Doug and Scout Purdy’s PILGRIM heals the heart through a daughter and father’s journey in the mountains
Pilgrim, new indie film by Doug and Scout Purdy, a father and daughter’s emotional journey
The 2019 Naples International Film Festival has tropical red carpet featuring honoree Joey Pants
However, NIFF has another secret weapon that makes it unique and a must stop for a filmmaker (if they can get accepted into the lineup) in the midst of their film festival tour: The Artis—Naples duo of CEO and President Kathleen van Bergen, and Executive Vice President, Artistic Operations David Filner. And let me add some context here: I worked for a number of years as the Senior Publicist for the Film Society of Lincoln Center (and all of heir film festivals and events like NYFF, New Directors, the Chaplin Gala, etc.). During the 5 years I was there, I think I saw the top guy at Lincoln Center once, possibly twice, and both were at – I kid you not – ribbon cutting ceremonies. That was it. There just wasn’t that kind of connection with the overarching ARTS umbrella organization.
FILMS GONE WILD: Why You Need to Get With The Program and Have a Proper Red Carpet at Your Film Festival
Anyone that knows me at all, or my history, knows about one of the primary things I do for a living, etc. would likely think it was fightin’ words if someone legitimately asked me, “What’s the point of having a red carpet at a film festival?”
FILMS GONE WILD: What is your film worth? An Indie The Ladies of the House — Let’s not ask Best Buy or Netflix to answer that question
I can’t imagine Francis Ford Coppola standing in front of a Best Buy bin while wearing an old-timey change belt or fanny pack and taking a couple dollars at a time for his GODFATHER films. So why should I do that with my next epic (because it will TOTALLY be an an epic, I’m telling you)?
FILM FESTIVAL NEWS: Brooke and Doug Purdy’s QUALITY PROBLEMS delights and touches hearts during Los Angeles premiere at New Filmmakers L.A. on December 16
Brooke and Doug Purdy’s comedy/drama hybrid about a couple managing her reoccurrence of breast cancer at the same time her father is on the decline with Alzheimer’s and possibly most alarmingly, their daughter has an all-important 8th birthday party coming up, made its Los Angeles premiere at NewFilmmakers L.A. on Saturday, December 16.
10 MOST RECENT FILMS WATCHED: Indie Memphis, NewFilmmakers L.A., a benefit, the theater, VOD, and DVD – movies coming from all over the place from Films Gone Wild
This one includes the last couple of films I caught at Indie Memphis, the L.A. Premiere of QUALITY PROBLEMS at New Filmmakers L.A., a benefit screening of FERRIS BUELLER to benefit my friend, and Dallas’s legendary personality Devin Pike, some eclectic choices on VOD and DVD, the first holiday movie, and the irony of watching Chris Nolan’s totally shot in film DUNKIRK on a plane as I headed home from Los Angeles.
FILM FESTIVAL NEWS: Brooke Purdy and Colette Freedman ‘s QUALITY PROBLEMS Closes The Women Texas Film Festival’s red carpet with plenty of “Quality” talent as the fest closed things out with a lot of fun
The Closing Night red carpet for the Women Texas Film Festival was as energetic, eclectic, and fun as the headlining film, QUALITY PROBLEMS. Writer, director, star, Brooke Purdy and producer Colette Freedman set the tone for WTxFF’s big finale evening that included films from representing all sections and genres at the festival: documentaries, comedy, drama, horror, etc., you name it – the women that made it were on that carpet.
FILM FESTIVAL NEWS: Brooke and Doug Purdy ’s QUALITY PROBLEMS leads awards at The Women Texas Film Festival wraps up 2nd edition with awards brunch filled with emotion and laughs
Brooke and Doug Purdy’s QUALITY PROBLEMS took home the award for Best Feature Film, Maja Aro’s HOODS received the nod as Best Short Film, and Siena Pinney, the director of the short film, POSSIBILITY, was honored as this year’s Filmmaker to Watch.
10 MOST RECENT FILMS WATCHED: Brooke Purdy QUALITY PROBLEMS Tops List: This one is ALL About the Women Texas Film Festival from Films Gone Wild
Well, it kinda had to because I wanted to include each of the films I watched at the just concluded Women Texas Film Festival. That just seemed to make sense. Prior to that it were some favorites (YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN and ED WOOD), a classic I had never seen (CARMEN JONES), and the latest in state-of-the-art ass-kicking no the big screen (ATOMIC BLONDE).
FILM FESTIVAL NEWS: Savannah Bloch ‘s AND THEN THERE WAS EVE Opens The Women Texas Film Festival (WTxFF), the only full-fledged female-focused film festival in Texas announces lineup for this year’s fest
Savannah Bloch ‘s AND THEN THERE WAS EVE Opens the Women Texas Film Festival presented