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Tinsel & Tine’s 5 QUESTION INTERVIEWS with FIRSTGLANCE FILM FESTIVAL FILMMAKERS 2018
By Le Anne Lindsay, Editor Photos from FirstGlance Film Festival 2018 Click HERE to see full size photos Click HERE for full list of Jury Winners The 21st Annual FirstGlance Film Festival in Philadelphia gets underway October 12-14, 2018. To further shine a spotlight on the talented filmmakers screening this year, I asked several of the directors and/or writers to answer the same 5 Questions, which resulted in varying and personal responses. I did the same thing for Philly’s BlackStar Film Festival. Hoping it can become a Tinsel & Tine signature. Please see filmmakers answers below: ZOMBIED Filmmaker/Actress: Juliana Forsberg-Lary Screening Date: Sat. Oct 13 7:00pm TRAILER Instagram | Instagram…
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CouchFest is now a part of SHNIT Short Film Fest (Philly Oct 17, 2015)
Shnit is a 12-day celebration of short film, hosted simultaneously in multiple cities around the world as shnit Playgrounds & shnit Cinemas. Last year Tinsel & Tine covered Couch Fest Shorts Film Festival hosted by The MadLap Post This year, Couch Fest became a part of shnit, allowing more communities to have access to exceptional films. Nicole Ayers of Madlab will once again host the screenings in the Philly area. Background: What started as a local initiative in Bern Switzerland is now an exceptional transnational event that connects and inspires makers and fans of short films across the globe, ending in the star-studded New York Finale. Shnit embraces diversity, originality…
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4th Annual BLACK STAR FILM FESTIVAL 2015 Round Up
This panel featured Indie Filmmakers/Producers/Media Consultants who are all women of color. These females represent storytellers and bridge-builders in the industry. They spoke on how their identity has impacted their work; why they think it’s important to claim space in film, and what fears they still hold as they continue to make strides in a still primarily white industry...
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11th Annual LunaFest Short Films Festival
If you consume powerbars, you’ll no doubt be familiar with Clif and Luna bars, but you may not know this same company is in the film biz. In 2000 they created LunaFest a short film festival by, for and about women. It’s a traveling, one night film festival; this year (Friday, March 2, 2012) one of the stops was Chestnut Hill, PA (30 minutes outside Center City Philadelphia for any non-local readers). One of Tinsel & Tine’s missions is to highlight film and food events around the city; this one was of particular interest because it was located in my own backyard, and served as a community fundraising event. Here’s…
