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DTC SCREENING AT DC’S COROCAN GALLERY AS PART OF DOWNTOWN SCENE SERIES

August 31st, 2011

DOWNTOWN CALLING has been invited to screen at the DOWNTOWN SCENE FILM SERIES taking place in some of Washington DC’s finest museums and galleries between September 15th and October 9th.  Sharing billing with THE UNIVERSE OF KEITH HARING, JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT:THE RADIANT CHILD and DOWNTOWN 81, DOWNTOWN CALLING will play Friday, September 23rd at 7pm (doors at 630) for free at The Corocan Gallery.


NYILFF/HEINEKEN PRESENT NYC SCREENING – JULY 27

July 22nd, 2011

The New York International Latino Film Festival, in conjunction with Remezcla and Heineken will be presenting a screening / evening with the filmmakers and cast of DOWNTOWN CALLING on Wednesday, July 27th at the Openhouse Gallery Pop-Up Space at 201 Mulberry Street.  The event starts at 7pm and a q&a with the filmmakers will follow, as well as dj sets from cast members Johnny Dynell and Liquid Liquid’s Sal Principato.  RSVP and more info here.


ROYAL FLUSH FESTIVAL / KNITTING FACTORY NYC

September 19th, 2010

Downtown Calling will be screening as the opening night offering of New York City’s ROYAL FLUSH Festival on Wednesday, October 13th at The Knitting Factory.  Click here for ticketing information.


NYC PREMIERE! NY INT’L LATINO FILM FESTIVAL – JULY 28TH

July 8th, 2010

Downtown Calling will finally make its home town premiere at the New York International Latino Film Festival on Wednesday, July 28th.  We are extremely thrilled to screen this film in its home city and with this festival.  Click here for general festival info and please stay tuned for further information on this major screening event.


SAN FRANCISCO PREMIERE AT NOISE POP FESTIVAL!

January 13th, 2010

Downtown Calling will be making its San Francisco premiere at the 2010 Noise Pop festival on Friday, February 26 at Artists Television Access (Doors: 9PM).  Please visit http://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/4359 for ticketing info and http://www.noisepop.com/main for info on our gracious hosts!


“SPECIAL MENTION” IN AFF DOC FEATURE COMPETITION

October 27th, 2009

Downtown Calling received Austin Film Festival’s “Special Mention” (runner up) award in its 2010 Documentary Feature competition at the festival’s annual awards luncheon on October 24th!


DTC TEAM TO SPEAK ON FILMMAKER PANELS AT AUSTIN FILM FEST

October 9th, 2009

DOWNTOWN CALLING’s Director Shan Nicholson and Producer Ben Velez have been invited to speak on the following two panels at the Austin Film Festival on Sunday, October 25th:
1:00pm-2:15pm
Documentaries: From the Ground Up
Stephen F. Austin Hotel, Assembly Room
From pitching your story, to writing the script, to maintaining objectivity
with your subject(s), to finding funding and distribution, this panel covers
the basic groundwork for documentary filmmaking.
2:30pm-3:45pm
Music In Film: The Creative Side
Driskill Hotel, Hogg Room
A conversation on creating mood and setting tone in film through music.


WORLD PREMIERE – AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL

October 9th, 2009

DOWNTOWN CALLING will make it’s international festival debut at the Austin Film Festival at 9:15pm on Saturday, October 24th at The Rollins Theater.  An additional screening will take place at 7pm on Thursday, October 29th at The Independent at 501.

DOWNTOWN CALLING - AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL PREMIERE