checkout the full lineup after the break!
Narrative Feature Competition
The Ante
Max Perrier (Director), Danek S. Kaus, James Chancellor & Simon Perrier (Writers)
West Coast Premiere, Black Comedy/Thriller, 2006, Canada, 82 minutes
An innocent man becomes the killer everyone wants him to be when he gambles with his freedom in order to save it.
A Quiet Little Marriage
Mo Perkins (Director/Writer)
Utah Premiere,...
- 12/8/2008
- QuietEarth.us
Variety reports that Glenn McQuaid’s graverobbing-and-zombies opus I Sell The Dead (pictured) will be the opening-night feature at the 15th Slamdance Film Festival. The independent-cinema event runs January 15-23 in Park City, Utah.
Written and directed by McQuaid and produced as part of Larry Fessenden’s Scareflix line, I Sell The Dead is a Gothic period chiller starring Dominic (Lost) Monaghan and Fessenden as body-stealers. The cast also includes genre veterans Ron Perlman and Angus Scrimm; you can read our advance rave here and see the film’s official website here. Other genre fare playing Slamdance includes Jordan Galland’s Shakespearean vampire comedy Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Undead, Steven Sheil’s twisted family shocker Mum & Dad, Clint Hutchison’s haunted-cabin flick Conjurer and Zombie Girl, Justin Johnson, Aaron Marshall and Erik Mauck’s documentary about preteen horror filmmaker Emily Hagins.
Written and directed by McQuaid and produced as part of Larry Fessenden’s Scareflix line, I Sell The Dead is a Gothic period chiller starring Dominic (Lost) Monaghan and Fessenden as body-stealers. The cast also includes genre veterans Ron Perlman and Angus Scrimm; you can read our advance rave here and see the film’s official website here. Other genre fare playing Slamdance includes Jordan Galland’s Shakespearean vampire comedy Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Undead, Steven Sheil’s twisted family shocker Mum & Dad, Clint Hutchison’s haunted-cabin flick Conjurer and Zombie Girl, Justin Johnson, Aaron Marshall and Erik Mauck’s documentary about preteen horror filmmaker Emily Hagins.
- 12/8/2008
- Fangoria
"I Sell the Dead," Glenn McQuaid's darkly comic horror tale about bumbling grave robbers starring Dominic Monaghan and Ron Perlman, will serve as the opening-night film of the 15th annual Slamdance Film Festival, which runs Jan. 15-23 in Park City.
The fest will screen 29 narrative and documentary features, 20 of which come from the U.S. and 31% of which were directed by women. The 100-film lineup also includes shorts and, for the first time, music videos.
"This year we look forward to increasing our audience through new online formats we believe have the ability, in the long run, to level the playing field for the independent filmmaker," Slamdance president and co-founder Peter Baxter said.
Bringing the fest to a worldwide audience for the first time, the films also will stream live at a new Web site, indieroad.net/slamdance, part of Slamdance's newly formed online venture with Indieroad.net.
The...
The fest will screen 29 narrative and documentary features, 20 of which come from the U.S. and 31% of which were directed by women. The 100-film lineup also includes shorts and, for the first time, music videos.
"This year we look forward to increasing our audience through new online formats we believe have the ability, in the long run, to level the playing field for the independent filmmaker," Slamdance president and co-founder Peter Baxter said.
Bringing the fest to a worldwide audience for the first time, the films also will stream live at a new Web site, indieroad.net/slamdance, part of Slamdance's newly formed online venture with Indieroad.net.
The...
- 12/8/2008
- by By Gregg Kilday
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The second round has been announced which includes some feature length world premiers as well as a host of crazy shorts. Nicolás López's Santos will be premiering in a sweeping tale of comic book nerds vs superheroes in a battle for the future makind, with a Chilean tip. Also playing will be Acolytes or how kids blackmail a serial killer which is quite beautifully shot. One of our favorite shorts will be playing, Osbert Parker's Film Noir. Eel Girl and the twisted Butcher's Hill will also be screened. Check out all the films after the break!
Santos
World Premiere / dir. Nicolás López / Chile / 2008 / 100 min.
Three years after his SXSW debut feature Promedio Rojo, Chilean prodigy director Nicolás López returns with Santos, a wild, sweeping tale of comic book nerds versus superheroes in a battle for the future of mankind. Think Ultraman with a Latin American brain transplant. From...
