The Miami Film Festival has announced the lineup for its 41st edition, including “Thelma,” starring June Squibb, opening the event and Tony Goldwyn’s “Ezra” as closing night selection.
Goldwyn will be honored at the festival with the Art of Light award along with Alison Brie, while Greg Kwedar, director of “Sing Sing,” will receive the Impact Award.
The festival runs April 5-14, with Goldwyn in attendance for the April 13 closing screening of “Ezra,” which stars Bobby Cannavale, Rose Byrne, Robert De Niro, Vera Farmiga, Whoopi Goldberg, and Rainn Wilson.
“This year’s lineup spotlights exciting narrative programming, essential documentaries, and groundbreaking shorts, bringing an unbelievable host of films to our local community,” said James Woolley, Executive Director. “The Miami Film Festival is delighted to welcome our audiences back for another year of incredible screenings and inspiring conversations.”
“We are thrilled to be bringing this incredible slate of diverse and exciting films to Miami,...
Goldwyn will be honored at the festival with the Art of Light award along with Alison Brie, while Greg Kwedar, director of “Sing Sing,” will receive the Impact Award.
The festival runs April 5-14, with Goldwyn in attendance for the April 13 closing screening of “Ezra,” which stars Bobby Cannavale, Rose Byrne, Robert De Niro, Vera Farmiga, Whoopi Goldberg, and Rainn Wilson.
“This year’s lineup spotlights exciting narrative programming, essential documentaries, and groundbreaking shorts, bringing an unbelievable host of films to our local community,” said James Woolley, Executive Director. “The Miami Film Festival is delighted to welcome our audiences back for another year of incredible screenings and inspiring conversations.”
“We are thrilled to be bringing this incredible slate of diverse and exciting films to Miami,...
- 3/7/2024
- by William Earl
- Variety Film + TV
Previous filmmakers to inhabit the role include Pedro Almodóvar, David Lynch, Agnès Varda.
Greta Gerwig, riding high on the global success of Barbie, has been named AFI Fest’s guest artistic director at the 37th edition of the Los Angeles event running October 25-29.
Gerwig joins an illustrious list of former filmmakers to inhabit the role including Pedro Almodóvar, Bernardo Bertolucci, Ava DuVernay, David Lynch, and Agnès Varda.
“Greta Gerwig is devoted to cinema, and AFI is devoted to her,” said Bob Gazzale, AFI president and CEO. “In 2010, she served on the Shorts Jury for AFI Fest – and across the years since then,...
Greta Gerwig, riding high on the global success of Barbie, has been named AFI Fest’s guest artistic director at the 37th edition of the Los Angeles event running October 25-29.
Gerwig joins an illustrious list of former filmmakers to inhabit the role including Pedro Almodóvar, Bernardo Bertolucci, Ava DuVernay, David Lynch, and Agnès Varda.
“Greta Gerwig is devoted to cinema, and AFI is devoted to her,” said Bob Gazzale, AFI president and CEO. “In 2010, she served on the Shorts Jury for AFI Fest – and across the years since then,...
- 10/2/2023
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Miami Film Festival will take place from April 5-14, 2024.
James Woolley has been named as the new Miami Film Festival executive director as the festival prepares to celebrate its 41st anniversary in 2024 and the 10th anniversary of its Gems festival taking place from November 2-5.
“I am excited about this opportunity to lead the acclaimed Miami Film Festival, an institution I highly admire,” said Woolley. “I look forward to building its international programming and connecting with audiences in Miami and from all over the world.”
Woolley arrives after serving as executive director of Frameline, one of the largest film festivals on the West Coast,...
James Woolley has been named as the new Miami Film Festival executive director as the festival prepares to celebrate its 41st anniversary in 2024 and the 10th anniversary of its Gems festival taking place from November 2-5.
“I am excited about this opportunity to lead the acclaimed Miami Film Festival, an institution I highly admire,” said Woolley. “I look forward to building its international programming and connecting with audiences in Miami and from all over the world.”
