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Change Comes to IFP; Byrd Leaving After 17 Years

In the latest significant shift to hit the independent film sector in recent months, longtime IFP executive director Michelle Byrd is stepping down after some seventeen years with the leading New York film nonprofit organization. She led the organization through a number of periods of change and gro...

UCLA To Honor Dustin Lance Black

Eastwood's Latest Gets Release Date

Brooklyn Fest Goes "Open Source"

The 12th Annual Brooklyn International Film Festival kicks off tomorrow under the theme "Open Source."

Short Films, Big Issues at Media That Matters

The ninth annual Media That Matters Film Festival, one of the world's first and largest online film festivals, launches today with a collection of 12 short films "aimed at inspiring online audiences to think, laugh, and take action on today's top issues." This year's festival showcases twelve jury-s...

David Carradine Reportedly Commits Suicide

The BBC is reporting that actor David Carradine was found dead in a Bangkok hotel room Thursday morning. Thai police believe he committed suicide, saying that the 72-year old was found by a hotel maid sitting in his robe, with a rope around his neck and body. Carradine was in Thailand working on th...

More Layoffs at HR

Mile High Mutiny: Major Shakeup Hits Denver Fest

A dramatic mass exodus is underway at the Denver Film Society, organizer of the three decade old Denver International Film Festival. Longtime veterans of the organization, including Festival Director Britta Erickson and Artistic Director Brit Withey, as well as esteemed co-founder Ron Henderson...

"Answer Man" To Lead In Stony Brook's 14th Fest

Four world premieres, three U.S. premieres, six East Coast premieres and 14 New York premieres will be among the 37 feature and short films presented during the 14th Annual Stony Brook Film Festival, which runs from Thursday, July 23 through Saturday, August 1 at Staller Center for the Arts at Stony...