Long Island International Film Expo

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The Long Island International Film Expo
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Location Bellmore, New York, US
Founded1997;27 years ago (1997)
LanguageInternational
Website http://www.longislandfilm.com/

The Long Island International Film Expo, founded in 1997 by Nassau County Film Office Director, Debra Markowitz. The festival generally receives between 400 and 450 submissions every year [1] In 2009, 170 films from 23 countries were screened at the festival. [2] Ed Burns, director of films such as The Brothers McMullen and Newlyweds was awarded a Creative Achievement Award during the 2011 festival. [3] The festival hosts several panels on film distribution, screenwriting, and other relevant industry topics. [4]

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Past festival attendees include Steve Buscemi ( Trees Lounge , Armageddon ), William Baldwin ( Backdraft ), Edie Falco ( The Sopranos , Judy Berlin ), Karen Allen ( Raiders of the Lost Ark , The Perfect Storm ), Ralph Macchio ( The Outsiders , The Karate Kid ), William Sadler ( The Shawshank Redemption ), Robert Vaughn ( The Man from U.N.C.L.E. ), Tony Lo Bianco ( The French Connection ), Sean Young ( Blade Runner ), Gianni Russo ( The Godfather ), Ed Burns ( Saving Private Ryan ), Ally Sheedy ( The Breakfast Club ), Cathy Moriarty ( Raging Bull ), Ed Asner ( The Mary Tyler Moore Show , Up ), Larry Romano ( A Bronx Tale ), Robert Clohessy ( Blue Bloods ), Phyllis Somerville ( Little Children , The Curious Case of Benjamin Button ), Anthony Rapp ( Rent , Star Trek: Discovery ), James Naughton ( Planet of the Apes ) and others. [5]

Notable films that have screened at the festival include The Hotel Manor Inn (1997), Billy's Balloon (1998), Falling Sky (1998), The Hunter's Moon (1999), [6] The Waiting Game (1999), The Pirates of Central Park (2001), [7] L.I.E. (2001), Returning Mickey Stern (2002), Malevolence (2003), Dorian Blues (2004), The Conscientious Objector (2004), The Insurgents (2006), Knocking (2006), The Last Confederate: The Story of Robert Adams (2007), [8] Anytown (2009), Eat Me! (2009), [9] Failing Better Now (2009), [10] As If I Am Not There (2010), Bereavement (2010), [11] Dimensions (2011), Strings (2011), [12] Broadway's Finest (2012), [13] Junction (2012), Theresa Is a Mother (2012), The Human Race (2013), Naked (2013), [14] The Puritans (2013), Bridge and Tunnel (2014), [15] The David Dance (2014), [16] The Historian (2014), Tom in America (2014), Detours (2016), The Hollow (2016), [17] Red (2016), Whoever Was Using This Bed (2016), (Romance) in the Digital Age (2017), The Valley (2017), Pickings (2018), Abigail (2019), [18] After Class (2019), Bone Cage (2020), Manasanamaha (2020) and Tango Shalom (2021).

2011 films

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2020 edition

The 2020 edition of the festival, which was originally scheduled to take place from July 10–16, 2020, was postponed to September 30-October 8, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The opening and closing nights, along with select screening blocks and the awards ceremony, took place virtually, while some blocks were presented as drive-in screenings at the Samanea New York Market in Uniondale. [22]

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