The Palm Beach International Film Festival kicks off its 17th year with its opening night film,ROBOT & FRANK, complete with a Hollywood-style red carpet screening. Following the film join us as we welcome filmmakers, movie lovers, industry professionals and guests from around the world as we celebrate seven days of film, entertainment and education. Short Synopsis: Set in the near future, Frank, a retired cat burglar, has two grown kids who are concerned he can no longer live alo...

  The Palm BeachInternational Film Festival (PBIFF) announced its highly anticipated film line-up for the 17th edition, April 12-19, 2012, featuring 25 World Premieres, 14 U.S. Premieres and 2 North American Premieres. PBIFF (http://www.pbifilmfest.org/) will present features, documentaries and short films from the U.S. and around the world, including Netherlands, Spain, Argentina, Tanzania, Italy, France,...

"Leading Ladies" Wins Top Prize at Inaugural FestivalFestival Closes with Sold Out CrowdsWest Palm Beach, FL (April 11, 2011) Erica Beahm, co-writer and co-director of “Leading Ladies,” danced her way to winning the top honor, as her film won Best Feature Film of the inaugural Palm Beach Women’s International Film Festival which ran April 7-10 at various locations in Palm Beach County.“I am elated that my very first film was completely sold out and won the top honor at the best...

Highlights include 10 World Premieres, 7 US Premieres, Films from 15 countries and Sharon Gless Appearance(WestPalm Beach, FL) - Tuesday, March 1, 2011 - The inaugural Palm Beach Women's International Film Festival will open with The Whistleblower, Best Feature Film winner at Palm Springs International Film Festival, directed by female director Larysa Kondracki, starring Vanessa Redgrave and Rachel Weisz. The festival will wrap with the zany comedy Leading Ladies.The full line-up of films eith...

Palm Beach Women International Film Festival Inaugural Dates Set for April 7 - April 10, 2011 Call for Entries is open Contact Info http://www.pbwiff.com/ Telephone: + 1 561 712-1113 Co-directors of the festival are PJ Layng Terri Neil The artistic director: Karen Davis and Barbara Magosvsky ...

Four local women entrepreneurs with over 35 combined years of film festival experience have united to present the Palm Beach Women’s International Film Festival set for April 7 through April 10, 2011. The inaugural event will present an entertaining and educational platform to see and appreciate independent, American and international film seldom seen in commercial theatres. Although these full-length features, documentaries, and shorts are made by women directors and producers, th...

With nearly 2000 film festivals around the world, the competition to snag World and International the competition in the world of film festivals for World and International Premieres is fierce. This is especially true fo regional film festivals that cannot claim a strong industry component (they are cultural events, mainly for the local community). This weekend alone, there are 4 film festivals in the United States, stretching from California (San Francisco) to New York (Tribeca) to Florida (Mia...

With nearly 2000 film festivals around the world, the competition to snag World and International The The competition in the world of film festivals for World and International Premieres is fierce. This is especially true fo regional film festivals that cannot claim a strong industry component (they are cultural events, mainly for the local community). This weekend alone, there are 4 film festivals in the United States, stretching from California (San Francisco...

  Do not pity (nor envy) this pale New Yorker as I leave the cool and rainy climes of my native Manhattan for the sunny paradise of Palm Beach, Florida. Late April brings with it the beginnings of steamy Florida weather, with its peekaboo of sun and clouds, where a torrential rainshower can happen one minute and the sun shining the next is not out of the ordinary. In this dramatic clime, the Palm Beach International Film Festival beckons with its film premieres, snazzy special eve...

 Thursday, April 12----Few places in the world have the instant recognition and the glamorous reputation of Palm Beach, on the fabled Gold Coast of Florida. A playground for the rich and famous for more than a century, Palm Beach (and its sister city West Palm Beach and surrounding towns Boca Raton, Delray Beach, Lake Worth and others) has also built its reputation over the years as a place of cultural excellence and diversity. Those qualities are on abundant display as the Palm Beach Internat...

The Palm Beach International Film Festival announced today the celebrities and filmmakers scheduled to appear to promote their respective films including Academy Award® Nominee Dennis Hopper and Academy Award® winners Bobby Moresco (Crash) and Faye Dunaway (Network). A record number of filmmakers will be coming to this year’s festival from around the world including Canada, Japan, Switzerland and Germany. Filmmakers and celebrities coming to promote their films will all host Q&A sessions fo...