Some 150 films are on tap for the 11th Woodstock Film Festival, with the New York premiere of John Curran's "Stone" set to close the event taking place September 29 - October 3 in the Upstate New York towns of Woodstock and neighboring Rhinebeck, Rosendale, Mt. Tremper, and Kingston in the Hudson Va...
Read More »In a lengthy ceremony that brought out some seminal figures in independent film, the Woodstock Film Festival handed out its honors Saturday night in somewhat nearby Kingston, NY with Cruz Angeles' "Don't Let Me Drown" winning the prize for best narrative feature, while Jenna Rosher's "Junior" took ...
Read More »Jason Reitman "Up in the Air" starring George Clooney and Vera Farmiga will close teh 2009 Woodstock Film Festival, organizers announced Tuesday. The Oscar-nominated director of "Juno"'s latest is the story of Ryan Bingham (Clooney) a corporate downsizer and consummate modern business traveler who, ...
Read More »Celebrating its first full decade, the Woodstock Film Festival has unveiled its 10th Anniversary line-up of nearly 100 films, panels, and events, all set to place September 30-October 4 in the arts colony of Woodstock, New York, and neighboring towns of Rhinebeck, Kingston and Rosendale.
Read More »Oren Moverman's "The Messenger" will kick off the 10th Anniversary of the Woodstock Film Festival on October 1st at the Tinker Street Cinema in Woodstock. Starring Ben Foster, Woody Harrelson, Samantha Morton and Steve Buscemi, the film debuted to warm notices at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival, an...
Read More »Academy Award-nominated director Richard Linklater will be honored with the 2009 Maverick Award at the Woodstock Film Festival this Autumn. Linklater's frienda and collaborator Ethan Hawke ("Before Sunset") will present the award during a ceremony at the festival October 3rd in Upstate, New York. Ad...
Read More »Woodstock is a town perpetually caught up in its funky mythology. However, the Woodstock Film Festival -- now on the verge of its tenth anniversary -- has a separate legacy in the works. The cozy scenery of this quaint artists' colony hides a passionate gathering of cinephiles and professionals alik...
Read More »The Woodstock Film Festival unveiled the programming for its 9th edition, with a collection of 150 "fiercely independent" films, panels, concerts and special events to run from October 1-5, 2008. The festival will present 10 world premieres and 4 North American premieres. Opening night will offer three films, Gavin O'Connor's "Pride and Glory," Mike Leigh's "Happy-Go-Lucky" and Marc Abraham's "Flash of Genius," while the fest will close with two, the East Coast Premieres of Kevin Smith's "Zack and Miri Make a Porno" and Sean McGinly's "The Great Buck Howard." Other films screening at Woodstock include Kelly Reichardt's "Wendy and Lucy," th...
Read More »The U.S. premiere of Gavin O'Connor's "Pride and Glory," Mike Leigh's "Happy-Go-Lucky" and Marc Abraham's "Flash of Genius" will launch the 2008 Woodstock Film Festival October 2nd. Screening at three locations in and near Woodstock, New York, the films are the official openers of the ninth annual event, which will screen 150 films, panels and concerts October 1 - 5. O'Connor's "Pride and Glory", starring Edward Norton and Colin Farrell is a cop drama screening in Woodstock, while Leigh's "Happy-Go-Lucky" about a free thinking schoolteacher living in North London will screen in nearby Rhinebeck, New York. Opening the WFF in Rosendale, New Yor...
Read More »Focus Features CEO James Schamus will be honored with the Trailblazer Award at the 9th annual Woodstock Film Festival on October 4, 2008. "We are honored and delighted to be presenting James Schamus with the 2008 Trailblazer Award," said Meira Blaustein, Co-Founder and Executive Director of the festival, in a statement. "The award was created with the intention of honoring those who have taken an innovative and transforming approach in the film industry. Mr. Schamus surpasses those objectives." Schamus is also a celebrated screenwriter ("Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon," "The Ice Storm") and producer ("Brokeback Mountain"). His latest script,...
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