The theme of the eighth annual WNY Black Film Festival, starting Saturday at the Market Arcade moviehouse, is “choices.” A second theme that runs unofficially through five of the seven short films, which range from 11 to 29 minutes in length, is the absence of fathers in black children’s lives.

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WNY Black Film Festival showcases emerging filmmakers (The Buffalo News)

Los Angeles, CA (January 8, 2010) — KILL THEORY, the eighth and final pick for After Dark Films Horrorfest 4, was announced today by ADF CEO Courtney Solomon. The national film festival opens January 29, 2010 for one-week in 25 markets …

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I recently attended the IFFS Summit in Las Vegas, where I spoke about new online strategies for film festivals.

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Elisabetta Canalis and George Clooney 2009 New York Film Critics Circle Awards – George and Elisabetta: NY Film Critics Circle Couple.

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Kill Theory joins as #8 in the After Dark Horrorfest: 8 Films to Die For® line-up Los Angeles, CA (January 8, 2010) — KILL THEORY, the eighth and final pick.

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Kill Theory Final After Dark Film | Horror Society

Well, look at that. Only a few days after Mike Fleming joins the Deadline team, New York-style, and he is already providing major scoops.

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Film Room: LaDanian Shows Off His Moves. Posted on January 11th, 2010 by Bassett

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Up in the Air was named best film of 2009 in the eighth annual Central Ohio Film Critics Association awards, announced Thursday night.

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Central Ohio film critics partial to ‘Up in the Air’ (The Columbus Dispatch)

Bangalore, Jan 9 : The six-day International Children’s Film Festival commenced here on Friday.

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International Children’s Film Festival in Bangalore (Calcutta News)

EL PASO — Luis Valdez, who wrote and directed “La Bamba” and “Zoot Suit,” received the Lifetime Achievement Award during the 10th annual Binational Independent Film Festival. “We need to recognize each other,” the 69-year-old filmmaker said Friday. Anglo actors and directors, such as Jane Fonda, Cliff Robertson and John Sayles, also have received the award.

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Kicking off the film fest: ‘Zoot Suit’ filmmaker honored in El Paso (El Paso Times)