Podcasts about coolest film festivals

Join me as I chat with Jim Brunzell (Director of the Sound Unseen Film Festival). Movie Maker calls Sound Unseen  "One of the 25 Coolest Film Festivals in the World." The festival is a unique, cutting edge "films on music" festival that started in Minneapolis 25 years ago. We discuss his upbringing, upcoming festival guests, John Doe, Linda Perry and more and I also learn that his dad was a WWF/WWE Wrestling star. Great talk!

For Kelley, moxie involves seeing the gaps and finding ways to fill them. She strategically uses her considerable skills to create something that adds value and beauty to the world. Then she goes for it, bringing others along to develop collaborations and community.When Kelley moved to the Berkshires over 20 years ago, she decided the area needed a film festival. A huge film fan since childhood, thanks to her parents, she set out to bring her vision to life. At her kitchen table, she sketched out the plan. She spoke with other film festival organizers and attended a handful of film festivals to make her vision a reality.She set to work, combing the local community and persuading people and organizations to step up and partner with her. Step up they did–contributing time and talent, resources, and venues, and the Berkshire International Film Festival (BIFF) was born in 2006. Now in its 17th year, BIFF is a staple of the Berkshire-area cultural season. It has expanded to other film and cultural events in partnership with other organizations throughout the year. The Festival showcases independent films from around the world and creates a space for independent filmmakers and film fans to experience the visual medium and forge creative relationships. The 2023 season boasts over 75 narrative and documentary features and short films to a growing audience of over 4,000. Kelley began her career as a press manager at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. While living internationally, she was an art museum docent; owned an art gallery in Frankfurt, Germany; consulted with the Singapore Symphony Orchestra; and launched herself as a professional photographer in Hong Kong. She has won numerous awards, including the She's Got Moxie! Award (Berkshire Festival of Women in the Arts); Berkshire Trendsetter (1Berkshire); 25 Most Influential People (Berkshire Magazine). BIFF has also garnered recognition as one of the Top Ten Events in Massachusetts (Best of New England, Yankee Magazine, multiple years); one of the 25 Coolest Film Festivals in the World (MovieMaker Magazine). She is an active community member and has served on various boards and committees, including Jacob's Pillow, Tanglewood, Shakespeare and Company, IS183, Austen Riggs, and Construct, Inc.