Woolley arrives after serving as executive director of Frameline, one of the largest film festivals on the West Coast,...
- 10/2/2023
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
The Miami Film Festival has a new executive director: James Woolley.
The festival veteran has been selected to oversee festival operations and activities while nurturing relationships with filmmakers, distributors, sponsors, donors and the greater Miami film community. The news was announced by Miami Dade College, which puts on the fest.
Woolley joins after serving as executive director of Frameline, a LGBTQ film festival out of San Francisco. Woolley spent nearly two decades working on more than 20 large-scale film festivals including the Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane International Film Festivals. In 2017, he was appointed Sydney Film Festival’s head of marketing and customer relations.
In a statement, he said he’s excited about the opportunity to take on the new role for the festival, “an institution I highly admire.” He added: “I look forward to building its international programming and connecting with audiences in Miami and from all over the world.”
María Carla Chicuén,...
The festival veteran has been selected to oversee festival operations and activities while nurturing relationships with filmmakers, distributors, sponsors, donors and the greater Miami film community. The news was announced by Miami Dade College, which puts on the fest.
Woolley joins after serving as executive director of Frameline, a LGBTQ film festival out of San Francisco. Woolley spent nearly two decades working on more than 20 large-scale film festivals including the Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane International Film Festivals. In 2017, he was appointed Sydney Film Festival’s head of marketing and customer relations.
In a statement, he said he’s excited about the opportunity to take on the new role for the festival, “an institution I highly admire.” He added: “I look forward to building its international programming and connecting with audiences in Miami and from all over the world.”
María Carla Chicuén,...
- 10/2/2023
- by Chris Gardner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Frameline, the San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival concluded its 47th iteration on Saturday, June 24, with a screening of Taylor Mac’s 24-Decade History of Popular Music, directed by Oscar-winning duo Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman (The Celluloid Closet). The documentary feature about the titular performer’s singular spectacle was preceded by the Festival’s annual Award Ceremony, which reaffirmed the dynamic future of queer cinema.
This year, the 11-day Festival ran from June 14–24, 2023, with events held in theaters across San Francisco, including the historic Castro Theatre, located in the heart of the city’s LGBTQ+ cultural district, and the Roxie Theater, Frameline’s longest-running partner theater. Frameline47 also returned to Oakland this year, featuring the Festival’s first-ever Oakland Opening Night (Jac Cron’s Chestnut) and Centerpiece (Hannah Pearl Utt’s Cora Bora) films, both of which screened at The New Parkway Theater. With a full slate of upwards of 90 in-person screenings and programs,...
This year, the 11-day Festival ran from June 14–24, 2023, with events held in theaters across San Francisco, including the historic Castro Theatre, located in the heart of the city’s LGBTQ+ cultural district, and the Roxie Theater, Frameline’s longest-running partner theater. Frameline47 also returned to Oakland this year, featuring the Festival’s first-ever Oakland Opening Night (Jac Cron’s Chestnut) and Centerpiece (Hannah Pearl Utt’s Cora Bora) films, both of which screened at The New Parkway Theater. With a full slate of upwards of 90 in-person screenings and programs,...
- 6/29/2023
- by Valerie Complex
- Deadline Film + TV
Frameline’s 2023 festival lineup includes Pixar’s new film Elemental, the Ayo Edebiri and Rachel Sennott-starring Bottoms, a screening of Chasing Amy and its new reflective doc, Chasing Chasing Amy, and the Billy Porter and Luke Evans-led Our Son.
The 47th edition of the San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival runs June 14-24 and will feature 90 screenings of features and shorts across 11 days before offering a virtual encore between June 24 and July 2. That includes 12 world, 16 North American and nine U.S. premieres, with the opening night film Fairyland, Andrew Durham’s adaptation of Alysia Abbott’s memoir, set to feature an in-person appearance from producer Sofia Coppola.
