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Local Film Fests Live On — in Niches
It’s been more than five years since the last edition of the Las Vegas Film Festival, and more than 16 years since the last full edition of CineVegas, but the lack of a large-scale general-interest film festival hasn’t held the local scene back. Long-running events...
Cinematic Journey of Filmmaker Jose Anthony Altamirano
Before he was recognized as a visionary voice in independent film, Jose Anthony Altamirano was just a young boy in Cudahy, California, crafting imaginative worlds out of cereal boxes and marbles, dreaming of machines that could outsmart the dark. That creativity, born...
Bilingual Interview with Distinguished Filmmaker Jose Anthony
The Nevada Women’s Film Festival is in full swing, and my latest article in El Nuevo Mundo is on newsstands now! For an insider’s look at the inspiration behind the Femmy Award nominated short film “Session”, read my interview with writer-director Jose Anthony. Here...
The Nevada Women’s Film Festival Honors Artistic Visionaries
The 11th annual Nevada Women’s Film Festival culminated on a high note. The festival showcased 47 films by and about women from 13 countries, hosted at the UNLV Department of Film. The State of Arts & Culture: More Than Just Sin City panel featured arts and...
Who needs a studio? The Las Vegas film industry is having an eventful summer.
Our local film industry has been in the headlines a lot due to an attempt to fund a new movie studio in Las Vegas. That legislative bill died during the 2025 session, but there are still plenty of other developments keeping our film and TV industry busy and relevant....
Flower Power
UNLV film professor Brett Levner's new film, Riot in Bloom, brings a collaborative spirit to the Nevada Women's Film Festival In the late 1990s, UNLV film professor Brett Levner worked in the documentary unit at MTV, at the tail end of alternative rock’s heyday. “I...
The Icing on the Cake
GG: NWFF’s mission is “to celebrate and support the fair representation of women in film, and to provide a platform for historically marginalized voices.“ How do you believe your film coincides with this mission? RD: I think “Frosting” aligns with the NWFF’s mission...
Women in Film showcases the best from June 19-22
The Nevada Women’s Film Festival returns to fabulous Las Vegas June 19-22 for its 11th Anniversary. This year, 47 films by and about women from 13 countries will be hosted at the UNLV Department of Film.
NWFFest Ad in Cinema Femme Publication
Our first ad in the beautifully curated Cinema Femme magazine, Volume 2 Spring/Summer 2025