Hosts Katie Walsh and Blake Howard join multi-hyphenates filmmaker-film festival director Jason Fitzroy Jeffers and studio executive-film director-critic-programmer-screenwriter-educator Brandon Harris to talk about MIAMI VICE (2006) holding an uncomfortable mirror up to the reflection of early 2000s Miami.Join our Patreon for as little as $1 a month for an exclusive weekly podcast Rum and Rant + access to the OHM discord here.ABOUT JASON FITZROY JEFFERSJason Fitzroy Jeffers is a filmmaker from Barbados whose work focuses on giving rooted and nuanced voice to the Caribbean, pockets of subtropical Black life across the American South, and other marginalized, equatorial, Afro-diasporic spaces.As a filmmaker, he has produced award-winning shorts such as Papa Machete and Swimming in Your Skin Again that have screened at film festivals such as Sundance, BlackStar, TIFF, Sheffield and more. More recently, he co-directed the short film Drowning by Sunrise for The Intercept, and produced T, the 2020 winner of the Golden Bear for Best Short Film at Berlinale. Prior to this, Jeffers was a journalist with The Miami Herald, and his writing has also appeared in outlets such as American Way and Ocean Drive.In addition to his film work, Jeffers is also the Founding Director of the Miami-based Caribbean filmmaking collective Third Horizon, which stages the annual Third Horizon Film Festival, a showcase of cinema from the Caribbean, its diaspora, and other underrepresented spaces in the Global South. It was named one of the “25 Coolest Film Festivals in the World” in 2019 and 2021 by MovieMaker Magazine. For this and other work at the intersection of filmmaking and social justice, Jeffers was named a 2019 Ford Foundation / Rockwood Leadership Institute JustFilms fellow.Jeffers is currently in development on two feature-length projects: he is co-writing and producing Untitled Opa-locka Project, a science fiction set in inner-city Miami, which has been supported by Sundance Talent Forum, SFFILM and Cinereach; and he is also directing The First Plantation, a documentary on the fight for reparations in Barbados for which he was named a Doc Society New Perspectives fellow.ABOUT BRANDON HARRISOriginally from Cincinnati, Ohio, Brandon Harris has worked in the world of American Cinema as a studio executive and film director, critic and programmer, screenwriter and educator. Formerly a Development Executive for Amazon Studios, where he oversaw productions such as Master (2022) and The Voyeurs (2021) and acquisitions such as Blow the Man Down (2020) and Time (2020), Harris's lauded writings about cinema, politics, culture, and the intersections between them have appeared in The New Yorker, The New Republic, The Guardian, VICE, The Daily Beast, Variety, N+1, The New Inquiry, Brooklyn Rail, In These Times, Hammer to Nail, and Filmmaker Magazine, where he remains a contributing editor. Harris, formerly the festival programmer at the Indie Memphis Film Festival, is the director of Redlegs (2012), a New York Times Critics Pick. His genre bending mix of memoir and history Making Rent in Bed-Stuy, released in 2017 by Amistad Books, is a New York Times Book Review Editor's Choice and was named a Vogue Magazine book of the year.Join our Patreon for as little as $1 a month for an exclusive weekly podcast Rum and Rant + access to the OHM discord here.ONE HEAT MINUTE PRODUCTIONSWEBSITE: ONEHEATMINUTE.COMPATREON:ONE HEAT MINUTE PRODUCTIONS PATREONTWITTER: @ONEBLAKEMINUTE & @KATIEWALSHSTX & @OHMPODSSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/one-heat-minute-productions/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Jim Brunzell III is not only the son of "Jumping Jim Brunzell of World Wrestling fame, but is the Festival Director and Co-Programmer for Sound Unseen. He's a Saint Paul native. Movie Maker Magazine called Sound Unseen "One of the 25 Coolest Film Festivals in the World". We had a great conversation with Jim and he picked fantastic songs that tie-in with the festival here and in Austin, Texas. The Minnesota Sound Unseen festival is November 10th-17th at several venues in the Twin Cities. Learn more at SoundUnseen.com.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/brian-oake-show/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Denise has been an actress in Television & Feature Films for over 20 years! She can most recently be seen in the Tom Hiddleston movie "I Saw the Light", the Mel Gibson starring Feature Film "Get The Gringo" and the Morris Chestnut movie "When the Bough Breaks". In addition to her acting career, Denise founded Shriekfest film festival in 2001!   Denise Gossett Festival Founder/Director Shriekfest Film Festival & Screenplay Competition (our 20th year in L.A and 4th year in Orlando!!) 2021 MovieMaker Magazine top 50 best genres festivals! 2021 Dread Central Voted 1 of the Best Horror Festivals in the World! LA WEEKLY Declared "LA's Most Successful & Entertaining Horror Film Festival"   2017 Denise Gossett was voted Most Influential Horror Film Festival Director  Voted 2016's Most Influential Women In Genre! 2013 Movie Maker Magazine voted one of the Coolest Film Festivals in the WORLD! and in the Top 5 Coolest Horror/SciFi Film Festivals in the WORLD! 2011 Movie Maker Magazine top 13 film festivals to die for! 2010 Movie Maker Magazine top 25 film festivals worth the entry fee! Founder Denise Gossett voted number 5 out of 13 Most Influential Women In Horror History  www.shriekfest.com www.imdb.me/denisegossett www.facebook.com/shriekfest

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The Julien Dubuque International Film Festival made “The Top 25 Coolest Film Festivals in the World” list by MovieMaker Magazine in 2013. I am proud to State that I had a part in that at the ground level as one of the people who got it off the ground. Here’s the first step we took to get it done: Well, first things first! I was approached by Michael Coty and Christopher (Kulovitz at the time) Wydra. These gents were the founders of Get Reel, a student film festival. They wanted to know if I could help them put together a film festival. The quick answer was yes! I was desperate to bring more opportunities for serious, professional actors to our town and I knew this was a very good way to make that happen. It’s Not What you Know, It’s WHO You Know My drive alone wasn’t going to get the job done. The first thing I did was introduce the gentlemen to a production company I had been making commercials, doing live events, and acting in industrial films and voice overs with. I figured, they were going to need someone who not only knew how to create an event but also would document and film the process for opening night. Those folks said YES! The next persons we had to get involved was a local couple with relations to a name actor. A name actor that was from the town was ideal. Offering the name actor an Honorable Chair position on the Festival was the couples’ idea and it went over swimmingly. Kate Mulgrew who plays “Red” on Orange is the New Black became our Honorable Chair and because she was from Dubuque, audiences came out in droves to welcome her back to their community. But, How do I Do This? In the custom of providing a step-by-step plan for actors who want to Make a Living Acting Anywhere, the two things under the one heading are enough to get started. Steps 1 and 2 Production Company Involvement email, call, or door knock local production companies in your area and find out if they would be interested in starting a film festival with you. Here are some clues as to what’s in it for them: a) Advertising and Marketing in their Provided Services, b) an enrapt audience watching their professional work and therefore opening the doors to much more work c) relationships with professional actors and voice artists who can make their work even better for their own clients! Name Actor (from your town or closeby) Involvement With Google and IMDB readily at your fingertips, this is probably the easiest step in the process. Go start searching. And, this is only if you don’t already know of someone who is an actor who was a member of your community. Most people know this! But, if you don’t, here are the search terms I’d use to get started: Actors from…. ________born actors “Which known actors are from_________” etc… I look forward to seeing what you put on! Please, leave a message, comment, subscribe, share and like for more. Have questions? Bring it on. Now, go break a leg or something! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/makealivingactinganywhere/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/makealivingactinganywhere/support

