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ABOUT US
FilmFestivalTraveler.com sits "at the crossroads of festivals and travel," as our motto states. Launched in 2009, the site offers one-stop surfing for the latest intelligence on festivals and the exhibition sector, from conventions and expos to trade shows and art fairs, which marks an exploding trend in travel.
Our content reflects our belief that such showcases are a way of bringing together like-minded communities in a shared and newsworthy experience.
Tourism boards, film commissions, trade groups and others now look to themed gatherings such as festivals and expos as a critical piece of their outreach. With an occasion to host marquee talent or other headline personalities, an experiential forum – and its awards ceremony – is news.
Only FFT tracks this phenomenon. We aggregate and connect the dots of its growth: where it has been and where it is headed.
We also serve up practical travel tips. FFT spans the world's showcases to serve your needs, whether you're planning to make the trek or are just an armchair traveler seeking vicarious bragging rights. Here you'll learn about high-buzz work and the extended events that celebrate it, as well as how to go, where to stay and what to do once there.
Editorial Content:
On the entertainment front, FFT presents previews, features, interviews, reviews, blogs and anything else we consider intrinsically captivating. Don't be surprised to find coverage on festivals and cultural issues that go beyond cinema: Because films span such a broad array of subjects, we'll also keep you current on the larger world of events and ideas in the popular and fringe culture.
Look for raw insights from filmmakers and celebrities on their festival films; artists and curators on exhibitions; and comics- and videogame-creators on products and happenings. You'll also find "first-look" reporting that takes you behind the production scenes and reviews of standout festival films.
A guiding spirit of our site is that, whether in the big city or the small sticks, users want to be in the know — to be able to tell their friends, "Oh, this new movie is opening the such-and-such film festival and I hear that…." Thousands of movie sites post lists and reviews of new releases, but FFT tracks the films — from hidden gems to dogs-to-be-avoided — at film festivals around the globe.
On the travel side, the site explores the destinations, arrangements and accessories to help you make the most of your journey. Our crack team of travel writers report from the ground on every continent. We also tell you about special deals and ways to avoid hassels. So many movies ignites your wanderlust, and now here's a site that gives bankable context and tips as you go to plan your trip.
Look for additional features as the site continues to expand:
Scheduling Calendar:
FFT will offer a comprehensive slate of upcoming events spanning film and other festivals, conventions, expositions/trade shows and exhibitions.
E-commerce:
In partnership with a leading travel agency, the site will host an easy interface for travel booking and a Film Festival Traveler store.
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Feel free to let us know how you're finding our site. In other words, welcome to the FFT community. We appreciate your thoughts.
Insider Club
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The Film Festival Traveler's Inside Club
How to become part of the Inside Club...
By joining the Insider's Club, and become part of the filmfestivaltraveler family.
We will have exclusive offers and promotions, insider info on film festival events, special discounts, and more. Just click on the join bar and fill out the registration form.
We will be offering free DVDs, CDs, tickets and other incentives for those that join and participate.
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Contributors
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Editorial Contributors
Editorial Director (FestivalTravelNetwork.com) -- Brad Balfour
Editor In Chief (FilmFestivalTraveler.com) -- Brad Balfour
Editor In Chief (Fearsmag.com) -- Joe Mauceri
Senior Editor/Content Manager -- Lynne Shannon
Senior Writer -- Eric Lurio
Assistant Editor -- Allie Finkel, Christopher Lai
Contributing Editors:
Kevin FilipskiLucy KomisarDan PersonsLloyd Carroll
Consulting Editors:
Frank Lovece
Laura Blum
Contributing Writers:
Nobu Hosoki, Maitland McDonough, James Van Mannen, Jack Angstreich, Ward Morehouse III, Marion DS Dreyfus, Trent Gough
Contributors [current & past]:
Terry Maloney, Barbara Hourigan, Sean Glass, Eric Grunes, Peter Hargrove, Elke Weiss, Jessica Gatdula, Mark Doyle, Ted Faraone, Jordan Brandes, Perri Nemiroff, Perry Santanoche
Contributing Photographers:
Tom Lau, Roger Wong
Webmaster:
Carlos Rojas
Bios:
Brad Balfour, Editor In Chief
Drawing on film, arts, and pop culture creators for over 25 years as the subjects of his interviews, he has developed a content syndicate, BMBmedia, and blogs on the Huffingtonpost.com--one of biggest news sites in the world. Whether trading quips with such actors as Tom Cruise or contemplating cultural hiccups with directors like Martin Scorsese, this former midwesterner has spoken with nearly everyone from such rockers as the Rolling Stones and Pearl Jam, to writers like Hubert Selby and Ken Kesey, to actors such as Clint Eastwood and Meryl Streep.
