Empire City is a book of photography by visual artist Ron Diorio that also includes an 8″x10″ print and a DVD of three short films by Diorio. This is a limited edition publication of 50 copies that are all signed by the artist and, if you click through, you can look at the photos online, which are quite lovely.

Diorio is represented by Peter Hay Halpert Fine Art.

Other Sponsors:

1. Black Biscuit is an experimental feature film by Fabrizio Federico that was produced with no script and with a cast of non-actors, including homeless people, pimps, the disabled and a former child ping pong champion.

2. Heading into its 5th year in 2012, the Arizona Underground Film Festival is still open for submissions. Although the earlybird deadline has recently passed, there are still several upcoming deadlines to go.