2013 International Art Festival Category Winners' Exhibition

We are pleased to announce The 2013 International Art Festival Category Winners' Exhibition that will take place at the Museum of Russian Art  / MoRA 80 Grand St, Jersey City, NJ 07302 on August 14 - 25, 2013 The opening reception for the exhibition will be held on Wednesday, August 14, 6 p.m. - 9 p.m.  Congratulations to The Category Winners  selected by the jury of the 2013 International Art Festival Competition:    Graphics Gerard Frances Mixed Media Anya Rubin Painting Neda Raffiezadeh Kermani Photography Ralph M Ferraro  Peter van Stralen Sculpture Emil Silberman  Frank Somma   As part of our opening reception on August 14, IAF will present a "wearable art" show by renowned batik artist KSENIA GOLUBKOV, who has hired a stunning group of fashion models to present her latest dress designs.    View video and pictures from our last Opening Reception at 25CPW Gallery NewArtFestival.com MORA/Museum of Russian Art  80 Grand St. Jersey City, NJ 07302 (near Exchange Place Path train Subway station) For directions, click here.

David Bowie Is Coming to MCA Chicago

Special Announcement

(Chicago) -- The Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) Chicago has been announced as the US venue for the world tour of the "David Bowie is" exhibition, organized by the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. 

David Bowie is

MCA Chicago: September 2014 - January 2015  

David Bowie is presents the first international retrospective of the extraordinary career of David Bowie -- one of the most pioneering and influential performers of our time. More than 300 objects, including handwritten lyrics, original costumes, photography, set designs, album artwork, and rare performance material from the past five decades are brought together from the David Bowie Archive for the first time. The exhibition demonstrates how Bowie's work has both influenced and been influenced by wider movements in art, design, theater, and contemporary culture and focuses on his creative processes, shifting style, and collaborative work with diverse designers in the fields of fashion, sound, graphics, theatre, and film. The exhibition's multimedia design introduces advanced sound technology by Sennheiser, original animations, and video installations to create an immersive journey through the artistic life of one of the most iconic figures of our time, David Bowie.

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Hampton Classic Horse Show Welcomes Longines as New Partner Famed Watchmaker Signs Long-Lasting Agreement

	Hampton Classic Horse Show Welcomes Longines as New Partner Famed Watchmaker Signs Long-Lasting Agreement  Bridgehampton, NY—July 29, 2013—The Hampton Classic Horse Show is excited to welcome Longines as a major partner. The Classic returns to Bridgehampton, NY, August 25 – September 1, for its 38th year of world-class equestrian competition, shopping and entertainment. The Hampton Classic features more than 100 classes of competition for horses and riders of all ages. In addition to its Grand Prix and open jumper classes featuring Olympic medalists and other Grand Prix veterans, the Classic features a wide range of jumper, hunter, equitation, short stirrup and leadline classes, as well as competitions for riders with disabilities. The highlight is the $250,000 FTI Consulting Grand Prix and FEI World Cup™ Qualifier on Sunday, September 1 which serves as a qualifying competition for the 2014 Longines FEI World Cup Final in Lyon, France next April. Longines, which has signed a long-lasting partnership agreement with the Classic, is assuming title partnership of the Classic’s Saturday afternoon Grand Prix, the $40,000 Longines Cup, and presenting partnership of Friday afternoon’s $50,000 Spy Coast Farm/Young Horse Show Series Grand Prix Qualifier. With the new support from Longines, the Longines Cup is now an FEI-recognized class. This means that, with Friday’s $50,000 Spy Coast Farm/Young Horse Show Series Grand Prix Qualifier Presented by Longines, Saturday’s $40,000 Longines Cup and Sunday’s $250,000 FTI Consulting Grand Prix and FEI World Cup™ Qualifier, the Classic now offers an FEI-recognized Grand Prix on three consecutive days! As an added bonus, Longines’ partnership also includes the initiation of the new Longines Rider Challenge that will award $30,000 to the rider who accumulates the most points in the horse show’s Open Jumper division. “We are so excited to welcome Longines to the Hampton Classic’s family of sponsors,” said Shanette Barth Cohen, the horse show’s Executive Director. “Through its commitments to the FEI and other major entities like the Global Champions Tour, Longines has established itself as one of the world’s biggest supporters of equestrian sports and we are thrilled that they have chosen to include the Hampton Classic in this elite group.” The Hampton Classic features 6 show rings, a Boutique Garden with more than 70 vendors, and a wide selection of dining options, all on its 60-acre show grounds. The Classic's world-class equestrian competition attracts many of the nation's top professional and amateur riders, and its Hamptons charm and schedule of family attractions make it the perfect destination for anybody looking to add some style to their summer. Mr. Walter von Känel, President of Longines, said: “Longines is very proud to be the Official Watch and the Official Timekeeper of the Hampton Classic Horse Show. Longines and the Hampton Classic Horse Show share a very strong tradition and values such as performance and elegance.” Earlier this year, Longines began a major partnership with the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) that involves a number of major rights packages, including the FEI World Rider Rankings for Jumping, known today as the Longines Rankings, and official timekeeper of the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup™ and of the FEI World Equestrian Games™ in 2018 and 2022. Additionally, Longines is the title partner of the Longines FEI World CupTM Jumping and of the FEI World Endurance Championships in 2016 and 2020.  Longines will also support an FEI television magazine program. A key element of its partnership with the FEI is a significant investment by Longines in the development, together with the FEI, of cutting-edge timekeeping and data-handling services, including the related technology, specifically for equestrian sport. The development of these services will be for multimedia applications use, giant screens, scoreboards, and for broadcasters as part of the presentation of FEI events around the world. Consistent with this, Longines will be the Official Timekeeper and will be provide timing services for the Hampton Classic. Further information on the Hampton Classic Horse Show is available at the Hampton Classic website at www.hamptonclassic.com or by calling 631-537-3177.  Hampton Classic Horse Show, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) charitable corporation. About Longines             Longines has been based at Saint-Imier (SUI) since 1832. Its watchmaking expertise reflects a strong devotion to tradition, elegance and performance. It has generations of experience as the official timekeeper at world championships and as a partner of international sports federations.             Longines has established a network of links with the world of sport timekeeping which has enabled it to offer its skilled services to various prestigious sports during the 20th century. Today, it follows its vocation in the field of sports timing, namely in gymnastics, archery, alpine skiing, equestrian sports and at the French Open at Roland-Garros.             Longines’ passion for equestrian sports began in 1878, when a timepiece was made with a horse and jockey engraved on the watch face. Over the years, the brand has built strong and long-lasting links with equestrian sports. In 1926, for the first time, the brand was involved as timekeeper for an international show jumping competition. Today, Longines’ involvement in equestrianism includes Jumping, Endurance and Flat Racing.             Longines is a member of The Swatch Group S.A., the world’s leading manufacturer of horological products. The brand, whose emblem is the winged hourglass, has outlets in over 130 countries. #FineArtMagazine, HamptonClascicHorseShow, Longines

