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PO Box 162 Newport, RI 02840 USA Street Address: 96 Second Street, Newport, RI 02840
Office: 268 Broadway, Providence, RI 02903
401/861-4445
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info@film-festival.org

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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RIIFF Poster/Image Design by Antonio Cortez

 

 

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Flickers Background Information

 


 

A Sampling of Productions Completed
or in Progress by the Flickers Arts Collaborative

 

Rhode Island International Film Festival™, produce annual statewide film festival event, 1997 - present with year round presence and sidebars. This award-winning and acclaimed event is an Academy Award qualifier in the short film division. It is also a Grammy Award-qualifier for best score. In 2003, it was cited as "One of the Top 10 Short Film Festivals in the United States." In 2006, it was hailed as one of the "Top 12 Film Festivals in the United States."

Jubilé Franco-Américain™," produce award-winning annual cultural event; create documentary w/DAT audio & video recording, 1995 - present

 

ScriptBiz™, produce intensive one-day seminar on pitching and selling a screenplay led by industry professionals, 2001 -present

 

Rhode Island Film Forum™, produce annual colloquia linking RI cities and towns addressing issues relating to working within the film industry, 1998 - present

 

RIIFF Screenplay Contest, create and produce annual competition with prizes valued at over $10,000, 1999 - present

 

Barren Branches GLBT Screenplay Competition, create and produce annual gay and lesbian competition, 2005 - present

 

New England Student Film Festival™, side-bar Festival that showcases student work from New England colleges and universities, 2005 - present

 

Roving Eye Documentary Film Festival, a month-long focus on the art of the documentary linked to regional educational institutions. Partners include Roger Williams University, the University of Rhode Island and Providence College.

 

RIIFF Third Tuesday Film Series, Courthouse Center for the Arts, Kingston, RI, featuring the best RIIFF films from each previous season, 1999 - present

 

Scholarship Endowments for students and filmmakers: The Patricia Neal Scholarship Fund, The Viola M. Marshall Fund, The Mary Rommel Fund

Jamestown Chamber Music Series, produce acclaimed Winter Music Series, 1999 - 2004

"Between Takes© ," weekly fine-arts television series, 1/87 - present (also produce daily forums with industry professionals during RIIFF)

Creative Impulse Awards, national awards program honoring the best in marketing and public relations, 2001 - present (ongoing)

KidsEye™ Summer Filmmaking Camp, hands on training for youngsters aged 9 thru 15, 1998 - present

 

KidsEye™ International Film Festival, films made by and for kids, 2000 - present

 

RI International Horror Film Festival, present October series of thrillers and classics from around the world, 2000 - present

Providence Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, yearly sidebar to RIIFF, 2000- present

Providence Jewish Film Festival, yearly sidebar to RIIFF held in conjunction with then National Center for Jrewish Film, 2001-present

• Annual RIIFF Promotional Trailer; Emmy Award winner, 2003; Nominee 2004

 

Take 1-2-3: Filmmaking with the Pros, annual master class on film production with lead industry director, 1999 - present

Merci Train Project, Museum of Work & Culture, Woonsocket, exhibit creation, multi-media development, marketing tools, 2000-present (ongoing)

 

Brooks Pharmacy Ocean State Marathon, Photograohy and promotional videos, 1998-2002

Gilgamesh, Original opera recording, demonstration tape, Music Mansion, Providence, 1998

"John Stephan: An American Artist," documentary on famed abstract expressionistic artist, 1996 - 97; gallery exhibit screening 2002

"Elaine Lorillard: The Lady is Jazz," documentary on founder of the Newport Jazz Festival, 1997 - 98

"Confidence, Competence, Community," Multiple award-winning admissions marketing video for Roger Williams University, 1998

"Music for A While" Collaborative artists presenting various classical concert series throughout the New England region, including Blithewold Mansion & Gardens, Linden Place, Christmas-in-Newport, Brown University, RISD Museum, Salve Regina University, et al., 1995 - 2005

