tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242257Fri, 08 Aug 2008 21:38:47 +0000http://frif.com/weblog/blogger.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (First Run /)Blogger126125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242257.post-186149687417510101Fri, 08 Aug 2008 21:15:00 +00002008-08-08T17:38:47.347-04:00herzog de meuron olympics bird's nest architectureIcarus Films in Metropolis Magazine Buckminster Fuller, a featured architect in GREAT EXPECTATIONS, is the subject of a current exhibit at the Whitney Museum. "The Fuller Effect" is the cover story of the July/August issue of Metropolis Magazine. BIRD'S NEST: HERZOG AND DE MEURON IN CHINA, a new release from Icarus Films concerning the National Stadium in Beijing (which is where the Olympics http://frif.com/weblog/2008/08/icarus-films-in-metropolis-magazine.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (First Run /)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242257.post-8122255005742601389Mon, 02 Jun 2008 21:01:00 +00002008-06-02T17:26:50.801-04:00Q and Ascreeningoperation filmmakerdirectorMeet Nina Davenport, director of OPERATION FILMMAKER Nina Davenport will be present for a Q&A at the 7:20pm and 9:30pm screenings of her film OPERATION FILMMAKER at the IFC Center in NYC on the following dates: Wednesday June 4th Friday June 6th Saturday June 7th For more information and to purchase tickets, please visit the IFC Center website.http://frif.com/weblog/2008/06/meet-nina-davenport-director-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (First Run /)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242257.post-2875137158123853992Mon, 02 Jun 2008 20:03:00 +00002008-06-02T16:30:02.778-04:00Icarus filmsdistributioncompanyIcarus Films As of June 1, Icarus Films is the new name of First Run/Icarus Films. On the 30th anniversary of the founding of Icarus Films, the company is re-adopting that name and will soon be announcing plans for new theatrical, non-theatrical, home video and digital releases and initiatives.http://frif.com/weblog/2008/06/icarus-films-as-of-june-1-icarus-films.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (First Run /)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242257.post-3174335231338298034Fri, 30 May 2008 14:43:00 +00002008-05-30T11:14:32.117-04:00theatricalscreeningoperation filmmakernew yorkOPERATION FILMMAKER opens on June 4th at the IFC Center in NYC! Nina Davenport's award winning film, OPERATION FILMMAKER is opening on Wednesday, June 4th at the IFC Center in New York. It will play for two weeks only so don't miss out on your chance to see this thought provoking documentary. For showtimes and tickets, please visit the IFC Center website or call 212-924-7771.http://frif.com/weblog/2008/05/operation-filmmaker-opens-on-june-4th.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (First Run /)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242257.post-2630026643759206868Mon, 12 May 2008 18:05:00 +00002008-05-12T14:35:05.856-04:00UKLos AngelesIndiatheatricalImmigrationI FOR INDIA is now playing in Los Angeles Sandhya Suri's film, I FOR INDIA, is currently playing at the Laemmle Grande 4-Plex in downtown LA until Thursday May 15th. Don't miss your chance to see this film, for showtimes and tickets visit the Grande's webpage or call 310-478-1041. I FOR INDIA is a chronicle of immigration in Britain, from the Sixties to the present day, as seen through the http://frif.com/weblog/2008/05/i-for-india-is-now-playing-in-los.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (First Run /)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242257.post-7704094767472161678Fri, 09 May 2008 15:11:00 +00002008-05-09T11:25:38.851-04:00film festivalawardsInuitsexplorationanthropologyArcticNew prize for THE PRIZE OF THE POLE! Staffan Julén's film, THE PRIZE OF THE POLE, received the Best Expedition Film Award at the 2008 Explorers Club Film Festival. The film will be screened on Saturday June 14th at 1:30pm at the Explorers Club in New York City. This documentary combines biography and history as it accompanies the Inuit hunter Hivshu, a.k.a. Robert E. Peary II, on a quest to http://frif.com/weblog/2008/05/new-prize-for-prize-of-pole-staffan.