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Showtime’s acclaimed series Brotherhood has been picked up for a third season and will continue to be shot on location in Rhode Island.  “Brotherhood has employed over 300 local full-time crew members and produced more than 225 speaking roles for local actors, along with approximately 3,000 extra and walk-on roles” in the previous two seasons, according to Steven Feinberg, executive director of the read more...

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Actors Mick Hoegen and Fran Richmond, co-chairs of the Boston AFTRA/SAG Independent Film Committee (a sub-committee of the Boston AFTRA/SAG Organizing Committee) will take questions on breaking into the indie film scene as an actor at a free discussion on January 8th, 7 pm, at the Borders book store in Providence Place.   Hosted by Toni Pennacchia of spoileralertradio.com and Adam Short, RIIFF's producing director.   

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LA-based York Entertainment has secured worldwide distribution rights on Willow’s Way, a sci-fi feature shot entirely in Maine by DiBacco Films.  Specifics on the release are forthcoming.  Meanwhile visit www.willowswaythemovie.com. 

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The 19th annual Boston Jewish Film Festival runs November 1-11 in Boston and Brookline.  Films with local ties include the world premiere of The Powder & the Glory by Ann Carol Grossman and Arnie Reisman; a sneak preview of At Home in Utopia by Michal Goldman (founder of both The Boston Jewish Film Festival and The Filmmakers Collaborative); read more...

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With the help of NewEnglandFilm team members Michele Meek and Erin Trahan, among others, The Independent is back! Check out the new site and if you don't already have an account (all past AIVF members and subscribers will automatically have one), create one and subscribe!

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Amy Geller and Gerald Perry are breathing in Rocky Mountain air at the Telluride Film Festival (August 31-September 3).  But that’s not all.  They’re also screening a work-in-progress of their feature doc, For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism.  Read daily updates at read more...

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NewEnglandFilm turns 10 years old in September! Founder and publisher Michele Meek started the site to unite a regional community around independent film. In addition to keeping tabs on the most up-to-date indie happenings, NewEnglandFilm.com houses an online archive of the community’s activities from the last decade. Check out the growing list of read more...

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The Maine International Film Festival (MIFF) revs up this month on July 13-22 with a vast array of New England filmmakers. Among them are Dave Poole, director of I am a Pig not Pork. It’s short, animated, and was produced in Maine. There’s Face Dance, a feature docu-comedy by Maine’s own Topper and Cornelia Carew. This read more...

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Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick and fellow state legislators announced notable changes to the current production tax credit legislation.  The legislation will remove the cap on tax credit and raise the percentage of the employment credit to 25 percent. The bill also expands the definition of motion picture to include "digital media project" and lowers the eligibility read more...

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The Independent Film Festival of Boston kicked off on April 25th for its sixth year of parties, panels, and premieres.  The festival continues through May 1st.  Visit www.iffboston.org.

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Soul Sister, with Rahman Oladigbolu as director and Ken Willinger as cinematographer, has started production this spring south of Boston. The film is about the friendship that develops between an African American woman and an African immigrant. For more information visit read more...

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The Martha’s Vineyard Film Society announced plans for a Green Film Night on Saturday, March 3rd, at 7:30 pm. The Film Society, in cooperation with The Vineyard Energy Project, Vineyard Conservation Society and Island Grown Initiative will present a number of films and discussions on the topics of alternative energy, design, and sustainable growth relevant to island read more...

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The Association of Independent Video & Filmmakers (AIVF) which closed its doors back in July 2006 has selected an organization, Independent Media Publications, to take over future publication of The Independent magazine.  The new publishing team includes Co-Founder and Publisher of NewEnglandFilm.com Michele Meek. For more information, visit read more...

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Two projects produced in association with the Center for Independent Documentary will be broadcast in January on the PBS series Independent Lens -- Twisted (Laurel Chiten, producer) and A Fish Story (Tim Gallagher and Courtney Hayes, producers). read more...

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The local independent film Solitaire is currently in pre-production.  The film is scheduled to star Jason Acuña, Dirk Benedict, Laura Bertram, Rae Dawn Chong, among others and has a listed budget of $250,000.  For more information, visit read more...

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On Thursday evening, November 2nd, many of the states top film and commercials producers, technicians, and talent will convene at the Boston University Photonics Center to get the latest on the MA Film Office, Massachusetts Production Coalition read more...

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The award winning documentary film, My Country, My Country screens at MFA Boston on October 4 at 8:15 pm and airs as part of PBS P.O.V. on October 25 (check local listings).  The film, produced by Laura Poitras and Jocelyn Glazer, follows the story of Dr. Riyadh, an Iraqi medical doctor, father of six, and Sunni political candidate in Iraq's January 2005 elections.

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The Independent Film Festival of Boston is co-presenting the theatrical release of the hit of indie film of the festival circuit, Four Eyed Monsters. It will play every Thursday night in September at the Somerville Theatre at 7:30 pm. For more information, visit read more...

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Not A Photograph: The Mission of Burma Story directed by David Kleiler, Jr. & Jeff Iwanicki has its NY premiere this month at Lincoln Center as part of Play It Lou: RockDocs 2006.  The film screens on Saturday, August 5th at 6pm and Thursday, August 10th at 9pm.  For more information, read more...