Now in Its Fifth Year GOTHAM SCREEN International Film Festival Opens at New Venue -- NY's QUAD Cinema -- October 13-23rd
(firmenpresse) - NEW YORK, NY -- (Marketwire) -- 10/11/11 -- This year's Annual brings another slate of under-the-radar gems to a new home -- NY's QUAD Cinema. GSIFF Programmers have cherry picked new talent and films from A-List film festivals -- Cannes, Toronto, Locarno and Venice. The eclectic slate gives local New York audiences and industry professionals an insider's look into the international scene and provides discoveries in new independent American Films. The majority of the films are U.S. or World Premieres.
This year's festival showcases more than 10 cutting-edge features, documentaries and three programs of short films from independent, first- or second-time directors as well as international releases making their East Coast or US debut. This year's Festival is highlighted by the World Premiere of Henry Miller's OCCUPANT; the World Premiere of Dana Packard's, 40 WEST, starring Wayne Newton; and the East Coast premiere of the Indian film SHUTTLECOCK BOYS directed by Hemant Gaba.
was launched in 2007 by a group of New York-based producers and production companies as a screenwriting competition to find up-and-coming talent. This year's winning screenplay will be awarded a $2,500 cash prize. In addition, excerpts from a Finalist entry will be performed by professional actors at a staged reading during the Festival.
is an intimate festival with its finger on the pulse of a new generation of cineastes. Last year's Festival drew over 2000 filmgoers and dozens of filmmakers to lower Manhattan, platforming films that were picked up for domestic and international distribution (SHE WOLF RISING; HOW TO BE), and screened such international films as Jean-Luc Godard's SOCIALISM, Mitko Panov's THE WAR IS OVER and last year's Festival winner, Rajko Grlic's JUST BETWEEN US. The Belgian film, LOFT, which had its US premiere at the 2009 Festival, is now being remade for the US market with James Marsden, Wentworth Miller, Karl Urban, Rhona Mitra and Rachael Taylor.
Among visiting filmmakers to the City, the festival has built a reputation as warm and welcoming with a festival staff who takes a hands-on approach in building community and fostering future alliances.
With so many independent films competing for screens in New York, an exceptional film might not find a venue in Manhattan. Thanks to programmers Michael Gunther and Alex Blakeney these films won't slip through the cracks. As Ben Wolf, DP of SHE WOLF RISING, puts it, "I wish there were more festivals that have the guts to put our independent movie next to a Godard movie. There is no better showcase for talented, undiscovered filmmakers than GOTHAM SCREEN."
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