All posts by Valentina Valentini
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Park City 2015: 13 Picks from Sundance and Slamdance
After three exalted decades, Sundance maintains its spot on the international film festival circuit as the premiere U.S. event of the year,... -
Festival Strategy 101: Plot the Right Course for Your Film
We’ve all heard the tired homily about a Sundance premiere being the festival holy grail, without which your film is dead on... -
Innovator’s Beat: The Cream of the Tech Crop at NAB 2014
Make your next birthday wishlist with our product picks from the annual NAB Show tech summit. A few years ago it was... -
Park City 2014: 10 Picks From Sundance and Slamdance
This is a very big year in Park City, Utah, with Sundance celebrating its 30th birthday and Slamdance its 20th as of... -
Sundance 2013: Six Unmissable Films Premiering in Park City
We preview six narrative features to play at Sundance 2013. C.O.G. First Adaptation of David Sedaris’ Work Directed by Kyle Patrick Alvarez There... -
Crowdfunding 2.0: How to Stand Above the Crowd
As far as fundraising for your film goes, we all know that a decade ago you couldn’t reach a woman in Calgary...
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Inside the Issue: Acting
Flash Forward: Grace Van Patten Takes a Leap into the Unknown in David Robert Mitchell’s Under the Silver Lake
Many actors will tell you that when you read a great script, you just know. But for Grace Van Patten, it was actually not knowing that...1Inside the Issue: Directing
Success in Succession: Matteo Garrone Shot Dogman Entirely in Sequence to Put Viewers in His Character’s Shoes
I wrote the script for my new film, Dogman, 12 years ago, and during those years I changed it many times, arriving at six or seven...Inside the Issue: How To
Journalism Plus: How Hail Satan?, The Brink, and Leaving Neverland Blend Truth-Seeking With Cinematic Storytelling
“Journalism Plus” is how Academy Award-winning moviemaker Laura Poitras (Citizenfour) characterizes making documentaries. If you’re a documentarian, you may not have a degree or credentials in...8