The Two Gay Geeks have a chat about the busy weekend with Phoenix Film Festival 2019. We talk about the opening event and film as well as the films we screened on Friday. There were quite a few very good films we have seen so far at the festival. Stay tuned for more coverage of Phoenix Film Festival 2019.   Phoenix Film Festival is Arizona's largest film festival. Every year they host nearly 300 films, hold filmmaking seminars, parties and amazing events for over 27,000 attendees during 11 days at the Harkins Scottsdale 101. PFF has been named one of The 25 Coolest Film Festivals and a Top 50 Worth the Entry Fee by MovieMaker Magazine and has been called the most filmmaker-friendly festival out there. So what are you waiting for? Find Your New Favorite Movie!   Arizona Opera elevates the transformative power of storytelling through music—cultivating community and strengthening a state and people as adventurous and diverse as the place they call home. In our second segment we chat about the Arizona Opera Event entitled Out at the Opera as well as give our thoughts on the production of The Marriage of Figaro. In our third segment, we highlight recent articles posted to the tggeeks.com in the past week. As always we have our birthdays and we have the ever popular feedback segment. We welcome your feedback. Please, let us know what you think. Good or bad, we want to know and you could receive a shoutout in the feedback segment. Thank you for listening, we really do appreciate you taking time out of your day to spend with us.     Our YouTube channel is audio only:   Show Notes / Links: TG Geeks Episode 211 TG Geeks Episode 213 TG Geeks Episode 215 Angry Birds 2 Movie Trailer from Sony Pictures Animation New Aladdin Trailer from Disney Ben’s Breakdown | The Order Erin’s Arcade of Words Review: The Sequels #1 - Circuit Boarders PRESS RELEASE: 2nd Málaga Festival Fund & Co-Production Event selects Patricia Chica’s Montréal Girls Ben’s “Gay” Breakdown | Arizona Sky Dr. Zombie – Monster Family Physician #42 STX Films Presents The Best of Enemies | In Theaters April 5th Celebrating the Cinematic Genius of Alan Smithee WonderCon Trailer Release: Fear The Walking Dead The Dead Don't Die - Official Trailer Disney Announces New Marvel Rising Specials At WonderCon Ben’s Breakdown | The A.B.C. Murders Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon A Time in Hollywood Trailer AVENGERS: ENDGAME | Special Look Trailer Michael McKeever's Daniel's Husband to Premiere at the Fountain Theatre Five Questions With... Jeff Junker Eleven Arts Anime to Release Penguin Highway Nationwide on April 12th This Joker is No Joke | See the New Trailer for Yourself Phoenix Film Festival 2019 Begins April 5th Ben’s Breakdown | Love, Death & Robots Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark Trailer and Featurette STX Films Releases Trailer for My Spy News Sushi #57: Morsels of News from Japan and Beyond Ben’s Breakdown | Phoenix Film Festival 2019 – Opening Night Goddess: The Fall and Rise of Showgirls | A Documentary Kickstarter Five Questions With... Andy Van Scoyoc Arizona Renaissance Festival: Fun for the Entire Family Ben’s Breakdown | Phoenix Film Festival 2019 – Day 1     Visit Hero Within Store    Visit Uncharted Regions Website  Thank You to our Web Hosting Partner Visit Hero Within Store Travel To Uncharted Regions Fanbase Weekly Podcast Featured Podcast     Thank You: The Arkle Times Post Dispatch News - The Human Arkle on Twitter @arkle --- Be sure to take a look at Arkle’s other venture: Arkle Studios presents Shameless Cash Grab Special thanks go the Facebook Group moderators of "Gay Geeks Afterhours" for encouraging us to share our content there, and there URL is www.facebook.com/groups/gaygeeksafterhours/. Here's a special shout out to “The Gay Geek” for graciously al...

