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American Film Festival, Wroclaw—U.S. in Progress: Polish Festival offers finishing funds to American indies
Last November, the second installment of the American Film Festival’s “US in Progress” (USiP) brought five...
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Newport Beach Film Festival: Bringing the Best in Film to Orange County
I first got involved with the Newport Beach Film Festival (NBFF) back in 2009 with my...
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DC Shorts Film Festival: Our nation’s capitol hosts a world-class film festival
On the plane home from Sundance last year, I snuggled up to a copy of MovieMaker...
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Maverick Movie Awards: The Indie Spirit Awards of truly indie moviemakers
Maverick Movie Awards (MMA) is not a film festival—or at least not a traditional one. Filmmakers...
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Ruby Mountain Film Festival: A festival gem in the northern Nevada desert
If you look up Elko, NV on a map, the first thing you notice is how...
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Black Maria Film Festival: The oldest traveling film festival embarks on its 32nd year
The Black Maria Film + Video Festival gets its name from the world’s first motion picture...
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Live From Cannes: The Middle East Rises
The white tents that freckle the edges of the Croisette like the pointillism dots of a...
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Live From Cannes: Piracy, Studio Beyond and Avi Lerner
In the second it takes to wipe persistent flakes of the croissant I wolfed down for...
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Live From Cannes: Weinsteins, Hotel du Cap and Broken Embraces
He looks me up and down and decides he can trust me. Perhaps it’s the innocence...
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Live From Cannes: My Neighbor My Killer
“I would say ‘Don’t do it, you’re crazy!,’” says Anne Aghion, award-winning documentary moviemaker whose film...
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Live From Cannes: The Perfect Storm
“Do you want to see the Lakers game?” Brad Krevoy, CEO & chairman of the Motion...
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The 25 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee: 2009
Every moviemaker has dreams of his or her film landing at Sundance or Cannes and instantly...
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Jerry Rudes Bids Bon Voyage to Avignon Film Festival
Benjamin is barking commands fast and furious: “Throw the ball backhanded!” A chorus of heads swivel...
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Kansas International Film Festival
The Kansas International Film Festival may be located only halfway to Hollywood, but their dedication to...
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