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (First Run /)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242257.post-2332683832660199686Mon, 05 May 2008 19:22:00 +00002008-05-05T15:42:47.695-04:00TibetAfricaacademic conferenceswomen's studiesgay and lesbian issuesfeminismFRIF films presented at the National Women's Studies Association conference The annual NWSA conference will take place from June 19th to 22nd in Cincinnati. 4 films from our catalog will be presented. JUDITH BUTLER, MAMA AWETHU! and DREAMING LHASA will be part of the Film Series screenings on Friday June 20th and OUR HOUSE will be available for individual screenings.http://frif.com/weblog/2008/05/frif-films-presented-at-national-womens.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (First Run /)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242257.post-4659308801724504961Thu, 17 Apr 2008 15:06:00 +00002008-04-17T11:18:06.362-04:00mexicomassacrefestival newschiapaspoliticsInterview of Nick Higgins, director of A MASSACRE FORETOLD Head to the BBC Film Network website for a very interesting interview of filmmaker Nick Higgins conducted during the 2007 Edinburgh Film Festival where his documentary A MASSACRE FORETOLD, about the Zapatista rebellion in the Chiapas, was premiered. http://frif.com/weblog/2008/04/interview-of-nick-higgins-director-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (First Run /)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242257.post-5522070381807322138Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:26:00 +00002008-04-09T10:36:04.461-04:00Iraqfestival newsawardsOPERATION FILMMAKER Awarded Best Documentary Feature Following 10 days, 160 films, and thousands of moviegoers, the 17th Annual Florida Film Festival came to a close last weekend with a highly anticipated awards reception recognizing the best in American Independent Film. Nina Davenport's OPERATION FILMMAKER was awarded the Grand Jury Award for Best Documentary Feature at the 2008 Florida http://frif.com/weblog/2008/04/operation-filmmaker-awarded-best.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (First Run /)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242257.post-3879633663468590343Wed, 02 Apr 2008 20:06:00 +00002008-04-02T16:26:30.327-04:00Los AngelesdeathscreeningartsFOREVER opens on April 4th in Los Angeles Heddy Honigmann's award winning new film, FOREVER - a powerful meditation on relations between the living and the dead, and the immortal power of art - will open on Friday, April 4th at the Laemmle Music Hall 3 in Los Angeles. It will play for one week only so don't miss out on your chance to see this beautiful film. For showtimes and tickets, pleasehttp://frif.com/weblog/2008/04/forever-opens-on-april-4th-in-los.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (First Run /)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242257.post-902269009098607168Fri, 28 Mar 2008 18:40:00 +00002008-03-28T15:04:08.212-04:00film festivalfacebookdustscienceDUST - it's everywhere... Even on Facebook! Join our new Facebook group dedicated to DUST in all its forms. The new film by Hartmut Bitomsky examines the myriad shapes and pathways of dust. It pursues dust to the places where it settles and meets the people who contend with it. Learn more about DUST, read articles and find screening and festival dates here!http://frif.com/weblog/2008/03/dust-its-everywhere.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (First Run /)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242257.post-7279198108137598642Fri, 21 Mar 2008 13:49:00 +00002008-03-21T10:32:35.980-04:00photographyfestival newsawardsarchitecturearts2 FRIF films receive awards at the 2008 Montreal International Festival of Films on Art LOOKING FOR AN ICON was the recipient of the Award for Best Educational Film, while EILEEN GRAY received the Best Portrait Award. The 10-day International Festival of Films on Art (FIFA) was created in 1981 and has been striving ever since to increase public awareness and appreciation of the arts by http://frif.com/weblog/2008/03/2-frif-films-receive-awards-at-2008.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (First Run /)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242257.post-8856367590746466005Thu, 20 Mar 2008 20:31:00 +00002008-03-20T17:19:38.918-04:00psychologyfestival newsThe WPA Film Festival selects 4 films from the FRIF catalog The Western Psychological Association is holding its annual meeting April 10th to 13th in Irvine, CA. DO COMMUNISTS HAVE BETTER SEX?, MADE OVER IN AMERICA and SELLING SICKNESS will be part of the film festival taking place during the conference. Last year's festival winner, THE 3 ROOMS OF MELANCHOLIA, will be showcased in a special http://frif.com/weblog/2008/03/wpa-film-festival-selects-4-films-from.