Come and Celebrate Brooklyn with Us.

 http://www.brooklynfilmfestival.org/festival/  

                                 Brooklyn Film Festival: May 30 to June 8, 2014.

                        Brooklyn Film Festival will present over 100 films premiere.                       

                                  

                                     Indie Screen and Windmill Studio NYC.

                                  287-289 Kent Ave (Williamsburg Brooklyn)

                                         Brooklyn, New York 11211

 http://artsinbushwick.org/bos2014/

                              Bushwick Open Studios: May 30-June 1, 2014.
 Bushwick Open Studio is a three-day Art and Cultural Festival hosted annually by volunteer Organization Arts in Bushwick. Free and open to the public.

http://www.cityparksfoundation.org/calendar/summerstage-brooklyn/

                  Summer Stage Brooklyn: June 3-August 24, 2014.

Join Summer Stage at four different parks for three weeks of music and dance performers.

http://bricartsmedia.org/performing-arts/celebrate-brooklyn

                                      Celebrate Brooklyn: June 4-August 9, 2014
The 36th season of BRIC's beloved performing arts festivals kicking off in a intergalactic style with FREE concerts for all ages.

Music fans are invited to enjoy live Summer Shows at the annual Celebrate Brooklyn Concert Series.
As one of New York City's oldest free outdoor festivals.

Located at Prospect Heights, Prospect Park Bandshell. 95 Prospect Park West, Brooklyn.

Performances Rain or Shine- In event of dangerous weather they will be communicating updates on their website.

http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/visit/first_saturdays.php

                                       Brooklyn Museum: June 7, 2014  5-11 PM
Target First Saturday. Brooklyn Museum popular program of FREE music and entertainment on the first Saturday of each month.

                                                      Brooklyn Museum
                                           200 Eastern Parkway (Crown Heights)
                                               Brooklyn, New York 11238

https://www.facebook.com/RedHookJazzFestival?fref=ts

                           Red Hook Jazz Festival: June 8 and June 15, 2014.
With two consecutive Sunday, The Red Hook Jazz Festival prides itself on being a home grown Jazz Festival, featuring amazing line-ups of mostly locals.

                     
                                                   Urban Meadow
                                      Corner of President and Van Brunt St
                                              Brooklyn, New York
        http://urbanmeadowbrooklyn.blogspot.com/p/red-hook-jazz-festival_16.html

                                     Brooklyn Pride Week: June 9-14, 2014.
           Brooklyn Pride events, celebrating gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender.
                                         http://brooklynpride.org/

http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2014/05/bam_rb_festival_3.html

                       BAM R&B Festival: Thursday June 5-August 7, 2014
                It's back for their 20th Anniversary  at Metro Tech in Brooklyn.
       BAM R&B Festival shows run from noon-2 pm, free and open to the  public.
For location click on the link  https://plus.google.com/101301059431268025734/about?gl=us&hl=en

http://northsidefestival.com/

                                       Northside Festival: June 12-19, 2014.
Northside Festival is New York City's largest and most accessible Discovery Festival. Hundreds of Bands, Entrepreneurs, Filmmakers, Innovators, and over 80,000 fans will converge on Brooklyn over eight days to witness an incredible showcase of what's next in Music, Film, Entrepreneurship and Art.
                                                McCarren Park
                                            Williamsburg, Brooklyn

http://www.coneyisland.com/programs/mermaid-parade

                                  Coney Island Mermaid Parade: June 21, 2014
The Mermaid Parade is the largest Art Parade in the nation. A celebration of ancient mythology and   honky-tonk rituals of  the seaside.            

       

http://www.brooklynbowl.com/event/562921-williamsburg-salsa-orchestra-brooklyn/

             Brooklyn Bowl presents Salsa Sunday: June 29, July 27 and August 31, 2014. Salsa Class is Blooming in Brooklyn! Bought to you by Brooklyn Bowl. Last Sunday/All Summer.

Make sure to click on the links for schedule and Tickets.



                              

New Submission for the 2014 Williamsburg International Film Festival

 

Williamsburg International Film Festival is having calls for entries,  2014 WILLiFEST,  now through May 14. As we can recall, WILLiFEST was named 20 of the coolest Film Festival in the world by Movie Maker Magazine.

This year WILLiFEST has added 2 brand new categories.  

1. Commercials: Thirty or sixty seconds entries for commercial. 
2. Movie Sound tracks: Music Composers, this is your opportunity

The Williamsburg International Film Festival is inspired by childhood street fairs and festivals.  WILLiFEST distinguishes itself as a multifaceted event that strives to bring the most diverse art festival to New York City. 

It is also one of New York City's most important film showcases. To read up on what is a WILLiFEST click on the link, http://whatsupnewyorkkeepingupwithbrooklyn.blogspot.com/2013/07/the-williamsburg-international-film.html

Also checkout The WILLiFEST Channel at, http://www.uhetv.com/pages/willifest.htm. WILLiFEST Channel is also live on http://www.uhetv.com/ powered by Dish Network. 

If you are a Producer, Director or a Write WILLiFEST is looking for you to showcase your movie. Please submit your entries at http://www.willifest.com/

Here are 2 of their promos, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IOFljmBW_0&feature=youtu.be,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QamwH4eg-QQ&feature=youtu.be

For the 2013 Williamsburg International Film Festival opening night and what went on, click on the link, http://whatsupnewyorkkeepingupwithbrooklyn.blogspot.com/2013/09/2013-willifest-opening-night.html

2013 WILLiFEST Opening Night

WILLiFEST opening night was a success. Had an awesome time Brooklyn. Met some of the most incredible people I will ever meet.

I want to thank WILLiFEST for giving me this opportunity in sharing this great festival with me. From opening night to the Big Sat 921.