“There is nothing like seeing a great film at the cinema — sharing an experience in the same moment as friends and strangers alike,” James Woolley, executive director of Frameline, said in a statement. “Despite the challenges that have reshaped moviegoing, we...
The 47th edition of the San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival runs June 14-24 and will feature 90 screenings of features and shorts across 11 days before offering a virtual encore between June 24 and July 2. That includes 12 world, 16 North American and nine U.S. premieres, with the opening night film Fairyland, Andrew Durham’s adaptation of Alysia Abbott’s memoir, set to feature an in-person appearance from producer Sofia Coppola.
“There is nothing like seeing a great film at the cinema — sharing an experience in the same moment as friends and strangers alike,” James Woolley, executive director of Frameline, said in a statement. “Despite the challenges that have reshaped moviegoing, we...
- 5/22/2023
- by Abbey White
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Frameline announced the full program for the 47th annual San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival.
Running June 14-24, with a streaming encore to follow from June 24-July 2, Frameline47 returns with nearly 90 film screenings, including 12 world, 16 North American, and 9 U.S. premieres. In celebration of the Festival’s 47th iteration, Frameline will host 47 screenings at the Castro Theatre, which equates to an average of four screenings per day throughout the 11-day event.
This announcement comes on the heels of Frameline’s recent unveiling of three marquee presentations: the Opening Night film, Andrew Durham’s FairyLand, which will feature an in-person appearance from producer Sofia Coppola; the Oakland Centerpiece, Hannah Pearl Utt’s Cora Bora, featuring Hacks star Megan Stalter; and the Pride Kickoff film, Jordan Danger’s God Save the Queens, featuring drag icon Alaska, who will perform during the afterparty at Oasis.
The 47th iteration is set to be Northern...
Running June 14-24, with a streaming encore to follow from June 24-July 2, Frameline47 returns with nearly 90 film screenings, including 12 world, 16 North American, and 9 U.S. premieres. In celebration of the Festival’s 47th iteration, Frameline will host 47 screenings at the Castro Theatre, which equates to an average of four screenings per day throughout the 11-day event.
This announcement comes on the heels of Frameline’s recent unveiling of three marquee presentations: the Opening Night film, Andrew Durham’s FairyLand, which will feature an in-person appearance from producer Sofia Coppola; the Oakland Centerpiece, Hannah Pearl Utt’s Cora Bora, featuring Hacks star Megan Stalter; and the Pride Kickoff film, Jordan Danger’s God Save the Queens, featuring drag icon Alaska, who will perform during the afterparty at Oasis.
The 47th iteration is set to be Northern...
- 5/19/2023
- by Valerie Complex
- Deadline Film + TV
Twelve world premieres and 16 US premieres are among nearly 90 screening titles.
The 47th annual San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival, also known as Frameline47, has unveiled the line-up for its June 14-24 run.
The programme of nearly 90 films includes 12 world premieres, 16 North American premieres and nine US premieres, which will screen at the historic Castro Theatre and a number other venues around San Francisco and Oakland.
Organised by media arts non-profit Frameline, the festival will have a virtual follow-up from June 24 to July 2 for US streaming audiences.
Among the festival’s world premieres will be Jac Cron’s Chestnut, from...
The 47th annual San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival, also known as Frameline47, has unveiled the line-up for its June 14-24 run.
The programme of nearly 90 films includes 12 world premieres, 16 North American premieres and nine US premieres, which will screen at the historic Castro Theatre and a number other venues around San Francisco and Oakland.
Organised by media arts non-profit Frameline, the festival will have a virtual follow-up from June 24 to July 2 for US streaming audiences.
Among the festival’s world premieres will be Jac Cron’s Chestnut, from...
- 5/18/2023
- by John Hazelton
- ScreenDaily
Frameline, the arts nonprofit that hosts San Francisco’s International LGBTQ+ Film Festival, announced a new partnership with the Colin Higgins Foundation entitled the Colin Higgins Youth Filmmaker Grant, a new initiative centered on providing young LGBTQ+ filmmakers with financial support to continue their work.
