What do The Virgin Suicides, Jack Goes Boating, Welcome to the Dollhouse and The Story of a Three Day Pass have in common? They’re all debut features by acclaimed directors. All happened to also be part of the program at the inaugural First Time Fest in New York City this past spring. First Time Fest is exactly what it sounds like: a festival celebrating first-time feature films, which is aimed at discovering the next generation of great filmmakers and showcasing the debut work of acclaimed filmmakers. Now, submissions for the second annual First Time Fest—slated for April 3-7, 2014 in New York City—are open through December 27, 2013. All films in competition are the very first feature of the writer, director, producer, editor, cinematographer or composer. The Festival’s Grand Prize is theatrical distribution and international sales representation. essay help Last year’s First Exposure series screened the first features of Sofia Coppola (The Virgin Suicides), Philip Seymour Hoffman (Jack Goes Boating), Todd Solondz (Welcome to the Dollhouse), Christine Vachon (Poison), Hal Hartley (The Unbelievable Truth), Nancy Savoca (True Love), Melvin van Peebles (The Story of a Three Day Pass), Mary Engel (Little Fugitive) and Barbara Kopple (Harlan County), followed by Q&As with the filmmakers discussing their work.
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