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Heart and Soul: an Interview with Andy Serkis
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug is upon us! And to celebrate, we’ve got a fantastic interview with none other than Andy... -
New Filmmakers LA: Director Interviews Part 5, “Great Western” and “Kate”
New Filmmakers LA is back with yet another dose of indie filmmaker interviews. This week we are featuring interviews with “Great Western”... -
Editor’s Weekend Pick: Director Felix Van Groeningen’s Exclusive Account of The Broken Circle Breakdown
“Every day I was crying,” says director Felix Van Groeningen about his experience in production on The Broken Circle Breakdown, Belgium’s official... -
We Make Movies (Better): How to Score, Indie Style
The We Make Movies (Better) blog returns for a new installment about another new music option for independent moviemakers, by Sapna Gandhi,... -
We Make Movies (Better): How I Learned to build an Avid Editing bay for under $1,500
MovieMaker is reintroducing the We Makes Movies (Better) blog from our friends over at We Make Movies! Look for their brilliant, practical... -
Screenin’ in the Rain: Notes on Cannes 2013, Part I
It wasn’t until the midpoint of a drizzlier and gustier than usual edition of the Cannes Film Festival that the red carpets... -
RxSM: The self-medicated film festival is one of the best things to do in Austin, TX
Of the myriad things to do in Austin, film festivals are near the top of the list. And a new kid on... -
Vegas Indie Film Festival!: The “premiere” Vegas film festival has a giant set of bulbs
The Premiere Vegas Film Festival Vegas Indie Film Fest! (VIFF!), which happens in the spring of each year, programs an impressive showcase... -
Big Apple Film Festival: This NYC film festival supports microbudget moviemakers in the Big Apple
You basically have to be crazy to make movies in a city as chaotic and bustling as New York, but for those... -
Austin Film Festival: The best film festival in Austin?
In 2009, my first feature, ZMD: Zombies of Mass Destruction, screened at the Austin Film Festival (AFF) in the Alamo Draft House. It...
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Inside the Issue: Distribution
Your Key to Distribution Success: Get Keyed in to Key Art, and You’re On Your Way to an Instantly Iconic Movie
Think about some of the most famous posters ever produced: Jaws, Scarface, Taxi Driver, The Shining, Ghostbusters, E.T., The Godfather. What do they have in common? To...2Inside the Issue: Festivals
deadCenter Film Festival 2017: Oklahoma City Is the Biggest Star Of This Consistently Great Event
Film festivals are as good as their programmers and audiences, and the deadCenter film festival has an abundance of excellence in both. From the very first...Inside the Issue: Producing
What Investors Want to Hear: Here Are the Things You Need to Be Telling Potential Financiers In Your Pitch
There are as many different ways to get funding as there are movies made, but the one thing all of those stories have in common is...6