Eligible applicants must identify as LGBTQ+ filmmakers, be under the age of 25 and currently reside in the U.S. The recipients for this year have been chosen and are being announced today.
Three young American filmmakers, Daisy Friedman, Karina Dandashi and Emilio Subia, have been selected as the recipients of the Colin Higgins Youth Filmmaker Grant, and will each receive $15,000 to support their future film projects, for a total of $45,000 awarded to these filmmakers. In addition, the winners’ short films will be showcased at the Frameline: San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival, taking place June 14-24, 2023. Each filmmaker will be in attendance for their screening.
Eligible applicants must identify as LGBTQ+ filmmakers, be under the age of 25 and currently reside in the U.S. The recipients for this year have been chosen and are being announced today.
Three young American filmmakers, Daisy Friedman, Karina Dandashi and Emilio Subia, have been selected as the recipients of the Colin Higgins Youth Filmmaker Grant, and will each receive $15,000 to support their future film projects, for a total of $45,000 awarded to these filmmakers. In addition, the winners’ short films will be showcased at the Frameline: San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival, taking place June 14-24, 2023. Each filmmaker will be in attendance for their screening.
- 5/12/2023
- by Valerie Complex
- Deadline Film + TV
Forget “Take Me Out to the Ball Game,” because on June 11 and 12, audiences at the San Francisco Giants’ Oracle Park will be singing a different tune, as the Frameline Film Fest takes over the ballpark with special screenings of “In the Heights” and “Everybody’s Talking About Jamie.”
For its 2021 edition — dubbed Frameline 45 — the San Francisco international LGBTQ+ film festival will feature a mix of in-person and virtual programming. The highly anticipated musical movies are the marquee screenings of Frameline’s first-ever Pride Movie Nights event, presented in partnership with the MLB team and Sf Pride.
“In the Heights,” director Jon M. Chu’s big-screen adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Tony-winning musical, will screen on Friday, June 11, while the film adaptation of the award-winning West End musical “Everybody’s Talking about Jamie” will screen on Saturday, June 12. Directed by Jonathan Butterell and inspired by true events, the movie tells the story of...
For its 2021 edition — dubbed Frameline 45 — the San Francisco international LGBTQ+ film festival will feature a mix of in-person and virtual programming. The highly anticipated musical movies are the marquee screenings of Frameline’s first-ever Pride Movie Nights event, presented in partnership with the MLB team and Sf Pride.
“In the Heights,” director Jon M. Chu’s big-screen adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Tony-winning musical, will screen on Friday, June 11, while the film adaptation of the award-winning West End musical “Everybody’s Talking about Jamie” will screen on Saturday, June 12. Directed by Jonathan Butterell and inspired by true events, the movie tells the story of...
- 5/25/2021
- by Angelique Jackson
- Variety Film + TV
Taiwan’s legalization of gay marriage last year helpfully came in time for the real-world launch of the Gol Summit, Asia’s largest LGBTQ+ filmmaking conference. That in turn helped maintain the momentum for a second edition that, due to the coronavirus pandemic, will be a fully virtual affair.
The event, which runs Monday and Tuesday is backed by the GagaOOLala streaming platform, launched by Taiwan studio Portico Media, in collaboration with the Taiwan Content Creative Agency (Taicca). The Gol Summit is also one of the first events this year in a series that makes up the 2020 Taiwan Creative Content Fest International Market (Tccf).
The focus of the first day is the GagaOOLala Pitching Sessions, aimed at bringing together financiers, distributors and sales agents around some 15 new pieces of LGBTQ content – features, series and shorts.
While pitching videos are to be made available on the event’s website, an advisory...