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ESPN Films & espnW's NINE FOR IX Presents: THE DIPLOMAT Premieres Tuesday, August 6 at 8:00PM ET

ESPN Films & espnW's NINE FOR IX Presents:

THE DIPLOMAT

Premieres Tuesday, August 6 at 8:00PM ET

Directors | Jennifer Arnold and Senain Kheshgi

Cast | Katarina Witt, Brian Boitano

SYNOPSIS | At the height of the Cold War, Katarina Witt became one of East Germany’s most famous athletes. Trained in an ice rink that gave rise to socialist heroes, Witt dominated her field by winning six European skating titles, five world championships and back-to-back Olympic gold medals to become arguably the world’s best figure skater. Known as “the most beautiful face of socialism” her success gave her a unique status in East Germany. It also triggered constant surveillance by the Stasi, East Germany’s notorious secret police force. This film chronicles how Witt, one of the greatest skaters of all time, fought for her future in socialist East Germany, how she faced the great changes that occurred after the fall of The Berlin Wall and, ultimately, how she ended up both a beneficiary and victim of the East German regime.

**Katarina Witt and Directors available for interviews**

The remainder of the Nine for IX series on ESPN will air Tuesday nights at 8 p.m. ET as follows:

August 6: The Diplomat

August 13: Runner

August 20: The ‘99ers

August 27: Branded

For more information visit: http://espn.go.com/espnw/w-in-action/nine-for-ix/ 

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IFP’S 23rd ANNUAL GOTHAM INDEPENDENT FILM AWARDS CEREMONY: Deadline for Submissions is September 20th, 2013

IFP’S 23rd ANNUAL GOTHAM INDEPENDENT FILM AWARDS CEREMONY

TO TAKE PLACE ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 2nd

AT CIPRIANI WALL STREET IN

NEW YORK CITY

New ‘Best Actor’ and ‘Best Actress’ Categories Added

Deadline for Submissions is September 20^th, 2013

http://gotham.ifp.org

New York, NY (July 31, 2013) –The Independent Filmmaker Project®, the nation’s oldest and largest organization of independent filmmakers, today announced that the 23^rd Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards will take place this year at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City on Monday, December 2^nd.   

Also, for the first time, Gotham Awards will be presented in the newly added competitive categories of Best Actor and Best Actress.

