Jude has spent the majority of his life haunted by relentless anxiety and an unnamed fear. The origin of this condition he can only chalk up to a traumatic drug-induced experience from his youth. Exhausted and not knowing where else to turn, he seeks help from a disarming energy healer named May. Their meeting quickly draws him into the darkest recesses of his psyche as Jude comes to learn that the truth may be harder to come to terms with than the actual fear itself. Closure focuses on the effort to understand our most elusive and insurmountable fears and actively confront them, as well as the value of doing whatever it takes to bring an individuated form of peace.
To provide a respectful, competitive, celebratory and affordable film fest event that is judged by a panel for independent filmmakers to enter their Strange-ifical, Weird-ifical, Horror-ifical, Sci-fi-tastical, Fantastical and Macabre-licious films to be viewed by the fans with the opportunity to win awards, increase film visibility via press and possibly obtain distribution. All this while maintaining manageable entry fees.
What's it all about?
TwitchTwitch Productions presents Long Island's only Macabre Faire Film Festival 2x a year with its main focus always being the "Official Selections" and its filmmakers/crew.
For starters the word "Macabre" is pronounced: Ma-Cob. The "re" is hardly ever heard. What does it mean?
Although it is an adjective meaning: disturbing and horrifying because of involvement with or depiction of death and injury, we usually approach the Macabre Faire Film Festival with a lighter touch in the sense that, not all of the films screened have been a gore fest. Of course, there isn't anything wrong with adding some gore to a macabre film fest but, when we hear the word "Macabre" we remember those hauntingly fascinating films that starred legendary greats such as: Vincent Price & Peter Cushing. Or those fantastic Gothic horrors like those from "Hammer" films. These names in themselves represent what "macabre" means to us. What we are saying is that the word "Macabre" doesn't have to be about the hardcore gore, violence or scare but instead it could be about what you don't see or hear but, somehow manages to reach your fear's core. Let's also not forget those fantasy films or comedies with their horror twists. Truth be told that those exist too and yes, we welcome them. How can we not? Would you have turned down something like "The Evil Dead's: Army of Darkness" which is both a fantasy, a comedy and a horror wrapped into a tight burrito? Yeah, we wouldn't either. So folks, this is what many of the films selected for the Macabre Faire Film Festival have to offer. About the only thing we may have to say "No Thanks" to would be a romantic comedy/drama... unless, there's a monster or weird dark force that takes over then we may reconsider.
We have had judges and guests such as director Stevan Mena "Bereavement", Eileen Dietz "The Exorcist", Doug Jones "Hell Boy", Cleve Hall "Monster Man", Michael Gingold "Fangoria", Nick Nicholson "CNN Film Critic", Evan Ginzburg "The Wrestler" and others.
Trophies & Award Certificates will be presented.
Also note: Elsie Ginsberg is currently the Acquisitions Manager for the popular interactive live streaming: www.MonsterChannel.Tv With this said, all films submitted to the Macabre Faire Film Festival become eligible to be part of the channel's programming. All films will undergo review by the Monster Channel's additional management team for consideration. If a film is not chosen as an Official Selection for the Macabre Faire Film Festival this does not mean that the film may not be considered for programming on the Monster Channel. Forms from Fourth Castle that grants permission to showcase your film to Monster Channel's captured audience can be found with the Film Fest forms at: www.MacabreFaireFilmFest.com
Keep in mind, the Monster Channel is a bonus feature to submitting your film to the Macabre Faire Film Festival and completely optional. Programming shall begin streaming on the Monster Channel of the selected original films by the later part of 2013.
The Macabre Faire Film Festival currently takes place at the Best Western Mill River Manor Hotel in Rockville Centre, NY offering 3 screening rooms. This allows us to screen between 25-50 films per event (totals vary according to amount of days allocated for the event). It is presented by our umbrella company "TwitchTwitch Productions" which is family owned and operated. The brand "Macabre Faire" may be recognized by many because of it's affiliation with the "Macabre Faire" convention-like party events that take place through out the year occasionally for a weekend long gathering.
Our Macabre Faire events and Film Festival have a reputation for being a very friendly environment with a wonderful celebratory ambiance within an intimately sized space. Here's what Fox 5 News had to say about it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9oVRMl4BQwQ&feature=share
Artisan Festival International World Peace Initiative is comprised of mini-festivals representative of the Arts (Fine Art, Film, Fashion, Music, Theater) brought together under one umbrella in an effort to promote cultural diversity through the arts. Our goal is to bring such rich culture to each community we work with and encourage as much community support as possible to facilitate an understanding that we are a cultural arts organization seeking to add to the communities we serve while simultaneously assisting with peace efforts on a global scale.
