It’s not often that I get downright giddy over the artistry and character of contemporary films, but French Director and Writer Jean-Pierre Jeunet elicited just that with his newest film, Micmacs. Jeunet is most well-known for his work on the indie classic, Amélie, but another one of his flicks, Delicatessen, also gained considerable (and well deserved) notoriety too. [...]

World Circus Culture follows five circus acts from different countries as they rehearse and compete at the “Academy Awards” of circus competitions, the Monte Carlo Circus Festival. Through these personal stories, the film will open peoples’ eyes to the true culture, art, business, and history of circus on an international scale as never seen before. After filming all [...]

☛ Warning: Do not continue reading this post unless you have a full 23 minutes to kill…. I cannot pinpoint when exactly the whole depression era circus theme became so en vogue, but I can’t say I mind it either. One thing’s for sure: it certainly sells. In the wake of the television series Carnivale [...]

Coney Island is gearing up for their 11th Annual Film Festival, which will take place at the the legendary Sideshows By The Seashore and Coney Island Museum September 23-25, 2011. They are currently accepting entries, so if you have a video project, get them in before April 29th. Categories this year include: Feature Short Documentary [...]

This weekend (November 19-21), Bloomington, Indiana will host the 4th annual Dark Carnival Film Festival at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater. For three days, indie horror movie lovers will come together to screen eight features and 20 shorts from across the globe including Cabine of the Dead, Recollection, Red Balloon and The Unfun House, to name a [...]

Coney Island is gearing up for their 10th annual film festival and they are currently accepting submissions. The film fest will take place September 24-26, 2010. Click here for more details.