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Happenings

The DocYard’s winter program begins January 23rd with a screening of Space Coast at Cambridge’s Brattle Theatre at 7 pm. The series, which celebrates documentaries past and present and includes filmmaker discussions, continues through April. For more information and a full list of films, visit http://thedocyard.com/.

Burlington, Vermont’s Flynn Center for the Performing Arts hosts a free screening of Daisy Bates: First Lady of Little Rock on January 10th at 7 pm. The documentary will be followed by a discussion. Learn more at http://www.flynntix.org/Productions/Details.aspx?perfNo=7801&perfCodePrefix=FSV12D.

Get ready for the election year at Red River Theatres in Concord, New Hampshire this month. On January 2nd and 3rd, the theatre hosts screenings of the documentary The Premier Primary, a history of the New Hampshire primary. Discussion with filmmaker John Gfroerer will follow. Check out more information at http://www.redrivertheatres.org/box_events.php.

The Jewish Community Center of Woodbridge, Connecticut hosts a screening of PBS’s Journey of the Universe on January 22nd at 2 pm. A discussion with producers Mary Evelyn Tucker and John Grim will follow. Read more at http://www.journeyoftheuniverse.org/upcoming-events/2012/1/22/film-screening-woodbridge-ct-january-22-2012.html.

The Boston Festival of Films from Iran screens at the Museum of Fine Arts January 20–29. Films include Where is the Friend’s House?, Through the Olive Trees, and Good Bye. For the full schedule, visit http://www.mfa.org/programs/series/boston-festival-films-iran-0.

As the temperature starts to drop, check out the Brattle Theatre’s “Dead of Winter: Haunted Houses on Film” series this month. Spooky screenings include The Shining, The Amityville Horror, and Beetlejuice. For more details, visit http://brattlefilm.org/category/calendar-2/repertory-series/dead-of-winter-haunted-houses-on-film/.

Grab two of your friends and visit Stadium Theatre’s (Woonsocket, Rhode Island) Three Stooges Film Festival January 6th and 7th at 7 pm. The family event is free. Visit http://stadiumtheatre.com/Event/62 to learn more.

Marian, Madame Librarian… The New Haven Free Public Library in Connecticut hosts the Library Science Film Festival January 24–26. Screenings include a look at Hollywood’s take on librarians and the Katharine Hepburn/Spencer Tracy film Desk Set. Films are free and open to the public. Learn more at http://events.ctcentral.com/west-haven-ct/events/show/217959825-library-science-film-festival.

Industry Buzz

The Martha’s Vineyard Film Society has been awarded a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts Challenge America Fast-Track program. Grants are given to organizations that bring the arts to underserved communities. Learn more about the Martha’s Vineyard Film Society at http://www.mvfilmsociety.com/.

Massachusetts native Kori Feener is at work on a new documentary entitled Alpine Zone. Production is scheduled to begin in March; the film will follow Feener as she hikes the Appalachian Trail. Feener’s previous film is Where There is a Will. To learn more, visit http://alpinezonefilm.com/.

Opportunities

The Maine Arts Commission deadlines for the Innovative Production and Jane Morrison Film Scholarship grants are this month. Maine filmmakers and artists are encouraged to apply by January 13th. Learn more at http://mainearts.maine.gov/grants.aspx.

LEF New England’s Moving Image Fund is currently accepting Production & Post-Production Letters of Inquiry. Letters are due by January 27, 2012. For guidelines and more information, visit http://www.lef-foundation.org/NewEngland/MovingImageFundGrants/tabid/160/Default.aspx.

Early birds can get started on their submissions for next summer’s Rhode Island International Film Festival. Early deadline is January 15, 2012. Visit http://www.film-festival.org/enterafilm.php to learn more.

Early submissions are also being accepted for the 2012 Nantucket Film Festival. For deadlines and further details, check out http://www.nantucketfilmfestival.org/.