November 29, 2007

Park City, Utah — Following the announcement of the films in competition, Sundance has also released the films which will be screening in the Premieres, Spectrum, New Frontier and Park City at Midnight sections. Check out these films below and remember to keep checking The Filmlot’s festival blog for more updates! more…
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November 29, 2007

Park City, Utah — Coming up this January, the Sundance Film Festival plans to bring 121 feature-length films – chosen from 3,624 submissions – to Park City. Of course The Filmlot will also be there to help bring more attention to the most inspiring and creative emerging filmmakers and independent films on the scene. So make sure you’re checking the site daily between Jan 17th - 27th for updates!
Recently, Sundance annouced the films which will be screening as part of the 2008 competition. Those films are: more…
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November 19, 2007

Denver, CO — The Starz Denver Film Festival wrapped up its 30th year on Nov 18th. For 30 years SDFF has been bringing great films to the mile high city and this year they celebrated their anniversary with an exceptionally good line-up resulting in 125 sold out screenings. Today, SDFF released their list of competition award winners. Those winner include: more…
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November 18, 2007

Denver, CO — The director with the mysterious pseudonym, blackANDwhite’s rumored first feature documentary LYNCH, follows auteur director David Lynch as he discusses growing up, art, meditation and his foray into digital filmmaking with Inland Empire. more…
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November 17, 2007

Denver, CO — Based from her popular graphic novels, Marjane Satrapi’s first animated feature Persepolis tells her autobiographical story of a girl who grows up in Tehran during the Iranian Revolution and the Iran/Iraq war. more…
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November 16, 2007

Denver, CO — When a lonely tollbooth operator learns about the Holocaust, he becomes so obsessed with it that he begins to think of himself as a survivor. Gil Kofman’s first feature film follows Lukas as these new found “memories” of the war push the bounds of his sanity and lead him down the path of self-destruction. more…
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November 15, 2007

Denver, CO — Sam Garbarski’s 2nd feature film tells the story of Maggie, a widowed grandmother who has to resort to “wanking” to help pay for the last possible treatment for her grandson’s illness. more…
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November 14, 2007

Denver, CO — With their concert one day away, the Egyptian Alexandria Ceremonial Police Orchestra has one major problem, they’re stranded in and Israeli airport. Eran Kolirin’s first feature follows the band members as they find help from the owner of a small restaurant in a forgotten Israeli town. more…
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November 13, 2007

Denver, CO — For her feature film debut, Japanese actress Kaori Momoi brings a charming film about the ever-changing moments of a family and a fig tree that not only observes them, but is also a member of the family itself. more…
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November 12, 2007

Denver, CO – A shapely butt, a glass eye and a clogged toilet spark the downward spiral of a control freak pawnshop owner. Heitor Dhalia’s 2nd film Drained brings a shining example of creative Brazilian filmmaking to Denver. more…
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