NYC Happenings: First Time Fest Celebrates and Supports Debut Filmmakers

Posted: 29 Mar 2014 12:30 PM PDT

One of the great things about living in New York City is its rich, eclectic and diverse film culture. One of the results of this is that you can't swing your arms without hitting a film festival of one kind or another, playing on any given day of the week. With film festivals of every stripe imaginable, for every purpose and every kind of audience you can think of, it can be very difficult to stand out. One festival coming to New York next week that definitely won't have that problem is First Time Fest, which will run from April 3-7. Now in its second edition, this very young festival celebrates and supports first time filmmakers, and this year they're offering an impressively packed lineup, filled...

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Crowdfund This: Female-Helmed Grindhouser SHEILA SCORNED

Posted: 29 Mar 2014 12:00 PM PDT

We haven't spent a lot of time talking about crowdfunding site Seed & Spark but their clever film-centric model and slick site is worth a browse for anyone looking to support some very worthy projects. One of those very worthy projects is the super cool-sounding grindhouse short Sheila Scorned. Filmmaker and VICE producer Mara Gasbarro Tasker is hoping to bring her vision to life to bring a decidedly female voice to the grindhouse genre. Here are a few words from Tasker: I decided that very morning to flip the gender roles of this genre and give absolute freedom to women to turn the tables of their stories, hoping that in film, there might be a chance to help give back a muscular voice to...

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