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GOTHAM SCREEN 2009 Film Festival and Screenplay ContestSubmissions for the 2009 Film Festival and Screenplay Contest are now open!FESTIVAL LINEUP 2008 - Some of the highlights of last year's lineup:Opening Night Premiere:
"Left Bank (Linkeroever)"
, Belgium 2008 - Thursday, October 30th, 7pm
starring Eline Kuppens, Matthias Schoenaerts, Marilou Mermans; Dir: Pieter Van HeesClosing Night Premiere:
"Pretty Ugly People"
, US 2008- Sunday, November 2nd, 7:30pm
starring Missi Pyle, Melissa McCarthy, Josh Hopkins, Octavia Spencer, Dir: Tate TaylorSpecial Screening:
"How To Be"
, UK 2008- Saturday, November 1st, 9pm
starring Robert Pattinson, Rebecca Pidgeon, Jeremy Hardy; Dir: Oliver IrvingAbout the Festival:The 3rd Annual GOTHAM SCREEN Film Festival and Screenplay Contest will take place at the Tribeca Cinemas in New York City, from October 20th thru 25th, 2009.Following the success of the 2008 edition, this year's event has been expanded to showcase more short and feature films during six days of screenings.
GOTHAM SCREEN presents fresh voices and perspectives from local, national and international filmmakers. The mission of the festival is to create a positive industry and audience exposure for works that would otherwise not easily get seen, and give New Yorkers a chance to see fresh, undiscovered cinema from around the US, and the world.
The GOTHAM SCREEN film festival showcases cutting-edge feature, documentary and short films from independent, first- or second-time directors as well as international releases making their East Coast or US debut.
GOTHAM SCREEN tries to connect overlooked US and international films with a discerning New York audience, with the aim of boosting both the films’ and the filmmaker’s profiles in what has become an increasingly overloaded marketplace. GOTHAM SCREEN focuses exclusively on new names and lesser known filmmaking regions. The festival aims to be truly a place for new discoveries, for both audiences and industry professionals.
The 2009 Screenplay Contest comes new with a $2,500 cash prize for the winning screenplay. In addition, excerpts from selected contest entries will be performed live by professional actors at a staged reading during the festival.? The winners of the film contest will receive valuable production software, and other production-related gifts and prizes.Submissions are now open at
www.gothamscreen.comFESTIVAL DATES: October 20 - 25, 2009
Location: Tribeca Cinemas, 54 Varick Street (at Laight), New York, NY 10013
