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Betsey Johnson 2013 American Icons Collection at Macy's

By Maria Esteves – May 18, 2013 Fashion Icon Betsey Johnson launched her 2013 American Icons Collection at Macy’s, New York Thursday, May 16, 6:00pm. Hosted by TV personality Micah Jesse, the successful full house event previewed Betsey’s latest collection of dresses, swimwear, shoes, handbags, and accessories modeled by Gemmy Quelliz and Isabella Farrell. Industry professionals, style enthusiasts, guests, and shoppers enjoyed dance music by celebrity DJ Kalkutta, an intimate...

Interview with Award-winning Documentarian Hilla Medalia

By Maria Esteves – April 28, 2013 Hilla Medalia (HM) is an Award winning producer and director. Her documentary shorts and features have received numerous awards. In 2004, Daughters of Abraham received the Angelus Award for best documentary short. In 2005, 39 Pounds Of Love received the Ofhir Award (Israeli Academy of Film & Television) and an Oscar nomination for Best Documentary Short. Her film John Foppe received the Regional Emmy Award for best Documentary Short. In 2007, Medalia...

2013 SES New York Photo Coverage

By Maria Esteves - April 14, 2013 The Search Engine Strategies New York Conference & Expo 2013 (SESNY 2013) presented by Incisive Media commenced March 25-28, 2013 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel. SES is the leading international Internet marketing event that annually presents the best in Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and Search Engine Marketing (SEM) by top industry experts from around the world. This year’s extraordinary conference showcased over 50 conference sessions, onsite tra...

2013 SES New York Conference & Expo Coverage

By Maria Esteves – April 14, 2013 The Search Engine Strategies New York Conference & Expo 2013 (SESNY 2013) presented by Incisive Media commenced March 25-28, 2013 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel. SES is the leading international Internet marketing event that annually presents the best in search engine optimization (SEO) and search engine marketing (SEM) by top industry experts from around the world. This year’s extraordinary conference well attended by enterprise marketers, s...

SES New York 2013 Video Coverage

By Maria Esteves – April 5, 2013 The Search Engine Strategies New York Conference & Expo 2013 (SESNY 2013) was held at the Marriott Marquis, March 25-28, 2013. Presented by Incisive Media, SES is the leading International Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and Search Marketing (SM) conference that annually showcase keynote presentations, seminars, onsite training workshops, panel discussions, receptions, exhibitors show floor, and special events. This year’s conference with leadi...

Q&A with Thom Craver at SES New York 2013

By Maria Esteves – April 5, 2013 The Search Engine Strategies New York Conference & Expo 2013 (SESNY 2013) commenced March 25-28, 2013 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel. Presented by Incisive Media, SES is the leading International Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and Search Marketing (SM) conference that showcase keynote presentations, seminars, panel discussions, receptions, exhibitors show floor, and special events. This year’s SES New York conference top industry panelist Thom ...

Mike Proulx's Social TV Opening Keynote at SES New York 2013

By Maria Esteves – April 5, 2013 The Search Engine Strategies New York Conference & Expo 2013 (SESNY 2013) Opening Keynote Social TV: How Marketers Can Reach and Engage Audiences by Connecting Television to the Web, Social Media and Mobile, with Hill Holliday senior vice president and director of Social Media Mike Proulx, co-author of “SOCIAL TV” commenced Tuesday, March 26, 9:00 AM, at the Marriott Marquis Hotel. Proulx discussed how the convergence of television and t...

Martin Scorsese's The King of Comedy restoration will Close 2013 Tribeca Film Festival

By Maria Esteves - March 30, 2013 The 12th Annual 2013 Tribeca Festival (TFF 2013) Closing Night 30th anniversary restoration of The King of Comedy, directed by Martin Scorsese will be held at Tribeca BMCC PAC, Saturday, April 27. Originally released in 1983, the new digital 4K restoration was made possible by The Film Foundation, Regency Enterprises, and Twentieth Century Fox. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit http://www.tribecafilm.com/festival/tickets * 2013 Tribeca Film F...

Inaugural First Time Fest 2013 Closing Night Awards Video Coverage

By Maria Esteves – March 23, 2013 The Inaugural First Time Fest (FTF) 2013 Closing Night Awards honoring first-time filmmakers hosted by Award winning actress (Oscar, Emmy, Tony) Ellen Burstyn and presented by Anthony Rapp commenced Monday, March 4, 2013, 8:00 PM, at the historic Players Club, New York. Founded by Johanna Bennett and Mandy Ward, the festival presents directorial debuts from around the world with theatrical distribution, as it’s key element. This year&rsqu...

