All posts by MM Staff
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Crowdfunder Pick: "Goodnight"
Crowdfunding has become an invaluable tool for the indie filmmaker seeking funds for the start or completion of a project. And here at MovieMaker, we...
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Freestyle Submission: FilmFreeway Seeks to Box Out Competitors With User-Friendly Features
FilmFreeway talks a big game. Founded in 2014, the film festival submissions platform has never been anything less than transparent about its designs on the...
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ICYMI: The Best of April 2017 on MovieMaker.com
When it rains it pours, and in April 2017, showers of weirdness and wisdom came down on MovieMaker.com. Christian Bale, Anthony Bourdain, Neil Gaiman, Terry...
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What Does "Worth the Entry Fee" Mean to You? We Asked, and You Answered
When we were putting together this year’s edition of the 50 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee, we decided to get some input from you,...
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50 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee in 2017
Are film festivals getting better? That is, are they providing you—independent moviemakers—more of the things you want and need? I think they are. After all,...
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ICYMI: The Best of March 2017 on Moviemaker.com
For the moviemakers featured in our slate of content throughout March 2017, resourcefulness was the name of the game. Whether it’s the cast and crew...
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Crowdfunder Pick: "WARped"
Crowdfunding has become an invaluable tool for the indie filmmaker seeking funds for the start or completion of a project. And here at MovieMaker, we applaud...
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ICYMI: The Best of February 2017 on Moviemaker.com
February 2017 was filled with plenty of surprise and controversy. If only the 2016 presidential election had had the same just-kidding ending as the Academy...
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Survey: What is a "Film Festival Worth the Entry Fee" to You? Tell Us Now!
We at MovieMaker have been putting out our annual “50 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee” list for many years now. You’ve probably read multiple...
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One-Stop Shop: Low-Budget Horror Feature American Gothic Made Blackmagic Design Work Three Times Over
This post was sponsored by Blackmagic Design. The lives of two convicts, Nick and Guy, are turned upside down when their prison transport crashes and...
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Inside the Issue: Acting
Taylor Russell on Waves and Why She’s OK With Being an Adult Who Plays High School Students
In director Trey Edward Shults’ Waves, Taylor Russell plays the younger sister of Kelvin Harrison Jr., even though she’s five days older than him in real life. In fact,...
Inside the Issue: Directing
Rob Zombie: Things I’ve Learned as a Moviemaker
Rob Zombie still can’t let go of some of his past off-screen nightmares. “After I finished Halloween II, I was so beat up by the process that I hated...
Inside the Issue: How To
Edward Norton Walks Us Through Every Part of Making Motherless Brooklyn
Edward Norton is the best possible person to explain each stage of the moviemaking process for his new drama Motherless Brooklyn—he’s the film’s writer, director and lead actor. For...