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (First Run /)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242257.post-7357207551635868121Tue, 18 Mar 2008 18:55:00 +00002008-03-18T15:22:18.880-04:00IndiaGlobalizationChinaasian studiesLaborImmigration4 FRIF films to be presented at the Association for Asian Studies Meeting From April 3rd to 6th in Atlanta, GA, the AAS will hold its annual conference with panels and discussions devoted to a wide range of issues in research, teaching and Asian affairs in general. I FOR INDIA, NANJING, LOSERS AND WINNERS and A DECENT FACTORY have been selected to illustrate the variety of subjects presented http://frif.com/weblog/2008/03/4-frif-films-to-be-presented-at.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (First Run /)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242257.post-7369630110516158222Wed, 05 Mar 2008 19:22:00 +00002008-03-05T14:30:22.263-05:00been rich all my lifeChris Markervietnam warharlemcamden 28academic conferencesprize of the poleamerican historyarctic polesixth side of the pentagonFirst Run/Icarus films to be screened at the Organization of American Historians conference During its 101st conference taking place in NYC from March 28th to 31st, the OAH will show 4 films from the FRIF catalog. THE SIXTH SIDE OF THE PENTAGON, THE CAMDEN 28, BEEN RICH ALL MY LIFE and THE PRIZE OF THE POLE have all been selected and represent an eclectic range of subjects such as reactions tohttp://frif.com/weblog/2008/03/first-runicarus-films-to-be-screened-at.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (First Run /)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242257.post-2221302628355314918Wed, 05 Mar 2008 18:41:00 +00002008-03-05T13:47:17.520-05:00shigeru banacademic conferencesarchitecturelagos/koolhaaswaste foodfuture of mud4 FRIF films to be shown at the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture conference The annual meeting of ASCA will take place in Houston from March 27th to 30th, this year exploring the theme of “Seeking the City: Visionaries on the margins.” WASTE=FOOD, SHIGERU BAN, THE FUTURE OF MUD and LAGOS/KOOLHAAS will all be presented during the conference.http://frif.com/weblog/2008/03/4-frif-films-to-be-shown-at-association.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (First Run /)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242257.post-418478544977598278Wed, 05 Mar 2008 17:38:00 +00002008-03-05T12:43:04.875-05:00war photographerphotographyChristian Freifilm festivalacademic conferencesscreeningJames NachtweyWAR PHOTOGRAPHER to be screened at the Society for Photographic Education ConferenceThe Society for Photographic Education is holding its 45th national conference from March 13th to 16th in Denver, Colorado. WAR PHOTOGRAPHER, the Academy Award nominated documentary by Christian Frei about American photographer James Nachtwey, will be presented as part of the Film Festival Showcase.http://frif.com/weblog/2008/03/war-photographer-to-be-screened-at.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (First Run /)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242257.post-7157737965423635168Wed, 05 Mar 2008 16:29:00 +00002008-03-05T13:56:01.370-05:00symposiumCubasugar curtainscreeningNYC events THE SUGAR CURTAIN to be shown at CUNY Graduate Center in New York City on March 15 The 3-day international symposium “A Changing Cuba in a Changing World” will feature a free screening of THE SUGAR CURTAIN by Camila Guzmán Urzúa on Saturday March 15th at 10:45am at the Elebash Recital Hall of the CUNY Graduate Center in Manhattan. In this revealing autobiographical portrait, the http://frif.com/weblog/2008/03/sugar-curtain-to-be-shown-at-cuny.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (First Run /)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242257.post-571685723939428904Fri, 29 Feb 2008 22:12:00 +00002008-03-05T11:54:47.369-05:00nina davenportradiointerviewoperation filmmakerInterviews of Nina Davenport, director of OPERATION FILMMAKER Nina Davenport was recently interviewed on The Santa Fe Radio Café (KSFR – Santa Fe Public Radio) and sat down with a reporter from The Strand, the student newspaper of Victoria University in the University of Toronto. She shares her thoughts and impressions on the making of her award-winning documentary, OPERATION FILMMAKER, and its http://frif.com/weblog/2008/02/interviews-of-nina-davenport-director.