B-Side has many great partner festivals coming up next week. Here are a few festival profiles for the week of September 7-13:
The Austin Gay and Lesbian International Film Festival (aGLIFF) cultivates the Central Texas lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and intersex (LGBTQI) film and arts community through the exhibition and support of the best in [...]

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We had many great entries for the Visioneers’ ‘American Tunts’ contest and it was tuntacularly hard to pick the winners. But filmmakers Jared and Brandon Drake finally did it and we are excited to announce them:
GRAND PRIZE: MOST TUNTIFIED SCREENING
WINNER: Jonathan Cormany of Columbus, OH
Jonathan hosted the VISIONEERS screening for the most amount of [...]

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The Rappahannock Independent Film Festival is an annual event dedicated to promoting excellence in independent filmmaking. Running August 27-30 in historic Fredericksburg, Virginia, RIFF features numerous screenings, special events, musical performances, workshops, film discussion, brunches, and awards. This year’s festival sees a special late night screening of B-Side’s own Visioneers, which is free and open [...]

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In June, B-Side launched the national screening program for the remarkable film about the power of music called CHOPS. As a result, CHOPS has screened at music and film festivals including Angel City Jazz Festival and the Maryland Film Festival throughout the summer. With a new school year just around the corner, B-Side has been [...]

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As a regular feature we’ll be highlighting some of the top feature-length films at our partner festivals, as rated & reviewed by festivalgoers using B-Side Festival Genius software.
In today’s post we’ll take a look back to the Omaha Film Festival for a few highlights.
A Friend Indeed – The Bill Sackter Story (4.5/5 stars) – Directed [...]

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Indie Fest USA kicks off this year on August 24th and continues until the 27th. The festival provides an exciting opportunity to meet the filmmakers, directors, producers, cinematographers and celebrities eager to share their work and provide an exclusive inside look at the motion picture industry. Indie Fest USA is an annual, multi-day festival in [...]

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The 2nd annual Downtown Film Festival – Los Angeles runs this year from August 12th through the 22nd. At the advent of cinema in the early 20th century, downtown Los Angeles was the epicenter of the film industry. It boasted more “movie palaces” than anywhere in the world. Today, while many of these architecturally significant [...]

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As a regular feature we’ll be highlighting some of the top feature films at our partner festivals, as rated & reviewed by festivalgoers using B-Side Festival Genius software.
Today we’ll take a look at some of the highlights from the 2009 Phoenix Film Festival.
Official Rejection (4.5/5 stars) – Directed by Paul Osborne. Featured review by user [...]

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Now in its 13th year, the Rhode Island International Film Festival is August 3-9, 2009. Ranked as one of the Top 12 Film Festivals in the United States, this world-class event takes place in venues around Providence. It features screenings, filmmaking workshops, meet-and-greet industry events, and seminars. Aiming to promote Rhode Island as a filmmaking [...]

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