Festival Wrap: Bentonville Film Festival 2017 Puts Its Money Where Its Mouth Is
As the third woman from MovieMaker to attend the Bentonville Film Festival (May 2-7, 2017) in so many years of its existence,...
Festival Wrap: A Weekend Film School, Spaceballs Screening and Joe Pantoliano at Sunscreen Film Festival 2017
Through its unprecedented success on both the festival circuit and mainstream awards platforms, Barry Jenkins’ Moonlight has become the flagship film of...
Festival Wrap: Frederick Wiseman, Animation Shine at Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival 2017
A hefty slate of international films, both crowd-pleasers and more intellectually challenging fare, is the signature of the Minneapolis St. Paul International...
Festival Wrap: Big-Wave Surfing and an Ocean of International Selections Glisten at Newport Beach Film Festival
Newport Beach Film Festival’s 18th annual run has come to a close, marking another year that the SoCal luxury spot has fostered the...
Festival Beat: Classic Films Find New Expression at Dallas VideoFest 2017
In Dallas, autumn’s arrival means there’s one cultural event not to be missed: Dallas VideoFest, a film festival committed to showcasing independent...
Festival Wrap: Dallas Fest EARTHxFilm Counters Environmental Doomsday Narratives With A Message of Hope
Recently wrapping its seventh year, Earth Day Texas is the largest annual environmental forum in the world, with attendance upwards of 150,000...
Festival Beat: In its Seventh Year, Chagrin Documentary Film Festival Feels Both Major League and Down Home
First-time producer Brandon Jackson, whose film This is Honduras premiered at Chagrin Documentary Film Festival in 2016, likens the festival to “a...
Festival Beat: Big Payoff at Big Sky Documentary Film Festival 2017
They had me at “Montana.” I first visited Montana six years ago to shoot my college thesis film. Ever since, I’d been...
Festival Beat: The Love is Real and Personal at the Edmonton International Film Festival 2017
You’ve heard it said that Canadians are the nicest people in the world. Well, let’s get more specific: Edmontonians are, especially those...
Festival Beat: Freezing Weather Belied Warm Welcome at Slamdance 2017
My Park City initiation was like getting hugged and slapped at the same time. I produced Dave Made a Maze, a practical...
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The Best Film Schools in the U.S. and Canada 2017: Film Programs to Shape You Into the Next Moviemaking All-Star
Perhaps you’re someone who dreams of a career in moviemaking, and has come to the realization that the discipline, experimentation and personal relationships that flourish in an...8Inside the Issue: Cinematography
What’s in Your Kit? The Underwater Gear Used in Jeff Orlowski’s Gorgeous Environmental Doc Chasing Coral
How do you show irrefutable proof that the world’s coral reefs are rapidly dying due to climate change? Director Jeff Orlowski’s feature Chasing Coral follows an...Inside the Issue: Directing
Of Bad Apes and Twisted Revenge: Matt Reeves, Steve Zahn, Weta Digital and Others on War for the Planet of the Apes
Actor Steve Zahn—known for his roles in That Thing You Do, Riding in Cars With Boys, and Dallas Buyers Club—once stumbled onto an online post about...