The News Review:
- The Philadelphia Independent Film Festival celebrates do-it-yourself
- Smithsonian Folklife Festival starts Wednesday June 24
- Multi-Cultural Festival popular with visitors vendors
- Winfrey visits art festival at her SAfrican school
The Philadelphia Independent Film Festival celebrates do-it-yourself
Philadelphia Inquirer
place_ad_here(“half”); Posted on Sun Jun. 21 2009 The Philadelphia Independent Film Festival celebrates do-it-yourself By Tirdad DerakhshaniInquirer Staff Writer The do-it-yourself (and the heck with Hollywood) spirit will prevail this week at the second annual Philadelphia Independent Film Festival a four-day celebration of filmmaking featuring screenings – and lots of parties – Thursday through next Sunday at nine Northern Liberties venues. "Last year’s [inaugural festival] was a great success" says festival codirector Steven Greenbaum. "More than 1500 people attended and 60 filmmakers came. "He promised that this year will be bigger and better. "We’ll show 195 films including 87 features 24 documentaries and nine music videos. Last year it was 151" he said.
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Smithsonian Folklife Festival starts Wednesday June 24
Examiner.com
The signs and tents are going up. Get ready to rock and roll.
Multi-Cultural Festival popular with visitors vendors
Parkersburg News
After a weekend where the possibility of rain was constantly on people’s minds things cleared off enough on the final day for people to come out to the park and just enjoy themselves. “We were happy with the attendance (Sunday)” said Bea Corra president of the festival’s board of directors. “The weather was beautiful and there was no reason not to be at the park (Sunday). “verall the festival had more vendors than before and people were out looking at what these people were offering. Also good organization with placing the vendors helped things go smoothly this year. ther booths like the Jackson’s Mill History Hitting the Road program were very popular with festival goers Corra said.
Winfrey visits art festival at her SAfrican school
The Associated Press
The talk show host clapped enthusiastically tapped her foot during a musical item and had a warm hug for one young girl who recited an essay she wrote describing her broken poverty-stricken family and her desire to win a Nobel Peace Prize. “I am moved by the stories” Winfrey told The Associated Press at the end of the school’s annual weeklong arts festival. “When you think about these little girls three years ago carrying buckets of water on their heads and (living) with no running water. Now they are talking about going to Harvard and winning a Nobel Peace Prize. “I am moved by the fact that I have a vision for them and it now feels like they have embodied that vision for themselves. They are living the dream” she said.