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BlackStar (Virtual) Film Festival Coverage – August 20-26,2020
Originally Posted August 30, 2020 The 9th Annual BlackStar Film Festival (Aug. 20 to 26) in Philadelphia online due to COVID-19. Click images in Gallery to enlarge I’ve got to say, I enjoyed a Virtual Film Festival far, far more than I anticipated. I still felt as if I was attending an event. I liked that Blackstar Founder/Director Maori Karmael Holmes, Rashid Zakat, Rich Medina, Dr. Yaba Blay and Tariq “Black Thought” Trotter did a little Live Facebook show at 9am each day (presented by Color of Change), interviewing a filmmaker or guest with fun segments and reminding the audience of what was in store for the day. …
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Tribeca: 5 Questions for Bonnie Discepolo GRACELAND
I got a chance to catch GraceLand (United States | 14 MINUTES | English) directed by Bonnie Discepolo which screened in the block of shorts: Pursuing Happiness, during Tribeca Film Festival 2021. The film's comedic overtones and use of a well-known pop culture figure, perfectly allows for a deeper message underneath...
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The 12th Annual New Hope Film Festival (NHFF) July 23 -Aug 1 ,2021
For the first time in the organization’s history, a selection of films will be available for online viewing as an extension to the many live, in-person shows scheduled at the New Hope Arts Center. Toronto-based CineSend, a digital streaming platform provider with Hollywood studio-grade quality and encryption technology, was tapped for this important expansion of NHFF’s capabilities.
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SXSW Online 2021 Coverage
SXSW 2021 (March 16-20) I've always wanted to go to Austin, Texas. for this famed music/movies/networking extravaganza of a Festival and hopefully one day I will get there; but it's so awesome to have a chance to cover it from Philly!
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5 Questions for SXSW Shorts Filmmakers 2021
Tinsel & Tine's 5 Questions Series continues with our first ever coverage of SXSW! March 16-20, 2021. Below is a deeper look at a cross section of shorts in competition (Narrative, Documentary, Animated and Student) and the filmmakers behind them ...
