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Campus MovieFest Comes to a College Near You
The world's largest student film festival, Campus MovieFest (CMF) began only eight years ago when four students at Emory University provided their peers with everything they needed—including camcorders and Apple laptops—to make a movie in one week.
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Find The Perfect Script on InkTip
Are you a movie producer or other entertainment professional searching for a stellar script? Or a savvy screenwriter eager to have your work produced as a feature film? If you answered "yes" to either question, then be sure to check out InkTip.
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GI Film Festival Comes Out Fighting
While many film festivals might occasionally screen war-themed movies, the GI Film Festival is the only fest dedicated exclusively to honoring America's courageous, selfless troops through the power of cinema.
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Syracuse International Film Festival: The United Nations of Film
When one thinks of towns in the United States known for their international flair and diversity, Syracuse, New York is probably not high up on the list. But when it comes to film festivals at least, it should really be one of the first noted.
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Changing Lives at the Colorado Film School
The Rocky Mountains and spacious landscapes aren’t the only things Colorado has to offer to moviemakers. For more than 10 years, the Colorado Film School has given aspiring moviemakers the opportunity to learn and develop their talent.
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Project Twenty1 Film Festival Backs Up Boastful Slogan
"Not just a film festival." Thus reads the slogan of Philadelphia-based organization Project Twenty1. To be sure, this isn't some ill-defined, flighty boast about how they offer moviemakers "so much more than the average festival" (although they might) through networking and parties, etc., etc. The group is literally more than just a film festival.
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Independent Film Festival of Boston Returns
Baseball isn’t the only thing returning to Boston this month. Just days after the Red Sox swing into action at Fenway, the Independent Film Festival of Boston will host its seventh annual event.
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Alan Inkles Pitches the Stony Brook Film Festival in His Own Words
Stony Brook Film Festival director Alan Inkles is the type of excitable character who can take a simple, 15-word question and talk it into an 1800-word filibuster. In fact, that's exactly what happened when MM spoke with him in February.
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Write on at the Santa Fe Screenwriting Conference
Are you an aspiring screenwriter in need of a helping hand? If so, consider attending the 11th annual Screenwriting Conference in Sante Fe (SCSFe), which will be held May 26-31st in Sante Fe, New Mexico.
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NALIP Celebrates 10 Years
Ten years ago a group of Latino producers, academics and media activists took it upon themselves to raise awareness of Latinos in the entertainment industry. What resulted was the National Association of Latino Independent Producers (NALIP).
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DV is No Fad, and Neither are the DV Awards
Martin Rhodes was wrong about the success of digital video once, but never again
In 2003, Martin Rhodes knew the world of video production was significantly changing. That's why he created the DV Awards, an international competition awarding video producers of all kinds for excellence in digital video recording and editing.
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Get Your Pens Ready—Scriptapalooza Is On Its Way
After 11 years in the screenwriting competition game, Scriptapalooza president Mark Andrushko knows all the ins and outs to getting a script read—and purchased. MM asked him to share his secrets.
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Keith Reamer Cuts Amreeka
The prospect of working with a language foreign to one’s own would be a daunting challenge for virtually anyone. Yet, Amreeka, in which more than half the language is spoken in Arabic, was an adventure on which editor Keith Reamer was eager to embark.
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Steve Kelly Handles City Rats
With Sundance underway, Park City, Utah has become the epicenter of indie movies, pitting each festival in a turf war over whose festival represents indie moviemaking in the truest sense. One of these movies is Steve Kelly’s City Rats.
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Glenn McQuaid Sells The Dead
I Sell The Dead is far from your typical horror movie. In the words of writer-directo, Glenn McQuaid, it’s “an old-fashioned buddy flick... about robbing graves and, more importantly, robbing graves of the undead.”
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Thomas J. Chavez Looks Forward To A Bright New Past
Times are tough and the movie industry is not immune to the financial tightening our economy has created. The question for many moviemakers is not, "What opportunities are afforded to me on my budget?" but, instead, "Do I have a budget at all?" Luckily, Thomas J. Chavez has come up with the perfect answer to the aspiring moviemaker’s financing troubles: T-shirts.
