Burbank International Film Festival

Burbank, CA Declares 'Tim Burton Day' With the Filmmaker Set to Return Back Home Where It All Began

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Monday, August 21, 2023
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BURBANK, Calif., Aug. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Burbank City Council has declared that Sunday, Sept. 24, 2023, will be "Tim Burton Day" in recognition of the Batman, Edward Scissorhands and Beetlejuice filmmaker, who was born and raised in the city within Los Angeles County. Tim Burton will be in attendance for the annual Awards Gala of the Burbank International Film Festival (BIFF), which is celebrating its 15-year anniversary. The Burbank Marriott Convention Center will host the event.

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  • Tim Burton will be in attendance for the annual Awards Gala of the Burbank International Film Festival (BIFF), which is celebrating its 15-year anniversary.
  • Director Alessandro Gentile became the first recipient of the award in 2022 for his film entitled 'Lodo'.
  • The 'Tim Burton Visionary Award' will be presented again this year.
  • BIFF President Kurt Patino and BIFF Advisory Board Member Tony Muscio are huge admirers of Burton's work and thought it was the perfect time to recognize this iconic filmmaker.

Critically Acclaimed Bluegrass Musical Comedy is Making the Jump From Stage to Screen

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Tuesday, October 4, 2022
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Drawing comparisons to Book of Mormon, Avenue Q, and Once, among other musicals, Paradise, a Town of Sinners & Saints is a bluegrass musical comedy where good and evil fight for the soul of a dried-up coal mining town.

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  • Drawing comparisons to Book of Mormon, Avenue Q, and Once, among other musicals, Paradise, a Town of Sinners & Saints is a bluegrass musical comedy where good and evil fight for the soul of a dried-up coal mining town.
  • One of the complaints I've heard from those who claim they don't like musicals is that the songs are too long.
  • "It's an irreverent, heartfelt bluegrass comedy that brings everyone together."
  • Paradise, a Town of Sinners & Saints is now in post-production and is expected to be released in 2023.

2021 HollyShorts Film Festival Screens Four Films by New York Film Academy (NYFA) Alumni

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Friday, September 24, 2021
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Los Angeles, CA, Sept. 23, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The New York Film Academy (NYFA) is excited to congratulate four alumni whose films are official selections of the seventeenth annual HollyShorts Film Festival .

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  • Los Angeles, CA, Sept. 23, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The New York Film Academy (NYFA) is excited to congratulate four alumni whose films are official selections of the seventeenth annual HollyShorts Film Festival .
  • HollyShorts is such a tremendous festival, and they always deliver impressive programming, says Crickett Rumley, the Director of NYFAs Film Festival Department.
  • The film has been an official selection of numerous festivals worldwide, including LA Shorts and Burbank International Film Festival.
  • The New York Film Academy congratulates its alumni on their tremendous success, and wishes them well in the awards competition.

Burbank International Film Festival Celebrates the 92nd Academy Awards with a Red Carpet Viewing Party

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Wednesday, January 22, 2020
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BURBANK, Calif., Jan. 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --The Burbank International Film Festival (BIFF) announces its first event of the year.

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  • BURBANK, Calif., Jan. 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --The Burbank International Film Festival (BIFF) announces its first event of the year.
  • The Annual Red Carpet/Academy Awards Viewing Party will take place on Sunday, February 9th at L.A.Castle Studios in Burbank.
  • The Red Carpet and Hosted Cocktail Reception will begin at 4:00pm, followed by a Gourmet Dinner catered by Chef Jay Lipnicki with the Academy Awards at 5:00pm projected on a giant 10' X 20' screen.
  • The Burbank International Film Festival is proud to announce that L.A.Castle Studios is a new sponsor for 2020.