Celebrating its milestone 20th anniversary, the Brooklyn Film Festival closed June 11 after screening 122 features and shorts from 32 countries. The festival, celebrating the borough’s importance as a cinematic center, opened June 2 with the East Coast premiere of Jason James’ “Entanglement” at WIlliamsburg’s Wythe Hotel. With other screenings and events at iconic Brooklyn film community staples, such as Windmill Studios NYC and Kickstarter Headquarters in Greenpoint, Made in New York Media Center by Ifp in Dumbo, and UnionDocs in Williamsburg, the fest included 24 world premieres, 33 East Coast debuts and 41 first-time screenings in NYC. In its 20th year, the nonprofit event also provided a public forum for all Brooklyn residents to access independent filmmaking. Director Marco Ursino, speaking on the significance of the milestone, said, “The 20th anniversary is for us a spectacular opportunity to celebrate our experience and make plans for the future. In the past 20 years, we have been...
- 6/13/2017
- backstage.com
The Brooklyn Film Festival, now in its 18th year, has announced their lineup of narrative and documentary films. 108 features and shorts were selected, from 26 countries and five continents. The festival will open with the East Coast premiere of J. Davis' "Manson Family Vacation," starring Jay Duplass and Linas Phillips. Read More: Duplass Brothers' 'Manson Family Vacation' To Open 18th Annual Brooklyn Film Fest The theme of this year's festival, "Illuminate," was described by Bff executive director Marco Ursino as an attempt to "spotlight storytelling without boundaries and welcome multi-layered stories, including the abstract and the inspirational, the intriguing and the ironic. The festival is simply looking for projects that reflect a creative, furious, explosive, and uncontainable intelligence." Many of the films screening at Bff also have a New York connection, including Ryan Carmicheal's "But Not For Me," the only...
- 5/29/2015
- by Becca Nadler
- Indiewire
Read More: Attention, Filmmakers: 5 Regional Film Festivals With Deadlines Coming Up The Brooklyn Film Festival has announced the theme for their 18th festival, in addition to revealing a new Indiewire touch. After receiving 2,300 films from over 100 countries -- a record number of films for the fest -- Bff has closed submissions for the year. "The festival is at an important juncture," said Executive Director Marco Ursino. "We carry with us 18 years of Brooklyn experience while welcoming a brand new generation of filmmakers and their visions to be part of the larger Brooklyn creative story." The 2015 theme, "Illuminate," focuses on "the abstract and the inspirational, the intriguing and the ironic." Bff has also welcomed Bryce J. Renninger as their new Director of Programming. Renninger is a former member of Indiewire's editorial team and previously Director of Programming at NewFest. "I'm so...
- 4/6/2015
- by Travis Clark
- Indiewire
The Brooklyn Film Festival, the largest and longest running competitive, international film festival in Brooklyn, will run its 17th annual edition from May 30 through June 8 in Williamsburg, at indieScreen and Windmill Studios NYC. Don't let the festival's title mislead you; although Brooklyn filmmakers of course have a prominent place at the fest, its scope expands far beyond the borough to include films and filmmakers from around the world. Over 100 narrative and documentary features and shorts will screen during the festival, guaranteeing an impressive eclecticism in its selections.Each year's festival is given a titled theme; this year's theme is "Formula." The festival's press release articulates their thinking behind this theme:bff Executive Director Marco Ursino said of the 2014 edition, "Our theme this year...
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- 5/30/2014
- Screen Anarchy
Now celebrating its 17th year, the Brooklyn Film Festival, which will run from May 30 through June 8 at indieScreen and Windmill Studios NYC in Williamsburg, now announces its narrative and documentary feature film line-up. This year's festival was themed "Formula," with Bff Executive Director Marco Ursino saying, "Our theme this year deals with an enigma: Is there a winning formula to communicate with the audience and ultimately create a successful independent film? We ponder this complex question by thinking about the chemistry that might ultimately achieve such a formula."With over 100 film premieres from around the world, the festival will open with two films: T.J. Misny's "Intimate Semaphores," a collection of three short stories starring Kate Lyn Sheil ("Sun Don't Shine") and Ariane Labed ("Attenberg"), and Leah Meyerhoff's "I Believe in Unicorns," starring Natalia Dyer ("Blue Like Jazz") and Peter Vack ("Kiss of the Damned").Check out the line-up below (synopses courtesy.
- 5/9/2014
- by Ziyad Saadi
- Indiewire
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