"RWU: On the Move," Alumni Office multi-media presentation, Roger Williams University, 1995

"DoubleFeature: Classical Chamber and Film Score Music from the Golden Age of Hollywood,“ multi-media concert presentation, Brown University, 1996 (In development for radio broadcast , 2002)

"Carisimmi: Father of the Oratorio," promotion /DAT recording, The Oratorio Singers, 1995

"glassWORKS," special recording of Rhode Island musicians interpreting the music of Philip Glass, juxtaposed to the visual work of RI glass artisans. DAT Audio master, 1994-95

"Dawn - Out of Darkness, Light!" original performance piece commissioned by the Anthropsophic Society, 1994. Television Premiere, 1995

"Reflections: East Meets West," film/video festival featuring specially commissioned concert with the "Music of Ikuma Dan" and touring performance program, 1993 - present.

"groundWERX in Concert" profile of cutting-edge Rhode Island dance troupe, 1994

"The Snow Queen," video production of live performance, narrated by Academy Award winning actress, Joanne Woodward, 1992

"Music From New England: Daniel Pinkham's Advent Cantata," interview/documentary, 1993

"Places on the Stage," Trinity Repertory Company interview with actress, Lindsay Crouse, 1991

"Twelfth Night," special recording of complete production at Trinity Repertory Company; television and stage version directed by Richard Jenkins, 1993

"Cremation: A Dignified Choice for Memorialization," award-winning profile of Forest Hills Crematory, 1993

"When to Dial 911," Telephone Pioneers of America production for Boston Public Schools, 1994

"Who's Entitled to What," U.S. Department of Social Security, 1990

"Understanding and Treating Sexually Abusive Youth," Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services, 1992

"Working with Sexually Abusive Youth," N.E. Adolescent Research Institute, Inc., 1992

"Understanding Mental Illness," Massachusetts Department of Mental Health, 1993

 

"Helping People Live Better," Boston Community Services, Promotional Video, 1992

Demonstration Tapes

• RI International Film Festival, 2004 - present

• RI Horror Festival, 2005

• Merci Train, Museum of Work & Culture, 2003 - present

• Friends of the Columbus Threater, 2002 - 2004

• Ocean State Marathon, 1998 - 2002

• Groundwerx Dance Theatre, 1992, 1993
• Children's Dance Theatre, 1992
• Newport Cultural Commission, 1993
• Trinity Repertory Company, 1992, 1993

 

Public Service Announcements

• Rhode Island International Film Festival, 1998- present (and trailer)

• RI Horror Festival, 2005 - present

• Ocean State Marathon, 1998 - 2002
• Jubilé Franco-Américain, 1995 - 2002
• Trinity Repertory Company, 1990 - 1996
• Women's Resource Center, 1992
• Boston Aid to the Blind, 1992
• Groundwerx Dance Theatre, 1993, 1994
• Children's Dance Theatre, 1991, 1992
• Rhode Island Shakespeare Theatre, 1989, 1991
• Newport Cultural Commission, 1993
• Boston Community Services, 1989 - 1994
• Good Samaritan Hospice, 1990
• The Family Challenge, 1990
• Newport Maritime Arts Festival, 1993

 

 

Members of the cast and crew following the successful debut of the multi-media presentation "DoubleFeature" which premiered at Brown University, January 1996

 

 

More on the Flickers Arts Collaborative

• What is Flickers?

• Between Takes

• Music for a While

• Jubilé Franco Américain

• Jamestown Chamber Music Series

• Rhode Island International Film Festival

• RI International Horror Film Festival

• Vortex Sci-Fi Film Festival

• Roving Eye Documentary Film Festival

• Creative Impulse Awards

• The Rhode Island Film Forum

• KidsEye™ Programming

• ScriptBiz™

• Leadership

 

 

Flickers Arts Collaborative is a 501(c)3 non-profit arts organization.