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Queer Lounge Provides Alternative Haven
Looking to get away from the hectic vibe of Sundance and find a relaxing oasis conveniently located right on Park City’s Main Street? If so, Queer Lounge, a moviemaker-friendly space for both gay and gay-friendly festival-goers, might be just what you need. A program of GLAAD, the Queer Lounge made its Sundance debut in 2004 and, ever since, has featured an impressive array of renowned guest speakers and provided an informal forum for stimulating movie-making conversation.
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Shooting People Celebrates 10 Years
Finding a stable entry point for the aspiring moviemaker in the ever-shifting waters of cinema can be a difficult task. But with 10 years of connecting independent moviemakers under their belt, the online community, Shooting People, has become just that, an integral part of the way in which thousands of moviemakers survive in this dog-eat-dog business.
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Joseph White Aims and Shoots for Repo! Men
Arriving in theaters on November 7th, Repo! The Genetic Opera is a true original—a "science fiction horror rock opera" that is sure to be unlike any other musical you've ever seen. Directed by the Saw series stalwart Darren Lynn Bousman and based on a play by Darren Smith and Terrance Zdunich (who also wrote the script), the movie takes place in the not-so-distant future, when an epidemic of organ failures devastates the planet. Biotech company GeneCo emerges, offering organ transplants for a price. So how do you mix science fiction, horror, opera and Paris Hilton? Any way you'd like, says cinematographer Joseph White.
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Editor David Michael Maurer has Audiences Shrieking with Splinter
Recent festival hit Splinter, a movie about a parasite that turns its victims into blood-lusting hosts, is a perfect example of how editing affects audiences’ reactions. Editor David Michael Maurer, an Emmy-nominated master of his craft, took an inventive approach when collaborating with director Toby Wilkins. Just days before Splinter took home six awards (Best Editing and Best Picture among them) at Screamfest, MovieMaker spoke with Maurer about his process and what inspires him to do what he does so well.
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Colin Cunningham Heats Up iTunes with Centigrade
Centigrade, a short movie made by actor Colin Cunningham and actor-producer Madison Graie, is the first-ever Canadian live-action short available internationally on iTunes. The movie, about a man trapped in a trailer that has been hijacked by a mysterious pickup truck, now has widespread exposure, qualification for the Academy Awards and a chance to make actual revenue. The success of this short, which was shot entirely on a handheld camera with an extremely low budget, is an inspiration to independent moviemakers everywhere and a lesson in 21st century distribution.
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Academy of Art Is Off the Beaten Path
Moviemaking hotspots like New York and Los Angeles are generally the first place a potential film school student turns when looking to learn more about the moviemaking process. The cities are host to a plethora of film schools, but you can find a few off the beaten path, too—like Academy of Art University. Located in San Francisco, the university has both BFA and MFA programs and is made up of many schools that target different areas of the arts and offers various courses that cover acting, cinematography, editing and screenwriting, to name a few.
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FirstGlance Film Festival Conquers New Frontiers
What began 12 years ago in the basement of a little movie theater in Center City Philadelphia with a group of indie moviemakers scrounging up every big screen TV and movie projector they could find has become one of the most revolutionary film festivals in the country. With more than 400 projects shown to date, an audience of more than 10,000 and two separate bi-coastal events (one in Philadelphia and the other in California) being held annually since then, the FirstGlance Film Festival has come a long way from its humble basement beginnings.
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Discover New Technology at HD EXPO New York
Want to learn more about the latest innovative film technology, and even try it out yourself? Then HD EXPO, making its New York City debut on September 25th, will be right up your alley. This exclusive trade show features keynote speakers and intensive workshops that will allow participants to hear how top leaders in the entertainment industry are applying the most up-to-date innovations in their current work. Participants will then be given the chance to test out this eye-popping technology on the HD EXPO exhibit floor. MM spoke with HD EXPO's CEO/founder Kristin Petrovich about the upcoming event.
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Mill Valley Film Festival Marks Three Decades of CInema
For the last 30 years Mill Valley, California has welcomed moviemakers and audiences with open arms to its annual 11-day film festival. The long-running and well-loved event sells more than 40,000 tickets and attracts more than 200 international moviemakers each year. Hosted by the California Film Institute, the Mill Valley Film Festival focuses on featuring films that have yet to secure U.S. distribution.
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Jon Avnet Aims for a Righteous Kill
From Risky Business to Righteous Kill, director-producer has a weak spot for great actors
His filmography defies easy categorization because Jon Avnet says he's only interested in one thing: Great acting. He's proving it this summer, as he teams up with Al Pacino and Robert De Niro for Righteous Kill.
