Long Island International Film Expo Explained

The Long Island International Film Expo
Location:Bellmore, New York, US
Language:International
Website:http://www.longislandfilm.com/

The Long Island International Film Expo, founded in 1997 by Nassau County Film Office Director, Debra Markowitz. The festival generally receives between 400 and 450 submissions every year [1] In 2009, 170 films from 23 countries were screened at the festival.[2] Ed Burns, director of films such as The Brothers McMullen and Newlyweds was awarded a Creative Achievement Award during the 2011 festival.[3] The festival hosts several panels on film distribution, screenwriting, and other relevant industry topics.[4]

Past festival attendees include Steve Buscemi (Trees Lounge, Armageddon), William Baldwin (Backdraft), Edie Falco (The Sopranos, Judy Berlin), Karen Allen (Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Perfect Storm), Ralph Macchio (The Outsiders, The Karate Kid), William Sadler (The Shawshank Redemption), Robert Vaughn (The Man from U.N.C.L.E.), Tony Lo Bianco (The French Connection), Sean Young (Blade Runner), Gianni Russo (The Godfather), Ed Burns (Saving Private Ryan), Ally Sheedy (The Breakfast Club), Cathy Moriarty (Raging Bull), Ed Asner (The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Up), Larry Romano (A Bronx Tale), Robert Clohessy (Blue Bloods), Phyllis Somerville (Little Children, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button), Anthony Rapp (Rent, ), James Naughton (Planet of the Apes) and others.[5]

Notable films that have screened at the festival include The Hotel Manor Inn (1997), Billy's Balloon (1998), Falling Sky (1998), The Hunter's Moon (1999),[6] The Waiting Game (1999), The Pirates of Central Park (2001),[7] L.I.E. (2001), Returning Mickey Stern (2002), Malevolence (2003), Dorian Blues (2004), The Conscientious Objector (2004), The Insurgents (2006), Knocking (2006), (2007),[8] Anytown (2009), Eat Me! (2009),[9] Failing Better Now (2009),[10] As If I Am Not There (2010), Bereavement (2010),[11] Dimensions (2011), Strings (2011),[12] Broadway's Finest (2012),[13] Junction (2012), Theresa Is a Mother (2012), The Human Race (2013), Naked (2013),[14] The Puritans (2013), Bridge and Tunnel (2014),[15] The David Dance (2014),[16] The Historian (2014), Tom in America (2014), Detours (2016), The Hollow (2016),[17] Red (2016), Whoever Was Using This Bed (2016), (Romance) in the Digital Age (2017), The Valley (2017), Pickings (2018), Abigail (2019),[18] After Class (2019), Bone Cage (2020), Manasanamaha (2020) and Tango Shalom (2021).

2011 films

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2020 edition

The 2020 edition of the festival, which was originally scheduled to take place from July 10–16, 2020, was postponed to September 30-October 8, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The opening and closing nights, along with select screening blocks and the awards ceremony, took place virtually, while some blocks were presented as drive-in screenings at the Samanea New York Market in Uniondale.[22]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Many Returnees at Long Island International Film Expo. Aileen. Jacobson. The New York Times. 3 July 2010.
  2. Web site: LI International Film Expo goes global, stays local.
  3. Web site: LI Film Expo unreels a world of movies.
  4. Web site: Long Island International Film Expo 2010 | Long Island Press . 2012-01-26 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120906092957/http://www.longislandpress.com/2010/07/08/long-island-international-film-expo-returns-to-bellmore/ . 2012-09-06 .
  5. Web site: Long Island International Film Expo - an FFW festival profile . 2012-01-26 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120121025047/http://www.filmfestivalworld.com/festival/Long_Island_International_Film_Expo/ . 2012-01-21 .
  6. News: Delatiner . Barbara . Filmmakers' Time To Shine at Festivals . The New York Times . July 18, 1999. .
  7. Web site: Long Island International Film Expo 2001 - Official Selections . Long Island International Film Expo . Long Island Film/TV Foundation . 29 September 2021 . Long Island, New York . ...a contemporary adaptation of the early Twentieth Century short story ... by Lord Dunsany. Told through the eyes of three New York City kids whose thirst for power and adventure lead them to pursue a career as modern day pirates in the City’s famous Central Park. Directed by Rob Farber ... screenwritten by Daniel Weitzman ... produced by Adam Stone..
  8. Web site: July 19, 2005 . Long Island International Film Expo 2005 Official Selections . July 10, 2020 . Long Island Film Expo.
  9. Web site: Long Island International Film Expo . 2009-06-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100526170625/http://liifilmexpo.org/sections/films09/Eaters.html . 2010-05-26 . dead .
  10. Web site: 2009 Winners. 2 July 2020.
  11. Web site: Long Island International Film Expo. September 23, 2010. https://archive.today/20120710161936/http://liifilmexpo.org/sections/films10/Bereavement.html. July 10, 2012. dead.
  12. Web site: 'Strings' to Debut at Bellmore Movies on Sunday - Bellmore, NY Patch . Bellmore.patch.com . 2011-07-09 . 2011-10-26.
  13. Web site: 2012 Winners. Liifilmexpo.org. 2013-04-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20130203065918/http://liifilmexpo.org/sections/archives_pastselections/winners2012.html. 2013-02-03. dead.
  14. Web site: 16th Annual Long Island International Film Expo: And the Winners Are.... Long Island International Film Expo. 19 February 2014.
  15. News: Mansmann. Julie. Bellmore rolls out the red carpet for LIIFE. 19 August 2014. Long Island Herald. July 23, 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160112162717/http://liherald.com/stories/Bellmore-rolls-out-the-red-carpet-for-LIIFE%2C56471?page=2&content_source=. 12 January 2016.
  16. http://longislandfilm.com/2016-liife-nominees-winners/ "WINNERS AND NOMINEES – 2016 (LONG ISLAND INTERNATIONAL FILM EXPO) LIIFE"
  17. Web site: Tech and Special Awards – Long Island International Film Expo (LIIFE) 2016. Longislandfilm.com. 2017-06-07.
  18. Web site: East Meadow filmmaker nominated for three awards at local festival. Brian. Stieglitz. 2020-10-12. Herald Community Newspapers. 22 September 2020 . en.
  19. Web site: The complete Long Island International Film Expo schedule at the Bellmore Movies | L&M Publications - Merrick Life • Bellmore Life • Freeport-Baldwin Leader • Wantagh-Seaford Citizen . 2012-01-26 . dead . https://archive.today/20120711045803/http://merricklife.com/issue/july-8-2011/article/the-complete-long-island-international-film-expo-schedule-at-the-bellmore-movies . 2012-07-11 .
  20. Web site: Long Island International Film Expo (2018). IMDb.
  21. Web site: Central TX movie STRINGS is official Long Island International Film Expo selection. Centanni. Communications. PRLog.
  22. Web site: Stony Brook Film Festival postponed.

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