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TCFF19: DAY 3+4 Reviews: Greywood’s Plot + Documentaries: The Truth About Marriage & Salvage
It’s already Day 4 at TCFF! Well, time sure flies when you’re having fun! Here’s a video recap from Saturday, courtesy of TCFF’s awesome media producers Ellie Drews & Kirstie House: https://vimeo.com/367401324 Greywood’s Plot Greywood’s Plot, directed by MN-based director Josh Stifter (whom Ruth interviewed for his film The Good Exorcist), is a fantastically fun and ... Read more
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TCFF19: DAY 2 Recap + Reviews: Well-Groomed doc | Black Hat + Misdirection (short)
Hi everyone, it’s Ruth, the official blogger. It’s another gorgeous Autumn day for the second day of TCFF! It’s an extra special day for me as the short film I helped produced last year, MASTER SERVANT was screened last under under the ALL THE WRONG PLACES short block, which was sold out! In fact, TCFF ... Read more
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TCFF19: DAY 1 Recap + WORKING MAN (2019) review
Hi everyone, it’s Ruth, the official blogger. So it begins!! Today is the start of Twin Cities Film Fest’s 10th Anniversary… the first of eleven-day film festivities descends upon Kerasotes ShowPlace ICON Theatres at The Shops at West End. Thankfully our opening night happens to be on a lovely Autumn evening, the sun hasn’t set ... Read more
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2019 TCFF Film Grid
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: TWIN CITIES FILM FEST UNVEILS 2019 LINEUP
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Brianna Morel Allied Global Marketing bmorel@alliedglobalmarketing.com TWIN CITIES FILM FEST UNVEILS 2019 LINEUP, FEATURING 100+ PREMIERES AND CRITICALLY-ACCLAIMED AWARD SEASON FAVORITES; OPENING NIGHT TO CELEBRATE LAUDED TORONTO WINNER JOJO RABBIT & ACADEMY AWARD NOMINEE TALIA SHIRE More than 60 percent of 2019 program driven by female filmmakers; ... Read more
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Minnesota Shorts Showcase
Come and celebrate the Minnesota film community! Join us for a compilation of outstanding Minnesota connected short films. This is your opportunity to not only see some great films, but meet the filmmakers, cast and crew and learn more about the films. 6:30pm Red Carpet Interviews and Photos with filmmakers, cast & crew 7:30pm Screening ... Read more
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TCFF Filmmaker Testimonials
On behalf of Talia, Peter, and the Working Man team, I want to thank you all for your hospitality in the Twin Cities and for making last night’s screening a success. Such a fantastic, engaged audience. (Great questions, Bill!) The additional assistance with transportation, lodging and publicity was also greatly appreciated. Many thanks for looking ... Read more
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TCFF Announces 2018 Award Winners
TWIN CITIES FILM FEST ANNOUNCES 2018 AWARD WINNERS; ‘GREEN BOOK,’ ‘WHO WILL WRITE OUR HISTORY?,’ ‘CLAIRE MEANS WELL,’ JON HEDER TAKE HOME TOP HONORS Following accolades in Toronto, Peter Farrelly’s drama tops TCFF’s 2018 winners. Twin Cities audiences honor local productions “The Lumber Baron” & “small town ROBOT” alongside the electrifying documentary “United Skates” St. ... Read more
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2018 TCFF Closing Night Celebration and Awards Ceremony
Here is your opportunity to relax and celebrate a successful festival and meet some of the winners. We’ll be giving out the Best of Fest, Indie Vision and Audience Awards. It’s a free event and open to the public. Date – Saturday, October 27th Time – Celebration : 7pm-Midnight Awards Ceremony – 10:30pm (approximately) Location ... Read more
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TCFF Announces 2018 Award Finalists
St. Louis Park, MN (October 25, 2018) – The Twin Cities Film Fest unveiled more than 30 finalists for top awards Thursday. Among the top contenders for Best Feature Film are the new Barry Jenkins drama “If Beale Street Could Talk,” Peter Farrelly’s “Green Book,” which recently won the People’s Choice Award at the ... Read more
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TCFF 2018 Indie Film Spotlight: THE BEST PEOPLE & Interview w/ writer Selina Ringel
BLOG POST BY RUTH MARAMIS FlixChatter.net We’re on a roll! Today we’ve got yet another insights into an indie film screening at TCFF. This time we’re featuring the writer of The Best People, Selina Ringel, a solid dramedy our reviewer calls ‘a must-see at TCFF.’ An emotional roller-coaster in the best possible way, it’s a story ... Read more
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TCFF 2018 Indie Film Spotlight: LEZ BOMB & Interview w/ writer/director Jenna Laurenzo
BLOG POST BY RUTH MARAMIS FlixChatter.net Year after year, Twin Cities Film Fest supports women filmmakers, as well as LGBTQ-friendly films. Lez Bomb is written and directed by a woman, Jenna Laurenzo, who also stars in the film, talk about a triple threat! It’s also one of the few indie films playing at TCFF that ... Read more
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TCFF 2018 MN Film Spotlight: AMERICAN TENDER & interview w/ filmmaker C.J. Renner + lead actor Frank Foster-Bolton
BLOG POST BY RUTH MARAMIS FlixChatter.net I’m thrilled that I get to see not one but TWO films by talented filmmaker C.J. Renner this year. Earlier this Summer, TCFF showed the gangster thriller GUNN as part of their Insider Series in June. This time, C.J. and his longtime producing collaborator Sasha Michelle come up with another ... Read more
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TCFF 2018 Film Spotlight: SAVING FLORA & interview with writer/director Mark Taylor
BLOG POST BY RUTH MARAMIS FlixChatter.net Since we’ve past the halfway mark of the Twin Cities Film Fest, I think I have seen enough movies to indicate which ones have been my favorites. Well, Saving Flora is definitely one of those that I thoroughly enjoyed and I can see myself watching again! Thank you Mark ... Read more
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2018 TCFF Reviews – Belong To Us + Through The Windmill documentary
BLOG POST BY RUTH MARAMIS FlixChatter.net We’ve actually past the halfway mark for TCFF 2018! Wow, where has the time go? I can’t thank my blogging team enough for helping with the reviews and interviews! Special shout out to Holly Peterson for today’s pair of reviews! We’ve got a family film that’s in keeping with ... Read more
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2018 TCFF Reviews – Across The Waters and The Testament
BLOG POST BY RUTH MARAMIS FlixChatter.net We’re almost the halfway point of TCFF 2018 and today we’ve got a pair of reviews of two powerful, beautifully-told WWII-themed films. Thank you Twin Cities Jewish Film Festival for sponsoring both films! Reviews by Holly Peterson … ACROSS THE WATERS (Fuglene Over Sundet) Director: Nicolo Donato Writers: Per Daumiller, ... Read more
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TCFF 2018 Indie Film Spotlight: RICH KIDS & interview w/ filmmaker Laura Somers
BLOG POST BY RUTH MARAMIS FlixChatter.net One of the things I love most about blogging for Twin Cities Film Fest is getting the opportunity to see so many indie gems, as well as insights about making them from the filmmakers themselves. Filmmaker Laura Somers has been such a personal inspiration to me as a newbie ... Read more
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TCFF 2018 Indie Film Spotlight: NOAH WISE & Interview w/ writer/director Ben Zuckert
BLOG POST BY RUTH MARAMIS FlixChatter.net The best part about attending film festivals is you get to see indie gems you normally won’t be able to see on the big screen. Twin Cities Film Fest celebrates indie films and indie filmmakers from all over the globe. And TCFF loves alumni! Ben Zuckert is back to ... Read more
