CHLOTRUDIS CO-PRESENTS at the BOSTON GAY/LESBIAN FILM FESTIVAL IN MAY: WATER LILIES and LOVE SONGS

The Chlotrudis Society for Independent Film (CSIF) is pleased to join with the BOSTON GAY/LESBIAN FILM FESTIVAL once again to co-present two French-language films as part of the festival’s 24th year . WATER LILIES (Naissance des pievres), will play on Sunday May 11th at 8pm and LOVE SONGS (Les Chansons d’amour) will play on... (MORE)

BRATTLE THEATRE TO PRESENT FREE SHORT FILMS DURING HARVARD SQUARE’S MAYFAIR!

The Brattle has asked four of their favorite local film organizations to each program a block of shorts to be screened for free during Harvard Square's annual MayFair celebration! Lumen Eclipse, Central Productions, the Chlotrudis Society For Independent Film, and Women In Film/Video New England will each present some of their favorite shorts during this special program. See below for more information about each featured organization and what they have in store!

The Brattle Film... (MORE)

Independent Film Festival of Boston is in Full Swing!

This week is all about the Independent Film Festival of Boston! Festivities kicked off last night where an appearance by Ben Kingsley at Brad Anderson's latest film, TRANSSIBERIAN got the crowd going. This weekend the festival takes over the Somerville, Brattle and Coolidge Corner Theatres, and Chlotrudis is co-presenting not one, but two terrific films that you should take the time to see. Many of you are volunteering at the festival and the rest of you need to check out the excellent schedule of films, panels, and parties that take over indie Boston this weekend. The Festival runs nearly a week this year, wrapping up on Tuesday night at the Coolidge with a screening of Werner Herzog's latest... (MORE)

Chlotrudis Winner Jesse Epstein Returns to Boston for IFFB

If you were around four years ago, you might remember the Audience Award winner at the 4th Annual Short Film Festival was a powerful yet amusing documentary about body image and the way photographs a manipulated to obtain an impossible perfection. That film, WET DREAMS, FALSE IMAGES, was made by a talented New York filmmaker, originally from Brookline, MA, Jesse Epstein.

I am very happy to report that Jesse is back with another short film entitled 34x25x36, another documentary about body image and elusive perfection, this time using mannequins as the subject. Jesse's film... (MORE)

CHLOTRUDIS CO-PRESENTS ELLEN PAGE IN ‘TRACEY FRAGMENTS’ and GUY MADDIN’S ‘MY WINNIPEG’ AT INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL OF BOSTON

The Chlotrudis Society for Independent Film (CSIF) is pleased to join with the INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL OF BOSTON (IFFB) once again to co-present two films as part of the festival’s 6th year. MY WINNIPEG, the latest from director Guy Maddin, will play on Monday April 28th, with the director in attendance, and THE TRACEY FRAGMENTS, starring recent Academy Award nominee Ellen Page, will screen on Friday April 25th and Sunday April 27th.

Showcasing his signature... (MORE)

ONCE Best Movie Surprise Winner at 14th Annual Chlotrudis Awards

Despite a strong showing by THERE WILL BE BLOOD, which came away with Trudies for Paul Thomas Anderson (Best Director), Daniel Day Lewis (Best Actor) and Paul Dano (Best Supporting Actor), this year the Chlotrudis Society for Independent Film bestowed its Best Film award to the charming Dubliner film ONCE, which had received a sole nomination in that category.

The prestigious Buried Treasure award was won by Rumania’s 12:08 EAST OF BUCHAREST. In order to be eligible, Buried Treasure nominees had to have earned less than $250,000 in US box office. Chlotrudis created the category in order to shine a spotlight on those films the society... (MORE)

And the Trudy Goes To...

A more formal announcement will follow, but here is the complete list of Chlotrudis Awards Recipients announced at last night's ceremony:

Movie - ONCE
Buried Treasure - 12:08 EAST OF BUCHAREST
Documentary - PROTAGONIST... (MORE)