Had the priviledge of hanging with the cast of "PLAY". Written by Canadian actress Kelly McCormack. Produced by Kelly McCormack and film stars of Orphan Black's (Canadian/American Science Fiction Television Series) Kristian Brunn and is Directed by Award Winning Director Alec Toller.

This was a comedy about opening night of a new play that takes an unexpected turn, which causes all of the actors to improvise the plot while live on stage. Which I enjoyed.

Among the other cast are Four-time Canadian Comedy Award Nominee Colin Munch,  Roger Bainbridge from the Award Winning Tony-Ho Comedy Troupe, Theatre Brouhaha Headliner Danny Pagett and Dora nominated and NOW Magazine "Actor to watch" Tim Walker.

The film was written in 2 weeks and film in 2 weeks and only for the cost of  $1,000. It has been nominated for the best feature film and best original screenplay at the London International Film Festival and I was with this great cast of actors, directors and producers.

Indiemusic TV presented the indiemusic TV season 3 Award on the Red Carpet to Award singing/songwriter/guitar player to Sinem Saniya.https://www.facebook.com/sinemsaniye

Retired Educator and City Librarian Gwendolyn-Taylor Davis was featured in WILLiFEST  rap single
 "Runway Beauty Queen". http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-Aa858qj1c

Also there dance group, Active Dancer, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSXHQL2e1lg,
https://www.facebook.com/theactivedancers

Artist and Designer Philippe Valy, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEJNjJ_4Ci4

Live It Up Host Donna Drake,

Mariel Torres from BK ALL DAY PROMOTIONS and my new found sister.
.com/pages/BK-ALL-DAY-Promotions/269000173129551

Last but surely not least, Submissive 13 Dream Team, Sparda Deleon, https://www.facebook.com/pages/Sparda-Deleon/127305449044?ref=br_tf, Brandon Barnwell https://www.facebook.com/bwellz and the one and only WILLiFEST featured artist Yung Smilez https://www.facebook.com/pages/Young-SMiLEZ/258365784188523. Submissive released their single at WILLiFEST BigSat921 at Knitting Factory in Brooklyn. http://www.willifest.com/2013/s13

Now I will tell you about WILLiFEST BigSat921, had me a ball Brooklyn. Associated Producer of WILLiFEST Venetria Benitez, my new found friend, hit it up with her the moment we spoke, great person.

Eclectic singer/songwriter/rapper and plays a mean violin. Joya Bravo has earned a chair in the Metropolitan Atlanta Youth Symphony Orchestra, that is how good she is Brooklyn. I had the privileged of seeing her perform live at the Knitting Factory in Brooklyn and performing with Submissive 13. I will be letting Brooklyn know, when and where she will be performing in Brooklyn.
http://joyabravo.wordpress.com/

Thank you again WILLiFEST family for allowing me to be part of this great Film Festival, until next year my friends.

Brandon Barnwell

Live it up host Donna Drake

Singer Sinem Saniya

Artist and Designer Philippe Valy

Active Dancer

Award at the Red Carpet

WILLiFEST featured artist Young Smilez with BK Promotions Mariel Torres

Active Dancer

Mariel Torres, Kristian Brunn and Kelly McCormack

Kristian Brunn

The crowd awaits

Co-founder of WILLiFEST with rap artist Gwendolyn Taylor-Davis

The crowd awaits

Alec Toller, Kristian Brunn and Kelly McCormack

At the Knitting Factory with Associated Producer of WILLiFEST Venetria Benitez

Joya Bravo with BK ALL DAY Promotor Mariel Torres at the Knitting Factory

Marino Frost, played with Jimi Hendrix's Band at the Knitting Factory

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CV0wst1tVwo&feature=c4-overview-vl&list=PLB7134AF52EBB3EF5

The Williamsburg International Film Festival aka WILLiFEST

Welcome to the WILLiFEST  blog, the blog that's going to tell you, what is a WILLiFEST.

Williamsburg International Film Festival (aka WILLiFEST),inspired by childhood street fairs and festivals, WILLiFEST distinguishes itself as a multifaceted event that strives to bring the most diverse art festival to New York City. Williamsburg Film Festival  is one of New York City's most important film showcases. 

WILLiFEST, a market where emerging and established filmmakers can exhibit their latest work to audience of taste makers and Industry Professionals  It attracts amazing young talent, prominent celebrities and thousands of movie-lovers to this dynamic event and it's all held at its core of Williamsburg Brooklyn. 

WILLiFEST was named one of the 20 COOLEST Film Festival in the World in it's first year by Movie Maker Magazine. http://www.moviemaker.com/.  How fortunate are we Brooklyn People, to have such a huge event at New York's most diverse neighborhood in the City right at our nose.

This is a 4 days and nights with a line-up of Feature films, Documentaries,animated films, short, Block parties, Live Music, Videos, Q&A and After hour Events.

WILLiFEST was established to provide platform for those creative vision of today's emerging artists. Williamsburg Film Festival is the film component of WILLiFEST. 

Music takes center stage with local bands performing along side more established artist of all music genres. 

This film and music Festival is an opportunity for artists to enhance their career by exposing their art to an influential audience, gaining crucial media exposure and strengthening industry relationship.

WILLiFEST  is an exclusive event that partners with Community Organizations, Educational Institute, Local Non-Profit Organization, Industry leaders, and political offices to educate the artist, entertain the public and provide benefit to businesses throughout the City.

Their Educational Panels introduces the art to new technologies that effect their craft as well as gaining perspective on how business-side of their Industry is changing the real world methods to assist in successful generating livelihood from their art. 

http://www.willifest.com/ Please click on the WILLiFEST link for more up-to-date information and schedule. Event details may change at anytime.

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