News about Matthew VanDyke
January, February, and March 2014
January 2014
1/29/14: Matthew VanDyke will be giving a speech and showing his documentary film about the conflict in Syria, Not Anymore: A Story of Revolution, at an event on conflict journalism organized by the University of Arizona School of Journalism and the Southwest Initiative for the Study of Middle East Conflicts (SISMEC).
1/24/14: VanDyke's award-winning Syria film Not Anymore: A Story of Revolution will be shown at the Camerimage Winners Show in Los Angeles, California.
1/14/14: Matthew VanDyke's documentary film about Syria Not Anymore: A Story of Revolution will be screened at Flickerfest International Short Film Festival (an Academy Award qualifying film festival) in Australia.
1/8/14: Matthew VanDyke was quoted in the Houston Chronicle in an article about the 2012 Benghazi attack - "Former Guantanamo Detainee May Have Participated In Benghazi Attack"
February 2014
2/28/14: Article at Fan Carpet about the One World Media Awards nominees, including VanDyke's film Not Anymore: A Story of Revolution which is nominated for the Short Film Award
2/28/14: VanDyke's documentary film about Syria Not Anymore: A Story of Revolution has been nominated for the Short Film Award at the One World Media Awards!
2/28/14: Matthew VanDyke will be at the Winter Film Awards in New York, NY for a screening of his documentary film about Syria Not Anymore: A Story of Revolution.
2/27/14: VanDyke's Syria film Not Anymore: A Story of Revolution can be seen at the Carolina Film & Video Festival in Greensboro, North Carolina.
2/26/14: Director Matthew VanDyke will be at the Winter Film Awards Filmmaker's Reception and Kick-Off Party in New York, NY.
2/25/14: Matthew VanDyke's documentary film about Syria Not Anymore: A Story of Revolution has been selected as a finalist for the Best Documentary Short award in the DIY Film Festival in Santa Monica, CA.
2/23/14: VanDyke's documentary about the conflict in Syria Not Anymore: A Story of Revolution was shown at the Short. Sweet. Film Fest in Ohio City, Ohio.
2/22/14: Die Ungeduldigen screened VanDyke's documentary film Not Anymore: A Story of Revolution in Berlin, Germany.
2/20/14: Festival Internacional de Cine de Lebu in Lebu, Chile screened VanDyke's film about Syria Not Anymore: A Story of Revolution.
2/17/14: VanDyke's film about Syria Not Anymore: A Story of Revolution was mentioned in an Arte Fuse article about Take Two Film Festival.
2/15/14: A PRWeb article about ÉCU (The European Independent Film Festival) that mentions VanDyke's film Not Anymore: A Story of Revolution - "Film Selection Announced for 9th Annual European Independent Film Festival"
2/15/14: A VIMOOZ article about ÉCU (The European Independent Film Festival) that mentions VanDyke's documentary film Not Anymore: A Story of Revolution - "Film Lineup Announced for 2014 European Independent Film Festival"
2/15/14: VanDyke's Syria documentary Not Anymore: A Story of Revolution will be shown at the Thin Line Film Festival in Denton, Texas.
2/13/14: VanDyke's film Not Anymore: A Story of Revolution was mentioned in an ÉCU – The European Independent Film Festival press release on The Young Hollywood Blast.
2/7/14: Matthew VanDyke was on Media Mayhem with host Allison Hope Weiner for an in-depth, 45 minute interview about his experiences fighting in Libya and filming in Syria, "Not Anymore: A Story of Revolution," the current situation in Syria, the Egyptian revolution, women's rights in the region, US foreign policy, the 2012 Benghazi attack, VanDyke's experiences as an embedded journalist in Iraq, and why VanDyke has devoted himself to revolution.
2/7/14: Matthew VanDyke's on-stage interview with veteran Associated Press foreign correspondent Mort Rosenblum at the University of Arizona School of Journalism and the Southwest Initiative for the Study of Middle East Conflicts (SISMEC) event "Ethics and Methods in Conflict" has been released on YouTube.
2/7/14: VanDyke's speech about filmmaking in Syria at the University of Arizona School of Journalism and the Southwest Initiative for the Study of Middle East Conflicts (SISMEC) event "Ethics and Methods in Conflict" has been released on YouTube.
2/3/14: The Syria documentary Not Anymore: A Story of Revolution will be screened again at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival (an Academy Award qualifying film festival) in Santa Barbara, California.
2/2/14: The Syria film Not Anymore: A Story of Revolution will be shown at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival (an Academy Award qualifying film festival) in Santa Barbara, California.
March 2014
3/31/14: An article at Mexico news site Impulso Informativo that mentions VanDyke's Syria film Not Anymore: A Story of Revolution
3/31/14: An article at Mexico news site Puebla Noticias that mentions VanDyke's film about Syria Not Anymore: A Story of Revolution
3/31/14: An article at Mexico news site Reto Diario that mentions VanDyke's documentary Not Anymore: A Story of Revolution
3/30/14: Official Selection Highlight – "Not Anymore: A Story of Revolution"” (VanDyke's film about Syria) on the ÉCU (The European Independent Film Festival) website.
