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Fresh Kills director Jennifer Esposito mortgaged her house to make her acclaimed debut — a different kind of mob family…
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The 30 Best Film Schools in the U.S. and Canada include some of the most elite institutions in the movie…
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Runway A.I. can create compelling visual sequences in seconds. What does it mean for the future of filmmaking?
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To welcome 2024, we’re highlighting some of the biggest plot twists in filmmaking of this new year — things no…
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Filmmakers have more opportunities than ever to take advantage of virtual worlds — if they have the right cameras. So…
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Welcome to the new year — and to some of the biggest moviemaking plot twists of 2024. In this continuing…
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LED Volume screens have been in use for years, but their availability to the masses are one of the biggest…
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Ryan Dickie and Abigail Horton thought Blow Up My Life might be shot on a large scale, but the pandemic…
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Indie filmmakers advice on breaking in, featuring Sarah Spillane, Carter Smith, Noam Kroll, Adi Shankar, Ben Tedesco, Abigail Horon and…
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(Update: Since this article’s publication, the Writers Guild of America has gone on strike, raising questions about whether it’s acceptable…
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We’ve roamed North America for the ideal cities for living a good life and making movies. Presenting our Best Places…
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MovieMaker presents our annual survey of the best film schools in the U.S. and Canada destined to unlock your moviemaking…
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That screenplay you wrote in quarantine is ready for some healthy competition. Time for our annual 15 Submission-Worthy Screenwriting Competitions…
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We asked top screenwriting competitions three simple questions in order to help you understand what screenwriting compeitions want — and…
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Daryl Davis is a Black musician who befriends Klansmen to make them see that Black Lives Matter. Accidental Courtesy tells…