"The mission of Artisan Festival International World Peace Initiative is to bridge the gap in cultural diversity worldwide. By promoting culture other than ones own through film, art, fashion, theatre and music, one can begin to have an understanding and appreciation of others. This is the way to begin creating world peace," stated Princess Angelique Monét, Festival Founder and Director.
Our events will promote visual/video art, film, fashion, theatre and music. Within A.F.I. we have created five Signature mini Festivals each with it's own audience, but we hope to encourage cross-demographic involvement between each area.
Artisan Festival International Film Festival: Cannes
Producer Gabriel Schmidt & Actor Gene Loveland
Artisan Festival International Film Festival provides the opportunity for filmmakers to submit their films to four unique festivals in the following markets: Cannes (program during Festival de Cannes), The Hamptons (Long Island, New York), Hollywood California, and Miami, Florida. We are happy to showcase a diverse line-up of narratives, documentaries, short films, music videos, webisodes, and video art.
All of the markets, including our program during Festival de Cannes for a small group of filmmakers, will have a competition. This year we are proud to introduce our Screenwriting Contest which allows the writer to have a unique opportunity to see their screenplay performed by actors in front of an audience while also receiving an award. All genre's of narrative feature films are welcome.
Artisan Festival International Film Festival is excited to announce submissions are now open for the following markets: Cannes, France, the Hamptons (Long Island), Hollywood, California, and Miami Florida.
Actor Eriq Ebouaney & Princess Angelique Monét
Join us as we celebrate cinema during the prestigious Festival de Cannes under our umbrella initiative, Cannes World Peace Cinema. Those who are accepted to participate in this rigorous event program within Festival de Cannes will obtain the following benefits:
Showcase of your film at a private screening venue and at Marche du Film
Understanding of how the Cannes Film Market works
Networking events with industry tastemakers, sales agents, buyers, investors, and producers
Awards Presentation at the commencement of program on May 22, 2013 at a private venue with invitations sent to press, and the entertainment industry
Invitation to A.F.I. World Peace Initiative Signature Cocktail Event
Panel and workshop discussion invitations
Short Film Competition: individuals will shoot a film while in Cannes, edit, and complete. The winning film will be showcased at a private event. This is a 48 hour film challenge.
Mr. Hayes, Rashid Bahati, A.F.I. Founder Princess Angelique Monét, Azza El Hosseiny, Sayed Fouad, Josie D’Angelo, Marc Nekaitar and Brook Bello
Tanji Miller with Clarmonia designer hand bag
This program will provide exposure and the necessary tools for you to understand the market place and enjoy what Cannes has to offer. This program is hosted by our veteren staff, with years of experience working the festival environment of Cannes and the marketplace. We are able and excited to include you in one of the most glamourous deal making festivals on the globe. For this reason, all filmmakers accepted into this program must pay a fee (separate from submission fee) to be involved in the Cannes agenda. This does not include your housing, airfare, or meals, only our program and it's incentives. Other individuals which may apply for this program (in addition to filmmakers applying through Without A Box) are: models, musicians, producers, directors with scripts to secure funding and fine artists. Festival de Cannes provides many opportunities for everyone to be involved, and make their dreams come true.
Artisan Festival International Film Festival: Hamptons
Ángel Salazar (Chichi from Scarface) & Princess Angelique Monét
Artisan Festival International Film Festival provides the opportunity for filmmakers to submit their films to four unique festivals in the following markets: Cannes (program during Festival de Cannes), The Hamptons (Long Island, New York), Hollywood California, and Miami, Florida. We are happy to showcase a diverse line-up of narratives, documentaries, short films, music videos, webisodes, and video art.
All of the markets, including our program during Festival de Cannes for a small group of filmmakers, will have a competition. This year we are proud to introduce our Screenwriting Contest which allows the writer to have a unique opportunity to see their screenplay performed by actors in front of an audience while also receiving an award. All genre's of narrative feature films are welcome.
The Short Short Story Film Festival is a unique international film festival presenting live-action and animated short films which tell a story in five minutes or less.
The festival travels to select locations in the northeastern US in November, and 2011 marks the fifth year of the festival.
Note that submission to the festival is free.
Films must be 5 minutes and under, as follows: credits must start by 5 minutes, and the total running time including credits must be no longer tha...
Director: MILTOS POULOS.
“The philosophers have only interpreted the world in various ways. The point is to change it.” It is about Marx’s 11th point on Feuerbach as well as it defines the main sentence in a personal-poetic storyboard with sounds, music and pictures. Pictures that claim memories of the past. Pictures haunting the present, piercing and conjuring it. Pictures that could make the opening to the main Game of a millennium which has already started to dawn, the third one, one which looks like it has more things on its head.
