Over the years, I followed film festivals that not only presented excellent programming, but found ways to focus on filmmakers. DC Independent Film Festival Annual Forum makes it their mission to find ways that will help filmmakers move forward with their works. Another establishing aspect since they are in the heart of the DC community is the "On the Hill" event, a Congressional hearing on the benefits of filmmaking to the economy. How do...
The DC Independent Film Festival Annual Forum has announced its 2026 film lineup and program, which will run Wednesday, February 11, through Monday, February 16, at theaters throughout the nation's capital. This year, sound and music are at the essence of DCIFF. “This year's festival will celebrate inspiring stories and the many sights and sounds that can meaningfully move us,” said Deirdre Evans-Pritchard, DCIFF executive director. A...
On a recent perfect fall weekend of movies+music in the Catskills during the 2016 Woodstock Film Festival, Christina Kotlar Turchyn and Yuri Turchyn are absorbed in the art of conversation sorting through a carefully chosen weekend schedule of award winning films, picking out the sounds that underscored the visually beautifully-made sights including Alexander North's Moon Music & Prelude for Rebel Citizen, a documentary on an award-winning...