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (First Run /)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242257.post-4491651678889111314Tue, 12 Feb 2008 21:10:00 +00002008-02-15T14:21:44.204-05:00nina davenportliev schreiberelijah woodnew releasesIcarus Films releasing OPERATION FILMMAKER Icarus films has acquired the North American distribution rights for Nina Davenport's new film OPERATION FILMMAKER. OPERATION FILMMAKER is the story of how well- intentioned Americans – including the actor/director Liev Schreiber, the producer Peter Saraf, and eventually also Nina herself – intervene in the life of a young Iraqi film student. And how, http://frif.com/weblog/2008/02/operation-filmmaker-to-be-released-by.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (First Run /)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242257.post-5592177944908709583Fri, 25 Jan 2008 21:48:00 +00002008-01-25T17:09:39.669-05:00cultural anthropologyfestival newsMoMANYC events2 FRIF Films to be shown at MoMA's Documentary Fortnight FestivalThis year's Documentary Fortnight Festival at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City looks to be an interesting program, incorporating films on a wide array of subjects and from a variety of countries. Included in the programs are THE PRIZE OF THE POLE on Wednesday February 27th at 6 pm (to be followed by a discussion with the http://frif.com/weblog/2008/01/2-frif-films-to-be-shown-at-momas.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (First Run /)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242257.post-1269759088157580915Tue, 15 Jan 2008 21:28:00 +00002008-03-14T14:23:22.801-04:00theatricalcinema studiesNYC eventsTribute to St. Clair Bourne to be held in Astoria, QueensWith George Alexander, Esther Iverem, and Armond White. The Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria Queens is hosting a tribute to St. Clair Bourne who made the films, MAKING "DO THE RIGHT THING" and LET THE CHURCH SAY AMEN. It will be held at 2:00 pm on Sunday, February 10th. For more information, please visit the webpage of the Museum.http://frif.com/weblog/2008/01/tribute-to-st.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (First Run /)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242257.post-9160527205642298421Mon, 17 Dec 2007 17:22:00 +00002007-12-17T12:26:28.377-05:00newscinema studiesanthropologySt. Clair Bourne dies at age 64The director of MAKING "DO THE RIGHT THING" passed away on Saturday following complications from surgery. More information is available at indiewire.http://frif.com/weblog/2007/12/st.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (First Run /)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242257.post-2571515518129204193Thu, 29 Nov 2007 20:16:00 +00002007-11-29T15:41:10.513-05:00newsawardsacademic conferencescinema studiesanthropologyFirst Run / Icarus Films at the AAA's Annual Conference Film SeriesThe American Anthropological Association's Society of Visual Anthropologists are holding their annual conference from November 28 - December 2, 2007. THE FACE OF EVIL, EVERYTHING'S FINE, INSIDE OUT, CAN'T DO IT IN EUROPE, and JUSTICE AT AGADEZ will all be screened over the course of the conference, with EVERYTHING'S FINE and http://frif.com/weblog/2007/11/first-run-icarus-films-at-aaas-annual.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (First Run /)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242257.post-4146955949521311937Thu, 15 Nov 2007 20:43:00 +00002007-11-15T16:00:18.685-05:00Los AngelestheatricalChilenew releasespatricio guzmanSALVADOR ALLENDE at Laemmle's Grande 4-Plex in L. A. Patricio Guzmán's (The Battle of Chile) new film tells the story of Salvador Allende, from his youth in Valparaiso and his early career, to his presidency of Chile and death during the coup of September 11, 1973. It is the film that Andrew O'Hehir of salon.com called, "A haunting exploration of the Allende paradox... deserves to be widely seen.http://frif.com/weblog/2007/11/salvador-allende-to-play-at-laemmles.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (First Run /)