AMS Pictures’ documentary "Stop the Presses: The American Newspaper in Peril" received buzz and acclaim at the 2008 AFI Dallas International Film Festival premiere. A co-production with filmmakers Mark Birnbaum and Manny Mendoza, the film screened to sold-out audiences on April 2 at the Magnolia Theater and April 3 and 5 at the Angelika Theater. With over 1600 entries, the film was one of only 210 accepted and only a select few to be included in the Target Ten Documentary Feature Competition.

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AFI Dallas recently announced that AMS Pictures’ documentary "Stop the Presses: The American Newspaper in Peril" will make its world premiere at this year’s festival on April 2nd. The film is up for a $25,000 prize as part of the Target Ten Documentary Feature Competition.

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AMS Pictures “Black History Uncovered” series was highly reviewed at the 2008 Pan African Film Festival (www.paff.org) held recently in Los Angeles. The series includes an inspiring and entertaining mix of untold and unexamined stories in African American history:

Rising from the Rails: The Story of the Pullman Porter,
In the Shadow of Hollywood: Race Films & The Birth of Black Cinema,
Flying for Freedom: Untold Stories of the Tuskegee Airmen
and A Colored Life: The Herb Jeffries Story.

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In time for Black History Month, The Pan African Film & Arts Festival has announced its festival line up. Among the films accepted were AMS Pictures’ own critically-acclaimed “Black History Uncovered” series:

A Colored Life: Fri 2/8 at 1 pm and Sat 2/9 at 1:20 pm
Flying for Freedom: Tue 2/12 at 1:30 pm
In the Shadow of Hollywood: Sun 2/10 at 4:30 pm and Tue 2/12 at 1 pm
Rising from the Rails: Sat 2/9 at 11:30 am and Sun 2/10 at 4:30 pm

The festival takes place in Los Angeles February 7-18, 2008. For more information on the festival, please visit: www.paff.org

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“Bodacious Boots” has been selected to screen in the 8th Annual Santa Fe Film Festival, taking place from November 28 to December 2 in Santa Fe, New Mexico! Producer Laura Neitzel is excited to return to New Mexico, where many of the gorgeous cowboy boots featured in the film were shot. For more information and screening dates and times, visit www.santafefilmfestival.com.

 

 

 

 

 

On October 19, “Portrait of Abuse” had its premiere screening before a key audience of counselors, health care workers, law enforcement officials, clergy, and others working on the front lines of the battle against domestic violence. Their overwhelmingly positive response reinforces the value that “Portrait of Abuse” offers in educating the public about this hidden epidemic.

 

 

 

 

 

“Shock” was named a finalist in the Psychiatry category in 2007 the International Health and Medical Media Awards, known as the FREDDIE awards.
Now in its 33rd year, the Freddie Awards are the pre-eminent international competition for health and medical media.

 

 

 

 

 

On July 31, “Bodacious Boots” screened as the opening night film at the 20th Annual Dallas Video Festival. The film, screened before a packed house in high definition, was greeted by an enthusiastic audience. Artistic director Bart Weiss praised it as the perfect kick-off for a Festival that celebrates independent Texas film.