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04/03/2024

Absolutely thrilled to hear that BLUE HOUR from the brilliant up and coming J.D. Shields and produced by our founder Lauren Avinoam alongside Diana Ward, Maya Korn [Generously EP'd by the phenomenal Katie Leary] took home yet another award form the festival circuit! Thank you Durango Independent Film Festival jury for this wonderful honor. Women In Film

14/04/2021

One of our favorite fests, Sarasota Film Festival is set for their 23rd birthday!

Thrilled to see that LA Publicity clients BROKEN SIGNALS and Shtetlers will make their Florida debuts at this wonderful fest!

Thank you Sarasota, Florida, excited to share these special films with you!

Sarasota, FL (April 9, 2021) – The Sarasota Film Festival (SFF) announced today Roadside Pictures’ documentary RITA MORENO: JUST A GIRL WHO DECIDED TO GO FOR IT as the festival’s Opening Night Film on April 30, 2021. Bleecker Street’s DREAM HORSE be featured as the festival’s Closing Night...

28/01/2021

Check out this special piece about the Laurel Branch Prize winning Shtetlers by Kveller.com which took the Russian Film Week by storm this week.

For many American Jews, when we hear the word “shtetl,” our minds immediately turn to Fiddler on the Roof. The 1964 hit Broadway musical and 1971 film is set in Anatevka, a fictional shtetl that depicts an insular, homogenous community in Ukraine in 1905. It’s no surprise that the story of Tev...

09/09/2020

Learn more about the upcoming screening of Shtetlers at Calgary International Film Festival - CIFF right here:

Surviving WWII, small tight-knit Jewish communities in the former Soviet Union clung to the old religion, language, and craft until very recently.

09/09/2020

Here at LA Publicity we are big fans of programmer extraordinaire, Brian Owens from his days as Artistic Director at Nashville Film Festival to his new post as the Artistic Director of Calgary International Film Festival - CIFF!

Check out this incredible lineup, featuring our very own, Katya Ustinova's Shtetlers.

The wait is finally over! The full CIFF 2020 lineup is HERE! 🤩

With 175+ films announced, from award season heavy-hitters and can't-miss docs to the return of Music on Screen and Late Show sections, CIFF 2020 has something for everyone.⭐

Tickets go on sale September 10 at 10 a.m. MST (unless you're a Friends With Benefits member!) so don't forget to get a head start by purchasing your ticket bundles today.

Explore the full lineup 👉 www.ciffcalgary.ca/browse/2020/

31/08/2020

https://dcshorts20.eventive.org/

14/08/2020

We are thrilled to have two clients headed to the wonderful DC Shorts International Film Festival (less than one month away!)

Congrats to Joe Bilancio and the wonderful team on this years selections. And stay tuned for their official announcement!

We're just 10 days away August 17, when tickets go on sale for the DC Shorts International Film Festival​'s All Online 2020 Edition!
This year's festival

DC Shorts International is Thursday, Sept 10, to Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020. Moving online this year, the festival will showcase 163 short films from 34 countries and six continents in 20 showcases.

The festival will include a Juried Awards presented at the virtual Filmmaker Awards Brunch on Sunday, Sept. 13, and the Audience Awards with online voting from Sept 10, through September 18, when the six winners will be announced. The 2020 festival also includes the Screenplay Competition with a live virtual table read and a $2,000 prize, Filmmaker Talkbacks, panel discussions on topics such as 'Diversity in Filmmaking,' and ‘Writers on Writing’ with C. Jay Cox (Sweet Home Alabama), as well as the FREE Filmmaker Workshops we make available each year for aspiring filmmakers of all levels.

Tickets for the 20 showcases will be on sale beginning August 17, with individual showcase tickets selling for $12, and All Access passes (every showcase) selling for $75.

More details coming soon - Happy Friday!

28/07/2020

Congratulations to our friend and client Katya Ustinova on the recent announcement of her soon to be World Premiere of Shtetlers at the prestigious RHODE ISLAND INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL.

Logline:
The last hat maker, the last tailor and the last rabbi are among the few original inhabitants of the shtetls - vanishing settlements where Jews and non-Jews lived together for centuries.

For inquiries / bookings please DM.

28/07/2020

The festival world is shifting dramatically during this Coronavirus Pandemic. Thanks to IndieWire for this comprehensive list of closures, online festivals and rescheduled dates.

A constantly updated list of the festivals and markets that are adapting their plans to the coronavirus pandemic.