Archive for July, 2009

Zach Galifianakis on the Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien

Posted by Chris Holland on July 30th, 2009

Check out the last-minute shout-out to Visioneers!

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Sundance Institute Creative Producing Summit

Posted by Chris Hyams on July 30th, 2009

This past weekend, I had the pleasure of attending the Sundance Institute Creative Producing Summit in Sundance, UT. The Producer’s Summit is an invitation-only event for 40 producer and director Fellows associated with the Sundance Lab programs for Feature & Documentary filmmaking. I was invited to attend as one of the 20 industry [...]

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Focus On: ITV Festival 2009 Industry Panels

Posted by Cassie on July 29th, 2009

The Independent Television Festival, which B-Side first partnered with in 2008, is a unique event that encourages change in conventional television and the growth of artistic expression in TV and new media. This year’s fest runs Friday, July 31st through Thursday, August 6th in Los Angeles and is packed with independently-produced pilots, international shows, web [...]

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Upcoming Fests – DocuWeeks, HollyShorts, plus more

Posted by Nick Nobel on July 27th, 2009

The International Documentary Association hosts DocuWeeks, starting July 31st and going on until August 20th. Spanning multiple weeks and representing both coasts, DocuWeeks presents a public exhibition of outstanding new films. This Theatrical Documentary Showcase helps to qualify feature and short documentaries for Academy Award® consideration. The festivals were created in 1997 and to date [...]

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Visioneers explodes into stores this week

Posted by Chris Holland on July 26th, 2009

An audience favorite at B-Side partners Austin, CineVegas, Oxford, and Atlanta Film Festivals, B-Side Entertainment’s recent acquisition VISIONEERS exploded onto the street this week and is now available everywhere DVDs are sold. It can also be added to your Netflix and Blockbuster queues and if you need some inspiration, here is a review from an [...]

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Festival Buzz: Slamdance & IFFBoston

Posted by Cassie on July 22nd, 2009

As a new regular feature we’ll be highlighting some of the top feature films at our partner festivals, as rated & reviewed by  festivalgoers using B-Side Festival Genius software.
For today’s post we’ll take a look back to the Slamdance Film Festival and the Independent Film Festival Boston for a few highlights from each.
Slamdance Film Festival
Not [...]

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Upcoming Fests – Expresión en Corto, NYILFF, plus more

Posted by Cassie on July 20th, 2009

Expresión en Corto is from July 24th to August 2 in the cities of San Miguel de Allende and Guanajuato Capital, Mexico. Free to the public, this international competition is the largest in Mexico, with films competing in a variety of categories that include: Short Fiction, Short Animation, Short Experimental, Short Documentary, Long Documentary and [...]

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Upcoming Fests – IIFF, Oxford International, plus more

Posted by Cassie on July 13th, 2009

The Indianapolis International Film Festival, this year from July 15th to the 25th, is an annual celebration of films and the people who make them, offering one of the fastest-growing cultural events in the Midwest.  In five years the festival has grown from a three-day event with 27 films, to its current 11-day iteration presenting [...]

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Upcoming Fests – Notting Hill, AFFD, plus more

Posted by Cassie on July 6th, 2009

The Notting Hill Film Festival is the only British film festival which exclusively celebrates talent residing and working within the United Kingdom. In Kensington this year from July 10th through the 16th, Notting Hill offers an irreverent, fun-filled program that actively promotes British talent to an international audience.
The festival opens this year with Bananaz, a [...]

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Festival Buzz: Atlanta & Newport Beach

Posted by Cassie on July 1st, 2009

As a new regular feature we’ll be highlighting some of the top feature films at our partner festivals, as rated & reviewed by  festivalgoers using B-Side Festival Genius software.
For today’s post we’ll take a look back to the Atlanta and Newport Beach film festivals, which took place in April, at a few highlights from each.
Atlanta [...]

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