3/28/14: A Film Industry Network article about ÉCU (The European Independent Film Festival) that mentions VanDyke's film Not Anymore: A Story of Revolution - "ECU Film Festival to roll out ‘indie red carpet’ in Paris"
3/25/14: Matthew VanDyke's interview with Kristin Caires of The Cinema Couch after his film about Syria Not Anymore: A Story of Revolution won the Best Documentary Film Award at the Winter Film Awards in New York, NY.
3/22/14: VanDyke's Syria film Not Anymore: A Story of Revolution won the Best Film Award (the highest award of the festival) at the DIY Film Festival in Santa Monica, CA. This is the 34th award won by Not Anymore: A Story of Revolution.
3/22/14: Not Anymore: A Story of Revolution, VanDyke's film about Syria, will be shown at the DIY Film Festival in Santa Monica, CA, where it is a finalist in the Documentary Short category!
3/17/14: VanDyke's Syria film Not Anymore: A Story of Revolution will be screened at the Medina del Campo Film Festival in Medina del Campo, Spain (the first of two screenings at the festival).
3/16/14: Clips from VanDyke's documentary about Syria Not Anymore: A Story of Revolution were shown at the Syrian Assembly of Manitoba event The Cost of Freedom and Dignity: The 3rd Anniversary of the Syrian Revolution in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
3/13/14: VanDyke's film about Syria Not Anymore: A Story of Revolution was mentioned in a WESH article about the Florida Film Festival.
3/12/14: Not Anymore: A Story of Revolution was mentioned in an article at Orlando Connections about the Florida Film Festival.
3/10/14: Not Anymore: A Story of Revolution begins a two-week screening at OneCloudFest (3/10/14 - 3/24/14).
3/10/14: Film critic Tom Roston (Doc Soup) wrote about Matthew VanDyke's new documentary film, Point and Shoot, writing that "Hands down, this is the documentary I want to see most in 2014." Read article...
3/9/14: Not Anymore: A Story of Revolution will be shown at the Liverpool Lift-Off Film Festival in Liverpool, England, UK, followed by a live Q&A via Skype with the film's director Matthew VanDyke.
3/7/14: Examiner.com article about the Winter Film Awards which mentions VanDyke's film about Syria Not Anymore: A Story of Revolution as a highlight of the festival.
3/7/14: VanDyke's Syria documentary film Not Anymore: A Story of Revolution will be shown at the RxSM Self Medicated Film Expo in Austin, TX.
3/5/14: A version of VanDyke's film about Syria Not Anymore: A Story of Revolution has been released with Italian subtitles: Mai Più, Una Storia di Rivoluzione
3/5/14: VanDyke's documentary film Point and Shoot mentioned in an article at Realscreen about Hot Docs Film Festival.
3/4/14: A Wall Street Journal article about the Tribeca Film Festival that mentions Matthew VanDyke's new film Point and Shoot
3/4/14: VanDyke's film Point and Shoot is mentioned in an article at IndieWire about Tribeca Film Festival.
3/4/14: An article about Hot Docs Film Festival in La Presse mentions Matthew VanDyke's documentary Point and Shoot.
3/4/14: The movie about Matthew VanDyke titled Point and Shoot is mentioned in a RealScreen article about Tribeca Film Festival
3/4/14: The Chronicle Herald published an article about Hot Docs Film Festival that mentions Point and Shoot, the film about Matthew VanDyke.
3/4/14: The documentary film about Matthew VanDyke Point and Shoot mentioned in a Hollywood Reporter article about the Tribeca Film Festival
3/4/14: Matthew VanDyke's documentary Point and Shoot is mentioned in an article about Hot Docs Film Festival in the Montreal Gazette
3/4/14: An article at Entertainment Weekly about the Tribeca Film Festival that mentions the movie about Matthew VanDyke, Point and Shoot.
3/4/14: A CTV article about Hot Docs Film Festival mentioned the documentary about Matthew VanDyke, Point and Shoot.
3/4/14: Matthew VanDyke's new film Point and Shoot mentioned in a Los Angeles Times article about the Tribeca Film Festival
3/4/14: Matthew VanDyke's new film Point and Shoot will have its Canadian premiere at Hot Docs Film Festival!
3/4/14: BIG ANNOUNCEMENT: The film about Matthew VanDyke's life, Point and Shoot, will premiere at Tribeca Film Festival!
3/3/14: Matthew VanDyke's new article posted at The Freedom Fighter Blog - The Russian Invasion of Ukraine
3/01/14: The documentary film about Syria by Matthew VanDyke Not Anymore: A Story of Revolution won its 33rd award, the Best Documentary Film Award at the Winter Film Awards in New York, NY!
3/01/14: Matthew VanDyke will be at the Winter Film Awards awards ceremony and after party in New York, NY (which will be live streamed here)