The event, which runs Monday and Tuesday is backed by the GagaOOLala streaming platform, launched by Taiwan studio Portico Media, in collaboration with the Taiwan Content Creative Agency (Taicca). The Gol Summit is also one of the first events this year in a series that makes up the 2020 Taiwan Creative Content Fest International Market (Tccf).
The focus of the first day is the GagaOOLala Pitching Sessions, aimed at bringing together financiers, distributors and sales agents around some 15 new pieces of LGBTQ content – features, series and shorts.
While pitching videos are to be made available on the event’s website, an advisory...
- 11/15/2020
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Trent Reznor reflected on Nine Inch Nails’ past and looked forward to their future in his speech marking the band’s induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Following an introduction from Iggy Pop, the frontman opened by acknowledging the surreal nature of this year’s virtual event. He said when he found out Nine Inch Nails had been selected for the class of 2020, the thing he was most looking forward to was getting together with bandmates past and present at the ceremony. Now, he added, “We’re...
Following an introduction from Iggy Pop, the frontman opened by acknowledging the surreal nature of this year’s virtual event. He said when he found out Nine Inch Nails had been selected for the class of 2020, the thing he was most looking forward to was getting together with bandmates past and present at the ceremony. Now, he added, “We’re...
- 11/8/2020
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Several major North American LGBTQ film festivals are forming an alliance so that they can continue to highlight the works of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer filmmakers during the coronavirus pandemic.
To that end, Frameline (San Francisco), Inside Out (Toronto), NewFest (NYC), and Outfest (Los Angeles) have formed Naqfa: the North American Queer Festival Alliance. The Alliance’s first collaborative event will be a live conversation and celebration with the talent behind “Disclosure,” a documentary exploring the history and visibility of transgender people in films and television. Netflix acquired the film after it premiered at Sundance and will make it available on its streaming service beginning June 19, 2020.
The conversation will be live-streamed on June 24th, 2020 at 6Pm Pst / 9Pm Est and will include Executive Producer Laverne Cox, Director Sam Feder, and featured talent such as Jen Richards, Brian Michael Smith, Tiq Milan, Candis Cayne, Zeke Smith, and Zackary Drucker.
To that end, Frameline (San Francisco), Inside Out (Toronto), NewFest (NYC), and Outfest (Los Angeles) have formed Naqfa: the North American Queer Festival Alliance. The Alliance’s first collaborative event will be a live conversation and celebration with the talent behind “Disclosure,” a documentary exploring the history and visibility of transgender people in films and television. Netflix acquired the film after it premiered at Sundance and will make it available on its streaming service beginning June 19, 2020.
The conversation will be live-streamed on June 24th, 2020 at 6Pm Pst / 9Pm Est and will include Executive Producer Laverne Cox, Director Sam Feder, and featured talent such as Jen Richards, Brian Michael Smith, Tiq Milan, Candis Cayne, Zeke Smith, and Zackary Drucker.
- 6/17/2020
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Twelve world premieres among line-up.
Frameline has announced the full programme for the virtual Frameline44 Pride Showcase that runs from June 25-28 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of San Francisco Pride.
Presented in partnership with the Castro Theatre, the four-day event features 12 world premieres, one international premiere, three North American Premieres, and two Us premieres.
The roster includes Jessica Swale’s Summerland starring Gemma Arterton, who will participate in a live Q&a following the film; Thom Fitzgerald’s valentine to San Francisco Stage Mother, which will include a live Q&a with Jacki Weaver, Mya Taylor, and Jackie Beat...
Frameline has announced the full programme for the virtual Frameline44 Pride Showcase that runs from June 25-28 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of San Francisco Pride.
Presented in partnership with the Castro Theatre, the four-day event features 12 world premieres, one international premiere, three North American Premieres, and two Us premieres.
The roster includes Jessica Swale’s Summerland starring Gemma Arterton, who will participate in a live Q&a following the film; Thom Fitzgerald’s valentine to San Francisco Stage Mother, which will include a live Q&a with Jacki Weaver, Mya Taylor, and Jackie Beat...
