Comments for BIFF - Beloit International Film Festival http://beloitfilmfest.org The Beloit International Film Festival Mon, 14 Mar 2011 03:32:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Sixteen Forty-Nine 16:49 by Rubén Burgos http://beloitfilmfest.org/sixteen-forty-nine-1649/#comment-136 Rubén Burgos Mon, 14 Mar 2011 03:32:08 +0000 http://biff.dsbeloit.com/?p=1599#comment-136 Thank you to all who attended SIXTEEN FORTY-NINE's screenings. Special thank you to Ms. Diane Hendricks for leading the discussion panels. I was honored to meet you. BIFF, what can I say? Your faith in my film is helping change the lives of many, many homeless teens not only in Wisconsin, but also across the state - and soon, the nation. This was such an amazing experience! One my grandkids will hear about, often, when that time comes. Thank you again, Rubén Burgos Director, SIXTEEN FORTY-NINE Thank you to all who attended SIXTEEN FORTY-NINE’s screenings. Special thank you to Ms. Diane Hendricks for leading the discussion panels. I was honored to meet you.

BIFF, what can I say? Your faith in my film is helping change the lives of many, many homeless teens not only in Wisconsin, but also across the state – and soon, the nation. This was such an amazing experience! One my grandkids will hear about, often, when that time comes.

Thank you again,

Rubén Burgos
Director, SIXTEEN FORTY-NINE

]]> Comment on 2011 BIFFY Award Finalist and Winners by Rubén Burgos http://beloitfilmfest.org/2011-biffy-award-finalists-winners/#comment-135 Rubén Burgos Mon, 14 Mar 2011 03:19:11 +0000 http://biff.dsbeloit.com/?p=3737#comment-135 Thank you BIFF, for the incredible platform you provide filmmakers to share their craft with the world. I'm honored to have received 2 awards this year. Congratulations to all those whose films were selected to be part of BIFF 2011. All who made SIXTEEN FORTY-NINE possible are grateful to the wonderful city of Beloit, and the amazing people who orchestrated this festival! On to 2012! Thank you BIFF, for the incredible platform you provide filmmakers to share their craft with the world. I’m honored to have received 2 awards this year. Congratulations to all those whose films were selected to be part of BIFF 2011.
All who made SIXTEEN FORTY-NINE possible are grateful to the wonderful city of Beloit, and the amazing people who orchestrated this festival! On to 2012!

]]> Comment on 2011 BIFFY Award Finalist and Winners by admin http://beloitfilmfest.org/2011-biffy-award-finalists-winners/#comment-116 admin Fri, 04 Mar 2011 19:52:28 +0000 http://biff.dsbeloit.com/?p=3737#comment-116 No, sorry. BIFF didn't have a "Peoples Choice" Award this year. We plan on having it available again for next year though No, sorry. BIFF didn’t have a “Peoples Choice” Award this year. We plan on having it available again for next year though

]]> Comment on 2011 BIFFY Award Finalist and Winners by Pawat Athichitsakul http://beloitfilmfest.org/2011-biffy-award-finalists-winners/#comment-111 Pawat Athichitsakul Fri, 25 Feb 2011 17:21:32 +0000 http://biff.dsbeloit.com/?p=3737#comment-111 Is BIFF has a “People’s Choice” Award in this year? Is BIFF has a “People’s Choice” Award in this year?

]]> Comment on 2011 BIFFY Award Finalist and Winners by LTC Dangerous Dan Marvin http://beloitfilmfest.org/2011-biffy-award-finalists-winners/#comment-109 LTC Dangerous Dan Marvin Thu, 24 Feb 2011 01:34:04 +0000 http://biff.dsbeloit.com/?p=3737#comment-109 Justin Evans produced a film so close to the real world of Special Forces/CIA/Double Agent activities as I am very familiar with. I was honored to be a technical consultant for "A Lonely Place for Dying" and can tell you, as a trained assassin and terrorist who commanded the Independent Operation that was first to attack the enemy inside Ca,mbodia beginning on New Years Day of 1966, that this movie could easily have been a documentary on covert operations that actually took place with names, places, etc. changed to avoid being sued by the CIA Justin Evans produced a film so close to the real world of Special Forces/CIA/Double Agent activities as I am very familiar with. I was honored to be a technical consultant for “A Lonely Place for Dying” and can tell you, as a trained assassin and terrorist who commanded the Independent Operation that was first to attack the enemy inside Ca,mbodia beginning on New Years Day of 1966, that this movie could easily have been a documentary on covert operations that actually took place with names, places, etc. changed to avoid being sued by the CIA

]]> Comment on The Stars Will Be Out… by Joe http://beloitfilmfest.org/the-stars-will-be-out/#comment-103 Joe Mon, 21 Feb 2011 04:38:56 +0000 http://biff.dsbeloit.com/?p=3659#comment-103 Great Movie!! Having Bobby Coleman there was a great experience. That kid was amazing at handling questions and offering stories of his experiences in film. Great Movie!! Having Bobby Coleman there was a great experience. That kid was amazing at handling questions and offering stories of his experiences in film.

]]> Comment on Short Slot-12 by Joe http://beloitfilmfest.org/short-slot-12/#comment-102 Joe Mon, 21 Feb 2011 04:35:37 +0000 http://biff.dsbeloit.com/?p=1890#comment-102 I think its nice to have local films involved in the festival, but Teen Pregnancy was just bad. It went a lot longer than 30 minutes and lost my attention after 5. I think its nice to have local films involved in the festival, but Teen Pregnancy was just bad. It went a lot longer than 30 minutes and lost my attention after 5.

]]> Comment on Short Slot 7 by Wendy Casey http://beloitfilmfest.org/short-slot-7/#comment-101 Wendy Casey Mon, 21 Feb 2011 04:25:44 +0000 http://biff.dsbeloit.com/?p=1767#comment-101 A comment on "Sudden Death": This movie was hysterical! I think that everyone who, like me, likes to perform in musicals should watch it! A comment on “Sudden Death”: This movie was hysterical! I think that everyone who, like me, likes to perform in musicals should watch it!

]]> Comment on The Russian Cowboy by KY http://beloitfilmfest.org/the-russian-cowboy/#comment-99 KY Sun, 20 Feb 2011 23:51:50 +0000 http://biff.dsbeloit.com/?p=1429#comment-99 Ryan I agree with you, if this film had a good editing team it would had been at best a five minute short. I hope I never have to sit through something like this again! Overall films at this festival were excellent but there were some like this one and a couple shorts that I wished I would had never-ever seen. Ryan I agree with you, if this film had a good editing team it would had been at best a five minute short. I hope I never have to sit through something like this again! Overall films at this festival were excellent but there were some like this one and a couple shorts that I wished I would had never-ever seen.

]]> Comment on Virtual JFK by Ryan http://beloitfilmfest.org/virtual-jfk/#comment-88 Ryan Sat, 19 Feb 2011 22:24:09 +0000 http://biff.dsbeloit.com/?p=1513#comment-88 Very interesting. This film carried me through his life as president. It allowed me to see people fall in love with him and why he was called charismatic. The phone recordings and documents really brought home the pressures of a presidency and the ongoings behind the story. Highly recommended. Very interesting. This film carried me through his life as president. It allowed me to see people fall in love with him and why he was called charismatic. The phone recordings and documents really brought home the pressures of a presidency and the ongoings behind the story. Highly recommended.

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