Every month, Interiors Journal dissects the floorplan of a film set to investigate the relationship between space and action. This…
Read Part 1 We want our knowledge easy. We want experiences that will snap like Legos into place with what…
While I have fond memories of film school, I also remember immense feelings of frustration. Why did I have to…
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Hollywood often rewards transformational performances. Charlize Theron won her Oscar after gaining 30 pounds to play Aileen Wuornos in Monster…
Every January when the Academy Awards nominations come out, my reaction follows the same emotional arc. Before I see the…
As Filmmaker Magazine reported in its latest issue, the seminal expert on John Cassavetes' oeuvre, Ray Carney, has refused to…
Sometimes I think people mistakenly assume that if you're a filmmaker, you're either working in Hollywood, or you’re a DIY…
New York, NY: MANAHATTAN SHORT and MovieMaker Magazine have selected Nairobi Half Life, Kenya's first official submission for the Academy Awards® and AFI Fest…
The 2013 International Film Festival Rotterdam, as always, awarded some of the most progressive young filmmakers in the world with…
Emir Kusturica, founder and director of the Kustendorf Film and Music Festival, pulled in a number of fascinating directors to…
The Kustendorf Film and Music festival—which runs concurrently with another snowy, high-altitude American film festival—opened Wednesday, January 16th on a…
In this fifth and final episode, MovieMaker sits down with 2013 Grand Jury and Audience Award-winning director Ryan Coogler of…
It's natural to have high expectations when you're looking forward to a first-time experience. We spent weeks reveling in excitement…
In this fourth episode, MovieMaker sits down with director Chad Hartigan and stars Paul Eenhoorn and Richmond Arquette of the…
This is the third and final installment in MovieMaker's coverage of the 2013 Sundance Festival in Park City, Utah. In…
This is the second installment in MovieMaker's ongoing coverage of the 2013 Sundance Festival in Park City, Utah. This time we…
This is the first installment in MovieMaker's coverage of the 2013 Sundance Festival in Park City, Utah. MovieMaker talks with director…
Sundance is undoubtedly the mecca of independent moviemakers. Love it or hate it, come January, it's all you hear about…
Kyle Patrick Alvarez Director/Editor: Easier with Practice I never intended to edit my own films. My “day job” is editing PSAs…
Last November, the second installment of the American Film Festival’s “US in Progress” (USiP) brought five unfinished American films to…
On the plane home from Sundance last year, I snuggled up to a copy of MovieMaker magazine, trying to ward…
Maverick Movie Awards (MMA) is not a film festival—or at least not a traditional one. Filmmakers and fans don’t get…
My mom texted me this morning and said: "Amour Oscar nominated this am as one of the 9 best pix…