In the world of entertainment today, mainly speaking of film, it's a tough place to find originality. Hollywood films are losing that touch of creativity. It may not seem so when it comes to applying the technological advances in the art. When it comes to story, plot, characters, it seems as if we've heard it all before. So what do we turn to? Mainstream Hollywood is losing its touch, it's time to look into independent film festivals where we could find the filmmakers of today, living ...

The Third World International Film Festival is here to help open people’s eyes by allowing filmmakers to bring their stories forward and educate the masses all over the world about what is happening in third world nations. Bringing out issues of poverty, oppression, extortion along with stories of overcoming these problems and how people live their through their lives, can give us, the viewing audience, insight to their lives and show us the many different views from within the differe...

The effects of the global economy meltdown have sent a lot of developed countries scrambling to stay afloat. Everything they are experiencing now is nothing new to the third world where poverty, unemployment, poor education, disease, corruption, and crime have remained rampant. Suddenly, developed nations relate more to stories frequently associated with third world countries.   This did not go unnoticed by talented filmmakers who continuously raise the bar and maintain a keen s...