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“The audience at the first Made By New York Women Film Festival loved Elana Frankel’s short film about creative people and cannabis,” Otsego County Film Commissioner Greg Klein said in a media release. “At the awards brunch, when we were telling her about the ‘Super Buds’ idea, she offered to screen her film here again as a fundraiser. We loved meeting her and some of the cast, and her film is a festival favorite, so she did not have to…
Film Otsego Announces ‘Made By New York Women Film Festival’ ONEONTA—“A Wonderful Way with Dragons” will kick off Film Otsego’s inaugural “Made By New York Women Film Festival,” which will take place March 7 and 8 at Foothills Performing Arts and Civic Center, 24 Market Street, Oneonta. “A Wonderful Way with Dragons,” written and directed by Delfine Paolini, will debut locally on Friday, March 7 at 7:30 p.m. The movie will be followed by a Q&A with Paolini, a Hudson…
Halloween-themed events, a daffodil bulb giveaway, the next Springfield Historical Society meeting and a presentation on light pollution are among the topics covered in this week's news briefs.…
Documentary Offers American Mosaic, Searches for Common Ground By TERESA WINCHESTERONEONTA The New York premiere of “Something in the Water,” an award-winning documentary about finding common ground among Americans, will be shown at the Foothills Performing Arts and Civic Center in Oneonta on April 21 and 22. Musical entertainment in the Atrium-Bar will begin at 6 p.m., with the film screening at 7 p.m., followed by an audience discussion. Admission is free; those wishing to attend should reserve tickets at…
Area Filmmakers Awarded Top Prize at California Film Festival By TED MEBUST Gilbertsville’s own Jeri Wachter and Joseph C. Stillman were proud recipients of the Berkeley Video Film Festival’s “Grand Festival/State of the Nation Award” on October 28 in California. Their feature documentary, “Something in the Water,” was recognized at the 31st annual BVFF, an event which highlights achievement in electronic, independent filmmaking and provides a platform for media coverage. “We’re honored to be recognized by such a prestigious organization…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5 Sci-Fi & Horror Festival Returns SCI-FI & HORROR – 11 a.m. Day 2 of the strange and horrific festival. Features authors, vendors, speakers, activities, more. Cost, $6/person for day pass. Foothills Performing Arts Center, Oneonta. Visit www.facebook.com/SciFiHorroFest/…
Poverty-Fighting Forum To Include Congressman ‘Faces Of Rural Poverty’ Producer Planning Panels Oct. 5 At Foothills ONEONTA – After meeting with poverty-fighting officials in Oneonta earlier this week, U.S. Rep. Antonio Delgado, R-19, plans to return Saturday, Oct. 5, to participate in a public forum, “Living in Dignity and the Crisis of Poverty in Otsego and Delaware counties,” organized by the Faces of Rural Poverty organization. Moderated by Jeri Wachter, executive producer of filmmaker Joe Stillman’s “Faces of Rural Poverty”…
Filmmaker Stillman’s Next Project: Poverty In Otsego, Delaware By LIBBY CUDMORE • Hometown Oneonta & The Freeman’s Journal ONEONTA – Filmmaker Joe Stillman wants to open people’s eyes to what he calls “The Invisible Class.” “In Otsego County, the poverty rate is 16.5 percent,” he said. “In Oneonta, it’s 29.5 percent. That’s one in three. These are our neighbors, friends, relatives and neighbors, people we play with, shop with and work with.” Now, home from promoting an award-winning documentary on…