Santos
World Premiere / dir. Nicolás López / Chile / 2008 / 100 min.
Three years after his SXSW debut feature Promedio Rojo, Chilean prodigy director Nicolás López returns with Santos, a wild, sweeping tale of comic book nerds versus superheroes in a battle for the future of mankind. Think Ultraman with a Latin American brain transplant. From...
- 8/7/2008
- QuietEarth.us
Date: Thursday, August 7, 2008
Press Release: For Immediate Release
Subject: Second Wave of Fantastic Fest content announced
Where: Alamo Drafthouse Cinema South Lamar, Austin, TX
Fantastic Fest, September 18-25, 2008
Contact:
Tim League
(512) 912-0529
info@fantasticfest.com
www.fantasticfest.com
We are proud to announce the second wave of our feature film programming for the 2008 edition of Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas. For the past 9 months, we have been scouring the globe for the strangest, the most heart-pounding and the most challenging new genre films. With over 100 films representing over 30 countries, Fantastic Fest is the largest festival of its kind in the United States. We are proud to announce our second announcement of 15 confirmed feature films as well as our first announcement of official short film selections and details on special “fantastic-fest-themed” Alamo signature events.
Round 2: Fantastic Features:
Santos
World Premiere / dir. Nicolás López / Chile / 2008 / 100 min.
Three years after his SXSW debut feature Promedio Rojo,...
Press Release: For Immediate Release
Subject: Second Wave of Fantastic Fest content announced
Where: Alamo Drafthouse Cinema South Lamar, Austin, TX
Fantastic Fest, September 18-25, 2008
Contact:
Tim League
(512) 912-0529
info@fantasticfest.com
www.fantasticfest.com
We are proud to announce the second wave of our feature film programming for the 2008 edition of Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas. For the past 9 months, we have been scouring the globe for the strangest, the most heart-pounding and the most challenging new genre films. With over 100 films representing over 30 countries, Fantastic Fest is the largest festival of its kind in the United States. We are proud to announce our second announcement of 15 confirmed feature films as well as our first announcement of official short film selections and details on special “fantastic-fest-themed” Alamo signature events.
Round 2: Fantastic Features:
Santos
World Premiere / dir. Nicolás López / Chile / 2008 / 100 min.
Three years after his SXSW debut feature Promedio Rojo,...
- 8/7/2008
- by Tim League
- OriginalAlamo.com
Date: Thursday, August 7, 2008
Press Release: For Immediate Release
Subject: Second Wave of Fantastic Fest content announced
Where: Alamo Drafthouse Cinema South Lamar, Austin, TX
Fantastic Fest, September 18-25, 2008
Contact:
Tim League
(512) 912-0529
info@fantasticfest.com
www.fantasticfest.com
We are proud to announce the second wave of our feature film programming for the 2008 edition of Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas. For the past 9 months, we have been scouring the globe for the strangest, the most heart-pounding and the most challenging new genre films. With over 100 films representing over 30 countries, Fantastic Fest is the largest festival of its kind in the United States. We are proud to announce our second announcement of 15 confirmed feature films as well as our first announcement of official short film selections and details on special “fantastic-fest-themed” Alamo signature events.
Round 2: Fantastic Features:
Santos
World Premiere / dir. Nicolás López / Chile / 2008 / 100 min.
Three years after his SXSW debut feature Promedio Rojo,...
Press Release: For Immediate Release
Subject: Second Wave of Fantastic Fest content announced
Where: Alamo Drafthouse Cinema South Lamar, Austin, TX
Fantastic Fest, September 18-25, 2008
Contact:
Tim League
(512) 912-0529
info@fantasticfest.com
www.fantasticfest.com
We are proud to announce the second wave of our feature film programming for the 2008 edition of Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas. For the past 9 months, we have been scouring the globe for the strangest, the most heart-pounding and the most challenging new genre films. With over 100 films representing over 30 countries, Fantastic Fest is the largest festival of its kind in the United States. We are proud to announce our second announcement of 15 confirmed feature films as well as our first announcement of official short film selections and details on special “fantastic-fest-themed” Alamo signature events.
Round 2: Fantastic Features:
Santos
World Premiere / dir. Nicolás López / Chile / 2008 / 100 min.
Three years after his SXSW debut feature Promedio Rojo,...
- 8/7/2008
- by noreply@blogger.com (Tim League)
- FantasticFest.com
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