- 6/12/2020
- by 36¦Jeremy Kay¦54¦
- ScreenDaily
In today’s film news roundup, Universal is moving ahead on a supernatural romance, the Napa Valley Film Festival delays the event for a year and the Frameline unveils a variety of offerings after postponing its festival to the fall.
Project Launched
Universal Pictures is developing supernatural romance “Dan and Sam,” based on the 2015 graphic novel of the same name, with “37 Seconds” director Hikari on board.
“Dan and Sam,” written by Mark Watson and Oliver Harud, centers on a happily married couple who own a popular London restaurant. When Sam dies in Dan’s arms after an accident, Dan is granted a reprieve in which Sam can return to him for one night of the year, every year, until he falls in love again.
Hikari directed, wrote and produced “37 Seconds,” which won the Audience Award in the Panorama section at last year’s Berlin Film Festival. Molly Smith Metzler...
Project Launched
Universal Pictures is developing supernatural romance “Dan and Sam,” based on the 2015 graphic novel of the same name, with “37 Seconds” director Hikari on board.
“Dan and Sam,” written by Mark Watson and Oliver Harud, centers on a happily married couple who own a popular London restaurant. When Sam dies in Dan’s arms after an accident, Dan is granted a reprieve in which Sam can return to him for one night of the year, every year, until he falls in love again.
Hikari directed, wrote and produced “37 Seconds,” which won the Audience Award in the Panorama section at last year’s Berlin Film Festival. Molly Smith Metzler...
- 4/18/2020
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Frameline2020 Fund launches with target of $250,000.
Long-running Lgbtq+ film festival Frameline has postponed its June event until later in the year due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Frameline44 San Francisco International Lgbtq+ Film Festival was set to run from June 18-28 and executive director James Woolley said on Tuesday (31) the event was being pushed to autumn.
Woolley added that Frameline will expand its film offerings throughout the year and was working on “innovative opportunities” to celebrate Lgbtq+ Pride Month in June.
Frameline has launched the Frameline2020 Fund, with the goal of raising $250,000 to support staff and programming at a time when...
Long-running Lgbtq+ film festival Frameline has postponed its June event until later in the year due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Frameline44 San Francisco International Lgbtq+ Film Festival was set to run from June 18-28 and executive director James Woolley said on Tuesday (31) the event was being pushed to autumn.
Woolley added that Frameline will expand its film offerings throughout the year and was working on “innovative opportunities” to celebrate Lgbtq+ Pride Month in June.
Frameline has launched the Frameline2020 Fund, with the goal of raising $250,000 to support staff and programming at a time when...
- 3/31/2020
- by 36¦Jeremy Kay¦54¦
- ScreenDaily
Frameline increases total awards sum from $25,000 to $30,000.
Frameline is supporting an Australian film and three Sundance selections through the Lgbtq+ non-profit’s Frameline Completion Fund.
Lesbian coming-of-age rom-com Ellie & Abbie (& Ellie’s Dead Aunt) joins six others including recent Park City world premieres La Leyenda Negra, Buck, and Disclosure: Trans Lives On Screen.
The selections will share a $30,000 pool, which Frameline increased from $25,000 this year to mark its 30th anniversary.
Monica Zanetti directed Ellie & Abbie (& Ellie’s Dead Aunt), about a teenage school captain who falls for a girl in her class and receives advice from her deceased lesbian...
Frameline is supporting an Australian film and three Sundance selections through the Lgbtq+ non-profit’s Frameline Completion Fund.
Lesbian coming-of-age rom-com Ellie & Abbie (& Ellie’s Dead Aunt) joins six others including recent Park City world premieres La Leyenda Negra, Buck, and Disclosure: Trans Lives On Screen.
The selections will share a $30,000 pool, which Frameline increased from $25,000 this year to mark its 30th anniversary.