The first award show of the season, the Gotham Independent Film Awards, established in 1991, celebrate the authentic voices behind and in front of the camera in the year’s best American independent feature films. Submissions are now open for the 2013 awards.

The Gothams provide critical early recognition to worthy independent films and their writers, directors, producers, and actors. Past winners include MOONRISE KINGDOM , BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD, and HOW TO SURVIVE A PLAGUE (2012);  BEGINNERS, THE TREE OF LIFE, and BETTER THIS WORLD (2011), WINTER’S BONE and THE OATH (2010), THE HURT LOCKER and FOOD, INC. (2009), FROZEN RIVER  and TROUBLE THE WATER (2008), INTO THE WILD and SICKO (2007) and HALF NELSON and IRAQ IN FRAGMENTS (2006), all of which went on to numerous awards and Oscar^™ nominations.

Each year IFP chooses a jury of innovators and icons in documentary and feature film directing, producing, cinematography, and acting to bestow the Gotham’s competitive awards. In addition to the new Best Actor and Best Actress awards, the seven competitive awards for 2013 include Best Feature, Best Documentary, Breakthrough Actor, and the Bingham Ray Breakthrough Director Award.  All nominees for these honors are determined by nominating committees of critics and programmers.  Additionally the Gotham Audience Award allows film enthusiasts around the globe to vote online for the winner. 

The Breakthrough Director Award, given for the best first feature, has been renamed in honor of Bingham Ray, the late distribution executive.  The award for Ensemble Performance will henceforth be presented on occasion as a special award, and the award for the best film without distribution–Best Film Not Playing at a Theater Near You®–is being discontinued as an award. However, the best undistributed films of the year will continue to be showcased through IFP’s partnership with The Museum of Modern Art to present the ninth annual Best Film Not Playing At a Theatre Near You® screening series in November 2013, at MoMA.

  

“This has been a rich year for independent films – both those films out now and others on the release horizon,” said Joana Vicente, IFP Executive Director. "It promises to be an exciting season, and as the home of independent film, it is IFP’s goal to celebrate these projects and the artists’ work behind each film, helping to bring them to the attention of wider audiences."

In addition to seven competitive categories, the Gotham Independent Film Awards also recognize those who have made significant contributions to independent filmmaking by selecting individuals to single out in tribute.  Last year the organization feted director David O. Russell, actors Matt Damon and Marion Cotillard, and Participant Media founder and chairman Jeff Skoll. The 2013 Tributes will be announced in the next weeks.

For the third year, IFP will present the euphoria Calvin Klein Spotlight on Women Filmmakers ‘Live the Dream’ grant, a $25,000 cash award for an alumnus of IFP’s Independent Filmmaker Labs. This grant aims to further the careers of emerging female directors by supporting the completion, distribution and audience engagement strategies of their first feature film. The 2012 winner of this grant was Stacie Passon, writer/director of the upcoming RADiUS-TWC release, Concussion. In addition, euphoria Calvin Klein will present the newly created award for Best Actress.  

Submissions are now being accepted in six of the competitive categories: Best Feature, Best Documentary, Best Actor, Best Actress, Breakthrough Actor, and the Bingham Ray Breakthrough Director Award.  Applications, along with full criteria, are available at http://gotham.ifp.org.

The deadline for submissions is September 20^th.  

Nominees will be announced on October 24th, 2013, and winners will be honored at a star-studded ceremony at Cipriani Wall Street on December 2^nd.   

The Premier Sponsors of the 23rd annual Gotham Independent Film Awards are Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) and The New York Times, and Platinum Sponsor euphoria Calvin Klein. Additionally, the awards will be promoted nationally in an eight-page special advertising section in The New York Times in November 2013.

About IFP

The Independent Filmmaker Project (IFP) is the nation's oldest and largest not-for-profit advocacy organization for independent filmmakers.  Since its debut at the 1979 New York Film Festival, IFP has supported the production of over 7,000 films and offered resources to more than 20,000 filmmakers, providing an opportunity for many diverse voices to be heard. IFP believes that independent films enrich the universal language of cinema, seeding the global culture with new ideas, kindling awareness, and fostering activism. The organization championed the early work of pioneering independent filmmakers Charles Burnett, Todd Haynes, Mira Nair, Michael Moore, Joel and Ethan Coen, Kevin Smith, and Todd Solondz. IFP continues to play a vital role in launching first films of many of today’s rising stars on the independent scene including Debra Granik (Down to the Bone), Miranda July (Me, You and Everyone We Know), Ryan Fleck & Anna Boden (Half Nelson), Dee Rees (Pariah), and Benh Zeitlin (Beasts of the Southern Wild).

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