Writing for the site has allowed us to explore foreign lands by
covering film festivals such as Cannes, TIFF, Sundance London, and SXSW.
The lesson I've learned
covering film festivals is that sometimes the best films aren't always the one you loved at first sight, sometimes they're the ones that you remember.
When
covering film festivals in the press, most reports are about the many films (with hundreds of reviews published daily) or the celebrities on the red carpet or the business deals being made in the market.
(Here's a film that stubbornly resists the quick - hit judgments of
covering film festivals in the age of Twitter.)
Los Angeles based Nicholas Bell is IONCINEMA.com's Chief Film Critic and
covers film festivals such as Sundance, Berlin, Cannes, TIFF and AFI.
Formed in 2003, the International Cinephile Society is an online group comprised of approximately 100 accredited journalists, film scholars, historians and other industry professionals who
cover film festivals and events on five continents.
Six years ago I never would have thought that I would
cover a film festival outside of Austin such as Dallas International Film Festival, let alone Sundance Film Festival.
While there, he's
covered film festivals, written TV, and film reviews and speculated on all things award shows.
And I still love using it every day, especially to
cover film festivals.
Not exact matches
May 12 - 14th, 2017 attendees had access to sessions
covering popular trends and obscure topics; a
film festival, gaming competitions, cosplay contests, a live art auction, and much more.
The ceiling is
covered with light bulbs and neon lights as a reminiscence to the impressive hall of stars of the Palais des
Festivals and Hollywood
film premieres.
The
festival will include a unique selection of
films of varying lengths and styles
covering topics such as the oceanic environment, marine creatures, ocean related sports, coastal cultures and ocean lovers.
VF.com will be
covering all of Cannes — from the
films to the parties to the backroom deals — throughout the
festival, so continue to check in with us for reviews, reports, and exclusive photos from the world's premier cinematic event.
The people, the
films, the place, the atmosphere, and the joy of
covering the world's greatest
festival; all combine for one unforgettable ride.
Rather than attend the marquee
film, Arrival — which our own A.A. Dowd
covered in Toronto just a few weeks ago — I instead decided to get into the
festival spirit by walking blind into a more under - the - radar selection, the Russian fantastic dramedy Zoology (Grade: B --RRB-.
Last week I was complaining because there were hardly any releases worth glancing at; this week I opted to put in a second row of highlighted
covers because there are a LOT of releases, including a bunch of last year's
festival circuit
films that I didn't want to get lost in the shuffle.
Our outlet specializes in
covering the
film aspect of the
festival, but you may see us dabble in some comedy and television this year as well as in the future.
More TIFF announcements, more major additions, so many world premieres at this year's
film festival including the Midnight Madness line - up and more potential award winners to the schedule
covering the entire spectrum from elder Hollywood statesman to dirty tramps and roughnecks.
While I've been fortunate enough to
cover many
film festivals over the years, including Sundance, SIFF, and Fantasia, my most memorable experience traces back to 2014's Port Townsend
Film Festival.
Worst - case scenario: You concur with people who saw the
film on the
festival circuit last fall and complain that it's too eager to play its transgender character for cheap laughs, as if Laverne Cox appearing on the
cover of Time had never happened.
Gun violence has been well -
covered during 2016
festival, but
film - maker Kim A Snyder explores emotional aftermath of Sandy Hook shooting
She writes for and has contributed to outlets such as
Film School Rejects,
Film Journal International, Time Out New York, Indiewire, RogerEbert.com and Movie Mezzanine, among others, and
covers various
film festivals throughout the year including the New York
Film Festival, Sundance and Telluride.
Many of these
films will be
covered over the next month in our
Festivals & Awards section.
Diane Carson, Ph.D., Professor Emerita, has reviewed
films for over 25 years and has
covered the Cannes, Telluride, Toronto, Palm Springs, and Sundance
festivals.
Texas Art &
Film has been
covering the SXSW
film festival since 2012.
While these movies were all well - received by the media
covering the
festival, one major
film in competition went home empty - handed — and now, it has topped IndieWire's critics survey of the best
films of the
festival.
This will be my third year
covering the most fun, least pretentious
film festival on this spinning marble of madness, and if it's anything like the past two years, it's going to be bonkers.
It's not just about getting someone to
cover the Spanish - language
films at the
film festival or about having someone on your staff who knows who Kate del Castillo is, but about realizing that there is a growing population that doesn't see itself merely as a target market but as an engaged audience whose opinion deserves to be in the conversation.
It also prides itself on its
festivals of which there are dozens a year
covering music, dance,
film, theatre, sport, fashion, ethnicity, gay life and comedy.
We only
cover theatrically released
films, and updates from
film festivals all over the world.