Original Article Link – Article By: By John Wildman Matt Shapira’s BIG MUDDY took home the award for Best Narrative Film, April Wright’s GOING ATTRACTIONS: THE DEFINITIVE STORY OF THE MOVIE PALACE was given the nod for Best Documentary, and C.D. Malloy’s SING YOU A BRAND NEW SONG: THE WORDS AND MUSIC OF COLEMAN MELLETT won […]
Original Article link The big winner at the Niagara Falls International Film Festival left the city with a special gift the whole community to enjoy. Matt Shapira, who won the top prize at the festival for his film “Big Muddy,” and showcased another film there called “The Reason,” had a bit of extra time between […]
Original Article Link – Article By: Michele DeLucaI love short films. Good or bad, they don’t take a lot of time but still manage to showcase the colorful crevices of someone’s imagination. The best short films drag you in to their plot, make you feel an emotion of some sort, — like horror, laughter, compassion […]
Original Article Link Actress Constance Towers, who took over a role created by Elizabeth Taylor in the soap opera “General Hospital,” will be a guest today at the Niagara Falls International Film Festival. Towers will speak following two showings of her 1964 movie director by the festival’s posthumous honoree, Samuel Fuller. The Niagara Falls International […]
Full Article Found Here http://filmsgonewild.com/film-festival-news-2019-niagara-falls-international-film-festival-announces-film-lineup-featuring-salute-to-samuel-fuller/?fbclid=IwAR2sXmRGcn5RnOjBHERQLq78G6vXn-7_risWvGoXyIQohrv4jshDM9066JE Niagara Falls International Film Festival’s Founder and President Bill Cowell said, “It’s always thrilling to both grow the film festival with more screenings and more filmmaker appearances for the local film fans to enjoy. But combining a salute to one of the greats of cinema like Samuel Fuller including his […]
The NiagaraFalls International Film Festival pledged to give back to First Responders, and it is both an honor and a privilege to present a check for $1000 to the “Niagara County Public Safety Training Facility” on behalf of the NF International Film Festival and our sponsor Greenpac Mill. “To the Chairman and members of the […]
NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) – The first ever Niagara Falls International Film Festival is wrapping up in Western New York. It brought thousands of cinema-lovers together, and filmmakers to the area from all over the world. It also brought a special guest from New York City to see the film version of a heroic story some […]
Bill Cowell’s heart is broken. But the show must go on. It’s days from the opening of an event he’s devoted much of his life to — the inaugural Niagara Falls International Film Festival— and instead of celebrating, he’s mourning his greatest loss. His daughter, Alyssa, who has worked at his film festivals since she […]
NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB)(Ch 4 – 9/27/18) – The first-ever Niagara Falls International Film Festival started Wednesday. A red carpet premiere event was held at the Rapids Theatre. The event is being held in honor of Niagara Falls native and costume designer Mark Bridges. Dozens of films will be shown in Niagara Falls and North […]
The Buffalo cinema scene is thriving. That fact is clear when studying the fall calendar of film screenings and festivals. It isn’t just packed with events – it is packed with quality. This was not always the case. In fact, just a few years ago it would have been difficult to call the area’s loose […]