Festivals
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Fantaspoa 2018: Genre Moviemaking’s Heart Beats Louder, Longer, and Livelier in Porto Alegre, Brazil
“Once I get started, I won’t be able to stop.” It’s 1 a.m. in Porto Alegre, Brazil, and I’m sandwiched between Larissa, the Fantaspoa International Fantastic Film Festival staffer... -
Slamdance Film Festival 2018: Park City’s Other Annual Film Fest Dances to its Own Drummer, Busts Some New Moves
If 2018 was the year Sundance struggled to answer how much of its DNA is market-driven and how much of it is... -
Oxford Film Festival 2018: Black-Lit Bowling, Affable Artist-to-Artist Networking, and More at This Southern Spot
The 2018 Oxford Film Festival (February 7-11, 2018) was a beguiling mix of southern history and hospitality, strong films, and positive connections... -
Exclusive Preview: New Media Film Festival 2018 to Offer Emmy Consultation and Broadcasting
An all-encompassing media art showcase, New Media Film Festival (NMFF) continues to carve its own niche as it celebrates its ninth year... -
Durango Independent Film Festival 2018: A Dedicated Staff Moves Mountains at This Old West-Tinged Fest
Nestled tightly in the mountains of Southern Colorado, Durango Independent Film Festival’s (February 28-March 4, 2018) home turf charms with a unique... -
Mammoth Lakes Film Festival: Jury Members, Including MovieMaker’s Tim Rhys, Announce 2018 Award Winners
The fourth annual Mammoth Lakes Film Festival (MLFF) announced this year’s juried and audience award winners on its closing night at the... -
Festival Spotlight: HorrorHound Director Jason Hignite on the Genre Convention’s Evolution into Adding a Film Festival
Lurking in the midwestern shadows of Indianapolis and Cincinnati lies something full of more horror than any convention center could ever fathom….... -
Bentonville Film Festival 2018: At This Fun, Forward-Thinking Fest, Calls For Inclusivity Are Backed By Hard Data
“I’ve always felt that the gender disparity on screen is the most easily-fixed area of inequality,” says Bentonville Film Festival co-founder Geena... -
Full Frame Documentary Film Festival 2018: A Vital Community of Cinematic Truth-Seekers in the American South
If the state of nonfiction storytelling today could be summarized in a single phrase, it would the title of a moviemaker panel... -
Edmonton International Film Festival 2017: The Fest Grind Feels Less Brutal, More Rewarding at This Canadian Hub
The festival circuit is a beating. Like traveling salesmen of the past, we, the indie moviemakers of the world, travel from town...
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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