Monica Zanetti directed Ellie & Abbie (& Ellie’s Dead Aunt), about a teenage school captain who falls for a girl in her class and receives advice from her deceased lesbian...
- 2/5/2020
- by 36¦Jeremy Kay¦54¦
- ScreenDaily
Frameline increases total awards sum from $25,000 to $30,000.
Frameline is supporting an Australian film and three Sundance selections through the Lgbtq+ non-profit’s Frameline Completion Fund.
Lesbian coming-of-age rom com Ellie & Abbie (& Ellie’s Dead Aunt) joins six others including recent Park City world premieres La Leyenda Negra, Buck, and Disclosure: Trans Lives On Screen.
The selections will share a $30,000 pool, which Frameline increased from $25,000 this year to mark its 30th anniversary.
Monica Zanetti directed Ellie & Abbie (& Ellie’s Dead Aunt), about a teenage school captain who falls for a girl in her class and receives advice from her deceased lesbian...
Frameline is supporting an Australian film and three Sundance selections through the Lgbtq+ non-profit’s Frameline Completion Fund.
Lesbian coming-of-age rom com Ellie & Abbie (& Ellie’s Dead Aunt) joins six others including recent Park City world premieres La Leyenda Negra, Buck, and Disclosure: Trans Lives On Screen.
The selections will share a $30,000 pool, which Frameline increased from $25,000 this year to mark its 30th anniversary.
Monica Zanetti directed Ellie & Abbie (& Ellie’s Dead Aunt), about a teenage school captain who falls for a girl in her class and receives advice from her deceased lesbian...
- 2/5/2020
- by 36¦Jeremy Kay¦54¦
- ScreenDaily
Sydney’s James Woolley named executive director of San Francisco presenter Frameline.
San Francisco International Lgbtq+ Film Festival presenter Frameline has named James Woolley as its executive director.
Woolley was most recently head of marketing and customer relations at the Sydney Film Festival and before that served as festival manager of the Queer Screen / Mardi Gras Film Festival.
At Frameline he will oversee the San Francisco Lgbtq+ festival as well as the organisation’s year-round educational, distribution and exhibition programmes.
Frameline board president Nadir Joshua said: “As we plan for Frameline’s future, our board and staff know that it...
San Francisco International Lgbtq+ Film Festival presenter Frameline has named James Woolley as its executive director.
Woolley was most recently head of marketing and customer relations at the Sydney Film Festival and before that served as festival manager of the Queer Screen / Mardi Gras Film Festival.
At Frameline he will oversee the San Francisco Lgbtq+ festival as well as the organisation’s year-round educational, distribution and exhibition programmes.
Frameline board president Nadir Joshua said: “As we plan for Frameline’s future, our board and staff know that it...
- 8/20/2019
- by John Hazelton
- ScreenDaily
James Woolley, former keyboardist for the seminal industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails, died over the weekend. He was 50. "James passed away," Woolley’s ex-wife Kate Van Buren wrote on Facebook. "James worked hard and played hard with Nin. He brought coolness to playing keyboards, which isn't as easy to do as playing guitar or drums. Those years were truly magical and quite an adventure." Woolley first joined Trent Reznor’s group in 1991, playing on the inaugural Lollapalooza tour. He continued as part of the group through the Broken Ep and the quadruple platinum-selling LP, The Downward Spiral. For his work on Broken, Woolley earned a Grammy for Best Metal Performance. Woolley later earned a second Grammy for Best Metal Performance for his work on “Happiness in Slavery” at Woodstock '94. Former Nin bandmate and Filter frontman Richard Patrick wrote on Instagram, “I miss my buddy. #nin #gonetoosoon” Woolley is survived by his three children.
- 8/17/2016
- by David Eckstein
- Hitfix
Queer Screen's Mardi Gras Film Festival at the Blue Mountains' Carrington Hotel.
Queer Screen.s 23rd Mardi Gras Film Festival is now on tour, showcasing the best of the fest in the Blue Mountains and Parramatta.
