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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 […]
Excerpt from Chapter 9: Cinematic Point of View) Directing: Film Techniques and Aesthetics, 5th ed. by Michael Rabiger & Mick […]
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 […]
In this third episode, MovieMaker sits down with director Liz Garcia of the much anticipated film the Lifeguard, starring Kristen Bell and premiering at this years Sundance Festival…
This time we sit down with director Kyle Patrick Alvarez and star Jonathan Groff of the US Dramatic Competition film C.O.G., based on an essay from David Sedaris’ 1997 collection Naked…
MovieMaker talks with director Alicia Scherson and star Manuela Martelli of the World Dramatic Competition feature The Future…
Sundance is undoubtedly the mecca of independent moviemakers. Love it or hate it, come January, it’s all you hear about […]
Killing Your Darlings: Four moviemakers talk about editing their own films
The American Film Festival, Wroclaw’s “US in Progress” competition offers finishing funds to American indies. Last year, three of their films premiered at Sundance.
Mary Kay Cook travels to our nation’s capital with her short film, “Wednesday’s Child,” to report on the DC Shorts Film Festival.
The Maverick Movie Awards are the Independent Spirit Awards for truly independent moviemakers, says festival director A.E. Griffith.
My mom texted me this morning and said: “Amour Oscar nominated this am as one of the 9 best pix […]