Chatting With Sherri welcomes back; Leslee Scallon! Leslee Scallon’s many successful careers on both the performing and business sides of entertainment have prepared her well for being the guiding light of “Dances with Films” which in the last 20 years has become one of the industry’s most successful independent film festivals.  Her careers are as varied as; acting (recipient of Dramalogue’s best actress award), magician’s assistant for one of magic’s most prestigious illusion acts, children’s entertainer, producer and currently, “Dances with Films” which has introduced  such spectacular talent  as Oscar Nominated John Hawkes & Jesse Eisenberg, Ellen Pompeo (Gray’s Anatomy), Showrunners, Mark V. Olsen & Will Scheffer, among many others, to the industry. Her panel moderator skills have placed her on the stage with great entertainment minds from Mark Ordesky (Prod. Lord of the Rings) to Syrinthia Studer (EVP, Paramount Pictures.)  But perhaps the job she is most proud of is raising her amazing 14 year old daughter, Jocelyn. Now in its 21st year, Dances With Films is an original on the festival circuit, touted by the Huffington Post as "the future of Independent Film," "An innovator and leader in positioning raw and new talented directors," - CNN and voted one of Moviemaker Magazine's Top 25 Coolest Film Festivals on the planet (and the only one in Los Angeles to make the list in the only year it was actually voted on by filmmakers across the globe), Dances With Films presents nearly 200 films each year to the LA Filmmaking and Film-going community.

Chatting With Sherri chats with Leslee Scallon about her film festival; “Dances with Films!” Leslee Scallon’s many successful careers on both the performing and business sides of entertainment have prepared her well for being the guiding light of “Dances with Films” which in the last 20 years has become one of the industry’s most successful independent film festivals.  Her careers are as varied as; acting (recipient of Dramalogue’s best actress award), magician’s assistant for one of magic’s most prestigious illusion acts, children’s entertainer, producer and currently, “Dances with Films” which has introduced  such spectacular talent  as Oscar Nominated John Hawkes & Jesse Eisenberg, Ellen Pompeo (Gray’s Anatomy), Showrunners, Mark V. Olsen & Will Scheffer, among many others, to the industry. Her panel moderator skills have placed her on the stage with great entertainment minds from Mark Ordesky (Prod. Lord of the Rings) to Syrinthia Studer (EVP, Paramount Pictures.)  But perhaps the job she is most proud of is raising her amazing 13 year old daughter, Jocelyn. Now in its 21st year, Dances With Films is an original on the festival circuit, touted by the Huffington Post as "the future of Independent Film," "An innovator and leader in positioning raw and new talented directors," - CNN and voted one of Moviemaker Magazine's Top 25 Coolest Film Festivals on the planet (and the only one in Los Angeles to make the list in the only year it was actually voted on by filmmakers across the globe), Dances With Films presents nearly 200 films each year to the LA Filmmaking and Film-going community.  

Dan Brawley took over as Executive Director of the Cucalorus Festival in the early 2000's. Along the way, he’s steered one of Wilmington’s signature events in new directions, taking chances without fear of failure. On the eve of Cucalorus 23, Dan talks about the festival’s importance on the international stage.

Host: Charles "IamBranded" Madison Guest: Actress / Author / Director / Song Writer Cady McClain (Kelly Andrews on THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS) Call number (949) 270-591 Two time Daytime Emmy Award winner Cady McClain joined THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS as Kelly Andrews in April 2014. When you think of the name Cady McClain, you are likely to connect it with her two-time Emmy Award winning work on All My Children or As the World Turns, but Cady explores her creativity in many forms. In 2013 she wrote, produced, and directed her first short film, Flip Fantasia, which is currently online at Vimeo.com.  It was an Official Selection of the 2014 Macon Film Festival (named one of MovieMaker Magazine’s “25 Coolest Film Festivals”).  She is now working on her second short film, The World of Fuh, which she also wrote, directed, and is producing. She also associate produced her husband Jon Lindstrom’s multi-award winning film, How We Got Away With It, in VOD pre-release now. It will have its general release on May 13th.

Crowdfunding zen manager John Trigonis (the guy with the hat) returns with more insights on building a fan base prior to a campaign, and how to convince friends/family to donate early. John worked at Indiegogo for five years and wrote the quintessential book 'Crowdfunding for Filmmakers' now in its 2nd edition. GET REAL INDIE FILM[CAST] is hosted by filmmaker and author Jeffrey Michael Bays (www.borgus.com), and filmmaker Forris Day, Jr. Show Notes:1. Forris' Polka Show (Sundays): https://www.classichits977.com/ 2. MovieMaker's "25 Coolest Film Festivals in the World": https://www.moviemaker.com/archives/news/the-25-coolest-film-festivals-in-the-world-2018/ 3. John's website: https://johntrigonis.com/ 4. "Crowdstagram: Making the Most of Instagram": https://medium.com/@trigonis/crowdstagram-making-the-most-of-instagram-for-crowdfunding-525e95d49307 5. The Virgin's Promise: http://mwp.com/product/the-virgins-promise/ Tweet us @borgusfilm or email info@borgus.com Special Thanks to John Trigonis Hosts: Jeffrey Michael Bays & Forris Day, Jr. Hitch20 Theme music by Radoslav Zdravkovic Suspense With a Camera: https://www.amazon.com/Suspense-Camera-Filmmakers-Hitchcocks-Techniques/dp/1615932739 Follow us on Twitter @borgusfilm