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Towelhead: Alan Ball's Controversial New Film
Writer-director doesn't shy away from controversy, as he's proving once again with Towelhead
In 1999, a plastic ball floated in the wind—the most beautiful thing ever seen by the strange boy next door—and with that, Alan Ball won an Academy Award for his very first screenplay, American Beauty. Nine years later, he's making his feature directorial debut with Towelhead, which, even before its release, is confronting controversy for its title and few key scenes.
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Giuseppe Tornatore Dives Into the Great Unknown
He may be best known for the beloved Cinema Paradiso, but Giuseppe Tornatore's The Unknown Woman, his first film since 2000's Malena, is a substantial departure from that bittersweet love song to cinema. The Unknown Woman stars Russian actress Xenia Rappaport as Irena, a mysterious Ukrainian woman who ingratiates herself with a prosperous Italian family, taking care of their young daughter. Is she after blackmail? Revenge? Lightning-quick flashbacks provide hints of terrible secrets from her past, andThe Unknown Woman constantly keeps us off-balance with its blend of suspense and melodrama, and its mingling of past and present into one continuous stream.
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Two Festivals Come Together in Kansas City
Watch out, Midwest: A new festival is coming. It may sound a bit familiar though, for this new fest, the Kansas City FilmFest, is actually a joint effort of two former Missouri-based ones: KC Jubilee Film Festival and FilmFestKC. MM had the chance to ask festival president Fred Andrews a few questions about the new event, discussing both the issues and advantages that come along with re-creating a festival.
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Vancouver Film School Fishes For YouTube Talent
Online video communities are emerging as ideal places for unknown and often untrained artists to display their work. The Vancouver Film School (VFS) took advantage of this pool of young talent by holding an online competition, in conjunction with YouTube, to award scholarships to three aspiring moviemakers. The winners—Christopher Harrell, Stefan Ramirez Pérez and Jorge Rolando Canedo Estrada—can look forward to a great year spent honing their skills under the direction of accomplished faculty at a school that prizes hands-on experience and produces artists who have the creative vision as well as the technical knowledge they need to gain a foothold in the industry.
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Spotlight on Aspiring Moviemakers at the Angelus Student Film Festival
Moviemakers with heart, take note: The Angelus Student Film Festival is awaiting your next film. The 2008 festival, which will be held Sept. 13 at the Directors Guild of America Theater in Hollywood, honors future moviemakers as they create works that respect the dignity and complexity of the human condition. And after 12 years honoring the inspiring works of student moviemakers, Angelus has expanded to include an accomplished jury for their documentary competition.
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Facing the Digital Dilemma
Are you creating films to stand the test of time?
Digital video is fast becoming a popular alternative to traditional filmstock, but is it worth the cost of storage and the possibility of losing the movie forever?
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Getting to the Next Level in Wilmington
WiFi Film Conference kicks on in June
While no one can say that Hollywood isn’t a great place to be as a moviemaker, with its star power and extensive history, it’s not necessarily the only place to be. In fact, in the past few decades, the thriving film community of Wilmington, North Carolina has been giving Hollywood a run for its money. There may not be a Grauman’s Chinese Theater or Walk of Fame, yet what Wilmington lacks in legendry it makes up in its hunger for independent moviemaking.
From Friday, June 27th through Sunday, June 29th, the moviemakers of Wilmington will be satiated when the inaugural Wilmington Inside the Film Industry Film Conference brings a chunk of Hollywood to the east coast.
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Roger Ebert Celebrates 10 Years of Overlooked Movies
He may be the world's best-known film critic, but the movies that Roger Ebert is most interested in celebrating at his annual Ebertfest are far from household titles. In fact, "overlooked" is the adjective Ebert himself would use to describe these films, which make up the program of the five-day fest, which kicks off on April 23rd at the Virginia Theatre in Champaign, Illinois.
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Tanna Frederick Lives the Hollywood Dream
It seems appropriate that actress Tanna Frederick's breakthrough came in a film called Hollywood Dreams, Henry Jaglom's tale of an aspiring actress who takes Hollywood by storm. With absolutely no connection to the movie business, the Iowa native has proven herself a force to be reckoned with—"determined" would be an understatement—and has found a kindred spirit in Jaglom, who can't say enough kind things about his new muse.
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