A conversation with legendary documentary filmmaker Les Blank at the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival in Missoula, Montana in 2007

Sundance Film Festival is the place where filmmakers come together, catch up on what's up and coming in the industry while still focusing on film as digital is nipping at its heels. How to festival Sundance successfully depends on planning and endurance.

With so much going on, I keep my eye on the Focus on Film theme of the 2007 Sundance Film Festival. What an eye-opener.

Catherine Wyler, Artistic Director High Falls Film Festival, Rochester, New York.

Films celebrating heroes at the Cape May New Jersey Film Festival from the streets during 9/11 to seemingly uneventful routines, festival curator, Stefan Prosky talks about how film influences people to go out and do extraordinary things.

From the Film Festival reViews 10 Year Archives (2006): A conversation with Catherine Wyler, Artistic Director of the High Falls Film Festival, an award winning producer and actor, daughter of Hollywood director William Wyler, grandniece of Universal Studio founder, Carl Laemmle– a pedigree of filmmakers.

Teaneck Film Festival, Teaneck, New Jersey –How to start a film festival; Freedom's Fury, a documentary set in 1956 Olympic on the infamous semi final Hungary-Soviet water polo match set against the backdrop of the Hungarian revolution.

Terry Lawler, Executive Director of New York Women in Film & Television (NYWiFT) talks about the sidebar of Shorts, To The Point– Women Telling Stories Through Media, presented by NYWiFT.

Signe Baumane, Alex Weil and Bill Plympton share insights into the world of animators and their animations.

Warren Beatty talks about his film REDS at a special 25th anniversary screening. Pedro Almodovar, Volver, on a directors panel.