Screening as part of the 2022 Providence Children's Film Festival, "Iro Iro Tree" is the output of a 9 month online collaboration between two cultures— Atami, Japan and Pawtucket, Rhode Island. Educators, animators and musicians worked together across the distance in 2020 to create this piece.

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Film News February 2022

February 2022 update of industry news, festival updates, call for films and more from the New England film industry.

7 Feb , 2022  

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Valentine’s Day screenings at The Music Hall, Coolidge Corner Theatre, and Railroad Square Cinema, the Providence Children’s Film Festival, plus February local industry buzz.

Happenings

Celebrate the virtual Providence Children’s Film Festival Feb. 18-27. Visit the festival website for updates and more information.

The Boston SciFi Film Festival runs Feb. 16-21. This year’s festival will be a hybrid of in-person and virtual events. Check out bostonscifi.com to learn more.

The Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival tours around Vermont this month. Check out screening selections in Burlington, Putney, Rutland, Woodstock, Randolph, and Dover. Learn more here. 

Spend Valentine’s Day with Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, and Emma Stone at The Music Hall’s screening of Crazy, Stupid, Love on Feb. 14 at 7 p.m. Visit the Music Hall website for more details and to purchase tickets.

Romance isn’t always easy, as the Coolidge Corner Theatre will highlight in its “Love Hurts” series this month. Watch Bonnie and Clyde on Feb. 1, The Fifth Element on Feb. 2, Some Like it Hot on Feb. 8, Moonstruck on Feb. 9, Happy Together on Feb. 10, The Princess Bride on Feb. 14, Drive on Feb. 15, Bound on Feb. 16, Point Break on Feb. 21, Romeo + Juliet on Feb. 22, and Let the Right One in on Feb. 23. For tickets and more information, click here.

Maine Film Center’s Railroad Square Cinema invites you to “Bring Back Date Night” with a series of screenings this month. Watch Love & Basketball on Feb. 7, 10 Things I Hate About You on Feb. 14, Saving Face on Feb. 21, and Baby Driver on Feb. 28. For tickets and more information, click here.

Billings Farm & Museum presents the Woodstock Vermont Film Series through March 12. The series of documentary films will screen in person, with Covid safety procedures in place. Advanced reservations are recommended. For more information, click here.

The Banff Mountain Film Festival tours parts of New England this winter. The tour comes to Connecticut, Maine, and Massachusetts in February. Learn more here.

Industry Buzz

The 3rd Annual New England Film Star Award went to Lyralen Kaye for their web series “Assigned Female at Birth.” Read more about Kaye, their project, and the award in this release.

Nominations for the 28th annual Chlotrudis Awards were finalized by the film group’s nominating committee, ahead of its March 20th awards ceremony which the society will hold once again as a fully virtual event via Zoom.  Films helmed by women had a spectacular showing among the 47 films included: 43 nominations were earned by films directed by women.  See the complete list.

Harvard’s Hasty Pudding Theatricals have named Jason Bateman and Jennifer Garner their 2022 Man and Woman of the Year. Bateman will be honored on Feb. 3 at Harvard, with a ceremony for Garner on Feb. 5. To learn more, visit the Hasty Pudding website.

The Gilded Age recently premiered on HBO. The period drama from Julian Fellowes was filmed in Rhode Island. Read more about the series and some of the filming locations from Rhode Island Monthly. 

Academy Award nominations will be announced on Feb. 8. Locally made films with award buzz include CODA and The Tender Bar. Check the Oscars website for updates.

Opportunities

Register now for the 2022 Maine Film Association’s Winter Film Challenge. Teams of Maine filmmakers will have 72 hours to write, shoot, and edit a short film over Feb. 3-6, with the premiere on Feb. 12. Late registration deadline is until Feb. 3. For more information, visit the MFA website.

The Stowe Story Labs application season is now open. Visit their website for more updates.

The MacDowell Colony is now accepting applications for its fall 2022 residencies through Feb. 10. Artists working in architecture, film/video arts, interdisciplinary arts, literature, music composition, theatre, and visual arts are encouraged to apply. To learn more, visit the MacDowell website. 

The Berkshire International Film Festival is now open for submissions. Regular deadline is Feb. 1; late March 14; extended March 31. Learn more here.

Submit now to the Nantucket Film Festival for features, shorts, and screenplays. Final deadline is Feb. 11; extended March 11. For fees and more details, click here.