The News Review:
- Low-budget artful movies showcased in SF’s Disposable Film Festival
- Berlin film festival offers wide-ranging program
- Santa Barbara International Film Festival hotel packages
- Darlington festival returns this fall
- Festival Celebrates Author Zora Neale Hurston
- Movies Sell Slowly at Sundance
- Ave Montague dies – Black Film Festival founder
Low-budget artful movies showcased in SF’s Disposable Film Festival
San Jose Mercury News USA
21 2009 in akland Calif. Lake will have work in the Disposable Film Festival which runs at the Roxie Theater in San Francisco from Jan.
Berlin film festival offers wide-ranging program
The Associated Press
The Berlin event the first of the year’s major European film festivals runs from Feb. Eighteen films will compete for the main Golden Bear prize while another eight will show out of competition including the scar-nominated Holocaust-themed drama “The Reader” starring Kate Winslet. Festival director Dieter Kosslick said many films this year reflect the impact of globalization on people’s lives.
Santa Barbara International Film Festival hotel packages
Los Angeles Times CA
22 and runs to Feb. 1)? Here are some festival-related hotel packages: Hotel Santa Barbara offers a five-night stay ($1500 with tax) that includes a welcome amenity; Continental breakfast; $100 dining credit at Bouchon pal or Seagrass; and a “four-pack “Film Mini Pak.
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Darlington festival returns this fall
USA Today
Track president Chris Browning says the two-day event will be held the weekend of Sept. Browning says the dates were moved from Labor Day weekend to accommodate more entries in the second-ever festival. Those who attended in 2008 got to meet several all-time racing greats like David Pearson Junior Johnson and Darrell Waltrip. They also saw exhibits featuring landmark race cars including two that A. Foyt drove to victory at the Indy 500.
Festival Celebrates Author Zora Neale Hurston
MSNBC
“This event is free and open to the public so we expect to see huge huge crowds. “”It seems like it was just yesterday” board president Johnny Rivers said of the first year of the festival. “I really can not believe we have been here over 20 years now with all the celebrations and enjoyment we’ve had. “This year is no different. Expect a range of activities. rganizers said to keep in mind that visitors won’t be able to do everything in one day.
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Movies Sell Slowly at Sundance
New York Times United States
Sellers were a bit frustrated. And despite some high-profile deals — including Sony Pictures Classics’ purchase of rights to “An Education” a British coming-of-age drama set in the ’60s for a reported $3 million — there was no blockbuster sale to match the $10 million that Focus Features spent last year on a single picture “Hamlet 2. ”But the action continued even as the 10-day festival drew to a close promising that total sales would ultimately match or exceed the $15 million or so spent on rights to Sundance movies in 2008. “Everyone is confident that quite a few more films will still sell” Richard Klubeck a partner and independent film specialist with the United Talent Agency said by telephone. Klubeck’s agency took three films to the market that accompanies the annual festival: “The Messenger” a drama that has.
Ave Montague dies – Black Film Festival founder
San Francisco Chronicle USA
tmpl –>Ave Montague an arts impresario and publicist who created the San Francisco Black Film Festival and was a vital force on the African American cultural scene was found dead on Saturday in her San Francisco apartment. tmpl –> Images.