“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 […]

Austin, We Love Ya!

As I mentioned in an earlier post, the opportunity to expand our Film Industry Bash‘s to other geographic locations has been an eye-opening experience. This past week, we broke the seal on Austin, TX. In case you are unaware, Austin is a force to be reckoned with as it quickly gains recognition as one of […]

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 […]

ACEFEST Makes MovieMaker Magazine’s Top 25 of 2010!

The Spring 2010 issue of MovieMaker has hit the shelves and they’ve named ACEFEST one of the TOP 25 FILM FESTIVALS WORTH THE ENTRY FEE! We couldn’t be more honored or humbled by this recognition. It’s an achievement marking 4 years of putting our filmmakers first and never wavering from our original mission of curating, […]

ACEFEST Expands Industry Parties to New Markets

ACEFEST, Manhattan’s beloved annual grassroots film festival, whose mission is to cultivate, promote and preserve American independent cinema and encourage networking among its followers, is kicking-off its fourth season with industry parties in three major cities: Los Angeles, Austin and, of course, New York City. (more…)

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