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July 7, 2010

Film Makers Meet Up of Syracuse and SYRFILM Present The Syracuse Short Film Festival

Film Makers Meet Up of Syracuse and The Syracuse International Film Festival (SYRFILM) are happy to announce the first annual Syracuse Short Film Festival (SSFF). "SSFF was created as an outlet for Syracuse filmmakers to be seen and heard. Because there are many talented filmmakers in the Syracuse area and surrounding Onondaga…

May 27, 2010

Syracuse Premier of Cornhole: The Movie

A team of independent filmmakers recently completed filming Cornhole: The Movie, a mock documentary that follows four cornhole teams working their way to a national championship at the fictional Hudy Center in Cincinnati. And it all sounds perfectly plausible: an annual competition that rallies together a wildly diverse cast of characters all…

May 18, 2010

SYRFILMFEST Plans Scriptwriting Workshop with Rob Edwards and Robert Knott

The Syracuse International Film Festival 2010, in collaboration with the Creative Writing Graduate Program at Syracuse University, will host a 3-day Scriptwriting Workshop with Syracuse University alum Rob Edwards, writer of Treasure Planet and the Academy Award nominated The Princess and the Frog, and Robert Knott, screenwriter for the recent Hollywood film…

May 11, 2010

Syracuse International Film Festival Creates Central New York Film Consortium

SYRFILM has brought together representatives from several educational institutions throughout Central New York to form a Consortium of media educators and presenters. The Central New York Film Consortium consists of a broad network of organizations involved in media-based curriculum and programming. The Consortium will foster and strengthen connections and partnerships amongst academic…

April 23, 2010

SYRFILM Presents Save The Planet with Alec Loorz

Alec Loorz, now 15, founded Kids vs. Global Warming when he was 12 years old. Kids vs. Global Warming seeks to educate our youth about the science behind global warming, while empowering them to take action. Through educational presentations, community activism projects, multi-media and leadership training, their mission is to empower today's…
Important Dates

June 1, 2010
Festival submissions close

October 13, 2010
SYRFILM screenwriting workshop begins

October 13, 2010
SYRFILMFEST '10 begins

October 15, 2010
SYRFILM screenwriting workshop ends

October 17, 2010
SYRFILMFEST '10 ends