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Industry News – September 2013

1 Sep , 2013  

Written by Casey Stirling | Posted by:

The weather may be starting to get cold, but you can still get your fix of films with events like NewEnglandFilm.com's online festival! Check out the news for local films, upcoming festivals, and filmmaker opportunities. To submit news, e-mail news@newenglandfilm.com.

Happenings

NewEnglandFilm.com hosts the 5th Annual Online New England Film Festival from September 1 through October 15. This year, the festival showcases 33 local short films from regional film festivals. To watch films now, visit the festival section. In addition, the festival will feature an Filmmaker Online Chat: Making Short Films on Wednesday, September 18 at 11 am to noon. You can RSVP on Facebook or just show up on the festival section!

The Camden International Film Festival runs September 26–29 in Camden, Rockport, and Rockland, Maine. Special events include the New York Times Op-Docs pitch and the Points North Documentary Forum. Festival passes are available. Learn more at camdenfilmfest.org. And check out Camden’s film in this year’s online festival: Constraints.

Dover and Wilmington, Vermont host the 8th Annual Independent Television & Film Festival September 26–28. The festival celebrates new artists and their work in television, film, and webseries. Festival passes are available. For more information, visit itvfest.com.

Keep summer going a little bit longer at the Martha’s Vineyard International Film Festival September 5–8. The festival kicks off with an Opening Night reception and screening of In a World and closes with the film Still Mine, followed by an after party. Festival passes are available. Learn more here.

Kevin Smith strikes back with “An Evening with Kevin Smith” at the Warner Theatre in Torrington, Connecticut on September 21st at 7:30 pm. The writer/director/actor will appear on the main stage; tickets are $32 to $62. For more information, click here.

Can’t make it to Colorado? Check out “Telluride by the Sea” September 20–22 at the Music Hall in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The theater will screen six films from the Telluride Film Festival; patron and weekend passes are available. For more information, click here.

Boston’s Camp 9 Films celebrates the release of their upcoming film Rosie’s Diner with a red carpet premiere on September 7th. From 6:00 to 11:00 pm at the Oyster Bar (333 Victory Road, Quincy), this event includes food and drink, live performances, and a chance to network with the local film community. For tickets and more information, click here.

Check out the Moondance Film Festival September 26–29 in Mystic, Connecticut. The festival celebrates filmmakers who focus on social issues and positive change. Read more about the festival and schedule here.

Movies on the Block finishes up this month in Providence, Rhode Island. Head to the corner of Westminster Street and Union Street on Thursday evenings at dusk to watch feature films outdoors on the big screen. This month, check out Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol on September 5th, Death Wish on September 12th, St. Elmo’s Fire on September 19th, and Paranormal Activity on September 26th. Visit the event Facebook page to learn more.

The Camera Company is hosting a ‘Audio For Video & Film Production’ workshop with David Missal from Sennheiser on September 17 from 9 am to 1:30 pm. The workshop will teach you techniques to get the best sound for your production and will cover microphone basics, microphone pickup patterns, booming technique, shotgun microphones, when to use a lapel microphone, how to choose an interview microphone, wireless microphone applications, tips and tricks for eliminating unwanted noise during production, and more. For more information, visit the Camera Company event page.

The Massachusetts Production Coalition hosts a seminar on The Independent Filmmaker as part of their Working Methods Seminar Series on Saturday September 14 with breakfast at 9:30 am and seminar from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon at High Output Studios. The panel of talented filmmakers will deconstruct what ‘Independent Filmmaking’ means today. In addition to being producers, directors and writers, they are also fundraisers, marketers, bloggers, distributors, educators, CEOs and CFOs of their own companies, technologists, designers, and more – all while keeping the fundamental STORY in their films front and center, and figuring out how to distribute their content onto all available platforms. For more information and to register, visit the MPC site.

Industry Buzz

The Massachusetts Film Office announces HBO and Playtone will begin filming Olive Kitteridge next week on MA’s North Shore throughout the fall of 2013. This is HBO’s second recent production in Mass. “Clear History,” with Larry David, Jon Hamm, Kate Hudson, Michael Keaton and Eva Mendes, filmed on the North Shore in 2012. The comedy debuted on HBO earlier this month. The production has hired and cast locally, and is utilizing Massachusetts-based businesses and services.

Filmmakers have begun scouting locations in Rhode Island for Woodhaven Production Company’s upcoming feature Bleed for This. Directed by Ben Younger, the film is based on the true story of Rhode Island boxer Vinny Pazienza and will be shot in Rhode Island this fall. Read more here.

The creators of the series Silk City recently released a second episode and are currently in production on a third. Shot in Manchester and Vernon, Connecticut, the musical/comedy show follows a group in their twenties who move back to their hometown. To watch episodes and read more about the show and the team behind it, visit silkcityseries.com.

Digital marketing agency Mondo Mediaworks of Brattleboro, Vermont has chosen the Brattleboro Film Festival for their inaugural “Community Crowdfunder Program.” Mondo Mediaworks’ program will help support the festival’s Kickstarter fundraising campaign. The Brattleboro Film Festival takes place November 1–14 this year. To read more, click here.

The winners of this year’s Rhode Island International Film Festival were announced on August 11th after a record-breaking year in festival attendance. Click here for the full list of winners.

Denise Kasell has resigned as Executive Director of the Coolidge Corner Theatre Foundation. She had been with the organization for five years. Coolidge Board member Katherine Tallman has been appointed interim Executive Director. To learn more about the Coolidge, visit their website.

Robert Downey Jr., Denzel Washington, and more have been filming in Massachusetts this summer. Downey’s new film The Judge has been shooting in Shelburne Falls, while Washington has just started The Equalizer on the North Shore. Read more from the Massachusetts Film Office here.

Stitch, a short pro-LGBT film about the bitter-sweet nature of growing up and letting go, is doing an IndieGoGo campaign for which any and all proceeds go directly back into Boston-based LGBT charities. For more information, visit their campaign.

Opportunities

The Karen Schmeer Film Editing Fellowship is currently seeking submissions. Created in honor of the late film editor Karen Schmeer, the fellowship supports documentary editors. The submission deadline is September 30th. For eligibility requirements and more information, click here.

Register now for David Missall’s ‘Audio For Video & Film Production’ seminar on September 17th from 9:00 am to 1:30 pm at The Camera Company in Norwood, Massachusetts. The seminar will cover best sound techniques, including microphone basics, setup, and booming techniques. Fee is $199.95. For more details and to register, click here.

The SNOB (Somewhat North of Boston) Film Festival encourages filmmakers to apply for this fall’s event at Red River Theatres in Concord, New Hampshire. Films can be anywhere from one to 180 minutes in a variety of genres. Late deadline is September 3rd; extended is September 17th. For more information, click here.