360 365 Film Festival
The 360 | 365 Film Festival (formerly the Rochester-High Falls International Film Festival and the 360 | 365 George Eastman House Film Festival) is an annual film festival held each spring in Rochester, New York. The executive director of the festival was Rosie Taravella from 2006-2009. The current executive director is John Richardson.
In June 2007, the festival was organized as the merger of two existing local film festivals, the High Falls Film Festival (est. 2001) and the Rochester International Film Festival (est. 1959).[1] After the 2008 event, the two festivals separated again. The Rochester International Film Festival retains its name, while The High Falls Film Festival continued as The Rochester-High Falls International Film Festival and is now 360 | 365.
The Festival's mission is to feature exceptional work of women in all areas of film, video and new media, highlighting Rochester's standing as the home of motion picture film (George Eastman) and the women's rights movement (Susan B. Anthony). This unique focus on women in all creative areas of film, video and new media was the contribution of Founding Artistic Director, Catherine Wyler, whose vision illuminated the festival during its first nine years.
Past editions of the festival have each included some 90 features, documentaries, shorts, children's and young adult programs, student filmmaking competitions, panel discussions, master classes, and informal "Coffee With" events featuring visiting filmmakers and stars. The festival is a lively mix of emerging and well-established talent, with past guests that include actresses Christine Lahti, Angela Bassett, Jane Alexander, Candice Bergen, Joan Allen, Famke Janssen, CCH Pounder,[2] and Sally Kellerman, voice-over actress Nancy "Bart Simpson" Cartwright, producer Lauren Shuler Donner, and director Vicky Jenson.
On Wednesday, October 21, 2009 the festival announced its new name, 360 | 365, in recognition of its new year-round focus. The festival also launched its new website on this date. In late December of that year, the festival announced that the George Eastman House, an international center for film preservation in Rochester, would be a title sponsor for the festival, and that film directors Peter and Bobby Farrelly would also be sponsoring the festival. With the addition of the George Eastman House to the organization of the festival, its scope is expected to expand to include archival films from the House's preservation work as well as featuring the contributions of women filmmakers.[3]
After the 2011 festival, organizers announced the termination of the partnership with the George Eastman House, making the festivals new name the 360 | 365 Film Festival.
[edit] References
- ^ Hutchurson, Lisa (2007-06-21). "Two acclaimed film festivals merge". Democrat and Chronicle: p. 1C. http://www.democratandchronicle.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070621/LIVING/706210324/-1/LIVING01. Retrieved 2007-06-21.
- ^ Gallagher, Michael Aaron (May 30, 2009). 2009 Rochester High Falls International Film Festival honors ground-breaking pioneers. Retrieved 05-30-2009.
- ^ Reguero, Anna (2009-12-23). "George Eastman House joins area film festival". Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, New York: Gannett Company): p. 1A. Archived from the original on 2009-12-23. http://www.webcitation.org/5mEkPWLh1. Retrieved 2009-12-23.
- Pieterse, Janice B. (2007-06-20). "Film festivals merge, hire director, move date". Rochester Business Journal. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. http://web.archive.org/web/20070928055605/http://www.rbj.net/fullarticle.cfm?sdid=67317. Retrieved 2007-06-21.
[edit] External links
- 360 | 365 Official site for 360 | 365
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