.Catherine Mack's 'Passenger'.
Tropfest has unveiled its 2017 lineup, and for the first time in the festival's 25 year history, half of the finalists are women..
Last year, the festival came under fire for having only one female finalist.(Angela McCormack for her film,.Tay Man). Tropfest founder and director John Polson called for more women to enter.the fest, pointing out that the number of female entrants (and not just female finalists) had traditionally hovered around the 20 per cent mark..
In June, as Tropfest announced a switch to a not-for-profit business model, it also promised the festival would have.a stronger focus on attracting female filmmakers.
Polson called the calibre of films submitted for 2017's festival .outstanding. and noted it was wonderful to see entrants reflecting a range of diversity and gender..
.Over the past 12 months, we.ve made a major effort to attract women to enter Tropfest.—.with help from...
Tropfest has unveiled its 2017 lineup, and for the first time in the festival's 25 year history, half of the finalists are women..
Last year, the festival came under fire for having only one female finalist.(Angela McCormack for her film,.Tay Man). Tropfest founder and director John Polson called for more women to enter.the fest, pointing out that the number of female entrants (and not just female finalists) had traditionally hovered around the 20 per cent mark..
In June, as Tropfest announced a switch to a not-for-profit business model, it also promised the festival would have.a stronger focus on attracting female filmmakers.
Polson called the calibre of films submitted for 2017's festival .outstanding. and noted it was wonderful to see entrants reflecting a range of diversity and gender..
.Over the past 12 months, we.ve made a major effort to attract women to enter Tropfest.—.with help from...
- 1/25/2017
- by Jackie Keast
- IF.com.au
The eighth annual New York City Popfest is underway as it continues to bring to light indie bands to people all over the city. Bands from all over the world are invited to join in on this four day event, from May 28th to May 31st.
The fest will prove to be a great hit as there are over 25 bands coming to perform at this year’s event. Bands from New York to California and as far as Spain and Japan are all signed on to come perform. Having such a large selection, it’s only fair we go into detail about each one.
New York City-based bands:
Beverly – Drew Citron and Frankie Rose came together to make their debut LP “Careers” in July 2014 on Kanine Records, and were later joined by Jamie Ingalls (of Chairlift), Caitlin Frame (Frame), and Scott Rosenthal (Class Actress/The Beets). With a band full of guitars,...
The fest will prove to be a great hit as there are over 25 bands coming to perform at this year’s event. Bands from New York to California and as far as Spain and Japan are all signed on to come perform. Having such a large selection, it’s only fair we go into detail about each one.
New York City-based bands:
Beverly – Drew Citron and Frankie Rose came together to make their debut LP “Careers” in July 2014 on Kanine Records, and were later joined by Jamie Ingalls (of Chairlift), Caitlin Frame (Frame), and Scott Rosenthal (Class Actress/The Beets). With a band full of guitars,...
- 5/28/2015
- by Catherina Gioino
- Nerdly
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