In Sydney, the festival saw 16,500 attendees through the doors of its eight venues.
.We really stretched ourselves this year to present 75 screenings, create a large number of community and industry events, host 10 international guests and showcase a lot more lesbian and transgender films,. said Queer Screen.s Mardi Gras Film Festival Director Paul Struthers.
.This would not have been possible without the incredible hard work and passion of our volunteers, Board, partners and sponsors and my Festival Manager James Woolley and I cannot thank everyone enough for all of their time and commitment..
Queer Screen President Giovanni Campolo-Arcidiaco said that .Queer Screen is dedicated to engaging individuals and communities through queer storytelling through film.
Queer Screen.s 23rd Mardi Gras Film Festival is now on tour, showcasing the best of the fest in the Blue Mountains and Parramatta.
In Sydney, the festival saw 16,500 attendees through the doors of its eight venues.
.We really stretched ourselves this year to present 75 screenings, create a large number of community and industry events, host 10 international guests and showcase a lot more lesbian and transgender films,. said Queer Screen.s Mardi Gras Film Festival Director Paul Struthers.
.This would not have been possible without the incredible hard work and passion of our volunteers, Board, partners and sponsors and my Festival Manager James Woolley and I cannot thank everyone enough for all of their time and commitment..
Queer Screen President Giovanni Campolo-Arcidiaco said that .Queer Screen is dedicated to engaging individuals and communities through queer storytelling through film.
- 3/14/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
A year after their rescue from nearly 10 years of captive abuse, two of the three Cleveland kidnapping survivors are marking Tuesday's anniversary with thanks and by joining others in the fight to protect victims. "So much has happened this past year," Amanda Berry said in a statement coinciding with an honor recognizing her and Gina DeJesus at the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children's Hope Awards in Washington, D.C. "I have grown. I am strong. And I have so much to live for, to look forward to. The future is bright," added Berry, 27. "This past year has been amazing,...
- 5/6/2014
- by Jeff Truesdell
- PEOPLE.com
Watch the video — Amanda Berry, Michelle Knight and Gina DeJesus speak out for the first time! They filmed an emotional three-minute video to relay their thanks to all of the people who have offered support to them since their unexpected and dramatic rescue from captivity on May 6.
Amanda Berry, Michelle Knight and Gina DeJesus released a joint video on July 9 to thank their supporters and show how far they’ve come in the two months since their dramatic rescue after surviving 10 years in captivity.
Cleveland Kidnapping Victims Video — Amanda Berry & More Say Thank You
The video was posted on YouTube by Hennes Paynter Communications, the public relations firm that the three young women and their families hired after they were freed from captivity.
“I may have been through hell and back,” Michelle, 32, said in the three-minute video, “but I am strong enough to walk through hell with a smile on my face,...
Amanda Berry, Michelle Knight and Gina DeJesus released a joint video on July 9 to thank their supporters and show how far they’ve come in the two months since their dramatic rescue after surviving 10 years in captivity.
Cleveland Kidnapping Victims Video — Amanda Berry & More Say Thank You
The video was posted on YouTube by Hennes Paynter Communications, the public relations firm that the three young women and their families hired after they were freed from captivity.
“I may have been through hell and back,” Michelle, 32, said in the three-minute video, “but I am strong enough to walk through hell with a smile on my face,...
- 7/9/2013
- by Christopher Rogers
- HollywoodLife
With smiles and determined confidence, the three Cleveland women who survived 10 years in captivity released a joint video Tuesday to warmly thank their supporters and show how far they've come in the two months since their dramatic and unexpected rescue. "I want everyone to know how happy I am to be home with my family and my friends. It's been unbelievable," said Amanda Berry, now 27. "I may have been through hell and back," said Michelle Knight, at 32 the oldest of the trio, "but I am strong enough to walk through hell with a smile on my face, and with my head held high,...
- 7/9/2013
- by Jeff Truesdell
- PEOPLE.com
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