Inaugural First Time Fest 2013 Closing Night Awards Photos

By Maria Esteves – March 21, 2013 The Inaugural First Time Fest (FTF) 2013 Closing Night Awards honoring first-time filmmakers hosted by Award winning actress (Oscar, Emmy, Tony) Ellen Burstyn and presented by Anthony Rapp commenced Monday, March 4, 2013, 8:00 PM, at the historic Players Club, New York. Founded by Johanna Bennett and Mandy Ward, the festival presents directorial debuts from around the world with theatrical distribution, as it’s key element. This year’s FT...

‘Sal’ and ‘Headfirst’ Top Winners at First Time Fest 2013 Awards

By Maria Esteves – March 21, 2013 The Inaugural First Time Fest (FTF) 2013 Closing Night Awards honoring first-time filmmakers hosted by Award winning (Oscar, Emmy, Tony) actress Ellen Burstyn and presented by Anthony Rapp commenced Monday, March 4, 2013, 8:00 PM, at the historic Players Club, New York. Founded by Johanna Bennett and Mandy Ward, the festival presents directorial debuts from around the world with theatrical distribution, as it’s key element. The Inaugural First Time...

Tom Berninger's Mistaken For Strangers will Open 2013 Tribeca Film Festival

By Maria Esteves - March 18, 2013 The 12th Annual Tribeca Film Festival (TFF 2013) will be held at venues in New York, April 17 - 28, 2013. Presented by American Express, the festival supports emerging and established directors from around the world promoting New York City as a major filmmaking center. This year's festival will showcase 22 narratives, 12 documentaries, 59 shorts, panel discussions, special events, online screenings, real time video streaming, free events, awards ceremony,...

Review: AKA Doc Pomus

By Maria Esteves – March 14, 2013 AKA DOC POMUS, directed by Peter Miller and Will Hechter, conceived by Sharyn Felder premiered at the 22nd New York Jewish Film Festival, January 9, and the 5th Annual Reelabilities: NY Disabilities Film Festival, March 12, 2013. Celebrity guests, industry professionals, festival attendees, cast, and crew attended the sold out premieres. A post screening Q&A session with director Miller, producer Felder, and editor Amy Linton (NYJFF) immediately fol...

AMPAS 24th Annual New York Oscar Viewing Party

By Maria Esteves – February 26, 2013 AMPAS 24th Annual New York Oscar Viewing Party in celebration of the 85th Academy Awards was held at the iconic restaurant DANIEL, Sunday, February 24, 2013. Hosted by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), the private event for East Coast Academy members, prior Oscar winners, Oscar nominees, and industry executives included a creative cocktail reception, an award winning French cuisine dinner by chef Daniel Boulud, and live broadcas...

Argo, Life of Pi and Les Miserables Top Winners at the 85th Oscars

By Maria Esteves - February 25, 2013 The 85th Oscar Awards presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (A.M.P.A.S.) for outstanding film achievements of 2012 hosted by Seth MacFarlane commenced Sunday, February 24, 2013, 8:00pm ET at the Dolby Theatre, Hollywood & Highland Center, California, and aired live with 40 million  viewers worldwide. The Oscars celebrated James Bond 007 50th Anniversary with two James Bond theme performances by Dame Shirley Bassey (Goldfinger...

55th Annual GRAMMY Awards Winners List

By Maria Esteves – February 19, 2013 The 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards hosted by two-time GRAMMY winner LL COOL J was held at STAPLES Center, Los Angeles, California, Sunday, February 10, 2013 and aired live on CBS Television Network 8:00pm ET. Presented by The Recording Academy, produced by John Cossette Productions and AEG Ehrlich Ventures, GRAMMY Awards honor musical excellence in the recording arts and sciences to artists and technical professionals of 2012. Presenters were Beyonc&eacu...

22nd NY Jewish Film Fest Opening Night Premiere of AKA Doc Pomus Photo Coverage

By Maria Esteves – January 30, 2013 The 22nd New York Jewish Film Festival 2013 (NYJFF 2013) Opening Night New York City Premiere of A.K.A. DOC POMUS documentary directed by Peter Miller and Will Hechter commenced Wednesday, January 9, at the Walter Reade Theater. Attendees at the two sold out premiere screenings included actress Celia Weston, the Knot Sisters singer Sue Yellin, and celebrity guests. A special Q&A session after the first and second screenings immediately followe...