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Reeling 2011: The 30th Chicago Lesbian & Gay
International Film Festival
CALL FOR
ENTRIES
FESTIVAL DATES: NOVEMBER 3-12,
2011
Early Bird Special – No
Entry Fee if entered by May 13, 2011!
No Entry Fees for Foreign
Films at any time!
Reeling 201...
17th Annual Twin Rivers Media Festival
First deadline is this Friday!!!!! Accepting entries in Animation, Short Drama, Experimental, Feature, Documentary, Outdoor, Commercial, Audio and Scriptwriting. Official Selections and past favorites will be shown in the River Arts District in Asheville, NC venues May 27-29, 2011.
Films must be submitted on DVD and have been completed in the last 3 years.
Entry Deadline (postmark): April 15, 2011
Extended deadline (arrival): April 29th (+$10)
Late ...
Sundance kicks off opening day with with two films from each category - one dramatic and one documentary. The opening day films in the U.S. Dramatic Competition are Pariah (Dramatic) and Sing Your Song (Documentary). The Guard (Dramatic) and Project Nim (Documentary) will kick off the Sundance World Cinema Competition.
Photo by Harry Benson
Project Nim, directed by James Mar...
Lined up agains the windows are 5 boxes with color coded hanging files, submission forms, file tabs, screener rating forms and the ink on the tabs is even color coordinated.
We open the mailers, we log, we verify, we create the file and place it in by category, alphabetically and by length. We screen, we rate, we argue, we re-screen, we rate, we average and we log it on the master log.
We email, we facebook, we twitter...tweet...twit?...sometimes we even (gasp) pick up the actual p...
www.hollywoodshorts.comcall for animation & short filmsDEADLINE: November 19, 2010Email usHOLLYWOOD SHORTS is currently accepting submissions for our monthly industry short film screening series. We are programming our Winter & Spring 2011 programs, focusing on shorts and animation showcasing the outstanding talent of emerging filmmakers and their creative teams from around the globe. Our screenings are held at CINESPACE - the movie lounge right in the heart of Hollywood, and t...
The Provincetown International Film Festival (PIFF) is dedicated to
showcasing new achievements in independent film and honoring the work of
acclaimed and emerging directors, producers and actors. PIFF is
equally devoted to expanding the audience for independent film and to
serving our Provincetown and Outer Cape community by filling the void
for annual film programming and reflecting the community's rich
diversity in our selected films and honorees. An integral part of PIFF's
mission is to contribute to the economic and creative vitality of
America's oldest art colony.
The non-profit Anchorage International Film Festival promotes independent and international films from all corners of the world. Our mission involves developing a film program that will engage our imagination and enhance our lives culturally and artistically while promoting our great state as a stage for film productions.
The West Virginia
Mountaineer Short Film Festival; celebrating artistry, imagination, and
independent thought in video and multimedia. Screening works under 20 minutes,
programming categories include: documentary, narrative, animation/experimental, student films, and works that focus on Appalachian culture and
themes. This year, in addition to screening narrative, documentary, animation and experimental works, we have established a thematic category for works that explore issues relating to energy.
The sixth Leith short film festival is running again this year as part of the Leith
Festival 2011. Once again, the event
will feature short films made by Scottish, UK & International short
film-makers and entries are requested via our
website:
www.leithshortfilms.co.uk
The
event is scheduled for the first week in June during the Leith Festival.
Films
of all genres and budgets will be considered. Please note the following points:
Fees
£10
for films under 25 minutes
The
deadline for film submissions is May 16th 2011, and details of the film
program will be posted on our website shortly after this date.
Please don't
submit your only copy! Discs cannot be returned!
Entrants may
submit more than one film.
All
successful entrants will be informed in May.
For
application guidelines and entry form, please see the website:
www.leithshortfilms.co.uk
Introduction to Avid editing
In
addition, we are also running a workshop for budding film editors taking you through the basics of editing with Avid
£10 per person, session will last approx. 3 hours
For
application guidelines and entry form, please see the website:
Magma has always focused
exclusively on the short film, considering it as a separate art form,
as a format allowing the experimentation of new styles and the creation
of new trends. The festival offers a chance of visibility for high-value works that
are often precluded from the main distribution channels. Its aim is to
build a bridge between the audience and the endless forms of expression
of the short format.
The current plight of the Native American Film community was illustrated via mainstrean media in the April 11, 2007 edition of LA Weekly. Written against the context of the 10th anniversary of the critical and commercial success of "Smoke Signals," author Matthew Fleischer, delves into the complex struggles facing today's Native Filmmakers. From the usual suspects of funding and distrubution to the complexities of substantive storytelling, there appears to be a new wave of filmma...
As in the images of the old classic paintings, a gypsy tribe trespasses the boundaries of a small farm, and a young girl's adolescent passions and dreams are brought to life when she encounters a captivating visitor on her veranda.