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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: Acting
Things I’ve Learned as a Moviemaker: Mads Mikkelsen
From Star Wars to Marvel, from prestige TV (Hannibal) to high-profile Oscar contenders (At Eternity’s Gate), Mads Mikkelsen can be seen stretching his dramatic skills across the board these...Inside the Issue: Directing
The 2019 MovieMaker Sundance Survey: Eleven Sundance-Selected Films, and Their Mountain-Bound Makers
The 35th Sundance Film Festival received a record-breaking 14,000-plus submissions, with 4,000-plus feature-length films among them. Of the 112 features selected, 45 of their makers were first-timers. The fest’s...1Inside the Issue: How To
Breaking and Entering, Part One: How To Shoot Down Self-Doubt and Pay the Rent While Making It In the Film Industry
Becoming a moviemaker seemed like an impossibly ambitious goal when I was growing up. I was living in Brazil, watching bootleg copies of David Cronenberg films and, with...