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“Big City Big Dreams” This Friday in NYC!

“BIG CITY BIG DREAMS” The Entertainment Industry Social Event of the Year Official Opening Night After-Party of ACEFEST 2010 Friday, August 20th 9pm – 4am Don’t miss out on this incredible opportunity to meet, mix & mingle with rising stars in the Entertainment Industry at one of Manhattan’s most-exclusive private lounges, Luxe! This is your […]

AM NY Restarts the Coney Island Conversation

The cover page of today’s AM NY newspaper is a testament to the potential future of our beloved Coney Island. The area’s revitalization has been an on again-off again hot topic for years and the conversation appears to be back on the table. The waning days of summer are always bittersweet on Coney Island. But […]

Time to Play!

I thought it would be appropriate to introduce our readers to a world that was completely foreign to me a month ago – designer toys. It was late June and we were putting the finishing touches on our 2010 program. Just a few hours before we planned on notifying the selected filmmakers, a lonely envelope […]

‘Earthwork’ Trailer Featured on /Film

/Film (slashfilm.com) is a daily destination for countless cinema fans and just so happens to serve as my personal movie trailer resource. You can imagine my excitement to find ACEFEST‘s very own ‘Earthwork‘ trailer featured last week! And for the record, /Film’s review of the trailer would translate perfectly to a review of the full-length […]

June 25th Film Industry Bash Recap

Well, this party just may have been our best yet! Over 200 film industry professionals gathered at the exclusive Luxe Lounge in the Midtown-West area of Manhattan for an evening of mixing, mingling and bowling (yes… BOWLING!) We’ve received excellent feedback about the venue, quality of guests, music and atmosphere. No matter what club we […]

Going Mobile with filmmaking

Let’s face it.  At least 65 percent of the planet owns some kind of mobile device – cell phone, portable music player, GPS navigator etc… and  mobile  technology is becoming smaller, faster and, well…mobile-er.  Because of this, 25 percent of cell phone users world-wide have used their devices to shoot video.  Most of these videos […]

Film Locations Trade Show Recap

Each year, AFCI holds a Locations Trade Show in Santa Monica. Regardless of the production industry’s recent slump, this event beams a ray of light on the future of filmmaking. The 25th annual event brought in just as many exhibitors and visitors as ever before, showcasing hundreds of exciting locations around the world including Kentucky, […]

Case Study: Splinterheads

This is the first in a series of case studies I plan to do on creative independent film marketing. One of our esteemed ACEFEST Judges, Brant Sersen, wrote and directed a star-studded film entitled ‘Splinterheads‘ this past year. For their theatrical premiere in New York City, the ‘Splinterheads’ took over Union Square for the entire […]

NYC Party Wrap-Up

Well, we’ve finally recovered from Thursday’s NYC Film Industry Party at Amnesia Nightclub. It was a huge success! We’ve received quite a bit of positive feedback as well as significant interest in another party already. I do, however, want to candidly rant for a moment about some things we weren’t entirely pleased with. Throughout the […]

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