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Please Welcome Al Sapienza who will be attending the 2017 Buffalo Niagara Film Festival. Al will be be attending the premiere of his new movie “Gutshot” on Wed Sept 27th @7pm Al Sapienza was born in New York City. Started studying music at the age of eight. Got hit with the acting bug when he […]

Niagara region film buffs face a wonderful dilemma over the next nine days, trying to determine which of 300 films to watch during the 12th annual Buffalo Niagara Film Festival which began Wednesday. The 12th annual festival, being held exclusively in Niagara Falls for the first time, is being presented at a single location, the […]

By Jacek Adamski | for CNBNewsnet NIAGARA- The 2017 Buffalo-Niagara International Film Festival starts on Wednesday September 20th and runs thru Sunday October 1st . The opening night red carpet festivities (Wednesday September 20th) will include an extravagant arrival, by helicopter, of actor, producer and director Robert Davi, (The Goonies, Die Hard, Licence to Kill, The […]

By: Robbie Ann McPherson Lydia Fiore’s laugh is from the heart, very Buffalo-meets-Manhattan, just like her quick wit. The Lackawanna native always wanted to be an actress, but her day-job success delayed her dream for a few decades. After rising to a senior vice president position at a women’s fashion company in New York and acting […]

By Robbie-Ann McPherson   The Buffalo Niagara International Film Festival kicks off Sept. 20 at the Four Seasons Cinema in Niagara Falls with a red carpet event at 5 p.m. No less than a scheduled helicopter arrival of frequent Hollywood tough guy Robert Davi (“Goonies,” “Die Hard,” “License to Kill”) sets the tone for this year’s week-long […]

By: Michele DeLuca commentary | Sep 21, 2017 I love the movies. I am always so happy sitting in the dark before the lights go down, eating hot buttered popcorn while waiting for the feature to begin. That’s why I am so delighted about the Buffalo Niagara International Film Festival, which for the first time is […]

Actor Robert Davi, who is premiering a documentary at the Buffalo Niagara Film Festival, will land by helicopter onto the red carpet today at 5 p.m. for a free outdoor celebration that kicks off the nine-day festival. For the first time in its 12 year history, the festival will be held exclusively in Niagara Falls, […]

    DETROIT (WXYZ) – Swing Low Productions, LLC is pleased to announce that SWING LOW, a short film by first time Detroit filmmaker Phil Elam, has received 11 total nominations in the Short Film category at the inaugural I See You Awards, including Best Picture, Best Lead Actor, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay and […]

Please Welcome Nikki Moore  who will be attending the 2017 Buffalo Niagara Film Festival. Nikki Moore was born on June 23, 1984 in Plano, Texas, USA as Nicole Sue Moore. She is an actress and producer, known for Sorority Row (2009), The Babymakers (2012) and Crawlspace (2013). Click Here For More information on Nikki Moore and Filmography

5-9pm – September 29th – at The Sheraton at the Falls Hotel, Niagara Falls, NY​ 5pm – Pre-Awards Celebration Gathering (includes Hors d’oeuvre, snacks, one free drink, sponsored wine, awards presentation, meet & greets, and after party) 6pm – Awards celebration announcements naming winning filmmakers, screenwriters & prizes with many High Profile Special Guests and […]

Please Welcome Holley Fain  who will be attending the 2017 Buffalo Niagara Film Festival. Holley was born in Kansas and attended University of Illinois. In a career both on stage, TV and film Holley was a recurring character in several TV shows including Grey’s Anatomy along-side Ellen Pompeo and Patrick Dempsey, Gossip Girl, and Astronaut […]

Please Welcome Lynn lowry  who will be attending the 2017 Buffalo Niagara Film Festival. Lynn Lowry was born in 1947 in Illinois, but raised in Atlanta, Georgia. She began acting professionally at age 17 in a theater called Shawnee Summer Stock Theater. She relocated to New York City in the late 1960s to pursue other […]

Please welcome Jon Van Ness who will be attending the 2017 Buffalo Niagara Film Festival and be honored with the “BNFF Walk of Fame Star” Born in Summitville, Indiana. A 1976 graduate of Butler University, he honed his acting skills at Christian Theological Seminary Reportory Theater at Butler. He was active in many Indiana venues […]

Original Article: https://www.buffalorising.com/2017/08/fallout-buffalo-niagara-film-festivals-city-honors-winner/ by Holly Metz Doyle – August 21, 2017, 10:27 am   It’s no secret that Western New York has been making its mark as a destination city over the past decade. With exquisite architectural bones and a rich cultural history, the Buffalo/Niagara region has been drawing attention to itself with a continuously expanding waterfront and urban landscape, […]

Link for Original Article: http://www.wxyz.com/about-us/as-seen-on/detroit-filmmaker-phil-elam-receives-11-nominations-at-inaugural-i-see-you-awards Swing Low Productions, LLC is pleased to announce that SWING LOW, a short film by first time Detroit filmmaker Phil Elam, has received 11 total nominations in the Short Film category at the inaugural I See You Awards, including Best Picture, Best Lead Actor, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay and Best […]

Bill Cowell, founder BNFF and Patrick Kaler (Director – Buffalo Niagara Convention & Visitors Bureau) meet to push partnering and tourism ideas For more information about the Bufffalo Niagara Convention & Visitors Bureau, please visit: http://www.visitbuffaloniagara.com/  

(Lewiston, NY)  Jerry Wolfgang, host of LCTV’s “Happening in Niagara” recently interviewed William Cowell, Yvette Leli-Aragon from the Buffalo/Niagara Film Festival (BNFF) , and Eva Nicklas from the Lewiston Council on the Arts (LCA). Discussing the upcoming film festival and other event that will be taking place in Lewiston in the coming months. The program is produced by Lockport Community Television (LCTV) and airs on Channel 20. […]

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