22nd NY Jewish Film Fest Opening Night Premiere of AKA Doc Pomus Video Coverage

By Maria Esteves – January 30, 2013 The 22nd New York Jewish Film Festival 2013 (NYJFF 2013) Opening Night New York City Premiere of A.K.A. DOC POMUS documentary directed by Peter Miller and Will Hechter commenced Wednesday, January 9, at the Walter Reade Theater. Attendees at the two sold out premiere screenings included actress Celia Weston, the Knot Sisters singer Sue Yellin, and celebrity guests. A special Q&A session after the first and second screenings immediately fo...

Gerard Edery Trio at JewFest 2013

By Maria Esteves – January 27, 2013 JewFest Cornelia 2013 premiere of Flamenco Sepharad with the Gerard Edery Trio was held at Cornelia Street Café, New York, Saturday, January 19, 2013, 6:00PM. JewFest Cornelia presented by Cornelia Street Café celebrates the Jewish cultural experience with live music performances and slide show presentations from cantorial music to folk songs to the Sephardic and Andalusian world to classic Broadway show tunes composed by George Gershwin,...

Lincoln and Life of Pi Lead the 85th Academy Awards Nominations

By Maria Esteves – January 14, 2013 The 85th Academy Awards Nominations were announced by this year’s Oscar host Seth MacFarlane, Academy Award nominee, and actress Emma Stone at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater, Beverly Hills, CA, on Thursday, January 10, 2013, 5:30 AM PT. Twelve Oscar nominations went to Lincoln, directed by Steven Spielberg, eleven nominations went to Life of Pi, directed by Ang Lee, and eight nominations went to Silver Linings Playbook and Les Miserables. Nine-year o...

85th Academy Awards Nominations

By Maria Esteves - January 7, 2013 The 85th Academy Awards Nominations will be announced by Oscar host Seth MacFarlane and actress Emma Stone at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater, Beverly Hills, CA, on Thursday, January 10, 2013, 5:30 AM PT. The 85th Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2012 hosted by Seth MacFarlane commence Sunday, February 24, 2013, at the Dolby Theatre, Hollywood & Highland Center. The 2013 Oscar presentation will be televised live on ABC Television Network (h...

2013 New York Jewish Film Festival Opens with A.K.A. Doc Pomus

By Maria Esteves - January 7, 2013 The 22nd Annual 2013 New York Jewish Film Festival (NYJFF 2013) presented by the Film Society of Lincoln Center and the Jewish Museum commence January 9-24, 2013 at the Walter Reade Theater. This year’s festival extraordinary 30 films includes Opening and Closing Premieres A.K.A. Doc Pomus, directed by Peter Miller and Will Hechter, Wednesday, January 9; Hannah Arendt, directed by Margarethe von Trotta, Thursday, January 24. * 2013 New York Jewish Film ...

Project Runway Season 10 Final Show

By Maria Esteves – September 8, 2012 Project Runway Season 10 final television show was filmed on Friday, September 7, 2012 at the tent in Lincoln Center during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week New York Spring 2013 Collections. Mentored by Tim Gunn, hosted by Heidi Klum with judges Michael Kors, Nina Garcia, Academy Award-winning actress and Grammy Award singer Jennifer Hudson. Eight emerging designers (Christopher Palu, Dmitry Sholokhov, Fabio Costa, Gunnar Deatherage, Elena Slivnyak, Melissa...

New York Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Spring 2013 Collections

By Maria Esteves – September 23, 2012 New York Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week presented by IMG Fashion, is one of the world’s most influential semi-annual fashion event that showcase established and emerging designers from around the world. It is the forefront of fashion design, manufacturing, and retail for industry professionals. Since 1943, New York Fashion Week gave American designers a chance to showcase their work. Today, New York Fashion Week presents nearly 500 semi-annual sho...

Anna Sui Spring 2013 Collection

By Maria Esteves – September 17, 2012 The Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week New York Anna Sui Spring 2013, Runway Show commenced Wednesday, September 12, 2012 at the Theatre in Lincoln Center. Anna Sui Spring 2013 Ready-to-Wear vintage collection of explosive prints and patterns honored nineteenth-century French legend Madeleine Castaing and 1970s punk. Her runway show included indigo denim dress with pearl beading, cream floral wreath print poplin dress, coral mixed prints dress, black and whi...
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