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Happenings

The Boston Jewish Film Festival runs November 2–13. Highlights include several premieres and the “Luminaries and Legends” celebration. Festival passes are available. Visit http://www.bjff.org/ for a full schedule and more details.

Out Film CT presents the EROS 2011 Film Festival November 2-6 at Trinity College. Screenings will be held at Trinity’s Cinestudio in Hartford, Connecticut. For more details, visit http://www.outfilmct.org/.

Celebrate a French legend this month at “The Films of Catherine Deneuve” at Boston’s
Museum of Fine Arts. The series runs November 5-27 and will include screenings of The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, Repulsion, and Belle de Jour, among others. For tickets and showtimes, visit http://www.mfa.org/programs/series/films-catherine-deneuve.

If you’re in the mood to feel pretty or just play it cool, see West Side Story at the Coolidge Corner Theatre on November 14th at 7 pm. The musical screens as part of the theatre’s Big Screen Classics series. Read more at http://www.coolidge.org/content/west-side-story.

Check out the Boston Asian American Film Festival November 10-13. Films screen at a few different venues in the Boston area. Visit http://www.baaff.org/ for updates.

Maine’s Portland Museum of Art presents screenings of the documentary Paul Goodman Changed My Life on the first weekend in November. Showtimes are on November 4th at 6:30 pm, November 5th at 2 pm, and November 6th at 2 pm. Director Jonathan Lee will be present for a Q&A after each show. Learn more at http://
www.portlandmuseum.org/events/movies.php.

Plymouth, New Hampshire’s The Flying Monkey continues its silent film series this month with a screening of The Big Parade on November 10th at 6:30 pm. Tickets are $10. Check out http://www.flyingmonkeynh.com/ to learn more.

Get ready to dream about unicorns: the Harvard Film Archive hosts a free screening of Blade Runner on November 30th at 7 pm. Visit http://hcl.harvard.edu/hfa/ for more information.

Industry Buzz

The 3rd Annual Online New England Film Festival by NewEnglandFilm.com announced the 2011 audience awards. Some of the films remain online for viewing. So if you missed them, take a look here.

It’s a busy month for Matt Damon, who announced he will be teaming up with two fellow Massachusetts natives in the future. Damon and Ben Affleck will reunite for a film about “Whitey” Bulger, according to The Boston Globe ( http://www.boston.com/
Boston/names/2011/10/matt-damon-and-ben-affleck-take-whitey-bulger-the-big-screen/
kCmGIGTMELbZ88efzRZuYL/index.html?p1=Upbox_links). Damon will also direct and act in another film co-written by John Krasinski. Read the full story at http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/matt-damon-john-krasinski-250753.

Filmmakers are at work in Maine to bring a true story to the screen for the upcoming documentary Lighthouse. The film will tell the story of two teenagers who grew up in a shelter in Portland, Maine. Learn more at http://www.lighthousemovie.com/.

Local film World’s Largest is currently on the Southern Circuit Tour this month and is now available for DVD/download at http://www.indiepixfilms.com/film/5387

Opportunities

The WAM!Boston Film Festival is seeking entries for next spring’s event. Female filmmakers with stories about women are encouraged to apply. Submission deadline is November 1st. For official rules and more information, go to http://
www.womenactionmedia.org/2011/08/23/submit-to-the-2012-wamboston-film-festival/.

The Maine Jewish Film Festival is currently accepting submissions for next spring’s event. Films are free to submit; the deadline is November 15th. Learn more at http://www.mjff.org/submissions.

Vermont’s Green Mountain Film Festival is now accepting submissions for its Margot George Short Film Competition. Films must be under 10 minutes and celebrate “Vermont’s historical and culturally significant places.” Submission deadline is December 1st. For official rules and to submit a film, visit http://
www.greenmountainfilmfestival.org/.