What’s Up?! The Short Film Life with a touch of Feature

Chadwick Boseman, aka Thurgood Marshall for the next several weeks is a remarkably versatile actor. We know him in ‘42′, he was also one of my favorite characters in the movie Draft Day. It’s not a movie about the infamous Brown v Board litigation but in fact begins in 1941 with a very controversial case where the then young Thurgood Marshall was not allowed to argue the case in the courtroom.

Reggie Hudlin, the gifted director whose first movie was House Party, has delivered a unique and thoughtful film. The cast is amazing and includes Kate Hudson, Josh Gad and Sterling K Brown. It opens Friday, October 13th! Look for it!

Chicago International Film Festival

The festival opens today! And, it’s opening feature is the movie Marshall. This years festival, it’s 53rd year will be chock full of feature films from around the world, industry days for the ‘working filmmaker, film enthusiast crowd’ and a rich roster of short film. itsashort.com is there for the shorts…but we are not going to miss the amazing moments of opening night which include Chdwick Boseman and Reggie Hudlin in attendance.

Festivals This Week!

Festivals opening this week around the country too many to count. There are 3 in Chicago and hundreds around the country. Check your local listings…and support these artists. Two favorites this time of year are Heartland Film Festival and Mill Valley Film Festival. We are excited about the Austin Film festival and a hidden gem Hells Half Mile Film Fest which ran September 28- October 1, 2017.

Itsashort.com

There’s lots going on! The FirstGlance online short film contest launched this week, check it out the shorts are amazing. Watch and vote for your favorite everyday! We would like to introduce you to one of our blogging partners. She is interested in supporting crowdfunding efforts for short film and feature length film. The blog is Tinsel and Tine and here’s the story and the offer:

This summer, a Crowd Funding Campaign for a short film by a Philly filmmaker came to my attention and I decided to reach out and help to promote her Indiegogo Campaign via T&T’s social media platforms and site. Here’s the link – http://www.tinseltine.com/2017/09/crowdfunding-campaign-highlight-for.html  I’d like to think my efforts helped to drive some donating traffic; at any rate, she made her goal.  I’ve decided I’d like this to be an ongoing feature, to choose an upcoming Crowd Funding Campaign and help promote it.  I need at least a 2 week lead time before the campaign is set to begin.