By Alan Shirk HFI Director of Communications FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The $35,000 Catholic Health Initiatives grant under its community-driven Blueprint for Action is part of Reading Youth Violence Prevention (RYVP) program Reading, PA. May 18, 2012—The non-profit Haydenfilms Institute (HFI), with offices at TEK Park, Breinigsville, Pa., has been awarded up to $35,000 by St. [...]

Haydenfilms Institute PSA w/ Tony nom. Da’Vine Joy Randolph, actors Johnny Ray Gill, Nate Corddry..! By Michael Katz HFI Correspondent FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE LEHIGH VALLEY, PENNSYLVANIA, April 13, 2012—The Haydenfilms Institute, a non-profit organization seeking to empower, educate, and fund global, independent, and student filmmakers, is launching its new website. The site utilizes exciting features [...]

With the advent of the Tribeca Online Film Festival, as well as other online competitions, it would seem that traditional festivals have moved to the backburner in terms of their usefulness to filmmakers.  In an age when more people are going mobile, and have virtually 24/7 anywhere access to the Internet, new opportunities are springing [...]

Film junkies, moviegoers and filmmakers turned up to show their support for indie flicks and to witness some killer filmmaking at Philadelphia CineFest.  The Haydenfilms Institute (HFI) paid a visit to CineFest on April 9 and April 14.  Located in Old City, the festival took place at the Ritz East Theater on 125 South Second [...]

A transient king and a beaver pariah are the two main characters of this short animation. Watch and see if the king can get what he wants and if the beaver can help him accomplish the kings’ goals. Drop a comment to let us know what you think of the clip!