As he launches this site, http://filmfestivaltraveler.com, he regularly contributes to such outlets as popentertainment.com, blackfilm.com and fearsmag.com, does panels or workshops on filmmakers, and works on his own video projects. Mired in his resume are also stints as timessquare.com's editor in chief (covering everything from tech to food and travel), a columnist for fashion mag Lincoln Road; AM-New York's regular film interviewer; Irish Connections' founding editor; Creem Magazine's senior editor; Reflex magazine's features editor and an editor at Heavy Metal.
Joe Mauceri, Editor In Chief, Fearsmag.com
Joseph brings over 20 years experience in the entertainment travel industry. Aiding talent, management, and crew, he has worked with acts such as Bon Jovi, Cheap Trick, Slayer, The Muse, Blondie, The Indigo Girls, Def Leppard, Fountains of Wayne, The Used, Mastodon, Skinny Puppy, Tinted Windows, and Simone. He served as the travel production manager at Viacom, working on a variety of projects from Fairway to Heaven to MTV’s Spring Break. His other television projects included The Naked Brothers Band and Kidnapped, as well as pilots for several other networks.
From independent to studio projects, location scouting, or making arrangement for principles to attend festivals, Joseph has lent his area of expertise to such films as The Private Lives of Pippa Lee, Quid Pro Quo, Padre Nuestro, Headspace, The Perfect Holiday, and The War Within to name just a few. Recognized for his work with talent he has helped such pop culture conventions as Wizard, Dragon Con, Chiller, Monster Mania, Rock and Shock, Horrorhound, SpookyWorld and numerous other regional events in making air, ground transportation, and lodging arrangements for their celebrity guests.
Frank Lovece, Executive Editor
The author of five major-publisher books about television and film (plus another with renowned photographer Matthew Jordan Smith, on missing and exploited children) Lovece is an entertainment writer for Newsday, covering TV, film and theater. His work has appeared in Entertainment Weekly, the Los Angeles Times, TV Guide, Premiere, American Film, Film Journal, Penthouse, Women's Day and the photography site TakeGreatPictures.com.
As a a Web editor, he successfully launched sites for Sound & Vision, Popular Photography and Habitat magazines, and such TV series as Stargate SG-1 and Battlestar Galactica for the SciFi Channel. He has, additionally, scripted superhero, horror and licensed-character comic books for Marvel Comics, Harris Comics and Dark Horse Comics, and with artist Mike Okamoto created the award-winning series Atomic Age for Marvel's creator-owned imprint, Epic Comics.
Laura Blum, Senior Editor
A producer, journalist and lecturer, Laura Blum most recently curated The Ironic Curtain: Czech Cinema since the Velvet Revolution, presented in collaboration with the Film Society of Lincoln Center. Her production credits include the thriller, The Cry, and such documentaries as Becoming Barack and Heathen. Previously Laura oversaw content development at Sony BMG Music Entertainment and Mexico City-based Jade Films. She has written for such outlets as filmfestivals.com, comingsoon.net and Adweek magazine (as staff media reporter). She co-edited the bestselling Mating in Captivity (HarperCollins) and co-wrote Thanksgiving Celebration & Ceremony (Crown).
Laura has also directed entertainment and media forums at the Americas Society and Center for Communication. A regular speaker for Talk Cinema, Great Neck Arts Center, New York Film Critics Series and Wesleyan University, she also serves as programming advisor for numerous festivals and organizations.
