A Week-long Festival of French Cinema Starts April 15th
April in Paris Film Festival at Trinity College
One of the things I love most about my old school, Trinity College, is Cinestudio, its on-campus movie theater (which I previously wrote a little bit about here). In addition to being a really cool, old-fashioned theater, it also shows [...]
A Preview of The 8th Annual Africana Film Series
Four Films Cover a Wide Range of African Culture and History
In celebration of Black History Month, the Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (ACPH) marks the return of their annual Africana Film Series, with screenings of four films that focus on different elements of African [...]
Ballston Spa Film Festival 2011
Close to 50 short films (and one feature length) will be screened at this year’s Ballston Spa Film Festival, which takes place over the course of three days (August 4-6, 2011) in Ballston Spa’s Wiswall Park.
Known for their diverse international lineup, this year’s Ballston Spa Film Festival encompasses films from Russia, [...]
Interview with Barry Snyder, Coordinator of the Sleepless in Lake Placid Student Competition at the Lake Placid Film Forum
By Monica Sirignano and Dave Bower
For the past five years, the Lake Placid Film Forum has featured a competition, Sleepless in Lake Placid, in which teams of film students from area colleges make a short film [...]
The Lake Placid Film Forum: A Preview of This Year’s Films
For all you movie buffs, it’s time to gear up for the 11th Annual Lake Placid Film Forum. Running from Thursday, June 16th through Sunday, June 19th, the festival will feature screenings of ten great films from regional and national filmmakers, special guests and events such [...]
Black Maria Film and Video Festival, Crandall Public Library, Glens Falls
An international juried competition and national award tour at more than 65 institutions annually, the Black Maria Film and Video Festival has been fulfilling its mission to advocate, exhibit and reward cutting-edge works from independent film and videomakers since 1981. The festival is known for [...]
LUNAFEST, the National Film Festival by, for and about Women at Siena College
On Thursday, May 5, LUNAFEST returns to the Capital Region (it also came to Troy this past January). The national film festival “by, for, and about women” will have its screening at Siena College. Ten LUNAFEST 2010-2011 films will be shown, [...]
Director Peter Bogdanovich to Open Henry James Film Festival at The Linda
The mention of film adaptations of books and many of us think of Jane Austen, whose mix of high drama and high philosophy seem almost to be book adaptations of films. On the other end, many now think immediately of Stephanie Meyer and Nicholas [...]
Ultimately leading up to the Russian Winter Festival, the Russian Film Forum is showcasing a selection of six films to further the Capital Region’s appreciation and understanding of all things Russian.
Beginning on Saturday, February 12 at The Linda, the Film Festival promises to be a wealth of film talent, along with special events like Q&A [...]
In celebration of their upcoming exhibit entitled “Rivals in Slate, Brothers in War,” The Slate Valley Museum in Granville will host a film festival that examines different perspectives of the Civil War. “How Hollywood Saw the Civil War” features four cinematic, and at times controversial, examples of this important part of our history. Running from [...]
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